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GAC expedited evaluation

I have had 30 successful WP:GAC evaluations, but do not recall if you have done any. I have never requested an expedited review. Do you have any advice on my request for an expedited GAC review?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 18:53, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

P.S. Do you have to be a reviewer to be eligible for the GA Medal of Merit?

Wallachia should be delisted as a GA-article

Please see my arguments on the talkpage. Thanks. --Thus Spake Anittas 00:43, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates/Edward Low‎

Hi Epbr123. Thanks for your comments on the FAC for Edward Low - I have made most of the changes you suggested, and explained things on the FAC page. Please let me know what you now think of the article! Best, Neil ム 21:28, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

En dashes added. Neil ム 22:38, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Responded to the second set, too. I don't want to come across as churlish, but it might be less work for you to fix many of the things you've identified yourself rather than explaining. I don't mind fixing them subsequently, but "inconsistent use of dashes" doesn't tell me enough to know what the problem is. Thank you for your comments though, they are appreciated! Neil ム 08:47, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Ping, responded again. Neil ム 10:01, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

MR GREET AND THE NEAR DESTITUTION OF QUEENBOROUGH.

Dear Epbr123,

I'm assuming that you have written much of the history of Queenborough for the Wickipedia page on the borough - or maybe not. But if so here is my question:-

In the 1820s the town's corporation (led by the mayor called Thomas Young Greet) came in to conflict with the town's fishermen. It led to the town's near destitution. It is quite a saga which I've only picked up in snippets using Google Book Search. Is there a modern account of these events?

Paul Buttle (email Buttlekeswick at hotmail dot com) - 8th October 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.155.193.205 (talk) 14:05, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar for Jazmin

		The Barnstar of National Merit
		Thanks for uploading Image:Jazmin.jpg and putting it into the Jazmin article. I wish you could work on the article too. But, anyways this is a tremendous moment for Bangladesh-related porn. Thanks and cheers. Aditya 13:02, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your help in getting the Didsbury article up to scratch, it's much appreciated. There were an awful lot of things needing to be done, and there are still quite a few left to be done. The standard expected seems to be getting higher and higher all the time. Not necessarily a bad thing though, I suppose. --Malleus Fatuarum 00:24, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Pornographic performer articles

You've been doing very nice work the last few days. I don't know if I like the idea of separate pages for all the unsuccessful nominations, but other than that, if you hadn't just deleted your awards sections, I'd be giving you another one. --AnonEMouse 16:59, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

• Ta. I understand your concerns about the appropriateness of listing the unsuccessful nominations, as I know you don't rate nominations very highly, but if they are listed for the lesser stars, I don't see the harm in listing them for the top ones; and I'm sure you see why such a list would need to be on a separate page. Listing nominations is consistant with other entertainment genres, such as music. Epbr123 17:42, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Not a big deal. I came to praise Caesar, not to bury him. :-) --AnonEMouse 17:58, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
    • I know :). I just thought know's a good time to explain the rationale behind it. Epbr123 18:08, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

My recent RfA

I am sorry you felt it necessary to oppose my recent RfA, which did not succeed. I will attempt to get more experience in the main namespace and the Misplaced Pages namespace and will try again for RfA in two month's time. I hope I will have satisfied your concerns by then, but if not, please comment as you feel you should. Thanks for participating in my RfA. -- Cobi 08:06, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Michael Zen

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Photo of Tatum Reed

Can you please use a better photograph of Tatum Reed from the public domain, she is a very beautiful woman, and you have found the worst photograph of her of all time! What is your style? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 408foxman (talk • contribs) 18:41, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

• My style is having a free-use photo without a shadow covering her face. Epbr123 18:50, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Your RfC/U

I would like to formally and politely ask that you discontinue adding material to your response at the RfC/U regarding your behavior, if such material does not pertain to the RfC/U in question. It troubles me that you have taken advantage of the RfC/U format, and have taken to adding accusations that have no bearing on the situation at hand (e.g. ). The RfC/U allows you to mount a defense, and to question the actions of the other users involved, but only insofar as the complaint is concerned. By making accusations that are not related, our actions are taken out of context, and we are given no means to explain, defend, or contextualize these accusations. Those issues are to be resolved in the relevant way - the ones for which you've indicted me have all been resolved, as best as they can, to everyone's satisfaction. It is highly inappropriate, as far as I'm concerned, and causes me serious misgivings about your approach to the RfC/U process. Please take note that this is a formal request: I am not asking you to discuss this matter, justify your actions, or anything of the sort. I do not expect or desire a response, and would prefer if there were none. I do not have the time to discuss the matter with you in any depth, and believe no constructive conversation would take place. I am simply making very clear how I (and others) perceive your ever-expanding "response" to the RfC/U, and our desire that you would instead participate in this process by responding in a constructive and fair manner. --Cheeser1 10:01, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

• All the pieces of evidence I have provided are highly relevant to the RfC. I have refrained from adding the many pieces of irrelevant evidence found. Epbr123 10:08, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Porn star categories

I see you are applying porn star categories. There was an earlier concern that "star" is not an accurate term for everyone who appears in a pornographic film. What criteria are you using to decide if folks are porn actors versus porn stars? ·:· Will Beback ·:· 23:44, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm trying to saw the discusion were, or what the consensus was.

The main article is at Pornographic actor, where it's been for a year since moving from "Pornographic performer". There have been short discussions at Talk:Pornographic actor in 2003 and 2005, but as far as I can tell it's never been called "Porn star".

I think I'm recalling the debates about Category:People appearing in gay pornography.and CFD:Category:Gay porn stars CFD:Category:Gay porn stars (redux) and CFD: Category:People appearing in gay pornography Those discussions touch on using "porn star" in a category name.

The "Category:Male porn stars" was created on June 3, 2005, but "Category:Female porn stars" wasn't created until April 14, 2006. The women must have been in some the undifferentiated "Category:Porn stars" which we've had since June 13, 2004.

