User talk:Pedro/Archive 6

Tree-Nation
Hi, why is the Tree-Nation page always deleted !? It is NOT an Ad, but informations about a website to figth Climate Change and poverty in an original way. Please make sure it won't be deleted anymore. Thank you ! [User:Dani75]

Re:Barnstar
Thank you very much for the barnstar! I was involved in a situation somewhat like hers, with my first RfA, and greatly appreciated moral support, so I figure I might as well reciprocate. Thanks very much! Ne ra n e i  (talk) 13:57, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:TIMETRACE has been enhanced, give a look
WikiProject Timeline Tracer has been greatly enhanced with Guidelines and Strategy as well as many alternatives which will make participant's editions more easy to target, easier to tag or comment and much more. Please go to WP:TIMETRACE and give a look in the new tools. We keep in mind that this WikiProject is helping the backbone (beyond content) of all articles, Reliable Sources and Verification. I thought you could like to know about. Dao ken  11:36, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

RfA
Hi pedro, I just wanted to clarify here (rather than on the RfA as I dont want to come across as badgering you) why I left a note for one or two of the oppose voters. I just want to say first I'm not asking you to reconsider or anything, merely replying here as I would hate for there to be a misunderstanding of my comments on the RfA, or for you to think I was badgering a user.

I was certainly not intending to badger users into changing votes but rather to genuinely ask them to clarify, for example one user (and another 'per them') wrote: "lack of mainspace editing experience. About half of the 850 mainspace edits are AWB sweeps and many other of the edits are repetitive pattern edits.", and I agree with you, its totally fair enough, if thats what someone thinks they are more than welcome to say it. But I was asking the user to genuinely clarify whether they thought my contributions were too little or whether they felt my edit count was too little. Infact my wording was: "Do you feel these contribs are insufficient, or is it that my edit count is insufficient?". The reason behind asking this is that my contributions I can increase, I can come back in 3 months time for example with lets say 10 more diagrams. What I can't do though is come back in 3 months time with thousands more edits as my number of edits isn't going to go up by more than say 70 mainspace edits in that time, but for me 70 mainspace edits could be equal to say 10-20 custom drawn diagrams, each one taking a number hours.

I hope this better explains why I wrote those comments. If you have any suggestions on this I'd really love to hear them, as I'm unsure what to do, because it appears as though the RfA will fail largely due to a low edit count, yet I cannot do anything about that without changing the way I'm editing, and I don't want to be forced into editing chunks of text instead of what I'm good at simply to please my edit count for a second RfA, it seems like text book editicountitis if I do that. Thanks for your help, I appreciate you taking the time to explain your oppose. ta. WikipedianProlific(Talk) 19:16, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Be careful
you moved someone else's response too -- lucid 07:52, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * heh, yeah, don't distract me when I'm focusing on stuff. I've been messed up so bad. Somewhat like this -- lucid 08:01, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I am just shocked to see how much I am being opposed, especially strong oppose. Lucid must like to oppose RfAs, since when I once opposed one user, I saw that Lucid's oppose was there. This is making me think that I will never be an admin. If it fails, do I have to wait 4 months? NHRHS2010 Talk  09:46, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I got your message. I feel hurt by Lucid because he did strong oppose on me, and said that my English is poor. Looks like Ludid doesn't even want me to be an admin. I live in the USA, and I knew English since I was very little. Is my English good? NHRHS2010 Talk  09:58, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I just had to say that because I've seen Lucid around RfAs. I remember I opposed someone's RfA once and I saw that Lucid was the strongest opposer. I am seeing that almost all good editors, like DerHexer, have successful RfAs, while I get strong opposes. NHRHS2010 Talk  10:14, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I closed my RfA on purpose because I knew I was going to fail anyways. I am feeling that I am alone since when my friend User:Hdt83 or I get nominated at RfA, we get opposed, and many legimtimate editors succeed, such as DerHexer, Acalamari, Trusilver, etc. NHRHS2010 Talk  15:54, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

