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My RfA Card

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How does this look as a rough start?

> > > An RfA Card to You < < <

Dear Rgoodermote/archives. I would like to give you my thanks for voting in my second RfA, which passed or failed with a final vote of 0/0/0.

With these admin tools, I will try my hardest to keep Wikipedia a safe place and even make it safer than it is now. In particular, I would like to thank Rgoodermote for supporting me every step of the way, Jayron32 for adopting me and unofficially coaching me (I give him credit; I hope I didn't nag you, Jayron!), and Gnangarra for being my official admin coach.

Please do not feel left out if I haven't thanked you in here. So many Wikipedians have helped me to grow as a user, an editor, but most importantly, as a person. If you voted in favor of me in my second RfA, then I thank you, and I hope I do not let you down in any way (if I do, feel free to speak your mind on [[User talk:|my talk page]]). If you opposed my RfA, then I hope my actions speak louder than my words, and you will not be disappointed with me as an administrator.

My apologies if this was a long RfA card. Just keep editing, be an active and supportive contributor to the 'pedia, and I'd love to work with you all in the future. Until then, hasta luego (see you later), and have a wonderful day! [[|]][[User talk:|]] (Contribs)

Template Design

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Could you tell me how to have a template desgin in my talk page ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Connortt9 (talk • contribs) 19:21, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I want a design , many editors have a design on their talk page , where can I get it ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Connortt9 (talk • contribs) 19:28, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, looks like you have one. Sorry I couldn't help you. Btw, Robert, if you can help me to make my nomination and RfA better, you can. As of now, I have no intention of becoming an administrator; seems like all people are going to do is find something wrong and complain about it to me. [[|]][[User talk:|]] (Contribs) 06:01, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

RfA card update

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> > > An RfA Card to You < < <

Dear Rgoodermote/archives, I would like to give you my thanks for voting in my second RfA, which passed/failed with a final vote of 0 support, 0 oppose, and 0 neutral.

On February 11, 2003, Jimbo Wales (userpage), founder of Wikipedia and Wikia, stated in a message:

I just wanted to say that becoming a sysop is not a big deal.
I think perhaps I'll go through semi-willy-nilly and make a bunch of people who have been around for awhile sysops. I want to dispel the aura of "authority" around the position. It's merely a technical matter that the powers given to sysops are not given out to everyone.
I don't like that there's the apparent feeling here that being granted sysop status is a really special thing.
— Jimbo Wales, [1]

I would like to thank you for voting in my RfA, regardless of whether or not you voted for or against my RfA. In my opinion, each person's vote is valued and appreciated. I would like to thank my good Wikipedia friend Rgoodermote for supporting me in this RfA process since the very beginning. Since I met Rgoodermote in December of 2007, he has been kind to me, and still is. Secondly, I would like to thank my admin friends, of whom include Jayron32 (my adopter), Gnangarra (my admin coach), Rodhullandemu, Pedro, and Chetblong. These administrators have helped me in some way to become a better Wikipedian.

I wish you all happy editing, and I hope to work with all of you in the future. [[|]][[User talk:|]] (Contribs)

I'm debating if I should have Jimbo Wales's quote in the beginning. [[|]][[User talk:|]] (Contribs) 18:14, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Happy Leap Day

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Happy Leap Day, btw.

I got rid of my RfA. I'm so tired of people grumbling and complaining about everything, and I'm not ready yet. I need to focus on my academic stuff. Perhaps this summer. [[|]][[User talk:|]] (Contribs) 03:14, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

It's just that I'm so exhausted. Between school, people, and seeing things like this and this really frustrate me. [[|]][[User talk:|]] (Contribs) 03:28, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, you're strong. Also, your archive is like this for me. [[|]][[User talk:|]] (Contribs) 08:17, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

How is that the case? [[|]][[User talk:|]] (Contribs) 18:53, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Interesting... I see it the exact opposite; I'm too cowardly to even think of going to surgery. [[|]][[User talk:|]] (Contribs) 23:45, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

And, yes, I could. :) [[|]][[User talk:|]] (Contribs) 23:46, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

RE:Calm It

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Hey calm down, it is not neccasary to lose your cool like you did here. Please remember WP:CIVIL and please take a breather. Rgoodermote 23:47, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. I have anger management issues...Plus, i had a bad day at school...SLJCOAAATR 1 (talk) 00:00, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You are invited!

