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Thanks for telling me that about sourcing. I probably had heard that before, but I probably didn't take it seriously enough. I know that Encyclopaedia Metallum isn't a reliable source, though. I'll try to work on finding sources aside from myspace sites and official websites. Thanks. B T C 20:19, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
What? [1] You trying to sneak one in ? Spill the beans !! SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 19:06, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, everyone! :) Last time my doctor yelled at me for gaining too much weight (I took the eating for two thing seriously); this time I'm just about out of the first trimester and have almost regained the weight the morning sickness took away. (And BQ, I've already trained the pre-schooler to think her Aggie t-shirt is the only clothing worth wearing. She'll be able to help train the new one.) Karanacs ( talk) 16:41, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Howdy Karanacs!
I have a draft of and expanded Texas Revolution section for the Texas page in my sandbox. Since i am using your sources, and you are more of the expert on the the topic than I was wondering if you could take a look at it before i modify the Texas page. Thanks and Gig Em!
(PS: please respond in my sandbox) Oldag07 ( talk) 19:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Oh wow - "Island of The Blue Dolphins" is a great book. I had it as a child, and re-read it again just last month. What does "prod/afd" mean? 70.54.2.151 ( talk) 22:52, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Just a heads up, Go Man Go's going to be on the main page 7 December. All hands on deck to help keep it clean. I've already had to fix someone's "help" of uncapitaizing Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred.. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:28, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Please insert a Wikilink to the first of the two RfCs to the footnote, thanks.-- Goodmorningworld ( talk) 15:09, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Good advice, Thank you. Any suggestions where to recruit people to work on a FAC drive? (I don't have much experience at FAC, I usually do cleanup.) RJFJR ( talk) 17:35, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Well, Cas and I were discussing spontaneous human combustion. Not kidding! Ceran →// forge 12:56, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 21:20, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
For Karanacs and her TPS, can someone deal with CartonsOfCum ( talk · contribs) (not sure how username thingies work). SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 02:00, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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Thank you so much for all your help in reverting vandalism on Go Man Go while it was on the main page. Ealdgyth - Talk 00:06, 8 January 2009 (UTC) |
I've gone through your listed concerns with William D. Boyce. Awadewit did a ce too. Would you like to give it a final look before FAC? — Rlevse • Talk • 17:28, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
From the article Juan Seguin have removed section "In popular culture", explaining that this section was a trivia. However, many biography articles contain section "in popular culture", usually mentioning the movies and actors playing such characters, e.g.: Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna where film descriptions are similar. Should all such sections be removed or you have special reasons for Juan Seguin article (the influence on popular culture is to small or the section is written badly and should be re-written)? I would like to restore the section, possibly changing it a little, but I do not want to start an edit war. Regards Jasra ( talk) 12:21, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
I feel bad asking you again and again for stuff. The stuff you added for the revolution was fantastic. So was the peer review. I have divided the Texas page into 6 parts. Hopefully with more manageable chunks, people will be more willing to copyedit the page. would you be willing to copy edit one section of the Texas page?
Talk:Texas#Copyedit_plan Oldag07 ( talk) 18:25, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Should you feel up to it, of course, could I beg a CE off of you, of Nigel (Bishop of Ely)? I think he's just about ready for FAC. Ealdgyth - Talk 23:25, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 01:21, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I just wanted to mention that the info on the historical romance page regarding An Infamous Army that you deleted is important to note, as it clarifies what is meant by "Where Heyer referred to historical events, it was as background detail to set the period, and did not usually play a key role in the narrative." Just wanted to clarify that it's OK as it stands now - I think/hope it's qualified better now than it was first time round. Many thanks. Mabalu ( talk) 15:06, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
(Just saw subsequent revision, that's OK, I can see now that it's fine as it stands and the AII ref wasn't necessary. Thanks!) Sorry, I have an allergy to cover-all statements such as "All X's books were like this...". Mabalu ( talk) 15:16, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure how much help I can be with this, as I only really know about Heyer in the historical romance field. I just revised the section that I knew about and could contribute to with confidence in my knowledge/familarity of the subject. (I am more familiar with fashion history/dress!) Mabalu ( talk) 15:24, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 18:51, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your help with the MULS article. I felt I was losing my objectivity and didn't want to get into an edit war with a very eager alum. I just needed someone else to look at it. Thanks! -- Sift& Winnow 20:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
I want to thank you for your excellent work on expanding Presidio La Bahia. I left it a poor little two-line stub, and you've made it into a real article! I was considering adding a section on the architecture and restoration, but resources are scant, and least where I am. In restorations of this kind, there's usually an element of Disneyland, or at least of conjecture: Colonial Williamsburg and Fort Vancouver National Historic Site are notable examples of this approach. Do you know of any references concerning the actual restoration? Acroterion (talk) 15:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
I believe I've addressed your concerns. I appreciate the feedback. Cla68 ( talk) 00:56, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Thanks for your help earlier with Georgette Heyer. I've been working on a page for Living Dead Dolls and noticed there wasn't a Wiki entry for Frozen Charlotte, a story I've always liked and been fascinated by ever since I first learned about the Victorian Frozen Charlotte dolls. Anyway I was wondering if I ought to have split it up into several different Wiki pages (one for each version of Frozen Charlotte and have had a "frozen charlotte (disambiguation)" page? Could I ask your opinion, please?
