User talk:M.O.X/Archive 5

RFA
Have you been following all the flaming I have been under during the CUP? There is practically talk that I am going to be the downfall of Wikipedia?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:05, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Write the nom if you wish. Note that there were also a slew of unflattering opinions at GAN.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:29, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi Fridae's - have both yours and Tony's talk pages watchlisted. I appreciate Tony has admitted his errors but I would strongly suggest that nominating him for RFA in light of this fairly recent outburst - which included accusations he made of racism against him by another editor - would probably not be in anyone's best interests at this time. Just my opinion. StrPby (talk) 08:16, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, very well then, temperament won't pass very well at RfA at all. — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 7:35pm •  08:35, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

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Your VP nomination was promoted

 * Thanks Spongie :D — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 3:49pm •  04:49, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

VPC passed

 * Cheers Extra :) — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 1:45pm •  02:45, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

It's raining thanks spam!

 * Please pardon the intrusion. This tin of thanks spam is offered to everyone who commented or !voted (Support, Oppose or Neutral) on my recent RfA. I appreciate the fact that you care enough about the encyclopedia and its community to participate in this forum.
 * There are a host of processes that further need community support, including content review (WP:GAN, WP:PR, WP:FAC, and WP:FAR). You can also consider becoming a Wikipedia Ambassador. If you have the requisite experience and knowledge, consider running for admin yourself!
 * If you have any further comments, input or questions, please do feel free to drop a line to me on my talk page. I am open to all discussion. Thanks &bull; Ling.Nut (talk) 02:21, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar from WikiProject Wikify

 * Cheers Mono! — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 5:20pm •  06:20, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

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 * Unexpected, I must have forgotten to remove my name from the recipients list for this request. Thanks, WikiCopter! — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 5:29pm •  06:29, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

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IRC Questions
Hi F’sD! I have two IRC questions for you: Thanks for any help you can give me on this! (Btw, how many hours ahead of UTC is your time zone in Australia? We’re UTC—5 here in Toronto.) —  Spike Toronto  20:56, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) When I connect, I use the link provided to me by Stwalkerster: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikipedia-en-accounts How does one connect so that it doesn’t indicate one’s IP? I read the stuff at WP:IRC and WP:IRC/T and could not figure it out.
 * 2) When I have been on IRC for ACC, I have been brought into a separate chat, such as you and I did the other day regarding that one particular account. How does one initiate a separate chat? I cannot find it at WP:IRC/T.

 ASIDE : Your user page answered my struck out question above: you are 15 hours ahead of us and 10 hours ahead of UTC. I should add a clock to my page too … —  Spike Toronto  20:59, 1 November 2010 (UTC)


 * To initiate a separate talk simply double click that person's name or right click then left click start private chat, what you're looking for is an IRC cloak, see IRC cloaks, said cloaks hide your IP and IRC for more help about IRC. Regards, — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 10:00am •  23:00, 1 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your response. I should have acknowledged it earlier, but it left me a little confused. I have been connecting to the IRC through my browser using this link . As I (barely) understand it, to do as you have suggested, I need to use an IRC client application instead. If so, is there one you recommend one? Thanks! —  Spike Toronto  17:26, 4 November 2010 (UTC)


 * ChatZilla for Firefox is the one I use, I've had no problems with it as of yet, I also use mIRC among others which is also another good client. Regards, — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 11:35am •  00:35, 6 November 2010 (UTC)


 * SpikeToronto: you really don't need a separate client. Just say something along the format of " /msg hi ". sonia ♫  00:38, 6 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks Sonia, I'm not the best person to ask Spike, since I've only just started using IRC again having not used it for 3 years. A client is not required but has more features, though not required for conversation. Regards, — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 11:43am •  00:43, 6 November 2010 (UTC)


 * From the way I read IRC cloaks, I cannot get a cloak without using a client. Is that correct? I really do not like how my IP appears everytime I log in using the Internet Explorer browser. In the meantime, I’ll take a look at mIRC. Thanks! —  Spike Toronto  05:05, 6 November 2010 (UTC)


