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[edit] Welcome (JYolkowski)
Welcome!
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using three tildes, like this: ~~~. Four tildes (~~~~) produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! --JYolkowski // talk 19:37, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] User:CesarB/Bugs to watch out for
LOL, I can't believe I let that spello slip by. Thanks! --cesarb 22:43, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Tyop (Celestianpower)
Thanks for correcting that grievous apostrophe tyop on my talk page :D - much appreciated. --Celestianpower háblame 18:28, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
Killjoy :-)Just zis Guy you know? 18:49, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
- I left the long edit summary to encourage others to get curious and read your contribution, which was bound to get reverted anyway :-). NoSeptember talk 18:58, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] OMG lol (Jimbo Wales, Kungfuadam)
I can't believe I reverted Jimbo!!! I am still alive :). Well, in my defense, he wasn't logged in haha. --Kungfu Adam (talk) 17:55, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
Related talk: here and here
[edit] Edit summaries (GeorgeMoney)
Well, I have a monobook that gives me 2 different rollback summaries. One is [revert vandal] and another is [rollback page]. The vandal one says "Reverted vandalism by Example User to last version by Example. Please do not compromise the integrity of pages", and the Rollback page one says "Reverted edits by Example User to last version by Example". That script was written by Voice of All. I guess you could get him to alter that to provide multiple summaries. --GeorgeMoney T·C 19:29, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
- Yeah. I really don't like it when people use the same rollback summary every single time. For example, one time, I made an edit to a template, which was not vandalism, and because I made one little typo, it messed up the template, but I didn't know, and then somebody rolled back "Reverted edits by GeorgeMoney (talk) to last version by somebody else", and I thought they thought it was vandalism. Then, I had to talk to them on their talk page and wait for a reply, and it was just annoying. I like it whan people say "rv - your edits messed up the template. look at User:Somebody", and then I would be able to find the problem. I think the rollback summaries should be "Reverted vandalism" "Reverted good-faith edits" "Reverted addition of external link" "Reverted personal attack" , etc... --GeorgeMoney T·C 19:45, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Related talk: here
[edit] Signpost received from May 8th, 2006 onwards
I do not archive the Signpost summaries I receive every week. The first one was received on 9 May 2006, and they arrive weekly. To view them, look in the history of User talk:NoSeptember for edits made by Ral315, Ralbot, Michael Snow or Treebark.
[edit] Signatures
[edit] Your signature (Tomf688)
Please add two </font> tags at the end of your signature, as it is currently messing up any text that comes after it (see Talk:Sandra Day O'Connor for an example). --tomf688(talk) 20:19, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Want (General Eisenhower's Signature)
I really want links in my sig because they show accounts. Plus, there are other users who have them. General Eisenhower (talk of my war years) (talk here) (Help ME Improve) (war or Magic) (C) (es:User:General Eisenhower|Espanol]]) 23:10, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Sig (General Eisenhower)
I want my sig to be the most useful to admins as it can. General Eisenhower Esc Shift 17:09, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
- This: General Eisenhower, would be the most useful to everybody :-). NoSeptember talk 17:12, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Motivation (General Eisenhower)
That speech you gave me motivated me to change my sig. Plus I do not want to get in trouble with the administrators again. And here it is: eisenhower 
UTC 18:37, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Signature (Huysman)
I didn't know the licensing; thanks for the heads up! -- Huysmantalk| contribs
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[edit] Spawn Man Polls
[edit] Polls:
Hi. I'm just sending out a message for a new study I will be undertaking soon. It will involve surveys & polls to gather information & trends of editors on Wikipedia & other subjects. The data gathering will involve yourself recieving a questionaire on your talk page for you to fill out. I will then collect your questionaire & combine it with data from other editors. If you would like to be a part of this experiment, or know of someone who does, place a "Yes" or "No" below this message. Remember, it's only for fun & you can choose not to fill out all or parts of your questionaire once they arrive. Have a nice day... 
