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Hey guys. Looking at the section above, do you think I could upload that image. It is a screen shot from the game. Does this fall under the fair use clause? Thanks!-- Gordonrox24 | Talk 16:50, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
I notice that you nominated the article for GA. I think it's quite premature -- and I've done about 10 GA assessments. I would assess it at only a high C to low B level. It has way too few citations from WP:RS; there are lots of unreferenced statements. I think that you should pull the nomination. For a good idea of a minimal GA article, check out Mario Andretti. Notice how Mario's article at least mentions lesser areas like his USAC stock car career. Martin's article barely mentions his ASA days and it contains way too few details about how each NASCAR season went. The ASA seasons need to take up several paragraphs - I'd make it a whole section. Each NASCAR season needs to get fleshed out better, at the level his exists now from 2006 until the present. Each of his 39 wins should at least be mentioned by name in some fashion. His record number of wins in the Nationwide Series needs to be brought out more.
Please don't take this as an insult - you're made progress with getting this article better! I don't want you to get ambushed at GAN with having to fix an insurmountable number of items. If you want to see how I build a GA, keep your eyes on my complete redo of the David Pearson article in my sandbox. I plan to go big to make the article my 100th DYK (using the 5x expansion clause), so I'm building the article in my sandbox to be put online later. My strategy is build a structure for each year by adding the statistics first. Second I flesh out specific interesting races and events of the season. At the same time, I create sections on the person's personal life and legacy. I hope this is taken as constructive criticism. Royal broil 13:10, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Gordonrox24, I've left another reply on User_talk:MoHasanie -- -- MoHasanie Talk 05:21, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
It really doesnt matter..I went and got Madden NFL 10 because of the stuff on this page. It turned out all the stuff here was fake. I wasted 50$ on the game..I dont want it to happen to anyone else. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yuirishu Moon ( talk • contribs) 19:19, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
There's a To-Do list on the talk page on Roblox. Could you please change that when there is a new article issue? Thanks Jeremjay24 msg 19:42, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
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Hey guys,
Once again I require help with a Wiki running on MediaWiki software that is not owned by the MWF. Is there any way I can get the main page of a Wiki to have no title, similar to en's main page. As it stands the Main page is in the article space and has Main Page in the area where the title of an article always sits. What can I do to remove this title? Thanks.-- Gordonrox24 | Talk 00:44, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
/* Do not show page title on the Main Page */ body.page-Main_Page h1.firstHeading { display:none; }
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Hey guys. I am buy no means an image expert, but I do recall reading once that all fair use images resolution must be reduced. Is this correct? I was just looking at this image and it is in full resolution. If it needs to be reduced I will do it, but I am not sure... Thanks!-- Gordonrox24 | Talk 16:45, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
Since it has been well over 30 days since you requested to be reviewed, I've gone ahead and archived your request as part of my effort to cleanup Editor Review. You may view your review here. Thanks & happy editing. If you have any questions, please message me on my talk page. =D Netalarm talk 00:18, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. You wanted to co-nom in my RfA, and I'm sorry, but it kinda got started without you: Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Chzz I see you're a bit busy, but hope to see you soon. Cheers, Chzz ► 07:49, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
I didn't add any information as was cited in your message. I removed incorrect information. If you are going to add it back in at least state why in the discussion section. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Austinrh ( talk • contribs) 16:48, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Can you make the following edits if you think they are good ideas:
1) I think the article titled "A Lego-based..." should be removed, because the title of this article improperly uses the word Lego as a generic description (like Kleenex or Jeep). I.e the author of this article if not using the word Lego correctly.
2) I think the reference to 2.3M in revenue is really that they "raised 2.3 million" in capital.
Jamesequity ( talk) 03:52, 1 November 2009 (UTC)jamesequity
Hi there,
You commented on my first RFA, and cited a lack of experience as your reason for opposing. The time since my last RFA is coming up on 3 months, which seemed to be the general timeframe that people wanted me to wait. I'm coming to you now to ask you if it would be possible for you to take another look at my edits, and see what other advice you might give to me (both in editing style, location, and experience in general). I would greatly appreciate the time that you take to do this, and I ask that you not "sugarcoat" your reply. Tell me honestly what you think is my best course of action as an editor.
