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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 05:35, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
Thank you!! Rob Street ( talk) 03:04, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
Not sure if you can help, but uploaded a picture of Eddie and Len Wood for the Wood Brothers Racing page...I guess I didn't attach into the page and it won't let me re-upload... Rob Street ( talk) 03:15, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
My picture on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s page should be on the paragraph of 2014 instead '15 but I have no clue how to move it...in the same vein the pic I attached to Hendrick Motorsports of the pit crew member probably should be towards the bottom of the #24 "History" instead of on top of the "Rainbow Car". I don't want to make somebody upset... Rob Street ( talk) 03:46, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
==2014==
and move the picture down there. Also, if you're worried about making people upset,
be bold and just do it, especially if no one really sees it to be a problem.
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ZappaOMati) 19:22, 11 January 2016 (UTC)BARNEY HALL DIED ON FRIDAY — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.107.140.82 ( talk) 05:05, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
On 6 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Todd Gilliland, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the age of fifteen, Todd Gilliland became the youngest winner in ARCA Racing Series history when he won in his series debut? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Todd Gilliland. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:02, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
On 21 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Korbin Forrister, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after graduating from high school, Korbin Forrister chose full-time stock car racing over baseball? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Korbin Forrister. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:01, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
Happy #DaytonaDay! Nascar king 13:33, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
That's it, the first round is done, sign-ups are closed and we're into round 2. Forty-seven competitors move into this round (a bit shy of the expected 64), and we are roughly broken into eight groups of six. The top two of each group will go through to round 3, and then the top scoring 16 "wildcards" across all groups.
Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by Cyclonebiskit ( submissions), and two each by MPJ-DK ( submissions), Hurricanehink ( submissions), 12george1 ( submissions), and Cas Liber ( submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by Adam Cuerden ( submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by Cwmhiraeth ( submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with J Milburn ( submissions) completing nine.
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Along with getting the year wrong in the newsletter that went out earlier this week, we did not mention (as the bot did not report) that Cas Liber ( submissions) claimed the first Featured Article Persoonia terminalis of the 2016 Wikicup. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk · contribs · email), Figureskatingfan ( talk · contribs · email), and Godot13 ( talk · contribs · email).-- MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:06, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Sheldon Creed at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah ( talk) 13:37, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
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On 19 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sheldon Creed, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the age of 18, Sheldon Creed became the youngest driver to compete in the Dakar Rally? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sheldon Creed. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 00:02, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Josh Reaume at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah ( talk) 23:43, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
I am archiving all potential admin discussions here, as I currently do not have the time or energy to deal with these matters, and it's not clear at the moment when I will have the time and energy. Sorry for the inconvenience. When matters change, and if you're still not an admin, but would like to be, we can resume the discussions. SilkTork ✔Tea time 11:23, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
On 4 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Josh Reaume, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that before he started racing, NASCAR driver Josh Reaume (pictured) grew up in Nigeria for 13 years while his parents worked in humanitarian aid? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Josh Reaume. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 20:52, 4 April 2016 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 01:14, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Can you look at these pages because I made their team logo so big and horrible. Can you fix it and can you tell me how to make it proper like the BK Racing and Go FAS Racing logo you just did a while ago thanks 👍😊! Billgatenguyenlobcity ( talk) 07:02, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
Hey Zappa, would you mind if I made some changes (basically just content expansion) to User:ZappaOMati/Sinon (Sword Art Online) and User:ZappaOMati/Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization? Or I can just give you some sources, though I guess they're not too hard to find. Or I can just get lost, lol.
Was thinking of starting an article on Hollow Realization then found out you already had one going. Satellizer el Bridget (Talk) 08:16, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
Good news: Sinon (Sword Art Online) has (finally) been created. Just a heads-up, I've made some additions to your Hollow Realization draft and may do a bit more if I have time. Satellizer el Bridget (Talk) 08:34, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
Hollow Realization seems to be mostly done too, I can't seem to find much more sources. I'll leave it up to you when you'll move it to mainspace. Satellizer el Bridget (Talk) 08:39, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 2015 Chicago Bears season 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 Jaguar -- Jaguar ( talk) 20:21, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
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A token of appreciation for your content work, especially on Sword Art Online pages :) Satellizer el Bridget (Talk) 08:41, 21 April 2016 (UTC) |
The article 2015 Chicago Bears season you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:2015 Chicago Bears season for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar ( talk) 11:01, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
On 30 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250 was the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held on a road course since 2000 and the first Truck road course race in Canada? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass ( talk) 03:26, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.
