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My Talk Page
Theft
YOU STOLE MY EDIT COUNTER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How do you think I got it in the first place --Bärliner 17:37, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
"pudgy" .....I admit to a couple of extra pounds. I prefer cute and shy or blushing --Bärliner 18:03, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Nope, I was wondering what it did.. Thanks! --Gwib -(talk)- 06:21, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
Cuban Missile page
Thanks for the comment. I've been a frequent reader of Wikipedia and randomly found the Simple English version and thought it was cool. I added some more stuff to the Cuban Missile page and I will hopefully keep adding more info since there are a lot of interesting aspects to it. Anyway, if you notice any improvements I can make, please let me know.
Why did you delete my article? What was the problem? Give me a reason!Do not delete any articles without giving a reason!Elena (talk) 15:35, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
What was your article? --Gwib -(talk)- 16:16, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
Sorry, I overwrote your change in an edit conflict --Bärliner 18:03, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
It's alright, re-did my changes. --Gwib -(talk)- 18:06, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Removing Content
You do know that there is a warning template for vandals removing content from pages, right? Use it the next time someone removes content. Razorflame 20:00, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Both messages basically imply the same thing. --Gwib -(talk)- 20:03, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
But people removing content, in my opinion, should get the removing content warning instead of the generic warning. Razorflame 20:04, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Once again, both imply that the removal of content or simply of vandalism in general is not tolerated, both give the IP address some idea that he is doing something wrong and both inform any user looking at the IP address' talk page that he vandalized here at one point. --Gwib -(talk)- 20:07, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Notice a key word in that last statement I made In my opinion. I'm not saying my way is right, just stating my opinion Razorflame 20:08, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
"Use it the next time someone removes content" seems rather more of a command than an opinion. --Gwib -(talk)- 20:09, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Not that statement, the one I made after it. The first one I made was actually out of line. I should've said, maybe you'd like to use it the next time someone does that instead. Sorry for sounding so authoritative. That wasn't my intention. Razorflame 20:11, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
It's alright, tell me the code for the removal of content one and I'd be happy to use it if I remember. Hard to teach an old dog new tricks and I've been using the original one for around 5 months now.. --Gwib -(talk)- 20:13, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
You need to just step back, let it go and totally ignore IamAR unless it is absolutely nessecary as an admin to deal with something and no one else is available to handle it. The constant arguments just seem to also agravate things much more and is detrimental to the wiki itself. -- Creol(talk) 19:03, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
I was going to reply in french to see what he would have done.. But alright, I'm above this pathetic waste of wikimedia space. --Gwib -(talk)- 19:07, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
My first simple edits
Hello Gwib. I noted you reverted my change to the Benedict XVI article, and left a level 2 test message at my Talk. As this was my first activity on the simple WP, I can understand your reaction. I did not discuss it at the article's talk page first, agreed. However, I wish to assure you that my edit was anything but vandalous.
The content removed described a single person's comment, made in the aftermath of a mild diplomatic incident a little over a year ago, and is now completely off the radar. In addition, that particular content has been added and readded to the same articles in the main WP (where I have had an account in good standing for a year and a half), almost certainly by a protege, fan or colleague of the person quoted, merely as an effort to get that person some free publicity and/or advance their views. That is, it's spam, soapboxing, or both.
Now on the main WP, that type of material would be removed without any comment other than a good edit summary and no good faith editor would raise an eyebrow. While I stand by my position that that material is silly to have in the article as it stood, I admit this in not the main WP, and perhaps things are done differently here. Could you give me a little context as to the type of Talkpage justification is generally expected for clearcut changes such as this? I feel I can I do suspect that you merely saw me as a new user making unexplained deletions. If so, I understand and no offense taken (been there, done that on the main WP), but if not, I wish to positively contribute to this effort in a way that doesn't cause any disruption, and appreciate your direction.
You can reply either here on on my talkpage (note though that I am working on getting my username changed; I mistyped my original signup). Thanks, and happy editing. Baccyak4h (talk) 19:14, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
As I'm not an expert in this particular subject, I'm bringing in the other editors to see if anyone among them may know if this really is blatant soapboxing. Check the talk page of the article for any replies to this issue, but personally, if the "incident" did happen, then it has a place in the article, but should be written in a non-biased or informative way.
