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Hi, Chris! Thanks for all!!! I love you forever, ever, ever, ever!!!:) My name is Lena, I'm from Russia! email removed to prevent spam writte me...—Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.2.59.164 ( talk • contribs) 14:39, 18 May 2008

Uhm, hi. My name's not Chris. I think you may have a wrong number, so to speak. — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 15:56, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

New York City Meetup Next: Sunday June 1st, Columbia University area Last: 3/16/2008 This box: view •  talk •

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, elect a board of directors, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

We'll also review our recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, and make preparations for our exciting successor Wiki Week bonanza, being planned with Columbia University students for September or October.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

Also, check out our regional US Wikimedia chapters blog Wiki Northeast (and we're open to guest posts).
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot ( talk) 23:43, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Please reconsider my block. I don't know who Zippygup is, and am not a sockpuppet 86.145.144.99 ( talk) 11:35, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Replied on sender's talk page. — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 13:25, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou for your response, which was the only one that I received. My talk page has now been blocked, so I am totally unable to do anything from my account. Personally, I would like to see the evidence from this checkuser, and how it does tie me in with Zippygup - I'm mystified as to how that could have happened. Is there anywhere that I can request results of Checkuser's without being ignored by all the admins. Thankyou once again 86.145.144.99 ( talk) 14:05, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Replied on sender's talk page. — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 17:07, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou for your advice. However, my request on the Admin noticeboard was completely ignored. It was nice to talk to someone who actually listened to what I had to say. (Sorry about the IP change - my internet connects to a different one each time.) 86.135.194.220 ( talk) 16:54, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Replied on sender's talk page. — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 21:01, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

I think my head is going to explode from people calling userboxes "userboxen". They ain't oxen! :D Enigma ^message 16:45, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

I seem to remember reading somewhere that they were an innovation from the German Wikipedia so the German pluralization kind of carried over. I'm used to hearing and using the suffix in Yiddish words and phrases, so I've never really thought of Anglicising it. I wouldn't want your head to explode though, so I'll try to conform to English pluralization in the future. Cheers! — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 17:05, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Ha, thanks. I started seeing the proliferation recently and I didn't really understand why people were saying that. Enigma ^message 17:07, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for creating that page. I must have accidentally clicked on the image. Maolain ( talk) 00:08, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

No need to apologize, I figured you had made that error when you blanked the page. In the future if you want to have a page deleted that you created by mistake, you need only place {{ db-author}} at the top of it rather than blanking it. I'm also going to fix that barnstar on your talk page that's bled over into the message I posted to you. Cheers! — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 00:15, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

you suck too—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.196.138.7 ( talk • contribs) 22:35, 23 May 2008

Opinion noted. Have a nice day. — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 22:38, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi! I Have some problem to connect at Wikipedia. I can't acces to wikipedia. I'don't know the reason. I say to french admistrator, because i edit lot of in wikipedia french language. Please resolve this problem.I must change my computer ton acces to wikipidia. Excuse me but my english is basic. Thank'you.-- Great11 ( talk) 05:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Hello. It appears that another editor has already assisted you on your talk page. If I may be of any more assistance, please feel free to contact me. Thank you! — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 13:01, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you . My problem still, I thing , it's my connexion or wikipedia ( Bog). I don't know. -- Great11 ( talk) 17:15, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome, and best wishes on getting your problem solved. I think that Lucasbfr has a better chance of helping you than I do since s/he's not only a sysop but also speaks your language. — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 17:50, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

I don't care what you do. I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!!!

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME.

BY THE WAY, I'M ACORCORAN! THE PERSON YOU BLOCKED FROM EDITING PAGES.

AND I WILL DO THE SAME THING... AGAIN!

-sacome—Preceding unsigned comment added by Sacome ( talk • contribs) 22:41, 28 June 2008

Well hello and thank you for your note.

I think you may have made an error, Acorcoran ( talk · contribs) has never been blocked from editing, check the block log for yourself. Besides that, there's no way I could have blocked you since I am not an admin. I did leave a warning on Acorcoran's talk page for blanking the talk page of Aitias since it's not right to delete his and everyone else's messages on that page just because you were having an argument with him.

