User:Ckatz

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Hello, and welcome to Ckatz's user page. I've been an editor on Wikipedia since January of 2006, and an administrator since February of 2008. Much of my work here involves proofreading, revising and updating pages as I find them, removing vandalism, and other such tasks. I'm particularly interested in articles relating to astronomy, science fiction, television, and Canadian issues. If you have any comments on my edits, or any questions about Wikipedia in general, please leave a note on my talk page. I'll try to respond as best I can. Thanks.

Unified login: Ckatz is the unique login of this user for all public Wikimedia projects.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I learn more about editing Wikipedia?
- The best place to start is at the Help Desk. Other useful links include the style guide, the list of policies and guidelines, and the guide to editing. Please feel free to ask on my talk page if you have any questions.
Why was the link I added removed from an article?
- Typically, links are removed because they fail the external links guideline. Although many links are deleted because they were placed by spammers, links to good sites are also removed on a regular basis. This is because Wikipedia isn't a directory service; the mere fact a site exists does not mean it warrants a link.
Why was my article deleted?
- Pages can be deleted for many reasons; there are very specific criteria that govern the process. Please review this article for more information.
Why was information relating to my company or organization removed?
- This is a very common question, based on a misunderstanding of Wikipedia's purpose. This project is not a directory, forum, or search engine, and as such it is not a place for you to post advertisements about your company or your product.
Why were my spelling changes reverted?

Wikipedia's Manual of Style recommends the use of regional varieties of English, based on the topic and the article's contribution history. Please avoid changing spellings unless they differ from the appropriate version. Most spell checking software can be configured to use British and American English; some extend this to include other varieties such as Canadian or Australian English.

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Barnstars

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For your continued diligence and hard work towards Greater Vancouver-related articles. :) -→Buchanan-Hermit ™/?! 03:54, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

		The Surreal Barnstar
		For your insighfull edit summaries, I proudly award you this barnstar. --Qyd 16:05, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

		The E=mc² Barnstar
		I've been meaning to give you one of these for ages, but I couldn't figure out where to put it :) Serendipodous 21:31, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		thanks for the corrections you made to the TARDIS article Ukt-zero (talk) 04:34, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Oddball

You get a cowstar for being SUPERGREAT!

Here are some "Wikibeans" for being a very GOOD VandalProof user!

Cowstar (miscellaneous spammed talk page entry)
from 217.134.237.125 19:36, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Jelly Belly Award (from a persistent and odd vandal)
"This message is issued from Loop 101 Dead!. If you have any questions, send it to my talk page. 15:23, 28 February 2007 (UTC)"

Tip of the day...

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(courtesy User:BillCJ)

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Welcome: {{subst:welcome}} • {{subst:welcomeip}} • {{thanks}} Unsigned: {{subst:Unsigned|User| ~~~~~}}

List of Rules: • WP:5P • WP:LOP • WP:RULES • WP:SR

Official Policies: WP:CSD • WP:BIO • WP:TEMP • WP:MOS • WP:MWS • WP:MWA • WP:NOT • WP:CB • WP:CR • WP:HD •
WP:CP • WP:DPL •WP:NPOV • WP:VERIFY • WP:NOR • WP:NOT • WP:CI • New Cpydt •Prefix • MyEdits • Edits • Interiot's •
GSearch • Correct • CProd • Hme • VIL • WP:DR • WP:COPY • WP:VAN

Guidelines: WP:FAITH • WP:EQ • WP:DISRUPT • WP:BOLD Style Guides: WP:STYLE • WP:CITE • WP:EL

Warn:

Vandalism:	{{uw-vandalism1}} {{uw-vandalism2}} {{uw-vandalism3}} {{blatantvandal-n}}
Content removal:	{{uw-delete1}} {{uw-delete2}} {{uw-delete3}}
Testing:	{{selftest}} {{uw-test1}} {{uw-test2}} {{uw-test3}}
Spam linking:	{{uw-spam1}}, {{uw-spam2}}, {{uw-spam3}}, {{uw-spam4}}
NPOV:	{{uw-npov1}} {{uw-npov2}} {{uw-npov3}}
Unsourced info:	{{uw-unsourced1}} {{uw-unsourced2}} {{uw-unsourced3}}
False info:	{{uw-error1}} {{uw-error2}} {{uw-error3}}
DNR Afd:	{{uw-afd1}} {{uw-afd2}} {{uw-afd3}}
DNR Speedy:	{{uw-speedy1}} {{uw-speedy2}} {{uw-speedy3}}
Misc warnings	{{verror2}} {{blanking}} {{mess2}} {{comment2}} {{summary}} {{uw-lang}} {{uw-c&pmove}}
Other behavior:	see Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace.

