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User:144.32.17.104

While you're at it, maybe you could cool down his mate (or sock) at the suspiciously similar IP User:144.32.17.102. 2 computers next to each other in a school / college comes to mind for no apparent reason... --Dweller 12:57, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked, along with IP:144.32.17.105 who decided to vandalise my userpage :-) Ryan Postlethwaite 13:03, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ah. I wonder how many computers are in the cluster?!?!? lol --Dweller 13:04, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ta again

Thanks for the userpage revert and block. Fellow is getting less creative. – Rianaऋ 13:19, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Retirement

I would just like to tell you that I am retiring from Wikipedia, I have registered a new account and I am going to start fresh and edit under that name, not because of any actions on Wikipedia or users of Wikipedia but just to start fresh. I dont want to make a big deal out of it but thought I should tell you so you know. More info See you around! Tellyaddict 16:48, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry

Hello. You recently added a comment here regarding my opposition of the user's rfa. I thank you for alerting me of my mistake. I have removed my comments and am in the process of apologizing to several editors (for example, here). I never meant to hurt or bite anyone. I was just stating my opinion regarding the rfa. Again, I thank you and hope for your forgiveness. Yours truly, BoricuaeddieTalk • Contribs • Spread the love! 23:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BoricuaeddieTalk • Contribs • Spread the love! has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Multi account

Might I ask what is the point of this and especially this? >Radiant< 09:04, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Of course you can Radiant!, I created those accounts per requests from new users that couldn't create an account at Wikipedia:Request an account, does that explain things?! Ryan Postlethwaite 09:18, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Okay. I was just confused by that, and I hadn't seen the "request an account" process before. Thanks! >Radiant< 09:28, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well it's good to know people are looking out for the integrity of wikipedia, cheers for showing concern. Ryan Postlethwaite 09:50, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Use of old vandal warning templates.

I noticed you're still using the old {{test5}} template rather than, say, the newer {{uw-block1}} template. I think that we're were all asked to use the newer templates and just wondered if you missed the word or I misread the memo.

WP:UW describes what's been going on.

Atlant 15:26, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Atlant, hmmmm I'm not too sure on this one myself, for warning templates I always uses the uw- templates, I used to use the {{uw-block1}} and {{uw-block3}} templates after blocking, but I really don't like then, the {{test5}} and {{test7}} templates are more in keeping with the warnings. I'll move back to the uw- warnings then as you are probably right, I do that a concern with the old style templates and that is they don't tell a user how to appeal a block ({{Unblock}}). Cheers for the advice. Ryan Postlethwaite 15:32, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Eyup fella, was just coming here to see how the RFA prod was coming on, and saw the message above. Just out of interest if there anything particular you don't like about {{uw-block1}}, I take it you know we have various flavours of block to meet what ever the mood dictates as well as the standard three. Let me know if there's owt specific and I'll see what I/WP:UW can do. Cheers Khukri 16:32, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is that new username page a go?

I wasn't sure if the username report page was a go yet--that's why I refactored my report. But apparently it must be ... thanks. Blueboy96 16:37, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's not officially in use yet, but there's a few monitoring it so people will see it if names get reported there. It should be ready to report to properly in the next couple of days. Ryan Postlethwaite 16:38, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Was wondering because Twinkle is already reporting usernames directly there.Blueboy96 16:43, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done

Email is enabled. David Füchs(talk / frog blast the vent core!) 23:16, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Did so just now. Thanks again. David Füchs(talk / frog blast the vent core!) 23:26, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Humping

Are you leaning over my shoulder?--Anthony.bradbury 00:54, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I like to butt into everyones talk pages, especially when I see something funny! Ryan Postlethwaite 07:45, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
'scuse me. Do you mind? You're standing right in the way of Tony's monitor and I want a look-in too :) - Alison ☺ 08:07, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tick, tock...

