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Hello. As you may have noticed, I have not been on Wikipedia for the last month or so. That was really a break to regain my sanity after much editing. I also had complex personal issues, regarding and not regarding wiki, and I read a few things that made me lose my faith in Wikipedia. Now I think that it is time for me to eschew my previous editing habits and just pop in here and there to improve the encyclopedia. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 02:31, 30 December 2008 (UTC) [reply]

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Your conduct in the discussion about Kurt Weber has been appaling. You have repeatedly labelled multiple users including myself, and most notably, Majorly as trolls. You have frequently used insulting sarcasm and patronisation to get your point across. You have even attacked Majorly on his talk page. In general, you've been completely disruptive. Please refrain from such behaviour in future discussions, it's completely couter productive, and in already hot subjects such as this, downright immature. If you wish to continue your participation in the discussion, I suggest you do so in a calmer manner.--Serviam (talk) 16:01, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Calling someone a troll for trolling is not incivility, but merely stating the truth. I'm removing myself from that and related threads. If Majorly is wise he will do the same. Erik the Red 2 (AVE·CAESAR) 17:20, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Calling someoen a troll regardless of their actions inflames the situation massivly. It's about as tactful as telling someone everyone else thinks they're weird. It's rude, and I thought nearly everyone was mature enough to know this. Evidently I was wrong.--Serviam (talk) 18:05, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I called Kurt a troll, but the difference is, he is one. I'm not (or at least nowhere near as bad as him). Majorly ^talk 18:59, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Majorly, please be mature enough to disengage yourself from that discussion. The community was tired of my rants, and I am sure they are just as tired of yours. Erik Proxy-Connection: keep-alive

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e Red 2 (AVE·CAESAR) 19:01, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Majorly and Erik, please both read Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#His talkpage and take note of TOAT's comment there. I would hate to see either of you blocked over this. DuncanHill (talk) 19:12, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've already withdrawn myself completely, I'm just waiting for Majorly to reciprocate. Erik the Red 2 (AVE·CAESAR) 19:14, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would be wise indeed if you were to refrain from reference to Majorly – by word or deed, implicit or explicit – for the next little while. Let Majorly handle his own affairs; there's no need for you to comment on whether or not he's reciprocating your withdrawal. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 19:25, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's just annoying that Majorly gets a "Get out of Jail Free" card while Kurt is blocked for the same behavior. I think the discussion will be far saner and more productive without either of us badgering those who provide comments. Erik the Red 2 (AVE·CAESAR) 15:05, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Basicly what the guy says is true, there were Jewish councils in the Polish ghettos that took orders from the Germnans. Read Judenrat by Isiah Trunk, it is an excellant historical account of Jewish collaboration during the war in Poland--Woogie10w (talk) 00:37, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Juden Rat does not mean Jewish rats, Rat in German means council, in German towns they have a Rathaus, the city hall--Woogie10w (talk) 00:40, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It is a moot point now, my discussion entry deleted. Apparently this subject still remains historically obscure and something of a sore spot for many. 68.9.24.234 (talk) 12:09, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what it was you were trying to do here, but the result was that nonsense was added to the article, so I reverted your change. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:14, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It seems like your unrelated posts are added weird content into mine. Check it out. Here it is a second time. Not sure what to make of it. Are you using an external editor or something? It isn't a big deal, but I was almost 100% certain that you didn't know you were doing it. Protonk (talk) 22:26, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weird. I definitely didn't realize I was doing it. I was just editing with Firefox; now I'm using Safari to see if the browser makes a difference. Erik the Red 2 (AVE·CAESAR) 23:00, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it seems that it was the browser causing the problem. Erik the Red 2 (AVE·CAESAR) 23:01, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I thought it was weird. I'll have to keep an eye out to see if firefox does that for me. Protonk (talk) 23:06, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Erik, not sure what caused it, but this diff [1] is very odd indeed. DuncanHill (talk) 01:56, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See above... I'm starting to think that it is my internet connexion rather than the browser that is causing the problem. Tell me if you see anything else weird. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 02:00, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, will do. DuncanHill (talk) 02:03, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it's not just happening to you - see [2] for example. I have asked at the Village Pump - Technical if anyone there knows what is causing it. DuncanHill (talk) 02:34, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 02:42, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

		The Resilient Barnstar
		I've seen your activity on evolution-related pages. I understand I was a little harsh on you previously, and I'm sorry. As we'll be working in close proximity on those pages I think I'd like to put that little episode behind me :-) Serviam (talk) 16:04, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot! I kind of overreacted there- Kurt is a touchy subject for me. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 22:01, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

