User talk:3family6/Archive 16

WikiProject Good Articles's 2016-2017 GA Cup
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Invitation from Asian Women Month
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About.com etc
Hi 3family6. I've just seen you load up some new sources at Albums and it reminded me that I've long, long meant to say a big thank-you for all that work you did, a couple of years back, to determine the reliability of each of About's music contributors. It's been a huge help to me to know that Robert Fontenot, for instance, is an acceptable source, because I often use his articles in Beatles GAs. Fantastic – oh, and thank you! JG66 (talk) 06:18, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
 * You're welcome!-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 14:07, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary
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Old Bulgarian maps
All old Bulgarian maps are overlapping Avar and Pechenegs maps. There is no historical correlation. The old Bulgarian maps have to be edited (681 e.n. – 1018). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.231.27.99 (talk) 10:47, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
 * This map shows no overlap, and is consistent with the Avar maps. This map explicitly shows that there was overlap in the Old Bulgarian migration into the Balkans.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 17:50, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Battle of Asakai


Hello, 3family6. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Battle of Asakai".

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Blind Willie Johnson
Hi, I noticed that you marked on the GA Cup the article I mentioned above was not probably reviewed. Shouldn't be desisted? What are the reasons for not being GA? I don't care about points or the GA cup but I would like to either improve it in case it's easy or reassess it, however for the latter I need to know the reasons. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 20:15, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
 * It's okay, now. The image was replaced with a non-free tag. If it had been a long-standing problem, then it should be delisted, but as of right now, it meets the GA criteria. I think it's okay to keep it at GA status, even though the reviewer made an error, because that error has been rectified.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 04:33, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Ok then, thanks for the update. Sure now we can leave it as GA since it meets all the criteria. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 21:01, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

Category:Tunnel Rats has been nominated for discussion
Category:Tunnel Rats, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 16:51, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Talkback
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4th Annual GA Cup - Round 1
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DYK nomination of Natalie Sims
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TFL notification
Hi, 3family6. I'm just posting to let you know that List of awards and nominations received by Lecrae – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for December 9. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008  ( Talk ) 22:18, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 22:42, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
 * While taking a quick look at the article, I spotted something odd that should be addressed before Main Page day. I counted 29 nominations, not the 28 listed in the article. It looks like the discrepancy comes from the Stellar Awards; he has three nominations listed, along with his three wins. Was the 2012 Rehab nom intentionally excluded for some reason? If so, please consider including a note on the issue so that the count makes sense. If not, the counts will need fixing. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 19:30, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
 * No, I probably forgot to update the count when one of his recent awards was added.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 05:35, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for fixing the article and the blurb. I made one further update to the article, which should be good to go now. Also, please note that I moved the run date back to the 19th. While scheduling a list related to Nazi Germany today, it hit me that running it just before the holidays might not be the best idea, so I moved it up to the 9th to give it some distance and placed your list in the vacated spot. I hope this is all right with you. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 01:36, 22 November 2016 (UTC)\
 * And now your list is scheduled for January 6, 2017, as a date-relevant list was suggested at WP:TFLS for December 19. Your new blurb is here. Sorry to keep pushing the list's appearance back, but it should be good to go for that date. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 20:19, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * That's fine. I don't care. Thank you for letting me know.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 23:24, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Natalie Sims
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Bio-Cancer (December 19)
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I can't get this fixed...
Re: GA Cup Submissions account. My account name is misspelled, do I just need to refresh/purge cache or whatever...? Shearonink (talk) 01:33, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Hey 3family6...my account is still coming up as "Shearonik" on that page. It's still there even though I signed off yesterday and then signed back on today.  (Don't understand why I am still seeing "Shearonik" instead of "Shearonink"...)  Is it something from my end or from WP's end?  Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 16:40, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't see that today. Sorry about the initial misspelling, but it seems to have cleared up now.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 14:59, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it got fixed. Thanks anyway, Shearonink (talk) 15:36, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Natalie Sims
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GA Cup question
Thanks for your suggestion! Where should I offer my GA nominee? On the GA Cup talk page? I just want to make sure put it in the right place. ScooterSponson (talk) 16:02, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'd say the GA Cup talk page. I'm a judge, so I can move it to the relevant place if you somehow get in the wrong one.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 16:34, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Guess no one there is interested. :( ScooterSponson (talk) 03:29, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

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Talk:5-8 Club/GA1
Have added additional comments. This was one of my first reviews so perhaps I wasn't as prolific with my responses as I could have/should have been. Hope these are sufficient and explain the reasoning behind my review a bit more. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 02:40, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay, those are sufficient. The thought behind the comments rule is that no article is perfect. Perhaps you will find one that meets all the GA criteria. In that case, explaining in detail why it passes upon first review will help ensure that your review is considered legitimate. We have this rule because past competitions have seen editors pass articles without properly reviewing them.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 02:43, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that makes sense. I sure have learned a lot about K-Pop & London streets & volcanoes in Iran & British courtiers & the first American policewomen... Shearonink (talk) 02:50, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

DYK for The Shaker Quarterly
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Happy New Year, 3family6!


