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Advertising

I'm so so so so so so sorry for advertising. I just didn't want viewers to be confused. And that orange bar "you have new messages (last change)" really FOOLED me. April Fools brings October Ghouls as they say (or as I say). Thanks! Nothing444 00:36, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Even more

I expect you to delete that orange bar after April Fools is over... Basketball110  Talk  00:39, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

That's the plan! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 00:40, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I noticed that. I think they were mostly right. It's for the best of the encyclopedia. Keep up the good work, though! Basketball110  Talk  21:30, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

AIV Report

Regarding your report of Jimbo. I know it's April Fools. But there is a line between jokes and a nuisance. We have to check all reports, or remove them, and they take up time. I know it was just a joke, but be more wary in the future? We still do get actual vandals on April Fools as well, so AIV needs to work properly. No harm done though. :) Steve Crossin (talk to me) 14:45, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of Cabals

Luckily, there is a wiki for cabals. Nothing444 20:36, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Name Change

Hi,

Just writing to let you know that I've had my name changed from Urbane -> Reece. Hope everything's well.

Reece (Talk) (Contributions) 20:43, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

User:LaraLove/Bathrobe Cabal

You should nominate it for deletion. It is worthless.--Uga Man (talk) UGA MAN FOR PRESIDENT 2008 21:58, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I've responded to you on ANI; the difference between your groups and the Bathrobe group is that the BRC people are constructive contributors to the encyclopedia (mostly admins). Regards, Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 22:26, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Did you see that the Smiley Cabal and the Nerd Cabal were both having a random article contest. Many of those articles have now been peer reviewed and improved now. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 11:56, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Canvassing, disrupting to make a point and other matters

I recall that we chatted on 18 March about this sort of stuff - your behaviour is becoming highly disruptive once again. This is unfortunate - I had believed those issues were resolved and that we had somewhat of a better understanding and could move forward from that. I must admit I was waiting for the canvassing to occur, and had watchlisted a random talk page to flag to me when it had, but I was seriously hoping you would prove me wrong and show you had learned from past battles. My suggestion is to cool down, remember why you joined Wikipedia to start with, and look for and improve an area of mainspace which could do with some attention. Otherwise you're going to be looking at a topic ban. Orderinchaos 13:21, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

When was I canvassing? All I did was let people who had taken part in the discussion know of the new survey. You shouldn't have reverted my comments. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 13:24, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

When disruption occurs, it's the duty of an admin to undo the damage. Canvassing guideline clearly says: "messages that are written to influence the outcome rather than to improve the quality of a discussion compromise the consensus building process and are generally considered disruptive". This is exactly what you were doing, and it was so manifestly obvious that when I saw the "survey", it was just a matter of waiting to see how many minutes you could wait before increasing your already-not-so-good 51% user-to-other-space edit ratio. (As a contrast, mine isn't even 10%.) Orderinchaos 13:27, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

I suggest Orderinchaos read the message DT left. It was completely neutral, and wasn't biased in any way shape or form. I've re-added it to everyone's page. Majorly (talk) 13:39, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Sample bias, not the message itself, was the issue. Anyway, I've thoroughly exhausted my "two wrongs don't make a right" quota for the evening so I'm leaving that one right alone for now. Orderinchaos 13:57, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Mass spamming messages to people only on one side of a debate is canvassing. And as I have commented on ANI, a better method of getting these pages restored is WP:DRV. -- Naerii 15:22, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

My message was not biased one bit. All I said was that there was an ongoing discussion! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 16:00, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Pull the other one. Your message was only sent to people who supported your POV - a clear case of canvassing. -- Naerii 16:06, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

NO it was not! I sent it to George the Dragon (the original complainer) and DGG, both of whom favor deletion. As I was working my way through them, the new message bar popped up. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 16:10, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

There was over half an hour between your last notification and Orderinchaos' comment here. -- Naerii 17:12, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Name Change

Yep, thats ok to put it in the newsletter. Thanks. Twenty Years 15:38, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

EEEEEKKKK. Thanks for pointing that out. It should be correct now :) Five Years 16:17, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

RFC

WP:AN#Cabals, part 2. There's an RFC in the making. Just notifying you in case you don't check AN, as I'd like to have the entire community (or at least a lot of opinions) in this. Cheers, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Master of Puppets (talk • contribs) 17:14, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Redirect

Have you noticed the following redirect? Wikipedia:BEARDMUSTGO Basketball110  Talk  21:59, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Somewhat, yes. Basketball110  Talk  22:07, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

I have. Look under MoP. Basketball110  Talk  22:10, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Award Center Newsletter, Edition 1

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Adoption

If you want to adopt me please do!--B.L.A.Z.E (talk) 23:12, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

 Done - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 21:35, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

re:Hello

Yeah, what's up? Or do you want to this gmail style? RC-0722 ^247.5/1 19:08, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

OK, I'm logged in. RC-0722 ^247.5/1 19:11, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Had to go. I'll log back in in a minute. RC-0722 ^247.5/1 19:52, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

"Did Mitt invent the CD Romney?" "Did he Invent Mittens" RC-0722 ^247.5/1 22:04, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

They don't, but I was telling those to pats1 when he put the mitt romney ubox on his page. RC-0722 ^247.5/1 22:07, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

On now... RC-0722 ^247.5/1 22:10, 3 April 2008 (UTC)r

Don't forget...

Please don't forget the Wikipedia mission of building an encyclopedia. Over your last 500 edits, just under 40 of the edits have been to articles (this also doesn't take into account all your deleted edits). Please try to focus on article editing for a bit and try to remember that situations such as this one aren't always worth the stress and aggravation that they bring. Metros (talk) 19:25, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Cabals

It looks like someone created a seperate wiki just for cabals. I guess you can host your cabals there until Wikipedia has it settled. Nothing444 20:10, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

I've heard the latest. There on requests for comments. But you might want to host your cabals here for now, until the dispute is settled. Nothing444 21:41, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Yea. And again, you might want to put your cabal on the wiki for cabals until the dispute is settled. I just created an account for it under the same name. You should to, so we know your Diligent Terrier from Wikipedia. Nothing444 21:46, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

 Done - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 21:48, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Hello, Vanished user 342562. You have new messages at Nothing444's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Yea, but that is just temporary. The admin said on the mainage that its only a "temporary wiki". Nothing444 22:39, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Ceck the mainpage history. It said "Admin" did it. It looks like "Admin" created it. Nothing444 22:53, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Image:001 AWB illustrations for AWB manual.png

A tag has been placed on Image:001 AWB illustrations for AWB manual.png requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I8 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is available as a bit-for-bit identical copy on the Wikimedia Commons under the same name, or all references to the image on Wikipedia have been updated to point to the title used at Commons.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on [[ Talk:Image:001 AWB illustrations for AWB manual.png|the talk page]] explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. _pete 17:18, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Re:Admin coaching

Yes. Is there anywhere in particular you would like to start?   jj137 (talk) 20:52, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Not really. I know I'm a long way off, so I would like some advice as to where I should start. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 22:12, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

OK... there's plenty of "admin" areas you can work in. The busiest are probably C:CSD and WP:AFD, because articles are consistently being listed and deleted (or decided with otherwise). CAT:PROD seems to always have a backlog, and WP:RFPP will sometimes. I think RFA contributors place a lot of weight on activity in those areas (aah, yes, vandalism reverting is good too, I forgot that), so if you do a good job with CSD tagging, PROD tagging, reasonable requests at RFPP, etc., editors will generally support you. They like to see work in many areas (the more the better, it seems), so you don't just want to participate heavily in a single area. I'm not sure exactly what areas of work you are active in now, but participating in any of the above would be a fine place to start. In the mean time, I'm going to create a user subpage where I can basically just ask you questions and explain things (some things are probably better not cluttered).   jj137 (talk) 00:13, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