My edits to RMS Titanic
I'm trying to fix a bug (see WP:AN/I). If the page is blank, it's not my fault - it's me trying to fix things. x42bn6 Talk Mess 07:06, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

RE:Giggy's departure.
Yeah, it's a real shame. He left for personal reasons, and they tell me he didn't actually have a choice. But I respect his decision, and hope that he someday returns. Happy editing! --Boricua  e ddie  21:04, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

One.com
Hi, man, i'm planning to extand my article, it's not a deep one i know, but i contributed to Godaddy one, and i want to do more later, it's my first experience, don't make it worse, big bro. Stayfi 02:02, 3 September 2007 (UTC)stayfi

Adeiteam
Hi Pedro. We've beeb try to put a definition of our Grid Computing project as others than exists in Wikipedia. Please, let us know the reason why it is deleted. As i said before there a lot of European Projects related with Grid Technology which appears in wikipedia. Any usefull information will be very helpfull for us. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adeiteam (talk • contribs) 15:23, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I'm back...
...what do you need help with? NawlinWiki 20:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Grids for business
I added Grids for business and Grids fot business to the protected titles list, and gave the author a 4th level warning. If she/he does it again, a block will be in order. Thanks! NawlinWiki 20:35, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Sorry to insist but could you gave me any reason why we can't add information about our project. As I said before, there is a lot of European Grid Projects on wikipedia pages. We just want to do the same with our project. I just need some help or guidelines to do it. Thank you very much. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adeiteam (talk • contribs) 15:29, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!
Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Pedro! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page.  Daniel  10:12, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

E-mail
I should have said earlier, but I've sent one. Acalamari 22:51, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Checked spam filters but not received.......? Pedro | Chat  10:07, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Odd; I've sent another then. Acalamari 16:05, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Responded. :) Acalamari 17:30, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I received no response. Acalamari 19:04, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Still nothing; what about trying the Wikipedia-based send again? Acalamari 19:19, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Finally got it! I'll reply later, if that's okay. Acalamari 19:28, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Request
Can you hurry up please and have another RfA?! I need to offer some strong support!  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  23:53, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

re:Thanks ........
its no problem :).-- Kerotan Leave Me a Message  Have  a nice day :) 07:02, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Admin?
Hey buddy. I was curious...are you thinking about trying another Rfa anytime in the (near) future? Jmlk 1  7  09:06, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I like the three month idea, but am obviously not the only admin who is itching to give you support! I would love a nom or co-nom whenever you feel is right :)  Jmlk  1  7  09:13, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Sounds good man... just drop me a line :) Jmlk  1  7  09:25, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar
You're most deserving of this. -- Shark face  217  00:43, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Portuguese
Hi. I'm really interested in learning both Brazilian and European Portuguese. Just check out my user page and talk page for continuously updated information. I'm having fun in Wikipedia~ :)

learnportuguese 12:53, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Oh! Sorry, I thought you WERE Portuguese by your name. Pedro is also a Portuguese name. My favorite Portuguese name is Miguel. It's the equivalent of the English name Michael like Michael the Archangel. Yeah, I think in the States we should be able to choose which foreign language we learn, but I think that it should be mandatory for all Americans to learn ONE foreign language.

learnportuguese 14:02, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Re. Your Kind Offer
Hello Pedro. My offer naturally stands and has been strengthened. I will be honored to nominate you once you feel ready. Still, I will review your contributions in the next few days as you requested. I expect to find nothing but excellent work. :-) I am enjoying my break very much indeed. I'll be back home in a few days and then I'll have more time for Wikipedia again. Here's a postcard for you! Best regards, Hús  ö  nd  03:25, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thanks for the help with my question about the "path to adminship". I've requested a review on the suggested Editor Review page, and I also was able to locate Admin Coaching which is what I was looking for in the first place. If there's ever anything I can do for you, please let me know. Thanks again!Paradoxsociety 21:43, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

