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Re Esperanza front page

Hi Natalya. Thanks for the note. I must say that (maybe because of my browser; Mozilla 1.7) a big green background covers all the page . Nothing is seen. I am not sure whether you have Mozilla or not but i see nothing except the green stuff. I'll wait to see if someone else is getting the same thing. -- Szvest 11:36, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Front Page

Just as an FYI, I've done a temp fix on the Esperanza page until the readability problem can be fixed. The version I made incorporates all of the new information, but doesn't look as nice. I hate to do this, but I think it's more important that the page be readable to anyone who comes along. I hope we can fix the problem quickly! -- Merope ^Talk 22:08, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

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EA Page.

Natalya I'm at a loss on how to further make the EA page compatalbe with Firefox (And fix the Alingment issue) do you have any ideas. Æon ^{Insanity Now!}_EA! 00:56, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Ok......I will oh well hopefully Merope can find the error. Æon ^{Insanity Now!}_EA! 01:18, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Stress

Well, take it easy and all the best. I should probably be off too, I have to prepare a poster for a conference and one of my supervisor's collaborators is coming here for a three weeks, so I should do work. Let's just say my vow to take a wikibreak isn't holding up. Someone should desysop me and block me so that I can't edit and can't unblock myself. Blnguyen | BLabberiNg 01:23, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Aye, I know exactly how that feels, as I'm in the same situation you are. There's too many things to do, and not enough time to do them; sometimes Wiki time has to take the side seat to real life. However, be certain that the whirlwind will pass, and soon you'll have time to relax again, and enjoy the nicer things in life. Titoxd^(?!?) 01:25, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Article Fix Request

Hi Natalya,

I found a strange problem with Atlas (anatomy) article. Clicking on this link would take you to the page which says Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. But if you click on the history you get the entire article in the most recent version. Does deletion of an article not show up in the edit history? The article which comes up in the most recent version looks fine to me and in any case the subject of the article is notable. I am not sure whether it has been deleted. There is no discussion related to its deletion on the talk page. Could you please look into it and being an administrator undo the deletion.

BTW, got your name from the Esparanza newsletter on my talk page.Gaurav1146 06:21, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Its working fine today. But yesterday, there was some problem. Thanks Gaurav1146 11:31, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

September Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: Barnstar Brigade Here in Wikipedia there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go unappreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go unnoticed. As Esperanzians we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. This is where the Barnstar Brigade comes in. The object of this program is to seek out the people which deserve a Barnstar, and help them feel appreciated. With your help, we can recognize more dedicated editors! What's New? September elections are upon us! Anyone wishing to be a part of the Advisory Council may list themselves as a candidate from 18 September until 24 September, with the voting taking place from 25 September to 30 September. Those who wish to help with the election staff should also list themselves! Appreciation Week, a program currently in development, now has its own subpage! Share your good ideas on how to make it awesome there! The Esperanza front page has been redesigned! Many thanks to all who worked hard on it. Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log) The proposals page has been updated, with some proposals being archived. Since the program in development Appretiaion week is getting lots of good ideas, it now has its own subpage. The September 2006 Council elections will open for nominations on 18 September 2006. The voting will run from 25 September 2006 until 30 September 2006. If you wish to be a candidate or a member of the elections staff, please list yourself! The new Esperanza front page design has but put up - many thanks to all who worked on it! TangoTango has written a script for a bot that will list new members of Esperanza, which will help those who welcome new Esperanzains greatly! Signed... Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd 04:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

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The Halo's RfA

Thanks for the encouraging message Natalya. Having people like you around really helps things :) Thε Halo ^Θ 20:38, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Small announcement

Thanks. Seriously, thanks a lot. Sure, I don't intend to go anywhere, so we'll run into each other often, I hope. :) Titoxd^(?!?) 04:41, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Adminship

Do you think I'm ready yet? I've returned to contributing regularly and I (hopefully) think my temper is down. Hope you're welll. Thoughts? Highway ^Daytrippers 08:58, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Nat. I'll start counting now. ;) Highway ^Daytrippers 15:15, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Re:Setting up voting pages

Sure, no problem. :o) I used the June elections as the basis, and hopefully I changed all of the little things that had to be changed. I also wasn't sure if User:Tangotango had been asked about using Tangobot, so I dropped a line at User talk:Tangotango as well. Let me know if there's anything else that needs to be done! Cheers, EWS23 (Leave me a message!) 01:48, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Quick question are canidates allowed to vote for other canidates (Obvisouly not for themselves) Æon ^{Insanity Now!}_EA! 03:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Late Candidate

Srikeit has put in himself as a candidate for election after the nomination process has ended, is this allowed by election rules or must we discount his nomination. Thanks. Canadian-Bacon ^{t c e} 20:08, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

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Rewind...

