User talk:Wikiert/Archive 1

Hi Wikiert. Here is the text I posted in reply to your post at WP:NCHD:

Templates must be created in the template namespace, meaning a template's name must start with "Template:". Once you choose a name, you can enter it into the search field, click "Go", and then click on "Create the page" on the resulting search failure page, or create it using using various other page creation methods (see Help:Starting a new page). That's it for creation. Since templates serve such diverse purposes, what can and should go into the template itself would require more explanation on your part. For general pages which you might find useful, see Help:A quick guide to templates, Help:Template and m:Help:Advanced templates. I am also posting a welcome template below which has a lot of useful links. Cheers. --Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 16:19, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

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Re. WikiProject Chesterfield

Hi I would love to contribute to the WikiProject you have created, sounds a great idea! I will look into it tomorrow as I'm really busy in real life at the moment, but I'll look forward to it! Regards, Schumi555 (talk) 18:23, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Chesterfield is a great idea, but I believe there is not much scope for it, i.e. the number of articles that would be covered by the project, especially as Wikipedia:WikiProject Derbyshire is around. A quick look at Category:WikiProject Cities shows only 29 cities in the world with WikiProjects, all of which are much larger in size than Chesterfield (I cannot find 1 town with a WikiProject). At present, I feel that joining WP:Derbyshire and contributing to articles relating to Chesterfield from there would be much more beneficial than working on WP:Chesterfield. Regards, Schumi555 (talk) 14:33, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi Ive been asked to comment. I see the comments above and have to agree. Wikiproject East Midlands (last time I looked) was pretty abandoned. Wikiproject Derbyshire is just about viable although even then we have people who think we are not doing anything. If we divide our efforts into changing articles to be labelled "wikiproject Chesterfield" then that is going to occopy one person to little improvement in the wiki. The Chesterfield articles are great (Ive written a few myself e,g. Samuel Pegge) but I would prefer to see you to drag the Derbyshire project to have a chesterfield bias, arther than leave it to cover all articles that are not Chesterfield ... we could do with the attention Victuallers (talk) 16:17, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

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Welcome again and adoption offer

Welcome Wikiert!

Greetings Wikiert! I noticed that you are interested in being adopted by an experienced user. If you would like me to become your adopter, replace {{adoptme}} with {{Adoptee|Arbitrarily0}} and leave me a note on my talk page. In the mean time, here are some pages that you might find helpful: Introduction Tutorial Manual of Style How to edit a page How to write a great article The five pillars of Wikipedia If you have any questions, just leave me a message on my talk page. I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Happy editing! Arbitrarily0 (talk) 02:32, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Adoption

Welcome Wikiert!
Greetings Wikiert! I  also noticed your interest in being adopted by an experienced user. If you would like me to become your adopter, please contact me via my talk page and replace {{adoptme}} with {{Adoptee|Highfields}} If you have any questions, just leave me a message on my talk page. I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Highfields (talk, contribs, review) 16:49, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Adoption

I see that you are looking for someone to adopt you. I have also seen, from one of your userboxes that you live in England. I also live in England, and would be able to offer you coaching within our time zone. I would love to adopt you and if you feel the same reply on my talk page. Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk | _Sign 22:18, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

I can also offer that. In fact, I live in the same county, in Matlock Highfields (talk, contribs, review) 12:44, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

MOTD

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- you might want to watch my page if you want. :) Queenie ^Talk 20:49, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

re: Motto Revision

Hey, no problem, man, and thanks for the Kudos. The mottos need to be clearly relevant to Wikipedia, so the trick is to find some relevant links (usually in the Wikipedia Namespace and pipe (|) them in. Thank you for contributing such a great motto, and I hope you continue to work with us.  :-) Also, if you like the revised version, don't forget to offer your support to it. Nutiketaiel (talk) 12:36, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

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Thank you

Hello there, thank for your barnstar. Much appreciated. --NAHID 17:18, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

My Secret Page

Hi878 (talk) 23:54, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

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Just in case you haven't watchlisted it by now. :) Queenie ^Talk 15:48, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

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This is the LAST ever tb I'm sending you. :P Queenie ^Talk 16:08, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

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:) Queenie Talk 20:28, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

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Frequently used idea and approved areas

The Frequently used idea are needs updating seriously and now the future of the approved area is questioned. Please see the discussions at Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day/Nominations#Help with FUI and Approved area discussion. Simply south (talk) 20:43, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Lá le Phádraig

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Well, it is St. Patrick's day, why not? Queenie 15:15, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

MOTD

Today's motto is the one you suggested. Well done! Oh, and nice editnotice :) Queenie 12:30, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

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Why are the "userboxes" and "everything" sections in white? Just wondering =) Queenie 15:38, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

You know, I don't know. A mad moment of mine, I think. I shall change them to normal black. Wikiert ^{T S C} 16:28, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Yes, they do look better now. ^_^ Queenie 17:36, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

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Hello Wikiert. I'm just randomly saying hi to some users including yourself to show my kindness. If you get this message, feel free to check out my userpage as well as sign my guestbook. :) Ross Rhodes (T C) ^Sign! 13:41, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

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POWERHOUSE USA

You tagged the POWERHOUSE USA page as A7, but it should've been tagged as G11, because it makes some assertion of significance, thus not eligible for A7, but it is unambiguous advertising, thus failing G11. Thanks, --Patar knight - ^chat/_{contributions} 14:40, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice, I will use it when NPPing in the future. Wikiert ^{T S C} 14:42, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

No problem. Also, when replying to users, you can indent your posts by adding a colon (:) in front of the post. This is how "chatting" works on Wikipedia. Thanks, --Patar knight - ^chat/_{contributions} 14:45, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

Another thing I forgot! What is wrong with me today? Wikiert ^{T S C} 14:46, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

No problem. Everyone has their bad days. --Patar knight - ^chat/_{contributions} 15:09, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

MOTD

Would be gatreful if you have any ideas for mottos. Please help at WP:MOTD/N. Also see Wikipedia talk:Motto of the day/Archive 5#Archival. I know i've spelt grateful wrong but i have left this as a standard message. Simply south (talk) 21:34, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

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