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This is EVula's talk page, which shouldn't be a surprise if you clicked the link...
My general guidelines:
If I (EVula) left you a comment on your talk page, please just respond there, not here, so that conversations aren't spread out. Similarly, if you post something here, I will respond here.	Sign and date your posts using four tildes (~~~~). Place new comments after existing ones (but within topic sections). Separate topic sections with ==A descriptive header==, and put new topics at the bottom of the page.

Hello.

Thanks for your appreciation on some of my contributions as well as inviting me to contribute to the MK project page. I thought I signed up not too long ago on its talk page, but maybe I should have done that on the main article's page. Buzda 03:41, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Ah, sure enough. I knew there had to be some specific reason why I thought you were already a member. :) EVula 03:54, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Captions

Thanks for fixing the Seigenthaler article. I forgot about that :) Kaldari 16:27, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem. After all, that's what started this whole thing... Now we have come full circle. Whee! EVula 17:39, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Films

I had a little discussion with you a while back about the {{Film}} tag on character talk pages (the discussion was on Talk:Indiana Jones#WikiProject Films tag). Just so you know, we re-evaluated our scope and we now include film characters also. Thanks, Cbrown1023 19:52, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Ah, excellent, thanks for the update on this. Should I add the tag to the Mortal Kombat characters who appeared in the MK films? EVula 20:02, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

As long as that is about a film or characters from a film, they can be tagged. Cbrown1023 22:42, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Alrighty. I've tagged all appropriate MK character articles with the {{film}} tag. Glad to help out. EVula 14:36, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Please stop

The tags are getting removed if they relate to the article from the books, comics, etc... (anything outside the movies) It is is just that AWB does not distinguish between articles that had the tag and it was just removed and articles that never had the tag. I just finished those articles, so you will not have to worry about AWB reverting those changes. Cbrown1023 15:55, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Groovy. EVula 15:56, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Actually, a lot of good came from this; a lot of those articles didn't have {{StarWarsProject}} on them, so I've been stalking your edits and adding it where it is missing. Thanks for the indirect help. ;) EVula 15:57, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Move vandalism

please fix the page move vandalism to Persian danceg -Zadsat 17:44, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Fixed. Not sure why you came to me, but I'm happy to help. :-) EVula 17:48, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

came to you when i saw your name in recent changes.please fix other page move vandalism by unit since then also- Zadsat 17:50, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Ah, that makes sense. Feel free to let me know if you need any other assistance, or you can put {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will be with you post-haste.

I reverted the additional vandalism, though it is the sort of thing you can take care of just fine in the future. EVula 17:53, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

no man i mean unit moved other pages to nonsense names as well please fix them.- Zadsat 17:59, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Moves reverted. Thanks for the heads up. I've also warned Unit; if he does this again, he'll be banned. EVula 18:05, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

done it to your userpage...-Zadsat 18:07, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

your damn userpage was moved man! - Zadsat 18:12, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

I give up

Thanks for ruining the Lion King pages. Go ahead it fuck it up some more. 24.14.120.92 05:41, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm assuming that by both "ruining" and "fuck it up" you mean "bring it in-line with Wikipedia policies and guidelines", albeit in a highly creative and round-about manner. I'm further assuming that you're talking about some of my recent edits ([1] [2] [3] [4] [5]).

Under those two assumptions, I'm curious about your overly-atagonistic response. *shrug* EVula 15:31, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Mortal Kombat: Devastation

I noticed you're a pretty dedicated editor for this particular film article... you want to tag-team on this one, see what we can put together to make the article genuine? I cleaned up the structure a bit based on my experience with upcoming film articles, but we still need to develop the content, especially project history. --Erik (^talk/_contrib) @ 03:44, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Absolutely! I have about zilch experience with upcoming films; I gathered what little information I could largely in response to the deluge of crap that was being thrown into the article. Assistance from someone who actually knows what the hell they are doing is more than welcome. :) EVula 04:21, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Mortal Kombat: Devastation

