User talk:Sam Korn

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Contents 1 Archives 2 Zimbabwean national cricket captains 3 Winehouse 4 Amy Winehouse & User talk:Sceptre 5 Amy Winehouse 6 Welcome! 7 User:Wfgh66 8 What? 9 Huggle User Category 10 New Message 11 Just a suggestion 12 Where we're coming from 13 WikiProject Christianity Newsletter 14 League of Nations at WP:FAR 15 RFA thanks 16 Warnings 17 Dramaqueen6999 (talk · contribs) 18 Re: User talk:Econsultants 19 Nice work 20 Vandalism? 21 King of wiki 22 Re: Caution 23 CU / OS 24 AN history revision deleted 25 New essay 26 Comments on WP:AN 27 Thank you 28 IP exempt 29 Exemption 30 IP of banned user 31 Hey! 32 Thanks 33 MMN 34 WikiProject Christianity Newsletter 35 Another lost sock? 36 Socks with ID 37 Giovanni blocked for edit-warring on workshop page 38 Polly on Pills 39 Is this a new sock of Societyfinalclubs? 40 Mass sockpuppet unblock requests 41 Yet Another INFORMS Journal on Computing Clone 42 Reminder Sunday Lunchtime 43 Checkuser activity 44 WikiProject Christianity Newsletter 45 TBDT (talk · contribs)

Hi Sam! i think you left me a message re: Kobayashi.. I am not used to wikipedia and wanted to test if in fact I could edit the description

my apologies for not reading rules etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.159.98.1 (talk) 18:51, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Zimbabwean national cricket captains

According to a comment on the talk page, the Twenty20 data is outdated and unfortunately I didn't notice that comment until after I withdrew the FLRC. Could you please try to update it? I would, but I know nothing about cricket. Thanks, Scorpion⁰⁴²² 21:26, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Winehouse

*sigh* I think I've already said this in the past week or so, but, AFAIK, restoring contentious material in a BLP (such as the 20kb of Winehouse's drug problems when the whole article is around 50kb) is vandalism, or at least rollbackable. Will ^(talk) 14:06, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

I've explained why on the talk page. I'd think Esprit has the article on his/her watchlist, so he/she should've seen the post on the talk page. Will ^(talk) 14:13, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Amy Winehouse & User talk:Sceptre

Bottom line: Sceptre is more than capable of making any arguments about the issue for his/herself (which that user has done) and doesn't need an attorney. Your accusations on my talk page were out of line, and actually caused you to purposefully do the same thing I did accidentally.--Esprit15d • talk • contribs 14:12, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Amy Winehouse

As an editor involved in the recent content issue regarding this article, please see the talk page for discussion of the article and the events of the past 24 hours. Wildhartlivie (talk) 22:44, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome!

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[edit] User:Wfgh66

As this user has been unblocked, shouldn't his whole talk page history be restored? It appears that somebody deleted his talk page when he was indef blocked, but it was not restored when he was unblocked as it should have been so that admins can understand his full history of edit warring, warning, etc. Wednesday Next (talk) 23:05, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing this out -- it has been done. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 23:10, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Could you take a look at his dialogue on my talk page and reverts on Rose Line? It's getting kinda out of hand. Wednesday Next (talk) 23:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I have placed a note on his talk page. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 23:26, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Wednesday Next (talk) 23:28, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Wednesday Next has not been changing edits to the article "Roseline" that were done not just by me but also by Wikipedia Administrators Paul Barlow and Str1977 Wfgh66 (talk) 23:27, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Str1977 has just edited again the article on "Roseline". And existing online articles have been cited to demonstrate that the Meridian has never been called "Roseline". The salient point to the word "Roseline" is that Dan Brown invented the word to designate the genealogy of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene. Surely the salient point needs to be repeated in the article.Wfgh66 (talk) 23:31, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

The only source which has been cited is one that itself cites a sign in the church which only says that the gnomon in that church was never called a "Rose Line". I've allowed that to stand, as long as the actual source, the sign in the church, is mentioned, as it should be. No source has been cited with respect to whether or not the term was used for the Paris Meridian and whether or not the term itself preexisted Brown's use. I am completely open to the addition of sources supporting those facts. I have even searched for them, but could not find them. I don't care about the bloodline of Christ stuff. I came to this article from the Paris Meridian article. And I'm replying here b/c Wfgh66 keeps blanking all discussion from his talk page, making it useless to try to talk with him there. And he keeps insulting me on mine, so I've had to ask him to stop posting there. Wednesday Next (talk) 23:38, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Hmm. To be honest, I very much doubt any of the sources used on that page are reliable. If there are no reliable sources, the article should be deleted or otherwise redirected, perhaps, although I am not certain about this, to The Da Vinci Code or Paris Meridian, maybe with a short comment there if there is any reliable information. Wfgh66, when I reduced your block length, you undertook to engage in dialogue. Deleting comments from your talk page is not the way to go. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 23:39, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

