User talk:Lord Voldemort~enwikibooks

Wikijunior Big Cats

WJ Dinosaurs

Note from John Burkitt
Thanks for the kind words. Wikipedia and Wikibooks are wonderful resources and they capture all the best of what makes the internet great. You may not know this, but of the titles published by traditional houses, two out of every three are reissues of classics that are guaranteed to sell...either as texts for literature classes or as must haves to gather dust on a bookshelf. Of the remaining third, much of it is by the If you write it they will come rich and famous with juicy secrets about what it's like to make out with Donald Trump or order a low level operative in the CIA to take the heat. That leaves a number of by the author of books that people will buy because he/she also wrote Galaxy of Blood. Maybe one out of ten books is really an innovative title by a new author. The odds are stacked against new talent, or at least they were until the Internet. Wikipedia is unique in that it capitalizes on the idealism, fire, and social conscience of a wide spectrum of our society. People like you who make this resource work are my heroes. Thank you, thank you, thank you! John Burkitt 02:04, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Don't Hold Your Breath
I know you would like to have Jimbo make some kind of conciliatory remark about his actions, but my experience in dealing with him is that he seldom gets involved in day-to-day matters of projects like Wikibooks directly. It is interesting that he gave himself admin privileges for Wikibooks at the same time he put up the notice of speedy delete on Staff Lounge. I don't know if he intended to use it or if that was merely a threat.

I have made a comment about this whole thing on Foundation-l and the response has been very interesting to say the very least. At least this is bring the issue up to the larger Wikimedia community, including the other board members... although I'm not sure if they are going to speak out against Jimbo here. This is going to be rather interesting to say the least about how this is going to be resolved.

The main point I want to make is that we as a community need to decide if we accept or reject Jimbo's "ruling" on this matter, and more importantly on how to change policy to fit this new reality. Thank you for pointing out that Wikibooks has been sent into a tailspin over this issue. --Rob Horning 02:55, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Game Manuals
I certainly understand what you have been saying about the game manuals. However, they have not previously been considered to be against policy, they are not explicitly against policy, jimbo did not specifically say they were against policy (although admittedly he got close). I think that at the moment it is a waste of time to fight this fight. Until we can get an enforced policy, in writing, the community will never justify the mass deletion of all the game manuals. If you want to start targeting manuals, then don't go for something so big as the pokedex: It's a high profile book with a large following. Pick the smaller books that are in a state of disrepair.

We should also probably post a prominent link in the community portal to let people know that there is currently a debate on the game manual topic, and we can call an official vote on the issue soon. -- 19:25, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Question about a block
I prefer to block an IP listed on SORBS whatever he contributes. If he really wants to help Wikibooks, he will log from normal IP or complain that he is not an open proxy. --Derbeth talk 20:59, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the message
I think our only real problem is that we're 2 very opinionated people who love the project, and have different ideas of whats best for it. Given that, I can't promise we won't butt heads again in the future, but I think we can put this recent argument behind us. --Gabe Sechan 17:19, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Oops, I edited from a history
Really sorry about that. I was backpaging through the history of the page (thats how I normally read those megapages, so I can keep track of what has changed- they're too long to read every time I go to the site). I must have hit the edit from the history text tab rather than the current text tab. I didn't actually mean to delete those, just to add my comment and vote.--Gabe Sechan 18:12, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Notice that I even accidently deleted one of my own votes there :/ --Gabe Sechan 18:13, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Vandalism
Thanks a lot for fighting vandalism. Unfortunately, there are so few people who partol recent changes here and I really appreciate your help.

BTW, do you check anons to be open proxies? If you find any, report them to WB:VIP and I will block them. --Derbeth talk 09:48, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Big Cats Wikijunior
Where is the discussion surrounding the December 10th deadline for Big Cats to be up-to-code? Thanks. -- LV (Dark Mark) 18:47, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
 * On the original proposal to the Beck Foundation (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikijunior/proposal_to_Beck_Foundation), we said it would be printed by December 2005. All good printers likely have a backlog of jobs, because they're so in demand. Plus, I have to preflight the file to make sure it will print. So, sooner is better than later. --  user:zanimum


 * Well, thanks for the response. So what is going to happen to the Solar System book? I thought that that book was going to be the first to print. Maybe I read that wrong somewhere. Anyway, do we even know who is going to be doing the printing or distributing? Do we have any of the processes in place to actually make this happen, or is this just something you noticed and decided to act upon? -- LV (Dark Mark) 19:21, 6 December 2005 (UTC)


 * That was discussed at Talk:Wikijunior Solar System/Archive 2. I think it'd be a way better idea to publish Solar System first, but unforunately our grant proposal for some reason explicitly says that our first one will be on animals.  Not sure if they'd really hold us to that or not.  Anyone know who is actually in communication with the Beck Foundation?  &mdash; Laura Scudder | Talk 20:36, 8 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Nevermind, I answered my own question. I've left a message with the Grant Coordinator, m:User:Danny.  &mdash; Laura Scudder | Talk 20:52, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

