User talk:Phaedriel/Archive 20

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[edit] isn't it time your thermo-mood-meter moved?

I would think "Rockin'" at least??? if not "Queen of Wikipedia" ?? ++Lar: t/c 00:25, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

My dear Sharon: You're on the way to being the most supported Admin in the history of Wikipedia, and you only moved your mood meter to 6 out of 8? You are tough to please! :-) AnonEMouse ^(squeak) 12:44, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I have to agree... what more do you need??? As a gift from me to you, enclosed please find a Coronation crown (well actually this is one, and that one isn't, but it's not usable on user pages for license reasons)... you need to be at "Queen of the world" status (or at least "Queen of Wikipedia" :) ) m'dear... ++Lar: t/c 17:20, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Peter Watson (Peterwats)

I got your message. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Peterwats (talk • contribs) 03:36, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sound track

No problem. I loved sharing it. It made me thought about songs that I haden't heard in a while. Great idea too. How/Why did you come up with it? Orane (talk • cont.) 01:14, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. You make my return worth it.

I do go on MSN sometimes, but to tell the truth, I hate using it, or I simply don't have the time.

(This reply is late, huh? Well, I got up to take an important phone call, and when I came back, my dad was on the computer :( ) Orane (talk • cont.) 02:34, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Happy belated birthday!

Happy belated birthday, Phaedriel! I'm sorry I couldn't wish you a happy birthday on your actual birthday. I was at my grandmother's house over the weekend. Hope you had a great birthday! :) --Evan Robidoux 02:46, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

P.S.: Oh and thank you (again?) for your suggestions as to what I should do on Wikipedia! :)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for the nice comments. ^^ In all honesty, though, you're probably a far nicer individual around here than myself. I tend to feel that our mission of producing a quality encyclopedia that doesn't sway from its foundations for any reason is the most important thing for us to do here (and, really, that's a huge courtesy to people in and of itself, right?), but that often gets me in trouble with people when we're butting heads over whether or not a certain measure of courtesy (such as spoiler tags) should be included. If I feel like it gets in the way of a policy or something, I'm pretty hardheaded and unyielding, even while I respect the opposing sentiments and would agree with them wholeheartedly were we anywhere else on the internet.

Not that I doubt you'd defend the encyclopedia's purpose strongly, but you just seem really... sweet. XD I don't know, you just come across as a really nice person and I doubt that I'd be counted among that same pedigree when I'm trying to conduct myself as an editor. Strangely, though, I find it easier to respect the compassionate heart who won't give ground even on the basis of encyclopedic principle than I do myself when I strive to ensure recognition of the mission. I kind of find myself saying on a mental level "You know what you're here to do, so keep to it" while on an emotional level I say "I'd like to agree with these guys who are probably hating me right now". You've earned my respect with the kind manner you present yourself in. I know it's caused you to catch some flack from some people who think that affection is icky and offensive, but to hell with them.

I don't want to get too long-winded here, but as I was telling my buddy Tyler when he was suggesting that he maybe nominate me for adminiship, I don't think someone like myself would be suited for it, despite my dedication to the project's principles. I think that someone like he or you, who expresses a lot of patience and overwhelming kindness (for example, he usually takes a neutral route in the kinds of disputes I get in) is better suited. I told him I could agree to follow whatever rules went with the position, but I'd personally not want to show any mercy to vandals. XD That's probably not the best thing.

Being here has kind of made me behave differently from how I normally would. In all other respects of my life, I believe compassion for others is the absolute most important thing. But given that the project here in principle demands that we not always put it first (such as the non-censorship policy), I found myself caught between how I'd normally be and what the project asked for there for a while. I finally accepted that since I wanted the project to be the apex of what it intended itself to be, I'd do whatever it called for, but sometimes I find the decisions I make in that regardd distasteful.

I'm sorry for talking your ear off here (or eyes out, as the case may be), but after you got me to thinking about the subject, it seemed kind of easy to say such things to someone who I think could probably easily understand how discomforting that situation might become. Do you have any advice on the matter? In any event, I do readily and graciously accept the compliment about being sensible. ^^ I hope I am most of the time. Anyway, thanks for reading if you've read this far, and for the cake. I love cake. Ryu Kaze 02:49, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A star for you

Here is a
Barnstar Barnstar
for you, given for giving users barnstars without anything in return (except for love, which we can all give you)! Springer (talk)

…because I felt like it! Now as for choosing which barnstar, after a bit of thought, it wasn't too hard. ;) $ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-T|ε|C|L-) 02:52, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tareyton

I'm trying to figure out when those ads started. The first page you linked to says 1965, but I've searched and found black-eyed women in print advertisements as far back as 1963. If you find anything new, tell me what you think. And yes, I'd appreciate it if you did add to the little stub I created. It'd be cute! :) Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 05:03, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I added a trivia note. Martha Stewart did Tareyton ads in 1964, and I think I actually found one of her. Tell me what you think. Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 08:39, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Soundtrack of Wikipedians

For bringing the community together with music, I award you this barnstar!

