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e-mail alert

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Hi Riana, you've got mail! --Kyoko 00:16, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

In Soviet Russia, mail's got you!
Sorry, bad joke. I used to read Slashdot, until I got tired of all the trolling, etc. --Kyoko 00:35, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

yeah

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I lived in darwin in the past and was at ntu -(before cdu days) and my daughter was born on floor 6 of rdh (the boys were sensible? they both were born in perth at ground level) - SatuSuro 02:22, 30 April 2007 (UTC) WikiProject Northern Territory - do we work from this? SatuSuro 02:30, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

I have to step out - so the gruelling construction will continue tonight - cheers SatuSuro 02:45, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
My brickie has gone home so I had a chance to check - thankyou thankyou and it looks great - i thought we might maybe get some help from cj/moondyne/longhair - as I have tried asking for comment - but it looks like you have sorted most of it out already - wow! The project is being set up with expectation of very low involvement of other editors compared to other projects thaat get created and initially get drive by volunteers who register and never do anything ... so basically in tune with my experience of Darwin and the NT - this is truly a working persons project -those who are there can do stuff! thanks again - later (please delete my attempt thanks) SatuSuro 06:20, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
Is there anything we need to add/do before we drop the under construction notice - in your opinion? SatuSuro 10:42, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
I think I am in for a long night of cat tagging (maybe) thats not the feline variety - maybe I can throw in a few odd bits, I hope you or someone else can cleanup my mess :) SatuSuro 10:50, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

I'll be starting an australian territories one up in a month or so (if someone dosnt beat me to it) - must watch carefully during all the setup of this one so I dont have to lean on others for it all... SatuSuro 11:02, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Off now before you start the Australian external territories project in the next 15 Off! SatuSuro 11:05, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Josh Gattis

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On your edit to Josh Gattis [1] you said "declining speedy for now - lots of these 2007 NFL Draft stubs popping up right now. speedy may not be the right way to go about this." Hence, What is the right way to go about this? In my opinion,

Should I nominate each article independently? Whatever it be, I'll do it after my wikibreak, which I need not only for getting calm but also for taking care of other responsabilities. Regards, Rjgodoy 11:57, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Yeah, I've been seeing a lot of those popping up while on new page patrol lately, so I'm not really sure speedy deleting them is the way to handle them - a mass AFD nomination maybe? Or just prod the lot? Anyway, we'll figure it out when you get back, enjoy your break :) – Riana 13:34, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
First, prod should only be used for articles that are uncontroversial deletion candidates... If that were the case, we would not be discussing this subject, and 2007 NFL Draft is an event in progress. Hence, in my opinion AfD would be better.
I think there should be only one single Afd for all the articles in question (if some article's is firmly opposed, there should be another AfD solely for that article)... Does this conform Wikipedia's procedures?
(thanks for your wishes, and not, I'm not avoiding my break... I consider I am psychologically capable for editing at this time, and there are 4 hours before my bus leaves, anyway I won't deal with controversial issues by now) — Rjgodoy 09:15, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
No, I think a mass AfD would be more appropriate. It's a common thing to do, and I agree that PROD would not be appropriate (I was just thinking aloud at that point). If someone is more opposed to one than the others, they can ask the nominator to take it out of the list. Right now may not be a good time to do this - perhaps after the NFL Draft is over? Whenever that is? (doesn't follow American football) – Riana 09:52, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
I'm back! :) After reading 2007 NFL Draft I understand it is over. Now elected players should walk their own path towards notability. I also understand their are not immediatly notable on a NFL Draft-only basis (for instance, this applies to Mr. Irrelevant). Do you know how did these stubs evolve last week? I don't want to accelerate anything but... do you consider it is time for AfD? Rjgodoy 03:17, 7 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

*insert MC Hammer joke about the latest vandal to your userpage*

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Other notes, how ya doin? Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 13:31, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

MC Hammer? Can't touch this? – Riana 13:32, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
Actually, Too Legit to Quit. Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 13:34, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Fast. Incredibly fast!

