` == For being so nice to everyone around you... ==   and being nice to soo many people (including ), I award you this barnstar! Great work!  ]]  - I thought it necessary to return the favour (the barnstar you gave me) thus, I speak for all the people you have awarded a barnstar, and I am sure that they would agree that you were long overdue for some recognition for your kindness and generosity in being nice to soo many people. Thank you, and best wishes.   ::Thank you so much! ''e    ::No problem, you definately deserved it! -    == Pi-unrolled ==  Thanks for promoting this and updating all sorts of pages to track. As you can imagine, I'm suffering from all kinds of post-partum neuroses and my relief at having the thing done is indescribable.    : Now I have a question. I see that a block of text is required of FP's. Who writes such a thing? Where is the text stored? Pi is a technical subject; I'd rather not see this botched.    ::You can do this at Wikipedia:Picture of the Day. Ask  (he's in charge) for a date, and you can write it, following the format. ''e   : Thanks; done.    == Thanks for being bold ==  Thank you for seeing a way to improve wikipedia and addressing it through community discussion. I am refering to Wikipedia_talk:Featured_picture_candidates#Encyclopedic_Value.  Wikipedia is almost entirely driven by people who be bold. You not only brought up the idea, but drafted a proposal. Keep up the good work.   :Thanks, I appreciate it. ''e   == FAC for Britannica ==  i see that Encyclopædia Britannica is up for FAC. while most articles are up there in terms of the best of wikipedia, this article is obviously going to be held to the highest standards. to help make it as erudite as possible, i'd suggest reading this  written by  (grab some coffee). he is a professional copyeditor in real life, and is extremely keen is the ways of prose kung-fu. in other words, he is scholarly buff as fuck. anyways, give the guide a look over and see if it'll help a bit. it is really quite good, and worth its time.  oh, and i still owe you a copyedit too. i haven't forgotten. )  ()   ==My RfA thanks==  {| style=``background-color: skyblue; border: 2px solid black;``  |   | Hi, Nauticashades! Thank you for supporting me in my RfA, which succeeded with a final tally of 75/0/1! I hope I can live up to the standards of adminship, and I will try my best to make Wikipedia a better place. Feel free to send me a  if you need any assistance. ) |} '   == My RfA ==   Announcement: It's an administrator!  Nauticashades, thanks for your support on my request for adminship.  The final outcome was a robust 62/1/1, so I am now an administrator. If you ever have any questions about my actions, please do not hesitate to .  Thanks again,    == Thank you ==  My administratorship candidacy succeeded with a final tally of 81/0/1.  I appreciate your support.  Results are at Wikipedia:Recently_created_admins#Durova.  Warmly, '   == It wasn't vandalism or a test ==  Please see the history. There's not enough information. Thanks   :Thats what Stubs are for. More information will be added later. ''e   ::Sorry, I didn't know that you were from The Beatles Wikiproject, I think that the information can be merged without any problem in the Yellow Submarine page    ==Liriodendron tulipifera addition==   Nauticashades, thank you for the flowers. The tree may have been billed as a 'tulip tree', but it is not a Liriodendron tulipifera. On this account, I have revised the caption. Best,    ==(Extremely belated) thanks!== Thanks for the barnstar )  `