I deleted the comments on my Talk Page because the discussion did not continue there but on Wednesday Next's Talk Page. There was just one message on my Talk Page. Is describing what is contained in a novel breaking the rules on Wikipedia? Wfgh66 (talk) 23:47, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Given the history, a reasonable response would be "reply at ..." or "discussion at ...". Do make it absolutely clear. And no, that is not forbidden. However, to state anything beyond what the book says without reliable sourcing is forbidden. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 23:50, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Does saying that there is no etymological history for the word "RoseLine" after consulting the Etymological Reference Work constitute Original Research? I will endeavour to inform people in future with reasonable response in relation to discussions. Wfgh66 (talk) 23:54, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

What etymological reference work do you refer to? If it is one that is generally accepted to be authoritative, it would be a reasonable comment. Otherwise, your statement is highly dubious. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 00:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi, this is the online etymological reference: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=meridian Wfgh66 (talk) 00:09, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

That page is completely irrelevant to this topic. There is, apart from anything else, no claim of an etymological link, so it demonstrates nothing. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 00:15, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi, I introduced the etymological theme to determine the history and meaning of the word "Meridian". If a given idea and a concept has a history then the word for it also has a history. By showing the word Meridian goes back to the 1390s and that the word "Roseline" had no history it could be shown that the latter word was a recent invention. Wfgh66 (talk) 00:20, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Do you realise that no-one disagrees with you on this point? That link can demonstrate nothing other than the statement "the first known reference to the term meridian is from 1391". You are making big assumptions based on scanty evidence, which is what the "no original research" policy refers to. I contend that the lack of reliable sources means that the article should not exist where and as it is. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 00:26, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

But surely the source is Dan Brown's novel, that can be used? Wfgh66 (talk) 00:45, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

For what assertion? Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 00:48, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

In The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown claimed that the Paris Meridian went through the church of St Sulpice all the way to the church of Rosslyn, where the body of Mary Magdalene was interred (which is factually incorrect, on all counts). It is the central aspect of the novel. Dan Brown called the Meridian the "Rose Line" because it was the "Line of the Rose" of the genealogy of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene (this is actually described in a paragraph in the novel). And of course the name of "Rosslyn" was another pun. The novel is the proof that calling the Paris Meridian the RoseLine was Dan Brown's unique idea.Wfgh66 (talk) 00:57, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Everything in that paragraph except the last sentence is attributable to the novel. You'd need another source to back it up. I strongly feel this stuff would be better if covered briefly in Paris Meridian. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 01:01, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Dan Brown's novel is the primary source. Is saying that original research? Wfgh66 (talk) 01:04, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I would say so, yes. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 01:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Even though it is repeating the contents of the novel? Wfgh66 (talk) 01:08, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

You want to present the book as a source for the statement "The Da Vinci code is the primary source for the term Rose Line". That is original research. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 01:11, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

But there's nothing wrong in saying that "Dan Brown called the Paris Meridian the Rose Line that signified the bloodline of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene"? Wfgh66 (talk) 01:17, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, IIRC, and it was some time ago that I read the book, that isn't quite what he says, depending on your precise definition of "signifying". Perhaps you'd care to look at my question on the article's talk page? Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 01:19, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Here's the quote from the novel Rosslyn Chapel’s entrance was more modest than Langdon expected. The small wooden door had two iron hinges and a simple oak sign, Roslin. This ancient spelling, Langdon explained to Sophie, derived from the Rose Line meridian on which the chapel sat; or, as Grail academics preferred to believe, from the “Line of the Rose” — the ancestral lineage of Mary Magdalene . . . Wfgh66 (talk) 01:23, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Then that would appear to be a fair statement. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 01:33, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I think this is the entire novel online (hope it's okay to provide this link): redacted Wfgh66 (talk) 01:36, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

It's not OK to provide the link! I do believe that the statement is in there, though. Nonetheless, there are no reliable sources to go beyond what the book says. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 01:39, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What?

