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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Partners for Democratic Change

I've made significant improvements to the structure and verifiability of Partners for Democratic Change. Would you be willing to review your vote on its deletion? Thanks! i kan reed (talk) 16:22, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

 Done Good work. Tyrol5 [Talk] 16:28, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Josh Manley

Hi Tyro. I'm just letting you know that I deleted the above page as G10 attack and not vandalism as you had tagged it. It was quite a nasty piece of blatant slander. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 15:39, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for alerting me; it was a bit of a tricky one, in hindsight I suppose I should have marked it for G10 to courtesy blank it, but it appeared to me to be merely misinformation to the point of vandalism (read like an autobio). At any rate, thanks again. Tyrol5 [Talk] 15:44, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
Well, with all the filthy language in it, I'm surprised it didn't trip the filters, but maybe I beat them to it :) --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 15:53, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
Might have something to do with the fact that the username of the creator contained "Josh", prompting suspicion of an autobio (that's what I thought myself); plus the first sentence threw me off (something along the lines of ambitious, goal-setting, etc.). Good work nonetheless. Tyrol5 [Talk] 15:58, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Respiratory disease article

Hey - the docs wanted me to tell you to check [[1]] re the discussion on the Respiratory disease article. Talk to you later. Best regards: Cliff Knickerbocker, M.S. ([[User talk:Uploadvirus|talk]]) (talk) 16:45, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Will take a look; thanks for alerting me. Tyrol5 [Talk] 17:05, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Alameda abuses students

is that really what you wanted it to say? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.41.52.7 (talk) 19:33, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

That appeared to be leftover from a previous vandal's edit. Your edit resembled vandalism in that you added the acronym "lol" to the article instead of properly fixing it. Keep this in mind for next time. Tyrol5 [Talk] 19:37, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
i was just pointing it out for you :) nice work — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.41.52.7 (talk) 20:17, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. And remember—please feel free to remove vandalism upon spotting it! Tyrol5 [Talk] 12:59, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

WP:RFA2011: RfA on other Wikipedias

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Thank you! =)!--Jcaraballo 16:34, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome; you deserved it! Tyrol5 [Talk] 16:39, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Mir EO-19

The article Mir EO-19 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Mir EO-19 for things which need to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk) 23:56, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your review; will address the concerns shortly. Tyrol5 [Talk] 23:58, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Great work with the successful GA! Unfortunately all the astronautix.com references should probably now be replaced, since the website now appears to be gone.. Mlm42 (talk) 03:40, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks very much for letting me know. The refs have been replaced by screenshots of astronautix pages from web archives. Tyrol5 [Talk] 13:38, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

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Linking Letters, new metal band

Hey, um.. Yeah, the reason they possibly may not seem of much importance to you or anything like that is probably 'cause you've never heard of them. There BRAND NEW. I mean seriously, they're gonna be HUGE. Put my page back up man, it'll be updated about twice a week at least, promise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Axel Psych (talk • contribs) 20:45, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately, this band does not pass our notability guideline for musical ensembles. Thus it is inappropriate to include in an encyclopedia at this time. Thanks, Tyrol5 [Talk] 11:24, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Good luck!

Good luck in hell week! Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:48, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I appreciate the kind sentiment and your support! Regards, Tyrol5 [Talk] 17:52, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
And it looks like you are about to pass unopposed! Nice job! Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:09, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
'Tis not over 'til the fat lady sings! Anyway, thanks very much for your support and good luck yourself! Tyrol5 [Talk] 12:10, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

File:The human lungs.png

It's not enough for me to oppose over it (because it was from over two years ago), but please properly give descriptions and sources for your images. File:The human lungs.png appears to have been cropped from File:Inhalation diagram.svg (it would have been better to do it as an SVG, but that's a completely unrelated topic and obviously not everyone has an SVG editor at their disposal, which is completely understandable). Even though you are under no legal obligation to credit the original uploader since she did release her work into the public domain, not crediting the source is still considered plagiarism. You should give the image a meaningful description and properly credit the source. --B (talk) 00:05, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

 Done Stupid mistake on my part, duly admitted. Thank you for kindly bringing this to my attention. Tyrol5 [Talk] 00:39, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
Glad to help and thank you for taking care of it so quickly. --B (talk) 02:19, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

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You are now an administrator

