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Hello
Hello, you seem like a good user to ask how close this list is to featured status. Please help me. Thanks. --Nascar1996 (sign) 23:14, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
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Re: Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
Since you commented on a Grammy-related list that I recently nominated, I wanted to let you know that I went ahead and nominated the list Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for FL status. If you are interested, feel free to take a look at the list and offer any comments or concerns that you feel need to be addressed. Best wishes! --Another Believer (Talk) 19:29, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
List of FC Barcelona presidents
Hello. I have created a list of all presidents of Barcelona here, and I would like to hear you input on the featured list nomination here, because it has not received any reviews for 14 days now. If you could add whether you support, (are) neutral or oppose the list, that would be very helpful as well. Cheers! Sandman888 (talk) 06:46, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I appreciate that your reviewing the article, but it will not be ready by the deadline (end of month). So you could move on, I'd just fail the GA review if I were you, and one day maybe in December or January I can fix it up to standards. --Nascar1996 Contribs / Tasks 15:44, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Héctor Wagner
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Industrial music GA review
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I left notes about my fixes. —Torchiest talk/contribs 13:37, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
Many thanks for your splendid work in closing RFD discussions. However, there is a consensus in the RFD community that page histories should be maintined. This was agreed at 'Grumman XF5F-1 "Skyrocket'. Would you please userfy this redirect, with the history, to me and I'll do the necessary. Bridgeplayer (talk) 17:05, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
- I'm a little confused as to your request; what exactly do you want userfied? There doesn't seem to be a purpose in userfying the redirect especially if it'd just get deleted again anyway. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 17:59, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
- In order to preserve the history the procedure, as discussed in the RFD, needs to be followed - move to Grumman XF5F-1 "Skyrocket" followed by deletion of the resulting redirect. Bridgeplayer (talk) 18:07, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
- I still find it silly, but I went and did it. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 18:09, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
- Thank you. If we eliminated all that in Wikipedia is silly it would be a pretty big job. :-) Bridgeplayer (talk) 22:23, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
- I still find it silly, but I went and did it. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 18:09, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
- In order to preserve the history the procedure, as discussed in the RFD, needs to be followed - move to Grumman XF5F-1 "Skyrocket" followed by deletion of the resulting redirect. Bridgeplayer (talk) 18:07, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
Hey, thanks for your message, I've added some minor comments to the FLRC. Cheers. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:39, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Jonathan Johnson (baseball)
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Ken Keltner
Bill James had a long piece about Ken Keltner in one of his books, which would probably be good background reading for whoever does his article. Let me know if you need any help finding the reference. Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 23:49, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
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Hi, as usual you have done an absolutely monster job of closing out RFDs. However, I should be grateful if you would take another look at this one. Though there was a small majority for deletion, all the three deletion !voters were arguing against the X-space redirects being kept and, FWIW, I agree with that. None of the three addressed the proposal for retargeting. As OE argued, the retarget Featured Article to Feature article would not only be a normal retarget but it would save 500+ redlinks being unnecessarily created. I should be grateful if you would either take a second look at the close or; if you are agreeable, let the close stand but 'make no objection' if I create a new redirect as an editorial action. Bridgeplayer (talk) 19:45, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Backlog Elimination Drive Has Begun
Hello, I just wanted to take a moment and announce that the July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive has started, and will run for a month. Thanks for signing up. There's a special prize for most edits on the first day, in case you've got high ambitions. Enjoy! ɳorɑfʈ Talk! 04:07, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
Colbert Report
I was watching an old Colbert video right now on the Internet and heard your name in it. Just wanted to know if you knew about it. Thats actually pretty cool. (Here's the link) Feedback ☎ 05:28, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
- Yup, saw that when it came out. Been a while since I've watched it. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 22:39, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
please
I go on a scheduled wikibreak at the beginning of every month. I forgot to do it in July but will start immediately. Dramaout begins on July 5th. I will participate. At the advice of Jayron32, I started it. Since I will be on wikibreak, can you help Daniel Case get this going and encouraging others to participate? You can be resourceful and think of how to do this. I chose you and Daniel because of your good reputation. Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 15:14, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
Needs a revisit. Thanks for all of your recent reviews (and your participation at FLRC); they are much appreciated. Dabomb87 (talk) 15:27, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for the draft pick list correction en masse! I'll fix those disambig links (your last outstanding comment at the Tigers FLC) right now! Staxringold talkcontribs 00:04, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the input on Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of presidents of Washington & Jefferson College/archive1. I have cleared out your suggestions.--GrapedApe (talk) 04:21, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
I believe I have addressed all of the concerns you listed. Let me know if there is anything else you need before the article can pass. –Grondemar 05:06, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
Hello
I want to bring up something that has been troubling me. On the GA nominations page, the Copa Libertadores page has been ignored for a pretty long time while the main reviewers perform reviews and other subjects. I don't want to sound like a nag but other nominees (which are about a week old) have been taken faster than my nomination.
