User talk:Steven Walling/Archive 14

Rat-baiting
Please stop adding references to rat-catching in the first sentence. This article is about Rat-baiting not rat-catching. It has it's own paragraph in the article and Rat catcher has it's own article. Chessy999 (talk) 00:39, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

250px
Either you didn't read my response on my talk page, or you're wilfully promulgating false information in your edit summaries. It is difficult to correct a false statement in an edit summary - one must make a dummy edit in order to reply. Not fair really. Hesperian 03:44, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

RFA
Before TRM gets here. Congrats!  Milk’s Favorite Cookie  (Talk)  19:41, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * grr, one minute....! The Rambling Man (talk) 19:45, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Your RFA
Congratulations, I'm pleased to let you know that I've closed your RfA as successful, and you're now an administrator! May I suggest you visit the New admin school to get a few ideas on the best way to start using your shiny new buttons? If in doubt, feel free to give me a shout! Well done and all the best, The Rambling Man (talk) 19:42, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi! Well done, and a word of advice; don't use your new tools for the rest of the day! Let the excitement of the last hour subside, and get yourself together before venturing into button pushing. I'm also available for any help needed. Cheers. LessHeard vanU (talk) 19:51, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * NO WAY... he has the tools... I think he should celebrate by blocking this guy! Anyways, congrats---was hoping you'd hit the 200 mark.Balloonman (talk) 20:29, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to the janitorial cupboard, the mops are in the corner and mind you don't sit on the squeaky chair. Tim Vickers (talk) 19:52, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations on your successful RfA, indeed. I may not agree, but then again, I've been wrong before, and I would be happy were I wrong this time, as well.  :-)  As far as my oppose, it wasn't your recent AfDs that bothered me.  The ones we've both been acquainted with are in the subject area of child sexual abuse/adult child sex/etc.  You appear to have a point-of-view on the topic, and it's a point of view shared by many people, including myself and most Americans.  However, it's still a point of view.  When we start picking the topics we cover and how we cover them on the basis of moral considerations (or the "squick factor"), then we're not writing an encyclopedia anymore.  Others who feel as I do have been called pedophiles and child molestors and run off the wiki.  I've stuck around, mainly because I'm too stubborn to give up on thios project.  I make a simple, logical argument: adult-child sex existed long before we conceived (as a society) of the idea that there was such a thing as child abuse, much less child sexual abuse.  Your argument to delete the adult-child sex article was three words long.  Your commentary on the positive portrayals article showed bias about the subject.  I think you're a very good editor, and I hope you'll be as good an admin.  But, over your time here, I see you as having leaned disproportionately toward deleting articles, and having given me reason to suspect bias regarding articles in this topic area.  You're a good editor.  It's just that now is the wrong time to have another admin who favors deletion as a course of action.  --SSBohio 20:24, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrats on passing the RfA.  Enigma  message Review 20:26, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations, indeed, VanTucky :) Glad to have you on-board - A l is o n  ❤ 20:26, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes congrats, here's to your future masterful mop wielding skills! -Pete (talk) 20:34, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations!
Congratulations, VanTucky! I am very pleased you passed, and at such a high margin too! 194/9/4, impressive! I am proud to have co-nominated you. Good luck with your new tools! Acalamari 20:37, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations, VanTucky. I hope you won't hold it against me that I didn't support your RfA. As I said in my neutral comment, I hesitated to support you outright. At the same time, I wasn't concerned enough to oppose. While I personally would not have changed the Manual of Style without wider discussion, perhaps the difference between your view of editing and mine comes down to... style. Let me say again congratulations, and I hope that administrative duties won't take up so much of your time that you won't continue to write. You're a great asset to Wikipedia. -- Kyok o  20:57, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! I'm quite happy for you. Also, there is an article at T'ai chi philosophy that has recently appeared and is being discussed. Your opinion(s) will be most welcome. --Bradeos Graphon Βραδέως Γράφων (talk) 21:16, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Well done! Remember not to fuck up! :D S HEFFIELD S TEEL TALK 21:23, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Wow! What an overwhelming show of support! Congratulations on the RFA. Majoreditor (talk) 21:56, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations. seresin ( ¡? ) 22:25, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! I had hoped we could tip you over the 200 mark. jmcw (talk) 07:08, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Your RfA
Oh, hell; I forgot to support when I told you I would. Anyways, congratulations on passing: well deserved. Qst (talk) 21:19, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrats! Here are your belated mop and bucket. Use them wisely! :-) Festive regards, Hús  ö  nd  21:49, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank Spam response
Hey Vantucky, I hate to say this, but your thankspam doesn't work. You forgot to put a |} at the end of it, thus, whenever somebody adds a comment after the thankspam, it is captured in the box with your color scheme. You might want to fix it on the different people where you added it.Balloonman (talk) 21:33, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Ack! You're screwing up 194 pages!  Fix your spam! Keeper   |  76   |   Disclaimer  21:50, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * More if he thanks the opposes and neutrals!Balloonman (talk) 21:51, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * emergency desysop!!!!!11one!! S HEFFIELD S TEEL TALK 23:19, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Calm down guys. Anyway, great working becoming an admin. Jaymacdonald (talk) 00:50, 24 April 2008 (UTC)


