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Welcome! Hello, Spencer, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Userpage

Any comments on my userpage? Spencer (talk) 02:53, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

• Did you copy the design from my userpage? Bart133 ^{(t) (c)} 20:36, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Somewhat, but I added stuff on my own. My specialty right now is working on the Bolivian rivers pages that I created. Spencer (talk) 22:06, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Rivers

In case you would like to know, when creating articles on rivers, you can use the {{Infobox River}} or {{Geobox River}} templates. Those templates are used on most articles on rivers. Bart133 ^{(t) (c)} 03:20, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

• I know. I've just been kinda busy. School just started, and I have plenty of homework to do. But I will do it. :X. I've been working on Chapare River the most. There were coordinates for it in my atlas, there was a pic in wikimedia commons, I looked at a Bolivia map, etc. It's actually a bigger river than I originally thought. Spencer (talk) 21:00, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Alifu Alifu Atoll

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unblock

This blocked user's request to have autoblock on their IP address lifted has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request.

Spencer (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

127.0.0.1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)

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Decline reason: Your account isn't blocked, it may be your IP. Please file a proper autoblock request — --barneca 01:39, 1 November 2007 (UTC) Please note: this was not me (barneca), but an impersonator, User:Barnecaration. To verify, please see the history of this page.

Why am I being blocked??? I'm a good contributer. Please??? I liked this account. I never did vandalism or even test edits!

Can I please be unblocked? I never did anything! Spencer (talk) 01:36, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

It looks like you've resubmitted the template properly. An admin should be along soon to see if they can help. PS: the reason for the resubmission isn't that we're nitpicky, it's just that your IP information is normally private, so it can't be seen. (And without that, you can't be unblocked). Best, --Bfigura ^(talk) 01:46, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. Spencer (talk) 01:48, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

resubmitting unblock properly

Are any admins coming? Spencer (talk) 02:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

THANK YOU! Spencer (talk) 02:12, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

List of Territorial Disputes

Thanks for your corrections, which were mainly to my entries. I have a finite time to add anything to this article while at work, so sometimes the entries are slightly inaccurate. Anything else you spot, do correct if necessary. Thanks, Raymi.

It's ok. Spencer (talk) 18:43, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Had noticed myself several times where it was saved a few times over a few minutes. In the future, can you please use the SHOW PREVIEW button & once all the edits are done, then SAVE the page (understandable if an error or 2 was missed out). Thanks. That-Vela-Fella (talk) 20:12, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Okay. I'm doing a report and I notice the bad or wrong links as I go along, but I'll keep that in mind in the future. Spencer (talk)

Bimatoprost

I was just curious to how this chemical relates to Wikipedia:WikiProject Fashion? Spencer (talk) 02:36, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

According to WikiProject Fashion, it does handle cosmetics (or atleast the talk page for the WikiProject says that). Bimatoprost is being used off-label as a cosmetic, without a presciption (which is why it was seized by the FDA). 132.205.44.5 (talk) 03:17, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Okay. I get that. Spencer (talk) 03:24, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Bowl Game Edits

No big dealio whatsoever. So much so, Ohio State's travel plans have changed from Pasadena to New Orleans thanks to the Pittsburgh win over West Virginia, and if Oklahoma wins (as they are as I type this), Georgia will start to plan to Crescent City right now. NoseNuggets 11:12 PM US EST Dec 1 2007. —Preceding comment was added at 04:11, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Not necessarily Georgia. That is yet to be decided. <sSpencer (talk) 20:33, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

I have not done that; I just added WPBG in the Talk Page. I will be pleased if you remove that statement from my talk page. --Gligan 13:59, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Sorry. My error. <Spencer (talk) 20:33, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for signing my guestbook! Deflagro ^C/_T 21:47, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

No problem. Spencer (talk) 02:16, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Same here. I really appreciate it. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:56, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Double Association

When you play Double Association, you need to play TWO words, not one. Squad51 (talk) 14:38, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Oh, I didn't understand. I thought it had to relate to the previous two words. Sorry. Spencer (talk) 22:52, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

December 2007

Thank you for making a report on Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. Reporting and removing vandalism is vital to the functioning of Wikipedia and all users are encouraged to revert, warn, and report vandalism. However, administrators are generally only able to block users if they have received a recent final warning (one that mentions that the user may be blocked) and they have recently vandalized after that warning was given. The reported user has not yet been blocked because it appears this has not occurred yet. If this user continues to vandalize even after their final warning, please report them to the AIV noticeboard again. Thank you! Snowolf ^{How can I help?} 22:16, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Excuse me

Little boy, please don't vandalise the article concerning fireplace pokers. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.53.50.78 (talk) 02:55, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

See Talk:Fireplace poker#First Line regarding my edits. Spencer (talk) 20:25, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Adam Miller

do you know adam miller? ~72.65.10.73

Yes, actually I do. Spencer (talk) 18:25, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas, Spencer/Archive 1! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! Best regards from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee and myself! --  Idontknow610  (WANNA SIGN??) 10:54, 24 December 2007 (UTC)|}

Merry Christmas to you too, even though I'm in UTC-5. :D. Spencer (talk) 15:04, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Joyeux Noël

The composer of my favorite Christmas carol.

I just want to wish my fellow Wikipedians a Merry Christmas! Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 02:35, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks and Merry Christmas! Deflagro ^C/_T 02:39, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Great success! Thank you for supporting my RfA, which passed with a final tally of 53-3-2. Special thanks goes to Shalom for both the suggestion and the nomination. I'm honored by the trust that the community has shown in me, and will do my very best as an administrator. Thanks again! faithless (speak) 08:37, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Merry Christmas

Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you, too. Squad51 (talk) 00:08, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Benazir Bhutto assassination

Meh, that's OK. When something like this happens, I always tend to notice that the references spiral out of control. So if anyone puts refs into the article for this one, I'll fix it. Cheers, Davnel03^{Sign It, Junior!} 16:00, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

User:D.M.N./Signature Barnstar Cheers, Davnel03^{Sign It, Junior!} 18:12, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

That's OK. I think we've done a very good job on the Bhutto assassination article so far. Also, I don't know whether you noticed this. Read the last paragraph and click on the second link. :D Cheers, Davnel03^{Sign It, Junior!} 19:49, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Dear Spencer, here is a little note to say thank you for your kind support on my request for adminship which succeeded with a final result of (72/19/6).

Now that I am a sysop, do not hesitate to contact me with any queries you have. I would be glad to help you along with the other group of kind and helpful administrators.

Thank you again and I look forward to editing alongside you in the future. — E ^talk 12:41, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your support in my successful RFA. AliveFreeHappy (talk) 07:31, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Colts

Starters are scheduled to sit after the first quarter. Couple that with the fact that Tennessee HAS to win this game, I don't see the Horseshoe pulling this one out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kmweber (talk • contribs) 19:00, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for signing my Signatures page. --Shruti14 ^{t c s} 16:52, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

NASCAR Fan24's Secret Page!

