User talk:Stevey7788/Archive2

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re:adminship

Okay, if you ever change your mind about being an admin, let me know and I'll nominate you. You (Talk) July 8, 2005 17:08 (UTC)

re:Admin tools

As for a description of what all they do and a list of them, Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide can probably explain it better than I can. Also, I may be missing a few since most of what I've done as an admin (and probably most of what I will do) is delete speedy candidates. The interface doesn't look much different.

• There are "protect" (or unprotect) and "delete" tabs between history and move, and there's no change to the "edit this page" button on protected pages. Protected pages can be edited, but there is a warning above the edit box that says "WARNING: This page has been locked so that only administrators can edit it. Be sure you are following the protected page guidelines."
• On the watchlist and recent changes, "(Talk)" beside each edit is "(Talk | block)" and the "block" link leads to a page with instructions on how to block an IP adress, a table of AOL and NTL dynamic IPs, and fields for "IP or username," "expiry," and "reason" with a "block this user" button under them.
• In history lists, user contribution lists, and page version comparisons, there is a bold blue link that says "rollback" that is a one-touch revert tool (to the last version not by the most recent author, this may revert several edits) beside the most recent edit heading (user, edit summary, etc.)
• If you go to a deleted page, aside from the "Wikipedia does not have a page called..." there's a link that says "View or restore x deleted edits" which can be used to view edits, see when and who deleted the page (sometimes multiple times,) and see who made any deleted version of the page (although without diffs to compare versions.) This also appears in the history of a deleted page, or a recreated page.

I think that's most of it, let me know if you have any more questions! Y0u (Y0ur talk page) (Y0ur contributions) 20:17, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

My user page

Please stop removing stuff from my user page and editing my comments. --SPUI (talk) 21:02, 11 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

SPUI's user page

Please don't edit others' user pages. This is considered vandalism. — Knowledge Seeker দ 21:36, 11 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Stevey. I agree with you that I would rather User:SPUI not include that material on his user page. I can understand you removing it the first time, although I would have talked to SPUI first, but I don't think you should have reverted to your version without even discussing it. In general, if someone has something inappropriate on his or her user page, I think that bringing it up with the user should be the first step. Now while I agree that I don't think material like that is really appropriate, Wikipedia has traditionally allowed wide latitude in what people can put on their user pages, and they are especially lenient for long-time contributors. Scanning Wikipedia:User page yields some apropos comments: "What can I have on my user page? Whatever you like, within some reasonable boundaries...In general, avoid substantially editing another's user page without their permission, but feel free to correct typos and other mistakes...The Wikipedia community is fairly tolerant and offers fairly wide latitude in applying these guidelines [on what is appropriate] to regular participants...If the community lets you know that they'd rather you deleted some or other content from your user space, you should probably do so, at least for now - such content is only permitted with the consent of the community. After you've been here for a year or so, and written lots of great articles, the community may be more inclined to let you get away with it" (feel free to read it to see if I've omitted anything relevant). Since SPUI clearly disagreed with its removal, from policy and precedent I'd say the next step (which should have been the first step, in my opinion) is to discuss with him; if that fails, then discuss with the community—if enough people agree, then it would be appropriate to remove the material against SPUI's wishes. My guess, though, is that that level of agreement won't be there. Finally, I should say that I don't feel anal is an offensive word at all, unlike some of its slang equivalents. And I'm really not convinced that gay sex is inappropriate either—would "straight sex" be less inappropriate? Thanks for asking my opinion, and I welcome further discussion on this or other matters. — Knowledge Seeker দ 07:30, 13 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with both of you that that shouldn't be on SPUI's userpage, and have suggested that it be removed myself. Feel free to second my request. Y0u (Y0ur talk page) (Y0ur contributions) 19:40, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

Fonzie Fan

From what I read at Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment#Choice_of_username, Fonzie Fan has been blocked, along with some of his socks. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 20:22, 13 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Ipblocklist Fonzie Fan isn't on this list (only his sockpuppets,) unless I missed it... Y0u (Y0ur talk page) (Y0ur contributions) 20:29, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

Damn, your right. I was going by what Radiant said, but I am going to ask him what is going on. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 20:37, 13 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Seán Keating

