Thank you very much for the barnstar and for taking the time to review The Whistleblower. Also, if you don't mind my asking, were you able to watch the movie? -- 1ST7 ( talk) 22:43, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you so much for the review, your compliments and the Barnstar, Khazar. It was great to work with you again – in fact, it was after our earlier discussion (I think it was the " The Answer's at the End" GAR?) that I started addressing the need for images in these articles, and found that there is quite a bit of relevant material in WikiCommons after all.
Also, something I've been meaning to say for ages: you really make contributing to wikipedia such a pleasant experience. So many times I've seen examples of your generosity and positive messages on talk pages. (Hope I'm not embarrassing you here!) I've never taken the time to find out how to give a Barnstar (shame on me, I know), but I'll be rectifying that soon. Sincere thanks again! JG66 ( talk) 02:42, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks so much, I appreciate the brownie! Regarding the Christina Aguilera biography, that sounds like a good idea. At quick glance, the article seems to have a solid structure, and with some cleanup and referencing tweaks I think the project will be well on its way to another GA! WikiRedactor ( talk) 15:17, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2, I was hoping I could take you up on your gracious offer on Talk:Voting Rights Act of 1965 to help out with your access to HighBeam. I'm trying to access the following source: Kitty Dumas, Bilingual Voting Help Extended After Partisan Scrap in House, Congressional Quarterly volume 50, page 2179 (1992). The Congressional Quarterly website requires a subscription to access this content, but I thought perhaps you may be able to pull it up on HighBeam or another service you might have access to.
More generally, if you could find any substantial writing on the 1992 legislation that amended the Voting Rights Act—which was called "Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992", Public Law 102-344—that would be fantastic. There appears to be little in the way of law journal articles written on this legislation, and I'd like to spruce up the Voting Rights Act article with more info if there are sources out there.
I greatly appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you! Also, I haven't forgotten about our plans to conquer Democracy and I do hope we can work on that in the relatively near future, though things have been progressing a bit more slowly on my present work than I anticipated, so it may be still some time before I'm ready to help tackle that article. – Prototime ( talk · contribs) 03:24, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for reviewing Early life of Fidel Castro and for the GA barnstar! Oh, and I'm glad that you showed some interest in the Aleister Crowley page; a fascinating individual, and I enjoyed doing all the reading in order to write that. Midnightblueowl ( talk) 11:45, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2, I wonder if I could ask a favour of you, please? Pitfour estate was quick failed for GA - I have no intention of nominating it again, (or anything else) as what is done is done and it makes more sense just to simply move on. I did have a bit of a strop and [probably] regret that but at least I pretty well managed to confine it to my own talk/user page. However, I do like messing about on Wikipedia, so eventually switched stroppy mode off again and intend to just 'play' in the areas I'm slightly more familiar with (DYK probably - sorry Crisco!). My question is: from that review, I don't know exactly what is amiss as no examples were given. Unless I'm missing something it boils down to "I'm failing this because it needs too much copy editing and statements need to be properly sourced."
Would you mind having a [very] quick peek to give me some pointers as to what I'm doing incorrectly or what I should be doing to improve future articles? I'm not asking for you to comment on the review or go through the article in any detail, just to be kind enough to give me some hints as I respect your opinion. SagaciousPhil - Chat 13:24, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you! SagaciousPhil - Chat 19:27, 21 October 2013 (UTC) |
What can I offer you, grapes? (Harvest time) For looking at my first request for a peer review, link on the first word on my user page ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:04, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
Drink up | |
I hear it's getting mighty cold where you're at this time of year. Have a warm cup of tea to start the day (no pictures of coffee yet, sadly!). — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 14:17, 22 October 2013 (UTC) |
Just in case you prefer coffee ... -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:24, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
You removed a hyphen in Analytic Hierarchy Process. It was the second hyphen in a "hanging hyphen" pair. Best would be to restore it or to fix the first hyphen per the suggestions in WP:HYPHEN. Certainly it's no big deal, but you are probably the very best person to straighten it out. Lou Sander ( talk) 01:52, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for helping with the BoW GAN! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 04:41, 24 October 2013 (UTC) |
The Premium Reviewer Barnstar | ||
Awarded to Khazar2 for your extraordinary abilities in the WP:GAN review category. Thank you for helping to bring the Treblinka extermination camp article to Wikipedia:Good article status. It's been a pleasure working with you – one of the best peer reviewers around. Please accept this modest gift as a token of my gratitude. All best, Poeticbent talk 18:30, 24 October 2013 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cerebellum. I thought you might like to know. ``` Buster Seven Talk 00:27, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey there. I see that you added a death date and location for Ted Rusoff and I was just wondering how you got that information and if you had a source somewhere.
