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Hi

Hi, I notice you like Disney Channel and that you live in Chicago.I like Disney Channel and I live in Chicago too.Just had to say that.Peace Out, Cute 1 4 u 23:27, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Userboxes

→Click Here← to See all the user boxes.They're in categories.Like if you click "Humor",A List offunny userboxes.Just click on something on table (when you press the "Click Here" above).So Check it out.Hope you know what to do now.Peace, Cute 1 4 u 21:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

barnstar

Thanks for the barnstar.--Peace, Cute 1 4 u 01:31, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

$100

Below is $100 for your great contributes.Thanks fou helping wikipedia.

lol.--Peace, Cute 1 4 u 10:28, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Uploading

Wikipedia does not support uploading images in the bmp format so what you will have to do is save the image as a jpeg, png, gif, or svg. To do this, open your image in MS Paint, click "save as" (this will save it as a new image still keeping the old one in bmp format), at the bottom of the dialog box that pops up it says "Save as type:", click on the scroll down menu and choose the extension you want to use. When you save the image it will save it in that format. Tip: use gif and png for logos and simple images, and use jpeg for photos and more complex images. This will save the most amount of space for the server. Feel free to contact me if you still have trouble. --Will Mak 050389 15:06, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the star, I really appreciate it. Hope to see your images around now that you can do it! Have a great day. --Will Mak 050389 15:13, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Your image

I don't know about you, but I can see it on both pages. Maybe try to reload the page and bypass the cache? Also, try to sign every post you have on a talk page. Thanks! --Will Mak 050389 15:32, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind. You got the sig. --Will Mak 050389 15:33, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

I voted on the TV barnstar. Thanks for the heads up!Transcendentalstate 20:49, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Have we decided on a tv/radio barnstar?Transcendentalstate 17:28, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!

For the barnstar. And I like your handle. Cheers, ♥ Her Pegship♥ 22:17, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

"Handle" being an old CB radio term for "nickname". <g> ♥ Her Pegship♥ 22:28, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks from me too! --evrik 22:37, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

IslamicBarnstar

We were voting on the new version of the Islamic Barnstar Award, but then confusion arose after the old, voted-down version was brought up in our discussion. This is the version we were voting on Template:IslamicBarnstar. --JuanMuslim ^1m 20:41, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry about that. I got kinda confused about which is which. Anyway, take this barnstar. I give it to Wikipedians who create successful barnstars. --Ed 20:49, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm moving it to your main page.--Ed 21:01, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the barnstar. --JuanMuslim ^1m 03:20, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I changed your edit. The tradition has been to move an award to the PUA page if it has languished too long. There was no consensus on this one. Thta's my take. --evrik 18:26, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
- There was clearly a consensus. --JuanMuslim ^1m 04:35, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

The original Islamic Barnstar was introduced and designed by Irishpunktom. That version was clearly rejected. The new version was introduced and designed by me. Acceptance for the idea - the Islamic Barnstar Award - as well as the current design has been accepted. --JuanMuslim ^1m 16:21, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

I put my comments here, Wikipedia:Barnstar_and_award_proposals/New_Proposals#Islamic_Award. --evrik 16:36, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
- Ed, stop trying to force the issue. I just posted a commentary on the votes and you'll see that there just a few votes, one of them from a sock puppet. Stop your premature actions and reverts. --evrik 17:23, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

3RR

If you don't stop your repetitious reverting, I'm going to recommend you be suspended for violation of Wikipedia:Three-revert rule. --evrik 18:57, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Football (soccer) barnstar

So what was the outcome, and what happens now? --Guinnog 18:18, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Hmm. I see someone has replaced it on the discussion page. I suppose a project award would be better than nothing, but I was hoping for a full Barnstar. --Guinnog 18:25, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I reverted the discussion primarily because in the past, the discussions have lasted longer than just a few days. The normal period has been at least two weeks for a popular idea. --evrik 18:27, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks a million! --Guinnog 18:49, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thank you for the award, and for creating the award I proposed! --Gray Porpoise 18:58, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I have an award for you:

		The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
		The Graphic Designer's Barnstar goes to you for creating images for Wikipedia:Barnstar and award proposals! Gray Porpoise 19:27, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

David Miller

Hello,

Could you explain why you chose to move the David Miller page? I'm not certain that this was a good idea. CJCurrie 23:30, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm aware that there are several public figures named David Miller, and I have no problem with having a disambiguation page. My concern is that the decision to link the David Miller page to David Miller (disambiguation) may have been made prematurely. Most of the pages linking to David Miller refer to David R. Miller, whose entry is considerably longer than most of the other public figures with the same name.

