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[edit] ArbCom interview

Hi there, my name is Neille Ilel and I'm a producer at a public radio show called Weekend America. We're doing a piece on the ArbCom elections and would love to chat with you as a front runner if you have a few minutes today or tomorrow. Thanks! I'm at: nilel (at) marketplace (dot) org. Neille i 20:50, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Did you know?

Updated DYK query Did you know? was updated. On 13 December 2006, a fact from the article Tryal Rocks, which you recently nominated, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

-- I spotted this one on Newpages, but you beat me to it. Great catch :) GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 01:07, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updating? -- Samir धर्म 07:18, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:DYK

Looks like its about 5 hours overdue for an update. Care to do the honors? :) savidan(talk) (e@) 18:38, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Don't be sorry. The only reason I asked you is because it looks like you do a pretty heroic share of the DYK updating. savidan(talk) (e@) 06:37, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A smiley day

Dakota has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Smile to others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Happy editing!

[edit] thanks

Thanks for reverting my userpage. That wasn't particularly inspired vandalism, but maybe the objective was a certain subtlety. In any case, I appreciate it. - BanyanTree 04:08, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] All-rounders

Personaly I don't see much difference between Warne, Gillespie, Kumble and Agarkar in batting ability. Gillespie has a marginally higher average than the others but that is solely down to a single knock accounting for nigh on 20 pct of his test runs. And that knock was of course not against the best attack in the world. Reiffel is slightly different - he is currently in the list of historic all-rounders so of course can't really be used as a bowler who can bat that misses the mark of all-rounder like the others. To my mind he is not a true all-rounder though, shouldn't be on the list and would be a good example of a near but not quite. Historically I think Wasim and Marshall are the two best examples - Wasim had the talent to be a top 6 batsman without doubt but perhaps not the application. On the other hand Marshall (like Warne perhaps) wasn't blessed with the innate ability as a batsman but worked hard at it and got better. For me Warne is the current best example of a near miss not because he is the nearest miss but simply because being the worlds leading wicket taker and with his off field antics he gets more news coverage than the others and therefore is likely to be more familiar to the non-cricket fan. --LiamE 20:31, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query Did you know? was updated. On 15 December 2006, a fact from the article History of cricket in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe, which you recently nominated, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

-- At last I get to put one on your page -- Yomanganitalk 01:02, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the "heads up"

It was kind of you to let me know that an item from the Charles Crookham article was featured on DYK. -- "J-M" Jgilhousen 08:36, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Just to say you thanks for the award :). --Angelo 16:56, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

I recently submitted my first nomination for DYK, and I was wondering how the process of selection works? Do you guys just randomly pick ones that seem interesting? Or, are all of them used? Thanks for answering. =) Nishkid64 22:59, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Updated DYK query On 16 December 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Julien Wiener, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.
Updated DYK query Did you know? was updated. On 16 December 2006, a fact from the article Boyd, Oregon, which you recently nominated, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.
Updated DYK query Did you know? was updated. On 16 December 2006, a fact from the article Certosa di Pavia, which you recently nominated, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.
Updated DYK query Did you know? was updated. On 16 December 2006, a fact from the article Chiri Yukie, which you recently nominated, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Yomanganitalk 01:35, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Award

Thanks for the barnstar and kind commments. I have a few more South Australian related articles up my sleeve. Cheers --Roisterer 08:14, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re Temple Poole

Ta for kind comments and anything else you did to have Poole nominated for DYK. Have noticed yr username in my short time contributing to WP but see now recognise yr experience and standing in community. Hope I can seek advice as I try to add to aust history, culture and other interests. Your interest has encouraged me to expand on areas I found lacking in WP, esp. WA. I infer from a quick scan of your user page you are Sth Aust. and would also, I assume, see it left out of general Aust articles. Kind regards Fred.e 15:19, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Decline of Buddhism in India

Kindly see the "Decline of Buddhism in India" article. There is another editor who reverts to his version full of repititions and even styling errors. I tried to talk to him, accomadate him and even offered to compromise but he seems obdurate. Kindly protect the article till we talk it out and reach a version while experimenting in a sandbox instead of the article. Freedom skies 11:08, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi there, I did a minor tweak on the grammars and typos, but I am not seeing what the issue is. I have left a comment on the talk page asking to explain disputed reverts. The revert war is very sedate, so I don't think there is a need as yet. Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:41, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query Did you know? was updated. On December 18, 2006, a fact from the article Religion in Turkey, which you recently nominated, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.
Updated DYK query Did you know? was updated. On December 18, 2006, a fact from the article Society in Hoysala empire, which you recently nominated, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Yomangani forgot to mail me!Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:14, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hoysala society

Yes, I created a sub article for this topic while reorganizing Hoysala empire during FA review. Was your intention to make Hoysala empire into a DYK? Thanks any way.Dineshkannambadi 02:10, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Can you change the nomination to point to the main page now?thanksDineshkannambadi 02:43, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Just a quick note...

