User talk:Mr. Turcotte/Archive 1

Welcome
Hi! I'm bored, so i'm writing to everyone i know on this site (sadly, that won't take long) in order to see if they still check thier messages. So, anyway, I'm writing to everyone. Except Jared. I don't know why not Jared. Maybe because he's sitting right next to me. Okay. You're probably asleep by now, this mesage is so boring and piontless. Bye. ~*Sarah*~ 18:46, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

nmjc Navy Brat 15:56, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

my brain hurts from tech. that was a fun study hall. nm 2 say. T 18:57, 11 April 2006 (UTC)


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Birthday Committee
Mr. Turcotte, thank you for joining the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! This summer, starting on June 14, I will be going on a long WikiVacation, and obviously will not be able to do my "duties" (if you can call them that) as leader of the Birthday Committee. I would like for you to be in charge from June 14 to September 10. This doesn't actually entail much, but you will be allowed to change rules for joining the committee, make some new templates, etc. If you can't do this for any reason before June 14, please notify me. If you decide you don't want to after June 14, please ask NathanRDotCom if he would like to. Should he choose not to, have him ask GeorgeMoney. If he turns it down...use your best judgment on which member should be in charge for those few months. Thank you. Jared W 19:49, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Your First Award
Jared W 11:07, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Attention Birthday Committee Members!
Stev e o2 11:09, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi
hi, so why do you want to be an administrature? Navy Brat 17:49, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay? But still why exactly do you want to be an administator? to help? do good? Navy Brat 17:34, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Love the butterfly award! :) ~*Sarah*~ 19:23, 9 May 2006 (UTC) P.S. Hi, how are you? I haven't left a message latly, in fact I haven't been on Wikipedia in a while, so I just thought I'd write. Okay, now the P.S. is longer than the message, so bye!

Thank you
Thanks for agreeing to be in charge of the BDC this summer. There are just a few duties you will need to carry out during this time: I guess that's about it. Thanks! S t  e  v  e  o  2  19:23, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Read requests for membership, and see if they meet requirements. This can be done using their contributions list and block log. (If they do, add their names to the member list, and put the welcome template on their talk page.)
 * Approve or disapprove Birthday Templates.
 * Keep the Bulletin Board up to date.

Thank you
Dear Mr. Turcotte &mdash; Thank you for your support on my recent RfA. It succeeded with a final tally of 72/2/0 and I am now an administrator. I'll be taking things slowly at first and getting used to the new tools, but please let me know if there's any adminnery I can help you with in the future. &mdash;Wh o uk (talk) 18:25, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Admin
Okay so that's the reasons why? Navy Brat 17:41, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

What the other reasons? Navy Brat 17:48, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks
, thank you you so much for validating my RfA! I am grateful for all the supportive comments, and have taken both the positive and constructive on board. If I can ever make any improvements or help out in any way, please let me know, ditto if you see me stumble! Thanks again for your much appreciated support.

Deizio talk 18:07, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

"Nurosarus"
Hi Mr T, Please be careful of your spelling. I already had to direct your original article, "Nurosarus", to the correct spelling, which is Nurosaurus. Now I see you've added to the Nurosaurus article, but you've again misspelled it each time you wrote something about it. N-u-r-o-s-a-U-r-u-s. Just a head's-up. Thanks, -- Firsfron of Ronchester 00:07, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Birthday Committee
I realize that this is the third time I've written to you on the subject, but I'd just like to make sure that you're still interested in being in charge of the birthday committee. If not, here is the complete list of who to pass the position on to, from first to last:


 * 1) Nathanrdotcom
 * 2) GeorgeMoney
 * 3) Thistheman
 * 4) MacGyverMagic
 * 5) Sergeant Snopake
 * 6) Tdxiang (Note: The following people may be addressed in any order, as I was not sure of where to place them on the list.)
 * 7) Mizuamina
 * 8) Condem
 * 9) Old Abe
 * 10) Haza-W
 * 11) Jslasher
 * 12) Butterflys


 * Note: Gen. Eisenhower may be joining sometime after July 28. If you're not busy, and if he doesn't speak to you first, ask him if he's still interested when the 28th is coming up.

