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Editor review

 Done STORMTRACKER 94 Go Irish! 16:41, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I skimmed through your last 500 or so, and see you're doing a lot of vandal fighting, so keep that up. I do see an AFD (Major League Wiffle (MLW), but I also see a DYK (Baseball uniform). Your last 500 seem pretty good to me. Also, did you see Paplebon's blown saves? They have really been disappointing for the Sox. STORMTRACKER 94 Go Irish! 16:48, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Opinion

I'd like your opinion on my recent edits.Xp54321 (talk) 16:42, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

And completely unrelated to Wikipedia....

I was very glad to see my better team beat your not as good team yesterday. Very glad.  :-) Have a good weekend! They play again tonight, Sunday and Monday. I'm hoping for a sweep :-) Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 17:07, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Acorn squash

Did you actually read what was in here before you "fixed" the article? 76.100.210.208 (talk) 17:35, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I just fixed the references and external links. That paragraph you removed is really not necessary as I looked of what you did so you are right about that. -- RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 17:38, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Star

The Reformed Barnstar
For changing your ways on Wikipedia, and for your contributions, I award you the reformed barnstar. well done. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 17:53, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm afraid I can't, not now anyway. Excuse me, but um, im kinda...errr...drunkish. Long story :P Anyway, I'll let you know tomorrow, but its for the DYK's. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 18:09, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about that, I just don't want to be stupid. This isn't something that happens rarely, I promise you. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 18:12, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I think he means it isn't something that happens often. :-) Have one for me, Steve. - Philippe 19:02, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Hey Ryan, how's your adoption going? King iMatthew 2008 19:47, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

You're doing a great job! Keep up the good work! I recommend keep doing what you're doing, finish Steve's adoption program, and wait a month or two. Then, sign up to get an admin coach, which generally take a while to get, but it's worth it. Coaching generally takes a month or so, so you have time, just remember that! I'm currently going through admin coaching, and it's very helpful, I can tell you that! King iMatthew 2008 19:58, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

RE: DYK

Yeah, I noticed that on your page. Good job on the GA, as well. How does that work? Can someone just "award" themselves the honor of helping out in the promotion? Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 17:55, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Wow. That's a big mistake. Was it a programming problem? Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 21:37, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Cookie

THIS IS TO THANK YOU FOR SIGNING MY GUEST BOOK:

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Contribs

Contribs look great! There is one that I would ask you about: for instance, at [1], you reverted a removal of a large amount of text, which is usually a telltale sign of vandalism, I agree - in this case, though, I think the removal was a good one. It was an unsourced speculative paragraph in violation of WP:UNDUE, I think I would have left the text out and not reverted it back in.

It looks like you're steering clear of controversy, which is a good thing. The reverts that you're doing look solid, and you're staying well within the lines of what you should be doing at this point. Great work!

It looks like you're using popups for most of them; that's probably also a good thing, since it means that you're not putting the rollback tool at risk. At some point, I'd encourage you to start thinking about which of them you could have used rollback for (what's the use of the tool if you don't use it?), but I think you're right to stay with popups for right now, until you really really feel confident. You don't want to end up with the rollback tool removed over a simple mistake.

I'm also pleased to see that you're not just reverting vandalism, but are also taking an active role in improving the writing of articles, such as creating leads, etc.

Ryan, this is really good work. You're making great progress. Keep listening to Steve, keep working hard, and I know you're going to be one of our very best contributors. - Philippe 21:23, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for the barnstar! I appreciate your kind words very much. - Philippe 21:54, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Suranaree School‎

I have commented at the above AfD and rewritten the article. I would ask you to reconsider your comment. Thanks, EJF (talk) 22:31, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

 Done -- RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 22:42, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, it looks like it's going to be kept now! To me, saving an article is a worthwhile as a DYK! Just maybe try to remember to do a thorough search for sources (Google News archives is best) before endorsing the deletion of an article, as it is best to avoid deleting content that can be sourced. But thanks for your input! Regards, EJF (talk) 22:48, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Reviews

Like I said to you just a few hours ago, there's no need to do this. He'll get to it if and when he wants to get to it. Constant begging like that can get annoying. Metros (talk) 23:47, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Baseball uniform

