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No problem
Heh, glad to be of service. I'm finding myself in this situation a fair bit now that I'm getting involved in AfD. Not to mention getting my own page defaced. "To sleep, perchance to dream, ay, there's the rub." :-) Heimstern Läufer 03:11, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm actually a sysop at a smaller wiki, so I'm pretty used to it. The vandals don't like when you block them. :-) Heimstern Läufer 03:29, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

::poke::
I'm still disinclined towards the "notability" of this. —  pd_THOR  undefined | 13:18, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Citecheck template.
On August 29 you added Citecheck to Omar Ramadan. I've changed it to Citations missing. Citecheck is for articles that misuse citations, such as quoting sources out of context or making cited claims that don't appear in the sources referenced. Durova 04:26, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Blanking
Why are you reversing my contributions? I am creating these pages so that I can fill a profile as I go along. Are you saying that I can only create the article if I have the full text at that time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stagophile (talk • contribs)

Conversation with Adriaan1
Haha, I just wanted some Administor to check on the page! I was laughing my arse off when I read it! Take a read and you'll see, it's a joke... --Adriaan 1 16:40, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok. I was aware of the use of the helpme tag, however I thought this article needed immediate attention by an administor. How did you become an administor? I also want to be one. --Scotteh 16:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I've replied on your talk page as well, but I wanted to establish that I am not an administrator--I just check CAT:HELP regularly and try to help out other Wikipedians. :)  -- Merope 16:59, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

RE:BallerX
There are a lot of flash games on this site. If i put more info on the game such as the objective would it then be notible like them ot should all flash game referances be deleted?

thanks --Playa1234 18:17, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Ps. How did you find the articla on BallerX its not famous or any thing? PPs. Next time please post on my discussions page not my user page...

Yours Truly
So what's your take on Yours Truly? I'm "dying" to know. Yours truly, Ludvikus 21:18, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Hangon, Metrope, I'm a novice Wikipedian. Since I "removed" what you say I did,why don't you just put it back? please don't rush to Delete! Sorry if I've offended you! Yours truly, Ludvikus 22:11, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Before I read your note I've restored the "prod" myself--but I did it messily, Please understand that I had made the removal unintentionally. I hope I have violated any other rule. Frankly, I prefer learning the rules by trial and error. Hope you can clean up after me! So, "[Yours truly,]"

Now I've restored my deletion -- can you just put back you're "prod"--since I've removed it inadvertently?

"[Yours truly,]"  Ludvikus 22:56, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

help
how dso i cut and paste pics. User:Mr.Willison 6:47 6 septer 2006

The Hourly Radio
I understand your desire to speedily delete The Hourly Radio, but I am in the business of making it a worthy page on wikipedia. The band has released a record through a legitimate record company. This record can be purchased at big name outlets like Tower Records and Amazon.com. They are in the midst of a nationwide tour, which includes dates at the CMJ music festival. I don't know if you're the one I should try to convince that we should keep the page, but I thought maybe I could sway someone. King Bee 15:59, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

So, just so I understand: you tagged that article so that I would make the edit? I don't want to step on your toes here. --King Bee 16:05, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm going to go grab some lunch. I'll try to have the article updated sufficiently so that the template about the major edit can be removed soon. Thanks for your patience. =) --King Bee 16:27, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

I cited a couple of sources, proving that the band indeed fulfills two of the criteria at WP:MUSIC. I hope that this is sufficient. Yes, the page was originally created by a member of the band, and it looked quite horrible. I just found the page today, and tried to take it under my wing. If I'm still missing something, let me know, and I'll fix it if I can. Thanks for all of your help/patience. --King Bee 17:14, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!
for the help on my archived talk pages. I think they are consistent now. Watch out for the killer bees and bunnies! NawlinWiki 21:53, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

T.O.'s Law
re: my recent edit Oooops... my apologies. Thanks for letting me know. Rob ( Talk )  13:30, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * - Thanks for your comments and suggestion, I'll check out the edit cntr. Cheers! Rob  ( Talk )  13:35, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

oxford imps
hello merope can you help me why does the oxford imps page not come up when you type 'oxford imps' into the search? it doesn't even come up in the results :-( sometimes when you type in 'the oxford imps' it comes up, but not always Thanks so much Hannah —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hannahmadsen (talk • contribs)

Wikify tags
Thanks for the advice. I'm just trying to keep a high quality of articles, but I certainly will make sure to do the google check.

