User:Gwib/Archive eleven

My Talk Page Main Page Thanks, so sorry. How do I remove thhe contents? Minor Contributer (talk) 10:06, 3 August 2008 (UTC) Contents of what? --Gwib -(talk)- 10:07, 3 August 2008 (UTC) Thanks Hiza! Hiza! I'm back :)! What have you been up to in the past two weeks that I haven't been here? I've noticed that you changed your siggy :). Looks good :) Anyways, I have been fine, and I am out of school now (graduated) :). Hope to hear back from you :) Cheers, Razorflame 22:01, 3 August 2008 (UTC) YO, glad to see you're back! In the two weeks you were gone, I retired because I didn't like the huge amount of activity on SEWP. Then I can back because I was bored. Then I went to Italy and took some cool photos of me and friends playing football in the sea (will upload tomorrow). Now I'm writing my EE and TOK essay both of which are very time-consuming. Will e-mail you about those, I have a favour to ask of you. So how does SEWP compare with Yahoo! Answers? Also, tell me about your graduation! Any plans for the future? --Gwib -(talk)- 22:08, 3 August 2008 (UTC) It doesn't compare. Both are completely different entities. Yahoo Answers was what I did for the past 2 weeks, but I've grown bored of that site and probably will stay active on this site and another site that I go onto for the next couple of months. Nothing special happened at my graduation, except for lots of blow-up beach balls and animals :). I don't currently have any plans for the future, but I am learning how to drive currently, which is eating up a significant amount of time that I could be spending on here editing the SE:WP :). There has been a large amount of activity on this site ever since the SUL came out, and I myself am surprised at the amount of activity, however, I would prefer there to not be that much activity :). Cheers, Razorflame 22:46, 3 August 2008 (UTC) Hehe, I like Wikipedia being an "entity" :P. Good to hear you graduated, and I hope you did well on your exams. When are you getting the results? Here in Switzerland, you can learn to drive at 16 but in a car restricted to 45MPH. It's rather useful since it's out of the way and the moment you hit 18, you can get a 'normal' car without having to take any test. I agree with the activity, I thought I was the only one who thought like that. It just confuses, increases chances of 3RR, conflicts, vandalism, sockpuppetry, stalking and God knows what else. Thankfully, ENWP absorbs most of that (check the quote on my userpage - you might like it). Good luck on deciding what you want to do for a career. Hardest and most influential choice of your life, IMO. --Gwib -(talk)- 23:04, 3 August 2008 (UTC) Yep. The more activity a Wikipedia has, the more vandalism goes unnoticed (because of the sheer volume of the vandalism), the more fights and arguments break out, the more people get into trouble with the 3RR rule and quite a bit more drama than over here. As to how well that I did on my exams, let's just say that I did alright on them :). Just based on what you told me about how you can start to learn to drive at the age of 16, but in a car restricted to 45MPH makes me want to learn to drive over there more than over here. I have been doing alright in learning to drive, but there is still much more that I need to learn before I will be able to pass my license test. I estimate that I will not be able to pass the license test for at least another 2-3 months, and I am already 18 0_o. I guess that it just goes to show you that I just don't have to motivation to learn how to drive currently. Yes, I know that picking a career is the hardest choice that I will even make in my life, and to tell you the truth, I just have too many different things that I would want to do for a living. A few of the careers that I thought about trying to achieve have been: Policeman, librarian, teacher, CSI, and quite a few other potential careers, however, if I were to list them all, it would take up too much space. I now firmly believe that I am the most controversial candidate for adminship. Anyways, drama much, eh? I have also been chugging away at completing all of the Romanian River articles :). 1,300 down, another 7,200-8,000 more to go :). I estimate that if I were the only one making the river articles, and I made between 80 and 120 articles a day, it would still take me just over 2 more months to complete :). I will continue to chug away at completing the river articles, though :). Sorry for the long post, and cheers, Razorflame 18:28, 18 August 2008 (UTC) Gwib? Do you want a barnstar yet? ThePageChanger! 