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Ink MC edit

Hi, thank you for doing so, I was trying to look for redirect information but didn't quite find it but I appreciate your helping me out. Thanks again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fouadbajwa (talk • contribs) 18:22, 25 September 2007

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Oh for god's sake, not another barnstar.

Now I'm going to have to go and change IP address again. And I was just getting to like this one! Oh well :( – 86.149.9.24 22:16, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Why would you be upset by getting a barnstar? You should be proud because they are only awarded to people who really deserve them. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 22:17, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

No, they aren't. I haven't believed that since I was given seven in one day for doing basically nothing. They're awarded to people who revert a bit of vandalism – in this case, fewer than 100 edits. They aren't awarded to the hardest-working people (article writers) – 86.133.139.4 10:01, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Regarding 86.149.24

Yea, he got mad at me as well for helping him. I would suggest not communicating with him unless you want him/her to continue posting a template message on your usertalk. That user does not like messages of any kind (just to let you know). Tiptoety 23:31, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Alcoholics Anonymous

Please take note, that the edit that I did was a serious edit. As per another editors comment:

"The ruling of the Arbitration Committee specifically states that in scientific articles references must be from reliable third-party, unbiased sources. This means they must come from peer-reviewed literature. Self-published literature, such as the essay by Jeffrey A. Schaler published on his own site, does not meet these standards. I'm going to remove all material with such citations. -- Craigtalbert 10:35, 28 September 2007 (UTC)"

I was simply removing all self published items on alcoholics anonymous, a deeply scientific organisation, with several deeply scientific aspects to its hostory and theories, as I stated on the talk page. Please don't think that I am disrupting wikipedia to make a point (i'm not). I am simply applying the same principles to the article as others have.

Also, please take note, I have tried to report others for various aspects of their behaviour, have put in for a peer review and someone else has requested arbitration. All of this has been to no avail. So, unless you can help achieving NPOV on the article, I would be grateful if you could turn your bot off. Thank you. 82.19.66.37 20:15, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

First of all, Twinkle is not a bot. Secondly, you removed a large amount of content from the article and claimed you were removing "unsourced information". So that's why you were warned for an inappropriate edit summary. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 20:50, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

"(cur) (last) 19:45, 28 September 2007 ClueBot (Talk | contribs) (43,602 bytes) (Reverting possible vandalism by Special:Contributions/82.19.66.37. If this is a mistake, report it. Thanks, ClueBot. (Bot))"

firstly, interesting edit summary from someone/thing that isn't a bot. Why have "bot" in ones name? Secondly, I was removing information that was not sourced properly, according to "consensus" (not a consensus that I agreed with, so not really consensus at all...) on the group. And I mentioned this precise reason in the edit summary "self published". However, if twinkle is not a bot, please have a word with her/him (I assume it was a her....) and ask that she look into things more carefully in future. I am working/battling very hard to make an article NPOV. The subtleties of this are more than can be understood from a quick look. The are several other edits to this article which have not been reverted. Perhaps you could have a look at them as well? Or alternatively, why not assume good faith and ask me why BEFORE making these changes? Whatever your motives, I assure you (and experienced wiki editors/admins will tell you), there are no blanket solutions. Please HELP, don't hinder. 82.19.66.37 22:15, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

I made a mistake in warning you, and I apologise for that. But Twinkle is a javascript you can install, and ClueBot is not mine. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 22:25, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Not Criticizing

But is this really a valid warning to use? It's quite likely it is that person putting it up for self-promotion. (Unless there's dirt in the articles I missed.) -WarthogDemon 20:02, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Whoops, I thought that was putting any personal info in articles! I've removed it now. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 20:17, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Queerbating

Why was the "queerbating" article removed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Orlove80 (talk • contribs) 20:44, 30 September 2007

A two-sentence-long article about a word you probably made up shouldn't be here. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 20:45, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