RfA time!
Yes, I know you didn't accept one yet, but you're running, damnit!  Dihydrogen Monoxide would like to nominate you to become an administrator. Please visit Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then contact Dihydrogen Monoxide to accept or decline the nomination. A page has been created for your nomination at Requests for adminship/Pedro 2. If you accept the nomination, you must formally state and sign your acceptance and answer the questions on that page. Once you have answered the questions, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so.
 * Also, I was interested to see that I'm #2 on your talk page edit count list...go me :) Dihydrogen Monoxide 02:03, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I've jumped on the bandwagon and added a co-nom! Good luck sir!  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  12:20, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Ughh. I was planning to offer a nomination today. I'm not letting my notes go to waste, you've got three noms now, sir!  Maxim (talk)  14:22, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Me too, me too. --Thε Rαnδom Eδιτor ( tαlk ) 19:48, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Hurry up and transclude... I'm waiting. --DarkFalls talk 07:35, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Who cares about Husond...? He can co-nom after you get sysopped... :P--DarkFalls talk 07:36, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * !!!!!!! 07:54, 10 September 2007 (UTC) Pedro | Chat  07:56, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey wait, I co-nomming you as well. --Hirohisat Kiwi 08:12, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

E-mail again
I've responded. Please tell me if you receive it or not! :) Acalamari 02:19, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh well; I don't know if you got that E-mail I mentioned above or not. Regarding your RfA, I noticed you've got a load of nominators already. As such, I don't think there's more I can add to that for you by adding another co-nomination, so I'll give a "strong support" when you accept the nominations. Is that okay? :) Acalamari 22:53, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. :) Acalamari 22:56, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Re. Faster than I thought but ......
Yikes! Please allow me a few hours to add my nom! :-) Best regards, Hús  ö  nd  21:41, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * But of course sir. There is no rush! Pedro | Chat  21:46, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Quick, accept while he isn't looking ;) Dihydrogen Monoxide 07:34, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Response
Thanks. I am not leaving. Let me know if you want me to co. nom!  Pat Politics rule!  22:10, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I have this horrible feeling that the co-nom bit might get shot down per WP:CANVASS!!!! Rock and a hard place! You know I respect your edits Pat so do as you wish at Requests for adminship/Pedro 2 - e.g co-nom, support, oppose, neutral or "delete" !!! I'm delighted you're staying. We need editors like you. Pedro | Chat
 * I have co-nomainated and !voted. You need to accept to.  Pat Politics rule!  22:24, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * You welcome.  Pat <sup style="color:#000000;">Politics rule!  22:40, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Congrats, Pedro. I think you're going to break the record for most co-noms in an RfA :-) --<font color="Green">Boricu æ <font color="Green">ddie  22:42, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I have a question, why did you delete my !vote?  Pat <sup style="color:#000000;">Politics rule!  22:50, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Good point. You should always let the community look before the co-nom do it! =)  Pat <sup style="color:#000000;">Politics rule!  22:52, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I see you answered the optinal questions. You may want to accept. I am eager to support.  Pat <sup style="color:#000000;">Politics rule!  00:06, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Husond is a good man, and you should be honored to have him co-nom. As Boricaeddie said, you make break a record for most co-noms!  Pat <sup style="color:#000000;">Politics rule!  00:11, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Record
Though it is unlikely you will break the how ever many noms Phaedriel got, you already have 5 with 1 on the way from Husond. Quite a show of support, I would say. --<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="Black">Thε Rαnδom Eδιτor ( tαlk ) 23:04, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yep. So the YOU GOT TOO MANY NOMS SO GO AWAY vote will come into play! Ha Ha! Heck, I only wanted to edit an encyclopedia and help out! BTW I am gratified to see your RfA is going strongly my friend. Pedro | Chat  23:08, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't think it will hurt the nom. Phillipe said he thought it a bit much so many peopled nommed me, but it was going to make him oppose. --<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="Black">Thε Rαnδom Eδιτor ( tαlk ) 23:12, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Clarification... I think this is what you meant, but I want to be sure: I said it was a bit much, but it was not going to make me oppose.  I wouldn't think of opposing a candidate for something that other people did. - Philippe &#124; Talk 23:19, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes indeed you are right. Slip of the keyboard. --<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="Black">Thε Rαnδom Eδιτor ( tαlk ) 23:32, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Get it transcluded Pedro, no need to wait for DH to do it for you!  Ry an P os tl et hw ai te  08:16, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks Pedro. You might want to help write that essay after your Rfa, since I'm not the best writer around. --<font color="blue" face="Times new roman" size="3">Hirohisat <font color="green" face="Times new roman">Kiwi 08:33, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I log off for 30 minutes and you transclude! Grr... Dihydrogen Monoxide 08:40, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry dude .......! Pedro | Chat  08:41, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Good luck, but don't even think of making any "Vote for Pedro" jokes. Cheers! Dfrg.msc 09:36, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * He he! Don't worry, if they cross that line I'll be on them faster than.... a greasy...uh. Something fast. But seriously, good luck. I'm not sure that you'll need it though ! :) Cheers! Dfrg.msc 10:03, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Grr!