I don't get it, you want the talk page to be deleted or the whole article? I hope the former! Notjim 21:40, 13 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Great and thanks for your help! Sorry to be dumb about this, but what would happen if you just removed all the content from the talk page? Notjim 21:53, 13 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, the misleading blue! I get it now. Thanks a million. Notjim 21:57, 13 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

user who edited North Africa

Hi Steve, my name is Imad, I received your comment about my edit: what exactly is the problem? Do I need an account in order to edit? to tell you about myself: I was born and raised in Casablanca, travelled all over Morocco, Mauritania and Algeria. I am a young professional living and working in Iowa.

re: Admin nomination

Done. See Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Stevey7788. Y0u (Y0ur talk page) (Y0ur contributions) 21:19, July 17, 2005 (UTC)

You may want to move your comments under where it says "Candidate, please accept nomination here." The fact that there's nothing there may look bad to people who vote on your adminship; I've seen people vote oppose over things like that. Y0u (Y0ur talk page) (Y0ur contributions) 22:15, July 17, 2005 (UTC)

TfD tags

Hi, you added a TfD tag to the main page of Template:20-cen. I had already put a notice on the talk page. Putting a TfD tag in the template of what is a textual template distrupts the articles that use it with TfD template. Please do check the 'what links here' and the nature of the template before tagging things of that nature. (PS. I imagine your involvement is inspired by your RfA; that's great, but do be careful even so.) -Splash 13:08, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'd also left a message on the author's talk page, so due notice has been given. -Splash 13:12, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. Good luck with the RfA. -Splash 16:59, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

One more thing: I have often seen the TfD tag attached to many templates, and I sometimes see the TfD template message in articles. That was why I attached the TfD message to Template:20-cen. (cross posted here for context)

You are right to an extent. Normally, the TfD tag goes on the template itself to alert those who see it, such as with the {{nonsense}} template at the moment. However, the partic template 20-cen is a pure text template, so it used in the middle of the flow of text in articles. This means that, when the TfD notice turns up, it scrambles the layout of the text surrounding it. In these, rare, cases it is better to but the tag on the talk. In most other situations, it can go on the template proper. -Splash 20:06, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

That would explain it. If, when viewing the template you click the "what links here" in the toolbox to the left, you'll see which articles use it. Click on one of those to see how they use it: for small templates, it may (as it is in this case) be necessary to study the wikicode for the page. Unfortunately, the only way to tell what would happen when you TfD-tag it would be to try it out, which isn't really acceptable. So some judgement is needed. -Splash 21:30, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Who's RFA

Thank you for your vote of support on my RFA. I would normally support your RFA, but do not personally believe in voting while a user has an open RFA, (note I voted for Essjay before I was on RFA). Keep up the good work, and good luck. ∞Who?¿? 20:00, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I really think that just because you are a current RfA candidate, you can't vote. RedWolf24 and Essjay supported each other, even though they are BOTH candidates on the RfA. So feel free to oppose (or support) me my nomination, and hopefully you can block me in the future. :) — Stevey7788 (talk) 20:48, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Your blocked for 10 nano-seconds :). It's just a personal preference, it just seems like its cross-promoting, or campaigning for votes. (If you vote for me, then I'll vote for you) type thing. It's only a personal preference, don't really mind if others do it. Thanks for replying. ∞Who?¿? 21:35, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

re:Is my user page notice good or bad?

Personally, I don't think it's advertising or anything and don't see how it would look bad for your RfA. It will almost certainly bring in more votes of all types, and so long as you don't mention it in every other comment you make, I don't see how it looks bad. However, I know that I can't speak for everyone, and if you're worried about it, then maybe you should take it down. Y0u (Y0ur talk page) (Y0ur contributions) 20:14, July 18, 2005 (UTC)

Heavy metal music

I have answered your questions over at the Talk page of Heavy metal music, excuse the delay. Contact me or post a follow-up on said page if you need further clarification. --Sn0wflake 06:37, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Bobby Fischer FAC

Could you answer my question on Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Bobby_Fischer when you get a chance? Thanks. --malathion ^talk 21:59, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

The mop is mine!

