User talk:JayHenry
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[edit] You? A guitar hero fan?
I would say I've seen everything, but I haven't seen you at RfA yet. *massive wink* dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 08:24, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
- You should see me rock "Through the Fire and Flames". --JayHenry (talk) 23:14, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
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- I also have been on the lookout and haven't seen it. As User:Keeper76 would say, This shouldn't be a redlink any longer. Enigma message 08:00, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] thank spam
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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 |
[edit] RfB comment
Responded there, but yes, it was a poor way to make my point to MBisanz that I do not think crats should be ArbCom light. I make one little mathematical over generalization on an RfB, and EVERYONE has to point out I'm a dumbbell 
-- Avi (talk) 04:22, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
- "Comparing 'crats and ArbCom is like comparing apples and uranium". Or, apples and the early works of Raymond Carver. Great book. Tan | 39 15:06, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Just to say hai
Tinucherian 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 or a possibly new friend. Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Have a great day ! -- TinuCherian (Wanna Talk?) - 10:25, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Hahaha!
Giggaman or Water Man...I'm not sure what I prefer...:) dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 10:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] RFA Thanks
Thanks for your support at my recent Request for adminship. I especially appreciated your analysis of my participation in those few "ugly" dramas in which I voiced an opinion, and will strive to be the "calm voice" in the future as well. I hope you find I live up to your expectations. Best, Risker (talk) 13:49, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] ...speaking of RfA...
Speaking of which if I wrote up a nom now would you accept? (or not yet) -nomming SS was quite fun actually. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:05, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] RfA thanks!
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RfA: Many thanks | |
| Many thanks for your participation in my recent request for adminship. I am impressed by the amount of thought that goes into people's contribution to the RfA process, and humbled that so many have chosen to trust me with this new responsibility. I step into this new role cautiously, but will do my very best to live up to your kind words and expectations, and to further the project of the encyclopedia. Again, thank you. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 05:40, 18 May 2008 (UTC) |
[edit] Edith Cummings
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On 18 May 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edith Cummings, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--BorgQueen (talk) 10:41, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] FAC
"She spent her remaining years working on a second novel which she never completed and painted extensively."
She was never able to paint her novel extensively? Ha! Just buggin' ya. You are being awfully patient at the FAC, and... so soon. –Outriggr § 05:10, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- I edited the lead some. If you find it net beneficial, I can continue through the article. It takes me a couple of days, tho. –Outriggr § 05:31, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of Awesomeness | |
| For your awesome composure in the Zelda Fitzgerald featured article candidacy.--ROGER DAVIES talk 08:57, 19 May 2008 (UTC) |
[edit] DYK
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On 19 May 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edward Lamson Henry, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Quite a talented relation you had there :) --Gatoclass (talk) 12:56, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] NYC Meetup: June 1, 2008
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New York City Meetup
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In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, elect a board of directors, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).
We'll also review our recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, and make preparations for our exciting successor Wiki Week bonanza, being planned with Columbia University students for September or October.
In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.
You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
Also, check out our regional US Wikimedia chapters blog Wiki Northeast (and we're open to guest posts).
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 23:56, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Seen my head anywhere?
...I unscrewed it earlier today, and now I can't seem to locate it. Thanks so much, Jay – I must have forgotten a most important step in the process. Once again you've taken a small action which has helped me significantly. I appreciate it. Have a donut. – Scartol • Tok 03:43, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
(Emailed you (JH). –Outriggr § 03:53, 20 May 2008 (UTC))
[edit] I have to email you something (an image)
Jay, I have a good idea for a a clicky map, but I can't see how to attach images to an email, so send me an email and I will reply with the image. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:15, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
- How's the map going? I am about ready to take this little critter to FAC, just waiting for another image or two and it'll be right... :) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:33, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks!
