User talk:Brian/Archive 9

slapped the wrong editor

Sorry, you slapped the wrong editor here. See: diff. "We" Wikinews editors tend to dislike injustice, that's why "we" are here in the first place. Or me at least. Misou 21:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

"We" was referring to "Wikinews" not any individual person.. Brian | (Talk) | ^{New Zealand Portal} 21:21, 2 January 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brian (talk • contribs)

Yeah, got that. But "Wikinews" does not bleed, does it. "We", that is you, me and some others, right? If you are referring to your own opinion, just say "I", or let me know the Wikinews policy you are referring to. Misou 21:27, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

O-ooh

Wikinews:Arbitration_Committee/Elections_January_2008#User:Brian . --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:15, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Request

I have requested a user name change, at Wikinews:Changing username. Wilhelm 22:27, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

B'crat vote

Someone has archived my vote for 'crat before I got the priv bit. Can you help out with this? --Brian McNeil / ^talk 10:56, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

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Image:New Zealand R. Driver Licence.JPG

I've nominated this image you uploaded for deletion. Please see here where I'd welcome your input. Adambro (talk) 14:45, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

New points in Contest

Have you thought about rewarding people who do Audio Wikinews stuff, cos were short on that too :-p Thanks --MarkTalk to me 16:24, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

CommonsDelinker

Wouldn't it be better now to leave the RfA open for a little while longer yet. Discussions about this issue are still very much ongoing and so it seems slightly odd to pick now to close it as no consensus. If left a little longer a clearer consensus might develop or at least we might be able to discuss the points raised further such that these can either be addressed or this issue finally put to rest. This is of course not the first time that giving admin rights to this bot has been proposed and leaving this in the air as closing this now has done makes me suspect that this won't be the last time. There doesn't appear to be any strict rules about when RfAs have to be closed. Adambro (talk) 10:45, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Contest

I emailed you, but just beware that my emails have a habit of entering people's spam folders. Thanks, Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:36, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

ArbCom elections

In case you didn't notice, there are some questions for you at Wikinews:Arbitration Committee/Elections July 2008/Brian Questions. Thanks, Anonymous101^talk 18:48, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

FlaggedRevs

If you have not already seen this, please look, comment, and vote both here and on bugzilla. Further assistance such as contact information for Google would be a very useful detail to share and help in petitioning for a listing in their news index. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 14:56, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Please rename me

Hi, I have changed my username at my homewiki and want to to it here to. Please rename me to Calandrella. Here is confirmation. Thanks, Leo Johannes (talk) 19:17, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Skenmy's RfB

It has been over 7 days since this RfB discussion started, and it has a majority of support consensus. I think it can be closed as successful and the candidate promoted. Cirt (talk) 04:48, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind, Chiacomo (talk · contribs) took care of it, thanks. Cirt (talk) 06:25, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

rename account

I would like to rename my account to a new name; "Niduzzi", as my current name ("Izzudin") is already in use in id: and ar: by others. So I can't unify my account. Thanks! Izzudin (talk) 06:27, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Reviewing articles

Hi Brian, I noticed you published some articles. Please note that we are trying to implement Wikinews:Reviewing articles as policy. Cheers, --SVTCobra 10:01, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

You may have missed a lot of the discussion on the water cooler, but to stay in Google News we pretty much need to go through {{peer review}} prior to publishing and sighting an article. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 10:20, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

These edits are a subject of discussion at Wikinews:Admin action alerts#Publishing without review

--InfantGorilla (talk) 13:39, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Talk about the using a technique to completely loose article count. Personally I disagree with such a system, but will follow consesces. In any case, I pled ignorance :) I read that policy before I reviewed and in my pinion correctly interpreted it as proposed policy, where I am not required to review. If this is different, may tag please be changed, to reflect the correct way of doing things here now? Brian | (Talk) | ^{New Zealand Portal} 17:55, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

It may technically not be policy, but every editor uses it so it seems it has basically became a policy . Anonymous101^talk 17:56, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

RfB ready to be closed ?

