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hello, i had written more about juchitepec, could you chek it please? and one more thing, for my project i have to choose one topic to write about it, could you give me any suggestions?? i don´t know what does already exist on wiki :S thanks! ALauBeltran (talk) 17:33, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I'll check it later today if I can- but if not, I'll be away until Thursday and I'll do it then. In the meantime, I'll think about it :) sonia♫ 00:35, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Take care!

- 220.101 talk^\Contribs 10:32, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Boy, I have a story (landslides, group members falling off cliffs, no cellphone coverage, fallen trees) to tell you! Will upload pics when I'm less tired, after I unpack. sonia♫ 10:40, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Really? Well do tell! I'm 28 hours late! - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 15:13, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

The weather was fantastic, but because of a recent storm there were heaps of trees blocking the path (which was for the most part about a foot wide, on the side of a steep incline), and one part where a huge chunk of the track (c/w trees!) fell into and dammed one of the streams we were to cross. Add to that some rocks that came unstuck when we were on them, sending two of us falling several metres before getting caught in trees below, and some of the better tracks being closed off, and you can see why we had a little difficulty getting to shelter before nightfall. There was no reception there, but we made it to a hut. Needless to say, we called off the rest of the tramp and went for the nearest road as fast as we could once the sun rose- with one girl on makeshift crutches and the rest of us sore and somewhat disconcerted. sonia♫ 00:41, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

O.o OUCH! I hope you're better Sonia, that's quite an ordeal you guys endured! —Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм • Champagne? • 5:58pm • 06:58, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Me late again! Sounds like an adventure, except it also sounds like your friends were extremely lucky!
All's well that ends well I suppose! (Hm, it's Bill!) - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 11:23, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes, they were. We're planning another trip for December, hopefully it'll be less disastrous! sonia♫ 00:03, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

I hope so too, I don't think anyone would want to endure that a second time! Hope you're all healed up! —Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм • Champagne? • 9:02pm • 10:02, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

:)

I appreciate your comments and suggestions, I'll think about all of them. Talk to you on Thursday, good luck on your journey. ALauBeltran (talk) 00:04, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Always glad to hear from you. Cheers. sonia♫ 10:40, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Mentor Request

Sonia, my name is Claire Stumbras and I am a student at Syracuse University in the Wikipedia and Public Policy course. I am planning on working on the stub "Compulsory Public Education". I am looking for a mentor to help guide me in the format and offer feedback on the quality of writing, sourcing and general content. Let me know if you would me interested. I look forward to hearing from you! Clairestum (talk) 02:10, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

I'd be happy to. I'm online every day if you have any questions or need any help, and we can also correspond via email (or MSN/ Gtalk/Skype etc) if you like. What do you have in mind in a mentor? Would you prefer one to guide you through the process, or to explore by yourself and have me on hand if you have questions? sonia♫ 10:40, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Sonia, first - thank you. I think just general feedback on the articles I am working on, and suggestions for improvement are really what I am looking for. Due to the requirements of my class I have begun working on a different article, Food Quality Protection Act. I anticipate working on a few other policy related articles within the next month and a half as well. Let me know what you think, and thanks again! Clairestum (talk) 17:25, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Great- I've looked it over quickly, but will do so again (after this upcoming weekend.) If you have any questions or run into any conflict with other editors, do let me know and I'll check it out- I see that you've been doing a lot of interacting with other editors, which is great. sonia♫ 04:27, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Re: List of 1992 Summer Olympics medal winners

Thanks for getting the list off to a great start! I did go ahead and unlink the events and add the details links below so that this list is consistent with other FL medal-related lists (like this, for example). Thanks again for the help! --Another Believer _(Talk) 01:16, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Ah, okay. Thanks, and I'll remember that. I'm just doing busywork now- but I know I have a book somewhere that might actually have info for a decent lede. I'll just have to dig it out sometime. Cheers. sonia♫ 01:22, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

There's tons of material out there on Barcelona. The tables are the pain in the neck here, but I'll give you a tip on these. Take the times out, and you can copy the tables from Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics and similar articles. The ones that don't have scores, like Fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics can just be copied... verified, fo course, but if it checks, just copy. Courcelles 01:27, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