I thought there was a general consensus opposing the "porn star" term, but it was probably limited to the debates on the one category. So the categories you've applied are probably fine, but we may want to think of renaming them to something. They've been pretty stable at their existing names, so it's not urgent. Anyway, carry on. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 09:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Hello Epbr123. I see that you removed Michael Lucas (porn star) from Category:Male porn stars. This article has been somewhat of a football in the recent past. I hope your edit will not set off a new round of instability. Have you posted anywhere on what your plan is? EdJohnston 20:03, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

No, I haven't posted what I'm doing anywhere, but it seems a pretty clear cut issue. Category:Male porn stars is intended for actors in heterosexual porn, whereas gay-porn actors belong in its subcategory Category:People appearing in gay pornography. But if anyone wants to revert my change, I won't cause a fuss. Epbr123 20:13, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

The article is titled Michael Lucas (porn star). Would you remove 'porn star' from the title? If so, what alternative do you suggest? Is there a thread discussing whether gay porn stars are also regular porn stars? I can't believe I'm having this conversation. :-) EdJohnston 20:41, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Again, Category:People appearing in gay pornography is a subcategory of Category:Male porn stars. Epbr123 20:48, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Chetwynd, British Columbia

I have nominated Chetwynd, British Columbia for Good Articles. As someone with considerable experience with city-related articles and the GA/FA process, I would like to have you review or comment it. --maclean 01:34, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

• I'll try to look at it when I get time. Epbr123 22:44, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Thanks. I noticed you started reviewing it. Thank you for the edits. I also saw your notes in your sandbox. I'll address the points there. --maclean 00:26, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Sydney

WP:GAR point 3. says that you should detail issues on the talk page first and point 4. says allow time for editors to fix. It appears, you've missed both these points in removing Sydney from GA. Why then should I not suggest you reinstate it and follow the correct procedure? Thanks. --Merbabu 05:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Tatum Reed photo

I initially agreed with you, but the blog post where she releases into the public domain is good enough for me. I'm not an expert on images, though. -Chunky Rice 16:27, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Denver GA question

You recently posted on the Talk:Denver, Colorado, that the GA would pass if we could provide fair use rationale on the page's images. I am not sure exactly what you would want the Denver editors to do about that since virtually all the images have proper licenses or are public domain because they are produced by the government or were created before 1923. Are there specific images you had concerns about? If so please let us know. Thanks, Vertigo700 16:29, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

• See Help:Image page#Use rationale. As stated in the review, Image:Gonzales-DenverPL-002.jpg and Image:RMN Cover May 2 06.jpg need fair use rationales. Epbr123 16:40, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Those two were removed from the article shortly after you brought it up. Thanks for your help improving the article! --MattWright (talk) 18:04, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Michigan State Capitol

I recently went through the article and have done some copyediting to address your concerns in the review. Can you look at it further to see if there more problems? Thanks. Pentawing 03:05, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Chicago delist

I did not notice how much its quality has slipped. It was A-class rated not long ago. Good call.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:14, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Tiny places

Hi there. I have noticed with interest your alphabetical sojourn around some of Scotland's smaller settlements. I was wondering if it was politic to mention that some of them are hardly 'villages' and possibly below the notability threshold. Amhuinnsuidhe for example, gave me pause for thought - there is already an Amhuinnsuidhe Castle and there are probably fewer than 10 people in the settlement within a mile either side of it. It's up to you of course, but I must mention An Clachan. I am not sure where it is supposed to be, but the one at latitude= 55.85 longitude=-06.45 is simply a rock somewhere off the coast of Islay I'm afraid. Ben MacDui (Talk) 18:45, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Edward Low FAC, non-breaking space

You said "Non-breaking spaces should be places between numbers and units." I was unaware of this and frankly it sounds unneccesary. Can you explain it or perhaps send me a link to the relevant guidelines/policies? - Mgm| 19:37, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

• WP:MOS. Epbr123 20:43, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Ir Ovot delist

Sorry for the delay, but I left a message for you at Talk:Ir Ovot. Tewfik 23:23, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Hello again. Just checking in to ensure that you saw this. Tewfik 22:56, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Hello again. I suppose you missed the last two messages, but I fixed the two small things that you pointed out, and I was hoping that you could either relist it or tell me if something else is holding it back. Cheers, Tewfik 12:58, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Rudget RfA

Dearest Opposer,

Edmonton delist

Thanks for the edit of the Edmonton article. I authored a lot of the article about two years ago but have been very busy with an MA thesis to pay much attention to it. I'll try working on it over this weekend to get things up to current standards. I'll add citations as I can, but there are certain things which are rather common knowledge around the City. For instance, the downtown having high office vacancy in the 90s and now much lower. Due to the somewhat competitive nature between Edmonton and Calgary, perhaps you could give Calgary's page a look over to? :) Rendar 22:41, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages has a second Carlos admin

My dear Wikipedian Epbr123,
Thank you for your participation in my RFA, which closed successfully with 29 supports, 1 opposed, and 3 neutral. No matter if you !voted support, oppose, neutral, or even if you just stopped by to make a comment, I thank you for taking the time to drop by. Since I am a new admin, if you have any suggestions or concerns, feel free to inform me of them. Special thanks to Carlossuarez46 for encourage me and nomination. Thank you and good day.

Successful RfA - Thank you!

Thank you for participating in my recent RfA. It was successful, and I was promoted to Administrator today. I appreciate your comments and will take them to heart as I learn the ropes. — KieferSkunk (talk) — 23:10, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

FYI

A conversation about Chew Stoke here: SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:40, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

--Bonnyton, Aberdeenshire-- please if you would add some references and remove the notability thing —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.84.143 (talk) 04:24, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Bradley Cross

Hello, in August 2007, you created an article called Bradley Cross. As you will be able to see, the article hardly shows any information, except for one or two facts that could be found all over the internet on map websites. Do you think the article should be deleted? Please send your reply on my talk page. Thanks, Lunchscale 16:34, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Adminship?

