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Hello, I hope you're doing fine and I sincerely apologize for this intrusion. I've just read your profile and you seem to be really interested in the Barça teams so maybe I am not bothering you and you will help us... I'm part of an association "Amical de la Viquipèdia" which is trying to get some recognition as a Catalan Chapter (an intermediate superstructure between the Wikipedias and the Wikimedia Foundation) but this hasn't been approved up to that moment because Catalan hasn't got a/one state. We would appreciate your support, visible if you stick this on your first page: Wikimedia CAT and/or signing the Members and Supporters list following the link on the template. Supporting us will be like supporting some of the goals of the Barça! Thanks again, wishing you a great summer, take care! Força Barça! Capsot ( talk) 17:10, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
I do have data for Managers for all the leagues I cover. I'm planning on adding the information to the sites as an additional feature down the road. I can provide you this information in publication form as long as the data is properaly footnoted and linked to eplinfo.com if used on wikipedia.
Cheers Enb17 ( talk) 13:47, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi there SAND, VASCO here,
deeply moved and surprised with that medal you bestowed upon me, thank you very much, indeed. Now, the pressure is a little bit higher, will i be able to live up to it? :) :)
Have a great Saturday, from Portugal - -- Vasco Amaral ( talk) 17:56, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Hey Sandman, I'm really sorry to see you go. If it was the Featured list process that got you down, I can sympathize with your frustration with the lack of reviewers, wait time for FLCs, and the constantly changing standards. However, what's much more important than the little bronze stars is the creation and improvement of articles, which is what we are all here for. Whatever your reason for retirement, I hope it didn't rankle you too badly. I hope this just a short break (God knows we all need them), because we always need editors like you. Take care (and please return), Dabomb87 ( talk) 01:37, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the cmts / supports. Perhaps I've been a bit impatient and therefore easily frustrated by the lack of consensus or progress towards it in certain areas. I shall therefore make a habit of only editing on uneven dates. Being reminded by tonight's friendly, I'll try to wrap up the Barca project. Sandman888 ( talk) 16:25, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
you are spoiling the page with this useless edits
look as the camp nou part it's too long that it comes to the next part
and don't say that i am deleting things
i am just removing the useless edits you do
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Of course! I've added a few comments after a quick look. Tom ( talk) 10:03, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
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Thanks for the review. I responded to all of the comments; if anything still looks shaky, please let me know. Giants2008 ( 27 and counting) 14:21, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
Hello. A few days ago you added a citation to a book from the " Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases" series published by Icon Group International to this article. Unfortunately, Icon Group International is not a reliable source - their books are computer-generated, with most of the text copied from Wikipedia (most entries have [WP] by them to indicate this, see e.g. [1]). I've only removed the reference, not the text it was referencing. I'm removing a lot of similar references as they are circular references; many other editors have also been duped by these sources. Despite giving an appearance of reliability, the name " Webster's" has been public domain since the late 19th century. Another publisher to be wary of as they reuse Wikipedia articles is Alphascript Publishing. Fences& Windows 17:23, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sandman, can you revisit this FLC when you get the chance? Thanks, Dabomb87 ( talk) 13:13, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey Sandman, just seen FC Barca at FAC, and realised that I promised to copyedit, but completely forgot. Sincerest apologies, and good luck with it at FAC. Tom ( talk) 15:43, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I have changed the sentence "and is the most successful club in Spanish football along with Real Madrid" to read "second" and "after" to make it grammatically and factually correct.
It simply did not make sense or give a true and realistic impression to a casual reader of the article. To say that Barca are 'the' most successful team in Spain 'along with' another club is grammatically wrong anyway (they could be 'one of the most successful' or 'a most successful', but cannot be 'the most successful' along with any other team - one is singular and one is plural), and it is factually vague at best also. Barca have won two fewer trophies than Real Madrid and trail 55 to 57 in terms of overall trophies, but fall behind 20 to 31 in League titles, the universal measure of total success in football. Using either measure they are still second in terms of trophy wins and thus we cannot use 'the most successful team' line and be factual.
