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Weteye

Yeah, you pretty much rule. Thanks. --IvoShandor (talk) 16:29, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Hehe. You're very welcome :). Seraphim♥ 16:32, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

One day we'll get nostalgic for disaster

Okay, it's a lyric from the song that samples it. Whatever >_> Anyway, do you want to help out with getting Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song) to FA? :) Sceptre ^(talk) 21:49, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

Hmm...I'll maybe help out. That's the best I can offer :P. Seraphim♥ 00:49, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

PUI

Hi. Someone has raised a question with File:32. Imperial stormtrooper costume.JPG, which they've tagged as a "derivative work", presumably because of the Star Wars' costumes in the photo. It was tagged quite a while ago, but DumbBot has only recently started dropping it at WP:CP, and I transferred it (en masse) to WP:PUI for handling on December 14th (here.) Typically, that board is overworked, and it doesn't look like these have been processed in any way. Images are not my area, but I'm trying to help handle some of these. I wanted to let you know about the matter so that you could weigh in there. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 12:37, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. It didn't cross my mind when I uploaded them: d'oh. I'll delete them myself (they're not that good anyway). Seraphim♥ 00:49, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

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Already emailed you the same, but Merry Christmas! And I should really get to bed... Sceptre ^(talk) 02:59, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank-you. My sincerest wishes for a happy new year for you both. Seraphim♥ 22:32, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 19:10, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Last Warning

Link to my post. Seraphim♥ 14:34, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

I obviously don't understand WP:NPOV properly, since I really don't see what I'm doing wrong. 194.189.32.65 (talk) 14:18, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Link to my reply. Seraphim♥ 14:34, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Tbh, in the context it was fairly neutral. That article as it stands is pathetically biased, portraying the band in an overly positive band, when they are (quack quack) BLATANTLY crap. 194.189.32.65 (talk) 14:58, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

"This probably doesn't conform to NPOV" -194.189.32.65. You understood it wasn't neutral when you added it. "Blatantly crap" is your opinion. As was explained to you previously, negative criticism is permissible provided it is neutral, relevant and encyclopedic. For example, "Allmusic/The Independent/Billboard etc, stated <insert criticism>". Seraphim♥ 15:04, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Would "I, user:194.189.32.65, stated..." be acceptable? 194.189.32.65 (talk) 15:21, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

No. Seraphim♥ 15:22, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

It's for pretty much the same reason we don't say drum and bass or the like isn't crap; there are some fans out there (deluded or not) which would take offense to their favourite band being called "crap" on a Wikipedia article when it's ultimately a person's opinion. Sceptre ^(talk) 15:40, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

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The box to the right is the newly created userbox for all RefDesk regulars. Since you are an RD regular, you are receiving this notice to remind you to put this box on your userpage! (but when you do, don't include the |no. Just say {{WP:RD regulars/box}} ) This adds you to Category:RD regulars, which is a must. So please, add it. Don't worry, no more spam after this - just check WP:RDREG for updates, news, etc. flaminglawyer^c 23:32, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank-you. I've been reading the ref desks but not contributing to them for awhile. Seraphim♥ 23:42, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Burr (rapper)

You declined the speedy on Burr (rapper) giving the reason that it already was Afd. This is not a sufficient reason for declining a speedy deletion. Please provide such a reason. Thank you. Shadowjams (talk) 11:14, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

The prod was declined and now the community are deciding what to do with the article at AfD, ergo, I will not unilaterally delete that page. Seraphim♥ 11:24, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Smile!

