User:Avenged Eightfold/Archive 18

Administration?

Nothing444 is asking to nominate me to Administration. Do you think I'm ready? I have made 1910+ edits (counting deleted ones. I have 1860+ edits without the deleted ones). I have been editing at wikipedia for 1 month and 2 days. And if I do decide for him to nominate me, would you support me? I would like your opinion ASAP.--RyRy5 talk 23:48, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I'm asking many people this question. I'm so far deciding not to accept and I will try around the beggining of summer. Also, how did you like my new invite for the WP:SOX?

Thanks again. Also, keep up your scouting. --RyRy5 talk 00:31, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi, and welcome to the Scouting Business! The scouts here to monitor all members of the Red Sox WikiProject. We then add any information that we find to the Scouting Report on the main page. The whole scouting business is used so everyone else can see what and how the WikiProject is doing. If you scout often and if you add numerous reports to the main page, a manager will be sure to promote you.

Looking for somewhere to start or do you have nothing to do? Here are a few things you can do:

• Monitor member's contributions using the members list at the Scouting Office, and if you find a report, add it to the Scouting Report at the main page.
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Survivor

I don't mean to be nosy, but I saw on MySurvivorPartay's talk that you were a huge survivor fan. Have you checked out WP:SURVIVE? ♥Shapiros10WuzHere♥ 12:12, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

thank you

i wiold just like to say thank you for thr cookiesGrandoldman (talk) 14:55, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Reply

Yeah - sorry. I saw it. I was planning to write it when you do run. :) Is that OK? Milk’s Favorite Cookie ^(Talk) 17:14, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Nuke

Hey, thanks for the nuke award! It's busy today! Dreadstar † 17:46, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

That's such a great award! It's brilliant..! Dreadstar † 16:45, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

UAA report

I removed your UAA report of "Danthemanfrom3pointland" because you gave a reason that's invalid on UAA ("confusing"). Ordinarily I would suggest you talk to the user and ask them to change their name, but in this case, I just want you to rethink the situation, because "Danthemanfrom3pointland" isn't confusing or problematic in any other way.

Please take block requests seriously, and use UAA only to request blocks that are necessary under the username policy. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 19:00, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

RE:Your RFA

No problem, good luck! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) 23:02, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

I'll have a look.--RyRy5 (talk) 23:20, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Usernames

Blocking new editors for their usernames is the bitiest thing WP does. See the instructions at the top of UAA - "No name should be reported here unless it is clearly inappropriate, in violation of the policy." - Confusing usernames are NOT in violation of the username policy, this changed on the 4th of April and is bolded in the instructions at the top of the page you were reporting names on. "For ordinary violations of the username policy, do not use this page. Instead, warn the user and ask them to change their name," - I haven't looked at diffs, but did you ever ask users to consider changing their names? "RFCN is a forum for discussing possible violations when the user has already been notified and had a chance to discuss." this is usually a better venue for discussing usernames. Anyway, with luck I'll be a tiny minority of "no" and you'll get adminship. Kind regards. Dan Beale-Cocks 23:25, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Re:Guestbook Buttons

Thats ok that you didn't see it. It is sorted out now. I love the buttons you put on my guestbook. Thankyou so much for making them for me. I don't want to bother you anymore, but I have one more question: How do you get the next buttons on the right of the page? Thankyou. wwesocks^sign 01:16, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Image:Michael_1.JPG

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Your RfA

I just closed it out per your withdrawl. Good luck next time. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂O) 11:24, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Mike Nagy.jpg)

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adoption

<template removed, to erase any confusion>, i am willing to be adopted Grandoldman (talk) 15:00, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

time

hello how do i put the time on my user page like you?Grandoldman (talk) 15:04, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

making a website

on your user page you said that you wanted to make a web site i recommend webeden its free and very good.Grandoldman (talk) 15:18, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

uploading an image

sorry to annoy you but how do u upload an imageGrandoldman (talk) 15:33, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

