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RE: Contest Department
I've double-checked your numbers (there were only three errors, including that you didn't count your own score;), handed out awards, and updated the newsletter. Cam (Chat) 05:48, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. :) I didn't count my own score becuase I wanted someone else to assess Lexington-class battlecruiser, though. :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  14:28, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Question regarding USS Nevada
I was looking over USS Nevada (BB-36) and was curious about the one-and-two-word phrases in quotes scattered throughout the Southern France and Iwo Jima section. I'm sure (or surely hoping, at least) that these are used to indicate quoted opinions/adjectives, but is there, perhaps, a better way to incorporate them so as not to look so much like scare quotes? Maybe I'm just too cynical for my own good, but when I see something like "… that had four "formidable" 340-millimetre (13.4 in) guns…" it gives me pause to wonder if they were really formidable, or really not. — Bellhalla (talk) 16:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hello Bellhalla! I tried to re-word it as best I could; would you be able to take another quick look at it? Thanks :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:32, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * That "looks" a lot "better", now. ;) — Bellhalla (talk) 16:42, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
 * -_- lol just do not start...and thanks! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  17:47, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

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<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:37, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Pwned. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  04:39, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, to keep score, that's the one and only time you've pwned me via grammar, whereas I've done it dozens of times. &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:40, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * O well, I'll just be savoring this moment! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  04:41, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ... Look what you're going to make me do...
 * So all the, ah, previous, more meaningful moments weren't savored? &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:17, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But of course they were, dear - how could you even think that? :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:22, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * *whimper* You don't love me! Hahaha &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:26, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I <3 you - is that different than loving? :D :D :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:27, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes. Spell it out, now. &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:29, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait - how do you spell "<3"? :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:32, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * "L-e-s-s t-h-a-n t-h-r-e-e." &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:34, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Vandals
Ha ha ha! Actually you beat me once with Twinkle- I was so angry! If you've got time, look at User:OllieFury/signature/history and look at my latest sig- I'll use it from Saturday. What do you think of it?  Ollie   Fury   Contribs  20:01, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Did I? Awesome! :) Was it on that stupid high school's article? Look at the history and tell me what you think of the article before I slew all but one sentence... sickeningly POV! :D
 * Ooooo nice sig! I like it :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  20:05, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it even notable now? I could write more about my old primary school and call it an article.  Ollie   Fury   Contribs  20:48, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't know, actually. I think that it is (I mean, just how low are the standards for roads?), but I'm not entirely sure. — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  20:50, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You could check WP:NGL. &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 20:51, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Barn
 ROGER CHOCODILES 20:17, 4 December 2008 (UTC)Rogerchocodiles

And the love grows and grows.
<3 &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:35, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I try. :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:39, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Someone's catching the gnome syndrome... Exhibit A that this chronic ailment is transferable between partners. &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:17, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * W/e - it's just that I am finally reviewing GAN's again...it's been so long! :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:23, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ay, here, too. I might take up the PR again sometime - I used to be respected there before I almost retired. :) &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:35, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol well I don't normally do PR's...I would rather just get it close to GAN and nominate it. Why burden those poor people at PR even more? I opened a PR for USS Nevada (BB-36) at WP:MHR a while back (it's still open if you want to comment ;D) to ensure that it was perfect for the main page, but that is about it for modern times.... :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:40, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Honestly - I can't comment on that one. Too perfect - meticulously so. Why? Because I edited it. :P &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:43, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol well who added all of that info in the first place? Me. Who went out and looked through all of those sources? Me. :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:46, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ...Megalomaniac. &mdash; La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:47, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I try. :D
 * Hey, and if you really want to get involved with PR's again, and you happen to like military even a bit, try getting involved with the PR's or A-class reviews at WP:MHR. For the most part, these are serious attempts to get articles to GA and beyond, and your comments will definitely be heeded - especially in the A-class reviews, becuase that is mainly a stepping stone to FAC...if you wanted, that's all... :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:49, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure! No guarantees here, but I'll poke my pretty head in there whenever I feel like it. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:51, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) It was just a thought for you :) I try to review the sources on A-class reviews, sorta like Ealdgyth at FAC. I've been slacking lately though... :/ — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:56, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Np with slacking. ;) Seriously, though, input is perhaps more valuable if you go, say, every other day or even weekly. That's what made me almost retire - so many upcoming PR's in so little time, I just got bonked. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 22:00, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

well, actually...
Original post Guys...barnstars are supposed to be special. They are supposed to mean something. Can you refrain from handing them out unless it is something important...? Thanks and cheers, — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  02:29, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well actually I am part of wikiproject films and I have edited Bolt, WALL-E, series of unfrotunate events (movie), etc. BTW Your on line thing is offline.-- Spittle spat  02:32, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, good job! :) The problem I had is that Roger gave the barnstar for watching the movie... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  02:37, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

oooh... Is rogercrocodile a newish user?-- Spittle spat  02:39, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I think so... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  02:51, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I whole-heartedly agree with Ed. That's why when users revert vandalism on my page, I leave them a little WikiThanks and save the barnstars for special occasions. Much more meaningful, imho. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:24, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy B-day!
''Happy birthday to youu... Happy birthday to youu... Happy birthday to Ed-diiieeeeee... Happy birthday to youu! And man-y mooorrree... ''

Hope this doesn't sound weird with the puking in the background... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:24, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL! Made my (admittedly short, 30 min.) day already! Thanks... :)
 * My mom says "and man-y mooorrree...."
 * No, it was great (I couldn't really hear you through the computer...) :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:34, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome!
 * Now watch out, ladies...Ed is now legal. O.o &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:39, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Happy Birthday Ed! Careful with those balloons! Top  Gear  Freak  17:02, 5 December 2008 (UTC)


 * (@Pianista) I am offended. Are you insinuating that I would do something mean to ladies now that I am 18? :)
 * (@TopGear) LOL nooooooo I wanted to keep those balloons! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  18:05, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy birthday Ed!! You're 18!!! <font face="Copperplate Gothic Bold"> Ollie   Fury   Contribs  18:36, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks Ollie! Yep, I'm finally 18...took long enough. xD — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  18:43, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * @Ed: Well, considering the things you did to me when you were 17... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 19:29, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * o_O ... And Ed, a belated happy birthday from Icy. Don't be stupid. And yes, that last sentence was my present. Please accept it, pathetic as it is. Icy  // ♫ 21:16, 5 December 2008 (UTC)


 * o_O Good thing I am not afraid of heights... :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:31, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ed, say goodbye to my sig, it's going in an hour. My new one comes in at midnight. How exciting! <font face="Copperplate Gothic Bold"> Ollie   Fury   Contribs  22:35, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol "bye Ollie's sig!" :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:41, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * :) Can't wait to see it, Ollie. Icy  // ♫ 23:02, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes only 50 minutes left! I'm going to stop now- it's not that exciting! Back to Huggle for now! <font face="Copperplate Gothic Bold"> Ollie   Fury   Contribs  23:14, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Hey Ed. <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  00:03, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol I like it! So formal in the anarchist world of Wikipedia. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:08, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice. That's hardly anything, though, Ed. ;) <font face="Goudy Old Style">  The Most Illustrious & Honourable Lady Pianista, at your service <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  00:31, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait. You're honorable? :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:32, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I was, before I met thee and beheld thy irresistible features. <font face="Goudy Old Style">  The Most Illustrious & Honourable Lady Pianista, at your service <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  00:34, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oooo makes sense now. :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:39, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I would recommend thee to discontinue taking advantage of the hint of commendation, or, as it were, doting affection, else thee would be in, to use the common phrase, "deep waters." <font face="Goudy Old Style">  The Most Illustrious & Honourable Lady Pianista, at your service <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  00:43, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, Lady Pianista. My apologies for my rudeness. — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:50, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you, most gracious sir, for your admirable conduct. Pwned. :D <font face="Goudy Old Style">  The Most Illustrious & Honourable Lady Pianista, at your service <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  01:23, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, it is no problem, my dear lady. — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:23, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

(an outsider in the court... </sarahpalin-sounding thing>) -Icy sits in a dark corner, eyeing Lady Pianista and Ed suspiciously, scribbling away madly in her notebook- Icy  // ♫ 01:29, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait - what are you scribbling...? Are we going to have to, ah, "deal" with you before you spread the secret of Pianista and I's relationship? ;) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:31, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * *points shaky finger at Icy* SEIZE HER! <font face="Goudy Old Style">  The Most Illustrious & Honourable Lady Pianista, at your service <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  01:48, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Icy shut her notebook. "Nothing of the kind, sir," she said, showing her harmless notes on Altocumulus Castellanus. "Though of course, this hall is nice to sketch." With an evil wink, she ran into the hall, finding a window, opening it, and jumping through. Of course, it would do no good to be charged with smashing a window, right? Icy  // ♫ 01:51, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lady Pianista, I hope you are only using this signature for a short while- 'cos it's mine! Seriously though, you're not really using it are you? <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  01:53, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c)Ed my love...*puts hands on his chest, looks dreamily into his eyes in the moonlight*...if you love me ever so little...run after that despicable creature. <font face="Goudy Old Style">  The Most Illustrious & Honourable Lady Pianista, at your service <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions
 * (after, @Ollie) No, 'tis only for this special occasion. <font face="Goudy Old Style">  The Most Illustrious & Honourable Lady Pianista, at your service <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  01:54, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Good. Thanks. <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  01:56, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (@Pianista) Wait - you want me to jump through a window and probably kill myself? —  Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:58, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Put it this way...*leans on his shoulder, caresses his hand*...would you be willing to die for me? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:00, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) and if I said no....? — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  02:05, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Then we would be...over. :O &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:06, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Look what chaos I've caused. -cackle cackle- Icy  // ♫ 02:07, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Why are you back? I thought that you were down dead/injured in the moat? — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  02:08, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * *Clings to Ed possessively* Now's your chance, love! &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:10, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, no...Icy wouldn't drown in water, of all things... Icy  // ♫ 02:10, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * *Pulls out flamethrower HYAH! ICE WILL MELT! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  02:16, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * -has already left moat, sitting on a hilltop watching Ed heroically (and stupidly) pull out a flamethrower.- (okay, I have to go now, so don't kill me while I'm afk. ) Icy  // ♫ 02:21, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * WP:BEANS. :D
 * *Pianista runs after Icy like a madwoman, dagger in hand, and catches her in the shrub. A glint of sliver is seen, then a blood-curdling scream, then silence. A few moments later, Pianista emerges with blots of scarlet on her gown.*
 * Now now...we need to clean this up, Ed. :} :} :} &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:52, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * We? Since when did I consent to be an accomplice to murder? :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  02:55, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But...Ed...I thought you went after the IceCube with a flamethrower, oh-so-manly... I...thought you cared... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:58, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

(out)"Pianista runs after Icy like a madwoman" so why is that like there? Totally unnecessary word. Copyedit to "Pianista, a madwoman, runs after Icy". Happy birthday Ed. I didn't know we are the same age (at least now).  C h a m a l  talk 02:59, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Agreed. So so, from now on, instead of saying "Chamal, like an idiot," we should say, "Chamal the idiot"? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:01, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c)(@Pianista) I wanted to be the murderer or nothing else. Then you had to go and do that.
 * LOL I agree entirely. Thanks Chamal! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:02, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, I see. So you're a...what, "limelight hogger"? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:04, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Exactly. Oh how smart you are, dear heart! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:07, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (@Pianista after e/c) Yep. But you can't include unfouded accusations. That will go down as a personal attack. Calling you a madwoman doesn't violate this policy since evrybody knows it's true. :D  C h a m a l  talk 03:10, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c)That, Ed, was a most paradoxical statement. Allow me to proceed in my analysis of its meaning as I can most reasonably fathom:
 * We must consider this from an intellectual viewpoint. From what I gather, that was a cute, albeit failed, attempt at humorous sarcasm. Not one laugh/giggle/chuckle or other noun synonymous with the common "lol" escaped my lips. Although it was tagged at the end with a limping two-word endearment (by which, remarkably, you had never decided to flatter me) that piteously trailed behind a statement doomed to begin with.
 * In short - you are cornered, and you know it. :D
 * (after, @Chamal) And yet, you misspelled "unfounded". Shan't I, and ultimately, the community in and of itself, see that as prima-facie evidence of that subject which I have mentioned earlier, that is - your piteously low intelligence quotient? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:14, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But I'll never admit it.
 * That's harsh. Maybe you should consider being nice for once in your life? :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:17, 6 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Shoot. I come back after getting pwned by my piano (I swear I pulled a muscle at my lesson yesterday >.> and I can't practice very well with my right hand). Alright, listen carefully, now, because I consider myself a horrible writer and must make you people suffer through my work...