If I may quote you:

"I'd like to point out that, at one point, the article was actually fairly well sourced, and had links to older rumors that helped smooth the transition between conflicting information. However, Wesborland removed it [6]. If someone else would like to restore the information, feel free; he and I have gone back and forth enough times in this article that I don't want to revert him anymore, regardless of the quality. EVula 14:25, 13 October 2006 (UTC)"

It wasn't my intention to vandalize the article when I removed those sources. I just thought they were no longer valid since they were outdated and contradicted by the newer ones. When I saw you didn't revert my edit I figured you agreed with me, but if you don't, please revert me. I'm really not trying to continue the edit war here, I'm just trying to make this article as reliable as possible.

By the way, have you seen the current state of the article? Someone removed the information about the plot and now it's in a certain state of disorganization, what do you think? Wesborland 16:32, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

I didn't mean to say that I thought you were vandalizing. I disagreed with you, but coming right off our edit war, I didn't feel like disagreeing with you anymore. :)

I haven't actually paid the article much attention lately; I've shifted my attentions elsewhere. I'll probably swing back to it at some point. EVula 16:37, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Just wanted to stop by and thank you for your help with my template problems.I'm still a little new at templates. SOADLuver 19:11, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem. The particular issue with your template is that almost all userboxes are being phased out of the template namespace; basically, if the userbox displays an opinion, it goes to userspace (as opposed to absolutely neutral templates, such as {{user en}}). Probably wouldn't be a bad idea for you to read up on WP:GUS for more information about it.

If you have any other template questions, feel free to ask me. I may not be the most knowledgeable user in the world, but I'll do what I can to help. :-) EVula 19:14, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

I'll remember this, and I'll read WP:GUS right away.again extreme thanks SOADLuver 19:27, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Re: userbox change

I wasn't talking about the placement of the names. I understand that, and didn't change it. I was talking about having two seperate links. One to Mortal Kombat, and one to the WikiProject. And thank-you very much for your civility on the matter. :) ^---SilentRAGE! 21:49, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Oops. I guess I did change the words around. I just noticed that now. But it is supposed to be in that order, like you said. But still, I was refering to the two links, when I edited it. ^---SilentRAGE! 22:08, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Groovy, looks like we're on the same page now. Yay! :-) EVula 22:56, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Thanks!

Most welcomed. Note that what I stated there is mostly my personal opinion, with some thoughts about what others may consider correct or not. Thus, you may not agree in some points, or you may find later that in your future RFA that all my points are void. Hopefully, others will take their time to review you as well, although I doubt it as there is a big backlog and very few users working there. Good luck! -- ReyBrujo 01:49, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I was beginning to get a bit concerned; four days with no feedback, I figured maybe I'd been too verbose in my responses...

As for your advice, I've read up enough on various RfA standards to know that it'll be almost impossible for me to meet everything for everyone; personal opinions about what I should do are perfectly fine. Even if I don't pass an RfA, I figure that the worst that can happen is that I'll be a better editor. Oh darn. :-) EVula 01:52, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Announcement: It's an administrator!

---

EVula, thanks for your support on my request for adminship.

The final outcome was a robust 62/1/1, so I am now an administrator. If you ever have any questions about my actions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks again, Chris Griswold

Hah! That's a great tag.

