User talk:Steve block

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Contents 1 Thoughts 2 Cent makeover 3 My Wikidiction 3.1 On Friday, Nov. 10 (EST) 3.2 Today, Monday, Nov. 13 3.3 Addendum to Steve Block, now 4 OTRS 5 Information 6 Greetings 7 Dumb Dinosaur 8 No disambiguation unless necessary 9 THANK YOU 10 Childrens comics for gcse exam

[edit] Thoughts

I just wanted to let you know my thoughts on something. Whether we agree on a specific topic, or not, one thing I can usually count on from you is a thought-full opinion. The recent lengthy discussion about methods of dispute resolution exemplifies that. (One of my regrets of that discussion is that ChrisGriswald's RfA occurred during it, and considering the discussion, I was hesitant to vote in it, as I wished to, since I thought it could be seen as supporting him over you. Things were confused enough as it was. I would have voted support, and explained to you, if it was necessary, but fortunately it wasn't.)

I've read some of the "burn-out" concerns of yourself and CG, and it occurs to me that you and he (being, AFAIK, the only active WP:COMIC admins) are in rather huge demand, in a venue where the contributors are not always aware of wikipedian policies/guidelines/etc. (Not to mention unfortunately fairly constant issues of incivility.) Consider also that the WikiProject talk page has pretty much become a constant series of RfCs.

On top of this. though you seem to travel some of the same pages I do, I've noted that you seem to be quite a bit more prolific. I don't have anywhere near the level of wide-spread contributions you do, especially in Project space.

Anyway, hopefully, you'll get what I'm trying to offer, my: thanks; support; etc. And the hope that you don't let this place "get you down". If there is a way that I can help, let me know. - jc37 01:23, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

The above obviously goes for CG too : ) - jc37 01:23, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

• Thanks for the words, but I went through my long night of hell ages ago and have worked out where I am with Wikipedia. And I am disappointed that you did not vote in Chris' run for admin based on how I might have interpreted it. I was one of Cris' co-nominators. You should assume I will assume you act in good faith. I do tend to think half the communication issue between us was that we were acting on our assumptions on what the other was thinking rather than on what was happening. I do think we have vastly different mindsets. That's not a bad thing, but I think it will lead to frustrations between us. Steve block Talk 13:10, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

  As I mentioned above, I was disappointed too : (

  I just was choosing to stay on the side of caution in, what was at the time, a seemingly confusing situation.

  As for the rest, I am not exactly certain what you mean by different "mindsets", but I do think that whatever miscommunications in the past, the more any two people interact, the less "frustration in communication" occurs.

  And I hope you understood that the "words" were sincere. They were.

  Anyway, feel free to send this one to the archives too, at your pleasure, sir : ) - jc37 01:58, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cent makeover

Ping. John Reid ° 10:15, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Poke. John Reid ° 11:58, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My Wikidiction

Hi, Steve:

I've asked another Admin for help, but have gotten no response thus far. This is eminently serious, and I'm asking you for help now. Here's what I wrote:

[edit] On Friday, Nov. 10 (EST)

This is going to sound weird, but it's absolutely serious and a mark of desperation: I'd like to ask you to block me from editing Wikipedia from this Monday until the following Saturday. I have a serious problem not being to stay away from working on Wiki, and it's affecting my work and my deadlines. I can't stop on my own; I've tried. You could do a comedy sketch about this, with the Wiki addict going through all the steps and rationalizations and everything else an alcoholic does.

I know I have a problem, so I'm asking for help. Please block me from Monday to Saturday so I can concentrate on my regular work. I would appreciate this more than you could imagine. Please. --Tenebrae 00:18, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Today, Monday, Nov. 13

Please: I'm still asking for help. The article Wikipediholic makes fun of it, but addiction comes in all form and it's humorous. I believe there needs to be a mechanism for users to voluntary have themselves banned — analogous, though obviously it's on a far lesser degree, to having oneself committed for observation. I understand you may have objections and you wouldn't want every Wiki-addicted Tom, Dick and Harry to come to you for help, but I'm asking this a collegiall favor. At least it's worth discussing. See my four hour contributions list just for today, a work day if you think this isn't serious. Thanks, --Tenebrae 18:53, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Addendum to Steve Block, now

I'm sorry to be a bother, but you can see this is serious, and it's something I think the Wikipedia powers-that-be might reasonably addres. Thanks -- Tenebrae 18:57, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] OTRS

OTRS is the system through which emails to the Foundation, including complaints, are processed. "OTRS complaint" means that somebody emailed the Foundation to protest. :-) David.Monniaux 22:02, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Information

Just FYI (no expectation that you join in, though you are obviously welcome to, just thought you should know): User talk:BrownHairedGirl#More CFDs on MPs?. - jc37 01:51, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Greetings

[edit] Dumb Dinosaur

I put quite a bit of effort into that article. Well, some anyway. Deleting it was a horrid thing to do.--Boris Allen 18:10, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

• If you could demonstrate why the animation is important, I will happily restore it. I agree, deletion can seem quite horrid, but perhaps the policy on the ownership of articles will change your view on the deletion. Happy editing! Steve block Talk 21:15, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] No disambiguation unless necessary

Steve, you wrote this over at Wikipedia Talk:Naming conventions (television):

It's confusing and it's long standing practise. Wikipedia doesn't standardise for the sake of it, per arb-com, and it doesn't confuse readers. We only disambiguate when we have to. Steve block Talk 23:21, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Do you agree this applies to city names too? I'm having a hard time getting editors to accept that U.S. city names in particular should not be disambiguated unless necessary. See: Wikipedia Talk:Naming conventions (settlements) (there is an ongoing survey near the top of the page, and a discussion near the bottom). Your input would be appreciated. Thanks. --Serge 23:49, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] THANK YOU

I was able to have a very productive work week, which was critically needed. I'll look up the enforced-break script. Thank you again, Steve — I can't express how much your help has meant. --Tenebrae 21:54, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Childrens comics for gcse exam

I noticed that you recently prodded Childrens comics for gcse exam. In reviewing the page history, I notice that it had been previously prodded in March. I don't disagree with deleting it, but doesn't it need to go through the AfD process since it had already been prodded? ~ BigrTex 04:44, 19 November 2006 (UTC)