 * The blood on her chest started to freeze into minuscule, sword-sharp flower petals, and slowly, her skin started to deform, turning into a frozen multitude of the tiny needles. Ever so slowly, they collapsed into formless ice. The ice sat there for hours, just a dense, slippery, hard mass, until it started to weave itself back into flowers, which rose, creeping upwards as if drawn by a magnet, into the form of a girl, sketchbook in hand, no longer with an open wound in her chest. Before long the form turned to more human colors, with dark hair and medium-pale skin. Pencil and sketchbook in hand, the figure drew herself up.


 * "Ouch," she said, grimacing. "And I wasn't even writing about them in the first place." Icy  // ♫ 03:18, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) AAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH UNDEAD! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  03:23, 6 December 2008 (UTC)


 * An undead who likes to sketch and study Altocumulus Castellanus :) Icy  // ♫ 03:24, 6 December 2008 (UTC)


 * (@Pianista) The mispellings of unfounded and everybody (which you failed to notice, btw) were intentionally put there so that you will have something to get back at me. Otherwise you'll be spending a long time thinking of a suitable response to me, and you will not be contributing to Wikipedia in that time (hah.. you can't multitask). I always have the welfare of the project in mind :D :D  C h a m a l  talk 03:26, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * @Ed: But I can get it out of you, I bet.
 * @Icy:Wait...if it wasn't about us, why did you have to run? Why didn't you give that book to us? Unless...it's Icy's leetle diary. Oooo...
 * @Chamal: Ah. I see. *cough, cough* bullcr*p...*cough, cough* &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:27, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Aw, great, just when I get my hmwk out of the way...
 * On the other hand, I can get some work done now! :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:40, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * -lips quiver- This undead prizes her notes on altocumulus castellanus (and adiabatic lapse rates, for that matter...), you know. If Your Grace/Ed got ahold of me, even if I don't die, you could've taken my notebook...and my pencil... -starts crying- :D Icy  // ♫ 15:30, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Aw, I made the little urchin cry. *snatches notebook and pencil, ruthlessly throwing them into the moat* &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 18:10, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * -ice shoots out of Icy's hand, recreating notebook and pencil, notebook still with notes inside- You know, that was annoying, but I'm not so stupid that I don't create backup :P Icy  // ♫ 18:11, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * *Pianista, now horribly irate, snatches notebook and proceeds to read contents*
 * Why, it's a drawing of me and Ed...in a corner! What do you plan to do with this? Defame me? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 18:26, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * o_O NO COMMENT < > Of all things, you had to drag me into this... Icy  // ♫ 18:28, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Tsk. You did it to yourself. Sickness... now how do I get rid of this monstrosity before anyone else sees this...highly-detailed engraving? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 18:41, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

(<-) Okay. I am out of this discussion. And no, that's not just a dent. o_O O_o Icy  // ♫ 18:46, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ;) No better way to oust teh Icie. Pwned. ;) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 18:47, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Just wait three years or so, and I'll be able to deal with such vulgarities with dignity... Icy  // ♫ 18:57, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Pianista - you made her take my talk page off of her watchlist.... :( — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  19:03, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * She did it to herself! No one asked her to shame us so. Look at this! *shows to Ed* &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 19:05, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But...so...mean... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  19:08, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * How? I didn't do anything. Well, we did, but she recorded it! Yah, cuz that's what sheeeeeee said. :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 19:57, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Adopt-a-User
Hello Ed! I would like to be adopted, but are you an admin.? I would like to be nominated to be an admin; but i want to be adopted! <font face="Century Gothic"> ROGER CHOCODILES 09:48, 5 December 2008 (UTC)Rogerchocodiles
 * Hey Roger. No, I am not an admin. :) Also, you will have to spend some serious editing time if you want to become an admin - probably about 4 months or so, depending on how often and where you edit. And Roger? Remember that adminship is not a trophy or award, alright? Anyway, did you still want to be adopted? — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  10:03, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You shouldn't go for adminship yet, Roger. Take a look at a few RFAs and check what they're expecting from candidates, and then try to work like that for some time (a few months) before going for it.  C h a m a l  talk 02:34, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Indeed. It took me 25k edits and 10 FAs to pass, as well as a few hundred AIV and UAA reports... –Juliancolton <sup style="color:#666660;">Tropical <sup style="color:#666660;">Cyclone  03:42, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

roux
...Is roux okay...? Does he need some time to himself? What made him so upset? <font face="Segoe Print" size="2">~<font color="#FF6600">Sun<font color="#800000">Dragon 34   <font color="#000">( talk )   00:51, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not going to go hunt through the 1,000,000,000,000 mi2 cave that is the archives of AN/I, but I guess that another editor did not like one of Roux's votes at the ACE2008...
 * Look through the history of Roux's talk page. That'll give you a good idea. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:54, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm, why was that entire post in small font? :) –Juliancolton <sup style="color:#666660;">Tropical <sup style="color:#666660;">Cyclone  03:40, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

You've got mail. You've got mail. ad infinitum
&mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:52, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You've got another one - looking deeper into that, it seems to be a bit more complicated. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:02, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You've got an re to the re. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 17:19, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

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Creepy...
Plano? The IP is from Plano!? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:05, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I've been to Plano before... Icy  // ♫ 21:23, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * *goosebumps rise on Pianista's nape...* &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:24, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Eh? Icy  // ♫ 21:33, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I have rellies there. If you guys are stalking...o.O &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:38, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No, I was in Plano a couple years ago :) Icy  // ♫ 21:38, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c) Replied lol :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:39, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And Pianista...I may be stalking you, you never know...I happen to know your real name! :O (blame your e-mail) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  21:41, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ooh, I'm so scared. (How many people do you know have that name?) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:45, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * One. xD — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:06, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * -_-
 * Well guess what? I know your first name. Ooo.
 * Well, I did a Google search of it, and 99.99% of the girls/women in the results were Vietnamese. Good luck finding an Anglo-Saxon in there. :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 22:53, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And heads-up: re time. If you have the time, really. Makes me wonder if I'm on your watchlist anymore...*sniff, sniff* &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:06, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol oooo. Try finding me then. :P
 * Lol k then. I'll start trying now. (and so I can find you in a google search?)
 * Trying. Trying. Also trying to to get to this inequality: Mainspace + project > User + user talk. ;) 23:17, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) You know what's creepy? We've got an "Edward Marquette." O.o Welll...the only images of me on the 'net don't have my name attached, so you could be staring right at me and wouldn't know. The only tag would be some image number, perhaps some date or other. :P Just some weddings I've provided background music for and unfortunately got in a few shots... Shur, hear ya. Me, too. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:24, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Psh. Now you give out my actual first name??? :)
 * O, I would know. Don't woory. :}
 * "I think I can, I think I can..." — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:27, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Don't push me - I might try your middle initial. Remember, I have a 1 in 26 chance I'm right.
 * I'd stop bugging you now, but just how would you know? Creepy... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:33, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol!
 * :} — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:39, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Come now, out with it. How do you know? I demand it! :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:48, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The moonlight that was shining on your face when we were in the corner last week... ;} Sorry Icy.... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:50, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ...It was a new moon last week... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:54, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * So....you're saying that the light I saw was from...heaven? Does that mean that we...are destined for one another? not caught yet... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:57, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh yes. Who could forget the sounds of the harps and angelic voices intermingled with our love-sounds and the crickets in the night... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:59, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh - you heard them too? I thought that I was going crazy when I heard them. :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:01, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You were going crazy...over me...every inch of me... :} &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:05, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) Sounds to me like you liked it too much. :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:20, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not telling... :} &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:21, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ...unless you make me. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:41, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Censor it, aaarggghhh... -vomit- Icy  // ♫ 21:48, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:50, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * WP:UNCENSORED, but fine. *rolls eyes* &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:58, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Please, my mind's been twisted up enough dealing w/ this crap...yah. Icy  // ♫ 22:00, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ...so if we twist it some more, in the other direction, will you be back to normal? :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 22:01, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nope. It'll just look like an ice cream cone.
 * Ed's back! -hugs Ed- Icy  // ♫ 22:45, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh - thanks Icy. :) Seriously, 4 people have told me that my girlfriend back in my hometown is cheating on me... I gave her one more chance, probably becuase I am too nice. One more of these "withheld" numbers calling me...it'll be time for a break and much thinking by me. =/ Anyway... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:48, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Admirable conduct, sir. *salute* &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:22, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol thanks :) I think that I have taken WP:AGF into real life... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:25, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) You know you're a nerd when you start applying Wikipedia policies in real life, eh? Stolen from Pianista, of course. Icy // ♫ 23:26, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yep. But it's a good policy to apply, right? :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:29, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You could saaayyy...I, actually, kind of apply WP:ABF in real/life >.> Distrusting little Iceh. Icy  // ♫ 23:34, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol why? What did the world do to poor Icy? — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:36, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I think I brainwashed her...*evil laugh* &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:44, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Brainwashed me? Oh, seriously? Yayyyyy!!! (huh?) Icy  // ♫ 00:25, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nah, can't be. If I brainwashed you, you'd be eviller. :} &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:46, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Administrators' noticeboard/Major UK ISPs reduced to using 2 IP addresses
Comments, please. This might be interesting... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:06, 6 December 2008 (UTC)