File:Hourglass.gif

And you'll have mail off me in the morning (sorry, I can't load hotmail with my connection tonight) - and so will you Phaedriel. Ryan Postlethwaite 00:51, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick... Phaedriel - 00:22, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
hmmmm, you can't expect me to email back to yours without some thought! I just don't want to send a 1 liner - I've been thinking about what to right for long enough time, so it's time for your email tomorrow!! Ryan Postlethwaite 19:10, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

David Fuchs' RfA

Hello, I thought I'd better tell you that on David Fuchs' RfA the link to the deletion criteria you made actually links to Wikipedia:Disambiguation, just thought I'd tell you! Regards - The Sunshine Man 09:37, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My bad! I've corrected it now, thanks for bringing it to my attention. Ryan Postlethwaite 19:20, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dev's at it again

Dev removed my message to her for the fourth time already. Wouldn't it be safe to assume that Dev isn't interested in mediation anymore? Shouldn't we just try to implement Kyoko's proposal?--Ed ¿Cómo estás? 14:33, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see a problem with this, but please wait 24 hours before we move forward, I'll speak to dev. Ryan Postlethwaite 19:19, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for the quick revert on my user page, it is greatly appreciated. --TeaDrinker 20:33, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

SpyMagician block

SpyMagician wasn't notified about the ANI report...or at least I don't see anything on his talk page letting him know about it. As such, I feel that the block was punitive and not preventative. Since he wasn't aware of the conversation, I don't think it is fair to block him for not abiding by the conversation. IrishGuy talk 20:37, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Per my comments on the ANI discussion, I have found this user's conduct exasperating, but was not necessarily ready to block, and would certainly support an unblock if he agrees to cut it out. Newyorkbrad 20:40, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. I understand (and agree with) most of his points but I don't agree with his methods of making his points. Constantly keeping this alive on various talk pages isn't helping his case. IrishGuy talk 20:43, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Right ok, I accept the concerns, I will unblock now, but I feel that SpyMagician should let this drop immediately. Ryan Postlethwaite 20:51, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with that too. Newyorkbrad 20:51, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A Fond Farewell from BuickCenturyDriver

I'm sorry I cannot return to with my BCD name. I am going to bid a fond farewell to you. I did support your RFA and am going to miss you. I am very sorry for what happened (accounts do get compromised, I just don't know how to do it) and I hope you can try and resolve this for me. But if not, a goodbye with a heavy heart. BuickCenturyDriver. 04:04, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for bringing me back. BuickCenturydriver (Honk, contribs) 01:30, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

K2 Network

Hey Ryan, just inquiring about the status of the page editing we were speaking about on my talk page regarding the K2 Network entry. I'm not in any particular hurry, but I just wanted to make sure it hadn't slipped through the cracks. Hope all is well! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xandamere (talk • contribs)

Autoblocks

Please be careful about inadvertently giving out IP addresses while unblocking. 

(hist) (status) 12:19, 7 May 2007 Ryan Postlethwaite (Talk | contribs | block) unblocked 66.249.85.85 (contribs) (Autoblock of NewYork1956)

An alternative to that which gave out no personal information would have been "Autoblock of unblocked user". Happy admining! Cbrown1023 talk 20:56, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Smaller than I thought

Guess what I found out today. Someone blocked my school's IP for six months a few days ago. The admin was some guy name Ryan Postlethwaite :). Yep, Wikipedia is smaller than I thought :) Well, I guess when I'm at school, it's nighttime where you are (I think England, right?). --TeckWiz is now R ParlateContribs@ (Let's go Yankees!) 23:13, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My bad! I hope the vandalism wasn't anything to do with you!? Does anyone else at your school know you've been blocked from editing? I hope your still able to edit from school. Ryan Postlethwaite 23:35, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't plan on logging on from school with my account. Don't want to give anyone ideas of what pages to vandalize at home :). I just went on it when I was supposed to be doing an English project :) --TeckWiz is now R ParlateContribs@ (Let's go Yankees!) 23:54, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Schoolblocks

