User Talk: Rainmonger

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LGBT interest userbox

Hi! After participating in some discussion about userboxes ↗, I've decided to create a userbox specifically for people who are ''interested'' in LGBT issues. I like this userbox a lot because it doesn't force people to take a stand on LGBT-related political issues or declare a particular identity, but just expresses a common interest in editing LGBT-related articles on Wikipedia. I saw your name on the list of people who are interested in this kind of thing at the LGBT notice board ↗, and saw when I visited your userpage that you are pretty comfortable with userboxes, so I thought I'd let you know about this one in case you want to list it on your user page. I am hoping that people will see it, click the link to the notice board, and become more involved in editing LGBT-related articles on Wikipedia. The userbox is at Template:User LGBT interest ↗. - AdelaMae <sup>(talk ↗ - contribs ↗)</sup> 06:19, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

: Thanks! I'll put that up right now. Tony 18:26, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

There were some boxes which were even stranger

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That is what I call irony ;) KittenKlub 00:29, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

:That's so preposterous, I just don't know what to say. -Tony 13:53, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia_talk:Censorship ↗

A watered-down version of the proposed policy against censorship is now open for voting. Will you knidly review the policy and make your opinions known? Thank you very much. Loom91 11:49, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Old Skool Esperanzial note

Since this isn't the result of an AC meeting, I have decided to go Old Skool. This note is to remind you that the elections ↗ are taking place now and will end at 23:50 UTC on 2006-04-29 ↗. Please vote here ↗. Thanks. --Cel ↗<span style="color:green;">es</span>tianpower <sup>háblame ↗</sup> 20:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sandbox/Dead End ↗

Please observe the rules of this game - you may only take one turn at a time. Once you have added a word you ''must'' wait until someone else has had a go before you have another go. I have removed all of the words you added that are against these rules. Thryduulf 14:23, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

:Whoops! I didn't get that when reading the rules. Aside from a parenthetical remark, it isn't listed in the rules. I'll make that change to hightlight that rule. Sorry! -- <font style="color: red">T</font>.<font style="color: blue">o</font>.<font style="color: gray">n ↗</font>.<font style="color: green">y ↗</font> 14:25, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Welcome

Thanks! Jack Hates Jesus 08:10, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sandbox/Wikistory (Sentence) ↗

Try the longer version of Wikistory - it's weird! Brookie :) - a will o' the wisp ! <sup>(Whisper...)</sup> 13:03, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #3

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: ''This would be something like the Welcoming Committee, but for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. Some might like suggestions about how to learn vandal patrol, or mentoring on taking an article to featured status, or guidance with a proposal they plan to make at the Village Pump, for example. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins.''
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| style="color:#000"|The '''Stressbusters''' are a subset of Esperanza aiming to investigate the causes of stress. New eyes on the situation are always welcome!
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| style="color:#000"|As always, MiszaBot handled this delivery. Thank you! Also, congratulations go to Pschemp, Titoxd and Freakofnurture for being elected in the last elections! An Esperanzial May to all of the readership!
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# A disclaimer is going to be added to the Esperanza main page ↗. We are humans and, as such, are imperfect.
# Various revisions have been made to the Code of Conduct ↗. Please see them, as the proposal is ready to be ratified by the community and enacted. All members will members to have to re-confirm their membership after accepting the Code of Conduct.
# Referendums are to be held on whether terms of AC members should be lengthened and whether we should abolish votes full stop.
# Admin Coaching ↗ reform is agreed upon.
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Concerning Aggelos Sakketos

Hi. I see you made an addition to the article Aggelos Sakketos ↗. As you correctly say "it does not cite resources" The problem is : I do not have any resources. I know the writer just as he appears in various Greek TV shows. I cannot even prove that he exists as I have no evidence. The only clue I can offer is: Fellow Greek wikipedians such as user:Avg ↗ and user:Project2501a ↗ are also familiar with the writer and would support that what I wave written is real. Apart from this I have nothing. I hope this is enough evidence for you.

User:Panosfidis

I have some of his books. I could present the book covers and some pages as evidence but I have no copyright for them. Presenting them in wiki until the orpanbot deletes them would be sufficient as evidence ?

User:Panosfidis

O.K. here are some covers. ( the orphan bot will be furious ! ) I could also add the page of his book publisher. His name appears there at least 50 times.

A short Esperanzial update

As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the ''Esperanza'' talk page ↗ as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened ↗. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 ↗ and last until 2006-07-09 ↗. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02 ↗. For more details, see Wikipedia:Esperanza/June 2006 elections ↗.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Cel ↗<span style="color:green;">es</span>tianpower <sup>háblame ↗</sup> 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Category renamed

Please note that :Category:Wikipedians/Saxophonists ↗ has been renamed to :Category:Wikipedian saxophone players ↗. Conscious 14:10, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Admin coaching ↗

I've moved your request for admin coaching to held requests ↗ because your contributions show that you are not active enough to gain full benefit from the program. However, as you have reached to top of the list, you are very welcome to add yourself to the 'unassigned' section of the coaching box as soon as you feel you are ready to receive coaching. Petros471 21:20, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Hangman

Hello, I noticed that you have edited the Wikipedia:Hangman ↗ page. Unfortunately, for the time being, the Wikipedia Hangman page is inactive. But, you may be interested to know that there is an international Hangman tournament ↗ which you can join if you like. We would love to have you! Ian Manka <small>Talk to me!</small> 00:52, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

