Thanks for your support opinion on my RfA. With a final vote of (62/0/1), my RfA passed, and I am now an Administrator. I will work hard to ensure that the tools entrusted to me will not be abused, and will wield my mop proudly. It looks like your own RfA is proceeding well. Good luck! :) Happy editing! --Firsfron of Ronchester23:49, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hey RfA-candidate-that-killed-the-amount-of-supports-I-got-in-seven-days-in-12-hours-person, thanks for supporting my RfA, which registered a tally of 104/4/7. Which means...
I am now an admin!!!
I was and still am very flattered by all the kind comments that I recieved, I will also take into account the comments about how I could improve. I guarantee I will try my best to further assist Wikipedia with the mop. Feel free to drop in and say hi or if you need anything. Again, thank you so much! Yanksox04:05, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I fixed those stats. Apparently, you're a RfA-candidate-that-killed-the-amount-of-supports-I-got-in-seven-days-in-two-person, when in reality you hit 100 supports in eleven hours :D --Draicone(talk)08:05, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Many happy returns and enjoy the day! And, much good luck on your RfA, although I'm quite sure that you'll be a wonderful admin when the RfA ends (no if's needed :-))! Thistheman04:35, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hope your Birthday gently breezes into your life all the wishes that your heart holds dear and its deepest longings are fulfilled. ≈ jossi ≈ t • @04:57, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Happy Birthday, dear Sharon. I actually waited until midnight CDT on the 29th. ;o) I hope it's a great one. I know people will give you more than enough sweets, so I thought I'd give you a beautiful Texas Bluebonnet from my home state. Take care, and enjoy the weekend to the fullest. :o) Hugs, EWS23 (Leave me a message!) 05:13, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Before your birthday is over (in my time zone; it's already over in yours), here's a "H*A*P*P*Y B*I*R*T*H*D*A*Y. I'd wanted to dig you up a funny pic/e-card but it's been a hectic day; hoedown music coming, once I pick the tracks. Did you go dancing today? (I hope so; it's what birthdays are for...).Skookum106:45, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
You know that you never have to say please on you birthday, right? It's a law, or something ;) Of course we'll talk later. I'm looking forward to it. Thε HaloΘ15:12, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Know you have a busy day today birthday girl... but was hoping to talk to you at least briefly... you know where to find me. ++Lar: t/c13:45, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not too bad, all the better for hearing from me favourite American! Yeah, I think it needs sorting - that would be really kind of you, ta, mutchly! Big Hugs Back!. Lion King16:38, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That my co-nomming of your RfA is not authorized and you're too nice to remove it. So I'll be polite and remove it. 1ne21:46, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That's not actually what I meant, as I've explained at some length, but apparently to no success. ++Lar: t/c14:30, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Happy birthday! Sorry I'm late for that and for the RFA. (Pity it's going so badly...185 pro votes is entirely too few.) Geogre01:13, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Congrats on your RFA, as I only just found out about it. Also congrats on your Birthday, for which I date I have no idea. I'm just a bit moody cause you're gonna be an admin after only a short while, & here I am 3 FA's later & just cause I'm a grumpy editor, I get nothing. You deserve your nomination, but I just don't think I'll become one cause I'm such a grump around here. If I got nominated, there'd be all my history of grumpiness brought up. I don't know why I'm telling you all this. As I said, I guess I'm just a grump. Spawn Man01:24, 30 July 2006 (UTC). :([reply]
Ok, its finally your birthday out on the far fringes of the Pacific. (OK, it has been for a while now, but I've been busy). Therefore, as the sun sets on your birthday, I hope it has been a fun-filled occasion, and I wish you many more such days of joy for the future. Johntex\talk02:02, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, I'm checking into some image tags and I have a recommendation:
Image:OklahomaCityPolice.jpg I think should be tagged as {{Non-free fair use in}} for the Oklahoma City Police Department article. Photos of 2 dimensional works can be used under fair use. You would want to specify the name of the article and write out the fair use justification on the image page. Also, I think you need to remove it from your gallery or linkimage it there. Fair use images are not allowed in the User space. (I've had to remove several from my own gallery). Johntex\talk02:32, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm confident that you'll put in the time to brushing up on image policy issues, and frankly I was unhappy about opposing. Please don't be shy about asking for help -- this is supposed to be a collaborative effort, after all, and it would be nice if my time doing image cleanup was useful to other editors. Jkelly19:10, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, I am late. But it's still July 29 here in California! (And in Oklahoma as I write this, anyway). And so…hmmm, what is there to give you? Snopake gave you gingerbread, a rock, etc., but—I know! I can sure give you a hug! (And many more…) ;) So then, many hugs from Cliff, and more to come tomorrow since tomorrow is my birthday! The one and only Cliff03:25, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Phaedrial:
First thing, happy birthday! And also, congratulations on your overwhelming support for the post of administrator. While I don't feel quite qualified to participate in it, being away from Wikipedia so long, I wish you good luck in whatever tasks you may encounter in the future with your forthcoming mop.