-- Spawn Man 06:30, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, I'll give it a try. NoSeptember 10:30, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
- Great! As soon as I get enough people, I'll send out a questionaire. Thanks! Spawn Man 22:04, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
Related talk: here
[edit] Poll 1 - Wikipedian relationships
Hi everyone! This is the 1st ever poll to be sent out. Please read the Disclaimer below & enjoy! -- Spawn Man 05:29, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- Question 1: Doyou feel that other Wikipedians are as nice (or as horrible!) as when you started editing Wikipedia as a registered user?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Roughly about the same. D)Don't know. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 2: If you answered "No" above, how have other Wikipedian's attitudes changed?
- A)They have grown nicer. B)They have grown meaner. C)Don't know. D)Other... (Please explain). E)Abstain.
- Question 3: Are admins as nice as you think they should be? If you're an admin, try to be truthful...
- A)Yes. B)No, they are nicer. C)No, they are meaner/grumpier. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 4: Have you ever been in a serious dispute on Wikipedia?
- A)Yes. B)No, I've never been in a dispute. C)No, I've only been in minor disputes. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 5: Have you ever been blocked from editing Wikipedia?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Not sure. (You can find out by checking "My contributions" & selecting "block log"). D)Other... (Please explain). E)Abstain.
- Question 6: Have you ever met another editor on Wikipedia in real life?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Not sure. D)Other... (Please explain). E)Abstain.
- Question 7: Doyou enjoy communicating or working with other editors on Wikipedia?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Sometimes. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 8: Have you ever taken a "Wikibreak" due to stress from other editors?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)No, I've only taken a "Wikibreak" due to un-editor related stress. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 9: Have you ever collaborated on an article with another editor on Wikipedia?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Several times. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 10: Do you envy other editors on Wikipedia for their achievements or good fortune? Be honest...
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Sometimes. D)I don't know. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
Hi everyone. If this is your first time filling out a survey, read this. To fill out a questionaire sheet, simply send me a post to my talk page, clearly stating your choice for each answer. For example: For Question 1, you might choose to place on the message, "Q1: A)" or "Question 1: Choice A." etc etc. It's up to you, as long as I get the general jist of what your choices are. You have around 1 week to return a survey sheet, but late entrie's will be accepted.
Remember however, your personal choices may be read whilst they are on my talk page. I will understand if you don't wish to answer some or all of the survey due to this. For this reason I have also placed an "Abstain" choice for each question. Try & answer truthfully, or don't answer at all if you can't.
However, your personal choices will not be expressed on the survey's outcome, instead it will be part of a larger finding, such as "60% of people eat chocolate, 25% never eat chocolate & 5% of people chose to abstain from answering..." I will never say, "90% of people eat chocolate, while only Fruityman said he didn't..." This would be an invasion of privacy. However, if a question has (Please explain) or (Please elaborate) as a choice, your specific answer may be used in the survey outcome, although your name will not be. If a question does not have (Please explain) as a question choice, but your intended choice is not represented on the choice list, then feel free to provide another choice which fits your description.
You're probably getting bored reading all of this so I'll wrap up. To see outcomes of the results, see my Polls subpage. Feel free to comment on anything! Feedback is always welcome. Most importantly, have fun. Topics will vary greatly & surveys may be resent out at later times to re-assess a consensus if survey numbers have grown significantly. If you know anyone who would be interested in these surveys, send them to my talk page or if you see this survey sheet, send your own answers in! Thanks. -- Spawn Man.
Due to high levels of demand, email is now available to survey subjects! Feel free to send your answers to my email. Thanks. Spawn Man 21:55, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
- I have decided to not complete this survey. Cheers, NoSeptember 23:15, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
Related talk: here and here
[edit] Poll 2 - Writing subjects
Hi everyone! This is the 2nd poll ever to be sent out. Please read the Disclaimer below & enjoy! -- Spawn Man 09:06, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
- Question 1: When you edit or write articles on Wikipedia, do you specialise, or tend to write about a single or select topic range? For example, only frogs or only movies.
- A)Yes. B)No. C)I have a few topics I write about. D)Don't know. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 2: If you have more than only one topic range, what are the top 3 topics or subjects you write about on Wikipedia? For example, frogs, movies & cars.