Anyway, no need to thank me for my support; it was your actions that made my support so, so easy to give. I look forward to working with you on other articles, too (maybe as co-admins; I'm hoping to run for a spot in a few months!). EVula 21:56, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Re. A review request

Hello EVula. In fact, I was already planning to collaborate with your editor's review either later tonight or tomorrow. I saw your funny comment yesterday following my baby remark on User talk:ChrisGriswold. I immediately recognized your username but could not recall from where. I firstly thought that it could be from a recent RfA, but only after spending some time searching for your non-existent RfA I realized that it was from the editors review page. So I decided that I should participate in your review anytime soon. I'll go have dinner now and I'll gladly provide you with some feedback when I return. :-) Best regards.--Húsönd 21:22, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Man, I've got the world's best timing... thanks in advance. EVula 21:28, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I noticed your speedy delete stance on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vibrational Theory. However, there is no speedy deletion criterium that stipulates that original research should be speedied. I thought that I should tell you this because on your RfA there'll be a chance that users may get the notion that you are confused with the SD criteria. Best regards.--Húsönd 23:24, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Well... poop. Thanks for the heads up. EVula 01:59, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

MP stubs

Thanks for your support. They're certainly not very good at present, but I'm hoping in the long term that we can have stubs for all MPs (well, from the Long Parliament on, say) and that people with the specialized local history to fill in the bios will do so as they can. (There are some frighteningly systematic people working on Parliamentary election results and so on.) Anyway, I mostly dropped by because your humorous example of the legislator-for-an-hour reminded me of a real incident involving two (relative) nonentities, Lord Charles and Rev. Lord Frederick Townshend, younger sons of the 1st Marquess Townshend. The former had just been elected MP for Great Yarmouth, and he and his elder brother (the rector of Stiffkey) took a coach together from Norfolk to London. At the end of the journey, Rev. Lord Frederick got out, hit a post boy, offered to fight the spectators, and wandered away. Inside the coach, Lord Charles had been shot through the head. Lord Frederick claimed his brother had committed suicide and that he had also attempted to do so, but failed; the coroner's jury failed to determine whom the shooter had been, and Lord Frederick was committed for a madman. Much more memorable, I daresay, than anything either could have done in law or religion. Choess 05:44, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

...wow. I completely agree with you about it being memorable... that's just too funny. :-)

Hopefully the editor who is submitting the articles for deletion will wake up and realize that his little corner of the world isn't the only corner in the world. I'd help more, but there's very little I could do; aside from not being particularly interested in them, I'm on the wrong side of the pond. I'll just keep voting for their existence instead... EVula 05:49, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. TheSonofSerenity 07:03, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

AFDs and "vanity"

Regarding AFDs, just a friendly note to point out that the use of "vanity" is now discouraged. Instead please use "apparent Conflict of interest" per WP:COI. Cheers, Jpe|ob 08:15, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

So noted. Thanks! EVula 16:31, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

My RFA!

EVula, thank you so much for your support for my RfA. I passed with a vote tally of 61/0/1. Also, thanks for keeping the tally up-to-date when others forgot and coming to my support on my one Neutral vote :-) I am honored that the consensus was to allow me the added privilege of the admin mop. I appreciate your support and complimentary words on my RFA! --plange 21:40, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

My pleasure. Like I said, I didn't know you weren't already an admin until your RfA; you'd always behaved like one, so I had absolutely no reservations about whether you were the sort of person who deserved a mop. Maybe now people will stop calling you a "he"...

The fact that you're a fellow browncoat is just icing on the cake. ;-) EVula 21:51, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

for fixing my AfD close mistake... By the way, how would I avoid that in the future? What is the correct template?--Isotope23 19:38, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

No worries. I honestly have no clue what the template is; I just went back to an old AfD, ripped the bottom off, and put it on the page. :-) EVula 19:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I was just doing that when you beat me to it...--Isotope23 19:41, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

I am fast like ninja. Booya. EVula 19:43, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

John Wayne (rapper)

Hmm, seems policy just recently changed. [7] I guess Jimbo removed that 48 hours thing about a week ago. I guess I didn't notice the change until you mentioned it. I guess it can be speedied, but it is on WP:CP so it will be deleted anyways. T REX_speak 00:44, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Okay, that actually makes me feel better. :-) I'm getting a lot more involved in the various XfD stuff, and so far my biggest/only stumbling blocks have been speedy deletion things. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't mis-reading the policy. EVula 03:12, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Administrator requirements