That's what I've just discovered; thanks ;) By the way: how much more needs to be done to 1980? sonia♫ 01:33, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Sonia. You have new messages at Courcelles's talk page.
Message added 14:37, 10 October 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

I promised WT:BISE I'd ask a couple of "list experts" about this. Also, while I'm here - what's the state of play for the two Kiwi lists (Governors General and one other, I think?) TFOWR 14:37, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm a "list expert"? Looks a lot like List of Latin phrases to me (a necessary split of a large list), but could probably be better structured. I'm currently working on National parks of New Zealand as my NZ list project, it needs a lot more sourcing and prose to be ready. The other two'll come later :) sonia♫ 00:03, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

email

sent you one of those Netalarm^talk 20:05, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

About to reply. sonia♫ 00:03, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Project with WP:NOVELS

Hey Sonia, I'd be willing to help if you need. I even have a little experience with novels – I'm a former coordinator of the project. :-) Just ask if you need me for anything. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 02:43, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, and I will. Probably should have left it to you to coordinate then, shouldn't I? :P Waiting for more input before I create the course page at this point. sonia♫ 10:01, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Nah, you'll probably be a better coordinator then I could dram of being. :-) Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 14:15, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Dream, even. :P sonia♫ 04:27, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

hi there

I hope everything is OK there :) I have been working on an article, can you check it please? Now I had learned how to put the references, but I do not know if I did it well. The article is Celebration of Mexican political anniversaries in 2010 I have wrote on the "South of the country" part. For my school project (the one were I have to write something about) is going to be in teams but we do not what to talk about yet, everything is on Wikipedia! :S Do you have an idea for that? Than you! ALauBeltran (talk) 00:47, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Will do when I get home, if I have time- I've got a meeting tonight. Sorry about that. sonia♫ 01:38, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Selecting a Mentor

Dear Sonia,

I am an Indiana University graduate student working on an initiative to improve public policy articles on Wikipedia. I need to select a mentor for this project. Would you be willing to serve as my mentor?

Thank you very much for your help and I look forward to hearing from you.

Chushimp26 (talk) 16:23, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Hello, I'd be glad to. What do you want in a mentor? Thus far what I've been doing is just being here for my mentees if they have any questions, and checking over what they've done every so often. Would you like that, or are you envisioning a different approach? sonia♫ 04:27, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Signature

I borrowed, okay stole, the music notes in your signature and am now using them for my signature. Hope that's okay with you. ♫Mr. R00t ^Talk♫ 00:26, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

No problem whatsoever- they're not mine, after all. You may wish to see Miscellaneous symbols (Unicode block) for more symbols you can use. sonia♫ 04:27, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Your input is requested

I have started an RfC on inappropriate userboxes, i.e. those that don't follow the introductory paragraph at WP:UBX:

"A userbox (commonly abbreviated as UBX) is a small colored box ... designed to appear only on a Wikipedian's user page as a communicative notice about the user, in order to directly (or even indirectly) help Wikipedians collaborate more effectively on articles."

How does a userbox about a user's own preferences in regards to what topics on Wikipedia they hate and what type of sexually explicit material they like and actively view help Wikipedians collaborate with one another? Which is the question I am raising.

This introductory paragraph over at WP:UBX contradicts WP:NOTCENSORED so I'd like you to weigh in at WT:UBX, it'll only take 5 minutes of your time. I've sent this message because the topic has not had much community input

Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of Fridae'sDoom (talk) at 20:51, 15 October 2010 (UTC).

Not interested, sorry. sonia♫ 06:03, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Suggested changes at MOTD

Hello fellow motto contributor. Discussions arer still open on Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day/Nominations#Suggested changes and still require further input especially on ideas 10-17. Please could you voice your opinion as this is going to be closed in early November. Please help out or even make any new idea suggestions. Simply south (talk) 15:24, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

I don't have a strong opinion on the rest of the proposals, nor am I proud of my somewhat belligerent behaviour up till now on that page- so if you don't mind I think I'll stay out of this one. sonia♫ 06:03, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

This is a last call. Any opinions should be suggested by and including November 5th. See Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day/Nominations/Archive 2#Suggested Changes. Btw, this is a general notice that is being sent out to participants. Simply south (talk) 21:28, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Hello!