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Thanks very much for the quick blocking of the vandal having a go at my user page (and yours) and everywhere else! Gillyweed 13:32, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

No worries :) – Riana 13:33, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
He is back as User:Acepwner. Could you block him again please! Gillyweed 13:35, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
 Y :) – Riana 13:36, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Re:Acck

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Whatever you did, I'm sure it was good...;) Dina 14:44, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

User:Verdict

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Hi Riana. Just wanted to give you a heads up, that any relatively new accounts that are trying to get Dave Batista, Bobby Lashley and especially Brock Lesnar unprotected are more than likely a sock puppet of the banned vandal Verdict. He is using open proxies now to create socks which is why he is able to claim a different IP everytime. His sock creation seems to be slowing down, but will only pick up again as he preys on users and admins who may not know exactly the situation. I thought I would let you know so that from now on, when you see a relatively new account that asks for unprotection to these articles you can simply revert, block, and ignore since he now seemingly is also trying to game the system. Thanks! Bmg916SpeakSign 14:57, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

No problem, I've been helping Yamla out with the situation for a while, since the articles Verdict targets are under the scope of WP:PW which I participate in. I just think WP:RBI has started to sort of work in this case, as the socks aren't as frequent. But we shall see... Bmg916SpeakSign 15:06, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

RFA thanks

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Thank you, Riana, for your constructive comments in my recent RFA, which passed with 86 support, 8 oppose, and 5 neutral !votes. I will keep in mind all your suggestions and/or concerns, and will try to live up to your standards. Please, if you have any comments or complaints about my actions as an administrator, leave a note on my talk page, and I will respond as soon as I possibly can, without frying my brain, of course.
Thank you once more,
· AndonicO Talk

 

I just couldn't stay away

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Hi Riana, I know that I asked you to remind me to get offline (reducing stress and all), but I just couldn't stay away from Wikipedia. There should be a patch or something for wikipediholics. --Kyoko 20:00, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Re above comment - here should be a page in the humour non article space about that I suspect - is there anything keeping us from removing the construction signs for the NT project btw? SatuSuro 04:32, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

WP:NTA

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Great work on the new pages Riana. I love your work. —Moondyne 04:58, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Yes thank you! SatuSuro 06:08, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Smile

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Hi Riana? I have a question? I would like to know why you fully protect all of your archive pages? Is it really need to? King Lopez Contribs 08:27, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

*shrug* No reason. I can unprotect if you don't think I should do it :) – Riana 09:49, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Shock Site

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Not at all. It was originally protected because a "shock site" owner was spamming his sites into the article. He seems to have vacated the premises and at this point I (and hopefully others) can keep an eye on the article to make sure sites that don't meet WP:ATT don't creep back in.--Isotope23 13:05, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Yes, hopefully. Unfortunately, that user has had a history of waiting for unprotection and then coming back. As it's clear at this point that he's avoiding discussion, I think if it happens again, a block might be more appropriate than protection. Mangojuicetalk 14:15, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
I'll keep an eye on it - I think I've seen this user's edits before, so I will hopefully recognise them if I see a recurrence. At any rate, the article's semiprotected now, so at least he won't come back with new accounts. – Riana 14:17, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Marbury v. Madison

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Link: Marbury v. Madison

Thanks for the semi. This article's a vandal magnet; no idea why. Will it expire automatically, or should I request unprotection in a while—say, next month? Best, Fvasconcellos (t·c) 13:43, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

OK, thanks. I personally don't think an expiry should be set; after reviewing the history, there have been less productive edits since sprot was first lifted in February than fingers on my right hand :( Thanks anyway for the quick reply. Happy editing, Fvasconcellos (t·c) 13:53, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

WP:AIV

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Thanks for telling me that..anyways I usually tag those names with twinkle which I think are too obvious but I use ARV for those which are hard to understand or those which are not in English and BTW..I thought the last username I reported was pretty clear.:-)..Cheers--Cometstyles 15:26, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Rafida