Regards, MacMed talk stalk 01:18, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
Well, new page patrolling, which Unionhawk proposed, is certainly an area where one can make many mistakes, so it would fit the bill of my first comment in your RfA. However, I disagree with the classification of any particular area as "admin-related". All of Wikipedia is admin-related. That said, Unionhawk's advice is probably good: It's just human for voters to expect a candidate to be good in what they do themselves, and there seems to be a preponderance of voters these days in the area of new page patrolling. My own preference, though, would be if you could show experience as a mediator. — Sebastian 03:53, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
Note: I replied to the above before I realized that the page was transcluded. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's very unusual. I would have preferred a short message asking me to reply on this page, which would have been more transparent. — Sebastian 04:03, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
I personally do not care how long candidates wait before a rerun, but I always like to play it safe when actually running for something or nominating someone for something. The general wisdom seems to be to wait 6 months if the first RfA failed in uncontroversial circumstances. Now again, if you ran now, you would be more likely than not to pass, but waiting three more months will make your chances even better. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:03, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi Gordonrox24, my "quiet period" is finally over and now I can respond to the concerns you raised at my RFA.
Sorry for the extreme length of this post, but it's something I've thought a lot about since, well, from the first time we met. I owe you this explanation. Regards and hope to see you back editing soon! Franamax ( talk) 06:30, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
A few months ago you asked on the RefDesk whether monkeys are a taxon. The answer you got was “no” but in my view that response is based on too narrow a view of the term “taxon”. Therefore I re-asked the question on the Science RefDesk. No need for you to reply; just thought I would let you know. — Mathew5000 ( talk) 05:35, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
You're a forum moderator now, which could be the staff, and WP doesn't allow that. Do you think you're allowed to contribute on the article? Jeremjay 24 21:28, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
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Dood. I go on ROBLOX. You banned me once. -_- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dizzboy66 ( talk • contribs) 01:34, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
GR, you're taking off and heading to Simple? Why? You'll be missed. tedder ( talk) 16:59, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
Dear Gordonrox24, here is a little note to say thank you for your kind vote on my request for adminship which failed with a final result of (40/19/12).
Thank you for your participation in my RfA which I withdrew after concerns of my knowledge of policy. Special thanks are owed to Coffee, who defended me throughout and whom I cannot thank enough for the nomination; to 2over0 for being supportive and helpful; to A Stop at Willoughby for the thorough, thoughtful and articulate support rationale; to IP69.226.103.13 for maintaining composure and for a pleasant interaction on my talk page and, last but not least, to Juliancolton who was good enough to close the RfA at my request and, frankly, because an editor whom I respect so much found the time to support me! If the need for more admins at the main page is still apparent in a few months, I may try again. Thank you all for a relatively drama-free RfA and for providing me with much material from which to learn from my mistakes. You're all welcome to drop by my talk page any time. God save the Queen Wiki!
HJMitchell
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Thanks for telling me that it wasn't
User:Pilotguy who deleted my article, I saw his name on the edit history however (you said he had retired from wikipedia!), otherwise how could I have thought that he did it? Anyway, thanks and on a completely unrelated subject: how do you get a link from a user-sandbox to the create new section page for someones talkpage? (I'm trying to get a set-up like yours where there is a button saying "leave a message for Mod MMG" and it takes you to another sandbox page with info on it and with a link to the create new section page for my talk page). —Preceding
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{{ helpme}} Hey guys. My signature is acting up. See here, Support #47, the date is bold. Yet, on this talkpage it shows up normal. Any ideas?-- Gordonrox24 | Talk 20:32, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
I am Gordonrox24 on freenode and I'm requesting a cloak -- Gordonrox24 | Talk 15:39, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
I contacted the author of the photo. I asked that he e-mail that address that was supplied on the template.
BMW ( talk) 02:57, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
Permission was sent to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. What is the next step?
BMW ( talk) 15:48, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
- FASTILY (TALK) 01:56, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
It's now listed as an "Items with OTRS permission confirmed"! Yay! Can it go back now? :)
BMW ( talk) 15:50, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
I've granted your rollback request for your alternative account and confirmed it for you as well. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:16, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
Gordonrox24 - Thank for your participation and support in my RfA.