Thanks for being so cooperative, and I hope this will be resolved soon. --Gwib -(talk)- 19:20, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
I editing down a lot of spam related to that paragraph. What I left was a basic news story. Useful to keep to show that the Roman Catholic and Muslim faiths will speak. The links to the actual information have been kept rather than allow a lot of praise for and spam by the cleric. --Bärliner 19:23, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
gwib
I know we were advised not to talk to eachother... but this has gone on too long... and needs to be sorted out, and you are an admin, so I am still technically 'allowed to'.
You can delete this message now and not reply, and it will symbolize to me that you do not wish to try to move on at all, or we can discuss this maturely.
We obviously have not ben getting on extremely well lately. And this is getting in the way of our editing.
We need to talk about this...
Ok, firstly, what exactly is it that has made you dislike about me enough to think of me as 'a pathetic waste of wikimedia space'? I ask that question sincerely, as I do not find it very nice to be honest. Also, you say how you were going to write back to me in french and see how i would have reacted. Even though I can speak french anyway, I feel from your tonality that you meant it in a mean way in order to try to prove that I am uncapable of understanding French or something. This is just further proof that you seem to have taken a disliking to me... and I am not quite sure why
I urge you not to delete this message... as I really do hope that this is something between you, myself, and I.R that can be sorted out.
It isn't getting in the way of my editing, since I don't make arguing with people a priority.
To be honest, I didn't really mind your constant arguing at the beginning, even after getting involved once or twice. But our conflict originated from an argument between me and I.R.
After the argument was over, you wouldn't let it go. You gave each other barnstars congratulating each other on how well "you handled Gwib's issues", that you would protect each other in the event of "a Gwib tantrum 2" and that you had "overcome a vandal [me]". You wrote on Tygrrs wall "try not to let it [me again] bother you too much... an admin will come deal with him if he continues." You even went as far as to "try not to look down on those with such low wit [guess who]".
In the end, I ignored you, but you still went on, check Barliners talk page for even more quotes in which you put me down, victimized me, accused me and overall acted like a immature bigot. I'm not saying I've been totally innocent in the matter, but I didn't give barnstars to people for blocking you, I didn't write on administrators walls saying "I'd like to thank you for how you defended me when Iamandrewrice continually harassed me" like you did and I certainly didn't make a little account on my talk page of all the things you'd ever said to me that I considered to be personal attacks.
If you've already read this far, thanks. I've mapped out the story as to why I think that you are indeed a pathetic waste of wikimedia space. From now on, think of us as Korea, split down the middle with a demilitarized zone, a cease-fire signed and a possibility of a peace treaty but only after lengthy discussions and a mutually agreed "I was wrong, sorry. Let's drop the whole thing for ever". --Gwib -(talk)- 23:27, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
I am glad for your decision to discuss this.
I admit, I have done a few things that could have been undesired by you. However, the reason for this is of several things. You told IuseR that he was the Frozen Chosen. He did not know the term, and used it to describe himself. You then told him that it was a 'derigatory' (insulting) term. Therefore, this means that when you called him the Frozen Chosen originally, you were in fact using the insulting term on him. However, instead of explaining or apologozing for this, you then tried to frame him for being in the wrong. You also kept putting that same nonsense message on my page over and over again, in the end protecting it so that I could not edit it, just to make sure you got your way. Also, you try to argue and oppose IuseR and myself at every available opportunity, it seems, regardless of whether or not our point of view is actually right or wrong. And also, it seems that you always want to get me blocked. The last proof of this is when you say on the AN that you would take pleasure in blocking me. In my oppininion, thats a lot meaner than saying 'thank you for helping me in the Gwib case'.
Lets face it gwib. Neither of us are entirely innocent.
This is what happens: we stop this constant bickering. Now that you've listed all the things I did wrong and I've listed all the things you've done wrong, we either continue editing normally or both stop editing here indefinitely.
But I would just like to state that I would indeed take a lot of pleasure from blocking you, but that doesn't mean that I want to block you unfairly. The only time I will block you is if you take one step outside of your restrictions. Maybe you should actually read what other people write instead of thinking that you are always right and woe betide you if you evade your block with yet another IP address. Don't reply on my talk page, as this issue will obviously not get resolved anytime soon and I don't want your "oppininion"s spread all over my talk page. --Gwib -(talk)- 10:41, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
Ps. Don't put the meanings of words in brackets after them either, especially if you spelt them wrong in the first place. I know what they mean.
