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Archive 1


I strongly suggest you withdraw your request for adminship.[edit]

Hi, Laleena!

While your enthusiasm is extremely honorable and valuable to the project, I must inform you that you should not nominate yourself for adminship at this time. Usually, candidates for adminship have 2000-4000 edits and have been active members for 4-6 months. You do not yet approach either of those standards. Instead of requesting the admin powers, you should try working on articles and reverting vandalism. Requests for adminship can be stressful for the most qualified candidates and you are rather unqualified at this point. If you need any advice or help, please contact me. To see most editors' standards for the adminship candidates they support, go to WP:RFA.

Good luck with your future endeavours! Srose (talk) 17:41, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Message on Srose's talk page[edit]

Hi Laleena, I noticed your message on Srose's talkpage. She seems to be away, so I'll answer you for her. The best thing to do, if you haven't already, is to read the introduction page. There are also articles on how to edit a page, and how to start a new page. I know this isn't very specific, so if you have any questions you'd like answered in more detail, feel free to ask me on my talk page (as I'm not sure how much information you're actually looking for!).

Take care, riana_dzasta 14:40, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hi, Laleena - I'm sorry I missed your message. :( I wasn't away (I am editing less during the fall semester, though); I seem to have noticed one of my new messages and thought it was the only one!!! If you have any further questions, Riana is highly recommended. ;) I'll try to answer your questions, but right now at least, she's around more frequently than I am. Have a great day! Srose (talk) 02:18, 28 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Laleena's Files[edit]

Please do not create mainspace articles to be used as talk pages. If you want to create a page in your userspace, you do that by starting a page called, for example, User:Laleena/Laleena's Files. Thanks, NawlinWiki 12:41, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your request for help[edit]

To learn how to use Werdnabot, go to User:Werdnabot/Archiver/Howto. You don't actually need to use any bots, and I only use Werdnabot because I'm too lazy to archive my own talk page. :)

Good luck, and let me know if you need anything! :) Srose (talk) 15:35, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • You can only archive your talk page (this page). To archive, follow the instructions here. You won't need to do anything after you follow the instructions; Werdnabot will do it all for you. :) If you're having difficulties with the directions, I can certainly do it for you. :) Srose (talk) 22:06, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption[edit]

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your recent adoption, Laleena, and welcome to Wikipedia! I saw that you have expressed an interest in being adopted by an experienced editor. Being an experienced editor myself, I accepted your request. Whether you want to learn about wiki markup, find something to do, or just talk to somebody, I'm the person to see about it - just leave a message on my Rat235478683. Remember, I am willing to help you and make your time here more enjoyable. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have, and remember to "be BOLD!"- I'm here to help you; no question is a stupid one. In the mean time, here are some pages that you might find helpful, in case you haven't already gotten the offical welcoming:

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You helped choose Environmentalism as this week's WP:AID winner[edit]

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Done[edit]

Done and done--Rat235478683--

Please, put your user talk archive in multiple pages on your user talk page, or just simply delete your archive. Ask someone how to do this. Diez2 20:10, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Talk Archive[edit]

Hi, You have created your talk archive in the main (encyclopedia) namespace - see this above.

Ollie 23:14, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Helpme[edit]

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You helped choose Islam as this week's WP:AID winner[edit]

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Dev920 13:17, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dalbury's RfA[edit]

My RfA passed with a tally of 71/1/0. Thank you very much for your support. I hope that my performance as an admin will not disappoint you. Please let me know if you see me doing anything inappropriate. -- Donald Albury 02:49, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You helped choose Rosetta Stone as this week's WP:AID winner[edit]

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I have marked this article for speedy deletion, because it does not really have any content except what the title already says. You have time, if you are quick, to go back and expand the article to meaningful size.--Anthony.bradbury 23:50, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

AnnieWiki[edit]

