User talk:Airplaneman/Archive 29

Nigahiga

 * Thank you! =) Airplaneman   ✈  05:46, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Restoring twinkle
Hello, do you know who should I see or complain to for my Twinkle restoration?--NovaSkola (talk) 11:55, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Annabeth Chase
Ew the new MW is messed up. Urgh. Anyway, I was looking over the Annabeth page, and the Film section seems to befilled with lots of OR. Any idea where there may be sources for those statements?  Bramble  claw  x   15:59, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Yea, I know, what's up with the new MW? Many of my scripts aren't consistently working anymore, including Twinkle :/. Those references, in my experience, are hard to find. Really hard to find. Have you considered asking over at WP:FILM? They may know some good places (I don't). Sorry I didn't help much here, Airplaneman   ✈  05:49, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm back in monobook for the time being. Airplaneman   ✈  03:31, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Er... (still haven't read the actual books), when was it revealed that Luke was one of Annabeth's first half-blood friends?  Bramble  claw  x   22:30, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * While I'm here, check this out. Warriors is taking up quite a bit of that list. =)  Bramble  claw  x   02:38, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I haven't read the books in a while, either. I am pretty sure it was in the first book that Luke was revealed to be one of Annabeth's first half-blood friends. However, it's mentioned more than once, and the story of Percy Jackson as a whole has been mushed into one big plot line in my head, with no definitive splits between books in the series... and the hot articles list is pretty cool :). Looks like the Warrior cats are taking over. Airplaneman   ✈  12:18, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Looks like I aint alone
Looks like Im not the only one who is interested in vehicles here. King Of Aviators (talk) 05:33, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
 * You'd be surprised. Airplaneman   ✈  05:38, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Huh? King Of Aviators (talk) 00:14, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

The Battle of the Labyrinth
If you don't mind, could you help me on the GA for the The Battle of the Labyrinth? Thanks,  Perseus  8235 15:24, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I've been helping :) - the page does need a lot of work to become a GA, but I'll see what I can do. Airplaneman   ✈  17:45, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Userify request
Could you userify that article about the Hastings museum? I think it has possibilities as a full article (as I noted here) and would be more than willing to do the work it needs to bring it up to par (which when I read it appeared to just be adding references...it didn't look very spam-like). If you could, please userify it to User:Ks0stm/Sandbox 2 (just remove everything that's already there except the header). Thanks in advance, Ks0stm  If you reply here, please leave me a  message on my talk page. 16:11, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, I will. I just finished reading your post and Bencherlite's comment at RFPP and will give the article another try. Airplaneman   ✈  16:14, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Ah your opinion
Hello again; its nice to see you more active than during the winter. I have a question, what do you think of the 2011 Gatorade Duels article? It seems like there may be something missing, but I'm not sure. I would like to get the article to GA status. Thanks.  Nascar  1996   16:26, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Hey! The article looks pretty good overall. I want to give it a good read-through when I have the chance. Do you think there should be an infobox? Airplaneman   ✈  19:50, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Since there are two races, it would require two, and if I added them, the infoboxes would be too big. I tried that. I'm surprised by that because I was planning to put it in the 500 article, then I noticed the lap-by laps, so I decided to put the information there after the first duel, so I was busy working on that last minute change. Now I'm almost done with the 500 article, I just have to finish the post-race and fill in the intro.  Nascar  1996   20:16, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * By the way, will you please the profanity from this edit summary? Thanks (I was way to mad when this happened).  Nascar  1996   21:09, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I would, but I'm not going to use the tools to help you cover up something you don't want others to see. I'm not sure it meets the "grossly insulting" or any other criterion present at WP:CFRD. As you said on Moriori's talk page, I think it's best to just learn from it and move on in this case. Airplaneman   ✈  22:48, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * You are an admin, and should know all the processes, but could someone create protect all of the races until three days in advance so they won't be created too early? I'm wondering, after the F1 project are beginning to be concerned with WP:CRYSTAL. That guideline is partially confusing to me to begin with.  Nascar  1996   00:27, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

