User talk:Textorus/Archive 2

Re: Thanks!
No problem, anytime! Brianga 06:01, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

DYK
Thanks for the DYK and the feedback. I saw one comment and decided there was no point saying anything more. In any case, how do you figure out how many characters an article has? On the history pages, I see "bytes" but not "characters." Anyway, appreciate your kind remarks.--Textorus 09:09, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, one character is one byte in computing terms, but usually, I check the article characters in terms of the text and not the whole code, which the article history measures. To get the chararacters of whichever section you want to measure, simply copy into MS word.  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 09:48, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Scott Allen Caplan
While I agree with everything you said -- and has only gotten worse since the time I tagged it -- unfortunately it falls outside the speedy deletion criteria, which covers those people who make no assertion of notability. Admins have been known to stretch the definition occasionally in common-sense cases (people claiming to have won Nobel Prizes or to have invented cheese, for example), but this probably isn't one of them. At this stage, a PROD (proposed deletion) tag is called for, and if that's removed, the Articles for Deletion process. --Calton | Talk 06:42, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

A messenge from ze leader...

 * Lol, I wasn't aware royalty was elected. :) You know, the major problem with being both female and bi is that you miss out on all the great humour. Swathes of arse and dyke jokes and stereotypes about drag and dungarees just cut off. What do I get? "I'm not gay, but my girlfriend is!". Ugh.


 * Btw, I love the way you find an article and think, "Golly, this article is dreadful! I'll just spruce it up a bit..." and then we take a look at it later and you've accomplished in a few hours what it takes some a week. :D Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 09:20, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Adminship.
Um, no. Not going through that again. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 17:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Ummm...whaaaa?
OK, just because you are the second editor who read something in a comment I made that was so incredibly not intended, I wanted to ask you why you thought I was 'slyly chiding' you. I was doing nothing of the sort :(. Seriously, though, because it kinda upsets me that other editors would think this from comments I generally deem very benign when I write them. CaveatLectorTalk 00:37, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your apology, and I'm sorry as well if my comment came across as patronizing, this definitely was not my intention. It is obvious that you have put a lot of time and effort into the work in question, and I think one of the things I can do is be sure to check an editor's history before making any comments directed at them.  Thanks for understanding, and let me know if you would like collaboration working on these articles or this information.  As you can tell, it's a subject I'm very interested in :). CaveatLectorTalk 01:50, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Your Greek Love Sandbox
Something told me I should've copied the information you had there. Would it be too much too ask if you could copy and paste the info to my talk page? PLEASE! --Avazina 23:44, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank You for the Info. --Avazina 01:02, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 16:00, 6 July 2007 (UTC).

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 17:31, 11 October 2007 (UTC).

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
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Hey, Peeps, it's that time of the month again (no not that time &mdash; get your mind out of the gutter): time for another monthly edition of the LGBT Project's Love Boat newsletter from your cruise director Miss Julie. So much has been happening this month and I just can't wait to tell you all about it!!!

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Alice and her harasser
Let's start with some good news: Alice and the project lost the bothersome sock puppet who had been disrupting many articles we monitor, and now most of us can edit in relative peace. Congratulations, Alice, for being able to come out of semi-retirement. Benjiboi, on the other hand, has gained an anonymous IP stalker who seems to be more Catholic than the Pope and who has a hard-on for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We seem to have a sort of Yin and Yang thing going on here, which helps both to keep us in balance and on our toes.

Harry Potter and his homosexual teacher
Albus Dumbledore got outed this month, and was immediately adopted by our project. The international brouhaha surrounding this disclosure reached all the way to Wikiland, and his article was briefly locked due to homophobic vandalism (as well as well meaning editors who just couldn't believe that that nice man could possibly be gay). This is a wonderful article to add to your watchlist, and will surely give you hours of reverting fun on cold winter days.

"My Fellow Americans"
On a more serious note, Fireplace has suggested a new article series about LGBT rights in the United States, state by state. This ambitious topic will surely require many editors and a lot of research, but has the potential to add further prestige to our already prestigious project.

Same name, same sexuality: a riddle for the ages
Francis Bacon (not the new gay one, but the old gay one ... though they're actually both dead, now that I think about it) has also aroused passions here on Wikipedia, with editors opposing his sexuality being disclosed in his biography. The always helpful Haiduc has thoughtfully provided any number of sources, but it is slow going getting his point across. Anyone want to lend a hand?

Beat writer arouses Irish guy
And speaking of passions, Jack Kerouac has inflamed the senses once again with editors, including administrator Irishguy, mounting a spirited defense to keep him as heterosexual as possible for Wikipedia purposes. Why? I don't know. Perhaps some of you can drop by the talk page and ask your questions there. I feel certain a stimulating debate will ensue that will be enjoyed by all.

