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DYK for Elena Fisher

On February 9, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Elena Fisher, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 06:01, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Amy Hennig

On February 14, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Amy Hennig, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:01, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hey, thanks for the compliments, Scapler! Cheers to you too, ♠TomasBat 22:30, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Gatewood Lincoln

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Materialscientist (talk) 12:10, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Copy edit

Can you copyedit Shigeru Miyamoto trying to get it to a GA and it needs a good CP. --Pedro J. ^{the rookie} 01:57, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Ugly Americans (TV Series)

I redirected instead of deleting it. Bearian (talk) 07:02, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Twig - Google App Engine Object Datastore

Hello Scapler. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Twig - Google App Engine Object Datastore, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A7 does not apply to software. Thank you. GedUK  20:05, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Caterpie

		The Pokémon Barnstar
		For finding reception on Caterpie of all Pokémon, and making me go "WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!" Blake (Talk·Edits) 02:07, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

CE 2

Thanks for CE Miyamoto, now can you make a CE to his mentor Gumpei Yokoi. --Pedro J. ^{the rookie} 18:58, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Warren Terhune

Hello! Your submission of Warren Terhune at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Materialscientist (talk) 05:21, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Warren Terhune

On March 6, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Warren Terhune, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Rowley Jefferson

Did what I could to save the lad, but 'twas not to be. It may be that once a few years of critical analysis of the story and character have occurred that he will be written about as it seems to me he serves as a foil for the main character. But for now there is only as you have said-- fancruft, synthesis and OR. Oh, yes. I found and removed a possible copy vio. There may be more, but I'm out of time. The day is done, and so am I. Cheers, and happy editing. Dlohcierekim 04:47, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

To your credit, you certainly tried more than anyone else, and for that I commend you. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 04:53, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Gone with the Winchester

Please explain why, and on what authority, you have choosen to delete (actually redirect) the stated page. It is an episode of the UK tv series 'Minder' and without it, the series will be incomplete. I am currently doing all the episodes, although I did not start the project. --Robert Fraser (talk) 04:22, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

The global bell curve

Please refrain from blanking the article. I am not advocating the position of the article. The original article, proposed by someone else, had copyrighted text. I removed the copyrighted text and Wikified the article. You then blanked the article. WHen I corrected that and added more changes, you blanked it again. Most people would consider your actions to be disruptive. I will assume that you have good faith, but just are unaware that the article is barely a half an hour old and still being reworked substantially.

If your motive is to be sure that the article is not a copyvio, at least wait for a few hours before evaluating it.

Best to you, Atom (talk) 14:16, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

No, you did not delete the copyvio. About 95% of that article is still cut-and-pasted from a copyrighted source. I refuse to "wait for a few hours" to ensure that Wikipedia is not breaking laws. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 14:17, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Furthermore, if you are going to assume good faith, kindly stop abusing your rollback rights. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 14:19, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

As I said, the article is a new article. My intention is the same as yours. I saw that the article was a copyvio and proceeded to rework it. You came into the picture mid edit and assumed that I was adding the material, not removing it. If you look at the article in its current form [[1]] which version do you think is a better article? (yours or mine?) Does my version have copyrighted text in it? (None - Not 95% as you suggested). You see that I wikified it. As you can see the article was created at 8:43 by User:Artichaudd, it is now 9:21. My response, the first to respond at 8:52 was to remove the copyrighted text. I mean no disrespect, but when I said that you should AGF, I meant it. Review the edit history, as well as communicate on the talk page if you have concerns. You note as soon as we had a conflict I discussed this immediately here on your talk page. Best to you, Atom (talk) 14:35, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

The article as it is now is free of the copyvios, so it seems everything works out in the end. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 14:37, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Adoption

Hey, I don't know exactly how to accept your adoption. I decided that I'd join you on your editing quest. I like the information you discover, and it would be fun and useful to expand mah brain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SillySwann (talk • contribs) 19:42, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

DYK for MacGillivray Milne

On March 29, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article MacGillivray Milne, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 16:38, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

DYK for List of Presidents of the United States who knew a foreign language

On March 31, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of Presidents of the United States who knew a foreign language, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Calmer Waters 05:32, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

DYK for USS Van Buren (1839)

