User talk:Arjun01/Archive24

Hello

How are you doing? BuickCenturyDriver (Honk, odometer) 05:36, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Great; admin tools are treating me fine too :) ~ Arjun 03:57, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

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Commons ...

I confirm that I am commons user Arjun. ~ Arjun 18:02, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Chapter 27

Hey Arjun,

I know the actress in Chapter 27, and she defines her part as "European prostitute." Sorry if I offended you - just trying to keep things as close to truth as possible.

S

Ah okay; if that is her part in the movie than you can go ahead and fix that. Sorry for any inconvenience. ~ Arjun 03:58, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

League of Copyeditors

Arjun, are you a member of the League of Copyeditors? If so, how can I submit an article for proofreading? I want to submit Dreamgirls (film) to an FA. Real96 05:08, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Hmm...I think that you just list it on the League of Copyeditors page. But I am not to sure; you might want to ask Tohru as she knows more about that project than I do. But from my viewpoint of just taking a quick check...it looks good enough to be a GA but try doing a peer review for more advice. Cheers :) ~ Arjun 13:39, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Wow, no one's ever made a reference to me! Cool! And btw, I've answered him; and I'll help copyedit that article. Cheers, Arjun! ♥Tohru Honda13♥ 02:15, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Persian cinema: French section

Hi Arjun01:

I asked for permission from Darius Kadivar the writer of the article I used for French section. He just replied me:

Yes please go ahead but please refer to my name in the publication.

I will be updating the article in a future publication I hope for payvand with new additions for instance Darius Khondji who is also half French.

I am very happy that you came across my article.

warm Regards and stay in touch.

Darius KADIVAR

Film Historian and Journalist

Sangak 09:56, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

I am glad to hear, good luck. Let me know if I can be of assistance in anyway. ~ Arjun 13:40, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

The main problem with that section is that it is too long. Would that be possible for you to make it more compact ? (if you have time) Sangak 13:47, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Yeah I trimmed it a tad but it is still a little long. be bold and try to do some trimming of unnecessary text. Regards, ~ Arjun 13:52, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank You

Thank you for unprotecting Christianity. Vassyana 18:32, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

No problem. ~ Arjun 18:44, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Your administrator tools may be required again

I noticed you were the admin who rm'd the Semi-protect off of the Terry Kath article so I thought I would bring this to your attention. I caught, what I thought, was a mass edit on the article but, after reviewing the article history, it turned out the article was being rv'd back to a version several months old. These rv's are being done by an IP range that has a lengthy history of edit wars and vandalism on the article. The IP is a dynamic but always beginning with 128.100.X.X. I have rv'd it twice already and can only do that 1 more time before I have to bow out. If you can check in on it could you make sure the article is left in it's most current state, 1 edit prior to the 128 intrusion. Maybe the semi-protect needs to go back on if this abusive editor intends on persistent attacks? Thanks. Good day! 216.21.150.44 02:07, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

It's been a week since my recent request for adminship passed, and since I haven't managed to delete the Main Page - yet - I figure it's safe to send these out. Thanks a lot for participating in my RfA; I hope to do a good job. If you see me doing something wrong, need help, or just want to have a chat, please don't hesitate to drop by :) – riana_dzasta 07:18, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your comment at my RfA - I just read it and felt embarrassed all over again :) Also, I've been meaning to ask you if I could steal your userpage design (with credit, of course! :p) because I'm just bored with mine. Lemme know! Take care, – riana_dzasta 07:18, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Favor?

Hi Arjun. I was wondering if you could delete this page. It's too hard to update it, since just about everyone is a friend. Thanks! · AO ^Talk 15:14, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

I went ahead and deleted it. You can use {{db-user}} next time if it's one of your subpages. Majorly _{(o rly?)} 15:35, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok, and thanks for the tip. · AO ^Talk 15:55, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Cliff

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		This is for your words of support on his talk page regarding what happened to him - the definition of what this barnstar means, "being nice without being asked". Thanks. Will (Speak to Me/Breathe)(Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash) 17:12, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

unblock

could you unblock brock lesnar? to see how it is if its fully unblocked? not many seems to be willing to update as it is. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Marcus roy (talk • contribs) 22:53, 22 February 2007 (UTC).

