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 * Sorry Sinebot, I was trying my new sig out which doesn't use 4 tildes. Sorry to be a problem, but this will last until my Editor Review is over (I've got a link to it ya see?). Cheers and I hope you understand Sinebot. :) Regards, Spawn Man Review Me! 02:55, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Zayda pena source
I have a source for the Zayda Pena article: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5348991.html WhisperToMe (talk) 05:23, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Yay!!


Many thanks, -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 13:52, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar:
Awesome! What were you doing, sneaking around my userpage in the first place?? --Seans Potato Business 14:38, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

A concern
Comments like what you said at Requests for adminship/Kurt Shaped Box make me worry that you're not actually reading RfAs when participating... I'm not saying you're using a template or something, just that you should be mindful to read everything before participating. EVula // talk // &#9775;  // 20:29, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Lol, I know there wasn't any opposes - it was meant as a light-hearted joke and a comment on the fact there wasn't any. And no, I don't use templates. :) Cheers and thank you for the concern. Spawn Man Review Me! 03:16, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

My RFA
Thank-you very much for your participation in my RFA. I have answered the additional question you added, and would appreciate it if you would review my answer and consider if you might change your !vote. Thanks. JERRY talk contribs 22:01, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA
Thank you for your taking the time to comment on my RfA - see Requests for adminship/Wassupwestcoast. I've added comments that might clarify some of the issues you had concerns with. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast (talk) 00:28, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Not those (bad word) capybara again... I told them five times now, this account is to be used by myself and members of the mustelid family only! Ten Pound Hammer  • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 05:48, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Don't worry, I have the exact same problem with hedgehogs on my laptop. ;) Spawn Man Review Me! 05:51, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

LOTD
Thanks for nominating a candidate at WP:LOTD. You may want to come by and address some of the feedback you have received before voting begins, which it will in less than 24 hours.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 00:30, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
 * You were missed during the feedback session. I see you have not voted yet either.  If I had made voting mandatory, would it have kept you from nominating an article?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 00:29, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Allosaurus
Hi Spawn!

Thanks for helping out at Allosaurus. Much appreciated. :) How is your admin coaching going, BTW? Firsfron of Ronchester  05:55, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, the Gryposaurus fact is true, according to press releases:  Only about 300 were in use at any one time, though. I've just had all four of my wisdom teeth out this week; what a pain! I can't imagine losing 796 more! ;) I thought your admin coaching would be done by now: didn't you sign up months ago?  Firsfron of Ronchester  06:17, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm in a bit of pain, yes. OK, lots. ;) Where did you apply? Do you need a fresh coach? Firsfron of Ronchester  06:28, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
 * OK. If you ever need advice, you know where my talk page is... ;) Good luck with the coaching, man. Firsfron of Ronchester  06:52, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

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SSP case
Hi - I replied on my talk page. You did fine - no worries. That comment (FFS) was not directed at you in any way - sorry to give you that impression. MastCell Talk 22:59, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Crimson Rivers II DVD cover.jpg
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Articles for deletion/Renfield's syndrome
Hi, I've nominated this for deletion here as I doubt it satisfies notability. Chipping in with opinions is welcomed, including reasons or evidence for keeping it.cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:44, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

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Phoenix article
Haha, yes, I know -- I gave them the interview. I was also the one that suggested to the Signpost that it be included. ;) Thanks for telling me though! It's cool knowing that other WPers see it. GlassCobra 05:36, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: Question:
Thank you for the compliment on Allosaurus! To answer your questions: the lists are in descending order, oldest at top to most recent on the bottom; and yes, the talk page text is intended to be in color. I got the idea after an editor left a comment with incomplete color tags that caused the following messages to be orange. The colors are red/green because I don't know how to make them any more complex than the basics. J. Spencer (talk) 14:50, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Another distraction -as with spiders, now Frogs in popular culture is up for deletion
'nuff said. I have a ref and am attempting a save....cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:01, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

LOTD congratulations
Congratulations!!! List of dinosaurs has been chosen in the inaugural class of January 2008 LOTDs. I hope you will continue to participate in the WP:LOTD process. If you have a date preference get back to me by the end of 2007-12-23 UTC.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 06:32, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Vampires
My addition is not 'ripped' as you assert. Are you accusing me of plagiarism? Colin4C (talk) 11:11, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Re my contribution:


 * "The continuing and growing popularity of the vampire theme has been ascribed to displays of sexuality, which have become more accessible, acceptible and overt in our internet technology age; combined with the perennial dread of mortality, something which no modern technology can overcome, in which the domain of myth, metaphor and magic, represented by the figure of the vampire and of the undead, still reigns supreme".

