User talk:Gryffindor

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Sock puppets

Hi, it seems I get to be the first to post to the talk page after the archiving.

I just wanted to bring this to your attention WP:ANI#CDThieme_sockpuppetry since you have had dealings with some of those accounts. Although I had suspicions about some of them, I was shocked to see the extent of the problem. Stefán Ingi 03:37, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think we should probably allow him to wote once, but if he is only allowed to do that then the votes of the two of us are enough. I was more referring to the votes on Weißenburg in Bayern and Franz Josef Strauß where he voted six times in both cases. Stefán Ingi 13:52, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I checked the counts yesterday and was quite tired so I could be wrong but I think that without his multiple votes it is something like 11/9 at Weißenburg and 13/10 at Strauß. Technically that means slightly more than 60% for Strauß and slightly less than 60% at Weißenburg. Still, I would suggest trying to calm emotions in this and wait, it's not a terribly large issue. There is interesting discussion of the history of the behaviour at the link to the WP:ANI I gave at the beginning. The whole show unravelled at User_talk:David_Gerard#Sortan, only because he was so uncareful to create the impostor User:Jguk. of User:Jguk (note the dot). CDThieme and Jguk have been arguing in the AD/BC CE/BCE matter. Stefán Ingi 14:17, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

cheers, I knew you would understand. Did he ruin any of your votings as well? I think with Nidhogg he tried didn't he? Gryffindor 19:41, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

He's done this sad sock thing in a number of votes I've participated in - including Talk:Lóðurr, Talk:Höðr, Talk:Níðhöggr and Talk:Balder. Of those I think Talk:Balder is the only one where he got his way. He also voted a number of times against the Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Norse mythology) and then revert-warred when we tried to put a "guideline" tag on it. - Haukur Þorgeirsson 19:49, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This is really unfortunate. Did he influence the voting of Balder in such a way that it got ruined? or were there not enough votes in any case..? Gryffindor 19:52, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not quite sure, I think he "only" voted twice there. Could you look at that vote and tell me what you think? - Haukur Þorgeirsson 19:56, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I agree with you, the users (if this all turns out to be true) seems to have voted twice. Gryffindor 20:02, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

David Gerard is careful with these things and it's based on IP numbers so it's true beyond reasonable doubt. I see that there's a strong desire among people not to let him get away with this so maybe we'll address Baldr. - Haukur Þorgeirsson 20:13, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanza

Morning (for me) Gryffindor,

I was wondering how I could go about joining Esperanza. Thanks, gotta go...Prsgoddess187 12:38, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Reply: Imperial Crown of Brazil

Dear Gryffindor,

I'd like to thank you for your suggestions regarding the article I wrote on the Imperial Crown of Brazil.

I have taken your advice and renamed the article.

I have also added tags to the images (the rationale for fair use I had already provided). As for your other comments, rest assured that I wrote the article myself (taking care to provide accurate information, of course).

image copyright question

Can you take a look at this image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rebbe_1928_berlin.jpg The image before it was cropped is from http://www.mentalblog.com/hello/271/1249/1024/11-25-2004%208-44-49%20PM_0000.jpg which clearly appears as if it is from a book. If so it may have copyright problems. --Eliezer | £€åV€ m€ å m€§§åg€ 05:26, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image deletions/Commons

Hi there. I very vaguely remember being asked in IRC to delete that image because it was now on Commons; I don't retain IRC logs to prove that fact. Anyway, yes, if an image on Commons has the exact same name as the former-image on Wikipedia, it will magically replace it. There's no need to update article links or anything, the server is clever enough to work that out. That being the case, there's no need to upload images to both wiki and Commons. Provided you own the copyright to Image:Krone Kaiser Rudolf II Kaisertum Österreich.jpg and are able to make that GFDL licence (or another free licence) then yes, the local copy could be deleted without harm to anything. If it's a fair use image or otherwise unfree, then it shouldn't be on Commons at all. I note that you didn't add the GFDL tag: are you sure it's a GFDL image? It might have been taken from the German wikipedia: if it was, then the attribution history needs to be imported from there.

