User talk:Chris G/Archive 3

Ortoiroid people
Just trying to turn a redlink blue for tomorrow's main-page article: it's in the first line. I'm sure someone will add to the article soon. Tony 11:02, 17 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I noticed that. Sandy was helping the main author to spruce it up for today's exposure, and at the same time knows something about the topic of what was a bare stub. She's pretty hot off the mark! Tony 05:11, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

my RFA
Thank you for supporting my RFA. I hope I will live up to your expectation. Let me know if you need any help, or I make any mistake. --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 23:56, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Jimmy Algerino
You tagged the article about Jimmy Algerino for speedy deletion.I know that the article is short (so, I understand why you've tagged it) but I've improved it a little since you tagged it. I think that this article should be kept considering the titles of this player and his career, so I've tagged it with  .Furthermore, I think this player is more notable than others. .--Latouffedisco 10:33, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Abraham Creighton, 2nd Earl Erne
Hi, I removed the speedy deletion tag you placed here. As a holder of the title Earl Erne, the subject has a prima facie case of notability and as such cannot be speedied for notability reasons. If you would like to pursue the possibility of deletion, there is always WP:AFD. Thanks! Johnleemk | Talk 11:05, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

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hello

Barnstar
Cool! Thanks. Sorry to keep beating you! The Rambling Man 11:45, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Adoption
Thanks for adopting me. By the way, i do have another adopter, but he keeps changing his status. (ie, going on wikibreak) I probley wont need a lot of help, i'm on almost every day, but i don't do alot. I'm trying to make my userpage better, and work on building up a few articles, but if theres anything you can suggest, or teach me about, it would be great. Maddiewas here 02:12, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

The king of swords
Don't worry about those comments, he has been blocked already, and i am pretty sure that account was only just created. Apparently he doesn't like his fun being reverted. -- Jimmi Hugh 13:07, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Page Deletion
Why did you delete the page I created for Craig Bloxom? As the lead singer of a mjor Australian band in the 1980s, he deserves a page —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mel Bennet (talk • contribs).

Huh?
I wondering if you could give me a link to what you're on about, please. LiamUK 10:58, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

S'alright. LiamUK 11:03, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

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i want to be adopted.Pingjialiangfan 14:15, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

Congrats!
Congrats on finding my first secret page! Have you look for the second? hmwith talk  15:15, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Hello, I would like to be adopted. You seem like you know a lot about computers! Talk to you soon Soulnebula 03:18, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Questions
I have a few questions. Thanks  Maddie  was here  03:42, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) How do you make userboxes?
 * 2) How do you organize them into tables?
 * 3) What is the difference between a portal and a wikiproject?
 * 4) Are there some friendly or really active wikiprojects?

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Your RFA
I'm sorry to see that you withdrew so soon Chris. I wish you the best of luck in a future RFA, should you attempt again. Kind regards, Anonymous Dissident  Talk 07:29, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Second secret page
Yep. =) Three people! hmwith  talk  13:27, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Adoption
Thank you!! Sorry it's taken so long to reply... Cookie Monster 09:24, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

adopt
Chris - Thanks for the offer! That would be great if you would adopt me. I'm new to being a contributor on wikipedia. I've recently completed a page about the Ontonagon Boulder and I want to make sure that it is formatted correctly, and I'd really like your help. Any advice? --Millers2000 22:11, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Stubs
i'm being daft, clicked on the correct link and that's where my question is now!

Cookie Monster 12:14, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Wikified User:Speedy Deletion Bot/sourcecode
Hi there. Saw the bot creation and such, and went ahead and wikified User:Speedy Deletion Bot/sourcecode, since without the nowiki tags it was inadvertently listing itself with two CSD tags :P Btw, it should be safe to add a /{{db[|-][^}]*}}/ regex to keep from having to add a bunch of db tags manually. -- slakr 10:59, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Ah, cool. Just keep in mind that you can use assertions as well as submatches to get either the custom reason (for db|reason...) or the subtag (db-bio, for example). I just figure it'd save a bunch of copypasting, but *shrug* it's totally your call.  Anyway, it's lookin' great.  Keep up the good work. =)  -- slakr  11:21, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

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Lord Edward Davenport
Hi - I have noticed a lot of activity on the Lord Edward Davenport article. I have some accurate information and would like to edit the article to represent this. He did in fact acquire his title after inheriting it. This information is available on a genealogy web site.