I think that this this is an excellent idea! What better way to get to know and understand people better than by their music. I couldn't find a very good award, but this was the closest I found. smurrayinchester^{(User), (Talk)} 17:59, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Someone got her first, damn! Great idea Phae! I added my (quite long entry)- that's the shortened version...

EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME | IMPROVEME 19:07, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Dear Minun

Thank you for your message

Actually I didn't, I realised I had voted twice by mistake, so I removed one of my apperaances, sorry about the confusion, cheers —Minun ^{Spiderman • Review Me} 19:42, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

You seem like a good user, thanks for the ocmpliment on my sig. Please help me meet admin standards, since you recieved a lot of "Strong Supports", cheers, and i've put a notice on the adminship page, cheers —Minun ^{Spiderman • Review Me} 19:53, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hey

Hey Phae, hope you're well, just cruising on by on my procrastination waltz. Did you stop your Star of today? I always thought it was a good idea. Congrats on your adminirial storm, I'll be back to drop off your mop and bucket soon. See you soon, Highway ^{Return to Oz...} 21:16, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello Phaedriel. Thanks for the note, I feel much better now. sorry for being so slow but I finally translated Mỹ Sơn from the Vietnamese wikipedia ( a two week request). Blnguyen | rant-line 03:05, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Birthday RfA

Happy birthday! Glad to see your RfA is going so well. I hope a good result will make you happier, but I'm not supporting you for this reason. I'm supporting you because I'd love you to be an Admin! If your honeymoon period is ever over and you need someone to take some flak, I'll be here to help you :-) Stephen B Streater 22:26, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I want you to have this

Just so you're tied with me :p

I award/give you, Phaedriel, this graffiti art of my nickname for being quite possibly the sweetest Wikipedian ever.

I was going to give you a Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar, but you have 6 already. :) KOS | talk 23:59, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Quite the collection you're piling up there, young lady... and all deserved! ++Lar: t/c 01:17, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Ahh, I can't believe you got 6 RAoK barnstars too. I award you your seventh RAoK barnstar so you're tied with me. ;p — Moe Epsilon 05:43 August 02 '06

[edit] My vote

[1] Hope this helps Phaedriel. — Moe Epsilon 05:43 August 02 '06

I'm not Phaedriel, (and will never be able to play her on TV, but..) Moe, that was a very thoughtful and heartfelt suppport. Well played. ++Lar: t/c 11:36, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly unfree Image:Twogunhart.gif

Yeah, if you read your RfA you probably saw this comming. The image is being listed because of uncertain copyright status. 7/10 chance its not public domain in the united states. If you figure out when it was taken and published, let me know. I'm still trying to research into proper fair use policy on wikipedia, so I do not wish to place a potentionally false fair use rationale on the image. The need for the image to be linked in your RfA won't matter too much, because it will end before the PUI is acted upon. Best of luck. Kevin_b_er 07:19, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Just a friendly note

No leaving barnstars, curses, words of advice, or other bits from me, just wishing you a nice day and hoping stress from all this doesn't get to you! Take care! *hugs* ~Kylu (u|t) 07:23, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Who has been leaving cursewords? Banniate them!. As for your good luck stress stuff... easy for you to say, your RfA wasn't on the knife edge of success/fail the whole way like this one is... :P Er wait... wrong window. ++Lar: t/c 11:39, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Me and the mop

Hi! Thanks for all the nice words, I'm really glad that people appreciate my work here. As for me and adminship, I actually had an RfA in June which was not successful (people didn't reach a consensus). The main concerns were my work being mainly on Bulgaria-related articles, whether I really needed the mop, and if my project namespace contributions were enough.

I do intend to nominate myself again in the future, and I'm thinking of doing this towards the end of this year. I'm currently working to address the concerns from my old RfA and I've recently been more active in the Wikipedia namespace (particularly at WP:FAR), I've also been actively countering vandalism and sockpuppetry (two cases in several days, both related to the Bulgaria article), so I hope people would take this in consideration during my next RfA. Of course, my general encylopedic contributions have not decreased even a bit! :) Todor→Bozhinov 14:45, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Need help

I really need help. Can you give me some advice on how to gain some trust from other users, cheers —Minun ^{Spiderman • Review Me} 15:43, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dear Phaedriel

Hello Phaedriel, how nice of you to drop by! I'm doing quite fine, thanks....but how are you? My RFA is over, but you're still in the middle of yours! Even with so much support, I imagine there is still so much stress you are feeling! I hope it doesn't get you down! Don't worry about me, there are a lot of people who need a hug more than I do (including yourself) so here's a *hug* for you! Best of luck as an administrator Phaedriel, I know you'll be a great one! (*Hugs* again)

Oh, and I've been meaning to give you this too...kindness, encyclopedia work....you excel in so much, so here's an original barnstar for you.

