User talk:Ched/Archive 12b

Archive 12 12b Archive 14

Just a place to put all the nice things that people have said. It reminds me that basically the people here are very kind and good folks. Thank you all for your friendly thoughts.

• I stopped collecting these at the end of 2009

Kind Words

Communication

Hey, just read the Communication subpage you created, and I just wanted to say it is absolutely fantastic! Very appropriate and truly accurate. I really hope others (both new here and "old-timers") will find and read that essay. If nothing similar exists in terms of Wiki essays (and I don't immediately see anything), I may have to get you to prettify it, move it to the Wikipedia: space and place it in Category:Wikipedia essays. — Huntster (t • @ • c) 10:58, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Hey, any time. You've obviously got brains and drive, and that is very welcome around here. Before tucking it into the main essays category, it should probably be looked at by a variety of others to pull additional opinions. Do you use IRC? Wikipedia editors/admins/lurkers have a strong presence on Freenode...you can get a lot of second and third opinions there. — Huntster (t • @ • c) 11:51, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Fred Moosally

I just wanted to say that I noticed a LOT of hard work you have put / are putting into this article. I admire your dedication, efforts, and writing abilities. Ched (talk) 18:51, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the helpful edits you've made to the article. Cla68 (talk) 23:21, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Malwarebytes

The article's looking great, although it's hard for me to figure out what was your personal contribution, looks like there was somebody's vandalism that you were dealing with thrown in there too. Anyway, thanks so much for your work on what was once a little stub, abandoned to the cold winds of WP:SD. All of the added content is appropriate, ditto for the removed content, and the format is much improved. I agree with the move, too - the one thing I know for sure was you. Fredgoat (talk) 09:48, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Tara Chatterjea

Hi Ched, thanks for your e-mail. I am Arkadev Chatterjea, Ph.D., Professor of Finance (Visiting) at U of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Usually, I am based in India. I am a regular user of wiki (like many of my friends and relatives), contributor to the project (occasional financial and editorial contributions, corrections, ...). Being on the other side of 40, I admit, I am quite overwhelmed by the programming etc. that are required to be a good and effective contributor to wiki. Hence, some of my articles are short and have shortcomings (Well, I am trying to improve!). Tara Chatterjea happens to be my mother. She is a distinguished philosopher in India, who works on Indian philosophy. Her collection of scholarly articles (in English) was published by Lexington Press, USA, and is available through Amazon and B&N. Four of her articles have been published in the "Journal of Indian Philosophy," which, along with "Philosophy East and West" are generally considered to be top peer-reviewed journals for Indian philosophy articles. Last fall, she published another scholarly volume, in Bengali, on philosophy of ancient text the Gita. There aren't many people who have published scholarly books in their native country in native language and also in English in the USA. To summarize, I contributed the article but tried to make it fairly objective as per wiki's standards. If you can help improve the article, that would be fantastic. Re my other contributions: entry on Shiba P. Chatterjee (no relation) was inspired by my memory of reading a textbook by him when we were in 7th grade. He was the president of International Geographical Union, a very distinguished honor for someone from that part of the world. The one Forward Markets Commission was prompted by something I came across in my professional work. Thank you, Arkadev —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arkachatterjea (talk • contribs) 19:45, 4 February 2009 (UTC) [...]

Thank you, Ched, I appreciate this. Your e-mail prompted me to be more curious about how wikipedia works and I was amazed to find about how it self-regulates itself and makes constant efforts to improve. E.g., I just found out about the ratings (previously, overlooked it)-Stub, and so on, and all the way to Featured Articles. They are very, very good. As someone in academia who has to write a lot and rely on other sources to reference in one's writing, I really appreciate the silent good work that great editors like you are doing. BTW, there was a wikipedia featured article on Anekantavada which cites her book that is mentioned here. Now, I have added ISBN info for the book. If I find other secondary sources that satisfy wikipedia's standard, I will surely add them. Best regards, Arkadev —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arkachatterjea (talk • contribs) 06:11, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, Ched. Read your message also in my talk page (slowly getting a feel for these resources). Looks real nice. Also, gives me ideas--I would use these as templates when cleaning up entries that I come across in wiki :-) Best regards, Arka —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arkachatterjea (talk • contribs) 23:56, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

See:Extended Hand

I had a nice stroll around your place. Very nice. Friendly. I'm glad we are neighbors. --Buster7 (talk) 01:17, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