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your recent (unanimous!) RFA. I've flipped some bits around and now you can cause all manner of harm with the touch of a few buttons. Let me know if I can be of any assistance. Happy adminning, –xenotalk 13:12, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Now off to delete the main page and indef. Jimbo! Thanks a lot Xeno! Tyrol5 [Talk] 13:16, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Congrats! Good luck with Jimbo's indef, let me know how that turns out for you.--v/r - TP 14:01, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks! Won't be pretty, I'm sure; it'll be the first and last block of my adminship! Tyrol5 [Talk] 14:03, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Heartiest congrats! You won't find much of any use in my vector.js page, but my toolbox is very heavy and full of a mess of useful stuff for admins that you are welcome to plunder. Do what you like to the main page, just don't delete my user page! --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 16:08, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Now adding Kudpung's userpage to list of pages to delete... In all seriousness, thank you for your congrats and wonderful support; it is much appreciated! Regards, Tyrol5 [Talk] 16:22, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
There was never a doubt you would pass, but still it's good to see it formally acknowledged. You'll be an excellent administrator. -- Atama頭 17:21, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your confidence in my abilities and your support Atama, 'tis much appreciated! I will strive to live up to the trust the community has invested in me. Tyrol5 [Talk] 17:25, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

While I remember before we run out of stock (fat chance!), I'll give you this T-shirt to wear when you are editing. It'll save messing up your normal clothes while doing admin dirty work. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 06:33, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, Kudpung! I almost forgot about the shirt! Tyrol5 [Talk] 11:51, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Congrats Tyrol :) sorry I missed your RfA! —James (Talk • Contribs) • 9:46am • 23:46, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
It's quite alright; thanks for the kind thought M.O.X.! Tyrol5 [Talk] 01:12, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

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RfA reform

Hi Tyrol. I've left a more comprehensive reply for you both on my talk page, to which I'll add, that although we need to keep an even balance between coordinators and the task force members, you are most welcome to put your name on the coord list and try to galvanise people into action. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 18:05, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

I may very well do so in the future but, alas, the present may not be the best time for me to assume such a role as my RL schedule picks up a bit in the next week or so. Tyrol5 [Talk] 18:58, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

AUTOP

Thanks man! Avenue X at Cicero (talk) 19:11, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

No problem; keep up the good work. Tyrol5 [Talk] 19:12, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Re. CSD

Noted, thanks! Bejinhan talks 02:25, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

No problem. Tyrol5 [Talk] 13:54, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Basket

Strange artifact
for no reason Puffin Let's talk! 18:55, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

2011 Virginia earthquake

Oh god this always happens to me, I thought you added that line and that I was reverting it. No harm intended. Intoronto1125TalkContributions 19:00, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Don't worry about it; these current event articles are always real fun to edit, especially when you get six edit conflicts before you actually edit the article. Thanks for addressing the issue. Tyrol5 [Talk] 19:01, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
LOL I agree happy editing! Intoronto1125TalkContributions 19:03, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thanks a bunch. I really appreciate it. XD Keep up the good work too! The GAs you've written on space missions and lunar formations have actually been really interesting and informative to me. I remember reading Fra Mauro formation, and then hearing Tom Hanks mention it on Apollo 13. I was excited. :) --Starstriker7(Talk) 05:29, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your compliments! And I'm glad you enjoyed the GAs I've contributed to! All the best, Tyrol5 [Talk] 11:50, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

WASP-13 GA review

Just dropped by to say thanks for taking on the review. I really, really do appreciate it. :) --Starstriker7(Talk) 00:19, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

No problem at all. Keep up the good work. Regards, Tyrol5 [Talk] 00:25, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

GA review of Hadley–Apennine

Hi, Tyrol. I've tackled the GA review, and it is presently on hold. Good work, and keep it up. :) --Starstriker7(Talk) 02:32, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks very much for your comprehensive review! I'll begin resolving the issues shortly. Tyrol5 [Talk] 11:14, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
You are welcome! Good work with resolving the comments I posted, and with (again) writing these articles in general. :) --Starstriker7(Talk) 02:17, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Good Article promotion

Congratulations!
Thanks for all the work you did in making Apollo 17 a certified "Good Article"! Your work is much appreciated.

Thanks also for your reviews. Featured article candidates and Good Article nominees always need more reviewers! All the best, – Quadell (talk)

Thank you! Regards, Tyrol5 [Talk] 20:02, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
And Hadley–Apennine (lunar region) too! You're on a roll! – Quadell (talk) 14:46, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
Thanks! Tyrol5 [Talk] 19:36, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Request to Userfy recently deleted page

RiskVal was deleted recently while I was in the middle of working on it. I had put in the framework but wanted to work on content separately so I could provide a clean first draft before community edits started happening. I should have planned it out in a user space or sandbox instead of making a separate page before it was ready.

