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Retirement

I am retiring from Wikipedia, as it is taking up too much time when I should be studying or doing other real-life stuff. Thank you to all the helpful editors that I have come across while here. Feel free to e-mail me, and I am open to connecting with people on Facebook or Google+. —Andrew_stalk 00:55, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

You too!? :( No, we will miss you Andrew! I want to be friends with you on Facebook, if that's okay! Whats you can you email me a link to your profile? Good luck with everything buddy!--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 01:03, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! I emailed a link of my FB profile to you. —Andrew_stalk 01:21, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

We will miss you. P.S. if you can't resist checking in feel free to help me cite this content.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:51, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Ada, you know how to contact me right? — Legolas ^(talk2me) 15:02, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Sorry to see you go. Thank you for your contributions. You are welcome back any time! --Another Believer _(Talk) 17:08, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

It makes me so sad to know that you are retiring. It's hard to believe. Anyway, i wish you best of luck for your studies and future ambitions. I will sincerely miss you a lot. Jivesh • Talk2Me 17:20, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Had collaborated with Ada with B'Day, which regained its GA status. Good luck in your endeavors. --Efe (talk) 15:24, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

I know I'm a little late, but I'll miss you too. Really though. RatiziAngelou^contribs 17:03, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Discussion

Hello :), please help reach consensus by weighing in your opinion here. Thanks!--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 11:52, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

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Questionable GA review practices

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Thanks

Thanks for your editorial assistance

This user helped promote Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song) to good article status.

. Sorry you are no longer with us.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:13, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

Retired eh?

This user is no longer active in Wikipedia... until. How are you? --Efe (talk) 11:05, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

Please come back Andrew. I(We) miss you too much. Jivesh • Talk2Me 12:37, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

I was just popping in. Jeez, can't a guy fix up a couple of minor things. :P Haha I might become more active after my November exams, but Wikipedia has become my biggest distraction from study, and NCEA Level 2 is one of the most important years of my schooling, and I need to do really well. :-) Good luck with the editing! —Andrew_stalk 05:22, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

I hope you really come back after November. Thanks. And best of luck with your studies. May God bless you. Jivesh • Talk2Me 05:52, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Retirement

You're not kidding about your retirement, are you? Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"}

WikiCup 2011 July newsletter

The finals are upon us; we're down to the last few. One of the eight remaining contestants will be this year's WikiCup champion! 150 was the score needed to progress to the final; just under double the 76 required to reach round 4, and more than triple the 41 required to reach round 3. Our eight finalists are:

Casliber (submissions), Pool A's winner. Casliber has the highest total score in the competition, with 1528, the bulk of which is made up of 8 featured articles. He has the highest number of total featured articles (8, 1 of which was eligible for double points) and total did you knows (72) of any finalist. Casliber writes mostly on biology, including ornithology, botany and mycology.
PresN (submissions), Pool B's winner and the highest scorer this round. PresN is the only finalist who has scored featured topic points, and he has gathered an impressive 330, but most of his points come from his 4 featured articles, one of which scored double. PresN writes mostly on video games and the Hugo Awards.
Hurricanehink (submissions), Pool A's runner-up. Hurricanehink's points are mostly from his 30 good articles, more than any other finalist, and he is also the only finalist to score good topic points. Hurricanehink, as his name suggests, writes mostly on meteorology.
Wizardman (submissions), Pool B's runner-up. Wizardman has completed 86 good article reviews, more than any other finalist, but most of his points come from his 2 featured articles. Wizardman writes mostly on American sport, especially baseball.
Miyagawa (submissions), the "fastest loser" (Pool A). Miyagawa has written 3 featured lists, one of which was awarded double points, more than any other finalist, but he was awarded points mostly for his 68 did you knows. Miyagawa writes on a variety of topics, including dogs, military history and sport.
Resolute (submissions), the second "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Resolute's points come from his 9 good articles. He writes mostly on Canadian topics, including ice hockey.
Yellow Evan (submissions), who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool A). Most of Evan's points come from his 10 good articles, and he writes mostly on meteorology.
Sp33dyphil (submissions), who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Phil's points come from his 9 good articles, 4 of which (more than any other finalist) were eligible for double points. He writes mostly on aeronautics.

