User talk:Ecoleetage/Archive1

Good job....and thanks!

Good job on expanding A Bayou Legend past what it started as! It looks nice, and I asked DYKers to reconsider your hook. Keep it up! BobAmnertiopsis_{ChitChat Me!} 11:17, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Opera articles

Hi (and Welcome from the Opera Project). As you'll have seen if you have them on your watchlist, I've added some categories to your four articles. Check the documentation on the Project Page for which categories are essential. You may have noticed that I created new categories for "Operas by xxxx", even though, in Drattell's case, there's currently only one with an article. It's quite easy to do.

The other things I did were 1) to alter your link to Lilith from Drattell's article - it went to the mythological character, which I guess was an oversight, since you put a correct link to the opera on the Lilith disambiguation page; also 2) I added a Stub tag to Lilith (opera) as it doesn't have many of the elements needed for a full article - again, see the Project page. The other articles would benefit from the insertion of sub-headings, again as recommended by the Project. It's a moot point whether they count as stubs, too - probably yes, except for the Joplin.

The final thing is that the articles should be added to The opera corpus so that Project members are up to date. I did that for Lilith and maybe the Joplin one, but not for Still.

Nevertheless, good work and feel free to ask questions - that's how we all learn. --GuillaumeTell 21:49, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Saving Mrs. Pilate

Thanks! You have no idea how nice it feels to be shown gratitude, especially for something as thankless as resolving edit wars. Please don't hesitate to ask if you ever need any help with anything in the future. east.718 at 11:03, May 24, 2008

Thank you for the kind words. :) east.718 at 03:41, May 25, 2008

:)

Thank you for the barnstar! Don't let yourself think that your contributions aren't appreciated too. ;) Have a nice day! Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 00:45, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations

Congratulations on Mrs. P's promotion to GA status! This is excellent news - I know you put a lot of hard work into the article. I'm sorry I wasn't able to offer more help. Once the FA I'm working on is done, I'd still like to see if I can't track down a few more sources for the article, as I am intrigued by the topic. I'll keep you posted on what I find.

Thank you, also, for the barnstar: it's such a lovely surprise to get one. :) Kafka Liz (talk) 11:35, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi Eco - If we can find the sources, we can certainly try. I don't think it'll be easy, though, realistically speaking. Not necessarily impossible, but not easy. Kafka Liz (talk) 15:57, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Feedback on Big Doe Camp

I have posted the article temporarily in My Sandbox. If you want please take a look and give me any feedback you may have, or feel free to edit the article a little. ELt me know if you think it is a stage where I can post it to the Main Wikipedia Space. Magnetawan (talk) 15:22, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Ok that would be great if you could edit it a little. I reference two main articles from the Toronto Star in 1975, and 1955. If you need these articles I can e-mail them to you if you are setup to allow e-mails and feel you need them. I removed the camp song, Your probably right on that point. it is always something that I can add at a later date when I know the article will not be promptly deleted. Once you have gone through it let me know if you think it is at a point where I should try and post it again to the Main Wikipedia. Magnetawan (talk) 15:39, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Our Friendly Admin has undeleted the article and I have moved all the edits over to the original. So please edit the article on the mainspace at Big Doe Camp. --Magnetawan (talk) 15:55, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks so much for all of your help with the article. Your right the article does hold a certain value to me. I also appreciate your edits. I will go through them all soon, at the moment however I have a few other real life things to attend to. This next week and a half is extremely crazy for me. Wikipedia has seemed to take over my life recently. I am happy to have gotten the article to a position where it will not deleted. Your help is very much appreciated, I was kind of stuck and didn't know what to do for a while until you pointed me in the right direction. I was getting ready to give up but you gave me a new sense of hope. Also thanks again for the edits and not actually posting them all right away. I will go though them and will most likely implement many of them, it just might take me about a week. Magnetawan (talk) 19:37, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

• Well I'm not really back on yet but rather avoiding my other work. I've taken a look at your edits and I like some of them and not others. I don't want to remove all the information about the different schools though as I'm trying to link the article to as many different things as possible so that if it ever went to AFD I could say it has impact on more stuff. Give me a couple more days. I have an exam tomorrow and another on wednesday. Magnetawan (talk) 20:30, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for welcoming

Thank you for welcoming me and for providing some helpful links. South Block (talk) 18:55, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank You

Thank you for your comment on my RFA. WP:AGF is important in my book, as well as WP:IAR. If you can't say a comment without a smile on the end, don't say it. :) <3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 18:59, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Brampton Jail

Thanks for the kudos! :-) I hope someday to see at least a stub for every jail in Ontario.--JeffJ (talk) 20:26, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

And many thanks for the Barnstar! You made my day!--JeffJ (talk) 21:15, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Roujin Z

Congrats. When I saw a page I did 1 edit to last year get a DYK, I got happy. Nice job. *thumbsup* <3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 17:11, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the grats. :D I think I picked up a Roujin Z VHS at the dollar store long ago, but prolly never watched it. I might have to find it now. :) <3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 03:44, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Hello, thank you for your welcome :-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sometime-science-editor (talk • contribs) 01:42, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Ok we'll do. Thanks again. Sometime-science-editor (talk) 01:53, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar Thanks

Thanks for your kind words and my first barnstar. The majority of my contributions are on Chiropractic, an article that with quite heated discussion, so I try my best to maintain a civil and professional demeanor. Cheers, DigitalC (talk) 05:22, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Engkanto

Just wanted to comment on this and specifically the speedy delete tag 'mini-war' we had. As I said on the talk page I think there was just enough info in the original page to warrant keeping it although it need major updating and so remove the speedy delete tag (quite properly). It had also been speedy deleted once before when I hadn't had a chance to delete the tag so wanted to avoid that happening again as my original google search suggested there may be something there. I now feel justified in that action as it's now a clear cut case as evidienced by the discussion on the AfD. I accept we have different views about whether it should stay but hope there's no hard feelings about the 'speedy delete' issue. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dpmuk (talk • contribs) 14:25, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your very nice comment on my talk page. Glad we got it all sorted to everyone's satisfaction. Now I've just got to keep my promise to tidy up the page! Hopefully I'll at least make it make sense although as I've not done major editing of a page before the style may not be great. That said I've been meaning to learn how to do a page properly for a while but have struggled to know what to write about as job related issues mean I can't write about the only area I have real expertise on. Dpmuk (talk) 23:00, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Have now updated it and there appears to be at least one other active editor. I'd be interested if you had any constructive comments on what I've done as I'm new to major edits and you've taken an interest in the page. Dpmuk (talk) 00:21, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the compliment. The Stranger is an excellent novel. Camus is pretty amazing, I fancy myself somewhat an absurdist, so it fits.--Aujourd'hui, maman est morte (talk) 22:43, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Re:Zan Award or Whatever

Heh. Thanks for the temp. That was the last award i thought I would get (you would've chosen something different if you'd known me in real life).

Although, my goals are further away that Grawp's and WoW's:

1. I was a sockpuppeteer, unblocked less than a month ago. I'll have to wait a year, possibly more, to even have a remote shot at participating in a request for something/
2. I'm adopted now.
3. I have less than 3000 contributions.
4. All my mainspace contributions are reverting vandalism.
5. I'm too annoying and paranoid about Wikipedia to ever be important.

