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[edit] Celebrating

To Redux for 3000 edits!
To Redux for 3000 edits!

Woohoo! Congratulations on your milestone! :D And, um, thanks for the cigar! (Is it flavored?) Sango123 15:08, July 19, 2005 (UTC)

hahaha... congratulations on your milestone. I ended up mushing the cigar and chewing the tobacco. I really need help. --Deathphoenix 15:42, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
You don't need help; that was brilliant! I'm trying it with my artificially-flavored strawberry cigar. ;) Sango123 15:49, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for the cigar! --Yamla 16:14, July 19, 2005 (UTC)

Congrats, thanks for the cigar, it'll make a good fertilizer for my plants :) ∞Who?¿? 16:38, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

Congratulations! Keep up the great work! 172 | Talk 17:25, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

Hey, this is my 3000th edit! :D Sango123 18:17, July 19, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind repayment. :) Have a cocktail! Sango123 18:49, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
Indeed - I've been studying that desserts image for quite a while. So close, yet unaccessible. :) Sango123 19:21, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
hey, it´s a party!-) congratulations on your edits, sure i´ll smoke the cigar too if you want *lol* Antares911 16:52, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Pics

Hey, thanks! :) There's always Wikipedia:List of images/Food and drink. When I run out of choices there, I search for articles on random food items that come to mind, like cake, chocolate, hot chocolate, etc., for images. The possibilities are endless! Sango123 02:43, July 22, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

To give you a heads up, you will at least have on object vote on it. It will come from a user named Boothy443, and he will usually never explain why. I suggest you just let him vote, don't mess with it and also do not ask him why, since he will either not respond or give you some answer you cannot answer or fix. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 02:51, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

Um, I think Boothy has given a reason once: "BECAUSE ADMINS ARE LIARS AND CHEATERS! THEY ARE EVIL AND EAT PUPPIES FOR DINNER!" or something close to that. Don't worry about his vote; he's only supported 2 RfA's (and still without reason). Good luck, Sango123 02:54, July 22, 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up guys. I'm on to Boothy's routine. When (s)he opposes, I won't even ask for a reason, just acknowledge the fact. If that vote decided anything, God Himself would not be able to get Adminship. ;). Thanks, Redux 03:00, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
To be honest, since it happens, I just think the people running it nod. You have five votes for support, so I will not think that will be an issue, now. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:02, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
Yes. In fact, I remember someone's post saying that Bureaucrats don't even pay any attention to that opposition vote anymore. Maybe one day Boothy will just get tired and either move on or start contributing positively. Redux 03:17, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
A quote from b-crat Cecropia: "No one's vote is discounted out of hand, including Boothy443's. In the event that such a vote might make a difference in promotion or removal, his vote as well as all the other votes are considered on the basis of their content." Sango123 17:46, July 22, 2005 (UTC)

Good to know. Thanks for the info. I guess people don't pay much attention to Boothy's vote because promotion to adminship requires consensus, which is set at approximatelly 75-80 percent of the total votes. It would be extremely unfortunate for anyone to have it come down to Boothy's vote. I suppose this would be extremely rare, if not unprecedented, for any serious candidate. But it's always good to know where one stands. Thanks Sango! Redux 18:20, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Who Celebrating

Image:PB040005RubberDucks fxwb.JPG
Rubber ducky 10,000 edit party

You were kind of enough to invite me to your 3000 edit party, in return I give you my 10,000th edit (if I calculated right). Sorry the ducks ate all the cigars. :) ∞Who?¿? 16:06, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

Mmm ... beer.. Thanks.. It's cool about my RFA, I dont blame anyone for staying away after that fiasco ;) It'll be goon in a few months. Cheers. ∞Who?¿? 17:09, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Wikiportal/Brazil

Conte comigo pra editar os artigos brasileiros...e te entendo por estar fora da PT Wiki. A cada dia tem mais gente brigando (em vez de editar artigos.tá uma zona!) Igordebraga 18:51, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for the support. Redux 19:29, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sango's RfA

1.5 cupcakes for you!
1.5 cupcakes for you!

