User talk:Deryck Chan/Archive 7

Happy Easter! (or whatever it is that you celebrate)

I spy some chocolate bunnies, do you? :) —Mirlen 19:25, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Happy Easter! But even if you don't celebrate it (like me), you should still try the delicious chocolate! —Mirlen 19:25, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

IEC

Hello Deryck. Where did you actually take this picture? Can you point out the location on Centamap or Google Maps or anything similar? I'm suspecting it's actually Quarry Bay. :-D — Instantnood 20:30, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

replied at User talk:Instantnood. --Deryck C. 15:00, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

As far as I know the limit conventionally used in the last decade or two is Man Hong Street and/or Healthy Street West. — Instantnood 20:01, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Old Skool Esperanzial note

Since this isn't the result of an AC meeting, I have decided to go Old Skool. This note is to remind you that the elections are taking place now and will end at 23:50 UTC on 2006-04-29. Please vote here. Thanks. --Celestianpower ^háblame 20:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. --Deryck C. 15:34, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

U Magazine and SCMP interview

Hey Deryck, a reporter from U Magazine has contacted me to find her some active Hong Kong wikipedians for an interview this week. Are you interested? The date and time has yet to be determined but I wonder when you'll free this week. (Is Saturday afternoon okay for you?) --Lorenzarius 15:24, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

replied at User talk:Lorenzarius. --Deryck C. 15:37, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

I see. What about Sunday? Or what day and time would be convenient for you? --Lorenzarius 15:42, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Another writer from the South China Morning Post wants to have an interview with HK wikipedians on Saturday. Even though you aren't available, could you recommend some other active en: HK wikipedians for the interview? Thanks a ton :) --Lorenzarius 09:10, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

replied. --Deryck C. 10:30, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

SCOTW

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SCOTW

Thank you. And I'm sorry I got Samsara riled; I admit I started out on the wrong foot with the guilt-trip approach. That being said, I wish you both, as well as the rest of the SCOTW people, the best of luck in your endevours. -Litefantastic 02:19, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

replied at User talk:Litefantastic. --Deryck C. 04:40, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Thank you, but I don't qualify for that list anymore. I stopped contributing when the project went dead the first time. -Litefantastic 15:34, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Re: Your RfA on zh-yue WP

Congrats, your RfA on Cantonese Wiki passed! But why is the text about your RfA still on top of your user page? :-)

P.S. I'll be trying to spend time in my holidays in June learning how to use Cantonese IME input if time permits. Until then I can't contribute to Cantonese Wikipedia. Kimchi.sg 11:11, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza elections

Thanks for running in the Esperanza elections! Although you didn't get a place in the AC (results), it's the thought that counts. If you decide to run for AC elections again in future, I will still support you. ^_^ Kimchi.sg 03:27, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

article of HKCEE

I made some major edits on the article about HKCEE, in light of recent scandals. What do you think about that? (Seeing that you are probably the only active wikipedian who work on this article -- and no, I went to Canada after Form 3 so I never had a chance to write the HKCEE.) SYSS Mouse 03:13, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #3

Administrator Coaching The Administrator Coaching program is a program aimed at preparing Wikipedians for Adminship or helping them understand the intricacies of Wikipedia better. Recently, changes have been made to the requirements of coachees. Please review them before requesting this service. This would be something like the Welcoming Committee, but for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. Some might like suggestions about how to learn vandal patrol, or mentoring on taking an article to featured status, or guidance with a proposal they plan to make at the Village Pump, for example. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins. Stressbusters The Stressbusters are a subset of Esperanza aiming to investigate the causes of stress. New eyes on the situation are always welcome! Note from the editor As always, MiszaBot handled this delivery. Thank you! Also, congratulations go to Pschemp, Titoxd and Freakofnurture for being elected in the last elections! An Esperanzial May to all of the readership!