Thanks for voting in my RfA; I promise I'll wield my sacred mop with care. If you ever need me for anything, you know where to find me. Thanks again! -- Essjay · Talk 15:32, July 20, 2005 (UTC)

More thanks

Thank you so much for the barnstar! I truly appreciate it. - Lucky 6.9 17:39, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

I'd like to thank you for the Barnstar -- it's quite an honor to receive one, especially coming from a user who has contributed so much. Wikipedia is a truly amazing project, one I'd have thought unworkable without seeing it grow so well. Again, thank you. --Zantastik talk 22:37, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

African American Contemporary issues

Hey, Stevey. Thanks for stopping by my talk page w/a heads-up on this. I dropped by and left my two cents' worth. I'm really busy at the moment, but will check in and possibly contribute to this piece later. Maybe. (I have some reservations about the piece's existence -- let alone its content.) Peace 2 u.

Your RFA...

Umm... wow. I'm suprised there's so much opposition, especially when I consider you worthier of adminship than I am and my self-nom passed 10/0/1. Anyway, I'll probably re-nominate you in a couple of months once everyone forgets about this whole "censorship" thing. Y0u (Y0ur talk page) (Y0ur contributions) 18:48, July 24, 2005 (UTC)

Oh, and by the way, I removed the notice on your userpage since it officially failed :(. Hope you don't mind. Y0u (Y0ur talk page) (Y0ur contributions) 15:37, July 26, 2005 (UTC)

Good news

• 13:35, 27 July 2005 David Gerard blocked "User:DrZoidberg" with an expiry time of indefinite (account only tries to break sandbox; zero article edits in nine months). This can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=block&user=&page=. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 01:12, 28 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Brinkman

You were kind enough to support my nomination of Helen Gandy as a featured article and I wonder if you would look at my newest FAC, Tom Brinkman. The voting page is at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Tom Brinkman/archive1. PedanticallySpeaking 14:55, July 29, 2005 (UTC)

Message from Fonzie Fan

Fonzie Fan has no intention of page moving or "breaking the sandbox" or anything of that nature. Sometimes I get a little crazy (I dont always know WHAT'S going to spill out of my cranium).If Im told Im getting out of line, I take a break.

Another response from Fonzie Fan

Well, "Fonzie" is a character on a 1970s sitcom set in the 1950s called Happy Days. See Happy Days and Fonzie for more details.

"Fonzie Fan" is an online character/alter ego. I would tell you more about Fonzie Fan but Im not sure what he is myself. Anyways, he's not in today.(I do have his password ,though.)

I only post to the sandbox when I feel that "mood" coming on.

Tiger x86

Hi - I saw you were working on the Tiger x86 article. Read what I wrote on the creator's discussion page at User_talk:70.249.208.165. They now posted on my talk page - only after someone on the same IP posted that they didn't edit it. Weird. Two people on the same IP - they insist that they're not at a library or anything. Does this usually happen? From what I've seen that doesn't really make sense...--Bcshell 05:22, 3 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

RFA,Zoid,Fun

Thank you for support. I ultimately hope that Zoidberg becomes a responsible contributer. At least I hope he doesn't take it the wrong way. Ultimately he has to grow up. If he doesn't respond then I think it would be good to leave it things the way they are now. We did our part. I've been through job burn-outs, depressions, etc. It is important to have fun and do crazy things once in a while in life. --Jondel 07:57, 3 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Changes to the blocking function

Stevey,

With the latest upgrade of the MediaWiki software, a blocked user can still edit his/her User page and User talk page, and those pages only. DrZoidberg is correct in saying that he cannot edit articles at the moment. (You can also check the block log to verify this.) If you think he should be unblocked, I would suggest taking the issue up (politely) with the blocking admin, David Gerard. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 13:39, 4 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Er, you're more than welcome to contact David Gerard directly through his talk page; you don't need me to act as an intermediary. I'm really not sure if unblocking DrZoidberg is going to be particularly productive or useful. If he wants to start contributing to Wikipedia, he could always start a new account—one that doesn't have this cloud hanging over it. If he makes productive edits and stays out of the sandbox, nobody will ever know, or care. (Note that if he starts a new account just to play in the sandbox, it will draw the ire of admins.) TenOfAllTrades(talk) 20:12, 4 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I've decided to be bold and bring to David Gerard's attention that DrZoidberg has expressed interest in contributing. Since you believe that unblocking him may be a good idea, I would like for you to comment as well. Y0u (Y0ur talk page) (Y0ur contributions) 20:27, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

