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It went many years,
But at last came a knock,
And I thought of the door
With no lock to lock.
I blew out the light,
I tip-toed the floor,
And raised both hands
In prayer to the door.
But the knock came again
My window was wide;
I climbed on the sill
And descended outside.
Back over the sill
I bade a "Come in"
To whoever the knock
At the door may have been.
So at a knock
I emptied my cage
To hide in the world
And alter with age.
--The Lockless Door by Robert Frost

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[edit] ArbCom

Are you thinking of running for ArbCom? I'd like to encourage you to consider it. Guy 11:10, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Wow... Not expecting this. I have thought about it but not sure that I'm well known enough to get elected. I've only been here a year or so and only recently have spent time on IRC where it is easier to met people. I'm pretty Jeffersonian in my thinking, so I think most experienced Wikipedian that understand the culture could do a good job. My main strength is that I have more time to spend researching the cases and writing Finding of fact. Thanks for thinking of me, really. I'll decide in the next few days (so if I run I can get properly grilled with questions.) FloNight 12:16, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Second that, strongly. You alone can prevent the RUIN of Wikipedia (I can have bumper stickers made saying that if you wish.) KillerChihuahua?!? 11:21, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
lol, KC. Thanks for the offer. :) Last time I looked Butter knife and Table setting were both in danger of RUIN. Who does such things..?! FloNight 12:16, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Personally, there are only 4 people I would vote for on the candidate list as it stands now, and you would be the fifth; since there are 5 open seats, I'd say you have a good shot especially with the format they use. Thatcher131 13:13, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
FloNight, on Thatcher131's page last week, I urged both you and him to run. He has demurred, so it's up to you. :) Of course now he has me wondering who his 4 candidates of choice would be.... Newyorkbrad 13:31, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
If my vote has any weight at all, I fully agree. I think you'd make a great Arb. Crum375 14:05, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

By popular demand! ... Newyorkbrad 00:17, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

there goes my fifth vote (leaving me the only full time clerk, but I won't hold it against you) Thatcher131 00:21, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the encouragement, folks. I figure the more the merrier. FloNight 00:29, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, although I read that last year there were 68 candidates, so let's qualify "the more the merrier" with "within reason." Meanwhile, one of the other candidates tells me that I'm the only one who asked him a hard question, so I'd better put my thinking cap on for you too. :) Regards, Newyorkbrad 00:31, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Bumper stickers! All proceeds go to the Committee to Elect FloNight:
Image:FN_bumpstick.gif
This user supports FloNight for the Arbitration Committee.
KillerChihuahua?!? 00:42, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Um, is there some inside-joke meaning to "RUIN" here that I am missing? Newyorkbrad 02:23, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes. I blush to confess it involves silverware articles. Please post in one place next time, thanks. KillerChihuahua?!? 22:24, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Ouch, did I just get nipped by the puppy? <g> Sorry about the dupe. I was afraid that my query would be overlooked here under the bumper sticker. Not that I now have any more understanding than I did when I started, though.... :) Newyorkbrad 22:28, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
No nip!~ a simple request, truly. Nipping usually involves wikilinks that start with WP:. Answer: Its in the talk page history of butter knife, FloNight's talk page history same period, some may have been on my page, BunchofGrapes' talk page... Giano's talk page may have gotten some... it was a silly but productive day which was a welcome break from vandal-fighting and trying to calm down disputes, we'd all been attacked and trolled and in the middle of edit wars, and so it was a relief and became a bit of an in joke. Now thats all cleared up - it is all cleared up, yes? We can move back into all that muss again. Yay.
Thanks, no muss, no fuss. You had to assume someone would ask sooner or later. Regards, Newyorkbrad 22:37, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Excellent! I was thinking just yesterday as I looked over the list (before you put your name in), gee FloNight would make a good arbiter on the committee... Glad you're running. --MPerel ( talk | contrib) 05:32, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Good luck!

Hi Flo, Best of luck in the arbcom election. Just dropping by to say that you have my vote. Regards, Ben Aveling 10:57, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your support Ben. :-) FloNight 13:42, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ArbCom questions

Hi. I'm Ral315, editor of the Wikipedia Signpost. We're doing a series on ArbCom candidates, and your response is requested.

  1. What positions do you hold (adminship, mediation, etc.)?
  2. Why are you running for the Arbitration Committee?
  3. Have you been involved in any arbitration cases? In what capacity?

Please respond on my talk page. We'll probably go to press late Monday or early Tuesday (UTC), but late responses will be added as they're submitted. Thanks, Ral315 (talk) 01:57, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Done --FloNight 22:47, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cfd Category:Rouge admins

Hello!! I saw that you listed this category for deletion and wondered if you spoke with any of the users in the category first??? This category is humorous yes... but it is really more. It is stress buster for admins that do some of the toughest admin tasks on Wikipedia. A way to laugh at the situation... I hope you will reconsider this nom. Take care, --FloNight 00:13, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

As stated in the discussion, I don't have any problem with the article, an associated userbox (or template), or even if someone wished to create a list for them to be a part of... But at the moment, I don't think that the category is a good idea. What's interesting to me in reading over the discussion is that that has been confused by several of those commenting on the nomination(s). Nearly everyone seems to think that this will remove the concept, rather than merely a category. Anyway, I hope you're having a great day. Thanks for taking a moment to offer your thoughts : ) - jc37 07:54, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Reply on Cfd for Category:Rouge admins FloNight 14:53, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deletions of articles about schools

Thanks for your message. Is it a courtesy copy of a message to someone else, did you mean to send it to me, or err, what? Regards, Mr Stephen 09:25, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Reply on Mr Stephen talk page. FloNight 14:55, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
Ah, that's OK then. Regards, Mr Stephen 16:07, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please

A request for clarification at WP:RFAR that I thought simple has so far generated no clarification, but instead a distasteful chat thread, including a comment from Mackensen which I think is really beyond the pale. Could you please remove the whole thing? [1] (I'm making this request of Thatcher131 as well, as I don't know who's around.) Bishonen | talk 12:27, 28 November 2006 (UTC).

