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Thanks for the warm welcome

Just wanted to say THX for the warm welcome, I like cookies, the real ones I mean :-) .

Cheers Thomas Supermaster2011 (talk) 13:15, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!

		The Helping Hand Barnstar
		Have this barnstar for not only reverting vandalism on my page but also helping me to design a new userpage. Check mine out!. Rsteilberg (talk) 15:37, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Michael Carroll (Rugby Player)

Hello Worm That Turned. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Michael Carroll (Rugby Player), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: There is sufficient context to identify the subject of the article. Thank you. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 14:03, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks salvio, I saw It fitting in about 3 CSD cats, but if BLP prod is more appropriate, I'm happy with that. Thanks a lot for letting me know Worm^TT · (talk) 14:43, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Actually, I might have deleted it per A7, but I wanted to give the page creator a little time to add a few sources, if there are, because a professional athlete might just be important; if nothing happens, do feel free to tag it for A7, if you wish: I'm not territorial when it comes to my admin actions. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 16:19, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Salvio. I've let it be for now, I'm still getting my deletion skills up to scratch, and definitely need some more experience. Glad I wasn't completely out, even if your judgement went the other way. Worm^TT · (talk) 08:26, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Further to that, I was waivering between A1 and A7, turns out there was sufficient context. Fair enough. Worm^TT · (talk) 08:28, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Help with list of ancient woods

Thanks for the positive and helpful reply of the other day, and the amount of effort you went to in finding a good solution to my cry for help. The table plus a multi-dot map is a much better idea - I had failed to spot how to do that. Like you say - more work, but then so is most of the stuff that makes a page better. I am still struggling to get it to do what I now want, (eg a numbered label matching a number on the table, but with the wood name and wiki link when you hover over a dot). What I get from the location map~ settings is either a number both times, or the text both times, which will overwrite other dots (ie alt= doesn't seem to work, at least not the way I expect). I am trying to find time to get Oxfordshire fully populated, and then could run it past the map workshop to see if it can be tweaked. Thanks again for your interest. RobinLeicester (talk) 23:24, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Sorry - ignore most of this - it seems to be a browser issue - I think ME8 works the way it should, Firefox and Chrome have a problem. I don't know enough about the templates or html to know whats going on, but I will try raising it on the location map+ discussion page. RobinLeicester (talk) 00:01, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Beau? Really?

In this edit you added the sentence -- "The biscuits became a treat that young men from the middle or lower classes would buy as a treat for their beau." Do you mean girlfriends or sweethearts? Beau is gender specific, applied to males. You gave two refs but I couldn't find the relevance in either (and the link goes to a disamb page too). Moriori (talk) 04:07, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

You're absolutely right. I'll get that changed. Worm^TT · (talk) 07:49, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Image help

Hello Worm That Turned. I know I've been bothering you much, but you've shown to be a great newcomer helper and I have already made my userpage at least 10x better than previously with your help. I have two images on my userpage that get pushed under my userboxes when my userpage is viewed with a non-widescreen display. Do you have any idea how to fix this? Thanks, —Rsteilberg ^talk 22:36, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

That RfA Reform Thing

Kudpung has asked me to 'nudge' some people .. as I'm an idle get, I'm just going through the entire Task Force list so my apologies if you didn't need a nudge! You can slap me about over on WP:EfD if you like :o) Straw polling various options: over here - please add views, agree with views, all that usual stuff.

We also need volunteers for the Clerking idea soon. I've been either gutsy or foolhardy, and said I'd be happy to do this as wing-man with someone more qualified and experienced; are you happy to give Clerking a go? The think will not work unless we can find suitable volunteers, lol! Come over to this bit here and add yourself. Please! I'm getting lonely over there ……. lol! Pesky (talk) 11:51, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Cornish fairings

The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Flu

I got the flu for 4 days. Glad to be back worm! The computer rocks! (talk) 21:37, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

RfA reform

Hi Worm. This page is important and is already linked to from all the project pages. I would like to suggest moving it to project space at Wikipedia:RfA reform 2011/Unsuccessful RfAs to make it part of the suite of reform project pages. Let me know, and if you agree, I'll go ahead and do the move. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 06:58, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Go for it, I've certainly no problems with the move. Glad I could help. Worm^TT · (talk) 07:48, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Nice page Worm. Since you've agreed, and I have nothing else to do, I'll be bold and do the move. — Oli ^OR Pyfan! 09:45, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Tiered service

Hey, I made some edits to the http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Tiered_service page. Let me know what you think. The best way to respond would definitely be through email because I'll forget to check this. [Redacted email] User:Hamer19 —Preceding undated comment added 15:30, 19 April 2011 (UTC).

