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re: Coffee enema‎

You're welcome buddy. Have a great day.

Adoption

Thanks for the offer! I'd gladly accept it. But I may not be very active for the next few weeks because I'm having exams. Could I start my training after that? Is that ok with you? Mineowyn (talk) 04:55, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

John Parris (footballer)

I removed the speedy from John Parris (footballer), as he is a member of his country's national soccer team. --Eastmain (talk) 03:33, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

CSD A1 criteria

Hi, I have removed a couple of your WP:CSD#A1 tags, because the articles had sufficient context to understand what they were about. Articles were Amador Bueno and Simon Dodd. There needs to be quite a bit less before they qualify for A1. Cheers Kevin (talk) 04:13, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the correction. Much appreciated, Leonard^Bloom (talk) 07:07, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Magnetism fig1.jpg)

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June 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to List of largest buildings in the world, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Also, get into the habit of reading before editing. For instance, look at your edit and scroll down to the bottom. Does that look right to you? No? How about my edit? If you absolutely must ameliorate user talk pages, may I recommend you use this one, which happens to deserve to be thusly adorned. 86.56.122.190 (talk) 17:51, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I have to say thanks for the extremely courteous reply you left here. I was a tad bit cranky here, and in ha-ha-only-serious mode. 86.56.122.190 (talk) 18:28, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

<3

Thanks!

Thanks for the barnstar :) My reversion speed has a lot to do with Huggle... you should give it a try someday too! Gail (talk) 10:39, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks as well =

I appreciate the kind words on the WikiGoon ! Thanks!

Kosh Vorlon Just say "NO" to WP:FUR 17:15, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

"Shitty sequal"?

Can you explain why you made this edit? --BorgQueen (talk) 03:03, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

I responded on your talk page. Sorry! Leonard^Bloom (talk) 03:07, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh I see. Yes, I was puzzled because you didn't look like a vandal and yet made a vandal-like edit. There are more imaginative ways to entertain your friends though... :-D --BorgQueen (talk) 03:10, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Flag of Japan has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Xp54321 ^{(Hello! • Contribs)} 22:31, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

I am enjoying your AfD contributions

Hello! I just wanted to drop by and say how much I enjoy your contributions to the AfD discussions. Even if we are in disagreement, I take pleasure in reading your comments and observations. Be well. Ecoleetage (talk) 03:17, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, keep up the good work! Ecoleetage (talk) 03:23, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Lee Myung-bak's castle

No problem :) Ged UK (talk) 17:19, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		For your good contributions on Wikipedia, and mostly because of this. :-) Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 21:40, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Anybody who dedicates some of their life to Wikipedia has a legitimate reason to recieve a barnstar. :-) Also, sorry if I messed up your talk page! Cheers, Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 01:00, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Cool. You might want to take a look at an older revision of my userpage from a week or so ago to find cool formats for barnstar placement. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 01:15, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

I'll look into it, but I'm probably just gonna lazily slap them onto a "awards" page. :P Leonard^(Bloom) 22:19, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Nope, didn't even need a new page. I just posted it on my user page, though eventually as my edit count progresses, formatting may become a problem. Oh well. Leonard^(Bloom) 22:22, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

no problemo

hey leonard, best wishes editing. no apology necessary!

71.112.10.248 (talk) 05:06, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Awesome. Glad we could see eye to eye. Keep up the good work! Leonard^(Bloom) 06:42, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for sticking up for my on the Alan Cabal AfD. If you look at any of my previous interactions at AfD (especially he more recent), you'll see my bludgeoning and abuse at consensus' where my fairly inclusionist views are rejected. Oh well; my own damn fault, 'shouldn't be so stubborn. To tie this rant up, thanks for sharing the same views. NOTE: I recently changed my sig, so, in those AfDs, my sig is "Leonard^Bloom". Much appreciated, and happy editing, ♌β^{(uh oh. someone's mad)} 19:21, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

