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Your Departure
Wow, this came as a shock to me, getting back home and online again... I'm really sorry to hear you are leaving :(, but I understand. I'll always be here as your friend though. You know where to find me. All the best  Ban  e  s  20:21, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * To be honest, I am a little dissapointed about it, but really, wikipedia (and my excessive use of commas:)) isnt everything. I really appreciate that you value my opinion and reaction enough to wait on here for me. It would be nice to hear from you once in a while... Bye then  Ban  e  s  20:33, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, as soon as I saw what you did I reverted you. That will always stay. You know, I just understood why you have stopped the reversions; I myself have learnt curses (not that I use them on a daily basis) from reverting vandalism that I didnt even know before, so I see where you are coming from. However my reasoning is that it is better for me to find and remove swearing and obscene images than for a 10 year old, and relative innocent, to come across them when studying for a geography project. In a way, by reverting you are limiting the spread of the filth. Anyway, it is complicated, and I understand. Btw, I've just been reading your blog, and I am amazed at your faith. Hopefully, you may even see me there some time...My trip was just fine thanks, better than I expected. But that doesnt change the fact that I simply cant stand Johannesburg :) . All the best with your exams, you'll be in my thoughts and prayers. Good luck and God bless.  Ban  e  s  21:04, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Oops, I just realized what the "BS" on the barnstar you gave me stood for. I thought it a little strange, considering the circumstances, for you to put the other abbreviation on my page! :) By the way, I just changed my signature, in your "memory" too. The idea came to my on the airplane. What do you think of it? Is it more... cool? :)  Ban  e  z  21:12, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, I had...reloads wikipedia to check VG's last message, sees "new messages"... read some of the other replies on your talk page, and I was refering to the "extreme calling" one. The only problem is that I have a deep down opposition to blogs in general, I always used to think they were really stupid. Until I read your one. So if I can swallow my pride, maybe I'll set one up. I didnt know you had any other one? The sig is in "memory" in, I dunno, just a commemorative (excuse spelling, but its been a long weekend) new sig for the occasion of your "departure", whatever. As far as I know, you cant do that thing with a sig...As for your name, well, for me, that is a special list, your name is in good company and always will be. BS is a commonly used abbrv. for a curse word, thats why I was surprised.  Ban  e  z  21:24, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Wow! I know your surname! Thats it, you've blown away your anonomity! :) Just so you know, my surname is "Hagen", there you go, now I've also lost my anonomity... Yeah, I know you wouldnt have done that abbrv. thing deliberately... For the record, Banes does generally consider personal blogs to be stupid (no offence, I'll have to swallow that sometime when I start my own though :), but Banes's pet hate is blogs where people type out long political rants we've all heard before, know what I mean? As far as barnstars goes, I've actually been rather sulky about them lately cos I only have two, and they are both really small. Really immature I know, but thats me. Gosh, it is getting on, 10 to 12 for me... Nice to talk to you, enjoy the rest of your day. P.S. I'd like some time to ask you a thing or two about your blog content, faith, etc. I'll probably do that on your blog. Cheers  Ban  e  z  21:39, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Oh, please do me a favour (favor for you Americans :))...Would you mind giving me your exam timetable? If you want to, you can put it in my sandbox. Cheers  Ban  e  z  21:40, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

What about monday? I only start my studying on tuesday...Monday starts in 6 minutes...Oh well, you're right, I'll go off now, after seeing if you reply one last time. :) Cheers (Is that a no on the timetable?)  Ban  e  z  21:47, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Life's just too short to spend sleeping! When I was writing my Matric exams a lot of people asked for my timetable to a.) wish me luck, and b.) pray for me. I really appreciated it. I was wondering if you wanted me to do the same? Anyway, cheers  Ban  e  z  21:51, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Okay okay, I'm gone. Finger hovering over the power button on his computer Oops, too late, clock just went 12. Cheers  Ban  e  z  21:55, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * HA!! I actually went to bed, computer off, lights out, teeth brushed. And found that the suspense was keeping me awake. So here I am again, with my last post. "Glad to see your light out, Banes" Fooled you! :) Thanks for the sandcastle, and feel free to let me know on that page. Anyway,  I'll be seeing you tidying up the grammar around wikipedia! (There is more to editing than vandal reversion.) Cheers  Ban  e  z  22:21, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Im a newbie.
I was just browsing through different users and I noticed that you stated that you love to talk so I thought i would say hi. You said you are big into music so you might appreciate the article I wrote on Smashed Gladys. I am attempting to become an administrator currently myself. Just out of curiousity I noticed that yoiu said you love awards, and food, So I was wondering if you have any awards for food that you've earned. Also do you have wieght problems, because of your love of food? Not that I have any problem with people who are overweight, its just i had an aunt who LOVED food and she just kept getting bigger and bigger until the doctor finally put her on a program. Im diabetic so I cant really enjoy the sweets and a vegetarian so I dont eat meat either, but I do love an organic pizza now and again. Well nice chatting with youPickelbarrel 00:11, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick reply
I appreciate your positive outlook, and must say I am delighted to hear that your aren't heavy, as that can lead to all kinds of mediacl problems(again I have nothing against overwight people, in fact one of my very good friends is fat, its just I have seen first hand the problems that it can cause). So have you had a chance to look at my Smashed Gladys article yet? If so what did you think? I have to admit that I am not really that into classical music that much as most of the classical artists(that I am aware of) were before my time. perhaps you could introduce me to some that have a more modern feel. I really enjoy slide guitar, so if yo know of any pieces that have that kind of feel it would be appreciated. I of have been planning on waiting a bit longer to become an administrator, but am currently studiing under Administator UncleG and I think I may choose to try my hand at it earlier rather than later if thats what it takes to get rid of these vandals that have been terrorizing our works(I know that administrators are supposed to assume good faith and remain calm during disputes, but these guys just wont let up) anyway its always nice to make a wiki-friend and heres hoping that you fare well wherever you may farePickelbarrel 23:54, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