Czolgolz 16:51, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Be right over...
I deleted that nonsense a couple of times myself. We'll have a word with the gentleman. :) - Lucky 6.9 19:13, 8 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, a guy can hope. Of all the things to write about.  Just before lunch, too.  :) - Lucky 6.9 19:23, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Notability
Concerning the merit and notability of the Briony Price page, I only constructed it in response to other contestants in the show having wiki pages that weren't tagged, but I can see how stuff needs to be a bit notable to be worth including. (links from the HDYSAPLM page)

Apparently (reading things from people in the theatre business) any contestants that got into the final 20 have careers waiting for them in the theatre, so I would contest that in the future they may become much more notable. Thanks for the input The Sanctuary Sparrow 06:57, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Confusion from a new contributor
To date, I have made one significant submission to the Wiki project, and it has caused quite a stir. I think I know how puppies must feel after they've peed on the carpet ... my poor little nose has been repeatedly whacked with a rolled-up newspaper, and I'm still not quite sure what the problem is.

You have been witness to the tail end of a lengthy discussion between myself and someone named Theophanes (if you'd like to see our email correspondence, I could forward it to you). He objected to what I wrote in the originla Evagrius article and subsequently has done copious research to prove that I was in error. His refusal to share his research with someone other than myself (and now you) is downright puzzling.

I have consigned myself to never figuring out what he wants from me. I have claimed responsibility for the error. I have repeatedly defered to his knowledge of the subject. Yet, he continues to take jabs at me. Both his tone and his choice of words have become increasingly offensive to me. It feels personal. While it is possible I have read too much into his comments, there is no denying he has made this an extremely unpleasant experience for me.

Is my experience typical for other first-time contributors? If it is, then I fully intend to keep my thoughts to myself so that I stay well outside the reach of that rolled-up newspaper. Consider me "broken." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidfmurphy (talk • contribs)

Thanks
Just dropping by to say thanks for responding to the helpme request I posted earlier. Curiousbadger 14:06, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Proposed Deletion of Metrologic Instruments Entry
To Whom It May Concern:

The Wikipedia entry for Metrologic Instruments is not blatant spam or advertising. The entry is unbiased. It states only factual and historical information about the company. This entry should not be deleted or censured in any way.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Best, Cory Laslocky c.laslocky@metrologic.com

Sundance Vacations
Hi, Thanks for answering my request for help. I tried to answer you a few times, but I think the server was down. I have opened a discussion on Sundance Vacations talk page. This is very confusing to me, and I feel pretty lost. Like my Grandmother was when we started using an answering machine! The fact that I've managed to find any place to write gives me some solace. Any way, if you would view what I've written on that talk page, and let me know if you can help in any way, that would be great. Thanks, Kathy Kathjim 20:25, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Again, I am certainly able to work on putting together information about what the company does, in an unbiased way. I like the idea of having the "facts", and then commentary. I just came back to the company after a year, and am now responsible for some serious web navigation...quite a challenge for this DOS girl. Take CareKathjim 20:47, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

New page patrol
Your name always seems to pop up when I'm doing Newpage patrol things. You've done excellent work marking nonsense for deletion and other NP whatnot. I, for one, find barnstars more rewarding than peer reviews, so here ya go. ;-) (This is the first barnstar I've ever given btw)

Keep up the excellent work! If you ever need anything drop me a message. Wickethewok 21:07, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

db-author on blankings
I noticed you using db-author on a blanked page. Whilst this is correct usage, it can be slightly confusing for other editors (it confused me for a moment), especially as it carries connotations that it was tagged by the author and that it was made by mistake; may be more useful in such cases (for speedy candidates that were then blanked). --ais523 14:07, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Yvofung, etc
I've now deleted all four. -- No Guru 18:19, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem -- good work. -- No Guru 18:20, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Clinical Research Outsourcing article
I just got a message that you have rejected submission of the article to WP because its an exact copy from MarketResearch. I have gone on their website to search for similar articles and I am unable to see why it is an exact copy. All information has been hand written by me so please indicate what I should change and allow submission. Thanks, —Preceding unsigned comment added by Abhishekgattani (talk • contribs)

Hi.
I'm new to Wikipedia, you deleted my entry "Andrew J. Holden". I don't think it is for you to determine the relevance of a Southern anti-poverty organizer - ie - notability.

