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Thanks for your note, I too was shocked by that comment. However, I have no intention of allowing this individual to choreograph his own demise. I will act when it suits me, and through proper channels, not any Mickey Mouse scheme. Haiduc (talk) 12:01, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Miss Julie's Whizbang Welcome Wagon and Curiosity Shop
I'm hoping Miss Julie might come out of semi-retirement to sing a few tunes and possibly sell cosmetics door-to-door, I mean, head up the welcoming of new recruits! I've boldly redecorated the {{LGBT Welcome}} template but unsure if the peer review and jump-a-class stuff makes sense to have there if they aren't active. They may just be in a lull - I'm not active in those areas so I just don't know. Feel free to update as needed and make things more clear, re-prioritize etc. as I was simply spiffying up a bit. Banjeboi 19:31, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
p.s. at User:Moni3/Sandbox1 we have a draft of the LGBT tag inclusion statement to help spell out its use to assist in conflicts over the tag. I think it's getting close to acceptable and my impression is we'll end up linking the statement on the template to assist the more "reasonable" editors out there to see it's use as - just a project tag. Banjeboi 19:31, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
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tit for tat
OK, I'm sure you'll be justifiably horrified but I find this ... ahem ... passage from fart lighting pure poetry of the people -
“ | A major drawback of this popular practice is that it usually involves the hazardous coupling of fire, combustible gases and inebriated participants. Reports of serious burns to body parts are not uncommon but clothing helps to protect one's skin. | ” |
Sorry, you can now return to your regular reading. Banjeboi 22:59, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
- Now that gave me a laugh! Thanks for brightening my day.
- I haven't managed to summon my courage for the gloryhole pics (recent widow, ya know? :-S), but will soon be up to the task, if today's mood is any indication.
- And I am back at AA/NA, so I have a good support system in place now to allow me to manage my emotions in a constructive manner, rather than destructive one. Life is slowly improving. A snail's pace, to be sure, but I see improvement nonetheless. One day at a time and live in the moment.
- I can't yet do the welcome wagon thing, as I am afraid about making a commitment I may not be able to honor, but you'll notice it's not erased from my p[age.
- Hugs and kisses from the Widow Julie. Jeffpw (talk) 07:15, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
- No worries. Even a short term help is better than no one. I'm a bit too "terse" one person said to me. I think overly direct might be what they meant but yes, I often have a loss of patience - so someone like yourself who seems to be full of kindness and such for newbies, in particular would be much better I think. Good luck with AA?NA remember 12-steppers are just two steppers who are size queens. Banjeboi 08:28, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
- Here's a deal: When you spot (ahem) "fresh meat", send me a PM with the name and a link to the welcome tag (for the first one, then I'll have it handy. And I'll send a cheery little greeting, in a modified "Miss Julie" sort of way. Sorry she won't be the Julie of old, but when you've seen Satan up close and personal, breeziness sort of melts away like a dandilion in an H-Bomb attack. Sound good? Even the Widow Julie could never be accused of being "terse", even when she had PMS (here's a litle secret for you: Miss Julie no longer has PMS, now that she's gone through "the change". Jeffpw (talk) 22:41, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
- No worries. Even a short term help is better than no one. I'm a bit too "terse" one person said to me. I think overly direct might be what they meant but yes, I often have a loss of patience - so someone like yourself who seems to be full of kindness and such for newbies, in particular would be much better I think. Good luck with AA?NA remember 12-steppers are just two steppers who are size queens. Banjeboi 08:28, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Latecomer
Hi, Hon!
My deepest sympathies... I hope you're doing as well as you can, living one-day-at-a-time and all that. I wish I'd gotten to meet Isaäc =( Much love and glitter to you! -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 16:38, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you, Satyr. That was kind of you, and I knew you were away from the 'pedia and hadn't heard the news. Hope you're well. I don't do fun and glitter anymore, but the love is appreciated, and if you send me some diamonds, I would consider wearing them. According to etiquette, diamonds (and your wedding band) are the only jewelery that may be worn while in mourning. Sable is the only fur. Just a thought--Christmas is coming, you know. Jeffpw (talk) 22:46, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
My brother Jeff
This thread is highly emotive and needs to be managed with due respect. It may well be edited by people who are not familiar with Misplaced Pages. Please resist the temptation to discuss this thread outside of this talk page until more information is obtained. This template was placed at 22:04 UTC. 08 August 2008Hi, I'm Debbie, Jeff's sister. Our mom, Eleanor is here with me. We just wanted to let you know that Jeffpw died yesterday. His Misplaced Pages friends (and I hope this is the correct way to do this)were so supportive of him these past weeks and he appreciated you all so much. He had intended to personally respond to each of your emails, when he could. So we're doing that now. Thank you all for being a friend to someone we love so much.