		The Secret Page Detective Award
		This user has found NASCAR Fan24's secret page! Congratulations!

NF24^{(radio me!)} 11:37, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which passed nearly unanimously with 46 support, 1 oppose, and 0 neutral. Thanks for supporting me!

-Djsasso (talk) 17:38, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Dear Spencer, Thank you for voting in my RfA, which closed successfully with 34 support, 2 oppose, and 0 neutral. I appreciate your support! I promise I will wield the mop wisely, and do my best to improve Wikipedia. -- AKeen (talk) 15:05, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which which passed nem. con. with 45 support, 0 oppose, and 0 neutral. Thank you for your support and all the kind words that were expressed. I will try to live up to the trust placed in me by the community. I now have my homework to do and then pass the Marigolds.

Kbthompson (talk) 16:00, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

... and thanks for that! Cheers Kbthompson (talk) 00:18, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

		Thanks for your support
		Thank you SO MUCH for your support in my unanimous RFA. Take this cookie as a small token of my appreciation.--Jayron32|talk|contribs 06:03, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which I withdrew with 5 support, 14 oppose, and 9 neutral. Thank you for your comments! Whether it was a support, oppose, or neutral, I likely got some good feedback from you. I will probably do another RfA in the future, but not until I work out the issues brought up.

Soxπed Ninety Three | tcdb 17:10, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

New to Wikipedia comming aboard.

Hi Spencer, Actually, I started last month, though not as a wikipedian but as a "wikipedista" ---- in the Spanish wikipedia. I'll fill in my bio data in a day or so. Or may I just mention that my User Page can be found in the Spanish Wikipedia? I can see already -- from looking at your User Page -- that I will be learning a lot from you. I'll be talking to you. --Wkboonec (talk) 05:08, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Great. I see that you've already edited my user page. Thanks. Wkboonec (talk) 15:05, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Hi Spencer - thanks for your participation in my request for adminship. You said that there was nothing wrong that you can see, and I hope to prove that that's because there wasn't anything wrong for you to see, and not just because you weren't looking hard enough. Anyway, the RfA passed 52/0/0, and I'm now in possession of a shiny new mop. If I can ever help you with anything, please don't hesitate to contact me. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 08:11, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Archiving your talk page

Put the following on your talk page: {{User:MiszaBot/config|algo = old(48h)|archive = User talk:Spencer/Archive %(counter)d|counter = 1|maxarchivesize = 250K}} This will archive your page to User talk:Spencer/Archive 1. Once that gets up to 250 kilobytes, it will archive to User talk:Spencer/Archive 2 and so on. If you want to change what it does, go to User:MiszaBot/Archive HowTo. Bart133 ^{(t) (c)} 16:10, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

• I don't understand what you were saying. Could you rephrase it? Bart133 ^{(t) (c)} 16:02, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Rudget!

Dear Spencer, my sincere thanks for your support in my second request for adminship, which ended with 113 supports, 11 opposes, and 4 neutral. I would especially like to thank my admin coach and nominator, Rlevse and Ryan Postlethwaite who in addition to Ioeth all inspired me to run for a second candidacy. I would also like to make a special mention to Phoenix-wiki, Dihyrdogen Monoxide and OhanaUnited who all offered to do co-nominations, but I unfortunately had to decline. I had all these funny ideas that it would fail again, and I was prepared for the worst, but at least it showed that the community really does have something other places don't. Who would have though Gmail would have been so effective? 32 emails in one week! (Even if it does classify some as junk :P) I'm glad that I've been appointed after a nail biting and some might call, decision changing RFA, but if you ever need anything, just get in touch. The very best of luck for 2008 and beyond, Rudget. 16:12, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Invitation to WP:Christianity

You are cordially invited to participate in WikiProject Christianity The goal of WikiProject Christianity is to improve the quality and quantity of information about Christianity available on Wikipedia. WP:X as a group does not prefer any particular tradition or denominination of Christianity, but prefers that all Christian traditions are fairly and accurately represented.

Also I thought you might like to look at and maybe become an editor at Wikichristian http://www.wikichrstian.org/index.php/Main_Page and Wikia:Christianity User:Kathleen.wright5 01:21, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

My request for adminship was successful at 64/1/2! Many thanks for your participation and I will endeavor to meet your expectations. Cheers, Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 09:02, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Cannot link article

At List of fictional journalists I tried to link Cameron Buck Williams in Left Behind but it does'nt work even though there is an article under that name. Can something be done about this? Kathleen.wright5

My RfA

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which closed unsuccessfully with 25 support, 18 oppose, and 6 neutral. Thanks for stating your rationales why I should not be granted this time and I'll try my best to deal with it. I'll look forward working with you. --BritandBeyonce (talk) 07:07, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Shaker Heights sources

Thanks for improving the Shaker Heights article. You may want to continue to look for better sources, because many contributors do not consider About.com to be a reliable source. It would also be a good idea to find a better reference than a Google Maps link in the Geography section. Please consider using additional parameters when employing {{cite web}}, too. Thanks again! - Eureka Lott 18:34, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

thx

I have the mop but can you search the RFA meeting shown to find the bucket?	Thanks for your support, my request for adminship passed 60/0/0 yesterday! I want to thank Mrs.EasterBunny and Royalbroil for nominating me, those who updated the RfA tally, and everyone for their support and many kind words. To paraphrase a president ... I wish my mum and dad could see the comments made. My dad would be so proud to see the comments ... and my mum would have believed them". I will do my best to use the new tools carefully and responsibly (and you may be surprised to find that I have not deleted all of the pages by accident..... yet). Thanks again, Victuallers (talk) 20:51, 22 January 2008 (UTC)	An early RFA meeting to decide if Victuallers can be included as a sysop - use cursor to identify.