Is this to suggest that your name is not actually Natalya?! (*slaps self*) — FireFox ^(talk) _{18:06, 26 September 2006}

Bu, bu, but.... I know nobody ever explicitly said your name was or was not Natalya, but I am under the impression it is a proper name that proper people have as a proper name, and I just thought it would be yours! Oh well, tells you how much I know! — FireFox ^(talk) _{19:34, 26 September 2006}

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		This is to say you have been a rockin Admin Gen for Esperanza and I'm sure you will continue in that light. Æon Insanity Now!EA! 03:09, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, I'm back

Hi Natalya, I'm back on Wikipedia, which is something I really didn't expect to be able to do. If you really want to know all that happened, it's all explained here. I know that on the current revision of my userpage, it says that I may be slow to respond because it physically hurts to type. Even so, some insomnia and a major case of the editing bug seem to be trumping the pain. Thanks for your encouragement! --Kyoko 13:31, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi Natalya, do you happen to watch Grey's Anatomy, or did you merely like the quote in of itself? As for being "dark and twisty", I've had a moody part of my personality for as long as I can remember. What I really need to do is figure out what part of my melancholy streak is really me, and what part of it is due to depression. --Kyoko 15:10, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Elections

This is going to be interesting. Highway ^Daytrippers 00:03, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm sure you have something very technical planned. Eenie, meenie, minie, mo? ;) Highway ^Daytrippers 00:06, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Hoopy dink voted for Shresth in the second last minute. I was close. Highway ^Daytrippers 00:07, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

The last vote got missed by the bote, check yourself. Highway ^Daytrippers 00:11, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Userbox

Hi again! Just FYI, your CVUBox uses a now deleted image. Laïka 16:26, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

A Barnstar for You!

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		I award this to you, Natalya for being a kind, helpful and fantastic leader of Esperanza! Jam01 02:33, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

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Wikipedia's shortest mediation

Third time Esperazian! (wee need to go over that spelling together ;) For being a great role model and aide, I award Nat the Esperanza Barnstar, may you continue to be everything Esperanza stands for! :) Highway ^Daytrippers 19:14, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

At least its decided on. XD Should I add it to the list, or not bother? Highway ^Daytrippers 11:38, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! :) Highway ^Daytrippers 16:20, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Since it's just over 2 weeks to my RfA, is there anything else I can do? Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 19:50, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

The only problem with that is that I have a conference, a musical competition, and an ABRSM exam on the 1st and 2nd. X_X Could we move to a slightly less stressful day? Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 08:21, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

That works for me (give it a week). No time is perfect, I have a week long orchestra rehearsal next week in my holidays. ¬_¬ If you could give me some time before the third to answer the questions, that'd be swell. Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 13:59, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

*just clicked Banes left*

Is there any system to replace vacant editors from the Advisory Council? I know we have plenty of people on the panel, but I don't think it's fair that an inactive editor is holding up a position that could be better filled. If he's already left and I've made a prat of myself, sorry. ;) Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 13:14, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

*whistles and hides rocket launcher in case* What? Just because the Mafia uses violin cases, doesn't mean they don't have full orchestras. ;) Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 14:19, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

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Re:Email

Hey Natalya! Sorry I couldn't reply earlier. I had come down with dengue fever and couldn't get on the computer. I find it very unlikely I'll be able to come online again in the near future. However, I'll try to come online on the 14th (my birthday :-) ), or at the latest, the 18th. Cheerio! --May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 13:26, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

A request that probably you won't like :P

Hello Natalya, how are you? It's been awhile. Wow you've got heaps of barnstars lol, congratulations! Okay, straight to the point. So, I was thinking about nominating to WP:RFA, and actually Hildanknight has also suggested that. However I don't know any requirement (exact requirement) to become an admin. I have been here for 4 months now, with about 2200 edits, with a WikiProject that I have created and one featured portal :P. In case of that, umm, would you, ummm, teach me and tell me the real standards and stuff? I have put my name to WP:ER but no one has replied, yet. Okay, hopefully you'll respond to this poorly written request :P. Cheers -- Imoeng 13:29, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

From what I've read, administrators' most important job is deletions, is that true? I mean, I am not focusing myself here to deletions, rather, to expansions (although I know deletions are unavoidable). Cheers -- Imoeng 23:30, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

*dizzy*

The disco ball of knowledge certifies that Natalya is among the finest contributors in the world of Wikipedia, and helps it to never stop turning. Bravo, Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 11:01, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome, and where would Wikipedia be without Esperanza? :P Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 13:50, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!