See the subpage here.   jj137 (talk) 00:20, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Re:Cavs

Sorry, can't find the roster. If you got a link I can get the pics. Thanks for your help! §hep • ¡Talk to me! 22:09, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, here is the roster: Template:Cleveland Cavaliers roster. I can help you get the pics organized once you get them up on Wikimedia Commons. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 22:10, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Sweet, looks good. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 22:12, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

You probably should register for an account on Commons, if you don't already have one. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 22:14, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Yep, I got one on every WikiMedia Project. Links to em all. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 22:18, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

OK, sorry I didn't notice that. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 22:21, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Wasn't taken as an insult. Better you let me know in case I didn't have one. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 23:07, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Are you saying I'm lazy at this diff (link)? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:10, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

My apologies. When I removed it I thought it was one of those "Please leave a response on my talk page because I'm too lazy to look at your own page" templates. Which I could just about eat. I called it a talk back cuz thats the code I saw and didnt put 2 and 2 together. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 23:16, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

No, I actually do this because I dislike the fragmented discussion bit where it looks like you are having a discussion with yourself on someone else's talk page, which makes the discussion hard to follow. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:19, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Ya, and I prefer that. I always watch others talkpages until my convo with them is done so it;s not everywhere. I just glanced at the template and there is a mimic (I'm lookin for it right now) and it went on about how they were too busy to keep convos on one space and they would just reply where ever they saw you editting. I'm not trying to start and argument here, but why would anyone else need to read my convos with others? §hep • ¡Talk to me! 23:23, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

How about discussing?

Instead of just removing the FAQ from the Obama talkpage, how about discussing it, especially when your removal is reverted? The article is plagued by the same questions over and over and being able to point to a place where they've been answered is helpful to the editors. No one is stopped from commenting, but it's not reasonable to expect us to have to repeat the answer over and over. I didn't write the FAQ, by the way, but it represents a fair amount of work that I think should be discussed rather than just trashed. I'm sure people will be happy to discuss it with you - best on Talk: Barack Obama so we can hear from others. Tvoz |talk 22:11, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Tagging articles

Please be a little more discriminate when tagging pages with maintenance templates. {{expand}} should generally not be used on stubs, that's what stub templates are for. In this case you tagged an article as {{tooshort}} and {{expand}}. Toochort is about the lead section, so it makes no sense for a stub. {{cleanup}} is only used in place of more specific tags, so it is just redundant in combination with things like copyedit tags. Mr.Z-man 22:28, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

re:Help

Sure, wht do u need? RC-0722 ^247.5/1 00:27, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Obama concerns

Hey thanks for your message on the FAR page. I'm ready and willing to "change", as Mr. Obama says so often (sorry, I couldn't resist!). I'll work with you, DiligentTerrier, and others but until the article is more netural, I will also keep my vote of removal. There are many people on that page that are preventing the article from having a more neutral tone. I'll start looking for some critical things about the Senator, and we need to being getting rid of the quotes used to describe his poisitions. Any help you provide would be appreciated. Thanks, Happyme22 (talk) 16:47, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Obama tags

I don't think the tags you added are appropriate. NPOV is one thing, COI is another entirely. And clean up? I think that's a bit much for an Featured Article. Obviously the overall content of the article hasn't changed much since making FA, and it's hard to imagine it would pass if it needed a "clean-up". Grsz11 17:50, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Obama FAR

Hi there, I am just writing to inform you that we have apparently been conducting the Barack Obama FAR incorrectly. Your vote of "keep" or "remove" should be struck out and reinserted when the nomination moves into FARC (per the directions at WP:FAR). I was just notified of this myself; please see the bottom of the FAR page for more. Thanks, Happyme22 (talk) 22:55, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Bot

I doubt such a bot exists: See this - Milk's Favorite Cookie 15:26, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I have seen a bot that fixes grammar usage, like changing a -> an when the next word starts with a vowel. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 15:32, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Reply

Yes, I have seen that. I'm sorry I haven't been around to comment on that, my real life has kind of crept up on me lately. As far as i can see you haven't done anything wrong regarding the cabals. I hope this hasn't dampened your enthusiasm, 'cause your a great contributor, and wikipedia's lucky to have you. Reece (Talk) (Contributions) 17:23, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Bot

It was approved for trial. STORMTRACKER 94 ^{Go Irish!} 18:01, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

re:Bot

There is already one. User:Newsletterbot. RC-0722 ^247.5/1 18:17, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, but I was going to create another one to take some of the work off that one. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:18, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Terrier. Nothing444^{Go Irish!} 18:33, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for what? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:36, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

For putting tat sign on portal:long island. Nothing444^{Go Irish!} 18:37, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh, OK. I wasn't really sure whether you meant that or me creating the bot that I just put in the approval request for. Anyway, did you ever see this: Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Secret pages. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:39, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I say delete secret pages. They don't help the encyclopedia. Sorry, but my wiki philosophy is a deletionist. Whats your wiki philosophy? Nothing444^{Go Irish!} 18:49, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Not sure. Where's a list of them? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:52, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Still have mine: User:Diligent Terrier/2. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:55, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Click here for a list of them. Nothing444^{Go Irish!} 18:57, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Do you want my wiki philosophies for each conflicting group? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:59, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi! It looks like you've forgotten something. This is taken from the header of the BRFA page:

Creating a user account and user page for the bot describing its functions.

please state the following:

1. To log the creation of the bot account under your operator account click here while logged in. (Please note that if you fail to do this, your bot may be blocked quickly as a possible sock or unauthorized bot until you verify that you are the owner.)
2. Describe the bot's purpose, language it uses, what program(s) it uses (pywikipedia framework, etc).
3. Describe whether it is manually assisted or automatically scheduled to run.
4. The period, if any, we should expect it to run.
5. Identify the maintainer.
6. Add the bot's user page to Category:Wikipedia bots (By adding {{bot|your user name}} to the bot's user page)

If you need an example you could look at any one of the John Bots. Thanks, CWii_{(Talk|Contribs)} 21:20, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Removing MfD templates

Please do not remove miscellany for deletion notices from pages, when the discussion is still running. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 01:54, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Adoption

Greets Diligent,

I have a recovered my son from Autism. So that alone is a controversial statement. I would like to get information about Autism to be more up to date on Wikipedia and especially some treatments that are listed as options updated. The articles are very out of date especially as a client having experiences them. So I have a lot of POV and personal experience but have meet with very little success converting this information to fact and into articles.

So I need coaching on how to get fact and remove some of the fiction from Wiki around Autism and Autism treatment.

Please let me know if you would help, Ezrah 001 (talk) 21:39, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Re:Cavs

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I tried but I have possibly the worst camera ever. Every image I got was too dark or too blurry to tell who the person was. I dropped to the lower levels hoping to get some pregame games and the security team didn't appreciate that at all. The one pic that did turn out was of Lebron...go figure. For the lighting all my images came out really sucky. Sorry. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 22:59, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Cookies

Well, a barnstar would have gladly been accepted, but thanks for the great cookies! Best, Happyme22 (talk) 01:00, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Sure! Happyme22 (talk) 01:01, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Hahaha no friend, you can choose. You are most gracious to be doing this. Happyme22 (talk) 01:05, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you so much for that. I am "happy" to have worked with you, somewhat, on Obama's article (and I don't think I'll be going back there anytime soon).