[edit] FYI

This was probably inevitable sooner or later: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Arbcom_campaigning_images. Newyorkbrad 22:19, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Science Collaboration of the month

You voted for Gene and this article is now the current Science Collaboration of the Month!
Please help to improve it to match the quality of an ideal Wikipedia science article.

NCurse work 17:14, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Portfolio for ArbCom

On Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2006/Summary table, I added a column "Examples" with links that exhibit a candidate's arbitration skills. My motivation is that as a voter, I don't want to just rely on a candidate's words, but also see their actions. Moreover, I believe a portfolio of "model cases" to remember in difficult situations can be useful for each candidate, as well.

So far I have entered examples for the candidates who registered first (from their questions page), and I'm not sure if and when I will get to yours, so you may want to enter an example or two yourself. — Sebastian (talk) 00:19, 4 December 2006 (UTC)    (I stopped watching this page. If you would like to continue the talk, please do so here and let me know.)

[edit] Of course

- crz crztalk 00:58, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My ArbCom Vote

Hi FloNight,

I think it would be improper of me to negotiate my vote with you. Instead, I will change my vote to 'neutral' with no guarantees from you of anything, and with a promise I will not revise my vote again.

If you are willing, I'd like to talk more about my general concerns, (but again not to negotiate my vote) in a day or so when I have some better time to compose something.

Thank you for raising your concerns, and I hope you continue to do so, if any more arise. Jd2718 18:19, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your input on this matter. I will consider your concerns, indeed. --FloNight 18:32, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Finals time

Actually I've been working hard at school. This is my last week of classes; next week is finals. Lots of studying, but I'll be glad to get it over and be free again. I haven't been active a lot on Wikipedia 'cause I've been so busy. I'm still here though. --DanielCD 03:12, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Someone finally found a picture for my Fifinella article! --DanielCD 03:36, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
That article is well referenced as you can see. I could probably do better by making in-line citations, but when I wrote it I thought the general citations would be enough. I'll look into to it, but all the refs are there.
I'll check my email. I think I changed it, so it should work now. --DanielCD 03:53, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Correction, ok I see you are talking about the pic. It will likely have to be looked at, but it's nice to see one in the article. I even thought about drawing one, so I might do that if that one gets pulled. --DanielCD 03:56, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

I checked it and it's got the right email listed. I don't know why it's not working. Let me fiddle with it some more. --DanielCD 04:01, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Ok I clicked the box that said "enable email from other users". That was likely the problem. --DanielCD 04:02, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
OK, I'll verify tomorrow. Time for bed now. --DanielCD 04:08, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possible problem.

Dear FloNight,
I hate to be a bother, but when checking my watchlist I found an external link had been deleted from one of the pagges. I checked the link to make sure it was justified, and found to my horror that it appeared to be claims Gould was part of a "Jewish conspiracy" to manipulate views of the holocaust and other horrifying claims. diff of it being added. Beyond checking the fellow's other entries - which I did - is there anything else I should do?
- Adam Cuerden talk 22:17, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Right! I've added those links to my watchlist, and will keep an eye on them. Beyond that, suppose there's not much else that can be done but keep an eye out, as you say. By the way, I must thank you for the nice comment about my writing - of course, I have a lot of help from other good editors, which is always useful. Best of luck with your vote - I'm sure you'll do well! Adam Cuerden talk 18:22, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for your kind congratulations. And indeed, leaving some jobs but I hear there are some good people aiming to fill them. ;-) Best of luck and cheers, Kat Walsh (spill your mind?) 01:43, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Meetup

Over twenty, it felt like. ExplorerCDT has compiled and will publish a list of attendees. Stay tuned. - crz crztalk 02:56, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My ArbCom vote

FloNight, I based my votes on the candidates' statements, the rationale being that candidates who are serious about being appointed will put in the effort required to write a good statement. I voted against candidates where I could not see evidence in their statements of both experience and an interest in conflict resolution. I could not see this in yours; you mentioned your role as a clerk to ArbCom, but I don't think that is evidence of an ability to arbitrate. I voted for candidates where their statements contained things that impressed me; the belief that the ArbCom process must be transparent, the belief that ArbCom should be restricted to its intended role and not become involved in other areas, e.g. policy making. I was also impressed by those who recognised that to have a special role within Wikipedia brings responsibility, but not rank over other editors. Alan Pascoe 13:03, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Answer on Alan Pascoe's talk page. --FloNight 14:37, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ArbCom

Hi there, my name is Neille and I'm a producer at a public radio show called Weekend America. We're doing a piece on the ArbCom elections and would love to chat with you as a front runner if you have a few minutes today or tomorrow. Thanks! I'm at: nilel (at) marketplace (dot) org. Neille i 20:39, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Election Question

I just wanted to make you aware that I posted a question for you, in case you didn't realize it. Thank you for your consideration. Thesmothete 02:35, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] EDO

Hello FloNight. Your comments are at the top of the EDO Corporation talk page where you gave constructive feedback. It appears that since then there have been numerous other additions making the article bizarre for a company article. I am working on bringing some neutrality to it and having it comply with Wikipedia standards. Can you provide feedback through out this process? -- Seafront 13 December 2006

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