RfA

Very, very sorry I missed this; apparently I missed a lot in the relatively short time I was gone. :(   jj137 (talk) 00:40, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Major Edit to List of Office Characters (US)

Hey, I'm going to be reverting your major edits of "List of characters from the Office (US)" to the version right before you started working on it. I'm not sure if your intent was to keep working on it, but you blanked a lot of information and links to the pages of in depth character pages. It seems like the new page would rehash much of the information that is located on those pages. Also, you made those edits April 19th, and it is now April 21st and no new work has seemingly been done on it from your end. I do think that what you're doing with that page is a step in the right direction, but right now the page is much better with the links to all the other characters instead of all the blank space. Dx87 (talk) 02:33, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

webeden

have you tryed webeden?Grandoldman (talk) 15:14, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

i need help

the writing on my discussion page has gone small please can you change it Grandoldman (talk) 15:59, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Wow

Thx for the award ;-). I'm not really new to wiki. I'm a returning editor and I'm currently trying to get my old stuff back see usurp request. I don't think that there's a big chance that it'll work out; and that I'll have to stick with my new acc. Anyway, again thanks for the award :-) User Dœ _αT^ΩC 23:04, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

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Re: The Office (U.S. season 2) FL Nom

...and  Done Milk’s Favorite Cookie ^(Talk) 18:54, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Help!

I am editing the Walpole, MA article, when all of the sudden half of the thing disappears on me, but it is still in the edit box when I go into it. Anyone know what's wrong? STORMTRACKER 94 ^{Go Irish!} 19:20, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

When you forget to add the / to the ref tag, it eliminates all of the text after that. I fixed it for you. :) Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 19:25, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Glad I could help. Oh, and good luck with getting it to FA! Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 19:29, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

(edit conflict) <ref name="early history"> is not the same as <ref name="early history"/>. The second does what you wanted, duplicate a previously used reference. The first makes a new one, and when it isn't closed with a </ref>, bad things happen. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 19:27, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Image:Nagy 3.jpg

Two things:

1. It's high resolution.
2. And Replaceable Fair Use. See WP:NFCC criteria #1.

Milk’s Favorite Cookie ^(Talk) 23:18, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Walpole, MA

I absolutely want to help out. I'll see what I can do. Sobar (talk) 12:55, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

More Walpole, MA

I added a little more info to the article. I wasn't sure whether you were planning to add any other information. I added a photo that I took of Rolls Royce Naval Marine in Walpole, but I will try to get some photos of Town Hall, and maybe also the center of town. Definitely I'll get a photo of Morgan Field and the police station (old town hall.) Do you want to add a description of notable natives, like we had previously? Sobar (talk) 14:27, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Ivan Rodriguez

Sure, I'll tale another look. Just give me a couple minutes. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 13:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

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On 26 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mike Nagy (baseball), 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.

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Re: deletion of Wiki article about Community Service Foundation

I worked for the Community Service Foundation from 1964-65; Willis Spivey was my grandfather. The library/community center CSF built in Ridgecrest is still in use by the community 48 years later. Removing this article would be a slap in the face to those folks in Ridgecrest, Danville and Baskins Crossings who worked so hard to improve their lot. If you need more proof, see http://www.discoverblackflorida.com/index.asp?CommandSites=detail&SiteID=93 Cyclopsga (talk) 05:03, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

sock puppet

what is a sock puppet? Grandoldman (talk) 08:17, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

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thank you for telling me what a sock puppet is Grandoldman (talk) 12:24, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia Encyclopedia

Did you hear that Wikipedia will be publishing an encyclopeida, most likely only going to feature FA and GA. I don't know alot about the news so I was wondering if you knew anything about it? King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 12:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 12:35, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

free webs

• what is the http of your free webs website? Grandoldman (talk) 13:53, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

!!!!!URGENT !!!!!

