User talk:Charlie Huggard/archive/1

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Custom sig

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Then go back to my prefs, then enter the sig you want to be displayed in "Nickname". You need to have the wiki links like [[User:Charlie_Huggard|text to userpage]]. If you need any help with this post on my user_talk ill be able to help. :) --Actown ^e 21:37, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia Userfication

{{helpme}} In the past several days I've moved a few pages in which very new users add wikipedia articles of themselves instead of user pages. Usually though I've found that other editors categorize these pages for speedy deletion instead of being helpful and moving the page to the user's talk page first. I think there should be a policy/guideline to the effect of helping new users put their user page in the proper place before jumping to deletion. (the original page would still need to be deleted, but we should still preserve the information the user wrote about themselves, albiet in the wrong place, if it's appropriate for a user page. Could someone drop me a note as to how I would go about creating such a guideline, or if such a guideline already exists? Thanks a bunch! --Charlie^{(@CIRL | talk)} 06:26, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

That has already been proposed, actually. Check out WP:UFY and its talk page to support discuss it. --Rory096 06:28, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

No problem :-) --Rory096 06:32, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Infobox image sizes.

Infoboxes look better without all that white space in them. A size of 250 pixels takes up most of that. There are some exceptions, however. Obviously if the source image is much smaller, it would not look so good at 250px, and also, low-colour PNG files don't work so well with down-scaling. For example, the boxshot in the Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri article is shown at the full size of 259px. Showing it at 250px would make the filesize balloon. Doesn't expand the infobox anyway. For more info, check User:Drat/Image resizing. Your message actually reminded me that I haven't added some new info to that page.--Drat (Talk) 05:38, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Re: Doodlefaces

Hi Charlie, yes, you filed the sockpuppet case correctly! I have responded to them and the master sockpuppet will most likely blocked for a certain period of time after the discussion closes, likely using {{SockmasterProven}}. If you need further help or require me to make another comment at the appropriate page, and after your wikibreak, please don't hesitate to contact me. Kilo-Lima|^(talk) 21:08, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

RfA

Yeah, I'd love to be an admin. Can you nominate me?

Thanks, --Zpb52 01:23, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Hamster racing

Hi, the discussion spilled on to my talkpage because I originally speedied the article when it was nothing but a placeholder. Afd may indeed be better forum to settle this, as you have rightly observed. Please remain cool and keep contributing positively. You may also be intertested in having a look at this. --Gurubrahma 16:08, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks.

• 
  For, despite being a relatively new user, staying calm and offering a polite compromise in an unstable situation.

Just felt that you needed to be recognized for your comments on User talk:Nathanrdotcom. Mopper ^Speak! 05:48, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree with that, but he deserves a little something else.

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For staying calm and explaining to me what needed explaining to, I award you this barnstar. — Nathan (Got something to say? Say it.) 05:52, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

I second that notion. --GeorgeMoney ^T·C 05:55, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

You deserve it... you succeeded in a place where two well-established administrators did not. Make that three well-established administrators. I'd gladly nominate (or help Nathan nominate) you for an RFA; however, not yet, as you haven't been here long enough (sadly, some people judge you on that). Mopper ^Speak! 06:05, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

I would also help in an RfA. --GeorgeMoney ^T·C 06:20, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Copied into User:Charlie Huggard/Trophy Case --Charlie^{(@CIRL | talk)} 06:09, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Image in sig

Meaning to change it for a while. Cheers and thanks for keeping a cool temper -- Samir धर्म (the scope) 06:19, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

No Vandalism, But a Thank You and Goodbye

Charlie My friend, I appreciate the voice of support, but I will not be editing on wikipedia any further, since the investigation was inconclusive. In my case, I am a recent editor, and my experience has been unfailing negative, with a crude personal attack, which was not resolved sucessfully. Everywhere I edit, the editor who attacked me will just claim another sock puppet. Frankly, oldwindybear appears to love this site, and I will leave rather than have any suspicion that I am a puppet. I did protest that this was not resolved with a check of internet addresses, so that I could remain without doing so in a way that would interfere with the work of an established editor.Max 15:12, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Charlie If you have not read stilstudying's discussion page today, go look. He is editing somewhere - I have forgotten how to check edit history - so you did a heck of a job in convincing this new contributor to stay and help. NICE JOB! Still, if you read this, I am very sorry you got caught up in a personal vendetta against me. Kudos to Charlie for convincing you to stay. Wherever you are editing, I am sure it is good work. (and probably not 42 paragraphs as is my wont! ha!) Take care, and Charlie, nice job!