Thanks for the advice. :-) Nightscream 11:02, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem, happy to help. EVula 13:34, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Umm

[8] Once again, everything I did has been within wikipedia guidelines. What is illegitimate about me keeping an eye on your edits, as I have noticed that they contain a pattern of behavior with which I disagree and believe to not be in the best interest of wikipedia (eg discussing your personal experiences with video games on talk pages)? Thanks. HTH. Justinpwilsonadvocate 17:59, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

No Wikipedia guideline was broken, which is why I didn't warn you. I merely requested that you not stalk my edits with the express purpose of opposing me, which (while not breaking any guidelines) is considered (by me) to be obnoxious and childish. It was a request, that is all, and you're welcome to ignore it (which apparently you will). EVula 18:03, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

What was obnoxious and childish was your unwillingness to bury the hatchet when I attempted to end our conflcit last summer. Justinpwilsonadvocate 19:55, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Stop talking to me. Seriously, just stop. EVula 20:09, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

TestTemplatesNotice

Hi. I saw you putting the {{TestTemplatesNotice}} template in a few places, and I would think that it's value is questionable, and it also takes up a lot of room. I would think it would be better for it to show up only in Category:User warning templates, as that's the centralized place for all warning templates. Wonder what you think. You can reply here. Thanks. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 03:48, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, I was just going through {{TestTemplates}} and tagging everything there. Personally, I like the TestTemplatesNotice as I'm lazy and can just copy and past the code with the subst: already in place. :-) In all seriousness, though, I like having a standardized layout (for lack of a better term) for all the various warnings. A lot of new users who are just starting to use warnings against errant editors might not know to subst templates (I didn't when I was newb), so I think any service in that manner outweighs its size. EVula 03:57, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Right. But that ugly box is kind of ... uhm... ugly. I'd like it more at Category:User warning templates. But OK, I won't insist morre on that. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 03:33, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, honestly, there's very, very little reason for anyone to go to the category for instructions on how to properly use a template. If a better method is found, I'd be all for it; I'm not married to TestTemplatesNotice, its just the best option at the moment. EVula 05:10, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Jabba the Hutt

Thanks for your support re: Leia captured before or after Luke. I have no idea what this person is thinking! Urania3 12:08, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, that's just strange. Maybe he has some bootleg or something. :-) EVula 15:34, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Jedi trials

Hello! I think you are a good editor and i proposed you as a candidate for adminship. Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/EVula. Voice your opinion and let us know if you are willing to accept! Canderous Ordo 20:24, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

!

I just rolled out of bed from taking a nap (I hate being sick) and this is what I come to. Hot diggity damn, I feel better already! :-) EVula 20:58, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

What exactly do I need to do? In poking around, I think that the page technically didn't get made "right" (can't be more specific than that, as I've never submitted an RfA, so I don't know the right way). Should I try to fix it, or should you? EVula 21:04, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Your RfA

Sure. It wouldn't go unnoticed by me anyway. :-) Good luck with it, I'll participate right away. By the way, I must recommend that you don't tell other users about it, for such action can be deemed as canvass by some editors. Your notice to me, however, is acceptable coz it's more like a friendly notice, as I participated in your editor review. Regards.--Húsönd 23:36, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I left messages with you and ReyBrujo, only because you two responded to my review. I'm not planning on canvassing anywhere else (though I am mentioning it on the MK WikiProject page, as its my rationale for temporarily backing out of/postponing something I proposed).