 * You haven't fixed this yet! Damn, I'm glad I missed out now!  --Doug.(talk • contribs) 06:07, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry to tell you I hit this problem again when trying to respond to one of the talk pages containing your blue box. Oh by the way, congratulations on your adminship. --A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 01:02, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Dude - please
Fix your code. See and the next bit. You've now spammed like 200 people with a busted template. Pedro : Chat  21:51, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it too soon to have an admin recall ;-) Balloonman (talk) 21:54, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Calling all crats! User unable to appropriately spam other users!  Immediate recall!  AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHH!!!! (and considering my last post balloonman, this levity is much appreicated by me...) Keeper   |  76   |   Disclaimer  21:55, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No! User pisses of 194 people in first 30 minutes of adminship. That's what it's all about!! Should have been a strong support on my part - that's what you get with the mop!! Pedro : Chat  21:58, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL -- I just fixed (I hope) your template. You need to re- copy/paste it everywhere that you've already screwed up.  But hey, don't worry.  Doubles your edit count.  Oh wait, now that you're an admin, you the f*** gives a rip about edit count?  :-)  Keeper   |  76   |   Disclaimer  21:59, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I think you're punctuation is off... it shouldn't it be "No user pisses off 194 people in the first 30 minutes of adminship?"Balloonman (talk) 22:02, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I think it was spot on! 194 complaints such as you should have blocked/you shouldn't have blocked - you should have deleted/ you shouldn't have deleted etc. etc. is a normal monthly total for the average admin! Pedro : Chat  22:07, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I think Pedro's punctuation was spot on and it's Balloonman's punctuation that is off.  Enigma  message Review 22:15, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Seems fixed buddy! - and no, no apostrophe. :) Pedro : Chat  22:31, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * /me smiles  m ir a nd  a   02:18, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Congrats!
Congratulations on your passed RFA! Now enough celebrating, and get to work! ;) Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  22:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Likewise, well done, and welcome to WP:100. 194 supports is a hell of a support to live up to, but I guess you'll cope somehow. --<font color="7F007F">Rodhullandemu  (Talk) 22:43, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * And again. 194 supports is very cool. Good luck with the tools! Thingg <sup style="color:#33ff00;">&#8853; <sup style="color:#ff0033;">&#8855;  22:47, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Glad to have you on the team! Malinaccier (talk) 22:52, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Hey VT, even though I ended up !voting neutral, I offer you my hearty congratulations. Don't forget to put that coveted * by your name on the WP:OR membership list. I do hope you'll still talk me when I show up for Wikiwednesday next month! Katr67 (talk) 22:56, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Well done. Sunderland06 (talk) 23:05, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice job. Spencer  T♦C 23:23, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the spam I mean congrats! ;) SunCreator (talk) 23:49, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrats. Thanks for spamming me with the cute image of the child wringing out a mop. It made my day. Royal broil  23:57, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations, and nice "spam" design. <tt>The Dominator</tt><tt>TalkEdits</tt> 00:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations. Although I was opposed, I hope that you'll do good work.--Die4Dixie (talk) 00:10, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Indeed, congratulations! And thanks for the spamming message! <font face="Elephant" size="3" color="#FF8C00">Basketball <font face="Elephant" size="2" color="#87CEFA">110 00:13, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yet another... congratulations! I've not seen anyone that close to WP:200 in a long while!  κaτa<span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA">ʟ aveno TC 00:16, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Missed out on the vote, sorry... congratulations!--Hu12 (talk) 00:18, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrats on becoming a sysop, a word of warning though....... Don’t go deleting the main page!!!!!!!!!, trust me its been done before and chances are someone sysop in a momentary lapse of judgment will do it again :P.  Anyways, grats on getting the mop and the tools that come with it :) --Mifter (talk) 00:42, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrats, yada, yada, yada, now get to work! Jauerbackdude?/dude. 00:46, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Well done! --Bhadani (talk) 03:11, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations
Been on a short wikibreak and missed your nom, sorry I didn't get a vote in. Thanks for all the great work, particularly at WP:AG! --Doug.(talk • contribs) 01:23, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Van man! Whatever, stfu and get to work. There's a big backlog at CAT:CSD. Get to changing image names and deleting shit. It's good times. And get your ass in a bathrobe, k? O, ya, and I <3 you 2. Thanks for the custom header, ;)  Lara  ❤  Love  01:59, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * All the best on the future....Modernist (talk) 02:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations! Ruhrfisch <sub style="color:green;">&gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:23, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * You're welcome and congrats on your Rfa. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 03:07, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Very well done my friend, WP:100 for you! :) Now, go put those new shiny tools to some use. :P Tiptoety  talk 03:35, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratumalations! nice support:oppose ratio btw :D &larr; &kappa;&epsilon;&eta;&eta;&epsilon;&part;&gamma; (talk) (secret) 07:34, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrats dude... I dont know ya that well, but from what I read I'm certain that you'll be a great admin. ;)   Queerbubbles  |  Leave me Some Love  11:02, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations. I hope you enjoy using the admin tools.--<b style="color:green; font-family:Vladimir Script;">Sting au</b>  Buzz Me...   11:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrads dude! Now all you need is a bathrobe and you can roll with us in the WP:BRC. Stay Frosty!  Dfrg_ msc  07:50, 25 April 2008 (UTC)



Good luck. :) · <font face="Times New Roman" color="Black">AndonicO <font face="Times New Roman" color="Navy">Engage. 09:28, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

And my congratulations
Hi VanTucky:

I didn't hear about the Rfa till it was over so you won't see my name in the endorsement list.

However anyone who is nominated by Tim Vickers AND Acalamari deserves to be congratulated on the strength of that alone.

Best wishes in your new role, Wanderer57 (talk) 02:36, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Sho
No prob about the public financing link thingy. After looking at both links provided by the disambig page, it was obvious where that particular wikilink should be piped to.

So do I get a Rose City Barnstar for that? :-D —Micahbrwn (talk) 02:51, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Contentious how?
I don't know how much you know about the history of the Chinook Jargon, but I'd like to know which of what you took out you thought was contentious; anything in that paragraph is standard in Chinook studies and is citable, even tough the cite wasn't there; this material was originally on a page that DID have citations, until it was split off. What do you claim is contentious in what you excised??Skookum1 (talk) 09:55, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Reply on my talkpage.Skookum1 (talk) 17:30, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * You thre the babies out with the bathwater; only the Cascadia component was dubious; if I guess I should have broken that sentence off as a paragraph before adding the fact template to it, might have made it more clear. I'm busy right now so c an't get back at hte other stuff, i.e. putting the other sentences back in....Itend to work on 4000 articles at once.....  Skookum1 (talk) 17:44, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations
Well done on passing your RfA. I hope to join you soon! (ish) Regards, <font face="Tahoma" size="2px">CycloneNimrod Talk? 18:09, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Congrats. Use the mop well, new sysop. -- Sharkface T/C 04:49, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

DonorDirect
I note you removed the speedy tag on this page. I'm wondering if you can point me to the particular policy that suggests that because a company serves a niche market, it thereby gains notability -- or have I somehow misunderstood what you were getting at? Thanks in advance. Accounting4Taste: talk 22:53, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

This edit
Dear VanTucky, I respect and appreciate that you still thanked me for my participation in your RfA even though I opposed. I think it is a show of class when editors do that, so bravo! Best wishes! Sincerely, --<font face="Times New Roman"> Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles Tally-ho! 05:31, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

