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Contents 1 My RfA (again) 2 Leeds University Union 3 Thank you! :) 4 Beware 5 Smile 6 Giggy 7 Thanks! 8 Debate on the correct adjective for Kosovo 9 Energy portal review 10 Smackdown vs raw 2008 11 Headline text! 12 Smile! 13 B-star! 14 Coaching 15 Userbox 16 Signpost updated for July 30th, 2007. 17 OOH! Can I have a magenta??? 18 RE:Your RfA 19 Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Elonka 2 20 Smile! 21 Image:Blockade2.PNG 22 Usuário/utilizador? 23 Woo hoo! Premptive analysis! 24 Signpost updated for August 6th, 2007. 25 Please stop 26 Please Stop 27 RFA 28 Smile! 29 Your page has been conquered by the Australian Cabal 30 Thanks for the Warm Welcome! 31 April Fools 32 Split bias 33 The Golden Quackstar!!! 34 Block Log of 63.164.145.198 35 WP:CVU status 36 British Student Television 37 Sherzo 38 Thanks for your comment 39 Sources 40 CVU Discussion 41 Thank you! 42 Civility Barnstar 43 Signpost updated for August 13th, 2007. 44 Civility Award 45 SmackDown vs RAW 2008 page 46 Admin Ship 47 Requesting self-block on IP 48 Your work is also appreciated! 49 Smile! 50 Basque portal

My RfA (again)

I'm up for editor review... Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?)} 02:48, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Leeds University Union

Greetings, you protected LUU for us, but a new user (DaveyPASCOE) is still vanadlising it, why hasnt the protection stopped this?

Barry Carlyon 13:21, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

He has been warned, so i shall report him, thank you for replying, i need to read the warn and ban stuff more :-) Thank you for your help

Barry Carlyon 13:31, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you! :)

Thank you for your beautiful words and warm wishes on my birthday, dear Husond! I took a well-deserved one-day wikibreak and spent it with my family and my friends... and actually had a beer after months of forced abstinence! :) Of course, there's no way I'd forget about you, so I saved a great, tasty piece of chocolate cake just for you - but sorry, no beer left! Again, thank you so much for taking the time to wish me well, and have a wonderful day, my friend! Love, Phaedriel - 19:01, 30 July 2007 (UTC) I have no words to thank you properly for the beautiful gift, and even more for your extremely kind (and undeserved) praise, my friend. So I'll ask a professional for help once again, and tell you, as a token of my gratitude... Entrego-te o coração! xxx, Sharon

Beware

I have returned. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 20:18, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Smile

Lights has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Cheers, Lights 00:39, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Giggy

Uh-oh. Giggy's talking about leaving. --Boricuaeddie 04:25, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

TEMPORARILY! Read, noobs :P And Husond, in response to our GT convo, sorry to be your first nom that didn't pass. Hope this doesn't start a bad trend :P Giggy _U^CP 05:02, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Ha! Real Wikipedians don't read :-) --Boricuaeddie 05:04, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

You just made my day. If you read User:Giggy/Header, you might see some good news. In the meantime, here's a sexy Australian just for you :) Giggy _U^CP 00:04, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Aawwww, thanks mate. I actually wanted the golden duck award, but that'll do just fine :P Giggy _U^CP 00:15, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the support on my RFA, I'm looking forward to it! --AW 15:28, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Debate on the correct adjective for Kosovo

Hi! Based on your interest in the Balkans, you may be interested in the currently ongoing debate on whether we should be using Kosovo or Kosovar/Kosovan as the adjective for Kosovo. —Nightstallion 15:33, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Energy portal review

Hi Husond. Knowing that you have an interest in an unconnected featured portal, I wondered if you might like to comment on the one I've been working on - energy portal - which is now under consideration for featured status. Compared to other candidates it has had relatively few people contributing to the debate, despite being up for discussion for 2 months. If you have time perhaps you would like to take a look? The candidate page can be found here. Gralo 18:41, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for telling me about this discussion. I reviewed the portal and found it a very good candidate for featured status. I commend you on your excellent work. Keep it up! :-) Best regards, Húsönd 01:05, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to comment - and for your encouragement! Regards Gralo 02:37, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Smackdown vs raw 2008

unprotect the article—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Qwertypenny (talk • contribs).