		The Original Barnstar
		I give Phaedriel the original barnstar, mostly because she has succeeded in so many areas that no specific barnstar could cover everything she has done, so I hope this does the job. Best of luck as an admin!! The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 16:21, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 16:21, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Busy?

I don't mean to be rude, because I'm sure you're in 1000 places right now, but I have been waiting for help on the Tareyton article, especially on the whole sourcing templates, and new information, and it has disappointed me that I'm the only one who has touched it. I don't mean to make you feel bad or anything, but I was rather looking forward to the help. Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 19:57, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Do you have AIM? I have ideas about the Tareyton article and I think our editing will go smoother if I can talk to you in real time and cut out the talk page stuff. Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 22:06, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I can download MSN. My friend from Spain wants me to do that anyway, so I might as well just download the thing. Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 22:20, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Just add me. I'm haltermannews AT yahoo DOT com. Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 22:32, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Snopake screaming

We chat very frequently on Google Talk and she's on most nights about half-eleven, and I was off last night after eleven. And I'm still waiting for you to add me to MSN! Will ^{(Take me down to the Paradise City)} 20:03, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] thank you thank you thank you

** BIG smooch ** ++Lar: t/c 20:23, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wow, go you!

Just a friendly note to congratulate you on your RfA becoming the most popular of all time. Woo! :) RandyWang (^raves/_{review me!}) 21:40, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations

Just wanted to let you know that the only reason I didn't vote for you was because you didn't need my vote.  :) User:Zoe|(talk) 02:43, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:200

Congratulations, it appears you've made it to the list! And the second person ever! You're perhaps a big record breaker: not only did you make that list, but you've perhaps had the most nominators (I'm the 10th, and most recent, nominator), and plus the wackiest support message I could possibly vouch. I FREAKING LOVE YOU! —this is messedrocker (talk) 02:52, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

You've certainly got the wackiest support message under control, Messed... Now if we could only get P to raise her mood meter another 2 notches... :) ++Lar: t/c 14:11, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Adminship

Dear Phaedriel, your words are so flattering that I don't really know how to react. I certainly don't have any unpleasant experience with yourself and I don't hold you responsible for the climate of admin irresponsibility that has been reigning in Wikipedia last months. I usually vote for those editors who work in main space, while, checking your contributions, I see that you seem to spend most of your time talking with other editors. It's not a sufficient reason to oppose, to be sure. Therefore I shall retract my vote, though I believe that you would be promoted even without it. So accept my congratulations and please think twice before blocking prolific contributors :) P.S. I share your opinion that the absence of Izehar and Latinus is very deplorable. --Ghirla ^-трёп- 16:25, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Status meter improving...

only one more notch to go, dear Sharon.. PS: read your mail ++Lar: t/c 19:41, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Keep going! (And the though just crossed my mind…if you are the Queen of the World and I'm the King of the World, who's ruling? ;) Or do we have to "battle" each other? ;) Not literally of course…) $ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-T|ε|C|L-) 01:39, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Roses

[edit] Since you're floating on air at the moment....

Here is something I saw on someone's page and thought of you. Sorry for making your talk page backlog worse! Hugs. ++Lar: t/c 03:22, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations

Cake for you

Ah, the first one here, after being so slow on the real RfA. It looks official now, and can I again say what a privilege it was to be able to nominate you, the new record-holder for RfA. It now sticks out in my User:Blnguyen/RfA as the lucky seventh (the RfA didn't need luck) RfA that I have nominated. Blnguyen | rant-line 03:40, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for taking so long yet again. I'm being rather anti-social these day?!?! I finally read of your feats in the Signpost just as I write this, which is unusual, since I normally read it immediately upon publication. I've been spending about all of my time for the last few days, reading up a lot of documentation submitted to me by a group of users warring on Indian religion pages, starting RfCs, and launching personal attacks on many article-fronts, etc - I've received about 80 messages in the last two days, all on serious "official business" so to speak. As a statistical pedant I've kept a count of how many messages I receive - there's a graph on my userpage and I received 65 messages in my first 5000 edits and in the 5000 since the RfA, I've received....1091. Perhaps it's better to return to the old days when I was a totally invisible nobody. Also I've noted that User:Blnguyen#Accusations is piling up nicely (with some of the entries and criticism nicely balancing out), although if you don't want the Atlantahawk entry there (which concerns yourself), I can remove it. And finally, I'll put my entries into the soundtrack soon, perhaps when I help fill up Category:Eurovision songs with the relevant stuff (my much maligned choice of listening). Perhaps, I'll get to do something other than act as a pseudo-arbitrator for Indian affairs, because the complaints seem to be piling up endlessly - but perhaps that is the price for getting more Indian supports on my RfA than even the Indian admins...maybe you'll get inundated soon....or perhaps someone got the impression that I am a eagle-eyed investigator...... Blnguyen | rant-line 06:54, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations!

