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[edit] Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, JamieS93, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome! Royalbroil 19:16, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

I notice that you edit primarily about CCM artists. So you know, we are in the process of consolidating the Christian music WikiProjects into a single WikiProject called WikiProject Christian music. Most of the WikiProjects had only a few active members. WikiProject Christian music will then have multiple taskforces for the various genres, including Contemporary Christian music. We haven't worked out the templates for the articles yet. Royalbroil 21:43, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Original barnstar

The Original Barnstar
For your numerous excellent edits to Contemporary Christian musicians, a lesser known but important part of this encyclopedia, I hereby award you the Original Barnstar. Wear it with pride! Royalbroil 03:23, 9 February 2008 (UTC)


Thank you very much for awarding me that fine barnstar, Royalbroil! It's great to know that my contributions are notable enough in the Wikipedia community to earn that. And yes, I will proudly wear it as instructed. Honestly, I didn't expect to get that kind of notoriety until a few hundred edits from now. Again, thanks!
You've earned it. Your edits come up often on my watchlist, and they are always positive improvements and done right. Royalbroil 22:45, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Firstly, for fixing my signature ;) Secondly for being a nice guy :)(As far as I can see!) Tiddly-Tom 00:53, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
Not a clue why that messed up, thanks for sorting it, now to try and find out why it did it. That warning was applied automatically, so I did not see it and therefore did not check. I don't know if you already use any tools, but you might be interested in looking at twinkle - it has sped up vandal fighting a lot for me! Tiddly-Tom 00:53, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for the barnstar, Tom!! I do always want to be helpful and kind in everything I say and do when interacting with users! :)
I actually don't use any user tools at the moment, although lately I've really considered the option of getting something like Twinkle for vandalism, since I've found myself doing a good deal of RC patrolling. I have looked into Twinkle, and unfortunately I only have IE (v. 6) installed, which isn't compatible with it. Maybe I'll try Firefox for wiki editing (while using Twinkle), since I've heard Firefox is a good one for browsing in general.
I know I should probably ask this somewhere else, but do you happen to know if it would work okay for my IE browser is I installed Twinkle on my monobook.js while using Firefox, but after that used both browsers for editing? Would using IE with Twinkle installed (but not necessarily using it) cause any negative effects to IE's browsing in general? If you don't happen to know, I can always ask elsewhere. Again, thanks a lot!! And Happy Valentine's Day! --JamieS93 15:53, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Oops

Thanks for the message. I messed up and removed the redirect. Can I just fix it back to this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ali_al-Sistani&oldid=46735024 I'll play in sandboxes for now on. Sorry about that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.46.253.166 (talk) 14:47, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

See my response to this comment here. -JamieS93 15:17, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Please help, someone reverted it back again to my old (bad) formatting. --72.46.253.166 (talk) 16:44, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks JamieS93 :) --Bluetoblackin miami (talk) 17:57, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Sure, you're welcome, Bluetoblackin miami! I'm glad you got an account! Feel free to stop by and drop a note here if you've got a question or a comment about something. I hope you enjoy further editing and learning on Wikipedia. (I find that I learn a lot of various facts and info by editing articles.) Have a nice day! JamieS93 12:56, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your recent report to WP:AIV

