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Birmingham Pub

Sorry I missed that one, I had just gone out the door on Thanksgiving holiday. Looks like everything working out, tho...Dreadstar † 02:32, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

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Birmingham mediation?

Hi. Just wondering what's the status on this. Hughsheehy (talk) 14:59, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Dispite your warnings, the edit warring is up and at it. Any chance of stepping in? --Domer48 (talk) 21:01, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

• I note you mention a chosen compromise. What might that be? Aatomic1 (talk) 21:42, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Is he really only reverting me ???????????? Aatomic1 (talk) 22:07, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

• ...er no it is an edit warring that you have condoned . Aatomic1 (talk) 22:12, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

• Are you saying this is not true? Aatomic1 (talk) 23:28, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi Dreamy. I don't think your note on my talk page is accurate. I believe the same users are still arguing the same points. The question is whether any of the arguments have any validity. Hughsheehy (talk) 18:02, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

• I think this explains what you are after. Aatomic1 (talk) 21:14, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

...and if you are still in the dark follow the link Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Arbitration enforcement#Edit warring related to "The Troubles". Aatomic1 (talk) 21:28, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

• If you are aware of the nuances I would strongly advise you not to be manipulated with comments like this. Aatomic1 (talk) 21:41, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
• Or as Jimbo would say. Aatomic1 (talk) 21:46, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

I think its now time for the enforcement of the troubles mediation as Atomic is editing warring again.--Padraig (talk) 22:33, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi Dreamafter. I think that you need to take a look at the conclusion of your mediation on the Birmingham Pub Bombings. The conclusion and reasons you've given are entirely unsatisfactory. I think we now need to move that discussion to a more formal review. I'm extremely disappointed that after months of patient waiting since the initial discussions you would do something like ignoring many of the contributions and moving to close the mediation within an hour, stating incorrectly that only one editor is supporting the inclusion of victim information. Hughsheehy (talk) 17:42, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Copyright problems with Image:German Wolf.jpg

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Template:PD-GermanyGov-Military-Army

Hi Dreamafter. A work of a Bundeswehr soldier or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties is not PD in Germany. From the Bundeswehr too! All Content has a copyright! --88.73.237.64 (talk) 17:55, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

It's very kind of you to think of me but I've got my hands so full with Wiki stuff that I don't think I'd do justice to the mop as well :) Thank you so much for asking. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 23:00, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

GA review of Enfield revolver

You removed Enfield revolver from the GAN list saying you reviewed the article but the talk page still says "Enfield revolver is a current good article nominee". Can you please post your review on the talk page so we know whether you pass, fail or put on hold the article? --Kaypoh (talk) 05:44, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Response to Dreamafter at RfA

Well, I have to say those are some difficult questions to answer as I really cannot think of anything specific that made me think that you should be an administrator. I would have to say that I think you would be a good administrator because you have plenty of experience here, you seem to know your may around, and you don't seem likely to cause any problems as an admin. As for things to improve, I would say that your RfA pointed some out civility problems. I have seen many RfAs receive many opposes because of incivil incidents. Another thing pointed out at your RfA was to make sure to only tag articles for speedy deletion if you are certain they apply under one of the categories. When in doubt, tag the article for WP:PROD or make an WP:AFD. Basically, note the concerns of the opposers in you RfA and make sure to fix them. As for places you are doing good work in, I think Wikipedia:Request an account is one of them. I have seen a good deal of work in there by looking at your contributions. As for your last question about nominating you on April 8, 2008, I would be glad to do so then. Sorry if I did not answer your questions completely. Please tell me on my talk page if there is anything that I need to fix in relation to the answers to your questions. Captain panda 04:04, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

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Reply to your comment on my talk page

Dreamafter, just letting you know I replied to your kind offer on my talk page. --barneca (talk) 14:25, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

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Mediator

I'm not really an outside party on this, I've been involved in various discussions dating back to the start of the year. The other parties certainly won't accept me as an outside mediator. That said, unless Hughsheehy is willing to compromise I think further discussion is a waste of everyone's time. Thanks. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 23:42, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi. Not only do I think that the current "mediation" is going nowhere in particular (and I'm going to continue to push for a more formal process), but even your attempt to nominate a highly partisan participant of the discussion as a mediator also damages your standing as a non-involved party. Hughsheehy (talk) 19:23, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

As I said, I consider it pointless to continue with the mediation. Even taking it to MEDCOM will probably be a waste of time with the current unwillingness of certain people to compromise. For example see Wikipedia talk:Requests for mediation/Northern Ireland flag usage#The current state of this mediation which has failed to produce a result, due in part to unwillingness of some parties to compromise. If parties only seek to use the process to force through their preferred version, it's an abuse of the process and Wikipedia in general. Thanks. One Night In Hackney₃₀₃ 21:37, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thank you for creating this account for me, since I couldn't read the CAPTCHA. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cassie Puma (talk • contribs) 02:20, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Editor for Deletion

Hi, are you really up for deletion or is it just a joke, contact me on my talkpage. Thanks.--Sunderland06 17:43, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Reverted attack

