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yepp! Sorry, i just found this as i was reading your comments! Would it be possible for us to hold conversations on my talk page so I know when you respond to me and stuff? or is there a way for me to know you have written back? And yes, I took the pictures, so I think it would be legal for me to put them on my page. Just a guess though...Oh, and look down, there is a "present" for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥<<<<meant to show my "wikilove".lol, I'm a dork huh?!? ha ha.Irish♥forever(and lovin' it)23:16, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you dear! That is very sweet of you, and I appreciate it very much. I'm quite glad that I was able to help in even a small way. ~*Hugs*~ Ariel♥Gold02:22, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Another quick question
I uploaded the file but how do i get it to be on my userpage? I called it MYDC0891.JPG so if you can find it somehow and tell me how to put it on my userpage that would be SPLENDID!!! Thanks.Irish♥forever(and lovin' it)23:45, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Omg you are so sweet! Thanks for getting my picture on my page. You are such a nice and caring person! Quick Question, do i look anything like you thought? Just wondering.lol. Thanks soooo much! Do you like my award I gave you? I think once I get better at this wiki stuff I am going to make a pink barnstar and make it really cute. lol.xoxoIrish♥forever(and lovin' it)01:50, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, and yes, I have worked on at least three GAs that I can think of off the top of my head, including the only two GAs from WP:AFC, which is pretty cool, I think. A few DYKs, and lots and lots of behind the scenes Wiki-Fairy work. Ariel♥Gold02:21, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I've done some work on a couple I think, but I tend to really wear out the "preview" button, so I rarely do 50+ edits just tweaking an article or fixing things, lol. I tend to spend several hours fixing things (mostly I do reference work, standardizing them, and really do it all in one fell swoop, lol). I really very much appreciate the offer, though, if I think of anything I'll let you know! Thanks! Ariel♥Gold02:34, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
(unindent) - I get frustrated with te preview if there's a couple of us bangin' away on an article on opposite sides of the globe and you get wrongfooted on an edit conflict. Also, sometimes if the situation is complicated I like to explain every little edit (eg. an almost FA and/or contentious article). Anyway...it's nice and sunny out on this nice spring day...should be outside....cheers, Casliber (talk·contribs) 02:40, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
LOL It is almost 11pm here. And, I guess I tend to stay away from contentious articles for the most part, and wait until activity in an article has a lull, prior to really working on it hard. As for edit summaries, I make full use of abbreviations, and my trademark Ariel Verbosity™ to explain nearly everything I do, lol. I've gotten pretty good at it, actually! Are you a GA reviewer? And, since I did not say it before, and we've never met (that I recall), it is great to meet you, Casliber! Ariel♥Gold02:44, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Squash! When you edit an article, at the top, if you see a notice about how many Kb the article it is, that's considered "long". For GAR, when you submit an article that's long, you place "LONG" in front of the entry to let others know it is over the default length. Just really a convenience thing, is all. Cheers! Ariel♥Gold16:54, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I have made this. Could you possibly put it on my user page so that I can add content that will go into the light grey box, and the TOC is also in the light grey box (right aligned, the same box as on my user talk page. I would be greatfull if you could leave everything that I have on my user page at the moment (except for the redirect) on it, but contained in <!-- --> tags. Thanks very much if you would take a look, but of course you don't have to :) Tiddly-Tom10:59, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please fix it :'( I looked and couldn't get it to work :(. Also, I know I can specify the size of the image (px) at the bottom of the user page, is there some way I can make it bigger, but so no one will have to scroll to see it? What else could/should I include on my page? And can you turn off the edit this section links for me pretty please? Thankies so much! I'll probably be back again in a few mins with another problem :P Tiddly-Tom18:02, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, Thanks again. I have killed the TOC. I don't have photoshop, I have paint! So if you don't mind, I would appreciate it if you could crop out the black stuff? (This will change it on the Cambridge article as well, yes?) And then if it could be bigger and in the center it would be great! Sorry I was not clear, I don't at all mind vertical scrolling, it was just the horizontal scrolling that I was concerned at. Thankiesss! Tiddly-Tom18:27, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Tom! And yeah I rotated it 1 degree clockwise, as it was slightly tilted. Not enough that you'd notice. I'm glad you like it, holler if you need anything else! Ariel♥Gold21:30, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
=D
Marci Bowers Helper 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. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
