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Thanks for your comments about the article on Electrical transcriptions. The pictures that you mentioned will be a good addition to it. After reading the Transcription disc article, I felt that something needed to be done to focus more on the programming and distribution aspect of ETs. Having one longer article that encompasses both aspects sounds good. I don't know how to merge articles, but if you would like to do that, it's fine with me. Eddie Blick ( talk) 15:45, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi 78, I haven't logged in since early December and so just got your heads-up (for which thanks) about the proposed merger. The Transcription disc article as it now stands is 80 or 90 percent my verbiage, for better or worse. As I recall, like much of my work in these climes, my editing was reactionary in the literal sense of the word: IIRC, when I first saw it, "transcription disc" was effectively equated with "acetate [sic] disc" and various irrelevant applications thereof, and the article bristled with major and minor problems screaming out for surgical intervention. As usual, once I got started nipping and tucking, it was hard to stop, which is why I ought to confine myself to short articles that won't take years to work through. I've been unusually short of discretionary time and energy the past two months and am now finally attending to some unfinished business elsewhere in Wikipedialand, so I've barely scanned the new "Electrical transcription" article yet, but it is plainly the product of considerable work.
On general principles, I would agree that the older article should be merged into the new, broader one, after which "transcription disc", referring to the physical medium, should redirect to the appropriate subsection; I'll post comments on the talk page after I have a chance to contemplate the new article properly. However, after an initial spot check just now I note that the paragraph about the introduction of electrical recording rather muddies those waters. I am also surprised not to see any of Elizabeth McLeod's online material cited—or am I overlooking something? I believe it was she who enlightened me that "electrical transcription", which has always struck me as a delightfully bizarre construction, was the official term prescribed (and also created?) by the Federal Radio Commission (the FCC's predecessor) in the late 1920s. Her scholarship, and of course Dr. Biel's, can shine great quantities of light on this subject. AVarchaeologist ( talk) 15:55, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
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Hi, I'm Qwertyus. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Henry Dasson, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you. QVVERTYVS ( hm?) 16:26, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
I started, translating from German, and look for sources. Melchior Hoffmann was there, - do you have a precise source for time and office? De has 1705 to 1719. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:28, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
Hello, and thank you for responding to the users from the ANI to inform them not to worry about the discussion. However, take care what you say about other users yourself, to say I "misunderstood" Wikipedia's policies is simply not true. Where is the policy that states, make sure when you're patrolling new pages that you keep in mind it might be a training event? This was simply a situation I hadn't come across before (and I've been on Wikipedia for 9 years), and wasn't sure how to handle. So I thought it was best to ask help from the admin's rather than ignore it. I'll admit I probably should have checked their user pages first, but the thought simply didn't cross my mind. And I was careful in the ANI not to accuse anyone of any wrong doing for the simple fact that I didn't think this was blatant vandalism and didn't want to cause any issues. Unfortunately, some other editors took it badly and in the end I guess I should've have been a better investigator. Anyways, I know your words weren't intended to insult me in anyways, I was just a tad annoyed to see that each person was explained that the reason the discussion started was simply that I don't know Wikipedia's policies. On the contrary I believe that as training events grow more popular this is an issue we need to address in order to better notify the community that they are occurring. Thanks for your time. - War wizard90 ( talk) 00:14, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
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Jerome Kersey's death has been reported by local news sources and various sports reporters. You could have spent the 2 seconds it took me to confirm his death, but rather you had to go on a power trip and warn someone about "inserting incorrect information." You should be ashamed of yourself. 68.80.26.166 ( talk) 04:02, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
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That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader
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A notification of thanks from you showed up today shortly after I added the record information to Abbott and Costello. After a bit of a delay, I'm curious as to how you knew so quickly about the edit. Did you happen to look at the page, or did you get some kind of notification? Eddie Blick ( talk) 02:40, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
Let me see what turns up when I look for her. You know, it's funny-today I was looking at some new news stories for Elmo Tanner and was wondering if you might want to work with me to take a shot at a GA for him. We hope ( talk) 20:38, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
How's this?