Thanks for reverting [2] - that was actually me, unlogged in. OK if I re-revert? Tonywalton  | Talk 23:15, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. My ALL IN CAPITALS message (and yes, the edit ref I gave saying that I'm a fag and should be killed was a real one) was, it, seems, all too apparently a VANDIL edit. It just goes to show though that there's a positive side to WP. Thanks for looking out for attacks! Tonywalton  | Talk 23:32, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

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Hi, you have left a rather unusual and cryptic GA Review on the above article. There is no in popular culture section and there is no tag on the lead, so your instructions do not seem to have any relation to the article in question. Please can you clarify this for me?--Jackyd101 01:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Have you passed this article or not? It says so on the article talk page but the article is still at GAN and isn't on the GA mainpage. I can do all the moving around if you like, but please confirm that you have indeed passed the article. In response to you comment on my talk page, I don't think that references in the lead are encouraged except for direct quotes as long as all lead statements are covered by the rest of the text, as in this case. Regards--Jackyd101 18:14, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

New accounts

I hate to be nosy, but why did you create two new accounts? Bearian 22:07, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, sorry to bother you. Bearian 22:17, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

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I have a small question on my editor review. When you said "Don't self-nom for adminship, get an admin or experiecned editor to do it for you", did you mean ask them to nominate me or to wait for someone to nominate me? Thanks in advance and I look forward to hearing from you soon. STORMTRACKER 94 16:38, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! STORMTRACKER 94 21:22, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Mediation - Birmingham

Hi. Can you tell me what's happening now on the Birmingham mediation? I see ONIH saying he's giving up on it. I have notes from Aatomic saying that there's apparently another "Way forward" already being pursued, etc. I was assembling various points as back up for the "pro" side, but am not sure that there's a point right now. Is anything sensible happening or is it just going to be a free-for-all in editing the whole area? (an area that has already apparently worn out a bunch of admins on arbcoms, etc). Hughsheehy 19:17, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

HI again...the mediation history seems to have disappeared....along with a bunch of references gathered by people. Is it recoverable? Hughsheehy (talk) 23:48, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes please. I think Batsun was interested too. He said something about it today on the Stardust fire page. Hughsheehy (talk) 00:23, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Information

Could you take all of what was written here, here, here, and here, and put them here? That would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance! <DREAMAFTER> <TALK> 00:30, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Done. Dreadstar † 00:45, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar, I like those! And yes, definite support. Dreadstar † 20:58, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

User:SFGiants/RfA grading/Dreamafter

Done. ¿SFGiДnts! ^{¿Complain! ¿Analyze! ¿Review!} 19:13, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Well, you seem to have pissed off quie a few users. The best way to avoid this is, before saying something, to think about how it may be consstrued. I docked two points because your edit summaries have been interpreted as arcane. Try to make your edit summaries cearer. I would caution against abbreviations. ¿SFGiДnts! ^{¿Complain! ¿Analyze! ¿Review!} 19:36, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

so close

could you possibly change Misery to Hope?

--MurtaghxMisery 20:45, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you very much!!!

Thanks very much for participating in my RfA, which passed 71 - 4 - 3! I appreciate all the comments that were made and will do my best not to let the community down. Who could do otherwise with such a fabulous rainbow-colored mop?!?

Special thanks to <DREAMAFTER> for nominating me out of the blue.

Happy Editing!
SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 22:43, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks again for nominating me! -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 22:43, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

GA assessment: Waffenträger

The GA nomination of Waffenträger has been placed on hold. Please see comments on the talk page and feel free to let me know if you have questions. Ɛƚƈơƅƅơƚɑ _talk 04:29, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

I replied on my talk page to keep the conversation in one place. If you want to go back and forth between pages going forward, that’s ok, too. Ɛƚƈơƅƅơƚɑ _talk 16:06, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Toaster GA it is! Ɛƚƈơƅƅơƚɑ _talk 02:13, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

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Hi Dreamafter!

Hello! I know we've not yet had the opportunity to interact, so allow me to officially say greetings! I notice you're on the BAG, and I'd like to request that you take a look at my comment here, as it doesn't seem to have been seen by anyone on the BAG yet. The bot in question has not done any edits since the 9th, but even after spending hours upon hours removing Example.jpg from mainspace areas, I've barely made a dent, and if the bot were to start up again, it would only be more difficult to repair all the affected pages. I apologize for coming to you out of the blue with this, I did discuss it with Cobi, who agreed with my suggestion for the change (as explained in the link), so I look forward to your opinions. Thank you! Ariel♥Gold 07:48, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

New sig request

You have a new sig request. --Gp75motorsports (talk) 22:49, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, that's good. Just replace "Altimiter" with "Speedometer" and it'll be prefect. Thanks. --Gp75motorsports (talk) 00:21, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually I just edited that in a few secs ago. You know the final step. --Gp75motorsports (talk) 00:30, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Rats! Three characters away from a complete sig. --Gp75motorsports (talk) 22:22, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Nope. All that's showing up is <font face=Copperplate Gothic>. --Gp75motorsports (talk) 11:42, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi have you done,

