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• First archive at User talk:Pakaran/Archive1 created 10 December 2003.
• Second archive at User talk:Pakaran/Archive2 created 21 December 2004.
• Third archive at User talk:Pakaran/Archive3 created 16 June 2006.

Bureaucratship

Hi, Pakaran. Thank you so much for your support and kind words on my bureaucratship nomination. Unfortunately, it didn't pass, but I intend to run again soon. If you'd like to be informed next time around, please let me know on my talk page. Thanks again! Andre (talk) 05:24, September 4, 2005 (UTC)

Popups tool

Congratulations on being made a bureaucrat! I thought you might like to know of a javascript tool that may help in your editing by giving easy access to many admin features. It's described at Misplaced Pages:Tools#Navigation_popups. The quick version of the installation procedure for admins is to paste the following into User:Pakaran/monobook.js:

// ] - please include this line 
document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="' 
             + 'http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=User:Lupin/popups.js' 
             + '&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript&dontcountme=s"></script>');
popupAdminLinks=true;

Give it a try and let me know if you find any glitches or have suggestions for improvements! Lupin 02:36, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Mutual funds and Wikibooks

Hi Pakaran. I saw your note on Jimbo's page. Note that investment advice might or might not be acceptable on wikibooks: the info itself would probably have to find an existing book, as something not even a page long is not a book (or, a larger book could be started that would include that in a section, but it's a bad idea to start books that don't have people interested in writing the rest of them). We've absolutely asserted that WB is not a dumping ground for WP content. Wikicities might be a better suggestion. MShonle 18:51, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Majel Barrett image

Is there any way of reinstate the image that was deleted for Majel Barrett? I'm willing to bet a proper Image tag could be added and all would be fine, but that's hard to do when the file has been deleted. Someone may just re-upload the same image anyway. For a page that is part of a major project like Star Trek it might have been more sporting to drop a message on the Discussion page rather than doing a speedy. (I disagree with Jimbo on this particular edict, especially with articles that are part of a set like this). Cheers. 23skidoo 04:32, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

I guess my issue with this is that I wasn't aware this image was in danger of being deleted (I assume that it did go through the Misplaced Pages:Possibly unfree images process, correct?). Had a note been dropped onto the discussion page, I or someone else might have been able to rectify the situation as I have that article on my watchlist. (PS. I did not upload that particular image, so I have no idea what it was. Most likely it was either a screenshot or a promotional image, both of which are kosher under Free Use; all it needed was the proper image tag notation.) I personally don't spend time looking at Jimbo's personal page; he should add this latest instruction to the front page or do some sort of blanket PM about it. Cheers. 23skidoo 04:48, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

I left a suggestion on Jimbo's talk page that his instructions should be posted to the main page and/or the Upload Images page so more people are aware of what's going on, otherwise a lot of these deleted images are simply going to reappear, probably without anything changed regarding their image tags. 23skidoo 04:57, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

I'll throw in a "me too," since you deleted one of mine as well... I don't have all my images on my watch list (would make it excessively long and probably add extra server load; I do however have the article it was on watched), and had no idea one of my images (which stated its source and the rational for being able to use it in a gfdl environment, but didn't have a specific tag) was going to be deleted. Now I need to track down the original again (hopefully, might be impossible), as when my laptop's hard drive crashed, it went poof. Of course, I know you're (probably) not responsible for this policy, but I still am going to have to mess around all night trying to re-find the image.  :) Bushytails 06:46, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

Hi!

