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[edit] Good luck!

And {{trout}}! :) –Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:40, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Trout for spoiling our pity-party at WT:RFA#RfB? - Dank (push to talk) 19:41, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks (Julian), and I noticed the pity-party shortly after posting. Maybe I just felt the vibes from that page or something... :) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 00:15, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Your RFB

I wish you good luck in your envandor. Since I discovered that you were experienced and democratically, good enough to become a bureaucrat, I decided to support you in your decision to become a bureaucrat. Maybe, you should join the ArbComs long after you have been strong enough as a 'crat!----_{Boeing7107isdelicious|SPRiCh miT meineN PiloteN} 14:07, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind words. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 14:12, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Template:CSRT-Yes

{{CSRT-Yes}} has been the subject of a lot of debate, since it was agreed upon by groups like Wikiproject:Terrorism and Wikiproject:Templates as the only "manageable" way to handle Guantanamo BLPs - since otherwise there was a need to have hundreds of biographies each incorporating identical text...but one of them would say "Bush's unfair tribunal system", the other one would say "the terrorist was placed before a tribunal", etc. The unorthodox use of the template allowed orthodoxy and NPOV to be ensured across hundreds of BLPs. The template was proposed for deletion in June 2009, but Kept as a necessary tool. (Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2009_June_2#Template:CSRT-Yes) The following month, a sister template was proposed for deletion and all parties agreed it should be merged into CSRT-Yes (including myself). (Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2009_June_27#Template:ReadingCSRTNotice ). However, eight weeks later the CSRT-Yes template was again nominated for deletion, apparently on the basis of the editor finding it "messy" and disliking the images in the template. The images were removed per consensus, but User:Plastikspork nevertheless closed the debate as a Substitute and Delete. (Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2009_September_4#Template:CSRT-Yes). Now AFDs are typically difficult because a "Keep" will just be met by a steady stream of attempts until finally one succeeds (see, for example, the great fun had with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daniel Brandt (14th nomination)), whereas a successful closure as "Delete" is rarely able to appeal and have the article restored.

Anyways, more than two months after User:Plastikspork closed the CSRT-Yes's second nomination as "Substitute and Delete", there has been zero attempt by editors to work on deciding the best wording for a substitution, and any attempts to fix BLP articles with POV templates (such as Akhtiar Mohamad, tagged as POV bias since December 2007, a serious breach to allow a BLP to sit with that for two years) are being undone and the POV concerns edited back INTO the article "because CSRT-Yes should be deleted", rather than used to fix the BLP concerns across so many Guantanamo BLPs. (And those POV concerns were raised ages before I strayed onto the battlescene, so no, nothing to do with me on either side) Rather than improving the project, the issue is stagnating attempts to fix BLP articles.

I am not sure User:Plastikspork can retroactively change his decision on the TfD, but I would be interested in hearing whether you still believe that keeping the template is the best route - and how things might be set in motion to focus on helping with hundreds of BLP concerns that have existed for years - where attempts to fix the concerns are met with rigid and stoic "This is not how WP does things" rules, in sad mockery of official policy WP:IAR which seems to be a textbook case in these Guantanamo BLPs. (Cross-posted to those three administrators involved, no bias towards any of them, I assume good faith decisions have just led us to this unfortunate dead end) Sherurcij ^{(speaker for the dead)} 16:16, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Awesome

I don't want to jinx you or anything... ;) ... but you now have as many Support votes as you've ever gotten at RfB, and only one oppose. :) Good luck, but so far so good! BOZ (talk) 20:27, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Looks like I jinxed you. :( Leave it to one person with a mad-on to push a hot-button topic to kill a political campaign! You were doing damn fine for the first half, but it was all downhill from there. (Even though you've got 100 more supports than opposes...) It's a shame, but better luck in whatever you do next. BOZ (talk) 05:11, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

That's what happens when someone brushes off the real issue and claims it's about something else. If he'd pointed to the ArbCom case in question in the first place, this whole issue would have been moot. Not much I can do about it now, though. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 05:16, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] kids

At 14:25, 27 October 2009 (UTC), you wrote "and anyone under 18 who does has that information removed fairly quickly)."

