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| Welcome to my talk page! Please be sure to make all posts civil and constructive, as I'll revert anything I deem to be vandalism. Sincerely, --] 00:29, 7 November 2006 (UTC) | |||
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| I hope you enjoy editing here and being a ]! Please ] on talk pages using four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out ], ask me on my talk page, or place <code><nowiki>{{helpme}}</nowiki></code> on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! ] 03:29, 6 November 2006 (UTC) | |||
| :Thanks for the welcome and have a pleasant week! :) --] 05:09, 6 November 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ==My constructive comments on AfD pages== | |||
| I stand by my comments and votes. I only posted the "keeps" on ones that I thought should be kept. I cannot bring myself to vote negative, because I know someone must have spent time writing any given article. Moreover, I really do think some are being too quick to delete articles. If NOBODY sees merit in an article, well okay, but if even a couple of people find an article useful and intriguing, keeping it is less likely to do harm than not having it. Seriously, though, I am noticing a too quick to delete trend, which is unfortunate. In any case, let’s not beat a dead horse on this one. Telling someone something once is usually sufficient. Besides, all of the specific articles, I thought should be kept and not every single "keep" post of mine was identical as some erroneously alleged. Sure, many were, but there was some variation and after the first message on my talk page, I made any new "keep" messages more precise. Beating the same point to death after the message has been received is well . . . Have a pleasant week and best regards, --] 00:25, 7 November 2006 (UTC) | |||
| For more on this topic and discussion, please go to http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28policy%29#Too_quick_to_delete.3F__Concerns_with_AfD_trends | |||
| == Merci == | |||
| Grand Roi, | |||
| Merci beaucoup pour votre comments concerné La ]. J'apprécie sincèrement votre appui, et Je crois aussi cela une chorale, c'est bon, particulièrement celui-là, ils ont rendu la musique classique accessible pour tout le monde de Cape Cod. Encore, merci! (Et je suis desole, mais mon francais n'est tres bon) ] 00:18, 7 November 2006 (UTC) (Savoir est demi de la batille) | |||
| :De rien! (And I speak English, so English is always fine! Good luck keeping your article! :)) Sincerely, --] 00:21, 7 November 2006 (UTC) | |||
| == A history link == | |||
| Since some people seem to be obsessed with the idea of being able to peer into your messages I have added a link to a version of this page which contained them. Regards, ] 04:20, 7 November 2006 (UTC) | |||
| :Dear ], | |||
| Thank you, I appreciate the effort at a constructive compromise. I really think the whole thing was getting out of hand. You'll notice that after the initial comments from you and a few others, I began a discussion on the Village pump and did NOT merely repeat the same argument for every AfD topic I contrubuted to. It seems that I've had to spend too much time defending my talk page! Anyway, I didn't see why my talk page should be overburdened by a dead issue. So, with that, you're a good Wikipedian! Have a wonderful night! Sincerely, --] 04:25, 7 November 2006 (UTC) | |||
| == Removing notices/Page protection == | |||
| You may remove material from your talk page, but do not remove administrators notices. ] <small>]</small> 00:44, 8 January 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :There old, so aren't they just archived in the history? Best, --] 00:45, 8 January 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Normally users are allowed to remove notices. Normally also, indef blocked users are allowed to comment on their own talk page. This has the appearance of attempting to conceal the indef blocked status - which I count as abuse of the privilege. For this reason the user page and user talk page are now protected. <font face="Verdana">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 20:24, 23 February 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Leah LaBelle == | |||
| If you want this article restored please take it up at ].—] ] 15:55, 10 March 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Okay, thanks for the link; I suppose I just don't get why the sudden rampage to delete the pages for American Idol contestants. Considering how many thousands try out for the show and the incredibly high ratings, anyone who actually makes it to the final 12 is a recognizable figure to many and has accomplished something few others have. Plus, I anticipate others just recreating these pages eventually anyway. Finally, because of American Idol video games that include videos of contestants and programs like American Idol Rewind that re-air footage from past seasons with new interviews, the publicity of these individuals has been augmented all the more. Best, --] 23:08, 11 March 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::I graduated high school with Leah. I also put a fair amount of work into the article between correcting factual errors, updating it and general policing. I don't really have a strong opinion either way on the Idol issue, but want to have consistency. That link is the best place to voice your concerns.—] ] 21:07, 12 March 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::Okay, thanks again! --] 23:05, 12 March 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == help us Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles, you're our only hope == | |||
