User talk:A Nobody/Archive 15

Your typo

I have proposed a correction of your post at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Pattern of problematic adminship?. I didn't want to modify your comment without your permission, so I inserted it as hidden text. -- IRP ☎ 19:18, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

If I make an obvious typo, you have my permission to correct it.  :) Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 09:20, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}} Hello! Please note User:A_Nobody#Barnstars.2C_cookies.2C_smiles.2C_and_thanks. For some reason near the bottom, an Easter Egg one is showing up in a Cookie given by Stifle. Could some please fix it so that Lenticel's Easter Egg is not with Stifle's cookie? Thanks! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 09:23, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Take a look - is that what you want? pablo_hablo. 09:34, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Yes, thank you! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 09:39, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

My rvt at AN/I

Sorry 'bout that :/. Clicked rollback on my watchlist - Kingpin13 (talk) 12:26, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

No worries! Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 12:29, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

You've apparently not taken the hint

• You saw this, right? I've had a fistful of emails trying to sort this issue, and you've not participated. Time to do so. Sincerely, Jack Merridew 10:33, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi A Nobody. Yep, Jack has been in touch with me about it... I thought you were on break for academic work so didn't realize you're around. Feel free to send me a note.

BTW Jack, maybe you might want to avoid snarky section headers, eh? --SB_Johnny | ^talk 13:18, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

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Cool, thanks! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 00:00, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

RE:

This may be a bit late, but thank you for the Easter greeting. :) Papercutbiology♫ (talk) (Sign here!) 11:26, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! Happy editing! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 17:47, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Stuff

Well, I saw the latest mess at ANI. Like I've said I only do wikipedia for fun, and sadly that's getting harder and harder even trying to ignore the drama, so I didn't involve myself.

But I just thought in light of recent events I'd like to reiterate my appreciation for your hard work and contributions on wikipedia. And to assure you that if the oft-threatened RFC/U ever sees the light of day, I'll surely weigh in in your defense. McJeff (talk) 20:55, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, your kind words are much appreciated! All the best! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 21:02, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for José Sabogal

On May 2, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article José Sabogal, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Shubinator (talk) 00:54, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Fantastic! Thanks! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 22:56, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}} Hi! Is there a way to make the life preserver and question mark icons on the top of page into two more or less equal columns, so that they aren't off the left side of the page? Thanks! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 04:21, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

I've got a few ideas, working on it.--Res2216firestar 04:35, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

See User:Res2216firestar/Sandbox for my work as I try things.--Res2216firestar 04:49, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I notice on the current version in your sandbox, it winds up overlapping the text at the top, though. Thanks for trying! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 04:50, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Yesh, it is very much a work in progress, exactly why I'm not doing it to your talk page. Thanks--Res2216firestar 04:52, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Definitely getting somewhere! Much appreciated! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 05:15, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Only a few more fixes left to fix, credit goes to User:Matthewedwards for the formatting.--Res2216firestar 05:18, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Okay, best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 05:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

(od) That's as far as I can take it. What do you think?--Res2216firestar 05:25, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

I say, go for it! Please transfer it over. Thanks! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 05:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

 Done--Res2216firestar 05:30, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Awesome! Thanks! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 20:57, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Reply

Dear A Nobody,

My method of voting on AfDs involves me reading every AfD, making my decision, making a list of AfDs that I would vote on, and then rapidly voting using tabs to save time. Sincerely, Myownusername (talk) 01:47, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

I strongly encourage you to read User:Stifle/Don't say non-notable. Also, please be aware that others are discussing you at Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship#Socky_Anybody.3F. Also, please remember that it is a discussion and not a vote. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 01:53, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Can you help me?

I added 77 articles to Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Bilateral relations and now need to add:

{{user:ikip/99|Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Bilateral relations}}

to all the AFDs, found here: User:Ikip/test77.