Hello Epbr123, I've seen you around alot recently on the wiki, and that's probably due to my increased activity. I would like to nom you, but I have reservations because of the userbox on your UP saying you don't wish to be an admin, and the fact that you haven't already been nominated makes me believe you've already turned down a nom? I know this might seem strange seen as you voted !oppose in my RfA but I don't really see that as a big deal. I hope you do accept this request from one user to another. I will start a RfA page for you when you accept my nom, but if not no big worries. Thank you and Regards, Rudget _{Contributions} 21:24, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

• Thank you for your offer. After giving it some thought, I've decided to accept your nomination. Although, as a regular participant at AfD, I have had a fair share of conflict; the RfA will be tough, but it will be interesting to see how it works out. Epbr123 22:07, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
• I advise waiting a bit. You have done a lot of good things, but you have gotten into a number of conflicts not that long ago. A reasonable suggestion would be to wait until you can be fairly sure that say, half, of the people commenting at your RFC won't oppose you. (Some are probably ... I hate to say trolls, but let's say dead set against you for less than ideal reasons ... but some are reasonable and experienced editors.) --AnonEMouse 13:36, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
  • I'll take AnonEMouse's advice and leave it a while, Rudget. Thanks again. Epbr123 13:45, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Fine by me. Drop me a line anytime. I also concur with AnonEMouse with the RFC comments, I wasn't aware of that but was recently notified, and so leaving it a while would be an excellent suggestion. Rudget _{Contributions} 15:09, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

GA medal

Thanks! Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:47, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the Barnstar, Epbr123. I'll repeat it, and I believe it's true-- you do a lot of good work here. I don't-- nor do any of the others, I believe-- have against you personally. We have only the best of intentions in building up Misplaced Pages, as I am sure you do too. Cheers! Dekkappai 01:13, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Bradley Cross

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I just removed the tag, unaware of the discussions going on on the talk pages of the you and the other editor. As you probably know, villages and cities, etc... are typically not db'd, but if you think it is too small, you might consider placing {{db-self}} on the page, or blanking it. I will then delete it.--Esprit15d_{talk to me}) 14:08, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

As User:Rodw has just gone to the trouble of expanding the article, maybe it should stay. Epbr123 14:13, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

References

Hi! As you're creating the new articles on towns in Burkina Faso, could you include a reference? It would save me the trouble of tagging them as unreferenced. Thanks! -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 16:24, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

The articles I'm referring to are articles like Kouere; it would be really helpful if you included a source in these new articles. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 16:27, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Each article has a link to various maps through the co-ordinates link at the top right of the page. Might this be enough to show the info is true? Epbr123 16:29, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Rememberance Day

OhanaUnited 18:53, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

OhanaUnited's RfA

Thanks for voting at my RfA. Unfortunately, the result stands at 51 support, 21 oppose and 7 neutral which means that I did not succeed. As many expressed their appreciation of my works in featured portals during my RfA, I will fill up the vacuum position of director in featured portal candidates to maintain the standards of featured contents in addition to my active role in Good articles. Have a great day. OhanaUnited 04:13, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

deletion warning

Braan

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Hello

Nice to see someone here having spent (and spending) more time on Misplaced Pages than myself. But I've noted you still use templates from Template:TestTemplates. If I may say so, those are deprecated, the thing nowadays are WP:WARN. And to be honest, I think you sometimes are a bit harsh- Special:Contributions/Joblax had a selfreverted vandalism, and you dished out a blatant-warning, looking like a level 3 or perhaps level 4. Of course, I can't see if that person has some deleted vandalism in addition (which of course might explaing it) but it does look a bit, well, harsh. But by all means, keep up the good work! Greswik 01:45, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Your GA expertise

Hi, Epbr123. Remember me? AnonEMouse has been nudging me to put an article through the GA process. I wondered if you might give Tetsuji Takechi a look in light of GA standards and let me know if you see any obvious problems. Thanks. Dekkappai 23:39, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Many thanks for the help and the suggestions at your Sandbox, Epbr123. You've definitely helped improve the article. I've tried to address all the points at the Sandbox, except for the request for more info on his early life... If I could find some, I'd certainly add it, but haven't been able to so far. Let me know if you have any more concerns/suggestions. I'll tinker around with it a little more, follow a few more leads for information, do som more work on the list of writings and maybe the filmography, and maybe submit it for GA review in a week or two. Thanks again. Dekkappai 21:52, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

Dearest Epbr123,
Thank you for your participation in my RFA, which closed successfully with 137 supports, 22 opposes, and 5 neutrals. Your kind words of support are very much appreciated and I look forward to proving you right. I would like to give special thanks to The_undertow and Phoenix-wiki for their co-nominations. Thank you again and best regards.

Adminship nomination

Yes, I certainly am interested - please go ahead and nominate me! Thanks.--h i s _{r e s e a r c h} 15:36, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Good, I'll starting writing your nomination. Epbr123 15:38, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Why is there so much deletionism being displayed towards pornographic actress articles on your userpage, by the way?--h i s _{r e s e a r c h} 15:42, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm trying to clean-up the porn star category by deleting articles on the non-notable stars and starting articles on the notable ones. I've listed the deleted ones on my user page so that I can look out for re-creations. Epbr123 15:57, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

One thing that I am concerned about, though, is the views that I present in some of my user essays, some of which could be seen as against the spirit of Misplaced Pages.--h i s _{r e s e a r c h} 16:35, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I had noticed some of your essays are potentially controversial, but it's hard to judge how they will affect the RfA; it's possible they may help it. It's up to you whether you want to take the gamble. If you no longer agree with some of your essays, now would be the best time to change them Epbr123 16:45, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I agree with them for the most part - I made a few changes here and there, although there may be a few things in them that could still be negative. Are you writing the RfA just now?--h i s _{r e s e a r c h} 16:59, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I'm writing it now. I could wait a while before submitting it? Epbr123 17:01, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

That's cool, although if you could submit it today that would be good if you feel you can do that. Also, one thing - you should really archive this talk page; it's becoming extremely long.--h i s _{r e s e a r c h} 17:08, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

It has begun - good luck! Epbr123 17:27, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I'll need good luck. I have more opposes than supports right now. Maybe I'm not made to be an administrator - could just stick to the GAs and AfDs instead... but we'll see.-h i s _{r e s e a r c h} 20:18, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