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	New York City Meetup Next: Sunday March 16th, Columbia University area Last: 1/13/2008 This box: view • talk • edit

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, and have salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

Well also make preparations for our exciting Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, a free content photography contest for Columbia University students planned for Friday March 28 (about 2 weeks after our meeting).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

You're also invited to subscribe to the public Wikimedia New York City mailing list, which is a great way to receive timely updates.
This has been an automated delivery because you were on the invite list. BrownBot (talk) 03:26, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Food for Thought

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I have a new section on my Food for Thought page. I'd love to hear what you or anyone else would have to say. the Awesomest Vampirechick 18:55, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's okay. I'm not trying to make people mad, I'm just curious. I don't want to make anyone feel uncomfortable. I'm sorry if I offended you (or anyone else for that matter) the Awesomest Vampirechick 18:41, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Aishwarya Rai

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I am not sure if you intended this edit but I reverted as vandalism. Rgoodermote 13:41, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is what happens when too many people rush to revert vandalism. :) --thunderboltz ^(TALK) 13:45, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

From what I see in this edit you seemed to revert to another state of vandalism. So I was curious. Rgoodermote 13:47, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anyways, it seems to be an interesting mistake so I am just going to continue with patrols. Have a good one. Rgoodermote 13:51, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, that's what happened. I accidentally rolled back to a vandalised version, which you reverted, only to lead to yet another vandalised version. Good luck with the patrols. :)--thunderboltz ^(TALK) 14:05, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers Rgoodermote 14:06, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your VandalSniper Application

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Good day, and thank you for applying to use the counter-vandalism tool VandalSniper. I am pleased to inform you that your application has been accepted, and you are now approved to use the tool. You are now welcome to download the program - and be sure to read the features guide, if you have not already done so.

Please bear in mind that VandalSniper is a powerful program, and that misuse may result in your access being withdrawn by a moderator. Don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions, and once again welcome to VandalSniper!

Kind regards,
AGK § 11:46, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: RfA

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Okey dokey, shall do. –The Obento Musubi 17:49, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, but can we do it a bit later (in an hour or so)? I have so many quizzes and tests coming up today and tomorrow, and I must prepare right now for my impromptu speech (which isn't really an impromptu). Pardon the inconvenience! –The Obento Musubi 17:58, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I did it, and you can see it at WP:Requests for adminship/Rgoodermote 2. I have a request. I couldn't access your edit contributions page, so please replace # contributions with the real number. Thanks! –The Obento Musubi 18:30, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Left you some questions, just FYI. Tiptoety ^talk 22:57, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Closed your RfA

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Hey, I just closed it as withdrawn, there is just too much content to delete it. During your next RfA just explain the situation, it will not hurt you. Cheers, Tiptoety ^talk 03:43, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry it didn't work out. If you need any help, feel free to leave me a message on my new page. Peace! –The Obento Musubi 08:51, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nah, you shouldn't say that. It's not a waste of time. Look, I'm just gonna keep editing Wikipedia and I'm going to wait another while to either be nominated or nominate myself for adminship. I hope I am helping the community out more, and I can't wait to see what happens. In the meantime, you should just edit more pages. That'll help you a lot. –The Obento Musubi 16:25, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okey dokey. –The Obento Musubi 16:31, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why so long? –The Obento Musubi 16:33, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Another niche"

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Tiptoety's talk page was still on my watchlist after our last interaction, so I couldn't help but notice your post there. There's lots of things to do other than revert vandalism:

Routine maintenance tasks
Deletion
Other
- Wikipedia:RFC
- Welcoming committee
- Birthday committee
- Getting involved in WP:RFA by nominating users, asking questions, and participating at WT:RFA
- Volunteering at the Help Desk

I feel like a stalker now. Malinaccier (talk) 00:59, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Creepy....... :P Tiptoety ^talk 03:52, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay I create that subpage for ya, you can find it here. And yes, Malinaccier if you want to add to it, feel free. Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers, Tiptoety ^talk 03:52, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I am currently working on a list of articles that you may be interested in contributing to, I noticed that you said you read the Noble Dead series, then I noticed it was a red link...see where I am going here. It is a topic you know a fair amount about, and enjoy reading, so why not make an article for it? Please remember WP:NB though when you are making it. Let me know if you need any help. Tiptoety ^talk 18:28, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

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Thank you for doing that, although it wasn't necessary. My old page doesn't exist anyway, so... But, thanks for doing it anyway. It means a lot. :) –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 03:44, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Day of Spring!

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Happy First Day of Spring!

Just wishing you a wonderful First Day of Spring {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}! ~~~~

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere and are entering the season of Autumn not Spring then I wish you a happy First Day of Autumn {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}!
To spread this message to others, add {{subst:First Day Of Spring}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Well, it's not the first day anymore, but Happy Spring anyway!! –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 05:01, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You have a coach?