I think I just chose you as a mentor. I'm part of the Public Policy initiative. --Policygirl (talk) 00:46, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Hello! I think you just did indeed. More on your talk. sonia♫ 06:03, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

how are you?

hi! how are you? :) My team and I have chosen a topic to write about it, its Alpura (company), a Mexican company that produces milk and all the products made by milk like cheese and butter. What do you think? Please answer me on the article's talk page because we have to print the conversations. Thank you! ALauBeltran (talk) 16:23, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi there, Sonia might be a little busy at the moment, so I'll be about if they're not. You can find me here if Sonia hasn't replied. Hope this helps. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 241° 59' 30" NET 16:07, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank You!

Hi Sonia,

Thank you for agreeing to be my mentor. I am a student in the Urban Economic Development course at Indiana University. We are working in groups to prepare an article on public policy for Wikipedia. I will need help formatting the article, posting photos, editing, etc. I hope you have a great day and I look forward to working with you. Chushimp26 (talk) 13:50, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank You!

Hi Sonia,

I'm posting another message in a new section on your talk page. As you can see, I am still learning how to use Wikipedia. Thank you again for agreeing to serve as my mentor. As my group begins to write the public policy article, I will contact you if I need any help with posting information or editing.

Have a great day! Chushimp26 (talk) 13:58, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi there, Sonia might be a little busy at the moment, so I'll be about if they're not. You can find me here if Sonia hasn't replied. Hope this helps. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 241° 15' 30" NET 16:05, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi Chushimp26- great, thank you for letting me know! As my watcher notes, my schedule and timezone doesn't always lend itself to collaboration, but I think there should be little problem of not reaching me within 24 hours.

Thesevenseas: Between now and Chushimp leaving that message, I have been editing- but thanks anyway. (Incidentally, would you mind me addressing you by an abbreviated version of your username?) sonia♫ 19:26, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Well, Sevenseas or 7seas is a suggestion, or maybe SS? Anyway, you only made two edits and it's been 1+1⁄2 days since you last properly edited here. Also, you probably won't reply to this until a few hours time or maybe more! :) Set Sail For The Seven Seas 304° 35' 45" NET 20:18, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Wrong. 'Tis true, however, that most of my editing has- and will be- rather hit-and-run until December. Although I did manage to secure some resources to expand Douglas Lilburn, so I'm looking forward to some content work over Labour Weekend when I'm not performing or in meetings. sonia♫ 20:38, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Ha! That was Reverse Psychology, brilliant stuff, always works! :P Still, I can can watch over while you're away. However, you probably won't reply to this until a few hours time or maybe more! :) Set Sail For The Seven Seas 316° 44' 30" NET 21:06, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

You do realise that these edits do absolutely nothing since Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy/Courses isn't transcluded, right? Especially as your edit summaries didn't quite match your edits. Maybe you just have some tricks up your sleeve! :D Set Sail For The Seven Seas 322° 10' 45" NET 21:28, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

...the network I was using went down mid-edit, that's why. All done now. sonia♫ 03:35, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

I see. I thought you might be up to something there. It works quite nicely. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 316° 53' 0" NET 21:07, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

How's your Online Ambassador experience going so far?

Hi Sonia/Archive 4,

We're starting to get into the busy part of the semester for Online Ambassadors, and we want to check in and see how you're doing, what your opinions about where we are now, and any feedback you may have.

Please answer these questions either on my talk page or send them to me by email.

1. How many mentees are you currently working with?

2. Have you reached out to students who don't have mentors yet? If not, would you be willing to?

3. What do you think of the content of messages on the Google Group?

4. What do you think of the volume of messages on the Google Group?

5. Do you participate on the Google Group much? If not, what would make you participate more?

6. Are there any problems you've experienced so far?

7. Is there anything else Sage or the rest of the Public Policy Initiative team could do to make your experience as an Online Ambassador better?

