User talk:U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A./Archieve

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[edit] Re: wikimedia board of trusteess

I don't believe that the board is currently open to a vote, I believe that they do this from time to time as a group rather than constintly like we do for admins. I doubt that there are any restrictions on who can vote. That said I really don't know to much about wikimedia outside of wikipedia. Sorry, if this doesn't quite answer your questions --T-rex 20:35, 31 December 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Greetings from Leon

I've fixed a minor error on your user page if this was a mistake I apologize feel free to delete this message. --Leon 02:48, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the help, Leon. I still have a very underdeveloped user page. I was not focused on creating one, but I ended up making one so my user name could be clicked on, like other usernames.

Wikipedier

[edit] Adminship

Thank you for nominating me for adminship. However, I do not believe that I have participated enough in Wikipedia to be considered for adminship at this time. I must decline, but thanks for the nomination again. JONJONAUG 02:06, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

I think if it to interests you, you can one day have enough paricipation in Wikipedia to become an administrator. I still note from now and until notice from you that you currently decline adminship, and everyone is welcome to decline become an administrator. Adminship is not compulsory.

--Wikipedier 03:21, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Wikipedier

[edit] RfA nom

Sorry for takeing so long to get back to you, but I wanted to have a chance to think it over. First, thank you for nominating me to be and admin on wikipedia. Although I am willing to help wikipedia in this regard, for now I think it is best to decline. The process for gaining adminship is a complex and serious matter that I currently lack the time to put myself through. However, if come early March you still feel as if I am well qualified I would be more likly to accept a nomination at that time. Still, thanks, as even the offer to nominate me is an honour. --T-rex 00:05, 23 January 2007 (UTC)


Wikipedier--Wikipedier 00:46, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] talk:U-Pick Live

I deleted the talk page for you. I think you are right not to link to youtube as it is probably a video that would violate youtube's own copyright policy, and therefore ours. Tim! 07:26, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Tim. Always important to know and obey the copyright laws, and now nor you, me nor Wikimedia will suffer the legal penalty for this situation.

Wikipedier

[edit] My RfA

Thank you for your support in my recent RfA. I think valid criticisms were raised in areas that I need to work on, so I've withdrawn my name. I intend to work on addressing the concerns that were raised, and think I need to work contributing without allowing myself to become as stressed as I have been at times, which did result in some inappropriate behavior. Perhaps I may re-explore adminship at some point in the future, but it's a little early to consider that. Again, thank you. Fan-1967 21:43, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble

Sometimes when you are not sure whether it's the right thing or not to do on wikipedia, it's allowed to go ahead and just try it. (see WP:BOLD). Normally there is no problem linking to other websites, it's only a copyright problem if you copy text from there onto wikipedia. The specific guideline for links is at Wikipedia:External links. Tim! 09:49, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Bill Gates

Hi, thanks for watching out for the Bill Gates page. It looks like its only been a day or so since the unprotection, so I'm not sure I'll re-protect it right now, but I will watch it and see if it needs it again after a few days. When I originally protected it, it was after about a full history page of vandalism (25+ vandalisms) in one day. For the record, you can go to WP:RFPP to formally request protection for pages. Thanks again! -- Renesis (talk) 17:39, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

You're quite welcome. With your eye on Bill Gates now, I'm sure you can keep things in control now.--Wikipedier 18:52, 4 February 2007 (UTC)(talk)

Now that Bill Gates has been semi-protected again, the IPs won't be able to vandalze Bill Gates again.--Wikipedier 22:57, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RFA

Thanks! Shadow1 (talk) 01:00, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations on your successful RfA!--Wikipedier (talk contribs) 22:03, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar thanks

Hi Wikipedier. Just dropping by to thank you for the Barnstar! :-) It wasn't showing on the page because my award section is formatted as an image gallery, but you wrote in the standard template for awards. I guess the two cancelled each other out, and the award wasn't showing at all. I've fixed the code, and now it is up there. Again, thank you so much for the Barnstar. Cheers, Redux 13:43, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Board of Trustees election

Yes, board members are elected by users, although there are (light) restrictions on who can vote. There are elections every year, and you can read more here. Prodego talk 02:24, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Certainly. By the way, the main page for the elections is here, the other one is for last year's. However, last year's procedure provides a better idea of how the elections are conducted. Happy editing! Prodego talk 02:31, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

I currently am not involved in any project, so for now, I won't be able to vote for the board, but I'll still be able have many other benifits from being a normal user of Wikipedia.--Wikipedier 03:11, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Hold the phone. Does being just a registered user on Wikipedia count as being involved in a project, and if I have at least 400 edits and it's 90 days old, would that qualify me altother to vote?--Wikipedier (talk contribs) 22:23, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you!

That was very flattering. I appreciate the thought, but I'm going to have to decline the nomination. Based on the RfA discussions that I've reviewed, I'm certain that I would not be confirmed. -- Jim Douglas (talk) (contribs) 04:08, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

I also actually thought you were an administrator, until I found that you were not on the list of administrators.--Wikipedier 04:55, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Signature

Do this:

  • Click on My preferences
  • Select the User profile tab
  • Enter your preferred signature in the Signature box. Mine is:
[[User:Jim Douglas|Jim Douglas]] [[User talk:Jim Douglas|<sup><font color="green">(talk)</font></sup>]] [[Special:Contributions/Jim Douglas|<sub><font color="gray">(contribs)</font></sub>]]
  • Check on Raw signature
  • Click the Save button at the bottom of the page.