August Esperanza Newsletter

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| style="color:#000"|In order to help proposed programs become specific enough to make into full-fledged programs, the '''In development section''' ↗ of the proposals page ↗ has been created. Proposals that are promising, but need to be organized in more detail are listed here. Please take a look at what is there, and help the proposals turn into programs.
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# In order to '''make sure all users who join Esperanza are welcomed''', a list of volunteers who are willing to welcome new Esperanzians is at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Members#Esperanza_welcomers ↗. Please add yourself if you are interested; we want to make sure all new Esperanza members are welcomed!
# The '''In development ↗''' section of the proposals page has been created.
# '''Proposals page: ↗''' Some proposals have been moved to the aforementioned "In development" section, some have been left as a proposal, and others have been archived ↗. For those proposals that were a good idea but didn't necessarily constitute a program, General Esperanzial Actions ↗ has been created.
# Two small pieces of '''charter reform''' will be decided on in a straw poll at Wikipedia talk:Esperanza/Governance ↗. One involves filling the position of any councillors who may leave, the other involves reforming the charter.
# Until '''cooperation with the Kindness Campaign ↗''' is better defined, it remains as a proposed program.
# There is a page for discussing the '''front page redesign ↗'''.
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Happy Birthday!

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Have a great day! -- Underneath-it-All 01:40, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

{{Esperanza Birthday}}

Everyone at Esperanza wishes you a very happy birthday!!! Jam01 06:05, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

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Hello friend, I wish you a very happy birthday! --Bhadani 15:45, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

September Esperanza Newsletter

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|style="color:#000"|Here in Wikipedia there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go unappreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go unnoticed. As Esperanzians we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. This is where the Barnstar Brigade comes in. The object of this program is to seek out the people which deserve a Barnstar, and help them feel appreciated. With your help, we can recognize more dedicated editors!
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| style="color:#000"|'''September elections ↗''' are upon us! Anyone wishing to be a part of the Advisory Council may list themselves as a candidate from 18 September until 24 September, with the voting taking place from 25 September to 30 September. Those who wish to help with the election staff should also list themselves!
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| style="color:#000"|Appreciation Week ↗, a program currently in development, now has its own subpage ↗! Share your good ideas on how to make it awesome there!
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| style="color:#000"|The Esperanza front page ↗ has been redesigned! Many thanks to all who worked hard on it.
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#The '''proposals page ↗''' has been updated, with some proposals being archived.
#Since the program in development '''Appretiaion week ↗''' is getting lots of good ideas, it now has its own subpage ↗.
#The '''September 2006 Council elections ↗''' will open for nominations on 18 September 2006. The voting will run from 25 September 2006 until 30 September 2006. If you wish to be a candidate or a member of the elections staff, please list yourself!
#The '''new Esperanza front page ↗ design''' has but put up - many thanks to all who worked on it!
#TangoTango has written a script for a bot that will '''list new members of Esperanza''', which will help those who welcome new Esperanzains greatly!
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|style="color:#000"|<div align="right">Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd <br> 04:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)</div>
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Mu Beta Psi

Have I really found a fellow Brother of Mu Beta Psi ↗ here? Urania3 14:32, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Admin coaching - October 30 - Held requests

As it's been a while since you signed up for admin coaching ↗, I am just checking that you still wish to receive it. Leave a note on my talk page, and I'll assign you some of our free coaches. Let me know (on my talk page) if you have any questions. Cheers, H <span style="color:green;">ig</span>hway <b><sup style="color:#CCCCFF;">Grammar Enforcer!</sup></b> 23:24, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

November Esperanza Newsletter

The list of '''proposed programs ↗''' has been updated, with some proposals being archived.

There is now a '''new program''': the Tutorial Drive ↗! Consider writing a tutorial on something you are good at doing on Wikipedia.

The suggestion of adding '''a cohesive look to all the Esperanza pages''' is being considered; join the discussion ↗ if you are interested!

In order to make a '''useful interlanguage welcome template''', those involved in translation projects will be asked what English Wikipedia policies are most important and confusing to editors coming from other language Wikipedias.

A '''discussion of Esperanza's role in Wikipedia ↗''' is being held, with all thoughts of all Esperanzians wanted!

Shreshth91 informed everyone that he will be '''leaving the Esperanza council''' as life is rather busy; his spot will be filled by the runner up from the last election, HighwayCello.

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|style="color:#000"|<div align="right">Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, The Halo, Shreshth91 and HighwayCello <br> 20:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)</div>
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Happy First Edit Day Anniversary!!!!!

{{User:Randfan/accomplishments/personal b-day stuff!/edit day}}
:nice name! —<span style="background:white; font-size:x-small;">'''''¡ ↗'''''<span style="font-family:Vivaldi; color:darkblue;">Rand</span> ↗<span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:darkred;">fan</span> ↗<span style="font-family:FlutedGermanica; color:SeaGreen;">''!''</span></span> 14:52, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

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Barnstar

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Awarded to Rainmonger for outstanding translation efforts throughout Wikipedia. Thanks for all you do! ♫ Cricket02 15:52, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
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Wikimania in Atlanta!

{{User:Mike_Halterman/WM2008Atlanta}} Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 01:27, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Happy Birthday

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This is in reference to a relatively new umbrella article on en-wikipedia named Ceremonial pole ↗. Ceremonial pole ↗ is a human tradition since ancient times; either existed in past at some point of time, or still exists in some cultures across global continents from north to south & from east to west. Ceremonial poles ↗ are used to symbolize a variety of concepts in several different world cultures.

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