Although he was involved with the purchase of the Sierra Leone High Commission, accusations of fraud are unfounded. A case brought against one of the companies to which he has a minor interest in has been dropped and the case was not an indictment of fraud, but a civil matter.

The Sun correctly reports an incident by his friend, Alex King, however this is irrelevant to the person to whom this article mentions. -- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Goalsended (talk • contribs).

(oДo)
The page is moved to another site, if you wish to learn more go there.

Otherwise this is irrelevant.

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Secret page
The three who've found it are Oxymoron83, Zeibura, and BD2412. There's a hidden hint, which will take you to a to a page that has a link to page that has a link to my hidden page! =) hmwith  talk  17:55, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

SHA-1
Djmckee1 - Talk  16:26, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Bottest
I originally posted test1article here, but you are apparently an experienced editor so that didn't seem appropriate anymore. --Metropolitan90 05:18, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the note - much appreciated. See you around the Wiki, --HappyCamper 09:14, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA
Thank you for your support in my successful RfA. I appreciate the trust you and the WP community have in me. Carlossuarez46 22:04, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA
Thank you for your comments on my unsuccessful RfA. I appreciate the trust you and the WP community have in me; however, this time around things just didn't work out. TomStar81 (Talk) 22:31, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar
hi it sjames burke dad in the uk, may be you can help me with this What have I done wrong for you to want to block me ?

thnaks

LB —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jamesburke46 (talk • contribs).

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WP:OLYMPICS
Hey there. I noticed your comment here regarding active and friendly WikiProjects (and as a sidenote, I can tell you that projects of that dual standardare hard to come by!). Anyway, I wanted to let you know that the Olympics WikiProject is always active and always friendly, and always has stuff in need to be done. For instance:
 * The 2008 Olympics are coming up fast, and so really right now what we're trying to do is bring consistency to the 2004 Summer Olympics articles, because they can be used as great references for 08, and it will reduce the amount of work we have to do in the long run fixing other people's mistakes.
 * There is word that unsourced biographies of athletes might be deleted soon, so it may be important to find sources for some of these articles.
 * We are eventually going to make guidelines for how specific types of pages under our jurisdiction should look (so it will be easier for us there and others outside the project to edit), but we have yet to start making them!

There's lots more, too, but this is just what we're all sort of working on together. So if you're interested, just go ahead and read the multitudes of discussion going on at the talk page of the Olympics project page, and join in if you would like, or ask me if you have any questions! └Jared ┘┌t ┐&ensp; 21:25, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

HagermanBot replacement
You haven't create a BRFA for it yet, so I'm just wondering if you're still working on it. Regards --Android Mouse 21:44, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok thanks, I'll ask him in a few days if he doesn't post any updates. --Android Mouse 03:25, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Bot_requests
Replied there. If you could maintain it that would be excellent. Giggy UCP 21:57, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Great that you are working on this bot. Should we manually update the noticeboard/AfD article while you are seeking approval for the bot to run? --Bduke 01:51, 21 July 2007 (UTC)


 * if you could update it while I wait for approval to run that would be great! --Chr i s  g 04:08, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Will do and have just done so. I have also removed category and template discussions that have closed and cleaned up that section. Take a look at the entry for Radio Monash as that is a different format for a 2nd or later proposal for deletion. Your bot will have to handle that if it can (or rather if you can!). When you get the bot running, I'll have a look at the perl but my perl is a bit old fashioned and a bit rusty. --Bduke 06:34, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA
Thank you for participating in My RfA which closed successfully. I am honored and truly more than a little humbled by the support of so many members of the community. It's more than a bit of a lift to see comments on my behalf by so many people that I respect. I'll do my best to not disappoint you or the community. - Philippe &#124; Talk 20:12, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Your bot request
Hi Chris G I wanted to let you know that Bots/Requests for approval/Chris G Bot is labeled as needing your comment. Please visit the above link to reply to the requests. Thanks! --ST47 Talk 21:55, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

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Unusual Adoption Request
Hi! Im an English teacher in Toluca Mexico (west of Mexico City). My Advanced B classes will be contributing to Wikipedia as the focus of their English course for Fall 2007. I am looking for people who would like to mentor my students (who will be working in groups) as they do the following assignments: Edit and article (adding a citation), writing a stub with a citation, translating an English language article for Spanish Wikipedia and for the final project, writing a full article for English Wiki (they can expand on the stub mentioned previously). What I would like to do is put a list of "mentors/adopters" on my talk page as a kind of short cut for my students, who have limited time to get things done. The semester begings Aug 6, but the real Wikipedia work wont begin until the beginning of Sept. If you would like to add your name to my list, please go to my talk page and add it there, perhaps with a short introduction, if you like.

