User talk:DaGizza

Sad moment

Hi - I happened to browse your main userpage and notice that you are an opponent of President Bush. I respect your intelligence and viewpoint, but I cannot express my sadness enough. I intend no insult, and you may expect my whole-hearted and honest cooperation in our work here. But I stand with the President at all times, and I feel compelled to return this honor. Jai Sri Rama! Rama's Arrow 09:18, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

Hi DaGizza - you have no reason to apologize to me. I'm most sorry if I inadvertantly (and certainly unintentionally) offended you. Please do not delete the userbox on my account - I understand your perspective completely. You see here in America this is a highly emotional issue, and since so many people take awful liberties by insulting (as opposed to proper criticism) the President, I had decided to defend him and his supporters anyway I could (worked on his campaign, etc.). 2004 and much of '05 were intense years, and I believe I got carried away in this case. Please accept my apologies, my sincere thanks for your award to me, and this barnstar for your great decency and character.

Jai Sri Rama! Rama's Arrow 14:19, 2 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Humans

Hello, I found your name at wiki-project:hinduism, and was wondering if you'd like to help out at human. Currently the discussion is abit unbalanced, and I'd like to see things be more representitive. Hope your interested, Sam Spade 16:14, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Another Esperanzial note...

Hi again Esperanzians! Well, since our last frolic in the realms of news, the Advisory Council has met twice more (see WP:ESP/ACM2 and WP:ESP/ACM3). As a result, the charter has been ammended twice (see here for details) and all of the shortcuts have been standardised (see the summary for more details). Also of note is the Valentines ball that will take place in the Esperanza IRC channel on the 14th of February (tomorrow). It will start at 6pm UTC and go on until everyone's had enough! I hope to see you all there! Also, the spamlist has been dissolved - all Esperanzians will now recieve this update "newsletter".

The other major notice I need to tell you about is the upcoming Esperanza Advisory Council Elections. These will take place from 12:00 UTC on February 20th to 11:59 UTC on February 27th. The official handing-over will take place the following day. Candidates are able to volunteer any time before the 20th, so long as they are already listed on the members list. Anyone currently listed on the memberlist can vote. In a change since last time, if you have already been a member of the leadership, you may run again. Due to the neutrality precident, I will not vote for anyone.

Yours, as ever, Esperanzially,
--Celestianpower ^háblame 09:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
(message delivered by FireFox using AWB on Celestianpower's behalf)

My RFA

Thank you for supporting me in my successful RFA. The admin tools will definitely be useful for dealing with vandalism more swiftly. Please drop a note on my talk page, should you have questions about any of my actions. -Kmf164 (talk | contribs) 02:10, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

apology

Hi - I again apologize to you regarding the barnstar and GWB issue. I've just realized from reading discussions about Wikipedia policy on POV userboxes that I started an inappropriate exchange, which if not for your good self, could have turned ugly. I plan to take my userbox down in a little while. Thank you for being so understanding when I made my unreasonable request. Rama's Arrow 18:12, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

With apologies for the impersonal AWB-ness of the message... Thanks for your support on my recent request for adminship. It passed at 91/1/0, and I hope I can continue to deserve the community's trust. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help you, and if I make a mistake be sure to tell me. My talk page is always open. (ESkog)^(Talk) 02:44, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your voting!

Hi, thanks for your voting on my RFA. It has finished with the result 88/14/9, and I am promoted. I am really overwhelmed with the amount of support I have got. With some of you we have edited many articles as a team, with some I had bitter arguments in the past, some of you I consider to be living legends of Wikipedia and some nicks I in my ignorance never heard before. I love you all and I am really grateful to you.

