User talk:Dylan620/Archives/2009/July

Thanks

Thanks for reverting vandalism on my talk page! Abce2|Free LemonadeOnly 25 cents! 14:52, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

/School

 Done. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 17:46, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Sure, why not? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 18:25, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

File:The Unconscious.jpg.JPG

Your submission of my article for deletion lacks specificity, showing potential ignorance of the listed references as notable and substancial. Please explain. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 25johnpizza (talk • contribs) 18:33, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Paco Sery

Hi Dylan. Your A7 tag on this article was technically correct at the time [1], though it's often good to give clearly-incomplete new articles a little while before tagging them. Nevertheless it's since been expanded into a rather impressive monstrosity of an article that's rather heavy on claims of significance, though very short on sources. It definitely isn't A7 material anymore, though I suspect it might want AfDing - the creator has a clear conflict of interest. Just thought I'd let you know - thanks. ~ mazca ^talk 21:58, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for alerting me. I was personally considering withdrawing the request after I saw the improvements, but in the end I decided to leave the tag up for admin discretion. → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 22:04, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, that's no problem - given the awfully promotional state of the article it would have been nice to just nuke it anyway. ;) ~ mazca ^talk 22:16, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi

Anytime, anytime..;)Feel free to stop at my userpage, look at it and sign the guestbook. Cheers!SchnitzelMannGreek. 23:08, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Don't forget to take the guestbook barnstar:) How was my userpage?SchnitzelMannGreek. 23:35, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Chars

Thanks for protecting my page, <3. - Jeffrey Mall (talk) 23:13, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Reply.

No worries... It's happened to me too, because Huggle is so slow and buggy... Until It Sleeps ^{Wake me} 02:16, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the revert on my talk page from the MascotGuy impostor. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 06:25, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem. Huggle sure beats regular rollback straight out of the water! → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 12:11, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For reverting vandalism on my talk page. I dream of horses (talk) 19:08, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Gee, thanks! → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 19:10, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

OK,I still care a little but the destroyers were almost Arena Bowl Champs dude —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.149.212.231 (talk) 19:10, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

AND THE LAST MESSAGE WAS BY --Killtimmy99 (talk) 01:38, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for your note. Harry the Dog WOOF 14:57, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Did I miss something, I'm confused?--SchnitzelMannGreek. 15:03, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Turns out we were both mistaken when we huggled Harry on the Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Biography (arts and entertainment) articles by quality log page; according to him, the request left there was misplaced. In the message I left in your talk page, I apologized to Harry and asked him to continue to help improve the encyclopedia. Hope that clears up any confusion. Thank you both for your hard work, → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 15:09, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedian of the Day

Congratulations, Dylan620! For your kindness to others, your hard work around the wiki, and for being a great user, you have been awarded the "Wikipedian of the Day" award for today, July 6, 2009! Keep up the great work!
Note: You could also recieve the "Wikipedian of the Week award for this week!

Happy editing!

Midnight Comet 00:01, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Utopia, Limited

Please check the edit - I added the source. I'll add the book details when I get home. 193.130.15.240 (talk) 12:35, 6 July 2009 (UTC) (User:Shoemaker's Holiday, at a library.)

Oops; to be honest, I wouldn't have reverted that if I had known it was you. Please accept my apologies. → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 18:13, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Don't worry about it. I didn't log in because, well, public computer. Anyway, today went well: All the referencing work done on the cast lists except for the last couple, which need Marc Shepherd to step in - but he'll be much readier to step in with only a very few things missing than an annoying, 10 hour project. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 18:19, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Unblock Marco747 from Editing

Can you unblock Marco747 from editing please. Thanks buddy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Palen647 (talk • contribs) 18:34, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page by this sockpuppet. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 23:01, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Proud to be of service! :) → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 00:09, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for reverting the vandalism to my page. I used my first ever rollback edit on that guy.--The Legendary Sky Attacker 21:18, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Reverting

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		This is the only warning you will receive for your extremely fast reverting. If you revert vandals again at faster-than-ClueBot speeds, you will block others from Huggling. :) --Until It Sleeps Wake me 21:28, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting the vandalism to my user page. Cst17 (talk) 23:14, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem; I love the proud feeling that I get when I revert vandalism, especially if it's to userpages. :) → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 00:14, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you.

