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A barnstar for you! edit

  The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page (I hadn't even noticed it!) and for helping me revert the user's vandalism all together. Enjoy this Barnstar! Bailo26 09:05, 18 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

Adoption edit

Hi, are you still seeking to be mentored/adopted? Willing to take you. WilliamH (talk) 13:07, 22 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

Senoufo edit

Hi,

For Shempire language, could you give your reasons for wanting to merge? — kwami (talk) 21:59, 26 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

Blackout edit

You can do so by adding the following to the top of the area to be blacked out:

<div style="background:#000000; border:4px solid #000000; width:95%; margin:0px auto 0px auto; padding:6px; font-size:.9em; {{round corners}}" id="mainframe">
{|style="background:none; border:0; width:100%;"  cellpadding="2px"
|-
|<div style="background: #FFFFFF; border:4px solid #000000; padding:20px; margin:0px 0px 4px 0px; text-align:center; {{round corners}}"><center>{{User:Philosopher/Header}}</center></div>

and

|}
</div>

to the bottom of the area to be blacked out. Be aware, however, that I will be restoring the old content of my User:Philosopher/Header shortly after the "official" blackout ends, so you may wish to subst: it. --Philosopher Let us reason together. via alternate account 12:49, 17 January 2012 (UTC)Reply

Sounds like a good idea, unfortunately I have no idea how to do that... Pascal (talk) 12:53, 17 January 2012 (UTC)Reply
The Subst:? Or the placement? You can subst: a template by adding "subst:" before it. Compare {{User:Philosopher/Header}} and {{subst:User:Philosopher/Header}}. No visual difference - it's just that if you subst: something, it throws the code from the template onto the page and clutters the page's code somewhat and that updates to the template won't be reflected on the page that subst'ed it. --Philosopher Let us reason together. via alternate account 13:01, 17 January 2012 (UTC)Reply
There are two caveats, I suppose - 1) the colors from other templates/images/links will show through, if they aren't removed from the page and 2) the box will only appear as long vertically as there is text, though I think line breaks (<br> or ↵ Enter) would work for that purpose. --Philosopher Let us reason together. via alternate account 13:07, 17 January 2012 (UTC)Reply
Fantastic, thanks for your help! Pascal (talk) 13:19, 17 January 2012 (UTC)Reply

Barnstar edit

(barnstar returned to sender User:Philippe (WMF)) The Original Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded to everyone who - whatever their opinion - contributed to the discussion about Wikipedia and SOPA. Thank you for being a part of the discussion. Presented by the Wikimedia Foundation.

Hello edit

Leaving a message as requested! Zelda199 (talk) 22:41, 13 February 2012 (UTC)Reply

Invitation to the April Wikification Drive edit

Info: vote for federation or confederation edit

Hello. Information: on the discussion page of European Union exist voting: Talk:European_Union#Definition_of_the_European_Union. Subtropical-man (talk) 20:39, 10 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

February 2015 Wikification drive edit

Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the February drive has been started. Better late than never! Come on, sign up! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 23:47, 8 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

Happy Valentine's Day!!! edit

 
Happy Valentine's Day, to you and yours! Cheers, Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 23:46, 14 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

April 2015 Wikification drive. edit

Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the April drive has been started. Come on, sign up! :) One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 03:47, 2 April 2015 (UTC)Reply

Happy Easter! edit

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All the best! "Carry me down, carry me down; carry me down into the wiki!" (talk) 23:19, 5 April 2015 (UTC)Reply

June 2015 Wikification drive. edit

Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the June drive has been started. Come on, sign up! :) "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 04:49, 2 June 2015 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open! edit

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:49, 24 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

New deal for page patrollers edit

Hi Pascal yuiop,

In order to better control the quality of new pages, keep out the spam, and welcome the genuine newbies, the current system we introduced in 2011 is being updated and improved. The documentation and tutorials have also been revised and given a facelift. Most importantly a new user group New Page Reviewer has been created.

Under the new rule, you may find that you are temporarily unable to mark new pages as reviewed. However, this is nothing to worry about - most current experienced patrollers are being accorded the the new right without the need to apply, and if you have significant previous experience of patrolling new pages, we strongly encourage you to apply for the new right as soon as possible - we need all the help we can get, and we are now providing a dynamic, supportive environment for your work.

Find out more about this exiting new user right now at New Page Reviewers and be sure to read the new tutorial before applying. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:29, 13 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open! edit

Hello, Pascal yuiop. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)Reply