Have you visited this page lately? -- 68.255.37.68 02:16, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

Adam1213

Thanks for unblocking Adam1213 and explaining the reason. I was a little irritated this morning when he appeared to ignore Wiki etiquette. He left a comment on my talk page using a proper topic subject so for me, the matter is settled now. — JIP | Talk 05:18, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the birthday greetings! You wouldn't have caught me on IRC anyhow; I wasn't there, shockingly enough... Mindspillage (spill yours?) 01:33, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks

Pakaran - Thanks for the promotion and for the congratulations! If you need anything at all, please ask. --best, kevin ···Kzollman | Talk··· 05:54, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Adminship

Thanks! I shall endeavor to not mess stuff up. :) tregoweth 02:15, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Template/Workshop

You, or any Misplaced Pages user, can contribute your suggestions and comments to the /Workshop page of any active arbitration case. Comments on evidence or proposals can help in understanding the import of evidence and in refining proposals. Proposed principles, findings of fact, or remedies may be listed on /Proposed decision and form part of the final decision. Fred Bauder 19:10, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thank you very much for the notification concerning my adminship. I will do my best to live up to the confidence that is being placed in me. Best, Johntex\ 19:31, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Bush jr. Branding

I realize it sounds far-fetched when you read it, but I would never report something for fact on dubious authority. The BBC World Service is without a doubt the most credible journalistic source in the business- it's the only one I never found in error (not counting futlities such as the pronunciation of a name in my native Dutch) in decades of critical listening. So if they report something without reserve, and even include it in the weekly digest "Pick of the Week", I take it, though I have no access to their documentation, that the burden of proof is on the other side. Surely every self-respecting government knows what the BBC broadcasts, so if it had been an utter lie there should have been a denial, which probably would have stirred a scandal, especially now the Blair-Bush axis is accentuated by the Iraqi 'peace front'. If yoy know of a denial, I'ld be happy to include that; you will see that I nevertheless chose the cautious phrasing "widely reported", leaving room for doubt which I personally don't see room for. I'm afraid we can't wait till it makes the history books.

As for the freshmen: organizations haze those that are initiated in their circle, regardless which academical year they are in, so it is impossible to haze but not freshmen in that sense- so I change the word freshman to initiant to clear that one up Fastifex 20:52, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the leg up!

I am honored to be an admin, and will use the powers with discretion - thank you for carrying out my promotion. Cheers! BD2412 T 02:58, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

NPOV stuff

I am not sure why you wrote

"Hi, I was wondering if you'd like to read our NPOV policy before editing further? Thanks :) Pakaran 04:54, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)" but I don't think it is cogent - whatever I was doing. A major problem with Misplaced Pages is the people who believe in ESP, PK etc fill the pages with their POV, people who adore Ayn Rand's works overfill the pages of Objectivism and watch like hawks for changes, people who believe that the Earth is young and the story of Noah's Ark is literal truth fill pages with strawman arguments against themselves which they then demolish with their arguments, and they, too, watch like hawks for changes, and so on. The Noah's Ark story is important allegory and may have deeper meanings. It is also part of the Judeo-Christian tradition. But if you want to take it as the literal truth, then it makes no sense to conjure up "scientific" objections and then shoot them down. To do so is mucho POV. If you believe that the number 88, for example is a lucky number - OK. But if you then come up with objections against beliefs in lucky numbers, and fill up Misplaced Pages with these concocted objections and your own "scientific" rationalizations as to why 88 is "lucky" - nuts to you, as McAuliffe once said. Anyway, where did you see me doing NPOV stuff in your opinion? Thanks Carrionluggage 01:24, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Oh, I was a bit nasty, but she's nastier. I guess I'll give up on the subject, as anything critical I write will soon be removed. Thanks Carrionluggage 06:43, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Sure. OK Carrionluggage 06:52, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

My promotion to admin

I was expecting a much longer wait before getting the cliché mop; thanks alot for the promotion. I'll do my best to live up to the expectations of my supporters and the IP vandal who opposed me. ^_^ // Pathoschild 07:53, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

Esperanza elections

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Linus Torvalds flame war

FYI, the anon user was probably referring to this, and the ensuing animated discussion. Neilc 23:34, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

News from Esperanza

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User Jtdirl

Hi could you unblock user:Bill_the_Bear he has been unfairly been accused of being a sockpuppet, the person that I am allegedly a sockpuppet of has been unblocked. The one edit that I have made has since been shown to be accurate but this admin abuses his power to block users.

So are you going to unblock me?