		The Original Barnstar
		Ah, darn it. You beat me at the vandalism reverting. :P How may I serve you? Marshall Williams2 01:29, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Man Cave - Male Bonding

I tried to make some edits which were considered "nonconstructive". If you read the "Man Cave" page, "Male Bonding" does not seem appropriate. I don't believe that it is nonconstructive, as it could be misleading to someone building a Man Cave. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dj13241 (talk • contribs) 16:39, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Wow, I didn't even know that article existed... or that the concept of a Man cave has actually been documented. You learn something new every single day. Vicenarian ^{(T · C)} 16:44, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

In answer to your question, Dj13241, your edit was more appropriate for the talk page, as it was commenting on the article as opposed to an edit to the article. It was reverted because it was non-encyclopedic content in an article. Vicenarian ^{(T · C)} 16:50, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Indeed Vicenarian, I was just about to say that when you put it in first. Keep up the great work pal, you've made me very proud ever since I adopted you. :) → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 16:59, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Aww, thanks, that's very kind. :) BTW, no need to use {{talkback}} on my page, as I (obviously) stalk your talk page. :) Vicenarian ^{(T · C)} 17:04, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Ice Cube 2000

Just so you know, the guy should've been blocked a long time ago, he keeps removing the warnings, and those with all these vandalism tools keep re-starting the count. --William S. Saturn (talk) 17:59, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for deleting the vandalism of 64.107.216.103 to my Agedabia-Kufra Road, and bringing the original page back--Maher A. A. Abdussalam (talk) 19:53, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

why?

Yes, Hello dylan. Thank you for the lovely introduction. I would greatly appreciate it if you would kindly explain to me your reasoning for deleting my changes to the chuck schulz page. thanks Comet55 (talk) 23:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

You added negative, unsourced material to a biography. -t'shaél^chat 00:13, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

RE: Huggle

I've actually been stalking your contribs for a while, and your huggle work seems generally consistent and accurate. Keep up the good work! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:40, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Vandal block

You might want to carry through on your vandal block warning at User_talk:74.221.123.59. I have just reverted yet another vulgar edit to Jenette McCurdy and it's becoming a bit troublesome. Freedomlinux (talk) 01:07, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Your suggestion

Just in case your wondering, the user you suggested will get WOTD tomorrow. (I'm not going to say the user's name here; the user is very likely to view this page). --Midnight Comet 02:15, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism

I did not want to cause any vandalism to the page Barcelona SC. There was this template Barcelona SC, i started to updated with new players and making it better taking me almost 3 hours because this template hasn't been touch in ages, but then i accidentally created a new One Called Barcelona Sporting Club, so now there's two of the same, but the most recent one i made its better, so i try to delete the Barcelona SC by blanking the page. I am sorry if you guys thought i was doing something wrong, I'm not the the type of person to do that. If one of you guys can keep the just one that be awesome. Thanks. Dante mad666 (talk) 21:20, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Very well then. Happy editing. → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 21:26, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Gladly

Hi, Dylan. So sorry for such a late response. I would love to take you in as my adoptee... Thanks for the offer !!! I look forward for a response on my talkpage, and Thank you, thank you, thank you. Rkr1991 (talk) 12:46, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

BS

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For your outstanding work reverting vandalism. Keep it up! :) Midnight Comet 17:42, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, Midnight Comet! :D Much appreciated. → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 17:46, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

You deserve it for all your hard work. :) Cheers, --Midnight Comet 17:51, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

I was poking around your talk page just now and I noticed this barnstar. A belated congrats. :) sixtynine ^{• spill it •} 02:23, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

You're Welcome

You're welcome. I tried Huggle but I didn't like it. --How may I serve you? Marshall Williams2 01:52, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Flameviper

You sure you want this? Also, dunno if you've ever mentored a previously banned editor. You'll have to do a lot of stalking, and proactively correct his errors. It would help if you were good at spotting socks, too, since Flameviper has a past history. This is not your usual "how do I edit, where do I report vandals" mentorship. KillerChihuahua^?!?Advice 22:24, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Hello KC, thank you for commenting on my volunteering to mentor Flameviper. I must admit that the kind of mentorship you have described is new to me, and that this will be the first time I have mentored a previously. What prompted me to volunteer to mentor/adopt Flameviper was Sarah's statement "would anyone from WP:ADOPT be willing to volunteer." I have read quite a bit about Flameviper in the past, and over the months he has become a (now-former?) banned user who really stood out to me. From what I have read about Flameviper, his foremost issues were:

• sockpuppetry
• incivility
• immaturity

In summary, yes, I am sure I want this. I am willing to undertake the responsibility of watching Flameviper's contributions for errors, and I will also vow to participate in any future threads about him on the noticeboards. I will even propose a permanent re-ban myself if Flameviper reverts to his old ways. I do consider myself good at spotting my socks; I am a veteran at spotting socks of banned editor Fila3466757 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). I feel ready to start mentoring problem users – starting with Flameviper. Cheers, → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 22:50, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Excellent: I have also asked on AN whether there are any objections to you as mentor; I do not anticipate any. I will (barring unforseen developments) likely be unblocking and will notify you at that time. KillerChihuahua^?!?Advice 22:55, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