Since this is a mass message to the most frequent reviewers (I only counted four main reviewers), could you at least tell me if an article needs to be a GA before nominating it to become a FA? Or at least point me to a reviewer that could review my nomination? Thanks.
Jamen Somasu (talk) 13:10, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
- Well, since I have been frustrated lately by the obvious disinterest in anything Spanish-speaking, I would like to ask you for a favor. Could you please review this GA nomination? It shouldn't take too long since the page is informative but fairly long. Thanks. Jamen Somasu (talk) 16:09, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
Woot woot, finally got another tie-breaker written up. The next one chronologically back is a big un though, and I probably won't touch it for a bit. Staxringold talkcontribs 21:26, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
Taylor Swift discography FLC
Thank you very much for lending your comments to the FLC. I have responded to your comments. Do you mind crossing them out if you believe the issue was resolved? -- ipodnano05 * leave@message 05:28, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
- Just a courtesy note that TRM's concerns at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Washington Capitals seasons/archive1 have been resolved. Thanks, Dabomb87 (talk) 19:28, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your comments on the FLC. Outstanding concerns have hopefully been addressed (in case you havn't watchpaged it). Cheers, Sandman888 (talk) 21:22, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
Commas in dates
Hi W. Actually, the proper format is to have a comma after the year in a date (rather than deleting those, you might look for where they are missing to add them). As comma explains,
most style manuals, including The Chicago Manual of Style ["It’s conventional to put a comma after the year. The commas are like parentheses here, so it doesn’t make sense to have only one.”][1] and the AP Stylebook, ["When a phrase refers to a month, day and year, set off the year with commas... Feb. 14, 1987, was the target date."][2] recommend that the year be treated as a parenthetical, requiring a second comma after it: "Feb. 14, 1987, was the target date."
Cheers.--Epeefleche (talk) 04:48, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
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Please restore two article to my user subpage
I have been editing wikipedia for a awhile now and was wondering if you could restore two articles to my subpage.
O-Pearl Amazing Ty
Both of these performers pass:
Has made unique contributions to a specific pornographic genre, such as beginning a trend in pornography; starred in an iconic, groundbreaking or blockbuster feature; or is a member of an industry Hall of Fame such as the AVN Hall of Fame, XRCO Hall of Fame or equivalent.
I planned on expanding these articles. O-pearl went through three AfDs and passed the first two this article was closed awhile ago, improperly in my opinion. Pomaster555 (talk) 18:42, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
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FTs versus GTs
Wizardman, I'm a little confused as to which were promoted to featured and which to goot topic status. I'm searching the log, for your statement at the end, right? Tony (talk) 18:34, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
- I've added what I think I see as the three featured promotions from last week (28, 29 and 30 June). I note that the log says that only two FTs were created during the whole of June. "June 2 FT, 3 GT 0 not promoted 0 sup. 1 demoted". Am I getting bamboozled again? Tony (talk) 04:06, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
DYK for List of Cleveland Indians first-round draft picks
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The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
Mind giving this a look see? Open for a month, unanimous support from 4 voters. 0 debate. Staxringold talkcontribs 18:10, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
- What do you think my next baseball project should be? I have to touch up 30 Rock (season 4), but after that I need smore baseball work. I've been kicking around List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game winners in Notepad, but that's a lot of busywork to get through. Also want to take a shot at the 1959 tie-breaker series. Staxringold talkcontribs 03:35, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the comments. I think that I have addressed your concerns at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Washington & Jefferson Presidents head football coaches/archive1. Please let me know.--GrapedApe (talk) 04:30, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
Thanks...
