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The Running Man Barnstar: For your many, many fine cue sport related edits. – Fuhghettaboutit, 23:30, 9 February 2007 (UTC) The Working Man's Barnstar: For all the arduous work on Cue sport – 68.239.240.144, 23:46, 20 February 2007 (UTC) The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar: For sleuthing out sockpuppets being used to subvert WP:RFA – Dgies, 20:05, 11 April 2007 (UTC) The E=mc2 Barnstar: Awarded for your tireless work on articles relating to the field of pigmentation. – Rockpocket, 09:23, 17 April 2007 (UTC) Excellent User Page Award: [...] ask Mr. McCandlish if programmers are users too. Peace and love. – SusanLesch, 03:31, 12 September 2008 (UTC) Barnstar Eaten by a Bear: I regret to inform you that the barnstar that I was going to give you, for your bit of WP:CFD hilariousness about "Category:Celtic sports clubs", was eaten by a bear. Happy editing! – Hamtechperson, 04:46, 24 December 2009 (UTC) The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar: For general template taming goodness. – Ludwigs2, 03:36, 31 December 2009 (UTC) Some Falafel and One Canadian Beer: For being here and to work on the women sport project. – Genevieve2, 20:34, 20 January 2012 (UTC) Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar: For behaving in a genteel fashion, as if nothing were the matter, and for gallantry. – jathinkimacowboy, 03:27, 2 February 2012 (UTC) Heroic Barnstar: For your recent work at WP:MOS: A model of unflagging effort, precise analysis, institutionally broad and historically deep vision, clear articulation, and civil expression under great pressure. Unforgettable. – User:DocKino, 06:14, 7 February 2012 (UTC) Chapeau ... for this one! Cheers - DVdm (talk) 20:20, 31 January 2012 (UTC) Cheers!: For all of the thoughtful posts through the extended discussion at MOSCAPS. I've appreciated it. – User:JHunterJ, 13:52, 10 February 2012 (UTC) The Barnstar Creator's Barnstar: Thank you for your submission of the Instructor's Barnstar. It's now on the main barnstar list. – User:Pine, 15:11, 26 February 2012 (UTC) Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar: This comes as a recognition of your kindness in developing the Firefox Cite4wiki add-on. It has been helpful and a great resource. I was also happy to learn you contribute to Mozilla which I do as well :) User:stephenwanjau, 18:28, 31 August 2012 (UTC) The Socratic Barnstar: In recognition of your general fine work around the 'pedia, and the staunchness and standard of argumentation on style issues. And if for nothing else, I think you deserve it for this comment. Ohconfucius ping / poke 02:07, 13 November 2012 (UTC) The Special Barnstar: It's a bit delayed, but for your rather accurate edit summary here. Keep up the good work on various breed articles! TKK bark ! 18:06, 25 February 2013 (UTC)The Original Barnstar: For your recent work at WP:MOS: A model of unflagging effort, precise analysis, institutionally broad and historically deep vision, clear articulation, and civil expression under great pressure. Unforgettable. DocKino (talk) 06:14, 7 February 2012 (UTC) The Purple Barnstar: You've been putting up with a lot of crap from other quarters; just want to let you know that people out there do, in fact, manage to appreciate your work. illegitimi non carborundum! VanIsaacWS Vexcontribs 04:55, 11 February 2013 (UTC) The Brilliant Idea Barnstar: I couldn't quite find a suitable barnstar for this, but I found it insightful when you brought up the issue of accessibility within TfD#Template:Tn. Maybe it was kind of a small realization you had, but on behalf of the disabled friends I have, thank you for bringing it up. A step in the right direction for making this everyone's encyclopedia. Meteor_sandwich_yum (talk) 02:58, 1 May 2014 (UTC) A cheeseburger for you! Except of course that would be 30 min on the treadmill. But we can still look. Thank you for well measured comments. In ictu oculi (talk) 02:59, 11 May 2014 (UTC) The Fauna Barnstar: For being an enlightening Star in a farmyard Barn – Gregkaye ✍♪ 15:11, 22 September 2014 (UTC) WikiCake: You seem to be among the vanguard in the quest to raise copy editing and style formatting to at least the level of writing barely literate articles. Primergrey (talk) 05:04, 29 March 