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Gatoclass (talk) 08:18, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Cool! The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 02:27, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

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I definitely requested that, and it turned up some interesting responses! The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 02:28, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

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This is to prove that I requested an account on English Wikipedia Internal Account Creation Interface. The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 20:52, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

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Review

Thank You, and yeah, I'll use the preview button from now on, and also , I was messing with those templates on my page, which I now realize is wrong.Also , I have a lot of trouble remembering polices, do you have any ideas that would help me there? I was thinking about creating a subpage and putting the important facts of the policies down , but I want to do it the best way.Again, thanks for the review!Þέŗṃέłḥìμŝ ^Life_Death 14:11, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Forgetting policies is by no means uncommon, so I see why you would want to create a subpage with important facts. How about putting the content from {{Welcomeg}} or {{WelcomeMenu}} on it? These are two standard templates that some users give to newly registered users, and they both contain a good deal of information. Wikipedia's simple ruleset page contains a lot of useful information about standard rules in an easy-to-browse format. The five pillars contains five core principals of Wikipedia, while the list of policies and the list of guidelines pages contains every major policy and a selection of guidelines in a summarized format. Finally, there's the glossary, which is pretty self-explanatory, and {{Wikipedia policies and guidelines}}, which is a template that is also pretty self-explanatory. I hope that helps, The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 22:03, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Cool, Thanks.-Þέŗṃέłḥìμŝ ^Life_Death 11:22, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Bot

I like the bot. I thought it would have been natural though to post a message on WT:WPAFC to inform the project about the proposal. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 23:09, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Wow. I forgot to notify WikiProject Articles for Creation... wow. I swear, that's really weird. I actually thought for a moment that I had. Oh well, I guess I'll do that now, and thanks for your support. It's my first true bot (EarwigBot I has no BRFAs yet, so I appreciate the fact that it's working as I had programmed it to do. The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 23:15, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Response to WP:IFU request comment

{{Talkback|DestinyofZorro}} DestinyofZorro (talk) 17:34, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

The image has been uploaded. Thanks! The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 21:15, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

RFA

I have answered your question. I hope it is the answer you are looking for. Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk | _Sign 20:40, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

The Earwig, Gaia Octavia Agrippa has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk | _Sign 21:06, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Thanks! The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 21:11, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

adopt

Sure you can adopt me that would be great! P-Real DA deal 23:52, 8 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by P-Real DA deal (talk • contribs)

OK, it's done. The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 00:40, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

vandal

I noticed on a talk page for a article on my watch list about a album there was links to download it because it was leaked i removed it i think it go's against the leak rules wiki has but i am not sure your thoughts would be great!--P-Real DA deal 04:35, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Good work! I've responded in more detail on your talk page. The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 13:27, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

My page

I noticed my user page is blank and boring and yours is really cool i was wondering if you could help spruce mine up i probably don't need to but was just wondering--P-Real DA deal 05:01, 9 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by P-Real DA deal (talk • contribs)

See the userpage guidelines and the userpage design center. More information on your talk page. The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 13:27, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

I am having a little trouble i am not so good with codes and stuff in fact not good at all and i wanted to make my page have the drop down box's like yours has and don't know how to put the box's and things on there a little help would be nice :)--P-Real DA deal 19:22, 9 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by P-Real DA deal (talk • contribs)

award

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		thanks for helping out a newbie i really think its nice of you P-Real DA deal 19:28, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! It's very much appreciated! The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 19:29, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

status

I added a status thing to my page the same one you have and it says i am lost but i am not lol how do i change it to what i want?--P-Real DA deal 20:16, 9 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by P-Real DA deal (talk • contribs) I did it but i still wont work what do i do?--P-Real DA deal 20:30, 9 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by P-Real DA deal (talk • contribs) Ok i did the cache thing and then i tried clicking on one of the links and it takes me to a page i can edit but doesn't change my status--P-Real DA deal 20:38, 9 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by P-Real DA deal (talk • contribs)

edit

So how do i go about getting things changed on locked articles? the one i want to make a change to is locked i put it up on the discussion board. is that the way to settle it when its locked?--P-Real DA deal 20:58, 9 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by P-Real DA deal (talk • contribs)

I'm assuming that, by locked, you mean protected. As a new user (no offense, really) you are unable to edit semi-protected pages, but after being on Wikipedia for four days and having made ten edits, (you've already done the second one, now you just have to wait for the first) you'll be able to edit them. For the time being, you can request a change to be made by entering the text {{editsemiprotected}} at the top of the discussion page, and writing the requested change, in detail, below it. Don't worry, you won't have to do this once you have been here for four days (this is called being autoconfirmed). The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 21:06, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

One more thing: our protection policy has details on why a page would be protected. The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 21:14, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

wiki

I have a question before i created my account every-once and a while me and my freinds would vandalize pages (please don't be angry i have changed) and was wondering if that would ever affect my standing here on wiki--P-Real DA deal 21:27, 9 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by P-Real DA deal (talk • contribs)

No problem, I'm not angry. As you can see on my userpage, I encourage the peaceful correction of vandals. The question you've asked is rather complex, so while I can answer it, I'm afraid that you might be a little confused. If you want something explained in more detail, just ask.

