User talk:Yksin

Do I just sign the appropriate section with the tildes? Aatombomb 19:13, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

: Never mind - I get it now. It's certified, BTW. Aatombomb 19:16, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you both! Typing monkey 19:52, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Yskin, thank you again for your guidance with the process. This is the first time I've gone into this kind of review procedure and I do appreciate your help very much.Typing monkey 21:53, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

:Glad to help. I put together a couple of mondo RfCs at the beginning of August, so I got some experience there. --Yksin 22:28, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

(Repeating your comment for convenience)''

The evidence you just provided was of Bluemarine purportedly trying to warn about something you purportedly did wrong -- but the evidence you actually need for that section is of you or other editors cautioning him about his bad behavior, but which he ignored. --Yksin 00:31, 19 September 2007 (UTC)''

:Yes, that's not the best example. Due to the sheer volume of discussion and bewildering tangents, I've become a little overwhelmed trying to reduce evidence to its proper form. I've taken offense to the way he's treated other editors but as I understand it, it is not my place to include those instances - it must be done by the editor involved in the dispute. Many of the particularly hateful comments were made on user talk pages rather than the article itself, and those instances are listed. I think WP:AUTO is obvious and for violations of WP:OWN I think you could list about ninety percent of Bluemarine's edits on the talk pages. Many times he simply ignores civil suggestions and starts a new topic or starts campaigning for the inclusion of a new vanity project. The talk pages have devolved into an endless cloud of sound and fury in which absolutely nothing gets accomplished, and it has been like this for several months. I know I am not doing the process justice. I did not realize that there was such a brief time limit for doing this and I now know I should have documented all of this before making the request. I think the time limit for providing "diffs" has expired. I think all of the editors who have contributed have spelled out the situation fairly plainly, but I should have given them a better structure to work with. I should have asked for an advisor before diving into this in the first place. I don't know how it will go, but you're the bees knees for nudging me along in the right direction on protocol. Typing monkey 01:08, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

::Because I have inestimable respect for Yksin based on what I've seen through her edits and my previous interactions with her, I keep my eye on her page. That's how I came across your RfC. I just want to be clear that, the structure and evidence in the RfC notwithstanding, I think it does take great courage and a good deal of work to list one and that this one needed to be listed. I also wish to congratulate you on your fine usage of "bees knees". It makes me want to say "cool beans". :) Into The Fray ^T/C 01:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Whoa, thanks, Into The Fray. That's a nice comment to come home to. Typing monkey: I've never heard of there being a deadline for when diffs for evidence can be provided for an RfC, at least not in its early stages, where this one is. It is best to to put the whole thing together as much as possible in a sandbox or wherever (which is what I did with the two I initiated) before actually posting it to the RfC pages. But I see no reason at this early stage in the RfC that additional evidence could not be brought. If nothing else, you can write your own "Inside view" on Bluemarine that includes any additional diffs that you didn't already provide. You actually can bring as evidence diffs about ways Bluemarine has treated other people beside just you -- i.e., if he's launched personal attacks/incivility on other people beside you, you can bring diffs of that as evidence, just as in the normal day to day course of events on Wikipedia any editor can warn any other of incivility/personal attacks regardless of who that person attacked. I will tell you that when I prepared the RfCs on the two people I did 'em on -- both on the same day, both in reference to the same article (Battle of Washita River), I erred (if I erred) on the side of supercomprehensivity -- each issue I brought up had to be clearly covered by policies, but so long as it was, damn betcha I brought it up. Also, RfCs aren't like RfAs, for which you only have a week: they are part of the dispute resolution process, & they theoretically can last as long as it takes for the disputes to be resolved, or for the editors involved to decide to take it up the line to ArbCom or wherever.