Without wanting to stoke up any partisan rumblings and annoy, disrespect or upset anyone Wikipedia is always criticised for being incorrect and untrustworthy. This is an example of something that could be read as being deliberately misleading, and if this is to be a featured article it has to be perfect. And with the original line still in, it is not.
I appreciate the wording could be altered, but the meaning has to stay the same.
mwmonk 9 August 2010, 2031 UTC Mwmonk ( talk) 20:39, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, it was listed at Wikipedia:Candidates for speedy deletion as a housekeeping/noncontroversial move. I also looked at the official website, and it identifies itself as "Barca TV" and not "FC Barcelona media". What's your basis for wanting the name to be FC Barcelona media? NawlinWiki ( talk) 20:43, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
Why you include Eva Duarte(Non Official Trophies), Ok, but you must Include Real Madrid trophies(Copa Latina, Copa IberoAmericana), Real Madrid is Most Succesful Team. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amarru ( talk • contribs) 08:18, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey there Sandman888, I've been noticing your active contributions to FC Barcelona articles - what with all the FL and FA nomination. Just wanted to say you're certainly doing a fine job at that. I support the club's main rival unfortunately (:D), but nevertheless please do keep up the good work on FC Barcelona. Here is a cookie as a snack!
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— Rlevse • Talk • 00:02, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
Stop with your stupid moves please. Dr. Loosmark 20:33, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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Hey yea sorry still happy to copyedit. Perhaps not till next week though because I have an article at FAC. Please drop me a message if I forget like last time. Tom ( talk) 12:29, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
{{helpme}} I have added an image to Supporters of FC Barcelona which is hosted on commons. However it wont show, there's just a grey vertical line. Help appreciated Sandman888 ( talk) Latest PR 13:49, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
Seems to work now, for that specific image; I believe the techs have poked some things, or whatever. Not sure if the entire problem is resolved, but this specific image now appears to work. So, as far as this goes, I think we're done here; if you have further questions, please use a fresh {{helpme}}. Cheers, Chzz ► 03:12, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sandman888, I noticed the result Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of York City F.C. Clubmen of the Year wasn't what you were expecting. However, I think WFCforLife's suggestion to take the list to deletion review is a good one, as it could affect multiple FLs. Also, I've answered your question here. Thanks, Dabomb87 ( talk) 14:11, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
One more thing: Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Atlanta Braves managers/archive1 needs a revisit. Thanks, Dabomb87 ( talk) 02:34, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
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Your hook for Boixos Nois is great. But I think you should link soccer or football in the hook. Many readers will not know what a pitch or corner is. Dincher ( talk) 22:42, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
The Recopa Sudamericana article has been LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG overdue. All that work finally paid off. Right now, I am working on improving the Copa Sudamericana page (as well as making every edition of the Recopa Sudamericana more detailed then I left it). For now, it looks like I will have little to no help.