Could you help me? Please reply as soon as you can. AnnieWiki

I have marked this article for speedy deletion, because it does not really have any content or an explaination of why it might be important. If you want to contest the deletion, you can put note why Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps is important on its talk page. Inner Earth 12:34, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You helped choose Cactus as this week's WP:AID winner[edit]

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MER-C 03:22, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ELAC welcome[edit]

Hi Lincher, thanks for joining the Extra-Long Article Committee. Here’s a useful site map for you:

{{ELAC site map}}

Your input would be appreciated on the “projects” and “conduct” page; it would be nice to build these in terms of group consensus and input. P.S. do you know how to make the the "committee members" links in this site map be internal links? Thanks, talk soon: --Sadi Carnot 18:50, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Concordia Newsletter[edit]

NEWSLETTER

Concordia is currently trying to relaunch. I, and all the members of the ex-council, wish to welcome new members to the group. We are a group who aim to promote remaining civil, in an environment where messages can easily be interpretated wrongly.

Help out now![edit]

  • Try and help people remain civil! Talk to them, and help them in any way possible. Do not be afraid to use the talk page.
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Decision Making[edit]

The council expired one month ago, but due to the current position of the group the current council will remain until the position of the group can be assessed, and whether it would be sensible to keep Concordia going. For most decisions, however, it will be decided by all who choose to partake in discussions. I am trying to relaunch because of the vast amounts of new members we have received, demonstrating that the aims are supported.

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proposed Chicago project[edit]

I noted on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals page that you proposed a Chicago project, and that there already is such a project in place. I also note that you didn't actually join the new Chicago project. If you were basically "trying the waters" to see if you would want to start a project, I commend you for your initiative. Also, I was wondering, if that is the case, whether you would have any interest in trying to start another project. Currently, huge sections of the planet, including a large number of countries, have no projects dealing with them in any but a general basis. If you would have any such interest, please let me know, and specifically what particular part of the world you might be most interested in, and I can see if we can put together a page which might draw members. Alternately, you can look at the Project Director Geography pages to see what kinds of projects you might be interested in. Oh, and thanks for becoming one of the first members of the new Short Story work group. Kevinalewis is the more or less official head of the project, not me, but I'm sure we are both quite happy to have you join the new group. Thanks again, and happy editing! Badbilltucker 19:38, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's a LOT of them. Going pretty much exclusively from the United Nations regions lists, these are regions of the world with the constituent countries/areas following:

The reason I set them up in the above format is that earlier this week I created a new Wikipedia:WikiProject Caribbean, including all the territories in the area, and got several people to join in the first day. Particularly for the smaller countries, which may not have enough editors interested in them to create a project on their own, this might be the best way to go. If you have any further questions, please feel free to let me know. Also, if you want any help setting up a project page, I would be more than willing to help however I can. Thanks for showing the initiative to even consider starting a project, and good luck with whatever you do. Badbilltucker 20:44, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Denmark WikiProject[edit]

Laleena, I whipped together a banner for the proposed project, in the event that it is approved. If not, it can be tweaked for the notice board I suppose. Some code may also be added to categorize any article the banner is placed on as Category:WikiProject Denmark or some such thing. Heres the code so far - my prototype is at the top of my experiments page:

Flag of Denmark This page is part of the WikiProject Denmark, a project to create and improve Denmark-related Wikipedia articles. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page; all interested editors are welcome!

Satellite Image of Denmark

- Sam 14:23, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I can revise the banner to include assessment information if you want. I do have a bit of a question regarding the red-link project page though. I myself have been involved in the creation of more project pages than I really want to think about, so, if you would want any help setting up the project page, I would be more than willing to do what I can. Also, I think the recommended minimum number of members suggested for a new project is 5, a number we are almost at after only a day or so. It looks like you chose a winner, and I will help when I can as time and circumstances permit. Badbilltucker 14:27, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I appreciate the offer. Any help in the form of comments, suggestions or changes would be great. Do as much or as little as you feel, and I can fill in the rest. And as for the redlink, well yes, that would definitely be changed in its final form. - Sam 14:38, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You helped choose Yeast as this week's WP:AID winner[edit]