The complication with moving things to Commons is that the GFDL insists we retain the authorship history, of both the image and the image page. This is why, oftentimes, things are not deleted from enwiki even though they are on Commons too since it's too much hassle to carefully move every revision to Commons with the correct authorship attribution etc. If the only uploader and substantive editor of the image page is you, then it can be deleted at your request. -Splash^talk 17:56, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Seal

Hi! Sorry, it was an oversight on my part. It is the seal of Chhattisgarh, I had incorrectly labelled it while bulk uploading. Chhattisgarh is spelled in Devanagiri on the seal. Regards, =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:10, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

PS. If you want to hyperlink to an image, use the following syntax: [[:image:Chhattisgarhseal.png]]. Regards, =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:35, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanza elections

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Hi Gryffindor: This is a quick note just to let you know that there's an election under way at Esperanza. If you'd like to become a candidate for Administrator General or the Advisory Council, just add your name here by 15 December 2005. Voting begins at 12:00UTC on 16 December.

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Follow up to image copyright question

I have posted the following message on the image page on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rebbe_1928_berlin.jpg "Original picture is from http://www.mentalblog.com/hello/271/1249/1024/11-25-2004%208-44-49%20PM_0000.jpg which is from the book Larger than life: The life and times of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson by Shaul Shimon Deutsch" Is that enough? --Eliezer | £€åV€ m€ å m€§§åg€ 23:02, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Orioane's RfA

Hey Gryffindor! Thank you very much for your support on my RfA. To my amazement there were no negative or neutral votes and the result was (28/0/0). I am now an administrator so I'll try and do my best in this new position. I'll be happy to answer any comments or requests from you. Thanks one more time, Mihai -^talk 20:27, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Your comments would be welcome at Prime Minister. One user, without even bothering to go through the proper procedures, wants to rename the article Prime minister and keeps moving it to push that version!!! While there is an article for all uppercasing or all lowercasing, half-casing (which is all WP allows, as all lowercasing is not possible in article titles) would produce a semi-literate mess that would make WP a laughing stock. A student who writes the title that way in an essay earns an instant fail because it is seen as such a monumental clanger. With all the attacks WP is under right now, the last thing WP needs is to make it look as though it does not know how to write the title of the office of premier correctly. What next? Lord mayor? lol FearÉIREANN\^(caint) 23:50, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Groß Österreich

I'm 99% sure the correct translation is Greater Austria (e.g., besides Greater Serbia, would be the at one time proposed Greater German Reich), although I must admit that I never heard about that before. I think it comes from the different connotations in German and English regarding groß/great. Cheers. Lectonar 10:32, 16 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

News from Esperanza

Hello, fellow Esperanzians! This is just a friendly reminder that elections for Administrator General and two advisory council positions have just begun. Voting will last until Friday, December 30, so make sure you exercise your right to vote! Also, I'm pleased to announce the creation of the Esperanza mailing list. I urge all members to join; see Wikipedia:Esperanza/Contact for more information. All you need to do is email me and I will activate your account. This will be a great way to relax, stay in touch, and hear important announcements. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?)

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Talk:United States of Greater Austria

Looks like I was a little late to the party, and it was decided that greater was the more correct term. It sounds right to me, but I have to confess that the differences between great and greater in regards to the naming of countries seems a fine line indeed. Somehow it sounds more correct to say greater. Isn't that strange how that works? I'm always trying to verify grammar rules when talking with my German friends, and why, exactly, things are said the way they are and it's always, "Because it sounds better that way". And then I turn around and say that to them when they ask me the same thing. lol -Maaya 19:48, 16 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Elisabeth of Bavaria

Sie sind aus Österreich stammend, oder? Wir haben ein, um, rege Diskussion bei dem Elisabeth of Bavaria Artikel, besonders wie Ihr name sollte. Vielleicht Sie können uns helfen? Ich denke es sollten nicht Elisabeth in Bavaria werden, aber das Elisabeth of Bavaria ist besser, oder Elisabeth (Austria-Hungary) wie in der deutsche wiki. Aber auch wenn Sie nicht mit mir überein, eine andere Ansicht würde sehr nützlich sind. (Ich schreibe auf Deutsch weil ich bin in dem Bestreben zu verbessern. Ich habe ein Prüfung am nächsten Monat!) -Maaya 23:08, 18 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you very much for your translations, by Sheynhertz

こんにちは! I ☆ed on you head page! Are you Jewish Austrian? Why don't you log in as ja:User:Gryffindor --User:Sheynhertz-Unbayg/sig 12:05, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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A vote has been called to rename Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia to Aleksandar Karađorđević. The renamers have at least stopped constant unilateral renaming (at last!). Please come, express your opinion and vote. Slán. FearÉIREANN\^(caint) 21:14, 22 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

welcome message

Yeah, I came across your welcome thingy on User talk:Stavos. You're right... why does the welcome message have to be so bland? You'rs is much better, and Ima borrow it... can it be made into a template? That'd be easier... Herostratus 03:27, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

A New Wiki-Organization

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PS: Join, and become a member!

