User talk:The Random Editor

Dear Friends, I have spent a short time on Wikipedia, but nonetheless a very joyous time. I feel that it is time for me to move on with life. I thank you all for becoming such a special part of my life. Perhaps, I shall return under another account someday. I request that my userpage not be changed, nor my talk page. If someone would archrive forty of my threads on the talk page, I would greatly appreciate it. Feel free to de-sysop me if you desire. Thanks you all and happy editting! --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor

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What?!?!?

I didn't support your RfA?!?!?!? -smack smack smack- Ugh! I'm so sorry. :( I didn't even know you had one until after it closed! So here's a post-RfA support strong support for missing it for you, and best of luck with the tools! —  $PЯINGεrαgђ  15:54, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

GA Sweeps

This is a formal invitation to be a reviewer for WikiProject Good article sweeps. Only experienced and trusted reviewers are invited to participate in this task. If you decide to participate, keep track of your progress here. Everything you need is located on the project page. Drop a line on my talk page if you need anything. Regards, LaraLove 18:34, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Bah!!! I totally typed the wrong user when I did this! Haha. I was thinking of The Rambling Man and I typed The Random Editor. Hey, the names are close, okay?! DON'T JUDGE ME!! :P LaraLove 18:56, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Username blocks

You beat me to five assorted consecutive blocks the last timw we were on simultaneously - Thursday, I think!!! It was my turn. On a different level, it is nice to see you getting stuck into the backlogs. --Anthony.bradbury^"talk" 19:56, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Thanks for your note of thanks! It was easy to support you, you're a fantastic editor and I think you'll make a great admin! Well deserved honor! Dreadstar † 20:07, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

This is a random "you are welcome!" Brazilian greetings, Slade (TheJoker) 22:14, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

suspected sockpuppets

hi TRE, just wanted to let you know i've filed a report here about an account that you blocked, I think it's the same user creating multiple accounts, who has already had an IP blocked that was responsible for a previous rash of admin-bashing usernames. if you've seen any other username accounts recently that are spoofing administrators, i encourage you to add them to the report. thanks! ~Eliz81^(C) 21:51, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

ooo, thanks for letting me know and for keeping an eye out! i've updated the report. ~Eliz81^(C) 00:09, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Help Desk

Could you please answer my question at the help desk? The guy is really bothering me (the one that left me a message with the header saying "fuck you"). --Agüeybaná 23:26, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. --Agüeybaná 23:47, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

OMG!

No talk page link in your sig :O The world is coming to an end :( Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) 00:40, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

greek challenge

oh what an evil one! I am stuck and resorted to Liddell and Scott, but I think it comes from sugchaipw- to rejoice with- then sugchareite (don't know how to do the greek font but it looks like what you put and it is the 2nd plural aorist or 2nd passive subjunctive of the above. then the -ia is the hard bit- maybe a sort of state of being? So-

you (plural) were in a state where you rejoiced with, or you might be in a state where you are rejoiced with. (aorist of completed action in the present tense.) Phew! do tell me the answer :)

I don't know how to write in the Greek font yet or I would challenge you:)

other thought- trying to translate plainer- it means "congratulations!" (?)Merkinsmum 18:58, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi Random

Hi, I hope you can help me. I am trying to make the text on my talk page all be <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS">, but I can't seem to do it. Can you help? Alpta 19:07, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Your userpage!

Well, your userpage is beautiful in my eyes, dear Random, tho it sounds a little vain coming from me! ;) But seriously, I love the color scheme you created, and the navbar is wonderful as well. I'd center the userboxes, but that's small potatoes. As a side note, I'd check your mail, if I were you :) Love, Phaedriel - 05:55, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Ouch, sweetie, you're fast! :) It looks very good now, congrats! And please, let me know if you ever need assistance with your design, our with those shiny new buttons you've earned ;) Lots of love, Phaedriel - 19:06, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

RfA Spam

Just to let you know I passed my RfA. Thank you very much for the nomination. I'm not going to SPAM everyone, as I have 96-6=90 better things to do with my new (not very shiny after all) buttons. However I am thanking my nominators, because, well you are all fab! Happy Editing! Pedro |  Chat  12:27, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

The PTA Disbands!

