User talk:Coralmizu/Archive 9

Your RfA again

Thanks for the replies to my questions, I have one more (and probably final) question for you on the RfA, thanks for being prompt. --Banime (talk) 12:08, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. I'll get right to answering them. Cheers, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 17:02, 18 November 2008 (UTC).

Thanks, I switched back to support after your answers and my further investigation. I outlined my perceived fears in my support !vote, so do me a favor and read it and keep it in mind when you're an admin. Good luck. --Banime (talk) 20:19, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

I'm just dropping by to say congratulations on your so-far successful RfA! I'm really glad that it's going great and I felt bad because I was out of town for your last one (and I had offered a co-nom nonetheless). I'll be glad to work with you as a future administrator! Cheers, Malinaccier (talk) 00:15, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Malinaccier. And don't worry about the last one—as it wasn't very successful it hardly matters. :-) I'm just happy to join the ranks of you admins and can't wait to get started. Cheers, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 00:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC).

I'm So Happy!

I'm literally proud of you! I just know you're gonna' win the RfA. Then you can get rid of vandalism at a MUUUCCCHHH faster rate. :D

Early Congratulations, L337*P4wn 00:27, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Much appreciated, L337. Although I'm still a little nervous, I think it'll go smoothly. Thanks so much for the cheering! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 01:19, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Question about Wikipedia:Rfa

I don't get it. If somebody has the most supports but 2 oposses and everybody else has 1 oppose then why would everybody else be in the lead? Reliable♪ Forever^talk 01:27, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure I understand your question. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 03:00, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi RF! If you're wondering why Mizu's RfA has dropped to the bottom of the list on WP:RFA, it's only because they are listed in date order. Newer RfAs go at the top, and Mizu's is the oldest on the list. EyeSerene^talk 08:18, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Thankspam

Don't make yourself thankspam templates! I will make one for you, and you will love it. Consider it a present from one Alaskan administrator to the next. What's your favorite color? L'Aquatique[talk] 07:16, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, L'Aquatique. :-) My favorite colors are on the bluish/greenish part of the color spectrum, but I'm pretty open-minded, so it hardly matters to me. Cheers! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 17:03, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Well, unless you do something horrendously stupid in the next couple of days, I think we're nearly home. We would, of course, have been happy to help with a thankspam message, but I'm glad to see you've got it covered (and yes, starting off slowly is a very good idea... and I like the new sig!) EyeSerene^talk 08:11, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Indeed, you can be certain I won't delete the Main Page... Because I don't have the tools yet. ;-) But if I did, I would love to follow in Ryan's footsteps and be the next admin to damage a massive part of Wikipedia property. I'm laughing with you, not at you Ryan. Really!

In all seriousness, though. :-) I'll be very careful what I do within the next few days—not that I won't be after the RfA closes! Cheers and Happy Holidays, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 01:47, 22 November 2008 (UTC).

Needed, An Quick Edit of Fast fashion

Needed, an editor to look over the formatting and content of Fast fashion. The article is currently in its primary stages of developement right now, and was developed from a very brief stub. Any suggestions, help, or questions are welcome!!! Help needed as soon as possible. Thanks

Smeast08Smeast08 (talk) 18:16, 21 November 2008 (UTC) 12:15 21 Novemeber 2008

Wow, you know, considering it came from just a stub, it's quite excellent. Although I'm sure (I don't really dabble in the area much, but I've seen the candidates at WP:FAC and it's a bit tough) it has some work needed until it's FA ready, at this point it is of rather decent quality and I think you did a very nice job on it. It all looks good to me. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 02:11, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Citation Needed Day!