I don't want to say much more than that because honsetly, I'm sick of Wikipedia. This ugly fiction of neutrality is really hard to deal with - all I see are staunchly white, middle and upper-class Enlightenment values. Dont' bother writing back, I'm going to delete my account tomorrow. I can't believe any thinking person would waste their time with this - without personal authorship (real people, not avatars) and individuality, what I'm seeing is a fetishment of collectivism (not my words) at best. sigh. bye. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Acijanos (talk • contribs)

From "ACIJanos". Wikipedia seems like an utter joke to me now, but I can understand why it would be fun as a hobby. But after working a few entries I've found that the values associated here with neutrality, style and the like are pretty disgusting politically. I'm not going to bother explaining why.

Anyway, you seem like a nice person, or at least you try to be, so thanks anyway. I strongly disagree with your comments - Wikipedia has a reputation among scholars and minorities as being *incredibly conservative*. I didn't know that when I started trying to edit a few days ago, and I was pretty horrified when it became apparent, more in function and form, than any analysis of actual content.

Peace. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Acijanos (talk • contribs)

~
Question for you is there any way to change the default ~ to a customized .sig? Or do I just have to copy paste/type from memory each time? Whispering(talk/c) 23:33, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for leaving a message
No, actually, I haven't read the Mists of Avalon...I wanna, though! I just like the name Nimue... Lady Nimue of the Lake 07:14, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Sundance Vacations
Hi, I'm writing in response to your comments on the Sundance Vacations talk page. Would you mind taking a look at what I wrote yesterday re incorrect information? If there is somewhere else I should be directing this, please let me know. I only wrote the first paragraph, I'm not sure who wrote the second, there was no signature. Thanks in advance for your time and help. Kathjim 20:36, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Starwars: The Jedi Saga
Hello my name is Rory Cejas the creator of Starwars The Jedi Saga (non profit) fanfilm.

I am writing to you to contest the request for deletion. The fanfilm does infact exist. I did provide many links to many different websites (including my own) to prove it's validity.

I don't understand why it is considered for deletion, there are many different fanfilms (such as Starwars Revelations) that is supported by wikipedia. This one should not be any different.

Please let me know how or what I can do to save this article, so it can stay posted on wikipedia.

Thanks you,

Please contact me as soon as you can,  MY DIRECT EMAIL:  fireresq7@yahoo.com

~Rory —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fireresq7 (talk • contribs)

The Jedi Saga
Ok I understand...but even though I have never had the chance to be interviewed by many sources, I have been interviewed by an English-based reporting studio called Inside Report. For some reasont hey are no longer hosting the report but I do have a link of it, if you car to watch:

http://www.solid-roc.com/press.htm

It can also be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7xW-QmAV0c

Plus there's like a 2 page response from Google when my name is typed: Rory Cejas http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-42,GGLD:en&q=rory+cejas

Don't know if that will help.

~Rory Cejas

Thanks again for vandalism help
Thanks again for your advice in helping deal with vandalism. I just used my first subst:Test-n and it made me think of you and your helpful advice a couple of weeks ago. Domo arigato, obrigado, danke schön, and all of that. ;) --Eliyahu S Talk 22:48, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Abe Lincoln AfD
I agree with your call to remove the personal attack by Engleham. However, about 3 comments down Potter's House essentially attacks Engleham for badfaith in his edits and "agenda". Personally, I don't think the "supposed motivation" of one editors on an article is relevant to the AfD either. I'm hesitatant to remove them myself (as an anon editor it will be instantly questioned and/or reverted) but seeing that you already acted in good faith to maintain the integrity of the AfD, I would ask that you look into that comment as well. 205.157.110.11 09:50, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

The article was added by Potters House for deletion purely out of personal spite because I had contributed to it in the past. In other words, just nuisance activity. I consider that a relevant background fact worth sharing, together with the pasted evidence of his past behavior to back it up. You consider it merely 'personal attack'. That's where we diverge, and, to confine my comments to purely content: your pathetic mealy mouthed little edit isn't worthy of my piss, let alone my time. Engleham 18:38, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

No problem.
Let's see exactly what's going on here. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Just in time, too. I was going to sign off. Trolls who vandalize user pages are the sorts of accounts I truly enjoy blocking. :) - Lucky 6.9 19:16, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