[3] - Did you look at their contribs? They basically nominated every small Linux distro for speedy deletion. Not exactly vandalism, but certainly not constructive contributions. Mr.Z-man 22:54, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not a blockable offense. They were not warned, as far as I can tell, and so were not doing anything in violation of warnings. Having a radical deletionist POV and exercising it (nominating the world for deletion) is not vandalism per se. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 22:59, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As I said, not exactly vandalism, but still inappropriate and disruptive, and requiring admin attention. In the future please limit things like this to a comment, and leave it to an admin to evaluate. Mr.Z-man 23:09, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, um per Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/-Ril-, you may want to remove the ~~~~ from your signature, as it could be confusing. Just wanted to let you know. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 03:40, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that it's an issue, as it includes my username and tiles in different colors, unlike Ril's, which is just standard, black tildes. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 12:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's cool, I figured I would just let you know. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 01:27, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Thank you for your recent participation in the AFD which closed with a snow result of Keep. Unfortunately, the nominator is not content with this consensus and is now proposing that the article be merged. Please see discussion. Colonel Warden (talk) 20:55, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks for that :). I'm definetly going to take those pointers to heart, although i'm not currently looking for any kind of admin rights; my current tasks (and there's a long, long list of things to do) don't require them. It's still nice to get affirmation that i'm doing the right sort of thing, especially from someone who opposed my previous RfA (and kudos, btw, on your attitude to the whole userboxen thing; i note it's come come up one SoWhy's RfA now too). Ironholds 01:16, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh god. Don't get me started. Thanks for the kind words, Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 01:53, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problemo. I'd advise avoiding the SW discussion; it's getting nasty. Ironholds 01:55, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. This is somewhat ironic, but 83.226.64.212 (the IP who's edit you reverted back to mine, and left a comment with) is me. The family tree is still incomplete, I didn't have time to finish it. But tbh, it was just way too incomprehensible before. But the thing is, now that you've reverted it, it doesn't even include any of the Olympian gods, which is a bit silly. --Yenemus (talk) 09:40, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Kitchen Sink (Third Watch). CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 11:57, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for supporting me in my RfA, which passed with a count of (154/3/2). I appreciate the community's trust in me, and I will do my best to be sure it won't regret handing me the mop. I am honored by your trust and your support. Again, thank you. Happy editing! –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 17:49, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You were the first to mention Bob Dylan. You win a barnstar. Of course, there is no barnstar. Unless you want to plaster one here your-fine-self :-). Thanks for your contributions to my talkpage EtR, be well :-) Keeper ǀ 76 21:58, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You've always been a model contributor to me. We'll miss you, Keeper. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 22:01, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, if I'm your model, you'll never pass RFA :-). I have about 25% mainspace edits :-) Keeper ǀ 76 22:04, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

that was a complete accident and I did not mean to delete your comment on the ANI board. I actually replied to it after your re-posted it. --Einsteindonut (talk) 23:30, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, don't worry about it. We all make mistakes. :) 00:13, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

No matter what anyone else says, this will always trump any other oppose as the most epic of all time. "He would make a great admin, it's just so suspicious!"

That sounds like a challenge. ;-) Axl ¤ [Talk] 19:34, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar to whoever opposes with worse rationale. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 22:49, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I'm user 80.30.243.29, (also user 3coma14 in spanish wikipedia and wiki commons). Don't trully understand the reason for the deletion of the picture; I thougt it was relevant (maybe you don´t, but it was'nt in any case an experiment) :-O ¿Do you have any especial criteria or policy to decide when pictures are appropiated? Sincerely, don't understand the problem... Beg you perdon if this message may sound too rude. It's only because my english is not as good as it should. :-) --80.30.243.29 (talk) 13:20, 2 October 2008 (UTC) Hi again, I decided to create my own page here in the english wikipedia (it's free) XD --3coma14 (talk) 16:03, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It might have been relevant, might not have been, just an image was inappropriate in that place, I think that it is a good image, and you should discuss it on the talk page of the article for where to put it in. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 23:46, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, this message is to inform you that User:Foxy Loxy has restarted their RfA. The new discussion is located at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Foxy Loxy 2. GlassCobra 10:00, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

@ this. That's going in my list of funny stuff. Absolutely awesome. Period. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 03:14, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Completely unrelated to that, but you need to do something about your userpage. I'm using Firefox 3 and I can't click on your talk page tab. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 03:18, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed (I hope). Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 03:30, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, it works now. Thanks. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 03:36, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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A Thank You Card!

