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Thanks for stopping by. Orfeocookie (talk) 20:44, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Reason parameter in fact template
Hi there. I'm a little confused - this edit seems to be at variance with "It is also recommended to add the (non-displayed) |reason= parameter to leave a better record for future editors," which is stated in the Notes under Template:Citation needed#Usage. I agree that the user's sig should not have been in there but surely the comment is OK? Your edit seems to perhaps risk making the tag less useful and more drive-by. Thanks and best wishes DBaK (talk) 09:43, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
Dear Fylbecatulous, thank very much for the nice and helpful message, and please do not think for a moment of apologizing. I think I am quite sensitive to rudeness (possibly too much so to edit here!) but I detect a 100% absence of it in your actions. It's been a pleasure to do business with you. With thanks and best wishes DBaK (talk) 13:00, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for the message. Editing articles on wiki was something I did over the summer... probably no time for it now.74.239.209.92 (talk) 04:33, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
Re:AiC talk
Bro, place your thoughts here whether you agree or disagree doesn't matter please include your valuable thoughts. Bloomgloomtalk 07:45, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
Seriously bro, I've never thought a simple healthy discussion on talk page could go this far. You've been very helpful, I appreciate every bit of it & I know since it has gone complicated you're no longer interested in it. Still if you've got something to add do include.Much regards. Bloomgloomtalk 15:49, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
thank you for deftly correcting a tech error of mine i let astray without the chiding talk page note many feel compelled to leave --— ⦿⨦⨀TumadoireachtTalk/Stalk 21:54, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
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Seaweed is a band
They guy who added Seaweed to the grunge list was correct in doing so, but to please you I justified it on the talk page. He accidentally linked the article for the plant seaweed instead of this: Seaweed (band). Just so you know! Mrmoustache14 (talk) 23:14, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
A. B. Dobrowolski
Thanks for reassessing Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski - this shows me where the article stands now. I've started working on the other Belgian Antarctic Expedition articles as well, and will improve this one further in the near future. (talk) 07:26, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
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Hi. I've got no problem with the speedy deletion. When I've done enough research and I'm ready to go with the page, can I start it anew, or do I need to request undeletion? Thanks. --FeldBum (talk) 02:00, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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A friendly word
Hello, I wanted to leave you alone for a few days. But I also want to let you know that I have thought about your messages to me, and that I wish you well. If I can assist, just let me know. Take care. Cullen328Let's discuss it 02:14, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
Thank you ツ You challenged me in a good way to uncloak myself so we could communicate in a more honest manner. You were right of course. But I didn't want to cause you to feel uncomfortable because I ended up revealing so much. Like I had not only tossed off my cloak, but thrown open the curtains and walked out into the daylight with fangs and all, to be destroyed by the sunlight. I really dislike whining and am always aware that I sometimes do. Hey though, you did speak truth: I had a friend who died quite gracefully of something uncurable and sufferable and he always said "heaven is just a blink away", so I do think of one early U2 song Seconds. I promise to stay in touch (in homeopathic doses). Many best wishes. Fylbecatuloustalk 02:48, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
I didn't intend my initial remarks so much as a challenge to you as an opening or an invitation to you. Of course, I did not expect to learn what I did, but true reality is cold reality, at least in most coherent systems of thinking and viewing the world. I see no fangs and I see no signs of whining. But if it comes some day to whining, I will certainly do my best to understand, to try to redirect toward good ends, and also, always to forgive. Cullen328Let's discuss it 03:03, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
Have no fear, from you it was a gentle invitation. I visualised it as a challenge so I would answer you as needed to be done. Fylbecatuloustalk 03:17, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
And you did, my friend. Until the day I die, I will think of you when I hear songs from the Guthrie pantheon, father and son. I have a sweet and true friend of 43 years, and we sometimes joke about "Alice's Restaurant". That song and accretions around it has some very sweet connotations to the two of us. There is a biker bar in a remote and scenic part of the San Francisco Bay Area, and she is a biker. I have been there but she hasn't yet. But now there is another layer of meaning, at least for me, when I think of any such composition. "Pastures of Plenty" is a song by his father that especially appeals to me. I associate it with the version by The Youngbloods, which I heard about that same time, 43 years ago, just before coming to California for the first time. To me, the vocals of Jesse Colin Young evoke a time and place that makes me yearn to be young and free and optimistic again. Such memories build up crusty layers of meaning, much like a slow deliberate painter builds up layers of intipasto. Cullen328Let's discuss it 03:47, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
I have seen the younger. He performed nearby earlier this year. Oh, I loved "Alice's Restaurant" the song and the film; and the Woodstock film. I have seen "The Dust Bowl" twice on PBS and Woody is featured along with his music from that era. Man, he lived a rough and tumble life. The ubiquitous "they" say you have faster progression and worse symptoms the more physically active you are earlier in life...I think of him running after trains to ride the rails. Fylbecatuloustalk 04:08, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for letting me know. I have removed the issues tag. All the best! Fylbecatuloustalk 20:36, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
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cbrillaz
Hello,
I'm working to build out my sandbox.
