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Ryan, thanks for showing up. I was about two minutes away from asking a steward for emergency sysop. We've been dealing with this guy (freddy?) all night. Thanks! fr33kmant - c05:46, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. Thank you for helping clean up all the vandalism. If it wasn't for you guys, multiple pages would be filled with vandalism. And I thank Versus22 for contacting me on the English Wikipedia to come here. Luckily, I was around there at the time. — RyanCross (talk) 06:34, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Just a note to say thanks, RyanCross/Archives, for your comments and vote in my RFB which closed as successful with 25 supports and no opposes. It is my second unanimous request, which I find astounding. In my previous thanks (from where I stole the code for this one) I promised you I would do my best as an admin. I promise I will continue to do my best as an editor, admin and 'crat, and I won't let you down! Thanks again, Kennedy(talk) 20:57, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi Ryan, this user is creating articles ground-up in mainspace bit-by-bit. Petersymonds has made a sandbox for him but he's not using it. I'm going to suggest that he add {{underconstruction}} to them if he's not willing to sandbox these new creations first. Just FYI cause you deleted (rightly) Egbert See you! :) fr33kmantalk23:35, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
First, it was Peterdownunder who suggested his sandbox. ;) It seems Synergy fixes the problem by cleaning up the article, so I think that needs to be done anymore. — RyanCross (talk) 23:42, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I was just heading over to say it was Peterdownunder (X_X) I've suggested the tag anyway. Saves people who don't know about the editor from adding QD to it. fr33kmantalk23:47, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I can't believe that my first five DYKs on any wiki all got through! :) [doing a little dance!] Thanks for adding the pic, I should'da thought about doing that :) fr33kmantalk06:51, 7 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. I was going to put Zeus as the first hook with the image, but the Toronto Subway hook was more interesting, so I made that one the first hook instead, along with the image of the subway. — RyanCross (talk) 07:25, 7 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Those two were connected; it wasn't a formatting thing really. They were both about the same topic, it was just suggested that another hook was needed instead, so that's why it looks like they're two separate nominations. Either way (talk) 20:03, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ahh!!! Thank you so much! Now I can get started overhauling the icon system (per discussion at Simple Talk). Thanks a million! obentomusubi19:00, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The top right-hand picture is composed of four separate images, yet it appears that the caption refers to one of these only. — This unsigned comment was added by 70.127.206.112 (talk • changes).
Another reviewer hasn't verified the reference yet. I looked at the nomination and the comments below it, and it seems the only item that was discussed was the complexity, and nothing about the reference verifying the hook. Don't worry, I'm sure someone will review it more thoroughly soon, and then soon after it'll appear on the Main Page. Keep up the nice work. Thanks. — RyanCross (talk) 09:43, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "with the other DYK nominations you moved," as the last person to move hooks to the next update was User:Bluegoblin7... am I missing something here? — RyanCross (talk) 09:44, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, did you update DYK today? The previous hooks haven't even been for one day! Though, if we start updating everyday, soon, we'll near en's 6 hour update. The problem is, as Eptalon said that we have too less editors. Just yesterday, User:Mighty Wodan was inactive and it DYK was almost dead. Well, it is pleasing to see enough hooks to update in 1 day, anyway. PmlinediterTalk09:10, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm... I guess I wasn't around to notice that was a new rule... I used to update DYK often. Anyway, I just noticed a problem when I was about to add the credits... two hooks have already been previously used! I'll have to revert it to fix this problem... — RyanCross (talk) 09:13, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I don't understand... when I read it, it seemed like Bluegoblin was talking about wether it was okay to have three articles of places in one update. I don't see him mentioning anything about having two hooks for one article. Am I missing something? — RyanCross (talk) 09:24, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oh yes, you have. See this:-
*...that France is the most visited country in the world, with over 82million tourists visiting each year?Kennedy (talk) 13:34, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
So we can't have it twice at all? Kennedy (talk) 20:57, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
But that's fine. We need hooks for DYK and it doesn't matter if it is from an article already used. Let us keep the limit to two. Three would be overdoing it. Cheers, PmlinediterTalk 07:43, 21 May 2009 (UTC).
Comment: There never has been a limit on the number of times a hook can appear, and let's not start now! We're in dire need of hooks! I think personally we should just limit it to the same article cannot be in the same or consecutive updates... thoughts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bluegoblin7 (talk • contribs)
Yeah, Bluegoblin7's idea seems just fine for we need hooks here but that does not mean that the same article will be used in consecutive updates. PmlinediterTalk 15:04, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Ah, I was looking at a different comment (silly me). That sounds fine... maybe we should add it to the rules? I'll do that now... — RyanCross (talk) 09:31, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(unindent)Yes you might. (I must reduce my overuse of User talk namespace. I have got 34% contribs there and only 28% in the main namespace). PmlinediterTalk09:36, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed with 21 Support and 1 Oppose. I hope I will be able to fulfill your trust as an admin on Simple. Special thanks to RyanCross for nominating me! --Meetare ShappyCunkelfratz!