I can honestly say that your comments and your trust in me are greatly appreciated.
Please let me know if you ever have any suggestions for me as an editor, or comments based on my admin actions.
Thank you! 7 23:09, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Per your request at WP:PERM/RW I've granted you the Reviewer flag. Make sure you're familiar with the guidelines at Wikipedia:Reviewing. All the best ~ mazca talk 21:26, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
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2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350, new
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The 2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on June 20, 2010 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps, it was the sixteenth race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season and the first of two road course competitions on the schedule. The race was won by Jimmie Johnson, for the Hendrick Motorsports team. Robby Gordon finished second, and Kevin Harvick, who started fourth, clinched third. Conditions were sunny at the start of the race, making the track potentially slippery. Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead into the first corner, but Johnson, who had started in the second position on the grid, took the lead before the first lap was over. Kahne suffered an ill- handling car during the beginning of the race, causing him to fall to seventh by the sixth lap. Seven laps before the finish, race leader Marcos Ambrose, turned his car off to try to save fuel, but he could not refire the engine and subsequently stalled. He dropped back from the lead to sixth place with seven laps remaining, allowing Kahne to finish fourth and Jeff Gordon fifth. There were eight cautions and twelve lead changes among eight different drivers throughout the course of the race, Johnson's fourth win of the season and his first ever at Infineon. The result moved him up four spots to second in the Drivers' Championship, 140 points behind of leader Kevin Harvick and one ahead of Kyle Busch. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, nine points ahead of Toyota and forty-three ahead of Dodge, with twenty races remaining in the season. ( More...) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I believe you are in charge of monitoring edits to the National Alliance for Youth Sports page. I work for the company and created this page 2 years ago. I finally have some time to make changes to the page and you seem to be blocking my edits. I was trying to update the page with new accurate information about our company and I would like to know how to proceed.
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2010 Food City 500, a recent good article
The 2010 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee was the fifth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The race began at 1 p.m. EDT on March 21, 2010. The 2010 Food City 500 was televised on Fox and broadcast on PRN radio. This race marked the last appearance of the rear wing on the Car of Tomorrow, with the spoiler returning the following race. This race also was the first of three in Carl Edwards' probation following his altercation with Brad Keselowski at the previous race at Atlanta Motor Speedway; Keselowski was sent airborne, subsequently crashing on his side door. The race had 13 different leaders, 39 lead changes and 10 cautions. The race attendance of 138,000 marked the end of a long streak of sellout seats at the track, which has a capacity of 158,000. The race had been a sellout since 1982. ( More...) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Article of the month –
2010 Carfax 400, a recent good article
The 2010 Carfax 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 15, 2010 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps, it was the twenty-third race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kevin Harvick for the Richard Childress Racing team. Denny Hamlin finished second, and Carl Edwards, who started twenty-fourth, clinched third. Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead into the first corner to begin the race, but Jimmie Johnson, who started in the second position on the grid, took the lead before the first lap was over. Afterward, Greg Biffle became the leader, and would eventually lead to the race high of 66 laps. Tony Stewart led after the final pit stops, ahead of Hamlin and Harvick. Harvick helped Hamlin to become the leader, but with twelve laps left, Harvick gained on Hamlin and claimed the first position with eleven lap remaining. Harvick maintained his position to claim his first Sprint Cup victory at Michigan International Speedway. There were five cautions and nineteen lead changes among nine different drivers throughout the course of the race, Harvick's third win of the season. The result maintained the first position in the Drivers' Championship and clinched him a position in the Chase. He remained 293 points ahead of second place driver Jeff Gordon and 353 ahead of Denny Hamlin. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty points ahead of Toyota and sixty-one ahead of Ford, with thirteen races remaining in the season. A total of 105,000 people attended the race, while 4.917 million watched it on television. ( More...) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Article of the month –
Alan Kulwicki, selected as a good article
Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 – April 1, 1993), nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) racecar driver. He started racing at local short tracks in Wisconsin before moving up to regional stock car touring series. Kulwicki arrived at NASCAR, the highest and most expensive level of stock car racing in the United States, with no sponsor, a limited budget, and only a racecar and a borrowed pickup truck. Despite starting with meager equipment and finances, he earned the 1986 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award over drivers racing for well-funded teams. After Kulwicki won his first race at Phoenix International Raceway, he debuted what would become his trademark " Polish Victory Lap". Kulwicki won the 1992 Winston Cup championship by what was then the closest margin in NASCAR history. He died early in 1993 in a light aircraft accident, and was unable to defend his championship. He has been inducted into numerous racing halls of fame and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. Kulwicki was known for being a perfectionist and doing things his own way. An engineer by trade, his scientific approach to NASCAR racing inspires the way teams are now run. Despite lucrative offers from top car owners, he insisted on driving for his own race team, AK Racing, during most of his NASCAR career. Described by his publicist as "a real hard type of person to get to know", he remained a bachelor throughout his life. ( More...) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of WikiProject NASCAR at 00:08, 26 October 2010 (UTC).