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Resp

Yeah, it's not wisdom unless it's ancient wisdom. Those words carry meaning that outlasts us. I have been extremely lucky so far, by retrospect. Poor, poor Spring. How are you getting on? I feel it's a good time to be on Wikipedia. Cheers, Dfrg.msc 05:16, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

fixed vandal 141.150.69.8

I (tried) to fix the vandals done by 141.140.69.8 on 23 Feb 07 (Haggard, Burns, bonobo) ... but I don't know what else should be done -- add note to their talk page? Sorry, I'm still a newbie here. I'm not even sure where to find your answer (my email?)

hope this helps, thanks for your help. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Wild Pansy (talk • contribs) 19:00, 23 February 2007 (UTC).

My RfA

My request for adminship has closed successfully (79/0/1), so it appears that I am now an administrator. Thanks very much for your vote of confidence. If there's anything I can ever do to help, please don't hesitate to let me know. IrishGuy ^talk 01:24, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Benedict Arnold

Noticed that this page was listed in the logs as 'fully protected' but there is no actual protection tag on the page... thanks! 67.87.237.170 04:44, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Umm...it's not protected now and it never has been protected. Are you mistaken? ~ Arjun 04:46, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

" Benedict Arnold (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) semi-protect. High level of IP vandalism. Entire chunks of the article have gone missing during corrections to minor vandalism. Mrprada911 00:41, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Fully protected ~ Arjun 01:12, 25 February 2007 (UTC) "

160.136.109.110 13:26, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Ah thanks; that was a mistake. I was actually trying to fully protect another page and well you get it :). There is no protection on the Benedict Arnold page. ~ Arjun 13:29, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for seconding! :) · AO ^Talk 10:12, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Charles Dickens

Hi. Thank you for semi-protecting the page. It's been awfully quiet since. I'm wondering, do you think it's appropriate to use sprotected2 there, as the page's gone on and off SP (is that the abbreviation?) a few times, and it'll be an attractive target for vandalism for a long time. Xiner (talk, email) 22:01, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

I am not sure if that is the best idea, sprotect2 is really for rare circumstance. Like for example George Bush. Probably not for Charles Dickens. But only time will tell. Cheers! ~ Arjun 20:47, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

There are many of them, but so long as you'll think about it. Thanks. Xiner (talk, email) 20:54, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

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Hello,

I just wanted to let you know that buffoon at IP address 209.91.134.87 (User talk:209.91.134.87) has resumed vandalizing Wikipedia. The article in question is Robot Battle.

Block Request

Hey Arjun, I need you to block this IP for repeated userpage vandalism. He / she also responded very quickly with foul language. It's a good thing I'm used to that now. -- Ryan ^{I'm Back!} 13:32, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Looks to be taken care of. ~ Arjun 20:46, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, now it is, and once again, I've redone my sig! :-) RyGuy 21:18, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Your pictures

It is getting better. I like how you made them black and white (was that with the camera, or an editor?). I think the best picture you have there is the candy, since you have just about everything packed into one picture. Besides, candy is good for your health... sort of. :) One tip that I could give you would have come in handy in the water-fountain image: when you're using flash against a reflective substance (such as wood, or in this case paint), take the picture at a slight angle (whether vertically or horizontally is your choice), to avoid the flash bouncing back to the camera, and appearing as blown highlights. Also, you might want to read up a bit here, they have some really useful tips. · AO ^Talk 02:22, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks a lot . Nileena joseph ^{(Talk|Contribs)} 16:26, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