Thank you.
Chancefate ( talk) 06:57, 25 October 2013 (UTC)ChanceFate
If you'd like to pick up these reviews, or find someone else to, I'd appreciate it. I no longer do GA reviews.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 20:23, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, CH, for your initial review of The Quest. -- Another Believer ( Talk) 19:54, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
This is a neutral notice that an RfC has been opened at an article which you have edited within the past year. It is at Talk:Clint Eastwood#8 children by 6 women. -- Tenebrae ( talk) 14:06, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your time and effort getting this passed. Also, thanks for the Barnstar, don't get many of those, first one actually ! Neonblak talk - 16:58, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013
by The Interior ( talk · contribs), Ocaasi ( talk · contribs)
Greetings Wikipedia Library members! Welcome to the inaugural edition of Books and Bytes, TWL’s monthly newsletter. We're sending you the first edition of this opt-in newsletter, because you signed up, or applied for a free research account: HighBeam, Credo, Questia, JSTOR, or Cochrane. To receive future updates of Books and Bytes, please add your name to the subscriber's list. There's lots of news this month for the Wikipedia Library, including new accounts, upcoming events, and new ways to get involved...
New positions: Sign up to be a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar, or a Volunteer Wikipedia Librarian
Wikipedia Loves Libraries: Off to a roaring start this fall in the United States: 29 events are planned or have been hosted.
New subscription donations: Cochrane round 2; HighBeam round 8; Questia round 4... Can we partner with NY Times and Lexis-Nexis??
New ideas: OCLC innovations in the works; VisualEditor Reference Dialog Workshop; a photo contest idea emerges
News from the library world: Wikipedian joins the National Archives full time; the Getty Museum releases 4,500 images; CERN goes CC-BY
Announcing WikiProject Open: WikiProject Open kicked off in October, with several brainstorming and co-working sessions
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Thanks for reading! All future newsletters will be opt-in only. Have an item for the next issue? Leave a note for the editor on the Suggestions page. -- The Interior 21:13, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks K2. It's hard to edit certain areas - I thought of K2 while writing your monicker because the attrition rate of those who climb it is about 20%, which is lower than the attrition rate on wikipedia for people who try to edit with a clear neutral eye the kinds of difficult articles we happen on. Cheers and look forward to working together as usual. Nishidani ( talk) 14:45, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2. Could you review my suggested changes to the introduction of the Carmen Busquets article? Please see the Talk Page. Thanks Vivj2012 ( talk) 18:11, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, Khazar, for another great review. Much appreciated! Maybe one of these days I can return the favour. Have a very nice week. Moisejp ( talk) 05:04, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the GA review. I just want you to be aware that I have responded to your comments about Super Rich Kids. Good work, my friend. 和DITOR E tails 19:16, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
I am a beginner on Wikipedia I just wanted to thank you for your work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schaffdemi ( talk • contribs) 17:28, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
Khazar2 - After more thinking, I looked over the Indiana Wikipedia page. It gets constant edits and appears to be a mess. Some of the tables and excess photos need to be in separate articles. I may try to work on it next spring, using Virginia (a featured article) as a "template". Maryland is another article that could use help. If reorganizing Indiana causes too much of an uproar, I will retreat to upgrading the Michael Joseph Owens article. For someone who revolutionized the glass industry, "his" Wikipedia page is awfully barren. TwoScars ( talk) 17:11, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey Khazar! I've recently opened a GA discussion about Super Collider, but the nominator informed that I wasn't eligible to do the review. Can you take over the process? Thanks in advance.-- Вик Ретлхед ( talk) 12:43, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
Notifying you because you were the GA Reviewer.
Fuck (film) is a candidate for Featured Article quality — comments would be appreciated at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Fuck (film)/archive1.
