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Request

I am temporarily logged in to ask you something if you would post your answer on my own talk page. When I left the project and posted my notices of leaving Misplaced Pages on my user page, and my Retired notice on my talk page, I lost my welcome notice posted by another user that was there as a new user account. Would it trouble you to place a new welcome page on my talk page? If you do I may come out of retirement. Thank you. I am considering returning from retirement. I find working on this project helps me cope with my troubles and forget for awhile, pursuing editing of academic articles. I hope one day to make administrator privilege. AdirondackMan (talk) 16:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Eh, don't know why you would need one, but your request is reasonable enough.  Done EVula // talk // ☯ // 16:53, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Enigma RFA

Still protected. :) rootology (C)(T) 17:34, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Hey, you only said it should be reopened, not that it should be unprotected... EVula // talk // ☯ // 17:38, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

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Data Crystal

Me and my mate were wondering if there is any way of taking over (becoming a bureaucrat) on this wiki: Data crystal , we are asking you because it has been inactive for a long time, and we were hoping to try and take over to help fix it up. I have tried asking people on this wiki but no one is ever on besides me, the only other contributions are random IP addresses that spam the articles (even more then they already are). If you could please reply on my talk page it would be highly appreciated, thanks (This message has been sent to most bureaucrat's). --MỸŠŦЄЯỸЊӘҒҒ (talk) 13:51, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Responding there. EVula // talk // ☯ // 16:33, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

additional poking

Just checking what the situation is with respect to that email I sent you a week or two ago - you mentioned you'd get a chance to respond last weekend but I never heard back and the talk page thread just got archived. Let me know what the situation is - if you don't want to go ahead, by all means just say; I'm just kinda left hanging here. :) ~ mazca 19:54, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm just made of suck when it comes to responding to emails. After laundry and lunch. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:22, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Happy EVula's Day!

EVula has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, and therefore, I've officially declared today as EVula's day! For being a user of good sense, good temper, and good humor, enjoy being the Star of the day, EVula! Cheers, bibliomaniac15 00:10, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Kickass, thanks. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 00:43, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

'crat bias! :P GlassCobra 16:28, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

What was that? You want to be renamed to "EVula's Bitch"? Well, I dunno if that's such a good idea, but hey, who am I to argue... EVula // talk // ☯ // 16:31, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Nevermind

I think I've decided what I'm going to do. --barneca (talk) 16:17, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

*facepalm* Sorry I never got around to responding; ask mazca, he'd been waiting for me to email him back even longer... EVula // talk // ☯ // 16:26, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, he just responded to an email I sent him in 1924. Get in line. ~ mazca 20:37, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikibreak template

Ohai EVula, I have a question. You had a wikibreak template on your userpage for when you were in the play Born Yesterday. Could you do me a favor and fix me a copy of it saying that I'm playing Lefou in Beauty and the Beast? Many thanks :) Sam 21:37, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Do you want it on the top of your userpage, or just change User:Shapiros10/Wikibreak 2? EVula // talk // ☯ // 23:00, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Top please. :) Sam 00:25, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

 Done I used this version of my header, but stripped out the rehearsal info (since I have no clue what your schedule is like). Break a leg! EVula // talk // ☯ // 05:44, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

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re:Good to see you again

Thanks. Actually, I'm probably going to be back on a more permanent basis — nothing like the good 'ol days, but something in between. — Deckiller 21:38, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Fantastic! More is better than less, and we can always use people that know what the hell they're doing. ;) EVula // talk // ☯ // 21:42, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

re:Enigmaman 2

I was just entering my opposition as you were closing the vote...that might indicate the direction it seems to be going...Modernist (talk) 22:22, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm not regarding any opinion expressed after I placed it on hold. EVula // talk // ☯ // 22:30, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Good close. Not a good close for WP, a good close in reading the will of the community. Pedro :  Chat  22:38, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Came here to thank you for have the courage to close this one... it was one of those RfA's that might upset some, but I think it was a no win situation for all involved.---Balloonman CSD Survey Results 22:40, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

• Yea, well-written. Not sure how I would've closed it. –xeno (talk) 22:42, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
• Spot on close, and great respect to you for doing it, and for taking the time to explain your reasoning carefully. Geometry guy 22:43, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