Round 2 saw three FAs (two by Cas Liber ( submissions) and one by Montanabw ( submissions)), four Featured Lists (with three by Calvin999 ( submissions)), and 53 Good Articles (six by Worm That Turned ( submissions) and five each by Hurricanehink ( submissions), Cwmhiraeth ( submissions), and MPJ-DK ( submissions)). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by Adam Cuerden ( submissions) and five by Godot13 ( submissions)). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) scored 265 base points, while The C of E ( submissions) and MPJ-DK ( submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with MPJ-DK ( submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) and Cas Liber ( submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.
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On 20 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sinon (Sword Art Online), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sword Art Online character Sinon's glasses were created as the authors felt there were not enough characters in the series with glasses? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sinon (Sword Art Online). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Sinon (Sword Art Online)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:01, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
On 26 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article NASCAR Heat Evolution, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that NASCAR drivers Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Brad Keselowski were hired to assist in developing the video game NASCAR Heat Evolution? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/NASCAR Heat Evolution. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, NASCAR Heat Evolution), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:01, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
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Please see the Dartmouth talk page /info/en/?search=Talk:Dartmouth_College#Where_does_rape_at_Dartmouth_belong.3F Formulairis990 ( talk) 21:21, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Be VERY careful when you make edits to Josh Reaume's Wikipedia page. Your edits and comments are borderline negligent and defamatory.
Idiots like you should stick to raising their pet fish - even if it is dead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.211.126.51 ( talk) 14:17, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
Between the 2016 Thunder and the 2015 Clippers, whose collapse do you think was more devastating. I am referring to playoffs tell me whose collapse was worst between 2016 Thunder and 2015 Clippers. Feel free to move this thread down if you like. -- 74.129.140.210 ( talk) 18:30, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
Hey ZappaOMati, could you reply to this message and tell me if you think Kevin Durant will stay. Do you think in your opinion Kevin Durant will stay in OKC? I heard there is a 90% chance he is staying. But careful though, the Warriors are a serious threat to steal him away. I see his decision either staying in OKC or going to the Overrated State Warriors. Could you please tell me what you think Kevin Durant will do? Thanks! -- 107.77.233.162 ( talk) 05:29, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
@ ZappaOMati: How do you think OKC will be in 2016-17? If Kevin Durant brings a championship to GSW would he do the same in OKC? I want Durant to return to OKC once he bring a championship to the Warriors! Again ZappaOMati I know Wikipedia is not a forum but could you please answer me those questions. Thanks! -- 2607:FCC8:BC8B:6DF0:1599:FF0B:6C48:8D3D ( talk) 22:05, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
Do you think KD is following Lebron James path? -- 2607:FCC8:BCA0:E6F0:DC9F:932:E87B:23FB ( talk) 19:03, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
It's me, Ben (the former "Bentvfan54321"), under a new username. I changed it because I wanted to have all my online accounts be universally known by the same name. So don't worry, I'm still here, even though my production has dropped off a bit :) -- Bcschneider53 ( talk) 13:00, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 17:02, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
How do you think the 2016-17 Thunder will be this year? Just want to know what you think! -- 71.29.154.42 ( talk) 23:11, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
@ ZappaOMati: which articles are you planning on expanding tonight or today? -- 107.77.232.220 ( talk) 17:08, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
@ ZappaOMati: could you please take a look at here and tell me what you think? You can fix any problems there and try making it better. Could you please add a welcome message on my talkpage. Thanks! -- ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 02:50, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
I added 3 sources. @ ZappaOMati: you are an awesome wikipedian bro. I am glad I love OKC like you. You really should add a welcome post on my talkpage that will be more awesome. Once you reply about how I did on the section can I ask you a question? -- ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 02:47, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
@ ZappaOMati: do you think KD is taking the Lebron James route of winning a championship? Is his situation similar to Lebron James in 2010? I saw it mentioned people comparing it to his on OKC's wiki page. You can feel free to improve and correct what I wrote to make it more better. How do you think the Thunder record will be this year? -- ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 04:07, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
@ ZappaOMati: have you signed a petition before? I want to know because I want to tell you when you reply. Thanks! ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 23:33, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
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@ ZappaOMati: How many races are left this year? I can't wait till its NFL season. Which teams, between the Thunder, Bear, and the Sharks, are you excited about this year? ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 02:54, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
On 30 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article J. R. Heffner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that race car driver J. R. Heffner is his sponsor's vice president of operations? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/J. R. Heffner. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, J. R. Heffner), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Axalta Coating Systems at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga ✉ 13:01, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