8. Are you okay sharing your username with your answers to our Public Policy Initiative team, or would you prefer to remain anonymous?

Thanks for your feedback! --Ldavis (Public Policy) (talk) 19:31, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Sent you one, received reply. Thanks. openstrings 23:54, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

You've been loved by Fridae'sDoom

Hey there! Fridae'sDoom has loved you by placing a heart icon in the top-right corner of your userpage. Don't worry, it's not vandalism, but simply a small way to spread the WikiLove. If you don't really like it, feel free to revert it and make it go away, and no hard feelings; after all, it's just a small token of appreciation. If you like it, just add your name here, but again, there's no need to feel upset if you don't. Love and best wishes, —Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм • Champagne? • 6:30pm • 07:30, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Ehh... not really my thing, but I can't be bothered taking it off. Thanks anyway :p openstrings 23:54, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/KAFCO

Just to let you know, I have declined the AfC submission at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/KAFCO because it appears to be a copyright violation. Guoguo12--Talk--  23:12, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you- that was a hatchet job on my part, sorry. openstrings 23:54, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Possible GA

Hi Sonia! I'm thinking of nominating The Last Song (film) for GA. Could you take a look at the article and tell me what you? I've looked around for any other significant contributors to discuss it with, but Liquidluck seems to be the only one and they haven't edited since July. Thanks, PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 12:54, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi Princess, haven't talked to you in a while. The article looks to be in reasonably good shape- needs a minor copyedit, though. I don't have much time to give it more than a once-over this weekend, but from a quick glance it looks to be nearly ready. That said, I am familiar neither with the subject matter nor with GA reviewing, so I may not be the best person to ask. sonia♫ 10:03, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I decided on a rather unplanned wikibreak just after asking, so I'll wait until I get back to really start working on it. PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 13:43, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Sure, take your time- I need a hiatus myself... openstrings 00:09, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Few comments without reading the article. 1) Two pieces of non-free content that are very similar. Eliminate one, per NFCC 3(a) and 8. 2) Bare URL refs, you've got a few. 3) What is up with ref 8? 4) Redlinked categories = bad. 5) Citing IMDb is a bad idea. GA reviewers don't care for it, and FAC won't stand for it. 6) This, "The Last Song was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 17, 2010, and on 6 September 2010 in the UK. It was released in Australia on August 4. As of October 20, 2010, The Last Song DVD has sold 1,268,724 copies in the US, making $23,050,506. (More than the $20 millions budget) http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/LSONG-DVD.php" is funky. Rewrite. 7)General grammar check, sentences like , "Metacritic, which assigns normalized ratings to films, The Last Song holds a "generally unfavorable" score of 33% based on 27 reviews." are missing at least one word. 8)Deseret News should be italicised like the other newspapers. 9) If this ever goes to FAC, File:WhenILookatYouPerformance.jpg will give you problems relating to it being a derivative work. A GA reviewer would be within bounds to question it, though most aren't that up-to-speed on images. 10)The "Charts" section, don't use a table to present a single piece of information. Use prose instead. 11) "in Tybee Island" sounds strange. Usually in Colonial English we would say "on Tybee Island"... and I would know, it's only two hours from where I sit. No one in Savannah would use such a phrase. Islands are on, cities are in. 12) Check your perspective in the plot section. Find some good film FA's and find how they present the plot, and learn from them. Talking about "three years ago" was what kind of raised my eyebrow here. And.... that's enough for now. Courcelles 06:10, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Wow. Thanks, I was actually thinking about asking your opinion after I'd done some work. As I noted to Sonia, I am technically on (semi) wikibreak (and trying really hard to keep to it), so I'll look at these when I'm officially back. I'm just afraid that if I start working on one thing, then I'll get caught up and won't be able to stop! Anyway, I should be back in a week or two and will probably be coming to you for more advice/critiquing. PrincessofLlyr ^{royal court} 15:36, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Code Usage

Heya!! I used some of your CSS code. Hope this is OK with you. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 336° 56' 0" NET 22:27, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

No probs. sonia♫ 10:03, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Set Sail For The Seven Seas 0° 15' 15" NET 00:01, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar Awarded!

