You have been blocked for being a sockpuppet of Boothy443.

Just kidding. Thanks for supplying the only oppose vote on my RfA in the absense of Boothy. Please don't hesitate to contact me if I mess up in the use of my new powers. --GraemeL ^(talk) 16:00, 21 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It would be far, far more unsettling if you were accusing him of being a sockpuppet of this Boothby... --Nlu 17:09, 21 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Long live Boothby! (He looks really old for being like -318 years old...) Tomer^talk 09:43, 21 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly, enjoy your Wikibreak; come back clear-headed and ready to edit! Second, I noticed you live in New England, and are a DJ (awesome!), and wondered if you've heard of Wikimania 2006, which is happening right here in our fair city of Boston. I know it's a few hours' drive from where you are, but if you could participate in IRC chats, or volunteer to help with Wikimania, we'd really appreciate it. I enjoy working with you, and look forward to seeing you in the future. Happy wikibreak, Mysekurity 02:44, 23 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. I love the userpage! 02:44, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Fantastic work on the St. John's College High School article, it looks wonderful! Bahn Mi 21:37, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the additions of pictures of the Bendix and Thompson tropies! KillerChihuahua^?!? 13:09, 28 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I dispute your unsourced assertion that you ever sit on your "lazy ass"! If you expect such controversial claims to remain unchallenged, you should not use such a recognizable sig! No one even has to check your contribs to see that is a deliberately false and misleading statement. I am deeply disappointed in you for attempting to push this unsupported minority POV. KillerChihuahua^?!? 13:17, 28 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing my ugly user page! I really appreciate it. I had tried to make it look nice, but I just couldn't figure it out! Thanks!Reggaedelgado 19:51, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a barnstar for converting me to ascii and HTML they are fantastic, thanks. I spent three hours this week trying to find just an ascii version, so I am delighted to have these in user space. Big smile on my face now, thanks. --Alf ^melmac 11:31, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Funny shit, I wish I still had one of the posters (the one with a swashbuckling floppy) that they sent out to universities during that campaign so I could up it to commons. Also, excellent work on the many aspects of warez (it's refreshing to see well written articles by people who have a clue). Nice userpage, too, 'cept the whole spiel about being conservative ;-P (at least you aren't a GWB fanboy). --Dragon695 18:48, 31 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have a question about the above mentioned picture. You state it was taken by Utopium Photography, yet you claim to be the copyright holder. If this picture was not taken by you, but you are the subject the photographer has to release the copyright to you. Just like wedding photos, the married couple do not hold any copyrights, or infact any rights to the photos. Mike _{(T C)} 23:30, 12 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dude... you have absolutely no idea what the hell your talking about. In the US, works for hire cannot be registered for copyright by the creator. See this pdf:

Under the 1976 Copyright Act as amended (title 17 of the United States Code), a work is protected by copyright from the time it is created in a fixed form. In other words, when a work is written down or otherwise set into tangible form, the copyright immediately becomes the property of the author who created it. Only the author or those deriving their rights from the author can rightfully claim copyright.

Although the general rule is that the person who creates a work is the author of that work, there is an exception to that principle: the copyright law defines a category of works called “works made for hire.” If a work is “made for hire,” the employer, and not the employee, is considered the author. The employer may be a firm, an organization, or an individual.

Note the section in bold. Nuff said.  ALKIVAR™ 19:27, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cool userpage you've got! Gerard Foley 01:17, 16 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the way I worded it, it sounded like he mixed his own records. I sat there for a few minutes trying to peice together a sentence that would be both grammatically correct and convey the correct message. "Not only did Oakenfold produce records, but he also mixed them." A few too many modifiers. The words but and also are both redundant but without them the sentence is screwed. Perhaps, "Oakenfold even mixed the records he produced for others" or something of the ilk? drumguy⁸⁸⁰⁰ - speak? 02:05, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, wonderful userpage. Did you develop it or did you copmod a template? drumguy⁸⁸⁰⁰ - speak? 02:06, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I subst'd some of the templates... and modified them to match the theme (the GFDL only and the Userpage templates) the rest I developed by hand. I'd be glad to give you any help you need developing one of your own if you'd like.  ALKIVAR™ 21:47, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think you were the one who asked a little while ago for a report of young orphaned images? Here it is. Let me know if any tweaks are needed. --Interiot 23:02, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yours is the nicest userpage I've seen, in browsing several hundred. Nice work! Waitak 10:19, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

--Restored from your page history:--

"Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing. You were blocked by Alkivar. Reason given: Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Crowbaaa". The reason given for Crowbaaa's block is: "constant disruption of WP:AN / WP:ANI, trolling". (see our blocking policy)

"Your IP address is 196.25.255.195. Please include this address, along with your username (if you are a registered user), in any queries you make."

