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"Rehired"?

Does that mean you've come back, or what? I'm confused :) Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 07:44, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

I am back ... just thought I would see how many people would glance and think I am retired. Go Phightins! 11:22, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

I tried the same thing about a month ago. But the joke was on me....nobody cared. ```Buster Seven Talk 12:28, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

I know; I blatantly copied you. Oh well; same reaction thus far. In a week or so, I will be back on normally and can resume EotW duties, Signpost, and nominating you for the tools. Go Phightins! 13:31, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

I was hoping you forgot. ```Buster Seven Talk 13:34, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

If you don't want to, I won't put you in the awkward spot by nomming anyway, but I think you should consider it. Maybe see if Dennis will give you an RfA review. Go Phightins! 14:31, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Well, clearly I cared about what your situation was, Phightins... :p Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 14:52, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

You probably would've had more people worried if you followed Template:Retired more, and placed the bolded message underneath the box. NFLisAwesome ^{(ZappaOMati's alternate account)} 15:27, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

I actually looked at it and said "What the heck does rehired mean? Oh, he is making a play on retired. Tazerdadog (talk) 16:11, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Hey, at least he's not going to put "refired" when he goes on another break. NFLisAwesome ^{(ZappaOMati's alternate account)} 17:00, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Add me to the list of those who were confused. AutomaticStrikeout ? 17:56, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Mostly, I am just glad that it wasn't a typo. I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 16:44, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

And now for something completely different..... Jenova20 has some funny quotes. ```Buster Seven Talk 17:33, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 July newsletter

We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's Sasata (submissions) currently leads overall, while Pool B's Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) is second. Both leaders are WikiCup veterans, and both have already scored over 600 points this month. If the round were to end today, Miyagawa (submissions), with 274 points, would be the lowest-scoring participant to make it through. This indicates that participants will need a score comparable to last year's (573, the highest ever) to qualify for the final. The high scores this year are a testament both to the quality of participants and to the increased focus on significant content (eligible for bonus points) in this year's competition. So far this round, both Sasata and Cwmhiraeth (submissions) have made up over half of their score through bonus points, with, for example, high importance FA koala earning Sasata a total of 440 points (from a multiplier of 4.4) and high-importance GA sea earning Cwmhiraeth a total of 216 points (from a multiplier of 7.2). Other articles on important topics submitted this round include a featured article on the Norman conquest of England by Ealdgyth (submissions), and good articles on Nobel laureate in literature Henryk Sienkiewicz, Nobel laureate in physics Hans Bethe, and the noted Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. These articles are by Piotrus (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions) and Sturmvogel_66 respectively.

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I think that you may be helpful/beneficial in this; it's really just an amped-up, better version of the idea that you and I discussed, before. Interested? Jackson Peebles (talk) 06:43, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Sounds potentially interesting, but the link doesn't work. What is the page? Go Phightins! 13:23, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks!

Thanks for the recognition! Bob305 (talk) 23:45, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

The new face of DRN: Go Phightins!

Recently the Dispute Resolution Noticeboard underwent some changes in how it operates. Part of the change involved a new list of volunteers with a bit of information about the people behind the names.

You are listed as a volunteer at DRN currently, to update your profile is simple, just click here. Thanks, Cabe 6403^{(Talk•Sign)} 17:13, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Hi Cabe, I will try to make it back to DRN sooner or later - not enough time right now :( Go Phightins! 01:16, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

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öBrambleberry of RiverClan 16:32, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks to Muboshgu being online, Aaron Loup is now my first GA, so I'll be able to pay attention to Ben Revere. öBrambleberry of RiverClan 17:27, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the barnstar

It's much appreciated. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 22:10, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

No problem. Thanks. Go Phightins! 00:58, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

You're not rehired?

What? Have you been fired? AutomaticStrikeout (₵) 01:12, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Haha. Go Phightins! 01:20, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Well, I guess it's time you display

REFIRED

or something.

Zappa O Mati 02:38, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

No, I am just a little tired, but not re-tired :-) Go Phightins! 02:42, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Well, I guess that's just how you roll.... (rimshot). Gtwfan52 (talk) 03:25, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

It was a pleasant surprise to see my selected as the "Editor of the Week." Thanks for your good wishes.Indian Chronicles (talk) 13:19, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your great work. No problem. Go Phightins! 14:28, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Ben Revere

No problem! I'll aim to review it later today. I was planning to get a couple GA reviews in anyway to trade off my recent nominations. Cheers! Reso lute 13:23, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Terrific. Thanks. Go Phightins! 14:28, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

You are a Golden Editor!

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If you've been watching me as I've given out the Golden Editor Award to various recipients, you might have known that it wouldn't be long before I got around to ~~recognizing the merits of my best Wiki–friend~~ playing favorites. Now, I could provide a sizable list of reasons for forcing you to accept this recognition. After all, you're a top–notch content creator, an active adopter and good influence on less experienced editors, a calm and level–headed voice of reason and just an all–around clueful member of the community (in other words, a clear net positive). However, I will not be mentioning any of that. See, I want to be a rogue admin someday and this is cabal practice, with today's drill on giving special favors. So, congratulations on the award. You earned it, but don't tell anyone. AutomaticStrikeout (₵) 16:51, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, ASO; I really appreciate it. At least it is not nepotism :) Go Phightins! 02:10, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, I know. I'm not a pro yet. AutomaticStrikeout (₵) 02:14, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Please comment on Georgia (country) to Georgia move suggestion

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Thanks, Resolute. I will get to these within the next few days unless Brambleberry of RiverClan, my partner on this article, gets to them first. Go Phightins! 02:09, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Re YGM

No mail found. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 15:29, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Hmm. Sent it through Email User function. I think I have sent you an email before, so I may be able to find your address off-wiki and send it to you w/o email user. Nothing urgent. Go Phightins! 15:32, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Sent it off-wiki via my email client. Go Phightins! 15:33, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Found. Replied. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 15:49, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

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