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RE: prod warning

i found some info for caeser c line(Uber555 03:12, 3 March 2006 (UTC))

You're Welcome!

Hi. The welcome message was no problem, I will usually give it to anyone as long as I see that they have contributed something and are new. It does seem slightly robotic at first, but then there are dozens of people who never even read it so there has to be a way of expediting the process.

As for the deletes . . . I cannot delete pages, only recmooned it -- an administrator has to do the actual deleting. However, some new users do not understand that this being an "encyclopedia that anyone can edit", doesn't mean that there aren;t rules and a lot of people don't take the time to read them. The articles have to meet certain criteria in general. What most people don't see is that RC patrollers save as many poorly written or short articles as they nix others. If any of your articles ever gets a delete message stuck on it, don't be afraid to ask why and if you disagree with the explanation, to contest it. And don't take it personally, because it isn't an attack, but just an attempt to make the encyclopedia a quality resource.

Anyway, thanks for leaving me the message and if you need anything at all, just let me know and I will do my best to assist you in any way that I can. :)

(Arundhati Bakshi (talkcontribs)) 11:09, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

  This user thinks it is ironic that thanks for supporting Cyde's successful RFA came in the form of a userbox.

Here's a userbox for you. --Cyde Weys 04:52, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Well, thanks, but as I mentioned on your talk page, I... sort of voted 'oppose' for your RFA - apologies about that by the way... --NomaderTalk 04:39, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

 
WikiThanks

Thanks for supporting my RFA. I really appreciated the show of support and all the kind words from so many great Wikipedians. I hope I live up to them! -- Vary | Talk 17:51, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

My RFA

Thank you for supporting my RFA. I appreciated the show of support and all the kind words. If there's ever anything I can do to help with my new administrator status, please don't hesitate to contact me. --Myles Long 14:20, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Bahamut-

yes, it's me. How are you Nomader? I'm great! I finally reached 1k reviews AND 500 responses on NG. So that makes me the 10th user to get 500 responses and the 20th user to get 1k for all stats! :D Also, I've submitted a new flash. Enjoy! [1] --Bahamut 15:03, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

You should pay a visit there a little more often. ;) --Bahamut 19:46, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
I have a Media exam coming up on Thursday, but I should be OK with everything. My last exam is a Science exam on 14th June. --Bahamut 15:06, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Ah, too bad. :| If you can, please do take a short visit to NG every now and again. :)--Bahamut 14:55, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

CorbinSimpson's Request for Adminship

 
Thanks for voting in my request for administrator rights, even though it failed (13/30/4). Sadly, work has forced me to respond to you all using a substituted message rather than a personalized response. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that administrators, to me, should be chosen and approved by the community, and I will continue working to become a better editor and Wikipedian. No matter what the alignment of your vote was, I will take your comments seriously and use them to improve myself. If you wish to discuss your comments personally with me, I would be more than glad to talk about things since the RfA is now over; just leave your concern on my talk page and we will sort things out. Thanks again for voting, and happy editing! - Corbin Be excellent

Objection!

I've added more stuff to the Objection! page. :) MrD 00:37, 28 July 2006 (UTC) (oops @_@)

Thanks, warning

Thanks for supporting me in my RfA, but why did you mess up Randfan's comment? —The Great Llamamoo? 23:46, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

And why did you also do this for Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ccool2ax? —The Great Llamamoo? 23:49, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
You might want to check out this discussion. It seems there were some major glitches today. -- AuburnPilottalk 02:07, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

My (ccool2ax's) RFA

I noticed you opposed me partially because I dislike Notability. You seem to imply that I don't like it because an article I mistakenly created was deleted. I would like to assure you that the article has nothing at all to do with why I hate notability. I was a new editor, even stupider than now, and I have sane, real reasons for opposing Notability, as one of the questions says. -- Chris is me 18:34, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Ah, no worries. I have screwed up a lot, so I'll keep editing for a few months with a clean record to prove I'm past that. And If I'm not, I won't run again. -- Chris is me 22:53, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

College basketball project merge

Thanks for taking care of the merge. I've removed my comments from Olière's page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daveahern (talkcontribs) 23:03, Dec 23, 2006 (UTC)

Much-belated RfA Thanks

 I would like to take the time to thank you for voting in my unsuccessful RFA. I'll try to be more rational in the future, really! Have a nice day, and I apologize for the laggy response! -- Chris is me 17:04, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

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WP Christianity

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The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXII (December 2007)

 
The Military history WikiProject Newsletter
Issue XXII (December 2007)
Project news
Articles of note

New featured articles:

  1. Battle of Albuera
  2. Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081)
  3. Battle of the Gebora
  4. Constantine II of Scotland
  5. Francis Harvey
  6. Vasa (ship)
  7. Wulfhere of Mercia

New A-Class articles:

  1. 1962 South Vietnamese Presidential Palace bombing
  2. Evacuation of East Prussia
Current proposals and discussions
Awards and honors
  • Blnguyen has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his efforts in improving the quality of articles related to Vietnamese military history, including the creation of numerous A-Class articles.
  • Woodym555 has been awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of his outstanding work on topics related to the Victoria Cross, notably including the creation of featured articles, featured lists, and a featured topic.
  • For their outstanding efforts as part of Tag & Assess 2007, Bedford, TomStar81, and Parsival74 have been awarded the gold, silver, and bronze Wikis, respectively.
Tag & Assess 2007

Tag & Assess 2007 is now officially over, with slightly under 68,000 articles processed. The top twenty scores are as follows:

1. Bedford — 7,600
2. TomStar81 — 5,500
3. Parsival74 — 5,200
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5. Roger Davies — 3,000
6. Ouro — 2600
7. Kateshortforbob — 2250
8. Cromdog — 2,200
9. BrokenSphere — 2000
9. Jacksinterweb — 2,000
9. Maralia — 2,000
12. MBK004 — 1,340
13. JKBrooks85 — 1,250
14. Sniperz11 — 1100
15. Burzmali — 1000
15. Cplakidas — 1000
15. Gimme danger — 1000
15. Raoulduke471000
15. TicketMan — 1000
15. Welsh — 1000
15. Blnguyen — 1000

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