...for removing that redlink from the all-time Phillies roster. I knew that he didn't exist, as I'm picking my way through the roster player by player right now, but I haven't merged any of my work out into the mainspace yet. Cheers. — KV5 • Talk • 16:59, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
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Why did you revert to the pre-TfD version? The 2008 consensus at TfD was to redirect to Template:Uw-bv, which in turn redirects to Template:Uw-vandalism4im. PleaseStand (talk) 22:38, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
Ernest Groth GA
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Query
I've a big collection of weird facts. How can i contribute them to Wikipedia? Thanks, --Sainsf<^> (talk) 18:51, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
Hello
Since your are a sysop, can this page be deleted? It is a redirect, an unneeded redirect. I am trying to refresh the project so maybe more users will join. Please help. --Nascar1996 Contributions / Guestbook 21:54, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
- Thank you! --Nascar1996 Contributions / Guestbook 22:34, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
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Hi
Since you seem to be the go to person about FT/GTs at the moment could you take a look over this GTC, and see if Cyclonebiskit's and my oppose are valid?. The topics author seems to think that it isnt valid and has been whinging at me about it ever since, so i thought id best bring it to a neutral person. Many thanks Jason Rees (talk) 01:39, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
WS ring question
Did Josh Booty and Mark Kotsay win WS rings with the 97 Marlins? Both appeared during the 97 season, but neither appeared in the 97 postseason. Booty's wiki page lists him as a WS champ, and his gamelogs show him as a September call-up (which suggests he was at least on the postseason roster) while Kotsay played his cup of coffee in July. Any ideas how to list them for the Marlins draft list? Staxringold talkcontribs 17:53, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
- Does B-Ref keep a 40-man archive? Staxringold talkcontribs 19:25, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
Please stay out of my workspace area
Please stay out and don't edit my files. ----moreno oso (talk) 15:03, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
- Apart from the above (Morenoose should note that no one owns their userspace), insignificant edits like this typically should not be done with AWB. –xenotalk 15:10, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
- I am aware that by definition Wikipedia is licensed under GNU and that I do not own my userspace. However, as WP:USERSPACE, "by custom if used reasonably and within these guidelines, you the editor will mostly be left to manage and set them up entirely as you wish." This is normally interpreted to mean that as long as I don't violate Wikipedia policy, my userspace is mine to mangage and edit meaning that other editors should not arbitrarily edit userspace articles or files without the originating editor's permission. ----moreno oso (talk) 15:16, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
- Since the other infobox template just redirects to the other, you can keep what you wish. On Xeno's point, the line between trivial and untrivial seems rather blurry to me, as I wouldn't have thought moving an infobox from its redirected name to the current one as a trivial thing, though I guess it could be in the case of changing a capital letter. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 15:21, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
- I am aware that by definition Wikipedia is licensed under GNU and that I do not own my userspace. However, as WP:USERSPACE, "by custom if used reasonably and within these guidelines, you the editor will mostly be left to manage and set them up entirely as you wish." This is normally interpreted to mean that as long as I don't violate Wikipedia policy, my userspace is mine to mangage and edit meaning that other editors should not arbitrarily edit userspace articles or files without the originating editor's permission. ----moreno oso (talk) 15:16, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
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I have responded to your comments of the page's FLN page. Your response would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.--LAAFan 00:34, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Since the nominator was indeffed, I am taking this article through its last steps (Looking over it, it deserves at least that) so please reopen the GA. I will get on fixing whatever you need. I have revised over the discrepencies you listed and fixed them.............