Hi, Redux. Thanks for supporting my RfA (and being the first to congratulate me)! I sincerely hope to make good use of the mop and demonstrate that your endoresment was well-placed. Sango123 01:31, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

I'll be on a WikiBreak until further notice, so here's an early congratulations on your adminship! Best of luck with your new mop... and bucket... and shotgun... and cluestick! :) You'll do great! Sango123 03:27, July 28, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Adminship

Congratulations, you're an admin! Please try to be conservative in the use of your new capabilities. Best regards, The Uninvited Co., Inc. 22:41, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

Thank you very much! I shall do my very best. In fact, I expect my contributions over the next few day might dwindle, as I will be spending some time reading up the relevant pages for Adminship. Thanks, Redux 23:07, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
Congrats, sorry I didn't have a cupcake to give ya :) . ∞Who?¿? 23:19, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
Your welcome for the vote. I don't have any prof. training in photography, I guess I just took a good pic! Thanks for the comment. Thunderbrand 02:12, July 29, 2005 (UTC)
Congratulations, and you're quite welcome. Thanks for the compliment; I'm simply glad that I put my sig in a template, so that it's not so huge. Ave atque vale, --Merovingian (t) (c) 02:28, July 29, 2005 (UTC)
Congrats to you, Redux! I'm sure you'll wield your mup and bocket... er... mop and bucket... with pride. :-) --Deathphoenix 02:37, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
Congratulation for the superpower abilities. Pavel Vozenilek 18:17, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
hey, you made it that´s awesome! congratulations, and good luck on everything, i hope we´ll continue to have a good working relationship like we had since the beginning. ciao.. Antares911 13:04, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Maria Olivia da Silva

The documentation for her that exists is all far too recent and fragmentary for her to be counted as a validated case.Investigation is continuing,but so far the only recognition she has is from RankBrasil,which has a track record of claiming people they've found are older than anyone in the world and then never coming up with the evidence necessary to validate it.--Louis Epstein/le@put.com/12.144.5.2 15:54, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I too found that RankBrasil blew it. They made out the case as a certainty, when actually there's still much discussion about the issue going on. If anything of relevance surfaces in the Brazilian press, I'll post it in the talk page (or the article, depending on the relevance). At your disposal, Redux 16:59, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Brazil interests

First off, congrats on the adminship! As for Brazil, I've never been there, but Latin America in general interests me, so I'm sure that I'll love it when I do finally get to go. A friend of mine from college is Brazilian and her influence has piqued my interest. And movies like Central Station and Cidade de Deus are also great. Plus, I'm now reading a book on Brazilian culture and am finding that in many ways it's similar to Mexican culture, which I find fascinating. I'm keeping track of the names of people and places mentioned in that book, and will probably start looking for articles on those people. I'm also interested in helping with any translation projects from the portuguese wikipedia, though my reading ability of the language is mostly limited to portuguese's similarity with Spanish. But I'm working on that =). So let me know if I can help out, and I'll let you know once I create a list of articles mentioned in that book that I think we need. --Spangineer (háblame) 19:20, July 29, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] A word of thanks

Muite obrigado, o sea muchas gracias para tu ayuda. Asi es la cosa y basicamente siento más capaz seguir como estoy que cambiarme por unos quienes no luchan aquí como yo. Que le vaya bien, SqueakBox 22:15, July 29, 2005 (UTC)

You are most welcome. Redux 22:24, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Canderson7's RFA

Thanks for supporting my RFA, and congratulations on your own recent promotion! --Canderson7 17:05, July 30, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 3RR

Ok, sorry. --Hottentot

[edit] Thank you!

Thanks for supporing me in my RfA! Thunderbrand 15:22, July 31, 2005 (UTC)


[edit] RFA

Gratias ago per tibi sufragiam(support ?) How do you say, 'Thank you for your support on my RFA. BTW, I am fascinated by languages, French, Latin, Spanish etc. A bientot.--Jondel 02:21, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] flag template

Here's my reasoning. {{CHN}} gives you Flag of the People's Republic of China China which is all well an good, if want it to say "China" but if you need a template for the olympics, which considers China's official name to be "China, People's Republic of" then, the template {{PRC}} is for that. It gives us Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China. Now, what browser are you using? With firefox, my user page seems fine. -- Earl Andrew - talk 01:51, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Yes, the PT thing on your user page is messed up from how I see it. Odd. Dont know what the problem seems to be. Sorry though, for the inconvenience. -- Earl Andrew - talk 02:10, 4 August 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Babel information

When I consulted the babel reference, it seemed level -3 was the highest level for the languages, I changed my english level to -4 instead of native, thanks for the information. Fbergo 03:23, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