Could you please do a no-BS assessment on the page to see what it would need to become a FA? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.215.155.80 ( talk) 07:32, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Also, if you would like, I could help you with the FC Barcelona in Europe article to make it top-notch. I have a few, good ideas you might like. And it would bump the list to FL standards easily. 68.215.155.80 ( talk) 07:44, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Those are just a few. 68.215.155.80 ( talk) 08:03, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi. Thanks for your second opinion on flag of convenience. I'm not sure what your statement: "I concur with your dealings here from what I've read." means. Could you clarify that for me? Thanks again. Haus Talk 09:54, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
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I'll respectfully decline to do the GA review of History of FC Barcelona mainly because I think the best articles come out of multiple reviews by multiple reviewers. FAC is different from GAN in that GAN relies on a single reviewer. Since I did the PR, I don't think that single reviewer should be me. I think your chances of getting History of FC Barcelona up to GA are pretty good. Best of luck with it. Finetooth ( talk) 16:57, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey Sandman888, you're doing a great job on this list. Just wanted to let you know I reworked a tiny bit of the lead, if you don't like it, of course, revert but I thought it needed doing since you included a new sentence at the beginning of the lead. The Rambling Man ( talk) 17:13, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the review, it was very helpful. Don't worry about me adding to the backlog, I like doing one at the time so it'll be a while before I consider nominating another. I'll think about doing a review but I'm a novice when it comes to that sort of thing. The Joan Gamper Trophy FLC for instance, I missed quite a few things regarding the lead that others didn't. Cheers. Argyle 4 Life talk 18:32, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi - Wasn't sure from your write-up whether you thought the refs were the biggest issue on the GA nomination. I did some cleanup on that as suggested. It is not really "my" article - I thought it had good potential and tried to get it up to GA. I came to it from the same place as you but not sure what else there is to add. I would have added more about the firm's operations but could not find much other than history and investment funds. Let me know what you think about it now|► ϋrбanяeneωaℓ • TALK ◄| 21:41, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
Not helpful. The discussion was pertinent and unconcluded. The title you chose was also a little unnecessary. J Milburn ( talk) 10:49, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
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I've left some comments at the peer review concerning improvements I've made to the article. Thanks. Claritas § 08:44, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
Look, I don't want ot spend more time arguing with you. I think in general this is a well written, verifiable, stable, referenced article.
I have failed your nomination due to reference issues. As I said, you must provide a reference for every section. By doing a courtesy check of the first couple of referenced facts I found the following:
- Does talk about the principals coming out of Drexel
- This talks about the principals and the deals they did at Drexel which is what the text is talking about
- Does in fact make reference to Argosy as a high yield boutique
- I added the access date in reference to the fact that I acccessed this article on Factiva. I guess you can put a link but not sure how you can
Susceptible to what? I think I will put it up for review. You seemed very hung up when the fact is that the article is highly referenced including every item that might be controversial. I was also disappointed with the quality of your review which was much less extensive than the other GA's I have gone through. |► ϋrбanяeneωaℓ • TALK ◄| 11:19, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
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— Rlevse • Talk • 18:04, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
As for your comment, I haven't inserted any list, I've just recovered a list which you deleted and which is relevant and looks basicly reliable. As for the citation, use the Cn template if you don't trust what is written. As for the flags, take them out if you don't like them but not the information to which they are attached.
Most important, many of your contributions to El Clásico look positive, but some don't. I've been watching this page for quite a long time and it seems to attract arrogant editors who don't like to discuss their changes in a reasonable way. I hope you are not like them. The article is potentially conflictive and changing some key statements shouldn't be done without consensus. -- Jotamar ( talk) 23:02, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
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See Talk:Tuples in association football#The Quadruple to know more about your unproven reason.-- 188.55.83.30 ( talk) 07:14, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Hello. I'm not going to support, not because I've any particular objection to the list but because I only went there to leave comments because of my concern that it had gained several supports despite the massive MoS violation with the flags. As you know, I withdrew my objection once you added the legend, and it looks much better since you removed the colourfest at the bottom. As to the numeric columns alignment, it's got nothing to do with supporting or opposing, it's a question of trying to make the list look (IMHO :-) more professional. Have a look at printed tables of numeric data: you'll find them either aligned numerically, i.e. with all the units columns or decimal points lined up (which is quite messy to do on WP given you wouldn't want them right up against the RH border of the cell), or else, generally where the numbers are all of a very small number of digits, centre-aligned. Either way you'll find them roughly underneath their column heading, so you don't get a central heading with the numeric column way off one side or the other. cheers, Struway2 ( talk) 09:10, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Go for it. J Milburn ( talk) 11:09, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
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Hey, thanks for reviewing. Are you planning further remarks? (I imagine you are) I usually like to let a reviewer make their first pass on an article uninterrupted. Let me know when you're done, or if you are now. Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 00:15, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