I just read your User:Ched Davis/communication. Thank you. Early on I created User:Buster7/Wikiknights. Its still "on the vine", waiting to mature. I think they both respond to a need. If you don't mind I may add to your communication...not now, but after a few re-reads. Please feel free to integrate new edits into my treatise as well. I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoyed yours.--Buster7 (talk) 04:03, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Hey Hey

Thanks for the good word, Ched! Yeah, I just can't quite bring myself to leave Wiki alone entirely, so I do the occasional "maintenance" edit now and again. As for the 9-11 project, I have the first two hours of coverage (08:31 to 10:36) of the four major networks (ABC//NBC//CBS//FOX) on four DVDs. Again, it's kind of weird watching all of this again after so long, since I was in Korea when it happened, and only picked up on the coverage on CNN after the reports of fire at the Pentagon. What's even weirder is sitting and watching the ABC DVD. It starts out with GMA already in-progress, and it's like being in front of the tv on THAT morning, the picture is just that good...

I'll catch ya online again soon! Edit Centric (talk) 02:04, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[...]

re: Hello there, I am wanting to view your database offline and cannot get a clear answer as to how to do it....

Thank you so much for your help. It is exactly the information I needed. I will begin the dumps asap.

Have a great week! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amydash (talk • contribs) 04:52, 23 March 2009 (UTC) [...]

thanks for the response

I saw this. Thanks for your response to the IP. (Taivo (talk) 12:05, 28 March 2009 (UTC))

Gimp

Just wanted to drop a note saying thanks! for telling me about Gimp; it's an awesome photoshopping application and I am using it extensively. I also used it to extract Norton Internet Security's icon. TechOutsider (talk) 12:22, 28 March 2009 (UTC)TechOutsider [...]

Text between two tables

Thanks Ched. I'd started by using http://people.fas.harvard.edu/~sdouglas/table.cgi which was fine but maybe I messed up a ′cut&paste′.
Are there other converters/templates & instructions out there for tables on wiki?Frisasu (talk) 20:03, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

IRC /nick thingy

I finally made the /nick change! I had to download a whole new software to do it, but it was worth it! Here's the change:

*You are now known as DeacyAmp
*You are now known as Queenie

Thanks for the help, Ched :) Queenie 19:30, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Glad you were able to get it all worked out, and glad I could help. I'll keep an eye open for you there! :) — Ched : Yes?  ©

Re:

You'd better watch out, or I'll replace your userpage with 'pretty nice guy', too! :D — neuro^{(talk)(review)} 21:03, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

;)— Ched :  ? 

Thanks for letting me know about Tim Richmond

Congrads on making GA status! Piano non troppo (talk) 16:30, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

RE. Help Desk Question

Thank you for your help, except I can't get it to go to the right if you see my userpage? dottydotdot (talk) 08:26, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Can I get the writing up alongside it? dottydotdot (talk) 08:58, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

I just removed the {{clear}} tag. ;) better? — Ched :  ?  08:59, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Perfect, thank you very much for your help! dottydotdot (talk) 09:00, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

No problem, always glad to help :) — Ched :  ?  09:00, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

BLPs

Hey, just wanted to say great work on all the BLP categorization you've done tonight. I've done my share, so it's good to see the project gaining interest. :) –Juliancolton | ^Talk 06:06, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

No thank you , spa'am, but...

...thanks for your thoughts at my Rfa, Ched. I appreciated them. I see that you're planning to jump off the same cliff this summer. Don't sweat it, I think you'll land unscathed. But if you need any thoughts from someone who just went through the process, feel free to ask. Cheers — CactusWriter | ^needles 09:09, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for your welcome and helpful help, Ched. (Labellesanslebete (talk) 18:36, 1 June 2009 (UTC))

Thanks for the support

I would like to thank you for coming out and participating in my Request for Adminship, which closed unsuccessfully at (48/8/6) based on my withdrawal. I withdrew because in my opinion I need to focus on problems with my content contributions before I can proceed with expanding my responsibilities. Overall I feel that the RfA has improved me as an editor and in turn some articles which in my eyes is successful. Thank you again for your support. Cheers and happy editing.--kelapstick (talk) 18:42, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, it's he :D.--kelapstick (talk) 19:06, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

tweeks

Hi thanks a million Ched

Paul —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul-leeds (talk • contribs) 16:14, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Shinny things (moved)

Note

I moved the Barnstars to ... User:Ched Davis/Stars

Clean up on Aisle 12 - your RFA nom

Done - needs answers, signature and transclusion..... Good luck. Pedro :  Chat  23:19, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

