User talk:Siva1979/Archive 5

Honored, but not right now
Wow, I am humbled by your kind words and your vote of confidence. At this time, however, I do not feel I could give wikipedia the level of attention that it deserves from an sysop. In a few months, however, I would likely be interested. But thanks again for the note and if you ever need a pair of disinterested, 3rd-party eyes to look at an article in your field of expertise, do not hesitate to give me a holler. Cheers.  young american (talk) 15:39, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Template:Unsigned
Conversation pulled from both talk pages

If somebody forgets to sign a comment just sign it for them using Template:Unsigned --E-Bod 21:56, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

May I suggest using Template:Unsigned.
 * 1) It tells us who left the message
 * 2) It let's users know that they can't use not signing a message as a way to hide the message

 

--E-Bod 21:56, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Thank You for the additional info, Yskyflyer. I really appreciate it! -- S iva1979 Talk to me  02:28, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

LOL--E-Bod 03:38, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

&nbsp

 * &nbsp' means "non-breaking space": Anon-breaking space (NBSP) is a special space character that prevents an automatic line break (line wrap) at its position. It is also known as a hard space or fixed space. It can also be used to get multiple spaces in a row in systems like HTML that reduce sequences of normal spaces to a single space. ≈ jossi ≈  t &bull; @ 02:55, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Noinclude tag
The   tag means that anything between these tags will not be displayed in the template itself when used on an article, but will be visible in the Template page. Useful to add comments and explanations about how the template works. ≈ jossi ≈ t &bull; @ 03:34, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

May the Force be with you.
Dear ,
 * Thanks for voting on my RFA! I appreciate your faith in me, and was overwhelmed by the positive response to my RFA; for it shows that at least I'm doing something right. :) I've started working to improve myself already, and I hope that next time, things run better, and maybe, just maybe, one day we can bask on the shores of Admintopia together. Thanks and cheers, _-M  o   P-_  21:52, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Administrators' noticeboard
Please don't edit other people's comments, even to fix spelling mistakes or add Wikilinks. I know you're doing it in good faith, but it's important to avoid changing other people's words. FreplySpang (talk) 16:56, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * P.S. Please see Talk_page_guidelines for more details. FreplySpang (talk) 17:03, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Ditto for Wikipedia talk:WikiProject hip hop. TheJ a  bb  e  rw  &#664;  ck 17:04, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. As far as I can tell, it's a "guideline" rather than a "policy." However, it's a very widely accepted guideline. Believe me, I understand the urge to fix up these little mistakes! But any time you change someone else's words, you run the risk of changing their meaning. (Perhaps the word they intended was a slang term that you are not familiar with, for example.) The line between "clarifying someone's thoughts" and changing the meaning of their words is not always clear. Less abstractly, people just get irritated by it! So it's strongly preferred to leave signed comments as they are. Thank you for your good intentions and your wish to make Wikipedia more professional! FreplySpang (talk) 17:13, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * No, really, fixing spelling mistakes is discouraged as well. Whether or not a strict interpretation of the guideline's wording suggests it, our general practice is to avoid all such corrections. FreplySpang (talk) 17:18, 6 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Hello, Siva1979. To give a specific example of this, I once commented that a contribution "was OR", which was subsequently "corrected" by another editor to read as "was OK". The guideline is well founded, for sentences that have apparent mistakes, if the meaning is 100% clear, there's no need to change it, and if it isn't 100% clear, then you have the risk of changing the meaning. I admire the good intention (as I find reading misspellings "harsh" too), but it's too fraught with risks which outweight the benefits! Cheers, MartinRe 17:25, 6 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for understanding. I know it seems like a counterproductive guideline, but it's for the best when dealing with a large, diverse community. (MartinRe's example above is a good one.) I'm skeptical about leaving messages on the talk pages of people who make mistakes. One would have to be extremely diplomatic to do that successfully. For instance, some users make mistakes because they are dyslexic or because they have hand impairments that affect their typing. Others might simply find it annoying. In short, I don't think it would be a wise course of action. You're free to try it, but I don't think you'll find it especially rewarding. FreplySpang (talk) 18:11, 6 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Hello again. wrt to leaving notes on user's talk page, I have to say personally it might be a bad idea. Not only would you have to be diplomatic, but your own typing would have to be perfect - can you imagine the replies you'd get if you made a spelling misktake when pointing out someone elses? *shudder* Of course, if the meaning isn't clear, and you need to know, by all means ask the user to clarify, but talk pages are generally transient, so don't need to be 100% typo free, just understandable. If you do decide to give it a go, it would be interesting to add the outcome to the talk page guidlelines page, so others can see how it was regarded. All the best, MartinRe 21:24, 6 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Best of luck with it, and I hope it works out. I'd be interested in the response! I'd suggest that even if works out for you, (which it might, as you seem very polite :) that the guideline remains. Guidelines are just that, and you are free to ignore them, but I would hesitate changing it in case more editors think it's okay to make changes and they aren't so polite and careful! All the best, MartinRe 14:14, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Admin coaching
Let me know how can assist you with, Siva. You can email me, or start a talk page at User_Talk:Jossi/Siva1979 coaching. ≈ jossi ≈ t &bull; @ 21:15, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Missing Images
Hi Siva, Thanks for the welcome when I started contributing. However, there seems to be a problem in Commons with my images in the last few days, quite a few don't appear on my watchlist, but they do appear on the Complete List option. An example - LRDG Memorial at Papakura New Zealand.jpg. I suppose if you can solve it for one picture it'll solve it for the others too. Thanks for any help you can give. GrahamBould 20:41, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Your...*sob*...forgotten Rfa...
I'm so sorry, Siva1979...-- 陈 鼎 翔    贡献  Chat with Tdxiang on IRC! 09:33, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for voting on my RfA
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Thanks for voting in my RfA!
Thanks for voting in my RfA! The nomination didn't get consensus, but I'm happy I accepted it. - Amgine 21:13, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