I Forgive you Gwib. I.R 10:58, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
I've already told you everything as to why I don't like you or I.R. I'm not going to repeat myself so stop bothering me. --Gwib -(talk)- 13:35, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
Trust me, my not being "wikifriends" with you or I.R. will definitely not affect my contributions on SEWP and it shouldn't affect yours. Stop posting here. --Gwib -(talk)- 14:35, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
198.22.123.105
Did you mean to block this IP with an expiry time of indefinite? I have unblocked it so you can reblock if you want. Oysterguitarist 23:33, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Never mind, I now see the AN post. Oysterguitarist 23:35, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure, but it could be. I wasn't around when he was at the peak of his .. contributions. --Gwib -(talk)- 23:36, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
Seven days make one weak
The Resilient Barnstar
for getting through the last few days without completely losing your cool Bärliner 18:41, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks so much for the barnstar! I know I could have handled the situation better though, but this really means a lot to me :). I couldn't have got through this week without you though, not a chance.--Gwib -(talk)- 18:44, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
I added descriptions of why the elements were common.
It would be more useful to add all information to the individual pages of the elements. Eg Tungsten is a common element since it is used in making light bulbs. --Gwib -(talk)- 22:31, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
TerryfaeScotland
User_talk:TerryfaeScotland&diff=677835&oldid=677832 seems to match his page on ENWP. Very strange. --Bärliner 23:14, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
They're basically the same. Here he continually blanked his page, there he continually blanked it. Is it just me or have we been getting an influx of vandalism over this past couple of months. --Gwib -(talk)- 23:34, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
An influx of new users from ENWP too. ben and rosary seemed to start a flood of moves. --Bärliner 01:32, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
And this has been very difficult to deal with. I, for one, have been constantly welcoming good users to this site. Razorflame 23:01, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
Originally, my first vote was weak oppose, but I later changed it to full support and co-nominated him after realizing a small mistake (not really a mistake but kind of a misunderstanding). But after several users voiced their doubt towards Razorflame's RfA, I re-changed it to weak support, but basically still a support. I hope that I would not change my mind later on. Peace;) --§Snake311(T + C) 21:44, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
Hi Gwib
I was wondering if I would be allowed to use the rollback tool? Thanks. PS, go check my wikifriends ^^ I-R 21:56, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
If you're talking about this discussion, a consensus has yet to be reached. --Gwib -(talk)- 21:59, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
By the way, why did you name that picture of you "Me + gwob"?
Gwobble is the name of my teddy bear (well my old one anyway lol). That is where I got the idea of calling you Gwob, because I thought it sounded cool, coz it was a cross between my teddy bear and your name. Although originally i spelt your name as Gwob in a typo, but thats when I realised it sounded like Gwobble's name ^^ Oh and ok, I guess i don't really need it straight away. I-R 22:02, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
My RfA
Thank you for voting in my recent RfA, but reading the oppose comments, I have decided that I am not experienced enough to be an administrator yet. Thanks again! Razorflame 23:00, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
Un petit cadeau pour vous (toi? on peut tutoyer de maintenant? ^^) ...
Some very cool Prada shoes. Wear them well ;D
Pour toutes les temps quand vous m'avez aidé mais quand j'étais trop egoïst pour écouter. Merci Gwib. J'éspère que nous pouvons être ami(e)s.