Thank you for your time,
— Cirt ( talk) 18:11, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your input at Talk:Marvel Cinematic Universe, I did not mean for my response to be taken as patronization. Perhaps, I was a little defensive. We did put a lot of work into the article.-- TriiipleThreat ( talk) 11:39, 3 November 2013 (UTC) |
Hi. You've participated in the editing of New England Sports Network. Can you offer your opinion about the inclusion of material in an article that's taking place in this consensus discussion, in which the reliability of that source is one of the issues that was raised (among others)? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Nightscream ( talk) 18:20, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for reviewing the article for me! As for redoing the main Megadeth article, it is something I have been mulling over for a long time. It would be much more involved than doing an album article though, and I don't have as much time as I used to. Improving that article is on my long term radar though.
thanks again! -- L1A1 FAL ( talk) 01:49, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
No problemo :) Keresaspa ( talk) 02:04, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for reviewing! I have addressed the issues you have raised. Cheers, ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 05:04, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Hey, I think you should stop awarding GA barnstars to people, coz I want to show my appreciation to people too! On a more serious note, to mix it up a bit, I suggest you award different topical awards, especially those that are rarely used, instead of just the Good Article Barnstar. Cheers, -- Sp33dyphil © hat ontributions 06:45, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello! I am looking for become more involved in reviewing Good Articles, and given that my main focus tends to be military and language, I felt that you would be the best reviewer to help me. I noticed that In Transit has also mentioned you in their waiting list entry, so please feel free to decline me if you wish.
Thank you for your time. — Sasuke Sarutobi ( talk) 13:30, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
I know you mean well, but I've had it with this place.— Ryulong ( 琉竜) 15:04, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mark Miller -- Mark Miller ( talk) 06:10, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
Ricky is a real person who starred in the TV program treasure island and this webpage proves he exist: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0642290/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2 Must his Wikipedia be deleted? Venustar84 ( talk) 00:05, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
Ten Pound Hammer • ( What did I screw up now?) 04:07, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar. I'm currently creating the backlog drive page and I just wanted to confirm with you that you are willing to pledge 2-3 cents per review. If not, no worries. :) -- Dom497 ( talk) 00:58, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
and don't make nonsense of the meaning, both the "was" here are needed [1]. Johnbod ( talk) 05:02, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2, hope you're well. If you're not too busy, would you be able to look in at User talk:Quadell#mirror images? A very strange situation, regarding a new Harrison biography, which … well, it basically rips off Wikipedia's Harrison album and song articles. If you felt like hitting "helpful" on my Amazon review (as "HariG"), which is linked from Quadell's page, that would be excellent. I'd simply like to ensure that the review is helpful/popular enough to register in the listing's main space. Quite understand if you'd rather not of course. Thanks! Best, JG66 ( talk) 16:59, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
Category:IPI World Press Freedom Heroes, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. DexDor ( talk) 21:16, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. Extraordinary Machine ( talk) 23:05, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2, I'm guess I'm going to be the bane of your life but ... I decided to dip my toe into undertaking a GA review again mainly because the article particularly interests me. I think the article is in pretty good shape and I've just posted some initial comments; however, having seen another article that I considered was in pretty good shape quick failed the other day my confidence in my skills is not high. Would you mind having a very quick skim to make sure I'm not making any dreadful errors? SagaciousPhil - Chat 11:37, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
The Guidance Barnstar | ||
Thank you for continually being my guiding light and always being so helpful to everyone! SagaciousPhil - Chat 13:46, 12 November 2013 (UTC) |
I have to second these, you're a ray of positive light in what is generally a miserable. negative. petty website. We need more Khazars that's for sure!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:05, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello Khazar2, Eduemoni has given you a shining smiling star! You see, these things promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the Shining Smiling Star whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy! Eduemoni ↑talk↓ 12:17, 11 November 2013 (UTC) |
Thanks for the Million Award for Aleister Crowley! Best, Midnightblueowl ( talk) 23:05, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
Would you please reconsider your quickfailing of Dan Wolf? I've put a lot of work into it, and I'm willing to fix any issues. All I'm asking for in 7 days to fix it, something I've been able to do before. Grammarxxx ( What'd I do this time?) 15:14, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
K2. I'm never sure how to take these comments when you make them. I know you support WER:Eddy because of all your behind the scenes involvement. I don't want to miss-interpret your criticism of the project as a whole, if that is what you meant. If you could clarify, I would appreciate it. ``` Buster Seven Talk 21:49, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Would you be willing to do the GA nom of Franklin Peale? He showed as a redlink in the gold coin articles and now I've blued it.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 06:10, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
Since you provided a thorough GA review, I just wanted to know your thoughts on what needs to be addressed with the Kirkpatrick Chapel article before proceeding to FAC. If you have a few minutes, I'd appreciate your observations. -- ColonelHenry ( talk) 15:25, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
I was clearing out my talkpage today and came across the many supportive messages you've left over the past months. Just wanted to let you know that your friendly behavior and active reviewing has not gone unnoticed. So while it's not as great as the real thing, enjoy a nice juicy brownie on me! Ruby 2010/ 2013 15:10, 14 November 2013 (UTC) |
Thanks for doing the GAR for McCook Daily Gazette. I apologize for taking so long to respond; I've been travelling in remote corners of Nebraska, and my Internet access has been sporadic and limited.
