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Admin coaching

Hey Chris, been away for a bit so I've just got your note. Sure thing, I'd love to help you get adminship. Do me a favour, let me know what your answer to Q1 of the RFA procedure would be right now and I'll let you know if you'd get shot down by the community. What is it that makes you want to be admin? The Rambling Man 16:29, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, thats great to hear! I will put an answer for question one together as soon as I can. I have created a dedicated page at User:Camaron1/Admin coaching for us to use - I will place my answer there. I agree that that Q1 is a good place to start - although admin coaching is not supposed to be purely so you can pass RFA; I have seen many candidates get shot down over responses to that question, and I would like that not to happen to me! Camaron1 | Chris 17:03, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Yes, of course, the answer to Q1 is intended to help me understand what you're most interested in doing as an admin. I appreciate it's not the be-all-and-end-all of getting to adminship! Let me know when you're ready for me to review it... all the best, The Rambling Man 17:27, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
I've updated the page. Enjoy. The Rambling Man 16:22, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
I've added some suggestions. Cheers! The Rambling Man 09:48, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Re:Durham School of the Arts

Hey, I moved the grade from Start to B because someone review the article here and gave it a B rating, but didn't move the grade on the talk page. Thanks for the attention though and I will look into what you said on my talk page. --Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:17, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh sorry, my mistake. Good luck with the article. Camaron1 | Chris 21:36, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Admin stuff

Hey, I've spent all day blitzing myself with rays and enjoying the weekend (well Saturday at least). I'll have a close look at your dispute as soon as possible and get back to you. Hope you're okay, all the best, The Rambling Man 20:52, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

I am enjoying the weekend too. Don't worry - I am in no rush so take your time. Good luck with the rays! Camaron1 | Chris 20:56, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the update, I've responded point-wise. Looks like things are all heading the right way at the moment, good stuff. The Rambling Man 22:43, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Re:Politics of Illinois

Why does this page have to be deleted if there are many other pages like Politics of California? Why is this any different? If there is something wrong with it, then fix it, but don't delete it. Libertyville | Talk 15:43, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

The article has no references and does not establish notability, please do not take it personally. Please read WP:N, WP:V and WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. If you want the article kept - I would suggest you expand it and add references. The article does not follow WP:NPOV either - it is only an opinion that the state is democratic. Misinterpreted that section, might need re-wording. Camaron1 | Chris 15:50, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
Thank you, Libertyville | Talk 16:19, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
You're welcome, happy editing. Camaron1 | Chris 16:22, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

...for your comments on the expansion of SimCity 4. Off the topic, there are a few edits which I have created by donating what I know, but may still not be enough to qualify as an article. Is there a template out there which can tell people that so an article doesn't get AfD because it fails to make wiki criteria? ætərnal ðrAعon → 09:16, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. This is the closest set of templates I could find: Wikipedia:Template_messages/Maintenance. I would suggest you just keep actively trying to improve the article - that would make an AFD less likely. At worst, if there is an AFD, explain your case - articles are often kept, not for what they are, but what they could be. Camaron1 | Chris 10:32, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Response to WikiProject SOS

Hi, Camaron1.

Thanks for your response!

I've already started a project page for what we are calling the "Dyslexia" Wikiproject. It will cover Dyslexia and topics directly related to the disorder. We started as a group of editors using a "To Do" list at the top of the Dyslexia Talk page. It became clear pretty quickly that we would need a little more structure than the to-do list could provide.

The topic has several issues that are controversial, and a number of them are country to country variances. At this point we have a very long article that we plan to break up into a series of articles, using Summary Style and a Navigation box to make the articles in the series obvious.

I'd still like to get advice and guidance. Take a look at the Project Page and offer whatever suggestions you think of and have time to make: WikiProject Dyslexia.

