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JAG

Hi, Alex. Just so you know, white metal is another name for Christian metal. It wasn't a racial reference. Tim Long 08:25, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

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My RfA

Hey Alex,

I just would like to thank you for your support in my recent request for adminship, which passed with a final tally of 54/13/11. I appreciate the trust expressed by members of the community, and will do my best to uphold it.

Naturally, I am still becoming accustomed to using the new tools, so if you have suggestions or feedback, or need anything please let me know. - Gilliam 20:40, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

THANK YOU

Thank You so very much for the barnstar man. I VERY GREATLY appreciate it. QuasyBoy 24:02, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Hey It's me, QuasyBoy again. Would you like to give your support for her to become an adminstrator? She already has over 100 votes. See Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Persian Poet Gal. QuasyBoy 24:29, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

-Replied on talk page. Alex43223 ^{Talk | Contribs | E-mail | C} 08:09, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

I already see that you did. QuasyBoy 12:43, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Re: WPT shortcuts

Hey. Over at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2007 February 12, you wrote "Possibly change prefix, but retain all suffixes" in regards to the deletion of WPT shortcuts. All of these shortcuts have been recreated as WT shortcuts with the same suffixes. --- RockMFR 15:47, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Replied on talk page. Alex43223 ^{Talk | Contribs | E-mail | C} 23:59, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Found you a user thats wants adopting!

Hey Alex43223! Whats up? Oh... BTW my name is Zazzer Any way... I just saw a user that looks good and wants to be adopted. I thought of you, because of your wonderful reputation! His name is thuglas. Hey, drop me a line if it works out! --Cheers! :) Zazzer

Hey! Can I have some (but not neccesarily a lot) of support?

Hey! Whats up? It's Zaz zer again. I was wondering if you would mind checking this page out. Thx! --Cheers :) Zaz zer

This page!

Adoption

Thats a good idea - I dont know how to go about this whole thing. I guess i could tell you about myself and wikiediting. Im in university studying psychology - i have virtually no experience with formatting. i know how to bold sign my name, create sections, redirect, revert (i think?) and thats all i can really think of. I personally like editing articles, usually adding more info especially psychology, neuroscience related and probably some in ethology. I really like editing grammar. ive done it in cicada, and desperate housewives aswell as a few others. Im not into wikipedia for vandal watching but when i do edit something i usually watch the page for edits from then on, partly because if someone changes my edit id like to know why, partially because I dont want my work to be vandalised. Ive been thinking about starting to redirect canadian spellings to americanized -(pun intended) articles but im not sure if i will. I go on little vacations during exams they usually last 1-2 weeks. The main thing i need help with is perhaps guiding me to make my posts better, teaching me basic formatting (oh i can do this little thing too { - }) and perhaps checking in on me to make sure im not doing stupid things. Anywho its bed time, give me a shout if you like the cut of my gib (i may not know what this expression means). thuglas^talk|edits 04:31, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

I guess im ready to be adopted? - as i stated earlier - i don't really know how to go about this whole thing. thuglas^talk|edits 17:21, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

UMC Logo

I have no idea why you reverted me, Wikipedia does not allow images only licenced to Wikimedia. That is why we are using the logo under fair use and we don't have to display any copyright notice. Plus the copyright message is still on the image page even less need for it to be in the article. BJ^Talk 11:00, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Please take another look at Winfield High School article

Hi Alex43223,

I've just substantially improved the Winfield High School (West Virginia) article. I think the changes may meet your original objections. Please take another look and reconsider your opinion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Winfield High School (West Virginia). Best, Noroton 20:25, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Alex, I'd take an open-minded editor over one I disagree with any day! Noroton 03:13, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Hi, Alex43223, I just wanted to thank you for your support on my RfA, which was successful with a final tally of 61/0/2. You wondered how anyone could have a bad feeling about me; it is my hope that my conduct as an admin will prove that your thoughts were exactly right. If you have any comments about my use of the tools I would be glad to hear from you on my talk page. Thanks again! Heimstern Läufer 05:04, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi

Hi, Alex43223, Thank you for your suggestion about my account creating. I've tried the way you suggested but it still didn't work. Then what should I do next? Can anyone help me to create an account? I need suggestions, thank you. --61.239.132.111 09:56, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

