User:Xnuala/sandbox

This, as the title would indicate, is a sandbox. Please do not befoul it.--Xnuala (talk)(Review) 16:35, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Notes on IAR

 * it will have a different answer based on each individiual situation
 * when the net gain from WP:IAR exceeds the potential harm from not ignoring the rules
 * when reasoning is defensible and rationed--time may need to be taken if possible
 * without precedent or prejudice

Music
Buck 65

Sage Francis

Goldie Lookin' Chain

Roots Manuva

The D.O.C.

Mirah

Atmosphere (music group)

Gym Class Heroes

Urban Reality

Subtitle (rapper)

The Coup

Blueprint (rapper)

Common (rapper)

MC Lars

MURS

Sole (artist)

Kill the Vultures

A proposal re: Vandalism Templates
Hi there! I noticed that you recently warned a user who is inserting comments such as "is openly gay" with the template. I'm hoping that you will consider using or  templates instead, because the labelling of such vandalism as defamatory reinforces the idea that being thought of as gay is a bad thing. Thanks for your consideration!

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GA issues-found on Funpika's talk page, courtesy of Epbr123 The lead needs to adequately summarize the content of the article. There should not be anything in the lead not mentioned in the rest of the article. Wikilinks should only be made if they are relevant to the context. Common words do not need wikilinking. A word only needs to be wikilinked once within each section. It is not recommended to specify the size of images. The sizes should be what readers have specified in their user preferences. Text should not be sandwiched between two adjacent images. All fair-use images need a fair use rationale. Each statement that is likely to be challenged needs an inline citation. Book references need the author, publisher, publishing date and page number. Web references need the author, publisher, publishing date, access date, language (if not English) and format (if a PDF file). Web references need to be reliable and active. Blogs and personal sites are not reliable. Inline citations belong immediately after punctuation marks. "Further info" links belong at the top of sections. Lists should only be included if they can't be made into prose or their own article. Lists within prose should be avoided. En dashes are used for ranges, em dashes are used for punctuation. " " (non-breaking space) should be typed between numbers and units. Imperial measurements should be accompanied by the metric equivalent in brackets, and vice versa. If possible, use a convertion template, eg. 5 mi. Whole numbers under 11 should be spelled out as words, except when in lists, tables or infoboxes. Sentences should not start with a numeral. The sentence should be recast or the number should be spelled out. Usually, only the first word in a section heading needs a capital letter. Short sections and paragraphs are discouraged. The words "current", "recent" & "to date" should be avoided as they become outdated. Ampersands should not be used. Epbr123 13:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)