If you feel I can help you or Wikipedia as a human, as an editor or with my newly acquired cleaning tools, then just ask and I will be happy to assist. If you will feel that I do not live up to your expectation and renegade on my promises, please contact me. Maybe it was not a malice but just ignorance or a short temper. Thank you very much, once more! abakharev 07:34, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

my RfA

Hey Djr, I've seen your work on Wiki and you deserve to be an admin. But due to the contraversial userbox issue, many people are opposing. For the sake of being nominated, I think that maybe you should remove them, then put them back once you are a well established admin or when the userbox debate has taken some progress. Cheers and best of luck for ya RFA! DaGizza^Chat ^© 07:45, 24 February 2006 (UTC) [reply]

Thanks very much for the support - it means a great deal to know that some people appreciate some of my work! I must say it is particularly frustrating to know that I was one hour away from outright adminship, but now appear doomed to fail.

I understand what you are suggesting, but I think there are greater issues at stake here than just the userboxes. Presumably my uncontrollable incivility is a big issue - and that is even before I'd begun my reign of terror. Even so, I fundementally believe it the principles I have stated on my user page, and I do not believe that removing userboxes portrays the correct message in terms of what I stand for. If being an admin means giving up your principles, then it is not something I want to be. To remove them temporarily... well it is underhand, and I seriously doubt my RfA would pass in any case. I think that any subsequent re-appearance of userboxes would only compound the fact that I am "not a wikipedian".

Anyway, thank you for your support. It has been an interesting experience and taught me a valuable lesson - the clearer your mind is about what you believe, the more hostility you will receive. On this basis, I am giving up on self-nominated adminship indefinitely.

Sorry for the length of this response, and all the best! DJR (Talk) 18:07, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Diwali Deletes

Hi Da: I knew I deleted a small portion material, which, as you noted, no longer made sense after the copyvio stuff was gone. It's my hope to revisit the article and add some facts. It seemed a shame how much of the article was a direct lifting from other websites. I think that together we can do better. --Nemonoman 14:17, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RFA

Thank you for supporting my successful request for adminship. I'll try to put the admin tools to good and responsible use. If I do anything wrong you know where to find me. Raven4x4x 07:29, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hindi

My Hindi is limited to film words. I can say "Acha!", "Nahin", "Budmarsh!" I know hum, tum, hai, pagal, shaadi, yaar, dil, mohabbat, and a lot of food words.

I've thought of learning Hindi, but first I have to learn Arabic and Persian. Zora 09:58, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thanks

Thank you for voting on my RfA, it passed with a final tally of 68/0/0 so I'm now an administrator. If there's anything I can do to help, you feel I've done something wrong, or there's just something you want to tell, don't hesitate to use my talk page. Thanks. - Bobet 10:37, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Care to explain

You recently said that " It is also difficult to trust Anonym's judgement, considering the fights he gets into". That was an attack. Can you explain yourself? I get into some arguments like all editors do and I have worked on articles in the past that are more controversial than what many other editors work on. Saying "fights I get into" is a needless attempt. So answer here and fix your comment based on policy. --a.n.o.n.y.m ^t 11:11, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Novels

Hi, thanks for joining the Novels WikiProject, have a look round, get used to our article pattern, and our other tools and get stuck in as you find something to contribute. Any questions just ask. Enjoy your stay. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)} 11:31, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

oh and would you be so kind as to pur our userbax on your page {{User WikiProject Novels}}. Thanks :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)} 11:35, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

Hi! Thanks for your support in my request for adminship (did you know that "adminiship" is not an English word? Unbelievable!). It ended with a tally of (51/0/0). As an administrator, I hope to better help this project and its participants: if you have any question or request, please let me know. - Liberatore(T) 12:27, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your Wikiproject India note

Hi Da: I'm a little reluctant to move on your suggestion. I'm not Indian, Hindu, Muslim (or for that matter Christian), and I have experienced a lot of hostility over many of my edits, claiming I favor one side more than another, or that I am too slavish in basing articles on fact rather than opinionated, revisionist history.