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Thanks for the Stan Musial pic
Just wanted to say thanks for digging through the Baseball Digest archive on Google Books to find that Sept. 1948 cover with Stan on it. I wasn't fully aware of the copyright situation with Baseball Digest pics from that era, and the cover's inclusion in the article is truly fantastic. Cheers, Monowi (talk) 03:53, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
Latest FLC
Hi Wizardman, you reviewed my last FLC, so I'd like you to review my new one, as experienced reviews are always welcome. Cheers, Sandman888 (talk) Latest FLC 13:21, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
Baseball Assessment
Can I ask you, why are you deleting player-importance as you did here ?--KANESUE 13:56, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
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Dyk help
I am editing this article and have added more substance[[3]], would you please help me get it to a point where we can do a DYK? Hell In A Bucket (talk) 17:13, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
Michael Aquino page deletion
this individual (Michael A. Aquino) is citable as important to the religious subculture of Satanism and Setianism (/LHP topics). could you explain the logic of his page's deletion from wikipedia for me? I'm curious about the decision to remove it as it doesn't make logical sense. thank you very much.-- self-ref (nagasiva yronwode) (talk) 22:25, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
You got email Secret account 17:16, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
- Noted, reading through it. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 17:32, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Request for Editorial Support
I am working on the Biography of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. I have been attempting to clear up the current citation needs. It has been labeled B and I am looking for some guidance on how to make it an A article. Any help would be appreciated. (RM MARTIN (talk) 21:08, 7 August 2010 (UTC))
Draft picks
Glad to see the Cards nominated. It looks like List of Seattle Mariners first-round draft picks could go to FLC with just a few hours work. Should that try to be the next one nominated?<pr> Also, List of Arizona Diamondbacks first-round draft picks is close, but I've had a small question. Since I noticed the same thing in St. Louis' history- why is there a year where they received a compensatory pick but no supplementary one? (2003 for Arizona, 2000 for the Cardinals). Of the eight left that need creating, I'm going to do Pittsburgh next, unless that was where you were headed as well. Courcelles (talk) 18:14, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
- I'll see what I can do with the Mariners. Needs some work, but easily doable by the time one of my current noms closes. And the A's have 68 picks, just two more than the Cards... Courcelles 07:00, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Stefan Jaracz Theatre
Hi, not sure why this hook was removed from the nominations page. I reviewed this July 27th nomination on August 5 and posted a request to the creator's and nominator's talk pages to re-format the URLs. On August 6, when I was not at home, the nominator requested that I forward the request to another editor who helps with their WikiProject. It seems to me that 2 or 3 days can be allotted to fix up an otherwise eligible nomination, no? Yoninah (talk) 22:48, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
On July 28, you said at Wikipedia:Good article nominations that you would review Technology Center (Washington & Jefferson College) for GA status. I'm wondering how that is progressing. Cheers!-GrapedApe (talk) 22:56, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
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Jeopardy! Set evolution
Why did you delete Jeopardy! Set Evolution? Us441 (talk) 15:38, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
Footy list needing reviews
Hello wizardman, I'm writing because you reviewed a previous list I had at nominated at FLC so I was wondering whether you'd care to review List of FC Barcelona records and statistics? The lengthy article makes it a bit hard, so there are not a lot of outside reviewers popping in. Best regards, Sandman888 (talk) Latest FLC 15:08, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
Baseball draft lists
I'll keep a look out, though my next couple days are a bit hectic. :) Staxringold talkcontribs 23:17, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
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You got email Secret account 15:07, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Also fixed all your concerns in the FAC except one. Secret account 16:34, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Also you may want to copyedit Krichell once again as I'm planning to place that article though FAC once the Paschal FAC is done. Secret account 18:34, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Big Brother 11 (U.S.) GA nominee
Hi I nominated Big Brother 11 (U.S.) for GA and I was wandering if you wouldn't mind reviewing the nomination since you reviewed Big Brother 2009 (UK). It would be great for the project to get a second GA article within a short amount of time. Thanks. ♪♫Alucard 16♫♪ 15:25, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
Naomi Clark
Hi. I've left a response on the GA review page. -- James26 (talk) 01:38, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
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Aquino
See my talk page. I don't know how better to proceed, thanks.-- self-ref (nagasiva yronwode) (talk) 16:58, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
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We're half way through 2010, and the end of the WikiCup is in sight! Round 3 is over, and we're down to our final 16. Our pool winners were 
Ian Rose (submissions) (A), Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) (B, and the round's overall leader), 
ThinkBlue (submissions) (C) Casliber (submissions) and TonyTheTiger (submissions) (D, joint), but, with the scores reset, everything is to play for in our last pooled round. The pools will be up before midnight tonight, and have been selected randomly by J Milburn. This will be the toughest round yet, and so, as ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Though unaffiliated with the WikiCup, July sees the third Great Wikipedia Dramaout- a project with not dissimilar goals to the WikiCup. Everyone is welcome to take part and do their bit to contribute to the encyclopedia itself.