thanks for the great musician links.
Have any of these musicians written anything I may have heard of. I will say that I am fond of the William Tell overture(the piece that is heard at the begginig of The Lone Ranger), although it gets a bit repeative after awhile. Administrator UncleG is not only a user, but undoubtably one of the best editors I have encountered since I have been here. you can link to his discussion page here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Uncle_G#Hi  or herehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Uncle_G#Hi , you will be richer for getting to know him. I have been studiing his views for quite some time, and must say that I have learned much since doing so. I wish you the best in your future travels and hope that the wind will stay to your back. I agree that it is probably too early for me to become an administrator but suprisingly The Emporer of Wikipedia has contacted me on my homepage with praises for how I dealt with the vandals...I seem to have a knack for meeting just the right people. Are you an administrator or do you hold any other rank here at wikipedia? thanks againPickelbarrel 01:17, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Re: Poetry (and much miscellaneous etcetera)
Ever since "Weien! You're blue!" I've been meaning to reply here, but I guess commenting at thine blog and a thought or two on the Statement came first, so... yea, sizable comment on the way. ^^

On Poetry: Well, if that was your first poem (or one of the first), it's definitely a good start. I mean, consider some of my first poems (Dec/3/03 was my second, after one that's not on my site because it's kinda... romantic *turns red* ^^)--just don't consider them too deeply XD. But as for "poetry training," everything I know came from just plain writing poetry (well, and a bit of help from SoundFound too, of course :D), that is until I had the pleasure of taking this class last semester at the local community college. I found that many of the things I'd subconsciously figured out in the past few years had actual names, but (even better) was able to get a lot of good feedback from both the instructor and my fellow students. I don't suppose we'll ever have people saying, like, "Yeah, I CLEP'ed out of Poetry Writing," but it was a really great class with all purely-academic reasons aside XD (though I'm sure the CLEP does look for some basic knowledge on poetic things, like in the English Lit section?). So those are the memoirs of a rhymer.

As for what I confidently hail as "artistic presentation of inter- and intra-stanza enjambment," well... with a good teacher helper, I don't suppose it would take nearly "several pages" to explain (well, maybe nearly ^^). And what better teacher than Wikipedia? So let's start with Enjambement. As Wikipedia says, enjambed lines are ones that don't end with a complete phrase, clause or sentence (example: the first line of "the violin," by ViolinGirl). Compare that with end-stopped lines (e.g. last line of the same poem, where the end of the line is also the end of a sentence). Though the enjambement entry does note (later in the article) that heavy enjambement is generally used to convey a sense of urgency, acceleration, or even discomfort (and I'm guessing that those weren't your intentions with "the violin"), your poem utilizes this poetic tool in a way that actually works (I even feel that the "oh!" in the second stanza captures very much the spirit of the entire piece--that is, the enjambed one ^^). And to add to that, you've even used a template where none of the verses (other than the last) end end-stopped, which is a mindful (whether or not you borrowed things from another poet ^^).

(Re: Side note: I haven't read "The Prodigal's Sister" yet; looks like something I'll want to pick up or at least sit down at Borders with ^^. I was able to read the sample  that they have, though. And yes--I did read about the cancer at his Wikipedia entry. I love the quote they have there!)

Anyway, I'm happy (and love) to comment on poetry, and if I can be helpful while doing it, that's definitely a plus ^^. Hopefully I've explained the enjambment thing to a suitable extent (by the way, I did have to write an enjambed poem for the class, have you seen it? It should give some final enlightenment on the "urgency, acceleration, or even discomfort" business, if anything ^^). Oh, and about thesauri... yes, using one can definitely get you out of a lot of poetry-problem-spots. What I usually have in front of me when I'm writing is thesaurus.com, a rhyming dictionary (like the one here, though that link is only a sample), and Notepad (yea, it's all on the compy for me ^^). At any rate, if you have any other questions, thoughts, or (hooray!) poems, I'd definitely love to have a look (otherwise, for anything that has garnered a "thanks," in return, a hearty "welcome" :D). Keep endeavoring for le mot juste!

Ok, let's see if I can wrap up with the rest (it's getting early!).