Hope we cross paths again! Thanks, Happyme22 (talk) 01:19, 8 April 2008 (UTC) has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!

Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:Cookie}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thank you

for offering to adopt me! Now what do we do? Katie1971 ( Let's talk!! ) 16:43, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

for offering to adopt me! Now what do we do? Katie1971 ( Let's talk!! ) 16:46, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Homeschooling Early April 2008 Newsletter

	The Homeschooling WikiProject News
Issue Three • Early April 2008 • About the Newsletter
News Recent Project News Collaboration of the Month nominations are currently open for WikiProject Homeschooling's Collaboration of the month. So far there have been two nominations. You can nominate and vote at April's Collaboration page (link). The March 2008 Collaboration of the Month was a real success! You can view the before and afters at the project page. The following users contributed: Zginder, Wrad, E104421, Diligent Terrier. Stop by their talk page and give them a smile. Peer Review: The homeschooling article is currently under peer review. Constructive criticism is welcome at the peer review page (link). Project member count reaches 23 members! Keep inviting all your WikiFriends using our invitation templates. A Homeschooling Portal may be created by User:WBOSITG. However, this user will soon be on a WikiBreak, so don't expect it anytime soon. Remember: The project is accessible from the shortcuts, WP:HOME and WP:WPHS. Note: User:Twenty Years has changed his name to "Five Years" A Wikipedia Ad for the project has been created. You can view it at the project page.
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Invitation

Sorry, cant accept. I know nothing about homeschooling. Nothing444^{Go Irish!} 21:06, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Do you first create the bot acccount, or write the code? Nothing444^{Go Irish!} 23:34, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't think it matters. What is it that you want it to do? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:36, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm writing in in pywikipediabot. It will userfy controversial pages that don't belong in proper namespace. Nothing444^{Go Irish!} 23:37, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't see how in the world you're going to get that approved. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:38, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Its automatic. Say a userbox in template namespace would say "i hate wikipedia". Well, it would reconginze that phrase and userfy it. Much better than the old fashion way. Nothing444^{Go Irish!} 23:40, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I'd ask for approval before writing the code. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:45, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Whats first? Approval, or writing the code? Nothing444^{Go Irish!} 23:46, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I suggest you read the bot policy page. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:47, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Romania

Because I partially live there, and, furthermore, am expanding the encyclopedia. Why do you ask? Basketball110 _{pick away...} 23:52, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

You live in Romania? What happened to Texas? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:53, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Partially. I live in Romania during the summer. Texas is my main home, but I also consider Romania my home. Basketball110 _{pick away...} 23:55, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

OK. Now I see. Do you have internet access in Romania? Also, what do you think of the newsletter I just sent out? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 00:16, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

I did have internet access this past summer, but I'm not sure about this year. I really liked the newsletter. Basketball110 _{pick away...} 00:44, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Just curiously asking, how did you see that I created all those articles? SP:NEW? Special:Contributions/Basketball110? Basketball110 _{pick away...} 00:55, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

I had your page watched, and saw you update your articles created list. Do you know Romanian? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 16:08, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, but not perfectly. Basketball110 _{pick away...} 02:19, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Time

Sorry I didn't get back to you. You sign up right where you asked where to. If that makes no sense tell me please. Thanks! 4M4|Go here 01:13, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

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Adopting still?

Are you still adopting? I have read through your page, and wondered if you might be able to adopt me. I have been working on Wiki for a long time, with some projects similar to yours, but realize that I do not not have as much knowledge as I probably should. If you have space left, please let me know!! OnFire4Jesus (talk) 16:30, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Sure, I'd be very happy to adopt you. :) - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 15:56, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

So do I just ask you questions about what I have trouble with? I hear you are a very knowledgeable editor that has similar views as I do, and I definately would like to learn EVERYTHING you could teach me!! Thanks! I can't wait to get started. OnFire4Jesus (talk) 12:01, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Also, I saw your conversation with Basketball110 where you asked about the homeschooling newsletter. Yes, I can use some help with that, but I just sent one out. The next one should be going out in about a week, and I could use some help. Can you join the project? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 16:12, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I'll go ahead an opt you in, and adopt you since it sounds like that is what you would like. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 16:15, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I would be happy to help some with the newsletter. What do you need done?OnFire4Jesus (talk) 12:18, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

You should really join the project first, and then just monitor the activity of the project (such as our progress on articles) and write about it when the time comes. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 16:28, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Adoption

I wasn't sure what I would need to be adopted for, but one of my edits (minor change) to the MySQL article was reverted, and the person who did it doesn't seem like they want to provide much answers about it. Maybe you could help me with this? Axecution (talk) 01:11, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm not very familiar with MySQL, but the information you added might have looked like vadalism to the editor at first glance. If the editor that reverted your edit can't provide a valid reason behind doing so, I'd go ahead and add it back. Anyway, I can also adopt you if you'd like. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 16:18, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Response

Leave me alone, OK?

What do you want from me, man? You're the one that has been rude, with bodering me 10 times with a stupid question. I have signed out of I don't know what about 3 months ago and you wake up today and try to boder me. Paulinho28 (talk) (talk) 17:44, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Then tell me why do you keep bodering me? Act like a man. I have seen other administrators acting like you do and you abuse other users.

What thread, man???? Paulinho28 (talk) 17:44, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

By the way, since you removed my barnstar I have deleted my autograph from your 'book'. Paulinho28 (talk) 17:44, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

OK, Diligent Terrier & Paulinho28, ive been monitoring this conversation for a short-time period. This is just petty. You're getting annoyed at each other over something trivial. Why cant you guys just get over it, and move on. Stop being petty and start building an encyclopedia. Five Years 17:59, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

I wish we could do this, but personal attacks are not tolerated especially when a user has been blocked four times in the past for harassing users, and used sockpuppets to vandalize the administrator pages who have warned him in the past. I have reported him to the administrators. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:15, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Note that reverting talk page notices onto a page repeatedly like you did last night is considered disruptive - according to WP:USER you can take it as having been read if it is removed. I also think that removing the barnstar like some form of bargaining tool to get a response was somewhat immature. I know that you're interested in becoming an admin one day - but the quickest ticket to a failed RfA is behaving like this in a room full of admins - diffs as evidence at such things are immensely powerful and can come back to bite you and attract "pile-on" oppose votes. The community has had issues in the past with admins who have been unduly aggressive and defensive, and are unlikely to support a new one of the same cut unless things radically change between now and then in the approach you bring to conflicts (having conflicts is unavoidable in a community environment, managing them is a skill). Orderinchaos 23:51, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Autograph page

If he wants his signature out, he should have a right to take it off. The replacement line that I've added is the best option: it allows his signature to be taken out but it preserves the order that you desired. Can you explain why you believe that it is "ridiculous"? I believe it is a very fair compromise. Metros (talk) 21:48, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Wikiproject Homeschooling

Because I decided I no longer wished to participate in the WikiProject. Why else would I remove it? Please, quit asking. -- PEPSI2786^talk 03:36, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Adopt offer

I'm currently taking a bit of a break, and haven't been doing a lot of edits lately. I probably will get back into it in another couple of weeks. I've looked over some of your contributions and discussions. So far I've been impressed. I think you could be right for me, if your up for waiting a bit more. I'll look over some more of your editing style and contributions and let you know in a week or so. If that's ok with you.--Sparkygravity (talk) 21:01, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Question

Do you mind if I steal your semi-wikibreak template to use on my user/user talk pages?   jj137 (talk) 02:32, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Not at all. I actually just made a real template, Template:Semi-wikibreak. I'll go ahead and add it to your talk page. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 15:43, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks.   jj137 (talk) 01:51, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Adoption

