User talk:Zagalejo/Archive 4
Thanks for your help
[edit]Thanks for your help on saving the Dario Poggi article from deletion. I greatly appreciate it. Chris (talk) 20:51, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
Could you please take a look at the article? I think it's pretty good on sourcing, but it isn't very well organized (as far as I can tell, there is no theme park MOS, and there are no simulater ride GAs, so the format was done from scratch) so if you could look at it, it would be mucn appreciated. Thanks, Scorpion0422 15:15, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
NBA WikiProject May Newsletter
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Magic Johnson has been chosen to be our very first Collaboration of the Month article. Although this is article is already a Good Article, it still can be improved. The goal is to improve this article by the end of May so that it can be nominated for Featured Article status. In particular, free-use images should be found for the article, all Manual of Style guidelines should be followed, and a neutral point of view should be maintained throughout the article. If there is anything you can do to improve the article, then please help out. |
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[edit]I think that whenever we deal with fictional accounts we need to be careful. There are accounts of this particular creature that are clearly fictional, yet the reporting in that article is done as though the accounts are not fictional. ScienceApologist (talk) 16:06, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
- Many of the legends associated with this creature should be treated as fiction. The expeditions happened, of course, but the basis for them is fictional. ScienceApologist (talk) 17:01, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
- The very first sentence describes the thing as a creature as opposed to a story. ScienceApologist (talk) 18:24, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
- You're missing the point. We wouldn't have an article on elves saying that they were creatures "reported" to live in clothes closets that steal socks. The major pieces of notable literature on this subject treats it as a story, not as a reported creature. ScienceApologist (talk) 18:31, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
- You're serious with using a shitty book like that as your main source? Try Google scholar instead, especially look for compilations of folklore and mythology. Those are better sources. ScienceApologist (talk) 18:38, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
- I'm suggesting the reliability and the weight that we should give to claims that this creature is real is about as much as we should give to those advocating for the reality of elves. ScienceApologist (talk) 18:41, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry. You're just wrong. ScienceApologist (talk) 19:07, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
Check out Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth by Carol Rose. ScienceApologist (talk) 19:28, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
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I deleted category:Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball players strictly on technical grounds. perhaps you can list it in DRV - I think the extra process this entails would be worth it, because the category was no longer being mentioned on CfD when I checked. Pegasus «C¦T» 00:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
"Wikipedia guidelines are not holy scripture"
[edit]Perhaps not, but you should abide by them if you intend to edit. asenine say what? 08:05, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- Nice work assuming bad faith there. asenine say what? 17:11, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- No, I did not. What is your point? asenine say what? 17:15, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- I would still say you are assuming bad faith. I did indeed do a google search before commenting on that AfD, as I do any. asenine say what? 17:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- That statement was a response to "Well, did you?", which I presume to be asking whether I also assumed bad faith. asenine say what? 17:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- Fair enough, I will review it now and revise my stance if appropriate. asenine say what? 17:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- Nope, still the same, mostly per Dhartung (even though he went weak keep). Have a nice day. asenine say what? 17:32, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- Fair enough, I will review it now and revise my stance if appropriate. asenine say what? 17:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- That statement was a response to "Well, did you?", which I presume to be asking whether I also assumed bad faith. asenine say what? 17:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- I would still say you are assuming bad faith. I did indeed do a google search before commenting on that AfD, as I do any. asenine say what? 17:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- No, I did not. What is your point? asenine say what? 17:15, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
Principal and the Pauper
[edit]The FAC failed, so please post your concerns on the talk page and I'll see what I can do. I've asked Risker, an excellent copyeditor, to take a look as well. -- Scorpion0422 23:01, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Magic Johnson
[edit]Thanks for the feedback, but my eyes are no longer fresh for that article, so if there's prose that needs to be fixed, you might as well be bold and edit as you see fit. Chensiyuan (talk) 13:32, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yup, I'd also be on vacation soon, so would be relying on the rest of you to "mop it up" if I can't edit lol. Chensiyuan (talk) 00:21, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
Hello
[edit]I see you saw my discovery at Wikipedia_talk:CHICAGO#Chicago_Daily_News_image_collection_at_Chicago_Historical_Society. I hope you find it useful. I don't know if your are familiar with my experiment at WP:LOTM, I wonder if you might consider casting a ballot at User:TonyTheTiger/List of the Day/voting/200806. Voting is very light this month, which is why I am asking.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 00:37, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks!