Thanks again,

Rosmoran 21:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

What a nice project, I do think Wikipedia could do with improving the state of its Dyslexia articles. I have dyscalclia myself - though I rarely edit these type of articles, I might pop in and help one day. Camaron1 | Chris 10:15, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

User:TerriersFan/Schools

I should welcome your comments on User:TerriersFan/Schools. Please add them to the talk page of that page. TerriersFan 22:48, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

OK, I will take a look. Camaron1 | Chris 10:21, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

RfA?

There's currently a lack of RfAs...so now would be a good time if you wanted to run. I saw you're getting coached by TRM, but I was wondering if you were feeling ready to go? Giggy Talk 22:34, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

I have never seen RFA so quiet - especially compared to how busy it was earlier in the year. Thank you for your offer but I am going to have to decline for now. Once I have done a bit more work in maintenance and in article writing I will be happy to have a go at RfA - perhaps as soon as a few weeks time. Camaron1 | Chris 12:20, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
OK, I respect that. When you are ready to run, could you give me a yell? I'd like to nominate you. Giggy Talk 01:09, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
Thats great, I will. Camaron1 | Chris 12:00, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Citation Tags

Hi Camaron1 ! I noticed you flagged Twyford School as needing some citation tags on the ex pupils [1] If you check the references (note 1) you'll see all but Edwin H. Dodgson are in fact already cited by a secondary reference and are therefore verifiable. I will try and source a ref on the third (it is mentioned in the wikipedia article about Edwin Dodgson but obviously we can't cite ourselves!) but meantime I was wondering if you'd like to undo your requests for ciations as they are in fact already there. I'd do it myself but it's good to have other input! Thanks and happy editing! Pedro |  Chat  19:46, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for the heads up - I have removed the tags for now, it is not important that they are there anyway. Camaron1 | Chris 19:50, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
No worries! I'll try and get a second/third party ref on Dodgson though for completeness. I see from your user page you live in the UK - are you near this area or are you generally sorting out the England Articles ? I know I've seen you all over the wiki. (BTW re: RFA comments by Giggy - I'd love to co-nom at a later date...)Pedro |  Chat  20:00, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
I live in Hampshire and I am doing some general cleanup for Hampshire school articles in my area. It is very heart warming to hear you would like to co-nom me for RFA, I will tell you at a later date when I am planning to run. Camaron1 | Chris 20:05, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Please do notify me. I'd be delighted - particularly for a fellow Hampshire editor. You might be able to narrow down my location just a bit further if you look at my DYK articles and the ones I contribute to the most! Pedro |  Chat  20:14, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
OK, are you from Bishopstoke? As you might guess I am from the Petersfield, Hampshire area. Camaron1 | Chris 20:25, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Bullseye !! So we're not that far apart. If you see anything article wise that needs a photo that's in my area give me a heads up. I'm a crap photographer but I do prefer wiki articles with images (I'd like to get Twyford School but I think they might have some issues with someone wandering around with a camera!). Cheers Chris. Pedro |  Chat  20:29, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
OK, I will. Cheers and thanks Pedro. Camaron1 | Chris 20:33, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

I would just like to thank you for keeping a sane head in the recent La Martiniere template debate and for your speedy and helpful action in re-assessing all the articles. Dahliarose 20:41, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome, I am glad I could help. :) Camaron1 | Chris 08:59, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
Must also pass on my thanks, keep it up. Twenty Years 09:00, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Comments Please

Could you please have look at this when you get a chance. Cheers. Twenty Years 09:00, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Hey

Hey dude, sorry it's been a while (and you might not believe this next bit but...) - I was going to ping you today anyway! I'm really busy at the moment in real life and apologise for not being in touch sooner. I'm actually just about to leave on a business trip (again) so I'll try to get a response together for you by Wednesday... Hope all is well. Cheers... The Rambling Man 14:56, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Game help

Hey if you need any help with the sim cities i have the games and i will help. thanks, geek511

Welcome to Wikipedia, I look forward to seeing your contributions. Camaron1 | Chris 17:34, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