I have a few concerns, are you available? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cbrillaz (talk • contribs) 22:15, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
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You are welcome. Happy to help. ツ Observe dab notice below: I just knew I linked to the musician! All the best Fylbecatuloustalk 13:25, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
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Moving is always tough. I wish you well, and hope that you return to contributing to the encyclopedia soon. Cullen328Let's discuss it 06:49, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. It will be a good move but it all happened suddenly. I am trying to pack in small episodes. It is the cleaning that will drive me bats. I am in a flat and management has to come in and assess for damage and 'excess painting and cleaning' for which they charge you. I am so obsessive, I am going around and putting dabs of touch-up paint in every little dent and scratch on the walls and baseboards. I have even lemon-oiled the fake wood cabinets so the wear and tear of the finish doesn't look so bad. I'll still be around a bit until I am cut off from Internet. Thanks again for your well wishes. Fylbecatuloustalk 07:01, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
The Overseer
I just want to thank you for your highly constructive edits to that page. I love it!HotHat (talk) 10:22, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
You are welcome ツ. I have gone ahead and reviewed those two new articles on their albums, so you don't have to wait in the endless queue. All the best Fylbecatuloustalk 10:36, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
It is arbitrary to delete Mike Boich
He is the first Evangelist for the Apple Macintosh. It just happens he is a CEO now, and a venture capitalist.
meatclerk (talk) 06:55, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
I review new pages but do not have the power to remove an article. I made a deletion request based on what I saw in the article and its sources; as to whether or not they met the policies and guidelines of English Wikipedia. An administrator reviewed the nomination for Quick Deletion and made a decision, again, based on policies and guidelines. Continued good luck with your editing. Fylbecatuloustalk 21:53, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
Regardless, your judgement was arbitrary. His was likely rubberstamping yours. meatclerk (talk) 06:58, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
I've reinserted the article, and added internal links. The Person/Name had 4 internal links. Mike's name is mention in at least 5 separate articles. Your judgement is arbitrary. meatclerk (talk) 07:16, 4 May 2014 (UTC)
Y Answered at your talkpage as well as responding at AfD discussion. Fylbecatuloustalk 13:44, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
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Noticed [2]. Anthony won't get pinged as per this, you need to sign in the same post the user is mentioned. --NeilNtalk to me 03:01, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
Help! ツ This is as clear as mud. Not! I still don't understand how. I tot I did that. What do I need to do now? Fylbecatuloustalk 03:20, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
Hmm, okay. In this edit all you did was add Anthony's name. You added your signature in a prior edit. Mentioning a user and adding a signature must be done in the same edit for the user to get a notification. --NeilNtalk to me 05:04, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
Thank you. Fail. Total fail. Meanwhile, Anthony has been back to Wil's talk page, so hopefully my reply was noticed. Thank you, because next time I will understand how to ring the bell. All the best. Fylbecatuloustalk 05:13, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
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Thank you
Thank you for holding me to a high standard. You were right. I hope that you are doing well, which is not an idle sentiment. Cullen328Let's discuss it 05:48, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
Y Answered at your talk page with gratitude and a gift of WikiLove.
