User talk:Fetofs/Archive 2

Admin coaching

I looked and you do well but may suggest something. It is best to email or message irc with suggestions as I have found having been through rfa. Choose one for suggestion. I am sorry the edit counter is down, there is a script [1] for the monobook.js. My monobook doesn't like it but yours might.--Dakota ~ 01:34, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you, my head is wasted by Fridays :P. H ig hway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 20:02, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

[[==Hello== My head hurts today too. Thanks for the code. I have been using Flcelloguy's also. Friday's

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suggestion is good in that it will show the type questions and comments seen on Rfa. I will get back ot you and the coaching page not too much later. Thanks again :)--Dakota ~ 23:34, 21 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

== Caction tool ==]]

OK, I didn't notice; I've been away for quite some time. Stick

var ctJsCount = 1;

anywhere into your monobook.js and the link will point to the JS version (unless you are in IE). Thanks for pointing it out. <eng style="font-weight:bold;font-family:times new;color:#FF0989;">haz (us e r talk) 15:44, 22 April 2006

VandalProof Moderators

Thank you for your willingness in helping me out with VandalProof! You've now been made a moderator, so when you load VandalProof the next time, you should see 'Moderator' in front of your username, and you should also find a Moderator Tools menu. I've made a very basic page explaining what's expected of moderators and how to do certain tasks, which can be found here: User:AmiDaniel/VandalProof/ModeratorTools. If you change your mind and don't want to moderate, please contact me. Again, thanks! AmiDaniel (Talk) 23:57, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

your warning to AmiDaniel

how did you get to his talk page???... I would treat this as a potential bug, unless you figured out what you did. Eagle (talk) (desk) 01:30, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Were you on his page?? Please try this as a test, go to User:Eagle 101/Sandbox and click the warning button... I think I know what you did, and how you did it with out realizeing it.Eagle (talk) (desk) 01:37, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Hold on, I have another test for you... give me one minute:-), my theory may still apply.Eagle (talk) (desk) 01:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Same instructions as above, but try here User talk:Eagle 101/Sandbox.

- - - I should have asked earlier, were you on his talk page for any reason???Eagle (talk) (desk) 01:46, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My theory was that since AmiDanial had so many sub talk pages, that had you mistakenly hit the warn button on any of them, the warning would carry up to his main page. (User talk:XXXXX/sub-something) , the warning would carry up to (User:talk:XXXXX)

The reason why I thought of this was that on a program of mine, I encountered similar problems. Tell me what you think. Eagle (talk) (desk) 01:52, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If I were you, revert your mistake on AmiDanial's talk page, or at least tell him it was your mistake, and not the software. (else he may think he has a new bug on his hands:-).Eagle (talk) (desk) 01:53, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good thing you did, because your test on my talk sandbox confirmed it was not the software, have a look, the warning is in the sandbox.

that problem can occur in programs that use "/" or "\" as a delimeter. (I have written two programs that did this).Eagle (talk) (desk) 01:56, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Election staff

--64.75.119.10 14:13, 25 April 2006 (UTC)----[reply]

They can't vote because they need to give the illusion of neutrality; it gives the system credibility. Regards, --Cel es tianpower ^háblame 14:16, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Heh - I was trying my hand at sarcasm, sorry. Since they haven't voted, they are, in the usual sense of the word, neutral. --Cel esarial tianpower ^háblame 14:25, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I've run afoul of that a few times. Facial expressions and tonality are very important in humour. --Cel es tianpower ^{háblame</lrt> 14:34, 25 April 2006 (UTC)}[reply]

Thanks

Thank you for supporting me in the AC elections. I Lov E Plankton 17:27, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Old Skool Esperanzial note

Since this isn't the result of an AC meeting, I have decided to go Old Skool. This note is to remind you that the elections are taking place now and will end at 23:50 UTC on 2006-04-29. Please vote here. Thanks. --Cel es tianpower ^háblame 20:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ref converter

It's a good idea to link back to the Ref converter when you're using it to make changes on articles, so that other people know what's going on. WikiRefs should use an auto edit summary (generated in the link it spits out with the modified Wiki source), but if you can't get that working, just use the supplied edit summary on the main page of the Ref converter. Thanks. --Cyde Weys 00:51, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jo-Anne Keesler Callicoon Center New York

Thanks for the VandalProof!

