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Demi dearest, have some snuggly granny-hugz, beers, and all that stuff, for starters. Then, could you possibly do me a huge favour? I'm really trying to work hard with KW, and he has improved, though (once we're adults!) this kind of thing takes time. Could you possibly, for at least a few months, try to bite your thumbs, or whatever, and quietly walk away from both KW and any mention of him, and not join in? I'm sure that, in the long run, there's a good chance you'll both end up OK with each other (though I appreciate that neither of you is likely to believe me right now!) But, just for now, it would make my life so much easier if you could tiptoe away from the temptation to comment, or to join in any discussions. You and KW both feel very spiky and defensive and wossname with each other, and some breathing space would be good for both of you.
I'm very fond of you both; I will always be grateful for the way you so totally understood me and stuck up for me back in December; yours was one of the voices that kept me hanging on. You're probably not really aware of the huge beneficial impact you had on my mood levels back then, but you did. Things would have been much tougher without your support and input; this is one of those times where I'd like to call on your support again. Not for KW, but for me. Is that OK? I hope we're cool here, I'd hate to "lose" you, as it were, when I'm so fond of you. Hugz and cuddles'n'stuff. Pesky ( talk) 21:30, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for sending the message i would have added the references but i had no idea and was orriginally just going to copy and paste the links lol but thanks for sending me that link to how to reference stuff have a good day. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.189.251.77 ( talk) 19:58, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
Could you take a look at the Compton-Belkovich Thorium Anomaly article I created. The DYK hook has been ticked and the GA review is pending. :D Also, I saw the mentoring page. :) -- Tomtomn00 ( talk • contributions) 16:31, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
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I've fixed the outlined errors. Thanks! -- Tomtomn00 ( talk • contributions) 16:04, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
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Check yo' mail, Demiurge! Regards, Thine Antique Pen ( talk • contributions) 01:01, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Hopefully the warning will suffice. I really hope a WP:IDHT block will not be necessary. I don't like to block any editor if it can be avoided, but I will do so for the good of the project as a whole. It is really up to him now. Mjroots ( talk) 08:40, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
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you are much better then me. Deathlaser : Chat 18:48, 29 May 2012 (UTC) |
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I found this comment hilarious for some reason. Mark Arsten ( talk) 18:24, 2 June 2012 (UTC) |
Sorry the IP edit was mine, I somehow lost connection. Children implies something completely different to me to youths in hoodies. J3Mrs ( talk) 17:19, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Demiurge 1000!
Thank you for your welcome. I am new to editing Wikipedia, and was moved to do so while reading the biography of Ron Torossian. The original piece used the phrase "occupied areas of East Jerusalem". I live in Jerusalem, and personally believe that Israel has legal sovereignty over all of Jerusalem. I know that there are differing opinions on this, and while I do not expect the world to just accept Israel's (or my) view on the matter, clearly the areas of East Jerusalem are "disputed" as to their sovereignty - not "occupied", which is the view of those opposed to Israel's position. I therefore edited the word "occupied" and changed it to "disputed". I believe that this is the proper "neutral" phrasing that is called for by Wikipedia rules. Even Wikipedia's discourse on East Jerusalem reviews the fact that the territories are disputed. Had I just deleted the word "occupied", or otherwise edited the phrase to indicate that Israel has legal sovereignty (which is actually my view) I would understand the edit not being accepted, but it seems to have been changed back to "occupied" twice. I would like to understand the reason for this.