About this: Oh no! I'm not completely sure what exactly happened with all of your text promptly zipping away, but I can completely sympathize. Way too many occurrences of losing large amounts of writing have instilled a healthy Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C paranoia in me (yes, all the text in this web form is occasionally being copied to "post.txt" on my desktop XD). At least glad to hear that what you were going to say was mostly in confirmation--I was really hoping that I was typing on the right track concerning your Statement. *phew*

And to lessen the confusion about the Saruman illustration (true, I do suppose it would've been easier to understand having watched LOTR, sorry -_-), yes, you're correct in your guess--basically he was a fellow who studied the enemy so as to better counter them but unfortunately ended up as one of them, since all of his research convinced him that they were the ones who would ultimately win. Definitely an exaggerated example, but... still a fun one ^^. Starts noticing an over-application of the shift-6 smiley, groans.

On other things: Oh, about Solresol; I'm actually not planning to do much on that article; it's actually another (very similar) language called Sarus that I'm interested in. You can read about it here (the first forum thread explains the gist of it). Making a good article out of it will require a lot of research and copyright-gathering, though (it's a language constructed by a single person, Adam Phillips), especially since I've lately been seeing a lot of discussions about topic notability. Speaking of which... have a look at what's been keeping me busy lately (Wiki-wise), an AfD discussion on Bill Gothard [] shiver. Pretty much all of the discussions for IBLP, Bill Gothard, and even the 49 Character Qualities are getting hot.

Sigh. Anyway, time for a bit of sleep before the next day begins. Keep in touch, and hope you have a great day! ^^ Weien 10:50, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

PS. About my user page... yea, it's definitely just a placeholder for now ^_^.

Re
You're welcome, it brightened up a very boring day for me. I spent 2 hours typing a poem for Sango's poem subpage...but I guess that beats studying. I only have one day of holiday left sadly...Cheers  Ban  e  z  17:50, 23 January 2006 (UTC)


 * You'll also be pleased to know that I resisted the temptation the reply to your last message at 01:00 this morning. :)  Ban  e  z  17:52, 23 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I declared myself insane a year ago. :) As it happens, I've never fallen asleep at the computer. But I'm quite used to staying up all night, in fact, I enjoy it. I did it a lot last year because of my need to cram before exams. I must just tell you the worst of late night computing, I once, at 01:00 on wikipedia (in harsh edit war with vandal) I was drinking coke to keep me going. I was so dozy that I sleepily picked up my coke, and poured it all over my keyboard and my own lap. lol, what an idiot. Good luck with your studying, see you later, much later. :)  Ban  e  z  18:03, 23 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi there. I was meaning to ask you if you can tell me how to do small text. I know this sounds rather silly, that I havent worked it out for myself, but I know you use it a lot so I thought you'd be able to help me out? (Since it is passed 0:00 for me, I will not be waiting online for hours for a response, going to bed now!) Cheers  Ban  e  z  22:00, 23 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks alot. The problem is, I know absolutely nothing about html. I appreciate your request that Sango and I get a good prospective admin. We have Gryffindor! Thanks again for helping out, enjoy your day  Ban  e  z  06:53, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Wha...??? :(
Wow... I go to Mexico over the weekend, and I come back, and see that you've quit? :( Wow... well, I do understand the reasons why you're going to be editing in a limiting capacity, and I respect them. Wikipedia is after all a method to reach your dreams; it shouldn't be your dream by itself. I myself have spent less time here and more time doing real-life things too, so I understand. I'm glad that you won't be leaving completely, but it still is a loss for Wikipedia. You would have made one great admin (and you still can, admins do MANY more things than just reverting sleazy vandals). Either way, just make sure you say hi when you're around, all right? My thoughts and prayers, Tito xd (?!? - help us) 21:28, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the words, and I will try to assign them someone as good as you. :) As for my page... um, weird how? Your page was looking weird earlier today for me, but now I can't reproduce the problem. As for your sig, the G looks green. :) Tito xd (?!? - help us) 22:17, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, the sidebar is messing up? Same with your page. I'm on #wikimedia-tech trying to figure that out. Tito xd (?!? - help us) 22:33, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * It should be fixed now. If it comes up again, click CTRL+F5 to purge your cache. And what did you mean with "someone biting me?" Tito xd (?!? - help us) 22:37, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * OH. No, it has more to do with this... Tito xd (?!? - help us) 22:42, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * My stress meter is a combination of real-life and wiki-stress. I usually don't update it often, though, so it's not very reliable. Tito xd (?!? - help us) 23:35, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Whoops
Well, maybe if we're nice to the Willy Clones, maybe they'll stop ;-) AGF after all... karmafist 03:31, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Oh my...
Hi ViolinGirl, I've been on an indef wikibreak, and I just now noticed that your reducing your roll on wikipedia, let me say that I think it is a shame, I've seen your progess on here, and I agree with Tito you would have made a fine admin one day. I just offer my friendship and I hope one day you will be back with us on a full time basis, after you've achieved your goal of becoming a professional violinist in Italy! :-D Knowledge Of Self | talk  12:48, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Alas I saw the "Important" headline on Tito's talk page, it naturally grabbed my attention.... You were impersonated CONGRATS! I remember a few days after receiving my adminship I was impersonated User:KnowledgeOfSelf . I was kind of excited lol. Also I'm honored that you added me to your "My Favorite Users" list. Thanks! Knowledge Of Self | talk  13:19, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Gotcha!
Lol, yeah, I was already working on fitting that new barnstar when you messaged me... banes is becoming increasingly popular! ;) I knew we haven't interacted much, VG, but I'll take the chance to tell you that I followed your statement closely. I was alarmed at first that you were leaving for good, but I was relieved to see that in fact you're not parting ways - you're just putting your priorities the way you feel they are correct. Acting according to one's principles is the highest form of self-respect, and I congratulate you for it. If you ever need my help in any way, don't hesitate to ask. Thumbs up to you, VG! Cheers, – Phædriel ♥ tell me - 15:40, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Sandbox
Seriously, if it is getting in the way of your studies, then I'll stop. However, if they (my vandalizing) cheer you up, relieve some boredom, without negatively affecting your work, then I'll keep doing it. :) That comment (yes, I knew you'd see it, but I didnt feel like tpying an new message, new hearder, on your page to tell you) was true, it was a beautiful poem, you should write hymns. I AM swallowing my words about barnstars! In fact, I'm feeling really smug now. I am just so VAIN! I have spent time today, scrolling down my userpage, admiring my blue color scheme, courtesy of Sango and Phaedriel. Moving on to the barnstars, I grab my red suspenders in both hands, snorting smugly as I hitch up my denims, and say "Yup, dose are my 'ittle beauties. Just look at 'em!" In my classic old hillbilly drawl. :) Thank you very much for the once you gave me, it is a lekker one.  Ban  e  z  18:27, 24 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Glad they cheered you up. :) Talk about rewriting, the above I wrote twice as I had to rush out suddenly (I had forgotten to return a film) and pressed "close" instead of "save". :-) Dont worry about it taking time, I enjoy it. I wont do it too much though (more than three times a day), as it a.) will get me blocked and b.) gives me high userspace edits, which I am picky about for my RFA. You wont need to thank me every time, but an occasional kudos for a especially good vandalism would be appreciated. ;)