But really, don't think the template didn't mean anything. It was a great confidence booster that at least one out of millions cares about me. May you become an administrator one day! Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 17:52, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Of course people care about your past! Every one of my contributions will be scrutinized! Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 17:57, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

mere hiccups? Hiccups? Dude: I was indefblocked. Someone took pity on me.

So far, I have one smart person and 1,999,50 idiots. About 39 other users that i like. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 18:02, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

"Goofed up"? Dude. I had a sockfarm. If I had "goofed up", like maybe speedying an article that I didn't know didn't meet criteria, I'd probably be given a level-1 or something.

I'm very honored that you think I'm a "nice guy". but being a nice guy isn't the same thing as being a good editor. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 18:20, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

I know my priorities are really screwed up, but at the moment being a good editor sounds better. I'd really like to have both, but I'll settle for nice guy. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 18:29, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Re:DYK

Thank you for your kind words. I enjoy writing about heroes who have somehow slipped through the cracks of history and whose feats are virtually unknown. These men are rarely mentioned in history books and so not have statues nor paintings to honor them. You may be interested in also reading about the actions of Juan de Amezquita. Tony the Marine (talk) 18:09, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Re:Very Nice

Greetings

No problem:-) We should all try hard to always be friendly to other users. Incivility creates a stressful environment, and can cause people to leave the encyclopedia:-) Also, thanks for the smile. BTW, nice work here. From looking at your userpage you seem like a fine editor.--SJP (talk) 20:20, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Re: new Pakistani articles

Hello :-)

Just thought I'd say thanks for your compliment on my talk page :-) just creating them as I think Wikipedia could benefit from having more Pakistan related articles - although maybe I am spending too much time editing! Regards Pahari Sahib 21:07, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Michael J Starr

Hi there. I see that you removed my speedy nomination from the Michael J Starr article, claiming that notability had been asserted. I am curious to know what bit of the article you consider does this, as all I could see was some uncited text claiming that the individual has written some plays! ;-) Cheers, -- JediLofty ^User_Talk 15:15, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

LOL! Perhaps I should amend that to say 6'7" wimp! I'd been Googling "Michael J Starr" and came up with very little. Oh well... I'll let the AfD run its course and see what other editors have to say. -- JediLofty ^User_Talk 15:46, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Re. I am enjoying your AfD contributions

Thanks! I'm certainly enjoying putting them on AfD. I just got into it, so it's nice to get some feedback/compliments so early. Much appreciated, and happy editing, Leonard^Bloom (talk) 03:20, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

I am the man

Uh, I'm 12 years old. A, I can't sit at the bar yet and b, I don't think that an ex-con boxer who gets into barfights would make great company. I'm sorry to say that you got involved with this traveshamockery (seen the old Miller Lite commercials?). Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 14:44, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Sure, I'll go with the mustache.

I'm with the Survivor Task Force, WikiProject Big Brother, The Amazing Race task force, WikiProject Red Sox, WikiProject Celtics, WikiPrject new York City Public Transportation and WikiProject Video games. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 15:01, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

T&T Articles

Thanks for the quick note of thanks! LOL I will look at the WikiProject (didn't know there was one) and will add it to future ones. Bwilkins (talk) 13:05, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

• I thank you very much! Bwilkins (talk) 15:01, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!

WikiThanks

Hi there. I just wanted to pop over and say "thank you" for my barnstar. I've not received one before! -- JediLofty ^User_Talk 13:47, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Good show

Why thanks! I'd have been tagging more except a certain editor on my talk page is generally being rude. Ahh well. It's a good argument for the whole "age should not be a factor on wikipedia" thing, because that guy has been around for two years and is bloody rude and immature. Ironholds 12:42, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Again, thanks :). Anyhoo i'm off, have to go job-hunting for the summer. See you around! Ironholds 12:45, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Well according to British law i'm now not allowed to chase them down with hunting dogs, but i'll try :P. Ironholds 12:48, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

A bit off-key!

I see what you did there. :-D OBM | ^{blah blah blah} 19:30, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Hello Ecoleetage. How are you? I hope you are doing well. I withdrew nomination. Thank you for supporting my RfA.[1] I really admire your support. Here on Wikipedia, articulate comments on XfDs, ANB, etc are more valued than one's ability to create and expand articles. Without articles, Wikipedia will be useless. Many people have become admins without creating/expanding many articles. You've created many articles. I really admire that. If you apply for adminship, I will support you. If you have any suggestions for me, feel free to contact me. Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 12:48, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Hello Ecoleetage! Thank you for your kind message. I'm speechless. And thank you for the barnstar. I'm so glad to know that people like you contribute to Wikipedia. We need more people like you. You are more interested in creating and expanding articles instead of wikipolitics and wikidrama. Here so many people have become admins because of their ability to "win arguments" rather than their ability to create and expand articles. Thank you again, and please stay in touch! Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 02:58, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I am sort of surprised more people aren't trying to clobber me on the head with a shovel! But thank you for the kind words. I will be there for you when you go for RfA #2. Ecoleetage (talk) 03:02, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Welcome! People trying to clobber you on the head with a shovel??!! You have a good sense of homour! And if you apply for adminship, I will support you. Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 03:12, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Ryan Lesser

Ecoleetage, your assistance was genuinely invaluable. You have helped me to create a much stronger article, and I appreciate that time you took/take. One problem, however, is I noticed the name of the article is "Ryan lesser" (lower-case "l") when it should be "Ryan Lesser" (upper-case "L"). Assist? Humannaire (talk) 19:15, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

May I join the chorus of people thanking you!

Hi there, thanks for getting the David_Zolotarev page going again. There is even a picture of him there now!Harrypotter (talk) 20:04, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Yep, I'll keep in touch. I have proposed a Soviet Anthropology article on the anthropology page, but no-one has responded . . . yet!Harrypotter (talk) 20:13, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

OK but I'm going away for a week soon so it wil takea little while.Harrypotter (talk) 20:19, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for my very first barnstar! JeremyMcCracken (talk) (contribs) 01:58, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Almeida Prado - Thanks

Hello Eco Lee Tage, Just a quick note of thanks for your input on the notability of Almeida Prado.--Atavi (talk) 18:15, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Many Thanks for the barnstar you awarded me. It is the first one I receive and it is highly appreciated. Cheers! --Atavi (talk) 06:42, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks again!

Eco ... I was in the process of creating about a dozen stubs this morning for numerous redlinked articles from Music of Newfoundland and Labrador, much in the same way I did lots of Trinidad and Tobago articles last week (as you already know). However, the first two I created this morning (which were more detailed than my T&T ones]] ended up getting marked for speedy deletion. Then I saw your name editing one, and have hope.

However, with the first ones getting speedy deletions (not by you), having to re-edit, add hangon, then edit the discussion page adds far too much time in the creation of the articles.

