User talk:Dylan620/Archives/2009/August

Thanks

Thank You for the barnstar, it is always appreicated;)Good luck with the reverts as well.SchnitzelMannGreek. 18:43, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey Whats Up? —Preceding unsigned comment added by ThePikachu (talk • contribs) 18:43, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Kevin Park article

Hi. My name is Amy. I'm 18, new to Wiki, and was wondering how to use wikify to incorporate Kevin Park (author) into overall Wikipedia, so that I can just google it and the page shows up.

I really have no experience and because I want to be a constructive editor, was wondering if you could please help with any advice.

Thank you so much for your time. :)

Sincerely,

Amy Buckbinder. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AmyBuckBooks (talk • contribs) 22:20, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Just wanted to thank you for your quick revert on my user page by the time I noticed it you had beat me  :). Jamesofur (talk) 22:03, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

re:Bioinformatical database tool

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Thank you for telling me my mistake. Thank you for the compliment regarding me having experience reverting massive vandalism. It made me feel good. By the way, Im going to send you an email for I want to discuss something so keep a look out;)SchnitzelMannGreek. 23:39, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

I sent a reply, feel free to read and reply. I will also send another message...I have an idea.SchnitzelMannGreek. 15:52, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Very Prestigious Award

		The "'Random idiot user who Spongefrog doesn't hate for some reason' of the 2½-day period" Award
		Congratulations! For your friendliness, usefulness, contributions, existence, serial adoption, and not being an idiot, I award you with this, soon to be prestigious, award: The "RIUWSDHFSROT2½DP" Award. Spongefrog, (I am a flesh-eating robot) 18:41, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

You can have that thing above. Spongefrog, (I am a flesh-eating robot) 18:40, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Heh, thanks! --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 20:40, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. Spongefrog, (I am a flesh-eating robot) 10:48, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

What If (Coldplay song)

Thank you very much Dylan for the invitation on helping to edit What if in your sandbox but I have read it and I belive that it is pretty good already. however I have a question (sorry if the answer is obvious) do you know where I should put my Strawberry Swing article that I made? Its currently in my talk.--Coldplay Expert (talk) 18:47, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks :)

Someone vandalized my Userspace! But a little angel came along and fixed it! Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}! Barras || talk 15:23, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for reverting my user talk page (again). Barras || talk 22:24, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Re:Admin?

Thanks for the offer, Dylan. I was just joking at WT:RFA and I don't intend to run right now. I'll take your questionnaire if it's all the same to you, and if you think I'm ready after your review I'll go for it. However, I'm a bit busy now, and I won't be running until at least mid-september. ≈ Chamal ^talk 05:25, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

I have replied to your questions. ≈ Chamal ^talk 02:43, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Alternative Music Newsletter for July 2009

The Alternative music WikiProject Newsletter Issue 28 - July 2009

"I rip off more fuckin' people than anyone in the world. I rip off my own rip-offs." - Jared Followill Project news Silent Alarm reached featured article status in the past month! Well done to Rafablu88. We collaborated on Trompe le Monde, Bush (band), Debut (album), and Hot Fuss during the past month. During the month of July, Intimacy (Bloc Party album) and "Hand in Glove" were promoted to good article status. This month's "Recommended Alternative Album" is Ride - Going Blank Again (1992).

New members Guitarherochristopher and Andrzejbanas joined the alternative music fold during July. Editors User:WesleyDodds

SoxBot (talk) 08:12, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

User:NuclearWarfare/William Thompson Lusk

Are you still planning to work on this article? NW (Talk) 01:41, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I've just been working on other things lately. I'll get right on it, no more distractions this time. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 12:32, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Done with two, I'll get to the rest once I wake up some more. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 13:44, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Done with all of #Medical work. Also, if it's OK, I made some of the headlines into subsections. Please copyedit as needed; I'm still not very good at this, and this is the first bio I've ever worked on.