I understand that WP:RFA is a difficult process, and that people opposing your nomination can feel difficult, but I do think that with AfDs, salting pages and protecting pages I'd know how to handle things.-h i s _{r e s e a r c h} 20:28, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Victuallers

Yes I'm interested. User:Blnguyen suggested this a few days ago... is this part of the same process? Victuallers 20:32, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Well that was a lot less fun than I thought it was going to be. I thought I had two proposers and now its none. I think it was Oscar Wilde who said he wouldn't join a club that would have him as a member... now I feel the opposite... hope that makes sense! Anyway.. thanks for the thought Victuallers 11:40, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

thanks

Well, a few admins have said they're interested in nominating me, and I appreciate the thought, but I'm not jumping in right now. Thanks very much though. Tvoz |talk 04:54, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks, but no thanks

At this time, I can usually do what I need to do and want to do without admin powers. Why look for trouble? Chris the speller 15:00, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

As Chris wrote, with an emphasis on the thanks. - Dudesleeper · Talk 15:35, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

my rfa

...thank you for your participation. I withdrew with 83 supports, 42 opposes, and 8 neutrals. Your kind words and constructive criticism are very much appreciated. I look forward to using the knowledge I have accrued through the process to better the project. I would like to give special thanks to Tim Vickers and Wikidudeman for their co-nominations.

GAH!

Thanks for your vote of confidence in my work by suggesting that I be nominated as an admin, but I'm a law student -- there's no way I could discharge the duties of an admin in the way I'd desire. Sorry! Aelfthrytha 22:01, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: Admin

I'll have to pass, but thanks. I might consider it later, but for the moment, I'm happy editing normally. — Someguy0830 (T | C) 10:29, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks but no thanks

Thanks for your post, but I'm not interested in adminship. I guess "no big deal" applied years ago, but today RFA is 80% popularity contest and 20% exam, and I consider the entire procedure to be broken. But thanks for what I consider an expression of confidence. Valentinian 15:25, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

RE:Admin

Thanks for the comment on my talk page, but currently I'm not interested. Thanks again! Lugnuts 18:52, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Admin

Many thanks for the proposed nomination, but no thanks. I am interested in writing and developing articles, categorisation etc and improving Misplaced Pages, but not remotely interested in wasting time and energy on edit wars, morons and endless exchanges of messages. Flattered by your nomination, but life is too short. very best wishes. Ardfern 20:52, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Recruiting new admin candidates

Looks like we're both not having good luck. Frustrating, isn't it? Some good folks out there just don't care to push the ol' Mop-and-Bucket around. --Orange Mike 21:44, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

• Yeah. The users who are sensible enough to not want to be admins are probably the one's who would be best at it. Epbr123 21:56, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
  • • Only joking (in case I put off anyone from accepting my future offers). Epbr123 22:10, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
  • You mean the most sensible ones?

--AnonEMouse 22:02, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Re:Admin

I'd like to go through editor review first. Thanks. Cheers. _{Hydrogen Iodide (HI!)} 05:33, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Admin nomination

Thanks for your vote of confidence in me, but I'm going to decline. My work here is sporadic and I don't want to commit myself to the responsibilities of an admin as I won't always have the time. --Bruce1ee 06:43, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: Admin nomination

Hey Epbr123, thanks for the nod. I'll have to think about it. I find the RfA process highly political, and dis-unifying to the community. How did you come to think that I would be a good admin? Regards, -- Jeff3000 13:50, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

• I think you'd make a good admin as you have been editing for nearly 3 years, you have made over 27,000 edits, you have no incivility issues, you're experienced at improving articles, you're good at leaving edit summaries, and you have experience of participating at Administrators' noticeboard/3RR, Administrator intervention against vandalism, Articles for deletion and Categories for discussion. Epbr123 16:29, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Admin nom

Hi, thanks for the thought. I would like to try someday but I'm not sure I feel experienced enough at the moment. --BelovedFreak 12:47, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Chew Stoke FAC

Thanks for your comments on 29 Oct on Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates I've answered them on that page & wonder whether you would review whether you are able to support it?— Rod 16:06, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

UKCOUNTIES?

Hello Epbr123! I Hope all is well. I'm contacting you as part of your continued membership of WP:UK Geography.

In addition to some cosmetic upgrades I've made/requested for the project, I'm considering a draft upgrade of the Misplaced Pages:WikiProject UK geography/How to write about counties guide, so that it is much more user friendly and at a standard more akin to the WP:UKCITIES standard.

Of course I'd like to have you involved from the start. If you have any concerns or ideas, I'd be grateful if you could leave them at my talk page, where I'll pool together some ideas from some other users and then report back with them. My initial thoughts are they should inline with the existing policy on counties as well as allow for flexibility for ENG/SCO/WLS/NI. Hope you can help, -- Jza84 · (talk) 22:17, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

RfA for Canadian Paul

Four years ago this day, a foreigner was voted by the community to serve a land that he loved. Today, a new foreigner humbly accepts the charge and support of serving a community that he loves. Hopefully, he won't disappoint. Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed with a vote of (47/0/1). The trust bestowed upon me by the community is one of the most touching honours that I have ever received, and I vow not to let you down. Whether you have suggestions for ways in which I could improve, a request for assistance or just need someone to listen, my talk page and my email are always open. I pledge to do what I can to help this project, in the words of a man who needs no introduction, "make the internet not suck." A special thank you goes out to Tim Vickers for nominating me. Cheers, CP 23:00, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: Admin

"I'd like to nominate you as an admin" Thanks, but I'm definitely not interested. I already spend too much time doing this, and the part that I enjoy is creating new material, not in fighting WP disputes and the like. But thanks nonetheless. Wasted Time R (talk) 12:56, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

wikiproject uk geo

Can I suggest that where more than 1 project has adopted an article, and you're adding a further one, you also add {{WikiProjectBanners}} to tidy them up. My personal view is that for London articles, WPLondon and WPTransportforLondon are sufficient, as these are daughter projects of your own esteemed project, and it's a little overkill to have so many banners on talk pages; but I do realise that other's mileage may differ ... Cheers Kbthompson (talk) 17:16, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks 8^) Kbthompson (talk) 18:03, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Re: Admin (part 2)

