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User talk:Shadowdancer

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Hi, I notice several times you've tried to get rid of the article 'Runescape Cheats'. You don't perchance work for JAGeX, do you? Jonathan888 (talk) 01:27, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

I love it...
Awesome, people think about me so much they try to vandalise my user page.

Please, give me more advertising by doing this. The globe shall yet learn about my plans for global domination! Mike 21:35, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Vandalized # Times Counter
I notice some people's talk pages have a counter that keeps track of how many times a page has been vandalised. Is there a way to automatically keep track of this or do people just manually keep a tally?Mike 07:59, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

 * It has to be done manually, since of course there's no way to tell automatically what's vandalism and what's not. (If there were, vandalism wouldn't be a problem!) By the way, if you want to ask questions to the Wikipedia community, you should look at where to ask a question. It's unlikely that anyone will read what you write on your own talk page, unless someone just happens to wander by, as I did. Talk pages are most useful when you talk to some other user by writing on their talk page. —Bkell 21:46, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

hi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.104.254.121 (talk) 08:48, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Fire Cape article
Mike, if you want to vote on whether to keep the article, you need to vote here. Make any suggestions you would like there as well. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 10:24, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I already voted... Mike 07:03, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Web-screenshot tag
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 * Image:B33.PNG
 * I'm not exactly sure what you mean by my using the wrong tag on the image I uploaded it. As per the Wikipedia policy I cited the source I got it from. Apologies for not doing it correctly.Mike 23:26, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, you cited your source. That is important. But it is also important to establish the copyright status of these images. Wikipedia cannot use copyrighted images without the copyright holder's permission (unless the use of the image happens to fall under fair use). This is the purpose of the various image copyright tags—to establish that Wikipedia can indeed legally use each image. The tag you selected, web-screenshot, is used to tag images of entire Web pages, such as Image:Google screenshot.png. This tag makes the claim that such screenshots, when used to illustrate the Web page in question, should be considered fair use under U.S. copyright law. But this tag is not applicable to Image:B33.PNG, which is a drawing of an airplane, not a screenshot of a Web page. So the web-screenshot tag does not adequately establish that this image can legally be used on Wikipedia. This is why a different tag is necessary.
 * You should find out who holds the copyright to this image. Then you should see if the copyright holder is willing to release the image into the public domain (i.e., abandon all exclusive rights) or to license it under a free license, such as the GFDL. If not, perhaps the copyright holder is willing to use a different license (see Image copyright tags and Template messages for some examples of various acceptable licenses). Otherwise, you will need to determine whether this image falls under fair use; I would recommend reading the fair use article. If it does, you can use an appropriate fair use tag. (If you are unsure about this, you can tag it with the fairusereview tag, and an experienced Wikipedia editor will review the claim of fair use.) If none of these conditions apply, then this image cannot be used on Wikipedia, so you will need to follow the steps at Images and media for deletion to nominate this image to be deleted. Please let me know if you have more questions by posting on my talk page. —Bkell 23:42, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
 * If the original source of the image is the United States military, the image is probably already in the public domain; see Image copyright tags. —Bkell 23:46, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Delete it if it's going to cause an issue; as far as I'm aware as you stated it is in the PD as it's of a US military piece. Again, apologies for the stress caused by this. Mike 02:43, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
 * No stress caused. I'll tag it as a public-domain U.S. military image, then. —Bkell 05:58, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Feel free to slap me around if I make any more goof-ups or the like. I'm still kind of new here and worried I'll blow something up. :\ Mike 07:04, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
 * That's okay! Thanks a lot for helping out. I'm still learning how some things work myself. And don't worry too much about blowing things up. There are a lot of safeguards in place so that Bad Things can be undone. Be bold! —Bkell 07:57, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

runescape userbox
Thanx for the RS userbox, didnt know there was one. - «ßØÛ®ßÖÑ§3» Talk 21:36, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I invented it. You're welcome. Mike 22:08, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Rune scape box
Fair use images are likely not allowable in user templates. If you read WP:FUC it discusses this issue. I didn't know there was any debate on this issue but apparently there is. gren グレン 07:57, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * There is no issue. It's a sections of a screenshot of the RuneScape login page.  How exactly does this constitute copyright violation?
 * From WP:FUC: Fair use images should only be used in the article namespace. They should never be used on templates (including stub templates and navigation boxes) or on user pages. They should be linked, not inlined, from talk pages when they are the topic of discussion. This is because it is the policy of the Wikimedia Foundation to allow an unfree image only if no free alternative exists and only if it significantly improves the article it is included on. All other uses, even if legal under the fair use clauses of copyright law, should be avoided to keep the use of unfree images to a minimum. Exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis if there is a broad consensus that doing so is necessary to the goal of creating a free encyclopedia (like the templates used as part of the Main Page). Last Avenue 21:36, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Forget it then. It's not worth it. Mike 00:28, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
 * There also seems to be a debate over this: User_talk:Grenavitar Last Avenue 21:36, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Edit No More
I have decided the politics involved when it comes to editing items here is not worth it. Henceforth, I will edit no more. It's been a slice.Mike 06:25, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Constant adding of links
I wish your website all the best, but i'm afraid it's not wanted in the article. See the argument for it in Archive 3. I will have to give you a warning now, but please don't re-add the link, otherwise it will get treated in the same way. Please do not add commercial links — or links to your own private websites — to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. Note that Wikipedia may see print or DVD publication, so that we want more content, not more web links. See the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. J.J.Sagnella 17:06, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Not wanted by you? Please.