 * That's only if you're using an unaffiliated cloak on webchat, file a request for a cloak, confirm it on your talk page and then wait until the next batch of IRC Cloak requests are viewed and fulfilled. You'll need to identify your nickname when you log into IRC though otherwise the cloak won't work. — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 4:11pm •  05:11, 6 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Here it says that to activate your cloak, “Type  or just put your NickServ password as your server password in your IRC client.” Well, when you go on IRC using just a browser, one does not provide a password, just a nickname. Plus, it specifically says IRC client. I like your suggestion regarding mIRC. Thanks! —  Spike  Toronto  05:24, 6 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Ah, I didn't read the page thoroughly, sorry about the confusion. Regards, — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 4:31pm •  05:31, 6 November 2010 (UTC)


 * No, no. This discussion has been very useful. It made me read the documentation more carefully. I think I’ll try ChatZilla, by the way. Thanks again! —  Spike Toronto  08:04, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm glad it helped :) if you need further assistance, feel free to contact me. Regards, — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 7:06pm •  08:06, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Invitation to the December 2010 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive
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Adoptee
Aacarrie did respond to your post about adoptions, just in an untraditional way. Wanted to make sure you saw that, as they're all new and wouldn't know to add a talk back. I am the teacher assistant for a course using Wikipedia to create articles on public art this semester. While I'm comfortable and confident in "teaching" Wikipedia in a variety of ways, the Adopt-a-user program was kind of an experiment (in including it in the "getting started" steps). I see now I should have probably checked in with you or someone else involved as adopters before I included that step in their homework assignments. We didn't mean to throw an extra 20 adoptees at you at once. We'll be discussing this in class and ironing things out this week. Appreciate your help! HstryQT (talk) 14:49, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Right, Adoption is for teaching potential long-term members of the community. We don't want to turn people away so at the moment we're still currently discussing what the project is for and the goals of adoption. Regards, — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 9:30pm •  10:30, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Coaching
While I miss coaching, I don't really have the time or the energy to devote myself to it. Sorry to say. However, if being an admin is in your sights in the near future, my recommendation is really to do the things you love and actively look for things to do.

In your case, I would say that it would be article writing. No, it's not because I believe that article writers are inherently better or even better suited for adminship (one of the great fallacies that too many people perpetrate around here), but simply because writing is at the core of the Wikipedian experience. The moment you get that GA or that FA out, it's a pretty good feeling after all the hard work you put into it.

If you have any questions though, feel free to ask me. Cheers,  bibliomaniac 1  5  19:04, 6 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Righto, cheers bibliomaniac :) I'll take this into account. — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 9:27pm •  10:27, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Re:RfA
— MC10 ( T • C • GB •L)  17:00, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

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Abuse Response

 * Congratulations; you have been accepted at Abuse response. Please add your information Here. Mlpearc   powwow  00:11, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, cheers Mlpearc! :) Regards, — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 11:21am •  00:21, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Talkback
WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 23:02, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Stephen Colbert
Mind if I help you out with that GA? I'd love to actually do some article work (for once). Or I can do the review. Either one.  Mr. R00t   Talk  02:36, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

fail
* hug* Gurch (talk) 13:54, 10 November 2010 (UTC)


 * your username changed :/ Gurch (talk) 10:26, 12 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah, Fridae'sDoom didn't appeal to me anymore. Fridae&#39;sDoom (talk) 10:40, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

re WP:100
Could I ask you to please not add users to the list until their RfA is actually closed? Thanks :) &oelig; &trade; 16:43, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure thing, — Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм  •  Champagne?  • 10:02am •  23:02, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Talkback
There are concerns here that need your attention.  Mr. R00t   Talk  02:19, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

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Consider adopting?
Greetings, Ancient Apparition. I'm a new editor, who wishes to improve the article The Conflict Continuum. It's based on my work, so would hope to have enough references on file to bring it up to standard.