Why is the DYK updated so soon? My article was only on there for less then a day, which otherwise would have been more then a week! Mighty Wodan (talk) 09:44, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I would prefer if you keep cool and not get so excited about everything. It was done basically because we had a backlog of 5 in Next Update and 4 in T:TDYK. I think that it will be good for Simple if DYK is updated frequently and the last thing I wan't is a frequent DYK contributer opposing this. PmlinediterTalk09:46, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I just want my article to stay on the main page as long as any other article used to be (which would be a week). I think we are not ready to update very frequently and I think that if the articles stay on the main page so short they will not receive the attention they would otherwise have. If articles are on the main page for a week, people will edit them, expand them, and they can then be brought to GA more easily. My article, aswell as the others, do not have that oppurtunity now. Mighty Wodan (talk) 09:51, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Does anyone of you think that the DYKs get any attention from anyone other than the 28-odd active editors here? Seriously, if a DYK has to go to PGA, one of these editors will do so and I'm sure that all of them have seen the DYKs. Besides, at Simple, the system is quite different for here even GAs can become DYK candidates. And I really have my doubts whether the community wants the dYK to get real slow like 10 days, In fact, Bluegoblin7 who suggested the ten day update said something about a 3 day update just yesterday here. PmlinediterTalk10:03, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Soon, yes, we will be able to decrease the 7 - 10 day update to maybe 3, and eventually everyday updates if we gain more active participants at DYK. I would like to decrease it, but I'm fine with whatever the community decides, and it sounds like for now we'll stick to the weekly rule... maybe by next month we can try to decrease it? Let's not go too quickly through things now. Also, does Bluegonlin run DYK alone? No, he doesn't, it's the community's decision whether or not to change the rules, so just because he suggested the three-day update rule, doesn't mean we rush to go with it. For now, just be patient... patience is key. I'd leave it alone at least for a little while longer, and then maybe a proposal can be started to decrease it. Sounds good? Oh, and by the way, a few months ago, the rule was actually to update DYK whenever it was ready to be updated, but after thinking, it's better for updates to be in the spotlight for the same amount of time... to be fair of course. That's why I just reverted the update I did. — RyanCross (talk) 10:46, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Bluegoblin7 does not run Simple. My point is that the same user who said that the time period must be increased to 10 days has said that he wants a 3 day update. And talking of community, can you please provide a link where the community has extended the update period to 10 days. OK ,fine, I'll be patient, but the point is that I think that Simple must be improved. I have no problem whatsoever with 10 day/7 day updates. However, I want everything in Simple to be as good as any other wiki. PmlinediterTalk10:53, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thought I would jump in, good job I stalk most talk pages on this wiki - it would be polite to let me know btw. No, I don't own anything, nor have I ever claimed too. You will note that things that I refer to are generally backed up with discussion, and if not I try and make one. I would like a three-day update - or less - but at this time a 3 day update is not feasible - we need to get a regular "backlog" going (and no, a backlog is not 9 hooks, that's 1 and 4/5ths of an update imho). Do you get what i'm saying? Ok,points made. I shall be around if you need me, but i'm going to steer clear from DYK for a while if i'm causing controversy (as this thread seems). Regards, Goblin22:15, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The QandA. Every month, a user will be interviewed by a member of the Simple News team. This idea was started by Kennedy and interviews have since been made by Bluegoblin7, Yotcmdr and Shappy
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As of Sunday 19th July 2009 137,258 cases of Swine Flu have been confirmed. 779 people have now died from it.
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The QandA. Every month, a user will be interviewed by a member of the Simple News team. This idea was started by Kennedy. Interviews are generally taking by a member of the Simple News Team - to date this has included Bluegoblin7, Kennedy, Pmlinediter, Shappy and Yotcmdr.
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As of Sunday 3th August 2009 188,139 cases of Swine Flu have been confirmed. 1265 people have now died from it.
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I gotta say, I've got a warm feeling in my chest just to see you editing here again!!! :) I've been told I missed you on IRC yesterday. Oh well! :) CU fr33kmantalk06:47, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Heh, it's good to be back. I basically took the summer off from Wikipedia and wanted to spend more time in real life, so I did, had a great time, and now I think I'll be more active again. Nice to see everyone is still around, and a couple of new faces here and there I see. Anyway, thanks for the the comment. :-) — RyanCross (talk) 06:55, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The QandA. Every month, a user will be interviewed by a member of the Simple News team. This idea was started by Kennedy. Interviews are generally taking by a member of the Simple News Team - to date this has included Bluegoblin7, Kennedy, Pmlinediter, Juliancolton and Yotcmdr.
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Gosh, I was actually thinking I would get some type of comment like that from you. ;) But I don't know if I'm coming back 100%... maybe just edits and actions here and there... I have to get used to everything again! — RyanCross (talk) 06:33, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The QandA. Every month, a user will be interviewed by a member of the Simple News team. This idea was started by Kennedy. Interviews are generally taking by a member of the Simple News Team - to date this has included Bluegoblin7, Kennedy, Pmlineditor, Shappy and Yotcmdr.
The Simple English Wikipedia now has over 59,000 articles.
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The QandA. Every month, a user will be interviewed by a member of the Simple News team. This idea was started by Kennedy. Interviews are generally taken by a member of the Simple News Team - to date this has included Bluegoblin7, Kennedy, Pmlineditor, Shappy and Yotcmdr.
This week, there are two interviews, with Bsadowski1 and CR90.
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Hi, I'm Hamtechperson, with a home wiki of en.wikipedia. I use the username Planeswalker1 over on Wikia. I wanted to ask you if you could look at the RfA I placed on the admin tools wiki. Thanks! Planeswalker1/Hamtechperson (talk) 04:08, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello, Ryancross! I just wanted to drop in and tell you how nice it is to see you back here again! We really need more people like you. I'm sorry to sully a fresh, clean new talk page with arrant nonsense :P.
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Done. — RyanCross (talk) 02:16, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Oppose. I will do my best for the project!Again, good idea. Pmlinediter Talk 14:06, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
France has already appeared on DYK. :-/ Meetare Shappy Cunkelfratz! 20:21, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