Cf38's signature.Thanks.Sunderland06 (talk) 15:54, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Wiki Cup

Hi, good look for the wiki cup on saturday, and may the best man win, all the best. Sunderland06  22:07, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Signature

Thanks, it's brilliant!!!!:D

Have some brownies for your trouble ;)

Cf38 08:38, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

signature

There is something wrong with it! It says : Invalid raw signature; check HTML tags. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cf38 (talk • contribs) 09:20, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

There isn't enough space for it in the signature box under my preferences! cf38 09:27, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

---

I can't fit in the talk link! cf38 09:27, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Wolf Armoured Vehicle

The article Wolf Armoured Vehicle you nominated as a good article has failed , see Talk:Wolf Armoured Vehicle for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of said article. If you oppose this decision, you may ask for a reassessment. — Rudget _{Contributions} 16:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

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thanks!

Thanks man, you worked really hard on this, so I award you some wiki-beer! cf38 ^talk 10:05, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

My sig

is not working. --Gp75motorsports (talk) 14:36, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

No. how do I do that? Someone deleted the page. --Gp75motorsports (talk) 22:53, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, every time I enter it, it says, "Invalid HTML tag." --Gp75motorsports (talk) 22:05, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Nope, it cuts it off right in the miccle of the contribs link coding. --Gp75motorsports (talk) 22:14, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, let's see what happens when you slim it down. --Gp75motorsports (talk) 22:19, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Nope, never mind. Just delete "SPEEDOMETER" altogether then. --Gp75motorsports (talk) 22:30, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Nothing. --Gp75motorsports (talk) 00:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

There it goes. w00t! --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 00:40, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Could you recreate my sig page? I need to get something off of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gp75motorsports (talk • contribs) 02:45, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations!

You have won the 2007 Wikipedia World Cup. You are entitled to diplay an image of the WikiCup on your userpage [[Image:WikiCup (en-wiki original).png|thumb|{{BASEPAGENAME}} is the current holder of the [[User:F9T/WikiCup|WikiWorldCup]]]]. Congratulations! F9T 22:30, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations on winning the cup, to be fair you hammered me, might as well be a graceful loser. Well Done.  Sunderland06  22:40, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Idea

Okay, here's why I needed that stuff. See, I thought making custom signatures would be a lot easier if the users filled out a nowikied template and then deleted the nowiki tags to get their sigs. Say I had another request (which I never will). The template would be mapped out like this:

<font face="Copperplate Gothic"> [[User:Gp75motorsports|<font color="#FF0000">Gp</font> <font color="#000000">75</font><font color="#FF0000">motorsports</font>]] ^{<font color="#800000"> [[User talk:Gp75motorsports|REV LIMITER]]</font>}</font>

That would then produce:

Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER}

after being wikied. It could probably be ironed out a little more, but this is after all just a suggestion. Let me know what you think. --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 03:16, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Adminship

I have declined the offer. I think it is too early, and also to be honest, its not something that interests me anymore. F9T 14:54, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

OK then, might interest me in the future, thanks a bunch for the offer. F9T 16:30, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

As well as the Trophy, you are awarded the

Well done on your triumph, (again lol)

Also, I would enjoy Admin Coaching. Someone did it before, but never got round to it. F9T 19:54, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin help

Sorry about that, I started to look at it, I've Arrit around, so I didn't want to react too quickly. Glad it got resolved. Dreadstar † 21:44, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Blessed editing, and...

Happy Holidays from Marlith ^T/C

Credits: This card was inspired by Macy's123, assistant of V's Shop

Marlith ^T/C 00:22, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: Peer Review

Better, but I still think that finding some print sources, if any exist, would be beneficial. Kirill 04:15, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Coaching

Can you coach 2 people because i'd really like it if you could also coach me, because i think your quite knowledgeable. Sunderland06  14:51, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

So, how about it then?. Sunderland06  16:24, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, sure after the adoption is over, thanks. Sunderland06  19:20, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

And a very merry christmas to you, and indeed a very happy new year. And dont take the edit summary the wrong way, my finger slipped it was meant to say add, anyway merry christmas. Sunderland06  19:35, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

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Help

Hi Dreamafter, how are you? Please, I would like to get your opinion on this issue.--Legionarius (talk) 21:20, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

err...sorry to ask, but which ones? There are five links.--Legionarius (talk) 21:44, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks :-)--Legionarius (talk) 21:57, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Wikia

A couple weeks ago, you left me a message on the Red Sox wiki about being a sysop. There, are you User:Dreamy or User:Dreamafter?   jj137 ^♠ 23:35, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

ChampionMart

Hi. I'm setting up a shop and was wondering if you'd like to become our sig designer. If you do, then all you've got to do is go here and add your name. If not, then just tell me so. Thanks! --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 01:55, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm not too good at creating redirects without screwing things up, mostly because I don't have much experience doing this kind of thing. Could you tell me how? --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 16:32, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Okay, redirected my signatures page to yours. Anyway, would you like a job? --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 16:55, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Do you know on your signature request page, could yu forward some of them on to me, because i'm trying to practice for signature creator on the ChampionMart. Thanks.  Sunderland06  20:54, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Sig designing