You probably already have this but...

		The Articles for Creation barnstar
		For always participating in articles for creation and doing a great job there. Puffin Lets talk! 17:23, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Congrats! You deserve it! Set Sail For The Seven Seas 273° 42' 45" NET 18:14, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. openstrings 00:09, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Huggle

When are you going to use Huggle again? Wayne Olajuwon chat 21:12, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Why do you ask? I occasionally use it on this account; however, it's not something that I enjoy doing and thus something I don't do often. I don't have quick enough reflexes to be of much use there, and I feel the little I have to give can be better utilized elsewhere. openstrings 00:09, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

The little you have to give? Hmm, I'm not so sure about that one. Set Sail For The Seven Seas 4° 3' 0" NET 00:16, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

I think that I would need to agree with that one. "Little" is being a bit hard on yourself. :) ~~ Hi878 ^{(Come shout at me!)} 23:53, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

You do plenty around here and you're pretty much everywhere. It looks like La Pianista's self depreciating humour has brushed off on to you! Like adopter, like adoptee! Set Sail For The Seven Seas 1° 58' 15" NET 00:07, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Oh, come on, now. We all know how very little Sonia has to give. I mean, she wouldn't even come up to my shoulders! :D Courcelles 05:25, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

I wish there was a like button for that comment! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:28, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

I wish I could reach high enough to trout you... ;) sonia♫ 05:51, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Why would you deliver wet fish to the face? The mid-section is just as effective, my dear, without breaking my spectacles. Courcelles 05:55, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

*hug*

*hug* Gurch (talk) 11:58, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

I second that, *big hug*! Set Sail For The Seven Seas 210° 17' 30" NET 14:01, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

*snuggle* Gurch (talk) 10:48, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

It's raining thanks spam!

• Please pardon the intrusion. This tin of thanks spam is offered to everyone who commented or !voted (Support, Oppose or Neutral) on my recent RfA. I appreciate the fact that you care enough about the encyclopedia and its community to participate in this forum.
• There are a host of processes that further need community support, including content review (WP:GAN, WP:PR, WP:FAC, and WP:FAR). You can also consider becoming a Wikipedia Ambassador. If you have the requisite experience and knowledge, consider running for admin yourself!
• If you have any further comments, input or questions, please do feel free to drop a line to me on my talk page. I am open to all discussion. Thanks • Ling.Nut (talk) 02:31, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you again. sonia♫ 05:24, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

• Tks for your kind words. Cheers! • Ling.Nut (talk) 08:10, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

talkback

Hello, Sonia. You have new messages at 220.101.28.25's talk page.
Message added 11:35, 3 November 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

A whale of a time

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You know why, you little bugger. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:20, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Uh... please don't fix my grammar on posts completely unrelated to you. And I'd also appreciate not being called a little bugger. sonia♫ 05:24, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes, your majesty. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 05:25, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

You WILL become one of us...

(in ominous tone) Join ussssssss.... ;P --œ^™ 08:35, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

You make us sound like the Borg! Courcelles 09:25, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

We are the Borg! Aren't we? Favonian (talk) 09:33, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

As long as some old Admiral from the future doesn't come blow us up, sure we are. Courcelles 09:38, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

I greatly appreciate any reference to Voyager. :-) Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 17:20, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

<speechless> sonia♫ 09:51, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

"Resistance is futile. You will be Assimilated Administrated" - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 16:18, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

They pretty much summed it up :) lol @ Courcelles XD —Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм • Champagne? • 10:12pm • 11:12, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Not to dampen anyone's spirits, but to be brutally honest, I think you would get opposes related to a perceived abundance of myspacing, Sonia. While your other qualities would make it close, I don't think it's possible for you to pass right now. Having said that, if you feel differently, I would happily offer a conom (should you want one from me). Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 17:20, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

TBH, I don't think it would even be close, given the current metrics candidates appear to be measured by. Further, I feel that running at this time would mean- if I did pass, which is unlikely- detriment to my offline life for a number of reasons. So, for closure, thanks to all but no thanks. sonia♫ 20:23, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Review Article Request

