User talk:Ceranthor/Archive 17

Global Network for the Forecasting of Earthquakes
Please vote to this article.--Ismail Valiyev (talk) 09:00, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

RfA Thanks
  My RFA →→→    Dear Ceranthor, here is a little note to say thank you for your kind vote on my request for adminship which failed with a final result of (40/19/12).

Thank you for your participation in my RfA which I withdrew after concerns of my knowledge of policy. Special thanks are owed to Coffee, who defended me throughout and whom I cannot thank enough for the nomination; to 2over0 for being supportive and helpful; to A Stop at Willoughby for the thorough, thoughtful and articulate support rationale; to IP69.226.103.13 for maintaining composure and for a pleasant interaction on my talk page and, last but not least, to Juliancolton who was good enough to close the RfA at my request and, frankly, because an editor whom I respect so much found the time to support me! If the need for more admins at the main page is still apparent in a few months, I may try again. Thank you all for a relatively drama-free RfA and for providing me with much material from which to learn from my mistakes. You're all welcome to drop by my talk page any time. God save the Queen Wiki! HJMitchell  You rang?   18:06, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

File:1992nicaraguaearthquakedamagedhouse.jpg
There is absolutely no evidence that this is an image created by an employee of the U.S. federal governemnt. Provide this evidence or provide a permission to a free license from the copyright holder (whoever this is, the website is not the copyright holder) or the image will be deleted. --20:52, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I would assume that was one of my early and faulty uploads which I got from some website while searching for sources. I doubt it's free. :) (Yes, I realize this is a bot).  ceran  thor 02:03, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Asian House Martin
Hi, I made the changes you requested at the review page some time ago, is there anything still to do? Thanks  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  07:22, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Many thanks, Happy New Year (: 13:31, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Welcome. I'm sorry, I was in Maryland for a couple of days then forgot. :)  ceran  thor 13:33, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

The 2010 WikiCup begins tomorrow!
Welcome to the biggest WikiCup Wikipedia has yet seen! Round one will take place over two months, and finish on February 26. There is only one pool, and the top 64 will progress. The competition will be tough, as more than half of the current competitors will not make it to round 2. Details about scoring have been finalized and are explained at WikiCup/Scoring. Please make sure you're familiar with the scoring rules, because any submissions made that violate these rules will be removed. Like always, the judges can be reached through the WikiCup talk pages, on their talk page, or over IRC with any issues concerning anything tied to the Cup. We will keep in contact with you via weekly newsletters; if you do not want to receive them, please remove yourself from the list here. Conversely, if a non-WikiCup participant wishes to receive the newsletters, they may add themselves to that list. Well, enough talk- get writing! Your submission's page is located here. Details on how to submit your content is located here, so be sure to check that out! Once content has been recognized, it can be added to your submissions page, from which our bot will update the main score table. Remember that only articles worked on and nominated during the competition are eligible for points. Have fun, and good luck! Garden, iMatthew, J Milburn, and The ed17 19:16, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Four Award

 * Thanks!  ceran  thor 01:31, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

native
Sorry, a "native English-speaker". Tony  (talk)  01:43, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Talkback
-- Coldplay Expért Let's talk  01:55, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Same thing from my talk page. Wait, first I want an apology form iMatthew. If at all possible I would like for him to stop thinking that im a sock as well.-- Coldplay Expért Let's talk  02:35, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Alright, I wish you luck!  ceran  thor 02:37, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
 * This is totaly unfiar. He harrassed me and I get warned. Wow.-- Coldplay Expért Let's talk  02:38, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Are you saying I warned you?  ceran  thor 02:39, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XLVI (December 2009)
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My !Vote at Olaf's RFA
I should have noticed that it was'nt on the RFA list that soxbot updates. Silly me!-- Coldplay Expért Let's talk  01:50, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem, just be more careful in the future.  ceran  thor 01:54, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Linvo
FYI, now at AfD.  Glenfarclas  ( talk ) 02:02, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Featured article candidates/A Rugrats Chanukah/archive1
I've responded to your concerns.  The Flash  {talk} 00:40, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