I have responded to your comments. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 23:28, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Can you review me?

Hi TRE. I know you're probably very busy but I know that you have alot of experience in various areas of Wikipedia and, if possible, would be grateful if you could take a bit of time to review my contributions and give me a few suggestions on improving my contributions at Wikipedia:Editor review/Tbo 157. Thanks. Tbo ¹⁵⁷(talk) (review) 16:59, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much for agreeing to review me. I don't mind when its done as im in no rush. Im sure an experienced editor like you can provide valuable feedback. Thanks. :) Tbo ¹⁵⁷(talk) (review) 16:10, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

I think Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/The Random Editor says it all. :) Tbo ¹⁵⁷(talk) (review) 16:37, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for taking time to review me. I will consider the review when editing. Tbo ¹⁵⁷(talk) (review) 21:19, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

A barnstar won't cut it, soo...

A successful RfA dosen't deserve a barnstar, he deserves the entire barn!Marlith ^T/C 04:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Walk t'plank!

		Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
		Ahoy, me hearty! How 'bout a good ol' jug o' grog? RegARRds, Húsönd 15:46, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Re: Userpage

Thank you very much for your offer! My userpage is so ugly and I never bothered to do anything about it. So if this is fun for you please go ahead and redesign it :-) As for colors and themes - anything you like, seriously :-) Regards, Jogers (talk) 19:40, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks in advance :-) Jogers (talk) 19:48, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, it's very nice! Jogers (talk) 20:59, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Userpage

Man yes please! Anything you like - I quite like deep blue and grey but whatever! If you have time - it saves me nicking it of someone! Pedro |  Chat  19:44, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Re words - I guess - "welcome to Pedro's user page. I'm an administrator on en.wikipedia which basically means I'm here to help out. If you need help please feel free to use my talk page and I'll come back to you asap. Please note I'm normally online between 07:00 and 16:00 UTC (Wikipedia time). Please forgive me if I don't come back to you as quickly as you would wish." Othe rthan that my friend do as you will - and don't forget a HUGE "this page was designed by the mega design man and all round good guy The Random Editor" as a plug!!!!! Pedro |  Chat  20:15, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

p.s. embarrasing really as I kind of am actually a director of my own web site design company....... !!! Really should do my own design !!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pedro (talk • contribs) 20:16, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

No rush my friend! I appreciate it - you're too kind! Pedro |  Chat  07:09, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Done :)

It's fixed, my friend! :) Phaedriel - 02:23, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

What the hell?

What was this all about? Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) (Drought) 09:06, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Er, OK, this is getting really weird. You're not the TRE we used to know, in any case.. >_< Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) (Drought) 02:08, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

The now-traditional RFA thank-spam

Click there to open your card! → → →

Dear The Random Editor,

Thank you for your participation in my RFA, which closed successfully with 83 supports, 1 oppose, and 0 neutrals. No matter if you voted (I mean, "!voted") support or oppose, I thank you for taking the time to drop by. I'm new, remember, so if you have any suggestions feel free to inform me of them, and if I do anything wrong, feel free to add to the permanent chorus of disapproval on my talk page. Special thanks to Walton^One and Dihydrogen Monoxide for nominating me.

iridescent (talk to me!) 20:51, 20 September 2007 (UTC) Credits

This design was brazenly stolen from inspired by Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor's RFA Thanks, which in turn was inspired by Phaedriel's RFA thanks.

E-mail.

I sent an e-mail your way earlier today... but I forgot to leave you a note until now (my memory failed... for the millionth time). · AndonicO ^Talk 21:54, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Number two should be in your inbox by now. · AndonicO ^Talk 00:02, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Number three. · AndonicO ^Talk 00:50, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

RFA Thanks!

Thanks for your participation for my RFA bid and for your support.--JForget 23:15, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

UAA

Cool :-) --Agüeybaná 00:14, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

User Page

You sir, are the main man! It's stunning! Pedro |  Chat  08:20, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Hello there!