RfA thanks

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which which passed with 40 support, 9 oppose, and 6 neutral. Thanks for your support. Alexf(Talk/Contribs) 02:37, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA thank-spam

Spencer/Archive 1, I wish to tender my sincere thanks for your support in my successful request for adminship, which ended with 37 supports, 2 opposes, and 2 neutral. The results of the RfA are extremely bittersweet because of the recent departure of my nominator, Rudget. Hopefully I can live up to his and your expectations. I would especially like to thank Epbr123 and TomStar81 for mentioning that they were preparing to offer me a nomination. The past week has been one of the most stressful weeks in my life, and I appreciate your vote of confidence in me. If you ever need anything, just get in touch. -MBK₀₀₄ 21:02, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Rollback Request at WP:RFR

 Done I have fulfilled your request for you and granted rollback to your account. Let me know if you need any help with the tool, though I'm sure you won't. Cheers! Pedro :  Chat  16:12, 25 January 2008 (UTC) Thanks! I'm gonna test it out at the New Admin school. Spencer^T♦C 16:12, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Thanks for your support at my request for adminship, which passed today with 42/0/0! I would like to thank Wizardman for nominating me, Spencer/Archive 1 and everyone else for their support and comments. I'll continue with contributing to the encyclopedia's content (hopefully writing an FA here and there :) and will help out with admin-related tasks which you just entrusted me with. If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask! Thanks again, —dima/talk/ 01:41, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

a thank you note

		Thanks for participating in my RfA!
		Although it failed 43/27/0, I'm happy because the outcome has been very helpful in many meaningful ways. Your support and remarks contributed so much to this. If you followed my RfA you know what happened. Most of the editors who posted opposing opinions have never edited with me. Some articles I edit deal with controversial topics and with respect to a very few of these, editors who didn't know much about me had some worries about confrontational editing and civility. Since I support their high standards I can easily (and will gladly) address this. The support and ecouragement to run again soon has been outstanding, thanks again. Cheers! Gwen Gale (talk) 05:28, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

RFA

Spencer/Archive 1, Thank you for your support in my RFA which passed 43/0/1. I would like to especially thank Bibliomaniac15 for being my nominator and admin coach. I would also like to thank Rudget for being my co-nominator. I'm sure that I can live up to the community's expectations as an administrator, and not totally mess everything up. Thanks again for your support! Malinaccier (talk) 17:09, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Age of consent

I simply added an example of a jurisdiction with a 10-year age gap provision. How is that vandalism? 72.81.251.2 (talk) 17:16, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

In the diff, you mention actors participating under the age of ten. That appears to be vandalism. Spencer^T♦C 17:18, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Looking again at the ref you added, it really had nothing to pertain to the statement that was being reffed. You might want to add it as text the the section, as long as the wording is fixed. I presume not that you didn't mean actors as in movies? Spencer^T♦C 17:24, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

"Actor" is used in some statutes (such as those in Colorado) to describe the alleged criminal or "perpetrator". This time, I added a wikilink to the Colorado section in Ages of consent in North America, which pretty much describes what I wanted to say in the ref. 72.81.251.2 (talk) 17:38, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Adminship?

I see nothing but good things from your contributions history. Would you like me to nominate you to be an administrator, or not? NHRHS2010 17:43, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hey Spencer, I just wanted to drop in and give you a quick thank you for your support in my RFA. I will work hard to live up to the expectations of the community. Feel free to come and ask me any questions or if you ever need any help, feel free to stop by. Oh and in response to the post above mine, I have looked through your contribs and you would definitely receive my support if you went for adminship. Good luck, and thanks again!
Gonzo fan2007 ^{talk ♦ contribs} 18:17, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

My RFA

		Thanks!
		Spencer/Archive 1, thank you for showing your support in my RFA which passed with 38 support, 0 oppose, and 0 neutral! I also want to give special thanks to my Admin Coach and nominator, Useight for all of his help and support. I promise that I'll give my best effort as an admin, and I hope that your confidence in me proves to be justified. If I can ever be of any help, please let me know. In the mean time, I have some cleaning to do. Have a great day! Jauerbackdude?/dude. 20:08, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Thank you for voting in my RfA, which was unsuccessful with 19 support, 18 oppose, and 5 neutral. I have signed up for admin coaching and will retry later on in a couple more months.

I'm sorry you felt I am inexperienced to become an admin. I hope that by performing more edits on Wikipedia in the next few months that I could possibly change your mind by my next RfA, possibly around May 2008. I'm glad, however, that we cleared up the issue about blanked page. - Jameson L. Tai ^{talk ♦ contribs} 04:46, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

My Rfa

My effort to regain adminship was unsuccessful. Thank you for taking some time out of your day to voice your opinion.--MONGO 05:14, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

First Edit

	HAPPY FIRST EDIT DAY!	from the BIRTHDAYCOMMITTEE
	Wishing Spencer/Archive 1 a very Happy First Edit Day! Have a fantastic day! From the Wikipedia Birthday Committee

--Nadir D Steinmetz 19:46, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day, Spencer/Archive 1, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!

SailorAlphaCentauri (talk) 19:53, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks

I am not one for sending round pretty pictures, but after my recent RfA, which passed 68/1/7, I am now relaxed and this is to thank you for your support. I will take on board all the comments made and look forward to wielding the mop with alacrity. Or two lacrities. --Rodhullandemu (Talk) 21:14, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Adam Miller

How do you know Adam Miller? —Preceding unsigned comment added by DUMKOOLMAN61290 (talk • contribs) 01:49, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Ultraexactzz is now an Administrator

My RfA was successful, and closed with 44 Supports, 6 Opposes, and 1 Neutral. For your support, you have my thanks - I fully intend to live up to the lofty yet not-a-big-deal responsibility you have granted me. For those who opposed my candidacy, I value your input and advice, and hope that I may prove worthy of your trust. Special thanks to both Rudget and bibliomaniac15 for their expert coaching and guidance. I look forward to serving the project, my fellow editors, the pursuit of higher knowledge, et cetera, et cetera. Again, you have my thanks. UltraExactZZ ^Claims ~ Evidence 01:21, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

RfA thanks from Happy-melon

I just wanted to say thanks for your support for my RfA, which closed (74/2/0) this morning. Your comment and support was very much appreciated. Happy‑melon 09:57, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hi, just dropping by to say thanks for supporting my RfA, I totally wasn't expecting to get so much support, it was a really pleasant surprise. Melesse (talk) 04:24, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

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Thank you

		My RfA
		Thank you very much, Spencer, for your support in my RfA which I really appreciate. It closed at 83/0/0. I was surprised by the unanimity and will do my best to live up to the new role. All the best, --ROGER DAVIES talk 16:49, 5 February 2008 (UTC) The patio at the Partal Palace in the Alhambra, Andalucia.

RFA thanks

.: RFA thanks :.

Thanks for supporting me! My RfA passed with a final tally of 5 neutrals, 1 oppose and 148 supports, a turnout I couldn't have dreamed of. I'm going to do everything I can to help out the community, help with sysop tasks, and of course, contribute to the encyclopedia. If you ever need a hand with something, feel free to give a shout! Cheers! Master of Puppets Call me MoP!☺ 17:31, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Commune coordinates

AKA picking up the pieces of what I have demolished in haphazard fashion and attempting to turn them into something more useful. Thanks. --User:AlbertHerring ^{Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla!} 19:40, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Re:Your Local Time Template

I tried putting your local time template on my Userpage. I substituted your time for + 10:30 hours Australian Central Summer Time, but it showed the time as 13:02 when it should have been 10:32 and it is not updating itself. What have I done wrong? Kathleen.wright5 00:20, 11 February 2008 (UTC).