If you want to start at the bottom, that would be great. I give you permission to use this template, which signs my name. Ikip (talk) 01:56, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

I am of course happy to help, but as seen in the thread above this one, I have started an ANI thread concerning another account and as you know I may be side tracked with that. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 03:08, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Horror film genre-specifc reliable sources

If you have time, I'd appreciate your looking in at Horror film genre-specifc reliable sources and either advise or contribute. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 21:32, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

I looked over the list and to be honest you seem to cover pretty much anything I would have added, but I will watch list it and keep a look out. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 20:22, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

both

Yes it should apply to both sides. Actually, everyone. Why are we here if not to edit articles? David D. (Talk) 22:10, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Well, I agree with that, which is why I make sure to contribute to all sorts of aspects of the project from welcoming new users to commenting in talk threads, but most importantly with adding references and fixing grammar and format in the articles themselves. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 22:13, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to A Nobody, for his tireless work on wikipedia, especially in saving and referencing articles. Great work! Ikip (talk) 01:20, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 01:30, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Re:Welcome!

Thank you for your welcome. AdmiralKolchak (talk) 10:12, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! Happy editing! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 16:28, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Spaceships of eve

Hi - I noticed that your userspace was coming up in the categories list for this article - as I'm sure you are aware, userspace shouldn't appear in those lists. I have removed the categories - hope that is ok, any problems drop me a line. --Cameron Scott (talk) 20:49, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes, that's fine. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 22:15, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/BQZip01 4

Thank you for the support. — BQZip01 — ^talk 01:59, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 03:15, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

A Nobody, Gaia Octavia Agrippa has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk | _Sign 19:52, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

You're welcome and thanks for the smile! Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 20:06, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Invitation

I am just starting this page: User:Ikip/p, a straw poll for all ARS members to comment in.

I welcome you to comment and contribute. Ikip (talk) 21:39, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

It is being lambasted at here. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 22:04, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

You do get a lot of these but...

...Thank you for the welcome. Nicest thing I've had all day! :D 75.21.116.175 (talk) 01:54, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

My please and I happy to read that, but hope that you experience something even nicer than my welcome!  :) Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 19:03, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Annabeth (Percy Jackson) deletion

Thanks for helping me out in the AfD. Can you please mention whether to keep or delete the article in its AfD. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 11:40, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Sure, but I don't see an indicated stance from you in that discussion either? Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 17:59, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

I forgot. Am supporting now. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 10:08, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Fantastic! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 01:08, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Uh, what was I saying?

Ikip has passed you the WikiJoint! WikiJoints promote... uh... promote... help with... do... wiki... something... yeah... uh, what was I saying? WikiJoints help promote, uh, wiki stuff...and help with...huh?

While I do not condone drug use, I realize you mean well. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 01:07, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

ah hah....

You were able to sneak in and beat me to the punch during one of my edits. Nice. Reverand Kane thanks you. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:36, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Well, tell him, "You're welcome! :)" Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 01:37, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for your welcome. I wouldn't have considering joining if you hadn't taken the time Indivdiff (talk) 03:32, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Awesome! I am happy to read that! Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 03:36, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

ARS Contest 2

I support any incentive that leads to more well-referenced articles, but I don't have time to put in such a project this time around. Sorry. - Mgm|^(talk) 08:26, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Okay and thank you for the reply. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 08:26, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Leading member, care to share your wisdom?

As a "leading member" of the ARS, (since apprently I am not) [1] would you care to reply about whether you think ARS should be able to do all the same things that other wikiproject do? Ikip (talk) 16:59, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

As one of the leaders of the ARS, I just emailed you. thanks. Ikip (talk) 18:40, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Okay, but per something A Man In Black said on his talk page to Themfromspace, as much as possible for the sake of transparency, let's keep discussions on wiki. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 19:06, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I was just wondering about the whole straw poll thing, but I have decided against it for now. Ikip (talk) 06:11, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

I almost typed "Okay" as my beginning to the reply, but hey we shouldn't have three "okay"s in a row, no? Anyway, you get the idea. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 07:02, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Not okay :( Actually A Nobody, I am kind of tired of all the wikidrama. I think I have outgrown all the bickering and back stabbing and piety secret alliances. I am tired of having to be nice and civil to people that I can't stand, and I would sooner spit in their face then talking with them. I waste so much time on wikipedia, and I have nothing to show for it except a bad mood which seeps into my real life. Ikip (talk) 07:43, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