:::My plate's pretty full right now, but if you have questions, I will try to assist. You did the right thing in bringing this RfC; have patience for yourself in keeping it going to get the resolution of the disputes. --Yksin 05:36, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

::::P.S. it may be a couple of days, but I will be writing an "outside view" for this RfC, & if necessary will do my own bit of research to add diffs of his attacks on people, including use of anon IPs to do so. I don't know yet that he was using anon IPs on purpose or was just "forgetting to log in," but there's at least one instance in which he made a personal attack on Aatombomb from an anon IP, but also wrote enough commentary in the same comment to make it clear it was him. --Yksin 05:42, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

:::::Thank you both for your encouraging comments. You are both the cat's meow! I've added to the evidence section, including a little about the currently suspected sockpuppet. I appreciate your time and look forward to your comments, Yskin. Typing monkey 03:40, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

I e-mailed you a couple of weeks ago and you haven't responded. If you have too much on your plate, that's fine. If not, could you help me sort out some things? Here are my current perplexions: On September 18, I sent out a notice about the Sanchez/Bluemarine RfC to all of the editors (including Sanchez/Bluemarine) who were involved in editing the page or in the discussion within the last few months. How long should I wait before continuing the process farther along the dispute resolution chain? I was thinking of going forward with a request for arbitration after about another week or so, but I have two main concerns: 1. Bluemarine hasn’t responded. He’s received notice of this RfC (twice) on his talk page. I’m not sure if I should encourage him to respond or just leave it alone. 2. There is one admin who has been significantly involved in the discussion who has not responded at all to the Request for Comment - WJB. I’m not sure if he’s prohibited from comment because he’s an admin...it seems odd that he has not joined in the RfC given his level of involvement in the article in question. 3. I would prefer to go straight to arbitration rather than mediation given Sanchez’s attitude towards attempts to reason directly with him in the past. Is this considered skipping a step, or would it be problematic for any other reason? I look forward to your comments. Again, if you're too busy, simply say the word. Typing Monkey - ^{(type to me)} 01:38, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

...for cleaning up my misplaced commentary. I'll remember the format in the future (one hopes). Into The Fray ^T/C 21:32, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Way cool! Party on, dudette! Instead of beer in a bucket, I think this deserves:

120px Shaken and stirred!! Dreadstar † 00:15, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Hello, Yksin, I was wondering if you'd "adopt" me. I have been editing articles for some time, but I still need guidance, as you have seen. I see you've already adopted someone but you still have the "willing to adopt" userbox up. If you have too much on your plate I understand.Typing Monkey - ^{(type to me)} 00:28, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:Sure! The adoptee I had disappeared some time back, so no problem. I am at the moment rescheduling my life somewhat, but I still have lunches, most evenings, & weekends to answer questions, etc. November I will be mostly on wikibreak (I'll be doing NaNoWriMo), but I will still be checking in. --Yksin 00:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

::Thank you! Man alive, a 50K word novel in one month? You keep doing that! My questions mostly have to do with the progression of the RfC which can simmer awhile. Have fun with the novel, it sounds like a laid-back sort of thing. Typing Monkey - ^{(type to me)} 00:48, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Writing is what I'm supposed to be on this planet to do -- I've got some stuff already in project, but I reckon NaNoWriMo will help clear the clogged pipes & get the momentum going again. I'll still be around Wikipedia for some time to come, but will be greatly moderating the amount of time I'm here, so as not to distract from writing.

:::Yes, I need to check in with that RfC. I'll do so tomorrow & open for any questions then. I still have a few questions about them myself! --Yksin 00:53, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

::::OK, that just intimidated the bejeezus out of me. I'm over it now. My main question is: What do I do next? I am concerned that, other than sniping at a few editors on the RfC itself, Bluemarine hasn't provided a response. Also, an editor who has been very involved with the project, has not contributed an opinion (but he did put the request in proper format). Would it be intrusive to ask for your e-mail address? I have some questions about this and also other articles that I don't think are appropriate for public discussion.Typing Monkey - ^{(type to me)} 01:01, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

:::::I don't want to publish my email address in Wikipedia. However, if you look to the left from this talk page, below the search box, one of the links you'll see says "E-mail this user." Click on that & send a message to me that way -- I think you have to have your own preferences set with your own email address activated, to actually be able to do this. Then, once I get your email message, I'll write you back, & we'll both have each other's email addresses & can keep private discussion private. I'll be on the lookout for your email. --Yksin 01:07, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Greetings Yksin. I just started (about 2 months ago) editing and was wondering if you would adopt me also? I have a couple of projects that I'm working on, namely Transformation of culture, Fish hydrolysate and have been contributing to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act page. I, too, am from Alaska. Please let me know if you are willing to take on an avid editor. I plan on being at this a while, as I am now completely addicted! It's too fun! Being a person with several degrees under my belt, it is very empowering to be able to apply this knowledge in a way that contributes to the commons. It's also a good exercise at writing, as I am constantly reviewing and revising my own work as well. Thanks, Blueelectricstorm (talk) 22:26, 16 April 2008 (UTC).

