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Congratulations! You have been elected to serve as a coordinator of the Military history WikiProject. When you get a chance, please stop by the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators|coordinators' work area]] and take a look at the various open tasks and ongoing discussions there. [[User:Kirill Lokshin|Kirill]] 00:29, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
Congratulations! You have been elected to serve as a coordinator of the Military history WikiProject. When you get a chance, please stop by the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators|coordinators' work area]] and take a look at the various open tasks and ongoing discussions there. [[User:Kirill Lokshin|Kirill]] 00:29, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

== Congrats! ==

[[Image:Fleet Admiral Collar Device.jpg|thumb|center|100px|Assistant Cooridinator of the Military History Wikiproject, August 2007 — February 2008]]
Congrats on your election as an assistant coordinator. In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. I wish you luck in the coming term.

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This user is in the middle of a college semester and may not respond swiftly to queries.
If you arrived here to nominate me for adminship the earliest date I will accept any renomination is October 28, 2007. Thank You. TomStar81 (Talk) 04:31, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to my talk page! Please feel free to leave a message here, or email me if you prefer; however, if you post here you I ask that you observe the following requests:

  • Place new messages at the bottom of the page, not at the top. This preserves the chronological order for the page.
  • Separate topic sections with a ==Descriptive header==
  • Sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~).
  • BE POLITE. I am a person, not a computer. I do have feelings, and they can be hurt.
  • Soliciters are welcome here, but do not twist my arm to do something. Its my descion, not yours.
  • Do not post in the archive(s). I will not answer any post placed on a page that is mothballed.
  • Unless otherwise noted I will respond on your talk page, not mine.
Archive
Archives
Archive 1 (September 2004-August 2006)
Archive 2 (August 2006-July 2007)

Admin nomination

Hey Tom, I would humbly suggest that you add to your response at least to question one. Based on what you and I have discussed, your answer can be misread as it stands and I don't think it fully reflects your stance. People think you don't know the function of an admin, et al. I don't interpret your answer that way because you and I have discussed admin functioning in the context of my election, and how new admins - no matter how much they have read of policy and procedure (because I have read them all!) - still need to step lightly into new responsibilities, and learn from established sysops how best to use admin buttons to advance the project. I think if you supplemented your answer it would help you immensely. I see most of the opposition centering on that issue, and I think it is misinterpreting what you meant. From your discussions with me, I am certain you have read copiously on policy and procedure, but like me, feel a new admin needs to get a genuine feel for how to use the buttons in real life. Take care! old windy bear 23:05, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

I would echo what old windy bear has said here - clarification on your answer to question one would be appreciated. I have no doubt that you will be an excellent admin, but a more precise answer to that question would be good. Carom 02:49, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
Thanks very much - I appreciate the expanded answer, which demonstrates considerable maturity. Hopefully other participants will also reconsider their positions in light of this statement. Carom 07:15, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Question on Gun Turrets

Tom, you asked a "Question: On your recent edits to the page USS Iowa turret explosion you note that all 47 sailors inside turret #2 were killed; however, I am concerned about this edit since some preliminary research into the incident suggests that sailors on the lower levels of the turret may have survived. Could you provide your source for the edit? TomStar81 (Talk) 04:32, 15 July 2007 (UTC) - Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Paulburnett"" - Note the top label at http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/0161027.jpg, "Turret Proper." Everybody in the above-deck rotating box-like structure called the "turret proper" died; 11 of the people several decks down did survive. / / "...a devastating explosion ripped through the turret killing all 47 of the turret's crewmwmbers." - http://www.combie.net/webharbor/museum/memorial1.html. / / You can see the chart in the lower left of http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/0161021.jpg "47 killed instantaneously" - that's everybody inside the turret proper. It was not a survivable event for anybody inside the turret. / / "Everyone on the upper deck of the turret died instantaneously." and "Twelve Turret Two gunner's mates, who worked in the magazines and powder handling spaces (i.e., below decks - Paul B), escaped due to the heroism of two petty officers." - http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3720/is_199907/ai_n8874873. Does this help?