Stevey, please be careful about what opinions you attribute to me in your request to David Gerard. When I said "I'm really not sure if unblocking DrZoidberg is going to be particularly productive or useful", I didn't exactly mean it as a ringing endorsement. Oh well. Hopefully DrZoidberg will become a productive member of the community. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 22:23, 4 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Duck knife

I took it myself, at a restaurant. --SPUI (talk) 23:09, 4 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Zscout's RfA

I don't really oppose Zscout's RfA. I just felt that someone should oppose. If it is a real problem, I will change my vote, but I cannot see that one oppose vote matters. I have absolutely nothing wrong with Zscout's nomination, I was just playing Devil's Advocate. --Lord Voldemort ^(Dark Mark) 23:17, 4 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Thanks!

Wow... my very own barnstar. It's so shiny. :) Thank you very, very much. I hope I can truly correspond to your kind words. I shall continue my work, now with added motivation. --Sn0wflake 23:58, 4 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

out of curiosity

what is it exactly that drzoidberg has been doing that is making everybody so angry? isn't the sandbox meant to be altered like that? (forgive me i'm still a beginner here) --jonasaurus 02:38, 7 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

i see what you are saying about drzoidberg. and i've looked through all of his actions, and i believe that he is just seeking attention. The dedication that the wikicommunity has to maintaining a calm manner in the face of his actions is what fuels him. Basically, I think that he likes to make a mockery of wikipedia and get attention for himself, while at the same time he must have a respect for wikipedia. (he must have a sock puppet i believe - nobody can resist making an article edit for long - especially not a year). If everybody is willing to ignore him, then he will go away or join the wikipedia community. Do you agree? --jonasaurus 19:31, 7 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't help but laugh a little bit while thinking about the situation.... But honestly. How long do you think he'll keep on editing as DrZiodberg after people start ignoring him? The whole reason he is doing this is to annoy other people. Just like one kid bullying another, if the bully is ignored, then he has no benefit from bullying, and it will stop. --jonasaurus 19:42, 7 August 2005 (UTC) Also, how do I get nominated for adminship. I'd like to do more work on valdalism fixs/welcoming the experimenter, and I would like the rollback button to help me. Who can nominate me, and does that person need to be an admin?[reply]

WikiProject California

Welcome to WP:CAL (aka WikiProject California). Although I have been mostly working on the Southern California WikiProject, still I have been trying to turn both projects into active WikiProjects with the necessary critical mass of participants. Please look around the project and let me know if you have any questions or comments. Also take a look at the SoCal WikiProject. That project has been through some reorganization, and I am thinking of reorganizing the Calif WP to match.

I also want to let you know that I restored the stub template to the East Los Angeles, California article. The stubsensor project had already removed it from that article once (as well as removing the geo-stubs from most city and community articles). My personal opinion is that when figuring if an article is a geo-stub, that one should not count any of the User:Rambot-created data (the Geography and Demographics sections), so I have been putting the {{California-geo-stub}} template back into any articles that are roughly less than ten sentences not counting the Rambot data. BlankVerse ∅ 00:14, 8 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for responding. Most of the names that you mention I recognize, and I imagine the few that I didn't probably edit mostly Northern Calif. articles. I'm trying not to pester too many people all at once about both of the new WikiProject, especially since many of them in the SoCal area probably received several messages about the first LA-area meetup that happened last month.

As you've pointed out, there are a fair number of Wikipedia editors who who edit articles on California topics. I feel that there are a number of things that could probably benefit from the coordinated efforts of some of the editors that regularly edit Calif. topics. That is the reason that I created both WikiProjects.