Hello! (I'm wondering what I can call you, for "short", do people call you "TRE"? Hee hee.) I noticed that you archived WP:RFCN today, and I thought perhaps you had not seen this discussion, which ended in the consensus of "Discussions are to normally run for at least 24 hours before being closed, and then archived after another 24 hours.", due to some concerns that not everyone may have seen them, even though they may have been speedily closed. Granted, the Rebel one had been up there a significant amount of time, and the Jesus one was speedily closed because user agreed to change, but I just wasn't sure if you knew that routinely they're left up for a day or two, I hope you don't take this wrong, as I mean no disrespect, I just had not seen you close any before, so I thought perhaps I'd let you know about that. ^Ariel♥Gold 20:40, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Sunderland A.F.C.

Hello, Can you please consider permanantly semi-protecting it, as it is constantly being vandalised by anonymous users, especially Newcastle United F.C. fans. --Sunderland06 21:21, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Stanley Dunin AfD

Hi there, I've noticed your work at GA, so I thought I'd drop a note about this AfD. I'd recommend you talking a close look at the references and claims made in this article. I get the feeling that things are really not as they appear from reading the Wikipedia article's text. Tim Vickers 00:25, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi again. I've rewritten the lead so the article is now self-consistent. However, the claims are still unverified and he doesn't seem very notable. Can you have another look at the article and see what you think? All the best Tim Vickers 19:10, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

DailyKos

If you are really must see my training wheels, see [1]. Bearian 02:03, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

BNP

The edit warring there came to a negotiated settlement before you placed the protection tag - though I think semi-protection might still be appropriate...--Red Deathy 14:58, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

I owe you a big thank you for supporting me in My RfA, which was successful with 67 supports and 20 opposes. - Penwhale | ^{Blast him / Follow his steps} 23:30, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

IE userpage

When I view it, the writing is all over the place, the {{reflist}} screws up, etc. Meh... Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) 02:10, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Stanley Dunin

Hi TRE. Argh, weird font :) In case you missed them, there's a few questions relating to the further reviewing done on the claims made in the article on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stanley Dunin 2. Could I ask you to take a closer look at the sources and see what you think? Neil ム 08:33, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Fabrictramp RFA

Thank you for your support in my Request for Adminship, which passed with 50 supports, 1 neutral, and 1 oppose. My goal is to keep earning your trust every time I grab the "mop". (And I'm always open to constructive criticism and advice!) Again, thanks. (And congrats on your own recent adminship!) --Fabrictramp 16:08, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Please unblock me

I'm not VinceB, so please unblock me. I had to create that account to be able to communicate with you only, but unlike VinceB, I have a fix IP address. I respected Wikipedia policies, so I don't understand why you had to immediately indef(!) block me without at least having a chance to email you.
That was not Tankred's first accusation with bad intention (see Checkuser) and now he is angry, because I asked for an RFC on including the Benes decrees in the article Slovakia in which he is involved (see his comments at Talk:Slovakia).
Please at least give me your email address or let my REAL account communicate with you so I can get rid of this fake account. That is not me. If I was VinceB, don't you think I'd just create another sockpuppet instead of fighting for an account? Frankly, it's pretty bizarre and strange when you are being accused of being someone you are not. Everytime Tankred does not like someone's editing, he accuses him of being VinceB.
Please check ALL my contributions and not just the ones mentioned by Tankred. And if you decide to unblock me, please mention in the edit summary it was just a mistake. Thank you. Squash Racket —Preceding unsigned comment added by Please Check Again (talk • contribs) 09:24, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

"Economics" article request for semi-protection

Hello, TRE. Thank you for acting on the above. I left a request of clarification at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection, but you might not be able to respond to it there before it is archived. In any case, could you instead consider looking at a copy of it on my Talk page at User talk:Thomasmeeks#"Economics" article request for semi-protection (with any added comments I can get in there before that)? Thank you. P.S. I read your User page -- all of it. I believe that I am writing the right person, though I am not given to premature optimism. --Thomasmeeks 10:12, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. Indeed you did semi-protect. I regret not being more explicit at User talk:Thomasmeeks#"Economics" article request for semi-protection. Would consider taking another look there? I have added another note (dated 19:15, 26 September 2007) to try to clarify. My thanks. --Thomasmeeks 19:36, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, again. Interesting idea. What would you think of this refinement: to see whether or how long it would be before vandalism returned to high levels, say over a 2-week period or 50 Edits, whichever came first? 2-weeks or 50 edits (a provisional number) has the advantage of a reasonable sample size or time period, rather than depending on a possibly temporary lull or surge of vandalism vs. good Edits.

