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This a a very late welcome, isn't it? :S--Shanel 23:10, 17 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

I believe it is :P --Kotjze | Talk 23:11, 17 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Warning messages for vandalism edit

Hi, I notice that you revert more than your share of vandalism. Thanks!! I also noticed that in at least one case, Battle of New Orleans, you did not leave a message on the vandal's talk page. I think it important to leave messages in almost every instance of even the most minor vandalism for these reasons (and probably more):

  • People just test-editing can be directed to the sandbox where they won't corrupt real articles.
  • Mischievious newcomers may stop if their first edits result in a polite request to behave.
  • Sysops can more quickly block more serious vandals if they've already been warned a few times.

There are vandalism warning templates that make it fairly easy to leave appropriate messages, but when you're doing a lot of reverts it can still be tedious. So I've made some vandal-warning tools that are documented at User:Kbh3rd/Vandal_warning_toolbox. A list of warnings can be added to the toolbox menu on the left whenever a user talk page is being edited so that the proper warning message is only a click away.

I wonder if you'd like to try this out. I've not made it very public (yet) like CryptoDirk's and Lupin's much more sophisticated tools, but I'd be interested in getting some feedback on it.

Thanks again for your help. --Kbh3rdtalk 04:52, 24 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Hmm, I'll give it a try. --Kotjze 04:59, 24 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Dia Duit edit

Hi there! If you're ever short of a few subjects to do, we'd be more than happy to see you at Wikipedia:Irish Wikipedians' notice board. There's not that many of us, and we need all the help and opinions we can get. Cheers!Fergananim 21:05, 24 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Wikimedia Canada edit

Hi there! I'd like to invite you to explore Wikimedia Canada, and create a list of people interested in forming a local chapter for our nation. A local chapter will help promote and improve the organization, within our great nation. We'd also like to encourage everyone to suggest projects for our national chapter to participate in. Hope to see you there!--DarkEvil 17:11, 20 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Newfoundland and Labrador WikiProject edit

There’s now a WikiProject for Newfoundland and Labrador. We hope you’ll join us in making Wikipedia a great source of information about the province and its people. OzLawyer 17:54, 9 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

WP:CVU status edit

The Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit project is under consideration to be moved to {{inactive}} and/or {{historical}} status. Another proposal is to delete or redirect the project. You have been identified as a project member and your input as to this matter would be welcomed at WT:CVU#Inactive.3F and at the deletion debate. Thank you! Delivered on behalf of xaosflux 15:20, 10 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open! edit

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:38, 23 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open! edit

Hello, Kotjze. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2016 election, please review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:08, 21 November 2016 (UTC)Reply