SOME THING REALLY BAD HAS HAPPENED TO MY USER PAGE PLEASE CAN YOU CHANGE IT THANK YOU Grandoldman (talk) 14:10, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Nom

I just nominated Grey Griffins for a good article. Do I need to make a assement page or will the assesers do that? King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 19:44, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Withdrawn

After advice from an editor at the Wikiproject Novels, I knew that the article was not yet ready to be a GA. Have you read any of the books of the series? King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 21:27, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Though I have withdrawn the article, I will be opening up a pear review for more advice, but there is only one small problem...I have no idea how to start one. King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 21:36, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Logo Zone

I have left on your logo zone page, thx! King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 22:17, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Cool thanks, and also the Redskins are gonna kick the Patriots butt next year (that 52 to 7 game was pure luck!) King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 21:11, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the logo it's awesome dude!! King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 21:14, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Reply

Hmm.... I don't know. Manhattan has a population of ~1,500,000 compared to Boston's ~500,000. Also considering that Manhattan is conveniently located between several states. People from MA, would just drive down to Manhattan. I mean, how many Wikipedian's can there possibly be from Massachusetts? Milk’s Favorite Cookie ^(Talk) 19:31, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Maybe. You're about 40 minutes away from where I live, and I'm about ~2 hours to New York (state, not city). Why wouldn't they just go there? There are some cities in New England that are just about the same distance to New York as to Boston. Milk’s Favorite Cookie ^(Talk) 19:45, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Newsletter

Hey, it's about time to deliver The Office project newsletter. We spoke earlier about your bot delivering it, and I was wondering what I needed to do to prepare for the delivery. Mastrchf (^t/_c) 23:35, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

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thank you get agian

thank you for changing me user page when it when dodgy thank you Grandoldman (talk) 15:08, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

adopting rockgod162?

• hi please can you adopt rockgod162? hes in my class and i told him about you but he has not created a user page when he has i will tell you Grandoldman (talk) 15:19, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Wikipedia takes the world 2008

I'm sorry, I think I have too many projects on my wiki-plate at this moment to become a leading organizer of this. If I was organizing it, I think I would advertise a lot more (especially on Commons and one some photo-related project pages on Wikipedia) and corral a lot more people first to develop a WikiProject, and wouldn't even have a date set until the project is more mature. If you want advice on this, I can continue to offer that, but my involvement could only be limited. Thanks.--Pharos (talk) 20:00, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:Requested lists

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rock god162

Rock GOD162 now has a user page and would love to be adopted by youGrandoldman (talk) 16:52, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Talk page message

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Move

I tried to move that page a long time ago but Metros undid my edit King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 22:31, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

C.I.S.

hey, its King Cangri, I have look up the information, its a Private Military Company that is quickly expanding, they started 16 years ago in clearwater and now are in different counties and towns including Largo, Tampa, St. Pete, Oldsmar, Brandon, and Orlando. i tried starting the page once before, but it was on the speedy deletion list beacuse it wasn't well made. Please help me make this article, the website of the company is http://cisworldservices.org/ , please look through it and if you want to help make it, let me know, just as an fyi, i am an officer in this company, and im on my way to becoming a Deputy at Hillsborough County Sherrif Department, hope to hear from you soon.--King Cangri (talk) 22:48, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Archives

I am having trouble with my archives i do not no how to create a link to my archives Grandoldman (talk) 18:44, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Jonathan Shenton

Protected; serial posters blocked as sockpuppets. NawlinWiki (talk) 19:58, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Pillars of Lteracy

Actually, only twice today (once earlier). When it's a single user, it's generally preferable to see if they go past a level 4 warning and then block the user if they do. That way, if a valid article later develops that needs the title, it doesn't have to be unprotected. Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 20:26, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Forgot to tell y'all this

My birthday was May 1st! HPJoker ^{Leave me a message} 20:03, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

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Check out my Editor Review any time dude! King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 03:03, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

New Project

Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.