Wow, really nice work, Ryan! I don't feel that it's quite ready for GA (lead should be two paragraphs; the sections should be a bit longer) but it's close! Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood 00:01, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

By the way, a word of advice: Use the preview button. You have over a hundred edits to this article, yet it's not even a good article yet. Instead of making lots of little edits, try making one big edit. Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood 02:10, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Street sign theft

It turns out when you reverted the content deletion on this article you missed a few bits - but I have fixed it up for you. It helps to check the article history as well to see if it was just a one off bad edit, or a whole series of them. ;-) Wongm (talk) 00:19, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

The COOKIE MONSTER ate the cow

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Hi just to make sure you’re not too hungry, I would’ve given you milk – but the cow just died and I tried to milk the bull but it kicked me in the face. *sob*. Anyway, enjoy the cookie!! Fattyjwoods Push my button 02:35, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Canvassing

Don't mean to crack it at you, but this is quite bad. I have a review too, but canvassing people is something that isn't looked on well at all. It's not about your edits that you have, or about proving yourself to anyone. Be happy in your edits, and know that when people will be able to review them, they will. Thanks. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 02:57, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

As well as this « Milk's Favorite Cookie ( talk / contribs) 03:00, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Butting in here RyRy; the issue isn't so much the asking for reviews, it's repeating to ask when people are obviously busy or when, for whatever reason, they've decided they'd rather not do a review. Generally, asking nicely once should be enough (as you did with me!). dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 03:06, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
  • True, true, just know that when people feel to review you, they will, like my review. I never asked anyone to review me really. And asking them to mention your edit count is not a good thing. Edit count really means nothing, something I've learned. It's about the quality of your contributions, not the quantity of them. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 03:08, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Oh, I guess once is enough then. I was a little confused and I thought that asking someone to review you was canvassing. I understand now. Thank you all for telling me. And about asking about my edit count, I just wanted to see if others think my edits are quality edits.-- RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 03:10, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Template Lesson

Replied here. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 03:12, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Er, vandalism?

RyRy, look at this edit please, and review it. I'd like to know why you think it's vandalism. Thanks. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 03:50, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

RE: Adoption Offer

All the others haven't been in need of my help for 1 1/2 weeks (about). This user just but the userbox up a few hours ago. I can handle it. What do you think of Le Dunk de la Mort? Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 04:33, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

What was the comment? Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 16:39, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
That's what I said... prod or AfD it. Have you seen the meetup I'm organizing? Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 18:56, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Well, it depends when it is. I might be unavailable, but I will organize it. Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 19:01, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
It depends on the date. I might be in Europe. It also slightly depends on the location. I want it at the airport because it's in the middle of the metroplex. If it's south of the Tarrant or Dallas Co., I won't attend. It all depends on the number of people from each location. Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 19:06, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Harold Shipman

Hi, your edit here readded some vandalism. Shipman never 'surgically added a ship' to someone's intestines. I'm sure it was an honest mistake but please take more care in future:) Malick78 (talk) 05:52, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

I didn't think it was vandalism so I used popups instead of rollback. I wasn't sure really but you figured it out. Thanks for notifying me. -- RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 06:58, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
  • 'sall right. The person who did it has added the same crap about 10 times now. Expect to see it again. Malick78 (talk) 07:20, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Ah, looking over it again, the reason why I added it back was because I saw a ref, thinking that the edit was reliable.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 07:23, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Uniforms

Well, the first thing I noticed was that a photo purportedly of the Knickerbockers was not the Knickerbockers. I'll take a further look at this when I get back home. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 07:11, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: User page help

Yes, I would love a redesign. Could you possibly create a border for me? I'm not really a high tech user, but I am very active in my user page. For the border, could I get red and blue (red being the major color). Thanks for the help! --Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fan (talk) 21:46, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, the other thing that I would like to know about is subpages. I would like to make a guestbook, etc.... As for the example, just any border with red and blue would work. I really don't know how to make an example.--Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fan (talk) 21:54, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

It's awesome! I've been looking at other user pages for some time now and have wondered. Now I finaly have an awesome userpage. Wow, a userpage and my first barnstars in one day! This is surely a Wikiday to remember for me. Once again thanks!--Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fan (talk) 22:52, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