2015 (UTC) The Special Barnstar: A thank you ... for disagreeing, with reason and cogent arguments backed up by both source and policy as well as logical interpretation of the position you disagree with. In essence for disputing content in a manner that builds consensus. It may seem a little over the top to barnstar for a couple of days work but in an area where there's been entrenched battle ground for so long it has put a huge smile on my face, and moved me on a few of my positions, to be disagreed with in such a consensus building fashion. My faith in wikipedia has been somewhat restored and I can only hope it's a sea change for the way the talk page looks on the articles. SPACKlick (talk) 23:26, 10 July 2015 (UTC) Ten Year Society: I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Ten Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for ten years or more. Best regards, Sarah (talk) 01:00, 21 August 2015 (UTC) 100,000 Edits Award: Congratulations on reaching 100000 edits. You have achieved a milestone that only 339 editors have been able to accomplish. The Wikipedia Community thanks you for your continuing efforts. Keep up the good work! Buster Seven Talk 15:06, 4 October 2015 (UTC) The Socratic Barnstar: For extremely skilled and eloquent arguments and advice in guiding the overhaul of the very important article Domestication William Harris • talk • 07:47, 4 February 2016 (UTC) Some baklava for you! To fortify you in your marathon task of finding an acceptable form of words to use in our MoS. I admire your patience and stamina and am thinking of proposing you as a Middle East peace envoy... BushelCandle (talk) 00:25, 4 March 2016 (UTC) The Barnstar of Diplomacy: Thank you so much for stepping in on the Donald_Trump_sexual_misconduct_allegations article, specifically the talk page. You seem to be able to clearly communicate the applicability of guidelines and resolve what might otherwise become a dispute. Excellent job! CaroleHenson (talk) 19:28, 2 November 2016 (UTC) A barnstar for you! Howdy Wkatherine003 (talk) 07:46, 8 November 2016 (UTC) A cup of coffee for you! Thanks for your service to rodents. Bluerasberry (talk) 14:36, 8 December 2016 (UTC) The Barnstar of Integrity: I award you this barnstar ... because you have shown to be a person of integrity and honor. Or, more simply, a stand-up guy. Antidiskriminator (talk) 10:05, 17 January 2017 (UTC)A Dobos torte for you! User:7&6=thirteen (☎) has given you a Dobos torte to enjoy! Seven layers of fun because you deserve it. The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar: For going above and beyond to help with a query — Anakimi talk   20:58, 13 July 2017 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar: Thanks you for the Project namespace and TL/SUPPLEMENTAL updates.....been trying to get that wording right for a long time. Would love your CE skills at WP:ESSAYPAGES guideline section and the infopage Wikipedia:Essays. ... Moxy (talk) 17:08, 6 September 2017 (UTC) Your Opinion is More Important than You Think Barnstar: Thanks for your definitive non-admin closure of a RfC, thereby asserting a sane consensus and bringing U.S._Dollar back to congruence with reality. BirdValiant (talk) 06:34, 30 September 2017 (UTC) The Fauna Barnstar: Thanks for the big progress recently on sorting out fauna titles – and other titles, too. Keep it up. Dicklyon (talk) 00:13, 1 October 2017 (UTC) Precious: Thank you for quality articles such as ... William_A._Spinks, for service in 12 years, for thoughts about policy, style and consistency, for an initiative for clarification, - Stanton, cat lover in four dimensions, you are an awesome Wikipedian! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:41, 1 December 2017 (UTC) A beer for you! Thank you for your recent edits to WP:RFAADVICE. When I wrote that page a few years ago, I never dreamed of the tens of thousands of hits it would get and become the default advice for RFA candidates. It's nice to know that someone is watching over it and making useful improvements. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:14, 17 December 2017 (UTC) The Barnstar of Diplomacy: I appreciate your contributions regarding my topic ban as well as your thoughts on Arbitration Enforcement. --MONGO 13:23, 10 January 2018 (UTC) Precious six years: Thank you ... for improving article quality in January 2018! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:06, 30 January 2018 (UTC)The Userpage Barnstar: I decided you deserved this for your very interesting and informative User Page ... Tlhslobus (talk) 14:53, 1 March 2018 (UTC) There is a mop reserved in your name: You are a remarkable editor in many ways. You would be a good administrator in my opinion, and appear to be well qualified! You personify an administrator without tools. John Cline 13:29, 22 May 2018 (UTC)The Original Barnstar: For your ongoing and unending effort to tidy up the bureaucracies around the English Wikipedia. Jc86035 (talk) 05:05, 14 July 2018 (UTC) Perhaps it's time... As someone who as bumped into you in various spaces over the years with a generally positive impression resulting, I decided to take a closer look at the scope and caliber of your contributions over the last few days because it has occurred to me that your experience and facility with nuanced policy might make you a good candidate for adminship .... I suspect you would be good with the bit. Snow Rise let's rap 07:40, 16 July 2018 (UTC) The Disambiguator's Barnstar is awarded to Wikipedians who are prolific disambiguators. For applying your expertise in disambiguating the James Addison Baker articles. Oldsanfelipe (talk) 19:02, 24 August 2018 (UTC) The Industrial Barnstar: The Upward Spiral – For your excellent expansion work of the Girls Under Glass article following its AfD nom. Nice work! Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 18:20, 3 December 2018 (UTC) The Editor's Barnstar – I learned a lot from you about Wikipedia in the Jean_Mill afd. Just wanted to say thanks! Lightburst 23:10, 19 June 2019 (UTC)Fifteen Year Society: I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. ​Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 14:11, 11 August 2020 (UTC)You have been trouted for: having a kick-ass profile. :D Ivario (talk) 02:17, 24 November 2020 (UTC)Thank you for keeping the Nithyananda page clean! ... Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI (converse) (fings wot i hav dun) 09:33, 22 December 2020 (UTC)You get the Loyalty Award! Please accept this cute little kitten as token of appreciation for being loyal to values, and standing by other editors in need like me! Thank you! Huggums537 (talk) 22:26, 14 February 2021 (UTC)A beer for you! For teaching me something. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 22:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC)For all your help (especially with regard to cursive) and patience. User:JackkBrown (talk) 15:55, 30 November 2023 (UTC)Thanks for helping fight policy creep and forks by proposing the merge of WP:SELFSOURCE and WP:BLPSELFPUB with WP:ABOUTSELF. User:Sdkb (talk) 06:11, 15 December 2023 (UTC)For noting that unencyclopedic detail was inserted into the Brunswick Corporation and taking prompt action, exemplifying scrutiny, precision and community service! gidonb (talk) 14:39, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
noob involved been around veteran seen it all older than the Cabal itself
Gratuitous
The Running Man Barnstar The Working Man's Barnstar The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar The E=mc2 Barnstar Excellent User Page Award
For your many, many fine cue sport related edits.
--Fuhghettaboutit 23:30, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
For all the arduous work on Cue sport
68.239.240.144 23:46, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Awarded to SMcCandlish for sleuthing out sockpuppets being used to subvert RfA.
—dgiestc 20:05, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
Awarded for your tireless work on articles relating to the field of pigmentation.
Rockpocket 09:23, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
[...] ask Mr. McCandlish if programmers are users too. Peace and love.
-SusanLesch (talk) 03:31, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
Barnstar Eaten by a Bear The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar Some Falafel and One Canadian Beer The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar The Heroic Barnstar
I regret to inform you that the barnstar that I was going to give you for this bit of hilariousness was eaten by a bear. Happy editing!