[edit]Sent you an e-mail but just discovered "talk page". Thanks for your help and "heads up" on my Connie Clausen submission.Sangroncito (talk) 21:43, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- I want to thank you also concerning the Connie Clausen article. I did the initial editing of the article.Also I like your philosophy of being inclusive and I agree with you ,people are too quick in deleting an article without bothering to do any research.One thing I like about Wikipedia is the WikiProject Wisconsin; I like being part of this having been born and raised in Wisconsin.Thank you-RFD (talk) 21:03, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Bill Russell FAR
[edit]You'll be interested to know that I have started my first-ever plagarism check on Wikipedia (or anywhere else, for that matter). No plagarism yet, but I left a couple notes at the FAR on other source matters. I've made a couple changes to the article, in areas that were somewhat close to the source text, as I firmly believe in playing it safe when it comes to this matter. The first 10 references are checked, and hopefully it won't take too long to complete, so attention can be paid to the other fixes the article needs. Giants2008 (talk) 23:54, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- I've finished the source check, and left a bunch of notes on the FAR page. I'm particularly concerned about the Personal life section, especially items from the Counter Punch article that was the original problem. Giants2008 (talk) 21:08, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Top Importance Chicago Articles
[edit]If you want to help me choose Category:Top-importance Chicago articles, come comment at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Chicago/Assessment#Current_Top-importance_Candidates by June 5th.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 13:46, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- Given your astute understanding of what was important in the last election in which you selected four of the consensus top five articles I am disappointed you did not vote this time.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 23:55, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
- Almost two full days left.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 02:51, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Troy McClure
[edit](In response to: your note)
Hee, hee. Yeah. I saw that a few moments before I read your note. I went back up to try to do something about it, but the entire paragraph in question was gone. I guess maybe it'd be best to wait until the article isn't featured on the front page before trying to make any real edits. The content is changing so fast I don't think I can keep up! :-D Thanks. —CKA3KA (Skazka) (talk) 02:00, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
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== Pfleger article -- I've started a discussion topic on the talk page of Pfleger, for whether or not to include his comment about America being a sin. Feel free to give your opinion. Trilemma (talk) 02:16, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Bill Russell
[edit]I pretty much dumped all the info I feel relevant into the article. The article is now 80k instead of 60k, and of course the prose is choppy. I am finished, and any copyedit help is appreciated. —Onomatopoeia (talk) 17:01, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
thanks for help on List of RHPs in Chicago
[edit]Hi -- Thanks for your help on List of RHPs in Chicago, which should be a DYK later today or tomorrow. I am very pleased that it now shows more than 100 photos, and i think it should do well in guiding other article development.
Along those lines, I notice you created Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago, Illinois)... i noticed it included an infobox that varied in some fields from what i would have expected. So i ran the http://www2.elkman.net/nrhp/infobox.php Elkman NRHP infobox generator, and used the output to make some additions/changes. Perhaps you are not aware of the Elkman tool? Hope it might be helpful to you for other articles, as a starter. Sorry if i did edit any deliberate differences you meant to express. Thanks again. doncram (talk) 22:16, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
statistical study
[edit]It was indeed the last statistical study to be conducted because the Hynek's research group disbanded shortly thereafter leaving no reliable reporting agency studying the phenomenon. ScienceApologist (talk) 04:39, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Re:Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of tallest buildings in Denver
[edit]Sorry, it just slipped by (these things happen sometimes). I suggest working with the nominator on the article talk page, then taking it to WP:FLRC afterwards if you aren't satisfied. -- Scorpion0422 06:09, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Re:List of tallest buildings in Denver
[edit]Thank you! And thanks as well for catching that error in the list. I guess I was wrapped up in working on the articles at AfD that I didn't even notice your and Crzycheetah's comments/concerns... :-) I'll get on that right now; it looks as though The Ritz Carlton Denver, aka Embassy Suites Downtown, was just left off the list. Thanks, Rai•me 11:54, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Toons request
[edit]While your posts on the American Animation and TV WikiProjects are fine, I removed the two requests you made to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Pokémon and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Comics as tangential to those WikiProjects' actual interests. -Jéské (v^_^v E pluribus unum) 07:31, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)
[edit]I noticed that you just edited Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago). You may be interested in commenting on its current candidacy at WP:FAC.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 18:27, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the attention. I believe I have addressed all your concerns and hope for your support.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 13:44, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
- Your change is fine. You may have noticed that the discussion has been restarted.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 06:59, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
- Your opinion would be appreciated.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 19:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
- I continue to seek support. Thus, I ask if I clarified your latest concerns.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 06:53, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
- So is it anywhere near getting your support?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 20:48, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- Do I still have outstanding issues for you?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:56, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
- Those two sentences are not sourced. In terms of WP:WIAFA, I don't think every sentence needs to be sourced. Every claim needs to be sourced. It location is a claim and we have several sources for this. I would say the illusion may be a claim. If you want you are free to remove the illusion sentence.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 04:55, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
- Let me know if the ref I found is sufficient.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 19:57, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
- You did not really clearly strikethrough consistently. Can you clarify what you are satisfied with?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 07:40, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
- Let me know if the ref I found is sufficient.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 19:57, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
- Those two sentences are not sourced. In terms of WP:WIAFA, I don't think every sentence needs to be sourced. Every claim needs to be sourced. It location is a claim and we have several sources for this. I would say the illusion may be a claim. If you want you are free to remove the illusion sentence.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 04:55, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
- Do I still have outstanding issues for you?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:56, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
- So is it anywhere near getting your support?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 20:48, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- I continue to seek support. Thus, I ask if I clarified your latest concerns.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 06:53, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
I hope you have been following along in the last 48 hours. The article has had a pretty thorough copyedit. I hope you might reconsider your opposition. I have left you alone for over a week, but think now you might want to reconsider.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 15:27, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
The Principal and the Pauper
[edit]A bit of good news, a copyeditor (Risker) has agreed to look at the article, possibly this weekend. I'm going away on the 28th, so could you please keep an eye on the talk page and help her with any questions, concerns or comments she has? Thanks, Scorpion0422 17:45, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
DYK
[edit]--Gatoclass (talk) 09:56, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Tyreke Evans
[edit]Yes, I saw your addition/clarification. Looks much better now, before it just looked like a fan opinion. Thanks :) Ged UK (talk) 20:13, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
Walter E. Smithe
[edit]--BorgQueen (talk) 14:10, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
Your unprotect request...