• Does the font of this post look different to you, or is it just me? ♌β^{(uh oh. someone's mad)} 19:22, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for getting in touch. I've looked at the two AfDs that you linked above and I felt I was unable to support you in either, though some of the material could be used in the parent articles. I favour including as much information on Wikipedia as possible - however, I also favour placing that information in the most appropriate place where it will assist the reader. Stub orphans tend not to be useful - though the same information placed in the context of a parent article could be very illuminating. And I prefer your Leonard^Bloom sig to the new squiggle! regards SilkTork *^YES! 11:01, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

I'll put in a good word on your behalf the next time I run into the Mayan Gods. They're coming back in 2012 to eat humanity, or at least the humans that don't smoke cigarettes. I don't know if you smoke or not, but take it from me, this would be a good time to start. Keep fighting the good fight! ----Alan Cabal

Re: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taser controversy

Hi Leonard - just a friendly reminder of this, especially the line: Non-admin closure is not appropriate [if the] non-admin has demonstrated a potential [...] lack of impartiality, by having expressed an opinion in the deletion debate. This may be only an essay rather than policy, but it's still good advice to follow. Grutness...wha? 07:04, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi Leonard^Bloom. Would you consider reversing your closure and allowing an uninvolved admin to close this AfD? As I disclosed at the AfD, I am involved in a lengthy content dispute (a large portion of Talk:Taser), including concerns regarding the Taser controversy article. I feel that any deviations from policy could weaken this AfD as an indicator of consensus. Thanks. Flatscan (talk) 18:37, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi Leonard, again as per this, I think it would also be a good idea if you reverted your closure of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Connecticut Gay Men's Chorus and let an admin close it. The "delete" votes were not without merit, and I think an uninvolved admin should weigh it out. Thanks much. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 22:30, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Quite all right! Thanks for accepting the feedback and making repairs. Best wishes, Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 00:00, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting. Don't worry about it too much. Happy editing! Flatscan (talk) 19:08, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Heceta Head Light

Thanks for uploading the pic of the keepers' house! Katr67 (talk) 07:34, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:HHead-assittant-housercrop.jpg

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Railroads in ireland

That wasn't an experiment. I just happened to get the title of the article wrong. Here is the article I meant to redirect to —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danfly (talk • contribs) 19:18, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

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thanks

My last edit of the page for Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis was kind of an accident - i was attempting to edit it for length and to insert relative links, and im kind of new at this ;) im reading up though. thanks for the help~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.236.48.51 (talk) 22:22, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Mark Angelo

Have you ever heard something called river conservationist? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 17:33, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I do not know any profession like this. Since you are a recent change patroller, I asked you. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 17:38, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

My Help-ish Page

Hello Leonard! Thanks for the message on my usertalk page. :) I replied to this message on my talk page. --Grrrlriot (talk) 20:46, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Taser controversy AfD

Thank you for your input on the recent AFD on Taser controversy. The editors involved with that article would like to continue the discussion on how to proceed and invite you to join the discussion at Talk:Taser controversy. The latest discussions include Talk:Taser controversy#re:Globalise and Talk:Taser controversy#Renaming this article?. Flatscan (talk) 02:04, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

BE MORE CAREFUL

You reverted my edit to Genetics that removed another anonymous IP's disruptive additions to the article. I'm trying to keep the article in good condition as it will be on the front page July 12. I left an edit summary that clearly explained my edit, there is no way this was vandalism. I'm getting really irritated when my edits get reverted just because I'm not logged in — I wasn't logged in because I haven't been editing wikipedia lately. Madeleine ✉ ✍ 01:20, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Template:Electroshock

I have nominated Template:Electroshock for deletion, I noticed that you left a comment on the talk page opposing deletion. Please share your thoughts in the TfD discussion. Steve Carlson^Talk 17:21, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Kata information and organization

I am sending you this information because you are a recent contributor in the goju ryu article. Please check:

Kata information and organization

All the editors of this article apprreciate your help Alfredo elejalde (talk) 15:52, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Victor Subirana