The Copyeditor's Barnstar

I noticed you voiced an opinion in the first discussion on a Copyeditor's Barnstar/Award which was archived without decision. If you haven't already, would you please check in with the current discussion? The !votes/opinions from the first discussion, althought noted at the top, are not being counted in the current tally. It would be great if you would also weigh in on your preference of graphic design from among the choices (currently eight different images, the last being added at around 15:23, Thursday, 1 March 2007). If you !vote, please update the tally near the top of the discussion. Thanks. --Pig^man_{Talk to me} 21:59, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

E-mail

I sent you the e-mail; tell me if you don't recieve it, since it seems wikipedia has been having a bit of trouble with that lately. · AO ^Talk 10:42, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Greetings

Happy Holi !!--Dwaipayan (talk)

Unprotect

Brock Lesnar article Needs update, no user seems to be willing to do it. The individual´s mixed martial arts debut match date has been officially announced, though nobody changes that as it says in February which is already over. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by No Surrender Never (talk • contribs) 06:41, 3 March 2007 (UTC).

Hey matey

I stole your talkpage format. Hope you don't mind ;) – riana_dzasta 00:04, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! Feel free to mess around with it, if you want to. – riana_dzasta 00:17, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks.

Thanks Arjun for protecting Swadhyay Parivar. Hope you are fine. swadhyayee 03:40, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Hey, Arjun. I'm just mooching along here to say thanks for your emphatic support at my RfA. Now, you say you thought I already was one; I didn't realise you were none other than the salty ol' Seadog until the realisation hit me like a ton of bricks – otherwise I would have approved you at yours much sooner! Seriously, though, I am honoured that an editor of your good standing thinks that I am worthy and... well, I think I've made it clear. Where's the work at? Got some mopping to do. :) P.S. Forget stealing your talk page format, I might steal your user page format! Bubba hotep 21:25, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Hmm; did I miss this :). Thanks for such the kind words, you will be a *great* sysop. If you would like to help out in an understaffed area try WP:RFP. Cheers! ~ Arjun 13:18, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

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Congrats

Congrats on becoming a sysop. I just noticed that they made you a sysop because I have not been here much since late January. Good luck. Peace. --James, La gloria è a dio 14:38, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much, regards. ~ Arjun 13:16, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Riana's Page

Okay, that's fine. Ryan ^{Got something to say?} 14:08, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Your Page Design

By the way Arjun, I liked your page the way it was before. In my opinion, that was a really cool userpage! Ryan ^{Got something to say?} 14:11, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh nice.

Oh nice Arjun, I am very happy to learn that you have been Administrator. As in-active, hopefully, I will not give you a chance to block me. swadhyayee 14:30, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Questions

You seem to have deleted your page again, just that you didn't create it the same as before (I think that's what you did last time, right?); how come? Also, did you recieve the e-mail I sent you a couple of days ago? · AO ^Talk 19:50, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

You are forgiven. :) As for "Wikipedia is changing", I don't think it's changed so drastically that someone who doesn't do alsmost any administrative tasks (i.e. yours truly) would be promoted. That's why I'm trying to get a bit more involved in WP:SSP. Of course, this might help a bit. :D Hmm... was that a violation of WP:BEAN? :) I agree with your removal of content; I don't think private life should be documented too closely on userpages. The picture looks very good, although I'm not sure what the subject is exactly (aside from the fact that it's a piano). By the way, is that your piano?! · AO ^Talk 21:19, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

I sent you an e-mail which is unrelated to wikipedia (about piano :), to avoid spamming your page any more. :) · AO ^Talk 01:12, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

making wikipedia a better place.