As an example, the way the California topics are categorized (and expecially the LA-area topics) is a real mess. To clean things up and reorganize it all will take either the dedicated effort of one hyper-obessive individual, or a group of people working together on different sections. BlankVerse ∅ 03:16, 9 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Since you are interested in city and community articles, you might take a look at the worksheet that I've started working on for cities and communities in LA County. Once it has been filled (and the table formatting fixed) I'll move it from a subpage under my User name to a subpage of SoCal WikiProject. I hope that it will make it easier to know which city and community articles need work. For example, every city article should have the date that the city was incorporated, but a large percentage of them currently don't have that info. From the founded or incorporated date, that will help identify cities that would be worth looking up at the Library of Congress and the LA County library websites to try and find pre-1923 out-of-copyright images for the city. Etc. I would be interested in knowing if you have any suggestions or comments on my worksheet. BlankVerse ∅ 05:45, 12 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

One thing that needs to be added to the worksheet is an explanation of some of the columns. The "Paragraphs" column, for example, is for the number of paragraphs not added by Rambot (the Geography and Demographics sections). I'm thinking that column should probably be changed to the number of sentences. Either way, a low number in the column is a good indication of an article that needs greater attention. BlankVerse ∅ 19:44, 12 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Urias etermamente enamorado.jpg

• This image is an orphan.
• Image:Urias eternamente enamorado.jpg is linked to Adolfo Urías
• Image:Urias etermamente enamorado.jpg is an orphan. These are the same images. Can we delete one? Thanks Nv8200p 23:24, 8 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your support

The mop is mine!

Thank you for voting to support my RFA. I've been promoted, and I promise to wield the mop with good faith, patience, and fairness... except when I'm exterminating vandals with the M-16 recoilless nuclear Gatling mop. --malathion ^talk 07:59, 10 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Func's RfA :)

Stevey7788, thank you for supporting my adminship, much appreciated! :)

Please never hesitate to let me know if you have concerns with any administrative action I may make.

Func( t, c, e,  ) 19:00, 10 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

On a similar theme, just a quick note to thank you for your support and your kind words. They're an excellent motivation for me to live up to them. Hope I see you around. Happy editing! Slac speak up! 22:43, 11 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you for supporting my nomination. AlistairMcMillan 09:35, 13 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

From Fonzie Fan

Sorry it took so long to respond.I havent been on the computer much lately, and just havent "felt" like being Fonzie Fan.

Anyways, as far as the Dr. Zoidburg situation is concerned, I dont really feel its my place to tell him what to do since all my contributions are only in the sandbox also.

I also note that hes only allowed to come back on the condition that he makes a serious contribution. Im thinking that its only a matter of time before that condition is demanded of Fonzie Fan. Because of that, I should probably make a contribution outside the sandbox. What I have in mind is filling in some gaps on some of the music articles.(The album track list is what I particually have in mind.) Ill make a few sample pages, and then Id like your opinion.

Also-would it be violating sockpuppet rules being Fonzie Fan only in the sandbox and another name on the other pages?

Thanks

Hiya. Just wanted to thank you for supporting my recent RfA. Cheers! --Ngb 18:48, 16 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Along similar lines, thanks for supporting my RfA, I promise that I will use my new powers for the betterment of Wikipedia as well as vandal whacking when the need arises. -Loren 00:42, 18 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Hi, Stevey, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry that your request for adminship didn't pass last time around. It was unfortunate timing. That incident has passed and you have continued to do excellent work on Wikipedia. If you're amenable, I would like to renominate you for adminship. If you're not ready, or would prefer another to nominate you (or to nominate yourself), I understand as well). — Knowledge Seeker দ 03:43, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

Dr. Zoidberg Ban

In response to: DrZoidberg has been permanently banned now. Do you think we should give him one more chance or just let him stay blocked? He never edited articles, and even Fonzie Fan has even edited articles. I don't think we should unblock him again, but what do you think? — Stevey7788 (talk) 21:19, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

I am strongly in favor of giving him another chance, and then ignoring any Sandbox edits he makes in the future. I believe that all he wants is attention, and that if we stop giving that to him, he will become an extremely valuable member of the Wikipedia community. From the content of his edits, it is obvious that he is a skilled editor, and if his Sandbox edits are ignored, then I am sure he will begin to make edits of a benevolent nature... On another note, I believe that DrZoidberg is the sockpuppet of another, highly active user, who uses the Zoidberg account to screw around. Is there any way to check up on my theory? --jonasaurus 23:39, 18 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You're theory that DrZoidberg may be the sockpuppet of another highly active user is very likely - if you browse through DrZoidberg's contributions, you can see that he often makes only one edit a day and is sometimes gone for a week or more. He may probably be the sockpuppet of a serious user who is using the Zoidberg account to relieve his Wikistress (like Telgur the Trollslayer, who was Mkeise's sockpuppet), but I think this isn't too likely. His main account could probably be somebody who actually contributes but likes to joke around sometimes. — Stevey7788 (talk) 17:27, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Am I the first person to propose such a theory? Call it a hunch, but it just feels right to me that he is, whether a serious contributor or not, a highly experienced user. Is there any way to check if he is a sockpuppet or not? --jonasaurus 19:13, 19 August 2005 (UTC) PS... If you need to narrow down people to check against, I'd look at the people involved in his "trial," as I believe that his other username is very likely to appear as active in such a "trial" (returning to the scene of the crime).[reply]

