User talk:Dallben

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[edit] A job well done

Hi Dalben, I had meant to drop you a note of congratulations for your good work on the AfD. Also, after seeing your reply to my extended comments,I wanted to make sure there were no hard feelings or misunderstandings. The only person I was roasting was myself. You totally busted me for having made a "fannish" response rather than an objective one. While I was sarcastic when referencing myself, my remarks about your efforts were based in genuine admiration and respect; did it seem that I was "taking a jab" at you, or did I misinterpret that? Humor doesn't always translate cleanly, and possibly we were both being a bit tongue-in-cheek? FWIW, your first AfD nom is significantly better than mine was; I got shredded for not having researched it thoroughly, a mistake you obviously didn't make. Believe it or not, I was so impressed with your response to my comment that I've altered my sig as a tribute to you : ) Doc Tropics 19:09, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

No worries—I guess I interpreted your comment as more sarcastic than it was intended to be. Thanks for the message. Also, any idea why noone else has anything to say about this nomination? Maybe it's just the holiday weekend (well, in the States anyway). Dallben 19:21, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

I think that becaue there are so many AfD noms every day, the less controversial items sometimes get little notice. It's not unusual for an under-commented AfD to be resubmitted, but it's also possible for a closing admin to make a judgement call even with few responses. While "spamming" for votes is strongly discouraged, it is within wiki-quette to drop a few neutral notes on the pages of editors that you think might participate. I recently nom'd an NN band and went 3 days with no comments, then garnered only a couple of comments, but the admin closed it as "delete", even with minimal participation. Good luck and happy editing. Doc Tropics 20:00, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

LOL, you had wanted more responses, and your wish was granted. Some are more...interesting...than others : ) Doc Tropics 23:40, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

 ;-) Well, I thought it was strange that that "interesting" comment was signed by a different IP address than created the entry. Weird. Still, I wonder if the author just didn't run it through an English→Chinese→English translation process. Pretty funny. (In fact, here's what I get when I run this comment through altavista's babelfish:

; -) Is very good, I thought it is strange that "the interest" commentary signed by an other IP address compares is created the entry. Strange. But, I want to know if the author has not run it through English to Chinese to the English translation process. Quite funny.) Dallben 00:03, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Another AfD

Hi, I wanted to bring this AfD to your attention. Your input would be welcome. Thanks, Doc Tropics 19:25, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your input. I was more than a little worried that you would find fault with it, and totally decimate me. In retrospect, I should have actually asked you to do the nom. Your research is always thorough, and your comments insightful. Thanks again. Doc Tropics 22:05, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Responded on my talkpage. Doc Tropics 08:12, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

FYI - another "first time contributor" added a comment at the AfD, so I went ahead and applied a couple of tags on the page. I also looked into the activity at Talk:Bryan Brandenburg; I suspect sockpuppetry. Not enough evidence yet, but those editors bear watching. Doc Tropics 16:21, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your note; what a sigh of relief to be done with the Scherf bio! As far as Berndenburg goes, you made an excellent nom and supported it well. In fact, you maintained one of the highest standards of conduct and participation that I've seen in an AfD discussion. There were some valid points on both sides, but the sockpuppetry was rather outrageous. We might make a good team...you could handle the research and debate, while I stumble around kicking people in the shins : ) Seriously though, feel free to drop me a note anytime you see something interesting and want some extra input. Doc Tropics 20:24, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ongoing issues

Thanks for the update and links. Sorry I didn't respond faster, I let myself get spread a bit thin. I thought your report was excellent; properly researched with appropriate diffs, and all laid out very neatly. I thought about adding a supportive comment, but wasn't sure how proper that would be. Besides, you didn't seem to need it, you had things well in hand. BTW - I had noticed the troubling addition to your talkpage when it happened, but really wasn't sure what to do. I think you're on the right track and there will be more people watching this now. Let me know if I can help, or if there are further developments. Thanks again, and good luck. Doc Tropics 02:00, 8 December 2006 (UTC)