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Hey there, I'm Bluegoblin7 (talk • changes • e-mail • blocks • protections • deletions • moves • right changes), a former administrator here at the Simple English Wikipedia, and I'm also Bluegoblin7 at all other Wikimedia Foundation projects. I've been involved with Wikimedia since February 2007, originally at the English Wikipedia, and now at many wikis: my account is currently unified on 135 project sites. Although I started off at the English Wikipedia, I am now most active here, at the Simple English Wikipedia, and so would call it my home wiki.
Elsewhere on the InterWebz, I'm the Editor of the successful Tramways Monthly E-Magazine and the founder and owner of The Aloud Group, which now operates two community-powered websites, Surrey Aloud and Airgates, with many more in the pipeline. If that wasn't enough, I'm also involved in several other smaller scale projects too.
You can get in touch with me through a number of different methods. My talk page is available to take messages, but please feel free to use e-mail for sensitive issues.
Alternatively, you can find me on IRC freenode under the nickname Bluegoblin7, Bleep or Dalek-Bleep, or any variation on those names! I hang out most in #wikipedia-simple and ##bluegoblin7, so you can find me there or drop me a /msg.
I try and get involved in any area where I'm needed and also to try and help people out, especially those who remain civil towards me :-)
Here at Simple, my work so far has mainly involved looking after the Did you know section. I've also been active in vandal reversion and in tagging pages for quick deletion and user warnings. I have at my disposal six bots: GBot1, that updates {{totw}}; GBot2, a general AWB bot; GBot3, a delivery bot primarily for Wikipedia:Simple News; GBot4, an anti-vandalism bot; GBot5, a bot that updates Wikipedia:RecentChanges; and GBot6, a bot that sorts out stub types. However, not all are always active at the same time with the only one that is running constantly being GB4.
I had my first RfA in January 2009 which unfortunately failed as users felt that my personal life was not stable enough to have the tools. I had my second RfA in early April 2009 which did pass. I voluntarily resigned my tools in July 2009, and failed my third and fourth RfAs to request them back. However, RfA Number 5 did pass and I regained the sysop tools on January 7th 2010.
I began an RfB in July 2010 following suggestions by several members of the community, however this failed as a 'no consensus'. After a, how shall we put it, "heated" debate later in that month, I was 'emergency de-sysopped' before 'passing' a RfdA towards the end of July. I still maintain now that my actions and views were correct in that incident (And always will), however I will accept that perhaps the way that I went about what happened was inappropriate as an administrator. Hey-ho, life goes on.
I completed my main aim on April 3 2009 which was to get Crich Tramway Village to Very Good Article status. I'm really proud of this article and I'm also really grateful to those who helped get it to where it is. The same goes for my second Very Good Article, Victoria line, which was promoted on August 17 2009, and again I want to thank everyone who helped get it to this stage.
I got my first Good Article on September 30 2009, London Underground 2009 tube stock, and my third Very Good Article followed twenty days later on October 20 2009. It is Blackpool tramway. My fourth Very Good Article had a complete re-focus and saw me take a music-related article, the song Yellow by Coldplay, to VGA status. VGA number five was back to the tramway theme, with Kingsway tramway subway, and was gained on November 24 2009, with GA number two, another Underground related article London Underground 1967 tube stock, appearing shortly afterwards. A bit of a break saw VGA number 6, Epping Ongar Railway, appear on April 20 2010. Many more Good and Very Good Articles will hopefully follow over the next few months.
Now I would also like to get British Rail Class 20, British Rail Class 37, British Rail Class 47, British Rail Class 108, British Rail Class 117, Piccadilly line, London Underground 1938 tube stock and British Rail Class 153, to name just a few, to either GA or VGA, and they are my projects for the next few months, as well as completing articles on the Lea Valley Lines and other London Transport articles.
In May 2009 I staged a 19 day protest following the retirement of Kennedy. It seemed to work, as he returned on the 20th May! This user has now left Wikipedia.
If you need help with anything, just ping me. I've got knowledge of MediaWiki both front end and back end, and i'm always happy to help!
