User:Sango123/Archives/June 2005

Mistake? edit

I assume this blanking was some kind of a mistake? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 16:17, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The blanking was completely unintended. I had been trying to fix some spelling errors in Polish-Soviet War of 1920 (see here), but I'm not quite sure what happened. Thank you for alerting me. Sango 123 16:25, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)

Yum! edit

From Ferrero Rocher: "The sweets consist of a whole roasted hazelnut encased in a thin wafer shell filled with hazelnut cream and covered in milk chocolate and chopped hazelnuts. The sweets are individually packaged in a gold-coloured wrapper." Yum! Thanks, Silversmith! :D Sango 123 23:28, Jun 7, 2005 (UTC)

Call to Action edit

Whereas, much good discussion and work has previously occured on the Barnstar and award proposal page,

Whereas, the level of discussion and progress on the abovementioned page has dropped to a record level of none; no constructive commments have been made on existing awards since May 17, 2005,

Whereas, many "Vote or Die!" have been left open, namely two, as a result of this lack of discussion,

Whereas, nine proposals lie untouched by Wikipedian hands,

Whereas, you have previously commented and helped on the abovementioned page,

Therefore, I, who have absolutely no command in ordering this whatsoever, instruct you, Sango123/Archives/June 2005, to return to the barnstar commitment and further the creation of Wikipedian awards; vote liberally and spread your constructive comments.

(Signed) Cmd. Bratsche^{talk 5 pillars} of the Barnstarium Army, 03:12, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)

User:Humanbot update 08 June 2005 edit

Version two-two released today includes in that green box a nice count of how many articles are left. This more or less co-incides with the event of hitting only 1000 articles remaining. Also, I have re-arranged the User:Humanbot page to make it easier to get to the right stuff. Progress charts, wikicookies, wikilove and a more thorough spelling check is promised when this is completed. (and also when the exam pressure eases off a little on me) r3m0t ^talk 17:41, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC) Note: If you think this message was too trivial for a mailing, tell me and I'll stick to more important announcements on the list.

childrens' -> children's' edit

FYI: the above change you made in Homer Price left in a spurious apostrophe (the final word was children's' with an extra apostrophe). If that was a bot, make sure it's not making the mistake every time. - DavidWBrooks 21:50, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hmm... I don't think that's ever happened before when I've used Humanbot, but next time the same error comes up, I'll be sure to manually check. Sango 123 22:24, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)

User:Humanbot update 13 June 2005 edit

The spelling2 project (to work on secondary namespaces) was opened and finished. Progress charts will be available soon.

Version six-three tracks who made the edits, and rankings are available. Much of the work was done while I was asleep, explaining my low place ;).

The next project, which may even be released today, will probably fix incorrectly capitalised headings, particularly "See Also" and "External Links".

The mailing list has grown to 24 people and while that is very nice for my ego, it is rather difficult to send out updates. This is why I did not send out a notice that the spelling2 project had opened. From now on, then, you must watch User:Humanbot/announce for updates. r3m0t ^talk 12:03, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

User:Phroziac changes edit

I really like what you did to my user page, thanks :) --Phroziac (talk) 01:12, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Barnstarium Army (or maybe the Barnstarmy?) edit

Wow, thanks! I felt like I needed to do something, since all work had stopped dead in its tracks. We've got some nice leads now, don't we. Thank you, especially, for all of your nice pictures that you have made and added. Cheers, Bratsche^{talk 5 pillars} 17:40, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)

File:Barnstarmy.jpg

He's out to get you!!

I think we should stick with the Barnstarium Army. As for Barnstarmy... take out some letters, add an 'e', and you have Barney, our ~~terrifying~~ friendly purple dinosaur! :) Sango 123 19:40, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)

Ah, that's scary. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 13:56, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thank you, I'm deeply moved. Sango 123 13:59, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)

Well, how is this photo is going to be used on here? Zscout370 (Sound Off) 14:00, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

To frighten vandals. Sango 123 14:02, Jun 17, 2005 (UTC)

Sweet. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 23:48, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Ha, ha, that's funny. Vandals are going to dash away pretty quickly now. Bratsche^{talk 5 pillars} 01:06, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

Perhaps we could get an admin to plant this image somewhere on the Main Page to ensure prosperity and knowledge at Wikipedia? Sango 123 02:25, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

Not sure how we can do that. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:05, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Ah, but someday, this image will definitely come in handy for another use. Sango 123 13:56, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

I got one in mind *devil horns pop out of my head.* Zscout370 (Sound Off) 14:04, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

No harm in telling us. :D Sango 123 14:06, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

Hint: "I come bearing gifts." Zscout370 (Sound Off) 14:20, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hmmm... It doesn't have anything to do with this, does it? Sango 123 15:52, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

Yes. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:22, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

No flesh-eating hamsters or rabid albino squirrels? Sango 123 23:14, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

Promoted FPC edit

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:Voyager 1 entering heliosheath region.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

Theo RFA edit

Thank you for supporting my nomination. I am delighted by your praise. --Theo (Talk) 07:05, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Closed Blackberry edit

Hi, Solipsist. Someone has already deemed the Black Butte Blackberry image Not promoted here. I was wondering if this was appropriate if people are still allowed to vote at this time. Thanks, Sango 123 00:05, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

Hi Sango,

Technically, anyone can close an WP:FPC nomination, so long as they can grapple with the subtleties of Wikipedia:Consensus and follow the other FPC guidelines.