| I noticed that you had voted to keep the category of Fictional Characters by Superpower on ]. Just in case you didn't yet notice, Raidant!'s decision to listify them was put up for review, and another vote started on the 14th. It seems those of us in favor of keeping the categories are losing the debate, and I was hoping you could ] so we can keep them | |||
| --] 20:02, 21 March 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Sure, thing, I'll vote to keep immediately. Sincerely, --] 04:44, 22 March 2007 (UTC) | |||
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| :Thank you! Have a wonderful week! | |||
| Sincerely, --] 21:23, 3 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Indefinite block == | |||
| This account has been blocked indefinitely as the sockmaster of ] for persistent and pernicious disruption at ] and ]. Past history includes attempted vote fixing. Previously blocked for six weeks and warned of impending indef; violated the block by starting the sockpuppet account which became the ''bad hand'' sockpuppet for further ] violations. <font face="Verdana">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 05:45, 11 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :I am quite pleased with all of the many positive and constructive contributions that I have made in terms of correcting typos and article creations and despite some frustrations here and there, I know that my time on Misplaced Pages has been well spent in making it a better site. As a final comment, you shouldn't punish the other OSU users who happen to use the same university IP. So, with that, adieu. Sincerely, --] 06:58, 11 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Award == | |||
| {{award2|image=Goldenwiki.png|size=100px|topic=Golden WikiAward|text=I would like to award you the ] for your exceptional contributions to the wiki. --] 19:13, 28 April 2007 (UTC)}} | |||
| :Thank you for the award. I apologize for not knowing you and what exactly the award was for, especially as I've taken a break from actively editing Misplaced Pages for some time now, but I appreciate the kind thought and wish you a wonderful week! Sincerely, --] 04:23, 30 April 2007 (UTC) | |||
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| Hello Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles, an automated process has found an image or media file tagged as nonfree media, such as ]. The image (]) was found at the following location: ]. This image or media will be removed per ]. The image or media will be replaced with Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg , so your formatting of your userpage should be fine. The image that was replaced will not be automatically deleted, but it could be deleted at a later date. Articles using the same image should not be affected by my edits. I ask you to please not re-add the image to your userpage and could consider finding a replacement image licensed under either the ] or ] license or released to the ]. Please note that it is possible that the image on your page is included vie a template or usebox. In that case, please find a free image for the template or userbox. Thanks for your attention and cooperation. ]] 11:17, 19 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
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| Hello Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles, an automated process has found an image or media file tagged as nonfree media, such as ]. The image (]) was found at the following location: ]. This image or media will be removed per ]. The image or media will be replaced with Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg , so your formatting of your userpage should be fine. The image that was replaced will not be automatically deleted, but it could be deleted at a later date. Articles using the same image should not be affected by my edits. I ask you to please not re-add the image to your userpage and could consider finding a replacement image licensed under either the ] or ] license or released to the ]. Please note that it is possible that the image on your page is included vie a template or usebox. In that case, please find a free image for the template or userbox. Thanks for your attention and cooperation. ]] 11:17, 19 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
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| Hello Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles, an automated process has found an image or media file tagged as nonfree media, such as ]. The image (]) was found at the following location: ]. This image or media will be removed per ]. The image or media will be replaced with Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg , so your formatting of your userpage should be fine. The image that was replaced will not be automatically deleted, but it could be deleted at a later date. Articles using the same image should not be affected by my edits. I ask you to please not re-add the image to your userpage and could consider finding a replacement image licensed under either the ] or ] license or released to the ]. Please note that it is possible that the image on your page is included vie a template or usebox. In that case, please find a free image for the template or userbox. Thanks for your attention and cooperation. ]] 11:17, 19 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