Thanking you very much in advance for your time and valued advice, Mabalu ( talk) 01:59, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Catching up from a few days off, I see you've been taking care of business everywhere; thanks ! How is the belly treating you? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 15:14, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I just wanted to thank you for your copy-editing work on Michael Tritter, I think you'll be glad to hear that the article has been promoted. You have been a great help. Thank you very, very much.-- Music 26/ 11 11:34, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi Karanacs. I now have Calvin on FAC and I need your help again. It seems there may be some prose problems, so could you take a look at the article again. It has changed a lot since your PR (hopefully for the better thanks to the reviewers and copyeditors). -- RelHistBuff ( talk) 11:47, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Could you give some feedback at its FAC? I've hardly gotten any feedback, and I know that the prose needs review before it is archived or promoted. Ceran →// forge 14:00, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Karen, I'll be gone from Feb 5 to 14 inclusive, checking FAC on the 4th before I go, and possibly editing again on the 15th, but long Dr. app't scheduled on the 16th, so out again that day. It is possible that I will have no ability to edit Wiki while I'm gone, although I'm still unsure. Besides the usual, if you see a FAC that gathers a lot of opposes quickly (say five or six in a few days), pls feel free to go ahead and move it to archive to keep the page size down. Raul will run through FAC before he travels on the 10th, so hopefully someone will make sure all the bookkeeping is done (talk page templates in order for GimmeBot, etc.) See 'ya in a few weeks, and take care of the belly! SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 14:31, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
I have found more sources for the Houston Tower at http://www.google.com/search?q=Krahl+Houston+Tower&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS278US278 and have included a few to the external links. I havn't incorperated them into the article yet as the AFD is preventing me to spend time on writing and expanding it (as the Deletion Votes hold majority right now so there wouldn't be any point of expanding an article that has a majority vote of deletion even thought i found a way to fix the problem and even recreating (due to the AFD red tape) it will cause problems if I used the sources.) I am contacting you to determine that I believe that you should change your vote based on the new source results I found. Sawblade05 ( talk to me | my wiki life) 19:20, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
I addressed majority of your concerns (I will address remaining later). May I ask you to review the article again (especially new abstract and restructured first section)? Ruslik ( talk) 10:45, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
Any help copyedting this for FAC prep would be greatly appreciated. — Rlevse • Talk • 21:54, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. I've made a few changes, let me know if I'm on the right track. I have a busy weekend so unfortunately won't be able to work quickly on this. No rush, I just thought it might be easier to mention it here first, before addressing the FAC talk page. Parrot of Doom ( talk) 01:51, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 14:33, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Please reconsider as I have found a number of sources and have begun revising the article accordingly. Thanks! Sincerely, -- A Nobody My talk 18:23, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the comments for Edgar Speyer which has now been promoted. Phew, that was hard work! -- DavidCane ( talk) 00:35, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
Would you cause a revolution if you did FA promotions since you said the FA director and deputy director are both away? If so, what if you did it very carefully and slowly, such as 1 promotion every 2-3 days and only to the very, very best? Chergles ( talk) 21:03, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
The FAC is waiting for you. :)Mitch32( Go Syracuse) 11:16, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
I realized you were one, because you posted on Collectarian's page the same time I did. I got to go soon, but I figured, a Howdy never hurt anybody. Life for me, well it is going. What is going on in yours? Well than, thanks and gig em! Oldag07 ( talk) 16:56, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi, as someone who previously commented on Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/John Wilkes Booth, you may wish to revisit this page, as the FAC has been restarted and additional content to meet the concerns expressed has been added. JGHowes talk 23:49, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
I believe you put the protection on this article a month or so ago. The protection expired on February 6 and the next day, the onslaught of vandalism was revived. I'm counting nearly 25 wholesale acts since then. Is it possible to renew the protection? Monkeyzpop ( talk) 06:06, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I am working on an objective alternate to notability in my userspace. Please read User:A Nobody/Inclusion guidelines and offer any suggestions on its talk page, which I will consider for revision purposes. If you do not do so, no worries, but if you wish to help, it is appreciated. Best, -- A Nobody My talk 01:47, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
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I think the remaining problems have been fixed. Ruslik ( talk) 16:55, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
I would very much appreciate any specific comments you have regarding how to make the article not POV. It did not strike me as POV so maybe I am not seeing things you are seeing. The article is specifically about the Roman Catholic POV of the Ten Commandments and all of the quotations and info comes from scholarly sources who are experts on the subject. Please let me know what you think I should do to improve it. Thanks. NancyHeise talk 19:59, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
PS I forgot to mention that general statements on the subject come from general sources such as history books on Western Civilization used by universities. Karanacs, I really need your help because I dont know what to do to address your concerns if you dont come give specifics and other advice. Thanks I appreciate your help very much. NancyHeise talk 20:02, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
I responded to your questions. ( Ibaranoff24 ( talk) 01:10, 18 February 2009 (UTC))
Honestly, I don't see anymore jargon in the article, Karanacs. At the FAC there was a concern where Sasata, another editor, commented that he had to click the links for several sentences to know what the thing was. (In his specific concern) there is no way to replace dacite and andesite without just saying 'igneous rocks', and that would be way too simple for an FAC. This article is very detailed and that's how I'd like it to remain. Thank you. Ceran thor 12:39, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Looks good, thanks! I will add to it as I'm able. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 16:41, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
I went ahead and copy-pasted the shortened ROTJ section into the article. Please note, however, that right now it includes BOTH the Ian McDiarmid quote and a short bit about the fact that Shaw was contractually unable to discuss the secrets. I'm hoping it's still short enough that both can be included, but if you feel strongly that it needs to be that much shorter, please go ahead and cut the McDiarmid quote (or tell me to do it) and I'll accept that. Once again, thanks for your help in keeping me in tow; I know I was sort of ODing the article on ROTJ facts and think the article is probably better and more balanced now as a result of your input. -- Hunter Kahn ( talk) 02:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
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I've started fixing the referencing issues and thanks for noting this. It's very very hard to reference the article adequately as well, there's not many references around. I've had to delete the Mercury (Hobart Newspaper) references as they have now unfortunately been deleted. I still can't find another "reliable" reference suggesting that 15,000 attended the Elton John performance. The big problem with referencing the article with Examiner (Launceston Newspaper) articles is that the majority of them are pay per view entries, which makes it very hard, Cheers Aaroncrick (Tassie talk) 05:34, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi Karanacs, I've addressed many of the issues raised - text flow to be dealt with tonight. I would deem it a great favour if you could look and see if I have adequately fixed the items I've marked as Done to your satisfaction (noting that the ones not marked have not been fixed yet) - Peripitus (Talk) 02:16, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
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I just wanted to wish you a happy Texas Independence Day! — Bellhalla ( talk) 15:14, 2 March 2009 (UTC) |
I am making a trip to BCS in a few weeks, and I plan on wondering around the school with a camera for a little while. I have posted a image suggestion page up for images we may or may not want at the project Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Texas A&M. I can't promise you I will get everything, but this is a good opportunity to boost some of our pages. Any suggestion is appreciated. Gig em! Oldag07 ( talk) 05:42, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I have addressed your points of objection at the Vasil Levski FA nomination. Would you be so kind to review the improvements I have made based on your suggestions? Thanks, Todor → Bozhinov 12:17, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
I've corrected your points and asked a Guild of Copyeditors guy to give it a looksee; mind reading the article again to see if your points have been addressed? Ironholds ( talk) 18:50, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Aw, cut you down? All this pointless state posturing is... pointless. You know I think you're better than spice racks, right? -- Moni3 ( talk) 22:00, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
