User talk:Jenmoa

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If you're here to thank me for birthday greetings, please post here! Thanks. :)
I'll respond to comments posted here on your user page unless you ask me to do otherwise. Please respond to messages of mine here. :) Thanks. --Jen Moakler


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[edit] Misc

Are you a fan of a TV show or movie? You don't have to write a full article on a non-fictional subject. If you want, place your response on my talk page.- B-101 19:16, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)

  • Just ignore this comment. I doubt it helped you. I'm bad at giving advice to newbies.- JustPhil 12:29, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
    • Merry Christmas!- JustPhil 01:08, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliment on medieval literature (several contributed to it, but I wrote the bulk of the original article, so I feel thanked, at least). Several editors have attacked the article as unworthy of featured status (and who knows, perhaps they're right), so I'm pleased that it made at least one person happy. :-) Best regards, and good luck in your editing here. Jwrosenzweig 22:14, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

I hope you don't mind me taking the liberty of fixing your userpage resolution. It created a very bad horizontal scrollbar. User:Nichalp/sg 10:29, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome

Hello!, iHola!welcome to Wikipedia.

So, you like Latin and Spanish huh?

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Again, welcome! --Jondel 05:14, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pope Latin Name

Hi, Jen: greetings from another teenage Catholic Latinist! Saw your question on Talk:Pope Benedict XVI, and thought I'd post here in case you're not actively watching that article. Basically, pp is just an abbreviation for pope in Latin. It's not actually part of his name. You've probably seen it in a pope's signature, though: that's where the abbrivation is usually seen. Well, hope this helps, and looking forward ot seeing you around the Wikipedia. Cheers, Bratschetalk random 02:55, May 13, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Style drama

Please note that I have disputed the neutrality of this article. Jguk reverted my NPOV template, claiming that the NPOV dispute is just a personal campaign of one person. Whig 09:18, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

On the referendum regarding styles you stated that a straight up yes or no vote on the policy would be the ideal way of deciding. You voted no on that exact vote. That referendum is a yes or no vote on the proposed style policy. You also cited 53% not being a concensus; that survey had nothing to do with the referendum, beyond choosing which option would be put up to try and achieve concensus.

I understand that many people do not understand what the results of that survey meant, so I shall explain it: It meant that 53% of people preferred alternative 3 to alternative 1. However, this does not mean 47% of people disapprove of alternative 3; this means that they liked another alternative better, or equally as well. This means that the first survey cannot show whether or not there is concensus on alternative 3, because we don't know what percentage of people approve of alternative 3. 100% could, in theory, approve of alternative 3, or maybe 0% could; maybe alternative 3 was the best of a bunch of bad choices.

The referendum is a straight up or down vote on what the policy of Wikipedia should be on styles, and it frustrates me that people are not understanding this because a few users are obfusicating the issue. This is not an attempt to say that 53% of Wikipedians is a concensus; this is an attempt to figure out how many Wikipedians consider alternative 3 to be good Wikipedia policy. Just because it isn't their first choice does not mean they disapprove of it. Titanium Dragon 18:56, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for CopyEdits Tsushima Islands

  • But you may want to bounce back and vote to preserve your work... by casting a vote for the current article name. The CopyEdit tag has been hanging around pending that outcome since about the 15th, perhaps the 13th. A Silly Matter, but caught up in a tribal conflict See: Wider War and your 'choice' of 'S' at the end certainly makes you an interested party (That's kind of how I got sucked in too! <G>). Just thought you should know! (At least it's a 'Final Vote' this time, but what happens if the third choice (Compromise, see the above talk using the TOC) to the various singular or plural terms is something no one has addressed. Since the Second Choice now has a clear majority, I'd guess we'd stay with the plural... but Wikiways are at times mysterious! <G>
  • I'm also going to add your sig after your bottom post! Best Regards FrankB 8 July 2005 19:26 (UTC)
  • I'd suggest that worrying about the 'S' is the opposite of what is likely to happen. Look at the vote and the section under it above your talk post.
    • The place in the article I thought most needed attention was in the history section to make all the technical 'links' have enough text padding to dumb the paragraphs down so that all the buzz word make sense to the casual reader, not just to the 'Far East Studies cognizatti' (Which being Polish, of an American persuasion, I am decidedly not!). That will need some careful cross reading on a second and third window to be made understandable, if you want my own humble POV and advice. (You asked, sortof). <G> Hope that helps. I've been avoiding that copyedit since I tried one night and it blew up on me with the move vote and parlimentary tricks, etc.
  • You can take a quick run through the discourse on the vote, without bothering any links (Assume they were proven), and get the gist of the issue. Hmmmmm Major Decisions Today... "'To 'S' or not to 'S', that is the question".... Well, best I can say, if you add an 'EX' to the question, it gets easier to answer— mostly! <G> FrankB 8 July 2005 21:14 (UTC)

