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Sig thingy....

Thanks, yeah...it's not what I wanted though...the people here at wikipedia are really testy...???? when it comes to having custom sigs...but it's ok. Hope to see you around more. Peace. Spartan-James 03:21, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Modesty

"I am a 13-year old smart male". Come on mate, no one likes arrogance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Boyleharry (talk • contribs)

Duplicate images uploaded

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Re: Qxz Ads

How do I create those Qxz Ads?--  PNiddy  Go!  0 15:18, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

First, you get hold of an image editing program that can create animated GIFs (unless you want to make a single-frame one, in which case you only need to do a PNG). Then you decide what page/policy/practise/process/project you want to make the ad for, and make it. Then you upload it under the next available "Qxz-ad#.gif" filename, where # is a number, and edit the ad template and overview pages so that it shows up there.

If that sounds like too much work, you ask me or Miranda or someone else to make one for you :) – Gurch 15:23, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Hi, the image you uploaded is clearly a derivative work of an existing image (the guy in the chair), but does not provide source information for that image. If that image is under a free license or in the public domain, its source and license should be identified and attribution given if the license requires it (GFDL or CC-BY-SA, for example). If it is not under a free license or in the public domain, derivative works remain subject to copyright, so your image cannot be released under a free license or into the public domain, and is therefore not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (as there is no call for it in any article). Please identify the source and license of the existing image, replace the image with another version, or request its deletion. Thanks – Gurch 09:00, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

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WP:ACC

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Hi, it would also be good if when marking requests as Created, welcome to Wikipedia!, you add in the section headings for each individual request, if the requester has forgotten to do this, because otherwise, the bot will start archiving the wrong requests. Tra (Talk) 17:39, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

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Your edit to English language

Hi PNiddy, Welcome to Wikipedia. I reverted your edit to English language for a couple of reasons. The first sentence already mentioned that English is spoken in the USA. And we don’t usually say “we” in encyclopedia articles. (See WP:STYLE#Avoid first-person pronouns and one.) Also, it’s usually not a good thing to change British spelling preferences to American like you did: “organisation” → “organization.” (See WP:ENGVAR.) Also I don’t think the article needs a link to speak.

Please don’t be discouraged by my finding so many faults. As you continue your education and work with Wikipedia, you will learn. And learning is your main job as a 13 year old—and having fun. --teb728 18:50, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Your BRFA

I regret that I had to deny approval of your bot request; however, as I noted on the BRFA, you don't have enough Wikipedia experience, nor did you indicate that you had any experience writing and/or operating bots. Please review the Wikipedia bot policy, the guide to creating a bot, and consider downloading a package like Pywikipedia and reading up on it. I have no doubt that any bot request you make will succeed once you're more sure how you will perform the task with a bot and how that task is performed on Wikipedia.

Thanks! — Madman bum and angel (talk – desk) 18:04, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

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Your 2nd BRFA

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CleanupBot

Please provide exact module names or source code in your request, as I have asked. In future requests, unless it is something such as AWB, please provide these in the request, or linked from it. Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 21:29, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

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Your bot request

Hi PNiddy I wanted to let you know that Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/CleanupBot is labeled as needing your comment. Please visit the above link to reply to the requests. Thanks! --ST47Talk 21:30, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Wrong forum?

Hi.

It has just occured to me that you might be posting your bot ideas on the wrong forum. You have posted several requests for bot approval which were in fact nothing more than a bunch of ideas thrown together (you couldn't provide reasonable answers to technical queries). Since you have clearly shown that you have no programming experience, perhaps you could be interested in Wikipedia:Bot requests - it's a forum where people request bots and experienced bot developers write them (provided the ideas are sensible). Cheers, Миша13 14:26, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Bot

If you are wanting to run a bot, I could possibly write you a basic bot, or you could register for AWB, then run a simple bot using that. It's not too difficult to start up and run. If you're keen, message me on my talk page. Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 23:55, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

