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Well done

		The Editor's Barnstar
		Nice job on Alpha Mom Jddphd 22:38, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

		The Oddball Barnstar
		For creating the Superpup article! 64.62.8.242 06:59, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

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		I award you this barnstar for your many excellent contributions to paranormal articles. - Solar 13:58, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

		The Editor's Barnstar
		For expert Bleep OR removal, effective editing, and gracious collaboration with opposing editors. TimidGuy 21:18, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

File:Resilient-silver.png		The Resilient Barnstar
		For not getting too bent out of shape over everything that's going on at Talk:John Edward. Things have gotten ugly, but you're hanging in there. Props. – Lantoka (talk) 23:57, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		I award you this Barnstar for your continuing indefatigable contributions to the paranormal articles, in the pursuit of unbiased understanding.- Martinphi (Talk Ψ Contribs) 08:11, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

		The Mighty Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		In recognition & thanks for your efforts in helping us work our way towards consensus towards making Battle of Washita River a good WP:NPOV (instead of WP:SOAP) article. Still a lotta work to do, but now we can do it, in no small part because of your help. Yksin 20:03, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your beautiful words and warm wishes on my birthday, dear Dreadstar! Have a wonderful day, my friend! Love, - Phaedriel You get an extra-special large piece of cake, my friend, for all the beauty and warmth you've shared with me in the last days, and which I promise I'll reply as soon as my human abilities permit. You're very, very, very special. LOTS of xxx, Sharon 17:05, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

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Syzygy Darklock

I wanted to let you know why I'm reverting your change, since you explained your reason for the change so well. I agree it might seem redundant to mention the the word "fictional" so many times, but that is the standard that the Comic Book Project uses. I believe the reason behind it is to help stress that the subject is fictional. Too many articles portray their fictional subject as a real person, leading to confusion to the casual reader (just check out the majority of the Star Wars character articles).

BTW, I gather by your screen name that you might be a Dreadstar fan. Do you happen to have any knowledge of what issue Syzygy was first introduced? I tried hunting for that info on the internet, but came up snake eyes. Thanks for your help! Konczewski 13:11, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, it is a bit redundant. I may move towards not using fictional in the first sentence of the article (after all, aren't just about all comic book characters fictional?) and save it for the heading. I just like that phrase, "Fictional character biography." Oh, I made some changes on the Vanth Dreadstar article. Let me know what you think. Konczewski 18:49, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

To be honest, I haven't read much of the discussion. I just looked at some sample Feature Articles and Good Articles and did what they did. Konczewski 19:39, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Batman and Plastic Man are both good examples. They use the redundant phrasing, but they can probably get away with it because the articles are so long. Konczewski 19:53, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

I don't want to be responsible for a Wikideath. Please change it if you like. Thanks for the pleasant conversation. Konczewski 20:09, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

The Price (graphic novel)

Pretty good. I made a few changes, nothing that affects the body of work. I'm not sure need the See also section if you have wikilinks within the body of the article. Do you have publication dates? That should be a section, and should cover both the original appearance and the date of the trade paperback. And I think you can use the comic book title infobox at the top; I checked some other graphic novel entries, and that's what they do. Konczewski 00:57, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Impressive work, but I do have a few comments. The summary probably needs to be shorter, not longer; I wouldn't be surprised if some dilligent Wikipedian doesn't slap a "over long summary" tag on it soon. Second, yes, that is a run on sentence. It should be split into two; one about the b/w vs color, and a second about the plot summary. Lastly, it really needs a section on publication history. All that would be is details on the original Epic Illustrated run (issue nos. and dates) and then info on the graphic novel publication. That's probably the best place to mention the details on when it was in b/w and when it was in color. On the "See Also" section--are Willow and Dreadstar in this story? From your summary it sounds like a Syzygy standalone story. That should be made explicit in the article, probably in the intro paragraph.

I encourage you to consider improving the "Metamorphosis Odyssey" article, but it definitely needs to get away from the "fannish" tone I see currently, and should really include issue citations.