Hamtechperson 04:46, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
For general template taming goodness.
Ludwigs2 03:36, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
For being here and to work on the women sport project.
--Cordialement féministe ♀ Cordially feminist Geneviève (talk) 20:34, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
For behaving in a genteel fashion, as if nothing were the matter, and for gallantry.
--Djathinkimacowboy 03:27, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
For your recent work at WP:MOS: A model of unflagging effort, precise analysis, institutionally broad and historically deep vision, clear articulation, and civil expression under great pressure. Unforgettable.
DocKino (talk) 06:14, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Chapeau Cheers! The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar The Socratic Barnstar The Special Barnstar
for this one! Cheers - DVdm (talk) 20:20, 31 January 2012 (UTC) For all of the thoughtful posts through the extended discussion at MOSCAPS. I've appreciated it.
JHunterJ (talk) 13:52, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
This comes as a recognition of your kindness in developing the Firefox Cite4wiki add-on. It has been helpful and a great resource. I was also happy to learn you contribute to Mozilla which I do as well :) ₫ӓ₩₳ Talk to Me. Email Me. 18:28, 31 August 2012 (UTC) In recognition of your general fine work around the 'pedia, and the staunchness and standard of argumentation on style issues. And if for nothing else, I think you deserve it for this comment  Ohconfucius ping / poke 02:07, 13 November 2012 (UTC) It's a bit delayed, but for your rather accurate edit summary here. Keep up the good work on various breed articles! TKK bark ! 18:06, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar The Purple Barnstar The Brilliant Idea Barnstar A cheeseburger for you! Fauna Barnstar
For your recent work at WP:MOS: A model of unflagging effort, precise analysis, institutionally broad and historically deep vision, clear articulation, and civil expression under great pressure. Unforgettable. DocKino (talk) 06:14, 7 February 2012 (UTC) You've been putting up with a lot of crap from other quarters; just want to let you know that people out there do, in fact, manage to appreciate your work. illegitimi non carborundum! VanIsaacWS Vexcontribs 04:55, 11 February 2013 (UTC) I couldn't quite find a suitable barnstar for this, but I found it insightful when you brought up the issue of accessibility within TfD#Template:Tn. Maybe it was kind of a small realization you had, but on behalf of the disabled friends I have, thank you for bringing it up. A step in the right direction for making this everyone's encyclopedia. Meteor_sandwich_yum (talk) 02:58, 1 May 2014 (UTC) Except of course that would be 30 min on the treadmill. But we can still look. Thank you for well measured comments. In ictu oculi (talk) 02:59, 11 May 2014 (UTC) For being an enlightening Star in a farmyard Barn Gregkaye 15:11, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
WikiCake The Special Barnstar The Socratic Barnstar Some baklava for you! The Barnstar of Diplomacy
You seem to be among the vanguard in the quest to raise copy editing and style formatting to at least the level of writing barely literate articles. Primergrey (talk) 05:04, 29 March 2015 (UTC) for disagreeing, with reason and cogent arguments backed up by both source and policy as well as logical interpretation of the position you disagree with. In essence for disputing content in a manner that builds consensus. SPACKlick (talk) 23:26, 10 July 2015 (UTC) For extremely skilled and eloquent arguments and advice in guiding the overhaul of the very important article Domestication William Harristalk • 07:47, 4 February 2016 (UTC) To fortify you in your marathon task of finding an acceptable form of words to use in our MoS. I admire your patience and stamina and am thinking of proposing you as a Middle East peace envoy... BushelCandle (talk) 00:25, 4 March 2016 (UTC) Thank you so much for stepping in on the Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations article, specifically the talk page. You seem to be able to clearly communicate the applicability of guidelines and resolve what might otherwise become a dispute. Excellent job! CaroleHenson (talk) 19:28, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
