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Welcome to Wikipedia!
Hello Nauticashades and welcome to Wikipedia!

After seeing one of your contributions, I just thought I'd stop by and say hello. There can be a lot to Wikipedia, so I thought I'd let you know of some important links, such as:
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Nominating a featured picture for delisting
Hi, in order to nominate Image:IronInRocksMakeRiverRed.jpg for delisting you just need to create the subpage with the following content:

Water colored by iron


Replace this line with your reasons for nominating.
 * Delist. - ~

After saving the subpage, add the following line above the other nominations at Featured picture candidates.

Finally, leave a note on the original nominator's talk page (User talk:Duncharris) to let him know the delisting is being debated.

Cheers, --KFP 12:46, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Nauticashades 13:29, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Your stub warning
I would very much advise not to leave that note to anyone ever again, especially not to longtime WP:WSS members. When I am engaged in distressed article cleanup, I just note all deficiencies I see and move on to the next article. When I stubsort, I do that exclusively. We all work in different ways. - CrazyRussian talk/email 16:03, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay, sorry about that. However, if I am not so leave that note to anyone ever again, then why does that template exist? Nautica Shades (talk) 16:04, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
that was the first new article I can ever recall making, thanks. I'm currently working on getting more material to expand it - such as a picture of the actual subject, which is the reason I created the article in the first place! Lordkazan 16:08, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem! Nautica Shades (talk) 16:09, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Wow!
Thanks for the barnstar. I wasn't really expecting that, but I appreciate it though. -- andrewI20 Talk 21:19, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem! Join the Esperanza Barnstar Brigade to help recognize hard-working editors. Nautica Shades (talk) 10:18, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

My sandbox
You remarked "If you need a sandbox, use the official one" when you removed a stub notice from my sandbox page. (I was only going to have the stub there as long as necessary to demonstrate a problem to somebody.) The reason I wasn't using the official one is because it makes it easier to show other people specific issues, such as formatting. If I put things in the official sandbox, it could easily be changed by somebody else by the time somebody sees what I'm trying to point out. So I have to disagree that using the official sandbox is always the best solution. - furrykef (Talk at me) 17:46, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I meant that specifically for the tag. If you put it in your user page, it will show up in the stub category and will distract stub sorters. Otherwise, feel free to make your own sandbox. Nautica Shades (talk) 06:00, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

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Infrared Tree
Please update your vote at: Featured_picture_candidates/Near_Infrared_Tree to indicate which version you prefer. Thanks! -Ravedave (help name my baby) 17:10, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. Nautica Shades (talk) 19:50, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Turkmenistan-stub
Just in case you didn't see, I created the Turkmenistan-stub tonight, which you support. If you wish, please begin sorting.--Thomas.macmillan 05:12, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

PASTOR DONALD MEANS SPIERS
If you did not notice it it was I who created the Page. Go to the history and see who did it. Pastor Don passed away on 19th August 2004. How can he do a page man when he already no more????? rencin24
 * I meant it sounds like he wrote it, not that he actually did. Nautica Shades (talk) 10:18, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Hey I do know that but listen the photo was uploaded by me what tag do you want me to give for it.?rencin24 06:13, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * You should have read before you uploaded. Besides, if you can't find a tag for it, that means it's not free, and it shouldbe deleted. Nautica Shades (talk) 06:15, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

What tag do I put for a photo that I have got. I did put GNU(self made). What else. And Why a deletion when you know the article is relavent.
 * First of all, you can't put a GNU liscense unless you took the picture yourself. Also, the article is being deleted for being full of POV and because of un-notability. Nautica Shades (talk) 06:30, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Hey I promise you that you will suerly know that it is not an POV if you give me one day's time before you tag it as deleted. Please do understand me. Thanks.rencin24 06:51, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry, it's a bit too late. This article is already on it's way to being deleted. An believe me, it is POV. Maybe try clening it up, and then posting about it on the deletion discussion. Nautica Shades (talk) 06:53, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

