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Question
Is this sarcastic or earnest? Jehochman Talk 02:48, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * It's both, Je.  Majorly  talk  02:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Do you think it might hurt his feelings, or it is good natured? Jehochman Talk 02:56, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * It is of course good natured. Why would you think otherwise? Ottava helped me with a few articles I wrote, in particular Bramall Hall and Charles Redheffer. I'm sure he just forgot to mention me.  Majorly  talk  03:00, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Good. I thought so, but wanted to be thorough.  He's complained that people have been antagonizing him and I don't know who he considers friend or foe. Jehochman Talk 03:06, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I am fairly certain he considers me a friend.  Majorly  talk  03:07, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

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Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop
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Signpost
Hi Majorly, re your comment on the signpost article, what change would you suggest to the wp:NEWT instruction "Write an article that doesn't meet the deletion criteria" to allay your concerns? There's at least one parallel thread on this already taking place on Newbie treatment at CSD, and your input as a critic of the project would be useful.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  14:29, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Administartor Request
Hi

Would it be OK if I could be an admin? I'm retired, and I have decided that I would like to become an administrator, here on Wikipedia. Thanks.--Deanna Lacey (talk) 20:13, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah sure, just request at WP:RFA. Good luck Sam Deanna!  Majorly  talk  22:28, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

re Samlaptopvarious numbers (what am I, a dictation machine?)
Do you also receive emails from the above, requesting unblock and promising to reform? I do, which is why I am unable to respond to your request at ANI. LessHeard vanU (talk) 22:45, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, quite often.  Majorly  talk  23:24, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

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Block this IP please!
Hi Majorly

Please could you block this IP until Christmas please. Do this also on Simple. Thanks!--92.13.10.175 (talk) 17:51, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Can someone deal with the above please? It's a sockpuppet of . Thanks,  Majorly  talk  18:04, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

I just send a message to DMacks and LessHeardVanU. One of them will block me until Christmas soon. Please could you change my Simple block until Christmas day please! Thanks! After when the block expries, I will never ever vandalise.--92.13.10.175 (talk) 18:22, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Stop trolling me.  Majorly  talk  19:33, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Uhh....
What is up with User:IslandersZweiSieben? Are they a sock? I try to warn him/her and it says it's a sock and that it's been blocked but they're not...I'm so confused =/ A8  UDI  15:59, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * It's a sock, yeah. They aren't blocked though. I reported it already.  Majorly  talk  16:00, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Gracias A8  UDI  16:06, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Your candidate assessments
o_O? I do hope it wasn't my response that had you request deletion of the whole thing? &mdash; Coren (talk) 15:14, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
 * No. I'm just too busy to be messing about making detailed assessments of everyone. I'll vote as I choose to, and anyone who cares can ask me here. I do note that I was quite negative on your assessment. Perhaps I should have written more positive: I've noted that you care, seemingly more so than most other arbitrators. That's a good quality, even if we disagree with what you're caring about. Good luck, regardless of how I vote.  Majorly  talk  15:17, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I actually enjoy the discussion borne out of disagreement when it's done in good faith, which is why I appreciate the voter guides, which is why I was a little disappointed you won't have the time to do yours. I'm just happy that I wasn't the cause.  :-)  Best to you.  &mdash; Coren (talk) 15:25, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Oh. Apparently, 57% = consensus now. Oh well. No one will be able to see my vote, unfortunately, so will be unable to question me about it. The page should be restored, if consensus has now changed to = majority.  Majorly  talk  20:38, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

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Oxford Music online
I thought this might be of interest. You can cite from it, in the Merry Xmas article:


 * "Slade." In Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th ed., edited by Colin Larkin. Oxford Music Online, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/epm/25956 (accessed November 24, 2009).


 * reprinting it here is a bit naughty, so copy it to your computer and delete it. Parrot of Doom 20:59, 24 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks, but it only briefly mentions the song, and it's nothing I don't already have.  Majorly  talk  22:36, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for your helpful comments at the FAC for Bale Out. I responded, at Featured article candidates/Bale Out/archive1. Cheers, Cirt (talk) 22:59, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Dan Povenmire
Hi, I responded to your comment at the FAC. Come check it out.  The Flash  {talk} 15:43, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey; you're comments have been resolved for a while now, in case you didn't know. It'd be appreciated if you can follow up/support/something. Thanks,  The Flash  {talk} 23:18, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Your question
You asked a question. Look on the page at 23:59, 19 November 2009 for the answer. Mrathel and I were bothered, but the person kept insisting and insisting. Ottava Rima (talk) 15:03, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

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Thank you !
Small kindnesses (with my many typos) are always appreciated! Sandy Georgia (Talk) 22:35, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I do find other people's opinions interesting, which is why I appreciate viewing people's voter guides - often you can learn something about someone you didn't know that may influence your vote. All this secretive nonsense has put me off voting at all.  Majorly  talk  22:55, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

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Why is this user still admin?
Why is this user an admin again?
 * just yesterday:


 * 1) Blocked  as a Spamusername, yet he also enabled 'account creation blocked' and failed to leave a block message. Read the instructions at Usernames for administrator attention/Listing instructions and WP:BLOCK.
 * 2) Semi-protected Biographies of living persons, even though it was only vandalised 5 times in 1 week.
 * 3) Blocked  +  +  with UsernameBlocked, Trolland is a real name and heu again forgot to leave a block message for any of them. At least he allowed account creation for them this time.
 * 4) Reason he provided for speedy deleting Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Levin H. Campbell Jr. & Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Levin Hicks Campbell Jr. was wrong. Read Namespace & WP:R2.
 * 5) Reason he provided for speedy deleting Cheaper By The Dozen 3 (2011)film was complete bull. See Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
 * 6) Didn't provide a reason for deleting Talk:ES Freeski.
 * 7) There's probably plenty more incorrect speedy deletions if an admin looked at the things he deleted.