All India Trade Union Centre
Dear VanTucky, Thankyou for directing me to the delete proposition page. I was not knowing how to deal with that article on All India Trade Union Centre which I created by mistake. I had posted a request in the administrators page to delete it. Now I have also posted the same request in the delete proposition page.--NoMagicHarry (talk) 21:23, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Conservapedia
Just curious... what did you do to get blocked from Conservapedia after a single edit? I'm an editor on Conservapedia (under the same name I use here), and though I certainly don't toe the party line as far as bias in articles is concerned, no one's even threatened to block me. (You don't have to answer this, obviously; I was just wondering.) WaltonOne 22:28, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, fortunately the Conservapedia article on homosexuality no longer makes that assertion (at least not in the lead). I find the key is to try and change things slowly, and start off by creating uncontroversial articles in order to gain the confidence of the Conservapedia community, rather than getting involved in contentious areas straight away. But I think Conservapedia, and its attitude towards inexperienced contributors, has improved somewhat in recent times, and I'm sure your contributions would now be welcome. WaltonOne 00:23, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks
Thanks for supporting my recent request for adminship which was successful with 89 supports, 0 opposes, and 2 neutrals. Unfortunately all I can offer is this lame text thanks rather than some fancy-smancy thank-you spam template thingy. I was very pleased to receive such strong support and to hear so many nice comments from editors whom I respect. I’ll do my best with the tools, and if you ever see me going astray don’t hesitate to drop a note on my talk page. Thanks again for your support!

I'd also like to offer you a belated congrats on your own RfA. I would have voted for you, but decided not to vote in any RfA's while my own was running. Plus you looked like you were doing okay, though had you been stuck at 199 I might have helped you get up to the 200 mark. :) --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 01:43, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Checking on progress, although no pressure
I direct your hawk-like focus to this discussion. Everything I stated is so true. Is that rock-hard solid-oak banister - could it be your bicep? --Moni3 (talk) 16:25, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I just wanted to reiterate how handsome and strong you are. And smart. With perfect pitch too, no doubt. --Moni3 (talk) 20:46, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Guangping/Kuang-p'ing
I hadn't seen that one. No sources at all, I agree, good call. I've heard of Kuo and he does have some books published, and his daughter used to be published in Smallheiser's T'ai Chi magazine I think, so there is at least some notability for him. He claimed a lineage from Yang Banhou, although I'm not optimistic that we could ever get a secondary source to prove it...

Did you really get blocked from Conservapaedia after 1 edit? Dang! --Bradeos Graphon Βραδέως Γράφων (talk) 00:12, 27 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Oh, my... --Bradeos Graphon Βραδέως Γράφων (talk) 00:18, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Sebright
No problem. I actually did a search for his name but didn't find any article. I wasn't aware of the redirect. Also, I'm going to put it on hold for some very minor issues. They will be posted to the article's talk page will381796 (talk) 01:02, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Congrats
Just wanted to congratulate you on the adminship. You do great work and I look forward to observing you as an admin. Best --Eustress (talk) 21:34, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Thoroughbred
I think we're done fidgeting with things. Please let us know if there are new errors! Ealdgyth - Talk 14:54, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

RfA
What happened to "This user is not an administrator and has no desire to become one"? Did you change you mind later? Just wondering. Cheers! - Diligent Terrier (and friends) 22:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Apologies, missed your message on my talk (I've been away). Well done on your RfA, hope things are going well so far ;) I must admit, I'm surprised (pleasantly) at how well it passed :) You'll be a great sysop. Best regards, <font color="#2A8B31">Anthøny 18:19, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

suggestion
Hey VT, are you aware of WikiProject Oregon's assessment page? You could request an assessment for Sho, which would probably lead to a few improvements, and a B-rating, which might be helpful going into GA. There's not a ton of us using 'em, but enough that they're getting worked through pretty quickly. (I'm still gonna keep quiet on articles on City Council candidates, but someone else would likely spot it pretty quick.) -Pete (talk) 22:19, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles May Newsletter
The May Newsletter for WikiProject Good Articles has now been published. Dr. Cash (talk) 22:16, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

New Project
Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.

If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Wikipedia namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight (talk) 02:29, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

William Wallace
If you've a moment, can you sort out this improper page move? Not only did the user not discuss the page move first, but he's misspelled Scottish, so the page would have to be moved again for the spelling correction. Of course, it should not have been moved in the first place. ---<font face="Celtic"> RepublicanJacobite The'FortyFive'  20:41, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Buckeye (chicken)
Gosh that was almost a year ago. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 23:37, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Congrats
On your successful RfA! Britishrailclass91 (talk) 18:26, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Patrick McHenry
Thanks for your attention. JTRH (talk) 19:06, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
 * When you get a chance, could you please take a look at ? The same user who inserted the objectionable content in the McHenry article has uploaded some photos related to it which are probably also violations of BLP (particularly since they look like bad Photoshopping), and I don't know how to remove them. Thanks again. JTRH (talk) 13:17, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

I am... confused
You'll have to forgive me for potentially being dense, but what exactly was the meaning of this edit? I reverted it because it looks an awful lot like vandalism, but imagine my surprise when... it's a edit from an admin! Now, I am all for non-censorship, swearing until my fucking ears bleed, and yes, consenting naked dudes in the shower. But doesn't putting up a picture like that sort of give readers the wrong idea, especially when "promiscuity" is a really awful stereotype associated with homosexuality? Now, given that there's a tag saying you're away, I'm a little worried you've been hacked. Please, explain to me what is going on here?! <font face="Georgia"><font color="#000000">L'Aquatique <font color="#838B8B">[<font face="Monotype Corsiva">talk ]  07:27, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I disagree. I've had that page on my watchlist for a long time, and it gets vandalised all the time and honestly, that does seem like a vandal edit to me. I think of it this way: there isn't a picture of a naked man and a woman in the shower at heterosexuality, why would that sort of image be appropriate at homosexuality? Surely there are images out there that illustrate homosexuality just as well without vaguely hinting that homosexual relationships are largely about sex- which is the vibe I got from that image.
 * I'm sorry if you feel that I'm being paranoid or not assuming good faith, but I feel that my message was really quite neutral. In fact, the entire thing was phrased as a question.
 * <font face="Georgia"><font color="#000000">L'Aquatique <font color="#838B8B">[<font face="Monotype Corsiva">talk ]  07:52, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Facebook
I removed the image you added of the HQ because we had one before (a better one of the entire building, I might add :p) and it was decided in its current FAC that it doesn't need one because the article doesn't comment on the HQ all that much. It would just be decorative and nothing more. Cheers. Gary <b style="color:#02b;"><i style="font-size:large;">K</i>ing</b> ( talk ) 07:32, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Chick Slaughtering
Van tucky you should not merge an article then forget to include that information in the merged article. It's really unhelpful and damages wikipedia. You're effectively removing information. If you want the article merged then please at the very least go to the trouble of including that information in the merged article. Your actions mean notable content has been effectively ommited from wikipedia for several months. Supposed (talk) 07:50, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Your RFA.
A bit late, just wanted to say congratulations on the new tools. · <font face="Times New Roman" color="Black">AndonicO <font face="Times New Roman" color="Navy">Engage. 08:42, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