Hey! Today's Citation Needed Day Put atleast one on something that's not true in an article! Be sure to spread the good word. Reliable♪ Forever^talk 20:50, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Alright, I'll give it a try. In practice, though, you should always date your templates (using the text subst:dated| between the first two brackets and the template name) when called for, although bots usually do this for you. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 01:51, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Request for copyedit

Hi. I am currently trying to get Richard Mohun through the WP:GAN process but some issues have been brought up with the prose and it was recommended that I request that some copyeditors take a look at it (see the article's talk page). I noticed you are listed at WP:PRV in this category and wondered if you would be able to take a look at it? Many thanks for any help you can offer - Dumelow (talk) 16:08, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

If possible, I think there should be a good image at the head of the article, so if you can't find one for it you could take the image under the first heading and use that in the lede. Just a suggestion, though. Also, there are a lot of red links in the article; I can understand it the subjects are rather difficult to find reliable sources on, though. Other than that, it's really okay formatting-wise—I'll check for the prose as soon as I can. Thanks! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 22:14, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for taking a look. That is the only image of Mohun I have been able to find so I will move that one to the infobox, adjacent to the lead. Turning those red links blue is something I am working on. Thanks again for looking at this - Dumelow (talk) 22:43, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

No worries. And really, the prose is not bad. The criteria at GAN are pretty strict, I'll admit: I'm still working on my first FA! Happy Holidays, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 22:45, 22 November 2008 (UTC).

Thanks for that. I recently got my first FA with the Anglo-Zanzibar War (the writing of which led me to Mohun) which I was very happy with. There's nothing better than to see that little star at the top of an article you have worked hard on! - Dumelow (talk) 23:03, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Much agreed on that! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 23:05, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Shockwave

I have an account at shockwave.com . It is a site to download games on. My favorite games are Cake Mania (just the first one), Aveyond (That includes Ahriman's Prophecy and Aveyond 2), Diner Dash, Westward, and Nanny Mania. My favorite genres of games are usually :

1.Action/Arcade

2.Adventure

3.Strategy

---

I hate puzzle games and games where you have a certain amount of time to find certain objects in a scene (those are boring and I usually only complete HALF of the list and then time runs out). Just think if there was a game like that but it would threaten you to look harder (yikes i wouldn't play that KIND of game). Well if you don't want to download any games, you can play them online and if you just don't want to well you don't have to just telling you about it. Reliable♪ Forever^talk 20:36, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Are these all PC games, or were they originally made for a console? Sounds fun. Thanks! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 22:08, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

There downloadable PC games. You can download them on [1] . Sad thing is there free-trials. You only get 60 minutes free. But it helps you know if you like the game and if you do you can buy it! *lol nothings is free*. Reliable♪ Forever^talk 22:20, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Definitely. Everything has to be payed for somehow, in one way or another. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 22:25, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

"Preemptive" Congrats

Seeing as how it's now November 23 (and your RfA will be closed in about 12 hours), congrats. _{I won't be on at the exact time it passes, so this is your congrats ahead of time}. :P RockManQ ^(talk) 02:49, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Happy early Thanksgiving! Cheers, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 06:00, 23 November 2008 (UTC).

Thankspam

You like?

Thank you to all who participated in my RFA- regardless of whether you supported or opposed, all feedback is important to me. I look forward to proving in the coming months that the trust placed in me by the community is not misplaced. Mizu onna sango15

The Barnstar | My RFA | Design by L'Aquatique

You'll notice there's a link that says "the barnstar"- so that users can add it to their awards if they want. The barnstar alone looks like this:

		The Mizu onna sango15 Barnstar
		Thank you to all who participated in my RFA- regardless of whether you supported or opposed, all feedback is important to me. I look forward to proving in the coming months that the trust placed in me by the community is not misplaced. —Mizu onna sango15Hello!

Congrats! L'Aquatique[talk] 07:21, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Brilliant! What's the template's name? —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 07:26, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

{{User:L'Aquatique/MOSThankspam}} is the main thankspam, {{User:Mizu onna sango15/thankspambarnstar}} is the barnstar. L'Aquatique[talk] 07:32, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

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This diff's edit summary

Um... does that mean that it wasn't you I talked to back then? -- Mentisock 14:06, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

(Sniff) No. For about a month or so, during my first few editing months when I'd leave my account logged in indefinitely, it was compromised (I suspect from my roomate's friends). When I checked the edit history, I was surprised they didn't vandalise at all, but I later found that they were more interested in impersonation (a few of them were Wikipedia users who were blocked indefinitely). It's very odd.