Have replied by email. Worm^TT · (talk) 08:12, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Notification of MfD discussion involving User:Porchcrop

Would you be willing to review Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Porchcrop/Getting adminship and provide some feedback to the author if you feel so led? In my opinion the essay does not meet any deletion criterion, but I also do not think it is in the author's best interest to keep the essay in its current state. Regards! VQuakr (talk) 01:30, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Adoption

Hi,

I was told by User:Simple Bob, that maybe you could adopt me. [Redacted] and I already have been on Wikipedia for 2.5 years. I am already quite experienced (I made almost 2,500 edits), but many articles get nominated for deletion. I also seem to have problems with some users and maybe if you would adopt me together we could help it. Please reply to my talk page. Thanks. '''Adam mugliston''' (talk) 09:54, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Where do I find my page?'''Adam mugliston''' (talk) 10:06, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Your UBXs

Here are the UBXs you requested, i made every UBX except the lumber yard one bc i couldnt think of the best way to do it. If you have any ideas let me know.

Code	Result
{{User:Adwiii/UBX/Sock}}	This editor has made more edits than you've changed your socks. 375 * 49 = 18,375(verify) Logic 1 per day - 365 per year, rounded up for special occasions, 375 per year. Average editor age is under 49	Usage
{{User:Adwiii/UBX/Sockstotal}}	This editor has made more edits than you will ever change your socks. 375*83 = 31,125(verify) Logic 1 per day - 365 per year, rounded up for special occasions, 375 per year. Average life expectancy 83.	Usage
{{User:Adwiii/UBX/hotdinner}}	This editor has made more edits than you've had hot dinners. 250 * 49 = 12,250(verify) Logic 5 per week - 260 per year, rounded down for childhood and summer - 250 per year Average editor age 49.	Usage
{{User:Adwiii/UBX/hotdinnertotal}}	This editor has made more edits than you've had hot dinners. 250 * 83 = 20,750(verify) Logic 5 per week - 260 per year, rounded down for childhood and summer - 250 per year Average life expectancy 83	Usage
{{User:Adwiii/UBX/UTC}}	This editor makes more edits before 6 a.m. UTC than most people make all day. (verify) Logic Anyone who has made more than one edit before 6 a.m. UTC	Usage
{{User:Adwiii/UBX/haystack}}	This editor has made more edits than there are needles in a haystack. (verify) Logic This user can't find a needle in a haystack	Usage
{{User:Adwiii/UBX/Stars}}	This editor has made more edits than stars visible to the naked eye. (verify) Logic The naked eye can see 4,500 stars	Usage
{{User:Adwiii/UBX/Starscity}}	This editor has made more edits than stars visible to the naked eye in a city. (verify) Logic The naked eye can see 500 stars in the city	Usage
{{User:Adwiii/UBX/Vatican}}	This editor has made more edits than people living in Vatican City (verify) Logic Roughly 1,000 people live in Vatican City	Usage

|}

Hope you enjoy them,  Adwiii  Talk  13:02, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Wow! I'm very impressed. I'll stick them on the page, and think about what to do with them. Worm^TT · (talk) 13:06, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

And this is just a bit of advertising for me, but you may also want to put the {{User:Adwiii/UBX/Adwiii}} on your page. Glad you like them,  Adwiii  Talk  13:09, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, but I'm afraid not. I'm not keen on userboxes at the best of times - but I'll certainly be attributing your hard work when I finally get the editcountitis userbox page set up :) Worm^TT · (talk) 13:16, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I dont really care if you use the UBX or not I just thought you might want to know it exists. If there are ever any more UBXs I can do for you please be sure to let me know. Thanks,  Adwiii  Talk  13:21, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

There's an over closed div in there somewhere, it was stopping my page prematurely. how odd. Anyway, I've de-linked your userbox, hope you don't mind. Worm^TT · (talk) 13:28, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Adwiii's Siggy

Hey I did a little work on it and I wanted to know if you think this looks okay. I made it so you can edit my siggy directly at User:Adwiii/Siggy so if you see any major problems you can change them or let me know (and as far as i can tell by making WP transclude your siggy in your preferences you can bypass the character limit :) ). Thanks for the advice.

Adwiii

Talk

11:00, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

You can, but it is "forbidden", It's certainly getting there, can I offer one change? will do at your siggy page. Worm^TT · (talk) 11:04, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Ahhh, but see the thing is if i put it in my preferences it says there is a problem with the code (when there definitely isnt if it is working right there) any suggestions?

Adwiii

Talk

11:10, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

It might be to do with the table, I can't see any obvious html issues. Have a look on your siggy page, see if you like either of my alternatives. If not, I'll see what I can do about the one you've created. Worm^TT · (talk) 11:15, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Nope, it's because the signature requires good html. Which means all your parameters need to be enclosed in "". Also, any div you open, you should close :) Worm^TT · (talk) 11:20, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

.... as you can see. Let's close this.