Taxman just closed it! Congratulations on adminship! You deserve it! All the best -- Samir धर्म 03:38, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, congradulations on receiving a long-deserved award! Be proud of yourself! Editor88 03:41, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations

Since I get the official one, here it is :) And an edit conflict to boot. Have fun using the new tools to make this a better project. Use them conservatively, especially at first, and re-read the relevant policy pages before acting. Other than that, have fun, and don't hesitate to let me or others know if you need help. - Taxman ^Talk 03:41, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Here's a shiny new mop for Wikipedia's newest and most loved admin. Cheers!! --Srikeit ^{(Talk | Email)} 03:44, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Congrats from me too!! --Srikeit ^{(Talk | Email)} 03:44, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

A huge congratulations to you, dear Sharon, on your new admin buttons and the record-breaking final tally on your RfA! :D Best of luck (you'll be a fantastic admin!), and we'll all be here to help should you ever need it. Cheers, Sango123 03:46, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Wow! Mazel tov, Phaedriel!! What a result, and totally deserved. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 05:28, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, there's one record that wasn't broken - Mindspillage received 299 support votes in her 2005/06 ArbCom campaign. Still, 271 supporting votes is a very impressive number, especially considering the fact that your overall support percentage is 96.10% (which, I'm sure, is something we don't see very often).

PS - Your supporting percentage of 96.10% is even higher than the highest ArbCom vote support percentage (92.24% by Filiocht in 2005/06). Editor88 03:56, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations! You are an admin, good luck with the tools. Cheers! :D --Terence Ong _{(Chat | Contribs)} 04:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations! I wanted you to have the tools so much that I even bothered a bureaucrat to make sure that you got them. :o) I'm sure you'll use them wisely. Hugs, EWS23 (Leave me a message!) 04:07, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

PIZZZZZZZZA!

Congrats on adminship and the party going on haaaarrr. Yanksox 04:10, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations my dear friend and welcome to the mop and bucket crew, no one deserves it more than you.--Dakota 04:11, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Sharon - Congratulations on your shiny new buttons! Roger --rogerd 04:16, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

• CONGRATS!!!!! — Deckiller 04:14, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Awesome. I knew you'd win. Congrats. *big hugs and a cuddle thrown in too, that is, if nobody gets jealous ;)* I can't offer you anything that everyone else hasn't thrown in though. Enjoy dem new buttons :D — Nathan ^(talk) _{/ 04:24, 4 August 2006 (UTC)}

Congrats...but we may need a recount since the vote was so close.--MONGO 06:43, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations on becoming an administrator! --Tachikoma 07:23, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

More well done spam, right here! :D --Andeh 09:28, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I've got nothing to say that hasn't been said before, so how about I said it in another language? "Ich gratuliere dich! Ich glaube natürlich, dass du ein fantastische admin werden kann!" (Apologies for the faulty German. :) ) RandyWang (^raves/_{review me!}) 12:15, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Congrats! Syrthiss 13:47, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations!

Yes, I know this cake doesn't look very appetizing, but it's the thought that counts! :) Congratulations on your adminship, Phaedriel! Michael 04:26, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations!!! This rocks! (it was the best picture I could find, and I feel like fish and chips right now. Or a pie. --james^(talk) 11:16, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Fannnn-tastic! Now you can help us all, with your mop! *Sigh*, how I wish I had a mop...--Tdxiang 07:18, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NOW will you raise to the final notch?

Sweet! Sharon! You did it! I am so so so very happy for you and proud to have been one of your co noms. I can't think of anyone who more clearly deserves to have had the highest support total ever. You earned every one of those supports with your wonderful way here. All the best wishes in the world from me, and everyone else and you know you can count on me for help if you ever need it, not that you will. Well done, dearest. Now raise that meter to "queen of the world", or I'll do it for you, queen of Wikipedia... Now get busy, there are a lot of backlogs to get after! ++Lar: t/c 08:15, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Award

The disco ball of knowledge certifies that Phaedriel is among the finest contributors in the world of Wikipedia, and helps it to never stop turning. Bravo, Highway ^{Return to Oz...} 12:43, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry, but you have yet another message :)

Phaedriel, I'm afraid I have no great gift like the rest of these nice people here, so I hope my simple words will do. Congratulations on having the most successful RfA in the history of Wikipedia. You deserved every single kind word, well wish, and piece of prase that was given to you. I hope, you humble thing, that this will show you that it isn't just a select group of your friends who think the world of you. Our whole community think that you're wonderful, and you truely are! May you have all the success in your role of Admin, and may you continue to enjoy it for as long as this life permits. I'll talk to you more on MSN :) Great big hugs my friend, Thε Halo ^Θ 13:27, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RFA spam

Nothing to say that's already been said... Will ^{(Take me down to the Paradise City)} 14:33, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats :)

Have a cookie :)

Wow, what a show of support!!! Congratulations! :) Srose (talk) 14:50, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Well earned and well deserved! and may your moodmeter never fall below what it is now. -- Avi 15:21, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Me three. - CrazyRussian talk/email 15:37, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations. Hope you use the mop and the flame-thrower with good sense and equanimity. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @ 15:50, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yet another...