Hi Stevey, Jonasaurus, sorry to intrude. Can't we reduce the block to one month? I feel that given enough time, people get tired and become responsible contributors.--Jondel 01:38, 20 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

But the thing is - if he uses his main account to edit articles, it will be useless to persuade his DrZoidberg account to edit articles. Even if he contributes, we won't accomplish anything because DrZoidberg is ALREADY contributing from another account. So I say we should give him an indefinite block. OR, we could unblock him and just let Zoidberg play in the sandbox all day ... if anybody is willing to let him do that. — Stevey7788 (talk) 19:36, 20 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Back Again

Stevey,
I never thanked you for supporting my Tom Brinkman FAC nomination. I'm grateful and pleased to note it was successful. I've got another FAC now, the next congresswoman from Ohio, Jean Schmidt. The FAC page is here. I hope to get it featured by September 6, the day she will be sworn in. I'd appreciate your support. PedanticallySpeaking 17:15, August 23, 2005 (UTC) (P.S. If you are worried about the "fair use" of her picture, when she's sworn, we'll be able to replace it with a nice U.S. government public domain photo.)

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wikiproject fungi

Though a bit late, I replied to your remark on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Plants#WikiProject Fungi. TeunSpaans 18:20, 24 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Wolf

Hi, Stevey! Thanks for your comments at the wolf peer review. The article is now a Featured article candidate; please vote as you see fit. Thanks again, Sango123 20:52, August 24, 2005 (UTC)

HappyCamper's RFA - Thanks for your support! :-)

Hi Stevey7788! Thanks for your support during my recent RFA. I'm now an administrator, and I really appreciated the positive comments you made during the voting process. I hope we'll get a chance to collaborate on some future editing projects. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you ever need anything - I'll do my best to help out. Thanks again for your support, and I'll see you around the Wiki! --HappyCamper 02:20, 25 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Scimitar's RfA

I just wanted to thank you for your support on my adminship application, and even more so for the confidence that that vote implies. If you have any concerns, please let me know.--Scimitar ^parley 14:44, 26 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Jtkiefer's RFA

Thanks for your support on my RFA. Jtkiefer ^T | @ | C ----- 05:22, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

Joolz's RFA

Hey Stevey7788, thanks for your vote on my recent RFA, your support was appreciated :) - I see you now have four RFA-thank you's in a row too ;) -- Joolz 11:20, 9 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Splash's RfA

Hi there, Stevey7788. Thanks for the strong and considered support on my RfA. I was very pleasantly surprised to see so much support throughout the week. I was unsure if such long answers would be welcomed by those reading them: I'm glad you liked them. Please do keep an eye on me and my logs, especially while I'm learning the ropes with the new buttons. Thanks again! -Splash 18:39, 9 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image Tagging Image:Monast zahle.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Monast zahle.jpg. I notice it currently doesn't have an image copyright tag, so its copyright status is therefore unclear. Please add a tag to let us know its copyright status. (If you created/took the picture then you can use {{gfdl}} to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use {{fairuse}}.) If you don't know what any of this means, just let me know on the image description page where you got the images and I'll tag them for you. Otherwise, see Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use. Thanks so much. --Secretlondon 22:02, 12 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alleged causes of Hurricane Katrina