 * o_O That's weird. Icy  // ♫ 22:57, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Indeedy. I'm hoping it's just a technical problem. Or, it could be a host of zombies or network of trolls. Don't know what to think as it stands. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 22:59, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * According to WikiNews it's not... you know, just read that article. It's actually really, really sad on the UK's part. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:06, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Must agree. Hope this gets solved - one way or another - soon. Either way, the media is probably going to like this >.> Icy  // ♫ 23:09, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hope it gets solved, too. (Sorry for not reading the whole thread there...*smacks self*) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:11, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (@Icy) The media is gonna have a field day I think...at least the BBC.
 * (@Pianista) Don't read the thread - read the Wikinews article. It's better. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:13, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, yeah. Thanks goodness I'm not in London now (I was, actually, some time ago)...I kind of don't want to see what the BBC'z gonna say.
 * Actually, I'd say read both if you have the time - WikiNews if you've only got a minute. I just got off the phone w/ a friend, was ranting to her about it. Icy  // ♫ 23:15, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * @Ed: Browsed through the first, read the last + opinions section. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:17, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c, @ Icy) You know you are a nerd when.... you rant to friends about Wikipedia. :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:18, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Arr, meanie >:( (just kidding, of course!) Actually, usually I scream to Suzu about it, but I couldn't reach her, so I called up a non-Wikipedian friend and talked w/o breathing, for like, 3 minutes :D. Then we got into other stuff, and now I have calmed down a bit. It was pretty shocking when I first read it. She said I was overreacting...she's probably right. But if this craziness continues... Icy  // ♫ 23:21, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) Tell Suzu to get back here if she has as much clue as you! Same here...I was like "WTF?" — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:29, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Heheh, she doesn't have that much Clue, but who knows if she remembers everything I tell her when I'm absentmindedly doing work and talking about Wiki-sh stuff. Including you and Pianista, that is. How long do you think it'll take BBC to get a story out about this or something? Icy  // ♫ 23:31, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * My guess is...I dunno, two days to a week. ;) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:36, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Next question is - How much weight will they put on the story - how visible will it be? Icy  // ♫ 23:41, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * A lot of weight, I'm sure, becuase no one likes to be censored.... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:00, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Checked Yahoo! News - was added 7 min ago ... Icy  // ♫ 00:22, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You know you're a nerd when you not only blab about Wikipedia to your friends over the phone but continue spreading the news about your latest find and stream Yahoo! for results, recording the time you found it and sending the link to your other Wiki-friends... :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:24, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c) Oooo I like the ending quote in that... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:25, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ouch! :D Icy  // ♫ 00:44, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Changing the subject (if you will excuse me) - does this disturb anyone else? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:47, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

(<-) -points at cover- There...that doesn't happen to... -words die, sound of choking- ...so Yes, I do find that disturbing. Icy // ♫ 00:50, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * That's exactly it. But that's not all (else I would ha' given you the link to the pic only) - read the plot. :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:52, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * If you have the stomach, if and only if. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:53, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * -tears at throat- Whoah. That was...freaky, to say the least. -shudders, staring at Pianista warily- Icy  // ♫ 01:00, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I leave for a few minutes, and this crap gets on my TP? Ewwwwww. That is not us, Icy. :D :D :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:21, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL, indeedy. Quite freaky. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:48, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And, Ed -

PING-A-LING!


 * You've got mail. ;) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:55, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Yay, congrats!
Main Page Icy  // ♫ 00:08, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Drink it in, Ed! Congrats. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:09, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * : D *Drinking* :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Thanks, guys. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:12, 7 December 2008 (UTC)


 * A bit late, but bravo! (Makes my DYKs look a little thin... ;D envy envy) .  TREKphiler  <font color="#66FF00">hit me ♠  06:02, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Don't worry - you'll get Attack on Pearl Harbor to FA sometime, and that will be one of the most amazing Wiki accomplishments ever. :)
 * And Trek...you may want to consider changing the color of your sig. It's really hard to read. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  06:07, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Did you miss the irony?  Kermit T. Frog  <font color="#1034A6">hit me ♠  07:58 & 08:12, 7 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Your fleet is under attack! Die Yankee dog! (Hey, where is everybody?) <font color="#C91F37">Teriyaki Ken Chi  <font color="#C91F37">♠don't shoot ♠  07:58, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Apparently....
 * ACK? From what? — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  08:00, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * As usual, being too obscure... It's an old Carson bit: world's oldest kamikaze. And note the time of the message...  TREKphiler  <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  08:12, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol!
 * * Hits self* IDIOT! It's a bit too late (3:15) for trying complicated stuff like that on me, Trek. ;) I'm going to bed - see ya! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  08:15, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah, well, at least it got a laugh. ;D Ciao.  TREKphiler  <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  08:26, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Ed,
I wanted you to know that I did come by today to see Nevada up as the tfa. Well done, and congrats to you for getting the battleship this far. You definetely deserve it. &mdash; an unlogged in TomStar81
 * TOM! Thanks a lot - it means a lot. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:33, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Re: Nevada
Hmm, not sure. Both look fine to me, but what do I know? :) Maybe ask at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/December 7, 2008? –Juliancolton <sup style="color:#666660;">Tropical <sup style="color:#666660;">Cyclone  02:43, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for your careful consideration at my successful RfA. Please let me know on my talk page if you have any suggestions for me. - Dan Dank55 (send/receive) 04:04, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Getting oiled
FYI, in light my reply, I copied this here. TREKphiler <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  21:40, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, will comment there. — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:57, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

So sorry, buddy.
We're here for you. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 22:05, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks :) - reply that woulda gone here is in the "Creepy" section. — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:57, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Duuude! You weren't supposed to read that - I was supposed to be mean and evil, and all, y'know. ;) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:21, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ed, I empathise with you. It's happened to me before. If you want to talk, you can email me. I know what it's like. <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  23:53, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You know, I empathize with myself. :D We'll see - I may take you up on that offer, depending on the next few days... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:54, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I wish you all the best. I've to go shortly. (What is this WikiCup then. I don't think I'll score very highly- all I do is Huggle and make templates!) <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  00:05, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Sleep well, pal. :) The WikiCup is all about edit count and good content. .1 point for each mainspace edit and obnus points for content. And who knows - you might win! :D And regardless of whether you win or not, it'll be fun! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:07, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, Ollie, Ed and Chamal will pwn both of our behinds... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:09, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait - "both"? — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:10, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ja. A gnome can't count on a .1-rating for mainspace... -_- Btw, I was so sure you'd make a pun out of that. Disappointing. :D :D :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:12, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But then, if you mean Ollie, I'm just comforting him if it happens. Which is, I guess, not likely. That's more for comforting myself - I'm gonna lose, but WP:WTHN, ya know? :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:13, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Come on Lady Pianista(!), it could be the almighty Hugglers versus the puny article builders! <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  00:14, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ja, ja, good idea. Hugglers vs. Twinklers, I might add. ;) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:17, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Even better- twinklers have to press two buttons! <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  00:18, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * My GA's and DYK's > than you. Why? DYK's are 5 points. 50 mainspace (read: warnings don't count) edits = 5 points. :D :D :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:43, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) *starts crying* &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:45, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Pwned. Sorry pumpkin... :} — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:52, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * *sniff* Make it better, Ed. :,( Holy moley, here we go again...Brace yourself, Icy. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:54, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Just for you Icy.... No. Go get that "violinist". :P Who started it this time? — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:03, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * *sniff* He doesn't want me anymore...Kiss it and make it better, Ed. Pleeeeeeease? I can hear icy retching now... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 01:05, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * A pwning we will do, a pwning we will do... But seriously, none of us have a chance. Look at some of those guys, some of them make even Ed look like a newbie. Getting past the first stage will be a good enough achievement to me ;)  C h a m a l  talk 01:06, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c) Naaaaa. I'll spare Icy... for once. :D
 * Same. I'll have to work on a lot of articles to have a chance, with at least one FA every round. — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:07, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I made it through without vomiting this time, w00t. Well, this wasn't as bad as *some* of those...yeah.... -sleepy voice- Violinist? Eh? Pwning...pwning... -falls asleep- Icy  // ♫ 01:09, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c)My conscience: Good call - ja, sorry, Icy. :) My not-so-good-side: But you're sorely tempted... :}
 * (after) Never mind that, Icy - it was all a lie to begin with. Strangely, all the guys I've attracted so far are either cellists or pianists...no violinists or non-musicians (well, besides Ed-meister and Biblio, but do they count? :P) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 01:12, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c) Icy, sign up too (if you haven't) at WP:CUP. It's all just for fun, so join us! :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:13, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

(outdent) Meh, don't feel like it. -shrug- But thank'ee for this...I haven't had my userpage vandalized for so long (:o) I totally missed it or something...thanks, anyways :) Icy  // ♫ 23:39, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * O fine, have it your way. :)
 * No problem! That was one of those "wowwwww, some people are dumb" moments. — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:44, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait...I thought you worked at Micky D's...? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:14, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Omg, shut up. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:15, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I got on your nerves. Staples. That was easy. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:18, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Bet that you can't keep up the mottos for long... :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:21, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * U Can't Touch This &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:25, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But I can touch that! :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:31, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * STOP!
 * Hammertime! &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:32, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Isn't a hammer a little.....drastic? — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:34, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, then.
 * Stop! In the naaaame of loooove...
 * Before you break my heart,
 * Think it o-o-ver... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:36, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * What song is that? — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:37, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Come now, your acting is so poor, I can see through it via the Internets... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:38, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

(<- out) Oh please. It's just amazing. I'll be the next Tom Cruise in Valkyrie! :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:43, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll bet money you won't. You'll spend half your time trying to...ah...touch that. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:44, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Fine. Bet money. I'll show you. :P (I was that anonymous guy who punched Tom in the face in x movie) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:51, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Funny, I never heard of such a movie called "X." :P Pwned. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:52, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nighty-night, sweetie. Seeing as you won't see this 'til the morrow makes this unneeded - but oh well. Still pwned. :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:55, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Pwned in turn. :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  05:57, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Dern it, knew I shoulda waited a few mins first...
 * But enjoy teh nicetiez while dey last. ;) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:58, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Nevada Class Project
To avoid conflicts, I copied to here, so we can do the major rewrite there, then update from the page in mainspace just before we move/merge. For that, I'm going to let you use whatever influence you may have, 'cause I asked for a merge on this to this & haven't seen any sign of it... TREKphiler  <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  06:08, 8 December 2008 (UTC) (P.S. Given you've had a birthday, shouldn't you be changing your signature? ;D )
 * Humph. I don't even know how to merge. :) We'll cross the bridge when we come to it...but for those other two, just add a new section to WT:MILHIST because I'm sure that someone knows there! Hey now. I've had this account (and that number) since I was 15, pal. :D PLUS, I think that one of my friends tried to bug me and registered User:the_ed18...so technical difficulties in renaming. xD or not...it was something line the_ed18. W/e lol! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  06:13, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Close enough. ;D
 * Add a section? I posted one at Milhist & at Aviation. No joy, & it's been, oh, 10 days? (Am I being impatient? Or should it take this long? Beats me...) Yeah, we can wait on it. (If it takes awhile, we might go ahead & ask now, & be done before anybody gets to it. ;p No? ;D)
 * OK, I'm going to stop bugging you now. Say good night, Gracie.  TREKphiler  <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  06:33, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Try User talk:Roger Davies or one of the admins here - a user talk message is awfully hard to miss when compared with a project talk page. :) If you get an answer to those, then we'll have our answer for this one, no? :D
 * Alright. G'nite pal! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  06:36, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * TYVM.  TREKphiler  <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  06:53, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Chhipabarod
Open the pod bay door, HAL. TREKphiler <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  09:31, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