I think there should be consensus found before doing something like this. 3 days is an arbitrary time. Why not 2 days? 4 days? I think the best course of action is to encourage others not to create pages too far in advance (due to, as you said, crystal ball concerns as well as notability issues). I find this as unnecessary at the present time. Airplaneman  ✈  15:20, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay I was wondering since I seen that thread on WikiProject F1. We have three articles that should not have been created, 2011 Ford 400, 2011 Emory Healthcare 500, and the 2011 Coca-Cola 600, which are all more than 3 months away, as well as the 2011 Sprint All Star race. Should these be deleted? I created 2011 Budweiser Shootout article way to early, and it was nominated for deletion twice, both times not deleted. There are particulary two or three editors who may create a race article, both who normally I don't see edit a lot. We created the next race held this Sunday, yesterday or the day before because this user wanted to create it for DYK before someone else created it. I really wanted it to be created today, but...  Nascar  1996   20:29, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Question: Can you create an article, and redirect it, then when it happens nominate for DYK? I only need to create one DYK to become get the triple crown.  Nascar  1996   00:09, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Hasting museum
Hi, the userfied version lacks the article history, which messes up attribution. DuncanHill (talk) 16:55, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Ack, I was afraid of that. Since Kso0stm said I could remove everything but the header, I will delete the current sandbox page and re-userfy the article. Airplaneman   ✈  19:39, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, I don't think that's necessary. The edit history doesn't look substantial, and I've cross-linked the pages in the logs when userfying (see edit summary here and here). I know that's not ideal, but I don't want to mess up the history of the sandbox as well. Sorry about the confusion, Airplaneman   ✈  19:42, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * If it would make things work easier, it can be re-userified as a new subpage of my userpage. Ks0stm  If you reply here, please leave me a  message on my talk page. 22:46, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Mentoring students: be sure to check in on them
This message is going out to all of the Online Ambassadors who are, or will be, serving as mentors this term.

Hi there! This is just a friendly reminder to check in on what your mentees are doing. If they've started making edits, take a look and help them out or do some example fixes for them, if they need it. And if they are doing good, let them know it!

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New Article about Network Backup Solutions Developer
Hello again! I just posted a new article at my sub-page (/Arkeia Software). When you have a chance, can you please look it over and let me know if it's ready for the main page or if there are any changes you think I should make to it? Thank you!Michael Leeman (talk) 23:34, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Dear Airplaneman - I'm sorry to bother you but I was just wondering if you'd had a chance to look this story over. If so, do you have any suggestions/comments for me or is it possibly ready for the main site? Thank you as always!Michael Leeman (talk) 16:00, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

March 2011 GAN backlog elimination drive a week away
 WikiProject Good Articles will be running a GAN backlog elimination drive for the entire month of March. The goal of this drive is to bring the number of outstanding Good Article nominations down to below 50. This will help editors in restoring confidence to the GAN process as well as actively improving, polishing, and rewarding good content. If you are interested in participating in the drive, please place your name here. Awards will be given out to those who review certain numbers of GANs as well as to those who review the most. On behalf of my co-coordinator Wizardman, we hope we can see you in March. MuZemike delivered by MuZebot 00:39, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Libya: Request for semi-protection
I notice that you have yesterday semi-protected Saif al-Islam Muammar Al-Gaddafi. Any chance you could do the same for Libya, which is seeing (not surprisingly) an awful lot of disruptive edits during the current events. The national flag has been on and off that page more times than I've had hot dinners! Skinsmoke (talk) 05:29, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Looks like User:Courcelles took care of it while I was sleeping :). Airplaneman   ✈  12:01, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Request for help
I'm helping out my husband Polo Piatti (Magiko) with his Wikipedia entry (Polo Piatti article). He contacted DESiegel with your help, but after an initial contact hasn't heard from him again. My question is, can I post the draft he prepared under DESiegel's supervision? You can have a look at it by going to: User:Magiko/drafts/Polo Piatti. Also, will the draft be accepted if I post it being Polo Piatti's wife? Thanks a million for your help. Zaza888 (talk) 16:51, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Delete?
Hey Airplaneman. Does this qualify for speedy deletion? I would U1 it, but since I didn't create it, I'm not sure I can. (a case of posting in the wrong place, and myspacing, for that matter, I think)  Bramble  claw  x   23:12, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I think WP:U1 could qualify here; however, I've deleted it under WP:G2 (test page)—that seems to fit better in this case. Airplaneman   ✈  15:15, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

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Justin Beaver PC
Please reconsider use of Pending Changes on Justin Beaver, given the ongoing RfC on use of PC, and the notice regarding its use, and...well, the fact that there is no consensus for using it, beyond a trial period of 2 months which was from June 2010. Please see WP:PCRFC and feel free to comment there.  Chzz  ► 23:51, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Hey Chzz. I was under the impression that one was to use it sparingly and with caution. I felt that in this case PC would work best. Thanks for linking the RfC; I wasn't aware of it. There's nothing saying not to use PC so I've been applying it to articles as I saw fit since it came out. Am I missing something here? Airplaneman   ✈  23:57, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

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 * No, my friend, you are not missing anything. There is no clear remit on whether it can be used or not; that's the purpose of the RfC. Basically, nobody knows. It's your own choice; there's no policy against it, and there is indeed that wording in WP:PROT about the poll agreeing such-and-such. Although, that poll was clearly about a temporary continuation, with a hard-stop date. I don't know any more, I really don't. It's all covered in the (somewhat tl;dr) RfC. My personal view is in there too - which is, as there is no consensus for its use, the current usage is anachronistic, and our only way ahead is to remove it, then work towards a consensus for any future implementation.