  "carefully" here being defined as "it took me thirty friggin' minutes to write what I'd been thinking up all damn weekend". :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 22:44, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Good, honest, and well-thought out close, man. Good job. I saw the edit when you first put it on hold and saw how long it took you to post it; must've been a bitch to copy-edit ;-) - Thanks for taking the time to do all that. Much appreciated. Scarian 22:54, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks everyone for the kind words on the closing statement; I definitely feel like that was the hardest close I've had to make so far in my seven-month bureaucrat career. I'm also glad that nobody's knocking down my door, ripping me a new one about how I closed it. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 22:59, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Well now that you mention it...is it closed or is it as you said...on hold? Modernist (talk) 23:11, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Please note the top of the RfA. When you first edited it, it said "on hold". Now it says that it did not succeed. EVula // talk // ☯ // 23:14, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Good call...Modernist (talk) 23:28, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Nice close; I enjoyed reading your analysis. Lazulilasher (talk) 23:41, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Me too. An excellent summary of a difficult issue. Euryalus (talk) 23:54, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

EVula, You have my full support in your did not succeed decision in this RfA. I commend you especially on your fine closing statement. You were fair and eloquent. You are a fine attribute to Misplaced Pages. Sincerely, Kingturtle (talk) 03:31, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

• Good job EVula. Your impartiality is commendable. Master&Expert (Talk) 04:26, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

“However, as the IPs were made by the candidate , they are perfectly valid reasons for editors to oppose the candidate, and the will of the community in regards to those edits cannot be dismissed.” Very good call, EVula. This is one of the best decisions (and also one of the best closing statements) I have ever seen/read from a bureaucrat. Best wishes, — Aitias // discussion 14:57, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Brit

Thanks for catching Brit again - thought he'd have given up by now! ≈ The Haunted Angel 19:07, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, though I was rather shocked to realize that it's already been two years since he was banned. Wow. EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:57, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

WT:RFA#WP:AAAD

Hm. It's not dying but it's not getting much response either. Thoughts? Should I tweak? (Watchlisting.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dank55 (talk • contribs)

Eh, I think the discussion has run its course. AADD isn't really that big of a deal (it's just an essay that documents common practice), and the topic seems to be proposing an addition to the essay, which isn't really the most discussion-generating type of post out there. *shrug* EVula // talk // ☯ // 03:55, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

help me unblock please

sorry im new to the whole wikipedia thing so im sorry if im making mistakes. i was blocked for "spamming" with my friend. i wanted to clarify that i made my account at the same time as my friend: stephaniehong .. we are not the same person. we didn't know we were spamming by adding links. sorry! we thought it was adding to the site! Skoh25 (talk) 19:23, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

If you're willing to do more than just add links to tv.com, I'm willing to unblock. Deal? EVula // talk // ☯ // 19:43, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes! I will do more than just add links. Thanks!!!!! Skoh25 (talk) 20:15, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Edit stats

With wannabe kate gone, where do we get those these days? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dlohcierekim (talk • contribs)

Well, I got those from wannabekate. Not perfect, but better than nothing. EVula // talk // ☯ // 02:49, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

A more important question, where the heck did the bot go that posted them? Majorly talk 02:56, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

I liked your AGF essay

Hi EVula I wondered how you would suggest handling User:Bobsagetwarrior, especially in the context of what you wrote in your essay about the N word? WereSpielChequers 15:27, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Well, considering the fact that the editor hasn't made a single edit outside of an initial burst on December 1st, I don't think it's worth doing anything about... that's what I originally had written before I looked at the edits in question. It's obviously a vandalism-only account, and pretty stupid that it didn't get blocked at the time of the edits. Page deleted and editor indefinitely blocked; given the edits, they're likely a sleeper account.

Anyway, the original context of my essay had more to do with vandalism; seeing "nigger" in an edit (I've seen many such edits to Darth Vader) is one of those things that makes me reach for the block button, rather than placing a mere warning. EVula // talk // ☯ // 17:38, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

You scared me

Your edit summary got me worried that I'd offended you, until I read your write-up on NSA. Happy editing. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 15:59, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I wanted it to have some punch. Sorry for the heart attack. ;) EVula // talk // ☯ // 17:40, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Please page protect Ecoleetage Talk Page=

Thanks for deleting my account. I would ask if you could please page protect my Talk Page, too. (The artist formerly known as Eco). 75.145.253.254 (talk) 18:24, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Log into your account and make the request; I can't verify that you are, indeed, Eco. EVula // talk // ☯ // 18:26, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

You can run a CU to verify the IP, if you want. I cannot log in anymore since I've had someone scramble my password for me -- I have no desire to restart. I just came back to look something up, wanted to see if the page was deleted, and say the usual drama miasma on my talk page. Off-Wiki...yeah, that's the right queue. Thanks. 75.145.253.254 (talk) 19:33, 16 January 2009 (UTC)