Hello again! I saw that your Speedy Delete request on Victor Subirana was declined. So...I put the article up for AfD. Feel free to join the fun! Hope all is well. Ecoleetage (talk) 19:05, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! I responded to your Editor Review, too. And you made a trenchant point in the AfD discussion on this article, too! Good to hear from you! Ecoleetage (talk) 21:18, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Trust me, CSD is a highly subjective endeavour. I know admins who delete full-length articles that go online with excellent academic and media references. If you think your CSD is justified, take it to AfD and share the fun. From what I see of your CSD tagging, you are more than fine. Thanks! Ecoleetage (talk) 21:26, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

It appears your CSD instinct was correct -- the article was deleted in the AfD process. It took a bit of time, but you were proven correct! Thanks! Ecoleetage (talk) 04:18, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Dethklok episodes

What Im I doing wrong I keep try to fix errors in Metalocalypse episodes but it keeps telling me to stop vandalizing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.235.65.49 (talk) 23:02, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Reversion

I just received this message:

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Artificial human characters in Stargate has been reverted, as it appears to have removed content from the page without explanation. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Leonard^(Bloom) 23:13, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Um...I *did* provide an explanation for the edit in the edit summary. -- 98.223.226.249 (talk) 23:18, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

I've restored your edit *.249. As you stated in your summary, this was simple speculation. "It would therefore be possible" = original research, and thus doesn't belong, and the material above it was only there to support this speculation. — Huntster (t • @ • c) 23:23, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank You

I don't know if I ever thanked you for fixing a typo on my userpage, but here it is. Thanks.:) <3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 06:16, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I noticed that typo awhile ago, but somethin came up and I didn't fix it. Thanks again.<3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 17:53, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Huggle

Is Huggle acting odd today? It is for me. Huggle keeps on crashing today:-(--SJP _Chat 19:27, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Huggle always has its issues for me as well, but it has never crashed. Today I've been doing nothing different, and its crashed. I haven't looked over the newpages either. I don't use Huggle for new pages patrol. I use NPwatcher for that;-)--SJP _Chat 19:36, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I don't know if my computer meets all the requirement...lol. I'm thinking it relates to Huggle, and not my computer. I think it would of been doing this earlier if it had to do with my computer. I'm not an expert though, so I may be wrong;-) Thanks for trying to help me:-) Cheers!--SJP _Chat 19:42, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

SJP _Chat has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

No problem. Wikipedia can sometimes be a stressful place, and stress can cause some people to leave. I try to lighten the mood a bit, and make wikipedia a little less stressful:-) I see it as an indirect way of helping the encyclopedia;-) Feel free to leave that template on other peoples pages, and leave a kind comment as well;-) Cheers!--SJP _Chat 19:58, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Jones & Bartlett

FYI, I removed the speedy tag from Jones & Bartlett, because though I agree that the stub is in appalling shape at the moment, it's something that can easily be fleshed out. If you check the "Whats linked here" on the page, you'll see that it is already being linked to from multiple articles, as it is a publishing house that frequently publishes reliable sources. So I'd like to give it a bit more time to expand? If it stays in its "one line" form, I agree it's not much good to Wikipedia, but I'm confident it will grow. --Elonka 00:08, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Carli Lloyd

That's not vandalism, it's removing copyvio text. 98.220.176.75 (talk) 22:22, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

ItsJustSomeRandomGuy

Hi, I see that you're patrolling my work on this article. Do you have any advice?Spideymouse (talk) 17:31, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

speedy

"Being a neologism" is not a reason for speedy. Only the reasons given in WP:CSD can be used. DGG (talk) 16:33, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

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Teddy Roosevelt is calling?