I am happy man I am excited Westbrook signed that extension. He's a class act unlike KD who leaves for the Warriors. It just made me so happy I want to work on his article. Are you happy @ ZappaOMati: I am. You really should post it on Twitter, let alone retweet it. Thunder Up. ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 05:11, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
On 4 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Axalta Coating Systems, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon is a global business advisor for his longtime sponsor Axalta Coating Systems? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Axalta Coating Systems. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Axalta Coating Systems), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass ( talk) 13:38, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
( Personal attack removed) Stylez995 ( talk) 15:47, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
I'm sorry -- at first glance your change looked like vandalism. I reverted my revert. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 11:05, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
Hello ZappaOMati. I recently nominated the article Allen Walker to FA in Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Allen Walker/archive1. While I got two supports after fixing some issues the commenters provided, it has become quite inactive this past week. I wonder if you could provide feedback before the nomination fails due to lack of commenters. Anyways, good luck editing articles. Cheers. Tintor2 ( talk) 23:35, 15 September 2016 (UTC)
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Hey, I'm thinking of bringing Sword Art Online to Good Article status, possibly even Featured Article status. Given your authorship of articles on the series' characters, do you have any tips on how I can improve the article, and could you suggest some sources I could use in beefing up the article? I was referred here by Tintor2. Narutolovehinata5 t c csd new 14:03, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi. You may be interested in participating in the African Destubathon which starts on October 15. Africa currently has over 37,000 stubs and badly needs a quality improvement editathon/contest to flesh out basic stubs. There are proposed substantial prizes to give to editors who do the most articles, and planned smaller prizes for doing to most destubs for each of the 53 African countries, so should be enjoyable! So it would be a good chance to win something for improving stubs on African sportspeople, including footballers, athletes, Olympians and Paralympians etc, particularly female ones, but also male. Even if contests aren't your thing we would be grateful if you could consider destubbing a few African articles during the drive to help the cause and help reduce the massive 37,000 + stub count, of which many are rated high importance (think Regions of countries etc). If you're interested in competing or just loosely contributing a few expanded articles on African Paralympians, Olympians and committees etc, please add your name to the Contestants/participants section. Diversity of work from a lot of people will make this that bit more special. Thanks. -- MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 21:14, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
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Hello! Your submission of Josh White (racing driver) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Gaia Octavia Agrippa Talk 18:31, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
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So... two of my edits got reverted, by experienced editors, who insist it was Hendrick, not JR or Contreras ( this one and this one). While I want to believe them, at the same time, I think we need more proof than a couple of editors who insist "we saw the truck sitting in the shop." Any suggestions for what I should do here? -- Bcschneider53 ( talk) 00:11, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
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On 23 November 2016, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Mjroots ( talk) 17:56, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
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Hey...is there anyway that you can fix the main photo on Noah Gragson's page...that picture is not him. I added my photo from the LV Bullring this Spring that you can use in his "Media' Picture file but couldn't figure out how to replace the picture on the actual page. Rob — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rob Street ( talk • contribs) 23:39, 7 December 2016 (UTC)
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On 15 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Josh White (racing driver), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Josh White is a NASCAR driver and a member of the United States Marine Corps? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Josh White (racing driver). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Josh White (racing driver)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Hello ZappaOMati: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America 1000 15:30, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 20:05, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
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Thank you!! Rob Street ( talk) 03:04, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
Not sure if you can help, but uploaded a picture of Eddie and Len Wood for the Wood Brothers Racing page...I guess I didn't attach into the page and it won't let me re-upload... Rob Street ( talk) 03:15, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
My picture on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s page should be on the paragraph of 2014 instead '15 but I have no clue how to move it...in the same vein the pic I attached to Hendrick Motorsports of the pit crew member probably should be towards the bottom of the #24 "History" instead of on top of the "Rainbow Car". I don't want to make somebody upset... Rob Street ( talk) 03:46, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
==2014==
and move the picture down there. Also, if you're worried about making people upset,
be bold and just do it, especially if no one really sees it to be a problem.