The last AC meeting (full log) Posting logs of the Esperanza IRC channel are explicitly banned anywhere. Violation of this rule results in deletion and a ban from the channel. A disclaimer is going to be added to the Esperanza main page. We are humans and, as such, are imperfect. Various revisions have been made to the Code of Conduct. Please see them, as the proposal is ready to be ratified by the community and enacted. All members will members to have to re-confirm their membership after accepting the Code of Conduct. Referendums are to be held on whether terms of AC members should be lengthened and whether we should abolish votes full stop. Admin Coaching reform is agreed upon. Signed... Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, Pschemp and Freakofnurture 20:29, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Large Hadron Collider is Science Collaboration of the Week

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Admin coaching

You are signed up for the admin coaching program, and as it's been a while since that time (long backlog), I just wanted to check- do you still want to be coached? Petros471 09:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

I've added you to the 'Unassigned' list. I'll let you know when another coach becomes free (we have one at the free at the moment, but we usually assign two). It's not too much of a problem if you're not a heavy editor, but it is good to show regular contributions to show you're still around, especially after your exams are over. Petros471 08:08, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

OK :) Petros471 17:53, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

You've been assigned Kimchi.sg and EWS23 as your coaches. I suggest you head over to their talk pages and say hi, and work out how you are going to carry out the coaching (for example in a user subpage, or on IRC). Let me know if you have any questions about the process. Cheers, Petros471 13:33, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi Deryck! I must admit this is my first time being a coach in the admin coaching program. While I have a few ideas, I feel it's important to know what you want to know, because that is the most important part. First things first, where shall we carry out the coaching? I am available on IRC, but I'm not sure if Kimchi.sg is. If you would like the coaching carried out here on the Wiki, we should probably create User talk:Deryck Chan/Admin coaching so there can be a centralized place for discussion and coaching, as opposed to having everything split among three different talk pages. Thanks, and let me know what you think. EWS23 (Leave me a message!) 20:14, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Hello, I'm glad to have you as a coachee! You're my second coachee for admin coaching. I'm seldom around on IRC, but if you wish your coaching to be done there, I've no objections and will try to make myself present on IRC as well. Anticipating your reply, Kimchi.sg 17:59, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

I don't know you, Deryck, but you hit the issues exactly in ArbCom. Thanks for the input. Steve 09:34, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

• replied at User talk:Sbharris. --Deryck C. 03:42, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

A short Esperanzial update

As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Wikipedia:Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Celestianpower ^háblame 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Sorry to see you have to go

Deryck,

It's been a pleasure getting to know you through the admin coaching program. It's a shame we couldn't do more work together. I hope you will eventually feel better and be able to return to Wikipedia. Best of luck to you in all your endeavors,

EWS23 (Leave me a message!) 00:13, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Hello Deryck, it's sad to see you in conflict and not in the best of health, and you are an asset to Wikipedia. However, in my opinion, eyesight is the greatest gift that a human being can have, so I think that preserving your eye health is the most important. Of course, I hope you make a full recovery and rejoin us here. Best wishes, Blnguyen | rant-line 01:23, 17 July 2006 (UTC).

Hi Deryck. I do not know you, I have never talked to you, but I feel obliged to say that I am sorry that you are leaving. To make matters better, I suggest that you think of this as an extended wiki-break. Hopefully, you will be back in a while. And we will be waiting for you. Goodbye and good luck.--Chile14 03:58, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Hydrogen is the science collaboration for August 2006

Okay guys, now let's make this an FA!