You should be good to go; from now on, when you type ~~~~, you'll get the full signature that you saved in your preferences. -- Jim Douglas (talk) (contribs) 05:25, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much.--Wikipedier (talk contribs) 00:25, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

The new signature looks good! -- Jim Douglas (talk) (contribs) 04:15, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Well, I'm honored to be asked, and would be willing to help any way I could. I accept. -- Prove It (talk) 03:27, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations on your successful RfA! I see you have already helped Wikipedia with deletions. Good job!--Wikipedier (talk contribs) 04:41, 23 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Wikipedia:Requests for adminship

Well, for better or worse, it's done. Thank you for nominating me. -- Eric aka Prove It (talk) 15:28, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

I noticed your post on Essjay's page about this nomination and have commented there. I thought it best to reassure you straight away that you won't have done ProveIt's chances any harm by your nom. Can't have you worrying about it until Essjay's next online. He can confirm/add anything else when he reads the thread, but honestly everything's fine. WjBscribe 02:18, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re:possible nomination

Thanks very much for the offer. I was actually contacted by another use via email a few days ago asking if I would accept a nomination. My concern is that my participation in deletion discussions is quite limited. It is an area of Wikipedia that is of no interest to me, and I only participate when I stumble across a nominated article/category/misc. I've seen too many good users massacred at RfA for this reason, and must decline a nomination at this time. I will most likely submit to an editor review in the coming weeks, and would appreciate any feedback you can provide. Again, thanks very much for the offer. auburnpilot talk 16:09, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Zzuuzz's RfA

Wikipedier, Thanks for your support in my RfA, and for your congratulations. Let me know if I can ever help with anything. -- zzuuzz(talk) 19:24, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:LA

You are quite right that often the easiest way to see if someone is an admin is to look at their personal logs, but using the Special:logs/rights is the better way to catch new admins, and Special:Listusers is a better way to confirm that they currently still have the tools. Thanks for updating the list, every few weeks I go and check for all the changes that have fallen through the cracks. Cheers, NoSeptember 20:37, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] i wont withdraw

i will keep applying until i become an admin. i will try to edit as much as i can for now. Your comment has been noted though. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Eggwo (talkcontribs) 23:32, 6 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for the blanking rv! you got to it just before me! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Crested Penguin (talkcontribs) 02:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Vandalism

Thanks for noticing the vandalism, and after ignoring the warnings, I did report him to Administrators, where the user got blocked for 7 days by User: Academic_Challenger. Thanks again, and if there are any more questions, feel free to contact me. :) Chickyfuzz14 04:13, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User pages vandalism revertings

Heh, no problem! Thanks for reverting mine as well. -- ArglebargleIV 00:47, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your support

Thank you, -- Darkest Hour 23:32, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
For doing an amazing amount of anti-vandalism work in such a short time, and for learning from mistakes and desiring to improve. -Wooty Woot? contribs 04:27, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

P.S.: I too made the same mistake about reverting warnings a week or two ago. So don't worry about it :) -Wooty Woot? contribs 04:30, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thats okay

I really didnt expect to keep this username for more than a few edits anyways.IWillBuildARocketShipAndColonizeMarsWithWikiEditorsOnly 02:12, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Im also familiar with the sockpuppet policy, but I dont vote or make serious contributions with these temporary names anyways. I just play in the sandbox.IWillBuildARocketShipAndColonizeMarsWithWikiEditorsOnly 02:17, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Newbies and blatant vandals

Wikipedier, please don't take any offense at my comments on Xiahou's page. I was interested in defending him, not in attacking you. I agree that it's a very bad thing to bite newbies, and we should doubly give them the benefit of the doubt, but I've seen things from "new" posters that go way beyond any possible newbie mistakes. I don't think that reacting to rude posts with some vigor is a bad thing, but there is another side to the issue. I think I'm right, but reasoned argument from someone believing differently is fine. Please accept my apology if I seemed a bit too harsh. Nice to talk to you. Catbar 00:55, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Greetings

That vandal is Light current. I just shut down the entire Tiscali range for an hour (88.109, 110, and 111) because he was being a pest tonight. Look at the history of my talk page [1] just on March 25 to have some idea of what we are dealing with here. Thanks, Antandrus (talk) 03:07, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 88.110.7.181

User:88.110.7.181 got blocked for using more than one IP addresses to vandalize User talk:Antandrus. I could tell because same kind of vandalism comes from few different IP addresses. Amos HanTalk to me./Contribs) 03:09, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Community ban on Turok

I didn't mean to insinuate that you should have gone to RFCU. I was merely linking to it. And I totally agree with this. It's crazy. Who has the energy to create socks, attack, repeat for 12 hours? Flyguy649talkcontribs 06:33, 25 March 2007 (UTC)


Yes, and the main reason was that they were vile racism.--Wikipedier (talk contribs) 06:35, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sandbox vandalism

  • Ugh, I really don't want to drag this out because I can't get a grip on Wiki editing. That's why I don't have an account after all these years. I just feel so bad when people blame me for stuff I didn't do. Anyways, while I'm delighted to see that people are watching the Sandbox page for vandals, because I'd never have expected it, you can see that it was actually 68.82.238.212 who added the offensive material. And I probably did that link to the change log wrong, too. :( Anyways, I hope that makes more sense. Go flag him or... however this works. Sorry if this whole message is wrong, too. Anyways, thanks for being a good Wikipedian, you keep this place clean for all of us and the lurkers are glad for that *thumbs up*. 74.118.135.157 01:15, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry about that mistake. I definately gave the other IP the notice.--Wikipedier (talk contribs) 01:19, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Thanks a lot. Just glad things are back in order! :D

Good to know.--Wikipedier (talk contribs) 20:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The RfA

Hi Wikipedier. Thank you for bringing to my attention the confusion over my vote. Xiner (talk, email) 01:41, 30 March 2007 (UTC)


Sure thing. It still appears to show as Support, but based on the diff, I'm pretty sure that you oppose.--Wikipedier (talk contribs) 01:45, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Wait no, it appears based on the tally, and you updating it that you support.--Wikipedier (talk contribs) 01:47, 30 March 2007 (UTC)


