User talk:Bonkers The Clown/Archive 2

Frustrated
Hello..I am a bit confused on your recent declination of my submission.

First, you commented that wikipedia is not a reliable source for referencing; I find this fact interesting in that you are not allowing me to author a wiki article until I can PROVE my sources are reliable...is this not the same procedure for all other wiki pages? If this is the case then all wiki pages should have already been confirmed reliable, per your declaration, and I should be able to reference them.
 * Good logic, but take a look at Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 13:19, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Second, this athlete has competed in 10 Canadian National Events. I checked other curlers of the same stature and they have published wiki pages...this individual is notable and worth inclusion. Other than the references I have provided, I have no idea how to "prove" that she played in these events or attended charities etc...I have referenced the exact websites of many of these things. Do I have to get a letter from the 2010 Tournament of hearts organizers telling you she played in this national event? I would gladly welcome suggestions...looking at other comments to you..seems you are difficult with the references. As you can see by the sites I references, clearly I didn't make this stuff up.

I worked hard on this page, I believe I have used references that show this person is notable per your guidelines, other pages of persons of the same notability have been published. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Storm2334 (talk • contribs) 12:44, 11 February 2013 (UTC)


 * First you must tell me what page you're talking about cos I have no darn idea who and what you're talking about. Next time, provide some useful links. ;) Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 13:19, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
 * You come across as very arrogant in many of your comments when you write like this (not just to me, others I have read) - just saying. The page I am referring to is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Stephanie_LeDrew
 * By the way, user pages are relatively different in content as compared to main space articles, so they more or less need not provide "added value". Cheers. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 13:19, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Understood, I do apologize for that comment, was very frustrated and why I deleted it promptly. I looked into the notability concern and found this for curling notablity criteria according to wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(sports)):

A curler is presumed notable if he or she

Has participated in a World Curling Tour sanctioned event. - CHECK Has participated in a World Curling Federation sanctioned event. Has participated in the Brier, the Tournament of Hearts or received a podium finish for another country's national championship, provided that the country has qualified a team into either the preceding or succeeding Olympics. - CHECK Has participated in an Olympic qualifying event for any country. Has participated in the Canadian Mixed, Junior or Senior championship. CHECK & CHECK Has participated in a provincial or territorial playdown leading to the Brier or Tournament of Hearts. - CHECK Has participated in a TSN Skins Game or Canada Cup of Curling game. Has received a podium finish at a Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship or the Canadian Masters Curling Championships. Has participated at the Paralympics. Is a member of the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame or the WCF Hall of Fame.

I provided a direct reference to the World Curling Tour website showing this athlete participates on a team in the World Curling Tour. Under Team Mouzar, you will find the subject of my article, Stephanie LeDrew, third (http://www.worldcurl.com/teamslist.php?eventtypeid=51). Based on Wiki's criteria to be notable for curling, this subject meets 5 of these (See the CHECK's above). She plays on the world curling tour. I referenced documents to all of these and for the junior championships the actual game sheets with stats and everything.

So I don't understand where I fell short here.

Query re AfC
Hi, Bonkers. I'm a bit worried about the terseness (and occasionally inappropriateness) of the boilerplate messages you leave dismissing people's AfC submissions. What worries me is that newbies may end up more discouraged than they need be. An example is your verdict on Nora Fry Lavrin. I understand that to read a submission carefully, and help a newbie with it, takes time and effort - and you may feel the pressure of a backlog of submissions - but it would be great if you could try to imagine how people might feel having their submissions rejected with little more than a whole bunch of new jargon. Dsp13 (talk) 17:33, 20 January 2013 (UTC)


 * As much as I'd love to, you must understand how tasking it would be if I were to write a sincere, non-bot automated declination note for every declination. It may be abrupt, but in what way is it "inappropriate"? And notice for most of my reviews, I am kind enough to add motivating comments. So there. Thanks. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 09:21, 21 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks very much for replying, Bonkers. The edit summary for declining Nora Fry Lavrin - 'appears to be a non-notable person' - appears inappropriate to me. Since references to print sources were provided, I also don't see how the fuller boiler-plate on the page or the author's talk page is appropriate. In a case like the Irish rugby player Tom Reid the declination & boiler-plate seems appropriate (if jargon-heavy), but the edit summary seems confusing, since it seems more likely that he is notable but that his notability hasn't been established with proper references. In either case - if AfC reviewers don't have time to help write the page - would more not be achieved for the project if relevant wikiprojects could be pinged to see if they wanted to help? Dsp13 (talk) 09:51, 21 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Will do, though the edit summaries were filled up by robots... If it was me, I would definitely not use such a... Robotic tone. Cheers. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 13:41, 21 January 2013 (UTC)


 * yeah, you don't strike me as especially robotic! Cheers. Dsp13 (talk) 19:19, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Burger King franchises
Hello, I have gone through the article and made the changes and fixes you were looking at and need you to go through and verify them. Please read through it carefully as there have been some major additions and some large changes. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 20:36, 20 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Looked, looking again. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 09:21, 21 January 2013 (UTC)


 * strong nat does not cover citation formats but the dates within the article contents itself. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 10:28, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Okay
Thanks for the heads up. Usingr File mover, was easily done  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 17:35, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