FD
Hi. I would like to inform you of this afd:

Articles for deletion/Paul Joseph Watson --Striver 13:07, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

About the RfA nom offer...
...Check back with me in July. Some things in my personal/professional life should have quieted down by then and I would have more time to handle being an admin. Thanks again for the kind words.  young american (talk) 17:56, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Andrew de Moray.
I left a note for you on the discussion page attached to the de Moray page. To make the position more precise I can give you the following information.

1. Letters to the Hanseatic towns writtten in October 1297 are signed by Wallace and de Moray as 'Leaders of the army of Scotland and of the Realm'. De Moray, who was seriously wounded at Stirling Bridge, no longer appears on any document after this time.

2. The first reference to the Guardianship as such comes in a charter granted to Andrew Scrymgeour, dated 29 March 1298, where Wallace is described as 'Guardian of Scotland and Leader of the Army.'

I hope this helps. Rcpaterson 05:54, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Your vote on my RFA
Thank you for voting on my RFA, especially since you don't seem to care about my edit count! However, I withdrew my nomination since I don't want people to feel I'm unexperienced. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 20:49, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

AfD listing
An article you created is currently listed for deletion. See Articles for deletion/Gloucestershire County League Premier Division. Oldelpaso 11:49, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Questions

 * 1) Are you an admin?
 * 2) Would you want to become one?
 * 3) If you do, can I nominate you?

Respond on my talk page.The Gerg 16:43, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

I could wait till June. You kind of remind me of a girl I went out with for a while. The Gerg 00:05, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

superthanks


Hi Sivabhai - I'm very sorry to have disappointed your expectation in me, but it had become impossible for me to compromise my principles. I don't covet adminship at all, so it wasn't a difficult decision - I simply cannot accept misrepresentation and nonsense. However, I cannot tell you how greatly joyous I feel at the enthusiastic, wonderful support you expressed for me. I don't know how hard it will be to understand that your supports means extremely a lot to me. I thank you from my heart, and please let me know if I can ever be assistance or help in anything. Rama&#39;s Arrow 21:05, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Well Sivabhai, doing this was right and easy, becoz being/not being an admin does not mean much to me, really. The quest here is to advance our database of knowledge, and having a few tools to block/delete doesn't make anybody special. There is no chance in hell that I'd ever allow myself to compromise my principles. I'm not disappointed, but I feel like a 500-lb load has been taken off my back. Best of luck to you too - like you said, we should stay determined and work harder. Rama&#39;s Arrow 21:29, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Highway's RfA
 Request for Adminship 

Thank you for supporting/objecting/tropicanising me in my request for Adminship. Although I wasn't promoted to admin status, with a final vote count of 14/27/12, I am very happy with the response I received from my fellow Wikipedians. I was pleasantly suprised at the support, and was touched by it. I will also work harder on preventing disputes and boosting my edit count (which is on the up), so thank you to all your objectors. Hopefully I will re-apply soon and try again for the mop. Thanks again, H ig hway Rainbow Sneakers

Smile!