I didn't mean to stall your browser! And, yes you can move the userboxes if you would like. Sorry, I didn't mean to make it seem like myspace. Oh, and I reallly like my signature, I just was screwing around with it nad he must have saw it. Don;t worry, I like the one you made me! Oh, and did you see your award? Also, I would like to say thanks for telling me it was doing that to your browser, or else I wouldn't have been able to change it.Irish♥forever(and lovin' it)17:23, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Like I said, it was just a suggestion, and just cause my browser coughs and sputters at your userpage, doesn't mean everyone's does, lol. And nothing says you have to move the userboxes, except that it makes it easier to control your userpage layout. And hey! I like the signature! And I'm glad to see you got it working! And yes, I saw the award, and thanked you, but I'll thank you again here and copy this message to your talk page as well. Thank you! Ariel♥Gold17:32, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hehe, I like your signature. I had a play about with your, IrishForEver, user boxes but it didn't like me (I did it just in preview mode) it displays ok (does not break) in my browser, except for the fact that some of the boxes are outside the boarder! Tiddly-Tom18:06, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
sounds good
okey dokey! and why aren't the replies you write back on my page? i just now saw what you wrote. just wondering
I did reply on your page. You should see the "you have new messages" bar at the top, click it and it will take you to your talk page, and you will see my replies. I reply in the sections of the topic, making new topics for every reply, there is no reason to make a new header for each reply, scroll up and see how the conversations all stay in the same header, it is easy to keep track of them that way. :) Ariel♥Gold18:58, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
okey dokey. thanks for the help. Oh and you can take the userboxes and move them to a new page, I'll just put the ones I want back on my userpage and pick the ones I want to stay. You can do that if you want. okey dokey sounds gr8.Thanks again.:-0♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥WIKILOVE♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥Irish♥forever(and lovin' it)19:03, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I was just coming around to say "sock blocked" when you had already responded. :) In fact, I am familiar with this sockpuppeteer: I've blocked a few of their other socks, and even had my talk page trolled by one. Acalamari19:11, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
LOL! Serendipitous! Thanks so much, I've added the sock tag, after confirming they are indeed, the same person. Style is just unmistakable, lol. Ariel♥Gold19:12, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and also, I've re-directed and fully-protected the talk page. Protections aren't normally done pre-emptively, but the socks of this sockpuppeteer have trolled their own talk pages in the past and wasted time. Acalamari19:19, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You rock, lol. Yeah I've seen that, I think there are good reasons for pre-emptive protections in situations like this, good call! Ariel♥Gold19:21, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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I think I have a new editor who might benefit from thine wisdom and gentle touch, m'lady...she got into a heated dispute, with some edit warring and name calling thrown in for bad measure...and she seemeth to have shed tears...perhaps you might help gently guide her along: User:Bananas'n'Cream. Dreadstar†01:53, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The verbosity of thine golden tongue hath not diminished, instead it leaps to greater and greater heights of joyful wisdom and kindness. The disputing editor hath struck another blow by tagging Makybe Diva with the plague of peacock wording...the same "The Prestigious" hath upset her article-view. Mine own opinion twas mixed...so I must humbly ask for thine opinion and perhaps intervention into said matter before it bloweth uppeth into thomthing biggereth...thhshtsp... My thanks, m'lady! Dreadstar†02:32, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
George Schaller, an article I spent a ton of time on reworking it nearly completely, and adding loads and loads of references. The guy is literally the eminent biologist and conservationist of our age, inspiring Dian Fossey, and many others, and has been the driving force behind nature reserves and protected parks in tons of countries, he's really amazing, and the article, I really believe, would be a great asset to the sciences biographies section as GA. Ariel♥Gold02:30, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Ari- that sounds great, good luck with it! (I am horrible with GA reviews, sorry. :() I am up to my eyeballs working on a new Featured List (oh my God why do I like a band with so many songs?!?!) I'm working for WP:U2 (basically the only active member), and this article needs references like a town needs a name. (Yeah, I'm really into it.) Hopefully I'm making sense. By the way, do either of you know where we can find Squid Guy on Citizendium? Love and U2, Neranei(talk)02:34, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