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(Un-)Fashionable Clothing and Accessories
RfA Thankspam
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Dear Bluegoblin7 thank you for supporting my recent RfA which closed as successful. I very much appreciate your support and I will do my best for the community in my new administrator role. Thanks again, FSM Noodly? |
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The Yotcmdr Barnstar |
| Thank you for strongly supporting me in my WP:RFA which passed with 15 supports and no opposes. I appreciate your confidence in me a lot. The barnstar may not mean much to you, but your support did to me, thanks. Yotcmdr =talk to the commander= 09:00, 7 December 2008 (UTC) |
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Bluegoblin7, Thank you for taking part in my request for adminship, which closed as successful with 23 supports, 1 oppose and 0 neutral. I will do my best for the project!
fr33kman talk 02:23, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
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Barnstars
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Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
This is for all your work with DYK - Regards --Matilda (talk) 03:55, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
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Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
For your work on DYK's - Keeping it running and not letting it die! Kennedy (talk) 10:30, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
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ChristianMan16's Barnstar |
| For your work on Did you know. Thank you on behalf of the community. ✝ CM16 21:17, 17 December 2008 (UTC) |
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The Surreal Barnstar |
| I told you you'd get one too! Here you are, I'm awarding it to you for all your fixing and QDing, and just for beeing yourself, a great editor, working hard with DYK, SN, and the Wikicup! Yotcmdr Sign up for the wikicup =talk= 16:11, 20 December 2008 (UTC) |
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Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
For all your hard work with the Wikicup 2009, and for all your work in DYK, I hereby award you this barnstar! Razorflame 23:41, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
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Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
For creating so many railway-related articles ;) Tharnton345 17:37, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
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Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
For having more edits than me, even though I have been on here longer than you. TurboGolf 20:05, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
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Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
For all of your hard work here, I hereby award you this barnstar! Razorflame 04:03, 2 March 2009 (UTC))
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The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar |
| For all of your hard work reverting vandalism, I hereby award you this barnstar! Razorflame 04:03, 2 March 2009 (UTC) |
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Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
For your work on the Main Page VGA rotation system. Chenzw Talk 11:41, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
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Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
Thanks for your help --Kiwislayer (talk) 13:57, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
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Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
For everything you do here, and for being BG7 and LGBT :) Kennedy (talk • changes). (I ♥ BG7) 20:43, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
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Congratulations: You have been given a Barnstar!
For your sense of humor. :P Meetare Shappy Cunkelfratz! 20:19, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar |
| For you great work in updating this page, which was surely a hard work (and boring as well). :) Thank you! --Barras (talk) 12:50, 18 November 2009 (UTC) |
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The Teamwork Barnstar |
| For Bluegoblin7 for his work on the Simple News team. It is projects like this that help to build a sense of community among all the editors. Keep up the good work Peterdownunder (talk) 22:50, 17 November 2010 (UTC) |
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The Working Man's Barnstar |
| Thanks BG7 for the work you do around the place, especially in finalizing areas like the PGA and GA process. Keep up the good work. Peterdownunder (talk) 11:20, 4 October 2011 (UTC) |
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The da Vinci Barnstar |
| Hi Goblin! I decided that the contributions of GoblinBot4 couldn't go un-barnstarred for any longer, so it is with great pleasure that I award you the da Vinci Barnstar for your excellent programming skills. Keep the bots coming! :) Cheers, Orashmatash 17:36, 17 October 2011 (UTC) |
Wikilove
Hi, Bluegoblin7, Belinda has given you a LOLipop! This horrible pun and delicious candy spreads WikiLove and tells the world the low things you can do to be funny. Spread WikiLove by giving someone else a lollipop, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.
Spread the unrelenting joy of lollipops by adding {{subst:Lollipop}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!
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Misc
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Bluegoblin7 has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Goblin's day!
For being such a great wikipedian and kind person,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Goblin!
Cheers, Fairfield Deleted? 00:07, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
A record of your Day will always be kept here.
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Service Awards
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This editor is a Senior Editor III and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain and Cigarette Burn.
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