User talk:Evan Robidoux/Archive2

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[edit] Editor review

Nope. Computerjoe's talk 08:51, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Adding info to articles

Well, usually to find ideas just go to articles that you know things about and skim over them to see if that information is omitted. If it is, you can add it in. However, you can contribute in other ways than articles, such as stub sorting, categorizing, fighting vandalism, etc. Or if you want you can research some stuff to add. _-M ^o P-_ 16:07, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

As long as you paraphrase the information (i.e. don't copy and paste), you should be fine. Remember to cite the site as a source if you have any quotes or such. P.S. Don't worry, I never get annoyed :D _-M ^o P-_ 21:42, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Here are some tasks you can do:

• Wikify: Don Angell, Sergio Berlioz, Gene Clark, Maravilla, Alhamiri, Backlog...
• Cleanup: Tourism in the United States, List of music prodigies, Harry T. Burn, 1990 in association football, Software quality, Purwokerto, Backlog...
• Stubs: 1928 in radio, Capitalist Roader, Cable box (outside), CEVNI, Ajeeb, Academic institution, 112, More...
• Verify: Language demographics of Quebec, Pirates in popular culture, Angel, Backlog...
• Update: British Columbia Highway 99A, Australian Senate, Ansari X Prize, BBC One, Bright House Networks, More...
• Neutrality: E. Lee Spence, History of Latinos and Hispanics in the United States, Cod, Jack Dann, Liang-Jie Zhang, Backlog...
• Copyedit: Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, OC Transpo Route 95, Naidu, Sorcerer Hunters, Gienger, More...
• Merge: Mendez Middle School, Elgin tablets, Institute of Scientific Instrumentation, Backlog...
• Style: Evolution of belief, CD-R, Gladiators (British TV show), Mercer County Park, Henry V (play), More...
• Expand: Bone Against Steel, Jed Buchwald, 1593 in music, Dan Balz, 1962 NFL Draft, The Artist at Work, 1975 Minnesota Twins season, 4G, Michael Curry, More...
• Requests: Interim efficient, Internal knowledge spillover, Linear pricing schedule, Market power theory of advertising, Metaproduction function, More...
• Articles to be split: A Separate Peace, AMV (TV station), Abu Suhail an-Nafi, Adam's Bridge, Afro-Mexican, More...
• Mediation Cabal: Burma, or help mediate an open case!
• Cleanup backlogs - Review recent overhauls - Active fixup projects - Maintenance projects - Maintenance COTW: be merged

I hope this helps. Good luck.--The ikiroid (talk parler hablar paroli 说 話し parlar) 17:11, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sure

Sure! Sorry, Highway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 13:30, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Response to you question

Hello Evan,

In response to the question you left at Shreshth91's page regarding Welcoming Committee, all you need to do is add your name in Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/members. You may also like to use the userboxes present there. Infact, doing all this is also optional. There's no harm in just starting to welcome new users. The list is just to declare your interest. Anyway its good to see people from younger generation taking active part in Wikipedia. Keep it up. -Ambuj Saxena (talk) 02:56, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to the WelCom!--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 06:18, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Review

Ok, I reviewed you. Really a good start overall. Cheers! ;-) Moe ε 04:20, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Hey Evan, sorry to keep you waiting. I've reviewed you; please let me know what you think. :) Cheers, Sango123 (e) 01:37, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE: WoW

This user was already blocked indefinitely thrice in quick succession by users Curps, DakotaKahn and Pepsidrinka ([1]), so no need to worry about it. --May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 06:33, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Userboxes

Not at all. Just make sure they are not divisive in anyway and the userbox should be fine. ;-) Moe ε 23:18, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome

Sure; I actually didn't write the "code" myself, seeing as I can't figure out computer talk for the life of me. My welcome template is an amalgamation of other people's welcomes that I liked and copied bits and pieces into my welcome. If you want to see it, it's in my userspace at User:Sputnikcccp/Welcome. Enjoy! (and thanks for answering on User:Peridot9tikal for me!) СПУТНИК^{ССС Р} 12:57, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This is Moe