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| Hello Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles, an automated process has found an image or media file tagged as nonfree media, such as ]. The image (]) was found at the following location: ]. This image or media will be removed per ]. The image or media will be replaced with Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg , so your formatting of your userpage should be fine. The image that was replaced will not be automatically deleted, but it could be deleted at a later date. Articles using the same image should not be affected by my edits. I ask you to please not re-add the image to your userpage and could consider finding a replacement image licensed under either the ] or ] license or released to the ]. Please note that it is possible that the image on your page is included vie a template or usebox. In that case, please find a free image for the template or userbox. Thanks for your attention and cooperation. ]] 11:18, 19 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Hello. I'm currently blocked indefinitely and therefore cannot remove anything from my userpage. The only way I could do so would be to use some other account and because I've agreed not to do that, I'd rather not risk any new allegations against me. Therefore, if anyone else reads this message from the bot above, please do what the bot requests. Thank you. --] 23:00, 20 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::'''Done.''' That image was in {{tl|User Columbus}}, but I took care of it. I'm glad you're doing better. ] 18:17, 26 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::Thank you! :) --] 15:59, 27 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::::You're welcome. <tt>:)</tt> ] 00:13, 28 May 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Name == | |||
| Hello, Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles! I am a native speaker of both French and English. I wanted to let you know that in the spoken form of French, "Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles" means "The Big King of Dummies! Leave a note on ] if you have any questions. Cheers, ] | |||
| :Really? A French girl told it me it meant "The Great Pumpkin King". --] 16:14, 5 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Unblock == | |||
| Welcome back to Misplaced Pages. Per our agreement, this will be your only account and you'll tread lightly at AFD. I hope things work out this time. Cheers, <font face="Verdana">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 06:49, 5 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Merci, danke, thank you! Sincerely, --] 16:14, 5 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::By the way, I have a standing offer to give the Resilient Barnstar to any editor who returns from a ban and starts a new article that gets highlighted at ''Did you know?'' <font face="Verdana">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 18:22, 5 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::How would I do that? Best, --] 19:36, 5 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Welcome back. Hopefully you will help us write a good encyclopedia. To get into ''Did you know?'', you just need to write a very good new article and either nominate it yourself or have someone else to do it. Best. ]<sup>]</sup> 02:33, 6 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::::Thank you for the welcome back and reply to my question. Have a great weekend! Sincerely, --] 16:49, 6 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == format == | |||
| I don't think it's a good idea to write | |||
| : http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Hydra_in_popular_culture | |||
| when you can write instead | |||
| : ]. | |||
| ] 19:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Okay, thanks for the suggestion. --] 19:56, 9 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ==AfD nomination of ]== | |||
| I've nominated ], an article you created, for ]. We appreciate your contributions, but in this particular case I do not feel that ] satisfies Misplaced Pages's criteria for inclusion; I have explained why in the nomination space (see also "]" and the ]). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at ] and please be sure to ] with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). You are free to edit the content of ] during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you.<!-- Template:AFDWarning --> ] 05:40, 10 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Okay, thanks for the notice; I'll reply there. --<font face="Times New Roman">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 15:01, 10 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == You and Corpx == | |||
| I can't help but notice that it seems like you're following Corpx around, particularly on AFDs. I was willing to chalk it up to coincidence, but every edit you've made today has been to an article where Corpx has made an edit or to a page where Corpx has commented on the AFD. | |||
| Can you explain this? - ] <small>(] | ])</small> 17:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Hello. No, I am not following him around. I have randomly participated in some of these discussions today and have tried to improve a couple articles, but it has nothing to do with any one editor. It does seem, by contrast, that you may have taken an interest in ''me'' (see and ), which I hope isn't the case. Either way, have a pleasant day! Sincerely, --<font face="Times New Roman">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 17:37, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| Um. Are you saying I got involved in the ] AFD because you edited it? ] | |||