Thanks, Yksin, for letting me know about Twinkle. I'll check it out. TimidGuy 12:02, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Yskin. Well, it's been nearly a month and no one has objected to your plan at Twinkie defense (except for Jeffpw, whose objection seems to be more an objection to my continued existence.) I would like to go through with this plan, but there are parts of it I can't do myself (setting up the sandbox with the current version of the article) and parts of it that it would be, ahem, unpopular for me to do myself (reverting back to the earlier version.) After that, my work should be fairly uncontroversial, as it will be primarily bringing the article more in line with what Benjiboi and Jeffpw think it should be, by expanding discussion of Milk's homosexuality. I realize you're busy with other articles, but if you go through with the first steps, I can proceed as discussed on the talk page. -- 192.250.34.161 21:14, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

:You've got it. Proceeding now. I am, BTW, getting set to have a fairly complete Wikivacation in November — doing NaNoWriMo — & will probably not be able to do extensive work on Twinkie defense before then, as right now my obligation to Battle of Washita River & closely related articles comes first. However, I will be checking in, including in November; & may be able to do more work once November's over. I'll have to ILL the Dan White trial book again. (BTW, it's Yksin, not Yskin.) --Yksin 02:31, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

::Oops. I think that was my fingers slipping, but I'm not sure. -- 192.250.34.161 03:37, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia shouldn't let people edit their pages. Now everyone at my school is changing things and the teachers are refusing to let us go there. Please, if there's anything you can do about it, please do! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.161.95.210 (talk) 22:34, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

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Hello Yksin, it's Ikiroid. I am truly sorry that I went AWOL during the mediation of Twinkie Defense. It looks like I'm not going to be on wikipedia much (at all) for an unknown amount of time (a few months at least) so I wanted to drop you a note now. You can drop me a note talkpagewise or email me, but I wish you all the best. The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 23:05, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

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Hey, Peeps, it's that time of the month again (no not that time — get your mind out of the gutter): time for another monthly edition of the LGBT Project's Love Boat newsletter from your cruise director Miss Julie. So much has been happening this month and I just can't wait to tell you all about it!!!

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Let's start with some good news: Alice and the project lost the bothersome sock puppet who had been disrupting many articles we monitor, and now most of us can edit in relative peace. Congratulations, Alice, for being able to come out of semi-retirement. Benjiboi, on the other hand, has gained an anonymous IP stalker who seems to be more Catholic than the Pope and who has a hard-on for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We seem to have a sort of Yin and Yang thing going on here, which helps both to keep us in balance and on our toes .

Albus Dumbledore got outed this month, and was immediately adopted by our project. The international brouhaha surrounding this disclosure reached all the way to Wikiland, and his article was briefly locked due to homophobic vandalism (as well as well meaning editors who just couldn't believe that that nice man could possibly be gay). This is a wonderful article to add to your watchlist, and will surely give you hours of reverting fun on cold winter days.

On a more serious note, Fireplace has suggested a new article series about LGBT rights in the United States, state by state. This ambitious topic will surely require many editors and a lot of research, but has the potential to add further prestige to our already prestigious project.

Francis Bacon (not the new gay one, but the old gay one ... though they're actually both dead, now that I think about it) has also aroused passions here on Wikipedia, with editors opposing his sexuality being disclosed in his biography. The always helpful Haiduc has thoughtfully provided any number of sources, but it is slow going getting his point across. Anyone want to lend a hand?

And speaking of passions, Jack Kerouac has inflamed the senses once again with editors, including administrator Irishguy, mounting a spirited defense to keep him as heterosexual as possible for Wikipedia purposes. Why? I don't know. Perhaps some of you can drop by the talk page and ask your questions there. I feel certain a stimulating debate will ensue that will be enjoyed by all.

Did you know that one of our Featured articles, Lawrence v. Texas, lost its shiny gold star? That was a shocker. It has been suggested that we turn our attention to it in an effort to restore it to its former glory. I took a peek, and it does need our help badly. For our American editors, it would seem almost a civic duty to edit it (not that I'm hinting....).

