User talk:Owlgorithm

I have recently introduced POV into several articles regarding the taste of chicken. Please do not issue me a vandalism warning! It was not my intention to hurt Wikipedia in any way, and I am currently working to remove it. If you have found some that I have not yet corrected, please let me know here and I will remove it posthaste.

A note about WP:AIV

Hi, Owlgorithm. I wanted to leave you a note about your recent report to WP:AIV (you reported 99.7.44.215 (talk · contribs) ). I declined the report, because the editor behind the IP hasn't edited in nearly four days, which is insufficient recent activity to justify a block. Please remember that blocks are to prevent further damage to Wikipedia, and not a form of punishment. Toward that end, only vandals that are currently vandalizing and that have already been properly warned should be reported to AIV. Don't think that I'm upset with you, or anything of the sort. I'm just letting you know how you can help make anti-vandal work more efficient. Regards, Parsecboy (talk) 02:13, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CfD nomination of Category:Tastes like chicken

I have nominated Category:Tastes like chicken (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. — jwillbur 17:36, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your [[:Category:Tastes like chicken]], while amusing, might be considered vandalism in some quarters, and has been reverted. Thanks for the laugh, tho. Cool username, too. (Do you run on spotted owls?) =] TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 21:05 & 21:06, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I took the name from Rice University and my course of study there. Thanks for the input about the category, too -- I'm glad it was at least good for a laugh, because I didn't expect it to be so useless to Wikipedia itself. Hopefully it won't take too long to fix :-) Owlgorithm (talk) 22:56, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I admire your nerve. I've been tempted to leave cute stuff, but there are so many humorless trolls who won't even leave (half-serious!) gags in article footnotes.... TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 00:03, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

July 2008

The recent edit you made to Fried spider constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to vandalize pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thanks. Mattie^TK 21:42, 17 July 2008 (UTC) Hi mate. I've stricken the warning from the record as the edit you made did not really constitute vandalism. However, it did introduce problems with POV which you should always aim to address in future edits. In case you have not already checked there is also a reply regarding you category on my talk page. Thanks again, Mattie^TK 22:08, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstars 'R' U

		The Hidden Page Barnstar
		I award you one for finding Trekphiler's page for people who always think that "new message" bar is real. Aren't you glad you checked your mail? TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 00:03, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

You've got quite a few things on your talk page already, but no explicit Welcome. The links in the regular welcome template might be helpful to you, so I've put it below.

Welcome!

Hello, Owlgorithm, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! - Enuja (talk) 02:36, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed your edits to Alligator in the first place because I have it watched. Therefore, I also saw your recent edit [1]. In the future, please try to avoid deleting any comments on talk pages. It is possible to archive old talk instead. I didn't revert your edit because, in this case, it really doesn't matter, but please keep this in mind in the future. - Enuja (talk) 03:11, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for pointing this out. I am embarrassed that there are so many things I don't know! I am learning to contribute content, which is new for me because I have previously only made minor edits like spelling and grammar (although I didn't even mark them "minor" because I didn't know to...). Anyway, thank you for these hints and for the links to the tutorials, which I am going to read so I won't keep causing trouble. Thank you! Owlgorithm (talk) 18:32, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]