Hi do you think that this is what he was wanting,  ATTHEABYSS (TALK) 

 Sunderland06  21:11, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

But, do you not think that we should have some sort of distinction from the User page and talk page, possibly by change of colour, | sign, or some other sort of break. But do you think that y attempt was good or not, if it wasn't just say so, i don't mind critiscism. Sunderland06  21:18, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi, so are you forwardng that one to him, and will you please give me about 1 in 2 requests to get my experience up,Thanks. Oh and do you think that i would be a good signature maker. Thanks again.  Sunderland06  21:22, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Help again

Could you please delete this page, and move this page to it, but keep the first one's name? Thanks, <DREAMAFTER> ^<TALK> 03:00, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Done! Let me know if it's ok. Dreadstar † 08:44, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

ChampionMart

Are you part of Gp75motorsports ChampionMart. Sunderland06  22:04, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which closed successfully with 44 support, 4 oppose, and 3 neutral. I will work hard to improve the encyclopedia with my new editing tools (and don't worry, I'll be careful).

  jj137 ^♠ 01:30, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hello, Dreamafter, ands thank you for nominating me for adminship, but I'd like to wait a while before I do. Thank you very much for the offer, though. JetLover (talk) (Report a mistake) 22:59, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Second SIg reply

No I don't. Can you make me one as described?--AtTheAbyss (talk) 17:18, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

That's good but can you make the letters block letters? I won't be on for a while so I if you respond and I don't reply right away don't assume I don't like it or something. --AtTheAbyss (talk) 19:10, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

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Barnstar

Thanks a bundle. _{WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN}^{we need to talk.}• 20:29, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

WP:RM

Hi Dreamafter. Your help at WP:RM is sorely appreciated; however, please see the note at the top of the page stating that proposals placed under the "other proposals" section (i.e., controversial proposals) are to have 5 days worth of discussion before any move is performed. Please do not let this detract from you continuing to help out at the page. The Evil Spartan (talk) 16:58, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

dyk

On 30 December, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SS Long Service Award, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 13:30, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin Coaching

I damn i forgot about being adopted, well i'll wait till its over. Thanks.  Sunderland06  22:18, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

RFA

Hi Dreamafter,

I haven't forgotten your kind offer to co-nominate me for adminship right around this time, but as I suspected when you left your note last month, I'm just not at a stage right now where I can devote time to (a) an RFA, and (b) a few tasks I'd like to complete before I try again. Probably late January or February, but can't be sure. I really want all my i's dotted and t's crossed before I try again, and want to be as ready as I can possibly be this time around; I have no desire for there to be a Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Barneca 3. When I think I'm ready, I'll let you know. And thanks again. --barneca (talk) 22:28, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Admin Coaching

I don't think I got back to you yet, but if you could still give me said admin coaching, I would appreciate it. // F9T 22:30, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Heuschrecke 10 turret off.jpg

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Re: Re: Admin Coaching

Filled it in, Hope I understood it all properly. // F9T 18:13, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

RE: Admin coaching

Yes please! But you told me to go here and fill it out, but it's a blank page - what do I write in it?

Thanks!!!

cf38^talk 18:39, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

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I've filled it out.

Thanks, cf38^talk 20:38, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Heuschrecke 10 images

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• Thanks for getting back to me on this. I'm not trying to cause trouble, I just want to ensure that we're staying on the right side of the law. Ɛƚƈơƅƅơƚɑ _talk 19:43, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
  • You don't need to send the permission emails to me, I believe you. Just follow the steps on WP:COPYREQ and send the permissions to "permissions-en AT wikimedia DOT org" and tag the images accordingly. Ɛƚƈơƅƅơƚɑ _talk 20:23, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

D'oh!

I tried following the link you gave me, but it went nowhere. Two One Six Five Five ^{discuss my greatness} 20:08, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Title

{{User:Melsaran/Title|Nishkid64, your friendly neighborhood administrator!}}

You can customize it to your liking. :) Nishkid64 (talk) 20:10, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar! :) Nishkid64 (talk) 20:12, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Done and done. Nishkid64 (talk) 22:18, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

ACC

I mentioned it there, how the heck is a variant of Bellatrix Lestrange promotional? She's a fictional character for God's sake. Could you please explain? Keilana^talk_(recall) 02:43, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Do you mind if I create the username? (Rationale on ACC) Keilana^talk_(recall) 02:52, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Ottawa/Gatineau

I'm Actually from the city of Gatineau, but it is the biggest suburb of Ottawa and directly facing much of the city as well including both downtowns facing each other.--JForget 02:44, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh I wasn't aware that you were from the region (no userboxes of either the WikiProject, the city of Ottawa or Gatineau) And thanks for that barnstar as well.--JForget 02:54, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

I accept; thank you for the nomination and voice of support.--Appraiser (talk) 02:58, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

Season Greetings

Dear Dreamafter, on behalf of my snow-buried Canadian region of Ottawa, I would like to wish you a Safe and Happy New Year 2008.
JForget 02:44, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Help!

