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Juliancolton, Thank you for taking part in my request for adminship, which has been closed as successful. Thanks specially to Barras who had the trust in me to nominate me. I promise to do my best and justify the trust the community has placed in me! PmlineditorTalk10:29, 12 September 2009 (UTC)Reply
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London Underground 2009 Stock is currently at PGA, and is nearing the end of it's three week period. I was wondering if you could comment on it, and if it was ready see if we can form a consensus to promote.
No, you should be blocked from GA. Julian is doing a very good job at ensuring we get good articles, i.e. comprehensive and complete, on this wiki. People like you are not helping at all. Please, if you want to help then don't worry about other articles and add things to your own article. If things are missing, add them. You could have made it a VGA with the amount of useless discussion that has taken place. Goblin19:57, 26 September 2009 (UTC) I ♥ Kennedy!Reply
He clearly applied a standard that is nowhere mentioned in GA. The article passed reviews in all areas, and his use of illegal GA criteria is what sunk it. There is no comprehensiveness requirement for GA, that's VGA and should only be addressed in VGA. He is being completely unfair. Purplebackpack89 (talk) 20:02, 26 September 2009 (UTC)Reply
I'll try this again. The word "good" is defined as "satisfactory in quality, quantity, or degree"; in order for a good article to be good, it must be "satisfactory in quality, quantity, or degree". I frankly don't care what the criteria say, I want good articles to be of a high enough quality to be good. –Juliancolton | Talk20:04, 26 September 2009 (UTC)Reply
Of course not. I think 1) the criteria needs to be followed to the letter, or else it's meaningless; 2) articles that meet the criteria should be made GA no matter what; and 3) if you "frankly don't care what the criteria is", you should first stop using GA with your made-up criteria and then maybe propose new criteria Purplebackpack89 (talk) 20:34, 26 September 2009 (UTC)Reply
What you've said is directly contradictory. Here is a yes-or-no question and I want a yes-or-no answer: do you believe good articles should be "good"? I don't want a lecture on what the criteria says, mind. –Juliancolton | Talk20:37, 26 September 2009 (UTC)Reply
I'm not going to answer that question because with it follows the assumption that the standards you apply are at least as important as the standards on the PGA page, which they are not. I'm giving you a nuanced answer to explain that no other criteria other than the ones written on the GA need be applied. Any article that was truly awful or undeserving is bound to meet several of those. Purplebackpack89 (talk) 20:49, 26 September 2009 (UTC)Reply
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Hi Juliancolton. You might remember me from enwiki, when I asked you a query months ago. In any case, I have another question I'd like to ask in regards to bureaucrats. Could you explain the reasoning behind a comment you made as to bureaucrats being "the more the merrier" (not your exact words, but you get the idea ;)). Please leave your reply on my talkpage, thank you very much :) Calebchiam (talk) 14:45, 13 October 2009 (UTC)Reply
Cratship
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Actually, since there is a current dispute with crats being the locus, let us wait. As soon as those two have resolved, then I intend to nominate you... if you accept? NonvocalScream (talk) 15:03, 25 October 2009 (UTC)Reply
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Hi there Julian you deleted the info on him dressing like a woman why is this? In all of his videos on youtube he dresses like a woman and what do you call a man that likes to dress up like a woman a transvestite or something like that i'am not 100% sure but sorry if you thought it was inaporpriate or considered to be vandalism no intentions whatsoever my apoligizes. 72.87.61.181 (talk) 13:50, 28 October 2009 (UTC)Reply
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Congratulations JC, it's my pleasure to inform you that I have promoted New York State Route 308 to Good Article Status - Congratulations! The proposal was closed early due to the large amount of support expressed towards this article. Congratulations once again, and I hope to see more Good and Very Good articles from you in the future! Goblin14:45, 2 November 2009 (UTC) I ♥ GoblinBots!Reply
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Hi Juliancolton, It's me Secret Saturdays. I'm requesting that my name for Simple English to be renamed TheDreamcaster (only for Simple English). The request is also on name change. Thanks in advance. Secret Saturdays (talk) 00:19, 29 November 2009 (UTC)Reply
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The Admin's Barnstar
I am very amused and impressed by your coolness under Wikistress and the adroitness with which you fulfil the hard duties of an admin! God bless you, and I hope you enjoy and accept this barnstar! ClassicalEsther06:23, 18 February 2010 (UTC)Reply
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Hey its me again, I thought I would take a little break from creating articles on English Wikipedia. Well any, I have seen that template {{complex}} in the header on the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season page. I was just wanting to know, what did/do (you posted that template in October 2008) you find to complex for some readers to understand? There is another question I have for you, what needs to be updated on the 2008 AHS article? Thanks! --12george1 (talk) 22:48, 18 February 2010 (UTC)Reply
That was actually a serious question
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Not sure why you reverted my question here. The Obama page is listed as "Wikipedia protected pages without expiry." Doesn't that mean I shouldn't have been able to edit it? I wouldn't have even tried except I assumed it would be rejected when I hit submit.