The decision was final and overwhelmingly it was not wanted. Please do not change the decision. Please stop. If you continue to use Wikipedia for advertising, you will be blocked from editing.

Wikimedia Canada
Hi there! I'd like to invite you to explore Wikimedia Canada, and create a list of people interested in forming a local chapter for our nation. A local chapter will help promote and improve the organization, within our great nation. We'd also like to encourage everyone to suggest projects for our national chapter to participate in. Hope to see you there!--DarkEvil 02:03, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Just curious about before you quit RuneScape.
It's just been wondering ever since before I even edit the TzTok-Jad with additional images and content: Have you ever defeated TzTok-Jad? Thanks for any response if any!

P.S.: I don't see you talking in a third-person point of view in your User Talk page.

Tarikochi 18:08, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

 * He finally did defeat it after a long time. He posted about it on the official forums. Dtm142 15:36, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Alright, thanks for the info. Would be nice to know how many attempts he took, but apparently he's pretty inactive/gone by now, lol.  We're one and the same as Fire Cape holders ;). Tarikochi 06:20, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Removed Shadowdancer redirect
Sorry to do this to you, but "Shadowdancer" is the name of a prestige class in D&D, as you are no doubt aware, and the main namespace should be used for the appropriate class, and not a personal redirect. :) Iceberg3k 22:01, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

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 * He originally had liscensing, but some random vandal deleted it. I have reverted it. Hyenaste 15:56, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Hitchhiking Wiki
Hi! There is a wiki effort to create a good guide for hitchhikers at Hitchhiker's Guide to Hitchhiking (and this name will probably change :) From your profile I gather you might be interested. Guaka 15:41, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

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Re: TzTok-Jad
It's been months now, but I just wanted to say that I did not appreciate you removing my own image on the TzTok-Jad article and replacing it with your own. Talk about vain. Mike 06:10, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Wasn't me. You should check the histories more carefully [].  Tarikochi Gallery Criticize 20:40, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Got a little excited
I am very sorry. —D-Rock 15:59, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

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Dick Ruthven

Richard David Ruthven (born March 27, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1973 through 1986 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, and Chicago Cubs. The two-time National League All-Star player was a member of the 1980 world champion Philadelphia Phillies team, as well as a member of the 1984 National League Eastern Division champion Chicago Cubs.

Draft and early Philly years
Ruthven was born in Sacramento, California and attended Irvington High School in Fremont, California. He was selected out of high school by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round (469th overall) of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft, but opted to enroll at Fresno State. The Philadelphia Phillies drafted him in the secondary phase of the 1st round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft. Ruthven made his major league debut with the Phillies on April 17, 1973 at the age of 22. He was described as looking "like a young Lee Marvin" by Ron Fimrite in the April 30, 1973 issue of Sports Illustrated.

In his rookie season of 1973, Ruthven pitched 25 games, starting 23. He finished the season 6-9 with a 4.21 earned run average for a team that finished in last place in the National League Eastern Division with a 71-91 record.

In 1974, Ruthven started 35 games and pitched over 200 innings for the first time (212$2⁄3$). He had a record of 9-13 with a 4.02 earned run average, as the Phillies improved their overall record to 80-82, good enough for third place. He also set his career record for strikeouts with 153.

In 1975, injuries limited Ruthven to 11 games and seven starts. He went 2-2 with a 4.20 earned run average.

Atlanta Braves
Ruthven was traded twice within a span of three days in December 1975. First to the Chicago White Sox with Alan Bannister and Roy Thomas for Jim Kaat and Mike Buskey on December 10. Then to the Atlanta Braves with Ken Henderson and Dan Osborn for Ralph Garr and Larvell Blanks two days later on December 12.

With the Braves, Ruthven had a solid 1976 season, being named to the National League All-Star team for the first time. He was the only Braves player selected to the All-Star Game that year, although NL manager Sparky Anderson never brought him in to pitch. On June 20, he threw a four-hit shutout in a 5-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. He faded in the latter part of the season, finishing the season 14-17 with a 4.19 earned run average in 36 starts. The 17 losses and 36 starts were both career highs, however, the Braves finished last in the National League Western Division, going 70-92.

Ruthven won three games to start the 1977 season, but suffered a torn ankle tendon after that and was out of action over two months, then after coming off the disabled list, lost eight straight games. He finished the year with 25 games (23 starts). Even though his earned run average did not change much (rising to 4.23), Ruthven finished with only a 7-13 record for a Braves team that lost 101 games.