All of us who volunteer for Wikipedia are trying to create a comprehensive encyclopedia just so we can give it away for FREE to the world, quite a worthy goal I'm sure you would agree. Arguments and disruption are counterproductive to that goal, so if you have any issues you'd like to have addressed, please leave a note explaining what they are and we can discuss them and come to an amicable agreement.

Thanks again for your time and patience. Have a good week. — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 15:59, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

The WikiProject Judaism Newsletter Issue I -- Sivan, 5768

Main Project Page Talk Page Judaism Portal Categories To Do Judaism AFD/ RFC What's This? Shalom aleichem sports fans, and welcome to the first of what I hope will be a monthly newsletter with the need-to-know information about our fair WikiProject. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to recommend a story for the newsletter, click here to leave a message on the Newsletter Coordinator's talk page. In the News WikiProject Good Articles is doing sweeps over all our current good articles to ensure they still meet criteria. For more information and how you can help, check out WikiProject Good Articles Sweeps. GA status for the article Jew has been put on hold pending a few minor revisions. A list of things that need to be done to return this top importance article to its proper status can be found here. Jerusalem is a Featured Article Candidate! Go forth, my people, and !vote! To Do One new Judaism-related article was created this month, the long requested Hebrew Punctuation. Thanks to Epson291 for creating it. Remember, folks, there are over forty standing requests for Judaism articles, so whenever you get the opportunity make sure to go create a few. In the right column you will see a listing of our most popular articles. All of these articles got 170,000+ page hits in the past month, and they should be on everyone's watchlist so we can keep them vandalism-free. Spread the word! No, not the Word... (well, you can do that too) I'm talking about inviting knowledgeable users to join the project. You can proclaim your undying love of WikiProject Judaism in methods mild to wild, check the project template page and member list for examples. We also now have a flashy advertisement, to use it add {{ Wikipedia ads|ad=148}} to your userpage. Quick Stats On the date of publish, we had... 275 Project Members 6152 articles 2341 of which are Stubs 15 of which are Good 8 of which are Featured New Members Benignuman Bernstein2291 Shevashalosh Yudel Most Popular Articles By page hits. Source. Israel The Holocaust Judaism Ten Commandments Ark of the Covenant Wikipedia ads file info – #148

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It's the 19th and 20th this week, not the 5th and 6th. just ptg that out Darth Anne Jaclyn Sincoff ( talk) 22:05, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I know. But I am often so busy that I don't have the time to update it. I sometimes have more time on Sunday, but the Zmanim site I use doesn't have the update for the next Shabbat on Sunday... — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 15:49, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

