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Whoa!

Haha, aren't you glad I didn't put a section called "Penis size" on your talk page? ;) Drmies (talk) 04:09, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Oops!

I was just going to ask you to reconsider that reversion of the IP's edits and I see you self reverted! Playing fast and loose with Huggle again eh? :) Ha Ha. Pedro :  Chat  13:07, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

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Dude, you should be an admin.

~NerdyScienceDude 03:44, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

And I'll co-nom if I have time to write one. Access Denied  03:52, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Oppose per community consensus.  IShadowed  ✰  03:54, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

What do you mean? Access Denied  03:55, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

o.O ANowlin 04:03, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

I mean I oppose per community consensus.  IShadowed  ✰  03:56, 19 October 2010 (UTC) 03:57, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

What consensus? Access Denied  03:58, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Community consensus.  IShadowed  ✰  03:59, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

The community consensus made between her and her shadow apparently. ANowlin 04:00, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

The last RfA was eight months ago! Access Denied  04:01, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes, and he hasn't changed since then.  IShadowed  ✰  04:03, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes he has... ANowlin 04:04, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Let's see, on this page right now there are 5 barnstars and no major issues. Access Denied  04:06, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. I've seen no major issues recently either. ANowlin 04:07, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Right, because immaturity isn't an issue. The only thing that matters is how many pretty barnstars someone has on their userpage. I totally agree with that logic.  IShadowed  ✰  04:08, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

I see a little of that, but not enough to be of much concern. I mean, come on. You complain about him, but yet you hang out and chat with him all the time in his channel on Freenode IRC... ANowlin 04:10, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Ah, I see, so when I hang out with someone, that must inherently mean that I think they're a great candidate for RfA. Yes, and I live with my mother, too, but you're not going to see me supporting her for the presidency anytime soon.  IShadowed  ✰  04:11, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

My point is, you're hanging out with someone you call "immature." If you don't like immaturity, then why would you hang out with someone you call "immature?" ANowlin 04:13, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

He does not have the maturity to handle adminship. He does, however, have the maturity (and IQ) to carry a conversation. Besides, someone with an IQ of only approximately 20 can open a door. Really, talking isn't much harder.  IShadowed  ✰  04:14, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps this conversation could take place somewhere off of my talk page? In the mean time, I'm going to mull over this overnight and make my decision in the morning. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 04:15, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, let's move it to my talkpage! ...no. I don't see why a conversation about you should take place off your talk page. Not my problem if your bot pings you 1000 times on IRC.

(edit conflict × one million) Let's calm down everyone. And to The Thing, I strongly suggest that you accept this one. Access Denied  04:18, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Break

IShadowed, you talk about me being immature, yet you make edits like this one... Hmmm... The Thing // Talk // Contribs 04:19, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict × 1 bazillion) Thing: Just go for it. IShadowed is just disgruntled, and holding what we call a grudge for the past. ANowlin 04:20, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

I don't have a grudge, I've never been angry with Thing for more than a minute, and those instances were completely regarding issues offwiki. Also, in response to Thing, yes, and do you see me running for RfA? No. And there is your difference.  IShadowed  ✰  04:22, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes... notice the "offwiki" part of that, and then consider exactly what relevance that has to me being an admin. I don't exactly consider stuff on IRC to be as serious as stuff on Misplaced Pages. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 04:24, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

I find discussion on IRC often revolves around wiki, therefore I am inclined to believe that it is certainly relevant.  IShadowed  ✰  04:27, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict × (edit conflict × (edit conflict))) I've had so many edit conflicts, I forgot what I was going to say... ANowlin 04:28, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Oppose - You have very poor judgement, are short tempered, and worst or all, you didn't give me any cake and ice cream to celebrate your nomination!!! :P Congrats, and you have my support. ANowlin 03:57, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Support Will be looking for this one. :) Plan to be in the top 5. :)--Talktome 04:25, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

I don't think we need to have a mini-rfa on this talk page guys... - Kingpin (talk) 05:35, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Ok, I've thought it over... No offense intended, but I would be more comfortable with a nominator who has more experience... it takes more than pointing out barnstars and not having major issues to be a good nomination. In addition, I feel I haven't fully prepared myself for an RfA just yet (Though I would bet that I'll probably never be ready for an RfA fully when I eventually run...). Sorry guys, but I must decline this nomination. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 12:17, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

So you're saying an editor with almost a year of editing and 12,000+ edits isn't experienced enough to be your nominator. I wasn't even planning to mention the barnstars. And in case you wanted to know, I am a successful nominator. As I have more experiencethan I did then, I would probably be able to write a much longer nom than on that RfA. ~NerdyScienceDude 12:27, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh, hmm... seems I got mixed up between the dozens of comments on here wanting to co-nom and whatnot (I had just barely woken up too, so... yeah). I'll still need to think it over... The Thing // Talk // Contribs 12:35, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Go ahead and write up a nomination statement. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 12:46, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Here you go. Let me know if you need anything clarified. ~NerdyScienceDude 13:21, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

It has been transcluded. ~NerdyScienceDude 22:41, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

...and there is probably a school of thought that says that if your RFA needs to be semi-protected temporarily (as I have done) because of disruptive editing from a now-blocked IP, you've been doing something right with your time online... Good luck. Bencherlite 23:07, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Those were my thoughts exactly. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 23:08, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Reverting vandalism in my user space

If a user vandalizes my user page or user talk page, will you please revert it? Wayne Olajuwon chat 23:15, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Certainly. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 01:13, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Wayne Olajuwon chat 22:31, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Teabag 69