As always, thanks for the advice. EVula 23:45, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Hello! I have asked an optional question on your RfA. I may well decide one way or another anyway but your answer would be great! (aeropagitica) 23:49, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Question answered. I'm actually surprised that isn't one of the default questions... EVula 00:23, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: From Editor Review to RfA

Hello there, EVula. Unluckily, I don't participate in RFAs of people with whom I have not treated regularly. However, you have my moral support :-) Good luck! -- ReyBrujo 00:53, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Alrighty. Your advice in my editor review definitely helped me to improve my editing habits enough to warrant someone nominating me, so I figure you've already helped. ;-) EVula 03:53, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Need help

I am heavily involved with this project, but since it didn't have a tag until some days ago (as a matter of fact it was in a certain state of abandonment until I joined it) nobody quite knows it yet, so it has a grand total of 6 members and some of them aren't even involved with Uruguay-related pages. I really want this project to grow and I want there to be a wider variety of articles related to it on Wikipedia, but I need someone more experienced than me to help me achieve it, so:

• Would you happen to be interested in joining the project?
• Can you at least give me some tips on how to make it grow?

I'd appreciate your help. Wesborland 00:57, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, the best way to increase exposure for the project is to apply the project's banner to all relevant articles. To that end, I'm trying to hit up as many as possible. Aside from that... uh, I'm not really sure. I'm stretched pretty thin at the moment, so I think I'll have to pass on joining the project proper, but I'm more than happy to help flag all the articles. EVula 04:14, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

I see that you are doing wikiproject tagging if you would like I have a bot that can do it Betacommand ^{(talk • contribs • Bot)} 04:41, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

I actually like doing it by hand, but a bot would probably get it done faster. I'd recommend talking to Wesborland directly, as he may have need of a bot's services in the near future. EVula 04:47, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Wow, I see you have flagged plenty of articles so far, thank you so much for your help. As for the bot, I never quite understood how it worked and how it could be used, what exactly can a bot do? I'm sure I could use one but I just don't know how to. Wesborland 14:56, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		Your answer to Q4 on your RfA just earned you this barnstar. Mwahaha! Best regards. Húsönd 04:01, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

*bows* I love to make people laugh, especially on a page that's supposed to be rather serious. :-) EVula 04:49, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
(and you'd better believe that I'm laughing maniacally now...)

Notice my latest friendly gesture

...I am sure it will be ignored like all the others. Justinpwilsonadvocate 01:16, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

You'll get a thank you message for your support of my RfA, just like everyone else who responds. It won't be ignored. EVula 03:29, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I hope that you know that all I'm looking for in all of this is for you to say something like "OK, we're cool, thank you for your contributions to the wiki" instead of "stop bothering me". That's it. I don't know why that is so difficult about that, but I guess I don't understand a lot of things. Justinpwilsonadvocate 03:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Just a quick bit of advice: if you want someone to stop thinking that you're bothering them, actually stop bothering them. To this day, I have no clue what your problem with me is; apparently (given what little of your userpage isn't copied from mine), you feel severely maligned by the fact that I don't have you on my friends list, despite the fact that I told you specifically what you could do for me to consider putting you there and you didn't do what I said. I'm sorry, but if there's going to be some sort of reconciliation here, you're just gonna have to meet me half-way, dammit.

You've stalked my edits numerous times (and have fessed up to it twice)... hell, I actually don't have a problem with it, except that you've maliciously stalked my edits (which I've carefully documented in both my editor review and my RfA). With your vote on my RfA, I honestly thought for a second that maybe, just maybe, you'd actually decided to put our past behind us. But, lo and behold, you've come to my talk page, pointing at it (trust me, I saw it... I shit a brick when I saw it, but that's neither here nor there) and expecting some sort of cookie for it. Sorry, but that's just not how I roll; I'm not going to be manipulated into whatever reaction you're looking for.