I really appreciate it, but I'm not sure the best way to remedy barnstar fever is more barnstars. XD I will add archive descriptions soon, I need to get around it. See you Saturday! :) Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 06:59, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I meant I'm awat till Saturday. What's next week? :p Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 13:35, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

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Editing problem

I'm back! Fun all around, indeed. I'm over to ask your opinion about an article, Pikachu to be honest, and whether or not it should be protected. As you can see, there's been quite a bit off vandalism, do you think it should be protected? Cheers, Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 12:55, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I've created the RfA for me so I could leave the questions to be answered, it's at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/HighwayCello 3! Thanks again, Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 20:44, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

She's back! Yay, I'm still dancing to Panic! at the Disco but I need to get back to work. ;) Do you think I should edit the answers at all? If you think leaving extra questions that would help convey your point, I'd happily answer them too. Good decision about the Pikachu article too, cheers. Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 18:02, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

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TangoTango's script

Thank you for telling me about TangoTango's useful creation. By the way, I noticed that user QuizQuick, who joined recently and hasn't been welcomed, was blocked indef for vandalism. Should that user be delisted from ESP members? Because if he is kept, then he should be welcomed, but it would sound awkward to welcome a user who won't be editing anymore. Regards--Húsönd 19:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I would like to thank you for telling me about this script. I actually found that script last time, but then I lost it. Acs4b 04:59, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks from me too, Natalya. There are there are about 2,576,605 registered users and about 712 active Esperanzians, probably much less due to sockpuppetry and sleeper accounts. Anyway, we are looking for ways to broaden our community, see here. We are plamning to propose some things there and then move them to the Esperanza Talk page or the Esperanza Proposals Page. Any input from you would be much appeciated. Thanks for all your efforts, Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 10:10, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

this is what I told Fredil...

Hi Natalya, this is what I told Fredil:

Dear Fredil, I remember when I was thirteen, and how awkward and self-conscious I felt. You may not know why you were born or what the meaning of your existence is. For that matter, I don't know what the meaning of my existence is. I may not be the best person to give you advice, considering what I tried to do to myself, but I will say this: if you try to help other people and try to make them happy, they will remember your kindness and return it back to you. Perhaps that in itself is the meaning of life.

I just thought I would share it with you. I hope it helps. --Kyoko 16:59, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For your kind words of encouragement when I was stressed out, and for doing the same with many other users on Esperanza's alert list. Thanks again! —Mets501 (talk) 13:21, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

*giggles*

And you thought you could get rid of me!? ; ) Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 17:20, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

RE:Wierd

Thanks, a template transcluded instead of linked. Cheers, Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 20:22, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

I've got most of my Skype done, is there any way to read the advisory council minutes? Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 22:31, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Halo talked to me, I've got everyone's account names, but I'm not sure I have the chat. Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 07:54, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Can Do I!

Can Do I will draw up a few things tomarrow. I do have something in mind that might work. Æon ^{Insanity Now!}_EA! 03:41, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

thank you for your message

Hi Natalya, I couldn't sleep and I thought I was being a bit mean in my description of my current mood, which I have just corrected to avoid that. I recieved apologies from the parties who were causing my stress, but nonetheless I think I will still take a short wikibreak. Wikipedia should be fun, but at times, it's only a source of stress, and at times like that, it's just an unhealthy influence. I'm sorry if this disappoints you. Take care, --Kyoko 10:51, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I just can't stay away from this place. Not that I feel any better, but I'm just a total wikipediholic. --Kyoko 22:49, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

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AC meeting

Did you finish the meeting yet? I'm just wondering because I have this weird feeling that I said something to be discussed last weekend. (My memory has failed me many times before). BTW, how was your trip to Paris? ;) Ed ^Trick? or _Treat? 02:43, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the info! Just so you'll know, I'm thinking about writing an entire essay on my userspace about the Esperanza/encyclopedia situation. I feel that this is a major topic!--Ed ^Trick? or _Treat? 04:19, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Since you're the....