LOL WUT

Excuse me, but I sorta think that the reason I had for csd before that eBaumsworld person removed it again was a bit more "relevant" to the nature of the meme...think you could you put it back to what I had before? It was epic :) ViperSnake151 21:48, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

I have switched it to G10 - seems more accurate. Camaron1 | Chris 21:51, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

ESC 2008

Thank you for all your hard work on this page. Myself and AxG started this page and haven't been able to continue it recently. Be aware that there are many IP edits that go on, on the page. We have had it semi-protected many times but vandalism still occurs, ie. people thinking things that aren't true. Thanks again! ¡иąтнąи! | Talk | Email| 16:38, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Also, I see you play Sim City. I co-founded a Wiki called Simpedia and it is, obviously, based on The Sims. We also accept topics and etc. on Sim City. I hope you join up at http://simpedia.co.uk and join the community ¡иąтнąи! | Talk | Email| 16:38, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey Celticfan, you are quite welcome. I was drawn to the page mostly due to questionable edits been made by people - and it needed to be cleaned. I will take a look at your Wiki - though I am a little busy currently with college e.t.c that I can barely keep up on Wikipedia. Camaron1 | Chris 20:10, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

RE:Recent Assessment

Thanks. Marlith T/C 02:17, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. Camaron1 | Chris 10:14, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Naming of schools

I have a feeling this school naming conventions proposal will never be resolved. In theory it ought to be simple, but in practice it's a real hornet's nest! Let's see what happens. I wasn't sure what to do about Australia. I understood that they preferred commas and most of the Australian schools I've come across use commas so it's difficult to find an example unless we change it to commas rather than parentheses. Have you tried getting any input from the new Education in Australia Wikiproject? Dahliarose 15:04, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

I will respond at WT:NC(S). Camaron1 | Chris 16:39, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

User:Lxndrlancaster

Hmm, when I checked through his edit history it was pretty clear to me that he'd somehow flown under the radar and deserved no mercy. I'm watching the Eurovision 2008 page and noticed your very clear and useful edit summary there, hence my actions. Keep up the good work! By the way, how's the GA going? The Rambling Man 19:03, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey, the edit he/she made to ESC 2008 was a little funny in itself so I reverted it with one of my better edit summaries. The GA is going well - I have cleaned up about 50% of the article and I am now working on the other half, plus doing some other work such as adding more references, working with wiki-links, and extending the introduction. I will keep you informed on how things are going. Camaron1 | Chris 19:35, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Crowlees Junior and Infant School

Hi, thank you for your support at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Crowlees Junior and Infant School. I have now substantially expanded and sourced up the article to justify a standalone existence. I wonder if I might trouble you to revisit the merge part of your recommendation, please, since a merge would unbalance the Mirfield article? TerriersFan 02:32, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes it would now, consider my comment updated. Thanks. Camaron1 | Chris 15:30, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Many thanks for fixing the assessment - I thought there must be a way to do it :-) TerriersFan 18:02, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
You're welcome! Camaron1 | Chris 19:25, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Melissa Fay Greene entry

Hi Camaron, I just heard from you about my new page, which I appreciate very much as I'm a first-time Wiki contributor. Does Wikipedia prefer internal links to external links? I've chosen some external links when a reference (for example "NPR") can, with an external link, carry the reader to an NPR story BY Melissa Fay Greene rather than to a Wiki entry on NPR in general. Another example is to the National Book Award website which lists Greene as a finalist rather than to a Wiki page about the National Book Awards. I'm happy to follow your preferences. Thanks again, Melissa —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mfgreene1 (talk • contribs) 16:13, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Hello. I marked the article to wikify for more internal links, so users can get to other relevant articles quickly. You add internal links by adding [[ and ]] around the text. So [[School]] produces School. Happy editing! Camaron1 | Chris 16:21, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Many thanks for rating the Maine Township schools

