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Contents 1 Rollback question 2 Why was Cycled Cells removed? 3 DYK for Strandgaten, Bergen 4 Spotlight needs suggestions 5 Hulen 6 Broken-Hearted Girl 7 Paco Clos request for protection 8 File:Bergen boroughs.png 9 Your block of Collectonian 10 Franciszek Chalupka 11 Bill Storer 12 Protection request 13 Another protection request 14 Homelessness article 15 u locked Dr. Dre 16 Ali Rıza Efendi 17 Hi 18 Protection 19 Help me settle this issue 20 IP editwar 21 Anarchism protection 22 Block of 202.85.200.77 23 Re:Punjabi Language 24 Unidentified Flying Object - protection 25 Spotlight newsletter 26 Spotlight Newsletter - October 27 Did I forget to thank you? .. 28 Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Amorymeltzer‎ 29 Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop 30 Sorry Aqwis 31 Special:Contributions/Grete_Faremo 32 Hans Peder Vibe 33 Valued pictures and ITN in the WikiCup 34 Protection Request 35 Historic logos

[edit] Rollback question

Hello. I have found your user-page because you are an administrator who grants rollback privileges. I am performing academic research and I am particularly focused on usage of the rollback feature. I have imported en-wiki dumps into MySQL for analysis, and flag RBs by parsing revision comments for the "automatic comment" left by RB edits.

My question: In February 2009 and the months preceding it, about 200k RBs were being performed a month. Beyond that, usage of the RB feature seems to decline sharply; in September 2009 I show only 1k RBs. Can you help me understand this? Did the automatic revision string change? Did the use of anti-vandalism bots (with their slightly altered RB strings (which I don't try to parse)) become so prevalent that no one does it 'manually' any more?

My current research has found no reason for this 200x change, and I hope you can help. Of course, your help will aid my research -- which in turn will help the Wikipedia community in combating vandalism. West.andrew.g (talk) 16:38, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Why was Cycled Cells removed?

I am the creator of the Cycled Cells page and would like to understand why it was removed. I believe the mission and purpose of companies like Cycled Cells which focus on recycling and combating ewaste is very important. Please let me know what I can do to get this page up and going again.

Thanks,

Pan —Preceding unsigned comment added by Panandwendy (talk • contribs) 21:33, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

I have replied on your user talk page. --Aqwis (talk) 21:55, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] DYK for Strandgaten, Bergen

On July 2, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Strandgaten, Bergen, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Giants27 (c|s) 14:35, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Spotlight needs suggestions

[edit] Hulen

Hi Aqwis! Out of curiosity, do you think Hulen meets the guideline for inclusion? Regards, decltype (talk) 07:57, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

My opinion. It does. You could probably find lots of references to build an article on, but it is hard to search for the term "Hulen". I looked in Bergen byleksikon and was surprised that it is not mentioned. Rettetast (talk) 13:39, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Your opinion is highly appreciated! In fact, I wasn't looking to create an article (except maybe a stub). The place was mentioned to me in passing, and I became interested. I had no idea about its long history. decltype (talk) 14:46, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

For the record, I agree with Rettetast. Access to a news archive is pretty much necessary in order to be able to build a reasonable article, though. --Aqwis (talk) 20:46, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Broken-Hearted Girl

Aside from the number 194 chart position that was dismissed during the AFD, where did this chart? It doesn't meet WP:NSONGS until then.—Kww(talk) 22:40, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Just saw the RFPP request: you should have asked for the source. It's not listed on the Sept. 7 chart.—Kww(talk) 22:43, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Let's let this sit for a day: it may just be a lag in updating the online version.—Kww(talk) 22:47, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Resolved:it's on two of the sub-charts, but not the main.—Kww(talk) 00:36, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Paco Clos request for protection

Hi, you declined my request for protection on Paco Clos, saying there hadn't been enough recent disruption. But I've had to revert IPs 8 times since 25 August! GiantSnowman 08:25, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

And just now another once since - would you consider that "recent" enough? GiantSnowman 17:29, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

I have now protected the page for a period of two weeks. I believe I mistook the IPs for a single IP when I handled the request, and I'm sorry for that. --Aqwis (talk) 17:38, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Not a problem at all! I think it MUST be one editor editing under a number of different IP addresses. But thanks reviewing the situation again and for protecting the page, it's much appreciated. Regards, GiantSnowman 17:45, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] File:Bergen boroughs.png

In that version, which I had retexted with larger letters and recoloured, now I have drawn all contours myself. So I think, now it can be used without any problems of copyright, -- Yours' Ulamm (talk) 14:14, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Your block of Collectonian

He filed an unblock request; could I get your opinion before taking any action? User talk:Collectonian#Blocked. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 20:17, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Franciszek Chalupka

You agree with what??? Did you see this article before? Did you see sources in this article? Did you read them? So you do not have a clue what this article is about.--WlaKom (talk) 21:39, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Bill Storer