No problem. You can feel free to remove that ridiculous comment by "Aqua Tot." Off to pull his plug. - Lucky 6.9 19:17, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

THANK YOU!
I truly appreciate the Barnstar. In fact, I need to dish out a few myself. Owe ya one. :) - Lucky 6.9 19:29, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Sense of some double redirects
Yes, in a number of cases I believe double redirects to be the lesser evill, and here is why: when a redirect is not to a synonym, but rather a 'stand-in' (marked R with possibilities) for a subject that is likely to get a page of its own, bypassing a redirect to it which is not likely to get its own page to avoud a technical double redirect means it points to a more eneral page, without telling the future editor which ones do belong together. For example, Auxerre is a general page on a French city, containing a section of ecclesiastical history which is likely to be moved out once a page on the diocese which has Auxerre as episcopal see is given its own page (which should contain more sections then just ecclesiastical history). As their is a number of diocese pages being created, and sub)categories are being created, this is quite likely - when it happens, such bypased redirects as Bishop of Auxerre would continue to point to Auxerre in stead of Bishopric of Auxerre, even worse: the ecclesiastical history section would probably be removed, so the redirect to Auxerre would make no sense, at best one would find a menti of the dicese in See also. As a reader clicking on Bishop of Auxerre I'ld rather have to click twice to get at the appropriate text then to click once but end up on a page that is not about bishops but on secular aspects of Auxerre, possibly without a clue where to click to get wher I need to be. Obviously I'm quite happy to have other, more synonymous redirects cut short. Fastifex 09:29, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Double redirects
Hi,

You removed some deliberate double redirects. The immediate targets of the redirects were marked as which prevents bots making the changes you made. If you intend on doing "bot work", I would appreciate it if you could follow the same rules as the bots too... I'm reverting those pages now. Hope this doesn't seem too unreasonable. --cfp 11:24, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Zelda
I am also a fan of the Legend of Zelda games. Which incarnation do you enjoy playing the most?--GoodAaron 03:08, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Ocarina of Time was certainly among my favorites, as well, although I do have a soft spot for the original NES games and the new "Windwaker," if only as a welcome break from studies. There's just something about using an 8-bit bomb to blow open an entrance to a fairy cavern that is viscerally satisfying.  I'm equally enthused about the Wii version-- I'm eager to see what comes of a darker, 3D-rendered representative of the series.
 * As far as the All Sorts of Trouble for the Boy in the Bubble Sketch Comedy entry, don't worry, I didn't take its nomination personally. Of course, I wouldn't have written the article if I didn't feel it had some merit-- at least amongst the live-entertainment scene in Bloomington, most of the younger crowd rank them as something of a comedy institution, and I feel like the Midwestern theatre scene is easily overlooked by Wikipedians and the world at large.  But, I've said my piece on the discussion boards, and what comes of it will come of it.  If you do happen to have a free Saturday night and don't mind a little bawdy humor, the group is usually quite enjoyable, and usually has free admission, as I understand it.  Incidentally, I too live in Bloomington and am fairly active in the community-- right now, I'm finishing out another documentary for PBS:WTIU-- and would like to become involved in expanding the Wikipedia articles relating to the town.
 * In any case, I'm glad we could offset any tension about the article. Who knows-- maybe we'll run into each other in line to pick up a Wii.--GoodAaron 22:12, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to Esperanza!
Welcome, Merope, to Esperanza! As you might know, all the Esperanzians share one important goal: the success of this encyclopedia. Within that, we then attempt to strengthen the community bonds, and be the "approachable" side of the project. All of our ideals are held in the Charter, the governing document of the association.

Now that you are a member you should read the guide to what to do now or you may be interested in some of our programs. A quite important program is Stressbusters, which seeks to support editors who have encountered any stress from their Wikipedia events, and are seeking to leave the project. So far, Esperanza can be credited with the support and retention of several users. We will send you newsletters to keep you up to date. Also, we have a calendar of special events, member birthdays, and other holidays that you can add to and follow.

In addition to these projects, several more missions of Esperanza are in development, and are currently being created at Esperanza/Proposals.

