User talk:Ambi~enwiki/wikibreak

Very sorry indeed to see you go. Hesperian 01:01, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

The best of luck to you, and we'll keep the porch light on in back for you in case you ever need it. Kelly Martin 01:29, August 2, 2005 (UTC)

Don't get too frayed by this mess. I have stayed well out of the "VfD is broken" morass for a long time, so I suppose it's time to put up or shut up. In a day or two, I'll offer up something that I think will be non-controversial. It was non-controversial the last time it was proposed, so consequently nothing was ever done about it and people forgot about it. I loathe the "deletionist/inclusionist" mess, but I loathe even more the fact that admin ranks are now supporting people whose views on the matter are such that they will game and lawyer things to be activists. This is not really a Tony comment, either. I think Tony's a bright, engaging, and friendly person, but I also think he believes in his point of view strongly enough to do things that he has to know will be very controversial with standard practice, and, if he doesn't, he has been told by various that such was the case. I'm thinking more of people who go to RfA solely because they believe that no article must be deleted, do some "delete" votes while the RfA is going on, and then tell their friends that the plan is to become the person who closes out all VfD's (for keep, of course). Such a case happened recently, and I was glad to see the RfA fail, because it heralded something most disturbing to me. I'm not Achilles coming out of his tent, because the idea I'm going to offer is actually Angela's, but it would stop all this nonsense once and for all. Meanwhile, chin up. Geogre 01:34, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

What will the other Anti-podians do without you to balance out the bias? I hope I'll see you back in a fortnight,
Aaron (aka brenneman^(t)(c))

Best of luck in the real world. Jayjg ^(talk) 02:12, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Ambi, I know that given a choice between supporting Australia or Wikipedia, we must seem the meager option, but we're worth it, especially thanks to your edits. I hope that you will come back. You are an excellent editor, admin, and arbitrator, and I have always valued your contributions. Take care. Func( t, c ) 02:52, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Ambi, I'm sorry if the FAC on GNAA has caused bad blood between us. It's not my intention :-( I'm very sorry to see you go! - Ta bu shi da yu 04:50, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Since joining Wikipedia, and discovering its Australian community, you have been something of an idol to me. Your contribution to this utopian project has been so immense that I cannot even begin to understand how draining it must have been. I am sincerely saddened by your departure, but I recognise that the struggle against the extremist pricks in the Howard Government is one that must take precedence. As a fellow campaigner, I wish you the best of luck in your efforts. Nevertheless, I do hope you decide to return to us in the very near future. --Cyberjunkie | Talk 05:42, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

I'm also sad to see you go, Ambi, and I hope you don't stay away for long. We can't afford to lose contributors like you. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 06:50, August 2, 2005 (UTC)

I sense a loss of a good editor. Focus on life, on what you need to do, and come back when things are right. You've left a standard to aim for here. -- Longhair | Talk 07:04, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Well, that's about it. ;) But it's Wikipedia's and all our losses. Enjoy being away from all the mess here for a while, and come back when you're ready. Hopefully one day I can drag myself away from here too sometime, but we'll see... Dysprosia 09:11, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

I'm sure you don't know me, but I've seen a lot of your work (especially on the RfArb pages). You will be missed. --Deathphoenix 13:35, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

I think I have a bit of a clue about what you're dealing with, what with having been stretched quite as thin. There's folks getting overstressed left and right. We're in uncharted teritory as far as growth:administration costs goes, and we're feeling the pain. I'll be the last one to ask you to come back in full capacity (impossible if you've burnt out ^^;;) but um, well could you maybe drop by a couple of times to help out with figuring ways to get the community to scale better? Your insights would be invaluable, and might prevent other folks from leaving in the long run ^^;; Thanks :) Kim Bruning 12:15, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Ambi, when I first started here you and TPK were two of the people who inspired me most to keep at it. I know it gets tiring after a while .. best wishes with your real life work! Please make it a temporary holiday - come back to say hello! -- Chuq 02:54, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for your vote of confidence!--Jondel 06:35, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Ambi, good luck with it all (except with the elections of course, i'm factionally bound there ;),) but I think that something that student politics and Wikipedia have in common is that it's a relatively easy matter to spot who the worthwhile people are. And for both it's also important to take breaks once in a while. Frustrations with this project are very often justified, but the problem with volunteer types is they're suckers for punishment :). Peace, and be back some day. Slac speak up! 04:50, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Ambi, thanks for your support on my RFA. I hope that your departure will turn into a vacation, as you're clearly a valued member of the community. kmccoy (talk) 04:52, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for your invaluable contributions to the project. You shall be missed. --Merovingian (t) (c) 11:13, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