 * Future RFA. Hopefully just around the corner. I tried to sign but when I did I got an edit conflict with myself. :D I just vandalized again by the way.  Ban  e  z  18:49, 24 January 2006 (UTC)


 * And you talk to me about signing! (Sniffs in condescension.) About RfA, I still dont know who will nominate me (or even if there are others who would be willing), but you are right, since you are in the process of cutting down your involvement then it may not look so good...I would be honored to have your support though. What you could do, if you want to watch out for an Rfa, is create a page with the title, and have it as a red link in your userspace somewhere. As soon as it turns blue, then you'll know I've been nominated. What I meant was the lad must have been a dissapointment, not much cop...Not bad red link removal on your part, I've even edited them!  Ban  e  z  19:04, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Major vandalism coming soon!


 * Ok, I've accepted. It was rather hairaising as once I'd typed all of my answers I got blocked, thankfully Sango unblocked me...I sincerely hope I dont fail this rfA. I dont know about a record, really, I'll be pleased if I get over 20 supports. Thank you for you kind words and your support (forthcoming), they mean a lot to me.  Ban  e  z  15:19, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I noticed that, thanks a lot. And thank you for being so quick. ;) I hope to get a little support, but nothing huge...  Ban  e  z  15:39, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

RE: Banes
Of course, nothing else for it was there? But of course, that's how RfA goes... --Cel e stianpower háblame 20:17, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Crocuses and saffron
So cool, your new pic. Three or four house moves ago, I had a patch of crocuses under a spruce tree that seemed to thrive on neglect, popped up fresh every spring. I kept threatening to harvest some saffron from them, but never got around to it. Oh well... Be well! Just plain Bill 23:01, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi
Since you want people to say hi.. Hi! My 6 sisters and a brother play the violin or other strings, two of them fairly well. I hope God grants you your goal of soloing in Italy. And your goal of no compromises. --DDerby- (talk) 23:29, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't know how "on fire" I am, but I certainly am a Christian. My siblings and I are 12 in number, evenly divided between boys and girls. It's quite nice and large. It's true, they are cheaper by the dozen. I don't play anything myself other than a little piano, trying to get better at that and guitar.


 * You must be quite skilled at the violin to aspire to solo. I've heard a lot about Edison, but I don't see how you could take a music major by correspondence. Do you send tapes to be evaluated? --DDerby- (talk)  07:07, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Happy Mozart's 250th! --DDerby- (talk) 21:14, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Very bad! You must now play every version of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" that you can find. --DDerby- (talk) 21:52, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

mea culpa
"We have a violin series! Wow, I bet you were influential in that??"

