User talk:Hermione1980/Archive3

This page includes all messages sent to me between 01:31 December 3, 2005 (UTC) and 09:00 February 13, 2006 (UTC).

Howabout1

Do you know Howabout1? If so, do you know if he left?--Anti-Anonymex2^{Come to my page! I've gone caliente loco!} 23:33, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Jesus

Check out the Jesus article and edit it to keep it focused on Jesus and a biographical account of Him. Watch the Jesus page to keep it focused on Him. Thank you. Scifiintel 22:02, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Wow. Ëvilphoenix ^Burn! 23:13, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

lysdexia

Thanks for notifying me. I continue to maintain that the block is fully justified, as Lysdexia has been little more than a trollish pest for many months. She already posted a complaint to the mailing list in such a manner as to prompt almost unanimous agreement with the block (see the November archive; the thread is entitled "disputing block: 69.108.172.162, lysdexia"). Regards — Dan | talk 01:49, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Featured Article Drive! woo!

I'm trying to get the Featured Article Drive going again on the HP Wikiproject....Accio Hermione!!
Ëvilphoenix ^Burn! 05:52, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Esperanza elections

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Hi Hermione1980/Archive3: This is a quick note just to let you know that there's an election under way at Esperanza. If you'd like to become a candidate for Administrator General or the Advisory Council, just add your name here by 15 December 2005. Voting begins at 12:00UTC on 16 December.

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BD2412's RfA

Thanks, Hermione, for your amusing comments in support of my RfA - I'll do my best as an admin to help the reality of Wikipedia live up to the dream! BD2412 T 16:02, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

The joys of having the day off....

Grab one of these! Ëvilphoenix ^Burn! 00:35, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

IRC

Hey, come hop on IRC. Ëvilphoenix ^Burn! 01:17, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Your User page

Well I've been bopping around on your User page some more, and I finally figured out how to get the Templates to display remotely close to what I was looking for (and that got me some more practice with wikimarkup and HTML markup, good times). I hope you like the changes, if you want anything changed I certainly won't be offended. Hope you have a good night, and perhaps I'll talk to you soon. Ëvilphoenix ^Burn! 05:58, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Your involvement in the Harry Potter Project?

Howdy, I was hoping you might have a look at User:Reagle/HPP_Questions -Reagle 16:29, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

This type of censorship makes me sick

Vote to keep, show these hypocrites what's what, tolerance? ha, only when it's good for them--Diatrobica;l 23:07, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

News from Esperanza

Hello, fellow Esperanzians! This is just a friendly reminder that elections for Administrator General and two advisory council positions have just begun. Voting will last until Friday, December 30, so make sure you exercise your right to vote! Also, I'm pleased to announce the creation of the Esperanza mailing list. I urge all members to join; see Wikipedia:Esperanza/Contact for more information. All you need to do is email me and I will activate your account. This will be a great way to relax, stay in touch, and hear important announcements. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?)

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Venskus

All of those unsigned articles are from the same forum that is sponsoring project venskus....-Reid A. 15:39, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Excuse me, but why is reverting a page to its earlier edit vandalism?!

Thanks!

I'll try to get on -- first I need to figure out how to anonymize the connection :-) Nandesuka 16:35, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Greetings! It's me; (Harry Potter)! :) May join this Harry Potter Project (I don't really know a lot about it) HolyRomanEmperor 18:19, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

nice admin

very nice admin ;-)

quick @ delaing with vandalism. Benon 01:33, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

I'm around....

...usual bat-time, usual bat-channel. Nandesuka 23:38, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Around and around

I wasn't actually on a channel, but "/msg Nandesuka some message here" would have gotten my attention Nandesuka 00:54, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Need your help

Editor's contributions singled out for his faith, please help keep this notable article--172.159.25.124 16:41, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

RfA thanks from Deathphoenix

Hi Hermione1980,

I just wanted to thank you for supporting me in my RfA. To tell you the truth, I was surprised by all the support I've gotten. I never saw myself as more than an occasional Wiki-hobbyist (probably a little more on the Harry Potter pages, of course).

My wife sends her curses, as Wikipedia will likely suck up more of my time. She jokingly (I think) said she was tempted to log on to Wikipedia just to vote Oppose and let everyone know that she didn't want her husband to be an admin.

I'll make sure your trust in me is founded. I'll definitely see you around on the HP Wikiproject pages! --Deathphoenix 14:23, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

A newbies efforts un-undone

Wow,

It is close to midnight where I am, and I checked my computer one last time before heading to bed, and (yay) you've made my day! I'm a busy person (as we all are) but I have a feeling I'm going to be slowly sucked into the wikipedia-universe now that I've seen a glimpse. At least when I'm allowed...

