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You know me, too

You can add me to your list of people you know here (though I haven't contributed in ages).

See you Monday! Lane Wright (talk) 00:23, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Newish User

Hello, I've been poking around the Wiki and I've eventually found myself wound up on your page.

I've read that you're quite an experienced user, and was wondering if you could possibly give me the tour de force of Wikipedia, showing me the ropes and the like? I understand if you can't, I know you're a very busy guy.

Thanks! --DevilAsh^Talk! 23:15, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Jennifer Hudson picture to languages on Wikipedia

You can add Image:Jennifer Hudson.jpg to the multi-language wikipedias' infoboxes, because I really don't have time to add them to all of the language wikis. Cheers. miranda 01:51, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind, I already did this. miranda 10:41, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Damn, I'd already opened up all the links in tabs last night, planning to do it this morning. Oh well... I would have gotten hell from someone in particular if I'd told her I was going to be on Wikipedia instead of talking to her. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 14:43, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Real life > Wikipedia. :-P miranda 20:33, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Sometimes I get that a bit mixed up, but the equation "Girls > Wikipedia" is one I never have trouble with. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 20:43, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

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Adminship

I plan on going through it again soon. I will add 1000+ edits over tonight alone. (I won't sleep. I don't plan on it)Undeath (talk) 15:37, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Sounds good, but keep in mind that there's more to adminship than just raw numbers; people are more willing to support someone that displays a firm grasp of when and how to enforce Wikipedia policy than someone who can generate several thousand edits in a very short period of time. EVula // talk // ☯ // 15:45, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

I believe I have the grasp of policies, but I just don't have the numbers yet. How long, do you suggest, that I wait until my next submission? (Please post your reply on my talk page)Undeath (talk) 16:21, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Reply posted on user's talk page.[1] EVula // talk // ☯ // 19:16, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

• • • I was told that three months might also suffice, but time will tell. I'm starting to take part in AFC too. The reason I was not active during October-November was a relative of mine was diagnosed with cancer. I was helping his family during that period. This is my normal activity rate.Undeath (talk) 19:19, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

• • • • I was wondering if it would be helpful to get an admin coach. Undeath (talk) 06:24, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Not sure where else to ask, but…

Can I host the old contents of ev-nova.net on my website, now that the domain is down? I would especially like to keep the Walkthroughs alive. Currently I can only find them here. — Nicholas (reply) @ 22:41, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

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Good luck!

Good luck in your rehearsals! --Gp75motorsports ^{REV LIMITER} 23:46, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Concern from Sesshomaru

Hey EVula, glad to see you again. This user, Amaechi Okoli (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log), is creating a lot of ridiculous redirects. See their contributions. I noticed this after warning the user for re-creating THE GREATEST QUEST OF ALL. Can you check it out? Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 03:58, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

What to do if a user refuses to leave edit summaries? See the user Alexander Vince, he's already been told about it before. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 05:39, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

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Could you please comment? Thanks and Happy Editing, Dusti^talk 19:55, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

You missed a thread

Over here. {^_^} Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 06:02, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

I didn't miss it; I just haven't responded to any of the messages left here. See the big orange box at the top of this page for an explanation. I might have some spare time this weekend to respond to everyone, but I'm extremely tight on time right now. EVula // talk // ☯ // 18:51, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

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Adopt me? MadMan3 (talk) 22:44, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

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Gosh, I didn't know it tells you guys so much! P.s. What kind of things must i do to be come an admin? Thanks, Obi maul12 (talk) 23:51, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

In case I would end up at an RfA soon

I just wrote User:Martijn Hoekstra/Recall, in case I end up in an RfA anytime in the nearish future. I am not native in English though, so I wondered if you could have a looksee, and give some comments on the content, or correct some mistakes which I am sure I made. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 23:48, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Facebook

OMG, the picture of you on WP:FBOOK is psychotic, haha. It's like face, face, full body shot, face, face, cute reference to user name, face, face, BLADE OF DEATH. нмŵוτнτ 05:20, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

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.: Thank you! :.

Thank you for participating in my 2nd RfA and supporting me! My RfA passed unanimously at 79 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral. I would like to take this opportunity to thank AndonicO and Rudget for nominating me. I also want to thank LaraLove for persuading me to keep going after I failed my first RfA. To be really honest, I am surprised that my RfA passed without any oppose or neutral. Being an administrator means more responsibilities, especially when I'm now an administrator on both English Wikipedia as well as WikiSpecies. I promise everyone that I will use the tools effectively to serve the community. If you need help on anything, don't hesitate to leave me a message on my talk page and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Last but not least, remember the motto for Ohana: "When it comes to family, nobody gets left behind." Once again, thanks for placing your trust in me to help the community. OhanaUnitedTalk page 18:14, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

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Keep Category:Living People empty

Hi, I saw one of your activities including ' Keep Category:Living People empty ' .. As a admin, why dont you put this cat to CFD and delete it ?