=) TechOutsider ^{(talk • contribs)} 01:25, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Awww Man, I don't know what to say TO. That is one of the nicest, coolest things I have ever seen. Thank you. I am truly honored and humbled by this. ;) — Ched :  ?  01:42, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Nah, don't be. You deserved it. I especially appreciated your exceptional copy-edit today. TechOutsider ^{(talk • contribs)} 02:17, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

That's the coolest barnstar I've yet seen :D — Huntster (t • @ • c) 03:16, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

That's the coolest barnstar that I've ever seen too! Royalbroil 03:34, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Yea, I gotta admit, I'm pretty flabergasted here. It does make being here very rewarding, to say the least. ;) — Ched :  ?  03:37, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

What did you think it was initially, judging from the thumbnail and the heading of my post? TechOutsider ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:15, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

I wasn't sure, and clicked on the pic right away - then I just sat there stunned. Just totally amazed me. ;-) — Ched :  ?  19:20, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK / GA - see I do try to edit (moved)

• Moved to: User:Ched Davis/Content

Friendly gestures

Merry Christmas!

		Merry Christmas!
		Ched, here's hoping you're having a wonderful Christmas, and here's also hoping that all your family and friends are well. Lets all hope that the year coming will be a good one! If we've had disputes in the past, I hold no grudges, especially at such a time as this. If you don't know I am, I apologise, feel free to remove this from your page. Come and say hi, I won't bite, I swear! It could even be good for me, you know - I'm feeling a little down at the moment with all of these snowmen giving me the cold shoulder :( — neur ho ho ho(talk) 00:01, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

A cat to ease all of your troubles		Happy New Year!
		Hey there, Ched! Happy new Gregorian year. All the best for the new year, both towards you and your family and friends too. I know that I am the only person lonely enough to be running this thing as the new year is ushered in, but meh, what are you going to do. I like to keep my templated messages in a satisfactorily melancholy tone. ;)

Re:Your RfA

Hey Ched - thanks for your your message regarding my failed RfA. I really appreciate your participation and the dedication you gave to come back and review the RfA's progress. I was also honoured when you changed your !vote to support. Definitely staying happy and RfA'ing again are in the plans. Thanks again! FlyingToaster 23:29, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm not afraid to admit when I was wrong, and when I researched more, saw your responses, I realized that you would make a good admin.! I look forward to you next run - which I'm sure will be successful. ;) — Ched ~ ^(yes?) 04:22, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Equation for happiness :)

Ched + =

Happy April Fools Day :) Steve Crossin :  Chat  03:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Cookie

Its the Cookie Monster (talk) has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!

Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:Cookie}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat this cookie on the giver's talk page with {{subst:munch}}!

Tea

Your welcome, and the third person to respond. All responders today (My first day of service!) are getting tea today as well. Here you go!

Its the Cookie Monster (talk) has given you a cup of tea, for taking the time to weather a dispute. Thanks for staying calm and civil! Tea somehow promotes WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a tea, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy!

Spread the lovely, warm, refreshing goodness of tea by adding {{subst:WikiTea}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

--Its the Cookie Monster (talk) 03:49, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

num-num. Tea and cookies make Ched happy! ;) — Ched ~ ^(yes?) 03:52, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Happy Easter!

On behalf of the Kindness campaign, I just wanted to wish my fellow Wikipedians a Happy Easter! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 16:10, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Bubble tea!

TechOutsider‍ ‍‍ (Talk ● Contributions) has given you a bubble tea! Bubble teas promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a bubble tea, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy drinking!

Spread the bubbliness of bubble teas by adding {{subst:User:Download/Bubble tea}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!

Hey there TO - How you doin these days? Good to hear from you, and thanks for the tea. Wish I could pour it into a thermos and take it with me next week ... lol. Sorry I haven't been around the computer related stuff lately, been workin on a few other things as time permits. I should be back in full swing by the end of May though, and I'll be sure to look up what's going on then. Hope life is treating you well, and I'll drop by your talk page some day soon. — Ched :  ?  19:42, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

RfA Thankspam

Thanks to everyone who took the time and trouble to take part in my RfA whether support, oppose or neutral. All comments are valued and will be considered carefully in the coming weeks. Feel free to add more advice on my talk page if you think I need it. SpinningSpark 00:21, 17 April 2009 (UTC) In case you're wondering, the image is a smiley, just a little more aesthetic, but not as serious as the Mona Lisa

Oh great ... you mean I voted for another Brit? ... geesh... lol .. just kidding. Congratulations, I have no doubt you'll do well. — Ched :  ?  01:00, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

