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Icarus takes intermittent wikibreaks as required by his college schedule. Editing may be sporadic, and talk page messages might not receive a timely response.

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Spelling

On my talk page, you posted a complaint regarding recent edits to articles and British/American spelling. Though you did not mention which articles, I edited two recently in that way. If you had checked the article subjects (Doomguy and Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right!) you would have seen that they both American in origin. I am well aware that the regional variety of English used on a page should reflect the subject of that page.

Doomguy -> Doom (video game) -> id software: A character created by an American company for games developed in America.
Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right!‎ -> Bill Cosby is an American comedian.

In addition, the Doomguy page contained references to both "armor" and "armour"; I was not merely fixing incorrect spelling but also making the page consistent. Before you make patronizing remarks towards other users for making such changes, I suggest that you make sure they are warranted. Forteblast (talk) 21:42, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Excuse Me?

I bought that image from a local shop and scanned it on to my computer. The description was included on a paper with the Photo when I bough but unfourtunatly it was lost. I don't think you should accuse me of falsehood and obviously it would be on google images since it is a well known among those who love antique items. The Creator of this Photo was indeed Will Davis and you can look him up if you'd like with all this I think you should promptly restore the image to the article and since your not an admin you shouldn't leave messages like that on my talk page. Thank You --I2E4S6 (talk) 23:52, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What

Are you tracking me or something? How dare you threaten to block me it could be considered harassment you know. --I2E4S6 (talk) 23:48, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use reduced

Nice job with reducing fair use images! FYI, I came across Image:Tom and Cherie cartoon.JPG which doesn't seem to be reduced... —Wknight94 (talk) 12:54, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Apology from Fangusu

Icarus, I'm very sorry. I did not know anything about the three-revert rule. I changed that image because it was saying "The Ultimate Doom", and the article I attempted to add it to was about Doom 1, not The Ultimate Doom. Fangusu (talk) 02:56, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image:CSLEmperorRiverbank.jpg

I'm not an admin, but I agree with your suggestion that the size reduction killed the educational value of the image. One of the main innovations of the Clay Sanskrit Library is to print transliterated Sanskrit texts, so unless the letters are legible the image is useless. (The image comes from a sample made freely available by the publisher to promote its series; so while it is under copyright and needs the fair use notice, I don't think the case requires any fear of using too much.) Wareh (talk) 03:19, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd never reverted an image file before, and from your note I figured it required an admin's intervention. It didn't, so I did it myself. Up to you whether to remove your note or not. Wareh (talk) 03:21, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good to me! Wareh (talk) 15:30, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image:WBHB 2008.png‎ Image Reduce

Thanks! - NeutralHomer ^T:C 00:41, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image Discussion

So, what have you decided about the images, Icarus? Which one should we use, the The Ultimate Doom image or the Doom 1 image? Fangusu (talk) 01:42, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not my decision to make. It's up to the community to discuss it and come to a consensus. It's only been a few days, so the discussion is still in progress. Monitor Talk:Doom (video game)#Image discussion if you want to find out what the final conclusion is, and to contribute any thoughts you have on the subject. Be patient, it may take a little while for people to discuss the matter and figure out what to do. --Icarus ^(Hi!) 02:19, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have reuploaded that deleted image i.e Image:Doom.jpg. Go see for yourself. Fangusu (talk) 02:59, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Response

That was not my favorite version of that article. I wanted that article to have BOTH the images, get it? P.S: I AM being co-operative. You once stated that some of my edits were useful, right, Icarus? Fangusu (talk) 05:51, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Why should only higher quality images prominent? Fangusu (talk) 02:21, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

sorry, didnt know who to ask, but how do people do that thing where they revert and it says 'reverted to last version by ____", I cant figure it out, ty - Linestarz (talk) 08:02, 25 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Fangusu

IP blocked for 31 but I doubt we can ban the range.--Tznkai (talk) 07:46, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Would advise against a block of the range... Too much collateral damage. —Dark ^talk 07:47, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:Fangusu indefblock

Hi. You might want to add your two cents to WP:AN#Notice of indefblock for User:Fangusu. Checkuser may be in order. Thanks. —Wknight94 (talk) 03:49, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, I've been blocking the entire range and haven't heard any complaints. So let me know if s/he returns. —Wknight94 (talk) 19:05, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Medicine/Dermatology task force

I wanted to know if you (or any friends of yours) are interested in dermatology, and would be willing to help me with the WikiProject Medicine/Dermatology task force? Kilbad (talk) 03:00, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You were right...