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		Hello NASCAR Fan24; you came to my attention recently. Happy editing! Phoenix 15 21:50, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 21:51, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

A barnstar for your contributions

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		Excellent work on your AfD commenting! You've commented on basically every one for the past few days! Keep up the great work! *Cremepuff222* 22:04, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Heh, no problem. :D *Cremepuff222* 22:42, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

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Your "secret" page

I've found it.--Vox Humana 8' 13:07, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thanks so much for my first barnstar! I really appeciate it. Thanks again-- STORMTRACKER 94 21:32, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

RootZoo

Why did you put a tag on this site? Sportsfanatic51515 21:51, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

See note on Talk:RootZoo. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 21:53, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

there is no note on Talk:RootZoo —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sportsfanatic51515 (talk • contribs) 21:56, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

There is now. Sorry, took me a long time to type it. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 22:01, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

You have been awarded...

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For great efforts in fighting vandalism. Cheers,JetLover (Report a mistake) 22:25, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Question

User talk:68.54.56.198 is personally attacking me and an admin on his talkpage. I tried to get the page semi'd, but it was declined because the admin there said he didn't see how it violated WP:NPA. I guess calling User:Haemo a "damned fool" and labelling me as a page-owner isn't classed as a personal attack these days. Oh yes, and they are abusing the unblock template by claiming they didn't touch the page, when they have a long rap sheet of adding spam links. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 00:43, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

I dont think too many Admin's check this helpme stuff. I would recomment putting a report on the Administrators Noticeboard. Seems to be a very effective tool. But since the block was not released, there must be something he did wrong; assuming it is the personal attacks. - Rjd0060 01:07, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

I say bring that to the noticeboard promptly.--NightRider63 01:37, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Re:Secret page

Thanks for the barnstar. My suggestion would be to use another person's userspace, or create a different account dedicated to it. Then it'll be harder to look it up on Special:Allpages. --Hirohisat ^紅葉 21:43, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ashley Tesoro EP

Thanks for fixing that page for me. I was in the process of doing it, but got an edit conflict and saw you had already done it! Twinkle sure messed that one up...I don't even know what happened. Anyway, thanks again! --Ioeth _{(talk contribs friendly)} 22:27, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Ha, that's what it was! I must have missed it when I copied the text from the Tesoro Entertainment afd I had just submitted. --Ioeth _{(talk contribs friendly)} 22:32, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

WP:AfD

I would like to caution you about a few of your contributions to the Articles for Deletion process, namely, your use of the word policy.

I don't know how much exposure you've had to the rules of Wikipedia or its process. However, "policy" has a very specific meaning on Wikipedia. There are many rules -- the guidelines -- on Wikipedia that are not considered policies, and thus they have a different implementation. Essays, on the other hand, are suggestions from other Wikipedians but don't carry any official weight. I noticed that you called both WP:NEO (a guideline) and WP:COAT (an essay) "policies" in recent AfD discussions.

I would recommend that you take the time to read Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines to familiarize yourself with the differences between the three. Or, if you're already aware and this was a simple oversight, you might want to be more careful in the future. This is both for your benefit -- so that you maintain a high level of credibility by appearing that you understand Wikipedia process -- and for the benefit of others -- so that conversation doesn't become confused or inaccurate.

Cheers, and happy wiki'ing. - Che Nuevara 13:11, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Removed AFD !vote (notify/explain)

Hey man... shortly after completing my nomination of Wuya for deletion I realized that there are about 5 other related articles that all should fall under the AFD. I added all of them, and removed your !vote (since you got to the AFD before I had added the rest of the articles). I'm just notifying you of my action, and asking that you re-evaluate the AFD and re-add your input. You can find it all at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wuya. Thanks. /Blaxthos 15:25, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Wuya

What did those images fail to satisy? You provided no explanation.--Marhawkman 23:03, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