No monument to justice am I, I'm billing you, Karanacs, for the therapy I will inevitably need. I will spend my days starting April 1 seeking contentment in a Zen state, making origami boulders. Just as it is not origami and not a boulder, neither is the article alpha and omega. We are pensive. -- Moni3 ( talk) 20:32, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Arguably, I try too hard. But if you don't laugh, you cry, right? Right? Sarcasticidealist ( talk) 18:08, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
...the hockey one. Ling.Nut.Public ( talk) 23:49, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Welcome to your first day "on the job" :)) SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 13:46, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Karanacs, User:Remember the dot changed up the code of WP:FA so that when you update the FA count, you edit Template:Number of featured articles, not the actual page. Just thought you'd want to know. Regards, Dabomb87 ( talk) 21:26, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
Karen, you're doing Tuesdays, right? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 21:48, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for closing the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine's FAC. I really am relieved to be out of the Ottava/Fowler maelstrom. :-) -- Malleus Fatuorum 00:37, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, but why was this archived? There were no outstanding concerns, aside from one "fundamental oppose" which, by nature, is unactionable. – Juliancolton Talk · Review 00:56, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Congrats on the above and the impending baby! I just thought I'd drop a note asking you (or any TPS) to look in on User:E-romance's recent contributions, namely the creation of articles on novels that either don't seem to be notable (no references, no mention of awards, etc) or seem to be mostly copyvioed (back summary of the book is just copy-pasted as content). Since we both have had issues with this user and you're now an admin I thought you'd probably have more weight than I would with warnings and whatnot, besides I have finals coming up and won't have time to follow through... -- ImmortalGoddezz ( t/ c) 02:06, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Can you look over the sources and see if they are fine for another FA attempt. I'm slowly getting back into Wikipedia, and thought I'd look into nominating Davenport, Iowa for a FA again. CTJF83 Talk 20:16, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
First, let me wish you belated congrats on the baby. :)
Second, I've been asked by several people if I could look into recruiting a new delegate for FAC and/or FAR (e.g, someone to promote/fail FACs and demote/close FARs). Is this something you'd be willing to do? Raul654 ( talk) 11:13, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks to all for the congratulations (and condolences, but Moni, babysitters are more valuable than Valium - can you send a handful of them instead?). next part also posted to Raul's talk page I'm sorry I haven't responded more quickly, but I've had computer problems and a nasty cold and am just now feeling semi-human again. I would be happy to help with FAC promotions/archives (I don't visit FAR at all), but I cannot commit to even half of the time that Sandy currently spends on the process. Some months I'm online a lot, and some months I barely seem to reach FAC. (I also have no way of estimating how much time I'll spend on-wiki this summer when baby arrives - I'll either be so desperate to have any conversation with a human who doesn't cry that I'll be online all the time or I'll be sleeping all the time.) If you think it will be enough for me to share a small portion of the responsibility with Sandy (and possibly YellowMonkey?), then I'll be happy to help; if you need someone who is sure they can handle a larger percentage of the workload, then I'll be content with my current activities. Karanacs ( talk) 19:18, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
I've created a centralized discussion here. Raul654 ( talk) 20:38, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations on the addition to your family. Hope everything goes well! And good luck with sleeping -- both before and after the happy event. Mike Christie (talk) 01:33, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations, Karanacs, on both counts! Tony (talk) 09:30, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
What Tony said! (Nice to see an Aggie in a position of power...) — BQZip01 — talk 01:38, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
I swear I posted congratulations here already. I just know I did. Couldn't possibly be having a senior moment in thinking that I had posted here. Nope, not possible. But just in case I didn't: I know you'll do a great job. Best of luck! Maralia ( talk) 02:51, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
If you get the chance, would you (or one of your stalkers) mind having a quick skim through the article I've just written on Eilley Bowers? Most specifically, keep an eye out for any British-English-isms that may have slipped in, as my last few "big" articles have all been in B.E. so my autopilot is still thinking in terms of it. I'm asking you rather than the people I usually pester, as I specifically want someone from the Southwest to check for inappropriate language and terminology. (Yes, I know TX isn't NV, but deserts-full-of-cactuses blur together.) This one's a bit of a departure for me (although I still manage to get my trademark "citation to a deeply obscure book on a defunct railroad" into it); if you or any of the TPSs have any suggestions, they'd be very gratefully received. – iridescent 00:59, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
The FAC had an extensive review session. I'd appreciate it if you could look over it today? :) Thanks, Ceran thor 10:24, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
No, I was not aware of that, because I had never done such a thing before. Sure, I have some featured articles under my belt, but I never nominated six at once. I'd rather have History of the Han Dynasty there, as it is the most peer-reviewed at this point.-- Pericles of Athens Talk 18:20, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Howdy! I found your post on the talk page for the Texas A&M Wikipedia School Project ENTO 431 and your expertise on achieving FA status. I was writing to ask if you would review our article Chrysomya bezziana and give us any feedback on what we could do to improve our article for Wikipedia's standards. Thank you very much for your time! Dachshundcrazy ( talk) 21:33, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
See commons:Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard#PD_review. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:01, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I notice you left a message last year on my teacher's site for our ENTO 431 project. You indicated that while you did not know a lot about the subject, that you would be more than happy to help anyone to get as close or to FA status. Aside from the fact that it is a grade in our class, I have been pretty obsessed with the Wikipedian lifestyle and am researching every day. I'd love to improve. Can you please help me/us ? Or if you could connect us to some other people too! Our article is Aglossa cuprina. I'd be more than happy to hear from you! Thanks for the post; very sweet of you to offer aid. I hope the offer is still standing a year later! :) Nanayaagh ( talk) 05:42, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
... last edit summary. I am deeply grateful for how fast you hit the ground running, and hope you find time to catch up on other things soon (fingers crossed that you'll get good breaks IRL). If there's a day when it's too much work for you (I don't think many people realize just how much work it is :), please do ping me, let me know, and I'll jump in. For now, I'm mostly watching and hanging back, trying to let others take on more of the routine ... editors like Moni3, DaBomb87, Steve have really filled in the gaps. And thanks so much for catching this; we don't want the page divided that way! All the best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 13:09, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Speaking of which, Dinesh has left... YellowMonkey ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!) 02:59, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for sorting it out. Digestible ( talk) 15:57, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for taking care of the housekeeping by removing some still-empty headings. This is a fairly new page and I had put them in the outline in hopes some other Quail Valley residents would notice and fill in the blanks. Hasn't happened yet, so when I get the opportunity I'll add some meaningful content, and will further fill out this page. Irv ( talk) 21:44, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi! Some neighborhoods have entries about them in the Handbook of Texas, a reliable source. Those neighborhoods should be presumed notable. Same goes for unincorporated, non-CDP communities with Handbook entries. WhisperToMe ( talk) 14:08, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello. I see you've removed this article from the FAC page - is there any reason, as the remaining concerns had been dealt with, and were waiting comments from another editor. Thank you Socrates2008 ( Talk) 05:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
I have asked Moni for clarification on her assessment that WikiCup is working? I would also like your commentary given your response. I also don't understand your edit summary about Wikicup working and being speculative about a Reviewer Cup since the hope is to have them both structured the same way. See the bolded stuff.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 17:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Karanacs! I hope I'm putting this in the right place. Yes, I am the author, and I appreciate your doing the page. I was delighted to find it at Wikipedia. I read the conflict of interest section, but I'm confused about a couple of things. Since I use Wikipedia often, I am certainly happy to accept their terms for making all pages unbiased. But if the material on a page is not updated or is incorrect, am I still not allowed, as the author, to update them? For example, my birthdate is given as 1958, but the category is 1959 births. I have hit the New York Times bestseller print list twice (once at #2). And I have two books coming out--one in June and one in July. Why is it a conflict of interest for the author to update or correct data? I also have a new author photo, which I would prefer to have used on Wikipedia. How would I go about doing that?