There. Much better. Worm^TT · (talk) 11:21, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

There I adopted and slightly modified one of your alternates. Thanks for your help,  Adwiii  Talk  11:35, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Good job, you've made a good tweak there. Glad I could help Worm^TT · (talk) 11:36, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

I changed it a little bit more again thanks for all your help on it. Thanks,  Adwiii  Talk  00:16, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Adoption test

I've done the test... Rcsprinter^{Gimme a message} 09:56, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

I also just found your page with signatures on it. Perhaps you could help me with one? Rcsprinter^{Gimme a message} 19:19, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

I believe I would like to participate in said Adoption School

Hey Worm, I have been looking into this Adoption School thing and I would very much like to participate. How would one go about getting involved in this? Thanks,  Adwiii  Talk  21:34, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

That's great news. I'll set you up this morning, and post a message on your page about how it will work. Worm^TT · (talk) 08:00, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Jenova

Hi WormTT, I am sorry to trouble you but will you please tell Jenova to put a lid on his attitude problem? I know I shouldn't keep responding to him. But he is very difficult to ignore when he keeps going on talk pages and insutling me and attacking me hurling accusations at me. I find his language very offensive accusing me of 'harassment' and 'stalking', there is no need for such abusive language. I admit we are both in the wrong on occasions but he refuses to admit he has an attitude problem. I was perfectly happy to have a civilised chat with him as you suggested but he come on tonight and very aggressively attacked me again hurling unfounded accusations at me. When he is willing to admit he has a bad attitude and wants to put it right, I will let it drop. I am sorry to keep dragging you into this but you seem to let him get away with it. I am not going to respond to him anymore but will you please tell him to stop insulting me? I would be grateful for your help and I would consider this the end of the matter. Christian1985 (talk) 21:37, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Have replied at length at Christian's talk page. TLDR version here. You and Jenova are never going to get along. Don't expect him to roll over, or for me to chastise him for something I don't agree with. It would be best if you walk away. Worm^TT · (talk) 08:59, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for getting involved Worm. Jenova20 10:35, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

No problems. I will be listening to any feedback he has to give regarding my mentoring, and keep talking to him whilst there is still productive conversation to be had. One thing I never mentioned to you is the last word principle. It's very tempting to try and get the last word in, but if you want an argument to end, it's sometimes best to just walk away, letting the other person have that last word. I think that might be very helpful in this circumstance - if you want to stop talking to Christian, take his page off watchlist, step back and ignore anything else he says. Worm^TT · (talk) 10:50, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

I've told him i see his interference as harassment and i don't have any page of his on my watchlist.

I saw the response on your talk page and checked his after reading that.

Believe me, in no way do i want anything to do with him, and that includes keeping his talk page on watchlist ready to start an argument.

Jenova20 10:58, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Hey Worm

I tweaked my article, if you get a chance take a look at it and do the edit thing and let me kno if it is good enogh to post up. Thanks Eire's Son 02:15, 21 April 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eire's Son (talk • contribs)

responded at your page. Worm^TT · (talk) 09:30, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Adoption School

Worm! :) I am ready to proceed with my adoption school! :) -- MelbourneStar☆ ^{(talk to me)} 03:37, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

RfA reform

Hi Worm.A lot of the discussion is still about telling us what is wrong with RfA. We all know what is wrong already, and the project needs to be kept free of endless perennial talk. The project needs to be prevented from being turned into the new venue for WT:RfA which is now practically devoid of customers. Changing pubs is great, but moving a pub to the office is not such a good idea. It would be great if participants (and they are of course not all task force members) would focus on the main issues and help move them forward. Unfortunately, only a handful of task force members seem to be participating and I'm beginning to wonder if some of them have not fully understood the objectives of a work group like this, especially when some of them are now going off at half-tack and starting their own central RfC on topic like clerks, etc. This is a sure fire way to ensure that reform will never succeed. I have limited Internet access for the next few days, could you keep a close eye on the new posts and intervene if possible to chivvy things along, and perhaps consider adding yourself to the list of coordinators? --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:29, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately I dint know how much help I will be this weekend either, as I have family staying with me. Having said that, I will do what I can :) Worm^TT · (talk) 06:25, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Test 5

Hi Worm,

Just wondering if you realised I did the test you left me yesterday, don't worry if you didn't I was just thinking that you might have not.  Adam mugliston  Talk  11:07, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter: 22 April 2011

The newsletter of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program – Volume 4, 22 April 2011 This is the fourth issue of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter, with details about what's going on right now and where help is needed. Voting begins for steering committee - The voting phase for the Wikipedia Ambassador Steering Committee election started this week, and will continue through 27 April. Seeking more Regional Ambassadors in the US - We are still looking for Regional Ambassadors for the United States! The deadline has been extended to Friday, April 29th. India pilot being organized now - Plans are currently underway for a pilot expansion of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program – in India! Hisham Mundol and other Wikimedia staff have begun recruiting Campus Ambassador candidates for Pune. Document DYK, peer review and other milestone at the trophy case - If students you are working with (or any others you notice) are doing work that makes to DYK, is nominated for Good Article status, or is just solid content worth marking, then please help us document the students' success at the trophy case. Ambassador program at Wikimania - We're planning a set of Wikipedia Ambassador Program presentations for Wikimania 2011, in Haifa this August. Changes to mailing list - A new low-volume mailing list, [Ambassador-announce-l], is being created. It will be reserved for key announcements and news, which we'd like all ambassadors to be subscribed to.

Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 16:38, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Editor review complete

Hello, this is just to let you know that your editor review has been completed, several editors have provided their feedback on your editor review page. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Happy editing and regards, —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 10:28pm • 12:28, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Test 4

I've done that now... Rcsprinter^{Gimme a message} 11:10, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Just to let you know...

So I won't be able to do the test or anything for a bit. Rcsprinter^{Gimme a message} 09:43, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Absolutely. When I created the school, I was expecting people to work on 1 lesson a week, so there's no rush :) Enjoy your break. Worm^TT · (talk) 09:51, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Ambassador stuff

Hello, I hope you are and have been well. I have been busy recently, and many things have happened. Please when you have time look a bit into this situation. I truly believe the article is not a fork and is notable. The article had been approved for DYK, but while I was preoccupied it was removed from queue and the preceding discussion has distorted the efforts of these students. Of course your opinion would be a great factor to consider. My76Strat (talk) 03:40, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Exam

You have a new message at User:Worm That Turned/Adopt/Jenova20/Template Thanks Jenova20 13:58, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

My Article

Hi Worm, I know its been awhile..I was wondering if you could take a look at my article, I know that its not much, am just hoping that I am headed in the right direction. Thanks Starryright (talk) 00:11, 27 April 2011 (UTC)Starryright

User:Adam mugliston - Vandalism Patrol

I know you've set him a test on this subject, but he's reverting a lot of good faith edits including removing one user's genuine question on a talk page and marking another good faith edit as vandalism - and that's just after a brief look. As his mentor, could you have a word with him before he has to have his twinkle privileges taken away at ANI? Stuart.Jamieson (talk) 09:30, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Stuart, I'm looking into it now. Worm^TT · (talk) 09:34, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Advice

Thanks for the advice Worm....I will check into that. Starryright (talk) 04:14, 28 April 2011 (UTC)Starryright

Ready!

Hi Worm, just wanted to say I think I'm ready for the final test! I also replied on the Things to Work on section on our talk page.  Adam mugliston  Talk  15:30, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

400th edit!

I just passed my 400th edit! The computer rocks! (talk) 02:25, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 April newsletter

Round 2 of the 2011 WikiCup is over, and the new round will begin on 1 May. Note that any points scored in the interim (that is, for content promoted or reviews completed on 29-30 April) can be claimed in the next round, but please do not start updating your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. Fewer than a quarter of our original contestants remain; 32 enter round 3, and, in two months' time, only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. Casliber (submissions), who led Pool F, was our round champion, with 411 points, while 7 contestants scored between 200 and 300 points. At the other end of the scale, a score of 41 was high enough to reach round 3; more than five times the score required to reach round 2, and competition will no doubt become tighter now we're approaching the later rounds. Those progressing to round 3 were spread fairly evenly across the pools; 4 progressed from each of pools A, B, E and H, while 3 progressed from both pools C and F. Pools D and G were the most successful; each had 5 contestants advancing.

This round saw our first good topic points this year; congratulations to Hurricanehink (submissions) and Nergaal (submissions) who also led pool H and pool B respectively. However, there remain content types for which no points have yet been scored; featured sounds, featured portals and featured topics. In addition to prizes for leaderboard positions, the WikiCup awards other prizes; for instance, last year, a prize was awarded to Candlewicke (submissions) (who has been eliminated) for his work on In The News. For this reason, working on more unusual content could be even more rewarding than usual!

Sorry this newsletter is going out a little earlier than expected- there is a busy weekend coming up! A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 19:34, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

My Test

Hi Worm, I just thought I'd tell you that I almost finished the test. Only 3 clean-ups left. Is there any easyish articles for cleanup, because most of them seem to be big projects.  Adam mugliston  Talk  08:09, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

I see how far you've got ;) I'm only expecting you to fix one tag on each article, so have a look at WP:CLEANUP and see what you can find. Easy is relative - if you find it easy, it's easy... Worm^TT · (talk) 09:32, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Survey of Talk Page

Hey there, I like to thank you for taking the time to survey my talk page and evaluating it. Although it was not necessary, it was more helpful for areas of improvement. CHAK 001 (talk) 18:58, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Wikiproject Vandalism

Please join my project Wikipedia:WikiProject Vandalism. The computer rocks! (talk) 20:22, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

It's a nice idea. To the point that other people have already had it. Have a look at the counter vandalism unit, or recent change patrol. Best not to re-invent the wheel... Worm^TT · (talk) 08:19, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Having said that, if you've got a new idea or a clear remit that isn't covered elsewhere, perhaps suggesting it here would be a good start. Worm^TT · (talk) 08:21, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