I have no idea what you are trying to say anyways you delete it. I will try creating it again. I really worked hard on this page for days and I know that if you make up your mind you can take away the tag, its left to you. Thanks for all you help. I did tag the image thanks for your help. I hope this not vandalism to you?????? thats what peopel say when I question them?? If Iam rude sorry. Thanks a lot.rencin24 07:09, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Please don't recreate it when it is deleted. You could be blocked for that. YOu should let someone else recreate; someone who maybe can write a factual NPOV article. Also, the picture is now wronngly tagged as self-created. I'm nshould nominate that for deletion too now. Rencin, please familiarize yourself with Wikipedia before you do these sort of things. Nautica Shades (talk) 07:10, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

I hope you did see the tag that I added for Pastor Don's image. If that is ok with you Cruzrussian says its ok.
 * I saw the tag, but it's the wrong tag. You didn't create that image, and therefore you are violating hte copyright. Nautica Shades (talk) 10:15, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Its ok man I have no problem now I am going to be normal from now onwards. Go for it. Let the deletion be done. Thanks. I hope we will be in good terms too.....May I know you moreand more if it is not an offence to you. Thanks.rencin24 10:40, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks. Nautica Shades (talk) 07:20, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

The neutrality of the article was challenged by you at 11:43, 28 September 2006. There have been many edits since that time to make the tone of the article less like a eulogy or sermon, and there has been some discussion on the Deletion article, but no more on the actual talk page for the article, which is where the tag says it should take place. If no one has further POV to point out in the article, I propose to remove the tag that says the neutrality is disputed. The possible deletion then hangs on the question of verified notability. Thanks for your work to improve Wikipedia. Please note that I have started a discussion topic at Wikipedia talk:Notability (people) to create a standard for notability of religious leaders. Some should have articles, if, for instance they are an official of their denomination churchwide, or they started some important movement, wrote widely used hymns, or were notable in ways special to religion. They probably should not have an article if they were just a typical priest, rabbi, or mullah serving a local group. We have such standards for Porn actors and sports figures, and it would save a lot of argumentation.Edison 15:31, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Feel free to go ahead and remove it. I'll check the discussion, too. Nautica Shad e  s  18:33, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

FPC Promotion
Congratulations! --Fir0002 00:36, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Nautica Shades (talk) 08:10, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thank you very much for your beautiful barnstar you left on my talk page! I appreciate it.... :) Spawn Man 22:58, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Encyclopædia Britannica
i just wanted to say thanks for working on Encyclopædia Britannica, its looking good and i really think if it made FA it would make quite a splash. if it could hit when wikipedia also hit 1.5mil articles, or maybe 2mil it would probably make news coverage! anyways, keep it up, i'll give it a copyedit over the next few days. JoeSmack Talk (p-review!) 15:12, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar - A Haiku
Thanks for the Barnstar Which is now on my Userpage The Eggman feels good --  IAMTH EEGG  MAN  Δ dar  k s  ide 21:16, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Nautica Shades  07:48, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Pramod Bhasin
Hey I have some questions to shoot out to you....I have got to upload a snap of Pramod Bhasin. Now that will be from the google search or some orther site what do I do when it is like that??? Would be nice to see you guide me in this..rencin24 12:24, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
 * If it's from a site, then you can't upload it because it is not in public domain. If you have any more questions, just got to The Help Desk. Nautica Shad e  s 

¡Gracias!
Thank you for the Esperanza Barnstar :)Rosa 15:29, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem! Nautica Shad e  s  16:18, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

My RfA
Thank you for supporting my RfA, and thank you for understanding what I'm trying to say re: WP:IAR.