Thanks again! S t  e  v  e  o  2  19:33, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!
Hey, you returned that message quickly! You didn't have to apologize! I had guessed that you would still be interested. S t  e  v  e  o  2  19:41, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

See ya! WOOT! S t  e  v  e  o  2  19:44, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for wishing me a happy birthday on my talk page. I really appreciated it! Thanks again. If you have any questions, please see my talk page. Ian Manka Talk to me! 00:48, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Templates
Please could you make them into "real" templates for me? It's just that I'm not entirely sure how. Sorry. Oh, and you're doing a great job looking after the committee, I meant to say something when you updated the Bulletin, but I've been very busy. Thanks! Sergeant  Snopake  22:33, 16 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Sure can. I'll do that right now. Mr. Turcotte talk  23:26, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Sup?
Test. Mr. Turcotte talk  17:03, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks!
--Pilot| guy 22:57, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

My RfA


Hello Mr. Turcotte, and thanks for voting in my recent RfA, which passed with a tally of (68/19/3). I appreciated your comments, which I hope to take on board in order to gain your respect in my work as an administrator. Best of luck in your continued editing of the encyclopedia! Sam Vimes 20:01, 20 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)

Thanks!
Thanks Mr Turcotte for the birthday wishes and the yummy looking cookie! Much appreciated. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 05:47, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!
Many happy returns Mr. Turcotte!!! Enjoy the day to the fullest!

Thistheman 01:41, 25 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Happy Birthday! -- thunderboltza.k.a.D e epu Joseph15:46, 25 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Thank you everyone! I'm having a great day. Mr. Turcotte talk  19:27, 25 June 2006 (UTC)



Newsletter
I'm not sure if you've discussed this before I joined, but has the WP:BDC considered "spamming" the newsletter to talk pages of users who sign up for it?

I'd be happy to help do this if needed- it shouldn't take that long to do, either, but would help remind Wikipedians of the Committee- it's how I remembered I was still in Esperanza!

EVOCATIVE INTRIGUE   TALKTOME  |  EMAILME  |  IMPROVE  ME  22:17, 27 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I just had the newsletter posted on the BDC talk page. If you want, you can add it to the member's talk pages. Thanks. Mr. Turcotte talk  17:38, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

WP:BDC
Can we please remove those membership requirements? Don't you think they are a bit silly? Anybody can use the template happy birthday, so being a member doesn't really matter. I think the membership requirements are a bit eccessive. --GeorgeMoney (talk) (Help Me Improve!) 23:59, 27 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I see what your point is. I have lowered the requirements to make them more "user friendly". They will go into effect tomorrow. Mr. Turcotte talk  00:46, 28 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Also, if you don't mind, I have redesigned the page because it was a bit messy. --GeorgeMoney (talk) (Help Me Improve!) 01:27, 28 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Wow! Amazing job! Thanks so much George. Mr. Turcotte talk  01:29, 28 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Also, do you think for the member birthdays, we should use the #ifeq parser function so when it is a members birthday, it blinks and/or is bold? --GeorgeMoney (talk) (Help Me Improve!) 02:17, 28 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry to butt in here, but great job on the new WP:BDC layout! I think it needs a little more colour still, but it looks more organised than before!


 * I was wondering whether the BDC should handle first edit birthdays too- there seem to be of these than birthdays posted on Esperanza!


 * EVOCATIVE INTRIGUE   TALKTOME  |  EMAILME  |  IMPROVE </b> ME  12:34, 28 June 2006 (UTC)


 * It probably would be a good idea to emphasize a member birthday. I think that'd be great George.


 * If you want to wish users an edit birthday, I see no problem with that. <font color="Black">Mr. Turcotte talk  17:08, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Birthday thanks
Thanks for the birthday wishes. :) -→ Buchanan-Hermit ™ /<font color="red" size="1">?!  05:24, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Hope that you had an amazing birthday! <font color="Black">Mr. Turcotte talk  21:55, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

B-day
Thank you for taking the time to congratulate me! :) --webkid 13:23, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

No problem! I hope you had a great day. <font color="Black">Mr. Turcotte talk  21:55, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Birthday Committee for User:HolyRomanEmperor
While well intentioned, it be a bit inappropriate, given that someone is reporting he has just died. You may want to remove the cake from his talk page. AnonEMouse (squeak) 21:49, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I've just reverted for the above reason, I'm sure you just didn't see the message above the one you posted. Petros471 21:56, 3 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I was about to remove the template myself. I am so sorry for what happened. <font color="Black">Mr. Turcotte talk  21:57, 3 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Would you be kind enough to remove it, as an IP keeps wanting to re-add it. Maybe if you remove it they will stop. If not at least they can be blocked on sight for vandalism. Petros471 22:28, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, others are reverting it now. Petros471 22:36, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