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ZappaOMati) 19:22, 11 January 2016 (UTC)BARNEY HALL DIED ON FRIDAY — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.107.140.82 ( talk) 05:05, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
On 6 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Todd Gilliland, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the age of fifteen, Todd Gilliland became the youngest winner in ARCA Racing Series history when he won in his series debut? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Todd Gilliland. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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On 21 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Korbin Forrister, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after graduating from high school, Korbin Forrister chose full-time stock car racing over baseball? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Korbin Forrister. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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Happy #DaytonaDay! Nascar king 13:33, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
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Twenty-two Good Articles were submitted, including three by Cyclonebiskit ( submissions), and two each by MPJ-DK ( submissions), Hurricanehink ( submissions), 12george1 ( submissions), and Cas Liber ( submissions). Twenty-one Featured Pictures were claimed, including 17 by Adam Cuerden ( submissions) (the Round 1 high scorer). Thirty-one contestants saw their DYKs appear on the main page, with a commanding lead (28) by Cwmhiraeth ( submissions). Twenty-nine participants conducted GA reviews with J Milburn ( submissions) completing nine.
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On 19 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sheldon Creed, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at the age of 18, Sheldon Creed became the youngest driver to compete in the Dakar Rally? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sheldon Creed. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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Hello! Your submission of Josh Reaume at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah ( talk) 23:43, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
I am archiving all potential admin discussions here, as I currently do not have the time or energy to deal with these matters, and it's not clear at the moment when I will have the time and energy. Sorry for the inconvenience. When matters change, and if you're still not an admin, but would like to be, we can resume the discussions. SilkTork ✔Tea time 11:23, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
On 4 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Josh Reaume, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that before he started racing, NASCAR driver Josh Reaume (pictured) grew up in Nigeria for 13 years while his parents worked in humanitarian aid? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Josh Reaume. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
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MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 01:14, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
Can you look at these pages because I made their team logo so big and horrible. Can you fix it and can you tell me how to make it proper like the BK Racing and Go FAS Racing logo you just did a while ago thanks 👍😊! Billgatenguyenlobcity ( talk) 07:02, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
Hey Zappa, would you mind if I made some changes (basically just content expansion) to User:ZappaOMati/Sinon (Sword Art Online) and User:ZappaOMati/Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization? Or I can just give you some sources, though I guess they're not too hard to find. Or I can just get lost, lol.
Was thinking of starting an article on Hollow Realization then found out you already had one going. Satellizer el Bridget (Talk) 08:16, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
Good news: Sinon (Sword Art Online) has (finally) been created. Just a heads-up, I've made some additions to your Hollow Realization draft and may do a bit more if I have time. Satellizer el Bridget (Talk) 08:34, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
Hollow Realization seems to be mostly done too, I can't seem to find much more sources. I'll leave it up to you when you'll move it to mainspace. Satellizer el Bridget (Talk) 08:39, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 2015 Chicago Bears season 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 Jaguar -- Jaguar ( talk) 20:21, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
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The article 2015 Chicago Bears season you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:2015 Chicago Bears season for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar ( talk) 11:01, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
On 30 April 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250 was the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held on a road course since 2000 and the first Truck road course race in Canada? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.
Round 2 saw three FAs (two by Cas Liber ( submissions) and one by Montanabw ( submissions)), four Featured Lists (with three by Calvin999 ( submissions)), and 53 Good Articles (six by Worm That Turned ( submissions) and five each by Hurricanehink ( submissions), Cwmhiraeth ( submissions), and MPJ-DK ( submissions)). Eleven Featured Pictures were promoted (six by Adam Cuerden ( submissions) and five by Godot13 ( submissions)). One Featured Portal, Featured Topic and Good Topic were also promoted. The DYK base point total was 1,135. Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) scored 265 base points, while The C of E ( submissions) and MPJ-DK ( submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with MPJ-DK ( submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, Cwmhiraeth ( submissions) and Cas Liber ( submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.