Hi, I was adopted by RyRy5, but he quit, so could you adopt me? --Writergirlrocks talk 14:15, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

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April 2008

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. It may not have been your intention, but some of your recent edits, such as the one you made to George W. Bush, were supported by consensus on the article's talk page. While we encourage the addition of silly information and other shennanigans in articles, if it is supported by consensus that simply takes all the fun out of it. As a result, this change has been reverted. If you would like to contribute in a destructive manner to Wikipedia, please read the Five Pillars of Vandalizing Wikipedia before continuing. Thank you. --Jaysweet (talk) 15:06, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

WP:AWB

User:Diligent Terrier Bot is approved. Hope it works out OK. --Rodhullandemu (Talk) 15:35, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 15:38, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

DRV

Hi. I'm really sorry I didn't post this sooner, but it didn't occur to me until just now. The deletion of one or more "cabals" in your userspace is at WP:DRV, you may want to see the discussion or comment. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 23:14, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

United States presidential election, 2008

Hi,you tagged the article United States presidential election, 2008 with 'cleanup' on April 4. Please discuss if you think the article still needs that tag, at Talk:United States presidential election, 2008#Cleanup tag. Thanks, Colfer2 (talk) 15:09, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

May you adopt me?

Please adopt me

--Sean (talk) 20:26, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

RAC?

Are we still doing this? Basketball110 (talk · contribs · count) 23:53, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

I think so. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:46, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

User:ST47/BAG

Please dont manually edit that page, it upsets the bot a bit and it'll just make the changes again. Q ^{T C} 18:26, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

OK, perhaps you can get the bot to update the name since my bot's name change? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:28, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• Already done Q ^{T C} 18:30, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: RFA

Wow! I wasn't expecting this many co-noms! If you could, could you please expand it a little, so the voters can really understand your reason for nomination (you don't have to, though, it's good right now). STORMTRACKER 94 ^{Go Irish!} 18:31, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

 Doing... - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:37, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

 Done - How is it now? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:48, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! It's great! STORMTRACKER 94 ^{Go Irish!} 18:50, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Good. I hope your RfA passes. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 19:04, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Please consider taking the AGF Challenge

I would like to invite you to consider taking part in the AGF Challenge which has been proposed for use in the RfA process [1] by User: Kim Bruning. You can answer in multiple choice format, or using essay answers, or anonymously. You can of course skip any parts of the Challenge you find objectionable or inadvisable.--Filll (talk) 19:30, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Homeschooling

Why the decision for the collab? Tebow was voted the winner, wasn't it? Basketball110^{Go Mavs!}/_{Review me!} 19:53, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Oops! I had copied and pasted that from the old collaboration page, and I forgot to change the link. Thanks for pointing that out! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 19:55, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Okay! Basketball110^{Go Mavs!}/_{Review me!} 19:58, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

User:Writergirlrocks

Hello. I noticed that you adopted her. She thought that your supposed to have an adoption program to adopt, which is why she thought I quit. May we both adopt her?--RyRy5 (talk) 20:00, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Take a step up . . .

Looks to me like you care about this sort of thing, so here you go . . . its time to "take a step up".

This editor is a
Yeoman Editor
and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

Knock yourself out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.218.222.40 (talk • contribs) 16:17, 20 April 2008 EST (UTC)

Signature

Just a minor note, but do you realize that the second ("Terrier") part of your sig also links to your user page like the first ("Diligent") part does, and not to your talk page as appears to be intended? --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 23:32, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

User talk:SteveSims

Did you really mean to blow away most of SteveSims's talk page? -/- Warren 23:40, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

{{Ron Paul}} and CSD-G4

Where exactly is the proof that this was a repost per WP:CSD G4? ViperSnake151 17:23, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

B.L.A.Z.E.

Hey, I saw how you did B.L.A.Z.E.'s userpage and was wondering: Could you do mine with a nice orange background and some white text? RC-0722 ^247.5/1 19:45, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

thank spam

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which passed with 194 supporting, 9 opposing, and 4 neutral. Your kindness and constructive criticism is very much appreciated. I look forward to using the tools you have granted me to aid the project. I would like to give special thanks to Tim Vickers, Anthony and Acalamari for their nominations. Thank you again, VanTucky

WP:NPA

You are close to violating the No Personal Attacks policy of Wikipedia in the discussion of the Ron Paul templates deletion: Using someone's affiliations as a means of dismissing or discrediting their views — regardless of whether said affiliations are mainstream. Your remark "It looks as though User:John J. Bulten (a.k.a. JJB) has been canvassing several other Ron Paul fans not only to this discussion, but also to other related ones" appears to try and discredit JJB and other keep votes due to an alleged affiliation (note that you have no way of knowing who's a fan of Ron Paul and who isn't, so your very argument is specious). If you continue to make remarks such as this, you will be brought before WP:ANI for disciplinary action. Comment on the template, not the contributor. Thanks. Buspar (talk) 21:52, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

(Personal attack removed)68.218.222.40 (talk) 03:34, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Umm, Buspar, John hasn't exactly been reluctant to reveal his position on Ron Paul, check out his user page sometimes. While John might be a little aggressive in his defense of articles and other pages related to Ron Paul, he's made an effort to fit into the community here and doesn't run to ANI over the every little slight. Also, DT, as a side note, while we all enjoy trolling the Paulites from time to time, a couple of templates that even some of the more pro-Ron Paul editors have removed from articles aren't worth starting a war over, just my 2 cents. Burzmali (talk) 12:19, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but personal attacks are what WP:ANI is meant to cover. Any attempt to marginalize another editor's views because of their affiliations (Republican, Democrat, Muslim, Jewish, etc.) is discriminatory and shows a lack of interest in working toward consensus, a trait necessary to being a responsible editor. You would do well to remember this. Buspar (talk) 15:25, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

You seem to be a bit mistaken about what all happened here, Buspar. I noticed that JJB was cross posting to all of the editors of the template. This is called canvassing, which is discouraged. Anyone who edits a template or article is very likely to favor keeping it in an AfD discussion. I'm completely for notifying the initial contributor, but most respected editors will agree that what John J. Bulten (a.k.a. JJB) did is canvassing. You also need keep in mind that Wikipedia is not a game; a few comments you made on JJB's talk page seem to constitute how to play "WikiPolitics" [2], where you also completely misrepresented what I said, making it look like I made the personal attack. WP:AGF is another page you might want to have a look at; your original comment here was rather aggressive at an established editor such as myself. Keep these suggestions in mind when editing in the future. Cheers! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 20:16, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

I'd be especially careful when talking about what other editors have done. What you said about me on John J. Bulten's "friends" page was completely false, and is ... well ... lying. So start assuming good faith, and when dealing with established editors, I would suggest you make sure you at least give them a chance to give their side of the situation before misrepresenting their comments, or flat out lying about the situation. Happy editing in the future! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 20:25, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

WP:AN

Thanks for your kind words also. And about User:Writergirlrocks, you can adopt her, I am in no position to adopt yet. Just remember inform her. Cheers.--RyRy5 (talk) 20:43, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Sorry I forgot to respond to you on that. :) I've kind of been busy in real life lately. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 20:47, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Old account

Don't forget to change the password for EvanS (talk · contribs). The one I set still seems to be active. - auburnpilot talk 21:49, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Rfa thanks

Thanks for supporting my recent request for adminship which was successful with 89 supports, 0 opposes, and 2 neutrals. Unfortunately all I can offer is this lame text thanks rather than some fancy-smancy thank-you spam template thingy. I was very pleased to receive such strong support and to hear so many nice comments from editors whom I respect. I’ll do my best with the tools, and if you ever see me going astray don’t hesitate to drop a note on my talk page. Thanks again for your support!--Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 03:54, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Signature

