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This user is fallible and encourages other admins to be bold in reverting their admin actions.
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All admins are fallible. Wheel wars are bad. I therefore follow a 1RR rule for admin actions.

If you are an admin, and you disagree with an administrative action I have taken (e.g. block, protection, deletion), then please go ahead and reverse or modify it. You don't need to try to contact me first, although a notification afterwards would be polite. If I disagree with your change, then I will seek support from a third admin to reinstate mine.

If you are a non-admin reading this, and you take issue with an admin action of mine, I recommend that you raise it with me in the first instance, and take it to other admins only once you exhaust that avenue. If I have blocked you, you should probably mention my policy in any {{unblock}} request.

I hate having conversations that are split between two pages:
  • If I leave a message on your talk page, I will try to watch, so you are welcome to reply either there or here.
    • If you reply here, I encourage you to copy or link to my original comment to avoid any confusion.
  • If you leave a message for me here, I will usually reply here unless you request otherwise.
  • I may refactor split conversations to make threading clear.

Wiki help

Thanks for your reply. I have responded. Timneu22 (talk) 03:04, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another response, thanks again. Timneu22 (talk) 15:45, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Another response; I'm not doing anything different than I do on WP. Timneu22 (talk) 16:01, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Another response; thank you again for helping to troubleshoot this... Timneu22 (talk) 17:55, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The mystery gets deeper... your sample code is in my EditPage.php verbatim. Timneu22 (talk) 23:00, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your help attempts, but like you said that last shot-in-the-dark didn't apply. I have two plain-vanilla wikis with no customization to things like EditPage. Neither of these take me to the section. :( I just don't know what it could be. Timneu22 (talk) 23:55, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User_talk:Dlohcierekim#Self-limiting_administrators

Thanks for the note. Sorry it took a while. I basically think it's OK, but others may feel put upon. I don't know what would promote buy-in by others. I'm pretty much a 1RR type person anyway as I ascribe to WP:DGAF. If I feel like I've acted in anger with a block, I put it up for discussion at WP:AN/I. I'm a big believer in consensus and discussion and not acting out of haste or anger. . The only time I would take umbrage would be if someone deleted an article unilatereally that I was trying to rescue. For that the course of action would be discussion, WP:DRV, WP:AFD. So I guess I kind of adhere to this already. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 03:43, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A new Oxbridge user box

Bovlb...I am currently in the process of writing a user box for all of the colleges that are part of Oxbridge. This template is meant to replace your current college template. Please take a look at the work in progress and comment on it. My main concerns are college abbreviations and color choice. I am using scarf colors for the colleges. Thank you. - LA @ 17:26, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Adoption?

Just looking for some friendly advice. Get back with me via the talk page if you're available to adopt me. --InvisibleDiplomat666 17:29, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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well, for starters i'd like to start archiving. i'm spending a lot of time on vandals and welcomes. is this a good direction? i did the adoptee template you suggested on my user page. what kind of contributions hold significant weight when nominated for adminship? holler back. InvisibleDiplomat666 18:42, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Archive your user talk page? I use MiszaBot, which seems to work well.
Different people have different criteria for adminship. You may want to review some successful and unsuccessful requests, and also the guide. I think most people would look for an appropriate balance of mainspace and project/user edits to show that you contribute both to the encyclopedia and the community. Your mainspace edits should be a mix of maintenance and content generation. Vandalism-fighting alone would be a warning bell for some voters because they want to feel that admins know how to contribute content (and what it's like to see it deleted). At the same time, you should be able to show that use of admin tools is both a natural extension of contributions you're already making and a rôle for which you've already demonstrated relevant good judgement and knowledge of policy. Blocks in your history are not a bar to adminship, but you need to be able to explain them, and also be up-front about any disputes or controversies you have been involved with. Bovlb (talk) 19:15, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and always include edit summaries, and ensure they are always civil. Bovlb (talk) 19:30, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh Dude

So, all this stuff happened because I inserted some hidden text to warn vandals on Pythagoras. I know, it was dumb. But, I accidentally posted on your user page when I went to reach out to you. As you can see, it was reverted by the guy that won't leave me alone. Anyways, just wanted to give you a heads up. :p --InvisibleDiplomat666 02:58, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Er, yes. There is some precedent for invisible text like that on commonly-vandalised pages (have a look at the source of Beauty, for example), but I don't think that was the right message. Bovlb (talk) 04:28, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have semi-protected the page for 31 hours. Bovlb (talk) 04:31, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
for layin the block down! InvisibleDiplomat666 05:55, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I feel unworthy. Bovlb (talk) 20:58, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

History: [2]

Thanks for your quick response to my "Help Me". Sometimes it is hard to spot the obvious - so thanks for doing that for me 60.234.242.196 (talk) 00:57, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. Bovlb (talk) 03:39, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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