In addition, with my last edit I have done all I could for the article; I'm still not at the level of converting notes into massive paragraphs, like here. Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 16:33, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Sure, subsections are fine, and I have copy edited your work. And, I can finish the rest; thank you for your help. NW (Talk) 16:37, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: Userpage

Hey there :) Thanks for the note. I checked on Firefox and the IE application on FF and IE itself and they all look fine. Sometimes the top menu "drops" a little when they bring up a banner of some sort. Which browser are you using so I can check it there and get everything working properly. Thanks again...NeutralHomer • Talk • 15:11, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Excellent, good to hear :) Hope you have a good day...NeutralHomer • Talk • 15:54, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Tracks

It kind of hard to explain because I use my head to remember were the cyclone is and what the cyclones time zone compares to my time zone then I'll know when the next track data is coming out. Well it's almost 3:45 where I live that means that the 2 p.m. advisories are coming out for Felicia and Enrique:D Supportstorm (talk) 20:29, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK

Hi, I noticed you verified a couple Did You Know hooks. Thanks! So far, you've done everything correctly. Cheers, Dabomb87 (talk) 22:39, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Good to know that I'm doing it right on my first day on the job. :) I'll get to reviewing your nomination next. Best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 23:07, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

T:TDYK#List of earthquakes in Taiwan

Hi Dylan, I've responded on the page above to your comments. I'll patch up the pages and then let you know - could you change your "no" to a "maybe" until I've upgraded the four articles in question? Thanks! Taiwantaffy (talk) 17:20, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your quick response there. Should be ready to go now - you may have to assume good faith on the cited links if you don't read Chinese, as the hook references are all in the language. Anyhow, any other problems, just let me know. Cheers! Taiwantaffy (talk) 17:49, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing the articles, and for the Barnstar (my first!). Keep up the good work with DYK! Taiwantaffy (talk) 09:00, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Approving hooks

Hi Dylan. DYK is kind of backlogged at the moment, do you mind going through some of the expired hooks, as there are quite a few that haven't even been looked at. Thanks for the help. :) \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 23:50, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Absolutely. I'll get right on it. :) Best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 01:37, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Welcome to Did you know...

Hello! I noticed that you've been reviewing a lot of nominations at the DYK suggestions page. Thank you for your help, and I hope you will continue to contribute! As you know, you don't need to be an administrator to review hooks or to move hooks to Preparation area, so your help is more than welcome.

You may already be familiar with the DYK rules by now, but in case you aren't, you can check out the official rules and the Additional Rules. You may also want to look into some useful tools that can allow you to review nominations more quickly: the Cut & Paste character counter is a helpful JavaScript to calculate the length of hooks, and DYKcheck is a script you can install on your own Wikipedia account for more heavy-duty verifying.

The best way to learn is by doing, but here is also a quick reference of the things to check for each hook you review:

Quick Reference Is the hook under 200 characters? Was the article written or expanded within the past 5 days? Is it over 1500 characters long? If it's an expanded article, is the expansion at least 5x? Does the article have an inline citation for the fact? If there's an image, is it free to use? Is the hook interesting? Are there any other miscellaneous problems with the article? Useful Links DYK suggestions DYK discussion Preparation area DYK templates

Thanks again for your help! I look forward to continuing to work with you at DYK, and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me or anyone else at DYK. Now get to reviewing some noms! Shubinator (talk) 18:36, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

P.S. You might find {{subst:DYKtickwithscript}} and {{subst:DYKtickAGFwithscript}} useful :)

There isn't an automated way to load the prep areas. The hook and credits should be moved to the proper spot in the prep areas, then the nom can be removed from the noms page. Of course, each set should have an image with rollover text (and a corresponding hook with (pictured)). There are some tips here on assembling balanced sets. The whole process can take a while, especially the first few times. Let me know if you have more questions. Shubinator (talk) 20:12, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Sure, go for it :) Shubinator (talk) 23:04, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Question: why did you move this one to the prep area? I had not checked it off, and there were still problems. Dabomb87 (talk) 23:32, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

