User talk:Allens/Archives/2012/August

A barnstar for you!
Thanks very much! I've enjoyed working with you, and plan on keeping doing so. Allens (talk &#124; contribs) 01:35, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

FAC/Cancer pain
Hi Allen. Just letting you know I've nominated Cancer pain: Featured_article_candidates/Cancer_pain/archive1. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 07:23, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

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Drive barnstars
Hi Allen. I hope your summer teaching was successful and enjoyable. From your note at the top, I guess that you may be taking a few days to recover and chill out. When you're ready, please can we make the barnsars file for the drive? I have a question about that: does the program like to work directly from the drive page, or from the "Final Results" file? (I haven't made one yet, but will if it's wanted -- it's very easy). best, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 09:59, 1 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks! It was successful, enjoyable, and exhausting - you are correct about the recovery time! (Part of it was that it was a new course to me on top of being a summer course.) I should be OK with doing the barnstars file tomorrow morning or so; it works directly from the drive page. Allens (talk &#124; contribs) 01:33, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Nice to have you back. Don't bust a gut and spoil your recovery. Whenever you're ready. Cheers. --Stfg (talk) 09:26, 2 August 2012 (UTC)


 * OK, I'm now working on the adaptations to include the additional barnstar categories, etc. BTW, I did manage to get close to finished on a program to report on past LOCE/GOCE efforts (I just need to check to see if all the tables are properly wiki-formatted); the "raw" version of that output will be used for comparing with GA/FA/etc. It's got a number of tables: by date according to LOCE/GOCE tag, drive, or request page (split by month and year); by source (LOCE/GOCE tag, drive, or request) and year; by date according to editing history; by article and user aliases/former names (split by initial character); by article name (split by initial character); by copyeditor or reviewer (split by initial character); by date of review (split by month and year); and missing or newer-than-copyedit-time articles. (Hmm... perhaps I got a bit perfectionistic... ah, well.) Thanks for the good wishes; nice to be back! Allens (talk &#124; contribs) 00:25, 3 August 2012 (UTC)


 * That looks wonderful! Is there anything I can do do make the barnstar program's life simpler, e.g. some manual pre-processing of the drive page? (Things like inserting spaces between word counts and *R, or making sure word counts are/aren't surrounded by parentheses, aren't particularly error-prone, but I don't know what would and wouldn't help). Rgds, Simon. --Stfg (talk) 09:17, 8 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Heck, I was getting kind of worried about you, Allen - wondered if you were OK. Listen, I've got a little extra time over next day or two or three myself - if you or Simon need any help with some "grunt work" just let me know. Very best regards to both of you: Cliff (a/k/a &#34;Uploadvirus&#34;) (talk) 18:42, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Adriatic Sea is in FAR
Hi! Just wanted to let you know I recently nominated the Adriatic Sea as a FAC at Featured article candidates/Adriatic Sea/archive1. I don't expect major issues with the prose since you comprehensively copyedited the article, but could you please have a look at the review if any prose-related issues come up during the FA review? Thanks!--Tomobe03 (talk) 11:09, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Merger request List of computer viruses (all)
Hi, I can see that you have been editing the above page and was wondering what your thoughts would be on merging it with the List of computer viruses page.

Both articles are dealing with essentially the same subject, but have filtered their lists differently. I believe that by merging the two would be of enormous benefit.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. The talk page on this subject is as follows: Talk:List of computer viruses

Sirkus (talk) 16:26, 9 August 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SirkusSystems (talk • contribs)

Fretting like an old woman
Hey Allen:

Some of your Wikifamily out here are getting worried about you. Hope things are OK. Let us know you still have a good strong sinus rhythm when you get a sec.

Your buddy: Cliff (a/k/a &#34;Uploadvirus&#34;) (talk) 21:38, 10 August 2012 (UTC)


 * I appreciate the thought (that people care does bring a much-needed smile to my face) - don't worry, my heart is still beating fine; I've just not been feeling up to doing much, or being in contact with people... having problems getting myself to do more than the bare minimum needed for work (2 classes that I'm teaching). Sigh... hope I can get out of this funk this weekend.


 * Yours, Allens (talk &#124; contribs) 03:13, 11 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Oh, you medics! There was I thinking that sinus rhythm was something up your nose! Allen, glad to know you're all right. Take your time and come back fresh. Simon. --Stfg (talk) 07:51, 11 August 2012 (UTC)


 * No problem, good to hear from you though. Go work out or swim or get in a hardcore bar fight or something - physical activity always helps the blues :-)~ See you around. Best: Cliff (a/k/a &#34;Uploadvirus&#34;) (talk) 15:15, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Image filter
Hi Allen

I notice you're a Wikipedian against censorship. I was wondering if I could ask you where you stand, if anywhere, regarding an image filter for Wikipedia? --Anthonyhcole (talk) 15:22, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

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Hope all is well. --Stfg (talk) 16:41, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

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