| I noticed your editing pattern when I looked at your contribs, which I typically do for people I don't recognize on AFD. (AFDs attract socks and SPAs.) The pattern seemed weird when you were commenting only to AFDs Corpx had commented on, after Corpx had commented. I'm willing to accept that it's just a harmless coincidence. It just seemed odd to me. - ] <small>(] | ])</small> 17:55, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Okay. I haven't edited in a couple months, which is why you probably didn't recognize me. Anyway, I'll avoid the whole AfDs for the time being and will focus on random article improvements instead. I hadn't participated in those things in a while and I wanted to participate in just a few to show that I could contribute constructively to the discussions without getting frustrated and all. Thanks for the willingness to accept coincidence and have a pleasant day! Sincerely, --<font face="Times New Roman">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 17:58, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ==Adopt help request== | |||
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| To whoever reads this, I have been away for a while. Durova suggested that I request an editor mentor me through the adoption program. I added the adopt tag to my userpage, but I don't know how long it takes for someone to reply. I want to contribute constructively to Misplaced Pages and would greatly appreciate if someone would be willing to help me do so and if anyone at least knows how long it takes for someone to be willing to come along. Thanks! Sincerely, --<font face="Times New Roman">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 18:20, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :There's no set time period. Basically, you wait until someone comes along looking for someone to adopt and chooses you. Considering it's summer, that may take awhile. ] 19:11, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Okay, thank you for the reply. I guess I'll just be patient. I appreciate it! Sincerely, --<font face="Times New Roman">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 19:13, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::::Hi! You can have a look through the list of adopters ], and get in contact (via their talk page) with one of them, and see if that want to take you on. Alternatively, just sit there, and wait for someone to see the tag who is willing to help, then adopt you. If you want to start contributing right away, you could look through the list of adopters, or have a look at the ]. :) -- ] <small>]</small> 19:14, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::::Thank you for the suggestion! I have contacted an administrator that indicated availability on that page and hope that he'll be willing to adopt me. Thanks again and have a great day! Sincerely, --<font face="Times New Roman">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 19:23, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| == Questions regarding help == | |||
| I saw on a talk page elsewhere that you wanted some help regarding some issues. I'm not even close to being the necessarily right person to request help from, but if there's ever anything I can do, let me know. ] 19:10, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :Thank you for the reply. I have been unblocked by Durova after being previously idefinitely blocked. She suggested I use the adopt thing, because she didn't have time to mentor me herself. And so, I was really just hoping someone could see if my edits and edit summaries are good and if they had any further suggestions that I use to make the most of my come back. Thanks again! Sincerely, --<font face="Times New Roman">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 19:12, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::Which edits and which edit summaries? Please specificy "since (time and date X)". Also, if you have any particular specific interests, you might see if there is any WikiProject on the ] which corresponds to your particular area of interest, and consider joining it. ] 19:17, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| :::Durova unblocked me earlier this month, and I have focused largely on using the Random article function to find articles that need sources, titles italicized, etc. and I also looked for a few choice AfDs to see if I can improve the articles under discussion. Essentially, I just wanted to check if my edits this month in general are on the right track. Also, I did contact an admin to see if they would be willing to adopt me. Thanks again! :) --<font face="Times New Roman">]</font><sup>'']''</sup> 19:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
| ::::It really isn't necessary to add reference to the country of birth in all cases, particularly when their nationality is already indicated, although I don't think anyone has any really substantial reason to oppose it. In the ], I think the more common usage is "based on", not "based off", but it's comprehensible in any event so no big deal. Otherwise, no real substantial criticism, although you might be interested in going to the ], where they have a listing of some of the articles which are in most need of some of the kind of work you do. Otherwise, your edit summaries, while once in a while kind of short, are certainly in context clear enough and I don't see any obvious problems. Good luck with the adoption, and I hope everything works out well. ] 19:49, 11 July 2007 (UTC) | |||
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