In this case, it looks like the nomination was closed by User:Mailer diablo during the afternoon yesterday (17th). A bit of a surprise, because I haven't noticed them hanging around FPC before, but it looks like they have largely managed alright.

This diff shows the state of FPC just before they closed the nom, and the Blackberries were below the 14day line. The main problem seems to be that when the Blackberries were added to the June archive they didn't get removed from the FPC list. Mailer diablo closed the Fossil nomination at the same time and that got moved over OK, so it maybe one of those cases where the server fails to respond to a save - I was finding the Wiki a bit sluggish yesterday. In any case it looks like User:Sverdrup spotted the discrepancy when they closed the other noms a few hours later.

So on the whole, I think the nomination was closed correctly, and it is nice to have the help. -- Solipsist 05:58, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Re: WP:BAP edit

I added two more barnstars... But I think it stands a bit more improvement. -- AllyUnion (talk) 09:41, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but... edit

the creator of the 666,666th pool said that it should be closed when Wikipedia reached 600,000, which it has recently done. You may still vote, however, in the Wikipedia:Two-million pool, the Wikipedia:Four-million pool that I recently created, or the Wikipedia:Five-million pool. Georgia guy 00:32, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Support/Oppose Template FPC edit

Hi Sango, No, I got the idea off the commons and its for everyone. I reckon it's pretty nifty too. :-) --Fir0002 13:28, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Mind Benders edit

Hello! I've noticed your interest in creating logos, barnstars, or your past artistic ability! Thus, I just wanted to let you know that the pre-round, an artistic competition, is now open at Wikipedia:Mind Benders (Shortcut: WP:MIND)! The competition is open to everyone and is seeking a logo/trophy, similar to Barnstars, to be placed on every winner's page. We urge you to help us out and submit an entry! Afterwards, the normal rounds, each consisting of ten or more fun, logical, brain-stimulating questions will open. Why don't you give it a try when it opens! Look forward to seeing your contribution. Thanks, Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 21:51, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

P.S. If you have any questions/comments at all, please leave them on my talk page. Thanks!

Sure! You may submit as many as you wish. Thank you very much, and I look forward to seeing your contributions! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 22:45, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Please see the new information I have posted on WP:MIND. Thank you very much for your interest, and I look forward to seeing your entry! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 22:28, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

P.S. Does July 16 sound fair for you? I'm not sure how much time it takes to create one of these, so let me know! Also, does the voting by everyone sound good/fair to you? To tell you the truth, I hadn't even thought about judging... Thanks once again! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 22:33, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

strikeout uwe kils edit

hallo Sango! sorry and thank you for the note - I changed it - best regards Uwe Kils 22:46, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)

Checkers edit

Sure! I am always up for a game of checkers! Check out the page that I have set up as an experiment... User:Jaberwocky6669/Checkers! I'm just doing this as an experiment and will sooner or later have it deleted... Jaberwocky6669 03:33, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)

Do you think the page that we're playing on could be made into a page that is featured on Dep't of Fun?? Jaberwocky6669 21:08, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)

Also, I have moved our checkers round to my talk page because I am deleting that other page. Jaberwocky6669 21:56, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)

Oh yes, I forgot to mention that I set up a checkers game room on Wikipedia:Department of Fun called Wikipedia:Checkers Jaberwocky6669 01:18, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)

Image:Barnstarmy.jpg listed for deletion edit

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Barnstarmy.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. — Trevor MacInnis (Contribs) 03:30, 18 December 2006 (UTC) This image was listed there as a copyvio. It was listed there as an oprhan, but I corrected him by saying it is being used on two pages. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:50, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Wow! Thanks! edit

Thank you so very much for the barnstar, and especially the vote of confidence on my RfA. I have always enjoyed working with you here on Wikipedia, and your support means much. Now, by the authority given to me by Barney-star, I hereby promote you to General of the Barnstarium Army. :) Cheers, Bratsche^{talk 5 pillars} 14:25, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)

Promoted FPC edit

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, Image:GMAW.welding.af.ncs.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. ~~~~

Edit to Rand McNally edit

Dear Sango123. I got a little concerned that you changed the Rand McNally article so that instead of reading "Childrens' maps" it read "Children's' maps". Oh dear! I notice on your user page you have the 'advanced English' label, too! I trust it was a typo. As I'm sure you know there is no such thing as childrens, so it cannot take a possessive apostrophe. The word children can, of course, so the maps belonging to the children are the children's maps. I will go for a walk now and relax. Yours, Brequinda 29 June 2005 15:12 (UTC)

Kristin Breitweiser edit

Your wish is my command! Thanks for paying attention.—Theo (Talk) 30 June 2005 19:41 (UTC)