I give up. Bwilkins (talk) 13:31, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks for the reply ... I HAVE been adding the project templates (as per your suggestion) and they're still being marked. I appreciate you unmarking them :) Bwilkins (talk) 13:37, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
  • I agree about links...but my first one this morning included links/references from the start :) I have left a little chat on the person's talk page Bwilkins (talk) 13:44, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for all your help in my training as a new page patroller! Mvjs (talk) 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, and remember: "All men are created equal, but ambition, or lack of it, soon separates them."Cheers, and Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

St. John's Monastery; WikiProject Agriculture

(moved here from User talk:Doug to maintain unified discussion, please move back when responding)

Hello! When you have a chance, please check your e-mail -- I sent over text for the expansion of your work-in-progress article on St. John's Monastery (I didn't want to post it here or on your WIP User page). I also want to know what role, if any, I could play in helping to expand WikiProject Agriculture. Feel free to respond on my Talk Page. Cheers! Ecoleetage (talk) 14:19, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the e-mail! I was surprised that you had found so much information on the topic. Maybe the variation in naming was the problem I was having. I will move the article to article space and you can add your information. If I post it the attribution would be wrong. I was hoping to get the article to WP:DYK standards, but that requires a large expansion over a very brief period, that's why I held the article in userspace. I also haven't had time to work on it recently. I think I put more photos of it on commons and I'm sure I have many more, though some I may need to get permission from others (either other photographers or people who show clearly in the photos). The article will move today with a redirect from my userspace.

As for WP:AG there is a lot to be done. I haven't been as active on Wikipedia in general over the past couple months as I had been before. I hope to pick it back up soon. As for the project, look at the to do list and the talk page and you should find a lot to do. One issue I'd been working on was naming of breed lists. There was a pretty thin discussion on one of the naming guideline pages in which it was agreed that we can omit "List of" from the article names of breed lists. The link is somewhere on the talk page for the Ag project. So my question was should they be named "Breeds of X" or "X breeds". I never got any input. Of course there are a lot of articles that need work too. Thanks again.--Doug.^{(talk • contribs)} 16:05, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Happy Independence Day!

As you are a nice Wikipedian, I just wanted to wish you a happy Independence Day! And if you are not an American, then have a happy day and a wonderful weekend anyway!  :) Your friend and colleague, --Happy Independence Day! Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 21:38, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale

Whenever you add poster images or film screenshots, make sure you add the template {{filmrationale}} as well. Otherwise the images will be tagged for deletion by bots. --BorgQueen (talk) 01:56, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

WP:Bodybuilding

Hi there, sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this - I probably spent less than an hour a month on WP these days (unfortunately). I would love to give the WikiProject a decent kick again but at this stage I'm unable to put the time and effort into it that it deserves. Accordingly, if you feel you can bring it back to life than I absolutely encourage you to do so and will give you all the assistance I can with the time I have. Apologies once again for the delay, Glen 22:00, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

DYK info

Here's the list. You do qualify for inclusion so I'll add you there shortly. In the mean time:

		The 25 DYK Medal
		For your outstanding achievements to DYK since May, you deserve this! Keep up the good work. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 17:48, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Re. Victor Subirana

Thanks for the notice; I responded, but don't expect anything new or shocking: I gave the exact reason I tagged it in the first place. Also, I reviewed you. Much appreciated, and it's good to see you in AfDs again. Happy editing, Leonard^(Bloom) 21:16, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback, it is most appreciated. It's funny though: CSD requirements are where I lack strong skill (or so I've heard). Not to end this with a negative note though, thank you very much for the review. Leonard^(Bloom) 21:22, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Awesome. Score one for Leo! Leonard^(Bloom) 21:28, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for fixing/recreating the page I created about the Homemade Jamz Blues Band. Powertoaster (talk) 18:01, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

BTW, although English is my first language, I lived in Brasil for 2 years and am in love with the Portuguese language it is truely the language of the Angels. I also was very taken with the quality of the music produced by these three exceptional children. Have a very nice day. Powertoaster (talk) 19:50, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Well, Brasil's spin on the language is very different from what I grew up with in Lisboa. But that is typical with any language. Yes, the music of the HJBB is incredible -- I am so glad to have learned of them. Be well. Ecoleetage (talk) 19:54, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your help and support with my Noyes Records article, it's much needed after all the negativity on my first contributions! -Megadan76 (talk) 01:16, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

My RFA Thanks

Yabba Dabba Doo Just to take a break from saying "Thank you for your support at my RFA", and respond in kind to you (grin). Anyway, the RFA was closed as a success, and I really do mean it when I say thank you for your support. And I do feel like saying Yabba Dabba Doo too! StephenBuxton (talk) 22:15, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Big Stick Diplomacy needs help

Big Stick Diplomacy needs help, and I was wondering if you would like to help me improve it? I'm not asking for a long term commitment, but I would love to get some help just starting the process of improving it; personally, I'm in it for the long haul on this article. Leonard^(Bloom) 04:24, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, and I hope that this article can be improved greatly; it deserves so much more. Leonard^(Bloom) 15:08, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

CSD of H. Tomas Padilla

Hello! I just took the speedy delete tag off H. Tomàs Padilla - I was under the assumption that the article was incorrectly tagged by an overzealous editor. But then I saw that you (as the article's author) tagged it for removal. I didn't quite understand why you did this, since the article appears to be well referenced and the subject was notable. If you wish to delete the article, I might recommend just blanking the page and then putting the Speedy Delete tag on it. I hope I didn't create an inconvenience for you. Thanks! Ecoleetage (talk) 19:12, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

No, no. That's a good point. That particular page was a userspace page that I was using to get everything right before moving to mainspace. The mainspace article is alive and well so I can get rid of the userspace one. Thanks for the tip on blanking first. padillaH ^{(review me)}_{(help me)} 19:18, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

On second look thank you very much for your good eye. I hadn't noticed but the userspace page redired to the mainspace article. So in trying to clean-up my userspace I inadvertently tagged the mainspace article. I meant to get rid of the userspace article. padillaH ^{(review me)}_{(help me)} 19:22, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Ah, that means I did the right thing and saved the article? Wonderful! Ecoleetage (talk) 19:33, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Staten Island Peace Conference

Just saw this page while on NPP; good article! :). I'm afraid the references aren't showing up properly, however, If you make a "references" header and add {{Reflist}} underneath that should sort it. Other than that, fantastic! :). Ironholds 20:56, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

No problemo; credit where credit is due :). What've you been up to recently then? Ironholds 21:14, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Offline, travel, the gym (a lot, exams are all over) and organising an ultratopsupersecret wiki-project; online, generally mussing around. At the moment i'm working on a load of native american tribe articles to get them all standardised. As for the editor review; I think you can see what people think of you; I share a similar view! If I were you i'd go up for RfA be that what you're interested in; if you don't want the stigma of a self-nom then i'd be happy to do it for you. Ironholds 21:20, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Will do :). Ironholds 21:25, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Wikismile

Thanks for the Wikismile. You should also keep up the good work in the AFD process!! America69 (talk) 14:14, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the barnstar, I appreciate it very much. It really means a lot. Leonard^(Bloom) 16:49, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your friendship! That means a lot for me! Ecoleetage (talk) 16:51, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

In a sort of off key conversation topic, the books about the Big Stick Diplomacy might only have a chapter or two about it. I have yet to see any books primarily about it. Leonard^(Bloom) 16:56, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for getting that tag back up!--Finalnight (talk) 05:08, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks Ecoleetage!

