User talk:Ceranthor/Archive 13

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Haven't bothered you lately, so...

Request for comments. Nice job at the Wikicup! Cheers, ResMar 19:08, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

GA/FA Co-nom

Hi Ceran, you've got that FA helper for hire userbox on your user page, so I wondered if you'd like to volunteer to conom at User talk:Alice.haugen#International Monetary Systems; just say I sent you, or squeak if your busy and I'll ask for a volunteer at wt:CUP. Ϣere SpielChequers 13:31, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

1986 Illiois Earthquake

I've done the copyedit, however I strongly believe you need to expand the article a little, and maybe a peer review, so you meet the FAC. The article can make it, but it needs to be expanded. -- Sk8er5000 (talk) 22:33, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the e-mail. I gave it some thought and I'm not going anywhere. Synergy 23:59, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Buldir Volcano

On April 19, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Buldir Volcano, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Shubinator (talk) 02:43, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Phoenix14news

I did some major trimming to the article and added sources. And have now just found and added multiple awards from various organizations... 2005: Aegis Awards Winners and finalists recognition[1], 2006: two awards at the 27th annual Telly Awards [2], 2007: they won a Radio-Television News Directors Association of the Carolinas (RTNDAC) Award for "Best Student Television Newscast".[3], 2008: Three awards at the 29th annual Telly Awards[4], and the 2009 Broadcast Education Association awards[5][6]. I think it has enough independent notability after being trimmed and properly sourced to exist as a stand-alone. Best regards, Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:07, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

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DYK for Gareloi Volcano

On April 21, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gareloi Volcano, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—Anonymous Dissident^Talk 13:48, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

POTD notification

Hi Ceranthor,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Chachani summit edited.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on April 24, 2009. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2009-04-24. howcheng {chat} 22:48, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

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Re: UAA

Looks like Malinaccier already blocked it. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 16:52, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Question

I see that WP:DYK has changed the way it formats nominations. Yeah, I haven't nominated anything there since last year. My question is about the "creator" and "nominator" categories. I mean, if the nominator is the one who has significantly improved the article, like from a stub, for example, should that editor still simply be called the nominator? Can that editor also call his or herself the creator?

Sure, technically, another editor beat me in the "race" as to who could be the first to create the Stacey Castor article (though it was not about a race to me, seeing as I did not simply create a stub of it), but I feel that I am the "true creator" of that article (given my edits to it from stub status to significant expansion). There is also the fact that DYK typically treats significant expansions as new articles (if they meat the length requirement to be considered new).

I must say, though, I am having a difficult time coming up with a hook for this article. It has to do with the fact that this criminal case is very recent and asking "Did you know?" in any way about it seems sort of a like a "Duh." Even though I myself did not know about it until that April 24, 2009 20/20 interview. Flyer22 (talk) 22:14, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

I replied on my talk page. Thank you for answering. Flyer22 (talk) 23:04, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Rjanag slightly changed my edit by putting me down as one of the creators.[7] I suppose I got my wish, LOL. I'll know what to do next time in a case like this, given that edit. Flyer22 (talk) 12:13, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for 1915 Avezzano earthquake

On April 28, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1915 Avezzano earthquake, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 18:45, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for 2008 Bandar Abbas earthquake

On April 30, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 2008 Bandar Abbas earthquake, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 04:58, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Leon Ashley

It's cited to Allmusic, which is hardly a blog. What made you think Allmusic was a blog? Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Many otters • One hammer • HELP)} 20:11, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

You probably saw a mention of the Allmusic blog off in the sidebar. The main biography section of Allmusic, which I've cited in previous DYKs (such as Larry Stewart (singer), my first DYK), is definitely a reliable source. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Many otters • One hammer • HELP)} 20:15, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

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Arbcom statement

Hi Ceranthor. Can you please clarify your statement at the request for arbitration for Mattisse? (It was me who filed it and not Moni, btw, although it makes me happy that someone could think I was her ;)). I'm unsure what you meant by a "request for the clarification of Mattisse and the ArbCom's opinion on her editing". Requests for clarification are specifically in response to previous arbcom rulings on cases, and to my knowledge there has never been an arbcom case filed on Mattisse before. Karanacs (talk) 20:19, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Gracias (I think I'm spending too much time at Sandy's talk page ;)) Karanacs (talk) 20:26, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toth Brand Imaging

I was partway through setting up Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toth Brand Imaging when you answered it. Please read it again. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 12:09, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Earthquake for FA

Hey Ceranthor, I would like to bring Earthquake to FA class. Would you like to collaborate? It needs a lot of work. First we need to take it to GA class and from there to FA. I would like to mention that this would be my first FA effort. If you say yes, then we get going for it. - DSachan (talk) 23:31, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Yup, I know. That's why I contacted you. Alright then, we do it. It is a super important topic. This week I will be slow, but will gather speed from this Saturday (16 May). Thanks for the consent. - DSachan (talk) 09:05, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Hello, now I have gathered plenty of references to give the initial push. It seems that the article needs complete rewrite, including shuffling and adding the new sections, adding new material to stubby paragraphs. Cutting down the external links section and adding more useful pictures is also important. I should be able to start soon. - DSachan (talk) 13:59, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

