User talk:MichaelQSchmidt/Archive 022

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Hi, MichaelQSchmidt. I invite you to take part in this deletion discussion. Thanks! EelamStyleZ (talk) 01:37, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

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Having taken part in your current RfA, I have taken the liberty of stealing one of your userboxes (manual edits). Thank you .--Anthony Bradbury^"talk" 22:12, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Okay by me. :) Enjoy. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 22:19, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

While I don't think the film needs its own page, I fully support the redirect. The explanation as to why the movie was 'abandoned' could be added to Rajiv Anchal's page. PaintedCarpet (talk) 23:56, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

I agree. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:12, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Once an article is redirected to another, people cannot read the contents in the redirected article. So a redirect works only for article with no content. Best is to take the relevant information from this article and add to Rajiv Anchal article and Butterflies (1993 film) artcle and delete this.
Anish Viswa 02:28, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Already done. :) Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 04:13, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi Michael. Do you want the highly inappropriate link at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/MichaelQSchmidt 2 revision deleted and/or oversighted? I'm sorry that your RfA has taken such a stressful, distasteful turn. Cunard (talk) 08:21, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Over sighted, please. I'd like this improper connecting of two different individuals in a database to be severed. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 14:27, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Done. well rev del ed. If you need oversight you need to email the oversight list Spartaz ^Humbug! 14:33, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. I'll do so when I return from work. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 14:45, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

I've asked Kirill Lokshin (talk · contribs) to oversight it. Cunard (talk) 20:27, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. No matter how many "Michael Schmidts" there may be in Germany or the world at large,[1] "Michael Q. Schmidt" is a less frequent combnation and "Michael Quentin Schmidt" is almost unique. When someone does a search to fine "ME", they use the entire name, and not just first and last. I much appreciate now not having to worry about how something done by another might seriously impact my personal life or profession. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 21:52, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome. Although the link was distasteful and could hurt your career, it provided a good parallel to your approach to sources. I hope you take note of the comment by Hans Adler regarding your participation at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gabriella Fox (3rd nomination). The link of a porn actress to Vanessa L. Williams' 10-year-old daughter is an unacceptable BLP violation and would usually cause an RfA to fail. I hope you will carefully review the sources you post to AfD in the future. Cunard (talk) 22:10, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Yes... an error on my part caused by the offending external link being in French and my not reading French. An explanation of requiring evaluation of non-English links, and being happy to strike any when pointed out as unsuitability and my subsequently not depending on an unsuitable linkd did not please the fellow who asked the question, fine. But my answer did not require an example which inappropriately linked my name with a heinous crime as was done, specially when a far less damaging example could have been created. That aside, I will be far more careful in the future... and will simply request relistings of any discussion where I might need time to find a neutral translator. That unsuitable one from 20 months ago WAS in English, and I have learned much since then. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 22:33, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

The link had a picture of a little girl and her mother, Vanessa L. Williams and the French headline had the name Vanessa Williams. I do not see how you could have concluded that this was related to a porn star. I agree that Hullaballoo Wolfowitz's example was very distasteful and unwarranted, but I am glad that you will be more diligent in the future. Cunard (talk) 22:47, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Far more careful... and I promise also to not delete the main page. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 23:23, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi Michael - Have you tried online translators for FL articles? They're not perfect, but I've found that I can get a pretty good gist of what they're saying. (If you're wondering why I'm here - I was following your RfA and saw this "non-English article" topic come up)Shirtwaist ☎ 06:29, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, now the article Hans Canosa is "unassailable"... I just hope that when you're elected admin will still be present and active in films/actors articles and AfDs as now... PS: You are still invited to take part in this deletion discussion. --Cavarrone (talk) 07:31, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Well, better anyway. The multiple anonymous IPs or SPAs that decided to comment were surprising. Article improvement and expansion is still a task I enjoy. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 00:10, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations, I have just closed your RfA as successful and made you an administrator. Take a look at the administrators' how-to guide and the administrators' reading list if you haven't read those already. Also, the practice exercises at the new admin school may be useful. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch on my talk page. WJBscribe (talk) 16:19, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations ~ I knew you could do it! SL93 (talk) 16:20, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Well done Michael. I'm really pleased for you - especially given how rough a ride this was. :-) Spartaz ^Humbug! 16:23, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations, and thank you for all you do to improve this great encyclopedia. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 16:35, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations! -- Luke (Talk) 16:39, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

• Congrats. Looks like it was a tough week for you - good to have you with us -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:05, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Ditto that. Here's your t-shirt. The valet will be around for your car shortly, your cabal leader will teach you the secret handshake. Welcome aboard! Beeblebrox (talk) 17:29, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Welcome to the team! Katarighe (talk) 17:34, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

