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Desperate plea Dx

Talk to me please, I'm so alone! :'(

Meeps :'( - Alison ^❤ 01:46, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

A certain garment and your loneliness is a thing of the past. the_undertow ^talk 01:46, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

You're not feeling so alone anymore, I hope? --Kyoko 14:07, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Notes: take pic of self in bathrobe and win frenz! ~ Riana ⁂ 12:49, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Beating up DHMO further...

Yes, but note that I didn't say when I'd find out how desysop him... don't hold your breath [Riana]. Then again, don't start breathing [H2O]. ;) By the way [Riana], what's with the cheesy "Talk to me please, I'm so alone. :'(" I see up there? :P · AndonicO ^Talk 01:48, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

I was on the way out after archiving my page but didn't want a redirect - and kinda forgot what my template is :p ~ Riana ⁂ 04:08, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Since when can AO desysop? Aaah, teh stewardz are uponz us! Dihydrogen Monoxide 06:53, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh, you didn't know? Sorry, I thought you were slightly better informed... ;) · AndonicO ^Talk 11:10, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Thankspam

Thank you...

...for your participation, criticism, and support in my recent RfA, which succeeded with a final count of 90/1/1. I appreciate all of your kind words, criticism, and suggestions. I extend a special thanks to Acalamari for his nomination, and Dihydrogen Monoxide and Husond for their coaching and nominations. If you need help in any administrative matters, please contact me.

Thank you again and, best regards,
Neranei
This RfA thanks inspired by VanTucky's which was in turn inspired by LaraLove's which was inspired by The Random Editor's, which was inspired by Phaedriel's original thanks.

bollyblog

Hi there, sorry.. but I have more concerns. Thanks. Sarvagnya 04:08, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Done. You now have a very colourful subpage. Happy editing.  :) Sarvagnya 04:41, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Harsh warning

This is your only warning.
The next time you make a personal attack, as you did at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Spebi,[1] you will be blocked for disruption. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. EVula // talk // ☯ // 05:33, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

But I was commenting on content! I was commenting on your inane ramblings, not you. ~ Riana ⁂ 05:36, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Oooh... well played. EVula // talk // ☯ // 05:44, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Association of Accomplished Wikilawyers?[2] Daniel 05:45, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

That's one link I gotta make blue. Give me a while to work on something... ~ Riana ⁂ 05:48, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

I apply for member #2, if Your Highwikiklawyerness agrees that I am of a proficient level of Wikilawyery to be considered "accomplished". Please note that any rejection of this may be met with ... Wikilawyering ... Daniel 05:50, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Wikiklawyering? Now that's just a scary thought! ~ Riana ⁂ 05:55, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Noooooo, you ruined your own user page....

It used to be so purty.

Thank you. ~ Riana ⁂ 06:10, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Bollywood

I'm just wondering Riana how if this website is invalid that they have an abundance of bang up to date images the very day the event happened? Regularly tens of images of events that happened earlier in the day are uploaded to the site with many different angles of people and events. Now if they didn't own such images and they were all copywrighted, I seriously doubt they would have been able to get hold of them so quickly and to have many different images of an event or people rather than just one or two -sometimes they have at least twenty and is it quite feasible. Is it so impossible that they do employ photographers in Mumbai who attend these events and they only use certain promo photos or screenshots to support it? It would be an incredible shame to black list the license because of the wrongly uploaded screenshots or promo photos when the majority , yes the majority appear to be amateur shots of a lower quality. All I can suggest is that it is strictly written into the agreement not to upload screenshots or promo photos under the license but it is clear that you've made up your mind, perhaps because you are as tired as I am of having to defend it. Now you never fully know who you are dealing with online but did Devendra honestly appear like some sort of mastermind criminal to you? I spent weeks trying to help wikipedia with this it is ridiculous how this has turned out. I seriously have doubts that we would ever get any images of these people if this is how licences are going to be cynically treated. Best of luck with your exams anyway you also must have had a gutful ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 12:36, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Riana I know you are busy but I really would appreciate you emailing me on this. I feel you need to keep in contact with me. Some developments have happened with User:butseriouslyfolks and Devendra which you need to take notice of ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 21:13, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I saw that Butseriouslyfolks sent an incredibly rude letter to Devendra - that's really really not on and if BSF ever applies for OTRS access this will reflect badly upon him and upon Wikimedia. I am trying to sort this situation out, and veiled threats make the situation that much worse. ~ Riana ⁂ 02:13, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Stop! This is no way to post on User talk:Riana, boys!