- Tinucherian (talk) 10:45, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

I think it's supposed to be a redirect, and it would leave dead links when editors add that category to articles mistakenly. Ideally, redirects are supposed to have all pages pointing to them updated to reflect the correct link, though that's a large task, and this just happens to be his category pet peeve, I imagine. Coreycubed (talk) 13:38, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

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teh lulz at rfbs

Most definitely original. I see that barnstar I gave you a while back didn't go to waste. Rudget. 21:17, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

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My apologies...

...but I'm not sure you read my reason for reporting User:70.241.201.64. There is a user, User:Bjbarnett2, who has been making exactly these same edits to Public Broadcasting Service and was blocked for it. Now, suddenly, up pops our IP user, making exactly the same edit the user was blocked for. Would you please reconsider? If you look at the article history, you'll see he's very persistent, and since blocks are preventative, I'm thinking this would be a good one. Thanks...Gladys J Cortez 20:36, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

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Evula, EVula

Ok, you've made it clear. I'll forever type EVula, never again Evula. Sorry about that. :-) And I agree with you for agreeing with me, but that's besides the point. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 22:41, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Tee hee. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 22:42, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

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Medic?

You have an eerily similar resemblance to the medic on Team Fortress 2. Then again, you are a 'crat on the Half-Life Wikia...--TBC!?! 07:35, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Still unavailable?

You responded to other comments, but not to any of mine. One of the users have gone out of control with redirects. I'd like to know what would be the best to put these nonsensical redirects for deletion:

• First sonic game
• Second sonic game
• Third sonic game
• Fourth sonic game
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• Wily the Wombat
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• Super form
• Agent b
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• The eggman (probably change target to Eggman‎?)
• The Namek
• Hypersonic hegdehog
• Hypersonic hedgehog
• Ultimate life
• Supersonic hedgehog

Thoughts? I tried asking someone else for directions, but the person decided to be uncivil in the end. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 05:29, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

My request for bureaucratship

Dear EV, thank you for taking part in my RfB. As you may know, it was not passed by bureaucrats.
I would, however, like to thank you for taking the time to voice your support, despite concerns cited by the opposition. Although RfA/B isn't really about a person, but more about the community, I was deeply touched and honoured by the outpouring of support and interest in the discussion. I can only hope that you don't feel your opinion was not considered enough - bureaucrats have to give everyone's thoughts weight.
I also hope that the results of this RfB lead to some change in the way we approach RfBs, and some thought about whether long-entrenched standards are a good thing in our growing and increasingly heterogenous community.
I was a little miserable after the results came out, so I'm going to spread the love via dancing hippos. As you do. :)
I remain eager to serve you as an administrator and as an editor. If at any point you see something problematic in my actions, please do not hesitate to call me out. ~ Riana ⁂ 11:52, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

You're honestly the only one I was sure would support :P ~ Riana ⁂ 11:52, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Adopter or adoptee?

EVula, I don't know if I'm closer to being an adopter or adoptee--I think I'm somewhere in between. I would like to help new users, but don't know if I'm yet experienced enough to do so adequately. I would like to receive help from an experienced editor, but don't want to take away a less-experienced editor's chance at receiving help. In any case, if you aren't too busy, I could use your help and suggestions! (By the way, I find it amusing that while your first edit was about Betty Page, it was a spelling correction relating to something showing her brains!) Wakedream (talk) 07:25, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, EVula, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!

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Just a happy Birthday message to you, EVula, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!

Staffwaterboy ^Talk♂ 20:18, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

	Happy Birthday	from the Birthday Committee
	Wishing EVula a very happy birthday on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Don't forget to save us all a piece of cake!--~~~~

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! George D. Watson (Dendodge).Talk^Help 22:09, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Dude…you were born on Saint Patrick's Day? Beyond awesome. ;) 04:10, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Everybody's Irish on the 17th! Have a good one, mate. I've even brought you some Guinness! ;)                               —  $PЯINGrαgђ

And a happy and belated Happy Birthday from your fellow awesome-man. Will ^(talk) 13:06, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

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I'm Shocked!