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Website?

what happened to your school website? 86.141.109.14 (talk) 12:50, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

HELP HELP HELP

I got this message of someone what does it meanGrandoldman (talk) 12:55, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Thew

thanks thats a relief i thought it was some thing dangerous and have you heard from rockgod162?Grand is my thing (talk) 13:01, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

wikipidia news

I subscibed to the wikipidia news paper a while back and for some reason it has not being delivered on my talk page do you know why? Grandoldman (talk) 13:30, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

advert

i put an advertisment on my page for wikimania but it didnt work what should i doGrandoldman (talk) 10:43, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Steroid use in American football

I suggest you give it to Calbear22. I'm not really a "experienced" reviewer (I've reviewed around 2 articles). On the other hand, he's a much more experienced one. Sorry I couldn't help. « Milk's Favorite Cookie ^{( talk / contribs)} 01:24, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

I reviewed the article as requested and left detailed comments on the talk page. Thanks.User:calbear22 (talk) 17:28, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Federation of Internet Solution Providers of the Americas

I stubbed Federation of Internet Solution Providers of the Americas to remove the copyvio and added some references. -- Eastmain (talk) 23:44, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Tropical cyclones

Alright, I'll give you some examples. but first I'll give you a word of advice. I saw that you created Hurricane Alma (1996) yesterday, which, no offense, was a major stub. I gave it a massive expansion, so if you are going to create articles please make sure they have at leat as much info as Alma does now, as well as good sourcing. In the tropical cyclone project, we usually merge stubs, so just a heads up. That aside, it'd be good to have an article on Typhoon Wipha (2007). Thanks for trying to help out. We're really short on editors lately, so it'd be good to have another source of quality articles. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 00:16, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

It's cool. Yea, depending on which basin, hurricane season isn't too far off. :) Let's just hope we don't get any storms like Nargis. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 00:27, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

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Review

Hello, Stormtracker. I now have 3 DYK's. Do you mind reviewing me? Just click "Review" in my signature. Also, I'd like you to mention my edit count in my review, just to know what I should focus more on. -- RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 16:34, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Well, can you check my contribs like you said you would occasionally do? I'd like your opinions on it. That, you don't have to put on the editor review.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 16:41, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, I have been doing some vandal fighting these past few days. I only revert page blanking with rollback now. The Afd nom on MLW is at 3 keep and 2 delete. And about the Sox, what happened to him? I'll check the article to see if it's there too.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ Review) 16:52, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

creating articles

I have noticed that you have created at least two new articles recently, Hurricane Alma (1996) and Hurricane Fausto (1996). Your desire to improve Wikipedia coverage of those topics by creating new articles is admirable. However, the articles have generally been longish stubs. Did you know that yo can create an article in short bits and not have to worry about incomplete articles in the mainspace? You can do that by creating a sandbox. For you, such a sandbox would be at User:Stormtracker94/Sandbox. That way, you can keep future articles in your userspace until you have finished them and made them comprehensive. When done, you can just move them to their mainspace name. That act will also empty your sandbox and (in practical terms) zero out its history, allowing you to create another article.

Thank you for your consideration. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 22:18, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Hey, seeing as you haven't worked on the article significantly, I moved the Fausto article to user space - User:Stormtracker94/Hurricane Fausto (1996). There was too little content to justify keeping it for now, and since it's in user space, you don't have the pressure of any editor being able to see it. Once you fill out the sections (adding a full storm history and impact section), you can contact an administrator to move it back. I look forward to your future contributions! ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:39, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

No problem at all! I personally don't like seeing stub articles that don't get worked on, as the tropical cyclone project has so few. Take your time in working on it, and if you have any problems/questions, feel free to ask me. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:48, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

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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} 01:45, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

GAN

Thanks, the idea is to just get as much feedback as possible thanks for the support your a true friend! King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 02:17, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

CFD speedy

Hi; while I'm sure your intention was only to be helpful in creating Category:Robust statistics and redirecting Category:Robust Statistics to it, please note that categories listed at WP:CFD in the speedy section must be listed there for 48 hours prior to being renamed. The request was posted at 06:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC) and you posted that you completed this at 10:12, 13 May 2008 (UTC), which is less than 4 hours.

Thanks, Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 11:07, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Hurricane Alma (1996)

On 13 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hurricane Alma (1996), 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.

--Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 15:21, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Hi Stormtracker; 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 22:35, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Admin coaching

I'm beginning coaching with another user, which brings me to 4 different users being coached! If you want to wait until I'm less busy, I could coach you then. Malinaccier (talk) 01:10, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Note

Note: I will now be replying to all messages on my talk page so that when I am undergoing a RFA or ER, i will not have lots of links goind to a thousand talk pages. So after you leave a message that expect to be replied to, wtach my page and wait for me to reply, King Rock ^{Go Devil May Cry 4} 03:59, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

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I don't know why it would've sent it twice. As far as I know, you're the only user who got it twice -- I guess I'll just assume it's a weird bug in AWB. Thanks for letting me know. Ral315 (talk) 16:47, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Red Thunder?

Lol I see you go a new username...whats your new signature? King Rock ^{Go 'Skins!} 01:02, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

RE:Wow...

Lol, thanks for the barnstar, you've beaten me a fair few times too. Keep up the good work too. :) Sunderland06 (talk) 19:54, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

RfA thank-spam

Avenged Eightfold/Archive 18, just a note of appreciation for your recent support of my request for adminship, which ended successfully with 112 supports, 2 opposes, and 1 neutral. If there's something I've realized during my RFA process this last week, it's that adminship is primarily about trust. I will strive to honour that trust in my future interactions with the community. Many thanks! Gatoclass (talk) 06:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Need help...

Hi Stormtracker, I like your new name.

I'm trying to create a non-barnstar award for a competition I'll be running at the WP:AWC in a couple months.

Starting with this:

File:Interlingual Barnstar.pngand using the Gimp, I erased the globe and barnstar, because I wish to reuse the stand:

File:Globe stand.png

I need to make the background transparent, but can't figure out how to do this in the Gimp.

Would you please?

The Transhumanist 10:30, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

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Re: GA review

Hey there. I'd like to, but as you can see, the last TV show article I reviewed didn't have a good turnout, so I'd rather stay away from GANs in subjects that I don't know much about. Also, I wouldn't want you to be accused of canvaasing. I'd glady help out if you need something else, though. Happy editing, Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 15:06, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Being a GA reviewer for a while, I know that GANs in that subtopic usually go the fastest, as there is a large interest in them. Again, sorry that I can't review it, but I think you'd get a better review out of someone with knowledge of the subject. Cheers, Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 15:12, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Red Sox seasons FLC

Thanks, you did, however do most of the work. I had to copy and paste text from List of... to it because that was the main reason it failed on its last FLC, and that was the only way it would comply with GFDL. I also hope it passes. Thanks, « Milk's Favorite Cøøkie ^{( talk / contribs) 15:38, 17 May 2008 (UTC)}

Transparent background

 Done Did it on Adobe Photoshop. If you're into graphics, i suggest it. RedThunder 11:19, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Nice. Thank you! The Transhumanist 16:15, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Cool. Better than I can do. By the way, the shadow beneath it has disappeared. Can you add that back in? The Transhumanist 22:31, 17 May 2008 (UTC) 22:29, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Done, but it did not seem to show up. That was the best shadow I could do. RedThunder 23:31, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

The shading you added was the wrong kind of shadow - it made it look flat as if it was up against a wall. But there are no walls -- it's standing on a surface, and that's all. And we shouldn't be able to see the edges of the image. Can you start over and try again? The shadow needed is the one that is underneath the stand (on the surface it is resting on):

File:Globe stand.png

By the way, please don't replace the above image (please create a new one instead). Not a huge deal, it's just that it's part of several messages I've posted, and if the image changes, the messages no longer make any sense. Also, I may find a use for each version. Thank you.

I'm sure the Gimp can do the transparency while retaining the shadow, but I'm also sure you could make sense of that program a lot faster than me, because you are much more familiar with graphic design terminology, etc. The Gimp is free, and I've been told it is extremely powerful. You might want to take a look at it.

The Transhumanist 00:05, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

I just found some detailed instructions, and there's a video too. Making the background of a png image transparent. The Transhumanist 00:22, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

It was easier than I thought - only took several clicks in the Gimp. Here it is:

File:Globe stand with transparent background.png

The shadow may need to be adjusted to whatever background is selected for the final version of the award, but I'm not going to worry about that just yet.