­*resists the urge to vandalise your page by putting "Final Destination" in your header* Will ^(talk) 12:53, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Are they?

Oh, I'm itching to find out. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 13:54, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

All will be revealed in the dark of night *disappears into the mist* ~ Riana ⁂ 08:59, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

So i herd...

u dunt leik sig copycatz? ~ Spebi ⁂ 09:08, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

They're alrite. Riana 09:13, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

y r u lie? Spebi 09:15, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

In the mood for a suggestion? :) Daniel 08:27, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Was that a nudge for me to write an article? I got called rude names last times I tried that! :P ~ Riana ⁂ 08:48, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

I really ^❤ don't ^appreciate Sigcopycats at all They are becoming ^abundant in our wikienvironment And i do not // liek it // at all // i swer ♦ They are the ♦ ^{"new sockpuppets"?} in town ^{(n they)} shud b (indefinitely·blocked) and ^{they should implement} a new way øf prøtecting pages against sig cøpycatz!!!

so can i get a hell yehh?? 06:26, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

• Not only was that brilliant, but the mention of my signature made your efforts well worthwhile. the❤undertow 06:35, 20 November 2007

• sum1 plz blok dis sig copycat :) Spebi 06:40, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

• O rly? can it be I would jus unblk myself teim now, plz? the_undertow :  Chat  06:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, but that's just friggin' hilarious. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 06:50, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

y❤r u ppl loling :  i find it  Extremely Offensive^{that u} could be so ^{(rude omg)} Haven't u ppl herd of WP:CIVIL :( iem nöt Impressed (at all) I amgoingto to WP:ANI ^OR WP:PAIN w8 Didn't, :) Thatclose down OhWellz

i am running out of^{sigs so bi now lol} 08:10, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Hahaa. I don't even want to know how long that took! But that's too funny. Lara❤Love 18:05, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, I'll have to say I didn't enjoy laughing that hard. ;) Barnstar for Spebi. Ah yes, and my sig is the best of all you imitated. :) · AndonicO ^Talk 19:12, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

rofl that's something interesting to come back to after a break :D ~ Riana ⁂ 07:32, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

RfA

I considered not spamming talk pages but not saying "thanks" just isn't me. The support was remarkable and appreciated Riana. Please let me know if I can help you here or elsewhere. Thanks --Herby ^{talk thyme} 13:11, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Jack Savoretti

Would it be possable to re-create the Jack Savoretti artist page? Bobo6balde66 (talk) 14:19, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Hi; thanks for your support to my RfA, which closed successfully at (51/1/2). I'll keep this brief since I don't like spamming anyone: I'll work hard to deserve the trust you placed in me. Thanks again. — Coren ^(talk) 23:32, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Riana, not spoken to you in a while - everything okay? Suffering any withdrawal symptoms from the loss of your tools? :-) Anthøny 13:52, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Hmm

Cough, although I suppose you could Wikiklawyer[sic] your way around it by bringing up the point that you never explicitly announced your departure. ;) It's good to have you back (even if it is just the occasional edit). James086^{Talk | Email} 14:07, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Good point. I don't know which is the worse problem, my addiction, or this place's ability to get its claws into you this bad even if you think it sucks occasionally. :) ~ Riana ⁂ 14:11, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Probably the latter 'cause it applies to me too... James086^{Talk | Email} 14:26, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

DRV notice

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Ayman Ahmed El-Difrawi. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Jreferee t/c 20:01, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Is this a sly move to get me involved in process again, Jref? :P I've never touched this article. ~ Riana ⁂ 02:21, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Looks like you may have been, to some degree:

# 2007-06-24T03:33:39 (diff) . . Riana (Talk | contribs | block) (10,801 bytes) (editprotected request - fails WP:NOR, WP:NPOV, WP:LIBEL, all self-referential)
# 2007-06-24T01:35:51 (diff) . . Riana (Talk | contribs | block) (12,689 bytes) (rm {{inprogress}} - not much progress right now)
# 2007-06-24T01:34:35 (diff) . . Riana (Talk | contribs | block) (12,705 bytes) (editprotected request - removal of various uncited/poorly cited claims)
# 2007-06-24T01:27:27 (diff) . . Riana (Talk | contribs | block) (13,964 bytes) (BLP, guys, seriously. removed unnecessary <p> tags, and what's with the striking out? most un-MOS-y)
# 2007-06-22T15:00:17 (diff) . . Riana (Talk | contribs | block) (3,515 bytes) ({{pp-protected}})
# 2007-06-22T14:59:51 (diff) . . Riana (Talk | contribs | block) (Protected Ayman Ahmed El-Difrawi: WP:BLP concerns [edit=sysop:move=sysop] (expires 14:59, 25 June 2007 (UTC)))

:) — xaosflux ^Talk 02:27, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh, how daft of me (*remembers why she hates not being able to see deleted edits*) Yep, definitely some involvement there :) I'll have a look at the DRV. ~ Riana ⁂ 02:41, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Hello

Just what the subject says. Thought I'd pop in and say hello :) How art thou these days?

As a side note, "dzastrous"? That was one of the worst jokes I've ever seen :P ♥ Fredil 04:33, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

You obviously weren't around during the era of User:Riana dzasta... :) Spebi 06:02, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Are you saying I'm young? I was around at that time, and I can prove it - just check my talkpage archives ;) ♥ Fredil 18:21, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness drive the dark of doubt away!

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RfA thanks

Hi Riana, U R original ceiling cat :P Just wanted to say thanks for supporting me! Please find your thank you card here, should you wish to see it. I'm honored to have received your support. All the best, ~Eliz81^(C) 02:11, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

And more RfA thanks

I won't spam you with big bunches of code or pictures, but I'd also like to thank you for your support in my RfA. Thank you. It means a lot to me. - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 01:25, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Something for you...

Imagine this is not beer.

- Penwhale | ^{Blast him / Follow his steps} 17:32, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

omgs

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		For using the word "shite" ;). I know it sounds drive-by like, but it's not, I promise! Will (talk) 19:08, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

sorry, will be more careful next time. new here ^^ . i just gotta learn your wiki system i guess ;) AnubisGodfather^T_© 02:07, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, northern English language is awesome. I mean, it must be if awesome people are using it. Will ^(talk) 11:16, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, yeah, but he's a dirty Manc :P By the way, your lunch is non-notable Will ^(talk) 16:38, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

I read "Wikipedos" too. And I love the girl's anime face. Will ^(talk) 16:46, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Roflmaool, I agree, this is the most hillariousest and entertaining usertalkpage in the history of the past 15 minutes ;-) . Keep it up, or should I say, but it was the of and then in a!? Thanks. ~AH1^(TCU) 20:54, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

A good reason to ask for your tools back...

Two words: Bathrobe cabal. Lara❤Love 15:22, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

why you should be an admin

Hi Riana, regarding this edit to your userpage, here are some reasons why you should become an admin again, starting with serious and becoming ludicrous as the list goes on:

1. You can block vandals, POV-pushers, etc.
2. You can delete pages that don't satisfy notability or are otherwise unsuitable for Wikipedia.
3. You can view deleted pages.
4. You can protect and unprotect pages.
5. You get to go through backlogs of things only admins can deal with. :)
6. Access to wikipedia-admin-en IRC or whatever they call it.
7. People will tell you that you protected the wrong version of a page.
8. You get to explain to people why you deleted their page or image.
9. You get to go through backlogs of things only admins can deal with. :(
10. People will volunteer to "improve" your userpage and/or talk page, without you even needing to ask them!
10. Your inbox will be overflowing with messages of praise.

