User talk:AmaryllisGardener/Archive 5

ITN/C
Please reconsider. The environent does get a little heated at times, but that's bound to happen. You're a very useful contributor to that page and it would be a shame if you left. Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 18:19, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I may reconsider. It's a toss up, contribute to/help ITN and get a bit nauseous every once in a while, or give the troublemakers what they want, and stay somewhat happier. Perhaps I'll just take a break from ITN/C for a few days and come back. Notice my comment including the word "tolerant", that's what you have alot more of than me! Thanks for your message. :) -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 18:47, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Do also consider that at least one of those editors you chose to encourage actively and knowingly lied, not once but twice in a recent nomination. Keep your friends close, but ..... The Rambling Man (talk) 18:49, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
 * You not long ago made it clear that you didn't want to us to talk to each other anymore, and that's what I've respected, and other than me telling you this, I'm still respecting your wants. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 18:52, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Sure, but I will not abide people who defend liars. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:25, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok then. Show me where someone lied. You do realize that accusing someone without proof is a personal attack, right? -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 19:30, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Sadly I can't as the individual in question is IBAN'ed with me, although his recent edits prove he doesn't care too much about it, and has decided to use ITN suddenly as a place to disrespectfully and disgustingly create fake stories about a recently deceased individual.  I'm sure you can do the math.  But anyway, you've decided to leave ITN with you parting message in support of at least one disruptive member.  I have nothing more to say to you right now other than what I said up top.  Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.  The Rambling Man (talk) 19:34, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
 * After searching "IBan The Rambling Man" at AN/I archives, I see who you're talking about. I can't find anything bad on ITN/C relating to him. Also, you violated your IBan when referring to BBB. You don't have to call someone out by name to be violate your IBan. Not to mention you barged in to this discussion to talk about BBB. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 19:48, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Ok, enough said. You defended, in fact, promoted a liar. Your call. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:01, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Royals (song)
The article Royals (song) you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Royals (song) for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of J Milburn -- J Milburn (talk) 12:41, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

WP:Co-op: Presentation at Wikimania 2015
Hey. I've put in a submission for a presentation at Wikimania 2015 called Is Two the Magic Number?: The Co-op and New Editor Engagement through Mentorship. I'll be talking about the state of finding help spaces on en.wiki and how our new mentorship space, The Co-op, factors into that picture. Reviewing will begin soon and I'll need your help to be able to present our work. Please review our proposal and give us feedback. If you would be interested in seeing this presentation, whether you are attending or not, please add your name to the signup at the bottom of the proposal (you do not need to attend Wikimania to express interest in presentations). I, JethroBT drop me a line on behalf of Wikipedia:Co-op.

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Your message about RfA
I answered at my talk page, let's keep discussion there. Kraxler (talk) 15:32, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

RfA
Hi. Thank you for contributing to the process we use for electing our administators. Please remember that the RfA page is for offering your comment regarding the suitability of the candidate. Anything else is off topic and belongs elswere. Happy editing! --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 22:21, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi, I always try my best to keep on topic. Regards, -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 01:43, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

 * Thanks and you're welcome! :) -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 17:59, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015 March newsletter
That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge,  led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.

In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:
 * took Bumblebee, a level-4 vital article, to Good Article;
 * worked-up the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 article, also to Good Article status;
 * developed an extremely timely article to Good Article, taking Magna Carta there some 800 years after it was first sealed;
 * And last but not least, worked up a number of Featured Pictures during round 1, including the 1948 one Deutsche Mark (pictured right), receiving the maximum bonus due to the number of Wikis that the related article appears in.

You may also wish to know that The Core Contest is running through the month of March. Head there for further details - they even have actual prizes!

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. , and

Thanks for your assistance! Miyagawa (talk) on behalf of Wikipedia:WikiCup.