:)
It's "on peut se tutoyer?", and honestly I'd prefer if we didn't speak in french. I hate writing since I need to think harder (about grammar, "il" ou "elle" etc) and it gives me a headache after two or three paragraphs of staring at a computer screen. But if you really want to continue, by all means tutoyer moi. --Gwib -(talk)- 16:32, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Its ok, I just thought you might have found French more preferable
Thanks for the consideration, but a 6 hour day at school in a french speaking country is already a tad much for my liking. --Gwib -(talk)- 16:43, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
hehe... well anyway, I hope you liked the shoes ;) Benniguytalk•changes 16:48, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Love 'em. Thanks. --Gwib -(talk)- 16:50, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Fetishes
Does nothing for me. But to each his own...--Bärliner 17:48, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Hahaha! Not what I meant. I was referring to a mole on the skin (a discolouration or lump on the surface will also do) rather than that or the measurement in chemistry or any other mole there is. --Gwib -(talk)- 17:52, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Surely anything involving the Avogadro constant has to be a little exciting! MindTheGap (talk) 18:16, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
LOL, true! Avogadro could certainly measure my constant mass anytime (WINK). --Gwib -(talk)- 18:24, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
La mode... pour toi GwibGwibGwib
Hello, I see that you are interested in fashion. I think you may find joining Fashion SimpleWikiProject a fun and exciting nu experience. The project is still in beta currently, and development will not commence until two other editors express a content for joining. I hope that perhaps you will be one of those, as it would be great to welcome such an expert editor on fashion, such as yourself, on board. Thank you. Benniguytalk•changes 22:50, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
No thanks, I'm not a big fashion fan. --Gwib -(talk)- 06:21, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Homer Simpson
Hello...I was just checking the Homer Simpson article, and it says that you removed the VGA tag due to drastic change in the article. Because of that, shouldn't the article be removed from the main page? --Thamusemeantfan (talk) 02:12, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
Indeed it should, but as I know around the same amount of javascript or code as a mole (see above for more info), you should ask Huji or Creol. They're the ones who fine-tuned the featured articles on the main page. --Gwib -(talk)- 07:03, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
slt gwibgwibgwib
i was wondering if mine (and IuseR's) school may be unblocked? we noticed that a tonne of vandalism was happening today while we were @ school, but we could not do anything there due to the block. We hope that you will consider at least reducing the school's block to a soft block, so that we may edit as long as we have an already-existing account. Thanks. Benniguytalk•changes 16:49, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, keep the block, just turn it into a soft block. :-) IuseRosary(talk) 16:53, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
A hard block. IuseRosary(talk) 17:01, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
No No i don't want a hard block. Definitely not Benniguytalk•changes 17:02, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Which school do you want unblocked, Benniguy's or IuseRosary's?--Bärliner 17:02, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, not a hard block, just a soft block, so we can make useful edits and revert vandilism at school when there are few/none experienced users on :-) IuseRosary(talk) 17:03, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Our school is the same. I agree, a hard block is not useful at all, not useful at all, no way. Benniguytalk•changes 17:04, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Why has IuseR been blocked? Oo Benniguytalk•changes 17:06, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Can you change the level of the block of our school please? Benniguytalk•changes 19:11, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
You've been told several times to go to the administrator responsible for blocking your school in the first place. However, personally, I would and never will unblock an IP address who's only contributions to this Wikipedia have been vandalism.
Besides, isn't the reason that you're indefinitely banned at En Wiki is because of your friends making accounts and posing as you? --Gwib -(talk)- 19:15, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Gwib, I have apologised and explained my sillyness on the AN, But yeah, I am sorry, I just started being a bit silly, as you can tell and got a bit carried away. And I'm also glad that Barliner stopped me, otherwise I may have got carried away even further. I will not involve myself in activities like this again. I'm sorry. Oh, and this probably was the most stupid thing to do when asking you a favour, so once again, sorry. IuseRosary(talk) 19:14, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
My friends (IuseRosary), as you can see, do no longer try to pretend to be me. But i am not asking for the address to be completely unblocked... just soft-blocked, so at least myself and IuseRosary could still edit there... Benniguytalk•changes 19:18, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
It's hard-blocked for a reason: vandalism. Razorflame 19:20, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
I never hacked his account in the first place, ever. Except, I once logged on to his myspace to see what he was sending my ex, and it was just as well, because he told her loads of stuff i specifically asked him not to. I have never hacked his wikipedia account, Personally, I think it is an axcuse to his eratic behaviour. IuseRosary(talk) 19:25, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
People can't vandalise if they don't have an account and its soft-blocked. No one is going to go home to make an account just so they can vandalise @ school, and if you find out that they do, then re-block it then, but for the moment we cannot make that assumption. Benniguytalk•changes 19:25, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
The reason why the IP address is blocked is for vandalism. It was because of the anonymous edits we've received from your school that it has been blocked. Razorflame 19:27, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
I didn't say you were the only person Joe. Benniguytalk•changes 19:27, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Final Response
3 edit conflicts later...