CSD tagging
Greetings Ed. You tagged the article Zef shoshi as meriting deletion because it had no assertion of notability although the article included the claims that the subject "is one of the greatest Albanian painters", "His talent and great technique was quickly recognized by the Albanian art circles and caught the eye of the dictator Enver Hoxha who chooses Zef Shoshi as his personal painter", "You can find some of his best work in art galleries across Albania and Europe and sometimes part of someone’s private collection" and "His work is part of the national and European art treasure". What gives? Skomorokh 17:56, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Two things: I'm new to CSD tagging and am trying to get the hang of it, and...
 * I didn't read all of it. =/ — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  17:59, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah! I'd recommend being extra cautious as you start out. "No assertion of notability" does not fit when the article makes claims of importance such as those above. And...not reading all of an article before tagging it is likely to get you eaten alive by ill-humoured passersby like myself ;) Thanks for trying to help out it this area; you could check out the essay User:Balloonman/Why I hate Speedy Deleters for some context and tips. Best of luck with your work in this area in the future. Regards, Skomorokh  18:09, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol no it really did not fit at all, did it. :) Thanks for leaving me a note; mistakes are always good to know about! Cheers! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  18:12, 8 December 2008 (UTC) 18:11, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * An article can say that the subject is notable, but the article has to prove it, as well. I haven't looked at the article in question, but saying "he's the greatest painter" isn't enough to prove notability on its own. –Juliancolton <sup style="color:#666660;">Tropical <sup style="color:#666660;">Cyclone  18:17, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, but if it tries to assert notability, isn't that enough to put a notability or prod on it instead? (At least, that's what I'm guessing...) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  18:19, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

To Ed, no worries and good luck :) To Julian; no the article does not need to prove its subject is notable to avoid A7 (I'm surprised an admin would think so). WP:A7 applies to "an article that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant". The above quotes certainly indicate why Shoshi is important - he is a big-deal painter apparently. Regards, Skomorokh  18:25, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Even if an article says "so-and-so was the greatest painter", that statement needs to be backed up by reliable sources. If the article does not assert notability elsewhere, it can be speedy'd under A7. –Juliancolton <sup style="color:#666660;">Tropical <sup style="color:#666660;">Cyclone  18:36, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * True, prod would have been better. I normally save A7 for something like "Ross ______ is the coolest kid on the planet, etc. etc." or "Miss ____ teaches at ____ and ___'s school" and other obvious...fetishes. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 20:35, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I think that I will forgo CSD tagging now anyway...not because of this, but because content building is so much more fun for me... :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  20:51, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Knowledge work productivity
I'm new and I received your post to delete my article. I understand your reason for proposing deletion, but I'm not sure what I can do to fix it. I can't figure out how to rename in to "Knowledge Work Productivity". Please help. BVTJ (talk) 17:57, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The name there is fine, I think.
 * To get rid of the prod, define what "Knowledge work productivity" is! Is it a term you made up or ...what? Define it. Take a look at WP:LEAD for what I mean. — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  18:04, 8 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Doesn't the entire article define what it is? Peter Drucker has written numerous books on the subject (see his page on Wikipedia).  It IS a term used in the real world.  I'm confused about what you need defined. BVTJ (talk) 18:14, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Like I said, click the link I gave you. Start it off with "Knowledge work productivity is..." and go from there. (and yes, Knowledge work productivity" should be bolded =]) What Drucker says should come later, in subsequent sections. — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  18:21, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, take a look at WP:Your first article. That would probably help you a lot. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  18:23, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

STALKER
Are you following me or something?! First you correct a sig and then a typo. Whatever next? BTW, my adoptee hasn't been on for 4 days- wherever could she be. Does helping out and welcoming new users manually count towards the Wikicup? <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  23:37, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * To your first point: [[Image:718smiley.svg|25px|smilie]]
 * Adoptee: not much you can do...look at my adoptees not named "OllieFury"...(you know, that is such a weird name... :D)
 * Third point: no - the edits have to be in the mainspace to count. =/ — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:43, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * What's wierd- my name or my adoptee. She likes Sailor Moon (I loathe manga and anime) so that's the basis of her username. Why are you called The ed17? What's the 17 for- you weren't seventeen when you joined were you? <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  23:46, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I was referring to your name, but I wasn't serious. :)
 * No, I wasn't. =] the_ed and the_ed7 were already taken on the last site I had tried to register (Yahoo maybe? I forget.) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:50, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I think fury is a great suffix, and I would think of changing my user name! Also,I beginning to not like these Wikicup rules! I only seem to huggle and twinkle out vandalism, help new users and make templates, and at 0.1 points for the mainspace only, I don't I'm going to win. Never mind- I'll try! <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  23:54, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol yeah it is a good name. :)
 * Well, making templates would count (they are in the mainspace), but you wouldn't get good/featured points for them... but you know what? That's the spirit! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:03, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * That's good (so mainspace means anything without 'talk' before the colon?). Anyway I've got to go now- see you later this evening (gone past midnight here!) <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  00:06, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I think that it means anything w/o "user" in front.
 * Alright, see ya later! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:08, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd watch out if I were you, Ollie. Ed has an accomplice... :O &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:40, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Does he now... I'll have to find this person... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:42, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Good luck. I hear she's highly elusive... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:42, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) not when she has edits like this... :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  00:46, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * That's not her IP. 'Twas some merciless impostor... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 01:33, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (@Ollie) Mainspace is the article space. Only the edits you make to articles count at the wikicup.
 * (@Ed) That darned gun article is driving me crazy ;) I can't find any references. Only things I've found so far is the link that you've added on the article and another link that is give on that page. You've got anything else?  C h a m a l  talk 12:07, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Don't worry so much about different references. As it happens, that is the only site that covers naval artillery (thank goodness its passes RS!) - otherwise, it's just obscure books or passing references in the 'more popular' books. You added four paragraphs from navweaps that I would have barely been able to write well - it's easily enough. :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  15:51, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * In case you missed - I put this, too on my page...
 * DING DONG go the Christmas bells! :)
 * You have mail, too. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 20:33, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You have mail, too. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 20:33, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

14"/ 45 50 caliber gun
OK, I've added some info to the article, but I haven't done a very neat job. No sections, no proper refs, no nothing. There's a lot of cleanup to be done. As it is now, the character length is above 2000, but I don't even know if what I have added is correct or not. Sorry about this, but my PC broke down this morning (I know I'm cursed; whenever I need something, it's not there) and I'm editing with an ancient laptop. Anyway, I don't think I have done enough to get credit for the DYK. Maybe you and that mysterious editor in the above section can complete the article and nominate it soon? :)  C h a m a l  talk 14:34, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You added 4 paragraphs, dolt. :) As long as my plan works, I'll add a "Service" section tonight, and 14"/45 caliber gun (which got a DYK) has virtually the same thing (with something about a rail gun, but we won't delve into that - I don't think that this gun saw much, if any, service outside the Navy. :) Jeesh, lose some of the modesty there - and sorry about your PC. That sucks... =( — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  15:48, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually I wrote those paragraphs looking at the 14"/45 article, so no big deal. Now how did I get that name wrong? Looks like I'm really lost :P It's more like I suck, not the PC thing.  C h a m a l  talk 15:55, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Na, it's fine. All of it looks right (including the stuff you added lol), so you can nominate it now if you want, or I will later after I add a "Service" section and then nom it. W/e! :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  15:57, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, I added you to the contest with this article: this! If you really don't want to be on it, remove your name, but you are not allowed to remove your name because "I haven't done enough" (you definitely have. Got it? Good. :D :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  16:14, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey, I didn't know about the contest! I already did about 4 MILHIST articles this month(but all start class - I lose interest in improving them after a while). Maybe I'll start from next month. And who nuked us? The evil Kittehmaster?  C h a m a l  talk 00:44, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You can still get points - go ahead and enter them! None => Start is one point at least....and you get your name in the newsletter (ouuuuuu lol)! I blame Kablammo, but some Pianista impostor has been running around lately too... — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:15, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Who? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Sockista ( My master ) 19:13, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, it's no one really...I don't think that you'd know her. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  19:16, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm not on-wiki very much. I spend too much of my free time with that Allanon guy - we hook up every Saturday. But his sockmaster isn't supposed to know that. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Sockista ( My master ) 19:20, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ...you weren't supposed to tell anyone that... It was supposed to be a secret. -_- <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 19:24, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I thought you said you were so glad you made me yours that you were willing to tell everyone? "Shout it over the rooftops", remember? Besides, it's not like I told your sockmaster...whatever his name is... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Sockista ( My master ) 19:27, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You probably heard me wrong then. :P <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 19:33, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Allie, I never hear anything wrong! I'm a ...crud, I'm not a pianist... good listener, and I'm sure that's what you said verbatim. You actually took me out onto the balcony and yelled out how you loved me so, remember? How could you forget? I'm hurt... :( &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Sockista ( My master ) 23:47, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
for your comment here! Best regards, Kablammo (talk) 17:44, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh, no problem. :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:39, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Chevrons
TYVM, but it wasn't much a much. I do kinda wish we'd resolved those before it hit main page, tho. ;D (And will you turn down the heat? --> =])  TREKphiler  <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  22:36, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Np - you helped out, and that's all that counts. :) I'M MELTING! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:38, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I knew it! You're Joan Crawford! (Or at least Bette Davis.) =] BTW, I wasn't actually wondering how many hits it got, but it's kind of interesting. You don't happen to know how many of those went thru the Nevada link, do you? I'd like to know how useful the interior links are...  TREKphiler  <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  15:34, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Close enough. ;D Just wanted a rough idea if they're worth the headaches they sometimes cause trying to find the page they should go to. ;D Hope you passed all your exams, too, btw, without making your head esplode. ;D Take it ez, pal.  TREKphiler  <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  01:10, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Caught you out!
Ha ha! I corrected one of your mistakes! Twinkle doesn't require rollback- you just have to be autoconfirmed for it to work. You do need rollback to use Huggle though. Got you! BTW, are you going on holiday or something? <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  23:35, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

