User:RenamedUser jaskldjslak901/Archive50

Welcome to the 2014 WikiCup!
Hello Secret, and welcome to the 2014 WikiCup! Your submission page can be found here. The competition will begin at midnight tonight (UTC). There have been a few small changes from last year; the rules can be read in full at WikiCup/Scoring, and the page also includes a summary of changes. One important rule to remember is that only content on which you have completed significant work, and nominated, in 2014 is eligible for points in the competition- the judges will be checking! As ever, this year's competition includes some younger editors. If you are a younger editor, you are certainly welcome, but we have written an advice page at WikiCup/Advice for younger editors for you. Please do take a look. Any questions should be directed to one of the judges, or left on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will make it to round 2. Good luck! , and  17:32, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ezra Johnson
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Ezra Johnson 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 ChrisGualtieri -- 00:40, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

"Hip Hop World Magazine" up and running again
Hi Secret.

"contribs"

Hope this is OK with you. --Shirt58 (talk) 13:59, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

File:Gary M. Burge, Willow Creek Community Church, 2013.jpg
Hey there! We just received authorization from the copyright owner to use this image. Would you mind restoring it? Once you do, I'll be able to update the file. I appreciate your help. Hope you had a terrific holiday! Best regards, Cindy  ( talk ) 16:33, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Re: Pat Collins GA sources
Hey Secret! Regarding the book sources you mentioned having for Pat Collins, TonyTheTiger (GAN reviewer) was looking for an update on the current situation. Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 16:46, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ezra Johnson
The article Ezra Johnson 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 7 days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Ezra Johnson for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of ChrisGualtieri -- 06:20, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Review Scott Neitlich?
Hey, I wanted to get you to kind of look over the article for Scott Neitlich. User:Powerhouse48 has re-created the article and I'm really not certain that the guy really passes notability guidelines. I've asked for some help from the comic WP, so I don't want to nominate it for deletion just yet. I've blocked Powerhouse48 for spam for a 72 hour period, as he was posting some pretty unambiguously promotional material onto Wikipedia. It was an indefinite one, but I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt. The edits at Mattycollector could be seen as fairly spammy in tone. In any case, I saw that you had previously deleted the page in the past for a lack of content since the editor blanked the page, but I just want some more eyes on this one. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   09:24, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ezra Johnson
The article Ezra Johnson you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ezra Johnson for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of ChrisGualtieri -- 04:42, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Removal of WikiCup submissions
Hi you removed my WikiCup submissions, I wanted to check if you are approved to do this and if these submission where not correctly qualified, do you have any suggestion in which sections they should be put Tecmo (talk) 02:14, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Tecmo you claimed a bunch of articles that didn't go though the featured article process nor nominated for did you know. The best thing to do is to go though the GA review process or the DYK process and once it passes that then nominate it, only articles that goes though these processes pass. Thanks Secret account 04:03, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Bobby Bauer/GA1
Hi Secret! I believe I have responded to all of your concerns at this GAN. Thanks you for the review! Resolute 03:26, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue XCIV, January 2014
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Move like this
Move Like This by 28bytes I like, thank you, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:35, 18 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Did you know that a blue duck attacks the German Main page right now? - had to happen on the 28th ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:51, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Hall of Fame
Thanks a lot for the kind words at the GAN page, sorry to hear that you will not be reviewing it, but it is all good, of course personal life comes first. Great to hear that you are a fan of my work, I really try my best to make sure hip-hop articles are to at least a good quality on here. Definitely is not enough full-time experienced editors in the subject, with the vast knowledge of it as ourselves. Anyways, once you are off wiki-break, I also nominated Kanye West's Yeezus and Pusha T's My Name Is My Name for GA status, if you happen to be interested.  STATic  message me!  21:48, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

Ruth source for 1921
This might be helpful.Wehwalt (talk) 10:57, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

McKinney homicide
I removed your proposed deletion tag becuase (a) the McKinney homicides have been in the news for two yeasr, so it's no longer news, it's history, and (b) the deletion will be controversial, as with all almost all homicide articles. Bearian (talk) 18:19, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Vern Bickford
The DYK project (nominate) 00:12, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

A hand-typed thank you
Hi Secret, thank you for your support of my RfB and thank you even more for your kind words. I very much remember you supporting my successful RfA from July 2007 and I'm honored that you consider me to be your strongest support for an RfB candidate. I never knew that you hold me in such high regard and I hope that I will live up to your expectations. :) Thank you. Acalamari 19:25, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 January newsletter
The 2014 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with, at time of writing, 138 participants. The is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2010. If you are yet to join the competition, don't worry- the judges have agreed to keep the signups open for a few more days. By a wide margin, our current leader is newcomer, whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:


 * and were the first people to score, for the good article Tropical Storm Bret (1981) and its good article review respectively. 12george1 was also the first person to score in 2012 and 2013.
 * scored the first ITN points for 2014 North American polar vortex.
 * scored points for an early good topic, finishing off Featured topics/She Wolf.
 * scored the first bonus points of the competition, for his work on Typhoon Vera.
 * has scored the highest number of bonus points for a single article, for the high-importance Jurassic Park (film).

