User talk:49TL/Archive/October 2005

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Ah, my first ever spam mass produced and mailed to the spamlist. Well first of all let me re-state that we have an irc channel, #wp-esperanza, and its been rather empty, so I'd appreciate it if you come, even if you just idle about. Now, the evil polls have closed, and I left a justification note for running the evil polls. Nothing has really changed, but at least I have somewhat of a consensus. I hope to figure out a way to overturn my power to JCarriker somehow, I'll figure out a way :-) Meanwhile, I've been busy reforming the mediation system where I am the chairman now, er, acting chairman. Enjoy your spam, with extra vikings. Redwolf24 (talk) 00:36, 1 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Barnstar Phil - much appreciated. I make all these little edits while I wait for a Big Idea to germinate - trouble is I've been fifty plus years awaiting, and no big idea has come by yet :-( Bob aka Linuxlad 13:26, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your speedy and friendly welcome. And for the list of helpful links to get me started.

I adore the idea and the reality of Wikipedia and will do what I can to help it grow. See ya!

Lisuebie 13:35, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Howdy, replied here. --Blackcap | talk 17:51, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Phil, much appreciated. By the way I like how you've set your user name to appear with all those colours. Very cool! Wikiwoohoo 18:25, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, FireFox, for the barnstar. Nice to be recognized. Welcome to Wikipedia... seems like you haven't been here for too long but have still done quite a bit of good work. If you need any help translating Sp, Fr, or It articles I can give you a hand. Since you're so interested in languages, I highly recommend starting on Chinese as soon as possible for (a) the advantage gained by having a longer period of study compared to peers who'll probably begin only at university (b) the fact that over 1.4 billion people speak it or other dialects (c) the special ability you will gain in learning a language few Westerners even master, (d) a gateway into an amazing culture/literature. Thanks again --Dpr 18:31, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the Barnstar. It was most kind of you to award me that and I look forward to working with you in Wikipedia...and I'll translate that into Spanish to help you practice: Gracias para el Barnstar. Era la mayoría de las clases de usted concederme que y la mirada delantera a trabajar con usted en Wikipedia.--MONGO 18:47, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for my first Barnstar. We can all learn to be more communicative to those that do well and not to be completely focused on those that do not. Grika Ⓣ 19:02, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thank you for my first barnstar! Very kind of you! Ah, y la traducción de arriba es pura basura... si quiere practicar su español, sepa que yo lo hablo fluidamente. :) --Fibonacci 19:06, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what to say... Thanks! +MATIA ☎ 19:17, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I wanted to thank you for supporting my RfA. Unfortunately, it did not reach the required level of support and failed. Apparently, some didn't feel that I had participated enough outside the article namespace. I may try again in a few months. Thanks again. --Rogerd 21:42, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hello spam list, look at this. Essjay is the new leader of Esperanza, and I'm interested in seeing how he runs it. I'm busy doing other work... Please comment at that talk page there. I will still probably run the spamlist though. Redwolf24 (talk) 22:57, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Our new admin general, Essjay, has set the date for the advisory committee elections, that date being October 7th. By UTC it is October 5th right now. So see WP:ESP/E for voting in two days, and add yourself to the list if you're interested in running. On a personal note, I'm considering running, as I only resigned as admin general because of time. I'm sure I could help out on the advisory committee... Anywho, watchlist that page, and be sure to read the voting method too. Regards, Redwolf24 (talk) 01:08, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar! And on my birthday, no less! It is one of the best gifts I've recieved today! Thanks! Ganymead 16:49, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Barnstar. It was an unexpected nicety. --Howcheng 18:12, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the barnstar... although I'm not sure what exactly I've done to deserve this one! I'm just a dilettante, plugging away at things that interest me... but then, I suppose that's what makes up this place! —Josiah Rowe 18:57, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

"What did I do?" he says - well, you're a Wikipedian, and everyone deserves rewarding when they have done good work! FireFox 18:59, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's just sweet. :D —Josiah Rowe 19:03, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Dunno why this has all gone bold: if you can figure it out, fix it!

My first barnstar! Thank you! Econrad 20:26, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the ego-boost barnstar! —wwoods 08:33, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, you've reported copyright infringements to WP:CP in the last week, a new measure was recently passed to allow the speedy deltion of new pages that are cut and paste copyvios. Please follow these instructions if you come across this type of copyvio. Thanks. --nixie 00:11, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Blatant copyright infringements may now be "speedied" If an article and all its revisions are unquestionably copied from the website of a commercial content provider and there is no assertion of permission, ownership or fair use and none seems likely, and the article is less than 48 hours old, it may be speedily deleted. See CSD A8 for full conditions. After notifying the uploading editor by using wording similar to: {{nothanks-sd|pg=page name|url=url of source}} -- ~~~~ Blank the page and replace the text with {{db-copyvio|url=url of source}} to the article in question, leaving the content visible. An administrator will examine the article and decide whether to speedily delete it or not.