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Email

Hi, Seraphim - I dropped you an email a couple of days ago - could you confirm whether or not it arrived? Thanks, and sorry to pester!! ╟─TreasuryTag►contribs─╢ 17:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello! Not pestering at all - sorry to have taken so long to reply. I replied about 5 minutes ago, though coincidentally, it was before I received this message :). Seraphim♥ 23:15, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

AFI-PUNK

AFI-PUNK is abusing yet another IP: 93.194.250.103. Do you think you can get him blocked? Timmeh! 20:32, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

SOP in these cases is to range-block AFI, seeing as how he likes to hop IPs... mind you, I thought she had already done so, about two weeks ago. Or maybe those blocks have expired. Fweh. Sceptre ^(talk) 21:53, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

They must have expired, as yet another IP has popped up in the last few minutes. Timmeh! 14:15, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

I think it might be time to reapply the range block. I thought I'd just watch and see if he could change...no such luck. The last time I checked contribs from his range it seemed that he was the only one editing. I can't seem to find the link to re-check that though so I might consult a CU on this one. Seraphim♥ 17:01, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

In the 93.194.192.0/18 range, there was one named sockpuppet of AFI-PUNK (now indefblocked) and there are a handful of unrelated users. A medium term anonblock with account creation blocked should not unduly effect those users. If a hard block is necessary, you can apply it, and forward complaints/requests for IPBE to me. Good luck! -- Avi (talk) 18:12, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Actually, it might be easier if you made the block because if someone does get affected, they'll see your name and contact you directly? Whatever is cool with you. Thanks very much for the super quick reply. Seraphim♥ 18:16, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

 Done My pleasure! -- Avi (talk) 18:20, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Ceran

Hi Seraphim, a small point perhaps but I would appreciate it if you would reconsider and perhaps slightly rephrase your comment about Ceranthor. October is now five months ago which is IMHO somewhat more than a couple of months. WereSpielChequers 17:49, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Ok, I've changed the word "couple" to "number". As for the rest of the oppose, I feel my points are accurate and do not need modifying, unless it is to include additional information. Seraphim♥ 17:56, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

On the same topic, I realised I didn't take credit for copyediting Made in the Dark (not that I want to take credit; your prose wasn't that bad). The only article where whether I was a major contributor or not is a bit debatable is Through the Looking Glass (Lost), which I used to call my "and a half" when I talked about RfAs. Sceptre ^(talk) 02:56, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Lol but why would you take credit? I've never really understood the whole culture of detailing every little thing someone has done to help wikipedia. When you write a page, and I mean actually write the majority of content of a page, then sure you deserve the credit for it since it is far more difficult to write an article, which involves searching for reliable sources, interpreting them correctly and writing something out of nothing, than it is to move a few words around for better flow. Copy-editing is a vital part of improving an article and it's something I'm a bit rubbish at thus I fully appreciate someone else's input, but I seriously don't believe it makes a person a major contributor. But then perhaps I'm a hypocrite since I keep a sub-page that documents articles I've written...although I'm pretty sure I've said countless times in the edit summaries that I add stuff there to remind me to work on it again. Memory like a sieve :). Seraphim♥ 06:34, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

The reason I wouldn't take credit is that that was your first featured article. It'd be rude of me to claim credit on it. And yeah, I don't see copyediting as what makes a major contributor, but then again, I hardly ever copyedit articles I didn't write. And why are you online at 6:34am on a Monday morning? Stamina like a panther you have. Sceptre ^(talk) 08:50, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

I did write practically everything :). It's become part of my Monday morning routine (I have to get up at 6). I like a quick internet fix :). Seraphim♥ 10:11, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Exactly. Rewording a few sentences doesn't make me the originator of the content. Durova's "triple crown" asks for you to contribute sources to the article too, not just words. Sceptre ^(talk) 10:15, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

The wind picked up, the fire spread, the grapevine singing, left for dead

I know we have a backlog of music articles to work through together, but do you mind if I add Narrow Stairs to that. I see potential in that. And maybe the new EP (hint hint cough cough) as well. Sceptre ^(talk) 23:02, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

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About A Nobody; it's no use trying to argue with him. I left him a similar message yesterday and he blew me off. Glad to see others agree with me that his behaviour is disruptive. ThemFromSpace 17:27, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Ah, I hadn't seen that. I've seen this behaviour so many times without sanction. There are some people whose game I just don't know how to play. Seraphim♥ 17:33, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