OK, the dust is settled and he's all yours. I see you've already started; if Mazca is ever not around when you need adminny stuff done let me know and I will be happy to help. Actually, happy to help with non-adminny too, if you need it. :-) Have fun do well and remember, if Ziggy screws up its his fault, not yours - he's not a noob and knows the rules, so don't blame yourself if he does. I have every confidence you will do wonderfully, and have hope Ziggy will do well also. KillerChihuahua^?!?Advice 14:29, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Wonderful! I am in the middle of writing an introduction to Ziggy right now; I was hoping we could discuss terms and plans for mentorship. Cheers, → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 14:43, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Who is "we"? thanks - KillerChihuahua^?!?Advice 14:49, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

"We" would be Ziggy and I. Best, → Dylan620 (Toolbox Alpha, Beta) 14:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

ah, thought so, was not sure. Suggest you ping your backup and include him, if you haven't already done so. :-) KillerChihuahua^?!?Advice 14:55, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Great. Everything looks good so far, and I agree that discussing the general terms and goals would be a good move - I'll leave that in your capable hands. I've introduced myself as well, I guess it's entirely up to Ziggy at this point! ~ mazca ^talk 15:28, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Re:

That must be wonderful for you ;) I'm not sure what's going on, all I know is the big-ass 'retired' message helps nobody, and all it serves to do is keep me away for little other reason than a message from myself tells me that I am. But yes, don't expect me to be very active, but disengaging from this place completely is too much for me to ask of myself. Thanks for the kind message. Who are you potentially mentoring? :) — neuro^(talk) 16:58, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi!

Hi Dylan,

Long time no see :)

Also, on another note, when you add a message to your talk page, how does the "talk page rules" come up?

All the best --Anhamirak 01:57, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

No hard feelings

I made a response on my talk page, but wasn't sure that you'd seen it. And, you may have been thirsty, so I come with drinks. :)

Javért | ^Talk has given you a cup of coffee, for taking the time to weather a dispute. Thanks for staying calm and civil! Coffee somehow promotes WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a coffee, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy!

Spread the lovely, warm, bitter goodness of coffee by adding {{subst:WikiCoffee}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Gee, thanks! *sips coffee* Delicious! Now I just hope Vicenarian accepts my apology; I intended the apology for him as well. Best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 10:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Haha, no problem. I'm sure that he will, Vicenarian is good people. :) Best, Javért | ^Talk 10:37, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

No hard feelings whatsoever. :) It wasn't personal and you meant no harm. I can't fault you for doing what you thought was right. Enjoy that coffee, I'm off to get some of my own, preferably real and not Wiki-based. Vicenarian ^{(T · C)} 11:56, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

{{talkback}}

Hello, Dylan620. You have new messages at Midnight Comet's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

--Midnight Comet 18:08, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Happy Bastille Day!

Dear fellow Wikipedian, on behalf of the Kindness campaign, I just want to wish you a Happy Bastille Day, whether you are French, Republican or not!  :) Happy Editing! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 20:45, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Admin?

I see that you would like to become an admin. Well personally, I think you are ready for it, and all this message is really saying is, if you want to become the man with the mop, then when you feel you are ready, feel free to give me a shout and I'll nom you if you would like (and you got 1 support too :D). Anyway, its up to you though. Andy (talk) 00:26, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

(re your response to Andy) - Could I just suggest, Dylan, that you're kicking yourself far too hard over that mistaken MfD nomination? Yes, it was a mistake, but you dealt with it professionally and maturely; and ultimately no harm was done. I think you're overestimating how much people care about that kind of thing. :)

I agree with your decision to hold off on having an RfA until your admin coach thinks you're ready; but please do remember that you're probably a lot closer to being ready for RfA than you think. I'm yet another person who'd be happy to co-nom when you think you're ready. Just remember that everyone's made mistakes, and you're far more likely to be judged on how you deal with them than the fact that you made one in the first place. ~ mazca ^talk 11:33, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Agreed, excellent points, Mazca. Javért | ^Talk 11:39, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Apparently I might be submitting myself for an RfA a bit sooner than I thought. :) Mazca: Thank you for your kind advice; I would be delighted to accept a nomination from you and Andy once I feel ready for an RfA (and once it's OK with Julian). All the best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 11:51, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Totally agree with Mazca, good luck with your admin coaching (I hear Julian is excellent!) ad give me a shout if you want co-nominating. Regards, Andy (talk) 12:11, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

I certainly wouldn't hold the MfD episode against you, and you can count on +1 support from me when it happens. And I'm hardly ever around at RfA unless I recognise a name! – B.hotep •talk• 12:59, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Re: Admin coaching

Sure, we can work on that. I'll post something in a bit.