12:22, 4 August 2008 (UTC) TPC: this isn't a good idea. Giving people things that they can redeem for barnstars. If you want, just give them one. Sebb Talk 12:31, 4 August 2008 (UTC) WELL OK!!!! ThePageChanger! 14:03, 4 August 2008 (UTC) I'm sorry. Please calm down. Sebb Talk 14:11, 4 August 2008 (UTC) Loltastic. --Gwib -(talk)- 15:17, 4 August 2008 (UTC) ??? ThePageChanger! 15:22, 4 August 2008 (UTC) Sorry, I like the word and wanted to use it somewhere. --Gwib -(talk)- 15:25, 4 August 2008 (UTC) OK and I made a template called {{NotRetired}} and I think you should use it. ThePageChanger! 15:31, 4 August 2008 (UTC) I use "lolnuggets". Sebb Talk 15:34, 4 August 2008 (UTC) I use RMMFHOTF. ThePageChanger! 15:48, 4 August 2008 (UTC) So whats up. StaticFalcon Give me a shout! 15:02, 6 August 2008 (UTC) RfD header How's this? Should we address what we do with suggestions made by IPs (i.e. Suggestions made by unregistered users (IPs) will not be considered.)? · Tygrrr... 19:54, 4 August 2008 (UTC) I chucked it in with the rule about sockpuppets. It's better now, thanks for the help! --Gwib -(talk)- 13:40, 5 August 2008 (UTC) XBASSBOOMx‎ Just FYI, that isn't a bad username. And you blocked with account creation disabled, so he couldn't make a new account with a better name. Luckily, it was only a vandal, but it could have been a valuable editor you've prevented editing (see for an example of a "bad" username with good edits). You have to be careful. Majorly talk 12:28, 5 August 2008 (UTC) I had seen what he'd done to shit, but didn't realise that I'd disabled account creation as well. Thanks for the heads up. --Gwib -(talk)- 13:38, 5 August 2008 (UTC) Concern Gwib, thanks for your concern. Synergy and I needed to resolve our differences. Cheers anyway. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:07, 5 August 2008 (UTC) Nice to hear that, coming from you. I was afraid User:Gwib/Archive_ten#Kurt_Warner had pushed you to resentment. --Gwib -(talk)- 18:32, 5 August 2008 (UTC) Not at all. Everything is dealt with on its merits. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:05, 5 August 2008 (UTC) Template:Jokeblock Could you please userfy this template (User:Gwib/Jokeblock)? The name is misleading, and I don't think the template space is appropriate for it. Thanks in advance.--TBC 14:15, 6 August 2008 (UTC) Hey Thanks for welcoming me to WP Simple English , I was wondering if it was okay to use the age box you have on your userpage on mine Thanks Again ARBAY (talk) 16:12, 6 August 2008 (UTC) Of course, go right ahead. Click here to get the code. --Gwib -(talk)- 16:18, 6 August 2008 (UTC) Thankyou XD ARBAY (talk) 16:25, 6 August 2008 (UTC) Re: First, the word is spelled "Criticism". Second, I don't hate administrators, and to think that I still do is only rehashing of ancient history from Dramaland. I don't despise admins as they once did. Third, I was curious about Creol's deletion as I believed that it was just what Uptojoe restored it as, and I couldn't see that as attacking. I want to know what the page was deleted for. Fourth and last, the Armenian thing was a bit extreme, and I am going to revert it soon. — Jonas Rand · (talk) 20:47, 11 August 2008 (UTC) (adhering to patronising sectioning) Firstly, I didn't say you hated administrators ("I know you don't like administrators"). Secondly, you of all people know how efficient Creol is, if he deletes, it needed to be deleted. Thirdly, I agree about Dramaland. Why would people act so erratically just because you created 16 or so sockpuppets and vandalised? Pfft. --Gwib -(talk)- 20:54, 11 August 2008 (UTC) Hello, it was an anonym attack against me. I think, it was correct to be deleted--Uptojoe (talk) 20:51, 11 August 2008 (UTC) To Uptojoe: OK, it needed to be deleted, just want to know. To Gwib: I don't not like administrators either. Are you trying to be sarcastic and clever about my block in Dramaland? I didn't call it dramaland because of my block there. — Jonas Rand · (talk) 21:05, 11 August 2008 (UTC) your deletion The article was initially moved here from the en in hope of questions being asked to help with simplification. However, the problem with restoration now is that several student members of the IEEE are protecting the revenue generated