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Anywhere is fine. I need to get some news stories clipped (don't know if you have Newspapers.com or not) so we can both use them. His second wedding was written up a bit more. Seems he did everything while he was working. Between a couple of acts, he got the marriage license, between the next 2, he bought her a ring and between the next 2, they said "I do". There's also a story that when he received the offer from Ted Weems, he was also "in negotiations" at the Chicago radio station. The station was aware that Weems had made him an offer and they were countering with the same amount of money to stay at the station. However, when Weems offered $100 a week, Elmo took it so quickly, he forgot to notify the radio station that he wouldn't be back. We hope ( talk) 21:55, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
And what I read in back copies of Variety was nothing new either. Added what turned up at newspapers.com a while ago, so maybe we're close to having a go at this? We hope ( talk) 17:40, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Good to know he has a page--I remember it was a red link for some time. Let me see what's at Newspapers.com, if anything. Tanner and Lowery always seem to come up together when the talk turns to whistlers. We hope ( talk) 18:24, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
OK-I'm ready when you are. When you're done tweaking, just put it on the GA page. We hope ( talk) 18:04, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
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My response to the above is in your page history. I deleted it because I was only repeating myself again. In any case, you've offered a new hook; however, I've offered you another alternate hook to try and use on the basis of your original hook, with minor modifications. Please see the DYK page. I'm not looking for a DYK credit, so if you offer an ALT3 based on the ALT2, with changes acceptable to you, there's a good chance I'll pass it. Otherwise, I'll review the ALT1. Viriditas ( talk) 01:29, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed you posted on my wall to change my username. I requested it be changed yesterday. I was working with a number of editors who showed me how to do so.
Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrooklyUniversity ( talk • contribs) 13:33, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Hey, it's the guy who added "dirty dirty dallas", this is a legitimate nickname in hip hop culture for Dallas.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Triple+D
definition was upvoted by almost 1000 people — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.159.26.2 ( talk) 19:03, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
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Sorry, RL stuff has kept me busy today. Glad to know Elmo is awaiting someone for a review. I always like working with you, too! :-) We hope ( talk) 22:29, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
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Talk:Elmo Tanner Elmo's doing an encore over there! :-) We hope ( talk) 13:30, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
I just left a comment for you on the Talk Page of 20th Century Fox Records. Hope it helps.Pinikadia 22:42, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
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We're happy if you're happy! :-) Have just gotten access to Wikipedia:Project MUSE and in taking a look at what's there, I think it would be very helpful to you; if you haven't signed up yet, you should consider it. There are so many music and musician books and journals there. :) We hope ( talk) 19:33, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
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The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was
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Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.
The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan ( talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa ( talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email) 16:21, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I was wondering if a bit more detail could be shared on the reason why this article page is too commercial (some examples would be great as well). As you have seen, I posted this article a few months ago and re-wrote it removing any PR like content and information as per the feedback provided previously.
That would be great, thank you Adrian Kraus ( talk) 14:19, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 9 May 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Laurie Anders, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there were a reported 50,000 orders for a song performed by Laurie Anders (pictured) before it was even recorded? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Laurie Anders. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 14:39, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
And you're always welcome! :-) Let's hope this means a lot more GAs and DYKs with photos! We hope ( talk) 22:31, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
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I am very happy talking with you. I don't no Wikipedia some Condition's Please Help me sir, Thank you agein.-- Nomula Prabhakar Goud ( talk) 05:24, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for restoring smooth jazz to the list of genres on the Kenny G article. I noticed you also included some sources on the article's talk page. However, I think it would be a good opportunity for you to chime in on my complaint at WP:ANI. ANDROS1337 TALK 00:49, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
This instrument is very unlikely to have existed. I've never seen anything like it in any book on musical instruments, nor is there any reference to it online. Combining strings with a brass instrument would make no sense since (1) there would be no way to both hold the instrument and play it, (2) strings require a sound board to couple energy to the air which isn't possible in this configuration, and (3) the length of strings required for audible notes could not be accommodated in the instrument as described. Further, there's no point to mixing these instruments as the sound in the horn will not substantially change the length or tension in the strings, and the motion of the strings will not affect the sound of the horn.
