User talk:Kathryn NicDhàna/Archive 12

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Archive 12: October 13, 2007 - April 1, 2008
RfA and everything else

Áine

Thanks for your encouragement! De-GeoffMGleadallification has been an ongoing priority of mine for at least a year and a half, though I haven't been able to contribute to Wikipedia as much as I'd like lately. The Celtic religion articles have also suffered from a much earlier rot introduced by User:TUF-KAT, who bulk-imported a lot of nonsense copied from some online Neopagan list of gods. (My impression is that TUF-KAT, like Wikipedia itself, has evolved a lot, and that s/he has now thoroughly reformed – in fact s/he's now an admin.) As for GeoffMGleadall's work, some of it can be sourced and presented in a respectable fashion. I've always opted for that M.O. if possible, which is why it's been slow going. Anyhow, thanks again for your kind words! Solidarity, Q·L·1968 ☿ 19:47, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

I've just noticed with joy that GeoffMGleadall is back on Wikipedia, and that his recent contributions have much more substance and attentiveness to sourcing. (singing:) You've got to admit, it's getting better; getting better, all the time. Q·L·1968 ☿ 19:52, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Copyedit request

I see that you are busy at present, but here is a request with a relaxed timescale. At some point I plan to put St Kilda up for peer review and FA. If you have a moment (or two - it's a bit on the long side) I'd appreciate it if you could take a look at it. Slainte. Ben MacDui (Talk) 16:29, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I poked at it a little bit, will see what else I can get to :-) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 03:51, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

New Userbox

I made my very first userbox and am passing it out. I won't be terribly offended if don't put it on your page. And if you want to make one for yourself, just create a subpage under your user page and just copy/paste the code from User:Tinkleheimer/RespectedByTinkleheimer. Thanks!!Trevor "Tinkleheimer" Haworth 03:10, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Why thank you! - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 03:51, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you  :-)

		My RFA
		Thanks for your support in my recent request for adminship, which was successful. I'll do my best to justify the confidence you've placed in me! Dppowell 23:15, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

my username

Yeah, I know, I liked it too. In short, though, I got tired of people misconstruing the reference and thinking I was a communist / classist / fan of violence / Hispanic ... none of which I am. I'd had vandalism to my userpages a couple of times, plus an oppose at my (unsuccessful) RfA with the rationale "Too few edits. Objectionable username." Figured it wasn't really worth the trouble anymore.

Ah well. I can take comfort in the fact that, for anyone who catches this reference, there are some subversive overtones.

Thanks for the vote of confidence! - Revolving Bugbear (formerly Che Nuevara) 11:48, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Samhain

Hey Kathryn, the etymology looks good to me. I don't care for inline citations, but they could be changed to footnotes in a trice. I doubt Stokes' idea about *samani- can be exact, because how does he turn the vowel into o for SAMON[IOS]? But it's sourced, so no worries. The f thing looks okay, and I agree, it's a spurious folk etymology. The only thing that looks fishy to me is the confidence with which the months of the Coligny calendar are identified as April/May or whatever – there are at least three different theories kicking around for when the Coligny year began. Q·L·1968 ☿ 10:29, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, Dab indicated a couple source, but didn't bother to put it in the format already established in the article, and one is rather vague. The confidence/tone about a particular theory needs to be addressed. In the cases where the theory is only one of a number of reasonable theories, we do need to indicate that. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 21:25, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

No one expects a Pigman admin!

		Wallowing in my RfA: This time it's personal...
		My sincere thanks for your support in my request for adminship, which ended with 51 supports, 0 opposes, and 0 neutral. Doubtless it was an error to put one of the government-bred race of pigmen in any position of authority, but I hope your confidence in me proves justified. Even a man pure of heart and who says his prayers at night can become a were-boar when the moon is full and sweet. Fortunately, I'm neither a were-pig nor pure of heart so this doesn't appear to be an imminent danger to Wikipedia for the moment. Fortunate as well because were-pig hooves are hell on keyboards and none too dexterous with computer mice. If ever I should offend, act uncivil, misstep, overstep, annoy, violate policy, or attempt to topple the fascist leadership of Wikipedia, please let me know so I can improve my behaviour and/or my aim. I am not an animal; I am an admin. And, of course, if there is any way in which I can help you on Wikipedia, please do not hesitate to ask me. Despite my japes, I am indeed dedicated to protecting and serving Wikipedia to the best of my foppish and impudent abilities. I will strive to be an admirable admin, shiny and cool, reasonable and beatific. Pigmanwhat?/trail 05:25, 8 November 2007 (UTC) Post Scriptum: I believe my collaged graphic at left, which incorporates the WP globe and mop image, falls under the rubric of parody for my purposes here. Or is it satire? Regardless, it's a legitimate and legally protected First Amendment usage under US law. Complaints and allegations that this is an improper "fair use" image will be entertained on my talk page, probably with fruit juice, finger food and exotic coffees.

Wicca Appropriation & Indigenous Religions

Hello Kathryn, you may be interested in this:[1] :bloodofox: 22:26, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter

The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter

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Delivered on 12:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC).

Your E-mail

E-mail received. :) Here's the link you require. :) I would have been a bit quicker, except that I created an article on you by mistake, and had to fix that! Acalamari 02:53, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Wow. Here we go... - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 04:33, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

questions of style

I have also replied on User talk:Bloodofox. How you can perceive my attitude as hostile at CR in view of statements like this where I practically contort myself to show sympathy for your point of view I don't know. I have also just stated yesterday that I consider you a good editor well worthy of adminship. I am seriously at a loss how you can say I treat you the same as the trolls. Maybe I have insulted you without being aware of it? Feel free to present me with a diff where my tone is off, and I will be most willing to apologize. --dab (𒁳) 08:06, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi dab, I think we're having some miscommunication here. I don't think you treat me the same as the trolls, and I am grateful for your support and cooperation. I was concerned that you were not taking the concerns of other editors seriously, and wanted to encourage you to think about their perspective. I am sorry if I did this in a way that was hurtful to you. I will respond in more detail over at User talk:Bloodofox. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 01:16, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: Ooops.