EFM

Hi Worm That Turned. FWIW, one of the main reasons I did this was to prevent this. I don't think a pile-on is in anybody's interests, and I honestly can't see a different result under the circumstances. 28bytes (talk) 15:26, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I know, and I don't disagree with your closing. But I can't nanny Porchcrop, if he wants to see it through for an admin, so be it. I'll talk to him about how and why this happened, and perhaps he'll learn from it :) Worm^TT · (talk) 18:31, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I appreciate it. (And I can empathize, as I'm (nominally, at least) mentoring an editor as well.) 28bytes (talk) 18:36, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

EditorReviewArchiver: Automatic processing of your editor review

This is an automated message. Your editor review is scheduled to be closed on 8 May 2011 because it will have been open for more than 30 days and inactive for more than 7 days. You can keep it open longer by posting a comment to the review page requesting more input. Adding <!--noautoarchive--> to the review page will prevent further automated actions. AnomieBOT⚡ 13:56, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Please help assess articles for Public Policy Initiative research

Hi Worm That Turned/Archive 5,

Your work as an Online Ambassador is making a big contribution to Wikipedia. Right now, we're trying to measure just how much student work improves the quality of Wikipedia. If you'd like contribute to this research and get a firsthand look at the quality improvement that is happening through the project, please sign up to assess articles. Assessment is happening now, just use the quantitative metric and start assessing! Your help would be hugely appreciated!

Thank you, ARoth (Public Policy Initiative) (talk) 17:16, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Test 5

... is now done. Rcsprinter^{Gimme a message} 18:51, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Final Test

Hi Worm,

I finished my final test. I was just wondering if you realised, because I haven't seen you around lately.  Adam mugliston  Talk  19:24, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Worm is away. Hence notice at top of page. Sprinting faster (talk) 19:25, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Didn't realise. My bad!  Adam mugliston  Talk  19:36, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

I'll be back soon, I promise! Worm^TT · (talk) 21:48, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Feedback

Hi Worm. If you have a moment, I would appreciate your feedback on this. Thanks. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:25, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

My current test

I have finished My current test, sorry it has taken me so long I have been fairly busy outside of Wikipedia. Anyway sorry it took so long but I am now finished. Thanks for the patience,  Adwiii  Talk  00:38, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

RfA2011

Thanks Worm for joining in as a coord. Things have slowed down a bit, but that's to be expected. Nevertheless, it's already the biggest ever RfA reform project of its kind and it would be a shame to lose ground. What needs to be done is to get the task force into sub groups to start writing some rough drafts for some of the proposals for which there is some kind of consensus.

We don't need constantly telling what's wrong with RfA, we know all that already, that's why we're here. We're the ones who are going to try and fix it, so I've been quite radical by collapsing or archiving some off-topic negative criticisms of the project. It's not endearing me to people, but if they can't behave on RfA or other discussions, there's no reason to allow them to disrupt the process of reform. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 13:46, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

No problems, it's a pity I didn't get a chance to sooner, but I was just that little bit too busy. Things have quietened down for me now, so I thought I'd take you up on the offer. I see where you've been collapsing, and agree with your actions - I expect if it happens again and I make a similar move it should help, given that I'm not an admin. I've had a read of the recent conversations this afternoon and I'll have a look at other possible proposals soon. Worm^TT · (talk) 13:51, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Yes. it's most important that the other coords, especially non admins, take this kind of initiative. There are several camps of opposition to this project: Those who hate admins anyway, probably because they've burned their own chances of getting the mop; those who I have upset in the past by tagging their pages or !voting against them on other issues; those who want desysoping made easier but who will not recognise that within the scope of this project we can't address every issue - some want us to make changes to bureaucrats' roles too; and those who just troll everywhere on the site where 'admin' is mentioned. By demonstrating that we will strike or collapse irrelevant posts, we will be demonstrating also that we are serious about not allowing people to make inane comments at RfA. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:59, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

I see there is a new regular at RfA making profound contributions based on 115 edits. [1], [2], [[3]]. Which reinforces the idea that there should be an advice page for !voters that such participants could be quickly linked to. Perhaps I'll write it. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 20:39, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Me Not being that great at templates

I may not be that great at templates but just take a look at User:Adwiii/UBX/Master. Thanks,  Adwiii  Talk  11:52, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Using a switch to call other templates, very clever! Was going to do something similar to that by "number of edits" on the ones I asked from you. You know, you should consider learning Java or C++, I think you'll make a great programmer one day :) Worm^TT · (talk) 12:16, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

I have been thinking about getting involved with other things like java, and when I originally started editing WP i did it partially bc it ran on code that I could mass with. Any ideas on the best way to start learning C++ / java and the best applications thereafter. Thanks,  Adwiii  Talk  21:07, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