Blocked ip

Hi,

Re the IP block, the user in question is suspected of being a particular troll who under an arbcom ruling is automatically blocked indefinitely for posting such comments. (They have been blocked indefinitely at a variety of IPs and usernics already.) As to their comments, they have left themselves open to criminal prosecution. If any one of the millions of users visiting WP sees that edit in the edit history of the article in question they could report it to the police. Indeed in many jurisdictions where mandatory reporting exists, the mere suspicion that someone may be a child abuser due to their comments would produce a legal requirement that someone finding that comment would have to report it to the police and the police would have to investigate it. The identity of the user making the claim would then be traced (as can be done relatively easily in most cases) and then the complaint passed on from whichever jurisdiction the report was made in by police forces to the local force of the person who made the comment. There is as a result a strong possibility that at best the person who made that claim in the edit summary could have a visit from the police. There is a possibility that a criminal investigation may be opened against them. Even if there is no evidence that their claim is true, posting it would be an instantly sackable offence in most jobs if a work computer was used, and would earn instant expulsion if posted from a school computer. It is quite a serious matter, far more so than was actually conveyed by the message. (A lawyer friend to whom I described the edit earlier reckoned that it if reported to the police the comment, even if as is likely to be the case merely a joke, could get the poster into massive legal hotwater. Given the nature of the comment an indefinite ban was the only option, not least to protect WP both from possible media attack and from any of the legal complexities that could arise from such a claim. As mentioned, comments implying criminal behaviour by the poster or anyone else in an edit summary have generated an automatic instant indefinitive ban.) FearÉIREANN\ 00:33, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Administor

hello can you give me some tips on how to be an administor Whopper 22:08, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

No personal attack intended.

As a matter of fact, I chose my words very very carefully when I responded to Ms. Martin. --CJ Marsicano 07:37, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice, but in general, "Shut up" isn't in my vocabulary. I've got a "good fight" to keep fighting and if people like myself back down, people like certain nameless admins who abuse their power and say "screw process" win. Goodnight. --CJ Marsicano 07:44, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Referring to the Kelly Martin (aka She Who Hates Userboxes) controversy. --CJ Marsicano 07:48, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi. I'm very well aware of WP:CIVIL. That's why I didn't give her a physically impossible sugggestion. ;. --CJ Marsicano 21:22, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

My RFA

I need my RFA Misplaced Pages:Requests for adminship/Aranda56 (4th nomination) withdrawn for a few days until I get some personal issues over with. I see you are active. Thanks --Jaranda 02:10, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

This is interesting. Pakaran do you just protect the Rfa from votes? --a.n.o.n.y.m 02:33, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Okay thanks. --a.n.o.n.y.m 02:37, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Re: RfA

Ta. It might sound callous, but to be frank - the state things are in at the moment, I'm rather glad I'm not holding the mop and bucket. Rob Church 10:45, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

AMA

Hello, you are receiving this message because your name is on the list of members of the Association of Members' Advocates. There is a poll being held at Misplaced Pages talk:Association of Members' Advocates for approval of a proposal for the revitalisation of the association. You are eligible to vote and your vote and input are welcome. Izehar 22:27, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Fermi Paradox

There's nothing wrong with your edit - no need to take it back out - but the section is not NPOV. The fact that McKenna's theories are "fringe science" is mentioned in the paragraph at the end of the section - Beowulf314159 18:46, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Jtdirl's page

Hello there. I reverted you on Jtdirl's user page because, regardless of what WP:FU says, a protected page shouldn't be edited by anyone until whatever dispute caused said protection has been worked out. At the very least, it ought to be discussed first. Peremptory action never accomplishes anything. Best, Mackensen (talk) 22:04, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Incidentally, I apologize for using the rollback button on what was clearly not straight vandalism (nor vandalism of any kind). That can give the wrong impression. My concern is to avoid an unnecessary altercation between administrators. Mackensen (talk) 22:17, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