If you're interested in the scores for the last round of the Cup, please take a look at Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2010/Round 3 and Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2010/Full/Round 3. Our thanks go to 
Stone (submissions) for compiling these. As was predicted, Group C ended up the "Group of Death", with 670 points required for second place, and, therefore, automatic promotion. This round will probably be even tougher- again, the top two from each of the two groups will make it through, while the twelve remaining participants will compete for four wildcard places- good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17
GOCE Newsletter
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Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Backlog Elimination Drive! We have now passed the halfway point, so here's an update. Progress Report - Progress toward the targets has been good. 751 articles out of the approximately 1,600 we would like to get completed by the end of the month were done by July 15, so we will be very close to meeting the target for volume. However, we would like to clear all of the 2008 articles from the backlog, and there are still 892 left to do. Please consider choosing one of these older articles when looking for something to copy edit. If we focus our firepower we can completely wipe out 2008 from the queue. Participation Report - 95 people signed up for the July drive. This is a great result compared to May, when we had 36. However, in May only one person that signed up didn't do any copy edits, and in July only 59 of the 95 have posted any copy edits on the big board. The task may seem insurmountable but please remember that if all 95 participants copy edit just one article a day from now until the end of the month, we will eliminate 1,300 more articles from the backlog. So please consider participating at whatever level you can! All contributions are appreciated. This newsletter was prepared for the GOCE by Diannaa (Talk), S Masters (talk), and The Raptor Let's talk. |
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Replies for GAN for Bill Veeck--LAAFan 17:09, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
FTC
Hello Wizardman, I kdon't know if we have chatted before, but I came here to know whether you are promoting from the WP:FTC page or not. Because it seems a number of nominations are lying there for a long time. — Legolas (talk2me) 10:39, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
Dirac delta function GA
Just FYI, I replied to you at Talk:Dirac delta function/GA1. Sławomir Biały (talk) 21:08, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
The Signpost: 23 August 2010
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Cryptozoology
- Features and admins: The best of the week
- Arbitration report: Proposed decision of climate change case posted
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Copyedit request
Can you copyedit Ben Paschal for me, it just needs a further copyedit for it to become a FAC. Thanks Secret account 15:26, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
See my message in the talk page of the baseball wikiproject. I would work on an article of your choice if you could help me let Paschal be a featured article. Thanks Secret account 15:52, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
On Aug 20 you have indicated at WP:GAN#MISC that you have initiated a GA nomination review for City of Washington–Washington & Jefferson College relations. However, as of today, August 25, a dedicated subpage for the review for this article has not yet been created. Do you still mean to review the article? If not, it's probably best to remove the "review initiated" note from its listing at WP:GAN#MISC. Thanks, Nsk92 (talk) 19:50, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
GAN for Jim Wallhead
Ok, firstly, I realise that leaving this message might be frowned upon by some, but I'll risk it anyway as I figure you either listen or you don't :)
A few months ago, you reviewed Jim Wallhead for me at GAN. It was admittedly nowhere near GA status, though I didn't realise that at the time. This is the review page for the first submission. I've had the newest version listed at GAN for about three weeks. Now, I realise that cutting in queue would be frowned upon, but I'm just wondering if you could eventually take a look to see if your own review has been satisfied.