That was a mistake – I meant to approve MOBIDIC, but when I got to the prep area, I realized I had cut the wrong hook! I reverted myself immediately (diff), and I apologize for any confusion. Best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 23:35, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Not a problem; thanks for your work. Dabomb87 (talk) 23:36, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey, I noticed you're filling the prep areas (good work overall by the way), but with prep1 there's currently three sport hooks right in a row which could turn off readers before they get to the end. Cheers,--Giants27 (c|s) 13:35, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

 Done. Best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 16:40, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks.--Giants27 (c|s) 16:46, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

RE:RfA

Thanks! To be honest, I really didnt expect Adminship from my first RfA, but rather felt that I needed to see what it was all about so that I could do a better job on Wikipedia, and maybe apply for adminship again at a later date. I will take a look at DYK, and see what I can do. Cheers!

--Wyatt915✍ 17:39, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm still alive

Hi, Dylan. Even though I'm not very active on Wikipedia any longer (due to college), you can continue your lessons... That would be appreciated... Rkr1991 ^{(Wanna chat?)} 03:05, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

You've been loved by Midnight Comet

Hey there! Midnight Comet has loved you by placing a heart icon in the top-right corner of your userpage. Don't worry, it's not vandalism, but simply a small way to spread the WikiLove. If you don't really like it, feel free to revert it and make it go away, and no hard feelings; after all, it's just a small token of appreciation. If you like it, just add your name here, but again, there's no need to feel upset if you don't. Love and best wishes, [midnight comet] [talk] 17:35, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you Midnight Comet, that was very nice of you! --Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 18:05, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Happy Dylan620's Day!

User:Dylan620 has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, and therefore, I've officially declared today as Dylan620's day! For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian, enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Dylan620! Peace, Rlevse ~ A record of your Day will always be kept here.

For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:02, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Rlevse, thank you, I'm flattered! :D Best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 00:04, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

How Sweet to Be an Idiot

The original capitalisation is how the album is titled according to its cover, and any other version is original research. Rodhullandemu 22:21, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Very well then, I have reverted my move. Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 22:27, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

The article has been moved back to "How Sweet to Be an Idiot" by another editor, and I agree. Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trademarks) says that standard English formatting should be used, even if it is trademarked differently (not sure if "How Sweet To Be An Idiot" itself is trademarked, but I think the guidelines apply). This is not original research because the independent sources in the article refer to the album by "How Sweet to Be an Idiot". Shubinator (talk) 01:15, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Well, an album title is not a trademark. According to WP:ALBUMCAPS the title should be "How Sweet To Be an Idiot" because the "To Be" is a verb rather than a preposition. Rodhullandemu 11:37, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Levitt

I'm not sure I understand the problem. Could you take a quick look at my note on the DYK page and let me know there? Thanks!--Wehwalt (talk) 14:28, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Removal of RfA vote

Voting for yourself on RfA may be a bad idea, but it isn't actually against any rule, so you can do it. So you shouldn't remove the votes of those who do. Prodego ^talk 15:12, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Very well then. Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 15:14, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

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My evidence at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Phuntsok2000

I have just presented my own evidence at that checkuser request. --Mythdon ^{talk • contribs} 14:14, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for that, Mythdon. Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 14:15, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! I found out about the investigation because I was going to comment in the RfA myself, but it was closed before I could and around that time I saw the checkuser request you linked in the RfA, so I felt that I needed to present evidence. --Mythdon ^{talk • contribs} 14:18, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

I've just found an IP that could also be a sockpuppet. --Mythdon ^{talk • contribs} 14:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Saw that, thanks again. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 14:41, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! Also, what are your suspicions in terms of the IP? --Mythdon ^{talk • contribs} 14:47, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

I agree with you, the timing of the edits to my userpage does certainly make the IP suspicious. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 14:50, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

And now all we need is for a checkuser to check the user's IP information, and, if necessary, give more evidence. --Mythdon ^{talk • contribs} 16:19, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: Song articles

