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Your user page says you want to "[p]ut Microsoft Encarta and Encyclopædia Britannica out of business. Who needs 'em?".

Microsoft Encarta went out of business in 2009, so I think you should add  Done to that part of the entry. :) I like Britannica but Encarta always sucked. 50.0.136.56 ( talk) 20:11, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

19:12, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Origin of the Romanians. Legobot ( talk) 04:26, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Please see the talk page and {{ BLP others}}. - Mlpearc ( open channel) 19:54, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Saw that, but that obviously does not apply in this case. The added material doesn't affect any living persons related to the subject whatsoever. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 19:56, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

@ Mlpearc: you need to revert back. If you are going to removal the material, you have to give a valid reason based on policy/guidelines. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 19:58, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

I'm just going to say this unusual thing, because I've never said it to an editor before, but please never ask me for any assistance for anything on this site, ever, because you will not receive it. I resent being stonewalled by any experienced editor to provide answers to reasonable simple questions that I pose. You can't just throw out policies without explaining your interpretation, that's a real problem. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 20:51, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for the great job you are doing on the editing of articles especially mine. Chitt66 ( talk) 22:29, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

I'm sorry about the comma errors. I have been trying to fix this grammar problem of mine. Maybe I should not put in commas at all until further notice. I have used the edit summary box but the editors don't always seem to understand why I make the edits I do. If I recorded every single edit summary for edits I have done I would have almost no time to do anything else. As a volunteer working on articles I many times wonder if it is worth taking the time to do this at all. I know many many people who have quit doing Wikipedia because it takes so much time out their schedule. They have felt unappreciated and have gotten very little thanks for when they know they have done good work that benefits Wiki. Also, they have received more bad remarks and criticism with little help on fixing their edit mistakes. Many times the speedy deletions of their long hours of tireless efforts have been wiped out by what has possibly been perceived as arrogant, close-minded know-it-alls and feel like children who having been slapped on the wrists. I’ve seen that teamwork seems to be lacking and many editors do not allow others to help improve on articles as if the article is perfect and should never be allowed to be touched again. This seems to be quite unfair and exclusive. Many times deletions by Wiki authorities I believe are no more than differences in style taste and opinion. All the Wiki contributions and I do are in good faith for the betterment of Wikipedia articles and the people who use them to get valuable accesble instant information. I love working on Wiki and want to show a positive image for others to see but I feel very tired of fighting what seems to be an uphill battle. I have recently been informed by Wikipedia that i have done over 10,000 edits. I hope this counts for something. I'm not trying to cause trouble. I hope it doesn't sound like I'm complaining I am trying not to. I hope you understand how I feel and where I’m coming from. What are your thoughts and possible suggestions on how I can improve my continued editing efforts and help improve our team pursuits. Thanks. Chitt66 ( talk) 22:29, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

@ Chitt66: I understand and empathize with many of the feelings you have regarding work in the Wikipedia. It can feel thankless and maddening at times, but what I think keeps people here is their dedication to free knowledge for all, especially about topics of interest to them. But I will say that providing edit summaries for complicated edits is necessary, because not doing so is disruptive to other editors. It doesn't help with teamwork to make other editors try to read your mind. It is very frustrating going through edits, guessing as to why a number of them were done. Also, I disagree with any notion that writing edit summaries takes too much time, as for me it takes usually very little time, and I have a track record of doing it for almost all my 114,000+ edits. I don't ask editors to do what I won't do myself. If people can't properly edit on the Wikipedia due to their lack of time (whatever contributes to that), that is just the way it is. There is no WP:DEADLINE here, so we can and should wait for things to be done right. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 15:22, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

By the way, thank you very much for the barnstar. Much appreciated. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 15:26, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Its page needs the financial data. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.117.169.236 ( talk) 23:35, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

WP:Sofixit, although make sure to cite it from a reliable source. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 23:39, 14 January 2017 (UTC)

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Southern Poverty Law Center. Legobot ( talk) 04:26, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

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The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War. Legobot ( talk) 04:26, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

20:15, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

Hi - honestly, the GE article looks great and I don't see the need for a refimprove tag. But since you do could you possibly add ref improve tags to the sections you think need work? The article is very large and I would say most sections pass verifiability, however I do see sections that need work. I think it would be best to tagg (or add CN tags) to the areas in question instead of a blanket tag. What do you think? Garchy ( talk) 15:28, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

I don't agree for the simple reason that we shouldn't be pretending that the article "looks great" in this respect. However, if you prefer the article be filled with section-based versions, I will oblige because either way, the work needs to be done eventually. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 15:30, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

