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A couple things

Thanks again for helping with this until I can. Here is a photo of Paul Barrere from Little Feat (with Lowell George to the right-- I have more of him coming soon)-- but Paul has no photo, and so it needs cropping if possible.[1] Julia Zemiro needs to be cropped from this if possible: [2]

And then, these got shrunk: [3], [4], [5], [6] [7] [8]

Is this the right infobox for this guy? [9] Also, there's this guy, Paul Livingston, who has an alter-ego on the media, Flacco. I think the two pages should be merged. You? I put one photo on Paul's page, and one on Flacco's, but...??? And THIS, your guess is as good as mine: [10]-- esp. since we have this: [11]

Finally, something may be wrong with my photo, the infobox, something, but here's a pic for Tom Hamilton, the bassist for Aerosmith. Can you place it there?: [12] Gosh, I had no idea the backlog of issues I'd made uploading about 75 photos. I hope this isn't too much to ask. Thank you. --leahtwosaints (talk) 08:11, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Misunderstanding

I said most jewelry SHOPPERS. Not shops. Most shoppers have never heard of zircon -- they think its cubic zirconia when they hear the name. Do you work in a store? Are you a gemologist?? --24.21.148.212 (talk) 20:17, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Just in case

Seeing that you have an interest in the SETI and Cyclops projects, I was wondering if you know of perhaps have even met Barney Oliver. I started his article a few years ago (geesh, they go by fast) and haven't yet been able to find a free image. Although I've met with him several times (once with him showing-off his Rubik's Cube) I never thought to take a photo of that exceptional man and so the article remains lacking an image. Any ideas? BTW, I'm here and aware of you because of your RD activity :-) -hydnjo (talk) 19:07, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

No sorry, I can't help. As he is deceased, it may be justifiable to use a non-free image. They have several at www.hp.com [13]. They may even release one under a free licence if you ask. There is also one on the SETI biography page [14], again, possibly it could be released. SpinningSpark 19:28, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, that's been the problem: "Well, we're using the image but it ain't ours so don't rock the boat - go away!" I'm thinking that I could get permission from a friend or family member, that's why I asked :-) -hydnjo (talk) 21:54, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Henry Wilde (engineer)

On March 13, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Henry Wilde (engineer), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Royalbroil 04:24, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Hey, not sure if you have ODNB access? They have a relatively massive article on the man you might like to weave in there. If not I do; mind if I tweak the wiki-article with it at some point? Ironholds (talk) 10:29, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Of course I don't mind, Wikipedia is the encyclopedia that anyone can edit. I was not planning any further significant work on the article myself. It was merely a quick stub plus of a person I had come across in the course of writing my huge masterpiece on the history of analog filters which is unlikely to ever be finished this side of the heat death of the universe. SpinningSpark 10:39, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm writing this monstrosity and wrangling with layout difficulties; trust me, I know how you feel. Ironholds (talk) 10:49, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Re Henry Wilde

Hi Spinningspark, please remove my cleanup note on Henry Wilde as I don't know how to do that yet. I placed it there thinking that there is a standard biography template, but I am not versed with templates, or notice removals. Thanks. Ineuw (talk) 15:07, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Hey, Just a question

I uploaded some photos. Most are really good. One, a Nils Lofgren photo, from a benefit concert I don't know, but think maybe the top needs cropping. Would you look at it? It's the last photo on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Lofgren ? If you don't think it's necessary, it's no big deal. Can you just take a look? By the way, thanks for all the work you've done on the pictures, like the Julia Zemira pic. --leahtwosaints (talk) 04:55, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Murphy's Law

I understand the rationale not just to list enormous numbers of variations. Did it escape your notice I also tidied up the article quite a lot? So I thought hard whether to include it, and also put it on the discussion page. But nobody ever replies to a discussion page, only when you be bold and actually make the change. Best wishes SimonTrew (talk) 01:43, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry that was probably a bit of a rant. I guess the criteria should be

• Is it found anywhere else on Wikipedia? If not, it maybe should be included.
• Is it funny?
• Does it have a concise definition?
• Can it be cited?