Assuming that the Gazette gets GA status, it'll be my fourth; and now that I've been through the process four times, it's about time that I started paying back by doing GARs for other people's articles. Some time ago, you mentioned that you might be willing to give me some oversight and feedback on that. If you're still interested in doing so, and if it wouldn't overload your current schedule, could you please drop me a line and let me know? Thanks. Ammodramus ( talk) 04:54, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your helpful edits to Fucking Machines.
Cheers,
— Cirt ( talk) 18:38, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
Wait, you're the same Khazar whose GA nomination of Azimzhan Askarov I reviewed back in 2011? I had no idea! It appears that might have been your first GA? That's amazing, especially since you're now one of the GA reviewers I most want to emulate. What a long, crazy journey. All the best, – Quadell ( talk) 19:53, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
The Good Article Barnstar | ||
You have been a fantastic help in getting me up to, and through, my first GA review in Japanese ironclad Hiei, and I look forward to working with you on Random Access Memories. You don't know how much of a help and shining example you are to me. — Sasuke Sarutobi ( talk) 15:16, 17 November 2013 (UTC) |
Thanks (for) a million (award), Khazar! Cool people like you are why I miss this place. :) Evanh2008 ( talk| contribs) 23:12, 17 November 2013 (UTC) |
Hi Khazar2, I'm glad you looked at the 2011 Eurovision article, as you raised some things which are also important for me and I expressed to some extant in the past, mainly artistic-show-songs details and reception, as well as there are few more things that I would be happy to know your thoughts about and if you find as good editions and further-better stylized. I invest in putting artistic concept and stage design use and function within the show's performances on Eurovision articles as I find it most interesting; At the Eurovision 2013 article I put info on the artistic feature of location-choosing and added info to the graphic design section, that highlighted some performances with the stage mobility and geographic location of the host city, for example. This was of course agreed as upgrading the article, and as you know that article overall had a lot of work from various users and managed quite easily to gain "GA", which of course I am happy about. The problem with the 2011 article, apart from the issues you mentioned, is that it also still has some manual of style differences compared to the 2013 article and other articles. I didn't manage to comment on the 2013 article which already passed "GA", as I noticed it only yesterday. So I want to raise few more things and ask you at this chance - weather these are also related to "GA" criteria or at least can improve the article, and for your general opinion. There were also several things I raised in the past (also in regards to more artistic-show focus) but didn’t progress within discussions from lack of communication and participants. I would be happy if you can. Let me know and I will post on the 2011 article talk page under your review – things you may see feat for enriching and stylize, and clarify some issues, if you have time and can. אומנות ( talk) 00:58, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the GA review! | |
Thanks for the quick and thorough GA review of Nokomis Community Library! Also thanks for getting to it so quickly...that's perhaps the most impressive aspect of the whole thing. Keep doin' what you're doin'! BobAmnertiopsis ∴ ChatMe! 06:55, 18 November 2013 (UTC) |
Wow, thanks! I didn't even know the Half Million Award was a thing. Maybe some day I'll try to push it up to FA status, but the prospect is quite daunting. -- Laser brain (talk) 19:24, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your kind comments on the work of my students, and your speedy review of the good article nomination. I appreciate your suggestions and will come back soon with a more detailed response and questions. DStrassmann ( talk) 15:19, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
Good job with the wording in your review of Country Music. I did a whole lot a editing on that one addressing the early years, which was my main interest. It's troubling to keep deleting things that are not referenced, etc. and EXTREMELY time consuming to find suitable material as a replacement. I appreciate your well chosen words and especially the link to the times viewed page. It might even be enough to motivate me to do more work on that article, although I have a bunch of stuff I'm working on. Mostly though, again, nicely done. Steve Pastor ( talk) 17:39, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much for the barnstar and for taking the time to review The Whistleblower. Also, if you don't mind my asking, were you able to watch the movie? -- 1ST7 ( talk) 22:43, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you so much for the review, your compliments and the Barnstar, Khazar. It was great to work with you again – in fact, it was after our earlier discussion (I think it was the " The Answer's at the End" GAR?) that I started addressing the need for images in these articles, and found that there is quite a bit of relevant material in WikiCommons after all.