Ryan, given that schools and colleges produce a great deal of vandalism, and startlingly little serious editing, but given also the fact of the plurality of involved editors, are you in favour in the case of repeated vandalism of increasing the length of subsequent blocks, or keeping to the same sort of length?--Anthony.bradbury 11:07, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Anthony, when it comes to school blocks, I look at the length of time between blocks, I just blocked a school IP for 24 hours that had been blocked 3 times previously, but the last block was for 24 hours in January, in my opinion it's best to keep then unblocked if there not causing any real problem. School blocks are designed for those which cause constant damage, for instance, vandalism re-occurs very soon after a return from a block, if this happens I'd go for 24 hours, then a week, then a month, then 6 months, I don't think there's a set rule, you have to judge each one as you come to it. Ryan Postlethwaite 11:11, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again

Hope you don't mind, but I've mentioned our recent email dialogue to User:The Transhumanist. Cheers, --Dweller 12:00, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah no problem at all, I haven't had chance to email The Transhumanist yet, but I was planning to get round it this week, you've done it for me. Can you let me know what's said? Ryan Postlethwaite 12:02, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've left it to him to get in touch with you, but maybe as a courtesy I should drop by his talk page and refer him here. I'll do that. --Dweller 12:35, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Signature

Hey, thanks for your comments and taking the time to consider my self-nominated RFC regarding my signature. I'm still trying to see if I can come up with something more cerebral and pallatable before I change my signature, but I do appreciate your input. Thanks, Fluck 16:39, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

seam

You always write "seam" instead of "seem". Personally, I don't mind since I find recurring errors of that kind somewhat cute, but I wanted to let you know just once... All the best, —User:AldeBaer / User talk:AldeBaer 16:47, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I know I do, I can't get out of doing it! It's so annoying!! When I re-read what I've written it's sticks right out of the page. My spelling generally is crap - I'm a pharmacology student not an english student! Ryan Postlethwaite 16:49, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Nevermind, as I said I find it rather cute (hope you don't mind me saying so...), but never mentioning it to you is not an option for me (because I'm an inveterate know-it-all, and also because I think it's important to exchange things like that). Now your answer makes me feel guilty... It's not "annoying" at all (not to me)! I'm a German medical student, by the way. —User:AldeBaer / User talk:AldeBaer 17:16, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BKWSU WP:COI

ryan, i never got to see the contributions that user reachouttrust made and so i cannot tell what they were up to...........but i can tell you that user Bksimonb is a member of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University and a leader of its IT team , its might just be a coincidence but the reachout trust publish exposing articles by ex-members critical of the Brahma Kumaris for being like a cult Green108 21:47, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers for the heads up, I've got poor internet connection tonight so I'll look into it tomorrow. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:57, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dweller's nom

Yes, feel free to co-nom. I look forward to reading what you have to say about him. The Transhumanist   

1000

Thanks for the congrats. --Random Say it here! 00:23, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete backlog

Whoa, looks like we're getting on top of this lot today.. down to 80, that's the lowest I've ever seen.... The Rambling Man 14:40, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Awww!

Awww Ryan, you shouldn't have worried :) I know you're pretty busy (boy, you sure are one active admin!) so my message was a light hearted joke - still, I love to get mail, so, thank you! Needless to say, I'll be seeing you at your mailbox for a deeper reply, but regarding your userpage request: of course, it'll be my pleasure to make something for you. I currently have several requests, and with my daughter having a few health issues (don't worry, nothing serious, but still it requires my attention), I have little time to spend at wiki for a few days. So allow me a couple of days before showing the results of my meddling with your userpage, k, sweetie? Anyway, as I said, I'll continue this by mail ;) See you there! Love, Phaedriel - 16:11, 9 May 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Looking forward to your email already :):):) Take as long as you want with my userpage, it's really not that important at all, you make sure you daughters OK, that's the main thing. Anyway, must get back to revision *sigh* Ryan Postlethwaite 17:01, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Usernameblock?

