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Heh Heh...
Thanks for updating my vandal count. I would have missed it!

L337p4wn (talk) 10:42, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Mike and Mike in the Morning
Does your revertion of the article signify an opinion as to the content in question? Lambertman (talk) 12:08, 24 June 2008 (UTC)


 * No worries :) Have a good one! Lambertman (talk) 12:34, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

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Age
I was just now going through my talk page when I noticed you said you were born in 1994.

How old are you now?

13, or 14?

Heh Heh...I also noticed that you use Opera.

I don't use ANYTHING but Opera.

-L337 *P4wn 16:54, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

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rfa
You're welcome. If you maintain your good record then try for rfa again in about six to eight months, you should have the time needed then to have a realistic shot at passing an rfa. TomStar81 (Talk) 04:57, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * ...that is, if you have good numbers of edits, and "admin-ish" work by the time that comes along. Allowing this RfA to continue is a baaaaad idea if you do wish to become an admin.  ( talk→   Bwilkins / BMW   ←track ) 15:23, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I disagree. This is a great way to get feedback about edits and to learn what it takes to become an administrator.  And also, Pyfan, please see my comment in the neutral section of your RfA.  I left you a note about WP:LAVT that should be helpful. Best of luck, Malinaccier (talk) 15:48, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * As do I. Although an editor review would have been more appropriate, the RfA is open now, and there's no harm in letting it run for a few days so the candidate can receive some constructive criticism. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  15:50, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Signing in the RFA
Hi! I was reading over your RFA, and just wanted to suggest that you sign responses to people in your RFA to avoid confusion. For instance, where you're having a conversation with OlEnglish under discussion, it would read a little easier if you signed your responses. I wish you honest good luck with your RFA and posted my support, by the way. -FaerieInGrey (talk) 00:06, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Oh, whoops, thanks for pointing that out, and thanks for your support :). Oli (talk) 00:10, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

My new signature
Oli OR Pyfan! 06:38, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Regarding you RfA
Hello! I just wanted to drop in to say that I admire your perfunctory answers to the questions posted by me; no hard feelings between us even though I opposed, eh? Cheers.  Im per a t § r (Talk)  01:32, 22 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I realize this may be an extremely rude and irrational request, but could you possibly squeeze enough time to review Agatha Christie for Good article status? If you need an example, just look here! Even though it's not complete, it should be decent enough to start one; in case you need help, I can prod you along...Cheers.  Im per a t § r (Talk)  01:34, 22 February 2009 (UTC)


 * To do it, all you have to do is follow the link posted at the top of the talk page and follow the rules at WP:GAN. Again, thanks a million! Cheers.  Im per a t § r (Talk)  01:56, 22 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Mwahahaa....I just posted another question XD Don't worry, it's not serious... :P SMirC-vamp.svg Cheers.  Im per a t § r (Talk)  02:57, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

I suggest that you come back in a few moths with an edit count of over 2,500 and you'll more that likely pass, cheers.  Aaroncrick (Tassie talk) 07:54, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

I think you got enough useful comments out of your RFA as you will get at this current stage. I would recommend for everybody's sanity involved and in particular in view of the perception of a future RFA which you will go through to withdraw at this point. Lingering on now will only reflect badly and with the qualities you do show it would be a shame if that would prolong the time it will take you to be an admin unnecessarily. Agathoclea (talk) 00:13, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Agatha Christie
Hi, I saw your review for the above article and noticed some rather major problems. I have therefore opened a reassessment with a list of problems, so that the article can be revaluated. Regards--Jackyd101 (talk) 11:32, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks for the feedback. Oli OR Pyfan! 19:30, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Trigonometry
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RFA
I've closed your RFA as unsuccesful. Don't take it personally - it happens. Please let me know if you have any questions. Raul654 (talk) 05:41, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Cheers, mate, and good luck! This RFA was quite a show, maybe it will change ... something ! :)) NVO (talk) 17:44, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Starfucker (band)
Different Google parameters found lots toward the Belgium Band. I have opined so at the AfD but do not have time to add sources to the article. Care to have a go?  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 05:52, 6 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Myspace and Facebook might be tolerated in the EL section. The article body needs to have some nice solid non-blog, non-fansite sources.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 06:44, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'll try to find some...Oli OR Pyfan! 06:48, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