Re: Thank you

No problem. You actually beat me to tagging the article by about ten seconds. Always good to have more people monitoring new pages to help weed out the nonsense. cheers, Resolute 04:41, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

yet another Re: Thanks

Glad to help out. Just looking out for my fellow editors. Aruton 05:04, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: CSD question

Hey there. Yeah, it's always a good idea to leave a note on the creator's talk page to let them know the reason for the speedy tag; if you look at the tag, there's actually a template in it you can copy-and-paste that will provide the right rationale for the type of deletion. Just copy that, check the history, go to the user's talk page, paste it (I usually leave a welcome template as well), and away you go. It might not do a lot of good, but hopefully they read and understand the problem. Tony Fox (arf!) review? 05:01, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Glad to help! Cheers. Tony Fox (arf!) review? 05:31, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Now that was fast. : ) IvoShandor 07:51, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


Chevy R07 article

You see thats just it though the r07 is a chevy race engine but the three separate sections I broke it down into are merely parts of the engine and I was simply breaking the entire article into sections to explain to everyone in as good a detail as possible all the ways that this engine works and is unique. As far as its category, it is a chevrolet pushrod V8 which wikipedia already has a large section on the Chevrolet Small Block but this is the R07, way way different from a SBC by the way I noticed that the article wiki has on the Small Block chevy contains only about three sentences on the SB2 race engine. there again I guess I'm kinda being too picky about it but I think the SB2 needs its own separate article too. Just because it is one, a racing engine only and two, not technically a small block chevy. If you think it's a good idea, i can write an article on all of the Chevy small block variant racing engines (SB2, SB2.2, snd R07). Again I think these engines deserve their own separate article just b/c they are so different and are racing only engines. It's not to advertise for Chevy it's just I hear so many of my friends call me up and ask about the SB2 and now the R07 b/c wiki has nothing on them. I'm just trying to change that, not to sell engines for Chevy. You can't even buy these engines from a GM dealer even if you had the 65-70K for the parts.(crazy price huh). Sorry I get long winded but just wanted to explain everything the best I could. Tell me what you think man.Blsanders 19:44, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Withdrawn RFA

My deepest respect for your honesty, sense, kind words and courage. My even deeper respect for withdrawing your own RFA for betterment of this work - that is an admin quality action. A shame it came to this. Good luck, best wishes and Happy editing. Pedro |  Chat  20:16, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Words are inadequate to express my sorrow that your nomination got destroyed by false accusations and inuendos,(because I do believe that). I did not know you had withdrawn when I wrote you on my talk page, and I am so sorry. You are not going to believe this, look at what is on New England's talk page, after all that crap from him about your (falsely) nominating me, wiht the attendant inuendos: (to New England, on his talk page), "Hehe, thanks for the compliment! I will support you when you make a request for adminship (if you want to!). With regards, Lradrama 17:49, 16 July 2007 (UTC) [[1]]. It gets better, go to Lradrama's nomination page: and here is New England, "For the record, I took more as a courtesy thing than a real promise, and I do not intend on going through an RFA anytime soon (been in two really heated disputes recently, but if someone wants to nominate me....) New England (C) (H) 20:41, 16 July 2007 (UTC)"[[2]] Now unlike New England, I will not say that is a quid pro quo, but dear Lord, after all his comments, and the uproar which destroyed your nomination, can you believe those statements???old windy bear 21:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
Old Windy Bear, I did not ask for her support. And to avoid any Conflict of Interest, I would respectfully decline a nomination from her if she offers anytime. In fact, I would likely decline any nomination from any user given not only my dispute with you but also a current RFC on Ted Kennedy. New England (C) (H) 22:02, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
New England (C) (H) If and when you run for admin, I will judge your nomination on its merits. I have to say, the fact you would never admit that Stillstudying nominated me, and that all poor Tom did was reformat it, and the fact you reworded to demand I resign while you and still were arguing would weigh against you - but it would not be definitive. I would weight and weigh the nomination based on your answers, and your contributions, which frankly, I have not had time to fully assess. As an admin, i am obligated to approach your nomination with an open mind, or not vote at all. I did find this sad, given again, that you would never admit that you were wrong in part on this whole argument. But that is past. old windy bear 23:14, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I misjudged you

First off, I voted in opposition to your recent RfA. Clearly I misjudged you. Taking an action such as withdrawing an RfA at your own expense for the betterment of the project and the community is a quality which I can only hope to imitate. Once you return from your wikibreak, I would be happy to renominate you for adminship. J-stan Talk 22:02, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I'll get right on your nomination. J-stan Talk 01:01, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: your RfA