Declined obviously.--Húsönd 22:19, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Headline text!

Ahahaha! My death machine is almost complete, and so nearer draws your doom! It's powered by barnstars and me not archiving my talk page. Why am I telling you this? Any way, I made you this super readiness bar. Enjoy! Dfrg.msc 07:23, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Smile!

B-star!

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		I, The Random Editor, award thee The Barnstar of Good Humor for always coming up with some creative way to make my day brighter. Always humorous, that is a compliment, always cheerful, that describes you perfectly. Happy Editing! Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (ταlκ) 00:53, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

I totally agree with the awarding of this barnstar :-) --Boricuaeddie 01:47, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Coaching

Hi Husond, I'm new here but have read up on a few policy pages before beginning and watched how "stuff is done" and in the far future I would like to be an admin but obviously I need more experience, I know I dotn have many edits or experience but would you be my admin coach; I udnerstand if you dont want to be but please consider it. Best Regards. Ds.mt 17:52, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Userbox

Hello Husond, I noticed that you own Madagascar hissing cockroaches, and would probably like this userbox. {{User:Wishkres/Userboxes/Cockroach}} Hope you like it! Cheers, Neranei ^T/C 22:29, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Whoops. Didn't see that! And yes, they are a bit odd. Anyways, thanks! Happy editing, Neranei ^T/C 23:02, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

No, I keep them, as you do. However, probably due to inbreeding, I only have 2 right now. I've had several broods over the years! How long have you kept them? Cheers, Neranei (talk) 23:00, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

I once had a brood of about 75...that is what you call insanity. And I thought I was the only roach owner...:D! Incidentally, good roach joke. Cheers, Neranei (talk) 23:09, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

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OOH! Can I have a magenta???

That's all I wanted to know. :) --J (T•C) 02:25, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

RE:Your RfA

Thank you for your kind words. Although I expected it to fail, I never really expected to be called immature, uncivil, and power-hungry. But, I guess that's all true. I'm afraid I'd rather not request adminship again. There are many more qualified admins and editors who will probably do a better job than I would've. I've learned that those best fit for power are those who have never sought it. I'm not angry, disappointed, or discouraged. In the words of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, pa'lante siempre. :-) Happy editing! Yours, Boricuaeddie 18:38, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Elonka 2

Thank you for your support in my Request for Adminship. Unfortunately the nomination did not succeed, but please rest assured that I am still in full support of the Wikipedia project, and I'll try again in a few months! If you ever have any questions or suggestions for me, please don't hesitate to contact me. Best wishes, --Elonka 02:36, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Smile!

Image:Blockade2.PNG

What is the purpose of Image:Blockade2.PNG? What does it mean and why do you use it with block notices? heqs ·:. 17:41, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

at a guess, maybe because it means block? and that the default image is boring and he likes bring variation to wikipedia even in block notices?. as i said just a guess.--Kerotan^Talk Have a nice day :) 17:44, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Quite right. The two kanji appearing in the image mean "blockade", the closest related to "block" I could find. Apparently I got tired of the same old block notice and decided to make one of my own containing the image. Regards, Húsönd 22:18, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Usuário/utilizador?