I'm sorry for all of the hassle, it was all based on a series of coincidences that amounted to nothing. I hope that you continue your fine work here. ˉˉanetode╦╩ 06:07, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
Not only do you not have the same I.P., you're not even on the same continent! I was a little confused when you made a post stating that you believed that IB6's IP was the same as yours, and mistook that as some obtuse admission of guilt. Since the confusion was cleared up by checkuser request, you won't have to deal with it again. Thanks for checking in, and good luck editing ˉˉanetode╦╩ 22:55, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re:reverting

No worries. Have a good week! --Ann Stouter 01:05, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blocked

.. that vandal you just reported on WP:AIV. Nice to see you back & keep up the good work - Alison 22:23, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

  • BTW, re. to our conversation yesterday, I just discovered {{uw-racism}} which might be of use to you - Alison 17:37, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cool cat 1

I saw your comment on Alison's talkpage. To answer your question, I expect the problem with Cool cat 1 would have been the fact that a well-known contributor (and Commons admin) is Cool Cat (talk · contribs). Given that blocked the account's only edit was vandalism, I can understand why Nick didn't see the need to let them create a new account... WjBscribe 06:05, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Majorly's RfB

Hey U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A., thanks for your kind support in my RfB. Sadly, it didn't pass, but I appreciate the support, and I do intend to run again eventually. Thanks also for your message on my talk page. Happy editing! Majorly (o rly?) 03:05, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: username report

Re your message: The restrictions on religious terms for use in usernames is not a blanket policy covering any and all mention of religious terms. The use of "god" in this particular username is not immediately clear that it's a violation of the policy. -- Gogo Dodo 04:47, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: The account is clearly a vandalism account. Probably somebody's sleeper account since it was created Dec. 21 and didn't edit until Jan. 2. When they did edit, it was to a semi-protected page that is going to attract vandals. However, since the account hasn't edited since then and another admin declined to block when he left a message, I'm disinclined to block now. Are you asking about the username itself, too? If so, there is technically nothing wrong with it in and of itself.
I would not be discouraged about reporting things to WP:AIV just because you have had two reports removed. You are not expected to be perfect in your reporting. You're submitting reports in good faith, so no worries. =) -- Gogo Dodo 05:26, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re: Thanks

Thank you. How did you do it? I tried to move the user page to the talk page, but it wouldn't move.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. (talk contribs) 05:21, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

code for redirects: #redirect [[(name of page)]]. — zero » 21:48, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: User:Wikipedia is Fascism

I wouldn't worry about it, Wikipedia is Fascism was indefinitely blocked shortly after creating the account on Jan. 1, 2006. ˉˉanetode╦╩ 22:44, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Block notices

We usually delete user and talk pages of indefinately blocked editors (such as User talk:DELTA922), especially when there's been nothing on them besides warning and block notices. So there's no particular reason to go around putting new notices on the pages. Thanks for the helpful effort, though! --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 03:08, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Revert of Custer's Revenge talk page

No problem. Apologies accepted. Vigilance against vandalism is always good ;-) Graf Bobby 00:21, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User:I Found Jesus in Prison

It would be fine to change his block, but it's not realy necessary. He's obviously a vandal, especially when you look at his edits to the Sandbox. Academic Challenger 01:15, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks a lot for your support at my recent RfA. I have been promoted. J Milburn 17:04, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Block

I didn't take offense; I was just busy watching recent edits using Vandal Fighter. It was my opinion that the user was engaging in intentional vandalism (not much different from your example). You see, I have a fairly low threshold for blocking; if you believe that I should have warned the user first, I'll take your advice. - Mike Rosoft 20:34, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] aiv ?

See question at AIV. Rlevse 01:07, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the support

And I'm glad you liked my answer. After I read my draft, I was a bit dissatisfied. I was thinking that it sounded like the kind of answer one writes when trying to tell people exactly what they want to hear. Nevertheless, I meant every word of it. If you ever need anything, my talk page is an open door.--Fuhghettaboutit 03:29, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Username

What was your old username? I remember it was Wiki-something borderline in violation... But it was better, IMHO. —dgiestc 04:37, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

The old username is User:Wikipedier. Amos Han Talk 20:37, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

I meant User:Wikipedier when I said Wikipedier.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. (talk) 21:42, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Bill Gates Majority Shareholder

Sorry for any trouble that I may of caused by writing this statement. My intention was only to contribute to wikipedia and not cause any harm. I have researched my statement and found this link: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/speeches/2006/06-15transition.mspx It contains some quotations from bill gates regarding his ownership. I will leave you to make any changes you see fit. Thanks very much for pointing out my shortfallings, I will try to prevent mistakes of this nature again. Thanks very much, ayle001.

[edit] Declined Nomination

Just to tell you that you were showing me the declined nomination of Jim Douglas dating back to February 2007. Amos Han Talk 00:13, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] TeckWiz's RFA

Hey U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A.. Thanks for supporting my unsuccessful RFA this week. I hope to keep helping and improving Wikipedia alongside you. --TeckWiz ParlateContribs@(Lets go Yankees!) 01:35, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arbcom

Elections for arbcom are held in December, so you may have a while to wait. By then you should certainly be able to vote. :) The board election is supposed to be next month, though that is much less fixed. Prodego talk 20:15, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes, any of the sites, such as Wiktionary, Commons, Wikipedia, ect, in any language. Prodego talk 20:27, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, I'm all set then. Thank you so much for your help!--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. (talk) 20:29, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Thanks for both thinking it's a good answer, and wishing me good luck! :-) · AndonicO Talk 20:46, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Please make sure you assume good faith on others if you become an administrator.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. (talk) 01:40, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ragesoss's RFA