Also, something I've been meaning to say for ages: you really make contributing to wikipedia such a pleasant experience. So many times I've seen examples of your generosity and positive messages on talk pages. (Hope I'm not embarrassing you here!) I've never taken the time to find out how to give a Barnstar (shame on me, I know), but I'll be rectifying that soon. Sincere thanks again! JG66 ( talk) 02:42, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks so much, I appreciate the brownie! Regarding the Christina Aguilera biography, that sounds like a good idea. At quick glance, the article seems to have a solid structure, and with some cleanup and referencing tweaks I think the project will be well on its way to another GA! WikiRedactor ( talk) 15:17, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2, I was hoping I could take you up on your gracious offer on Talk:Voting Rights Act of 1965 to help out with your access to HighBeam. I'm trying to access the following source: Kitty Dumas, Bilingual Voting Help Extended After Partisan Scrap in House, Congressional Quarterly volume 50, page 2179 (1992). The Congressional Quarterly website requires a subscription to access this content, but I thought perhaps you may be able to pull it up on HighBeam or another service you might have access to.
More generally, if you could find any substantial writing on the 1992 legislation that amended the Voting Rights Act—which was called "Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992", Public Law 102-344—that would be fantastic. There appears to be little in the way of law journal articles written on this legislation, and I'd like to spruce up the Voting Rights Act article with more info if there are sources out there.
I greatly appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you! Also, I haven't forgotten about our plans to conquer Democracy and I do hope we can work on that in the relatively near future, though things have been progressing a bit more slowly on my present work than I anticipated, so it may be still some time before I'm ready to help tackle that article. – Prototime ( talk · contribs) 03:24, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for reviewing Early life of Fidel Castro and for the GA barnstar! Oh, and I'm glad that you showed some interest in the Aleister Crowley page; a fascinating individual, and I enjoyed doing all the reading in order to write that. Midnightblueowl ( talk) 11:45, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2, I wonder if I could ask a favour of you, please? Pitfour estate was quick failed for GA - I have no intention of nominating it again, (or anything else) as what is done is done and it makes more sense just to simply move on. I did have a bit of a strop and [probably] regret that but at least I pretty well managed to confine it to my own talk/user page. However, I do like messing about on Wikipedia, so eventually switched stroppy mode off again and intend to just 'play' in the areas I'm slightly more familiar with (DYK probably - sorry Crisco!). My question is: from that review, I don't know exactly what is amiss as no examples were given. Unless I'm missing something it boils down to "I'm failing this because it needs too much copy editing and statements need to be properly sourced."
Would you mind having a [very] quick peek to give me some pointers as to what I'm doing incorrectly or what I should be doing to improve future articles? I'm not asking for you to comment on the review or go through the article in any detail, just to be kind enough to give me some hints as I respect your opinion. SagaciousPhil - Chat 13:24, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you! SagaciousPhil - Chat 19:27, 21 October 2013 (UTC) |
What can I offer you, grapes? (Harvest time) For looking at my first request for a peer review, link on the first word on my user page ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:04, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
Drink up | |
I hear it's getting mighty cold where you're at this time of year. Have a warm cup of tea to start the day (no pictures of coffee yet, sadly!). — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 14:17, 22 October 2013 (UTC) |
Just in case you prefer coffee ... -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:24, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
You removed a hyphen in Analytic Hierarchy Process. It was the second hyphen in a "hanging hyphen" pair. Best would be to restore it or to fix the first hyphen per the suggestions in WP:HYPHEN. Certainly it's no big deal, but you are probably the very best person to straighten it out. Lou Sander ( talk) 01:52, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for helping with the BoW GAN! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 04:41, 24 October 2013 (UTC) |
The Premium Reviewer Barnstar | ||
Awarded to Khazar2 for your extraordinary abilities in the WP:GAN review category. Thank you for helping to bring the Treblinka extermination camp article to Wikipedia:Good article status. It's been a pleasure working with you – one of the best peer reviewers around. Please accept this modest gift as a token of my gratitude. All best, Poeticbent talk 18:30, 24 October 2013 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cerebellum. I thought you might like to know. ``` Buster Seven Talk 00:27, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey there. I see that you added a death date and location for Ted Rusoff and I was just wondering how you got that information and if you had a source somewhere.