That's great! If you have adopted or been adopted before could you give me some tips? Cheers! DarkZorro 22:07, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

No thanks, my userpage is pimped-out like yours! Just kidding (of course)! It would be great if you did! If you the have time to do it, let me know and I could explain what I'd like. Thank you! Your one of the most kind users I've "met" so far! Cheers! DarkZorro 23:11, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

AWC move

The AWC was moved to the project space a few months back and was nearly destroyed. Bascially, all the freedoms we have here were stripped; because there was no user in control of the page, people cut anything they wanted. As some users felt that the entire page (as in barnstars for improving articles) was worthless, the entire project was jeopardized until it was moved back. See here. --SharkfaceT/C 22:55, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Freedoms? Concensus shall decide whether or not what should be kept or deleted, not one specific user (and that can include Sharkface). I'm an Editorofthewiki[citation needed] 23:24, 11 May 2008 (UTC)


Wow!

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
For your excessive kindness toward me and LAA, I award you the The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar! DarkZorro 23:22, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Looks like you've got one today now!

Baseball uniform

Sure. I'll see what I can do. RC-0722 247.5/1 00:13, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

DYK nom

[2] perhaps you can find a better hook? That's more in the advertising range there. « Milk's Favorite Cookie ( talk / contribs) 01:17, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately, no. I came across Whitney Ellsworth though, and you may be able to find a hook in that article. « Milk's Favorite Cookie ( talk / contribs) 01:27, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

I mention you here

See User_talk:Sharkface217/Award_Center#Steve_Crossin. Sorry for using you and Basketball110 for example.... --Enric Naval (talk) 01:26, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

lol, I hadn't noticed that you had commented there --Enric Naval (talk) 01:48, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Good Job

"I just wanted to say thank you and good job on helping the Birthday Committe. My job is to just make sure everyone gets at least one birthday message and I've seen you around doing that quite often. Of course I do some happy birthsays on my spare time, but I just monitor."--RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 02:50, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

I do what I can RyRy5! Best wishes from Canada! Cheers --RobNS 04:12, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Ahem...

I know this guy in real life! Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 23:05, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar...

Hi Ryan,

I did promise you a barnstar! I was looking for a special one, but couldn't find any suitable so heres a normal one instead!

The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
This is for you Ryan, for doing an excellent job on my userpage re-designjust a shame i've now buggered it up with a Editor Review and RfA box! BG7 00:44, 13 May 2008 (UTC)



Thanks again!

BG7 23:16, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

In that case, feel free to change them over!
BG7 00:08, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Ok, sure!
Thanks!
BG7 00:17, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

i need help

Are you around? to chat? Trafficdesign (talk) 23:37, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

GA?

RyRy, I saw the icon, on your userpage, about the GA, but I checked the history, it appears you only made reverts to the article. Would you mind explaining this to me? Here will be fine, I'm watching your page. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 00:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, I did contribute to it a while back, probably before I met you. I actually thought back then that it would be a good time to nom it for GA but others decided not to. If you thin k that's not enough, I would be glad to remove it. -- RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 00:28, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Hm, checked. And yep, i went past before you were on Wikipedia. You added a ref or two. But really, just be sure you aren't taking credit when credit is due. I have a GA icon on my userpage, for Martha Logan. Check the history of that, I was the major contributor, I don't deny I got help, but I can still say I did most of it. See the issue? Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 00:30, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I see, and I understand, I'll remove it right away. By the way, when do you consider a user being a "major contributer" to an article?--RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 00:32, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

(zomg double ec -_-) Well, see how Gary King made large edits to that article, or how I made many edits to Martha Logan. And yes, well said Julian :P. But yes, please remove it. Thanks Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 00:41, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

A major contributor is a user who adds the majority of the article's content. Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 00:37, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
(ec) Take List of Detroit Red Wings head coaches for example: Before (not showing off) I started editing it, the article was like this Look at its current status. Its about what you do to the article Ryan. (Expand, improve etc.) Remember you can't own an article. « Milk's Favorite Cookie ( talk / contribs) 00:39, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks everone. I understand what I major contributer is now. I know I don't "own" articles BTW. I guess you can call me a major contributer to baseball uniform, right? --RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 00:42, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Issue applies to DYKs too. As I explained, just nominating it isn't a good reason to say its YOUR DYK. Metros (talk) 00:43, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, you're definitely a major contributor too that. And, I shouldn't have said you "own" articles. I just meant that generally to go along with the previous comment. Apologies. « Milk's Favorite Cookie ( talk / contribs) 00:44, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
You may also find this tool useful. « Milk's Favorite Cookie ( talk / contribs) 00:48, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Yes, MFC, you showed me it before. I don't use it often though, but still... -- RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 00:49, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks anyways. Cheers. --RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 02:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Revert?