I think it makes sense to have David R. Miller on the David Miller page, and to keep the disamb separate. CJCurrie 01:34, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

What are you currently trying to do on the Miller page? CJCurrie 01:41, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I am an admin, and I'll take care of this in a moment. CJCurrie 01:46, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Runescape Hiscores

I've replied to your comment on my usertalk, to avoid breaking threads up. CaptainVindaloo ^{t c e} 19:53, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Agreed

Agreed I will make up a poll for it. Æon ^{Insane Ward} 16:57, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the barnstar, I just was annoyed by the old design and had to change it. Thanks again. --Will Mak 050389 20:53, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: Barnstar

Thanks a bunch, Ed, but I'm not sure if I deserve a Photographer's Barnstar for simply proposing an alternate image on WP:BAP, especially since it had nothing to do with photographic contributions. Sango 123 21:35, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Heh... thanks! ;) I'll leave it up to you; I certainly don't mean any offense, but it's difficult for me to accept an award that I'm not fit to receive. Hope you understand. Regards, Sango 123 21:44, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks yet again, Ed, though I value your thought and kindness more than any trinket itself. :) Regards, Sango 123 17:35, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

COOL!!!!! I have made a template for it as well I will go and add it.

For your help except this thanks! In fact take two!

Æon ^{Insane Ward} 22:10, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Never mind on the template someone beat me to it! Æon ^{Insane Ward} 22:12, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

		The Template Barnstar
		For being bold and creating the template for the Esperanza Barnstar! Great job. Æon ^{Insane Ward} 22:20, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Your sig

Hi Leroyencyclopediabrown. I was wondering, would you consider subst'ing your signature template when signing posts? If you don't subst', it's an unnecessary drain on the servers, and transcluded signatures require extra processing whenever you change your signature, as all talk pages you have posted on must be re-cached. —Mets501 (If responding, please do so on my talk page) 15:24, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry about that, I'll fix it ASAP. By the way, I'm a member of Esperanza, and you'll notice I have a green E on my sig. However, when see it, the E is purple. Do you know how to fix it?--Ed^{talk c E}02:23, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

No problem. You can just put

--[[User:Leroyencyclopediabrown|Ed]]<sup>[[User talk:Leroyencyclopediabrown|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/Leroyencyclopediabrown|c]] '''[[User:Leroyencyclopediabrown/Esperanza|<font color="green">E</font>]]'''</sup>

in your preferences under "signature" and check the "Raw signature" box. (That above also includes the changed position of the <font> tags so that the E will appear green). Also, when you include the two dashes in the signature, then you can just type ~~~~ instead of --~~~~ when signing. —Mets501 (If responding, please do so on my talk page) 15:32, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the barnstar!! Glad to help anytime! See you around :-) —Mets501 (If responding, please do so on my talk page) 17:09, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

For Upholding the Spirit of Esperanza!

		Esperanza Barnstar
		You have given out several Barnstars and have promoted the Message of Hope. Have this shining star to show others how much you care! Æon ^{Insane Ward} 17:25, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I'll second that one. --evrik 20:30, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

You better believe it

I'm in the US Navy, listening to it now. I glad it was stopped and people where not killed! Go brits! Æon ^{Insane Ward} 17:32, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Shore Duty right now! lol can't I do both protect the Ocean and Wikipedia? Æon ^{Insane Ward} 17:40, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Not a prob! Thanks for that! Æon ^{Insane Ward} 18:46, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thanks for your message. Sorry about that, I thought I had left oyu a message. --Guinnog 18:13, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Naming

When moving things to the awards pages, make sure you get the name right. --evrik 19:15, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

voting symbols in talk pages

Hi,

Please don't use the voting comment tag when you make comments on talk pages. The symbol is for voting. In a talk page it clutters the page and draws the eye to your comment, which you might think is cool, but in the long term is very uncool, because it will incite other people to use their own icons. This would suck a lot.

Thanks,

Tempshill 19:48, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

The reason is common courtesy, as I stated above. Tempshill 04:39, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Smile

Æon ^{Insane Ward} has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Smile to others by adding {{subst:smile}}, {{subst:smile2}} or {{subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Happy editing!

Æon ^{Insane Ward} 20:16, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!

Cheers for the barnstar! :-D CaptainVindaloo ^{t c e} 21:09, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Resilient Barnstar
		is awarded to Ed for not taking the Runescape Scoring incident badly. CaptainVindaloo ^{t c e} 18:12, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Read it and Weep

I wish I could help you with the plot of Reads it and Weep, but I missed a few important parts of the film.I can add a clean up tag to it, then wikipedians and bots will find it and they'll help contribte.--Cute 1 4 u 02:20, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Check it out

Check out these pages...