My goal here at wikipedia is going to be to try to make it a better place. One "trend" I am trying to start is you leave a nice comment that is meant to uplift someone on there talk page, and tell them to go to others and write something positive about them. Wikipedia is a tough place to be and that is why I pretty much left for a month. Here it goes, I think that you are a very friendly editor. Now pass on a comment to someone else. God bless. --James, La gloria è a dio 03:20, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

CAT:AOR

Hey matey! No longer open to recall? :( – riana_dzasta 04:35, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

That's fine! :) – riana_dzasta 13:05, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikireligion Community Portal

Hi Arjun! I am just wondering if you are still going to work on the Community Portal at Wikireligion. James is back and I am now an admin, so maybe he will make you one as well, since only 2 admins is not very much. Ryan ^{Got something to say?} 12:16, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Catch up

Hey arjun; how's things in the Wiki world? anthonycfc ^[talk] 01:41, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Hello friend :)

(From User talk:Anthony cfc)

Nothing really; just doing my "wikijobs" however at a decreased level lately. In real life I have been very busy and most recently I have been sick (bad cold) so editing time isn't at its highest. Hopefully Wikipedia is treating you well; oh yeah this is for you :D.

{* here}

I'm just being swamped with *s today (well, 2 :) thanks a lot Arjun! Hope you're well, and happy editing! anthonycfc ^[talk] 02:17, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, never seen the post above the barnstar (thanks again, btw); sorry to hear you're under the weather - get well soon! Liking the minimal user page - sometimes less is more :) don't hesitate to drop by any time, to give some much-wanted advice, or just a chat!

Kind regards
anthonycfc ^[talk] 02:23, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

WP:RFCU and clerks

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• Consider adding yourself to the list of active clerks at Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Clerks.
• In helping, please make sure you follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Procedures as it is very important to the process there to follow these instructions for smooth operation.
• Please remember "Trust between the clerks and the checkusers is essential. Clerks who persistently make problematic comments on requests or otherwise violate decorum may be asked by the checkusers to cease contributing here."
• Add Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Clerks/Noticeboard to your watchlist to stay up to do date on the latest communications happening regarding this role.
• "Be aware that this position is rather dull and carries no particular prestige; status-seeking will not be looked upon kindly."

I am not involved with the checkuser system. I am acting only to inform you of this change. Thank you. --Durin 14:33, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Plead :)

Arjun - please don't go WikiBreaking on us. We can only eradicate the non-encyclopedic attitude from the project when - and only, when - you are actually here!

I've emailed you with a proposal - I'd appreciate your comment.

anthonycfc ^[talk] 18:34, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Arjun, remember [1]? Please don't leave because of this, you never know how good these editors might turn out to be... :) Majorly _{(o rly?)} 18:42, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey you know what; you are right. I had one of those :S, wow. O.k I am convinced to stay, but something has to be done. And I am dead serious. ~ Arjun 18:47, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Yay! I didn't even get around to posting my please stay message yet... now don't change your mind again. :) Pinball22 19:02, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Lol; It feels like it is impossible to take a break from this place ;). Probably because Wikipedia is just too cool :D. ~ Arjun 19:04, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

In reply to your comment above, absolutely, something must be done. It's unfortunate that the MfD will probably result in keep; however, I think a hard fast rule should be these pages must never be mass spammed, in signatures, talk pages or otherwise. Majorly _{(o rly?)} 19:05, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes I agree 100%; it is just common sense. The "SIGN HERE PLEASE" in sigs should be removed as it is spamming and the spamming of talk pages should also be highly frowned upon as it is spam. The users should be warned, if the user continues they are blocked for a short time (1-2 days). ~ Arjun 19:09, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, and what about those who don't actually edit articles? There should be some kind of rule that forbids only this sort of activity; we are an encyclopedia, after all. Majorly _{(o rly?)} 19:13, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Editors who have sig pages should be warned and there sig pages deleted. They can recreate thus pages once they start contributing to the article space. That I think would be a good idea for that scenario, as it is blatant WP:USER vio. Hopefully the community can agree with that o_0. ~ Arjun 19:17, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Move protection to Wanda Gág

Hey Arjun. I just wanted to let you know that there's currently a thread on WP:ANI (here), because Jonathunder decided to move this article again after you move-protected it. Regards, Húsönd 21:45, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikireligion.