What are you talking about? Are you threatening me? What prompted this comment, and what do you want me to stop doing? --Pumpmeup 19:33, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Huggle User Category

Hi there. I have seen that you use huggle by the fact that you have automatically updated the huggle white list(it does this when closing huggle). I was wondering if you would add the category [[Category:Wikipedians who use Huggle]] to your user page so that it fills out and we know who actually uses huggle. If you do not want to you do not have to. I am also sorry if i have already talked to you about this or you no longer use huggle but i sent it to everyone that has edited the page since mid January. I hope we can start to fill out this category. If you would like to reply to this message then please reply on my talk page as i will probably not check here again. Thanks. ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 18:27, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New Message

·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 07:37, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Just a suggestion

if you want to reduce a major source of ad homenims, you may want to ask the folks who are calling this things like a lynch mob, etcetera. SirFozzie (talk) 20:46, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

In other words, "They're saying what I agree with, so I don't see any problem with it." Understood. I'll leave you alone then.SirFozzie (talk) 20:56, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Where we're coming from

Sam, you know that quote I said (Ok, I cleaned it up a bit).. "I don't want a finding stamped with "Decision by the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee" as Exhibit A in a Real-World Lawsuit?" From an arbitrator in IRC when he couldn't understand why the public did not agree with what they posted. Flat out. They didn't want an official ArbCom decision being used in real-world disputes, of which there are many these folks are involved in. SirFozzie (talk) 21:38, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] League of Nations at WP:FAR

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[edit] RFA thanks

Thanks for your support in my RFA, that didn't quite make it and ended at 120/47/13. There was a ton of great advice there, that I'm going to go on. Maybe someday. If not, there are articles to write! Thanks for your support. Lawrence § t/e 17:51, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Warnings

I'm very sorry. It won't happen again. Please don't block me. 86.29.134.252 (talk) 18:53, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

By the way, how come you're so quick at getting the bastards? Everytime I come to warn them I see you've beaten me to it :( 86.29.134.252 (talk) 18:59, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, this software is legend. Keep up the war! We will win! 86.29.134.252 (talk) 19:02, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

It said I needed to create an account, so I did. It's here, but it says I've been blocked and I've only just made my account... 86.29.134.252 (talk) 19:09, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Yep, I'm now unblocked. Thanks! (I think the message below is in the wrong section) The Vandal Warrior (talk) 22:03, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry Old Friend -in my mind it was constructive. Can you help me out please? Dramaqueen6999 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 19:07, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dramaqueen6999 (talk · contribs)

Looking at the (very few) contributions since the little encounter on the user talk, they now seem to be reverting vandalism only- I think they were slightly misguided but meant well. I actually waded in at first readying a block, but I think she deserves another chance. J Milburn (talk) 19:45, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi, in reference to the page 'peter kilbride' Was a harmless prank and would like to apologise for the stupidity of my friends Sorry for taking your time. And i would sign but i'm not sure how (user willblundell) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Willblundell (talk • contribs) 19:48, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: User talk:Econsultants

The thing is: I want to let them know what they exactly did wrong (apart form their user name beeing promotional). If they just use link spam I'd just give the a uw-spam, but they also have a conflict of interest and use not only link spam for promotion. So I give them 3 warnings with different meanings if necessary (and removing spam from their user page and replacing it with appropriate warnings is better than leaving the ad there IMO). I don't think wiki should be used as some sort of ad platform. It's an encyclopedia not a vehicle for promotion. Maybe I'll consider to just use uw-advert the next time. User Dœ _αT^ΩC 15:28, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

• Yeah, I could do something like that. I already have an idea...that would make only one warning...placing uw-advert with TW and write a optional comment including all the other points...would make it easier for me as well. Alright then. User Dœ _αT^ΩC 15:36, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nice work

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		I keep on hitting refresh on my watchlist and see anon IP edits, look at the diff, see it is vandalism, go to revert, and then see it has already been done - by you! I think it just happened for the third time! Wongm (talk) 16:35, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism?

I reverted some vandal edits to your user page earlier. However, I noticed some apparent vandalism at the top of your talk page too, but when I looked at the history, I couldn't see when it was inserted or who inserted it. Just wanted to give you a heads up. Tnxman307 (talk) 18:00, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] King of wiki

Hi Sam, On King of wiki's talk page you wrote: "Whether or not the username violation is correct, the disruption the user has done (see both extant and deleted contributions) is enough to warrant an indefinite block. In the absence of the user him/herself requesting an unblock, the unblock request is declined. "

From what I can see of the users contributions, they consist of some tests, almost entirely self-reverted, and new page contributions that appear to be entirely good faith or tests. I really don't see a level of disruption that warrant's the bitiness of the heavy-hand block. If the reason for the block is other than the reason given to the user, this really doesn't make the situation better, but worse. I made the request for the unblock on behalf of the user because I belive that the block and block notice are strongly confrontational, and it is not fair to expect the newcomer to perservere through that, and the not so simple method of appealing. If you really believe that the users deleted contributions show significant bad faith disruption, would you show them to me please. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 15:05, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