Sorry about that db on a cat that wasn't empty. A user had created a whole slew of bizarre cats, and I was flagging a number of them. In the haze of surreality from reading their contribs, I wound up flagging that one, too. The only reason it's not empty, I'm pretty sure, is because they've made a userbox for it and posted it a few places. So, yeah, the names for these categories they've made are nonsense, but, you're right, it's not empty. Oops. Sorry. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 04:51, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

I agree the name is odd, and I've listed it at WP:UFD#Category:Druidist_Wikipedians Gimmetrow 19:16, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Apologies, never been user of Wiki before - perfectly understand and appreciate the rules having read same. mooregroup —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mooregroup (talk • contribs) 13:41, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for reading the links! In the future, if there's something you'd like to include in an article that is based on your own research, or sourced to your personal website, just add it to the talk page of the article and another editor or I can check it out and, if appropriate, add it for you. Thanks again for your understanding. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 20:31, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Secure links

I noticed on the Shalom RfA that you left links to secure.wikimedia.org - how and why, out of curiosity? Avruch^Talk 16:18, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Avruch. I usually edit WP via the secure connection. The main advantage for me is that it seems more compatible with my ISP; the normal server tends to log me out periodically, which can be frustrating. The disadvantage is the secure connection is slower than the normal one. Whichever prefix you use to access the files, http://en.wikipedia.org/ or https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/ , the files accessed are the same. It's just a matter of how you get there. :-) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 20:31, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Pedophillia claims in Celtic article again

Kathryn I noticed that this claim has returned exactly as it was before to the Celtic article. Do you remember when we discussed this in February 2007? I don't understand why this has been allowed to be put back in again - I noticed you have been active on this article from your posts in the Discussion. Have you changed your position on this or did I misunderstand your position last time we discussed the 'Celtic Family Life' entry at the beginning of the year? Has some sort of consensus on this been reached by the people editing the site?

Drifter bob (talk) 19:47, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, this is a problem. Making a whole section with "pedophilia" in the title is placing undue weight on what is a passing mention in the historical texts. As it is mentioned in the historical sources, I do think it's appropriate to include the original quote, and perhaps a brief, sourced comment about whether the original recorder meant "boys" or "other young men". But it should be mentioned only in context, and along with other historical data on relationships, not given an entire section, imho. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 20:31, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Shalom

Your edit summary here reads "It appears you also vandalised less than a week ago." I couldn't find relevant diffs, would you please specify them? |dorftrottel |talk 20:51, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Nevermind. I hadn't realised the diff was from June. |dorftrottel |talk 20:53, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Hello, your mop is here...

	Congratulations! Pigmanwhat?/trail 07:47, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Your RFA was successful

Congratulations, I have closed your RfA as successful and you are now a sysop! If you have any questions about adminship, feel free to ask me. Please consider messaging me on IRC for access to the #wikipedia-en-admins channel. Good luck! --Deskana (talk) 10:54, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations Kathryn! May your mop water always be clean, and your mop always be fluffy and white! Ariel♥Gold 11:02, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Well done. Now clean up my talk page :)

Yayy!!! Wheeeee!!! Absolutely delighted you made it. Well done indeed, and welcome to chaos :) - Alison ^❤ 11:04, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations! --Kyoko 11:06, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Wow, I need to check RFA's more often. CONGRATS :D.Trevor "Tinkleheimer" Haworth 12:00, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

And mine as well. I'm sure you'll be a stellar addition to our ranks ;) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 12:57, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Yipee! Addhoc (talk) 16:58, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

"I thought you were an admin already!" Well, I did, to be honest. Congratulations! Dppowell (talk) 17:05, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Another win for Wikipedia. Congratulations. Raymond Arritt (talk) 17:16, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations! Some points to remember:

1. Remember you will always protect the wrong version.
2. Remember you must always follow the rules, except for when you ignore them. You will always pick the wrong one when you do.
3. Remember to assume good faith and not bite. Remember that when you are applying these principles most diligently, you are probably dealing with a troll.
4. Remember to use the block ability sparingly. Enjoy the insults you receive when you do block.
5. Remember when you make these errors, someone will be more than happy to point them out to you in dazzling clarity and descriptive terminology, usually somewhere very public.
6. and finally, remember to contact me if you ever need assistance, and I will do what I am able.

And whilst I'm here, may I be the first to call for you to be desysopped (to get it out of the way now)? ;o) :oD ➔ REDVEЯS isn't wearing pants 17:18, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you all so much, all of you. And Redvers, you may not have pants, but maybe one of Acalamari's shirts will do the trick. :-) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 19:03, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Your request for adminship

Hello Kathryn NicDhàna, congratulations on passing your request for adminship! I am honored that you allowed me to have the chance to nominate you, and to have Alison co-nominating. Thank you for that. Anyway, here is your new T-shirt, and a link to the school for new admins. You will find the school very useful, and the shirt very comfortable. :) Best wishes. Acalamari 17:51, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you again for talking me into it. You were right, it went just fine. Who knew? Now, how to make an iron-on transfer of the Rouge Admin flag to apply to the back of it... :-) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 19:03, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

I thank you for your patience, and for being a great candidate. :) Acalamari 19:24, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

New admin heirlooms for you

When I became an admin all of two weeks ago, I got the T-shirt and this New admin school link from Accounting4Taste who got them from Acalamari. In the compressed history of Wikipedia and admin terms, I guess it's an heirloom. I found the New admin school really helpful in learning how to use the buttons. Best, Pigman^what?/trail 18:54, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh, the embarrassment of duplicating Acalamari's message! I swear it wasn't there when I wrote this! Still, there are worse faux pas. Pigman^what?/trail 19:02, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Collect them all! I can keep one pristine, for special occasions, and dye the other one red, for uber-special occasions. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 19:42, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Note to everyone

Very tired. More thanks later. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzz. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 20:42, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Definitely need a break - in trying to adjust the icons at the top, I somehow rendered all this text invisible. Nap time then admin school, apparently. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 21:18, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