I tried what you suggested but it showed (UTC) instead of 13:55, UTC +10:30 Australian Central Summer Time. Kathleen.wright5 03:35, 11 February (UTC)

Thanks

One of my favorite pictures

Thank you for participating in my RfA! It was closed as successful with 74 supporting, 3 opposing, and 1 neutral. I will do my best to live up to the trust that you have placed in me. —Remember the dot (talk) 18:42, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

any time

You're welcome. Tvoz |talk 21:42, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for participating in my RfA! It was closed as successful with 58 supporting, 0 opposing, and 2 neutral. I hope to demonstrate that your trust in me is rightly placed and am always open to critiques and suggestions. Cheers. MBisanz talk 04:10, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Best pic I've seen

Doczilla's RfA

.: Oh, no! There goes To-ky-o! Admin Doczilla! :. File:Godzilla(01)reverse.jpg Thanks for !voting! Thank you for !voting in my RfA which resulted in the collapse of civilization with 92 (94?) support, 1 oppose, and 1 neutral. Blame jc37 and Hiding for nominating me, everyone who had questions or comments, everyone who !voted, everyone who tallied the numbers correctly, and WJBScribe who closed without shouting, "No mop for you!" Seriously, your response has overwhelmed me. I am deeply grateful. 3rd American President Spencer: Thank you for casting the 3rd yea vote.      "The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." - Michael Althsuler

Redirects

Well, 21655 is just as easy to type as TOSFF, but that's a good idea. Two One Six Five Five ^τ _ʃ 19:12, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

RFA Card

My RFA →→→

Dear Spencer, here is a little note to say thank you for your kind vote on my request for adminship which succeeded with a final result of (29/5/5).

I cannot thank you enough for you're support on my RFA. And now that I am a sysop, I will work hard to improve the encyclopedia with my new editing tools. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any queries you have. I would be glad to help you along with the other group of kind and helpful administrators.

Thank you again and I look forward to editing alongside you in the future. — Chetblong^{T C} 20:53, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Nousernamesleft

Hi, Spencer, thanks for voting in my RfA, which passed with 47 supports (I hoped for a perfect square, but two away is close enough!), 3 opposes (the first odd prime), and 0 neutrals. I'm glad the community has decided to trust me with the mop and bucket (the flamethrower isn't supported). Of course, special thanks goes to my nominators Auawise and that one guy who buried stuff (not that the thanks I give to the you isn't special!). If you ever need a hand with something, or just want to say hello, tough feel free to drop a line! Best wishes, Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood 23:01, 17 February 2008 (UTC) This doesn't even vaguely resemble a mop, but I couldn't find a picture of one.

I can has thankspam?

Quick, let's delete the front page!

No seriously, thanks for contributing at my RfA which ended 68/0/0. I'm amazed and humbled by the result, and the warm and supportive comments that went with it. I've put the pic of Tiger here because although I know not everyone appreciates lolcats, to me it illustrates the possibility of taking things seriously with a light heart. I will try to do so, and remain open to the being slapped down if I do start being impossibly pompous. Thanks Pedro :  Chat  for your generous nomination, and also to Master of Puppets for ripping off his thankspam without so much as a by-your-leave. To all who contributed - especially the eventually withdrawn (but very interesting) neutral and oppose - thank you! Now it's off to new admin school for me, before I dare do anything for real... Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 09:38, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

OhanaUnited's RFA

.: Thank you! :.

Thank you for participating in my 2nd RfA and supporting me! My RfA passed unanimously at 79 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral. I would like to take this opportunity to thank AndonicO and Rudget for nominating me. I also want to thank LaraLove for persuading me to keep going after I failed my first RfA. To be really honest, I am surprised that my RfA passed without any oppose or neutral. Being an administrator means more responsibilities, especially when I'm now an administrator on both English Wikipedia as well as WikiSpecies. I promise everyone that I will use the tools effectively to serve the community. If you need help on anything, don't hesitate to leave me a message on my talk page and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Last but not least, remember the motto for Ohana: "When it comes to family, nobody gets left behind." Once again, thanks for placing your trust in me to help the community. OhanaUnitedTalk page 18:14, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

RFA

Thanks for participating in my RFA, which closed successfully with 40 supports, 13 opposes, and 4 neutrals. For those of you who supported my RFA, I greatly appreciate it. For those who did not, I'm also thankful for your constructive criticism. If you need some advice or have some pointers for me, you know where to reach me! A special thank you to Majorly for all his time and effort he has placed in my nomination. Once again, thank you all for your helpful comments. Now off to new admin school! Cheers, Icestorm815 • Talk 01:15, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

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Hello

Hi, I disagree with your viewpoint that the Famous Residents/Notable Residents section should be included under "Shakerites", this is a term that is not commonly known and has no factual evidence that the term is used beyond a small enclave of people. Creating a new section with a Notable Residents Title is appropriate as the words "Famous" or "Notable" are better understood to a wider population. In fact I see that you have repeatedly changed and deleted the section throughout the history of this article. I question if you personally have a problem with calling attention to Notable or Famous people from the community?

If you look at articles of similar communities across the nation you will see that this section is entirely appropriate, take a look a the Greenwich Ct article.

To answer your question I live in NYC and own a home in Shaker Heights and often travel back and forth.

I am going to make some changes. Hopefully you see my point on the Famous Residents section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thelegendoftroy (talk • contribs) 19:01, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi Spencer, I agree, lets leave the Famous Natives section as is until a cultural section is added. I like the way the Houston entry is formated and agree that when a cultural section is added that the Famous Native section is reduced to a link to the list of people associated with shaker heights. However I think it is in the best interest to change the name of the link to "Famous Natives and Noble Residents, Past & Present" as it is more descriptive than the term "associated people".

The Shaker Heights entry is severely laking in terms of photos. The photos that are posted do not accurately describe the area at all and I would like to see some photos of the neighborhoods there that accurately depict the city. There is nothing that speaks of the wealth that was once held there or of the beauty and prestige of the neighborhood. I don't have any photos with me at the moment but when I come back I plan to add some.

I would like to add the photo from the link below: cleveland clinic: shaker image

But I do not know where the photo is from or who is the photographer. I believe the photo is being used by the city to promote itself as I have seen the same image on the Cleveland Clinic's website and recently at the (CLE) airport.

Are you from shaker as well?