A cup of coffee for you! The Barnstar of Integrity A Dobos torte for you! The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Thanks for your service to rodents. Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:36, 8 December 2016 (UTC) I award you this barnstar ... because you have shown to be a person of integrity and honor. Or, more simply, a stand-up guy. Antidiskriminator (talk) 10:05, 17 January 2017 (UTC) 7&6=thirteen () has given you a Dobos torte to enjoy! Seven layers of fun because you deserve it. For going above and beyond to help with a query — Anakimitalk   20:58, 13 July 2017 (UTC) Thanks you for the Project namespace and TL/SUPPLEMENTAL updates.....been trying to get that wording right for a long time. Would love your CE skills at WP:ESSAYPAGES guideline section and the infopage Wikipedia:Essays. ... Moxy (talk) 17:08, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
Your Opinion is More Important than You Think Barnstar The Fauna Barnstar Precious A beer for you! The Barnstar of Diplomacy
Thanks for your definitive non-admin closure of a RfC, thereby asserting a sane consensus and bringing U.S. Dollar back to congruence with reality. BirdValiant (talk) 06:34, 30 September 2017 (UTC) Thanks for the big progress recently on sorting out fauna titles – and other titles, too. Keep it up. Dicklyon (talk) 00:13, 1 October 2017 (UTC) Thank you for quality articles such as ... William A. Spinks, for service in 12 years, for thoughts about policy, style and consistency, for an initiative for clarification, - Stanton, cat lover in four dimensions, you are an awesome Wikipedian! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:41, 1 December 2017 (UTC) Thank you for your recent edits to WP:RFAADVICE. When I wrote that page a few years ago, I never dreamed of the tens of thousands of hits it would get and become the default advice for RFA candidates. It's nice to know that someone is watching over it and making useful improvements. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:14, 17 December 2017 (UTC) I appreciate your contributions regarding my topic ban as well as your thoughts on Arbitration Enforcement. --MONGO 13:23, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
The Userpage Barnstar There is a mop reserved in your name The Original Barnstar Perhaps it's time... A Baker Barnstar
I decided you deserved this for your very interesting and informative User Page ... Tlhslobus (talk) 14:53, 1 March 2018 (UTC) You are a remarkable editor in many ways. You would be a good administrator in my opinion, and appear to be well qualified! You personify an administrator without tools .... --John Cline (talk) 13:29, 22 May 2018 (UTC) For your ongoing and unending effort to tidy up the bureaucracies around the English Wikipedia. Jc86035 (talk) 05:05, 14 July 2018 (UTC) As someone who as bumped into you in various spaces over the years with a generally positive impression resulting, I decided to take a closer look at the scope and caliber of your contributions over the last few days because it has occurred to me that your experience and facility with nuanced policy might make you a good candidate for adminship .... I suspect you would be good with the bit. Snow let's rap 07:40, 16 July 2018 (UTC) The Disambiguator's Barnstar is awarded to Wikipedians who are prolific disambiguators.
For applying your expertise in disambiguating the James Addison Baker articles. Oldsanfelipe (talk) 19:02, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
The Industrial Barnstar The Editor's Barnstar Trouted The Tireless Contributor Barnstar A beer for you!