Atlant 19:03, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to. Nautica Shad e  s  19:06, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Congrats
Thanks :) I've got to stop being distracted from my holiday, though. jam  es (talk) 00:43, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem. Nautica Shad e  s  05:49, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to Esperanza!
Welcome, Nauticashades, 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!

jam es (talk) 12:14, 12 October 2006 (UTC) This is a much better thank you than above :P jam  es (talk) 12:14, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

My first barnstar!
The barnstar was a very nice surprise. Thanks! :D ~Inkiиgton 17:16, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!
Wow, thanks for the barnstars! That was an unexpected surprise when I logged on this afternoon :) Opabinia regalis 01:24, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you ever so much!
I cannot thank you enough for the Esperanza barnstar you gave me!!! When I logged in just then; I was so happy to see it - it was the best birthday present I recieved (as it is my birthday today - the 13th of October) - Even besting the ones I recieved in real life; so thanks, I really appreciate it. It's the first barnstar I have ever recieved; so I will cherish it forever. Its people like you that truly do make the world (and Wikipedia!) a better place! Once again, Thanks! - Jam 01 06:35, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow, I'm glad you appreciate it. Nautica Shad e  s  06:55, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

talkheader
Hi, please don't trump the talk header it should always "head" first.. Thanks. -- Stbalbach 17:45, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem, I'll keep that in mind. Nautica Shad e  s  20:48, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thank you very much for giving me my first-ever barnstar. It really made my day :) —Cuivi é nen 20:33, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

For being so nice to everyone around you...


- I thought it necessary to return the favour (the barnstar you gave me) thus, I speak for all the people you have awarded a barnstar, and I am sure that they would agree that you were long overdue for some recognition for your kindness and generosity in being nice to soo many people. Thank you, and best wishes. Jam 01 07:55, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much! Nautica Shad e  s  07:56, 14 October 2006 (UTC)


 * No problem, you definately deserved it! - Jam 01 08:04, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Pi-unrolled
Thanks for promoting this and updating all sorts of pages to track. As you can imagine, I'm suffering from all kinds of post-partum neuroses and my relief at having the thing done is indescribable. John Reid 23:06, 15 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Now I have a question. I see that a block of text is required of FP's. Who writes such a thing? Where is the text stored? Pi is a technical subject; I'd rather not see this botched. John Reid 12:51, 22 October 2006 (UTC)


 * You can do this at Picture of the Day. Ask Howcheng (he's in charge) for a date, and you can write it, following the format. Nautica Shad e  s  15:59, 22 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks; done. John Reid 10:47, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for being bold
Thank you for seeing a way to improve wikipedia and addressing it through community discussion. I am refering to Wikipedia_talk:Featured_picture_candidates.

Wikipedia is almost entirely driven by people who be bold. You not only brought up the idea, but drafted a proposal. Keep up the good work. HighInBC 00:17, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I appreciate it. Nautica Shad e  s  11:27, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

FAC for Britannica
i see that Encyclopædia Britannica is up for FAC. while most articles are up there in terms of the best of wikipedia, this article is obviously going to be held to the highest standards. to help make it as erudite as possible, i'd suggest reading this guide written by Tony1 (grab some coffee). he is a professional copyeditor in real life, and is extremely keen is the ways of prose kung-fu. in other words, he is scholarly buff as fuck. anyways, give the guide a look over and see if it'll help a bit. it is really quite good, and worth its time.

oh, and i still owe you a copyedit too. i haven't forgotten. :) JoeSmack Talk (p-review!) 08:05, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

My RfA
''' Announcement: It's an administrator! '''

Nauticashades, thanks for your support on my request for adminship.