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 pages. Happy editing!

Thank you
Dear &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), 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks
Hi Siva1979, thanks for supporting my request for adminship! Unfortunately, it ended with a final tally of 45/15/2, no consensus. I may have another go in the near future, once the school year is over. Thanks again! -- getcrunk juice  contribs 22:23, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to VandalProof!
Hi, thank you for your interest in VandalProof and Congratulations! You are now one of our authorized users, so if you haven't already simply download VandalProof from our main page, install and you're ready to go!

If you have any problems please feel free to contact me or post a message on VandalProof's talk page. Once again congrats and welcome to our team! - Gl e n   TC (Stollery)  03:58, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Band Qualification
hey i was wondering if a band i know of would qualify for an article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tado (talk • contribs) 23:15, 16 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.

<FONT STYLE="verdana" COLOR="#000000">Dei</FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF3300">zio</FONT> talk 18:07, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

actually
Actually i have had an account since about february but i deleted all my welcomes but thank you anyways. Tado 02:04, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Quo vadis Andy Pratt (singer-songwriter) article?
Dear Siva1979, Thanks a lot for your message - I've tried to find the article I submitted in the AfD file, but to no avail. I've followed your advice to sign up, and have registered as Raja Tuban - do I need to retype and resubmit the article about Andy Pratt or can I use the previous version from 1 May last? Thank you again for taking the trouble to help me out. Best wishes, Frank Raja Tuban 09:27, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Sukh's RFA - Thanks!
Thank you for your vote on my RfA. Unfortunately there was no consensus reached at 43 support, 18 oppose and 8 neutral. I've just found out that there is a feature in "my preferences" that forces me to use edit summaries. I've now got it enabled :) Thanks again. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 15:38, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

WHAT?
''I have tagged one of your articles for speedy deletion. Please feel free to defend your article.'' Erm...which one? -- Porphyric Hemophiliac  §  21:32, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Off-Wiki Chat, Meetup
Hello, just to let you know there will be a meetup on June 23 (Friday) with SGpedians' and Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Member Angela Beesley. Also, do you use IM, so it is easier to contact you? Do leave your name at the meetup page if going. Hope to see you there and at chat room soon. Its alright if you cannot make it. --Ter e nce Ong 13:27, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Help with resolving issues
Hi Siva. I'm following up on your brief comment on a very controversial article Objective Validity of Astrology. One of the editors Jefffire, continually deletes sections without discussion. As a knowledgeable Wikipedian, and I believe objective editor, any help you can offer would be appreciated. Piper Almanac 19:55, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

How does one contact an administrator? May not need to do this, as things seem better. Piper Almanac 22:05, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

EWS23's RfA
Hello Siva! Thank you very much for your support of my request for adminship. I especially appreciated support from fellow Esperanzans, as I know they have the highest standards for civility. Thanks again, and if you ever see something I could be doing better, please leave me a message. E WS23 | (Leave me a message!) 02:56, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your congratulations. However, once was certainly enough. :o), . E WS23 | (Leave me a message!) 17:52, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Responses
That message appears if the image is uploaded in Commons and not in Wikipedia. Commons is a repository of images that can be used in all Wikipedia foundation projects: http://commons.wikimedia.org/. Get an account (you can registed using the same username you use here) and upoad your images there. Tese images will be available in Wikipedia in other projects. ≈ jossi ≈ t &bull; @ 13:54, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

CorbinSimpson's Request for Adminship
Thanks for voting in my request for administrator rights, even though it failed (13/30/4). Sadly, work has forced me to respond to you all using a substituted message rather than a personalized response. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that administrators, to me, should be chosen and approved by the community, and I will continue working to become a better editor and Wikipedian. No matter what the alignment of your vote was, I will take your comments seriously and use them to improve myself. If you wish to discuss your comments personally with me, I would be more than glad to talk about things since the RfA is now over; just leave your concern on my talk page and we will sort things out. Thanks again for voting, and happy editing! -  Corbin  <sup style="color:#009933;">Be excellent 