I am currently in a Rfa at wikireligion. There are a few people who are voting against me just because they do not like me because I have worked out of policy a little because I saw it fit to. Will you please vote in the Rfa at wikireligion. Thanks. --James, La gloria è a dio 22:39, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Not sure if it works there the same way as it does here, but if it does then vote fishing and campaigning is frowned down upon immensely. My advice is to refrain from doing so. anthonycfc ^[talk] 00:31, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Questionable image

There is an image of J. Michael Luttig on wikipedia, this one: Image:050623 luttig ex.jpg. For some unknown reason it is not used on the article and is orphaned. Also, it looks like an official photo of a judge, but it comes from an unfree source, the Slate magazine, I do not know if it is in public domain. Can you take a look at this situation? Thanks! Wooyi 19:29, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, this is tricky. I am going to ask about. ~ Arjun 15:34, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm not an image expert, but I located where the Slate magazine image came from: here. The photo credit at the bottom of that article states "Photograph of ... Michael J. Luttig courtesy of Michael J. Luttig." So that is not proof that it was an official government photograph of Judge Luttig, though of course it might have been. It is possible that a free image photograph could be obtained from the Boeing Corporation, of which Luttig is now the general counsel. Hope this helps. Newyorkbrad 02:18, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

I sent an email to Boeing Company and I'm going to see if they will reply. Also another questionable image I found is Image:Pregerson.jpg, a portrait of Judge Harry Pregerson, seemly coming from an unfree source (here), a website of an organization which says contents are copyrighted. Can you please go take at a look at it as well? Thanks! Wooyi 02:47, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

I'll look at it in the morning, but as a starting point for both of them, have you queried the users who uploaded the images? Regards, Newyorkbrad 02:49, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Just notified both uploaders. Hopefully they'll reply. However it seems unlikely because I checked their contribution and they did very few contribution beside uploading the images. Wooyi 02:57, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Inbox Alert

Good afternoon (GMT time); I've replied to your email. anthonycfc ^[talk] 15:49, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

IRC cloak request

I am Arjun01 on freenode and I would like the cloak wikimedia/Arjun01. Thanks. --~ Arjun 16:23, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Toothpaste for Dinner

The user deleting the internal link is still around, I dont want to break the 3 rv rule, but could you please semi-protect the page? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by VanTucky (talk • contribs) 19:47, 12 March 2007 (UTC).

It seems that "Drew", the writer of Toothpaste for Dinner assigns people to edit the page, and they contacted him about the internal link inclusion. attempting to lord it over their page by using scare tactics and threats or revokring syndication seems like an insidious way to control your own pages. VanTucky 20:09, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Talked to Drew, its been taken care of. no problems anymore it seems. VanTucky 20:52, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Seraphimblade's RFA

Thank you for your support on my recent request for adminship, I'm glad I was able to earn your trust this time around. The request passed with a final total of (91/4/1), so I'm now an admin. I will make every effort not to make mistakes as I learn to use the tools, but if you believe I have, please let me know. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me Please review me!} 01:28, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks for Swadhyay Parivar.

Thanks too tired to write anything or see your changed user page. swadhyayee 17:58, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

all work and no play

that IP resolves to AOL - and of course he's back from the same range with the same crap. are you sure it's prudent to give a 48 hour block to an AOL IP? - NYC JD (objection, asked and answered!) 20:10, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Oops, sorry about that. I usually check and I was a little fast to the draw on that one :). Lets keep an eye on it though. Cheers. ~ Arjun 20:18, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Review

Hi Arjun, I just nominated my first article for deletion. Can you please take a look and make sure I did it right ? The article is Hindu (Culture) and here is the AFD link. Cheers. Abecedare 03:27, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

heh, I missed this? Yes great catch. ~ Arjun 22:16, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

No problem. The article has gone through the creation-Afd-deletion-recreation-speedy deletion cycle in short while. It is likely to be recreated again someday, thanks to the tireless efforts of the sockpuppets of Maleabroad. Just business as usual on wikipedia. :-)