Best Regards, TheLegendofTroy —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thelegendoftroy (talk • contribs) 00:44, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Ohio Portal

I noticed you stated last year you had an interest in starting an Ohio Portal. I went ahead and made one and thought you may be interested. Portal:Ohio

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Just a courtesy note, you've voted twice on the above Request for Adminship. I've taken the liberty of indenting the duplicate ;) Hope you don't mind! AGK (contact) 21:44, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

My RfB

I wanted to personally thank you, Spencer, for your support in my recent RfB. I am thankful and appreciative that you feel that I am worthy of the trust the community requires of its bureaucrats, and I hope to continue to behave in a way that maintains your trust in me and my actions. I have heard the community's voice that they require more of a presence at RfA's of prospective bureaucrats, and I will do my best over the near future to demonstrate such a presence and allow the community to see my philosophy and practices in action. I hope I can continue to count on your support when I decide to once again undergo an RfB. If you have any suggestions, comments, or constructive criticisms, please let me know via talkpage or e-mail. Thank you again. -- Avi (talk) 16:44, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Hey

I like the new signature. Were you born on the East side or west side of Cleveland...I live in the suburbs right now. Spencer^T♦C 12:08, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

East side Mentor-Concord Township-Painsville area if that helps. You? -- Grant.Alpaugh 12:16, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

I live an inner-ring, side suburb (Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, University Heights, Euclid, East Cleveland). I just don't want to disclose my exact location. Spencer^T♦C 02:00, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

LOL, yeah, but if that's the case I'd take down the coordinates that show your exact location. -- Grant.Alpaugh 03:16, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

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Fixed. Spencer^T♦C 17:38, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Just so you know, I've modified my preferences so I'm reminded in case I don't use an edit summary, which almost guarantees I'll be using them all the time, even for minor edits. Biruitorul (talk) 16:43, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks! Biruitorul (talk) 17:51, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Portal

That looks awesome! Never seen the random componet before, very cool! §tepshep • ¡Talk to me! 02:59, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Thanks for your support. - J Greb (talk) 22:54, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

RfA - Discospinster

Thank you so much for your support in my RfA, which was successful with a final count of 70/1/1! ... discospinster _talk 23:22, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Show preview?

Oops!. I use the "Show preview" button everytime, because otherwise every fifth time I mistype some part of using one of the templates. (Usually the name - is it uw-selftest or uw-selfrevert... or uw-tpv1? :-) Shenme (talk) 04:43, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi. I have noticed you making changes to a number of mountain articles so that the coordinates appear in the title area. The preferred solution (as I understand it) is to use the {{coord}} template and use the "display=inline,title" parameters. Is there a particular reason why you are using {{coor at d}} instead? RedWolf (talk) 06:45, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Gibraltar

I reverted your edit, you might want to read New media if you are not familiar with the term. Best regards --Gibnews (talk) 10:34, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

It fits in nicely with radio stations as we only have the one, although having said that there is BFBS Gibraltar, Hmmmm. The Gibraltar Chronicle is certainly old media, being the worlds second oldest daily in print. --Gibnews (talk) 20:28, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

RfA - Toddst1

Hi Spencer, thanks for supporting my RfA, which passed with 42 supports, 0 opposes, and 0 neutrals. I'm pleased that the Wikipedia community has trusted me with the mop and I take it very seriously. Of course, special thanks goes to my nominator, Kakofonous. Cheers! Toddst1 (talk) 15:25, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Shaker Heights Map

Just uploaded the merged transparent map of Shaker Heights, thanks for the suggestion! Bd8494 (talk) 01:47, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Zedla RfA

Sorry for the delay, just want to drop a quick note saying thanks for your support and participation in my RfA which passed & closed earlier this week. Regards – Zedla (talk) 03:06, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your participation!

Hello, and thanks for your participation in my recent RFA! The final result was 61/0/3, so I've been issued the mop. While I wasn't able to win you over to support in the actual RFA, I hope that I'll be able to do so now that I'm an admin. Thanks again for taking the time to leave a comment! —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 07:54, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Re: Reversion

Whoops, I noticed at the bottom of the page someone putting the lyrics of the fresh prince of belair theme, and didn't notice that the reverted version was messed up at the top.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RandomTaco (talk • contribs) 00:19, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank-you

I can has mop?

Hi Spencer! Thank-you for your support in my RfA (91/1/1). I take all the comments to heart and hope I can fulfil the role of being an admin to the high standard that the community deserves. Seraphim♥ Whipp 16:52, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations!

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RfA Thanks

	Thanks!
So, yeah, you know how these work... »»»» Thank you very much for your support in my recent RfA, which closed with a final tally of (75/1/0). Your trust in me is greatly appreciated, and I can assure you it has not been misplaced. I shall use these tools to the best of my ability, and will do my best not to let you down. Thank you once again, and happy editing as always! Hersfold (t/a/c) 20:21, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Another thank you

Oh snap, the DEA is an admin

ASIMO I would like to thank you for your participation in my recent RfA, which I'm very glad to say was successful at 81/7/0. Some of the very best that Wikipedia has to offer came out to support or oppose me and the kind words from all the editors has really given me confidence to be an admin and I can't wait to start. I will take the advice of the opposes and not jump into any content disputes immediately. As well, I will try to add more content myself. Anyways, in thanks for participating in my RfA, here's your very own personal humanoid robot. Enjoy! --ÐeadΣyeДrrow (Talk - Contribs) 13:56, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

User talk:81.151.79.118

Oddness in retaining cookies or something I think. Anyhow that IP is me! :) Pedro :  Chat  00:25, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

my RFA

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RfA

Hey Spencer. Thanks for your support at my recent unsuccessful RfA. I'll be back in a few months with more experience and more coaching (Keeper76 AND Balloonman are my coaches now), and I hope I still have your support then. Thanks again - Tanthalas39 (talk) 22:41, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Kansas Coal Headline

I respect your view, but what if the headline read: "China [sic] Stops Coal-Fired Fossil Fuel Power Plants Citing Environmental Effects of Coal, including Global Warming and Pollution." The point is that coal is valuable to Kansas for mining revenue and for the production of electricity. The Kansas governor has put the environmental impact before state financials. I am unaware of any member of US government that is willing to shoot themselves in the foot (short term) to head off possible long term environmental effects - in this case, acid rain on Canada, global warming, and U and Th contamination of farmland. The US can't say anything to any other country, unless we are hypocritical. China (poplation 500 x Kansas) could move from 1kW to 10kW per capital (using more coal and nuclear) and create a dirty mess. Please reconsider. 100TWdoug (talk) 20:27, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

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Little Help

Hey Spencer,

If you have the time could you look over User:Stepshep/WPOHCAT and see if I missed anything not Ohio related. This cat is for Reedy who is gonna run a WP:OH tagging bot soon. Thanks! §tepshep • ¡Talk to me! 22:35, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

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Redfarmer's RfA

Hey Spencer, could you revisit your !vote on Redfarmer's RfA---there is a little confusion over it.Balloonman (talk) 03:24, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. Spencer^T♦C 14:40, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Re cat OH

thats already been done by the bot. All the main acts have been covered. Just a lot of subcats to drive through now. Thanks for takin a look. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 18:06, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Lawrence_Cohen

Hi, you might want to know that Avruch changed his oppose to a neutral and gave some reasons for his rethink... it might be something you might want to consider since your oppose is "per Avruch". Hope that is helpful. ++Lar: t/c 12:32, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Crop