The Upward Spiral: For your excellent expansion work of the Girls Under Glass article following its AfD nom. Nice work! Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 18:20, 3 December 2018 (UTC) I learned a lot from you about Wikipedia in the Jean Mill afd. Just wanted to say thanks! User:Lightburst 23:10, 19 June 2019 (UTC) You have been trouted for: having a kick-ass profile. :D Ivario (talk) 02:17, 24 November 2020 (UTC) Thank you for keeping the Nithyananda page clean! [...] Happy editing! Kind regards, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI converse | fings wot i hav dun 09:33, 22 December 2020 (UTC) For teaching me something. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 22:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar The Guidance Barnstar The Barnstar of Diligence
For all your help (especially with regard to cursive) and patience. JackkBrown (talk) 15:55, 30 November 2023 (UTC) Thanks for helping fight policy creep and forks by proposing the merge of WP:SELFSOURCE and WP:BLPSELFPUB with WP:ABOUTSELF. {{u|Sdkb}}talk 06:11, 15 December 2023 For noting that unencyclopedic detail was inserted into the Brunswick Corporation and taking prompt action, exemplifying scrutiny, precision and community service! gidonb (talk) 14:39, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
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Fifteen Year Society Ten Year Society 100,000 Edits Award Supreme Gom, the Most Exalted
Togneme of the Encyclopedia
Good Article


I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. ​Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 14:11, 11 August 2020 (UTC) I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Ten Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for ten years or more. Best regards, Sarah (talk) 01:00, 21 August 2015 (UTC) Congratulations on reaching 100000 edits. You have achieved a milestone that only 339 editors have been able to accomplish. The Wikipedia Community thanks you for your continuing efforts. Keep up the good work! Buster Seven Talk 15:06, 4 October 2015 (UTC) This editor is entitled – for 18+ years & 150K+ edits – to display this Senior Vanguard Editor Badge, associated ribbons, and "floor plan of The Great Library of Alecyclopedias with carrying tube". This is very silly. This user helped promote the article CornerShot to Good status (promoted 24 July 2006)
Good Article Good Article Good Article "Did You Know?" Article "Did You Know?" Article
This user helped promote the article Jasmin Ouschan to Good status (promoted 12 September 2009) This user helped promote the article William A. Spinks to Good status (promoted 22 April 2016) This user helped promote the article William Hoskins (inventor) to Good status (promoted September 24, 2021) On March 2, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William A. Spinks, which you created and substantially expanded. On June 2, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Golden Cue, which you created and substantially expanded.
"In the News" Article "In the News" Article The Original Barnstar The Barnstar Creator's Barnstar Precious six years
On 5 May 2009, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article Shaun Murphy (snooker player), which you substantially updated. On 5 May 2009, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article John Higgins (snooker player), which you substantially updated. This barnstar is awarded to everyone who – whatever their opinion – contributed to the discussion about Wikipedia and SOPA. Thank you for being a part of the discussion.
Presented by the Wikimedia Foundation. 20:37, 21 January 2012‎.
Thank you for your submission of the Instructor's Barnstar. It's now on the main barnstar list.
Pinetalk 15:11, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
Thank you ... for improving article quality in January 2018! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:06, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
[This one updates monthly.]
"Did You Know?" Article "Did You Know?" Article
On February 12, 2019, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Hoskins (inventor), which you created and substantially expanded. On March 25, 2019, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ground billiards, which you created and substantially expanded.
Reciprocal
The Angry Tarsier of Appreciation! A Barnstar Point A Barnstar Point A barnstar for you! A kitten for you! The Loyalty Award
For awarding me a barnstar, I hereby giveth unto you one angry tarsier of appreciation. Thanks!
--Fuhghettaboutit 21:29, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
This barnstar point is awarded to SMcCandlish for giving me a barnstar point!
GracenotesT § 01:12, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
I, Λυδαcιτγ, award Stanton McCandlish the Minor Barnstar Point for the creation of said Barnstar. Howdy Wkatherine003 (talk) 07:46, 8 November 2016 (UTC) You get the Loyalty Award! Please accept this cute little kitten as token of appreciation for being loyal to values, and standing by other editors in need like me! Thank you!Huggums537 (talk) 22:26, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Hostile
"Anti-awards" like this are a great example of what not to do on Wikipedia just because you disagree with someone:
Consider yourself duly admonished
I hereby award this barnstar for your disruptive MFD nomination.
freak(talk) 13:00, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
Incidentally, the Wikipedia:Fromowner "placeholder image" junk did get deprecated by the community just as I suggested and predicted, about a year later (by which time the admin who posted the above display of incivility had quit the entire project anyway). I wasn't disruptive, just a little before my time. — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 00:12, 14 September 2008 (UTC)