...congrats added to this pile. :) It feels good to have New messages all day long, doesn't it? Misza13 ^{T C} 15:51, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

This page is 98 kilobytes long. This may be longer than is preferable; see article size. ;-) Misza13 ^{T C} 19:09, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats, now get to work

Congrats on being rightfully recognized for your good work and strong character. It is a good thing for the project that you are getting these new tools, Sharon - now quit reading your messages and get to work on admin stuff!!! Johntex\^talk 15:59, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Another congratulating spam :)

You really have deserved the mop, bucket and keys for a long time. Use them well! (Now who's going to nominate you for bereaucratship?) ;) $ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-T|ε|C|L-) 18:50, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations, Sharon! Yours has got to be one of the most overwhelmingly supported RfAs I have ever seen. :-) --Deathphoenix ʕ 18:56, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Congrats! Glad to see you finally getting the tools. :) -→Buchanan-Hermit™/?! 18:57, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

A GOOD YELL!! as you requested, with your extreme RfA thanks method!--Andeh 18:58, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

NEXT TIME DON'T FORGET THE HEADER, sorry, I'm hyper. :) --Andeh 19:10, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I hope you keep all your pages in your user space semi-protected, as admins always attract internet lunatics to their pages. 0.o --Andeh 21:45, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

No, please don't. Some admins and a bureaucrat have decided to leave Wikipedia due to the abuse they've received. If you really want to receive messages from anons or new users, some admins have created an extra page talk page for them and left a notice for them at the top of their talk page linking them to it. Hope I'm not scaring you..--Andeh 21:51, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Card ^_^

Many thanks for the beautiful card! — Deckiller 19:53, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] YOU WIN

YOU WIN ON WHEELS! —this is messedrocker (talk) 20:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations on becoming the second Wikipedia administrator in history to have 200+ support votes. You will be the best administrator ever. —this is messedrocker (talk) 20:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Also

May I archive your talk page for you? Let me know on my talk page. —this is messedrocker (talk) 20:06, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

How about archiving everything up to the point where you started being piled on with the congratulation messages? That way, you still get to see the kind messages, and some poor kid with a 56k modem's Internet browser won't crash. —this is messedrocker (talk) 03:39, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I just got back from vacation, about... uh... I think 40 minutes ago (I went out to eat after leaving the airport). It was very beautiful up in Alaska, and I can't wait to upload all those photographs I took of the Tracy Arm fjord (among other things)! Anyways, after this message, I'll get to work on archiving your talk page. —this is messedrocker (talk) 03:44, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Alright then. Your talk page is still big, but I cut it down from 113KB to 49KB — less than half. I can archive the thank-yous (perhaps to a special thank-you page?) once the excitement's died down. By the way, congratulations on adminship (again) and topping your happymeter. You should also check out Werdnabot's archiving feature. —this is messedrocker (talk) 03:49, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More congratulations

One of Ann's apple turnovers for Sharon, to celebrate her well-deserved success in her RfA

Dear Sharon, I just want to send you my warmest congratulations for your extremely well deserved and long overdue adminship. I want to thank you also for the lovely things you wrote about me when answering the questions (which took me completely by surprise)! We've never edited the same articles, as far as I know, but I've seen enough of your talk page posts to know that the average level of kindness among administrators has just gone up, and that's definitely something to celebrate. I hope your future here at Wikipedia will be long and happy. I know that for me, having you as a fellow admin is going to be a postitive experience. Congratulations again, and good luck with the mop! Cheers. AnnH ♫ 20:11, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I see that my apple turnover has messed up your page, because it's bigger (deeper) than the amount I wrote, so it sticks out into the next section. I'd never want to mess up your page, knowing how beautiful you make it, so I'll write a few more lines. I want to say also that I saw Bratsche's remarks on your page a few days ago, and agreed with him. Also, regarding the image problems that were brought up at your RfA, I have to confess that I carelessly had a fair use image on my user page for a few months after I was made an admin — and didn't even notice. Thankfully, Durin removed it for me.

The preview button tells me that I've now written enough to ensure that the apple turnover stays in this section, so I'll just say once more how very, very pleased I am about your RfA. Having lost one of the nicest admins we ever had, it's comforting to get another with the same qualities. (Excuse the dangling participle!) AnnH ♫ 21:28, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually, the amount of text required depends on the width of the lines and the size of the fonts. So this extra bit should help all the people with really wide screens to enjoy this page just that little bit extra. Stephen B Streater 21:32, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yet another congrats

... and yet another thanks for the amazing card. You know, every adminitis-touched cell in my body itches to deliver a sermon on the evils of spam and the outrageousness of uploading customized bitmaps like that... and I can't do it! You make it work. Your message left me melted in that "aw shucks" state that you seem to manage to produce in so many Wikipedians across every segment of our little, fragmented society. Anyway: congrats on squeaking by in such a close RfA, and I can't wait to talk to you more in the future! —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 20:49, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My beautiful dear darling Sharon!