If you have any other questions, concerns, comments, or general ideas, Esperanzian or otherwise, know that you can always contact Natalya by email or talk page. Consider introducing yourself at the Esperanza talk page! Alternatively, you could communicate with fellow users via our IRC channel, #wikipedia-esperanza (which is also good for a fun chat or two :). If you're new to IRC, you may find help at an IRC tutorial. I thank you for joining Esperanza, and look forward to working with you in making Wikipedia a better place to work!

 Ungovernable Force  Got something to say? 04:27, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Crackwhore article
I've actually heard the term used before; I believe it to be legit. Just my $.02. :) - Lucky 6.9 15:22, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Cool beans. I've given it a good scrubbing for the time being.  Might be a good redirect/merge. - Lucky 6.9 15:28, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Looks good. Lousy way to lose weight, though.  Anyway, I'm off to start my day.  'Tis always a pleasure to work with you. - Lucky 6.9

Thanks
Hi, yes, I did leave a help msg on Kukini's page. I tried my first couple of edits this morning on a pair of biographies and Kukini reverted them, and I now understand why. I've also just now checked out the discussions on those pages and appreciate Kukini's attempts to maintain the integrity of the info on those pages. My concern is, those two figures are at the heart of a current controversy and are being targeted with very biased information on their pages. My edits were attempts to remove opinion and leave simple biographical info, and I'd like to try again. What's the best way to go about that? Must I argue every edit in the Discussion pages first? There are people who are very determined to skew the info on these two men. Appreciate any advice Bartleby007 18:47, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Re:Thanks
Thanks for looking into that and getting back to me, Merope. I'll work with your suggestions. Bartleby007 19:09, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Question about a warning
You said: "I noticed that you left a final warning on User talk:Cholga. I'm curious as to why you left so severe a warning when this was a user's first vandalism warning.  While the edits were certainly unconstructive, I don't know that they warranted a test4, especially given that the edits were to an article's talk page and he/she had no previous vandalism warnings.  The user has made a few mistakes (posting a message on a user page instead of a talk page; bordering on violating WP:CIVIL in an AFD discussion) but those shouldn't affect the vandalism warning process.  Could you enlighten me, please?"


 * The account was created only a little over two hours ago and is rife with dubious edits. I strongly suspect this is a troll account.  That's why the test4 warning.  Please feel free to check out the contribution log for this editor.  If you disagree, please let me know.  --Yamla 19:31, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations!
I assume from the change on your User page that you have finally made "significant contributions to articles on Wikipedia ... in religious studies, classics, and philosophy." We knew you'd get around to it one of these days! ;^) --Eliyahu S Talk 19:40, 19 September 2006 (UTC)


 * "How's the vandal-fighting going? :) -- Merope Talk 19:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC)"
 * You may have missed it, but near the bottom of your last archive I had thanked you again for the direction you'd given me, when I used one of those templates for the first time. ( Obviously, it was on this Talk page and you archived it, but it may have been buried in "noise".)


 * As to your surprise that anyone even reads your Userpage, there's no mystery – I have Add to my watchlist turned on as a default, and since I've posted on here, the Watchlist engine looks at the "Article" as well as its associated "Discussion" and so it popped up on my list this evening. I clicked diff, as is my wont, and voilé! your changes are before mine eyes.  The inference and the courtesy of a comment, are of course, my own. :) --Eliyahu S Talk 21:01, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

article deletion
do you think it will be deleted or not? -Cholga 18:48, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I see, but I don't care if you are one or not, do you personally think the article has a greater chance of being deleted for of being kept?Cholga 18:52, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

what about WP:BIO its quoted in the discussion that articles that mean any of those requisites are notable and he made headlines in major media outlets, whats yp with that then?Cholga 19:41, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

attacks
what personal attacks? i know that im a superstar but im very polite modest and humble and have a very cool head, freezing actually since i being live in Petropavlosk'Kamchatskij in Russian Far East territory!Cholga 19:54, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

oh ok that is very good please. but she was being anal retentive and a hardass, other people said it even complaining him to that she did warning num,ber 4 for my 1st edit she was not muy bueno what can that be said? she not warned what is it being her? si si. i dont think so right? how can i to do complaining i feel like i am being treated badly Cholga

