User talk:Estarriol

Foreign words style -- thanks!
Thanks for your quick and supportive reply on my New Contributors' query! I'm starting to work more with bibliographies and bios of musicians/authors, so figured I'd better familiarize myself with the style guidelines (or get started, at least). I know my strengths & weaknesses as a copyeditor (pre-Wikipedia): that I can be consistent (even without a spell checker; I'm also a demon proofreader) but have to make a concerted effort to assimilate (read: accept ;-) and substitute a new rule for the old tried-and-true.

Given what I suppose is your level of activity, you probably don't remember: but the first time you responded to one of my Help queries was also the first time I discovered what an Esperanzan is -- and to me, you truly exemplify the spirit :-) This place could be kind of overwhelming for the likes of me, were it not for the ministrations of you and your kind, and I just want to express that explicitly here.  Deborahjay 09:17, 9 June 2006 (UTC)]]
 * Thanks, I'm blushing here. :-)  Actually I've only been here in any serious fashion for a few months longer than you have, I just happen to learn &mdash; and assimilate in the sense you used it &mdash; very quickly.  My strengths that help in Wikipedia are all in the social/admin/structure line of work, my major weakness is that I'm not diligent enough to work on any one article for a long time (consistently).  I envy people such as yourself who can create substantial new articles from scratch, and perform major content updates consistently.  I try to work on that weakness, but I've realised that my strengths are useful to Wikipedia too, albeit behind the scenes supporting others.  Trust me, I remember every single time I speak to a fellow editor, and it's nice to be appreciated.


 * Perhaps you should consider joining Esperanza yourself; I'm not very active on the project, I just believe in its goals wholeheartedly.  Yes, we're building an encyclopedia here, but we're not robots &mdash; it's being built by humans, for humans &mdash; and I truly believe the way we treat our fellow editors on here is as important as the knowledge revolution itself. One day humanity will have to wise up enough to handle the awesome power and knowledge we now have, but that's something we need to work on every day lest ignorance allows terrible things (such as you and I are familiar with) to happen once again.  In summary, I see Wikipedia as a microcosm of humanity.


 * Anyways, enough philosophising for now, thanks again. :-) &mdash; Es  tarriol  talk 10:27, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Incidentally, regarding the italicisation issue, if there's nothing in the MoS, you may wish to amend the relevant section to include your notes, and justify them in the edit summary. MoS guidelines should not lightly be changed, but we shouldn't be timid about filling gaps in the guidelines either. &mdash;  Es  tarriol  talk 10:32, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!
Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Estarriol! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. Xyra e  l  T 16:47, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Floo Network Authority
Since you have it on your user page, I thought I'd let you know, I have merged the Floo Network Authority article with the Department of Magical Transport section of the Ministry of Magic article. The Floo Network itself remains an article on its own. Lgriot 17:00, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Life is Beautiful -- thanks for the guidance
You really performed a great assist in helping me track down the source of the problematic statement in that article, and explaining how to do this effectively on my own, plus highlighting some of the considerations involved in deleting questionable material. (Considering the subjects I edit, this is all too likely to be necessary again and again :-/

See the latest on the Discussion page there for current and projected developments. (Oh, one more thing -- how do I write an internal link directly to a "Talk" page? I seem to have got the syntax wrong when I tried just now...) ''Thanks again! -- Deborahjay 08:03, 16 June 2006 (UTC)''

The Bielski Brothers - remedies in stages
Further to your reply at the NCH page -- I've done a preliminary restore of the neutral content, i.e. Further reading, an interwiki link, and a stub template. Haven't touched the others (External links and another, can't recall quite what), that might be part of the POV material, nor have I "treated" the latter in the commented discussion and what was deleted from previous versions' content. (I'm still thinking about it while doing neglected "real" work, e.g. KP and my ongoing regular pro bono editing).

My inclination is to write a concise, NPOV synopsis of the contended content, re: allegations (though not "charges" -- believe me, I've put some thought into the connotations of that language!!) of atrocities. Thanks for being supportive of my "sensible" judgment -- upon which I ought to rely more -- and for everything, really. :-D Deborahjay 21:01, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Update: I followed through on the above (while I was thinking about it...) and am going to give it a rest for now. Your review and comments are welcome, as always. ---later, Deborahjay 21:22, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

A short Esperanzial update
As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, &mdash;Cel es tianpower háblame 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Tip of the day project update
Just trying to get things better organized around there. Toward that end, I've created a task list template for the project. If all the contributors to the project placed it on their user page, we could all keep in touch more easily (with announcements, alerts, etc.). It, and the latest announcements can be found at:

totd task list template

--Go for it! 17:22, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Re Tom Hendricks
That's ok - I blocked them for the 3RR violation primarily, though I note you had also warned them. They've emailed me already complaining about the block, I have yet to respond... -- Fr a ncs2000 22:55, 12 July 2006 (UTC)