Thanks for any help in this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SabrinaJef ( talk • contribs) 18:28, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Karanacs. I've responded. Thanks, YellowMonkey ( cricket calendar poll!) 04:30, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks YellowMonkey ( cricket calendar poll!) 07:52, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Gosh, FAC is still at 48 nominations after your pr/ar today, which means it could hit 60 by Saturday. Maybe one of us can have a look on Thursday, to see if we can archive anything with a FACClosed template? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 16:10, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
I'm confused by your reversion. Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests states "Currently accepting requests from April 11 to May 11" and I'm not seeing a rule against having more than 5 articles on that page at a time. Should I remove the May 1 nomination then, so that there will be only 5 in the list? — Remember the dot ( talk) 18:07, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
I did go to the National Archives today. No photos, alas (see my comment here Came away with a couple of very interesting docs signed by Chotiner, so at least we'll have his signature (or a version of it, it just says "Murray". I'm going to call the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, though the College Park branch has much the same stuff, the people out there are more familiar with the material. Thanks for the promotion.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 20:10, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Really? It had three supports and only two oppositions, and was only nominated about two weeks ago. Why exactly did you fail it when it had more supports thus far than it had oppositions? That doesn't make sense in regards to consensus.-- Pericles of Athens Talk 00:37, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
The last comment I made was this:
Oh. I thought you meant simply shortening the article so that it would summarize two new articles: "History of the Western Han Dynasty" and "History of the Eastern Han Dynasty". Like I said, I'm not entirely opposed to the idea; however since I have three supports for the article in its current form and two oppositions, let's see how other editors feel about the 86 KB prose size of the article. I think at this point that is the only matter of contention that some editors might have. Keep in mind though that this is a preference issue, since the article prose size exceeds the recommended limit of 50 KB, but not exactly violating the maximum, upper bound limit of 100 KB (according to WP:SIZE).
The only major problem left with the article according to reviewers was its prose size. Even today, I was working hard to reduce the prose size (look at the revision history) in order to address this last standing issue. So why then did you feel the need to suddenly fail the article? To me, that seems like a very rushed decision based on one problem.-- Pericles of Athens Talk 01:01, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
According to Wikipedia:Featured article candidates, a nomination should be removed from the archives if:
Could you please explain to me which one of these was used to reach your decision? I think I was doing a pretty good job in trying to resolve objections, consensus had by far not been reached, and there was no lack of information presented by the reviewers. No offense, but I think what you did was entirely out of line.-- Pericles of Athens Talk 01:08, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
(edit conflict - thanks Ealdgyth for the explanations) The bot runs several hours after we promote/archive. The reviewers who were complaining about the prose size (including one who marked his as comments rather than an oppose) suggested that there was a large amount of work to do. In my opinion, that was more work than should be done during an FAC nomination, especially one that had already been open several weeks. Now you have a little more time to figure out the best way to meet those objections, and you can renominate in a few weeks (or bring on one of the other Han articles I know you have waiting in the wings). Karanacs ( talk) 14:06, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
Was wondering if I might entice you to read and give a peer review for an article I've been expanding: Rosewood massacre and its peer review here. I'm still getting sources and tidying. I may expand a section or two depending on the weight of sources. I don't write a lot of state history articles, but this one has been on one of my burners for a long time. Whatever you can do I appreciate. Thanks! -- Moni3 ( talk) 12:10, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Congrats again on another successful FA nomination. Great article again. Keep up the good work. How is life going for you anyways? Things seem to be on the upswing for me. Employed finally. Best of luck with everything. Oldag07 ( talk) 01:39, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Hooray for TLAs. Hi there. I recently submitted Gamma-ray burst to FAC [ [7]]. Some editors have expressed their concerns that I should withdraw the nomination, as I am currently bringing another article ( GRB 970508) through FAC. I have explained why I believe the nomination should continue at the FAC page. I feel as though reviewers may be hesitant to get involved until you or Sandy give it the green light. I can has? -- Cryptic C62 · Talk 21:54, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Karen, on FACs like this, if it is promoted, it has to be moved at WP:FFA (into the repromoted category, changing the repromoted tally number), and you have to remember to add the mainpage bolding when adding it to WP:FA because it's already been on the main page. Best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 21:08, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
Re-promoted note :)) [8] SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 19:46, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
There's been only one oppose in all this time and it just came up yesterday. On top of that I was still in the midst of working out what issues there would need to be fixed to remove the oppose. What's the point of closing the FAC as "not promoted" when it's still an active discussion with two supports?-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 18:24, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
There were two supports, one oppose (in which all items were addressed) and two comments that stated that they were close to support. I believe this was closed too early. I have renominated it again. -- RelHistBuff ( talk) 21:15, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Looking at it objectively, I think it's safe to archive this if it hasn't attracted further support—or even a juicy oppose I can work on and turn into a support—by close of play today (i.e. in time for Gimmebot to do its thing). Given the FAC's length, it'll struggle to attract new reviewers, and will have a better chance if I come back with a clean page in a couple of weeks. Many thanks, Steve T • C 22:39, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Hunter Khan has gone around soliciting the involvement of editors specifically in regards to the image issue, so I don't think you're going to get a unanimous consensus out of this :) -- Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk) 11:55, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
Here; not sure what the latest GA kerfuffle is, but it affects FAC when the bot is blocked. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 15:35, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Dear Karanacs, this is the first time I'm writing something here, so I picked the headline "You don't know me, but please read what I write below! :-)".I counldn't think of any better headline.
I read you comment on Nancy's talkpage. I clicked "Karanacs" and visited your userpage. "cs" in your name means C. S. Lewis. You know, I'm thinking about working on the bio of C. S. Lewis. I want to meliorate his bio. Are you interested in meliorating his bio? Have a nice day! :-) AdjustShift ( talk) 13:53, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Karanacs, I've set up Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Laser brain but I haven't yet added my statement; I'll work on that tomorrow, but if you'd like to co-nom, you can add that under mine. Best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 03:32, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Hey mate. I don't know if you've noticed, but just above the massive mess I've made of LingNut's suggestion, there's an ongoing discussion regarding the tranclusion of FACs onto the main FAC page. The question of whether or not such transclusion is useful for the delegates has come up. Would you (and Sandy, who I presume is watching this page) mind taking a look? -- Cryptic C62 · Talk 20:32, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Sometimes you are wrong, Karanacs. I have responded to your post here [9]. As a friend, I am asking you to please have a little patience before you close a FAC and make sure it is the nominator, not the reviewer who is wrong. I am very upset that you closed my FAC. I am sorry that I am so upset, I wish I was not but it is a fact that I feel as if you have abused your power at my expense. I am afraid to offer any more articles at FAC because of this situation. NancyHeise talk 22:31, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
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Thanks for telling me that about sourcing. I probably had heard that before, but I probably didn't take it seriously enough. I know that Encyclopaedia Metallum isn't a reliable source, though. I'll try to work on finding sources aside from myspace sites and official websites. Thanks. B T C 20:19, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
What? [1] You trying to sneak one in ? Spill the beans !! SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 19:06, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, everyone! :) Last time my doctor yelled at me for gaining too much weight (I took the eating for two thing seriously); this time I'm just about out of the first trimester and have almost regained the weight the morning sickness took away. (And BQ, I've already trained the pre-schooler to think her Aggie t-shirt is the only clothing worth wearing. She'll be able to help train the new one.) Karanacs ( talk) 16:41, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Howdy Karanacs!