I had one quick comment about something I spotted on your user page, specifically your list of "Being Indian in the XXI". While I can't comment on the majority of the list, not having experienced or being knowledgeable about most of those matters, I do wish to point out one little theological point. You say:
It is having a Christian missionary tell you it is wrong to believe in more than one Divine Being, then listen to him tell you about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, St. Patrick, St. Christopher, St. Francis, etc.
In the Catholic tradition (where the various saints come from), there is only one Divine Being, that being God. Jesus Christ is also said to be the same God, being one of the Three Persons in One Nature. The Virgin Mary is not said to be a Divine Being, but rather a created being, as are the saints and (in fact) the rest of creation. So, if a Christian missionary was speaking of God and the other characters, he would still only be speaking of one Divine Being, and other created beings.
Hello Sharon. I became so engrossed in the "party' that I even forgot the wikipedia on 29th July, and missed wishing you. I wish you a very happy birthday and all the best! Backlog? I am free to be your secretary. --Bhadani11:51, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi There! Can you translate my name in what language you know please, and then post it Here. I would be very grateful if you do (if you know another language apart from English and the ones on my userpage please feel free to post it on) P.S. all th translations are in alpahbetical order so when you add one please put it in alpahbetical order according to the language. Thanks!!! Abdullah Geelah20:06, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the translation, I really do appreciate it! I hence present you the original WikiThanks for translating my name to Comanche language. And, What a wonderful and interesting background you come from! very fascinating!!!!!!!!! Abdullah Geelah15:23, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Wow. After reading that, what can I say? I'd give you a Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar, but for this occasion, it would be an understatement. ;) $ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-T|ε|C|L-) 22:25, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm glad you noticed that TUF and I had been talking as a result of your Soundtrack page - it's already been a pretty awesome way to meet people, ain't it? More generally, thanks for that awesome idea of sharing our soundtracks. It's been a lot of fun already. Go team Phaedriel! :) RandyWang (raves/review me!) 10:09, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Saw your note. I have waiting for a long time to ask these questions in an RfA, and never got any big opportunity. Either there were tense times in the RfA, or there were too few people involved, for the questions to make an impact. Since there wasn't any problem with your RfA, I went ahead. BTW, Question No. 2 was tailer-made for you. I see your talk page is protected. Daniel, is it? Anyways, about the portal, I am personally not happy. The community thinks otherwise, so there's no reason to argue just to make a POINT. It may be because my expectations are higher than that set by the community, but since I am not convinced they are, I am not removing my oppose. Probably it won't matter much and the portal looks all set to get featured. It is all because of your hard work, something undeniable. Best of luck. Regards, — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 14:47, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your support on my RFA. The final vote count was (61/9/3), so I am now an administrator. Feel free to let me know how I'm doing at any point in time or if you need anything. Also, congratulations on the overwhelming support for your adminship. Keep spreading awesomeness throughout Wikipedia. Once again, thank you. Wickethewok16:19, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
My dear Sharon: You're on the way to being the most supported Admin in the history of Wikipedia, and you only moved your mood meter to 6 out of 8? You are tough to please! :-) AnonEMouse(squeak)12:44, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I have to agree... what more do you need??? As a gift from me to you, enclosed please find a Coronation crown (well actually this is one, and that one isn't, but it's not usable on user pages for license reasons)... you need to be at "Queen of the world" status (or at least "Queen of Wikipedia" :) ) m'dear... ++Lar: t/c17:20, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. I loved sharing it. It made me thought about songs that I haden't heard in a while. Great idea too. How/Why did you come up with it? Orane (talk • cont.) 01:14, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. You make my return worth it.
I do go on MSN sometimes, but to tell the truth, I hate using it, or I simply don't have the time.