COOKIE MONSTeR
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Fattyjwoods ( Push my button  ) has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!

Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:Cookie}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Hi, just to make sure you're not hungry - keep up the good work! Fattyjwoods ( Push my button  ) 01:08, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

RfB E-mail
Ping, you have e-mail. -- Avi (talk) 20:46, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Rfb participation thanks
Hello, VanTucky.

I wanted to personally thank you for taking part in the project-wide discussions regarding my candidacy for bureaucratship. After bureaucratic discussion, the bureaucrats decided that there was sufficient significant and varied opposition to my candidacy, and thus no consensus to promote. Although personally disappointed, I both understand and respect their decision, especially in light of historical conservatism the project has had when selecting its bureaucrats. As you felt the need to oppose my candidacy, I would appreciate any particular thoughts or advice you may have as to what flaws in my candidacy you perceived and how you feel they may be addressed. Once again, thank you for your participation. -- Avi (talk) 20:45, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

hi!
Hi there! Good to meet you this weekend. Let me know if I can be any help with the wikimadness of RCC 09. And congratulations on your RfA, didn't realize it was such a recent event! cheers, -- phoebe / (talk) 01:18, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

WBOSITG's RfA
<div class="boilerplate metadata afd vfd xfd-closed" style="background-color: #F0F0FF; margin: 2em 0 0 0; padding: 0 10px 0 10px; border: 1px solid #AAAACC;"> Hello VanTucky, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation in my RfA which was passed with a final tally of 114/10/4. I'm both shocked and honoured to gain so much support from users whom I admire and trust, and I hope I can avoid breaking that backing by being the best administrator I possibly can. I will take on board the opposition's comments and I hope to improve over the coming months and years. Once again, thank you!  weburiedoursecrets inthegarden  20:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for help
Thanks for those page links. I didn't realize I could see the history of changes until just now and thought the list of BUST covers was deleted the first time because of its table format. Whoops. LysaC (talk) 18:46, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Picture
Hey, you changed your picture! Nice. Useight (talk) 05:13, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh heh. Niiiiice.  bibliomaniac 1  5  04:52, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
 * You are an eccentric, VanTucky. :) Not any more than me, of course; I have a million pictures of my budgie! <font color="#2A8B31">Anthøny 11:40, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll accept that label :) Van Tucky Vote in my weird poll! 18:52, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Battlefield Earth
Perhaps you are mistaken? The logs show that this is the first time you have ever protected this article. Cirt (talk) 01:50, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the other protection was only a move-protect - a standard practice before a Featured Article becomes a Today's Featured Article. So really, this is actually the first protection this month.  Cirt (talk) 01:57, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

New tai chi pix
Hi! I've just looked in after a couple days, and will give the pix a going over this weekend when things (hopefully!) slow down... --Bradeos Graphon Βραδέως Γράφων (talk) 16:35, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

WP:HAU
Hello again. The Highly Active Users project has gone through a complete revamping per popular demand. We believe this new format will make it easier for new editors to find assistance. However, with the new format, I must again ask you to verify your information on this page. I attempted to translate the data from the old version to the new, but with the extensive changes, I may have made some errors. Thanks again. Useight (talk) 03:55, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

RFA Thanks
Thanks for your support at my recent Request for adminship. I hope you find I live up to your expectations. Best, Risker (talk) 14:24, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Denial of speedy for Aleksi Asikainen
Thanks for catching this. It amazes me how many articles are tagged with speedy when they don't meet the criteria, or are borderline. What's wrong with AfD, I wonder sometimes. Also, hello, fellow Portlandite! -kotra (talk) 21:39, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Chicken Infobox
How are chickens categorized? Do you know what organizations have whatever standards or how different orgs group chickens? Thanks a lot. §hep  •   ¡Talk to me!  23:30, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Anything else you would recommend to add to the template before I make it public? Thanks for all of your help!  §hep   •   ¡Talk to me!  00:14, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Chicken
Evening sir, Congratulations on your new feathered friends. I've often thought about getting some, but it never happened. Worried about cats, foxes, vandals, neighbours, cost, damage to garden etc... Couple of quick questions if you don't mind? Also, are you having them as pets, breeding them, or as a future dinner? haha! Sorry... I voted in your poll too, as I say I was thinking of getting two a while back, and naming them Sweet and Sour :P <font color="#800000">← κεηηε∂γ  (<font color="#800000">shout at me ) 09:08, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Are they noisy?
 * Expensive?
 * Do they take up a lot of room?
 * Do they destroy grass they are put on?
 * Wow! thanks for all the info! Its something I will be looking into. The last time I was going to get them, the bird flu epidemic was close to Scotland, so I didn't bother. Especially as the farmers market stopped selling birds. Need to be careful also, as I have a young nephew that would be playing in the garden. Bird Poop + Kids = Not so good... Anyway, thanks again for all of that. Much appreciated. <font color="#800000">← κεηηε∂γ (<font color="#800000">shout at me ) 07:43, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yup, but there was fears that wild birds could carry the disease, and chickens outside could come into contact with the wild birds, infecting them. It came to Scotland too. A bird died of it not too far away. And with the foot and mouth previously, which killed loads of animals in my village, I wasn't taking any chances. <font color="#800000">← κεηηε∂γ (<font color="#800000">shout at me ) 08:05, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * So which names won? <font color="#FF8C00" face="Elephant">Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 02:36, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think he's telling. Sound familiar? :P   <font color="#800000">← κεηηε∂γ  (<font color="#800000">talk ) 13:22, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Favor?
Hi there, I've written an article called Introduction to genetics that tries to introduce DNA, genes and genetics in a completely non-technical and approachable way for people who have no background in science. It's intended as an introduction for the main articles, which are a bit too technical for many people. If you have the time, could you have a look through this and see where it is assuming too much background or isn't very clear? No particular hurry on this, but if you could leave some comments on the talkpage I'd be very grateful. Tim Vickers (talk) 21:01, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Tim Vickers (talk) 21:06, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Apology
Hey, no hard feelings about 19x19, ok? I was just irked by your edit summary that "1st: you forgot the right formatting", and just had to fix it. Plus I figured that while the discussion was underway there was no point in anyone making any changes to the article, so I really couldn't understand your earlier edit. Mostly I'm really passionate about go and wish to see more people playing it. Although the name of the article should be Go. No reply needed. Oakwillow (talk) 05:46, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Dutch
Right - I saw the eggs etc, but hadn't taken in the name. Johnbod (talk) 11:52, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: American Civil Liberties Union
First of all, I want to thank you for protecting the ACLU article, which has been long overdue. There seems to be one anonymous user absolutely bent on adding propaganda to the article, and gives himself away with his strident (and absurd) edit summaries. I have been tracking this for a couple of months now, have been keeping a list of the IPs he has used, and he definitely shows a pattern of edits across Wikipedia dealing with Jewish and Israeli figures, Russian history, and topics relating to Nazism in its various permutations. I have yet to figure out, however, what would be the best use of said information. He has demonstrated a long pattern of disruptive behavior, the question is how do we deal with a user who uses so many different IPs? Your thoughts? ---<font face="Celtic"> RepublicanJacobite The'FortyFive'  14:16, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

