User talk:Tinkstar1985

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Thanks Pruneau! Tinkstar1985 13:02, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Westfield Penrith

Hi I just removed your extensive list of stores. It's still in the history if you feel you have lost work. Such a list contradicts WP:NOT a directory. The article should discuss the key features that make this article stand out from any other shopping centre - and ideally, any other Westfield shopping centre.

I suggest dropping by List of Westfield Group shopping centres in Australia and looking at the format, layout and content of other Westfield group articles.

BTW. It's best to use a secondary source (newspapers etc) not corporate press releases / Westfield website / telephone directories. Garrie 10:28, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Garrie. Yeah, at the time I thought it was stupid (but I was very very bored), and was coming on here just now to change it back. Thanks for the advice re:format. Tinkstar1985 00:27, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

McGuire

I don't quite know how I managed to do what I did, so thanks for cleaning up my mess. Cheers. —Moondyne 08:54, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Sean Carey

Hey Tink, i just fixed the Sean Carey page. There was just meaningless babble typed over the page I originally created for Sean Carey with some unnotable person from the USA. I've fixed it and will keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't happen again. --linca^linca 07:27, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Lincalinca! I thought I was going crazy there for a second when I checked the link in the info baox and it went to the right place! Tinkstar1985 07:29, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

No worries! Hey, if you're interested in working on anything to do with Australian Music, feel free to add yourself to the WikiProject for it. --linca^linca 07:40, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Lavalla Catholic College

Hey Tinkstar, While I completely agree that it was quite an achievement, it is generally agreed that names and images of minors/current students of a school should not be included for privacy/protection reasons. So yeah, you are correct, the names of school captains etc should not be included in school articles.

I don't know much about Lavalla Catholic College, so I can't really tell you exactly what to include, but have a look at articles such as Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (an article i've been working on for quite a while), Caulfield Grammar School, Aquinas College, Perth and Scotch College, Perth for some ideas. Maybe think about academics, sport, history etc..e.g. Is it the top VCE school in the region? Is it known for dominating in a certain sporting comp? Has anything significant/unusual occurred in the schools history?

Sorry I can't be more helpful! Any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Thanks. Loopla 03:41, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Brisbane Doctor Who Club

This is not a real club but a site started by a fraudster named Andrew Ainsworth who pretends to find missing episodes via his forums. It will be removed and will remain removed. 58.170.109.135 (talk) 11:32, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Cold Rock Ice Creamery

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Cheers, mate. I've included the reason for notability now - as it is Australia's largest chain of ice cream specialty stores with 90 stores - and Oz only has a population of 22 million, so that's pretty flash. More stores in Oz than Baskin-Robbins too! Also, probably the only specialty chain in Oz that does mix-ins. Tinkstar1985 16:47, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

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Melbourne meetup

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