...[1]. —Wknight94 (talk) 13:26, 20 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Semicolons? Dependent clauses?

What do you mean "semicolons cannot be used with a dependent clause"? I just did. ;-) Anyway, thanks for fixin' my bad grammar. Ecphora (talk) 23:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Don't worry, I will help you catch Fangusu's sockpuppet, but let me tell you one thing: Once you have blocked ILovePeanutsAndVideoGames, do NOT undo Fangusu's sockpuppet edits, because they are useful, got it? P.S: Can you please tell me who this Fangusu is? TigerSharksFan (talk) 02:14, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

On principle, I undo and will continue to undo any and all edits that I know to have been done by a sockpuppet. If a sockpuppet's edits are allowed to stand, then there is no deterent to sockpuppetry. Thus, a zero tolerance policy is the only hope of wearing sockpuppeteers out and hopefully making them realize that their behavior is not only inappropriate and childish, but also futile. Permanent blocks result from an ongoing abusive pattern which the individual chose to persist in, despite numerous warnings. If a sockpuppeteer wished to make constructive contributions, then he or she should have considered the consequences before engaging in the destructive behaviors that got them blocked in the first place.

So no, I will not stop undoing edits by banned users, such as Fangusu. If certain edits are indeed useful, then a legitimate editor (one who is neither blocked, nor a sockpuppet) is always free to re-do them. --Icarus ^(Hi!) 02:29, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Icarus3, you HAVE to stop. Fangusu may have been uncooperative, but now, Fangusu wants to become a better person, so I beg you, PLEASE stop undoing Fangusu's sockpuppet edits. TigerSharksFan (talk) 02:42, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage and Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy

It's not a real game? —Preceding unsigned comment added by The Spaceman says everybody look down (talk • contribs) 05:45, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Steel and cooler heads

I was just informed that someone had posted "propaganda" in the Toy and Utopia entries, and was just on my way over here to remove it, when I noticed you had gotten to it already. Sorry about that...

I realize that some of the young overzealous fans in Dr. Steel's fan club have rather "poisoned the well" over here with edits like those, and prejudiced most of the mods toward having any mention of him anywhere within your wiki, with their "Operation Wikipedia"; I understand there are a lot of fires to put out over here.

I am not one of those sorts of people (i.e. young and overzealous). While I am a fan of his music and creative talent, I am not some kiddie or /b/tard. I am a 48 year old professional gentleman in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and as a professional musician, I am also a colleague and peer and merely wish to see that he gets the credit he is due, without being negatively slanted and prejudice by the more fanatical of his fan base (although that's where the word "fan" comes from, isn't it?).

There has been a bit of a sea change among Dr. Steel's fan base in recent months. There are a lot of new, older, "cooler heads" like myself, who are attempting to reign in some of the /b/tard-style behavior of the past (for which I again personally apologize). Older professionals and business[wo]men, and musical peers, who just happen to enjoy his music and his humor. Please note that "Operation Wikipedia" has been suspended for quite some time now (since September of '08), and the fan base has been instructed for the most part to leave Wikipedia alone (so most postings on here have been from kiddies that don't pay attention to their elders, haha; and we do try to monitor that). In the mean time, the more adult, professional fan base hopes to foster better relations and cooperation in the future and hope to let cooler heads prevail.

And hopefully get the well-researched and annotated version of the Dr. Steel entry (not the "viral marketing" version; as a fellow web content editor I don't blame you for striking that one) reinstated sometime in the future.

Thanks for your understanding; hopefully we can work together better in the future. And feel free to share this personal note with the other moderators.