SPI clerk
Recently the SPI backlog has been greatly increased by the lack of SPCUclerkBot. As such, we have a desperate need to appoint more active clerks, especially admin clerks. As you haven't been active with the process lately, we've delisted you to make way for more clerks. If you still want to be active with the process, you can add yourself back, but if you do so, please maintain a level of activity, at least until the bot is fully operational. Thanks for your help and understanding. Peter Symonds</b> ( talk ) 02:54, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

WP:MRR: many thanks and suggestion
Hi. First and foremost, many thanks indeed for volunteering to help out with the educational assignment Magical Realism Reconsidered. As always with such projects, it is of course the responsibility of the students to take the lead in editing the chosen articles, and above all to do the research and contribute reliable sources. But any help, however small, that established Wikipedians can provide, perhaps above all in guiding new users unfamiliar with the technicalities and protocols of the encyclopedia, as well (at a later stage) with copy-editing suggestions and the MOS, is very much appreciated. Please, however, feel no compunction to go above and beyond what I know is your usual generosity on the site. The project's success or failure must depend in the last analysis on the effort that the students put in. But I know that they will be extremely grateful for anything you are able to do, and indeed it is ideally part of the project that they also learn to work with people such as yourself: they are contributing to a public site, and their ability to negotiate with other editors and deal with feedback is an integral part of the exercise.

My only suggestion is that, in line with the discussion here, you might want to indicate on the project page an article or articles that you are particularly interested in watching and helping with. Again, you should not feel you have to do this; we are pleased for you to aid the project in any way that you see fit. But it does help if a particular group working on a specific article feel that they have an experienced editor or two to whom they can turn in the first instance.

Again, many thanks. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 00:01, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Community de-Adminship - finalization poll for the CDA proposal
After tolling up the votes in the revision proposals, it emerged that 5.4 had the most support, but elements of that support remained unclear, and various comments throughout the polls needed consideration.

A finalisation poll (intended, if possible, to be one last poll before finalising the CDA proposal) has been run to;


 * gather opinion on the 'consensus margin' (what percentages, if any, have the most support) and


 * ascertain whether there is support for a 'two-phase' poll at the eventual RfC (not far off now), where CDA will finally be put to the community. Matt Lewis (talk) 01:18, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

WP:NODRAMA/2
Just a quick reminder that the Second Great Wikipedia Dramaout has begun. Please log any work you do at The Great Wikipedia Dramaout/2nd/Log. Good luck! -- Jayron  32  01:53, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

I can has GA?
Plz? :P. Ironholds (talk) 21:42, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, I knew I was forgetting something. I'm going outside for a bit, can I get to it a bit later? I will try to finish it tonight.  ceran  thor 21:43, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure! Ironholds (talk) 23:04, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

AfDs
I think admins should act according to the established policy&mdash;if consensus says "consider strength of arguments", and by all indications it does, then that's certainly a reasonable thing to do, although I think it's important to avoid crossing the line into making the decision based simply on one's personal viewpoint. I really don't think I'll ever close an AfD&mdash;I never did it during my previous 2.5 years as an admin&mdash;so it always surprises me that my ideas on AfD closure attract so much attention. But if you have any other questions, just ask. Everyking (talk) 22:06, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Something shiny

 * Gee, thanks! I don't know if it's worth this huge thing, though...  ceran  thor 22:47, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Not sure if you've ever seen the Big Gold Dude atop the Oregon State Capitol, but he is a huge thing indeed :) I'd second what Katr said, though. There's a pretty active group at WikiProject Oregon, and usually we're aware of each other's work or anybody new as they push an article up to GA…it's somehow very gratifying to see somebody else improve the content we all care so much about. Not sure if you're from Oregon or just had a passing interest, but either way, please consider joining us sometime! -Pete (talk) 01:57, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Nah, while I was born on the West Coast, I no longer live there. I write volcano articles, and the Cascades are one of my favorite ranges, so I've been writing articles on mountains there for a year or so.  ceran  thor 02:12, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

2007–2008 Nazko earthquakes‎
Hey. I currently have has article posted at Template talk:Did you know under January 13 if you want to review it. This article will be a potential FAC if someone is interested in reviewing the article for such a candidate. It was cluster of minor earthquakes so there is not as much to be added compared to earthquakes that have damaged buildings and caused casualties. The article currently has a large amount of information for such a small earthquake swarm. BT (talk) 04:10, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I left some replies to you on the candidate. BT (talk) 04:24, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