Wow I just noticed this on my watchlist...I'm shocked! Well I hope the reason you are leaving is under good circumstances and not due to on/off Wiki stress :(. Feel free to contact me any time via email if you ever wish to chat.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 02:06, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Crap, now I feel bad. Just my little contribution to April 1, albeit a bit premature. Goes hand-in-hand with the rickroll article I just split. EVula // talk // ☯ // 02:12, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Gosh darnit!!! I've been the butt of how many jokes today?! I'm too gullible...¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 02:14, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

You may have fallen for the prank, but your message did make me feel extremely appreciated, which always goes a long way. The prank put a smile on my face in way that was totally unexpected; thank you. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 02:16, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I've just came back on wikipedia after a while, and I was like "Wow, EVula retired?". And then I click the link and here comes youtube. That was too good. --Hirohisat^(Talk) 02:40, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I hate you dude, don't do this to me!!! ~ Riana ⁂ 02:41, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Riana said it. :P I really have to think of a good joke for tomorrow. Last year I tied my brother in law (who wasn't my brother in law yet) to his bed. He eventually got out of it, and then came and socked me. LOL. —  $PЯINGεrαgђ  03:08 1 April, 2008 (UTC)

Rickroll

How is adding this info not a violation of the very definition of the WP:OR policy on Wikipedia? Cirt (talk) 05:55, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

It's not an original thought; nobody is saying the rationale behind the decision. It's something that has happened. That's a fact, regardless of citation. Is it original research? In my opinion, no. Does it need a valid source? Yes. But like I said, insisting on a source for something that is mere hours old is downright silly. At this point, we're moving faster than most news websites; I have no doubt that the YouTube stunt will get documented somewhere, but it just hasn't happened yet.

Does it mar the article a bit? Possibly. That doesn't change the fact that it's just going to keep getting added over and over in the coming hours; containing the relevant bit of information is far more productive than attempting to squash it entirely. EVula // talk // ☯ // 06:09, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

But doesn't the fact that you have to go the YouTube, check out what is going on for yourself, and then come back to the article constitute a violation of the WP:OR policy, as opposed to citing a secondary WP:RS/WP:V source that discusses and analyzes the event ? (FYI, as an aside, I have been adding some more potential sources to a Further reading section). Cirt (talk) 06:14, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

WP:OR defines original research as "unpublished analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position". Stating that YouTube rickrolled everyone doesn't do that; it's a statement of fact. However, that ignores the fact that swing Wikipedia shortcuts around isn't constructive. All we need to about it is keep it tagged with {{fact}} and then replace it when the source comes along. Yes, it sucks, but sometimes you have to take a step backwards to take two steps forwards.

And yes, I saw your edits; fantastic work. There are several on Talk:Never Gonna Give You Up as well. If I wasn't prepping for a vacation, I'd be doing more to help out, but I doubt my girlfriend would accept "I was improving the Rickroll article" as a valid excuse for why I still had stuff to do... EVula // talk // ☯ // 06:22, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Okay, you make some valid points above, and the {{fact}} tag is certainly a good compromise for the time being, and this will most likely get press/media exposure soon. Thanks for the comment about my edits, I also posted a note to the talk page - hopefully adding pre-formatted cites to a Further reading section will make it easier for other editors to incorporate some of that stuff into the article - sometimes new sources crop up too fast to add em all at once, and that is an easy way to at least show people the significant amount of coverage this is getting in secondary WP:RS/WP:V sources. Cirt (talk) 06:28, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Ringler Associates

Hello, I am writing about the deletion of the Ringler Associates Page. I am a new user, but I followed to the best of my knowledge all the requirements for page creation, and I was wondering why the page was deleted. I understand that it was tagged as advertising, but as it lists only factual information it seems to me that under this criteria nearly all pages for companies etc (i.e. State Farm) would need to be deleted. You are obviously an experienced and knowledgeable user, if you could please tell me what can be done to keep the page up I would appreciate it. Thanks Ringlernm (talk) 15:08, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

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Damn You

Got me. [2] :) Pedro :  Chat  15:12, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

How quickly people forget the date. Awesome, dude! -- Flyguy649 ^talk 15:37, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

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:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:( (22:16 ro) (CTU) 8002 lirpA 1 , 22:51 (klat) htuos ylpmiS.

OMG I've been rickrolled! --Kim Bruning (talk) 15:42, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

You're not getting me a second time... i hope $%" Simply south (talk) 22:33, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

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Welcome!