Thank you.
Chancefate ( talk) 06:57, 25 October 2013 (UTC)ChanceFate
If you'd like to pick up these reviews, or find someone else to, I'd appreciate it. I no longer do GA reviews.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 20:23, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, CH, for your initial review of The Quest. -- Another Believer ( Talk) 19:54, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
This is a neutral notice that an RfC has been opened at an article which you have edited within the past year. It is at Talk:Clint Eastwood#8 children by 6 women. -- Tenebrae ( talk) 14:06, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your time and effort getting this passed. Also, thanks for the Barnstar, don't get many of those, first one actually ! Neonblak talk - 16:58, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013
by The Interior ( talk · contribs), Ocaasi ( talk · contribs)
Greetings Wikipedia Library members! Welcome to the inaugural edition of Books and Bytes, TWL’s monthly newsletter. We're sending you the first edition of this opt-in newsletter, because you signed up, or applied for a free research account: HighBeam, Credo, Questia, JSTOR, or Cochrane. To receive future updates of Books and Bytes, please add your name to the subscriber's list. There's lots of news this month for the Wikipedia Library, including new accounts, upcoming events, and new ways to get involved...
New positions: Sign up to be a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar, or a Volunteer Wikipedia Librarian
Wikipedia Loves Libraries: Off to a roaring start this fall in the United States: 29 events are planned or have been hosted.
New subscription donations: Cochrane round 2; HighBeam round 8; Questia round 4... Can we partner with NY Times and Lexis-Nexis??
New ideas: OCLC innovations in the works; VisualEditor Reference Dialog Workshop; a photo contest idea emerges
News from the library world: Wikipedian joins the National Archives full time; the Getty Museum releases 4,500 images; CERN goes CC-BY
Announcing WikiProject Open: WikiProject Open kicked off in October, with several brainstorming and co-working sessions
New ways to get involved: Visiting scholar requirements; subject guides; room for library expansion and exploration
Thanks for reading! All future newsletters will be opt-in only. Have an item for the next issue? Leave a note for the editor on the Suggestions page. -- The Interior 21:13, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks K2. It's hard to edit certain areas - I thought of K2 while writing your monicker because the attrition rate of those who climb it is about 20%, which is lower than the attrition rate on wikipedia for people who try to edit with a clear neutral eye the kinds of difficult articles we happen on. Cheers and look forward to working together as usual. Nishidani ( talk) 14:45, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2. Could you review my suggested changes to the introduction of the Carmen Busquets article? Please see the Talk Page. Thanks Vivj2012 ( talk) 18:11, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, Khazar, for another great review. Much appreciated! Maybe one of these days I can return the favour. Have a very nice week. Moisejp ( talk) 05:04, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the GA review. I just want you to be aware that I have responded to your comments about Super Rich Kids. Good work, my friend. 和DITOR E tails 19:16, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
I am a beginner on Wikipedia I just wanted to thank you for your work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schaffdemi ( talk • contribs) 17:28, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
Khazar2 - After more thinking, I looked over the Indiana Wikipedia page. It gets constant edits and appears to be a mess. Some of the tables and excess photos need to be in separate articles. I may try to work on it next spring, using Virginia (a featured article) as a "template". Maryland is another article that could use help. If reorganizing Indiana causes too much of an uproar, I will retreat to upgrading the Michael Joseph Owens article. For someone who revolutionized the glass industry, "his" Wikipedia page is awfully barren. TwoScars ( talk) 17:11, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey Khazar! I've recently opened a GA discussion about Super Collider, but the nominator informed that I wasn't eligible to do the review. Can you take over the process? Thanks in advance.-- Вик Ретлхед ( talk) 12:43, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
Notifying you because you were the GA Reviewer.
Fuck (film) is a candidate for Featured Article quality — comments would be appreciated at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Fuck (film)/archive1.