Hi! Thanks for your thoughtfulness in suggesting I could become an Admin but I would far sooner work on pics and article editing than get involved in the intricacies of Admin work. I thoroughly understand picture taking, picture processing and picture placement and my little brain could cope with no more :-). Thanks again, Best wishes - Adrian Pingstone (talk) 18:49, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

River Trent v River Severn

By what strange logic are these in different importance cats. Geographically they seem rather similar to me (they're both the last seaward leg, both have tidal surges, etc.) And having looked out at the two of them for many years of my life, (I was born on the south side of Derby, went to work at Berkeley), they seem of similar strategic importance, eg to their joint water board (ST). Bob aka Linuxlad (talk) 16:05, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, the River Severn is the longest river in the UK; but I've now upgraded the River Trent, as I was thinking of doing it anyway. Epbr123 (talk) 17:12, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Nothing florid, nothing fancy. Just thanks (especially to you, for listening to everybody's input). I'll try to wield the Mop-and-Bucket with grace and humility. --Orange Mike 03:58, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

How to write about...

Hello again Epbr123. Thanks for rolling out WP:UKGEOs banner so rapidly! That was amazing! I though it'd take months!... undoubtedly there will be articles not yet tagged, but once we have a bulk of them it should catch on.

Just wanted to bring your attention to WP:UKCOUNTIES - I've published some draft guidelines and I'm keen to get some more feedback and input on them. I don't think these will have as many points of contention as WP:UKCITIES did, but I'm still wary of setting them in stone without community involvement. Hope you can help! -- Jza84 · (talk) 14:21, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Re:Admin (part 3)

I appreciate the effort you're investing in the recruitment of new admins, and I'm certainly flattered that you thought I would be a good candidate, but I'm going to decline. I've found that I can contribute to Misplaced Pages in the ways that I want to without being an admin. JamesMLane t c 22:19, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Nesting multiple banners

Hi, I see you've been adding UKGEO banners to lots of villages in Somerset (and probably elsewhere). Would it be possible to nest them using {{WikiProjectBannerShell}} so that they don't take over the articles talk page?— Rod 20:03, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks— Rod 22:39, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Michael Lucas (porn star)

Editor Lucasent has removed sourced material five times in the last three days from the Michael Lucas bio. You made this edit on Lucasent's talkpage when Lucasent prod'ed the article in October. Lucasent seems bent on removing reference to Lucas being a prostitute and founding his company with money he earned through prostitution, a fact well-sourced in the article. Other editors have reverted the vandalism, but the editor persists -- and the current revision reflects the vandalism. There's obvious COI stuff going on here. --72.76.100.166 (talk) 22:23, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

My RfA - thanks

Thank you for nominating me for adminship, which succeeded with a final tally of 38/1/0! I hope I can live up to the standards of adminship, and I will try my best to make Misplaced Pages a better place. Gaius Cornelius (talk) 18:10, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Adminship request

Hello, I am ready. Thank you, –thedemonhog talk • edits 21:17, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

I think that you already know but the template said to respond here to say that I accept. –thedemonhog talk • edits 00:23, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Maidstone

Thanks for chipping in on Maidstone. I wouldn't mind doing the history section at some point if you had plans for further work. Cheers Dick G (talk) 22:56, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Careful

It is good to see that you are tagging with WP:UKgeo. However, can i ask you to be careful when tagging as, for example, with the Herts project, when you copied the projects to the Banners template, you also added an extra class= so it read class=class=B. Please preview and that in future a bit ore. Thank you for your time and keep up the good work otherwise. Simply south (talk) 23:13, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

• Sorry, I'll check if that's happened with any others. Epbr123 (talk) 23:14, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Single banner in shell

Just wondered, why are you nesting single banners in {{WikiProjectBannerShell}}? Usually this is only used for 3+ banners, and just one nested on an otherwise empty talk page just looks a but weird! It also detracts from one of the reasons to have talk page banners - so people interested in the project see an obvious banner. Regards, Severo 21:50, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, I think it saves having to add the BannerShell later once other project banners are inevitably added to the talk page. WikiProject England and WikiProject Cities will probably tag the same articles I've tagged in the near future, and each county will probably eventually its own project. Epbr123 (talk) 22:21, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Scott5114's RFA

Thank you for supporting me in my recent RFA nomination. Unfortunately, I have withdrawn the nom early at 17/13/3. I am presently going to undergo admin coaching in preparation for a second candidacy somewhere down the line. I hope to see your continued support in the future. Regards, —Scott5114↗ 07:28, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

RFA thanks

Dear Epbr123, Thank you for participating in my recent RfA. Words nor pictures can express my heartfelt appreciation at the confidence the community has shown me. I am both heartened and humbled by this confidence. I will carry the lessons learned from the constructive criticism I have received with me as I edit Misplaced Pages, and heed those lessons. Special thanks to Pedro and Henrik as nominators. Special thanks to Rudget who wanted to. A very special thanks to Moonriddengirl for her eloquence and perceptiveness. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 19:25, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Admin

Hey, I'd rather not right now... I doubt I'll be able to carry out admin duties consistently, especially next year. School's getting really busy, and I find it hard to edit anything outside the tropical cyclones WikiProject these days. Perhaps some other time. Thanks very much for the offer, though. - SpLoT // 10:44, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: Admin

Thank you for your suggestion. It is an honor. I am interested. Is it possible to talk to you directly about the details before going forward? Thanks again! Brianga 10:50, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of List of churches in Greater Manchester

List of churches in Greater Manchester, an article you created, has been nominated for deletion. We appreciate your contributions. However, an editor does not feel that List of churches in Greater Manchester satisfies Misplaced Pages's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Misplaced Pages is not" and the Misplaced Pages deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/List of churches in Greater Manchester and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of List of churches in Greater Manchester during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. • Freechild'sup? 18:53, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin

If you feel that nominating me to be an Admin, I can't really argue against it. Thanks for the honour. Kaiser matias 00:13, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin for Hike395: no thanks

Thank you for your vote of confidence, but I don't wish to be an admin. hike395 04:42, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Adminship

Hi, thanks for the suggestion, but I think I'd rather not just at the moment - pretty busy with other things, and the RfA process is pretty daunting. Stevage 14:47, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Massospondylus

Hi Epbr,

Thank you for your copyedits on Massospondylus. They are greatly appreciated. :) If you think of anything else which could improve the article, please do not hesitate to mention it. Thanks again, Firsfron of Ronchester 03:03, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Adminship

Thanks very much for your suggestion, I'm honoured. I'm not sure I'm ready just yet, I think I'd like to get a couple of months more experience first. Cheers. WATP • _(contribs) 16:48, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

At this time, no.