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The Death Toll is rising! Regards, Thine Antique Pen ( talk • contributions) 15:13, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
There's some stuff at the bottom of WP:AN, which I allowed Dipankan001 to post. I even fixed Dipankan's stub errors! :) Regards, Thine Antique Pen ( talk • contributions) 09:08, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
heather walls ( talk) 06:01, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Could you please copyedit The Wedding Dance? Regards, Thine Antique Pen ( talk • contributions) 08:41, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Have you ever considered becoming a sysop here? -- Michaeldsuarez ( talk) 21:30, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Thank you very much, it is nice to see that people appreciate my slightly, varied, shall we put it, work. Don't worry, there are more DYK's on the way. :) -- Gilderien Chat| List of good deeds 19:49, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
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I reverted your edits as it increases the chance that the person making that legal threat will know that I told you! How am I a "minor"? And finally, legal threats are by absolutely no means illegal. I have to be a man and deal with this myself, right now I'd rather be writing that GA, but instead I am having to think of what to do next, without getting sued!-- Deathlaser ( talk) 16:36, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
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She is clearly notable (per awards and coverage) and passes GNG. If you want me to I'll create the article for you (attributing the writing to you) without using AFC. ·ʍaunus· snunɐw· 20:44, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Please do not delete my question. I am not asking for treatment of a medical condition. I do not suffer from migraines. The article on that subject does not indicate where the pain from them occurs other than saying they are unilateral. I am looking for a description of the pain. μηδείς ( talk) 22:21, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
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Demiurge 1000, you removed the bibliographic references I'd inserted to Jonathan Brown's new book on Great Wagner Conductors on the basis that this was advertising or soapboxing. I wholeheartedly support the Wikipedia policy on advertising, but my intention in inserting the references to this book was to enrich the pages concerned. It is a serious, scholarly book, with separate extensively researched chapters for 23 Wagner conductors and a discography for each one. I had wanted to insert a specific reference, for example in the case of Artur Bodanzky to say that "Chapter 14 is devoted to Bodanzky; includes discography", but found that the fields of the Wiki bibliography template did not include provision for such a comment to be added. Brown's book is precisely the sort of reference that a Wikipedia reader would like to find in the bibliography/references/further reading sections of the webpages of the 23 conductors and related pages, and I would respectfully ask you to reconsider, and also advise how to insert the specific chapter reference which would make it clear why the book is relevant on the various conductor pages. The structure of the webpages differs, in some cases (Wagner's own page being a case in point)the heading is 'other sources', and a new book is not strictly a source that has been used, but this occurs under a higher level heading 'Sources and further reading', and the insertion is certainly relevant as an item for further reading. Nosnibor ( talk) 11:18, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your measured reply, and apologies for not replying sooner, I have been away. Some of the 23 conductors covered in the book (viz. Bodanzky, Coates) have no monograph written about them at all, so would surely be of interest to people wanting to know more. However, your advice is well taken and good suggestion about an article. But at this stage seems best to wait to see how this new book is received. 80.229.167.4 ( talk) 08:19, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Demiurge, just a head's up, but I just put up an article at the GOCE request page, if you're interested. It's about the leader of a UFO cult, you might find it interesting. No problem if you don't have time. Thanks, Mark Arsten ( talk) 17:12, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
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Responding to your message to me. Even though I am 11, I am not new to Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maniandram01 ( talk • contribs) 13:25, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Demiurge1000, what is your position on IRC boot tools being used to suppress valid criticism of Wikipedia? -- 2001:558:1400:A:DC07:3F1:E7BE:21B6 ( talk) 17:06, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
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Theopolisme TALK 20:45, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
A few things: 1) you know that 90% of your statements on Jimbo's page are patently false - a very quick glance through the logs show otherwise. 2) Have you read User_talk:Altetendekrabbe ... especially a post that sits there from yesterday (one of MANY apologies). 3) You know that your co-mentor agreed with my comments on that editor-review. I would have believed that such unfounded attacks and indeed lies were beneath you. My apologies if my good faith has been in vain. ( ✉→ BWilkins ←✎) 22:59, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi! I'm contacting you because you have participated or discussed The Wikipedia Adventure learning tutorial/game idea. I think you should know about a current Community Fellowship proposal to create the game with some Wikimedia Foundation support. Your feedback on the proposal would be very much appreciated. I should note that the feedback is for the proposal, not the proposer, and even if the Fellowship goes forward it might be undertaken by presently not-mentioned editors. Thanks again for your consideration.
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This was absolutely hilarious, bravo! Egg Centri c 15:24, 15 July 2012 (UTC) |
You may be interested in my proposal there and the discussion. Cheers! Electriccatfish2 ( talk) 23:55, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Our deletionist was back, so I added references, adjusted text, etc. Per WP:BLP concerns, I adjusted the text at that one section to be completely dispassionate and to show that the persons being discussed have moved on. What is there now is all the material I could find that is in any way sourced. Shearonink ( talk) 16:51, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
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Resolved: Wikipedia:Help_desk#Sidebar_bug.3F. BTW, when you said "You are not alone" i thought you meant i wasn't alone with the problem (i.e., you had it too), but re-reading the message i realize i was wrong though. Cheers, benzband ( talk) 22:05, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Demiurge1000, I'm wondering if you could spare some time to go over and tweak Samsung Galaxy S III. I urgently need a fresh perspective on the article, so I could take it to GA, and hopefully FA, within the next 2 months. If you are generous enough, I'll owe you one. Cheers -- Sp33dyphil © hat ontributions 06:42, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
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I'm typing here because of the speedy deletion request that you put up on my article page. Can you please explain why Chavis Carter, the man whose death is part of an ongoing investigation, is too irrelevant to be on Wikipedia? I know I am taking this personally and I'm being a bit anal about it, but I need your response.-- Valadar917 ( talk) 19:28, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
In that case, should we rename the article to something like "Shooting of Chavis Carter" or something like that? Thanks for the input.-- Valadar917 ( talk) 19:39, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the wikilove. Y E Pacific Hurricane 01:27, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
Please see User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#A_follow_up_on_Bwilkins. Ian.thomson ( talk) 15:43, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
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Demi dearest, have some snuggly granny-hugz, beers, and all that stuff, for starters. Then, could you possibly do me a huge favour? I'm really trying to work hard with KW, and he has improved, though (once we're adults!) this kind of thing takes time. Could you possibly, for at least a few months, try to bite your thumbs, or whatever, and quietly walk away from both KW and any mention of him, and not join in? I'm sure that, in the long run, there's a good chance you'll both end up OK with each other (though I appreciate that neither of you is likely to believe me right now!) But, just for now, it would make my life so much easier if you could tiptoe away from the temptation to comment, or to join in any discussions. You and KW both feel very spiky and defensive and wossname with each other, and some breathing space would be good for both of you.