Thank you for your time,
— Cirt ( talk) 18:11, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your input at Talk:Marvel Cinematic Universe, I did not mean for my response to be taken as patronization. Perhaps, I was a little defensive. We did put a lot of work into the article.-- TriiipleThreat ( talk) 11:39, 3 November 2013 (UTC) |
Hi. You've participated in the editing of New England Sports Network. Can you offer your opinion about the inclusion of material in an article that's taking place in this consensus discussion, in which the reliability of that source is one of the issues that was raised (among others)? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Nightscream ( talk) 18:20, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for reviewing the article for me! As for redoing the main Megadeth article, it is something I have been mulling over for a long time. It would be much more involved than doing an album article though, and I don't have as much time as I used to. Improving that article is on my long term radar though.
thanks again! -- L1A1 FAL ( talk) 01:49, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
No problemo :) Keresaspa ( talk) 02:04, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for reviewing! I have addressed the issues you have raised. Cheers, ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 05:04, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Hey, I think you should stop awarding GA barnstars to people, coz I want to show my appreciation to people too! On a more serious note, to mix it up a bit, I suggest you award different topical awards, especially those that are rarely used, instead of just the Good Article Barnstar. Cheers, -- Sp33dyphil © hat ontributions 06:45, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello! I am looking for become more involved in reviewing Good Articles, and given that my main focus tends to be military and language, I felt that you would be the best reviewer to help me. I noticed that In Transit has also mentioned you in their waiting list entry, so please feel free to decline me if you wish.
Thank you for your time. — Sasuke Sarutobi ( talk) 13:30, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
I know you mean well, but I've had it with this place.— Ryulong ( 琉竜) 15:04, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Mark Miller -- Mark Miller ( talk) 06:10, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
Ricky is a real person who starred in the TV program treasure island and this webpage proves he exist: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0642290/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2 Must his Wikipedia be deleted? Venustar84 ( talk) 00:05, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
Ten Pound Hammer • ( What did I screw up now?) 04:07, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar. I'm currently creating the backlog drive page and I just wanted to confirm with you that you are willing to pledge 2-3 cents per review. If not, no worries. :) -- Dom497 ( talk) 00:58, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
and don't make nonsense of the meaning, both the "was" here are needed [1]. Johnbod ( talk) 05:02, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2, hope you're well. If you're not too busy, would you be able to look in at User talk:Quadell#mirror images? A very strange situation, regarding a new Harrison biography, which … well, it basically rips off Wikipedia's Harrison album and song articles. If you felt like hitting "helpful" on my Amazon review (as "HariG"), which is linked from Quadell's page, that would be excellent. I'd simply like to ensure that the review is helpful/popular enough to register in the listing's main space. Quite understand if you'd rather not of course. Thanks! Best, JG66 ( talk) 16:59, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
Category:IPI World Press Freedom Heroes, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. DexDor ( talk) 21:16, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. Extraordinary Machine ( talk) 23:05, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Khazar2, I'm guess I'm going to be the bane of your life but ... I decided to dip my toe into undertaking a GA review again mainly because the article particularly interests me. I think the article is in pretty good shape and I've just posted some initial comments; however, having seen another article that I considered was in pretty good shape quick failed the other day my confidence in my skills is not high. Would you mind having a very quick skim to make sure I'm not making any dreadful errors? SagaciousPhil - Chat 11:37, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
The Guidance Barnstar | ||
Thank you for continually being my guiding light and always being so helpful to everyone! SagaciousPhil - Chat 13:46, 12 November 2013 (UTC) |
I have to second these, you're a ray of positive light in what is generally a miserable. negative. petty website. We need more Khazars that's for sure!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:05, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello Khazar2, Eduemoni has given you a shining smiling star! You see, these things promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the Shining Smiling Star whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy! Eduemoni ↑talk↓ 12:17, 11 November 2013 (UTC) |
Thanks for the Million Award for Aleister Crowley! Best, Midnightblueowl ( talk) 23:05, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
Would you please reconsider your quickfailing of Dan Wolf? I've put a lot of work into it, and I'm willing to fix any issues. All I'm asking for in 7 days to fix it, something I've been able to do before. Grammarxxx ( What'd I do this time?) 15:14, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
K2. I'm never sure how to take these comments when you make them. I know you support WER:Eddy because of all your behind the scenes involvement. I don't want to miss-interpret your criticism of the project as a whole, if that is what you meant. If you could clarify, I would appreciate it. ``` Buster Seven Talk 21:49, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Would you be willing to do the GA nom of Franklin Peale? He showed as a redlink in the gold coin articles and now I've blued it.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 06:10, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
Since you provided a thorough GA review, I just wanted to know your thoughts on what needs to be addressed with the Kirkpatrick Chapel article before proceeding to FAC. If you have a few minutes, I'd appreciate your observations. -- ColonelHenry ( talk) 15:25, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
I was clearing out my talkpage today and came across the many supportive messages you've left over the past months. Just wanted to let you know that your friendly behavior and active reviewing has not gone unnoticed. So while it's not as great as the real thing, enjoy a nice juicy brownie on me! Ruby 2010/ 2013 15:10, 14 November 2013 (UTC) |
Thanks for doing the GAR for McCook Daily Gazette. I apologize for taking so long to respond; I've been travelling in remote corners of Nebraska, and my Internet access has been sporadic and limited.