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my userpage. Much obliged. Cheers, Moreschi 17:04, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:03, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Illiana Expressway

I added a history section. Thanks! —Rob (talk) 17:15, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:03, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Agathoclea's RfA

I might consider going to weak support, but for now I'm sticking with oppose. I know that I sometimes support people with low project activity, but I only do so when I see diversified edits to AfD's, AIV, RfA's, policies, etc. My main concern with Agathoclea is the lack of AfD participation, and for this I really can't support. Sorry :(. Nishkid64 20:55, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

He's got a DYK...which means he might update it! Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:03, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK Question (again...)

Hey, I got another question. I'm really mixed up with this whole next update thing. Does this mean I could have added my self-nom to the next update and it would have been on DYK? I saw some editors like Happycamper adding from Template talk:Did you know to to next update page, so I wasn't really sure.

And coincidentally, my first DYK nomination doesn't get picked lol. It's the only one that has not been written about by other people. =( Nishkid64 00:53, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Actually, it's a gentlemen's agreement that you don't move your own noms to the template or to the staging area. The problem was that nobody at all was around at the 8-23 time zone yesterday and the template wasn't updated. One can always help the backlog by piling everyone else's stuff onto the main page, and when it is the other's shift yours will still be there and it will be picked. we can always bend the rules a bit and put a 6th day old pick on there, escpecially as it was due to admin laziness, rather than article incompetence. As Agathoclea has been involved in DYK, he might be of use....Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:03, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
Yeah I figured it was some sort of common courtesy to not put your own DYK at the next update. Anyway, it's up there now, so I'm happy. =) And yes by AfD, I mean XfD. Nishkid64 02:43, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: HslVU

Expanded a bit as you suggested. There's been a fair amount of research on these proteins, but a lot of it is quite redundant, so there's only so much to put in the article without boring everyone not into protein biochemistry :) Opabinia regalis 02:47, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:59.144.165.88 spam

User:59.144.165.88 continues to spam despite an earlier warning from you; I think a block is in order. Josh Parris#: 05:03, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, I blocked him for a second time. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:05, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Did you know/Next update

Sorry about that. I was looking at what the last article on the list was and didn't notice that that HslVU was at the top. --Idont Havaname (Talk) 05:19, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK update

Hi Binguyen,

You are one of the most active admins on DYK, so I'm dropping you this line.

Today, I tried my hand at the DYK update for the first time. (I have a much greater appreciation now for all the work you do in keeping this feature moving on a regular basis). If I made any mistakes, please let me know. I tried my best to follow all of the directions.

Thanks, — ERcheck (talk) 01:20, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

I think that everything's in order, but I think that User:Tony1/How_to_satisfy_Criterion_1a:_redundancy_exercises, a skills training guide for FAC is pretty helpful, as it helps you to be on the lookout for redundant words and such. Certainly after getting Ian Thorpe through FAC, I noticed that I managed to economise the length of noms more effectively, so that we don't unnecessarily miss stuff because of the backlog. Aside from that, when the RHS of the main page is too short and we don't have space for DYK, I go to BBC and try and find an excuse to put more news items to make the RHS longer. It helps to have more people inspecting the noms for sure. Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:41, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
Interesting...it takes even more balancing than I'd considered. Since there is currently a mismatch on the Main page, are you looking for a balancing article? Perhaps:
"Delta rejects US Airways merger", BBC News, December 19, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-19. 
— ERcheck (talk) 02:07, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
Heh, at the moment, we are doing OK with respect to the backlog, so we would simply stick to the normal convention of 6 per update....but I think we would do OK, because the current blurbs are rather wordy.... Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:06, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WR progressions

ARe you going to add them to people who have not broken the world record? ie any butterfly swimmer? Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:12, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

The answer is no, why should I? Regards, Darius Dhlomo
Err, whoops, I missed something - Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:22, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Thank you very much for your praise. I will be posting more over the holidays, and hope you will find interesting.--MChew 14:26, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK THANKS

Many thanks for your input in Heimann Hariton Tiktin and Piteşti prison ! (Dear BInguyen, please put an authorship template on User talk:Dahn, 'cause he's the initiator of the article, I just nominated it ! Thanks !)--Vintila Barbu 16:48, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing it out. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:22, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

The above info was wrong: I have ommitted to specificate that only Piteşti prison was User:Dahn's (nomin by me), while the Heimann Hariton Tiktin was a self nom.

