User talk:Benesch/Archive2

Thank you![edit]

Hello, Benesch/Archive2, and thank you for vote on my recent RfA! With a final vote of 62/2/4, I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. As I acclimate myself to my new tools, feel free to let me know how you believe I might be able to use them to help the project. Thanks again! Radio Kirk talk to me 05:40, 6 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Thank you, that's really nice of you. Did you find it on Esperanza? With kind regards.. Gryffindor 20:17, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanza Newsletter, Issue #3[edit]

Administrator Coaching

The Administrator Coaching program is a program aimed at preparing Wikipedians for Adminship or helping them understand the intricacies of Wikipedia better. Recently, changes have been made to the requirements of coachees. Please review them before requesting this service.
This would be something like the Welcoming Committee, but for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. Some might like suggestions about how to learn vandal patrol, or mentoring on taking an article to featured status, or guidance with a proposal they plan to make at the Village Pump, for example. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins.

Stressbusters

The Stressbusters are a subset of Esperanza aiming to investigate the causes of stress. New eyes on the situation are always welcome!

Note from the editor

As always, MiszaBot handled this delivery. Thank you! Also, congratulations go to Pschemp, Titoxd and Freakofnurture for being elected in the last elections! An Esperanzial May to all of the readership!

The last AC meeting (full log)

Posting logs of the Esperanza IRC channel are explicitly banned anywhere. Violation of this rule results in deletion and a ban from the channel.

A disclaimer is going to be added to the Esperanza main page. We are humans and, as such, are imperfect.

Various revisions have been made to the Code of Conduct. Please see them, as the proposal is ready to be ratified by the community and enacted. All members will members to have to re-confirm their membership after accepting the Code of Conduct.

Referendums are to be held on whether terms of AC members should be lengthened and whether we should abolish votes full stop.

Admin Coaching reform is agreed upon.

Signed...

Celestianpower, JoanneB, Titoxd, Pschemp and Freakofnurture
20:29, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Why?[edit]

[1] Why have these evil things taken over all of Wikipedia? *sobs* AmiDaniel (talk) 01:35, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for voting on my RfA[edit]

Thanks so much for voting!

Thanks so much for voting on my request for adminship. I have decided to withdraw my nomination as it seems that consensus will not be reached. If you voted in support, thanks for putting your trust in me to be a good admin. If you voted in opposition, thank you as well for your constructive criticism as it will only help me be a better Wikipedian and perhaps help if/when I apply for adminship again sometime in the future.

Mahoga ny

Reminder...[edit]

When using template tags on talk pages, don't forget to substitute with text by adding subst: to the template tag. For example, use {{subst:test}} instead of {{test}}. This reduces server load and prevents accidental blanking of the template.

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My RFA[edit]

Hi Benesch/Archive2,

Thank you for supporting my RFA! Unfortunately it did not succeed mainly because most opposers wanted me to spend more time on Wikipedia. Thank you for your faith in me & looking forward to your continued support in the future.

Cheers

Srik e it^{(talk ¦ ✉)} 09:08, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Dear Benesch/Archive2 — Thank you for your support on my recent RfA. It succeeded with a final tally of 72/2/0 and I am now an administrator. I'll be taking things slowly at first and getting used to the new tools, but please let me know if there's any adminnery I can help you with in the future. —Wh o uk (talk) 09:08, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Hi Primate, thanks for supporting my request for adminship! Unfortunately, it ended with a final tally of 45/15/2, no consensus. I may have another go in the near future, once the school year is over. Thanks again! -- getcrunk juice ^contribs 22:13, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just so you know...: D[edit]

If you have editcountitis, and want to post your info on your userpage, then here we go :)...Voice-of-All^T|@|ESP 06:38, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User contributions
--Viewing contribution data for user Primate (over the 2833 edit(s) shown on this page)-- (FAQ)
Time range: 116 approximate day(s) of edits on this page
Most recent edit on: 6hr (UTC) -- 17, May, 2006
Oldest edit on: 15hr (UTC) -- 22, January, 2006
Overall edit summary use: Major edits: 34.19% Minor edits: 93.18%
Article edit summary use: Major article edits: 65.41% Minor article edits: 91.7%
Average edits per day (current): 24.36
Notable article edits (creation/expansion/rewrites/sourcing): 0.71% (20)
Unique pages edited: 1278 | Average edits per page: 2.22 | Edits on top: 26.93%
Breakdown of edits:
All significant edits (non-minor/reverts): 16.98%
Minor edits (non reverts): 26.3%
Marked reverts: 8.61%
Unmarked edits: 48.11%
Edits by Wikipedia namespace:
Article: 21% (595) | Article talk: 0.92% (26)
User: 31.38% (889) | User talk: 33.53% (950)
Wikipedia: 9.11% (258) | Wikipedia talk: 1.06% (30)
Image: 0.53% (15)
Template: 2.05% (58)
Category: 0.04% (1)
Portal: 0% (0)
Help: 0.04% (1)
MediaWiki: 0% (0)
Other talk pages: 0.35% (10)

Thanks!![edit]

Thank you!