If a citation can be found, that citation is likely to be reporting a one-off instrument, or itself is a joke. At best this article would be describing an obscure gimmick or hoax, and would not be notable enough for Wikipedia. So unless substantial improvement in the article is forthcoming, I'll submit this for deletion.
I marked the article as a hoax, which was reversed by the article's creator, Peridon ( talk). This does not appear to meet Wikipedia policy Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes which states that multiple editors should investigate a possible hoax. Robert Hiller ( talk) 18:27, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
(Copy of message posted to Robert Hiller's talk page) It did really exist and the description of the appearance is based on a picture in an encyclopaedia of musical instruments. I can't cite it because I can't remember the name of the book, unfortunately. The sound of the thing is weird - the strings are like a fairly simple harp because only one hand could be used, and the horn part has a sort of almost wailing sound. It must have been a 'brass' type of mouthpiece, because reed instruments need more fingers to produce the range. The use of 'saxophone' describes the shape as being like one of the larger bent saxophones, with the strings stretched between the angled parts. If you still have doubts, I will to take a photo of the record I possess a copy of, and try to upload it. While I am a writer, and the creator of quite a few humorous fictional examples on talkpages (for the illustration of various points of policy), no way would I put something not real into an article. Peridon ( talk) 10:45, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
It seems we have agreement that we have no sources for this, so I filed an AfD; then I read that you said PROD it, but that's OK. Dicklyon ( talk) 00:49, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello! A couple of weeks ago, you should have received an email from me with a link to a form to complete to receive access to RIPM. If you did not receive the email, please let me know. Otherwise, please complete this form as soon as possible so we can process your request. Nikkimaria ( talk) 21:47, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the interest. See Peak organisation. I.am.a.qwerty ( talk) 02:46, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi, just wanted to thank you for stopping
User:Music2015 from vandalising
Cheiron Studios. Thumbs up! :)
He is still hijacking
Cheiron Records, but I see that you have created a request for page protection, so hopefully he will stop soon.
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Hi 78.26 I just wanted to thank you for reviewing my DYK nom of Eleanor Butler. Regarding the offline sources used in the article, in fact the relevant text sourced can be found on Google Books for all of them if you're interested -- I opted for {{ cite book}} instead of a Google Books link because I've been bitten by Google changing which pages are part of the free sample before, so this seemed more future-proofed, particularly for what I expect will be a low-traffic article. It has the obvious downside of making verifying the sources more difficult though. Anyway thanks! Eniagrom ( talk) 06:20, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
...for your support over at my RfA. I shall do my best to be worthy of it. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa? Lo dicono a Signa. 05:23, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 29 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vince Cardell, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that before pianist Vince Cardell was discovered by Liberace, he drove a truck for a diaper company? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vince Cardell. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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![]() | On 29 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wild Things!, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a track from The Ventures album Wild Things! was given its title by one of Mel Taylor's sons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wild Things!. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
This is your thank you from the DYK project (pass it on?) Victuallers ( talk) 13:05, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
Round one of the 2015 WikiCup has begun! So far we've had around 80 signups, which close on February 5. If you have not already signed up and want to do so, then you can add your name here. There have been changes to to several of the points scores for various categories, and the addition of Peer Reviews for the first time. These will work in the same manner as Good Article Reviews, and all of the changes are summarised here.
Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round, and one of the new changes this year is that all scores must be claimed within two weeks of an article's promotion or appearance, so don't forget to add them to your submissions pages! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on
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Thanks for your comments about the article on Electrical transcriptions. The pictures that you mentioned will be a good addition to it. After reading the Transcription disc article, I felt that something needed to be done to focus more on the programming and distribution aspect of ETs. Having one longer article that encompasses both aspects sounds good. I don't know how to merge articles, but if you would like to do that, it's fine with me. Eddie Blick ( talk) 15:45, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi 78, I haven't logged in since early December and so just got your heads-up (for which thanks) about the proposed merger. The Transcription disc article as it now stands is 80 or 90 percent my verbiage, for better or worse. As I recall, like much of my work in these climes, my editing was reactionary in the literal sense of the word: IIRC, when I first saw it, "transcription disc" was effectively equated with "acetate [sic] disc" and various irrelevant applications thereof, and the article bristled with major and minor problems screaming out for surgical intervention. As usual, once I got started nipping and tucking, it was hard to stop, which is why I ought to confine myself to short articles that won't take years to work through. I've been unusually short of discretionary time and energy the past two months and am now finally attending to some unfinished business elsewhere in Wikipedialand, so I've barely scanned the new "Electrical transcription" article yet, but it is plainly the product of considerable work.
On general principles, I would agree that the older article should be merged into the new, broader one, after which "transcription disc", referring to the physical medium, should redirect to the appropriate subsection; I'll post comments on the talk page after I have a chance to contemplate the new article properly. However, after an initial spot check just now I note that the paragraph about the introduction of electrical recording rather muddies those waters. I am also surprised not to see any of Elizabeth McLeod's online material cited—or am I overlooking something? I believe it was she who enlightened me that "electrical transcription", which has always struck me as a delightfully bizarre construction, was the official term prescribed (and also created?) by the Federal Radio Commission (the FCC's predecessor) in the late 1920s. Her scholarship, and of course Dr. Biel's, can shine great quantities of light on this subject. AVarchaeologist ( talk) 15:55, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
Dear 78.26: Thank you for editing, arranging, and approving my first submission to Wikipedia. Just as my college newspaper (GW Hatchet) editor always did, you rewrote my lead sentence. I was surprised to find a topic that wasn't covered in Wikipedia and am honored to spread the good word about Alfred Worcester. Sincerely, AgedCare14 ( talk) 02:04, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
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Hi, I'm Qwertyus. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Henry Dasson, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you. QVVERTYVS ( hm?) 16:26, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
I started, translating from German, and look for sources. Melchior Hoffmann was there, - do you have a precise source for time and office? De has 1705 to 1719. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:28, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
Hello, and thank you for responding to the users from the ANI to inform them not to worry about the discussion. However, take care what you say about other users yourself, to say I "misunderstood" Wikipedia's policies is simply not true. Where is the policy that states, make sure when you're patrolling new pages that you keep in mind it might be a training event? This was simply a situation I hadn't come across before (and I've been on Wikipedia for 9 years), and wasn't sure how to handle. So I thought it was best to ask help from the admin's rather than ignore it. I'll admit I probably should have checked their user pages first, but the thought simply didn't cross my mind. And I was careful in the ANI not to accuse anyone of any wrong doing for the simple fact that I didn't think this was blatant vandalism and didn't want to cause any issues. Unfortunately, some other editors took it badly and in the end I guess I should've have been a better investigator. Anyways, I know your words weren't intended to insult me in anyways, I was just a tad annoyed to see that each person was explained that the reason the discussion started was simply that I don't know Wikipedia's policies. On the contrary I believe that as training events grow more popular this is an issue we need to address in order to better notify the community that they are occurring. Thanks for your time. - War wizard90 ( talk) 00:14, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
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Many thanks, that is very kind! 78.26 ( spin me / revolutions) 17:33, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
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Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
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Jerome Kersey's death has been reported by local news sources and various sports reporters. You could have spent the 2 seconds it took me to confirm his death, but rather you had to go on a power trip and warn someone about "inserting incorrect information." You should be ashamed of yourself. 68.80.26.166 ( talk) 04:02, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
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— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. 64 competitors made it into this round, and are now broken into eight groups of eight. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups. Round 1 saw some interesting work on some very important articles, with the round leader
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Featured Article on the 2001 film
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within which qualified for a times-two multiplier. This is a higher score than in previous years, as
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A notification of thanks from you showed up today shortly after I added the record information to Abbott and Costello. After a bit of a delay, I'm curious as to how you knew so quickly about the edit. Did you happen to look at the page, or did you get some kind of notification? Eddie Blick ( talk) 02:40, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
Let me see what turns up when I look for her. You know, it's funny-today I was looking at some new news stories for Elmo Tanner and was wondering if you might want to work with me to take a shot at a GA for him. We hope ( talk) 20:38, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
How's this?