• Congratulations on becoming a new admin! To learn a little about how to work your new tools, check out the New admin school. If you like, you can use the userbox {{User:EVula/Userboxes/admin since|year=2007|month=11|day=22}} on your user page to display how long you have been an admin. Best! -- Jreferee t/c 05:49, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you! I plan to go there and make all sorts of vivid mistakes once I'm over this cold I seem to have caught. (Note - Still resting. Combo of holiday, RfA-induced cold, and much-needed relaxation. More later.) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 21:51, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Oooh. Rest up and take it easy. We'll be here when you get back - Alison ^❤ 00:19, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

What's up with this? You think we get sick leave? Geez, first week on the job and you're already skiving. Buck up and get to work or the Cabal will dock your pay. (Hope you're better soon!) Raymond Arritt (talk) 04:20, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Good Article review of Cailleach

Hello Kathryn, I've passed you're good article nomination of Cailleach and it has now been listed as a Good Article under the Philosophy and Religion section. Well done and Congratulations. There are some issues that are needing resolvement on the talk page. Thanks and please nominate more articles that are the same quality as Cailleach. Regards, Rudget.talk 13:18, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your prompt and thorough review! I've responded at more length on the talk page. Slán, 20:35, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Just wanted to officially say thanks for supporting me! Please find your thank you card here, should you wish to see it. I'm honored to have received your support. And congrats on your mop as well! A glass of red wine raised to you! *hic* All the best, ~Eliz81^(C) 21:43, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm flattered you used my spam as a template (though, of course, I stole it from the others listed). I've been really wiped out with this cold, but I guess it's time for me to start the thanks, too. Interspersed with blank periods. Congratulations, again, and it was fun waiting for the election returns with you ;-) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 23:05, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Your nomination

You're very welcome again for the nomination. It was an honor to get to nominate you, and to nominate with Alison. Thank you for letting us nominate you. :) Acalamari 00:55, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Hey Kathryn, congratulations on getting the tools - I've always respected you, and I'm extremely pleased your RfA passed. I'm sure you'll be fine, but if you need any help whatsoever, let me know and I'll see how I can help you :-) Ryan Postlethwaite 01:31, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

The mop

Congrats. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 02:24, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations, and a belated thank you for your support in my RfA. I don't have a good excuse - I'm just slow. Enjoy the mop! Acroterion _(talk) 03:50, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations on your mop and bucket. They shall respond well to your wise, Gaelic commands. :-) Festive regards, Húsönd 04:40, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Phaedriel lives on in her RFA thank yous. You will do well. bibliomaniac15 05:04, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Congrats on gaining adminship...don't worry about "messing up" my talkpage..it's a weird tangle anyway..best wishes.--MONGO (talk) 05:45, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

's e ur beatha :)▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡^Talk 06:08, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations.--Berig (talk) 08:31, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations and Best Wishes, - Modernist (talk) 12:17, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Yet another well done. All the best with the new buttons...! The Rambling Man (talk) 12:21, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Meall ur naidheachd. Is math a rinn sibh - congrats & well done - le gach dhùrachd --MacRusgail (talk) 14:11, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

As I don't have the Gaelic, I shall have to be very English and say 'Jolly well done. old bean!' Kim Dent-Brown ^{(Talk to me)} 16:05, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Good luck Kathryn NicDhàna with the new mop. If you need anything from me, please let me know. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 16:24, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

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Phoenix-wiki ^{(talk · contribs)} 21:43, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations, and thanks for the card. I especially like how you gave credit to everyone who inspired its creation. What are you trying to do, strictly observe the GFDL? Good luck, Kyoko 22:37, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

You're are very welcome! I'm very pleased to hear of your success! Enjoy the tools. :-) Lradrama 09:29, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, Kathryn, for your thoughtful message. Your observation skills and caring make me all the more proud for supporting you. I know you'll do great things around here. Good luck, and I'm here if you need any help! GlassCobra 19:45, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

RFA thanks

Dear Kathryn, Thank you for supporting in my recent RfA. I have fixed that minor edit button. Words nor pictures can express my heartfelt appreciation at the confidence the community has shown me. I am both heartened and humbled by this confidence. I will carry the lessons learned from the constructive criticism I have received with me as I edit Wikipedia, and heed those lessons. Special thanks to Pedro and Henrik as nominators. Special thanks to Rudget who wanted to. A very special thanks to Moonriddengirl for her eloquence and perceptiveness. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 20:05, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

ArbCom

I have filed a case here, I just listed myself an Dbachmann as the involved parties, because I was unsure how to do it, if you would also like to be listed as an involved party and make a statement, please feel free to add your name and statement. futurebird 20:54, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter

The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter

The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter! Issue XII - December 1, 2007 Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, right down Santa Claus lane! Ho, ho ho (but not that kind of ho!) and Merry Christmas, everybody! Yes, that's right. It's time for the Christmas edition of the LGBT Love Boat newsletter. This homo Love Boat is cruising into Christmas and counting down the days to a brand new year! It doesn't matter if you're Christian or belong to some other, more obscure sect. Jesus loves you one and all, so let's curl up around the fire, sing some carols, drink some egg nog, and have a gay old time. But before we do, perhaps your chipper cruise director Miss Julie should spread the gender bendin' news from everyone's favorite project.... Table of Contents Quelle Suprise! King James is a Queen! It's Britney, Bitch! Game show for nerds Jón Þór Birgisson Everybody loves a sequel Not quite the second coming, but special just the same Battle of the Wikipedia Stars! Santa needs elves Urgent Christmas appeal Surrender, Dorothy!!!!!!! Ambrosia Christmas came early You! Quelle Suprise! King James is a Queen! Our dear Haiduc, never a stranger to controversy, recently decided to delve into the wardrobe of the British Monarchy, and what did he discover? King James had more than appreciative eyes for strapping young men! Naturally, Haiduc felt the need to share this news with the community, but instead of being praised for his scholarship, he was reviled. In fact, one rabid heterocentrist even rummaged around in his own wardrobe until he found an old pair of socks to play with. All seemed lost until astute editor Jeffpw noticed some odd postings and did some sleuthing of his own. The socks were uncovered, the Wicked Witch was melted and readers the world over were able to learn that Good King James regularly ordered tube steak from the menu of the day. Thank you, Haiduc! Thank you, Jeff! And let Miss Julie add (for readers who might not know) that tube steak tastes just like chicken! It's Britney, Bitch! Well, maybe it's not Miss Thang, herself, but it's the next best thing: Chris Crocker! he stirs up just about as much controversy as his idol does, even here on Wikipedia. Though it's all a bit of a muddle, one of our editors hopes you can drop by the talk page and leave a message of hope for those battling the forces of obstructionism in that little corner of the Wiki World. It is so hard to spread enlightenment. As Miss Parker herself said, "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think". Game show for nerds Wallowing in cash from the latest beg-a-thon, the powers-that-be have decided to sponser a little contest here to improve the articles, with a Grand prize of $100. Yeah. Just enough for a Burger King dinner for the family. Still, the thought is nice and the goal is noble, so we should support it. Our little Queer beehive has taken a look at what's on offer, and both the Greek Traditionalists and Daughters of Bilitis are well represented. The ever useful SatyrTN has made a little list, which can be found here (if that malignant bot hasn't archived it already, that is). So find a pal, roll up your sleeves and dive right in. Let's show this Encyclopedia just what Queers with firecrackers up their....err, I mean, let's show the others what we can do. Jón Þór Birgisson I can't pronounce his name, but he's awfully cute, he's deliciously foreign, and best of all...he's GAY! But he won't be for long, if certain users have their way. A concerted effort has been under way for a while now, designed to neuter poor Jon (pretend I put a little accent thingy over that O) and make him into a sort of rockin' Ken doll. So please watchlist this hunka man, and keep him queer! If anybody questions you, tell them "Miss Julie sent me". TranSanta Everybody loves a sequel Readers not afflicted with Alzheimer's will remember that last month we had a little story about Alice and her harasser. That proved so popular that we bring you the sequel: Benjiboi and his stalker. After a chance meeting at the Michael Lucas article, this anonymous user took a shine to our Benjiboi, and has been showering him with attention on virtually every board on Wikipedia. Flattered though he is, Benjiboi finds the attention a bit distracting, and administrators have been seeking various remedies for this. It has proven difficult, as the stalker has an IP address that changes quicker than Superman in a telephone booth. So perhaps some of you would like to watchlist Benjiboi's page, and lend a hand if you see some love letters from an 11 digit friend. I was actually thinking we should get Alice's harasser and Benjiboi's stalker together. Then we could have another sequel, sort of like Freddy vs. Jason. Any bets as to who would win?? Not quite the second coming, but special just the same Let me be the first to give a warm, wet, Love Boat kiss (though not with tongue) to our newest Project members: Jacksinterweb, Cleduc, Pigman, Becksguy and Iamandrewrice. Even in the month of our Saviour's birth, your popping into our Wikipedian lives is a blessed event indeed. As Jesus Himself said, "Live long and prosper". He did say that, didn't he? I think he said it. In any event, if he was standing next to me now, I'm sure he'd say it, and add, "Happy homo editing!" Battle of the Wikipedia Stars! Indomitable Ann Bannon is holding her own in Wikipedia's answer to American Idol: The Featured Article candidate list! For four feverish weeks, she has mastered the challenges and not been eliminated from the competition. Drop by the FAC page and show Ann you love her....or give her the hook (I'm not supposed to tell you how to vote). Giving our plucky Ann reason to hope is the recent promotion of List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sa-Sc. If Miss Julie has her way, we will have the entire alphabet of Queerdom Featured here on Wikipedia soon! And I would be remiss if I did not give a warm, Lesbian salute to our own Belovedfreak, who showed Wikipedia with But I'm a Cheerleader that even pom poms are no protection from the Love that dare not speak its name, and got a gold star for her efforts. Climbing the Wikipedia career ladder is User: Tim1965, who has not only written, but is now promoting Reel Affirmations to Good article status. Best of luck, Tim, and remember: there are no small parts, only small actors. We're sure you'll be trading that green circle for a gold star soon (assuming you get the green in the first place!). Santa's on his gay way! Santa needs elves Yes, I know: packages need buying, trees need trimming, egg nog needs drinking. The holidays make many demands on our time. It's ...well, it's a bitch, is what it is. So I wouldn't blame you for skipping this little section and putting off my request until next year. But...think of the children. Our future. They need quality information about the homosexual "lifestyle" if we are to indoctrinate them properly. That's why I am asking you to drop by our Peer review area and give your meaning as to the efforts of your fellow gay Wikipedians. And think: in this season of kindness and good will to all, isn't it nice that I am pointing you to someplace where you can (in a Wikiloving way, of course) rip someone a new asshole? Think about it...and those children with their shiny, bright eyes, thanking you for contributing to their future. Even more festively, consider joining in on the deletion discussions of our favorite articles. Here you can bandy about such words as "homophobia", "Right-wing Christian agenda" and my personal favorite, "just who do you think you're pushing around?!?!?". If you play your cards right, there might even be an extra present under the tree for you. :-D Urgent Christmas appeal Tovojolo asked me to ask you to edit Elizabeth Bishop as part of the Collaboration Project. She's an old dead poet (Miss Bishop, not Tovojolo. I've never actually met Tovojolo. She's probably very young and attractive. Maybe somebody should ask if she's single), but she was a flaming homosexual long before most of us had even been conceived, so we owe her some respect. Tovojolo actually asked me for the last newsletter, but Miss Julie forgot. Bad Miss Julie. She was so busy boosting morale it just slipped right by her. Nemissimo, maybe you need to crack that whip again to get Julie back in line. Surrender, Dorothy!!!!!!! Friend of Dorothy has attracted the attention of a group of....the more senior elements of our gay society. They disagree with our thesis that Saint Judy was the possible source of the term, and demand we change the article to reflect their contention that Dorothy Parker was the origin. The problem is, their source didn't check out. So we agreed to disagree. Well, we at the project did. They got kinda mad at us, said unkind things, and started edit warring. Though they are old, they are certainly quick, and could revert the article faster than my nimble fingers could press the undo button. To quote the divine Miss Parker, every time I saw the article on my watchlist, I thought to myself, "What fresh hell is this?". The page was protected by sympathetic administrators, but keeping an eye on it will keep Dorothy safe from future Wicked Witches of the West or East. Ambrosia Our dear Benjiboi has been busy indeed, lately. He recently made fruit salad out of Fruit, turning a once nasty word into a damn good article, and saving it from deletion! Congratulations, Benjiboi! I hear he has turned his attention from fruit to poultry now. Before he is through, he will have turned every major food group gay on Wikipedia! Christmas came early Yes, indeed! Valued administrator WJBscribe was raised out of the mire of mid-level management and placed squarely into the Pantheon of Bureaucracy! And Miss Julie is just too proud of him not to mention that he got the most support votes in the history of Wikipedia! Congratulations, WJB! We know you will not prove the Peter Principle correct! You! Yes, you! It's you who make this project shine! It's you who make Wikipedia such a valuable resource for all humanity! And it's you who make Miss Julie's dull life just a little bit better. So I want to take this moment to thank each and every one of you for all you do here. Merry Christmas, everybody! Happy Hanukkah! Festive Kwanzaa! Delirious Dong Zhi! Delicious Diwali! And for our oppressed Iranian brothers and sisters, I wish you a safe and joyous Yalda. And if I didn't mention your favorite December holiday, well, it's because I feel it's so special I should just keep it between you and me. Always remember: You light up my life! May we all have a joyous holiday season, and a safe, healthy, happy and prosperous 2008. With love from Miss Julie To stop receiving this newsletter, or to receive it in a different format, please let us know here. If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let Your Cruise Director know.