More "Ed" craziness.
And this one actually looks legit. >.> &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:38, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Creepy...:D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:08, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And lookee here:
 * "Since the age of 12, I have possessed a deep interest for the piano. Whether playing the music myself or simply listining [sic] to others play on the radio, I have found nothing more enjoyable."
 * Now thats creepy. :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista ' (T•C•S) 01:21, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I just had the most disturbing thought when I read that... -looks at Ed- -looks at Pianista- Now that's freaky. Icy  // ♫ 01:22, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c) Well, we know that 08 is definitely not a sockpuppet of moi. :D :D :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:25, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, if Ed's still 18, Pianista a little below 18, and this guy is already over 12, then how come that happened Icy?  C h a m a l  talk 01:26, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * He was adopted. Our real kid would have been a genius. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 01:27, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Watch the TPS'ers come out of the woodwork... LOL! Agreed - he would have done more things than Newton and Babe Ruth...combined. :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:30, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Major LOL at the "Fig Newton" link. :D :D :D Which brings to mind the fact that, despite your miniature stroke of comic genius, his sense of humor would've come from Mommy... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 01:32, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep this in mind: how did we meet? User:La Pianista/stuff. Who was the funny one then? :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:36, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Chamal - I actually was thinking more of the sockpuppet thing...a "shared sockie" :D And just watch him stumble onto this page, unsuspecting... Icy  // ♫ 01:40, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Combining my sheer awesomeness and genius with her love of the piano? ;) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:41, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) @ Ed & Pianista: Allright, I'm guessing the poor kid ran away at the age of 1... @ Icy: umm... no comment :D :D  C h a m a l  talk 01:45, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh no, just Pianista's genius...she just was kind enough to give you some privileges... Icy  // ♫ 01:45, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * -_- hey now. Uncalled for. :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  01:46, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * -interested look- Hey, he goes to Princeton. Huh... Icy  // ♫ 01:48, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * @ Ed: Could also be my sheer awesomeness and genius combined with your...uh...hm. Not-so-sheer awesomeness? Naïveté, which made you so easy to get at in the first place? Beats me. :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:11, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * :D ...this is seriously weird. Ed's planning to major in...um...some sort of secondary education social studies? (according to your userpage)...Pianista's, well, obsessed with her piano. The newer Ed in question a) enjoys playing the piano and b)plans on becoming an educator. This is too weird. Icy  // ♫ 21:13, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (@ Icy) In short, I want to be a high school history teacher. :)
 * Older Ed - his last edit was in '06. :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:16, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * How about...a high-school music teacher/history buff? With his Mommy's looks and Daddy's brains? Niiice. :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 22:17, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * A quick question: why did we log on at the same time? (I looked at your contribs (and you forgot to change your status :P) DARN IT! You changed it after...thought that you forgot. -_- )
 * Combined, we are....almighty? — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:24, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c)I did. See that button there? Spell it with me: "P...U...R...G...E". Click that, hon.
 * In summary, the kid would have the gifts of Franz Liszt, plus the looks of Martha Argerich, and the intellect of...ah...your species. ;P
 * (after) Now, see? :D :D :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 22:29, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You weren't calling me a chicken last night! :D — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:33, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, that's right. I called you...what, "Poochy-Poo"? "Snuggle-wuggles?" Or something not printable here, because it would mean my certain death? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 22:36, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, this is getting finished on your talk page. :) — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  22:50, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * BTW, guess who started it this time - I was at least sane before you pulled that in. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:01, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) I didn't start anything - look at my comment! Completely clean. — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:08, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hard to believe with the italics around "last light", implying indecency on my part...You know, I used to be a lady... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:09, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Triple Crown jewels
Thank you for contributions to the project, Great work, especially on The Sword of Shannara. I too enjoy writing WP:GAs on articles about books, and this is a great contribution. May you wear the crowns well. Cirt (talk) 23:37, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * :O Thanks! The Sword of Shannara was the first article that I seriously did something good with (i.e. outside of being in-universe). I have to admit that the now-retired DanDs did more than me on it, though. :) Anyway, thanks again and cheers! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:44, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrats, Ed! Chamal went behind your back, eh? While I was...ah, browsing his contribs, I saw it, too, but forced myself to keep mum. Enjoy! &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:51, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * -_- So everyone know but me. Thanks. :) No really, thanks everyone! (a nice parting gift - something to remember over the whole MONTH I am mostly gone...:(( — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  23:56, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I know, Ed. We'll miss you - Even including me...
 * Jk - we'll be thinking of you, pal. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:58, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * BIG NEWS:
 * You are officially the winner. :D :D :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:37, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Woot! ;) *Rides off into the sunset* — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  14:47, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ahem...the "beach" would have been better. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 19:16, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * O, w/e, it don't matter. :P — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  19:18, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * It doesn't matter? Just like men - they have their way with you and then leave you to cry in the dust... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 20:59, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) But I can't ever leave... <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 20:25, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * zOMGosh, I love that song...
 * Serenade me, love. Sing Hotel Wiki for me, by candlelight. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 20:38, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * La la la la la la la le. ✅ :D <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 21:16, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow. That E-flat, especially on the second "la", touched me to the core. *tears well up* :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:19, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I know - what a lovely note, right? I hate E-flats...so snnoying to play on a trumpet, though D-flats are worse... <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 21:23, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Good Luck
Dear Ed, good luck for your exams. Remember if stumped in maths with the find x type question, just write It's there and draw an arrow from those words to wherever x is on the diagram.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  14:43, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL! Good advice, except that I didn't have math this semester. :D One more exam: Economics 101 in 2 hours, 15 min. Thanks for the luck! — Ed   17  (Talk /  Contribs)  14:46, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Articles
Hey Ed. I've just created my first two articles- finally. They are Berryfields and Transport in Buckinghamshire- they're quite empty at the moment but I hope I can expand them shortly- just don't expect any FAs though! I never realised how fun article creation could be. Have fun on your holiday! <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  20:58, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Looking good! Don't forget to expand them a little more and nominate them at T:TDYK! (And don't forget categories...;) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 02:15, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Red alert
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to this page. Your edits constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. <font color="#FF0000">Dr. Strangelove <font color="#FF0000">♠i hit your missle silo!♠  02:04, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * HA! Ya, I'll be sure to use that "sandbox". :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 02:14, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But that sandbox isn't editable by non-admins. This one is much preferred. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:16, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, so no one can see it before it is reverted ten seconds later. ;0 <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 02:18, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And so that it will be mis-attributed to some non-sentient "dark" appendage instead of the evil mastermind himself. BTW, I've answered your GA questions here, and some more. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:23, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Who are you calling a sockpuppet? <font color="#66FF00">Jim Henson  <font color=#66FF00"><font color="#E0115F">♠look down♠   02:47, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * BTW, FYI, the 2 words you should never say to a muppet are "look down" (Aaagh!)  TREKphiler  <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  14:14, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No one in particular... but that Miss Piggy looks a little suspicious. And, btw, Kermit, it is quite easy being green. ;D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 06:42, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I know. ;D <font color="#03C03C">R. B. Banner  <font color=#03C03C"><font color="#03C03C">♠get smashed♠   14:10, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * <random>"C" is for cookie...
 * That's good enough for me.
 * "C" is for cookie...
 * That's good enough for me.
 * "C" is for cookie...
 * Thats good enough for me...
 * Oh.........cookie, cookie, cookie starts with "C". &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 20:47, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Bad for you are they. Turn you to the dark side will they. <font color="#7BA05B">Yoda  <font color="#8A2BE2">♠go ahead, make my day♠   01:17, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nay, thou Trek-lover; thine "darkness" seemeth merry alongside anthropomorphous savage cannibals. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Ophelia  (O!•what a noble mind•is here o'erthrown!) 05:42, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Get thee to a bakery. ;D  Hamlet  decisions, decisions 07:23, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ...Le boulangerie est fermé aujourd'hui. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Français  (Bonjour•Comment•allez-vous?)
 * Wuh? Could someone translate that, please? I've not learned French yet... and where's your timestamp? Speaking of translating your username... Mo theach    Caint     Scríobh  18:58, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ymay imestamptay elopeday ithway ouryay ommay. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> Alay Igpay Atinlay  (Pig•Latin•FTW!)
 * <--Ah, but you've forgotten what The Prince says, luv... <font color="#000080">OB Kenobi  <font color=#03C03C"><font color="#66FF00">♠now cut that out♠   02:20, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And thou meaneth...? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Juliette  (Romeo, O Romeo•wherefore art•thou Romeo?) 02:36, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

<--That would be telling... (Hint: notice the formatting of the reply.) <font color="#000080">Edward Albright  <font color=#03C03C">♠shut up, henry♠  02:55, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * If thou shall excuse me, honourable sir, I hath not one shred of a clew as to what thine meaning pertains. I am not learned in such worldly matters... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Miranda  (This•Is the third man that e'er I saw;•That e'er I sigh'd for.) 03:00, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Recall what he says to Horatio, & re the whore of Babylon. <font color="#000080">Gene Siskel  <font color=#000080">roll film  03:18, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * "Witch" of Babylon would be much more flattering, good sir. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Cleopatra  (Where's my•serpent of•old Nile?) 06:08, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And if I may add, profuse winking (D) is not comely of a gentleman such as thee, especially towards a lady who belongs to another. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Cleopatra  (Where's my•serpent of•old Nile?) 06:08, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, but then it doesn't fit the quote.
 * Perhaps also, but then, you are going to Hell in any case. ;D <font color="#000000">Father Lankester Merrin  <font color=#000000">get more exorcise  06:32, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (Back to•my normal•self) 06:34, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And, it would fit the quote..."Tempting me with your charms, you dear damned witch of Babylon." :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 06:35, & 06:37 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * My Shakespeare is even worse than yours, it seems. ;D However, recall the cookie part above... <font color="#000000">The Pinis  <font color=#000000">live long and prosper  06:45, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Cookie, cookie, cookie, Cookie, Cookie, or Cookie? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 06:54, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Nope, Kookie. ;D <font color="#000000">Tommy Ivo  <font color=#000000">how fast was i going, officer?  07:22, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * OK, to be clear, cookie. <font color="#000000">Doug Ramsey  <font color=#000000">giving tongue  13:01 & 13:27, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ...I know not thou, Muffin Man. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 16:46, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

<--I think you win. I got nothing for that. ;D  <font color="#000000">Ed Murphy  <font color=#000000">i'm such an ass  03:21, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * On 2d (or 3d or 4h ;D) thought, maybe I do. ;D <font color="#000000">Dr. Durand-Durand  <font color=#000000">barbarella 38-24-36  19:21, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Dura-Dur...what? Durian? Good luck washing off that smell. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:24, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Are you calling me a fruit? <font color="#000000">R. J. Heinz  <font color=#000000">look at those tomatoes  07:42, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 18:30, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Careful, I bite. Don't feed the animals. <font color="#000000">James Marsters  <font color=#000000">no, i don't use crest  09:55, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK Hook
Hey, they need a ref for your hook for the DYK candidate under December 4th. JonCatalán(Talk) 18:14, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Goodness, I missed that. Thanks a lot Catalan! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 20:40, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
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The Cisco Kid <font color="indigo" face="baveuse">Talk to me  wishes you a Merry Christmas. Hopefully this has made your day better. Share the WikiLove and civility with everyone and raise the holiday spirit! The Cisco Kid <font color="indigo" face="baveuse">Talk to me  21:30, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Also!!!
I started this page of a chess tounament Here! (feel free to join (as long as its by March 1st) The Cisco Kid  <font color="indigo" face="baveuse">Talk to me  23:01, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Winter Solstice
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 Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate the Winter or Summer Solstice, Xmas, Eid, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hannukah, Wintereenmas or even the Saturnalia this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding to your friends' talk pages. Hi Ed, hope the exams went well and have a happy Winter Solstice.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  21:45, 16 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi again WSC! Yes, they went well - thanks for remembering :) You too! Cheers, (Ed 17) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:16, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

My friend
Your on my friends list on my user page could you go sign your name that would be a whole lot better, when you have a chance that is. <font face="Kristen ITC"> Hairy Perry  16:42, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ :D Cheers! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 00:30, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. <font face="Kristen ITC"> Hairy Perry  14:58, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Wikiproject Outreach
WP:OUTREACH now exists in larval stage. Please visit the talkpage to help it pupate. //<font color=#00009C> roux  <span style="border:1px solid #00009C;-moz-border-radius-topright:10px;-moz-border-radius-bottomleft:10px;padding:0px 7px;font-size:30%;">  21:42, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Whoops, missed this message. I joined and have it it watchlisted. :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 04:15, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Seasons greetings!
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 C h a m a l  talk is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate the Winter or Summer Solstice, Xmas, Eid, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hannukah or even the Saturnalia this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding to your friends' talk pages.