Many people are not happy with the RFA process, it's unfortunate that little is being done to fix it.
What would you recommend for more adequate coverage? Meghan solo ( talk) 14:47, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Would Billboard and The Times be considered unreliable? They are both sources and I have physical copies of those in my possession... Meghan solo ( talk) 23:45, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
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Auto Club Speedway, a recent good article
Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is a two-mile (3 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. The track was also used for open wheel racing events until 2005. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is the only track owned by ISC to have naming rights sold. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.Construction of the track, on the site of the former Kaiser Steel Mill, began in 1995 and was completed in late 1996. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 91,200 and 28 skyboxes. In 2006, a fanzone was added behind the main grandstand. Lights were added to the speedway in 2004 with the addition of a second annual NASCAR weekend. In 2011 the track will host only one NASCAR weekend. ( More...) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hey guys. Looking at the section above, do you think I could upload that image. It is a screen shot from the game. Does this fall under the fair use clause? Thanks!-- Gordonrox24 | Talk 16:50, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
I notice that you nominated the article for GA. I think it's quite premature -- and I've done about 10 GA assessments. I would assess it at only a high C to low B level. It has way too few citations from WP:RS; there are lots of unreferenced statements. I think that you should pull the nomination. For a good idea of a minimal GA article, check out Mario Andretti. Notice how Mario's article at least mentions lesser areas like his USAC stock car career. Martin's article barely mentions his ASA days and it contains way too few details about how each NASCAR season went. The ASA seasons need to take up several paragraphs - I'd make it a whole section. Each NASCAR season needs to get fleshed out better, at the level his exists now from 2006 until the present. Each of his 39 wins should at least be mentioned by name in some fashion. His record number of wins in the Nationwide Series needs to be brought out more.
Please don't take this as an insult - you're made progress with getting this article better! I don't want you to get ambushed at GAN with having to fix an insurmountable number of items. If you want to see how I build a GA, keep your eyes on my complete redo of the David Pearson article in my sandbox. I plan to go big to make the article my 100th DYK (using the 5x expansion clause), so I'm building the article in my sandbox to be put online later. My strategy is build a structure for each year by adding the statistics first. Second I flesh out specific interesting races and events of the season. At the same time, I create sections on the person's personal life and legacy. I hope this is taken as constructive criticism. Royal broil 13:10, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Gordonrox24, I've left another reply on User_talk:MoHasanie -- -- MoHasanie Talk 05:21, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
It really doesnt matter..I went and got Madden NFL 10 because of the stuff on this page. It turned out all the stuff here was fake. I wasted 50$ on the game..I dont want it to happen to anyone else. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yuirishu Moon ( talk • contribs) 19:19, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
There's a To-Do list on the talk page on Roblox. Could you please change that when there is a new article issue? Thanks Jeremjay24 msg 19:42, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
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Hey guys,
Once again I require help with a Wiki running on MediaWiki software that is not owned by the MWF. Is there any way I can get the main page of a Wiki to have no title, similar to en's main page. As it stands the Main page is in the article space and has Main Page in the area where the title of an article always sits. What can I do to remove this title? Thanks.-- Gordonrox24 | Talk 00:44, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
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Hey guys. I am buy no means an image expert, but I do recall reading once that all fair use images resolution must be reduced. Is this correct? I was just looking at this image and it is in full resolution. If it needs to be reduced I will do it, but I am not sure... Thanks!-- Gordonrox24 | Talk 16:45, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
Since it has been well over 30 days since you requested to be reviewed, I've gone ahead and archived your request as part of my effort to cleanup Editor Review. You may view your review here. Thanks & happy editing. If you have any questions, please message me on my talk page. =D Netalarm talk 00:18, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. You wanted to co-nom in my RfA, and I'm sorry, but it kinda got started without you: Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Chzz I see you're a bit busy, but hope to see you soon. Cheers, Chzz ► 07:49, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
I didn't add any information as was cited in your message. I removed incorrect information. If you are going to add it back in at least state why in the discussion section. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Austinrh ( talk • contribs) 16:48, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Can you make the following edits if you think they are good ideas:
1) I think the article titled "A Lego-based..." should be removed, because the title of this article improperly uses the word Lego as a generic description (like Kleenex or Jeep). I.e the author of this article if not using the word Lego correctly.
