User talk:hmwith/October07

I've been meaning to say, since I saw its improvement several days ago, that I like your expansion of this article. I'll see you around. Flyer22 09:19, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you. I tried to put in original content that doesn't double=up on what is already in the individual actors' articles, and summarize some that was. Feel free to add anything more if you find it. It's definitely a work in progress. Cheers! hmwith talk 14:57, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

I like the way that you just now formatted the headings; it's how you originally had it, which I liked better, so of course I won't revert that. The only reason that I didn't change it completely from your second version is because I felt that you may want to keep the word History as a heading. Flyer22 20:41, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Haha, I was just trying to make it more encyclopedic. However, that doesn't mean boring, and I'm glad that you corrected me! =) нмŵוτн τ 21:39, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[The following comment was copied here from the user's talk page to have the whole conversation in one place]:

Don't think of it as a correction. Just more like an improvement. We both think of it as improved in that way. Flyer22 21:53, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sig code

Since the most recent !vote in your RfA cited a concern about the length of your sig, I've taken the time to massage the code a little bit. However, there's not too much that can be done to shorten it without altering a bit.

Here's your current sig: (243 characters)

hmwith talk

Here's the ever-so-slightly shorter sig: (241 characters)

hmwith talk

Yeah, not much shorter, but it's a tad bit more readable, to (" hmwith " is now just "hmwith"). You could, conceivably, get it down a bit more (232 characters) if you were fine with the shade of gray being changed:

hmwith talk

(just a little bit lighter in tone)

Anyway, just thought I'd share that with you. Feel free to ignore it. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 18:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

I'd definitely be up for the 1st, more readable variation. Thanks, EVula, you're the best! hmwith talk 18:07, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Actually, the last variation is even better. Thanks again! hmwith talk 18:12, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations

Gift from Alison

Gift from WarthogDemon

All yours now! By the way, when are the edit section links coming? :) — Dihydrogen Monoxide (H2O) 07:20, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

All yours now! By the way, when are the edit section links coming? :) — Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) 07:20, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

After unamimous support, you're now an admin. Keep up the good work, and spend some more time on the admin reading list. Be conservative with the tools, de-escalating a situation if possible is better than blocking for example. I'm sure you'll do well, even though you're a Buckeye fan – we won't hold it against you too much :). Again, congrats. - Taxman ^Talk 20:49, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

W00t! Congrats :-) --Ag ü eybaná 20:50, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Best of luck. It's turning into a learning experience. Bearian 20:54, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations, Hmwith.--Chaser - T 21:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations, Hmwith! I'm glad to see you were successful! It was a pleasure and an honor to co-nominate you! Don't forget to have a look at the school for new admins, and if you need any help, just ask! :) Acalamari 21:01, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Very many congratulations. I was confident. --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 21:08, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome for the co-nomination. :) Glad I was able to get the chance to do it. :) I look forward to working with you. Good luck. :) Acalamari 21:12, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Well done! Congrats on becoming the newest admin. -jj137 ^T/_C 21:17, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Congrats as well. Keep up the good work! Into The Fray ^T/C 21:19, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Yayy!! Congratulations :) - Alison ^❤ 21:24, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations! All the best, Umdrums 21:33, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Congrats, per all above ;-) Enjoy the adminship! Cheers - Ανέκδοτο 21:34, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

I will now have the honor of asking for your first task and it is merely a "request for comment on Hugh Hefner" Please take the time to go to Hugh Hefner's talkpage [1] and respond to the request for comment on what jerrygraf is trying to add that does not belong on Hugh Hefner's page, but belongs on PEI's, as well as the part I deleted is ment as a "controversial comment on the biography of a living person" Thanks in adavance if you can take the time to commentRogue Gremlin 21:50, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the thank you - and no, this isn't an invitation to an infinite chain :-) I think the advice you've been given above will serve you well. If there's something that needs doing - but you're not yet sure - ask a more seasoned admin how to do it but not to do it for you that's how you learn and can pass it on to the next newbie admin. There's still lots of stuff I haven't even tried to figure out how to do. Enjoy, and you may wish to copy something like what I have on my talk page if you plan on doing work on the speedies - people will otherwise leave comments on your user page, blank it, or some else. Given them a pointer to the complaints department (your talk page) and then you can handle them when you see them. :-) Carlossuarez46 21:56, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Congrats and no prob with the tally keeping. :) Glad you succeeded! Have some Greek cuisine! ^_^ -WarthogDemon 21:13, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations on your new status and hope everything goes for you Go bucks.Arnon Chaffin (Talk) 22:13, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, congratulations. Why wasn't I informed of your new found glory? -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 23:37, 01 October 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations! It is great to see a another fellow Buckeye (and especially one from the Toledo area!) elected to adminship!! --Kralizec! (talk) 01:04, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations. I'm glad. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 10:55, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations! I know that you'll be excellent as an administrator. Flyer22 22:28, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia has a new administrator!

