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Images
Hi Extranet. As you requested, I've deleted Image:Optivisor.gif and Image:LittleBirdy.gif. Also, Image:StephanieMcintosh Lrg.jpg is on-track to be deleted in a few days if nothing changes; OrphanBot won't bother you about it if you keep this message here on your talk page. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to drop back in at Media copyright questions. Best ×Meegs 08:51, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

My Request for Adminship
 

Thanks for your support on my successful Request for Adminship  (final result 78 Support /0 Oppose / 1 Neutral) I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. I will be slowly acclimating myself to my new tools over the next months. I am humbled by your kind support and would certainly welcome any feedback on my actions. Please do not hesitate to contact me. Once again, many thanks and happy new year! All the best, Asterion talk 16:07, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your support
Thank you for your support in the RfA on my behalf. It is an honor to have received your expression of confidence. To be chosen as an administrator requires a high level of confidence by a broad section of the community. Although I received a great deal of support, at this time I do not hold the level of confidence required, and the RfA did not pass. It is my wish that I will continue to deserve your confidence. Sincerely, --BostonMA talk 20:30, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Good job...
...sending greetings today for WP:BDC! You beat me to it ;) -- lov e  laughterlife♥ talk?  05:13, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

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 * No problem --⁪froth T 05:54, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks for your birthday message! ConDem Talk 06:53, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for your birthday message! &mdash; Ed Gl  04:54, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks for noticing my edit day! Gosh, I completely forget about the Birthday commitee, perhaps I should be active again. -- Ci e lomobile talk / contribs 04:48, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

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Dear Extranet, Thank you very much for your kind wishes on my birthday! When I joined the birthday committee, I wanted to make others' days brighter... and you just did that for me - you made my day so much brighter and happier! I truly thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to wish me a happy birthday. It is very much appreciated! -- lov e  laughterlife♥ talk?  17:08, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!
Dear Extranet, Thank you very much for your kind wishes on my first edit day! It really helped brighten up my day. --///Jrothwell (talk)/// 16:55, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks for the barnstar
Hi Extranet, Thanks for the barnstar. I would continue to make the Wikipedia quality project. Regards, Shyam  ( T / C ) 22:33, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Re: Happy Birthday!!!
Hey, thanks for that! Really makes me feel special! If you look on my talk page soon you can treat yourself to a cup of tea! I thinnk it's a little early for UTC but it still means a lot. Cheers! Please sign my autograph book &mdash; ¡ Rand fan  !  Sign here?  22:37, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Re:My RfA
Just edit it and say I withdraw my nomination or something along the same lines, then an admin or 'crat will oficially close it. Cbrown1023 talk 00:41, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Closed and delisted as requested. MER-C 08:06, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Help with Userpage Navigation
I am after some help - The navigation buttons above seem to move to the center of the page every time I load either my userpage or my talkpage and it really frustrates me cause I am unable to find what is making it do that. Any help would be much appreciated. --Extranet (Talk 23:04, 2 February 2007 (UTC)


 * What navigation buttons? The four big icons? Xiner (talk, email) 23:21, 2 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, the images on the navigation bar above seem to keep moving every time you load the page and then when you hover over the image, it puts itself back into place. I dont know whether this is just on my side of the computer, its just highly frustrating me. Examples of before and after on my screen can be viewed at:
 * Image:Extranet_userbefore.jpg (Before, where the images are out of place)
 * Image:Extranet_userafter.jpg (After, where the images have been replaced into spot after hovering over image with cursor)

--Extranet (Talk 23:37, 2 February 2007 (UTC)


 * What browser do you use? OS? Version numbers? Xiner (talk, email) 23:57, 2 February 2007 (UTC)


 * At this point of writing, I am on a secondary laptop running Windows 2000 with Internet Explorer 6. I usually use my primary Windows Vista with IE7 but that is getting fixed at the moment. --Extranet (Talk 00:01, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The only thing I can find is that your issue is with your clickable images see WikiProject Usability/Clickable images and you can see the issues that it has caused. I would recommend you just add the images and allow people to use the text link to go to the pages.&mdash; Wils <font color="#bc8d00">Bad <font color="#25185d">Karma (<font color="#bb8900">Talk ) 00:09, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Okay, thanks for your help! --Extranet (Talk 00:20, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * If you don't mind can you tell me if that corrected the problem I have never seen this issue before quite like this and would like to know for future reference. Thanks&mdash; <font color="#25185d">Wils <font color="#bc8d00">Bad <font color="#25185d">Karma (<font color="#bb8900">Talk ) 00:24, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * It was successful. Thank you so much for your help! --Extranet (Talk 00:29, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Cool. I was wondering if you need the div tag at all, since the table's already at 100% width. Xiner (talk, email) 00:32, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * No, the normal [[Image:IMAGENAME.png|90px]] worked. Cheers. --Extranet (Talk 00:34, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for the barnstar, I don't deserve it, but thank you. Happy editing.&mdash; <font color="#25185d">Wils <font color="#bc8d00">Bad <font color="#25185d">Karma (<font color="#bb8900">Talk ) 01:51, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * No, thats fine. You do deserve it for such great helpfulness! --Extranet (Talk 01:55, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

