User talk:Sam the Man

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Leaving

Are you okay Sam? --TheYellowDart—(t/c) 19:58, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Nobody is mad at you. Hey, we all have a past. Heck, look at mine. I got blocked before. But that's behind me now. It's alright. --TheYellowDart—(t/c) 20:04, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Don't leave! Mr. 567 20:02, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Sam, I don't know why you are leaving but you shouldn't go. If you could not help, just keep trying. If you did something bad, it's ok. We don't want you to leave. You welcomed me to the wiki. If you want to leave it's ok. We'll miss you.--ONESTOP 20:20, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Sam, I'm sorry to hear that you've chosen to leave. I think you've done a lot of good work on our articles during the time you spent here. I understand that you've chosen to leave because of a recent conflict regarding a post on a new user's talk page. Please don't feel bad about that; I think you have a lot of potential, and I've seen quite a bit of improvement in the quality of your talk page posts during your time on the wiki.

I understand your decision to leave, and if you're feeling strained by things in real life (your parents, etc.), as you mentioned, then taking a break might be a good thing. I just want to let you know that you're welcome to return at any time, and I'm free to discuss anything you want about the reason you left.

Take care, Trey56 20:13, 16 Dismember 2007 (UTC)

Wait a Sec, You ain't leaving the fanstuff are ya? Sephiroth 20:27, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Well, I wonder how many times you'll say you are leaving this wiki! But, you misspelled "however" on your userpage, you're gonna have to be blocked for that :P Have a good rest of the year. See you when you get back,

Homestar-Winner (talk) 23:02, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Wait, BLOCKED? Sam the Man 23:08, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

That was a joke, as shown by me putting a :P after what I said. And if you already know that, never mind it. Homestar-Winner (talk) 23:50, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

If we blocked people for misspelling things on userpages, who would be left here? ;-) Anyway, Sam, have a good break, and I hope you'll come back refreshed. Heimstern Läufer 00:55, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm gonna miss your butt dance sig!:p see ya when you come back!--Geoblu2 04:56, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Oh, Sam the Man, I pine for you! We sure had some great times, bro. In memoriam. -DAGRON 05:10, 17 December 2007 (UTC). (Oh, wait, you're not dead. Good. I thought they got you with a stake through the heart. Have a good break.)

Saved a copy

Incase you don't want to leave, I saved a copy of your page when it was your birthday. I went into the history then edit and copied everything. We are going to miss you.--ONESTOP 20:29, 16 December 2007 (UTC) : (

That's ok, but the history will never go away, ever. ^{The Goblin!!} 21:00, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Subpages for deletion

Hey Sam. I noticed you left three pages marked for deletion when you decided to take a break. Did you really mean for those to be deleted, or did you just forget to untag them? If you'd still like them deleted, just say so here, otherwise just untag them. Thanks! — It's dot com 00:32, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Opps. That's just me in anger. Save them. I'm off to Burmuda now! (Not really. Enjoying my wikibreak). Sam the Man 01:14, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Okay. Don't forget that you need to take the deletion tags off in that case. — It's dot com 01:24, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Concerning Justin

Hi, Sam, there are still some things we need to work on when dealing with newer users. Here you are improving in writing your messages, but you still need to polish it up. For example, "you making way to many subpages" has two problems: first, it needs to be "you are making way too many". (There are also other parts that need proofreading that I won't discuss.) Second, the problem isn't really that he's making too many subpages; it's that the subpages do not comply with our policy. It would have been best to link to our policy, like this.

Also, when Justin became disruptive (and yes, he was disruptive, you are right about that), you began to use some alarmed-sounding language, like the edit summaries here and here. This is a bad idea because it tends to make the situation worse: it does the opposite of calming the person down. It also was a bad idea to edit war with OptimisticFool over his userpage. If you disagree with someone else about what's acceptable on a userpage, ask a sysop to intervene.

I say this not to be overly critical, but because we do still need to present a professional, tactful and calm voice to our new users, even if they're disruptive. Therefore, please read the messages you write to users carefully and make sure they're clear and grammatically correct. And if they become disruptive, be calm in return (if you have a hard time with this, consider just waiting it out until someone else deals with the situation). Keep these in mind, and you should be on the road to doing better. Deal? Deal. OK, keep on tranglin'! Heimstern Läufer 03:01, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Also very important: if you suspect that a user is a sock, please do not ever post that suspicion on the user's talk page. If turns out that you're wrong and it's just a new user, one of the first things that new user will see is that accusation. Instead, ask a sysop to deal with it. My talk page is always open for this. Thanks. Heimstern Läufer 20:49, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

New here

Hi,Sam.This is Katonator.Katonator ;">3000 15:12, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Ummm, hi. What's up? Sam the Man 18:48, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

I like Strong Bad.I was wondering if I could check the SBA.Katonator3000 05:50, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

This is also a new user...sorta it is Coach B and I want to be part of the Strong Bad Alleigence too! Coach B| PRANK CALL!|17:31, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Hello!

Hello, Sam. I am the same age as you! Plus, I love sports, video games, and Homestar Runner.com! I was wondering... can I join your SBA club? Please? Thanks! User:Hooray4homestar

That's great. But about the SBA, are you a total Strong Bad? No you has what it takes? Sam the Man 16:33, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure I has what it takes. I think Strong Bad rocks! He has the ladies all up ons. User:Hooray4homestar

Okay, now I'm wondering if my friend, User:Hooray4Trogdor95 and I can both join the club. We're both HUGE Strong Bad fans. We are loyal to Strong Bad! Hooray4homestar 20:42, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Last warning?

I'm kind of curious how you're going to back up the "last warning" you gave Justin. Last I checked you don't have access to the block feature. In other words, leave messages if you have to, but leave "last" warnings to the sysops. — It's dot com 23:09, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Aren't you gone yet?

I thought like 2 weeks ago you were leaving.

Apparently, he decided not to, which is good. Heimstern Läufer 23:30, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Weclome Back!

Hi, you were gone briefly in 2007, so it's good to see you back! HaldoHelscome!

I don't think he was ever gone, even though he did once say that he was going. Still, it's good to see that you're still here, Sam. Homestar-Winner (talk) 14:53, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Something's not working here

Sam, I regret having to take this approach, because I really do think you have potential as a user, but for the time being please stop welcoming new users, and please stop trying to police the wiki. With respect, you don't quite have the knack for it, and despite repeated urging from others you don't seem to be making progress. Now, before you "quit" again, hear me out. There are other things you can do here that are just as important. You can add to the Homestar Runner content, and you can discuss the content on article talk pages. You can work on projects. But stop trying to tell other users what to do. I would like to discuss ways you can improve your communication skills, perhaps on IRC. Please let me know whether you would be open to that. Thanks. — It's dot com 00:03, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Sam, this is exactly what It's dot com asked you not to do. Do not post on their talk page anymore, and do not threaten anybody with blocks. Loafing 02:14, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

And again. You have been asked not to do this for the time being, Sam. Loafing 20:28, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, but why? I'm trying to be helpful. Like I said, I don't start fights. This is not fair. Sam the Man 20:29, 2 January 2008 (UTC)