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Compared to your previously 134 character long signature of: Fylbecatuloustalk
Hope this helps! Happy editing! — {{U|Technical 13}}(e • t • c) 18:10, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
@Technical 13:. I am very grateful. Happy editing indeed. ツ All the best to you. Fylbecatuloustalk 18:17, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
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Could you please help me add inlined referenced to this page? I created the stub, then it was completely changed without hardly any references. I tried to be diplomatic on the talkpage, but perhaps I was TOO diplomatic as nothing has been fixed? I think the page looks terrible now--hardly any reference--and even hard to read because it lacks wikifying, etc.Zigzig20s (talk) 13:14, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
@Hafspajen: Thank you so much for the gift of an awesome puppy. Yours is a welcome notification, after a series of harsh edit summaries reverting my edits. I will faithfully feed and make sure puppy is safe and happy amongst all my cats. Fylbecatuloustalk 17:34, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
Ah, what did you got yourself mixed up with? Hafspajen (talk) 17:44, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
Y part two: actually not. puppy was not happy with my cats. is at home somewhere in history
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This is a remarcable picture of an Angel. Actually a very good one. I have read people describing angels looking like this ... strong, poweful, radiant and golden. (well not all, but some). Anyway nowhere near the putti-look. It should be in the article. Go into you room and let none ... and then ... Hafspajen (talk) 04:46, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
Very nice. I am reminded of a saying: a battle may be lost, but the war has already been won. I sometimes feel that my angels are not quite so powerful... Fylbecatuloustalk 18:23, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
Oh, now. I now have to let you know that you are not quite right here. Smash on that door. Hafspajen (talk) 18:46, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
Second thought. The Protestants are crazy. What does the Ortodox Church have all those angels, icons and Saints for? Hafspajen (talk) 19:40, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
Hafspajen, We pray for the angels and the Saints to protect us and intercede before God on our behalf. The icons give us a visual image for reverence. My favourite icon of of the Archangel Michael, actually. Saint George is a good one too; the dragon slayer. There be dragons, you know... Fylbecatuloustalk 01:50, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
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Fylbie, about removing "Word count", no big deal (although one is really not supposed to delete others' comments unless one is an administrator with a good reason). I use this "word count" device occasionally to voice my (slightly jocular) opinion that the discussion is getting overlong because certain people are laboring their points. But I'm just another 'user' — my comments have no official standing and may be (and often are) freely disregarded.
Please don't absent yourself from discussion on my account. Sorry if I offended you. Sca (talk) 14:48, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
Sca, No I only removed my latest comments; I would never remove anothers. Your word count note still stands. I have not deleted it. I am actually quite obedient to rules on Wikipedia. Alas, I have certainly belaboured my point. I am not offended, be assured. This is just getting upsetting because now my note to you has been misread. I would never remove your word count note. (sigh.......)Fylbecatuloustalk 15:00, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
Oh, sorry for the confusion — I just realized what was going on by looking at the FP nom. Doh! I just didn't read your note carefully enough — a frequent failing of mine, alas.
Now, I too suggest you put your comments back. Sca (talk) 15:08, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
Thank you. Hafspajen has done the good deed. ::: ツ Fylbecatuloustalk 15:20, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
Metathanks!