This is getting tedious. South African users are almost without exception forced to use a transparent proxy (198.54.202.18) by the South African Internet Exchange. I can use my own colo machine to bypass this problem, but its still a PITA, and most users here do not have that privilege. SAIX is unwilling to even consider changing this situation too. Please unblock the IP, since it has been that way for (at least) 6 hours now. Thanks, dewet|™ 13:36, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that your able to post here means guess what... its already fixed :P  ALKIVAR™ 18:13, 15 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

--End from your page history--

Not quite. As I mentioned, I have access to a seperate proxy, so I *can* actually bypass it. Also, AFAICR, Wikimedia now allows you to post to talk pages, even though blocked, although I might be completely wrong on this. HOWEVER, the autoblock is still popping up, which is something I've just experienced again (along with all the thousands of other SA users forced through this proxy):

Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing. You were blocked by Alkivar for the following reason (see our blocking policy): "Autoblocked because your IP address has been recently used by "Crowbaaa". The reason given for Crowbaaa's block is: "constant disruption of WP:AN / WP:ANI, trolling"." Your IP address is 198.54.202.194.

The optimal solution to this would be user whitelisting, but I guess that's not high on the priority list. dewet|™ 13:19, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please look at this regarding the recent block. - Phorque 15:32, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Seriously! Do you have to block these SAIX IPs? In the last two days I've been blocked 3 times because of your autoblocks to "Crowbaaa". You're blocking innocent users all across South Africa. It's getting out of hand. Please do something about this! - Phorque 20:52, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please also see User talk:Gregorydavid, who has also been blocked. This is a very disruptive block. Can I ask another Admin to remove it ? Wizzy…☎ 07:30, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've compiled a list at User:Dewet/SAIX proxies. I've notified User:David.Monniaux of the proxy list, since he previously indicated that it could be whitelisted. I will also post something to WP:AN if there is no response. dewet|™ 08:32, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've sent an email to Tim Starling (according to meta:XFF project), with the details of the proxies, and he replied that they have been whitelisted. Hopefully, the problems will now be sorted out. dewet|™ 08:17, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello !

We are desperatly searching for the English equivalent to fr:Liver ("chip jockey", not the organ). Would you happen to know whether there is and English equivalent to this (and possibly an article on Wikipedia about it) ?

The French text says "A liver (chip jockey) is a techno or Indus music artist. By contrast to the Disc Jockey who uses vinyl discs and players, a liver uses electronic music instruments and computers to play music"

Thank you very much in any case ! Rama 21:57, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well i've never heard the term "chip jockey" before... in my personal experiences its usually referred to as a "Live PA" or "Live Performance Act". These are quite well established in the music industry. For example The Prodigy who I saw perform last night in Washington DC had 1 live drummer, 1 live guitarist, 1 DJ who also produced live with beat production machines and keyboards and 2 microphone users. I wouldnt exactly call it singing though. This would be a good example of a Live PA. Or someone like Uberzone who is another "Live PA"... I guess the closest term I could come up with for an EN link would be Performance artist. Sorry I cant come up with something better, Musician which also applies is just too broad.  ALKIVAR™ 00:17, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for your time and expertise ! Rama 19:31, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for uploading Image:GPN-2000-001978b.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, or ask them at the Image legality questions page. Thank you. Shyam ^(T/C) 21:19, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Alkivar! I just wanted to remind you that the deadline for submitting Wikimania panels & workshops is coming up soon (this weekend). Much earlier, you had suggested an audio editing workshop (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2006/Program_ideas#Tutorials), which I think sounds great. I hope that you are able to attend & host a workshop. Please submit proposals for consideration here: http://cfp.wikimania.wikimedia.org. Thank you so much - Brassratgirl 21:57, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Please have another look at this AFD, I've posted a reply to your comment. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 02:57, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

delivered by Loopy ^e 04:38, 30 March 2006 (UTC) [reply]