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WikiFun[edit]

Hi Laleena

I have a feeling I'm not the only editor not knowing what it is you are referring to. I've visited the page you mentioned and found no link with this name. If it is something you feel people should participate in, could you provide a link? Regards. Valentinian (talk) / (contribs) 13:03, 25 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and thank you for commenting on my recent RfA. The final tally was 63/3/2, and I have now been entrusted with the mop. I hope I will not cause you any worries, and certainly welcome any and all feedback. All the best, and thanks again! — Agathoclea 14:04, 25 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You helped choose Jupiter as this week's WP:AID winner[edit]

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WP:Denmark[edit]

Hi Laleena.

Thanks for your message. I will have to agree with Badbilltucker on both issues. A cooperation requires a larger number of active members. Most of the people on the list have made few edits to Denmark-related articles, and the group of Danish Wikipedians is very small. I am the most active Danish editor on this Wikipedia and in the next months I will only be able to spend little time on Wikipedia, so I can't help much either. Regarding an "administration" for the project. I can only remember one project which has this type of organization (WP:MILHIST) and they have many hundreds of members. Other projects I've been a member of didn't have such structures, and I don't think it is a good idea to set up administrations unless it is really necessary. My advice would be to wait. Just my thoughts. Valentinian (talk) / (contribs) 08:18, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You helped choose Black hole as this week's WP:ACID winner[edit]

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Danish films[edit]

Hi!! Please can you help fill in the List of Danish films I am afraid it will be up for afd. I and a few other users are trying to fill the lists by country in. If you can add the details on the films already on wikipedia in year order from Category:Danish films and any others you know of from notable directors etc that would be a great help for WP Film sand Denmark!. THanks ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Expecting you" "S.P.E.C.T.R.E" 16:46, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifun[edit]

Round 14 is starting just about now. --Spondoolicks 16:51, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Europe is now the core topics collaboration[edit]

You showed support for Europe at Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Core topics/Core topics COTF. This article was selected as our collaboration of the fortnight. Hope you can help.

Thanks, Walkerma 04:11, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cookies[edit]

Cookies!

Hello, Laleena, I just wanted to give you a plate of cookies for being a Wikipedian. Peace, Neranei 20:12, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome[edit]

I think you were the person who posted on my talk page as a thank you for the cookies, so, you're welcome. Regards, Neranei T/C 19:29, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

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Social sciences is now the core topics collaboration[edit]

You showed support for Social sciences at Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Core topics/Core topics COTF. This article was selected as our collaboration of the fortnight. Hope you can help.

Thanks, Walkerma 03:50, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello !

I found you through Category:Proofreaders_fr-en. !

Do you think that you could read User:NicDumZ/Bir Hakeim and correct this article I just translated from the French wiki ? There must be some horrible language mistakes and impurities ?! Tell me if you don't have the time/don't wish to do that work, I'll try to find someone else ;)

Thanks !!!

NicDumZ ~ 12:15, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

NIV[edit]

I think there might (emphasis, might) be copyright problems trying to post the NIV on wikisource. I don't know enough about the copyright laws to say anything conclusively, though I do know that anything which currently is under any sort of copyright is something that we are completely unable to use except under the Wikipedia:Fair use provisions. John Carter 15:30, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think the only way it could be done would be to find an extant copy of the NIV, check to see if there are any listed copyright holders on the book and if those copyrights are for anything other than the biblical text itself, and then, if there is an existing copyright on the text itself, to contact the copyright holder and see if it would be agreeable to them. If it would be, and we could produce some verification of the copyright holder's agreement to it inclusion, then there wouldn't be a problem. Otherwise, we'd be in very serious violation of copyright laws. I don't have an edition in front of me right now here, but I can check if there are any copyright complications and maybe get back to you in a day or so regarding whether it would be possible or not. John Carter 19:51, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've been told here that the copyright holders of the NIV translation would almost certainly not permit anyone other than themselves to use the copyrighted material. John Carter 20:49, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

letter cleanup[edit]