SORRY !--Vintila Barbu 08:13, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK updates

I have never done this before, but I should be around the comp - so I will say 'I'll try', but no gurantees (unfortunatly in the past two weeks or so a lot of my processing time have been consumed by wikipolitics :( -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  00:10, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, I will look at the politics too :0 - Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:22, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
Looking at the recent comment at talk of WP:DYK, I am afraid I may not be able to help with the updates - after all, I would not want to anger God by bickering more... :( -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  12:48, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK Castletownroche

Many thanks again HouseOfScandal. Looks like you have quite an eclectic mix of DYKs for us. Keep it up! Blnguyen (bananabucket) 00:08, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Thank you. This was only my 3rd DYK and its still a great thrill to me to have my stuff chosen. Happy holidays. ◄HouseOfScandal►00:30, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Help needed

Hi Blnguyen... just wondering whether you would consider semi-protecting two articles: Melrose Bickerstaff which was deleted and then re-directed (and which people keep adding to) and, most importantly, Tara Conner, which has attracted a heap of vandalism since the scandal broke. Thanks! -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 02:08, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Done. Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:22, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
Another request: Katie Rees badly needs protecting as well... Thanks! -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 01:29, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Done again. Quite a rowdy time in the Pageant World eh? Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:17, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK question

I was thinking of submitting Power Transition theory into DYK but it says submit it under the date in which the article was created. This article was created in January this year, but I expanded it from stub status by well over 1000 characters just today. So what date do I submit it under? Nobleeagle [TALK] [C] 05:04, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Battle of Lihula

Thanks for your compliments and the DYK! :) --Drieakko 05:24, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK conflict

I updated the timestamp first, went to get the template, and edit conflicted you. Ack! You win. :D ~Kylu (u|t) 06:31, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wrong Jasper

If I remember correctly...its Jasper33 not Jasper23 08:58, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, see Wikipedia:Changing username. Sorry for the confusion and that's fine to move the notes around. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:17, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wrong Jasper Part Two (by the other one)

Hi Blnguyen - thanks for DYKing my Brook Watson and Megaherb pages, much appreciated. My first DYK banner from you ended up on Jasper23's userpage, and so I had a hunch that that'd be where I'd find the other two. I've copied them across from his userpage - not sure if that's frowned on in Wikiquette or not... To save further confusion, maybe I should change my username as they are very similar. Is that easy to do? Jasper33 18:01, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, see Wikipedia:Changing username. Sorry for the confusion and that's fine to move the notes around. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:17, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RSD & SCG

When you have time, can you please review the contributions of Ghosjjoy. I initially thought that there were good edits (for eg, he removed some useless stats from RSD page) but his later edits are very pro-SCG and anti-RSD. Not sure whether a blanket revert would do as the original versions aren't too good either ! Tintin (talk) 14:11, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I reverted the Ganguly edits, as they attack Chappell and insert hagiographic hyperbole, and also claim that Ganguly nurtured all the young players, eg, Bhajji, Yuvraj, Zaheer, etc and credit him with their success etc....Dravid was pretty useless, but now I'm sitting on the edge of my seat, I may as go and ref my draft of RSD and paste it in there. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:41, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks. Tintin (talk) 06:13, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Done. Tintin (talk) 06:37, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lincoln College

Hi, I made several revisions to the Lincoln College page which were deleted by User Geni and the page was reverted to its present form. In this state is it not encyclopaedic, but rather non-sensical and derogatory.

Please could you investigate- i have tried to engage in discussion with Geni about this but he seems certain that what I did is a gross misdemeanour.

I was altering the page on behalf of the students and staff of Lincoln, of which I am a representative. Some material was taken from the Colleg web page and this was reference. The othe material was entirely my own creation.

The user geni said that my description of the food served on International Night at the college was in violation of copyright as it was described as "exotic".Exotic means from a foreign country- which is typical of what the food served on the night was.

It seems that this is a gross misjustice and the power afforded to this individual has gotten to their heads. They have reverted the article to a non-sensical and worthless piece that is in no way encylocpaedic which they have said on the discussion page where I see you have commented.