Thanks, XXX!
Thank you for voicing your opinion in my RfA, which passed today with a unanimous 79/0/0 tally. It feels great to be appreciated, and I will try my best to meet everyone's expectations. If you have any advice or tips, feel free to pass them along, as I am sure that I will need them! Cheers, hmwith talk 22:28, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Gift from Iridescent:
"Hey, if everyone else can spam your talkpage with pictures so can I."

I can give you a tip right away - set one of the bots to auto-archive your talk page. No matter how "hands-off" you aim to be, within a week your talkpage will be full of people you've never heard of blaming you for the EVIL CONSPIRACY against them. — iridescent (talk to me!) 21:41, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes Hayley, I can give you advice.

You will make mistakes; don't worry about them.
You will be asked things you cannot answer; pass the question to an admin who can.
You will have decisions queried; if you are certain, hold your position - if not, take advice.
You will get your pages vandalised, often offensively; react calmly, not emotionally. Take advice before blocking on this one.
Develop your skills in the easy admin pages WP:CSD, WP:AIV, before going to the harder ones.
Make sure that you have a firm grasp of vandalism and username policy.
Remember when blocking that IPs can be dynamic, and the user you block may not be the one who vandalised; but that editors with usernames are always the same person, and can be treated more decisively.
Do not get so immersed in admin work that you forget to edit in mainspace.

And happy wikying. --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 21:47, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

No problem and congratulations Hmwith on being a sysop.--JForget 21:50, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Best wishes to you for a great future as an admin! Phgao 00:16, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

As a fellow Buckeye, I would like to wish you congratulations (I noticed your post on my mentor Chaser's talk page). Congratulations and go Bucks! :) Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 00:54, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Congrats, I'm glad to hear you passed :) - Zeibura ^(Talk) 00:59, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Yay, congratulations! All the best with the shiny buttons :) ~ Riana ⁂ 03:14, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Congrats! Very nice user page, by the way. Lara❤Love 04:33, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

You're very welcome! I'm very glad to see that you passed. Well done and happy editing! Lra drama 13:26, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations! Sorry I took so long to get back to you - having just started university (here), I've been rather inactive the last few days. Walton^One 16:45, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Congrats on the unanimous support in your successful RfA, and you are quite welcome for the nomination as well. On a side note, I found both your hidden pages... The second was very nicely hidden. :-) IronGargoyle 20:50, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Useful script...

Hey, as a new admin myself, I wanted to let you know about a useful script, for CSD deletions, WP:CSDAR. And, I don't know if you use IRC, but, the folks at Wikipedia:IRC channels/wikipedia-en-admins, are most helpful, especially for new admins. Anyhoo, congrats, I'm sure you'll be a great admin! :) SQL^{(Query Me!)} 05:24, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Well done and welcome

...you just beat me to a block. Good to see you're using the tools already! Well done on your promotion, have fun, and don't hesitate to shout if you need some advice... All the best, The Rambling Man 12:46, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Haha! I got really exited to do my first one, for some reason. I just gave it a 6 hour block, assuming it's simply some kids bored in school (before the school district notice was up). Was that the right move in that situation? hmwith talk 12:48, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, good stuff. They hadn't been blocked before and six hours is enough time to lock them out for today. Chances are they'll become repeat offenders (unfortunately) but because the block log will testify to your block, the next time round the blocking admin will increase the penalty accordingly. Good work, keep it going! The Rambling Man 12:52, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, sounds good. Thanks for the reassurance, and I'll start to be more sure of myself as I gain more experience. hmwith talk 12:54, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Of course, you're very welcome! Take it easy, and remember to have fun on the way... The Rambling Man 12:58, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] F and A