Featured articles, featured lists, featured topics and featured portals are yet to play a part in the competition. The judges have removed a number of submissions which were deemed ineligible. Typically, we aim to see work on a project, followed by a nomination, followed by promotion, this year. We apologise for any disappointment caused by our strict enforcement this year; we're aiming to keep the competition as fair as possible.

Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may be interested to take part in The Core Contest; unlike the WikiCup, The Core Contest is not about audited content, but, like the WikiCup, it is about article improvement; specifically, The Core Contest is about contribution to some of Wikipedia's most important article. Of course, any work done for The Core Contest, if it leads to a DYK, GA or FA, can earn WikiCup points.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 19:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Lonnie Warwick
Hello! Your submission of Lonnie Warwick 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! C679 18:02, 5 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Just a reminder that this still needs your attention. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:43, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

recall
Well, that's now been closed. I don't wish to go of about it but I would hope you could understand at least this bit of what I said in my last comment there: "When you ask a group of people to tell you if they think you are acting erratic, and one of them does what you asked and your immediate reaction is to get highly offended and do the opposite of not only what they suggested but what you yourself have openly stated would probably be best, yeah, that looks a little erratic. Beeblebrox (talk) 04:49, 8 February 2014 (UTC)"

I have removed myself from the list as I don't see the point of being on it. I have never seen voluntary admin recall as useful practice because they are not binding and you can just change the rules whenever you want., like you just did.

That being said I am willing to let it rest where it is and just walk away. I honestly wish you all the best. Beeblebrox (talk) 05:04, 8 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Right after I posted that it was re-opened. But I will stand by what I said above nonetheless. I believe I have made my case, the others are capable of judging for themselves whether or not it has merit. Beeblebrox (talk) 05:10, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Recent deaths and the WikiCup
Hi- there's some ambiguity in the WikiCup rules. Your thoughts would be welcome at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup. J Milburn (talk) 14:11, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Do what you need to do
I noticed [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Secret&diff=prev&oldid=594902817 this], and just want to say: your health and well-being is the most important thing. If Wikipedia causes you worry, set it aside. There is no matter on Wikipedia that's worth endangering your health over. It'll be here when you get back. :) Take care, 28bytes (talk) 05:12, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Precious again
  Golden Era

Thank you for quality articles on the Golden Era of baseball, for your recovery as an editor and admin, and for your support of others, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:27, 18 February 2013 (UTC) A year ago, you were the 400th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize. Enjoy a refreshing break, and what 28bytes said, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:02, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Francis White (Virginia politician)
Secret, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for choosing to review Francis White (Virginia politician). Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about the article in the meantime, and I'd be happy to address them as soon as possible. Unfortunately, I have not been able to locate a portrait of White, but all other available information about his life and his careers are illustrated in this article. Thanks again for selecting this article for GAR! -- Caponer (talk) 14:02, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
 * P.S. Also, you'll notice he served alongside Isaac Parsons in the Virginia House of Delegates, but for some reason, Parsons' name is not appearing in the info box succession. Let me know if you know of a fix for this! -- Caponer (talk) 14:03, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Secret, I'm still working to find additional information regarding White's tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives. I have been unsuccessful so far, but I'd like a few extra days. Would this be alright? I apologize for delaying this review process! -- Caponer (talk) 01:11, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, I just saw that it has been passed. I'll work on adding additional content in the meantime. I've already acted upon your other suggestions. Thanks again for all your hard work in reviewing and approving this article! -- Caponer (talk) 01:13, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Your technical tag on Delayed choice quantum eraser
Secret, your technical tag on Delayed choice quantum eraser was removed because it was unhelpful. If you want to reinstate it, please read Labeling articles that are too technical first and "put an explanation on the talk page with comments on why you believe it is too technical, or suggestions for improvement." RockMagnetist (talk) 16:40, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Cole Hamels
Hi Secret, I will be around for a decent chunk of time today and tomorrow to work on any changes necessary to Hamels, if you get a chance to review it then, however after tomorrow, I will be crazily busy for two weeks, and may not be around much at all. should, however, be able to help during that time. Whenever you get a chance to review it, I appreciate it. Thanks!  Go  Phightins  !  14:23, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Any chance you can review this by the WikiCup deadline?  Go  Phightins  !  20:07, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue XCV, February 2014
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Talkback
Nikkimaria (talk) 15:22, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Ping. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:48, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Lonnie Warwick
Hello! Your submission of Lonnie Warwick 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) 20:57, 23 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Secret, I'm repeating this in a more visible spot: if you are not retired (or are but still somewhat active), please stop by this nomination, since it has been 18 days since the issues were noted and action is needed soon. If you are no longer interested in pursuing this, please let us know that. Many thanks. Absent any response there, the nomination will be closed in three days (three weeks without action). BlueMoonset (talk) 20:57, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

I will fix it tonight, I completely forgot about this nomination. Secret account 21:42, 23 February 2014 (UTC)


