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This is the archive of comments added to User talk:Gyrofrog from January 2012 through June 2012. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 20:37, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

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Wonderful Contribution

Dear Brother,

Brother you have made such a marvelous contributions for creating Wikipedia the wonderful place for everyone your edits are amazing, I highly appreciated your work for Wikipedia therefore I would like to award you with a The Tireless Contributor Barnstar. --Faizanalivarya (talk) 20:16, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

My Honest Apologies

Dear Brother, I honestly apologies brother that was done accidentally, I was only looking at your articles and when I view history, It was Vandalized article, that was accidentally done my me and when I was correcting it, my laptop battery when down as soon as I connected that with charger, I forgot that I suppose to correct it, I hope you forgive this mistake, I make sure, It wont happen again as it was not intentionally done. Thanks --Faizanalivarya (talk) 19:35, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Left response at User talk:Faizanalivarya. -- Gyrofrog 19:41, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks a lot brother for trusting me you seems nice person, I would like to know you in person as well, would you be kind enough to add me on fb or skype, my skype id is: faizan.varya --Faizanalivarya (talk) 20:30, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

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Enjoyed your Signpost interview

Just wanted to let you know I very much enjoyed reading your Wikipedia Signpost interview. Thanks for contributing to the project! Sumanah (talk) 14:03, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much! -- Gyrofrog 16:39, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

West Puntland state

Nothing in the news media to back the existence of this, so I'm guessing it's just a promotional attempt. I've redirected it to Puntland and will take it to AfD if it's restored (unless someone can of course give it enough sources to make it look real). Dougweller (talk) 06:53, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

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Need Blocking of IP Addresses

Could you block these IP addresses: 41.189.229.10, 88.83.47.209, and 88.83.47.209. They constantly vandalize the Ahmed Nuh page and you saw that this week when you removed their edits. I watch this page and need help. Thanks --Omeroday —Preceding undated comment added 01:17, 26 January 2012 (UTC).

Left response at User talk:Omeroday. -- Gyrofrog 04:29, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Sheekhaal article

Hi Gyrofrog thanks for your comment, for the vandalism thing about this article was done by mistake it was not my intention to do it, i clicked it by mistake, for the population thing you reinstated another unverified number, since the source in question is very old i might as well delete the population section as you have suggested. coming to my original intention i wanted to remove the following unsource and unneutral statement, by user Wikileaky87 which seems to violate wikipeida neutrality policy which is "representing fairly, proportionately, and as far as possible without bias" thus, my intention is to improve and contribute Wikipedia not to destroy and vandalize its contents, thus, being administrator does not mean to threathen others users with blocking its to encourage to contribute and to guide them

"The Sheekhaal have recently engaged in conflicts with the much larger Ogaden tribe in the Somali Region of Ethiopia over Land and Resources,The Sheekhaal being the aggressors initially and loosing over 1,000 men in a weeks long battle they are mainly centered in a small village called rasso" maxman 22:02, 28 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxman (talkcontribs)


One more thing you said "The cited source says "1.5-2 Million". Either leave the figure alone, or cite a source for your figures" well, i am not the who change figure to 160, 000 its another user, i just reverted it back,and since you suggested that it should be deleted altogether, i just did, if you have any concerns please let me know.maxman 22:28, 28 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxman (talkcontribs)

Raaso

Hello, Gyrofrog is it not ok to remove the tag on this article as the name "Raaso" is shown on google Map?--maxman 15:32, 29 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxman (talkcontribs)

MSU Interview

Dear Gyrofrog,


My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:

  • Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
  • Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
  • All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
  • All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
  • The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.


Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 01:12, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

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Sarah (talk) 22:19, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Just sayin'

It's not much, but it wouldn't exist - at least not yet - without you. :) It's been so long since I've written an album article that I hardly remember how! --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:29, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of Crown albums in The Penguin Guide to Jazz is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Crown albums in The Penguin Guide to Jazz until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

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WSSP

Hi Gyrofrog. I just created the Worldwide Somali Students & Professionals page. Please have a look when you have the time, and let me know what you think. Cheers, Middayexpress (talk) 16:17, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner

Please join us for a Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner on Saturday, May 5. This will be a great opportunity to meet other Wikimedians from the DC area, discuss upcoming Wikimedia DC activities and events, and have fun over dinner and drinks. All ages are welcome! Kirill [talk] 04:02, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Harti (Darod0

Hi there, please do not erase the contributions of this page. The names of the 3 Majeerteen clans do not have a reference either but they are not deleted regardless. Either erase every unreferenced statement, or don't edit at all. Thank you very much.

Matty. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mamohamu (talkcontribs) 06:25, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Left response at User talk:Mamohamu. -- Gyrofrog 17:41, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Isaaq

Hi. I noticed your complaint and undid the typo version of the Isaaq article. I'd appreciate it if you could do the same once with Agnieszka Radwańska, if you happen to notice the typo version of that one being restored. Unlike you guys, I don't have much help when it comes to that issue. If not, no big deal. Hopefully these matters will be resolved soon. -- James26 (talk) 23:09, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

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hello

can you look at the dipute at Talk:Adal Sultanate and give your input looking for a 3rd opinion on this matter since your part of wikiethiopia. Baboon43 (talk) 06:56, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

LaMont Johnson

Hi Gyrofrog, I knew LaMont in the 60s and have a lot of information I could add to the article, most of it gathered from a few websites in the last 10 years. I noticed that you were the main contributor. Wanted to get in touch before plunging in with edits. This is completely new to me--editing Wikipedia. So I want to pave the way for a possible big intrusion!! Hope I am on the right page here trying to talk with you Nancinova (talk) 15:36, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Left response at User talk:Nancinova. -- Gyrofrog 17:13, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Muktar allebbey

Hi Gyrofrog. Just thought I'd let you know that this user you banned is back with a new account and the same sort of disruptive/unconstructive edits as before (c.f. [1]). Cheers, Middayexpress (talk) 14:51, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

oh how you make me sick look look muktar is back both of you are simple pussies yes you Gyrofrog and the small girl who needs mum always look mum he is back i mean you Middayexpress you wuss kissing a.. blocking a person because you can not win Edith war lame and cowards way . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.118.232.237 (talk) 20:11, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

thanks

Thank you
I have been aware of that particular movie-topics editor in his many IP & named-incarnations since Fall 2010. Glad to see many of the loose socks gathered together. Shearonink (talk) 16:53, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Left response at User talk:Shearonink. -- Gyrofrog 17:36, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Photo usage

Hi, I've been working on a small game built around animal quizzes and I wanted to let you know I've used one of your pictures.

I found your picture here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AwasaVervet.jpg

And I attributed the picture like this: Joe Castleman (Gyrofrog) with this link: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gyrofrog and also added a link to the license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

I hope you're happy with it, please let me know if this is not the case. You can find the game here: http://apps.facebook.com/animalalbum Or through here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/AnimalAlbum/156339584490672

Kind regards, Garfunkel Jansen (talk) 22:07, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

P.S. Thanks for taking the picture and making it available.

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Left response at User talk:Shearonink. -- Gyrofrog 16:00, 26 June 2012 (UTC)