I would like to get adopted so I can do this right. You seem exceptionally sane. Would you consider adopting me? The Wikipedian galaxy takes some getting used to, and I'd rather not make a mess of things. Thank you Amedea (talk) 17:54, 15 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Sure thing, please take a look at my adoption program and add your name there. Cheers, —  Ancient Apparition •  Champagne?  • 10:03am • 23:03, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

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Deletion of your talkpage
Hi, we don't normally delete user talkpages except for some of the people who exercise RTV. So I've just restored this archive of yours which seems to have been accidentally deleted. You are welcome to archive talkpages by either moving or copying them, but if you move them they shouldn't subsequently be deleted. If there are any individual revisions in there that need to be deleted for privacy reasons just drop me the details on an email and I'll sort that out for you.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  08:52, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, I forgot that that existed >.< do you think you could history merge that with my current talk page? Cheers, —  Ancient Apparition •  Champagne?  • 7:56pm • 08:56, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure, no problem.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  09:15, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much WereSpielChequers :) Regards, —  Ancient Apparition •  Champagne?  • 8:18pm • 09:18, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for James C. Kent
Orlady (talk) 12:03, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks Orlady. —  Ancient Apparition •  Champagne?  • 9:07am • 22:07, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

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My RfA
Thank you for participating in my RfA <div style="border-left:1px solid #440000;border-bottom:1px solid #440000;border-right:1px solid #440000;background-color:#FFABAB;font-family:Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman;color:#440000;-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 10px 10px;-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 10px 10px;border-radius:0px 0px 10px 10px;padding:3px;text-align:justify;background-color: #ffabab; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(, #ffabab, #ffeaea); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top,, from(#ffabab), to(#ffeaea));;">Hello Fridae&#39;sDoom, and thank you for participating in my RfA , which failed with 20 support votes, 34 oppose votes, and 11 neutral votes. All the feedback was much appreciated, and  the concerns that were brought up are surely not falling on deaf ears. I will strive to listen to everyone's feedback in the days, weeks, and months to come, and I hope that I will eventually be able to gain the community's trust and receive the admin tools so I can further benefit this encyclopedia. Happy editing! – Access Denied ( talk ) 07:23, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS
 21:57, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Userpage
Two things:
 * You never edited James C. Kent yet it's posted as a DYK on your userpage. Most people don't look favorably upon claiming credit for just nominating something. You also don't seem to have written most of the text on Jet Propulsion Laboratory Science Division.
 * "Soliquy" is not a word; did you mean "soliloquy"? (Although how is your userpage a place of a dramatic device?)

Unrelated to your userpage, I have concerns over the GA of Stephen Colbert. A review in 2 days? I see multiple issues: two external links mid-article, a whole unsourced paragraph (under "Other work"), another under "The Daily Show", two more under "Awards and honors", and numerous other unsourced sentences, plus the "Filmography" section's table needs sources and a minor copyedit. You should address these issues immediately, lest someone else notices and wants a GA reassessment. / ƒETCH COMMS  /  02:26, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll try and fix the problems with Stephen Colbert, they don't seem to be too hard to fix. In regards to my userpage I'll get rid of that crap, dunno why I added it anyway. —  Ancient Apparition •  Champagne?  • 2:01pm • 03:01, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you. / ƒETCH COMMS  /  19:46, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah it was no problem. Thanks for raising these concerns with me, I wouldn't have noticed. Thanks again fetchcomms :) Cheers, —  Ancient Apparition •  Champagne?  • 9:10am • 22:10, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

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Thank you!
Thank you for your support at my RfA last week. I'll do everything I can to live up to your expectations and if you ever need help from a janitor please feel free to drop me a line! PanydThe muffin is not subtle 22:39, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

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Thanks
for the barnstar, was my frist ever one :) -  S o p h i e   ( Talk ) 01:06, 30 November 2010 (UTC)