Do you really want for us to be cool? I mean, seriously? 'cause here's what you should do:

1. Stop stalking me. I really don't like editing when I know for a fact that someone is looking over my shoulder, especially when they're going to second-guess my actions.
2. Stop abusing my talk page (you've edited my talk page more than any other; 29 of your 207 edits). Every time you post here, I have to stop what I'm doing to respond (and usually it isn't a quick response). This one response has taken me about two hours to write (although, in your defense, I was stopping to watch Daily Show and Colbert Report). When you monopolize as much of my time as you have, I'm not as effective an editor, which certainly doesn't implore me to be friends with you. The fact that you watch my talk page like a hawk and immediately respond, without apparently doing anything else on Wikipedia, doesn't speak particularly well of your intentions in my book.
3. Read up on Wikipedia guidelines and policies. Not knowing the guidelines for obscure stuff like hatnotes is perfectly acceptable (hell, I didn't even know what the damn things were called for the longest time), but your moving of Borg (Star Trek), Ronto, and Sub-Zero (the last two being articles I had worked on fairly recently at the time of the move) without first taking into account the proper naming scheme of similar articles seems, assuming good faith, a bit haphazard.
4. Make more contributions to the encyclopedia that don't tie into my edits. You've created some articles, yeah, but all of them have been named similarly to items in my edit list (ERMAC vs. Ermac, Cyrax (HDS system) vs. Cyrax, the whole Ronto thing), plus several of your other edits have been adding hatnotes to articles that I help maintain (often right after I'd edited [9][10][11]). I count 12 pages in your edit history (out of 72 unique articles) that are unrelated to me or my editing patterns. I cast a wide net, I realize (about 4,100 unique articles edited), and am active in a wide variety of areas on Wikipedia, but it really isn't hard to not edit pages I haven't.
5. Don't make a show of trying to "win" my approval or friendship or whatever. As I said in one of our past conversations, friendship develops over time. The people who I've got on my current friend list I've known for a couple of years (with the exception of The Haunted Angel and RobWill80, who are on there because I've had several very positive collaborations with them, which I can't say about you [which isn't a jab at you or anything, its just a fact]). Go get more experienced with Wikipedia and I'll respect your contributions; respect is the cornerstone to any friendship. I'll be as civil as possible, but I'm not going to add you to my friend list out of guilt (or some misinterpreted wiki guideline). Some people may welcome absolutely everyone as their friend; I'm not one of those people.
6. Stop stalking me. Yes, I mentioned this twice; that's how important it is.
7. The seventh one is really, really minor: change your damn userpage so that it isn't a duplicate of mine. I know you didn't break any rules, which is why I haven't pursued this particular issue, but it just irks me, and it would be a tremendous show of good faith if you created a unique userpage instead of just grabbing my words and userboxes as your own (especially when most of them aren't even true; you aren't a member of those WikiProjects, and your userpage hasn't been vandalized at all, especially since you were the only editor to have ever touched your userpage at the time of its inclusion).

I don't want to sound like a hardass, but I'm just plain tired of dealing with this. If you're genuinely interested in becoming my friend and burying the hatchet, here's your map. Stick to it or not, its your call. EVula 05:48, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: Fair use questions

I have replied to your post on my Talk page. --Slowking Man 11:02, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh my god!

4 users joined the project in 1 day. Good job! Thank you. I'd give you a barnstar, but I haven't made one yet :P Wesborland 15:26, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

That's fantastic news! I'm actually home from work sick today (I've felt like crap all week). If there are any more articles that need banners, I'll see about adding them. EVula 16:22, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

A successful RfA (it seems almost definite: 50/0/0!) should raise your spirits! Cbrown1023 20:45, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh, absolutely. Between practically ODing on orange juice and the overwhelming support on my RfA, I'm starting to feel better. :-) EVula 20:49, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: Pissed

Thanks for your response (yeah, the channel does that thing where you have to identify yourself with NickServ before you can /msg anyone). I've always considered "pissed" obscene (along the same level as "asshole"), which is why I couldn't understand why people would vote allow on that WP:RFC/NAME. In the United States pissed either means to be angry (in a vulgar sense) or to urinate (like you might have been holding it for quite a while), like one would say "where's the pisser" when looking for the restroom in a bar, etc. We also don't want children using that word, of course. Tuxide 03:05, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, I'm a big fan of Wikipedia not being censored. "FuckedPat" I would object to, but "PissedPat" just doesn't set off my alarm enough for me to vote "disallow" on it.