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GA Cup newsletter
Do you mind if I send out the newsletter now? Cheers! Mr WooHoo ( T  •  C ) 19:57, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * No, please do!-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 20:03, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

4th GA Cup - Round 2
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DYK for Mildred Barker
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DYK for Faith Spotted Eagle
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DYK for Robert Satiacum Jr.
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
You got your first FA!! Huge achievement man, especially on an article of that volume. Congratulations, that was a long time coming.  danny music editor  Speak up! 23:57, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks!-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 05:43, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree, really well done, its a facinating read on a niche aspect of a subject I have followed for decades. Delighted for you! Ceoil (talk) 22:31, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you both for you kind words, and your review of the article.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 05:03, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

4th GA Cup - Round 3
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Editor of the Week
User:Shearonink submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:
 * I would like to nominate the entire Judging Team of the present GA Cup. In the course of a competition - from the First Round through the Finals, they had to score and judge an untold number of GA Reviews - and MrWooHoo has less than 4000 edits! What these editors do is pretty darn amazing. All 5 editors take the time for a friendly competition that gets folks to plow through the GA backlog and make a difference around here! I don't really know if this Gang of Five - MrWooHoo, Jaguar, ZwergNase, 3family6, Figureskatingfan - are all well-known or not. Some of them have toiled on the GA Cup since its inception. All I know is that whenever I have a question or a concern, they answer it quickly and that the Judging/Points-scoring seems very fair. I don't know how they can keep up with the blizzard of Reviews and the points and the judging and answering posts and so on and so on. Editor Figureskatingfan has won Editor of the Week before but I hope is eligible to receive a second. I sure as heck think they all deserve it as a group.

You can copy the following text to your user page to display a user box proclaiming your selection as Editor of the Week: Thanks again for your efforts! Lepricavark (talk) 19:10, 11 February 2017 (UTC)
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Thank you very much for this honor!-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 15:08, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

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Viking metal for TFA

 * Hi Family. This is just a friendly note to let you know that the Viking metal article, which you nominated at FAC, has been scheduled as today's featured article for March 1, 2017. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/March 1, 2017. Thanks! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:38, 18 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you!-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 05:10, 18 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry about the talk page goof. I'm guessing the page didn't fully load. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:36, 18 February 2017 (UTC)
 * 3family, thanks for your work on this, but give it another shot ... your edit just took it up to 1352 characters. The hard maximum is 1200 charaters, and it's best to keep it under 1175. - Dank (push to talk) 14:17, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I'll try to whittle it down some more. I'd hoped to do this during the review process, but my nomination just went through with no discussion.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 17:54, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I also didn't realize that spaces counted toward character count, so I'll adjust things accordingly.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 18:00, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Okay, it's looking good now. - Dank (push to talk) 18:21, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

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DYK for Seseli libanotis
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DYK for Puccinia libanotidis
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Well done!
Just wanted to drop by and give my appreciation for your work in getting Viking metal to FA status. It's particularly good to see the utilisation of all those academic sources. On a related note, the article devoted to Heathenry (new religious movement) is currently here at FAC, if you were at all interested at taking a look. All the best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 15:23, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Also here to praise what you did about the subject: "working on this article back in 2011, and, over time, became fascinated with the subject, came to enjoy the style of music, and delved into the scholarly research about Viking metal."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:59, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the kind words, both of you. Thank you for drawing my attention to that article,, I'll take a look. I'm also hoping to improve the pagan metal and folk metal articles to FAC, and black metal is halfway there already. I'm thinking that these five articles could be a good/featured topic.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 04:26, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

4th GA Cup - The Final
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Talkback
See my reply in the "How's this coming along" section. Shearonink (talk) 20:02, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

question about GA talk pages & past Reviews
In the course of participating in the GA Cup I have come across some articles that have past GA Reviews. Is it a matter of procedure/policy/guidelines to have these past Reviews linked to in the talkpage headers? Some of the talkpages don't have links - should I make sure they have them? At the moment I am Reviewing Bonville–Courtenay feud which had two previous aborted Reviews where the article was not failed but did not pass. I was thinking "article history" would suffice but then was wondering if there should even be any linkage to these malformed Reviews within the talkpage headers. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 14:00, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * None of this is required for points - as long a you review the article, that's enough. If you also want to clean things up, that's fine, but you're not required to. It is customary to have a full article history in the talk page - in this case, though, the two previous reviews were incomplete, so technically yours is the first true GA review for the article. I think this is why didn't put those two into the article history.-- 3family6  ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 14:30, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh I figured it wasn't required for points but I like to do things correctly and just was wondering about "article history" (especially since it is not specifically dealt with in the Review guidelines). Shearonink (talk) 14:41, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh, and thanks for your explanation - that makes absolute sense. Shearonink (talk) 14:42, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * You're welcome.-- 3family6 ( Talk to me   &#124;  See what I have done  ) 14:47, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Revolutionary Communist Party of India
3family6, Soman has finally supplied a new hook for this nomination. Are you willing to return to your review and check the ALT1 hook, or should I find a new reviewer for the nomination. Please let me know if the latter (I imagine I'll see any addition to the review page if the former). Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:21, 23 March 2017 (UTC)