ZuluPad
Why are you attacking ZuluPad on Wikipedia? ZuluPad has been listed on the Personal Wiki page for several years, and your reason for deleting the ZuluPad page (that has also been around for over a year) are horribly outdated. For one, the initial ZuluPad page was created when the application was in it's infancy. It was recreated by someone else who thought the program deserved a page here. One person on that Deletion page that you site notes that Zulupad had only 30 Google hits. A Google search for ZuluPad now returns 23,900 hits. Additionally, ZuluPad has been on the front page of Digg.com, garnering 1481 diggs (http://digg.com/software/Personal_Wiki_Application_As_Easy_As_Notepad_It_is_FREE). Does that sound non-notable to you? --Omeomi (talk) 16:32, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

So why did you also delete it from the Personal Wiki Page? And if you're just carrying out a 2-year old consensus, how does that account for changes in something's status over time? Shouldn't there be a possibility for a new consensus? --Omeomi (talk) 16:42, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

The article doesn't exist because YOU deleted it. And that consensus page you site actually mentions that it should be on the Personal Wiki page. And the last time I created the ZuluPad page, I did not take the text from another website, I just re-added the text that was already on WikiPedia. And the page that the WikiPedia bot sourced (http://gersic.com/projects.php?id=19) says at the bottom, "Note: All text on this page is hereby placed in the public domain. Copy it at will.", so it was NOT A COPYRIGHT VIOLATION.

--Omeomi (talk) 16:49, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Fine, I will bring this to Wikipedia deletion review. Two years seems like a reasonable amout of time for something to move from non-notable to notable. At least as notable as any other program in that list. So, why exactly are you singling out ZuluPad and not any of the other programs listed there, just so I know what to address in my comments? And don't say, "because it doesn't have it's own page" because you're the one that deleted the page. If you could avoid that sort of circular logic, I would appreciate it.

--Omeomi (talk) 23:21, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Interesting that you want others to assume good faith when they're talking about you, but you have no such qualms when you're talking about other people. --Omeomi (talk) 19:02, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


 * You didn't notify either party (as per Wikipedia Guidelines) so neither of us knew that you'd filed this report. Let's see what that page has to say about reporting sock puppets:
 * Before creating a report...please be sure that...you have strong evidence. You provided no strong evidence.
 * All your statements should be supported by diffs. You've provided no diffs.
 * Assume good faith, if possible. Goes without saying. You told me I wasn't assuming good faith when I suggested that you may have an ulterior motive, so I dropped it. Not sure why you don't hold yourself to the same standards.
 * Notify the suspected users. I got no notification, and as Prosfilaes notes above, you didn't bother to notify Cyber Shepherd either.

And YOU'RE the ADMINISTRATOR? Isn't this the sort of thing administrators are supposed to know how to do properly? --Omeomi (talk) 01:00, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

VanTucky, WikiPedia Community in general--I am a real person and I do work at Teachers_College,_Columbia_University. For some reason the IP Address where I live is blocked (because of some user I have never heard of). If you read my post from the deletion review where I was accused of being a sock puppet I noted at the beginning of my post that I was new to this. I fully intend to make future contributions and find it surprising that I am under suspicion for being a sock puppet or somehow faking my job or identity. Is this just the normal protocol here? Why, also, such vitriol against ZuluPad! So curious. I will post again soon, and would like to invite anyone in the greater New York metropolitan area to come by this Wednesday when I teach my next podcasting class. I do want to be part of this community it's just difficult when you're suspected of not-existing or only having a single purpose. I am currently writing from my work computer (please check IP if you wish).--Cyber Shepherd (talk) 21:25, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Forgive my double post but...could you please let User:Shalom know that I have written--I could not find a place to leave a message for him on his TALK page regarding this matter (I left a copy of this message on the Suspected Sock Puppet Talk Page, but have gotten no response). Please allow me to vindicate myself. I am not a sock-puppet or somehow in cahoots with Omeomi, the deletion review just happens to be my first posting; but it will not be my only (i.e. for a single purpose).--Cyber Shepherd (talk) 21:35, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Deletion review for ZuluPad
An editor has asked for a deletion review of ZuluPad. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Omeomi (talk) 04:44, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Sho Dozono
Just a note to let you know I've reviewed Sho Dozono's good article candidacy, and left my comments on the article talk page. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 23:04, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
 * My apologies - it's been sitting on my priority list for a few days, but I haven't followed through yet. I'll do so today at some point. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 19:54, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Siberian Tiger
The Semi Protect on Siberian Tiger Doesnt Seem To Have Worked, Could You Please Fix It/ Re-Instate??