I will second that. Merry Christmas The Ed17. Best Wishes, Romaioi (talk) 09:27, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Re: Forts
I'll fix the forts next week. Have a really busy week next week, plus suffering from net outages after the undersea cable was cut the other day. Also wish you a Merry Christmas in advance. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  15:39, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Alright - just message me whenever. :) Don't worry your socks off, alright? It's not going to fail unless those additions don't help at all. Cheers and a Merry Christmas to you too! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 04:13, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

WikiCup alternate accounts
Unfortunately, it turns out that because a bot is scoring the contest, alternate accounts can't be taken into consideration. Sorry for the inconvenience. Garden. 14:11, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Wellll....fine. :) I'll take a chance and start to use Ed again on January 1st. Thanks for the message! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 16:06, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

WikiCup notice
The 2009 WikiCup will begin on January 1, 2009. The first round will run through March 31, 2009. For more information on this tournament, read the "about" section on the main WikiCup page.

This year, we have a different system in calculating points. At User:Garden/WikiCup/Submissions, you will find information about submitting your article (and other) work to earn points. Each contestant will have their own individual subpage for submitting completed work to us.

This year, User:ST47 will also be running one of his bots to calculate mainspace edits and read your submission subpages to calculate the point values you receive based on our scoring chart.

Questions or comment? Ask at the talk page or go directly to Garden or IMatthew's talk page. Good luck and Happy Holidays! --  aye matthew  ✡ and  Garden. 14:08, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy holidays!
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Merry Christmas
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A NobodyMy talk is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Don't eat yellow snow!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding to their talk page with a friendly message. --A NobodyMy talk 02:17, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Alaska class battlecruiser
Hello,

I noticed you've done a lot of work on the Alaska class battlecruiser page, and I have to thank you for that. I'm a big fan of those ships, so much so that I spent the past six months perfecting a computer graphics drawing of Alaska for an online database of ship drawings.

You can find the drawing here: http://shipbucket.com/Real%20Designs/United%20States%20of%20America/USA%20CB-1%20Alaska%201.gif

Let me know if you'd like to use it for the Alaska article. :)

Colosseum (talk) 04:15, 25 December 2008 (UTC) Cheers! (Ed's alternate account) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 04:40, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * :O OMG! That picture is freakin' beautiful! I definitely want to use it...and not hidden somewhere towards the bottom either - right in the beginning, at the top of the infobox. :) Thank you so, so much! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 04:26, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Do you know how to upload images to Wikipedia? I can try to explain if you need me too. You may want to consider uploading it to the Commons instead; I will still be able to use it here too. :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 04:34, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lastly, you will have to release the file under a free license...I understand if you aren't willing to do this. For what I am talking about, see Step two on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Upload&uselang=en-ownwork&wpUploadDescription=

Hey, I think I got it to work here. :P

Anyways, here's the link to the drawing on the Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CB-1_Alaska_Outboard_Profile_1.gif

Merry Christmas! :)

Colosseum (talk) 05:52, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Good job. :D :P
 * Thanks!
 * You too. See you on Shipbucket (hopefully)! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:05, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Greetings of the season!
<div style="background-color:lightred; font-size: 150%; color:#006400; margin:10px; border: yes; text-align:center;"> To Ed, I wish you and your kin a very merry Christmas.

(I think it's just about 25 December where you are Ed!) <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  04:54, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * 50 minutes away. :) Thanks Ollie! Merry Christmas to you too! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:09, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I've had five hours of it already! I think I should be going to bed- see ya! <font face="Goudy Old Style">  Oliver Fury, Esq. <font face="Script MT Bold"> message  •  contributions  05:12, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Five in the morning? O.o Look what you've done, Ed - turned a completely sane individual into a full-fledged 'holic. Shame! :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:26, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah...get to bed Ollie. I think it's time. :) I know Pianista...how could I do that? I'm such a terrible person... :D :D :D Merry Christmas! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:07, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes...you evil, evil man...
 * I like. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:03, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

tb
I think you'll have to re-watch that page, too. And my gnomish self just discovered that "de-redirect" would be better than "un-redirect." :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:09, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Or not. Bah. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:32, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

So I got bored...
...and started poking around. ROFLOL! &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 01:33, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow. "Poking around"? That's a lot of poking... :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 18:02, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * 'Twas a quiet weekend...methinks. Hey, Grandma! Look, I'm writing on some guy's talk page. :D
 * Sorry, had to do that. Btw, I thought you were the one always doing the poking around where you shouldn't... Work out that double-entendre. :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 20:32, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ewwwwww you are sick. Go target my master with that kinda talk - he seems to like to toy with you anyway. <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 21:46, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * He does? That's new on me. I thought it annoyed him...which is why I did it. Hm...perhaps he's sick...
 * Anyhow, if you ever need me, I'll be at Ed's place so we can be sick together. ;P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 22:52, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I picked up internet from a house two doors down!!! "Poor" quality signal, but...
 * Hope you had fun at Ed's. I had to work... -_- <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:14, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You know you're a 'holic when, not only do you use Wikipedia well into the wee hours, but you do it behind your mom's back, during the HOLIDAY SEASON, leaching internet off your neighbors. :P
 * More fun than can be posted here cleanly, or at least without getting beheaded by Icy. :} &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:29, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh hush, it's only 11:35 here. I'm bored and I want to be on here! (and this signal sucks...so if I don't reply, I lost the connection. -_-)
 * Lol! Sounds interesting...you sick kid... :) (fix the bolding please so I don't waste an edit here...=/) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:35, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ooh, so we're now in the same time zone. Score! :D
 * I hath done as thou wisht, honourable sir. ;) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:40, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yay! Signal's back...I wonder for how long... <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:29, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Enjoy! Hope to see ya soon - bed time now. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 07:09, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And...I was busy at your slavedriver's. Slavedriver...heh. I did most of the whippin', though. :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 07:10, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * What are you doing up so late on a school night, dear? :D
 * I foresee Icy murdering someone in the near future... :P <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 07:12, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Catching up on homework... Better: My frequent encounters with your slavedriver has made me nocturnal. So it's his fault, really.
 * So do I...but dost I care? The whippin' was good. :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 07:14, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) Lol well have fun being tired tomorrow (says the one who has no school until, you guessed it, mid-Jan.) Maybe you should check with Ed. Are you sure that he liked it? :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 07:18, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Late class today, so I can afford it. :P
 * He always likes it. He tries to pretend he doesn't but...his loud moans, screams, and frantic pleas for me to let him have me, not to mention always begging for more the morning after, betray that. ;} &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 18:23, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * O_O Icy, please, get your scythe, PLEASE! HURRY! SHE'S CRAZY! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 19:21, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Scythes? Soooooooo outdated. YOU DESERVE A PISTOL!! (holds back vomit, face turns green) Icy  // ♫ 20:45, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Agreed. I'll help you with taking her out with that pistol... :} <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 23:07, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I am invincible! Try me - bullets, scythes, butcher knifes, nothing will work. I am immortal! Mwahahahaha! *burrrp* Wooooo, I think I had too much champagne at the Christmas party... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:12, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Bull. We can tell...ya crazy alkie. :P <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 23:14, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No bull. I am Wonder Woman! Because I'm always wandering... :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:16, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * A wonder in bed. :D SORRY ICY, COULDN'T RESIST AN INSULT OF MY OWN! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 23:18, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Really? The thing is, we never did it on the bed like civilized people; always up on some queer surface somewhere...like the kitchen counter, the stairs, the banister, the piano, the floor, the closet, the fireplace, the sofa, the roof, almost every chair in the house, and even up against the wall. SORRY ICY, COULDN'T RESIST MY OWN COMEBACK! &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:21, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I know that we are making all of this up, but seriously - the roof? That's a wee bit farfetched, my dear. At least make it believable (well, somewhat... :)))) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 23:29, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
 * It was all true! Remember? You wanted to look at the stars that clear night, with the moon shining in our eyes and our hearts beating together to the strains of crickets in the bush. So we climbed up through the attic and onto the rooftops to gaze at the stars and at each other in the dark. The calmness of it all was stunning - hardly a sound or sight for miles, besides the small critters in the surrounding trees. Our love was strongest then, your body next to mine, and our souls joined in ecstatic unison... I'm sure everyone has puked now...I, for one, am laughing my sox off. :D :D :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 23:34, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) Would your Grandma want to read all of this? :P Same here, Pianiata. The same here. :D <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 00:08, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well...she could care less. She spends 80% of her life listening to opera in her room, 10% Bible studying, and the other 10% cooking...I had to teach her how to use a DVD player. >.> "Pianiata"? What happened to the sexy, romantic, irresistible Ed, who never misspelled my name? Shame, shame what happens to love over time...
 * Wait... IS THERE ANOTHER WOMAN??! &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:33, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * :o Icy  // ♫ 02:42, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * For all I know, it could be Icy...
 * Edward, out with it! O, say thou loveth me! Say it again and again, like the olden days! Kiss me, kiss me thousands of times - o, where art thou! Why must thou subject me to such treatment? *breaks down sobbing* &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:44, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL! Well, my Grandma can use e-mail and her TV, but she focuses on organ playing and cooking I think...(and man, does she make goooood food...)
 * O ya, I forgot to tell you that the big, bad college kid hooked up with the 8th grader just the other day. :D
 * What treatment? O dear, what havest I done to thou? <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 04:21, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ooh, same here. She cooks killer chicken soup and roast beef - nothing better than that for the flu. :)
 * O RLY? Told ya...pervert. :P
 * Hast thou ever heard of the classic sign of adultery? Calling your beloved by the name of your other? Who is this "Pianiata"? I demand it! ...O, dost thou loveth me anymore? I shall die, DIE, if thou sayest otherwise... Pst! It's "what havest I done to thee". Object, not subject. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:05, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Tetrarch ACR
Hey there! Responded to your points on the ACR if you have a minute to take a look! Thanks for commenting, Skinny87 (talk) 18:53, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

why the change?
How come you're using this account instead of you're standard one? Cam (Chat) 00:23, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm home from college, so I'm leeching off a neighbor's internet or using my mom's computer when I'm on here. I don't really want to use my normal account and get it blocked if the kid next door (or my mom) decides to hijack my password (my mom absolutely hates Wikipedia...). Stupid reasoning, yes, but better safe than sorry... If something happens where my mom shows that she doesn't hate Wikipedia, then I'll use the_ed17 off that cpu, but I'm not using that account on this laptop while I'm not on NMU's internet....you never know. :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 00:31, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. My parents are indifferent to my usage of the 'Pedia (provided I keep bringing home 90's, that is;) Cam (Chat) 00:35, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I get high 80's to 90's, and she still hates it... :( <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 01:21, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I got a 99 on my last music theory finals, and she still hates it... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:56, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Would it be considered spamming...
...if I sent you this link? Ah, well, I did it anyways... :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:56, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Awwww, dangit... Icy  // ♫ 22:41, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL! Well, I bookmarked it, and I will check it when I can... :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 23:56, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And be sure to comment on each and every post. That is, if you still want "privileges" every other night. :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 06:34, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, I promise that I'll try too... It'll be tough. ;) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:35, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But better than forced abstinence, no? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 06:36, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Possibly. You never know, you know. :D <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:37, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ...That has got to be the most anti-gnome sentence I ever saw..."You never know, you know." Wut?
 * Anyhow, my bet is that it's gonna be hard if you choose not to, 'specially with a sleek, hot-headed, curvy gal such as yours truly. ;P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 06:38, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I tried to make it that way. :P
 * Hot-headed? Definitely. <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:40, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * "I never seem to escape your insults" - or in this case, lame jabs. C'mon - you can do better.
 * So the other details are...not definitely? I can understand why, since you have never seen me...but WP:AGF and WP:AAGF. ;) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 06:44, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