The final outcome was a robust 62/1/1, so I am now an administrator. If you ever have any questions about my actions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks again, Chris Griswold

Thank you
My administratorship candidacy succeeded with a final tally of 81/0/1. I appreciate your support. Results are at Recently_created_admins. Warmly,  Durova  21:51, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

It wasn't vandalism or a test
Please see the history. There's not enough information. Thanks --69.79.196.112 20:08, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thats what Stubs are for. More information will be added later. Nautica Shad e  s  20:09, 22 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I didn't know that you were from The Beatles Wikiproject, I think that the information can be merged without any problem in the Yellow Submarine page --69.79.196.112 20:24, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Liriodendron tulipifera addition
Nauticashades, thank you for the flowers. The tree may have been billed as a 'tulip tree', but it is not a Liriodendron tulipifera. On this account, I have revised the caption. Best, Tony 10:08, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

(Extremely belated) thanks!
Thanks for the barnstar :) jam  es (talk) 11:29, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Requests for adminship/Elonka
Thank you for participating in my recent RfA. Unfortunately consensus was not reached, and the nomination was not successful. However, I appreciate that you took the time to comment, and I did pay close attention to your thoughts, as I find it a valuable thing to understand how I am perceived by others in the Wikipedia community. Though the RfA was unsuccessful, I intend to continue contributing in a positive manner to Wikipedia, and if there is anything that I can do in the future to help further address your concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. --Elonka 10:07, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

My RfA (reprise)
Well, it's been a week now that I've been an administrator and I'd like to take this moment to once again thank everyone who supported my RfA, and to let you all know that I don't think I've screwed anything up yet so I hope I'm living up to everyone's expectations for me. But if I ever fall short of those expectations, I'd certainly welcome folks telling me about it!

Atlant 14:24, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for supporting my RfA
Thank you for supporting my RfA that I have passed with 73/2/1.--Jusjih 09:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Your vote on dragonfly compound eye
Hi Nautica, I wonder if you could update your vote? Thanks, --Fir0002 10:53, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem. Nautica Shad e  s  11:14, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

This is an outrage!
I can't believe no one has awarded the Esperanza Barnstar to you before! :D (Such a humongous contribution in such a short time!) Rosa 23:58, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow, thank you so much! Nautica Shad e  s  07:19, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar thanks
Thank you for the barnstar! :) --KFP (talk | contribs) 22:07, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

re: FP promotion
I was wondering if you could answer this question. How would I go about moving Image:Archilochus-alexandri-002-edit1.jpg over to the commons? I know if I upload the image with the exact same name, the redirect won't work. However, could I mark the image here for speedy deletion, and then the redirect work? Or is this too much of a hassle and I should let it be and just in the future upload images (and edits) to the commons? Thanks.-Andrew c 01:57, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * You can upload the same picture on Commons with an every so slightly different name. Then, just tell me ( or do it your self and tell me afterwards) and we can replace all instances of it with the commons version. Then, we tag the non-commons one with NowCommons. Nautica Shad e  s  07:15, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I appreciate all your help. If I am reading Category:Images with the same name on Wikimedia Commons correctly, the admins that handle NC tagged images can work with images with the same file name on the commons, so changing the file name when uploading to the commons and editing all pages on wikipedia that use that image seems unnecessary (though I did it this time). Anyway, thanks again.--Andrew c 14:36, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm glad I could help. On the subject of changing the name, you are right in a way, but as the old saying goes: If you want it done right, then do it yourself. In other words, the NowCommonsThis area has severe backlog, and it would take weeks (if not months) to sort this whole issue out. If we upload it under a different name, we can change all instances of the non-commons one to the commons one and get it over with, as opposed to the admins having to do it. Nautica Shad e  s  15:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

FlickrLickr account
Hello Nauticashades,

a while ago you requested a FlickrLickr account. Please e-mail me at Eloquence AT gmail DOT com so that I can send you your account information (username and password). The Wikimedia e-mail feature is notoriously unreliable.--Eloquence 14:45, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

The Artemis Fowl WikiProject
Hi. In the last month I have discovered the Artemis Fowl WikiProject and have slowly but surely been making progress. I have, however, noticed that no one else seems to be doing anything. So, it's as simple as this. Respond to this message, or your name gets removed from the participants list and I assume leadership of the WikiProject, because I will actually get something done. You have exactly 1 week, or 7 days, or 168 hours. They all mean the same thing.