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"Druids", Saint Eligius and potential misinformation?

Hey Kathryn, since you appreciate misinformation about as much as I do and our primary subjects of interests may overlap here, I wanted to run this by you in case you knew something I didn't (and, if not, it might be of interest to you if it rears its head again) before I made any changes. Please see my edits here, here and then look at the bottom section on the following link regarding Thursday, which is information I just added here: [2] :bloodofox: (talk) 10:58, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Got it. Which led to some major overhauls that were long overdue. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 04:05, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Scottish Gaelic punk deletion

Drawing this to your attention... Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scottish Gaelic punk --MacRusgail (talk) 18:04, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Moran taing. I think it will be pretty simple to fix the sourcing. Odd nom, compared to the state of so many, much-worse-off music articles. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 04:05, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Talk page for templates relating to pagan topics

Hello there Kathryn, I'm aware that at least five different templates have recently been produced and added to pages within this general area. I'm a bit concerned that this profusion has taken place without much discussion from editors who work on these articles, and I'd suggest that this should be discussed centrally so that there is a degree of uniformity in articles within the same family. I'm writing to you because I know you have been involved with these articles quite closely. If you would like to join this discussion, please do not reply here, but go instead to the talk page I have set up for this purpose. Of course if you want to have a 1:1 discussion about this, then please do reply here or on my own talk page. Many thanks! Kim Dent-Brown ^(Talk) 00:02, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Jeff Rosenbaum

Hi, Kathryn. Jeff asked me to take a look at the article, and I'm at a loss trying to understand your edits. Perhaps you can fill me in, as I it doesn't make any sense from where I stand. Thanks. —Viriditas | Talk 03:22, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Viriditas. The problem is WP:COI and WP:AUTOBIO, just for a start. Jeff has been working extensively on his biography, Jeff Rosenbaum. He has also been placing links to his website that are being flagged by both the spam watchlist and COI Reports. Jeff has been responding with hostility[3] [4] [5] when there are calls for citations on the articles he works on (almost all of which have COI problems as he almost exclusively works on articles for people whose careers are intertwined with his own to one extent or another). In addition to COI he is in violation of ArbCom. If you haven't read it, I suggest familiarizing yourself with Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Starwood/Proposed decision#Rosencomet_cautioned, the Starwood Arbitration itself, as well as this RfC. As for the number of COI articles he's created since the ArbCom decision, I think Jeff just wore people down and they stopped paying attention; but by heavily editing his bio, as well as edit-warring over inappropriate links (check the free press site links - they are "letters to the editor" / forum posts, not "articles"), he is drawing attention to his behaviour again and, looking over his recent activities, I have to say it's not looking good. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 04:06, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick reply. Please give me some time to take all this in. I've asked Rosencomet to stay away from the articles for now, so I hope there won't be any need to take action against him at this time. From what I can tell, his edits do not appear to be aggressive, but I am concerned about the spamming allegations which I hope we can solve. —Viriditas | Talk 16:01, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I've asked Rosencomet to declare a COI on his user page. Can you recommend any suggested wording? —Viriditas | Talk 00:45, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

I need to give this some thought. Right offhand, I think Jeff should own up to the findings of the arbitration, as well as his own past admissions on WP: that he is the executive director of ACE,[6] that he is the main organizer/producer of the Starwood Festival[7] and Winterstar Symposium, and is in charge of hiring acts for these venues. He has also admitted in the past to writing the bio blurbs on the rosencomet.com website that in many cases are the sole sources for these articles, though lately he seems to be denying that. One of the problems with all these artist articles he's been creating is he uses them as a place to insert mentions of himself, his work, the tapes he sells, and his events. By working to raise the profile of the artists he hires, he is also working to raise the profile of his festival and, I think it's reasonable to assume, drive more business his way. I think it's obvious how this violates WP core policies, most notably WP:COI and WP:SPAM. The two RfC's (the earlier one is here) both showed consensus that he is astroturfing and spamming for his projects. (You might also note that the only person/people who took Rosencomet's side in this have now all been blocked as sockpuppets/sockpuppeteers). The outside statement in particular, endorsed by fourteen editors, seven of whom are admins, stated, "2. All the articles in question have links to Starwood Festival and its website. Many of these links fall outside of WP:NPOV Undue Weight, overstating the importance of a performer apperance at the starwood festival. As such these links can be considered a case of WP:SPAM. The links have all been added by User:Rosencomet who is connect to the event so WP:VAIN also applies." ^{RfC outside view, point #2}

