Welcome!
Hello Frutti di Mare, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! FreplySpang (talk) 23:07, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
You will note that I signed a perfectly legitimate suggestion to place the article in an acceptable Wiki context ---- but what was done under a numerical ID, well................ WBardwin 02:39, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
Oh such irony. If you take a look at the history of the Sunterra Market page, you'l find that the person who first added that content was not I. But a man you may have read about. He goes by the name of Dan "Danomight" Hall. Anyhow i'm not sure if it makes a difference that he was the one who wrote the stuff on the Sunterra webpage?...unless the copyrighted stuff was the picture, not the text.[[ AshJW 00:38, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
Maybe you could limit clever jokes like this to pages that aren't in article space? As it stands, that's just vandalism, as far as anybody who doesn't get the joke can tell. — Bunchofgrapes ( talk) 19:59, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your note. Who knows why these picky admins take offense?? Good to see you around again, Frutti di Mare. Up to something? WBardwin 06:54, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks - I was fixing it as you were, so we had a copyedit. I'm going to try a slightly different approach. Sam 16:16, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for your excellent contributions to the Redwoods article...very much appreciated:)-- MONGO 20:25, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
Please don't accuse me of making stuff up. I did nothing of the sort. Please try to be civil and assume good faith. How old are you Frutti di Mare? Josie the pussy cat 11:58, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Don't be hurt -- I love you too. And I hope you enjoyed it. Since I'm trying to diet, it's best if I just look at it anyway. Thanks for the sentiment. I really hope the new programming will do the trick. The last few weeks of intense blocking have been hard, as I can't even leave messages on others' talk pages. Maybe I can/should look for some lovely seafood for your talk page, although I've never uploaded an image. And sincerely, thanks for your support. WBardwin 07:45, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
Looks like it's pizza party time!! Block free/24 hours a day. What freedom. I wish I actually had more time to edit. Thanks for your long time concern and support. WBardwin 21:09, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Do you mean email? I haven't received any email. Extraordinary Machine 18:29, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
Not all cows are bovine. In fact, a female moose is called a cow, thus the need to be specific in A Moose for Jessica. — Hanuman Das 18:05, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
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For your support! MONGO 09:58, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
Thanks for your note and your interest. Wikipedia's current problems (IMO) have gotten to me, I guess. I'm starting to sound (gasp) "sarcastic"! But, seriously, it would be nice to start moderating some things. The pendulum has swung just a little tooooo far on several issues/policies/procedures. I would list FA review, the whole concept of rating articles, and the footnote frenzy. I'm not against these procedures so much as I am against excess in all of them. I do feel a little guilty for setting Bishonen's posse on the poor fellow -- in checking his user name, it seems he has less than 600 edits. Of course, he could be a second account (that's hardly unknown, after all), and so be more experienced than he appears. But, if he is new, why is such a newby rating articles? This place can be very strange, sometimes. Best....... WBardwin 02:12, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Long time no see, Mr. Mare! I really appreciate seeing your excellent efforts to help me with my poor grammar! Best wishes!-- MONGO 13:40, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
It's good to see someone around here still trying to save this website [1]...I really appreciate all your contributions!-- MONGO 19:56, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Again...it is featured because of your excellent copyediting and improvements to my traditionally lousy prose....I am deeply appreciative!-- MONGO 17:01, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Oh, one hesitates to enter this place. So loud, so vulgar. Elmer, dear, I have replied to your submission in a place less public than this. Decorum is all.
Your great-aunt
Princess Venetia di Cannoli 20:07, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
I wish to thank you for being supportive of my effort to regain my adminship. Though it was not successful, your support was still very much appreciated. I look forward to our next featured article collaboration as well. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Thank you!-- MONGO 06:29, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
As you have been rather quiet lately, I thought you might appreciate a gift to encourage you back into the Wikipedia habit. It's here as I don't have permission to release under cc-by-sa. -- T-RexxS ( talk) 02:11, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the comments and copy editing. No need at all for revert lol - Tesseract2 (talk) 16:44, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
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For your wonderful copyediting and remarks regarding Grand Teton National Park! MONGO 11:57, 17 May 2012 (UTC) |
I have nominated Grand Teton NP for Featured Article! Come watch the fun here!...much thanks to your assistance...you've done a super job again! -- MONGO 14:10, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
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The Copyeditor's Barnstar |
I am deeply appreciative of your great copyediting on Grand Teton National Park. The article would have had no chance at FAC without your efforts. Thank you! MONGO 18:09, 17 June 2012 (UTC) |
I already gave you one of these above...but two is still not enough...-- MONGO 18:12, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
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The Teamwork Barnstar |
Thanks for your teamwork on the Grand Teton National Park article. It is most appreciated! MONGO 18:11, 17 June 2012 (UTC) |
Is now a featured article...that is only the case thanks to your invaluable contributions...thank you!-- MONGO 01:13, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
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Happy Holidays! |
From the frozen wasteland of Nebraska, USA! MONGO 12:15, 25 December 2012 (UTC) |
"Indefinitely blocked"???? If anyone other than the mighty Bishonen had done this I'd have them facing the grand poobahs at arbcom! Who the heck is going to fix up the disasters I create when I take articles to FAC??? 8 years...no blocks...no controversies...the least you deserve is this lousy medal!-- MONGO 20:24, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Welcome!