Thank you for making a report about 71.216.168.49 (talk · contribs · block log) on Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. Reporting and removing vandalism is vital to the functioning of Wikipedia and all users are encouraged to revert, warn, and report vandalism. However, administrators are generally only able to block users if they have received a recent final warning (one that mentions that the user may be blocked) and they have recently vandalized after that warning was given. The reported user has not yet been blocked because it appears this has not occurred yet. If this user continues to vandalize even after their final warning, please report them to the AIV noticeboard again. In this case the editor hadn't received a warning since 31st January which doesn't constitute a recent final warning. I've issued a warning, and if there is any further activity, please give them a final warning and re-report to AIV. any other questions don't hesitate to give me a shout. Khukri 14:58, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I had only realized after reporting them that the last warning was in January. Still, I wasn't sure about the exact protocol if a user was on the 4th warning, and then next month continued to vandalize, so I decided to not actually delete the entry from the WP:AIV list. That's good to know how it works, though. Thanks! Sorry about the mess-up! --JamieS93 15:23, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Not a problem at all, and don't think it as a warning or anything. ;) Reporting of vandals to AIV is very subjective, somewill not issue blocks if am editor has not had a final warning though some may depending on the circumstances. Rules of thumb (and these are my guidelines which will normally get you through) make sure they have at least two warnings on the page, one of which is a final warning. With an IP, as you can't be sure it's the same editor is behind the IP address, make sure the warning is within 12 hours unless you have a clear indication it's the same editor. With an account final warnings can usually be upto a couple of days old. Any problems just leave me a message and I'll try and help out. Khukri 18:48, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the info, Khukri, that's good to know. I typically let the user go through all four warnings before actually reporting them, but I have seen some just jump from warning 2 to #4 and then the user gets blocked, for instance, usually because some previous vandalism had gone unwarned. One more question: Say in January 2008, a user vandalized twice and receives the first two warnings. In February, they continue to vandalize. Should warning 2 be placed as the first warning for the month of February? I would typically choose that option in such a circumstance, or would it be better to go down one level and "re-welcome" with #1? I've seen both be done before, but I personally think it makes more sense to continue with warn 2 in the second month of vandalism, especially if it hasn't been long after any previous vandalistic activity. Thanks for answering! --JamieS93 13:58, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
A lot of what happens depends on the severity of the vandalism and the opinion of the administrator. I don't consider myself to be a strict administrator, but I probably would have leaned towards blocking that IP since the had very many warnings over the past years and several blocks. I would have evaluated if the IP address had any good contributions to make the final decision about whether to block or not. I wouldn't argue with another admin if they gave a final warning instead of the block. Certainly you should not start out with a new Level 1 warning just because it's a new month. Khukri makes a good point about the length of time between the vandalism. The main point behind blocking it to prevent compromisation or disruption to Wikipedia and disruption wasn't necessarily imminent in this case. Blocking should not be used as a punishment. My unsolicited opinion. Royalbroil 03:35, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Spotting image problems

Copyright problems require deletion discussion or outright speedy deletion (WP:CSD) if there are clear problems that require immediate removal. If you need something deleted, the place to go is WP:xFD, where the x would be I for Images, A for Articles, C for Categories, etc. So in other words, the place to go for image problems is WP:IFD. Just start reading from the top of the article and do whatever it says. In these cases, the images should be marked for deletion. I noticed the Flyleaf image yesterday and saw that it had been noticed by a bot which means it will be taken care of. Yesterday I was going to upload a flickr image of the lead singer that I later found to be uploaded and used on her article! I just have to say that I love Flyleaf! Royalbroil 03:17, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I see that the Kutless image is not listed for probable deletion, unlike the Flyleaf image - the bots must have missed it. Would you attempt to list this image, then give me a message and I'll review that it was listed for deletion properly? I've done it many times before. Royalbroil 03:22, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
For the Kutless image, I would have used the first speedy deletion criteria {{subst:nsd}} since its source is not listed. I wouldn't bother to change it at this point, because it'll never survive IFD anyhow. Royalbroil 14:55, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
Some contributors spend time looking through IFD since they could be controversial. The CSD candidates are probaly only reviewed by the deleting admin since they should be non-controversial. Again, no reason for you to spend time on changing it. Royalbroil 15:27, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

Thanks for removing the vandalism of The Regis School of the Sacred Heart. I don’t know how I missed it since the article is on my watchlist. Cheers! —Travistalk 17:06, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! :) Actually my sister told me about the vandalism and bookmarked the link for me to deal with it. (I tend to edit on here more than she does recently, so if she's browsing wiki and finds something that needs to be fixed, onto my to-do list it goes ;) Have a great day! --JamieS93 20:32, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Flyleaf correction