Can you explain your reason fro blocking this? [1] User:Reachouttrust? I can see no basis for this. It does not offend against our username policy.--Docg 21:24, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I blocked the username for being promotional for Reachout trust (it was a spam username and created a now speedied article on itself). Does that clarify things? Ryan Postlethwaite 22:15, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not seeing a problem with this. Their name fails WP:U and they've already been editing Reachout Trust [2]. Their new account, BTW, is User:Prospect100, so onwards they go - Alison ☺ 00:27, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dweller

I've asked him... keep your eyes peeled... The Rambling Man 21:31, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keeping an eye out ;-) Ryan Postlethwaite 23:49, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
He's up and running now... The Rambling Man 10:01, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thaksin

Although you'd closed WP:RFCN#Thaksin, I took the liberty of adding an informational link to Thaksin (disambiguation), not to add to the debate, just for anyone concerned or curious to find other "Thaksin"s. I hope that won't offend. If it's bothersome for any reason (such as being added after a close), please feel free to delete it... and please accept my apologies for your trouble. -- Ben TALK/HIST 21:59, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers for that Ben, certainly clarifies things. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:18, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RfA

Hello. Thanks so much for the kind words. I've gratefully accepted. Here goes... Incidentally, as usual, I'll be unable to edit much over the weekend, so optional questions posted then may go unanswered for a couple of days. As they're optional, that shouldn't be a big deal, but I would like to respond promptly to any and all that get thrown at me. After all, I see the RfA as a great opportunity for receiving feedback. --Dweller 10:06, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Advanced Cell Technology

I noticed you speedied the article. Could you please close the AfD discussion as well? It is still open. --Cyrus Andiron 13:00, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes of course, I've just done it - [3]. Ryan Postlethwaite 13:05, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

copy of what I posted on EA mediation page, move to close and indef protect Steve Block's corrected text

Hello, Ryan. This is a copy of what I have just posted on the Wikipedia talk:Esperanza/Mediation page:

Now that Dev, Ed, and myself seem to have agreed upon Steve's text, as modified to list 2 and not 3 tranches, I move that the text be moved to the main Esperanza page, and more importantly, that it be indefinitely protected to avoid any future edit wars. I know that the idea of indefinitely protecting a page may be controversial. As an alternative, I'm willing to banned from any future editing of the Esperanza essay once the mutually agreed upon text is posted, if that is what it takes to conclude this dispute. I can't speak for Dev or Ed if they would be equally willing to walk away once the essay is posted.

I know that I said on Ed's talk page that the mediation can wait, while he has insisted on mine that it can't. Considering that this mediation would seem to have fulfilled its purpose, i.e. finding a mutually acceptable essay to describe Esperanza, I am convinced that we (Dev, Ed, and myself) would likely be unable to develop the essay any further without disagreement. Ed is determined to make further changes to the Steve Block text; Dev is determined to leave it as is, due to academic demands. Both editors are equally convinced that they are upholding what they see as community consensus. I see no possible compromise between these two positions, which is why I am now advocating posting the mutually agreeable text and protecting it indefinitely. --Kyoko 20:26, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers for letting me know, I have been watching (but as you were sorting it out, I thought it best to leave you to get on with it), if it's OK with everyone, I'll unprotect it tomorrow (if it's protected) and leave it 24 hours for you guys to hash it out, then protect it indef. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:17, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure if leaving the page unprotected for 24 hours will be sufficient for all parties to resolve their differences. Both Dev and Ed have been less active than myself on Wikipedia, and Dev in particular has made it abundantly clear that she does not want to continue in this mediation, nor does she want to keep editing the essay, due to her A level exams. Ed on the other hand, says that "edits made to the essay are both urgent and time-sensitive". I don't foresee any mutually acceptable changes to Steve Block's text in the future, given both the relative inactivity of Dev and Ed, and the apparent dislike for one another that has developed over the past few months. Whether the page is left unprotected for 24 hours or 24 months, I'm not confident that Ed and Dev will agree on any changes beyond what Steve wrote. --Kyoko 23:45, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed, I've now unprotected the page, could you implement all of steve blocks proposal and let me know when you've done so I can re-protect it? Ryan Postlethwaite 23:51, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I've just transferred the text as stated. Please review it before you protect it, to make sure that it is correct. I'm sorry about the delay, but I kept switching between different tabs to find the relevant links for the MfDs and the deletion review. I'm most concerned about the inclusion of the very first link, to the creation of Esperanza. I personally think it's OK to include, but I would appreciate another opinion. Thank you very much. --Kyoko 00:06, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Cheers for that, much quicker than I expected :-) The link looks fine to me, as does everything else. I've indef protected it, I will leave the mediation open for 24 hours to make sure no-one has any problems with it, then I will close it. Ryan Postlethwaite 00:30, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your involvement in what has been a very drawn out and heated affair. I hope that the other parties are satisfied with the current Esperanza page, so that we can all move on. --Kyoko 00:39, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

