User talk:Astrocog/Archive 2

GAN backlog elimination drive
So here's where the coordinators' main job begins. You will go over each review and check against the good article criteria (having the criteria and review page in 2 different browser tabs is very useful). To coordinate effort and avoid duplication (plus letting the participants know our progress), mark review status with in progress or done in front of the user's name like this. Use asterisk (*) to mark questionable reviews and we'll examine the matter more closely. OhanaUnitedTalk page 15:30, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
 * On it. AstroCog (talk) 15:42, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok, good suggestion, let's do spot check then. And if spot check reveals problematic reviews by some particular editors, then we'll closely examine their reviews one by one. OhanaUnitedTalk page 19:20, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

GOCE 2011 Year-End Report
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2nd opinion on review
Hi, where should 2nd opinions on Elim Drive noms that you have tagged be placed? Jezhotwells (talk) 04:08, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm planning to ask for volunteers to add second opinions to the drive talk page and, if necessary, nominate the articles for reassessment. Was going to do it when I'm finished checking, but if you're up for it, you can go ahead and take a look at the ones marked so far. AstroCog (talk) 13:21, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

RE: Brisco episode list
That's Cool. :)  Quasy Boy  20:34, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

Hello
I Wanna Go GA/2 is not finished yet, so how am I done? Calvin  &bull; Watch n'   Learn 01:12, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Done, in the sense that I've checked your reviews. I'm not checking right now that all holds are resolved. Just checking for reviews that need second opinions. Cheers, AstroCog (talk) 02:05, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!

 * Agreed! It was my pleasure. Cheers, AstroCog (talk) 03:24, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Note to self: AMNH Wikimedia?
Hey, AstroCog, contact Invertzoo about contacts at AMNH.AstroCog (talk) 16:18, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN backlog elimination drives/December 2011
Hi,

I reviewed your reviews for the backlog elimination drive/December 2011 and they all seemed good to me except one Bridgewater Associates. It was subsequently tagged with and  some of which at least seemed justified. Would you take a look?

Also, thanks for all your hard work. It's much appreciated by me! Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 00:29, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Looks like I didn't see the additional tags after I made the review (and the source spot checks). I sent the article to GAR, since those tags haven't been addressed since December. That's about all I think I should do on that. Other than that, I'd say my review was fine. Cheers, AstroCog (talk) 01:46, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the alert Astro, I'll attend to the cite tags on the Bridgewater article.-- — Keithbob • Talk  • 21:33, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅-- — Keithbob • Talk  • 13:28, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Delete Good article reassessment/Bridgewater Associates/1
If you no longer need community reassessment then I can either close it (it will be keep, but will allow you to fail it with you individual re-assessment if warranted) or you could tag it for speedy deletion (author or technical might work). AIR corn (talk) 02:25, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Decided it was just as easy to close it as keep and since I commented it might have run into problems being speedied. AIR corn (talk) 02:58, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

February 2012
Hi Astrocog,

Thank you for the notification. I know that the pictures have a copyright on the website. I have taken permission from the company to publish the pictures and the copyright holder will soon be sending an e-mail to Wikimedia commons for the confirmation. If the permission is not received, the pictures will automatically be deleted. Once again thank you for showing concern. Inlandmamba (talk) 16:56, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Give me some time before deleting the pictures. I'll ask the copyright holder website to send the e-mail to Wikimedia commons. If they don't send the permission within the next three days, I'll remove the images myself. Sorry for causing inconvenience.

Inlandmamba (talk) 17:10, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
 * OK, there wasn't a notice on the images that they would be vetted for commons licensing. You should put a comment the image pages or on their talk pages so that editors will know not to tag them, like I did. When you upload the images, there should be an option that a permission email is pending. Otherwise, you can't claim that they are your own work, which is what you did. Cheers, AstroCog (talk) 17:32, 19 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi Astrocog,

