User talk:Tewy

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Contents 1 Question on MOTD 2 mottos 3 Ich bin ein Wikipedian 4 please decide on it soon! 5 Beaten to the punch!!! 6 MotD 7 An April Fools' Day Record of Mischief 8 WP:JOTD

[edit] Question on MOTD

Can anyone close a nomination, even if he or she voted on the motto? I moved three nominations into the awaiting list, and I'd like to close a couple, just to get a feel of how to do it. Thanks in advance. --Cremepuff222 (talk, review me!) 22:37, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh I see now, users involved in the discussion can't close it. Could you still show me how? --Cremepuff222 (talk, review me!) 22:38, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I have a question as well, can I make a decision on whether or not a motto is approved, and if I can, how do I reopen it (I know how to list it on the approved list), and how do I decide a scheduled date if it is approved and if I can even approve/disapprove mottos.  ~Steptrip 00:09, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

To reopen a nomination, do you just cut the motto and post it at the top of the "in review" section?  ~Steptrip 00:48, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

How many votes does a nomination need to be approved?  ~Steptrip 00:52, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Tewy. That makes things a whole lot easier. I've also looked at your comments on Mr. Steptrips's page, so I think I have a pretty firm understanding of the process. Thanks again! --Cremepuff222 (talk, review me!) 00:58, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

I already have another question... :). The last motto on the awaiting list has three support votes (one from me). Is this enough to go ahead and say that it can be used? Or should it be re-opened? --Cremepuff222 (talk, review me!) 01:07, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

That's the one. Thanks for your tip. --Cremepuff222 (talk, review me!) 01:45, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I'm kind of confused about the edits procedure, proposed by you. If a motto has several edits, is the one with the most supports approved, and the other ones rejected? Also, are mottos with too few votes always reopened, even if it's one of several edits? Were there any mottos that were rejected and forgotten even with too few votes? Also, is there an archive for past mottos? I really think the mottos should be archived, or at least removed from the in review section, if it's already on the nominations page. This is because if the in review section is too long, it can cause browser problems, but the nominations page can be edited over several sections. This problem hasn't occured before, did some rule about it change? Also, great job with everything else on MOTD. PS. I created the motd star. Thanks. AstroHurricane001^{(Talk+Contribs+Ubx)} 22:55, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Wow! You're really getting bombarded by questions! I have one simple question: what happens after a motto is add to the "Decisions to be acted on" section? --Cremepuff222 (talk, review me!) 23:08, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry for not signing that previous message. Would you like for me to help you better clarify the guidelines and post it on the mottoes pages? --Cremepuff222 (talk, review me!) 00:40, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Reply. Hi. Thanks for answering my questions so thouroughly, and yes, you did answer practically all my questions. I could still not find a direct reason why the in review page is being so large, I thinkit is because of your mass reopenings and closings, and the huge number of mottos. I am beginning to resee mottos already forgotten for weeks. I don't really mind the page being so large, I think my browser can handle it. I guess the problem is,some mottos are so boring or unpopular, people are not paying attention to them, not even enough to oppose on its boringness. Anyway, thanks again. Bye for now. AstroHurricane001^{(Talk+Contribs+Ubx)} 00:57, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Would it be time to decide on mottos (the ones posted before 03/15)?  ~Steptrip 00:59, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] mottos

You do a lot of work on WP:MOTTO. - Patricknoddy^{TALK (reply here)|HISTORY} 11:51, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Yep: He has a barnstar to show for it. - Mtmelendez ^{(TALK|UB|HOME)} 22:21, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ich bin ein Wikipedian

Hey, man. When I looked at the previous nomination, I noticed it was different. It was Benutzer, not Wikipedian. I even noticed that you would support this change. So, I thought that this nomination should be treated as a new one, since technically, is hasn't been nominated yet, and more so if the original version wasn't even used. I know I realized this after I withdrew the nomination, but I still would like to hear your opinion. Regards... - Mtmelendez ^{(TALK|UB|HOME)} 22:21, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey man, no problem. I'll remove my withdrawal. Thanks for understanding. - Mtmelendez ^{(TALK|UB|HOME)} 22:36, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] please decide on it soon!

Hi. I realize you are one of the most active users on motd, and I could ask some other users but I don't want to spam or canvass. If I posted on the project talkpage, it might not be answered in time. We really need to fill in the today's motto page. I mean, all over wikipedia, it is appearing as a redlink. Please quickly gain consensus over today's motto so we can fix it. Usually we have months, but today we only have a few hours, if not a few minutes. Please either you or someone else try to fix this and gain consensus. Sorry if I'm bothering you if I should be asking someone else, and I hope you don't mind. Thanks. AstroHurricane001^{(Talk+Contribs+Ubx)} 00:11, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi. It wasn't meant to be a joke on my part. I only remebered that there was a motto like that after you showed it to me. I was wondering where the April fools' nominations had gone, I couldn't find it in the history. Also, I see you turned your page into AAAAAAAAAA! Why not add the diagonal banner at the top? Thanks. AstroHurricane001^{(Talk+Contribs+Ubx)} 14:34, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Beaten to the punch!!!

Hello there. After my little prank on WP:AFD, I was dismayed to discover that shortly before it had been targeted by you! So much for my originality... :-P I hope that my prank will last longer than yours though. ;-) Here's some recognition for you beating me to the punch. Festive regards, Húsönd 02:53, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		I award you this for... *bzzt* too late, reverted. Húsönd 02:53, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Heh, thanks. :-) Húsönd 03:06, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] MotD

(You may not fool me above but we'll see)

Do you think the way it is linked is okay on the 24hr motto? Simply south 12:12, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] An April Fools' Day Record of Mischief

At 00:00, 1 April 2007 (UTC), I left a fun little note at Wikipedia:Sandbox with the caption, Properties of a choza (diff). Shortly after, at 00:06, 1 April 2007 (UTC), User:Bobo The Ninja responded on my talk page (here) with the caption, Thank you for your recent vandalism of, I mean, contribution to, the Sandbox. Your turn to be the fool! Cheers, Ninja! (diff). Here is a copy of his code he left:

<div class="usermessage plainlinks">You have '''<font color=002BB8>[[April Fools' Day|new messages]]</font> (<font color=002BB8>[[April Fools' Day|last change]]</font>).'''</div>

I will be deleting the message soon, as (sadly) April Fools' Day has passed, and I want to archive it somehow. Below is a record of the other choza diffs I made that "tricky" day.

[1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], and [10].

--Tewy 03:00, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Heh, talking to myself. I deleted it. --Tewy 03:07, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:JOTD

You seem to know a lot of about "_______ of the day" so I'm going to ask you: Has there ever been a Wikiproject Joke of the day? I wouldn't be surprised if it suffered the same death as Espersnza.  ~Steptrip 02:58, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Was MOTD ever deleted?  ~Steptrip 14:08, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

This may be a bit personal, but did most of these WP edits come from MOTD?  ~Steptrip 03:03, 5 April 2007 (UTC)