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Image:ElmBlossom.jpg

Hi Dfrg - this pic actually shows immature seeds, not flowers! (elms flower in very early spring, probably about late August in your area) - MPF 12:36, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

TOC

Fixed! I had to make it an invisible table for it to work, though. Daniel.Bryant 06:45, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Daniel, thankyou once agian. I think that solitary confinement is really getting to Culverin though. I see you have surpassed the 7400 edit mark. Congradualtions! That is a very impressive feat, and you are to be commended. Thanks again mate, Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 06:58, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

No problems. I think you need to tell Culverin to write some articles, so we can parole him - tiny little fixes aren't great. Maybe direct him to WP:REQUEST...I think you should do it, as he respects you a fair bit. Daniel.Bryant 07:00, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm, it is apparent that writing articles aren't his strong point - perhaps he can contribute in other ways. I understand he has a digital camera, perhaps he can put is to good use? I'll mention WP:REQUEST, but I think he'd prefer taking a few pictures, I enjoy it and I'm sure he will too. Thanks, Dan. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 07:16, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Indeed. Maybe also link him to WP:RP as well :D I'd be happy to substitute his article parole into a combined article/image parole. Daniel.Bryant 07:36, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

K. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 05:09, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

On pics

Glad to help people be productive here. Take care - have a nice morning. --Improv 12:33, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Odd humor

Haha, thanks for the jokes mate. You must check this, I have the feeling you're gonna love it. Office spaces are very wonderful for the office spaces.--Húsönd 16:24, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey Husond, that's great! The old cinamon/basil trick eh? Society! Anyway, I'm sorry I was so late with my response, it's holiday time down in Aus, and I was at the coast, I regret not taking my camera to take some pictures of the area. Kangaroo Valley is particulary green and beautiful this time of year. Perhaps next time eh? So, what are you working on? Any picture requests? Any Joke requests? You may want to check out the Caption Comp in the Esperanza Coffee lounge for a bit of fun. See you 'round. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 11:49, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

I added myself to the judges list. This might be fun indeed. :-) Regards.--Húsönd 16:12, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Great, you can stil add something if you want, I suppose. If you liked Shavecut then you'll like this too. Best played on highest volume in a crowded room. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 23:03, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, that was fun. But I really thought that there was going to be some blood after that dispute. ;-) --Húsönd 02:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

computer template

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Computer_info

the text in the {'s are the varibles. when referncing the template and whant to change varible just go |varible="hi"

--Madcow 18:43, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

== your

Hey thanks Madcow, that helps alot and looks much better, thanks again! Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 22:08, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

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Caption competition

• Hi Dfrg. I was just wondering if you set a deadline for the caption competition. When you can, please provide further instructions about the evaluation procedure. The competetion was a great idea btw. Best regards.--Húsönd 03:49, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Hammertime.

Incendia, Intentio, Promptus.

Hmmm... a deadline. Well, today it is the 4th so, perhaps on the 13th? That should be enough time. Judging can begin then and go for two days. It would be great if lots of people, not just those who frequent the Coffee lounge get to see and enter. Hmmmm....

Already covered: Scores will be given out of Ten (Fifty toatal from Five judges). For:

• Originality (2)
• Humor (6)
• Image choice (2)

The winner; as well as being given a year supply of Coffee and a years supply of lounge will recive the DFRTurnip Tropy®. But then, it's not about the wining or the fabulous Turnip, it's about having a go and having some fun.

Scores could be expressed perhaps in a box:

Dfrg.msc - 7/10

Husond - 8/10

IAMTHEEGGMAN - 6/10

Crazytales - 5/10

SaturnYoshi - 4/10

Total - 30/50

Just fill in! Winner has the highest score. How do I get them to go right?

Ergo template:

Caption this Caption!

Captions This User is a Judge in the Esperanza Caption Competition. Only large bribes are accepted.