Cheers and Kind Regards CheetahKeeper (talk) 23:27, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Your WP:UPH request
Hello. I noticed you had a request up for a renovation. I would be happy to renovaye your user page. Although I would like more information on what you want and if I can renovate your page or not. If you want to see my user pages I have designed, look at the "some pages I've designed" section on my user page. Also, if you want my user page design, then so be it. I wouldn't mind if you want it. Please reply on my talk page rather than here. Regards, <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">RyRy5 (<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">talk  ♠ <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">copy-edit ) 01:55, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Your welcome. I guess I should remove your request? -- <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">RyRy5 (<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">talk  ♠ <font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">copy-edit ) 02:34, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Baseball uniform
Hello, I see your pretty experienced in WP:GAN. Do you think the above article is ready or close to being ready for WP:GAN? --<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">RyRy5 (<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">talk ) 01:00, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Majin Boo
Hey, since you protected the page, I was wondering if I could ask you to take a look at it's sister page. It's been attracting alot of IP vandalism for the same reason. Thanks!-- Koji †  Dude  (C) 19:31, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

You were recommended to me by Acalamari as a writing admin
I've recently started writing some requested articles. I would like for a good "writing admin" (I've been around anonymously long enough to know there's a difference between "writing admins" and "non-writing admins.") to take a look at what I've done so far. You were recommended by Acalamari as a good writer.

The articles I've created have been from clicking on the "recent changes" link, and writing on the redlinks. I'd just like some feedback regarding how I'm doing so far. I'd like feedback from you as an experienced article-writing administrator, if possible. I don't want to be getting the things I create deleted, if I can keep from it. Best, S. Dean Jameson (talk) 02:55, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, can't resist
Welcome to WikiProject Oregon! If you'd like, you can add the WP Oregon userbox to your user page using this code: <tt>User WikiProject Oregon</tt>. Check out the ongoing and archived discussions at WT:ORE and be sure to add the page to your Watchlist. If you are new to Wikipedia, it's a good idea to browse through the core principles of Wikipedia as well. The project home page at WP:ORE has many useful links to get you started. The recent changes and recent discussions links will display recent edits on articles within the project's scope. Welcome! Aboutmovies (talk) 22:43, 27 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Hey VanTucky, I've long assumed you were a longtime member of WP:ORE. Maybe your sign-up entry was removed sometime along the way?  Regardless, thanks for joining, and curses to AboutMovies for beating me to using the welcome template.  —EncMstr (talk) 23:09, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Undelete request
Hey VT, nice chicken! Would you mind restoring Monastery of Our Lady of Jordan, Oregon to my userspace? First time I've had anything speedied and nary a deletion warning either. Hmph. You'll note that stuff from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia is not a copyvio. I've also never been Catholic, so no COI either. I'm in the middle of some work on Catholic stuff in Oregon. It will all fit together. If you think this can simply be restored to mainspace, let me know and I'll dig up some more refs, wikify it and move it over. Thanks! Katr67 (talk) 02:57, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I saw, thanks! And thanks for the kind words in your request. I don't think there's actually a building anymore--I'm doing some more research. It's funny how something like St. Luke Lutheran Church will slip through while something with an eensy bit of potential will get the axe. If I conclude the thing isn't notable, I'll merge it into the history of the diocese. I would suspect the majority of Wikipedians aren't particularly religious, so I suppose religious topics are less compelling than your average Pokemon article. I'll try to find some juicy facts to connect it to the brave escaping young women. ;) Katr67 (talk) 03:47, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Status
Hey, I was wondering if I could have your status bot on my userpage. The one I have must be changed manually, but I heard yours is updated automatically. If so, please tell me so on my talk page. Thanks! <font color="#008000">Limetolime  <font color="#9ACD32">talk to me • <font color="#9ACD32">look what I did! 20:10, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Just FYI, you shouldn't need to manually update yourself (at least when SoxBot V comes back online). xenocidic (talk) 22:24, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
 * You don't need to manually add the cat anymore (per ) but if you prefer your cats on your userpage, you can now use the autocat=no to supress it from being added on your talk page. Best, xenocidic (talk) 22:41, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

GA subpage
Because GA nominations are now on a subpage, there's no way to access it after the bot archives it. I was able to fix the temporary Failed GA template, but when the bot archives it there's no way to go to it again. Can this be fixed? <font color="#008000">Limetolime  <font color="#9ACD32">talk to me • <font color="#9ACD32">look what I did! 00:12, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Your user page design
Hello again, VanTuckey. I just wanted to notify you that I will be using your user page design to renovate two other user's pages. They have asked me to use your design, but a bit differently. I know your not the original owner of the design, but you are the current holder of it. Comments? Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. :) --<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">RyRy5  (<font color="navy" face="Times New Roman">talk ) 05:36, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Debeaking
Help me;

The title "Debeaking" needs to be changed to "Beak Trimming" for reasons stated in the most recent posting. I could not find the "Move" tab. Bobbilly1 (talk) 12:55, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

X marks the WPOR COTW spot
Guten Tag WikiProject Oregon team members! Great job last week with the Collaboration of the Week, we improved George Lemuel Woods and added eleven new state park articles. This past week we also surpassed the 6000 article mark as a project. The weather may suck, but WPORE is not. For this week we have by request Music of Oregon and Phil Knight. Both need some help, and with Knight we might be able to improve it to GA standards. Once again, to opt out of these messages, leave your name here, or click here to make a suggestion. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:30, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

user gallery
Hi-- I see that many of the photos in your "user gallery" are not used in any article. All together, they take up a fair amount of space. What about including only the ones used by wikipedia, and having a link to your flickr account and/or images you add to the Commons?