On April 1, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article USS Van Buren (1839), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Royalbroil 18:05, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Two Qs re choosing best name for The Principal Upanishads (book by Radhakrishnan)

Hello Scapler, Thanks for your attention to my recently created article on the principal Upanishads, a book by Radhakrishnan. You moved the article from "The Principal Upanishads (book by Radhakrishnan)" to "The Principal Upanishads", stating (in the change log) that "no need for author here". I agree it's nicer and simpler if the article's name can be shorter. However, there are two things that you might want to be aware of with regard to the name, and that I'd like to know your thoughts about their implications:

1. The term "principal Upanishads" has for a long time (centuries I think) been in wide usage as a technical term to describe a particular subset of Upanishads (see a subsection of the Upanishads page by that name). Hence, Radhakrishnan did not invent the phrase, nor is his the only discussion of it nor necessarily a definitive discussion; this could create confusion if the page is named "The Principal Upanishads" rather than something more specific like "The Principal Upanishads (book)"

1. There have been several other books with the same title (see Google Book Search RESULTS). For example, there are also books by that exact same title by Swami Nikhilananda (2003 ISBN 048642717X) and Alan Jacobs (2003 ISBN 1903816505); other books have similar titles (e.g., "The principal upanishads: Isa, Kena, Katha, Prasna, Mindaka, Taittiriya, Aitareya and Svetasvatara Upanisads" by Swami Shivananda, 1983).

So it would seem that 1) omitting "book" from the title could cause confusion with the root concept; and 2) confusion with other books might be possible if we omit the author's name. However, among the books, Radhakrishnan's is almost surely the most well-known, although I believe the Nikhilananda version is also somewhat well-known (e.g., another Wikipedia editor quoted from it on a talk page discussion with me only a couple of weeks ago).

In these circumstances, what criteria should be used for naming the page? Some options might be

1. leave the article as you left it, at "The Principal Upanishads";
2. move to "The Principal Upanishads (book)"; and if pages ever are created for other books of the same title, there could be some sort of disambiguation notice at the top of the page. (should that also be mentioned somewhere in the lead even if other pages aren't created?)
3. move the page back to "...(book by Radhakrishnan)".

I find myself inclined to go with #2 or perhaps #1, but perhaps there are standard operating procedures for such issues? It seems most efficient to decide this issue wisely now, so that we don't need to deal later with redirecting lots of links.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts. I am putting this message on your user talk, and also copying it to the article's talk page (currently at Talk:The Principal Upanishads), where you might want to respond. -- Health Researcher (talk) 16:57, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

I admit I did not know of the initial topic when I moved this. I think the ultimate outcome here - that the (book) name was affixed to the title, was the best one. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 02:12, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your response (even if belated) - it's nice to know everyone's "on the same page", so to speak. Best regards - Health Researcher (talk) 17:44, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Otheruses4 --> About

Please do not use {{otheruses4}}. It redirects to {{about}}.174.3.123.220 (talk) 04:24, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Huh, the more you know. Thanks for the tip. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 04:53, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

OfficialNintendoMagazine.co.uk

Despite the title, both of the references you added citing this newssite indirectly come from Serebii.net. I have removed this content and and the "Reception" section again as:

• Serebii.net is not a reliable source
• The GamesRadar.com news thing does not say anything except complain about the uninspiring titles and the fact that its not on the 3DS
• It's an opinion piece and not a professional review
• A game article should not have a reception section if it has not been released yet, which means it is not really a review in the first place

Please do not replace this content without further discussion on the talk page.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 13:18, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

I have responded on the talk page; and I strongly object to your continuing removal or reliable sources without discussing it first. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 13:39, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion converted to PROD: Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose)

Hello Scapler, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I have converted the speedy deletion tag that you placed on Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) to a proposed deletion tag. The speedy deletion criteria are extremely narrow to protect the encyclopedia, and do not fit the page in question. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. Polargeo (talk) 11:31, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

I would disagree; the article still gives no context, but as always with CSD, if another thinks PROD is better, it does not harm to me at all. Thank you for the notification. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 13:46, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

David Smalley (editor)