Imagine how long this list would be if I looked at what he's done outside of yesterday?--Selena3151 (talk) 03:25, 8 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Why are you telling me? I was someone who was strongly against his rights being returned, but alas, he resigned "in good standing" apparently. I would log in to your normal account and create an RFC, if I were you.  Majorly  talk  10:51, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

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I hesitate to say it ...
... but congratulations anyway on Bramall Hall's mainpage appearance tomorrow. (I'm only hesitant because I know how it'll get vandalised.) :-) --Malleus Fatuorum 19:11, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks - what do you think the vandalism will be like?  Majorly  talk  19:14, 10 December 2009 (UTC)


 * No idea, I only know that there will be lots of it. --Malleus Fatuorum 19:21, 10 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Then I (and others) will click the "watch" icon - the Hall's a short drive away from me, so it'll be like caretaking for an old friend. Very well done to all. Haploidavey (talk) 01:05, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The article looks great: congratulations on getting a (second, I think?) featured article on the Main Page! Acalamari 03:07, 11 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Congrats on taking it all the way, Majorly. Cheers,  Skomorokh   11:46, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

I've just read the article and then the history lead me back here. Excellent job by everyone particularly your good self - a really enjoyable read. Pedro : Chat  12:09, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you everyone! It's a shame the stats page seems to be down, it would have been interesting to see how many people viewed it.  Majorly  talk  13:47, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Not sure why you're seeing nowt in statistics: 31.5 sorry, 31.3k views on 11th Dec. Haploidavey (talk) 17:30, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's up now. That feels great - 31,300 people read my work yesterday.  Majorly  talk  18:04, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

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Merry Xmas Everybody
Hi Majorly.

I wanted to let you know that I've archived the FAC for Merry Xmas Everybody. This is primarily to give you time to track down a copy of the Holder bio and possibly the Pedler book. If you get the books more quickly, feel free to ignore the "several weeks before renomination" rule and bring the article book sooner. Good luck! Karanacs (talk) 19:51, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Kinda pointless as the article was intended to be nominated for a main page appearance on Christmas Day. I don't need a copy of the Pedler book, it's on Google books, and the Holder bio is unlikely to add anything to it. The best plan is to just leave it, and know that it is a FA just without the pretty star.  Majorly  talk  20:23, 16 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Without "the pretty star" it isn't an FA Majorly. ;-) Why not take Karanacs up on her offer? I would. --Malleus Fatuorum 22:01, 16 December 2009 (UTC)


 * There is no way I'll be able to get either book in enough time.  Majorly  talk  22:13, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Christmas comes every year.... Perhaps it can be featured next year? Karanacs (talk) 22:15, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Possibly.  Majorly  talk  22:16, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

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Protection
The protection was as much to cease the thread. Seddon talk|WikimediaUK 22:37, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Still though, a year is completely excessive.  Majorly  talk  23:06, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Reminder about an offer you made a while ago
Hi Majorly,

You might recall your offer back in September to nominate me at RFA. I declined at the time, due to what I considered certain failure because of a low edit count. I've been a bit more active recently, and I believe an RFA has at least a fighting chance of being successful now. If the offer still stands, I'd be honored. In the same thread, Pedro asked if he could co-nominate, so I'm going to ping him too.

Before you agree, there's one wrinkle you should know about. I previously edited under another name. I retired that account for privacy reasons, so I don't want to publicly disclose its name. I've asked Alison to review the old account's edits, and verify on-wiki that I'm not hiding any blocks, bans, warnings, edit warring, POV pushing, or any other skeletons in the closet. I've also asked her to review my "privacy reasons", to verify it's a legitimate concern, and not a smoke screen. Her comments, once she's finished her review, will be here: Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Floquenbeam.

I plan to basically say what I just said above in the RFA, and link to her comments. I'm convinced having privacy issues with an old account shouldn't preclude future adminship, and I'm being up front with it at RFA, so I don't think this will torpedo anything. But I'm not sure how you feel about this kind of thing, so I didn't want to spring any surprises on you. In any case, I certainly understand you'll probably want to wait to see her review before going forward. Let me know if you have any problems with this. --Floquenbeam (talk) 15:36, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Personally, I'd like to be able to know the account name myself (FWIW I'm a checkuser/oversighter on Simple English Wikipedia, so take privacy seriously) before nominating you for anything. But yes, the offer still stands, unless you've done anything dreadful in the past few months I hadn't noticed.  Majorly  talk  17:43, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I really want to prevent this from becoming an "open secret", like some other situations I've seen semi-recently. But due to your Checkuserness/Oversightitude on Simple, and the fact that, as a nominator, you'd be sticking your neck out here, I'll email you with the old name. --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:09, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Email sent. --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:17, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Alison has done her bit; I'm ready whenever you and Pedro are. If real life is keeping you too busy, I'm happy to wait a week or two more, just let me know. --Floquenbeam (talk) 22:47, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll get it done tomorrow. I'll send you a copy that you can check over before I post it.  Majorly  talk  23:02, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I pestered Pedro as well. --Floquenbeam (talk) 23:07, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi Majorly. Requests for adminship/Floquenbeam for your attention good sir. Pedro : Chat  12:27, 12 January 2010 (UTC)