Hello Targeman. I took the liberty to correct the Portuguese greetings on your user page. Hope you don't mind. :-) Best regards, Húsönd 23:14, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Olá! Muito obrigado for your corrections! Is "boa vinda" incorrect? I would have sworn I've heard that one... And is there any difference between usuário and utilizador? It's usuário on Portuguese Wikipedia... Well, serves me right I guess, that's what you get when you rely on fond memories of Portugal instead of a dictionary! No wait, it's gotta be the fault of my former Brazilian roommate :-) --Targeman 23:23, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi again. "Boa vinda" is technically not incorrect, as it's a valid combination of words (although I can't even think of a situation where I'd say that, as it means something like "a good comeback"). For "welcome", "bem-vindo" is always used. Maybe you heard "bem-vinda", which is the female form of the latter. Or perhaps "boa vida", which is also similar but means "good life". "Usuário" is a term used mostly in Brazil, in Portugal people say "utilizador" instead. A major flaw of the Portuguese Wikipedia I must say, as it enforces usage of a word many speakers of Portuguese would rather not. Good to know you've been here before, hope you enjoyed it here. :-) Saudações, Húsönd 23:34, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

OK, I've chosen the Portuguese Portuguese version :-) I only spent a week in Portugal (Lisboa, Sintra, Coimbra) five years ago but it was one of the high points in my life. I loved every second of it. I spent a whole night chatting up a cute Brazilian girl in a hostel-I was full of Sagres beer and we talked in Portuguese. It's a shame my fluency and wit evaporated with the alcohol afterwards :-). Cheers! --Targeman 23:47, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Woo hoo! Premptive analysis!

[1] [2]

Project space count isn't overly high - some AIV work, but not excessive. Fairly active in MfD and Trains project, but not really anything else. Needs more time :P Giggy ^{Talk | Review} 03:33, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I'm aware of that :P Just proving I'm an ever more awesome admin coach then you are! Giggy ^{Talk | Review} 22:00, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I'd probably be better at it then you:P In other news, TTR is still causing havoc! It's at DRV if you're interested. Giggy ^{Talk | Review} 23:50, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

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Please stop

Please stop reverting my edits, Filipe. There's nothing wrong in placing a "citation needed" notice, such procedure is in fact encouraged in order to force content to conform to WP:V/WP:RS. I think it's clear what's the part I'm disputing. "Portuguese speakers will usually need some formal study of basic grammar and vocabulary, before being able to understand even the simplest sentences in those languages (and vice-versa)" is not only a self-contradictory sentence, as the "simplest sentences" part is blatantly untrue. I shall remove the content quoted above if it remains unsourced for some time. Regards, Húsönd 23:02, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't see how that's self-contradictory. Rather than asking for a cite, why not rewrite the sentence? I agree that it's excessively extreme. FilipeS 17:05, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Please Stop

Husond, I'd also appreciate it if you stopped. Your skimpy clothing is distracting myself and other editors. Dfrg.msc 06:54, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

I've forgotten as to why I came here. Dfrg.msc 06:59, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

I surrender mate, talk page is down under now! Vegemite fingerprints are strictly forbidden though. Húsönd 16:08, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

RFA

HI, I understand, from another editor, that you might nominate me for Adminship. I'm going to take a few days to decide. Thank you. Bearian 17:23, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Hello again. I have declined respectfully at this time. Thank you for your interest. I will be open to another nomination in a month or two. I do appreciate your noticing me. Tahnk you again. Bearian 13:01, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Smile!

Your page has been conquered by the Australian Cabal

Hello Husond. I am here to inform you that your userpage or talk page has been conquered by the Australian Cabal. Please don’t panic; there is nothing you can do about it. You are hereby invited to join the Cabal, and help conquer other pages for our cause. See User:Giggy/Australian Cabal for more information. Thank you, have a nice day, and welcome to Australia. Giggy ^Talk 22:12, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the Warm Welcome!

Husond, thank you so much for your warm welcome. Its especially lovely to hear it coming from you! Its been hectic for me lately but I'm trying to sneak in some Wiki-time again. My editing still might be on the sporadic side but I'm glad I got back some extra time again. The past few months left me little extra time for anything else. Plus Fall 2007 is when I start freshman year in college. Unfortunately USC sent me a "sorry but there is no more space left" letter :(, but the bright spot was that they said I qualify quite well for transfership. I just need to score a pretty solid transcript and maybe by Spring or Sophomore year try again for USC and their cinema school.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 05:46, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

April Fools

Ok, so it's a while away, but we'd better get the wheels in motion. We have two options.