Seriously, I think you did a good job as an admin, and I would support you if you ever put yourself up to another RfA, but I think you understand why I'm not interested in the position myself.

Hope all is well. Love, --Kyoko 17:03, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Speaking from experience, pleb-wandering is more fun. And you don't need tools for the un-limited powaaaah (proof: [3]). Go with the cabal... if one existed)Will ^(talk) 17:13, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, after Lara and Kyoko, what can I say? I won't argue with Will either; that's dangerous ;) All I can do is show you :) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 17:27, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

I second third quadrupalise Giggy-ize the need for you on the admin cabal, damnit. Dihydrogen Monoxide ^♫ 07:56, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

If you really want to waste time as an admin, you can create a nonsense page, tag it for speedy deletion, delete it, and then view it with ADMIN-VISION^TM Later on, you can restore the page, and start the process all over again. Just a (not-so-helpful) suggestion. --Kyoko 16:01, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

You know, that one's not so bad. ~ Riana ⁂ 17:14, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

As a joke, or as a reason to resysop? --Kyoko 22:02, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

200px|ADMIN-VISION^TM is pretty awesome!|thumb|left|959px

If you click admin vision it has namespace specific functions. In the Userspace it takes you to the block form. In any other space it goes to delete ;) James086^{Talk | Email} 08:52, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

omfg admin vision, does it protect the wrong version too? And block the innocent newbie who looks like a sockpuppet? :) ~ Riana ⁂ 18:08, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Of course. Why would anyone bother with RfA if there wasn't ADMIN-VISION^TM? :D James086^{Talk | Email} 01:30, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

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Silly BetacommandBot. Riana did not originally upload that image! She only uploaded a non-free compliant one. Regardless, I've fixed the FUR. Ariel♥Gold 19:46, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

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RfA thanks

Dear Riana, Thank you for supporting in my recent RfA. Words nor pictures can express my heartfelt appreciation at the confidence the community has shown me. I am both heartened and humbled by this confidence. I will carry the lessons learned from the constructive criticism I have received with me as I edit Wikipedia, and heed those lessons. Special thanks to Pedro and Henrik as nominators. Special thanks to Rudget who wanted to. A very special thanks to Moonriddengirl for her eloquence. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 16:49, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

moar vandalsims

=) Will ^(talk) 00:48, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

…and I'm the queen of Elbonia… Oops wrong place. :P —  $PЯINGεrαgђ  05:55, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

omg you too! My crossbeam is going oot askew on treddle :/ ~ Riana ⁂ 05:57, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Moo. Will ^(talk) 09:12, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Missin' the Riana...

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/me misses Riana too! Hope you're happy and doing well, Riana! Ariel♥Gold 05:57, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

WP:AN discussion

Just wanted to note that I reverted your removal of the discussion with a reason given here, and as I stated if you disagree with my reasoning, feel free to revert me back. I figure its unfair to revert a good-faith action like that in real-time without notifying you :) —Dark•Shikari^[T] 09:17, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

• Wait, this is confusing me a bit. It is "defending each other" to remove threads about media portrayal of Wikipedia...? I haven't followed the whole Durova crapfest that much but your reaction seems somewhat kneejerk. —Dark•Shikari^[T] 09:18, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

I re-reverted. Sorry - I'm not censoring - can't exactly censor an issue that's been discussed internally for days (and will probably continue to be discussed... ) but I don't see any reason why we have to give so much credence to a slashdot article written by a banned troll. If we all practised meatball:DefendEachOther more, we'd have a lot less problems ;) ~ Riana ⁂ 09:20, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