RE:Archivial

Its time will come. One day... ResMar 01:32, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

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I hope you're monitering the conversation, but I might have to leave soon because I'm editing from my friend's computer, and its almost 9:45. ResMar 01:42, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Mattisse

An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened, and is located here. Please add any evidence you may wish the Arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Mattisse/Evidence. Please submit your evidence within one week, if possible. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Mattisse/Workshop.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, [[Sam Korn]] ^(smoddy) 08:23, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

RfA Thank You

My RFA passed today at 75/2/1 so I wanted to thank you for your participation in it. Special thanks go to GlassCobra and FlyingToaster for their nomination and support. Cheers! --Rosiestep (talk) 02:25, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Thank you for supporting me in my recent RfA, which unfortunately did not pass with a final tally of (45/39/9). I plan on addressing the concerns raised and working to improve in the next several months. Special thanks go to MBisanz, GT5162, and MC10 for nominating me. Thanks again, -down load ׀ sign! 03:40, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for 1947 Wisconsin earthquake

On May 14, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 1947 Wisconsin earthquake, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Dravecky (talk) 02:00, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Adnan Zaidi‎

While I am in favor of deletion as non-notable, note that http://www.freebase.com/view/en/adnan_zaidi is a Wikipedia mirror site. I'd still appreciate your input on its notability, however. -Running On Brains 20:11, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

No prob, thanks for your time :-D -Running On Brains 20:19, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

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Gareloi Volcano

The article is far from the FA standards, in my opinion. For instance, it contains little information about geology, prehistoric eruptive history, plant and animal life. Some background information about Aleutians should be provided as well. History section should be expanded. By the way, I found an old USGS report, which can be useful. Ruslik (talk) 16:39, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

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WikiCup newsletter XVII.V

This is just a quick reminder that the round ends this Friday, May 29, 2009. I wanted to let you guys know the current standings. If you are very close, but not close enough, work as hard as possible these next two days. Pool leaders are listed as usual, and under the 10 wildcards, are competitors that are still fighting for a spot. Also, if you currently have any un-reviewed GAN's up and you'd like them to be reviewed and counted for this round, you must place them on the appropriate thread of the WikiCup talk page.

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GARDEN , iMatthew : Chat , and The Helpful One The Helpful Bot 00:45, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Walter Borchers

I extended the prose believing to have met the character count criteria. MisterBee1966 (talk) 08:45, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Guivre

On May 29, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guivre, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Jamie^☆S93 14:22, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Ring.

Ping ResMar 00:21, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

this too. :) ResMar 00:30, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

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Thank you

I would like to thank you for coming out and participating in my Request for Adminship, which closed unsuccessfully at (48/8/6) based on my withdrawal. I withdrew because in my opinion I need to focus on problems with my content contributions before I can proceed with expanding my responsibilities. Overall I feel that the RfA has improved me as an editor and in turn some articles which in my eyes is successful. Thank you again for your support. Cheers and happy editing. --kelapstick (talk) 17:48, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Volcanos and earthquakes

Yeah, I'm sorta back, though never to my 1,000-edit-a-month capacity. I've simply decided there are more important things in life than Wikipedia: friends, school, girls, etc. Now that doesn't mean I won't be stopping in, but not everyday. Currently I'm working on North Carolinan towns but I should be back to earthquakes in no time. Glad to hear about Nevado. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs/editor review)}~ 00:20, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Volcanos and earthquakes

Yeah, I'm sorta back, though never to my 1,000-edit-a-month capacity. I've simply decided there are more important things in life than Wikipedia: friends, school, girls, etc. Now that doesn't mean I won't be stopping in, but not everyday. Currently I'm working on North Carolinan towns but I should be back to earthquakes in no time. Glad to hear about Nevado. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs/editor review)}~ 00:20, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

SPI cases

Clerk note: If you wish to withdraw a case, please say so on the case page, rather than trying to get the case deleted (and seriously messing up case management). Mayalld (talk) 14:17, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Alexander S. Potupa wiki page

Hello. You were initially the one who emailed us about my father's page Alexander S. Potupa. I've been working hard to improve his page and added a lot of information including links and citations. I would appreciate if you can take a look and drop me a line if you have any suggestions/corrections. Many thanks.--Elalpo (talk) 21:44, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

earthquakes?

In your article on the 1947 Wisconsin earthquake, you said that "(t)he area hardest hit was a secular 7,770 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi) strip of land".