2) I think the reference to 2.3M in revenue is really that they "raised 2.3 million" in capital.
Jamesequity ( talk) 03:52, 1 November 2009 (UTC)jamesequity
Hi there,
You commented on my first RFA, and cited a lack of experience as your reason for opposing. The time since my last RFA is coming up on 3 months, which seemed to be the general timeframe that people wanted me to wait. I'm coming to you now to ask you if it would be possible for you to take another look at my edits, and see what other advice you might give to me (both in editing style, location, and experience in general). I would greatly appreciate the time that you take to do this, and I ask that you not "sugarcoat" your reply. Tell me honestly what you think is my best course of action as an editor.
Regards, MacMed talk stalk 01:18, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
Well, new page patrolling, which Unionhawk proposed, is certainly an area where one can make many mistakes, so it would fit the bill of my first comment in your RfA. However, I disagree with the classification of any particular area as "admin-related". All of Wikipedia is admin-related. That said, Unionhawk's advice is probably good: It's just human for voters to expect a candidate to be good in what they do themselves, and there seems to be a preponderance of voters these days in the area of new page patrolling. My own preference, though, would be if you could show experience as a mediator. — Sebastian 03:53, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
Note: I replied to the above before I realized that the page was transcluded. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's very unusual. I would have preferred a short message asking me to reply on this page, which would have been more transparent. — Sebastian 04:03, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
I personally do not care how long candidates wait before a rerun, but I always like to play it safe when actually running for something or nominating someone for something. The general wisdom seems to be to wait 6 months if the first RfA failed in uncontroversial circumstances. Now again, if you ran now, you would be more likely than not to pass, but waiting three more months will make your chances even better. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:03, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi Gordonrox24, my "quiet period" is finally over and now I can respond to the concerns you raised at my RFA.
Sorry for the extreme length of this post, but it's something I've thought a lot about since, well, from the first time we met. I owe you this explanation. Regards and hope to see you back editing soon! Franamax ( talk) 06:30, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
A few months ago you asked on the RefDesk whether monkeys are a taxon. The answer you got was “no” but in my view that response is based on too narrow a view of the term “taxon”. Therefore I re-asked the question on the Science RefDesk. No need for you to reply; just thought I would let you know. — Mathew5000 ( talk) 05:35, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
You're a forum moderator now, which could be the staff, and WP doesn't allow that. Do you think you're allowed to contribute on the article? Jeremjay 24 21:28, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
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Dood. I go on ROBLOX. You banned me once. -_- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dizzboy66 ( talk • contribs) 01:34, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
GR, you're taking off and heading to Simple? Why? You'll be missed. tedder ( talk) 16:59, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
Dear Gordonrox24, here is a little note to say thank you for your kind vote on my request for adminship which failed with a final result of (40/19/12).
Thank you for your participation in my RfA which I withdrew after concerns of my knowledge of policy. Special thanks are owed to Coffee, who defended me throughout and whom I cannot thank enough for the nomination; to 2over0 for being supportive and helpful; to A Stop at Willoughby for the thorough, thoughtful and articulate support rationale; to IP69.226.103.13 for maintaining composure and for a pleasant interaction on my talk page and, last but not least, to Juliancolton who was good enough to close the RfA at my request and, frankly, because an editor whom I respect so much found the time to support me! If the need for more admins at the main page is still apparent in a few months, I may try again. Thank you all for a relatively drama-free RfA and for providing me with much material from which to learn from my mistakes. You're all welcome to drop by my talk page any time. God save the Queen Wiki!