'Sup Dylan. Interesting set of songs you want to work on. Um, alright, have you tried searching, for example on Google, Silver Side Up Nickelback? Or searching info. regarding the album? That's helpful, due to the fact that the band have a track-by-track discussion, during promotion of the album. That's been helpful to me. Alright, I did a Google search and I came up with this for "Too Bad". You can do the same with the other songs you mentioned. Also, I see that you're "working" on "What If". Just a note, coldplaying.com is not a reliable source, its a fansite. If, you're still having trouble, don't hesitate to leave me a message, and I'll see what I can do. Good luck, man. :) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 21:02, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

I mean no disrespect and I don't mean no harm... sorry I couldn't resist... you probably don't know what it means... you probably think I'm crazy. Anyways, I meant no disrespect for the quotations on "working", honestly. You're doing great, really. Let me know how your progress goes. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 21:29, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK for William Thompson Lusk

On August 16, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Thompson Lusk, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

WP:DYK 02:14, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

RfA

Hi, Dylan. I should have told you this before, and I thought I had, but looking at the archives I found that I had forgotten to mention this. SebastianHelm (talk · contribs) and The ed17 (talk · contribs) have both offered to nominate me, and since the three of you know me from three different areas, I think that would be best. Sebastian is a user I have a high regard for, so it'd be good if I have a nomination from him. Is it ok for you to co-nominate with them? (provided that I pass your review of course :)) ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 08:12, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, absolutely! That is, unless they nominate first and they say everything I wanted to say. ;) Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 13:17, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

New Jordan School revert

Just a note, on the page New_English_School_(Jordan), you reverted an IP. The first time (he/she) edited, he just removed a section which was actually just very thought out vandalism, and you reverted it. I suppose he didn't know why he had been reverted, so in his next edit, he just added some text, and was reverted by another editor. I know you obviously didn't know this section was vandalism—there is an established user who has a strange vendetta against this article; I discuss this on the talk page, please see my comments on the discussion page, under the section "User Aua." I tried to help this article before (as this editor, for some reason, had an extreme vendetta against it, even blanking it and putting a WP:OFFICE tag on it at one point (obviously, without the authority to do so), among very strange/dubious other acts - see the other sections on the talk page). It seems the article doesn't have enough editors looking after it, and as the editor didn't get his way with deleting it (7 out of 7 editors supported it on AfD, but he page blanked it anyway), now he's trying to make a WP:POINT by adding egregious information to it and removing all appropriately cited information slowly. Please, some more eyes!

66.183.69.201 (talk) 06:31, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

IP is referring to your edit here which was made because blanking an entire referenced section without leaving a message on the talk page is considered vandalism. Your revert was in its place. He tried to do the same thing today, but I reverted him (he did that with other articles too). Should you want to see the article's talk page for the discussion with the IP, be my guest but it's basically the IP trying to promote the school with utter disregard to WP's rules on copyright and advertising while at the same time removing information critical to the school-be it referenced or not- and attacking other editors like myself and User:Roux.

Cheers!

Λuα ^{(Operibus anteire)} 08:40, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

That's why I made a comment on the talk page, lol. What's really funny is if you check the references of that "entire referenced section." They're actually bogus. That's what I say on the talk page. Furthermore, Aua continually accuses me of odd things. Like here, "He tried to do the same thing today, but I reverted him;" I'm not that same IP!!! I would (as I did and have done time and again) have mentioned it on the talk page! I'm not trying to promote the school. I have told Aua this time and again. Yes, I did that on the John Doe page, but that has nothing to do with this (that change was mentioned on the talk as the list was against numerous policies). Look at it and you would probably have done the same thing. The information critical of the school is being added by Aua on purpose; it is a WP:POINT as a reaction to our old conflict on that page, read the talk page. Aua wants the article deleted. I saw that 7/7 AfD editors didn't, so I tried to appropriately save the page. This extremely offended him, now he's trying to slowly degrade the article as a WP:POINT. I am beginning to think that the only way to sort this out will be some form of RfC. Obviously me banging my head against the wall isn't helping the article any.