But in any case it could be well argued that this is better off on wiktionary than wikipedia. I have at least tried to get as far as I can with references and citations and clarifying the wording. I am nót perfect I know, but at least I try. And no point saying take it to discussion etc. that only happens after you've been bold and made an edit. I will happily discuss either here with you or in the article discussion page but in practice nothing happens unless one makes a change (DO SOMETHING! or BE BOLD!) Best SimonTrew (talk) 01:54, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Please assume a little more good faith. You did not post to the discussion page, as you seem to imply in your first post, if you had I might well have discussed it with you. If you look at the page you will see that I have made several posts to it and I watch the page. As for your personal criteria for inclusion in Wikipedia, I think you would benefit from reading WP:NOT, and in particular WP:INDISCRIMINATE and WP:NOTDIR which states the Wikipedia policy. Being funny is not a valid reason for inclucion in Wikipedia, the place that accepts material on that basis is Uncyclopedia. And yes, I did notice you did some useful work on the article, no need to bring it to peoples attention, I am sure someone will give you a barnstar eventually if you keep it up. SpinningSpark 08:54, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Francis Lucille

Hi, Thank you for the valuable comments.You have given earlier. "there is non-trivial coverage in multiple published books (many added since nomination) so I think this meets notability. However, the prose of the article is truly awful for a Wikipedia article. If this was written in a more detached, factual style it would probably never have been nominated here in the first place" As per your suggestion I have rewritten the article.and added many new sources. Could you please take a look at it and give me your valuable suggestions. Appreciate your help. Thanks Amarhindustani (talk) 02:26, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

First Science Fiction about Antimatter

I put some remarks on the Antimatter talk page that will interest you. (Good job defending the SF section from trivia, by the way.) Beamjockey (talk) 00:33, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank You

For going way beyond the call of duty in helping out those of us who know less, here is the Adopting Barnstar, from Leahtwosaints. Much appreciation!

Shaviv Diagram

Sorry, didnt see your entry on Palaeoclimatology. Yes Schönwiese is the source, but Shaviv has some climate indications in his diagram as well. I'd would be enoough to show it more explicite. BR --Polentario (talk) 14:59, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Les Henderson

Please state your opinion about the deletion of referenced text in Talk:Les Henderson. Twri (talk) 17:06, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Raster images

I notice you have tagged some of the images I uploaded as being raster images such as this one. The file has a SVG extension and is entirely vector graphics as far as I can tell. Why did you tag them? SpinningSpark 10:18, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Yep, that was just me being stupid. Guess I was on a roll with those SVG tags...whoops! I've corrected it both of them. My apologies. Tom™_(2¢) 13:49, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of minor Robot Wars contestants (UK)

• Sorry. Is it OK if I delete my offending message and your answer to it? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 15:58, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm ok with you deleting it but I did not really have a problem with it in the first place - hence the smiley, I was not serious. SpinningSpark 16:07, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Dereliction of duty

I mentioned this on my page as well, but if you are going to be unavailable for a few days, hold off on accepting this until you can respond to questions. The first few days of the RfA are much more important than the last few.---I'm Spartacus! ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 06:34, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

BTW excellent answers to your RfA questions---I'm Spartacus! ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 22:32, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

N-d puzzles

1)it's possible to construct a system whereby something (such as an electron gas or light) behaves to all intents and purposes as either a two or one dimensional structure by confining it such that freedom of motion in 1 or 2 of those dimensions is restricted. thus it is possible to actually physically make a low dimensional structure making an edge/face/etc...

2) if you're applying the same rules for the 2d version as for the 3d to n-d versions, you must be able to reflect opposite edges. this makes solution possible. (as here http://www.superliminal.com/cube/mc2d.html): eg - for a 2x2 2d version:
12-----21-----12 (imagine each number is a different colour!)
34-->-34->--34 (effectively the 2d analogue of 4 90deg rotations clockwise/anticlockwise on the 3d puzzle)

by the rules, it is only the 1-d case that cannot be unscrambled ie: 12345 -> 51234 -> etc.. the numbers could only rotate round, with no way to change their order.