 * I have advised them to come back after the block expires and make their suggestions on the article talk page. Let me know if anything sparks off again. -- Fr a ncs2000  23:01, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

of possible interest
Have you seen http://www.zinewiki.com ? JonathanPenton 06:38, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

re: Ryan Bennett
Hi, in response to your request for information about Ryan Bennett for the purposes of a bio page on Wikipedia, I have sent you an e-mail with a lot of background information. --Ivantrembow 22:28, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm glad to help out with the Ryan Bennett page. I know much more about Ryan than some of the other organizations, such as IFC, etc. Do you have any more info on them? I gave some basic info so the links are not empty stubs, but I fear if nothing else is added, they will just delete the articles for lack of info. Reds0xfan 22:24 24 July 2006 (MDT)

I quoted you
Your last response in a discussion on Talk:Magneto (comics) was very succinct and to the point. I used the last response under "Significant stories" in a personal discussion with User:DrBat on the same page because it was easier than putting it all down myself. Basically he was wondering why the character's biography needs to be trimmed and cited. Hope you don't mind, as it was basically the same context. --Newt ΨΦ 00:04, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

John Locke
When have I made this mistake before? The other mistake involved a misunderstanding with which injurty to Locke the editor was talking about not the fact I did not remember the episode with the shrapnel. I have watched all the Lost episodes at least twice except for a few episodes that I completely missed (apparantly the burning leg one). Gdo01 18:39, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Cage Rage
I just noticed on the list of notable promotions with only a stub article that you are listed as expanding the article. Without realising this, I had taken it upon myself about two weeks ago to expand the Cage Rage article along similar lines to the UFC article. I'm new around here so I don't want to tread on toes and just wanted to make sure the way was clear for me to keep doing what I'm doing. Many thanks Crazyknight 09:59, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you sir, you are a gentleman.  It is a small world indeed. Crazyknight 18:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Cage Rage (again)
Hello again fellow Londoner! As you know, I've been working on the Cage Rage article and, thus far, I think I've done pretty well. However, as a new Wikipedian, I am in dire need of some guidance. I'm trying to get it to a B-class standard and don't know what is missing to get there. I have a to-do list on the talk page but I'm unclear on things like image use. I know you probably have loads on but a quick casting of the eye across it would be most helpful. Many thanks -- Crazyknight 10:52, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Mixed martial arts article improvement drive
WikiProject Mixed martial arts is now taking suggestions for the new MMA article improvement drive! Please add your input to decide what our first collaboration should be. VegaDark 21:28, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

UFC 84
A discussion is happening right now on the fate of UFC 84. Because the outcome of this discussion could affect other MMA event pages and how/when they are created, your input would be greatly appreciated. The discussion is happening here. Thank you for your assistance! Gromlakh (talk) 17:42, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

GAR on Christian Bale
Christian Bale has been nominated for a good article reassessment. Articles are typically reviewed for one week. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to good article quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Reviewers' concerns are here. Cirt (talk) 08:10, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Science lovers wanted!
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 * Hi! I'm serving as the wikipedian-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution Archives until June! One of my goals as resident, is to work with Wikipedians and staff to improve content on Wikipedia about people who have collections held in the Archives - most of these are scientists who held roles within the Smithsonian and/or federal government. I thought you might like to participate since you are interested in the sciences! Sign up to participate here and dive into articles needing expansion and creation on our to-do list. Feel free to make a request for images or materials at the request page, and of course, if you share your successes at the outcomes page you will receive the SIA barnstar! Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to your participation! Sarah (talk) 01:05, 18 April 2012 (UTC)|}
 * Hi! I'm serving as the wikipedian-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution Archives until June! One of my goals as resident, is to work with Wikipedians and staff to improve content on Wikipedia about people who have collections held in the Archives - most of these are scientists who held roles within the Smithsonian and/or federal government. I thought you might like to participate since you are interested in the sciences! Sign up to participate here and dive into articles needing expansion and creation on our to-do list. Feel free to make a request for images or materials at the request page, and of course, if you share your successes at the outcomes page you will receive the SIA barnstar! Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to your participation! Sarah (talk) 01:05, 18 April 2012 (UTC)|}

ArbCom elections are now open!
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Nomination of Ryan Bennett (sportscaster) for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Ryan Bennett (sportscaster) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Ryan Bennett (sportscaster) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. bonadea contributions talk 14:09, 28 June 2020 (UTC)