Thanks. --Jack | ^{talk page} 18:16, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Protection request

Hello Aqwis, thank you for edit-protecting article Brian Cowen. You may also like to take a look at Lil Jon, which is currently being swarmed vandalised my numerous IP's and new users. -- WikHead (talk) 22:20, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Retracting request - I see User:Mfield has already dealt with the issue in question. Have yourself a great day! :) -- WikHead (talk) 23:13, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Another protection request

How can I find out whether a semi-protect was granted, if I login a few days after requesting it? I don't see a link on the RPP page for archives of requests/decisions. Should I just assume that some kind of header box will appear on the page if the request is granted? I asked for one in regard to Wali Sanga, which I have been editing slowly in recent weeks. It appears to be one of numerous sites where IP vandals dump on Indonesia, either with insults (as in the main Indonesia article itself, where the entire etymology section was recently revised to "Indonesia means koruptor") or with deletion of any info that cites cultural threads other than Chinese ones. Martindo (talk) 23:15, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Please see your talk page. --Aqwis (talk) 23:42, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Homelessness article

Hi Aqwis. Thanks for semi-protecting the Homelessness article. For years it's been an incessant target of vandalism, and sometimes the erroneous material crept in until someone noticed it, if ever, months later. I wish you could protect it for a longer period of time. We needed the break to get back to serious work on the article instead of swatting flies. Thanks and bests. -- (Bob) Wikiklrsc (talk) 21:42, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] u locked Dr. Dre

Since u locked Dr. Dre, pls look @ the talk page and add the info I posted. Thx. 70.108.96.86 (talk) 04:08, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Ali Rıza Efendi

There have been 14+ edits today which seemed alot to me.[1] Out of interest, how many would be enough? --Alchemist Jack (talk) 21:35, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Ok thanks that clears it up. It seemed like suddenly there were repeated attempts to press a POV by removing sources, but a compromise may yet be reached. cheers. --Alchemist Jack (talk) 22:13, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

Sorry, can you do that for me? I'm new around here. Voskopoja is the official name. Google search comes up with 60,500 results; Moscopole with 5,600. --Guildenrich 20:09, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

The reason why Moscopole is the article's name is because the city, a metropolis of 60,000 pop. during mid. 18th century, doesn't exist now. A village of 700 called Voskopoja on the same place is just a shadow of Moscopole.

About google you can also try Moschopolis [[2]] (22,400) [[3]] (17,900 hits). Alexikoua (talk) 05:20, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Alexikoua, I'm not going to honour this B.S. with the name of a non-Neutral POV. I didn't know you were a stalker, besides being a fanatical Greek nationalist.--Guildenrich a.k.a. 79.106.109.18 (talk) 11:31, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Guild. you can express your point on the article's talk page, but I see you avoid discussion. Plz don't make such extreme conclusions, you are weakening your arguments.Alexikoua (talk) 12:54, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

OK, you're not a Greek fanatical nationalist full of bull, neither a stalker.--79.106.109.20 (talk) 13:24, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Protection

Hello. Well, if you think that it's about interpretation (I think this is straight black and white), then you are correct; I have unprotected. As you are uninvolved, perhaps you would like to protect them? The JPS^{talk to me} 11:12, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Just being a pain. What is the point of protecting when THe JPS has blocked the single disagreeing editor? BTW: I support the block. Rettetast (talk) 11:38, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Help me settle this issue

I'd like if you looked at a report that got sent on me and please help me resolve the problem. Here's the link.--Curtis23 (talk) 23:21, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] IP editwar

Hi. Could you please once again take a look at Muhammad of Ghor? Two IPs are having an edit war, one of them is probably banned User:Khampalak/User:NisarKand, inserting POV and falsifications in the article. He did the same in the article Ghurids, that's why the current version (protected in wrong version) does not make any sense and contradicts itself. Thank you. Tajik (talk) 22:26, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Anarchism protection

Yo Aqwis; this might be better as temporary full protection rather than semi-, given that it's an edit war between autoconfirmed editors. Regards,  Skomorokh, barbarian  11:31, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, clicked the wrong button... --Aqwis (talk) 11:32, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Block of 202.85.200.77

I see that despite the fact that the IP had no previous blocks, you gave it an indef block over disruptive editing. I think that more than enough time has gone by since the block (1 month already), and that the IP should be unblocked. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 12:49, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Y Done --Aqwis (talk) 12:55, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Punjabi Language

Maybe you could find an admin who is well versed in the Punjabi language to lock the page for longer as zidi jatt will keep on vandalising the page,which will make it inevitable for me to stop making reversions,if you could it would be helpful ?