Thanks for the heads up! I've taken care of it. :) GlassCobra 02:52, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] TobyMac Improvements

Thanks for taking the time to work on TobyMac. I think your rewrite is a big improvement! --Fru1tbat (talk) 16:13, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi Fru1tbat! No problem, and thanks for the nice comment! Of course, it's still needs refs for the unsourced statements, but my top priority was to get rid of the POV content. I've also got other CCM/Christian rock-related projects I'd like to pursue, like some more Kevin Max cleanup, and semi-rewriting Skillet (I haven't even started on that one yet). I'd like to raise it to B-class level, so Toby might be on my back burner, somewhat. :) Thanks again! JamieS93 20:25, 5 March 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Cleanup templates

Just to let you know that most cleanup templates, like "{{Unreferenced}}", "{{Fact}}" and "{{Cleanup}}" etc., are best not "subst"ed . See WP:SUBST for more details. Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 22:44 12 March 2008 (GMT).

Here, rgds, Rich Farmbrough, 11:42 13 March 2008 (GMT).

[edit] I just looked

I just looked. What do are u on about. Chubbennaitor (leave me a message!) 17:33, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I just looked

I just looked. What do are u on about. Chubbennaitor (leave me a message!) 17:35, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Also, on the Modern skin it doesn't work exactly but on the other Skins it does work. Chubbennaitor (leave me a message!) 17:35, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Not Fooled

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This barnstar is awarded to you for not being fooled by the link on Chubbennaitor's page!
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Are you going to be next? :P

I know. Someone told me this was going on. I removed it and have mentioned to people who have one that they might get in trouble for it. Read the messages off MilkChocaltebiscut. I think that's their name. Chubbennaitor (leave me a message!) 16:09, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for sorting my user box page - I had in fact read the list but forgot to update my userbox. Doing a few days on huggle throws you up that list :P P.S. After forgetting to save this message, I went and looked at List of Wikipedians by number of recent edits where I am 40th :P Better go make a userbox for that! See yah around! Tiddly-Tom 20:06, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Autism

Can you explain why you are adding this text? I'll follow your page; you can respond here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:56, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

It's not a problem, Jamie; just checking. RC patrolling isn't easy :-) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:07, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] AFD

I suppose that can count as well. - Milks F'avorite Cookie 22:14, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Family Force Five

Hi there, I want to explain to you what I am doing regarding my recent edits. You can't use first-party sources to back up such a claim, and all those interviews contained were them saying they were Christians. Christian sites like that are heavily biased, before this genre is added it needs a reliable, un-biased, third-party source which explicitly puts them in this genre. The fact they are Christians doesn't put them in this category. Have a good day. Landon1980 (talk) 15:41, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, sorry I got carried away. I did those by accident. I'm a little new to Wikipedia, I used various IP's in the past from the university I attend, but I got tired of receiving irrelevant warnings for things I had no part in. So in other words, this is my first account and I don't have much experience in editing. In the past I merely used Wikipedia for the most part. I didn't want to violate 3RR so I left it alone. Iron crow says policy doesn't apply there, and using first-party, heavily-biased sources is ok in that situation. I informed him of policy, and others have as well but he reverts the changes. I just left it alone so I wouldn't get blocked or anything. I have requsted help from an admin, maybe he will take care of it. If I am wrong and policy does not apply here I will gladly step down and accept it. Have a good day. Landon1980 (talk) 21:03, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Forever Machine (band)

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[edit] John Cooper (musician)‎