by sale of the article on the subject by the IEEE. Publication here, where an explanation would be universally simple, is therefore unacceptable to them since it would deny the IEEE from revenue it might otherwise attain. Julie Dancer (talk) 08:45, 12 August 2008 (UTC) It might help to mention the article itself? --Gwib -(talk)- 10:43, 12 August 2008 (UTC) You have only deleted 856 pages. How hard could it be to understand which one of those she is talking about? -- Creol(talk) 11:19, 12 August 2008 (UTC) Of course! How could I be so blind? --Gwib -(talk)- 12:12, 12 August 2008 (UTC) World History Can I remove the Level 1 headings from this article? They look odd and are not normally used. There is a level 5 heading so the contents will look the same. Or is there a reason for them to be there? - tholly --Turnip-- 11:56, 12 August 2008 (UTC) Sure. --Gwib -(talk)- 12:12, 12 August 2008 (UTC)  Done, thanks. - tholly --Turnip-- 12:22, 12 August 2008 (UTC) Guess who. Yes. It's me! You have so much to teach me about Wiki, I'm so confused. Hayley (talk) 14:16, 13 August 2008 (UTC) Babel there's a de-5? what should I put on my talk page? btw where are you getting your internet? :P Hayley (talk) 14:40, 13 August 2008 (UTC) already have taken a look at the links- I've made a little list of articles that I desperately want to improve as well. :D Is there also a magical way to make my signature a little more interesting? Hayley (talk) 14:46, 13 August 2008 (UTC) oooh look! if I reply on my talk page, will you be able to see? Hayley talk 14:58, 13 August 2008 (UTC) have some wiki-questions and things to tell you... :) Hayley talk 16:47, 14 August 2008 (UTC) Sexual Anatomy Members Gwib -(talk)- You know.. using the term "member" may not be the best idea. I mean, you may be a "member", but other people may take offense to being called a Member. -- Creol(talk) 17:10, 13 August 2008 (UTC) HAHA BRILLIANT, I never thought of it like that. Now any other synonym is brimming with mental images. Branches, componants and even segments seem to be more phallic than usual. Members seems oddly fitting though, now that it has a double-entendre :). --Gwib -(talk)- 17:21, 13 August 2008 (UTC) Members should never fit oddly. If they do, you are doing it wrong. -- Creol(talk) 17:26, 13 August 2008 (UTC) You slay me :P. I suppose it depends on how wordy the member is. Some members have up to 3 words to squeeze in. Other member-lengths can be counted on the fingers of one hand. --Gwib -(talk)- 17:44, 13 August 2008 (UTC) Upon re-reading the above, remind me never to try and make offhand witty comments. --Gwib -(talk)- 21:22, 13 August 2008 (UTC) Corpora cavernosa‎ I did a quick copyedit on Corpora cavernosa‎ as there were some issues with it. One of the odd points I saw was that we already had Corpus cavernosum but that one only covered the male side of the subject (and has now been moved to the full name). A major problem was with the statement that the corpus spongiosum filled with blood. While it does aborb some extra blood (almost all tissue does) during an erection, if it were to fill with blood, it would squeeze closed the urethra and prevent ejaculation. Its function is just the opposite, to remain pliable (hense no major/notable blood collecting) and protect the urethra from being clampted closed by the corpus cavernosum penis. I also added the {{main}} template pointing bit on the male version to the correct article. It better describes how it works and what it does. You should read it.. pretty fair write-up even it it was written by a four day old n00b. Could use some copyediting as bits get redundant, but not a bad descriptions. -- Creol(talk) 13:27, 14 August 2008 (UTC) I'll take a look and write the female equivalent. I'd love to see those school kids faces when they actually get detailed information instead of 300px pictures of penises to giggle at. --Gwib -(talk)- 15:18, 14 August 2008 (UTC) Statistics On Simple Talk you mentioned which pages had the most visits. How did you find this information as I'd be interested in finding out how many people actually use this wiki for information rather than editing. Cheers. The Flying Spaghetti Monster! 18:18, 14 August 2008 (UTC) Used this website. I like stats and a friend of mine on ENWP found it and e-mailed it to me. --Gwib -(talk)- 18:59, 14 August 2008 (UTC) Cheers. I've been looking for something like that for a while. The Flying Spaghetti Monster! 