The Judaism Newsletter Issue II -- Tammuz, 5768

WikiProject Judaism ( talk/ to do) WikiProject Jewish History ( talk/ to do) WikiProject Kabbalah ( talk/ to do) Now with 200% more Jewishness! Yes, folks, we're moving on up. This newsletter is now the newsletter for both WikiProject Judaism, WikiProject Jewish History, and WikiProject Kabbalah. In the future, I may split them, but for now I think we'll be just fine with one. As always, any questions or comments should be directed to me, L'Aquatique. A Special Dispatch Just a note, not aimed at anyone in particular. By order of the administrative cabal, it is officially not cool (and possibly dickish) to call someone an anti-semite when they aren't being anti-semitic. Anti-semitic is a very charged word, and it's important only to use it when you're absolutely sure it applies, lest it become the subject of a Godwin-esque law. Remember Hanlon's Razor: never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. In the News A new class on the importance scale has been added- C Class- which covers articles better than start but not quite to B Class yet. It is up to the WikiProjects to decide whether to adopt them or not. Currently, there has been little discussion within our Projects, so if you feel strongly either way be sure to note so at your Project[s]. There is a proposal to reword the section on NPOV regarding religious articles. Please see Wikipedia_talk:NPOV#Religion section - Disputes between historians or scientists and religious_views to weigh in. Thanks largely to the efforts of Xyz7890, a new navbox has come into being featuring Halakha topics. See: Template talk:Halakha to join in the conversation about how it can best be improved. To Do The Simple English Wikipedia is beginning a project of creating and improving articles related to religion, including Judaism. At the present time, volunteers are needed to propose our most important subjects for articles to be created. The official working list is here and a more extended list is here. If you are unsure of proper topics, you might try checking our lists of top importance level articles: Judaism and Jewish History. (WikiProject Kabbalah currently doesn't have such a list) [Simple English] WikiProject Christianity is considering running a monthly drive wherein two or three top importance articles from English Wikipedia are simplified and moved over to S.E. They have extended an offer to work with us in creating a similar project for Judaism related articles. For questions or volunteer opportunities, please contact User:John Carter. WikiProject Kabbalah is in dire need of an article rating system for quality and importance. If you are familiar with that system and have some time on your hands, please create one. It could also use some infoboxes... New Members Judaism: Big maybe, Janirai, Jfdwolff, Joseph.mahal, Joshua Weiss, LisaLiel, Rcjavid, Yehudi, YY, Agent204.15, Gilad73, Joseph.mahal, Noah03 Jewish History: Noah03 Kabbalah: None. Won't you join? New Articles Habib ben Elisha Faturechi (Thanks PhatJew!) There are some 40 odd standing requests for Judaism related articles. Please make them! I would, but I'm too busy writing this. . Quick Links Judaism Portal Kabbalah Portal Articles for Deletion Request for Comment Article Requests WikiProject Judaism Stats 281 Project Members 6155 articles 2342 of which are Stubs 15 of which are Good 8 of which are Featured WikiProject Jewish History Stats 69 Project Members 1124 articles 241 of which are Stubs 10 of which are Good 10 of which are Featured WikiProject Kabbalah Stats 12 Project Members 165 articles 87 of which are Stubs 1 of which is Good 1 of which is Featured Wikipedia ads file info – #148

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Hello! I see that you had a red link to a possible article about Ellington Airport in Connecticut. Are you planning to write something up on that? If not, can I please take a crack at it? Thanks! Ecoleetage ( talk) 04:00, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

It's been on my "to do" list for when I got the time to sit down and do the research, but if you're ready to do it now, please feel free! — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 13:10, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. I will try to get to it this week -- I have some research in place. I recently flew into the airport, which is how I got interested in it. Cheers! Ecoleetage ( talk) 13:19, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

I have seen your edits around Wikipedia and I feel like you would be a great addition to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Emergency medicine and EMS task force. We can always use more editors to help with improvement of EMS and emergency medicine related articles!

• I have seen you have taken interest in EMS related articles and we currently will be doing a GA/article improvement on Emergency medical service it will be our first project as a task force and would love your input and editing, Cheers! Medicellis ( talk) 02:14, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

At Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2008 Olympics attack on American nationals, you appear unaware of who the murder victim was. He was the CEO of a corporation that the public recognizes. I'm not in their market at all, but I know what their ubiquitous purple trucks and their logo look like, because everybody does. Michael Hardy ( talk) 06:40, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your note. I am well aware of who he is. He and several of his cousins run what continues to be a family owned floral and landscaping business consisting of twenty-nine stores in the Twin cities and St. Cloud area. He's also on the board of several floral and gardening associations. While the business itself may be notable (if enough independent citations can be found), Todd Bachman is not- other than for this one event and whom he's related to. As to the event of the murder itself, I have already expressed my opinion that as long as this remains an isolated incident it should be covered by mention in related articles and with the existing Wikinews story. An independent encyclopedia article, however, seems inappropriate to me at this time because I don't see how it's going to have anything in it that the Wikinews article doesn't already have. If this develops into something more than a possible botched robbery or some sort of political statement, I may change my mind, but not for the present. Thanks again for writing. — Elipongo ( Talk contribs) 08:49, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