If semi-protection returns (which you would determine), I could write up the result for the Talk page. There are already 2 data points for this article as to removing semi-protect in Spring 2007. In the first case, it did not take long for the previous rate of vandalism to return. In the 2nd case, which was close to the end of the Spring semester, my impression is that vandalism did not return to previous levels until late August, possibly because of the school break. While an immediate extension of semi-protect would have been nice, the knowledge gained from this little experiment might help the article as to guidance for future semi-protect & be of wider interest. My thanks. --Thomasmeeks 22:10, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

MuscleTech

This article may need full protection for the next 24 hours as it was just blanked. See forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4423183&page=2 as well. --Quartet 20:50, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Get well soon!

Dear TRE, I hope that you get some hot soup tonight, a good night's rest, and tomorrow you awaken feeling refreshed, and no longer under the weather! Get well soon! Ariel♥Gold 21:19, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Squash Racket

Hi. You have unblocked User:Squash Racket upon his request. In his request, he has accused me of many things that were not true, but I was not able to respond because he kept deleting all my comments.[2][3][4] I am still completely confident this is a sockpuppet of VinceB and this opinion is supported also by other users.[5][6]

As to his accusations against me: VinceB has fought against all his blocks and against blocks of his other sockpuppets in the same way, so I am not surprised that he is trying to attack me for reporting him again. This block has nothing to do with the article Benes decrees and that article was not even included in the great amount of evidence I presented at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/VinceB (4th). My recent edit mentioned by Squash Racket was perfectly in line with the prevailing custom of deleting contributions of blocked sockpuppets. I believe this practice demonstrates to banned sockpuppetmasters futility of their attempts to return to Wikipedia. As for warnings, history of Squash Racket's talk page stores numerous warnings from various users (not only from me). Squash Racket has deleted them all and now claims to be never warned.

As to his arguments: 1. There is no "debate going on how to apply historical Hungarian names for Slovakian places". He is the only user (apart from VinceB and his previously blocked sockpuppets) who constantly violates the convention (WP:NCGN) about this issue. 2. He did not challenge anyhow the fact that only he and an IP of VinceB's range have tried to delete any reference to Slovaks from the series of articles I mentioned at Suspected sock puppets/VinceB (4th). 3. He did not explain similarities between his and VinceB's style of communication and editing patterns.

The most recent Checkuser results give some limited evidence, but are generally inconclusive (see User_talk:Chaser#Squash_Racket). In this context, I would like to note that VinceB has used three different IP ranges (195.56., 91.120., and 84.236.) even while he was still active under his own name. Moreover, he could easily change an ISP since his ban in April.

I hope there is still a chance you will reconsider your decision. Tankred 21:56, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

There is a "debate going on how to apply historical Hungarian names for Slovakian places" as Tankred knows very well. This debate was going on since months until Tankred presented the convention (WP:NCGN) together with his own interpretation on the Hungarian notice-board. According to that it is not possible to use Hungarian names even in historical context. I always protested against this interpretation and other Hungarian users did the same. The topic is not Squash Racket's own mania at all. Zello 22:20, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

You protested, but you have never made any edit violating WP:NCGN. You have publicly admitted that the convention is as it is, although you do not like it. I can provide a diff for your own words if you want. Although there are several other users who do not like WP:NCGN, only Squash Racket and VinceB have been openly violating it. It is just pure coincidence, I guess. And the same is true for all other similarities between them, right? Tankred 22:49, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

I made many edits "violating" WP:NCGN similarly to other Hungarian users and I will make. Obviously I'm not violating the convention but I disregard your interpretation. Other users already pointed out that even this version of the convention allows Hungarian names (in spite of your best efforts). So the debate is still on and there is no difference between Squash Racket's behaviour and others, including mine, except that the topic is more important for him and he is no so tired with debating as me. Zello 22:55, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

