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IPA

Wow, your user pages are almost exactly like a Facebook. :)

Anyway, the Gesu IPA pronunciation is right on the Gesu page. ʒe'zu̟, is that what you're looking for? Chantessy 01:07, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

That was the guess I made after asking you. I felt like there was no letter (that I could find) that made the sound that the the "J" makes in "jungle". According to its page, the "ʒ" makes the sound that "G" makes in "beige".  hmwith  talk 15:04, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Your status

Well done - the "Status:" on my user page (which I pinched from yours) reveals far less noteworthy news than yours does! Still looking for second secret page, haven't given up yet. Stole your signature too (too lazy to make one from scratch), the colours I'm using need fixing, need to look up colornames...  LewPot  talk 21:55, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Well, I'm flattered that you like my status as well as my sig. Congrats on quitting smoking, as that's surely not an easy task. or html color codes, you can check out WebMonkey Color Codes. Good luck continuing to find the 2nd page. Cheers!  hmwith  talk 12:58, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your help! I've changed it slightly, as you can see →  LewPot  talk 05:33, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

First secret page

I wasn't even trying to look for it. It just happened. Chantessy 13:09, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Yep, I made the first one really easy on purpose. =)  hmwith  talk 13:12, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Second secret page

Not really hard but I'll try to find it Uchiha23 17:34, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Service issues

I believe it is the second paragraph in the Release section. Buried way down at the bottom, unfortunately, but that seemed to be the best location for it. --Bobblehead ^(rants) 13:56, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Oh, alright then. It integrated into the article so well that I couldn't even find it! Thanks.  hmwith  talk 20:20, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

User page layout

Did you know your user page layout is totally screwed up on IE6? The right column displays below the left. On the new IE, the right column boxes are cropped on the right side. A shame, since it would look so nice otherwise. RichardF 18:14, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Really? It works fine on IE7 on my laptop and my desktop computers at my house, as well as many other computers I've gotten on, both Windows and Mac. Weird. Do you have a smaller screen? It's the exact same layout as most of the Portals. Do those show up warped on your computer as well?  hmwith  talk 20:20, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Actually, I see the "bumped down" colums on my work computer with IE6 and the "cropped" colums on my home computer with IE7. Both use 1024X768 displays. The bumped problem usually occurrs with 800X600 displays with the portal layout. I haven't noticed the cropped problem anywhere before, but I can see the images inside your frames are wider than their settings. I assume that's the underlying "issue." I've worked on three zillion and twelve portals, so I know those div boxes basically suck! I just thought you might want to know you page has some display issues for some users. Happy editing! :-) RichardF 21:08, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I appreciate it. Weird. Try downloading the new IE7 at work, and you will have less problems with that computer. As for the other one, I'm not sure. My laptop is 1280x800, and I'm not sure what my PC is, but it must be more. I felt like they were standard sizes, but apparently they're big? I wish I had access to a computer where they showed up looking warped. That way, I could make the changes. I'll check it out. Thanks again for bringing this to my attention. P.S. What do you mean by "cropped"?  hmwith  talk 21:17, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Gee, you're assuming I have control over my work computer! ;-) When I work on portals, I just change my screen "Display - Settings" to see how the layouts will look on different configuarations. Maybe that will work on one of your PCs to see what I mean. By "cropped" I mean just like on a photo if you cut off an inch from the right side of it. Here's a screen shot RichardF 21:38, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Oh, I was thinking you had your own computer at work and could do whatever. My mistake. I'll try to see it with different resolutions. With the screenshot, can you scroll left/right?  hmwith  talk 21:44, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

I don't know what you mean by scroll left/right on the screenshot. I can't scroll left/right on your live page. If you want to see the full width of my screenshot, I'll do it again. RichardF 21:50, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Haha, I apologize. I meant is there a scrollbar on the bottom as well, to scroll right and left? Or is the only the vertical scrollbar?  hmwith  talk 21:54, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

When I first saw your "secret page," everything went "wide right." That diasppeared a few days ago, along with the horizontal scroll bar. The "problem" was there for me either way. RichardF 21:59, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, I'll check that out. Is everything working now (besides the userboxes, that I have yet to fix)?  hmwith  talk 22:02, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I've been watching things come into line. That did the trick! ;-) RichardF 22:05, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

My recent RfB

Thank you so much for your participation in my recent RfB. Though it closed with 72% support (below the required 90%), I'm still quite pleased at the outpouring of support shown by a fair percentage of the community.