His edits are irrelevant. See logs of recent RFCN archives. These names, and even ones implying more subtle authority, are routinely blocked. This was a routine action. I'm sorry, but you are, SmokeyJoe, without a doubt incorrect in this instance. Please do not entangle yourself in pointless confrontation unless you are sure of what you are saying. -- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 15:15, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Caution

I was the user who initially marked it as resolved so I was just undoing my own action. If I made an error I apologize.--Urban Rose 15:58, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] CU / OS

Hoi Sam, I just granted you Checkuser and Oversight status on this wiki. Please subscribe to the checkuser mailinglist by writing a mail to checkuser-l-owner >at< lists >dot< wikimedia >dot< org, and try to be available on the IRC channel #wikimedia-checkuser on Freenode. Thanks and have fun, --Thogo (Talk) 19:02, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AN history revision deleted

Why did you delete my comment form AN regarding Voped.com? Equazcion •✗/C • 23:22, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Emailed you back - Equazcion •✗/C • 23:42, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New essay

I've started a new essay that you may be interested in: Wikipedia:Common sense and decision making. It's designed to outline the role that common sense plays in every decision that is made on Wikipedia.--Urban Rose 19:12, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Comments on WP:AN

You say that JzG didn't admit to closing a deletion review of ED because of personal feeling he had for the site. First, in his closure summary, he states "just, no" as one of his reasons (which alone isn't enough to warrant a full-fledged accusation that he closed the review for personal reasons, but strongly implies that he did). But I will also quote his justification statement for you he made on his talk page: "ED is a festering pile of shit and an article on it inherently degrades Wikipedia. They viciously attacked members of the Wikipedia community for failing to allow them a self-aggrandising article in the past, and the fact that they have now scraped together a few mentions does not go anywhere near balancing that out." This is (I believe undeniably) a blatant admission of abusing his authority as an admin by closing the review because of personal feelings he has for the website. You also mention that only one of my last fifty edits has concerned anything other than ED as though the comment has relevance. And finally you accuse me of trolling on a whim without any facts to back it up, just as you tried to justify my block by stating that it was for "the disruptive way in which you advocated the recreation of that article" without ever explaining why the way in which my advocation of the recreation of that article is disruptive. I'm not making these comments to try to get you to do anything. I would just like you to be aware of the facts.--Urban Rose 01:28, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

I understand what you're saying and you're not the first user to comment that I seem obsessed with ED. If you look at my full edit history, however, you will note that I have made many edits in areas of Wikipedia other than ED and that my "obsession" with ED (if it is to be called that) is a very recent obsession. As for my block, I still don't believe that starting a controversial DRV alone is grounds for a block and I still don't believe that a just reason has been given for my block, but we'll just have to agree to disagree on that I guess. Anyway, thank you for the reply.--Urban Rose 16:50, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IP exempt

Sam, I saw you granted the IP-exempt right, don't forget to update Wikipedia talk:IP block exemption/log so we can keep track of who has it, for what reason, and if it should be a temporary or permanent grant. Thanks. MBisanz ^talk 21:00, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Exemption

Cheers Sam, I've never really bothered registering an account until now but it looks like I've no choice from now on. Anyway, thanks a lot for the unblock bro!

Steve —Preceding unsigned comment added by Man with a tan (talk • contribs) 11:06, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IP of banned user

Regarding this now banned username:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Homoeopath

whom you have just identified as yet another sock of a banned user:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Dr.Jhingaadey

Is it normal practice, or allowable, to post the IP he misused in his latest attempt at:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_Dr.Jhingaadey ?

I was just wondering if it was one of the existing ones, or a new one. -- Fyslee / talk 05:02, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hey!

I thank you for your decision, and won't do anything like that again! <font color="red">Battoubro</font> (talk) 16:47, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

For the late-night laugh! :) Dreaded Walrus ^{t c} 22:41, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] MMN

If you look here neither of them is usually in the right when they interact, and he has been warned informally by the arbs regarding outbursts against Betacommand. We're really past the first or second time warning him not to attack Betacommand. Also, I'll note he's currently Topic Banned from Betacommand's talk page, so using AN/ANI to get around that ban (he wasn't posting an emergency request for action), is wrong. And well if you ask East718, we often debate my overuse of templates to his aversion to them :) But off course feedback helps me grow, so thank you for that. MBisanz ^talk 11:55, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Please accept my apologies Sam, I was unaware of all the facts of the situation when I made the warning, I have since retracted it. MBisanz ^talk 07:10, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Another lost sock?