I don't end up doing as much with Wikibooks as I'd like, just proofreading and finding images. Did you ever get a response from Danny since August? I can't seem to find any. &mdash; Laura Scudder | Talk 01:34, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Yeah, that is essentially what i wanted, although i still have some fine-tuning to do. I havent used CSS in years, so i'm a little rusty at it. -- 18:20, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Big cat maps
I'm glad you like them. I'm planning on doing one for each cat, but it takes longer with really big ranges. Hopefully I'll be done today or else later this weekend. &mdash; Laura Scudder | Talk 18:58, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Marbled Cat
It is correctly considered a big cat, though it's the size of your average house cat. More closely related to the leopard than the cougar, it's really quite an oddity. I added it in a hurry. You can still smell the tire skid marks where I rushed to get this one in under the wire. By all means take a lookie. John Burkitt 02:07, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Wikibooks Debate
Hello. I have seen the Staff Lounge discussions and the matter seems to have ended. Wales came in and did some rather unusual things, there was a reaction, and now everything has passed. Perhaps you had some justification mentioning the debate three weeks ago, but I think you were pushing your opinion when you announced that the Muggles' Guide was inappropriate for Wikibooks. The community decided the appropriateness of the Guide months ago and that was settled. One user will not come in and totally change all policies. Those discussing with you in Staff Lounge made it quite clear that you had a misrepresentation of Wikibooks policies and I think many more would agree with them. I believe your actions on Wikipedia were inappropriate since they effectively did scare others about the project. In the end, I just want to make sure there isn't trouble caused that doesn't need to be. Hit me at my Talk page if you need. -Matt 18:38, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I believe that since you wrote the statements yourself (obviously), you don't see how they can be seen as inappropriate. Your point of view should not affect what you say to others at Wikipedia. As a reader, I see you saying "this book is going to be deleted so we need to figure out what's going to happen with some of the content." You were not very suggestive and were instead telling the audience what would happen. You should have exercised more grace and given a "heads up" instead of a plan of action based on your opinion of what would happen. Your statements of how the Guide "is" this and "isn't" that shouldn't be placed in the same location as your so-called "informative" message. Bolding the word "might" doesn't help explain the point of view you laced in with your message. Wikibooks changes will come at a gradual pace (and quite gradual at that since I think the Wales edit issues were rather random and current policy overwhelmed them) and suggesting the immediate backup of content contradicts your previous "informative only" remarks. Even after things calmed down, you didn't go back and modify your statement to be less rash. If you came back to make one change you could have made another. Your opinions here at Wikibooks have come under a great deal of criticism (evident through the Staff Lounge discussions) and I see this as a continuation. I disagree with your actions and I don't think our conversation will move any further. You have already begun throwing out personal insults towards me and so I think I'll end it here. My explanations have agreement with Wikibooks admins and several other big-time editors here so I'm fine with my stance. Hopefully you'll understand policy better the more time you spend here. -Matt 22:15, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Just one last thing, since I don't want a name-calling fight (a "no personal attacks" policy doesn't need to be here either, I just think it's appropriate). From what I've seen, there's been clashes with you here on Wikibooks. I'd rather end this as "we agree to disagree." I think the Guide fits policy, you think it might not. That's the end. Don't get so personal. I'll take the time to make sure I've read all your comments. I'd love to see many of the policies you're proposing go into official effect and maybe I'll start getting into policy discussion like you do. "What Wikibooks Is" is a constant circular discussion here and I'd rather have friends at Wikibooks than enemies. Oh, and I just like cleared talk pages. If someone wants archives, they can view the history. -Matt 22:50, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Christmas Break
Massive edit today to add some of the more popular itty-bitty-kitty species. Am taking a Christmas Break from Big Cats until after Season's Greetings. John Burkitt 03:56, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

One Last Thing
I edited the talk page on BIG CATS not for CENSORSHIP but for massive LENGTH. It has started triggering alerts when I add to it that the page is so long that some browsers can't edit it. That is a serious concern for the democracy of the group. There are several dead horses that no longer need kicking that date back months. I removed all superfluous comments I made that added nothing to the discussion, turned a few bullet point lists into concise paragraphs, and removed a couple of completely settled discussions like whether SOMEBODY should add Margays (I did). That page is becoming Gone With The Wind. Please remain aware of this situation so nobody gets locked out. John Burkitt 15:13, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Return
Yeah, I've been here before. It's just that I work in Wikipedia most actively. Thanks for the welcome message anyways! -- WB 23:45, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Re: English?