I don't think this is generally the case. In particular, the older the minor is, the less likely it seems it is paternalisticly removed, and if it is restored after removal and discussion and it's clear the minor knows the risks, it generally stays. I've been involved in a few such removals myself and on one case initiated an edit-deletion of a self-described and apparently very naive young editor. There's a big difference between a naive 12 year old who thinks his user page is Facebook and a 17 year old high school senior on the cusp of legal adulthood. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 00:41, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

It's generally the practice to remove age information from any user page for someone who is under 18. I never said parents were the ones who removed the information; we (as in editors and admins here on Wikipedia) do it when it is discovered. This has been the practice since I first became an admin over three years ago. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 00:46, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

I didn't say parents did either. As an editor, I sometimes remove it paternalisticly (in loco parentis) but it's always a judgment call with me. For self-proclaimed preteens and younger teens, I typically do it and may ask for the edit to be deleted. For those claiming to be older teens and young adults who aren't long-standing editors, I typically just recommend it, sometimes in private. I say "typically" but such events are very rare, so there may not be a "typical" for me. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 02:20, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for the confusion. Well, I know I remove it when I see it, and I know many other editors who do the same. Perhaps we just move in different circles on the site, and mine tend to be more active in this one respect. I agree there is a big difference between a 12 year old and a 17 year old. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:06, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] The dangers of machine-assisted translation

Heh. I had no idea what to support was, so I enlisted Google Translate's help and it spat out "私を支援午前" for "I am supporting", but I should have caught the missing arimasu which should have been there.  :-) — Coren ^(talk) 11:54, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

No problem. We've all been plagued by machine translation at one point or another. One of my favorites is when it translated "fan" (as in a "fan of science fiction") as "ventilador". ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 14:39, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Well, some fans blow a lot of hot air.  :-) — Coren ^(talk) 17:24, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

True. :-) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 02:54, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] IMM SAM

It's generally never a good idea to decline unblocks on users you blocked - especially if said user is attacking you. -Jeremy ^{(v^_^v Stop... at a WHAMMY!!)} 05:20, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Normally, I would agree, but he'd already been declined twice, so don't think it will be seen as an issue. Thanks for the comments, though. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 05:24, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Your RfB

Thank you for running. I'm sorry I've come to the conclusion that I felt I had to in the Crat Chat. I had hoped that my question in the RfB would prevent the need for a close call. I'm still unsure which way we'll go (I'm certainly open to persuasion there, as ever) but either way, I'm glad you ran, and am sorry you've had (having) a hard time of it. Either way it goes... good luck and thank you again. --Dweller (talk) 11:16, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind words. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:23, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry you've had to go through such an ordeal for what is, in reality, such a mundane office. It is a credit to you that you have perservered through this odious process notwithstanding the pompous posturings of various commentators, myself included. It is my earnest hope that the crats will review your candidacy and order your promotion. If they do not, please be assured that you continue to hold the good regard of a good many of us. Best wishes, Crafty (talk) 11:31, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:23, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

My apologies; while I'm sure you already know, I was remiss in not informing you that your RfB has been placed on hold for bureaucratic discussion as to the existence of consensus to provide you with the bureaucrat maintenance tools. My apologies once again for it slipping through the cracks, you deserve better. -- Avi (talk) 17:25, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

No problem, Avi. I noticed that's what happened and was already following the discussion from when you created it. Thanks for the notice, however. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:23, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

For what it is worth, I was coming back to reinstate my support... 'crathood is really a minor deal.---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 17:29, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

I appreciate the support. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:23, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

I want to offer my support. I do not see what you were doing as supporting anything; more like asking "why?". I don't edit very much; I don't like the crap that goes on. But, I do look at a lot of pages, and believe you to be one of the more stable folks here, having good responses and input. Keep up the good work, and it is things like this that prove yout mettle. King Pickle (talk) 03:54, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

I appreciate the support. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:04, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] User:Yourmomisfunny

This was a bot-reported possible username violation. The block/unblock sequence has removed the bot report from WP:UAA, and I have reinserted the report manually. -- Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 16:34, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

In the end, it was declined as a false positive. -- Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 02:19, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

That's fine. My block was inadvertent. Thanks. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:03, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Japan stubs

Thanks for the note. I was in a bit of a rush and added {{Japan-stub}} without thinking too much about subcategories. I'll keep them in mind from now on! armagebedar (talk) 05:42, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Glad to help! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 06:18, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Moss - Durova's sock articles

You're right that A7 doesn't apply to moss, but the most important thing to clear up is A7 is about individual organisms, not about species of organisms. I added this to the A7 criteria since it confused a couple of readers. I write organism stubs and thank you for realizing these species articles are appropriate to wikipedia, removing the A7 tags, and notifying the editors applying them. --IP69.226.103.13 (talk) 08:22, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Zumba