• You still haven't explained WHY they fail.--Marhawkman 23:07, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
  • the fail use guidelines don't require the explanation to be in that form.--Marhawkman 23:12, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
    • There's no reason why you can't simply use the "fair use" template. The policy requires that you must have a fairuse rationale seperate from the Copyright template. It does not in any way preclude you from using a Template for the fair use rationale.--Marhawkman 23:20, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
      • Um.... that was almost exactly what I said. oh, Nevermind you figured it out....--Marhawkman 23:26, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Iowa

The article Sex abuse cases in American public schools (Iowa) has been anonymized. Would this change your vote? Student7 11:20, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

No, it would no change my vote. Thanks for letting me know. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 11:22, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Help?

{{helpme}} I've got a secret page hidden within my userspace. If you find it, you sign the page, and you get a little award, and that's the end of it. However, User:Xterra1 couldn't find it (i.e. fell for my red herring), and he decided to post a note on my talkpage whining about that fact. After a few days of trying, he found it, and promptly decided to post a link to it on his userpage. I want it removed, and he has threatened to report it as vandalism if I do. Do I have the authority to remove it? Should I leave it alone? Thanks in advance. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 00:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

I've moved the page, but I still want the link removed. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 00:40, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey, it's me. Honestly, I would probably just get rid of the page if it's becoming such an issue. :) *Cremepuff222* 00:48, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks a lot NASCAR Fan24, games like this really make it fun :) --Kudret abi^Talk 21:20, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Peru Surfing

Hi, I've added a number of sources since you last commented on "Who Invented Surfing" I'd appreciate your looking at the new documents especially #4. Also, Henning has written a lot about surfing including one book about Polynesia...his reseach indicates Peru as the origin and is generally accepted in the most of "Knowledgable" surfing community. The authors and their credentials of Document 4 are a sign of this acceptance. Surfmac2004 21:18, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Off-Wiki personal attack?

Does this count as an off-wiki personal attack? NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 00:41, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

I would say so, but I don't know what you can do about it. - Rjd0060 02:04, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Should I go bother the admins at WP:ANI and see what they can do about it? NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 10:36, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't think they would be able to do anything. I think your best bet is to ask them (nicely) to take that content down. :-) Stwalkerster talk 10:41, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Upon a second viewing, I am not sure that this was actually intended as an attack. :-) Stwalkerster talk 11:18, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, I don't think it is in invitation to brunch. But, WP:ANI probably cannot do anything about it. I think there really is nothing you can do, other than ask to remove it. - Rjd0060 16:27, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

How can I increase "notability"?

You have marked to delete this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gilley because of lack of notability. How do you recommend I make this person appear more notable? For example, what type of sources would I need that you would accept as notable? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.159.120.123 (talk) 18:05, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Sockpuppet blocked, but should the sockpuppeteer have been too?

{{helpme}} Hi there. I reported a sockpuppet at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/I Am Mclovin and requested a checkuser at Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/I Am Mclovin. The sockpuppet was blocked. My question is, isn't a sockpuppeteer blocked too? They have not been blocked, but have not edited since I reported them. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 12:08, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I have scoured sockpuppetry policy carefully (as I was once a sockpuppeteer) - yes, the sockpuppeteer should be blocked too, for a period of two weeks, then I believe it escalates to one, two, six and then twelve months for subsequent offences. After that I believe it's either two years or indefinite. Auroranorth 12:16, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

User:LM1998

He won't be doing that again for the next few hours. Thanks and let me know if you see it again. -- But|seriously|folks  17:30, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Definitely not. See also User:Sb1998. -- But|seriously|folks  17:34, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Re:Secret Page

Whoa! That was quick (two minutes within finding the page and you already have the award on my talk page)! Anyway, Thanks for the Barnstar!!! Valens Impérial Császár 93 02:13, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Hello

Hi there. It's more than likely that removing that medical question will lead to endless 'discussion' on the talk page, and possibly lead to you being labelled as something or other, but don't worry about it (Unless a posse of admins suggests you're on the way to a ban! But I think that would take longer, and is extremely unlikely in this universe). Just remember, if it all gets ugly, that not everybody is there shouting :) Skittle 23:45, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