No Problem
My pleasure, cheers SpitfireTally-ho! 08:33, 6 March 2009 (UTC) SpitfireTally-ho! 08:33, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Heh, huggle confuses me, I think I put this on my talk page to start with ;p SpitfireTally-ho! 08:48, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Haha! :) Oli OR Pyfan! 09:05, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

And thank you SpitfireTally-ho! 09:02, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Happy to help ;) Oli OR Pyfan! 09:05, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

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Computer programming in the punch card era
Why are the changes you made considered fixing typos? The original texts look fine to me. Thanks 69.106.242.20 (talk) 01:45, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Sorry about that, I was actually just removing some multiple links. I forgot to change the edit summary.&mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 08:09, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Your ER
Hello, your ER has been open past the 30 day time limit, and it needs to be archived to eliminated the backlog, if you wish to keep it open any longer, don't hesitate to ask. If not, I will need to archive it.-- T ru  c o   02:52, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I have archived it, thanks &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 11:24, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Happy Easter!
On behalf of the Kindness campaign, I just wanted to wish my fellow Wikipedians a Happy Easter! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 07:54, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Re: The Paul Bunyan Thing
Although I thought it was rather funny, as well as apparently true, I do agree with your rather quick removal of the change. I apologize for it, as I was unable to stop myself. I use "apparently" because Paul Bunyan was a fictional character, who had no stated sexual preference. While the statue would indicate that he did, as shown on THAT particular page, it may not be true. Using the evidence acquired from that particular article, one would assume that the creators of said statue would have implied that Paul Bunyan was a fister. Which is not a definite fact.

Sincerely,

James "not Jimmy"

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.181.193.68 (talk) 08:28, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Your RfA
Please don't be discouraged by the way your recent RfA went, you're still a very valuable contributor and vandal-fighter. :) — neuro (talk) 12:07, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I concur. Keep working at it. Keep learning. Wikipedia needs your hard work. Cheers, Kingturtle (talk) 12:11, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi Pyfan, sorry that went the way it did. I was still assessing your contributions when I noticed you'd withdrawn, but might well have moved to neutral or weak support, and I was one of your opposers last time. I'd already noticed much more use of edit summary, the lack of which was a minor criticism of mine last time. I did say in your first RFA that I hope to support later in the year, might I suggest how you might achieve that? For the next three months go on editing as you have been - spend time in the areas you enjoy and try out a few areas you haven't worked on, if you are still studying read the articles related to your studies and maybe there will be edits you can make in those areas. Then after three months start a new editor review, and invite those of us who opposed your RFAs to comment (probably best not to invite too many at one time and don't bother with people who are no longer editing). PS Feel free to answer my question 5 here or on my page.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  12:12, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your support and advice! I might try Q5 later. &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 12:19, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Just a hint, when you know why it was a trick question you will be ready to answer it.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  12:26, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

RE:Thanks :)
You are so welcome, and thank you so much for the cake :-) Maen. K. A. (talk) 10:37, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks
Thanks for the revert on my user page. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 08:26, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * My pleasure :-)&mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 08:27, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Right back at you :) Thanks back, I'm guessing we RC patrollers have it happen a lot :) -- Casmith_789 (talk) 11:07, 20 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Yeah, it's just our bad luck :) Thanks again, &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 11:10, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

3RR exceptions
Hello. I saw on the request for page protection for Charlie Pickering that you mentioned you had stopped reverting the vandalism to avoid violating the 3RR. Blatant vandalism is one of the rare cases where 3RR does not apply. You can revert blatant vandalism as often as you have to. See Edit_warring. Thank you for your assistance. Happy editing! 152.16.16.75 (talk) 09:41, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info! &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 09:43, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Edit on "Live with ..."
Thanks for the re-revert after the second revert. (62.195.53.64 (talk) 10:00, 21 September 2009 (UTC))

Buzzcocks Singles Anthology
Could you not revert the changes please.

The links to my name take you to an Australian who is NOT me.

If anyone wants to control my life,or be my official biographer,could you please contact me first.

I think its ludicrous that these changes get reverted by someone who obviously knows nothing about the changes being made.

tonybuzzcock@gmail.com

i am the ex bassist in Buzzcocks. Not the australian gameshow host.

You can get as uppity about this as you like. The fact is...i am right.

And this kind of stuff contributes to MISINFORMATION on the www. AND adds fuel to the people who denigrate all the good stuff on Wiki.

Warnings?? Vandalising!!!! Do me a favour.