(ouy) lol! No, I'm pre-occupied with portals right now that no one pays attention to. For example: 17 days and a month. -_- <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:48, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oy or should I mock you and say "ouy"?, a pain, I know. I once reverted some vandalism on "Chopin" (I think; this was a while ago) that had been there for two months. Very sad, indeed. Especially when I feel like the rest at WP:CM really don't take me seriously. -_-
 * Good luck with those portals - and good night. Let the bed bugs bite, and when it itches, think of me. ;) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 06:51, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah...
 * Thanks, but I think that I am done...I hate lonely tasks... :/ <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:53, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But like my dad says, a one-man band has control over all the instruments. ;)
 * Really bai now. So...uh, yeah, bai. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 06:54, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Bah - writing articles is so much more fun... :D I really should dtart on my to-do list, but w/e lol...
 * Kk. Night! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:56, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ... wow ... You are sooo pathetic. :P <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 07:28, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But it made you lawl, did it not? :P
 * And I thought that you were the pathetic one, since... :} &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 20:04, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

TGF's Editor Review
Gosh, I must sound so desperate. Yet another message from me. But it's not like I miss you or anything. Yeah. So...yup. I'm fine where I am. Not missing you one bit. I'm such an idiot...

Anyhow (:P), the real purpose of this message is to tell you about User:TopGearFreak's Editor Review. She just asked me to tell you (or, perhaps, your kinky slavedriver) to drop a line and tell her what you think.

And Merry Christmas, too. In the place of a card, I've left you some little fairy music - hope you like it! :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 20:50, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, and...ROFLOL. Amazing. That's what you get for talkin' to me late at night. ;P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 21:06, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL! Possibly... :P
 * Will do now.
 * Thanks! :D You too - <sing-song>and a Happy New Year!
 * Well, it did sound creepy, didn't it? <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 03:39, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Possibly? Possibly?
 * Thanks, on her behalf.
 * Just be glad I didn't send you "Jingle Bells." :}
 * Very much so. Niiiice. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:10, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Would you rather me say that you are an idiot? :P
 * No problem; was that alright? (it wasn't much...)
 * Ok, I'm glad. :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:26, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Depends. Do we get to...reconcile? :P
 * Pretty good - I'd rather you do that then start rambling and repeat what we already know. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:27, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Not until you drop down and do me ten. I have a sick mind sometimes...
 * Kk. Thanks! :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:31, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * What, with you watching, so you can stare with your eyes glued onto all the sick places? "Sometimes"? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:32, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, it's pretty obvious that either your internet died or your mom caught you. So, good night then - whenever you read this. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 06:13, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ya, the internet died. Sorry! :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 16:10, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * No prob - I have a laptop, too, but I almost never use it. Wireless is too unpredictable for me to surf teh internetz. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 00:20, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) Yes, I hate it. At school, I've got a nice little cord to connect this beastie to the internet...here, just a level one-strength internet connection. -_- <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 01:29, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Re: Thanks for...
Eh, it wsn't the best copyedit, but you're welcome. Good job with that page, it's a nice little article. –Juliancolton Happy Holidays 13:53, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ...I always have a minor lol! moment every time I see that smiley. [[Image:718smiley.svg|25px]] [[Image:718smiley.svg|25px]] [[Image:718smiley.svg|25px]] &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:07, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I really like that smiley. It's far better than one of those boring emoticons. [[Image:718smiley.svg|25px]] –Juliancolton Happy Holidays 03:20, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Boring? [[Image:Smiley_green_alien_KO.svg|27px]] &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:25, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * yarly. –Juliancolton Happy Holidays 21:50, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ...nowai. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 22:59, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Iowa turret explosion
I believe that I've addressed your concerns at this review. I appreciate the helpful feedback. Cla68 (talk) 06:55, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

12-step program
This is the only warning you will receive for your Wikiholism. If you edit Wikipedia again, you will be nominated for administratorship. =] (Thanks to Okiefromokla for this.)  TREKphiler  <sup style="color:#1034A6;"> hit me ♠  18:24, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ROFLOL! Goodness, I thought that I had gotten an actual warning for a second.... :) And look! He didn't use the emoticon ";D"...O_O <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 23:25, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Really? Then I will. ;D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 01:52, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You would. :P <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 02:04, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I did. ;D And I did it again. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:13, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * That is what she said. <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 02:16, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, yes, and you did it too, and liked it. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:19, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Your mom liked it. ;P <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 02:22, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * She's lost the drive a long time ago. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:28, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Are you sure? It sure didn't seem like that... :D <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 02:32, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I would be loath to see the day you find a liking towards saggy body parts and gray hair... Actually, mom's pretty young-lookin' - Dad gets worried sometimes when she goes out alone. :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:35, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

←Seriously, I've had an email chat with Tom and he thinks that you would be an excellent admin, so just keep doing what you're doing and in the mean-time start reading about RfA. Your time to gain the mop and bucket will come sooner than you think. -MBK004 02:38, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (@ Pianista) LOL!
 * (@ MBK) Maybe. Just maybe. I would be one of those "net-positive" candidates - I wouldn't do too much with the tools, I think. (Am I a recent changes patroller? No. Do I hunt for vandalism purposely? No. (I keep an eye on my watchlist lol)) We'll see. Someone reputable would have to come here and want to nom me too - I don't really want to go seeking for the one thing that might be worse than FAC! :D :D :D <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 02:44, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I could say the same myself. Trekphiler, Blooded Edge, Troy 07, and several IPs offered something like that (and so have you, you naughty little boy :D ), but I'm just not up to it yet. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:52, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ed, don't worry, that is almost the same situation that Tom was in before his, he only had a few more FAs. You might want to try your hand at new page or recent changes patrol as well as hanging out at XfD, but the reputable part would be well taken care of by co-noms from two admins and a member of ArbCom, wouldn't it, especially if all three were MILHIST coordinators? -MBK004 02:53, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I think that was funny, I think. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista (I think)  (I think,•therefore,•I am.) 02:59, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c)(@ Pianista) Your choice. :P
 * (@ MBK) Wait, what? Is there some conspiracy going on here? Tom (who would come back just for that), you and Roger? Wow, I feel.....special. Especially becuase I hold all three of you in such high regard...wow.
 * Well, every once in awhile I hit recent changes, but it's not often. I tried CSD tagging a few days ago (maybe a week?) and I'm not doing that again. Too easy to screw up, and its just not fun to me...
 * FAs are coming...Lexington-class battlecruiser after the A-class review, USS Connecticut (BB-18) when I finish it (at least it's something for the Great White Fleet) and Alaska-class battlecruiser...sometime.
 * (@ Pianista) Teasing is not needed. :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 03:02, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I know... but doing irrelevant things is so much more fun than when they are useful. :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:04, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Tom is coming back regardless (for the Iowa class Featured Topic), but I'm sworn to secrecy about the actual time. Right now the conspiracy doesn't include Roger, but we are sure he would jump on if we asked. -MBK004 03:06, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Duh. I knew that. :/
 * Well, thank you very much. You don't know how much it means to me to know that you guys think highly of me...like I said above (sort of), you three are pretty much the ones that I look up to here...
 * (I look down on Pianista. :P)
 * BTW, if you need help on the FT, just ring me. Right now, I'm trying to stay a little bit away so that I can review the crap outta them. :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 03:13, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Impossible. How can you look down on me when I look down on you simultaneously? :P (Actually, I accept it - I'm not really serious in anything I do here... -_- And don't you try to comfort me. Get that, sonny boy? :) ) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:27, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) I wasn't serious, you know. I think of you as a best friend, so I can't look down on you! I just look up to them becuase, well, Tom and MBK do exactly what I do, except...well, they are better at it. :) I mean, have you seen some of their articles?!? And Roger is Roger. :D <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 03:32, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I knew that - just had to bother you. That's what best friends do. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:36, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I noticed. :)
 * Heh - listening to "Paint it Black" right now...I love this song! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 03:41, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I haven't heard that one in years! That was before I started listening to classical - before then, I was an oldies nerd.
 * I might have to go now, though - Internet's acting up and I'm going to spend some time with family. :) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:45, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Kk. Have fun! :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 03:51, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You too! (Wherever you are) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:49, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

←You'll think I'm even more awesome when you learn that my watchlist is 7,844 pages as of when I'm writing this. Also, take a look at the monstrosity that I've been working with as of the past few days: List of R-7 launches, it is 149,949 bytes as of now and will be split soon. -MBK004 06:48, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I think that even Ed has only like 500...
 * Yeah, that is a bit on the lengthy side. A bit. I bet that you are glad that you have help. ;) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 07:30, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The watchlist can get big in a hurry, but some of the things I watch came about via an admin tool (Special:Unwatchedpages) that allows us to see those pages which are not watched by anybody. As for the help, yes I am glad. I've blown my edit count out of the water with regards to the amount of work I put into USS Texas (BB-35) which was my highest-count article. Now I have to take each of those decades to FLC and FT. -MBK004 07:51, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * "Blown your edit count out of the water" - not as much as I have. Your edit counter says that you've got 87 for the R-7 list and 63 for Texas. My edit counter says that I've got 591 for Nevada, 221 for The Sword of Shannara, 205 for Alaska-class battlecruiser, and 126 for Lexington-class battlecruiser (then another 47 from my Allanon account, making 173!). Ha, I win! :D :D :D Back to serious now though. I have 11510 total edits (as Ed), but 1017 of those were to just three pages?!? Wow...lol. Wouldn't change it for the world though; I'm having fun. :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 17:09, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Re: Iowa class
Thanks for that. I already own it! While it is quite short, most of the info is on-point and it is well worth the purchase price just for the artwork. There is a small part dedicated to the Alaska class as well, so I would recommend you obtaining it as well. -MBK004 05:56, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, I tried. ...and yes, that is what I was thinking. ;) I'm pretty sure that I could get Alaska-class battlecruiser to FA easily with that, and USS Hawaii (CB-3) could be close. We'll see - I may just use that Google Books preview instead. But you are completely right...that artwork looks simply amazing, especially the cover artwork. <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:07, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Did you know that that cover is actually based off of a real photo? All four Iowas operated together for only one day off of Hampton Roads on 7 June 1954: File:All Four Iowas.jpg -MBK'004 06:15, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * O! I've seen that photo before (probably while reading Iowa-class battleship lol)! Only once though? I mean, I understand why they didn't operate together during WWII - they had separate missions to do - but not after the war for publicity purposes or something? Hm. Would have thought that it was more! :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:28, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yep, just once, it partially had to do with the fact that they were laid-up on both coasts and all four were only active for the years of 1944-48, 1951-55, and 1988-90, coupled with their schedule of deployments and yard overhauls, it is actually amazing that they were able to be together at all. -MBK004 06:48, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah, yes, that would make sense... :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 07:30, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

