User talk:Bdj

'Are we here to write an encyclopedia, or are we here to fuck around as a charity case while we fawn all over each other? Apparently, charity case. Nope, we're not an encyclopedia anymore.'

Yes, I came back to vote in the ArbCom elections. It's the only reason I didn't make this account inaccessable.

No, I have no intentions to come back to edit. Not at this name, and probably not at any other, either.

If you're looking for me, you know where to find me.

I left when the Brandt article got deleted (thus the statement above), as it was one of my shortlist issues for giving up on the project. Many more have come to pass since the Brandt article deleted, so I wouldn't have lasted this long anyway.

If you tripped up on this, most of what's been said about me isn't true. As there's no reasonable appeals process, I'm forced to see my name slung through the mud for it. Such is Wiki-life. If I could turn back the clock, I'd change nothing except my original name.

Best of luck to the more reasonable of you in the future. --bdj

1. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia as Today's Featured Article on 30 December, 2006. 2. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia as Today's Featured Article on 6 April, 2007. 3. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia in the "Did you know" section on 5 November, 2006. 4. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia in the "Did you know" section on 30 November, 2006. 5. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia in the "Did you know" section on 31 December, 2006. 6. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia in the "Did you know" section on 19 January, 2006. 7. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia in the "Did you know" section on 20 January, 2006. 8. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia in the "Did you know" section on 31 January, 2007. 9. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia in the "Did you know" section on 19 February, 2007. 10. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia in the "Did you know" section on 18 March, 2007. 11. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia in the "Did you know" section on 16 April, 2007. 12. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia in the "Did you know" section on 18 April, 2007. 13. ^Appeared on the main page of Wikipedia in the "Did you know" section on 12 May, 2007.

Archives

 * /Archive01: All of 2005.
 * /Archive02: January 2006 -> April 2006.
 * /Archive03: May 2006 -> June 2006.
 * /Archive04: July 2006 -> August 2006.
 * /Archive05: September 2006
 * /Archive06: October 2006 -> November 2006
 * /Archive07: December 2006 -> January 2007
 * /Archive08: February 2007 -> March 2007
 * /Archive09: April 2007
 * /Archive10: May 2007
 * /Archive11: June 2007 and beyond

My Rfa
My effort to regain adminship was unsuccessful, and I'll do what I can to ensure your opinion of my suitability for adminship improves. Thank you for taking some time out of your day to voice your opinion.--MONGO 04:48, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Not here
I came back to see you are no longer here. I'm going to have to say that I wish you hadn't left, as you were a major contributor to wikipedia. I enjoyed our conversations, even if it was more like a debate half the time. I hope in the future you can return and we can edit together again, working to improve wikipedia. The day you left, wikipedia lost a valuable editor. Again, I hope you can return with a fresh outlook and not let things like wiki-politics get you down. Kudos and Best Regards on all your endeavours. SynergeticMaggot (talk) 05:14, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

The Turk, references
reference 19 is Standage, 24–17. and reference 44 is Levitt, 42–23. Did you mean 24-27 and 42-43, I just want to be sure. Lab-oratory (talk) 16:03, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Sorry to see you go
As I believe I wrote before, it is a shame to have seen you left wikipedia. travb (talk) 20:27, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Four Award
As a past WP:FOUR awardee you may wish to comment at WikiProject Council/Proposals/Four Award.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 19:16, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Epilogue (2010)
History shows that the period of your dispute marked the end of the growth of Wikipedia, and the beginning of its decline. I am still uncertain of exactly how the damage occurred, but I suspect that if inclusionists had prevailed there, things might have gone differently.

In ongoing discussions, I'm told that WP:BLPBAN/WP:BLPLOG/WP:BLPSE were a "mistake" in imposing policy by fiat that the community resisted. That doesn't mean that any indication exists on those pages of a retreat, nor does the page I discussed it in, a proposed policy revision giving far more power to ArbCom, suggest any move in the opposite direction. That looks like a discussion where your contributions will be missed. Wnt (talk) 19:12, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Chasing Vermeer
On behalf of WP:CHICAGO, I thank you for your contribution to one of wikipedia's latest WP:GA's --TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:43, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

She Shoulda Said No! scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the She Shoulda Said No! article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 25 January 2017. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/January 25, 2017. Thanks! Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:42, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Precious
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:37, 25 January 2017 (UTC)