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Weetabixed

Hi. I'm not sure why you'd want me to provide references for a section I titled 'trivia', given that it is by definition trivial. I cannot do so in any case - I had heard the expression a few times but didn't know the origin of it, until this morning, listening to Graham Gooch on Test Match Special, who explained it exactly as I had on the piece about Weetabix. I understand everyone has a right to remove pieces of text from this website but in this case I would like to hear your justification for doing so - given that I can't provide a specific web-based reference for this does not make it untrue, after all. I would argue that the article was not damaged in any way by what I wrote. C i d 15:09, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Cool, no worries - I've added in where I heard it now so it can be checked if needs be. C i d 15:34, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

User page vandalism

No problem.Gdo01 16:26, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

August Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: To-Do List The Esperanza To-Do List is a place where you may list any request, big or small, for assistance. If you need help with archiving your usertalk, for example, all you need to do is list it here and somebody will help you out. Likewise, if you need help with some area of editing on Wikipedia, list it here! Again, any matter, trivial or not, can be placed on this page. However, all matters listed on this page must not be of an argumentative nature. You do not need to be a member of Esperanza (or this program) to place or fulfill requests on this page. If you don't have any requests, consider coming by and fulfilling a few! This program has not been very active, but has lots of potential! What's New? In order to help proposed programs become specific enough to make into full-fledged programs, the In development section of the proposals page has been created. Proposals that are promising, but need to be organized in more detail are listed here. Please take a look at what is there, and help the proposals turn into programs. To improve both the layout and text of the front page, in an attempt to clarify the image of Esperanza, the front page is going to have some redesigning take place. Please take your creative minds to Wikipedia:Esperanza/Front page redesign to brainstorm good ideas. Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log) In order to make sure all users who join Esperanza are welcomed, a list of volunteers who are willing to welcome new Esperanzians is at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Members#Esperanza_welcomers. Please add yourself if you are interested; we want to make sure all new Esperanza members are welcomed! The In development section of the proposals page has been created. Proposals page: Some proposals have been moved to the aforementioned "In development" section, some have been left as a proposal, and others have been archived. For those proposals that were a good idea but didn't necessarily constitute a program, General Esperanzial Actions has been created. Two small pieces of charter reform will be decided on in a straw poll at Wikipedia talk:Esperanza/Governance. One involves filling the position of any councillors who may leave, the other involves reforming the charter. Until cooperation with the Kindness Campaign is better defined, it remains as a proposed program. There is a page for discussing the front page redesign. Signed... Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd 05:03, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

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How are you

Are you still with us? Blnguyen | BLabberiNg 07:12, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

User:4492tues12

Hi, Ali! User:4492tues12 did a round of edits today regarding Australia. At least some of them were bogus, and I've reverted them (with a warning). For some of the others, though, I don't know enough about the topic areas to tell. Could you or somebody else who's Ozzie-literate take a look? There are only a few of them. Waitak 07:48, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

surreal barnstar help

thank you! Cindery 01:44, 16 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)

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Exams!

Hi Ali!
Thanks for wishing me luck - it was really nice of you to think about me and I sure appreciate it! --Fir0002 07:25, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

New Song!

Hii!

I am back with another song..! Although this time it was only me and my brother. I played the guitar (everything including the rhythm and the solo :-P and my bro wrote the lyrics and also did the vocals. the songs called Out of Focus. Give it a listen if ya can and leave your thoughts on it. :-)

Heres the links for both streaming and direct downloading:

Stream it

Direct Download from Geocities

Thanks a lot!

Cheers!

P.S.: I didnt wanna clutter your talk page by pasting the lyrics even though they are a little hard to understand due to the quality of the recording. Gimme a shout if you want the lyrics or if you have any problems while listening. Thanks a lot again!

Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 17:00, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

problem

No man i don't have a problem with that. Thanks for telling me that too.--Kingforaday1620 21:26, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Another Question For You

I wrote to you concerning the deletion of my article on Kim Dingle. I have looked all over Wikipedia and cannot find Chairboy's talk page to contact him concerning the matter. He has now deleted my page twice, and I'd like to discuss his reasonings for it. Is there an index of Wikipedians or a way of searching for them by screen name?