No problem. :) That guy was on a real tear. It's always a mystery. Moonriddengirl 21:03, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

re your current Request for Adminship[edit]

I note the first subject currently on this talkpage... I have to say that I believe that you have yet to have the necessary experience to contemplate achieving a succesful request for adminship, no matter what other qualities you have. I have left a more succinct message (and declined to vote) at the RfA. Deciding to withdraw would not reflect badly upon you at all. If you choose to continue then please be prepared for some strong opinions. Cheers. LessHeard vanU 21:35, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your RfA has been withdrawn[edit]

I have withdrawn your RfA, as it will not pass at present. Please feel free to reapply in the future. Good luck. --Deskana (banana) 00:41, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry it did not pass. Try again soon!Politics rule 02:46, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
There is every good chance that another request will succeed, once you have enough (regular) contributions to allow others to judge your work. I feel 3,000 edits - half of which should be in article space - is the minimum that you will need. Also, if you do work in other Wiki's (Danish?) be sure to mention it next time. I look forward to your next application in a few months time. LessHeard vanU 12:40, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Request for arbitration[edit]

You have been named in a request for arbitration at Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration#Commonwealth_realms. Jonathan David Makepeace 00:46, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago meetup[edit]

I've updated the Chicago meetup page with a tentative date. Please join the discussion there toward setting a final date and place. Also, you expressed concerns about safety; might I inquire what you're angling toward there? Kelly Martin (talk) 16:42, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please vote![edit]

Hi,

Since you've been involved in the recent discussions at Talk:Commonwealth Realm, your vote would be appreciated on this proposal. Thanks. -- Hux 10:44, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I need your help!![edit]

Go here and please give an opinion. I need your help! PLEASE! PLEASE!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!!! --Defender 911 01:31, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I'd award you the Barnstar of Kindness (if that is the name of it) but I don't know the code. In the meantime, here is a smile for now while I look for the code:

--Defender 911 (Leave a message!) 00:37, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

FOUND IT!
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
For helping me try to approve a WikiProject in the works. Thank you! --Defender 911 (Leave a message!) 00:49, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Commonwealth realm vote[edit]

Hello Laleena,

Would you please come vote on this (in my opinion) insane proposal to merely footnote that the Queen and most academics use "Commonwealth realm" while keeping the article name "Commonwealth Realm" in defiance of grammar and Wikipedia policy?  ;) Please. Jonathan David Makepeace 20:24, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

THANK YOU!
BTW, I just added a couple of damning citations from the Encyclopedia Britannica. Sanity may be just around the corner. Jonathan David Makepeace 23:00, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Thanks for the star. It is appreciated. Happy editing. Valentinian T / C 14:57, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RfA for Valentinian[edit]

I rarely participate in RfA discussions, and I am not acquainted with Valentinian's work, so I am not in a position to judge his qualifications without more research than I care to do right now. Have you asked him if he wants to be an admin? Donald Albury 21:40, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Smile![edit]

Thank you so much! It's amazing how far a pat on the back goes to motivating folks to keep working. :) Vandalism reversion, alas, seems never-ending, but the project and the good folks make it all worthwhile. --Moonriddengirl 21:47, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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For this article...[edit]

You are going to need to provide some indication of what makes this group important, what impact they have had or distinction they have achieved, and support this with a reliable secondary source. I have done a little with the article, at least bringing it to stub-status, but I have not removed the speedy deletion template because I cannot find supporting material that would convince me this should, indeed, remain in Wikipedia. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 01:45, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

nomination under Articles for Collaboration and Improvement[edit]