Hi! Thanks for granting me the VandalProof. However my name is still in the "awaiting approval" category, so I can't use it for the moment. Did you forget to transfer me? I'm sure you'll see to it, I was just wondering. Thanks again, and take care. IronC hris | (talk) 02:06, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Arrondissements

You can see my edits at Arrondissements of the Aube département for my suggestions. Thanks. olivier 10:51, 26 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have made 2 edits to your last version of Arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin département. The first one can probably be done by the bot. The second one may better be done manually. Otherwise, that's great! Thanks. olivier 14:04, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I guess that you can just go ahead without the 2 links. olivier 14:27, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

Thank you for voting at my RFA. Even though you did not vote for me, your counsel was appreciated. In the next few months, I intend to work on expanding my involvement in other namespaces and try a few different subjects than in the past. - CTSWyneken^Talk

Admin coaching

I answered your post at Admin Coaching--Dakota ~ 00:43, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your comment at my WP:ER

Could you explain what you mean by your comment at WP:ER? Also, how far off RfA candidature am I? MyNam e IsNotBob 02:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting point you make, but there is no instruction to place at the top, and most talk pages as well as copyvio list downwards. I followed the instructions directly. Maybe this needs clarifying. MyNam e IsNotBob 12:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

VandalProof

This is where the user list is kept, the other list is pretty much just for show. So if you make a mistake adding a user, revert that page, as well as the other. Prodego ^talk 23:27, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What user list? The one I linked to? Prodego ^talk 23:33, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, do you want me to? Prodego ^talk 23:37, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm that's odd, it usually loads up after a second or two, hold on, I'll check. Prodego ^talk 23:41, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I had no problem, the list loaded about 5 seconds after the awaiting approval section did, as normal. I think I can guess what happened. You didn't let it load the first time, then the second time you reloaded the page that you had just blanked, so there were no approved users. After I reverted all the users back, they loaded fine. That's my thoery. Prodego ^talk 23:47, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Trading Spaces

Dear Fetofs, I noticed that you had put your name down on the Trading Spaces program, requesting your page to be "pimped". I would be happy to do it, since it looks like it could be pretty cool. If you would like me to do it, respond on my talk page with any colour or layout suggestions you had in mind. Cheers, H ig hway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 11:40, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll start now, sorry for the delay. Cheers, H ig hway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 22:12, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Fetofs/New H ig hway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 22:15, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

I saw you on the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/FloNight |RfA]] page of FloNight and felt like saying you a big and nice hello. Let us continue to build the Better than the Best global encyclopedia. Thank you and regards. --Bhadani 16:08, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My signature

My signature still doesnot work. Could you please give me the text I need to enter into the nickname option so I could copy it in there? By the way, I hope you can still read the bad signature following this sentence. // <font color="blue">Brenden<font color="red">/Military history|h<font color="blue">ull | 23:23, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is still not working. // <font color="blue">Brenden<font color="red">h<font color="blue">ull 23:38, 30 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My signature is working now—thank you for giving me the last layout! // Brenden h ull 00:01, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanza Welcome...

Thanks for the welcome to Esperanza. I hope that I can make some valuable contributions to the community and make wikipedia a nice place to be. Blessings.--E va ^db 14:19, 3 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

May the Force be with you.

Dear Fetofs/Archive 2,

Thanks for voting on my RFA! I appreciate your faith in me, and was overwhelmed by the positive response to my RFA; for it shows that at least I'm doing something right. :) I've started working to improve myself already, and I hope that next time, things run better, and maybe, just maybe, one day we can bask on the shores of Admintopia together. Thanks and cheers, _-M o P-_ 21:49, 3 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Should the Elo_Rating_System cabal mediation case be closed?

Hi I have noticed that User:Wolfkeeper has been ignoring the case these past several days, he is not taking a vacation because his user contributions clearly shows that he has been very active during this time. Shall the case be closed? Dionyseus 21:14, 5 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Hello, Fetofs/Archive 2, and thank you for vote on my recent RfA! With a final vote of 62/2/4, I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. As I acclimate myself to my new tools, feel free to let me know how you believe I might be able to use them to help the project. Thanks again! Radio Kirk talk to me 05:28, 6 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

New User Page

Hey Fetofs, I've finished renovating your userpage (cringes), and I hope you like it. A few notes to keep in mind -

Those funky colour banners (I can recolour them if you wish) have links in the left hand corners, which I think should probably be able to stretch right along the page. Anyway, you can change the links to go to any Wikipedia page just by clicking on them, which is kind of cool.