First, thank you for the feedback you have offered so far. Any and all comments have been helpful as I work on my first articles. I was wondering if you would be willing to look at Food Quality Protection Act and the California Voting Rights Act. I have expanded both significantly and am wondering on where they stand with wikipedia standards. Thank you! Clairestum (talk) 14:56, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

I will do so. Whilst I haven't been on-wiki much lately, what I have seen of your work has been for the most part excellent; I'll gather some more constructive feedback for you tomorrow. sonia♫ 23:00, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Sorry that I didn't manage to get to this. I will pass it on to somebody who is more experienced if I can; tomorrow I will be incarcerated doing seven hours straight of assessments (not the best way of ensuring my sanity, methinks, but that's apparently how the system must work...) sonia♫ 05:48, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Left message on Claire's talk page. Bejinhan talks 14:32, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, Bejinhan. sonia♫ 08:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Mail

{{YGM}}

Received; mulling over. I will be otherwise occupied for the next little while and thus unable to give you a coherent reply, sorry. sonia♫ 05:48, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

New mail in the writing. Sophie ^(Talk) 21:05, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

{{YGM}} Sophie ^(Talk) 21:49, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Will reply, sorry about delay. sonia♫ 08:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Too Outrageous!

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Too Outrageous! is on a marginally but sufficiently notable film but I agree that the article needs improvement. I've added two award nominations. In addition, the fact that it is an international film, produced in Toronto and screened in cities across the USA supports notability. I'm not here every day please use the talkback template or better yet drop me an email if you reply. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 05:24, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

OK, this is moot, another editor moved the submission into main-space. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 05:41, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I was about to make that observation. In any case, thanks for your work. sonia♫ 05:48, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Take care

* Hug * - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 13:20, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

:( If I could, I would email you. But I can't... sonia♫ 08:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Only missed me by 20 minutes! (or so, I was out till ≈ 08:40/19:40 local) I have been less active recently too (Work Yuck! Ugh!)
♦ User:HJ Mitchell has my e-mail. I explicitly give HJ permission to E-mail my E-mail address to you User:Sonia. I can't edit his talkpage, so send him here or he can drop me a note, if he wants confirmation. I have also put a note on my talkpage re this request! <hugs> again! - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 16:24, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi!

Hello Sonia. I'm sorry you've been having real-life issues. Hope you'll be able to deal with them fast. =) I'll be glad to take over your mentees in your absence. Cheers and best wishes. Bejinhan talks 14:28, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

By all means do so if you think you can handle it... life doesn't seem to be relenting. Thank you kindly for your support. sonia♫ 08:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

LiquidThreads labs

Hello, Sonia. If you're not busy, please see here and review my LiquidThreads labs request. Thanks. Cheers, —mc10 (u|t|c) 07:22, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Did you not read the notice at the top of the page? Gave you +sysop anyway. sonia♫ 08:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you. Hope you get well soon! —mc10 (u|t|c) 22:14, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Online Ambassador selection process

Please share you views on the current version of the proposed Online Ambassador selection process, which the steering committee has recommended for adoption by the ambassadors program. Once we settle on a selection process, we can start recruiting more Online Ambassadors for next term (in which we will have more students, and the students will be more involved with mentors from early on).--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 15:21, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

May attempt to do at some point, sorry :( sonia♫ 08:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

For you :)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		This is just to let you know, I have listed you as "friendly person" on my friendly userpage :) Sophie (Talk) 22:22, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. sonia♫ 08:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	Thanks for saving me from ooldes of embarrassment, here is my wiki-love Tofutwitch11-Chat -How'd I do? 03:01, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Heh. No probs. sonia♫ 08:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Maori language

Hi, could you please tell me if I got this translation correct. =P --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 05:43, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure, tbh... My Māori is limited to basic conversation, and I don't recognize any of the words involved there. sonia♫ 04:09, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

• No problem and sorry for troubling you as I've gotten the issue resolved but I forgot to inform you to disregard my previous message. Will you ever forgive me??? Best. --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 04:20, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Hmm, that's a tough one. Let me think about it... ;) sonia♫ 06:03, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

