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Reply to Annoying Blue Message

I'm not the only person that has it. Check User:Dreamafter. After all, that's where I got it from. --Goodshoped35110s 00:38, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Hello, I am Dreamafter, and, if the only reason you don't like it is because it is annoying, and there is no policy against it, too bad. Take a look at Fir0002. On the left. Your Grace Lord Sir Dreamy of Buckland ^tm 12:20, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

IP vandal category

Hey man, looks like someone's replied to our discussion at Wikipedia talk:Vandalism#Category:IP addresses used for vandalism. Want to take a look? GlassCobra 12:07, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

I responded there. Incidentally, their concerns seem to be only about the specific criteria for inclusion. So hopefully a consensus may form about what the criteria for inclusion should be. - jc37 18:28, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you.

Thank you for removing the vandalism on my userpage back on the first of October. I can't believe I didn't even notice until today! ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 00:21, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Why isn't all my posting appearing?

Hi, thanks for responding to my call for help and sorry for the delay in replying. I've submitted an entry on the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance which is a couple of hundred letters long. However, only the first sentence is publishing although the rest is evident in the editing section. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks very much, Daniellehitch —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniellehitch (talk • contribs) 04:02, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks very much for helping a novice Wikipedian. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!! Daniellehitch —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniellehitch (talk • contribs) 05:42, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism question

Hello GlassCobra: (cool name)

I'm encouraged to leave my question here by your recent reply to Diego about vandalism.

The pages for reporting vandalism and related problems are confusing, as they seem to lead around in circles. (I can explain in more detail, but you may already know what I'm talking about.)

For example, I can't figure out where to report this issue:

I noticed that 216.56.42.62 has vandalized a few articles recently, but has no warnings on talk. I didn't post a warning because I did not revert the vandalism. Should I? I don't think following a trail of vandalism and posting delayed warnings is something I should do.

Have you any advice about a) where best to report this sort of thing in future, and b) what if anything to do about 216.56.42.62  ?

Thanks, Wanderer57 17:57, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

About my redirects

Hi, GlassCobra. I remember you putting, let's see, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8 of my redirects up for discussion. It's surprising that Totani-chan, the first one to be put up for discussion, is the only redirect to have survived being put up for discussion. Don't you think? Please respond on my talk page.Kitty53 18:16, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Of course, we're still friends! The putting things up for discussion will never interfere with out friendship! Please respond on my talk page.Kitty53 01:10, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

WP:RAD

I'm not dirty on you. I kind of expected it'd happen sometime, but did think I'd have a notice given, and that's why I put pressure on the admin who deleted it to reinstate it until a bot converted all of the occurrences to my page. I was kind of unhappy at the time, but now I'm somewhat bla se. --lincalinca 01:08, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

"Sleep"

Well, by "sleep" I actually meant "vandal-fighting"...um...y'see, I received a sleep root command from Unimatrix Zero....and you know..resistance is futile.. DreadstarBorg 06:45, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Change (song)

Jbeach56 beat me there. Thanks for letting me know! J Milburn 08:48, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Ken Korda

Thanks for fixing things, it all seems to have gone to pot and I'm very glad you sorted it! Tompagenet 10:47, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Re : Four Dragons Casino

No problem, redirects to relevant wider topics are always welcome unless it is explicitly disallowed in the AfD or deleted via RfD. - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 17:59, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

War?

are you at war with me? lol —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.72.144.220 (talk) 06:18, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

No, I'm just keeping Wikipedia clean. GlassCobra 06:23, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

This is quite mean. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Infoguardian (talk • contribs) 06:51, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I apologize; I don't mean to cause any offense. I'm acting in the project's best interests; since your article seems likely to be deleted, it doesn't really serve any purpose to have references in other articles. GlassCobra 07:04, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Although i do appreciate some of your points. I just hoped that a place can still be found for the articles. I know that i am still in the early stages of my career. However, the Ola Kamel article is a different story, she was genuinely and heavily involved in political matters and achieved some fame locally. --Info Of Interest 06:58, 24 October 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Infoguardian (talk • contribs)

Yeah, the Ola Kamel one actually has some potential, I believe. Notice that I haven't removed any of the references that you've added about her in other articles. GlassCobra 07:04, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I am an academic and i value rigour and accuracy, so i admit that i am finding it difficult to defend my article. The Ola Kamel one however I hope should stay, and I will try to add more documentation in time. --Info Of Interest 07:11, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I've fixed up Ola Kamel, hopefully it will pass now. What do you think of my changes? GlassCobra