66.183.69.201 (talk) 09:38, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey. For now, I need time to wake up, but I'll respond later today. Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 13:25, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Alright, I'm wide awake now. I would personally prefer to remain uninvolved and not participate at the discussion. To the IP: if you're going to blank an entire section from an article, please previde an edit summary. Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 16:10, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

As I said, "I'm not that IP!" I did provide an edit summary, and an extensive message on the talk page (and a message to you about the other IP). I was trying to make the point that the other IP knew that that section was BS too! But nonetheless, I was reverted as vandalism. I honestly don't know how to approach such insidious vandalism as this Sex Ed edit by Aua (as well as the "low-standards" of the school edit). I might just have to RfC. I have no idea. I have been extremely civil with Aua up till now, but his accusations against me and continuous degrading of the article since the AfD is getting unbearable. 66.183.69.201 (talk) 23:05, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

I think maybe he should just recuse himself from that article as he has an ongoing (and strangely fickle) COI with it, but he won't admit it. 66.183.69.201 (talk) 23:07, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

PS I'd like user Aua to justify his accusations of me having "utter disregard" for those policies. Where else do you see any issue with me and copyright, or, for that matter promotion? I have never shown utter disregard for those policies (though I will admit I have gotten heated with other editors like Roux, but that has nothing to do with the objective facts of this issue). Huh? 66.183.69.201 (talk) 23:10, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

To tell you the truth, I'm not experienced enough to deal with this sort of situation yet. I'll see if my coach can help. Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 23:28, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Diplomatic answer. Appreciated.

Cheers!

Λuα ^{(Operibus anteire)} 09:42, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Oops! :)

Oops! Would you believe me if I said I have had trouble with my keyboard tonight? – the batteries ran out when I was halfway through a huge block of text! Then I lost my thread when I actually found some... :( And instead of putting {{User|Username}} in a post, I put {{User:Username}} – thus transcluding a whole userpage on someone's talk instead of a link to the user! Thanks for spotting that anyway. :) – B.hotep •talk• 19:49, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Heh, no prob, Bubba. :) Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 19:55, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Bubba, you're causing more trouble than I am! Vicenarian ^{(Said · Done)} 19:57, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Who'dve thought a colon instead of a pipe would cause such consternation? Except in this field... ;) – B.hotep •talk• 20:00, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Good redirect work

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One co-nom, coming up.

This is such a pleasure to co-nominate Vicenarian. He is thoughtful, hard-working, makes fine edits and even deals with vandals in a particularly tactful manner. He's what this site is all about; take it from someone who's been on and off this site for a long doggoned time.  :) --PMDrive1061 (talk) 00:53, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your participation in my recent RfA. I will do my very best not to betray the confidence you have shown me. If you ever have any questions or suggestions about my conduct as an administrator or as an editor please don't hesitate to contact me. Once again, thanks. ·Maunus·ƛ· 13:32, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Forgotten adoptee

Hi! You responded to my request for adoption last April and planned to set up a talk page ( User:Dylan620/Adoption/Xapis ). I just visited the page and it is still not available. Xapis (talk) 09:02, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Keep giving lessons

Thanks for you're lessons; they're very good. This is just a prod to ask you to continue giving these lessons. Rkr1991 ^{(Wanna chat?)} 10:12, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Very well then, later this morning. Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 10:13, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

My advice & a question

You're welcome for the advice - let me know if it works or not! Also a question: how do you set up that banner to appear in the edit window of your talk page? I've seen a few but my curiosity's finally grown enough to ask. Olaf Davis (talk) 19:07, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

All you have to do for that is create user talk:Olaf Davis/Editnotice and whatever you type there will appear whenever someone edits your talk page. Best, →javért ^chat 19:21, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Ah, thanks javért. Olaf Davis (talk) 19:58, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Pas de problème. :-) →javért ^chat 19:59, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Article writing