Delete: {{delete}} • {{db|...}} • {{db-nonsense}} • {{db-empty}} • {{db-attack}} • {{db-bio}} • {{db-test}} • {{db-notenglish}} • {{db-repost}} •
{{db-band}} • {{db-club}} • {{db-copyvio|url=url of source}} {{db-vand}}{{db-redirtypo}} • {{db-redirnone}} • {{db-blanked}} •
{{db-talk}} • DLog

Check: {{Copyvio|url=*source}}--~~~~ • {{delete}} • {{db-bio}} • {{db-attack}} • {{db|...}} • {{no source}} • {{no license}}

Move: {{Move|...}} • {{Split|...}} • {{splitsection|...}} • {{Merge|...}} • {{mergefrom|...}} {{mergeto|...}}

Dispute: {{POV}} • {{disputed}} • {{TotallyDisputed}} • {{controversial}} Delete {{afd}} • {{cfd}} • {{ifd}} • {{tfd}} • {{rfd}} • {{mfd}}

Article tags: {{advert}} • {{Citations missing}} • {{Citation needed}} • {{Cleanup}} • {{Confusing}} • {{Context}} • {{Debate}} • {{disputed}} • {{Diagram needed}} •
{{Expert}} • {{Hoax}} • {{Importance}} • {{Inappropriate person}} • {{Inappropriate tone}} • {{Inuse}} • {{Intro length}} • {{Notability}} •
{{Not verified}} • {{POV}} • {{tone}} • {{TotallyDisputed}} • {{Unreferenced}} • {{verify}} • {{Wikify}}

Category and stub: categories • Stubcats • Stubs • Templates

External: Alexa • Google • Google Images • IMDB • Dictionary • OneLook • World Maps • Music • ConvertRef •
MetaTable • Unlinkspam

Cite: Cite • CiteEx • {{Cite web}} • {{Cite journal}} • {{Cite book}} • CITET

{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}

{{cite book |last = |first = |authorlink = |coauthors = |title = |publisher = |date = |location = |pages = |url = |doi = |id = |isbn = }}

{{cite journal |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= |month= |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |id= |url= |accessdate= |quote= }}

<ref name="shortname">reference.</ref>

Help Editing: Editing • Template • Magic words

Requests: adminship • arbitration • checkuser • comment • de-adminship • deletion • expansion • investigation • mediation •
move • protection • translation • undeletion • Block • FAC • CSurvey • PLib • SpTrans

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Delete: {{db|...}} • {{db-nonsense}} • {{db-empty}} • {{db-userreq}}
{{db-attack}} • {{db-bio}} • {{db-test}} • {{db-notenglish}} • {{db-repost}}
{{db-band}} • {{db-club}} • {{db-copyvio|url=url of source}} • {{db-vand}}
{{db-redirtypo}} • {{db-redirnone}} • {{db-blanked}} • {{db-talk}} • DLog

AfD: {{subst:afd1}}
{{subst:afd2 | pg=PageName | cat= | text=Reason for deletion--~~~~}}
{{subst:afd3 | pg=PageName}} AfDCat • Precedents • AfD
NOTE ~ Bio • Books • CB • Corp • Fict • Music • Neo • NFT • Prof • Web

CV: {{copyvio | url=insert URL}}--~~~~
{{subst:article-cv | PageName}} from [insert URL]--~~~~ CP

{{nothanks}} • {{nothanks-drm}} • {{nothanks-sd}} • {{nothanks-add}}

Warn (old): {{test0}} • {{test}} • {{test2}} • {{test2a}} • {{blatantvandal}}
{{verror2}} • {{verror3}} • {{spam}} • {{drmafd2}} • {{drmafd3}} • {{selftest}}
{{blank}} • {{ConflictOfInterest}} • {{mess2}} • {{nn-warn}} • {{nn-test}}
{{comment2}} • {{RPA}} • {{defwarn}} • {{drmspeedy}} • {{PRODWarning}}
{{polite-afd}} • {{Edit summary personal}} • {{summary}} • {{nn-notice}}