HJMitchell
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Thanks for telling me that it wasn't
User:Pilotguy who deleted my article, I saw his name on the edit history however (you said he had retired from wikipedia!), otherwise how could I have thought that he did it? Anyway, thanks and on a completely unrelated subject: how do you get a link from a user-sandbox to the create new section page for someones talkpage? (I'm trying to get a set-up like yours where there is a button saying "leave a message for Mod MMG" and it takes you to another sandbox page with info on it and with a link to the create new section page for my talk page). —Preceding
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{{ helpme}} Hey guys. My signature is acting up. See here, Support #47, the date is bold. Yet, on this talkpage it shows up normal. Any ideas?-- Gordonrox24 | Talk 20:32, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
I am Gordonrox24 on freenode and I'm requesting a cloak -- Gordonrox24 | Talk 15:39, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
I contacted the author of the photo. I asked that he e-mail that address that was supplied on the template.
BMW ( talk) 02:57, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
Permission was sent to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. What is the next step?
BMW ( talk) 15:48, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
- FASTILY (TALK) 01:56, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
It's now listed as an "Items with OTRS permission confirmed"! Yay! Can it go back now? :)
BMW ( talk) 15:50, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
I've granted your rollback request for your alternative account and confirmed it for you as well. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:16, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
Gordonrox24 - Thank for your participation and support in my RfA.
I can honestly say that your comments and your trust in me are greatly appreciated.
Please let me know if you ever have any suggestions for me as an editor, or comments based on my admin actions.
Thank you! 7 23:09, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Per your request at WP:PERM/RW I've granted you the Reviewer flag. Make sure you're familiar with the guidelines at Wikipedia:Reviewing. All the best ~ mazca talk 21:26, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
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2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350, new
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The 2010 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on June 20, 2010 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps, it was the sixteenth race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season and the first of two road course competitions on the schedule. The race was won by Jimmie Johnson, for the Hendrick Motorsports team. Robby Gordon finished second, and Kevin Harvick, who started fourth, clinched third. Conditions were sunny at the start of the race, making the track potentially slippery. Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead into the first corner, but Johnson, who had started in the second position on the grid, took the lead before the first lap was over. Kahne suffered an ill- handling car during the beginning of the race, causing him to fall to seventh by the sixth lap. Seven laps before the finish, race leader Marcos Ambrose, turned his car off to try to save fuel, but he could not refire the engine and subsequently stalled. He dropped back from the lead to sixth place with seven laps remaining, allowing Kahne to finish fourth and Jeff Gordon fifth. There were eight cautions and twelve lead changes among eight different drivers throughout the course of the race, Johnson's fourth win of the season and his first ever at Infineon. The result moved him up four spots to second in the Drivers' Championship, 140 points behind of leader Kevin Harvick and one ahead of Kyle Busch. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, nine points ahead of Toyota and forty-three ahead of Dodge, with twenty races remaining in the season. ( More...) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of Nascar1996 at 20:09, 25 July 2010 (UTC).
I believe you are in charge of monitoring edits to the National Alliance for Youth Sports page. I work for the company and created this page 2 years ago. I finally have some time to make changes to the page and you seem to be blocking my edits. I was trying to update the page with new accurate information about our company and I would like to know how to proceed.
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I want to follow the appropriate steps and procedures when updating our page but it is somewhat confusing about the promotional delimma we seem to be causing. I want to add the right information and not be deleted because if I keep getting deleted it is wasting my time. I can assure you the information is valid and most of it comes directly from our website www.nays.org. I am confused because every company's page would be somewhat promotional when you think about it. I am trying to help wikipedia and my company have the most accurate and up to date information for the public to view. If adding more detail to a timeline or programs description that we run that has already been posted on wikipedia for 2 years is wrong then I am not sure I know of a way to add information correctly.