Hello Frutti di Mare, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! FreplySpang (talk) 23:07, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
You will note that I signed a perfectly legitimate suggestion to place the article in an acceptable Wiki context ---- but what was done under a numerical ID, well................ WBardwin 02:39, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
Oh such irony. If you take a look at the history of the Sunterra Market page, you'l find that the person who first added that content was not I. But a man you may have read about. He goes by the name of Dan "Danomight" Hall. Anyhow i'm not sure if it makes a difference that he was the one who wrote the stuff on the Sunterra webpage?...unless the copyrighted stuff was the picture, not the text.[[ AshJW 00:38, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
Maybe you could limit clever jokes like this to pages that aren't in article space? As it stands, that's just vandalism, as far as anybody who doesn't get the joke can tell. — Bunchofgrapes ( talk) 19:59, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your note. Who knows why these picky admins take offense?? Good to see you around again, Frutti di Mare. Up to something? WBardwin 06:54, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks - I was fixing it as you were, so we had a copyedit. I'm going to try a slightly different approach. Sam 16:16, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for your excellent contributions to the Redwoods article...very much appreciated:)-- MONGO 20:25, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
Please don't accuse me of making stuff up. I did nothing of the sort. Please try to be civil and assume good faith. How old are you Frutti di Mare? Josie the pussy cat 11:58, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Don't be hurt -- I love you too. And I hope you enjoyed it. Since I'm trying to diet, it's best if I just look at it anyway. Thanks for the sentiment. I really hope the new programming will do the trick. The last few weeks of intense blocking have been hard, as I can't even leave messages on others' talk pages. Maybe I can/should look for some lovely seafood for your talk page, although I've never uploaded an image. And sincerely, thanks for your support. WBardwin 07:45, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
Looks like it's pizza party time!! Block free/24 hours a day. What freedom. I wish I actually had more time to edit. Thanks for your long time concern and support. WBardwin 21:09, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
Do you mean email? I haven't received any email. Extraordinary Machine 18:29, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
Not all cows are bovine. In fact, a female moose is called a cow, thus the need to be specific in A Moose for Jessica. — Hanuman Das 18:05, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
![]() |
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar | |
For your support! MONGO 09:58, 20 December 2006 (UTC) |
Thanks for your note and your interest. Wikipedia's current problems (IMO) have gotten to me, I guess. I'm starting to sound (gasp) "sarcastic"! But, seriously, it would be nice to start moderating some things. The pendulum has swung just a little tooooo far on several issues/policies/procedures. I would list FA review, the whole concept of rating articles, and the footnote frenzy. I'm not against these procedures so much as I am against excess in all of them. I do feel a little guilty for setting Bishonen's posse on the poor fellow -- in checking his user name, it seems he has less than 600 edits. Of course, he could be a second account (that's hardly unknown, after all), and so be more experienced than he appears. But, if he is new, why is such a newby rating articles? This place can be very strange, sometimes. Best....... WBardwin 02:12, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Long time no see, Mr. Mare! I really appreciate seeing your excellent efforts to help me with my poor grammar! Best wishes!-- MONGO 13:40, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
It's good to see someone around here still trying to save this website [1]...I really appreciate all your contributions!-- MONGO 19:56, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
Again...it is featured because of your excellent copyediting and improvements to my traditionally lousy prose....I am deeply appreciative!-- MONGO 17:01, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Oh, one hesitates to enter this place. So loud, so vulgar. Elmer, dear, I have replied to your submission in a place less public than this. Decorum is all.
Your great-aunt
Princess Venetia di Cannoli 20:07, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
I wish to thank you for being supportive of my effort to regain my adminship. Though it was not successful, your support was still very much appreciated. I look forward to our next featured article collaboration as well. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Thank you!-- MONGO 06:29, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
As you have been rather quiet lately, I thought you might appreciate a gift to encourage you back into the Wikipedia habit. It's here as I don't have permission to release under cc-by-sa. -- T-RexxS ( talk) 02:11, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the comments and copy editing. No need at all for revert lol - Tesseract2 (talk) 16:44, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
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The Copyeditor's Barnstar | |
For your wonderful copyediting and remarks regarding Grand Teton National Park! MONGO 11:57, 17 May 2012 (UTC) |
I have nominated Grand Teton NP for Featured Article! Come watch the fun here!...much thanks to your assistance...you've done a super job again! -- MONGO 14:10, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() |
The Copyeditor's Barnstar |
I am deeply appreciative of your great copyediting on Grand Teton National Park. The article would have had no chance at FAC without your efforts. Thank you! MONGO 18:09, 17 June 2012 (UTC) |
I already gave you one of these above...but two is still not enough...-- MONGO 18:12, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() |
The Teamwork Barnstar |
Thanks for your teamwork on the Grand Teton National Park article. It is most appreciated! MONGO 18:11, 17 June 2012 (UTC) |
Is now a featured article...that is only the case thanks to your invaluable contributions...thank you!-- MONGO 01:13, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
![]() |
Happy Holidays! |
From the frozen wasteland of Nebraska, USA! MONGO 12:15, 25 December 2012 (UTC) |
"Indefinitely blocked"???? If anyone other than the mighty Bishonen had done this I'd have them facing the grand poobahs at arbcom! Who the heck is going to fix up the disasters I create when I take articles to FAC??? 8 years...no blocks...no controversies...the least you deserve is this lousy medal!-- MONGO 20:24, 6 March 2013 (UTC)