Hope you are doing well, both here and in the "real world" ! Cheers. Abecedare 17:34, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Heya

Good, thanks! I just got renamed, yay :) How's life? You on wikibreak or not? Don't keep me guessing :p – riana_dzasta 14:24, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I've become oddly attached to my signature... I tried out something new but it just didn't feel right! I need to think of something that works... Any ideas? :) – riana_dzasta 14:29, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Om in template

Arjun, you have seen the image of the letter 'om' which I have found to be most accurate. Can you find some way to use it in our template, or at least have an image created for the template which is accurate? The effort will be worth it.Kanchanamala 06:42, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi

Just sayin' hi. How's it going? –Llama man^talk_contribs 01:19, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Hello, Arjun! How's it going? (copying Llama man) Cheers, S.D. 13:08, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Hmm...double posts. I might as well answer here :). I have been fine, really I have. Sadly I have been busy in the Real Life with Music, school, photography and even being a volunteer out in the Special Olympics. Cheers! ~ Arjun 16:56, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Um...hi again. — Malcolm^{Use the schwartz!} 02:36, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, not much has happened besides my name change. Sad to see you considering retirement. If you feel you have to, I won't object, but you will be missed (obviously). — Malcolm^{Use the schwartz!} 02:44, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Exclamation marks are still cooler. ;) Well, I guess this is goodbye (for the most part — semi-goodbye?). I hope things go well in real life. — Malcolm^{Use the schwartz!} 02:54, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

I left a message on their talk pages a while ago, but they never replied. I hope they come back someday. — Malcolm^{Use the schwartz!} 17:10, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Interested?

Heard you were interested in nominating? Sorry if you feel like I'm stealing your candidate! He's just too good for you to keep to yourself ;) – riana_dzasta 15:12, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Glad you started it; I have been busy :). Thanks for helping out. Cheers! ~ Arjun 16:55, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Re:Lol

You gotta do the yodaspeak once in a while. :-P Nishkid64 22:33, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

User talk:67.84.67.77

Can I please get a clarification/your input about your block? I'm confused. Cheers, Daniel Bryant 02:17, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

The edit that got the guy a final warning could be contested too... It seems that there is evidence that N.W.A are making, or did make, a album named "This 1'z 4 You". --KZ ^{Talk • Vandal • Contrib} 02:51, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

 Done. And Daniel, I was too ;). ~ Arjun 13:09, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

BeTuitive deletion

Arjun,

Please email or call me so I can understand why you deleted our posting for BeTuitive.

It's a word that we created (obviously), the same as Google created their name and we're working to get it recognized and used as a verb.

Thanks,

<personal info removed> —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.232.9.142 (talk) 16:40, 19 March 2007 (UTC).

Well basically you summed up my deletion, while it sounds like a good idea it is non-notable. Because it came across as some sort of advertisment, something Wikipedia will not have. However if you are a notable company (read WP:CORP) then please recreate your article from the NPOV. Cheers. ~ Arjun 22:15, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

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Om-kara

Wake up, Arjun. Won't you do something about the Om in the template as requested above? Thanks.Kanchanamala 09:30, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

So sorry, I have been busy and I missed your earlier post. Please forgive, however I don't think that I could come up with a very good one. I only have the Microsoft paint tool and...I can barely drawl a circle with it. Do you have any software that could come up with a nice .png? ~ Arjun 11:37, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Please.

Could you restore removed links from Swadhyay Parivar by a strange new editor? Aksi has been threatening block. It's apparent that he is abusing admin's power. See his behaviour and communication on my talk page. Just use your logic for recent removal of links from Swadhyay Parivar and recent past vandals of Hemendra. swadhyayee 14:13, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

O.k I checked this out earlier, things seem ok. Glad you weren't blocked, that would be unfortunate. Just really be careful to not Revert 3 times in 24 hours. When it comes to 3RR stuff I don't get involved, I have never been blocked for it nor will I ever block for it. It is just too controversial in itself. ~ Arjun 01:31, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Arjun,

I did not come back to your user talk page and saw this message just now. It's good that you have protected it. swadhyayee 07:55, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Catch up

Hey, Arjun; how's things? anthony^[cfc] 19:49, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Great, very good. Just busy as a bee. Hope to be more active... ~ Arjun 01:29, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

A request

Hi Arjun

I know we haven't worked on any article together, but I've seen you all over WP. We bumped into each other once - your signature page, I was the lucky winner :P remember?