That's a very good question. If you have a mac, I'd suggest making little applications in Objective-C. Especially since they can be used on things like the iPhone, making yourself a bit of money. However, if you want to play around, the first thing you'll need is a platform to develop on. The best for Java is Eclipse, which is free to download. Once you've done that, try one of the online courses to get your head around the different ideas of object orientated programming. Worm^TT · (talk) 01:28, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Well I may get around to that but currently I have found other ways to use switches etc on WP. See User:Adwiii/UTC I made something that is actually mildly practical! Hope you like it,  Adwiii  Talk  11:29, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Adopt

Hey, just adopted User:Asinthior and he found User:Worm That Turned/Adopt for me. I had a hard time finding anything similar, is there a reason it isn't listed on WP:ADOPT? Are there any more resources to guide me in the process, WP:ADOPT doesn't have much to go on. CTJF83 19:59, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Well from what I've seen, there is no set way to go about adoption. All that really matters is that the adoptee ends up comfortable with Wikipedia. I spent a long time looking at the different ways adopters handled adoption, and decided that Hersfold's adoption HQ. It seemed like a good idea to me so I created a similar one. Never crossed my mind to list it on ADOPT! It doesn't work for everyone, I have to say, but it does give new users a flavour of things to learn. Feel free to use it yourself :) I'll have a look into listing it as a resource when I get back to civilisation on Monday. Worm^TT · (talk) 00:57, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Ok, thanks...I'll come bug you if I need assistance/suggestions. CTJF83 01:01, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

I'll look forward to it ;) Worm^TT · (talk) 01:02, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm also inconsistent with where I reply. I usually accommodate other users' requirements. So I thought this would be as a good place as any other to finally answer your message. Anyway, I just wanted to stop by and say thanks for taking the time to write about your experience with adoption. My adopter and me are still figuring things out, so when we know how we will go about my adoption, we might come back to knock at your door.

Also, I commented on your approach to adoption at Wikimedia Strategic Planning, in a discussion about how to keep new users for longer periods. I think what you're doing is a great initiative as often new users find no place for themselves in Wikipedia, not because there is no such place, but it's just "hidden" from them because they don't know where to look.

Up until recently I would only do small changes here and there, but a few weeks back I got into a discussion about content and gave the extra step of reading some of the things that were quoted at me from WP policies and realized there is a whole world behind articles and discussion pages where I wanted my voice to be heard too. That's when I looked for an adopter because although I created my account years ago, and I've been doing an edit here and there, I really couldn't navigate this whole world on my own. So I hope to learn more about WP in order to contribute and later on help others contribute too. Asinthior ^(talk) 15:27, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Betadine

Hey, check out the Betadine article and let me know what you think, something looks a bit off there, especially the recent additions. Thanks Jenova20 16:26, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

I agree. Feel free to remove the advertising, BRD :D I've got it watchlisted... Worm^TT · (talk) 16:34, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for that, i've been waiting for the oppurtunity to test rollback.

I think it's important to know how it works for when i might seriously need it for some really bad vandalism.

Thanks Jenova20 11:15, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Not certain I would have used roll back there, it doesn't quite fit with WP:VANDALISM. But glad you've had a go with it. You could always feel free to wander into WP:CVU if you want to try it out more ;) Make sure you read up on the page before you go too far... Worm^TT · (talk) 11:30, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Userbox

Hey, I found this userbox I thought you could use after being impersonated:

This user has been attacked by a sock puppet.

- {{User:Steve3849/UBX/Sock puppet}}. Rcsprinter^{Gimme a message} 19:58, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Cheers for that one Rcsprinter123, but I prefer to just forget the entire event under WP:RBI. It's no big deal to me, just a pity I couldn't help the chap. Worm^TT · (talk) 09:58, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

My final test

DONE And it only took me 25 minutes. I think thats a record. Anyways I have finished.  Adwiii  Talk  00:10, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Now I'm done,  Adwiii  Talk  11:37, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

RfA reform

Where are the clerks? This: Should be indented IMO. this is plain old disruption. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:10, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

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I need some help with Java etc. Thanks,  Adwiii  Talk  13:59, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Template:Accent

Hey Worm, I, once again, have created another template. The Template:accent used to accent letters etc. I think it is needed and necessary and could be used but I wanted to see your opinion about it and if it can stay I had a few questions relating to templates about how to make it better. Thanks,  Adwiii  Talk  17:50, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Templates

Is there a way to make it so when you substitute a template it only substitutes the final answer into the page. On the Template:Accent I only want it to substitute in the final answer but instead it substitutes in the entire problem({{subst:accent|~|n}} subs in as