Assuming that the Gazette gets GA status, it'll be my fourth; and now that I've been through the process four times, it's about time that I started paying back by doing GARs for other people's articles. Some time ago, you mentioned that you might be willing to give me some oversight and feedback on that. If you're still interested in doing so, and if it wouldn't overload your current schedule, could you please drop me a line and let me know? Thanks. Ammodramus ( talk) 04:54, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your helpful edits to Fucking Machines.
Cheers,
— Cirt ( talk) 18:38, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
Wait, you're the same Khazar whose GA nomination of Azimzhan Askarov I reviewed back in 2011? I had no idea! It appears that might have been your first GA? That's amazing, especially since you're now one of the GA reviewers I most want to emulate. What a long, crazy journey. All the best, – Quadell ( talk) 19:53, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
The Good Article Barnstar | ||
You have been a fantastic help in getting me up to, and through, my first GA review in Japanese ironclad Hiei, and I look forward to working with you on Random Access Memories. You don't know how much of a help and shining example you are to me. — Sasuke Sarutobi ( talk) 15:16, 17 November 2013 (UTC) |
Thanks (for) a million (award), Khazar! Cool people like you are why I miss this place. :) Evanh2008 ( talk| contribs) 23:12, 17 November 2013 (UTC) |
Hi Khazar2, I'm glad you looked at the 2011 Eurovision article, as you raised some things which are also important for me and I expressed to some extant in the past, mainly artistic-show-songs details and reception, as well as there are few more things that I would be happy to know your thoughts about and if you find as good editions and further-better stylized. I invest in putting artistic concept and stage design use and function within the show's performances on Eurovision articles as I find it most interesting; At the Eurovision 2013 article I put info on the artistic feature of location-choosing and added info to the graphic design section, that highlighted some performances with the stage mobility and geographic location of the host city, for example. This was of course agreed as upgrading the article, and as you know that article overall had a lot of work from various users and managed quite easily to gain "GA", which of course I am happy about. The problem with the 2011 article, apart from the issues you mentioned, is that it also still has some manual of style differences compared to the 2013 article and other articles. I didn't manage to comment on the 2013 article which already passed "GA", as I noticed it only yesterday. So I want to raise few more things and ask you at this chance - weather these are also related to "GA" criteria or at least can improve the article, and for your general opinion. There were also several things I raised in the past (also in regards to more artistic-show focus) but didn’t progress within discussions from lack of communication and participants. I would be happy if you can. Let me know and I will post on the 2011 article talk page under your review – things you may see feat for enriching and stylize, and clarify some issues, if you have time and can. אומנות ( talk) 00:58, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the GA review! | |
Thanks for the quick and thorough GA review of Nokomis Community Library! Also thanks for getting to it so quickly...that's perhaps the most impressive aspect of the whole thing. Keep doin' what you're doin'! BobAmnertiopsis ∴ ChatMe! 06:55, 18 November 2013 (UTC) |
Wow, thanks! I didn't even know the Half Million Award was a thing. Maybe some day I'll try to push it up to FA status, but the prospect is quite daunting. -- Laser brain (talk) 19:24, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your kind comments on the work of my students, and your speedy review of the good article nomination. I appreciate your suggestions and will come back soon with a more detailed response and questions. DStrassmann ( talk) 15:19, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
Good job with the wording in your review of Country Music. I did a whole lot a editing on that one addressing the early years, which was my main interest. It's troubling to keep deleting things that are not referenced, etc. and EXTREMELY time consuming to find suitable material as a replacement. I appreciate your well chosen words and especially the link to the times viewed page. It might even be enough to motivate me to do more work on that article, although I have a bunch of stuff I'm working on. Mostly though, again, nicely done. Steve Pastor ( talk) 17:39, 19 November 2013 (UTC)