Regards, --Jonnybgoode44 (talk) 21:10, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't aware of any of this, actually. I don't even know who this Dr. Steel is. I reverted Toy and Utopia because the content added was not in any way encyclopedic. They were personal essays (most likely copyright violations, from the looks of them) that offered one individual's personal opinions in an unencyclopedic tone. If Dr. Steel's opinions on these matters are considered notable within the relevant fields, then a neutrally-worded summary of his positions can certainly be added. If he is not a noted scholar or well-known commentator on these topics, however, then his personal opinions on the matters are not encyclopedic and should not be in the articles. Oh, and I'm not a moderator. Not sure where you got that idea, but I don't want anyone to accuse me of claiming to be something I'm not! --Icarus ^(Hi!) 04:17, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, thought you were a mod, since you redacted it. :) No worries. Dr. Steel is a steampunk/industrial musician and entertainer, who has some rather fanciful philosophical ideas as well... and sometimes his younger fanbase gets carried away. Oh well, kids will be kids, lol. --Jonnybgoode44 (talk) 04:57, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fouad Ajami

Hey Icarus3, you reverted my edit in regards the Edward Said quote, I brought it up on the discussion board. I'd like to get a better sense of your reasoning. If you think it is an important part of the article, could it be rephrased or contextualized better to keep it NPOV? Thanks! Fariba Z 04:38, 18 February 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hibernia345 (talk • contribs)

Personal webcam photos by 74.248.178.84

User:74.248.178.84 has decided to stick with his nonsense photos. However, on Adolescence, he has managed to make his fourth revert after two warnings. So there is an active report at the 3RR notice board. Hopefully, a little cooling off period will take care of this, but you never know. Cheers. TastyPoutine ^{talk (if you dare)} 06:51, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

You MUST stop this, Icarus3. You are making me very angry. 77.188.225.121 (talk) 19:46, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll stop tagging your accounts and IPs as sockpuppets and reverting your illicit edits as soon as you stop using sockpuppets and making illicit edits. You were given dozens of chances to improve your behavior. You threw them all away. The only person who is responsible for your ban is you, so there is no reason for you to be angry at anyone other than yourself. --Icarus ^(Hi!) 01:14, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Steven Crowder

Sorry for referring to your legit format revision as "vandalism." Was confusing your edit with the persistent contributor (still at it) who seems intent on injecting opinion into the article. Keyofz (talk) 04:30, 12 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Error

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Promiscuity, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. — Deon555^talk_{I'm BACK!} 08:46, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies, it seems you were warned in error. I have undone my reversion. Forgive my clumsiness :) — Deon555^talk_{I'm BACK!} 08:47, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

Thanks for the welcome, appreciate it! - Linestarz (talk) 07:05, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Young adult (psychology)#Which to use for young adult and adolescent?

Hey, Icarus3. Will you weigh in on the above linked discussion? Flyer22 (talk) 23:30, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Talk:Adolescence#Image debate: Image:A boy in the mirror.jpg vs. Image:Adolescentboy.jpg.

Will you respond here? I am asking you not only because I am slightly familiar with you but also because you watch the related Child article. Flyer22 (talk) 06:16, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your constructive comment on "Courtship"

Icarus, your talkpage comment on the Courtship article helpfully addressed one of its problems, so please would you help further?

Evidently there can be no reliable source for a lede which is not even generally true for some people in European/American societies, so it needs editors with sources to correct it. In the meanwhile, a qualified statement seems better than leaving a boldly misleading one?

1) Should editors lacking sources simply qualify/delete false statements, or flag the problem for attention, please (and how?)?

2) As well as the WikiP policy, please could you explain how to look it up, or else who I should ask (presumably not you)?

Thanks, Jezza (talk) 02:08, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, Icarus3

I have gone through every single policy on Wikipedia thoroughly, and now, I am ready to come back and be a better and more responsible editor, so can you please unblock me? I have been here , and from what I can tell, you find it quite distasteful to undo useful edits, don't you? And part of you thinks it would be nice if I had a second chance, right? So please unblock me, Icarus3. And I also forgot to tell you one thing about myself: I suffer from Asperger's syndrome. 59.183.55.104 (talk) 19:31, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Miss Chicago

Hello Icarus3,

I am working on the french version of Joan Miro's article and the sub-article "miss Chicago". I saw you had uploaded two nice photos of this statue, and I would know if I can use it. I saw the warning, and then I suppose we should decide country by country who can use it or not.

Well... I really don't know how which law should be applied (Us? French? Special case?), and then if I can import it.

If you have any information, thnak you for helping me, v_atekor (talk) 08:33, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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