User talk:RyanCross

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Review

Ohai Ryan. Well, I went through each diff individually, and all I can say is that I'm very impressed. Things like this and this show your ability and willingness to improve the encyclopedia. Furthermore, those vandalism reverts were spot on, and you undid good faith edits which shows that you know the difference between vandalism and good-faith. Having said that, I think this was in error. although there was removal of content, there was also additional material being added, making it a good-faith edit that probably needed undoing instead of reverting. Also, I think this was probably badly phrased, and may have been interpreted in the wrong way. Although you're essentially right in what you're saying, that edits to userspace and user talk space edits aren't necessarily why we're here, suggesting that someone is not a "good member" is a bit ill-advised. I know what you meant, and he probably knew what you meant, but to someone else it could have come across as a bit dismissive. Wording is important, unfortunately; a badly phrased comment can lead to all sorts of problems. I was trying to get the lead of Monarchy of the United Kingdom up to scratch before mainpage day, and I phrased something slightly accidentally. I woke up the next morning to find a thread accusing the author (me) of pro-USA bias towards the monarchy! Which was quite amusing, but it goes to show how important phrasing is. :) Other than that I have no concerns. Would you like rollback back? You've demonstrated accurate vandalism reverts, so I think it's time to give it another go, but only with your consent. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 10:44, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Well, thanks for the long review. Yes, this was an error. Undoing it would have been better. And about this, I see now how it could be misunderstood, and I'll watch myself next time. Although, the editor I was commenting to was blocked indef earlier today, the first day he created his account. And about your rollback offer. You probably know, but I have been granted and have been revoked of rollback 3 times each. Although, I know I have improved greatly in reverting vandalism, telling good-faith edits from vandalism, I really don't want rollback right now. Knowing that an administrator thinks I would be fine with rollback is enough for me to know right now. I'll stick to navigation popups for now. But if I ever do decide I would like rollback granted again, I'll ask. Thanks for the offer, and the review though. I greatly appreciate this. :) -- RyRy5 (talk) 10:55, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) Apart from those two diffs there were no worries. You behave like a good editor should. You know that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not something else. You have all the qualities that I like to see, so keep it up! :) Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 11:01, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

• keeper falls off chair*...Gasp! Did I just read you turn down rollback? You have definitely grown up before my very eyes. Props to ryry. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 14:08, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

LISBON TREATY

Insted of revering you should help me (and whole wikipedia) and expand Latvia's problems of ToL ratification--193.0.242.40 (talk) 13:38, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Just a heads up

I thought you might like to know that the Awards Center page has been deleted, along with its newsletter.  :(

So, where do we go from here?

To new and even more interesting projects, of course!

As announced in the newsletter, I've been preparing to co-coordinate a large collaboration/competition called Around the World. It was going to be run at the Awards Center, but since that no longer exists, the collaboration will be hosted somewhere else.

Around the World will begin July 15th as planned - it's location will be announced soon.

It'll be a blast. In the competition, participants will be helping to develop over 200 pages (drafts, which will be moved to article space once they are ready), using advanced tools to edit every single one of them!

This is going to be interesting.

And the event shall have awards which are being created specifically for it as we speak!

If you would like me to keep you informed of this and other interesting collaborations I'll be working on and/or organizing in the future, please drop me a note on my talk page, and I'll be happy to keep you in the know.

I look forward to your reply.

Sincerely,

The Transhumanist    21:48, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

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RyRy5 I can't send emails to you man.... Says you either have no address or blocked emails...--Xp54321 ^{(Hello! • Contribs)} 04:41, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh, that's right. I disabled my email since I was on wikibreak. It should be enabled again. Click here and it should work properly again. -- RyRy5 (talk) 04:45, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

How do you disable it?--Xp54321 ^{(Hello! • Contribs)} 04:47, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

You go to your preferences and then you should see two checkboxes at the bottom. The first one enables and disables emails being sent. -- RyRy5 (talk) 04:48, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks and  Done. Email sent. It's a short one...--Xp54321 ^{(Hello! • Contribs)} 04:49, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

 Done Reply sent..--Xp54321 ^{(Hello! • Contribs)} 04:58, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Email me your "tips" please.--Xp54321 ^{(Hello! • Contribs)} 05:02, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

 Done Replied to your email. OMG that's wiki-suicide....(thats not an essay right?)

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You guys are commiting wiki-suicide? Don't leave me behind! Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 12:01, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

I am not committing Wiki-Suicide!:)--Xp54321 ^{(Hello! • Contribs)} 04:15, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Sure and Thanks

I would be happy to let you design my page. I would really appreciate it. Thanks. If you have any questions, drop me a line on my talkpage.Gears Of War 14:11, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

(by the way I am Red Thunder's adoptee)Gears Of War

Okay, I like Shapios's, but with a few changes. I would like all the userboxes in a neat order like Sharpios's, But also I would like to know if you could turn the words on my page white, and then make the backgruond all black. For my talk page I would like all the words white and the background black, but also the message to people leaving me a message, I want that in a table with gold words with a white background, and make all the words on the talkpage italics(so when someone leaves a message, it will automatically come up in italics.Gears Of War 14:24, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah that'll work.Gears Of War 14:28, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks.Gears Of War 14:39, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Rollback

I checked all your reverts within your last 100 edits, and I'm impressed so far. From what I've seen, I'd give you rollback, but I'd first go back further. I'm seeing a definite improvement. Nice job. Useight (talk) 17:28, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

backstabbing??!

was this an underhanded jab at me??!!! ;) Thingg^⊕⊗ 03:25, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Hehe, well, I wouldn't want to be a dick and not approve the DYK nom just because it was just 1 character above the limit and lowering the chances of a good DYK article appearing on the mainpage. I was just being bold and I ignored all rules. ;) -- RyRy5 (talk) 03:57, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

I see. Well. I'm Thingg and I'm glad to meet you. ;) Thingg^⊕⊗ 21:03, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

I already know you. :P Well, I'm RyRy, nice to meet you (agian). :) -- RyRy (talk) 21:04, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

1946 Nankaido earthquake

I nominated this for DYK, but could you help me a bit? --Meldshal42 (talk) 14:54, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

The date and the hook are good, but the article is not long enough yet. It is only 773 characters, though. Good start, but it needs to be at least 1500 characters. Try expanding it. Once expanded, tell me so I can review it over again. Thanks, RyRy (talk) 21:14, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Could you count again? I want to know exactly how much more it needs. --Meldshal42 (talk) 21:31, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Very close now. It is at 1305 characters. Only 195 more to go. Tell me when you've expanded it a bit more. -- RyRy (talk) 21:35, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

DYK review

Yes that would be great from my point of view. I've written one DYK (well, four if you count the three that were written for FAC), but reviewing and stuff can be a problem. Plus, I've never had an uncontested hook. :) I'm sure it'll be great. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 21:36, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

DYK

Regarding my DYK, I moved my reference lower in the article to be right after my hook. (Don't worry. The reference can be used to support the statement) My problem is, though, that the Dolly Gray part isn't in there. Do I need that? I got the original info from Baseball Library, but that's an external link; not a reference.--LAAFan 23:55, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

• I fixed it. Can it be reassessed (I really want a DYK)--LAAFan 00:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

• I've fixed up the article a bit, and yes, it can be reassessed. I've approved it. Good job LAA! I'm proud to see that your getting involved in DYK now. Just wait a few days and you should receive a template saying that it appeared on the mainpage. That's when you will have your first DYK. -- RyRy (talk) 01:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! The DYKs that you have was actually the thing that inspired me to start myself. ;)--LAAFan 01:33, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Your welcome. That's nice to hear. :) If you ever need help writing DYKs (especially baseball-related ones) or if you want me to review one, you can always ask me for help. -- RyRy (talk) 01:40, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi RyRy, Thank you for cleaning up and looking over some of the stubs I´ve made here. I really appreciate it. Felt a bit like nobody noticed, or read them. (No wonder, though, since the field of algology is not what comes to most peoples mind when they wake up in the morning:). Rex shock (talk) 00:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh your welcome. :) I'll clean up the rest of your articles you created. Good job by the way. If you ever have any questions about editing wikipedia or anything at all, feel free to ask me. -- RyRy (talk) 01:24, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

In need of userpage help

I saw a note that you like to design userpages. Mine is in serious need of help. Whatever you could do would be appreciated greatly. Thank you!! --Npnunda (talk) 04:14, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Sure, I would be happy to redesign your user page. Is there anything specific I should know about for me to do? -- RyRy (talk) 04:18, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/As seen on TV (marketing)

Yeah, that article needs to be either kept or merged. There are eight "Keep" votes and four "Merge", so a case could be made for either. Useight (talk) 04:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Oops, I see you saw that I pasted in the wrong window. I tried to remove it, but I edit conflicted with you. Also, I like the name change, I already called you "RyRy" in casual conversation with my roommates. Useight (talk) 04:27, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, closing it as keep would be fine in my book. Useight (talk) 04:31, 30 June 2008 (UTC)