If you analyse it you will see that I compare and contrast the two sources of the modern appeal of the vampire. There is sex, the manifestations of which have become overt in our modern technological age and death which is something with which mod technology cannot deal, so appeal is made to ancient myth and magic and folklore to symbolise this concern. So you have the combination and contrast of something new: sexual free expression and something old and immutable: mortality. A complex, abstract thought I grant you, but maybe an improvement on the relentless banality of most of the wikipedia (especially those relentlessly long plot summaries you find), which never seem to attract the attention of the wiki thought police here and those who want to dumb everything down here to primary school level. Colin4C (talk) 10:44, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

(Moved from a subpage) If you analyse it you will see that I compare and contrast the two sources of the modern appeal of the vampire. There is sex, the manifestations of which have become overt in our modern technological age and death which is something with which mod technology cannot deal, so appeal is made to ancient myth and magic and folklore to symbolise this concern. So you have the combination and contrast of something new: sexual free expression and something old and immutable: mortality: New - Overt Sexuality (as mediated by mod technology) Old - Mortality (immutable and not overcome by mod technology) A complex, abstract thought I grant you, but maybe an improvement on the relentless banality of some of the wikipedia...Sex has, of course, been around for a long time, but in the past the expression of it was somewhat coded. So it is the greater explicitness of its portrayal which is the new aspect... Happy Christmas to You! Colin4C (talk) 11:06, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

writing an FA
Hello sir - I am a fairly new editor here, and although I've had some valuable experience writing DYKs and commenting on AfDs and FACs, I'm nervous about attempting to write a featured article, given the level of scrutiny and high standards. Perhaps its nothing, but what advice would you, an editor well-versed in writing FAs (I compliment you on the great FAs on Dinosaurs, a favorite topic of mine) give to a person like me? Regards, Shiva eVolved  09:35, 22 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I thank you for taking time to explain FA writing to me - it is most valuable advice. I think I have the ideal topic to work on, which I feel will be close to your own heart, so I will give you a buzz once I've done the preliminary work. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Shiva eVolved  17:42, 23 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes I will inform you immediately after I start working. At the moment, I'm trying to make sure I can get the appropriate book for the job. Don't want to be premature :) Thank you again, Shiva eVolved  17:37, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

 * Hey, you know, I have the numbers (remember I think about a year ago I said I wanted 1000 mainspace edits before I was comfortable accepting a nomination) and I'm ready, but I don't feel right in the idea of nominating myself. And happy New Year to you too. :) &mdash; $PЯINGεrαgђ  04:23 31 December, 2007 (UTC)


 * XfD…duh! I knew I was forgetting something. Let's check base again near Valentine's Day, OK? &mdash; $PЯINGεrαgђ  04:53 4 January, 2008 (UTC)


 * WikiLove, perhaps, plus it's a personal anniversary. &mdash; $PЯINGεrαgђ  05:47 5 January, 2008 (UTC)

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Hello
I write in connection with adjule article. Can you write sources and more information about adjule. I would be very grafeful if you could Caniche thomascanid(@)yahoo.com I write blog: FromCryptidMy

Take Care —Preceding unsigned comment added by Caniche (talk • contribs) 18:53, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for supporting my candidateship
Hi. I would like to thank you for supporting my Requests for adminship/Magioladitis. -- Magioladitis (talk) 23:45, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

I wonder...
When you'd like to become an administrator. I was looking through your logs to see what administative actions you've been doing, and was quite shocked to see you had done absolutely none. Maser ( Talk! ) 03:15, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
 * April; I'm surprised everyone seems to be asking this lately and I'm more surprised to see someone actually wondering enough to check out my logs. :) Yes, I decided April would be the best time to run, so until then I'm focussing on admin coaching to iron out any kinks and getting a FA or two. :) Thanks for your comment. Cheers, Spawn Man (talk) 03:03, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
 * RfA Cliche #1. Maser  ( Talk! ) 21:46, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Of Friends and Fiends
Yes, no hard feelings. In fact I'm glad the vampire and werewolf pages are attracting some decent editors like yourself at last rather than it being down to myself alone to engage in a long lonely rear-guard action there with the 'troll from hell' which has been my alloted fate for the last year or so (Beowulf had it easy by comparison...). Colin4C (talk) 10:57, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

happy Mango season
  'TIS MANGO SEASON.... Have a shlice of mango cheek...well, I am up to my armpits in the things. Yuletide means lots and lots of mangos, as well as turkey and ham and ice-cream and pressies. Were on special so I bought 3 crates for AU$20 and now I have both crispers in the refrigerator full and even with everyone eating two of the ##$@& things every mealtime... I am a bit mangoed out so I thought I'd spread the goodwill around....cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:18, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks and Happy New Year
Firstly, let me wish you a very happy New Year and thank you for all your help in the Milhist Tag & Assess 2007 drive.



Secondly, although the Tag & Assess 2007 drive is now officially closed, you are very welcome to continue tagging and assessing until 31 January 2008. Any articles you tag and assess during this time will be credited fully to your tagging tally for further award purposes.

Thirdly, if you can find the time, it would be good to have your feedback/comments on the drive at the Tag & Assess workshop

Thanks again for your help, -- R OGER D AVIES  talk 11:11, 2 January 2008 (UTC)