User talk:Nyctalopia

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Vanity pages

Hi, I'm here. I'm available to discuss the topic.--Dejudicibus 13:08, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay, are you at all related to those you're adding articles on? Unless you can truly assert the importance of these articles, then it's vanity and we cannot allow these to existNiki Whimbrel 13:14, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

I have several contributions in the Italian Wikipedia, concerning various topics. English is not my language, so I am careful to add items to English Wikipedia since I am not sure my English is enough good. Writing is much different from speaking, of course. However, I already had a couple of English documents about two ancestors of mine who are important. Please, notice that I was able to trace more than 600 ancestors from X century until now (http://www.dejudicibus.it/genealogia/). Only two, in my opinion, are enough important to be in an encyclopedia. It is not a matter of vanity rather of proudness. I think it is my duty to preserve their memory, even because most Internet is in English, and all the other languages are getting a small and small role in culture. Today, if something is not published in English, it is mostly unknown to the world. Giovanni Battista de Judicibus is present in several paper enciclopedia in Italy, so I have no doubt that he is a valid entry for Wikipedia. Martino de Judicibus was unknown in Italy too, because documents about him are available only in old archives, in manuscript in Latin. He was one of the two Italians (the other one was Pigafetta) who participated and survived to the first journey around the world. I think it is important. But of course, we can discuss of it.--Dejudicibus 13:18, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh--now I see. Thank you for clarifying, and continue. But be ready to defend yourself again. Have a great day! Niki Whimbrel 13:19, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi

Never mind I found it out thank you.

Thanks

Thank's for your help

Re: Praise from the masses

I'm a recently started editor with an eye towards vandal and idiot stopping, and I'd like to tell you that you are probably the best role model on right now. Any advice for me? I know how to add the speedy delete tags, but anything else? Niki Whimbrel 14:54, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Hello! Many thanks for your praise regarding my new pages patrolling efforts, it is largely a thankless task. If you want to contribute to Wikipedia in a janitorial capacity, I suggest that you become familiar with the policies and guidelines that govern article standards and user behaviour on Wikipedia. Category:Wikipedia policies and guidelines has links to many useful pages. Project pages such as Wikipedia:Articles for deletion are also good places to visit and read the opinions of other editors. Often the more experienced editors will back up their opinions by referring to appropriate policy and guideline pages when recommending a course of action. The best advice might be to read as much as you can and ask questions when you are not sure about an opinion or an action. Best wishes for the future!  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  15:09, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you much! May I call upon you if I make mistakes or need help, then, please? Niki Whimbrel 16:23, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, of course you can. Don't forget that other admins are also able to assist you as well & you can ask questions at the village pump help desk. Time zones being what they are, I may be asleep or working or both when you ask a question!  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  16:33, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Maxwell Mick Flame

Hi, I wanted to let you know that I removed the {{db-bio}} tag that you placed on the above article, because that criteria does not apply to fictional characters. I think you could make a case that it should be deleted, but it would have to be via the WP:PROD or WP:AFD processes. Personally, I'm thinking it makes sense to redirect this article, but I was going to give the contributor a day or two to see if he further develops it. Regards, Accurizer 16:22, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Neologisms as a Speedy Deletion Category

As you asked for on Talk:Ellq, here is the link. J.J.Sagnella 16:44, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Pokémon

Hi Niki, I'm sorry to say that I know nothing about Pokemon. I'm adding the templates at the request of another user, and have just about added them to every Pokemon related page. From just having a quick look at the artilce you mention I see someone has just added a reply, don't know if this helps (or perhaps infuriates more!). Sorry I couldn't be more help. You could try leaving a message at the PCP page, perhaps, where more people would see it. --Wisden17 18:45, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Talk Page

Hi, hope that looks ok. If you need a hand when it comes to archiving your page (i.e. when the page gets too long and you need to move the contents to another page) let me know. If there's anything else you'd like a hand with on Wikipedia let me know. --Wisden17 18:51, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

I can sleep easy tonight then! It is the 6/06/06 so you claim about enslaving the world does need to be taken seriously:)! --Wisden17 18:55, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Welcome

Welcome to WP:PCP

Welcome to the Pokémon Collaborative Project, if you are having any trouble, just post your message in the Project talk page explaining your problem. If you don't know what to do, refer to Portal:Pokémon's "What to do" section. You can adopt a Pokémon character article to edit at WP:PAC2. We all hope you enjoy your time at the Pokémon Callaborative Project and decide to stay, Good luck and happy editing from I Love Minun (talk) 14:42, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Question about Raikou