Have this in return:

BG7even 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.

BG7even 07:22, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank You

Seriously. Beam 22:53, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

I like the smile you sent me because it's nice to be smiled at

Thanks! Okiefromokla ^questions? 19:51, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Que pasé conmigo

Hiya! Sorry I haven't been in touch for so long. I was taking a near-complete Wikibreak, while I went on a vacation. Following that, I got hooked on not facts, but on fiction at the website A Million Monkeys Typing. It's really fun; I urge you to check it out.
Anyway, I've slowly been reacclaimating myself into wiki, mostly improving old articles I've started, or trying to think of new ones. What have you been up to? BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 12:42, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Ya' know, I have thought about becoming an admin, but it just doesn't interest me that much. I simply enjoy the researching and writing of articles, and I dislike deleting them. I think it would entail more responsibility than I can, at this point, muster. Maybe someday. And anyway, you're a better candidate for it. You're oft involved in AfD discussions and other such things. But thanks for thinking of me...bye! BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 20:04, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Out of interest...

Are you currently working your way backwards through the uncategorized articles and AFDing the dodgy ones? Keep up the good work. Reyk _YO! 03:07, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: DYK photos

Basically, all images that are non-free cannot be used on the Main Page and, by extension, in DYK. If you are going to use an image for DYK, it has to either be in the public domain or licensed under a free-use license such as the GFDL or one of the Creative Commons licenses. Also, we generally avoid using any images other than free images unless we cannot possible obtain a free equivalent that would adequately provide the same information. (for example, a movie poster or a company logo) The reason the bot removed your pic from the DYK nom page is that non-free content is only allowed in the article space (although in practice, they are often used in article talk pages as well). Hope that answers your question. Your other request is done as well. Regards. Thingg^⊕⊗ 15:23, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Many thanks indeed for the barnstar, it is very much appreciated. Keep up the good work! Gr1st (talk) 14:18, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

RE: In praise of fine work

Thank you for the barnstar. I accept it with great honor.--WillC 19:13, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: In praise

My pleasure. I just wish I had map making skills to make a map.--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 21:04, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Hello.

I am about to create an article about the subject of the Discovery Channel documentary "The Girl Who Lives in The Dark", but in my new "page nursery" so that I can substantially edit it and see if others will accept it. If not, maybe the documentary. But first, help me find sources. Thanks. PS Thanks for reviewing me on my editor review! Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 04:28, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

RE:DYK

Hello Ecoleetage. Thank you for your kind message. :) Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 05:00, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

wp:mammal tags

Thanks for adding them to the pages :). How are you? Ironholds 15:15, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Same as usual :). Got the london WP meetup coming up next weekend, and also my birthday a couple of days before, so fun times all around :). I'll check out the debates indeed; whenever you have something similar feel free to drop it round at my talk page, conversation or no. Ironholds 16:47, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

thanks for the welcome

Hi, thanks for welcoming me, It's Been Emotional (talk) 16:50, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Salvador

Thanks amigo. Yes i've begun concentrating a lot of work on Central AMerica. Have a look at La Palma, Chalatenango, Apastepeque, Altamirano, Chiapas, Culture of El Salvador, Andrés de Santa María etc. I have also begun translating La Guerra Gaucha and Chinandega tooo which are beasts. I have an intermediate knowledge of spanish but I often have difficulty with some words which is stopping me from devleoping these longer ones further. Hope you are well ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 20:54, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

cogent chilean

thanks for the high praise and teaching me a great new word, to my suprise it was a very nice complement, hehe not chilean here though, my mom is, i just love visiting the place, i'm in South San Francisco, California here. cheers.^MY♥_INchile 03:25, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

wow really? what contributions of mine have you enjoyed? my favorite american city has got to be L.A. i love it there, its the only place where i don't feel like a dork, but i love home too. i also love visiting Buenos Aires and Vancouver and need to get my ass to New York and London and South Africa sometime. why do you visit the bay area? from where? whatdya do when you're here?^MY♥_INchile 03:32, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

cool man. well maybe you could chime in on my latest proposed entry Guerneville, California...DYK Gville, CA is a flood prone gay village?^MY♥_INchile 06:42, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

by all means feel free to play around with it any way you'd like. it desperately lacks content for such an important vacation retreat. which is also close to my heart, i love kayaking up the russian river.^MY♥_INchile 23:23, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

hey out of curiousity, why did you vote to delete Racism and Zionism.?^MY♥_INchile 21:12, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

well just so you know, the topic of the theory that zionism is a form a racism is commonly characterized with the title "Zionism and racism" in college courses and is an area of study, a neutral one at that. whether or not someone agrees with this fact or not doesn't mean that this study is not an actual field and that is should deserve an article. the article is however, hideous in its composition, its dreadfully ridden with extended quote after quote, has no central theme or good sectioning and tends to ramble, which is sad because this seems to have turned people off to the point that they would rather have it deleted than improved. what is it you thought should be done to Guerneville, California again?^MY♥_INchile 21:21, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

very cool dude, okay yeah it wasn't just my idea that is was a rather vindictive nom. bad faith is so ugly, cause he so didn't think it was NN until i began to win the argument on the category. oh well. please if you know of any additional sources let me know. you know if theres any website that specializes in cataloging airports? like MountainZone for geography, GoogleMaps for Maps, and IMDb for movies?^MY♥_INchile 01:43, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

by life being fun you mean ridiculously blown out of proportioned drama queenesque bullshit, then yes lifes fun. i'm over it. check out the AfD for Breuner Airfield its 8k4d now! =) and some more sources have been dug up, and it must have taken a lot of hard work, cause i tried a lot for hours to find more details^MY♥_INchile 03:43, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

thankspam

Thanks to everyone who participated in my RfA, regardless of their !vote. I have withdrawn the nomination as a failure at 19 supports, 45 opposes, and 9 neutral statements. As has been written and sung, you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need — and what I need is to go back to working on our shared project. Not everyone has to be an admin; there is a role for each of us. After reflection, I feel I don't have the temperament to secure community consensus as an admin at any point, and I will not be applying again in the future — and hey, that's all right, 'cause I stay true to the philosophy that adminship is no big deal: I tried, I failed, and now I'll return to doing what I've always done. I have an extremely strong belief in the consensus process, and the consensus was clear. I will be devoting my energies to volunteering at MedCab and working up a complete series of articles on the short stories of Ernest Hemingway, among lord knows what else. Thanks again to everyone who spared the time to weigh in on this one. It was made in better faith than it probably seemed. Mr. IP 《Defender of Open Editing》 14:49, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words - I wish everyone had seen it that way :D As it turns out, adminship is not gonna be how I serve the project, but I'll be a Wikipedia forever, so I'll def. be seeing you around and probably working w/ you in the future. Cheers! Mr. IP 《Defender of Open Editing》 14:49, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Anna Borkowska

(You wrote)
Hello! I just read your article on Anna Borkowska and I wanted to take a moment to thank you for bringing her deeply moving and truly inspirational story to Wikipedia. Please accept this as a token of my admiration and appreciation for your work on that article:

Be well. Ecoleetage (talk) 13:23, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

• Thank you for the barnstar and all your kind words. Much appreciated. I’m moving your award to my User page. --Poeticbent talk 16:12, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

And in that vein:

		The Original Barnstar
		For your excellent work in creating Anna Borkowska (Sister Bertranda) and Anna Borkowska (actress) and in solving what would otherwise be a horribly annoying mess at DRV, I hereby award you this star-shaped-thingy! lifebaka++ 18:58, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Hello!