Information-Line 18:57, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

I have replied on your talk page. --Aqwis (talk) 19:21, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Unidentified Flying Object - protection

Well done for protecting the Unidentified Flying Object entry because of excessive vandalism. Could you also do the same for UFO conspiracy theory, please, for the same reason? Thanks. Skeptic2 (talk) 22:37, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

I have replied on your user talk page. --Aqwis (talk) 22:46, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Spotlight newsletter

Hi there. Just a really quick, short note. You're currently listed as a spotlight participant, here, but you are not on the list of people who want to get the newsletter. If you want to receive updates about spotlight, then please add your name on this page. If not, no further action required, and I won't bug you about it again. Thanks,  Chzz  ►  15:35, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Added myself. Cheers for notifying me. --Aqwis (talk) 15:49, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Spotlight Newsletter - October

The Spotlight Newsletter, Issue III : October 2009
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Wikiproject After great success with Marco Polo (and his sheep!), Dry ice went pretty well. USS Massachusetts (BB-59) was challenging, and with Monkey, the project faded: Battle of the Nobles and Oil got little attention.	We need your help! Spotlight is a collaboration - it works really well when lots of people get involved. It doesn't matter what skills you bring, because between us, we can do great things. Even if you make one, simple edit - if 100 people do that, we'll have made significant progress, and we all benefit by learning from each other.
Current article This time, we've created a brand-new article, and between us we're confident of achieving a Did you know... on the main page, and work towards getting the article rated as C-class or B-class.	Father Aengus Finucane died on 6 October at the age of 77; he was an Irish priest who did lots of work helping refugees of world conflicts, and was the head of the charity Concern. There are plenty of reliable sources, so it should be easy to write this - so please help out by editing the article. Find sources: "Aengus Finucane" — search, news, books, scholar, images
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Hello Aqwis. Thankyou for participating in my recent RfA. I appreciate it. As you know, it failed (probably due to my own interference), but...there's always next year, Lord Spongefrog, (I am the Czar of all Russias!) 19:09, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Did I forget to thank you? ..

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed nearly unanimously with 174 in support, 2 in opposition and 1 neutral votes. Special thanks goes to RegentsPark, Samir and John Carter for their kind nomination and support. I am truly honored by the trust and confidence that the community has placed in me. I thank you for your kind inputs and I will be sincerely looking at the reasons that people opposed me so I can improve in those areas ( including my english ;) ). If you ever need anything please feel free to ask me and I would be happy to help you :). Have a great day ! -- Tinu Cherian - 06:02, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Amorymeltzer‎

Now the RFA is live (I jumped the gun there for a sec). Now you can !vote in there again. MuZemike 22:34, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop

As you participated in the recent Audit Subcommittee election, or in one of two requests for comment that relate to the use of SecurePoll for elections on this project, you are invited to participate in the SecurePoll feedback and workshop. Your comments, suggestions and observations are welcome.

For the Arbitration Committee,
Risker (talk) 08:01, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry Aqwis

On Freenode for no reason I got killed, I gave them an email lets see ! Danger^Mouse (talk) 10:59, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Special:Contributions/Grete_Faremo

I left a message at Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention, but I suppose a CU-request should be filed somewhere, and then there's the article Bjørn Sagvolden. I'm rather busy RL right now, and not familiar with the proper pages here to request relevant attention from admins. Could you (or any admin watching this page) have a look? Regards, Finn Rindahl (talk) 10:27, 18 November 2009 (UTC) P.S. no:Kategori:Mistenkte sokkedukker for Sju hav for reference... Finn Rindahl (talk) 10:33, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Update:Usernames sent to RFCN(?) [4], article speedied by Rettetast and recreated by Hogwash-buster (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · edit filter log • hardblock · softblock · spamblock). These links Special:WhatLinksHere/Bjørn_Sagvolden, [5] and [6] might be of help if anyone tries to sort the whole thing out. Sorry for dumping it here, but I didn't know where else to post it to make sure at least some Norwegianspeaking admins here are aware of the situation. Regards, Finn Rindahl (talk) 14:02, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Deleted again and protected. Sock-puppets also blocked. Check-user is not needed when it is so obvious as here, and per WP:DENY. Rettetast (talk) 14:23, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Hans Peder Vibe

I have propsed this article for deletion. Rettetast (talk) 12:44, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Valued pictures and ITN in the WikiCup

Hi. I am contacting you on behalf of the WikiCup judges because you were involved in our previous points polling. Though most of the polls are now closed, we have restarted polls relating to the points value for both valued pictures and in the news entries. You are welcome to submit your votes here; the polls will be closing in a week's time. J Milburn (talk) 20:01, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Protection Request

Can you please re-install protection to the George Lopez page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by TomNativeNewYorker (talk • contribs) 18:23, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Historic logos

Just an FYI, Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2009-12-13/KOTK has been opened concerning the question of whether historic logos may be used in Radio and TV station articles.--RadioFan (talk) 17:00, 13 December 2009 (UTC)