User talk:Owlgorithm
A note about WP:AIV
[edit]Hi, Owlgorithm. I wanted to leave you a note about your recent report to WP:AIV (you reported 99.7.44.215 (talk · contribs) ). I declined the report, because the editor behind the IP hasn't edited in nearly four days, which is insufficient recent activity to justify a block. Please remember that blocks are to prevent further damage to Wikipedia, and not a form of punishment. Toward that end, only vandals that are currently vandalizing and that have already been properly warned should be reported to AIV. Don't think that I'm upset with you, or anything of the sort. I'm just letting you know how you can help make anti-vandal work more efficient. Regards, Parsecboy (talk) 02:13, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
CfD nomination of Category:Tastes like chicken
[edit]I have nominated Category:Tastes like chicken (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. — jwillbur 17:36, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
- Your [[:Category:Tastes like chicken]], while amusing, might be considered vandalism in some quarters, and has been reverted. Thanks for the laugh, tho. Cool username, too. (Do you run on spotted owls?) =] TREKphiler hit me ♠ 21:05 & 21:06, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks! I took the name from Rice University and my course of study there. Thanks for the input about the category, too -- I'm glad it was at least good for a laugh, because I didn't expect it to be so useless to Wikipedia itself. Hopefully it won't take too long to fix :-) Owlgorithm (talk) 22:56, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
- I admire your nerve. I've been tempted to leave cute stuff, but there are so many humorless trolls who won't even leave (half-serious!) gags in article footnotes.... TREKphiler hit me ♠ 00:03, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
July 2008
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The recent edit you made to Fried spider constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to vandalize pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thanks. MattieTK 21:42, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
Barnstars 'R' U
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| I award you one for finding Trekphiler's page for people who always think that "new message" bar is real. Aren't you glad you checked your mail? TREKphiler hit me ♠ 00:03, 18 July 2008 (UTC) |
Welcome
[edit]You've got quite a few things on your talk page already, but no explicit Welcome. The links in the regular welcome template might be helpful to you, so I've put it below.
Welcome!
Hello, Owlgorithm, 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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I noticed your edits to Alligator in the first place because I have it watched. Therefore, I also saw your recent edit [1]. In the future, please try to avoid deleting any comments on talk pages. It is possible to archive old talk instead. I didn't revert your edit because, in this case, it really doesn't matter, but please keep this in mind in the future. - Enuja (talk) 03:11, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you for pointing this out. I am embarrassed that there are so many things I don't know! I am learning to contribute content, which is new for me because I have previously only made minor edits like spelling and grammar (although I didn't even mark them "minor" because I didn't know to...). Anyway, thank you for these hints and for the links to the tutorials, which I am going to read so I won't keep causing trouble. Thank you! Owlgorithm (talk) 18:32, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
- You're welcome. Don't worry, you aren't causing trouble. Every user was a new user once! There really is a lot to learn about "how we do things" but, as long as you are trying to make the encyclopedia better (which you certainly appear to be doing), your contributions are very much appreciated. It's a problem with this encylopedia that it seems like there is so much to learn before you start editing. You're doing it the right way; start editing, and learn as you go! - Enuja (talk) 23:36, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!
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Hello, Owlgorithm. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.
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Speedy deletion nomination of Night of Decadence
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