• Re-nominate you for admin (has had great experience already doing admin chores)

I can see the optional questions (Did you kidnap Madeleine McCann?)

• Either that of nominate Jimbo for the Bad Sex in Fiction Award.

Also, it seems we have created a monster with the page claiming thing. Welcome to the dark side by the way, we have a casual attitude towards work and a relatively sunny disposition thanks to our temperate climate. Cheers! Dfrg.msc 08:07, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

The "s" on my keyboard is broken. Dfrg.msc 08:12, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Split bias

Considering your participation in the previous Talk:Split poll where you revealed a clear bias on the issue, I respectfully request that you recuse yourself from acting as an administrator on this issue and reverse your recent administrative actions. If you can't convince an unbiased administrator that a speedy close is justified, then it probably isn't. Thanks. --Serge 16:02, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

The Golden Quackstar!!!

Thanks so much Husond, I really was not expecting that. There is a hidden message below this comment. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (tαlk) 19:54, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Hey, I saw that message! Giggy ^Talk 02:32, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Block Log of 63.164.145.198

Hey Husond. I was just looking over the block log of the user you just blocked and it appears that they have a long history of vandalism and are also a Shared IP. I would recommend a long term 3-6 month anonblock instead rather than a 48 hour non-anonblock. Just wanted to let you know.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 23:29, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

• Oh I see! Still that IP's block log is none-too-nice. By the way I think you forgot to untick the "disable creating an account" box. At the moment only registered users of that IP address can edit but no one can create an account.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 23:39, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:CVU status

The Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit project is under consideration to be moved to {{inactive}} and/or {{historical}} status. Another proposal is to delete or redirect the project. You have been identified as a project member and your input as to this matter would be welcomed at WT:CVU#Inactive.3F and at the deletion debate. Thank you! Delivered on behalf of xaosflux 15:50, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

British Student Television

Thanks for helping out on the renaming. I've relisted the page under the directions you gave, to be honest I never expected the move to be contested before. Thanks again, CR7 (message me) 01:28, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I've moved it to the bottom and copied the formatting. I think I'll archive the talk page's older stuff 'cause it's rather in the way. Thanks again, CR7 (message me) 01:39, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Sherzo

Hi there. as a previous commenter onto the actions of Sherzo, could you please read and comment on this new debate Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Sherzo. Many thanks. TorstenGuise 09:14, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment

Thank you for your gentle comment on my RfA, which was successful. Lyrl^Talk _C 01:08, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Sources

Husond, your comment regarding sources at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Crefeld School troubles me. WP:V clearly states "In general, the most reliable sources are peer-reviewed journals and books published in university presses; university-level textbooks; magazines, journals, and books published by respected publishing houses; and mainstream newspapers." Almost all of those "most reliable sources" are decidedly not freely available on the Internet. I have children between the ages 12 and 22 and am appalled that they labor under the erroneous (though convenient) assumption that a thorough research job can be done without consulting sources unavailable in electronic format. If others share your belief that peer-reviewed journals and books published in university presses; university-level textbooks; magazines, journals, and books published by respected publishing houses should not be considered in AfD discussions simply because they are not available to someone without trudging down to a University library, then it is a sad, sad day for Wikipedia and for the advancement of knowledge, in general. The general policy against linking to sites which require payment to read content has a reasonable purpose, but it is not intended to imply that that the sources themselves are somehow less legitimate simply because the publishers seek to be compensated for their product. -- DS1953 ^talk 15:15, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