Quick message about your speedy deletion of the Zumba article. Could you please read this conversation re the last speedy deletion of it. The article has been in existence for years however recently changed and should be reverted back to this version and not the one you deleted (which admittedly still isn't a great article but at least the sources and references in my opinion establishes enough notability that it should not be deleted under A7). I'm getting a little discouraged that other administrators don't be appear to be taking care when applying A7. A quick look at this reference which was referenced in the article too. I'm tempted to restore it myself and send it to AFD but I have a personal policy of not wheel warring and as such will leave the ball in your court. Glen 04:41, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

I've restored it and procedurally nominated it for deletion due to the repeated tagging for CSD. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 06:11, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Nihonjoe - could you procedurally restore the talk page vesions as well? I created a new talk page, that comment will need to be merged with the old version. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 13:54, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

I think that's the best idea - appreciate the prompt response. Thanks again Glen 06:07, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] need urgent help from Nihonjoe

The page of an important contemporary Lebanese polymath "Wissam Shekhani" was deleted by you; please help us to bring it back again. We are afraid to be deleted again if we created another time. Can you please Nihonjoe help us. Regards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ALBA-BALAMAND (talk • contribs) 01:15, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

I've picked this up, as I deleted it the first time. GedUK  14:37, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Let me know if you need any backup. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 17:18, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] I think it's okay...

to say congrats!^[1] You'll do some good work, I know it. Best, ceranthor 16:04, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

• Don't break the wiki give the bit to anyone who will break the wiki. :) davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 16:10, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks to both of you for your participation. I promise not to break anything. :) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 17:19, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Ugh, that's not any fun! Oh well, we'll try better next time... –Juliancolton | ^Talk 17:20, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Congrats to our newest bureaucrat...

So... for RfA promotions, I've got some nifty boilerplate that I share so that the newbies don't try to delete the Main Page, etc. I think this might be my first RfB promotion, so I don't have squat.

Um... don't rename Jimbo. Yeah, that's about the only thing I can think of.

Congrats. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 16:07, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Guess you'll have to modify your boilerplate. :) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 17:24, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

A Jimbo rename wouldn't be bad. I'd just advise not to start messin' around with this. :) Congrats! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 16:10, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Darn! I was thinking "Jimboy" would be good, being a fan of The Waltons and all... ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 17:24, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

You make it look so easy. Welcome to the shovel. - Dank (push to talk) 16:11, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

I'm glad everything worked out well for you. Patience pays off! -- Soap ^Talk/_{Contributions} 16:12, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

One would result in a database lockdown, the other would result in a loss of flags. Pick your poison. ;) EVula // talk // ☯ // 16:12, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

What? I thought he already was a steward. Support. -- Hoary (talk) 16:14, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Well done, and thank you for your patience and understanding while the situation was discussed. Don't hesitate to call on your fellow 'crats for any advice on anything. All the best. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:19, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 21:41, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

I think this may set a new precedent, that RfBs don't need such a sky-high standard to pass. Good luck with everything! JamieS93 16:20, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Congrats! GedUK  16:44, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Congrats! This RFB will probably become a standard question on future ones and be ground-breaking. I commend on the way you handled yourself during it and the crat chat. — Rlevse • Talk • 16:24, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Congrats from me too! Well done -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 16:26, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations! GreenGourd (talk) 16:30, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

There was never any !doubt ;) hydnjo (talk) 16:33, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations and good luck! — Oli ^OR Pyfan! 16:48, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations for becoming a standard question on further RfBs.  :-) — Coren ^(talk) 17:19, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

I think it would look weird to put an individual "Thanks" after each comment, so I'll just put one here. Thanks to everyone for participating, and thanks for the good wishes. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 17:24, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

And that question should be "If a bombshell-rabbit trail drops halfway through this RFB, will you be able to remain civil like Joe?" :) davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 17:54, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Welcome to the team and ... good luck! WJBscribe (talk) 17:52, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations from me also, I didn't update my support since before the controversial revelation, but I would have maintained it if I had the chance. Camaron · Christopher · talk 20:35, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Naturally I can't say I'm delighted as I opposed. However I do feel the consensus reading was correct in this case and the additional rights were granted according to community will. Happy editing and I hope the trust of said community will be vindicated. Pedro :  Chat  20:43, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Well, regardless, I appreciate your participation. Thanks! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 21:41, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Welcome to the mix, Nihonejoe. If you ever have any questions, I'll be happy to help. Keep up the good work, Kingturtle (talk) 20:40, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Yes, welcome! I must say that I have been impressed with your attitude during this complex and much discussed request for bureaucratship. Warofdreams talk 20:58, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Congrats. Extremepro (talk) 22:49, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Your RfB might be one of the few that have created some precedent. I actually got to it, by coming to it from the entire initial blocking fiasco. If the RfB hadn't already been closed you would have gotten my vote as well for your principled stand on the issue of not blocking based on off-wiki behaviour.Pickle23 (talk) 06:37, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Nicely done. MBisanz ^talk 06:53, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Welcome aboard, Joe. Now that makes two of us who have a first-hand view of the hardest part of a bureaucrat's job from the other side :D. Let's hope they remain rare :) -- Avi (talk) 07:17, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Indeed. Thanks to everyone above this who I haven't already thanked. :) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:27, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Diana and Pomona image