I didnt forget you, you jusr happaned to promoted after I finished the Amin part. Don't worry, the system I use ensures that if someone was peomoted they are shown ni that page. You were just promoted at an akward time. plus I was working o nit after the deadline. The Placebo Effect 13:37, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Alright, no problem! =) Just making sure I wasn't forgotten. That would have been a shame, haha. hmwith talk 15:27, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Supercouples

Hey, Hmwith, could you lend your voice in this deletion discussion? I'd love to hear your thoughts on what I have proposed concerning this matter. Flyer22 22:28, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Warnings & span tags

Thanks for the info! Lugnuts 17:54, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Here you go:

		The Excellent Userpage Award
		For having such a cool layout page and the fact that your page beats mine for a whole lot. Something you should be proud of. Go Bruins. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 17:56, 05 October 2007 (UTC)

Haha, thanks! Ironically, I'm on my brother's laptop at the moment, and the page is completely warped on this monitor. Fortunately, it shows up well on another computer besides my laptop on which I made it! Thanks! нмŵוτн τ 17:58, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Your welcome. Oh and congratulations on your new found glory. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 18:05, 05 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll wait to add the award to the awards section until Sunday/Monday when I'm back at my apartment... with my laptop. нмŵוτн τ 18:13, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Okidokey. <----- I hope that's how you spell it. P.S. Good luck with those vandals. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 18:18, 05 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Congrats

Well thankyou; I just typed in +"hmwth" +"Secret Page" on Google some time ago; and yes please let me know when you make another secret page - I might be the first one to find it :) HarrisonB Speak! 10:56, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Solar power

Thanks for attempting to fix the lead for solar power. Unfortunately the entire lead needs a major rewrite. There have been a lot of proposals, I would suggest picking one of them at least as a starting point. This whole discussion started because of a GA reviewer suggesting that the lead was too short [2], however attempts to lengthen it more recently have been clouded by attempts to rename the page to solar energy, which is why the current lead [3] starts out with solar energy. There is a current edit request to revert to the version that starts out with solar power. So far it has garnered one vote, not counting the author and not counting the proponent (these are two different people, making in reality 3 votes to one [the proponent of the other version]). 199.125.109.27 14:09, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I was directed there by the request for edit. It needs some work, but it's beyond me, so I'll leave it to someone who has more knowledge on the subject. нмŵוτн τ 15:32, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Sig

Hi, Thanks!. The only problem is that I have been using it as a template, so I have to try and reduce the number of characters and then replace all of the template on pages that I have signed as transclusion of templates is forbidden. Also I noticed your successfull RfA, Congratulations! --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 20:33, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Also regarding my userpage, I will be sure to make it more suitable. --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 20:36, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Sorted my signature problem. Its nice and short now. Now all I have to do is SUBST all of the transcluded versions! Good job theres AWB! --¤ The-G-Unit-฿oss ¤ 18:47, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Userpage

Your userpage is very ornate, and you are only three days younger than me! Scary stuff. SGGH ^speak! 21:18, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2nd Secret Page

It has been a long time since I last looked for it. Is it still around, and the link to it, wherever it may be, still in place, if there is a link? Cheers, The Hybrid T/C 07:51, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

The page still exists. Actually, several people have just recently found it. нмŵוτн τ 15:45, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Cool, hopefully I'll be able to track it down. Cheers :) The Hybrid T/C 02:56, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

And congrats on making admin! The Hybrid T/C 03:52, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:69.255.16.162 block

Could you please explain why you decided that User:69.255.16.162 does not need to be blocked? He's added racist comments to articles several times and, after being warned twice, removed the warnings from his talk page and repated the vandalism. If that doesn't demonstrate bad faith, what does? – SJL 15:28, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

You're correct. I shouldn't second guess myself. Thank you. He has been blocked for 24 hours. нмŵוτн τ 15:31, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your Signature?

I've noticed that you changed your "Signature" block recently. Are you aware that the "Talk" portion doesn't link? Is everything alright Hayley? Taye 18:41, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

It still links to her talk page... just not when it's displayed on her talk page (wikilinks to the page that they are displayed on don't work). Copy and paste her sig onto a page and look at it with preview and you'll see it working just fine. EVula // talk // ☯ // 18:54, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for getting to it before me, EVula. нмŵוτн τ 16:39, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your signature formatting