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Hey there Rgood, I was just taking a look at your edits to see if we might be able to hook you up with a coach and noticed that you appear to have one already? As such, I'm going to remove you from the list. If this is incorrect, please add yourself back. thanksBalloonman (talk) 08:14, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ooops, I think I misread it... I am looking at your edits though... If they look good, I'll see what I can do about hooking you up with a coach.Balloonman (talk) 08:15, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would be happy to be your admin coach. If you're fine with this, create a subpage in your userspace and we'll get started. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not love)} 17:43, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:Rgoodermote/Admin coaching is fine. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not love)} 17:50, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just give me a little intro to yourself. You are a total stranger right now, and I would like to know who I'm working with. :) Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not love)} 23:02, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Pokémon

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The list of participants of the Pokémon WikiProject is quite sizable, however, there is no way to determine which of whom are active contributors to that project. All participants in the list have been moved to Inactive. If you consider yourself to be an active member of the Pokémon WikiProject, please go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Pokémon#Participants and move your username to the Active section. Thank you. Useight (talk) 22:30, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What is this?

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You just sent me a message dated for July 2007 about a warning on a page I've never been on... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:75.57.186.41 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.57.186.41 (talk) 19:38, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chris Chelios Article

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I know had messaged me about my addition to the Chelios page. I also linked a video but it was removed because it didn't go with wiki standards. This video is proof of him saying "he hates detroit...etc." Here is the link, if you'd like to add it properly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9kZbdnzMRQ this is proof that during his last season (directly before his trade to detroit) that he said what I put into the article. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.41.185.24 (talk) 19:46, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your sig

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...I like it, so I stole it. I mean, I stole the formatting and stuck my own info in there. I'm not going around signing your name, just using your style. Just wanted to acknowledge from whence I stole it. :-) - Philippe 00:16, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Aquamarine

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She left Wikipedia because English is technically her second language, and she, although fluent in English, can't really write coherently in English. –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 04:06, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think she does... –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 04:39, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

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The Chronic has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thank you very much for reverting the vandalism off my userpage. I appreciate it. The Chronic 06:06, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AIV Report.

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I understand its April Fools day and all, but I feel that AIV isn't the appropriate place to play pranks. Cheers, Steve Crossin (talk to me) 14:36, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough, but I actually took the report seriously, it was an admin who removed the report. Well, it happens, but there is a line between jokes and seriousness. Anyway, no harm done :)Steve Crossin (talk to me) 14:43, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I left him a note here Steve Crossin (talk to me) 14:51, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

April Fools

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For the hell of it I put it on my userspace. That ok with you? Rgoodermote 12:02, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fine by me. Just make sure to take it down at the end of the day - such things don't normally go over too well. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 15:17, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I remember the incident with User:Certified.Gangsta. I see he still has it up to. Rgoodermote 15:20, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Your funny joke

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Haha, thanks. The same goes for you, bub! If you continue killing with your kindness, you will receive a barnstar... sooner or later... –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 18:26, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Heh, I did the same, only to my old account saying it impersonated me before I disappeared. (here) –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 18:41, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You shouldn't've told me that. I reported him! ([2]) –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 18:49, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Secret pages

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Please vote on this page for your stance regarding secret pages. Happy editing! –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 08:44, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar for you; please read the message above first

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		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		I hereby award Rgoodermote the Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar, as he did me. Please keep up the good work, and, to quote Linda McCartney, "keep smiling, we love ya." ...In a platonic way, of course. –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 08:49, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hola

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A decir verdad, me parece que tu hablar en español es muy avanzado. Si quieres, te recomiendo que lo hagas. Dime algo, ¿por qué quieres irse de aquí? –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 17:35, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pues, tu oración traduce: "Why do we want to leave here?" Pero, mi oracion traduce: "Why do you want to leave here?" Algunas palabras que usas me parecen un poco extraños, pero puedo comprenderlos. –The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 17:47, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Admin coaching

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Heh, well I'm glad you're back. I left you a question on User:Rgoodermote/Admin coaching. Once you answer it, we can really get started! :) Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not love)} 16:19, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Block of fake

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Thanks very much, appreciated. Police,Mad,Jack (talk · [[Special:

I thanked her anyway :) Police,Mad,Jack (talk · contribs)☺ 14:21, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good Luck With the Marines

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I was snooping around on Tiptoety's page and saw you were joining the Marines. So:

		The Real Life Barnstar
		For volunteering to defend our country.--THE KC (talk) 01:35, 16 April 2008 (UTC).[reply]