The next step is to find a decent globe. The original was ruined by a barnstar being placed on top of it. The Transhumanist 01:03, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Carerra

Hi, thanks for the message. There's really nothing to help me with; I was just making a observation on what I thought was a misplaced deletion credited to me. No harm, no foul; just wanted to set the record straight! Cheers - Nik (talk) 01:23, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikibreak

I'm taking a wikibreak...dont miss me to much lol King Rock ^{Go Devil May Cry 4} 01:39, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Also, for sometime I have been thinking about having a new username, and the you moved! So I guess what Im trying to ask before I leave on my break how hard is it to move to a new Username...is it a hard process? King Rock ^{Go Devil May Cry 4} 01:42, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

The Dundies

Ah, I see that somebody has a new name. Very nice, although for some reason it makes me think of a soft drink. I mean that in the best way possible, though. Anyway, that's not the reason I'm here. On the article you've posted for GA, I'd suggest that you use the infobox template style that I've used in Branch Wars, Diversity Day, and Pilot (The Office), as it gives a much cleaner look to the page, as well as helping with a few other style elements. Also, I'd suggest finding a few reviews for reception info. I added one, but it needs probably two more. Mastrchf (^t/_c) 02:10, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks!

		RfA: Many thanks
		Many thanks for your participation in my recent request for adminship. I am impressed by the amount of thought that goes into people's contribution to the RfA process, and humbled that so many have chosen to trust me with this new responsibility. I step into this new role cautiously, but will do my very best to live up to your kind words and expectations, and to further the project of the encyclopedia. Again, thank you. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 06:16, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Here's what I've got so far...

File:Blue Marble in stand.png

I don't know how it compares to Photoshop, but the Gimp is one powerful program.

The Transhumanist 06:40, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Almost done

File:Blue Puzzle Marble in stand.png

Now all it needs is a passport.

I created this passport front cover, from scratch using the GIMP and Image:Wikipedia logo gold.png.

Since we want to turn it, we need to give it pages, that is, depth, because passports have a thickness to them.

So, one thing we could do is replace the cover of an existing pic of a passport laying down with our new cover. This entails adding to the selected pic an alpha layer, clearing the white background (by selecting and clearing it - in the edit menu), and adding an additional layer for our cover. Then the size, perspective, and rotation of the new cover will need to be changed to fit over the old cover.

Is this something you can do?

The Transhumanist 22:19, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2008-03-09 List of countries by GDP per capita

What about your resolution? On 14 March you undertook a task to become a mediator for the case, but since then, i.e more than two months later, nothing happened (probably because the other party hasn't responded), while the status of case is still "open" just as you put it at the very beginning. On 14 May, i.e. exactly two months later, User:EconomistBR asked me on my talk page to speed things up. He thought that my position is more correct than the other party's, so he started a talk section on the article talk page, but thus far he has not received any responses. I recommended that he referred to you, but he told me that he preferred to wait 4 days so that if nobody responded on the article talk page then he would add back all the changes I requested. I again recommended that he referred to you, but - as you can infer from his response on my talk page - he wouldn't like to do that. So I decided to refer to you and ask for your advice: What do you recommend that we do in our case? How should we procede from here? Eliko (talk) 15:53, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikicup IRC channel

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Thanks you. Sunderland06 (talk) 20:02, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry

I used that new username to honor you but I will now be moving to Gears of War sorry about thatUser: Black Thunder 22:30, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Done!User: Gears of War 22:35, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Also two more things. The first: are you still doing Logo Zone jobs, next: I need a new sig can you help.User: Gears of War 22:52, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

This is it:Gears Of War 23:15, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Sorry about bothering you so much today but I have added a request to Logo ZoneGears Of War 23:34, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

friend

we don't know each other and probably never actually will. Do you want to be my friend?Altenhofen (talk) 03:48, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

