Gromreaper

Weird Al

That's a lot of edits you've got there... now come clean, YOU'RE AL, AREN'T YOU? I've been speculation on what Al's wiki username might be, since I'm sure he edits wiki after seeing W&N...

Unfortunately, I see no Atlantic Records vandalisations in your history, so perhaps there is a hole in my logic. Still, I'll be watching you! ;f!

--Karafias ^{Talk • Contributions} 06:19, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

No, I'm fairly sure that Grom is indeed Grom, not Al. Dungeonmaster 11:34, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Since you know so much about Al, maybe you could help me out with one thing... Where were his grandparents (on his fathers side) from? His FAQ says Yugoslavia, but thats a huge term, expecially in the days of his grandparents (SFRY). Do you know which present day state exactly? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.250.34.197 (talk • contribs) 02:37, 3 December 2006 (UTC).

Your edits to Gaz

I agree that the paragraph you removed from Gaz was non-notable (and especially useless with the picture). Still, it's generally polite to post any significant removed content to the article's talk page. I have done so, so everything's just shiny. Heh. --INTRIGUEBLUE (talk|contribs) 16:38, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

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Weird Al FAC

Changed to mild support :) Gzkn 07:59, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

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Images for "Weird Al" Yankovic

I saw the changes you made to the article and I'm about to edit my FAC comments, so nice work with that. Regarding the lead (infobox) image: I wrote that there's a debate going on about images of living people. Basically, what people are saying is that as long as a person is alive, a free image should be readily obtainable — so a fair use image that just shows what that person looks like shouldn't be used instead (you mentioned the image used in FA Elliott Smith, but the rule doesn't apply there: Elliott Smith is dead).

Now, the good news: I went ahead and did a Flickr search for free-use images of Weird Al. I found this one, which the photographer has licensed under a Creative Commons license. It's not the greatest photo in the world, but it's free, which means you can crop out Al, upload it with a Template:Cc-by-2.0 tag, and voila, a totally free image to lead off the article with, which will really help it pass to Featured Article.

If you want, leave a message on my talk page and I'll do it for you, even.

Alternatively, if you really hate that picture, you could send a boilerplate request for permission to Al's "people", asking for a photo of him to be licensed under CC or the GNU Free Documentation License; that would probably take a while, though, so if you're going to do it you might want to stick in the Flickr image in the meantime.

Anyway, excellent work on the article. I hope my input's been at all helpful. --keepsleeping slack off! 13:11, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Hey, sorry to be a pain, but I'd like to take up your offer to crop Al out from the photo and upload it according to the 'pedia rules.

No problem at all. Consider it done. --keepsleeping slack off! 13:21, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Weird Al FAC

Holy cow, how did you already see that? That was like five minutes ago! Well, anyway, the article's excellent and I would love to see Al on the main page. Congrats on a job well done. -- Kicking222 12:50, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

• No wuckers. Cool article and a good read....Cas Liber 01:06, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

• • Congrats! Great job with the article. Gzkn 12:21, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

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Stressed

Hey Gromreaper, I'm sorry that the whole FA-ness is stressting you out. First, you should be really proud that you got it to FA status - that means a lot of people agree that it's a great article! And try not to let the words of any one person (this is a good idea in any situation) bother you too much; you did a really good job with the article, and a lot of people think so too. -- Natalya 17:29, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the support! ~~ Gromreaper^(Talk)/_(Cont) 06:54, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

That's great - I hope things continue to improve! -- Natalya 05:02, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		A barnstar for your fantastic work on the "Weird Al" Yankovic article. Itsmejudith 22:30, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Aaaw shucks! ~~ Gromreaper^(Talk)/_(Cont) 06:54, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

another award

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For your golden contributions to Weird Al Yankovic! Great job, you deserve this! Kyo cat(T) • (@) • (C) 01:36, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you!! ~~ Gromreaper^(Talk)/_(Cont) 03:05, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

E@L support barnstar

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Though what you did is not so random, I, on behalf of E@L, award you this barnstar for ll your support. Randfan 18:35, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for your support! I can't say thank you enough for the support that you have shown me over the past few days. It means the world to me, and has certainly helped me along the road to recovery! I will cherish forever the kind messages and "gifts" that were sent to me and think of them whenever times are rough. I didn't realise that my absence would cause so much concern, and I apologise if I caused anyone undue stress. I feel that I owe you an explanation, at least! for what happened, to return in some small way the kindness you showed to me. I will post it here as soon as possible, if you would like to know the reason for my brief departure and the links on my userpage. Thank you for your kind messages, Gromreaper! I appreciate the support so much, and it has helped me get through things much faster than if I'd been alone. The kind words of supportive Wikipedians have helped to no end to solidify my faith in humanity and friendship. If there is every anything I can help you with to repay the favour, please don't hesitate to drop by! Editor at Large(speak) 02:35, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

User Page Help

If you would like a reorganized user page, please reply on my talk page. • s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk.