But, thanks for the congratulations, and nice to meet you! :-) Regretfully, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 18:33, 23 November 2008 (UTC).

Beat the 'crats!

Congratulations on your successful RfA! –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 15:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Not to take anything away from your fun :), but there are only two ways to beat everyone to congratulating users: cut and paste a congratulations message, use a template, etc, or hold all edits and do them at once. The former I don't do because I feel every new admin deserves a personal message and the latter risks spending a lot of time reviewing an RfA and setting it up to close only to have it closed before you're done. But again don't mind the wet blanket, carry on the party! - Taxman ^Talk 15:42, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Lol, no problemo. Thanks for taking the time to "beat" them anyway. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 18:35, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Adminship

:D Garden. 19:01, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Congrats on your RfA, and kudos for one of the most beautiful examples at thankspam I've ever seen. Good year for Alaskan firsts, eh? ;-) — sephiroth bcr ^(converse) 19:39, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Congratulation on your nearly unanimous request for adminship. I've added the rights, so you are now an admin. Keep up the good work and feel free to ask for help if you are ever unsure. Also spend some more time on the admin reading list and do your best to calm down situations rather than escalate them. If you continue to do your best, I'm sure you'll do well. Again, congrats. - Taxman ^Talk 15:21, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

HOO YAH! I knew it! Yeah! — Rlevse • Talk • 15:24, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Many useful links here: User:Rlevse/Tools#Admin_stuff — Rlevse • Talk • 15:27, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

I am SO happy for you! — Rlevse • Talk • 15:40, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Well done on passing, you are the first candidate to get a double support from me. Good luck! Camaron | Chris (talk) 15:42, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations on your successful RFA and Best wishes again ! -- Tinu Cherian - 15:42, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Wield me! Wield me!

Congratulations on your successful RFA! :-) Here are your shiny new mop and bucket. Use them wisely! Festive regards, Húsönd 16:43, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, everyone. But... Where's my tee-shirt? ;-) —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 18:36, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

I LOVE that rose star she made for you.! — Rlevse • Talk • 19:03, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, but you should really thank L'Aquatique—after all, she made it. Thanks for all the fun, you guys. Off to do some sysop stuff... —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 19:04, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

I thanked her too. So I've +sysoped the first Alaskan admin and nom'd the second one. Do I have a corner on the Alaskan cabal now? ;-) — Rlevse • Talk • 19:06, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

(Sigh) Okay, I guess you could join. But be aware that most of the meetings will be hundreds of miles away... ;-) —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 19:08, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations, remember to read Adminship for Dummies™ ;-)

Oh and I still think you need a shorter username :D SoWhy 19:13, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Lol. There are longer ones out there, and they function. :-) —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 19:15, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Remember girl, WP:OSE is not a valid argument ;-) SoWhy 19:45, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Whoops, my mistake. :-) This is why I have to be extra careful around AfD. I've decided that I'm not going to deal with controversial closes for a long time, nonetheless. How's my userpage now? —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 20:19, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations. :) I'm sure you'll make a fantastic administrator. – RyanCross (talk) 21:45, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. It's a lot more enjoyable than I thought, actually—I'm glad that I ran. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 21:47, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Congrats, indeed! Ecoleetage (talk) 21:49, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

RfA Spam

That was the most beautiful RfA spam I have seen in years. ;_; — neuro^(talk) 19:13, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

I have to agree! All the praise goes to L'Aquatique though. Thank her! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 19:14, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh, and you might want to remove the rollback ubx from your page, it is kind of redundant now :D — neuro^(talk) 19:24, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Yea, newbie admin, clean that rollback stuff off your user page! — Rlevse • Talk • 19:47, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh, right! Of all days to have internet problems. It looks like I'll be on and off today, so I might not get a lot done. But tomorrow I should be adminning much heavier. Thanks, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 20:11, 23 November 2008 (UTC).