But that's ignoring the real issue; Slashdot is merely a news aggregator--the fact that the story has showed up in the news (the article is a Register piece, not a Slashdot piece) is unrelated to any particular banned troll. —Dark•Shikari^[T] 09:21, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Riana, I am also a bit concerned about the removal of the thread. While I agree that the whole Durova has been blown way out of proportion, removal of discussion like that seems to reinforce the POV of the article about Wikipedia and its policies. I ask you to reconsider your actions here. Thanks, Jeffpw 09:22, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Jeff, feel free to restore. I really don't care that much. ~ Riana ⁂ 09:23, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, that was my main thought--it isn't particularly important, but the removal of the thread did seem to fall exactly in line with what the troll was trying to say... which isn't exactly what we want to do either! Sorry if I caused any drama; I didn't intend to. Looking back on the whole Durova issue, it looks like a total SNAFU. —Dark•Shikari^[T] 09:24, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

No drama caused. I just can't be screwed arguing about this, bit amazed that others still wish to. ~ Riana ⁂ 09:26, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

This tidying and hiding away of Wikipedia's problems is what caused this mess in the first place. We have to learn to face up to problems and not allowing people to read criricism of the project is not helpful. Giano 09:28, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your thoughts. ~ Riana ⁂ 09:29, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

da ghost haz spoekn

User:Krimpet/Image macro User:Krimpet/Image macro text User:Krimpet/Image macro text User:Krimpet/Image macro text User:Krimpet/Image macro text User:Krimpet/Image macro text User:Krimpet/Image macro image Spebi 05:30, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

wufizzat mouse? play ded? :/ ~ Riana ⁂ 18:31, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Heyya

Awesome story - absolutely inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing :) Sometimes we all need a reminder as to why we're here - Alison ^❤ 16:52, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Glad you like it :) Put it there as a reminder to myself as much as (or more than) everyone else! ~ Riana ⁂ 18:30, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you from me as well. My (very computer-literate) family and friends also use WP all the time; it's the best reminder we can ever have IMHO :) Fvasconcellos (t·c) 19:28, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Great story, Riana, and a great reminder that Wikipedia is supposed to be about the articles, not teh dramaz. P.S. Something is screwy with your talk page: I tried to edit this section but the RFPP post popped up instead. --Kyoko 19:53, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Some sort of dodgy coding going on with a newsletter. Blitzed now ;) ~ Riana ⁂ 21:22, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

I read it, and I feel sorry about myself. My grandparents wouldn't care about wikipedia if I showed them, the rest of my family dumps it and reaches for the nearest "Idiot's Guide to Life" (okay, maybe not, but they think "ah, the old fellow is wasting his life on that website again. Maybe he should get a job with Britannica instead."), and pretty much everyone in this town is more likely to vandalize than contribute. I'd feel fortunate if I were you Riana (makes me wonder where the world is headed... :/). · AndonicO ^Talk 01:36, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

On RFPP

You were right, even for a featured article, the vandalism was heavy. The same old boring jokes are used all the time on that article, even when it's not on the main page. Some IPs were requesting semi-protection on the talk page too. First time I've protected the featured article as well I think. Acalamari 18:58, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

It was getting pretty bad, a revert every few minutes - I think the protection was well justified. Thanks for taking care of it, A :) ~ Riana ⁂ 19:15, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. Glad to help. :) Acalamari 19:16, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Uranus EditProtect

Sorry about forcing that tag on the page, it's just that the pages' vanadlism being 2 a minute isn't much of an exaggeration. Thanks for being nice about it though. =) --199.227.86.10 (talk) 20:11, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

User talk:Uga Man

Please restore this page. The user is using it as an excuse to ask for unblock again, after abusing it in the first place. If I could venture an opinion, you might want to consider not deleting user talk pages, but, if they have the tag, then moving it to the user page. The Evil Spartan (talk) 01:54, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Umm. This is largely moot, as Riana voluntarily handed in her sysop bit recently. She had deleted the page per policy as a >1 month temporary talk page of an indefblocked user. How and ever, I've just restored the history so other folks can review it when determining unblock, etc - Alison ^❤ 02:06, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

May I ask where this policy is located? If the policy allows for the deletion of user talk pages, then it is flawed. The Evil Spartan (talk) 02:07, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Well, it's largely governed by the deletion policy, but also see the text on Category:Temporary Wikipedian userpages - Alison ^❤ 02:14, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Ta for contacting me about it, and thanks to Alison for taking care of it. ~ Riana ⁂ 07:32, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

mail

Mail received, read, and replied! *stops and admires cat's white fur* --Kyoko 16:50, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

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don't laugh. much.