I saw the discussion on his talk. One-sided, admittedly, as Jtdirl didn't see fit to respond (which is unfortunate). While WP:FU does indeed indicate that fair-use images shouldn't be on user pages, it does not specify what kind of action to be taken in this case. While we're quoting policy, I do believe it's frowned upon to edit a protected page, especially if you're involved in the dispute. I think it best to let well enough alone in this case, and await Jtdirl's response. Regards, and thanks for your prompt response, Mackensen (talk) 22:41, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Um, it's significantly different when the page is a) contravening a basic policy and b) when the page was protected to deal with vandalism. ] 22:48, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

I'm coming round to that view, although I'm uncomfortable with the manner in which this has been handled. Surely this could have waited until his page was unprotected? I was also fooled by the notice at the top of WP:FU, which proclaimed the page a guideline (not seeing that a section below was marked official, and included the permissive sentence). I suppose that's what I get for preferring to work article-side. If someone wants to remove it again I won't intervene, although it would be better if you could get a response and/or cooperation in the matter. My apologies for apparently confusing and exacerbating the matter. Mackensen (talk) 22:54, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

I believe Zach has already changed it. Get back to that article space! ] 22:58, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Request For Protection Until Dispute Resolved

Hi, i want to know if its possible to protect the Gothic Metal article. A while back i performed a revision of the page after a near 2 month dispute on the articles contents. After intense discussion and several revisions of the talk page on the since deleted temp article, one of the users has proceeded to start vandalising pages ive edited. This user is DanteInferno. This user was involved in the debate in opposition to the revision i wished to make, which was made due to consensus being reached on the revision and the argument being abandonded against it being posted. Since the users return he has demanded that i am vandalising pages, and has claimed me of using sock puppets to make edits to pages, and has claimed several users dislike me and refuse to work with me. Both of these claims are unsourced. Dante also seems to exhibit Meglomanical Point of View, reverting any edits made to pages listed on his user page, on the basis he 'owns' the articles. I do not know clearly how to deal with this user, and i have posted this message to several admins as i wish to ask advice from several admins i have had no previous contact with, as i do not wish to seem biased. I hope that the page can be protected against this vandalism, as it is disrupting Misplaced Pages to prove a point, which along with the users other actions against me, is in violationg of several Misplaced Pages policys. Sorry for having to seek help this way, but i am at a loss at the best way to handle this users personal vendetta against me. Leyasu 17:17, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Advocate at Depleted uranium mediation?

I noticed that you are active in several topics on the boundary between physics and chemistry. Would you please consider advocating for my position in depleted uranium's upcoming mediation? I ask because it's currently 3-against-1. --James S. 23:48, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind consideration and reply. I did see that you were listed as an AMA member on one place (your userid was the only visited link of the membership) where it said, "just ask." But I also saw that you were not listed on the page where AMA members indicate their willingness to accept new clients. So I understand completely if any or all of this isn't feasible.

My most important hopes are that you (or another advocate -- any recommendations?) might be able to make sure I get all the questions posed if I am off-line while the moderator is on-line, because over the next few weeks I'm probably going to have to put in 100 hours for a new client, which means my wikiparticipation will plummet until the end of January. And that if I am slow in responding you/my advocate can calm the moderator to prevent any railroading or the like.

Further, you/my advocate are most welcome to get as far in to the technical details as you like. I can offer you my best-guess cache of on-line research as follows. I predict these will be the most important sources in the mediation that I already have on line:

1. First U.S. military proof of the method and magnitude of chemical toxicity, (compare to showing uranium ten times worse than plutonium);
2. Proof the U.S. military didn't look for uranium trioxide gas (a/k/a UO₃(g) a/k/a uranyl oxide gas) (search for "75 percent"; observe only particulate measurements);
3. The 2000-era vet birth defect stats;
4. Evidence of uranyl ion near DU munitions fires;
5. Health Physics Society's study of particulate (non-gas) dispersion patterns;
6. Asaf Durakovich's review of uranium toxicity; and perhaps
7. see also my open directory for more.