Congrats!

Congrats on becoming an admin! I bet your really happy right now oh and by the way, are you Japanese? Reliable♪ Forever^talk 20:28, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Lol. Nope—I just took it as an AP class in high school, and currently take it in College. By the way, do you have any questions? Just because I'm an administrator doesn't mean I still don't have time for my adoptee! Thanks, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 20:30, 23 November 2008 (UTC).

Who created Wikipedia? Reliable♪ Forever^talk 20:38, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Many people jointly (meaning together), but mainly, Jimbo Wales. He also runs Wikipedia, and he's the man you go to if you have a major legal problem with Wikipedia. His user page is here. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 20:40, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

So now you can block people??? Or what about protect pages? Reliable♪ Forever^talk 20:51, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

All of that, and much more. See WP:ADMIN/TOOLS for a complete list of things I can do. Cheers! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 20:52, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Really? Could you protect the Jew (disambiguation) page? There is still A LOT of vandalism. Reliable♪ Forever^talk 21:18, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Reliable♪ Forever^talk 21:21, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Yep. But just so you know, next time you need something protected and don't know any admins to help you out, post it at WP:RFPP; it should be tended to within less than an hour. Happy Holidays, RF! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 21:22, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Not wanting to criticize you already, but you should really read all policies before venturing into a certain area, e.g. WP:PROTECT here. We don't usually protect pages with only one vandal edit every few days and we usually don't start at a month of protection on the first time. Just a note to say: Tread carefully in that area as it interferes with one of the most important foundation issues, i.e. the right for anyone to edit. See also Wikipedia:Rough guide to semi-protection. If you need any assistance in that area, feel free to ask me, RFPP is one of my "hobbies" ;-) Regards SoWhy 22:28, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

(Outdent) No worries, I felt that the protection time was sufficient, but I think you're right (BTW though, I have read WP:PROTECT). Cheers, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 22:30, 23 November 2008 (UTC).

I think semiprot there was okay, though 2weeks would have been better. But the action was ok, not way out there or anything. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:16, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Congrats Mizu! Malinaccier (talk) 22:30, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Malinaccier. Glad to finally have joined you all. Hey, would you do me a favor and watch over my actions, give input and advice, etc.? I think my coach is already doing that, but there's no harm in getting advice from more than one person. Thanks in advance, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 22:33, 23 November 2008 (UTC).

Sure, no problem. Malinaccier (talk) 22:35, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi!

		The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
		This is for your fantastically designed barnstar, the message on your rfa (I thought it was brilliant, wish i could do that!) and becoming an admin. Congrats! Andy (talk) 20:59, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

As much as I would love to accept that as my first barnstar, I made none of it. Both the barnstar and the template were created and designed by User:L'Aquatique. I think she would really appreciate the barnstar though, give it to her! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 21:02, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Hee hee... L'Aquatique[talk] 21:06, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

I'll give it to her, it's where credit is due. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:15, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Re. Thank you

It was a pleasure to support you. I'm sure you'll do a fine job, given that I already thought you were doing a fine job on the basis of, well, thinking you were one already. Master&Expert (Talk) 21:30, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Congrats, and nice thank you note. Best wishes, Spencer^T♦C 21:31, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! I'll make certain your trust wasn't in vain. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 21:32, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Not fair...