Perhaps many Wikipedia editors could disappear and find their contributions forgotten in a week, but you cannot be considered one. A week, a month, a year, and more from now, I know that I at least will remember your dedication, your courage, your humility, and your graceful manner that caused so many of us to consider you one of Wikipedia's finest. I respect your decision to take a break, but I hope that, like me (a taker of wikivacations in the past), distance from this place will refine your sense of why you loved working here once, and that this will draw you back to us. Perhaps not as an arbitrator (if anyone understands what that did to your happiness here, I certainly do) or even as an active admin. I hope, though, that I will see your fine writing in articles and your well-reasoned and considered thoughts on talk pages sometime in the future. Until then, Godspeed. Jwrosenzweig 06:29, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

Saw you To-Do list and notice you have Ian Wright there. I created a page on him a while ago.. Ian Wright (traveller)... guess he could be moved to Ian Wright (journalist) if necessary. --Madchester 17:46, August 5, 2005 (UTC)

Hi Ambi. Not sure if you'll see this, but anyway: Thank you for supporting my recent RfA. I was surprised and humbled by the number of positives votes. Best wishes for the future, --MarkSweep 02:12, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Ambi, I'm sorry that you have decided to take a break. Your contributions and positive influence in our little community were an inspiration to every Wikipedia, and I'm sorry to see you go. I wish you well in wherever life may take you, and always know that you will be missed and welcomed back whenever you like. Sincerely, and with my deepest gratitude and respect --Neutrality^talk 02:36, August 7, 2005 (UTC)

Hi Ambi,

I tend to avoid policy pages to keep my wikistress under control, so only just heard that you had left. I just wanted to let you know that I associate your name with quality contributions, and will continue to do so as long as I edit. I can't even imagine the strain of being an arbitrator, but completely understand your decision. You are sorely missed. - BanyanTree 15:18, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Enjoy your time off. I hope to see you back someday soon. – Quadell ^{(talk) (sleuth)} 18:42, August 8, 2005 (UTC)

Damn. Another great editor burns out. I hope you have a nice WikiHoliday and come back to contribute content again soon. Simply ignore the politics here. --mav 00:51, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

Good luck with your law degree. Don't do politics for politics sake, but for the benefit of others. Alphax ^τεχ 01:12, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

Good luck IRL, and hope to see you again some day. Radiant_>|< 09:51, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

There are 3,141,593 better things to do than edit Wikipedia, and you'll probably be doing at least 28 of them. Thanks for all your contributions, past and future. Cheers, -Willmcw 18:32, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

Ambi, I don't think I ever corresponded with you, but your enthusiasm and hard work on all things Melbourne and Australia were an inspiration to my own wiki-habits. All the best for the future. Cnwb 07:29, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

My apologies for the impersonal message, but you are one of a number of people who figure in recent events surrounding the deletion of VfD, a story about which will be in the upcoming The Wikipedia Signpost. A draft of the story is at User:Michael Snow/Deletion deletion. Please feel free to review it and point out any inaccuracies or misrepresentations you find. I would ask that rather than editing the story directly, if you could please direct any comments to the talk page. Thank you. --Michael Snow 23:30, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Dear Ambi, I don't say this often, or in public, but in your case I will: May God bless you in all ways! Best wishes and please don't give up on Wikipedia, it needs super-humans like YOU !!! Love, IZAK 08:46, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

When even student politics looks like having less bullshit involved than something, it must be rough. Good luck with your degree, hope to see you back here if things change. J.K. 11:01, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Good luck on your degree, I know that you have a brite future ahead of you. Thank you for helping me and for always being there when I needed your advice. I hope that you come back someday, until then my friend, farewell your friend Tony the Marine 07:56, August 13, 2005 (UTC)

Best of luck in all your future endeavors, Ambi! Upon your return, the first thing you'll need to do is archive all of the above. ←Humus sapiens←ну? 07:28, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Hi. You voted for Snowtown murders for ACOTF. It is now selected. It looks like I picked a bad time to roll it over, as several voters seem to be unavailable :-( --Scott Davis ^Talk 15:06, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

PS Sorry to hear you've left us for a time. Good luck in life. --Scott Davis ^Talk 15:06, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

I followed a conciliatory comment that you left on my Talk page just over a year ago regarding Wikipedia's ODP article to find that you had given up the ghost here at Wikipedia just a couple of weeks ago. Unlike you, I created boundaries for myself when it came to Wikipedia, choosing to avoid edit wars by limiting myself to commentary on Talk pages. Until late May of 2005, Wikipedia's ODP article was the last notable exception to that general rule, a case study to see how well Wikipedia as an institution could deal with bias and quality control issues. However, that's about the time that I got really busy with paying clients, so (by default) that's when I decided to limit my commentary on that article to my XODP Yahoo! eGroup and leave quality control to Wikipedians like you. Needless to say, I can totally understand your decision to retreat from the front lines here at Wikipedia, and I wish you the best of luck in whatever endeavors you are now pursuing. // NetEsq 11:41, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

YAY! HURRAH, HUZEE, You're back! (ish) :-) Good to see you! :-) Kim Bruning 15:49, 19 August 2005 (UTC)