Though it was far too intellectual a debate for a mere cruise director like myself to take part in, Intersexuality was certainly a hot topic a week or two ago. The thrust of the debate was over inclusion in our project. Lots of good editors had lots of good opinions. For those too lazy to check out the discussion, we decided to leave it out for now.

Peer review is, as always, short staffed and seemingly unloved. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself and the world in general if you took a few minutes to read one of the listed articles and offer some helpful advice? I know I'd feel better if you did.

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The article LGBT movements in the United States certainly raised eyebrows last week, especially when it was discovered that copyrighted content had been added to our article. Tragedy was averted at the last minute, though, when the original hosts of the article where the material had been pilfered agreed to make it free to everyone. Our thanks to them, whoever they are. Busy Bee that I am, I haven't had time to read it, but I'm sure it's sensational.

Lesbian pulp fiction (a genre close to my heart, I must confess) writer Ann Bannon has decided to spice up the featured articles candidates list this month. Why not drop by and make your opinion heard? Joining her in this lofty aspiration are the articles But I'm a Cheerleader and Conversion therapy. I'm sure their main editors would welcome any comments (well, helpful ones, anyway) on the talk pages or the FAC discussions. And lest we forget, the List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sd-Si became a Featured list!! Rah rah, siskumbah! Go, team, GO!!!!

Not content to run for Best Actress, plucky Bannon won a Best supporting actress Oscar... whoops, I meant to say Ann is also getting more than her share of womanly attention on the Good Article list. Joining her on this exalted plane are Freddy Mercury, Waylon Smithers and Lance Bass. Good articles indeed, and the last one mentioned just goes to show that one needn't admire the subject of an article to appreciate the effort put into making him worthwhile reading. What on earth Britney ever saw in him I'll never know. Truly a riddle cloaked in an enigma and wrapped around a puzzle.

Though I may not be the first, let me extend a warm, LGBT Love Boat welcome to the 12 new members who joined us in October: Jliberty, JockCub360, ChristopherEdwards, Desiderius82, Zlrussell, Kelsied, BeardedWoof, Mujerado, Tyrfing, Fabgurrl, Redl@nds597198, and decafdyke! Whatever you choose to do here, I feel sure that your contributions will enhance our project to no end. And if they don't...well, let's just say that I'm not shy.

On a personal note, your already overworked cruise director is being cyberly whipped almost daily by Nemissimo, who desperately wants to get the German BDSM translation copy edited and used as a replacement for the current one. It's such a ... err, stimulating topic that I am sure many of you will want to join the copy editing fun. Jump right in, folks! It's so lonely copy editing it all by my lonesome!

A little birdie just whispered in my ear that our noble collaboration project was delisted from the Community Portal due to inactivity. When asked how this scandalous turn of events could have occurred, the answer I received was "we suck at stuff like that". Well. In the first place, I disagree that sucking should be considered a negative, but to each his or her own. In the second place, I have full confidence that we can and will collaborate with other projects in the future. So let's not view this as a setback (even though it is), but rather a challenge to improve (and good Lord, I sound almost Wikipedian!).

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Lastly, the holidays are rapidly approaching. Our American cousins are currently getting ready to slaughter masses of poultry in an effort to show their gratitude and generally peaceful demeanor, and those of the Canadian persuasion, trendsetters that they are, celebrated a bit early this year. I'm sure all us foreigners will join together in wishing them all a very happy Thanksgiving on their respective holidays, both already celebrated and forthcoming... though I would hope somebody would enlighten me as to why they don't celebrate it on the same day. I was awake all last night trying to figure that one out.

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In the spirit of this peculiarly North American holiday, let me take a moment to thank all of our editors for their contributions to this project. It's people like you who make people like me...well, a "people person"! May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon.

Kisses,

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Quelle Suprise! King James is a Queen!

Our dear Haiduc, never a stranger to controversy, recently decided to delve into the wardrobe of the British Monarchy, and what did he discover? King James had more than appreciative eyes for strapping young men! Naturally, Haiduc felt the need to share this news with the community, but instead of being praised for his scholarship, he was reviled. In fact, one rabid heterocentrist even rummaged around in his own wardrobe until he found an old pair of socks to play with. All seemed lost until astute editor Jeffpw noticed some odd postings and did some sleuthing of his own. The socks were uncovered, the Wicked Witch was melted and readers the world over were able to learn that Good King James regularly ordered tube steak from the menu of the day. Thank you, Haiduc! Thank you, Jeff! And let Miss Julie add (for readers who might not know) that tube steak tastes just like chicken!