Wow, that is not a happy thing to have happen during one's RfA, but I think you took the high road on this matter. I hope it all works out to the best, and that we can turn our attention back to having you put your best foot forward. -- llywrch 22:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Indeed, it stinks, that you and others got put through all that nonsense. I, too, hope everything works out for you! Hope you'll run again someday. --SXT4 02:24, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Your RfA

Thank you for your comments on my unsuccessful RfA. I appreciate the trust you and the WP community have in me; however, this time around things just didn't work out. TomStar81 (Talk) 22:29, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

You express the terms and conditions of your withdrawl from the RfA process with eloquence and modesty, echoing a previous essayist: "What benefit will it be to you if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?" (Mark 8:36). I am sorry that you felt forced in to doing this and I hope that your next RfA encounters more favourable conditions. Regards, (aeropagitica) 23:29, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
Don't worry, if you listen to and address the concerns I am sure you will pass next time. Good luck. Acalamari 23:56, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
Tom, you are a good editor. Do not let his result dis-hearten you, I failed my first RfA and have no succeeded since, and many other now Admin have to go though 3-4 RfA's. Dfrg.msc 01:09, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
Tom, I put off visiting RFA for a few days and was shocked to see how your nomination degenerated. I look forward to being in a position to support you in the future. -- DS1953 talk 03:30, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
Sorry it hurts to have to pull it. A good decision. Not like you pulled it because you weren't getting any support, but that sideshow was unfortunate and not your fault at all. I think two wikipedians should be apologizing to you. Anyway, hope you come back soon, the Iowas are adrift with out their rudder and I can only keep them off the lee shore of indifferent editing and shoals of vandals so long.--J Clear 03:39, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Your Editor review

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Hi, TomStar81. I've just finished my response on your Editor Review. Sorry for the long wait, you've been very patient. If your thinking of going further, you should check out:

Which are both excellent resources. Keep up the good work, Dfrg.msc 02:50, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

1The box is taken directly off the The Virtual classroom page.

RfA 2

Okay, TomStar, I nominated you for your second RfA, Found here

Wikipedia:Request for adminship/TomStar81 2

I hope for the best for you. J-stan Talk 01:20, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

(cough) You may wish to Accept the nomination rather than Except it! ;~D LessHeard vanU 20:31, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Afd

TomStar, I wrote an article on this site about my school. I did so as per a request of a school admin., who was curious to see a studen't point of view on the school. My article was quickly labeled "unconstructive" and deleted. The inconsiderate person who did this did not even pause to ask me why I had written such an article. I was not even given the time to finish the article, the later parts of which I can assure you would have proven constructive. Far more constructive than "Films That Most Frequently Use The Word 'Fuck'", "Dwarf Tossing", and much other such drivel I have come across on this site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimmyjkjr (talkcontribs)


Short stubs relating to Vitruvius

Yes they are a work in progress and will be fleshed out as needed. Do you have any suggestions as how to go about adding information? The stubs are from "THE TEN BOOKS ON ARCHITECTURE" written by VITRUVIUS between 29 B.C. and 27 B.C.. The version I am using was translated by MORRIS HICKY MORGAN, PH.D., LL.D. late Professor of classical philology at Harvard University, Harvard University Press 1914, Project Gutenberg EBook. If you need more references I will be glad to provide them as needed. I will be working on these stubs and working on the Wikipedia page for Vitruvius's book while conducting my own research at Stanford University Construction Engineering Management Department. This is a bit of an outlet to take a break and do something fairly monotonous. Do you have any ideas as to creating a page on Wikipedia for my own research and others as it develops? Most of the information is already out there just not combined together on one page. What is your background, are you a literary major or social sciences? Hope to hear from you soon, if you have any directions or other concerns please feel free to modify the pages as needed or let me know and I will make the adjustments.Granite07 06:18, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

It's Okay

After I read your apology on my talk page, I just wanted to say that it's okay. It's just that I didn't know how to do userboxes and other stuff so I need to learn how to do that, immediately. If you or anybody can help me out, I'll be glad (not in a mean way). Again, it's okay about what you said. I'm not mad at you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KiaraFan13 (talkcontribs)

Question #1

I just have a question to ask you. Can you show me how to do some userboxes? I don't know how to do a userbox. Can you help me with that, please? -KiaraFan13

Help

My article is all messed up. How can I do a Contents table? I need to create one for my UserPage. Also, I needed some help on created a box that says something like "Born: May 7th, 1994" or something like my full name. Can you help me with that, please? -KiaraFan13