Return to the Phillies
"I guess I have something to prove this year," Ruthven said, after a start on April 19, 1978. "Still, I could pitch very well and not have a good record, as I did last year. It would be nice if I could pitch back to 1976." He started with only a 2-6 record for the Braves, though his earned run average had improved some (4.10), when he was re-acquired by the Phillies on June 15. For Ruthven, the Phillies sent popular relief pitcher Gene Garber to Atlanta. Ruthven was stellar with the Phillies, going 13-5 from June 15 to the end of the regular season, with a 2.99 earned run average. For the entire season, Ruthven's record was 15-11 with a 3.38 earned run average. His contributions helped the Phillies win 90 games and capture the Eastern Division title, the team's third division title in a row. He pitched one game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1978 National League Championship Series, losing Game 2 of a series the Phillies lost in four games.

1979 started great for Ruthven, who sprinted out to a 6-0 record and a 1.65 earned run average as of May 9. Unfortunately, injuries would again plague Ruthven for the rest of the season as he would win only one more game through the last of the season, finishing 7-5 with a 4.27 average. Injuries hit other Phillies pitchers, and the three-time division champs fell to fourth place in the National League East, 14 games behind the eventual World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

His best season may have been in 1980, a year he did not make the All-Star team. He finished the season with a career-high 17 wins, and had a 3.55 earned run average in 33 games started. Ironically, even though he started every game during the season, Ruthven came in as a relief pitcher in the pivotal 5th game of the National League Championship Series, pitching two shutout innings to earn the victory in the 10th inning, capping a Phillies comeback in a game in which the team faced a 5-2 deficit in the 8th inning against Nolan Ryan. Ruthven pitched the third game of the 1980 World Series, won by the Royals, without a decision. The Phillies won that Series in six games.

Ruthven charged from the gate in 1981, compiling an 8-3 record before the 1981 baseball strike began on June 12. He was the Phillies' representative to the Major League Baseball Players Association. Because of his record, Ruthven was named to the National League All-Star team for the second time. Play resumed on August 10; Ruthven told reporters, "I played catch a little bit during the strike. I don't think I'm that far away. But I've never stopped in the middle of the season, just like anyone else, and I really don't know how long it will take" to get back to form. He struggled for the remainder of the season, going 4-4 the rest of the way. For the season, Ruthven finished 12-7 with a high 5.15 earned run average. Because of the strike, major league baseball split the 1981 season, and two teams from each division made an extra round of playoffs. The Phillies "won" the first-half title, though lost the 1981 National League Division Series to the Montreal Expos in five games, with Ruthven losing Game 2 to the Expos.

In 1982, Ruthven pitched in 33 games (31 starts), accumulating more than 200 innings (204.1) for the fifth time, and his record was 11-11 with an earned run average of 3.79. The Phillies finished second in the division, three games behind the eventual World Champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Traded to Cubs and retirement
1983 started out terribly for Ruthven, starting out the season with a 1-3 record and a 5.61 earned run average for the Phillies. He was dealt along with Bill Johnson from the Phillies to the Cubs for Willie Hernández on May 22. While the Phillies won the National League pennant that season, the Cubs would finish fifth with a 71-91 record, 19 games behind the Phillies. Ruthven pitched better for the Cubs, going 12-9 with a 4.10 earned run average. 1983 was the last season in which Ruthven won ten or more games.

In 1984, Ruthven began a downward slide in his effectiveness. He started the season as the opening day starter for the Cubs, winning on April 3 against the San Francisco Giants. Even though the Cubs would win the division with 96 victories, Ruthven would win only six games against ten losses, compiled in 23 games (22 starts). His earned run average also ballooned, rising to 5.04. It was his lowest win total since 1975. Ruthven did not appear in the 1984 National League Championship Series, which the Cubs lost in five games to the San Diego Padres.

In 1985, the Cubs slid to 77-84, and Ruthven slid to fifth in their starting rotation. He only made fifteen starts and five relief appearances. The team tried to trade him for Tommy John of the California Angels, but the Angels decided not to make the trade, not wanting to pay Ruthven $400,000 in deferred salary. He finished with a 4-7 record, with a 4.53 earned run average.

In 1986, Ruthven lost his starting spot in the Cubs' rotation. He finished up making only six relief appearances, and his earned run average had risen to 5.06. He appeared in his final major league game on May 1, 1986 at the age of 35. He was released by the Cubs five days later on May 6, ending his major league career.

Career statistics
In a fourteen-season major league career, Ruthven posted a 123-127 record with 1,145 strikeouts and a 4.14 ERA in 2,109 innings pitched, including 17 shutouts and 61 complete games.

He is the father of retired professional soccer player Tyler Ruthven. He is also the brother-in-law of former MLB infielder / outfielder and former baseball television broadcaster Tommy Hutton.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dazed and Confused Drinking Game

 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was DELETE. -Splash talk 23:13, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Dazed and Confused Drinking Game
Delete, unencyclopedic and cruft.--Zxcvbnm 21:38, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom MC MasterChef 01:10, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Dude, where's my delete? This is not suitable for an encyclopedia; we have an article on drinking games though. --FOo 00:40, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Why delete this, it doesn't hurt anyone and it's all in fun. Lighten up.

 * Delete non suitable for wikipedia or any encyclopedia---71.28.243.246 17:09, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
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