Hello, Benesch/Archive2 — A penultimate thank you for your support on my Nomination for Adminship. It succeeded with a final tally of 85/11/6 and I am now an administrator. Let me know what I can do for you, and I am at your service. Bastique▼^parlervoir 13:32, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

VandalProof 1.2 Now Available[edit]

After a lenghty, but much-needed Wikibreak, I'm happy to announce that version 1.2 of VandalProof is now available for download! Beyond fixing some of the most obnoxious bugs, like the persistent crash on start-up that many have experienced, version 1.2 also offers a wide variety of new features, including a stub-sorter, a global user whitelist and blacklist, navigational controls, and greater customization. You can find a full list of the new features here. While I believe this release to be a significant improvement over the last, it's nonetheless nowhere near the end of the line for VandalProof. Thanks to Rob Church, I now have an account on test.wikipedia.org with SysOp rights and have already been hard at work incorporating administrative tools into VandalProof, which I plan to make available in the near future. An example of one such SysOp tool that I'm working on incorporating is my simple history merge tool, which simplifies the process of performing history merges from one article into another. Anyway, if you haven't already, I'd encourage you to download and install version 1.2 and take it out for a test-drive. As always, your suggestions for improvement are always appreciated, and I hope that you will find this new version useful. Happy editing! --AmiDaniel (talk) 02:58, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your comments in Lar's RfA![edit]

We are here to build an encyclopedia!

Hi Primate, and thank you for your supportive comments in my request for adminship! I got the mop! With a final tally of (109/5/1), I have been entrusted with adminship. It's been several weeks since the conclusion of the process, so hopefully you've had a chance to see me in action. Please let me know what you think! Thanks again, and I will do everything I can to justify the trust you've placed in me! ++Lar: t/c 03:25, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adverts: Like The Beatles?... Like LEGO?... In a WikiProject that classifies?... Are you an accountable admin?... Got DYK?...

A short Esperanzial update[edit]

As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Wikipedia:Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Cel es tianpower ^háblame 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Primate[edit]

Hi there. I would like to thank you very much for your vote in the Esperanza Elections, your trust in me was appreciated and I hope I will be able to live up to your expectations. Thanks again! Regards -- Bane s 10:03, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Esperanza Elections[edit]

Primate

Thank you for your vote in the Esperanza Elections. Your support is much appreciated, and it means that I am now in the Council. I will continue to try my best, and if you have any questions or queries, please don't hesistate to leave me a message. Thanks again, — Fire Fox 15:44, 10 July '06

WIkipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award[edit]

Primate, thanks for signing up for the Esperanza User Page Contest. The judges have received the fifteen entries, and are ready to start judging. The judges will take a week to complete the judging process, and they will contact all the participants when the judging is done.

Please drop by the contest page for contest updates and questions. Take care, and good luck! May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 ($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 10:05, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Admin coaching[edit]

I've moved your request for admin coaching to held requests because your contributions show that you are not active enough to gain full benefit from the program. However, as you have reached to top of the list, you are very welcome to add yourself to the 'unassigned' section of the coaching box as soon as you feel you are ready to receive coaching. Petros471 21:16, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WIkipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award[edit]

Greetings, Primate. The judges would like to announce that the winner for the Esperanza User Page Contest has been chosen. Congratulations to Kylu for winning the contest. The winning entry can be found here.