Assuming that you did the vandalism before you created an account, it will not hurt you at all, unless you get into some serious trouble in your new account (which is unlikely). When a user is not registered and they edit Wikipedia, they are not editing under a username, but rather under an IP address. An IP address is basically a bunch of numbers with dots in between them, like this: 192.64.3.114. A user's IP address contains information such as where they live and who their internet service provider is, and when you create an account, for privacy, that information becomes hidden. As long as you never reveal your IP address to anyone, no one will know anything about the vandalism you have made.

Of course, if you make vandalism under your account, that's a different story. Chances are that it will not affect you, unless you do something that puts you under heavy scrutiny, such as running for adminship or requesting permissions. Now, the only way your IP address can be discovered is if you get under serious trouble under your current account, such as sock puppetry (making other accounts to influence discussion, and pretending that they are someone else). Someone with CheckUser abilities (a heavily-trusted member of Wikipedia who is over eighteen) may be able to trace your IP, but I'm getting ahead of myself. The simplest answer is no: you will not get in trouble. The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 21:41, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Reward Board

How do I accept your offer? Please reply on my talk page. --Abce2|Howdy! 22:00, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Oh, ok. Thanks for telling me! Just a quick question, but why does the editor status indicator thing say that your offline? --Abce2|Howdy! 22:09, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Well, because I was about to log off, and then you asked me a question, so I had to answer it! You kind of held me up a little bit, but no harm done. The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 22:11, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

I'm working on it, but I don't know how long it will take. Is there some kind of time limit of something? --Abce2|Howdy! 23:54, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

2nd Award

		The Adopt-a-User Barnstar
		For be the coolest and most helpful adopter out there! P-Real DA deal 00:40, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, again! The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 01:48, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

More Help!

I have been making my user page but i cant make the boxes show up under each-other like yours do can you help me because i have no clue how to do it its the boxes that say wiki stuff and about me--P-Real DA deal 02:05, 10 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by P-Real DA deal (talk • contribs) and one more question when i sign my name how come it doesnt put a link to my page and talk page like yours does? how do i do that and i always says its unsigned —Preceding unsigned comment added by P-Real DA deal (talk • contribs) 02:10, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Question 1: Why don't you look at my userpage and try to figure it out? What you need to do is add this text above both of the boxes:

{{Userboxtop|toptext=[[WP:USERBOX|Userboxes]]}}
{|align="right" width="160px" style="background-color: transparent;"
|-
|<div>

and then this text below both of the boxes:

</div>
|}
{{Userboxbottom}}

Question 2: You're signing your name with four ~'s, right? The problem is probably in your preferences. Go to Special:Preferences, and under "signature", make sure that "raw signature" is unchecked, and delete all of the contents in the signature box. I hope that helps! The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 02:15, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

I got 1 more thing i have been going around the talk pages i patrol and removing urls to leaked music and pictures and put url removed like you siad but i also put that it was removed by me it looks like this (url removed by P-Real DA deal (talk) 02:23, 10 May 2009 (UTC)) should i do that? P-Real DA deal (talk) 02:23, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

That's a good idea, but it would be even better if you put <small> before and </small> after the notice that you removed the URL. That will make it look smaller, like this: (url removed by P-Real DA deal (talk). Just remember not to do that on article pages! The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 02:29, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Article

i want to make a article on a video game and was wondering what your thoughts or ideas are or if i should get familiar with wiki more first P-Real DA deal (talk) 02:50, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Go ahead! Actually, one thing you can do is make the article on your userpage in a new section. That way, you can develop it first without worrying about it getting deleted if you put it as an actual article. When you're done, you can simply copy it to a new article. Does that sound like a good idea? The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 02:53, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Sounds great i will find a game and get started!--70.176.63.140 (talk) 03:20, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

I have been having trouble finding a game to write a article about most have already been written have any ideas? P-Real DA deal (talk) 19:13, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

If the article is short, expand it instead of creating it. Otherwise, pick a different topic to write about. What else are you interested in? The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 19:15, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

I really like history that is my favorite class anything about that i could write i also like animals my favorite is the elephant but i am sure wiki has a large article about those but i am up for anything if you have any ideas of needed articlesP-Real DA deal (talk) 19:19, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Vandal

One of my favorite cars lamborghini has been having its article vandalized 3 times in the last 30 min so im on the look out!P-Real DA deal (talk) 04:08, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

What's the article? If the vandalism continues, check out this page to request that the article be protected from editing. The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 04:13, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

The main lamborghini article and the 350gt and the 350gtv article some guy kept putting that it ran on cheese and coke and pieP-Real DA deal (talk) 04:14, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

I have been looking at the recent changes article and am finding it fun to revert vandalism and uncostructive edits should i keep this up?P-Real DA deal (talk) 04:33, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Of course you should keep this up! This is wonderful; reverting vandalism is an excellent skill for any user to have. I strongly suggest reading WP:TWINKLE— that could help you a lot when reverting bad edits. The Earwig ^{(Talk | Contributions)} 04:35, 10 May 2009 (UTC)