Hope that answers your questions - feel free to talk to me about anything more. Thanks, Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 08:26, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi again. I just noticed that judge Crazytales has a wikibreak notice on his user page. Perhaps you should ask him if the wikibreak will interfere with his role on the caption competition. If so, we might have to request a new judge... Cheers.--Húsönd 03:01, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Hey Husond, sorry for the late reply - I've been out and about recently (as you can see by my Gallery). Well I talked to crazytales, but no reply as yet. If he is not avaliable then we wil need to find a new judge. Thanks, Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 23:01, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

We got our 6th competitor now. Should we start the voting process? How/Where do we give our points? Maybe you should start and then the rest of the judges will follow. :-) Regards.--Húsönd 16:07, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

This is going well! And their all quite funny. I will still have to wait for comfirmation on Crazytales before we can start. If I have not said so earlyer - thankyou Husond for really helping me on this. I made the boxes smaller - but I want them to sit to the right of the captions, do you know how this can be done? That should make it easy for ourselves to just fill in a mark out of 10 and someone to add the cumulative total up and express it in a box. To mark we would just use the points system, Originality (2) Humor(6) Image choice (2). Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 23:53, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Crazytales is still in, I want to see if the broarder community wants to get involved first though, there must be some fun-loving users out there. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 07:15, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Left:

Dfrg.msc - 7/10

Husond - 8/10

IAMTHEEGGMAN - 6/10

Crazytales - 5/10

SaturnYoshi - 4/10

Total - 30/50

Image:NamadgiTree.jpg

Hi Dfrg - it's Eucalyptus niphophila (one of the easiest Eucs to identify, if it had been any other, I doubt I could have done it!) - MPF 14:41, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks MPF! I'd be lost without you. And sorry for the late reply. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 22:55, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

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RE:Your userpage

Sorry. Is it really bad? I can stop the blink if you want. You don't think people could have seizures from it, do you? :( DoomsDay349 20:06, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

No, not at all. Seizures wont be a problem, it's not blinking fast enough. Relax, mate the sound of the microwave makes my head hurt. And Judging Begins on the Caption Comp today and tommorow so stick around. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 22:41, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Ah, OK.  :) Forgive me, I'm solicitous. Can't wait for the caption competition (got one more to add!) DoomsDay349 23:13, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Go for it! Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 23:15, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Art photos

Hey, I looked around, and I think that the people on Wikipedia:WikiProject_Visual_arts this project (ask on their talk page?) would probably be the best people to get involved with to talk both on policy and interesting things to do with taking photos of art. I hope this helps. Take care. --Improv 14:22, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

WikiWar

Hey DFR. Since the talk page for WikiWar is getting somewhat confusing, I'm gonna ask you directly-do you join the WikiArmy or start your own nation? I need to know to organize this correctly. Thanks. DoomsDay349 03:33, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

More than confusing! I think I'll start my own Nation, supplemented by The Archers Incompitent. It will be called The Brotherhood of Cod Name is subject to change. . I'll start work on an Orbital Laser Cannon or a System like the Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS). All I have to do this is a slice of lemon and a ball-point pen. STATUS: Passive Agressive. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 03:36, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Ars Exeuens!

Translating your russian

The translation is:

1. Disk library two electrical bogalu (Disco two the electric bogaloo)

2. Special secrets in my rear.

3. These are eynt any moon. (That ain't no moon)

4. They laughed above you red! (We are laughing at you red)

5. Working I the parasite. (Worker and parasite)

6. Entire your basis - they belong to us. (All your base are belong to us)

7. "to be quiet NaRp.ve!" "they hold your branched language behind your teeth!" (silence naive keep your forked tongue behind your teeth.)

8. "special secrets in my rear?"

9. "you will take them!" "45 to eyou poison by the large dose of the narcotic of ^god of da.m 4 %%% t" (?)

Boo yah. DoomsDay349 02:54, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Close enough! Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 05:57, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

:) Thanks for the "biscuit". DoomsDay349 20:06, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

I translated them some more. 'Culverin? ^Talk 06:57, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Good work both of you. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 07:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

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Insulting Award

Thank you for this dubious honour. I will treasure it always and bear it with pride. ReverendG 21:11, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

I am back.

I got the Dfrg.msc biscuit award. This is the greatest day of my life. 'Culverin? ^Talk 07:35, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Marking completed! I hope this serves as some constructive critisisim, I'll mark you again in perhaps a month to see improvement. Good to see that you are editing well now and that we can communicate efficently - but you are needed. Click on my Ars Exelenus text to go to the front. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 07:45, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Can you get rid of it now? 'Culverin? ^Talk 08:38, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Get rid of what? Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 23:14, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Just a reminder to bring my merchandise tomorrow. Culverin? ^Talk 08:02, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

You insult me, What do you think I am.... human? Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 09:35, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Well no...... Culverin? ^Talk 10:11, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Your question

