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Hi Illinois2011, and Welcome to Wikipedia!

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Good luck, and have fun. --Nat Tang ^{ta | co | em} 08:14, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

re: Poop

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although we invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Poop, was not constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. --DodgerOfZion 20:14, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Well, if I recall correctly, the Invader Zim reference is a brand that is pervasive in the show, as opposed to your addition which is...not. Frequency of appearance is a big factor in notability, as well as precedent; if you'll look in the edit history of the disambig, you will see that your addition is not original, and that it has been struck from the disambig repeatedly. --DodgerOfZion 00:02, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Edlogo.jpg)

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Speedy Deletion of Richard H. Holm

Hiya. I've declined the speedy deletion, due to assertaions of importance. However the article may well fail WP:PROF. I'd recommend you take it to WP:AFD. Thanks! Pedro :  Chat  10:59, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Duceppe gilles 170h.jpg

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Duceppe gilles 170h.jpg)

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WP:AIV report

Thanks for your report of Terryacoates (talk · contribs). I have removed that report as the user has one contribution, which was the creation of the article of the same name, for which he was warned. Users generally receive several warnings prior to blocking (see WP:UTM. Please respond here if I've missed something. Regards, -- Flyguy649 ^talk 22:18, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

In Remembrance...

--nat ^{Alo! Salut! Sunt eu, un haiduc?!?!} 00:54, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Name

Yes it is. I am of the Niagara Falls, Ontario, Warrens. =P Also, do you happen to know "i_keel_captain_crunch@hotmail.com"? Because if you do I have a big chain link between us. Tyler Warren ^{(talk/contribs)} 05:29, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Edit: I checked your contribs, because my gut kinda turned when I saw your message, I thought you were the stalker guy. Tyler Warren ^{(talk/contribs)} 05:30, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

See, I know this girl, and she liked this guy named Tyler (last name not Warren), and that Tyler said he knew a Tyler Warren in Illinois or Indiana or something, which I thought was you. Tyler Warren ^{(talk/contribs)} 06:13, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to WikiProject European Union!

Hello, Illinois2011/Archives/1, and welcome to WikiProject European Union! Thank you for your generous offer to help contribute. I'm sure your input will be much appreciated. I hope you enjoy contributing here and being a European Union Project Wikipedian! If you have any questions, feel free to discuss anything on the project talk page, or to leave a message on my own talk page. Please remember to sign all your comments, and be bold with your edits. Again, welcome, and happy editing!

- J Logan ^t: 09:23, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Nürtingen

Welcome to the EU project from me too. I noticed you have put our project tag on the article about Nürtingen. The scope of the project (as described on the project page) mainly includes things like the EU institutions and the EU as a whole, not individual towns in EU member states (unless they have some very special relevance for the EU). Could you check if you still think the project tag is appropriate. Thanks! --Boson 19:51, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Signature

Hey Illinois2011, what I have done is I created a subpage User:Nat/signature and by doing that I created a template. what I did next is I went to My preferences and placed {{subst:User:Nat/signature}} in the box and then I clicked on the |raw signature box and saved it. nat ^{Lest We Forget. Remember the sacrifice.} 23:02, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Rplumber.png

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Bill Haley

Thanks for dealing with recent vandalism to Bill Haley. Just so you know I have locked the page down to only registered editors for the time being. 23skidoo (talk) 01:10, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Mozilla Firefox 3.0 running in Windows Vista.jpg)

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Baseball

Cubs or Sox?.....--Buster7 (talk) 04:02, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

I admire the Cards. Bob Gibson, Musial, Ozzie, Orlando Cepeda, Lou Brock (don't remind me!), Pujols, Torre, McGuire (his great year w/ Sammy Sosa), Jim Edmonds ( BTW...Thanks...he may help us win a World Series?). Wouldn't it be awesome to meet (CUBS/Sox) in the Fall Classic....OMG...the world would end!!!!!!--Buster7 (talk) 05:22, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Hello, Illinois2011. You have new messages at Gene93k's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

I also have added alot on info about SIUE. When you have a chance take a look at the page and tell me what you think. arodrig22 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arodrig22 (talk • contribs) 16:07, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Goldendoodle