Also, any argument involving children (especially "we do/don't want..." ones) is instantly open to debate; while I wouldn't want my (non-existant) three year old to say it, I wouldn't have a problem with my (equally non-existant) fourteen year-old saying it, unless they were saying "man, Billy and I got so pissed last night", in which case I'd be worrying about a hell of a lot more than their vocabulary... EVula 03:18, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

~Tells on the mean bully in the Shaolin Monks edit war~

~Tugs on EVula's coat~

E.. EVula, he's doing it again! B-but I can't stop him, lest I break the wules. The Haunted Angel ^{(The Forest Whispers My Name)} 22:52, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Hehe, just reverted it. Now, go play on the jungle gym while Mr. EVula sits over in the corner and sips his flask... EVula 22:56, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Yey! The Haunted Angel ^{(The Forest Whispers My Name)} 22:59, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Award

On behalf of the Esperanza Barnstar Brigade, I hereby present user EVula the Barnstar Star Award for creating the fabulous Uruguay Star.Rosa 00:09, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I had a lot of fun with it... certainly gave me ideas for creating other country-specific barnstars.

Man, this is a good week for me... starts with a barnstar, will be continued with the almost-certain passing of my RfA... Wednesday, you've got a lot to live up to. Don't disappoint. EVula 00:54, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

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RfA result

I am pleased to let you know that, consensus reached, you are now an Administrator. You should find the following forums useful:

• Administrators' reading list
• Administrators' how-to guide
• Administrators' Noticeboard

• Administrators' Noticeboard for Incidents
• Administrators' Noticeboard for Three-revert rule violations

Congratulations on your promotion and the best of luck with your new charge! Redux 22:03, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Well done on becoming an admin! Please feel free to ask if you have any questions about your admin status and tools, I'm sure that I would love to know the answers too! Best wishes and happy mopping, (aeropagitica) 22:09, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

*cackles maniacally* The power, the power...

Seriously, though, I'm very excited about this. I think tonight is a perfect time to test out Vera to see what she and I can accomplish. :) I'll be sure to hit you up with any question, aero, though I'm likely to take it a bit slow (just to make sure I don't break something in my enthusiasm).

Now I can finally brag about this on one of the forums I'm active on without fear of them trying to flood the vote one way or the other. :-) EVula 22:26, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations on the mop EVula! :-) Have fun sweeping our beloved Wikipedia. Best regards.--Húsönd 22:59, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! From the looks of things, I'll be saying the same thing to you in just a few days. ;) EVula 23:15, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Congrats as well, I'd have posted earlier but I'm currently dealing with a disruptive editor. Cbrown1023 23:14, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Bwuhaha, I can't wait to crack down on silly vandals that I had to shuffle off to other editors for disposal... EVula 23:18, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Yay, another Browncoat is an Admin! Congratulations EVula!!! --plange 22:48, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Big damn admin, reporting for duty! :) EVula 23:19, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh, Wikipedia, what have you done... Mindule 04:08, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations. Here are what pass for words of wisdom from the puppy:

Remember you will always protect the wrong version. Remember you must always follow the rules, except for when you ignore them. You will always pick the wrong one to do. (See #5) Remember to assume good faith and not bite. Remember that when you are applying these principles most diligently, you are probably dealing with a troll. Use the block ability sparingly. Enjoy the insults you receive when you do block. Remember when you make these errors, someone will be more than happy to point them out to you in dazzling clarity and descriptive terminology. and finally, Remember to contact me if you ever need assistance, and I will do what I am able. KillerChihuahua?!?

DISCLAIMER: This humor does not reflect the official humor of Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation, or Jimbo Wales. All rights released under GFDL.