I should explain - I don't think the article looks "great" in terms of GA status or the like - but in comparison to where it was in 2015. I think ref improve tags by section (and using "citation needed" tags) would be better off as they will confront each issue directly instead of a blanket tag. I'll start diving in when I get a chance, and if you have an opportunity I would appreciate the help! Garchy ( talk) 15:34, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

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Hi - The list is not comprehensive because it changes almost weekly. We license the private colleges in Kentucky. There are many more than listed, and because licenses expire or are revoked, there is no static list. I can provide a link to a page that we keep up-to-date. OR you can change the private listing to the Association for Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities and list those schools only ( http://www.aikcu.org/) and note there are others outside the association. I'll leave it to you to decide. Just noticed that this list is an incorrect representation. Links to KY private colleges: http://cpe.ky.gov/campuses/in-state.html and http://cpe.ky.gov/campuses/in-state-exempt.html. Thanks for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ggayheart ( talk • contribs) 14:00, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

@ Ggayheart: we don't remove information because it is incomplete. There is nothing wrong with having to frequently update a template -- this happens in many templates. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 14:13, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

18:45, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Stevietheman helped me learn the ropes of Wikipedia after I jumped into editing. Thanks! Zach Murrell ( talk) 00:24, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Template talk:Infobox country at games. Legobot ( talk) 04:27, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Hello StefenTower,

A HUGE backlog

We now have 812 New Page Reviewers!
Most of us requested the user right at PERM, expressing a wish to be able to do something about the huge backlog, but the chart on the right does not demonstrate any changes to the pre-user-right levels of October.

The backlog is still steadily growing at a rate of 150 a day or 4,650 a month. Only 20 reviews a day by each reviewer over the next few days would bring the backlog down to a managable level and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work!
It didn't work in time to relax for the Xmas/New Year holidays. Let's see if we can achieve our goal before Easter, otherwise by Thanksgiving it will be closer to 70,000.

Second set of eyes

Remember that we are the only guardians of quality of new articles, we alone have to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged by non-Reviewer patrollers and that new authors are not being bitten.

Abuse

This is even more important and extra vigilance is required considering Orangemoody, and

1. this very recent case of paid advertising by a Reviewer resulting in a community ban.
2. this case in January of paid advertising by a Reviewer, also resulting in a community ban.
3. This Reviewer is indefinitely blocked for sockpuppetry.

Coordinator election

Kudpung is stepping down after 6 years as unofficial coordinator of New Page Patrolling/Reviewing. There is enough work for two people and two coords are now required. Details are at NPR Coordinators; nominate someone or nominate yourself. Date for the actual suffrage will be published later.

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	The Barnstar of Good Humor
	Thank you for gently and kindly making smart, fair edits to a momentarily sloppy change I made and for all the great work it looks like you do RYPJack ( talk) 18:06, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

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Hi Stevietheman, this is about File:JamesGuthrieMonumentPlaque.jpg you uploaded on 17 June 2007 to en:wp and which was later transfered to Wikimedia Commons. You added following note to the description: “Photo taken by Bryan S. Bush and given to me to place on Wikipedia under a free license”. In 2007 we had already established procedures to verify and document such permissions through our support team. Could you please contact Bryan S. Bush and ask him to send a release to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org, or, alternatively, could you forward such a release to the support team? Please feel free to comment at the deletion request. (This file has been tagged without notifying you and I have converted this to a deletion request to give you the opportunity to fix this.) Regards, AFBorchert ( talk) 07:38, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

@ Kelly and AFBorchert: I will not be contesting the deletion of any of the above images. I am not willing to set aside everything else I'm doing to attend to these. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 10:54, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Hi Stevietheman, thanks for responding. Would more time be helpful to you? I do not know how this is handled at en:wp for the photos which have not yet been transfered to Commons. But at Commons we could wait several weeks to settle this, if you are interested in getting this done. In principle, these images can also be restored after a deletion when a permission is received. But this process is somewhat harder when the photographs are no longer visible. Regards, AFBorchert ( talk) 12:30, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Please go ahead and delete them. I don't foresee this being worth any of my time in the near future. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 12:33, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