DYK for 1981 Irian Jaya earthquake

 * Thanks!  ceran  thor 18:13, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

WikiProject New Jersey Newsletter (January 2010)

 * Newsletter delivery by xenobot  13:49, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

 * Thanks.  ceran  thor 20:41, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks
Hi Ceranthor. I appreciate. Thanks... but no thanks. I am just happy contributing, and even happier when my contributions are respected or even appreciated. I don't need anything more than that. Best regards <Font color="#FF0000">Per </Font><Font color="#FF8000">Honor </Font><Font color="Orange">et </Font><Font color="#FFC000">Gloria</Font> ✍  21:05, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I am glad that you have such a wonderful outlook. Keep it in mind, if you will.  ceran  thor 22:07, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

 * Thank you!  ceran  thor 01:55, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 January newsletter
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Around half of competitors are yet to score. Please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. 64 of the 149 current competitors will advance to round 2- if you currently have no points, do not worry, as over half of the current top 64 have under 50 points. Everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places in round 2! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, by email or on IRC. Good luck! J Milburn, Garden, iMatthew and The ed17 Delivered by JCbot (talk) at 00:10, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Valued Picture: Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, 1964

 * Thanks!  ceran  thor 02:53, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

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Barnstar
Hi Ceranthor,

Sorry it took so long to reply, I was kind of busy, but no excuse. Thanks for the barnstar, you may have noticed that I like working on earthquake articles but it is very much appreciated. I hope that my additions to 1981 Dawu earthquake go some way to offsetting my lack of politeness in not replying earlier. Cheers, Mikenorton (talk) 11:42, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, it's no problem whatsoever. That article needed some more scientific info, but I couldn't find anything good. Thanks for the addition. :)  ceran  thor 13:15, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Global sysops/Vote
Hello - You, or someone with your username, has voted in Global Sysops Vote but you don't have a Unified Login (SUL account). Please could you: This is necessary to confirm your identity or your vote may not be counted. Thank you --(RT) (talk) 11:17, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * merge your accounts
 * or add a link from your Meta user page to your local user page.

Shiny

 * Thanks!  ceran  thor 22:05, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

GA review
I have started a GA review of 2008 Bandar Abbas earthquake. It can be found on the talk page. Lәo(βǃʘʘɱ) 03:23, 11 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Done. Congrats. Lәo(βǃʘʘɱ) 00:31, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your RfA Support
User: - Thanks for your participation and support in my recent successful RfA. Your confidence and trust in me is much appreciated. As a new admin I will try hard to keep from wading in too deep over the tops of my waders, nor shall I let the Buffalo intimidate me.--Mike Cline (talk) 09:02, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Milbanke Sound Group
Hey, just letting you know I nominated this article for FA class not too long ago. User:Awickert might come along sometime to see if there are any grammaral mistakes etc, which there likely is. But apart from that, I am willing to fix other problems. BT (talk) 17:25, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Kilauea
I can write something about geology, I think. Ruslik_ Zero 09:50, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

As to other articles, Elbrus is a good candidate. Ruslik_ Zero 16:50, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Ok, we will on kilauea this weekend. Ruslik_ Zero 15:55, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Do you want to read this article? Ruslik_ Zero 19:59, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * That looks good to me. I don't have access to it, though. If you do, could you send the text to me? Is there a lot in there we could use?  ceran  thor 20:03, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * You can download it here: http://www.filefactory.com/file/b05f94f/n/Hildreth.zip . Ruslik_ Zero 20:24, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK for 1867 Manhattan earthquake

 * Thank you very much!  ceran  thor 12:22, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Re:Note
Sure, please do undo my undo if you feel that I have acted wrong, I certainly do not strongly object, but I felt that the style before the change was made was a bit better. Connormah (talk &#124; contribs) 19:35, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I do understand and realize that. Thanks for the reminder. Sometimes I need just that. ;) Connormah (talk &#124; contribs) 19:37, 26 February 2010 (UTC)