(You wrote)
Hello! I hope you are happy with the restored article. The mother superior's story moved me very deeply and I wanted to share it with the online community. I would like to thank you, again, for introducing me to her life work -- I truly feel enriched knowing that this fine Polish woman was willing to stand up to evil. Be well. Ecoleetage (talk) 19:26, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

PS I hope you don't mind, but I reconfigured the DYK nomination for both of us to share the credit on telling Sister Bertranda's story. I view this as an excellent example of teamwork, and I am glad we could work together on this. Ecoleetage (talk) 20:57, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

• Thank you Eco Lee Tage. You are both, a gentleman and a scholar. --Poeticbent talk 23:25, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Hello Ecoleetage. Thank you for creating "Anna Borkowska (Sister Bertranda)" and "Anna Borkowska (actress)". You are one of the best editors on Wikipedia. Take care, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 04:28, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

You've inspired me!

Yes, it's true! No joking! Your post about Anna B. on my talkpage, and what you were able to do to "save" an article (and make three out of it even:-) has truly impressed me, enough so that I decided this morning that I was going to (mostly) ignore my talkpage other than simple replies, and have a "go" at article writing. I found two articles that had been tagged (in all fairness to the taggers, I believe they were tagged fairly and in good faith) for speedy deletion and rescued them! Ha! Me, Keeper, doing article work! I honestly am not pleading for recognition (if I was, I'd be typing this on my talkpage instead of yours), but I just thought you should know that because of you and your dedication to the "little things" on Wikipedia (you know, like being nice, being patient, and making this place a bit more comprehensive along the way) are an inspiration to me. As testament to this, I dedicate the two "newest" article expansions to you: Charles William Ledbetter, and the even better, Costaki Economopoulos. Thanks for being who you are, Eco! I'm glad I know you, and I'm glad you're here! (and, if you want to help me with something, I'm desperately looking for sources for Ledbetter before it gets AfD'd - he was a Tuskegee Airman, 30 years of fine USAF service, an unsung American hero and inspiration and definitely notable in his time, but unfortunately not much online about him other than an obit that I found seeing as his notability was 60 years ago. If you know where to point me to find an offline source or two, I'd be most grateful :-) Keeper ǀ 76 19:29, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for the nice words. It is good to know that your work is appreciated by somebody. Cheers. Tymek (talk) 01:29, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Anna Borkowska (Sister Bertranda)

On 11 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anna Borkowska (Sister Bertranda), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 06:55, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Message from Eco If there are any talk page stalkers reading this, please take a few moments to look at the Anna Borkowska (Sister Bertranda) article -- she was an extraordinary woman and her story deserves to be shared. Thanks! Ecoleetage (talk) 12:24, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Just want to say

Your note at the end of Keepe's talkpage is genius. People here tend to forget what Wikipedia is all about: an encyclopedia, not a drama farm. I know about as much as you about the situation, but I simply don't like seeing Fritzpoll like this. I have great respect for him (and apparently he has great respect for me: I'm one of the two people mentioned on his userpage (in a positive manner)). Anyway, cheers. --I'm an Editorofthewiki^{[citation needed]} 16:33, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

I wanna see that genius comment!^MY♥_INchile 03:45, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

I appreciated your dropping those refs into the article I'm working up. With those particular two, I've already placed them on the list I started on the talkpage there, but I appreciate your placing them in the actual reference section. ^S._D.Jameson 20:04, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

NYC Cultural Institutions

Hi Eco, not sure if you watch any where I've just posted this (WP Museums, NYC and NRHP but I thought you'd probably have some insight so I wanted to give you the heads up. Want to weigh in at this discussion err currently post about fixing that list. I'm not debating the existence of the list, but rather its usefulness. It's currently, as my boss would say, "a crazy salad" and needs to be broken down. Much as we like to be comprehensive, I don't think we can list everything vaguely cultural in NYC on one list, nor should we try. Am open to suggestions. Thoughts? Please weigh in at that discussion for the sake of keeping everything in one place. Thanks! TravellingCari 22:48, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

I agree. It's too much at once and no logical lay out. Can see an index to at minimum five other lists. We'll see what happens, thanks for the input. Have a good day/night/whatever it is, wherever you are TravellingCari 00:13, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Re:1964 Gabon coup d'état DYK

Thank you, my friend, with all the work you have done at DYK, and of course being one of the niced people on Wikipedia that I have "met". Heck, I thought 25 DYKs in 6 months was fast. :) --I'm an Editorofthewiki^{[citation needed]} 00:03, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Update: After logging back on briefly tonight, I posted a comment (suggestion) in Talk:Rogers Orchards, since the nomination discussion space is closed/archived. I don't expect to be online much for quite a while after this, however, due to non-Wikipedia work and personal things to do. --NYScholar (talk) 05:24, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

I did some work on the article after commenting in the talk page; you may want to take a look. --NYScholar (talk) 21:26, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: In the wake

Hey no problem. The only wake I knew of was the water variety.... (darn it you made me learn something today... ;) ) I commented on your other hook as well. btw, I've really got to commend you for all your work creating articles here. hmmmm.... that reminds me...... Thingg^⊕⊗ 03:26, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For all your work on creating new articles for Wikipedia and your work on the DYK nominations page, I hereby award you this barnstar. Keep up the good work! Thingg⊕⊗ 03:26, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Hello, & Central Boiler

Hey there, Ecoleetage! Sorry that I didn't get back to you sooner. How you doing? So I looked at your Central Boiler article and it's great, save for the fact that it's short. Is there any additional info you could add to it, to get it out of the stub doldrums? It looks great. Bye then! I'm off to Oregon! BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 13:03, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Rogers Orchards and DYK

(You wrote)
Hello! Thank you, again, for your help in saving the Rogers Orchards article. I am going to put it up for DYK consideration and I am presenting it as a joint collaboration between you and I. Be well. Ecoleetage (talk) 02:33, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks for the nomination. Please check out my hook #3 with an image at Articles created on August 12 Cheers, Poeticbent talk 17:58, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Please see my comments in Talk:Rogers Orchards and in the earlier section #Rogers Orchards on your talk page. --NYScholar (talk) 21:28, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Lo Straniero

Late in my reply, my apologies. I have been on a wiki hiatus of sorts. I have not seen the film you mentioned. I will look for it, if, for nothing else, the curiosity factor. Thanks. Aujourd'hui, maman est morte (talk) 05:51, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou

Just a little note to say thankyou for participating in my successful RFA candidacy, which passed with 96 supports, 0 opposes, and 1 neutral. I am pleasantly taken aback by the amount of support for me to contribute in an administrative role and look forward to demonstrating that such faith is well placed. Regards, WilliamH (talk) 08:51, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Virgin Fleet

Well, the Virgin Fleet article I am working on needs more work. But am thinking that it is good enough to be published.