Just a word of thanks for your thanks concerning calico cats! :) JonRichfield (talk) 12:55, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
JonRichfield, you are welcome. A very good edit to an article I am quite fond of; (along with the torties). ツ Fylbecatuloustalk 15:03, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
Writing articles
Fylbecatulous, I hope you don't mind my sticking my nose in here, but I read what you said at the RfA about the process of getting articles accepted here, and I wonder whether you realize there is no requirement to use either the Article Wizard or AfC? Any registered editor can just create it. The New Page Patrollers are going to look it up and down, so I always advise people to not press Save until there's a clear statement of importance in the lede and at least one decent reference, preferably two. (Also in my experience, if you don't give it at least one category, you may edit conflict with someone dropping by to add categories one at a time.) But if it's a notable topic, I'd say go for it. It's at least as much fun here as on Simple, IMO :-) Maybe you knew all this, but just in case you didn't ... Yngvadottir (talk) 18:36, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
Yngvadottir, please don't worry about coming to my talk page. Thanks for your encouragemnt. I actually engage in some New Page Patrol on en-wiki for tagging as an editor. So to me even that is a precarious undertaking to perhaps write an article and stress about acceptance or deletion, or deletion review...See English Wikipedia, to me, is fairly deletionist. Decidedly so, compared to Simple English. We actually still welcome new articles there, and we rarely delete anything except complete silliness or vandalism. We just shrug and say "okay this article has arrived in a total mess but it can be patched up with some loving care". I am actually gifted with the patroller rights there, so mostly, I tag very little for issues and instead attempt to do the work needed myself. As far as fun, Simple has its own prickly issues, but I really enjoy the chance to write content. I was a newsprint journalist once and young, so I know how to write for 5th - 8th grade level (10 years to 13 maybe), which is what newspapers attempt to achieve. Thanks again and happy to meet you. Fylbecatuloustalk 16:47, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
That's a bit scary that you would see it that way. However, as a fairly extreme inclusionist (I've worked hard to save several articles and have undeleted and rewritten at least one, Tiddles), I can't say it's an entirely unjustified opinion. But I can only think of one article I've written that's been AfD'd, and it was kept. There's always a first time, of course. But there are still a horrifying number of red links. And you must be brave to have written for newspapers! Yngvadottir (talk) 17:02, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
Please do not undo it again
Why did you undo my edit on the Pet page? I see no reason as to why that edit should be undone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.218.9.189 (talk) 22:39, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
Y IP editor made this edit three times and was reverted by three different editors, with comments in edit summary twice. Mine said it was a good faith edit, but better before.
from Precious section (award from Gerda)
* this is part 2, archived.
I was honoured to see the blue duck on your user page, mate in mourning. Moar. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:15, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Gerda, 28bytes first introduced me to his fabulous bot that gave me calm behind-the-scenes work for many months. I still have the two Barnstars he awarded me up above on this talk page. What won my heart forever was the way he closed this discussion: Wikipedians who are not a wikipedian. I am still proudly a member of the redlinked category he left behind for us to be listed in. A true blue gentle admin. In solidarity - Fylbecatuloustalk 23:07, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Yes, and right now I am missing Hafspajen, for whom I placed the image of the lolcat with "I maded u a piksher", who is very much missed and I more than likely ping in vain. sigh....... Thank you again. Fylbecatuloustalk 23:18, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Saw some promising words by Diliff that made me a bit more hopeful at FP talk.
(ec) I am so happy he's back (28bytes). He was the first admin who's RfA I supported, so the first I ever asked for help, and always got it. - I am also proudly a member of a red category, and sad that Alan isn't. Did you see my top notice today: this user supports Mkativerata? The pic for Hafspajen actually was the trigger ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:21, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Yes, your page is already on my watchlist from when you gave me the blue duck. ツ Fylbecatuloustalk 23:28, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Then you saw that I just added Hafspajen back ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:37, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Yes, and the words 'thank' you' alone do not express enough emotion, so please accept the feeling of gratitude, Gerda. Drmies said, in this latest drama trauma over the Featured Pictures candidates battlefield, that Hafspajen wears his heart on his sleeve. So do I. A bit emotionally overwhelmed, I just took an ice cream break for solace. :) This is an awesome shrine you are keeping for the fallen, despaired and mistreated and for those who have recovered and returned. Deep regards, Fylbecatuloustalk 02:44, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
I received a Surreal today, for Kafka, - it certainly helps to have worked on Kafka to get over some of the arguments that seem surreal ;) - I said so after Teh Case, in other words. The No. 1 editor of Kafka would win a prize among the most mistreated easily, the one who named awesome wikipedians for the longest time, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:34, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
I ran across your comment on Eric's talk page letting people know that you are unhappy with me. I understand why. I completely botched the point I was trying to make on Jimbo's talk page, in a way that was particularly hurtful to you. I was wrong, and later struck out much of my comment. I tried to make amends at that time, but I guess I didn't express myself clearly enough. I was wrong, and I apologize to you. I am going to try hard not to write anything so insensitive in the future. I wish you nothing but the best. Cullen328Let's discuss it 05:22, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