At this time, I'll have to decline the bit. I've been focusing on content for the past several months, and don't need admin powers for that. I might reconsider in the future...

Thanks for asking, though.

--EngineerScotty 19:31, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin Nomination

Hi, thanks for nominating me for an admin role, I am honoured by the trust placed in me and have accepted the nomination on the form. Keith D 21:11, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Adminship

Hey Epbr123, thanks for considering me for adminship. Honestly, I despise the conflict-oriented culture of WP and the superbly inane drivel that passes for WP:N. Blech. I just wouldn't be a good admin right now - but again, thanks for the thought. • Freechild'sup? 01:03, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Your request to nominate me for adminship

I would have no problem if you were to nominate me for adminship, and I would consider it an honor. Also, you may want to think about archiving this talk page as you currently have 280+ topics listed and the archive would improve the usability of this page.--Michael Greiner 01:27, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Louise Stanley AFD

Hi. I've done a little searching, and found some sources that might be worthwhile. Do you still !vote delete? Zagalejo^^^ 07:24, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

That was a brutal commentary that you went through, Epbr123. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience - they are well-taken, and I will heed them. • Freechild'sup? 15:12, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Argyll and Bute settlements

I've tagged some of the settlement articles in Category:Villages in Argyll and Bute for WP:PROD deletion: Annat, Argyll and Bute, Add, Argyll and Bute, Achnahard, Aird, Argyll and Bute. That last one has coordinates that resolve to the Antrim coast, where there is indeed an Aird. These seem to be just names on a map: single farms, fields, a misread river name, &c. Regards, Angus McLellan (Talk) 12:29, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin

Hi. I just wondered if you'd consider letting me nominate you for adminship, as you seem experienced enough. Thanks. Epbr123 10:05, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank-you for the compliment. There was a time last year when I became extremely interested in adminship. I was enrolled in the admin coaching program, in fact. I had a very disrupting health problem (cancer) come up which made my use of wikipedia very sporadic and difficult for several months, however, so I withdrew from the program. In the past 3 months I have been doing very well, healthwise, and I am again able to spend more time in wikipedia editing and patrolling, so I am indeed interested once again in adminship. One concern I have, however, is the perception that others will have of my former activity level and my period of idleness, followed by my now lower contribution level. I do what I can now, which I think is very beneficial, and I do see times where the mop tools would come in handy to repair messes like improper page moves, forgotten tags, etc. So if you feel I am a worthy candidate, I would be honored to be nominated. JERRY _contribs 16:33, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the nom. I have formally accepted and answered the 3 questions. Would you please post my rfa? Thanks, JERRY _contribs 00:38, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank-you again for your nomination and encouragement (and !vote) at my RFA, which was successful. JERRY _contribs 03:43, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin

I am afraid I must decline. I appreciate the offer, but due to my past history (which I prefer not to discuss) I wouldn't have a snowballs chance in hell of becoming an admin. TJ Spyke 02:28, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Sorry to add yet another topic to this seemingly endless page, but I really must thank you for some great copyediting work on Aberdeen Grammar School. I really appreciate it.

Thanks again, WBOSITG (talk) 10:13, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin nom

I formally accept. Here's hoping. Thanks for the nomination. Chris Cunningham (talk) 08:06, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Settlements in Kent

Hi Some months ago I was active in writing/updating articles on Kentish settlements, but have had a busy time and had to give up for a while. I tried to make sure that each settlement was given its precise appellation - was it a village or hamlet; was it a civil parish as well as a village - or was it, like Ash-cum-Ridley civil parish, a collection of villages; which local government district was it in? As a geographer I felt that that was the proper approach, although it did take time. On my return I see there is now a plethora of articles produced by your good self on what are in essence merely hamlets or often just names on a map. They all say the same thing: "xxx is a village in Kent, England". Since that is all they say, they now appear on the Category:Kent geography stubs. To take just a the first few examples, from the A section of the stubs list:

Abbey Gate is simply a collection of houses around the old Boxley Abbey, and is virtually part of the Maidstone area

Acrise Place - see the article Acrise

Anvil Green - even on the map it does not look like a village - a name, yes

Appledore Heath is just a northern extension of Appledore itself

Ashbank - part of Leeds village

and one more

Baker's Cross - again a name on the map, but part of Cranbrook.

It does seem a pity that these articles jump the gun a bit, since I feel that a little more time with each one could have given more precise information. Was it necessary to have them all articled in such a manner? A village is a village, and not a hamlet or a collection of houses, IMO. Regards Peter Shearan (talk) 08:23, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Feel free to alter or merge them. Epbr123 (talk) 08:27, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Peter Shearan (talk) 07:37, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Maindate

Thanks! (But I hope it doesn't take too much of your time away from FAC reviews.) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:07, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

• Nice work; glad you're on it! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:33, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: Admin

Hey there. Regarding your question on my talk page: I'd be honoured to be nominated for adminship. Please let me know what information you'd like from me in preparation, and I'll provide it. Thanks very much! Tony Fox (arf!) 04:09, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the great nom statement! I'll answer the questions when I get home from work this evening, and we can go from there. Cheers! Tony Fox (arf!) 17:01, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Accepted and questions responded to. Hope they're suitable... thanks again. Tony Fox (arf!) 03:40, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Really, really bad haiku from a new admin

Setting new lows in thank-you spam:

Janitor's new tools
Spam must stop -- will new mop act?
Ooops, .com blocked

New admin, new tools
Earnest newbie furrows brow
Fare thee well Main Page

New mess all about
Sorcerer's Apprentice mop
Not supporter's fault

A. B. so grateful
Misplaced Pages trembles
Watch out DRV

A. B. wonders why
Copyright always confused
Fair use, farewell, bye

Qatar is blocked
Shucks those range blocks are tricky!
Will get it straight soon.