Hello. I noticed your shock after my oppose. As I've just explained to Majorly [2], I'll have a closer look. Please don't think badly of me. Best regards, Húsönd 21:51, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your comment, I feel better now. I changed my position to support. Please forgive my mistake. Best regards, Húsönd 23:08, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
Absolutely. I'm glad you feel better, and hope everything for you in real life works smoothly!--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. (talk) 23:10, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Unsigned comment

Thanks ˉˉanetode╦╩ 00:15, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Martinultima's RfA

A candidate doesn't have to state why they want the tools, since the questions are optional. But Martinultima chose to answer Q1 and didn't mention anything about blocking. I took the candidate at his word that the only admin work he wanted to participate in was undoing vandalism. Gwernol 03:35, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Withdrew support.--U.S.A. cubed 20:56, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your question at my RFA

Hello U.S.A.^3, thanks for your question about WP:AGF in my RFA - I've left my answer there, but if there's anything else you'd like to know, just shout. Cheers! The Rambling Man 06:58, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RFA thanks

Thank you, U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A., for your constructive comments in my recent RFA, which passed with 86 support, 8 oppose, and 5 neutral !votes. I will keep in mind all your suggestions and/or concerns, and will try to live up to your standards. Please, if you have any comments or complaints about my actions as an administrator, leave a note on my talk page, and I will respond as soon as I possibly can, without frying my brain, of course.
Thank you once more,
· AndonicO Talk

Image:Admin mop.PNG

Well, I do think making shorter blocks would be a good idea. 24 hours, as opposed to one month, at least for a first offense.(I would consider one or more months more rationale for shared IPs, that have already been blocked before for persitant vandalism, and that appear to only be used for vandalism.)--U.S.A. cubed 20:51, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Userspace

WP:USER gives the userspace policy. In keeping with WP:BEANS, I doubt there is a complete list of everything you can't do there.  ;) --BigDT 03:49, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

That's logical. I guess it's also a matter of common sense, right?--U.S.A. cubed 03:56, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for your help.--U.S.A. cubed 03:59, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My (Selket's) RfA

[edit] Re: User talk:User is blocked

According to [3], it's a simple username block, with autoblock disabled and account creation allowed. I'll remove the bizarre {{MediaWiki:Blockedtext}} transclusion and make a note at the talk page to instruct the user how to register a new account. ˉˉanetode╦╩ 22:30, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Ahh, a much better way to check, thanks for pointing that out. I've modified the block to allow account creation ˉˉanetode╦╩ 22:38, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Whoops

You're the second person to mention that, but my signature is "If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 01:59, 2 May 2007 (UTC)", so you see how that turned out. Do you have any suggestions on how I can change my signature to be more appropriate when warning someone? If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 01:59, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The RfA bots

It seems that this comment of yours confused the RfA bots. The problem is that you don't link to your user or talk page in your sig, but you linked to User:Majorly in your comment. So the bots identified most of the comment as Majorly's sig, and flagged them up as double-voting. I've linked to your userpage in small writing at the end of your comment, to unconfuse the bot; I'm just letting you know in case something similar happens in the future. Thanks! --ais523 09:39, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure that the problem with the RfA bot is that it was scanning your comment, saw [[User:Majorly|Majorly]], and didn't see any other links to userspace, so it incorrectly deduced that Majorly had made the comment. Hope that helps! --ais523 09:52, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks. I've allowed account creation. bibliomaniac15 00:54, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re:

Don't worry about it, it's a very common revert mistake which I do make sometimes as well. --Y.Ichiro (会話) 23:24, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

No, I'm not an admin. I use a slightly modified version of a javascript of "Godmode Lite", you can find it from WP:JS. You need to modify your monobook.js which can be found here. I think there's also another script called twinkle but i havn't used it myself so I dont know much about it. --Y.Ichiro (会話) 23:36, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
Btw on the side note, if you want to revert vandalism with a higher efficiently, it's STRONGLY recommended that you use one of the javascripts. WP:TWINKLE and the ones on User:Voice_of_All/UsefulJS are strongly recommended. If you need help installing them feel free to leave a message on my talk page or anyone else who is familiar with using javascripts. --Y.Ichiro (会話) 05:52, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Biting"

Thanks for the suggestion and the realisation. Much Appreciated. R_Orange 19:40, 5 May 2007 (UTC) (UTC).

[edit] Re:

Well, at this moment I'm not actively seeking adminship. Mainly because I have doubts about "being qualified". Anyhow I'll let you decide though to nominate or not. --Y.Ichiro (会話) 05:51, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/SFGiants

You asked in Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/SFGiants, "Tradmark of what?". See San Francisco Giants, commonly known as the "SF Giants". Note that WP:UN previously explicitly cited "New York Yankees" as an example of a prohibited username. —dgiestc 18:11, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

[edit] Username report

Alright, and thank you for notifying me about that. Well, you're right that usernames that contain the word sex are not allowed, but ones that contain the word sexy are allowed. Again, thanks for notifying me about that, and hope to see you around editing! Cool Bluetalk to me 22:43, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reply

I have replied on my talk page. -- Fyslee/talk 21:45, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Lakers (talk · contribs)->Artaxiad (talk · contribs)

These accounts probably shared the same IP. You should ask Dmcdevit, the investigating checkuser, if you want to know the precise reason. ˉˉanetode╦╩ 02:38, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for your comments in my page. I will think about them if I will ever consider running for anything over here again. Thanks again. --Eukesh 17:12, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] *****YOU'RE ALL GOING TO HELL*****

Any reason you believe that account creation should be enabled for that user? They haven't requested an unblock or that they be allowed to create further accounts. The user's only edit strongly implies this was created for malicious purposes (see also User:GiftsFromSatan and both those usernames are inappropriate. I see no reason to allow account creation. Gwernol 08:30, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Parathormone

Que es "parathyroid gland secretes / target organ is bones / effect is bone breakdown, increases blood calcium"?