Chicken Crack
Here's a tip for your chickens. They love Basmati rice. But if you add a little coconut milk, it'll drive them into a batshit insane frenzey. Pretty fun to watch. Use it lure them back into their coop when nothing else will. DeltaUpsilonKappa (talk) 20:05, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice
No wonder many animals didn't have taxonomy boxes. I can still place my other picture, right? --ZooFari (talk) 20:38, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Indiana Jones
Thanks a lot for dealing with the warriors. N (t/c) 22:32, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

George Sampson
Hi. I noticed you semi-protected the above article due to vandalism. I couldn't find any - just lots of poorly made edits. I think it's prob. all calmed down a bit now, do you think you could remove the protection? Cheers, LHMike (talk) 22:49, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Re Pigeon stubs
G'day mate, Yes I agree with your suggestion. I've been adding stubs in a rather manic fashion, mainly out of an urge for having an article for each existing breed. It's a big job as there are a lot of breeds. We (those of us on Domestic pigeon task force) are discussing the idea of an infobox specifically for the pigeon breed articles. It is expected this infobox will cover area/country of origin and the particular breed grouping each individual breed belongs to. A problem with the grouping system is that there are differences of opinion from one country to the next. If you check the Fancy pigeon article you will find an attempt to organise these better under Major breed families of fancy pigeon. I do intend to eventually create articles for each of those "groupings". That way when I do as you suggest I can "link" to the particular grouping the breed belongs to. In the meantime though I shall go back through a few breed articles and do as you suggest. Trust me I was/am planning to expand each article in due time. Just a big project that needs a bit of ground work doing first in my opinion? I'm glad you are working on the Chicken articles. Well sheep too but I'm a fan of poultry. I looked at a few Chicken articles a while back and thought someone needed to get into them and organize things a bit better. I'm glad you are putting your talents toward that project. I'll take a look at some and see if I can get any ideas for the pigeon articles. Cheers,--<b style="color:green; font-family:Vladimir Script;">Sting</b>  Buzz Me...   03:09, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
 * The Chicken infobox looks great. Thanks for pointing it out to me. The pigeon breeds will need some different options though. I think I can copy from that template, but I might get in touch with the creator of that one for some ideas. Or at least let him know what I think a pigeon breed infobox could use?--<b style="color:green; font-family:Vladimir Script;">Sting</b>  Buzz Me...   02:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!
For the barnstar. Hope it's what you need. §hep  •   ¡Talk to me!  21:32, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Have you had a chance to take a look yet?
You dropped me a line a few days ago about taking a look at my contributions. I was wondering if you'd had a chance to do so yet? S. Dean Jameson (talk) 00:21, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Statustop template: alternate updating method
SoxBot V has been taken offline indefinitely, therefore Statustop now uses a semi-manual updating method taking the status from Special:Mypage/Status. You can use the Qui monobook script written by TheDJ to update this page at the click of a button.

Certain parameters are no longer used, so you may wish to check the documentation of the Statustop template to ensure you are using it properly. Please feel free to drop by my talk page with any questions or concerns or to report problems with the template. Happy editing, xenocidic ( talk ¿ listen ) 13:56, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

WP:HAU
Hello yet again. I regretfully inform you that the bot we were using to update the user status at Highly Active Users, SoxBot V, was blocked for its constant updating. With this bot out of operation, a patch is in the works. Until that patch is reviewed and accepted by the developers, some options have been presented to use as workarounds: 1) Qui monobook (not available in Internet Explorer); 2) User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate; 3) Manually updating User:StatusBot/Status/USERNAME; or 4) Not worry about it and wait for the patch to go through, which hopefully won't take long. If you have another method, you can use that, too. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Useight (talk) 17:42, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Speedy delete of Propulsion media labs - re-created?
Hi, you recently deleted this article, but it seems to have bounced straight back. Please can you take a look and maybe re-delete it? I don't know whether there's a case for seeding to prevent this happening again. Thanks, TrulyBlue (talk) 21:24, 3 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your prompt action, VT. TrulyBlue (talk) 08:48, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Re The Pigeon
I have my copy that I brought back in the 70's. It is a little tattered nowadays but still gets reread every so often. The Pigeon by Wendell Levi is kind of the pigeon fanciers Bible. It is an old book but so much information still usable today. Just about every breed is in it and a lot of stuff on history, genetics, anatomy, physiology etc. I'd buy the book if I was you. I'm in Brisbane Australia, so if I did need to borrow it (I don't) then it's a little too far away.--<b style="color:green; font-family:Vladimir Script;">Sting</b>  Buzz Me...   12:30, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

W-G or pinyin encore
Hola. There is a discussion on romanization issues at Talk:Taoism that you may find interesting. Cheers, --Bradeos Graphon Βραδέως Γράφων (talk) 22:15, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

RFA Thanks
Vantucky, I just wanted to thank you for participating in my recent RFA. you may find my in-depth RFA analysis interesting and your comments are welcome. i've also left some templated thank spam for you below. feel free to feed it to one of your hens. ;> cheers, xenocidic (talk) 23:08, 5 June 2008 (UTC) <div class="NavHead" style="background:87 CE EB;">templated rfa thank-spam <div class="NavContent" style="text-align:left; background:240 248 255;">

I would like to thank the community for placing their trust in me during my recent request for adminship, which passed 72 13 2. Rest assured, I have read each comment thoroughly and will be addressing the various concerns raised as I step cautiously into my new role as janitor. In particular, I would like to thank Balloonman for putting so much time into reviewing my contributions and writing such a thoughtful nomination statement after knowing me for only a brief period of time (and for convincing me that I was ready to take up the mop now, rather than go through admin coaching).
 * Thank you for your support

To my fellow admins - please let me know right away if I ever take any mis-steps with my new tools. Should I make a mistake, and you reverse the action, I will not consider it to be wheel-warring (but please tell me so I can understand what I did wrong).