I have re-nominated this article for deletion. Please provide your input to the discussion. -- Elliskev 17:18, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Greetings! You are invited to attend the second annual New York picnic on August 24! This year, it will be taking place in the Long Meadow of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. If you plan on coming, please sign up and be sure to bring something! Please be sure to come!
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This is a reminder that the WikiNYC Picnic is tomorrow (August 24) from 2 PM to 8 PM. If you plan on being lost, be sure to come ahead of time! To clarify, the picnic will be taking place within or adjacent to the Picnic House in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. I hope to see you there! -- harej 03:19, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

The Judaism Newsletter Issue III -- Av, 5768

WikiProject Judaism ( talk/ to do) WikiProject Jewish History ( talk/ to do) WikiProject Kabbalah ( talk/ to do) "Censorship" of names of G-d There is an interesting discussion currently taking place regarding whether or not it is acceptable to censor (i.e. G-d, HaShem->YodHey) names of G-d in articles to protect Jews who may be reading or editing the article. You can weigh in here: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Judaism#Yahweh. Article Cleanup Lists User:B. Wolterding has generously offered us use of his bot to generate lists that show which articles of ours are tagged for cleanup. You can read more about this service here: User:B._Wolterding/Cleanup_listings and if you would like to take him up on his offer, contact him on his talk page. In the News There is a collaboration drive to get Holocaust in Lithuania to good article status. For information about how you can help, see the talk page or contact User:Piotrus. WikiProject Kabbalah's only Featured and Good articles have been removed from the WikiProject, on the grounds that neither article ( Diane Keaton and David Beckham, respectively) actually mention the subject's affiliation with Kabbalah. If you have sourced information linking either of these people to Kabbalah, please add it so the articles can be returned to the WikiProject. After a rather heated discussion, there are now two barnstars for use by the Jewish WikiProjects, {{ The Jewish Barnstar}} and {{ The New Jewish Barnstar}}, and you can choose which one you would like to use.. Remember: barnstars are for rewarding users who are doing good work on the project or on Judaism, Jewish History, or Kabbalah articles, and anyone can give anyone else a barnstar. If you see a user who you thinks deserves a thank you, give them a barnstar! To Do/Help Requests If you have some spare time on your hands, we could use an article about a Kabbalah scholar named Moshe Idel. According to HG there are quite a few sources easily available, you can contact him if you have questions. Be sure to nominate it for DYK if the finished article is eligible. The folks at Shimon Peres need some assistance from someone familiar with both the Hebrew calendar and language to help them figure out the subject's birthday. If you can help, please see Talk:Shimon_Peres#Birthday. New Members Judaism: Arigont, Avi, CheskiChips, Pini00001, Shirulashem, TaliaNadel, Tyciol, yehoshuafriedla Jewish History: 5768altalena, AniMate, User:Yosef.garibaldi.gmail, Pinnecco, Shirulashem, Tyciol Kabbalah: Shuliavrumi New Articles Bezalel Rudinsky (thanks Shirulashem!}, Jewish tartan (thanks Briangotts!), Hebrew spelling (thanks Epson291) We get a lot of articles that are being created and not announced! By announcing new articles, you attract attention to them, and the more people looking and editing the better they will get. If you would like your new article to appear in the newsletter, add it here for Judaism and Kabbalah and here for Jewish History. There are some 40 odd standing requests for Judaism related articles. Please make them! I would, but I'm too busy writing this. . Quick Links Judaism Portal Kabbalah Portal Israel Portal Articles for Deletion Request for Comment Article Requests WikiProject Judaism Stats 291 Project Members 6248 articles 2356 of which are Stubs 18 of which are Good 6 of which are Featured WikiProject Jewish History Stats 77 Project Members 1141 articles 244 of which are Stubs 10 of which are Good 10 of which are Featured WikiProject Kabbalah Stats 13 Project Members 165 articles 87 of which are Stubs 0 of which are Good 0 of which are Featured Wikipedia ads file info – #148

This newsletter was automatically delivered because you are a member of one or more Judaism related WikiProjects. If you would like to opt out of future mailings, please remove your name from this list. As always, please direct all questions, comments, requests, barnstars, offers of help, and angry all-caps anti-semitic rants to my talk page. Thanks, and have a great month. L'Aquatique approves| this| message 20:31, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

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