User talk:Cyan/archive/1

Thanks, mate for the advice. I'll take it. Susan is a legend at this stage. She, Lir, Vera and Dietary Fiber are all actually a guy called Adam, so I suppose they are our very own version of the Adam's Family. *smile*. Anyway, you are right. That is a better way to handle it. STÓD/ÉÍRE 06:52 Apr 12, 2003 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing that typo on my user page. Not intrusive at all. And there I was before, wondering why such an important topic has no page! :-D --Menchi 23:43, Aug 6, 2003 (UTC)

Re: your one-word change to DNA, I think the original "advantageous" is much better. "Beneficial" leads me to imagine an individual virus enjoying the implied benefit. Besides suggesting that viruses are conscious, which of course they aren't this connotation is wrong in a second way, because the benefit goes to the virus's lineage (by mutating it gets to avoid extinction) and not to any individual virus. 168... 02:15, 7 Aug 2003 (UTC)

I just added a paper to the references for maxent, as I find it to be a great tutorial. Since this is my first edit to wikipedia, I am looking for suggestions on how to make the changes. :)

I was sad to see you withdraw your sysop application. Don't be put off by the fact you only had two people support you. This doesn't mean others don't. It may be that they don't know you as you don't edit in controversial areas. The fact that no-one voiced any opposition is a good thing. If you re-consider, let me know as I will gladly add my support again. Angela 20:03, 17 Aug 2003 (UTC)

I, too, had figured that the dearth of supporters was due to lack of name recognition. (Maybe I should change my name to Arnold Schwarzenegger. ;-). It's no biggie for me, though. I'm not particularly emotionally attached to the idea of being an admin. (Secret confession: I was motivated by lust for power - the power to delete my own sub-pages, that is. Thanks for taking care of that, by the way.) Cyan 20:29, 17 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Not enough support!? I was made an admin with the same amount of support back in April :). Your request has been up there for a while because developers are the only ones who can give users admin status (there are only a handful of developers; some aren't active). You'll be made a sysop in a day or two if you put your request back. -- Notheruser 20:05, 17 Aug 2003 (UTC)

I got the idea somewhere that one needed four votes of confidence before one obtained admin status. Okay, back it goes. Cyan 20:29, 17 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Nope, only two are needed. I think I only had two, although it's hard to tell because they were arguing over how long I'd been here in the middle of it all. Angela