Thank you for your contribution to Wikipedia's content. However, please follow POLICIES regarding nominating articles for deletion. "The content issues should be discussed at the relevant talk page, and other methods of dispute resolution should be used first" -- see Wikipedia:Deletion#Discussion Geĸrίtzl (talk)

I am afraid it is you who has misread policy. There is no content dispute in the article; I don't think any of it is inaccurate, I simply believe the subject does not meet the general notability guide. AfD is the appropriate venue for discussing an article's deletion on these grounds. I believe you are confusing two very different issues: the content of an article and whether there should even be an article in the first place. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 01:26, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Someone has changed the policy, it used to be exactly as I stated it. At any rate, I have added 3rd party refs to David Smalley and would like you to review them. Your objection to the article has been overtaken by events and you thus should change your DELETE vote to KEEP. Geĸrίtzl (talk) 23:40, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi Scapler, a small request

Hi old friend! Long time no see. I don't come on to Wiki too often nowadays. However, I have recently finished a project here for the article on the Parthian Empire. I hope to nominate it soon as a featured article. I was wondering if you wouldn't mind reading through and copyediting a bit. It's a smaller article than Han Dynasty, but it is of decent size. Plus, I just want to know what you think! That is, if there's anything I could add or expand upon. Cheers buddy.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 13:08, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Cool man, take your time! Already a User:Pmanderson has put a tag in the introduction. Exciting! I've refuted him, of course, on the talk page, but he has yet to respond. Anywho, have fun with the article; I hope you enjoy reading and copyediting it. Cheers.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 00:16, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Hi Scapler, I clarified that issue in the introduction; great work so far! And thanks once again for doing this. I hope you deem my prose to be much better this time around! Cheers.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 20:04, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

I see things are moving along. So do you think the article will be FAC-worthy by the weekend? Say, perhaps, Sunday evening? :) I'd like to nominate it soon. However, you can be deliberate and follow a steady pace with your copyediting if you feel that there is too much remaining material to digest in a single week. Cheers!--Pericles of Athens^Talk 16:46, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

I can have it done by Sunday. For an article by you, it is downright small. I apologize for the slow progress, I had a Japanese exam today, so studying... かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 16:58, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Awesome! Good luck with that. My sister speaks Japanese, and has actually been to Japan to study the language. Very cool. When you're not busy with your studies you can copyedit the article; don't feel like you need to rush this or anything. じゃまた! :)--Pericles of Athens^Talk 19:23, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Apologize? Are you kidding? I should be kissing your ass for this! You, my friend, deserve a nice cold beer. Or at least another Wiki Barnstar award. Lol. Cheers to you, for another job well done! Peace, --Pericles of Athens^Talk 00:07, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination for List of characters in the Uncharted series

Hello! Your submission of List of characters in the Uncharted series at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!

Sorry that it's taken 13 days for the initial review, I know what a pain it is to get issues pointed out days after the original submission, but we're really short of reviewers at the moment. Mikenorton (talk) 21:17, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

RE:Twinkle issues

This is really funny.. I dont know what is wrong with the Twinkle!!, Thank you for pointing that out, I guess I ll correct it manually MaenK.A._Talk 13:41, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Prince Estabrook

Thanks for the heads-up, but you didn't need to be snarky. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 20:45, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

I apologize if my tone came off that way. It was not intended. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 20:50, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

No problem. Been guilty of that myself sometimes. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 02:30, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Dean Alfange

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Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Deletion Tag

I recently received a message for the speedy deletion of an article. Now that the article apparently conforms to policy, will the tag be removed automatically? See ElderHap's Talk Page

Generally what happens is another editor sees that the tag no longer qualifies, and then removes it. I hope this answers your question. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 21:13, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

About: Speedy deletion nomination of Volkan Konak!

How not credible? So what, Not artists. One of the famous turkey. So encyclopaedic! See: Ismail here singer:Volkan Konak - Nebeviye^(Message) 08:04, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

I am afraid that I am having a hard time understanding you, most likely due to a language barrier. If you are referring to this article: Volkan Konak, then I am requesting deletion because it does not assert why this person is notable. Saying "this person is a singer" denotes notability about as much as saying "this person is a human"; the article does not discuss why he is more notable than any other person on the planet. See WP:BAND for guidelines on the inclusion of musical artists. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 08:08, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

new way to use templates?