Dear RfA friend,
I will learn, chaos will fade
Thanks so much ... A. B.

Epbr, thanks so much for your support.--A. B. 21:43, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which was successful with a vote of 33/7/4.

I am honoured by the trust placed in me by the community. I hope to repay this by the wise use of the tools, which I intend to use gradually. Mop & bucket is on the Christmas list - honest. Keith D (talk) 00:53, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Somerset on FAC

Hi, Somerset is currently a FAC see Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates/Somerset and has only recieved one (+ve) comment & it's now well down the list - any suggestions on how to get more people to comment/vote before it gets dropped off the bottom of the list?— Rod 15:14, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice re comparative population data tables on Somerset. I've now done this - hope it meets your concerns?— Rod 21:19, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Possible admin nom

Well I was flattered by that comment left on my talk page, however I'm not so sure that I'm seen as a saint when it comes to the Wiki Community. I've made loads of great edits and am probably experienced enough, but I seem to choose political figures to edit which are extremely controversial and I've even been involved in some very hostile edit wars. I'm not sure I would get the votes needed, and I'm pretty content in my current position. However, maybe in the future.... Thanks a lot, Happyme22 (talk) 17:12, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin

Hi. I just wondered if you'd consider letting me nominate you for adminship, as you seem experienced enough. Thanks. Epbr123 (talk) 00:54, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Not interested at this moment, but thanks. —Disavian (/_contribs) 17:35, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Adminship nomination invite

Per your message on my talk page (if you didnt catch my response there), I would be honored to be nominated for adminship. --MASEM 17:40, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Email

Sent you an email. Kind regards,

Redrocketboy 18:37, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin?

Thanks for the recommendation, but I don't think I have the time to devote to being an admin just now. Coemgenus 21:31, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Review

City & South London Railway has been at FAC for over a month, and my maintenance of User:Deckiller/FAC urgents doesn't seem to be prompting reviews; since it's London, would it be up your alley and would you have time to review it? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 10:02, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which passed with 24 support, 3 oppose, and 3 neutral. I promise to work my hardest to improve the Wiki with my new tools. Thanks for nominating me.

--Michael Greiner 18:47, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

James Milner

Hi, could you please take a look at the article James Milner for me? The article was previously an FAC, but failed because the prose wasn't good enough. Could you please take a look when you can find the time? Thanks you. Buc (talk) 09:46, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Sheep

Hey, considering that you've made some copyediting to Sheep (thanks btw), I was wondering if you could chime in at a current dispute there for a better group consensus. Right now, a user has made WP:OWN accusations against me for giving a detailed response to some controversial claims he has made without strong evidence (in my opinion). If you could make your voice heard, even if you disagree, it would be most appreciated. VanTucky 09:09, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Joey Barton

Similarly to Buc's request above, when you get a chance could you please look at the prose in the Joey Barton article. It's currently GA status. Thanks, Sir-Nobby (talk) 17:22, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Western Chalukya architecture

Thank you for your copy edits.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 18:28, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from Marlith /C

Credits: This card was inspired by Macy's123, assistant of V's Shop

Marlith /C 00:14, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Wikilinking the date parameter

Hi! Please do not make any more edits like this one. The citation templates automatically wikilink the date parameter. —Remember the dot 18:24, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Oh, good. The date linking in the citation template has finally been fixed. Epbr123 (talk) 18:49, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the offer... I accept

Thanks for the kind offer to nominate me for administrator, but for the time being I prefer to concentrate on writing in Misplaced Pages, rather than performing administrative functions. All the best... Pinkville (talk) 23:28, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

I've thought this over quite carefully and I've changed my mind. I am indeed willing to run for admin. What would you like me to do regarding the nomination? Pinkville (talk) 20:49, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

I won't have access to the internet from the 24th to the 26th, so it would be best to begin the proceedings on the 27th, I believe. Thanks again. Pinkville (talk) 20:57, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, but no thanks

Thank you for the offer, but I don't believe I have what it takes to be an admin, and I do not have the spare time to contribute as one. -- saberwyn 23:58, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

BIO discussion

I'd made an alternate proposal ] that you may want to look at. Horrorshowj (talk) 06:48, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

List of works by William Monahan

Epbr, do you have the time to review the list of works by William Monahan that is currently at WP:FAC? Any comments or edits you could provide would be appreciated.-BillDeanCarter (talk) 14:29, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Review

Is there anyway you can look over Davenport, Iowa and if u feel like doing two, Iowa and tell me what i need to fix/improve to get it to GAC? I'm also asking User:Maclean25's opinion too, so if you could respond on the respective article talk pages...thanks Ctjf83 02:09, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

how do i find the author, publisher, publishing date for web sites? Ctjf83 19:49, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Ok, thanks, if you don't mind, I'll refer any questions related to the article improvement to you Ctjf83 20:07, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

oh, there is no problem linking the "sports" and "media" sections right to the Quad Cities sections, is there? Ctjf83 20:10, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Ok, for the references can you perhaps do the first one, by which i mean the first sentence of the second paragraph. I'm not sure the format to properly cite it, in regards to adding, publisher, date, and author Ctjf83 03:46, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Have you seen my previous request? Ctjf83 06:06, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, now I have something to go off of! Also, a user has suggested a map for the Quad Cities page, do you know where I can get one that isn't copyrighted? Ctjf83 19:20, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I noticed the title doesn't show up in the ref section, like the publisher/date/url does. is the title suppose to show up? Ctjf83 20:03, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks again!

Thank you again for nominating me for adminship - as you probably noticed, it passed uncontested at 44-0. I'm gratified for the support from the community, and intend to use these shiny new buttons with great care for the betterment of Misplaced Pages. Cheers! Tony Fox (arf!) 05:21, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: Admin

Hi, I'd be happy to stand to be an admin. Could you nominate me? thanks, --Nick Dowling (talk) 07:44, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Would you consider nominating me for adminship again at some point?