YSIT

Hi, Alex. I'm the one who made the Yellow Submarine Improv Troupe article (currently being considered for deletion), and I thought I might advocate a bit to save it from deletion; any of your attention and time you're willing to offer, I'm grateful for. The thing about improvational theater in general is that, unless you're Second City or something, it has a tendency not to show up on the radar. Some of the most successful troupes from Improv Boston and Improv Asylum don't show up at all when you use Google. Improvisational theater in general can be a tad incestuous, and you often see the same faces popping up over and over again. In this particular instance, no less than three troupes composed of entirely YSIT members have made their rounds at the Brattle Theater, Improv Boston, and Improv Asylum, which are pretty much the biggest local venues for improv here. The Jane Curtin bit was included mostly as interesting tidbit (she was not paid, by the way, but volunteered to do a session). I'll grant you that it isn't earth-shattering, but considering that its tendrils have reached everywhere from New York theater directors to Boston improvisors who have since moved to Chicago, I feel it has enough interest to justify an article. Because of the troupe's size and its membership's liklihood to go on to college theater, I get no end of questions about it. I can understand how this would create problems with verifiability or pointless edit wars, but I think the same thing could be said of any niche topic, and part of why I keep coming back to wikipedia is because of the information available on things that have a lot of specificity. I see that Irishguy and someone who is likely a current member of the troupe have had some edit wars and it is likely that Irishguy was in the right, but I don't think it justifies wholesale deletion of the article. If there are any specific changes you believe should be made that would improve the article's reliability or importance, please let me know and I will be happy to help however I can. Sorry for rambling on a bit. If you could contact me at jferrisjr_at_gmail.com, I'd be happy to have a conversation with you without cluttering up your page any further (I can also respond to e-mails a bit more quickly). I may be a bit late getting back to you tomorrow night, and I humbly request that the admins refrain from not deleting the YSIT article until at least then, if that's at all possible. Thank you again for your time and consideration -- Universal Traum 04:27, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Adopt me!

Hi Alex! Would you adopt me, please? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jackryan (talk • contribs) 19:53, 21 February 2007 (UTC).

NPWatcher

I've added you to the list, you should now be able to run the program. If you have questions, feel free to ask me. —— Eagle101 ^{Need help?} 21:05, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Adoption

Thanks, Alex. I'm ready when you are! Jackryan 16:32, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Helping out with the Unassessed Wikipedia Biographies

Seeing that you are an active member of the WikiBiography Project, I was wondering if you would help lend a hand in helping us clear out the amount of unassessed articles tagged with {{WPBiography}}. Many of them are of stub and start class, but a few are of B or A caliber. Getting a simple assessment rating can help us start moving many of these biographies to a higher quality article. Thank you! --Ozgod 20:07, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar

i made a barnstar and i need help formatting it and adding it. can you help me with this? I currently have 6-7 votes for and one vote against.thuglas^talk|edits 01:04, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks alot! as i said earlier im ready for adoption. i dont really know how to be adopted though! thuglas^talk|edits 04:57, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

My request for adminship has closed successfully (79/0/1), so it appears that I am now an administrator. Thanks very much for your vote of confidence. If there's anything I can ever do to help, please don't hesitate to let me know. IrishGuy ^talk 02:43, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Adoption?

Hey I am new to Wikipedia and new to the adoption feature but would love to be adopted —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rockiesfan4ever (talk • contribs) 20:41, 25 February 2007 (UTC).

Adoption too!

Hey, I'm new to Wikipedia as well, and of course I would love to be adopted too! :) Exacerbation 11:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Yet another adoption request

My you're quite popular...

Umm...hi! I was wondering if you could find it in your heart to adopt me. I'm quite new as a wikipedian but I've used Wikipedia a lot, and I figured having a "parent" would be extremely helpful. Just...leave a response here or on my talk page, I suppose. Thanks for at least listening!

Lucky for rulers, that men do not think. 14:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Welp, looks like you're already accounted for! Alex43223 ^{Talk | Contribs | E-mail | C} 02:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikiproject Biography March 2007 Newsletter

The March 2007 issue of the Biography WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. Mocko13 22:38, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

adoption

ready to roll anytime! Exacerbation 04:21, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Well for starters I would consider fixing up my userpage. I happen to have a userboxes page which I organized by tables (because I was practicing using tables and also because i was too greedy and leaving the pages with a userboxtop/userboxbottom tag was making the whole thing super messy). The downside to this was that I have many conspicuous empty cells because some columns have too many userboxes. Is there a way I can hide those? Similarly, is there a way I can force the size of specific cells so that the cell isn't too big for the userbox? Is that too many questions? :P Thanks anyway. Exacerbation 09:42, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Note: I live in Asia (around +8 GMT so I may not be on so frequently when you are on). Is that okay with you?