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Thank you!

Esperanza election

Thank you for your support in the Esperanza Election. I was unsuccessful in the end of the election but I would like to thank you for having confidence in me to be a future admin general/ advisory council member. SWD316 ^{talk to m}^e 23:16, 30 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanza elections

Thanks for voting for me in the Esperanza elections. I've been appointed to the Advisory Committee, thanks to your show of confidence in me. I'll do my best to make you proud, but please feel free to ask me for help at any time or to give me tips as to what you would like to do. Thanks for being an active member of Esperanza! I'll see you around. Tito xd^{(?!? - help us)} 00:40, 31 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanza Elections

Thank you for your vote! Please let me know if I can help you as an advisory council member in the future. karmafist 01:05, 31 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanza Elections

Gryffindor

Thanks for voting for me at the Esperanza Elections.

I've made my way into the Advisory Committee, so if you ever need any help or have any queries about the stuff we do, please do not hesitate to ask me. Thanks again, Fir e Fox 11:53, 31 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi mate,

You may remember the war on styles that was waged some time ago and the eventual compromise reached which meant that styles (Holiness, Majesty, Royal Highness, etc) are no longer used in royalty articles. A series of templates were created to enable users to warn other users who attempt to reinsert styles into articles that that is no longer WP policy. However a user who is trying to get a whole series of templates deleted has nominated them on the WP:TFD for deletion. I am thoroughly fed up having to defend necessary templates from the minority of deletion police on WP who seem to act as a group: one nominates, then the rest all vote to agree with them. All help to defend the necessary templates in the styles series gratefully received. Thanks. FearÉIREANN\^(caint) 19:08, 31 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Use of tag "en"

Hi, Gryffindor. I came across an edit of yours that i don't understand. In a change made on November the 24th 2005 (http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Die_Zauberfl%C3%B6te&diff=29141882&oldid=29137939) you added square brackets around the language identifier "en".

The wikipedia article for "en" is a disambiguation page. I take it you didn't mean to link to it.

Did you instead mean for the link to look like this: [[English language|en]]

en

or maybe intend for it not to be a link at all: <nowiki>[[en]]</nowiki>

[[en]]

--Netizen 18:57, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion

Hello, in future please put {{d}} or {{db}} on the page you want deleted - not the talk page. Thank you, r3m0t ^talk 02:17, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maud of Wales

Morning,

I was wondering if I could get your support on moving Maud of the United Kingdom back to Maud of Wales. Since she married Prince Carl of Denmark prior to her father's accession, she should be at her proper per-marital name.

Thanks, Prsgoddess187 13:00, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's okay, no major rush on it. She was the daughter of Edward VII, but married Haakon VII of Norway (when he was still Prince Carl of Denmark) prior to her father taking the throne. So her pre-marital name, as fitting a queen consort, should be at Maud of Wales. Makes sense, right? Prsgoddess187 16:35, 7 January 2006 (UTC) PS - Hope you had a good vacation...[reply]

Yes, technically she was a Princess of the United Kingdom, but married while she was Princess Maud of Wales. As a queen consort, her proper place is Maud of Wales, like her cousins Marie of Edinburgh, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, and Sophia/Sophie of Prussia. Prsgoddess187 16:44, 7 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's my understanding that a queen consort goes back to maiden name, without a title (Mary of Teck and Alexandra of Denmark, were both princesses and queen consorts). Thanks for the support. I am pretty sure that none of the other princesses you listed became queens. Prsgoddess187 17:12, 7 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for checking, I always like to have the facts straight too. Thanks for the support. Prsgoddess187 17:25, 7 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome

Thank you. By the way I enjoyed looking at your gallery.--Dakota ~ ε 17:09, 7 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The ones on commons [3] my page on commons [4] not much there yet.--Dakota ~ ε 17:52, 7 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Pgk's RFA

Thanks for your support on my request for adminship.

