User talk:A Nobody

Welcome to my talk page! Please be sure to make all posts civil and constructive, as I'll revert anything I deem to be vandalism. Also, let us try to keep two-way conversations readable. If you post to my talk page, I will just reply here. If I posted recently to another talk page, including your talk page, then that means I have it on my watchlist and will just read responses there. I may refactor discussions to your talk page for the same reason. Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho!

Past comments can be seen here.

Welcome!

Hello, A Nobody, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Thanks for the welcome and have a pleasant week! :) --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 05:09, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

My constructive comments on AfD pages

I stand by my comments and votes. I only posted the "keeps" on ones that I thought should be kept. I cannot bring myself to vote negative, because I know someone must have spent time writing any given article. Moreover, I really do think some are being too quick to delete articles. If NOBODY sees merit in an article, well okay, but if even a couple of people find an article useful and intriguing, keeping it is less likely to do harm than not having it. Seriously, though, I am noticing a too quick to delete trend, which is unfortunate. In any case, let’s not beat a dead horse on this one. Telling someone something once is usually sufficient. Besides, all of the specific articles, I thought should be kept and not every single "keep" post of mine was identical as some erroneously alleged. Sure, many were, but there was some variation and after the first message on my talk page, I made any new "keep" messages more precise. Beating the same point to death after the message has been received is well . . . Have a pleasant week and best regards, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 00:25, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

For more on this topic and discussion, please go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28policy%29#Too_quick_to_delete.3F__Concerns_with_AfD_trends

Merci

Grand Roi,

Merci beaucoup pour votre comments concerné La Chatham Chorale. J'apprécie sincèrement votre appui, et Je crois aussi cela une chorale, c'est bon, particulièrement celui-là, ils ont rendu la musique classique accessible pour tout le monde de Cape Cod. Encore, merci! (Et je suis desole, mais mon francais n'est tres bon) Knowing Is Half The Battle 00:18, 7 November 2006 (UTC) (Savoir est demi de la batille)

De rien! (And I speak English, so English is always fine! Good luck keeping your article! :)) Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 00:21, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

A history link

Since some people seem to be obsessed with the idea of being able to peer into your messages I have added a link to a version of this page which contained them. Regards, Kavadi carrier 04:20, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Dear Kavadi carrier,

Thank you, I appreciate the effort at a constructive compromise. I really think the whole thing was getting out of hand. You'll notice that after the initial comments from you and a few others, I began a discussion on the Village pump and did NOT merely repeat the same argument for every AfD topic I contrubuted to. It seems that I've had to spend too much time defending my talk page! Anyway, I didn't see why my talk page should be overburdened by a dead issue. So, with that, you're a good Wikipedian! Have a wonderful night! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 04:25, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Removing notices/Page protection

You may remove material from your talk page, but do not remove administrators notices. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 00:44, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

There old, so aren't they just archived in the history? Best, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 00:45, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Normally users are allowed to remove notices. Normally also, indef blocked users are allowed to comment on their own talk page. This has the appearance of attempting to conceal the indef blocked status - which I count as abuse of the privilege. For this reason the user page and user talk page are now protected. Durova^Charge! 20:24, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Leah LaBelle

If you want this article restored please take it up at Wikipedia:Deletion review.—WAvegetarian (talk) 15:55, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the link; I suppose I just don't get why the sudden rampage to delete the pages for American Idol contestants. Considering how many thousands try out for the show and the incredibly high ratings, anyone who actually makes it to the final 12 is a recognizable figure to many and has accomplished something few others have. Plus, I anticipate others just recreating these pages eventually anyway. Finally, because of American Idol video games that include videos of contestants and programs like American Idol Rewind that re-air footage from past seasons with new interviews, the publicity of these individuals has been augmented all the more. Best, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 23:08, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

I graduated high school with Leah. I also put a fair amount of work into the article between correcting factual errors, updating it and general policing. I don't really have a strong opinion either way on the Idol issue, but want to have consistency. That link is the best place to voice your concerns.—WAvegetarian (talk) 21:07, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks again! --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 23:05, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

help us Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles, you're our only hope

I noticed that you had voted to keep the category of Fictional Characters by Superpower on the march 7th CFD. Just in case you didn't yet notice, Raidant!'s decision to listify them was put up for review, and another vote started on the 14th. It seems those of us in favor of keeping the categories are losing the debate, and I was hoping you could lend your voice once more so we can keep them --Piemanmoo 20:02, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Sure, thing, I'll vote to keep immediately. Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 04:44, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Barnstars

The disco ball of knowledge certifies that you are among the finest contributors in the world of Wikipedia, and help it to never stop turning. Thank you for your support of Camila Janniger. --User:Ejanniger

Thank you! Have a wonderful week!

Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 21:23, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Indefinite block

This account has been blocked indefinitely as the sockmaster of Wikipedian, Historian, and Friend? for persistent and pernicious disruption at WP:AFD and CAT:PROD. Past history includes attempted vote fixing. Previously blocked for six weeks and warned of impending indef; violated the block by starting the sockpuppet account which became the bad hand sockpuppet for further WP:POINT violations. Durova^Charge! 05:45, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

I am quite pleased with all of the many positive and constructive contributions that I have made in terms of correcting typos and article creations and despite some frustrations here and there, I know that my time on Wikipedia has been well spent in making it a better site. As a final comment, you shouldn't punish the other OSU users who happen to use the same university IP. So, with that, adieu. Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 06:58, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Award

Golden WikiAward I would like to award you the Golden WikiAward for your exceptional contributions to the wiki. --ISOLA'd ELBA 19:13, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the award. I apologize for not knowing you and what exactly the award was for, especially as I've taken a break from actively editing Wikipedia for some time now, but I appreciate the kind thought and wish you a wonderful week! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 04:23, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Image:ColumbusOH.gif

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Image:ColumbusOH.gif

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Image:ColumbusOH.gif

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Image:ColumbusOH.gif

Hello Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles, an automated process has found an image or media file tagged as nonfree media, such as fair use. The image (Image:ColumbusOH.gif) was found at the following location: User:Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles. This image or media will be removed per statement number 9 of our non-free content policy. The image or media will be replaced with Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg , so your formatting of your userpage should be fine. The image that was replaced will not be automatically deleted, but it could be deleted at a later date. Articles using the same image should not be affected by my edits. I ask you to please not re-add the image to your userpage and could consider finding a replacement image licensed under either the Creative Commons or GFDL license or released to the public domain. Please note that it is possible that the image on your page is included vie a template or usebox. In that case, please find a free image for the template or userbox. Thanks for your attention and cooperation. User:Gnome (Bot)-talk 11:18, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Hello. I'm currently blocked indefinitely and therefore cannot remove anything from my userpage. The only way I could do so would be to use some other account and because I've agreed not to do that, I'd rather not risk any new allegations against me. Therefore, if anyone else reads this message from the bot above, please do what the bot requests. Thank you. --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 23:00, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Done. That image was in {{User Columbus}}, but I took care of it. I'm glad you're doing better. WODUP 18:17, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Thank you! :) --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 15:59, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) WODUP 00:13, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Name

Hello, Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles! I am a native speaker of both French and English. I wanted to let you know that in the spoken form of French, "Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles" means "The Big King of Dummies! Leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions. Cheers, BigBrotherIsWatchingYou

Really? A French girl told it me it meant "The Great Pumpkin King". --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 16:14, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Unblock

Welcome back to Wikipedia. Per our agreement, this will be your only account and you'll tread lightly at AFD. I hope things work out this time. Cheers, Durova^Charge! 06:49, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Merci, danke, thank you! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 16:14, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

By the way, I have a standing offer to give the Resilient Barnstar to any editor who returns from a ban and starts a new article that gets highlighted at Did you know? Durova^Charge! 18:22, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

How would I do that? Best, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 19:36, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Welcome back. Hopefully you will help us write a good encyclopedia. To get into Did you know?, you just need to write a very good new article and either nominate it yourself or have someone else to do it. Best. Wooyi^{Talk to me?} 02:33, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the welcome back and reply to my question. Have a great weekend! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 16:49, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

format

I don't think it's a good idea to write

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Hydra_in_popular_culture

when you can write instead

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hydra in popular culture.

