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Roses

I wish I could give you something like the beautiful roses I put on your sister's talk page, but I'm out of ideas. So grab a nice image, compliments of myself. Will ^{(Take me down to the Paradise City)} 22:36, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

How is she, by the way? Will ^{(Take me down to the Paradise City)} 23:56, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Your Bookshelf

Hi The Halo! I was just poking around the Wikipedian Bookshelf and saw your entry. I'm also a great fan of existentialist literature, 19th (or early 20th) century Russian plays, Miller's "DOAS" and above all, James Joyce. If you haven't already, you might want to check out Joyce's "Portrait", for it's quite similar to "Catcher in the Rye" in some respects. Also, from one Chekhov fan to another, I would reccomend his "Cherry Orchard". I just wanted to drop you a line, as I was a a bit surprised to see another Wikipedian who selected quite a few of my favourite works of literature (this is especially surprising, as our tastes are all over the map in terms of genres). Cheers! hoopydink^{Conas tá tú?} 04:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

MSN

Sharon's on (but busy), so you should come online too. Will ^{(Take me down to the Paradise City)} 23:13, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

User:Lar/Wikipedian navbox

no, modifying it to add a new type is precisely the idea. Carry on. ++Lar: t/c 23:49, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

(refactored per the banner on my talk page)Thanks, I thought it would be (I was mostly worried I'd somehow screw up the whole thing ;) See you around. Thε Halo ^Θ 23:57, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

OK, no worries. ++Lar: t/c 00:02, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I skipped over the banner :P I was doing something at the same time, my bad. Thε Halo ^Θ 00:07, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Questions from a friend

Hello Halo. I would just like to ask you how you are doing. I know that you have been through a lot of stress and I hope you are okay. Also, do you have any idea when Sergeant Snopake will be back on Wikipedia? She is a great editor and I hope that you can talk to her and get her back here as soon as possible. Thank you and have a nice day. P.S. I could not get the picture exactly how I wanted, so just mouse over it and you will see my "hidden message":D--Chili14 02:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

The Working Man's Barnstar For your continued contributions to Wikipedia, I hereby award you, The Halo, the Working Man's Barnstar. Michael 06:23, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: Phaedriel and UPA

Oops. Thanks! —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♪-) 23:42, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Deville's RfA

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Hello, Halo, and thank you for the support on my recent RfA. The final tally was 72/1/0, and I have now been entrusted with the mop. I'll be tentative with the new buttons for a while, and certainly welcome any and all feedback on how I might be able to use them to help the project. All the best, and thanks again! — Deville (Talk) 02:31, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for your kind comments. I will wait for at least three months.--Patchouli 23:49, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

wow

Thanks Halo, not sure I deserve it though, only doing what needs to be done lol Æon ^{Insane Ward} 00:15, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Ok ;) thanks again. Æon ^{Insane Ward} 00:18, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

RE this -> [1]: Thanks :) --AbsolutDan ^(talk) 14:43, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award

Hi The Halo! 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
• Subpages: quality of subpages, talk pages.
• 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.

May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 14:58, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Something to think about

Hey Halo, I was wondering, have you ever considered running for adminship? Everytime I've seen your contributions lately, I have to keep remining myself that your not an administrator; you are very well-versed in the ways of Wikipedia, and are level headed and friendly. I would love to nominate you, but wanted to see if you were interested first. Let me know, and if not now, I'll harass you in the future until you do. :) -- Natalya 00:33, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

I have to second that Halo. I would be honored to either Nom or Co-Nom you. Æon ^{Insane Ward} 00:44, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

He doesn't say he wants to become one yet (his edits are 2700), and with all the stress he's had to cope with recently (and excellently, by the way), we really don't want to put it on him now. (by the way, Sharon got there first). Will ^{(Take me down to the Paradise City)} 01:39, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Pshh. Edit counts are overrated, and 2700 is more than I had when I became an admin (I think).  ;) I figured busyness would play into it, though, but wanted to make sure that we're behind him. And it looks like when he does want to run, he'll be well-supported already! -- Natalya 03:36, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

I would like to remind everybody that unless I missed something, The Halo is a female and should therefore be referred to as such. Also, I wholeheartedly support Halo going out for the mop. With all she has been through (and may be currently going through), she would certainly know the ins and outs of Wikipedia. If/when she ever tries to run, she will have my support.--Chili14 05:48, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Wow! Thank you all so much :) It's amazing to hear editors that I admire so much say this. However, I am waiting, on the advise of a very wise and good friend, until I reach between the 3000 - 3500 edit mark. I try and make at least 50 edits a day, so, hopefully, I should be asking for the mop sometime early next month. And, Will's correct, Phaediel, and, in fact, Snopake, have already said that they're the ones co-nomming me (tho, that said, the more co-noms the better, imho ;) I am truely honoured that you've asked me, and overjoyed that I can count on your support when I do go for it :) Oh, and, I guess I should also add...I'm a man :) Thε Halo ^Θ 11:15, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