About the question you left on Raikou (Pokémon)-- I think the Raikou disambiguation page has an answer for that. According to it, Raikou can have several meanings, including:
The legendary archer and demon-queller of Japan, born Minamoto no Yorimitsu, who has given his name to various characters in anime and computer games, such as the following:...
Does that clear things up? Cheers, The Raven's Apprentice (Call) 06:35, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Sure, just add it to the end of the intro. But, having done a bit more research, I think the archer's not the one you're looking for, the Thunder Demon is. (You can safely omit the last sentence on that article.) Cheers, The Raven's Apprentice (Call) 05:52, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

I don't think that site needs to be mentioned at all. It's hardly three lines of info, and all the important points have been mentioned in the intro. Cheers, The Raven's Apprentice (Call) 15:41, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

AARGH!! Vacation?! I'm quiting is 'cause I have school now, and that is not enjoyable. Anyway, I've changed that to {{Attempting_wikibreak}}, and right now I'm gonna polish the Thunder Demon prose a bit. Cheers, The Raven's Apprentice (Call) 10:20, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Yeah, I do enjoy learning, but learning at the cost of Wikipedia editing? And a 50-mark test every week? And three languages?? Bit too harsh, but you do get used to it, true. May not like th constant pressure, though. Incidentally, I just found out Raiju has a Wikipedia Article. I'm gonna link that name origin to it, if someone hasn't already done that. Cheers, The Raven's Apprentice (Call) 14:47, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

This talk page's layout looks strangely familiar!

Hi, well how could I refuse such a request?! (That's my attempt at an interrobang. Right, first up you need to find some userboxes that you like, or are associated with what you do on Wikipedia. Bestplace to start is here. Once you've found the userboxes that you like you need to choose how you want to display them on your user-page. Here is one way of display userboxes, which is rather nice, although a little complicated to do. The simplest way to display your userboxes is to use the method described here. If you need a hand with any of that let me know. Another thing you might like to do is play about with the way Wikipedia is displayed. Go here view the source, copy it and add it to your .css file, which you can find here. Most of my monobook is copied from Essjay, so take a look at his user pages, rather nicely designed. Have fun! --Wisden17 14:56, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Vulgar Adverb

Your use of the word "anal" to describe your close examination of the Nietzsche article is unfortunate. I know it comes from Freud's technical term for restrictive behavior, but it sounds vile in a Wikipedian context.Lestrade 18:46, 26 June 2006 (UTC)Lestrade

Having fun?

Well it is lovely to hear from you. I hope you are having fun at summer school; be interested to know what exactly you are up to, researching suicide?! Oh, have you seen my userpage, I've changed it recently; I'm sure you'll like it. Well have fun, and no doubt the weather is lovely where you are. --Wisden17 16:04, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

The meaning of 'salting'

'Salting a page' is a recommendation sometimes made on AfD or a speedy deletion; it's short for 'salt the earth'. It is a recommendation to the deleting admin to take steps to prevent the page being recreated (normally only used after the page has been deleted and recreated several times already); they do this by creating a warning ({{deletedarticle}}) in the article's location and then protecting it. See WP:SALT. --ais523 15:50, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind comments - I'm under attack by a groupd of thugs

Thanks for your words of support. But I am under attack by a couple of bullies and thugs chasing down everything I contribute. They even deleted your comment, but I iremember reading it before they did. Did you go through that kind of gangsterism?WikiWoo 01:34, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

AFD for Single field theory

I'll put one up a bit later. Speak to you soon. Ruaraidh-dobson 13:16, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

• Ah - I think this has been deleted. This may well be my fault - if I'd put an AFD up earlier, it might not have gone. Sorry! Did you manage to contact the author? Ruaraidh-dobson 15:29, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Michael White

Excuse me. What is the objection with the Michael White reference? I actually have two of the three albums and it is a well-known tribute combo for Zeppelin fans. Do you actually mean that a band with three albums and quite some years behind is not relevant????? --Trencacloscas 15:12, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Holman Fenwick & Willan

Please hold your horses with reposting speedy tags. This is a notable firm. --Dweller 19:40, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Vote request

Please Vote, as per wiktionary the correct spelling is Wiktionary:anti-Semitic NOT Antisemitic. 67.70.68.51 12:34, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Dumb Questions...

I am an upstanding member of the wikipedia community, a recent changes patroller. I've been placing speedy tags for ages, and I'm wondering if there's anything more I can do that that to aid you admins. Sadly, I've little practical knowledge, and a wiki-karmic debt to repay, so I want to know if there's anything more that db's that the average user can do....Niki Whimbrel 17:07, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi Nikki - thanks for the note - just keep up the good work - we need all the help we can get! When you've been around for a little longer you might like to think about being an Admin - so you get your own mop! Brookie :) - a will o' the wisp ! ^(Whisper...) 17:13, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Brookie :) - a will o' the wisp ! ^(Whisper...) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Smile to others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Happy editing!