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hello Riana, i understand that you full-protected the Rafida article. although of course the protected version is always considered the wrong one, your page protection fell upon the article version which retained vandalism (i would not consider this a content dispute) which was inserted by an single purpose account who has employed the use of multiple sockpuppets to perpetually revert on this (see the article history) and other articles. Dreamz rosez (talk · contribs) itself isn't even the original account. this has been well-documented on the talk page (also see here), has been brought up on AN/I multiple times by editors (latest occasion was by myself[2]), and the editor has been perpetually warring - without discussion - since Nov. 2006. i would request the other version without the vandalism be restored please. regards, ITAQALLAH 16:43, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Ah, I was trying to get more information about this from AnonMoos, but s/he appears to have gone offline. I will gladly unprotect the article if it is a single user causing disruption, but being unfamiliar with the article, I was unsure which version was correct, and who was in the right. Should Dreamz rosez be blocked as a sockpuppet, in your opinion? Thanks, – Riana 16:46, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
the Dreamz rosez (talk · contribs) acct appears to have been created on the 1st of Feb '07, while as one can see on the talk page there have been numerous accounts created earlier which have been blocked indef as sockpuppets (i.e. see Talk:Rafida#Now he's getting accounts). so it sounds like a good call. thanks. ITAQALLAH 16:56, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
OK. I've dropped the protection to semi, reverted to AnonMoos's version, and have blocked the Dreamz rozez account for 2 weeks (I would block for longer, but would like some input from Swatjester first). Thanks for your advice. – Riana 16:59, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

responded on my talk page. SWATJester Denny Crane. 17:27, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Inviting your help for a bit?

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Hey Riana, can I invite your help for a bit? As you may know, I've been involved in the Virginia Tech massacre and related articles, but one of my main focuses has been firearms articles. There's been a dispute that I've been semi-managing regarding the inclusion of "see also" references in the Glock 19 and Walther P22 articles. Would you mind keeping an eye on the two articles for me for a day or two while I'm travelling back home? I'll give you a short background on the disputes. The first dispute is whether a link to the VT article should be included. On the Glock 19 article, there was an incredibly overwhelming consensus not to include it anywhere. On the Walther P22 article, there was no consensus reached (50/50 split), so we defaulted to returning the article to its original state before the shooting happened (i.e. no consensus defaults to removing the information). I'm trying to keep that decision enforced: that the Glock 19 article is absolutely not going to include it, and the P22 article at this present time will not include it unless the opinion of the community changes. The second dispute is because some people are pissed off about that, they're adding the "POV" tag to the Walther P22 page....a brief view of the page will note that it is entirely written from a technical and operational standpoint: no partisanship. Their adding of the tag, inappropriately, seems like a point violation to me, but I'm not going to be the one to make that call since I believe coelacan is already taking care of that. Anyway, if you don't mind, could you just keep an eye on those two pages for me while I'm travelling? Thanks. SWATJester Denny Crane. 18:11, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks. I'm about to finish packing and get in the car, but I just noticed now that Griot, one of the pro-inclusion editors, has filed a Mediation Cabal request on both articles. Seems like a WP:POINT violation to me: the Glock 19 article was clearly resolved in a way he didn't like, and the Walther P22 article is at least stable now, again in a way he doesn't like. I've left notes on the respective cases, but I'd appreciate your input as well if you would like. It's always good to have an outside opinion on such things. SWATJester Denny Crane. 18:35, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

My (Selket's) RfA

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Aw, shucks

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Hey, no dark purple signatures on your page! We can fix that. ;)

Well I have a question. Could you in between protects, blocks, and just plain life, etc. reformat my barnstar page to look like yours? I tried it (note: using show preview :P which is why you won't find it in the history), but it didn't work. —  $PЯINGrαgђ  18:31, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

That is perfect, but if you want to integrate it, that's fine. —  $PЯINGrαgђ  00:03, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

10 edits!