Just shoveled stuff from one bin to another. It was fun. Now the rest of youzz guyz get to fix it up. ;D Just plain Bill 23:54, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

a story you will understand
A little story for your amusement:

Once upon a time, my family lived in Anatolia, Asia Minor, what is now called Turkey. My Dad borrowed a jeep from the embassy in Ankara, took my sister and me out of school for a week, and went touring in the East and into Syria for a while. I have no idea what his real business was at the time, since I was about 9 or 10 then. But in Eastern Turkey we stayed with some missionaries (allowed to stay as long as they didn't "evangelize" in that secular Islamic republic or jumhuriyet. Spelled cumhuriyet in the local language. Bla, bla. And more bla...) who showed us some ancient tombs, "hewn from the living rock." They were these cool underground chambers, with honkin big discs of rock at the entrance, like hockey pucks a foot thick and four feet across, neatly tucked into slots chiseled out of the rock beside the entrance. Some tombs had two of them, one before the other. In those days, the middle 1950's, they were being used as cool dark damp places to store evergreen seedlings for a reforestation project.

Rev. Isely kept saying, as he showed us around, "Who will roll away the stone?"


 * See the Gospel of Mark, the very beginning of chapter 16. Just plain Bill 02:27, 26 January 2006 (UTC) By the way, I am not a Christian, but that's OK, I don't mind listening, as long as I don't sense that someone is trying to sell me something. Go well, and be well, Just plain Bill

Rev. Isely was pleased to be showing us these places which are very similar to the ones used near Jerusalem a couple of millennia ago, & was pointing out their connection to the story he was fond of telling. Crypts of the well-to-do, built to last. Solid signs of past work. We ran in & out of them that sunny afternoon, having a history lesson by osmosis, I suppose. JpB

Thanks
For stopping by on my talk page, I really appreciate it. You're welcome regarding that Babylon thing. I'm afraid I wont be vandalizing your page today, as it may get me into trouble. After this is all over (very shortly) I'll resume. I'm afraid to say the opposers are most certainly valid. I dont know anything about vandal warnings, as I never have used them. The reasons are as follows (whoever else reads this), and many probably wont like them: 1. The serious vandals ignore them. 2. While I'm busy editing their talk page they are elsewhere vandalizing, and I'm not reverting. 3. I get annoyed because I might put up six "stop else I'll block you" templates, and as I'm not an admin, it would be an empty threat. I have on occasion asked an admin friend/an admin I nominated (I have one or two) to block the vandal. There are my reasons for not using them, and because I dont it may be the reason I never get my page vandalized...But I'm rectifying that problem as we speak, it is a matter of reading the page. Thank you for your support  Ban  e  z  06:27, 26 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I'll stick around for now. I'll see how the rfA is going in the morning (its late afternoon now) and make a descision. But thank you so much for everything.  Ban  e  z  14:23, 26 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Its pretty simple really, I'd like to take some time to familiarise myself with policy and vandal warnings and all. And then, after I'd cleared up the problem areas, I'd come back and do this again. Sadly, yet another question has been asked about something controversial I was involved in in August, I wont be able to answer it just yet, as I'm going out in about 15 minutes, and it'll take a long time to answer. Thank you again for your support, on the rfa page and elsewhere.  Ban  e  z  16:04, 26 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes, I'll probably take some "wikileave" after this, but I wont storm off in a huff. No, nothing offended me at all. Sorry for being so short all the time... Ban  e  z  16:08, 26 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Leaving? As in going out now or leaving wikipedia? Dont worry, you'll see me using these :) again before long.  Ban  e  z  16:13, 26 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Ok, well, here is a smilie :)! By the way, that shouldnt be a red link on my talkpage, as I'm trying to master my urge to edit it. Cheers!  Ban  e  z  16:19, 26 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Now this is strange. This evening I see clouds of smoke, covering my entire city, I think nothing of it (fires are common). Now I read about a massive fire happening kilometers away on the main page of wikipedia! This just outlines the fact that I'm a wikipedaholic. :) Good luck with the studying...  Ban  e  z  20:13, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Re: First Concerto
Hello! How very lovely to hear from you!! Ah, you're the only wikipedian I've heard from so far (except for CelestianPower, but it was an automatic welcome message so doesn't really count)—which is great—I love messages! Suddenly, now that I've heard from you, Wikipedia feels like a community! To be honest, I'm still not used to its sense of community at all (see my user page), but then again, you can't expect me to be when I just heard from another wikipedian for the first time two days ago or something... This is so cool!!!

Ahem, anyway, to answer your question, hmm, I don't think I can recommend one concerto for a pianist to play as there are so many good ones out there. But here's a few that I thought might be suitable (as first concertos)...