Please accept my most sincere apologies, but I don't know.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 03:31, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

No problem, I found my answer here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parathyroid_hormone. 72.68.192.147 03:37, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Glad to know.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 03:46, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hi U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. I'd like to thank you for your support of my RfA. It was closed at surprising 75/0/0, so I'm an admin now. MaxSem 22:25, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: My talk page

You're very welcome. Glad I could help. And many thanks for the compliments! Regards. Will (aka Wimt) 20:11, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar thanks

Hi. Just a thank-you note for the Barnstar. I really appreciate it :). You did get the gallery format right on my user page, so thanks for posting it up there too :). Once again, thanks for the Barnstar! Cheers, Redux 20:49, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My Rfa

Hello, U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. Thank you very much for your support on my recent Rfa, it succeeded! I am thrilled and hope to live up to your expectations. If you spot me making errors, please tell me :) I look forward to working with you and getting to know you more. See you around! PeaceNT 15:29, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hello U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A.,

Thankyou for voting in my RfA. You will be pleased to know that it has been successful!! Meaning that I, Reedy Boy, am now an English Wikipedia Administrator.

It passed with a suprising 47/0/0, and I really am grateful of all your support, and I hope that I live up to your high expectations!

If there is anything I can do to help you out, please, do not hesitate to contact me!

Yours,
Reedy Boy 16:21, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Hello U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A.,

Thankyou for voting in my RfA. You will be pleased to know that it has been successful!! Meaning that I, Reedy Boy, am now an English Wikipedia Administrator.

It passed with a suprising 47/0/0, and I really am grateful of all your support, and I hope that I live up to your high expectations!

If there is anything I can do to help you out, please, do not hesitate to contact me!

Yours,
Reedy Boy 16:21, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bureaucrat nomination

I saw that you nominated a candidate for bureaucratship. However, I think you inadvertently used the RfA template instead of the RfB template, so the questions to the candidate and some other things aren't the ones we usually use for an RfB. You might want to re-do the nomination before the candidate decides whether to accept it. Regards, Newyorkbrad 20:37, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks.--Wikipedier is now U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 01:12, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: User talk:203.122.254.26

Thanks for doing the unsigned business, first. As for severity, yeah, I don't know. It's a whole school's IP as opposed to a single person and it rarely produces useful edits. It just had a long-term block of anonymous users editing from the IP, which I think is the best way to go anyhow. — mæstrosync talk&contribs, 03:01, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Whoops, thanks for the notification about not signing, it does happen sometimes... :) Perfect Proposal Speak out loud! 21:42, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] subst'ing

You forgot to subst the {{unsigned}} template for user:Perfect Proposal's sig on Pedro's RfA, which must be done. No biggie, but I did it here. —AldeBaer 22:34, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

I fixed the examples at Wikipedia:Signatures#Dealing with unsigned comments. —AldeBaer 23:26, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] wikilove

Regarding this: You are free to remove posts from your user talk page, but looking at User talk:SJP gives the impression that SJP simply likes that wikilove thing and that the {{smile}} was intended as a nice gesture. —AldeBaer 00:00, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry. I'm sure it was in good faith. The smile was intended to be a nice gesture, however, the "Wikilove" made it seem like a very odd post, still.--U.S.A. (talk contribs) 01:44, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
See my followup response on your talk page. Even with the circumstances, I admit that I failed to assume good faith by removing the post. Sorry.--U.S.A. (talk contribs) 04:26, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

Hey, thanks! appreciate that. There's a bunch of people who have written more (SimonP, for example), but yeah, I find Wikipedia to be pretty much fun. :) Thanks by the way for helping out versus that troll on Clown's page yesterday. Cheers! Antandrus (talk) 04:19, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for the barnstar, U.S.A.. I've never been one to follow policy just for policy sake, but there are some things that are non-negotiable if this project is going to be taken seriously; WP:BLOCK is one of them. Thanks again, and keep up the good work. - auburnpilot talk 11:45, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re:my talk page

Yes, I actually am a pilot. I earned my private pilot certificate back in the summer of 2006 and have since earned my instrument rating as well. I'm currently working on my commercial rating as an Aviation major at Auburn University and plan to work professionally as a pilot. As far as accidents are concerned, the thought never really makes me nervous. While flying, I know I'm in control of the plane and am confident in my training. It's when I'm on the ground and have to deal with other pilots taxing around the airport that can send me into a nervous breakdown...I flew into DeKalb-Peachtree Airport recently, which I've been told has more runway incursions than any other airport, and it was chaotic enough to make me swear to never return. - auburnpilot talk 16:55, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

for the barnstar. I still remember you as User:Wikipedier back in March. Do you remember me back then? NHRHS2010 Talk 00:10, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

I am hoping to be an admin soon. I had an RfA (which I withdrawn on purpose) at the end of August but with a few supports, several users kept opposing me. That's why I have withdrawn my RfA before more opposes came in. I would not abuse the admin tools, and I hope I can be an admin around Halloween or around Christmas. NHRHS2010 Talk 00:22, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
I hope so too. PS: Do you remember User:Jim Douglas? I am concerned because Jim Douglas has not been editing since April 1. NHRHS2010 Talk 03:20, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thank you for your support on my RfA though sadly per WP:SNOW it was ended early, though your support is still very appreciated. -- (Cocoaguy ここがいい contribstalk) 14:17, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Thanks for your support on my RFA. Although it failed, I got valuable information as to where I should head if I want my next RFA to be successful. TTYL, Minesweeper.007 (talk · contribs) 15:51, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your question