However, I do hope for the Ola-abaza article to remain atleast as a stub. Boys who want to do important things (and who have the potential capacity to achieve) are or should be notable, it is only a matter of time until you and other wiki editors accept that. Perhaps when third party references are available.--Info Of Interest 07:27, 24 October 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Infoguardian (talk • contribs)

People are not notable without verifiable references to prove it. One does not gain notability by wanting it, or having potential. GlassCobra 07:43, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I understand and agree. Other people must define the person as notable. I am saying that in the future you will find my name archived for sure (well this is atleast the plan). I will fight for that. For my work and my name. --Info Of Interest 07:47, 24 October 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Infoguardian (talk • contribs)

I'm afraid that's not going to happen. From the looks of the AfD, your article will be deleted. I'm sorry, but Wikipedia just does not accept articles for subjects that aren't notable. Have you read our notability policy? GlassCobra 07:56, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Wikipedia has a second Carlos admin

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My dear Wikipedian GlassCobra,
Thank you for your participation in my RFA, which closed successfully with 29 supports, 1 opposed, and 3 neutral. No matter if you !voted support, oppose, neutral, or even if you just stopped by to make a comment, I thank you for taking the time to drop by. Since I am a new admin, if you have any suggestions or concerns, feel free to inform me of them. Special thanks to Carlossuarez46 for encourage me and nomination. Thank you and good day.

Carlosguitar

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Help with Canadian Model of Occupational 'Therapy' page

Thanks once again for your help with this, but I've just got one more question. While the heading of the article is Canadian Model of Occupational Performance, the main heading of the page is Canadian Model of Occupational Therapy (which is incorrect). How do I go about changing that main heading to the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance?

Thanks very much,

Danielle Hitch+ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniellehitch (talk • contribs) 21:41, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

T-Rock

You found some Lil Weavah sources and references. T-Rock is about as known as Lil Weavah; you think you can dig some sources and shit up for me so I can make the page again? --L-Burna ^(talk) 18:52, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Naw, I got the article and shit saved on Notepad, I just can't find any sources. I'd really appreciate it if you got some sources for me. L-Burna 19:26, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks again, man. I have the article posted under Antonio Washington, so you can delete that User page. I'm gonna try to talk to an administrator and see if that will do, so thanks a lot. -- L-Burna 16:40, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Someone vandalized my Userspace! But a little angel came along and fixed it! Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}! Gscshoyru 11:31, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

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Regarding the RfA

It's sad--and yes, a bit disappointing--that RfAs have become such a big deal that if someone self-noms, or if dare to re-nominate themselves without the proper time of penitence or whatever, that they are rejected by the community. Especially when the user has clearly demonstrated he wouldn't be abusive with the tools, but would use them to better the project. That's the root of my disappointment, as I had thought from your answers that you understood how desperately the community needs solid admins. K. Scott Bailey 11:18, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

No, my comments at your RfA stand. I think you will do a great job as an admin. It's just comments like these that leave me frustrated, not so much with you, but with the process that allows people to oppose (as you pointed out), or remain neutral (as you have done) based on this reasoning: "...nominating yourself four times over just a few months suggests intentions that might not be best for Wikipedia." How so? I don't get it. He wants to use the tools, and has shown no indication that he wishes them for ill means. I have not seen one person point to an instance where he has shown any inclination towards abusing the tools. K. Scott Bailey 13:36, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

<sigh> There's always a fly in the ointment, isn't there? But I have found this stuff in both our RfAs interesting, to tell the truth. Just when I thought I had the idea of what it was that people wanted to see before they gave me the mop, along comes someone with a different idea. I suppose what it means is, you can't please all of the people all of the time. Oh well. Chin up (or in my case, chins up). Accounting4Taste 22:00, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

EV-Nova.net

I’ve told the boards everything I know about EV-Nova.net. Whatever happened, happened on its own without any intervention on my part, and it locked out administrative access just as it did the public site. Unfortunately, no one who still has any power over the site (whoever that might be) has shown any interest in changing it or explaining what happened.

With the forums having been closed this long, I don’t think much would be accomplished by re-opening them at this point (though I do have full backups), and most of the site’s content is now available elsewhere. I should get back to converting the Fact of the Day. :) David Arthur 14:37, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Given that there's no Wikipedia article, why...