Thank you!

Thelmadatter 19:55, 26 July 2007 (UTC)Thelmadatter

Please try to maintain civility
I saw your comments here and here . Although it might be hard to keep your cool in the heated action, I'd rather you try to follow WP:CIVIL. Thanks, Lisatwo 09:52, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * P.S. I think this applies especially towards new users whose only edits are to the help desk. Lisatwo 09:56, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA
Hi, Chris G, and thanks for your participation in my RfA. I've withdrawn it, and will be writing up an "analysis" of it, which will soon be available at User:Giggy/RfA/Giggy when it's done. Please come around when you get the chance, and give me feedback on how I can improve. Thanks again, Giggy  UCP 04:20, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Password
You published your password here. ~  Wi ki her mit  15:37, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I was going to login and change the bot's password and email you what I had changed it to prevent it from being compromised but it looks like it has already changed it. Hope you didn't lose the account. --Android Mouse 19:54, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

That was a bit of a muck up on my behalf but I've changed the password and the account is safe! --C<font color="#B66666">h<font color="#B88888">r i s  g 10:01, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

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Bots/Requests for approval/Chris G Bot
Hey Chris, any news on a trial run for this? Giggy UCP 04:35, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi Chris, it looks like the bot is coming along fine. It must be hell to be debugging code in full view of everyone who has the article on their watchlist and cares to look. Debugging should really be done in private. Keep up the good work. --Bduke 10:52, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

It looks as if the bot is doing well. Well done. Is there a reason it is not putting the AfD discussion on Scientology In Australia back on the Noticeboard AfD page? It was there earlier but it is still on the deletion sorting page. --Bduke 07:27, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Signature
Here is your new signature code.

Chris G talk

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Smile
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has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. <font color="Blue">Marlith  T / C  02:32, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

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Your bot request
Hi Chris G I wanted to let you know that Bots/Requests for approval/Chris G Bot is labeled as needing your comment. Please visit the above link to reply to the requests. Thanks! --BAGBot Talk 23:25, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Your bot request
Hi Chris G I wanted to let you know that Bots/Requests for approval/Chris G Bot is labeled as needing your comment. Please visit the above link to reply to the requests. Thanks! --BAGBot Talk 12:50, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania 2008
Hey! I'm contacting all the members of wikiproject Perth because, I have put in an incomplete bid for Perth to hold Wikimania 2008. Please show your support by adding your name to the list and help contribute by improving our bid which is incomplete and located here - thanks Talk to symode09's or How's my driving? 18:02, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

New Bot?
hey chris!

On the IRC we have been discussing having a bot put together which will make it easier to rename an image by downloading an image which has been tagged to be renamed as something else, copy its description/licensing, and reupoad it under another name which was specified in the template and, add the information from the old image. It would then have to mark the old image for deletion. It is quite a big task (IMHO, I haven't written the code for a bot but, i have done coding) If you are interested in the challenge to develop it or, work with another user, just drop me a line. Thanks Talk to symode09's or How's my driving? 18:23, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Smile
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AWNB AFD
Can you please stop the bot deleting information that I add? I added information next to the Afd links to help AWNB users in seeing what each Afd is about; yet the stupid bot just deletes it. I'm trying to help people and the bot is not being constructive. Please change it so it doesn't wipe people's information. JRG 03:15, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * JRG. It does not help calling it a stupid bot. Chris G has done a great job in writing a bot that saves us a great deal of time in keeping this AfD page up to date, particularly when the deletion sorting page, with much the same intended content is now easy to maintain with other tools. Chris G. JRG has a point. One difference between this page and the deletion sorting page is that traditionally we have added a phrase that explains what the article is all about. Is it possible to keep these? I realise the bot is removing everything and then adding stuff back to the page, so it will not be straight forward. However it would be great if the bot could do that. --Bduke 07:53, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not objecting to the existence of the bot. It does a good job and saves a lot of time. I was just annoyed by the deletion of the comments I put up there yesterday. JRG 11:21, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Warning of IP 139.168.109.219
LOL, you beat me to it! I just felt like adding this note =D --anger2headshot 08:40, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Sorry
I'm so sorry for the edit of my Archbishop Mitty High School. It was not vandal. I fight against vandal, but it was my silly mistake. Please forgive me.--Oda Mari 09:27, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