Would you be horribly offended if I chganged my userpage so that it is halfway inbetween your version and mine? I like your revision a lot and a lot of it I will keep. However, I think there's currently a lot of whitespace that needs elimination. Please don't take this as an insult of your design as there is lots In really like. --Celestianpower ^hablamé 17:16, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Well I'd love to tell you but to be totally truthful with you, I've forgotten that. It is coming up for 2 years now since I gave up with the account. I remember coming back from a business trip, and finding that I had forgotten my password. I didn't know what to do about it so left it and gave up on Wikipedia. In August I got chatting with a friend and Wikipedia popped up in the conversation. I resolved with myself I would give it another go and here I am. All I remember of my old user name was it began with Grant (my name) and had about four randomly chosen numbers after it. The latter though is very unclear. Sorry about that. I've found Wikiwoohoo much easier to remember (I have another friend absolutely obsessed with shouting "WOOHOO!" and I've written my username and password on a scrap of paper by the PC screen. Wikiwoohoo 19:09, 6 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I hardly feel I deserve a barnstar, but it is very nice to be awared one anyhow :-)) --Isolani 17:06, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

How kind! Thank you. Flapdragon 17:31, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't that nice! Much appreciated. Rich Farmbrough 19:39, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. It was kind of surprising. - Darwinek 19:43, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thank you for your vote on Esperanza. I don't know what the outcome will be and I don't know what I did to earn your support, but I was very surprised and happy. thanks alot and all the best... Gryffindor 20:10, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the barnstar, I really appreciate it. --Valentinian 20:28, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the Barnstar. It feels good to be noticed! TomTheHand 21:22, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support on my RfA. Your trust in me is well appreciated. Owen× ☎ 21:55, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the kind welcome :) Selmo 00:41, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I hope you're well. I wanted to thank you for awarding me a 'barnstar.' What exactly are they, though? :)

As well, I do not presume to do or be more or less than anyone else, but I'm curious about the distinction between a minor star and a major one. I am not necessarily vane, but I think I've made some rather 'major' contributions too, including:

• holding vote and, consequently, working on inclusion of HDI in country infoboxes/template
• uploads of numerous accurate (or moreso than previous), unique flags, maps, and other images (e.g., Greek letters)
• editions to 'Canada'-related articles, including 'mediation' and information provision for Canada's name
• Star Trek and other minutiae

Anyhow, I'm honoured! Thanks again for the acknowledgement; take care! E Pluribus Anthony _Thank_you!" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">01:53, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Oh: I just read up on the concept/meaning of 'barnstars'; thanks again! :) E Pluribus Anthony 08:30, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Dear FireFox: Thank you very much for your support on my RfA! I am most honoured by the trust that has been placed in me by yourself and other members of the Wikipedia community. I promise to only use my administrative privileges to assist the community in doing good work, and also to be calm, considerate and careful in working to make Wikipedia a better place. I look forward to working with you in the future on Wikipedia! Best regards, --NicholasTurnbull | (talk) (e-mail) (cabal) 01:58, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot ! B-T-W What's your opinion on using the country flag templates (like  Belgium) in articles, I tend to use those only in tables, infoboxes and lists Bart l 07:56, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Mi Español no esta bueno, pero se digame gracias para su ayudar con mi Rfa. Karmafist 16:11, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you muchly for your support. I like both your name and your sig btw :) Qaz ^(talk) 22:47, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your support of my adminship!! I was surprised at the turnout and support I got! If you ever have any issues with any of my actions, please notify me on my talk page! Thanks again! Ryan Norton ^{T | @ | C} 03:52, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for catching the vandalism to my user page! I guess RC Patrol is a good way to attact unwanted attention, I appreciate you catching it! Regards, CHAIRBOY (☎) 16:59, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hey FireFox, I just wanted to pop in to thank you for electing me to the Advisory Committee! I don't know exactly what I'm supposed to do yet, but I trust that Essjay will be a good leader. See ya around! Acetic'^Acid 20:48, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your vote of confidence in the Esperanza elections and also for the congratulatory balloons! I look forward to helping Esperanza and Wikipedia progress. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk | W_S 21:47, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there FireFox, I just wanted to thank you for your vote of confidence. Even though I didn't make, it's not the end of the world and I really appreciate the trust you have given to me. Thanks again and I wish you all the best... Gryffindor 21:58, 14 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support on my RfA. It is sincerely appreciated. ≈ jossi fresco ≈ t • @ 15:19, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Esperanzians! A few announcements.