I have a draft of and expanded Texas Revolution section for the Texas page in my sandbox. Since i am using your sources, and you are more of the expert on the the topic than I was wondering if you could take a look at it before i modify the Texas page. Thanks and Gig Em!
(PS: please respond in my sandbox) Oldag07 ( talk) 19:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Oh wow - "Island of The Blue Dolphins" is a great book. I had it as a child, and re-read it again just last month. What does "prod/afd" mean? 70.54.2.151 ( talk) 22:52, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Just a heads up, Go Man Go's going to be on the main page 7 December. All hands on deck to help keep it clean. I've already had to fix someone's "help" of uncapitaizing Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred.. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:28, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Please insert a Wikilink to the first of the two RfCs to the footnote, thanks.-- Goodmorningworld ( talk) 15:09, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Good advice, Thank you. Any suggestions where to recruit people to work on a FAC drive? (I don't have much experience at FAC, I usually do cleanup.) RJFJR ( talk) 17:35, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Well, Cas and I were discussing spontaneous human combustion. Not kidding! Ceran →// forge 12:56, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 21:20, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
For Karanacs and her TPS, can someone deal with CartonsOfCum ( talk · contribs) (not sure how username thingies work). SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 02:00, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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Thank you so much for all your help in reverting vandalism on Go Man Go while it was on the main page. Ealdgyth - Talk 00:06, 8 January 2009 (UTC) |
I've gone through your listed concerns with William D. Boyce. Awadewit did a ce too. Would you like to give it a final look before FAC? — Rlevse • Talk • 17:28, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
From the article Juan Seguin have removed section "In popular culture", explaining that this section was a trivia. However, many biography articles contain section "in popular culture", usually mentioning the movies and actors playing such characters, e.g.: Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna where film descriptions are similar. Should all such sections be removed or you have special reasons for Juan Seguin article (the influence on popular culture is to small or the section is written badly and should be re-written)? I would like to restore the section, possibly changing it a little, but I do not want to start an edit war. Regards Jasra ( talk) 12:21, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
I feel bad asking you again and again for stuff. The stuff you added for the revolution was fantastic. So was the peer review. I have divided the Texas page into 6 parts. Hopefully with more manageable chunks, people will be more willing to copyedit the page. would you be willing to copy edit one section of the Texas page?
Talk:Texas#Copyedit_plan Oldag07 ( talk) 18:25, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
Should you feel up to it, of course, could I beg a CE off of you, of Nigel (Bishop of Ely)? I think he's just about ready for FAC. Ealdgyth - Talk 23:25, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 01:21, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I just wanted to mention that the info on the historical romance page regarding An Infamous Army that you deleted is important to note, as it clarifies what is meant by "Where Heyer referred to historical events, it was as background detail to set the period, and did not usually play a key role in the narrative." Just wanted to clarify that it's OK as it stands now - I think/hope it's qualified better now than it was first time round. Many thanks. Mabalu ( talk) 15:06, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
(Just saw subsequent revision, that's OK, I can see now that it's fine as it stands and the AII ref wasn't necessary. Thanks!) Sorry, I have an allergy to cover-all statements such as "All X's books were like this...". Mabalu ( talk) 15:16, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure how much help I can be with this, as I only really know about Heyer in the historical romance field. I just revised the section that I knew about and could contribute to with confidence in my knowledge/familarity of the subject. (I am more familiar with fashion history/dress!) Mabalu ( talk) 15:24, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 18:51, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your help with the MULS article. I felt I was losing my objectivity and didn't want to get into an edit war with a very eager alum. I just needed someone else to look at it. Thanks! -- Sift& Winnow 20:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
I want to thank you for your excellent work on expanding Presidio La Bahia. I left it a poor little two-line stub, and you've made it into a real article! I was considering adding a section on the architecture and restoration, but resources are scant, and least where I am. In restorations of this kind, there's usually an element of Disneyland, or at least of conjecture: Colonial Williamsburg and Fort Vancouver National Historic Site are notable examples of this approach. Do you know of any references concerning the actual restoration? Acroterion (talk) 15:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
I believe I've addressed your concerns. I appreciate the feedback. Cla68 ( talk) 00:56, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Thanks for your help earlier with Georgette Heyer. I've been working on a page for Living Dead Dolls and noticed there wasn't a Wiki entry for Frozen Charlotte, a story I've always liked and been fascinated by ever since I first learned about the Victorian Frozen Charlotte dolls. Anyway I was wondering if I ought to have split it up into several different Wiki pages (one for each version of Frozen Charlotte and have had a "frozen charlotte (disambiguation)" page? Could I ask your opinion, please?