Yes, I am an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church, and no, someone else was not me. ReverendG 21:09, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Thankyou Reverend, for your response. Beaufordjohnson, who is this comment directed at? The Rev or Culverin? Could it not be said that debate can in some cases enhance the quality and consisiveness of Wikipedia? Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 23:10, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, in some cases it can be very helpful, but I feel Culverin's invitation was not one of those cases. ReverendG 04:12, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

How? I feel this debate is very valid. Especially when its is so important to society. Culverin? ^Talk 04:17, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

My page is not the place to discuss this. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 04:20, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Offline/Online

Sure! The relevant pages would be User:Luna Santin/Status and User:Luna Santin/Status2; if you're familiar with templates, you can probably take it from there. :) Luna Santin 04:27, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Thankyou Luna Santin, it looks great; though I'm not sure exactly how it works - do I change it everytime my status changes? Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 12:42, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

It's a bit esoteric, I know. :) If I were really clever, I'd slip some code into my monobook.js, but for the time being, it needs to be manually edited. If you see User:Luna Santin/Templates/Bar, that's the little navbar at the top of every page. That transcludes User:Luna Santin/Status, which in turn transcludes User:Luna Santin/Status2. The first line in Status is the only important one -- {{User:Luna Santin/Status2|ledred.png|Offline.}} will throw up Image:ledred.png with the text "Offline." The other lines in Status are commented out via HTML, and are really only there so I can quickly copy-paste them into the top line. Status2 takes the parameters it's given from Status, and makes them pretty. Hope that makes sense. Templates can be a bit tricky. Luna Santin 19:04, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I get it. Thanks again Luna Santin! Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 22:04, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the strive award. Its great. I see you have got the offline/online thing. Are we going to declare war or build up our forces in wikiwar? I see a few targets if we do. Contact me with your tactical ideas. Culverin? ^Talk 07:17, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

You on? Your thing says you are Culverin? ^Talk 03:03, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

No, well I am now. I keep forgetting to turn the bugger off. Anyway, a discussion of tactics here would be foolish, we must find a more secure way. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 09:18, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree. Although I strongly believe it would be wise to work on some sort of anti-ICBM weapons. To defend agsinst nuclear attack. Culverin? ^Talk 09:33, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

We have an orbital laser cannon, with enough time, we can pop those nukes as they come out of the silos. Wikimperialis! Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 09:40, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

• Shall we meet at the LZ. Although I don't think Firefox can run it. Culverin? ^Talk 10:10, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

• What the heck are you talking about? Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 10:15, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Well your out of the loop then man. Culverin? ^Talk 10:26, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Possibly. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 10:37, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

A Barnstar for You!

		The Barnstar of Good Humor
		For always having something amusing and often nice to say at the Coffee Lounge, I proudly award you this barnstar. Keep up the great work! Jam01 01:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

For the Barnstar, I thankyou chemically, physically and metaphorically. But seriously, thanks. Enjoy the Beautiful Queensland sunshine! Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 05:46, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree, it certainly looks better. I can't take credit for it though. Editor at Large designed it or me. Cheers. - Jam01 06:28, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Page power

Will you be entering your user page in the Esperanza user page contest? Your page has my support. Keep on fighting those vandals. Culverin? ^Talk 11:31, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Your support means allot to me Culverin. But, my userpage - how you say, is lacking in some respects. Perhaps if I clean it up some. Dusty userboxes. I was unaware that Esp had a page contest. Man, those Vandals keep coming! Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 11:38, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Well what your page lacks in makes up for in ultimate power. Those vandals just dont stop (Kind of like the Vietcong in the Vietnam war) Culverin? ^Talk 11:47, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Enter with a rediculously sub-standard piece of junk? I just might do. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 05:41, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Vandal Fight

Hi Dfrg. Congratulations on your first steps into the wonderful realm of countervandalism. Here's some tips:

• I see that you're using Lupin's Tool, but perhaps you should aim for VandalProof. VandalProof is a powerful tool and I recommend that you try different vandal fight methods before installing it (such as manual or popup reversions).
  
• When you have developed a good eye for even the subtlest vandalism and gotten accustomed to the set of warnings (test templates) and reporting to WP:AIV, then I definitely recommend installing VandalProof. You may even try installing both VP1.3 and VP2 as they fight vandalism in very different ways.
  

Good luck, I hope to see you around during my patrol. Have a . Cheers.--Húsönd 14:54, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

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Re:Happy Birthday

Hey Drfg.msc! Thanks for the birthday note, it's makes me feel really good that so many users care about my birthday like they did and I thank you so very much for you're kind words. :) semper fi — Moe 00:58, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

You are most welcome Moe. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 07:58, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

War on the Wiki Front.