I'm currently tabulating and calculating all opposing and neutral arguments to help me better address the community's concerns about my abilities as a bureaucrat. If you'd like, you can follow my progress (and/or provide additional suggestions) at User:EVula/admin/RfB notes. Thanks again! EVula // talk // ☯ // 04:08, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

****** page

I am officially giving up finding your second ****** page!It's just so !@#$%^&* hard to find out of your infinite created pages. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Θ Sean gorter Θtalk|game 07:31, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry you're so frustrated. What I do have to say is... think outside the box.  hmwith  talk 13:19, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Has anyone found your 2nd secert page? --Chris ^g 03:01, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Yep. =) Three people!  hmwith  talk 13:27, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

I, too, am officially giving up! I'm on a wikibreak for a few weeks and won't be able to devote much time to the quest. I did try thinking outside the box, but that didn't help in my case. Let me know when the 3rd page is around - maybe I'll have more luck there!  LewPot  talk 21:19, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I need names who are the three people? Where did you hide the page!(is there even a link hidden some where?) --Chris ^g 11:26, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

The three who've found it are Oxymoron83, Zeibura, and BD2412. There's a hidden hint, which will take you to a to a page that has a link to page that has a link to my hidden page! =)  hmwith  talk 17:59, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

You helped choose carbon dioxide as this week's WP:ACID winner

Spamsara 22:12, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Your Vacation

I see you are taking a vacation to my neck of the woods. Well, you probably won't read this until you get back, but since I live in the LA area, I thought I'd let you know about a couple of places that you shouldn't miss:

• Disneyland - I have a year pass, I go all the time (I live about 20 minutes away). My advice is to go in the morning on a weekday.
• Getty Museum - One of the most expensive museums in the country and home to some of the most beautiful pieces of art in the world.
• Balboa Island - A great, quintessential Southern California beach village. My dad used to ride his skateboard around this area, hassling the shopkeepers.
• South Coast Plaza - Quite possibly the biggest (and certainly the most expensive) mall I've ever been to. This, too, is very close to my apartment.

Hope you're having fun! Now back to my wikibreak.  DangerousNerd  talk 21:43, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm already home, and, sad to say, I didn't see any of those locations. Damn!  hmwith  talk 17:59, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Your Secret Page

Unfortuntely, despite searching high and low "outside the box," I haven't found it. But I did notice that you go to OSU - I'm going to be a senior at Ohio Wesleyan University this year, which is about half an hour north of Columbus, in Delaware. Small world, eh? bwowen ^{talk•contribs} 13:49, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Eerily small, but good luck on the page!  hmwith  talk 16:50, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Image:Smokingthebowl3.PNG listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Smokingthebowl3.PNG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. MosheA 17:59, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Tom

My only concern is that none of the sources you provided factually say that they lived there, and at least one has denial from the Cruise camp. I don't doubt that they lived there, but the sources say other than what the article says. Take a close look, tell me what you think. Cheers, --wpktsfs 22:08, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

I have a source saying they actually lived here for a fact: The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills, the Ottawa Hills newspaper that every residents gets for free. However, it's not an online source, obviously, so there's no way for anyone to verify it, really, unless they know someone who lives here and can read it. Should I just use that?  hmwith  talk 14:40, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes, use the Village Voice, I think that would be the most trusted source. --wpktsfs 16:46, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Done. When I find it somewhere in my house, and find out which issue it was (the date), I'll add that. Thanks for the heads up and advice.  hmwith  talk 21:45, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

A real quick shout

Hey I appreciate your contribs to the Giuliani page. I'm sure you can see that I've been working to rebuild the page and make it more neutral as some biased people left the article in rubble for ages. My area of expertise is in sniffing out BS and weasel words (and I still have alot to do) but I'm not so knowledgeable about Giuliani himself. I don't know enough to add the proper "rebuttals" to the criticisms he has recieved. I see that you are supporting Giuliani in the upcoming election so I figured that you might know enough about him to add in the other POV so that the statements aren't all just negative. If you can help me out in this way, or you know someone who knows more about Giuliani, this would really help to make the article neutral.|3 E |_ |_ 0 VV E |) 01:10, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

I just tried to get the basic points said about him in the criticism, and assuming that if people want the full story, they can read the article about them. I agree that I did use weasel words, but it's hard not to in criticism sections. It was just a beginning blue print. I just got one sentence or phrase from each section that was in the criticism section. If any part is BS, please remove it! It's very difficult to make a criticism section NPOV, but if you have any ideas or think the rebuttles should be in the main article, go for it! I was just trying to keep it short, but if it sounds POV, again, try to fix it or let me know of any ideas, as I don't know much about his controversies and such. Thanks!  hmwith  talk 14:46, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Re. Congrats

Yes, and not found it. Hmmmm, I'll get looking again. The Raven's Apprentice ^{(PokéNav|Trainer Card)} 15:44, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Haha, well, good luck!  hmwith  talk 16:03, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Nearly ready for a second RfA?