I've got rid of all my Misplaced Pages essays, controversial and non-controversial, and am trying to do things as well as I possibly can. I'm planning to involve myself with areas of Misplaced Pages I haven't worked on before, but I can't think which would be best to start on. I'm well used to Articles for deletion, and it's one of my favourite things to do on Misplaced Pages, but I'd like to branch out more. Any suggestions?--h i s _{r e s e a r c h} 18:50, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

You already have more admin related experience than most RFA candidates, but if you want to expand your skills further, I suggest making more reports to WP:AIV, getting more involved in guideline discussions and Wikiprojects, and maybe recieve AdminCouching. The allowable time between RFAs is generally three months, and hopefully you'll be luckier at your next one. Before your last RFA was ended, there was starting to be a backlash against some of the harsh opposes, and I think if the RFA had kept going it would have been close to passing. Epbr123 (talk) 20:02, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Located

I see you have removed the word 'located' from a large number of articles including a number I have contributed to. Whilst this has not affected meaning in some cases or had only minor impact in others it has IMHO affected the intended emphasis so I have reverted these. I guess this is one of the perils of a wholesale adjustment but no worries I will adjust.Tmol42 (talk) 17:11, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin nomination

Thanks for the offer to nominate me, but as you've seen I'm more interested in writing & improving articles than some of the admin tasks (even though I know they are important). I'm not aware of any tools that being an admin would gain that would help me with - although its nice to have been asked.— Rod 23:15, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Long range TFA requests

Please see our discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:Long range TFA requests. Thanks, Sarsaparilla (talk) 05:20, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Kate Bush Wow Sample.ogg

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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 06:27, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

GA reviewer comments

You seem to be the big GA review overseer so I would like to call your attention to . I would also like to note that your GA Medal awardee was not as thorough as I would have liked at Dennis Franklin and Bob Timberlake, which I think could both have been written more thoroughly as holds. However, I should not gripe because neither of them is my best work. --TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 00:34, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

• More GA review: you requested a note when a reply was posted at Talk:Knut Arild Hareide#GAN review. Punkmorten (talk) 23:11, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Porn star articles and AfDs

I'm just interested, since you seem to be nominating so many porn star articles for deletion, are you a fan of pornography yourself? Or would you be interested in joining WikiProject Pornography? I'm not a member myself there, but I'm really glad you brought Christy Marks to my attention because she is smokin' hot.--h i s _{r e s e a r c h} 00:59, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

I do quite a lot of work on pornography articles, but I don't tend to join projects. I wouldn't be suprised if Christy Marks eventually wins Score magazine Model of the Year, so her article will probably be able to be resurrected at some time. Epbr123 (talk) 01:09, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

She's kinda a bit like Nicole Peters, I guess, in that sense. You didn't answer my question, and you don't have to.--h i s _{r e s e a r c h} 02:52, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin

Hi. Thank you for your message. At this time I'm not interested in becoming an administrator, but thank you for asking. — Malik Shabazz (talk · contribs) 05:45, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Sonatas and Interludes

Thanks for your note, Epbr123. The matter of numbers as words is contentious, and due for review at WP:MOS, where I edit a lot. My considered opinion is that the break should be at one hundred (at least as an option for articles), in accord with a practice sanctioned by major styles guides. I'll be arguing the case for this soon at MOS. Anyway, as I point out in my edit summary, exceptions are allowed for. Don't you think consistency and aesthetic considerations weigh heavily in this case?

Best wishes to you.

– Noetica Talk 04:54, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

I admit, it did look a bit messy with the numeral. Epbr123 (talk) 03:36, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi, thank you for copyediting Reese Witherspoon. Have a nice day, PeaceNT (talk) 08:23, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Sonatas and Interludes

Hi - I just wanted to say thanks for your help on the article (which got promoted today!). Jashiin (talk) 09:03, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

GA Newsletter

Can you tell me who's the GA Reviewer of the Month? I'm stepping in for Derek Cashman as I believe he's busy or away. OhanaUnited 02:03, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi! I'm back! =) Based on the updates you provided for each of the four weeks in December, this one's easy! I've got Dihydrogen Monoxide slated as the next reviewer of the month, having been listed as #1 for 3 out of the 4 weeks. You can see the newsletter pre-published here (I'm just waiting on some biographical details before publishing). Cheers! Dr. Cash (talk) 04:54, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks heaps for the award (again!) — Dihydrogen Monoxide 01:50, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Hello Epbr123, I hope you had a pleasant New Year's Day, and that 2008 brings further success, health and happiness! Hope to see around GAC and FAC again. Another big year of quality prose! ~ Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:58, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

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Moses Hardy

No disagreements here; thank you for the thorough review! I believe that I have addressed all of the points. Is there anything else that needs to be done? Cheers, CP 06:04, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for adminship/Elonka 3

Thank you for your participation in my RfA. It was definitely a dramatic debate that landed on WP:100, but ultimately was deemed a successful declaration of consensus, and I am now an admin. I definitely paid close attention to everything that was said in the debate, and, where possible, I will try to incorporate the (constructive) criticism towards being a better administrator. I'm taking things slowly for now, partially because of the holidays and all the off-wiki distractions. I'm working my way through the Misplaced Pages:New admin school, carefully double-checking the relevant policies, and will gradually phase into the use of the new tools, with my main goals being to help out with various backlogs. I sincerely doubt you'll see anything controversial coming from my new access level. :) I also fully intend to keep on writing articles, as there are a few more that I definitely want to get to WP:FA status. If you do ever have any concerns about my activities as an administrator, I encourage you to let me know. My door is always open. Have a good new year, --Elonka 04:03, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Mercury Hayes GA on Hold

I have responded to most of your comments as well as those given by a second opinion from another editor.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 20:49, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Stop being a porn-obsessed stalker

It's not exactly reasonable or appropriate for you to remove speedies from crappy, unsourced articles that don't assert notability with phony claims of "possible significant coverage." What, I proposed getting rid of the article on your favorite plastic-chested sex worker? Get over it. VivianDarkbloom (talk) 23:39, 7 January 2008 (UTC)