Welcome to Wikipedia![edit]

Hello there, Maniacmagee. I'd like to welcome you to Wikipedia. I noticed you are seeking a mentor. Let me introduce myself.

About Me[edit]

I have been kicking around online here since April'09. I struggled, like most newbies, and slowly gained experience. Most of what I learned was self taught. For months I edited and warred (under a different identity), making friends and also disgruntling several editors. This month I started fresh under my new name. I tinker with improvements, including fixing page layouts. I've created some userboxes in the past. I love tutoring newbies and whacking vandals.

My Services[edit]

I answer questions, show solutions to problems and give advice. I also handout some cool goodies. If you decide to take me up on your offer, leave a message on my talk page.

Linux zarth ^(R) 22:54, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maniac Magee Assessment[edit]

The article looks good to me - much better than when I last looked at it. If you want to improve it, I'd suggest you make sure all the sections are as comprehensive as you can make them, and take a look at the GA and FA criteria for ideas - these can be found in the 'Assessment' section of the WikiProject Children's Literature page, along with examples of other high-quality articles to give you some ideas. If you think it's good enough, I'd suggest nominating it for Good Article status - even if the nomination fails, you should receive suggestions for improvement from the reviewer, who will be far more familiar with high-quality articles than I am (I deal almost exclusively with Stub articles, so I'm a bit lost once you pass B class). strdst_grl (call me Stardust) 19:58, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think it looks really nice. The references are wonderful. Why not go ahead and submit as a GA? Anyone who disagrees that it's up to that standard will be happy to offer suggestions about it. In my opinion, it's ready. Joyous! | Talk 23:42, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kevinalewis[edit]

Thanks for your note. I've responded on my talk page. -User:Kevinalewis

Your GA nomination of Maniac Magee[edit]

The article Maniac Magee you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Maniac Magee for things needed to be addressed.--Edge3 (talk) 19:03, 19 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]