The final outcome was (80/3/0), so I am now an administrator. I was flattered by the level of support and the comments, so I'm under real pressure not to disappoint, thus if you have any queries, suggestions or problems with any of my actions as an admin then please leave me a note --pgk^(talk) 12:18, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Francs2000's Bureaucratship

Thanks for your support on my request for bureaucratship.

The final outcome was (70/5/0), so I am now a bureaucrat. I seriously didn't expect so many good comments from everybody and I appreciated the constructive criticism from those that gave it. If you have any queries, suggestions or problems with any of my actions as a bureaucrat then please leave me a note. -- Francs 2000

22:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Timeline details

Hi there! Happy new year to you too. Regarding your query, I'm only 1 for 2:

I was able to change the colour of the left bar to a wine-/brick-red. Consult the metadata in the page for one possible format, rgb: different colours can be rendered with decimal values (convert from the list of colours) – e.g., red would be 1,0,0; black would be 0,0,0, etc.
However, I can find or know of no way to list and wikify items on the same line (as you wish), only vertically ... with the effect of text crashing. (That doesn't mean another way doesn't exist, but I don't see it.) The only other way I could think of is to add colums in between the two colour bars and try to list those politicians alongside one another in the separate columns (in cells on the same line).

You can find pointers regarding format, etc. at the Wikimedia site regarding the EasyTimeline utility.

I'm sorry I couldn't be any more help. Let me know if you need more assistance. Take care! E Pluribus Anthony | talk | 18:08, 10 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

192.45.72.27

I'm not one-hundred percent sure on this, but I think that since the reverting was done by three different users (Pgk, you, and me, I don't think it violates 3RR. To double check, you might want to ask Pgk, who just became an admin and would have a better idea on this than me. But that's my take on it. (Although, from the looks on this page, you did a good job.) Oh, and nice to "meet" you!--ViolinGirl^♪ 23:32, 10 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Understand. Thank you, also, for your kind words (re:adminship). I'm in admin coaching right now, and maybe I'll become an admin sometime, although RL is always more important...(or, that's what I keep trying to tell myself! ;) ) Again, nice "meeting" you and see you around!--ViolinGirl^♪ 00:07, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I know it looks like I've been giving you like what, 20 messages? But I keep making mistakes with THIS USER'S username (!!!)....so, anyway, sorry about that. The End. :) --ViolinGirl^♪ 00:12, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, my mistake (re:Pkg and Pgk). Unfortunately, whenever I see pgk I automattically think the word "package", so when typing it, I spell it "PKG" instead of "PGK". Anyway...I joined Esperanza too late to vote...although I tried to vote for Sango before I realized it. I would have joined sooner, but didn't realize you only had to have X number of edits instead of XX number, so...And sorry, for the admin coaching, you missed out on the two best coaches... ;) See you around...--ViolinGirl^♪ 13:36, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Talk about confusing!! I'm not sure I've got it yet, because if you scroll up in my talk page, Banes was saying it was okay...anyway, I was glad to "stand up" for you, although I think Alai was friendly enough as we were discussing it.

And, I'm doing fine, thanks for asking, although RL is sometimes stressful, trying to fit everything in. You?--ViolinGirl^♪ 00:19, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

3RR block

You have been temporarily blocked for violation of the three revert rule. Please feel free to return after the block expires, but also please make an effort to discuss your changes further in the future. Alai 04:34, 11 January 2006 (UTC) [reply]