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On 20 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sinon (Sword Art Online), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sword Art Online character Sinon's glasses were created as the authors felt there were not enough characters in the series with glasses? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sinon (Sword Art Online). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Sinon (Sword Art Online)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:01, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
On 26 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article NASCAR Heat Evolution, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that NASCAR drivers Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Brad Keselowski were hired to assist in developing the video game NASCAR Heat Evolution? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/NASCAR Heat Evolution. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, NASCAR Heat Evolution), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:01, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
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Please see the Dartmouth talk page /info/en/?search=Talk:Dartmouth_College#Where_does_rape_at_Dartmouth_belong.3F Formulairis990 ( talk) 21:21, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Be VERY careful when you make edits to Josh Reaume's Wikipedia page. Your edits and comments are borderline negligent and defamatory.
Idiots like you should stick to raising their pet fish - even if it is dead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.211.126.51 ( talk) 14:17, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
Between the 2016 Thunder and the 2015 Clippers, whose collapse do you think was more devastating. I am referring to playoffs tell me whose collapse was worst between 2016 Thunder and 2015 Clippers. Feel free to move this thread down if you like. -- 74.129.140.210 ( talk) 18:30, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
Hey ZappaOMati, could you reply to this message and tell me if you think Kevin Durant will stay. Do you think in your opinion Kevin Durant will stay in OKC? I heard there is a 90% chance he is staying. But careful though, the Warriors are a serious threat to steal him away. I see his decision either staying in OKC or going to the Overrated State Warriors. Could you please tell me what you think Kevin Durant will do? Thanks! -- 107.77.233.162 ( talk) 05:29, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
@ ZappaOMati: How do you think OKC will be in 2016-17? If Kevin Durant brings a championship to GSW would he do the same in OKC? I want Durant to return to OKC once he bring a championship to the Warriors! Again ZappaOMati I know Wikipedia is not a forum but could you please answer me those questions. Thanks! -- 2607:FCC8:BC8B:6DF0:1599:FF0B:6C48:8D3D ( talk) 22:05, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
Do you think KD is following Lebron James path? -- 2607:FCC8:BCA0:E6F0:DC9F:932:E87B:23FB ( talk) 19:03, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
It's me, Ben (the former "Bentvfan54321"), under a new username. I changed it because I wanted to have all my online accounts be universally known by the same name. So don't worry, I'm still here, even though my production has dropped off a bit :) -- Bcschneider53 ( talk) 13:00, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
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How do you think the 2016-17 Thunder will be this year? Just want to know what you think! -- 71.29.154.42 ( talk) 23:11, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
@ ZappaOMati: which articles are you planning on expanding tonight or today? -- 107.77.232.220 ( talk) 17:08, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
@ ZappaOMati: could you please take a look at here and tell me what you think? You can fix any problems there and try making it better. Could you please add a welcome message on my talkpage. Thanks! -- ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 02:50, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
I added 3 sources. @ ZappaOMati: you are an awesome wikipedian bro. I am glad I love OKC like you. You really should add a welcome post on my talkpage that will be more awesome. Once you reply about how I did on the section can I ask you a question? -- ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 02:47, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
@ ZappaOMati: do you think KD is taking the Lebron James route of winning a championship? Is his situation similar to Lebron James in 2010? I saw it mentioned people comparing it to his on OKC's wiki page. You can feel free to improve and correct what I wrote to make it more better. How do you think the Thunder record will be this year? -- ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 04:07, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
@ ZappaOMati: have you signed a petition before? I want to know because I want to tell you when you reply. Thanks! ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 23:33, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
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@ ZappaOMati: How many races are left this year? I can't wait till its NFL season. Which teams, between the Thunder, Bear, and the Sharks, are you excited about this year? ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 02:54, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
On 30 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article J. R. Heffner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that race car driver J. R. Heffner is his sponsor's vice president of operations? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/J. R. Heffner. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, J. R. Heffner), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Axalta Coating Systems at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga ✉ 13:01, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
I am happy man I am excited Westbrook signed that extension. He's a class act unlike KD who leaves for the Warriors. It just made me so happy I want to work on his article. Are you happy @ ZappaOMati: I am. You really should post it on Twitter, let alone retweet it. Thunder Up. ThunderFan109 ( Thunder Up!) 05:11, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
On 4 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Axalta Coating Systems, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon is a global business advisor for his longtime sponsor Axalta Coating Systems? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Axalta Coating Systems. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Axalta Coating Systems), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass ( talk) 13:38, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
( Personal attack removed) Stylez995 ( talk) 15:47, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