Love those Texas Longhorns
Did you know that one of our Featured articles, Lawrence v. Texas, lost its shiny gold star? That was a shocker. It has been suggested that we turn our attention to it in an effort to restore it to its former glory. I took a peek, and it does need our help badly. For our American editors, it would seem almost a civic duty to edit it (not that I'm hinting....).

Point and Counterpoint
Though it was far too intellectual a debate for a mere cruise director like myself to take part in, Intersexuality was certainly a hot topic a week or two ago. The thrust of the debate was over inclusion in our project. Lots of good editors had lots of good opinions. For those too lazy to check out the discussion, we decided to leave it out for now.

Drudgery on offer
Peer review is, as always, short staffed and seemingly unloved. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself and the world in general if you took a few minutes to read one of the listed articles and offer some helpful advice? I know I'd feel better if you did.
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"My Fellow Americans" redux
The article LGBT movements in the United States certainly raised eyebrows last week, especially when it was discovered that copyrighted content had been added to our article. Tragedy was averted at the last minute, though, when the original hosts of the article where the material had been pilfered agreed to make it free to everyone. Our thanks to them, whoever they are. Busy Bee that I am, I haven't had time to read it, but I'm sure it's sensational.

This month's Wiki stars
Lesbian pulp fiction (a genre close to my heart, I must confess) writer Ann Bannon has decided to spice up the featured articles candidates list this month. Why not drop by and make your opinion heard? Joining her in this lofty aspiration are the articles But I'm a Cheerleader and Conversion therapy. I'm sure their main editors would welcome any comments (well, helpful ones, anyway) on the talk pages or the FAC discussions. And lest we forget, the List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sd-Si became a Featured list!! Rah rah, siskumbah! Go, team, GO!!!!

And the Oscar goes to...
Not content to run for Best Actress, plucky Bannon won a Best supporting actress Oscar... whoops, I meant to say Ann is also getting more than her share of womanly attention on the Good Article list. Joining her on this exalted plane are Freddy Mercury, Waylon Smithers and Lance Bass. Good articles indeed, and the last one mentioned just goes to show that one needn't admire the subject of an article to appreciate the effort put into making him worthwhile reading. What on earth Britney ever saw in him I'll never know. Truly a riddle cloaked in an enigma and wrapped around a puzzle.

Fresh faces to brighten our pages
Though I may not be the first, let me extend a warm, LGBT Love Boat welcome to the 12 new members who joined us in October: Jliberty, JockCub360, ChristopherEdwards, Desiderius82, Zlrussell, Kelsied, BeardedWoof, Mujerado, Tyrfing, Fabgurrl, Redl@nds597198, and decafdyke! Whatever you choose to do here, I feel sure that your contributions will enhance our project to no end. And if they don't...well, let's just say that I'm not shy.

Leather and lace
On a personal note, your already overworked cruise director is being cyberly whipped almost daily by Nemissimo, who desperately wants to get the German BDSM translation copy edited and used as a replacement for the current one. It's such a ... err, stimulating topic that I am sure many of you will want to join the copy editing fun. Jump right in, folks! It's so lonely copy editing it all by my lonesome!

Late breaking news
A little birdie just whispered in my ear that our noble collaboration project was delisted from the Community Portal due to inactivity. When asked how this scandalous turn of events could have occurred, the answer I received was "we suck at stuff like that". Well. In the first place, I disagree that sucking should be considered a negative, but to each his or her own. In the second place, I have full confidence that we can and will collaborate with other projects in the future. So let's not view this as a setback (even though it is), but rather a challenge to improve (and good Lord, I sound almost Wikipedian!).

Champagne dreams and caviar kisses
Lastly, the holidays are rapidly approaching. Our American cousins are currently getting ready to slaughter masses of poultry in an effort to show their gratitude and generally peaceful demeanor, and those of the Canadian persuasion, trendsetters that they are, celebrated a bit early this year. I'm sure all us foreigners will join together in wishing them all a very happy Thanksgiving on their respective holidays, both already celebrated and forthcoming... though I would hope somebody would enlighten me as to why they don't celebrate it on the same day. I was awake all last night trying to figure that one out. - In the spirit of this peculiarly North American holiday, let me take a moment to thank all of our editors for their contributions to this project. It's people like you who make people like me...well, a "people person"! May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon.
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Kisses,

Miss Julie To stop receiving this newsletter, or to receive it in a different format, please let us know here. If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let Dev920 know. Delivered on 12:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC).
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LGBT WikiProject Newsletter
Delivered on 20:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC). SatyrBot 21:30, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

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Greenville, North Carolina
Hey, just wanted to let you know some of the info you added to the LGBT section of Greenville is info dealing with Greenville, South Carolina, not North Carolina. I removed that part and replaced it with the info about the current club. Don't worry though, I used to live there and people would call my office and think they were talking to someone in SC. haha. Cheers.--AgnosticPreachersKid (talk) 05:07, 2 February 2008 (UTC)