... can only be answered via email, which you do not have enabled. --B 19:51, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Email is enabled.--U.S.A. (talk contribs) 20:06, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
And can you please, please explain why you removed my post on your talk page. I'm responded here, for now, because I'm afraid you'll revert/remove a message I post again.--U.S.A. (talk contribs) 20:09, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
Check again ... I get "This user has not specified a valid e-mail address, or has chosen not to receive e-mail from other users." --B 20:10, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
That's extremly odd. I did everything. I went to Special:My preferences, typed my email address, and logged into my account and copied and pasted the confimation code., for so I think.--U.S.A. (talk contribs) 20:14, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
It should work now. I went to the "My preferences" page, I blanked the page(in other words, cancaled my email), then I typed my email again and checked off both boxes, and copied my confirmation code. This doesn't add up if it still can't be done.--U.S.A. (talk contribs) 20:20, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
You have mail. --B 20:22, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RFA Thanks

[edit] 8000 edits

Yes, I made my 8000th edits a few days ago. Have you ever heard of User:DerHexer? He is so fast at reverting vandalism that he has more than 30,000 edits on English Wikipedia alone and more than 11,000 edits on just April. NHRHS2010 Talk 14:35, 15 September 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Thanks

Thank you, unexpected gifts are the most pleasing! Tim Vickers 17:37, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the Barnstar

Hi. Thanks for the Barnstar. 38 articles created. I actually thought I had created more than that... Must get back on horse... Thanks again for the Barnstar though, I appreciate it.  :) Cheers, Redux 22:31, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Inappropriete external links

Don't worry about it, I can't even remember the edit you're referring to. But hey, you appeared to enjoy contributing here, have you thought of coming back? I must admit that I'm not aware of the circumstances behind your departure, yet looking at your contributions I see you've jumped back in now and again. There's always more to do at Wikipedia, your help would be most welcome! ˉˉanetode╦╩ 18:01, 25 October 2007 (UTC) (Thought I'd cross-post here, since your page is no longer protected ˉˉanetode╦╩ 18:03, 25 October 2007 (UTC))

Thanks! It was always my pleasure to help out the project! Currently, I am still dealing with some(personal, real world issues), so right now I am not planning on editing in genreral(other than leaving a few posts). But in the future, I might.(It's too soon to be sure now, though) Thanks again!--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 22:12, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] formatting

It's really quite easy [4]. — Dorftrottel 23:15, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for all of your help. I now know how to do it the second time. I stil can't seem to do it the first, though. Thanks again!--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 23:27, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Consider e.g. the following example: {{subst:The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar|For providing positive feedback to other users. ~~~~}} results in:
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
For providing positive feedback to other users. — Dorftrottel 12:42, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Wow! Thanks a lot for the barnstar!!!--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 13:28, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Adminship

I'll think about it. I remember last August when User:JetLover nominated me for adminship, but users kept opposing me because all I do was vandalism fighting and not many mainspace editing other than reverting vandalism. I'll just think about it and decide. Would you mind checking my contributions for my mainspace edits? NHRHS2010 talk 03:07, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

OK, I've checked and left a message on your talk page. If you're still not ready or comfterble with applying now, I will totally understand. You still have accomplished a lot on Wikipedia as a normal editor with all your vandal reverts. This is an important job. Regards, --U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 03:49, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
The mainspace editing I do these days is that on articles about given names, I add stuff to infoboxes, and even add infoboxes to articles that doesn't have one. See Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/NHRHS2010 2 and see why users opposed me. I really want that mop, but I'll wait until like late November or an admin is ready to nominate me. NHRHS2010 talk 16:02, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
OK.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 18:07, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
I guess after re-looking at the RfA, I am not going to write up a nomination. But, if and when you decide to run, I will wish you the best of luck.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 18:12, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE Superintendent

Don't worry about it - we all make mistakes, and I know your edits were made in good faith. No need to apologise. WaltonOne 20:19, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the heads up

Hi U.S.A.U.S.A. Thank you for the heads up. The IP's last edit, which was exactly the one offending me, is about 3 months old though, so there is no point in doing something about that specific IP, unless it started editing again. But unless it was something massive, that was disrupting the project itself in the process, I tend to pay no attention to this kind of thing. I usually let trolls starve. If anything, this kind of childish behavior demolished the point that the individual was trying to make about the IP being shared and that the behavior that had led to its blocking would not repeart itself. S/he only confirmed why the IP needed to stay blocked. So he actually saved us the time we might have spent considering the case. Better for us, punishment enough for him. But thank you for letting me know. Cheers, Redux 02:30, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for the three barnstars!!!

Thank you a lot! Really! I'm really glad with my new barnstarts, and they're all for things that I really did and that I'm proud of! You deserve that Random Acts of Kindness barnstar that an user gave you (above on your talk page). A.Z. 00:20, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Star

Thank you very much for the barnstar. Always very nice when someone notices the work one does. Garion96 (talk) 19:29, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Ditto from me, it's very much appreciated. What Garion96, I and others do with regard to copyvios is largely a thankless task, and even though we know it is important work, it means a lot to actually be thanked for it. -- But|seriously|folks  22:12, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] UAA

I'm still learning the admin ropes, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't need to hang out there if it's already been blocked. I left one username up there because it's not clear to me that it's a reference to an actual commercial entity. Dppowell 03:33, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Ah yes, I checked the logs and saw you got sysopped on the 31. Belatd congrats.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 03:35, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My Rfa

Thanks for voting in my Rfa, which I withdrew from yesterday. Though I did not get promoted, I see this Rfa as being a success nonetheless. What I got out of this Rfa will help me to be a better, all around editor. Because of this Rfa I have decided to become better in other areas of editing. I'm not going to just be a vandalfighter. Though vandalfighting is good, being active in all areas of editing is even better. Have a nice day.--SJP 22:30, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for the vote of confidence, but I have so much going on in my life right now that I don't think I would be able to give the arb com the time or attention it needs. Thanks, though. Danny 03:08, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] UAA