And what, besides the beginning of November, happens in ten days, dear I? Would it perhaps be a date of import, possibly relating to the annual cycle of life? Ariel♥Gold20:35, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for having more patience than I have. You are to be commended for your graciousness and kind manner. I appreciate your weighing in to settle things down. I don't mean to start up a flame war over there again, but I really am tired of being tagged as evil incarnate and I cannot tolerate further smears by B'n'C. I was aware quite some time ago that my comments were taken as being too snippy, though they weren't intended as such, and while I thought I made a couple sincere attempts to extend an olive branch for any original "biting" of a newcomer by providing a welcome message and some explanations of why I did what I did, these attempts at mending fences were blanked, rejected, and my explanations seemed to only fan the flames. This whole situation has caused me a fair amount of discomfort as well, as my primary concern is quality of wikipedia and not having my motives unfairly characterized. Certainly I have had other editors nail me for errors at a level far harsher than anything I may have said or done. So, though I do not want to fan the flames of this dispute further, I have to say that I see absolutely nothing to apologize for at this point, as I made some attempts to remedy the situation back in August and was viciously slapped for it. In fact, I believe that I deserve an apology from B'n'C and all her friends for their behavior. That said, I don't require an apology nor do I believe I will get one. However, if someone wants to explain exactly what will settle this thing for good, I will consider an appropriate response. Montanabw(talk)04:34, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Perfectly understandable, and while I'm not through with the Diva article yet (I got sidetracked, lol) I did manage to get through about half of it. I'll continue to work on it, as this is certainly a notable horse, but it does seem to be written in a rather flowery fashion, which will need a bit more attention. Perhaps the best thing for you to do with the other editor is to just disengage, as it seems you two got off to a poor start. Maybe in time things will change, but I think perhaps your efforts to reach out are being perceived incorrectly (as text is a rather imperfect medium to try to really express your feelings, I think a measure of understanding about this is in order), and it may do no good to continue trying at this point in time. I don't think you really need to apologize to anyone, you were doing what you thought was best, and I think it just resulted in a misunderstanding, that's all. It happens every day here, and we just accept it, and move on. I would also think that perhaps the other editor may be a bit younger, and perhaps you could take this into account when thinking about things. I really think that what will settle the issue is to simply explain carefully the situation, policies, and guidelines, and gently steer a new editor along a path that is aligned with these items, as I hope Dreadstar and I have been able to do for her. And, for you, I'd just suggest you move on, shake this off, don't take it personally, and don't let it bother you at all. I really think you are trying to help, and I know I appreciate it, as I'm sure many others do. I hope this is of some small measure of help to you. Ariel♥Gold04:41, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I think you are deserving of a wiki-halo for your uncanny ability to settle things down. You talk to her, I obviously am too pissed off to do so in any effective manner. Montanabw(talk)05:02, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Take a deep breath, dear. Take a walk, go look at the moon (if it is night there, as it is here), sleep on it, whatever you need to do. But honestly, don't get worked up, this is nothing serious, this isn't going to hurt Wikipedia, or your editing reputation, just let it go, and I hope you can forgive and forget, and you two honestly seem to have so many interests in common, perhaps in the future you could collaborate on improving articles to get them to GA/FA status. That's my hope, anyway. And thanks for the halo, although I am not deserving, I just expressed how I saw things, and what my hopes were for resolution. The decisions are all up to the two of you, I hope things will work out, though. Here, have a hot cup of tea! Ariel♥Gold05:08, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Whew! Thanks again. You know, this is a friendly little corner of wikiland, rather different from a lot of what's out there. Good to have located this crowd. Montanabw(talk)05:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You feel free to come here anytime you want to "get away" and feel free to join in any topics, they're usually all pretty interesting, and you can help work on the issues we deal with here! ~*Hugs*~ Ariel♥Gold05:42, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thankyou dear, no doubt your kind, helpful words helped Montanabw as much as they helped me. Keep up being an awesome mediator and Wikipedian. Oh and by the way would you consider helping me or perhaps adopting me to work on me user page. I wouldn't have a clue how and yours is to die for. Thanks once more Bananas'n'Cream05:43, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much, and I'd be more than happy to make a userpage for you! Just tell me some of your favorite colors, what things you like (for pictures), some of your favorite topics, (obviously horses, which is cool, my sister actually breeds and raises racehorses) and anything else you'd like added, and I'll whip something up. And as with all the pages I've designed (see Dreadstar's for one example), if you don't like something, we can simply change it. Ariel♥Gold05:54, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks heaps. I'm really not fussy but I guess red is a fave colour. And I'm easy for the rest. Thanks a bunch this is gonna be great ;) ;) ;) Yay Bananas'n'Cream06:15, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry about the reply time, I did reply ages ago but I mustn’t have saved it. Anyway purple