I placed the template and notified an OTRS volunteer about the situation. He has reviewed the case and has granted the permission. Sorry for not placing the OTRS permission tag earlier. Next time I'll keep that in mind :) Thanks --Inlandmamba (talk) 19:18, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Main page appearance: The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
This is a note to let the main editors of The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on May 7, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/May 7, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director or his delegate, or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. is an American Western/science fiction television series created by Jeffrey Boam and Carlton Cuse. It ran for 27 episodes on the Fox network starting in the 1993–94 season. Set in the American West of 1893, the series follows its title character, a Harvard-educated lawyer-turned-bounty hunter hired by a group of wealthy industrialists to track and capture outlaw John Bly and his gang. Bruce Campbell plays Brisco, who is joined by a colorful group of supporting characters, including Julius Carry as fellow bounty hunter Lord Bowler and Christian Clemenson as stick-in-the-mud lawyer Socrates Poole. While ostensibly a Western, the series routinely includes elements of the science fiction and steampunk genres. The series earned high ratings at the beginning of its season, but later episodes failed to attract a substantial number of viewers. Fox canceled the show at the end of its first and only season. In 2006, Warner Home Video released a DVD set containing all 27 episodes, which was anticipated by fans and critics. The series has been remembered fondly by critics, who praise its humor and unique blend of genres. (more...) UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Excellent! AstroCog (talk) 03:21, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Peer Review of Texas State University–San Marcos
At the end of last year you performed the WP:GA review of Texas State University–San Marcos and offered a number of suggestions. In your final comments you suggested after performing a rewrite of the article that it be peer reviewed before being nominated for GA again. I made a pass through the article attempting to make it more similar to other GA and FA articles about universities. I put the article up for peer review back in March, but it was auto-archived due to no one taking it on. I've put it up for peer review again, but after a week no one has offered to look it over. I'd like for it to be reviewed this time around. The peer review volunteers list doesn't include any active editors who advertise an interest in university articles. I was wondering if you would be willing to perform the peer review of the article. If you are willing to do so, the peer review page is at Peer review/Texas State University–San Marcos/archive2. I am definitely interested in seeing what could be done to the article at this point to move it towards a passable GA nomination. Thank you in advance for any comments or suggestions on getting a peer review completed. --TreyGeek (talk) 05:31, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't have a lot of time right now, but if you don't mind being patient, I'll see what I can do in the next couple weeks. Cheers, AstroCog (talk) 20:13, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
 * No worries. Both attempts at using WP:PR has resulted in a backlog such that it is automatically archived.  I'd like someone to review the article at some point, even if it isn't an immediate review.  So, whenever you have a chance to look it over anf offer your suggestions, I'd appreciate it.  You can leave your comments on the article's peer review page, the article's talk page or my talk page.  They are all on my watchlist so I'll see your comments and will look into them to improve the article.  Thanks.  --TreyGeek (talk) 04:54, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

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The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Regarding the recent edits by the tenacious anon. editor, you might want to take a look at this. ---  RepublicanJacobite  TheFortyFive 02:32, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for keeping an eye on it. Apparently this editor didn't work hard enough. Episode guide is on the Brisco "to-do list", but now that the main article is FA, I'd rather not see the old ep list creep back in. All are welcome to edit and work on the "placeholder" separate article I put in my userspace (see my user page), however. I don't have a lot of time to work on it right now, though... Cheers, AstroCog (talk) 02:59, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Cheers to you, as well. I think he is so single-minded, he is not going to listen to reason, but maybe a talk page discussion can straighten him out. ---  RepublicanJacobite  TheFortyFive  13:51, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Universe Today (4th nomination)
Hi Astrocog. Because you participated in Articles for deletion/Universe Today (3rd nomination), you may be interested in Articles for deletion/Universe Today (4th nomination). Cunard (talk) 23:04, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Adam Savage
Hi, I don't understand. What do you mean with "rv until link is fixed. Probably best to update the current image file, rather link to a new one"? Which link is out of order? Jan Arkesteijn (talk) 18:03, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Pay no attention to me, I went back to the revision and saw that it was working properly. My mistake. I'm getting over a cold, so that's my excuse ;-) Cheers, AstroCog (talk) 20:14, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Jan Arkesteijn (talk) 20:20, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

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Hand-coding
Hey all :).

I'm dropping you a note because you've been involved in dealing with feedback from the Article Feedback Tool. To get a better handle on the overall quality of comments now that the tool has become a more established part of the reader experience, we're undertaking a round of hand coding - basically, taking a sample of feedback and marking each piece as inappropriate, helpful, so on - and would like anyone interested in improving the tool to participate :).

You can code as many or as few pieces of feedback as you want: this page should explain how to use the system, and there is a demo here. Once you're comfortable with the task, just drop me an email at and I'll set you up with an account :).

If you'd like to chat with us about the research, or want live tutoring on the software, there will be an office hours session on Monday 17 December at 23:00 UTC in. Hope to see some of you there! Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 23:25, 14 December 2012 (UTC)