I'm still learning the admin ropes, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't need to hang out there if it's already been blocked. I left one username up there because it's not clear to me that it's a reference to an actual commercial entity. Dppowell 03:33, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Ah yes, I checked the logs and saw you got sysopped on the 31. Belatd congrats.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 03:35, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My Rfa

Thanks for voting in my Rfa, which I withdrew from yesterday. Though I did not get promoted, I see this Rfa as being a success nonetheless. What I got out of this Rfa will help me to be a better, all around editor. Because of this Rfa I have decided to become better in other areas of editing. I'm not going to just be a vandalfighter. Though vandalfighting is good, being active in all areas of editing is even better. Have a nice day.--SJP 22:30, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Better luck next time.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 00:16, 2 November 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Thanks

Thanks for the vote of confidence, but I have so much going on in my life right now that I don't think I would be able to give the arb com the time or attention it needs. Thanks, though. Danny 03:08, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re:The social networking issue

Consider it water under the bridge. To be honest, I was not even aware of your reaction to Majorly's comments. I just noticed it after you left me your message. You went over the top, but you seemed to have realized your mistake, and I'm glad you're back contributing to articles here. :) Nishkid64 (talk) 06:18, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Err...thanks. I don't really do vandal-fighting that often, to be honest. I'm mostly an article writer (I only do reverts/AIV report handling during my breaks). Nishkid64 (talk) 05:17, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

[edit] Thanks

Thank you for your prompt revert of my userpage. Much appreciated :) Green Giant 00:58, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

My pleasure.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 01:01, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Deletion tagging

No worries - G1 and G10 both fit. The important thing is that the article got tagged quickly and deleted.--Kubigula (talk) 04:25, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] In Remembrance...

Remembrance Day


--nat Alo! Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc?!?! 21:37, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reply

Yes, I talked to the blocking admin about it. NHRHS2010 talk 01:14, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Yep, that vandal is changing IPs to evade blocks. I reported the range on WP:AIV. NHRHS2010 talk 01:33, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shenanigans

Hey buddy, thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page! Much appreciated. :) GlassCobra 01:37, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Eh? Oh, of course! I never held anything against you at all. :) I was criticzing Snakese for opposing Majorly over it, that's all. Don't even worry about it. :) GlassCobra 03:48, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] SD patrol

No worries - it happens. Tijuana Brass 03:25, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Done

Thanks for the note. · jersyko talk 03:37, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the vandal fix!

Someone vandalized my Userspace! But a little angel came along and fixed it! Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}! Nburden (T) 10:04, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] John vbc

Crap! You're absolutely right. I was deleting a few at the same time, and overstepped the deletion rationale. I'll be more careful next time. Nice catch though. (:-) - Mtmelendez (Talk) 22:21, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Another RfA Spaming

[edit] RfA

My RfA is being clogged up with opposes once again. This is not the first time that User:Agüeybaná is opposing me. And User:Daniel is now thinking that my RfA has something to do with my favorite admin list. NHRHS2010 talk 02:51, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, maybe if you actually listened to people, who just want to see the quality of your editing improve, every once in a while, we wouldn't have to oppose you all the time. --Agüeybaná 03:02, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
I would recommend not leaving this kind of message. It was one of the several things that tipped me from neutral to oppose. K. Scott Bailey 02:56, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Indeed. The inference that the comment "[t]his is not the first time that User:Agüeybaná is opposing me" carries isn't one which benefits an administrator candidate. Daniel 03:18, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
I just explained my RfA experiences. Even though User:Dinosaur puppy, a user who opposed my previous RfA, supported me, I am thinking about withdrawing. I am now a "target" for the opposers. NHRHS2010 talk 04:08, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
And this response is showing you can't take on board criticism. You are a "target" for the opposers because of your own actions, so don't infer it's anyone elses' fault. Given these responses, I'm confident the RfA was successful in benefiting Wikipedia - by not giving you access to administrator tools. Daniel 04:50, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Revert

Thank you. - Rjd0060 04:14, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar. Now I feel much better. NHRHS2010 talk 04:24, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

[edit] Re:Barnstar

Thank you very much! Regards, Neranei (talk) 03:44, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

[edit] Reply concerning my mistake on the vandal article

QUOTE: Hi, in response to this, I did not vandalize the article. First, I tagged the article as a speedy G10(attack page), but then thought that the G3 tag(pure vandalism) was a most accurate way to classify the speedy deletion critera.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 23:40, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

  • I know. I hit the wrong button in Twinkle. I was about to correct my mistake, but someone else already did it. Never mind :) UserDoe 23:50, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Yes

I would like to run, but not right now, since I need to go to sleep (it's 12:40 AM right now). Maybe tomorrow or so? NHRHS2010 talk 05:41, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: deletion templates

Some do, some don't. The reason you shouldn't substitute the db templates is that if you do, the page won't get added to the proper category where an admin will see it. Jhinman 18:27, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My pal

He's used another IP entirely before, so I assume he's got access to multiple ISPs or computer systems. Checkuser is not gonna prove anything; it's internal evidence that's gonna hang him. Could you submit him for vandalism or Admin action? I, it could be argued, am prejudiced. --Orange Mike 01:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: thanks

No problem, glad I could help. Master of Puppets Care to share? 05:30, 13 November 2007 (UTC)


[edit] I've removed the warnings left by Twinkle

Warnings obviously not meant for you. Just wanted to get some edits made quickly to those pages to prevent the move over redirect again. --OnoremDil 12:33, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: ArbCom