I'm very fond of you both; I will always be grateful for the way you so totally understood me and stuck up for me back in December; yours was one of the voices that kept me hanging on. You're probably not really aware of the huge beneficial impact you had on my mood levels back then, but you did. Things would have been much tougher without your support and input; this is one of those times where I'd like to call on your support again. Not for KW, but for me. Is that OK? I hope we're cool here, I'd hate to "lose" you, as it were, when I'm so fond of you. Hugz and cuddles'n'stuff. Pesky ( talk) 21:30, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for sending the message i would have added the references but i had no idea and was orriginally just going to copy and paste the links lol but thanks for sending me that link to how to reference stuff have a good day. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.189.251.77 ( talk) 19:58, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
Could you take a look at the Compton-Belkovich Thorium Anomaly article I created. The DYK hook has been ticked and the GA review is pending. :D Also, I saw the mentoring page. :) -- Tomtomn00 ( talk • contributions) 16:31, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
I'm a bit disappointed that you have such a misconception, and please be assured that the Great Firewall of China does not apply to Hong Kong! Indeed Hong Kong is so set to be on the outside of the GFW that most websites hosted in Hong Kong are inaccessible from mainland China! One of the items on the Wikimania 2013 agenda is how Wikimedians in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia can help with the situation of internet censorship just over the border. Der yck C. 16:43, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
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I've fixed the outlined errors. Thanks! -- Tomtomn00 ( talk • contributions) 16:04, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
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Could you vote at User:Tomtomn00/rename — I want to rename myself. -- Tomtomn00 ( talk • contributions) 20:41, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Looks like Rinpoche is editing back under the IP Address 46.108.133.16 . Mr. Wikipediania Talk 04:48, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
Surely it's time. -- MZMcBride ( talk) 15:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
-- Thine Antique Pen ( talk • contributions) 20:18, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
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May 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Out of 54 people who signed up this drive, 32 copy-edited at least one article. Last drive's superstar, Lfstevens, again stood out, topping the leader board in all three categories and copy-editing over 700 articles. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: We were once again successful in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog—while removing 1166 articles from the queue, the second-most in our history. The total backlog currently sits at around 2600 articles, down from 8323 when we started out just over two years ago. ![]() Coodinator election: The six-month term for our third tranche of Guild coordinators will be expiring at the end of June. We will be accepting nominations for the fourth tranche of coordinators, who will also serve a six-month term. Nominations will open starting on June 5. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, and Stfg To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from
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Check yo' mail, Demiurge! Regards, Thine Antique Pen ( talk • contributions) 01:01, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Hopefully the warning will suffice. I really hope a WP:IDHT block will not be necessary. I don't like to block any editor if it can be avoided, but I will do so for the good of the project as a whole. It is really up to him now. Mjroots ( talk) 08:40, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
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you are much better then me. Deathlaser : Chat 18:48, 29 May 2012 (UTC) |
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This barnstar is awarded to Demiurge1000 for copy editing 1 article and achieving a total of 5736 words during the Guild of Copy Editors May 2012 Backlog Elimination Drive. Thank you for your contribution. -- Stfg ( talk) 08:28, 2 June 2012 (UTC) |
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I found this comment hilarious for some reason. Mark Arsten ( talk) 18:24, 2 June 2012 (UTC) |
Sorry the IP edit was mine, I somehow lost connection. Children implies something completely different to me to youths in hoodies. J3Mrs ( talk) 17:19, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Demiurge 1000!
