User talk:MDM/Archive 1

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Image:Sydney Grammar School Historical.jpg has been listed as a possible copyright violation

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Enochlau 13:43, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Welcome to the Welcoming Committee

Thanks for signing up. Remember to customize your welcomes so that new users don't feel like they're being welcomed by a welcome-bot. You can create a custome template on a user subpage if you want to. And if you do use a template, be sure to substitute it, for example: {{subst:Welcome}} or {{subst:User:Mdmanser/Welcome}}. Thanks, and have a nice day down there. --TantalumTelluride 20:31, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Oops

Hey thanks for your advice, I didn't even read the template :P. I'll fix it thank you. Chooserr

Roosters players in 2006

Richard Fa'aaso has been released and is now playing in the Super League with Castleford Tigers and the word is Peewee Moke is a Shark. Daroosterhawk

Hey Manser

Hey, its Girik from your cricket team. I also have a Wikipedia account! The only other guy who I know in Grammar and has an account is Sastrawan, he's in Form III (going to IV now). I saw that you joined WikiProject Cricket, there's also one for League. Anyway, cya. DaGizza ^{Chat (c)} (<- my account) 12:33, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Copyvio images

You have recently reinserted an unfree image to Template:User Canterbury Bulldogs. Doing so is very bad. Please do not reinsert non-fair use content agian, or you will be blocked. Phil Sandifer 15:28, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Aussie Rules userboxes

Hello. You created several userbox templates containing copyrighted images upon which Wikipedia claims the fair use doctrine of US law. These images are the AFL club logos. Please remove them from all of those templates, as the fair use doctrine does not apply outside of the Main namespace and so their presence on these userboxes are a copyright violation. - Mark 02:02, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

It's no big drama. I used to have the West Coast Eagles logo on my user page for a while. :) The Fair Use rule isn't so much a Wikipedia rule as a US Copyright Law rule. Other policies, though, are generally made by people writing proposed policies, then getting a lot of people to look at them, suggest changes, and then finally vote on it to become policy (or a guideline). I'm not too sure about the details though, as I stay firmly away from policy-making. - Mark 03:46, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to Esperanza!

Welcome, MDM/Archive 1, to Esperanza, the Wikipedia member association! As you might know, all the Esperanzians share one important goal: the success of this encyclopedia. Within that, we then attempt to strengthen the community bonds, and be the "approachable" side of the project. All of our ideals are held in the Charter, the governing document of the association.

Now that you are a member you should read the guide to what to do now or you may be interested in some of our programs. A quite important program is the StressUnit, which seeks to support editors who have encountered any stress from their Wikipedia events, and are seeking to leave the project. So far, Esperanza can be credited with the support and retention of several users. Redwolf24 runs the spam to keep members up to date. Also, we have a calendar of special events, member birthdays, and other holidays that you can add to and follow.

In addition to these projects, several more missions of Esperanza are in development, and are currently being created at Esperanza/Possibles.

I encourage you to take an active voice in the running of Esperanza. We have a small government system, headed by our Administrator general, Celestianpower, and guided by the Advisory Committee comprised of FireFox, Flcelloguy, Titoxd, and Karmafist. The next set of elections will be in February, and I would be glad to see you vote, or even consider running for a position.

If you have any other questions, concerns, comments, or general ideas, Esperanzian or otherwise, know that you can always contact Celestianpower by email or talk page or the Esperanza talk page. Alternatively, you could communicate with fellow users via our IRC channel, #wikipedia-esperanza (which is also good for a fun chat or two :). I thank you for joining Esperanza, and look forward to working with you in making Wikipedia a better place to work!

--Celestianpower ^háblame 09:30, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Inquiry

In the ArbCom election you opposed my candidacy "due to the userbox incident". Can you explain for me what about the userbox incident leads you to oppose my candidacy? Kelly Martin (talk) 18:28, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Hey. I read your message to me and understand your concerns. I am definitely not questioning or attacking your full dedication to the Wikipedia project at all, because I know you're a good administrator who has the respect of many long-term users including Jimbo Wales. The only thing that I'm concerned about was your one decision to delete such a vast amount of userboxes, impacting on so many users, without the proper and just discussions with others that should have taken place before your actions. I haven't contacted you personally regarding the issue prior to this message, and I probably should have before making a vote, but I just felt that you'd already had enough messages to respond to so I believed I should stay out of it. Anyway, I'll consider changing my vote though if you can convince me to. Cheers. mdmanser 23:38, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Cowboys Userbox

A couple of weeks ago you changed my userbox for the Cowboys. Is it supposed to have a picture? Just an inquiry (talk)

Yeah originally the userbox did have a picture, but a Wikipedia copyright flaw was later pointed out by User:Kelly Martin. The Wikipedia copyright policy states that Fair Use images (such as the Cowboys logo) are NOT to be used on User pages. So yes, I did change your userbox to the new one with the logo, but it has since been reverted to a box without an image, and I can't see images being allowed on userspace for quite some time. Cheers. mdmanser 07:43, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