There are a few essential papers that I only have on hardcopy right now, especially the 1960 Ackerman paper which you may have seen in the most recent talk page archive, with its citation search of seven supporting subsequent papers. I can make all my hardcopy available if need be, but I'm not going to scan them all in until I know which in particular are needed.

Do you think you can make sure that I get a fair chance to respond to questions from the mediator, to let him or her know that I'm not around if I'm not around, and I'm not trying to ignore or delay him or her?

Anything more would be icing on the cake, but if you want to, the above should get you ready.

If you can't or don't want to do this, would you please recommend someone?

Thanks again. --James S. 01:58, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Okay, then. Let me know if schoolwork gets too heavy; if so I'll find a less busy advocate. I promise I'll check email and my talk page daily, but some days I might have to just mention that things will have to wait until the weekend. I hope that's okay. --James S. 02:21, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Great! Talk to you later when a mediator is decided upon. --James S. 02:32, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

The most recent greetings!

Hello! --68.74.152.237 01:51, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

New AMA poll

Please have a look at the proposed election parameters under the section entitled An election proposal... and cast a ballot. Wally 23:27, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks again

I'm signing off for at least a few hours and possibly until tomorrow to pay the bills. By the mediation page I hope you (also) meant Depleted uranium/Staging and its talk. What a relief! --James S. 22:36, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

NoSeptember's RfA

Thank you, Pakaran, for your support of my RfA. I'm sure we'll bump into each other at some articles as we have in the past; it doesn't look like Breyer is going to break the Junior Justice record ;-). I will do my best in my new role and welcome your feedback. NoSeptember 14:30, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

dxm reverts

Sorry about that, I went one edit too far back. My bad. Peoplesyak 00:34, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Uh-huh

I love you.

Nrcprm2026 Dispute Resolution

Are you still acting as James' mediator in the depleted uranium dispute? DTC 22:55, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I've proposed a settlement, on Talk:Depleted uranium, but I'm having trouble understanding whether it's been accepted by all parties. I have a feeling that the case is probably daunting to the mediators. I am really busy right now and will be back looking hard again Tuesday. --James S. 04:58, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps you could please ask DTC whether he agrees with the proposed settlement -- he's the only one who hasn't chimed in on it yet. I'm pretty sure he doesn't like me, e.g. C-SPAN, No Gun Ri, etc. --James S. 05:49, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

¡ ¡ ¡ | | | ! ! !

I've never used Solaris, but NS 7... Yuck. 68.39.174.238 04:17, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

HaHa! I remember using AIM Express on a certain libraries computers a while ago... I also remember seeing a Sun pillar out the window @ the time too (Only time that's happened...)! 68.39.174.238 04:21, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

An Esperanzial note

As I remember, the last spam that was handed out was on the 20th of December last year, so I think it's time for another update. First and foremost, the new Advisory Council and Administrator General have been elected. They consist of myself as Admin General and FireFox, Titoxd, Flcelloguy and Karmafist as the Advisory Council. We as a group met formally for the first time on the 31st of Decembe. The minutes of this meeting can be found at WP:ESP/ACM. The next one is planned for tonight (Sunday 29 January) at 20:30 UTC and the agenda can be found at WP:ESP/ACM2.

In other news, Karmafist has set up a discussion about a new personal attack policy, which it can be found here. Other new pages include an introductory page on what to do when you sign up, So you've joined Esperanza... and a welcome template: {{EA-welcome}} (courtesy of Bratsche). Some of our old hands may like to make sure they do everything on the list as well ;) Additionally, the userpage award program proposal has become official is operational: see Misplaced Pages:Esperanza/User Page Award to nominate a userpage or volunteer as a judge. Also see the proposed programs page for many new proposals and old ones that need more discussion ;)

Other than that, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wish you an Esperanzially good new WikiYear :D Thank you! --Celestianpower 16:57, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
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Samuel Alito

In what way are adding the words of Samuel Alito from his application to the Reagan administration, to an article about Samuel Alito POV. I would think anything factual would have to be considered NPOVSea level 21:04, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Depleted uranium dispute resolution

As agreed, I had the DU article unlocked and replaced it with the /basic verson with links to the Health effects and Gulf War syndrome pages, bringing this round to an end. I think the fact that we managed to hammer this out by ourselves is a feather in our caps and an example to all who are in conflicts on the 'pedia. I thank you all. --DV8 2XL 01:22, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

AMA Coordinator Election

Dear AMA Member,

You are entitled to vote in the AMA Coordinator election, set to begin at midnight on 3 February 2006. Please see the pages on the election and its candidates and the procedure and policy and cast a vote by e-mail!