[edit]...has been fulfilled. :) Sorry I didn't reply sooner. I was involved in a protection dispute, then went out for a while. Great article by the way! Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 23:32, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
References for The Simpsons episode articles
[edit]Hey, I'm just curious, where do you usually go to find references for The Simpsons episode articles? Gary King (talk) 06:39, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
What do I do?
[edit]I wrote an article about Janelle Quintana aka Janelle Manahan. Formerly Janelle was one of the contestants of the reality-based talent search Star Circle Quest in the Philippines. Janelle is now well known outside the contest. In fact, she was on top 6. She currently appears in a TV Show, My Girl. My problem is this user, ISWAK3, who always redirects the article to Star Circle Quest. The Janelle Quintana article is notable and is well referenced. What should i do with ISWAK3? I think he or she is being biased. Most of the article he\she wrote or watches are from the rival network of Janelle's home network. Drakesketchit (talk) 11:16, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
- I fixed some of the links. But sadly, there was one or two links that no longer exist. There goes ISWAK3 again, he/she redirected the article last night...
List of The Simpsons TV ads
[edit]Hi. You participated in the AFD for the list that is now called List of The Simpsons characters in advertisements. I have tried making a lead for that article by finding some sources, but the ones I have access to does not mention anything useful. Could you find something for me? I don't expect it to be more than a couple of lines. It could also be useful to have these lines in the main article. --Maitch (talk) 16:39, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
- Well, I leave you with free hands. I just need a few lines for a short lead, to justify the rest of list. I imagine at least a source on the butterfinger campaign. When did it start? When did it end? What effect did it have? You could also have a source saying that the Simpsons are advertising icons as you said. Again it could be nice to know what kind of effect the Simpsons has when advertising for a product.
- Note, that these are just suggestions. Anything will pretty much do. --Maitch (talk) 09:52, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks for the help. --Maitch (talk) 08:48, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
Bartman
[edit]It's getting better but still has a long way to go. I still think the biographical info needs to be gone entirely. I'd like to wait and see what the result of the AFD is, but if the article is kept or renamed to "Steve Bartman Incident", I'll have a go at it myself. Nobody of Consequence (talk) 03:01, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Trump Chicago
[edit]Trump International Hotel & Tower (Chicago) recently failed at WP:FAC. Since you have significant past service at WP:CHICAGO and participated in the debate, I am requesting your opinion. The substantive issues of debate seemed to focus on the following issues:
- Should the article contain a section on the spa. My argument has been that the current plans call for it to be a business consuming two floors of the hotel and the the article can not pass WP:WIAFA 1b without describing it. Some say the spa is a trivial part of the business and its inclusion represents a form of advertising. I argue that describing a business operation is not per se advertising, but the perception on WP is that it is, which is why a project like WP:APARKS has no WP:GA or WP:FA articles. With that in mind do you feel the current section should 1. remain as is. 2. be slightly edited for POV tone. 3. be significantly trimmed for over emphasis 4. eliminated for irrelevance.
- Should the article contain a section on the bar. Although the case is not as strong for the inclusion of the bar, my argument has been that the easily found WP:RS have described it and the the article can not pass WP:WIAFA 1b without describing it. I concede the sources are less important sources than for the spa and most of the rest of the article. With that in mind do you feel the current section should 1. remain as is. 2. be slightly edited for POV tone. 3. be significantly trimmed for over emphasis 4. eliminated for irrelevance.
- There are three well-sourced (3 New York Times and 2 Chicago Tribune refs) sentences describing the role of Trump's Children. Should they be in the article? Should these sentences 1. remain as is. 2. be slightly edited for POV tone. 3. be significantly trimmed for over emphasis 4. eliminated for irrelevance.
- There was debate over the need to have links to both List of tallest buildings in Chicago and List of tallest buildings in the United States in the article and further debate on whether to have these same links in the See also section. Please state your opinion on both issues.
- There seems to be an issue on whether the second setback lines up with Marina City. Do you know of any WP:RS on the issue? If not do you think this should be mentioned in the text?
- There are numerous words that I have linked that remain contentious with my rationales.