I'm sorry -- at first glance your change looked like vandalism. I reverted my revert. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 11:05, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
Hello ZappaOMati. I recently nominated the article Allen Walker to FA in Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Allen Walker/archive1. While I got two supports after fixing some issues the commenters provided, it has become quite inactive this past week. I wonder if you could provide feedback before the nomination fails due to lack of commenters. Anyways, good luck editing articles. Cheers. Tintor2 ( talk) 23:35, 15 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:SuperBowlLILogo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Corkythe hornetfan (ping me) 23:28, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
Hey, I'm thinking of bringing Sword Art Online to Good Article status, possibly even Featured Article status. Given your authorship of articles on the series' characters, do you have any tips on how I can improve the article, and could you suggest some sources I could use in beefing up the article? I was referred here by Tintor2. Narutolovehinata5 t c csd new 14:03, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
Hi. You may be interested in participating in the African Destubathon which starts on October 15. Africa currently has over 37,000 stubs and badly needs a quality improvement editathon/contest to flesh out basic stubs. There are proposed substantial prizes to give to editors who do the most articles, and planned smaller prizes for doing to most destubs for each of the 53 African countries, so should be enjoyable! So it would be a good chance to win something for improving stubs on African sportspeople, including footballers, athletes, Olympians and Paralympians etc, particularly female ones, but also male. Even if contests aren't your thing we would be grateful if you could consider destubbing a few African articles during the drive to help the cause and help reduce the massive 37,000 + stub count, of which many are rated high importance (think Regions of countries etc). If you're interested in competing or just loosely contributing a few expanded articles on African Paralympians, Olympians and committees etc, please add your name to the Contestants/participants section. Diversity of work from a lot of people will make this that bit more special. Thanks. -- MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 21:14, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
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Hello! Your submission of Josh White (racing driver) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Gaia Octavia Agrippa Talk 18:31, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
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So... two of my edits got reverted, by experienced editors, who insist it was Hendrick, not JR or Contreras ( this one and this one). While I want to believe them, at the same time, I think we need more proof than a couple of editors who insist "we saw the truck sitting in the shop." Any suggestions for what I should do here? -- Bcschneider53 ( talk) 00:11, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Josh White (racing driver) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah ( talk) 00:18, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
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Hello, ZappaOMati. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.
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On 23 November 2016, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Mjroots ( talk) 17:56, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:Duck Commander 500 logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG ( talk) 17:49, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
If each reviewer does only 10 reviews a day over five days, the backlog will be down to zero 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!
Let's get that over and done with in time to relax for the holidays.
Not only are New Page Reviewers the guardians of quality of new articles, they are also in a position to ensure that pages are being correctly tagged for deletion and maintenance and that new authors are not being bitten. This is an important feature of your work. Read about it at the new Monitoring the system section in the tutorial.
With some tweaks to their look, and some additional features, Page Curation and New Pages Feed could easily be the best tools for patrollers and reviewers. We've listed most of what what we need at the 2016 WMF Wishlist Survey. Voting starts on 28 November - please turn out to make our bid the Foundation's top priority. Please help also by improving or commenting on our Wishlist entry at the Community Wishlist Survey. Many other important user suggestions are listed at at Page Curation.
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Thanks for uploading File:Duck Commander 500 logo.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG ( talk) 10:43, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
Hey...is there anyway that you can fix the main photo on Noah Gragson's page...that picture is not him. I added my photo from the LV Bullring this Spring that you can use in his "Media' Picture file but couldn't figure out how to replace the picture on the actual page. Rob — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rob Street ( talk • contribs) 23:39, 7 December 2016 (UTC)
New Page Reviewers are asked to be especially on the look out 08:00-20:00 UTC (that's local London time - check your USA and AUS times) on Thursday 8 December for new pages. The BBC together with Wikimedia UK is holding a large 12-hour editathon. Many new articles and drafts are expected. See BBC 100 Women 2016: How to join our edit-a-thon. Follow also on #100womenwiki, and please, don't bite the newbies :) ( user:Kudpung for NPR. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 23:55, 7 December 2016 (UTC))
Hello! Your submission of Josh White (racing driver) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset ( talk) 01:06, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
This is our second request. The backlog is still growing. Your help is needed now - just a few minutes each day.
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On 15 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Josh White (racing driver), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Josh White is a NASCAR driver and a member of the United States Marine Corps? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Josh White (racing driver). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Josh White (racing driver)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Hello ZappaOMati: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America 1000 15:30, 18 December 2016 (UTC)
From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 20:05, 25 December 2016 (UTC)