That's always good to clarify now and again. ;) Well, when you decide to, I look forward to writing a massively long support statement for you. -- Natalya 13:04, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

I would be glad honoured to co-nominate The Halo. By the way, do you have to be an administrator to nominate or co- someone? —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♪-) 15:18, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

I would be equally honoured if you would co-nom me Spring ;) And, no, you don't need to be an admin to nom someone (in fact, I nomed someone before I even had 1000 edits.) Thε Halo ^Θ 15:26, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Well then, people, what are we waiting for? (The only reason I wouldn't nominate you now is because I'm not quite sure how. I'll know after your nomination though!) —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♪-) 15:32, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Because I'm waiting until I reach at least 3000 edits, just to make my chances of passing that little bit better:) Thε Halo ^Θ 15:36, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Only 303 edits to go! —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♪-) 15:41, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

(Re-indent) Though I'm a tad late, I would like to pile on the supporting bandwagon. A fanstasmogorical user such as yourself certainly deserves and would make great use of it. Warmest regards, —Celestianpower ^háblame 22:32, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

I'll chip in with my support as well. If I don't see the announcement here when the RfA happens, feel free to buzz me at my talk page. --tjstrf 22:54, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Wow! I can't tell you two how much your support means, I hold you both in such high regard. I'm really looking forward to my RfA, though I'm very nervous, and it will mean so much to see your names there. Thank you so much!! Thε Halo ^Θ 23:05, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Just so you all know, I nominated him. Sorry for not posting the template here, Halo. —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♫-) 03:08, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Teke's RfA thanks

Thank you for your support of my RfA, which has passed with a final tally of 76/1/1. With this overwhelming show of support and approval I am honored to serve Wikipedia in the task charged to me and as outlined in my nomination. Happy editing to you! Teke ^(talk) 17:35, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Nice to see you're back

If only Nathan would shut up so Snopake can come back too... Will ^{(Glaciers melting in the dead of night)} 20:42, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

If you're not busy, do you mind hopping on MSN? Will ^{(Glaciers melting in the dead of night)} 13:12, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

OK, tonight seems acceptable. By the way, did you notice the new sig? Will ^{(Glaciers melting in the dead of night)} 13:39, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Thanks! Thank you very much for your support on my recent Request for Adminship. The request was ultimately unsuccessful - which wasn't entirely surprising - and so I'll be taking special care to address the concerns raised by the opposing !voters before running again. If you have any feedback for me, please don't hesitate to leave it at my talk page. Thanks! -- RandyWang (chat/patch) 14:05, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for the message on my talk page. :) Don't worry, I'm not at all upset about the RfA - I've had a really excellent night in meatspace (honourable mention in a fairly large debating competition, woo ^_^ ), and I'm not a big believer in letting things on the internet bring me down. But really, I'm crying on the inside. ;) Thanks again for the support; we'll see how I go in the future, ey? Hopefully, I'll suck less by then. RandyWang (^chat/_patch) 11:19, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award

Hello, The Halo. This is a quick message to remind you that all 5 finalists for the Esperanza User Page Award have been chosen. You now need to judge those 5 pages, awarding each one 1-10 points for attractiveness, usefulness, interesting-ness, general niceness and quality of subpages. Refer to the Scores section at the project page if you are unsure of how to score.

Once you have scored the 5 pages, email Petros471 using the specified format. As soon as all the scores have been tallied, a winner will be announced. Thanks. May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 11:16, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

WikiLove!

Here is a devil horns gesture for you! Devil horns somehow promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving something friendly to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Make your own message to spread WikiLove to others using Template:smile! Happy editing! --☆TBC☆ 04:56, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Get it, devil horns for the halo? Don't you just love irony? Anyhow, keep up the good work on Wikipedia, you've contributed a lot of great edits. :D (another ackward attempt at comedy by TBCTaLk?!?)

And a very botched attempt at that… :P (It's fun being evil!) —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♪-) 14:37, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

I need to talk to you.

Please come on MSN as soon as possible, please, I need to talk to you. Will ^{(Glaciers melting in the dead of night)} 17:07, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Just to tell you I'm back, but I need to talk to you about what's happened recently, but I'll just wait until the cough clears up. Will ^{(Glaciers melting in the dead of night)} 20:21, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Help

I have left {{helpme}} at the bottom of my talk page.--Patchouli 00:22, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award

Hello, The Halo. This is a quick message to remind you that all 5 finalists for the Esperanza User Page Award have been chosen. You now need to judge those 5 pages, awarding each one 1-10 points for attractiveness, usefulness, interesting-ness, general niceness and quality of subpages. Refer to the Scores section at the project page if you are unsure of how to score.