Your not fair... Reliable♪ Forever^talk 23:09, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Sorry Reliable, did I miss something? —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 23:12, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

? — Rlevse • Talk • 23:17, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes. You know when people participate in your Rfa your suppose to give them a thanks? I should of got one because I participated (supported) your Rfa. It's been like 2 hours (if not maybe more) since your Rfa was over. So I want to know if your not giving it out or if your still not done. Reliable♪ Forever^talk 23:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh, yes. I see what you're saying. For some reason neither your user page or you user talk page was loading, so I couldn't post it. I decided to wait for a bit, but as it's still not working I might not be able to give it to you for another few hours, I think. Sorry. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 23:22, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

I had the same problem with a couple of user pages and talk pages in the past and I got it working by pressing refresh. If that doesn't work I don't know. But that's weird because If I go to my user page or talk page it only takes a millisecond. Reliable♪ Forever^talk 23:27, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Reliable♪ Forever^talk 23:29, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

It might just be differences in browsers. I use IE, but on an ancient operating system. It's relatively fast, but every now and again I have problems with the server (but that's actually my ISP, not my my machine). —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 23:30, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

That was L'Aquatique, not I. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 23:32, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Muahahahaha! L'Aquatique[talk] 23:34, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

How ingeniously machiavellian of you, L'Aquatique. ;-) —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 23:37, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

At least I use my powers for good... L'Aquatique[talk] 23:38, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Can't argue with that; I'm delightfully evil. |) —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 23:41, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Okay enough of that. That really wasn't funny because when I first noticed that I thought someone knew my password, logged in under my username and changed my sig! Reliable♪ Forever^talk 00:00, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

No, I think you misunderstand. L'Aquatique didn't do that, she just gave you the thankspam message! As for you signature, it's because of poor character rendering (see mojibake). You use a special character in your username, ♪, and it isn't always rendered properly on Wikipedia for whatever reason. So, if you don't like the question marks that may appear from time to time, you'll just have to change your signature altogether. Hope that helped. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 00:03, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Congrats (again)

Here's your complementary Vandal destroyer. RockManQ ^(talk) 23:54, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Soap MacTavish would approve

Wow... That's going to take some training to use. Cheers and thanks for the WMR (weapon of mass reversion). —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 00:07, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

RfA Thanks/barnstar

Even though I think I opposed, AWESOME RfA thanks template/barnstar! By far one of the most original and nice looking ones I have ever received! Anyway good job! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 00:32, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. By the way, since you did oppose, would you mind telling me what you think of my AfD closure? The link is here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Our Feature Presentation. Happy Holidays, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 00:35, 24 November 2008 (UTC).

It was good, in my opinion. RockManQ ^(talk) 02:37, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I agree with RockManQ, the keeps and deletes there seemed fairly well balanced where no definitive consenus was really reached. Hey, even though I opposed, I am always happy to be proven wrong in that regard. After all, I would rather oppose someone and have them turn out great than not. So far that close and the thank you template are pleasing indeed! All the best! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 02:49, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 02:52, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome! Take care! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 03:00, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

AAAHHHHH!!!

Congratulations! I'm so proud of you! The community must really know how to pick the right people, eh? Great thankspam, by the way. L'Aquatique did an excellent job! I wish you all the best!

Do keep in touch, mop wielder!

:D

-L337*P4wn 03:43, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Don't scare me like that! When I initially saw the heading "AAAHHHHH!!!", I though I had finally received my first angry-vandal-coming-to-talk-page-to-vandalise-because-I-deleted-their-page note. What a relief.

But anyway, thanks! If you need any help with anything, well, I'm here to help out. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 03:45, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Hah! I almost fell laughing! Thanks. If I ever encounter a vandal that needs a block, can I have a silver whistle? I SWEAR I'll keep it shiny and clean. xD

-L337*P4wn 04:25, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

All silver whistle requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Which almost always means no in Mizu speak. But we shall see... ;-) —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 04:29, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Heh Heh. Thanks. Have a nice night!

