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Welcome to the land of usernames, Ixfd64. Always good to "see" a new name on Recent Changes. -- [[User:Stephen Gilbert|Stephen Gilbert]] 00:55 Dec 15, 2002 (UTC)

*Thanks! I will try to live up to my expectations. --[[user:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 03:04, 2002 December 16 (UTC)

Hello there Ixfd64, [[Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|welcome]] to userland! I hope you like the place and decide to [[Wikipedia:wikipedians|stay]]. If you ever need editing help visit [[Wikipedia:How does one edit a page]] and experiment at [[Wikipedia:Sandbox]]. If you need pointers on how we title pages visit [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions]] or how to format them visit our [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|manual of style]]. If you have any other questions about the project then check out [[Wikipedia:Help]] or add a question to the [[wikipedia:Village pump|Village pump]]. BTW, nice pictures. Cheers! --[[user:maveric149|maveric149]]

I saw you change the ordering of a date on [[Cassie Bernall]]. fyi, the display of a date is handled in the preferences, so there is no real need to go round changing dates to what you think is correct, as people will only see what they think is correct anyway.... :) [[User:Pcb21|Pete/Pcb21]] [[User_talk:Pcb21|(talk)]] 07:49, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

== Hi ==

It looks like you've been around this horrible horrible site quite a bit longer than I have...Anywyay, what does EMS stand for (forgive my ignorance)? Freshman there? --[[User:Jiang|Jia]][[User talk:Jiang|'''ng''']]

*Yeah, I'm a freshman at Cal. EMS = Engineering Mathematics and Statistics. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 17:01, 2004 Sep 16 (UTC)

== Article Licensing ==

Hi, I've [[User:rambot#Free the Rambot Articles project|started a drive]] to get users to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all of their contributions that they've made to either (1) all U.S. state, county, and city articles or (2) all articles, using the [[Creative Commons]] Attribution-Share Alike  (''CC-by-sa'') v1.0 and v2.0 [[Creative Commons License|License]]s or into the [[public domain]] if they prefer.  The ''CC-by-sa'' license is a true free documentation license that is similar to Wikipedia's license, the [[GFDL]], but it allows '''other projects''', such as [[WikiTravel]], to use our articles.  Since you are among the [[Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_number_of_edits|top 2000]] Wikipedians by edits, I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all of your contributions or at ''minimum'' those on the geographic articles.  Over 90% of people asked have agreed.  For More Information:
*[[User talk:Ram-Man#Multi-Licensing FAQ|Multi-Licensing FAQ]] - Lots of questions answered
*[[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|Multi-Licensing Guide]]
*[[User:rambot#Free the Rambot Articles project|Free the Rambot Articles Project]]

To allow us to track those users who muli-license their contributions, many users copy and paste the "'''<nowiki>{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}</nowiki>'''" template into their user page, but there are other options at [[Wikipedia:Template messages/User namespace#Licensing Templates|Template messages/User namespace]].  The following examples could also copied and pasted into your user page:

:'''Option 1'''
:<nowiki>I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:</nowiki>
:<nowiki>{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}</nowiki>
'''OR'''
:'''Option 2'''
:<nowiki>I agree to [[Wikipedia:Multi-licensing|multi-license]] all my contributions to any [[U.S. state]], county, or city article as described below:</nowiki>
:<nowiki>{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}</nowiki>

Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain, you could replace "'''<nowiki>{{DualLicenseWithCC-BySA-Dual}}</nowiki>'''" with "'''<nowiki>{{MultiLicensePD}}</nowiki>'''".  If you only prefer using the [[GFDL]], I would like to know that too.  ''Please let me know'' what you think at my '''[[User talk:Ram-Man|talk page]]'''.  It's important to know either way so no one keeps asking.  -- [[User:Ram-Man|Ram-Man]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/wiki.phtml?title=User_talk:Ram-Man&action=edit&section=new comment]| [[User talk:Ram-Man|talk)]]