I frequently feel that way, but then, well, in the large scheme of things to lose sleep over (like being price gouged at the gas pump...)... Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 19:00, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Hello. Thank you for the welcome! 123.211.70.91 (talk) 05:52, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! Happy editing! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 07:01, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Hello, A Nobody. You have new messages at [[User talk:Elen of the Roads (talk)|User talk:Elen of the Roads (talk)]].
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Okay, I believe I have replied there earlier. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 19:01, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks also for the welcome note. Just so you know I am in fact a longtime Wikipedia editor, however due to certain issues (and, no, a ban is not one of them) I have chosen to edit anonymously for the near future. But thanks for the thought! 68.146.81.123 (talk) 16:29, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome as well! Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 18:00, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

fiction guideline

I'm not sure if you've seen Wikipedia:Fiction, but User:Phil Sandifer is trying to put together a proposal for how to handle fiction that is independent of Wikipedia:Notability (fiction). You'll notice, interestingly enough, that this one tries to deal with fiction without reference to notability, focusing instead on quality. You know that I'll support nearly any compromise that has some kind of quality control, so I'm just trying to mediate between the different interest groups as per usual. But we could use more opinions that don't rehash old debates about extremes (e.g.: WP:GNG or nothing). I know these discussions can be tedious. But a successful compromise would save more articles than any amount of editing could. Randomran (talk) 16:00, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

I think the basis for compromises are having lists of characters, weapons, etc. and redirects with edit history intact. My biggest concern is outright deleting edit histories where editors are then forced to keep starting over as new sources become available. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 18:57, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Barnstar of Peace
		The Barnstar of Peace is awarded to users who have helped to resolve, peacefully, conflicts on Wikipedia. This barnstar is awarded to A Nobody for his efforts to work towards peace on Article Rescue Squadron. I have only seen the reactive A Nobody thus far, the A Nobody who is attacked by others, and is in constant defensive/offensive mode. So it is a wonderful opportunity and pleasant suprise to see the creative and diplomatic A Nobody, as I have seen in the past few days on Article Rescue Squadron. This A nobody is much more effective and has the makings of a great administrator some day. Congratulations on the barnstar. Ikip (talk) 17:17, 11 May 2009 (UTC) What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar ...And this barnstar is awarded to A Nobody because of his wonderful idea to have a rescue article contest Ikip (talk) 17:17, 11 May 2009 (UTC) Congratulations, this maybe be the very first siamese twin barnstar ever awarded.

RE: the contest, we should have some kind of reward. Maybe a special medal of sorts, which we could give to the winner. I could easily make this in photoshop, combine a trophy with the rescue squadron life preserver. Even a first, second, and third prize.

Please respond here, as I like to keep the conversations in one place.' Ikip (talk) 17:17, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes, a special medal would be a nice touch indeed! Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 18:59, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

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Cool, thanks! Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 23:37, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

RfA Thank You

My RFA passed today at 75/2/1 so I wanted to thank you for your participation in it. Special thanks go to GlassCobra and FlyingToaster for their nomination and support. Cheers! --Rosiestep (talk) 01:32, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

You are welcome, congratulations, and good luck! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 02:21, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Thank you for supporting me in my recent RfA, which unfortunately did not pass with a final tally of (45/39/9). I plan on addressing the concerns raised and working to improve in the next several months. Special thanks go to MBisanz, GT5162, and MC10 for nominating me. Thanks again, -download ׀ sign! 03:42, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Well, hang in there and learn from this experience as to how to improve to be a better editor. Given that forty-five editors saw fit to support you, that you should grant you some satisfaction. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 03:43, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for all the tallybotting at my RfA

Bloody thankless tedious task, I know. Hopefully the imminent robot revolution is some consolation. FlyingToaster

You are welcome. I figure it is just about one of the least controversial ways to help out around here if nothing else, but anyway, I have proposed Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship#Tally_update_bot.3F. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 07:01, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar notice