18:06, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:JavaScript templating. Legobot ( talk) 04:28, 15 February 2017 (UTC) Terri Garr, we have the record for her date of birth on public database — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.43.198.170 ( talk) 04:43, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Your last chance to nominate yourself or any New Page Reviewer, See Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Coordination. Elections begin Monday 20 February 23:59 UTC. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 08:17, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank-You, for your contributions and edits, regarding actress Teri Garr, born as Terry Ann Garr, we try to give the best date of birth as per consensus, of course there can only be one (1) factually date, we tend to reply upon official government record's and databases to provide these, as opposed to "fan sites". For example we see the correct date of birth for entertainer Doris Day, is given as either 1924 or 1922, this is a much controversial issue, however her date of birth, therefor her age is DISPUTED among her many worldwide "fans and followers", but it is ONLY disputed by her "fans", not by an official organisation like the FBI. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.43.198.170 ( talk) 04:59, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

You need to discuss this on Talk:Teri Garr before making such major changes. For now, I will not be allowing the citing of all that info to a nonspecific dot-com url. Using this link gives the appearance of spamming and I have left a message for you to that effect. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 13:51, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

19:25, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Template:Did you know nominations/Executive Order 13767. Legobot ( talk) 04:28, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Hello StefenTower,

Voting for coordinators has now begun HERE and will continue through/to 23:59 UTC Monday 06 March. Please be sure to vote. Any registered, confirmed editor can vote. Nominations are now closed.

Still a MASSIVE backlog

We now have 812 New Page Reviewers but despite numerous appeals for help, the backlog has NOT been significantly reduced.
If you asked for the New Page Reviewer right, please consider investing a bit of time - every little helps preventing spam and trash entering the mainspace and Google when the 'NO_INDEX' tags expire.

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19:56, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Willie and Joe. Legobot ( talk) 04:24, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

This month, we discuss the new CollaborationKit extension. Here's an image as a teaser:

23:59, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

You are indeed the man. The craftsman. Kendall-K1 ( talk) 18:32, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Legobot ( talk) 04:24, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

23:23, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

I don't know who Jim Varney is, and hence don't recall visiting - let alone editing - the article. I didn't do whatever it is you're accusing me of doing. Stop messaging me, stop accusing me, stop it. Please refrain from making assumptions in your message language. I don't need to create an account. Your idiotic messages are ruining my Wikipedia reading experience. OK? 173.46.77.177 ( talk) 08:18, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for your message. As you may know, more than one person likely edits from any particular IP address, so it's possible my messages were directed at somebody else. As for whether they are idiotic, I absolutely disagree. We do not tolerate vandalism here at the Wikipedia, and users who vandalize articles will be requested to stop. I will never refrain from leaving such messages, as defending Wikipedia's content is worth the very minor offense you have experienced. Again, you may not be the target -- but that's how anonymous editing/reading works. If you don't want to see any more misdirected messages, yes, open an account. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 12:41, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Stevie! In this edit you changed {{ WikiProject Panama}} to {{ WikiProject Central America}} under the Panama task force, but the Panama task force has been migrated into a full WikiProject of its own so the task force parameters for {{ WikiProject Central America}} are no longer supported. Do you know if this requires an update to AWB? Kaldari ( talk) 19:42, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

@ Kaldari: thank you for bringing this to my attention. It's not an AWB issue per se, but a module I was using was out-of-date, so I just corrected it. Thanks! Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 19:50, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks! Kaldari ( talk) 19:53, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Field-programmable gate array. Legobot ( talk) 04:24, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

15:26, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

Hey Stevie, there is a disruptive and/or predatory editor (user: CFCF) on Timeline of 1960s Counterculture (recall you split it from the main cc article a few years ago) who insists on making wholesale edits, but refuses to discuss ANYTHING on the talk page.

Can you please keep eyes on this?

This guy has a long history of blocks, conflicts, etc. I am ALWAYS open to discussion, and have invited him to discuss any issues he may have many, many times. He refuses. I don't need this grief. Thanks in advance! Learner001 ( talk) 18:51, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Blue Army (Poland). Legobot ( talk) 04:25, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

22:03, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

What reason do you have to remove the contribution to Lester Strode's page? An article was cited in which he discussed the struggles of being an African-American in baseball. Do you feel that the bigotry faced by men of color is not worth noting and should be hidden? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daveromans1 ( talk • contribs) 23:01, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

@ Daveromans1: I removed the statement because it didn't make any sense as written, that's all. Perhaps it's just a grammar issue? Don't read anything else into my revert, please. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 00:09, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Airports. Legobot ( talk) 04:25, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

Category:People associated with Muhammad Ali, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. 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. –  Muboshgu ( talk) 05:15, 27 March 2017 (UTC)