Thank you for taking the time to rate the three articles on these schools. I have spent a bit of time trying to add citations and clean up two of them. I will redouble my efforts in an attempt to continue improvements. LonelyBeacon 17:36, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome, that is great to hear. I hope I have given you some guidance on how to improve the articles, at least one is on its way to GA. Camaron1 | Chris 18:29, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Rushville Consolidated High School

Thank you for your improvement of the RCHS article, however, I made a mistake and am requesting your help. I have a typo in the name. Can you fix it please? I am new at wikipedia and am not sure how to fix the mistake. Dustihowe 16:10, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

OK, I have fixed it for you - I missed the typo. For the future, note that any logged in user with an account older than 4 days can move pages, as yours is. You move pages by clicking the "Move" tab at the top of any article, next to "History" and "Watch". You then follow the instructions on the screen. Thanks. Happy editing! Camaron1 | Chris 16:18, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Your quick, do you think you could help me with coding and stuff like that? Since I'm new to Wikipedia? Dustihowe 16:23, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Well I just happen to be online now. I am happy to give you help if you need it, you might want to check out Help:Contents for general help as well. Camaron1 | Chris 16:31, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Ok awesome, firstly, can you help me arrange my userpage? Also, if i may, how old are you? Your user page says like 16, but you said that your in college??Dustihowe 16:36, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
I am at college, and I am 16, which is the right age to attend a Sixth form college in the United Kingdom. Anyway, what do you want me to do on your user-page? Camaron1 | Chris 16:43, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Can we organize it to make it look a little better somewhat like yours....plus i have another question for you, but i dont want to ask it here. Dustihowe 16:46, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

My user-page took many months to get to the way it is today, and remember that in the end how your user-page looks is not really important. I would suggest you build your user-page up over time and experience. Visit Wikipedia:Userboxes if you want to start "collecting", you might also want to sign-up to User:StatusBot - I can help you with that. Note that another bot is currently doing StatusBot's tasks. Camaron1 | Chris 17:00, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Can you go to User:Dustihowe/Progress so i can ask you a question please? Dustihowe 17:05, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Did you get my last message? Dustihowe —Preceding comment was added at 17:37, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I have now replied. Camaron1 | Chris 17:56, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Well, see, I'm 17 and I am, and I know how i feel when someone asks me. I'm sorry. Dustihowe —Preceding comment was added at 18:07, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
No need to be sorry, I understand people been curies on what I put on my user-page. Camaron1 | Chris 18:19, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

RFA nom

I'd like to nominate you for administratorship. Please let me know if you are interested. ⇒SWATJester Son of the Defender 02:26, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Thats great to hear, I am planning to run for adminship soon and I already have Pedro (talk · contribs) and Dihydrogen Monoxide (talk · contribs) nominating me; if you like you can co-nom me. I will contact you when I am going to run. Camaron1 | Chris 11:31, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Sure, thanks. ⇒SWATJester Son of the Defender 21:28, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Just from past experience, and completely unsolicited advice, but more than one or two noms can get people's back up and can generate unnecessary opposes or neutrals. Some see it as an inability to say "no" to friends, even if this is not the case. My suggestion would be to have one or at most two nominators, and have others who wish to nominate post support votes and statements supporting (in the regular "Discussion - Support" section) before you link the thing to the general public. FTR I would be willing to support any such application, you're the sort of person and attitude we need helping out. Orderinchaos 11:41, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
OK, I think I am going to take your advice on-board - you are right, AFDs such as Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Pedro did receive complaints based on number of nominations. I am going to stick with my original two, I think two separate opinions would help the AFD. Thank you for your support Orderinchaos and Swatjester, both of you are welcome to support my application through the support/discussion section when it goes ahead, which should be quite soon now. Camaron1 | Chris 18:19, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Re :deletion sorting

Ah, i hadn't noticed that. I'll keep that in mind. Wizardman 19:25, 28 October 2007 (UTC)