--Cute 1 4 u 02:50, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

WIkipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award

Hi Leroyencyclopediabrown! You've signed up to be a judge for the Esperanza User Page Award! You'll have three user pages to examine. The user pages you get coincide with your signup number. So if you signed up to be a judge in spot 1 than you will get nominations 1-3. Pick your favorite one, and list it in the finalist section. After all 5 judges have chosen a finalist it's time to award them 1-10 points in the four categories:

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WIkipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award

Hello, Leroyencyclopediabrown. This is a quick message to remind you that all 5 finalists for the Esperanza User Page Award have been chosen. You now need to judge those 5 pages, awarding each one 1-10 points for attractiveness, usefulness, interesting-ness and general niceness. Refer to the Scores section at the project page if you are unsure of how to score.

Once you have scored the 5 pages, email Shreshth91 using the specified format. As soon as all the scores have been tallied, a winner will be announced. Thanks. May the Force be with you! Shr e shth91 ($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 18:14, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

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pet bird

File:Primer vuelo (para E.) - Transp.gif Heres one of my pet birds.I'm giving it yo you.lol.-- Cute 1 4 u 17:13, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

lol,Anyway, get a birdhouse if ya want.lol.-- Cute 1 4 u 01:13, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Safe Haven

Just adding this here.

User:FireFox/comeback

--Ed^{talk c E} 22:44, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

WIkipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award

Greetings, Leroyencyclopediabrown. The judges would like to announce that the winner for the Esperanza User Page Contest has been chosen. Congratulations to Buchanan-Hermit 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 |-|) 16:40, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the userpage award congrats. I was away all day, so coming back to see my userpage get that high a score was a startling but pleasant surprise. :) -→Buchanan-Hermit ™/?! 05:08, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Cookie?

What was his work?

Hey Ed what wasFox's work? Æon ^{Insane Ward} 20:51, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind ed Æon ^{Insane Ward} 02:14, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Stress (don't worry!)

Hey Ed, I'm sorry to hear that you're so stressed out about high school! It can be a pretty intimidating time, but try not to get too stressed out about it. I remember back when I started high school, I was rather scared too. It was so different from middle school, and I'd heard so many stories about freshmen getting picked on by the older kids. But when I got there, it wasn't all that bad; it wasn't nearly as bad as everyone said, and even though some of the teachers were pretty crazy, you can always complain and laugh about it with your fellow freshmen. Good luck, and before you know it, you'll be done with all four years. -- Nataly a 18:54, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for that, Ed, that's really nice of you! I'm glad it could help. :) -- Nataly a 20:12, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

History of the Philippines

Hi, thanks for your comments at FAC. Just to clarify... is your objection on the number of citations (in which case I'll add more), or the quality of sources (in which case I'll have to find others)? Coffee 02:28, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I'll try to get the article better sourced. By the way, you might be interested in Wikipedia:Tambayan Philippines, a sort of notice board for Filipinos and people working on Philippine-related articles. :p Coffee 03:07, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Do you insist on citations in the lead? My reasoning on not having citations in the lead section was that it's just a short summary of the rest of the article, and doesn't introduce any new facts that aren't in other sections. Examples of other recently promoted FAs that do the same thing are Padmé Amidala, German occupation of Luxembourg in World War I, Ecclesiastical heraldry, Don Dunstan, and Summer of '42. Coffee 04:02, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

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Islamic Barnstar Award

This is still an ongoing discussion. No aspect of discussion on the Islamic Barnstar Award has been archived. --JuanMuslim ^1m 15:51, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: Suspected missing user

At least we know he's still around somewhat (from his reply on his talk page). -- Nataly a 15:59, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikibreak

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Why is it —

Noticed that on your userpage. Extremely well-asked questions that we all should ponder over from time to time. - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 16:38, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you...

		The Original Barnstar
		For all that you have done for Wikipedia, I award you, Ed, the Original Barnstar. Michael 06:11, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Wow!

Thanks Ed. But I'm not doing anything special just what needs to be done. Æon ^{Insane Ward} 00:03, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. But I'm still a basic person who just does what needs to be done lol. Æon ^{Insane Ward} 00:11, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I take it right under the links? could try that. Æon ^{Insane Ward} 15:43, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Added it it filled it up nicely Æon ^{Insane Ward} 15:48, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Didn't work (Image is not the right shape). I have also removed the banner from there. We may have to live with that small blank spot unless we can find or creat an image or something to go there. Æon ^{Insane Ward} 16:26, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

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thanks for your kindness

Ed, yes I'm a him... Thanks for the barnstar, more than that thanks for the recognition. I just noticed this new guy editing, without having started out with any bad edits, and thought he needed more thn the run of the mill welcome. He was really appreciative, so I kept on helping him. I'm sure he'll pass it on when he gets the chance, and I'm sure it's nothing you wouldn't do. But thanks very much for recognising it. Sorry to see your wikistress up so high, let me know if there's anything I could do to help it cool down. Nice meeting you, and thanks again! User:Pedant 07:36, 30 August 2006 (UTC)