A Wikipedian I've found useful to consult is User:Tenebrae; he's very active in the comics project, and probably wouldn't mind giving your articles the once over. If I can help with anything else, please let me know. Konczewski 01:25, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Wilson

I reverted Wilson because frankly he probably belongs on a list of American illustrators. I've never heard of him and he isn't well known as an American painter or sculptor. I'm leaving him there for now. Why do you have him being born in 1928? Modernist 22:24, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Check out 1919 or 1918 Modernist 22:33, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Check this list out: List of illustrators, he might belong there. Modernist 22:42, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

I stand corrected, we'll let him be on both lists. You know he sounds like he is well known in certain circles, thats interesting to me...Thanks, Modernist 23:07, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

It would benefit from an example or two of his work, under fair use, or better still if GFDL release could be obtained. Tyrenius 23:16, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

You know I am truly amazed that the director of the Met and people at the Smithsonian told you all that about Wilson. Very impressive. Modernist 23:34, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

I see you have a new name, actually I like it better then the old name. I googled Wilson, he seems to be a solid Oklahoma Cowboy artist. I like hearing about new people, I might've missed. Modernist 00:28, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you, and glad I could help. :-) SlimVirgin ^{(talk)(contribs)} 02:39, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the excellent work on What the Bleep page. 61.68.149.210 07:03, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Gahhh

Actually I (initially) screwed up the post on his talkpage pretty badly, referring to the report below his and saying another editor had filed it - it's late/early where I am so I'm tired. I am not an administrator right now, but after having to wait several days to get a response to a 3RR report I filed I'm thinking there needs to be someone who actively deals with the backlog so maybe I'll self-nominate. Regards, Perspicacite 10:39, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen

Just to let you know that I've dealt with this situation: the content belonged in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen state pageants article and I have moved it there. Btw the pageant is associated with Miss New Jersey and not Miss New Jersey USA. I have prodded the NJ Outstanding Teen article because it is no longer needed, and explained this to the article's author. PageantUpdater 02:24, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Hey thanks for addressing that merge! I knew it should probably go elsewhere...and just took the queue for the destination from the teen page. I'm a pageant-newbie, so excuse my misdirection on that puppy! Thanks much! Dreadstar † 02:28, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Would it be better to redirect Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen, rather than deleting it? Dreadstar † 02:33, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Good idea. Will do so myself. In fact, it may be worth redirecting the rest of them as well. Good teamwork sorting this one out... hadn't thought of redirecting :) Btw the State Pageants article itself is up for afd but judging from the discussion it's fairly likely to be kept... should be closing in the next couple of days. PageantUpdater 02:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Excellent! Wikipedia at it's best! Two editors working together as a team to make things better! I'll take a look a the AfD, and perhaps weigh in. Anytime you need help with anything, I'm always glad to assist a positive editor like yourself! Nice meeting you! Dreadstar † 02:46, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Your note

You're welcome, and thank you. :-) SlimVirgin ^{(talk)(contribs)} 19:36, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Bleep

Thanks for the nod of approval on my edit - I noticed there seems to have been a lot of recent controversy over at that article. I just finished watching the extended "Quantum Edition", and wanted to add a few things, but I also don't want to stir the pot... maybe I'll hold off for a bit. Cheers.--Jackbirdsong 08:26, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Dear Dreadstar!

Smile a little, smile a little, all along the road; Every life must have its burden, every heart its load. Why sit down in gloom and darkness with your grief to sup? As you drink Fate's bitter tonic, smile across the cup. Smile upon the troubled pilgrims whom you pass and meet; Frowns are thorns, and smiles are blossoms, oft for weary feet. Do not make the way seem harder by a sullen face; Smile a little, smile a little, brighten up the place. Smile upon your undone labour; not for one who grieves; O'er his task waits wealth or glory; he who smiles achieves. Though you meet with loss and sorrow in the passing years, Smile a little, smile a little... even through your tears! Ella Wheeler Wilcox Have a beautiful day, dear friend! ;) Love, Phaedriel 10:06, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Ananda Perera

