User talk:Gray62

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Contents 1 David Lat 2 Thanks for the support (and welcome back!) 3 Are you a troll? 4 Smile 5 No problem 6 My recent RfA 7 Your RfA - not so important??? 8 Thanks for commenting on my RFA 9 Resp 10 RfA Thanks 11 My RFA 12 RfA Thanks 13 RfA thank-spam

[edit] David Lat

Dude, on David Lat - AWESOME! You came in and did a kick-ass improvement job. You're my new favorite WP editor! THANK YOU. - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 13:20, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Hehe, I was just bored, so I thought I could do some work on it. And pls don't flatter me, I'm not very experienced at wiki yet. Thank YOU for helping out with the wordings and completing the article! :) Gray62 13:24, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

You see, most frequent flyers here are involved either in one-off sniping, or some kind of housekeeping: vandal-fighting, stub-sorting, categorization, deletions of junk, etc. Random people from outside come in and puke lots of information into a dilapidated article, and then slowly, one snipe at a time, people fix it up. It's rare that someone w/o ADD can thoughtfully redo an article, do research, cite normally, all while thinking outside the box. That makes you rare. Stay in touch. I hope you do lots more good work on WP. Did you have prior exposure to Lat and UTR? Are you an attorney? - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 13:34, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

A few suggestions:

1. we only put in a hyperlink the first time a term appears, e.g. Wonkette. Same the links.
2. we don't hyperlink years unless they're birth and death in the header. - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 13:37, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Just to show you what I mean, this is what it looked like when I picked it up and started taking care of it. - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 13:43, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

"even though Ianal?" What's your native language? - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 13:53, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the support (and welcome back!)

Hello Gray62,

Thank you very much for taking the time to support my RfA; I consider myself fortunate to be one of the first places you edited at, after returning from your extended leave of absence.

As I noted at the RfA you can find me hanging around WP:EAR, offering assistance to editors. However, if you need any help with actions requiring administrative access, please feel free to contact me; I shall do my best to be of assistance to you.

Thanks again, and I hope to see you around. Cheers, --Aarktica 00:55, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Are you a troll?

All you seem to do is oppose RfAs for the lamest reasons. 86.29.44.23 00:55, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Check the diffs, I also supported some. It's not my fault if candidates obviously aren't fit for adminship yet. Gray62 01:03, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and I'm extremely seriously concerned that Wikipedia could be "damaged by a sense of humour"! :P Gray62 01:08, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

You have got to be kidding. Go and edit the encyclopedia, instead of arsing around like a moron trying to draw attention to yourself. 86.29.44.23 01:10, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, at least I didn't nominate myself for admin, right? And now log in or be gone, troll! Gray62 01:13, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

To be honest, editors who nominate themselves early don't bother me nearly so much as users like yourself who are doing it for lulz and drama. Encyclopedia is that-a-way. 86.29.44.23 01:14, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

You're really funny! A humorless IP trying to teach me! Gray62 01:18, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

So I'm both really funny, and humorless? LOL 86.29.44.23 01:23, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Why not? Oh, and I can be quite humorless, too, sometimes. Maybe I will show you in Birmingham, on October 20, 1300... Gray62 01:44, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Ooh you scare me (not) 86.29.44.23 01:58, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

If you think I said this to scare you you're making a majorly error... Gray62 02:02, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

As I said, creep. 86.29.44.23 02:07, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

What's really creepy is a user hiding behind an IP, whose only fun in Wikipedia seems to be to do reverts. Pervert. Gray62 03:00, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

What's really creepy is a user hiding behind a sockpuppet account, whose only fun in Wikipedia seems to be to do opposes in RFAs. Retard. 86.29.44.23 10:33, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

You're noit only a whimp, you also obviously aren't able to engage in civil discussions, and you're incredible lazy with the facts. Last warning: Stay off my userpage now or I'll get admin help and we'll check who you really are. I'm serious. Gray62 10:54, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Please do that. (FYI I have never touched your userpage). 86.29.44.23 11:03, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Ok, that's the talkpage here, right. However, be missing. Gray62 11:08, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Smile

Oh no! That's what I get for trying to be funny! :D

[edit] No problem

Mate, it's seriously, no problem. Quite a funny discussion and a lame excuse to put some pictures of some uses were spun off from it. And you did raise good point. Cheers for your support, in the end, it was all worked out. Take care, Dfrg.msc 22:25, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My recent RfA