Hey there, it is a bit late now for me to get started (12:35am ET), but let me revisit it during the diurnal hours. TR was one of my favourite figures in U.S. history, so this could be fun. Thanks for thinking of me! Ecoleetage (talk) 04:37, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi

Hi, I've noticed your move of article Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi (consul 133 BC) to Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi (Roman consul). However, I think that using the first form is more common through articles describing Roman consuls and is also more informative. Also all existing links regarding this consul were linked to the first form. In my opinion, It might be better to move it back to L. C. P. F. (consul 133 BC). --Tomaxer (talk) 22:29, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for quick reaction and agreement. --Tomaxer (talk) 22:45, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Your RFA

Best of luck for your RFA. -- Tinu Cherian - 11:29, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Indeed. I just voted Very Strong Support for your candidacy. Good luck! Ecoleetage (talk) 13:07, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

+1<3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 13:27, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

i just voted for you with a mild support. i have to say that i do give you credit for NOT being the one who was using the computer at the time that the vandalism that people are accusing you was made. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hawkey131 (talk • contribs) 14:48, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you all of you, and I'm glad there is some basis of support for me, I'm very touched. Unfortunately, the way it seems now, my past mistakes:

• leaving the room while logged in
• assuming "banned" and "blocked" were the same
• mistaking "A1 (no context)" to mean "very little context (article length)"

have caught up with me. Again, thanks for your support. Leonard^(Bloom) 15:02, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

i have to say this to everyone reading this page. this is not a vandalism but a comment to to leonard. humans make mistakes. people are not perfect. even i can make mistakes. so the mistakes you made does not concern me. because no one is truely perfect.Hawkey131 (talk) 15:11, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Because I can see things that some people don't want to acknowledge:

		The Editor's Barnstar
		In tribute to your trenchant contributions to expanding Wikipedia's content, and in celebration of the intelligence and maturity that you bring to the project's online communications. Ecoleetage (talk) 16:32, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your friendship! That means a lot for me! (And also - I hope to get over to the local library and bookstores later this week to look into TR's big stick policy.) Ecoleetage (talk) 16:51, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Closed

I have closed your RFA per WP:NOTNOW. You received a good range of opinions and should have some ideas on how to improve should you wish to stand for RFA in the future. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this. –xeno (talk) 18:01, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Certainly understandable. =) Happy editing, –xeno (talk) 19:07, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Editor Review

You don't see me around XFD because I don't participate as often as I should. And I haven't been participating in that many RFAs as of late but will resume soon. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 21:46, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Well, you kind of get tired of everyone saying, "Anti-vandals can't make it as admins." Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 22:15, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Well, what the hell am I supposed to do? Put on my happy face and dance in a circle and say, "Oh, I'll be an admin because everybody likes me and thinks I'm a good editor!"? Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 22:26, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

It's just that there are requirements. You have to be a brilliant articles writer. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 22:37, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Ref converter use

Please take a good look at the effects of this edit. A quick glance at the notes and references sections should be enough to encourage you to check the consequences of your edits a little more thoroughly before committing them. Martin (Smith609 – Talk) 13:18, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Menwhopause

Hello - not sure what's happened here. You seem to have closed the AFD on this article, but the article and talk page do not appear to have been updated as a result. Thanks.--Michig (talk) 11:39, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

		The Original Barnstar
		You definitely did not need to help me with The High Speed Scene. Yet you took the time out to do so. Thanks a million, man. I won't forget you. Shapiros10 contact meMy work 13:11, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

e:Big Stick

I'll try, but it's not my area of expertise.

Just a shot in the dark, are you Jewish? Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 18:35, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

I thought Bloom was a Jewish name. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 20:47, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

And when you said Leopold Bloom, I thought you meant the guy from this movie, and all-time favorite. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 20:53, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, he was named after him. Shapiros10 ^{contact me}_{My work} 20:56, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: Your userpage...

Phew. I clicked on the new messages bar thinking I'd be reprimanded.
Whatever. Go ahead.21655 ^{ταλκ/01ҁ} 00:29, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Baltimore City College Football

Please see the history and my edit summary. 97.116.20.53 (talk) 02:59, 18 July 2008 (UTC)