This archive contains all my correspondence with User:Buster7 at User talk:TheOriginalSoni/Buster and with User:Miss Bono at User talk:TheOriginalSoni/Miss Bono. It also contains messages for me after my retirement from Wikipedia in July 2013.
I just saw that GoP vent you made and I immediately knew it was for me. Just so you know, I havent dropped any balls. I have been telling from a "very" long time that someone else back me up for the infoboxes so we have no problems. I even gave quite some time myself just so I could edit those infoboxes long after my circumstances told me I should stop, just because I saw nobody else stepping in. I do appreciate the work you're putting in too, but please dont think I am not. It's just that I cant. And I told you that.
Also, I hope you know copyright concerns are serious on Wikipedia. It would be a very bad for EotW if we awarded the infobox AND THEN the image was removed. Why risk it when you can be safe?
Finally, I know the comment you are referring to was quite harsh, and it was. I am not sure what I was thinking when I wrote it (And this is NOT a justification) but your comment before wasnt the best either. I'm sure that was contributing, atleast (towards my harshness in response).
I like being a part of EotW, but if you'd rather have the places filled, I'm fine with that. Let me know what you think.
Soni. I agree I was a bit harsh. I apologize for my insensitivity. I have 13 grandchildren and I'm a bit harsh with them too. Like you said, not an excuse, just a fact. I did not mean to reflect on you personally...and I (and I'm sure everyone) truly appreciate(s) the work you have done as a part of the team of editors at EotW. Together we have created a really awesome sub-Project. And ...I certainly hope you will continue to be part of the team. One thing that needs to be looked at is the recipients of the Award box on one of the talk pages (not sure which one). The last three or four need to be "jiggled" in the last collumn. I hope we can continue to have a good working relationship. This page can be our mutual meeting place if we misunderstand each other. Thanks for creating it! ```Buster Seven Talk20:40, 14 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'm probably your grandchildren's age now, so I think I had that coming. I know I myself was too harsh when I said it... I probably wasnt in the best of moods at that time. Sorry about that.
Glad to hear that I'm part of the "team" :) Also, I think this will be a fine meeting place for us.
Done. What we do is we take the CURRENT REVISION of the article (click on the latest date at the talk History). Then click on The EotW heading in the table of contents to get to the EotW section. Now just copy the URL from the browser address bar, and make a link out of it. See what I've added to check on that. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 19:42, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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I had some vandalism problems in my page. See the discussion we had about Patrol... there is a coment: She is an Idiot of course. I think I'm gonna quit wikipedia :'( Miss Bono(zootalk)12:18, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You'll see vandals like those occasionally. I've warned the IP. If he attacks again, he'll be blocked.
Please dont think of leaving Wikipedia because of a few jerks like these. Thats their intention - To bully others into going.
I have an emial but is my aunt's. And I am not sure I can respond quickly to your email.
Now I know there are vandals I am not sure either if I should post my email just in case they take my email account too.
if you give me any save way to put an email I'll give you one of my closest friends' and you can email me. Miss Bono(zootalk)13:41, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You shouldnt post your email id. But there is a way to link email ids to Wikipedia accounts so that the "Email this user" button appears at the left [Like I have right now.] When you do that, any user who wants to contact you can do so, but they cannot see your email id. But you see both their username and email id, which makes this feature safe to use. Which is why I requested you to use the "Email this User" option for me, so you dont have to post your email id, and I can still talk to you. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 13:48, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Done. I am not sure wheter I can respond quickly or not but I'll try to do so. In the subject of the email, write this To Harper from Wikipedia..But, if a vandal wants to contact me he can???. Anyway, take a look at my user page and then ask me anything you want ;P I'll be waiting for your questions Miss Bono(zootalk)14:00, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I dont see any option to email you yet. Have you confirmed the email id from the account? Also, is the option to "mail this user" enabled?
But you see that user's name [IPs cant send it], which makes it possible for you to report them to an admin if they try to disturb you. They dont see your email id unless you reply back. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 14:27, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I can't confirm the email ID right now. Remember my poor access to Internet. I only can check that email at a school near my house and I am working right now. I'll try to do it soon. In the meantime you can ask me somequestions. By the way... How old are you??Miss Bono(zootalk)14:42, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Miss Bono, you dont need to. Just wait until the bot does its rounds, and everything older than 30 days will be archived. [To change the number of days, tell me] TheOriginalSoni (talk) 16:14, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Spanish is my first language, also I know a little bit of Italian, French, Portuguese, I started a Greek language course and a Russian one but I left them both. Miss Bono(zootalk)16:37, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like it already happened. 30 days still looks too much, so tell me if you want to reduce it.
People tend to notice stuff like these, like when you tend to make spelling and grammar errors! :P
Wow. Thats some expertise. You know that the spanish wikipedia could use your help too, right?
Also, I dont see the comments either, so I'll go check up on whats happened.