Kindest, smartest, cleverest, most able, articulate, beautiful woman you are, will you be an admin coach and help with the back log? (giant grin) Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 16:20, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Yay! I can pair off another dead weight/.. I mean student!! XD Sure, cut whatever you want out the programs page, it should only be enough to highlight what the program's about. For BSB, I think we maybe should swap the member list with some awards given? Unfortunately there's only one other free coach ATM.. hope you don't mind him. :S Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 19:15, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

I was talking about Barnstar Brigade. Sorry, Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 19:18, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Admin coaching - November 1 - New recruits

Your student is Feezo (talk · contribs). Your partner is the glamorous HighwayCello (talk · contribs). Coaching will take place at User:Feezo/Admin coaching, please contribute. Cheers, Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 22:54, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

You've left a "More stuff goes here" bit the RfA. Just making sure you didn't miss it. Do you want to add it tomorrow? Highway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 08:09, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

RE: Highway's RfA

Sure thing, thanks for dropping me a line! In my estimation of your nomination, I simply feel that some aspects (the AN/I, AIV thing, for example) do not accurately describe HighwayCello. That is, when I see that someone isn't a stranger to somewhere, I'll assume that he/she is relatively active, or at least visits once in a while. With that, your nomination is a testament to your trust, respect, and friendship with HighwayCello, and I think it's great that you took the time to write it (must have taken a while)! My opposition has little, if anything, to do with your nomination; I just wanted to mention some of the points that, when I read the nomination, were not entirely reflective of HighwayCello. hoopydink^{Conas tá tú?} 23:39, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry to see my request for Highway to confirm his agreement to the gentleman's agreement has turned out the way it has, derailing your nomination in such a way. I'm not sure if he understood what I initially meant or not, but it seems to have raked up a few problems that I hoped had dissipated away in the last few months. As I said before, and just for the point of pre-empting anything, I'm not trying undermine any AC members, and especially in Highway's case, we could always do with more DYK updaters - especially when it gets tiring spending 80min per day to do two DYK shifts. Sorry for the inconvenience, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:01, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Could use your help

I've finished setting up the new Admin school modelled somewhat after the Help Desk, but I have no idea if it will receive just a few students or be flooded with posts. If you could keep an eye on it, to jump in when needed, I would really appreciate it. --  The Transhumanist   15:09, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Sure, I'll be glad to keep an eye on it. Were you hoping it to be a place where people can ask questions and get advice? -- Natalya 16:45, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, both. It's an "open coaching forum". That way, everyone gets the benefit of everyone else's coaching. And students can also shift their role to coaches for those questions they know the answers to. And thanks for your support.   The Transhumanist   16:50, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

By the way, I love your disco ball of knowledge.   The Transhumanist   18:43, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I've run into a technical procedural problem. Someone has nominated the page for deletion, which is fine, but in addition to this, went around and removed links leading to the page, including its notice on the Community Bulletin Board, thereby denying access to the deletion discussion of the very people the page was designed for. Is this appropriate? I don't know what the policies are concerning this technical and politically sensitive issue. Wouldn't removing such links be considered manipulation of the deletion discussion process? Is there a policy that covers this? Any insight you could provide would be most appreciated. The person cited as the reason for removing the links "it is not an official page", but officiality has never been an issue before with any of the highly integral pages I've created or worked on before (like the Community Bulletin Board, for instance). It borders on the requirement for preapproval, for which I do not believe applies to project nor forum pages. I checked the histories of the help page, the newcomer help page, and the reference desk, and none of them went through any kind of procedure for approval or for obtaining "official status". What can I do about this? Sincerely,   The Transhumanist   02:53, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, the Admin school died. But the concept lives on... I've received 2 coaching assignments from the Ezperanza coaching program. So I've changed my approach entirely and have created the Virtual classroom. Everyone is invited to participate as students, as coaches, or both. The first topic of discussion is Wikipedia's user interfaces, both external and internal - each participant is asked to describe the programs and tools they use so that everyone can compare what they use with everyone else. I'm in the process of inviting some of the most prolific and talented editors of Wikipedia to share their secrets. So far, Interiot, Rich Farmbrough, and CBDunkerson have dropped in to contribute. Come check it out. I'd be interested in learning what tools you use.  The Transhumanist   14:23, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