- see WP:OVERLINK#What_generally_should_be_linked - geography: London, Australia, New Orleans, Louisiana, North Africa, India, United States
- see WP:OVERLINK#What_generally_should_be_linked - relevant connections to other articles to help reader understand this article:
- Many readers will be looking for information on the restaurant and they should understand the terms: cocktails, sushi (I have mentioned before that I did not know what the term meant when I was in high school), cuisine, decor, entrees, appetizers,
- I want readers to understand the features of the building: VIP room, pool, saunas, health club, spa, antennas, parking garage, hotel, swizzle sticks
- see WP:OVERLINK#What_generally_should_be_linked - references to a page with more information: gemstone, diamond, ruby, sapphire, emeralds, billboard, standing room only
- see WP:OVERLINK#What_generally_should_be_linked - technical terms: wine racks, wine rooms, architect (I link professions when relevant as technical terms. This particular link has been hotly contested yet I don't believe most people actually know exactly what an architect does), hedge fund, floors (links to storey), business district, interior design, divers (although this goes to disambig page it is difficult for me to say whether to link to scuba diving or surface supplied diving)
- see WP:OVERLINK#What_generally_should_be_linked - Word usage that may be confusing to a non-native speaker: course, union
- Please list all of the words above (and any others you may see in the article) that you feel should be delinked.
- Also, please state whether you think full dates should be linked in this article.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 20:10, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your prompt and helpful responses to most of the questions above. However, Question 6 was one of the most hotly contested topics in the discussion. Your opinion on linkages would be more helpful than any assurances that you wouldn't object for links. Whether you would or not, what is important is which links you think should be in the article.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 02:53, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
- I forgot to state that your opinion on linking full dates is also important.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 05:51, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
- Do you generally leave dates unlinked when you author?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 06:48, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
- I thought we were suppose to as well although I know nothing about the user preferences argument. Why do you now think I am not suppose to with this article?
- Is it your understanding that user preferences on dates would matter for [[July 16]][[2008]], but not [[July 16]], [[2008]] I do not understand what the relevance of user preferences is in any way to the argument about whether dates should be linked. Maybe I will start going to every WP:TFA and delinking dates until I can get an answer.
- I thought we were suppose to as well although I know nothing about the user preferences argument. Why do you now think I am not suppose to with this article?
- Do you generally leave dates unlinked when you author?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 06:48, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
- I forgot to state that your opinion on linking full dates is also important.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 05:51, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for your prompt and helpful responses to most of the questions above. However, Question 6 was one of the most hotly contested topics in the discussion. Your opinion on linkages would be more helpful than any assurances that you wouldn't object for links. Whether you would or not, what is important is which links you think should be in the article.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 02:53, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
[edit]Since you are pretty knowledgeable about the nba, I would like to ask you something. Do you know how the Finals Most Valuable Player is determined? Is it voted by a panel of sportwriters or is it by the fans? I tried to google it but nothing useful come back. Thanks in advance.—Chris! ct 02:29, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks —Chris! ct 05:16, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Got another question. I have trouble finding a source to cite the fact that a new Finals MVP trophy was introduced in 2005. Again I google it but nothing good returns. Thanks—Chris! ct 19:56, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks so much. —Chris! ct 20:08, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Alex Ribeiro Garcia
[edit]Hi, I moved the name because I feel like using a middle name is better than simply using his occupation or country as a disambiguator. I am currently constructing 2002 FIBA World Championship squads and used this and this as references for his name. Admittedly, Alex Garcia may be more common, but since it is a link to a disambiguation page, I thought this was a better name. If you feel vehemently otherwise, I won't object to moving it back.--Thomas.macmillan (talk) 01:34, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
- I understand the naming conventions, but I also see the redirect from Alex Garcia (basketball) as a good way to avoid having to know his full name while still maintaining individuality. Apparently, in international circles, he is known by the current page name, so a Brazilian looking for their countryman might look for his name as such anyway.--Thomas.macmillan (talk) 01:54, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Joel Daly DYK
[edit]--Gatoclass (talk) 03:36, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
It would be great if you can help me improve the article. Thanks—Chris! ct 01:16, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
DYK
[edit]--Gatoclass (talk) 13:56, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up. That's the craziest thing I've seen in my 16 or so months on Wikipedia. The contention is that a list of award winners is copied from a list of the winners published by the University of Michigan. The list of winners is not protected by copyright. But more importantly, the text in this article goes FAR beyond what is on the university site. I spent two months refining this to include additional information about each Hall of Fame member. This strikes me as crazy. How/where do I contest this?? 22:06, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
- The introductory description was taken from the M Club's web site, but the M Club site was listed as a source. I have now reworded some of that. However, the Club's criteria for admission should probably be listed precisely. Accordingly, I have put that single sentence in quotations with a direct cite to the M Club site. The M Club site was already listed as a general source. I have also, at your suggestion, left a note about this on the talk page of the person who added the notice. Cbl62 (talk) 22:21, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
The Natural History of Iceland DYK
[edit]--Congratulations! PeterSymonds (talk) 00:34, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Crown Fountain
[edit]There are currently two issues at debate. Do you have an opinion on the controversy section and the WP:RS issue towards the end of the discussion.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:02, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
P and the P
[edit]If you have no opjections, then I'm going to nominate the article again. As well, we need 2 season 8 FAs in order to save our FT. The two selected were The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show and I think The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase. Could you take a look at them when you have a chance? Thanks, Scorpion0422 16:58, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