*dripping with fish scales*
I guess I walked right into that one. :) –Juliancolton Happy Holidays 17:21, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yep. ;) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 18:29, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Merry Christmas, express from teh grinch.
<div style="background:crimson;border:5px ridge lime;color:gold;font-family:monotype corsiva;font-size:200%"> Hello Ed! I just wanted to wish you and your family a merry Christmas - may the season be full of great cheer and holiday spirit! &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:31, 25 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too. :) I hope that you have oodles of fun on your vacation, but remember to be safe driving, ok? Cheers friend, <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 02:56, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Eh? And what are you going to do if I'm not safe? Huh? Punk? :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:23, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol, nothing obviously. But nonetheless, be careful. I know that you are crazy, but tone it down and make it home safe. :D :P <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 03:37, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * What?! Okay, just cause you asked, I'm gonna go iceberg diving in the Arctic. :P
 * *sigh* If you say so, honeybunches... >.> &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 03:40, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * O_O "Iceburg diving"...?
 * Aw, thanks punkin! :P <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 03:49, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * If push comes to shove, yes. Or, if that isn't "unsafe" enough, I could go on a caravan in the Sahara with one half-full canteen and no sunscreen.
 * What'd you say, my sweetest little hickie-necked wuvely cutsie baby-kins? :P  &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista   (T•C•S) 04:14, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You are a dork. :)
 * Did you see the new message on my (Ed's) talk page? :O I am SO EXCITED!!!! I sound like an 8-year old, but you get the point. <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 04:29, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you.
 * I know! I saw it and was like, "Ed is going to love this. Ed is going to love this." High-res...nice. I sound like a four-eyed, wiry, acne-infested nerd, but you get the point. (and sorry if you're any of those. :D ) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:31, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You were never sorry for me... Sorry if this is bothering you. I'm feeling...grinchy today. :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:47, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hold on 10 seconds please. :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 04:59, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * OK. *Pianista sits patiently in her chair, and sets the timer to precisely ten seconds. She pauses. "Nah," says she, "I'll be nice. I'll give him eleven." She fiddles with timer for a few moments, then reclines and waits patiently. 11...10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...* &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:05, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry. :)
 * Go look at my Myspace for the answer. Dork. :P
 * Oh, but you are different...on so many levels.... :D <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:12, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Why? I've forgotten already... Really, I have.
 * Lost the link. -_-
 * Different...from what? Being nice? I'm hurt... not. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:14, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

(out) For not replying right away. Search Google. :) I'm not sorry becuase you are so different from him... ;> <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:26, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ooh, I iz going to kilz u nao.
 * Nothing. -_-
 * Ah, and opposites attract, if I catch your meaning. Which is why the cool water douses the passionate fire, yet sparks the electricity...</rambling attempts at "romance"> &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:32, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Found! Yay me...though that does kinda kill the kind of suspense I was left in... What, that's his face? Gosh, I thought he was better-looking... Seriously, my ex-bf can pwn that... :P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:48, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol, a girl from Texas is trying to woo me... :P
 * Yeah. Now reciprocate. :D :D :D Just kidding :) And I already know that I am not good-looking&mdash;no need to rub it in. :D :D :D, though I'm really not. :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:01, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Lol, a guy from Michigan has been trying to woo me... :P :P :P
 * "I'm not good-looking"? Crud, and you know that's just the way to make me try to convince you otherwise...dork. But I've got enough stomachache from eating unripe fruit in the morning, so don't make me. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 16:20, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * But, really, in case that was hurtful (Xmas season here), you look...nice. And I'm...being nice. ;) &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 02:05, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Guess who read that and forgot to reply earlier... =/
 * O, w/e - you wish I was wooing you! :P
 * Eh, why lie, even if you think that it will convince you otherwise? :)
 * Unripe fruit? Ick...
 * Nope...but <sing-song>Liar, liar, pants on fire... :D :D :D <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 03:58, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * *dumb face* Who? :P
 * Actually...no.
 * Because I said so, and because you secretly like me. I knew it. *epic raspberry* :P
 * Ja - Mom experimented with a fruit salad to take to Christmas dinner, and I was the guinea pig. >.>
 * My pants on fire? ...Ew. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:03, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh c'mon...what girl wouldn't want some random guy on the internet wooing her? :D :P
 * We've been over this before: come up here and visit for a couple o' months; then maybe I will know if I like you. Only then. Darn honesty...
 * ROFLOL my guess is that the salad was not taken to the dinner.... :D :D :D
 * You heard that saying before, right...? (Even if it was in 1st grade?) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 04:12, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Uh, me.
 * Never going to happen, no matter how much you beg of me (:D). Very happy with my store of wooers here. :D
 * It was meant to be taken out, but Mom "forgot" and left it in the fridge. Yay...
 * Of course I did. Way back when...well, when. I think I was six when I heard it (and used it), and there was something about "ants in pants" or summat-or-other. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:16, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And just to give you an edit conflict... (*smooch* Merry Christmas! :P)
 * Is this hilarious or is this hilarious? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:24, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c) Lol I know...just teasing.
 * Including that crappy guy piano player staker dude? :P
 * "Yay"? LOL!
 * Kk, just checking...freaked me out for a second..."man, is Texas a separate country or something?!?" :)
 * Oh wow lol...was there a guy cut at the .340 mark that was still alive?!? :D :D :D <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 04:30, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Sadly, yes. But he doesn't stalk - I kinda wished he did, though, so I could report him to the cops. :D
 * Yes - she couldn't find any pineapples in the season so they were canned. Don't make me start on the grapefruits...
 * Well, we were. And we still are, in a way. One of my cousins got a rifle for Christmas, Grandpaw got an at-home beer maker, and all my cousins and me got homemade rumballs and "moon pies." Fyi, each of those rumballs has a quarter-bottle of rum. :D
 * Maybe that counted as an extra limb or something... &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:37, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

(out)Sad face... :( lol! Well duh, I already know that you were a separate country. :D :D :D Why do I not want to know what those moonpies are...? Something to do with moonshining? Yeah, the four-armed dude who now counts as 1.340 of a person...LOL Anyway, on to serious things. In the Alaska-class battlecruiser article, should I move it back to "Alaska class cruiser"? I'm starting to think so because "cruiser" is ambiguous...it could point to "battlecruiser" or "large cruiser". Unfortunately, I can't decide, but I'd like to get it resolved before its upcoming FAC... Speaking of FAC...would you like to go on a c/e'ing crusade of that article before I take it to FAC (hey, more mainspace edits, right? =])? If you want, you can attempt to hunt down the ugly-looking Alaskas and reword them... ;) I'm next to finished with the article, so you can start anytime (assuming that you will want to c/e it :))<font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 04:46, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Sad? Yes, u haz competition. Don't tell him (like you could, anyways) but he does look "nice." Total bum, though - and he sux at piano big time. But he doesn't see it - which really sux.
 * Unfortunately, my Irish ancestors moonshined for a living. So could be - I haven't had some yet. :D
 * I have no idea. MILHIST isn't exactly my specialty. You could ask MBK or some of the others. :)
 * Okay - whenever I get back from the trip. We don't even know if/when we're leaving; the flights are all booked. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 04:52, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * O, poor Pianista.... :)
 * Irish? Didn't know that...
 * No, I want an opinion from someone who doesn't know anything about MILHIST. :P What would make more common sense? I don't want to be seen as pushing the POV of "oh, they were battlecruisers"...and its not like they were called battlecrusiers while they were in service...
 * Kk. Thanks! Yeah, I heard that a lot of planes are completely full because they cut flights by like 9%... deeling dorry for ya over here... <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:00, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Come now. I'm 100% Irish. And ping - you have mail. :)
 * Hm. Then, if accuracy is considered, I think "cruiser" would be better. If I'm not mistaken, they didn't call them "battlecruisers" in the day, did they? &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:12, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * That should teach me not to assume things when I see a last name like ******... :)
 * Checking now..
 * Alright. I'll get an admin (probably MBK) to move it back tommorow or on the 27th. Thanks! <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:15, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL k, not replying. :D <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:16, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Good - thanks. :D :D :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:17, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, nighty-night now, sugar. :P Sleeeepy now. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:19, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * (e/c) No problemo! Have fun on your trip - I'll try not to get too depressed while you are gone. :) <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:22, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * And before I go: Thanks for the "censorship."
 * But you know that resistance is futile. You will miss me, and you will miss me very...very...much. :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:25, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:25, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I try.
 * Yeah, unfortunately, I know. :)
 * Cute double sig. :P <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:26, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Did somebody request help from an admin? –Juliancolton Happy Holidays 05:27, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

(outdent) Was that face necessary? You know, I may be simply amazing (D), but I can't move that page back on my own without going through an RfA... :) You know, you must love having my talk pages on your watchlist...one must always be near the top. :D <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:31, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * One can never accumulate too many faces... –Juliancolton Happy Holidays 05:36, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, how many do you have? 46,947,586.6 billion? <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:39, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * About as many of those as I have comebacks up my sleeve and you have moments of lewd innuendo. Ka-POW! :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 17:29, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Speedy
Hi, I am just wondering if the author really did request for it to be deleted? I was supposed to delete them but having checked the history, its another author (you) who requested deletion under WP:CSD G7. Thank you. --Efe (talk) 08:55, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Same editor, alternate account (see Allanon's user page for an explanation as to my I'm using this one.) Sorry for not saying this in the edit summary! =/ <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 16:36, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Its fine. They have been deleted already. --Efe (talk) 07:36, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Before I go...
Thought this would be a nice parting gift - major LOLs here ("Wikipedia butt," "I cam young stag," wut?). See, I set it to try to translate English into English via French...if that makes any sense.

Anyhow, cry for me while I'm gone. Every tear will be nourishment for my crooked soul. ;P &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:32, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 * "It" Pianista? :D Have fun on your trip!<font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 05:56, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Cancelled. :D
 * But I had no hand in it though. Not like I celebrated. Not like I missed the wiki and getting harassed by Grawp. Yeah. Not that I really felt like I had to come back or missed Icy, Chamal, or you. *facepalm*
 * :D Actually, it was the weather and my sinuses. All better now. &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 19:08, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Aw, the poor Ed is dejected (stalked your contribs, dork). He doesn't even edit while thinks I'm gone. The wiki is bleak, lonely, desperately lonely without me...and you know it. :D &mdash;<font face="Century Gothic"> La Pianista  (T•C•S) 05:46, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, no. :P One lonnng, terrible day at work... But I'm now on on the wiki, so happiness and peace now reign supreme. :)
 * Dude, I'm going to be very, very sad if/when Chamal leaves... :( <font face="Impact"> Allanon  ♠The Dark Druid♠ 06:43, 29 December 2008 (UTC)


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