I think he needs to not only admit his COI, but respect consensus and WP policy and cease working on articles that he's so connected to, stop adding massive unsourced content and OR to articles, as well as follow the basic WP spam guidelines of not inserting internal or external links to himself or his projects into WP. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 02:16, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Right, I see your point. I think where the links are clearly being used inappropriately they should be removed. I hope Rosencomet will at least meet you half way on this. Thanks for explaining the situation. —Viriditas | Talk 02:39, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

It's not about meeting anyone "halfway." It's about following WP policy. If he can't do that, even after all these warnings, his ability to edit is going to be taken away. I think the only reason it hasn't happened yet is no one was paying attention. That has changed now. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 23:45, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually, it is about meeting Rosencomet halfway, because your interpretation of policy is only half of the story. I am upset that you recently decided to smear my name across multiple AfD's without so much as asking me.[8] I hope you will think twice about doing that in the future. Perhaps the opinions of other editors doesn't concern you, but you had no right to do that considering that I am fully capable of making an informed decision on the matter without you passing judgment on my character or my motives. If you had bothered to even do the most basic research, you would have discovered that the only reason Rosencomet and I are in contact with each other is due to a massive disagreement we had on Talk:Hippie, where we both learned to respect each others divergent views on the subject. According to you, respecting the opinion of another editor is apparently "support" and "agreement". Has it occurred to you that I am able to make my own decisions based on an informed opinion? Couple this with your accusations regarding Mattisse recently on my talk page,[9] and your express support of an involved administrator blocking Rosencomet [10] and I am beginning to have serious doubts about your neutrality. —Viriditas | Talk 10:33, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

NicDhana

I was just wondering what this word/name meant, as I'm curious about Celtic but don't know more than a few words? Or isn't it Celtic?Merkinsmum 00:26, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

P.S. We share a name and it's spelt the same!:) I don't think there's as many of us as there are Catherines and the other spellings.Merkinsmum 00:33, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi! The "Kathryn" spelling is Welsh in origin, though it can now be found in use in Ireland, as well. But the Irish usage of it is more recent, and among English-speakers; the Gaelic versions of the name are Caitríona (Irish) and Catrìona (Gaelic), or the related Caitlín (Irish). Some of the recent Irish and Scottish ancestors I'm named for spelled it "Catherine", but my grandmother decided to re-Celticize it when she named one of my aunts, who I am in turn named for. Names get recycled a lot in my family. NicDhàna is Scottish Gaelic. The word or name Dana, Dàna or Dána has a variety of meanings. In my case it's actually a matronymic and a family name. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 01:04, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Edit to talk page

I think your edit here became moot when I removed the comment it was referring to (four minutes before your note), and it now reads as if Mr Senseless (talk · contribs) is an impostor/sock :) Daniel 05:45, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! Deleted. I spotted it right after I saved. Don't know why it didn't show up in preview. I was considering deleting the imposter post, but wasn't clear if that was the best way to go. Now I know :-) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 05:51, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Which reminds me...

...EFD got deleted, then recreated, but you won't be seeing me there. —BoL @ 03:19, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually, it didn't get deleted. It's been moved. Your RfA got deleted. There's a difference. Also, I'm not leaving indefinitely and, even if I were, you still wouldn't be allowed to edit it. So perhaps your time would be better spent doing something constructive to actually improve the encyclopedia. Also, just as an aside, Katheryn never participated in EfD, so why even bring it up? Lara❤Love 03:34, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually, I know that. And not only that, I didn't even want to run for RFA. Someone told me to, but I won't reveal who he is, though. (Not Gp75motorsports.) —BoL @ 03:36, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually actually, I did participate in a few EfD discussions. And wasn't it Gp75motorsports... On Wheels who nominated you? - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 03:48, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Someone told me over e-mail that I had to run for RFA or he was going to reveal my old identity. —BoL @ 03:54, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

That sounds like an exceedingly odd request. Why is your old identity a secret, and if so, why does the RfA-as-a-threat person know it? - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 04:35, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

(undent)You may want to check out my pages. We've interacted before. If you know the name, please do not mention it anywhere in Wikipedia. —BoL @ 04:44, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Llewellyn Wikipedia-wide

Hey Kathryn, you may be interested in this article: Holly King (myth). I just removed a bunch of typically Llewellyn-derived minformation from a book by Dorothy Morrison entitled Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth off of the Yule log page derived largely from the same source. As an example, the book contains such gems as "Many people believe that Santa's reindeer 'represent the stags that drew the chariot of the Norse gift-giving goddess, Freya.'" There's no source associating Freyja with stags that I am aware of, there's no source for Freyja being some sort of "gift-giving goddess", etc. It's just the usual new age stuff to sell a book and turn a dollar. The reason I mention the Holly King article is because it's trampling more in your neck of the woods and you may notice some of it appearing on some of the articles you regularly deal with as 'tis the season. :bloodofox: (talk) 23:54, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

In cases where the book being used as a source is full of inaccuracies, it is not suitable for use, especially when it's the only source cited. I cut the gross inaccuracies from Holly King. I'm glad to help, but don't be afraid to go ahead and be bold when you see this sort of bad editing happening. It's always better to have an accurate stub than a longer piece full of misinformation. Slàn, - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 03:09, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Edmund Lenihan

WOW! You've really turned this article around! My hat is off to you! I'll need to look at what you did and see if I can refit the places where I could more accurately re-insert my first four references to support it. Trilobitealive (talk) 03:43, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you! And thank you for your work on the article, as well. I don't have the books you cited here, so, yes, it would be better for you to decide on their placement. I'm glad to help. Eddie's work is very important, and I'm happy to see him get some recognition. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 03:59, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

If you don't mind, I'll ask you for the favor of checking on the Edmund Lenihan again. I've gotten ahead of myself and have expanded it again maybe too much so it probably needs a more experienced eye to delete whatever is not appropriate. I really don't know what are the boundaries of original research, NPOV and of being fully on topic in this area (my usual interest is biological sciences) so would bow to your more experienced judgment. I'll take a few days off now, waiting to see if I can get rights to a picture from his publisher. RegardsTrilobitealive (talk) 07:48, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

No pictures so far

Sorry, his publisher just gave me info to contact him and he's not replied to the email so I'll try to find other sources.Trilobitealive (talk) 21:17, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

An Administrator is I!