Seeing as no one gave you kittens for your birthday...

Congratulations, Sharon! You truly deserve this more than anyone else I know, and it gives me such a pleasure to congratulate you! You surely are the most wonderful user, and the community is so lucky (if a little unworthy... ;) ) to have such a wonderful admin as you. Loads of hugs and fondest wishes, Sergeant Snopake 22:18, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Support with pile-on hugs (though I don't need a reason) I agree with the Sergeant completely. Wikipedia is better already now that you're an admin. — Nathan ^(talk) _{/ 00:44, 6 August 2006 (UTC)}

[edit] Congrats

I realize you've got a million of these things already, but I had to say it: congrats on a victory that surprised no one. If you hadn't made it, people would have driven, flown or paddled to Florida to tear the servers apart. XD Good luck with all that lies ahead. We're in good hands. I just hope it's not too rough on you. Ryu Kaze 23:27, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Thank you, thank you!

The universe is yours! —Leave <edit>California</edit> to me! :P $ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-T|ε|C|L-) 00:11, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats from Wikimania!

One more time... congratulations! wow. Nice card too. ++Lar: t/c 00:20, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Not at WikiMania, but congrats from me too! Man, your "thank you for supporting me in my RfA" spamlist is going to take forever to get through. o.o;; *hugs* ~Kylu (u|t) 01:20, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

She seems to be making good progress on it though! ++Lar: t/c 03:52, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats

Hey Phaedriel!

Congrats on the shiny new adminship, and thanks for the cute card. I didn't even know how to open the dang thing at first. It's sooo cool, though. Neat! Re: Spawn Man: I hope he gets back from WikiBreak soon, but I hope he enjoys his time over at Uncyclopedia; maybe there's a little less stress over there.

Anyway, congrats again; we all know you'll be a great admin. Happy editing! :) Firs.--Firsfron of Ronchester 00:33, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats

Congrats on your succsessful RFA!!! I saw your acts of kindness and hard work throughout wiki and just had to support your RFA. Wiki needs more people like you ^_^. I am glad that you now consider me a friend, that is kind of you.  :) Have a wonderful evening and congrats again on your RFA. Darthgriz98 02:26, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Userpage design

Hi there, congrats on the mop :)

I've known about your keen interest in userpages, so I thought I might pass along a request. Abstract Idiot asked me if I could do a page for him similar to Tawker's; upon review that's too complex for my meager knowledge of HTML. Could you give me a hand in giving the user a hand? If you're too busy, I'm open to hear of other users that may help. Thanks, Teke 03:17, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hoax CSD'ed?

With regards to this deletion: Your deleting Raleighgon as "hoax" was strange, given that the CSD tag was for non-notable group. The author re-created it, but since this is not an article about either a group or a hoax, I've prodded it instead. Please note that hoaxes are not CSD candidates. Unless, perhaps, they admit unambiguously that they are, in which case you might treat it as test page or vandalism (creatively interpreted). Kimchi.sg 03:54, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Sometimes, if an article goes to a quick AfD and it gets a lot of "delete as hoaxes", it can usually lead to an early closure. — Deckiller 03:57, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

My apologies for the unclear summary. I intended to delete it under G1 as nonsense, after an exhaustive research on the article's contents. If I was wrong, then I beg you to consider this a mistake from a newbie admin - nothing more. Thank you! Phaedriel ♥ The Wiki Soundtrack!♪ - 04:10, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] When there is an infinite amount of WikiLove on Wikipedia...

...ah...they say:

The trees grow tall,
The leaves grow green -
The Satin Starlight shines within...

Isn't it simply wonderful to be a Wikipedian?

I hope your volunteering here will continually keep you happy and healthy! :-) Best regards, --HappyCamper 04:30, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

Hi Phaedriel, thanks for the lovely personalised card. I can only wish you best of luck when I think that you have to do this almost 280 times.

On another note, you temporarily blocked user:Yob egroeg earlier today. Thought I'd let you know that he seems to be a sockpuppet of WatchtowerJihad from this edit [2], not to mention his edits to his bete noire user:Ambuj.Saxena's page -- Lost^(talk) 04:34, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

LMK if you want some help investigating this, I just did some sockpuppet tagging earlier today. ++Lar: t/c 20:50, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats

I convey my congratulations to you on the great support of the wiki-community which you command. All the best! --Bhadani 17:11, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cherokee language

Can you also translate my name in Cherokee please! Thanks Phaedriel Abdullah Geelah 17:31, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:DVDs-On-The-Run-Logo.jpg

Is Image:DVDs-On-The-Run-Logo.jpg the same image you just speedied? User:Zoe|(talk) 00:48, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the hug. I needed it.  :) User:Zoe|(talk) 01:51, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I apologize