Thanks

Thank you for the help on UserBoxes. I know how to do it, now! {KiaraFan13 23:39, 21 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13}

Help

Excuse me, can you show me an example of this one table that I asked for help on? I tried to create one, but it's getting to be really confusing for me. Can you give me some easier steps on how to do this? (KiaraFan13 22:34, 22 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13)

Spelling

If you use the Firefox browser you can download a little add on which checks your spelling on wikipedia or anywhere else. Any errors are underlined in red and it might help you improve your writing a bit. 203.108.239.12 03:00, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the pointers, but I use IE when editting from home, which is where I am now. My firefox userbox refers to the net accsess avaliable at UTEP, we are encourged to use it rather IE becuase IE has a nasty habit of freezing up on us (if it loads at all). TomStar81 (Talk) 20:19, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Couple of tips

Hey :) Saw your RfA, thought I'd make two suggestions:

  • Set "Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary" on Editing preferences under "my preferences". I did this about 3 months before my successful RfA, after seeing mention of it on another RfA. Some !voters are really obsessed with edit summary usage.
  • Be careful how you handle your oppose voters - if you disagree with them loudly or say you are offended by them, people might think that's what you'll be like as an admin as well. As an admin I get some thoroughly nasty types contacting me sometimes and it's necessary to just ignore them for the greater good and take what you can learn from it.

Feel free to archive this after you've read it, but thought I'd share anyway. Orderinchaos 10:49, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: Re: Help

I'm talking about a table with the date of birth and the birth name. For example, there is an example about it on Alyson Stoner's article. That's the table I'm talking about. {KiaraFan13 22:51, 23 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13}

A Mistake

My birthday is not August 11th, 1993. It's May 7th, 1994. {KiaraFan13 23:07, 23 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13}

I Did It

I did it. You can check out my page and find out if it's appropriate to put on or not. {KiaraFan13 23:12, 23 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13}

Contents

I really want to create a Contents section for my userpage. How can I do that? {KiaraFan13 00:35, 24 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13}

my TomStar

I apologise for not thanking you earlier - I must have had a subsequent post, but the fault is all mine! Thank you. I have it on my userpage. LessHeard vanU 22:32, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: Contents

That is right. I need to work on my userpage and I really need to add a table of contents. How can I do that? (KiaraFan13 15:19, 26 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13)

Uh Oh

I can't seem to do the Contents table for some reason. I tried to do it, but it would not do it. Isn't there an easier example? KiaraFan13 22:39, 26 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13

Re: Question

Nope, you're not in any trouble. It's not an official inquiry, in any case; Proabivouac has merely compiled some evidence, and has no formal role or authority here. Kirill 15:41, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

I Can't Do It

I can't seem to get everything on each Content page. I tried to edit my All About Me page, but it wouldn't let me. Plus, I don't know what pages I can create. Can you help me with that? KiaraFan13 19:48, 27 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13

Thank You + Question

Thank you. I have a question. What pages can I create? KiaraFan13 20:15, 27 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13

Oh

Oh, ok. I'm thinking about creating The Brandy and Mr. Whiskers Movie. The movie is mentioned on Wikipedia. It's mentioned in the article "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers". KiaraFan13 20:29, 27 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13

B&MW Movie

The link seemed to be taken off of the link to the episodes section. I don't know if Disney is going to plan the movie or not. I just heard of it off of the article. KiaraFan13 20:36, 27 July 2007 (UTC)KiaraFan13

RfA 2

Hey, just saw that you didn't succeed on the second RfA. Sorry. It appears that the two things you need to work on are distance between RfAs, and you should figure out what you want to do as an Admin. J-stan Talk 02:02, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

I am sorry to report that your recent request for adminship did not result in consensus to promote you. Please feel free to reapply in the future. Andre (talk) 02:05, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Personally, I think that under unique circumstances like yours the argument "too little time between RFAs" is not a very good argument. But, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and certainly many people expressed that opinion. With more good work, some improved answers to the questions and a little time between now and the next RFA, you should have no difficulty getting the tools. -- DS1953 talk 05:41, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Sorry bro, give it some time and i'll deftl support you next time, I like your answers, the way you may help others, you should also tried to be a little more neutral, i've read some of what you wrote before, some people could feel like you're a little too rough. Good luck and take care Abdelkweli 02:18, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Good to hear :) Let me know when you next run, in general I think your contributions are really good and if you keep that standard up for the next few months you won't have any problems. Orderinchaos 02:40, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Article

Hi, I was just wondering if I could create an article called Samantha Montgomery. She is a fictional character in The 10 Kids. Samantha is 14 and she hasn't been a fictional character in any TV shows or films. Can I do that? KiaraFan13 02:35, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Heads up on major change on the Iowa Class Armament Article

Thank you for the warm welcome. I am about to make a MAJOR change to to main battery fire control section. I hope it works. FTC Gerry 03:04, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, its okay to revert the Fire Control Mod.