Just would someone stop obstructing people from putting FACTS right.

regards Tony Barber (the one from Buzzcocks)


 * Wow, mate calm down! I, at no point, said I wanted to be your official biographer. Warnings? I believe it was warning (singular). If you think I made a mistake just make the edit again and feel free to delete the warning. Sincerly &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 11:39, 21 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Why on Earth are you dropping final warnings on editors for making constructive edits? Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 12:05, 21 September 2009 (UTC)


 * The edit was final because (according to huggle anyway [it may be wrong]), the user had already recieved 3 prior warnings. I admit as I've mentioned above, that I might have been wrong about Tony Barber's edit. &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 12:09, 21 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Indeed. Please try to be more careful with automated warning tools in future, especially around newcomers. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 12:15, 21 September 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, I just must have forgotten to check after that edit because I checked Berthabollocks' talk page just then and there was only one warning, (plus your notice about the username), sincerly &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 12:18, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

page blanking by authors
Hi Pyfan, longtime no squeek! Just a little reminder that when someone blanks a page as happened on Caroline Irby it is a good idea to check if they were the sole author, and if so just add the tag db-author. I've replaced your warning on User talk:Max Malone with a welcome.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  13:09, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Whoops, thanks! &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 19:44, 21 September 2009 (UTC)


 * You're welcome :)  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  20:46, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

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Happy Halloween!


As Halloween is my favorite holiday, I just wanted to wish those Wikipedians who have been nice enough to give me a barnstar or smile at me, supportive enough to agree with me, etc., a Happy Halloween! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 18:34, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar
why thank you!! - 4twenty42o (talk) 04:04, 13 November 2009 (UTC)


 * No problem, you gotta love huggle! &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 04:06, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Right!! Makes this a lot easier.. - 4twenty42o (talk) 04:10, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks to you too!!!
You too were great reverting vandalism on my pages.Thanks a lot.Ya, he was pretty rude and satanic.Hope the admins have blocked him by now... Again thanks.. :) <font color=#000>aru nku <font color=#000>mar <font color=#000>checkmate me  06:29, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Yeah, Fastily indefinately blocked him for block evasion. &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 06:31, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi Pyfan. I believe you encountered a sock of User:JarlaxleArtemis.  See WP:LTA/Grawp. Regards,  F ASTILY   (T ALK ) 06:42, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
Hiya, Oli. I appreciate this bit of tidying up. Keep up the good work.  Tide  rolls  07:25, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem, thanks :-), &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 07:28, 21 November 2009 (UTC)


 * My thanks to you as well for catching a quick blank on my user page! What an odd exchange that all was... ♪ daTheisen(talk) 09:36, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you!
Hi, Oli. I really appreciate this. Thank you very much and keep up the great work! AlienX2009 (talk) 18:51, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem, happy to help! &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 21:59, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Great Expectations
I was really excited to see a GA nomination for Great Expectations so congratulations for undertaking the effort! However, I can't help but feel the article isn't ready yet. Articles on novels should probably have information on publication history, how it was received by critics, and how scholars analyze the story. All that information should be attributed to reliable published sources ("sparknotes" likely won't pass as reliable). Some of this is in the lead, but remember that the leadshould only talk about what will be further fleshed out in the rest of the article. Right now, most of the article is plot summary (which has improved considerably since I last saw it) but it shouldn't be the most important part of the article. If you don't mind my advice, take a look at an article I worked on with several others that was granted Good Article status: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Look at the sections, what they talk about, and how many footnotes there are to get an idea of what GA-quality articles on novels are looking for. --Midnightdreary (talk) 17:33, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your opinion and advice, I'll remove the GA request and work on it for a bit longer, thanks &mdash; OliOR Pyfan! 19:50, 23 November 2009 (UTC).

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Rfa?
I recall that about a year ago you self-nominated for adminship and in one of the most interesting rfa's in memory your request garnered a number of moral supports before being closed as unsuccessful. My question to you is do you still want to be an admin? You've got a chance now I think, and I would be willing to nominate you if you like. TomStar81 (Talk) 09:01, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi Tom, Thank you for your great faith in my abilities! I would definitely still like to be an admin, I have one question first though, I have been relatively inactive this last month and a half due to the fact that I was on holidays overseas. My question is this: Do you think this will have a significant impact on the result of an RfA? Sincerely and thanks, &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 10:14, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
 * We've had people who were at rfa with long inactive streaks before; people do take notice of that at admin request because things change (albeit subtly) during the time spent away. If you remain relatively active for about three months both on site and in admin-related areas (like afd or rc patrolling) then you should offset the time spent in absence and that will help balance your rfa. Otherwise, you are more or less at the point now where your contributions and your time here on wikipedia make another rfa a real possibility. TomStar81 (Talk) 21:42, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