 * Sorry dude..........Please don't block me !!! :) Pedro | Chat  07:20, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Adminship
Your going up for adminship; good luck. Why didn't you tell me? I could have co-nomed!-- Phoenix 15 17:47, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much, but I'm glad the noms stopped when they did! Eeek! Pedro | Chat  07:20, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Your RfA
Hi Pedro, thank you for offering to serve Wikipedia is this capacity! Best of luck!--U.S.A. (talk contribs ) 21:06, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your kind words! Pedro | Chat  07:20, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Making Sandbox
Hi, Pedro,

You asked on the help page if you could make the sandbox page for me as a (I think) subpage to my user page. Yes, that would be very kind of you, and much appreciated. I do not know how to do any of it.

Thanks.

Timothy Perper 16:55, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks again, Pedro.

Timothy Perper 19:03, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

My RfA
Thanks again for your support in my successful RfA. I'm sure you'll be here in a couple of days, yourself! let me know if I can help you out at all. Cheers, Flyguy649 talk contribs 20:49, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Griffon Vulture
I've noticed a few articles on my watchlist having numbers reformatted using &nbsp, so when I made some minor changes to a units conversion in this article, I kept that format. I notice you deleted the &nbsp recently. I'm not objecting, just seeking clarification - when, if ever, should &nbsp be used? Jimfbleak 10:01, 12 September 2007 (UTC)


 * OK, as I said, no problem anyway. Jimfbleak 11:49, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Reply to RfA comment
Hi Pedro,

First, sorry for the awkward position I've put you in (again!), and thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt.

Second, I won't clutter the RfA up anymore with replies to replies to replies, so I'll just clarify here. I didn't mean I was looking for you or Walton to suggest I withdraw and wait a few months; what I meant was, if someone opposed and said they thought I should wait a few months, I'd take that as reasonable constructive criticism. In spite of how it's going now, I see no harm in letting my RfA go on; it's not over until the last out of the ninth inning (sorry, don't know the corresponding cricket terminology).

I really do look forward to encountering you sometime on Wikipedia in happier circumstances. If this RfA fails, maybe I'll ask you to block a vandal for me or something. --barneca (talk) 13:25, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Monte Palace
Thanks for your note. I've removed the vandalism warning as you requested, and I concur with your reasoning 100%; newbies deserve not to be bitten, even gently. I'm glad that you concur that I did the right thing, but I could have been more helpful or at least more thorough in explaining things to this new user, and I have to bear some responsibility here too. I think it is more politic for me to leave things as they stand, without leaving the user an apology (on the basis that a bite will heal faster if nothing reminds you of it), but if you think an apology is necessary -- with an offer of help in the future -- I will make it. For this and a couple of other reasons, I'm going to be much, much more careful about new page patrol and ancillary duties in the future; I'm learning the underlying meaning of not biting the newbies... even though I'm not far from one myself. Thanks for your careful explanation and I look forward to working with you in the future. If there's something further you think is appropriate, just let me know. Accounting4Taste 13:47, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Just to say, thank you very much for the barnstar; I can't believe how foolishly pleased I am to have received it. If there's something I can do to be of assistance in the future, it will be my pleasure.  Accounting4Taste 21:32, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