If you'd like to participate in the contest again, check by the contest page in a few days and sign up. See you around. May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 ($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|)

August Esperanza Newsletter[edit]

Program Feature: To-Do List
The Esperanza To-Do List is a place where you may list any request, big or small, for assistance. If you need help with archiving your usertalk, for example, all you need to do is list it here and somebody will help you out. Likewise, if you need help with some area of editing on Wikipedia, list it here! Again, any matter, trivial or not, can be placed on this page. However, all matters listed on this page must not be of an argumentative nature. You do not need to be a member of Esperanza (or this program) to place or fulfill requests on this page. If you don't have any requests, consider coming by and fulfilling a few! This program has not been very active, but has lots of potential!
What's New?
In order to help proposed programs become specific enough to make into full-fledged programs, the In development section of the proposals page has been created. Proposals that are promising, but need to be organized in more detail are listed here. Please take a look at what is there, and help the proposals turn into programs.
To improve both the layout and text of the front page, in an attempt to clarify the image of Esperanza, the front page is going to have some redesigning take place. Please take your creative minds to Wikipedia:Esperanza/Front page redesign to brainstorm good ideas.
Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log)
In order to make sure all users who join Esperanza are welcomed, a list of volunteers who are willing to welcome new Esperanzians is at Wikipedia:Esperanza/Members#Esperanza_welcomers. Please add yourself if you are interested; we want to make sure all new Esperanza members are welcomed! The In development section of the proposals page has been created. Proposals page: Some proposals have been moved to the aforementioned "In development" section, some have been left as a proposal, and others have been archived. For those proposals that were a good idea but didn't necessarily constitute a program, General Esperanzial Actions has been created. Two small pieces of charter reform will be decided on in a straw poll at Wikipedia talk:Esperanza/Governance. One involves filling the position of any councillors who may leave, the other involves reforming the charter. Until cooperation with the Kindness Campaign is better defined, it remains as a proposed program. There is a page for discussing the front page redesign.
Signed...
Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd 05:03, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Although having the newsletter appear on everyone's userpage is desired, this may not be ideal for everyone. If, in the future, you wish to receive a link to the newsletter, rather than the newsletter itself, you may add yourself to Wikipedia:Esperanza/Newsletter/Opt Out List.

Computer and video game categories[edit]

Thought I would check with you before I continue to go through Category:Tycoon computer games. I've been removing some Category:Economic simulation games and especially Category:Simulation computer and video games as these are direct parent categories. As I noticed that you put a lot of these up in the first place, I stopped and thought I would check with you. Marasmusine 17:57, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Birthday![edit]

Hungry? Here's a little snack for you on your birthday, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day, Benesch/Archive2!

Michael 03:17, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Overdue[edit]

Why is the Signpost, Overude? ForestH2 t/c 03:38, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

September Esperanza Newsletter[edit]

Program Feature: Barnstar Brigade
Here in Wikipedia there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go unappreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go unnoticed. As Esperanzians we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. This is where the Barnstar Brigade comes in. The object of this program is to seek out the people which deserve a Barnstar, and help them feel appreciated. With your help, we can recognize more dedicated editors!
What's New?
September elections are upon us! Anyone wishing to be a part of the Advisory Council may list themselves as a candidate from 18 September until 24 September, with the voting taking place from 25 September to 30 September. Those who wish to help with the election staff should also list themselves!
Appreciation Week, a program currently in development, now has its own subpage! Share your good ideas on how to make it awesome there!
The Esperanza front page has been redesigned! Many thanks to all who worked hard on it.
Many thanks to MiszaBot, courtesy of Misza13, for delivering the newsletter.

The last AC meeting (full log)
The proposals page has been updated, with some proposals being archived. Since the program in development Appretiaion week is getting lots of good ideas, it now has its own subpage. The September 2006 Council elections will open for nominations on 18 September 2006. The voting will run from 25 September 2006 until 30 September 2006. If you wish to be a candidate or a member of the elections staff, please list yourself! The new Esperanza front page design has but put up - many thanks to all who worked on it! TangoTango has written a script for a bot that will list new members of Esperanza, which will help those who welcome new Esperanzains greatly!
Signed...
Natalya, Banes, Celestianpower, EWS23, FireFox, Freakofnurture, and Titoxd 04:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Although having the newsletter appear on everyone's userpage is desired, this may not be ideal for everyone. If, in the future, you wish to receive a link to the newsletter, rather than the newsletter itself, you may add yourself to Wikipedia:Esperanza/Newsletter/Opt Out List.

Wikipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award[edit]

Congratulations, Primate, you have been nominated for the Esperanza User Page Contest! The judges have received the fifteen entries, and are ready to start judging. The judges will take a week to complete the judging process, and they will contact all the participants when the judging is done.

Please drop by the contest page for contest updates and questions. Take care, and good luck!

Daniel .Bryant 07:15, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar[edit]

Here is something for you.

		The Original Barnstar
		This Barnstar is for Primate for being a great contributer to wikipedia, hope you like it. Daniel10 14:47, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]