Thank you for taking care of Requests for checkuser/Case/Societyfinalclubs. Judging by this edit by newly registered editor Geniejargon (talk · contribs), another batch of socks may be in the making. Should we open a new checkuser case, or would you rather just shake your checksum stick at it? Thanks, Kralizec! (talk) 22:20, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Socks with ID

The fact that someone is running around possibly committing forgery/fraud seems somewhat worrisome. (I'm basing that on drivers license that Art got in the mail). Does anything more than usual need to be done here (more than the usual CU stuff, that is)? --Bfigura ^(talk) 20:19, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Giovanni blocked for edit-warring on workshop page

Hi, Sam. I guess I missed this little saga. Anyway, as you re-blocked can you please log the block over at this page as is required? Thanks. John Smith's (talk) 22:48, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

No problemo. John Smith's (talk) 09:45, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Polly on Pills

The account has been compromised. I haven't used it for years now. I didn't make the request the other day. --Willypx2 (talk) 20:28, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Is this a new sock of Societyfinalclubs?

I'm asking about User Tancarville [1]. Like Societyfinalclubs, Tancarville makes a lot of claims about sources that others cannot verify and seems fond of the Barbaro family.

Barone Francesco Gauci (currently up for deletion) was created by Tancarville, and has both these features. The same is true of Buttigieg De Piro (is also up for deletion), Count of Meimun, Count of Santi (called Barabaro-Santi on the Maltese_nobility page by Tancarville under the name Conte Said-Vassallo) [2].

Similar things occur on Marquis of Taflia [3], Barony of Buleben [4], Barony of Djar-il-Bniet e Buqana [[5], Testaferrata [6], Barony of Benwarrad [7], Barony of Qlejjgha [8], etc. Edward321 (talk) 23:00, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmm? I don't see any shared interest at all. Mctrain et al. were interested in Venetian nobility, not Maltese nobility, and showed a good understanding of Wikipedia's practices and style. Where is Tancarville's Barbaro interest? Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 12:42, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Mctrain, etc. were interested in the Barbaro family, which dealt with a lot more than just Venetian nobility. This [9] shows about 20 articles that Mctrain has been interested in. Most of them are not related to Venetian nobility. Virtually all are related to the Barbaros.

In every one of Tancarville's edits I linked they added at least one reference to the Barbaro family. For example, this [10] differnce adds 'The terms of the grant are similar to those of the patents granted in 1778 to Marchese Barbaro' ' and 'In 1870 the Marchese Giorgio Crispo Barbaro published a compendium of the “Maltese Nobility and the Maltese Gentry holding Foreign Titles”.' and 'According to the 1878 Report, this title was considered before the title of Marchese di San Giorgio granted by Grand Master Rohan to Carlo Antonio Barbaro on the 6 September 1778' and '*(1) Crispo Barbaro "THE NOBLES OF MALTA, AND THE MALTESE GENTRY HOLDING FOREIGN TITLES AS AT PRESENT EXISTING BY GEO. G.C.’A. CRISPO BARBARO MARQUIS OF ST. GEORGE” MALTA:- A.D. MDCCCLXX (THE ANGLO-MALTESE PRESS, MALTA, 1870)"'.

Tancarville's editing does seem to show a different style than Mctrain et al. But the behaviour is very similar. Edward321 (talk) 01:47, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

But technically Unrelated. Thanks for the information, though. Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 08:54, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mass sockpuppet unblock requests

Please remember to salt the user talk pages or else they'll respam {{unblock}} in the future. --  Netsnipe  ►  16:10, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

I deliberately didn't to see if they were recreated. Obviously they were... Sam Korn ^(smoddy) 16:11, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Yet Another INFORMS Journal on Computing Clone

The user, BarryList, who created the page INFORMS Journal on Computing, which I had tagged for speedy deletion and you redirected to the main page, has created yet another page with essentially the same content, but by trying to hide it in a more generic name: Journal on Computing. Not sure how to handle this user who just keeps on creating & recreating the same page. Mh29255 (talk) 21:03, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reminder Sunday Lunchtime

Just a reminder about Wikipedia:Meetup/London 10 See you Sunday 1p.m.! -- Harry Wood (talk) 00:27, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Checkuser activity

Would you be able to comment at Wikipedia talk:CheckUser#Activity levels of individual Checkusers? Thanks. Carcharoth (talk) 11:51, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Christianity Newsletter

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[edit] TBDT (talk · contribs)

Hello!

Would you mind having a look at this one?

Thanks! SWik78 (talk • contribs) 16:20, 13 June 2008 (UTC)