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• EdwardsBot (talk) 11:54, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you!

That brought a smile to my face this morning.

Best wishes, — Hex (❝?!❞) 13:45, 17 November 2012 (UTC).

You're welcome! CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 21:47, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Kamek character.png)

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Incomplete DYK nomination

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 02:59, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

Paper Mario soundtrack cover

Wikipedia's Fair use criteria requires that the image not be redundant; the image in question is nearly identical to another image on the same article. There is also no discussion whatsoever of the image itself - a necessity if a second cover of any kind is to be featured on an article. As Wikipedia strives to use as little copyrighted material as it can, we must have strong rationales for all images. Unfortunately, being helpful is not a good rationale, because if it is, then that opens a floodgate of images that could be posted on articles, simply for being helpful. We cannot use copyrighted images as decoration. If you would like to continue this discussion, a discussion on the general use of soundtrack covers is being held here. - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 04:38, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for telling me :) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 04:42, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

No problem. I take it then that you're fine with me removing the image? - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 04:45, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes. Thanks. CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 04:51, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Also, I was the one who removed the Super Mario Kart R image; I did so because players can understand that it had a different name just through reading the text. - New Age Retro Hippie (talk) (contributions) 22:27, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

OK. Thank you. ;) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 22:35, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Email Me Maybe

Hey Curtaintoad. I wanted to discuss something in personal, perhaps, can you leave me a line at thespecialuseronwikipedia@gmail.com if possible? TheSpecialUser ^TSU 03:40, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

I'm very sorry, but I don't think it is going to work. :( CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 04:50, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 11:59, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Articles for creation needs YOUR help!

Articles for creation is desperately short of reviewers! We are looking for urgent help, from experienced editors, in reviewing submissions in the pending submissions queue. Currently there are 1084 submissions waiting to be reviewed and many help requests at our help desk. Do you have what it takes? Are you familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines? Do you know what Wikipedia is and is not? Do you have a working knowledge of the Manual of Style, particularly article naming conventions? Can you review submissions based on their individual merits? If the answer to these questions is yes, then please read the reviewing instructions and donate a little of your time to helping tackle the backlog. You might wish to add {{AFC status}} or {{AfC Defcon}} to your userpage, which will alert you to the number of open submissions. Plus, reviewing is easy when you use our new semi-automated reviewing script! Thanks in advance, Nathan2055talk - contribs

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Adoption

If you're still looking for an adopter, I'd love to adopt you :) For more information on my course see my adoption headquarters. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Because you seem to have the basics of editing down, we can skip parts of my course. I'll fit it to you :) gwickwire | Leave a message 02:53, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

OK! Thanks :) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 06:09, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Can I please adopt you?? Thank you, CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 06:18, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Hello again! I'd be happy to adopt you. I'll get your adoption headquarters set up when I get a chance, should be sometime later today. In the meantime, I'd like you to think about your answers to these questions:

1. Why do you edit Wikipedia?
2. What do you do most here?
3. What is your least favorite part of editing?

Like I said, just ponder those questions, and I'll reply here when I have your page set up. Regards, gwickwire | Leave a message 14:00, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

I've started your page now! Feel free to complete the first 'assignment' as you can! I'd also suggest that you watch the page, so you can see when I reply. Thanks! gwickwire | Leave a message 19:37, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! ;) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 19:41, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

I have added the page on my watchlist :) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 03:10, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! I will not add any "talkback" messages here for you then, you can just find it in your watchlist and do tasks as you can. Also, I hope your health issues aren't too bad, and I wish you the best. First lesson of Unit 1 is up. Study up and post there when you're ready for the next thing. Thanks again! gwickwire | Leave a message 04:06, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Administrator

Okay, so I may have done a bit of stalking and I noticed you wanted to be an admin. As your adopter has told you, it takes a good year of editing, if not more. It also takes showing that you're a good contributor to the site (no blocks, no being rude, good writing, etc). That being said, I became an admin at 15, and started editing at 14, so it is possible; you just have to do a lot of hard work in the meantime. --Rschen7754 04:10, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Great. Thank you for telling me! :D CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 04:18, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

You might want to wait a while though - right now you don't have a lot of edits and you've only been here 4 months. The minimum that people will support at is 1 year and 6000 edits. However, some people want more. You will also typically need the autopatrolled, rollback, and reviewer flags (which also have requirements you must meet) - those show added responsibility that hopefully you would have handled well. Finally, you need some experience, whether that is writing articles, or fighting vandals, cleaning up typos, etc. Those aren't the only qualities that people look for, but that's a start. Adoption is a good step towards this as well. --Rschen7754 07:43, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Okay! Thank you! LOL. CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 07:49, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Please help!

{{Admin help}} Hello friends. Can I please be an administrator on the English Wikipedia? I believe that I have made lots of edits, being helpful to other editors, not being rude at all, and writing lots. Thanks and regards, CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 10:18, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Start by reading these pages:

• WP:Guide to requests for adminship
• WP:Advice for RfA candidates

I would also recommend reading some recent RFAs, both successful and (particularly) unsuccessful ones, which you can find linked from the box at the top of WP:Requests for adminship.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 10:41, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

I'll also add that it's not as simple as asking, there is a process that you must go through. Also, I have your first lesson up now. gwickwire | Leave a message 17:31, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for removing vandalism on my talkpage. Cyan Gardevoir ^{(used EDIT!)} 07:38, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

You are welcome :) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 07:41, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Your user page was also vandalised; it has already been reverted by another user. CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 20:56, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Adoption

In case you didn't see, your first lesson is up. I'd like you to go replace the {{4~}} with your signature so I know you've seen it, and ask any questions you may have. Thanks! gwickwire^talk_edits 23:38, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Great! Thank you for telling me! :D CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 04:59, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Lee Everett

I was wondering- is there a specific reason why you added the Japanese spelling of this character's name to their page? Bobtheadventurer (talk) 04:25, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

I'm Not sure :| ... CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 04:59, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

The WikiProject: Good Articles Newsletter (December 2012)

The WikiProject Good articles Newsletter Volume III, No. 3 – December 2012 For past newsletters click here

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Henry Foss Hall

Hi, Curtaintoad. I've come to drop you a note about an AfC submission that you accepted and moved to mainspace, Henry Foss Hall. When I looked into the submissions from the user that wrote it, I realised that it was mostly made up of copyrighted text from another website, so it's since been deleted. AfC can be a...tricky area to work in. You really do need quite a thorough understanding of almost all of Wikipedia's various policies. I've been here for years now, and I still don't know all the policies yet. :P It might be a good idea to wait until you're more experienced before volunteering in that particular area.
But don't be discouraged by this message. It looks like you're doing great work everywhere else, and we're grateful to have you around. :) OohBunnies! (talk) 14:04, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for telling ;) CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 21:06, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 21:19, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Adoption

Your first test has been up for a while now. I'm just sending a friendly reminder that it's there for whenever you want to do it! Have a nice day! gwickwire^talk_edits 02:57, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. CURTAINTOAD! ^TALK! 03:09, 9 December 2012 (UTC)