Well, I had a request - what do you believe would happen if I self-nominated myself on RfA?

I know theres admin-coaching to do these things, but I just wanted your opinion. I've seen a lot of your work, and I came across an RfA (dont remember the candidates name now,sorry) where you supported the candidate but also noted that lack of experience would probably mean he wouldnt get it. I felt that was a very nice thing to say, supporting an editor when the rest blew him off as an over-ambitious newbie.

I'd like to clarify - adminship isn't a big deal to me, even Jimbo says thats "becoming a sys-op is no big deal". I was just looking for some ways to help with the maintainence part of WP. I know very well the sort of backlog the admins have to deal with, and being a regular RC patroller, I know what sort of vandalism the project has to fight on a daily basis.

I'm proud of my work on WP:PM - that list was three times the size before I started work on it. I could help on WP:AIV, and WP:CSD. Many times during RC patrol, I'll find a vandal messing with a page, and after reverting and warning multiple times, the vandal gets blocked from someone looking at AIV. But this usually takes time. The damage done to the page is easily reverted, but by protecting the page (or semi-protect) we could minimise the disruption. I wanted to help there.

I haven't worked on any FA, as such. I'm working on Biasing (electronics), hope to bring that up. I've got competitive exams going on, so its hard to devote much time to article-writing. Instead, I vandal-whack in my free time. Strange hobby, I'm sure some of my friends would say, but anyway...

I apologize if all this seems out of the blue. You were a familiar name, and seemed friendly, so I thought I'd bounce this idea off you. I'd appreciate any feedback.

Thanks a ton

Cheers!

xC | ☎ 16:27, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Wow, very good resume. :) I must say that you are a very good user, Someone I would trust as an Administrator of this Website. However I would wait just a bit. This is due to the fact that you have less than 3000 edits (barely though), and some will oppose you just for that. I also recommend some more participation in the WP:XFD of Wikipedia, it may seem boring at first but it is a very good thing to get into. Especially since you aspire to be an admin, remember though Adminship is not a trophy of some sort, it is a duty and a rather difficult and at times stressful job.

One more thing, WP:RFA is changing too, the things that used to hold some back are now considered unimportant. Maybe a try at RFA would be a good idea, what do you have to lose? As I said I would trust you, and I am sure others will to. Good luck and no prob, thanks for asking. Cheers. ~ Arjun 01:28, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

I thought as much about the number of edits - that would probably increase anyway, thanks to the vandals, RCP tends to inflate edit counts ;) Thanks for the tip about WP:XFD, for some reason I never wandered in that area and I don't for the life of me know why :P

Maybe I'll try later then, once I have more edits. In the meanwhile, I'll work on my baby Biasing (electronics) and request editor review of myself.

I appreciate your advice, and thanks for taking the time out to reply to such a long message. Thanks again, cheers! xC | ☎ 06:26, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

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After seeing your name several times on Talk:Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms), I was curious and just had to ask you, is classical music one of your interests? —  $PЯINGrαgђ  15:05, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi Spring, it is good to hear from you. I hope everything is all right. Yes classical music is my passion, I love the music of Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Chopin and much more. And "Piano Concerto No.2" from Brahms is one of my favorite pieces ever. The emotion is incredible, you can really feel it... Cheers my friend. ~ Arjun 02:41, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Arjun, it's real great to know that someone your age appreciates classical music. It's really great. btw, have you heard of Antonio Vivaldi? The Four Seasons (specifically Winter) are one of my favorite pieces. Just dropped by to say hi again... Tohru Honda13 05:52, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

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Hi Arjun, just nominated an article for deletion. Don't know if I've done it right, but everything seems to be fine as of now. If you're free, please do have a look at the page here. Cheers! xC | ☎ 19:41, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Sign?