Michael Hardy 19:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the suggestion. --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles 19:56, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

AfD nomination of List of television characters who are single fathers

I've nominated List of television characters who are single fathers, an article you created, for deletion. We appreciate your contributions, but in this particular case I do not feel that List of television characters who are single fathers satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion; I have explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of television characters who are single fathers and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of List of television characters who are single fathers 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. Corpx 05:40, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the notice; I'll reply there. --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 15:01, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

You and Corpx

I can't help but notice that it seems like you're following Corpx around, particularly on AFDs. I was willing to chalk it up to coincidence, but every edit you've made today has been to an article where Corpx has made an edit or to a page where Corpx has commented on the AFD.

Can you explain this? - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 17:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Hello. No, I am not following him around. I have randomly participated in some of these discussions today and have tried to improve a couple articles, but it has nothing to do with any one editor. It does seem, by contrast, that you may have taken an interest in me (see [1] and [2]), which I hope isn't the case. Either way, have a pleasant day! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 17:37, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Um. Are you saying I got involved in the Seven day roguelike AFD because you edited it? Are you sure? Are you really sure? Are you really, really sure?

I noticed your editing pattern when I looked at your contribs, which I typically do for people I don't recognize on AFD. (AFDs attract socks and SPAs.) The pattern seemed weird when you were commenting only to AFDs Corpx had commented on, after Corpx had commented. I'm willing to accept that it's just a harmless coincidence. It just seemed odd to me. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 17:55, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Okay. I haven't edited in a couple months, which is why you probably didn't recognize me. Anyway, I'll avoid the whole AfDs for the time being and will focus on random article improvements instead. I hadn't participated in those things in a while and I wanted to participate in just a few to show that I could contribute constructively to the discussions without getting frustrated and all. Thanks for the willingness to accept coincidence and have a pleasant day! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 17:58, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Adopt help request

{{helpme}}

To whoever reads this, I have been away for a while. Durova suggested that I request an editor mentor me through the adoption program. I added the adopt tag to my userpage, but I don't know how long it takes for someone to reply. I want to contribute constructively to Wikipedia and would greatly appreciate if someone would be willing to help me do so and if anyone at least knows how long it takes for someone to be willing to come along. Thanks! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 18:20, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

There's no set time period. Basically, you wait until someone comes along looking for someone to adopt and chooses you. Considering it's summer, that may take awhile. John Carter 19:11, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thank you for the reply. I guess I'll just be patient. I appreciate it! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 19:13, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi! You can have a look through the list of adopters here, and get in contact (via their talk page) with one of them, and see if that want to take you on. Alternatively, just sit there, and wait for someone to see the tag who is willing to help, then adopt you. If you want to start contributing right away, you could look through the list of adopters, or have a look at the Tutorial. :) -- Stwalkerster talk 19:14, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the suggestion! I have contacted an administrator that indicated availability on that page and hope that he'll be willing to adopt me. Thanks again and have a great day! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 19:23, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Hello, I am also a student adoptee! But with the same adopter!--The source of the cosmos... 12:38, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Hi! If you have any tips as to how the adoption process works, I'm all ears! :) Best, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 16:04, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Questions regarding help

I saw on a talk page elsewhere that you wanted some help regarding some issues. I'm not even close to being the necessarily right person to request help from, but if there's ever anything I can do, let me know. John Carter 19:10, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the reply. I have been unblocked by Durova after being previously idefinitely blocked. She suggested I use the adopt thing, because she didn't have time to mentor me herself. And so, I was really just hoping someone could see if my edits and edit summaries are good and if they had any further suggestions that I use to make the most of my come back. Thanks again! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 19:12, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Which edits and which edit summaries? Please specificy "since (time and date X)". Also, if you have any particular specific interests, you might see if there is any WikiProject on the Project Directory which corresponds to your particular area of interest, and consider joining it. John Carter 19:17, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Durova unblocked me earlier this month, and I have focused largely on using the Random article function to find articles that need sources, titles italicized, etc. and I also looked for a few choice AfDs to see if I can improve the articles under discussion. Essentially, I just wanted to check if my edits this month in general are on the right track. Also, I did contact an admin to see if they would be willing to adopt me. Thanks again! :) --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 19:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