Adventurer! The Council has identified a number of strange occurrences (such as "vandals" and "articles for deletion") in the surrounding wilderness. The Council would check it out, but they have important Councily-type things. But never fear: brave adventurers known as "sysops" roam the lands!

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Happy New Year

≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 03:20, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Move of Scottish kings

There is a proposed move of Scottish kings at Talk:Kenneth I of Scotland that I thought I'd bring to your attention. I think you have had things to say on this subject in the past. Probably won't be successful, but that's wiki for you. Best regards, Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 17:27, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Kathryn NicDhàna

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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter

The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter

The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter! Issue XII - December 1, 2007 Ms Julie is .. unavailable .. this month, so Isaac and Gopher have stepped in to put this newsletter thing together. We may not be as funny as you're used to, but if you'd like a free drink, come see me at the bar. That might help. Maybe. And no, there aren't any flashing lights or fancy pictures this month - I'm still recovering from a whopping hangover. Julie's recovering too, but that's a story I'll let her tell. Two New Featured Articles (and...) Emma Goldman was promoted to Featured status on 2007 December 27. If you don't know Ms. Goldman, she was a Lithuanian anarchist. Aren't many of those around, really, so having one of our very own is special. She'll be dancing the Cha-Cha on the Promenade deck later tonight. Ann Bannon was promoted to Featured status on 2007 December 3. Faithful readers may remember Moni moaning that we didn't mention this promotion in the last newsletter. Happy now? Ludwig Wittgenstein seems to have been dropped from the vaunted roles - he was downgraded to "B class" on 29 December 2007. What a way to end the year! Let's see - we started December with 35 FAs. We added two and dropped one. So somewhere there's a missing FA - has anyone seen one lying around? Jumpaclass Contest winner The winner of 2007's Jumpaclass competition is Fluffball70 (talk · contribs)! Congratulations, Fluffball! Despite strongly being urged to select Love Boat as the next WikiProject Collaboration, she has chosen LGBT Symbols as her prize: please contribute to its improvement - or enter the competition for this year! Ze Portal The marathon efforts of Dev920 against her astonishing abilities of procrastination continued this month, and she managed to update the Portal's main articles. Whether she will finally beat her procrastination pixies in submission and update the biographies remains to be seen, but Jeffpw has leapt to the rescue and taken it upon himself to do all our lovely news. Friends, lend us your goodwill and your eyeballs, and mosey on over to see all Jeff's hard work. Also, back in October 2007, Allstarecho and Benjiboi worked diligently on the "WP:LGBT Random Quote" and "WP:LGBT Random Picture" sections of the portal. They added many new quotes and pictures but, and yes here's the cat's meow friends... you can now use these on your own user pages! To add the "WP:LGBT Random Quote" to your own userpage, use: {{Portal:LGBT/Quotes}} And to add the "WP:LGBT Random Picture" to your own userpage, use: {{Portal:LGBT/Pics}} If you'd like to see it in action, check out Allstarecho's userpage for both in action and Benjiboi's talk page for the Quotes in action! The long, slow race toward FP status continues... Bisexual Awareness Month Folks in Utah are celebrating Bisexual Awareness Month. For our own wikicelebration, Alison suggests we try to bring Bisexuality at least up to good article status. Working on the Utah article would be encouraged, but do it stealthily - they don't like us to be *too* open. A cunning plan In a move sure to bring her fame and fortune at last, Dev920 (talk · contribs) has proposed that an FA buddying system be set up, to help nudge frightened tikes who also happen to write killer ass articles over that initial first FAC hurdle. Anyone interested in shepherding duties, or anyone interested in being made to lie beside still waters (handcuffs are optional), do drop Dev an RSVP so she can start battering those darned pixies... New members Let's give a big Love Boat welcome to all our new members: Mike1981, RAShippy, CoppBob, Altairisfar, Dureo, LessThanClippers William P. Coleman, Grrrlriot, Queer Scout, Kentucky1333, Melty girl, Phenominus, Avazina, Dfeuer, and Lycanthropiclion. We're glad to have you all aboard! New task-force? Zigzig20s has mentioned a desire to work on .. desire. Specifically literature by and about LGBT desire. To facilitate "LGBT Literature" taskforce, there will be shuffleboard and lesbian fiction on the foredeck later in the afternoon. Signup if you're interested. To stop receiving this newsletter, or to receive it in a different format, please let us know here. If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let Your Cruise Director know.

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Test

test - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 00:17, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Your comment re ACE - ????

What is my connection to ACE? I have less connection than you. I do not know anything about the subject matter as you do and do not edit related articles. My original involvement was putting {{fact}} tages on Starwood articles, hence the sockpuppets who pursued me for six months. I was caught up in the Starwood arbitration because of the sock puppets, but the ArbCon found no problem with my behavior. I do not edit articles that are even peripherally connected with the subject matter of Starwood unlike you, at least not knowingly as it is not a subject matter that interests me at all. I do not get where you are coming from. I voted for you for admin happily, so I am totally surprised at this reaction from you now. Rather, you should stay away from Starwood, it seems to me as there is overlap in your interest areas and Rosencomet's . Regards, Mattisse 00:12, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh dear, no, Mattisse, you misunderstood. I am sorry if it wasn't clear. I meant it would be best if you made the changes to the article, as you have no connection to ACE. I meant that any of us who have no connection to ACE should do the changes, instead of Rosenbaum. I am sorry for the misunderstanding. Is that clear? I'm sorry to have unintentionally caused you distress. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 00:25, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Ekajati and new(?) contributor

I'm sorry to bother you, but we have an issue at Thelema that involves old User:Ekajati (who was active on this page at least as recently as 19 December). You can see the Cliff's Notes at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/81.9.61.227. Thank you for your attention. Dan (talk) 06:31, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I'd say an RfC is not necessary. If the IP is that of a banned user, or open-proxy, or being used inappropriately in some other way, we'll just block 'em. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 23:07, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Hiya!!

