User talk:Cecropia/Archive 18

Lucky6.9's adminship vote

Ed Poor has just removed Lucky's adminship application, stating that he didn't think Lucky made it. I don't really know Lucky all that well, though I did vote in his favour, but when I look at the vote itself, 71 votes in favour, and 78% approval, it looks to me like he made it, or if nothing else, that the vote should have been left open. Thoughts? Jayjg ^(talk) 00:12, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Well, Ed had strongly voted against him, and also made other comments. And various other irregularities outlined on the Talk: page. Not that it really matters any more, since there was major drama while I was away, all settled now. Thanks. Jayjg ^(talk) 15:09, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

OMG!

How can I begin to thank you? Ten minutes ago, I was crushed. Had the pages blanked, walked away and a few stubborn users stepped in to push for this. Words escape me. I need to come down off this crazy emotional rollercoaster I'm riding since I have a lot more thanking to do!!! Best, - Lucky 6.9 02:06, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Lucky6.9

Well done. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 03:09, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Func's RfA :)

Cecropia, thank you for making the tough call on my RfA. :) Very much appreciated.

Please never hesitate to let me know if you have concerns with any administrative action I may make.

P.S. Cecropia, I'm sorry that you didn't make ArbCom last year, (what a mess that election was). Do you think you will still be interested? My previous endorsment is still good. :)

Func( t, c, e,  ) 17:52, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Greetings!

I just wanted to say hello, and to thank you for the even handed approach you take. I am a relatively new user here, and I appreciate the experimental nature of this project as much as I have enjoyed reading and contributing to it. Its a constant learning experience, not only for the articles, but also from the dialogue, the community and consensus. It has been said that WP may not be the most accurate or complete source of information, but it is a good starting point. I would concur with this statement. Not meaning to take up too much of your time, but again thanks for the work you do here, I appreciate it. See you 'round the wiki! Hamster Sandwich 18:00, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Please advice urgently

Dear Admin,

User --Ragib and --Mel Etitis are contionusly vandal the article rohingya. please see it in http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rohingya&action=history. Such Violaton shall be stop . please keep wiki standard updated .violations would not be accepted by any reader of wikipedia . go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism. please advice. Thanks,--Bobjack 14:17, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Re: Congratulations!

Re: [1]

Thanks Cecropia, I'll be sure to read up on the info you provided. -Loren 07:30, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi Cecropia. Thanks for doing the promotion legwork and for your note welcoming me as an admin. Cheers! --Ngb 18:44, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

RfA infighting

Cecropia: I'm interested to hear your thoughts on infighting at RfA. I've noticed recently that a few RfAs have taken on a "supporters/nominators attack anyone who doesn't vote support>" While I know a certain amount of this is normal, I also think it is destructive, as it takes the focus off the candidate and potentially chases some voters away (for fear they will also be attacked.) Since you're the "Father of RfA," I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the practice. -- Essjay · Talk 03:44, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

I really don't like pointing anyone in particular out as "misbehaving," but the ones that prompted my question were Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Lupin, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/HappyCamper, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Gkhan, and to a lesser extent, Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ground Zero. It just seems as though there is a rush to attack anyone who votes oppose or neutral; while I agree with striking out anons and disregarding socks, I think legit contributors are entitled to thier votes (and I have faith that b-crats like yourself are capable of deciding what to count and what not to). I for one put a note at the top of my RfA asking that such abuse not take place, because I think it is counter to WP:AGF and WP:NPA.

As for what to do about it, when I've seen it and been able to, I've put in a note of the "lets not attack one another" variety, hoping to quell the flow. However, I don't know that it does much good. I agree with you that a word to the wise is the best choice; perhpas it would be best coming from you, since (at least in my opinion) you are the most respected voice on RfA. Is that something you feel comfortable doing? -- Essjay · Talk 04:59, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

Cecropia

I used to have a Cecropia Moth as a pet when I was very young :) Only thing that has made me smile all day is your name. Agriculture 04:14, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Cecropia

I used to have a Cecropia Moth as a pet when I was very young :) Only thing that has made me smile all day is your name. Agriculture 04:16, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Only one I can remember, it was a long time ago. We found it in the yard when I was a kid as a catepillar, and then raised it to a moth. I still have photos somewhere I suppose, probably at my parents house. Maybe I will find them and send them to you. Agriculture 04:46, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Fernando Rizo's RfA