Hello, you are one of the bureaucrats that did not vote in the RfB for TUFKAAP (talk · contribs) (see WN:RFP). I made a comment that I think it is ready to be closed as promote - could you take a look? Thank you, Cirt (talk) 18:09, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

No worries. :) Cirt (talk) 07:51, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

User rename

Hello. I have noticed that you are listed among the bureaucrat's of Wikinews. I am looking to rename my account, so I can merge my accounts into a unified login. (The account usernames differ between projects). I would like to rename DanielBC to Ellipsis (see wikipedia:User:Ellipsis/SUL). Hope you can help me here, cheers! DanielBC (talk) 23:48, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Notice: inactive admin

Hi. I've moved you to the inactive admin list at WN:A because you don't appear to have logged any edits for over a month. When you start editing here again, don't forget to move your name back to the active list at WN:A. Best regards, ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 20:10, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

cool, thanks Brian | (Talk) | ^{New Zealand Portal} 20:29, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

RfA needs closing

Hello, you are one of the 'crats that did not comment in the RfA for Van der Hoorn (talk · contribs). It has been well over 7 days since the RfA started, please see WN:RFP. Thank you for your time, Cirt (talk) 22:37, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Mumbai Blasts

Hey there, can you add the categories 'Transport in India' and 'Mumbai' to the article Several blasts rock Mumbai commuter trains? Regards, --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 17:33, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Done tempodivalse 17:35, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

A penny for your thoughts

Okay, not really, but I am requesting your participation in the following Water Cooler Discussion: OR and Broadcast report. The discussion involves the need for specific policy concerning how Original Reporting relates to information recieved from a broadcast report of an event. This can include both news-style reports and non-news reports, such as a sporting event. Thanks and again, please share your thoughts on this so we can get as many people involved as possible, especially since this relates to an important topic such as OR. —Calebrw (talk) 05:10, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

global rename request

Hi Brian, could you rename my account please.[1] Thank you, John Vandenberg (talk) 08:06, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

• Done --Brian McNeil / ^talk 08:52, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Just a reminder.

Brian,

Please put the {{publish}} tag at the very bottom of the article (but above category tags, etc.). The social bookmarks template is transcluded from the publish template, so it can't be anywhere but the bottom. Thanks, Calebrw (talk) 23:39, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Talk to Bawolff (talk · contribs) about that. Calebrw (talk) 23:42, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

Oh

So you mean I can't just block anyone who disagrees with me? I'm starting to wonder why I bothered... >:-)

Seriously though, thanks for the mop. It's just typical that I haven't been around all day today, and because of the nice and tidy Vector skin, if it wasn't for your message on my talk page I probably wouldn't have noticed for a bit!

Also I know we haven't overlapped in activity that much, but I've seen your name about the site a lot while I've been here, so it's nice to see you editing again. :-) the wub "?!" 23:43, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Climate contrarians in Copenhagen

Please join the discussion, if you can do it attentively, if you have some free 30 minutes?

I'm just afraid that this novice user Wikiwide, the author of the article, being probably a scientist (you just look at the first version of this article), has a very little understanding of what Wikinews is. And probably has lots of other work to do, is not interested, etc. Even the topic of climate contrarians near UNCCC sounds scientific, doesn't it? I think that if you revive this article, it will be very good

• for Wikinews,
• for this user, and
• for the environment
  • (as some of the "skeptics" or
  • just common diesel car drivers can find this article realistic)

Please be informed that only an experienced Wikinews user can manage with such significant and responsible task. Q/0/k 04:14, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Easy peer review

Hi Brian! Nice to see you around again after a long hiatus. :-) Would you consider perhaps enabling the "Easy Peer Review" in your gadgets/prefs? It allows you to publish an article with the click of one button, without having to manually add the {{publish}} tag and corresponding {{peer review}} (also, it creates the special redirect page needed to get us in the listed in the GNews index). Just a suggestion. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk] 01:30, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Hey, long time no see. By the way, i'd be interested to know if easy pper review totally does not work in chrome, or does it give some sort of error message, etc? Bawolff ☺☻ 04:04, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

Hey BA. Likewise :). It seems to be a every now and then thing. No error message per see. It just wont save the edits. Brian | (Talk) | ^{New Zealand Portal} 09:46, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

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<sniggers> Well, it's reasonably rare, I know. 2010 hasn't been great for me, but I have hopes it will be less expensive. How're ya doin'? School? - Amgine | ^t 00:20, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Strike ballot to go ahead despite British Telecom's belated new pay offer

Can I ask you to read through this - carefully. Then, review the comments on the talk page. I'm none-too-happy at the accusation of NPOV failure, I don't think I could have given BT more of a chance to provide information; so, I'm left feeling that Turtle's criticism is asking to delay the article until such time as it would no longer be relevant news.