Hey, remember me? Well, i remember you being one of the first wikipedians i met, and i'd like to ask you to sign my autograoh book. :) --ÄtΘmicR€£igione^sїgñ

Done. ~ Arjun 02:36, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Swadhyay Parivar

Its the victim of a large scale editorial battle. The only way to stabilize it is to protect it and force the users to communicate.Bakaman 22:33, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Done, thanks for alerting me, even though I have been aware. ~ Arjun 02:34, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks.

Thanks Arjun for protecting Swadhyay Parivar. In fact, if the article has to be on Wikipedia it must be with the facts of criminalisation else it has to go from Wikipedia. It can not be allowed to falsely glorify and project it's image.

Thanks once again,

Swadhyayee.

RFA nom

You don't mind if Wooyi nominates me, do you? After all, he was the first to consider it. He seems real eager to do it. Perhaps you could do that co-nom thing (I don't know really, I'm just so dumbstruck right now). Thank you, Arjun. You are one of the great editors who have helped me to become a better editor, and to help me to pluck up some courage to say yes to a nomination. :D Tohru Honda13 02:07, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Tohru Honda admin nom

Hey Arjun! Please remove Tohru Honda's admin nom from the RFA page, she has indicated in my talk page that she does not wish her RFA page to be transcluded until she work more on it tommorrow. Thanks! Here is what she posted on my talk page:

Okay, I've filled everything out, but please don't put it on RFA yet; I'm going to work more on it tomorrow. I must sleep for school tomorrow. Thanks again, Wooyi. Tohru Honda13 03:22, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

And because of the transclusion, User:SUIT apparently thought her answers were final and changed his vote from support to neutral. Alas! So please de-transclude it before she work on those answers tomorrow.

-Wooyi 04:35, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Just de-transluded it myself. Feel free to put it back when she finish those answers tomorrow. Cheers! Wooyi 04:46, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Eh?

Just wondering when you'd make up your mind about leaving, wikibreak, or staying. I think you've said you're leaving twice, and wikibreak about five times. And then, you always change your mind! I find this quite comical. :-) · AO ^Talk 12:44, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

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Hello, see ya later, or goodbye?

Um... Are you back, leaving, or just on a wikibreak? RyGuy 13:08, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Let's not pressure the guy! By the looks of his message to me (above), he's just busy in real life! Hope to see you soon, Arjun! anthony^[cfc] 16:28, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

More like a yo, yo, yo :p. I have just been busy, I will begin to contribute heavily soon...maybe ;). ~ Arjun 01:44, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Majorly's RfB

Hi Arjun, thanks for your strong support in my RfB. Sadly, it didn't pass, but I appreciate the support, and I do intend to run again eventually. See you around! Majorly _{(o rly?)} 03:27, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Sorry to hear, good luck in the future! Great to hear from ya buddy :). ~ Arjun 01:45, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

hello...

You may or may not remember me, but I got a question. How are you doing in vandal-fighting? Is everything alright for you?--PrestonH^{(Sandbox) • (Sign Here!)} 04:38, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

I remember you :D, I remember everybody ;). Vandal fighting is fine, just busy...hope to help out more soon. Happy Easter. ~ Arjun 01:46, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Request

Can you please add Category:Indian Wikipedia administrators to your user page? However it's an absolutely personal matter to add that or not! Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 09:13, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

For personally reasons I have decided to keep things simple and only have two categories on my userpage. I hope you are not upset in anyway. Cheers, btw. I am wondering when your name will be in that category. You are surely a great editor, being an admin will help Wikipedia greatly. ~ Arjun 01:49, 8 April 2007 (UTC)