- I'll see what I can do about the reviews, but I really think the controversy section should go first. In A Streetcar Named Marge, it is 100% seperate from the reception section, but in this article I think the reader should read the stuff in controversy first so they will better understand the reviews. Do you think that reception should become a sub section of controversy? And I don't think we use too many quotes, the Chris Turner quotes are quite important, and I think the others work well. Could you give an example of one that you think should go? -- Scorpion0422 21:11, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
- So what do I have to do to get you to support it? -- Scorpion0422 21:39, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Barring any major objections from you, I'm going to renominate the page again. I'm going to be busy the next few weeks with the Olympics pages, so if you could help out with addressing objections, it would be appreciated. -- Scorpion0422 04:20, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
National Research Libraries Alliance
[edit]Sorry for the delayed response. See my talk page. It is questionable, & I will follow up. DGG (talk) 08:14, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Re:List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio
[edit]Sorry about getting back to you so late - I just got back from a wikibreak. It turns out I put the wrong link on the Columbus list - it was supposed to be this diagram link, which clearly shows that the structure was the tallest in the city at the time of its 1900 completion. You can then also see that the building was surpassed in rank in 1906 from this diagram. I'll add both refs to the list now. Cheers, Rai•me 19:22, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-08-04/WikiProject report
[edit]Would you be able to give me your thoughts on my responses at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-08-11/WikiProject report/Rudget.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 19:45, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
WP:CHICAGO survey
[edit]Hi, thank you for being a member of WP:CHICAGO. If you would like to remain as an active member please note so here, otherwise mark yourself inactive or semi-active. Thank you. If active, put "Active in project since MM/YYYY. Active as of MM/YYYY" where MM and YYYY represent approximate time you joined the project. Make sure anyone you think is active in the project has signed up on the project page and the last time you confirmed your activity.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 18:59, 3 August 2008 (UTC) |
WP:CHICAGO
[edit]Thanks for registering at Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/members. You may want to get involved in the Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 3. Also, be advised that the project is now trying to keep all the project's WP:PR, WP:FAC, WP:FAR, WP:GAR, WP:GAC WP:FLC, WP:FLRC, WP:FTC, WP:FPOC, WP:FPC, and WP:AFD discussion pages in one location at the new Wikipedia:WikiProject Chicago/Review page. Please help add any discussion you are aware of at this location.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 17:08, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
In order for our project to work and monitor quality we need opinions at WP:CHIR. There are a few reviews that we will need to develop some consensus on. Please consider commenting.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 02:07, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
NCAA All-Americans
[edit]Just wanted to say thanks for the help cleaning up the NCAA All-American pages. It's been a pain just getting all the info up there, so I appreciated any help I can get! Thanks! Ryan2845 (talk) 19:01, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
WP:CHICAGO leadership
[edit]This month you have indicated new or continuing interest in WP:CHICAGO as either an active or semi-active member. The response to the project membership survey was strong enough that we should attempt to organize it in a more fully functional way. Please sign up at Wikipedia:CHICAGO/leadership if you would be willing to serve as a leader of the project from September 1, 2008 to February 28, 2009. The various leadership responsibilities are listed there. The roles will be somewhat similar to the roles of Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Coordinators. We are a less mature and developed project than WP:MILHIST however, so our division of roles will be slightly different. Please respond by the 23rd.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 18:53, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
Can you tell Loren Coleman that he needs to cite all primary sources, such as police reports, newspaper sources, so that investigators can track these reports, and that it'll help his credibility on Wikipedia as well. Heard that you can contact him.65.173.104.93 (talk) 21:00, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
Jump the Shark
[edit]I as well could not access this via Amazon.com, though a search indicated the relevant info was only on one page, p. 88. I will see about getting a copy through a library but that might take a few days. Cirt (talk) 01:12, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
- Ah, okay, makes sense. I will keep you posted when I get a copy. Cirt (talk) 16:42, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
- Found a ref for reception, [1]. After saying the show became stupid, "You can even put a date on it: 1997, in the early episodes of the ninth series, where the head of Bart's school, Principal Skinner, was suddenly, arbitrarily revealed to be an impostor, and his entire life to date had been a lie. Come again? A major character in a long-running series gets unmasked as a fraud? It was cheap, idle storytelling" As far as I know, The Guardian is useable. Could you add it? -- Scorpion0422 04:23, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Looks good, I like the changes so far. Cirt (talk) 05:28, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
- Quick query - Can we enclose the comment thread at the FAC that begins with your inquiry about the Glen Richards source and ends with "by using different search terms at Amazon." in archive templates {{hat}} and {{hab}} as addressed, to take up less space in the FAC discussion? Cirt (talk) 12:06, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for addressing that. Cirt (talk) 20:11, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Michael Cremo
[edit]I hope you're planning to address all who are supporting the article's deletion, because I'm not sure why I'm being singled out here, especially since my original post was nearly a week ago and now the issue is being brought up. Beemer69 chitchat 21:15, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks
[edit]Thanks for your help on the Tom Biscardi article. I was frantically trying to crank it out before I left for work, and it was still sloppy in some places when I had to leave. Thank you for your help cleaning it up. Phrenology (talk) 03:10, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
Basketball articles
[edit]Hi, i would like to ask you to help me with some basketball articles such as Vassilis Spanoulis as it has been overrun by Spanoulis' fans and contains many needless details. Plus the user who edits this article, i believe, is a sock puppet. Can you also discuss the issue of depth charts as many users keep adding them back. I would really appreciate your help. Should you need anything address me at my talk page.Thanks in advance. Sergiogr (talk) 11:22, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
- Yes it's still being discussed and you know what bappens when i ask that they be removed. I get attacked by users like Wiki Greek Basketball and Apollon Hellas (who is the former's sock puppet). As far as Spanoulis article is concerned just see the way it's written and take a look at its talk page. Cheers. Sergiogr (talk) 12:31, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
I would also like help with a user that harasses
[edit]He follows nearly every legit edit you make and reverts it. He then accuses you of making previous edits to a page which was someone else doing the edits. he then says those bad edits were yours and reports it to a mod as vandalism. He also accuses people of being "fan boys" if he ever sees an edit he does not like and uses this as justification for "reporting acts of abuse". Such as stating that a player plays shooting guard - he might say "no I disagree only a fan boy would think he can do this, you have been reported for abuse".