License updated to 3.0 as requested - Leonard G. (talk) 18:11, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 22:08, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations

Congratulations Joe. Needless to say, we have a strong difference of opinion regarding the Tyciol affair, but I hope we can put that firmly behind us now and move forward in a more collegial manner. Please accept my apologies - after rereading your RfB, I see I came over as overly combative when I was merely trying to express my opinion. In the future, I'll try hard to put my thoughts across more eloquently. Best regards and good luck with the new buttons. Sincerely, Ryan Postlethwaite^{See the mess I've created or let's have banter} 21:52, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, and I look forward to working with you in the future as well. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 21:55, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Well, since you do like to hang around on my page, I suspect we'll work together again in the not too distant future (if I manage to get back into username enforcement in the not too distant future like I plan to!). ;-) Ryan Postlethwaite^{See the mess I've created or let's have banter} 22:01, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Pretty good likelihood, then. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 22:08, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

My pleased congratulations as well. Keeping cool under fire is a must for the bureaucrat job, and your doing so proved, as a final test, that you are the right man for the post. As the I Ching would say, "Perseverance brings good fortune." Jusdafax 22:47, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Congrats! You handled yourself well.  7  23:46, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations! I opposed on the basis of WP:UCS however I'm sure you will be a fine and capable bureaucrat and in retrospect I think the correct decision was made, good luck...Modernist (talk) 00:24, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Congrats Joe. I'm glad the 'crats took the right decision. Good luck in your new role. Crafty (talk) 05:02, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Wow, that's a lot of up and downs - congrats, and at least that part is finally over. :) BOZ (talk) 06:22, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks to everyone above this. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:26, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Just saw this. Congratulations! Cirt (talk) 08:16, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations and best wishes! Axl ¤ [Talk] 16:34, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:18, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

(I hope nobody minds me adding this here.) Congratulations, myself from the future. :) Despite not having an account, I observed the request from a distance and I think you deserve this. If it's worth anything to you, I must say that I found myself agreeing with your stance on the external forum issue. Congratulations again. :) - (From AHR.) 86.179.252.154 (talk) 06:47, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, you from the future (whatever that means). ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:02, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

You forgot my first comment on MAL. It's a running gag. (Well, obviously not now.) :p 86.179.252.154 (talk) 07:17, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Aha. I understand now. :) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:23, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Wow, I can't believe I missed your whole 'crat run! Congratulations on your new shovel! =) 「ダイノガイ千？！」^{? · Talk⇒Dinoguy1000} 22:53, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

It's nice to know that you were able to pass as I kept frantically checking the Bureaucrat alert board constantly as I was fearful that it was going to go down the toilet quickly. Honestly if you had lost, I would have lost all faith in the RFB system and people might've had serious reason to call for change. Good luck! Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:07, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks (to both you and Dinoguy1000). ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:12, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Wow, information doesn't travel fast enough in wikipedia and it just reached my hear. My congratulations from France. --KrebMarkt 15:56, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks (but not from France). :) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 05:53, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome aboard and administrivia

Hi,

I sent you an email - just want to make sure the address that applied to the bureaucrat list is you. If it is, just post here (or somewhere on-wiki) and I'll let you on. Congrats, and welcome aboard!