We say goodbye to our seven other semi-finalists, Another Believer (submissions), Piotrus (submissions), Grandiose (submissions), Stone (submissions), Eisfbnore (submissions), Canada Hky (submissions) and MuZemike (submissions). Everyone still in the competition at this stage has done fantastically well, and contributed greatly to Wikipedia. We're on the home straight now, and we will know our winner in two months.

In other news, preparations for next year's competition have begun with a brainstorming thread. Please, feel free to drop by and share any thoughts you have about how the competition should work next year. Sign ups are not yet open, but will be opened in due course. Watch this space. Further, there has been a discussion about the rule whereby those in the WikiCup must delcare their participation when nominating articles at featured article candidates. This has resulted in a bot being created by new featured article delegate Ucucha (talk · contribs). The bot will leave a message on FAC pages if the nominator is a participant in the WikiCup.

A reminder of the rules: any points scored after August 29 may be claimed for the final round, and please remember to update submission pages promptly. If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:50, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Hello

Nice to see you around Andy! Did you check your mail? Please reply through mail too :) Novice7 (talk) 06:45, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

PARTY

Andrew, without being ride, i would like to ask you something. You have stopped editing because of your studies, right? So answer me frankly and honestly. Have you been following how Beyonce's new management are handling the 4 era? Jivesh • Talk2Me 04:35, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Not really. I don't keep up with the music goss. It's interesting that LOT is Beyonce's second highest Hot 100 debut - there wasn't even much hype before the performance. —Andrew_stalk 04:50, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Andrew, I just cannot believe that you prefer to believe Status who rarely edits anything about Beyonce than me. You have been here for so long. Haven't you ever realized or noticed that Beyonce's team always makes a press release for the songs they send to US radio. Andrew, think well. After all, why would i lie? Because radios are not picking "Party". That is totally false. If they weren't playing the song, how would it already be in the top 50 of the US Hip Hop R&B chart. I hope you at least have a knowledge that being in the top 50 of that chart demands art least 6 million AI. And i am very happy for "Love on Top". I crossed my fingers and pray that it is a single. It has potential. Even "Party" has a lot of potential (especially in the US but it was not sent to radio). Jivesh • Talk2Me 04:57, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Still here????

Jivesh 1205 (talk / Make sure you give 4 a try!!!) 05:39, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Not really. I check in every couple of days. —Andrew_stalk 05:42, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I meant that i have something to ask you. Please wait for two minutes. Jivesh 1205 (talk / Make sure you give 4 a try!!!) 05:43, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Do you intend to finish this? Jivesh 1205 (talk / Make sure you give 4 a try!!!) 05:44, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Maybe one day. In saying that, Wikipedia is a co-operative effort, so if you can fix it up then get stuck in! —Andrew_stalk 05:47, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I will leave it it you. If you still have not completed it by December 2011, then i will do it. Right now, i am revising for my exams. Jivesh 1205 (talk / Make sure you give 4 a try!!!) 05:49, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

I read the opposite. The number of music samples is not restricted, especially if you use it to demonstrate something. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 07:44, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

"Love on Top" gained more attention both critically and commercially. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 07:45, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Andrew i am not being rude but what about this. Did you even know some FAs (singles not albums) use four samples just because they have several cover versions. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 07:51, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

That might be some old FAs Jivesh. New ones are very strict. Even the album covers need a strong rationale. Novice7 (talk) 07:54, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Toni Braxton discography

Hey Ada! Since you're online, can you do a quick ce of the above article? And, how does it look? Novice7 (talk) 07:52, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

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Hello (2)

Hi Andrew, I see that you have decided to retire from the project, but I saw that you rarely edit and taking an advantage of that I like to know if you still having the archived links of "Halo". Jivesh made a PR, and an editor made the comment to archive them and I remember that you had them. If you still having them, would it is possible to email them to me or Jiv? Thank you. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 03:32, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Sure, I'll take a look in a few days. :D —Andrew_stalk 07:12, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you so much :) Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 07:13, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi

So let me tell you that i waited for Columbia itself to publish the cover. Do you think after all that discussion on "Party"'s page, i will be so foolish to place a cover which Columbia did not confirm. First go on Beyonce's website, you will see "Countdown" everywhere. And Columbia confirmed here. When i do something for Beyonce, i check every source. (No offense intended). And i have already removed the samples. (Before you leave me your message) Three samples can stay in case you did not know. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 03:44, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 September newsletter