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Woot! You have a lot of edits. Great work Riana! ~ Arjun 18:33, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Oh p.s so sorry for your loss. Hope everything works its way out. ~ Arjun 18:34, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
Ditto. I just can't help sympathizing in times like this. Copying Arjun, hope everything works out. — MalcolmUse the schwartz! 18:46, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
Nah I am done with hiding, I have just been so busy. But expect to see this activity level continue, no 100 edit days but at least 10 edits. Cheers. ~ Arjun 20:46, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Nyah

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Stop stealing my ideas, Zsa Zsa Or should that me Zsa Sta?. Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 19:13, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Kettle, pot, black. :p – Riana 19:15, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
By the way, do you watch Scrubs? Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 19:32, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
Dude. Scrubs is like one of the few things on TV I'll even watch anymore. Apart from Curb Your Enthusiasm and Conan. – Riana 20:55, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
Finally, another Scrubs watcher! Although I'm trying to find Season 1 episodes and the first half of Season 2, which I haven't watched because I didn't know that E4 showed it until two weeks ago (and when I did, I squeed), and Paramount Comedy are unreliable with both South Park and Scrubs. Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 21:05, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
Oh, and *e-hug* for the dark-blue box. Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 22:00, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Damage Report

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I was amused by your "damage report" ... did you know that it doesn't work? ... it looks up the wrong name. Oh and when I glanced at your contributions I could see no major damage.. Be bolder :-) Victuallers 20:39, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Is that from my signature? Yeah, that was my old username :) – Riana 20:54, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

AnonMoos and 3RR

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Hi there, I wanted to consult with you concerning this 3RR report. Under normal situations, I would be blocking Anonmoos for breaking 3RR, but what you said when protecting and unprotecting the page makes it look like maybe he was reverting sockpuppets of banned users. I wanted to check with you and see if that's the case. Thanks. Heimstern Läufer 21:37, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Never mind, Swatjester has cleared this one up for me. Talk atcha later, Heimstern Läufer 05:23, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
Eep, I see I missed out on the fun :) – Riana 06:05, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

You've been thanked

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You've been thanked. --TeckWiz is now R ParlateContribs@(Let's go Yankees!) 00:29, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

User:Cyberstuff/SOOper seCRet PaGE

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Second Opinion

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Hi Riana, I wonder if I could ask you for a second opinion, or some intervention? Could you please have a look at Kep Enderby and the edit history. Please also look at User talk:220.239.186.48 for a discussion of the problem. A few words from a third party might help the situation. Much appreciated. Gillyweed 13:21, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

A riddle for you.

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I have two coins, adding up to thirty cents. One isn't a nickel (and neither are 1962 dimes with a Roosevelt imperfection worth 29c.) Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 20:03, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

I know if you don't. :) —  $PЯINGrαgђ  20:05, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
Well, if you can't find out, you can go to the libary. Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 22:23, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Julius Caesar

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lol... http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julius_Caesar&action=history

Did I win?

# (cur) (last)  23:11, 2 May 2007 Riana (Talk | contribs | block) m (Protected Julius Caesar: heavy IP vandalism
 [edit=autoconfirmed:move=autoconfirmed] (expires 23:11, 2 June 2007 (UTC))) [rollback]
# (cur) (last) 23:11, 2 May 2007 Cbrown1023 (Talk | contribs | block) m (Protected Julius Caesar: Heavy vandalism
 from multiple sources. [edit=autoconfirmed:move=autoconfirmed] (expires 23:11, 2 June 2007 (UTC)))
# (cur) (last) 23:11, 2 May 2007 Cbrown1023 (Talk | contribs | block) m (83,675 bytes) (+{{sprotected}})

Cbrown1023 talk 23:12, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Even spookier... [3] [4]. Cbrown1023 talk 23:13, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Note

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  Howdy! I perfer Good Evening:) Either way, hope you are having a good day. - SVRTVDude (VT) 23:15, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Many thanks...has been a great day. Oh and I have edited over a TV dinner before. That's a good idea. Off to get a TV dinner! - SVRTVDude (VT) 23:21, 2 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Re: Your GTalk message

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Yes, you may. I have nothing better to do (actually, I have a few 6th form college applications to do, but that's not gonna take long) Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 10:11, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

If you're about?