 * It seems to me like we're using a consensus about a short trial as a justification for keeping using it some 8 months later.


 * I really don't know...and the choice is yours. I suggest discussion in the RfC though. Really, nobody has a clue what is happening, right now.  Chzz  ► 00:10, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm all for the most simple and effective implementation against BLP-type vandalism, and I thought PC would do its job in this case (as 99–100% of the vandalism was from IPs/non-reviewers, it'd prevent those revisions from being published). I gave the RfC a 15-minute skim (if you can call it that) and revisited Beaver's article history. As the vandalism is consistently recurring, but not unmanageable, I was hesitant at adding long-term semi-protection (say, 3-6 months), which would offer a simple defense for the vandalism. However, I wouldn't object to the article being semi-protected over PC-protected; however, I don't think unprotection would be good at the present time because of the type of vandalism the page receives. I'm not trying to say that "I'll do whatever pleases you"; I'm just stating my relative indifference to the use of PC or semi-protection in this case. Therefore, if you think it'd be better, I'll semi-protect the article. Airplaneman   ✈  21:29, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Hm, well, I think it is interesting to note that the version from 28 Nov 2010 is identical to the current - ie, there have been 0 useful edits since then - just 30 useless revisions. :So I suppose we could conclude that in the last 3 months, semi would have been "better"? I don't know. Certainly no worse; we didn't miss out on any edits in that time.
 * But note, Airplaneman - I'm not on some massive "PC is evil" crusade, I'm really not. My view is, that PC shouldn't be 'on' at the moment - but that does not mean I think it is useless.
 * I know the RfA is getting long. It's a complicated subject. But at least, now, it is up for discussion.
 * So - in conclusion; I'm not asking for you to necessarily change it; I don't really mind. I simply asked you, and a few other (about 5) admins who'd recently used PC to have a chat about their decision - and it's kinda helped; I've learned some stuff.
 * And the RfC goes on. Despite the length, I do hope to see you there. Maybe we can make a 'summary so far' and archive some. I do think, in some time, the RfC will become clearer; I think we're making progress. Cheers,  Chzz  ► 17:12, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

WP:NASCAR Newsletter (February 2011)
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Warriors discussion
Hello. Your opinion would be appreciated at Talk:Moonrise (Warriors)  Bramble  claw  x   15:16, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Wikimania 2012 bid, DC chapter & next meetup!

 * 1) At WikiXDC in January, User:Harej proposed that DC submit a bid to host Wikimania 2012. A bid and organizing committee is being formed and seeks additional volunteers to help. Please look at our bid page and sign up if you want to help out.  You can also signup for the bid team's email list.
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WikiCup 2011 February newsletter
So begins round two of the WikiCup! We now have eight pools, each with eight random contestants. This round will continue until the end of April, when the top two of each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers of those remaining, will make it to round three. Congratulations to (first, with 487 points) and  (second, with 459), who stormed the first round. finished third with 223. Twelve others finished with over 100 points- well done to all of you! The final standings in round one can be seen here. A mere 8 points were required to reach round two; competition will no doubt be much more fierce this round, so be ready for a challenge! A special thanks goes, again, to for dealing with all bot work. This year's bot, as well as running smoothly, is doing some very helpful things that last year's did not. Also, thanks to for some helpful behind-the-scenes updating and number crunching.

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Yossi Sheffi article
Hello again!

I just posted a new article at my sub-page (/Yossi Sheffi). I would greatly appreciate it if you could please look it over and let me know what you think. It's my first profile of a person. He's a very interesting guy! Thank you as always!Michael Leeman (talk) 00:20, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Dear Airplaneman - Once again, I'm very sorry to bother you but I was wondering if you'd had a chance to review this story. If so, when you have a chance, please let me know what you think. Thank you!Michael Leeman (talk) 16:06, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!
...for cleaning up my overenthusiastic deletions... RogerLustig (talk) 04:34, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. Thank you for keeping the Johns Hopkins Hospital article clean. Happy editing, Airplaneman   ✈  15:04, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Online Ambassador Program
Please take a look at this project page and see if you can be a mentor to one of the many Areas of Study. If you can, please put your name in the "Online Mentor" area of the Area of Study of your choice and then contact the students you will be working with. As the Coordinating Online Ambassador for this project, please let me know if I can be of assistance. Take Care... Neutralhomer •  Talk  • 04:21, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I'd love to, but I'm extremely busy right now and can't take on more mentees. Airplaneman   ✈  04:42, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
 * No worries. :) -  Neutralhomer •  Talk  • 04:47, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Being Born Again
Hi Airplaneman, I hope you are well and not too busy. Could you check if everyhthing is ok please with the Being Born Again Couture article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Domenico.y/Being_Born_Again_Couture_Fashion_Show? Can you tell me if there is further adjustments to make? This would be much appreciated. Also, I've edited a few wikipedia articles since then and I am getting the hang of it. Thank you again. 68.173.118.70 (talk) 18:53, 4 March 2011 (UTC) Domenico.y