I've just noticed your comments at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Connecticut Huskies bowl games/archive1. If you have comments to make about the suitability of a criterion, you should bring them up at WT:FLC or WT:FL?, rather than making comments in a nomination just to make a point. If you're still sore about the passage of List of New York Yankees no-hitters to featured status, I suggest taking a chill pill and just ignoring it. It's not hurting anyone, but your comments may very well. For civility's sake, I'm just recommending that you don't make further comments of that type any longer, unless you want to have a policy or criterion discussion. Thanks. — KV5 • Talk • 12:55, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Would you please explain me why did you remove my edits to the voice Tuples in association football? Have you read and understood the first lines: "Trophies which consist of a single match or two-leg competition (e.g. the FA Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup) are generally not seen as part of a quadruple"? Barcelona's performance is amazing, but technically it's a quadruple plus the two supercups, if we counted the supercups a lot of false quadruples should be celebrated as well. Please, respect the NPOV, as long as the definition is what it is, the quadruple is the maximum result for a team playing in a country with one national cup. My edit didn't cancel Barcelona's feat, but described as is has to. -- Vittorio Mariani ( talk) 10:39, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Nominating a featured list at AFD just to "test the waters"? You're crazy. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ( Otters want attention) 23:29, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
You may not remember, but you peer reviewed Petitcodiac River a few weeks back, and I've recently placed it at FAC. The comments have died down (albeit the one support), so I just wanted to see if you were interested in placing your opinion. Thanks. EricLeb01 ( Page | Talk) 22:50, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
If you could give the images alt text then I can pass the article that's the only thing that's missing at the moment. NapHit ( talk) 19:26, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sandman,
The Signpost's "Features and admins" page now includes a "Choice of the week" for featured articles, featured lists and featured pictures. Each week, The Signpost invites a different delegate, reviewer or nominator from each process to select what they think is the best, or their favourite, item, and to give their reasons. These reasons can be technical (e.g., related to the Criteria) or subjective, or both.
Would you be willing to do this with featured lists for next week's edition? If you agree, promotions from Saturday 4 September to Friday 10 September will be eligible; of course, for COI reasons you can't choose your own FL :) They will be listed here by Saturday UTC, and we would need your text by Sunday UTC. Examples from previous weeks are accessible by clicking on "← PREVIOUS Features and admins" at the bottom. Cheers, Dabomb87 ( talk) 21:21, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for starting the RfC on featured list criteria 3b. I shortened the criteria to read "3(b) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements for stand-alone lists." based on my reading of consensus. Assuming that this consensus holds and the criteria isn't reverted, would you be willing to revisit your oppose at the FLC for List of Connecticut Huskies bowl games based on the revision to the criteria? Thanks. – Grondemar 03:35, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
I see that 2010 Giro d'Italia is now listed as a GA. Thank you. I hope you don't take personally my request for a second opinion at WP:GAN, it was done with the best interests of the article in mind. Regards, Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 06:47, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
Dear Sandman888, the peer review backlog has a fixed format and procedure for adding items, which you are not following. We wait until PRs are at least 4 days old and have not received any substantial comments. The date a PR starts is determined by the date in the PR itself (in bold at the bottom at wp:pr/d). Right now, there is no official backlog as there are no PRs at least 4 days old without comments. While I understand your desire to have your PR request reviewed, please do not keep adding it or the Mario Cart article PR to the backlog prematurely (and please do not link to the article instead of the PR, and please do not change dates). Ruhrfisch ><>°° 10:34, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
The rules say to wait 14 days after a peer review before opening a new one. You waited one day to open Wikipedia:Peer review/La Masia/archive3. This is PR 3 and PR 2 waited 5 days. I archived PR 3. PR is a place to point out problems with articles like the need for a copyedit, but is not the place to get a copyedit. Have you tried asking at WP:PR/V in the copyeditors section or at WP:LOCE? Ruhrfisch ><>°° 18:32, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi there SANDMAN, VASCO here,
could you please see that Oinatz Aulestia's article be deleted? Almost 30 years old, has never played in higher than Segunda División B. I know that you have directed me to the correct page in the past, by i cannot get myself to do anything there... :(
Thanks a million in advance, keep up the great work, regards from Portugal - -- Vasco Amaral ( talk) 00:30, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
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Hello, I hope you're doing fine and I sincerely apologize for this intrusion. I've just read your profile and you seem to be really interested in the Barça teams so maybe I am not bothering you and you will help us... I'm part of an association "Amical de la Viquipèdia" which is trying to get some recognition as a Catalan Chapter (an intermediate superstructure between the Wikipedias and the Wikimedia Foundation) but this hasn't been approved up to that moment because Catalan hasn't got a/one state. We would appreciate your support, visible if you stick this on your first page: Wikimedia CAT and/or signing the Members and Supporters list following the link on the template. Supporting us will be like supporting some of the goals of the Barça! Thanks again, wishing you a great summer, take care! Força Barça! Capsot ( talk) 17:10, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
I do have data for Managers for all the leagues I cover. I'm planning on adding the information to the sites as an additional feature down the road. I can provide you this information in publication form as long as the data is properaly footnoted and linked to eplinfo.com if used on wikipedia.