Disposable haiku. --Kyoko 16:38, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Hehe, nice one :) ~ Riana ⁂ 10:56, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Yo-eth

Word up playa hatea? Wiw-gigty, I did'th scribe - ah, whatever I can't do it. Anyway, I wrote you a poem/rap, I think I missed the episode where you gave up Sysop tools, when was this? What is happening around here? Dudddeee.. Dfrg_msc 02:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm the cream of the crop, I rise to the top - I swear that's by House of Pain isn't it? lol ;) Yeah I desysopped for dramalulz, but I might resysop via an mega-re-RfA just for epic dramalulz, we'll see. ~ Riana ⁂ 10:58, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Dudddeee.. Yeah, house of pain. I remeber a certain desk and that song.... anyway, it's all good. damn I've been away for too long. I might run for Adminship again too. Cheer$! Dfrg_msc 00:31, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Could you check something?

Hi Riana, is this of any concern (link)? I looked at the contributions so far and nothing raises any red flags at the moment. But if John Batiste is editing his own article, should we know that? If he's not actually General Batiste, should we know that too? Or should I just ignore, unless the edits prove to be problematic? If you don't have time to look into this, could you tell me where to make inquiries (if any need to be made). R. Baley (talk) 04:28, 11 December 2007 (UTC) Edited to add: I went ahead and left a note on his user talk page (diff or just User talk:Jbatiste). R. Baley (talk) 05:45, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Heya, have you tried WP:COIN? The note you left looks good - I didn't see any massive problem with his edits, they're a bit skewed but could probably be integrated into the rest of it. I'll keep an eye and see how it goes. ~ Riana ⁂ 11:00, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I guess I'll just see how it goes at this point. R. Baley (talk) 17:47, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

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Sorcerer's Apprentice mop
Not supporter's fault

A. B. so grateful
Wikipedia trembles
Watch out DRV

A. B. wonders why
Copyright always confused
Fair use, farewell, bye

Qatar is blocked
Shucks those range blocks are tricky!
Will get it straight soon.

Dear RfA friend,
I will learn, chaos will fade
Thanks so much ... A. B.

This RfA thank you card is based on a card originally done by Phaedriel

Oh my goodness, thanks for your support.
--A. B. ^(talk) 00:22, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

PS that's a great story about your grandfather. He must be a cool guy to still have a sense of wonder at age 77.

OTRS question

Riana, I recently corresponded with the user Laser braids (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), who has uploaded quite a few high-quality photos. Some people expressed concern that these photos were possibly copyright violations due to their quality, but I've confirmed via e-mail that the uploader is, in fact, the photographer & copyright holder Sarah Brannen. I'd like to place this confirmation on file with OTRS, but I don't want to have to add a ticket number to every single upload by this user (she intends to continue contributing photos, though I'm trying to point her toward the Commons). Would it better to leave a note on her (currently redlinked) userpage with an OTRS ticket number confirming her identity? Your wisdom would be appreciated. Videmus Omnia ^Talk 17:45, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

You've Got Mail

Hi Riana, you've got mail. So do I... stuff piling up... eep! :)--Kyoko 15:39, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

BRC

What. Have. You. Done?!! Dfrg_msc 10:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Martín Lousteau

You deleted my db-bio tag without notifying me.