You can re-arrange the boxes, but just watch out you don't take any other coding with you.

If there is anything else you want done, just ask! Cheers, H ig hway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 16:01, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean. H ig hway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 17:07, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't doing that on mine, I'll try and fix it now. I lifted the banner straight from your user page. H ig hway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 17:19, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I have no idea. H ig hway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 17:22, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is a giant whitespace area. But they are at the bottom. H ig hway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 17:30, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #3

Administrator Coaching
The Administrator Coaching program is a program aimed at preparing Wikipedians for Adminship or helping them understand the intricacies of Wikipedia better. Recently, changes have been made to the requirements of coachees. Please review them before requesting this service. This would be something like the Welcoming Committee, but for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. Some might like suggestions about how to learn vandal patrol, or mentoring on taking an article to featured status, or guidance with a proposal they plan to make at the Village Pump, for example. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins.
Stressbusters
The Stressbusters are a subset of Esperanza aiming to investigate the causes of stress. New eyes on the situation are always welcome!
Note from the editor
As always, MiszaBot handled this delivery. Thank you! Also, congratulations go to Pschemp, Titoxd and Freakofnurture for being elected in the last elections! An Esperanzial May to all of the readership!

The last AC meeting (full log)
Posting logs of the Esperanza IRC channel are explicitly banned anywhere. Violation of this rule results in deletion and a ban from the channel. A disclaimer is going to be added to the Esperanza main page. We are humans and, as such, are imperfect. Various revisions have been made to the Code of Conduct. Please see them, as the proposal is ready to be ratified by the community and enacted. All members will members to have to re-confirm their membership after accepting the Code of Conduct. Referendums are to be held on whether terms of AC members should be lengthened and whether we should abolish votes full stop. Admin Coaching reform is agreed upon.
Signed...
Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, Pschemp and Freakofnurture 20:29, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Paleorthid

Aack. I am absolutely sure I messed up using VP. User:Avenue now shows with a BL and WL in red in the main space heading, and has a "- W" added to the user name for aticles in my watchlist space. So the W and B buttons are not innocent ways to Watch and uh Befriend someone. Can you assist me in making this right? -- Paleorthid 03:06, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nervermind - I figured it out as Blacklist and Whitelist. A little slow witted tonight... (relieved) -- Paleorthid 03:11, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AFC archiving

Hi Fetofs. I've responded to your message here. Thank you very much. ×Meegs 17:16, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The WikiHangman Tournament has started!

Hello! This is a reminder that you have signed up for the Wikipedia:WikiHangman Tournament. Matches have started, and you must move* within the next 24 hours in order to not have your match being forefeitted. Your games are found here.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at my talk page. Good luck!

*"Moving" is defined as guessing a letter (if your first opponent has created their {{Hangman}} yet) or creating your {{Hangman}} to fit your word. Instructions for setting up the Hangman template is found here — Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 00:57, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Heraldry Portal?

I've proposed the creation of an heraldic portal. If you think that such a thing would be helpful, you can voice your support HERE and hopefully we can get the heraldry category items organized better.--E va ^db 18:01, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WP:WHMT

Congratulations on the win. I suppose you win the match (per the rules), but I don't know if this is fair. I'd start a second game, and if your opponent doesn't respond to that, then you'll win two games, and take the match. Essentially, this first tournament is just a test run -- we look at the bugs in this edition, and use it to make new rules to fix the next version. We are using rules created in May 2005, without any formal testing. So, um, here we are now. We'll see how it goes.

As for a "timebank," how do you propose doing such a thing? How would it work? etc.

(And as for "we all have a real life" ... what real life ;)?) — Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 23:23, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a great plan, but do you think it is wise to change the format mid-tournament? — Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 22:32, 11 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I like the idea. For the second game of each current match, there will be a three-day timebank. Every move you make within the time limit will add an additional 24 hours to your timebank. Any thoughts on the technical aspects of said timebank?