Also on the subject of "depth charts" he gets votes deleted off the discussion, something against site rules and constantly deletes depth charts saying "they are NOT allowed and is against site rules". He reports people for abuse if they put them there. Even though it is discusses and they were never "not allowed". He also chooses to only do this for depth charts of a couple teams and completely allows depth charts for numerous dozens of other teams.
On the subject of breaking site rules the violations are numerous and eggregious. Wiki Greek Basketball (talk) 16:32, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
Robert L. Chapman
[edit]--BorgQueen (talk) 08:00, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
DYK!
[edit]Congratulations and keep up the good work! Ruhrfisch ><>°° 02:06, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Re:Homer Groening
[edit]Yeah, I decided to try giving him an article although I was unsure about the notability. He was pretty borderline, he directed a NN film, created a NN comic strip, worked for and created a NN ad agency. Just about the only notable things he did was have Homer named after him and win an award. But put together, you have a slightly notable person. I asked an admin about it, and he thought it should be speedily deleted, so he did it. If you like, I can have the article copied to my (or your) userspace. BTW, I've been doing a lot of work on Homer Simpson as of late. It needs a copyedit, but I'm not too worried about that right now because I'm still expanding it. What do you think of the article? -- Scorpion0422 19:37, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
- So what do you think of the article so far? I think the reception and influence sections could still use some expanding. But, you'd be amazed at how hard that kind of info is to find. I've been combing reliable sources using google searching for any mention of Homer, and have had some success, but not as much as I'd hoped. -- Scorpion0422 19:05, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
- Do you have the books Leaving Springfield or The Simpsons & Philosophy: The D'oh of Homer? I may have to go to Chapters tomorrow and order them because they probably have some good stuff for an analysis section. -- Scorpion0422 19:42, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
One change I decided to try with the article is adding the season # and year an episode aired after every title mentioned (ie. "Treehouse of Horror XIX" (season 20, 2008). I decided it might not be a bad idea to add it because someone may say "Radio Bart? When the hell did that air) and the answer will be right after the name. What do you think? -- Scorpion0422 22:53, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
Just so you know, I would like to nominate the page this Saturday, so could you please take another look so I can address any concerns you might have before then? Thanks, Scorpion0422 14:04, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
- I've started a copy of the section in my sandbox here. I tried adding (episode, season, year) after each mention of a detail. What do you think? -- Scorpion0422 21:18, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
- If it's possible, could you come onto IRC? We'd be able to discuss things quicker. #wpsimpsons Anyway, the section has always had a big question mark on it as to what should go in it and whether or not it should be merged with personality, etc. It is on the small side, can you think of anything that could be added, or would it be better to just merge it? -- Scorpion0422 00:09, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
Ethnic group articles
[edit]Hi. In light of the failure to reach consensus at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Afghan British I've suggested that there be a discussion of the various issues raised, here. Your input would be appreciated. Cordless Larry (talk) 17:43, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
My RfA
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Chimera
[edit]Hi Zagalejo, Doesn't imdb have a similar format to wikipedia (i.e. user generated content) - and therefore listen under a GDFL license? certainly contributions by the public would not be subject to copyright? --Superflewis (talk) 01:57, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
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Allan Zullo
[edit]Can you explain how Allan Zullo is written like an advertisement?