And you will also see in that section an editor thank me for being persistent and it resulted in his changing his stance as well. I encourage both of you to be more open-minded when it comes to AfDs in the future. It is not about trying to "win", but about exhausting all options on the table to reach a consensus that gets to the "best" option. Anyway, please note my most recent reply to EEMIV. Hopefully, this dead horse will be put to rest. Regards, --A Nobody^{My talk} 17:42, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

The dead horse will be put to rest when you stop beating it as if candy's going to fall out. Seraphim♥ 17:44, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

If only we actually did get candy out of this. Mmmm... candy. Maybe it's time for lunch, bad enough I skipped breakfast! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 17:49, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

• Le Grand Nobody is way overdue for a User RFC, methinks. Cheers, Jack Merridew 10:13, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

  Wait, LGR is A Nobody? Wow, it makes a lot of sense. Sceptre ^(talk) 16:29, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

  I thought everyone knew ;) Cheers, Jack Merridew 06:45, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

  I didn't... and yeah, it looks like he should be blocked; wasn't he on course for a block on his old account? Sceptre ^(talk) 10:06, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

  He was on AN/I (or AN) in early Sept '08 and was looking at a User RFC and took a RTV dodge and didn't vanish, he came back as a sock and anons, was blocked and came back in October after the heat had died down. The rename mess in his log is mostly about the vanishing and returning. Someone needs to start pulling links and diffs together.

  • Wikipedia:Editor review/A Nobody

  See this for parallel drama. May or may not be over…

  Cheers, Jack Merridew 10:40, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

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Delievered by SoxBot II (talk) at 04:34, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Another possible sock of AFI-PUNK

There may be another sock of AFI-PUNK, and he's using a user account called Genre Crusher. He is continually reverting my edits and restoring capitalized genres separated by line breaks (on album pages) as well as capitalizing personnel roles ("Lead Vocals", "Bass Guitar") when they should not be capitalized. He has continued to undo my edits after being warned by both me and another editor, saying "THIS IS FUCKING GAY" in one of his reverts. I suggest a checkuser on this person. Timmeh! 21:43, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

I'll ask the checkuser familiar with the case since the behaviour is disruptive and looks characteristic of AFI-PUNK. Tbh, even if it's not him, the behaviour warrants a strong warning or a block. Seraphim♥ 22:00, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the fast response and for dealing with this. I know you must be frustrated with this guy (if it is AFI-PUNK), and I sure am after so many months of his vandalizing like he has nothing better to do. Timmeh! 22:09, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

No problem. If anything, I'm bored by it and I wonder why he isn't. In fact, I won't contact a CU. I've just been doing some checking and the behaviour strongly matches that of a recently used, self declared sock, User:Punk AFI. This is a duck block, so I'll extend his 24 hours to indefinite. Seraphim♥ 22:11, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

There's a nice widget that lets you check a range's total contribs. Might be helpful to see if it would be helpful to anon-only block the range. Sceptre ^(talk) 23:17, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

I know but I can't find it :(. Seraphim♥ 23:25, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

It's " Allow /16 and /24 – /32 CIDR ranges on Special:Contributions forms (uses API), as well as wildcard prefix searches, e.g., "Splark*". (Please report any issues here.)" in the gadgets tab of your preferences. Sceptre ^(talk) 09:56, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Silent Alarm

Hey, I saw you'd contributed a lot to Made in the Dark to make a FA.

Me and a couple of others are trying to get Silent Alarm up the quality scale in the same way.

If you're interested and up to the challenge, please feel free to contribute as much as you can.

If you have any thoughts, questions and ideas, just drop a line. Even just advice about how to increase its quality and wikify it would be welcome. Rafablu88 (talk) 03:28, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

I adore Bloc Party so it's definitely an article I'd be interested in developing. However, given the limited amount of time I have to spend on wikipedia, I can't make any commitments. Thanks for asking me. Seraphim♥ 14:32, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Same here. Currently short on time in the near future. But thanks for volunteering nonetheless. I think we're going to wait till the GA review is done before we do work to get it to FA. So, if you're more free then (around a month from now or so) then you're more than welcome to help out. Rafablu88 (talk) 12:24, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