For being a helpful user, Gryffindor awards you a BIG thanks (KC)
For being a helpful user, Gryffindor awards you a BIG thanks (KC)

bom dia Redux, I had a question regarding the giving of barnstars and other awards? how exactly does it work, I mean is anyone allowed to give them by placing them on the talk page, or only administrators? or do i have to give it in for voting? i tried to find the rules somewhere but i couldn´t.. thanks alot. Gryffindor 20:27, August 5, 2005 (UTC)








[edit] Thanks for voting on my RfA

Hi, Thanks for voting on my RfA. Having been elected, I hope to justify your faith in me. Thanks again. --Ragib 05:43, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hero of Belarus

I found out who the guy was that awarded it. I talked to him and he said that he will not award it again. While that issue is taken care of, there could be others. But, I guess that proves that your idea did work. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 17:20, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

Thank you for leaving your opinion at my RfA. I will do my best to serve the Wikipedia community as an administrator. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 21:08, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Voleyball gold.jpg

Image deletion warning Image:Voleyball gold.jpg has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. If you feel that this image should not be deleted, please go there to voice your opinion.
It should be deleted. Go ahead. Redux 17:18, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Func's RfA :)

Thought he was one already.... You know, I think we all thought that. ;-)

Thank you for supporting my adminship, Redux! :)

Please never hesitate to let me know if you have concerns with any administrative action I may make.

Func( t, c, e,  ) 23:59, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rfa

Thanks for your support! --Briangotts (talk) 12:59, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thank you for supporting my nomination. AlistairMcMillan 09:38, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Page Protection

Hi Redux — since you recently protected penis in response to someone's request, I wonder if you have any opinion on the question I raised at Wikipedia talk:Protection policy#Protection for targets of vandalism?, which I asked in response to that protection. Regards, — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 12:57, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ajeet robins (talk · contribs) copyright violations

Hi Redux, I listed a bunch of this users image uploads as copyright violations. You had tagged a few as fair use. Just wanted to let you know in case you disagree, comments at Wikipedia:Copyright_problems#August_14.

--Duk 15:58, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding the Shanghai map image

Regarding "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Map_Shanghai_MKL1888.png"

I was gone for a week - If it was deleted already, I'm not sure what to do next - It came from a German encyclopedia that is from the 1800's, therefore it is public domain. WhisperToMe 16:55, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rick Block

I saw you say you were about to nominate, and I invite and strongly encourage you to add yourself to the co-nomination. The more the merrier! -- Essjay · Talk 04:05, August 15, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your support

Hi, I'd like to thank your for your support on my recent RfA. I will do my very best to ensure that your confidence in me was not misplaced. Thanks! -Loren 01:02, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] question

hi there Redux, long time no hear. I have a question: remember when we tried to set up the RfC on a certain anonymous user? Well there is a similar problem with a certain user, who has been moving articles on japanese and thai royalty all over the place. Je ne suis pas le seul qui est inquiet. S'il te plait j'èspere que tu m'enverras une réponse par courier électronique et pas avec un posting, parce que le fou lit tous que j'écris. merci... Gryffindor 22:19, August 25, 2005 (UTC) merci pour ta reponse. alors, le user s'appelle "Arrigo", dis-moi si tu pense qu'un RfC est necessaire et valide pour cette personne ou non. merci..

[edit] Image:Beach gold.jpg

Image deletion warning Image:Beach gold.jpg has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. If you feel that this image should not be deleted, please go there to voice your opinion.

[edit] Image:Kirsten_Dunst.jpg

Image deletion warning Image:Kirsten_Dunst.jpg has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. If you feel that this image should not be deleted, please go there to voice your opinion.

replaced with Image:KirstenDunst-EveningStandard.jpg on Kirsten Dunst --None-of-the-Above 08:02, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Great work you've been doing

For all of the leadership given on WP:BAP, here's a Working Man Barnstar for you. (KC)
For all of the leadership given on WP:BAP, here's a Working Man Barnstar for you. (KC)

Thanks for all of the work that you've done over there. From responding to new contributers, from closing discussions, from shutting down needless awards, to designing and introducing worthy barnstars, I salute you. Consider yourself a general of the Barnstarium Army! Cheers, Bratschetalk | Esperanza 04:29, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] regarding images copyright

Hi Redux I had a question about images. I would like to use only a part of this image [1], by just taking the right part of a picture for example (I'd like to use it on my user page). This image is copyrighted. So if I take a part from a copyrighted image and thus create a "new" one so to speak, what would the status be? Does the original creator still have the copyright on this new image that I cut out? Do I use the same information about the status as the original picture? Or what do I put in?