In the Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge article, why did you replace the external link to Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. with a link to a non-existant Wiki article? Are you about to create that article? - Denimadept 12:54, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

An inline external link to a corporation's own website is a form of low-level linkspamming. If the firm is not notable enough to have its own Wikipedia article, then there shouldn't be a link at all. --Orange Mike 13:09, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I'm missing something here. An encyclopedia article is supposed to contain relevant information regarding a topic. Given the medium, a link to a company site seems appropriate in circumstances where an article on the company is not going to happen. Creating articles for every company obviously isn't going to happen, so I feel less-than-clueful. Enlighten me, please. - Denimadept 15:40, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

General of the Army (Russia)

Why did you revert that edit on the article for General of the Army (Russia)? - Shaheenjim 16:54, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

68.78.76.55

Aye, I was just about to when a band of trick-or-treaters showed up.  :) Kuru ^talk 02:12, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

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Grr

I was totally gonna nom you, and you went solo! I hateth you :P — H₂O —  09:13, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

RAWR! I don't think co-nomming now would make a difference - generally the purpose of my noms is to try and win votes (eg. Dfrg.msc's). So yeah, go solo, ungrateful so and so :P — H₂O —  07:30, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

what?

what you talkin adding promotinal material —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yung Von (talk • contribs) 19:39, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your good wishes, and you know you have mine right back atcha for 48 hours from now (try not to get into a flame war with any bureaucrats between now and then, okay?). I'll be sending out a set of notes thanking everyone who participated, as I understand is de rigueur, so I hope you'll accept this as my first one. And just think, in 48 hours you can make the front page say "Accounting4Taste is a big fat poo head" -- to quote my very first long-ago new page patrol deletion. Oh, the power!! Accounting4Taste 13:41, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Respectfully, about Hdt's RfA

This one is going to be close. You have stated the reasons for your "neutral" vote, and I respect that. However, I am respectfully asking you to reconsider in the light of how much only one vote means in such a close RfA. Hdt is not a problem user, and there's no reason to think he would abuse the tools. Please reconsider staying neutral on this one. Oh, and so you know, I'm not a Wikifriend of this user or anything. I had never met him before this RfA. I simply hate seeing solid editors get voted down by those who oppose (not you, the opposes) based upon some arbitrary standard. Thanks in advance for any time you spend reconsidering your neutral. Regardsm K. Scott Bailey 20:25, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

hello GlassCobra

I made up for my vandalism on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal by making a new article! Dirt Farmer. Hope that this makes up for wasting your time ^__^ Thank you for making such a nice encyclopedia. Yours, Gentleness 21:11, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

DRV

I didnt read it that way, drv is healthy, especially as I spend a lot of time closing the more difficult afd discussions. I should have given a better closure note. Gnangarra 00:42, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

		My RFA
		Thanks for participating in my request for adminship, which ended with 56 supports, one oppose, and one neutral. I hope to accomplish beyond what is expected of me and work to help those that lent me their trust. east.718 at 02:36, 11/4/2007

Heh!

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		Your self-entitled inappropriate humor has just earned you this self-entitled Good Humor Barnstar. :-) Regards, Húsönd 03:49, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Bah, I was just about to award you one of these myself for the very same joke. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 07:41, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!

Many thanks for the award, I'll have to add it to my awards page when I finally get it up ;) Right now most links are redirects because I haven't created the subpages, but I'm glad you liked the design. I don't consider myself a professional graphic designer, no, but I have created numerous illustrations and photos for the Commons and I have fiddled around with web design a bit. All as hobbies, however, and I can't say I'm particularly skilled at any of the fields; just got an idea for that particular userpage one day and ran with it :D -- Editor at Large • talk 09:16, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Your comparison is highly offensive

Your comparision of LaraLove to a racist for saying a 12-year-old may not be mature enough to be an admin is highly offensive (see [1]). Ageism as it applies to young people is a highly controversial definition, not in the least when compared with something like racism which has killed and maimed so many people in our world's history. I hope you will apologize for this comment.--Alabamaboy 12:14, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia has a new administrator!

Thanks! Thank you for voicing your opinion in my RfA, which passed with 54 supports, 2 opposes and 3 neutrals. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it. I hope to exceed expectations, If you have any advice please feel free to let me know. Thanks again!. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤

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You're an Admin!

Congratulations! Do stuff you're supposed to do and nothing you're not! ;-) Cheers, Cecropia 23:38, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Your RfA closed successfully! Congratulations dear GC! May your mop always be fresh, and your water clean! ~*Hugs*~ Ariel♥Gold

Congrats! Neranei (talk) 23:51, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

The admins' T-shirt. Accounting4Taste 23:55, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations! Your RfA was about as tough as they get, I bet -- but I know you will do a great job. Accounting4Taste 23:55, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and here's a link to something I wished I had seen right off the bat... the school for new admins. Accounting4Taste 23:57, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations welcome to the sewers, get your your boots on grab your mop there's plenty of room. If you need help, advice etc just ask... Gnangarra 00:20, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Your impact with your newfound tools will change the World of Wikipedia Marlith ^T/C 00:37, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Marlith ^T/C 00:37, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Hey! I want one of those T-shirts! Anyway, remember not to jump in head first with your mop, else you might be scalded. Welcome to the club. bibliomaniac15 A straw poll on straw polls 01:19, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Admin IRC channel