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thank you

thanx a lot for adding me to ur humor page

i'm very honored

(i was the guy that asked the question about the rat and the computer)--Dlo2012 14:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

user Woggy

Re this edit, user Woggy is currently blocked. Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Woggy . He's removed the block notice from his user page, but it's there in the history. -- Rick Block (talk) 00:38, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Now blocked permanently, thanks for the heads-up. NawlinWiki 02:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Bored

{{helpme}} Hello there. My watchlist isn't very active, and I am frequently bored while on Wikipedia. Is there any behind-the-scenes functions that I can help with? (along the lines of commenting on AfD discussions, which I already do) Thank you. NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 12:47, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

WP:RFA, WP:RFC, WP:MedCab, just to name a few. :-) —[[Animum | talk]] 12:58, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Any other recommendations? NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 13:01, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

WP:DRV, WP:MFD, WP:CFD, WP:TFD, WP:GAC, WP:FAC, WP:PR, WP:RM, WP:RD...--Fuhghettaboutit 14:23, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

And the BACKLOG in general. - Rjd0060 14:42, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Something I just started doing today is working on DAB pages. See Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links. It is a pretty easy thing to do, but I don't think it will ever be finished. - Rjd0060 01:56, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

RE: Secret page

Thanks for your award. Really appreciate it. Would you like to sign my autograph book? That's if you have some minutes to spare. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 22:26, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for signing. Really appreciate it. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 22:31, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I forgot to sign in

You messaged me (24.170.230.188) about editing, because I forgot to sign in before editing the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrew1123 (talk • contribs) 23:38, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Can you explain why

You have just deleted the changes I spent two hours making to MY OWN WikiPedia entry??? I'm not a WikiPedia wonk, and I'm not terribly familiar with the interface. I'm trying to update my own page, and having a devil of a time. Then I discover you have labeled my own edits as vandalism. I'd LOVE an explanation. -Eli Cross —Preceding unsigned comment added by PiercedOne (talk • contribs) 01:09, 20 October 2007 (UTC) It's simple - your changes to Eli Cross made the article very unencyclopedic, and they were borderline nonsense. That's considered vandalism. NASCAR Fan24(radio me!) 01:35, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

So you deleted EVERYTHING including the biographical data, the reference links to awards won, the updates to the stage names, the links to additional interviews. You are THE arbiter of all things, aren't you?

Question

Hi! I have a question! I want to upload a image to illustrate a typical spam on Microcap stock fraud and the image comes from a spam i received on my regular email. I wonder what i should put as the source where comes from... thanks! --Flaaaaaaaaaaaming! 01:13, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Message on Spongebob Squarepants list of episodes disscussion page

There is a message from me to you on the Spongebob Squarepants list of episodes discussion page. (Clawsofmidnight 15:47, 20 October 2007 (UTC))

Your userpage

You're welcome. The vandal has been blocked. :) Acalamari 22:43, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

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Great Editing

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		I, Stormtracker94 award the RickK Anti-Vandalism barnstar to NASCAR Fan24 for tireless contributions in reverting vandalism. STORMTRACKER 94 12:58, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

WTF,man!

Dude-WTF is that secret page? It's arbitrary,as you say "TEH SECRET PAGE" is not that page at all. Tsk,tsk.....--Xterra1(talk)(Work)(?) 12:43, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm not looking for it. How you believe I would be fooled by that-Psh........I'm darn well 13 years old. I'm not stupid. I can use Maxthon's adress bar and scour 'til I find it.--Xterra1(talk)(Work)(?) 12:51, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
(edited to remove possible personal attack) NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 00:15, 9 October 2007 (UTC) It's all a deception. Your "red herring" is your little misnomer for a nonexistent page.--Xterra1(talk)(Work)(?) 00:11, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Look on my talkpage. I don't want your silly award-it isn't a barnstar.--Xterra1(talk)(Work)(?) 00:21, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