- A)My top 3 are... B)I have less than 3 topic ranges. C)Don't know. D)Other... (Please explain). E)Abstain.
- Question 3: Have you ever written or edited an article about your home town or the city you live in?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Briefly. D)Don't know. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 4: Have you ever edited what was, or turned out to be, a controversial subject or article in current news or on Wikipedia?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Not sure. D)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 5: Have you ever reverted vandalism?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Not sure. D)Other... (Please explain). E)Abstain.
- Question 6: Have you ever helped get an article to Featured Article status?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)I helped partly. D)I've edited a Featured Article after it was promoted, but never helped to get one featured. E)Not sure. F)Other... (Please explain). G)Abstain.
- Question 7: Do you find it difficult to think of things to write about on Wikipedia?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Sometimes. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 8: On Wikipedia, do you edit articles to do with Wikipedia policies & voting etc more frequently than you edit actual encyclopedic articles?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)I have an equal mix of the two. D)Occasionally. E)Not sure. F)Other... (Please explain). G)Abstain.
- Question 9: Do you wish there was a Wikipedia article about your life?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Sometimes. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 10: Would you like to expand the range of topics you write about on Wikipedia?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Sometimes. D)I don't know. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 11: Do you usually write about topics that are to do with your job, school or hobbies?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Sometimes. D)I don't work, I've never been to school & I don't have hobbies. :(. E)I don't know. F)Other... (Please explain). G)Abstain.
Hi everyone. If this is your first time filling out a survey, read this. To fill out a questionaire sheet, simply send me a post to my talk page, clearly stating your choice for each answer. For example: For Question 1, you might choose to place on the message, "Q1: A)" or "Question 1: Choice A." etc etc. It's up to you, as long as I get the general jist of what your choices are. You have around 1 week to return a survey sheet, but late entrie's will be accepted.
Remember however, your personal choices may be read whilst they are on my talk page. I will understand if you don't wish to answer some or all of the survey due to this. For this reason I have also placed an "Abstain" choice for each question. Try & answer truthfully, or don't answer at all if you can't.
However, your personal choices will not be expressed on the survey's outcome, instead it will be part of a larger finding, such as "60% of people eat chocolate, 25% never eat chocolate & 5% of people chose to abstain from answering..." I will never say, "90% of people eat chocolate, while only Fruityman said he didn't..." This would be an invasion of privacy. However, if a question has (Please explain) or (Please elaborate) as a choice, your specific answer may be used in the survey outcome, although your name will not be. If a question does not have (Please explain) as a question choice, but your intended choice is not represented on the choice list, then feel free to provide another choice which fits your description.
You're probably getting bored reading all of this so I'll wrap up. To see outcomes of the results, see my Polls subpage. Feel free to comment on anything! Feedback is always welcome. Most importantly, have fun. Topics will vary greatly & surveys may be resent out at later times to re-assess a consensus if survey numbers have grown significantly. If you know anyone who would be interested in these surveys, send them to my talk page or if you see this survey sheet, send your own answers in! Thanks. -- Spawn Man.
[edit] Poll 1 - Wikipedian relationships RESULTS
Poll 1 - Wikipedian relationships
- Question 1: Doyou feel that other Wikipedians are as nice (or as horrible!) as when you started editing Wikipedia as a registered user?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Roughly about the same. D)Don't know. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 2: If you answered "No" above, how have other Wikipedian's attitudes changed?
- A)They have grown nicer. B)They have grown meaner. C)Don't know. D)Other... (Please explain). E)Abstain.
- Question 3: Are admins as nice as you think they should be? If you're an admin, try to be truthful...
- A)Yes. B)No, they are nicer. C)No, they are meaner/grumpier. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 4: Have you ever been in a serious dispute on Wikipedia?
- A)Yes. B)No, I've never been in a dispute. C)No, I've only been in minor disputes. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 5: Have you ever been blocked from editing Wikipedia?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Not sure. (You can find out by checking "My contributions" & selecting "block log"). D)Other... (Please explain). E)Abstain.