However, please know that this is nothing personal against you. This is a generic message sent to every person on the participants list. Thanks for your co-operation. -007bond aka Matthew G aka codingmasters 10:51, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Gallery on MDF's userpage
Hi Nautica, This is probably none of my business, but although I'm sure Mdf appreciates your efforts in making him a gallery of his FP images, I personally feel it wasn't the best etiquette to add the "created by Nauticashades" on the end of it. It is not necessary (it's not like it was a difficult task) and that kind of self promotion on someone elses userpage I don't feel is appropriate. Now you may well say leave it up to Mdf to remove, but I get the impression that he's a diffident kind of guy (based on his comment - which would also explain why we don't see any self noms by him!) and although he may not like it, but won't do anything about it coz he's not sure wether that adding the "created by xxxxx" is the accepted thing to do. --Fir0002 09:27, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, I removed it. Just so you are aware, I wasn't trying to credit myself, purely the opposite. My goal was in fact to show that he himself had not created it in an attempt to brag, but that I had done it for him (though I suppose all of this "hidden meaning" was hard to discern and I can easily see how it was misconstrued). Nautica Shad e  s  19:37, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Newton's cradle
This is just to tell you that your animation Image:Newtons cradle animation book.gif is superb. Compared to it, my animated sextant is a child's work (putting the Principa under the cradle was also a nice touch). I can't understand why it is not a FP. I really think you should insist. Regards, Alvesgaspar 13:19, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I really agree with you. However, many users found the swing of the animation to be unrealistic. Nautica Shad e  s  13:23, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you...
...for your support during my recent RfA. If you ever need my help for any reason, ranging from deleting photos already moved to the commons to copyediting an article, please do not hesitate to ask. Cheers. BTW, we could all use more cowbell in our lives. :)  young  american  (ahoy hoy) 19:42, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Image:Twin lantana camara edit.jpg
Will you please verify the FP vote count for picture Image:Twin lantana camara edit.jpg? I can see 6 support votes for edit 1. Regards, Alvesgaspar 18:50, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * You were right, I've changed it. However, this unfortunately doesn't change the outcome. Thanks anyways. Nautica Shad e  s  19:16, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry to insist, but I think it does change the result (2/3 majority). Also, you forgot to count my vote (which, of course, applies to both versions). It should then count 7 support and 3 oppose. - Alvesgaspar 19:53, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * 6/3 is a 1/2 majority, not a 2/3 majority. Also, I recounted it, making sure to include yours, and found it was actually less than I had thought. Let me go over the supports quickly:


 * Your vote: Support = 1
 * SOADLuver's vote: Support = 2
 * Janke's vote: Weak Support = 2.5
 * CountdownCrispy's vote: Weak Support = 3
 * My vote: Weak Support = 3.5
 * gren's vote: Support = 4
 * jjron's vote: Support = 5
 * jlao04's vote: Weak Support = 5.5

--Nautica Shad e  s  20:05, 4 November 2006 (UTC)


 * I’m sorry to disturb you again. First of all please forgive my ignorance: I did not know that a weak support only counted ½ vote... But I still don’t think the result is clear enough. Two of the oppose votes (Adrian Pingstone and Samsara) were given before edit1 was published and were based on problems that were later solved (at least partially). These votes (and perhaps the support vote of SudLover, if we want to be straight) shouldn’t count. May I suggest that the picture returns to the section “Older nominations requiring additional input from voters”, in order to clarify the consensus? - Alvesgaspar 23:14, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Let me post this on the FPC talk page and see what they think... Nautica Shad e  s  07:37, 5 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Please take a look at the FP talk page. The correct vote count is 7/3 or 6/3 (wether we consider the last "Strong support" vote of SOADLuver or not), which is a majority of 2/3. According to the guidelines, this represents a consensus for promotion and the picture should be considered FP. Alvesgaspar 23:47, 8 November 2006 (UTC)