		What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
		Awarded for the suggestion (that ended up) at WT:BILATERAL which accomplishes the laudable goals of reducing the number of permastubs on questionably-notable country pairings, preserving properly-sourced content in group articles, and possibly causing peace to break out between the inclusionists and deletionists on the highly-vexed topic of bilateral relations. Stifle (talk) 09:09, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Much appreciated! And I hope the idea helps. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 09:11, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi

Your welcome template was rather random... How did you notice this IP? I'm Antivenin, btw. I'm browsing for a while before I sleep, which'll be in like 5 minutes. 122.162.176.133 (talk) 20:37, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

You edited a page on my watch list, that is how I welcome editors. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 20:39, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the greeting! The welcome message was quite surprising, and also nice to have, too.. nice to have someone notice your trivial changes! What's probably more surprising, though, is the huge community of editors Wikipedia has! I'm trying to get a community of people who care about knowledge as much as this, but it's hard to get people involved... (it's sharetolearn.net, by the way :)). 72.181.209.145 (talk) 05:02, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! Happy editing! Good luck with your site. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 05:04, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Why the fuck?

Why the fuck would you welcome an IP address that is involved in off-wiki harrassment involving myself. Seriously this is the final straw. The IP address posed a link to a harrassment site which I'm the subject almost a week ago. That edit wasn't reverted, and the IP welcomed by you? I'm gone and this time I really mean it. Scrambling passwords, clearly I'm considered a troll here. Secret ^account 00:29, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Is this the above bit? I google and don't see 122.162.176.133 listed anywhere. On wikipedia, he has two contributions only, one posted above, and another talking to someone quite friendly on their page, ever so briefly. Dream Focus 01:29, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

You got me; I generally only welcome IPs who have contributed to pages on my watch list; thus, I might have accidentally welcomed the wrong IP when I meant to click on another one on my watch list with a red linked talk page, i.e. this IP may have shown up next to some other one and I clicked the wrong one. I absolutely do not condone anything like what you describe as I deem off-wiki harassment despicable and as such would gladly retract any welcome that wasn't deserved. Also, I'll check through the edits to see if I can figure out what you are referring to and will ask an admin off wiki to delete and/or oversight any edits that I believe put you in any danger if necessary. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 03:11, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

122.162.176.133 is User:Antivenin but I'm not aware they are in a dispute with anyone. --Elen of the Roads (talk) 10:25, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

I am checking through to see what it might be and will off-wiki ask a trusted admin to delete or possibly oversight if whatever the IP left is serious enough. If what Secret says above is corret, i.e. the IP is involved in off-wiki harassment, I would not want him to be put in any additional danger here by posting any possible diffs that he obviously did not want acknowledged in the first place. So, while I appreciate the good faith help, we don't want to give an IP used for harassment any greater attention here; again, if there is anything serious enough, I will find it and will see to it that a trusted admin make sure anything potentially damaging to Secret is removed. If you notice anything else that I should pass along to admin for deletion or oversight purposes concerning this, please email me off-wiki. In such circumstances, we have to be usre to protect our fellow editors' privacy as much as possible. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 22:01, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Bilateral

As a reminder there are more articles up for deletion that can use more Google searching and more references added and they are here --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 16:56, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

i refactored a little regarding the contenst. hope you dont mind. Ikip (talk) 17:25, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

No big deal. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 17:26, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

Unfortunately, my RFA was closed recently with a final tally of 75½/38/10. Though it didn't succeed, I wanted to thank you for your support and I hope I can count on it in the future. Even though it didn't pass, it had a nearly 2 to 1 ratio of support and I am quite encouraged by those results. I intend to review the support, oppose, and neutral !votes and see what I can do to address those concerns that were brought up and resubmit in a few months. If you would like to assist in my betterment and/or co-nominate me in the future, please let me know on my talk page. Special thanks go to Schmidt, MICHAEL Q., TomStar81, and henrik for their co-nominations and support. — BQZip01 — talk

Well, keep up the good work and I will gladly support again. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 17:56, 15 May 2009 (UTC)