And,by the way,I'm not whining. As Cremepuff said,it's an issue,I'm sorry,man,I didn't want to get off on the wrong foot. I'll get rid of the link. But,I'll actually help you with it. I'll post a link to your userpage,and I'll say to try to find it.--Xterra1(talk)(Work)(?) 22:38, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Dude,I want to be a friend,not a foe. Sorry about all this strife I've caused you. Go on ahead and.................. .Xterra1(talk)(Work)(?)

Hey,NascarFan,click the little "edit" link atop this area and look here:Stop looking. Do you want me to recreate the original as a new red herring?--Xterra1(talk)(Work)(?) 22:53, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Hey,NF,it's me,Xterra1. Like my new sig? Click the little S on it and sign my guestbook,please. Spread it around.Xt1TW?S 23:12, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Am 123

i'm sorry i didn't know about it please accept my apology..thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Am123 (talk • contribs) 13:56, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Sockpuppet case

I have closed the case as not needing any other admin intervention. Monitor the IP address, it can always be blocked in the future. RyanGerbil10(C-Town) 18:01, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure why you are having such an issue. I typed in NYTimes and Kelby. #3 was this link:

http://partners.nytimes.com/books/01/05/06/home/contents.html

Do you need me to do every single one of the reviews? It's very easy. All you have to do is type in the source and my last name. Or, you could just go to Random House's website and look at the, there. Or Hyperion's website. They are reputable publishers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nkelby (talk • contribs) 20:12, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Afd closure formatting

Hi there, I saw you had closed some AfDs recently (and great job on that btw)... just wanted to make sure you knew that the subst:ed closure template goes at the very top and bottom, before even the article title header. I've fixed the ones you closed, example here. No biggie, just wanted to make sure you knew. Keep up the great work! ~Eliz81^(C) 20:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks...

but it was nothing! Spammers is one area where my famously unsubtle approach is particularly appropriate :-) Guy (Help!) 20:50, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Director of Bands

You think Director of Bands would be something the people wouldn't be interesting in knowing what that is? You feel it to be unnecessary?

Thanks for your help. Ksuwildcats10 00:06, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

minor/not minor

Just a head's up, please do not mark edits as minor when added a speedy deletion tag (re: Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League). Keep on keepin' on.--12 Noon 02:42, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't know why Twinkle defaults to that setting. It is clearly against these recommendations. - Rjd0060 05:22, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

RE: Barnstar

Thanks, by the way what is the bots update lag like at the moment? Fast or Slow? --Chris  G  08:51, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

London Law Review

It doesn't cite its sources, there is no evidence to indicate that the Lord Chief Justice is its patron, there are no citations, until recently the organisation's web-site said it was "shut down due to unpaid IT and development fees," and it's quite clear from the edit history that there's been an edit war in recent weeks between one of its operators and its detractors (read: "we hope all has been worked out"). Also, it hasn't issued in over a year. I personally ordered a subscription in May 2005 and I have received no journals since. It is essentially non-existent. Its inclusion in Wikipedia is therefore misleading and the article should be scrapped on the grounds of bias and/or notability. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.43.201.174 (talk) 10:47, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Friendly userboxes

Awesome! --Ioeth _{(talk contribs friendly)} 14:56, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Blocking

Not really. I've sometimes been accused of being too harsh, so I tend to err on the side of caution, especially if it's a snap judgement. What do you think would have been a reasonable ban? Deb 21:34, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

No, I quite understand your arguments. The thing is that, with these people, a short ban is sometimes just as effective as a longer one, because they lose interest and go away, then come back and try again another day - in which case, a 24-hour ban isn't long enough really. (On the Welsh wikipedia, we ban most vandals indefinitely at their first offence, because we haven't got enough contributors to police the pages 24/7 - I often wish we could do that here...) Deb 21:53, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Template help