I am afraid you are contradicting yourself while saying 'I made many edits "violating" WP:NCGN' and 'I'm not violating the convention'. What I see is isolated activity of VInceB and later of Squash Racket - not a war between Hungary and the rest of the Wikipedia. But this was only one of the similarities between Squash Racket and VinceB. Anyway, I think the owner of this talk page will consider this discussion a spam, so feel free to use my talk page if you want to continue in this discussion. Tankred 23:40, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

You certainly know the meaning of this punctuation mark: "...". But yes it would be spam to continue. Zello 23:46, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Kent Hovind

Sorry, looks like I undid a rev while you were in the middle of protecting/editing the article. Hope I didn't mess things up too bad. ||| antiuser 22:37, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Get well soon, dear Random!

Someone's not feeling quite well they're not their good ole self Feel like a tattered toy thrown way back in the shelf Hope you're feeling better soon and be back up and around So until you're feeling better we'll try not to make a sound Get well soon, dear Random! Mary E. Carpio Love, Phaedriel 07:21, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Heads up

This may be interesting to you ... Check the diffs.... Pedro :  Chat  11:00, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Very socky. Considering in two minutes it was: Register account, create redirect from user page to talk page, hit user pages. I'd move to block on the basis of an undeclared WP:SOCK but that's punative not preventative. Us newbie admins need to be carefull! :) Looks like the account has stopped now, but further edits I think WP:ANI. I'm going to roll back my user page. Pedro :  Chat  20:33, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Template:Oppose_Symbol

Hi, The Random Editor. I noticed on Kelly Martin's RfA that you created Template:Oppose Symbol. Are you aware that similar templates have been deleted several times, and are currently salted? See Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/Deleted/June 2005, Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2006 April 13, Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2006 July 16, and Template:Oppose and Template:Support which are salted. They may soon be deleted as a recreation of deleted content.

Anyways, I would ask you to re-consider using the template. --Iamunknown 18:49, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

See also Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2007 May 3#Voting templates yet again and User:Fir0002/Discussion on templates. The templates have quite a history, and it looks like consensus is against having them. Gracenotes^T § 19:47, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

And also see Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship/Archive_86#Support.2C_Oppose_and_Neutral_Logos. ♠TomasBat 02:30, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

And this diff. ♠TomasBat 02:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

User: Please Check Again

Please delete this account. I only created this account, because I didn't know I could edit my talk page while being blocked. I signed the two messages by this account with my real name here (Squash Racket), I clearly stated this is me, and after Nat told me about how to appeal a block I only used my real talk page. Squash Racket 07:01, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Forget it. You know it's mine and it won't be used anyway. I don't want to make it seem like I have made a 'dangerous sockpuppet', I think that would be the next 'evidence'. Squash Racket 04:25, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia has a new administrator!

Thanks, The Random Editor! Thank you for voicing your opinion in my RfA, which passed today with a unanimous 79/0/0 tally. It feels great to be appreciated, and I will try my best to meet everyone's expectations. If you have any advice or tips, feel free to pass them along, as I am sure that I will need them! Cheers, hmwith talk 21:26, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

You asked for it...

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For your extensive contributions to admin-y areas, and because you asked for it several times :-), I award you the Tireless Contributor Barnstar. Long live TRE! --Agüeybaná 00:10, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

The Bearstar!

		The Bearstar
		I hereby award you, The Random Editor, this Bearstar! The Bearstar is a very special award, a barnstar eaten by a bear! It is awarded to the Wikipedian who says something very humorous and or random, thus cheering up fellow Wikipedians who read it. This Bearstar is perfectly suited to your name, and your continued efforts on Wikipedia. Ariel♥Gold 00:31, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

I second this bearstar :)  — Dihydrogen Monoxide (H₂O) 07:18, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Bearian thirds this bearstar! Bearian 13:30, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Bearian's RfA

Thank you for supporting my RfA, which passed 63 to 1. Your comments at the RfA were so kind. Thanks again, and I hope to do my best to live up to your confidence. Bearian 13:29, 2 October 2007 (UTC)