How's things?? you OK?? --Solumeiras (talk) 18:52, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, life happens. Just been very busy. The flu didn't help, either. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 23:07, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

BRC

You've been invited. GlassCobra 07:51, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

- TRANSMISSION ENDS -

Why thank you. But unless you're willing to take a very old, vintage photo, a photo session may need to be scheduled. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 23:07, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

How come every criteria of mine is always a failure?

I just want to know because I'm trying to make wikipedia like a success in information, and every time I try, my criteria is being deleted. When I first logged in to be a user of wikipedia I read that wikipedia is trying to upgrade, and be a great internet source. So I try to help by taking up my time to look for all types of information, and begin to create a page, and then two days later I go to find out it's either being deleted, it got re-directed to a page, or it's all ready gone. I just don't get it. I give resources, and everything. I try my hardest to help with Wikipedia. And I don't think it's fair that all my stuff is being thrown away, and that I'm in danger of being blocked out of editing on Wikipedia just because I'm trying to help out Wikipedia. I don't even get what I did to get blocked out of wikipedia, I am really trying here, and it's just not enough for none of you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Halleana (talk • contribs) 03:05, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Fàilte Halleana. The reason your new pages are being deleted is that most of them were blatant copyright violations, copied and pasted from other websites. It is not permitted to copy and paste content from other websites onto Wikipedia. Other pages you started seem to have been created before you'd looked to see that there were similar pages already in existence. While I appreciate that you want to help and feel frustrated, you need to understand that Wikipedia has rules that we all must follow if we want to write and edit here. Please read the links on policy that others have kindly left on your talk page. I'd also suggest What Wikipedia is Not, and WP:V and WP:RS, which explain how information you add has to be supported by reliable sources, and what constitutes a reliable source. For instance, the "Celtic Astrology" things you tried to add were already debunked by the reliably-sourced content in the articles you tried to add them to. I could give other examples, but that should give you a place to start. Best Wishes, - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 21:43, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

WPSI Collaboration

	The current Scottish Islands Collaboration of the Month is Great Bernera
	The previous collaboration was Bass Rock.

Ben MacDui^Talk/Walk 20:47, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter

The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter

The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter! Issue XIV - February 29, 2008 Article Milestones The leprechaun is a male faerie in Irish mythology. We have one new Featured Article this month - Emily Dickinson was recently promoted thanks to the hard work of Yllosubmarine! We also have 4 new GA-class articles: Ben Daniels, J. Michael Bailey, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Walt Whitman were promoted this month, but Dante's Cove was demoted. Wikinews Things are happening over at Wikipedia sister project Wikinews. First, Nicholas Turnbull became the first openly-Trans reporter to gain (resounding) accreditation by the Wikinews community. Second, project member David Shankbone is going to Rio de Janeiro at the invitation of the Rio Convention & Visitor's Bureau. Wikinews:Portal:LGBT Lambda Book Report Project member Moni3 has been working on the article for Barbara Gittings and noted that the Lambda Literary Foundation used the lead paragraph from Wikipedia, skillfully and lovingly written by Moni3, verbatim in the Lambda Literary Pioneers calendar. Moni3 contacted the Lambda Literary Foundation to let them know, and to ask if we could get a little write-up in the next Lambda Book Report. There is a preliminary text you can find here. Feel free to add to it. It should be no longer than 1,000 words, and it needs to be submitted by March 15. New members Let's give a big LGBT welcome to all our new members: Dylankidwell (talk · contribs), Jay*Jay (talk · contribs), Ftmichael (talk · contribs), AgnosticPreachersKid (talk · contribs), Phyesalis (talk · contribs) , Tullerk (talk · contribs), Ravenwhitehorse (talk · contribs), TigressofIndia (talk · contribs), Yohan euan o4 (talk · contribs), Masculinity (talk · contribs), Renegade Replicant (talk · contribs), and Youngwebprogrammer (talk · contribs)! User categories Place yourself in a user category so you can collaborate with other LGBT/Allied Wikipedians! Mostly for allies of LGBT people; To place yourself in Category:Wikipedians interested in LGBT issues, just add [[Category:Wikipedians interested in LGBT issues|?]] to your userpage and change the question mark to your username OR add this userbox by placing {{User:UBX/LGBTinterest}} on your userpage. Mostly for people who identify as either Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender; To place yourself in Category:LGBT Wikipedians, just add [[Category:LGBT Wikipedians|?]] to your userpage and change the question mark to your username OR add a userbox found at User:Xaosflux/UBX/Sexuality#Sexual orientation. St. Patrick's Day In honor of Saint Patrick's Day, why don't you consider improving one of these articles: Homosexuality and Roman Catholicism, LGBT rights in the Republic of Ireland, Campaign for Homosexual Law Reform, Recognition of gay unions in Ireland, List of gay and lesbian resource centres in Ireland, or any of the articles in our to-do list? Women's History Month March is Women's History Month in the United States. Help us celebrate by improving History of lesbianism or Lesbian American history! You could also find references for women in our giant list of LGB people to be sorted. To stop receiving this newsletter, or to receive it in a different format, please let us know here. If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let us know.

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My RfA

Image:David,larry.JPG		My RFA
		Thank you muchly for your support in my recent request for adminship, which was successfully closed on 76%, finishing at 73 supports, 23 opposes and 1 neutral. The supports were wonderful, and I will keep in mind the points made in the useful opposes and try to suppress the Larry David in me! Now I'm off to issue some cool down blocks, just to get my money's worth! Kidding btw. All the best, Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 11:21, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

I knew you'd make it :-) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 00:56, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Celts

Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 05:47, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Moran Taing! - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 00:56, 11 March 2008 (UTC)