November Esperanza Newsletter

Program Feature: Admin Coaching (needs coaches!) Admin Coaching needs coaches!!! If you are an administrator, or even a generally experienced user, do consider signing up to be a coach. Admin Coaching, now being coordinated by HighwayCello, is a program for people who want help learning some of the more subtle aspects of Wikipedia policy and culture. People are matched with experienced users who are willing to offer coaching. The program is designed for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins. What's New? The Tutorial Drive is a new Esperanza program! In an effort to make complicated processes on Wikipedia easier for everyone, Esperanza working to create and compile a list of tutorials about processes here on Wikipedia. Consider writing one! A discussion on how Esperanza relates to the encyclopedia has been started; please add your thoughts. Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log) The list of proposed programs has been updated, with some proposals being archived. There is now a new program: the Tutorial Drive! Consider writing a tutorial on something you are good at doing on Wikipedia. The suggestion of adding a cohesive look to all the Esperanza pages is being considered; join the discussion if you are interested! In order to make a useful interlanguage welcome template, those involved in translation projects will be asked what English Wikipedia policies are most important and confusing to editors coming from other language Wikipedias. A discussion of Esperanza's role in Wikipedia is being held, with all thoughts of all Esperanzians wanted! Shreshth91 informed everyone that he will be leaving the Esperanza council as life is rather busy; his spot will be filled by the runner up from the last election, HighwayCello. Signed... Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, The Halo, Shreshth91 and HighwayCello 20:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

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Starting from scratch

Well that didn't go over so well (Admin school). But I've received 2 coaching assignments from the Esperanza Admin coaching program! But rather than focus on Adminship, or on a strict coaching/student relationship, I've taken an entirely different approach. I've set up a Virtual classroom in which anyone can participate. We're trying something fun right now: we're comparing user interfaces (the programs, extensions, scripts, and settings) that we use to make use of Wikipedia. CBDunkerson has stopped by and shared his expertise as well. I was wondering if you would like to drop by and let us know your methods. It would be interesting to compare. Mine are there too. Hope to see ya there.  The Transhumanist   01:40, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

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a useful tutorial... :-)

Hiya,

I was looking at your user page (I think the section was "future projects"), and noticed that perhaps you might be interested in this: Wikipedia:How to fix bunched up edit links.

I hope to be more active in Esperanza in the future, perhaps after Christmas. We'll see.

Cheers!--Ling.Nut 15:59, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Confused

Hi, Natalya! I have a seriously weird problem right now. See, the Esperanza membership requirements state that I have to have at least 150 edits before I can join it, and, with your help (thanks!), I managed to put my name in the 'want to join Esperanza'(something like that) list. Directly after I put my name on the list, I received a message saying that I am a member of Esperanza! My edits have not even reached the 150 limit, but I am already accepted as a member. Well, seriously, I am not complaining, but this has surprised me. Is this even supposed to happen? If my explanation proved to be too confusing to understand, please tell me. I hope you can help me with this, I don't want to bother you with the matter, but I don't know what else to do. Thanks! Zachary crimsonwolf 14:28, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks again! But I still have another question...this is stupid, really, but am I a member of Esperanza? Zachary crimsonwolf 13:21, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh, wow! Can't wait for it! Thanks a million, Natalya!!! Zachary crimsonwolf 12:38, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

please help User:Editor at Large

Hi Natalya, you were the first person I could think of for asking this favor. I have been granted rather unusual permission to go online so soon after admission due to my concern about someone here, and yes, there is a staff member who is in the room watching what I type. I am very concerned about User:Editor at Large because of her declining mood (especially if you look at her userpage and recent contributions), so if you could please send her a message, add her to the Alerts page, etc. I expect to be in the hospital for at least the next few days if not longer while they transition me to new medication. Thank you, and I hope we all recover. --Kyoko 22:10, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

your comments

Natalya:

Your comments re: "Esperanza ... under fire?" were, as usual, insightful, appropriate, intelligent, and well expressed. I wanted to take a moment to express my admiration for you as not just an Esperanzian but also as a Wikipedian and, from what I know of you, a person.

Peace.

- Che Nuevara 23:17, 10 November 2006 (UTC)