{{helpme}} I'm having trouble with article writing. I want to build articles, but each time I try, I lack the focus to do so. I was recently given advice from another editor, but it didn't work. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 15:57, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Not everybody is cut out to be an FA writer. We need gnomes and janitors as much as we need people like YellowMonkey (talk · contribs) who can churn out an excellent article in a few hours. Look for a topic you're interested in (tropical cyclones?) and try to write an article bit-by-bit in your sandbox. I find it quite rewarding to take a step back and look at the work I've done. Eventually you'll be able to write more efficiently and it'll become easier. Hope this helps. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 16:05, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Usually, I write worse articles while tired and too calm, I write best when alert, but not "hyper" as little children put it. Dylan, you might want to take my approach of writing an article in Word or by hand before working on it in the article space. This often works for enhancing your prose, too. :) Hope you can focus next time! ceranthor 19:27, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Take your time when building an article, I usually do it in short spurts (an hour or so) and then stop until later or the next day. Because if you loose your focus then it means you're spending too much time on it and need to take a break to regain it before returning to the article.--Giants27 (c|s) 20:12, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

I might be a bit late to this party, Dylan, but here's my view. I find it best not to force article writing. It ends up with chronic writer's block, believe me! When inspiration hits you, you will know it and it will flow. Try collaborating on someone else's new article to get a feel for where their mindset has taken them: I did it with this article a few months back – just adding bits and pieces and just seeing it grow. Same today with Vicenarian and this article he created just a few hours ago. He's really made a go of that one, and it is inspiring to see how he works at the time let alone weeks afterwards! These things grow from stubs at an alarming rate, but as others have said, when you stand back and look at what you've achieved, it's great. Hope this helps, and please, get involved with that article if you can! :) – B.hotep •talk• 15:49, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

accept (Kylekieran (talk) 08:32, 26 August 2009 (UTC))

DYK for Hurricane Bill (2009)

On August 27, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hurricane Bill (2009), which you recently nominated. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

NW (Talk) 05:07, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

Special Barnstar For being willing to help out newcomers, for your kindness to others, for your article contributions, and for being a great user in general, I award you this barnstar. Enjoy! --[midnight comet] [talk] 00:23, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Midnight, that was very kind of you! Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 10:04, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

RFA

Thanks for the update Dylan, I will keep an eye on it and take your advice about pulling the plug. Hey, its my first one, at least I know how to improve! Regards. AtheWeatherman 13:27, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Just to let you know, I have closed the RFA down, it was noit going anywhere hey? :) AtheWeatherman 13:50, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Damn that was quick!

You are now officially the super page stalker! <grin> Thanks for the welcome home, it's good to be back. Paxse (talk) 16:17, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Slirp

Hi, thanks for pointing out that the Slirp article, which I nominated for DYK, was a bit short. I expanded the article with an additional section and a couple more refs, so it should be of an appropriate length now! Moxfyre (ǝɹʎℲxoɯ | contrib) 17:27, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

My Guestbook

Thank you for signing my guestbook. -Megan McCarty talk|Sign here! 19:00, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Hidden Page

You found my hidden page! Congratulations! Copy this code to put the barnstar on your userpage:{{User:BIONICLE233/Barnstar}}

It will look like this: User:BIONICLE233/Barnstar

BIONICLE233 15:15, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

RE:Admin?

Hello, Dylan! I would indeed hope to be of some assistance in both those areas if such a possibility were to occur. However, I'm afraid I will have to decline that offer at the present time. I am now entering what may be a busy period and certainly would not be online for parts of this weekend to answer questions, etc. I am also spending much of the last few days trying to re-establish a WikiProject which has sadly been lacking the attention. How does, say, December sound? I don't really mind waiting another few months (I'm in no particular hurry anyway) and I should have more free time then (or for a part of that month at least) if you want to get back to me (if you don't, I'm fine with that too). Thank you very much for the offer and the "great respect" bit, comments like that really help to keep the spirits up and make editing all the more fun. :) --candle•wicke 23:53, 31 August 2009 (UTC)