I am sorry you felt it necessary to oppose my recent RfA, which did not succeed. I will attempt to get more experience and will try again for RfA in two month's time. I hope I will have satisfied your concerns by then, but if not, please comment as you feel you should. As a side note, I do have interaction with other Wikipedians, though I just happen to like to communicate over IRC rather than posting a message to a talk page. Thanks for participating in my RfA. -- Cobi^(t|c|b|cn) 07:06, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

I responded on my talk page! Thanks!Carter | Talk to me 12:20, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your RfA - not so important???

Hi Kizor, I'm a bit concerned about your lack of attention to your RfA process. Pls take into consideration that people invest a considerable amount of time for giving candidates a vote. In this regard, I think it's a bit undiplomatic that you took the time to participate in an other discussion today, but haven't answered the questions at RfA yet. Just a reminder... Gray62 13:01, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Not today, yesterday after midnight. I actually responded to your concern about this on the RFA itself, but got an edit conflict with your note about a lack of response, and a new message about this. *embarassed grin* Story of my life. Anyway, I do appreciate the time and effort that goes into a RFA, but this only started the day before yesterday and yesterday I focused my appreciation to a course I'm taking at university that's on my favorite, obscure, hope-to-turn-into-a-career subject and also years above my level and known for its workload. Briefly busy IRL is what I'm trying to say. I could have addressed the questions in the wee hours of the night, but that just answers itself, doesn't it?

I didn't think this delay would be a severe issue, but it's clear enough from the neutral comments that it was. Apologies. --Kizor 13:47, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for commenting on my RFA

Thank you for commenting on my RFA, which was withdrawn. Whether you supported or opposed, I thank you for the suggestions for improvement. And please forgive me if my wording was a bit harsh, by oppose I meant opposing Wikipedia. Marlith ^T/C 04:23, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Ah, I see. But I did not write the answers to be funny. I was actually saying what I wanted Wikipedia to be and they were more expressive than humoruous. Thanks. Marlith ^T/C 15:57, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Resp

Yeah, cheers man. I was really just trying to nominate a good editor, I'm sure it will all work out though. Thanks for WP:AGFing. Cheers, Dfrg.msc 06:17, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RfA Thanks

Dear Gray62, ______ __ __ __ /\__ _\/\ \ /\ \ /\ \ \/_/\ \/\ \ \___ __ ___\ \ \/'\ __ __ ___ __ __\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _ `\ /'__`\ /' _ `\ \ , < /\ \/\ \ / __`\/\ \/\ \\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \/\ \_\.\_/\ \/\ \ \ \\`\\ \ \_\ \/\ \_\ \ \ \_\ \\ \_\ \ \_\ \ \_\ \_\ \__/.\_\ \_\ \_\ \_\ \_\/`____ \ \____/\ \____/ \/\_\ \/_/ \/_/\/_/\/__/\/_/\/_/\/_/\/_/\/_/`/___/> \/___/ \/___/ \/_/ /\___/ \/__/ For your contribution to My RfA, which passed with 8000 Supports, 2 Neutrals and no opposes. The standards and dedication of the English Wikipeidan Administrators is excellent and I am privileged to stand among them. Thankyou for putting you trust in me, I'll not see it abused. And now, I will dance naked around a fire. Party at my place! Cheers! Dfrg.msc 09:08, 16 October 2007 (UTC) Expand for picture....

[edit] My RFA

Thanks for voting on my RFA! Although ultimately it was unsuccessful, I do appreciate the feedback. Hopefully next time I will have enough experience (and conflict solving ability) to gain your support! As to your other point, I would disagree that I was "grandstanding" with admin tools - as beyond perhaps a warning template, I don't believe I've ever actually implied I have had admin tools (i.e. to my recollection I do not believe I've ever suggested I could protect a page or block a user), however perhaps if you had an example you wanted to discuss, I'd be happy to continue the convo on my (or your or both) talk page. Again, though, thanks for the vote and I look forward to seeing you around WP!--danielfolsom 21:44, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RfA Thanks

Thanks, Gray62! Thank you for your support in my RfA. It was a success, and I look forward to getting started! Hiberniantears 17:59, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thank-spam