Thanking you very much in advance for your time and valued advice, Mabalu ( talk) 01:59, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Catching up from a few days off, I see you've been taking care of business everywhere; thanks ! How is the belly treating you? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 15:14, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I just wanted to thank you for your copy-editing work on Michael Tritter, I think you'll be glad to hear that the article has been promoted. You have been a great help. Thank you very, very much.-- Music 26/ 11 11:34, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi Karanacs. I now have Calvin on FAC and I need your help again. It seems there may be some prose problems, so could you take a look at the article again. It has changed a lot since your PR (hopefully for the better thanks to the reviewers and copyeditors). -- RelHistBuff ( talk) 11:47, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Could you give some feedback at its FAC? I've hardly gotten any feedback, and I know that the prose needs review before it is archived or promoted. Ceran →// forge 14:00, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Karen, I'll be gone from Feb 5 to 14 inclusive, checking FAC on the 4th before I go, and possibly editing again on the 15th, but long Dr. app't scheduled on the 16th, so out again that day. It is possible that I will have no ability to edit Wiki while I'm gone, although I'm still unsure. Besides the usual, if you see a FAC that gathers a lot of opposes quickly (say five or six in a few days), pls feel free to go ahead and move it to archive to keep the page size down. Raul will run through FAC before he travels on the 10th, so hopefully someone will make sure all the bookkeeping is done (talk page templates in order for GimmeBot, etc.) See 'ya in a few weeks, and take care of the belly! SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 14:31, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
I have found more sources for the Houston Tower at http://www.google.com/search?q=Krahl+Houston+Tower&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS278US278 and have included a few to the external links. I havn't incorperated them into the article yet as the AFD is preventing me to spend time on writing and expanding it (as the Deletion Votes hold majority right now so there wouldn't be any point of expanding an article that has a majority vote of deletion even thought i found a way to fix the problem and even recreating (due to the AFD red tape) it will cause problems if I used the sources.) I am contacting you to determine that I believe that you should change your vote based on the new source results I found. Sawblade05 ( talk to me | my wiki life) 19:20, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
I addressed majority of your concerns (I will address remaining later). May I ask you to review the article again (especially new abstract and restructured first section)? Ruslik ( talk) 10:45, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
Any help copyedting this for FAC prep would be greatly appreciated. — Rlevse • Talk • 21:54, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. I've made a few changes, let me know if I'm on the right track. I have a busy weekend so unfortunately won't be able to work quickly on this. No rush, I just thought it might be easier to mention it here first, before addressing the FAC talk page. Parrot of Doom ( talk) 01:51, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Dravecky ( talk) 14:33, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello! Please reconsider as I have found a number of sources and have begun revising the article accordingly. Thanks! Sincerely, -- A Nobody My talk 18:23, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the comments for Edgar Speyer which has now been promoted. Phew, that was hard work! -- DavidCane ( talk) 00:35, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
Would you cause a revolution if you did FA promotions since you said the FA director and deputy director are both away? If so, what if you did it very carefully and slowly, such as 1 promotion every 2-3 days and only to the very, very best? Chergles ( talk) 21:03, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
The FAC is waiting for you. :)Mitch32( Go Syracuse) 11:16, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
I realized you were one, because you posted on Collectarian's page the same time I did. I got to go soon, but I figured, a Howdy never hurt anybody. Life for me, well it is going. What is going on in yours? Well than, thanks and gig em! Oldag07 ( talk) 16:56, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi, as someone who previously commented on Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/John Wilkes Booth, you may wish to revisit this page, as the FAC has been restarted and additional content to meet the concerns expressed has been added. JGHowes talk 23:49, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
I believe you put the protection on this article a month or so ago. The protection expired on February 6 and the next day, the onslaught of vandalism was revived. I'm counting nearly 25 wholesale acts since then. Is it possible to renew the protection? Monkeyzpop ( talk) 06:06, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I am working on an objective alternate to notability in my userspace. Please read User:A Nobody/Inclusion guidelines and offer any suggestions on its talk page, which I will consider for revision purposes. If you do not do so, no worries, but if you wish to help, it is appreciated. Best, -- A Nobody My talk 01:47, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
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I think the remaining problems have been fixed. Ruslik ( talk) 16:55, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
I would very much appreciate any specific comments you have regarding how to make the article not POV. It did not strike me as POV so maybe I am not seeing things you are seeing. The article is specifically about the Roman Catholic POV of the Ten Commandments and all of the quotations and info comes from scholarly sources who are experts on the subject. Please let me know what you think I should do to improve it. Thanks. NancyHeise talk 19:59, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
PS I forgot to mention that general statements on the subject come from general sources such as history books on Western Civilization used by universities. Karanacs, I really need your help because I dont know what to do to address your concerns if you dont come give specifics and other advice. Thanks I appreciate your help very much. NancyHeise talk 20:02, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
I responded to your questions. ( Ibaranoff24 ( talk) 01:10, 18 February 2009 (UTC))
Honestly, I don't see anymore jargon in the article, Karanacs. At the FAC there was a concern where Sasata, another editor, commented that he had to click the links for several sentences to know what the thing was. (In his specific concern) there is no way to replace dacite and andesite without just saying 'igneous rocks', and that would be way too simple for an FAC. This article is very detailed and that's how I'd like it to remain. Thank you. Ceran thor 12:39, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Looks good, thanks! I will add to it as I'm able. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 16:41, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
I went ahead and copy-pasted the shortened ROTJ section into the article. Please note, however, that right now it includes BOTH the Ian McDiarmid quote and a short bit about the fact that Shaw was contractually unable to discuss the secrets. I'm hoping it's still short enough that both can be included, but if you feel strongly that it needs to be that much shorter, please go ahead and cut the McDiarmid quote (or tell me to do it) and I'll accept that. Once again, thanks for your help in keeping me in tow; I know I was sort of ODing the article on ROTJ facts and think the article is probably better and more balanced now as a result of your input. -- Hunter Kahn ( talk) 02:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
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I've started fixing the referencing issues and thanks for noting this. It's very very hard to reference the article adequately as well, there's not many references around. I've had to delete the Mercury (Hobart Newspaper) references as they have now unfortunately been deleted. I still can't find another "reliable" reference suggesting that 15,000 attended the Elton John performance. The big problem with referencing the article with Examiner (Launceston Newspaper) articles is that the majority of them are pay per view entries, which makes it very hard, Cheers Aaroncrick (Tassie talk) 05:34, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi Karanacs, I've addressed many of the issues raised - text flow to be dealt with tonight. I would deem it a great favour if you could look and see if I have adequately fixed the items I've marked as Done to your satisfaction (noting that the ones not marked have not been fixed yet) - Peripitus (Talk) 02:16, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
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I am making a trip to BCS in a few weeks, and I plan on wondering around the school with a camera for a little while. I have posted a image suggestion page up for images we may or may not want at the project Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Texas A&M. I can't promise you I will get everything, but this is a good opportunity to boost some of our pages. Any suggestion is appreciated. Gig em! Oldag07 ( talk) 05:42, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I have addressed your points of objection at the Vasil Levski FA nomination. Would you be so kind to review the improvements I have made based on your suggestions? Thanks, Todor → Bozhinov 12:17, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
I've corrected your points and asked a Guild of Copyeditors guy to give it a looksee; mind reading the article again to see if your points have been addressed? Ironholds ( talk) 18:50, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Aw, cut you down? All this pointless state posturing is... pointless. You know I think you're better than spice racks, right? -- Moni3 ( talk) 22:00, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