You have done it. The original article was not from an existing website except for one exerpt, which shouldn't have been left in by me. So I am fine with the histories being merged, or the old one being replaced, whatever makes sense. Thanks again. --Delzen 06:00, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks

I hope this is not too presumptuous. --Delzen 23:58, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

• steals beer*. Mmmm. Ëvilphoenix ^Burn! 18:11, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
  • <steals stolen beer> MMM. · Katefan0^(scribble)/mrp 05:27, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
    • <coughs, having received a mouthful of beer suds instead of the expected lager. Glares at Katefan0. Throws pillow at her, emphatically. >Ëvilphoenix ^Burn! 01:13, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
      • <re-steals the already-stolen beer, sells it to a 15-year-old at a tidy profit, and buys 4 more beers and gives one to everyone>. See that? That's dispute resolution. Friday (talk) 01:16, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
        • (post-one (two?) edit conflict(s?)) lol. Yeah, no pillow fights on my talk page, now! Hermione1980 01:17, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
          • *whap* Hermione1980 is currently covered in feathers. Ëvilphoenix ^Burn! 21:24, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

How to get a page deleted

Hi Hermione, I was wondering if you could advise me as to the best way to deal with an article that contains an article that is offensive and obviously made up as a joke. I'd rather have all the content removed rather than be moved to the history, and a Saskatchewan geology stub should probably be put in its place. The article is Elrose, Saskatchewan. --Delzen 03:17, 31 December 2005 (UTC)----

Harry Potter WikiProject Userboxes

Hi Hermione1980!

I noticed recently the Hogwarts emblem disappeared from the Template:user-hp userbox, however the Slytherin and other house emblems are still present. It's a shame that we cannot apparently use the Hogwarts emlem, is the same true for the house emblems? --Gary Kirk (talk) 11:17, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza

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May your cares blow away Esperanza

Just a note from Esperanza to say I saw your name listed in the Esperanza stress list and hope your cares are going away. Keep up the good Harry Potter work!--Dakota ~ ε 06:22, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Best wishes

I, too, noticed your name listed at Esperanza. I know we haven't crossed paths much, but I've always admired you and your work from afar. We should all work things out together I think..it's senseless to let the fools and parasites prevent the community of Wikipedia from coming closer together. Drop me a line if you ever need to vent or talk about Book 7 theories.. Tim Rhymeless (Talk)-22:35, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes I second that, I saw it too. Don't let those annoying things get to you, hope you feel better soon... Gryffindor 01:55, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Your essay

Liked your essay on your Talk page. This mess has had me considering leaving myself, but so far I'm willing to stay in the trenches and keep fighting for some level of civility. That statements only slighly ironic, ne? Ëvilphoenix ^Burn! 01:09, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Hi, I just want to say thanks for supporting me on my request for adminship! It passed by a 58/3/0 margin, so I am now an administrator. If you need me to help you out, or you find that I'm doing anything wrong, please don't hesitate to contact me. --Idont Havaname (Talk) 19:33, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

ArbCom elections

Thanks for your vote in the ArbCom elections. My "reluctance to run" seems to have weighed heavier in your mind than in mine, so I just want to give you a slightly fuller explanation (I wanted to keep to 250 words in the opening statement). The reluctance was, as I said, because ArbCom is likely to be an arduous duty and will take away from the time I'm able to spend writing articles. It isn't because I am in any way equivocal about wanting to serve on ArbCom. I enjoy the practice of weighing the evidence and trying to reach consensus, and feel that serving on ArbCom I would be making a very positive contribution to Wikipedia. It occurs that this may be a polite way in which to hide an oppose vote based on other reasons, and if this is so then I accept that you are perfectly entitled to oppose for any reason which causes you problems, but I just thought I should explain in case there has been a misunderstanding. David | Talk 00:46, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Many thanks for your reconsideration - much appreciated. David | Talk 01:12, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Wikibreak

Ha! Good luck with that. Friday (talk) 15:03, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

RFC/KM

You commented on Kelly Martin's second RfC. it is up for archival. you may vote at Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment/Kelly_Martin#Archiving_this_RfC. CastAStone|^(talk) 03:56, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

HBP

Hello, Hermione1980. You just did a MAJOR delete from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince article. You said "Missing text - this is one of the most unencyclopedic sections I've seen since before the book came out. Wikipedia is not a fan forum." Ok, what's the problem? I read the section you deleted and I find nothing "fan form' about it. The information -- about some parts being censored out, clearly would be pertinent to the article; and is not a fan forum. I consider this a fact that clearly should be covered in the article -- I am still fuming over the deletions. What is your objection? -- Jason Palpatine 00:04, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I deleted the text because it has to do with speculation. If you don't like the reason "Wikipedia is not a fan forum", there's also "Wikipedia is not a crystal ball". There are things in the British versions that are not in the American versions, and we don't feel the need to include those. I don't think the fact that there is some text missing in the British edition is of particular interest to non-hardcore fans, which is why I gave the reason I gave, and the last paragraph was both poorly written and unencyclopedic, being speculative in nature.