We are on this year's home straight, with less than a month to go until the winner of the 2011 WikiCup will be decided. The fight for first place is currently being contested by Miyagawa (submissions), Hurricanehink (submissions) and Sp33dyphil (submissions), all of whom have over 200 points. This round has already seen multiple featured articles (1991 Atlantic hurricane season from Hurricanehink and Northrop YF-23 from Sp33dyphil) and a double-scoring featured list (Miyagawa's 1948 Summer Olympics medal table). The scores will likely increase far further before the end of the round on October 31 as everyone ups their pace. There is not much more to say- thoughts about next year's competition are welcome on the WikiCup talk page or the scoring talk page, and signups will open once a few things have been sorted out.

If you are concerned that your nomination, be it at good article candidates, a featured process or anywhere else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 12:25, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Discussion

Hello :), you could participate this discussion here. Thanks! Lucas Brígido ^Msg 16:38, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

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"Party"'s release date

Please participate and help clear the confusion here. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 05:00, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2011 October newsletter

The 2011 WikiCup is now over, and our new champion is Hurricanehink (submissions), who joins the exclusive club of the previous winners: Dreamafter (2007), jj137 (2008), Durova (2009) and Sturmvogel_66 (2010). The final standings were as follows:

Prizes for first, second, third and fourth will be awarded, as will prizes for all those who reached the final eight. Every participant who scored in the competition will receive a ribbon of participation. In addition to the prizes based on placement, the following special prizes will be awarded based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, the prize is awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round.

The Featured Article Award: Casliber (submissions), for his performance in round 2. Hurricanehink (submissions) matched the score, but Casliber won the tiebreaker.
The Good Article Award: Yellow Evan (submissions), for his performance in round 4.
The Featured List Award: Miyagawa (submissions), for his performance in round 4. PresN (submissions) matched the score, but Miyagawa won the tiebreaker.
The Recognised Topic Award (for good and featured topics): PresN (submissions), for his performance in round 3.
The Did You Know Award: The Bushranger (submissions), for his performance in round 1.
The In the News Award: Candlewicke (submissions), for his performance in round 1.
The Reviewer Award (for good article reviews): Wizardman (submissions), for his performance in round 3.

No prize was awarded for featured pictures, sounds or portals, as none were claimed throughout the competition. The awards will be handed out over the next few days. Congratulations to all our participants, and especially our winners; we've all had fun, and Wikipedia has benefitted massively from our content work.

Preparation for next year's WikiCup is ongoing. Interested parties are invited to sign up and participate in our straw polls. It's been a pleasure to work with you all this year, and, whoever's taking part in and running the competition in 2012, we hope to see you all in January! J Milburn and The ed17 00:30, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Please let us know what you think

My friend, as you know, Beyonce's new album 4 is being handled in a catastrophic way (i do not know if this is a correct word). Please voice your opinion here so that we can decide which format will suit "Party" that best. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 15:30, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

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Grammy

Happy to see your Grammy-related edits. I hope this means you might be contributing again, at whatever level you wish. You are, of course, welcome to participate at the Grammy Awards task force and Wikipedia in general any time! :) --Another Believer _(Talk) 21:57, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, AB. I intend to just make a couple of edits here and there, no full-scale mass edits. Of course, that does depend on how bored I get this summer! :P —Andrew_stalk 22:49, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

*Hoping you are bored out of your mind* -- Just kidding! Best wishes, --Another Believer _(Talk) 00:51, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of List of number-one music DVDs in 2010 (New Zealand)

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Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)...

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Thanks for this. :D Jivesh1205 (Talk) 08:43, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

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Don't you...

... think that you can include a sample of "Smash into You" in Obsessed? Jivesh1205 (Talk) 10:21, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Absolutely not. What would be the point of that? —Andrew_stalk 11:11, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Well, it is the closing song. So, it would be nice to give readers a sample of the song. Andrew, I think we tend to follow rules too much. Sometimes, I am totally surprised by the number of music samples a single FA use. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 11:29, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Yes, it would be "nice", but it wouldn't significantly increase readers' understanding of the film, or anything being discussed in the article. Heck, it's simply mentioned as one of the songs on the soundtrack! —Andrew_stalk 11:43, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Okay. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 11:45, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Sure. As long as it included Beyonce. Lol. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:53, 27 December 2011 (UTC)