I realize that there were strong feelings on both sides with respect to the outcome of the AfD for this article, now located at Alternative theories regarding Hurricane Katrina. I would like to assure those who expressed concerns about the content, tone, and potential for degradation of this article that I intend for it to continue to exist only as long as is necessary to draw the contributions of fringe theorists away from the more substantial Hurricane Katrina articles. Once interest in this topic dies down, I'll quietly trim and merge this information into the appropriate general-topic articles. In the interim, I will carefully watch this page to prevent it from being abused, and I will continue to work towards making this article NPOV, properly sourced, and useful to those seeking an accurate record of the hysterics that so often follows catastrophe. Cheers. -- BD2412 ^talk 00:47, 14 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

At it again

I'm back at it again with my Bruce Johnson article, nominated as a FAC. He's Ohio's lieutenant governor and already at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Bruce Johnson are votes opposing. I know I am a pest, but I find when I don't go out and ask folks such as yourself for their votes, my FAC's invariably are defeated. So I'd be grateful if you'd put your two cents worth in. Ave! PedanticallySpeaking 18:14, 16 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

La Raza

Sorry about the La raza to La aza move. "La Raza" should be capitalized "La raza de bronce" shouldn't. Because "La Raza" is unique ("The (one) Race"), and "La raza de bronce" implies more than one raza. Again, I apologize for the mistake. --Vizcarra 19:34, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Fungi

I'm interested in starting the Fungi WikiProject. It looks like we only have one other taker. Any ideas on how to get the word out? I just started an entry for Glomeromycota and noticed that there is a whole lot of work to be done on this kingdom. Mycota 22:36, 20 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks

Thanks for your note about my Mark Felt FAC. I'm doing something non-political right now, James Aubrey. I hope to put it up as a FAC in a week or so. PedanticallySpeaking 14:07, 21 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

an Igbo question.

Hi Steve,

I'm not at all sure that this is the appropriate location for such enquiries, but what the hey, I'm a desperate man.

I was wondering if you knew enough of Igbo to be able to say "I don't understand." in the language? Do you know anyone else who could perhaps provide a translation?

Yours in exasperation (unable to find Igbo speakers),

Prof A Sialle - retired.

Hi steve Obidikeeze here. Just wondering do you speak igbo?

Image missing

Someone deleted an image you created: the Hungarian image (Image:Hungarian1346.gif) from Maps of American ancestries. Any chance you have a copy still or could re-create it? Rmhermen 03:27, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please check your WP:NA entry

Greetings, editor! Your name appears on Wikipedia:List of non-admins with high edit counts. If you have not done so lately, please take a look at that page and check your listing to be sure that following the particulars are correct:

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Thank you, and have a wiki wiki day! BD2412 T 02:42, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bruce Johnson

Greetings, Stevey!
You voted on the previous FAC nomination of Bruce Johnson. I've resubmitted it and would appreciate your comments at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Bruce Johnson. PedanticallySpeaking 21:26, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Want to make my own thematic maps

Stevey7788. I'm really interested in the thematic maps you put up, and I've been trying to figure out how to make my own with FactFinder. Could you post some directions -- I'm trying to make maps of racial segregation in Boston, MA and cant figure out how to get the level of detail (do you have it down to blocks, or tracts?) that you have. many thanks, Kimon (my email is [e-mail] -- email me when you get a chance to reply because this wikipedia stuff is still complicated to me)

Neologisms

Hi there, a while ago you made an edit on the Wikipedia:Avoid neologisms guideline. I am proposing a revision to the guideline and I'm soliciting your comments. You can find the link to my rewrite at Wikipedia talk:Avoid neologisms -- cmh 01:08, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

TfD

You may be interested in Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2006_April_12#Template:Otheruses4, which was deleted last year, but has come back from the dead. ed g2s • talk 23:36, 18 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

67.170.227.45

67.170.227.45 is vandALIZING again plz block him--The Nation 03:17, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Long talk page

Greetings! Your talk page is getting a bit long in the tooth - please consider archiving your talk page (or ask me and I'll archive it for you). Cheers! BD2412 T 00:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. — Stevey7788 (talk) 22:12, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Another Map Image is Missing

Hey Stevey, I really have enjoyed your maps. I noticed someone already mentioned that the Hungarian Ancestry (Image:Hungarian1346.gif) image is missing from Maps of American ancestries. I'd like to add another one to the list: Czech Ancestry (Image:Czech1346.gif) which I noticed on User:Stevey7788/Maps. Bunnydammit 12:15, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]