I think you may be nearly ready to try for a second RfA. Basically the only problem raised in your last one was lack of time on the project, and as you've been actively contributing for the last couple of months, I think you will have a good chance. Probably best to leave it till the end of July/early August (just to meet the arbitrary couple-of-months-between-RfAs rule) but I will be happy to nominate you then. Walton^One 14:32, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

I feel I'm definitely ready, now. I've been trying to tackle more Wikipedia space edits, specifically XfD's, in the meantime, too. Thanks for offering to nominate me. I'm ready whenever you feel it's the right time for you to nominate or for me to be nominated. Just let me know!  hmwith  talk 14:42, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

OK, let's say another 1-2 weeks - don't get me wrong, I think you're ready now, but some people would probably oppose based on too little time since the last RfA. (I have no idea why, but that's just typical of the RfA process.) I definitely think you will pass at that point; you came close to passing last time, and everyone is impressed with your civil attitude and hard work. Walton^One 15:04, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, well, I know that I, especially, have to wait the time, since that was the main reason it didn't pass. However, thank you so much for the compliments. It really means a lot.  hmwith  talk 15:07, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Secret Page

Thanks! I haven't found the second one yet, even after about 30 mins of searching...--Diniz (talk) 23:25, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

I haven't found the second either. I've been looking though. Cheers, The Hybrid 04:59, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

There is no 2nd one! One hour looking and nothing. Marco Alfarrobinha {chat}_{contributions} 09:55, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

There is one. I promise. As of now, only 3 people have found it... but it's there. =)  hmwith  talk 14:24, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

I officially give up :( Any chance of a hint? Peacent 14:31, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Now just who are these 3 lucky users who found your 2nd secret page?!?  Tcrow777  talk  03:03, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

I've already told one user. If you look through my archives, you'll find it.  hmwith  talk 13:57, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

RE Deletion of baseball field logo

Hmm, I have no idea why it was deleted - it wasn't orphaned, indeed it's still linked to from the article infobox, according to the page history. So this doesn't look like a valid CSD I5 to me, and your use of the logo seems to meet WP:LOGO as far as I can tell. However, I'm wary of undeleting it in case I've misunderstood the policy - I don't know much about images, and fair use can be very complicated. I'll leave a message for the deleting admin. Walton^One 12:45, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I just see every other baseball field (and other sport field) page that I've seen has the logo used without problem, and that's the other main reason I assumed it was okay. However, I know that is not a valid reason for it to be undeleted in itself, so maybe we can figure this out. Thanks for you quick response, and have a great day!  hmwith  talk 14:24, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

I haven't heard anything yet from the deleting admin, but it looks like we're not the only people with this query. Walton^One 16:55, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Image:Logo4bucks.png listed for deletion

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Go Blue!

We're totally gonna get you this year! __earth ^(Talk) 09:25, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

If its reminiscent of last year when I rushed the field after we killed you, I doubt it. =)  hmwith  talk 13:34, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

E-mail

I have sent one to you. Acalamari 19:06, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Got it, and I sent a reply.  hmwith  talk 19:38, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, replied back. Acalamari 20:18, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Sanjaya

Yes, I'd agree. The hubbub has cooled considerably. I'd say take him off for now. If he has an Elliott Yamin like debut (i.e. a non winner or runner up who sells well) or has some sort of significant career in another field, we can readd him. --Woohookitty^Woohoo! 14:29, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Ha, however much I personally would want him to have an amazing Top 20 release to show all of the skeptics, I doubt he will. Bye, Sanjaya!  hmwith  talk 14:33, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

My Editor Review

Hello! As I have run into you/worked with you on Wikipedia, I was wondering if you would be willing to comment in my editor review. I know you are probably busy with other contributions to the project, but I would greatly appreciate any comments or criticism that you have that could make me a better editor! Thanks very much for your time and consideration, bwowen talk•contribs•review me please! 13:51, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Just following up on my previous comment, and also wanting to wish you luck with a speedy recovery from your surgery. I was still hoping you would have time to review me once you get back to doing your regular editor stuff. I would really like to know how I'm doing from many points of view, to help figure out the quality of my work so far and how to improve it in the future, but there's absolutely no rush - take your time. Once you're back to 100%, if you could just drop me a note letting me know whether or not you'll be able to do it, that would be terrific. Thank you so much for your time, and a really big get well soon! Best wishes for a speedy recovery, bwowen talk•contribs•review me please! 18:01, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the "get well soon" message, and I'm sorry if I haven't gotten back to you. So I can actually make sense and adequately review you after I'm not on heavy doses of Percocet and Valium, haha. I'm waiting to make any real edits for a few weeks, as well. Cheers!  hmwith  talk 02:11, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

AH!

So... I got an account on Wikipedia forever ago and I know the basics, but that's about it. Want to help me be a better Wikipedian? I'm constantly on AIM when I'm not working at the Nutsack Slavehouse... er... Outback Steakhouse. Please get back to me when you feel up to it and feel better soon! Chrisbrl88 12:42, 30 July 2007 (UTC)