Why am I getting blocked out of the blue if I receive no previous warnings? Gryffindor 19:47, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Replied here, to avoid fragmenting discussion across three different talk pages. Alai 19:50, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I saw you blocked Gryffindor for a violation of 3RR. Did you look into that? I have my doubts about the validity of the claim. (Perhaps Gryffindor was just reverting POV? Not positive, since I myself haven't looked in to it totally, but the comment here was made by Jamesbozen (talk · contribs), who, while I'm not saying is a bad user, I don't know yet, and looks to be a newbie?) No rush on replying, I'm just curious. Have a nice day! Cheers!--ViolinGirl^♪ 13:43, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Alai, yes I do have to wonder about that as well. I thought I made my actions pretty clear in my comments of the histories when reverting, such as South Tyrol, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy and Bozen-Bolzano. I kept on reverting the edits by the anon users, however got tired of it therefore I tried to get the opinions of other users, see [5], [6], [7], [8], as well as leaving numerous warnings on the talk page of anon [9]. I also reported the case on the Wikiquette alerts [10]. Since the users kept on doing it, I decided to report at least one case. I also pointed out to the other cases in my report [11]. I'm really not sure what else I needed to have done in order to avoid getting blocked myself. I appreciate and thank you for your help in blocking anon and defending me. Maybe you could be so kind as to point out to me what was done wrong and how it can be avoided in future, because I find it unjustified to block me as well. I received no warning of impending breach of rules, which would have sufficed I think. with kind regards Gryffindor 19:27, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Violingirl, what doubts about validity do you have, exactly? "Reverting POV" isn't an exception to the 3RR, and I don't think the reverts were simply of vandalism as such. (They don't look like good edits to me either, mind you.)

Gryffindor, my suggestion on not getting blocked for the 3RR is simple: don't revert so often! Wait and see if someone else reverts the changes: if they're as bad as you think, surely they will. By all means contact other people, or noticeboards, etc, but those are intended to be alternatives to serial reverting, not simply prerequisites to doing so. Please note that the 3RR applies per 24 hours, not per calendar day, as your own numbering of your reverts seems to reckon it. If you'd misunderstood that, I have even more sympathy for you, which I have rather a lot of in any case, as I'm sure your edits were in good faith. But none the less they were indeed reverts, and an excessive number of them at that, and I felt it wouldn't have been supportable to block one party and not the other, when both are equally guilty at least in technical terms. I'd probably have lifted your block early on the basis of the checkuser results, since the sockpuppetry at work here seems to have been a large part of what provoked you into breaking the rule, but unfortunately I wasn't online much yesterday (pesky broadband regime has left me in the lurch again). Alai 19:45, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, I didn't warn first as firstly, it's not a requirement; secondly, as I assumed that if you were familiar enough with the rule to file 3RR violation reports against others, you'd be familiar enough to avoid infringing against it yourself; and lastly and most importantly, so as to deal as equitably and impartially as possible between two parties guilty of essentially the same "offence", regardless of any personal opinions or sympathies I might have on the matter. Note also that if you disagree with a block, you're free to email the blocking admin, and in any case, you're free to admin your own talk page even while blocked, so you can make whatever commentary you wish there. In any case, glad you're back, all the best. Alai 19:58, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh lord this is so confusing to me. Ok, because my understanding was you need to warn someone about the reverts, that's why I was warning the anon. user. Considering that user was probably using multiple account (if I may dare say so), I was only able to warn one address, not the others. you are right about the one day/24 hour thing, I must have gotten that one confused. Ok, so am I getting this right: next time, see how many reverts have been done in 24 hours, not one day (meaning from morning till evening), and inform other users first about the going on's. see if they think it needs to be reverted, or let others do them. But I thought that reverts by other users do not count towards the limit on the three-revert-rule, only if I do the reverts do they count. Is that correct, or it does not matter which users do the revert? IMO the changes done constituted vandalism, because whole sections of the article were simply being sliced away (see South Tyrol), it wasn't just about names. Please correct me if I'm wrong or forgot something, thanks. Gryffindor 20:13, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Warning's a very good idea, and I entirely applaud you for having done so, it's just not part of the blocking policy as such. I may have been somewhat severe in my assumption that if you warned and reported someone else, you were fully aware and didn't need to be warned myself, but at any rate such was my thinking at the time. The rule is: no more than three reverts per person, per article. Reverts by others don't count, reverts by sockpuppets do. (So ideally your antagonist would have been blocked sooner, and more thoroughly, but hopefully this is resolved now at any rate, if a little later than would have been ideal.) I didn't notice any other "vandalistic" changes at the time, nor any reports that they were such. Looking back I can see half of paragraph was being removed from Trentino-South_Tyrol (but nothing similar on South Tyrol) though that's not necessarily "blanking vandalism", or at any rate, isn't clear-cut as such. As other people were indeed making reversions sim8ilar to your own, all the more reason to stop when you reach your own "limit". Of course, even better to resolve the dispute otherwise, without "using the reverts"! (Though I admit this seems unlikely to have been possible here.) Alai 20:32, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, gotcha. So in case something like this happens again, can I ask you for your opinion so that everything is legit? This was really my first time reverting such a user and using the reverts policy. Gryffindor 20:37, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're absolutely welcome to, certainly. Alai 23:32, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still slightly confused...So, if it's a case of POV, don't revert more than once(?), but if it's vandalism, then you can revert however many times the vandal vandalizes. :) Right? (And, thanks for being patient explaining this to me!) --ViolinGirl^♪ 00:13, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, you can in principle revert POV, or anything else you think needs to be reverted, up to the maximum number of times (i.e. 3). I'm just offering the commentary that reverting may not be the best action to take, esp. repeatedly, as it'll often just lead to further retaliation in kind. But on vandalism, yes, however many times however many vandals vandalise. :) And, you're welcome! Alai 00:23, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, got it, this time! Thanks for helping. --ViolinGirl^♪ 13:12, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, merci beaucoup. Gryffindor 13:41, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adminship