19:02, 14 August 2008 (UTC) Wikiproject Spam Awww...I went to your Wikiproject Spam page expecting to find a Wikiproject about spam, but instead, I got an advert :P. Nice work, lol! Cheers, Razorflame 23:45, 15 August 2008 (UTC) I think my subtle marketing ploys are working... --Gwib -(talk)- 23:49, 15 August 2008 (UTC) I think so, too :) Razorflame 00:03, 16 August 2008 (UTC) Hello! Nice to meet you, i'm a new user. I was referred here by a close friend, also known as The Flying Spaghetti Monster. I hope we can become friends and work together sometime in the close future. The Spaghetti Apperentice (talk) You might want to change the message on the top of your talk page. It gives the impression that The Flying Spaghetti Monster is your father. Which would be odd since he's 15. --Gwib -(talk)- 01:40, 16 August 2008 (UTC) Sexuality articles Ohai. Just wanted to say great job with all the work you've been doing so far with the sexuality articles! I'll be helping out here and there since I joined the project... so what's the first order of business? ^_^ -- RyanCross (talk) 09:39, 16 August 2008 (UTC) Glad to see you joined! You can really start with whichever article interests you the most, although I recommend getting all the "Sexual Anatomy - basic" articles out of the way before moving onto the more detailed ones. Basically, the plan is that when you've pushed an article up to standard, put a {{done}} tag on it. Once we've done every major article (i.e. each major article is  Done) then I'll apply to move the project into the mainspace. That's when we start rating the articles. Lastly, put an {{inuse}} tag on the article you're improving. It helps reduce edit conflicts. Again, thanks for joining! --Gwib -(talk)- 09:43, 16 August 2008 (UTC) Your welcome. :) I'll be sure to work around them. May I recommend the {{doing}} (darn, not created yet, I'll do that right now) and maybe the {{Not done}} templates also? I think we could use those... but I'm not so sure. By the way, if you want to chat, I'll be at Facebook. ;) -- RyanCross (talk) 09:48, 16 August 2008 (UTC) Good idea, I like tags like that. Will be chatting. --Gwib -(talk)- 09:50, 16 August 2008 (UTC) Ohai Yes, I know that I am copying RyanCross in saying Ohai at the beginnig of a message, but I thought that I should step onto the bandwagon. How are you today? Cheers, Razorflame 23:13, 16 August 2008 (UTC) BTW, you have email. Razorflame 23:16, 16 August 2008 (UTC) Replaied. --Gwib -(talk)- 23:27, 16 August 2008 (UTC) Replied :) Cheers, Razorflame 23:44, 16 August 2008 (UTC) What needs to be done? Hi there. I am trying to get Romania to GA status, and I would like your opinion on the matter as to what still needs to be done to get it to GA status. The history section only contains the first two sections of what was already written for this article on the English Wikipedia, and details none of the more recent or most recent history of Romania. I am going to continue to add more to the history section until it is completed. There is also another heading that is in the English Wikipedia version of this article that is not included in our version of it yet because I am scared to try to simplify it and add it to our version of the article as I am not very certain if I can get it simplified enough. Maybe you could get it added onto the article for me? I also know that there are a lot of red links on the page, and I have already started creating articles to completely fill in all of the red links on the article, and I also know about all of the fact templates on our version of the article. Since I am not so good with references (I've mainly been using the English Wikipedia's references so far), maybe you could find some references for those statements that the fact templates are next to? Is there anything else that you can see that needs to be fixed or added? Thanks for your help. Cheers, Razorflame 00:30, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Here's what I'd suggest: Start by getting rid of red links Rename the headers (Demographics or Topography is too complex) Try to find more pictures After you've done all that, start adding information to it. I'd be happy to help simplify, but if red links are gone, it makes an article look much less daunting. --Gwib -(talk)- 00:35, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Would you care to rename the headings for me, as I know of no