User talk:RickK
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Range blocks
Hiya I saw you recent post at the village pump, and thought I'd come an teach you how you could have done it.
Firstly do a reverse DNS check to see the internet provider. If it's AOL give up. AOL is far too large, has far too many computers for you to ba able to block the vandal.You'll sucseed in blocking loads of legit users and probably won't get the actual vandal.
Assuming it's not AOL then proceed as follows,
64.12.116.10 through 64.12.117.22
Set the last digits to 0 64.12.116.0 ->> 64.12.117.0
do two /24 blocks 64.12.116.0/24 and 64.12.117.0/24 that will block a total of 512 IPs
Stick to /24 only if you are at all unsure about what you are doing. Note that /31 will block fewer than /24 and /16 will block a lot more. Never go lower than /16 ( I don't you you can in actual fact anyway) Also since range blocks catch innocents as well as vandals keep them short. Policy is 24 hours only I think.
HTH theresa knott 22:28, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Stress
You always seem to be under a lot of stress, what with dealing with trolls and vandals and people who just don't get it. Relax and have a cookie. You'll feel better (food allergies excepted). -- Cyrius|✎ 06:18, 7 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Happy Birthday!
Wishing you a happy and vandal-free birthday. :) Angela. 01:11, Sep 23, 2004 (UTC)
- Eh, heh heh heh. Birthday boy. Have a good one, Rick! (Anyone want to start a List of Wikipedians by birthday page?) --Ardonik.talk()* 01:19, Sep 23, 2004 (UTC)
- Already done. See m:Wikipedians by birthday. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality (talk)]] 22:52, Sep 23, 2004 (UTC)
- Well, damn. I was sure I'd be the first one. How old are you? You can tell me. :-) Mike H 04:46, Sep 23, 2004 (UTC)
- Happy birthday, Rick. Much appreciate your hard work here. Antandrus 04:49, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Like Mike, I'd thought I'd be the first one here. :-) Happy birthday, Rick -- I hope you can relax and have a great time. Best wishes, Jwrosenzweig 22:23, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Agree with reasons already stated. :^) Have a happy birthday! - Lucky 6.9 22:41, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Happy birthday, Rick! [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality (talk)]] 22:44, Sep 23, 2004 (UTC)
- Happy belated birthday, as well. Category talk:Lord Marshals of England seems as good a place as any. john k 20:15, 24 Sep 2004 (UTC)
JillandJack
User:JillandJack seems to be using a somewhat non-standard opening sentence style 1, 2, 3. I don't remember exactly what DW was advocating, but I don't think it was this. If JillandJack is DW it should be acknowledged that he has edited without acrimony or dispute for several months now. However, I am concerned about the continued uploading of potentially copyrighted images. - SimonP 21:23, Sep 24, 2004 (UTC)
Re:Only 13
- Thanks a lot. I don't know if my parents really have the time to contribute. Plus, they're native russians, so they're not too good with English. — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 22:32, 24 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Dvoryanstvo
Please see the policyWikipedia:Deletion_policy#Unlisting_a_page_from_VfD. Or you still insist on the deletion of the article? In that case please provide a more detailed explanation of your position at the VFD page. Mikkalai 05:18, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
I do think it qualifies: Your reason for vfd no longer applies. If you think that I misunderstood your reason, please write it more clear. I am not an original author. And I don't see why the perception of the original autor is of lower quality than ours. And I don't like a precedent of putting a page on vfd with a cryptic phrase (although I agree it made a perfect sense when appllied to the original article). Mikkalai 05:28, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
If someone would take labor to look through the history of my conflicts, he would conclude that if you restored the vfd notice once more, I'd back off. The reason of my removal is to relieve some burden off the people who track vfds. I hope you agree that the vfd page had grown quite a bit lately. And of course, I'd never touch it if there were any arguments in favor of deletion. Mikkalai 05:43, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
User:Aaaaa
A sock puppet was masquerading as you on the VfD pages, going by the name of User:Aaaaa. I have blocked him indefinitely. RickK 05:57, Sep 26, 2004 (UTC)
- Why would somebody be my sock puppet? Am I that important? What would a person gain by using another person's ID? Also...are you a SYSOP? How can you BLOCK somebody? Can I block somebody too?--AAAAA 06:03, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Joseph M. Acaba
Thanks Rick, I was trying to move the page when I realized that I had the "M." without a space, but, I had problems doing so. Thanks again! User:Marine 69-71
Rick, I Just recieved your message. There is a block on an IP which affects me. Do me a favor, go back to Joseph M. Acaba. You're going to notice that my (==See also==) somehow got placed in the middle of the article. Could you move it to the end where it is supposed to be? Thanks again. User: Marine 69-71
Thanks again, Rick. It's good to know that I can count on you. I just found out yourecently had a birthday, Happy Birthday! Better late then never, I always say! User:Marine 69-71
Banging my head against a wall
I've actually found my desk to be quite satisfying. I've got a nice little spot on it cleared. Snowspinner 22:01, Sep 26, 2004 (UTC)
Dr. Michael M. Krop High School
Please checkout Dr. Michael M. Krop High School. Maybe it's non-notable still (school is only 6 years old so it's difficult to get notability), but the article has much improved since you saw it. If you can change your vote to a KEEP, it will be greatly appreciated--AAAAA 22:34, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
The Killers
This is a very notable band. Everyone I know has heard of it, whether they be here or in Pensacola. I thought I'd message you first, because this seems to fall under "You're too old to know the new music today"...I know that sounds mean, but I figured I'd tell you, since my parents haven't heard of it, or even my older siblings. Mike H 23:30, Sep 26, 2004 (UTC)