Done. Thanks for pointing it out. SlimVirgin ^{(talk)(contribs)} 10:21, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

For turning lemons into lemonade

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		Nice job on Alpha Mom Jddphd 22:38, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

I did it because you spent a lot of time on a little piece of crap article that looked to be little more than an ad and made it actually something that was encyclopedic. In this case it wasn't the quantity or even the quality of the work (not that it wasn't good), but just the simple idea that you were bothered enough to turn something bad into something good. Rock on. Jddphd 01:49, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Twelve-step program and Dr. Bob articles

On second thought, you're probably right that the section as it stands now doesn't add much to the article and seems more like it serves to promote the Dick B. books. I will remove it. Thanks. -- Craigtalbert 09:46, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia as a source?

Hi. I wonder if you could help me out with something: here, I'm being asked for evidence that Wikipedia should not be used as a source for other Wikipedia articles. Of course this seems self-evident, but apparently it's not for some. Could you please weigh in there? Also, for that matter, perhaps an explicit line could be added to this effect in here. Thank you for your help. Biruitorul 13:23, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Source idea

I've completed a first draft regarding the first/second class distinction idea. Take a look over it and leave some thoughts if you would. Make adjustments or tweak it, if you have some ideas. Cheers! Vassyana 08:41, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

I've made some significant revisions. Let me know what you think. Vassyana 10:56, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Question

Hey dude, didn't know if you saw my question. --Yksin 23:36, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Pair o' normals....

... not us. Heh. But that reminds me of the one that I promised to do a bit of research on. Oh well, spiffing up the homespace for my partner arriving tonight takes precedence. --Yksin 00:03, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

P.S. Not yet another fully protected article! Are you collecting 'em? --Yksin 00:05, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you very much for the welcome... My favorite kind of editing - no arguments needed .... I hope!(olive 14:35, 21 August 2007 (UTC))

Proxy puppets

I tried answering your query on the talk page at WP:SOCK, and found someone else having the same problem, so I tossed this out for consideration. If you would like to comment or critique, please do so there. -- Lisasmall | Talk 21:44, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliments . . .

but I can hardly take credit for the idea of the "free beer" explanation. It was the standard explanation of the free culture movement when it was first explained to me. I don't even know where it started myself. It is a very effective explanation and therefore quite popular. It is funny though how often people lose sight of (or never fully grasped) the big picture of what is being accomplished here. At the size the english Wikipedia is now, people just jump in and contribute for some diverse reasons without really looking into what the goal truly is. And some of those reasons are opposed, or irrelevant, to the actual goals of Wikipedia. Usually people with strong objections the principles of a policy, misunderstand the goal of the project.--BirgitteSB 20:59, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

The royal "We"

Don't you know, "we" is the term that is only used by royalty? This must certainly, therefore, be a person of royal heritage, and thus we should not "deign" to remove the comments, yes?

I crack myself up... ^Ariel♥Gold 03:15, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

We curtsy to your Royal Highness, M'Lord, and we just must say your ascot is most fetching! We are exceedingly pleased. I therefore, hereby award you the title of "Lord Dreadstar, Master of my domain, Earl of Fashion. And should you need any assistance, at any time, we would be most honored if we could assist you. ^Lady♥Ariel 04:13, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry, lol, I just have to get out of the whole "in voice" thing for a second to just tell you that I rarely truly laugh in RL when reading anything online, or watching TV or what have you, but honestly, your last reply made me literally and figuratively, laugh out loud.

I simply could not be more amused! And seriously, I meant it, although I doubt there's anything you'd ever need silly little insignificant me for, I'm more than happy to assist in any way you need, and I'll certainly take you up on your offer of assistance should I ever run into a wall that is only permeable by the Mighty and Powerful Lord Dreadstar, Master of my Domain, Earl of Fashion, Keeper of the Keys of Justice. Your most humble servant, ^Lady♥Ariel 05:08, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Thou doth maketh Ariel Laugheth! ^{Lady Ariel♥Humble servant} 06:33, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

....I'm not saying I'd like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely.