User talk:Xiner

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You have new messages (last change).
  1. If you're ever unhappy about something I've done, or haven't done, or how, or why -- please tell me directly. Let me be the first to know...not the last. - WP:APBB
  2. I have stopped accepting new adoptions. My ability to improve articles while assisting each of my adoptees to the best of my abilities would suffer otherwise.
  3. I prefer two-way conversations. Occasionally, I'll respond on my own page for context.
  4. I check my mail at least once daily, and will respond on your user page.
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[edit] Adoption status

Hi Xiner,

I've been feeling bad about having not kept up with you lately. How's the life of an admin treating you? Are you busier? Having more or less fun?

I've been trying to spend less time on WP, though with mixed success. Log on once, maybe twice a day to check my watchlist, find some vandal edits, then log off. I have worked on a couple of bios to get them assessed as B-class; that felt like an accomplishment. But mostly I have been trying to lay low.

I confess that I had forgotten that you were posting assignments for your adoptees. I may be way behind; I'll have to check it out (but maybe not tonight). I wouldn't mind staying on as your adoptee, but I'd certainly understand if you wanted to let me go. What would you prefer?

You have provided great guidance. I thank you for that.--Vbd (talk) 03:32, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your willingness to keep me around! I will try to get to the assignments in the next few days.
I have to confess that, in the last couple of days, rather than checking out your homework, I was having a great WP experience. While recategorising some articles, I stumbled upon a bio that had never even been tagged as a stub. The subject caught my interest and I have spent the last couple of days doing research about her and writing the article. I have learned something new while contributing meaningfully to WP!
I hope you don't have an itchy trigger finger when it comes to that "block user" button!
Your devoted adoptee, --Vbd (talk) 18:32, 26 March 2007(UTC)
Quick follow-up. Although I never sat down and did thirty new welcomes en masse, I have been trying to consistently include a welcome message ({{subst:anon}}, usually) whenever I post vandal "warnings." For some recent examples, see here and here. In this one, using {{subst:anon-m}}, I included a message that pointed the user to WP:ATT, a policy statement I try to live by. I am very big on providing reliable sources (see my most recent editorial effort) and wish that all WP editors shared my sense of its importance.
So where does this leave me in terms of assignments? I'm not sure if I have welcomed 30 newbies yet, but I can work on it. Also, I haven't been as diligent about using the edit summary template on users' talk pages. Finally, I will check out the archive bot. I was just thinking that my talk page was getting a little long. Thanks, as always!--Vbd (talk) 18:58, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, Xiner. Don't worry about tailoring assignments for me; I know you have other adoptees that you are working with, too. I added the archiving bot to my talk page, but nothing has happened yet. I know it works automatically, but what triggers it to start?--Vbd (talk) 05:42, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Same

Likewise, Xiner. Thanks for the note. For the moment we're all on the same page re: what we're looking for, which is refreshing. Much of the fun of wikipedia is learning, and we've all been doing that on this topic, I think. Take care.--Keefer4 21:05, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Assignment

I believe I am done with the latest assignment you gave me (though it was a while ago *Sorry*) about the cookies. I even received a reply from a nice art student. Computernurd22 (talk)(autograph book) 03:28, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Assignment #3

So I had a little free time and thought I would take a stab at the "recent changes" list. The first new user I was going to welcome has a bizarre contribution history. All but one of the edits are to nonsense pages that the user has created, which obviously don't belong in WP. What would be an appropriate course of action? I'm thinking a {{subst:uw-create1}} notice (along with a welcome message). What do you think?--Vbd (talk) 05:59, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

FYI-I did about 20 in a row tonight. Given that I have done a bunch of others along the way, can we consider this assignment completed? Thanks.--Vbd (talk) 06:33, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I have blocked myself for a month.

For stupidity. What else. Apologies to all. Xiner (talk, email) 01:33, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

And I'm back, thanks to Wikipedia's policy against self-blocks. Xiner (talk, email) 23:06, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Hooray :>)--Keefer4 | Talk 02:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Flagrant raising of my edit count. A blockable offence? ;O)--Keefer4 | Talk 02:31, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Advice heeded ;) later.--Keefer4 | Talk 02:34, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Userboxes

How do I center a userbox? I can't figure it out. I've tried <center></center> tags and <div style="text-align: center;"></div> tags, but they haven't worked. --Theunicyclegirl 18:46, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Um, either. And also, what is signature code? That's one of the extra wiki things I never learned. :D -- Theunicyclegirl 21:56, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Woohoo! Thanks! Like it? --Theunicyclegirl (talk, review me!) 22:29, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bot blocking

Yes, it's definitely a bug. I've blocked the bot; sorry. Please ensure that {{helpme}} is surrounded by an actual <nowiki></nowiki>, whose <> brackets are not converted into some ASCII(?) code. I'll unblock as soon as you let me know it's fixed. Thanks a lot. Xiner (talk, email) 23:45, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for blocking the bot and stopping it, saves me the work of pressing the stop button :-). Anyway, I've stopped and unblocked the bot, and am working on fixing it. —METS501 (talk) 23:49, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Can you move the Talk page over, too?

Can you move Talk:Chinaman (racial term) over to Talk:Chinaman? Hong Qi Gong (Talk - Contribs) 01:35, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Warnings

Oooo - wiki drama! Sounds like fun! And you get more stress out of the deal, too? Cool!

I got your note about warnings. Have I been too harsh? I refer regularly to WP:WARN when trying to decide on an appropriate notice.--Vbd (talk) 06:14, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Request for advice

Hi, I'm still not sure what you were asking me about the other day. Want to clarify? Metamagician3000 10:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Section Edit Links

I have no idea where they went. How do I get them back? Computernurd22 (talk)(autograph book) 14:03, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Plus, someone said that I should archive my page. Do you have any suggestions Computernurd22 (talk)(autograph book) 14:08, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Btw, congratulations on becoming an administrator. Computernurd22 (talk)(autograph book) 14:14, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia talk:Notability (people)#Regarding notability of Football (soccer) players

Hi, seeing you are interested in football I invite you to contribute to this discussion to clarify certain issues about football player notability. I think clearer guidelines are needed to avoid repeated inappropriate nominations for deletion and time consuming discussions. Cheers! StephP 17:24, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Thank you for your moral support. I will continue to contribute to Wikipedia and wait months later. Harry editing! Wooyi 20:25, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Advice

Hey Xiner,

Thanks for getting back to me about the warnings. I was just being paranoid that I had done something "wrong."

I could use some advice. I recently nominated a category for merger. Now I am thinking that perhaps I should have merged them in the other direction (with a category name change). What would be the appropriate procedure for withdrawing this Cfm and re-submitting it the other way around?--Vbd (talk) 21:26, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Xiner. Two things: I am a "she"; and for future reference, is there a procedure for changing a nomination like that? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Vbd (talk • contribs) 22:05, 29 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] "Revert stupidity"

  • I know it seems really implausible, but the truth is I was unaware of the "Undo" button until very recently and used this edit summary partly out of irritation of having to go through four pages to revert vandalism. I'm not going to use it anymore, that's for sure. And it's in my edit summaries a lot. ^_^ JuJube 00:51, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
    • If you're ultimately still opposed, that's okay, too. :) JuJube 00:57, 30 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] PullToOpen's RfA

Hi, I was just happening to be looking at RfAs, and I didn't know on this one if you meant to support or oppose. It's no big deal at all, and I was confused with one other. It's probroly a very commen mistake. I was just curious in knowing.--Wikipedier (talk • contribs) 01:32, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re:It, he or she

You do take things very seriously bracketed :).

Thanks for noting it.--Alnokta 05:46, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

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