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Please take a look at Chris G Bot
Someone recently added a new section header to the Australian deletion sorting page, which looks to have messed with how your bot outputs the list to WP:AWNB. This section header didn't need to be added and has since been removed, but looks like it messed with the bot the last time it was run. Thewinchester (talk) 22:44, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

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RfA?
Hey Chris...I'm not sure what you think of this, but I personally think you're almost ready for an RfA. You have good project space work (including 87! AIV reports), and you've done good article work (25 to Fedora (Linux distribution)). What do you say to a nom? Giggy Talk 04:32, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, I'm at school too, but I may write it up now if I get a chance. Giggy  Talk 04:43, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Requests for adminship/Chris G 2 - Go for it! Giggy  Talk 07:44, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't want to be premature but can I urge you to withdraw your current application? It will be snowballed before long so I thought I'd give you a shout...  The Rambling Man 13:12, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi, I just went over to comment on your RfA but I see that you have withdrawn it, which was probably wise at this time. I can understand the comments of those who thought you could benefit from some more experience before seeking adminship again. However, I urge you not to be demoralized by the age-related comments. There is no minimum age requirement for adminship, nor should there be, and we have several admins in your age group who are doing fine jobs, as I am sure you will when the time arrives. Regards, Newyorkbrad 16:19, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Chris, may I second Newyorkbrad's comment and concern. I noticed the proposal from Giggy here last night but it had not been activated. I was planing to go over to RFA this morning to give you my support. As someone at the opposite end of the lifespan ages, I found the comments on your age to be disturbing. Keep up the good work. --Bduke 23:25, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Ageism is madness...don't give up, run again, and keep up the good stuff :) <font color="Green">G iggy\Talk 02:00, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Your Rfa
Ok, that is good Chris. I hope you have been able to take something from the experience. -- Anonymous Dissident  Talk 12:52, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

My Signature
I don't see a problem with it, regardless of the rules, seeing how most administrators I encounter completely disregard it, and more importantly, some administrators even have them. Please explain why you, a member, is telling me to change it, when plenty of administrators haven't. Signed by Tommy  (Talk/Contribs) 19:46, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that sounded like me being a jerk. Sorry about that, I'll change it once I figure out what I want it to be. Thank you for the heads up. Signed by Tommy [[Image:Misc-tpvgames.gif]] (Talk/Contribs) 19:54, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * A new signature was actually in order for me. Thanks again! -- Tommy Boy ♪   ♪  20:36, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

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WP:RFBOT
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BUPC
The BUPC has full support for MfD, so we'll finish out the round in my sandbox if you wish to continue, this will be the final round, and I have preserved the archive in my sandbox too as an archive. Notify me if you wish to continue. My sandbox is located at User:Kkrouni/Sandbox-- Kkrouni /こかるに  /Ккроуни  /ΚκρΩυνι  16:53, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Reminder to mentor
Hola Mentors!

Im sending you this reminder because you volunteered to mentor my students in English Advanced B as they become contributing members of the Wikipedia community. We start working with Wikipedia in earnest next week. I ask you to take a look at your entry in the Mentor Table at School_and_university_projects/ITESM_Campus_Toluca/Mentors

Please update the information, esp. with what your technical and informational expertise is or, if you have decided that you no longer want to participate, please remove your information from the table. Please watch the pages associated with the project. Students will contact you via your user page and as soon as my students have user pages, I will put them on the navigation bar associated with the project.

I don’t need to remind you that your job is NOT to write their assignments for them, of course. I certainly will tell my students that… and the fact that you are volunteers that don’t have to help them… so they need to be nice. If any students misbehave (tho I don’t expect it) don’t hesistate to contact me and I will take care of it. The goal of this project is to integrate successfully into the Wikipedia community. Anyway… what I really need your help with is helping students get oriented to Wikipedia, make appropriate changes and write about appropriate topics (see School_and_university_projects/ITESM_Campus_Toluca/Syllabus for assignments). I also need your technical expertise… I am only an English teacher after all! I appreciate what technology does for us but I am no technical expert!

Again, thank you for volunteering and you will hear from us again soon! Thelmadatter 19:46, 28 August 2007 (UTC)Thelmadatter

RfA
Take your time - no rush! Tyrenius 07:02, 29 August 2007 (UTC)