- Question 6: Have you ever met another editor on Wikipedia in real life?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Not sure. D)Other... (Please explain). E)Abstain.
- Question 7: Doyou enjoy communicating or working with other editors on Wikipedia?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Sometimes. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 8: Have you ever taken a "Wikibreak" due to stress from other editors?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)No, I've only taken a "Wikibreak" due to un-editor related stress. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 9: Have you ever collaborated on an article with another editor on Wikipedia?
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Several times. D)Not sure. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
- Question 10: Do you envy other editors on Wikipedia for their achievements or good fortune? Be honest...
- A)Yes. B)No. C)Sometimes. D)I don't know. E)Other... (Please explain). F)Abstain.
Poll 1 - Wikipedian relationships - RESULTS
These are the results for Poll 1 - Wikipedian relationships. For the actual questions see above. Other (please explain) answers may have their text placed into these results for clarity. However, only a selection of Other (please explain) samples may be included if full selection is too big. Options not expressed means that nobody picked them. Any thoughts are appreciated.
- Question 1: Of the 14 editors to answer Q1; 3 editors (21%) chose option A), 6 editors (43%) chose option B), 2 editors (14%) chose option C), 1 editor (7%) chose option D) & 2 editors (14%) chose option E), saying "People need to be nicer to one another. The other site I tend to inhabit is much more civil, and always has been" & "It really depends on the individual; some are as nice as ever while others have acquired noticeably dourer dispositions."
- Question 2: Of the 7 editors to answer Q2; 3 editors (43%) chose option A), 2 editors (29%) chose option B) & 2 editors (29%) chose option D), saying "The focus needs to be more on building the encyclopedia, and less on internal politics, in my opinion" & "Passive aggressiveness is more prominent than before."
- Question 3: Of the 14 editors to answer Q3; 4 editors (29%) chose option A), 2 editors (14%) chose option C), 3 editors (21%) chose option D) & 5 editors (36%) chose option E), saying "Admins need to realize their behaviors reflect on the entire Wikipedia community" & "Again, it depends on the individual" &"Administrators are not as professional as they should be."
- Question 4: Of the 14 editors to answer Q4; 8 editors (57%) chose option A), 5 editors (36%) chose option C) & 1 editor (7%) chose option E), saying "It depends on the definition of "serious". I've been involved in some that got fairly acrimonious, but mostly over things that might be considered relatively trivial in some quarters."
- Question 5: Of the 14 editors to answer Q5; 1 editor (7%) chose option A), 11 editors (79%) chose option B) & 2 editors (14%) chose option D), saying "Yes but it was overturned" & "I was blocked by accident when someone hacked my email."
- Question 6: Of the 14 editors to answer Q6; 5 editors (36%) chose option A), 7 editors (50%) chose option B) & 2 editors (14%) chose option C).
- Question 7: Of the 14 editors to answer Q7; 8 editors (57%) chose option A), 4 editors (29%) chose option C) & 2 editors (14%) chose option E), saying "For the most part, yes" & "Yes, but not always (but more than 'Sometimes')."
- Question 8: Of the 14 editors to answer Q8; 5 editors (36%) chose option A), 6 editors (43%) chose option B), 2 editors (14%) chose option C) & 1 editor (7%) chose option E), saying "Only to deal with real life time consuming things."
- Question 9: Of the 14 editors to answer Q9; 9 editors (64%) chose option A), 1 editor (7%) chose option B), 3 editors (21%) chose option C),& 1 editor (7%) chose option E), saying "I suppose I have, but not directly. I haven't spoken to someone directly and said, okay let's work on this together."
- Question 10: Of the 14 editors to answer Q10; 2 editors (14%) chose option A), 7 editors (50%) chose option B), 4 editors (29%) chose option C) & 1 editor (7%) chose option D).
Hope you enjoy the results which you, the editors of Wikipedia, changed in every way. Have a ncie day! -- Spawn Man 10:37, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
- P.S. Have noted that you haven't answered last 2 surveys... After 3 missed surveys, you will be removed from the mailing list. Thanks, Spawn Man 10:37, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