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Hi Riana - Can you give us a hand with a block on this IP I tried to get user:Longhair because he knows her history and user:Cyberjunkie but there out - I have also posted the following to WP:AIV. She has vandalised about 10 times in the past 2 hours. For your info... *203.54.186.30 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) - This IP is in fact a sockpuppet of User:Rosinaharris (aka Banned Gundagai Editor) and commenced vandalising again at Coolac, New South Wales--VS talk 12:21, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Sorry I wasn't around, Steve. – Riana 13:16, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
That's no problems Riana - just ran a call to arms bugle amongst a few friends - yourself included.--VS talk 21:46, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

NT Project

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Hi the non-art pages and the arts need separating - Im not a hundred cents in the dollar on that one - is it straight forward? SatuSuro 13:30, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Wah muchos gracias - terima kasih and all the rest - now I see what you and cj are doing - I understand theres more to it than what was understood - I just love the foobar stuff - must leanr more about it SatuSuro 15:05, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Re: Edit request

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Hi Riana. If I understand what you're wanting – separate categories for article and non-article pages – I need to do some testing first, because at present all subproject parameters automatically categorise all tagged pages as articles (even when also categorised as non-article pages). In any event, to categorise NT pages as non-articles, I'll need to add assessment code to the NT parameter – which will require the creation of at least 9 categories (another 5 if importance rankings are enabled).--cj | talk 14:12, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Great work the other night, by the way. I hope all is well :) --cj | talk 15:28, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Sporadic Editing

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How long will you be editing sporadically? Please come back soon. -Mschel 15:41, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Please take care of yourself

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:) —  $PЯINGrαgђ  22:06, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Indeed. I've sent you an email, hopefully you'll interpret it as nicer than the ones you have. Remember - abusive emails for sysop activities is a sure-fire way to prove you're doing a great job. Take care. Hugs, Will (is it can be time for messages now plz?) 22:12, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
 
True indeed. Riana - you're awesome, girl! Keep doing what you're doing :) - Alison 22:30, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
/me puts abusive emails in junk. Please don't take it badly, as Will says it means you're doing a great job :) Come back when you can :) Majorly (hot!) 22:45, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Ick emails

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Not sure of your definition of "ick" and not asking but for the two most icky that I can think of I'm sure you know that there are reporting mechanisms available. Email me if I'm not clear enough and/or you want any help.--VS talk 23:02, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Come back soon!

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  The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
I've only met you recently, but have found your contributions to dealing with conflict wonderful. I've had a chance to look at some of your interventions and you are in a class of your own. Please come back soon. Your kindness and level-headed approach (with a touch of assertiveness) is just what is needed. Gillyweed 23:22, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks guys. Don't worry, I'm fine, just life piling up a bit. Take care and thanks for being so nice :) – Riana 00:11, 4 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Life better not be going too hard on you

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Hey Riana, I'm sorry to hear of your loss, and I want you to know that I have experienced the same thing (twice :-[). Remember that time that I almost retired? Well, that was the second time. Remember, if your family friend was in pain, he is no longer. I hope to see you back soon, and remember, think positive (if you do that, you'll be over this in no time at all)! :-) Ryan Got something to say? 13:22, 4 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

You know what I forgot to do? This!: *hugs and gives Riana a pat on the back* Feel better? :-) That's what friends are for! Ryan Got something to say? 19:29, 6 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

quick thanks

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Hi Riana, I have to make this brief, but thank you for message, I will try to thank you properly when I can. I'm sorry about your/your family's loss. I'll tyr to send you a message today or tomorrow, one that I hope will make you feel better. --Kyoko 17:13, 4 May 2007 (UTC)Reply


Question about delete

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I have been working on San Francisco police chiefs and wondered whty you deleted Anthony D. Ribera, Chief in the 1990s? I know it did not have a lot of information, but I am entering whatever odds and ends I can find, hoping to fill out the biography over time. 67.101.146.242 01:26, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Hank Chapot

Hi Hank, the article was deleted because it wasn't referenced very well, and had little assertion of notability. However, please feel free to recreate the article, as it was proposed for deletion and won't be immediately redeleted. Do be aware that it may still be subject to a deletion discussion if another editor feels it isn't up to scratch. Regards, – Riana 03:24, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Little sweet R