What do you mean by a secular strip of land? Is that some highly specific meaning of 'secular' with which I'm not familiar, or is it just a mistake in word choice? DS (talk) 16:41, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Request for review

If you have a little time, I'm preparing to nominate 2009 Orange Bowl for FAC, and I'd like to get an opinion on it before I submit it. Any suggestions you might have would be appreciated. JKBrooks85 (talk) 22:35, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Copyedit request

Hello, I have been working feverishly on Hawaii hotspot. It is currently under peer review, so if you can provide feedback that would be great. If you don't feel like making the changes yourself, just tell me what to change and I'll do it! Isn't that how it works? Anyway, comments and/or copyedits to Hawaii hotspot would be great because I am sick of looking at it. I have learned more about plate tectonics than I have ever cared to know, but I think I'm approaching the point of diminishing returns on what I can do for the article. I have arranged the images in a steady, right/left pattern, and there are plenty of images. I have crammed in so many images there isn't room for any more. I have rearranged the order of one section, added points of support for the theory, and added countless references. Portions of the table are still unreferenced, but I think the Emperor's names part will slide as is, hopefully.--ErgoSum•talk•trib 15:50, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Some shameless thankspam!

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Cheadle Hulme

Hi, would you mind returning to this soon? I've fixed all the issues you brought up that are possible to fix. Thanks, Majorly talk 13:55, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

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RfA

Just noticed it's approaching three months since your last RfA—I think you've improved substantially in that time. Think you're ready to give it another go? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:51, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

I need to review further, but on balance I suspect this would be a very good thing indeed. Good luck. Pedro : Chat 21:46, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Sure, I'll type up a draft tonight. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 22:41, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Alright, got the nom set up at User:Juliancolton/Ceranthor RfA –Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:28, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Seconded Pedro. I expect to support when the page is completed. :-) Good luck. Jamie^☆S93 13:01, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Yep, the answers look good so far. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 15:46, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

I've never found co-noms to be particularly important, but sure, if you want. Otherwise I think we're ready to go. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 20:44, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

No need for a co-nom to be honest. No need for a nominator at all really, but it keep some people happy :) Good Luck Ceranthor. You should do fine. Julian's one of the best at RFA so go with his guidance. Pedro : Chat 21:00, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, next week works. It's better to have a week of free time when you can babysit the RfA. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 17:37, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Done—feel free to transclude whenever, and good luck! –Juliancolton | ^Talk 19:15, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

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Re: RfA

Hey. What I mean is that when the result of an AfD is no consensus (such as here - [8]) it generally defaults to delete. My question asks when, in your opinion, should one of those closures result in the article staying kept and when should it result in the article being deleted? Wizardman 15:21, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm confused by this statement. AfDs closed as no consensus default to keep, as in the example given. The exception is with BLPs with marginal notability in cases where the subject has requested deletion. I'm not even sure about cases where there is no request for deletion, but I think if there are issues of criticism and controversy for marginally notable BLPs, that is the exception where the default is to delete in order to protect the subject, as in those cases the need to protect non-public figures trumps wp:preserve. But if I've got it wrong I hope someone will correct me. ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:25, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm pretty surprised by your RFA starting downhill so fast. I still think you're a good candidate, although some of the answers are concerning. For your own sake, though, please make sure to double-check through your answers so you're confident that they actually represent you well, and are in keeping with relative good judgement if you're unsure. I imagine this is kind of stressing, so I wish you the best. Jamie^☆S93 00:10, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Your RfA

Hi! Sorry for bringing up the old issue in my question. I shouldn't have done that. Things that happened a year ago are pretty ancient history in wikitime. Jafeluv (talk) 15:59, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

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Knowing

Hello there. Regarding this edit: I think I may have been the one who left the note about the characters being called "The Strangers" in parentheses, and did so because in writing other portions of the plot summary, it was easier to use "The Strangers" to reference these characters (instead of "the four mysterious figure in overcoats", or something similar). Now, the reader may have to click on the footnote, then scroll back to the plot summary, to understand what later mentions of "The Strangers" reference to once they have continued reading the plot section. If removing the parenthetical element in favor of a footnote is recommended somewhere in one of Wikipedia's policies, I understand your edit...but just bringing to your attention what can be perceived as a minor inconvenience to the reader. Cheerio. - SoSaysChappy (talk) 11:41, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

That seems to be the standard, as far as I'm concerned. They just click the little arrow ^, :). ceranthor 11:43, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Ah, if it's the standard or preferred way, then okey-doke. - SoSaysChappy (talk) 11:54, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Paperwork done

Sorry it didn't work out for you. Better luck next time. Best, PeterSymonds (talk) 12:18, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

I see you have withdrawn your RfA, it was unfortunate it started going downhill so fast, as this is another one I thought should have passed, and really only got blown of course by one or two questions. I hope you try again some time in the future, and remember that the majority of users supported your request. Camaron · Christopher · talk 12:02, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

I don't really get why you withdrew, I didn't know which way it was going to turn out. But adminship isn't really important, I support your decision, and I hope you'll run again in 3 months. - Dank (push to talk) 17:46, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Email

Sent. Dabomb87 (talk) 21:16, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

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