Another question, I was thinking about using an image from the Library of Congress studies for an article. That picture was taken in 1955, however it is in the public domain as far as I know (it is a famous photograph of a state-signing ceremony, found in many history books and sites). What copyright information format would I have to use found on the LoC country studies? thanks alot... Gryffindor 11:50, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

Obrigato Redux. I guess maybe I'll try a little recroping of the above mentionend image, put in the copyright information and where the original is taken from, etc. And if someone decides that it indeed it is not possible to be kept on WP, ok well then it can be deleted again, it was just a try. ps: and oh do you remember our favourite anon user from back then? he is accused of sockpuppetry now, you can check this out [2] and leave a comment if you want. Gryffindor 08:00, September 5, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Mexico in WC '06

No problem. It's semi-confusing because they can't do worse than a spot in a playoff, and for that to happen they'd need to lose all three games, and have Guatemala and T&T win all three of their games... somehow I think the Mexicans are safe. Jonpin 21:50, September 4, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Sportive Barnstar 2.PNG

Thanks for uploading Image:Sportive Barnstar 2.PNG. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag, so its copyright status is therefore unclear. Please add a tag to let us know its copyright status. (If you created/took the picture then you can use {{gfdl}} to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use {{fairuse}}.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know on the image description page where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Otherwise, see Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use. Thanks so much. --Secretlondon 17:31, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

and Image:Sportive Barnstar.png too. Thanks. Secretlondon 17:33, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for bringing this up to me. Actually, I created those images myself, and uploaded them as candidates for the image of a Barnstar. They were rejected, and should have been deleted. I'll take care of that. Thanks, Redux 23:14, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Portal: Brazil

Hi Redux!

I was checking the portal "Brazil", and found out that you're taking care of it alone. If you need some help, please, drop a message on my talk page.

See you,

Milena 16:39, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

Well, I've already joined the crew, and now, I'm taking a look at the news now. :-D

Milena 11:50, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Federer Enquiry

Hi redux, thanks for the message. Sorry about the short edited message I sent before(which may have looked like vandalism) I've only resently started using Wikipedia and was unsure about how to send messages, so I was just really testing it all out. Anyway, regarding the Federer page, I'm desperate to improve it as the intro lacks the sort of info that has recently become assiocated with Federer. I was sent a message by you talking about me talking about Federer's potential as POVS, when in fact many tennis greats and critics would agree with the words I chose. I accept that I may need to be more specific about who makes such claims, but if I can find quotes which support those claims would I be able to include the article that has been deleted? I desperatley want to complete the intro, but wait for your reply first, Thanks (arthursimms)

[edit] Thanks!

Thank you for reverting my User page. This vandal has been hounding me for a while, after I got him blocked once... Owen× ☎ 13:23, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

No problem. The only reason why I didn't block him again then is because that's an AOL IP, and the latest attack had been an hour before I found it. If the attacks to your User page become constant (hopefully not), I can protect the page for you, for as long as you like, while this guy either shapes up or moves on. Just let me know. Regards, Redux 16:44, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
Right, if it wasn't a shared AOL IP I would have listed it on WP:AIV or WP:VIP. As long as he vandalizes my page only once a night, it's not too bad, especially since there's always a kind soul who'll revert it before I even see it. No need to protect my User page for now; that would prevent me from improving it myself (unless I get adminship...). Owen× ☎ 20:14, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 2005 Brazilian Grand Prix

Well just like to know formula1.com may made a mistake as Mark Webber's race time is 1h 29m 40.707s, and Montoya race time was 1h 29m 20.574s doesn't that tell you then Webber actually finished the race. It says on the official site Mark Webber finished the race 26 laps behind, if he did retire the race then he should have it listed as Retire instead of +26 laps which was the case with both BAR driver back in 2005 Australian Grand Prix (have a look for yourself on the official site. I have send an email to Formula1.com as they made mistakes in the past and I have corrected them. I also have send an email regarding this issue with M Webber. Andreasu