Thanks for the informative edit summary in your reversion of my redirect on this article. I am indeed happy to redirect the articles on the other members back to the band - and they should be - I just happened upon this one. However, I am not interested in an edit war, and if you would rather I did not redirect them I will take it to AfD and let consensus decide the issue. Pastordavid (talk) 14:28, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I would certainly be happy to redirect the whole lot of them. As I read it, WP:MUSIC is pretty specific on this one, saying: Members of notable bands are not given individual articles unless they have demonstrated notability for activity independent of the band. Pastordavid (talk) 17:41, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
I didn't know that WP:MUSIC talked about individual notability. Yet another case of drawing a line. These are always tough. He is notable for being the member of 2 notable bands, so his article should be kept. The others should be merged into the main article. I think that every band's article should able to have a section titled "band members" that describes all of the active members and major former members. The disadvantage of that approach is that they cannot be categorized.
These discussions should be discussed at the WikiProject level, not as several individuals. Discussions like this are the main purpose of WikiProjects IMHO. We chasen our tails for a while at WikiProject NASCAR when the sanctioning body changed the title sponsor of the 2 main series on January 1 because no one wanted to discuss our plan before that date. I don't want to see that happen here. I rarely see collaboration in the 7 WikiProjects that I have been a member of. Royalbroil 22:57, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] STOP reverting my removal of comments on my talk page

Resolved.

Please stop reverting people who blank their own talk pages, as you did here and here. You are not using your rollback privileges properly. Please see Wikipedia:UP#Removal_of_comments.2C_warnings where it says "Policy does not prohibit users, including both registered and anonymous users, from removing comments from their own talk pages" I am within my rights to blank my talk page rather than archive it if I so chose. This right exists for all users. Please be more careful in using your rollback privileges and abide by policy when doing so, in particular not reverting people who blank their own talk pages. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 14:27, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

I am so sorry, Hammersoft. I meant to revert my revert and leave you a message about it, but as soon as I realized that it wasn't a different user who was blanking the talk page, but you had already rv'd my rv. Again, I apologize for being reckless. I'll try to be very careful with the page blankings, and use of the rollback rights, perhaps even holding off for a little while. And I certainly won't mess with your pages anymore. Deal? --JamieS93 14:37, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
  • I don't care if you mess with 'my' user/talk pages. Mess away :) Just do it within policy. I just wanted to make sure you were aware that it's acceptable for users to blank their own talk pages. --Hammersoft (talk) 14:38, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
Okay, that's cool with me - not that there's anything that I care to mess with. :) Yes, I was aware of the policy; I initially thought that it was a different user, although as soon as I had made the revert, I realized otherwise. But sometimes there are cases when vandals blank their talk pages after they've been repeatedly warned within the five minutes, and I've seen other users revert those kinds of blankings. It doesn't really matter, though, since there's always talk history that admins can review if the user needs to be blocked.
Anyway, I'm trying to be a more careful RC patroller, since I do openly admit to having made a mistake like this before (here). Can we call this matter resolved? --JamieS93 14:55, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Oh heck no! I'm going to hold this as a grudge against you forever more! In fact, I'm watchlisting Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/JamieS93 now, and if you ever dare run for admin I'm going to drag this nasty skeleton out of the closet and bludgeon you with it's pinky bones! Mwahahahaahahahah! Fear me! :) Of course, it was a minor matter. Sprinkle smileys as needed :) --Hammersoft (talk) 15:12, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Editor review

Huge thanks for your recent review, thorough and straight to the point which I like to see. I'm glad you've found plenty of areas for me to work on before (and after!) my next RfA but i'm also glad you've found things that you like. I was advised at my last RfA to contribute more to the other areas (e.g. ref desk and help desk) and i'm trying to do that now. Thanks again for your help, if you need anything yourself, don't hesitate to ask. Regards, CycloneNimrodtalk? 19:23, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah I'd completely agree, i'm just trying to knock a few articles up to GA over the next few months. As for the admin coaching, i've applied officially and i've also arranged some less official admin coaching with an administrator. Regards, CycloneNimrodTalk? 08:53, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Adoption

Dear Jamie, thank you for offering to Adopt me! I would love to have a user who could help me master the tricks of wikipedia. Im not so sure how I accept your offer though. So if you could point me in the right direction, and help me get started, I would love to be your new protege. Have a nice day as well, -Taylor.