even physically it would be possible - imagine some sort of colour inverter in the centre that inverted a colour moving through it to the opposite side. possible to make in in 2d and would permit rotation as above. strictly a true 2d rubik's cube made of 1d plastic edges would not work - since motion would have to be constrained in 1d for the reflection the two opposite edges being reflected/swapped would collide.

whether it is possible to make the 2d rubik's 'cube' is moot, since the article discusses 4d, 5d, n-d puzzles which are unlikely to be possible to realise physically. hence, in terms of pure mathematics, applying the rules that the rest of them work on - yes it can be done. there are sufficient degrees of freedom to allow reflection of edges. how that reflection happens doesnt matter. whether it is possible to make, i believe so but i cant back it up with citations! it's quite an interesting problem in some ways.

i'm going to have to shoot you down on 'yahoo forums' not being a reliable enough source though, i'm afraid. also, since the article is currently titled 'N-dimensional sequential puzzles', rubik's cube rules need not apply :) Jw2035 (talk) 23:41, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Frozenguild

He's doing it again. This time it's Maltese_(dog), which I have recently reverted and rewritten after the Pietru/Imbris edit war. 122.200.166.113 (talk) 13:17, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Please make a post at WP:EAR or ask an administrator to help, I am not able to look into this right now. SpinningSpark 20:29, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Re: Your RfA

I think you're right on this one. I'm going to withdraw, it was worth a shot though :) Cyclonebiskit 20:22, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Travelling?

Are you going to be travelling this week? In other words, will you be around to answer questions as they come up during your RfA? If not, you might want to put a note that you will be travelling due to your RL commitments during the duration of your RfA.---I'm Spartacus! ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 01:01, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I had already thought of that, but because its Easter I won't be leaving until Tuesday morning, no need to do anything until then. SpinningSpark 01:05, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Congrats

With your RfA closing in one hour and since it's pretty much guarenteed to pass, I'd like to congratulate you on your new position. I know you'll do a great job. Good luck.--Giants27 ^T/C 13:21, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

A consensus has been reached by your peers that you should be an admin. I have made it so. Please review Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list and keep up the great work. Sincerely, Kingturtle (talk) 14:27, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Now, that you've actually passed, I'll say congrats... too bad you had two people oppose based upon ideological reasons rather than valid concerns :( Oh well, congrats and good luck with your tools.---I'm Spartacus! ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 14:28, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Welcome, glad to have you on board! - Dan Dank55 (push to talk) 14:33, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

As one of your two opposers on the RFA, I nevertheless wanted to stop by and express my congratulations and best wishes to you as an admin. I respect that people who know you better than I do overwhelmingly trust you, and I am reassured by the strong community consensus that you will make a good admin. Martinp (talk) 17:18, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Congrats! Welcome to the new admin club :) --GedUK  19:50, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Test Wiki

By the way, I've just made you a bureaucrat on Test Wiki. GT5162 ^{(我的对话页)} 10:08, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

re: Thanks Spam

wait ... you mean I voted for a Brit? .. lol. Congratulations SS, I'm sure you'll do great as an admin. ;) — Ched :  ?  01:39, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Hai!

Hai!!! You seem like a good user, im new could you giv me some tips??? Kopaka Warrior911 05:43, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks :D

thanks. Sorry, can you quickly tell me how to insert a new line when using userboxes, mine are all in a straight line and i cant change it, thanks. PS, sorry my bad bout that Trevor Jones thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trevorrrj (talk • contribs) 09:24, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

File:Zobel (11) Typical chain.PNG listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:Zobel (11) Typical chain.PNG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 02:49, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Kopaka Warrior911

Beacause you have the coolest name on the top user list! Kopaka Warrior911 08:59, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Spinningspark. You have new messages at DGG's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Bongomatic 06:02, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

we need to talk

I hope we can work this out without going to the level of dispute resolution.

In the space of a few edits you wiped out what I consider to be several significant additions to the Ohm's law page over the last week, including several points that had undergone careful discussion. I assume you must be serious (and not a vandal). Let me take these edits point by point, your comments in quotes:

1) "Returning to sigma form, not only is this the more usual form, it is a simpler expression. The diagram and associated text are required as it is the constraints of the following analysis"

Sigma was used rather than rho due to the direct comparison between rho and R in Ohm's law. It is not *simpler* unless you think that multiplying is *simpler* than dividing. Unless you are surfing the web using a fixed-point DSP for a processor, they are both 1 operation, same level of complexity.