 * Mozart, Piano concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414 — I will try to make this link blue soon — (This is an absolutely delightful piece and not technically too difficult.)
 * Recommended recording: Melvyn Tan (piano), The London Classical Players, conducted by Roger Norrington
 * Beethoven, Piano concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15 — (This one is technically a little more difficult than the Mozart one, but hey...)
 * Recommended recording: Malcolm Bilson (piano), The English Baroque Soloists, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

So there. I hope I'm being helpful. Those recordings, by the way, are done with authentic instruments, which happens to be the style that I'm really into. As you may know, I'm really a baroque person. Well, I mean, Mozart is hardly a baroque composer, but the style in which those performers play is somewhat closer to the (authentic) baroque style than it is to the romantic style, or whatever style people used to play classical music in before the Early Music Revival (which took place [roughly] right after the second world war). Anyway, that wasn't all very important — I just got a bit carried away :-P

Oh yeah, I have a question. I'm wondering if my user page is a little too ... vain. I mean, I've read the link CelestianPower sent me but I still can't... judge, since I don't really know how wikipedians are yet, as in, I don't know what would de facto be considered a vanity page and what would not. Basically, I have no clue how to "behave" around here yet. At the moment, I'm thinking of at least deleting the whole trivia section since it's so unimportant (though it might be kind of amusing). Do you reckon I should? or do you think it's okay as it is? Please advise!

Anyway, thanks for your message!

Trisdee 20:48, 26 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Oh dear, you made me blush! ... all those thank-you's ... not necessary at all! I love sharing what I know with other people, it's just that most of the time they are not very interested (e.g. People: "Oh no, not Charpentier again!). Nice to know though that you appreciate my, er, advice so much; I appreciate your correspondence just as much :-)


 * And, wow, are you really playing the Goldberg Variations?? But that's like one of the most difficult pieces of music of the entire keyboard literature! Perhaps I should be recommending you more difficult concertos then! I performed the complete Goldberg Variations back in 2004 when I was 18 (it was in fact my recital debut) and I barely got through it! (though, as it happened, I repeated the concert a month after due to popular demand — apparently I managed to fool the audience into thinking that I could actually play it). In my opinion you have to either be a fearless adolescent (as I was) or an old sage to even think of attempting that infinitely profound piece. It's one of those pieces where you spend your whole life learning, if you see what I mean. But no, the Aria is certainly a good piece to learn by itself. Didn't mean to scare you away!


 * One used to be able to listen to my first performance of the Aria on my website (tsk, oh, vanity... I feel so guilty talking about my own performances and stuff, really, hope you don't mind — I'm a little paranoid, as you may have noticed), but I recently got rid of the link as I didn't think it was good enough. Maybe I'll put it back in for you (and everyone). Note, though, that I would play it a lot differently now if I were to play it again (which I'm not going to anytime soon!). All the ornamentations would be completely different, probably much wilder.


 * Now, to answer your question: yes, the harpsichord is very different from the piano — sadly, many pianists do not realise that. They think they can just jump in and play the instrument. The harpsichord's touching is generally lighter than that of the piano, which is the very reason why they [pianists] think it's easier. The truth is that the light touching makes it much more difficult to control, et cetera. But anyway, that was all technical stuff (as opposed to artistic) which I try to avoid talking about. Really, it's just a whole different way of thinking, of perceiving the universe, so to speak. That is the real difference. You think differently when you play the harpsichord; you worry about different things. I may be a little bit vague right now, but if you really would like to know more about the instrument you can ask me more specific questions, and I'll try to be as helpful as I possibly can.


 * And sorry for this rather late reply. I try to reply to my messages (well, only got 3 so far, really) as soon as I receive them. It's just that what usually ends up happening is, I'll be sitting here in front of the computer playing the recorder or something for an hour before I even start writing anything. Feel free to write to me anytime. I'm always online (which means that I am on Wikipedia as well) except when I am working or sleeping; I am online at least 5 hours a day (on my busy days, and 12 hours on free days, usually). So, there it is. Thanks for listening. Ciao for now!


 * Trisdee 21:42, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Quanah's poem
Hi VG! It is so beautiful, isn't it? It is an anonymous poem, and it is in fact the epitaph of Quanah Parker, and was written on his tombstone when he was buried in 1911. You can read further on this at the following webpages, if the matter interests you:. So as you see, it is to the best of my knowledge in the public domain as it is an anonymous public inscription, and it also is 95 years old. So no, it's not a copvio. Feel free to use it if you like it. I always felt it transmitted the very essence of the spirit of Quanah, and in it, that of the Comanche. Regards! - Phædriel <font style="color:navy;">♥ <font style="color:#22AA00;">tell me - 22:02, 26 January 2006 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Mistletoesok.jpg|thumb|right|160px|For my dear Wikifriend, may the spirit of our beloved Quanah watch over you forever! - <font style="color:#22AA00;">Phædriel <font style="color:navy;">♥ <font style="color:#22AA00;">tell me]]Lol, dear VG, forget about it =) It's just that there is so much paranoia around regarding fair use stuff and copyright issues lately, that we are all extremely sensitive about the subject, and the term "copvio" is usually reserved for blatant copyright violations. But coming from you, I knew exactly what you meant, so please, relax - there's absolutely nothing to apollogize for ;) Btw, I have a small gift for you... I'll confess to you that I'm not a big fan of giving barnstars away, but when someone strikes me as a very special person, I prefer to gift him/her with something that has actual meaning to me. See these tiny little lovely red flowers? They are Oklahoman mistletoes, a flower with deep meaning to my people. I'd be so happy if you accept them as a gift from this friend who someday will watch you on TV playing at La Scala of Milan, and proudly tell her friends "Look guys, this is my Wikifriend playing!". A hug, - <font style="color:#22AA00;">[[User:Phaedriel|Phædriel]] <font style="color:navy;">♥ <font style="color:#22AA00;">tell me - 23:00, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Hello, hello ^^
I'm hoping to reply to your message later, but for now I just want to say a few things that've been jumping out at me for a bit now, haha (it is odd feeling this rotten about not replying to messages right away when (thinking realistically) it's only been a few days O_o). One thing is the Bill Gothard AfD page; near the bottom, one user asked you a question in reply to your "Keep" vote (unfortunately, I'm a bit late in telling you this; the debate ended recently, fortunately with a result of "Keep" grin) ^_^ I think you'll find it humorous, though (his comment).