[edit] Thank you

THANK YOU FOR HELP ME AND THIS ARTICLE, HOPEFULLY NOW THEY WONT DELETE IT. NOW ALL WE NEED IS TO HELP OUT THE IVOERYLINE ARTICLE.Rockismorethanmusic (talk) 12:24, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Category:CCM articles

Hi Absolon, I was about to make a change to the Contemporary Christian music categories: Category:Stub-Class Contemporary Christian articles, Category:B-Class Contemporary Christian articles, etc., until I saw the hidden message about discussing changes first. The change I intend to make is pretty minor, so I just wanted to drop you a note here instead of starting up a new discussion with the WP. I think navigation could be made easier on the Contemporary Christian music-by-class categories if I add a {{cat class}} template for each cat, such as what we're doing for the general Christian music categories. Like this on the CCM cats:

{{cat class|topic=Contemporary Christian|class=}}

I don't see any problems or major decisions that should first be discussed with the WikiPrject members, do you? TIA, :) JamieS93 14:15, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

I really don't see a problem with your proposal. Since you're a member of the project I don't think any of the other members would really object to the changes. Absolon S. Kent (talk) 16:37, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

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I've see you around fighting vandals today quite a bit. Nice work! J.delanoygabsadds 16:54, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy Deletion Santiago1313/Sandbox

Thanks. Does this mean you will remove my Sandbox from the Speedy deletion category? If not, what do I have to do? Thanks Santiago1313 (talk) 02:15, 30 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Nice job

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[edit] RfA thank-spam

JamieS93, just a note of appreciation for your recent support of my request for adminship, which ended successfully with 112 supports, 2 opposes, and 1 neutral. If there's something I've realized during my RFA process this last week, it's that adminship is primarily about trust. I will strive to honour that trust in my future interactions with the community. Many thanks! Gatoclass (talk) 06:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Oppera

I've re-added the page. The content is minimal but at least this time it is properly referenced. In my opinion having a Billboard charting platinum selling musical artist and former television actress as your lead singer makes a band pretty darned notable, so I'm not sure how this managed to get voted off or even nominated twice!!! TheGoonSquad (talk) 14:19, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reply help :)

Yes I do Jamie, thanks for responding! Um...I wanted to take a Wikibreak and use the Wikibreak Enforcer but I'm not exactly getting the results I want XD.

I wanted to set my return for Friday the 23...could you help me? Letter 7 (talk) 12:37, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Argh! It's not working too well for me...I've tried everything and to no success. :(

Letter 7 (talk) 17:58, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] St Peters, Leicester, Leicestershire

The article now has a lot of context so I removed the speedy tag. I think you may want to take it to AfD. I'd do it myself but, I'm already in trouble for taking something there today and don't want the additional aggravation. Jasynnash2 (talk) 15:29, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Thanks :-)

Thanks for trying to help :-). I dont really need any help myself , but if you are an admin , you could help me help another Wikiepdian who is in a rather embarrasing situation. --Deepak D'Souza (talk • contribs) 10:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Im short of time so let me explain in short: Enigmatic1986 created an article about himself which got deleted(thrice!). This time however he made a foolish mistake and actually admitted to doing it. Now he is embarrassed that his talk history will remain on Wikipedia for etternity and wants to delete his talk (on other's pages) as well as his own. I have explained the rules to him and he is contrite( I hope) anout his behaviour. Is there any provision to let him delete his identity or can some admin do that for him if he promisses not to do it again?--Deepak D'Souza (talk • contribs) 11:43, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] New account creation

Hey Jamie, I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Has the user in question already gone ahead and done the name switch, or is he still hanging around in limbo? If he is, I'll give you my opinion. Thanks for being patient with me. GlassCobra 14:37, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