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August Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: To-Do List The Esperanza To-Do List is a place where you may list any request, big or small, for assistance. If you need help with archiving your usertalk, for example, all you need to do is list it here and somebody will help you out. Likewise, if you need help with some area of editing on Wikipedia, list it here! Again, any matter, trivial or not, can be placed on this page. However, all matters listed on this page must not be of an argumentative nature. You do not need to be a member of Esperanza (or this program) to place or fulfill requests on this page. If you don't have any requests, consider coming by and fulfilling a few! This program has not been very active, but has lots of potential! What's New? In order to help proposed programs become specific enough to make into full-fledged programs, the In development section of the proposals page has been created. Proposals that are promising, but need to be organized in more detail are listed here. Please take a look at what is there, and help the proposals turn into programs. To improve both the layout and text of the front page, in an attempt to clarify the image of Esperanza, the front page is going to have some redesigning take place. Please take your creative minds to Wikipedia:Esperanza/Front page redesign to brainstorm good ideas. Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log) In order to make sure all users who join Esperanza are welcomed, a list of volunteers who are willing to welcome new Esperanzians is at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Members#Esperanza_welcomers. Please add yourself if you are interested; we want to make sure all new Esperanza members are welcomed! The In development section of the proposals page has been created. Proposals page: Some proposals have been moved to the aforementioned "In development" section, some have been left as a proposal, and others have been archived. For those proposals that were a good idea but didn't necessarily constitute a program, General Esperanzial Actions has been created. Two small pieces of charter reform will be decided on in a straw poll at Wikipedia talk:Esperanza/Governance. One involves filling the position of any councillors who may leave, the other involves reforming the charter. Until cooperation with the Kindness Campaign is better defined, it remains as a proposed program. There is a page for discussing the front page redesign. Signed... Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd 05:03, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

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Happy Birthday!

Hungry? Here's a little snack for you on your birthday, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day, Deryck Chan/Archive 7!

Michael 00:09, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Happy birthday

I wish you a happy birthday. May Gid bless you always. --Bhadani 00:09, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

I present you with these balloons to celebrate your birthday. Congratulations, and best wishes from everyone at the Wikipedia Birthday Committee. I hope you have a great day, and anything I can do to make it just that little bit better, let me know on my talk page. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 11:11, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

September Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: Barnstar Brigade Here in Wikipedia there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go unappreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go unnoticed. As Esperanzians we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. This is where the Barnstar Brigade comes in. The object of this program is to seek out the people which deserve a Barnstar, and help them feel appreciated. With your help, we can recognize more dedicated editors! What's New? September elections are upon us! Anyone wishing to be a part of the Advisory Council may list themselves as a candidate from 18 September until 24 September, with the voting taking place from 25 September to 30 September. Those who wish to help with the election staff should also list themselves! Appreciation Week, a program currently in development, now has its own subpage! Share your good ideas on how to make it awesome there! The Esperanza front page has been redesigned! Many thanks to all who worked hard on it. Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log) The proposals page has been updated, with some proposals being archived. Since the program in development Appretiaion week is getting lots of good ideas, it now has its own subpage. The September 2006 Council elections will open for nominations on 18 September 2006. The voting will run from 25 September 2006 until 30 September 2006. If you wish to be a candidate or a member of the elections staff, please list yourself! The new Esperanza front page design has but put up - many thanks to all who worked on it! TangoTango has written a script for a bot that will list new members of Esperanza, which will help those who welcome new Esperanzains greatly! Signed... Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd 04:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

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Happy first edit day

Cheers, and happy first edit day from Esperanza!

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Esperanza congratulates you on a first edit anniversary!!

-- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 02:44, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Happy first edit day and welcome back to Wikipedia! Joshua Chiew 07:42, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome back to wikipedia, but you appear to be editing through a horribly misconfigured proxy that is leaving backslashes everywhere. I've reverted and fixed your edit to the Esperanza alerts page. ~crazytales56297 - t-e 10:36, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the month

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Stress

Sorry to hear that you're stressed out, Deryck. I can only imagine how annoying all that autoblocking must be. Maybe someday they will figure out how to fix it... until then, good luck! -- Natalya 11:23, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Please unblock

--unblock-auto|1=210.87.251.107--

Just a comment - does wiki has some prejudice over Hongkongers that it has to autoblock all HK ppl? --Deryck C. 09:10, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

• Hi Deryck. I've looked at the block, and it has been imposed on the given IP address because it is a zombie or open proxy. Zombie and open proxy connections - which are hosted on your computer, or in very bad circumstances by an ISP in error - are not allowed on Wikipedia. If you're operating one knowingly, you'll have to drop it to edit. If this comes as a shock to you, then I'll post an unblock request for the IP at WP:OP. Hope this helps. ➨ ЯEDVERS 15:36, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