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WikiCup 2015 March newsletter
That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader owing most of his 622 points scored to a Featured Article on the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as had 500 points in 2014 at the end of round 1, and our very own judge,  led round 1 with 601 points in 2013.

In addition to Freikorp's work, some other important articles and pictures were improved during round one, here's a snapshot of a few of them:
 * took Bumblebee, a level-4 vital article, to Good Article;
 * worked-up the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 article, also to Good Article status;
 * developed an extremely timely article to Good Article, taking Magna Carta there some 800 years after it was first sealed;
 * And last but not least, worked up a number of Featured Pictures during round 1, including the 1948 one Deutsche Mark (pictured right), receiving the maximum bonus due to the number of Wikis that the related article appears in.

You may also wish to know that The Core Contest is running through the month of March. Head there for further details - they even have actual prizes!

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. , and

Thanks for your assistance! Miyagawa (talk) on behalf of Wikipedia:WikiCup.

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Co-op: Mentor profiles and final pilot prep
Hey mentors, two announcements:
 * 1) You can now make your profile at The Co-op!  Please set up your mentor profile here as soon as you are able, as the pilot begins on March 4th.  It isn't very involved and should only take a minute.  If you need more info about what the different skills mean (e.g. writing, communication), please refer to these descriptions.
 * 2) Profile creation, invitations, and automated matching of editors, profile creation, that will be coordinated through and a few gadgets may not be ready for our pilot, and will have to be done manually until they are ready.  In preparation for the pilot, please read over these instructions on how we will be manually performing these tasks until the automated components are ready. I, JethroBT drop me a line on behalf of Wikipedia:Co-op.

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Lightening up.....
About your comment: is that just in reference to that one edit or do you think I come off as too intense in general? --Gaff (talk) 20:56, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I wrote it referring to the RfA. Don't worry too much about the RfA or "lightening up" in general, RfA tends to have a stressing effect on editors. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 23:47, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

碍?
Haha, that made me laugh. Especially the final character, which means block (in the sense of a block of wood or metal). But I got your meaning :) Bellerophon talk to me  08:52, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Zulficar Moussa
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Zulficar Moussa. You've declined this article a couple of times before. Thanks. APerson (talk!) 14:09, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you
As a creative artist without "Powerpoint Proficiency", it is awesome to see what's in your mind's eye on the visual/written page. In all seriousness, its one of the brightest of my many bright wikipedia moments. Thanks!!!. Buster Seven   Talk  16:40, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

"Cursing"
Hi,

Davey did say *crap* and wrote it on my good freind award. She said "Please don't add some crap up here".

Kris, Victoria &#61; 5 (talk) 22:54, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
 * That's not profanity. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 22:59, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

Oh is it not madam, where is you proof that she didn't cuss Kris, Victoria &#61; 5 (talk) 04:45, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Stress
Hi Amaryllis Gardener,

I've more than once felt like jacking this all in and no doubt many others here have too,

Anyone who labels you as a "troll" needs too look in the bloody mirror seriously!,

You do great work, you're always helpful, you give very good advice - You're a great asset to this place plain and simple :),

Anyway just thought I'd give some "words of wisdom", – Davey 2010 Talk 02:01, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, I appreciate the message Dave. :) (I wouldn't let that message get out to Nick-D though) I'm just taking a semi-break for a week, I'll be checking in to be able to respond to anything, I just won't be editing much. It's not the first time WikiStress has gotten to me, and it certainly won't be the last. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 02:06, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
 * You're more than welcome :) Haha well I've had worse than him so meh I could deal with him, Unfortunately the stress gets to us all - We just need to stay strong I guess, Anyway hope you come back all refreshed and well enjoy your weeks break :) – Davey 2010 Talk 02:16, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

AutoConfirmed
Can you check if my account has AutoConfirmed status? Whenever I try and query it does not such that status.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bkerensa (talk • contribs) 05:46, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * It does. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 13:32, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

Today's articles for improvement



 * Hello AmaryllisGardener:


 * Please consider participating in this week's vote for TAFI's upcoming Week 17 collaboration. Last week's voting did not receive many participants. Thanks for your consideration. North America1000 15:45, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Heads up:
When you're doing joke AFD submissions, please remove the REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE WHEN CLOSING THIS AfD at the head ASAP; otherwise it might get logged into AFDs that need attention (and might bog up whatever backlog they might have there). Thenks. -G.A.WILMBROKE [ USER / ALT / TALK / CONTRIBS ] 04:06, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok, I was copying the contents of another joke AfD. Thanks for telling me. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 04:10, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Brilacidin
Hello, may I suggest that you will read my message on the talk page of Teixobactin in a section named Brilacidin? Thank you. Dmatteng (talk) 16:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

ANI
Hi, Have you seen this - Even a sense of humour can land you at ANI - Now you can understand why everyone here is generally miserable ,

Remember Amaryllis no smiling! ,

Anyway Happy editing....or tagging haha!. – Davey 2010 Talk 04:35, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Being lazy while having a sense of humor can land you at ANI. There's no need for this stuff to appear on watchlists. --Neil N  talk to me 05:02, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Caracal Article
Hi there, please see my comment on the talk page on the Caracal article. Regards Drakenwolf (talk) 20:00, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Happy Easter!

 * Why thank you, Wilhelmina Will, and Happy Easter to you also, He is risen! -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 03:12, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

Novice editor
Hello Amaryllis, I'm new to editing on Wiki. Just cruising around through teahouse and noticed your absolutely gorgeous flower photo. And no, I'm not a bee or a hummingbird. LOL! Did you grow that? I love gardening, too, mostly veggies and fruit. Have a nice day! GEOGOZZ
 * While I didn't grow that particular flower, I do grow that type of flower, and have one currently in my possession. Amaryllises (technically Hippeastrum) are my favorite flower. It's nice to see a fellow gardener on the wiki! Regards, -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 19:05, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi again, just wanted to see if my user name was working. GEOGOZZ
 * If you're talking about your signature, you need to put ~ at the end of a message. -- Amaryllis Gardener  talk 19:10, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Thank You, Amaryllis! I really appreciate the help! GEOGOZZGEOGOZZ (talk) 19:18, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

WikiCup 2015 May newsletter
The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus. Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.
 * was one of several users who worked on improving Ulysses S. Grant. Remember, you do not need to work on an article on your own - as long as each person has completed significant work on the article during 2015, multiple competitors can claim the same article.
 * took Dragonfly to Good Article for a 3x bonus - and if that wasn't enough, they also took Damselfly there as well for a 2x bonus.
 * worked up Alexander Hamilton to Good Article for the maximum bonus. Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States and is a level 4 vital article.

The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! , and  16:55, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Persondata RfC
Hi, You participated in the previous Persondata RfC. I just wanted to notify you that a new RfC regarding the methodical removal of Persondata is taking place at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). Thanks, —Msmarmalade (talk) 08:16, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

New question raised regarding Talk:Hillary Rodham Clinton/April 2015 move request
Some opposers of this move have now contended that there is a "Critical fault in proposal evidence", which brings the opinions expressed into question. Please indicate if this assertion in any way affects your position with respect to the proposed move. Cheers! bd2412 T 04:34, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

The Original Version of Draft:Balaji Viswanathan
Salutations, I had been trying to find the Draft of Bio, Balaji Viswanathan submitted to Wikipedia. But Today I found out that the submission of the draft for validity to become an article I presume has been declined by you. Could you provide me the data file text document or redirect me to any page where I can view the draft Balaji Viswanthan's Biography Article which was submitted by Balaji Viswanathan that was considered for submission by you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashishpradhan26061994 (talk • contribs) 19:13, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Quixotic plea
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Wikipediholism test. Thanks. —  03:42, 23 May 2015 (UTC)