Talk:Adriaan 1/Archive 2

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Request for Unblockmanship

Attention: I have been blocked by THIS PERSON so I am awaiting unblocking and I was wondering how long it still was going to be until then. --Scotteh 17:52, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: Panic! at the Disco

I'm really sorry if my comment on the Panic! at the Disco talk page came across a tad mean. I was quite loaded because of the recent vandalism/edit wars on the article and I guess I took it out on the wrong person. I apologise. What I meant with the "editing other users' comments" was just that you changed the depths of several comments, which, even though it might make it easier to read, is generally not recommended. You're right that I just pointed that out because I felt attacked, and I shouldn't have. --HarryCane 13:33, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Test

new message.

Helpme tag

Hi! I noticed that you placed a {{helpme}} tag on the article Eugène Terre'Blanche. The tag is supposed to go on your talk page; did you need assistance with that article? -- Merope 16:37, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

That's not really how the helpme tag is supposed to work. If you were concerned about the edits or the accuracy of the article, you can use one of the dispute templates to call attention to it. However, you were correct in thinking the article to be kind of fishy--it had been vandalized over several edits. I've now reverted it. -- Merope 16:53, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

I am not an administrator; I just regularly check for Wikipedians who need help. Information about becoming an administrator can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship. Good luck! -- Merope 16:57, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

RfA

I have removed your nomination from the RfA page because:

1. it had no chance of succeeding WP:SNOW
2. you gave no reasons for wanting admin tools
3. there was plenty of associated bile and incivility, including a number of your edits.

Regards, The Land 18:41, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Your racism related comments on your RFA

With regards to your comments on Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Adriaan_1: Please see Wikipedia's no personal attacks policy. "Do not make personal attacks anywhere in Wikipedia. Comment on content, not on the contributor. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users." Please keep this in mind while editing. Thanks. TigerShark 18:43, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Adriaan 1

Thanks for your comment on my nomination page. You are quite rude, however, but I guess it's custom where you live. --Scotteh 18:17, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Flabbergasted? You shouldn't be. --Scotteh 18:36, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

None of us are racist. None of us would have been voted in as administrators in the first place if we were even the slightly bit racist. The major problem is that you lack experience with Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines. Take a look at Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Standards, and name a single person who would vote for you based on your current edit count. If you didn't know, there's only 1,162 administrators on Wikipedia right now because:

Administrators are held to high standards of conduct, as they are often perceived as the "official face" of Wikipedia. Administrators must be courteous and must exercise good judgment and patience in dealing with others. Nominees must have been on Wikipedia long enough for people to see whether they have these qualities. (Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship#About_RfA)

You don't need to be an administrator if all you're doing is writing articles. Administrators are the people who do all the dirty work cleaning up after vandals and spammers and resolving disputes impartially. I highly suggest you withdraw your RFA before you damage your reputation even further. --  Netsnipe  ►  18:54, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

If this really was the reason, they'd have made it far more clearer. Obviously it's a race-related argument. Don't try to rub this rubbish down my throat, I am not stupid. But I guess that's what they all presume of Africans? Ain't that right? --Scotteh 19:03, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

When asked "What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with?" You said "I would like to improve and create articles relating to South Africa." You didn't mention a single "sysop chore" at all in your reply. Why on Earth would we give you the ability to block other people or delete pages if you're going to be writing articles instead of cleaning up vandalism or reviewing Wikipedia:Articles for deletion? From your reaction to the oppose votes on your RFA, you clearly can't stay calm and instead would abuse your powers and block anyone who disagreed with you. We simply can't have that or Wikipedia would fall apart. If race were an issue, then why would I, an Australian of Chinese descent even be an administrator? Your accusations of racism are purely paranoid delusions. --  Netsnipe  ►  19:17, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

What a nonsense excuse. Everybody knows that people do not distinguish between European and East-Asian. They're both white, and they both hate Africans. Do not try to fool anyone "just because" you're Chinese. You are racist. Face it. Don't try to wriggle yourself out of a confrontation. --Scotteh 19:28, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

You clearly have no knowledge of Wikipedia policy because if you were to write that in an article, you'd be breaking the Wikipedia:Neutral Point of View policy because you weren't citing any reliable sources to verify that statement of yours. --  Netsnipe  ►  19:51, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

From the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship page:

"If you intend to nominate yourself, please take note that while there is no hard and fast requirement for nominating, editors with less than three to six months experience and 1,000–2,000 edits very rarely succeed in becoming admins."

This was my standard for opposing your nomination, not race. I have a multiethnic background (my mother is black/Asian), so accusing me of being a racist is very, very incivil, not to mention downright unfair and wrong. You don't need to be an administrator to contribute or create articles. I'm sure you could be a good editor, but lashing out at everyone and accusing them of being racist is not how to do it. As for people not mentioning the standards, they did. Several times. --Coredesat talk. ^_^ 21:58, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Blocked

You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikipedia. If you wish to make useful contributions, you may do so after the block expires. The Land 18:58, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

You're pathetic. Do you really think I'm going to look up to you as an admin now that you've figured out where the block button is? Ugh, you're disgusting. --Scotteh 19:05, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Unblock request declined

A friendly note

Scotteh, these people were not trying to hurt your feelings, nor are they racist. With your recent behavior, I doubt you will be unblocked. Please take this time to relax. --Fang Aili ^talk 20:14, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

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I wasn't *** damned uncivil. Stop with that crap already.

Welcome to Wikipedia!!!

Hello Adriaan 1! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. You may also push the signature button located above the edit window. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. This is considered an important guideline in Wikipedia. Even a short summary is better than no summary. Below are some recommended guidelines to facilitate your involvement. Happy Editing! --  Netsnipe  ►  20:27, 5 September 2006 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial How to edit a page The five pillars of Wikipedia Manual of Style Be bold in editing How to write a great article WikiProjects Getting your info out there Cite your sources Neutral Point of View Point of View Verifiability Uploading images Image use policy Getting more Wikipedia rules Policy Library Getting Help New contributors' help page Where to ask a question Help Desk Frequently Asked Questions Getting along Wikiquette Civility Sign your posts Wikipedians Conflict resolution Getting technical Cleaning up vandalism Pages needing attention Peer review Utilities Village pump

Note: I've posted this message so you can read some of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines that you may have missed the first time around. I am not trying to mock you by "welcoming" you, but this welcome template is just very handy at listing what you need to learn in order to become a better Wikipedian in one place so that you can become an administrator one day if you want to try again. --  Netsnipe  ►  20:27, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Well, let us be fair here. I have noticed that this user has not had a formal welcoming note in his talk page until now! That could be a reason why he was behaving in such a manner. We need more active members on the welcoming committee! This is a classic example of what would happen if a new user had not been officially welcomed promto! Anyway, I sincerely wish you do not leave Wikipedia forever. This is one big misunderstanding. I give you my benefit of the doubt that you are totally unaware of some of the policies here and hope that your future presence in this project would turn out to be a meaningful one. Good luck! --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 05:23, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

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This feels like an eternity... --Scotteh 18:40, 6 September 2006 (UTC)