Dear Erik the Red 2, thank you so much for your words of support, kindness, and your trust in me. My request for Adminship has been closed, and the support the community has shown will be with me forever. I have no way to properly express how grateful I am, and all I can tell you is this: I shall try not to disappoint you nor anyone else with my use of the buttons... and if I mess up, please tell me! :) If you ever need my help, either for admin-related stuff or in any other way, you are welcome to ask, and I shall do my very best. Please take care. G.A.S 16:45, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

no one has been attacked - please stop with your false red hearings - they are silly and do you no good. Please stand up for your points and you won't need to whine so much. thank you. JohnHistory (talk) 00:54, 8 October 2008 (UTC)JohnHistory[reply]

You spelled Herring incorrectly. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 02:32, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Erik the Red 2, I'd like to thank you for voting in my RFA. Thanks also for expressing your trust in me, and I hope that I live up to your expectations. Don't forget, if you have any questions (or bits of advice), please leave a message on my talk page. Thanks again, Spencer^T♦C 02:50, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

..it's now about 2/3rds of a cent adjusting for value :P. Ironholds (talk) 21:23, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Erik the Red 2. You have new messages at Travellingcari's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

again :) TravellingCari 02:51, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Erik. I saw your comment on TravellingCari's talk page. I was considering nomming you soon anyways. Would you like me to nom you? J.delanoy^gabs_adds 13:58, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, actually, you are a user I've looked up to for a while. Thanks a lot. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 19:48, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay - good luck! Pedro :  Chat  19:53, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! :) Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 19:54, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd strongly recommend using the prototype RFA (although I'm undecided about the overall merit of the the fromat). Your total edit count may be a bit low for some and a full and frank discussion will probably benefit rather than hinder. Pedro :  Chat  20:01, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, that's what I've been recruited for, I wouldn't have accepted any offer otherwise because it would probably tank the RfA. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 20:04, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(outdent) OK, I'll write up a nom statement as soon as I can once Ironhold's RFA is over (or whenever, I haven't been following the discussion on that RFA or on WT:RFA very closely, so I don't know exactly when you want to start) J.delanoy^gabs_adds 03:58, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

After Ironhold's RfA and the subsequent post mortem. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 20:25, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This [4] which you corrected today, began as a bogus entry by the banned user User:Ron liebman which George saw fit to leave in place. Liebman is basically an idiot who keeps turning up now and then after having been banned over a year ago for continual disruption. He's a self-styled baseball trivia expert who is in fact a laughingstock at SABR, only he doesn't know that (unless he's reading this). He can't be fully stopped, because he does his "work" at the N.Y. Public Library system, and an IP block would end up blocking every library user. He's a pest who turns up every week or so, but that's about it. Thanks fer listenin'. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 22:32, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, I knew, and I hate sockpuppets and impostors as much as the next guy. I just wanted to format the talk page correctly, because otherwise the following sections would be formatted as subsections. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 02:05, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It really adds injury to insult when you find yourself making style corrections to vandalism. :) Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 03:17, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

		The Original Barnstar
		In praise of your wonderful contributions to expanding the depth, scope and character of Wikipedia. Keep up the fine work! Ecoleetage (talk) 03:12, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just to let you know, it is seriously screwed up in Firefox 3. — neuro^(talk) 20:44, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I concur.--InTraining ^{Jack In} 20:47, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's fixed now. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 20:58, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry mate it looks worse, would you like me to upload a screenshot?--intraining ^{Jack In} 21:09, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Better now? Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 21:16, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

much better, although the word Userboxes is on the left and the userboxes are on the right(no biggie), other than that it looks great.--intraining ^{Jack In} 21:20, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Should Add that nothing is over lapping which was the problem to start with.--intraining ^{Jack In} 21:22, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I realigned the userboxes. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 21:23, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You've got it now two columns works perfect, good user page by the way I need to do something with mine.--intraining ^{Jack In} 21:25, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Erik, regarding your recent edit to the Napoleon article. I've been working hard on this article and improving the references in response to peer review. Your recent good faith revert reinserted an error into the archer reference and removed references I had spent time researching. How do you justify claiming a source at http://web2.airmail.net, whose reliablity is questioned at peer review, is better quality than a source published by Random House? Tom B (talk) 23:50, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, that was a mistake. I when viewing an old diff to access the old source, I accidentally clicked on a different link, which was a very reliable source. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 01:17, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wow--I clarified/challenged two votes (one being yours) and you accuse me of badgering. It seems that you have ill will against me for some reason. ~one of many editorofthewikis ^{(talk/contribs/editor review)}~ 00:16, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