[edit] RE:Admins

Mainly, Admins are the bigger brothers on Wikipedia; they have the power to block evil vandals, delete bad articles, and a multitude of other things (see Wikipedia:Administrators for more). Most importantly, admins can (as mentioned above) block users, which is their main ace against vandals. Hope that helps! _-M o P-_ 01:15, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edit buttons help

Hi there. I have looked at the extra edit buttons for you. I copied your monobook.js over the top of mine and it all worked first time on my configuration (Windows XP, Firefox 1.5). So it isn't anything wrong with your monobook.js.

However, a number of people have had problems with toolbar buttons in general over the past couple weeks and there has been a discussion on the Village pumpabout the toolbar buttons (both the extra edit buttons and the standard buttons). When the problem came up I put in a fix, which is the version you are working from. However, I also did some fundamental changes which I have been running in the development version, whilst I tested them. I have now promoted this development version to become the standard version. I suggest you try this new version and let me know how you get on. --MarkS 09:18, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] vandal group

Surely you recall about the vandal group related to PMP, Axl Reisdorff, etc. Perhaps you'd like to take a look at User:Drini/AxlPMP and tell me if you've encoutnered any other names I should add to the list. I'd appreciate your help on building a comprehensive list of socks -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 21:57, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] May the Force be with you.

Dear Evan Robidoux/Archive2,

Thanks for voting on my RFA! I appreciate your faith in me, and was overwhelmed by the positive response to my RFA; for it shows that at least I'm doing something right. :) I've started working to improve myself already, and I hope that next time, things run better, and maybe, just maybe, one day we can bask on the shores of Admintopia together. Thanks and cheers, _-M o P-_ 21:54, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RFA stuff

Well, thats a very tricky question. Some users will support someone who has been here for 2 months with 500 edits, while some want a minimum of 6000 edits with a year's experience. Generally, the main stuff people look for is;

1. Civility; how kind you are to other users, and how you handle conflicts or such things. Pretty much, maintain a cool head and remember WP:NPA.
2. Number of edits; specifically, your edit count. Most people want a minimum of 3500-4000 total edits (though some may oppose still), with a healthy 50% or so in mainspace (article) edits, about 15-20% in user talk space, 20-25% in Wikipedia space, and the rest evenly distributed amongst other categories.
3. Active months; that is, how long you've been on Wikipedia, but more importantly, how long you've been actively contributing to Wikipedia.
4. Question answers; this is usually minor, but you should state clearly why you think you need admin tools and try to answer the questions to the best of your ability. Also remember; even though you don't have to answer user-added questions, you probably should, as it shows evidence of good social skills.
5. Miscellaneous things; things like signatures and userpage issues usually fall here, but don't happen very often.

If you need any clarification, feel free to ask. :D MoppEr ^Speak! 01:00, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, an overly-complicated signature or really flashy one with images and all that jazz may suggest immaturity to some. Also, userpages too, though to a lesser extent. MoppEr ^Speak! 01:34, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for voting on my RfA

Thanks so much for voting! Thanks so much for voting on my request for adminship. I have decided to withdraw my nomination as it seems that consensus will not be reached. If you voted in support, thanks for putting your trust in me to be a good admin. If you voted in opposition, thank you as well for your constructive criticism as it will only help me be a better Wikipedian and perhaps help if/when I apply for adminship again sometime in the future.

Mahogany

[edit] External links

Well, generally, you link once if you're referencing something (i.e. George Bush did not do a good job in Iraq. [http://www.blah.net] ). If its a longer article, theres a different deal, but with your article, just add it in after the info you're referencing.

Now, on userpages; sure, you could pretty much waltz into every userpage on Wikipedia and put it on your userpage. Usually, people don't mind. Hope I helped, and if you need more help, I'm only... um... *counts* 3 clicks away. Cheers, Mopper ^Speak! 00:29, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank You.