How's this: Image:Cincinnati oh skyline crop.jpg? §hep • ¡Talk to me! 19:54, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

My RFA has closed

My RFA that you weighed in on earlier has closed as no consensus to promote, at a final tally of 120/47/13. I thank you for your feedback and comments there, and I'm going to be considering all the various advice and comments presented. I might end up at RFA again some day, or not. If you see me there again in the future, perhaps you might consider a Support !vote. If not, not, and no hard feelings. The pen is still mightier than the mop! See you around, and thanks again. Lawrence § t/e 18:19, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Your user page was vandalized

Hi Spencer,

I reverted your page, but was curious as to what type of warning I place on the vandal's page? Thanks Eclectic hippie ^{talk to me} 19:35, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Spencer! I appreciate your reply. Eclectic hippie ^{talk to me} 19:42, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Re: Edits to User:Spencer

I would consider adding a fake new message bar to your userpage a WP:HOAX. I don't see how it could deter anybody from vandalising your page as there is a back button and all web broswers. ^┌_Joshii^┐_└^chat_┘ 21:41, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, each to their own I guess. I just think it will make things worse as you will be winding people up and feeding the trolls, so to speak. ^┌_Joshii^┐_└^chat_┘ 22:12, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

International Rule

I use the phrase the 'international rule' as it seems that the rule is only called on American articles. --Lemmey (talk) 02:15, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

RFA Thanks

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My RfA...

Thank you...

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My RFA

Thanks for the support.--Kumioko (talk) 17:19, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

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This has now been removed. Kathleen.wright5 24:52, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

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Thank you

Spencer: Thanks for reverting vandalism of my talk page. Cheers, JNW (talk) 01:06, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Buddhas of Bamayan

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ITN/DC

Thanks for pointing that out. I'm a bit exhausted from trying to lead the latest drive on the death criteria, so I won't likely be a cheerleader again in the future. Madcoverboy (talk) 22:59, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

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Rfa thanks

Thanks for supporting my recent request for adminship which was successful with 89 supports, 0 opposes, and 2 neutrals. Unfortunately all I can offer is this lame text thanks rather than some fancy-smancy thank-you spam template thingy. I was very pleased to receive such strong support and to hear so many nice comments from editors whom I respect. I’ll do my best with the tools, and if you ever see me going astray don’t hesitate to drop a note on my talk page. Thanks again for your support!--Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 03:43, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Boeing factory coordinates

Thanks for that. Now I know what the world's largest building looks like from the air :-) --Richardrj ^{talk email} 12:45, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Lady Aleena's RfA

Spencer...Thank you for supporting my nomination for adminship. Through it I have become aware of a great many people who can help me in my future editing endeavors. Even though I was not promoted, your support shows that I still have something to contribute to Wikipedia, even if it is minor edits to fix spelling and grammar to working in WikiProjects to help others make great articles. If you wish to further discuss the nomination, please use its talk page. Stop by my talk page anytime, even if it is just to say hello. Have a wonderful day! - LA @ 04:21, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Your helpdesk question

I've uploaded the image to commons (eventually, lol) and put it in the Lake Qaraoun article for you. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 18:45, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Vehicle registration plates of New Jersey

Vehicle registration plates of New Jersey and several other similar articles have naccurate information and providing a link to a primary source is a much better option. Most of the license plate articles are filled with bad information, so it is best to link to the various state DMV sites which has the latest and most accurate information. This is not a license plate information webstite and linking to primary sources seems the best thing in these cases. Yuck Flu By Road (talk) 21:28, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

License plate articles

Most of these articles which you have appeared to add this unsourced, inaccurate information to you seemed to have had some hand in creating or adding the information that is inaccurate and has no real reason even being here. Linking to the primary source makes the most sense since this is not the place to really be adding all this sort of information. Providing links to the primary source seems like the best course of action. There is no real reason to list hundreds of plate types offered by states. It seems like an absurd idea. Yuck Flu By Road (talk) 21:44, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Lake Erie Islands

When you are member of the specific wikiproject, then why don't you assess the articles instead of just tagging? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 11:11, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

History of Cleveland, Ohio

Hi, Spencer! Thanks for correcting my poor (;-))) English. --Hans-Jürgen Hübner (talk) 06:19, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Lady Aleena's future

Spencer...Several people have expressed an interest in my next probable nomination for adminship. Messaging people when it happens would look a lot like canvassing, so I would prefer not doing that. If you are interested in it, you could add this to your watchlist. If it is created, you will know, maybe even before I do depending on how often you check your watchlist. If you wish to gush prior to it being officially up, have fun, but only when it happens please. I am in no particular rush. Have a very nice day! :) - LA @ 09:57, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

a dumb talk page is better than no talk page at all

revert it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.209.113.169 (talk) 02:01, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Vandalized userbox

Hello, thought you might like to put the userbox below on your user page. On your user page it will actually say "This user page", not "This user talk page". Cheers!

vn-27This user talk page has been vandalized 27 times.

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Cleveland Clinic edit

Sorry about that -- thank you for letting me know. Bankbryan (talk) 22:50, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

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A message from WarthogDemon.

Korean Fir I would like to thank you for your participation in my recent RfA, was unsuccessful with 61 support, 25 oppose, and 4 neutral. I've been taking the advice of the Opposes into practice and hopefully I can improve myself. Once again, thank you. ^_^

My RfA

I can has mop?

Hi Spencer/Archive 1! Thank you for your support in my RfA (87/3/3). I truely appreciate the many votes of confidence, and I will exert myself to live up to those expectations. Thanks again! - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 17:56, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

re:Tags?

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thank spam

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

RfA thank-spam

Spencer/Archive 1, just a note of appreciation for your recent support of my request for adminship, which ended successfully with 112 supports, 2 opposes, and 1 neutral. If there's something I've realized during my RFA process this last week, it's that adminship is primarily about trust. I will strive to honour that trust in my future interactions with the community. Many thanks! Gatoclass (talk) 06:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

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RfA thanks!