{{helpme}} How do I enable users to enter a certain string into a template? I'll give an example, as I don't think I know how to explain it. In Template:User contrib, users can enter their number of edits by typing {{User contrib|number of edits}}. How do I enable that in a template? NASCAR Fan24^{(radio me!)} 22:30, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

The string is a "Parameter" to place it you write:

{{{1}}}

or

{{{2}}}

which defines which parameter it is. You can also write:

{{{name}}}

which you would have to write {{tl|name=STRING TO BE ADDED}}. You can see an example at Template:Template sandbox, If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask me on my talkpage.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 22:51, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

You might also want to look at Help:Template and Help:Template#parameters--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 23:09, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

how do i create my own user boxes?Andrewmeister2 23:46, 22 October 2007 (UTC) i took out all the foreign words for bircher muesly,but i still dont understand what is wrong with the toneAndrewmeister2 01:54, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

AfD notice at London Law Review

Hi there. I noticed you closed the AfD for London Law Review, but the AfD notice is still on the article. It should probably be removed. I'm letting you know, cos there might be other tidying up that is needed. Carcharoth 14:56, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Sorry. I see that the current AfD notice is the second nomination! Forget I said anything! Carcharoth 14:57, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

how do i add links to another wiki page for a word?Andrewmeister2 18:59, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

This is how you add links. For a word,put it in between [[]],w/o the nowikis. Here is the result:SASUKE--Xterra1 20:59, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Your hex colors

Hey,could you try putting six-character hexcodes in your sig,intead of 3-character? I can't see the reds and yellows.--Xt1TW?S 22:58, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Cool,thanks.--Xterra1 20:57, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

contributing at afd

It is not the custom to use the graphic symbols there. If you are making a comment,an asterisk and the word comment, keep or delete, in bold, is all that is customary. I didnt wantto mention it at the Editor review.DGG (talk) 00:44, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Is it OK?

Is it alright for this account to be a single-puroise account used to edit lists such as WP:BANNED or WP:MISS? Mr. Carbunkle 05:57, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

About yesterday

Remember when I said that 65.207.61.65 deleted the "Deaths" section of October 2? I was wrong. It was 71.197.108.160 who deleted the "Deaths" section. But now that you've restored the "Deaths" section, you can try and have Twinkle denounce 71.197.108.160 as the real vandal and ban him for good, okay? --Angeldeb82 13:49, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Heya!!

Hey again NASCAR Fan24, I've been seeing you around the place. Just thought I'd drop by and say hello and thanks for your contribs!!--Phoenix-wiki (talk · contribs) 23:22, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

AfD closures

Thanks for your work closing AfDs. Please remember to remove the AfD notice from the articles when you close them - I've done so for the three you've just done. violet/riga (t) 00:38, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

My RFA

Thanks for giving me some feedback at my RFA. However, I'm not exactly sure what I may have answered wrong on question 5. In my RFA I wrote about it in two ways 1) if it was a content dispute and 2) If it actually was vandalism. In the case of the content dispute, I wrote that I would first give them a 3RR warning, and if they persist, I would give them a block for breaking the 3RR warning. I'm not trying at all to question your reasoning, I just want to know what I might have done wrong for future knowledge. If you could let me know, that would be great! Thanks again for commenting at my RFA! Icestorm815 15:31, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

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N.M. Kelby

HI,

I was wondering why you are trying to delete N.M.Kelby...A well-known writer with several novels published by major publishing houses? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nkelby (talk • contribs) 19:46, 21 October 2007

I am Risa, NMKelby's assistant. I have been trying to list her on this service. Go to Amazon and check. She is a well-known writer. Why do you keep taking her off? I created an account in her name so that she can edit this entry on her own. Why is that an issue> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nkelby (talk • contribs) 19:00, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

as the reviewing administrator,at least it cannot be deleted via speedy! If an article about a person so much as asserts or indicates any importance or notability, then it is not eligible for speedy. If you doubt the person is sufficiently important, then it is necessary to use PROD or AFD. I see you have done this. Good. Let's see if any references can be found. If have explained again to Nkelby about WP:COI.