Do you mind if I pinch some of your signature formatting? It's very well done but subtle. Stands out but doesn't shout out, if you know what I mean. Intending to do: AJKGordon«T» Thanks. AJKGordon 19:29, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, some editors directly took my old one, and that's why I changed to this one. I like to have a signature that no one else has, so if you make that your's, I'd probably want to change mine again. I mean, there's no rule against it, but why wouldn't you want a signature that is all your own? Change up the colors or something, atleast. Having people with the same custom signature sort of defeats the entire purpose of them. нмŵוτн τ 20:14, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Fair enough. I only wanted to pinch it to save time. But I will respect your wishes. Thanks. AJKGordon 20:25, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Haha, you're fine. I mean, you're allowed to do it, but I'm just selfish, I guess. =) I really appreciate your kindness, though. And I really respect that you asked, because when other signatures that were borrowed, no one let me know or gave me any credit! So I feel badly that since you asked, you'd feel really badly about doing it now, haha. But I can help you figure out a nice one or pick out some fun colors. Have a great day, and happy Wikying! нмŵוτн τ 22:26, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

P.S. I apologize if I sound rude in my first response to you. I had just finished a political science exam and written a 1500 word paper... so I was a little stressed out. нмŵוτн τ 22:29, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

No apology needed - you didn't sound rude at all. BTW, no need to reply on my talk page as well - I have this one on watch. Do you mind if I delete the duplicate posts on my talk page to keep things tidy? AJKGordon 08:30, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

This is what I'm intending:

AJKGORDON^«talk»

If you still feel it's too close, please let me know. AJKGordon 14:47, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Nope, that's hardly anything like mine anymore. I really like it a lot, actually. Also, go ahead and delete those if you like... I just like to make sure people get the notifications. нмŵוτн τ 16:58, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. But the code's now too long for the signature field in my preferences! Hey ho. Back to the drawing board. AJKGordon 17:19, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Gone for this instead (Can you tell I'm bored?) ᴀᴊᴋɢᴏʀᴅᴏɴ«» 17:49, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

~~Haha, well, many people normally prefer when user's sigs are their usernames, but many people mix it up. нмŵוτн τ 18:59, 23 October 2007 (UTC)~~

Wait, nevermind. My computer just showed your sig up as a bunch of question marks at first... weird, but it looks great. Use that one! People will complain about the length, as they did with mine that was about that length, but you're allowed to have it, so no worries. Cheers! нмŵוτн τ 19:01, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] HTML skills

You appear to have much skill with HTML to create and edit pages. Perhaps you'd have some advice for improving my user and/or talk pages, as I'm brand new to Wikipedia. Truth be known, I'm new to computers in general. Thanks! -- Rock15 ^(ENLIGHTEN) 19:33, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Haha, thanks and sure! It might need a little help. =) What would you like it to look like? Do you have any ideas for a general theme, colors, layout, etc? нмŵוτн τ 19:51, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a bunch! I thought you'd say "What a great page"! "It needs nothing else"! "It's perfect"! Of course, I'm kidding you know :-) I'm not sure how to answer your questions....yet! I'll give it some thought. Meanwhile, perhaps you'll come up with a wonderful idea for the page! Maybe you'd like to sign my "Autograph page"? It's new also. That one needs work too :-) GO BUCKS! Rock15 Speak Sign 04:02, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

See user:hmwith/sandbox for my ideas thus far. нмŵוτн τ 15:21, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Last chance from John Reaves to Rock15

I agree with what you said (on my Talk page) however, I didn't think my response to Reaves' threatening me with stopping my use of Wikipedia was "civil" either....do you? I had no idea where he is coming from. I do however, respect your opinion in the matter. By the way, I assume you will be leaving a note on his talk page (similar to the one you left on mine), telling him NOT to use the most "vulgar" word in our language for ALL TO SEE on his Talk page! RIGHT? I mean, fair is fair! If I put that word, and nothing else on my page, I'm sure he, and you, would have no problem blocking me. -- Rock15(T)(A) 00:45, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

You say above to check out your sandbox for some new ideas about my page. Obviously, you've changed your mind by erasing it. I appreciate your "original" willingness to help. -- Rock15(T)(A) 00:58, 25 October 2007 (UTC

Wikipedia is not censored. If he wants a random "bad word" on his userpage, he can put it there. However, attacking and being uncivil to specific other editors is not allowed. We can attest to who editors are by editing habits, the image you used on your userpage, implying that it was yours on both accounts, and several other reasons.

As for the sandbox, I had to change it for technical reasons. See this link for what I started. нмŵוτн τ 14:39, 25 October 2007 (UTC)