No monument to justice am I, I'm billing you, Karanacs, for the therapy I will inevitably need. I will spend my days starting April 1 seeking contentment in a Zen state, making origami boulders. Just as it is not origami and not a boulder, neither is the article alpha and omega. We are pensive. -- Moni3 ( talk) 20:32, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Arguably, I try too hard. But if you don't laugh, you cry, right? Right? Sarcasticidealist ( talk) 18:08, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
...the hockey one. Ling.Nut.Public ( talk) 23:49, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Welcome to your first day "on the job" :)) SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 13:46, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Karanacs, User:Remember the dot changed up the code of WP:FA so that when you update the FA count, you edit Template:Number of featured articles, not the actual page. Just thought you'd want to know. Regards, Dabomb87 ( talk) 21:26, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
Karen, you're doing Tuesdays, right? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 21:48, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for closing the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine's FAC. I really am relieved to be out of the Ottava/Fowler maelstrom. :-) -- Malleus Fatuorum 00:37, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, but why was this archived? There were no outstanding concerns, aside from one "fundamental oppose" which, by nature, is unactionable. – Juliancolton Talk · Review 00:56, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Congrats on the above and the impending baby! I just thought I'd drop a note asking you (or any TPS) to look in on User:E-romance's recent contributions, namely the creation of articles on novels that either don't seem to be notable (no references, no mention of awards, etc) or seem to be mostly copyvioed (back summary of the book is just copy-pasted as content). Since we both have had issues with this user and you're now an admin I thought you'd probably have more weight than I would with warnings and whatnot, besides I have finals coming up and won't have time to follow through... -- ImmortalGoddezz ( t/ c) 02:06, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Can you look over the sources and see if they are fine for another FA attempt. I'm slowly getting back into Wikipedia, and thought I'd look into nominating Davenport, Iowa for a FA again. CTJF83 Talk 20:16, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
First, let me wish you belated congrats on the baby. :)
Second, I've been asked by several people if I could look into recruiting a new delegate for FAC and/or FAR (e.g, someone to promote/fail FACs and demote/close FARs). Is this something you'd be willing to do? Raul654 ( talk) 11:13, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks to all for the congratulations (and condolences, but Moni, babysitters are more valuable than Valium - can you send a handful of them instead?). next part also posted to Raul's talk page I'm sorry I haven't responded more quickly, but I've had computer problems and a nasty cold and am just now feeling semi-human again. I would be happy to help with FAC promotions/archives (I don't visit FAR at all), but I cannot commit to even half of the time that Sandy currently spends on the process. Some months I'm online a lot, and some months I barely seem to reach FAC. (I also have no way of estimating how much time I'll spend on-wiki this summer when baby arrives - I'll either be so desperate to have any conversation with a human who doesn't cry that I'll be online all the time or I'll be sleeping all the time.) If you think it will be enough for me to share a small portion of the responsibility with Sandy (and possibly YellowMonkey?), then I'll be happy to help; if you need someone who is sure they can handle a larger percentage of the workload, then I'll be content with my current activities. Karanacs ( talk) 19:18, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
I've created a centralized discussion here. Raul654 ( talk) 20:38, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations on the addition to your family. Hope everything goes well! And good luck with sleeping -- both before and after the happy event. Mike Christie (talk) 01:33, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Congratulations, Karanacs, on both counts! Tony (talk) 09:30, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
What Tony said! (Nice to see an Aggie in a position of power...) — BQZip01 — talk 01:38, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
I swear I posted congratulations here already. I just know I did. Couldn't possibly be having a senior moment in thinking that I had posted here. Nope, not possible. But just in case I didn't: I know you'll do a great job. Best of luck! Maralia ( talk) 02:51, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
If you get the chance, would you (or one of your stalkers) mind having a quick skim through the article I've just written on Eilley Bowers? Most specifically, keep an eye out for any British-English-isms that may have slipped in, as my last few "big" articles have all been in B.E. so my autopilot is still thinking in terms of it. I'm asking you rather than the people I usually pester, as I specifically want someone from the Southwest to check for inappropriate language and terminology. (Yes, I know TX isn't NV, but deserts-full-of-cactuses blur together.) This one's a bit of a departure for me (although I still manage to get my trademark "citation to a deeply obscure book on a defunct railroad" into it); if you or any of the TPSs have any suggestions, they'd be very gratefully received. – iridescent 00:59, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
The FAC had an extensive review session. I'd appreciate it if you could look over it today? :) Thanks, Ceran thor 10:24, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
No, I was not aware of that, because I had never done such a thing before. Sure, I have some featured articles under my belt, but I never nominated six at once. I'd rather have History of the Han Dynasty there, as it is the most peer-reviewed at this point.-- Pericles of Athens Talk 18:20, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
Howdy! I found your post on the talk page for the Texas A&M Wikipedia School Project ENTO 431 and your expertise on achieving FA status. I was writing to ask if you would review our article Chrysomya bezziana and give us any feedback on what we could do to improve our article for Wikipedia's standards. Thank you very much for your time! Dachshundcrazy ( talk) 21:33, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
See commons:Commons:Administrators'_noticeboard#PD_review. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:01, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I notice you left a message last year on my teacher's site for our ENTO 431 project. You indicated that while you did not know a lot about the subject, that you would be more than happy to help anyone to get as close or to FA status. Aside from the fact that it is a grade in our class, I have been pretty obsessed with the Wikipedian lifestyle and am researching every day. I'd love to improve. Can you please help me/us ? Or if you could connect us to some other people too! Our article is Aglossa cuprina. I'd be more than happy to hear from you! Thanks for the post; very sweet of you to offer aid. I hope the offer is still standing a year later! :) Nanayaagh ( talk) 05:42, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
... last edit summary. I am deeply grateful for how fast you hit the ground running, and hope you find time to catch up on other things soon (fingers crossed that you'll get good breaks IRL). If there's a day when it's too much work for you (I don't think many people realize just how much work it is :), please do ping me, let me know, and I'll jump in. For now, I'm mostly watching and hanging back, trying to let others take on more of the routine ... editors like Moni3, DaBomb87, Steve have really filled in the gaps. And thanks so much for catching this; we don't want the page divided that way! All the best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 13:09, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
Speaking of which, Dinesh has left... YellowMonkey ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!) 02:59, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for sorting it out. Digestible ( talk) 15:57, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for taking care of the housekeeping by removing some still-empty headings. This is a fairly new page and I had put them in the outline in hopes some other Quail Valley residents would notice and fill in the blanks. Hasn't happened yet, so when I get the opportunity I'll add some meaningful content, and will further fill out this page. Irv ( talk) 21:44, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi! Some neighborhoods have entries about them in the Handbook of Texas, a reliable source. Those neighborhoods should be presumed notable. Same goes for unincorporated, non-CDP communities with Handbook entries. WhisperToMe ( talk) 14:08, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello. I see you've removed this article from the FAC page - is there any reason, as the remaining concerns had been dealt with, and were waiting comments from another editor. Thank you Socrates2008 ( Talk) 05:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
I have asked Moni for clarification on her assessment that WikiCup is working? I would also like your commentary given your response. I also don't understand your edit summary about Wikicup working and being speculative about a Reviewer Cup since the hope is to have them both structured the same way. See the bolded stuff.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 17:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Karanacs! I hope I'm putting this in the right place. Yes, I am the author, and I appreciate your doing the page. I was delighted to find it at Wikipedia. I read the conflict of interest section, but I'm confused about a couple of things. Since I use Wikipedia often, I am certainly happy to accept their terms for making all pages unbiased. But if the material on a page is not updated or is incorrect, am I still not allowed, as the author, to update them? For example, my birthdate is given as 1958, but the category is 1959 births. I have hit the New York Times bestseller print list twice (once at #2). And I have two books coming out--one in June and one in July. Why is it a conflict of interest for the author to update or correct data? I also have a new author photo, which I would prefer to have used on Wikipedia. How would I go about doing that?