L337*P4wn 04:35, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations

Well done, and thanks (L'Aquatique) for the very attractive spam. I'm really pleased for you, and think you'll be a great asset. If you ever need a hand/advice/someone to bitch to, you know where my talkpage is ;) EyeSerene^talk 08:18, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

LOL. I'll be sure to. :-) —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 16:14, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Isn't "attractive spam" sort of an oxymoron? L'Aquatique[talk] 22:04, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Whoa, you almost made me do a double-take there. I was thinking the same exact thing. :-) (Great admins Alaskans think alike.) —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 04:00, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't see why spam can't be attractive too. The only oxymoron admins need to be aware of is 'bad block'... ;) EyeSerene^talk 08:03, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Haha. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 17:17, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Re:Thank you

Hello, Coralmizu. You have new messages at Tinucherian's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

-- Tinu Cherian - 17:58, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations on passing your RfA! Because I wanted to support you anyway, I'm quite happy that my criticism had no effect on the outcome. Best of luck in your new role. Wronkiew (talk) 02:14, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 03:58, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Horace Mann Middle School

Hi Mizu, you recently closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Horace Mann Middle School as delete. I listed disambiguation as an alternative way to deletion. Is it okay if I create a disambiguation page at Horace Mann Middle School? By the way, congratulations for passing your RFA! Cunard (talk) 04:28, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the congratulations! By the way, I'm glad you asked. I intended to add a disambiguation page (or a redirect, it was a tie), but I feared it would come off as COI-ish, because I closed the AfD myself. At any rate, please do! As there were two !votes for redirecting it and two for the dab page, it would be unjust for me to have closed it as anything but simply delete. Thanks for understanding, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 04:35, 25 November 2008 (UTC).

Thank you for clarifying your deletion rationale. I've created the dab. By the way, AfD is not a vote. You, as the closing admin, can create the dab page if you see consensus in the discussion to do so. The first !votes were ignorant of the alternatives to deletion/redirecting. Remember to gauge the consensus not the votes. Also, you wouldn't have a COI because as the closing admin, your duty is to make an impartial decision based on the strengths of the different arguments and then close the discussion (as keep, delete, merge, redirect, replace with dab, or transwiki) according to what the best arguments are. Just some friendly advice. Cheers, Cunard (talk) 05:22, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Cunard is correct. Delete with redirect embodies everything those !voting "delete" wanted. As Cunard points out, it's not a vote, so you have to judge what the general consensus accepts. For example if some people advocate "delete" and a few advocate "merge", you can still close it as "merge" because that will lead to the article being deleted (or maybe redirected) yet the information is not lost, thus satifying both sides. ;-)

On a more general note, if you fear that someone might suspect COI on your part, you might want to just walk away from an AfD and let someone else handle it, at least while you are still new to "the job". Regards SoWhy 09:14, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the input, I definitely agree (just trying to be extra cautious these first few weeks). Cheers. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 16:11, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

VINAY KUMAR GUPTA

VINAY KUMAR GUPTA - If i can know the exact reason of deletion ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinay.gupta.g (talk • contribs) 07:16, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes. Your article was deleted because it didn't mention why Vinay Kumar Gupta is notable at all. This meets a criterion for speedy deletion, so it warranted deletion. Additionally, your username is very similar to the article's title, showing a Conflict of Interest. If you would like a copy of the article I can give you one, but I don't think the article will be back on Wikipedia. Thanks, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 16:10, 25 November 2008 (UTC).

RFPP comments

Can you address our RFPP comments on your decline here? Thanks! Tan | 39 17:01, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Sure. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 17:02, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh hai

Dreadstar † haz givn u Cheezburgr! Cheezburgrs promot WikiLovez and hoapfuly thiz one haz made yore day bettr. Spreadd teh WikiLovez by givin sumone else Cheezburgr, whethr it be sumeone youz hav had disagreementz with in teh past or a gud frend. Hapy munchins!

Spredd teh goudnesz of Cheezburgerz by addin {{subst:Cheezburgr}} to their talk puj with friendly messuj.