If not, then no problem. Hope to hear from you soon. All the best. Paralympiakos (talk) 18:22, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
Talkback
Message added 03:24, 25 August 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Response at GAN of Bill Veeck.--LAAFan 00:07, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
Codex Vaticanus
Sorry, I read your message, and I think the #1 issue about the article is its style. It is not engaging or fun to read. I didn't gain any new insights or interesting details. The minute details about it's omissions are irrelevant; it is just a really boring article, and I can't put myself into the mood to edit it anymore.
And truth be told, this lack of interest is what is killing its GAN, and will continue to do so. --Screwball23 talk 03:43, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
What's up, Mr. Wizard
Yo! I have done some good upgrades on the Copa Libertadores article despite many obstacles, and I was wondering if you think this is good enough to become a FA. I would like to have you nominate this article for feauture status since you seems to know a lot about wikiediting. What do you say? Go over it, if you think it is close enough and worth your time (to pin another star on your userpage), I encourage you to do it (the article deserves to be a FA). You can respond here. I'll read it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.145.92.159 (talk) 12:31, 31 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.215.154.171 (talk)
The Signpost: 30 August 2010
- In the news: Agatha Christie spoiled, Wales on Wikileaks, University students improve Wikipedia, and more
- WikiProject report: Studying WikiProject Universities
- Features and admins: Featured article milestone: 3,000
- Arbitration report: What does the Race and intelligence case tell us?
WikiCup 2010 August newsletter
We have our final eight! The best of luck to those who remain. A bumper newsletter this week as we start our home straight.
- Pool A's winner was
Sturmvogel_66 (submissions). Awarded the top score overall this round, Sturmvogel_66 writes primarily on military history, favouring Naval warfare. - Pool B's winner was
Casliber (submissions). Awarded the top score for featured articles this round, Casliber writes primarily on natural sciences, especially botany and ornithology. - Pool A's close second was
Sasata (submissions). Awarded the top score for featured pictures this round, Sasata writes primarily on natural sciences, favouring mycology. - Pool B's close second was
ThinkBlue (submissions). Awarded the top score for good articles and topics this round, ThinkBlue primarily writes content related to television and film, including 30 Rock. - The first wildcard was
TonyTheTiger (submissions). Awarded the top score for did you knows and valued pictures this round, TonyTheTiger writes on a number of topics, including baseball, American football and Chicago. - The second wildcard was
White Shadows (submissions). Someone who has helped the Cup behind the scenes all year, White Shadows said "I'm still in shock that I made it this far" and writes primarily on Naval warfare, especially U-boats. - The third wildcard was
Staxringold (submissions). Awarded the top score for featured lists and topics this round, Staxringold primarily writes on sport and television, including baseball and 30 Rock. - The fourth wildcard was
William S. Saturn (submissions). Entering the final eight only on the final day of the round, William S. Saturn writes on a number of topics, mostly related to Texas.
We say goodbye to the six who fell at the final hurdle. 
Geschichte (submissions) only just missed out on a place in the final eight. 
Resolute (submissions) was not far behind. 
Candlewicke (submissions) was awarded top points for in the news this round. 
Gary King (submissions) contributed a variety of did you know articles. Suomi Finland 2009 (submissions) said "I'm surprised to have survived so far into the competition", but was extactic to see Finland in the semi-finals. 
Arsenikk (submissions) did not score this round, but has scored highly in previous rounds. We also say goodbye to Ian Rose (submissions), who withdrew earlier this month after spending six weeks overseas. Anyone interested in this round's results can see them here and here. Thank you to Stone (submissions) for these.
Signups for next year's competition are now open. Planning is ongoing, with a key discussion about judges for next year open. Discussion about how next year's scoring will work is ongoing, and thoughts are more than welcome at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. Also, TonyTheTiger is compiling some information and statistics on the finalists here- the final eight are encouraged to add themselves to the list.
Our final eight will play it out for two months, after which we will know 2010's WikiCup winner, and a variety of prizes will be awarded. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:18, 31 August 2010 (UTC)