• Is that really necessary? （有这个必要吗？） --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 07:21, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

当然! sonia♫ 07:33, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

• On a sidenote, would you help to update this article page? It really has everything going for it, for example... Sir Edmund Hillary (one of my idol!), Antarctica, Short Singapore (ahem!), World War II, Fiji and Royal New Zealand Air Force (brother in arm!). Hope it is not too tall an order for you... --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 07:37, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

• Sure. What needs doing? Give me specifics and I'll add it to my to-do list. Be warned, however, that I'll be otherwise occupied for most of the rest of this year with various trips around the country (returned from a weekender yesterday, as a matter of fact). Look forward to working with you in the new year! sonia♫ 08:08, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

• You're nearer to the source (referring to RNZAF), so I reckoned that you could get some research done right there way better than I can from over here. In short, help fill in the blanks or expand the sections therein. --Dave ^{♠♣♥♦™№1185©♪♫®} 08:18, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

• Guessed as much. Yep, if it means another trip into the central city library (or better still, to MOTAT!) I'm more than happy to do so. I need to stop by the former to pick up sources for another article anyway, but I'm holding off requesting them until I get back from my travels. (Resolution for 2011: actually do some content work... happy to work with you on any SG/NZ milhist articles if you like.) sonia♫ 08:27, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Re: Oops (Coromandel Peninsula)

S'alright. Actually I think both spellings of rain forest/rainforest are OK here, but the dangling participle's definitely not :) Grutness...wha? 10:26, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

sonia♫ 05:52, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Avenida de Colores, Inc. notable?

Hello Sonia,

I received a notice that the page I created (my first, sorry, sorry, just learning) was not notable and I was hoping to discuss that with you.

I have a lot more references if that is what it needs. I did not want to load it up with tons but maybe I should add others aside from just our largest newspaper in the area - there were several different authors?

The notable part is that this was the very first International Street Painting Festival in the United States (history made)... which is notable as street painting has been in America for a little over 20 years and this is the first one... in fact street painting, which is an Italian 16th century art form is becoming quite popular in America with many prominent street painters emerging... making upward of $100,000 per installation. This area of Wiki is quite weak in information... in fact the street painting page is a little weak. This festival even had the very first day/night street painting EVER created - the artist was Edgar Mueller who is one of the most prominent street painters in the world.

I was hoping to do a page on the festival too and get more into the details of the groundbreaking art created and the international aspect of the festival. The festival was the first to have 3 oversized 3D installations which is not well discussed on wiki. This is a cultural performance art that has some very notable contemporary movements.

Anyway, let me know. Thank you tons! Tra —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tra4691 (talk • contribs) 14:02, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi Tra, thanks for getting back to me. No worries about it being your first article- mine was (and still is) absolutely dismal and did not have any sources at all. It sounds like you have a lot of knowledge Wikipedia could benefit from. If you wish to expand any of the other street-painting related pages, by all means feel free to do so! Don't worry too much about formatting for starters- as long as it's sourced, others can follow up on the formatting.

The reason why I put the article on hold questioning notability was because its primary focus appears to be the festival and not the non-profit; the hold reason links to the guidelines for non-profits which are as follows:

Organizations are usually notable if they meet both of the following standards:

1. The scope of their activities is national or international in scale.
2. Information about the organization and its activities can be verified by multiple, third-party, independent, reliable sources. (In other words, they must satisfy the primary criteria, above.)
   — From Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)

It is unclear to me if the organization meets the former criteria, or any of the exceptions on the page I've quoted from, as most of the sources are from that local newspaper. If you could clarify the extent to which this organization has received national or international coverage, that would satisfy my concerns. To be accepted, the article about the organization needs to be neutral; and as I've said above, it should focus on the non-profit and not on the festival. However, the festival itself (provided it has received more than just local coverage) would be notable enough for an article of its own- I'd be happy to help you create one. Thanks for your interest in adding information to Wikipedia, and I hope that I can carry on working with you on this! sonia♫ 05:52, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Thank you Sonia, I am just reading this and am exhausted. I did do a little more work on the non-profit page as I thought that was important being the organization that actually does the festival. The organization does a lot of other things but the creation of this particular event is what we felt was historic. Then I thought we could expand the information about the festival on its own page. It appears to be the way I saw other notable things referenced on wiki but I am open to suggestions. It just seemed the most logical step to me... which could be completely wrong. I will try to work on it tomorrow. It is amazing how difficult the simplest of things can feel and I thank you for helping me through it. Fondly, Tra4691