Further to your comments on my use of templates, could you please have a look at the template at User:Hpvpp/Sandbox with a test page at User:Hpvpp/Sandbox/testcases and give me your opinion, please? (I have added a response at User_talk:Hpvpp#Linguistic_relativity_and_the_color_naming_debate_.28summary.29 as well. Hpvpp (talk) 07:57, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

I have responded on your talk page; at this point, I would consider getting input from someone who works with templates more than I do. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 08:00, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Request for Comment

I have proposed that summaries of articles be kept in a subpage ~/Sum and that a (to-be-written) template transcludes the summary into (a) the lead after the first paragraph and (b) any other article that needs to summarize the article. Please comment at Wikipedia_talk:Lead_section#Proposal_for_a_new_template_and_/Sum_summary_pages.

Hpvpp (talk) 08:15, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ojtnawi

• You might want to get in on this discussion. Erpert (let's talk about it) 22:38, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the head up on the discussion; I back the deletion, which of course I will mention there. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 22:41, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

MGS Narayanan

I've rewritten M.G.S. Narayanan.Please remove the tag if its fine now.NMKuttiady (talk) 08:28, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Article is no longer a copyvio. Done. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 08:35, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Removal of PROD from Ilacoin

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I feel silly responding to a bot, but since sources were added, the PROD no longer applied. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 19:17, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Presidents and Languages

The list was posted to reddit.com this morning and upon reading it, I just couldn't fathom that so few were monolingual.

Well I certainly thank you for researching where I failed to. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 03:37, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

The reddit post explains why the views have spiked to almost 10,000 today. Interesting. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 03:57, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Satoshi Tajiri

I deleted that one sentence because it already mentioned that earlier in the article. It is unnecessary to repeat it. Yonskii (talk) 03:13, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

That would be the lead, which is meant to summarize the whole article. To be in the lead, it has to be mentioned in the article body, where it is. I apologize for assuming vandalism, but that fact has been blanked quite often from the article, as people disagree with it, even though it is cited. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 03:15, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Even though it is cited, it doesnt really need to be there. Its redundant. If it is mentioned in the first paragraph it unless there was more information to expand upon it, but its just one sentence. No need for it. Yonskii (talk) 03:26, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

It is NOT redundant; see WP:LEAD. All information in the lead is supposed to be stated again somewhere else in the article. I only cited it in the lead as well because some consider it contentious material. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 03:28, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it is quite redundant. Not everything in the article needs to be mentioned in the lead either. Most articles are not like that. And the world isnt coming to an end. Go figure. Yonskii (talk) 03:31, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

I merely meant to include a relevant summary in the lead. If you feel it is not necessary in the lead, I would not object to it being removed there. My point is that you can't remove it from the article body and leave it in the lead. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 03:37, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Hello!

--75.84.100.54 (talk) 04:10, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Just noticed your edits to Uncharted related articles, and noticed that no one had formally welcomed you yet. I have written a few of the Uncharted articles, though not the main series one, and wanted to thank you for your helpful edits! かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 04:12, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

Re:Nathan Drake (character)

You're welcome, Scapler. Its amazing that you created this article. You might even get a award out of it. Also, since you're very indulged in the Uncharted series, have you thought about turning the first game into a Featured Article? GamerPro64 (talk) 00:54, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

I do want to improve the whole series. I currently have List of characters in the Uncharted series up for a featured list as well. I will have a look at the game articles next, and then maybe the overall series article. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 00:57, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Removal of PROD from Ernest Ellis

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MvC3 DYK

Thanks to you and DustFormsWords for the review and approval. It seems the real creation date somehow eluded me. In any case, thanks and happy editing! --Remy Suen (talk) 01:57, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

No problem; I am always happy to help a worthy article onto the main page. Happy editing to you as well! かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 02:37, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Gyles v Wilcox