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Thank you for your message. Yes, I speak a bit english. I've left a buerocrat request on that page you recomended. Gubbubu 18:58, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Blocking vandals
Hey, LV, if you block such obvious vandals as WoW, check Block log. Actually, I blocked him an hour ago ;-)

BTW: I was able to block and revert this vandal shortly after his appearance, IRC anti-vandal bot warned me about it. Without this bot this guy would make severe mess. Please take this in consideration and if you are online, join #wikibooks-en-vandalism, set highlighter on for 'wikibooks' and leave IRC client hidden in your taskbar. I reccomend you X-Chat for IRC connections, it's cross-platform, easy yet powerful. I'm also surprised that you're so active but have never (as far as I can remember) visited #wikibooks. --Derbeth talk 19:30, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the greeting...
Hi LV - Thanks for the greeting on my talk page. I have actually been registered here for about a year (UserID 3362, out of about 17,500!) but thanks for the thought... :) --HappyDog 18:40, 16 January 2006 (UTC)


 * :-) Appreciated! --HappyDog 19:41, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Personal Greeting
Thanks for the policy and saying hi and stuff :) If only the 'pedia were as personal! So, Wikiversity is a good start to choosing which Wikibooks to read and in what order and so forth I guess.--Tyciol 10:01, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Fair Use Policy
You seem to be interested in new policies, and this is one that I've come up with based on an eariler discussion which took place on the Foundation-l mailing list. Apparently Wikipedia is going through fits and starts with fair use, as is Wikisource. This policy is actually based off of a suggestion by one of the admins on the Italian Wikipedia, and I think it is a very good idea. Add comments and hack away at this policy as you see fit. --Rob Horning 16:59, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Good to see you here, LV - it multiplies my faith in this project. BD2412 T 00:37, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

No personal attacks Change of text
You voted for enforcement of No personal attacks. The text of this policy has been changed by Jguk during the vote, I have further modified these changes to restore some of the original "bite". This is highly unusual but without these changes Jguk is unwilling to allow the policy to move to enforced. I am happy that the changes are not sufficiently substantial to undermine the policy, if you disagree then please make your views known. Changes to text during a vote could be construed as a delaying tactic so I have proposed a move to "enforced" status by 1st June. RobinH 10:03, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm... Spaaaaaam.
I fail to see how a few links on a single page = spamming wikibooks, but if it really bothers you that much I'm sure I can leave the links off. :) Gerard Foley 22:11, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Email...
As an active admin, you should have a specified email address so people can email their concerns to you. If you wouldn't mind, please activate it. Thanks. -- LV (Dark Mark) 21:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I thought (erroneously) that I had activated it. Have now corrected matters. Kind regards, Jguk 22:09, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Editing disputes policy
This policy needs a few more people to take a look at it and vote. Any help would be most useful. RobinH 14:36, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

General voting rules/Proposal
I haven't seen you around in a while! I hope you haven't gotten sick of us. anyway, I created a new proposed version of the voting policy. It's gone through some heavy editing and discussion, but I think we are finally close to a proposal that we can put to a vote. Once we get the voting policy enforced, it will be easier to get other policies voted on in a timely, organized manner. If you are still around, and still want to help out, I hope you can come give us your comments/suggestions on this new proposal. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 19:23, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

General voting rules/Proposal
I want to call the attention of all wikibookians, especially active admins to the discussion about the new voting policy. Wikibooks currently does not have a concrete voting policy in effect, so the adaptation of this policy will potentially create immediate differences in the way business is conducted here. Due to large amounts of discussion, changes, and dissention, there are several versions of this policy being considered:


 * Version 1 Written by User:Whiteknight
 * Version 2 Written by User:Jguk
 * Version 3 User:RobinH's revision of Jguk's version
 * Version 4 Written by User:Kellen
 * Version 5 Whiteknight's Revision of Kellen's Version.

Also, there are additional issues being discussed, such as the inclusion of a "minimum contributions" clause, that will limit users with less then 20 votes from editing. Also, there is a proposed clause that would allow this 20 vote minimum to be raised in response to abuse.

I am sending this same message to all currently active admins. I hope you are able to come in and give your opinions on this matter. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 20:48, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

copyvio status confusion
was tagged as copyvio, but also has a copyleft tag on it. The image is used in WJ Big Cats, so I hate to delete it, but the user who posted it (User:John Burkitt) hasn't been around since 2005. Any thoughts? -- SB_Johnny | talk 12:51, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Your De-Adminship
Hello. I would like to inform you that you will have your sysop rights removed here on 8 Oct 2007 due to inactivity. If you would like to discuss the matter, please see WB:RFA. You can re-apply for adminship at a later date if you wish. Thanks. -within focus 01:06, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi, Lord Voldemort,
 * After a request on meta I have removed your adminship on this wiki, according to local removal policy. Effeietsanders 14:50, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
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Renamed
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