User talk:Ashton1983

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[edit] Changing geneology to genealogy

Hi, just noticed when you were changing the spelling geneology to genealogy. In a particular article it was actually a link that was changed, so the link became unusable (i fixed it tho). Just letting ya know.--Celtus (talk) 05:46, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Whoops. Sorry. I found that by entering incorrect spellings into the search box and pressing search instead of go, I was able to find articles that had those errors. I did know that changing an URL would break the link, and actually left one unchanged somewhere, but I must have just not noticed that that one was an URL. Maybe I was working too quickly. Thanks for fixing my mistake. Ashton1983 (talk) 08:43, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Historical spelling

I have reverted your edit to John Bull (composer) where you changed "grievious" to grievous". Please be aware that this is a quotation in the original spelling and should be left as such. There are many articles in Wikipedia which contain such quotations, and care has to be exercised when editing. Many thanks. Nick Michael (talk) 14:01, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

That's fine, if you're sure it's in the original. I've been correcting a lot of spelling "mistakes", and in some cases, I found invisible notes telling editors that a particular "misspelling" was in the original. Thanks for letting me know. Ashton1983 (talk) 14:08, 5 May 2008 (UTC)


Invisible notes? I don't know anything about that! But I touch a lot on renaissance music and composers, where there are many quotations and particularly, pieces of music listed. A favourite target of the zealous is the word "freind's"in Priscilla Bunbury's Virginal Book (no. 3 of the contents), which is for ever being "corrected". It's all too easy to do a search for "freind" and change every occurrence willy nilly, but you have to be on the lookout for historical orthography. Cheers. Nick Michael (talk) 15:04, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, I promise not to "correct" this! Ashton1983 (talk) 15:18, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Isn't that delightful! Although I know very well you people have a job to do, I really hate standardized spelling; it limits the written word so much. When you consider Milton's use in Paradise Lost of both "me" and "mee" (the latter spelling used to give emphasis), it is such a shame we have abandoned so delicate and sensitive a tool. Just my rant for the day... Nick Michael (talk) 18:45, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

I admit I like standardized spellings. I guess you were born into the wrong era! :-) Ashton1983 (talk) 20:08, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your rollback request

You're welcome. Just remember it should only be used to revert vandalism. Good luck. Acalamari 21:04, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to the Novels WikiProject

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask one of the members, and we'll be happy to help you. Again, welcome! We look forward to seeing you around! – Liveste (talk • edits) 05:59, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Just to say hai

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[edit] WBOSITG's RfA

Hello Ashton1983, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation in my RfA which was passed with a final tally of 114/10/4. I'm both shocked and honoured to gain so much support from users whom I admire and trust, and I hope I can avoid breaking that backing by being the best administrator I possibly can. I will take on board the opposition's comments and I hope to improve over the coming months and years. Once again, thank you! weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 20:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hi Ashton, I wanted to say thank you for supporting my request for adminship, which passed with 100 supports, 0 opposes and 1 neutral. I wanted to get round everybody individually, even though it's considered by some to be spam (which... I suppose it is! but anyway. :)). It means a lot to me that the community has placed its trust in my ability to use the extra buttons, and I only hope I can live up to its expectations. If you need anything, or notice something that bothers you, don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks again, PeterSymonds | talk 23:03, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RFA Thanks

Thanks for your support at my recent Request for adminship. It meant a lot to me that you continued to follow the discussion on the page, and that you were willing to reconsider your position. I hope you find I live up to your expectations. Best, Risker (talk) 15:59, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Anti-semitic nonsense

Yes, it was vandalism. Tovojolo (talk) 21:59, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thank-spam

Ashton1983, just a note of appreciation for your recent support of my request for adminship, which ended successfully with 112 supports, 2 opposes, and 1 neutral. If there's something I've realized during my RFA process this last week, it's that adminship is primarily about trust. I will strive to honour that trust in my future interactions with the community. Many thanks! Gatoclass (talk) 06:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks!

RfA: Many thanks
Many thanks for your participation in my recent request for adminship. I am impressed by the amount of thought that goes into people's contribution to the RfA process, and humbled that so many have chosen to trust me with this new responsibility. I step into this new role cautiously, but will do my very best to live up to your kind words and expectations, and to further the project of the encyclopedia. Again, thank you. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 05:54, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rosary

I have undone your vandalism on the Rosary page. Please don't do this again, or action will have to be taken against you. JNF Tveit (talk) 15:55, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Um, I think you need to look a little bit more carefully at what you're restoring. Ashton1983 (talk) 16:01, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry, there was a mistake where I perceived you to be the vandal and inadvertently redid the vandalism you had undone. JNF Tveit (talk) 16:02, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
No problem. I guessed that was what had happened. Ashton1983 (talk) 16:04, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thanks so much for your support in my RfA, which closed successfully this morning. TravellingCarithe Busy Bee 19:44, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

And thanks from me too. I appreciate the support you and others have in me, and hope not to goof up too quickly! Well done for your continuing efforts on the Genie page too. I totally agree with your comment there about the article needing expanding on the real topic. Maybe one of these days I will give it a go! --Slp1 (talk) 15:44, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Evidence

Ashton, you'll see there's a section here responding to your evidence. As to the most recent addition, I must say I find it curious you'd say arguments where there's an unspoken other side are most damaging, when the whole point of these forums is presumably for both sides to address the behavioral issues and particularly to defend themselves, e.g., for SV to provide the other side. The fact that you argue this as a new user who just registered last month seems to add to the problem, particularly as you present such specific information, and claim there are many more of these. Are there editors who are familiar with how you've come to take an interest in the case so quickly? The amount of background you're claiming here seems to raise the issue. Mackan79 (talk) 04:03, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

I have it on my watchlist and will post there if I feel there's anything I want to add, thanks. My interest in this case seems much less than yours. As for your 'satiable curiosity, you haven't treated User:Jacina, who registered around the same time, to the same level of interrogation. Strange. Ashton1983 (talk) 00:33, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
You seem pretty interested to me, considering the conclusions you're drawing based on two or three points. The problem is of course I've made my interests clear, while it appears you have an interest you're not acknowledging, while presenting significant amounts of analysis. I'm not sure Jacina's paragraph is comparable. You can do as you like, but I thought it worth asking whether you'll acknowledge more of a background here than just with this account. Mackan79 (talk) 01:44, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Your vandalism warnings

Hi, Gurch. Your vandalism warnings are appearing just as vandalism1, etc. Is that intentional? Ashton1983 (talk) 18:15, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

I broke Huggle. But I fixed it again -- Gurch (talk) 00:07, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Last, but certainly not least... (RFA Thanks)

Ashton, many kind thanks for coming in-at-the-wire with that final RFA support vote. you may be interested in checking out my in-depth RFA analysis (comments are welcome). i've also left the standard portion of templated thank spam below. best regards, xenocidic (talk) 00:15, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

templated rfa thank-spam

[edit] My Rfa

Thanks, Ashton1983, for participating in my recent RfA, which recently passed with 81 support and 1 neutral !votes. I appreciate all the support and constructive criticism offered in my RfA and I thank you for taking the time to !vote in my nomination. I feel so honoured to be trusted by so many of you and please, if you have any advice, comments or complaints about my actions as an administrator, leave a note on my talk page.

I would also like to thank Acalamari, Rlevse and Nishkid64, for their nomination statements.
Thank you again.
AngelOfSadness talk 23:36, 8 June 2008 (UTC)