Warn (new): • {{uw-vandal1}} • {{uw-delete1}} • {{uw-test1}} • {{uw-upv1}}
{{uw-tpv1}} • {{uw-error1}} • {{uw-npa1}} • {{uw-joke1}} • {{uw-biog1}}
{{uw-defamatory1}} • {{uw-npov1}} • {{uw-spam1}} • {{uw-copyright1}}
{{uw-creation1}} • {{uw-3rr1}} • {{uw-image1}} • {{uw-move1}} • {{uw-agf1}}
{{uw-mos1}} • {{uw-notcensored1}} • {{uw-unsourced1}} • {{uw-afd1}}
{{uw-speedy1}} • {{empty-warn}} • {{spam-warn}} • {{nn-warn}}
{{recreated}} • {{test1article}} • {{test-self}} ∞ testtemplates↔WP:UTM

Article tags: {{advert}} • {{tone}} • {{verify}} • {{Citation needed}} • {{Cleanup}}
{{Confusing}} • {{Context}} • {{disputed}} • {{TotallyDisputed}} • {{POV}}
{{Wikify}} • {{Diagram needed}} • {{Expert}} • {{Hoax}} • {{Importance}}
{{Inappropriate person}} • {{Notability}} • {{Inappropriate tone}} • {{Inuse}}
{{Intro length}} • {{Not verified}} • {{Unreferenced}}

Category and stub: categories • Stubcats • Stubs • Templates

Policy/useful: WP:CSD • WP:TEMP • WP:MOS • WP:MWS • WP:MWA
WP:NOT • WP:CB • WP:CR • WP:HD • WP:CP • New • Cpydt • Prefix
MyEdits • Edits • Interiot's • GSearch • Correct • CProd • Hme • WP:DPL

External: Alexa • Google • GoogleWiki • Google Images • IMDB • Dictionary
OneLook • World Maps • Music • ConvertRef • MetaTable • Unlinkspam

Cite: Cite • CiteEx • {{Cite web}} • {{Cite journal}} • {{Cite book}} • CITET

Requests: adminship • arbitration • checkuser • comment • de-adminship
deletion • expansion • investigation • mediation • move • protection
translation • undeletion • Block • FAC • GAC • CSurvey • PLib • SpTrans

Inline templates

^‡ = Only part of it is superscripted.

^‡‡ = Has a non-superscripted mode as well.

^‡‡‡ = Only part of it is inline.

Superscripted

{{citequote}}
{{clarifyme}} a.k.a. {{huh}}, {{what}}, {{unclear}}
{{cnote}}
{{cref}}
{{dead link}} a.k.a. {{cleanup-link}}
{{disputed-inline}}, a.k.a. {{disputable}}, {{debatable}}
{{dubious}} a.k.a. {{DisputedAssertion}}
{{ent}}^‡
{{episode}}
{{fact}} a.k.a. {{citation needed}}, {{cn}}, {{needs citation}}, {{uncited}}, {{fct}}, etc.; see also {{fact-now}} wrapper
{{facts}}
{{failed verification}}
{{fixPOV}}
{{hcref}}
{{issue}}
{{list fact}}
{{lopsided}}
{{nonspecific}}
{{note}}
{{note label}}^‡
{{or}} — not to be confused with {{OR}}, a page-top template
{{page number}}
{{POV-assertion}}
{{POV-statement}}
{{ref}}
{{ref harv}}
{{ref label}}^‡ a.k.a. {{footnote label}}
{{request quote}}
{{rf}}
{{rp}}
{{specify}}
{{syn}}
{{update after}}^‡‡ a.k.a. {{update needed}}
{{vague}}
{{verify credibility}} a.k.a. {{vc}}
{{verify source}} a.k.a. {{verification needed}}
{{views needing attribution}} a.k.a. {{weasel word}}
{{weasel-inline}} a.k.a. {{weal}}
{{weasel-name}}
{{who}}
{{year}}

Meta-templates:

{{fix}}‡ — used to create other such templates, consistently
{{inline warning}} — used manually to provide a custom cleanup note

Deprecated:

{{ref num}}
{{footnote}}
{{dlw}} (redundant with and being merged into {{wayback}})
{{dlw-inline}} (redundant with and being merged into {{dead link}})

Noteworthy for features:

{{vague}} — has feature where optional parameter becomes the mouseover/tooltip message

Other tools

{{imagestack}} - not sure this works as claimed
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