What was the issue here there caused you to rollback? Metros (talk) 02:01, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I noticed you removed this when replying above. If you are not willing to provide an explanation, this will be assumed to be your final warning about misusing rollback, as you have failed to explain the use. If you have a reason which will mitigate the belief that this was a misuse of rollback, and therefore this shouldn't count as a final warning, please give it. Paul Yeratz (talk) 02:56, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
He did reply here. Still waiting on a follow-up to that though. And I don't know if a final warning is really necessary since he's had it taken away on several occasions now. Metros (talk) 03:02, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
My apologies, I missed that reply. Regardless, the fact that if he doesn't satisfactorally explain himself then this will be default-deemed an abuse of rollback stands. Naturally, whether it's warning or revocation is up to you and other administrators. Paul Yeratz (talk) 03:12, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Smile!

Hello RyanCross/Archive 10, ShakespearesZombie has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
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Rollback

Hi, I've removed your rollback again. You either aren't paying attention, or you still don't understand what vandalism is. Specifically, I'm talking about this revert and your explanation here. A mistake doesn't bother me- we all make them. But, you apparently even looked at the edit again when asked about it, and still thought it was vandalism. I still suspect you're so concerned with racking up a new high score that you're not thinking about what you're doing. Friday (talk) 14:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry RyRy, I agree with Friday if you used Rollback for that edit. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 14:30, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Sigh, I did point out my opinions here, yet I felt they were not really considered. I did say how I felt, and I thought that as the one who's adopted and is teaching him, that my opinion would have had some weight. Sorry RyRy, but you haven't demonstrated the ability to use rollback effectively. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 14:38, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Hello, everyone. I am very sorry for what I have done with rollback. I promise that I will not ask or even accept an offer of rollback due to my recent actions. If I do ask, please decline my request. I will only accept or ask an admin if and when my adoption is over and when many others agree I can handle rollback again without so much mishap that may occur in the future. I would especially like to say sorry to Metros, Friday, Keeper76, and my adopter, Steve Crossin for always having to follow my actions and possibly causing stress on your shoulder. I have learned from my wrong actions and I intend to learn from them. I hope that users will trust me in the future and that I would become a more responsible user here at wikipedia. Thank you, and I apologize. Cheers. -- RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 01:41, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, I'm glad that you have said this. Sorry I didn't respond before, I've been relatively busy, to be honest. Anyway, I'll be around if you need anything. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 23:58, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

User ages

Hey ive noticed you help people with their user pages, do you have any suggestions on how to improve the look of mine? Cheers Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 17:20, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, go for it, we can always, keep going back and for until its right lol. Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 01:23, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Not really, i like the name logo you have at the top of your page, something like that would be nice, i would also like a nice metallic background colour if possible, other than that, do as you like with it lol. I like my barnstars to be out in the open (like they are), as well as my GA articles. Cheers. Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 01:31, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Metalic silver would be my favourite for a background, i see your busy, just take your time there isnt a rush. ;-)Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 02:05, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh i like that box!!, I have a great idea, instead of having my 6 GAs all going down, can we split them into 2 columns of 3. That way we can make the box longer but shorter. Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 02:29, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Sure, see you later!!! Thanx. Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 02:37, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Lol, you eat quicker than me ;-)Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 02:44, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Sure, give it a try, ill see which is better. ;-) Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 02:54, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes its nice, do you think you could have two tables of three side by side?, also look at that edit tag, the link code seems to be showing, i tried to fit it but dont know how lol. Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 03:11, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Its good!!!!! Can you do a cool name tag picture like whats on the top of your page? Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 03:41, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Its great, that GA box could do with tweeking tho, a Barnstar is heading your way, ill speak to that user about a logo. ;-) Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 03:53, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Ha, sorry, now i know its cool, im so used to saying HE then getting bitten by the girls. I try to say he/she all the time now. ;-) Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 04:03, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