Widipedia really has the potential to be the greatest free repository of knowledge in history, and available to the most people, but we need good people to do it, and I am glad this person stayed. I really felt at fault, since the attack on him was aimed at me. So thanks from me for getting him to stay, and thanks to AnnH and Joann who both also pitched in to make the newbie feel more comfortable. old windy bear 18:24, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

RfC

[rm rfc box that takes up entirely too much space, restore if you want]

• I have reworded the RfC as per your comment. I maintained that to me, it looked and seemed like an attack but I acknowledged that there could have been good faith. However, as of late, I feel that this really isn't getting anyone anywhere - just a lot of attacks on my actions and me as a person (but you have to read into them to see that, they're not obvious). So things are getting a lot worse instead of better - I was wanting to make a point, yes, but..I don't like the road I have to go down. nathanrdotcom @ 10:35, 17 May 2006 (UTC) retracted RfC, for my own sanity -- Nathan ^{(Got something to say? Say it.)} 12:34, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

RfA Thank You!

Hi Charlie,

Thanks for participating in my successful RfA. I'm honored to say that, because of you, my RfA has the coolest neutral comment ever! If I had thought of something that witty to say, I would have voted neutral on myself! :) As an administrator, I am your servant, so if you need any help, have any question, or see my screwing up, my talk page is always open. Thanks again and happy wiki-ing, Xoloz 03:10, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Random stalkage

Just thought I'd stalk you with a plate of cookies. That is all. -- Nathan 00:53, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Diff pages

The script is done. Add this to your monobook. (copy it in edit mode)Voice-of-All^Talk 06:05, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

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Welcome to Esperanza!

Welcome, Charlie Huggard/archive/1, to Esperanza, the Wikipedia member association! As you might know, all the Esperanzians share one important goal: the success of this encyclopedia. Within that, we then attempt to strengthen the community bonds, and be the "approachable" side of the project. All of our ideals are held in the Charter, the governing document of the association.

Now that you are a member, you might be interested in some of our programs. A quite important program is the StressUnit, which seeks to support editors who have encountered any stress from their Wikipedia events, and are seeking to leave the project. So far, Esperanza can be credited with the support and retention of several users. We have a calendar of special events, member birthdays, and other holidays that you can add to and follow.

In addition to these projects, several more missions of Esperanza are in development, and are currently being created at Esperanza/Possibles.

I encourage you to take an active voice in the running of Esperanza. We have a small government system, headed by our Administrator general, Celestianpower, and guided by the Advisory Committee, Titoxd, JoanneB, and Freakofnurture.

If you have any other questions, concerns, comments, or general ideas, Esperanzian or otherwise, know that you can always contact me on my talk page. Alternatively, you could communicate with fellow users on our IRC channel, #wikipedia-esperanza (which is also good for a fun chat or two :). If you're new to IRC, please see the IRC Tutorial, which was written by one of our members. I thank you for joining Esperanza, and look forward to working with you in making Wikipedia a better place to be!

Thanks!—G.He 17:30, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Smile :)

—G.He has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Smile to others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk pages. Happy editing!