[edit] Infant communion

Thanks for the barnstar. Much appreciated. JHCC (talk) 13:45, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for Birthday Greetings

Thanks for your birthday wishes! But did you know there are copyright issues surrounding Happy Birthday to You? -- Paddu 19:43, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

Here's a belated thanks for your belated birthday salutation. Ground 16:18, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your birthday wishes, it is touches like this that make Wikipedia so nice a place. Thryduulf 01:27, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the birthday wishes. :) Animated Cascade talk 23:12, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, and happy birthday to you too, very soon! --Kenyon 05:35, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

For taking on a self-appointed mission to send birthday greetings to Wikipedians, Jenmoa is awarded The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar. (KC)
For taking on a self-appointed mission to send birthday greetings to Wikipedians, Jenmoa is awarded The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar. (KC)

Thanks for your kind message. I also notice you have been regularly sending birthday wishes to Wikipedians. For that, I award you a Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar. Cheers! DoubleBlue (Talk) 15:41, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

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Best regards Gangleri | Th | T 04:12, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
I echo the barnstar & square!!! --Joe Sewell 16:40, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the cake! Aren't Wikipedians nice? :) The curate's egg 09:50, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Also many thanks for your birthday cake :-) Yes wikipedians are nice people, otherwise they won't be wikipedians. I haven't visited the English wikipedia for many days ... But I was at the Wikimania 2005! There, for the first time I was able to experience in real life how nice they are... Bye Meursault2004 21:42, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Image:WikiThanks.png Thanks! — Dan | Talk 00:30, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

Hey Jenmoa: Thank you for the birthday cake! Aside from my family, you were one of the few that remembered, which makes it even more special!

Once again, thank you and God bless you!

Sincerely yours, Antonio Lashtongue Martin

Hey, Thanks for the happy birthday wishes! Corey

Thanks for the birthday greeting. --Joe Sewell 16:31, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Thank you very much! I enjoyed the cake! How'd you know it was birthday? Is it listed somewhere? Oh yes! Happy be-lated August birthday! --Saint-Paddy 03:01, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

This is better than a barnstar!! :) --Saint-Paddy 03:21, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

[Thanks for the birthday cake!] I appreciate it :)  ALKIVAR™ 03:30, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

  • I also appreciate the birthday wishes. I took the liberty of fixing some spelling on your userpage. Hope you don't mind. - McCart42 (talk) 02:37:05, 2005-09-09 (UTC)

Ditto :-) Thanks Jenny :-) Anthere 09:57, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks fer the b-day cake! I was totally surprised! I usually get a nervous feeling when I see that I have messages! I don't know so much about baroque music that I can call it brilliant with any authority but anyway, hooray Bach! Jaberwocky6669 15:00, September 12, 2005 (UTC)

Ditto :I thank you for noticing my birthday but cannot think how you knew. Best Wishes Lumos3 22:50, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
Ditto. Many thanks Andrew Yong 01:50, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks! You really made me feel special today! utcursch | talk 04:29, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

Hi Jen,

Thanks for the tasty cake. :) BTW, I don't call other wikipedians strangers, just don't feel about it that way. Thanks again.

I'm kinda new around here, maybe I can ask you this question. Do people actually move conversations back and force to eachother's talk page all the time, and do that by manually cut and pasting it? I didn't want to cut'n'paste my cake here.