I'm sorry you are 'fuming', but if you feel my answer is not satisfactory, feel free to post a message at Talk:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. HTH HAND - Hermione1980 00:24, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I am fuming over the deletions from the novel, not your actions here. Curious and interesting. Thanks for the info. -- Jason Palpatine 01:42, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

New Speculation Template?

I was thinking perhaps it would be useful if some Wiki-admins of great Wiki-skill (I'm thinking perhaps you, Beowulf314159, and Deathphoenix) could work together and create a "speculation" warning template - ie

or

or something like that - which would theoretically be used on such wiki-pages as those that tend to attract a lot of rampant fan speculation. It could work much like the "spoiler" template - but alert readers and editors that "the following information is speculative", but is at least reasonable, supported by existing authentic text, or widely believed by concensus - something on those lines.

Some speculation items that seem reasonably probable (eg: In "Book Seven", Harry and his Hogwarts friends are expected to hunt down and attempt to destroy the remaining Horcrux(es), before Harry's final confrontation with Voldemort), or the list of known and "probable" horcruxes that were specifically mentioned by Dumbledore or otherwise in the text, would be allowed. Other posts that are clearly fanatical, agenda-driven speculation (eg: Harry is a horcrux, Harry's scar is a horcrux, Harry's wand is a horcrux, Neville's Toad is a horcrux, etc etc etc.) would be dismissed as having no foundation or supporting evidence in the existing texts, validated interviews, etc. Anything permitted as "authenticate" speculation (yes, I know it is oxymoronic) should have some kind of "chapter and verse" authority, or other reasonably conclusive evidence that anyone could recognize as reasonable.

At least it might help keep some of the random speculation, that keeps randomly and anonymously popping up, "corralled" in a smaller area for consideration. Or perhaps this is a terrible and counterproductive idea... --T-dot 01:08, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

An Esperanzial note

As I remember, the last spam that was handed out was on the 20th of December last year, so I think it's time for another update. First and foremost, the new Advisory Council and Administrator General have been elected. They consist of myself as Admin General and FireFox, Titoxd, Flcelloguy and Karmafist as the Advisory Council. We as a group met formally for the first time on the 31st of Decembe. The minutes of this meeting can be found at WP:ESP/ACM. The next one is planned for tonight (Sunday 29 January) at 20:30 UTC and the agenda can be found at WP:ESP/ACM2.

In other news, Karmafist has set up a discussion about a new personal attack policy, which it can be found here. Other new pages include an introductory page on what to do when you sign up, So you've joined Esperanza... and a welcome template: {{EA-welcome}} (courtesy of Bratsche). Some of our old hands may like to make sure they do everything on the list as well ;) Additionally, the userpage award program proposal has become official is operational: see Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award to nominate a userpage or volunteer as a judge. Also see the proposed programs page for many new proposals and old ones that need more discussion ;)

Other than that, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wish you an Esperanzially good new WikiYear :D Thank you! --Celestianpower ^háblame 16:57, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
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Talk:Harry Potter: Book Seven archived

This will make it easier for us to keep this free of fan speculation. :-) --Deathphoenix 13:49, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

No probs. They can still do it, but it makes us easier for us to remove it. --Deathphoenix 14:07, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi there.

Just dropping you a note, wishing you the best, and hoping you're well. Don't worry too much about the counters on your userpage. I've always thought it's excellent to know, if only for yourself, where you've been coming from, edit-wise. Of course, it's your page, so feel free to take my thoughts with a grain of salt. Anyway, take care. -Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 09:43, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey

Just thought you might be interested in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle of Hogwarts (2nd nomination) because you participated in the first vote. Savidan 21:09, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Aiken

... believe me, the irony isn't lost on me! Get that sort of thing all the time here -- I've been called right wing, I've been called left wing, I've been called pro-gay and anti-gay; to me that means we're doing our jobs. ;) · Katefan0^(scribble)/poll 20:54, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Another Esperanzial note...

Hi again Esperanzians! Well, since our last frolic in the realms of news, the Advisory Council has met twice more (see WP:ESP/ACM2 and WP:ESP/ACM3). As a result, the charter has been ammended twice (see here for details) and all of the shortcuts have been standardised (see the summary for more details). Also of note is the Valentines ball that will take place in the Esperanza IRC channel on the 14th of February (tomorrow). It will start at 6pm UTC and go on until everyone's had enough! I hope to see you all there! Also, the spamlist has been dissolved - all Esperanzians will now recieve this update "newsletter".

The other major notice I need to tell you about is the upcoming Esperanza Advisory Council Elections. These will take place from 12:00 UTC on February 20th to 11:59 UTC on February 27th. The official handing-over will take place the following day. Candidates are able to volunteer any time before the 20th, so long as they are already listed on the members list. Anyone currently listed on the memberlist can vote. In a change since last time, if you have already been a member of the leadership, you may run again. Due to the neutrality precident, I will not vote for anyone.

Yours, as ever, Esperanzially,
--Celestianpower ^háblame 09:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
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