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Spin back by IRC when you get a chance, i've got an idea for you. CQJ 23:35, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

I've contacted our good friend at the committee in regards to what were discussing about our other friend at the other place, nudge nudge, wink wink. Find me on IRC when you have a chance tomorrow. CQJ 04:40, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

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Hello, I am a member of a research group at Palo Alto Research Center (formerly known as Xerox PARC) studying how conflicts occur and resolve on Misplaced Pages. Due to your experience in conflict resolution on Misplaced Pages (e.g., as a member of the Mediation Cabal) we’re extremely interested in your insights on this topic. We have a survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=400792384029 which we are inviting a few selected Wikipedians to participate in, and we would be extremely appreciative if you would take the time to complete it. As a token of our gratitude, we would like to present you with a PARC research star upon completion. Thank you for your time.

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my RfA

The Cabal

I have decided to join the cabal (if there is one... hehehe). I was wondering if there is anything special I need to do before doing anything Cabalish. Viva La Vie Boheme 03:49, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, assuming you've gone through the painstaking initiation involving being alone in the wilderness for a week and being fed alive to the mosquitos, no, there is nothing special :). Just feel free to volunteer to help someone out in a new case if you feel you can help. Oh yes, and you can always bring cookies. Cowman109 18:09, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks ;) Just mediated my first case! Viva La Vie Boheme

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Schizophrenia

How do I close the Schizophrenia case? As per the discussion in the article's talk page, I don't think that the case can be mediated. It is my belief that Mihai is not seriously participating in the mediation, and that my attempts to understand and meet her objections to the data being included into the article have failed. I believe the case should be close, and probably moved up to a higher level of resolution. - MSTCrow 23:42, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I have closed the case for you (all it took was changing the open cases to a closed cases category at the bottom). It does seem that policy is the answer to this problem and that the other disputant wants the information removed as they perhaps question its validity or find it misleading, despite its citations. I will leave a comment on the talk page. Cowman109 23:59, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Edit Count Fixed

I had copied it directly from Goldom's RfA. I forgot to fix the transclusion to my userspace. I'm really sorry about that, it was pretty stupid on my part. Regards, alphaChimp 21:10, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Ahah, that explains it :D. Thanks. Cowman109 21:12, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

My First Article

Hey Cowman, well u said it would be fun to write an article, so I thought I would. Take a look at DECv :) --Deon555|talk|e|Review Me! :D 06:15, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

My Choosiest Choice of All

Cowman 109, I'm afraid that I did not create My Choosiest Choice of All. I did edit it, but I cannot remember what I added since I have not put details (I will remember to do so in future). But the summary for that page does not seem to be plagarised from ScrubsTV or TV.com. I did, however, create the His Story II Scrubs episode article, if that is what you meant. I did not plagarise the summary for that. ~~EJB341

Alright, thanks. I will remove the My Choosiest Choice of All summary just in case it is copy-vio just to be safe. Also, in the future, you can leave your signature on talk page messages by typing ~~~~ at the end of your messages. Thanks again. Cowman109 20:48, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh, it appears I read through that too hastily :). Sorry for mixing you up. I must have confused the histories of the pages (I went through a lot, heh). I'll speak with User:The JPS, since he's the one who created it after all. Thanks. Cowman109 20:55, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi. Well, I belive that in GF that it's original. There's only so many ways things can be said about something that isn't complex, and there will obviously be similarities between summaries, but it certainly isn't a cut and paste. This summary is shorter at tv.com, and I didn't actually know about the episode guide on scrubs-tv.com -- but I've just checked and that's much longer. So, to answer you're question, the article was as original, and is sufficiently different from the two sources you mention. I didn't realise the rest (which I had no hand in crating, but I probably made some frmt tweaks) were copyvios. Shame :( The JPS 10:09, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Sure!

Sure why not! just kick over links ot the info to my talk page. Æon 21:09, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Roger that I will be more than willing to listen. I will post at there talk pages in a sec. Æon 21:16, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Joseph a Bank

If you go to _anyone_ of the pages, you'll see the Wikiproject Biography Template, down the bottom right, click Show, theres a link to "requested biographies for over 1 year", and a link to Joseph A. Bank, and now your talk page is in the What Links Here :P Take care! --Deon555|talk|e|Review Me! :D 06:52, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Ahah! That explains it. I can sleep peacefully now :P Cowman109 06:52, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

your rfA

Ah dont sleep too peacfully yet --Deon555|talk|e|Review Me! :D 07:05, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

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Thanks and good luck

Cowman, thanks for volunteering to mediate at Template:The Batman. I don't want to say too much for fear of looking like I'm trying to prejudice the mediator, but I wanted to thank you for making an effort to straighten this mess out. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 20:04, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Regarding that dispute, you've (understandably) inticated on the Template talk:The Batman that you are unclear on the points in contention so I'll give a rather more pointed comment than I tend to if it will help. The central point of this dispute is based on comments made by User:ThuranX that led me to believe he intended to continuously revert any changes to the template (examples: , and more particularly where he states he will revert edits he describes as "attacks" on any comics-related navbox, not just the Batman template). All of that being said, I'm aware all of those statements were made during a period of anger based on his statements that edits to the template he created were vandalism, and it is of course entirely possible that he has since cooled down. But one of the reasons I requested mediation was for an impartial person to speak with this user to ensure that work on this template (and others) will be allowed to go forward.

Basically the case was created more as a user behavior issue than any other reason, but as I am one of the individuals involved in such arguments obviously my slant and opinion on culpability is biased. If you are interested, my personal dispute with User:ThuranX is described on my talk page but you may understandably not wish to bias yourself by reading only one person's side, particularly before you have had a chance to engage ThuranX

I hope this comment was beneficial and not too weighted or pointed, and again thank you for picking up this case. -Markeer 15:00, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

RE:Question about your RFA opinion

Please read my RfA standards. -- Миборовский 23:21, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Please delete my redirect

I made a redirect from my old account to my new one that I didn't mean to. Please delete the redirect, thanks. Demonblade 06:52, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

from user talk:zhanster to user talk:demonblade

It seems someone else already got to it :) Cowman109 15:04, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

RfA Dogpile

Meh. Another administrator through which my bidding will be completed.

Congrats. CQJ 16:43, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Congrats too! -- Grafikm 17:34, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Closed MedCabal case

It was this one here: Misplaced Pages:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-06-09 User kmccoy. It was opened, I think, 2 months ago. With nothing added. SynergeticMaggot 17:47, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Also, congrats on your RfA. SynergeticMaggot 17:50, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, and thanks. :D Cowman109 17:51, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Palffy and 3RR tag

When I first put that tag, the situation was the following:

• Original version of the article

Reverts by Palffy

1. 17:42, 8 August 2006
2. 21:42, 9 August 2006
3. 18:03, 10 August 2006
4. 18:09, 10 August 2006

with three reverts in 24h. So the warning was lawful, and he did remove it.

Now we have also

1. 17:27, 11 August 2006
2. 19:30, 11 August 2006

with the last revert just in time to avoid a 3RR break, and just before the protection he asked for a page he was edit warring.--Kwame Nkrumah 18:34, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Semi-Protection

Are you sure I still can't get semi-protection for my Talk page? =))) --Palffy 18:36, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Only after you'll restore the 3RR warning I put.--Kwame Nkrumah 18:38, 11 August 2006 (UTC)