With regards to that nomination you received, I think you made a wise choice in declining it for now. There are some issues you should work on, particularly the lack of substantial content work. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:19, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Abuse reports, interested?

Hi! I believe we've contacted each other in the past! I'm aware of your dedication to fighting vandalism on Wikipedia, which I can easily see when using Huggle, since sometimes you revert the vandalism faster than I can (nice job!). Since we have the common interest, I'd like to introduce you to a Wikipedia project that you might be interested in, Wikipedia:Abuse reports. Abuse reports handles repeat IP vandals that have been blocked several times, but continue to be a problem. This is done by contacting the organization responsible for the IP address. It would be great to have you as a new member of the project, but entirely understandable if you feel this is not for you. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, and thanks for your time! Netalarm 15:11, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

WP:NODRAMA reminder

Thanks for signing up for the Great Wikipedia Dramaout. Wikipedia stands to benefit from the improvements in the article space as a result of this campaign. This is a double reminder. First, the campaign begins on July 18, 2009 at 00:00 (UTC). Second, please remember to log any articles you have worked on during the campaign at Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout/Log. Thanks again for your participation! --Jayron32.talk.say no to drama 21:16, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

1996 AHS

Looks good overall, just a couple issues I noticed at first glance. First, the formations and disspiations need locations in relation to major cities (see Timeline of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season). Also, watch out for unnecessary full stops in the image captions; this isn't a big deal, but it's my pet peeve. :) –Juliancolton | ^Talk 22:18, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, it's definitely good enough to publish. If you're going to ship it off to FLC, you might want to add conversions for all units, but that's all I can think of at the moment. Good work! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 01:27, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

 Done –Juliancolton | ^Talk 01:47, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for making WP:NODRAMA a success!

Thank you again for your support of the Great Wikipedia Dramaout. Preliminary statistics indicate that 129 new articles were created, 203 other articles were improved, and 183 images were uploaded. Additionally, 41 articles were nominated for DYK, of which at least 2 have already been promoted. There are currently also 8 articles up for GA status and 3 up for FA/FL status. Though the campaign is technically over, please continue to update the log page at WP:NODRAMA/L with any articles which you worked during the campaign, and also to note any that receive commendation, such as DYK, GA or FA status. You may find the following links helpful in nominating your work:

• T:TDYK for Did You Know nominations
• WP:GAC for Good Article nominations
• WP:FAC for Featured Article nominations
• WP:FLC for Featured List nominations
• WP:FPC for Featured Picture nominations

Again, thank you for making this event a success! --Jayron32.talk.say no to drama 02:11, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Timeline of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season

Hello! Your submission of Timeline of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Materialscientist (talk) 05:43, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Responded there. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 05:46, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Oh Wise One

Oh wise and omnipotent mentor, do you think, perhaps, that I have reached a point such that I have graduated from the Adopt-a-User program? Not that I mind being your adoptee, but I think I'm ready to adopt someone myself. :) Thanks for all your help these past few months. I have learned much with your help. Vicenarian ^{(T · C)} 15:06, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

96 AHS

I dont mind but i just dont think we should flood FL with 3 timelines from the NHC AOR if one was from say the SWIO or SPAC i wouldnt mind to much. O and CB and JC are online :P Jason Rees (talk) 22:48, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Ok ill throw tomatoes at you:P Jason Rees (talk) 23:03, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Hello, my adopter...

I was just wondering why I hadn't heard from you for all these days... I understand you were a part of WP : NoDrama, since that is over, shall we resume our lessons again ? Rkr1991 (talk) 03:43, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

Great Lesson... Thanks a lot, I learned so much... Rkr1991 ^{(Wanna chat?)} 05:40, 26 July 2009 (UTC) (notice the new signature)

Glad to see you like that signature! Best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 11:51, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Nodrama Barnstar

		The Anti-Drama Barnstar
		Thank you for participating in The Great Wikipedia Dramaout 2009, avoiding drama for a full 5 days!--The LegendarySky Attacker 04:51, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Hopefully the result will make it all worthwhile for me. :) Best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 11:51, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Dylan620 → The Pretender