RE: Birthday
Thanks for the birthday wishes! :) <font color="#08457E">Darthgriz  9 <font color="#08457E">8  03:05, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the message! &mdash; Deckill e r 17:48, 16 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the birthday wishes. BTW may be you can direct all birthday greeting thank-yous to one place like User talk:Jenmoa. -- Paddu 20:42, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Confirmation of Birthday Template
Am I allowed to use:

as my birthday template, as the blue circular-edged boxes are what I use for most of my things?  Killfest2|Daniel.Bryant  (Talk)  07:54, 25 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes. That is fine. You can really use any personal template you like. If you want a template to be an option on the Birthday Committee Project page then I have to approve it and be sure everyone can use it. Thanks for asking though. :-) <font color="Black">Mr. Turcotte talk  12:43, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Birthday Committee.
Hey Thanks for the note on my page It's a pleasure to be on the team ;) Thanks--Deon555|talk| e  09:16, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

My own birthday
I was thinking, If I'm on the birthday committee, what if I want to be wished I happy birthday? Should I just put my birthday on the calendar when it comes around?

Sure you can! Feel free to add you name and we'll be sure to give you some cake on your birthday. <font color="Black">Mr. Turcotte talk  19:15, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Updating the BDC Bulletin
Hey there Mr. Turcotte. I've noticed that you said a few days ago on the BDC talk page that you are a bit busy. I know that the bulletin board hasn't been updated in a while, so I hope it's all right with you if I update it when I'm online later today. Thanks. Thisthema n  06:32, 3 August 2006 (UTC)


 * My computer has been in repair but is back now. I will update it ASAP. <font color="Black">Mr. Turcotte talk  17:33, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

A smile for you...
<div style="float:center;border-style:solid;border-color:blue;background-color:AliceBlue;border-width:1px;text-align:left;padding:8px;" class="plainlinks">

has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Smile to others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Happy editing! Michael 01:59, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

I’m back!
Hey, I’m back! I don’t have a lot of time to write, though. I’ll start by saying that I’m practically dizzy with amazement at how much the BD Committee grew. I’m allowing you to stay in charge of the group for as long as you want to, and as long as the members want you. I guess I’ll just see you on the fifth! S t  e  v  e  o  2  15:48, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


 * It is good to see you Steveo. <font color="Black">Mr. Turcotte talk  23:01, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Article suggested for deletion
I've added the "prod" template to the article Keeping on Gaming, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also What Wikipedia is not and Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree, discuss the issues raised at Talk:Keeping on Gaming. If you remove the dated prod template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Joyous! | Talk 23:09, 10 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Alright thanks. <font color="Black">Mr. Turcotte talk  23:23, 10 September 2006 (UTC)


 * The article Keeping on Gaming has been nominated for deletion. Feel free to contribute to the discussion at Articles for deletion/Keeping on Gaming. Joyous! | Talk 01:38, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Birthday Committee
Thanks for leading the birthday committee, and even though you are not the creator of it, I still thank you for leading this great idea. Cheers! •<font color="SteelBlue"> The RSJ • (Main Hub - Rants) 22:41, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Stegosaurus
Hi Mr. Turcotte!

I'm planning to send Stegosaurus to Featured Article candidacy. The article failed its first nomination, but user:Casliber and I have been hard at work fixing stuff. As you're listed as a member of WikiProject Dinosaurs, I figured I'd drop you a line and see if there was anything you thought should be added/removed/cited on the article before it is sent to FAC. We definitely want it to pass! :)

(Feel free to make any edits on the article itself, comment on the talk page, or leave a note on my talk page). Thanks for your time, Firsfron of Ronchester  19:43, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Adding signature to templates
Hi Mr. Turcotte. I'm a member of WP:BDC and I know that you're the leader of the project. I suggest that we should add signature (I mean the code   ) to Template:Happy Birthday 9 and Template:First Edit Day 2. What do you think about this idea?  Apple  • •w• •o• •r• •m• •  15:02, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Birthday Committee
Hello! My name is Politics rule. I am a member of the Birthday Committee(and a proud one!). I see that you are the current leader, and that you took over from the founder. My question is, does the Birthday Committee have an election to elect a leader. Or are you "term limited". Could you please respond! Politics rule 01:27, 20 May 2007 (UTC)