Starting Adoption

Hey Alex. I really have no idea where to start. I've read Wiki's help page, but what would you suggest as far as what area I should learn first? Jackryan 18:26, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Adoption

Could you adopt me? I am fluent in HTML code source but Wikipedia is a little bit strange to me. - Norkus007

Adoption

Hello, Alex. I would really like to be adopted by you. If you adopt me, I will do your assignments quickly, and I'll be sure to listen to your comments. I really want to become a serious editor, so please adopt me! --Cremepuff222 (talk, sign book) 19:45, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I'll have to decline because someone already adopted me. Thanks for offering! --Cremepuff222 (talk, sign book) 01:06, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for signing my book! :) --Cremepuff222 (talk, sign book) 01:08, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

ready

so can you adopt me now?

re: ready

Okay, can you teach me about templates? Michael Norkus 04:54, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Also

Can you tell me of so Projects I might join? (e.g, Music, Computers, Movies, Pop Cultire) Michael Norkus 05:14, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

For now, I think I'm good. I'm going to edit some articles now. I will contact you if I need help with anything else. Michael Norkus 05:35, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Adoption Help

Alex, how much biographical information should be included about an individual? How much is too much? Jackryan 19:48, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Question

What is the significance of an administrator, what responsibilities do they have, and what would you recommend as a good criteria for an administrator? Michael Norkus 03:59, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Leaving Adoption

Okay, I think I'm getting the hang of wikipedia now, so I'm leaving my status as an adoptee. Thank you for your time and knowledge and happy editing! Michael Norkus 05:53, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

I just became a user and added "Lambing chair" to Wikipedia. It is an obscure chair and I am one of the few people that have an interest in it. It was difficult for me to find out what it was for years. I have had lambingchair.com up for about 4 years to market my version of the chair but it seems to have become more of a public service site relative to the history. What I have entered in Wikipedia is rather sloppy. “Windsor chair” in Wikipedia is another style of chair that is well known as apposed to the lambing chair and its entry is great. I would like to give the lambing chair the recognition and dignity that it deserves. I function well in the three dimensional world but not in the two. Could you help me in any with my endeavor? Kenny

Help with userboxes

I need some help in general, but specifically with userboxes- where are the custom ones listed? Where could I request one? Thanks. I am relatively new to all this. Popsix 20:00, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Adopt Me!

Please adopt me I am very confused about Wikipedia and editing. Thanks!Klutzy Cutie 06:04, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Sandbox

Why did I receive a warning for my experimenting with the sandbox? Isn't it what the sandbox is for? Zhongsan 04:08, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Columbus Blue Jackets

A gentlemens agreement of sorts, was reached concerning diacritcals on NHL team pages & NHL players pages. Team pages leave off diacriticals, while NHL players pages allow them. See talk: Colorado Avalanche concering NHL team pages. This view has been accepted, in these last few months. GoodDay 23:26, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

User:Norkus007 might need more advice

Hi, I see that you had 'adopted' Norkus. Although he's since 'left adoption', he might still need some advice. He's advertising personal info on his user page, including full name, age (a minor), and location. In addition, he's made some bizarre edits regarding adminship, and has blanked his page a few times of all commentary. It might be worth suggesting he needs a little more guidance about using Wikipedia. I found him when he tried to start a WikiProject about family trees. I recommended instead that he look at the projects already up on Meta. (these can be found through the Genealogy page if you're interested.) Thanks. ThuranX 04:10, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

No, I'm good.

I think more of a self dependency might actully help establish a sense of self reliability. By the way, I am not advertising my information. It is merely there for show. Michael Norkus 05:02, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Lambing chair

Alex, Thanks for the farmatting. For references I need to add a trade magazine article by a Yale University professor. The formatting for the book by Cotton will not work for the magazine article. Could you lay it out for me? Please? Kennyfisher

Hello ^_^

Saber girl08 has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Hey! I was just wandering around, and dropped in to leave a note. Have a wonderful day!
Saber girl08 01:58, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

GA class status for Terrell Davis

Hi, I noticed you assessed Terrell Davis as GA class, but I could find no record of it being assessed at Wikipedia:Good article review. I reverted back to having no class status for WPBiography, please feel free to correct if I missed the Good Article review.Thanks. --Roswell native 02:34, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Adoption

If you want!I ask that you adopt me,please.User:Trampton

Why not right now!Trampton

RFA

Please officially accept your RFA here.--Natl1 (Talk Page) (Contribs) 19:46, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey therre would you mind adopting me? Id appreciate it, as you seem to kno what ur doing.

Re:Ready

I don't really know what to get started with,do you have anything? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Trampton (talk • contribs) 02:19, 13 March 2007 (UTC).

'kay, I read both links you showed me,now what?Trampton 03:44, 13 March 2007 (UTC).

Oh you are making blush =) First,well on articles:How do I create them,someone once told but did not explain it very well.Best Regards Alex, Trampton 04:03, 13 March 2007 (UTC).

Okay

Okay i guess im ready to go. where dhould we start?

Need an answer on this

How do I do popups?Trampton 08:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC).

Need an answer on this #2

What exactly is a watchlist?What does it do? Trampton 11:28, 13 March 2007 (UTC).

Probably about policy, and some other Wikpedia related stuff.

You can give me them if that is not a problem to you... oh and one question when I put it why does it say "User:Lupin"? Trampton 17:05, 13 March 2007 (UTC).