Why is this name offensive? (Asking here because you might not see my query at UAA)? Looie496 (talk) 00:49, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

It's an offensive username because it's a reference to the sexual act of teabagging. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 00:50, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

That explains it! Thanks. Looie496 (talk) 00:54, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Don't forget 69.  IShadowed  ✰  03:51, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

It's f***ing sexy time ;) -FASTILY 19:03, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

RfA

Please don't withdraw yet; I've seen RfA's with similar support/oppose percentage to yours turn themselves around at the end. --Access Denied  23:29, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Looks like your RFA isn't doing so well, I agree with the oppose votes, but I already changed my mind once. If it fails, I could tutor you and get you started on article work and other parts of Misplaced Pages policies such as WP:AN/I and WP:AFD. If you do that your next RFA would be an automatic support. Secret 01:51, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Interested? Secret 18:21, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

I suppose I am. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 18:23, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Yea that way you won't fail another RFA when it comes to be, this one is sinking, I think you should withdraw before it becomes more of a bloodbath. It's your best chance to pass an RFA in six months. I'll be glad to nominate you for RFA if I see improvements, I do have a great track record about 25 passed and 4 failed (one of whom passed a few months later). Secret 18:29, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Thing, would you like to help me with this? I personally agree with your philosophy re WP:NEIA, but obviously enough people disagree with us that building some content might help assuage their concerns for the next RfA go-round. Song stubs are pretty straightforward to create, the sources are really easy to find, and it doesn't really require English on an "artistic" level. If you knock out a couple of these a week between now and your next RfA, you should be able to convert some of those opposes. 28bytes (talk) 18:53, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

(Not that I'm suggesting withdrawing from this one; I agree with Access Denied. Just making the suggestion in case it doesn't go through this time.) 28bytes (talk) 18:55, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Mmmm, and I'm happy to offer you a crash course in media files and copyright. By specializing in a field many users have little to no knowledge of, you can place yourself in a more esteemed position in the community. Let me know if you're interested. -FASTILY 19:01, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

I could offer with article writing, sourcing, dispute resolution like WP:AN/I, and AFDs, which are my speciallties in the project. Secret 20:52, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Hang in there buddy, it's always darkest before the dawn :)--White Shadows 21:17, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

TTTSNB, I think you should not withdraw. Sticking it out shows that you have perseverance and that you’re tough enough to deal with the combination of negative and constructive criticism.

Also, I would be more than willing to help you with editing and writing, if you’d like. You can find a stub whose topic area interests you and we can expand it to an article. I’m sure that other editors would also extend you this assistance. Good luck! — SpikeToronto 21:47, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

I am not planning on withdrawing this RfA. I plan to see it from start to finish... it's just another 5 days... I can easily accept any sort of harsh comments that come my way on there... I've endured far, far worse for over 2 years straight. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 22:12, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm really sorry the #$%& has hit the fan here on this RFA of yours. We all just need to take a deep breath (myself included) and look at the facts here and then make a decision. I;m sorry that things are turning out that way for you. Good luck nonetheless. All the best,--White Shadows 10:45, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

My RfA is now half the size of WP:ANI, at just over 180,000 bytes, heh. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 20:24, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Resilience

		The Resilient Barnstar
		I really hand it to you for going through RfA and dealing with it. I couldn't stand it for more than 7 hours and it is a lot harder than it looks, especially all the blatantly stupid things people say, it's a bloodbath. But whatever happens, I hold high respect for you because in all honesty, there is no reason why you shouldn't have access to a button that says "block" and then type {{uw-vaublock}}. -Tommy! 03:45, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your support. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 12:49, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Hey bud, hang in there. You never know, you might get lucky. -FASTILY 18:51, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

This is definitely one of the more interesting RfAs. If I had an account, I would support your nomination. -129.78.32.23 (talk) 01:46, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

You can have an account in just a matter of seconds by registering. — SpikeToronto 04:14, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Hang in there, it keeps going up.. and it's not a vote.. so, I'm cautiously optimistic Thing. :) Tommy! 03:24, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Yeah but that'll look suspicious (SPA). Wouldn't want to undermine his RfA. -129.78.32.24 (talk) 05:05, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes, what you say is correct. However, I did not mean to imply that you should create an account and then immediately chime into an RfA. New editors should really not participate in RfAs. I stayed out of them for my first year. I was only suggesting that getting an account, and acquiring the greater access and richer experience that having one provides, is a simple, anonymous matter. That’s all. Thanks! — SpikeToronto 05:12, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		If only we could have more noble defenders, Obamafan70 (talk) 06:38, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 12:49, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Nomination of 2010 United States tomato shortage for deletion

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Thanks for notifying me. Even though I have been watching the AFD, it seems that the people who PROD'ed it and sent it to AFD forgot to notify me... The Thing // Talk // Contribs 12:51, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Oooops

Sorry about that... I had two windows open... one with your and one with Elen's RfA's. I thought I was editing Elen's. I removed my "support" and your response. If you want to restore, you are welcome to do so (as I removed your comment) but I figured removing both was probably easier.---Balloonman 21:15, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

That's alright. Cheers. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 15:04, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

WP:GLOO

Why don't you try to use GLOO? Wayne Olajuwon chat 22:30, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

I've tried it before, and just barely tried it again. It's too slow for me, Huggle is much faster at loading diffs, particularly with my configuration. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 15:04, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh, okay. Wayne Olajuwon chat 15:06, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Memo

Don't forget to drink your coffee before starting editing in the mornings. (Well, you asked to be reminded!) =) GwenChan 14:58, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Heh, thanks. The Thing // Talk // Contribs 15:04, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

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