Could you move this to this? It is for a move to mainspace. Dreamafter ⇔ 03:35, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

And could you indef block this user for me? It was a test for the symbols. Dreamafter ⇔ 03:37, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

All done. Happy New Year, Dreamafter! Dreadstar † 03:42, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Image:Heuschrecke 10 rear view.jpg

Could you be a little more specific on the permission you have for Image:Heuschrecke 10 rear view.jpg? Mr.Z-man 10:19, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks and Happy New Year

Firstly, let me wish you a very happy New Year and thank you for all your help in the Milhist Tag & Assess 2007 drive.

Secondly, although the Tag & Assess 2007 drive is now officially closed, you are very welcome to continue tagging and assessing until 31 January 2008. Any extra articles you tag and assess during this time will be credited fully to your tagging tally for further award purposes.

Thirdly, if you can find the time, it would be great to have your feedback/comments and participation in the recently-set-up Tag & Assess workshop The idea is to see what lessons we can learn from the 2007 drive to make the 2008 one more efficient and enjoyable.

Thanks again for your help, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 10:36, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Suggestions

I think there is already a Syrian Arabian article, it's just titled 'Syrian'..... maybe we should merge? If we decide to, could you help me?

:)

I think there is already a Syrian Arabian atricle, it's just titled 'Syrian'..... maybe we should merge? If we decide to, could you help me?

--Éowyn of Rohan | Talk _(MWB) 17:35, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Apologies

Sorry. I created a Syrian Arabian article, about horses, and there seems to already be a 'Syrian(Horse)' article about the Syrian Arabian. Should we merge/combine/whatever you call it?

--Éowyn of Rohan | Talk _(MWB) 17:39, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

sorry

Now I can't find it. Sorry. Well, you can just forget it now. I suspected there was two similar articles, and finally got to checking up on it....now its gone.

---

Éowyn of Rohan | Talk _(MWB) 17:45, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Order of the White Star

A page on that subject already exists since 2003 but I see your page has more info so it can be added. --JForget 19:32, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Done. Dreadstar † 19:41, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Dreadstar, you were faster then me on that one - actually I was doing the operation the bit slower way.--JForget 19:44, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXII (December 2007)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter Issue XXII (December 2007)
Project news The Intelligence task force has been created. The contest department has completed its ninth month of competition. The top scorer this month is Blnguyen, with 22 points, followed by Dreamafter, with 8 points, and Redmarkviolinist, with 6 points. Blnguyen also remains the overall leader, with 162 points in total. All project members are encouraged to submit the articles they're working on as entries. Help with converting deprecated infoboxes is needed; any assistance is welcome! {{WPMILHIST}} now supports an explicit tag (class=DAB) for marking disambiguation pages.	Articles of note New featured articles: Battle of Albuera Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) Battle of the Gebora Constantine II of Scotland Francis Harvey Vasa (ship) Wulfhere of Mercia New A-Class articles: 1962 South Vietnamese Presidential Palace bombing Evacuation of East Prussia
Current proposals and discussions A discussion about minimizing terminological ambiguity has begun.
Awards and honors Blnguyen has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his efforts in improving the quality of articles related to Vietnamese military history, including the creation of numerous A-Class articles. Woodym555 has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his outstanding work on topics related to the Victoria Cross, notably including the creation of featured articles, featured lists, and a featured topic. For their outstanding efforts as part of Tag & Assess 2007, Bedford, TomStar81, and Parsival74 have been awarded the gold, silver, and bronze Wikis, respectively.
Tag & Assess 2007 Tag & Assess 2007 is now officially over, with slightly under 68,000 articles processed. The top twenty scores are as follows: 1. Bedford — 7,600 2. TomStar81 — 5,500 3. Parsival74 — 5,200 4. FayssalF — 3,500 5. Roger Davies — 3,000 6. Ouro — 2600 7. Kateshortforbob — 2250 8. Cromdog — 2,200 9. BrokenSphere — 2000 9. Jacksinterweb — 2,000 9. Maralia — 2,000 12. MBK004 — 1,340 13. JKBrooks85 — 1,250 14. Sniperz11 — 1100 15. Burzmali — 1000 15. Cplakidas — 1000 15. Gimme danger — 1000 15. Raoulduke471000 15. TicketMan — 1000 15. Welsh — 1000 15. Blnguyen — 1000 Although the drive is officially closed, existing participants can continue tagging until January 31 if they wish, with the extra tags counting towards their tally for barnstar purposes. We'd like to see what lessons can be learned from this drive, so we've set up a feedback workshop. Comments and feedback from participants and non-particpants alike are very welcome and appreciated.
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Re: Information

Aww, man! I'm a puny little Burba? Well, I did like my joke about the Plutonium Star, but I'll include this anyway. Thanks! Two One Six Five Five ^{discuss my greatness} 22:04, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Name

It's possible, first review this, then consider adding this to the user's talkpage. Dreadstar † 00:06, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your help here

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		Thank you for going over the article so carefully to point out all the areas where it lacked citations, something I was too lazy to do. Corvus coronoides talk 01:48, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: Help

Ok, done. Cheers! Kirill 02:31, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Truly tireless