As a compromise perhaps both forms could be shown, but the rho form is more analogous to the macro form of Ohm's law and most conductor property tables list resistivity rather than conductivity, so I think there should not be an objection to also showing that form and leaving in the careful derivation using that form.

2) "Omm's law has nothing to do with the SI system of units, it would still be true if SI did not exist. Besides, it belongs in the resistance article, if anywhere"

Ohm's law (spelled with an "h") would still exist without SI units, but I see no reason not to explain the ohm as an SI unit and how the omega symbol (Ω)represents this quantity. The units of volt and ampere are listed as SI units in the article, I see no reason why the ohm should be any different. I think the volt, amp, and ohm should all be explained since they are the standard units used in the equation. True, such a discussion could also take place on the resistor page, but I see no reason to delete that paragraph which as been edited and accepted recently as having supportive content for this page.

3) "Application to circuit analysis: Remove resistors in parallel/series which is covered elsewhere and is an application of Kirchoff's law, not Ohm's law"

There was already a link at the beginning of this section to the "circuit analysis" page for those who want to use Kirchoff's laws to do nodal analysis. The purpose of these subsections was to present the minimum required level of understanding in order to perform simple circuit analysis using a different method than nodal analysis: via repeated application of Ohm's law to equivalent resistances formed as combinations of series and parallel resistors. That is an application of Ohm's law. Using Ohm's law on sets of equivalent resistances may not be your preferred method of doing circuit analysis, but please don't remove it for the sake of those of us who find this techique valuable and not explained elsewhere.

I will check back to this page for your response, or you can contact me directly or use my talk page, thanks.

Waveguide2 (talk) 20:28, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

These edits were largely in response to a discussion on the article talk page, where there seemed to be a consensus now and in many past discussions. You should take your points there so that all concerned editors can take part. I will not respond in detail here. I would probably have left it a bit longer to see how the discussion developed first if the article had not continued to be added to without comment on the talk page discussion. As a general point, all the articles on basic physics (at least those taught in schools) tend to get expanded to more and more tangential material with long essays and textbook "teaching" examples when the principle of the article title is actually very straightforward. This tendency needs to be kept under control to keep the articles readable. SpinningSpark 20:50, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

I took your suggestion and commented on the dicussion page ("Problem with new section" near the bottom). I will check there for your comments, thanks. Waveguide2 (talk) 21:25, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

my IP

you can look up the two IP's they're the same ISP in Budapest. Obviously it's not someone else in Budapest also interested not only in the English reference desk, but at the same time, and moreover in the same question... obviously it's me. (I'm referring to your message here).

It is not obvious at all, although I agree two edits from the same ISP in the same thread is likely the same person. Whether it is really you or not, it is still unacceptable to interfere with a post signature after it has been posted. As I said on your talk page, the simplest thing to do is to open an account. This is easy to do and ensures your edits are always credited to you no matter what IP address you are using at the time. SpinningSpark 16:35, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Warning

Your edit summary was too hilarious! Law _{type! snype?} 00:40, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Minimum orbit intersection distance

On May 19, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Minimum orbit intersection distance, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Shubinator (talk) 21:08, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Question about Dipole article

I removed your question from the Dipole talk page.

Can someone please explain what is an S-state atom? Is this the ground state of Hydrogen atom? Thanks! —老陳 (留言) 2009年5月19日 (二) 06:28 (UTC)

The article talk pages are for discussing improvements to the article. Questions are best asked at WP:Reference desk/Science‎. Also please note that it is the convention here to start a new thread under a level 2 heading as I have done here. Thank you. SpinningSpark 18:46, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Actually, I intended to request for clarification and modification about that particular statement. The meaning of that statement is rather difficult for readers to understand, and it’s a particular important passage in the paragraph. The object under attention is the S-state atom. If the author does not describe clearly what the S-state atom is, the readers may be misled by what he’s trying to describe. So, I don’t think WP:Reference desk/Science‎ is a suitable place for my question. —老陳 (留言) 05:10, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

My mistake, I have restored your question, although you would still be better off starting a new thread. I think the meaning of degeneracy in the article is degenerate energy level which should be wikilinked. SpinningSpark 05:36, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Question Regarding Voltage Quadrupler Illustration

In the Wikipedia topic on Volatge Doublers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_doubler) should the diode on the lower right on the schematic for a full-wave voltage quadrupler be oriented in the other direction?

