User talk:Stillstudying

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Given the insanity from Mytwocents I would have to say there are some users who, contrary to oldwindybear's note, are not welcome here. And given my schedule, summer job, and a life, I doubt I will be here much. My experience with wikipedia has not proven to be very appealing - to be accused of being someone else? Thanks, but no thanks.Max 12:51, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Please stick around 2 Wikipedia:Suspected_sock_puppets/Oldwindybear 3 Sock Puppet Charge - Goodbye 4 A final plea to stick around 5 Please Stay 6 Hi 7 You have never had a warm welcome 8 Thank You to Everyone 9 Welcome to the Military history WikiProject! 10 Military history WikiProject Newsletter - Issue VI - August 2006 11 WikiProject Military history Newsletter - Issue VII - September 2006 12 The Military history WikiProject Newsletter: Issue VIII - October 2006 13 Your edit to Citizen of the Galaxy 14 The Military history WikiProject Newsletter: Issue IX - November 2006 15 The Military history WikiProject Newsletter: Issue X - December 2006 16 The Military history WikiProject Newsletter: Issue XI - January 2007 17 WP:MILHIST Coordinator Elections 18 Re: write in votes for assistant coordinator 19 WikiProject Military History elections 20 Macrohistorical Battles of European History 21 Civility notice 22 Did you know we were the same person?

[edit] Please stick around

Don't let conflicts with one editor have you distrust the rest of us! If you're going to be busy that's ok (Wikipedia doesn't pay well... or at all for that matter), but trying to improve the vast body of knowledge freely available to all is a noble cause worthy of respect (even though we get in lots of fights around here). Feel free to drop me a note on my talk page. I do hope you change your mind. --Charlie^{(@CIRL | talk)} 16:47, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Suspected_sock_puppets/Oldwindybear

Hello Stillstudying, I am one of the admins regarding the case. I can say that it has been returned inconclusive, so neither you or Oldwindybear will be blocked. A request for checkuser was discussed between me and Dijxtra, and decided not to go ahead with it. If you need further help, do not hesitate to contact me or Dijxtra. Kilo-Lima|^(talk) 12:51, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sock Puppet Charge - Goodbye

ilo-Lima|^(talk)

I will not be editing on wikipedia any further, since the investigation was inconclusive. In my case, I am a recent editor, and my experience has been unfailing negative, with a crude personal attack, which was not, and please don't take this as personal, resolved sucessfully. Everywhere I edit, the editor who attacked me will just claim another sock puppet. Frankly, oldwindybear appears to love this site, and I will leave rather than have any suspicion that I am a puppet. I do protest, and again, please do not take this personally, that this was not resolved with a check of internet addresses, so that I could remain without doing so in a way that would interfere with the work of an established editor. Max 15:09, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A final plea to stick around

Hey Max... I'm sorry to hear that it seems you've made up your mind. By inconclusive I think what kilo-lima is saying is that your accuser failed to put forth sufficient evidence to even warrant the use of Check User (as it's extremely obvious that from your posts and contribution history alone you and oldwindybear are not sockpuppet/sockpuppeteer). Checking IPs is usually only done only as the final stage of a sockpuppet investigation because it raises huge privacy concerns. It may interest you, that old windy bear has requested mediation for the actions of my two cents Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation#Request_for_Mediation_on_actions_of_user_Mytwocents and I'm sure he'd be saddened by your departure as well. Best of luck --Charlie^{(@CIRL | talk)} 15:50, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Charlie^{(@CIRL | talk)}

Thank you, and your kind message may convince me to stick around. I myself could not understand how anyone could possibly believe I was oldwindybear, who, no offense, because I like his work, never said anything in less than forty-two paragraphs, while my edits are brief and to the point. Again, thanks, and yes, I am interested in the results of the mediation. I think oldwindybear is dead right on one point, my two cents is someone who gets extremely nasty and very personal. This attack was totally unjustified. Thanks again, back to the books! Max 16:52, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please Stay

I admit I had to wince at the note that I never say anything in one or two sentences that I can say in 10,000 words, (or as you said, "never said anything in less than forty-two paragraphs), but thanks for liking my work, long winded or not. Please remember this:Charlie and people like User:Katefan0 Dijxtra User:Essjay and ilo-Lima are the true heart of wikipedia, not one nasty person who attacks you. I am truly sorry you got drug into his vendetta against me - but please do not leave.

Charlie 's efforts to get you to stay are what wikipedia really is, so please, stick around, and watch me write 42 more paragraphs somewhere, and feel free to tell me how wrong I am! Free debate and consensus is the heart of this wonderful project - stay and help! Please! old windy bear 19:07, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

Wow, that was quite a bit of newbie-biting going on here, not quite the welcoming atmosphere you were hoping for, I expect... I hope you will decide to stick around (the fact that you're considering it shows some admirable diligence), as from the few edits you made it looks like you could make a valuable contribution to Wikipedia. If you need any help or if you have any questions, let me know. Kind regards, --JoanneB 20:13, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

I second everything Joanne has said, and I'm sorry that your start here was such a rough one. Cheers. AnnH ♫ 23:54, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You have never had a warm welcome

So here it is

A welcome from ILovePlankton Hello, Stillstudying, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers: The five pillars of Wikipedia How to edit a page Help pages Tutorial How to write a great article Manual of Style Be Bold! Don't let grumpy users scare you off. Meet other new users Learn from others Play nicely with others Contribute, Contribute, Contribute! Tell us about you Test your edits in the Sandbox I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome, have fun, and be the best that you can be!