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Little sweet R, tho I should have left already, I didn´t wanna go without hugging you tight, trying to give you a little bit of strength and warm that you sure need right now. This is but a sample of everything I wanna tell you, and I can't right now. You're too valuable and bright, dearie - we all know that, and love you for it. Have a hug from your old friend, be strong, and keep an eye on your mail ;) Love ya, Dzasta! Phaedriel
01:44, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

please restorning older revisions of my pages

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Hello, I'm User:Akanemoto, please restorning older revisions of my pages. that are

The pages including older revisions in histories of that. please restore, thanks.--Akanemoto 07:25, 3 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Petition on Spawny's talk page

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I've put up a petition on Spawny's Talk Page to cheer him up/make him come back. cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 09:26, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Shouldn't we just let meatball:goodbye be goodbye? Moreschi Talk 09:32, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
Depends how you feel about it really. I enjoyed having him around and sounds like you didn't/don't. He did alot of good things and the final brouhaha I felt he was tagged a bit to be fair. Anyway, Wikipedia's a big place...cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 09:37, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
Who says I didn't? I appreciate the work he did, but we should not beg people to come back. It's not relevant to our goals as an encyclopedia, never works, and invariably creates pointless drama. It's a bad idea. We should respect the decisions of others. Period. Moreschi Talk 09:48, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
I have actually communicated more with him than the on-board exchanges. Anyway, we'll see. He's free to politely decline. I am happy with the gesture and you can make of it what you will, including not devoting any more time to it. cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 10:08, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thank you

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One purple flower deserves another

 
Dear Riana, thank you very much for your kind message on my talk page. It was very heartwarming for me to read, especially at a time of uncertainty in my life. I'm both humbled and flattered by your words; humbled, because I'm not sure I deserve such praise; flattered, for reasons that I think are obvious.

On your RfA, I described you as "friendly, knowledgeable in many areas, always willing to help others", all of which you are, and so much more. Not once have you made me regret supporting your candidacy. If anything, your kindness, your wisdom, and your good humour have only confirmed your merit of becoming an admin, and more importantly, made me proud to call you my friend. I'm touched by your words, and I pledge to also support, defend, and sustain you, especially in your time of need. You too are a wonderful person, Riana, never forget that, no matter what other people say.

Love, Kyoko 06:11, 30 April 2007 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia Weekly Notification!

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Some words

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These words might not mean much to you - or anything - but the general outlook I've drawn from your userpage is that you've been subject to some nasty trolling. My friend, don't let these scoundrels get you down - you're too good for that. It is a sad fact that the best contributors to this encyclopedia are subject to the worst abuse - the only defence we can have against that is to never let them get us down.

Chin up, Riana, my friend, and hopefully I shall see you soon.

My kindest regards,
Anthony 20:57, 5 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Nichada

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Maybe semi protect the article? They are obviously ignoring the message, except maybe to point out that we've been on the computer too long, and that we are "stopping truthful posts"...[5] --Kzrulzuall TalkContribs 08:24, 6 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Protection

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Have you ever thought about semi- or full-protecting your page? It might curb the vandalism a little bit. :) —  $PЯINGrαgђ  20:45, 6 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Copy-editing

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Uh, sorry to bother you, but I currently have an Editors Review going on, and someone suggested I should increase my mainspace edits through copy-editing, and to ask you how to best go about that. Thanks. (If you didn't understand me, which unfortunately happens a lot, please let me know) --Smokizzy 21:27, 6 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks

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Um, thanks for this. Not a big fan of selling drugs to children, heh. Michaelas10 21:35, 6 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

question about my page header

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Hi Riana, I would like to have your opinion about this change to the header on my user and talk pages. I'd ask Elara herself, but I don't think she would be able to answer anytime soon. Do you think the change is fine? For that matter, do you mind being included in the header? I can change it if you want.

It's things like this that make you think that the world doesn't make any sense.

I'm praying for Elara, and for E@L, and for you. --Kyoko 22:28, 6 May 2007 (UTC)Reply