Thanks -- Pakaran 04:52, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Yup, that's me. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:56, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Should be added now. -- Pakaran 04:58, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:59, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

No, thank you. Now that you gave me a reason to be active again, I think I'm going to start editing more. -- Pakaran 05:04, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Wow, I feel special now. ;p Welcome back. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 05:13, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

So we got a twofer from that RfB! Great to have you back, Pakaran. - Dank (push to talk) 22:43, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RS in readings

Joe, it's ages since we had a good fight. Take a look at this and tell me where to get off. (Or, conceivably, even agree with me.) -- Hoary (talk) 05:21, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Articles for creation

For the articles you listed under "To be created" and "To be considered" on your user page. Shove them onto Wikipedia:Requested articles/Japan/Anime and Manga so we can deal with them as a project. Congrats again for cratship. Extremepro (talk) 05:56, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Feel free to copy them there if you wish, but leave them on my page, too, as I have them there because I'm interested in creating them at some point and I don't want to forget about them. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 06:04, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations (2)

I don't know you, but this RfB was important to me. I'm happy it ended with the right result, so good luck with the new responsibilities.--SPhilbrickT 16:30, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations, Nihonjoe! Dekkappai (talk) 17:19, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Delighted to have you on the team. --Dweller (talk) 17:20, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:18, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations (3)

Congratulations, Joe! Now time to wield that power mop. :-) King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 06:10, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Nope. It's a shovel. :) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:01, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Now you are in it up to your... anyways, congrats, I'm glad your RfB passed this time. Like I said before I saw no reason to oppose, Ryan's oppose had me look at you a little closer, but IMHO you did nothing wrong in your handling of the incident (just an honest difference of opinion) which is why I decided to (albeit too late) reinstate my support.---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 15:25, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 15:27, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Congratulations. I must say, you have shown an amazing amount of patience and clue, not only when faced with a 4th RFB that ended in some drama but also while awaiting the crats' decision on how to close it and in general in the last months since your failed 3rd attempt. You really demonstrated that promoting you to crat was a wise choice. Regards SoWhy 15:31, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 15:33, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

• I guess I'm late for the party, congratulations on your new appointment! :) - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 18:35, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
  • It's okay, there's still some chips and dip over there. Grab a drink, too, while you're at it. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 19:58, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
    • Omedetoo gozaimasu - Darn I'm late too, but congratulations, I kept an eye on your RfB and was distressed to see it end in a cliffhanger (cue organ music). Hope this dip hasn't gone bad. -- Atama頭 22:42, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
      • • Nope, the dip is made from mystery cheese, so it's non-refrigerated shelf life is about 100 years. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 01:27, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
      • I only just noticed your RFB had finally been closed as successful. Congratulations! I guess the party's more or less over, but I'll help clean up. :) Robofish (talk) 01:21, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
        • Thanks! <passes the broom> ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 01:27, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
• ~silently slips in late~ Congratulations on your appointment as shovel master! I believe that it is well deserved. G.A.S^talk 13:28, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Congrats to 日本穣 from 中国海米. At least, that'll be a good enough faking of my name the purposes of this page. Heimstern Läufer (talk) 14:22, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Interesting. In Japanese, that means (roughly) "Chinese sea rice". Not sure what you were going for, but it made me smile. :) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:53, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

In Chinese, it means "Chinese dried shrimp". "海米" is literally "sea rice", but it refers in particular to dried shrimp. [2]. Tim Song (talk) 07:46, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Oh, and congrats on the new shovel :) Tim Song (talk) 07:47, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

The second two characters are a transliteration of "Heimi". My name. Not meant to mean shrimp in this case. Heimstern Läufer (talk) 06:46, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Well, if it's Chinese, then that's why it made no sense in Japanese. :) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:01, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

In fact your translation was right, as the first two characters do indeed mean "China", the third means "sea", and the last means "rice". But I was using the last two as a transliteration. Chinese has to do this since there's no katakana (which I gather is how Japanese typically transliterates foreign names). Heimstern Läufer (talk) 07:12, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Yup. However, in Japanese, what you used for your name would never be used for a name (other than perhaps a stage name/pen name). It's all good. :) ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 07:56, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

I doubt it would be a name in Chinese, either. Who wants to be called by the name of a food, after all? But since it's a transliteration of a username (which fits your category of stage name/pen name pretty well), I used it here. Heimstern Läufer (talk) 08:05, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Tip-off

I spotted this --Dweller (talk) 10:49, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Yup. I spotted it laast night just as I was going to bed. I was too tired to handle it then. Thanks! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 15:30, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] CfD nomination of Category:High School! Kimengumi

I have nominated Category:High School! Kimengumi (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Extremepro (talk) 08:41, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] RENAME!!!!

Please rename me!!! I changed the name request and have not had any response for several days —Preceding unsigned comment added by BrainiacMatt (talk • contribs) 02:05, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Done. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 05:49, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

THANKS, you rock Captain Cookie 17:19, 4 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by CaptainCookie (talk • contribs)

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