I disagree that the images were helpful just because they illustrate some change in appearance or are related to the activity, however I am going to leave them as-is. Please leave your rationale for keeping them on the talk page, because there have been several complaints about the image count, and I think it would be helpful to have why those images are worthy of retention on the record. Jo7hs2 (talk) 23:42, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Nevermind. I see that you already did. ;) Sometimes the brain works faster than they eyes and hands. Jo7hs2 (talk) 23:44, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Amateur Radio

If you are interested in taking up amateur radio, I suggest a two-pronged approach. First, find your local amateur radio club, and see what resources they can provide. Most of them will be thrilled to hear from you, and you shouldn't need step two. The second step would be to head to your local library or hit Amazon, and get a copy of "Technician Class Element 2 FCC License Preparation" by Gordon West, and "ARRL Ham Radio License Manual: All You Need to Become an Amateur Radio Operator" by the ARRL. Those materials will help you get your entry-level "technician class" amateur radio license. If talking world-wide is an immediate goal, materials for the "general class" will also be required, as the technician license only allows operation on the 6-meter (50mhz) band and higher (up into the gigahertz's ;)), which doesn't really allow international contacts, unless you live near the border. ;) But I seriously recommend finding your local club. You can search for an ARRL-affiliated local club at: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/clubsearch.phtml Have fun!Jo7hs2 (talk) 01:49, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Main-WoodR-Logo.jpg

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Speedy deletion declined: Pen lid

Hi Illinois2011!

I declined the speedy deletion of Pen lid. Not nonsense - there is meaningful content. Regards, decltype (talk) 08:09, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Welcome?

Hi, Illinois2011. Ahem. Does this user's sole contribution really merit a welcome mat? Cheers, Rivertorch (talk) 05:08, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

No, it doesn't. Ha. I was going through the account creation log and welcoming new people as they signed up. That edit was after I welcomed them. Illinois2011 (talk) 05:14, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Hmm. I think it might be better if we let them make an edit before welcoming them. Rivertorch (talk) 05:16, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I can do that. I was just trying to be friendly. Illinois2011 (talk) 05:18, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Although I think that it can be quite discouraging when the first welcome you get from a site is telling you that you are doing something wrong (which they are, but that's another matter). Is there policy on this? Illinois2011 (talk) 05:25, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for moving this all to your page. I was getting dizzy jumping back and forth!

Friendly is good. But some new editors are like vampires, and you know what happens when you invite them in :-o

To my knowledge, there is no policy or guideline specific to this issue, although the Welcoming Committee page makes the following suggestion: "Before you welcome users, it is recommended that you check their recent contributions". Your point about not biting newbies is a good one. I try to distinguish between someone who just needs a pointer or two and someone who's being hopelessly unconstructive. The former I will welcome, usually with a non-boilerplate message explaining the matter. The latter...well, it's always a judgment call, but I think we waste a lot of time around here trying to reform people who are indifferent at best to the fact that it's an encyclopedia. Rivertorch (talk) 05:50, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

I just happened to read your talk page preferences after I had already posted and while I was trying to fix it it got to be, ahem, a mess. Ha. I agree that some people don't want to be reformed. Over the past few days when I was welcoming newcomers, I was doing it as I was checking their edits. Tonight I just happened to have the idea to welcome a few more than usual. I didn't think about it having any negative consequences like you suggest, but that certainly makes sense. I suppose I just worry that the site is lacking in editors. I only recently came back after not having contributed much over the past couple of years and the site seems to be a lot less lively than when I started in 2007. Maybe its just my perception. Illinois2011 (talk) 06:02, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Might I suggest the new Wiki Guide program which is designed to track certain new editors and their propensity to remain as WikiEditors. All the guides are given a list of 50 or so new editors to contact and assist. User:Royrusso was an editor on my list and is where I saw your warm welcome, etc.Buster Seven Talk 14:11, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Your comment on my talk page

I am really, really sorry I never replied to your post on my talk page several months ago. I haven't been very active lately and I probably more or less phased out at the time I got the new messages notification. I gave a belated response, though it may be irrelevant at this point. I hope you didn't feel shunned by me. Master&Expert (Talk) 01:24, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Can you help?

There's a request out for a reference that needs access to the SIUC library. If you might be in a position to help, please have a look at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Resource_Exchange/Resource_Request#OpenSIUC and JSTOR. Thanks, LeadSongDog come howl! 20:02, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

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