Also, you mentioned on my talk page that he might be deleting my article because of notoriety. One of the main reasons I joined Wikipedia as a contributor was to write articles on historically ignored artists who tend to be women. Amazingly, Dingle doesn't fit into this category. She has gallery representation in New York, Los Angeles and Italy. Her works are in large museums like MOCA LA and she has received a great deal of critical review and acclaim in major art magazines. I intended to start the article last night and add more content in the upcoming days. My second version did make reference (and external link) to her NY gallery. When you do a google search of the artist's name, google has 10 pages of results! What kind of notoriety are we expecting?

Thanks so much for your help in this matter - I really appreciate your time! lonebiker 15:45, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Experiment

Hi, Im fairly new to wikipedia and just got a message seemingly from you thanking me for some "experiment" ive apparently carried out on the profanity page (???!!!???) (I recall reading the page a few days ago and added something to the page over a word related to that page, but cant recall doing anything else. Please could you solve this puzzle. thanx80.192.59.202 13:01, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Userpage Design Thingy

I'm in the process of waiting for a response and finding a new image in case he says no.

What am I talking about? Go here. D•a•r•k•n•e•s•s•L•o•r•d•i•a•n•••C••• 19:26, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

It's okay. You did the right thing anyway. Happy HalloweeN! D•a•r•k•n•e•s•s•L•o•r•d•i•a•n•••C••• 01:16, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

November Esperanza Newsletter

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The last AC meeting (full log) The list of proposed programs has been updated, with some proposals being archived. There is now a new program: the Tutorial Drive! Consider writing a tutorial on something you are good at doing on Wikipedia. The suggestion of adding a cohesive look to all the Esperanza pages is being considered; join the discussion if you are interested! In order to make a useful interlanguage welcome template, those involved in translation projects will be asked what English Wikipedia policies are most important and confusing to editors coming from other language Wikipedias. A discussion of Esperanza's role in Wikipedia is being held, with all thoughts of all Esperanzians wanted! Shreshth91 informed everyone that he will be leaving the Esperanza council as life is rather busy; his spot will be filled by the runner up from the last election, HighwayCello. Signed... Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, The Halo, Shreshth91 and HighwayCello 20:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

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Well, hello!

Hi Ali!

Thanks for dropping by: it was lovely to hear from you. Sorry for being slow to get back in touch (I've got more talk to get through and not enough time tonight, so a further backlog is coming for tomorrow!).

I've been fairly quiet of late on-wiki. A health problem I had earlier in the year seems to have started again and tests, long waits, sitting in soulless corridors and getting reacquainted with specialist nurses I haven't missed seems to be on the cards. Of course, I'm probably being a hypochondriac and it'll turn out to be something mundane... but I'm easily terrified after last time! Added to that, I've had a bunch of trolls on my heels (one, formerly TripleH-something or other, is just a vandal so can be ignored, but the pressure from a couple of very immature schoolboys in Sussex and then a disruptive puppetmaster taking his inadequacies out on the world have kinda dulled my enthusiasm for the wikiverse for a bit!)

However, that's not to say I'm not positive and not happy! Far from it. Even if things are off-centre in some places, other things are doing really well. Lots of positive things have happened recently and not just to me but to my family and friends. That's always something that makes me feel good! So, feeding from the good news, I hope Good Things are happening for you!

Thanks for asking after me: it has lifted my low spirits (especially as others I thought were wikifriends haven't). Cheers! ➨ ЯEDVERS 21:57, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Re:Signs of Life!

Hi Ali!
Thanks for your message, nice of you to drop by. Yes I'm starting to gear up for some wiki time with exams and SCOBE production (our annual school mag) over I have a bit of free time. Exams on 29 Nov? You in Yr 10? Good luck anyway --Fir0002 04:19, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Yeah you did fool me for a bit ;-) So VCE next year, how are you feeling? --Fir0002 11:15, 20 November 2006 (UTC)