Hi,

Thanks a lot for the comments on our song! I cant tell you how much they mean to us. Nice to know that you liked it. As always, we'll try to bring out new stuff and hopefully we're planning to release (not actually release it, you know, record it) an album by the end of the year. Anyways, Thanks a lot again. Take Care and See ya around!  :-) Jayant,17 Years, India • contribs 04:57, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Review

Mm, I added comments, hope I helped. If you do run for RfA, please get rid of that practical joke above, you'll be killed for it. Good luck, Highway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 22:05, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

WP:FAC - Featured Article Candidate - nomination to be promoted to FA standard. Esperanza is a Wiki community designed to help users, help others, give advice and create a calm place for users to recharge ready for editting. Currently, we're in a short wikibreak due to Personal Attacks and IRC logs, so I'd reccommend holding off joining til everything is sorted out (we're going to have to rejoin under new conditions so there isn't a great point to it.) If you'd like to join, I'll message you when the wikibreak is over. Cheers, Highway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 22:19, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

What are you interested in, you just need new material. I've wrote one and it really is a great experience, it isn't a quick thing, but it teaches you a lot. Cheers, Highway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 22:27, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

It seems as if you are only cleaning up articles (wikifying), you need to learn how to actually add new info into articles, or write your own articles. Hope this helps, Highway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 22:41, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Well I hear good things about this new thing called the internet. ; ) Highway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 22:48, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Hi Evan Robidoux/Archive2,

Thank you for supporting my RFA! Unfortunately it did not succeed mainly because most opposers wanted me to spend more time on Wikipedia. Thank you for your faith in me & looking forward to your continued support in the future.

Cheers

Srikeit^{(talk ¦ ✉)} 00:59, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry 'bout that

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you or anything, I just thought it was a funny picture. I'll remove it if you like. Mr. Lefty _{Talk to me!} 02:08, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] No it's fine

Go straight ahead, I wouldn't consider it biting the newcomers. Perhaps explain about user pages, and offer to move it over for him. You just have to deal with newbies. I once had to keep speedying a candidate for the mayor of his state, who kept making dic defs. It takes all kinds. Highway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 20:05, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

You want to know where sources come from? Highway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 22:25, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

All of it. Good luck, Highway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 22:31, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

The latest method, I say that because they change, is to write your text, and at the end add the link like this -

<ref> [example.com/example Example of title] ''Example.com''. URL Accessed May 14, 2006.</ref>

If you do it that way, in the References section, add <references/> to make the refs appear.

If you are using a link several times, put this in the first time -

 <ref name=example> [example.com/example Example of title] ''Example.com''. URL Accessed May 14, 2006.</ref>

And every time afterwards put <ref name=example/>

Hope this clears things up. Highway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 23:06, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi Evan, sorry I could not respond earlier; it was night in my time zone & I was asleep. Anyway as HighwayCello says your actions cannot be considered as biting newcomers. Just message him about the difference between userpages & articles. If the article had a lot of info, ask an admin to undelete it & move the info to his userpage. Srikeit^{(talk ¦ ✉)} 00:49, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you very much

[edit] EWS23's RfA

Hi Evan! Your support of my request for adminship was one of my favorites...I think you even gave me credit for things I don't recall doing! (I'm not entirely sure I've ever combatted spam or personal attacks, but of course I would if I saw them :o) ) Anyway, I hope I'll be as good an admin as you think I will be. Thanks again, and let me know if you ever see something that I could be doing better. EWS23 | (Leave me a message!) 23:27, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Blnguyen's RfA

Hello Evan. Thank you for your support at my request for adminship which ended at the overwhelming and flattering result of (160/1/0), and leaves me in a position of having to live up to a high standard of community expectation. You can see me in action and observe what then happened as a result. Naturally, if I make any procedural mistakes, feel free to point them out. I look forward to working with you in the future. In the meantime, enjoy the New England summer! Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 04:14, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Editor Review

Everybody's review is on a subpage now. All I did was change the older ones from being transcluded onto the main page, to being linked, in the hopes of keeping the size of the main page from getting too big. Maybe we should detransclude all of them and just have a list of links. People can and are leaving comments on your subpage. From the history of your subpage, you can see how inactive the page is, the whole project is unfortunately overlooked by most wikipedians. This project would work better if there were a time limit, there are just too many requests for review listed. Feel free to change things around if you want, I don't own the page or anything. My suggestion would be to end and archive your current review, and then submit a second one in a few weeks, by doing so you may get more replies. Cheers, NoSeptember ^talk 23:55, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Welcome back!