Thank you for your welcome. I am new to editing Wikipedia, and was moved to do so while reading the biography of Ron Torossian. The original piece used the phrase "occupied areas of East Jerusalem". I live in Jerusalem, and personally believe that Israel has legal sovereignty over all of Jerusalem. I know that there are differing opinions on this, and while I do not expect the world to just accept Israel's (or my) view on the matter, clearly the areas of East Jerusalem are "disputed" as to their sovereignty - not "occupied", which is the view of those opposed to Israel's position. I therefore edited the word "occupied" and changed it to "disputed". I believe that this is the proper "neutral" phrasing that is called for by Wikipedia rules. Even Wikipedia's discourse on East Jerusalem reviews the fact that the territories are disputed. Had I just deleted the word "occupied", or otherwise edited the phrase to indicate that Israel has legal sovereignty (which is actually my view) I would understand the edit not being accepted, but it seems to have been changed back to "occupied" twice. I would like to understand the reason for this.
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The Death Toll is rising! Regards, Thine Antique Pen ( talk • contributions) 15:13, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
There's some stuff at the bottom of WP:AN, which I allowed Dipankan001 to post. I even fixed Dipankan's stub errors! :) Regards, Thine Antique Pen ( talk • contributions) 09:08, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
heather walls ( talk) 06:01, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Could you please copyedit The Wedding Dance? Regards, Thine Antique Pen ( talk • contributions) 08:41, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Have you ever considered becoming a sysop here? -- Michaeldsuarez ( talk) 21:30, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Thank you very much, it is nice to see that people appreciate my slightly, varied, shall we put it, work. Don't worry, there are more DYK's on the way. :) -- Gilderien Chat| List of good deeds 19:49, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
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I reverted your edits as it increases the chance that the person making that legal threat will know that I told you! How am I a "minor"? And finally, legal threats are by absolutely no means illegal. I have to be a man and deal with this myself, right now I'd rather be writing that GA, but instead I am having to think of what to do next, without getting sued!-- Deathlaser ( talk) 16:36, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
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She is clearly notable (per awards and coverage) and passes GNG. If you want me to I'll create the article for you (attributing the writing to you) without using AFC. ·ʍaunus· snunɐw· 20:44, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
Please do not delete my question. I am not asking for treatment of a medical condition. I do not suffer from migraines. The article on that subject does not indicate where the pain from them occurs other than saying they are unilateral. I am looking for a description of the pain. μηδείς ( talk) 22:21, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
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Demiurge 1000, you removed the bibliographic references I'd inserted to Jonathan Brown's new book on Great Wagner Conductors on the basis that this was advertising or soapboxing. I wholeheartedly support the Wikipedia policy on advertising, but my intention in inserting the references to this book was to enrich the pages concerned. It is a serious, scholarly book, with separate extensively researched chapters for 23 Wagner conductors and a discography for each one. I had wanted to insert a specific reference, for example in the case of Artur Bodanzky to say that "Chapter 14 is devoted to Bodanzky; includes discography", but found that the fields of the Wiki bibliography template did not include provision for such a comment to be added. Brown's book is precisely the sort of reference that a Wikipedia reader would like to find in the bibliography/references/further reading sections of the webpages of the 23 conductors and related pages, and I would respectfully ask you to reconsider, and also advise how to insert the specific chapter reference which would make it clear why the book is relevant on the various conductor pages. The structure of the webpages differs, in some cases (Wagner's own page being a case in point)the heading is 'other sources', and a new book is not strictly a source that has been used, but this occurs under a higher level heading 'Sources and further reading', and the insertion is certainly relevant as an item for further reading. Nosnibor ( talk) 11:18, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your measured reply, and apologies for not replying sooner, I have been away. Some of the 23 conductors covered in the book (viz. Bodanzky, Coates) have no monograph written about them at all, so would surely be of interest to people wanting to know more. However, your advice is well taken and good suggestion about an article. But at this stage seems best to wait to see how this new book is received. 80.229.167.4 ( talk) 08:19, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Demiurge, just a head's up, but I just put up an article at the GOCE request page, if you're interested. It's about the leader of a UFO cult, you might find it interesting. No problem if you don't have time. Thanks, Mark Arsten ( talk) 17:12, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
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Responding to your message to me. Even though I am 11, I am not new to Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maniandram01 ( talk • contribs) 13:25, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Demiurge1000, what is your position on IRC boot tools being used to suppress valid criticism of Wikipedia? -- 2001:558:1400:A:DC07:3F1:E7BE:21B6 ( talk) 17:06, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
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Theopolisme TALK 20:45, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
A few things: 1) you know that 90% of your statements on Jimbo's page are patently false - a very quick glance through the logs show otherwise. 2) Have you read User_talk:Altetendekrabbe ... especially a post that sits there from yesterday (one of MANY apologies). 3) You know that your co-mentor agreed with my comments on that editor-review. I would have believed that such unfounded attacks and indeed lies were beneath you. My apologies if my good faith has been in vain. ( ✉→ BWilkins ←✎) 22:59, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi! I'm contacting you because you have participated or discussed The Wikipedia Adventure learning tutorial/game idea. I think you should know about a current Community Fellowship proposal to create the game with some Wikimedia Foundation support. Your feedback on the proposal would be very much appreciated. I should note that the feedback is for the proposal, not the proposer, and even if the Fellowship goes forward it might be undertaken by presently not-mentioned editors. Thanks again for your consideration.