== hello there fellow bear ==

Thanks for leaving that message on my page.  It was nice to meet a fellow bear on Wikipedia (though there are plenty of them that use this).  Curious, how did you find me?  I'm guessing one of the United States articles perhaps? --[[User:Alsocal|Alsocal]] 10:03, 14 May 2005 (UTC)

*I was looking through some random contributors' pages, when I noticed that you went to Cal too. :) --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 00:26, 2005 May 15 (UTC)

== [[Voluntary Human Extinction Movement]]==

Hi there, I noticed that you moved [[Voluntary human extinction movement]] to the above by copying the content to the new page and then creating a redirect in place of the old page. This has the disadvantage that the history of the page becomes invisible from the new location (it looks like you just created it). You can do this sort of thing more neatly by using the "move" button. This also moves the history. Best, [[User:Slinger|Slinger]] 10:23, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

*Wow, thanks! I didn't realize I could do that! --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 19:34, 2005 Jun 3 (UTC)

== Blanking pages ==
Hey! Please don't randomly blank pages. If a page is nonsense please check out [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion]] and simply nominate the article for speedy deletion so an admin can delete the page. If you blank it, an admin may have to go back and check what was on the page in the page in the first place. Thanks! [[User:Sasquatch|Sasquatch{{unicode|&#08242;}}]]{{unicode|&#08596;}}[[User_talk:Sasquatch|Talk]]{{unicode|&#08596;}}[[Special:Contributions/Sasquatch|Contributions]] 07:04, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)

*OK, I will keep that in mind. I will also inform other users that they should request deletion of nonsense pages instead of blanking them. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 07:20, 2005 Jun 23 (UTC)

==[[Ptarmigan]]==

Please do not lower case bird species names. There is long-established convention on Wikipedia that bird species and some other animal groups are '''always''' capitalised, rather than the American preference of lower case. Thanks, [[User:Jimfbleak|jimfbleak]] 15:51, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

*I will keep that in mind. I actually did a Google search to check whether the names should be capitalized, but came up with nothing conclusive. :\ --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 16:23, 2005 July 20 (UTC)

== Aura Lee ==

How can a hockey player be a runner up for a team trophy? Please, enlighten me. --[[Image:Ndpsmall.jpg|20px|NDP logo]] [[User:Earl Andrew|Earl Andrew]] - [[User talk:Earl Andrew|talk]] 00:46, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

*See my reply on your talk page. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 01:17, 2005 July 26 (UTC)

You didnt have to create a new article though. Word to the wise, don't create articles just for the sake of creating articles. I put it on speedy delete. :) --[[Image:Ndpsmall.jpg|20px|NDP logo]] [[User:Earl Andrew|Earl Andrew]] - [[User talk:Earl Andrew|talk]] 01:21, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

*I will try to remember that. :) --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 01:23, 2005 July 26 (UTC)

==Indio Hills==

Cool!  This is in my neck of the woods and I've been looking for something local to write about or expand. - [[User:Lucky 6.9|Lucky 6.9]] 04:53, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

*Yeah, I've been looking for red links to convert to blue links. I'm glad that you found that article useful. :) --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 05:04, 2005 August 30 (UTC)

Nice place to spend some time, too.  Huell Howser now lives out here and he did a "California's Gold" about it.  Which reminds me:  The endangered desert pupfish is protected in some natural ponds there as well.  Cute little critters.  Only fish of that size I've ever seen that are attracted to people.  They're about the size of feeder goldfish and they try nibbling on your fingers when you put your hand in the water, which is supposed to be a no-no.  In about a month, it should be cool enough to enjoy again.  It was 115 today! - [[User:Lucky 6.9|Lucky 6.9]] 06:11, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

==[[Verdugo Mountains]]==

Thanks for creating a stub for [[Verdugo Mountains]]. [[User:Fpo|Fpo]] and I have been collaborating on this article at [[User:Fpo/Sandbox]]. If you would like to contribute to a fuller version of the article, please let us know. We also have a talk section on the sandbox page. [[User:Mike Dillon|Mike Dillon]] 05:21, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

*Hi there, your article seems very nice. :) --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 05:34, 2005 August 30 (UTC)

== California WikiProject ==

As a Californian (and by your editing habits) you may be interested in the [[WP:CAL|California WikiProject]], as well as the [[WP:WPSC|Southern California WikiProject]]. Please take a look at the projects and see if there is anything that interests you. If you have any comments or questions, please contact me. [[User:BlankVerse|<font color=green>''Blank''</font><font color=#F88017>''Verse''</font>]]<font color=#2554C7> </font>[[User talk:BlankVerse|<font color=#F660AB>&empty;</font>]] 12:22, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

*Thanks, I will take a look. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 14:44, 2005 August 30 (UTC)

==[[Mendocino War]] and [[Mariposa War]]==

Hi! Thanks for creating those stubs. I've been compiling information on both events for some time and writing both articles offline, and I've been expanding the articles of other Californian Native American issues as well (History section of [[Mendocino County]], [[Ishi]], [[Yuki tribe]] and others). I'd like to know if you have information on such events and if you'd be willing to collaborate, or if you simply created these stubs for other people to expand. In any case, thank you again, and nice to meet you! [[User:Shauri|Shauri]] 18:41, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

*Unfortunately, I am not familiar with those events. :( --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 00:38, 2005 September 1 (UTC)

== [[Rottentomatoes Monday Photoshop Contest]] ==

Hi, Ixfd64.  I noticed that you put a vfd tag on this article.  There are still a few other steps you need to do to complete the process so it is added to the list of articles under discussion.  If you need assistance with this, let me know, and I'll be glad to help.  [[User:Joy Stovall|Joyous ]] [[User_talk:Joy Stovall|(talk)]] 10:38, September 1, 2005 (UTC)
:I forgot to add that you can find the instructions at the bottom of [[Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion]].  You've completed step 1, but still need to do steps 2 and 3.  [[User:Joy Stovall|Joyous ]] [[User_talk:Joy Stovall|(talk)]] 10:40, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

::Thanks for the advice. :) By the way, I listed that article for deletion because the contest didn't seem notable enough, and no other articles linked to this article. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 16:06, 2005 September 1 (UTC)

== Sandbox ==

Hello.  I saw you enforce the header for the Sandbox.  I would like to let you know that a bot is in operation and there are manual buttons you can press to restore the header.  See [[User:Sandbot/Tools]]. --[[User:AllyUnion|AllyUnion]] [[User talk:AllyUnion|(talk)]] 05:49, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

== warnings ==

Hi - I noticed you added a warning to a user page and reverted some vandalism. Thanks! BTW - when you do this, I think it's better to user the <nowiki>{{subst:test}}</nowiki> syntax (so the template is expanded). -- [[user:Rick Block|Rick Block]] <small>([[user talk:Rick Block|talk]])</small> 00:21, September 12, 2005 (UTC)

*I'll be sure to do that from now on. I guess that it makes the messages more personal, and thus, more friendly. :) --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 01:00, 2005 September 12 (UTC)

== Adminship ==

I have nominated you for [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ixfd64|adminship]]. Please sign your acceptance or declination and answer the candidate questions. Thanks. [[User:JIP|&mdash; <font color="#CC0000">J</font><font color="#00CC00">I</font><font color="#0000CC">P</font>]] | [[User talk:JIP|Talk]] 09:11, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

*Whoa, I never expected anyone to nominate me! Thanks, man! :o --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 09:20, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

==monobook script==

I've taken a look at your monobook script and changed it to include the code rather than linking to it. Please visit your monobook.js file and refresh to see if the changes work this time. - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 11:15, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