Once you have scored the 5 pages, email Petros471 using the specified format. As soon as all the scores have been tallied, a winner will be announced. Thanks. May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 15:55, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Long-Overdue RfA Thanks from Alphachimp

Thanks for your support in my not-so-recent RfA, which was successful with a an overwhelmingly flattering and deeply humbling total of 138/2/2 (putting me #10 on the RfA WP:100). I guess infinite monkey theorem has been officially proven. Chimps really can get somewhere on Wikipedia. With new buttons come great responsibility, and I'll try my best to live up to your expectations. If you need assistance with something, don't hesitate to swing by my talk page or email me (trust me, I do respond :)). The same goes for any complaints or comments in regard to my administrative actions. Remember, I'm here for you. (Thanks go to Blnguyen for the incredible photo to the right.) alphaChimp laudare 01:13, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

I hope that you feel better! alphaChimp ^laudare 01:13, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Help?

Hello, Mr. Halo. I am very sorry that I called you a woman, and I hope that nothing like that happens again. Now, to business. Do you currently need help with anything? Is there something I can do for you on Wikipedia while you are sick? Please let me know, and I will try to do as much as I can. Also, it seems that your friend Will has left us forever. Is that true, and can you do anything to make him come back? He is a good guy who has been through too much. Thanks, and please have a nice day.:)--Chili14 03:00, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: Stress

Thanks, dude! :P Seriously, thank you very much; I even got this in the morning, so when the day goes by, I can look back at it. —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♪-) 14:12, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

MyWikiBiz and birthdays

Saw that you voted Delete for the MyWikiBiz.com article. No problem with that opinion. But, I just wanted to say that my birthday is also October 7th. Shouldn't that be taken into consideration before a Delete vote? ;-) --MyWikiBiz 16:14, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: A very big welcome

You are so welcome, Halo! I'm very glad to hear that you're feeling better about Wikipedia, that really is lovely. I hope things keep looking up, and feel better soon! As always, if there's ever anything I can do, just let me know. -- Natalya 03:11, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Reply

Hi there, thank you very much for the note, since it brought down a bit of wikistress with it. :) I am hardly editing at the moment, since I have university exams and...wait for it...Irish Dancing championships in three weeks, which basically means when I am not studying I'm dancing, pretty exhausting. I am glad not to have the extra responsibility of the mop at the moment, and I am of more use to the Encyclopedia without it to be honest. In addition to all this, my computer is giving me uphill (I managed to get it going properly this morning on the 30th attempt, waiting for it to freeze any minute now) so that doesn't exactly help much either. :P But otherwise things are doing pretty well. :D I'm sure I'll be back editing like crazy in November, when my exams end and I go on holiday, I look forward to that. How are things with you? Ill I see? :( Anyway, nice to hear from you, and thanks for dropping by. All the best -- Banes 07:29, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

P.S. When are you going to become an admin? I read up now, while I'd be truly honoured to co-nom, you've probably already got too many. :) I'll be writing that loooong support statement.

Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award

Greetings, The Halo. The judges would like to announce that the winner for the Esperanza User Page Contest has been chosen. Congratulations to Misza13 for winning the contest. The winning entry can be found here.

If you'd like to participate in the contest again, check by the contest page in a few days and sign up. See you around. May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 09:30, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

*poke*

Get on MSN >_> Will ^{(Glaciers melting in the dead of night)} 13:12, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Heh, I use ILoveIM if I'm at the library, so that's a way to get on MSN. Will ^{(Glaciers melting in the dead of night)} 13:20, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi

Hi The Halo. Just a friendly note of clarification of the AfD's that non-administrators should be closing. We (really!) appreciate your work at AfD in closing completed discussions, but per Wikipedia:Deletion process#Non-administrators closing discussions, non-administrators may only close decisions which are unambiguous "keep" decisions, or variants thereof. A couple of the AfD's that you've closed recently as "no consensus" wouldn't qualify (but I must say, I agree with the decisions). Thanks, and please keep up the good work at AfD -- Samir धर्म 12:50, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

(chuckle) I don't think you'll have any problems with passing your RfA :) (knock wood) The only reason I bring it up is that we had problems with an editor last month who closed a whack of AfD's as "no consensus" where some of them were clear deletes. As you are a more trusted editor, feel free to do what you think is best, but my recommendation would be to stick to the above. Take care -- Samir धर्म 13:05, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Help!

Hi Halo, I went to my Wikipedia page today to find someone had once again added my last name. Apparently this person has reverted other edits of yours. Can you help me with this? I thought this issue was settled and dead in the Wiki community.

Hi Halo, I went to my Wikipedia page today to find someone had once again added my last name. Apparently this person has reverted other edits of yours. Can you help me with this? I thought this issue was settled and dead in the Wiki community Toure (Sorry about the previous message, I forgot that I wasn't logged in.)