Hi. It is highly unlikely that I would run for one of the positions on the ArbCom. This is mainly because I am already a Steward of the Foundation, and it is generally preferred that Stewards do not join the Arbitration Committees of any projects in which they participate and that might have an ArbCom — as it is the case here. That general feeling might one day change, but it is what was expressed by the pan-Foundation community during the last Steward election (which, coincidentally, took place at the same time as last year's ArbCom election here on en.wiki).
I take the opportunity to thank you for the heads up on the recently created "Admin school" project. I'm looking into it, and I want to give it some time so as to see if it will stick around and become something effectively used by the newly-appointed admins. If it does, I'll include it in my promotion message. Cheers, Redux 20:11, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks. I was about to leave you a message about it, but you beat me to it. Thanks for the support. Danny 00:40, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thankspam

[edit] Re. Your RfB

Thank you. :-) I was quite surprised with such prompt support. Best regards, Húsönd 03:05, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arbitration Committee Elections December 2007

Sorry for the delayed response -- I've been out for the past few days with limited connectivity. I won't be running in the elections this year, mostly due to time constraints, but I haven't ruled it out indefinitely. Maybe next year.  :-) Can't sleep, clown will eat me 05:47, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

I withdrew on purpose. I just feel better off doing this when I'm 18. NHRHS2010 talk 20:26, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RfA

I considered not spamming talk pages but not saying "thanks" just isn't me. The support was remarkable and appreciated. I only hope that I am able to help a little on here. Please let me know if I can help you or equally if you find any of my actions questionable. Thanks & regards --Herby talk thyme 12:26, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Travel Guide Wiki

Hello. Are you interested in helping me set up the travel guide Wiki? It is going to be a travel guide wiki for people who wants to know more about a certain places. It can be found here: http://travelguidewiki.scribblewiki.com/Main_Page

NHRHS2010

Thanks for offering, but I have enough time spent here, editing Wikipedia. Sorry. But good luck with your company!--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 21:22, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
But I might consider if I get some more time later. :) I'm slightly busy this weekend, but it's really cool that you got your own Wiki going.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 00:50, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
I've deciced to at least create the account.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 00:54, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Barnstar question

Hi. The Barnstar of Good Humor was created by combining two pre-existing images, from two other awards: the original Barnstar (obviously) and the Wiffle Bat, which is technicaly not a Barnstar award, since it did not feature a barnstar, but it is a wiki award for maintenance work. It was never too popular, but it featured a very interesting "smiley", which we combined with the Barnstar to form the award. The original idea to combine the two, thus conveying the necessary visual message of humor (plus a Barnstar) was mine, which is why I'm credited for it. :) Until I brought this idea to the table, we had hit a standstill in the discussions for creating the award regarding what we'd use as the visual aspect of "humor" to combine with the Barnstar, and several suggestions had been rejected. Once I came up with the Wiffle Bat's "smiley", the concept of placing it in the center of the Barnstar was a natural and obvious development, which only took minutes to be done. And so the BoGH came into being. Redux (talk) 17:12, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thx spam


Thank you, U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A, for supporting my RfB, which I withdrew at a final tally of (33/12/1). I failed to overcome the not unforeseeable opposition, but I am humbled by some extremely supportive, encouraging words I could read. In order to honor your trust, I once again vow to continue working and improving. Please contact me should you have any advice or recommendation to give. Or, should you need assistance. I am, as will always be, at your service. Again, please accept my most sincere gratitude.

Best regards, Húsönd 02:43, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Nothing florid, nothing fancy. Just thanks for the support. I'll try to wield the Mop-and-Bucket with grace and humility. --Orange Mike 04:06, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removed

Sorry my man. They were not removed but archived. I didn't respond to everyone who commented, I responded just as they commented back after I decided that my departure was petty and wrong. Heck, you are very much in my "editors who I respect and made me want to return" category. No bad feeling I hope. My sincere thanks for your words. They genuinely meant a lot and were part of my decision that to give up here over one silly incident was foolish on my part and did not respect the community. Pedro :  Chat  23:25, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Cheers buddy. SonOfPedro is a cutie - but I'm biased! He get's his looks from WifeOfPedro I can assure you! Pedro :  Chat  11:21, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: WP:ADMIN

Heh, took a while for you to respond. It's not a problem. MessedRocker (talk) (write this article) 11:38, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Banning of minors from the ArbCom has nothing to do with maturity or judgment issues, but rather the fact that the ArbCom spends most of its time dealing with checkuser and oversight issues, which I cannot be involved in. MessedRocker (talk) (write this article) 20:23, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RE:?

Sorry, it was my mistake. I thought in some RfAs you were not giving a reason explaining your support or oppose. Forgive me. Marlith T/C 05:02, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

However, supports and opposes with good arguments will help convince the closing bureaucrat to follow your beliefs more. Thanks. Marlith T/C 05:09, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

For the birthday congratulations. :) Acalamari 02:45, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nburden's RFA

Thanks for the advice, and your consideration. I appreciate it, and hope to continue to have a positive impact on the encyclopedia. Nburden (T) 08:11, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Stewards

Hi. Thanks for the message :). All current Stewards go through a reconfirmation, which takes place at the same time as the election. But it is not an election exactly, it is an opportunity for the community to comment on the present Stewards; and at the end, the Stewards will take those comments into advice in deciding whether or not to remain in the position (for another year). Everyone is welcome to leave comments for each and every one of the current Stewards there. As far as voting in the Steward election (the actual election, to appoint new Stewards), you qualify for voting. You have an account on Meta with a link to an account on another project (this one, en.wiki) where you have contributed for at least 3 months (you have been here for about a year). Notice that the age of your Meta account (about a month old) is not the one taken into account, but rather the age of your en.wiki account. Redux (talk) 13:00, 29 November 2007 (UTC)


[edit] ArbCom election

I want to sincerely thank you for your support. Unfortunately under 12 hours have passed in the election process and you are in a minority of 4 supports to 29 opposes, so my candidacy is clearly going nowhere and I have struck myself out of the election. Perhaps next time - thanks again. Stifle (talk) 11:55, 3 December 2007 (UTC)