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GOCE January Backlog elimination drive conclusion
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WikiProject Novels Collaboration for February
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Salvio Let's talk about it! 12:04, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * No problem :) &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 12:09, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism
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RfA thankspam
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You err...
...might feel like signing this. ;) HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   14:08, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Whoops, thanks &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 16:07, 27 March 2011 (UTC).
 * Well, well, well. Look who's talking! Ha, thanks for pointing that out, Pyfan. Regards,  <font face="Old English Text MT">Swarm  <font face="old english text mt">X 21:55, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
 * :) No problem, &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 22:01, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

RfA reform
Hi. I have now moved the RfA reform and its associated pages to project space. The main page has been updated and streamlined. We now also have a new table on voter profiles. Please take a moment to check in and keep the pages on your watchlist. Regards, --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:30, 12 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I just  wanted to  thank  you  for all  your work  adding  cats,  redirects, and updating  all the links. Cheers, --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:27, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem :). I'm just happy that we're finally in a position to do something about RfA! &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 14:18, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
 * It looks as if I'm the coordinator of this project. Although  I  started it, I'm  an admin already  and have nothing  personal  to  gain  or loose, but I  don't really want  to  be seen as the leader or pushing  my  own  opinions or ideas. Would you  consider being  a permanent  coordinator of the project? It  would mean doing  the kind of stuff you  are doing  already, and moving  threads to  their respective new sub pages as they  occur, and perhaps striking  or removing  inappropriate or irrelevant  comments, and generally  keeping  the whole  thing  on  track. If we start  a very short coordinator list, I  would put my  name on  it. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:56, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I'd be happy to be one of the coordinators :). &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 02:44, 13 April 2011 (UTC) P.S. I hope no water hits your window...
 * Thanks. Sign HERE. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:09, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

That RfA reform thing
Kudpung has asked me to 'nudge' some people .. as I'm an idle get, I'm just going through the entire Task Force list so my apologies if you didn't need a nudge! You can slap me about over on WP:EfD if you like :o) Straw polling various options: over here - please add views, agree with views, all that usual stuff. Pesky  ( talk ) 12:46, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Hey
How's everything going, Pyfan? I've suggested that we require inactive RfA reform members to reconfirm their membership on the task force. The details are over here. It looks like Kudpung (coincidentally) is thinking somewhere along the same lines. Please let me know what your thoughts are about this idea. Regards,  <font face="Old English Text MT">Swarm  <font face="old english text mt">X 06:01, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Awarded Barnstar

 * Thanks :) &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 14:02, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

GOCE drive newsletter
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Where are the clerks?
This: Should be indented IMO. No need to wait or a clerk to do it. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:08, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree. It adds nothing to the discussion and it's just more clutter for the 'crats to sort through. On an unrelated note, I'm probably not going to be very active here over the next week and a half. I've got exams :(. Regards, &mdash; Oli OR Pyfan! 10:50, 24 May 2011 (UTC).

WP:RFA2011
Task Force news: Recent updates include basic minor changes and condensing at the main  page, a new project  sub  page and talk for Radical Alternatives, additional  comments on  the main  page talk  page, and messages at Task  force talk. A current priority  is to  reach suggested criteria/tasks for clerks, and then to establish a local consensus vis-à-vis clerking. Please remember to keep  all  the project  and its talk  pages on  your watchlist.--Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:43, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

GOCE elections
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Task force WP:RFA2011 update
Hi. As of 20 June: More stats have been added on candidates and !voter participation. Details have been added about qualifications required on other Wikis for candidates and RfA !voters. Some items such as clerking, !voters, and candidates are nearing proposal stage. A quick page`link template has been added to each page of the project. Please visit those links to get up to speed with recent developments, and chime in with your comments. Thanks for your participation.

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Your input is requested
Greetings!

As a member of the RfA improvement task force, your input is requested at the possible proposals page, which consists of ideas that have not yet been discussed or developed.

Please look though the ideas and leave a comment on the talk page on the proposal(s) you would most like to see go forward. Your feedback will help decide which proposals to put to the community. And, as always, feel free to add new suggestions. Thanks!

Swarm, coordinator, RfA reform 2011

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