- It doesn't anymore. Unreferenced articles that describe accomplishments and personal data appear (to me, anyway) as vanity pages (whether or not written by the subject). Note I did not use a COI tag. Bongomatic (talk) 04:28, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
Dr. Suess
[edit]Yes they have. I created an article on "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" and it was immediatly deleted due to "non-notability"! [[User:Tutthoth-Ankhre|Tutthoth-Ankhre~ The Pharaoh of the Universe]] (talk) 14:51, 26 September 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tutthoth-Ankhre (talk • contribs)
Hi, I am wondering if you could give more suggestions on the prose of the above article. As you can see in the FLC, I have a little bit of a hard time dealing with the prose and I could use some helps. Hopefully I could renominate it soon and get it passed next time. Thanks—Chris! ct 01:40, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- Since you help me improved this article, I am wondering if you want to co-nominate this for featured list with me.—Chris! ct 03:25, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- If you still want to co-nom, just add your name at the nom. If not, thanks anyway for your help.—Chris! ct 21:45, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
just a quick note to thank you for adding good sourced info to the article :-) - it's looking better and better :-) thanks! Privatemusings (talk) 03:23, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
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Party School
[edit]http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/agray/posts/2714
August 2007 Playboy college party rankings —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bba21430 (talk • contribs) 20:24, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
My apologies on this confusion with the wiki on party school rankings
Bba21430 (talk) 00:18, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free media (Image:Anthills.jpg)
[edit] Thanks for uploading Image:Anthills.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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AfD
[edit]Hi, I noticed that you recently gave your vote on the AfD on List of United States presidents by handedness. The article has since then undergone significant changes. This is not an attempt at canvassing, but I would like to ask you to take a second look at the article, to decide if you wish to reconsider your position. Many thanks! Lampman (talk) 14:32, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
Bart
[edit]Hello, should be fun seeing Treehouse of Horror (series) on the main page tonight. Anyway, I have been expanding Bart Simpson rapidly in the last few days (in 3 days it's gone from ~32,000 K to just under 70,000 and I'm still yet to add ana analysis section) and I was wondering if you could take a look. I would like to have it FA ready by next Friday and although it is a GAC right now, I will likely withdraw it if it doesn't get a review by then. -- Scorpion0422 21:14, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, would you mind explaining this edit to me? I'm not sure why the word should be italicized. Thanks, Scorpion0422 21:58, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
The Principal and the Pauper
[edit]Hi, I noticed you undid my comment about Harry Shearer with the note "Not sure what you're getting at". My point is that Shearer's observation is somewhat nonsensical, for the following reason. To buttress his claim that the episode was a mistake, he asserts that the writers never mention it. This supports his claim only if there are other episodes that they do mention. I think it's valid to point out the weaknesses of his criticism. If you agree with my point, I politely request that you revise as you see fit to make it more appropriately.76.94.45.139 (talk) 00:28, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
- That's a fair argument. However, we probably couldn't include that sort of original analysis in the article, because it would violate our original research policy. If an outside source made a similar comment about Shearer's argument, then you could restore what you wanted to say. But otherwise, it's not going to work. Sorry. Zagalejo^^^ 00:42, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
I left ChildofMidnight (talk · contribs) a note regarding the AFD closure on this article. Thought you might be interested. It mentions why I think relisting was a bad idea. - Mgm|(talk) 08:27, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
Notice
[edit]Due to the constant disruption of List of alleged UFO-related entities , I have entered a complaint at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Disruptive_user_ScienceApologist DENNIS BROWN (T) (C) 00:27, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
DYK for John Lanzendorf
[edit]BorgQueen (talk) 19:58, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Bart
[edit]My goal is to get the Simpson family to FT by 2009, but my window of opportunity for achieving that is quickly closing, so I need to get Bart to FAC soon. Unless there are any complaints, I'm going to nominate it on Friday. Would you mind taking another quick look at the page? I've expanded the Role section a bit since your last comments. -- Scorpion0422 03:08, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
Jclemens RfA
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Thank you for participating in my Request for Adminship, which passed with 77 supporting and 2 opposing. Regardless of your position, I thank you for the time you took to examine my record and formulate your response. Jclemens (talk) 02:26, 29 November 2008 (UTC) |
Thanks twice: 1 for updating the links; 2 for the Sun-Times series.
It's funny the differences in the HOF and the S-T. The references might be best for the individual articles. Don't be afraid to fill in the boxes (please). I contacted Chris - he should know how to fix the table alignment (in wrong section).
Thanks again,
Smallbones (talk) 23:41, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi, sorry for brother you. I am trying to find references for arenas in this article and have some troubles doing so. I am wondering if you could help me since you are pretty knowledgeable about the topic of NBA. Thanks in advance for your help.—Chris! ct 20:07, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- What about The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia? Do you have access to this?—Chris! ct 19:38, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks—Chris! ct 23:34, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Basketball sleeve
[edit]Thanks so far on trying to save my article that has been put up for speedy deletion.