My Bot Request
Thanks for your opinion on my Bot Request. As you stated, you didn't think that it would be a good idea. Then possibly what about a AIV alert bot that can work with a user's monobook.js and popup a message alerting a administrator when they access any page on Wikipedia, that action is required for a new AIV candidate that has recently been posted on WP:AIV with the the message either the bot or user has left about them and links to the offender's userpage, contribs and also for admins the block or warn tools? If not, is there any other bots that are needed in the WP:AIV area? Please give me an opinion on that. Many thanks, --Extranet (Talk 03:31, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The problem with that is that no one would want that :-). There's too many AIV reports, and that script would basically mean a popup on every page. — Mets501 (talk) 03:41, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Is there any other bots that you think I could suggest? I am a very enthusiastic Wikipedian and would like to run a bot for the community. --Extranet (Talk 03:55, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
 * There's plenty of stuff to do; check out Bots for the currently running bots for a few ideas. — Mets501 (talk) 04:02, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Running a redundant copy of HBC AIV helperbot
This would certainly be of use to the community. I have a few questions:


 * 1) Does your computer stay running and connected to the internet most of the time
 * 2) What operating system do you use
 * 3) Do you have any understanding of the language perl
 * 4) Are you likely to be available withing a day or so to update the code as needed

These are not a list of requirements, but just information I would like to know. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 21:28, 3 February 2007 (UTC)


 * It is good that you are in Australia, as that means if this side of the planet gets destroyed, WP:AIV will still have it's bot... also, there will be an operator awake at most times. Looks good, once I am confident my bot works well with itself I will contact you with install instructions, and you can put an approval request for the username to be used, I think HBC AIV helperbot2 would be the least confusing. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 21:45, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I've blocked this bot because it is malfunctioning.— Ryūlóng ( 竜  龍 ) 03:57, 4 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The bot was not malfunctioning, Ryūlóng unblocked it. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 04:11, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

We are ready to go
We are approved and ready to go, I will e-mail you the username and password for the bot. Then you need to follow the instructions here: User:HBC AIV helperbot/installation.

Let me know if you need any help. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 01:44, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Oh, you can skip the step about setting the time format in the preferences, I already did that for your account. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 01:48, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

thanks for the first edit day greeting
Hi there, thanks for the first edit day greeting! --<font face="arial" color="#8652b9">Kyok <font face="arial" color="#BA55D3">o 02:04, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Re:Birthday Wishes
Thank you very much for the kind birthday wishes! I had a great day! Thanks again and happy editing! --D-Day 13:37, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Small bug in bot
This edit is caused by a small typo. I have fixed the code, could you please replace the script with the new content of new contents of User:HBC AIV helperbot/source. That should clear up the problem.

Regarding the intermittentcy of you internet connection, the bot will simple complain while it is not on the internet, then reactivate when it is on the internet. I think you can continue running it for now. If this is permnament problem, we should start looking for a machine online 24/7 with a similar timezone to yours to replace it. If this is just a temporary problem, then it is fine. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 15:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Image: Microsoft logo YPOP.gif
I went ahead and added Image:Microsoft logo YPOP.gif in the IFD queue, given the negative votes on it, since it won’t be used. Just wanted to let you know—it’s on. —Michael Trausch User page•talk 23:02, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks for the birthday wishes!
Thank you very much for the birthday wishes! :) Unfortunately, I've been swamped by schoolwork lately, so I probably won't really be actively around Wikipedia for some time (at least until APs are over in May). I do appreciate it very much! Seventeen, so it's a new year once more. Best wishes to you too. –- kungming·  2  <font color="#999999">(Talk) 07:31, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

First edit day
Wow, thanks for my first edit day message, I'd completely forgotten! <font COLOR="blue">ConDem <font COLOR="red">Talk 10:25, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

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RE: Subpage Removals
You're very welcome.--Carabinieri 12:14, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Daniel Jones (musician)
I have reverted your addition to the Daniel Jones (musician) article. Daniel Jones did not grow up in Woodridge. However, his ex-band mate Darren Hayes did :) Auberginegirl 23:05, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

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Peekvid and Peekvid.com
Hi there. Sorry to trouble you but could you please unfreeze Peekvid and redirect it to Peekvid.com because the current situation is a little silly.

Yours,

David Spart 12:03, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

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Cheers!

 * Also moved to awards page. Extranet (Talk 04:18, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Signpost
Forgive me for copy-and-pasting the same response that I've given to the last few editors who've asked :)

Right now, there are two specific positions I'm looking to fill:


 * Features and admins- Compiling all the promoted administrators, articles, pictures, sounds, topics, portals, etc. It sounds like a tough job, but once you get the hang of it, it'll only take 20-30 minutes.  See this week's Features and admins for an example of what you'd have to do.