Wicca

You misunderstood my question. I was asking why Wicca was described at such length in the Neopaganism article when there is a Wicca article. Frater Xyzzy 20:50, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Article

It's been sorted - thanks

RuthW 21:01, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

The Finals

Just curious as to whether you think that the stated evidence of notability meets your standards. Isopropyl 20:07, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Re Pottaishi

Emperuto. Some prob or the other with romanizations. For now, it's best to use the name that the article's under. Cheers, The Raven's Apprentice^{(Profile|PokéNav|Trainer Card)} 15:32, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

WP:POKE is doing some housecleaning

This notice is to inform you that because many people have added their names to Wikipedia:WikiProject Pokémon#Participants but do not seem to be active, all names are being deleted in an effort to find out who is still truly interested in the project. All you have to do is re-add your name if you'd still like to be considered a member of WP:POKE. Any questions, you can contact me on my talk page. -ΖαππερΝαππερ ^Babel_Alexandria 17:43, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Survey

Hi Niki!

I have put together a survey for female editors of Wikipedia (and related projects) in order to explore, in greater detail, women's experiences and roles within the Wikimedia movement. It'd be wonderful if you could participate!

It's an independent survey, done by me, as a fellow volunteer Wikimedian. It is not being done on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation. I hope you'll participate!

Just click this link to participate in this survey, via Google!

Any questions or concerns, feel free to email me or stop by my user talk page. Also, feel free to share this any other female Wikimedians you may know. It is in English, but any language Wikimedia participants are encouraged to participate. I appreciate your contributions - to the survey and to Wikipedia! Thank you! SarahStierch (talk) 19:18, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

New Page Patrol survey

New page patrol – Survey Invitation Hello Nyctalopia! The WMF is currently developing new tools to make new page patrolling much easier. Whether you  have patrolled many pages or only a few, we now need to  know about your experience. The survey takes only 6 minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist us in analyzing the results of the survey; the WMF will not use the information to identify you. If this invitation  also appears on other accounts you  may  have, please complete the  survey  once only.  If this has been sent to you in error and you have never patrolled new pages, please ignore it. Please click HERE to take part. Many thanks in advance for providing this essential feedback. You are receiving this invitation because you  have patrolled new pages. For more information, please see NPP Survey. Global message delivery 12:37, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

WikiWomen's Collaborative

WikiWomen Unite!

Hi Nyctalopia! Women around the world who edit and contribute to Wikipedia are coming together to celebrate each other's work, support one another, and engage new women to also join in on the empowering experience of shaping the sum of all the world's knowledge - through the WikiWomen's Collaborative. As a WikiWoman, we'd love to have you involved! You can do this by: Liking the WikiWomen's Collaborative on Facebook and share your tips, projects, and connect with other WikiWomen Join the conversation on our Twitter feed Reading and writing for our blog channel We can't wait to have you involved, and feel free to drop by our meta page (under construction) to see how else you can get involved! Can't wait to have you involved! SarahStierch (talk) 04:46, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

WikiWomen's Collaborative: Come join us (and check out our new website)!

WikiWomen - We need you!

Hi Nyctalopia! The WikiWomen's Collaborative is a group of women from around the world who edit Wikipedia, contribute to its sister projects, and support the mission of free knowledge. We recently updated our website, created new volunteer positions, and more! Get involved by: Visiting our website for resources, events, and more Meet other women and share your story in our profile space Participate at and "like" our Facebook group Join the conversation on our Twitter feed Reading and writing for our blog channel Volunteer to write for our blog, recruit blog writers, translate content, and co-run our Facebook and receive perks for volunteering Already participating? Take our survey and share your experience! Thanks for editing Wikipedia, and we look forward to you being a part of the Collaborative! -- EdwardsBot (talk) 00:51, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

New deal for page patrollers

Hi Nyctalopia,

In order to better control the quality of new pages, keep out the spam, and welcome the genuine newbies, the current system we introduced in 2011 is being updated and improved. The documentation and tutorials have also been revised and given a facelift. Most importantly a new user group New Page Reviewer has been created.

Under the new rule, you may find that you are temporarily unable to mark new pages as reviewed. However, this is nothing to worry about - most current experienced patrollers are being accorded the the new right without the need to apply, and if you have significant previous experience of patrolling new pages, we strongly encourage you to apply for the new right as soon as possible - we need all the help we can get, and we are now providing a dynamic, supportive environment for your work.

Find out more about this exiting new user right now at New Page Reviewers and be sure to read the new tutorial before applying. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:29, 13 November 2016 (UTC)