Many thanks for your support on my request for adminiship, I'm sure you'll be glad to know the final result was 92/1/0. I am now an administrator and (as always) if I do anything you have issue with, please talk about it with me. (After appreciating the decor) I like what you've done to this page. --Alfmelmac10:44, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The final outcome was (80/3/0), so I am now an administrator. I was flattered by the level of support and the comments, so I'm under real pressure not to disappoint, thus if you have any queries, suggestions or problems with any of my actions as an admin then please leave me a note --pgk(talk)10:41, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hey how are things? Is the IRC working? If it is any consolation, until a month ago I had the same problem, until I was told to download Chatzilla. I look forward to starting the coaching! Banes19:55, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Let's start at this: Restart Firefox, then start it up again. Click on this link: #wikipedia-esperanza. ChatZilla should appear, and you should be prompted to enter a nickname. Type 'ViolinGirl'. This may seem confusing, but try it, and I should see you there. ;)Sango123(talk)20:04, 8 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've been eavesdropping also, I look forward to the coaching as much as you do! You don't have to swear an oath of lifetime dedication to the 'pedia and the cabal to be an admin :), so hopefully it won't chisel away at too much of your time! School, College, Violin, (the real world) are very important and you don't want to sacrifice any of them if you can avoid it. I remember in months gone by (when I was writing my matric exams) that I was banned from the internet altogether... See you Banes20:06, 8 January 2006 (UTC) (Editconflicted again! I am going onto the IRC now to see if you are there)[reply]
The final outcome was (70/5/0), so I am now a bureaucrat. I seriously didn't expect so many good comments from everybody and I appreciated the constructive criticism from those that gave it. If you have any queries, suggestions or problems with any of my actions as a bureaucrat then please leave me a note. -- Francs200022:06, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
you helped revert a change by the user above on the article South Tyrol. the user keeps pushing his POV, the edits had to be reverted at least four times in the last 24 hours [2], which amounts in IMO to a violation of the Three-revert rule. is there any proper procedure as to what to do next, do you have any advice, ideas...? with kind regards Gryffindor23:05, 10 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sigh* nationalistic POV pushers are really annoying I have to say. Thanks for your message. how come you are not administrator yet?-) btw nice to meet you too, hi I'm Gryffindor :-) Gryffindor23:34, 10 January 2006 (UTC) ps: luvely page you have :-))[reply]
lol* I just noticed, yeah Pkg and Pgk are different users. Hey, i didn't even know you were on Esperanza (did you vote for me?-) jk) I'm enrolling in this coaching program as well now, thanks a bunch for pointing that out ;-) Gryffindor01:41, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
To butt in: ViolinGirl, and Gryffindor, 3RR does not apply in cases of obvious POV, or vandalism. I know because I asked that same question some time back after doing 6 reverts in 10 minutes to the same page...It really doesnt matter how many you do. I look forward to the next AC "meeting". Cheers Banes
You're welcome. Um...I dont know if we decided on Sunday. Does Sunday suit you? Whatever day suits you best is the day we'll have the meeting. Sango and I are already deciding what we'll be working on then, so, see you there! All the best Banes15:54, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hey there, saw your message here [3], I felt very touched, because I really wondered about that as well. I hope I can get a satisfactory answer so that in future I won't get sucked into such a mess again... :-/ how are you? Gryffindor19:29, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
AC Meeting
Well yeah, since we Christians go to church on a Sunday, I would presume Sunday was what you meant. :)
That is just fine (about 20:00 my time, 7 hour difference) with me. There is another alternative, I am rising early on Sunday, so if you would like (I dont know how late this is for you) we could have it at about 22:00 your time. But thats only in an emergency! So, 18:00 UTC it is then? Cheers Banes16:47, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. Glad to see you are arranging wikipedia around RL, rather than the other way around. ;)
Yup, since Easter 1997. (You know, it DID say so on the bottom of my userpage. :)) I was glad to read that you are too, but I've learnt that I must keep that out of my editing, NPOV and all that stuff. See you Banes17:04, 11 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It is partially why I am homeschooled, but not entirely. The main reason is that the education system in South Africa is sadly, going downhill. The country is improving in some areas but in others......its a loooong story. :( About IRC I dont know anything on how it works or, anything. I hope you'll be able to work something out. The times are fine, Sango is happy (I think) to have the meeting on Sunday, but I havent spoken to him about times yet. That comment of yours about editing neutral topics is spot on, I (almost) never edit a topic I feel strongly about, its the best thing you can do. (If everybody did then there'd be no edit wars!) I'll get back to you once I've spoken to Sango about finalising the time. Cheers Banes06:34, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It was my pleasure ;-) Here, just between the two of us - don't you feel important when someone goes through the effort of vandalizing your page? It's like you're being noticed for doing the right thing (well, unless they tell you stuff like this!). Just like Don Quixote said, "They bark at us, Sancho; this means we're riding forward". Cheers! -- Phædriel*whistle*13:29, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
New
Hi I'm new-ish here. Could you help me get the userboxes straight on my userpage? I don't know how, or tell me where to go to find out hopw?