Thanks so much for your support in myRfA, which closed successfully this morning. TravellingCarithe Busy Bee 19:22, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Not supporting my hypothetical RfA
I wouldn't support it either! :) Especially considering it will never happen. I've never expressed the slightest interest in being an administrator. Even before I became disillusioned with the project, I had made it clear that wasn't one of my aims. So, rest assured, you won't have to oppose me at RfA anytime soon. ;) BobTheTomato (MrWhich) (talk) 11:48, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
- She was part of the reason I vanished in the first place. I watchlisted her empty RfA page, because she seemed like the type who would try for the tools at some point (the fake politeness especially pointed to this). When the light went on for the first RfA, I opposed her, and when it failed, I watchlisted the empty second one, especially given her very odd "closing statement." When it lit up, I opposed again. What's the problem with that? I'm not "embittered", I just consider her one of the least-qualified admin candidates (of those who actually have a chance to pass) that I've ever seen. BobTheTomato (MrWhich) (talk) 18:27, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- Honestly, Jay, I don't consider it "grudge holding" at all. I think of it as considering her wildly unfit to use the tools responsibly, based upon my past experiences with her. Check the restored history of this account. I don't normally oppose ANY decently-qualified admin candidate. I've been a "no big deal" guy for most of my participation at RfA. GG just happens to be a candidate that I think would be very ill-equipped to wield the tools. BobTheTomato (MrWhich) (talk) 18:35, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, and I didn't "quit" because of her, I "vanished" partly because of her. It was mostly because of some RL concerns regarding the fact that I had used my real name as my account name. BobTheTomato (MrWhich) (talk) 18:38, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, I didn't mean to give the impression that I was upset with you. I'm not. I was simply perplexed at how you were viewing my oppose, that's all. Thanks for the time you've taken to rationally discuss this, as opposed to others involved at this RfA. BobTheTomato (MrWhich) (talk) 18:42, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Creatures of Impulse
Hi! We're trying to get this article to FA, and your copyediting skills were recommended by User:Scartol. Would you be willing to help? Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 22:06, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
- I'm still working on Creatures of Impulse and would be grateful for any assistance. Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:24, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] MFD note re: Talk:The weather in London
Following the original "keep" closure, a speedy deletion and reversion wheel 1, and a DRV; Talk:The weather in London is back at MFD again. If you are still interested in this page, please join in the discussion at: Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Talk:The weather in London 2. (Note: notice sent to all editors of the first MFD that have not already been come in the new MFD.) Thank you, — xaosflux Talk 23:39, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks...
for your kind words on my RFA. I am glad you like the slow and careful approach and will try to follow it to the letter as I get used to these extra buttons! --Slp1 (talk) 23:55, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Your'e great
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| So often, when I check my watchlist you're there with great contributions. Thanks for all the terrific work you do around here! Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 05:18, 26 May 2008 (UTC) |
[edit] Creatures of Impulse
I'd be very grateful if you would assist here, though my presence may be patchy at best for a while. Basically, I'm largely retiring from Wikipedia over an issue that's not worth going into, but want to finish up a few things I started. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 21:46, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Request for Peer Review help
Thank you for you work as a peer review volunteer. Since March, there has been a concerted effort to make sure all peer review requests get some response. Requests that have gone three days or longer without a substantial response are listed at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog. I have three requests to help this continue.
1) If you are asked to do a peer review, please ask the person who made the request to also do a review, preferably of a request that has not yet had feedback. This is fairly simple, but helps. For example when I review requests on the backlog list, I close with Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). Yours, ...
2) While there are several people who help with the backlog, lately I have been doing up to 3 or 4 peer reviews a day and can not keep this up much longer. We need help. Since there are now well over 100 names on the PR volunteers page, if each volunteer reviewed just one PR request without a response from the list each month, it would easily take care of the "no response" backlog. To help spread out the load, I suggest those willing pick a day of the month and do a review that day (for example, my first edit was on the 8th, so I could pick the 8th). Please pick a peer review request with no responses yet, if possible off the backlog list. If you want, leave a note on my talk page as to which day you picked and I will remind you each month.