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Re Wiimote edit

If you had the segment you were trying to edit, you'd see the editor's note "SEE DISCUSSION ON WIIMOTE". This has been discussed heavily on the discussion page; the consensus is that we don't need to place a nickname next to every instance of the official one (e.g. George W. Bush aka "Dubya"). Just64helpin 10:49, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the Smile

Thanks for the Smile, PNiddy. I had a good time on my trip in India. It was a bit hectic, since I had to visit dozens of relatives, but it all worked out in the end. :) Nishkid64 (talk) 19:17, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the award, PNiddy. I very much appreciate your recognition and will try to continue working in the manner that garnered your original attention. Thanks again, and please let me know if I can ever assist you in any way. - auburnpilot talk 02:29, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Image:Vista google earth.PNG

This image is from Google Earth and copyrighted. Use NASA World Wind for satellite imagery. -- VegitaU 04:42, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		I'm awarding you this RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar for your great contributions to protecting and reverting attacks of vandalism on Wikipedia. Wikidudeman (talk) 15:36, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Thx! Although, I'm still waiting for my Signpost delivery! lol --  PNiddy  Go!  02:19, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

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Re: Sysop?

No, I'm not a sysop/admin - only been here since last November! Why? •97198 talk 07:26, 23 August 2007 (UTC) Because, your userpage is so awesome! Like other sysops! --  PNiddy  Go!  14:07, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! Yours is cool too :) •97198 talk 06:13, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Re An Award for You!

Nice. Thank you. Any particular example? -- FayssalF - ^{Wiki me up®} 23:21, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

RfA

You may wish to consider withdrawing from the RfA, it doesn't appear to be heading towards a positive consensus, and there's no need to beat yourself up by letting it keep growing. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 17:41, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

If you would like your RfA withdrawn, feel free to ask me at my talk page. Anthøny ん 19:40, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Your recent RfA

I'm sorry, but I've closed your Request for adminship prematurely. Simply put, you've only got 511 edits on Wikipedia; while edit count isn't the only determining factor, and numerous people have their own personal standards that they judge RfA candidates by, there was no chance that the RfA was going to pass.

I'm sorry about this, and hope you don't take it personally and aren't too discouraged. I hope you continue to contribute to the project as you have been doing and am confident that you could potentially run a successful RfA in the future. You may want to consider submitting yourself to Wikipedia:Editor review for feedback on where to get some good experience, and when you're ready for RfA again, there's a great Wikipedia:Admin coaching program you may wish to use, as well as a guide to requests for adminship.

If you have any other questions about becoming an administrator, please don't hesitate to ask me. Good luck! WjBscribe 19:52, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

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Alan R. Battersby

You posted stub tag on the biography of Alan R. Battersby. Why don't you find more information about Alan R. Battersby and help the article? Just posting stub is not good enough! I worked hard to get information about Battersby and created the article. RS2007 05:02, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

db-attack

Hello. Thank you for your NP patrolling. Just wanted to leave a tip though: when you see things like the vicious attack page created recently by JOEMACK (talk · contribs), don't hesitate to place the tag {{db-attack}}. This ensures that the page will be deleted faster than the guy can email his friends about it. Cheers, Pascal.Tesson 05:29, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Mweka hatnote

Hi, I think the Sections template message is intended for articles with a large amount of continuous text which needs to be broken up with headings. Since the Mweka article is currently a stub with very little information, this hatnote is not appropriate, and geo-stubs for towns and districts don't usually have it. If any is warranted it's the 'expand' template message, so I have put this in place of the sections template. Regards, Rexparry sydney 05:37, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

License tagging for Image:Rolling-moving-spots.gif

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List of pubs in North Norfolk

Could you explain why you have deleted so quickly List of pubs in North Norfolk by User:Stavros1? What made you think it was a test page? I was only able to have a quick look before deletion but it looked like the start of a new article. (Palmiped 00:04, 1 September 2007 (UTC))