Wally 11:24, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Seeking guidance

I am seeking your guidance and advice on a particular issue. Mahuri page on wikipedia was initiated by me, and I have contributed to the page from time to time. As per policy of the wikipedia anyone can use the contents of wikipedia, but I understand that use of such contents should indicate the source, that is, the wikipedia. The contents of the page Mahuri have been used in the site mahurivaisya without giving any reference to wikipedia - though I am glad that they have used our contents. In this case, a problem may arise at a future date if that website takes a stand that the contents of page Mahuri on wikipedia have been copied from that site and thus violates copyrights. In an alternative scenario, a user here may tag our Mahuri page with copyright violation under the impression that our contents have been copied from that site, reference to which was given by me long back as an external link when that site was not active and having only a welcome page. Although I am not aware of any such issue, which wikipedians may have encountered in the past, I believe that such a situation may have arisen earlier too. I seek your advice and guidance to deal with this issue, which you are requested to kindly on my talk page please. I also utilize this opportunity to say Hello to you. Thanks. --Bhadani 13:47, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Invitation

You are invited to take part in Wikipedia_talk:Changing username#Dropping inactive user names. Ems2 17:44, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks again

Firstly, thank you for your help over the past month. I am so glad we got a settlement before a mediator took the case. Your help was instrumental. I think the agreement will hold.

By the way, nickel is in platinum and palladium's group, but your recent comment which claimed it wasn't was associated with a good edit because other group's metals have been claimed by some CF researchers. --James S. 12:53, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Semi-automated link sorting

• This page was semi-automatically modified to sort links to Pathoschild in a meaningful way. // Pathoschild (_admin / ) 06:41, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Another Esperanzial note...

Hi again Esperanzians! Well, since our last frolic in the realms of news, the Advisory Council has met twice more (see WP:ESP/ACM2 and WP:ESP/ACM3). As a result, the charter has been ammended twice (see here for details) and all of the shortcuts have been standardised (see the summary for more details). Also of note is the Valentines ball that will take place in the Esperanza IRC channel on the 14th of February (tomorrow). It will start at 6pm UTC and go on until everyone's had enough! I hope to see you all there! Also, the spamlist has been dissolved - all Esperanzians will now recieve this update "newsletter".

The other major notice I need to tell you about is the upcoming Esperanza Advisory Council Elections. These will take place from 12:00 UTC on February 20th to 11:59 UTC on February 27th. The official handing-over will take place the following day. Candidates are able to volunteer any time before the 20th, so long as they are already listed on the members list. Anyone currently listed on the memberlist can vote. In a change since last time, if you have already been a member of the leadership, you may run again. Due to the neutrality precident, I will not vote for anyone.

Yours, as ever, Esperanzially,
--Celestianpower 09:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
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Thanks for your contribution to homeopathy, I was thinking that it needed something just like thisGleng 09:26, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

New wiki

Hey Pakaran. I'm looking around for people who might be interested in a new wiki I'm working on. It's about depression, and hopefully it will be a real resource for people who suffer from all types of the disorder. I see you mention your past problems with depression on your user page, and I wondering if you would be interested in contributing. I think people who have gone through this, or still going through this, are going to be the best people to help make it a useful place. The wiki is at Wikicities, which I'm sure you know is a project of Jimbo and Angela's. If you want to have a look, the new depression wiki is at http://depression.wikicities.com . See you on IRC -- sannse (talk) 09:52, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #1

Can you help me with User:Nandesuka?