You're supposed to read the candidates user page before you vote. Doing that can prevent silly mistakes like this. SpinningSpark 01:49, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

lol ... sigh .. I guess I'm stuck with the King's proper English now. ;) ... let me know if there's anything I can do to help. — Ched :  ?  01:52, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Shameless thankspam

FlyingToaster Barnstar

Hello Ched! Thank you so much for your support in my recent RfA, which passed with a tally of 126/32/5. I am truly humbled by the trust you placed in me, and will endeavor to live up to that trust. FlyingToaster

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! 03:38, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

ThankSpam

My RfA Thank you for participating in my "RecFA", which passed with a final tally of 153/39/22. There were issues raised regarding my adminship that I intend to cogitate upon, but I am grateful for the very many supportive comments I received and for the efforts of certain editors (Ceoil, Noroton and Lar especially) in responding to some issues. I wish to note how humbled I was when I read Buster7's support comment, although a fair majority gave me great pleasure. I would also note those whose opposes or neutral were based in process concerns and who otherwise commented kindly in regard to my record. I recognise that the process itself was unusual, and the format was generally considered questionable - and I accept that I was mistaken in my perception of how it would be received - but I am particularly grateful for those whose opposes and neutrals were based in perceptions of how I was not performing to the standards expected of an administrator. As much as the support I received, those comments are hopefully going to allow me to be a better contributor to the project. Thank you. Very much. LessHeard vanU (talk) 13:23, 24 May 2009 (UTC) ~~~~~

Well, back to the office it is...

Your dog?

You didn't really rename this dog "Stick", did you? Steve Crossin ^Talk/_{Help us mediate!} 10:21, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Just a note to clarify this post. Steve and I are good friends, and he is most likely aware of the surrounding events. No, this is not a picture of my actual dog. [...]  ;)— Ched :  ?  04:40, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

y 2009 (UTC)

Misc

Rollback granted

After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

• Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
• Rollback can be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
• Rollback may be removed at any time.
• Just go slow with huggle, make sure you only use it for proper vandalism and you'll do fine.

If you no longer want rollback, then contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some information on how to use rollback, you can view this page. I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, just leave me a message if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Happy editing! –xeno (talk) 03:25, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Account creator

Bit switched on. :) Thanks for helping out. See WP:ACC for more information about the right. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 13:05, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

And your account on the interface was approved. Please review WP:ACC/G prior to acting on any requests. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me or ask in #wikipedia-en-accounts ^connect. - Rjd0060 (talk) 16:02, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Trouts

• Trout 1. Hmmm ... trout eh?. Oh well, at least a few folks thought it was a legitimate suggestion.

Kudos Given

I try to be generous in my praise and thank you's; but, to be honest - I haven't really gone to the trouble of passing out Barnstars as much as I probably should. I've done it a couple times, if for no other reason than to learn how to do it, and usually after someone has gone to great lengths to help me out personally. I'm every bit as flattered when someone takes the time to say thank you, and I hope folks accept that in me as well. As such, here's a list of "kudos" I've given. And I'm working on it more.

1. User:Huntster - no way I could put in to words the time and effort this user has expended in helping me here.
2. User:J.delanoy - vandal fighter, but I tried to find something original
3. User:Chzz - after he spent literally hours chatting in IRC with me about TCP/IP, protocols, stacks, etc. His lack of pomposity is impressive.
4. User:rootology - awarded the "Dual Boot Barnstar for communication and equality work here
5. User:Buster7 - Awarded the Friendship Barnstar for his efforts to welcome and defend his fellow wikipedians here
6. User:Royalbroil - for taking me in off the streets so to speak, and for leading the NASCAR projects, as well as DYK
7. There was another one, but I don't remember who ... lol
8. User:Juliancolton the User:Ched Davis/templates/communication given here
9. User:LessHeard vanU: The barnstar of integrity for his RfA re-confirmation here
10. User:Pedro - good leader of Wikipedians
11. neuro.. dual boot
    • Huntster .. there simply are not enough kudos to give this guy.
12. decltype (admin. barnstar)
13. Malleus Fantorum

Users I should give one to

1. User:TechOutsider - good work in the Norton computer areas
2. User:Fughetinaboutit - I'll have to check the spelling, but has helped a lot in the copyedit area

I'm sure there's more, and I'll try to move the lower list to the upper list as time permits

go figure. 200 edits, I've reverted and rolledback numbering in the thousands. hurmpf. Oh well?