		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) 05:43, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Question

I have a quick question. On my watch list I frequently notice people reverting nonsense edits or vandalism, however if I scan my watch list I do not see any notification denoting the original edit that was changed or reverted, why is this? Thanks. Wickb55 (talk) 03:17, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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Mazari Sharif

It is unclear to me why you did a massive revert of User:ANWARI's edits to Mazari Sharif. Wasn't some of that information of use to the article? Kingturtle (talk) 12:12, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

E-mail at HAU

Wow, Cobi has made a bunch of changes to the formating of WP:HAU/NA, so now it uses a bunch of templates. I couldn't figure out how to change the e-mail setting, just the other options. On the older version that I created, still visible in the formatting of the other continents, I could've fixed that problem in about 2 seconds, but with the new setup, I'm just as confused as you are and couldn't find anywhere at all to change whether or not you have e-mail available. If you weren't in the North American table, I still could've helped you out, but as it is, you'll have to contact Cobi regarding this issue. Useight (talk) 01:34, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

My Recent Rfa

I would just like to say thanks for the neutral vote in my recent RFA. I will still say thanks as from your comments and the other users comments that opposed me and gave me a neutral vote have made me make a todo list for before my next RFA. I hope I will have resolved all of the issues before then and I hope that you would be able to support me in the future. If you would like to reply to this message or have any more suggestions for me then please message me on my talk page as I will not be checking back here. Thanks again. ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 16:32, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Re: Geography Bee

Thanks, Spencer! Good job to you too! As you (probably) know already, I tied for 9th, not that it really matters now... GlobeGores (talk page | user page) 01:23, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Hey Spencer. I would like to thank you for your support in my RfA and the confidence expressed thereby. I appreciate your trust. :) Best wishes, —αἰτίας •discussion• 18:33, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for this catch. Regards, Guest9999 (talk) 00:07, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

thanks for the shiny!

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		I noticed that. I was just too busy to give you this (OK, OK. I was just too lazy to give you this.....) J.delanoygabsadds 02:09, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm using a laptop, so it takes me a bit of time to type. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 02:10, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

RfAs

Gwen gleans, wending keen by the wikirindle.

Thanks for supporting my RfA, which went through 93/12/5. I'll be steadfast in this trust the en.Wikipedia community has given me. Cheers! Gwen Gale (talk) 01:11, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

And thanks for the vote of confidence in mine too! I appreciate it very much! --Slp1 (talk) 21:07, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

ummm Yes

The articles the bot is supposed to edit (Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting) were laid out in the approved bot request. I didn't hit you did I? --Lemmey talk 19:57, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

I don't know I've just always wanted to hit someone named Spencer, but I'll settle for a Percy or a Clarence. --Lemmey talk 19:59, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

ITN/C

You do it inside the box. Click the "edit" link on the top right of that day's Current events box. After you've added the item to Current events, click "edit" on that day's 'ITN candidates for this day', and discuss the nomination there.--Pharos (talk) 20:26, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

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crane falls?

really? why not to start documenting road accidents? you know some are pretty bad. you're creating trash bin in current events. it's your right. you're not the only acting weird here. --87.198.133.62 (talk) 21:19, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

so that your reaction? ignore me as long as I'm not reverting you? you've offered this discussion. please participate. --87.198.133.62 (talk) 12:54, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

tapetum lucidums

Thanks for the caption fix on Tapetum lucidum. Unfortunately, the term is Latin so the plural is not "tapetum lucidums". --Una Smith (talk) 13:48, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh yeah, thanks for telling me. Cheers, Spencer^T♦C 19:14, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Would you like to review the article, and post your thoughts on its talk page? Look for information that is missing, statements that really need a citation, other stuff? Note any questions that came up while you were reading, that the article or links did not answer. I think the topic is really cool and I'd like to make it a really good article. --Una Smith (talk) 19:29, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

WP:HAU

Hello yet again. I regretfully inform you that the bot we were using to update the user status at Wikipedia:Highly Active Users, SoxBot V, was blocked for its constant updating. With this bot out of operation, a patch is in the works. Until that patch is reviewed and accepted by the developers, some options have been presented to use as workarounds: 1) Qui monobook (not available in Internet Explorer); 2) User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate; 3) Manually updating User:StatusBot/Status/USERNAME; or 4) Not worry about it and wait for the patch to go through, which hopefully won't take long. If you have another method, you can use that, too. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Useight (talk) 17:59, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism

Actually I was rv vandalism but there was vandalism before that and I couldn't get rid of it all.Hope u understand.71.160.228.11 (talk) 04:15, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Wikimedia Commons

Thank you for uploading images/media to Wikipedia! There is, however, another Wikimedia Foundation project called Wikimedia Commons, a central media repository for all free media. In the future, please consider creating an account and uploading your media there instead. That way, all of the other language Wikipedias can use them too, as well as our many sister projects. This will also allow our visitors to search for, view and use our media in one central location. If you wish to move previous uploads to Commons, see Wikipedia:Moving images to the Commons (you may view images you have previously uploaded by going to your user contributions on the left and choosing the 'image' namespace from the drop down box). Please note that non-free content, such as images claimed as fair use, cannot be uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons. Help us spread the word about Commons by informing other users, and please continue uploading!--OsamaK 01:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

For that reason we prefer you upload your files on Commons. Should we re-upload all your files?! Should Wikipedians lose their time? You can do it directly ;). Commons has a beautiful\clear interface, I think it's better than ours on English Wikipedia :), Check it there. Anyways, Many thank you for your great edits.--OsamaK 06:23, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Are you using SUL?, if so, you will be able to login without creating a new account, if not, you have to select another name (Believe me, That's easier than uploading your images to commons, and losing time :D)--OsamaK 20:51, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

So, alright? When you upload your images to commons, put {{subst:ncd}} and it will be deleted from wikipedia.--OsamaK 03:50, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

No problem, we're all here for that!--OsamaK 11:20, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

ITN

Hi Spencer. I've implemented some of your suggestions in the format of WP:ITN/C. This is explained at Template talk:In the news#Further technical improvements. I'm not sure if you'd noticed them yet; I just thought you would be interested, and would possibly like to comment on the changes. Thanks.--Pharos (talk) 06:08, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

rfa thanks

Spencer, just wanted to thank you for your !vote of confidence at my recent RFA. I started in on AIV today... =) also feel free to check out and comment on my in-depth RFA analysis. i've left some templated thank spam for you below. best regards, xenocidic (talk) 22:16, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

templated rfa thank-spam

Thank you for your support

So...how do I use these things? ;>

I would like to thank the community for placing their trust in me during my recent request for adminship, which passed 72 13 2 . Rest assured, I have read each comment thoroughly and will be addressing the various concerns raised as I step cautiously into my new role as janitor. In particular, I would like to thank Balloonman for putting so much time into reviewing my contributions and writing such a thoughtful nomination statement after knowing me for only a brief period of time (and for convincing me that I was ready to take up the mop now, rather than go through admin coaching).

To my fellow admins - please let me know right away if I ever take any mis-steps with my new tools. Should I make a mistake, and you reverse the action, I will not consider it to be wheel-warring (but please tell me so I can understand what I did wrong).

To everyone - please feel free to slap me around a bit if I ever lose sight of the core philosophy of Wikipedia as I understand it - the advancement of knowledge through the processes of mutual understanding and respect. As always, feel free to drop by my talk page if I can be of any assistance. =)

Sincerely,

~xenocidic, 01:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

What's your problem?