Could you please investigate on behalf of the students and staff of Lincoln College? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lincoln College (talk • contribs)

Sure, I will see what is salvageable. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:22, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Murali

Hi Blnguyen, yes looks like some false positives have crept in. I kept out most ambiguous categories involving tamil, punjabi and bengali people as some of them are likely to spill over to other countries. But during mass tagging, some errors do creep in. Please feel free to remove such errors else please let me know if you see a large cat tagged like this. I will remove the errors myself. — Lost(talk) 06:33, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Swami in Category:Italian Indians

Hey Baka - The Swami in the ITA Indians seems to be an Italian who converted to Hinduism. If so he wouldn't be an Italian Indian, as he isn't an Indian citizen. If he is of Indian ethnicity, that would make him an Indian Italian. If he is an ethnic Italian who converted, then he wouldn't be an Indian as a noun or an adjective....Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

He lived in India for most of his adult life. Learning the agamas especially the esoteric school of thought he learned takes quite a few years.Bakaman 04:09, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
I see....thanks. Perhaps it should be pointed out that he immigrated to India. I take it that he is an ethnic Italian and was born with an Italian name then? I see that there are a few erroneously cats like Category:British Pakistanis - Sajid Mahmood and Owais Shah didn't move from UK to Pakistan but the other way around - I also see Monty Panesar under "British Asians" which gives me the impression he moved from UK to Punjab - lol - Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:12, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the barnstar!

Hi, I'm just quickly dropping by here because I wanted to say a few words of thanks for the barnstar you gave me for my ongoing work on disasters articles. It's my first award here, and it's great to finaly receive something, and to know the work is apreciated. Thanks again, Blood red sandman 12:50, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK thanks

Hi Blnguyen, thanks for all the work you put into DYK. I gained an appreciation for what it takes, as I sat on the edge of my seat watching World Brotherhood Colonies go through the hoops and make it onto the main page. ॐ Priyanath talk 16:34, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] DYK motivator award

Hey, thanks for the kick in the butt to expand David Urquhart (bishop). I've added more and given a second option for the DYK? fact. Cheers, Deizio talk 20:16, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Neil Horan

Having watched the video on YouTube of Cornelius Horan running down Hangar Straight at Silverstone, zoomed to 150% normal size, I can conclude that it is indeed Antonio Pizzonia's Jaguar. I have cropped an image of it, although i'm rather wary of adding, in case it gets deleted to the other file. Just thought i'd clear it up. Thanks. :D Cs-wolves 11:53, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Thank you so much for the Hanukkah wish. The sufganiyah was delicious :)--Dakota 06:56, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas

Darwinek wishes you a Merry Christmas!
Darwinek wishes you a Merry Christmas!

Hi! I just want to say Merry Christmas to you! Have a nice holiday time. If you don't observe this event then I hope you don't mind this greeting. :) - Darwinek 19:27, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:17, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Greetings


A very happy holiday season to you if you celebrate.

--Dakota

Thanks, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:17, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Merry Cristmas and Happy New Year --hydkat 07:25, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Merry Cristmas and Happy New Year --hydkat 07:25, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hanukkah

Thank you so much Blnguyen, and happy holidays to you too! :-) Khoikhoi 07:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Merry X'mas, Blnguyen! Have a great holiday! --thunderboltz(Deepu) 09:27, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thank you for the good wishes for Christmas! Whatever kind of holidays you may celebrate (if at all), I wish you a great new year! Kusma (討論) 12:09, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Christmas!

Appleseed wishes you a Merry Christmas!
Appleseed wishes you a Merry Christmas!

Blnguyen, are you trying to steal my thunder by using a larger version of my Christmas tree thumbnail? :-) Happy Christmas! Appleseed (Talk) 15:27, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] XMAS gift

Lots of good intentions flying around, but not much in the way of useful stuff. Here is a nice template I found to organize your ever-growing collections of awards :) -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  14:41, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


Salad'o'meter™
put barnstars here (no thumb or direction)
n00b involved been around veteran seen it all older than the Cabal itself

[edit] Merry Christmas!