I also see your point which you made it clearly to follow and understand. Just wish FIA would release some official rules on their race classifications to the public as they use to do that back in the 1990's now they are getting slacker. I do have good contacts with Motor Sport Statistician and even two people at FIA who have been in contact for years since I started as Motor Sport researcher for many web sites that I am involved. But now I have limited my involvement's with web sites just to four which includes FORIX, Wikipedia, 8W FORIX and racing circuits. FORIX gets their race results also from the official timing. I am mainly high involved with the FORIX site as my job is to look for data errors and that is why I am so fuzzy with the race results on wikipedia. Andreasu 27 Sep 2005
Well I was correct formula1.com made an error. Here is their reply email ---> On 9/28/05, Formula1.com <webmaster@formula1.com> Thank you for your email. You are correct - he did finish - his status has been amended. All drivers that finish and were not classified are NC. formula1.com. See Official Formula1.com site ---> http://www.formula1.com/race/result/748/8.htmlAndreasu 16:34, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 100th Race Start for Button

Button will start his 100th race start in the 2005-China race. But according to wikipedia when doing the math by adding all Button race starts it would be his 101st race start in China as Button has been listed as Ret instead of DNS for this year 2005-USA race. Does this make sense to you. That means wikipedia will have for all the drivers who have no started in the 2005 USA have an extra race start which wouldn't be official to the drivers stats.Andreasu 03 October 2005 12:02

Thanks for your quick response and you seem to understand the DNS rules. A DNS occurs if a driver does not take the actual race start when the lights go green, which was the case with all Michelin runner for the 2005 USA race. As you already know that I had to correct the formula1.com race results by spotting out erros which I have no given up as they are not that official as people think they are. If you don't mind reading the DNS talk on 2005 United States Grand Prix you will see I am having a full discussion regarding the issue with DNS. I have been researched the DNS situation for the past six years and have good contacts with people who have been F1 historian for decades who have told me the 2005 USA GP had only six race startes and Michelin runner did not start as they pulled out before the green light. They also have mention that the formula1.com web site is not that accured with their race classifications. Andreasu 03 October 2005 12:49
You are also right what the media have said about the michelin runners, but I wouldn't never follow the media's words as they are mostyly incorrect on F1 Stats. Unfourtantly the formula1.com has no written what a DNS is and how it occures. But I have been working on forix.com, autosport.com, 8W FORIX and racingcircuits.net.au web pages as my job is to look for incorrect data and pretty soon all those web pages will have 100% data error free. Especially autosport.com has known F1 historian also agree to list Michlin runners as DNS they told what ever we do do not follow the race results on formula1.com as I keep saying they are not as correct as people think. I follow forix.com race results and I really would love to be the person to post the race results after each race. Also, what I will do is wait until the season is over and see what happens with all the drivers race starts on wikipedia and if Button end up having 100 race starts then I don't see a problem changing all the michlin runners to DNS for the US race. PS: You have a good break as i will be on Army training from 17 Oct to 2 Dec for seven weeks in NSW, Australia.Andreasu 03 October 2005 13:33

[edit] 150th race start for JV?

You will read this when you return from your leave, but I hope have it all sorted with guys at wikipedia by then. Here is another good sample --> Jacques Villeneuve is to make is his 150th race start in the 2005 Japan race if he takes the race start, but now according to wikipedia Villeneuve did start the 2005 USA race so that makes Villeneuve has already started his 150th race in the last grand prix at the Brazilian Grand Prix which is incorrect. As Villeneuve did not take part in the race start for the 2005 USA race. Andreasu 04 October 2005, 13:40.

[edit] Thanks!

Thank you!
Thank you!

Hi, Redux! Thanks for awarding me The Graphic Designer's Barnstar. :) I'm honored to be the first recipient, even though I haven't been able to contribute to Wikipedia for a while. Hope rejoin WP:BAP soon. Take care, Sango123 19:22, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Background colour

Hi there Redux, welcome back. I had a question about changing the background colour of my user page (or talk page) is it possible? I have seen some users do it, but what do I need to type in? Thanks alot... Gryffindor 21:44, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Answered in user's talk page. Redux 00:23, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Brazilian Portal

Dear Redux,

I've just added something on the news section of the Brazilian Portal, about the firearmsreferendum. Should also add info about its results, but I don't know exactly how to write that properly!

If you can help me, when you're back from your wikibreak, I'll be grateful! :-D

See you,

Milena 13:19, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Taken care of. Thanks for the interest. Regards, Redux 00:03, 29 October 2005 (UTC)