The Advisory Committee election results are in. In tranch A are Acetic Acid and Flcelloguy. In tranch B are Ryan Norton and Bratsche.

My other annoouncement is that our founder, JCarriker, has founded Esperanza's sister project, Wikipediology. I have written two essays here (my name is Matt Binder). My essays are under Teenage Wikipedians and Anon Editors.

On behalf of myself and Jay Carriker and the other wikipediologists, I would appreciate it if you were to join.

Cheers Esperanza! Redwolf24 (talk—How's my driving?) 23:32, 15 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, the best of them all, my friend FireFox. Thank you very much for your support - my bid (as you probably know) went swimmingly. I couldn't have asked for a better one. Thank you very much and I just hope I don't mess up! See you on IRC and Yahoo soon... --Celestianpower ^hablamé 12:44, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for catching the vandalism to my user page. The lackwits responsible have been blocked. DS 15:58, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted to say thank you for your support of my admin nomination. I look forward to the time when our Wikipedia paths, blended in amity, cross once again. —Wayward ^Talk 05:24, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for supporting my RfA. I will use my new powers wisely! --Wikiacc (talk) 19:12, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support on my RfA; I really appreciate it! I will do my best to live up to the trust you've shown in me. Thanks, Hermione1980 23:27, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FireFox! Just wanted to thank you for supporting my RfA. I hope I will be able to live up to the confidence placed in me. --Cyberjunkie | Talk 04:51, 19 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reverting vandalism on my user page. I seem to be rather popular with the vandals these days. Here is a Psi Award. Use in good mental health and to combat wiki-stress. Thanks again! Psy guy ^(talk) 16:19, 20 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the support, its not looking good for me now, but I'm still glad that some people support me. Private Butcher 18:15, 21 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You should sent warnings in order: test; test2 or test2a; test3; test4.

Prodego ^talk 18:20, 21 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, just a friendly notice!

Prodego ^talk 18:25, 21 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

--Celestianpower hablamé 14:54, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for watching over my user page! Owen× ☎ 21:51, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to make sure that I take the time to thank everyone who voted in my RfA, and verify that they don't have any concerns over my experience, neutrality, etc. If you have a problem, please drop a line on my talk page and I will answer it as best as I can. Again, thank you. --tomf688^{talk} 14:37, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

A quick word of thanks for voting on my RfA. If you have any concerns over my actions please let me know. CambridgeBayWeather 23:57, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

"Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been removed or reverted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks."

that's the message i got from you. i have no idea what it means, or what it refers to, or if i am even the correct recipient. you have a strangely self-assured tone for somebody who hasn't made it clear what in god's name you're talking about, so maybe i am not the intended recipient.

i've never performed any "tests." recently i've added comments to a few DISCUSSION pages, about critical issues relating to whatever subject at hand. i added to the DISCUSSION pages, not the main articles, because of the problem that i described: certain individuals erase content not based on its merit or its relevance for an encyclopedic entry, but based on their own taste or distaste with the facts presented. in this case, i didn't think i'd be "treading" on even the most neurotic wiki-stewards, since i was.... discussing..... on the discussion page.

so with that in mind, i have to assume that your message is nothing but a trumpeting of the fact that you disapprove of my additions to the "discussions" and rather than confront those elements on their own terms, you've deleted them altogether.

this might surprise you, but the last time i actually edited an ARTICLE, a moderator messaged me to compliment my contributions and suggested that i make a registered account.

so with that in mind, i think you're out of line, and i'd like to know what you deleted and why you did it. (on another note, your use of the term "our" in "our encyclopedia" seems to have excluded me, and seems to miss-- or maybe malign-- the fact that it's as much mine as it is yours.)

i don't have a static IP, so you should say what you have to say here. (preceding unsigned comment by 128.119.232.206 (talk • contribs) )

I replied here. FireFox 13:31, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

"Sferrier"s link to the talk-page definitely pointed to your page. Sorry for the mixup. I don't know if he intentionally misdirected his link or not. When I saw that Sferrier's link pointed to "FireFox" (your page), I figured that he had two accounts, one named Sferrier and one named Firefox. So I went ahead with my communique.

Thank you for replying yourself, and for not deleting my (rather large) addition to your page, thereby allowing me to easily recover my text and send it to a more appropriate place or at least send it in a new direction.