Cheers Enb17 ( talk) 13:47, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi there SAND, VASCO here,
deeply moved and surprised with that medal you bestowed upon me, thank you very much, indeed. Now, the pressure is a little bit higher, will i be able to live up to it? :) :)
Have a great Saturday, from Portugal - -- Vasco Amaral ( talk) 17:56, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Hey Sandman, I'm really sorry to see you go. If it was the Featured list process that got you down, I can sympathize with your frustration with the lack of reviewers, wait time for FLCs, and the constantly changing standards. However, what's much more important than the little bronze stars is the creation and improvement of articles, which is what we are all here for. Whatever your reason for retirement, I hope it didn't rankle you too badly. I hope this just a short break (God knows we all need them), because we always need editors like you. Take care (and please return), Dabomb87 ( talk) 01:37, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the cmts / supports. Perhaps I've been a bit impatient and therefore easily frustrated by the lack of consensus or progress towards it in certain areas. I shall therefore make a habit of only editing on uneven dates. Being reminded by tonight's friendly, I'll try to wrap up the Barca project. Sandman888 ( talk) 16:25, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
you are spoiling the page with this useless edits
look as the camp nou part it's too long that it comes to the next part
and don't say that i am deleting things
i am just removing the useless edits you do
and also you are not an admin to say that i can be blocked
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Of course! I've added a few comments after a quick look. Tom ( talk) 10:03, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
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Thanks for the review. I responded to all of the comments; if anything still looks shaky, please let me know. Giants2008 ( 27 and counting) 14:21, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
Hello. A few days ago you added a citation to a book from the " Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases" series published by Icon Group International to this article. Unfortunately, Icon Group International is not a reliable source - their books are computer-generated, with most of the text copied from Wikipedia (most entries have [WP] by them to indicate this, see e.g. [1]). I've only removed the reference, not the text it was referencing. I'm removing a lot of similar references as they are circular references; many other editors have also been duped by these sources. Despite giving an appearance of reliability, the name " Webster's" has been public domain since the late 19th century. Another publisher to be wary of as they reuse Wikipedia articles is Alphascript Publishing. Fences& Windows 17:23, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sandman, can you revisit this FLC when you get the chance? Thanks, Dabomb87 ( talk) 13:13, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey Sandman, just seen FC Barca at FAC, and realised that I promised to copyedit, but completely forgot. Sincerest apologies, and good luck with it at FAC. Tom ( talk) 15:43, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi, I have changed the sentence "and is the most successful club in Spanish football along with Real Madrid" to read "second" and "after" to make it grammatically and factually correct.
It simply did not make sense or give a true and realistic impression to a casual reader of the article. To say that Barca are 'the' most successful team in Spain 'along with' another club is grammatically wrong anyway (they could be 'one of the most successful' or 'a most successful', but cannot be 'the most successful' along with any other team - one is singular and one is plural), and it is factually vague at best also. Barca have won two fewer trophies than Real Madrid and trail 55 to 57 in terms of overall trophies, but fall behind 20 to 31 in League titles, the universal measure of total success in football. Using either measure they are still second in terms of trophy wins and thus we cannot use 'the most successful team' line and be factual.