Also please know indenting one's comments makes it a lot more readable [The : and the * before the comments]. See how I've indented all the comments in this thread.
Thats great. :) You might want to put up some language userboxes at the top, so others know they can contact you if they need help translating Spanish or something. That sort of stuff gets required a lot here. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 17:55, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia:Babel - here. You might want to check which categories apply to you. If you take my advice, I suggest you look into whether you can help tranlating pages from Spanish to English. You might turn out very good at it.
Rock, alternative rock, psychedelic rock etc. I listen to Metallica, Coldplay and Pink Floyd the most [in the opposite order though]. I'm guessing you listen to U2? :p
Cheers,
TheOriginalSoni (talk) 18:27, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You are right, friend, I listen to U2 since i am 10 or 11 years old, I found Bono when I lost one of my dearest persons in the world. But I love Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Radiohead, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and Bob Dylan. Also I play the guitar. I like other bands but there are a bunch... :P Miss Bono(zootalk)18:45, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No joking for this subject. I really want to meet Bono once inmy life. I am trying to do so since I have 17 and I've achieved good things. haven't get to him personally but... well, that's another story..:P How How can I get his article to FA??? I don't think those people even know they have an article in Wikipedia Miss Bono(zootalk)20:48, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I wasnt. Seriously. And to get the article to FA, you have to make it really really good. FA is bigger than GA, which Bono isnt. So it will take a lot of effort and expertise, but its possible.
Once you get it through FA, getting it to TFA will be relatively easy. Once that is done, we might be able to draw their attention by telling them that their fans want them to watch Wikipedia on so and so date. He might be so pleased that he wants to meet you.
You were not kiding??? Is that possible, that people in Wikipedia be able to draw their attention??? You swear!!?? How can you do that (contact them) but even that, I won't be able to meet him 'cause I can't travel anywhere. That costs a lot of money, which I don't have :'( Miss Bono(zootalk)21:09, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nopes. Based on the scenario, we just might. After all, they do like to connect with their fans right? Send them emails and mail, and someone will read it, even if its a PR guy. Then, hopefully, if the mail has something good/strong enough to be forwarded to Bono, I think the PR guy does that!
I removed it. Unfortunately, I ended up removing a lot more. Sorry for that. The problem is solved and that vandal blocked for now. I'll keep a lookout for if he returns. You may want your user talk semi-protected if you want IPs to not have access. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 12:26, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I tried to do what you sent on the link, but it show up this message: You must be logged in and have a valid authenticated email address in your preferences to send email to other users. Miss Bono(zootalk)13:52, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You said this: Nopes. Based on the scenario, we just might. After all, they do like to connect with their fans right? Send them emails and mail, and someone will read it, even if its a PR guy. Then, hopefully, if the mail has something good/strong enough to be forwarded to Bono, I think the PR guy does that!
For any article, the best place to start is to check out the sources. Find out all about any books you can find on him. Get them, if you can. Get all kinds of sources, both online, and offline.
The second step is to mine those sources. Get everything that's useful inside. Remove unreliable sources. Add reliable ones. That sort of stuff. Keep NPOV
Then is the balancing - Look at the various sections. Find if any one of them have extra emphasis than required; look at the general tone etc, make sure the criticism is balanced etc..
Finally is the formatting - Look at whatever is left. Small tidbits and stuff here and there that need to be mended etc.
I am at work. Maybe I'll be online tonight... And Tuesday we can have a huge chat... I am planning to go to that school. look, ask me those questions you wanted on here and I'll email you 2night with the answers. ;) let me ask you a quest. What do you think of me??? Miss Bono(zootalk)19:39, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Tonight meaning your night? Because that will be morning already for me. I do not have questions direct, but mainly I wanted to chat and tell you a few things about editing. I don't know when I'll come online, so that might become a problem.
You are THE exact kind of editor Wikipedia needs. Full of enthusiasm, and lots of energy. If some direction is given to that energy, you'll become the perfect editor we require :)
I saw the attacks this morning. Thanks for watching my back, friend. I owe you all so much! xoxoxoxo. Why do you think the IP wants to attack me?? What did I do?? Miss Bono(zootalk)17:32, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nothing. These are trolls. They dont care what you've done. As long as you are doing good, they'll try to attack you. You just ban them and ignore them.