 * In the news- This position will take a little more time. It basically means following news stories about Wikipedia, and reporting on them (not just articles that cite Wikipedia, because there are too many of those to get anything useful).  See this week's In the news for an example (although I'd really prefer the article to be longer than that, I had to publish a short version this week due to time).

However, what I'd really like most is a couple reporters to just fill in the cracks, reporting on things that don't fit into one of our features (things like Michael Snow's report on Wikipedia traffic from Google, and Sam Blacketer's report on the furor over Wikipedia is failing). If they're big enough for a full story, they get one; if you can only make a paragraph's worth of copy out of it, you can move it into the News and notes report, which covers all the small stories. Most of these stories can be easily taken by reading Foundation-l and WikiEN-l mailing lists. Also, if I see a story worth covering, I'll leave a note in the newsroom about it, under "special stories". If you do decide that you want to write about a story, just make a note that you'll take care of that particular story.

All stories are due around 17:00 UTC every Monday. If you'd like to take a stab at it, that'd be great; let me know if you have any further questions, or if you need help with your story. I'm not around much on the weekends, but I'll try to keep an eye on my talk page. Ral315 » 07:58, 21 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Features and admins can be easily defined by looking at this week's issue. What you need to do is as follows:


 * Administrators: Compile from Successful adminship candidacies. Use the helpful goa template to save time using piped links, etc.
 * Featured articles: Compile from Featured article candidates/Featured log.
 * De-featured articles: Compile from Featured article review.
 * Featured lists: Compile from Featured list candidates/Featured log.
 * De-featured lists: Check Featured list removal candidates/archive to make sure that none have happened; for what it's worth, this hasn't happened in four months.
 * Featured sounds: Compile from Featured sound candidates/Featured log.
 * Featured topics: Compile from Featured topic candidates/Featured log.
 * Featured portals: Compile from Featured portal candidates/Featured log.
 * De-featured portals: Check Featured portal removal candidates just in case, but no portal has ever lost featured status, so this is unlikely.
 * Today's featured article: Visit today's featured article, and grab all of the articles that were featured on the main page from Tuesday to Monday (for example, next week's issue, for Monday the 26th, would cover February 20 to February 26).
 * Picture of the day: Visit picture of the day, and inline link all of the pictures (pipe them with the article that they're prominent on, like Acarina) that were picture of the day from Tuesday to Monday.
 * Featured pictures: Visit the featured picture archive, and go through all of the pictures that were archived this week. Some were promoted, and some were not.  You'll need to pay attention to that, as well as which version of a picture was promoted- sometimes, 3 or 4 edits of a picture are submitted for approval.  Since they're not dated, you'll have to find the spot where you leave off every week (this week, start at the one after "common eggfly").


 * That looks like a lot of work, but like I said, it only takes me about 20-30 minutes, because it's all right there for you. Let me know if you have any specific questions relating to this; whether you are able to do this or not, thanks a lot for volunteering.  Ral315 » 20:26, 21 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Sure, it's yours for the taking. Post it in your userspace (User:Extranet/Features and admins or something), and add the link to the newsroom when you're done.  It should be in by around 17:00 UTC on Monday.  Ral315 » 06:27, 22 February 2007 (UTC)


 * One word to the wise- make sure before you finish publication that none of the "today's featured article" changed- occasionally, Raul654 will change out a FA a few days before it hits the main page. Otherwise, it looks good.  Ral315 » 08:25, 23 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Also moved to my Signpost page for personal knowledge. Extranet (Talk 01:28, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Re:Happy First Edit Day
Thanks for congratulating me on my first edit day. I can't believe it's been a year already! --TeckWiz Parlate Contribs@ 20:11, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for the help!!!
Thank you very much!!! --Nirajrm ''talk 01:19, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Help!
Look in the "Users needing help" area on your page. I'm waiting. Sorry for the inconvienence.Goodgirldv9898 01:45, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Your current RFA
I suggest you withdraw your nomination. It's not doing too well and already has 6 opposes. You should have at least 2000 edits and 3 months experiance before nominating yourself. BuickCenturyDriver (Honk, odometer) 04:44, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Request for Adminship
It is my regretful task to inform you that I have closed your request for adminship early as unlikely to achieve consensus. Please do not be discouraged; a number of users have had their early attempts at RfA end without consensus, but have been promoted overwhelmingly in a later request. Please continue to make outstanding contributions to Wikipedia, and consider requesting adminship again in the future. You may find Guide to requests for adminship helpful in deciding when to consider running again. If I can be of any help to you, please do not hesitate to ask. <font color="#7b68ee">Essjay <font color="#7b68ee">( Talk )  05:21, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Just wait a few months and make at leat 2000 edits and I'm sure you'll do better next time. BuickCenturyDriver (Honk, odometer) 12:02, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * You're a kind Wikipedian, I hope you'll make it next time soon :) PeaceNT 13:28, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the message on my talk - I appreciate it! Also, sorry about your RfA. You seem to be a good user, you just need more experience. Good luck with it. – riana_dzasta 05:57, 24 February 2007 (UTC)