Without wanting to stoke up any partisan rumblings and annoy, disrespect or upset anyone Wikipedia is always criticised for being incorrect and untrustworthy. This is an example of something that could be read as being deliberately misleading, and if this is to be a featured article it has to be perfect. And with the original line still in, it is not.
I appreciate the wording could be altered, but the meaning has to stay the same.
mwmonk 9 August 2010, 2031 UTC Mwmonk ( talk) 20:39, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, it was listed at Wikipedia:Candidates for speedy deletion as a housekeeping/noncontroversial move. I also looked at the official website, and it identifies itself as "Barca TV" and not "FC Barcelona media". What's your basis for wanting the name to be FC Barcelona media? NawlinWiki ( talk) 20:43, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
Why you include Eva Duarte(Non Official Trophies), Ok, but you must Include Real Madrid trophies(Copa Latina, Copa IberoAmericana), Real Madrid is Most Succesful Team. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amarru ( talk • contribs) 08:18, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey there Sandman888, I've been noticing your active contributions to FC Barcelona articles - what with all the FL and FA nomination. Just wanted to say you're certainly doing a fine job at that. I support the club's main rival unfortunately (:D), but nevertheless please do keep up the good work on FC Barcelona. Here is a cookie as a snack!
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— Rlevse • Talk • 00:02, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
Stop with your stupid moves please. Dr. Loosmark 20:33, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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Hey yea sorry still happy to copyedit. Perhaps not till next week though because I have an article at FAC. Please drop me a message if I forget like last time. Tom ( talk) 12:29, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
{{helpme}} I have added an image to Supporters of FC Barcelona which is hosted on commons. However it wont show, there's just a grey vertical line. Help appreciated Sandman888 ( talk) Latest PR 13:49, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
Seems to work now, for that specific image; I believe the techs have poked some things, or whatever. Not sure if the entire problem is resolved, but this specific image now appears to work. So, as far as this goes, I think we're done here; if you have further questions, please use a fresh {{helpme}}. Cheers, Chzz ► 03:12, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sandman888, I noticed the result Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of York City F.C. Clubmen of the Year wasn't what you were expecting. However, I think WFCforLife's suggestion to take the list to deletion review is a good one, as it could affect multiple FLs. Also, I've answered your question here. Thanks, Dabomb87 ( talk) 14:11, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
One more thing: Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Atlanta Braves managers/archive1 needs a revisit. Thanks, Dabomb87 ( talk) 02:34, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
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Your hook for Boixos Nois is great. But I think you should link soccer or football in the hook. Many readers will not know what a pitch or corner is. Dincher ( talk) 22:42, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
The Recopa Sudamericana article has been LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG overdue. All that work finally paid off. Right now, I am working on improving the Copa Sudamericana page (as well as making every edition of the Recopa Sudamericana more detailed then I left it). For now, it looks like I will have little to no help.