I understand what you are saying, but I disagree that being a free encyclopedia means that we have to use (or even concentrate on) free sources for our information. We are providing a free resource that should summarize the most reliable possible sources, free or not. If we do our job right (including editors double checking sources cited), the average reader should never have to read our sources. Our mission is not to provide a bibliography of free resources; we are here to provide encyclopedic articles. The sources are a function of that mission; i.e., to verify that the information in the article is correct. For that reason, I think that any emphasis on using free sources rather than best sources is misplaced. (As an aside, a large number of public libraries in the U.S. provide access to subscription-only web sites, including Newsbank. By logging into my local library's web site from the Internet and using my library card number, I can read - for free - the entire archives of newspapers such as the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune, and so can tens of millions of other users). -- DS1953 ^talk 16:21, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

You say "By not being free, they're only accessible to some and I therefore believe they should be deemed unavailable info." Microfilmed copies of major-city newspapers are available in almost every public library in the United States, either in their own collections or through interlibrary loan. Ditto for academic journals. I am sure that is also true for any of the world's great libraries such as the British Library or the Bibliotheque nationale de France. Librarians would undoubtedly be surprised to learn that just because someone cannot click a few buttons on a mouse and see the information on a computer screen that an administrator on Wikipedia deems their holdings "void". To state that articles in the New York Times are not valid sources simply because you cannot read them without going to a library defies logic. The fact that those materials are also available, for a fee, online does not somehow taint their value as sources. -- DS1953 ^talk 18:39, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

CVU Discussion

Hey Husond. You maybe interested in the discussion going on at WT:CVU. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (tαlk) 15:47, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thank you, Husond! I am truly touched! Cheers and see you around! Sorry for the excess of exclamation marks!!!! The Ogre 15:59, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Civility Barnstar

Hey, thanks for bringing that up on the talk page, it is much appreciated Chaza 93 17:20, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

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Civility Award

The Civility Award already exists yes. El-Nin09 21:44, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

SmackDown vs RAW 2008 page

Excuse, but could you please put someone who actually looks at the SmackDown vs RAW 2008 page in charge of it as it needs updating with the new confirmed superstars and the unconfirmed ones removing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.38.10.84 (talk • contribs) 10:03, August 16, 2007

On Wikipedia there's nobody "in charge" (see WP:OWN). If the page needs to be updated, perhaps a request for unprotection might be in order, especially if there's consensus on the article's talk page for the proposed changes. Húsönd 17:10, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Admin Ship

Well, you seem a fairly succesful admin, could you please give me some pointers on how to acheive a succesful RfA. El-Nin09 21:12, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

OK i will work on that El-Nin09 06:50, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

"Writing mistakes often denote carelessness, and that certainly wouldn't look wellgood on the face of Wikipedia..." (All in good fun, no hard feelings, mate.) Jouster  (whisper) 15:36, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

There is no spoon? Jouster  (whisper) 15:44, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Requesting self-block on IP

"if a block is needed, administrators should consider using a soft block with the template {{anonblock|optional comment}} as the block reason."

This IP is prone to use (apparently) by pranksters and other users lacking in netiquette. As an I.T. professional, I would like to see this IP soft blocked. I have a proper username anyway.

I am making this request to multiple admins in order to expedite the process.

- 208.47.211.5 16:30, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

In response to your reply, I must say that users on this IP have been vandalising articles in the past, and even as recently as this week. It has been necessary to temporarily block this IP before, and considering that the vandalism is still occurring (see history for Wood Oaks Junior High School as well as edit history for this IP), I believe that it is justification to place a permanent soft block on the IP. Please reconsider.

- 208.47.211.5 17:44, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Your work is also appreciated!

		The Portuguese Barnstar of National Merit
		I hereby award you this barnstar for your invaluable contributions regarding Portuguese topics. Até breve! The Ogre 18:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Smile!

Hey there Husond. Pass this smile on to three people telling them to pass it on to more three people. Let's see how far we can get this smile to go. --Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (tαlk) 23:22, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Basque portal

I updated the portal but it might need a 2nd proof read since I did it pretty quickly, I had something else to tell you but I forgot so I'll just comment you later if I think of it.--Joebengo 01:49, 19 August 2007 (UTC)