(This reply is late, huh? Well, I got up to take an important phone call, and when I came back, my dad was on the computer :( ) Orane (talk • cont.) 02:34, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Happy belated birthday, Phaedriel! I'm sorry I couldn't wish you a happy birthday on your actual birthday. I was at my grandmother's house over the weekend. Hope you had a great birthday! :) --EvanRobidoux02:46, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
P.S.: Oh and thank you (again?) for your suggestions as to what I should do on Wikipedia! :)
Thanks for the nice comments. ^^ In all honesty, though, you're probably a far nicer individual around here than myself. I tend to feel that our mission of producing a quality encyclopedia that doesn't sway from its foundations for any reason is the most important thing for us to do here (and, really, that's a huge courtesy to people in and of itself, right?), but that often gets me in trouble with people when we're butting heads over whether or not a certain measure of courtesy (such as spoiler tags) should be included. If I feel like it gets in the way of a policy or something, I'm pretty hardheaded and unyielding, even while I respect the opposing sentiments and would agree with them wholeheartedly were we anywhere else on the internet.
Not that I doubt you'd defend the encyclopedia's purpose strongly, but you just seem really... sweet. XD I don't know, you just come across as a really nice person and I doubt that I'd be counted among that same pedigree when I'm trying to conduct myself as an editor. Strangely, though, I find it easier to respect the compassionate heart who won't give ground even on the basis of encyclopedic principle than I do myself when I strive to ensure recognition of the mission. I kind of find myself saying on a mental level "You know what you're here to do, so keep to it" while on an emotional level I say "I'd like to agree with these guys who are probably hating me right now". You've earned my respect with the kind manner you present yourself in. I know it's caused you to catch some flack from some people who think that affection is icky and offensive, but to hell with them.
I don't want to get too long-winded here, but as I was telling my buddy Tyler when he was suggesting that he maybe nominate me for adminiship, I don't think someone like myself would be suited for it, despite my dedication to the project's principles. I think that someone like he or you, who expresses a lot of patience and overwhelming kindness (for example, he usually takes a neutral route in the kinds of disputes I get in) is better suited. I told him I could agree to follow whatever rules went with the position, but I'd personally not want to show any mercy to vandals. XD That's probably not the best thing.
Being here has kind of made me behave differently from how I normally would. In all other respects of my life, I believe compassion for others is the absolute most important thing. But given that the project here in principle demands that we not always put it first (such as the non-censorship policy), I found myself caught between how I'd normally be and what the project asked for there for a while. I finally accepted that since I wanted the project to be the apex of what it intended itself to be, I'd do whatever it called for, but sometimes I find the decisions I make in that regardd distasteful.
I'm sorry for talking your ear off here (or eyes out, as the case may be), but after you got me to thinking about the subject, it seemed kind of easy to say such things to someone who I think could probably easily understand how discomforting that situation might become. Do you have any advice on the matter? In any event, I do readily and graciously accept the compliment about being sensible. ^^ I hope I am most of the time. Anyway, thanks for reading if you've read this far, and for the cake. I love cake. Ryu Kaze02:49, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Here is a Barnstar Barnstar for you, given for giving users barnstars without anything in return (except for love, which we can all give you)! Springer (talk)
I'm trying to figure out when those ads started. The first page you linked to says 1965, but I've searched and found black-eyed women in print advertisements as far back as 1963. If you find anything new, tell me what you think. And yes, I'd appreciate it if you did add to the little stub I created. It'd be cute! :) Mike H.I did "That's hot" first!05:03, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
For bringing the community together with music, I award you this barnstar!
I think that this this is an excellent idea! What better way to get to know and understand people better than by their music. I couldn't find a very good award, but this was the closest I found. smurrayinchester(User), (Talk)17:59, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Someone got her first, damn! Great idea Phae! I added my (quite long entry)- that's the shortened version...
You seem like a good user, thanks for the ocmpliment on my sig. Please help me meet admin standards, since you recieved a lot of "Strong Supports", cheers, and i've put a notice on the adminship page, cheers —MinunSpiderman • Review Me19:53, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Phae, hope you're well, just cruising on by on my procrastination waltz. Did you stop your Star of today? I always thought it was a good idea. Congrats on your adminirial storm, I'll be back to drop off your mop and bucket soon. See you soon, HighwayReturn to Oz...21:16, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Phaedriel. Thanks for the note, I feel much better now. sorry for being so slow but I finally translated Mỹ Sơn from the Vietnamese wikipedia ( a two week request). Blnguyen | rant-line03:05, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Happy birthday! Glad to see your RfA is going so well. I hope a good result will make you happier, but I'm not supporting you for this reason. I'm supporting you because I'd love you to be an Admin! If your honeymoon period is ever over and you need someone to take some flak, I'll be here to help you :-) Stephen B Streater22:26, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
A bottle of scent (TV NOT INCLUDED)!
And, finally, the Earth form space!.jpg)