Could you please do a no-BS assessment on the page to see what it would need to become a FA? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.215.155.80 ( talk) 07:32, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Also, if you would like, I could help you with the FC Barcelona in Europe article to make it top-notch. I have a few, good ideas you might like. And it would bump the list to FL standards easily. 68.215.155.80 ( talk) 07:44, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Those are just a few. 68.215.155.80 ( talk) 08:03, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi. Thanks for your second opinion on flag of convenience. I'm not sure what your statement: "I concur with your dealings here from what I've read." means. Could you clarify that for me? Thanks again. Haus Talk 09:54, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
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I'll respectfully decline to do the GA review of History of FC Barcelona mainly because I think the best articles come out of multiple reviews by multiple reviewers. FAC is different from GAN in that GAN relies on a single reviewer. Since I did the PR, I don't think that single reviewer should be me. I think your chances of getting History of FC Barcelona up to GA are pretty good. Best of luck with it. Finetooth ( talk) 16:57, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
Hey Sandman888, you're doing a great job on this list. Just wanted to let you know I reworked a tiny bit of the lead, if you don't like it, of course, revert but I thought it needed doing since you included a new sentence at the beginning of the lead. The Rambling Man ( talk) 17:13, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the review, it was very helpful. Don't worry about me adding to the backlog, I like doing one at the time so it'll be a while before I consider nominating another. I'll think about doing a review but I'm a novice when it comes to that sort of thing. The Joan Gamper Trophy FLC for instance, I missed quite a few things regarding the lead that others didn't. Cheers. Argyle 4 Life talk 18:32, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi - Wasn't sure from your write-up whether you thought the refs were the biggest issue on the GA nomination. I did some cleanup on that as suggested. It is not really "my" article - I thought it had good potential and tried to get it up to GA. I came to it from the same place as you but not sure what else there is to add. I would have added more about the firm's operations but could not find much other than history and investment funds. Let me know what you think about it now|► ϋrбanяeneωaℓ • TALK ◄| 21:41, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
Not helpful. The discussion was pertinent and unconcluded. The title you chose was also a little unnecessary. J Milburn ( talk) 10:49, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
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I've left some comments at the peer review concerning improvements I've made to the article. Thanks. Claritas § 08:44, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
Look, I don't want ot spend more time arguing with you. I think in general this is a well written, verifiable, stable, referenced article.
I have failed your nomination due to reference issues. As I said, you must provide a reference for every section. By doing a courtesy check of the first couple of referenced facts I found the following:
- Does talk about the principals coming out of Drexel
- This talks about the principals and the deals they did at Drexel which is what the text is talking about
- Does in fact make reference to Argosy as a high yield boutique
- I added the access date in reference to the fact that I acccessed this article on Factiva. I guess you can put a link but not sure how you can
Susceptible to what? I think I will put it up for review. You seemed very hung up when the fact is that the article is highly referenced including every item that might be controversial. I was also disappointed with the quality of your review which was much less extensive than the other GA's I have gone through. |► ϋrбanяeneωaℓ • TALK ◄| 11:19, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
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— Rlevse • Talk • 18:04, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
As for your comment, I haven't inserted any list, I've just recovered a list which you deleted and which is relevant and looks basicly reliable. As for the citation, use the Cn template if you don't trust what is written. As for the flags, take them out if you don't like them but not the information to which they are attached.
Most important, many of your contributions to El Clásico look positive, but some don't. I've been watching this page for quite a long time and it seems to attract arrogant editors who don't like to discuss their changes in a reasonable way. I hope you are not like them. The article is potentially conflictive and changing some key statements shouldn't be done without consensus. -- Jotamar ( talk) 23:02, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
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See Talk:Tuples in association football#The Quadruple to know more about your unproven reason.-- 188.55.83.30 ( talk) 07:14, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Hello. I'm not going to support, not because I've any particular objection to the list but because I only went there to leave comments because of my concern that it had gained several supports despite the massive MoS violation with the flags. As you know, I withdrew my objection once you added the legend, and it looks much better since you removed the colourfest at the bottom. As to the numeric columns alignment, it's got nothing to do with supporting or opposing, it's a question of trying to make the list look (IMHO :-) more professional. Have a look at printed tables of numeric data: you'll find them either aligned numerically, i.e. with all the units columns or decimal points lined up (which is quite messy to do on WP given you wouldn't want them right up against the RH border of the cell), or else, generally where the numbers are all of a very small number of digits, centre-aligned. Either way you'll find them roughly underneath their column heading, so you don't get a central heading with the numeric column way off one side or the other. cheers, Struway2 ( talk) 09:10, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