Hi, Please note http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_Collaboration_and_Improvement_Drive is only for helping established articles already at e.g. "good article" status to reach featured articles status, it's bad etiquette to nominate a clearly stub article which does not belong there. I've helped add content on the Evangelize China Fellowship anyway after encountering it on Afd nominations, as I thought the founder was a significant historic figure and the article belons. However, I would suggest you should remove that article from ACI, as that cannot be received seriously. Thank you. Tendancer 04:58, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Evangelize China Fellowship, an article you created, has been nominated for deletion. We appreciate your contributions. However, an editor does not feel that Evangelize China Fellowship satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Evangelize China Fellowship and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Evangelize China Fellowship during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. -- Jreferee (Talk) 17:14, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

vote on decapitalizing Commonwealth R/realm[edit]

A vote has been called on the decapitalization of "r" in "Commonwealth R/realm." Jonathan David Makepeace 00:44, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AFC Drive - Last Day![edit]

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AFC Drive - Thanks![edit]

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Chicago Meetup[edit]

I hope the time and place for the Chicago Meetup are convenient. Your reply would be appreciated.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 18:36, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Laleena, according to my sources, Argo Tea is in a very safe area (daytime), between a Borders bookstore and a popular movie theater. It is close to mass transit, but parking your car will take planning. --Ancheta Wis 06:32, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Virtual classroom discussion[edit]

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thanks for the welcome![edit]

I hope to stay for a very looooooong period in wikipedia, even if my contributions will be mainly to the Italian wiki!

Just for fun I have modified your user page (aaargh!!!). But it was just an innocent correction of a mis-spelled word.

Ciao --Fioravante Patrone en 06:34, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

hee, it was a big mistake. I was "correcting" wrongly a template. So I roll-backed my "correction" (shame). --Fioravante Patrone en 06:38, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]


A tag has been placed on Alleluia Community, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. If you plan to expand the article, you can request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material. To do this, affix the template {{hangon}} to the article and state your intention on the article's talk page. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Deflagro Contribs/Talk 00:10, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]


The article Alleluia Community has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article seemed to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.

Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for musicians, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. J Milburn 00:26, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Let the games begin...[edit]

Your coaching page is set up.

It can be accessed from VC coaching page or from the VC lessons template (see below). I recommend that you place this template somewhere you can easily access it, like at the top of your talk page, on your user page, or on one of your user subpages. Wherever is most convenient for you. Here it is...

I'll look forward to your replies to my message on your coaching page. The Transhumanist    03:15, 24 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder to Mentor[edit]

Hola Mentors!

Im sending you this reminder because you volunteered to mentor my students in English Advanced B as they become contributing members of the Wikipedia community. We start working with Wikipedia in earnest next week. I ask you to take a look at your entry in the Mentor Table at Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects/ITESM_Campus_Toluca/Mentors

Please update the information, esp. with what your technical and informational expertise is or, if you have decided that you no longer want to participate, please remove your information from the table. Please watch the pages associated with the project. Students will contact you via your user page and as soon as my students have user pages, I will put them on the navigation bar associated with the project.

I don’t need to remind you that your job is NOT to write their assignments for them, of course. I certainly will tell my students that… and the fact that you are volunteers that don’t have to help them… so they need to be nice. If any students misbehave (though I don’t expect it) don’t hesitate to contact me and I will take care of it. The goal of this project is to integrate successfully into the Wikipedia community. Anyway… what I really need your help with is helping students get oriented to Wikipedia, make appropriate changes and write about appropriate topics (see Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects/ITESM_Campus_Toluca/Syllabus for assignments). I also need your technical expertise… I am only an English teacher after all! I appreciate what technology does for us but I am no technical expert!

Again, thank you for volunteering and you will hear from us again soon! Thelmadatter 19:54, 28 August 2007 (UTC)Thelmadatter[reply]

Re:User page design[edit]

Have you checked out the User page design center? It's packed with design elements, and also has a "hall of fame" with all the best userpages around Wikipedia I could find.

Also, AGK is extremely adept at graphics and user page design, and has had 10 or more different user page designs so far.

The Transhumanist    20:36, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See your coaching page[edit]

The Transhumanist 00:38, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]