WP:AFL

G'day mate, was wondering if you'd be interested in joining WikiProject AFL, our project on footy, or even the rugby league/union project Wikipedia:WikiProject Rugby. See you there mate, Rogerthat 11:45, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for barnstar

Thanks for the barnstar Manser! Cya at cricket training soon. DaGizza^{Chat ©} 07:01, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

An Esperanzial note

As I remember, the last spam that was handed out was on the 20th of December last year, so I think it's time for another update. First and foremost, the new Advisory Council and Administrator General have been elected. They consist of myself as Admin General and FireFox, Titoxd, Flcelloguy and Karmafist as the Advisory Council. We as a group met formally for the first time on the 31st of Decembe. The minutes of this meeting can be found at WP:ESP/ACM. The next one is planned for tonight (Sunday 29 January) at 20:30 UTC and the agenda can be found at WP:ESP/ACM2.

In other news, Karmafist has set up a discussion about a new personal attack policy, which it can be found here. Other new pages include an introductory page on what to do when you sign up, So you've joined Esperanza... and a welcome template: {{EA-welcome}} (courtesy of Bratsche). Some of our old hands may like to make sure they do everything on the list as well ;) Additionally, the userpage award program proposal has become official is operational: see Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award to nominate a userpage or volunteer as a judge. Also see the proposed programs page for many new proposals and old ones that need more discussion ;)

Other than that, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wish you an Esperanzially good new WikiYear :D Thank you! --Celestianpower ^háblame 16:57, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:WikiProject_Rugby_union

I'm leaving this message because I haven't seen you post on the project page recently. I thought that perhaps you had given up on the project as people were initially slow to sign up. I've been harassing people into signing up and we now have 11 members. So if you had given up then take another look and if you've just been on holiday or whatever excuse this message.GordyB 12:08, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey, yeah I'm sorry I haven't been very active in the project of late. Yes, some of it may have been due to the lack of activity, but now that I've seen a few people sign up I'm more than happy to come back and do some stuff. I'm keen to do a comprehensive section on the Rugby World Cup in the future, and also summaries of each and every tournament. Hope to get back to work soon, cheers. --mdmanser 12:16, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I wasn't having a go at you, without you and DaGizza the project would not have been started. I'm just being pro active in trying to get the project off the ground. 12 members now!GordyB 12:27, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey yeah no worries. You've seemed to do a great job from what I can see. Keep up the good work! mdmanser 12:37, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

My Warriors userbox

Hi there.

I noticed you deleted the Warriors userbox off my user page. I have no objection if somebody wishes to correct some code or standardise the names of templates, however I fail to see why you should have deleted a userbox off a user's personal page with no reason given. Is this part of Wikiproject Delete Userboxes Supporting Sports Teams You Don't Like? Darobsta 00:07, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Apologies for that. I had changed the codes for every NRL userbox this morning, however, the categories associated with the boxes did not update at the time, and I had to remove and reinsert userboxes featured on userpages one by one. Unfortunately, I must have accidentally forgotten to reinsert the userbox on your page. I assure you this was a mistake, and you can check my contributions to see that this was only a single mistake from about a dozen box changes. Once again, my apologies. mdmanser 00:14, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

football

The Victorian Rules folk are trying to claim that Aussie Rules is an Australian variety of the game when it is very distinctly a Victorian variation of football and was codified in Victoria many years before the beginning of Australia. If you share the same opinion I would love for you to come to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Football and give your opinion.

All the best

04:00, 12 February 2006 (UTC)Licinius

Another Esperanzial note...

Hi again Esperanzians! Well, since our last frolic in the realms of news, the Advisory Council has met twice more (see WP:ESP/ACM2 and WP:ESP/ACM3). As a result, the charter has been ammended twice (see here for details) and all of the shortcuts have been standardised (see the summary for more details). Also of note is the Valentines ball that will take place in the Esperanza IRC channel on the 14th of February (tomorrow). It will start at 6pm UTC and go on until everyone's had enough! I hope to see you all there! Also, the spamlist has been dissolved - all Esperanzians will now recieve this update "newsletter".

The other major notice I need to tell you about is the upcoming Esperanza Advisory Council Elections. These will take place from 12:00 UTC on February 20th to 11:59 UTC on February 27th. The official handing-over will take place the following day. Candidates are able to volunteer any time before the 20th, so long as they are already listed on the members list. Anyone currently listed on the memberlist can vote. In a change since last time, if you have already been a member of the leadership, you may run again. Due to the neutrality precident, I will not vote for anyone.

Yours, as ever, Esperanzially,
--Celestianpower ^háblame 09:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
(message delivered by FireFox using AWB on Celestianpower's behalf)

Thanks!