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		I hereby award you this Tireless Contributor award for you continued efforts to improve so many different types of articles! Dreadstar † 06:46, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Dear Dreamafter, Thank you for voting in and co-nominating my RfA, which closed successfully with 34 support, 2 oppose, and 0 neutral. Thanks especially for the co-nomination - I really appreciate your extra support! I promise I will wield the mop wisely, and do my best to improve Wikipedia. -- AKeen (talk) 15:10, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

idiotic

that's how i feel. I don't need the merge now. There seems to be no plain old Syrian (horse) article. ACK! —Preceding unsigned comment added by MurtaghxMisery (talk • contribs) 19:45, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Don't feel bad, there used to be one. Dreadstar † 20:14, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Bot Request

Sure, just let me know what users you want to be notified and I can run it for you :) — E ^talk 09:57, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

I'll start at around 02:00 UTC when I have some spare time. — E ^talk 22:34, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Apologies, I will perform these tasks now. — E ^talk 00:10, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Your Upcoming RfA

I am willing to nominate you whenever you wish. I may actually start working on the nomination tonight as it will likely take some time to do. (I have not nominated someone for adminship before.) However, are you certain that you can show in the RfA that you have dealt with the concerns of the opposers? I am not saying that you have not dealt with the concerns, but I am saying that some people may not be convinced that you have. In addition, I would like to ask you about you position in WP:BAG. From what I have seen, you do not have any experience in running bots or computer programming. My apologies if I am incorrect, but I think that would be a judgment concern to participants in your RfA if you are a member of BAG with little or no bot experience. Can you please clarify this matter to me? Thank you in advance. :) Sorry if that sounded like I was accusing you. I just think that it is better that I point out these concerns to you rather than opposers in your RfA. :) Captain panda 23:12, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Well those seem to answer my questions very nicely, so I guess that I will get working on the nomination statement. :) Captain panda 23:40, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

The nomination is complete. Feel free to accept at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Dreamafter 2 whenever you are ready. I hope it succeeds! Captain panda 16:01, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm confused. Why was the original version of your second RfA deleted? Just so you know, I do intend to bring up the fact that you have already tried to run a second time if you do not disclose it. GlassCobra 17:50, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

I have moved the material to the subpage that you specified. I included everything that was said, including votes, and would ask that you make no modifications to it so that everything is visible to all participants. GlassCobra 21:29, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

For the sake of openness, you might consider moving your current RfA to Dreamafter 3 and moving 2 (Original) just to 2. GlassCobra 23:41, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

It's been taken care of. GlassCobra 00:16, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

I have supported, but the RfA has already been transcluded. I guess that works just as well. :) Captain panda 02:16, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Heads Up

I added a few dozen more challenges to the Transhumanist's Award Center. Thought you might be interested. --Sharkface217 21:28, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

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M-1 Carbine Revert War

The M1 carbine article is currently on lock down. An administrator has requested some discussion from memeber of the Firearms Wikiproject. Can you take a look? Sf46 (talk) 19:08, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter — Issue XXII (December 2007)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter Issue XXII (December 2007)
Project news The Intelligence task force has been created. The contest department has completed its ninth month of competition. The top scorer this month is Blnguyen, with 22 points, followed by Dreamafter, with 8 points, and Redmarkviolinist, with 6 points. Blnguyen also remains the overall leader, with 162 points in total. All project members are encouraged to submit the articles they're working on as entries. Help with converting deprecated infoboxes is needed; any assistance is welcome! {{WPMILHIST}} now supports an explicit tag (class=DAB) for marking disambiguation pages.	Articles of note New featured articles: Battle of Albuera Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) Battle of the Gebora Constantine II of Scotland Francis Harvey Vasa (ship) Wulfhere of Mercia New A-Class articles: 1962 South Vietnamese Presidential Palace bombing Evacuation of East Prussia
Current proposals and discussions A discussion about minimizing terminological ambiguity has begun.
Awards and honors Blnguyen has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his efforts in improving the quality of articles related to Vietnamese military history, including the creation of numerous A-Class articles. Woodym555 has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his outstanding work on topics related to the Victoria Cross, notably including the creation of featured articles, featured lists, and a featured topic. For their outstanding efforts as part of Tag & Assess 2007, Bedford, TomStar81, and Parsival74 have been awarded the gold, silver, and bronze Wikis, respectively.
Tag & Assess 2007 Tag & Assess 2007 is now officially over, with slightly under 68,000 articles processed. The top twenty scores are as follows: 1. Bedford — 7,600 2. TomStar81 — 5,500 3. Parsival74 — 5,200 4. FayssalF — 3,500 5. Roger Davies — 3,000 6. Ouro — 2600 7. Kateshortforbob — 2250 8. Cromdog — 2,200 9. BrokenSphere — 2000 9. Jacksinterweb — 2,000 9. Maralia — 2,000 12. MBK004 — 1,340 13. JKBrooks85 — 1,250 14. Sniperz11 — 1100 15. Burzmali — 1000 15. Cplakidas — 1000 15. Gimme danger — 1000 15. Raoulduke471000 15. TicketMan — 1000 15. Welsh — 1000 15. Blnguyen — 1000 Although the drive is officially closed, existing participants can continue tagging until January 31 if they wish, with the extra tags counting towards their tally for barnstar purposes. We'd like to see what lessons can be learned from this drive, so we've set up a feedback workshop. Comments and feedback from participants and non-participants alike are very welcome and appreciated.
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Cadet Wikia line on Royal Canadian Air Cadet article

The link to the cadet wikia is back. There is a bit of an edit war going on over at the site (ie the sysop versus the rest of the world). The guy who posted the link isn't above finding out personal info on you and posting it on the net. He also creates multiple accounts to reinforce his positions.