Go for it. J Milburn ( talk) 11:09, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
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Hey, thanks for reviewing. Are you planning further remarks? (I imagine you are) I usually like to let a reviewer make their first pass on an article uninterrupted. Let me know when you're done, or if you are now. Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 00:15, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
I've just noticed your comments at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Connecticut Huskies bowl games/archive1. If you have comments to make about the suitability of a criterion, you should bring them up at WT:FLC or WT:FL?, rather than making comments in a nomination just to make a point. If you're still sore about the passage of List of New York Yankees no-hitters to featured status, I suggest taking a chill pill and just ignoring it. It's not hurting anyone, but your comments may very well. For civility's sake, I'm just recommending that you don't make further comments of that type any longer, unless you want to have a policy or criterion discussion. Thanks. — KV5 • Talk • 12:55, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Would you please explain me why did you remove my edits to the voice Tuples in association football? Have you read and understood the first lines: "Trophies which consist of a single match or two-leg competition (e.g. the FA Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup) are generally not seen as part of a quadruple"? Barcelona's performance is amazing, but technically it's a quadruple plus the two supercups, if we counted the supercups a lot of false quadruples should be celebrated as well. Please, respect the NPOV, as long as the definition is what it is, the quadruple is the maximum result for a team playing in a country with one national cup. My edit didn't cancel Barcelona's feat, but described as is has to. -- Vittorio Mariani ( talk) 10:39, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Nominating a featured list at AFD just to "test the waters"? You're crazy. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ( Otters want attention) 23:29, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
You may not remember, but you peer reviewed Petitcodiac River a few weeks back, and I've recently placed it at FAC. The comments have died down (albeit the one support), so I just wanted to see if you were interested in placing your opinion. Thanks. EricLeb01 ( Page | Talk) 22:50, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
If you could give the images alt text then I can pass the article that's the only thing that's missing at the moment. NapHit ( talk) 19:26, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi Sandman,
The Signpost's "Features and admins" page now includes a "Choice of the week" for featured articles, featured lists and featured pictures. Each week, The Signpost invites a different delegate, reviewer or nominator from each process to select what they think is the best, or their favourite, item, and to give their reasons. These reasons can be technical (e.g., related to the Criteria) or subjective, or both.
Would you be willing to do this with featured lists for next week's edition? If you agree, promotions from Saturday 4 September to Friday 10 September will be eligible; of course, for COI reasons you can't choose your own FL :) They will be listed here by Saturday UTC, and we would need your text by Sunday UTC. Examples from previous weeks are accessible by clicking on "← PREVIOUS Features and admins" at the bottom. Cheers, Dabomb87 ( talk) 21:21, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for starting the RfC on featured list criteria 3b. I shortened the criteria to read "3(b) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements for stand-alone lists." based on my reading of consensus. Assuming that this consensus holds and the criteria isn't reverted, would you be willing to revisit your oppose at the FLC for List of Connecticut Huskies bowl games based on the revision to the criteria? Thanks. – Grondemar 03:35, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
I see that 2010 Giro d'Italia is now listed as a GA. Thank you. I hope you don't take personally my request for a second opinion at WP:GAN, it was done with the best interests of the article in mind. Regards, Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 06:47, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
Dear Sandman888, the peer review backlog has a fixed format and procedure for adding items, which you are not following. We wait until PRs are at least 4 days old and have not received any substantial comments. The date a PR starts is determined by the date in the PR itself (in bold at the bottom at wp:pr/d). Right now, there is no official backlog as there are no PRs at least 4 days old without comments. While I understand your desire to have your PR request reviewed, please do not keep adding it or the Mario Cart article PR to the backlog prematurely (and please do not link to the article instead of the PR, and please do not change dates). Ruhrfisch ><>°° 10:34, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
The rules say to wait 14 days after a peer review before opening a new one. You waited one day to open Wikipedia:Peer review/La Masia/archive3. This is PR 3 and PR 2 waited 5 days. I archived PR 3. PR is a place to point out problems with articles like the need for a copyedit, but is not the place to get a copyedit. Have you tried asking at WP:PR/V in the copyeditors section or at WP:LOCE? Ruhrfisch ><>°° 18:32, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi there SANDMAN, VASCO here,
could you please see that Oinatz Aulestia's article be deleted? Almost 30 years old, has never played in higher than Segunda División B. I know that you have directed me to the correct page in the past, by i cannot get myself to do anything there... :(
Thanks a million in advance, keep up the great work, regards from Portugal - -- Vasco Amaral ( talk) 00:30, 16 September 2010 (UTC)