• • This is definitely not an open proxy. It's a router server at a school. --Deryck C. 12:17, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Admin coaching

Hey Deryck, how are you? Good to see that you're back on Wikipedia. Are you interested at all in starting up admin coaching again, or do you not have enough time? Welcome back, and let me know what you decide. Cheers, EWS23 (Leave me a message!) 22:57, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

barnstar

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For dedication to improving and expanding Wikipedia. Good job! Sharkface217 02:47, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the month

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November Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: Admin Coaching (needs coaches!) Admin Coaching needs coaches!!! If you are an administrator, or even a generally experienced user, do consider signing up to be a coach. Admin Coaching, now being coordinated by HighwayCello, is a program for people who want help learning some of the more subtle aspects of Wikipedia policy and culture. People are matched with experienced users who are willing to offer coaching. The program is designed for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins. What's New? The Tutorial Drive is a new Esperanza program! In an effort to make complicated processes on Wikipedia easier for everyone, Esperanza working to create and compile a list of tutorials about processes here on Wikipedia. Consider writing one! A discussion on how Esperanza relates to the encyclopedia has been started; please add your thoughts. Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log) The list of proposed programs has been updated, with some proposals being archived. There is now a new program: the Tutorial Drive! Consider writing a tutorial on something you are good at doing on Wikipedia. The suggestion of adding a cohesive look to all the Esperanza pages is being considered; join the discussion if you are interested! In order to make a useful interlanguage welcome template, those involved in translation projects will be asked what English Wikipedia policies are most important and confusing to editors coming from other language Wikipedias. A discussion of Esperanza's role in Wikipedia is being held, with all thoughts of all Esperanzians wanted! Shreshth91 informed everyone that he will be leaving the Esperanza council as life is rather busy; his spot will be filled by the runner up from the last election, HighwayCello. Signed... Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, The Halo, Shreshth91 and HighwayCello 20:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

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La Salle College

Your comments imply a somehow superior knowledge of the purpose and rightful contents of Wikipedia. Frankly, I consider that a false conceit. (A moment's consideration will elicit the truth that any article could be infinitely long, given sufficiently precise detail.) I look forward both to editing future contributions by you, and being edited by you, to ensure the best possible collected judgement. Sliggy 13:21, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

In reply to your edit on my talk page: I take your point, but Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. My edits were an attempt to summarise and precis what I read to be a rambling and repetitious collection of detail. I stand by that opinion - but in the greater scheme of things it's not vital. Sliggy 20:45, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

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Science Collaboration of the month

You voted for Gene and this article is now the current Science Collaboration of the Month! Please help to improve it to match the quality of an ideal Wikipedia science article.

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Abs (programming)

In case you hadn't noticed, Abs (programming) has been proposed for deletion. NickelShoe (Talk) 07:12, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, 2-methylhexane , was selected for DYK!

On January 2, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2-methylhexane , which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 21:58, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

I'd be fibbing if I said I reallty grok what the article is about, but it was good to see a nice, estoeric chemistry article there giving DYK some variety! It's usually mostly history. ◄HouseOfScandal► 09:47, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Millennium City, Hong Kong

I thought Millennium City, Hong Kong had real DYK potential but could see it had some problems too. I cleaned up the grammar and added citations and a few more facts so it would be appropriate. I think we should strive to have at least one DYK per group concern Asia, Africa or South America rather than Europe and the USA. Technically, the Haghpat Monastery is in Asia, but its Near East rather than Far East. ◄HouseOfScandal► 10:26, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

An article which you started, or significantly expanded, Millennium City, Hong Kong, was selected for DYK!

On January 3, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Millennium City, Hong Kong, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! (the article was a bit short but it was neat so ...) ++Larbot - run by User:Lar - t/c 17:49, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the Month

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