and red sound like a fantastic combination. A tropical theme would be awesome too as being an Australian I'm surrounded by it 24/7 so I should acclimatise well lol. Perhaps tropical fish, birds, flowers could help accentuate the theme. If you decided against tropical then perhaps a foresty or flowery theme, might match better with the horses. Mmmm what else do I like… this is harder than I thought and I’m not even creating it. Well I like travelling, I love your globetrotting section, I’ll be Wiking from France for a whole year from January. I love Paris… in the summer when it sizzles… sorry broke out into song. Horses, France, Australia, bananas, Paris, and pretty much all animals are what I am fond of. I hope this helps a bit, although I don’t think I’m doing a very good job to aid you. Sorry its just hard to try to think of things that you like or perhaps it’s just me. Thanks so so much for what you are doing can’t wait to see it.Bananas'n'Cream09:54, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I fully accept that what I said may not have been appropriate, I know that user personally and it really was a joke. And all I really wanted to do was to present the solution to the puzzle he had posted. The reason I went straight there was because I knew where to go, if I was some random vandal why would I vandalise a user page? and why would I leave a solution to a puzzle he presented if my intention was to vandalise? The problem I had with Carter was that he was abusive in his replies and he assumed I was upto no good right from the start. When I explained the situation to him (that is was a joke.. and if you notice I say that immediately after the "cock" statement) he replied with "I dont care, etc etc" now that is simply rude. When I pointed this out to him he became abusive and threatned to ban me for vandalising, when I clearly had not done so. I was completely civil and simply negated each point he made. That is why I asked for help. I will repost my solution, without the joke. And I would like you to review the behaviour of Carter and you will see that he was at fault. I apologize if my joke caused offence, but I don't think I have been treated fairly by the above user. 123.255.54.910:19, 21 October 2007 (UTC) (this is the same as 123.255.54.139 and 123.255.54.161, my isp resets my IP, and I am afraid to create an account because people like carter might abuse and bully me.)[reply]
Well, you'd really perhaps be surprised at how many anon editors vandalize a userpage right from the start. Normally it is another user on a different IP, who specifically sets out to target an individual editor, so when you went straight for Michael's page, and the comment you left (yes, I realize it was a joke), well I hope you can understand how that could be seen as less than constructive. I will not comment on the actions of another editor, except to say that some of the warnings you received were not valid, as your specific IP was not the IP that made the edits, even if it was technically you, I think they should be placed on the proper IP's page. I removed those notices. It would appear you're on a dynamic IP, and this also can cause some confusion. I'm sorry that you were blocked as a result of this, but I encourage you to simply move on after the block expires, contribute helpfully, and watch the "jokes" that could possibly be seen by others to be unhelpful. I would actually encourage you to create an account, as being identified by your IP is easy to tell who you are, even when it resets, but when you have a username, your IP is hidden. If you truly wish to help improve the encyclopedia, creating a username would be a great way to get started, as it provides advantages that anonymous editors don't have. Sorry for your bad experience, I hope you can forgive, and move on. Cheers! Ariel♥Gold20:28, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations! It is very good. ~*Hug of congratulations*~! I just finished my mammoth reference job, and ended up with 107, and a WP:FLC. Now that you've got a GA, what are you working on? I'm around to help with anything; I don't have a specific project at the moment. Love, Neranei(talk)19:54, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hrmm, what am I working on? Good question. There's a racehorse article that I started working on yesterday, I'm about halfway through that, it has quite a bit of "Fandom" in it, and needs the neutrality toned down, as well as grammar/punctuation work, but I already started it so I'd be happy to finish it. Hrmm, what else did I have on my plate? I can't think of anything off the top of my head, lol. Actually, today I have to write my online column, so I won't be editing heavily until I get that done, I'm such a procrastinator, I put it off until the very last second, lmao. ~*Bad Ariel!*~ Ariel♥Gold20:00, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
~*Giggle*~ That sounds like a good plan! I hope that she is doing well, and even if she is a bit too busy to get up to full Wiki-speed, I hope that she can drop by to say hi now and then. Ariel♥Gold19:46, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I hope so as well. Perhaps life has simply caught up a bit too hard, or her ISP is down, or a squirrel chewed through her computer's power cord, or... well, I hope she returns soon. Ariel♥Gold19:57, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hee hee, no, actually, because I have a deadline on my weekly column, and if I get into IRC, I just know I'll never get it written, lol. When I'm done writing later tonight, I'll be there, though. I'm not normally around IRC much on Sundays because that's my "work" day, lol. But I will be later, promise. Ariel♥Gold20:52, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