I tagged this guy as being non-notable because there is NO assertion of notability. Just being a politician does NOT make you notable. Otherwise, there would be a million articles on these people alone. To be notable, you have to DO something. If you disagreed with the db-bio tag, the proper thing to do is to put your own hangon tag. I'm going to tag this guy on afd. As far as I can tell from the article, all he has done is:

• work as a professor
• work as a journalist
• work as the head of several different organizations

Who is this guy? Why would anyone want to know about him? This is what you have to put in the article. Otherwise, Wikipedia becomes a who's-who. As I understand it, that's NOT the idea. Cbdorsett (talk) 12:04, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Read the article. Being in a cabinet of an administration provides notability. Riana is an administrator, and she can remove db-tags. Administrators don't have to contact you if they remove db-tags. I highly and others highly suggest you read A7 and BIO policies. Miranda 17:07, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually I contacted you within about 5 minutes of removing the tag. Good luck with the AfD. ~ Riana ⁂ 23:31, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Actually, in all real actuality, anyone can remove the tags as long as they didn't create the article. Not that I go around adhering to policy, but sometimes my keyboard can be used for good, instead of evil. the_undertow ^talk 00:45, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Another OTRS question

Hi, Riana! Please see [4]...could you please look up the details on that permission? What license was granted, and was it a blanket permission for images from that site, or limited to specific pictures? Thanks! Videmus Omnia ^Talk 17:30, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Sorry for the additional dumb question, but how should I tell him to tag those images? It looks like he has the ticket number from the e-mail as opposed to the ticket ID I see used to tag images with {{PermissionOTRS}}...is there a way to tell the ID from the ticket number? And what's the difference between the two? Videmus Omnia ^Talk 00:39, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

So ID and ticket number are interchangeable? Videmus Omnia ^Talk 02:59, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

You got a Christmas card! → → →

Wishing you and yours the very best of the holiday season. May the coming year bring you peace, joy, health and happiness. God bless us, every one! Jeffpw (talk) 20:19, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Xmas isn't always such a good thing. Happy Holidays! Love, Kyoko 21:35, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

I have to agree. (sorry, I couldn't resist due to the Futurama link in the edit summary) Will ^(talk) 21:57, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

i did Tell♥You I'd_Be_Back... *gigglez* 01:03, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

A holiday haunting, I see o.0 ~ Riana ⁂ 02:33, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Image question

Hi Riana, I have a quick question: If the copyright holder of an image wanted to restrict the availability of his email so that it wasn't on the image page, but could be obtained by anyone interested through OTRS, is that possible? Thanks, R. Baley (talk) 19:57, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

If you ever want to become an Admin again...

POINTs. Season's Greetings. — Nearly Headless Nick {C} 15:12, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Please, please, please don't have a reconfimation RfA. Those things cause TRUCKLOADS of drama. ;) Maser ^(Talk!) 02:58, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Goodness no. ~ Riana ⁂ 13:04, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Maybe you should anyways, just for the lulz - I promise to stir trouble if I can :D - Alison ^❤ 13:10, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

I'd probably oppose myself - just for uber-lulz! ~ Riana ⁂ 13:21, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

I considered nominating myself as an admin, and either declining the nomination or accepting it but opposing myself, as an April Fool's joke. I decided I'd better not because someone might find it WP:POINTy. --Kyoko 15:03, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Dirty rouge admins. Actually, now that I think of it, if you DID have a reconfirmation RfA... it's been awhile since we had a WP:200 RfA. ;) Maser ^(Talk!) 18:35, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

If you do submit a reconfirmation RfA, please do put yourself down in the Oppose section. That'd be too funny. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 18:38, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Or better, withdraw with not long to go and masses of support. Will ^(talk) 18:55, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

LOL yeah. Or maybe make a sock and oppose yourslef, then confess to it. Oh, God, the drama! XD Maser ^(Talk!) 19:43, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

She already has a sock. More than one. What do you think go on her feet? --Kyoko 19:49, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

I know one of the socks, but I'm at a loss to the others... Will ^(talk) 19:55, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Well, there is User:Iana-ray Zasta-day, and there are heaps more I just create to write an article or two. I'd send you on a fishing expedition to find them but you'd probably find Daniel instead ;) ~ Riana ⁂ 01:53, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I bet you don't have as many socks as I do. I, err... keep losing the passwords and forgetting the account names... :/ · AndonicO ^Talk 02:26, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Holiday greetings

Happy holidays, Riana! This Santa Claus comes from Kobe, Japan. Love, Kyoko 15:40, 16 December 2007 (UTC)