We hope (
talk)
04:51, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
Anywhere is fine. I need to get some news stories clipped (don't know if you have Newspapers.com or not) so we can both use them. His second wedding was written up a bit more. Seems he did everything while he was working. Between a couple of acts, he got the marriage license, between the next 2, he bought her a ring and between the next 2, they said "I do". There's also a story that when he received the offer from Ted Weems, he was also "in negotiations" at the Chicago radio station. The station was aware that Weems had made him an offer and they were countering with the same amount of money to stay at the station. However, when Weems offered $100 a week, Elmo took it so quickly, he forgot to notify the radio station that he wouldn't be back. We hope ( talk) 21:55, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
And what I read in back copies of Variety was nothing new either. Added what turned up at newspapers.com a while ago, so maybe we're close to having a go at this? We hope ( talk) 17:40, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Good to know he has a page--I remember it was a red link for some time. Let me see what's at Newspapers.com, if anything. Tanner and Lowery always seem to come up together when the talk turns to whistlers. We hope ( talk) 18:24, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
OK-I'm ready when you are. When you're done tweaking, just put it on the GA page. We hope ( talk) 18:04, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
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00:57, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
My response to the above is in your page history. I deleted it because I was only repeating myself again. In any case, you've offered a new hook; however, I've offered you another alternate hook to try and use on the basis of your original hook, with minor modifications. Please see the DYK page. I'm not looking for a DYK credit, so if you offer an ALT3 based on the ALT2, with changes acceptable to you, there's a good chance I'll pass it. Otherwise, I'll review the ALT1. Viriditas ( talk) 01:29, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed you posted on my wall to change my username. I requested it be changed yesterday. I was working with a number of editors who showed me how to do so.
Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrooklyUniversity ( talk • contribs) 13:33, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Hey, it's the guy who added "dirty dirty dallas", this is a legitimate nickname in hip hop culture for Dallas.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Triple+D
definition was upvoted by almost 1000 people — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.159.26.2 ( talk) 19:03, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
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— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:01, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
Sorry, RL stuff has kept me busy today. Glad to know Elmo is awaiting someone for a review. I always like working with you, too! :-) We hope ( talk) 22:29, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
The article
Elmo Tanner you nominated as a
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00:36, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
Talk:Elmo Tanner Elmo's doing an encore over there! :-) We hope ( talk) 13:30, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
I just left a comment for you on the Talk Page of 20th Century Fox Records. Hope it helps.Pinikadia 22:42, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
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Elmo Tanner is now a Wikipedia Good Article ! We hope ( talk) 22:32, 15 April 2015 (UTC) |
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We're happy if you're happy! :-) Have just gotten access to Wikipedia:Project MUSE and in taking a look at what's there, I think it would be very helpful to you; if you haven't signed up yet, you should consider it. There are so many music and musician books and journals there. :) We hope ( talk) 19:33, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
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— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 05:32, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was
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Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.
The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan ( talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa ( talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email) 16:21, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I was wondering if a bit more detail could be shared on the reason why this article page is too commercial (some examples would be great as well). As you have seen, I posted this article a few months ago and re-wrote it removing any PR like content and information as per the feedback provided previously.