[edit] Thank You to Everyone

I wanted to thank everyone who came here and asked me to stay. You are a group of wonderful people. I just made my first edit in an article, and hope to make many more. Max 16:01, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Your edit to Citizen of the Galaxy

Hi Max, can you review your last edit to Citizen of the Galaxy? "Heinlein was never any finer..." is a personal opinion (a good one -- I love the book myself -- but still, an opinion). Can you edit it to remove the opinion part? Thanks! -- Jim Douglas ^(talk) _(contribs) 20:31, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Jim Douglas Sure! Good point, and I should have thought of it. I will go remove it now. Thanks for catching it! Max 20:32, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Also, you seem to have an interest in Heinlein; take a look at the discussions on Talk:Robert A. Heinlein. -- Jim Douglas ^(talk) _(contribs) 20:37, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Jim Douglas Thanks! Let me know if any of my edits are inappropriate, (I am still fairly new at this), and I will change them. Max 20:41, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Re: write in votes for assistant coordinator

I think it would be a bad idea. If someone has declined to run—for whatever reason—we should respect that; it would be rather unfair to them if they were to be elected (and thus expected to carry out the work) despite their not standing. Kirill Lokshin 16:26, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Kirill Lokshin Okay, I respect your work on the project, (everyone knows without you there would not be one!), so if you say it is a bad idea, then I will drop it. Stillstudying 16:56, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Macrohistorical Battles of European History

Hey Still, go look at this article, [1] and see if you think it should be deleted - I don't - and if you don't, please help with the sourcing, old windy bear 11:38, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi there! No, actually I wasn't, thanks for pointing it out. Positive things will get out of this debate, at least! I am in fact quite interested in modelization in general, I wondered if you would add, in the future, some things concerning that on Arthur C. Clarke's page, or if you could point out to me a good link about it? Cheers! Tazmaniacs 20:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Tazmaniacs I will find you the exact source on Sir Arthur Clarke's work on alternative histories, and I apologize for taking so long to reply, I was on vacation! I think this debate will be positive given that most of the people in it are interested in improving wikipedia, (such as yourself or the oldwindybear), not debating for the joy of it! Stillstudying 15:27, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Civility notice

If you look closely, you'll see that the Afghanistan edit was made by a bot. I doubt that the bots feelings will be hurt, or do you want me to apologise to the owner of that particular bot? I am only "rude" to vandals and people deliberatly spreading gross misinformation. Thank you for jumping off the gun nonetheless Billtheking 17:46, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Billtheking I do attempt to apologize when I am plainly wrong, and here, I was. You have my honest apologies. Stillstudying 17:47, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

No worries, I often lose my temper, need to work on it. Billtheking 17:56, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Billtheking You had a genuine right to be angry, and your courteous acceptance of my apology is greatly appreciated. Stillstudying 18:01, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Did you know we were the same person?

PocklingtonDan -- Did you know we are the same person, because stupid me, I did not. I thought we were separate people, I really did! Some lunatic who did not even use his name put the old sock puppet accusation on my user page, claiming I was you. (check my user page history!) Since there was NO evidence listed on the evidence page, nor a request for an IP check, I deleted the whole thing. This is, by the way, the second time someone has accused me of being someone else. Last time they accused me of being oldwindybear, but alas, we are different people also. But I wondered if you were aware that you were alleged to be me, and I to be you. (If you have a great deal of money, I would like to become you, lol!) Otherwise, I apologize, but I will remain myself. I definitely declined to be oldwindybear, he is evidently quite ill. (Hope he gets better, but he listed illness as the reason for not staying on as an assistant military project coordinator - too bad, because he was a good one) At any rate, I wonder who they will accuse me of being next; Kirill, perhaps? Stillstudying 11:51, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Unless I've been accused of sockpuppetry twice then (see above) I think the person who suggested I was your sockpuppet (or vice versa) was John Wallace Rich, who got a bit upset about something or other and decided to take it out on me (or you, or us both). His allegation was swiftly shut down by an admin before I even saw it. - PocklingtonDan (talk) 12:34, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

PocklingtonDan Does good old John Wallace do his accusations from a numbered computer without crediting himself? I was a little peeved about this, since this is twice I have been wrongly accused. I am going to say something to good old John Wallace if I know for sure it is him - would you look at the history, and see if the number that filed the complaint looks familiar? Thanks. Stillstudying 14:24, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure - thats who accused me of sockpuppetry before and I think he was banned so he may well be editing from an anonymous IP address now but there is no way to be sure of course. I would just ignore it and not get too worked up about it - no harm done - PocklingtonDan (talk) 18:15, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

PocklingtonDan Hey Dan, I did not get too excited - but I did check the IP editing record, and what a shock, they were all sites he frequents! So it is pretty clear that it was indeed good old John Wallace who united you and I into one entity. Stillstudying 18:41, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

PocklingtonDan It was your pal John Wallace Rich. Because you put a link on my user page - a courtesy many of us do - and because I dared congratulate you for the military coordinator elections, and finally, because I call the Civil War the Civil War, John Wallace says I must be you! Stillstudying 16:29, 21 March 2007 (UTC)