Hey, congratulations. Hope you enjoy the new privs (not too much!) :) riana_dzasta 05:50, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm taking it really slow with jumping into being an admin (not the least of which being that my free time is almost nil this week...). I just deleted my first page (a page in my userspace I made specifically to delete) to ensure that I could get familiar with it and not screw something up. :) Next step is to thank everyone... EVula // talk // ☯ // 05:53, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Better to take it slow than jump into extreme burnination... riana_dzasta 06:20, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, but that's also partly because Thatched-roof cottage doesn't exist. Damn. EVula // talk // ☯ // 15:29, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

• Congratulations on your new mop and bucket! :) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 16:59, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations EVula! I hope you have fun as admin, and if you ever need help, feel free to contact me. Nishkid64 01:10, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

My pleasure, and congratulations! Jayjg ^(talk) 02:56, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Thank you for the extra feathers on my wings! Thank you so much, EVula, for your support in my RfA, which passed on November 11, 2006, with a final tally of 82/0/2. I am humbled by the kind support of so many fellow Wikipedians, and I vow to continue to work and improve with the help of these new tools. Should you have any request, do not hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Húsönd 19:47, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Also thank you for congratulating me, and for all the encouragement/support. :-) Kindest regards.--Húsönd 19:47, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Haiku

To express oneself
In seventeen syllables
Is very diffic -

(Radiant) 16:30, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Heh, no kidding. Why else do you think it took me so long to finally get around to thanking everyone for my RfA? ;-) EVula // talk // ☯ // 17:29, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the user box fix!

Yay! -- weirdoactor ^t|c -- 02:12, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem. EVula // talk // ☯ // 02:25, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Tea with the Black Dragon

Hello EVula, the user that you see leaving the non-notable messages has left them on practically every page I have created and does so under different names. I doubt a page that is apart of a Wiki Novels project (if you refer to its discussion page) is considered non-notable. Just to let you know. I wanted to request if you find it alright for me to remove the tag because I highly doubt its notability is a problem.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 15:26, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Seems he struck on another article with the same name EVula: http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Dr._Mehmet_Oz&diff=next&oldid=87478858 (does Dr. Mehmet Oz strike you as non-notable?).¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 15:30, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Found another: http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=High_School_Never_Ends&diff=87486182&oldid=87478291 (High School Never Ends is a song on a Bowling For Soup album, I'm pretty sure this user at this point is doing this for the sake of abusing the deletion tags).¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 15:38, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Someone else already banned the one responsible for the tagging, but I did self-revert my edit to Tea with the Black Dragon. Let me know if you have any other problems. EVula // talk // ☯ // 15:42, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks EVula, I greatly appreciate that. Well after looking at the history of all my articles seems he found his way to all of them:

• Fine Cut: KCET's Festival of Student Film
• Duarte Unified School District
• Tea With the Black Dragon
• High School Never Ends
• Il Ballo del Doge
• Henri Le Sidaner
• Dr. Mehmet Oz

Sheesh some people have major vendettas :P....¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 15:44, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

High Sierra Disambiguation Page

May the glaciers shine reflected sunlight upon you in the cold, oh more gifted Wikipedia editor than I. Thank you, KP Botany 20:41, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Hah, no problem. :-) EVula // talk // ☯ // 21:22, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

William Sledd

Do not protect the William Sledd page from being recreated. It was deleted because some...people disputed whether the subject was notable. William Sledd was interviewed by Women's Wear Daily on november 2, 2006, as a rising "youtube star". There's a whole article about him. Unless you believe WWD is on pay from Youtube, then he has finally been reviewed in major independent media and meets notability.--Arislan 23:16, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

You're looking for Wikipedia:Deletion review. EVula // talk // ☯ // 23:19, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

db-userreq on userpages for User:Dan Asad

That is my old username. I wanted to delete those pages.--DANK 02:04, 14 November 2006 (UTC)