You can see Sferrier's link to you here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Sferrier

Although that link at the bottom isn't the actual link that led me here. In his private message to me, he linked to you.

I have replied more fully on my own talk page, however please know that the link you see there from the FireFox user is his signature on text that he added to my discussion page. Such signatures (as you will see at the end of this comment) is considered part of the Wikipedia guidelines.

Kind regards, Shawn 18:51, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot for your support on my RfA, I really appreciate it. the wub "?!" 14:02, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FireFox. I noticed a comment you made on someone's page about blanking, and I assume you are using the monobook with some of the automated template actions...because you repeated a mistake I was making for a while. If you've hit the + to edit a new section on the page, and then hit the template for say {{blanking}} then it sooooooorta puts the template message in, but also turns it into something like ====={{blanking}}===== (makes it bold and weird).

I didn't check to see if it was an isolated accident or more common in your edit history, so just wanted to give you a heads up if you didn't know of that interaction. :)

ps - yes, I've been watching that editor who goes up and down the year pages (I'm assuming its a bot) removing links, adding links, etc. I've suggested on the admin noticeboard that this user and another who does similar things be watched very closely, but it was dismissed.

cheers, --Syrthiss 16:52, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

lol ok. :) --Syrthiss 17:09, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for supporting me in my RfA. I never thought I would get so much support! Thanks to your help, my nomination was the 10th most supported RfA in Wikipedia history. Now, please keep an eye out on me while I learn the new tools, ok? Thanks again! Titoxd^(?!?) 18:06, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Regards Rich Farmbrough 17:57, 26 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the hint, although I don't have a website of my own. I was trying to share material, and help . That's it.--Maral79 18:30, 26 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I see you use a Welcome template... it can be seen on Sferrier's talk page. I was wondering, is it alright if I use that template myself to welcome new users? What is the template's name? I can't seem to find any decent welcome templates. Thanks. Deskana 10:54, 27 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! Thanks for reverting the vandalism that went on at my User page.

Looking at the history of your user page, I'm amazed to see how often it gets vandalised, and how many rude comments people replace it with. Yet looking at your User talk page, you seem to be relatively popular. :-) I guess with popularity comes hatred, no matter what you do...

One thing I would like to comment on, though, is that your edit count appears to include all edits from all namespaces. You seem to edit User talk pages much more than articles, and User and Wikipedia pages added together also amount to as much as article edits; are you sure you're not betraying yourself by using that figure as your edit count, especially because every time you update your edit count, counts as another edit? I realise I've used all namespace edits in my own edit count before, but now that I've come across this handy edit counter that breaks it down into namespace, I've reduced it to just my article-namespace edits. — Timwi 13:24, 27 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

		An Award
		I award this award to FireFox for fast and efficient counter-vandalism Sceptre 18:13, 28 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. -- ( drini's _vandalproof page ☎ ) 19:20, 28 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

*CHUCKLE* -- ( drini's _vandalproof page ☎ ) 19:21, 28 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikipedia. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. 81.159.239.120 19:25, 28 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

lol. FireFox 19:47, 28 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Now that the voting has officially closed, I would like to thank you very much for supporting my candidacy for adminstrator and as of 18:36, 28 October 2005 (UTC) I am an administrator. I will make sure to use the additional power judiciously and I welcome any comments you may have. --Reflex Reaction 19:44, 28 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

User: NakedNed2 Suspect this is the same user as banned User: NAKEDNED. Likes to vandalize the same articles. —Gaff ^ταλκ 20:55, 28 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support! If you should ever have any concerns about my actions as an administrator, please be sure to tell me! Kirill Lokshin 13:31, 29 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your support on my RfA! Rest assured that I'll do my best to wield the mop with honor and righteousness. Cheers! --Dave 14:37, 29 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

On RC patrol, userpage vandalism I usually rollback as quick as I can click. Cheers, Antandrus (talk) 17:48, 29 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I normally see you around in RC patrol alot and I noticed you are not a admin yet. Want me to nominate you for it when I get the chance probaly tonight my time as Im editing very little after Hurricane Wilma took out the lights and still off :( --JAranda | watz sup 17:48, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hello FireFox, I just wanted to stop by and say thanks for reverting vandalism on my user page while I was gone (that vandal had been bugging me when I started here; guess he/she has resurfaced.) I'll be waiting for your RfA ;-). Robert ^{T | @ | C} 02:18, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

...to tell you to accept your nomination! --Celestianpower ^háblame 13:54, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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