My current IP was the IP of the guy who insulted you and Native Americans. His IP was 66.218.22.61. Now it is mine. His message was also an insult to me, I am 1/8 Delaware Indian. His message was rude and racist. --Yancyfry jr 02:49, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. But frankly, I don't know much about my heritage. I may just do some research. --Yancyfry jr 03:02, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] thank you for thank-you

Phaedriel, thank you so much for the personalized thank-you card; that was incredibly sweet and I really appreciate it. I'm so glad that we have you. I think your RfA has made people happy because it demonstrates both your natural authority and our wisdom in recognizing it. I definitely look forward to being your friend. --Allen 04:06, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:FlagofComancheNation.png

I kindly ask you to remove this photo from your userpage. The problem with this image is that it is from a website called Flags of the World, which I am an editor of. Our (FOTW) staff/my bosses has asked that their images be removed from Wikipedia ASAP. I am sorry for having to do this, but the image will be deleted soon. However, I will do what I can to make an SVG image of it, given some time. Thanks for you understanding. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 04:32, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Here is your SVG image: Image:Flag of the Comanche Nation.svg. I am going to tweek it every now and then to make it accurate, but I hope you enjoy it. And since this is in the public domain, it can be used anywhere on Wikipedia for any purpose, including your userpage. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 21:48, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I am glad you enjoy the image. I have fixed some allignment issues, and I will probably do more soon. I am also humbled by the message you left on my talk page. It felt like high school all over again *blush*. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 01:34, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations!

Congratulations on your promotion! There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that you will be an outstanding administrator in every respect; and I feel truly honored that you would count me as a friend.

(I started a new section here because trying to wind my way through the dozen or so sections devoted to this topic is something of a mess. Might I suggest the services of Werdnabot for your talk page?) Kirill Lokshin 04:51, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Excellent User Page Award

I award you this Excellent User Page Award not only for having one of the most beautiful, detailed and insightful userpages on the Wiki, but also for all your work in helping other users improve theirs. Killfest2—Daniel.Bryant 05:20, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations

On becoming an admin, keep up the good work! Stubbleboy 05:52, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations!!

Sharon,
I can't thank you enough for the beautiful, thoughtful card! I know you will be a great mop-wielder, and I wish you the best of luck. Congratulations again. --Merovingian - Talk 10:29, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Thanks for your support in my RfA, from a great user such as yourself it means a lot!

Hope you like chocolate.

EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME 13:35, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

PS Congratulations on your adminship! EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME 13:36, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] books and films

Cactus man set up a similar page for films and I thought it was so awesome an idea, I did it for books... here are the cross links...

• Like music? see the Soundtrack_of_Wikipedians
• Like films? see the Wikipedian Cinema
• Like books? see the Wikipedian Bookshelf

The book one needs a bit of work please feel free to edit. Each one crosslinks to the other two three now. ++Lar: t/c 14:04, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

note... there is a new one now! User:Lkjhgfdsa/Wikipedian_Gamebox This is cool. ++Lar: t/c 17:42, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

hey I hope it's OK that people piggybacked on your idea! ++Lar: t/c 01:15, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Well good, glad you found it flattering. (you can answer here, I have this on watch)... see you around!!!! A big hug to you as well, Queen of Wikipedia. ++Lar: t/c 01:37, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your RfA

You had an RfA? Oh! Apparently it turned out well, so congratulations! :) I'm sorry I couldn't have done anything; I was on vacation in Canada. (And I still am- I'm in London! Well, congratulations on your spot! Have a nice day. :D Øřêōş 15:11, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations from me, too. I had been under the impression you were an admin all along, and sorry I missed your RfA. You could have very well found yourself in the position of being asked for advice before your tenure. :) I sent you an email; the last one I sent failed to go through, so let me know if it's still broken! - Samsara (talk • contribs) 17:57, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hey, thanks!

That was sweet! Thanks! Especially welcome because of all the trolls who have visited my page recently; I appreciate nice messages. I'm happy to see the results of your RFA, and I'm not a bit surprised it turned out as well as it did! Happy editing and adminning, Antandrus (talk) 18:17, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You're welcome

Thank you for your card. I really appreciate it. Seeing as how wonderfully designed your user space is and how sweet your signature looks, I'm pretty sure you'll make for a pretty good admin, perhaps the best admin since Katefan0. Editor88 18:54, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] An interesting article

have you reviewed this article lately? Gmail? ++Lar: t/c 00:32, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the card!

I'll admit, that somehow I'd never seen you around prior to your RfA, but supported you based on the reccommendation of about 100 others at the time. Yet for just my little support without even a message, you've left a customized card and whole personal message. Now I can see why everyone likes you so much, I'm glad I did support you. Anyway, congratulations! -Goldom ‽‽‽ ⁂ 20:29, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

And from me - you've brightened my day ! Congratulations and have fun with the tools - Peripitus (Talk) 21:21, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You're welcome!