Hi. Yes there are no refs cited. All was out of my head. I guess I need to write a book first, and then I can cite that. It's no problem to me if you to remove it. I'm new, and I need to try to find some refs that may fit. Most of this stuff was classified when I was hands on. That may be a problem when you're trying to write about stuff that the Navy held close. No refs to cite. FTC Gerry 20:48, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Okay. I'm looking for citations now, and I'll add then when I find them. Thanks for the patience. FTC Gerry 21:38, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for your support of my FA nom for Confederate government of Kentucky. This nomination has been restarted due to a high volume of irrelevant comments. If you still feel you can support this article for FA status, I would appreciate your re-adding your support. Thanks so much! Acdixon 14:02, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

35W pic

It came from KARE 11's website, and I couldn't find copyright info. They have been trying to inform people about it for a while, so I'm 99% sure it's OK. The pic is all over the place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Penguin boy93 (talkcontribs)

Re:Thanks

You're very welcome, and I'm very sorry to hear about your failed RfA. One can only improve after the comments and suggestions that other people have left for you. My RfA also failed a few days before you set yours up :-S. Lradrama 14:37, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

POTD notification

POTD

Hi Tom,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture Image:Rosie the Riveter.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on August 13, 2007. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2007-08-13. howcheng {chat} 22:47, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks, Tom; anything you can do to help is appreciated. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:04, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Military history WikiProject coordinator selection

The Military history WikiProject coordinator selection process is starting. We are looking to elect nine coordinators to serve for the next six months; if you are interested in running, please sign up here by August 14! Kyriakos 11:37, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

If you don't mind...

I've started going through your created articles that have their own pages and making typo corrections and copyedits where applicable. Nothing anything against you, just trying to lend you a hand and make the articles stronger. Hope this helps! --BrokenSphere 19:26, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Very unexpected, but appreciated all the same. Thank you! --BrokenSphere 04:49, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Merge proposal

A proposal has been made to merge Replacement I-35W Mississippi River bridge into I-35W Mississippi River bridge. The matter is being discussed at Talk:Replacement I-35W Mississippi River bridge. Please feel free to comment. Thank you. Kablammo 18:29, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Triple crown winner's circle

I don't know if you know about this, but I thought that you might be interested since you already have several FA contributions under your belt. You'd need a DYK and GA to complete the criteria. BrokenSphereMsg me 16:38, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Military history WikiProject coordinator election

The Military history WikiProject coordinator election has begun. We will be selecting nine coordinators from a pool of fourteen candidates to serve for the next six months. Please vote here by August 28! Wandalstouring 12:15, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Ghost in the Shell World Map (S.A.C. 2nd GIG).jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Ghost in the Shell World Map (S.A.C. 2nd GIG).jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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My talk page box

LOL! I thought it was funny that this IP out of nowhere makes their only edit on my talk page moving some coding around. No worries! J-stan TalkContribs 19:34, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Off the air

Okay, will do. Have a nice trip! Kirill 14:46, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Re: Your comments at my talk page

Sure thing - I understand but as it was under discussion on the talk page, there was consensus for a move, and as expressly stated in Wikipedia:Merging and moving pages#How to merge pages, there is no need for formal discussion if it isn't really controversial. I must stress that there was ample time for anyone who objected to voice there opinion here. Cheers, --Ben 04:34, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Aww, crikey - thanks for the award! Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry 14:05, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Coordinator election

Congratulations! You have been elected to serve as a coordinator of the Military history WikiProject. When you get a chance, please stop by the coordinators' work area and take a look at the various open tasks and ongoing discussions there. Kirill 00:29, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Congrats!

Assistant Cooridinator of the Military History Wikiproject, August 2007 — February 2008

Congrats on your election as an assistant coordinator. In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. I wish you luck in the coming term.