Cecropia, thanks for executing my RfA and giving me all of these shiny new buttons to press. I'll do my best to make you proud. Fernando Rizo T/C 19:34, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

RfA

Wow...do you spend all day on the Rfa page? How do you manage to promote that large a proportion of candidates? Cheers. — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 14:02, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. Unfortunately, I don't have the luxury of sleeping at odd times (of course I do love to sleep from 2 AM-12 PM) as school starts tomorrow! I've made it a point to browse the RfA pages lately, do some RC patrolling (CDVF), and work with some cleanup-needy articles. Hope to see you around. — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 16:27, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Congratulations! It's my pleasure to let you know that, consensus being reached, you are now an administrator. You should read the relevant policies and other pages linked to from the administrators' reading list before carrying out tasks like deletion, protection, banning users, and editing protected pages such as the Main Page. Most of what you do is easily reversible by other sysops, apart from page history merges and image deletion, so please be especially careful with those. You might find the new administrators' how-to guide helpful. Cheers! -- Cecropia | explains it all ® 16:16, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Thank you, it is an honor to be bestowed such a responsibility and it appears I have much reading to do. One question I had is regarding page protection; when it is considered acceptable to vprotect a page and when should such a protection period expire? Best regards, 16:21, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

HappyCamper's RFA :-)

Hi Cecropia! Thank you for making me an administrator per the community consensus. I had no idea that it would take this long for me to get to your page and say a personalized word of thanks, but it has been a very worthwhile experience writing 30+ thank-yous!. I'm sure you have been told many times from the community how appreciative they are of your efforts, and this Wikipedian is no different :-) Thank you for your due diligence and measured approach - you are certainly an example for many to follow! Take care, HappyCamper 12:32, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

WikiBreak

Have a good vacation, Father of the RFA. :) You've earned it. Acetic Acid 00:33, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

Best of luck with getting the bunch of stuff done, Jim. :) Aug. 30 already? Yikes! El_C 00:54, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard

I have created a new project page at Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard, which Secretondon suggested that I tell my fellow bureaucrats about. It's designed as a forum where users with bureaucrat rights can discuss difficult situations, either beforehand (for advice about what to do) or after taking action (for review and feedback). It's similar to another page I created, which is starting to catch on (e.g., Jimbo used it this August): Wikipedia:account suspensions, which is not for 3RR or simple vandalism but for close calls and disputed blocks.

Username changes

Hi Cecropia. There is currently an open discussion at Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/User_names/Trollderella regarding the recent actions of Uncle Ed. While I understand that being WP:BOLD is one of our guidelines, I feel that this particular move was unwarranted and against the community's wishes. At your convenience, would you please review this RFC and help bring this issue to a close? Hall Monitor 19:33, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

more re-active admins

Hi - I left you a note a while ago about re-active admins (detected from a script I've written to update WP:LA based on activity). I just updated the list again and noticed some more recently re-active admins (specifically Vicki Rosenzweig, Goatasaur, Jake Nelson, Sugarfish, and Oliver Pereira). Again, I'm not sure if this might be a problem or not but thought I'd let you know. -- Rick Block (talk) 04:21, September 12, 2005 (UTC)

Request for advice

Over the weekend I received a note from User:WikiDon. [2] How would you respond to something like this? Hall Monitor 18:26, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for the sound advice. My main concern in this case was not when to block, but the "Mean what you say" comment. In my opinion, it was uncalled for. The anon who was vandalising had stopped at {{test4}} and then resumed vandalism at a later time while I was offline. If I were near a console I would have gladly honoured my word, but it seems that he overlooked the possibility that some of us take time off from editing. Hall Monitor 19:36, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

See also [3] Are you familiar with this person? Hall Monitor 20:39, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Congratulations! It's my pleasure to let you know that, consensus being reached, you are now an administrator. You should read the relevant policies and other pages linked to from the administrators' reading list before carrying out tasks like deletion, protection, banning users, and editing protected pages such as the Main Page. Most of what you do is easily reversible by other sysops, apart from page history merges and image deletion, so please be especially careful with those. You might find the new administrators' how-to guide helpful. Cheers! -- Cecropia | explains it all ® 02:16, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome! By the way, I like your signature. =) -- BMIComp (talk, HOWS MY DRIVING) 02:25, 18 September 2005 (UTC)