If both players were inactive (as it was with CanadaGirl and Tv316, I think), the winner would be the one who was most active (in this case, CanadaGirl), despite both being inactive. — Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 03:14, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Moving pages

Hello again Fetofs. Good news; please take a look at these two topics on Jitse Niesen's talk page

Thanks. ×Meegs 16:20, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

thanks

Hi Fetofs - I'm very sorry to have disappointed your expectation in me, but it had become impossible for me to compromise my principles. I don't covet adminship at all, so it wasn't a difficult decision. However, I cannot tell you how greatly joyous I feel at the enthusiastic, wonderful support you expressed for me. I don't know how hard it will be to understand that your supports means extremely a lot to me. I thank you from my heart, and please let me know if I can ever be assistance or help in anything. Rama's Arrow 19:52, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Community Justice Newsletter

Welcome
Previously, various notices regarding Community Justice have gone out to our members; though this is the first actual newsletter. This issue will contain information regarding decisions made on the first meeting, our new council, and more...! If you wish to unsubscribe to future newsletters, please add your name to Wikipedia:Community Justice/Do Not Spam.
New Council
Following our first elections, a new council has been elected.Computerjoe and Ian13 remain as chairman and chief executive (respectively); while Eddieh, Wiki alf and Xchrisblackx are replaced as councillors by Ilyanep, Osbus and Covington. The Giant Puffin and Pureblade remain as councillors.
Member Conduct
In the last meeting, the conduct of 4 members was discussed. Ethnopunk will be put on probation, supervised by Ian13, if he/she is incivil during this probation, he/she will be expelled from WP:CJ; the same was decided for Misza13 (voluntarily), and his probation will be supervised by Computerjoe. No action will be taken against Computerjoe.
Barnstar
The Civility Barnstar which our members have designed has been sent to Barnstar and award proposals. We'd appreciate your feedback! Also, we are planning to make a Community Justice barnstar to give to hard-working CJ members. If you're a budding designer, consider trying to make it, then post your proposal to WT:CJ!
Name and logo change
There has been no consensus reached regarding changing our name and/or logo neither at WT:CJ nor at WT:CJ/M/1. While suggestions are still welcome, no action will be taken at this time.
Programs
We are going to try to create programs to more actively involve our members. If you have any ideas, please drop a line at WT:CJ. We will try to work with WP:ESP on one of these programs, at some point in the future.
Thanks!
Thank you for your time. If you need anything, feel free to comment at WT:CJ or come into our IRC channel [2]. Computerjoe wishes to extend his thanks to User:Robchurch, a non-member who assisted in making {{tracker}} redundant, as well as Misza13 for his continued support and to the whole of this and the previous council. This newsletter was delivered by CJBot, written by Computerjoe, with technical help from Misza13. Computerjoe 's talk 19:30, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User Page Judging

Hi Fetofs! You've signed up to be a judge for the Esperanza User Page Award! You'll have three user pages to examine. The user pages you get coincide with your signup number. So if you signed up to be a judge in spot 1 than you will get nominations 1-3. Pick your favorite one, and list it in the finalist section. After all 5 judges have chosen a finalist it's time to award them 1-10 points in the four categories:

Attractiveness: general layout, considering colour scheme and/or use of tables if applicable
Usefulness: links to subpages or editing aids, helpful information
Interesting-ness: quirky, unique, captivating, or funny content
General niceness: at the judges' discretion

Please see the Scores section on this page for additional information on your job as a judge.

Keep in mind that your scores are confidential! Email Petros471 with your scores and final picks. As soon as all the scores have been tallied, a winner will be announced! Thanks.

- Pureblade | ^Θ 15:02, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Created Moderator User box and Category

This user is a
VandalProof Moderator

To add yourself to this category, add {{VandalProof Moderators}} for the user box above, or [[Category:Wikipedians that are VandalProof Moderators|{{PAGENAME}}]] to your user page. Thanks! - Gl e n ^T_C (Stollery) 23:11, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

New user box

File:VandalProof icon.jpg

Warning to Vandals: This user is armed with VandalProof

That is the User template I could change that? - Gl e n ^T_C (Stollery) 23:21, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nice. FYI you can just add the category above if you have trouble finding anywhere for it too. :) - Gl e n ^T_C (Stollery) 23:28, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanza

Thanks. Can you let me know when I've passed the 150 edits? (Hpetwe 00:35, 18 May 2006 (UTC))[reply]

WP:WHMT (again)

A reminder to both would be nice. However, if I were to choose between the two for the win, I'd have to give it to CanadaGirl, as she has moved more often than tv316. — Ian Manka Talk to me‼ 03:10, 18 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Signature

Thanks. It works good now. Fr e dd ie^{Against Userbox Deletion?} 01:13, 19 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]