If it makes any difference, Tempo's comment when I said I'd like to submit for FA is that he'd abstain, solely because of the length of the article (grudgingly, admitted is best coverage when compared to MSM). --Brian McNeil / ^talk 09:47, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Wikinews:Requests for permissions comment

• Wikinews:Requests for permissions

The formatting of this comment looks odd, as it appears due to the subsection level formatting due be another subsection of instructions or placement on the page for other candidacies or something like that. As this is a general-wide comment, might be best to move it to the talk page, and then for you to instead vote, individually, on each of the current standing candidates. I am not averse to the comment itself, just formatting issues. :) Cheers, -- Cirt (talk) 06:19, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Agree with the minor reformatting edit you did so far. But like I said, I do not think your "oppose" vote will be counted in the rights elections for the 4 independent candidates, unless you vote independently on each one. Otherwise, it just looks like a blanket commentary. -- Cirt (talk) 15:30, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

As I said in the post. I will likely oppose the vote. However, I have not yet opposed. :) I just wanted my thoughts out-there. Thanks Brian | (Talk) | ^{New Zealand Portal} 22:49, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Ohhhh. Okay. -- Cirt (talk) 00:41, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

new arbitration case filed

Hello! I've filed a new arbitration case. Benny the mascot (talk) 16:53, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

ArbCom

I have nominated you as a candidate in the current ArbCom elections. Please see the sitenotice, and be sure to clearly accept or decline the nomination. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 08:02, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

election certificate

${\color{Blue}\mathfrak{Wikinews}}: {\color{Sepia}The\;Free\;News\;Source}$

Election Certificate

The election committee for the 2010 Arbitration Committee election certifies that this user was elected to be an Arbitrator until July 31, 2011.

Benny the mascot (talk) 20:37, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Checkuser

Per here, please respond. This, I believe, should be treated as a serious matter. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 00:34, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Poke

Poke. Poke. Poke Poke Poke Poke. Poke Poke. Are you still Poke Poke Poke alive? *prod with stick* *check pulse* Poke Poke. Poke Poke Poke Poke Poke. Gopher65_talk 23:07, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

It depends on how one defines alive... :P Have a 10,000 word research paper which due date seems to be getting ever so closer... But otherwise, yep, I am still around :) Brian | (Talk) | ^{New Zealand Portal} 00:16, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Hey

I've been gone from wikinews for a while and have came back under a new name. Any reason you dropped the "New Zealand"? IGNORANCE=STENGTH (talk) 02:35, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Oh I dropped that several years back (I think around 2007). I can't really remember why, I think it was as SUL was coming about, and several other users were going to single names as well. Brian | (Talk) | ^{New Zealand Portal} 02:42, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

What is LQT?

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You can see examples of LQT (and its (current) poor implementation) on Wikinews comments pages. Strategic Planning also uses it, except they use it everywhere. Here's an example: strategy:Village_pump/en. I find it annoying, personally. Especially annoying is the fact that it doesn't properly integrate into recent changes, or into flagged revs, or into the hide revision functionality. Gopher65_talk 02:10, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

I am officially useless. I never knew that was called LQT :P Thanks guys Brian | (Talk) | ^{New Zealand Portal} 04:42, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Err, how does it not integrate into RC? I see a lot of lqt related stuff here. For flagged revisions, given its on a talk page, how should it integrate into flagged revs. (/me just doesn't like it because i don't like the idea of it in general ;) Bawolff ☺☻ 19:37, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikinews:Requests for permissions

Something appears to be fouled up at Wikinews:Requests for permissions, archive placed in wrong place, maybe. -- Cirt (talk) 04:58, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Prof Blackall

You're closer to the right timezone than myself for the UoW. Prof. David Blackall is looking to conference in one (possibly more) Wikinewsies to clue in the students he's assigned writing on Wikinews as a final year task. Skype has been proposed; do you use it, are you interested? --Brian McNeil / ^talk 17:10, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

I could, but I am not sure I am a complete expert on writing for WN at the moment. Its being a while... Brian | (Talk) | ^{New Zealand Portal} 01:23, 9 May 2011 (UTC)