PS I think I will nominate you for ADMINSHIP. Is that okay? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 09:01, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Duty to God Reply

See User_talk:Tanthalas39#Duty_to_God_Award. Thanks. --Eustress (talk) 22:28, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for chiming in. I really don't want to go through WP:DRV just for this, so perhaps you and I can work together to get the article in good shape, then get User:Tanthalas39 to look over it before creating for a third time. What do you think? If interested, let's just make the edits to the article at User:Eustress/Duty to God Award. --Eustress (talk) 23:15, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your help getting the Duty to God award article off-the-ground. I'll try to put back in the missing content from my original article following your current tone and style. DavidBailey (talk) 16:55, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

SunRun

Thanks for the way you handled the SunRun AfD. I've enjoyed reading through your user page. Congratulations on getting so many barnstars! Really don't think you need the "word of warning" as your English is fine... best wishes, Johnfos (talk) 02:04, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

I second the above, and thanks for the barnstar. Your good humour and pragmatism in AfD discussions are appreciated. Cheers, Gr1st (talk) 10:19, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

The Story of Menstruation

I notice that you started the article. The article was on the To Do List for possible articles for next year's April Fool's Day DYK articles. So would you do any expansion or cleanup that you might routinely by next March? I think it's currently a little short of the normal 1500 character minimum. I hope this is enough warning (wink)! Wow, a Disney movie on that topic! Royalbroil 04:01, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Actually, the rules are slightly different for April Fool's DYK: it counts new and 5x+ expansion articles over the previous YEAR. So the article is considered eligible right now. Would you improve it soon so that I can certify it as ready? It's definitely a shocking hook that would be hard to improve on. You can find the proposed hook at Wikipedia:April_Fool's_Main_Page/Did_You_Know#Candidates_from_2008. Royalbroil 12:22, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

"A strange little movie" - I bet! You have until just before April 1 2009, so there's no rush. It's nice to have some DYKs in the bag at this point, just in case. Royalbroil 12:29, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

I wait patiently for the article on "The Story of Wet Dreams", starring Mickey and Minnie in their adolescence ... BMW(drive) 23:37, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Virgin Fleet

Well ,the article I am working on, Virgin Fleet needs expansion. However, I needmore than you and I to properly do this. Maybe TheFarix could help us.

PS My Wikia may need more contributions. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 11:29, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

DYK: Rogers Orchards

On 19 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rogers Orchards, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--PFHLai (talk) 06:23, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

(You wrote)
Thank you, again, for your help! I am so happy we could share this honour. Ecoleetage (talk) 12:45, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Hello Ecoleetage, The pleasure is all mine. Cheers, Poeticbent talk 20:10, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
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Malta...

good job! I just tweaked it a bit for phrasing, but I like. TravellingCari 16:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

A bit of assistance

'Sup Eco? I was wondering if you could help me with some trouble I'm having. I was naming then simplifying the references to Big Stick Ideology, and than half the article is gone. I can see it while editing, but it isn't visible on the article. I've encountered this problem before, and it was easy to fix; usually it was a ref tag that wasn't completed or didn't have the needed </ref> at the end. I'm very confused by this situation though. For clarity, here is what I did originally (the ref-naming and removal) and then, now, the current version is missing an entire section! If you could provide any assistance, or even look into the situation, that would be awesome. Thanks, and happy editing, Leonard^(Bloom) 19:03, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

That does indeed, but from the looks of it, it's still missing a bit. Thanks for the help! Leonard^(Bloom) 19:38, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I fixed the last little bit. Thanks for your help! Leonard^(Bloom) 19:42, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh, wrong queue

That has to be one of the better ones I have seen. You had me laughing out loud : ) - jc37 12:13, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

DYK/AFD/TMA

thanks! that's 6 so far and 1 in the spout. I'm looking at the AfD as we speak. Ironholds 16:25, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Working Man's Barnstar
		I was updating Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Spotlight and noticed the extraordinary amount of work you've done on DYKs. To recognize your achievements (and hopefully, encourage you to continue working :p), I am awarding you this barnstar. Cheers, sephiroth bcr (converse) 11:05, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

MORE ARTICLES

Well, I will briefly stop making the Virgin Fleet article, but some of the anime on HERO TV have no articles on Wikipedia. Some are Inspector Fabre, Tank Knight Portriss and Offside. HERO is where I watch Naruto. That may need fixing up. However ,some of them like Energy Bomb and Barom One, when I first started researching HERO here two years ago, the articles didn't exist. How Wikipedia grows... Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 11:56, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Duty to God Award DYK

I just verified the original hook for you. The alt hook suggested by Dmadeois is not specific enough in my opinion as its not spelled out in those words in the article. You original hook sounds just fine. --Captain-tucker (talk) 13:58, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

50 DYK's that is quite an accomplishment. Good Job! --Captain-tucker (talk) 14:03, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mascarello

Hi Eco -- when/if you have a moment, can you have a look at this AfD? None of us are sure whether it's notable due to a lack of English sources. It's not the fact that there are only Portuguese refs that make it not notable, but rather none of us can read them well enough to determine whether they establish notability. Thanks! TravellingCari 14:13, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the confirmation, and I always poke gently ;) Congrats on the DYK milestone TravellingCari 16:04, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

dyk

On 22 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Man in the 5th Dimension, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Victuallers (talk) 14:55, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

50

Well done ... don't forget to update your position ... a medal will arrive in time. Cheers Victuallers (talk) 15:28, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

2 for the price of 1...

On 22 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Duty to God Award, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:59, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

On 22 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Man in the 5th Dimension, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:59, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Message from Eco For those keeping count, those are DYKs #50 and #51! :) Ecoleetage (talk) 15:24, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

You rock eco. I've personally focused on writing and salvaging articles (not always successfully or with skill mind you) because of your example. And why would anyone be keeping count if not you?  :-) Keeper ǀ 76 15:32, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Dood, you suck for deleting fret 21. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fivetwelve (talk • contribs) 16:01, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Dood, la vie est belle. Ecoleetage (talk) 16:28, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Heh. What's terrifically funny about this little exchange is that I'm 99% sure I deleted Fret 21. I generally don't look to see "who tagged it" (to prevent bias on my part). Did you tag it? Too funny if so.  :-) Keeper ǀ 76 16:30, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes, Keeper, that was one of three CSD pitches you caught from me the other day. Ecoleetage (talk) 16:31, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Sweet. I think I cleared out about 50 or so articles yesterday, declined/improved a handful, but yesterday was an unusually hihg-garbage day. Lots of "Friends of Gays" type stuff. (if youdon't get that F of G reference, I'll find the link to a really good essay). Keeper ǀ 76 16:35, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Congrats on 50 DYKs! Thingg^⊕⊗ 14:31, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

A nifty fifty

		The 50 DYK Medal
		This is presented to Ecoleetage for their amazing contributions to the wacky and wonderful realm of DYK. The speed at which you did this is also incredible, and I look forward to seeing more and more from Eco. You write interesting articles on "not just another dead white guy", but rather mostly on films from developing countries. Editorofthewiki would be proud...oh wait, I am Editorofthewiki and I am proud! Anyway, congrats, and Editorofthewiki needs to stop talking in the third person. (: --I'm an Editorofthewiki[citation needed] 00:34, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Contributing

Am I contributing? Currently, I feel like contributing to Formula One articles. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 03:04, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

A reply. One smile deserves another?