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2010 Food City 500, a recent good article
The 2010 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee was the fifth race of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The race began at 1 p.m. EDT on March 21, 2010. The 2010 Food City 500 was televised on Fox and broadcast on PRN radio. This race marked the last appearance of the rear wing on the Car of Tomorrow, with the spoiler returning the following race. This race also was the first of three in Carl Edwards' probation following his altercation with Brad Keselowski at the previous race at Atlanta Motor Speedway; Keselowski was sent airborne, subsequently crashing on his side door. The race had 13 different leaders, 39 lead changes and 10 cautions. The race attendance of 138,000 marked the end of a long streak of sellout seats at the track, which has a capacity of 158,000. The race had been a sellout since 1982. ( More...) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Article of the month –
2010 Carfax 400, a recent good article
The 2010 Carfax 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on August 15, 2010 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps, it was the twenty-third race of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kevin Harvick for the Richard Childress Racing team. Denny Hamlin finished second, and Carl Edwards, who started twenty-fourth, clinched third. Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead into the first corner to begin the race, but Jimmie Johnson, who started in the second position on the grid, took the lead before the first lap was over. Afterward, Greg Biffle became the leader, and would eventually lead to the race high of 66 laps. Tony Stewart led after the final pit stops, ahead of Hamlin and Harvick. Harvick helped Hamlin to become the leader, but with twelve laps left, Harvick gained on Hamlin and claimed the first position with eleven lap remaining. Harvick maintained his position to claim his first Sprint Cup victory at Michigan International Speedway. There were five cautions and nineteen lead changes among nine different drivers throughout the course of the race, Harvick's third win of the season. The result maintained the first position in the Drivers' Championship and clinched him a position in the Chase. He remained 293 points ahead of second place driver Jeff Gordon and 353 ahead of Denny Hamlin. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty points ahead of Toyota and sixty-one ahead of Ford, with thirteen races remaining in the season. A total of 105,000 people attended the race, while 4.917 million watched it on television. ( More...) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi Gordon. FYI. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:05, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
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Article of the month –
Alan Kulwicki, selected as a good article
Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 – April 1, 1993), nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) racecar driver. He started racing at local short tracks in Wisconsin before moving up to regional stock car touring series. Kulwicki arrived at NASCAR, the highest and most expensive level of stock car racing in the United States, with no sponsor, a limited budget, and only a racecar and a borrowed pickup truck. Despite starting with meager equipment and finances, he earned the 1986 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award over drivers racing for well-funded teams. After Kulwicki won his first race at Phoenix International Raceway, he debuted what would become his trademark " Polish Victory Lap". Kulwicki won the 1992 Winston Cup championship by what was then the closest margin in NASCAR history. He died early in 1993 in a light aircraft accident, and was unable to defend his championship. He has been inducted into numerous racing halls of fame and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. Kulwicki was known for being a perfectionist and doing things his own way. An engineer by trade, his scientific approach to NASCAR racing inspires the way teams are now run. Despite lucrative offers from top car owners, he insisted on driving for his own race team, AK Racing, during most of his NASCAR career. Described by his publicist as "a real hard type of person to get to know", he remained a bachelor throughout his life. ( More...) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Many people are not happy with the RFA process, it's unfortunate that little is being done to fix it.
What would you recommend for more adequate coverage? Meghan solo ( talk) 14:47, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
Would Billboard and The Times be considered unreliable? They are both sources and I have physical copies of those in my possession... Meghan solo ( talk) 23:45, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
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Auto Club Speedway, a recent good article
Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is a two-mile (3 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. The track was also used for open wheel racing events until 2005. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is the only track owned by ISC to have naming rights sold. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.Construction of the track, on the site of the former Kaiser Steel Mill, began in 1995 and was completed in late 1996. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 91,200 and 28 skyboxes. In 2006, a fanzone was added behind the main grandstand. Lights were added to the speedway in 2004 with the addition of a second annual NASCAR weekend. In 2011 the track will host only one NASCAR weekend. ( More...) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hi, Just wondering if you wanted me to help out...? I'm from ROBLOX by the way.
I have been a Moderator in many websites, so can help out with any stuff that involves that kind of thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leates ( talk • contribs) 09:49, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
-Leates