In Him was life, and that life was the Light of men. John 1:4 KJV


Dear Blnguyen,
Love came to a stable on that very special night to bring us out of darkness into His glorious light. May Jesus touch your life with gladness and warm your heart with love as we celebrate His birth. I hope you have a Blessed Christmas, AnupamTalk 06:09, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Blnguyen, thanks for all your help here on Wikipedia. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and enjoy your break. With regards, AnupamTalk 06:09, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Christmas

Hi Blnguyen, Thanks for the greetings and wish you a Happy Christmas 2006, and Happy new Year 2007. Regards, =Nichalp «Talk»= 12:54, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas and happy new year!!

Best wishes for the coming new year.Dineshkannambadi 18:53, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] deletion of article without talk page

I just noticed that you deleted 2007 Quarters in August, without deleting Talk:2007 Quarters. I put a {{db}} on the talk page, so I'm not asking you to do anything. I just thought I'd let you know in case it might have happened elsewhere. Ingrid 19:11, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Agathoclea's RfA

Hello, and thank you for the support on my recent RfA. The final tally was 63/3/2, and I have now been entrusted with the mop. I'll be tentative with the new buttons for a while, and certainly welcome any and all feedback on how I might be able to use them to help the project. All the best, and thanks again! — Agathoclea 12:16, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Congratulations, it was a pleasure to comment on that RfA where necessary. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:52, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nearly Headless Nick: waiting for answers

I don't think the conversation between you and Nick is going to go anywhere soon and it will only irritate all involved. I think we can make progress if we focus on what is right, not on who is right, because at the end of the day, we are trying to get the best possible content available. Regards, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:52, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Nick is actively engaged in a course of conduct--acting in repeated, verifiable, bad faith, against consensus, and bullying "under color of authority"--I am one of the only people who is effective is calling him on his bullying, and will continue to do so, for the benefit of Wikipedia, as long as he disrespects community consensus, bullies, lies, etc. Meanwhile, it is past time for Barrington Hall to be unprotected, as it shouldn't have been protected in the first place. Are you personally involved in any way/know any of the "silent edit warriors"

Cindery 06:59, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

...interesting that you did not answer that question--it appears you voted for Nick in his RFA, so you certainly know him, at least:-) (How much time would you say you spend chatting with him on the IRC channel?) Also, I can't seem to find an official "request for page protection" for Barrington Hallanywhere--am I missing it? Is there an alternate explanation for how it is that you noticed and decided there was some problem necessitating page protection between 9:22 on Dec. 20--when Rory made the last edit--and 9:24--two minutes later-- when you protected it? Cindery 03:15, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Not much at all - our edit times don't intersect much. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:50, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ITN Candidate

I don't know if you'll see this in time, but could you take a look at this: [1]. I know you have a good deal of experience with cricket-related articles, and I'd appreciate it if you could evaluate Hamedog's ITN candidate. Nishkid64 01:33, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

I've done so and hopefully I didn't rankle anybody too much. Cricket although a great pleasure, I do not really regard very highly in terms of skill merit. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:56, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oversight

Hello. Congratulations for your election. You now have oversight access on the English-language Wikipedia. Please read Wikipedia:Oversight before using this feature. Cheers! guillom 10:03, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Blnguyen. In addition, please subscribe to Oversight-l. And congratulations on your new status. Redux 13:16, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
Done, thankyou. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:56, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
What about CheckUser? ;-) Khoikhoi 10:10, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
Ah, I don't think that's automatic. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:56, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My Request for Adminship

Blnguyen/Archive36

Thanks for your support on my successful Request for Adminship (final result 78 Support /0 Oppose / 1 Neutral) I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. I will be slowly acclimating myself to my new tools over the next months. I am humbled by your kind support and would certainly welcome any feedback on my actions. Please do not hesitate to contact me. Once again, many thanks and happy new year! All the best, Asteriontalk 15:52, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dave Kelly (artist) Deletion

I've been away from Wikipedia for some time, so I was horrified and angered that the Dave Kelly artile was deleted. I understand there was sdome discussion about this and I'm sorry I didn't get in on it. Other web artsits have pages on Wikipedia so I'm baffled as to why Dave got "picked on". I understand vaguely that there weren't enough references or citations, but he has a significant web presence and there are several articles in Wikipedia where he is the primary or major contributor. I may want to restart the article but I don't want it to suddenly disappear again. Can you give me some pointers or a quick run-down on why the previous article was deleted so I can avoid those pit-falls again? Thanks --KSnortum 00:24, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Hello KSnortum - it was deleted via the result of a debate at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dave Kelly (artist). Please feel free to ask more questions about the rationales in question and how they were stacked up against one another. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 05:56, 29 December 2006 (UTC)