Hi Airplaneman, I have taken out all the advertising of the Being Born Again Couture article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Domenico.y/Being_Born_Again_Couture_Fashion_Show. It still says from before I edited it "This article is written like an advertisement". I will take it out of the page now, because it is not written like an advertisement any more. If you have any questions, please reply to this message. Thank you so much. 68.173.118.70 (talk) 21:27, 10 March 2011 (UTC) Domenico.y

Hi
Hi Airplaneman. Could you review in my editor review? Thank you. -Porchcrop (talk 23:21, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

User:Magiko
Hi Airplaneman. Are you still mentoring this user? He and this user both need to be made aware of WP:COI, WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY and WP:COPYVIO. The article Polo Piatti has recently been created for the sixth time, with large chunks of blatant and promotional copyvio from Polo Piatti's website, which I have now removed. It was cut and pasted into article space from User:Magiko/drafts/Polo Piatti by Zaza888 and then "reviewed" by Magiko. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:35, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Voceditenore, thanks for the message. I have helped him in the past, but I currently don't have the time to properly watch his edits and give him thorough and complete advice/guidance; I do feel guilty about not being able to do more. As someone who has tried to help him in the past, I would think that he would be feeling quite discouraged now, having devoted so much time to the article. However, notifying him about these (it may not be the first time - I can't recall) policies is pertinent and necessary. I'll make sure he's aware of these pages. Airplaneman   ✈  14:59, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Don't feel guilty. There's only so much one can do. I see from his talk page that he had excellent and very detailed advice about the article from another editor, all of which he completely ignored. I'd have a little more sympathy, if he weren't editing on Wikipedia solely to promote himself. I'll keep the article on watch and remove anything that's totally out of line and in the meantime have tagged the article for the relevant issues. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 21:28, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Magical Yankees Cap?
I'm just asking for verification that Annabeth's cap was first mentioned in Lightning Thief?  Bramble  claw  x   01:21, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I am not 100% sure off the top of my head and don't know where my book is, but I am 99% sure that this is indeed the case. Airplaneman   ✈  17:54, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I ask a bunch of people, and no one replies until all of a sudden, you all reply simultaneously. Were you guys plotting something? Anyway, I'm now asking whether "Daedalus' Laptop" is really a "magical weapon/item". Or was it just a normal item?   Bramble  claw  x   14:17, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I can answer this one. The laptop was normal as far as I remember, just very remarkable for holding a bunch of plans for unfinished projects. PrincessofLlyr  royal court 16:16, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Should it be removed from Annabeth's list of magical things, or should we rename the section to something like "Notable possessions"?  Bramble  claw  x   17:06, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

I <3 helpful tps's :). I think we should just get rid of the section altogether, as it hints of fancruft, and just mention her notable items in her character description. Airplaneman   ✈  17:11, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * merged cap into abilities, since it grants her an ability, knife into fictional biography.  Bramble  claw  x   17:21, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

WikiProject Wikify's March Mini Drive
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Captain James Cook
some minor editing is required - also we need to add the reason and date of Clerke's death (3rd voyage). Can you give me permission to edit please. Thanks. Clive — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clivepollard (talk • contribs) 23:30, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Hey Clive, you should be able to edit the page, as you have over 10 edits and have been on Wikipedia for well over four days (I assume it is James Cook's page). If you're still having trouble, please tell me exactly what to change and where to change it, making sure it matches the reference(s) given if any are present. But before you do any of that, who is "we"? Airplaneman   ✈  23:48, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

We is just the global community... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clivepollard (talk • contribs) 02:40, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh ok :). I just get suspicious sometimes because I see a lot of crap flying around when doing maintenance work (such as organizations editing to promote this or that - that's a place where I often see "we"). Sorry about that. Have you managed to edit the page? Airplaneman   ✈  03:33, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Requesting userfication
Hiya! I'm requesting the userfication of the article Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves. Note that I am interested in the first version that was deleted; not the G12 version. Thanks, Stickee (talk)  11:22, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Hey Stickee, you may now find the article at User:Stickee/Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves. Happy editing, Airplaneman   ✈  19:01, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Thankyou! Stickee (talk)  07:32, 14 March 2011 (UTC)