It is not a bad thing for a Westerner to get involved in dialogues with Muslim and Hindu Indians over how best to recount their history and customs...it's their history and customs -- YOUR history and customs -- after all, not mine, and you know much, much more about them than I can ever hope too. But it has been a revelation when I get comments about Aurangzeb, for example, that I am an opinionated boor because I won't call him treacherous, or because I won't call him a pir. Apparently simply to state what he did is not enough: he must be castigated or canonized.

I know a lot about a little when it comes to India. I have for some years been exploring (in books and in India) the conflict between Aurangzeb and Shivaji. I've got a couple of books on the period coming out. Highly fictional. Within this narrow swath of geography, history and culture, I'm reasonably well informed. If I step one kilometer beyond a narrow band of the Deccan Plateau, I am a compleat idiot.

Diwali is an example of stepping over that line. I hoped to include some Diwali scene in my next book. In websurfing, I discovered the large-scale copying of huge chunks of the article, which seemed unfortunate to me. (I found also that a particular Indian Wikipedier who was being highly critical of my edits had been the single source of the Diwali copyvio, and of many, many others.)

I could probably write a pretty good article on Christmas, or US Labor Day, or what have you, but all I know about Diwali is what I've seen (little lamps on the street), and what I've read (websites on Diwali). In other words, I'm a tourist, not an authority.

So I don't know that I'd bring very much to Wikiproject India. If there were Wikiproject:Shivaji v. Aurangzeb, that might be a different story.

If you want to know about how Hindu stonecutting methods influenced the design of Mughal-era mosques, or about temple defacement techniques used by Mughal troops during Aurangzeb's reign, or steel-making techniques from Hyderabad in the 1600's, or the elaborate preparations for a tiger hunt in Mughal times, then I'm your man. I know a lot of trivial stuff.

Along with feeling uncertain about how to improve Indian articles factually, I am also uncertain about how to treat Indian grammar, spelling, etc., which often is at odds with Western English, but is usually comprehendable. I feel bad simply overwriting another person's work, but do so on a regular basis. This seems to me to be pretty egotistical, but also helpful, as Wikipedia seems inclined to Western English. I'd love your opinion.

Unlike many of the wikipedians working on India articles, I am a very old coot indeed, by the way. More than 3 times the age of some of the editors. --Nemonoman 15:20, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Thank you!
Hi DaGizza, thank you for your support in my Rfa! It passed with a final tally of 86/0/0. If you need help or just want to talk let me know! Again, thank you! – Dakota ~ ° 22:41, 3 March 2006 (UTC) [reply]

My RfA

Thank you for your constructive critisizm during my RfA! It has decided to postpone making me an administrator based upon recent consensus (or lack thereof). Thanks for the kind remarks and I hope to continue to see you around the project. Cheers, Zsinj^Talk 08:39, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Holi greetings

Hi, I am wishing you a happy Holi, the unique Hindu celebration of color and brotherhood among all members of the humanity. The festival falls on 15th March 2006. I have collected A Gift Pack of Quotations for you contained in the sections Do things Differently & Something More , which are part of the on-going discussion pertaining to my nomination of Idleguy for adminship. You are aware of the tradition that if you throw colored water on flames of burning Holika, you enable a Prahlad to emerge from the flames!!! I again convey Holi greetings to you and your family!!! --Bhadani 16:19, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your support of my RfA

Thank you for your support of my successful request for adminship. I am honoured that the nomination was supported unanimously and that the community expressed confidence that I would use the tools wisely. If you have any concerns please let me know on my talk page. Regards A Y Arktos 01:55, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RFA Thanks

Thank you!
Thank you for your support in my recent RFA. It passed 53/1/2 and I am now an administrator. I appreciate that some of you made exceptions to your usual requirements re length of service and so on because we've interracted positively in the past, or because of my credentials, so I will endeavour to use my new mop cautiously. I'm always open to feedback and gently constructive criticism. If you're not an admin and need some assistance do of course please let me know. Thanks again --kingboyk 00:23, 6 March 2006 (UTC) [reply]

P.S. If you are interested in The Beatles, User:Lar has asked me to tag on a little note advertising the creation of a new Beatles WikiProject that we are currently setting up. Please sign up and help.

WP:AFL Bar colours

Yeah, I noticed that The-Pope changed the Fremantle progress bar to Fremantle club colours and thought it would be a good idea to have all bars like that - to give the page a little more flair :) At the moment I've been editing other things so was just changing the colours as I go, but you're more than welcome to help out. Cheers, Rogerthat ^Talk 09:54, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RfA/Christopherlin

Thanks for voting in my recent RfA. It closed (22/11/8) without consensus, but once I get a better hang of "the process", I'll probably be up again. --Christopherlin 17:27, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RFA

Thanks for your support in my RFA. The final vote count was (66/2/3), so I am now an administrator. Please let me know if at any stage you need help, or if you have comments on how I am doing as an admin. Have a nice day! Stifle 17:02, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re : Nomination for adminship for (aeropagitica)

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to vote for me in my recent request for adminship It ended successfully with a final score of (40/10/5). I value all of the contributions made during the process and I will take a special note of the constructive criticism regarding interacting with users in the user talk space. If you have questions or requests, please leave a message. (aeropagitica) 17:25, 7 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Explain

"Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. DaGizza Chat (c) 04:37, 6 December 2005 (UTC" You left me this message. Which 'experiment' are you referring to? 60.225.85.173 08:50, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

This user thinks it is ironic that thanks for supporting Cyde's successful RFA came in the form of a userbox.

Here's a userbox for you. --Cyde Weys 04:14, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

I'm leaving this macrophage, a particularly hungry white blood cell on your talk page, I just finished a rewrite of its article and realized they're not so different from administrators, as they keep their surroundings clean, doing away with anything that's not supposed to be there...
Anyway, with that short lecture on cell biology done with, I'd like to thank you for your vote on my RfA, which passed with (49/2/0), I'll do my best to not let you down, and if you see me heading towards a common newbie mistake, please nudge me in the right direction :)

--Obli (Talk)^? 20:35, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

JDoorjam's RfA

Thank you!
Hey DaGizza, thank you for your support in my RfA: it passed with a final tally of 55/1/2. If you want a hand with anything, please gimme a shout. Again, thanks! – JDoorj a m Talk 21:02, 9 March 2006 (UTC) [reply]

My RfA

Hey DaGizza, how is it going? Thank you for supporting my Request for adminship! It passed with a final vote of 73/1/1, which means that I have been granted adminship! I look forward to using these tools to enhance and maintain this wonderful site. I will continue regular article/project contributions, but I will also allocate a sizable portion of my wikischedule toward administrative duties :) Thanks again, and if you have any questions/comments/tips, please let me know! — Deckiller 04:30, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

Hi DaGizza. I wanted to thank you for taking the time to consider my RfA, which passed this morning. If there's ever anything I can help you with, just ask; you know where to find me. ×Meegs 05:58, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My RfA

Thanks for your support in my RfA. It passed, with a final tally of 62/0/1. I'm touched by all the kind comments it attracted, and hope I'll be of some use with my new tools. You know where I am if you need to shout at me. Flower party? 15:54, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My username

LTNS -- how've you been? And returning my question on user-name, eh? Its quite straight-forward, no code, "Impu" in all the south Indian languages means "melodious" and "Mozhi" is the pure-Tamil word for "Language". Note that 'Mozhi' is pronounced with a rolling 'r' in place of the 'z'. Nearly everyone must be pronouncing it as 'z', and also, everyone on WP is likely to think of "Impu" as connected to "Imp" -- I don't like that imagery, and it isn't me, but the deed is done. I thought I had conjured up a nice user-name, but it is an all-round fiasco. Wages of grandoiseness. Take acre, ImpuMozhi 14:12, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Holi greetings. --Bhadani 16:17, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]