Okay, thanks for explaining. I'm sorry I tested on that of all pages. I was just curious what message it would print. No idea it would actually go through and I was going to remove it but someone beat me to it. Sorry again.
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Don't you think the article Sarey Savy should be created this time with a stub and unreferenced tag at least? I believe it's notable but, i've seen it tagged for speedy deletion all the time. How can i create the article without speedy deletion and a stub and unreferenced? (Ofcourseiwould (talk) 00:46, 26 February 2010 (UTC))Reply
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The Barnstar of Good Humour
Hello, Juliancolton! :) I continually am pleased that there is somebody so good-natured as you in seWP! I can't help but laugh out loud as I read your comments! Keep up the jokes and friendliness!!
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More on the 1910 Cuba hurricane, I just looked at the references and there is "date inconsistency", that is some of the dates are day month year, and some are month day year. I think it is the ref template that does this. While it it very minor, it is the sort of thing that TRM will notice. In fact he has got me looking for it now. --Peterdownunder (talk) 05:21, 13 March 2010 (UTC)Reply
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I was using AWB, and this whole thing ensued. And apparently I need a bot flag to not flood recent changes. Whilst I screwed up pretty badly, I'd like to finish the rest of the plant stubs (with the right template), so could I please have the bot flag? Thanks. SS✞(Kay)04:36, 22 March 2010 (UTC)Reply
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I saw that you were so wonderful and quick at reviewing articles that were PGA. :) Hopefully, will you be so kind and smart as to review Chess, too? I would like to help the WikiProject Chess by fixing some more, but my eyes are so dumb I can't find a good mistake to fix. You would probably be the expert at those things. Please?--Well, if you're too busy, you don't need to. ♥Belinda♥05:35, 22 March 2010 (UTC)Reply
Thanks very much! I'll be working on your smart review till another one pops up. :) Hope Chess becomes a GA! Yours joyfully and gratefully, ♥Belinda♥03:13, 23 March 2010 (UTC)Reply
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Yottie talks about the new Stub Cup to try and eradicate them from SEWP.
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I would like to ask you to recuse yourself from closing Clementina's RfA. It appears that you have already made up your mind well before this has fully played out. You stated in IRC yesterday that you have already written your closing statement and that, barring any major changes, would close it as such. Now your statement on the RfA page itself shows your mindset of how you intend or are thinking of closing this RfA. I do not think that a 'crat should be making statements like that on the RfA page with 30 hours to go, or telling others he has written his closing statement with about 36 hours to go. I ask that you step back and allow another 'crat to make this decision in closing. Thank you, Either way (talk) 09:46, 19 June 2010 (UTC)Reply
I disagree. I often view RfAs and consider the end result well before their ending time – on multiple projects. This has no bearing on my judgment or ability to listen to community consensus. The RfA is well below the 75%, so failing it is a very real option, but I have not disclosed my current thinking on how I would close it if I were the sole reviewing bureaucrat. Barring additional requests for me to steer clear of closing this particular RfA, I still intend to participate. –Juliancolton | Talk11:47, 19 June 2010 (UTC)Reply
I respect you, but, I believe that it is far too soon to discuss the outcome of this RFA, especially while it still runs. You deserve from me that I be above board and honest with regards to my opinion. I think it would be in the interest of the candidate and the project if you did recuse yourself from only this RFA given your public comments on the RFA. I'm not speaking as a crat here, but as a fellow editor with another fellow editor with whom I have great respect for. Sometimes it is not only about actions, but instead, perceptions count here as well. And I know intent and perception is two very different things. I echo Either way's request, and with great respect I do so. Yours, Jon@talk:~$ 12:01, 19 June 2010 (UTC)Reply
Hi Julian! In this case I also have to agree with Either way that you shouldn't close the RfA. I really was a bit disappointed yesterday as you posted on IRC that you already have written the closing statement. I normally don't care who takes the decision even if the closing crat is involved, but this yesterday was not a wisely post. Please take this advice and don't close the RFA to don't create a drama. Best, -Barrastalk12:11, 19 June 2010 (UTC)Reply