Phaedriel,

I have to say that your message truly made my day. :) I believe the man is an Adjarian folk dancer. See also his buddies. Cheers, and thanks again for your kind words! —Khoikhoi 20:48, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oh. My. Goodness.

That was the most blush-inducing thank you letter in the history of ever. I, in return, would like to thank YOU for the kind words you left on my talk page; lately I've been feeling a bit unloved, mostly because I left for a few months, and who the heck would remember someone who left? :P Thank you so much for lifting my spirits on a day where I am completely emotionally drained and needed some batteries!

Also, you're welcome for your RfA. You completely and totally deserved adminship and I would've gone Very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very accept... but I kinda think that would've been a bit huge. But you really really really really do deserve your adminship, and you'll do a great job at it, I just know it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mo0 (talk • contribs) 17:23, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for my thank you card!

Many congratulations on what must surely be the most successful vote of confidence for adminship in recent history! Your words are very kind and have swept a joyful smile on to my face and deep inside, too. To have someone with the ability and track record of yourself say that they look up to me is high praise indeed - I thought that it was the other way around! Please don't hesitate to let me know if you need any assistance with your new powers - I will be happy to do what I can. Well done, go wisely and keep spreading love!  (aeropagitica)   (talk)    21:29, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Could it possibly be another thank you?

User:Ta bu shi da yu once said I was one of the nicest wikipedians they had ever met. However, compared to you, I am as nice as a plague-quarantined, venomous spider-filled landmine zone patrolled by angry guard dogs that shoot killer bees from their mouths. (How about that for a phrase you rarely see in thank-you notes?) Your RfA thank you notice was so wonderful, the candy I was eating tasted less sweet. Thank you so much!!! ... (100,000 omitted !) ...!!! RyanGerbil10(The people rejoice!) 02:29, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats

Congrats on the adminship! It got a little sketchy there for a bit; we weren't sure if you were going to pass or not ;-) Thanks for the kind words in the thank you note and on the talk page of your RfA—it makes me feel great to know that others appreciate my work. And of course, when you're ready to give FAC a go, give me a holler: I'd be glad to help out. Your friend, Spangineer^es (háblame) 03:31, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talkpage backlog

That's so awesome that you actually have a talkpage backlog ^_^ By the way, good idea making admin issues a seperate page — that will also help, since some new editors getting entangled with admins for making A7 articles tend to write their comments at random spots in the talkpage :) — Deckiller 03:46, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Sure, sounds good :) — Deckiller 03:54, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thank you for watching my dog article while I'm (maybe) gone. I'm not going on vacation, the thing is, I am unfortuantely a teenager. No matter how much I intellectually know it's just hormones, some days I just don't (gasp!) feel like editing Wikipedia. Add that to the fact that my boss has a habit of calling and asking me to work extra hours with only minutes' notice, I sometimes disappear for a few days, only to come back and make 100 edits in an hour. The longest I've ever been too depressed happy angry existential working 60 hours a week occupied is, I think, four days. Thanks! RyanGerbil10(The people rejoice!) 04:57, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RFA

Congrats on adminship :) You'll be a great admin. —Quarl ^(talk) 2006-08-07 07:26Z

actually I think she is not going to be able to whack vandals very hard, I am thinking of withdrawing my support... :) ++Lar: t/c 16:50, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

OK I was kidding, she's closing AfDs like crazy!! Closet deletionist I think... vandal whacking is overrated anyway. ++Lar: t/c 17:14, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BTW...

I believe I haven't properly congratulated you upon your adminship yet, have I? Therefore: pounce-hugs Congratulations! You deserve it more than most of the other admins on Wikipedia put together, in my opinion, including me, naturally. :) —Nightstallion (?) 10:23, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations, & you're welcome!

Congratulations on your 'sysophood', I'm sure you'll be a brilliant admin! Thanks for your beautiful words in my card too! See you around, — FireFox ^(talk) _{10:27, 7 August '06}

[edit] Thanks!

Hi, Thanks for the card and the beautiful words! ;) And congratulations!--Kungfu Adam ^(talk) 10:54, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yet more congrats

Dear Sharon (the second cutest admin on Wikipedia, after me of course :P). I was hoping to catch you on MSN to give you my congratulations but since that hasn't happened, here I am. I know you have a backlog so I'll keep mine short - you deserve it! --kingboyk 11:52, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

dude, she's SO cuter than you. ++Lar: t/c 19:21, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Didn't think you could refute that! ++Lar: t/c 23:11, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More Congratulations, this one from South Africa :D

Hey Phaedriel, congratulations on your adminship! It is wonderful to see such a gifted and kind wikipedian join the ranks of admins, I'm certain you'll make a fantastic admin. We need more like you. :) Anyway, take care, and thanks for all the kindness you've passed on to me and others. All the best -- Banes 19:32, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Sorry the congrats are somewhat belated, but this is Africa after all, only just got the news via the old bush-telegraph. :P