If you look at Wikiwar you can see that the situation is crazy. We and wikipeace are the only neutral nations. Shall we fight, or shall we profiteer from this war? Contact me with your ideas. Culverin? ^Talk 07:39, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

One word: Embargo. Our time will come. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 08:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Read the wiki war disscussion page. We will have to make a active list of planets and territories that we control. The way wars are fought has drastically changed as well. Culverin? ^Talk 08:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

K, it seems like alot of work - so let's both do it. Wikimperialis! Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 10:13, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

You got it. Viva Imperialis! Culverin? ^Talk 10:27, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

To help you with your welcoming of new Esperanza members...

... TangoTango has kindly written up a script that once a week lists all of the new members to Esperanza. The list can be found at User:Tangotango/New members of Esperanza; it is updated once a week, and will show all of the new members since the last update. If you're not sure if everyone who joined the past week has been welcomed, that is a great place to check! I hope that helps you in your welcome, and thank you for making a point to greet new Esperanzians! -- Natalya 18:34, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Natalya. There are there are about 2,576,605 registered users and about 712 active Esperanzians, probably much less due to sockpuppetry and sleeper accounts. Anyway, we are looking for ways to broaden our community, see here. We are plamning to propose some things there and then move them to the Esperanza Talk page or the Esperanza Proposals Page. Any input from you would be much appeciated. Thanks for all your efforts, Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 10:22, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Bonanza

Hell yeh thats me where do I sign up? Culverin? ^Talk 10:35, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I've no idea as to what you are making referecnce to. Help me on WikiPlomacy. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 10:40, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I wanted to sign up for Esperanza! I really should stop using analogies. Sure Ill help with wikiplomacy. In future please reply on my talk page not here. Thanks. Culverin? ^Talk 10:44, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

And your grammar slowly slides down hill again. Why reply on your talk page? This is where the conversation is, so this is where we will converse. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 10:49, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Responding on my talk page allows me to answer you questions quicker. Thanks. Culverin? ^Talk 10:58, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing the grammar, if you want me to respond on your talk page then fine, but what is normal to do is start and continue the discussion on the same page, if you are conserned about the speed issue, put pages on your watchlist (up the top, near log out) and you can monitor changes that way. Responding on my talk page allows me to answer your questions quicker. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 11:10, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Well I saw your improvments to the Imperium. Very good! Together we can rule the wikiverse. Good hunting.

And to you. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 07:27, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For dedication to improving and expanding Wikipedia. Good job! Sharkface217 02:47, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Many Thanks! Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 09:12, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

They just keep rolling in. Good work! Culverin? ^Talk 09:19, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, bro. Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 00:18, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

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Ye-ah

Dfrg.msc,

I am proud to announce my joining of the wikiwar, to fight at your side and to defeat Red Rooster. I am at your service good sir. With my slice of lemon and your ball point pen and Culverin's... well I don't know what he has but anyway, we shall win the day.

I salute you, Jamo 22:32, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Exellent. It's all falling into place. To the front! Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 01:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Ars Exeuens!

I have more than you could possibly imagine! You .......... Culverin? ^Talk 07:48, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Qua? What the hell are you making reference to? Dfrg.msc ^{1 . 2 . 3} 10:19, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Qau? Culverin? ^Talk 10:34, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

The mass-distribution of Barnstars

It is probably true that I have given out far too many barnstars than what is good, I would like to note that they greatly boost the morale of long-time Wikipedia contributors who have recieved little or no recognition. Certain "Smile tags" are ok, but really serve no purpose.

Almost all of those who do have Barnstars on the Wikipedia community have many. Barnstars awards are usually concentraded; most users who do have at least one have many more. Other users who I have awarded Barnstars to have been here for years and have edited many good articles with no recognition whatsoever.

I am willing to greatly curtail my current habits of giving out Barnstars, but I would like to note that Wikipedia has lost many important users, such as RickK (who, I might add, has a Barnstar named in his honor. He left because he recieved little or no recognition while those who played the system and vandalized were mistakenly rewarded), because they see their efforts as going unappreciated.

Honestly, I think that the we should expand this discussion to include the entire Wikipedia community. At what rate should Barnstars be handed out? Who gets them? Should their be limits?

Hope to hear from you,

Sharkface217 21:40, 1 November 2006 (UTC)