Recommend you remove the link and maybe banning him. If he turns his attention to the RCAC article, it will (not could but will) get ugly. CU L8R AV8R ... J-P (talk) 20:16, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Hello

Have sweet dreams. New York Dreams (talk) 01:45, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 9 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Order of Military Merit (Canada), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Wizardman 05:55, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Uhm...hello ;)

You don't know me, but I was sent to you by another user named Blow of Light. He actually kind of welcomed me to this website and offered me to help me creating a new design for a signature. The one he created for me looks really neat in my opinion: Amanda^T/C He told me to add this text into my preferences, but when I saved it like this it was all messed up for some reason. He told me you would be able to help me, so that's kind of why I'm here... to ask you if you would be so kind to help me and him :) Thanks, AmandaPirato (talk) 05:05, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

DYKs

On 10 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with facts from the articles Star of Courage (Canada), and Cross of Valour (Canada), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Good work, Dreamy! You hit a double! --JayHenry (talk) 06:33, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Admin Coaching

What happens now? // F9T 20:23, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Okily Dokily // F9T 09:23, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

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New sig

Like your new sig! Oh, and mine too. --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 03:06, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for fixing my template - and thank you especially for nominating me.--Appraiser (talk) 03:43, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Your RfA was unsuccessful

I am sorry to inform you that I have closed your RfA as unsuccessful. Do not be too disheartened - many of our finest admins had unsuccessful RfA attempts. I hope you will take onboard the concerns raised by those opposing and will consider running again in the future when you feel you have addressed those concerns. Best wishes, WjBscribe 02:22, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiCup

As the holder of the tournament, would you like to join the super duper amazing fun team? // F9T 18:35, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Status bot

Can you help me sort out why this won't work on my user, I have been somewhere for a few hours now. // F9T 17:31, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

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Mediation

I note User:Dreamafter/Mediation/Answer/Summaries/Final/Discussion has been blanked. Is it possible to retrieve this information? Aatomic1 (talk) 21:21, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

This is in regard to Birmingham pub bombings. Both sides are citing your mediation closure (both the old one and the new one) as reasons to continue edit-warring to either take the list out or to put it back in. SirFozzie (talk) 20:51, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

This is because Aatomic dosen't like that fact that the mediation was reopened, as many weren't aware of it and others where too busy being involved with the Troubles arbcom at the time. When it was reopened Aatomic couldn't provide a reason too justify the lists of the dead and continued edit warring over a number of articles, this resulted in the mediation being closed as he was ignoring it and seem intent on continuing no-matter what the outcome was. He was later put one revert probation as per the Troubles arbcom, and recently started edit warring again on this issue which earned him another probation period.--Padraig (talk) 21:12, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

My Bot

Its not approved yet. I'm putting a request in now. Compwhiz II^(Talk)_(Contribs) 21:25, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Doesn't look like it's active right now. If it starts up, let me know. Dreadstar † 00:17, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Thank you...

...for your support in my recently closed Request for Adminship. I am more than a bit stunned by the outcome, which appears to have finished at 146 supports, no opposes, and one abstention. I am particularly grateful to Keilana and Kingboyk for their recent encouragement, and most specifically to Pastordavid, for having seen fit to nominate me. I also want to make it very clear to everyone that I have no intentions of changing my name again, so the servers should be safe for a while.

In the event you ever believe that I would ever able to assist in the future, I would be honored if you were to contact me regarding the matter. I can't guarantee results, unfortunately, but I will do what I can. Thank you again.

By the way, I know the image isn't necessarily appropriate, but I am rather fond of it, and it at least reflects the degree of honor I feel at the result. And it's hard to go wrong with a Picture of the Year candidate.

Now, off to a few last tasks before starting work in earnest on the various templates I promised I'd work on.

This RfA thanks inspired by Kathryn McDinaha's, in turn inspired by several others after Phaedriels' original. Hoping we can all keep such inspiration of newcomers ongoing, I am, sincerely, John Carter (talk).