Look, your IP address will not, and I repeat will not, be soft blocked. Your school has developed a taste for vandalism and your teachers (unlike the ones at my school) obviously don't take Wikipedia seriously.
It's not an issue of your account being compromised, it's an issue of another 82 odd sockpuppets being created for impersonation and vandalism purely. I don't believe that now or any time in the future will your school ever be able to produce a good editor.
Any reply you make to this will be deleted and viewed as just prolonging an argument that you've already lost. --Gwib -(talk)- 19:28, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks...
...for deleting that page. I'm not sure if you or anybosy got Zomg yet. Thanks.--ChristianMan16 06:30, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
No problem. Thanks for adding the delete tags! --Gwib -(talk)- 06:34, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
No problem.--ChristianMan16 06:58, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Hey there, Gwib! I was wondering if I could add you to my list of users who would be willing to help new users make their own signatures? Please respond on my talk page. Thanks Razorflame 14:59, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Question
What's the minimum number of ghits that an article needs for it to be notable? Razorflame 19:11, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Not a clue, but they're usually deleted if they get under 5k hits. Try checking through the archives to see if a number of hits has been discussed. --Gwib -(talk)- 19:12, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Gwib
Hello, I understand that there is a general interest in banning me as of late. I would like to express that I have been thinking a lot about what happened, and it did in the end sink in that I needed to edit more and talk less, and that is what i had been doing wrong. Please read my suggestion @ Tygrrr's talk page so you can see that I really am serious about trying to make a go of things here. I know I may seem disruptive at times, but I actually do understand this now, which i could not before, and hope that you will allow me, under the proposition i have made at tygrrr's talk page, to try and prove that I genuinely want to be able to become as good an editor as you. Thanks Benniguytalk•changes 19:35, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
did I put the right tag on that article? (its the first time i've done it... sorry if i put the wrong thing up) Benniguytalk•changes 20:35, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
You should put {{QD|insert reason here}} instead of just {{QD}}. --Gwib -(talk)- 20:42, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Ok, thank you. PS, how do i make the disambiguation page template here? Benniguytalk•changes 20:44, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
I fixed it the way that I thought you were meaning. Sorry for butting in Gwib. Razorflame 20:46, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Personally, I would put (copy this text directly) :''For other meanings of Giogrio Armani, click [[here (insert the link to the disambig)]]'' . But shouldn't you be concentrating on articles only? You have yet to fulfill even one of the goals you've set yourself.
You should create the article, write down any improvements that you can't do yourself and ask one of us after the week is over. --Gwib -(talk)- 20:48, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
Ok thanks you two. Are you saying that my proposal is starting today? Benniguytalk•changes 20:50, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
The proposal should've started the second you posted it in my opinion. Razorflame 20:51, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
I'm saying that you should actually start following them yourself RIGHT NOW and stop worrying about what other people might want you to do. Just follow them even if an agreement hasn't been reached! That way you can't get into any more trouble than you are already in.
Don't reply to this, or any other topic on any other talk page. --Gwib -(talk)- 20:53, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
"Unlike anxiety, it is used mostly to treat Scizophrenia." I don't think that makes sense--Bärliner 18:30, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
You're right, I was just scanning the article to see where I could clean up. Thanks for pointing it out :) --Gwib -(talk)- 18:34, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Wikiproject Switzerland
Hey Gwib! I know that you live in Switzerland, so I would like to ask if you would like to join my Wikiproject. Would you? Razorflame 19:15, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Alright. --Gwib -(talk)- 19:15, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
I just noticed that I closed an RFD yesterday and you had just voted on it after I had closed it and closed discussions remain on the RFD page for a while before being archived, I was wondering if {{afdtop}} and {{afdbottom}} should be imported to show closed disscusions while they are still on the RFD page. Oysterguitarist 21:24, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Sorry about voting unwittingly on that, I didn't read the "consensus reached" bit. Personally, I don't think that they should be imported, as we are a small community so one or two extra votes (which is all we should get) won't have a huge bearing on the RfD page itself.
That being said, I hope I answered your question properly. If I've misunderstood, please forgive me and elucidate. --Gwib -(talk)- 21:33, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Okay, and you did answer my question right. Oysterguitarist 21:34, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Signing
i know i had to do that i was going to sign it but my wrb browser froze