Hi there - thanks for nominating this article for GA. Just a note to say I'm reviewing the article and have placed some comments on the review page. Cheers --Mkativerata (talk) 20:44, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

article needs inline citations

Hey, i agree with your edit summary for this edit of Wayne Grayson article, that the article needs inline citations. However, to convey that, please use {{nofootnotes}}, or if there is one or two footnotes and more are needed use {{morefootnotes}}. You used {{BLP unreferenced}}, which means there are no sources whatsoever, and that incorrectly put the article into the big BLP unreferenced issue (wikipedia has been criticized for having many thousands of completely unsourced articles; I and others are working to reduce the number). I am removing that tag now. Thanks! --Lvklock (talk) 11:54, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for removing that one. I have been tagging some articles that did not have any reliable sources (i.e. only imbd or other user-edited sites) and did not realize at the time AnimeCons.com was a reliable source. Anyway, thank you for letting me know. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 15:28, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for John Gould Moyer

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Ralph Hungerford

The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Imalu

I've binned it, but did you notice that it was a copy-paste of the Google translation of the Japanese Wikipedia article about her?[2] Google Translation of Japanese pop culture is normally disastrous, which is why I've not tried to save the article. Fences&Windows 19:46, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Am I the one who placed the PROD tag on the article? I don't remember doing it, but I often new page patrol, so not remembering such an event is hardly surprising. I would try my hand at translating the Japanese article, but since the Japanese Wikipedia rarely ever has any references on it, I don't think it will make much of a difference. Ahh... unreferenced BLPs, how you disappoint me. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 21:31, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Wow... looking at the article, it is actually well-referenced. I am baffled to find such a thing over there. Maybe I will give a crack at translating it (I know the grammar fairly well, but would certainly need my dictionary for unfamiliar words). かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 21:32, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

I know, I was surprised to find a referenced article too. Japanese Wikipedia is normally chock full of unreferenced articles on computer game music composers. I wasn't sure how reliable the referencing was, and was amused to see in one gossipy news story about her a note that she has type A blood. Does their press regularly report on the blood type of Japanese pop starlets? Fences&Windows 00:59, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

To finally answer, people tend to care about that a lot more in Japan. See the article Blood types in Japanese culture. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 15:30, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Fascinating! This is why I love Wikipedia: if I'd just thought to search it I'd have answered my own question. Fences&Windows 16:14, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Vernon Huber

Gatoclass (talk) 06:03, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Parthian Empire; and your first FA

Scapler's first FA!

Hi Scapler! Yeah, I think I saw your nomination for List of characters in the Uncharted series a few days before it passed, but I didn't comment on it since I had no idea what to say! Lol. The game itself seems pretty bad-ass though; I think my friend Khoi has played it before. Congratulations on your very first FA article! You clearly poured a lot of time and effort into it.

Thanks once again for helping me with Parthian Empire. The prose certainly needed a thorough rinsing and scrubbing. I believe I'm getting better at writing prose in general, though, especially after reading User:Tony1/How to improve your writing.

Unlike the first time you've had sex, you will not feel especially different after your first FA on Wikipedia (lol). At least from my own experience! However, you may feel confident in the fact that you are now part of the elite community of quality contributors to this encyclopedia, a band of brothers following the editor's code of glory, victory, and anal retentive determination. Three cheers and many more beers for Scapler!--Pericles of Athens^Talk 14:51, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Actually it is a featured list; that being said, it is on the level of a FA, but consensus on the video game wikiproject is that such character articles should be nominated as FLs and not FAs. And yes, the game is amazing, one of the best I have ever played. When I saw the horrible condition the character article was in, I could not just stand by and let it happen. Thank you for the congrats. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 04:21, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Darden

I honestly thought my question was going to be perfunctory, but apparently not. Anything you can add to help?--SPhilbrickT 01:43, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

I didn't mean to throw a wrench in your plans. Scalper, I notice you've replaced the image at Thomas Darden with a group photo that includes Darden. If you can identify which officer in the rear row is Darden (perhaps by comparing to the image from americansamoa.gov), I'd be happy to create a cropped version of the image that is just a head-shot of Darden that you can use in the Thomas Darden article. —RP88 03:36, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

I am not angry in the slightest; I applaud your necessity to make sure that copyright is correct in articles. Unfortunately, though I have narrowed it down to two, I cannot completely identify which person is Darden. かんぱい！ Scapler (talk) 04:04, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Thomas Darden

Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 18:03, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Phelps Phelps

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:02, 2 June 2010 (UTC)