At the time my comment was made, you had responded to and questioned 2/3 of the previous opposes. That constitutes badgering. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 01:20, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Erik the Red 2. Thank you very much for your support in my recent Request for Adminship, which was successful with 111 supports, 0 opposes, and 0 neutral. I have to say I am more than a little overwhelmed by this result and I greatly appreciate your trust in me. I will do my best to use the tools wisely. Thanks again. Regards. Thingg⊕⊗ 00:35, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And from me as well. I thank you for supporting me in my RfA, Erik. Let's go raid the Scottish Coast. :) Lazulilasher (talk) 23:41, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tis fine! You might want to check out the post-mortem, btw; depending on the consensus for the "utter failure" side of things you may want to run your RfA traditionally. Ironholds (talk) 14:21, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Where is the pm located? Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 14:22, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

here--intraining ^{Jack In} 23:40, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you click on the link, you'll see I've commented already. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 00:03, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Since it's you who'll be taking it, do you have any preferences? Current idea is the same as last time, but with 2 days for questioning and a 'crat clerking it to remove irrelevant (repeated/general/hypothetical) questions. Ironholds (talk) 12:59, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good. I like the crat as clerk idea. I'll ask my nominator to see his opinion. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 00:55, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there! Just a note thanking you for supporting my RFA which successfully passed with 60 supports, 0 opposes and 2 neutrals. I hope I'll be able to live up to everyone's expectations, and thank you for trusting me! All the best, Ale_Jrb^talk 20:26, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to take a minute to let you know that I appreciate your support in my recently-closed RfA, which passed with a count of 56 in support, 7 in opposition, and 2 neutrals. I'll certainly try to justify your faith by using the tools wisely. Happy editing, and thanks again! Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 22:20, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

		The Real Life Barnstar
		For your willingness to contact law enforcement when appropriate. Only slightly unfortunate that we collided on the report. Toddst1 (talk) 02:39, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Because it seems like you are acting like one the way you are threatening me and reverting everything I edit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thegoodlocust (talk • contribs) 05:56, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an admin, however any user can revert biased, policy violating edits. How have I threatened you? Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 12:21, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This was a threat. If you didn't mean it to be a threat then you need to work on your communication skills. My edits were plainly not disruptive and I feel you are just trying to shut me up.In fact, I feel your edits are clearly disruptive in how you are preventing any and all changes to the Barack Obama article without your pre-approval. I shudder to think that you have aspirations to become an admin, but I guess when you go around acting like you are an admin with such clear warnings you don't really need the actual power or responsibility. TheGoodLocust (talk) 16:57, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It was not a threat but merely a warning. You get blocked and come back and keep making the exact same kind of edits that got you blocked in the first place. You are inserting random, irrelevant trivia that only serves to disparage Obama onto his article, and are harassing me on my talk page. That deserves a warning. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 21:20, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for your support on my RFA, which today passed unanimously. I will do my best to make sure that I don't let any of you down. If you ever need any help with anything, feel free to ask me, i'll be happy to. Also, i do understand your concerns about my lack of image knowledge, and i do consider it a priority to acquire at least a basic understanding of the image space. Thanks again--Jac16888 (talk) 17:08, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for a non-template message! I have all trust in you. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 21:18, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just wanted to thank you for your help with The William Penn Society redirect problem. It is my fraternity, and I appreciate it greatly! --Jgenzuk (talk) 21:24, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're very welcome! Let me know if you have any more questions.