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National Museum of Catholic Art and HIstory

Thanks, Eco. I hadn't heard of it either until I saw a small ad for it in the Metro one morning. I looked to see if there was a page here and since there wasn't, I dugg to see what I could find. It seems to have had a colorful history. It's not far from me either so I may go take a walk when I have some time. TravellingCari 16:51, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Jamie's RfA

Hey there Eco, could you provide a link?---Balloonman ^PoppaBalloon 01:02, 25 August 2008 (UTC) Hey there Eco, just so you know, my questions weren't to challenge you, but rather to see if I needed to change my "weak support." I was worried that you had something that would change my position.---Balloonman ^PoppaBalloon 01:51, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Regarding your recent e-mail

Eco: You are doing an absolutely fantastic job of editing. I had originally thought some of your comments at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Rogers_Orchards were a little sharp, but looking back at them I don't think so now. Can you tell me something? We started off bad based on a single article and you had a very narrow area of editing. That has completely turned around and you are now a highly successful editor in a broad area of subject matters and that is an understatement (the fact that you have saved articles is one thing, the fact that you have turned them into DYKs is another altogether!) Can you give me some thoughts on what changed to make you start editing in a broader area and with a more developed sense of civility? That could easily sound like a slam, I know. But please be assured it is not intended to be one. I just see it as a "shocking improvement" and wonder at what caused it; or in the alternative what was going on back then.

Additionally, are you active on the Portuguese wikipedia?

On a completely different note, I have a large number of pictures of Saint Elijah's Monastery which I will eventually upload to Commons. I think the photo the article uses is the best of the ones I have but the others might be interesting and would be a good excuse for a link to commons.

--Doug.^{(talk • contribs)} 00:22, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Indian AfD

Hi Eco! I understand that you are involved in the AfD area of Wikipedia, so I just want to notify you of this AfD that I started. I guess Indian AfDs aren't as rare as Maldivian ones, but... The main problem with the artice is that I can't understand it, but I don't think it's patent nonsense. --I'm an Editorofthewiki^{[citation needed]} 19:53, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

No problemo. I found out about this article while dabbing for Template:Dhading District. I value your opinion very much, that's why I contacted you about the debate (and the fact I rarely submit AfDs, this, I think, is my 5th). Cheers --I'm an Editorofthewiki^{[citation needed]} 20:11, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: Your opinion is requested

Always glad to help. Perhaps you'd be interested in taking a look at article some of my colleagues are trying to get up to GA: Polish Righteous.--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 04:50, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

My pleasure, although the only think I've done was to add it to the Polish delsort page. I highly recommend you do so for the future AfD articles you are requested (there are many relevant delsort projects out there).--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 16:42, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Ginban Kaleidoscope

Well, this article has only 1312 words. Maybe it can be marked as a Stub? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 10:47, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Ummm, HEllo? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 11:12, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Your $2 gets you...

...a reply! I figured you'd find that humourous! Things are (mostly) good over here. I'm still being called a racist/prejudiced on someone's talk page, and everyone is shying away from any type of response over in Wikipedia:Wikiquette_alerts#User:Samuel_Webster. I've slowed down on my stubs - after the fun I had with Trinidad islands, I moved over to the Music of Newfoundland and Labrador and started created stubs from redlinks over there, and they magically started disappearing too. I've kinda resolved myself to fixing vandalism and trying to mediate problems (see Wikipedia:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2008-07-03_Silent_Hill and Wikipedia:Wikiquette_alerts#User:Aradic-es. I've realized that mediating draws nasty comments, as I've been called everything from a "pervert" to a "racist" - both of which are hilarious of course. I did go nuts one day and spent about 2 hours researching and writing University_of_Montana_School_of_Journalism since it was on the most-wanted list LOL. If you ever need that $2 coin mailed to ya, just let me know, I'm glad you put it to good use!! BMW(drive) 11:06, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

• But do you have anyone you know who can close that dang AfD (you know the one) paying primary attention to all the info after the "break after rewrite" section? BMW(drive) 23:03, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

favor repayed, promise kept

For you. Keeper ǀ 76 14:19, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

re:My RFA

Haha. Many thanks. ;) Latics (talk) 17:18, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the kind comments on my talk page. I'm really not a jerk I promise. I'm usually a very amiable person to work with on here. Glad to hear you like opera and I hope to see you around.Nrswanson (talk) 00:10, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

WTH

Why aren't you an admin? You build new articles, you are defintely here to make the encyclopedia better, you've gotten mixed up in a few ruffles (all good editors have - that's prima facie evidence, at least to me, of someone who actually cares about this place), and you don't seem to want to go away or retire. You should be an admin. Back when I was nominating others, you were on my list of "editors to watch". That was months ago, and you've done nothing but impress me since. I can name about 5 editors that will oppose your nomination, but I can also name about 25 that will support. If you are interested, I think you should self-nom, knowing that I, and many others, will balance out "the one" that opposes self-noms. Just my thoughts. I'm going offline. Hopefully, when I come online tomorrow, my first post will be a +1 in your support column, if you want the extra buttons. Cheers, happy editing, regardless of what you decide :-) Keeper ǀ 76 01:30, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Stay tuned, Keep. Tan ǀ 39 05:06, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

And so we beat on...

Message from Eco: Tonight I learned an interesting lesson: I need to spend time away from Wikipedia. I canceled my RfA in view of the growing level of hostility and venality on display. For those who were supportive of my efforts, thanks! For those who wanted to see me fall, I can state that I did not fail -- this system failed me. I am going to take time off from this Lewis Carroll realm and try to get sun on my face and fresh air in my system. I don't know how long I will be away, or if I will even return. Because I am looking for an environment where hard work is appreciated, friendship is encouraged and people work together for the common good. But at Wikipedia, it appears, I am in the wrong queue. Oh well, maybe I'll give it another go later on. If you want to reach me, hit me via email -- I won't be peeking in here. Take care! Your friend, Felipe. Ecoleetage (talk) 03:05, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

I do hope you return soon. You have wonderful contributions and it although I might have helped in the RFA (I am sorry that I did it), I still have tremendous respect for you. You don't have to have administrator tools to get respect. :) Come back soon. <3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 04:44, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Ditto.---Balloonman ^PoppaBalloon 05:22, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

I'm so disappointed to find out that your RFA was unsuccessful. I just cannot believe what happened. You are one of the best person I've ever met in life and I hope you will return to Wikipedia someday. Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 05:51, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Dito. I was convinced that there is no way that this RfA could ever fail. I hope you will return soon and enrich this project with your help, no matter what people try to blame on you... Enjoy your wikibreak though :-) SoWhy 08:40, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