Dankon for your kind words on my talk page. Nach0king 09:42, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Happy birthday

Great grapes

I wish you very happy birth day. And, I have brought some grapes for you. Do you like grapes? In case, you want something else, just tell me. Happy Birth Day !!!!!!! --Bhadani 14:38, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #1

Reach out Reach out is a program aimed at allowing users to bring issues that they have had in Wikipedia to a listening, sympathetic and caring audience: "No one can know how we feel if we do not say. We cannot expect to get understanding if we do not ask for it. No one will dispute that sometimes life's issues are too much for one person. It is fair to say that sometimes Wikipedia's problems fall under the same heading. This is a place where you can bring the bruises that can sometimes be got on this project for attention." Stress Alerts The Stress alerts program aims at identifying users who are stressed, alerting the community of thier stress and works in tandem with the Stressbusters at trying to identify causes of stress and eliminating them. Note from the editor Welcome to this new format of the Esperanza Newsletter, which came about during the last Advisory Council meeting - we hope you like it! The major changes are that each month, right after the Council meeting, this will be sent out and will include two featured programs and a sum up of the meeting. Also, it will be signed by all of the Advisory Council members, not just Celestianpower. Have an Esperanzial end of March, everyone!

The last AC meeting (full log) Future meetings are to be held monthly, not fortnightly as before. Bans and Access level changes (apart from autovoice) in the IRC channel are to be reported at the new log. In the IRC channel, there is going to be only one bot at a time. The charter requires members to have 150 edits and 2 weeks editing. Why this is the case will be clarified. A new Code of Conduct will be drafted by JoanneB and proposed to the Esperanza community. The NPA reform idea is to be dropped officially. Charter ammendments are to be discussed in future, not voted on. The Advisory Council is not going to be proposed to be expanded by the Advisory Council themselves, if others want to propose it, they will listen. Signed... Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, KnowledgeOfSelf and FireFox 17:47, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Mdmanser! I'm sure you don't know me. I just dropped by accidently, and noticed the awesome navigation buttons you have on your page. I might be tempted to steal them some day! Enjoy your day :) deeptrivia (talk) 05:54, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

And here's another message: this time from the Birthday Committee! JaredW! 12:17, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

And now from a fellow Esperanzian :P Thethinredline 13:34, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Happy Birthday - I missed it as I was detained in celebrating another wikipedian's birthday. You know we are so many now... --Bhadani 16:24, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

The Sydneian

Hey Manser, I was flicking through one of the Sydneians and noticed that you were part of the commitee. What are copyright laws on the book? If there are some can you ask the head of the Sydneian for permission. The Sydney Grammar article can be improved really easily if it's possible to use it as a source. Gizza^{Chat ©} 07:11, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

DaGizza's RfA

Thanks!

Hi MDM/Archive 1, thank you for supporting me in my RfA which passed with a tally of (93/1/2). If you need any help or wish discuss something with me, you are always welcome to talk to me. Gizza^{Chat ©} 11:35, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #2

Barnstar Brigade The Barnstar Brigade is a new program aimed at giving more very deserving yet unappreciated users barnstars. It will officially start on 2006-04-09, but signing up is encouraged before this date: "Here in Wikipedia, there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go un-appreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go un-noticed. Sadly, these editors often leave the project. As Esperanzians, we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. A project the size of Wikipedia has thousands of editors, so there are plenty of people out there who deserve recognition, one just has to find them. The object of this program is not to flood editors with Barnstars, but to seek out people who deserve them, and make them feel appreciated." Stress Alerts The Stress alerts program aims at identifying users who are stressed, alerting the community of thier stress and works in tandem with the Stressbusters at trying to identify causes of stress and eliminating them. Information Welcome to the second issue of the new format Esperanza Newsletter - we hope you still like it! This week, it was delivered diligently by our new dogsbody. MiszaBot (run by Misza13): any execution complaints should go to him. Content comments should be directed at the Esperanza talkpage. Thanks!

The last AC meeting (full log) The next elections: Approval voting as before and, also as before, an previous leadership member can run. Please submit your name for voting in the relevant section of this page. Voting starts on 2006-04-23 and ends on 2006-04-30. There will be three places up for grabs as KnowledgeOfSelf is leaving Wikipedia. Please see the previously linked page for full details. The Code of Conduct is now ready for extensive discussion! Specific comments should go to the Code of Conduct talk page, discussion of having one at all should be directed to the main Esperanza talk page. The current process for accepting proposals for new programs has been deemed fine. All Advisory Council members and the Admin Gen are to endevour to be bold when viewing discussion. If they feel that consensus has been reached, they will act accordingly. A plea from the editor... The propsed programs page is terribly underused! Please leave any comments, good or bad, on the page, to help us determine the membership's thoughts on the ideas there. Signed... Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, KnowledgeOfSelf and FireFox 19:53, 6 April 2006 (UTC)