Hey, thanks a lot for getting the image sorted out, I wasn't quite sure how to link it from commons. Also, thanks for expanding it. RockManQ ^(talk) 03:00, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don't mention it! Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 04:00, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Surely a wiki is not considered reliable, even if it is written (mostly) by scientists? ~one of many editorofthewikis ^{(talk/contribs/editor review)}~ 20:42, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't a normal Wiki, it is a wiki where people post scholarly articles. Tell me which criteria of a reliable source it does not meet. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 20:43, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just loggen on to it and made a test edit. The site is not reliable by any sense of the term. ~one of many editorofthewikis ^{(talk/contribs/editor review)}~ 22:02, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please visit talk to vote. LamaLoLeshLa (talk) 04:01, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for correcting that mistake. :) Best wishes, —αἰτίας •discussion• 21:06, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad it wasn't my mistake, but if you call it a neutral and put it in the neutral section, it's probably a neutral. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 21:08, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Don't think we had the best first interaction. Let's make amends! —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 21:24, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I noticed today that you were doing newpages patrolling but are not marking some of the pages you visit as patrolled. Though this is not mandatory in any way, and should not be done for all newpages, where appropriate it keeps your fellow patrollers from wasting time reviewing the same page multiple times. In any event, keep up the good work! Thanks. Waterden (talk) 15:59, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just a note that this is the English Wikipedia. There is a range of Wikipedias in other languages; please don't submit non-English articles here. Stifle (talk) 20:23, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What are you talking about? I think you clicked on the wrong link. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 20:24, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I specifically said on that page, that I WAS GETTING STARTED. Sheesh, I know that it's a crude couple sentences. Can't you wait a second, when I specifically note that I'm in the middle of writing the article!? I'm about to take a formal complaint out on you.TCO (talk) 20:27, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dude, chill. I just added tags to attract more editors to the page in order to expand the article. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 20:28, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm literally minutes from putting it in and I'm working on links, yada yada...and I said that I was getting started. Sheesh. I don't think those userboxes help. They drive deletionism. Will let you know how many CONTENT-ADDERS get "driven there", by the boxes. Instead I have a deletion notice sitting there like a turd.

That was someone else who added the deletion tag. Please stop attacking me. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 20:32, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Go add some content or send me some editors who want to do so. Your boxes (literally minutes after my posting and while I'm IN THE MIDDLE of writing the article) have a negative effect, not a positive one. If you want to "help", go advertise for me on some relevant category or project site, so I get some content-writers to help me.TCO (talk) 20:38, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can't write the article because I have not read the book and it has almost zero sources about it. Please stop harrassing me. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 20:40, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, well since your stated rationale is driving to drive editors to improve the article, why don't you make a post on the discussion page that encourages that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by TCO (talk • contribs) 20:45, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Friendly question on Boyan Josic. You placed an A7 tag on the article, but I'm seeing weak claims of notability (CEO). Is there something going on here that I'm not seeing that would make speedy deletion the right course instead of prod/AfD? Thanks!--Fabrictramp | talk to me 20:53, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake. An AfD might be more appropriate. I'll start one. Thanks for the reminder. :) Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 20:54, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. BTDT myself. I just like to check with experienced editors before I assume. :) --Fabrictramp | talk to me 20:56, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On December 21, 1997, Barack Obama wrote a short review [5][6][7] of William Ayers’ book A Kind and Just Parent: The Children of Juvenile Court[8], which had recently been published by Beacon Press. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmsetser (talk • contribs) 00:54, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The information is not relevant at all to the article. See WP:UNDUE. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 00:56, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The information is relevant to the article. It is a neutral fact published in the Chicago Tribune. It shows a linkage between William Ayers and Barack Obama. How is that irrelevant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmsetser (talk • contribs) 01:04, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop trolling, and try to sign your username. Not every fact that exists merits entry into Wikipedia; the Chicago Tribune publishes a lot of irrelevant material. It doesn't show a linkage between the two, I've reviewed books before, am I suddenly "linked" to them? Drawing a conclusion from that source is original synthesis. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 01:07, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Obama's middle name ISN'T Hussien. Editting it out is getting RID OF Vandalism.

Yes, it is. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 02:46, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. Didn't know it was. I thought someone was vandalizing it and I wanted to change it. Sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.112.246.66 (talk) 16:50, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've opened a request for mediation, and you are invited to contribute. Thanks. Freedom Fan (talk) 17:14, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As Halloween is my favorite holiday, I just wanted to wish those Wikipedians who have been nice enough to give me a barnstar or smile at me, supportive enough to agree with me, etc., a Happy Halloween! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 14:47, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have a nasty message on my talk page starting as calling me 'pal'...

That doesn't sound like the Wiki five pillars to me...but is actually bullying and rather attempt at intimidation, rather than substantiation of claims of inaccuracy. Goes on to claim he has fellow 'pals who will back him up.' This sounds strangely like Brooklyn justice to me, collusive tyranny to be more precise, and not collaborative discourse of the nature I expect on Jimmy Wales' Wikipedia.

The poster who didn't sign goes on to refer to some of my material as Nonsense from a country he names in a denigrating manner.