1. How is asking to be someones friend when you don't have any in real life innapropriate. 2. I do not personal attack people when they refuse to be my friend, if I did I would be doing it right now. the only reason I did that to LAX was because I was in a bad mood and did something wrong by accident and got my favorite pictures deleted for it. 3. I call threatening to block someone when they ask to be your friend worse 1000x worse than a personal attack. thats like giving someone a 100 dollar bill for no reason and them beating you up for it. you are mean.Altenhofen (talk) 20:49, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

also, I know wikipedia is not a social network. I use it to get away from the horrible cruel world out there. But what do I find on wikipedia? I find an even crueler world were people are mean to my for wanting to be friends. this place is worse than my school, and it's for kid's with behavior issues. you see, I have a disorder called Asperger syndrome. It is just like autism except, except it affects people in a way that they do not listen or behave as well as normal people, ulike autism wich affects people so they do not communicate or learn that well. My teacher Amy tells me I behave 3 times better than a normal kid with asperers, meaning I conquered it. If I had not I would probably have 1000 blocks on my block log, but I don't, that is because I handle problems very, very well for a kid with aspergers. now I hope you are happy, you, LAX, and IMatthew have completely ruined my weekend. I am going to edit something to make me feel better now.Altenhofen (talk) 21:04, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

it's okay.Altenhofen (talk) 21:11, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

no thanks.Altenhofen (talk) 21:15, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

WP:01C

Thou hath been accepted, foo. Now to figure out what we're gonna do in there.... 21655 ^{ταλκ/01ҁ} 16:51, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Image for Gears of War Task Force

Hi! I was wondering if you'd like to help us out at the Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Gears of War by creating an image for our userbox. If you'd like to join, just add yourself to the participants list here. JayJ47 (talk) 01:19, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Renaming

[1] I think I was gone for too long...   jj137 (talk) 01:34, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

HELP!!!!

I NEED HELP!!! I need my page revived!!!! I will do anything!!!!!! User:east718 deleted it! I need help!Altenhofen (talk) 01:45, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

It's okay, Thunder. We're currently discussing this at WP:AN. Your not an admin so you couldn't have unprotected it anyway. Regards, RyRy5 (talk ♠ wikify) 03:37, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2008-03-09 List of countries by GDP per capita

User:Cielo Estrallado has not responded although he has been active since you asked him to respond. Should we refer to arbitration? I'm looking forward to your advice. Eliko (talk) 09:45, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

You've answered on my talk page to a question located on your talk page. Please put your clear recommenadion on one page (either my talk page or your talk page), because I would like to show your clear recommendation to the arbitration committee. Thank you in advance. Eliko (talk) 14:04, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

RfA

Thanks. Things always happen in life that don't fit what you'd like, but you can't let them deter you from what you enjoy. So, back to working with more Office articles! Mastrchf (^t/_c) 21:09, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Huggle

Yes, it's very addictive. Crazy Boris with a RED beard 23:51, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

WP:LAA invite

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Oh, and can you look over my contribs again? RyRy5 (talk) 04:03, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Source request

What is the source on the lego images here: Image:Legotech.png? asenine ^{say what?} 17:04, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

I see no GPL/CC/PD statement on that website. Why do you think it isn't a PUI? asenine ^{say what?} 20:16, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Due to the fact that there is no compliant copyright statement, I am PUIing it until you acquire copyright information. This is mostly because of the fact that there is no guarantee that they will agree, or even how long it will take to get a response. Have a nice day. asenine ^{say what?} 20:27, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Mistake

Hey Red Thunder, you made a mistake on RC patrol here. You were reverting to a version vandalized by this IP. You may want to remove any warnings you issued to the IP you reverted.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 18:47, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Iron Maiden-maiden Japan

Hi, there is no Japanese fan club edition cd of Maiden Japan...well there is a bootleg claiming to be, however it's not Japanese and it's not official. I don't think wikipedia is the place to list bootleg albums. Only official releases. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Naturalthing (talk • contribs) 20:05, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Possibly unfree Image:Legotech.png

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