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I fell for it :P Although I became suspicious when your "essay" was meant to be on Meta yet the link in the bottom right was to YouTube :P Very nice though ^_^ ≈ The Haunted Angel 18:02, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

*quietly blocks EVula per Cabal* Anthøny 18:45, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

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The Dave Ramsey Show (TV Series)

EVula - I just saw that the Dave Ramsey Show (TV Series) was merged with the Dave Ramsey article without any proposal or discussion. Since this is an increasingly popular television show that isn't really about him, I'm confused as to the reasons for this decision? Jrclark (talk) 18:29, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Eh, I may have gone a bit overboard in overhauling the Ramsey article. However, there was nothing in the article to suggest that it was anything than an average TV show stub... I wouldn't be upset if you felt that the merge should be reverted.

Honestly, though, everything related to the man on Wikipedia just reeks of spam; that's the whole reason I was gutting his article to begin with, and am perfectly willing to admit that I may have been a bit overzealous. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 18:34, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't know too much about his other articles (I know he has a pretty successful radio show, but I have yet to find it on the dial), but I do think the television show warrants a separate article. I suspect that as Fox Business gets picked up by additional cable providers, his profile and ratings will grow dramatically. I started the television show article, I can vouch for it not being spam or advertising. Jrclark (talk) 00:04, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, what about an article that covers both shows?, with a later spinning-out of individual pages at a possibly later date. That would also allow the entire block to be removed from his article, which would make it read a lot better. EVula // talk // ☯ // 00:20, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

EVula, I think that sounds like a decent idea for now. Jrclark (talk) 10:35, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the chance to fix our article before letting it get deleted.

The royal we, our, etc. in your reply to my comments on the (now deleted) discussion about the (then proposed) Scikotics article is humorous.

Just because something isn't verifiable via the Internet, doesn't make it unverifiable. Just because something isn't notable for a small group of Wikipedia editors, doesn't mean that it isn't notable. Wikipedia was once a great concept, now it's just a joke. No wonder it's not accepted as a source for college papers.

Have a great day. No really.

Ntwrkguru (talk) 01:53, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Couple of things:

• Glad you found me funny. :)
• I hold no illusion that our notability guidelines are 100% perfect. However, no sources were provided in the week that the AfD ran, or in the entire year that the article existed. I would be more than willing to overturn the deletion and restore the article if I were shown sources that proves that Scikotics has achieved a reasonable amount of attention from the press. Deletion is not permanent.
• No tertiary source is, or ever has been, accepted as a source for college papers. Encyclopedias, including Wikipedia, are tertiary sources.

Hopefully I'll hear back from you with some sources. EVula // talk // ☯ // 02:43, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Closing of AFD's

I will be online today at 12:00PM (my time its currently 8:27AM) if you wish to discuss these and I can tell you my rationale for closing these AFD's. Thanks and Happy Editing!! Dusti^{talk to me} 12:33, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I wasn't asking for your rationale; I was telling you to stop. EVula // talk // ☯ // 13:59, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

In my opinion, your being uncivil and I completley disagree with your process. Please read my talk page and the discussion that took place after you left your edit. Dusti^{talk to me} 16:20, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Dusti, this isn't the right approach on your part. You're allowed to disagree, but you have an uphill battle here with several editors/admins. This all needs to stay in one place, your talkpage. Don't go 'round stirring things. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 16:24, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I realize you think I'm being brusque; I'm not actually even going to disagree with you, as you might very well have a point. (and yes, I did see what was posted; I replied to it on the ANI thread) But that doesn't change the fact that you're way out of line by closing AfDs. You've been told again and again not to do it, yet you continue to assert that you should. I don't want to block you, but if you keep disrupting the AfD process, that's exactly what is going to happen. EVula // talk // ☯ // 16:31, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

copied to Dusti's talk page (will respond there) Dusti^{talk to me} 16:37, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

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Please review the converstion and add your thoughts, views, and concerns. Thanks and Happy Editing Dusti^{talk to me} 18:10, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Kurt "drama"

Very disappointing. As you well know, the drama is happening only here, and only because some don't even kindly ignore a quipping comment by myself, when at the same time they demand tolerance or even acceptance for Kurt's opposes. Actually, disappointing is not the right word. Absolutely unacceptable comes a lot closer. The comment of mine you removed was not about Kurt, but a quip regarding his rationale. I won't restore it, of course, because I'm calm as a cow right now because I spent the last hour and a half fucking like an animal. But it's still unacceptable. Dorftrottel (complain) 21:18, April 10, 2008

I do apologize for not dropping you a line about it; one of the problems with editing from work is that I can't concentrate on a single issue, and lose track of what I meant to do.

However, I stand by my removal of the entire thread. How was your comment productive in any way? What did it do, aside from stirring up the same old debate about Kurt that have been hashed, rehashed, and beaten to death with a bludgeon? ("Same shit different day" is the best phrase I can think of about the perpetual cloud of drama that follows Kurt) It wasn't about the candidate, and it didn't do an actual dissection of the opposing rationale; it just poked and prodded Kurt, which happens too much.

I removed the comments and replaced it with one that, I felt, would help dissuade additional unproductive and drama-spewing discussions. I seem to have caused a bit myself, and I apologize for it as that wasn't my intent, but really, we all collectively need to stop harping on Kurt every time he opens his mouth and move on. There are much better things we can get worked up, such as splitting hairs over the exact wording of WP:IAR and other such worthy pursuits...

And as an aside, cheers to your off-wiki activities. ;) EVula // talk // ☯ // 21:50, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I know you removed those comments with the best of intentions, but I would ask people to calm down and take due responsibility for creating the drama and disruption themselves, by talking about it. In German there's the word "herbeireden", which has no literal English translation but roughly means creating something by talking about it ("self-fulfilling prophecy" would be too dramatic). Balloonman did this today, and it had none —not even a potential— purpose whatsoever. It was far worse than my initial comments (or Kurt's opposes, for that matter) and I sincerely hope he sees this. In no way e.g. did I challenge Kurt's right to comment, nor do my comments amount to harassment, which term carries certain wikispecific connotations. How needlessly inflammatory. So, I hope you understand, I'm not the one who gets worked up. Not until an admin challenges my right to freely comment in RfAs, on-topic but the way I see fit. I'm not the one who took this to WT:RfA. Balloonman did, and his actions were shortsighted to say the very least and most civil and calm I have to say about this. Cheers. Dorftrottel (troll) 00:36, April 11, 2008

(just a placeholder response so you know I'm not ignoring you; your post deserves a lot more attention than I can give it right now, and I don't think you want a half-assed answer... next extended break I get, I'll give you the proper response you deserve) EVula // talk // ☯ // 02:00, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Surprised at deletion of User:Jflodmi515

I am a little puzzled on your deletion of User:Jflodmi515. I have watchlisted this user since he placed a nasty post on my Talk page April 8th and since he's on his way to an indef . Just curious as User talk:Jflodmi515 would have to be CSD#G8 as an orphan Talk page now. -- Alexf⁴² 00:06, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

The user in question didn't create the page; someone else did. If Jflodmi515 had created it, I wouldn't have touched it (the editor who did create it has recently popped onto my radar, so I was perusing his contribs).

Also, please re-read G8; user and talk pages are excluded. EVula // talk // ☯ // 00:09, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

You are correct. My bad. Cheers. -- Alexf⁴² 00:13, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry about it, that happens to everyone but me. ;) EVula // talk // ☯ // 00:21, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

For you consideration...

... on your funny subpage.

<Riana> you know what's odd

<Riana> I sent cuddles to all my facebook friends yesterday

<Riana> and all I've gotten back are spankings

<Riana> I appear to be friends with some dirty dirty people

<LaraLove> What did I send you?

LaraLove thinks a spanking

<Riana> you sent me spankings too!

<LaraLove> haha

<LaraLove> Yea... I guess you have a spankable ass.

<Riana> I guess so.

<LaraLove> At least we didn't all teabag you.

<LaraLove> So it could have been worse, Riana

<Riana> lol, did I tell you what it does when you want to teabag someone?

<LaraLove> spot of tea

<Riana> lame!

<LaraLove> srs

<Riana> if I want to rub my balls in someone's face... THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO

Good day. Lara❤Love 13:33, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Probably an inappropriate time to mention that I totally had a dream about you yesterday, dude. It was a very family-friendly one, don't worry. But it involved you kicking the ass of a shoe salesman. No idea. ~ Riana ⁂ 13:38, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah man, I had a dream about you last night too...er...gotta go. >_> GlassCobra 13:40, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

:O Dude, you have chicks in the BRC now. You can stop fantasising about poor EVula. ~ Riana ⁂ 13:43, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

I had a dream about all three of you last night... and a shoe salesman. I know why EV was kicking his ass. ;) Lara❤Love 13:47, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

barnstar

The Original Barnstar I, Balloonman, hereby award this Barnstar to EVula for removing comments related to KMWeber on RfA's. I think that is a great solution!