I'll kind of be sad to see "Dylan" go. Ah well, I can certainly understand wanting a rename. :) Best, Javert^{I knit sweaters, yo!} 04:34, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I must admit that I'll miss editing as "Dylan620." :( Best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 11:51, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

FWIW, I'm glad to see that you've changed your mind. :) Best, Javert^{I knit sweaters, yo!} 18:10, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedian of the Day

Congratulations, Dylan620! The first week of each monthly cycle of "Wikipedian of the..." will consist of repeats from the previous month; the repeats did not received WOTW last month.
For your further kindness to others, your hard work around the wiki, and for being a great user since the last time you were Wikipedian of the Day, you have been named "Wikipedian of the Day" once again, for today, July 28, 2009! Keep up the great work!
Note: You now have another chance to be Wikipedian of the Week!

Happy editing!

[midnight comet] [talk] 01:05, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Adopting

Hi Dylan.How about adopting me??will tell u about me after you adopt me . :-)Gd iitm (talk) 17:09, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Sure, I'll adopt you! We'll get started tomorrow morning. Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 17:26, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Reply

[midnight comet] [talk] has hugged you! Hugs promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better (and hopefully wasn't meant as an invasion of personal space). Spread the WikiLove by hugging at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Hug others by adding {{subst:Hug}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thank you so much for the barnstar! Yes, you deserve to get it twice. You're a really great user; no doubt about that. Keep up the great work! --[midnight comet] [talk] 00:09, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply, but thank you very much for the hug! :D Trust me, you're fully deserving of the barnstar. :) Best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 17:26, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi Dylan

Hey buddy, hope that you're well. I was wondering when we might proceed to Lesson 2? I think that I've done about as much as I can with WikiGnoming and have gained a new respect for people that spend their time on Wikipedia doing the gnomish tasks. Though I'm not sure if it's technically WikiGnoming, I've started going to Special:Random and creating talk pages and rating articles that had no talk page or rating. Actually rather rewarding. Anyway, get back to me when you can. :) Thanks, javert (stargaze) 04:20, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Sure, we can get started on that soon (sorry for the late reply). Lesson 2 is on content writing; do you have any DYK's? Featured content? Good articles? Anything else you would like to learn about content writing? Be mindful that the more specific you are, the more I can help you. :) Just an FYI, the next lesson will be your last before your graduation – if you still wish to pursue adminship lessons, please go to admin coaching. All the best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 17:26, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

No problems. No DYKs or FAs or GAs. I've created one start class article, and one stub. The best work that I've done is to get Ruthie Henshall from start class to 'C' (before I started to work on her article), and Vicenarian helped me with that. ;) Other than that, about all I've done is to copyedit things (spelling, grammar, word tense, etc.). Thanks again, Dylan. Best, javért ^stargaze 17:44, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Timeline of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season

On July 30, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Timeline of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season, 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 07:28, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

I know a bot sent this, but yippee, my first DYK! :D --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 17:26, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Congrats!! Law _{type! snype?} 02:18, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, Law! :) --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 02:22, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

DYK collaboration

Hey Dylan. I just wanted to congratulate you on your accomplishment of getting your first article to DYK. It's a nice feeling knowing that your work was read by hundreds of people. And I wanted to wish you luck on the FLC as well; I hope that goes over well for you.

I was wondering, now that you got the taste of getting your first article on the main page, if you would be willing to work with me on getting another one to the main page. I am currently working on a biography of William Thompson Lusk, which I am drafting at User:NuclearWarfare/William Thompson Lusk. I have already completed most of the research. I wrote my actual notes in bullet form on the page itself, and now all that needs to be done is to turn those notes into prose. Would you be willing to help me out on that? I would be more than happy to share DYK credit with you if you are.

If you are interested, just reply here within a few days and let me know, and I'll hold off on writing the aricle myself to give you time to work on it.

Sincerely,

NW (Talk) 00:40, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Hello NW, long time no see. Personally it would be my honor to help you out with turning those notes into prose. I'll get on it tomorrow morning. :) Also, on an unrelated note, would you consider running for adminship? You'd be a truly great candidate, IMO. Best, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 01:43, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you Dylan! That would be a great help.

And at this time, I don't think I would run for adminship. If you are interested, here is a link to my disastrous first RfA. I have cleaned up my act since, but I was still thinking about doing at least some more decent content work before running again. NW (Talk) 01:47, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Response

Thanks! :) –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:44, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Mentorship?

Why, yes, of course, certainly. Do you have the IRC? What terms do you have in mind? ZS 04:04, 31 July 2009 (UTC)