RFA Thanks
<div style="padding: 5px; background: #B0C4DE; border-style: solid; border-width: 10px; border-color: #00008B; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 100%; "> <div style="margin-top: 3px; padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px; width: 250px; float: center;"> Click there to open your card! → → → Dearest Pedro, Thank you for your participation in my RFA, which closed successfully with 96 supports, 1 oppose, and 3 neutrals. No matter if you !voted support, oppose, neutral, I thank you for taking the time to drop by. I'm a new admin remember, so if you have any suggestions feel free to inform me of them. I would like to give a special shout out to Hirohisat,  Wizardman , and  Husond , for there original co-nominations. Thank you once again and good day. Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor

Credits
This RFA thanks was inspired by Phaedriel's RFA thanks. So unfortunatly this is not entirely my own design.

Joy Message
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has wished you well! Joy promotes WikiLove and hopefully this little bit has helped make your day better. Spread the WikiJoy by sharing the joy someone else, Try to brighten the day of as many people as you can! Keep up the great editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Joy message}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

RE Suggested read
Thanks for the recommendation - the book certainly sounds interesting (I enjoy sci-fi in general, as well as politics), and I will read it if I can find a copy. I'm glad you liked my essay. WaltonOne 13:40, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Administrator
Congratulations, you are now an administrator - and with almost unanimous support! If you haven't already, now is the time to visit the New admin school and look through the Administrators' how-to guide and Administrators' reading list. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, or at the Administrators' noticeboard. Warofdreams talk 10:05, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks WOD To all, I'm, not going to RfA SPAM. Thanks are on my user page. Happy Editing! Pedro | Chat  10:22, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Congrats, the new humble admin! --<font color="blue" face="Times new roman" size="3">Hirohisat <font color="green" face="Times new roman">Kiwi 17:12, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Congrats!
Congratulations on your most successful RfA! Here are your very own mop and bucket. Sweep and scrub wisely! :-) Best regards, Hús  ö  nd  10:58, 17 September 2007 (UTC) <font color="CC66FF">Ariel <font color="FF69B4">♥ <font color="0066CC">Gold 12:37, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Congrats, Pedro! --<font color="Green">Ag <font color="#1E90FF">ü <font color="Green">eybaná  20:02, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

New Admin
Yeah, Pedro joined the cabal. Category:Eguor admins is the best to join. -- Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 13:31, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * See you at CSD. -- Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 14:39, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Let me join my voice to the chorus of congratulations... - Philippe &#124; Talk 20:03, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

So Vote for Pedro works?
Hey Pedro, and welcome to the club, I was given this by Ryan Postlethwaite when I became an admin and it proved useful when I began to familiarize myself with the tools, I hope it helps you out as well:

Hey there, Congratulations on becoming an administrator. Obviously, it is unlikely that you will know how to use the tools at first and mistakes are bound to happen, so if you would like to practice using them, with step by step guides to follow, in an environement that you can do no harm in, then why not pop down to the new admin school where we have pages on blocking, deleting and restoring pages, protecting and unprotecting pages and viewing deleted pages. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  20:19, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Trying to keep that mop new, eh? :) -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  20:30, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Congrats buddy! Use the tools wisely, and get to work!!! :)  Jmlk  1  7  21:03, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Congratulations Pedro! You deserve it! I'm sorry I didn't !vote, I've been absolutely swamped with schoolwork in the last week or two. Use the mop wisely! Take care and happy mopping, bwowen talk•contribs 21:14, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

WT:RFA
Please see my question for you at WT:RFA. Happy editing mopping! --<font color="Green">Ag <font color="#1E90FF">ü <font color="Green">eybaná  20:49, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * <rimshot> :-) --<font color="Green">Ag <font color="#1E90FF">ü <font color="Green">eybaná  20:59, 17 September 2007 (UTC)