re Tanay Chheda

Welcome back Ms. 'S'.
I noticed there was something 'wrong' with this page. The "Persondata", normally hidden, is being treated as part of the "Filmography", but is appearing after "External links"! Seems there is a "{" or "|" missing somewhere. I tried fixing it but it never looked right on preview. Any TPS that can fix perhaps? Seems the problem date from November at least. - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 15:17, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Vejvančický fixed it before I could look at it :) sonia♫ 05:52, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Amazing the diff a missing } can make! Thanks Vejvančický.! - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 15:18, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

See?

See what I mean? Not sure what color it is. Netalarm^talk 22:02, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

A nice color, either way. sonia♫ 09:25, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

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Hi! :-) - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 11:03, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi back! Replied. sonia♫ 09:25, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Template:Quebec English listed at Redirects for discussion

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I G6ed it. sonia♫ 09:25, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

May your family have
a joyous holiday season
and a new year blessed
with hope and happiness.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

• The Ceremonies for Christmas
  Day (Robert Herrick)
  
  Kindle the Christmas brand, and then
     Till sunset let it burn;
  Which quench'd, then lay it up again
     Till Christmas next return.
  
  Part must be kept wherewith to teend
     The Christmas log next year,
  And where 'tis safely kept, the fiend
     Can do no mischief there.

  

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  If you don't celebrate Christmas ...

  Happy (belated) Hanukkah! Happy Eid al-Adha! Happy Kwanzaa! And of course, Happy Festivus!

  May this holiday season bring you the music of laughter, the warmth of friendship, and the steadying hand of love. ☃

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Thank you! sonia♫ 10:33, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Evangelist Shyju Mathew

The article Evangelist Shyju Mathew has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Reads like an advert with lots of praises. "widely regarded as a prophet of the revival age". No secondary sources available and all the sources cited are self sources and blogs. Fails WP:GNG

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I don't believe I've had anything to do with said article except moving it, although I do remember it having been an AfC submission at some point. However, I do agree it needs work- more suitable for AfD though as it is not an uncontroversial deletion. If you will not put it up for AfD, I will when I next have access to internet. sonia♫ 10:33, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

Glad to be of some use, although that was certainly a long while ago that I pitched my little bit in! sonia♫ 22:08, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Christmas Card

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Merry Christmas At this festive time, I would like to say a very special thank you to my fellow editors, and take the time to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. And, in case you can't wait until the big day, I've left you each three special presents, click to unwrap :) Acather96 (talk) 10:10, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

File:Green and Yellow Present.gif

File:Yellow and Red present.gif

File:Blue and Red Present.gif

...Wow. That's seriously stunning, and an awesome present. Thanks! sonia♫ 22:08, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Serious note

Merry Christmas Sonia! I don't have any special images or any cool graphics, but I would like to wish you the best of the holiday and I'll see you when you come back from hiding. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 17:48, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Heh, thanks. I'm still on the move, and will be in the middle of nowhere from Monday onward, so have a happy Christmas and a blessed New Year! sonia♫ 22:08, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

(edit conflict) Merry Christmas from me, Sonia (The fancy greeting above makes me jealous, I must try something like that!) btw, you have 7 day old e-mail! My turn to wait for a reply, hm? ;-) - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 18:05, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Oh dear- must have been drowned in the stack of mail I got when down at Tawharanui sans internet access. (P.S. the beach is every bit as gorgeous as it looks in the picture, even in torrential rain!) I'll reply ASAP. sonia♫ 22:08, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Wiki-Santa says, Merry Christmas

No problemo! More mail! - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 14:02, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

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Happy New Year! - 220.101 talk^\Contribs 08:26, 31 December 2010 (UTC)