 * It's been four more days. I'm willing to give you another day or two to get back to this, but you have been editing elsewhere on the site, and this needs your attention right away. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:01, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hurricane Caroline
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hurricane Caroline 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 CycloneIsaac -- 21:50, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Mengele
Hi Secret. This is just a reminder that you signed up a week ago to do the GA review of Josef Mengele. I was hoping we could get this completed soon, as the library books are seriously overdue! If you've changed your mind that's okay, just let me know. Thanks, -- Diannaa (talk) 04:27, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

I'll review this one tonight when I get off work, sorry for the delay I didn't know you had overdue library books. Secret account 16:56, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi again. Just another reminder that you signed up to review this article three weeks ago. Please? -- Diannaa (talk) 18:31, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 February newsletter
And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:


 * , a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Wikipedia. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in Treasury Note (1890–91).
 * , a WikiCup veteran and a finalist last year, Adam is also a featured picture specialist, focusing on the restoration of historical images. This month's promotions have included a carefully restored set of artist William Russell Flint's work.
 * , another WikiCup newcomer. WikiRedactor has claimed points for good article reviews and good articles relating to pop music, many of which were awarded bonus points. Articles include Sky Ferreira, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus song).

Other competitors of note include:


 * , who helped take Thirty Flights of Loving through good article candidates and featured article candidates, claiming the first first featured article of the competition.
 * , who claimed the first featured list of the competition with Natalia Kills discography.
 * , who takes the title of the contributor awarded the highest bonus point multiplier (resulting in the highest scoring article) of the competition so far. Her high-importance salamander, now a good article, scored 108 points.

After such a competitive first round, expect the second round to also be fiercely fought. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2, but please do not update your submission page until March (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 00:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hurricane Caroline
The article Hurricane Caroline 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 needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Hurricane Caroline for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CycloneIsaac -- 00:10, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Hurricane Juan (1985)/GA1
Hey, in the future, could you not "claim" a GA review like this? It seems you only made that page so you could be the one to review it later on. As a result, the review page has been there for two days, and no one else can review it, and so it only seems to be benefiting you. Sorry, I just like everyone to get a chance to review stuff, especially since we are in CUP season :) ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 15:48, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jack Tatum
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jack Tatum 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 Sportsguy17 -- 18:50, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Lonnie Warwick
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Editor review#RfC: Should we mark WP:ER as historical?
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Editor review. &#x0020;As you participated in Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Editor review (2nd nomination) last year, you may be interested in the current RfC discussing closing and marking ER as historical. —/M endaliv /2¢/Δ's/ 02:55, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hurricane Caroline
The article Hurricane Caroline you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hurricane Caroline for comments about the article. Well done!
 * 2ndopinion|2ndopinion=Hello, I want to tell you that I need a 2nd opinion on whether the article you nominated as a good article, Hurricane Caroline, meets the good article criteria or not [[Image:Symbol neutral vote.svg|20px]]. Another experienced reviewer like me will look at the article and see if the issue that I need a 2nd opinion on can go through or not.  See Talk:Hurricane Caroline for the issue.  Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CycloneIsaac --  01:51, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Template message above was broken when posted. I've corrected the unterminated comment. --David Biddulph (talk) 06:51, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Roman Lyashenko
Thank you very much for taking the time to review my article. I believe I have addressed all of the concerns you raised in your review. ~

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Canada Hky (talk • contribs) 01:21, 6 March 2014‎ (UTC) User had tried to sign, but signature wasn't processed (and the message initially wasn't displayed) because of an error in previous message.

Your ANI post
I'm not going to link to the post, but I hope you're no longer in that dark place. I've suffered from depression (and indeed probably still am suffering from mild depression at the moment), so I know how it feels to look into that abyss, and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. Luke no 94 (tell Luke off here) 00:50, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the support. I copied the template off your user talk page, as I love that template and it clearly applies to my situation. Thanks Secret account 01:12, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Not a problem :) I took the idea from the "Can't retire" template, and reworded it to fit how I feel. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 01:14, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Talkback
Sports guy17  (T • C ) 16:24, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jack Tatum
The article Jack Tatum 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 needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Jack Tatum for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sportsguy17 -- 16:30, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Research to understand article reviews
Hi,

We’re a team of researchers at Stanford University, and we’re interested in how editors review nominated articles for GA status. Rather than just looking to the assessment guidelines, we’re also interested in how individual editors then use these guidelines to evaluate articles.

We were hoping if you’d be able to spend some time with us, and help us understand how you would differentiate, say, a C-class article from a Good Article.

Looking forward to hearing back! Our email address is jc14253 AT cs DOT stanford DOT edu

Justin Cheng and Michael Bernstein Stanford University http://hci.stanford.edu/

Jcccf (talk) 01:05, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Madison Bumgarner
Thank you for your review of Madison Bumgarner. I would appreciate it if in the future when reviewing my articles, you give me a chance to make changes instead of quick-failing them. It did not take very long to make the changes you prescribed. Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 11:39, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

I tend to automatically fail any article with close paraphrasing concerns. I recommend to read the article over and renominate again. Secret account 17:11, 12 March 2014 (UTC)