I've just seen that the only edit I made to the article was incorrectly reverted by an ip address editor who misunderstood WP:ALBUM. It's understandable that the error was made since there are a myriad of conflicting style guidelines. But I've slowly become embittered at the project and I suppose I'm sick of some of the players. Given my mood, such a small incident would give an opportunity to vent. It would be grossly wrong and unfair if I should snap at them and chase them away when all they wanted to do was help. Guess I'm not in the right mindset to contribute at the moment, but I thought you deserved to know this rather than wonder why I didn't help when I said I would. Seraphim♥ 00:28, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

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Delievered by SoxBot II (talk) at 19:42, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

"Made in the Dark charted for 23 weeks"

Do you remember where you found this infonugget? I was planning to do the same kind of thing in Silent Alarm. Thanks.  GARDEN  14:04, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

It was based on data collected by acharts. However, the website was deemed unreliable and thus the source removed. I'm supposing the information would need to be removed from Made in the Dark but I won't be the one to do it since its removal would not benefit the reader. Sorry I can't be of more help. Seraphim♥ 00:31, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Silent Alarm

Hey, I saw you'd contributed a lot to Made in the Dark to make a FA.

Me and a couple of others are trying to get Silent Alarm up the quality scale in the same way.

If you're interested and up to the challenge, please feel free to contribute as much as you can.

If you have any thoughts, questions and ideas, just drop a line. Even just advice about how to increase its quality and wikify it would be welcome. Rafablu88 (talk) 03:28, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

I adore Bloc Party so it's definitely an article I'd be interested in developing. However, given the limited amount of time I have to spend on wikipedia, I can't make any commitments. Thanks for asking me. Seraphim♥ 14:32, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Same here. Currently short on time in the near future. But thanks for volunteering nonetheless. I think we're going to wait till the GA review is done before we do work to get it to FA. So, if you're more free then (around a month from now or so) then you're more than welcome to help out. Rafablu88 (talk) 12:24, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

I've just seen that the only edit I made to the article was incorrectly reverted by an ip address editor who misunderstood WP:ALBUM. It's understandable that the error was made since there are a myriad of conflicting style guidelines. But I've slowly become embittered at the project and I suppose I'm sick of some of the players. Given my mood, such a small incident would give an opportunity to vent. It would be grossly wrong and unfair if I should snap at them and chase them away when all they wanted to do was help. Guess I'm not in the right mindset to contribute at the moment, but I thought you deserved to know this rather than wonder why I didn't help when I said I would. Seraphim♥ 00:28, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Sorry to hear that. I'm surprised me and Garden didn't pick it up. Definitely not meaning to impose so any help/edits/sources/advice you can give us would be welcome. I hope you have more time in the future. We're trying to get Bloc Party and the discography to good topic standard and then getting the articles to FA one by one. Rafablu88 (talk) 23:59, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry to seem so gloomy. Searching for a list of sources is something I could manage some time this week. I'll drop them at your talk page :). Seraphim♥ 00:30, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

"Made in the Dark charted for 23 weeks"

Do you remember where you found this infonugget? I was planning to do the same kind of thing in Silent Alarm. Thanks.  GARDEN  14:04, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

It was based on data collected by acharts. However, the website was deemed unreliable and thus the source removed. I'm supposing the information would need to be removed from Made in the Dark but I won't be the one to do it since its removal would not benefit the reader. Sorry I can't be of more help. Seraphim♥ 00:31, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

A Weekend in the City

Hi, Garden and me have finished dusting off Bloc Party's second album and have GA nominated it.

If you're around, could you please give it a review so we don't have to wait a month like last time with Silent Alarm and so move onto the third album GA work?

Cheers. Rafablu88 (talk) 03:09, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm not very good at reviews. I see it's been done already which is good. Good luck for the rest of the Bloc Party articles. Seraphim♥ 19:17, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

FAC Request

Hi there, I have just sent Fantasy Black Channel to FA Review after (hopefully) emulating your brilliant work on Made in the Dark. If you have the time, I'd appreciate any comments, support, or even a constructive oppose here. Cheers. Rafablu88 (talk) 18:33, 23 May 2009 (UTC)