simpler words for Topography/Demographics. I will add in a few pictures now :). Thanks for the help and cheers, Razorflame 00:54, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Done with user page redesign Hi there, Gwib. I finished redesigning your user page, but I wanted your opinion on it first. It can be found at User:RyanCross/Sandbox3. Besides, I can't edit really anything in your userspace because it's all fully protected. :/ If you like the design, I can finish the rest of the pages you wanted designed with it (Talk page, milestones, awards and wikiproject) when you unprotect those pages. Thanks, and I really hope you like it! ^_^ If you would like some tweaks, let me know. -- Ryan†Test (talk) 09:11, 17 August 2008 (UTC) It looks fantastic! Just a few things to change (should be easy). When you're on a certain tab, can it be the same colour as the border (i.e. the darker blue) rather than now when it's lighter blue? There's a pink line going around the agebox and babel boxes which shouldn't be there When you click on a tab, can you keep the tab menu thing up? It disappears and you need to click 'back' (like w:User:Jossi, make them stay) Last (sorry so many things), can the talk page border and colour match the userpage colour? Thanks for everything, sorry for being so picky. --Gwib -(talk)- 10:48, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Here are my answers: Yeah, I'm pretty sure. I can fix that. I must have added a wrong color by mistake.  Done -- Ryan†Test (talk) 12:08, 17 August 2008 (UTC) I'm pretty sure. Yes. By the way, please unprotect your userspace! I can't do really any of the above without your userspace unprotected. ;) -- RyanCross (talk) 11:00, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Don't forget your awards and milestones pages! :) -- RyanCross (talk) 11:13, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Forgot them, soz. --Gwib -(talk)- 11:17, 17 August 2008 (UTC) I'll be starting your other pages now. Don't be surprised to get multiple new messages. :P -- Ryan†Test (talk) 12:02, 17 August 2008 (UTC) <--  Done. Hope you love it! -- Ryan†Test (talk) 12:34, 17 August 2008 (UTC) RE: That has to do with what?--  † ChristianMan16  15:27, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Do you think I wrong with what I said on his talk page?--  † ChristianMan16  16:20, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Dude, I'm male.--  † ChristianMan16  16:26, 17 August 2008 (UTC) I know, I was talking to TRM. --Gwib -(talk)- 16:27, 17 August 2008 (UTC) He was "talking" to me. Really mature too. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:32, 17 August 2008 (UTC) He replied to you on my talk page.--  † ChristianMan16  16:33, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Indeed he did. --Gwib -(talk)- 16:37, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Thanks for the barnstar! Thanks for the barnstar! :P By the way, are you creating a WikiProject banner that can be placed on talk pages? — Cheers, Truth's Out There –talk– 19:45, 17 August 2008 (UTC) If the Wikiproject is moved to the mainspace, then I'll have permission to add templates to articles talk pages. Until then, nothing can be added. --Gwib -(talk)- 21:39, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Oh, when does the move happen? Or, what needs to happen before the move can occur? — Cheers, Truth's Out There –talk– 07:38, 18 August 2008 (UTC) E-mail Beep Beep. --  Da Punk '08  talk  21:17, 17 August 2008 (UTC) w:R2D2? --Gwib -(talk)- 21:39, 17 August 2008 (UTC) Note Thanks for the inclusion of the link to tributary :). It is much appreciated! Razorflame has given you some cookies! Now enjoy them! Cheers, Razorflame 18:13, 18 August 2008 (UTC) Please... ...review me.--  † ChristianMan16  20:04, 18 August 2008 (UTC) User Page Mine looks just awful, in that it's not there. Any suggestions? Hayley talk 20:16, 18 August 2008 (UTC) Responded On my talk. Swatjester (talk) 10:59, 19 August 2008 (UTC) May I ask you a question? Hello. I want to ask this article. Why was my edit reverted? I do not understand because I began just to participate. What of me was bad? I am waiting for the answer. --Ashlynx9125 (talk) 12:33, 19 August 2008 (UTC) Basically, what you wrote goes against our neutral point of view (NPOV) policy (found here). The information you added, such as "The person doesn't live easily in Liancourt_Rocks like ahead, and