This

{{#switch:~|g={{#switch:n|a=à|e=è|i=ì|o=ò|u=ù|A=À|E=È|I=Ì|O=Ò|U=Ù}}|G={{#switch:n|a=à|e=è|i=ì|o=ò|u=ù|A=À|E=È|I=Ì|O=Ò|U=Ù}}|Grave={{#switch:n|a=à|e=è|i=ì|o=ò|u=ù|A=À|E=È|I=Ì|O=Ò|U=Ù}}|`={{#switch:n|a=à|e=è|i=ì|o=ò|u=ù|A=À|E=È|I=Ì|O=Ò|U=Ù}}|grave={{#switch:n|a=à|e=è|i=ì|o=ò|u=ù|A=À|E=È|I=Ì|O=Ò|U=Ù}}|a={{#switch:n|a=á|e=é|i=í|o=ó|u=ú|y=ý|A=Á|E=É|I=Í|O=Ó|U=Ú|Y=Ý}}|A={{#switch:n|a=á|e=é|i=í|o=ó|u=ú|y=ý|A=Á|E=É|I=Í|O=Ó|U=Ú|Y=Ý}}|Acute={{#switch:n|a=á|e=é|i=í|o=ó|u=ú|y=ý|A=Á|E=É|I=Í|O=Ó|U=Ú|Y=Ý}}|'={{#switch:n|a=á|e=é|i=í|o=ó|u=ú|y=ý|A=Á|E=É|I=Í|O=Ó|U=Ú|Y=Ý}}|acute={{#switch:n|a=á|e=é|i=í|o=ó|u=ú|y=ý|A=Á|E=É|I=Í|O=Ó|U=Ú|Y=Ý}}|c={{#switch:n|a=â|e=ê|i=î|o=ô|u=û|A=Â|E=Ê|I=Î|O=Ô|U=Û}}|circum={{#switch:n|a=â|e=ê|i=î|o=ô|u=û|A=Â|E=Ê|I=Î|O=Ô|U=Û}}|C={{#switch:n|a=â|e=ê|i=î|o=ô|u=û|A=Â|E=Ê|I=Î|O=Ô|U=Û}}|^={{#switch:n|a=â|e=ê|i=î|o=ô|u=û|A=Â|E=Ê|I=Î|O=Ô|U=Û}}|Circum={{#switch:n|a=â|e=ê|i=î|o=ô|u=û|A=Â|E=Ê|I=Î|O=Ô|U=Û}}|Circumflex={{#switch:n|a=â|e=ê|i=î|o=ô|u=û|A=Â|E=Ê|I=Î|O=Ô|U=Û}}|circumflex={{#switch:n|a=â|e=ê|i=î|o=ô|u=û|A=Â|E=Ê|I=Î|O=Ô|U=Û}}|t={{#switch:n|a=ã|n=ñ|o=õ|A=Ã|N=Ñ|O=Õ}}|T={{#switch:n|a=ã|n=ñ|o=õ|A=Ã|N=Ñ|O=Õ}}|~={{#switch:n|a=ã|n=ñ|o=õ|A=Ã|N=Ñ|O=Õ}}|Tilde={{#switch:n|a=ã|n=ñ|o=õ|A=Ã|N=Ñ|O=Õ}}|tilde={{#switch:n|a=ã|n=ñ|o=õ|A=Ã|N=Ñ|O=Õ}}|u={{#switch:n|a=ä|e=ë|i=ï|o=ö|u=ü|y=ÿ|A=Ä|E=Ë|I=Ï|O=Ö|U=Ü|Y=Ÿ}}|U={{#switch:n|a=ä|e=ë|i=ï|o=ö|u=ü|y=ÿ|A=Ä|E=Ë|I=Ï|O=Ö|U=Ü|Y=Ÿ}}|Umlaut={{#switch:n|a=ä|e=ë|i=ï|o=ö|u=ü|y=ÿ|A=Ä|E=Ë|I=Ï|O=Ö|U=Ü|Y=Ÿ}}|umlaut={{#switch:n|a=ä|e=ë|i=ï|o=ö|u=ü|y=ÿ|A=Ä|E=Ë|I=Ï|O=Ö|U=Ü|Y=Ÿ}}}})

It still displays the final answer properly but I would rather not have the extra code on the end page. Are there anyways around this? Thanks,  Adwiii  Talk  17:59, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Nvm Worm those nice helpful people on IRC helped me out. Thanks anyway though, I'm sure you knew the answer too,  Adwiii  Talk  18:52, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

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Done that as well. Took me a while to figure out how to user the #if template, but got it in the end. Rcsprinter^{Gimme a message} 15:21, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

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More Java questions, can you do a little debugging or at least tell me where I went wrong. Thanks,  Adwiii  Talk  23:44, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Hey Worm, the whole java thing isnt working. even with the changes you have made it isnt working... What I do find to ba absolutely hilarious is that I have been able to make a program on my TI-84 Plus series calculator that does the exact same thing yet i cant do it in java. Oh well, thanks for all your help but I think for now I will stick with the simpler things.  Adwiii  Talk  21:09, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

RfA critereia

You have a brand new page waiting for you at Wikipedia talk:RfA reform 2011/Candidates. It's talk age already has a discussion I transferred from the main page. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:09, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

So I see, and I appreciate it. I'm getting there on the "actual" stats, and will be doing a "vetted" essays too. Once I've done them, any chance you would be able to move the pages? maybe even merge them too? Yep. I'm that awkward. Worm^TT · (talk) 10:14, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

No problem. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:40, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

 Done See: Wikipedia talk:RfA reform 2011/Candidates. Thank you enormously for all this. Nobody can argue with these stats the way you have presented them. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 17:45, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Stub

Hi, can you help me add a stub template to Nissan Pixo? I'm not completely sure how to do it even after looking at the Wikipedia Stub article. Thanks Jenova20 15:44, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

replied at the talk pageWorm^TT · (talk) 16:14, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for that, it's sorted now.