One concern though. I had put the newpage tag at the top and I understood that said notice would give me at least a day of editing before the article was even considered for deletion while I was still working on it. Why does the tag exist if people ignore it? What's the point?

There wasn't much to the page but I'd appreciate if it could be userfied so I wouldn't have to redo it :D Thank you for your time, Spideygoturback (talk) 21:09, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

 Done The draft can now be found at User:Spideygoturback/RiskVal. As for your concern, User:Nikthestoned is correct in saying that {{newpage}} is more for those experienced in article work and, thus, not a first-time article creator like yourself, who should draft the article in the userspace first. Good luck and regards, Tyrol5 [Talk] 19:20, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

RfA Reform update

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Number...whatever it was

Thanks for your message, but I'm afraid I haven't got a clue what your on about! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.16.40.78 (talk) 17:09, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

That was a warning for disruptive editing from April of this year. If you have a shared IP address, that might be why (assuming it wasn't you who made the edit). A quick and easy solution to this would be to create an account, but it's up to you. Regards, Tyrol5 [Talk] 19:21, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

User talk:Cgdotcom

You seem to have forgotten to watch this page. They responded to your attempt to discuss some time ago. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:33, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for alerting me, Beeblebrox, I've replied to them on their talk page. Tyrol5 [Talk] 19:42, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

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United States Senate elections, 1822

Thanks for adding this article, which was sadly absent. I tweaked the charts to reflect some of the numbers in 17th United States Congress and 18th United States Congress regarding the different factions of Federalists and Dem-Reps. Thanks again, and keep it up! —GoldRingChip 18:49, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

You're quite welcome, and thanks for tweaking the charts (I wasn't quite sure how to go about representing the factions, but I'm glad it's now more concise). Thanks again and regards, Tyrol5 [Talk] 19:08, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Barnstar

The Content Creativity Barnstar
In recognition of your excellent work in creating the Barry Goldwater presidential campaign, 1964 article. Great job in supplying extensive well-written, reliably sourced content; superbly formatted and illustrated as well. Bravo!! JayJasper (talk) 21:46, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
Thanks! I appreciate it! Tyrol5 [Talk] 21:51, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
Yes good work. I guess, I was too slow with User talk:William S. Saturn/Sandbox. --William S. Saturn (talk) 04:25, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Perhaps we could combine the work and make it an FA.--William S. Saturn (talk) 04:33, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
That'd be great! I'll begin moving some information over (endorsements, etc.). Tyrol5 [Talk] 15:35, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Barry Goldwater presidential campaign, 1964 GA review on hold

You are the GA nominator on this article. I did a GA review for it and nobody has responded. The nomination will fail in 3 days if no improvements are made. Cheers, AstroCog (talk) 15:06, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, Astrocog, I appreciate it. I have noticed that you reviewed the article, but I haven't yet set aside enough time to address the issues, which I expect to do in the next day or two. While I have you, what specific images had insufficient fair-use rationales? Thanks, Tyrol5 [Talk] 20:21, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

GAN for Apollo 16

Hi. I finally finished my review of Apollo 16 and placed the GAN on hold pending resolution of a couple of minor concerns. You can find the review here. –Grondemar 06:51, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for addressing my concerns; I have now passed this good article nomination. Congratulations! –Grondemar 21:14, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks! I appreciate it! Tyrol5 [Talk] 22:59, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

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Talk:Institute of Science & Technology

Greetings! Is there a specific reason you've added the {{editprotected}} template to this talk page? The page itself isn't protected, so you don't need to request an edit. Tyrol5 [Talk] 15:49, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Hello there, Yes,I'av {{editprotected}} the page because some people who are not even linked to this institution are trying to give useless edits & removing some of its useful contents. Argha.hazra (talk)

I've replied on your talk page. We can continue there as needed. Thanks, Tyrol5 [Talk] 16:11, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