This guy has requested that they be unblocked. I know they were spammming but I've never seen a indefinite block for such, especially seeing as they appear to be willing to discuss it (see here. The IP spamming is here. I will not unblock but rather would ask that you reconsider as long as they are willing to discuss. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 13:15, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It'll come slowly and eventually. Thanks for reminding me that it was still worth it. Karmafist ^{Save Wikipedia} 20:04, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Alkivar. It has been suggested by User:BrianSmithson that the Beer and brewery categories should be renamed. The proposal has been supported by User:Syrthiss, and supported and expanded by myself. The notion is that the regional categories should follow the format of "Beer and breweries in Africa" /Europe/Asia/North America/South America/Oceania. "Brewers and breweries" could also be renamed "Beer and breweries by region". And all the countries should also be renamed (and merged if needed) as, for example, "Beer and breweries of Germany", "Beer and breweries of Britain", "Beer and breweries of Poland". The word in each case would be beer rather than beers to allow for general articles on beer culture in each region as well as individual beers.

Comments, suggestions, objections, free beer and simple votes to Wiki Beer Project SilkTork 15:14, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Since you left this comment in your edit summary for your edit on the Isaac Hayes article, thought I'd comment on your comment. Don't be too quick to jump on the "Hayes is a hypocrite" bandwagon. Why not? Consider the very real possibility that he didn't quit South Park at all; rather, this may have been done by his "Church" of $cientology "handlers". ==ILike2BeAnonymous 23:02, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The fact he joined a church that has "handlers" is yet more PROOF that Chef=Moron, at least in my perspective. Anyone stupid enough to join an admitted cultlike religion is a moron in my eyes (I'm sure David Gerard is reading this now and seething).  ALKIVAR™ 23:20, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Point taken. Don't want to extend this into too long a discussion, but consider this also: contrary to popular mythology, most people who get involved in cults and scams (which is definitely what $cientology is) are not idiots and droids; many are actually highly-intelligent people who get suckered in. My guideline is hate the practice, not the practicioner. But whatever. ==ILike2BeAnonymous 23:49, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you revert my edits to Warez without any explanation?For great justice. 23:45, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Uh no dude, piracy is the accepted term BY THOSE INVOLVED IN IT! "Copyright infringement" is way more POV as it asserts that they have actually 1) violated the law (not always true) and that 2) said person actually holds copyright to said work. If I were to bootleg a copy of The Smashing Pumpkins and Sony Media sues me it is not "Copyright infringement"... if The Smashing Pumpkins sue me then it is "Copyright infringement". The term Piracy has been in the article since virtually day one, and has been agreed upon by ALL viewers until you came along. Please leave the status quo alone.  ALKIVAR™ 00:09, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I don't think that the opinion of those involved is the only one that counts. Copyright infringement, along with 'piracy', both imply an act that is in violation of copyright holders rights,. Your speculation on copyright law is irrelevant, as is your claim that any edits that improve on the 'status quo' are unwanted. For great justice. 00:13, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I request that you reprotect the Clay Aiken page. A previous admin came and wanted to unprotect it, but the entire group of us involved in the dispute in the first place agreed it should remain protected. We're very near a compromise and I feel this will jeopardize that. I realize a month is a long time, but it will just have to be protected again if there's an edit war. Thanks. - mixvio 00:46, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Look mediation has clearly failed, mediation page hasnt been edited in nearly a week. Article talk shows no signs of a war restarting, and 1 month at full protection is clearly excessive. I'm sorry but I must disagree with you.  ALKIVAR™ 00:51, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I User talk:Yskyflyer am having a dispute with User_talk:For_great_justice. about page Wikipedia:List_of_bad_article_ideas. Please Give me advise--E-Bod 19:08, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please advise me on how you delt with the problem--E-Bod 19:10, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for your support during my third RFA (and priors). Like you suggested, the third time was a charm after all. Please feel free to contact for any reason, I never sleep. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 19:32, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]