It's been merged into the Suzuki Alto article correctly =]

Thanks for the quick response though, thumbs up!

Jenova20 08:59, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

So I see. Glad I could help :) Worm^TT · (talk) 09:02, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

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Test

I've done it again. You haven't marked them yet, it seems slow. You can find it on the /Adopt/Rcsprinter (talk) 09:22, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page and had already marked it minutes earlier ;) Worm^TT · (talk) 09:26, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

And again. Rcsprinter (talk) 09:54, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

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Test(s)

Hi Worm!

I'm sorry that I haven't yet made a start to User:Worm That Turned/Adopt/MelbourneStar1...even though you made it ages ago. I do infact plan to make a start on it soon, but unfortunately not in the coming weeks, as I have school exams (I'm year 9...and I do 7 exams per semester...fun :| ). Other than exams, I have that stupid annoying phase that has currently taken over me, Procrastination... :| I will make a start on it, even if It takes me till 2012 to complete it. Thank You Worm, for making it, and for your patience ;) -- MelbourneStar☆ ^{(talk to me)} 10:23, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the update! Don't worry, there's no rush, and you're welcome to run through whenever you want. I've got it archived at the moment though, so do let me know when you are ready to start so I don't miss it! Worm^TT · (talk) 10:34, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Awesome, Thank You :) -- MelbourneStar☆ ^{(talk to me)} 10:39, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

No worries and good luck with the exams. Worm^TT · (talk) 10:43, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Re requesting adoption

Dear Worm, I became inactive because I think my edits and contributions should be at par witk the standards of wikipedia. I feel that I need a mentor rather a coach who can make me improve my edits. I requested some editors after keenly observing their work. I was delighted to view your reply, though It was rejection. I would like to place a fresh adoption request. Arshan.abbas (talk) 15:08, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Dear Worm, I would like to thank you for prompt reply. I just need you to randomly audit edits/contributions made by me so that I can start my work again. I would like you to view any new page that I develop in my sandbox before publishing on Wikipedia.Arshan.abbas (talk) 15:32, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

I also want to offer my help mentoring if needed --NickDupree (talk) 19:10, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Final test

I've finished the practical part of the final test. Do you mark it now, or all at the end? Rcsprinter (talk) 20:56, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

I'll do it all at the end. But the written shouldn't take you long, so maybe tomorrow ;) Worm^TT · (talk) 21:09, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Right, then. How does your marking scheme work? Rcsprinter (talk) 21:12, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

10 points per task on the practical, 5pts per question on the theory. Totals 100. All at my own discretion. Worm^TT · (talk) 22:32, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Adoption Page

I've left you a message, thanks Jenova20 11:48, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Adoption Offer

Dear Worm That Turned. Thank you for your adoption offer on my user talkpage. Yes it is still active, I added it a couple of months ago and you are the first person to respond. Firstly, let me introduce myself. I am from the United Kingdom originally, although I left in 2003 and have been living in various countries since then, (mainly Japan), throughout Asia. Although I joined Wikipedia as a registered user in 2007, I didn't really become active until 2009. Since then I have around 2,500 edits, mainly to Gastropod and Ship articles, although I have interests in many areas, especially scientific. Although I am clearly not a complete beginner to Wikipedia, most of my contributions have been on the content side, and hence there are many areas of Wikipedia that are completely unfamiliar to me, and I know nothing about. This is part of my reasoning for seeking adoption from a more experienced user who has familiarity with these areas. For example, as you can see, I only have 16 edits to the Wikipedia Main namespace. I am interested in becoming more familiar with WP policy, and getting involved behind the scenes so to speak, more involved with the underpinnings that keep WP going among other areas. I have looked at your history, your adoption school, and the interaction that you have had between your current and past adoptees, and I can see that you take adoption seriously and that you are regularly active on WP. I also see that with your structured lessons and tests, you provide an opportunity for your adoptees to learn in a wide range of WP areas. This is just what I am looking for. I tend to edit mainly in the evenings in my time-zone, which is in the daytime in the UK, so we may be online at similar times which is an added benefit. If you are still happy to accept me for adoption, I would be very grateful indeed. I should add that until the second week in July, I will be less active than usual due to work commitments, but that after that time I will be back to usual. You can get an idea of my typical activity level at my month count indicator. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely yours, Antarctic-adventurer (talk) 13:51, 4 June 2011 (UTC)