jeffssisterJeffssister (talk) 21:48, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Umm, I do hate to sound so process driven, but is there a chance you could verify this at all? We had no indication on Misplaced Pages that Jeff was ill? I can supply an immediate email or indeed UK phone number if that helps for you to make contact. These things are not taken lightly, and I apologies for intruding on your grief, but this is sadly the nature of our project. Pedro : Chat 21:51, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- What? This better be a joke. It can't be true, it just can't. Pedro, let me know if this is verified, and Jeff, please reply here if this isn't true....Keeper ǀ 76 21:54, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- I'm online until we can clarify this. Can I ask we keep this ON THIS TALK PAGE and not go flying off to AN or whatever. Keeps - I'll keep you in the loop. Pedro : Chat 21:55, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, please, we're all on it. Keep it here, keep the comments under control. We'll find out soon enough. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:57, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- (EC)NO ANI, promise. I just posted to your talk, get rid of it if you feel your talkpage is watched by too many people. In fact, I'll do it myself...Keeper ǀ 76 21:58, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- I emailed User:Aleta, who has been in contact with Jeff via phone in the recent past.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 22:00, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- I had no indication of illness ... or anything :-((( I'm not adding anything else for now. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:01, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- I emailed User:Aleta, who has been in contact with Jeff via phone in the recent past.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 22:00, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- I'm online until we can clarify this. Can I ask we keep this ON THIS TALK PAGE and not go flying off to AN or whatever. Keeps - I'll keep you in the loop. Pedro : Chat 21:55, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- What? This better be a joke. It can't be true, it just can't. Pedro, let me know if this is verified, and Jeff, please reply here if this isn't true....Keeper ǀ 76 21:54, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- I'm on IRC and a checkuser is going to take a look at it in a few minutes. Hopefully this can be resolved quickly. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:08, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Ryan, I could supply some background that might be helpful on CU (it's a long shot), and I'm going through my email now to try to locate a phone, but it will take me a while. Can we take this to e-mail? I don't do IRC. Can you geolocate the cu for us? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:10, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Not that everyone doesn't already know this, but User:Aleta has spoken to Jeff in the past, by phone. An email to her would be prudent. Keeper ǀ 76 22:11, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- To be honest Sandy - the CU's will have all the IP date there with them, so I don't think we need any, but thanks for offering. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:12, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- I mean I might (not certain) know a geolocation of his sister and mother if Jeff's known location doesn't pan out. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:14, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, I understand now. If you could pass them to User:FT2 by email, that would be much appreciated. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:15, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Will do. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:17, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, I understand now. If you could pass them to User:FT2 by email, that would be much appreciated. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:15, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- I mean I might (not certain) know a geolocation of his sister and mother if Jeff's known location doesn't pan out. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:14, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Ryan, I could supply some background that might be helpful on CU (it's a long shot), and I'm going through my email now to try to locate a phone, but it will take me a while. Can we take this to e-mail? I don't do IRC. Can you geolocate the cu for us? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:10, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
Phone number found, I'm calling. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:20, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Good stuff - my thanks. I'm available by phone if I can help - just let me know. Pedro : Chat 22:25, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- No answer. :-( SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:27, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Okay, we need to see what we get of CU. Pedro : Chat 22:33, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- No, Sandy, I had not seen it, nor pretty much anything outside of the article I was writing, which really sucks, because I think Jeff would (have?) enjoy(ed) it. I don't know what to think or say about this. Please verify that it's true. Jeff's gotten in some really nasty battles with people. This could be some sick person's idea of fun. --Moni3 (talk) 22:35, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Everyone is doing the right thing, kudos all round and lets hope it is not true. Thanks, SqueakBox 22:45, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- No answer. :-( SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:27, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
I know Jeff's last name; can anyone who knows of one please e-mail me the URL of a newspaper where he lived so I can do a search? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:52, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
Right guys. I've had a CU check the information, and after discussing the location of his sister privately with Sandy, I can confirm that User:Jeffsister does come from the same state as Jeff's sister. I would therefore suggest that we should take it as though they are the same person. My heart goes out to Jeff's family. Ryan Postlethwaite 22:55, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- But I'm not positive his sister was also from that same place. Please let me be wrong. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:58, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Do keep ringing as this needs verifying, it does seem genuine though, and yes very sad. more information would be appreciated, jeff's sister, as and when, as we are all left wondering. Thanks, SqueakBox 23:00, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Per the time change, I will ring again tomorrow, and continue to monitor google for Jeff's last name. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:07, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Do keep ringing as this needs verifying, it does seem genuine though, and yes very sad. more information would be appreciated, jeff's sister, as and when, as we are all left wondering. Thanks, SqueakBox 23:00, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
(ec)I just found all this, including FatMan's email to me. I tried to call the number Jeff gave me few weeks ago, and got a message saying it had either been "changed, disconnected, or was no longer in service". I don't know if this could be a quirk of my cell phone and international calls??? (I never telephoned Jeff myself - he called me when we talked on the phone.) I'll give FatMan that number by email (not of course posting it here) so someone else can try in case it is a quirk of my cell phone service. Aleta 23:12, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Aleta, my call went through to an international ring tone, but got no answer. Did you dial 011 before the country code? I sent the last two digits of the number I have to The Fat Man; you can compare to see if we have the same no. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:14, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the 011 tip, Sandy; I didn't know that. I just tried that and got a message saying that international dialing is not part of my service. I didn't see what you sent FatMan; the last two digits of the # I have are 22. Aleta 23:21, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, 22. I got the call through, but no answer. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:22, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- OK, thanks for the confirmation, Sandy. This does not look good. :( :( Aleta 23:32, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Pedro or Ryan, can we please cap all of this portion off with a hide template? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:34, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- OK, thanks for the confirmation, Sandy. This does not look good. :( :( Aleta 23:32, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, 22. I got the call through, but no answer. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:22, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the 011 tip, Sandy; I didn't know that. I just tried that and got a message saying that international dialing is not part of my service. I didn't see what you sent FatMan; the last two digits of the # I have are 22. Aleta 23:21, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
Sorry to have to leave this sort of message, but may I please point out a comment left on Jeff's tribute video to his late husband 13 hours ago:
- "jeffers1961...he is passed away...he is now bij isaac" - from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4VwFl0JG7o
Again, sorry to have to leave such a message to all of you who worked closely with him and knew him George The Dragon (talk) 23:16, 8 August 2008 (UTC)