I caught you on RC signing my guestbook. Anyway, you do know that your signature doesn't have a your talkpage link on it right, but there are 2 links on your sig that leads to your userpage, right?--RyRy5 (talk) 20:19, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

I'll have to fix that. Thanks! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 21:39, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

re:Newsletter

Yeah I can do that. But before you deliver the other ones, you should probably know that the Chiefs are a football team, ad the cavs are basketball :). RC-0722 ^247.5/1 21:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I knew the Cavs were b-ball, but I had added them later after I put "baseball."  :( Apparently I was also mistaken when I saw the Chiefs are in the MLB. OK, well just let me know. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 21:38, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Will do :) RC-0722 ^247.5/1 22:57, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Award Center Newsletter

Issue 2 • April 28, 2008

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I like the pictures you added. Do you think I should remove the lighthouse pic? It now looks a bit crowded, but I wanted a second opinion. When did you want to send out the newsletter? APK ^{yada yada} 01:13, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Glad to hear that. I'm OK with leaving the lighthouse photo, but you can make that decision. Or, perhaps every month we could use the featured photo from Portal:North Carolina ? Anyway, I'll send it out if you think it's ready. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 16:41, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

It looks like the portal hasn't been updated for quite a while. I guess we can use the lighthouse picture this newsletter and use a different photo each time. I think the newsletter looks complete, so send it out whenever you get the chance. Thanks. APK ^{yada yada} 17:09, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

OK, How's the opt-out notice I created? User:Diligent Terrier/Sandbox5 - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:12, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Looks good to me. APK ^{yada yada} 17:13, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Just delivered the opt-out notice. Should I wait before delivering the newsletter? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:42, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

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Do-re (continuting with mi-fa-so-la-ti-do): Bot

What is it's name? Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 22:15, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Nevermind. I found it via the topic above. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 22:15, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Do you need anything delivered? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 22:18, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps the WP:GM stuff, but that'll be in a few days. I noticed this. Did someone nominate it? Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 22:28, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

No. If any of the cabals were exclusive, it would be that one, because it requires users to submit a photo of themselves in a bathrobe. Looks like there's even a big argument over the qualifications of the photo. But there are several admins in that cabal, and it is likely they will all favor keeping it and close the MfD early. Even though it may be improving articles (something it says it does, but there is no proof), it seems obvious to me that the Giant Panda and Nerd Cabals were more productive. Well, should we nominate it? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 22:36, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

In the middle of science class (real life) a few weeks ago, I thought about nominating it for speedy deletion. There has to be a legitamate reason for the deletion, though. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 22:42, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

No, I don't think speedy deletion will work. I'd normally say nominate it through WP:PROD, but I can't see that working. I think our only choice would be to MfD it. Do you want to do that? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 22:45, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

A few points:

• 1) All cabals are bad ideas. If you want something done, find a taskforce, or create a workforce.
• 2) We are dealing w/ admins. The MfD might be snowballed.
• 3) I'd like to see proof that there is proof, or isn't. Perhaps scanning the users' contribs for any edit summary mention of the cabal.
• 4) I'm in so much Wikitrouble now that...
  • A) if I get in anymore, I might be blocked
  • B) I really couldn't care less if I did (get blocked)
• 5) I won't nom it, but I'll support deletion (as goes for all those other cabals out there).

You can weigh these, and make your decision of what to do. Choose wisely, and let the WikiForce be w/ you. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 23:00, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Furthermore... just when I found something that was useful to Wikipedia, someone goes along and deletes it (the link, click it)! Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 23:03, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

What was on that page? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:05, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

It was a WikiProject that helped get articles that were deleted (that didn't need to be deleted in the first place) restored. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 23:09, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 23:11, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

You could request it to be restored at Wikipedia:Deletion Review, or ask for the code at the Wikipedia:Administrator's Noticeboard, and add it to a subpage. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:15, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Good idea. Have you decided anything about the cabal? Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 23:16, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Not yet. You're in trouble? Where? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:20, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

I had a few altercations w/ User:Riana, User:Ryan Postlethwaite... was accused of vandalism to User:CBM with a sockpuppet and denied it, even though it was true, and mostly admittied to it in the end... been accused of canvassing many many times (once by User:CBM, and to this day I don't believe it was canvassing). However, I have never caused problems in mainspace, and do not intend to cause it any harm. All those things are where they deserve to be... (other than my talk page archives...) in the past. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 23:24, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Why did you just take that comment back? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:30, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

The links didn't work, and the Nousernameleft wasn't really an altercation. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 23:33, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

I think George the Dragon changed his name. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 23:37, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Any questions, comments, tips (preferably in Dollars)? Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 23:39, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Huh? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:03, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

It's a joke. "Tips" are... 1) Money given aside the employers payment or 2) constructive comments. Simply humor that, obviously, isn't funny. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 21:46, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh, now I see. So, are you going to nominate that cabal for deletion? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 21:48, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

No, I might drop by the RfC, and suggest somethings. Did you know that User:LaraLove retired? Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 21:52, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Not until now. How did you find out? Also, did you see the userbox that User:R put on his page? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 21:58, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

About LaraLove: look @ history. A retired user reverted her edits, saying she was retired. She's not active, though, which can be seen @ contribs. Hold on, and let me look at the ubx. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 22:01, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Also looks like she's been making some long edit summary comments. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 22:06, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Please, don't let the admins delete any of my pages. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 22:24, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

You're not really going to retire, are you? I just created a new page that I was going to invite you to. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 22:28, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

I am touched, but for now anyway, I think it is best for me to leave. I probably won't be gone for very long... I'm a severe Wikipediholic, but I will do everything I can to stop myself. I might need to get someone to protect my page... Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 22:30, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

I'll be back, but it may not be soon. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 22:33, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm very touched, but I think I've made up my mind, for now anyway. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 22:47, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

I've left comments at your petition. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 01:48, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

RE:Newsletters

Nah, I'd rather do it on my own for now. There's only 6 members in the Lakers WikiProject, and I just made a script to make the task easier. When there's at least 15 members, I'll notify you about the bot. Thanks! Thisisborin9_{sign here!} 19:48, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
P.S. Do you mean Newsletterbot? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thisisborin9 (talk • contribs) 19:48, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

No, my bot is User:Diligent Terrier Bot. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 19:51, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the offer

I appreciate you thinking of me. Regretfully, I'll have to pass. Enigma ^message 03:13, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Thank you from Horologium

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed unanimously with the support of 100 editors. Your kindness is very much appreciated. I look forward to using the tools you have granted me to aid the project. I would like to give special thanks to Wizardman, Black Falcon and jc37 for nominating me. — Horologium

Shared IP notice

Hi. May I ask why you removed the notice on 70.109.223.188 ? -- Avi (talk) 18:20, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Because that is not a shared IP. The WHOIS says that it is "Direct Allocation". - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:21, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Technically, you are correct. Then again, the notice says “…may be shared…”. The information regarding the host, as well as the notice to admins about soft blocking, remains relevant, I believe. -- Avi (talk) 18:29, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

I believe all of those templates should be saved for when the WHOIS says they are dynamic, but I could be wrong. Should I post this at the Village Pump, do you think? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 18:31, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

If you wish. Drop me a link to the section if you do, please. Also, you may be interested in {{Whois}} as a replacement. -- Avi (talk) 18:47, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hey Diligent Terrier, thanks for the offer, but I am already being adopted by someone else at the moment...Thanks for the offer though,

-Cheers! Letter 7/Caleb (talk) 19:55, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

FYI - User_talk:Jacob_Green696#Re:Adoption - I've suggested Jacob can go ahead and adopt Letter 7 even though he doesn't meet the AAU criteria, but I've suggested he ask you to be a co-adopter. Not sure if this is what prompted your question on the AAU talk page today. xenocidic (talk) 01:06, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Re:Other language?