*It still doesn't work. Thanks for your help, though. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 19:26, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
*What should you be seeing for a change? Is Javascript enabled in your browser? Please send me a quick note once you've answered, so I don't forget to come back here. - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 22:53, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
**It's a user script that helps non-administrators revert pages faster. It adds a "rollback" button, but works via JavaScript. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 00:34, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
*Did you purge the page cache when you visited the monobook.js page? In IE it's Ctrl+F5. Otherwise adding ?action=purge to the end of the page might help. Is it just that script, or have you had trouble with using other scripts? - [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm]]|[[User talk:MacGyverMagic|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 20:57, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
**Yeah, I've purged the page. Also, none of the other scripts seem to work. :\ --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 22:46, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
**I've deleted my monobook.js page, as I no longer need it. Thanks for your help, though. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 19:42, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

==Canadian Park stubs==
Hi - I see you've been making a lot of stub articles on Canadian provincial parks. That's good, but what you probably didn't realise is that several provinces have their own geo-stub templates (like {{tl|Alberta-geo-stub}}) - so I've just gone through a whole load and changed them over. If you're planning to do any more, have a lok at [[WP:WSS/ST]] (or at the top of {{cl|Canada geography stubs}}) and you'll see which ones have separate templates. Good work on the new stub articles, though... :) [[User:Grutness|Grutness]]...<font color=green><small>''[[User_talk:Grutness|wha?''</small></font>]] 12:43, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

*Thank you! I had been looking for specific stubs for those articles, but could not find any. Thanks again! :) --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 19:27, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

== reply about page move ==

Actually, I was just duplicating the disambig template to another with a different category since the other template kept being classified as a generic disambiguation.  The disambiguation category is overloaded.

{{unsigned|SuperDude115|Sept 20, 2005}}

==Adminship==
Congratulations, you are now a sysop!  If you haven't already, now is the time to read the [[Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide]] and [[Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list]].  All the best, [[User:Warofdreams|Warofdreams]] ''[[User talk:Warofdreams|talk]]'' 15:09, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

== Popups tool ==

{{User:Lupin/popups-ad|position=an admin}} [[User:Lupin|'''Lupin''']]|[[User_talk:Lupin|talk]]|[[Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation popups|popups]] 16:33, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
== Congrats ==
* Congrats on the mop and bucket. [[User:Wiki_alf|Alf]] <sup><font color="green">[[User_talk:Wiki_alf|melmac]]</font></sup> 17:17, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

::Thanks! --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 19:31, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

== Choir image? ==

What the heck was this? [http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Choir&curid=43866&diff=23707108&oldid=23630350] &mdash;[[User:Wahoofive|Wahoofive]] ([[User talk:Wahoofive|talk]]) 22:39, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

*I uploaded an updated version of an image under a more accurate file name, so I changed the image link. I did accidentally introduce a spelling mistake, though. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 23:00, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

==Gold coins==

Err, my comment (''with the dab page at Gold coins?'') was meant to indicate that it would be better to have the dab page (if written) at "Cold coins" (lowercase, following Wikipedia standard for page names without caps), not that there was one already. I was waiting to see if I got any reactions (pro or con) before creating a dab page.

Also, according to [[Deletion policy#Lag times|policy]], unless they qualify for speedy deletion (which this one didn't), things are supposed to stay on RfD for a week before they are deleted, so deleting it was a little hasty.

Anyway, you don't need to worry about RfD; I am pretty diligent about keeping it tidy. If you're looking for things to do with the new broom, try checking out [[Wikipedia:Cleaning department]], it looks like [[Wikipedia:Requested moves]] has a bad backlog at the moment. Enjoy the broom! [[User:Jnc|Noel]] [[User_talk:Jnc|(talk)]] 23:46, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

{{User:Jnc/RMT}}

*I have replied on your talk page. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 23:53, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

** No problem, don't worry about it (I realized the situation right away). [[User:Jnc|Noel]] [[User_talk:Jnc|(talk)]]

== Offensive Users / Wikipedia policy pages ==

Where do I find those "Wikipedia policy pages" I have tried looking around, but there are elusive. [[User:207.69.139.149|207.69.139.149]]