—G.He 23:03, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

VandalProof 1.2 Now Available

After a lenghty, but much-needed Wikibreak, I'm happy to announce that version 1.2 of VandalProof is now available for download! Beyond fixing some of the most obnoxious bugs, like the persistent crash on start-up that many have experienced, version 1.2 also offers a wide variety of new features, including a stub-sorter, a global user whitelist and blacklist, navigational controls, and greater customization. You can find a full list of the new features here. While I believe this release to be a significant improvement over the last, it's nonetheless nowhere near the end of the line for VandalProof. Thanks to Rob Church, I now have an account on test.wikipedia.org with SysOp rights and have already been hard at work incorporating administrative tools into VandalProof, which I plan to make available in the near future. An example of one such SysOp tool that I'm working on incorporating is my simple history merge tool, which simplifies the process of performing history merges from one article into another. Anyway, if you haven't already, I'd encourage you to download and install version 1.2 and take it out for a test-drive. As always, your suggestions for improvement are always appreciated, and I hope that you will find this new version useful. Happy editing! --AmiDaniel (talk) 02:12, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Max whitman

We'll have to keep an eye on him. User:Zoe|^(talk) 01:55, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

BOPP'D!

Master of Puppets has bopped you on the top with a mop! Bops promote not only WikiLove, but also steady loss of brain cells! Hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the Moppage by bopping someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend, and help the chief Mop achieve his goal of world domination. And to spread the Moppage, just use {{subst:User:Master of Puppets/Bop|<you>}} replacing <you> with your username. Happy editing! Master of Puppets ^{That's hot.} 05:01, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Mmm, thanks! Master of Puppets ^{That's hot.} 05:01, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Chocolate truffles

FellowWikipedian has given you some of there famous Solid chocolate truffles! Chocolate truffles taste good, help moods, promote WikiLove and hopefully make your day better. FellowWikipedian 15:00, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

I think we should make the template. Sounds like a good idea. FellowWikipedian 14:55, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Noticed you around doing good things, being a kind and considerate contributor, and felt you deserved this. Keep up the good work. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 01:22, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Gracias

Thank you for the truffles! I do have a sweet tooth ;) Rosa 18:24, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks from me, too! It looks like you're just all over the place making Wikipedia a friendlier, happier place to be. That's wonderful, and sincerely appreciated—after a few of the edit wars I've seen going on, it's pretty clear that the community could use more like you. Got any twins or clones handy? :D

Oh, and I'd love to swap recipes! I've come up with a few of my own. What do you say to gingerbread biscotti or "fly pie" (chocolate crust tart with white chocolate cream cheese filling and milk chocolate chips)? —PaperTruths 05:08, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

WikiMoney

File:MoneyWiki.jpg

GeorgeMoney has given you some WikiMoney from the United Editors of Wikipedia. Spread the money by copying the code of this message and sending it to other people. BTW, Have you ever visited the United Editors of Wikipedia? --GeorgeMoney ^T·C 04:31, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Vienna Boys Choir

That was quick! Holy crap! :) - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 05:28, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

So tell me your recipe! - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 05:37, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Cute. Thank you. It's possible I will ask my better 1/2 to make this for Shavuot which falls out this Friday. In the words of Borat Sagdiyev, Great success! - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 05:51, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Fixings.

Thanks for fixing my talk page template, I didn't even see the error. — Nathan ^(talk) 22:57, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Redirects

I almost always create all my redirects before starting an article. Unless the people on RC patrol think I've gone crazy, they should be safe. --BRIAN0918 05:20, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Signatures

You write: "I'm not yet conviced on the argument that long signatures adversely effect the editing process. ".

That is beyond question. Here's an example I used on WT:SIG:

• Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Bishonen May 2005
• Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/King of Hearts May 2006

If you go into edit mode on both and set them side by side, the contrast is astonishing. The words of the comments in the former stand out well and the signature text is minimal. In the latter, the signature text almost completely drowns out the comments, making it rather difficult, for instance, to locate a particular comment and append a response. --Tony Sidaway 12:50, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Wow

Hello, I am really happy to meet you - I saw you giving Solid chocolate truffles to Musical Linguist. Please also give me some Solid chocolate truffles. Please! And, thanks in advance. --Bhadani 14:28, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

And, the ones you sent are so tasty. Thank you! BTW, I am a lazy person, I will again come to you for Solid chocolate truffles. No, no - I will try to make some for me and you. --Bhadani 09:48, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

A very sad thank you

Thank you for your vote in my recent RFA. At 43/43/14, I decided it was best to withdraw. I will wait until another time for an RFA. Thanks again, ILovePlankton 03:19, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

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