Halo, You wrote, if an external link to a site which states his last name is left in the article. Which link is that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Toure (talk • contribs)

Guess what?

I'm going to nominate you! You have well over 3000 now! —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♫-) 02:45, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

You're not going to have time to get to 4000 :P remember Murphy's Law is still in effect! >:D —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♫-) 15:09, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Go raibh maith agat!

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Hi there, Halo!

Thank you so much for supporting my RfA! It ended up passing and I'm rather humbled by the support (and a bit surprised that it was snowballed a day early!). Please let me know if I can help you out and I welcome any comments, questions, or advice you wish to share.

Sláinte!

P.S. Thanks for your congratulatory message, and I'm looking forward to being able to participate in your own RfA in the near future (hopefully)!

P.P.S. I saw from your user page that you're British, but of some Irish descent. As such, you might want to add Castle Rackrent to your reading list! It's the first English novel written with an Irish perspective and is an excellent read!

hoopydink^{Conas tá tú?} 15:35, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

On AfD....

Hi. Thanks for the compliment on the Leona Czwartkowski AfD. I must admit I copied myself a bit - the reasons were very similar to those I'd just presented for the article on her husband Robert L.J. Zenik. Victoriagirl 02:13, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

My RFA

Thank you, The Halo, for voting on my RFA, which passed 95 to 1. Now that I have the mop, I hope I can live up to the standard, and be a good administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. —this is messedrocker (talk) 21:50, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Your RfA

Update the times…? —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♫-) 15:53, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

I got it now. And here's to your success! (And I don't even drink!) ;) —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♫-) 15:58, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

on my comments in your RfA

Hello there, I'm pleased that you understood the meaning behind the neutral vote comments on your RfA page. I try very hard to express myself in a clear manner, and I don't always succeed. I do believe that you can be trusted with the admin tools; I simply feel that candidates for adminship should have significant experience contributing in the article space, above and beyond just vandalism-fighting. In that way, such candidates can better appreciate the process by which Wikipedia articles are born and developed. I don't have a strict numerical threshold for this criterion, and my thinking in this matter is subject to change.

For what it's worth, I wouldn't vote for myself if this were my own RfA, but I'm much more critical about myself than I am about others.

I hope you will understand that I will leave my vote as "neutral", because my position hasn't changed, and furthermore, I believe it would be improper for a vote to be changed based on discussions outside of the RfA page. Whatever happens, I wish you the best of luck. --Tachikoma 04:05, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

By "I wouldn't vote for myself if this were my own RfA", I meant that I fail my own standards for adminship, but I'm extremely self-critical too. BTW, I changed my signature to reflect my real name (part of it, anyway) and to be easier for people to type. (formerly Tachikoma) --Kyoko 01:05, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

		The Minor Barnstar
		For your help in the redesign of the EA Page I award you this minor star Æon Insanity Now!EA! 04:18, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Stress

I just want you to know that I'll be there if either you or your sister need to talk to anyone. Will ^{(Glaciers melting in the dead of night)} 10:14, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Thank you very much for participating in my RFA, which closed successfully today with a result of (50/3/0). If you have any further questions or suggestions, feel free to write me. I hope I will live up to your trust. Michael 01:31, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

September Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: Barnstar Brigade Here in Wikipedia there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go unappreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go unnoticed. As Esperanzians we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. This is where the Barnstar Brigade comes in. The object of this program is to seek out the people which deserve a Barnstar, and help them feel appreciated. With your help, we can recognize more dedicated editors! What's New? September elections are upon us! Anyone wishing to be a part of the Advisory Council may list themselves as a candidate from 18 September until 24 September, with the voting taking place from 25 September to 30 September. Those who wish to help with the election staff should also list themselves! Appreciation Week, a program currently in development, now has its own subpage! Share your good ideas on how to make it awesome there! The Esperanza front page has been redesigned! Many thanks to all who worked hard on it. Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log) The proposals page has been updated, with some proposals being archived. Since the program in development Appretiaion week is getting lots of good ideas, it now has its own subpage. The September 2006 Council elections will open for nominations on 18 September 2006. The voting will run from 25 September 2006 until 30 September 2006. If you wish to be a candidate or a member of the elections staff, please list yourself! The new Esperanza front page design has but put up - many thanks to all who worked on it! TangoTango has written a script for a bot that will list new members of Esperanza, which will help those who welcome new Esperanzains greatly! Signed... Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd 04:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Although having the newsletter appear on everyone's userpage is desired, this may not be ideal for everyone. If, in the future, you wish to receive a link to the newsletter, rather than the newsletter itself, you may add yourself to Wikipedia:Esperanza/Newsletter/Opt Out List.

Passed a milestone

I have 2000 edits now! —  $PЯINGεrαgђ  21:58, 20 September 2006 (UTC) (For the reconrd, I think this is #2005.)