To everyone - please feel free to slap me around a bit if I ever lose sight of the core philosophy of Wikipedia as I understand it - the advancement of knowledge through the processes of mutual understanding and respect. As always, feel free to drop by my talk page if I can be of any assistance. =)

Sincerely,

~xenocidic, 01:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

A is for Apple at COTW
Hello again to those of the WikiProject we call Oregon. Time for another edition of Collaboration of the Week. Last week there was some good improvements to Music of Oregon and Phil Knight, great job everyone. This week, by request is the Applegate Trail, which is short enough to easily conjure up a DYK. Then, I’m trying something a little different, with the Portland State stuff. We included the two high profile schools during Civil War week last year, so now its time for the younger sibling that gets no respect to get some attention. After all, it is the largest college in the state. Feel free to help with whatever aspects you like, though to help with some ideas I added some to the article talk page. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Nana na na, hey hey hey, goouud byeeee. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:14, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Good articles newsletter
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Cool tool
Hey, I forgot to tell you about this really cool thing for keeping track of input - I asked Franamax to make a tool here, and this is what he came up with. Cool eh? He would love more feedback. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:29, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Article that needs major help
Barrel Racing. Laundry lists from hell and I haven't the time/guts/motivation to clean it up. Want to take a peek and work over the blatently worst stuff? Montanabw (talk) 06:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Montanabw (talk) 21:54, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

False Sockpuppet Accusation
VanTucky, I have posted the following on the talk page of User:Rossami as well as the talk page of User:Shalom. I simply ask that you do what is fair.
 * "Rossami, I am writing to request help in mediating a matter involving a false accusation and the tarnishing of my reputation. I am a new user and my first post was here: Deletion_review/Log/2008_May_23 regarding a Zulupad page.  At the end of the deletion review log User:Shalom had the following to say about me:
 * "Housekeeping note: Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Omeomi - There is legitimate suspicion, but no solid proof, that User:Cyber Shepherd may be a sockpuppet of User:Omeomi. Regardless, Cyber Shepherd has no edits outside this DRV and his userpage. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 04:43, 30 May 2008 (UTC)"
 * Unless User:Shalom would like to prove or disprove this suggestion that I am a sockpuppet of User:Omeomi by conducting a checkname or performing some other verification test, then I feel that
 * User:Shalom should rescind his accusation. User User:VanTucky also cast his doubts about my existence as a real person.  Can these users either prove their case or redact their statements?

If this is not the correct place to request this kind of help, I apologize--I am new to WikiPedia. However, I am a real person, I do work at Teachers College, Columbia University, and I do intend to (attempt) to create and add positively to WikiPedia. Please help with this matter or least instruct me where a more appropriate forum for this kind of grievance might be. Many thanks." --Cyber Shepherd (talk) 20:37, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

GA reviews
I was sorry to see your decision to leave GA, it can ill-afford to lose a hard-working and conscientious editor. I do far fewer reviews than you, so it's no big deal to me how the nuts and bolts work, but I can understand your frustration. I hope you feel able to reconsider at some future time, best wishes, jimfbleak (talk) 05:28, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Buckeye (chicken)
I implemeted an infobox into the Buckeye article and was wondering if you could check to make sure I did not introduce any inaccuracies. Thanks! §hep  •   ¡Talk to me!  17:46, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Orloff
Hi, dear Steven! I greatly appreciate your contribution to Wikipedia and am impressed with the articles you have created. Let me introduce myself. I am a Russian poultry scientist, geneticist and historian, and I have got very interested in your article Orloff (chicken). However, I have some doubts regarding its accuracy in a historical part. If we look at your sources of information suggesting that the Orloff should not be called a Russian chicken breed, we can see that both of them are popular sources. For instance, I know Pam Percy, she is neither a scientist, nor a historian by education and occupation, she just complied what had been written in other sources. So, she cannot be an original source of modern research. Anyhow, she did list the Orloff among the Russian breeds despite certain Persian roots of that breed. Actually, I read a lot of old and modern poultry historical literature in Russian, English, German and other languages, and none of those authors including, for example, Sir Edward Brown, the first President of the World's Poultry Science Association, ever claimed that this breed is NOT Russian. To tell the truth, there is no modern research done on the Orloff. All authors rewrite information that has been known about this breed for 100+ years. So, the breed IS Russian, although for its creation some foreign material was used, not only Persian fowl (a legend told it was from Gīlān Province). There is a similar story with the Orlov Trotter horse breed created by the same Count Alexey Orlov Chesmensky. It was derived from an Arabian stallion Smetanka bought in Turkey; however, nobody has ever considered the breed Arabian or Turkish. The Orlov Trotter IS a Russian breed in the history of horse breeding. Similarly, we have a lot of other examples in chickens and other poultry species, when a breed was created in one country from material imported from other countries. So, I beg your pardon and ask for your indulgence to allow me to make some edits in Orloff (chicken) and List of chicken breeds. With kindest regards, Yours sincerely, --Michael Romanov (talk) 23:37, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Your entry on WP:FACE
Hi Marlith! I'm sending this message to every user who has an entry on the facebook but whose picture is currently not visible for some reason. If you are interested in keeping your place on that page, then please restore the image or insert a new one. If you don't care about it, then you can just ignore this message. I will remove the entry within a week for you. See here for more info. Cheers, Face 12:23, 28 June 2008 (UTC) PS: My name is a coincidence.

Review mentoring
Hi there! I'm embarking on my first GA review on Loss and Gain and was wondering if you would make sure that I don't do anything silly. If yes, then I'll leave a note here when I'm finished. --Gimme danger (talk) 23:19, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Xtra COTW
Greeting once again WikiProject Oregon Folks. Time for another edition of the Collaboration of the Week. First, thank you to those who helped out on the last few COTWs. This week we have the soon to open Westside Express Service, formerly the Washington County Commuter Rail, so lets see if we can get it up to WPORE standards. Then there is a Coordinates Drive to add coordinates to any articles currently missing them, to help increase readership by allowing them to be shown on Google Earth/Maps. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Aboutmovies (talk) 23:54, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Bren202
Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page. Reyk <sub style="color:blue;">YO!  03:52, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Sounds reasonable to me; I have no objections. --Kralizec! (talk) 04:14, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Sportsbook.com deletion
Can you please explain your deletion of Talk:Sportsbook.com? While most was vandal nonsense, there was some relevant information. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 08:28, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Instead of protection at Sportsbook.com, I think it's fairly clear that User:96.238.40.131 messing there from May until June is now at User:96.238.45.204. Would you consider a warning at the new guy appropriate?   -- Ricky81682 (talk) 05:27, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Happy Independence Day!
As you are a nice Wikipedian, I just wanted to wish you a happy Independence Day! And if you are not an American, then have a happy day and a wonderful weekend anyway! :) Your friend and colleague, --<font face="Times New Roman">Happy Independence Day!   Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles  Tally-ho! 04:24, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Silkie
The article Silkie you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. It hasn't failed because it's basically a good article, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Silkie for things needed to be addressed. Please post comments regarding the review on the review subpage, thanks! Gary <b style="color:#02b;">King</b> ( talk ) 23:45, 6 July 2008 (UTC)