[15]

--206.53.74.42 (talk) 15:13, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Good catch. Quite right, the last diode in the chain is the wrong way round. The diagram is also in the wrong section, it is an extension of the Greinacher circuit, not the bridge circuit. I will fix it when I have a moment. SpinningSpark 17:59, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Donald G. Fink

I have nominated Donald G. Fink, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donald G. Fink. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. TexasAndroid (talk) 16:42, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Read it and weep SpinningSpark 12:33, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Read THAT and weep!, next stop FAC. SpinningSpark 14:48, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

I noticed that you made a somewhat curt comment on the original speedy deleter's talk page. The sad fact is that I have found that a lot (ok a few, but enough to paint a negative image) of CSD'ers don't respond to criticism/comments.---I'm Spartacus! ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 15:44, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

I know, that's why I didn't phrase it as a question - I am not expecting an answer. (ed) Quite frankly, someone that uncommnicative should have the tools taken away, he would not get through RfA now and only got the tools back automatically now because he once had them in ancient history. SpinningSpark 15:47, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Exactly what is going on here? I saw that this was posted on my talk page re. a DYK and now I see this. I'm anything bu uncommunicative and I answer each and every concern leveled on my talk page. I seem to remember deleting a single sentence at one time; we now have a fine new article. So...what's the problem? --PMDrive1061 (talk) 15:19, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

As an FYI, generally, when an IP asks for an article to be created, they should do so at WP:AFC or create an account first. AFC is there to ensure that an IP doesn't create vandalism... now in this case, I might have acted differently as it was apparent what the guy wanted to do was legit. But just providing this as an FYI.---I'm Spartacus! ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 21:58, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll do that in future. Even if the IP is good faith they might not follow up and then you're more or less trapped into working on an article you might not be interested in. By the way, did you see this suggested hook during the DYK discussion? Hilarious. SpinningSpark 23:42, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

68.183.52.43

Hi, Spinningspark. Can I ask why you extended User:68.183.52.43's block? Powers ^T 12:13, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

For this, which tells me two things, 1) they still want to vandalise and not edit properly and 2) they are still on that IP so I am not hitting anyone innocent. SpinningSpark 12:30, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

I just thought it looked like someone who was confused, rather than acting maliciously, but maybe you're right. Powers ^T 14:29, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

I will happily unblock them if you ask me to. My take on it is the user is on a spree and will just carry on where they left off if unblocked. SpinningSpark 14:44, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

I dunno, I just have no idea what that edit means. =) Chances are the user will continue his/her editing pattern (I still hesitate to call it vandalism) once unblocked, but who knows? Powers ^T 16:07, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps I'm being influenced by the fact that the fanfiction the user tried to use as a reference was written by someone who identifies as autistic. I can't help wondering if this isn't the same user and is having trouble communicating properly. Powers ^T 16:09, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Well if that's the case they have my sympathy, however, we can only respond based on their actions. Autism does not mean an inability to communicate. He can clearly write (assuming we are talking about the same wiki you linked to on his talk page) and if he can write he can read. And if he can read, he can read our questions and respond to them. I have not blocked for the edits per se or for the refusal to stop. But rather for that coupled with a complete failure to respond with reasons when challenged, or to respond at all in any meaningful way. SpinningSpark 16:21, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

True enough, I suppose. Powers ^T 16:47, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi Spinningspark. You might want to keep an eye on User:68.41.83.224, too. [16] [17] Different articles, but it's same type of misinformation -- plausible to someone unfamiliar with the subject area -- and also Disney-related. I don't know if this is the same user or not, but it's a weird coincidence if not. Powers ^T 12:51, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Let's try this again...