US Orbital Segment

Hi Tyrol5, I just went through a major overhaul (complete rewrite) of the US Orbital Segment article. I have tagged it for copy edit, but I was wondering if maybe you could give it a peak. I would like to get it out of stub category, but I am not the best in grammar. I want to have all my ducks in a row before I request an assessment of it at the spaceflight project. If you see anything else that might be a problem, let me know. Thanks in advance--NavyBlue84 17:08, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Absolutely. Just give me a day or so and I'll take a look. Tyrol5 [Talk] 03:38, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Awesome, thanks alot!--NavyBlue84 13:33, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for waiting. I've now copyedited the article and have taken the liberty of illustrating it with a few more images. Overall, a very superb job in supplying the article with much more information (it most definitely needed expansion); it was a pleasure to read. Most of the copyedits were minor (grammar, punctuation and so forth) relative to the work you put into rewriting it. It's certainly ready for reassessment. Don't hesitate to let me know if you'd like another set of eyes in the future. Tyrol5 [Talk] 01:48, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Thank you very much for taking a look at it. You beat me to the punch on the images! I am now going to list it for re-assessment, and hope for the best. Thanks--NavyBlue84 13:45, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Glad to be of assistance. Tyrol5 [Talk] 20:44, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear Tyrol5,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and

Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's

Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we

teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community,

and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what

you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community

[[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_82#Learn_to_be_a_Wikipedia_Administrator_-

_New_class_at_MSU|HERE]], where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my

students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training,

motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one

of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:

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Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak

with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I

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If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be

more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

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I've added myself on the list linked to above. Thanks for your interest and good luck with the project. Tyrol5 [Talk] 16:01, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

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Just a quick thanks for deleting my pages, and sorry for the trouble. Cheers Kinkreet (talk) 01:05, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

No trouble at all. Ever need anything else, drop me a line and I'll be around. Tyrol5 [Talk] 01:32, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage

I have left a note on the page, where you declined by request. ~ ⇒TomTomN00 @ 20:16, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I've replied. Tyrol5 [Talk] 21:24, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Some stroopwafels for you!

Thanks for taking intrest in autopattroled. Though, it failed, I'll come back after one more month keeping in mind the issues raised. Again thanks for considering my request. Happy editing... Keep up the good work! Yasht101 :) 00:59, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
Thanks. I'm certain that, with more experience and more care put into ensuring your article creations use references as needed and don't have any major issues, you'll be approved for the right w/out problem. Tyrol5 [Talk] 17:27, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

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Hi! I'm serving as the wikipedian-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution Archives until June! One of my goals as resident, is to work with Wikipedians and staff to improve content on Wikipedia about people who have collections held in the Archives - most of these are scientists who held roles within the Smithsonian and/or federal government. I thought you might like to participate since you are interested in the sciences! Sign up to participate here and dive into articles needing expansion and creation on our to-do list. Feel free to make a request for images or materials at the request page, and of course, if you share your successes at the outcomes page you will receive the SIA barnstar! Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to your participation! Sarah (talk) 01:03, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia 1.0

Hi Tyrol5, I'm a member of the Wikipedia 1.0 Editorial Team which organizes offline releases of Wikipedia. We're trying to identify which members are still active, so we can start to work on our next general offline release, Version 0.9, being discussed here. Please add your comments to the discussion, and let us know here if you would like to be involved with 0.9. If you want just to stick to assessing articles, we appreciate that too. Please let me know. Thanks! Walkerma (talk) 04:53, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Good Job

Tyrol5, I was just looking up François Hollande, as he is the new President of France and I saw a mistake in the opening paragraph of the article. As I went to correct it, I didn't see the mistake anymore. I saw that you corrected it just seconds earlier. I wanted to thank you for your diligence and hard work on the this website and hope to contribute with you in the future. Metsfreak2121 (talk) 19:57, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm always more than happy to do what I can. Great work on your contribs as well! See you around, Tyrol5 [Talk] 20:07, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

CGWLaw → RobynMay

Hi Thanks for the update, can I please change to RobynM78. CGWLaw (talk) 01:27, 18 June 2012 (UTC)CGWLaw /RobynMay

That'd be alright, but as I'm not a bureaucrat, you'd have to ask at your request for one to see it. Thanks, Tyrol5 [Talk] 01:34, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Happy anniversary!

Wishing Tyrol5/Archive 3 a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Rcsprinter (state) @ 14:46, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks! Tyrol5 [Talk] 21:18, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

De-adminship reform

Hi Tyrol. Last year, de-adminship reform was considered out of scope by WP:RfA reform 2011, and you created User:Tyrol5/De-adminship reform. Unfortunately, that never really got off the ground - but I thought I might come to you to help out with User:Worm That Turned/Community De-adminship proof of concept, I'm hoping to get an RfC together to judge the community's view on "community de-adminship". I know this isn't going to be a short process, there's a reason it's perennial, but I thought it would be a good way to start. Would appreciate any thoughts. WormTT(talk) 12:18, 24 July 2012 (UTC)