Did you not read the description of my edit? I am the only person to add a citation, by a member of Congress no less. It doesn't matter what YOUR perception of reality is, the law says what something is or isn't. Period. Now put it back. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.245.195.239 (talk) 22:35, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

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My Rfa

Thanks, Spencer, for participating in my recent RfA, which recently passed with 81 support and 1 neutral !votes. I appreciate all the support and constructive criticism offered in my RfA and I thank you for taking the time to !vote in my nomination. I feel so honoured to be trusted by so many of you and please, if you have any advice, comments or complaints about my actions as an administrator, leave a note on my talk page. I would also like to thank Acalamari, Rlevse and Nishkid64, for their nomination statements. Thank you again. AngelOfSadness talk 23:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Help

I'm trying to reverse vandalism on the aarticle regarding the movie You've Got Served. I need help ASAP. I forgot to sign:Willking1979 (talk) 01:37, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Re: Hey

I remember in your RFA that you were an image-related admin. I also posted this at WP:AN, but there's a backlog at Category:All images on Wikimedia Commons ready for deletion, for images that can be deleted. Thanks, Spencer^T♦C 22:21, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up, gave me something to do for a while. Melesse (talk) 05:22, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism

Hi, I noticed your anti-vandalism banner. Would you know how a fairly new editor could help combat vandalism? Some recommended reading links or something perhaps? Thanks! p.s. I vandalized your user page, but only because you said it was ok! LOL Cheers. --JS747 (talk) 21:22, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

ITN

On 15 June, 2008, In the news was updated with a news item involving the article(s) 2008 Iwate earthquake, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently updated or created article, then please suggest it on the In the news candidates page.

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joining the ranks of the admins

Thanks for your kind words in my successful RfA. Now I’m off to do some fixin'... Pinkville (talk) 01:13, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you

I'm intending to add sources, copying them (after translating them) from the Greek article. Right now I'm trying to do the hard work of getting the essential translated. Thanks for your help! Pel thal (talk) 16:08, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Mars ITN

It is quite true that this is not an earth-shattering discovery, in that ice has been confirmed on Mars in other ways before. Still, I think it is a significant development. Thanks for adding the ref, but I'm not sure much further expansion on this particular event is necessary in the article.--Pharos (talk) 14:03, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Hey

Its me again. I wanted to know how to upload images to Wikipedia. Thanks GlobetrotterUltima (talk) 17:26, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

ITN

On 26 June, 2008, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article(s) Amaranth, which you created or substantially updated. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently created or updated article, then please suggest it on the In the news candidates page.

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WikiProject Ohio Newsletter

The WikiProject Ohio Newsletter

Issue III - June 2008

From the editor: This is the third edition of the WikiProject Ohio newsletter. If you have any project announcements feel free to drop them by the NewsDesk. It's request that you watchlist our talk page; so you can chime in on current discussions. Have a great June! The Ohio Portal The maintainers of the Ohio Portal are looking to get it to featured status. They would like to ask all project members to help improve it any way they can. What needs to be done most is the supplying of selected articles and images. Getting the Project Moving WikiProject Ohio as an entity doesn't have as much action as other state projects. For this reason it has been proposed that the inactive WikiProject Ohio Townships be added as our taskforce. There is a !poll going on at WT:OH and your opinion is essential in the matter! Stepshep has also proposed sending an invite to everyone in Category:Wikipedians in Ohio with an invite to join the project. If you are already a member you would not receive the notice of course. Once again, please note your opinion on the project talkpage. Selected Article: Central Avenue Historic District (Dayton, Ohio) The Central Avenue Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located at 201 to 338 Central Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. It consists of late 19th and 20th Century Revival-style houses as well as late Victorian-style houses, which were all originally single-family residences. On December 16, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Each month a new Ohio related stub is the selected article. If you have a new stub created feel free to nominate it at the NewsDesk. Article Assessment Reedy Bot and ShepBot are currently hard at work tagging all of the Ohio articles. We may need to have an assessment drive when the bots are finished. Think of it as a late spring cleaning. Please note your opinions on the project talkpage if you would be interested in helping! Over 15,000 articles have been tagged with {{OH-Project}} We have 5,000 articles that need to be assessed for class! Article Info Good Article Nominees, FAR, FLC List of Governors of Ohio was nominated for featured list status. Teh result was promote. Bruce Johnson (politician) underwent a featured article review. The result was demote. William Henry Harrison underwent a GAN The result was promote. Paul Tibbets underwent a GAN. It is currently undergoing review. Columbus Blue Jackets underwent a GAN It is currently undergoing review. Articles for Deletion Results Afd W. S. McIntosh Memorial Leadership Award was nominated at Afd. The result was Delete Homer E. Woodling and Robert F. Busbey were nominated at Afd. The result was Keep All Ohio High School Conferences were nominated at Afd. The result was no consensus keep. There is an effort to improve these articles here. Ohio Barnstar of Merit If you know of a Wikipedian who has contributed a good deal of effort to Ohio articles feel free to award the new Ohio Barnstar of Merit by placing the following code on their user talkpage. {{subst:The Ohio Barnstar of Merit|message}} Article Importance Scheme A new article importance scheme has been proposed at the assessment talk page. Please comment on the propsed system. Ohio NHLs Tabulated The 25 of Ohio's 69 National Historic Landmarks that were red-links all got articles this month, as part of a WP:NRHP drive to finish beginning the 2,430 or so NHL articles needed for nation-wide coverage. WP:OHIO members Stepshep and Sanfranman59 were busy. Contributors Stepshep, Clariosophic, & Doncram

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Shaker Heights, Ohio

Hi. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you about this. I was away for a while, and I'm still trying to get caught up on all that I missed. You've done a great job improving the article. I just went through it and made a few changes. It'll probably still need more work if you're planning to bring it to featured status, though. I'm fairly certain that you'd be dinged for having a replaceable fair-use image in the infobox. You've already added a couple images, but a few more free images could improve the article. Also, the famous natives section is unreferenced.

You probably already know this, but just in case you don't, Wikipedia has a formal peer review process for gathering feedback. If you're happy with the results of that, then you could nominate it for consideration as a good article before embarking on a featured article nomination. - Eureka Lott 06:39, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you from Horologium

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed unanimously with the support of 100 editors. Your kindness 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 Wizardman, Black Falcon and jc37 for nominating me. — Horologium

Rfa thanks

Thank you for participating in my RfA. The Rfa was successful with 64 Support and 1 Neutral. None of this would have happened without your support. I would also like to thank my nominator Wizardman and my sensei/co-nom bibliomaniac15--Lenticel (talk) 09:12, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

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		I award you this barnstar for helping me when I was new to Wikipedia. With your help, I strive to become a better Wikipedian GlobetrotterUltima (talk) 15:05, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

ITN

On 1 July, 2008, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article(s) Typhoon Fengshen (2008), which you created or substantially updated. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently created or updated article, then please suggest it on the In the news candidates page.

Thanks for your work at ITN/C and thanks even more for your updates. --BanyanTree 02:23, 1 July 2008 (UTC)