Greetings; thanks again for your help months ago with Depleted uranium. I once again find myself in a situation where I have a whole lot of work to do, and not a lot of time to devote to Misplaced Pages. Hoever, the content disputes have, more-or-less, gone favorably for me, with DV8 2XL placing some of the disputed content from Uranium trioxide into the Uranium article, although there are still some questions about whether he was acting in good faith.

However, at this point I am having some serious problems with User:Nandesuka, who has, as a non-party, asked for an injunction against me in arbitration because he didn't like the fact that I insisted on (1) keeping the discussions in chronological order, and (2) compiled a Table of authorities so that the arbitrators could easily compare the quality of the sources I am using with those of my opponents in arbitration.

Yesterday, he blocked me of 3RR for what I believe was simple reversion of vandalism. Please see User talk:Nrcprm2026#Blocked for revert warring on Uranium trioxide.

I don't want to ask for Nandesuka's joinder to arbitration, because that would just complicate things for the arb com. However, if Nandesuka believes that his behavior has been correct, then I will.

Would you please ask him, as a third party, what he thinks about his actions?

Thank you again. --James S. 18:41, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #2

Old Skool Esperanzial note

Since this isn't the result of an AC meeting, I have decided to go Old Skool. This note is to remind you that the elections are taking place now and will end at 23:50 UTC on 2006-04-29. Please vote here. Thanks. --Celestianpower 20:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #3

monobook

I need you to move my "monobook.js".--GangstaEB 13:42, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Long talk page

Greetings! Your talk page is getting a bit long in the tooth - please consider archiving your talk page (or ask me and I'll archive it for you). Cheers! BD2412 T 00:21, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

A short Esperanzial update

As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Misplaced Pages:Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Celestianpower 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Mix CD in Linux

What's a good Linux program to make a mix CD from tracks that exist on other CDs I have, ideally with no loss of quality and playable in a normal CD player? I use gentoo, any common program is probably available. Thanks. -- Pakaran 00:58, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

• Grip and K3b work for me. Yvh11a 23:02, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Your AMA statement was deleted

Your AMA statement was deleted apparently carelessly from the AMA statements page (see this edit)if your statement needs to be restored, the text is at User:Pedant/AMA error Pedant 01:56, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

August Esperanza Newsletter

Ackermann function

Ackermann function is up for a featured article review. Detailed concerns may be found here. Please leave your comments and help us address and maintain this article's featured quality. Sandy 15:45, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

September Esperanza Newsletter

Templates on WP:CHU

Hi Pakaran. On WP:CHU, we have been requested to use the templates {{done}} and {{not done}} when we grant or deny a request, so that VoABot can archive those accordingly (it recognizes the templates). Cheers, Redux 20:02, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi again. You're welcome. I guess we could add it to BUR, but we'd have to stay on top of it, since those circumstances can change quickly -- I mean, not a month ago it was a different bot doing the archiving (EssjayBot II), which used to cross-reference our signatures and the timestamp, achiving everything that was 48 hours old. In the not-so-distant future, a different bot might require a different procedure -- I don't mind, it beats having to do the archiving ourselves. ;)
Speaking of news, here's one that I don't know if you've seen: soon we will have no more email addresses to rename. The software has been modified not to accept names containing the "@" symbol. It just happened 2 days ago, so we'll have to rename the accounts created until then, but that should be the end of that. Cheers, Redux 22:14, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Regarding Association of Members' Advocates

Hi, you are receiving this message because you have listed yourself as an active member of WP:AMA. If you aren't currently accepting inquiries for AMA, or if you have resigned, please de-list yourself from Misplaced Pages:AMA Members. If you are still active, please consider tending to any new requests that may appear on Category:AMA Requests for Assistance. We're going to put AMA on wheels. :) Sorry for the template spamming - we're just trying to update our records, after we had a huge backlog earlier in the week (if you've been taking cases, then sorry, and please ignore this :)). Again, sorry, and thanks! Martinp23 21:26, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

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