This is a bit of a tough case. The user can't exercise his right to vanish, as his personal info has not been compromised, and he does not intend to leave the project. I suppose there is nothing innately wrong with wanting to start from a clean slate, as you said; though, as I'm sure he's aware, he will lose credit for his positive contributions as well. Deepak's advice seems to be sound; however, to be perfectly frank, he probably should have just gone ahead and done it without consulting anyone, as it would have stayed quiet and not caused any hassle. If he ever runs for RfA in the future, it would be a good idea to disclose his previous account and the reasons for creating a new one for transparency's sake; as long as he has done only positive work and there is nothing to suggest any kind of pattern, it should not hinder him. Hope this helps! GlassCobra 20:38, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Creating a new article

Hi Jamie,

I have just submitted an article and as soon as I hit the submit page a template about instant deletion popped up.

I would like to know if this is just an automatic type of thing or does someone really intend to delete the article I just spent several hours creating?

Is there something I can do? I have placed the helpme{{helpme}} thingie in my talk pages, so I am asking that other editors come in and edit my article and add to it.

Is there anyting else I can do to prevent the deletion?

Democracyplease (talk) 19:52, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

I have nulled the helpme tag, as it was pinging everyone on IRC...... Dendodge .. TalkHelp 19:54, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
  • As the editor who PRODded his essay as OR, I have provided on his talk page some answers to his questions, which may save you the trouble of replying; but by all means add to them. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:04, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lee Evans redirecting

Hi, thanks for redirecting the Lee Evans article. The reason I was trying to change it to "music producer" was that "producer" could mean "movie producer" and as far as I know he has never been substantually involved with film, and I couldn't figure out how to just change the name or delete Lee Evans (producer), maybe I can't yet since i'm still a new user. Any chance you could do this for me? Thanks.

Cabletekk (talk) 18:39, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hi!

Hi Jamie what do I do because i am new but Kabul and Baghdad are not twinned with Wellingborough? And I also have another problem.But I will tell you about that in a minute.--Catswilltakeovertheworld1day (talk) 12:29, 31 May 2008 (UTC)


Hi Jamie again would you be able to help me with the layout of my talk page because you seem good at it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Catswilltakeovertheworld1day (talk • contribs) 13:40, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sean Heaphy declined speedy.

Apparently, he's the drummer for Scarlet Party. Cheers, and happy editing. Dlohcierekim 14:38, 1 June 2008 (UTC) On second thought, redirecting to Sean Heaphy. Don't know if this would survive AfD. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 14:41, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

thanks for your note. Hard call to make. I try to give the article/creator the benefit of the doubt. Just a bit more time, y'know. I thought better of it and redirected the lot to Scarlet Party. Creator undid that and expanded them. Still not sure would pass AFD. Who knows? Cheers, and happy editing. Dlohcierekim 05:04, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks a lot for the info. But how m i supposed to delete my existing account...??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Enigmatic1986 (talk • contribs) 02:14, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Public Domain

The source for David Akui is a US Government official site for the Dept. of Defense, and therefore public domain. .mil sites generally are. Everything on us govt sites is free except for occasional photographs republished from outside sources where copyright is indicated. DGG (talk) 16:06, 7 June 2008 (UTC) BTW, if in doubt about copyright, there's a tag for the purpose: {{copypaste}} DGG (talk) 16:40, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My Rfa

Thanks, JamieS93, for participating in my recent RfA, which recently passed with 81 support and 1 neutral !votes. I appreciate all the support and constructive criticism offered in my RfA and I thank you for taking the time to !vote in my nomination. I feel so honoured to be trusted by so many of you and please, if you have any advice, comments or complaints about my actions as an administrator, leave a note on my talk page.

I would also like to thank Acalamari, Rlevse and Nishkid64, for their nomination statements.
Thank you again.
AngelOfSadness talk 23:33, 8 June 2008 (UTC)