Tone's RfA thanks
Dear &mdash; Thank you for your support on my recent RfA. It succeeded with a final tally of 46/2/3 so now I am 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 anything I can help you with in the future. And please correct me, if you spot I make a mistake. Thank you again. --Ton e  23:56, 26 May 2006 (UTC))

Image:793px-Singapore old MRT map.png
Hmmm... What is the difference between the Commons map and this map? Images on Commons don't need to be uploaded on Wikipedia but fair use images must be uploaded to EN Wikipedia and not Commons. It is advisable not to upload own images to Wikipedia, but to Wikimedia Commons. --Ter e nce Ong 03:51, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Of course you are not violating any policy of Wikipedia. However, we try to keep own work images on Commons, and remove them from Wikipedia. There is a WikiProject started by Mailer Diablo to transwiki user's picture's collection to Commons. See here, rather inactive though, I'm the other member of it. There is no need to download an image from your PC at Commons and upload it here. Commons images can be used at ALL Wikimedia projects, unlike Wikipedia. For the NowCommons tag, you can ask an admin to delete the image available at Commons, but most users keep the images at both places. If you have other doubts, you may like to ask me. --Ter e nce Ong 04:07, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Commons, litertal as it means, works across all Wikis as the central place for free photos/media to be stored. - Mailer Diablo 16:27, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Text beside boxes
Hi Siva, Can you please advise how to place text to the right or left of Boxes, like on your User pager for example. I find there are many geography pages with huge amounts of white space wasted beside a Box. Thanks GrahamBould 06:41, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi Siva, Thanks for your advice.  I was thinking mainly about articles like: [] where the text seems to start after the end of the box.  If you could fix this I could learn what you did by checking History. GrahamBould 12:10, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Images
Regarding your questions about Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg and [[Media:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg]]. Note that you have not included a source. Images without source may be tagged for deletion. ≈ jossi ≈ t &bull; @ 04:15, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

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Thank you
Thank you for your comments at my RFA and your congratulations. I hope I can use the new buttons well. Conscious 07:02, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Q K Southampton
Siva - I don't think the re-direct for Q K Southampton you've set up is correct. I believe their name uses the initials "Q K" rather than "Queens Keep". There are a number of others clubs where pub names have been abbreivated in such a manner - e.g. Meir K A and St Loyes (T & B) because senior leagues don't wish to be associated with clubs who look like "pub teams". - fchd 12:11, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Oxford Senior League Division 1
Will you be doing a Oxford Senior League Division One entry - Oakley United Football Club (England) is waiting to link to it. Cheers Moleskin 13:40, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

All I can say is WOW - what a project! (and thanks for the answer, of course) Moleskin 14:14, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Seeking Editor Review Commentary (If You Like)
Hi. In conjunction with my RfA (that you voted on), I have created an editor review, to give people a chance to comment as to ways in which I can branch out or alter my contributions to Wikipedia. An RfA seems to solely focus on how one's temperment and contributions relate to how they might handle administrative powers (and the consensus on that seems to be that I'm not quite ready); the editor review opens things up a little more to a larger focus, and I'd love to hear community feedback in the sense of that larger focus, too. If you feel you've already expressed yourself sufficiently when casting your vote, then by all means don't worry about it, but if any thoughts come to mind or if you'd like to expound upon any suggestions or commentary, it would be appreciated. In any case, I appreciated you taking the time to express your opinion on my RfA, and I thank you for that. &mdash; WCityMike (talk &bull; contribs) 19:55, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

CWG
Hi ! I saw your comments on Neale's book. I agree with you, I feel Neale is sincère and the book is helpfull to understand who we are.Have a nice Day.:-)  SoCreate (French wiki) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.101.11.159 (talk • contribs) 22:55, 30 May 2006 (UTC).

RFA vote
I've looked into RFA, and have never found an instance when you voted oppose for anyone, even if the candidate is clearly not up to admin standards (like in my RFA). I am wondering, is it pure sympathy or do you stand by you vote? And if you have voted oppose, can you show me where. This is nothing personal (I think you need to be an admin), I am wondering about this sypahthetic behavior.  Th e   Gerg  23:43, 31 May 2006 (UTC)