The other thing was noticing your link to WikiToolbar. While it is quite nice (I tried it on IE, titter), there's actually something that you can do in Firefox which you may or may not like even better (I'm assuming that you haven't heard of it yet): it's a built-in feature for Firefox. How would you like to be able to type "w chinrest" in the normal address bar of Firefox and get directly transported to the corresponding article? Simply do the following:

1. Open up Wikipedia (any page, article, etc) in Firefox<BR> 2. Right-click the search text box (i.e., where the cursor blinks)<BR> 3. Click "Add a Keyword for this Search"<BR> 4. Fill in something like "Wikipedia" in the "Name" box in the window that pops up, and "w" for the Keyword box, then click "Ok"

Now, all you have to do now is type "w ArticleNameHere" to get to any article in the 'Pedia! Obviously, you can use any letter or word you like instead of "w" ^^. And then of course, you can do the same for any other searches you use often, whether it be Google, Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, or whatever. Just a neat trick my sister showed me that I'm only just getting used to... see if you like it--no offense will be taken if you don't XD. Just something I thought might pique your interest.

Oh, and while sorta on that topic--IE doesn't seem to like your user page at all XD (crazy ol' divs, eh?). But I guess browser compatibility has always been a web developer hindrance, sigh. Anyway. signing off for now... God bless! Weien 07:36, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Actually, Wikipedia does note the feature I just described, at the bottom of the usability and accessibility section of the Firefox article. So... *having second thoughts about his enthusiasm* my apologies if you perchance already knew about custom keywords feature ><. I always feel like I'm a little too much in ...For Dummies mode when I write anything with numbered lists ^_^. Ahwell. Jolly good. Weien 07:55, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, it is easier
Yeah, thankfully it is now under control. But I was up really late last night all the same. You can imagine the kind of fright one would get when, totally unaware of anything being wrong, I see something like that pop up on the main page. Anyway it all turned out a less worse than it could have been. I'm glad to hear you had a good evening. You still studying?  Ban  e  z  16:09, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I did notice the lack...and yes, that "download a life" line is really funny. Unfortunately it is all too true for some. Good luck with the studying, let me know if I can be of any help. Cheers  Ban  e  z  16:17, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I'll have to see about that link...You're welcome, and thank you for all you've done too. As for my RFA, hmm...(disgruntled murmuring)... Ban  e  z  17:47, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * And how have I managed to force a smile out of you?  Ban  e  z  17:57, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Aah, glad to hear it. :) Now it is up to you to force a smile out of me by vandalizing my sandbox! :)  Ban  e  z  18:03, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Lol, I was digging around trying to find it. Thanks, enjoy the rest of the day, and weekend.

-- Ban  e  z  18:17, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Glad you liked the pic. Do you want me to put it in your sandbox? I'm planning to use it as a unique award.  Ban  e  z  18:43, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

You really did it now!!!
User:ViolinGirl on baby wheels! <font color="#151B8D">Knowledge <font color="#7D1B7E">Of <font color="#008000">Self | <font color="#461B7E">talk  21:57, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, ma'am please refer here lol :-P  <font color="#151B8D">Knowledge <font color="#7D1B7E">Of <font color="#008000">Self  | <font color="#461B7E">talk  01:49, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations
User:ViolinGirl on baby wheels! - :D--Shanel 21:59, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Hehe, I had one of those too. Belated congratulations on your imposter :D--Shanel 01:48, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Hey
I'm glad you enjoyed my RLS talk page comment :P. After reading your talk page (and then picking myself up off the floor after seeing you only started in Nov), I realized I need to hire someone to do mine (which still happens to be the default welcome message with 1! message on it) =) Cheers --A6Patch 03:06, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