Say - why exactly aren't you already an admin? —Nightstallion (?) 08:29, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

<ignore sockpuppet> On a different note, what's the proper procedure for a vote that's being swamped by sockpuppets? —Nightstallion (?) 08:49, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mud-miner, anon, cease the egregious baiting and taunting. NS, see Wikipedia:Requests for CheckUser if you need for this to be formally established, though if a vote is clearly being swamped in that manner, the "votes" will simply be disregarded by the closing admin or bureaucrat. Alai 09:05, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the link, I've posted a request there, as well as at the admin noticeboard. —Nightstallion (?) 09:27, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thanks from rogerd

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Hi Gryffindor- Thanks for your support on my RfA. I appreciate the kind words that you used in your comments. If I can be of any service please leave me a message --rogerd 01:34, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Conventional shortform in country leads

Hi. I think it's alright to occasionally add, "or [shortform]," to a country lead, but that this officially standardization reads more poorly than simply starting off with the formal name. I am open to persuasion, but for the moment, I tentatively object to these changes being implemented acorss many country articles without a central discussion being facilitated. Therefore, I am undoing your changes. For convinience, I'm using the rollback button; if we come to an agreement I could re-rollback, some, or all, of these changes — or if you're an admin, you could do so, but I'd like to get some further input on these changes (hopefuly, other people will wish to participate). Thanks in advance for understanding. Regards, El_C 16:54, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Thanks for supporting me on my Rfa, Gryffindor! I appreciate your trust, and for wishing me "good luck". The puppy is now an Admin (final tally 58/7/2) Please let me know if there is anything I can ever do to assist you. KillerChihuahua^?!? 18:06, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

I don't have a fancy layout like other new admins, but I just want to thank you for your support at my RfA. It passed 48/3/1, so I have officially been promoted. I hope I won't let you down. If I'm not doing something properly, please tell me. Aecis ^{Mr. Mojo} ^risin' 21:09, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfB

Hi, Gryffidor. I'm just dropping you this message to thank you, very much, for your so very kind words and support in my RfB. It's been delisted as unsuccessful, but that doesn't changes how appreciative I am for your support. I remain, as always, at your disposal should you need my help. Thank you so much, again. Redux 21:57, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your words, again. Yes, I received a lot of support (maybe it could have been more, but RfB is all the way at the bottom of the page, so some people end up missing it). And almost all the opposition was based on that automatic "we don't need more Bureaucrats" notion. Most of the users who either opposed or remained neutral actually told me that they thought that I was actually a good candidate. And thank you for the coffee too! Looks great! Your friend, Redux 22:31, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Buganda

Hello. You marked Buganda as a stub, but I reckon it isn't a stub. However, it needs to be expanded, so an "expand" tag is probably more appropriate. Wouldn't you agree? . --Ezeu 22:01, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your contributions to de.wikisource

Hello Gryffindor. Thank you for the contributions. Unfortunately you didn't add your sources. Since the letters and poems are public domain anyway, it doesn't matter if you got them from a book or a website. So could you please add them or tell me where you've got the texts from? Thanks Jofi 23:53, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Gemeinderat

"Municipal council". 66.238.96.53 11:20, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]