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Guild of Copy Editors
July 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up
Participation: Out of 45 people who signed up this drive, 31 have copy-edited at least one article. Lfstevens continues to carry most of the weight, having edited 360 articles and over a quarter of a million words already. Thanks to all who have participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, will be available early in August here. Progress report: We are once again very close to achieving in our primary goal—removing the oldest three months from the backlog. Only 35 such articles remain at press time. The total backlog currently sits at under 2400 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We are just two articles away from completing all requests made before July 2012 (both are in progress). Copy Edit of the Month: Starting in August, you'll be able to submit your best copy-editing work for palaver, praise, and prizes. See here for details. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from
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This was absolutely hilarious, bravo! Egg Centri c 15:24, 15 July 2012 (UTC) |
You may be interested in my proposal there and the discussion. Cheers! Electriccatfish2 ( talk) 23:55, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
Our deletionist was back, so I added references, adjusted text, etc. Per WP:BLP concerns, I adjusted the text at that one section to be completely dispassionate and to show that the persons being discussed have moved on. What is there now is all the material I could find that is in any way sourced. Shearonink ( talk) 16:51, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
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Resolved: Wikipedia:Help_desk#Sidebar_bug.3F. BTW, when you said "You are not alone" i thought you meant i wasn't alone with the problem (i.e., you had it too), but re-reading the message i realize i was wrong though. Cheers, benzband ( talk) 22:05, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Demiurge1000, I'm wondering if you could spare some time to go over and tweak Samsung Galaxy S III. I urgently need a fresh perspective on the article, so I could take it to GA, and hopefully FA, within the next 2 months. If you are generous enough, I'll owe you one. Cheers -- Sp33dyphil © hat ontributions 06:42, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
For encouraging me to run for Admin, my Rfa went surprisingly well. I was worried about the horror stories I had heard, but in the end it worked out fine. Thanks, Mark Arsten ( talk) 22:24, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
I'm typing here because of the speedy deletion request that you put up on my article page. Can you please explain why Chavis Carter, the man whose death is part of an ongoing investigation, is too irrelevant to be on Wikipedia? I know I am taking this personally and I'm being a bit anal about it, but I need your response.-- Valadar917 ( talk) 19:28, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
In that case, should we rename the article to something like "Shooting of Chavis Carter" or something like that? Thanks for the input.-- Valadar917 ( talk) 19:39, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the wikilove. Y E Pacific Hurricane 01:27, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
Please see User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#A_follow_up_on_Bwilkins. Ian.thomson ( talk) 15:43, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
Since you inquired about my reply Guerillero | My Talk 23:41, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
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For all of your great work around here! Electric Catfish 20:54, 7 August 2012 (UTC) |
You could call me an administrator of sorts of the Counter Vandalism Unit Academy (CVUA), but me and Theopolisme are known in the academy as coordinators. {{tick}}ing can be done by any CVUA instructor if they meet the requirements, but if they're close, but not there coordinators make the final call. For Irondomes any instructor could have ticked him. I was just the first one there and curious. Hope that helps Dan653 ( talk) 22:44, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
right after I ec'ed with you. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 10:51, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
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For copy editing more than 12,000 words in the July 2012 drive, I present you with the Cleanup Barnstar. Use it in good health! — Torchiest talk edits 02:44, 11 August 2012 (UTC) |
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Leaderboard Award—5th place, 5k+ articles | |
For completing one 5k article, I bestow upon you the GOCE Silver Star Award. Congrats! — Torchiest talk edits 02:44, 11 August 2012 (UTC) |
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Leaderboard Award—5th place, Longest Article | |
For copy editing the massive Dacians (8,513 words!) in the July 2012 drive, you have earned a second GOCE Silver Star Award. Great job! — Torchiest talk edits 02:44, 11 August 2012 (UTC) |
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