What?
Huh? I thought all along (I did notice) that is was a typo!  Ban  e  z  19:10, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Lol, I like to play Brahms as it happens. How was your weekend btw?  Ban  e  z  19:16, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * No, not the concerto, but I like to play other Brahms. Sorry to hear your weekend wasnt too good. Mine was really great until Saturday afternoon. It sadly turned lousy and has been in constant decline ever since... :(  Ban  e  z  19:22, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Not that you really want to know about that. When is your next CLEP btw?  Ban  e  z  19:28, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I still havent had mine out yet, cant be very wise. (Corny joke alarm). Let me know if you are writing on tuesday please. By the way, have you seen this: Esperanza/User_Page_Award?  Ban  e  z  19:35, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Believe me, anesthetics are actually really cool (been under then four times, and enjoyed each more than the last)! No kidding, it is a really neat sensation, I'm actually hooked. :) Its fine about the pic, but please dont spread it around as you're the only other person who has it now. Its copyrighted, but I dont mind you using it for your desktop at all, in fact, I'm flattered.  Ban  e  z  19:51, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Hang on, are you going under total anesthetic? You're welcome regarding the pic, I rather like it (my backdrop too).  Ban  e  z  19:56, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Oh well, good luck! All the best  Ban  e  z  20:00, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

I meant the exam. My sandbox is empty...  Ban  e  z  20:03, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Cos the sandbox was were you'd let me know remember ;) . I will enjoy the rest of my day, which involves a shower and bed in about 15 minutes, not much, but it'll be an improvement (moan). Enjoy your Sunday. Cheers  Ban  e  z  20:07, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Oh yes, you must tell me (in the pit if you want) were that is again. Cheers  Ban  e  z  20:09, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * The blog.  Ban  e  z  20:13, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

Adminship?
Have anyone told you about adminship as you are approching your three month mark here and you will make a wonderful admin I bet ;). Reply on my talk page. Thanks --Jaranda wat's sup 19:14, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

Ok I understand, Thanks --Jaranda wat's sup 19:24, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

An Esperanzial note
As I remember, the last spam that was handed out was on the 20th of December last year, so I think it's time for another update. First and foremost, the new Advisory Council and Administrator General have been elected. They consist of myself as Admin General and FireFox, Titoxd, Flcelloguy and Karmafist as the Advisory Council. We as a group met formally for the first time on the 31st of Decembe. The minutes of this meeting can be found at WP:ESP/ACM. The next one is planned for tonight (Sunday 29 January) at 20:30 UTC and the agenda can be found at WP:ESP/ACM2.

In other news, Karmafist has set up a discussion about a new personal attack policy, which it can be found here. Other new pages include an introductory page on what to do when you sign up, So you've joined Esperanza... and a welcome template: EA-welcome (courtesy of Bratsche). Some of our old hands may like to make sure they do everything on the list as well ;) Additionally, the userpage award program proposal has become official is operational: see Esperanza/User Page Award to nominate a userpage or volunteer as a judge. Also see the proposed programs page for many new proposals and old ones that need more discussion ;)

Other than that, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wish you an Esperanzially good new WikiYear :D Thank you! --Cel e stianpower háblame 16:57, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

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Comments
Hey Phaedriel/ViolinGirl, I just wanted to say that, in looking through Esperanza news, I stumbled upon the User Page contest and, seeing your page, was definitely impressed. Not only is it beautiful, but I think your personality shows through. Of course, I really don't know you that well, but it's just a feeling. I look forward to working with you here. - ElAmericano | talk 14:39, 30 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Wait, I'm confused. Do you have anything to do with Phaedriel? It seems like your pages redirected to each other, but now they appear separate. Am I losing my mind? - ElAmericano | talk 17:02, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Another comment
Reading your statement was interesting to me because that's exactly what I have gone through. I started being active with Wikipedia last fall and was excited about user pages, vandalism, welcoming, NPOV, etc. Over Christmas, I found that the real world is much more important. I started not hanging out with my friends as much, and they noticed. Now, I'm to the point where if I have truly free time, I'm willing to come and have a little fun. Just wanted to let you know there are others out there going through the same things. - ElAmericano | talk 19:57, 30 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the compliment; and excellent idea about only signing in at night. And about you and Phaedriel's user pages, I think I'm just tired. I looked back at the links that "weren't working," and I'm pretty sure they're fine. I'm going to get sleep. - ElAmericano | talk 01:25, 31 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I'll steal this one too. ;) You're welcome. Good luck with your studying, I'm sure it'll be just fine.  Ban  e  z  06:47, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Hey ViolinGirl, sorry to butt in so to speak on your conversation. I saw this comment I’ve decided I'm going to take the test tomorrow, so I'm going to probably be staying up late tonight cramming..... on Bane's talk page. I'm afraid I don't have the time to back track and see what it's all about at this moment but good luck, on this test and your User page nomination! <font color="#151B8D">Knowledge <font color="#7D1B7E">Of <font color="#008000">Self | <font color="#461B7E">talk  11:26, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations ViolinGirl! I knew you'd do just fine, didnt I tell you so?? Again, congratulations!  Ban  e  z  17:40, 31 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Amen, amen! And no worries--even if you forgot altogether (which you didn't ^^), I found the happy tidings under some other talk pages that I lurk (*eyes twinkle*). Anyway, congrats! Still praying (in light of everything from the extraction to the gauze to the anesthesia wearing off to the buggered stitches), Weien 07:14, 1 February 2006 (UTC)