User talk:RickK
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If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you please confirm your identity is the same as en:User:RickK? If you're that Rick, then you'll understand why I'm asking this. An easy way would be to add an interwiki link in the form of [[simple:User:RickK]] to your main User page on en:. Alternatively, an email to me using your en: account would work. Thanks. -- Netoholic @ 22:57, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks much, welcome to Simple. Nice translation of Bahrain. We have a version of Template:Infobox Country, if you want to add that. -- Netoholic @ 23:06, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
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- Check out commons:Category:Bahrain. All the maps, flags, etc. for most every country are most likely on Commons already. -- Netoholic @ 00:56, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
It's nice to see you still around, but I do wish you'd come back to the English Wikipedia. Simple has serious issues regarding its future survival - no one really knows what to do with it - but we could really do with your help once more back at En. Have you read your talk page there? There's a very great number of people who'd really, really appreciate your return. Ambi 01:57, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
- Unwelcome where? There's a few trolls and idiots, but methinks the vast majority of good users have quite a lot of respect for you, particularly considering the response to your resignation. If you came back, you'd most certainly be welcome - and a lot of people would be quite relieved. Ambi 04:37, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
I agree with Ambi. You'd definitely be welcome back at en:. Angela 17:22, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
I'd be among the first to welcome you, you big lug. :^) - Lucky 6.9 07:35, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
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- Same ol', same ol'! Actually, things are pretty good on this end. I happened to pop by your user page over on the big wacky wiki and I saw that you were editing here. Thought I'd sign up and do the same since it seems to be nice, quiet and totally unpretentious (and uncontentious) here. Stay in touch; hope all's well at your end. - Lucky 6.9 01:10, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
I'd just like to throw my hat in with Ambi and Angela and say that we all miss you on en Raul654 16:32, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Your accounts
Hi, Rick. I just found out you left English Wikipedia. Why is that? I just found out the your name on other Wikipedias (spanish and french) both might be the famous banned user Michael. No need to worry, just feel free to drop a note to any other language users like ManuelGR, Didup, Pontauxchats or any other spanish and french users a note if you don't want to associate with your language accounts. The password is "bastardo" in both accounts (spanish and french), in-case you need to be logged in or change the password, according to some anonymous user. Saludos, Moriel 00:22, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
- Hi, again! I just answered you. Also, someone was trying to use your name on LiveJournal. But, there is no need to worry about it either, I know Hephaestos is trying his best to ban/delete the account, also Arwel Parry's. In-case you need to be logged in to change the password, it's 99bastardz (same for Arwel Parry's), according to some anonymous user too. You don't need to do Arwel Parry's, actually, you or I will speak to him about it. Saludos, Moriel 20:33, July 30, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Come back!
Please please please come back to the (non-simple) English Wikipedia! I bet you a petition to get you to come back could EASILY break all records for number of Wikipedians agreeing on anything. BTW, the LJ person claiming to be you (rick_k.livejournal.com) had his account deactivated. --M1ss1ontomars2k4 | T | C | @ 01:33, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The only time that the trolls and vandals win
...is when people like yourself leave. Things have changed a lot since you left. Curps started running an illegal bot with admin powers without anyone knowing. It blocks page move vandals and those with bad usernames. They were peeved off when they found out, but now he's allowed to run it-a bot with admin powers! Vandalism only accounts are indefinately blocked. There's an amazing new bot called Tawkerbot which has over 100,000 edits, all of which were either reverting vandalism or warning those who vandalised to begin with. The bot's so good it's got three or four mirror accounts running the same software! Rouge admins abound. And every day more and more pleas are on your userpage, begging you to come back. You struck fear in the hearts of vandals and trolls everywhere, and gave us all a reason to fight.
...I shouldn't have come here and butted in. I'm so new to Wiki and I don't even know the full story of what happened to you. Forgive me if I don't understand the hurt you felt; I've only seen the constant hopefulls wanting you to come back. There'll be those upset that I came here, and I can't blame them. I'm inexperianced in everything Wiki (I'm also aware I can't spell), but I still have hope in the project. We're writing an encyclopedia-the vandals and such are only there to slow the progress. The admins are there to slow the vandals. The vandalism will never stop, just like the encyclopedia will never be done being written.
I also highly doubt you'll read this.
Again, I'm really sorry if I don't fully grasp what happened. It's way over my head. It's just mind-boggling how many people are begging you to return and fight again. To tell you the truth, I've never seen so many begging a single user to return. It seems unlikely you ever will, but I want you to know how much good you did. Your work was incredible and will never be forgotten.
- Oh, and anons can no longer create pages... Kinda helps the vandalism.