Thanks for any help in this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SabrinaJef ( talk • contribs) 18:28, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Karanacs. I've responded. Thanks, YellowMonkey ( cricket calendar poll!) 04:30, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks YellowMonkey ( cricket calendar poll!) 07:52, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Gosh, FAC is still at 48 nominations after your pr/ar today, which means it could hit 60 by Saturday. Maybe one of us can have a look on Thursday, to see if we can archive anything with a FACClosed template? SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 16:10, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
I'm confused by your reversion. Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests states "Currently accepting requests from April 11 to May 11" and I'm not seeing a rule against having more than 5 articles on that page at a time. Should I remove the May 1 nomination then, so that there will be only 5 in the list? — Remember the dot ( talk) 18:07, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
I did go to the National Archives today. No photos, alas (see my comment here Came away with a couple of very interesting docs signed by Chotiner, so at least we'll have his signature (or a version of it, it just says "Murray". I'm going to call the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, though the College Park branch has much the same stuff, the people out there are more familiar with the material. Thanks for the promotion.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 20:10, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Really? It had three supports and only two oppositions, and was only nominated about two weeks ago. Why exactly did you fail it when it had more supports thus far than it had oppositions? That doesn't make sense in regards to consensus.-- Pericles of Athens Talk 00:37, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
The last comment I made was this:
Oh. I thought you meant simply shortening the article so that it would summarize two new articles: "History of the Western Han Dynasty" and "History of the Eastern Han Dynasty". Like I said, I'm not entirely opposed to the idea; however since I have three supports for the article in its current form and two oppositions, let's see how other editors feel about the 86 KB prose size of the article. I think at this point that is the only matter of contention that some editors might have. Keep in mind though that this is a preference issue, since the article prose size exceeds the recommended limit of 50 KB, but not exactly violating the maximum, upper bound limit of 100 KB (according to WP:SIZE).
The only major problem left with the article according to reviewers was its prose size. Even today, I was working hard to reduce the prose size (look at the revision history) in order to address this last standing issue. So why then did you feel the need to suddenly fail the article? To me, that seems like a very rushed decision based on one problem.-- Pericles of Athens Talk 01:01, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
According to Wikipedia:Featured article candidates, a nomination should be removed from the archives if:
Could you please explain to me which one of these was used to reach your decision? I think I was doing a pretty good job in trying to resolve objections, consensus had by far not been reached, and there was no lack of information presented by the reviewers. No offense, but I think what you did was entirely out of line.-- Pericles of Athens Talk 01:08, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
(edit conflict - thanks Ealdgyth for the explanations) The bot runs several hours after we promote/archive. The reviewers who were complaining about the prose size (including one who marked his as comments rather than an oppose) suggested that there was a large amount of work to do. In my opinion, that was more work than should be done during an FAC nomination, especially one that had already been open several weeks. Now you have a little more time to figure out the best way to meet those objections, and you can renominate in a few weeks (or bring on one of the other Han articles I know you have waiting in the wings). Karanacs ( talk) 14:06, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
Was wondering if I might entice you to read and give a peer review for an article I've been expanding: Rosewood massacre and its peer review here. I'm still getting sources and tidying. I may expand a section or two depending on the weight of sources. I don't write a lot of state history articles, but this one has been on one of my burners for a long time. Whatever you can do I appreciate. Thanks! -- Moni3 ( talk) 12:10, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Congrats again on another successful FA nomination. Great article again. Keep up the good work. How is life going for you anyways? Things seem to be on the upswing for me. Employed finally. Best of luck with everything. Oldag07 ( talk) 01:39, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Hooray for TLAs. Hi there. I recently submitted Gamma-ray burst to FAC [ [7]]. Some editors have expressed their concerns that I should withdraw the nomination, as I am currently bringing another article ( GRB 970508) through FAC. I have explained why I believe the nomination should continue at the FAC page. I feel as though reviewers may be hesitant to get involved until you or Sandy give it the green light. I can has? -- Cryptic C62 · Talk 21:54, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Karen, on FACs like this, if it is promoted, it has to be moved at WP:FFA (into the repromoted category, changing the repromoted tally number), and you have to remember to add the mainpage bolding when adding it to WP:FA because it's already been on the main page. Best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 21:08, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
Re-promoted note :)) [8] SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 19:46, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
There's been only one oppose in all this time and it just came up yesterday. On top of that I was still in the midst of working out what issues there would need to be fixed to remove the oppose. What's the point of closing the FAC as "not promoted" when it's still an active discussion with two supports?-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 18:24, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
There were two supports, one oppose (in which all items were addressed) and two comments that stated that they were close to support. I believe this was closed too early. I have renominated it again. -- RelHistBuff ( talk) 21:15, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Looking at it objectively, I think it's safe to archive this if it hasn't attracted further support—or even a juicy oppose I can work on and turn into a support—by close of play today (i.e. in time for Gimmebot to do its thing). Given the FAC's length, it'll struggle to attract new reviewers, and will have a better chance if I come back with a clean page in a couple of weeks. Many thanks, Steve T • C 22:39, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Hunter Khan has gone around soliciting the involvement of editors specifically in regards to the image issue, so I don't think you're going to get a unanimous consensus out of this :) -- Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk) 11:55, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
Here; not sure what the latest GA kerfuffle is, but it affects FAC when the bot is blocked. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 15:35, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Dear Karanacs, this is the first time I'm writing something here, so I picked the headline "You don't know me, but please read what I write below! :-)".I counldn't think of any better headline.
I read you comment on Nancy's talkpage. I clicked "Karanacs" and visited your userpage. "cs" in your name means C. S. Lewis. You know, I'm thinking about working on the bio of C. S. Lewis. I want to meliorate his bio. Are you interested in meliorating his bio? Have a nice day! :-) AdjustShift ( talk) 13:53, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Karanacs, I've set up Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Laser brain but I haven't yet added my statement; I'll work on that tomorrow, but if you'd like to co-nom, you can add that under mine. Best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 03:32, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Hey mate. I don't know if you've noticed, but just above the massive mess I've made of LingNut's suggestion, there's an ongoing discussion regarding the tranclusion of FACs onto the main FAC page. The question of whether or not such transclusion is useful for the delegates has come up. Would you (and Sandy, who I presume is watching this page) mind taking a look? -- Cryptic C62 · Talk 20:32, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Sometimes you are wrong, Karanacs. I have responded to your post here [9]. As a friend, I am asking you to please have a little patience before you close a FAC and make sure it is the nominator, not the reviewer who is wrong. I am very upset that you closed my FAC. I am sorry that I am so upset, I wish I was not but it is a fact that I feel as if you have abused your power at my expense. I am afraid to offer any more articles at FAC because of this situation. NancyHeise talk 22:31, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
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