By the way,for articles like Max Slattery, saying "If records are correct slattery is known to have fathered over 1543 children.", you can also use a speedy deletion reason of G1 - Nonsense. They usually get deleted faster.

But, as a suggestion, it would help to indicate that you know the difference at afd between the many articles that should be deleted and the minority that should be kept. though I usually comment there only for the articles worth saving--in my admittedly generous opinion--My own !votes there are about 1/3 to delete. Showing a clear understanding of policy is especially important because you are moving very fast in dealing with deletion process. DGG (talk) 19:40, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

we have added reviews...you can verify them easily. Also, there are several awards and grants...that also makes Mrs. Kelby a writer to be noted. We would like the chance to edit this as time goes on. Dwight Yoakam is making the movie of WHALE SEASON but the pending writer's strike has put that on hold. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nkelby (talk • contribs) 19:59, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

NASVAR Fan 24:

I'm not sure why you are having such an issue. I typed in NYTimes and Kelby. #3 was this link:

http://partners.nytimes.com/books/01/05/06/home/contents.html

Do you need me to do every single one of the reviews? It's very easy. All you have to do is type in the source and my last name. Or, you could just go to Random House's website and look at the, there. Or Hyperion's website. They are reputable publishers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nkelby (talk • contribs) 20:12, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

I deleted this exchange because I thought it was no longer of any use and felt that since I was the author of it I had every right to do so. I am sorry you feel differently. I noticed that it was published on the web (I can google it) and now it is public. It was never my intent to have this be public. This appeared to be an in-house communication. I was not trying to cause any ill will or embarrassment for Mrs. Kelby, and now it seems as though I have. It seems quite unfair. I will not bother you again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nkelby (talk • contribs) 15:10, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Just wondering...

...if your still looking for somebody to help fix your userpage. Contact me on my talkpage if you do.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 00:48, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I'll work on it in one of my subpages. I'll contact you when its finished, or mostly finished.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 22:14, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Alan Keyes - Good Article review

Alright, I fixed the three citations. I found a good source for one, an ok source for the other, and deleted one fact because I couldn't find any sources. The ok source is from the diplomat section. The only thing I could find was an article about the straw polls from his election campaign site. I'll remove it if you think its unreliable. Let me know. The deleted fact was pretty contentious, so if unsourced, its better off being deleted anyway. One other question. I noticed in the review under "No original research" the article received a "?". Is there something questionable in the article that I can fix? In any case, I think this covers what you wanted. I've posted this on the discussion page as well. Thanks for reviewing this. I also appreciate getting the chance to make the last few changes to get this up to snuff. --Jdcaust 18:34, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

RE:Editor Review

Thanks for the review!--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 23:29, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Your userpage

Just so you know, you can track my edits on your userpage on User:Sunny910910/Sandboxes/NASCAR Fan24.--Sunny910910 ^{(talk|Contributions)} 23:33, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

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Thanks

Thanks for the beautiful award (*laughing*) I just made a secret page. Try to find it :) Thedjatclubrock :) ^(T/C) 02:50, 11 November 2007 (UTC) for archiving

Sandbox advice

Thanks again for your guidance. (And for the snack). LuckyThracian 01:52, 12 November 2007 (UTC) for archiving

Speedy Deletion

You wrote to me: "Go ahead and tag it yourself. No need to replace the article's content with "This is silly, speedy deletion needed?" in the process. NASCAR Fan24(radio me!) 21:47, 20 October 2007 (UTC"

• I apologize, I thought that I was doing the right thing.

for archiving NF24^{(radio me!)} 21:28, 23 November 2007 (UTC)