This is the first time I have heard about this. No one alerted me to an AfD. If they had and the article was beyond what I'd deleted in the first place, I would certainly have voted to keep it. My concern is with your attitude. I am unable to respond to an issue I have not been alerted to. Furthermore, I am aware of the rules, among them WP:CIVIL and WP:AGF. Please don't accuse me of things I haven't done or failed to do. I am thrilled at the new article, but again, please don't accuse me of anything I don't deserve to be accused of. Thanks. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 15:51, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

PS: If I did fail to do anything, it was to review your contributions. Many speedily deleted articles are created by new users. Had I not failed to click on your user page link, I would have never deleted it in the first place since I would have been confident that the entry would have been expanded, which it clearly has. I apologize for that oversight and I regret the misunderstanding. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 15:56, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. I deeply appreciate that and I'll be more careful in the future re. a stub on something or someone clearly notable. In fact, I can't recall a time I ever deleted an adminstrator's article! If I'm going to screw up, I might as well do it right. Seriously, I'm glad this worked out and I congratulate you again on the fine new article...with no thanks to me, obviously.  :) I'm looking forward to working with you in the future. Regards, --PMDrive1061 (talk) 16:11, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Incivility

[18] Hello, please try and be more civil, especially on the New contributer's help page. There really was no need for such a harsh reply, the "drivel" part was unnecessary and just makes the problem bigger. Thanks, Fingers^OnRoids 00:50, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I have already retracted some of that as you were writing. Someone trying to push their own book coupled with "all major credit cards accepted" pushed all the wrong buttons with me. SpinningSpark 01:06, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

File:WikipediaBinary.svg missing description details

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|-------|ello...

You have an awesome signature! Can you show me how to make it in a color font? KMFDM FAN (talk) 16:30, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm thinking Red font and Black background, arial font. KMFDM FAN (talk) 16:37, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Awesome!

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		This is a token of my appreciation for your help! KMFDM FAN (talk) 16:58, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Well thank you! SpinningSpark 19:13, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Power dividers and directional couplers

		The Modest Barnstar
		Thanks for you improvements to Power dividers and directional couplers Jc3s5h (talk) 21:54, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Mushrooms

Who'd have thought that a Spinningspark would have come to the rescue of mushrooms? Thank you! I I monitor (almost daily) & repair Mushroom constantly (if nobody had already) and it was becoming tedious. I never could figure out how to secure the page. Heliocybe (talk) 12:10, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Need non-copyvio image of MagicCube5D

Hi, yesterday the image of MagicCube5D used in various Rubik's cube related pages has been deleted due to copyright violation issues. Is there a way we can legally obtain an image that can be used to replace the deleted one? Thanks.—Tetracube (talk) 17:38, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Rubik's Cube

Thanks for the notice — I never would have discovered that you'd restored it, but it's good to know :-) Nyttend (talk) 18:28, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

By the way, Kiribati and Tuvalu are island countries in the Pacific Ocean :-) Nyttend (talk) 18:29, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Freelolita101 Talking

Are you the one who answered my question about Lolita the orca?If you did thanks,I've been trying to find that information for a month. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Freelolita101 (talk • contribs) 19:05, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

I replied to your question but I did not confirm that it is true. You need to find a reference such as a newspaper that says this and write the details (newspaper name, date, headline) in the article. SpinningSpark 19:30, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi Sparkling one-

Question, Is the any hope that somehow the following photograph can be sufficiently enlarged to snow the lower landscape are of th pic im an infobox? And if so, are you presently able to crop it? It's a beaut, up close, by tiny, they look like Ants Marching (corny pun intended).. *[19] Additionally I didn't hear if you are an Admin or not, and (actually wasn't sure if you wanted to be one, but if they allow us drone bees to vote, you certainly deserve whatever responsibility you are willing to take on. Lately, due to your help, I've uploaded and placed several hundred needed photos on en.wikipedia. I'm also finding lots of really notable musicians who have no photo. I know that's not your focus, but an encyclopedia should have examples, right?I do have some questions when you have the time, other than cropping that photo above if it's feasable, and some of the top off this one: [20] It's on his page, just seems a little top heavy at Pino Palladino. (I'm a sucker for those session musicians, what can I say?!--leahtwosaints (talk) 18:05, 7 June 2009 (UTC)