The Special Barnstar
I gladly give this Barnstar to RyRy5, for being a member of the new generation of editers who are precise, friendly, and actually work on articles, including user pages. Thankyou for bringing my page back to life. Truly well-deserved. Enjoy.--Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 04:06, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Just on que ;-) Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 04:07, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I will, i usually see you around anyway. ;-) Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 04:10, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Hi RyRy5, I wanted to say thank you for supporting my request for adminship, which passed with 100 supports, 0 opposes and 1 neutral. I wanted to get round everybody individually, even though it's considered by some to be spam (which... I suppose it is! but anyway. :)). It means a lot to me that the community has placed its trust in my ability to use the extra buttons, and I only hope I can live up to its expectations. If you need anything, or notice something that bothers you, don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks again, PeterSymonds | talk 23:08, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

My UserPage

I know you like to renovate userpages! Well I decided you can renovate mine. The top is what I really like but I'd like my userboxes to stay intact along with most of the info below but feel free to reorganize and decorate. I trust you along with realist2 and excirial. Be Bold! (My Motto):)Xp54321 (talk) 01:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Nothing really specific....(beginning ranting):)) However my favorite colors are blue,gold,red,white,and green. Don't worry about time take a month if you have to. I'm busy with school most of the time anyways. I trust your artistic judgement as well. Feel free to experiment<evil laugh>Xp54321 (talk) 01:53, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh and that cool defcon thing:)Xp54321 (talk) 01:57, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

THANK YOU!!! You have no idea how much I wanted that thing.Xp54321 (talk) 02:01, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

That's perfect though I believe my colors will make my page look more <deep thought> something:)Xp54321 (talk) 21:35, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes I do!:)Xp54321 (talk) 00:17, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Perfect I mean it!Xp54321 (talk) 03:56, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Updated DYK query On 14 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Harley Parker, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 13:30, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

User Page?

Hey there,

I've noticed you've been getting an influx of these requests lately, but if you're in the mood for more userpage renovating, you can always do mine! I noticed your work on Realist2's userpage, and quite frankly, I love it. It would be awesome if you could do mine.

Cheers, and happy wikiying,

Perfect Proposal Speak Out! 20:22, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Links

Do you know how to change the link color? I did it once, and now it's stuck at a horrible orange color that gives me a migraine. I don't remember how to do it. Would you mind helping me out if you can? Thanks. Cheers, Kodster (You talkin' to me?) (Stuff I messed up) 20:33, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I got it (LOL, I forgot I could look at the history). I like what you did with Realist2's page. It looks great. :) Cheers, Kodster (You talkin' to me?) (Stuff I messed up) 20:36, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Indeed, its great, i made a few tweeks to it but over all im well impressed!! Thanx, Cookie still hasnt got back to me about a logo tho, i think hes busy. Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 20:40, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Would you be able to change my color to metallic gold, is it me, the more i look at that silver, it looks more lilac? Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 02:47, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I decided to keep the original, that gold was too bright for me, thanx tho. ;-) Realist2 ('Come Speak To Me') 03:48, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

User page

Would you mind doing my page too? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks. Cheers, Kodster (You talkin' to me?) (Stuff I messed up) 22:49, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh, I don't know. Something similar to Realist2's page (our pages are somewhat similar). Thanks. BTW, don't you ever get warnings like, "Wikipedia isn't Myspace" and such? I don't think that what you're doing is wrong, but I'd be surprised if an admin didn't take it out on you. Cheers, Kodster (You talkin' to me?) (Stuff I messed up) 00:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Oh, okay. :) Thanks for all the good work. Cheers, Kodster (You talkin' to me?) (Stuff I messed up) 00:50, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Hippie