I did some work on it. If you need anything, please, as always, reply on my talk page. • s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk.

Thanks! Keep up the great work on "Weird Al" Yankovic! • s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk November 20, 2006.

Should I move your name to the "completed" section on Wikipedia's User Page Help? • s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk November 20, 2006.

Thanks for enlisting my help! I've moved you to the completed section. • s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk November 20, 2006.

Weird Al Userbox

Here's a weird al yankovic userbox you may be interested in:

{{User:Kyo cat/userboxes/White and Nerdy}}

Kyo cat^meow! 04:05, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Your great contributions to Weird Al Yankovic has inspired me! I'm going to create Weird Al Userboxes, and I'll inform you when I finish them. Sound good to you? How'd ya like the one up there? Kyo cat^meow! 01:55, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Um, Gromreaper? Is this image allowed to use in a userbox HereKyo cat^meow! 04:12, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

{{User:Kyo cat/userboxes/Amish Paradise}} It's done. If you have any ideas, please leave ideas on my talk page. Gracias! --Kyo cat^meow! 05:37, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Image:Weird-Al.jpg

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, Gromreaper!^{This method of wishing someone a happy thanksgiving has been stolen from AndonicO.} s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk • contribs 19:52, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

I wish you a happy Thanksgiving! Hope you and your family have a magnificent day! So, what are you thankful for? Hooray! s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk • contribs 19:52, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

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Huge favor

Dear Gromreaper,

I am trying to get the Ohio Wesleyan University article to FA status. I was wondering if you might have some time to take a look at it and make some suggestions for improvements (help with editing will be most welcome). WikiprojectOWU 02:13, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations!

"Weird Al" Yankovic is today's featured article! Cheers! • s d 3 1 4 1 5 talk · contribs • 00:46, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

And can I add my congrats. Itsmejudith 13:51, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

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Wishing you a Happy Holidays
from s d 3 1 4 1 5 Happy Holidays!! 14:01, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

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Image:WeirdAlLimeWire.png

No, no, it looks great! — pd_THOR ^{| =/\=} | 14:21, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

What's the differance between the Two?

I was sent to you to answer my quiestion, Please be nice and don't laugh, keep your answer sort and simple because I'm confused enough. Please.... I met this wonderful man, we hit it right off. But he is lds and I was raised pentalcastal (I can't really spell good). I'm so mixed up and not understanding what the differance is between the two. I'm not sure what to believe and my head is swimming. Please help me. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Shyangelgirl (talk • contribs) 15:26, 27 April 2007 (UTC).

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Allo to you

Incredibly overdue, but yup, it's me. Dungeonmaster 20:49, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Happy Birthday

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Happy (belated) birthday Grom Reaper!

The Wikipedia Birthday Committee wishes you a very happy birthday! Enjoy your special day.

Cheers and all the best from Canada!  ;-) --RobNS 00:00, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Your AWB approval request

I've approved your request but please do not change links to redirects that are not broken. Jogers (talk) 19:24, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Reporting User:Fernwood

Something seems a bit weird with his userpage and claims. I need to 'bash him a bit' to make my point(s). Sure, anybody can but his/her interests in any order. If not in alphabetical order, why would his wife be after drinking if he's trying to sober up? Now that I think about it, it could have some significance being last. His recent claim of his wife's 'log of all Al songs' doesn't have any matches to elsewhere on the 'net. The Demented Music Database is one place among many other fan sites that maintain a list. Obviously, the logic follows that if she has heard it, somebody else has, and that one of somebody has most likely submitted it to a list. According to his userpage, he was born in '74, and whatever age his wife may be, she claims to have all of his songs in a list. (Seeing from your past edits, you must know that Al dates back to around 1980.) His first edit to his userpage has people telling him that he is an "Al expert", yet the two (1, 2) edits before creating his userpage would, no doubt, be considered vandalism. He also seems to have another IP address, in which the linked 'claim' is obviously false, and a logic blunder considering that his wife has seen Al at a concert. Gold Digger is too recent to be put on a Dr. D Basement Tape, but, we both know that it was incorporated into the most recent polka. I hate to be listing all of the obvious arguments in somebody's talk page, but at least I compiled it in one place. One last thought, his first edit to his userpage makes the claim that he is the Al expert, yet from that point forward, his wife knows 'all things Al'. Seems a bit Norman Bates to me. Socby19 19:41, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

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Image:Weird_Al_Yankovic.jpg

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Happy belated birthday!

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Happy Birthday friend!

A little lovely present from-Sainsf!--Sainsf<^> (talk) 16:19, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

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