Big Brother 7 Images
Thanks for informing me about the failed uploads. I'm new to uploading images and I find it quite confusing. I know that the images had no licensing, but it is because I don't know how to do it, or where to go on this site for help. Could you please show me what to do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ross-1989 (talk • contribs)
 * For your information, this user is not new to uploading images -- as the edit history on his talk page shows. The JPS talk to me  18:06, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Imitation as flattery
I just noticed by looking at both of your posts at the bottom of my Talk page that you have modified your signature to include the Talk link. Should I be flattered? (batting eyelashes....) :) --Eliyahu S Talk 22:13, 19 September 2006 (UTC)


 * That's okay. I lifted it from someone else, too, and I wouldn't have a clue from whom at this point.  This is only my first siggy, though; the novelty has not yet worn off.  And I, too, wax prolix on occasion.  (Or haven't you noticed? ;^) ) --Eliyahu S Talk 23:13, 19 September 2006 (UTC)


 * P.S. Do you like the Hebrew etymology I added to Mariamne? I'm wondering, though, if we should throw that whole mess at the top into a sub-section. --Eliyahu S Talk


 * OK. So we'll leave it there for now, unless/until something more "substantial" comes in for a lead paragraph.
 * On a personal note, did you work at ATT-IS Middletown in the mid-80's? I'm beginning to think we've met in real life.  If you did, drop me an email.... --Eliyahu S Talk 23:30, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Any Ideas?
Hmmmm Do you have any ideas on how to fix the EA page Alignment issue? I can't think of any right now that would be compatable with firefox. Æon Insanity Now! EA!  00:34, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to Novels WikiProject
Hi, and welcome to the Novels WikiProject! As you may have guessed, we're a group of editors working to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to fiction books often refered to as "Novels".

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 * Our navigation box points to most of the useful pages within the project.
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New Page Patrol
Thanks much! -ENIAC (Talk) (Current Projects) 20:03, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks Merope, I wasn't sure where those warnings --GringoInChile 21:01, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Jackie Fullerton
Why did you remove the redirect on Jackie Fullerton from Jackie Fullarton when it is clearly a misspelling and leave no reason on the discussion page?

This is not your diary, it is an encyclopaedia. HOT L Baltimore 00:54, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Sorry I snapped at you. HOT L Baltimore 01:04, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Help, please?
Can anyone help with the formatting of Fun Home? I added an infobox, but now it's all screwy. Help? -- Merope Talk 19:44, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Is it any better now? If not can you describe what is screwy? --pgk 19:48, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, thank you! :D  -- Merope Talk 19:49, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Question regarding Cassino (band) page.
Hi Merope, it's been a while since this happened I think, but I had a question regarding a change to the Cassino (band) page you made, I posted it on Talk:Cassino_(band) if you could check it out. Thanks!

Piro1 20:03, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Didn't you rap me too quick?
Hey Merope, In reply to your comment on my talkpage, I have to say that I didn't take recourse to a personal attack as you hinted. When somebody says on a talkpage "This is a party decision [meaning his party's] and will be executed", with regard to the editing of an article, one would naturally wonder if that party isn't a party of nitwits. Please note that I didn't call this user names. I was referring to a party he mentioned. I strongly believe that the statement I quoted is in such a poor taste that the one who made it needs to be ashamed of it. Weren't you a bit hasty to rap me? Kuntan 18:35, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
 * . Kuntan sighs... Kuntan 19:00, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Sparkpeople and Babyfit
Thank you for your help on SparkPeople. I have rewritten the content and I believe that it is all truthful and useful to the community. Please let me know if I have not met the requirements and thank you for your patience. Jknepfle 18:52, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your help. I have added a link from SparkPeople to a Best of the Web award by Business Week.  That should do it, right? Jknepfle 19:12, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I've also added a link to an article about Babyfit...will that work? Jknepfle 19:24, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks a ton for your help!!! Jknepfle 19:38, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Can I ask for your help again? My entry for SparkPeople has been marked as a possible advertisement again, and it appears my article for BabyFit was just outright deleted with no indication as to why...any thoughts? Jknepfle 01:13, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

I see you've been involved with this article, and thought you would appreciate a heads-up that BabyFit is being discussed at Deletion review. Thryduulf 15:15, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I started that discussion, and I'm trying to sort it out.  Jknepfle 16:36, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

thanks for your reply
thanks for your reply, Merope! appreciate your help. see you.