When did I post another language? Letter 7/Caleb (talk) 20:04, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

You didn't. Sorry about that. I meant to notify you about using an edit summary. Cheers! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 20:08, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

WP:AAU backlog distro list

User talk pages linked from WP:Adopt-a-User/Adoptee's Area/Adopters (your user talk page is not linked from there for some reason). Cheers, xenocidic (talk) 20:13, 1 May 2008 (UTC) Here's a manual one ;>

Backlog at Category:Wikipedians seeking to be adopted in Adopt-a-user

Adoption

Sure I'd be glad to have you as my adoptive parent :p —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nnhorgan (talk • contribs) 20:44, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

NC news

Are you going to send the newsletter today? APK ^{yada yada} 20:46, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

I'll try to get it out today (May 2); if not, maybe tomorrow (May 3). Cheers! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:43, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Adoption

It is the greatest honor for a jobless Filipino dwarf judge, Florentino Floro, I, myself, and no other else, to have a legitimate foreign and royal Wiki blood administrator, as parent. Please teach me to leave better footprints in Wikipedia. God Bless. --Florentino floro (talk) 08:27, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

User:Letter 7

Will you be a co-adopter of Letter 7?I'm not experianced enough to handle it myself. Mr. Green^{Hit Me Up} 15:09, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

 Done - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:09, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks DT, and sweet dual-adopter userbox there. Just curious though, why did you remove the cat? [3] xenocidic (talk) 17:20, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Because I was going to add it back to his userpage. Thanks for reminding me - I almost forgot. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:24, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Gotcha =) Wouldn't it have been ok to leave it and allow it to transclude thru? xenocidic (talk) 17:28, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

I was thinking of doing that, but I wasn't sure if that page should be in that category. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:32, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Fixed. You just need to wrap it in <includeonly> tags. Cheers, xenocidic (talk) 17:36, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Good point. I've worked so many times with those tags with the newsletter templates and WikiProject talk tenplates, I'm suprised I forgot all about them. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:39, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

=) xenocidic (talk) 17:41, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Cooly. I love the dual adopter box! Mr. Green^{Hit Me Up} 17:30, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you both for your enthusiastic participation in WP:AAU! xenocidic (talk) 17:41, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

I just now noticed your comment a couple of threads above on what triggered my recent comment at the Adopt-a-user talk page regarding co-adoption. Actually, it was that User:RyRy5 had wanted to co-adopt User:Writergirlrocks with me, and I wasn't sure if it was legal. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:50, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Hey thar, look what I did. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]. =) xenocidic (talk) 13:53, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Adoption Offer

Sure, why not.^GO _BLUE!!

 Done - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 19:12, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Your first adoption tip

Thanks. It's just that I'm a big Michigan State Wolverines fan. Danielaustinhall12

How about this: User:Danielaustinhall12/Signature - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 19:30, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Sweet!! Thanks. I'll just change it a little so that the name is in Michigan State colors: blue and yellow. I'll also change the font. Danielaustinhall12 (Go Wolverines!)

How do you make it?

I noticed you have an autograph page, and I even signed it, but how do you make those? Danielaustinhall12 (Go Wolverines!) —Preceding comment was added at 19:51, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Faulty sig

I tried making Danielaustinhall12 (Go Wolverines!) my automatic signature, but it didn't work. It said, "Invalid raw signature." What do I do? Danielaustinhall12 (Go Wolverines!) —Preceding comment was added at 20:02, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Copy and paste the following text into your preferences: - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 20:17, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

{{SUBST:User:Danielaustinhall12/Signature}}

Hope this works! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 20:17, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

It did. Thanks!! Now can you make it so that the Danielaustinhall part is blue? Danielaustinhall12 (Go Wolverines!) 20:26, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Did it myself. Danielaustinhall12 (Go Wolverines!) 20:30, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Signature design

Just to let you know, if you ever want your signature redesigned, a good link is: User:Lights/Signature shop. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 20:32, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Also, here are some links to userboxes you might like for your userpage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes#Gallery. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 20:45, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Another tip: you want to start using the edit summary a lot more. There are counters which measure this, and edit summary usage is one of the things editors look at when voting in a RfA. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 20:50, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for all these links and stuff, dude. Danielaustinhall12 (Go Wolverines!) 21:06, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Alrighty...

Ok thanks Diligent Terrier! Woohoo! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Letter 7 (talk • contribs) 20:12, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject North Carolina May 2008 Newsletter

NEWSLETTER
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News Cape Lookout Lighthouse Hello WikiProject North Carolina members! A few of us at the The Newsroom Team decided to get together and re-energize the project, through these newsletters. This newsletter is hopefully the first of many to come. We want this project to be active in creating and expanding articles related to our state. If you're a current or former resident of the state, we hope that you will help spread the knowledge of how much there is to learn about North Carolina. A great way to expand new articles is by keeping track of the new articles list. Please add any new NC-related articles or older ones you come across that have not been tagged with the project banner. When you notice an article has been added to the list, read over it and check for citations, grammatical errors, and spelling. If you've written a NC-related article in the past 5 days, read the requirements for Did you know... and add your article to the DYK nomination list. It might be chosen for the Main Page! If you see a new member added to the project list, a great idea would be to leave them a welcome message on their talk page. Show them we notice new members and that we want them to become active participants. Congratulations to the editors who helped promote List of tallest buildings in Charlotte, List of North Carolina hurricanes (1900–1949), List of North Carolina hurricanes (1950–1979), and List of North Carolina birds to featured lists. Let's try to get a few more articles to featured status. North Carolina would be a great (and obvious) choice. Congratulations to the editors of Climate of North Carolina as well. This article was recently promoted to Good article status. A few suggestions for articles we can work on for GA are Raleigh, North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, Geography of North Carolina, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. If you're a history buff, check out List of Registered Historic Places in North Carolina. There are many articles to be written and your help would be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions in regards to the project, feel free to contact someone from The Newsroom Team. Thanks for all of your hard work and happy editing!
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Re: Retirement

Yes, the petition worked. Thank you for showing me how much I really mattered on Wikipedia. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 21:51, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

You have eleven adoptees? How! Where do you find the time? Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 17:36, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Yep. I have a hard time turning them down when they ask me. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:39, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

I know what you mean. I had an enthusiastic one blocked. I currently have 4, and don't plan on adopting anymore, until one graduates. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 17:42, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Maybe... probably not, though. I will soon need one for WP:CAVS, and WP:SUNS. Do you know if User:ElisaEXPLOSiON has been unblocked yet? I couldn't find out. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 21:50, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, she is still blocked, and they are talking about extending the block because she evaded it by creating a new account. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 00:59, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

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Haloo

Hey. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LilaBKQueen (talk • contribs) 06:47, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

So I heard you're adopting.

If you are willing, I would love for someone to explain the real hard parts of wikipedia. Leave me a comment on my talk page if you want. Ejg930 (talk) 16:51, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Awesome.

Thanks!! Ejg930 (talk) 17:54, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

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Sorry, but I would like to do this one. This is probably going to be a one time use since Jj137 will be back. I hope you understand.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ wikify) 22:32, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Actually, go ahead.