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It's Britney, Bitch!

Well, maybe it's not Miss Thang, herself, but it's the next best thing: Chris Crocker! he stirs up just about as much controversy as his idol does, even here on Wikipedia. Though it's all a bit of a muddle, one of our editors hopes you can drop by the talk page and leave a message of hope for those battling the forces of obstructionism in that little corner of the Wiki World. It is so hard to spread enlightenment. As Miss Parker herself said, "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think".

Game show for nerds

Wallowing in cash from the latest [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate beg-a-thon], the powers-that-be have decided to sponser a little contest here to improve the articles, with a Grand prize of $100. Yeah. Just enough for a Burger King dinner for the family. Still, the thought is nice and the goal is noble, so we should support it. Our little Queer beehive has taken a look at what's on offer, and both the Greek Traditionalists and Daughters of Bilitis are well represented. The ever useful SatyrTN has made a little list, which can be found here (if that malignant bot hasn't archived it already, that is). So find a pal, roll up your sleeves and dive right in. Let's show this Encyclopedia just what Queers with firecrackers up their....err, I mean, let's show the others what we can do.

Jón Þór Birgisson

I can't pronounce his name, but he's awfully cute, he's deliciously foreign, and best of all...he's GAY! But he won't be for long, if certain users have their way. A concerted effort has been under way for a while now, designed to neuter poor Jon (pretend I put a little accent thingy over that O) and make him into a sort of rockin' Ken doll. So please watchlist this hunka man, and keep him queer! If anybody questions you, tell them "Miss Julie sent me".

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Everybody loves a sequel

Readers not afflicted with Alzheimer's will remember that last month we had a little story about Alice and her harasser. That proved so popular that we bring you the sequel: Benjiboi and his stalker. After a chance meeting at the Michael Lucas article, this anonymous user took a shine to our Benjiboi, and has been showering him with attention on virtually every board on Wikipedia. Flattered though he is, Benjiboi finds the attention a bit distracting, and administrators have been seeking various remedies for this. It has proven difficult, as the stalker has an IP address that changes quicker than Superman in a telephone booth. So perhaps some of you would like to watchlist Benjiboi's page, and lend a hand if you see some love letters from an 11 digit friend. I was actually thinking we should get Alice's harasser and Benjiboi's stalker together. Then we could have another sequel, sort of like Freddy vs. Jason. Any bets as to who would win??

Not quite the second coming, but special just the same

Let me be the first to give a warm, wet, Love Boat kiss (though not with tongue) to our newest Project members: Jacksinterweb, Cleduc, Pigman, Becksguy and Iamandrewrice. Even in the month of our Saviour's birth, your popping into our Wikipedian lives is a blessed event indeed. As Jesus Himself said, "Live long and prosper". He did say that, didn't he? I think he said it. In any event, if he was standing next to me now, I'm sure he'd say it, and add, "Happy homo editing!"

Battle of the Wikipedia Stars!

Indomitable Ann Bannon is holding her own in Wikipedia's answer to American Idol: The Featured Article candidate list! For four feverish weeks, she has mastered the challenges and not been eliminated from the competition. Drop by the FAC page and show Ann you love her....or give her the hook (I'm not supposed to tell you how to vote). Giving our plucky Ann reason to hope is the recent promotion of List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sa-Sc. If Miss Julie has her way, we will have the entire alphabet of Queerdom Featured here on Wikipedia soon! And I would be remiss if I did not give a warm, Lesbian salute to our own Belovedfreak, who showed Wikipedia with But I'm a Cheerleader that even pom poms are no protection from the Love that dare not speak its name, and got a gold star for her efforts.

Climbing the Wikipedia career ladder is User: Tim1965, who has not only written, but is now promoting Reel Affirmations to Good article status. Best of luck, Tim, and remember: there are no small parts, only small actors. We're sure you'll be trading that green circle for a gold star soon (assuming you get the green in the first place!).

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Santa needs elves

Yes, I know: packages need buying, trees need trimming, egg nog needs drinking. The holidays make many demands on our time. It's ...well, it's a bitch, is what it is. So I wouldn't blame you for skipping this little section and putting off my request until next year. But...think of the children. Our future. They need quality information about the homosexual "lifestyle" if we are to indoctrinate them properly. That's why I am asking you to drop by our Peer review area and give your meaning as to the efforts of your fellow gay Wikipedians. And think: in this season of kindness and good will to all, isn't it nice that I am pointing you to someplace where you can (in a Wikiloving way, of course) rip someone a new asshole? Think about it...and those children with their shiny, bright eyes, thanking you for contributing to their future.

Even more festively, consider joining in on the deletion discussions of our favorite articles. Here you can bandy about such words as "homophobia", "Right-wing Christian agenda" and my personal favorite, "just who do you think you're pushing around?!?!?". If you play your cards right, there might even be an extra present under the tree for you. :-D

Urgent Christmas appeal

Tovojolo asked me to ask you to edit Elizabeth Bishop as part of the Collaboration Project. She's an old dead poet (Miss Bishop, not Tovojolo. I've never actually met Tovojolo. She's probably very young and attractive. Maybe somebody should ask if she's single), but she was a flaming homosexual long before most of us had even been conceived, so we owe her some respect. Tovojolo actually asked me for the last newsletter, but Miss Julie forgot. Bad Miss Julie. She was so busy boosting morale it just slipped right by her. Nemissimo, maybe you need to crack that whip again to get Julie back in line.

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Surrender, Dorothy!!!!!!!

Friend of Dorothy has attracted the attention of a group of....the more senior elements of our gay society. They disagree with our thesis that Saint Judy was the possible source of the term, and demand we change the article to reflect their contention that Dorothy Parker was the origin. The problem is, their source didn't check out. So we agreed to disagree. Well, we at the project did. They got kinda mad at us, said unkind things, and started edit warring. Though they are old, they are certainly quick, and could revert the article faster than my nimble fingers could press the undo button. To quote the divine Miss Parker, every time I saw the article on my watchlist, I thought to myself, "What fresh hell is this?". The page was protected by sympathetic administrators, but keeping an eye on it will keep Dorothy safe from future Wicked Witches of the West or East.

Ambrosia

Our dear Benjiboi has been busy indeed, lately. He recently made fruit salad out of Fruit, turning a once nasty word into a damn good article, and saving it from deletion! Congratulations, Benjiboi! I hear he has turned his attention from fruit to poultry now. Before he is through, he will have turned every major food group gay on Wikipedia!

Christmas came early

Yes, indeed! Valued administrator WJBscribe was raised out of the mire of mid-level management and placed squarely into the Pantheon of Bureaucracy! And Miss Julie is just too proud of him not to mention that he got the most support votes in the history of Wikipedia! Congratulations, WJB! We know you will not prove the Peter Principle correct!

You!

Yes, you! It's you who make this project shine! It's you who make Wikipedia such a valuable resource for all humanity! And it's you who make Miss Julie's dull life just a little bit better. So I want to take this moment to thank each and every one of you for all you do here. Merry Christmas, everybody! Happy Hanukkah! Festive Kwanzaa! Delirious Dong Zhi! Delicious Diwali! And for our oppressed Iranian brothers and sisters, I wish you a safe and joyous Yalda. And if I didn't mention your favorite December holiday, well, it's because I feel it's so special I should just keep it between you and me. Always remember: You light up my life!

May we all have a joyous holiday season, and a safe, healthy, happy and prosperous 2008.

With love from Miss Julie

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Just thought I'd drop you a note to say hello, it's been a while! Hope you're doing well! Dreadstar † 21:07, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

"Vandalism" on the Alaska page? As a lifetime resident I think I'd know more about what goes on there than you do. thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.68.101.193 (talk) 18:19, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I just want to say thank you for your contributions to the Alaska Native Corporations page. It is really coming along nicely. I don't know if it was you that added the text to the act, but I would like to see even more of that. I have access to Westlaw for the summer and would be happy to bring that section to fruition with more of the pertinent sections of the act.

I'll be in Alaska this summer. Also, take a look at the cute picture of my hometown, Naknek, Alaska.

Blueelectricstorm (talk) 03:34, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi there (moikka :). The statements asserting on the Ilmatar article that she was invented by Lönnrot have been without citation since at least last December, and I've had no luck in finding anything to support that assertion.

Due to your activity on the Ilmatar page and your statement "Ilmatar (the Lönnrot-invented mother of Väinämöinen)" on your own user page (which I came across while Googling the topic), I thought you might know of a source/reference. Any ideas?

Thanks! Peer Gynt (talk) 00:05, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Welcome back! It's so good to see you again!! I missed ya! Stick around for a while eh? Let me know how you're doing! So glad to hear from you!! Dreadstar † 00:21, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

A proposed and copyright cleaned up version is ready, when you are around leave me a message so we can further improve it and recreate the page, if you are interested. Kasaalan (talk) 15:10, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

:Implemented some more part into article, if you going to work on the article try to be sure you have the last version. Kasaalan (talk) 20:54, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

::The Philip Munger article is online, if you do some edits on the article we can further discuss about improvements. Kasaalan (talk) 20:45, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

:::The Skies are Weeping by Philip Munger requires lots of work, will you help. Kasaalan (talk) 20:26, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

I have reviewed Jean Keene for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since you are a main contributor of the article (determined based on [http://vs.aka-online.de/cgi-bin/wppagehiststat.pl this tool]), I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 22:52, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks again for your help with editing and debating! DoomCow (talk) 09:34, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Yksin, thank you for helping me out in the past. I had a question for you, and my admin-person retired. Since the controversy over the Bob Poe page seems to be over, would it be acceptable for me to take down the exchanges that are still on mytalk page? Is there somewhere that I should move them to? If not, I can leave them there, but I wasn't sure who else ask. Thank you DoomCow (talk) 07:05, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

:Oops. Haven't logged into Wikipedia for awhile -- just saw your message. Please feel free to email me about Wikipedia questions too (you still have my email, right)?

:The answer to your question is: Your talk page is your own, so it's okay for you to take down exchanges that are no longer necessary. They can always be found again by accessing the article history. However, my recommendation is to instead archive them. You'll notice that my talk page has archives to older conversations. It's been so long that I forgot how I set 'em up, but there are resources on Wikipedia for how to make good archives. --Yksin (talk) 23:52, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

{{you've got mail}}UOJComm (talk) 05:23, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

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My name is Christopher Jensen, 44 and original shareholder in the 13th Region. I am very concerned about the doings of our corporate officers, insofar as they are non-responsive to requests by shareholders like myself for information regarding their business dealings.

I am hoping that you could give me more information on these people, their business dealings and connections, and if this is something the police should be brought in for. Also I am wondering why the FBI has not been involved to this point. It seems there have been some very insidious dealings within the organization and without. I personally have worked and talked with Tom Harris of the Tyonek Corp and think he is dirty because he was, don't know if he still is, on both boards and Tyonek is doing quite well while the 13th is sinking. I am wondering if that connection is a line on one Native Corp raiding another, weaker Native Corp.?

Anyway, you can write me at chris-jensen@live.com or call me at (907)632-2040. I really would like to talk to you more on the subject, but I'm getting ready for work and don't have alot of time to write down all my thoughts on this matter.

Thank you for your time.

Christopher Jensen — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.58.136.109 (talk) 17:25, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. Yes, I believe I remember this character from the past. Not sure what his problem is. But it's not something I would ever even THINK of putting up with. It's funny though, because an editor named "Secret" on MY talk page, giving me a "3RR warning", and gave nothing to Kennvido, even though he's clearly the actual culprit here, and violated right off the bat, by removing things with no explanation or comment. Gabby Merger (talk) 23:02, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Good to see you editing again! Hope all is well! Dreadstar ☥ 07:50, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Hey! I saw you are a confirmed user since you are editing Julien Blanc. Could you please have a look at Talk:Julien Blanc#BLanc insists he does not teach rape.2C and opinions stated as fact and edit the article in the way I explained (or in a similar way)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.109.250.186 (talk • contribs) 21:48, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

:I'll see what I can do. I've read the CNN transcript, so am familiar with the source... My problem is time, and the fact that the article currently is a disordered mess that goes into far too much play-by-play detail. I'll also reply to you on the article talk page. I just have limited time. BTW, please remember to sign your posts by typing in four tildes ~ at the end of your posts. — Yksin (talk) 21:59, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

:: You may find it helpful to go back a day or two to my earlier edits. Many of the problems with the article are quite recent, although you may still feel that the early versions are still too detailed. Philip Cross (talk) 22:30, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