Hi. Could you give hippie a break for a moment? I've been trying to restore the last good version, but each time I try to fix it, I'm getting an edit conflict. Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 00:30, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Give me a second to restore the last good version. It's complicated because the article has been under constant attack from vandals. Sorry. Viriditas (talk) 00:34, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
No, I want it to reflect the correct version. Give me a second here. Viriditas (talk) 00:36, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Ok, go from there, but keep in mind that the peer review (linked on talk) requested that multiple links and extraneous links be removed. Viriditas (talk) 00:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
It should be ok now. Feel free to make any changes. You apparently started copyediting right after it was vandalized. It should be ok for you now. Viriditas (talk) 00:41, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. Any help you can offer with the peer review will earn you a barnstar! :) Viriditas (talk) 00:47, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

OOPS

Sorry about that change on the Texas page. it was a mistake. Oldag07 (talk) 02:04, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Yea, i am a little clutsy today. I had the Texas article in my User:Oldag07/Sandbox, and I wanted to change it. so i blanked out the Texas page thinking it was my sandbox. we fixed it. no harm done. Thanks Oldag07 (talk) 02:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

User page help

They both look great, and I'm pleased to see you doing them! The layouts in particular are good, though I might stay away from the electric teal color. :-) - Philippe 02:46, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

AFDs

Hi Ryan,

For a while, you were commenting on AFDs. I liked that, because it's an excellent opportunity to express ideas and it's good discipline to learn to associate policies and guidelines with real world cases. While I haven't checked your contribs closely, it seems like I haven't seen your name there as much. Is there a reason why not? If Steve has asked you to hold off on that or something, please do as he asks, of course, but if not, I'd like to encourage you to think about doing that again, but challenge you to make sure that each and every !vote you make is supported by a policy that you clearly identify. - Philippe 02:49, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Note: I have notified Steve of this suggestion and told him that I invite his opinion; he may disagree with me, of course, and I'd encourage you to do as he suggests in that case. - Philippe 02:53, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Of course, it's not a problem for you not to contribute there: lots of people don't. I happen to think it's a GREAT training-ground with a ton of real-world scenarios, but obviously you should poke around, explore the wiki, and find places that you enjoy contributing. I didn't even know we HAD a userpage help area until you pointed it out to me.  :-) - Philippe 02:57, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Ryan, perhaps you should do the deletion assignment first? Just an idea. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 06:51, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Butting in here.;-). This issue is of particular concern to me after coming across this 'challenge' at the Award Center. See my various comments on the project's talk page concerning this issue, e.g. my comment at the end of this section. Participating in AfDs may be a "good learning experience" for a novice editor, but that learning experience can have real consequences for Wikipedia, both in terms of losing potentially valuable content and in terms of discouraging the new editors who have created the articles. Observe this latest AfD I'm participating in, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/El-A-Kru. If Ryan is going to continue participating in these AfDs, I strongly suggest:

  1. limiting participation to his area(s) of expertise and in which he has personally done significant mainspace editing.
  2. that he personally do searches for sources, rather than relying on what the nominator has said, and that he get some practice in web search techniques.
  3. that he returns to deletion discussions after he's 'voted' to see if the situation has changed. Here's a prime example Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James V. Downton.

Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 08:58, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

The Working Man's Barnstar
For renovating my userpage no doubt a tiring job. Quite a bit of work. And for that this cool barnstar.:) Xp54321 (talk) 13:59, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh could you change the border color on my userpage to gold. Gold around blue. Mmh. Nice:)Xp54321 (talk) 14:02, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!!!(VERY BUSY with np patrol at the moment)Xp54321 (talk) 23:03, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: User Page Reno

Not really anything, but a collapsible dropbox for my userboxen would be nice. Btw, white background please! :P Cheers, Perfect Proposal Speak Out! 17:03, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Signature

My signature is just not coming out right! I use this code [[User:WikiZorro|<font color="slategray" face="Lucida Handwriting ">'''Wiki'''</font>]][[User talk:WikiZorro|<font color="navy" face="Lucida Handwriting">'''Zorro'''</font>]] And it comes out like this WikiZorro in Times New Roman! What did I do wrong? Could you help me out? Thanks. Wiki Zorro 19:29, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

5/15 DYK

Updated DYK query On 15 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nuit (song), which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 00:38, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

IRC

Can you please join the irc:#wikipedia-en channel? Thanks. Steve Crossin (talk) (review) 00:44, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

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