That would be great, thank you Adrian Kraus ( talk) 14:19, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
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— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 14:39, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
And you're always welcome! :-) Let's hope this means a lot more GAs and DYKs with photos! We hope ( talk) 22:31, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
Hai sir
I am very happy talking with you. I don't no Wikipedia some Condition's Please Help me sir, Thank you agein.-- Nomula Prabhakar Goud ( talk) 05:24, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for restoring smooth jazz to the list of genres on the Kenny G article. I noticed you also included some sources on the article's talk page. However, I think it would be a good opportunity for you to chime in on my complaint at WP:ANI. ANDROS1337 TALK 00:49, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
This instrument is very unlikely to have existed. I've never seen anything like it in any book on musical instruments, nor is there any reference to it online. Combining strings with a brass instrument would make no sense since (1) there would be no way to both hold the instrument and play it, (2) strings require a sound board to couple energy to the air which isn't possible in this configuration, and (3) the length of strings required for audible notes could not be accommodated in the instrument as described. Further, there's no point to mixing these instruments as the sound in the horn will not substantially change the length or tension in the strings, and the motion of the strings will not affect the sound of the horn.
If a citation can be found, that citation is likely to be reporting a one-off instrument, or itself is a joke. At best this article would be describing an obscure gimmick or hoax, and would not be notable enough for Wikipedia. So unless substantial improvement in the article is forthcoming, I'll submit this for deletion.
I marked the article as a hoax, which was reversed by the article's creator, Peridon ( talk). This does not appear to meet Wikipedia policy Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes which states that multiple editors should investigate a possible hoax. Robert Hiller ( talk) 18:27, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
(Copy of message posted to Robert Hiller's talk page) It did really exist and the description of the appearance is based on a picture in an encyclopaedia of musical instruments. I can't cite it because I can't remember the name of the book, unfortunately. The sound of the thing is weird - the strings are like a fairly simple harp because only one hand could be used, and the horn part has a sort of almost wailing sound. It must have been a 'brass' type of mouthpiece, because reed instruments need more fingers to produce the range. The use of 'saxophone' describes the shape as being like one of the larger bent saxophones, with the strings stretched between the angled parts. If you still have doubts, I will to take a photo of the record I possess a copy of, and try to upload it. While I am a writer, and the creator of quite a few humorous fictional examples on talkpages (for the illustration of various points of policy), no way would I put something not real into an article. Peridon ( talk) 10:45, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
It seems we have agreement that we have no sources for this, so I filed an AfD; then I read that you said PROD it, but that's OK. Dicklyon ( talk) 00:49, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello! A couple of weeks ago, you should have received an email from me with a link to a form to complete to receive access to RIPM. If you did not receive the email, please let me know. Otherwise, please complete this form as soon as possible so we can process your request. Nikkimaria ( talk) 21:47, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the interest. See Peak organisation. I.am.a.qwerty ( talk) 02:46, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi, just wanted to thank you for stopping
User:Music2015 from vandalising
Cheiron Studios. Thumbs up! :)
He is still hijacking
Cheiron Records, but I see that you have created a request for page protection, so hopefully he will stop soon.
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Hi 78.26 I just wanted to thank you for reviewing my DYK nom of Eleanor Butler. Regarding the offline sources used in the article, in fact the relevant text sourced can be found on Google Books for all of them if you're interested -- I opted for {{ cite book}} instead of a Google Books link because I've been bitten by Google changing which pages are part of the free sample before, so this seemed more future-proofed, particularly for what I expect will be a low-traffic article. It has the obvious downside of making verifying the sources more difficult though. Anyway thanks! Eniagrom ( talk) 06:20, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
...for your support over at my RfA. I shall do my best to be worthy of it. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa? Lo dicono a Signa. 05:23, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 29 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vince Cardell, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that before pianist Vince Cardell was discovered by Liberace, he drove a truck for a diaper company? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vince Cardell. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 01:20, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
![]() | On 29 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wild Things!, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a track from The Ventures album Wild Things! was given its title by one of Mel Taylor's sons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wild Things!. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
This is your thank you from the DYK project (pass it on?) Victuallers ( talk) 13:05, 29 June 2015 (UTC)