Cheers —behdad (talk) 08:02, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks! --Mackensen (talk) 20:39, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for the birthday message! Mindspillage (spill yours?) 01:37, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for the message! I really appreciated that. ‣ᓛᖁ♀ᑐ 02:14, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Thank you Jennifer - I think it's a wonderful thing that you're doing. Mainly because the whole 'new messages' thing gets people nervous...and then they find such a lovely message from you. And your userpage is fascinating.--Etaonish 19:21, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Belated thanks to you. BTW, why doesn't the WP administration get a bot to do all the wishing? --GatesPlusPlus 11:45, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Thank you :) It is very cute :) --millosh (talk (sr:)) 03:35, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Thank you! The cake was yummy. What a lovely thought... UkPaolo 09:40, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Thank you! As so many people before, for having this kind thought. I did get out and just came back... so I just saw your cake today... --Francisco Valverde|Francisco Valverde 04:10, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Birthday greetings for me!

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday, happy birthday,
Happy birthday to you ;)

DoubleBlue (Talk) 09:08, 10 August 2005 (UTC)


Happy Birthday!

Here's a chocolate Birthday cake. Best wishes to you! I hope you like chocolate :-) Meursault2004 09:53, 10 August 2005 (UTC)


Happy Birthday!

Here's a tasty Birthday cake. Best wishes to you! Hope you enjoy your day. Now, get on out there and have some fun! ;)

Oops! How could I forget yesterday? :8-8(8 [Imagine the eights to be tear drops]. -- Paddu 18:22, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Darn Multi-use Made Up terms!!!

Hi Jen! Long time, no see — so Happy Birthday!!!! as well (Tho' at my age, I don't want reminded of 'em!!!)

  • Need a little favor — see article Glaciation history, where I was trying to apply the proper english grammer terms to my attempt to clarify the nature of the word as noun/verb/adjective(?)/adverb(?) (The point being I've been out of school so long, I'm not familiar (esp. not sure) enough with which useage actually constitutes which english term.) (Worse, in all honesty, I'm not sure I care either — but do stubbornly want things to be 'correct'!!! <g>)
  • So as a better grammarian, can you check and alter my well intended edit as is appropriate to satisfy the strictest English Professor out there? (I regretably, AP'd past most of them on my science/technical track... wish at times I hadn't!)
  • Also, before sealing this message, I ended up doing a major accidental edit on the article Snowball Earth, which would probably benifit much from a copyedit read over!
  • Would Much Appreciate It! (Checking my watchlist the other night, I noticed some copyedit activity on a couple of my edits of a month back that are somewhat embarrasing — mostly misspellings, but embarrasing in retrospect regardless (I need a good spell checker and need to look into another brower since IE6 hasn't got one!) — if you lack a wiki-project at any given moment, you can probably just check my far flung changes (contributions list=Click_Here) for typos and misspellings and do us all a favor! I need a keeper! JUST ASK MY WIFE! <g>)

Thanks -- FrankB 22:52, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Brave new world

In reply: -I went ahead and removed Brave New World as an FAC canididate. Feel free to go ahead and put it up for a peer review. --ZeWrestler Talk 22:06, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Esperanza spam etc.

Hi Jenmoa: This new organization/support-group thingy has a goal of making Wikipedia a less stressful place to be. So far, we don't have many ideas how to do this, but one that we did think up was a Happy Birthday scheme. Since it seems you're so excellent at doing this, I was wondering if you'd like to join up and help. Thanks! Cheers, Bratschetalk | Esperanza 01:35, September 6, 2005 (UTC)

Hello Jenmoa, the Charter for Esperanza is up. Take a looksie :) Redwolf24 (talk) 02:51, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

I have moved your comment to Wikipedia talk:Esperanza and I am now lowering the bar. Redwolf24 (talk) 05:39, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