3) I have made some proposals to add some limits to peer review requests at Wikipedia_talk:Peer_review#Proposed_limits. The idea is to prevent any one user from overly burdening the process. These seem fairly reasonable (one PR request per editor per day, only four total PR requests per editor at a time, PR requests with cleanup banners can be delisted (like GAN quick fail), and wait two weeks to relist a PR request after it is archived), but have gotten no feedback in one week. If you have any thoughts on these, please weigh in.
Thanks again for your help and in advance for any assistance with the backlog. Ruhrfisch ><>°° 21:17, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks so much - just to make sure, do you want me to remind you on the 1st and 16th (not sure from your note). Ruhrfisch ><>°° 03:56, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Dipping my toes in at the Oracle, Foreign Body
Foreign Body (internet series) - Please fix any glaring errors (hey I used references!) and consider watching and snarking. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Milowent (talk • contribs) 18:12, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Creatures of Impulse
Right. Sorry about that. There was drama, let's leave it at that. If you're stil able to help with Creatures of Impulse, I stll want to get it to FA. =) Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 02:36, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Pygmy Hippos
Thank you for adding the photo. I meant to release both photos, of course. I apologize. I clicked the submit button too quickly. I went back immediately and thought that I had made it all right. Can you fix that or should I start over?
These two hippos don't really 'belong' in Kenya. They were handed over to my friend Iris at Mt. Kenya Wildlife Conservancy by the Kenyan government when they were in very poor health. Now that Iris has restored their health, the government would like them back and she has, so far, successfully avoided doing so. Originally, they were a gift from some other African president.
These are hardly the most unlikely residents at Mt. Kenya. She also has a lot of llamas!
Chuck @ UPDmedia.com (talk) 22:17, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
I'm glad that you appreciate my photos! Here are two more, which I took myself of giraffes. It seems to me that there may ought to be a good place for them to appear at Wikipedia?
I hope to make entries for The Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, William Holden Wildlife Foundation, and the Mt. Kenya Safari Club, but so far have not quite got up the nerve for such an undertaking.
Chuck @ UPDmedia.com (talk) 23:12, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Peer Review reminder
I was away on a brief Wikibreak - here is your reminder to look at something at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog/items for the first of the month. Thanks so much for helping, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 03:15, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
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Ya beat me to it by about 10 seconds there :-). Cheers, —paranomiahappy harry's high club 23:12, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] i got mad skillz
Hey, thanks for the kind feedback, Jay. I had a lot of fun making it. I thought maybe I should send out notices to the people I gave shout-outs to, but then I though that might be too beggy. Better to just let people find it. Thanks again! – Scartol • Tok 11:39, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Well done on Zelda
Congratulations on getting Zelda through FAC - it's a great article. Can you look at the "References" section? I don't think the three web sources appear as they should. I'd fix them myself if I knew how, but I'm useless at that sort of thing. Best wishes. Brianboulton (talk) 00:20, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- Just to say that you don't owe me anything - its a pleasure to review well-written articles, and I'm delighted you are considering Tender is the Night—though I hope you won't use quite so many mdashes as FSF. If you have time, and feel like a break from literature, you could take a look at William Speirs Bruce on GAN. A taste of the Great Outdoors. Brianboulton (talk) 23:37, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Chuck, revisited
"roughly ten percent of the things I say are Chuck Klosterman references"... the funny part is that that statement itself sounds like something Chuck himself would say, of course with a different subject. Between referencing him and Mitch Hedberg, I'm lucky to have any sort of personality of my own. Tan | 39 16:22, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] This Side of Paradise
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On 9 June 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article This Side of Paradise, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
--BorgQueen (talk) 13:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Moika Palace DYK nom
Hi JayHenry - the sole reference link is not working - [2]. Please notify at the nomination on the DYK page if/when this problem is fixed. Regards Vishnava talk 17:19, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