• I didn't know you were up for adminship! I feel awful that I didn't get to participate, and would have supported your nomination in a heartbeat had I known. I did look over the nomination discussion, and I hope you can put aside the overly-scrutinizing criticism that was not especially merited. I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 17:44, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
• Congrats Michael! Sorry I missed it, but here's my belated support !vote: Support. Outstanding user. ;) -- œ^™ 18:44, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
• Congrats Michael, got a bit heated in there but good to see that common sense won the day in the end. Dylanfromthenorth (talk) 18:47, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
• Congratulations on becoming an administrator. I took the liberty of adding the administrator userbox to your user page.—cyberpower (Talk to Me)(Contributions) 18:57, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
• You made it far too easy for me to support you. Congratulations and good luck with adminship, but I know you won't need the luck.--Slon02 (talk) 19:36, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
• Congratulations! There are some bits of code in my monobook that you might like to crib - the dropdown menu for blocking is particularly helpful. ϢereSpielChequers 20:01, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
• Congratulations! And always remember to keep a sense of humor about this madhouse <g>. Collect (talk) 21:47, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
• #winning! jorgenev (t|c|s) 22:00, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
• Well done! Not that it was ever in doubt... Catfish Jim and the soapdish 22:02, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
• Good luck. Dru of Id (talk) 22:21, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
• Congratulations! Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:46, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
• Congratulations Michael! —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 11:00am • 01:00, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
• Congratulations, Michael.
  Anish Viswa 01:11, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
• Congratulations! Use your mop wisely... —mc10 (t/c) 06:16, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
• Congratulations! Kinda puts those people who first "welcomed" you in their place, doesn't it? :-) Buffs (talk) 08:42, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
• Congratulations. So long as you can avoid deleting the main page, or blocking Jimbo too many times, you should do well! --Anthony Bradbury^"talk" 15:03, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
• Well done MQS, sorry I missed it. Been off the grid for a while, made a few anon edits (couldn't be bothered signing in, I even almost missed my GA nomination being reviewed). Would love to have come out to support you again. Well earned, couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.--kelapstick^(bainuu) 00:38, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
• This was a long time coming. You definitely deserve this. :3 Silverseren^C 01:28, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
• Good news! Congrats. The best way to use a mop is side-to-side. It should be effortless. And don't forget to rinse it out. No sense moving dirt from one floor to another. You will do well, I'm sure. Buster Seven Talk 16:09, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

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--Ron Ritzman (talk) 15:32, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

We Salute You...... Beyond495 (talk) 16:22, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

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Sorry I missed the party - didn't even think about the talk notices, given the unusual nature of the close. Thanks for cleaning up after me. And, seeing the above - congrats on your adminship. UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 14:40, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

oldafdful tagging now all done. And thank you much. :) Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 22:10, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

I had already seen your excellent contributions, and withdrawn my nomination. Deletionist, indeed! Hah! ΣΑΠΦ (Sapph)^Talk 00:04, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. Had it not been improvable, I would have been caling for delete myself. :) Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 00:09, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Good thinking. most Indian films in general older than modern Internet (pre 2000) have the same problems. Most don't have extensive hits in google books at least in English. There are probably mentions in many Hindi publications not yet scanned by google..♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:14, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

It was because some nominators either A) forget that WP:NF encourages other considerations, or B) act as if the "other attributes to consider" are required mandates, that I wrote WP:OEN in the first place... to clarify what they mean and how and when they should be applied. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 21:18, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

and another.

and another.

Since you are interested in helping users get up to speed on Wikipedia, it occurred to me that you might be interested in the Outline of Wikipedia, which shows Wikipedia's coverage of itself. When completed, it should help readers to understand Wikipedia a bit easier.

It's not ready to be moved to article space yet.

Please take a look and feel free to help get it ready for prime time (article space).

I look forward to seeing what you can do. Sincerely, The Transhumanist 01:45, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

I was searching for something else here on wiki, and stumbled upon your sucessful nomination. Congratulations I am so very happy for you. Okip 17:25, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

• Me too. Guess I should watch RfA more, but I rarely do. Congrats, congrats, congrats.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 20:40, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you both. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 22:36, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

This is a belated congratulations from me also. I've been pretty much away from Wikipedia for the past month but I saw you had received the bit, and I'm just sorry I wasn't around to support your candidacy as I did the first time you ran. I've disagreed with you at times but I know you'll be a great administrator. -- Atama頭 00:09, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Will be moving very slowly... very carefully. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 04:07, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

A possible edit war is happening in Dam 999. Since I not able to convince the editor, request your intervention and guidance. He seems to be using sock-puppets IPs also.
Anish Viswa 08:13, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

IPs may be simply due to editing while not signed in. Possible socks should be taken to WP:SPI. But you are correct that crew does not belong in a bullet list. I will leave him a polite note explaining why not and revert. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 09:14, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

I wish I had been around to give you a vote of support, not that you apparently needed it. Congrats on your new mop and bucket. I can think of few more deserving of the role, and I'm particularly grateful to see this given that my Oppose on your first RFA is an action I regret more than almost any other that I've taken on Wiki...call it one of my (hopefully few) mistakes. This is very encouraging. Best, ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡbomb 18:51, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Sorry you missed the party. Thank you for the good wishes. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 19:20, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

I see that I failed to change the edit box, for which I apologise. It was crystal ball, non-notable, and spam, created by a user with the same name suggesting COI too (although I've not blocked the user account — not quite as clear cut as a company name). If you think that I'm in error on speedying this, let me know, and I'll restore. Looking at the message above, I see that you can do it yourself anyway, well done (: Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:30, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations Michael - a bit less painful this time! pablo 14:57, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the good wishes. Happy Holidays. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 20:24, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Do you think you could help sort out a situation you created at File:Three Women.jpg? You uploaded an image for the 1924 Ernst Lubitsch film (Three Women (1924 film)) as a "new version", but the image you replaced was for an entirely different film, a 1949 Chinese film. I'm not really certain how these files are edited, but is there any way to recover the previous image and give each image a separate file, so that the older image can again be linked in the article for the Chinese film? Regards, --ShelfSkewed Talk 17:46, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Took a little finnagling, but I did it. I found older image online.[2] Uploaded it under a different file name elsewhere with proper FUR[3] and then linked to the Three Women (1949 film) article, THEN, I simply deleted the older version as non-controversial G6 cleanup. Glad to help out. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 20:01, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

You're a star, MQS. And congrats on your new broom--looks like it's in good hands.--ShelfSkewed Talk 23:43, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Felt good to not have to ask someone else to do the cleanup. :) 00:47, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

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