The only substantive challenge to my post was saying it was 'without references'. But, I did include those references when I found them citing academic work that contributes to the understanding of the article, and the controversies surrounding the current POV expressed. My additions give the article a more neutral point of view than the none currently dominant in the article, and illuminates for the reader about the nature of controversy that extends into our current affairs.

Please advise what POV push means if that is a wikipedia term of art, and what I need to do to reinstate my additions to the article in a civilised and well adjudicated and public manner.

Thank you Cogdis4 (talk) 15:28, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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okay so you've been monitoring me for a while now, i guess it could help because im still a rookie, but.

okay, you say that im a high profilic nationalist POV editor, right? well, you are wrong on saying im a high profilic editor, frw know me (not counting on whoever those was that spied on me) and also. MY POV is not biased, at least not yet from my edits, okay, so i created the one china template, but if that makes me an ultranationalist(which i presume is a bad thing judjing from what you say), does all those free tibet/taiwan/east turkestan templates remain okay? all those free tibet and whatever separtist leiency editors. why arnt they been banned then if opposing their views makes me elgible for a ban? wikipedia is neutral and so, why cant i have my views if thay are allowed to have theirs? just because these views clash? Btzkillerv (talk) 19:57, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It is not an eye-for-an-eye system here. If you feel the editing or actions of others are biased, you should speak up and try to end that bias, rather than reciprocating with your own. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 00:25, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

yeah yeah suuure. so, you mean that wikipedis is okay for free tibetan (or free whatever) separtists to roam this wiki and yet I CANT OPPOSE THAT IN MY VIEWS!? what do you think wikipedia is? icant change someone's mind just for the sake of it,and they are allowed to express their views, since when does it say i cant support the unity of the so-called opressed parts of china? EH? so, i'm a criminal JUST BECAUSE I DONT SHARE THEIR VIEWS AND INSTEAD OPPOSE IT!? and foryour infomation on wehrmachtvnn, i already changed the biased bits! and what eye-for-eye? when did you find me putting biased bits in articles!? apparantly all those free tibet/taiwan/east turkestan templates are okay because it obeys the wikipedia rules, so what rule did my template break!? Btzkillerv (talk) 20:03, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Erik the Red 2, thank you very much for participating in my Rfa, which was successful with 80 Support, 5 Oppose, 6 Neutral. The comments were overwhelming, and hopefully I can live up to the expectation of the community. I would also like to thank my nominator Realist2 and my co-nom Orane (talk), and special mention to Acalamari and Lenticel (talk) for the kindness from the start. Regards, Efe

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		Erik the Red 2, I would like to thank you for your participation in my recent Request for Adminship, which passed with 112 supports, 4 opposes and 5 neutrals. A special mention goes out to Stwalkerster and Pedro for nominating me, thanks a lot for having trust in me! In response to the neutrals, I will try to double check articles that have been tagged for speedy deletion before I CSD them and will start off slowly with the drama boards of ANI and AN to ensure that I get used to them. In response to the oppose !votes on my RfA, I will check that any images I use meet the non-free content criteria and will attempt to handle any disputes or queries as well as I can. If you need my help at all, feel free to simply ask at my talk page and I'll see if I can help. Once again, thank you for your participation, and have a great day! :) The Helpful One 22:22, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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...are you going to run??? iMatthew 22:57, 25 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If I can find a nom, or when I finally convince my self that people will not look at my 650-odd user talk edits and accuse me of being a Myspacer. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 01:31, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're telling me!! I have a thousand or so talk page edits. But I'm sure that you, just like me - use the talk page to discuss Wikipedia, not myspacey things. You'd pass right away. Ask Balloonman. iMatthew 01:33, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted to wish those Wikipedians who have been nice enough to give me a barnstar or smile at me, supportive enough to agree with me, etc., a Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, --Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, A Nobody^{My talk} 02:29, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Kind regards,

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Hi Erik the Red 2, it's now been over half a year since my previous request for the mop, and reviewing that RfA reveals that you were one of my opposers last time round. I was wondering if you'd like to comment on my current status in the Wikipedia community, and if you believe I would be ready to run for adminship again in future? Please respond wherever you feel it is most appropriate. Kind regards. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 16:25, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for your reply :) —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 08:51, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Erik, I added material to this article with footnote to Dylan biography which you deleted. I've added the material again with (even more) ref/cites. best wishes Mick gold (talk) 19:12, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good. Erik the Red 2 ~~~~ 22:04, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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