I didn't even know there was an admin IRC channel. Try Deskana. Cheers, Cecropia 00:48, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Good show, and good luck

From the admins I know (I'm not one, and I don't really want to be), adminship is a pretty thankless job. I'm sure you'll do a really great job with the tools. As for Hdt, it's unfortunate that it looks as if his RfA is going to be unsuccessful. From all I can see, he would have been a solid admin, very helpful to the project. Perhaps in a few months, people will be more open-minded about him. I do appreciate your willingness to look at it again, though, as this shows you're not rigid in your thinking. As I said initially, though, whatever you chose to do wouldn't have changed my opinion of your track record, and your potential to be a really great admin. Regards, K. Scott Bailey 01:00, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

RFA

Hey GC, congrats. I'm not the kind of guy that would oppose over the IRC thing. You sincerely apologized and I accepted and that was the end of it. — Rlevse • Talk • 01:25, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Whoops!

Apparently I forgot to participate in your RfA. It's too late now but still:

1. Support Great work, so great I'm almost certain that this RfA will pass! Húsönd 01:40, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Wield me! Wield me!

Anyway, congrats. Here's your bop and mucket. Use them wisely! Best regards, Húsönd 01:40, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Congrats

Gongrats on getting adminship! I am sure you will do fine:) Cheers!--SJP 02:17, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Marvin Harrison

I took your advice and created an account. I'm sort of a n00b at this, so let me know if I do something wrong. 01:30, 5 November 2007 (UTC) RC-0722 8:29 P.M. ET

Hey, GlassCobra: I took the liberty of welcoming User:RC-0722 for you since you were kind enough to unblock him for what appears to have been a misunderstanding. Cheers, Pigman^what?/trail 02:46, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Uh-oh. I think I got confused between an IP editor and this one. Oh well, welcome messages all around! And congrats and good luck on using the mop and bucket! Pigman^what?/trail 05:28, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

About your RfA

Congratulations on your successful request for adminship. I'm glad you passed, and you're welcome for the support. Don't forget to view the school for new admins as well. Good luck! :) Acalamari 22:12, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Actually, H2O's butt is at school...:P I keep forgetting about the International Date Line, dangit! Love, Neranei (talk) 03:08, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Educationtiontastic. Enjoy the tools, and we'll have to sort out the MSN some time (I'm also on IRC now). — H₂O —  08:14, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

• Congratulations! :) Really glad I supported, I'm sure you'll do well with your new buttons ~ Sebi 04:14, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

• • Another congratulations - and a thank you for reading the notice at the top of my talk page and putting the RFA thanks in the right place (unlike most, grumble grumble). Good luck! Neil ☎ 09:23, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Congrats

Good to see you got the mop. I think that the actions on your RfA highlight that the community will get behind good contribtors like yourself. Good luck & best wishes. Twenty Years 03:46, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Best of luck! Now, all hands on deck.... Bearian 15:27, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for supporting me in my recent RFA which unfortunately did not pass at (47/23/5). I will be sure to improve my editing skills and wait till someone nominates me next time. Have a great day(or night)! --Hdt83 ^Chat 05:47, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Notability of schools

Whilst I respect your opinions concerning the inherent notability of educational facilities, the place to debate this issue is not the AfD page. Please stick to actual, accepted wikipedia policy when opposing the deletion of articles and post any proposed alterations to school related policies at Wikipedia_talk:Schools/Defunct or Wikipedia_talk:Schools/Old proposal. Bobby1011 08:11, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Talk page cleanup

Thanks. :) How's the adminship going? I don't imagine you're as nervous about it as I was when I first started. :D --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:33, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

I suspect that nervousness does. :) I was sweating buckets the first time I blocked somebody, and I'm still not as comfortable with that aspect as I am the deletion process. My first (and thus far only) deletion review stung a bit, too, even though it was for new evidence & not procedural incorrectness. Anyway, I have no doubt you're doing a great job. :D --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:50, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Your RfA

Hey Alabamaboy! I wanted to thank you for participating in my request for adminship, which ended with 61 supports, 3 opposes, and 1 neutral. I wanted to apologize again if I offended you at all, and hope we can put this past us. Please feel free to call on me if you ever need any help or opinions! GlassCobra 02:57, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Not a problem. I wish you the best as an admin and if I can likewise every be of assistance, don't hesitate to let me know. Best, --Alabamaboy 18:35, 5 November 2007 (UTC)