Thanks for the welcome back and the pretty star o_O I knew I would get the resiliant barnstar again somehow, and all it took was me returning to my problems. ;-) Thanks again. The King of Kings 00:27, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Evil!

Here is an 6/6/6, aka Evil Day, greeting for you friend. These type of messages promote WikiLove in an unknown way. Spread this evil love to others by making a derivative work of this... Or another evil something that is flowing about. The King of Kings 20:21, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thanks for giving me my first barnstar, and thanks for the compliments! --Domthedude001

I put your barnstar in the barnstar section on my userpage, thanks again! --Domthedude001 20:51, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] == "RFA cliche" ==

Just wondering... when you left that comment on your support vote for Fir0002's RFA, you said "RFA cliche #4" and I was wondering what the RFA cliches are. --Evan Robidoux 23:16, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Well I'm not sure what #4 is, but the main RFA cliche is "I thought s/he was one already". I think I said #4 because I was the 4th person to say so. --Reflex Reaction (talk)• 01:35, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Esperanza

It is, but what Esperanza actually is. You're welcome to join the discussion, here. Highway ^{Rainbow Sneakers} 07:11, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RFA

Evan Robidoux, thank you very much for your support in my recent Request for adminship, it passed with a final tally of (65/3/3) - which I find both amazing and humbling. I wish I had time to thank everyone personally, but I'm afraid all I can offer is this token of my gratitude. I hope to live up to your expectations/hopes. If at any stage you need to contact me, for help or a request or to point out a mistake in my conduct, please make sure to tell me on my talk page. --Fir0002 08:34, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tantalum telluride

Thanks for categorizing me.[2] I would have done it myself, but I didn't want to violate WP:AUTO. --TantalumTelluride 05:54, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to the Kindness Campaign!

Just my way of saying thanks to newcomers to the Kindness Campaign... a delicious home-baked chocolate chip cookie! Yum. :D  ♥ Kylu  (talk • contribs • email • logs • count)

[edit] Thank you

Hello Evan, thank you very much for the barnstar. I really appreciate receiving from a great contributor like you. Once again, thanks much and please let me know if I can be of any use to you. -- Lost 05:11, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hello

I saw you on the talk page of page of Lost, and jsut dropped to say a hello to you. Have a nice time around! --Bhadani 16:44, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

As requested by you, I have repeatedly vandalized your user page. Now, I deserve a prize. I am tired now. Please give me a prize. --Bhadani 16:50, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oh, Thanks a lot

Cherries for Evan

Oh, it is so nice of you, Evan. Have some cherries. They taste really fine. I was just joking while vandalizing your page. But, now that you have awarded me the barnstar, I accept the same with a sense of humbleness. I shall shortly keep it safely in the "Open Vault". Thank you for your gesture. Thanks and all the best! In your real life, as also in your virtual life as a wikipedian. --Bhadani 17:28, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] All the best!

Lotus and Saraswati

May you excel in life! --Bhadani 17:56, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Editor review

That page is a good candidate for bold action. Around here, you just have to adopt a page and maintain it as you see fit, if you want to do so for this page, go for it. On the talk page, there was an old discussion of time limits, many agreed that a time limit would be a good thing, and it should not be a problem if you wanted to start archiving old requests. There is no need to get permission of users to archive their reviews. Many of these editors may have forgotten they made these review requests and their subpages are quite inactive, so no harm will come from archiving. Anyone who still wants more input should start a fresh request. NoSeptember 09:33, 25 June 2006 (UTC)