K2 Network

Ryan,

Thanks again for your help with setting up a normal Wiki page for *K2 Network. I've put a brief page together in my userspace, which isn't complete just yet but if you want to take a look at it and give me any feedback you may have, it would be appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xandamere (talk • contribs)

I've replied on your talk page :-) Ryan Postlethwaite 23:08, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We hadn't gotten the news articles in yet, you're more than welcome to add any you find particularly relevant or I can do so myself. I figured on putting a news section below the upcoming releases area.

On a somewhat related note, K2 is releasing a game by the title of Sword of the New World this summer. This game has been out since 2006 in other markets under the name Granado Espada. Currently on Wikpedia, Sword of the New World redirects to the GE entry. However, the version of the game that is being released in the North American market is significantly different from the Korean version, and much of the information in the GE entry will end up being incorrect. For example, the Granado Espada entry lists the maximum number of characters as 8 whereas Sword of the New World will have 32.

Could we work to create a seperate Sword of the New World entry that is more accurate to that game version?

Whoops, forgot to answer one of your questions. I'm afraid we don't have a forum up to discuss the page. Feel free to post anything to me on Wikipedia, or if you prefer, you can email me at xandamere@gmail.com.

"For the record" meant just that.

Your edit summary, when clearing WP:RFCN#Shaunybot et al, said "Clear all, Ben, discuss with the admin if your not happy about the block".

Ryan, I did post a comment to the admin in question: User talk:Viridae#The block, unblock, and immediate re-block of Shaunybot.

My post to Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names#Shaunybot was marked "for the record", which accurately expresses its purpose and intent. Since Viridae's closing remarks began with "Blocked, that could have been take to WP:UAA", it was clear that at least Viridae (and how many others?) had not been aware that the case had already gone through WP:UAA, had already resulted in a block, and had then been unblocked to allow open discussion on WP:RFCN.

In my opinion, these facts should have been stated when the case was re-opened (as they might have affected how it was handled then), but in any event they needed to be filed in the archive with the closed case, so they were on record, not simply in individual living memory. -- Ben TALK/HIST 06:25, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note also that the original username block was (quite properly) done with "autoblock disabled" to allow the user to choose a new name, while the re-block was with "account creation blocked" to prevent creating another username -- something that is supposed to be reserved for blatant offenders (i.e. probable vandals) -- which reflects a severe misunderstanding of either the situation or the appropriate procedure. (Later remedied for this user, and perhaps the admin will be more careful in future.) I know the trend on the username boards has been to minimize instructions, but this is a case where ignorance hurts. I think both WP:UAA and WP:RFCN need to remind blocking admins to look at those checkboxes and choose appropriately, so this doesn't become a widespread pattern of overly hard blocks on non-vandalistic usernames. Agreed? -- Ben TALK/HIST 06:39, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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