:::Thanks, Philip. Yes, the article read lots cleaner yesterday, before more cooks jumped in to help with the cooking. But that's gonna generally be the case with new articles on fast-developing topics. It'll gradually clean up, and get condensed to what's really necessary instead of lengthy overdetailed play-by-play. And I'll do what I can... as I have time. Perhaps what should be done is to have some discussion on the article talk page about what needs to be done to clean it up, clarify it, condense it, and make it more encyclopedic. — Yksin (talk) 22:39, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

:: Thanks for making a decent attempt at reorganizing the article. I'd say it's pretty good right now, and does not read like a news article. It's much more encyclopedic now. --93.109.250.186 (talk) 05:06, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

::: Thank you! I appreciate the feedback! — Yksin (talk) 05:20, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi, I noticed that the "Edit count" link on your user page is broken. This is because: a) interiot's account expired,[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Labs/Tool_Labs/List_of_Toolserver_Tools] b) tools.wikimedia.de that was aliasing for toolserver.org has been deprecated,[https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/labs-l/2014-May/002446.html] and c) the toolserver itself was also shut down (see Wikipedia:Toolserver#Shutdown). As a replacement link, you can use [https://tools.wmflabs.org/xtools/ec/index.php?user=Yksin&project=en.wikipedia.org this] which is running on Wikimedia Foundation's cloud computing environment. --82.136.210.153 (talk) 05:30, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

— Thanks, appreciate it. Will try to fix tomorrow. — Yksin (talk) 05:33, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Hey I had a look at pickup artist and it's not a very good article, I want to attempt to write a more extensive article. I liked your work on Julien Blanc and enjoyed our cooperation, so would you like to help me with the article? Like, a date I guess. Just kidding.

P.S. You might know me as user Jlalex on Talk:Julien Blanc as well as this IP --93.109.205.13 (talk) 14:54, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

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Thanks for catching that error. I'm surprised that I hadn't noticed it, but apparently it was there since the page's creation. He won his Senate seat pretty handily since he had an easy primary and it's a very Democratic district, following Johnny Ellis, who I think may have been the longest serving state senator in AK history. Jay Kerttula may have served longer. Johnny was a great legislator. He came out after he retired, and I hadn't realized that his orientation was a big secret. I knew about it maybe fifteen years ago or longer. I guess no one knew about it who really cared and opponents hadn't brought it up, as far as I know. Johnny had health problems, but I think they've been resolved and don't think they were why he retired. There have been a few editors who have tried very hard to create Alaska legislator pages and keep them and others up to date. I've contributed but can't recall authoring any, but may have, one or two. USERs RFD, RadioKAOS and maybe NorthbySouthBaranof have probably contributed a number of them and they're pretty careful, I think. RadioKAOS nominated a number for inclusion, but I think had health problems (as did RFD, I think) and never completed them. WhisperToMe, I think, who is another prolific editor, has contributed. I wanted to write one for another important AK politician whose birthday was yesterday and never got around to it, being extremely busy, not realizing that RadioKAOS whom I'd solicited to do it, had actually done an AfC to which I might have added, substantially, but it was deleted after six months. Lastly, until I looked at your activity, I didn't realize Phil Munger had an article. It was very informative. I added his birth date. Again, thank you for your fine work. Activist (talk) 04:51, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

: Thanks for your note, Activist. Yeah, Johnny Ellis was my state senator at one time (before the Great Redistricting of 2012 or whenever that was) — his successor Tom Begich is an acquaintance of mine — great musician as well as a fine person — but not my senator due to aforementioned redistricting. (I have Sen. Berta Gardner & Rep. Harriet Drummond, so I'm still pretty happy.) I did a lot of Wikipedia editing especially in 2007, not so much nowadays as I have other projects that take priority...or maybe I'd tackle the problems with the Alaska legislator pages myself! Yksin (talk) 03:33, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

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Sorry for my [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alpart&type=revision&diff=1087246116&oldid=1010751264 inadvertent edit] on Alpart. I've embarrassed myself.--AntientNestor (talk) 08:31, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi, I see you're a member of WP:Mythology, would you be interested in joining a sub project of WP:Anthropology on oral tradition? Kowal2701 (talk) 14:08, 26 July 2024 (UTC)