Also, I suggest that before doing anything "new" on your own, you check up with me or Cullen or one of your stalkers. You seem to make quite a few mistakes of this sort [Non-formatted nominating for GA of an already GA, asking for interview for a page]. I think it will be safer and better to ask. It doesn't harm anyone, and you can be sure it's done correctly :) TheOriginalSoni (talk) 19:36, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sometimes. Not that I or anyone else didnt mess things up. (If you see my history, you'll see some bad mistakes there ;) ). So no worries! Just carry on! TheOriginalSoni (talk) 20:08, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Laura, You're a great editor, but you need to slow down a little. There are some things you aren't doing right (FA and Peer Review) and you require someone experienced to help before you do that. You really need to just ask, and let someone else do it. You can stay involved all the while, but let the first step be taken by someone else please. There are way too many ripples you're causing. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 19:57, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What I mean by ripple is - Every time someone does something wrong, there are things to be sorted out by others. Those are ripples. So if there is some mistake repeated too many times, it becomes kind-of hard to keep track of all of them, and rectify them. Which is why asking before doing is always better than doing. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 20:05, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks!!! You are the best!! I didnt like what you said of me yesterday(That i was gonna to ask you a gift :(...)Didn't you find Wake up dead man?? I am studying now for a France test. :(Miss Bono(zootalk)13:25, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Not really. It's just that I have to keep some of my time for other things, and so if there is some request or reply from you that I dont give a high priority too, I'll keep it for later. Usually, I tend to forget it, though. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 18:36, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No i got only chapter one of the fic you requested, which I emailed you (There are more but I couldnt find them then). I also emailed you a list of Bono fics. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 19:10, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I saw that yesterday but like I am not able to search for them, I asked you to do that for me. But-again- just when you have enough time :) Don't want to be a pain in the a**se to you ;)Miss Bono(zootalk)19:17, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry I didnt see your message. As always, I got busy in some really serious things, and by the time I got back, I never realised you messaged. If you want to make sure I dont miss it, you can always mail me or link my name (TheOriginalSoni) while talking to me. I'll see if I get time sometime today to see it. But if I dont, I'll be gone for 4+ days now. ;) Also, i think you added an extra * in a*se. :P TheOriginalSoni (talk) 08:38, 18 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
He was a blocked user who wanted to leave.. I convinced him to try and be nice to people, and he got unblocked. Not sure how he contacted you though. I'm really hoping he'll be constructive here. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 19:42, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Relax. We know how to deal with this situation. It's under control. I've seen worse. I think you should stop looking at anything else, and focus just on something else right now. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 19:49, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Send them anyway, I will try to check the email as soon as possible. Lets cross our fingers so I can go to that school and check it. ;) Thanks for the non pdf :) Miss Bono(zootalk)12:58, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Spanish or English?? I need your help on something I am working on. I need to put hings together here, I have a lot of information but I need to write well and zero quotations. Click on the shamrock ♣Miss Bono (zootalk)14:38, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You were a great adopter and you helped me get back in the right direction. I apologize for ever being obnoxious and I'm sorry I got frustrated last night.
My advice is to enjoy the summer, I'll figure out adoption for me and come back in September refreshed. believe me, you'll be deeply missed by me, Prabash, and the whole wikipedia community. It sucks that we're loosing yet another asset of Wikipedia.
Good luck on your Wikibreak. Sincerely, Your Adoptee aka
Well this is an unexpected event :\ I wonder what brought this on? I hope you're back soon, when your batteries are recharged. :) Lukeno94(tell Luke off here)14:08, 7 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I'm really sad that you're leaving. I'm sure, even though it may not look that way, it's for the best. And if you decide to come back, we'll welcome you back with open arms. My sincerest thanks for all the work you've done. I'm going to leave you with a poem:
It seems that we like
To look into future
With an occasional
Glance sideways
Like traveling
In a train sitting
Facing forward, looking
Through the window.
Past, like ground
Moving backwards
Doesn't seem to cause
Any excitement
For a moment when
We close our eyes
Past gets into motion
And keeps rolling by.
That's Life's Journey, by Tirupathi Chandrupatla. Hope to see you again.
I have a feeling we haven't seen the end of your editing and helping others on IRC. I'll take over WT101's adoption, no worries pal. Clear your mind and get better! Technical 13 (talk) 04:13, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I am surprised and saddened by your departure from the project. I saw the blowup about JFK Airport, and that is all most unfortunate. If other factors motivated your decision, then I only hope that those issues will be resolved promptly. If you feel better as time goes by, I hope that you will reconsider and perhaps return to Wikipedia. Cullen328Let's discuss it04:26, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know why are you going! What personal or real life blah blah anything problem cause you that you need to leave us? I don't know that too. But I know one thing if you don't come back then I'll lose a good friend here. You know that too. I can't force you, but can motivate you to come back. Soni please come back. We are waiting for you........................--Pratyya(Hello!)05:35, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Surely not a good time for you to be leaving. I will start claiming that you copied my user page, so you better return before I do that ;-) or atleast and semi-retire and get to my talk page to congratulate me for the newest mess I did... Even Yunshui thinks it is worth a comment... A m i t ❤ 02:35, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Not real happy to see you go. You have been one who has helped me here and there, since I got here to wiki. I am sad to see that you are retired. Hope you come back. TattØØdẄaitre§ lĖTŝ tÅLĶ17:21, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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