the beautiful flower is not in blossom either ... the purpose of it is to show that South Korea is ruling the effect", isn't neutral and is unsourced. If you can find sources to support what you write, then you can add it back in. --Gwib -(talk)- 12:39, 19 August 2008 (UTC) Also, entire sections of referenced information were removed with no reason or explanation. Some sections were replaced with very badly writen information. Reference tags were damaged. Interwiki links were resorted incorrectly with valid links being removed and invalid ones added (Simple:Liancourt Rocks was added..) -- Creol(talk) 12:52, 19 August 2008 (UTC) Thank you for the answer. The reverted reason has been roughly understood. However, there are a lot of problems now. For instance, this sentence "Recently Japan claims that Liancourt Rocks belongs to Japan, as calling them Takeshima." is not correct. Because Japan is consistently insisting on Takeshima at first as Japanese territory.　Because it was being admitted by U.S. government that it was Japanese territory in 1951. Reference:　--Ashlynx9125 (talk) 13:49, 20 August 2008 (UTC) Hit and run "he has whined himself" followed by protection. Nice! By the way, why do you insist on dragging non-RFA information into this RFA? I've tried very hard indeed to keep the discussion on-track and about the relevant behaviour of Razorflame. You've used every opportunity to have a dig at me. I'm just curious. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:04, 19 August 2008 (UTC) Edits Funny how the volume of edits has decreased over the last few hours, don't you think? Without a controversy raging the editors go back into the woodwork. -  EchoBravo  contribs  18:05, 19 August 2008 (UTC) Haha! How true. Do you want to play a game? I should unprotect the page and watch tempers flare, edits soar and our proverbial woodwork would be reduced to sawdust. --Gwib -(talk)- 18:56, 19 August 2008 (UTC) Wouldn't want that. I'll pass on that game, I'm attached to my foot and other body parts. -  EchoBravo  contribs  19:15, 19 August 2008 (UTC) Lol "I'm attached to my foot" :P. --Gwib -(talk)- 16:25, 20 August 2008 (UTC) All we got today is like 3 or 4 votes (most by editors that are not that active). Should we try unprotecting the page?- Will it last half a day? --Eptalon (talk) 16:33, 20 August 2008 (UTC) Alright, let's try it out. Hopefully, nothing bad will happen, but should we re-protect if tempers spark up again? --Gwib -(talk)- 16:40, 20 August 2008 (UTC) Last time, a full protection for 3 hours was enough to stop tempers.--Eptalon (talk) 16:54, 20 August 2008 (UTC) Please block 70.92.74.153 Be advised. The Disney vandal is active, and you were the first admin I saw in the RC. Block him. — Jonas Rand · (talk) 21:32, 20 August 2008 (UTC) Another one to banninate: Special:Contributions/68.220.187.203 He's been warned, and the 1-week block already imposed on this IP has run out. As long as his edits are constructive, I see no need to block. --Gwib -(talk)- 21:57, 20 August 2008 (UTC) As long as their edits remain constructive and they aren't evading a block. There isn't much of a reason to block. --Gwib -(talk)- 21:59, 20 August 2008 (UTC) OK, Thanks. — Jonas Rand · (talk) 22:06, 20 August 2008 (UTC) Yes, and the vandal is also active on ENwiki as en:User:Bambifan101 and threatened suicide. — Jonas Rand · (talk) 23:54, 20 August 2008 (UTC) Userbox Templates You couldn't retrieve the source for the userbox templates you deleted and message them to me please as half the userboxes on my page are now gone. They are there for the moment but I can't update my edit count without them dissapearing. Please remember if you click that link don't save the page as it will remove the userboxes and I can't be bothered to do them all tonight as it is late here. Cheers. The Flying Spaghetti Monster! 22:37, 20 August 2008 (UTC) If you want, I'll restore them and move them to your userspace? --Gwib -(talk)- 22:49, 20 August 2008 (UTC) Yes that would be fine, cheers. The Flying Spaghetti Monster! 11:04, 21 August 2008 (UTC)  Done. They're found here, here and here. --Gwib -(talk)- 14:01, 21 August 2008 (UTC) Simple talk revert That IP you reverted on simple talk was not an imposter. -- Creol(talk) 12:14, 23 August 2008 (UTC) I had my doubts, it would be an odd thing to write if you were impersonating someone. But I couldn't be sure. --Gwib -(talk)- 12:46, 23 August 2008 (UTC)