Hello again, I have (unilatterly) taken away the 'assembly' idea, as per my reasons at that edit summary and per Wikipedia talk:Esperanza/Charter. I have left the admin general, as some leadership is good. Now, all you have to do is be a member to establish consensus, the whole assembly idea is gone. Also, I have added an advisory committee, of four members, with limited power besides watching over the admin general and making sure he doesn't do anything stupid. Please look at the ammended charter, and I would love a comment. Redwolf24 (talk) 00:16, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Hello Jenmoa. As you may or may not know, there have been some troubles with Esperanza. So now, as a last ditch to save the community, please vote at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Reform on all neccisary polls. P.S. I'm very sorry for spamming you all with these messages, and this will be the last time. I recommend putting ESP on your watchlist. Cheers and please look at that, let's stop the civil war then. Redwolf24 (talk) 02:46, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

Thanks for the birthday wishes yesterday. I glanced at your userpage and noticed that you're only 3 years older than me. Cool! — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 00:27, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Birthday

Thank you so much for the cake. I didn't need the added carbs, but it still made my day. :P Acetic'Acid 06:09, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

  • A "thank you" from me as well! - Fredrik | talk 15:55, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the cake. I need some beer now that I'm the big 2-1. -- Riffsyphon1024 03:47, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Thanks for your cake too!astorknlam

[edit] Birthday greetings

Thank you so much! --Merovingian (t) (c) (e) 02:52, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Thank you from me too, that's so thoughtful of you! -- user:zanimum

[edit] Another thanks

Thanks for my birthday cake, Jen. I had a nice day. How did you know?! Brequinda 09:58, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit]  !

Eloquence.

A wonder of the world in America.

...are you sure you're in America?..--VKokielov 02:26, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Uh, how do you survive? No, I'm not any sort of elitist. But speech isn't unclear unless the thought that underpins it is simple. And I discovered that even the most sophisticated of my peers had trouble thinking clearly. Maybe it's always been like this, and everywhere, but I'm rather inclined to blame it on more television, less (uhhh...;)) books, and that's directly a consequence of "don't take everything so seriously!" Now I'm studying at NYU, and, from time to time, I want to shoot myself...Really. I've forgotten how to talk right. (Count the ands.) --VKokielov 03:46, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
You know, I knew a Croatian woman once. (No! I didn't know her. ;) ) She'd learned Latin when she was young, and her boyfriend was from Mexico...ahem. Anyway. --VKokielov 03:46, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
P.S. I didn't think anyone but me said "ensue". --VKokielov 03:59, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
P.S.S. I didn't think anyone but I said "ensue". (Or "save for me"). --VKokielov 04:02, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for the kitten

It is currently playing with a lint ball on my hard drive. And the cookies were delicious! -- Francs2000 14:48, 7 December 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Esperanza elections

Hi Jenmoa: This is a quick note just to let you know that there's an election under way at Esperanza. If you'd like to become a candidate for Administrator General or the Advisory Council, just add your name here by 15 December 2005.

Voting begins at 12:00UTC on 16 December and all Esperanza members are encouraged to join in.

This message was delivered to all Esperanza members. If you do not wish to receive further messages, please contact Flcelloguy. Thank you.

➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 09:55, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] News from Esperanza

Hello, fellow Esperanzians! This is just a friendly reminder that elections for Administrator General and two advisory council positions have just begun. Voting will last until Friday, December 30, so make sure you exercise your right to vote! Also, I'm pleased to announce the creation of the Esperanza mailing list. I urge all members to join; see Wikipedia:Esperanza/Contact for more information. All you need to do is email me and I will activate your account. This will be a great way to relax, stay in touch, and hear important announcements. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?)

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[edit] An Esperanzial note

As I remember, the last spam that was handed out was on the 20th of December last year, so I think it's time for another update. First and foremost, the new Advisory Council and Administrator General have been elected. They consist of myself as Admin General and FireFox, Titoxd, Flcelloguy and Karmafist as the Advisory Council. We as a group met formally for the first time on the 31st of Decembe. The minutes of this meeting can be found at WP:ESP/ACM. The next one is planned for tonight (Sunday 29 January) at 20:30 UTC and the agenda can be found at WP:ESP/ACM2.