Hi, ViolinGirl. To be honest, I'm not completely certain if I'll be able to make it; this Sunday is the day before my midterm exams week. (Uh-oh... ;-) What time were you thinking of meeting? If I don't show up, then I'll leave you something to work with on your talk page. Cheers, Sango123(talk)20:28, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
You mean RL > WL?! Now that's a concept I'm currently struggling with. ;) I'm not doing too badly in real life though. How have you been?
Banes, in his sneaky eavesdropping nature, says that 13:00 EST is fine with him. However, if Sango cannot make it then maybe we should think about changing it? I've been neglecting my WL these past days because I surpassed 1000 article (and 2500 overall) edits on Wednesday and am busy resting on my laurels... :) Cheers Banes08:00, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, if it is at all possible, 35 minutes later (at 13:35) would be better. If that is not good, then never mind, but there is the slimmest of chances I wont be able to make it then.. Thanks for the laurels! Banes13:24, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, have you got the IRC stuff sorted? Is it just the Esperanza channel that is a problem or is it the whole deal? Anyway, I'll be around here at 20:00 my time and onwards...Cheers Banes16:59, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Music
Hi ViolinGirl,
If you’d like to discuss music, I’d be happy too. As you might have guessed, I’m an avid musician; I play both violin and piano (and love both).
-EKN
Hope you're not bummed that I changed the picture-- I wanted something longer and narrower, so the thumbnail would have an easier time competing for attention with with the mandolin tailpiece pic. I also wanted a pic without the chinrest in the way... all the best, Just plain Bill22:21, 14 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
IRC
Hmmm... it may be one of a few reasons why you can't stay connected. A good way to tell is to ask someone else to see what message is given when you leave the channel, for example "no route to host". The main reasons I can think of are that you may be getting excess flood, or your internet connection may keep constantly cutting out for a minimal amount of time, for example less than half a second. That could affect it. You might be able to fix the problem by changing IRC client - I would suggest changing to Chatzilla if you don't already use it. If you do use Chatzilla, then changing client isn't likely to fix the problem. As for your nick, there isn't any reason I can see why it would affect your connection. Unless someone knows your password, then nobody can kill you off as a ghost. Make sure that your nickname is registered to freenode - I don't see why that would affect it either, but registering your nickname and then identifying on entry to freenode may make connections more secure. You might want to try talking to a technician on freenode if you ever get onto IRC for long enough. A good person to talk to would be "lilo". I hope I've been of some help if not a lot, and I hope to see you back on IRC soon! FireFox12:02, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Excess flood is where too much data shoves a user out of a channel, or that is how I understand it as. As for my talk page archiving, stuff that! Anyway, good luck with getting IRC to work :) FireFox16:03, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I wouldnt be having trouble on wikipedia. :) No, I am having issues with IRC, hopefully you'll see me there later on. Cheers Banes17:19, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm glad you enjoyed the admin coaching session! :) And as for the papercut: That's what happens when you attempt to study and type simultaneously. :O Take care, Sango123(talk)02:00, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Me too, it was a lot of fun (and productive too)! You're welcome, I look forwards to the next one! Guess what? I was up until 0:00 my time last night on Celestianpower's Esperanza shindig! It was great fun, we were playing "20 Questions" and bickering over what music to play on the stereo :)
Sounds pretty busy at your end. No, Monday has been rather exhausting, spent the day hiking, swimming, and playing "blind man's bluff" (I know, little kid's game). Now its looking like the third after 0:00 for me in a row :). About the next AC meeting, this coming weekend is totally out for me, as I'll be away in Johannesburg and without internet. Is Thursday a possibility? Or perhaps just you and Sango can meet? Cheers Banes21:37, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there ViolinGirl! In RL, things have been great, I spent most of today at a film shoot, and have not really been able to do much wikipedia lately either...trying to see as much of my friends as possible before I start Varsity (next week). No, I'm not going to vandalize your userpage for not editing much, it would be too hypocritical! I'll send a sockpuppet I created in October to do it. :)
I've just realized I've been a twit regarding Sunday, as my flight lands at 13:30 your time, and I'd be happy to have the meeting at about 15:30 EST. Does that work for you? If not, then Monday? Otherwise you might as well have the meeting without me.... Banes16:31, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, ViolinGirl! Sunday afternoon sounds okay, but I don't know if that's definite. I actually have midterm exams all week, so that's four down, two more to go. ;) Cheers, Sango123(talk)20:07, 18 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, sounds good! <tt> and </tt> are the opening and closing tags for typewriter text. I like to use them for smilies because :) looks better than :) and I oppose usage of the nose dash :-) except when I'm using it as part of a closing parenthesis smilie (text :-) because (text :) and (text :)) don't look quite right.
Hey ViolinGirl, thanks for the welcome ^^. And of course, your welcome message would have been nice, too, haha. I never thought I'd pull up the ol' Wikipedia to find that I had "messages," of all things; like I mentioned at Sango's, it looks like I won't be able to just lurk around as a member of the Undercover Typo Police anymore (for which I am grateful, as I'll eventually realize).
At any rate, here's a pledge to start working on my user page soon. I've also got my eye on an article that hasn't been started yet (it has to do with Solresol), but we'll have to see about that. Until that happens... thanks again, and God bless!