--Sm8900 21:09, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Sundance Vacations
Hi Merope! Would you mind looking at what I wrote on the Sundance Vacations talk page regarding incorrect information. I want to know if it's okay for me to edit out the incorrect information (i.e. the ticking clock, random web surfing, etc...)in the article. I wrote to Baronvon, but have not heard back. I don't want to do something I shouldn't, but I don't think that information should be left in the article. I see that you do quite a bit of editing and helping people, so I thought I'd ask you. Thanks in advance! Kathjim 19:08, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar
Wow, thanks - my first barnstar - not that I do it for one!. :: Kevinalewis  :  (Talk Page) / (Desk)  13:26, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank You
Merope, Once again, thank you for your kindness and patience and help. I will follow your advice regarding the article properly sourcing it. Have a great day! Kathjim 15:26, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks Merope. I wonder that you have noticed so quickly and made some appropriate changes. I just deleted Template space and started creating the pages without noticing. Thanks again, Shyam  ( T / C ) 15:30, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Your editor review
Hello, and thanks for the message on my talk page. I'm really glad that you found the editor review I gave you helpful: I spend my time there because I think people will find some benefit in it, so it's really nice to have that confirmed for me. :)

And yes, please do spend at least a little time at WP:ER! I don't have much time to review people anymore, and while the number of regular reviewers has sharply risen recently, it never hurts to have one more - and as you'll know from your own experience, people under review really like to have more than just a few people comment on their performance. Thanks for your generosity in this respect, and I hope things go well for you in the future. Happy editing! :) Daveydw ee b ( chat/patch ) 20:41, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

importance assessment of Harry Potter characters
Hi, I regularly check the assignments made to see if I agree with them. I changed all Harry Potter characters assessed yesterday to Low-importance, for the following reasons:
 * 1) the Harry Potter series has very little literary significance; the only reason for rating it Top-Important is its popularity, and the chance people go look it up.
 * 2) there should be a gradation of importance between characters.

I propose Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid and Lord Voldemort to be assigned the rating High, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Draco Malfoy and Ginny Weasley as Mid, and all the rest of them as Low. I hope you'll take no offense from my action, as certainly none was intended, and I am interested in hearing your views. Errabee 08:52, 28 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Everybody is shaky about the importance rating, me too. Look at all the discussions we have on Top-important articles (see WikiProject Novels/Assessment/Top-important). We can't even agree on those :) There are some who are abhorred by the Top-important rating for Harry Potter, and the proposed Top-important rating for the Da Vinci Code. Others are abhorred by the possible exclusion of those novels :) So just go ahead and give these articles a rating as you see fit. You'll notice if someone disagrees, and then we can all try to reach consensus. Errabee 12:05, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Good luck on your Rfa...
I am honored to be "your first" vote in support. Jcam 01:45, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * FYI, I added a quick question to your RFA. Thanks!  :)  —Wknight94 (talk) 01:57, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Someone added a Q5. —Wknight94 (talk) 11:20, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * ...And a Q6 now. I guess you better watch that page closely!  8-)   —Wknight94 (talk) 13:57, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reply to my !vote – it was so... sensible... that now I'm itching to change to support! I'll think about it for a little while. For what it's worth, you are a wonderful contributor, and if you are granted sysop rights, I think the project can only benefit from it. But my personal opinion is that around 6 months of active contributing is generally necessary to gain a full handle on policies.
 * On a similar note, I have commented on your editor review.
 * Nice meeting you, and all the best! &mdash; riana_dzasta wreak havoc''' 16:27, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, ER is annoyingly undervisited – it's a shame, because I think it's a great tool, and too many people get to find out the community's concerns at the RfA beauty pageant. I try to pop in a good word there whenever I can, although lately so many people have requested reviews, it's tough to keep up with 'em all!
 * Feeling guilty now, so I'm going to pick 5 users at random and give them reviews...
 * Ciao, &mdash; riana_dzasta wreak havoc''' 16:39, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Don't sweat it all too much. So far, your only detractors are citing your time of service so you're clearly on the right track. If this doesn't work out, the only improvement you need to make is - well - be here longer! :) —Wknight94 (talk) 17:09, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

E-mail
Could I ask 1 question about your rfa. Do you have e-mail activated? Thanks in advance. -- Lego@lost Rocks Collide! 05:00, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Question 7 added. :) -- Andeh 17:26, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the help
Thanks for that, I was a bit worried I'd do something wrong. Regards, Mr Stephen 20:14, 29 September 2006 (UTC)