As a wiki-friend once said: Thritto. Or Quadritto. Be well and be good, and mostly be you. Thanks for your note on my talkpage. RFA sucks the life out of good editors, you went for it in good faith and are feeling kicked right now (the comments below certainly don't serve any useful purpose Cyclone, they come across extremely spiteful whether that was your intention or not. You should strike them. The RFA is over, stop kicking). You've made me a better editor, Eco, and I'm glad you're here and anticipate your return. Keeper ǀ 76 15:41, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

I am not going to take the same stand as those above. Your level of incivility both on-wiki and off-wiki is deeply concerning and you've shown great defensiveness in all you've done regarding your RfA. No one has made a personal attack against you like you've said in your withdrawal statement; instead, people have given valid reasons for opposing. What happened to WP:NOBIGDEAL? I hope you return, you are a good article builder, but I do not see you as an administrator on this project. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 09:17, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Cyclonenim, is this really needed or helpful or constructive at all? Doesn't seem so. Give Ecoleetage space to see what others have written both positive and negative - reflect on what is valid - and what is something else. To come here and reiterate what was obviously a sore subject needlessly seems quite uncivil. I think it's called rubbing salt in the wound. Please leave it be and let Ecoleetage learn whatever lessons there are in their own way. Banjeboi 09:41, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

As someone who opposed this nomination, I must agree that this feels like rubbing salt in his wounds. Community building may not be our goal at Wikipedia, but we certainly do not kick good faith contributors when they're down. AniMate 09:48, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps not, sorry, but I am sick of people coming into RfA (an arena where obviously some bad things will come to light) and then going overboard at people's comments. He hasn't accepted one piece of critism during this whole event, instead, he replies to everyone saying why it isn't true. I take offence at being hostile when all I (and others) did were post our thoughts and opinions on the candidate. If Ecoleetage has simply accepted these comments and moved on, he would probably come out at the end of the RfA as an administrator. Nevermind, though, in future I hope he comes back, continues to do what he did before and just show a little more civility to others. If he does so, I'll happily support in future. Good luck. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 10:44, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

I kinda endorse Cyclonenim, even if his comments may rub a pinch of salt on Eco's wounds. I believe that users departing Wikipedia should by all means be made aware of how much they're appreciated in the project with as many friendly messages as we can pour in, but I also believe that it is even more important that users be honest with each other. And sometimes a bitterly tasting comment may be the most valuable advice. I find Eco an excellent, friendly user, and really hope he stays on Wikipedia. But if he does, he'll either have to understand why his RfA has failed, or attempt one never again. Húsönd 14:54, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

In all honesty, I found out about Eco's withdrawing by coming to this page and seeing his note. The reason why I was coming was to warn him to tone it down some in his defensiveness. Overly vigorous defenses usually end up killing RfA's (see my essay on How to Pass an RfA.) I think Eco does a lot of good for the community and is a valuable asset. If he leaves for good, it will be a shame.---Balloonman ^PoppaBalloon 15:45, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

• Just keep in mind, in heated situations, whoever has the cooler head wins the day. Have more patience with others, and you should do fine. Happy (copy)editing! - Best regards, Mailer Diablo 01:02, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Email talk back

Hey there, I noticed your online. I replied to your email. -- RyRy Public (talk) 05:00, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Re:Thanks

I hope you don't mind me replying (sorta reminds me of those emails you get that say "do not reply," but you weren't that explicit ). Anyway, I appreciate the thanks and regret that you had to withdraw because of the ugliness (to put it one way). It's good on your part, as you said on the withdrawal statement, to state "I have nothing positive to say and thus will say nothing." Wow, that's just such an awesome thing to do. Well, get some rest and enjoy the break. CL — 04:59, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Apologies

Hello! I just wanted to pass along my apology for disappointing you in my train wreck of an RfA (there is a scrap metal sale going on now, if you're interested). I am going on Wikibreak and I will let you know when or if I am back on the site -- I am trying to take time away to clear my thoughts and refocus on this and other priorities. Be well. Ecoleetage (talk) 05:10, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry that I started the derailment; you have nothing to be sorry for. Deletion is often a flashpoint area for admins, and I felt that you were a bit wide of the mark on my question. Hope you get on well on your break and hope to see you again soon.

For what it's worth, I'd have left the RFA to run as you were within the discretionary success area. Good luck next time. Stifle (talk) 08:43, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about your RfA

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Sorry to see you withdrew your RfA but I can understand your decision. Maybe your edit description summed it up best: it's not worth the bother. Hope to see you again on WP somewhere.    SIS  10:26, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

I am also sorry to see you feel that you have to leave. It can get very frustrating at times I understand. Maybe adminship isn't for you, I know its not for me as I am not tolerant or patient with such people. You can't win everybody's approval, its the same with me about 75% of people I've encountered on here seem to think very highly of me and probably think I'm a top editor on here and a funny guy, and about 25% seem to either think I'm arrogant or rude or not welcome in discussion because I'm not afraid to express my views. As I;ve said to others who think they have to leave, there are many editors who think a lot of you and I think the content and potential of site on a personal level far outweighs some of the wiki lawyers and loons we have on here. Take a week or two off and I hope to see you editing again as I feel you have a lot of potential, which as yet you were only getting started. However hostile some people may seem, remember you had 90 supports many of them strong supports with some very kind words towards you which is a reflection to how most people think of you. If you do what I do and accept the kindness of the people who approve of you and ignore the crap that comes your way it becomes a better place. Unfortunately on a site this size ther eis nothing we can do about people who feel indifferent to you but we have to learn to deal with it and concentrate on what the site is here for. Take care The Bald One ^{White cat} 11:47, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

I'm also sorry that the RfA didn't go well. I thought some of the opposes were awfully nitpicky in citing perceived problem with it. I hope it doesn't leave a bitter taste in your mouth toward WP. JeremyMcCracken (talk) (contribs) 13:54, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

RFA

I do not know you, I just happen to be watching QB's talk page at the moment. You sound pretty cut up about not getting Admin. Just remember what this site is actually about I am kind of new here (active account for six months). I never want to be admin why would you want that responsibility, I think the Admins know what they are doing and doing a great job. All I want to do is contribute to articles if I ever need an Admin they always help me out.--Theoneintraining (talk) 13:46, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Please do not pour salt on his wounds. Erik the Red 2 (AVE·CAESAR) 21:06, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Courtesy notification

Hello, Ecoleetage. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Orderinchaos 17:54, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Re. Apologies

Hello. :-) Like I told you, I deeply appreciate and applaud your recent actions. You did not have to apologize to everyone, but by doing so you clearly show that you have taken due consideration for the concerns presented by the other users, and that you do have a character that was not all that clear in your RfA. I hope you continue this way, and may always learn good lessons from all the bad moments you may experience on Wikipedia (we all have our less fortunate moments every now and then).

Now go to bed. Coz if you're in Portugal too I must warn you that daybreak will come in about 10 minutes. Better rush to bed before the damned birds wake up. Regards, Húsönd 05:00, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

RE:Thanks

Hi, Eco. Thank you for your kind message. You will become an admin someday. I really appreciate your contributions and I hope you will stay here. Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 12:21, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Hey Eco, don't take RFA too seriously. Some of our best editors are not admins. RFA is just too political. You are one of the best editors on Wikipedia, and we need you. Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 12:53, 6 September 2008 (UTC)