- No problem. Zagalejo^^^ 04:20, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I'm back to ask for another review (you shouldn't be so good at it). Let's not forget, I haven't asked for you to take a look at an article all year. Anyway, Bob is my new FA target, so if you could look it over, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Scorpion0422 00:46, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Are you satisfied with the article now? I'd like to take it to FAC next week, I'm just waiting to see if I can get another reviewer and maybe a copyeditor to take a look at it. -- Scorpion0422 03:49, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
AfD nomination of Entombed animal
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I have nominated Entombed animal, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Entombed animal. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. ScienceApologist (talk) 19:15, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Orphans
[edit]You took off an orphan tag I had placed on an article. Please become familiar with [Criteria for orphans] before removing tags, because the article is actually an orphan. I've reverted the changes, leave the tag on until it is not an orphan anymore MrShamrock (talk) 00:00, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
I've closed this AFD. If you can identify any merged material, please turn this into a redirect.- Mgm|(talk) 10:11, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
I was hoping if you can copy-edit this article for me. Thanks in advance! -- SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 anyone? 23:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
RE: CICS Northtown Academy
[edit]Hey there, I went digging through the deleted revisions of the article and restored a version from last year; looks like the spammy stuff was a copypaste job from an IP several months ago. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. GlassCobra 15:55, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
Thanks
[edit]Again, thank you so much for your help with this. It's a daunting task to face alone. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 17:45, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks. I'm very grateful for your persistence. And it seems like somebody else is kicking in a bit, too. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:43, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
Vitaly
[edit]Why dont you actually look it up. Pg. 73 of the May issue, "NBA Eats" Steve Mortensen. You think you know all and you wont even do your duty and verfy the facts. I guess I will be back on October 9th. See you then asshole. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.217.56.228 (talk) 05:19, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
Chris King (basketball)
[edit]Hi. Edits like this are generally reported for oversight, see Wikipedia:Requests for oversight. I removed the ANI post to limit the visibility of the revisions and asked for oversight, which has now been done. The edits no longer appear in the history. Thank you for reporting, Cenarium (talk) 23:18, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
Mike Bibby
[edit]Yes, looking at it more carefully, you did make the report correctly, but for some strange reason, probably some sort of software issue, when i checked the IP's contributions while looking at AIV, the contributions did show up. I then found the IP in the page history of Mike Bibby, and the contributions showed up. As I said in the edit summary, I intended to block that IP, but then other AIV reports came and I forgot. I apologize for any confusion. Academic Challenger (talk) 08:35, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
More thanks
[edit]I just wanted to thank you again for all the work you've been putting into the copyright problems at User:Moonriddengirl/sandbox. The ones listed at WP:CP are starting to show up now (there's a bunch today), which is a bit time consuming since most of them have to be rewritten completely from scratch, but it looks like we're making serious headway on the list, and at least there will not be any more from that particular contributor. (I don't believe he'll be unblocked unless there's evidence that he understands what's wrong with his contributions.) I have seen some extensive infringement before (all of the articles subsectioned here are by the same contributor), but this is the hands down most time consuming cp issue I've ever encountered. I shudder to think how long it would take if not for your involvement. :/ --Moonriddengirl (talk) 18:12, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
- I shudder to think. :O --Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:01, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
- Just thought I'd let you know that Florida Sports Hall of Fame has been dirty for a long time. Even before Mgreason got involved, it was a copyright infringement. :/ I've notified the original contributor of duplicated text and am delaying closure of that one. Makes me wonder how much of this stuff is lying around. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:11, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Re: 4-D (The X-Files) AFD.
[edit]Dear Zagalejo
Firstly, thank you for saying that you thought 4-D (The X-Files) should be kept. In the relevant AFD discussion, you asked "What kind of source is 'The X-Files: The Collector's Edition'?" In response, it is a magazine-and-DVD collection that I obtained a few months back. Hope this answers your question. Thanks again for your support. Allventon (talk) 13:06, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
- I think it would be a good source, especially combined with the BBC plot summaries available. I'm willing to have a go at other X-Files episode articles. May I ask if you might be interested in working together? I don't mean to pressure. Allventon (talk) 20:20, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you for your offer. Allventon (talk) 19:30, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Joey Graham
[edit]Under Graham's NBA career sections can i write his early career like in 2006-2007 and 2008-2009 i tried it once and someone deleted it —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joey graham14 (talk • contribs) 01:37, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Regarding Vitaly Potapenko
[edit]A Good day to you; I had a look at the article history (and we are now 2 people watching the page :)) ), and if you take a closer look at our protection policy, about 10-15 reverts in a month is simply not enough to justify semiprotection. And not all IP-edits are vandalism, either. Cheers and happy editing. Lectonar (talk) 09:10, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- I've semiprotected for another 2 weeks, but truth to be told still don't see the need; I'll bow to the expert here, but compared to other articles, this is really not much vandal-activity (have a look at Emily Dickinson or Charles Manson, e.g.). Cheers. Lectonar (talk) 08:33, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
96.11.189.125
[edit]I did not disbelieve what you wrote, nor did I say that he was telling the truth. I said that the truth or not truth of his statement was irrelevent; even if the source did say what he said it did, he would not have gotten an unblock regardless. Edit warring cannot be justified by being "right". The block stands because he gave no indication he would stop trying to insert the information in the article, not because the information was judged to be right or wrong. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 00:23, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
IP=
[edit]Hi. Can you teach me how to report the ip for blocking? Drakesketchit (talk) 16:58, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
- thanks...