Congrats on your successful RFA. Dreadstar † 07:35, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

ah! i can haz cheezburger?! Lol. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 17:14, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to wish those Wikipedians who have been nice enough to give me a barnstar or smile at me, supportive enough to agree with me, etc., a Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, --Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely, A Nobody^{My talk} 02:31, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

And to you, too! Though for me it's not for another four hours or so, Happy Thanksgiving! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 05:00, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Yay, Thankgiving! I'm flying to Anchorage tomorrow, wherever you live there's a good chance I'll be flying over you. Wave to me! L'Aquatique[talk] 06:03, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

[ec]Be careful, L'Aq - after all, if Vladimir Putin rears his head, where does he go? To Alaska! Good times. Happy Thanksgiving! Tvoz/talk 06:07, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Nothing better than being home for Thanksgiving! :-) I'm in the Fairbanks area. —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 06:05, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh, so is the othermajor Alaskan editor! But I live in Juneau, I'm just going to Anchorage to visit some family, it's never been home for me. I'm actually leaving home for the holidays! L'Aquatique[talk] 06:13, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Ah, is he? I thought he'd be more in your neck of the woods. Happy eating! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 07:24, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Protecting articles

When you protect articles, you forget to add the {{pp-semi-protected}} template at the top at the page. Just thought I'd bring this to your attention. DiverseMentality 05:18, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Is this really done with every article, though? I was told that it wasn't always necessary, but I'll certainly do it now that you mentioned it. My apologies, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 05:21, 27 November 2008 (UTC).

Hmm, that's strange, I always see administrators place the template on the articles. It seemed like a custom. DiverseMentality 05:28, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Michelle Obama protection

Please take another look - the semiprotection expired and we need it to be reinstated, long-term. Thanks. Tvoz/talk 05:23, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Maybe it's just me but the tab says "unprotect" rather than "protect", and when I click on the tab, the logs at the bottom of the page indicate that the article is indefinitely protected—and still is. When I attempt to unprotect, it again indicates that it is currently protected. I've even logged out and tried editing via my IP address; nothing. Sorry, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 05:29, 27 November 2008 (UTC).

Take a look at the edit history, please, since November 12 when the log says it expired, and see the multitude of IPs that have been vandalizing it. I don't know about tabs - I'm not an admin - but when I click on edit it does not say that it is protected in the way that all other semi-protected pages do - and when I log out and try to edit, I can do so. The page does not appear to be protected. Maybe because you're an admin it looks different, but trust me, IPs are editing away. You sure you're looking at Michelle? Thanks..... Tvoz/talk 05:42, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for butting in, but if I'm not mistaken, the indefinite protection is for page-move vandalism. DiverseMentality 05:44, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

No worries. :-) But no, strangely it says move=sysop and edit=autoconfirmed. I'll try to anyway (if you don't mind). Thanks, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 05:49, 27 November 2008 (UTC).

Okay, it should be semi-protted now. Let me know if it isn't so; as you may have guessed I run a relatively unstable PC. Happy Thanksgiving! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 05:54, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Yay! Looks like it took. Thanks Lucille - and nice to meet you! Happy Thanksgiving to you too. Tvoz/talk 05:57, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

And thanks, DM! Tvoz/talk 05:58, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Nice to meet you! Thanks, DiverseMentality, for the input. Cheers, —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 06:00, 27 November 2008 (UTC).

No problem, both of you. DiverseMentality 06:02, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations!

A bit belated, but congratulations on becoming an admin. Jayjg ^(talk) 06:01, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Ah, not too late. Thank you, and have a Happy Thanksgiving! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 06:03, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Belated barnstar thanks

Well, this is going to sound silly, but I just found out that I have a User talk:Master of Puppets/Awards page. I've never actually been there, and just found those three barnstars hanging out. Just wanted to give you a belated thanks, and sorry if it seemed like I didn't care! I'm just not good at watchlisting I guess. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :D} 09:42, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, MoP! :-) And Happy Thannksgiving! —Mizu onna sango15^Hello! 14:57, 27 November 2008 (UTC)