Yes it is, just copy the code below.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ wikify) 23:40, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

These users do not want the newsletter.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ wikify) 23:49, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

You should keep the date already there, or else the Newsroom will be offtrack. It's supposed to say April 30. I already notified the problem on the newsletter.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ wikify) 23:52, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

I meant April 31, not 30.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ wikify) 23:53, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

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Cont. of other

Very interesting. Anyway, is that nomination for my adminship still up for redeeming? ^{Furthermore, your own...} Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 01:08, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Sure - is it OK if I nominate you? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 01:10, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, I was just wondering. I was thinking of doing an interesting sort-of-experiment. Do you really think it would pass? Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 01:12, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I haven't investigated the controversy you were involved in that whole time. Is there an old revision of the page I could see from that time? I went on a Wikibreak around that time. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 01:13, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Did the controversies take place on your talk page? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 01:17, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

The entire thing. I would've handled it differently, if I had to do it again. I got into an edit conflict with you a few seconds ago, and before that, I had some commontary with each link to each edit, but for now, I guess you'll have to look over it without me telling your mind what to think. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 01:26, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

 Doing... Reading the post now. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 01:37, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, with all the evidence presented against you, including the IP being traced back to your hometown, you obviously made a mistake by refusing to tell the truth at first, although you never lied as far as I can see. But that seems to be the only real controversy you've been involved in. The canvassing allegations are a real cheap shot, and since all of the editors you notified had edited that page before, that makes what you did a limited and neutral notification. Reading all this actually does not hurt my reputation of you at all, and I'm glad you chose to stay on Wikipedia. I would still be very happy to nominate you at RfA; although before your RfA you might want to issue a public statement regarding the vandalism you allegedly made, and describing why the actions you made to notify those editors a while back was not canvassing. You have only good reviews at your editor review, so I think you should go ahead and accept my nomination. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 01:49, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure what you mean when you say "public statement," then "notify those editors a while back..." so could you clarify? Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 01:53, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

What I'm saying is that you might want to make a little comment on the vandalism you allegedly made with that IP address (apologizing for it, or whatever), and also explain why what you did was not canvassing - all before your RfA. I'd like to nominate you tonight, if that is OK. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 01:56, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Before your comment above, I apologized to User:east718 and User:Chetblong. I haven't seen or heard from User:CBM since he accused me of canvassing. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 01:58, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

You know what... if it comes up in the RfA, I'll address it. If it gets snowballed, it'll be quick and painless. If it lasts like MFC's did, then that's fine too. Go ahead, ye Diligent Terrier. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 02:00, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, I'll let it be your choice if you want to address the issue in your acceptance speech. Can I set up a RfA prep page for you? It won't go active until you give an acceptance speech. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 02:01, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Fine w/ me. As I said Snowballed or not, I'm fine with it. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 02:02, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

How long have you been on Wikipedia? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 02:23, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Logged in for the first time in November (started verociously editing in December). Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 02:26, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I noticed and added the date of WikiArrival to the sandbox. How are you/we going to do with it? Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 02:50, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

May 4, 2008

OK, while I'm working on my description of you, you should answer the questions at User:Basketball110/Sandbox#RfA_stuff. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 12:03, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Please accept the nomination here: Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Basketball110. Cheers! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 12:28, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I answered the inquiries in my sandbox. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 16:32, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I guess you were wrong about the results. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 17:12, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

That was before the socking incident. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:13, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

What do you mean? Oh, and I withdrew. Basketball110 ^{My story}/_{Tell me yours} 17:14, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

When I said I thought you could win, that was before your sockpuppetry. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:15, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Camera

Well it all depends on how much you are willing to spend (obviously!). Are you thinking of getting a DSLR or just a point and shoot? --Fir0002 01:27, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm considering both options. I want a good camera, for a (obviously) reasonable price. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 01:33, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I see, well I recommend Canon Cameras so if you're after a P&S I'd say the Canon G9 for quality or if you're after a bit more versatility then get the S5 IS. DSLR wise the 450D is a really nice starter body, or if you have a little more to spend get the 40D. Either way if you get a DSLR buy a body only and get a lens separately - kit lenses are useless and will make you disappointed in your DSLR. A good (cheap) starter lens - the lens I started with - is the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8. Hope that helps a bit and good luck! --Fir0002 05:27, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Adoption Offer

Hey thanks for offering to adopt me. As you might have noticed, I got the same offer from Wisdom89 (talk · contribs) as well. If the rules permit, I wouldn't mind having 2 adopters. Is there anything you need to know about me & my wikipedia activities? Feel free to drop me a line if you think there's something I ought to know. Wk1989 (talk) 02:39, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Request for Rollback

Hiya. I've granted your request. please remember only to use it for vandalism. Any question please feel free to hit me up - cheers and happy editing ! Pedro :  Chat  13:04, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Reply

Oh. I guess I was a little confused. Well, it's Okay, everyone will understand. There aren't any complaints anyway. Heh.--RyRy5 (talk ♠ wikify) 17:52, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

re:Newsletter

Um, OK. When does it go out & where do I write it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by RC-0722 (talk • contribs)

Sometime in May; the sooner the better. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 20:14, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

OK. RC-0722 ^247.5/1 22:38, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Co-nomination

WBOSITG already has a co-nomination offer from Wizardman. People oppose on really ridiculous things such as the number of nominations, and I don't want this to get out of hand. Would it be ok if you held off and simply "strong supported"? More than two nominations can get kind of bad, but I, along with WBOSITG, appreciate your offer.  :) Malinaccier (talk) 21:54, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

What he said =P Thanks for the offer, though. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 22:00, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

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Is there a Resilience Barnstar?. Chubbennaitor 16:20, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

your adoption of Florention Floro

Hi Diligent, I see you have adopted User:Florentino floro. I would like to call your attention to a place where I think he could use some guidance. I have tried, in the past, to help teach him better techniques, but I have found him quite stubborn and unwilling to learn. It may well be my approach, so maybe you will have better luck. Basically, he adds news items to wikipedia without much regard for the sense of the article. See [9] for a recent example. A botanist affiliated with the Missouri Botanical Garden discovered a new species of plant. Wonderful, but it doesn't tell the reader anything about the Botanical Garden. You will see that his edit history is full of this kind of edit, often the same story in multiple pages, as well as adding news items under "External Links" (like [10]), where, it seems to me, they don't really belong. If you could help him in these areas, I would be very appreciative. thanks. maxsch (talk) 17:27, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi, Diligent Terrier, by way of rejoinder, and to air my side, I respectfully aver, that - I had discussed, reasoned and debated professionally with submitted evidence and wisdom, on the multiple and continuous deleting of my edits by maxsch. First, a cursory perusal of his contributions[11], from 00:45, 29 January 2008, until today, essentially reveals and indubitably shows that this editor singles my edits, and he rarely contributes to Wikipedia, except to delete my edits (unlike me, who as of today, has 3,468 edits). Second, he miserably failed to read and synthesize the intent and spirit or policies of Wikipedia rules; his statutory construction or selective citation of Wiki rules, pervert or prostitute the reliability of Wikipedia. Third, my 3,468 edits and contributions to Wikipedia, had rarely been deleted, much less reverted by any foreign editor. Fourth, in legal parlance (I am a lawyer / judge), this editor's actuations are defined as "badges of fraud", meaning therefore, bad faith, vengeance, vendetta and towards vandalism, so to speak. I spent long hours, to make Wikipedia a better encyclopedia, and I want to leave footprints here for future generations. This user definitely failed to comprehend the grey area and FINER POINTS of news and encyclopedia. He treats all my edits or almost all of them as news, tabloid, and not pertaining links. Premises considered, it is most respectfully prayed, that as administrator, this editor maxsch be reprimanded, or his account blocked, or suspended until further notice from you. At the very least, I petition, that he should allow or give chance to other editors and administrators or the CREATORS of the articles who watch those articles, to be the one to revert or delete my edits. This is a requirement of respect, integrity, neutrality and fairness in Wikipedia, among co-equal editors. Sincerely --Florentino floro (talk) 08:14, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Further, may I respectfully submit an evidence of his vandalism or bad faith editing: 17:18, 29 April 2008 Maxschmelling (Talk | contribs) (54,643 bytes) (Undid revision 208986282 by Florentino floro (talk)removed non-notable new budget legislation) (undo) - in University of the Philippines; this editor deleted my edit on the landmark, since 1901, Philippine legislation of new UP charter this 2008. He said that it was a budget statute. He misled Wikipedia, since it is not. So, I added it to the upper portion, since he said, it was not proper to insert it in the "centenial" sub-section; but such new law is about UP's 100th anniversary this year. Since 1901, UP's charter was never repealed or revised, until just this year. So I added: "President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 29, 2008 signed into law the University of the Philippines (UP) Charter of 2008, Republic Act 9500, which repealed or totally revised the original 1908 Charter, and declared, inter alia, UP as a National University.[18]"[12]. And about 90% of my good edits, like yesterday, were deleted by this editor. So, I cry foul and INJUSTICE. Please do use your admin button to put off his account. This submitted evidence is of the highest character to prove that this user violated the MAIN Wiki rules. Regards. - --Florentino floro (talk) 08:14, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Before I comment on this I'm going to review everything that in fact happened. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 12:20, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Can your bot do this?