In other news, Karmafist has set up a discussion about a new personal attack policy, which it can be found here. Other new pages include an introductory page on what to do when you sign up, So you've joined Esperanza... and a welcome template: {{EA-welcome}} (courtesy of Bratsche). Some of our old hands may like to make sure they do everything on the list as well ;) Additionally, the userpage award program proposal has become official is operational: see Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award to nominate a userpage or volunteer as a judge. Also see the proposed programs page for many new proposals and old ones that need more discussion ;)

Other than that, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wish you an Esperanzially good new WikiYear :D Thank you! --Celestianpower háblame 16:57, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Greetings

Hello. For what it is worth, happy half-birthday!- JustPhil 20:49, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Another Esperanzial note...

Hi again Esperanzians! Well, since our last frolic in the realms of news, the Advisory Council has met twice more (see WP:ESP/ACM2 and WP:ESP/ACM3). As a result, the charter has been ammended twice (see here for details) and all of the shortcuts have been standardised (see the summary for more details). Also of note is the Valentines ball that will take place in the Esperanza IRC channel on the 14th of February (tomorrow). It will start at 6pm UTC and go on until everyone's had enough! I hope to see you all there! Also, the spamlist has been dissolved - all Esperanzians will now recieve this update "newsletter".

The other major notice I need to tell you about is the upcoming Esperanza Advisory Council Elections. These will take place from 12:00 UTC on February 20th to 11:59 UTC on February 27th. The official handing-over will take place the following day. Candidates are able to volunteer any time before the 20th, so long as they are already listed on the members list. Anyone currently listed on the memberlist can vote. In a change since last time, if you have already been a member of the leadership, you may run again. Due to the neutrality precident, I will not vote for anyone.

Yours, as ever, Esperanzially,
--Celestianpower háblame 09:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
(message delivered by FireFox using AWB on Celestianpower's behalf)

[edit] Wow - Thanks!

I didn't expect all that food! But thank you anyways, the kitty was very nice and cheered me up spectacularly. I'm feeling a lot less stressed today (must be the holiday!) Cheers, Bratschetalk 01:25, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

  • Hi Jen, long time no... (Fill in the blank — just don't swear!) I'm just getting back... (&& starting to relearn wiki! What you don't use, you loose!)
  • Ran across a guy yesterday in Peer Review looking for help bringing an 'good article' upto FA status, and thought of you and your random acts of kindness, etc. as demonstrated by superior English editing. (Thanks again for shouldering past burdens!) He's a native speaker of Porteugese, and was looking for help in Peer Review. If polishing something good to a higher state is of interest to you, you might want to take a look at PR (New yesterday) and/or my talk (iirc, his name is Alfonso or something close to that) to follow his 'Sig' back to his talk and introduce yourself with my stamp of approval. Heck, you can cross up your spanish with some Porteugese, if nothing else. (Me wife is very fluent in SP. and can follow P. if they speak slow enough. Might be fun for your (speaking in) tounge(s)!)
  • In any case, just wanted to say hi—bye! (and being a copycat - belated happy half-birthday too!) [At my age, you never want to see another unless the numbers start counting negative! <G>]
FrankB 18:15, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikilinking Dates

I don't see much point in linking dates, but I do because that's what everyone else does and I suppose it's useful if you want to get context... or something.

I think it's useful for context, but also because (in the current system) it's the only way to maintain user preferences for date display. If you do "March 16, 2006" it will display exactly that way; if you do "[[March 16]], [[2006]]" I can tell Wikipedia that I prefer the link to be displayed to me as "16 March 2006" (and save a lot of argument on date order, since many countries have their own preferences).

Perhaps you've found out about this since writing your user page or perhaps you don't find the arguments all that convincing; in any case, since I prefer the "DD MMMM YYYY" ordering, I really tend to notice unlinked dates, because it means they display differently than linked ones. - Cafemusique 11:43, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #1

Reach out is a program aimed at allowing users to bring issues that they have had in Wikipedia to a listening, sympathetic and caring audience:
"No one can know how we feel if we do not say. We cannot expect to get understanding if we do not ask for it. No one will dispute that sometimes life's issues are too much for one person. It is fair to say that sometimes Wikipedia's problems fall under the same heading. This is a place where you can bring the bruises that can sometimes be got on this project for attention."
The Stress alerts program aims at identifying users who are stressed, alerting the community of thier stress and works in tandem with the Stressbusters at trying to identify causes of stress and eliminating them.
Note from the editor
Welcome to this new format of the Esperanza Newsletter, which came about during the last Advisory Council meeting - we hope you like it! The major changes are that each month, right after the Council meeting, this will be sent out and will include two featured programs and a sum up of the meeting. Also, it will be signed by all of the Advisory Council members, not just Celestianpower. Have an Esperanzial end of March, everyone!
  1. Future meetings are to be held monthly, not fortnightly as before.
  2. Bans and Access level changes (apart from autovoice) in the IRC channel are to be reported at the new log.
  3. In the IRC channel, there is going to be only one bot at a time.
  4. The charter requires members to have 150 edits and 2 weeks editing. Why this is the case will be clarified.
  5. A new Code of Conduct will be drafted by JoanneB and proposed to the Esperanza community.
  6. The NPA reform idea is to be dropped officially.
  7. Charter ammendments are to be discussed in future, not voted on.
  8. The Advisory Council is not going to be proposed to be expanded by the Advisory Council themselves, if others want to propose it, they will listen.
Signed...
Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, KnowledgeOfSelf and FireFox 17:47, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #2

The Barnstar Brigade is a new program aimed at giving more very deserving yet unappreciated users barnstars. It will officially start on 2006-04-09, but signing up is encouraged before this date:
"Here in Wikipedia, there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go un-appreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go un-noticed. Sadly, these editors often leave the project. As Esperanzians, we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. A project the size of Wikipedia has thousands of editors, so there are plenty of people out there who deserve recognition, one just has to find them. The object of this program is not to flood editors with Barnstars, but to seek out people who deserve them, and make them feel appreciated."
The Stress alerts program aims at identifying users who are stressed, alerting the community of thier stress and works in tandem with the Stressbusters at trying to identify causes of stress and eliminating them.
Information
Welcome to the second issue of the new format Esperanza Newsletter - we hope you still like it! This week, it was delivered diligently by our new dogsbody. MiszaBot (run by Misza13): any execution complaints should go to him. Content comments should be directed at the Esperanza talkpage. Thanks!
  1. The next elections: Approval voting as before and, also as before, an previous leadership member can run. Please submit your name for voting in the relevant section of this page. Voting starts on 2006-04-23 and ends on 2006-04-30. There will be three places up for grabs as KnowledgeOfSelf is leaving Wikipedia. Please see the previously linked page for full details.
  2. The Code of Conduct is now ready for extensive discussion! Specific comments should go to the Code of Conduct talk page, discussion of having one at all should be directed to the main Esperanza talk page.
  3. The current process for accepting proposals for new programs has been deemed fine. All Advisory Council members and the Admin Gen are to endevour to be bold when viewing discussion. If they feel that consensus has been reached, they will act accordingly.
A plea from the editor...
The propsed programs page is terribly underused! Please leave any comments, good or bad, on the page, to help us determine the membership's thoughts on the ideas there.
Signed...
Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, KnowledgeOfSelf and FireFox 19:53, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] June Meetup in New York

Hi, I noticed you on a list of New Yorkers. If you are interested in around we are having a meetup Wikipedians in June. Take a peek at this and please tell any other Wikipedians that you think might be interested in participating about this event. Thanks. Alex756 02:25, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Easter

Happy Easter!- JustPhil 20:37, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Old Skool Esperanzial note

Since this isn't the result of an AC meeting, I have decided to go Old Skool. This note is to remind you that the elections are taking place now and will end at 23:50 UTC on 2006-04-29. Please vote here. Thanks. --Celestianpower háblame 20:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #3

The Administrator Coaching program is a program aimed at preparing Wikipedians for Adminship or helping them understand the intricacies of Wikipedia better. Recently, changes have been made to the requirements of coachees. Please review them before requesting this service.
This would be something like the Welcoming Committee, but for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. Some might like suggestions about how to learn vandal patrol, or mentoring on taking an article to featured status, or guidance with a proposal they plan to make at the Village Pump, for example. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins.
Stressbusters
The Stressbusters are a subset of Esperanza aiming to investigate the causes of stress. New eyes on the situation are always welcome!
Note from the editor
As always, MiszaBot handled this delivery. Thank you! Also, congratulations go to Pschemp, Titoxd and Freakofnurture for being elected in the last elections! An Esperanzial May to all of the readership!
  1. Posting logs of the Esperanza IRC channel are explicitly banned anywhere. Violation of this rule results in deletion and a ban from the channel.
  2. A disclaimer is going to be added to the Esperanza main page. We are humans and, as such, are imperfect.
  3. Various revisions have been made to the Code of Conduct. Please see them, as the proposal is ready to be ratified by the community and enacted. All members will members to have to re-confirm their membership after accepting the Code of Conduct.
  4. Referendums are to be held on whether terms of AC members should be lengthened and whether we should abolish votes full stop.
  5. Admin Coaching reform is agreed upon.
Signed...
Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, Pschemp and Freakofnurture
20:29, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A short Esperanzial update

As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Wikipedia:Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Celestianpower háblame 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Birthday!!

Happy birthday, Jenmoa! Have a good day and best wishes for you. Take care -- Imoeng 22:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
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Happy birthday, Jenmoa! Have a good day and best wishes for you. Take care -- Imoeng 22:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
The Wikipedia Birthday Committee wishes you a very happy birthday! Enjoy your special day.

Many happy returns of the day! Thistheman 05:12, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Hungry? Here's a little snack for you on your birthday, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day, Jenmoa!

Happy Birthday! Michael 05:23, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I present you with these balloons to celebrate your birthday. I hope you have a great day. Daniel.Bryant
Happy Birthday, Jennifer! Or, as we say in Germany, Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag! Here is your cake, and here are your "presents": The Sound of the Jam and V for Vendetta. Best of luck and have a wonderful 18th birthday! P.S. Don't forget to register to vote!- JustPhil 13:24, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Wishing you all the best on your birthday! From the Wikipedia Birthday Committee.

Enjoy! Æon Insane Ward 20:04, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Happy Birthday from the Birthday Committee

Wishing Jenmoa a very happy birthday on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee!

Don't forget to save us all a piece of cake!

ςפקιДИτς ☺ ☻ 20:17, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Just a happy Birthday message to you, Jenmoa, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!

--Always Gotta Keep It Real, Cute 1 4 u 01:22, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

A belated Happy Birthday, Jen; your birthday is the same as my father-in-law's. --Joe Sewell 13:04, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] August Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: To-Do List
The Esperanza To-Do List is a place where you may list any request, big or small, for assistance. If you need help with archiving your usertalk, for example, all you need to do is list it here and somebody will help you out. Likewise, if you need help with some area of editing on Wikipedia, list it here! Again, any matter, trivial or not, can be placed on this page. However, all matters listed on this page must not be of an argumentative nature. You do not need to be a member of Esperanza (or this program) to place or fulfill requests on this page. If you don't have any requests, consider coming by and fulfilling a few! This program has not been very active, but has lots of potential!
What's New?
In order to help proposed programs become specific enough to make into full-fledged programs, the In development section of the proposals page has been created. Proposals that are promising, but need to be organized in more detail are listed here. Please take a look at what is there, and help the proposals turn into programs.
To improve both the layout and text of the front page, in an attempt to clarify the image of Esperanza, the front page is going to have some redesigning take place. Please take your creative minds to Wikipedia:Esperanza/Front page redesign to brainstorm good ideas.
Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.
  1. In order to make sure all users who join Esperanza are welcomed, a list of volunteers who are willing to welcome new Esperanzians is at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Members#Esperanza_welcomers. Please add yourself if you are interested; we want to make sure all new Esperanza members are welcomed!
  2. The In development section of the proposals page has been created.
  3. Proposals page: Some proposals have been moved to the aforementioned "In development" section, some have been left as a proposal, and others have been archived. For those proposals that were a good idea but didn't necessarily constitute a program, General Esperanzial Actions has been created.
  4. Two small pieces of charter reform will be decided on in a straw poll at Wikipedia talk:Esperanza/Governance. One involves filling the position of any councillors who may leave, the other involves reforming the charter.
  5. Until cooperation with the Kindness Campaign is better defined, it remains as a proposed program.
  6. There is a page for discussing the front page redesign.
Signed...
Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd
05:03, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Although having the newsletter appear on everyone's userpage is desired, this may not be ideal for everyone. If, in the future, you wish to receive a link to the newsletter, rather than the newsletter itself, you may add yourself to Wikipedia:Esperanza/Newsletter/Opt Out List.

[edit] September Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: Barnstar Brigade
Here in Wikipedia there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go unappreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go unnoticed. As Esperanzians we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. This is where the Barnstar Brigade comes in. The object of this program is to seek out the people which deserve a Barnstar, and help them feel appreciated. With your help, we can recognize more dedicated editors!
What's New?
September elections are upon us! Anyone wishing to be a part of the Advisory Council may list themselves as a candidate from 18 September until 24 September, with the voting taking place from 25 September to 30 September. Those who wish to help with the election staff should also list themselves!
Appreciation Week, a program currently in development, now has its own subpage! Share your good ideas on how to make it awesome there!
The Esperanza front page has been redesigned! Many thanks to all who worked hard on it.
Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.
  1. The proposals page has been updated, with some proposals being archived.
  2. Since the program in development Appretiaion week is getting lots of good ideas, it now has its own subpage.
  3. The September 2006 Council elections will open for nominations on 18 September 2006. The voting will run from 25 September 2006 until 30 September 2006. If you wish to be a candidate or a member of the elections staff, please list yourself!
  4. The new Esperanza front page design has but put up - many thanks to all who worked on it!
  5. TangoTango has written a script for a bot that will list new members of Esperanza, which will help those who welcome new Esperanzains greatly!
Signed...
Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd
04:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Hello

Remember, Remember,
The Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot.
I know of no reason,
Why the Gunpowder Treason,
Should ever be forgot.

Hello, Jen. First, I hope you are having fun in college. Second, I hope that you have seen V for Vendetta. Third, don't forget to vote next Tuesday. It is your Constitutional right!

Cheerio.

- JustPhil 17:19, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] November Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: Admin Coaching (needs coaches!)
Admin Coaching needs coaches!!! If you are an administrator, or even a generally experienced user, do consider signing up to be a coach.

Admin Coaching, now being coordinated by HighwayCello, is a program for people who want help learning some of the more subtle aspects of Wikipedia policy and culture. People are matched with experienced users who are willing to offer coaching. The program is designed for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins.
What's New?
The Tutorial Drive is a new Esperanza program! In an effort to make complicated processes on Wikipedia easier for everyone, Esperanza working to create and compile a list of tutorials about processes here on Wikipedia. Consider writing one!
A discussion on how Esperanza relates to the encyclopedia has been started; please add your thoughts.
Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.
  • The list of proposed programs has been updated, with some proposals being archived.
  • There is now a new program: the Tutorial Drive! Consider writing a tutorial on something you are good at doing on Wikipedia.
  • The suggestion of adding a cohesive look to all the Esperanza pages is being considered; join the discussion if you are interested!
  • In order to make a useful interlanguage welcome template, those involved in translation projects will be asked what English Wikipedia policies are most important and confusing to editors coming from other language Wikipedias.
  • A discussion of Esperanza's role in Wikipedia is being held, with all thoughts of all Esperanzians wanted!
  • Shreshth91 informed everyone that he will be leaving the Esperanza council as life is rather busy; his spot will be filled by the runner up from the last election, HighwayCello.
Signed...
Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, The Halo, Shreshth91 and HighwayCello
20:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] US Elections

I just had to tell someone this. Please don't think I'm crazy.

BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!!!

I hope you voted.

Cheerio.

- JustPhil 22:07, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] AFD Request

Hi there,

Would you mind taking a look at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Bryan_Brandenburg

It needs more input from seasoned editors.

Thank you, Linux monster 00:53, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

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