It really isn't necessary to add reference to the country of birth in all cases, particularly when their nationality is already indicated, although I don't think anyone has any really substantial reason to oppose it. In the List of bosses in The Ocean Hunter, I think the more common usage is "based on", not "based off", but it's comprehensible in any event so no big deal. Otherwise, no real substantial criticism, although you might be interested in going to the Wikipedia:Community portal, where they have a listing of some of the articles which are in most need of some of the kind of work you do. Otherwise, your edit summaries, while once in a while kind of short, are certainly in context clear enough and I don't see any obvious problems. Good luck with the adoption, and I hope everything works out well. John Carter 19:49, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind, thorough, and constructive reply! Have a wonderful evening! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 19:52, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Joint Venture (music) AfD

You might want to revisit your !vote at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joint Venture (music); the discography listed in the article was for a different band with the same name (and the band up for deletion was not on that notable label). Precious Roy 14:23, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Dear Precious Roy, thank you for the note; however, I am trying to avoid the AfDs for the time being. I just found some of the discussions and process frustrating and would rather focus my efforts elsewhere for now. Best, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 16:05, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Your opinion welcome at deletion review for Plot of Les Mis

After Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plot of Les Misérables closed as a deletion, I'm challenging the way the closing administrator acted as in violation of Wikipedia rules. Your participation is welcome at that discussion, Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 July 14. Please keep in mind that only arguments related to either new information or to how Wikipedia rules were violated or not violated in closing the discussion will be considered. It isn't a replay of the original AfD. I'm familiar with WP:CANVASSING and I am alerting everyone who participated in that discussion to the deletion review. I won't contact anyone again on this topic, and I apologize if you consider this note distracting. Noroton 04:52, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the note; I'm looking for suggestions from fellow editors on where I can participate, so I'll head over there ASAP. Best, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 14:39, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: Note of redirect

That's a good idea. Thanks for letting me know. (ESkog)^(Talk) 22:33, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the reply! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 22:34, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Re typo

Oh man, of course you can correct me :) Our guidelines actually discourage editing others' comments—with a few exceptions—, so you're probably better off leaving them alone, but I'm perfectly fine with others fixing my typos. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 14:29, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thank you for the reply! Have a pleasant day! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 14:32, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Admin userbox

People were putting up fake admin userboxes to attempt to impersonate admins, so someone added the verify link to that box. All it does is take you to the permissions list filtered to just the one person's name, and verifies that they actually do have the admin bit. No big thing, but kind of nice to have there in case you're ever suspicious at seeing it. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 04:21, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Sounds like a good idea actually and would proably work best if all legitimate admins had it. Of course, I would think impostors would be discovered fairly easily. Thanks for the reply in any case. Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 04:27, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Comment about popular culture articles

I'm not sure why you think Wikipedia should be an anarchy, and your comment of I am just throwing an idea out there for others to consider as I am noticing a disturbing trend as of late. Anyway, the large number of "in popular culture" articles that have been created and the tremendous number of people who have worked on them suggest that a LOT of Wikipedians see value in these articles. doesn't justify the articles much. Let's say for example I ran a website with lots of people that work on it, and visit it. I'm not going to Wikipedia to promote the site, and encourage them to make an article on it. A group of people liking something is one thing, but notability, trivia and more plays a factor here. Wikipedia shouldn't be without rules or policies, things must be deleted at times. There is no chance Wikipedia should be deletion-free ever. There needs to be limits. Also it needs to be noted: many of the pop culture articles are branched off sections of the main subject. The main subject had a big section, so instead of condensing (which is the correct thing to do), they moved it into an ever growing trivial list. A useful pop culture article: is one with paragraphs and a decent explanation of why the subject is influenced by pop culture, not this listcruft garbage. Sure we could add a cleanup tag to all the pop culture articles that are lists: but frankly, I doubt many people are just going to rush and clean them up. Many articles remain on Wikipedia with cleanup tags for a long time, before even being noticed. So frankly, the deletion of the trivial lists are the better route. People can make promises to clean up if they want: but frankly many of those promises are rarely kept. If a decent pop culture article wants to be made: then it should be done properly. One last thing: I've seen you vote keep along with a comment of sourcing, add pictures and other things. Sourcing isn't the issue, neither is pictures. The problem it's very trivial, that's something that can't be fixed by sourcing or pictures. RobJ1981 20:40, 25 July 2007 (UTC)