Hey, I noticed you run a bot. I don't know much about bots, but I'm wondering if you can have it update Template:Adoption backlog/count with the number of users seeking to be adopted in Category:Wikipedians seeking to be adopted in Adopt-a-user on a daily basis? I created a userbox for backlog alerting purposes:

Let me know! xenocidic (talk) 19:42, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

I can look into that; thanks for letting me know. Also, good job with decreasing the backlog for adopt-a-user! - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 19:56, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, but I couldn't have done it without yours and others diligent help (forgive the pun ;>) xenocidic (talk) 19:58, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, an editor recently referred to me as "Digital Terrier," and sarcastically stated I was the expert on "grammer" (notice the misspelling). - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 20:04, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

damn those gramer polize! =0 hey, thanks for helping keep the C:ADOPT cat empty, but make sure you don't put too much on your plate! =) xenocidic (talk) 20:09, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Newsletter

I notice you run a bot that delivers newsletters. Would it be too much to ask the bot to deliver the WP:NBA newsletter as well? Regards, Noble Story (talk) 03:16, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Los Angeles Lakers Newsletter for May 6, 2008

WikiProject Los Angeles Lakers Newsletter May 5, 2008 By Thisisborin9 (talk)

WikiProject Lakers Newsletter Issue 5 - May 5, 2008 In this issue Project News - Recent news from the WikiProject including FA and GA articles. Team News - Transactions and games won and lost by the Los Angeles Lakers. Collaboration - A report on this months' project collaboration, Los Angeles Lakers. Featured Picture - A selected image for the newsletter. Project News As of May 5, the project has 8 members, listed here. A userbox for the the members of the project is available at User:Basketball110/Lakers. Feel free to add it to your page to show that you are a part of the WikiProject. More members are still needed. To invite people, use the template at Template:WP LAKERS Invite. If and once they have joined, don't forget to welcome them using the template at Template:WPLAKERSwelcome. If you would like to write the next newsletter, please nominate yourself here. Project Collaboration – May 2008 Each month, the editor of the newsletter will select one article that he or she thinks needs a bit of work, or maintaining. This month, Thisisborin9 (the editor) chose the article "Pau Gasol." Don't forget to drop by the page and see what you can do. Featured Picture Kobe Bryant shooting a free throw. 2008 Playoff Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals                         1 *Boston 4 8 Atlanta 3 1 *Boston 0 4 Cleveland 0 4 Cleveland 4 5 Washington 2   Eastern Conference   3 *Orlando 4 6 Toronto 1 3 *Orlando 0 2 *Detroit 2 2 *Detroit 4 7 Philadelphia 2     1 *L.A. Lakers 4 8 Denver 0 1 *L.A. Lakers 1 4 *Utah 0 4 *Utah 4 5 Houston 2   Western Conference   3 San Antonio 4 6 Phoenix 1 3 San Antonio 0 2 *New Orleans 2 2 *New Orleans 4 7 Dallas 1 [Playoff Bracket Legend] Teams in italics have home court advantage Teams in bold advance to the next round Numbers to the left of each team indicate team's position in-season Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games won The division champions possess an asterisk (*) Team News The Los Angeles Lakers have taken the first seed in the West. Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 – 30–11 27–14 12–4 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 2 30–11 25–16 10–6 Golden State Warriors 48 34 .585 9 27–14 21–20 10–6 Sacramento Kings 38 44 .463 19 26–15 12–29 3–13 Los Angeles Clippers 23 59 .284 34 13–28 10–31 5–11 Other team news The Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 4-0 in the Western Conference quarterfinals. The Lakers are leading the semifinals with the Utah Jazz 1-0. Laker's playoff log Quarterfinals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Denver Nuggets / All times are in EST ABC April 20 1 Nuggets 114, Lakers 128 Staples Center TNT April 23 2 Nuggets 107, Lakers 122 Staples Center TNT April 26 3 Lakers 102, Nuggets 84 Pepsi Center TNT April 28 4 Lakers 107, Nuggets 101 Los Angeles wins series, 4–0 Pepsi Center Pau Gasol scored 36 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocked shots as the Lakers beat the Nuggets. Gasol, who was 0-12 in his prior playoffs, finally won a postseason game with the Lakers. Semifinals (Click here) (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Utah Jazz ABC May 4 1 Utah Jazz 98, Los Angeles Lakers 109 Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT May 7 10:30 pm Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center, Los Angeles ESPN May 9 9:00 pm Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City ABC May 11 3:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City TNT May 14 TBA Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers* Staples Center, Los Angeles ESPN May 16 TBA Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz* EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City TNT May 19 TBA Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers* Staples Center, Los Angeles Conference Finals NBA Finals Transactions The Lakers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season. Trades Nov. 20, 2007 To Los Angeles Lakers Trevor Ariza Feb. 1, 2008 To Los Angeles Lakers Pau Gasol, 2nd Rd. Draft Pick (2010) Free Agents Player Former team D. Fisher Utah Jazz DJ Mbenga Golden State Warriors I. Newble Seattle SuperSonics Player New team S. Parker Miami Heat S. Williams Valencia BC

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Copyright

Hi, First of all thanks for adopting me! I was wondering if you can have a look at this site for me http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Go_Adventuring_Again and tell me if this clashes with the copyright? Is it okay to have the entire text of the book on this site? Speak soon, Thanks, Katie1971 ( Let's talk!! ) 13:30, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

It definitely is. I've removed it. Now DG doesn't have to worry about it. Noble Story (talk) 14:13, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

No, the whole book does not belong on Wikipedia. However, WikiSource does publish the text of some books. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 12:12, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for not edit warring

I congraduate you on not edit warring, and giving in with the dispute about "homeschoolee." Sadly to many people do edit war. Zginder 2008-05-06T21:17Z (UTC)

NC newsletter

Hey there. Can you add Jayron32 to the newsletter recipient list? He mentioned on my talk page that he's interested in getting a copy of the next one. Thanks. APK ^{yada yada} 05:06, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

 Done I've added him to the members list. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 12:12, 7 May 2008 (UTC)