John Carter (talk) 21:48, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

My request for adminship was successful at 64/1/2! Many thanks for your participation and I will endeavor to meet your expectations. Cheers, Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 09:23, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

WP:FOWL Delivery

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Roll Call for WikiProject Artemis Fowl

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Heuschrecke 10

I made 30 edits to Heuschrecke 10. I did not list them on the link you provided, because it would take overwhelmingly long. Please, see my work. - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 21:07, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Wow! Thanks for the barnstars! I'm going to see what else I can add. - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 23:27, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

I made a little over 40 more edits on the article. So total I made a little over 70 edits on the article. - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 00:28, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

7 more edits! I believe I passes the 80 mark now :) - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 01:19, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

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Is there any other article that I can help with? - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 02:45, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

That seems tough. Little comes up from google. How about if I help you out with Anzio War Cemetery? - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 03:10, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Ok I made a little over 30 edits on Anzio War Cemetery. This is the most I could add. - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 17:06, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Lemony Snicket

Hello, Dreamafter/Archive3! Your username, as well as the usernames of other members of Wikipedia: WikiProject Lemony Snicket, has been moved to the inactive members list, as part of a process for making the wikiproject active once again. If you would like to continue to be an active member, please follow the instructions on the top of the participants page to add your name to the active participants list. Thanks! Clamster 16:49, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For improving many articles greatly, but especially Heuschrecke 10, I, Sharkface217, hereby award you this barnstar. --Sharkface217 20:56, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Apollo RfA

Can you explain on what basis you transcluded the RfA of a new user weeks after it had been created? Have you had contact with this person in the intervening time? I have removed it pending its expansion/reformatting or some expression by the candidate that he/she wishes it to proceed. ^Avruchtalk 00:38, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Artemis Fowl Coordinators.

Dreamafter, I don't see the point of having Coordinators. I can't find a single project with them. Most decisions are reached by WP:CON anyway, so overuling a particular person is not per wikipedia's policy. --Hanaichi 02:26, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Oh yes, I just read it. But however, the particular coordinators there aren't exactly given extra powers like overuling decisions are they? I know you are a responsible user, but those who might be swayed by WP:ILIKEIT can make disasterous decisions resulting in numerous fancruft articles and who knows what.--Hanaichi 04:14, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Re: Question

It's from back when putting colored letter links in one's signature was popular; this particular one had:

__NOEDITSECTION__ __NOTOC__ 
<center>
{| style="width: 450px; border: 1px solid gray; margin-bottom: 0.5em; background: gainsboro; text-align: left; "
 | <h3 style="padding: 5px; background: lightsteelblue">[[Image:Crystal important.png|25px]] You clicked my red ''<font color="#960018">h</font>''!</h3>
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 | style="padding: 3px; text-align: center;" | The red ''<font color="#960018">'''h'''</font>'' in my signature means that I'm a member of the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history|Military history WikiProject]]''', an association of [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]] dedicated to improving Wikipedia's articles on military history.
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 | <h3 style="padding: 5px; background: lightsteelblue;">[[Image:Exquisite-Modem.png|25px]] Did you want to [[User talk:Kirill Lokshin|talk to me]]?</h3>
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 | <h3 style="padding: 5px; background: lightsteelblue;">[[Image:Crystal Clear action run.png|25px]] ...or see my [[Special:Contributions/Kirill Lokshin|edits within Wikipedia]]?</h3>
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 | <h3 style="padding: 5px; background: lightsteelblue; ">[[Image:Exquisite-shellscript.png|25px]] Perhaps you wanted to know more [[User:Kirill Lokshin|about me]]?</h3>
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 | <h3 style="padding: 5px; background: lightsteelblue;">[[Image:Waricon.png|25px]] ...or more about [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history|the project]]?</h3>
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Kirill 04:00, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Hey there, I'm writing to inform you that I have withdrawn my request for adminship, which was currently standing at 11 supports, 22 opposes and 6 neutrals. This count could have been so much better if I had understood policy, although I believe that 17 questions is a lot to ask of a user's first RfA. I will take on all comments given at the RfA and will endeavour to meet the high expectations of the RfA voters. _{WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN}^{play it cool.} 21:07, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Heuschrecke 10

I'm going to make some more edits to Heuschrecke 10. - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 18:30, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

I have made 100 total edits now on Heuschrecke 10. I consider you nominate it for good article status? - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 18:42, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Well the article looks great! Is there no barnstar for 100 edits? - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 22:13, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

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Fixed grammar

Six clicks of the preview button didn't catch that. Thanks. — CharlotteWebb 21:03, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

I am very sorry that I havn't been on in a while. I thank you for the help. Foxyloves 15:39, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Article

Hello. Is there any other article you could use help in? (Had a username change) - Milk's Favorite Cookie 17:47, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

My RFA

		Thanks!
		Dreamafter/Archive3, thank you for showing your support in my RFA which passed with 38 support, 0 oppose, and 0 neutral! I also want to give special thanks to my Admin Coach and nominator, Useight for all of his help and support. I promise that I'll give my best effort as an admin, and I hope that your confidence in me proves to be justified. If I can ever be of any help, please let me know. In the mean time, I have some cleaning to do. Have a great day! Jauerbackdude?/dude. 20:13, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Using AWB

Strange, the 'suppress "using AWB" in edit summary' is checked. Rich Farmbrough, 00:46 6 January 2008 (GMT).

The bug is already logged and fixed [3](but not in the binaries, and I don't build my own AWB at the moment). Rich Farmbrough, 13:12 6 January 2008 (GMT).