And terima kasih too for showing how its done. Cheers, Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 12:16, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi Bonkers The Clown
Hello. We're meeting again. First of all I wanna say to you, that I understand the WP policies and guidelines and know how to review. After my failing at your re-review I learnt them and now I'm ready to review articles at AFC. Can I start from there where I was stopped? I mean can I join to the January Backlog elimination drive? Please answer me.-- Pr at yya  (Hello!) 12:05, 22 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Of course? Actually I was quite confused as to why you pulled out halfway – you shouldn't have. Welcome back. Cheers. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 12:15, 22 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Then I want to ask you that, why my page is not shown at the backlog drive page?-- Pr at yya  (Hello!) 12:19, 22 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Er... Somebody removed it from the list? Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 12:27, 22 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Can you add that? And I want to say what should I do about the failing reviews of me?-- Pr at yya  (Hello!) 12:29, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
 * You can't do anything... So the number of reviews which would be considered during the final total count would actually be TOTAL subtracting the FAILED ones. Cheers. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 12:31, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
 * By the way what is the AFCBuddy? How can I join that?-- Pr at yya  (Hello!) 12:36, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Ice spike DYK nomination
Hi, I've proposed a change of image for the above nomination Could you have a look and see if you're happy with it? Richerman ''  (talk) 13:32, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Taxi! Taxi!
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Article quality rating
Hi Bonkers, I was wondering if you had any suggestions to help me better the North Korea's cult of personality article? I'd really like to get it to a B rating at least but I'm not entirely sure what it's lacking. Coinmanj (talk) 06:23, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Peter Chao
Hi Bonkers. I've moved your Peter Chao article into mainspace for you - for future reference, the correct CSD criterion for such moves is G6, using the template. Nice bit of work, well done. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  09:57, 24 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Oh I see... G6! Funny though cos' I failed to spot it when selecting a criteria! Anyway, thanks! Cheers Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 10:22, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Peter Chao
Hello! Your submission of Peter Chao 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! Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  10:52, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

"Report on a National Bank"
I recently resubmitted an article for your consideration, Report on a National Bank: I'd like to withdraw it.

I've discovered sources that describe this Report as "The Second Report on the Public Credit",

In the Report, Hamilton proposed a national nank. This article alreay exists. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Report_on_Public_Credit

The Report is also termed "The Report on a National Bank" in some of my sources, but the existing article has the correct title, with this caveat: The word "the" needs to be inserted to be perfectly correct. The Second Report on the Public Credit.

Garraty, John A. and Carnes, Mark C. 1999. American National Biography. Oxford University Press, New York. ISBN 0-19-512788-9 p. 908 36hourblock (talk) 20:27, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Richard Benjamin Harrison
Hello Bonkers the Clown. Why are you accusing my edit of not being in good faith? I believe all the genealogical information I added is accurate and I provided 36 references to document the lineage. I also believe that establishing whether or not the Pawn Star Harrisons are related to both Harrison presidents is a relevant topic due to the discussion of this on their TV show.

You are the editor that first entered the fact that they mentioned the possibility of this presidential family relationship when you created the page on 2 June 2012. If you had not included that information, I would not have searched for the public documents to determine if such a relationship exists. If you believe the genealogical information is not accurate, please give your reasons. Because you said you are currently on wikibreak due to school, I will revert my edit back if you can not promptly provide any reasonable refutation. It took me a lot of work to include the 36 references.

What I added was no different in principle than what Smjwalsh added in August 2012. In August 2012 Smjwalsh added a reference to the obituary of Ruth Harrison (1910-1993) to establish that she was the mother of Richard "The Old Man" Harrison. I added a reference to the obituary of Richard Harrison Sr. (1908-2000) which establishes that "The Old Man" is both the son of "Richard Harrison Sr (1908-2000) and the grandson of William Calvin Harrison (1973-1935) and Josephine Samantha Frank (1879-1958).

If you do not have a problem with what Smjwalsh added, then you should not have a problem with what I added. It's the same principle; you just need to go through the references.

JWKNYC (talk) 19:37, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Deletion review for Jami Floyd
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Jami Floyd. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 21:31, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Bob Reitman
Hello Bonkers. I am in receipt of your rejection of my article on Milwaukee Radio Personality Bob Reitman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Bob_Reitman

According to the message, it was rejected because the article "is not adequately supported by reliable sources." Before I invest time looking for additional sources, please explain why you do not consider the sources cited to be "reliable sources". They are: 1) the major city newspaper The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and 2) Milwaukee's Daily online Magazine, onMilwaukee.com.

Thank you, DSiegfried (talk) 12:29, 31 January 2013 (UTC)


 * I understand the reliability of these sources. Problem is, there are just bullet listed, rather than being cited in-text via footnotes. And thus, readers would not know which reference references which statement. And lastly, key word: adequately. Surely you can find more than two sources (which is the min. requirement actually, but I suggest you give more considering the text length) Don't be disheartened, make those changes, and submit again. :) Cheers. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 12:38, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

I understand what you're saying, inline citations allow the reader to associate a given bit of material in an article with the specific source(s) that support the material. In this case, much of the information contained in the article is shared between both of the two references that I cited. Inline footnotes are also usually required for referencing specific facts for material that is challenged or likely to be challenged, but since both articles confirm much of the same facts, I can't see where any of the specific facts would be likely to be challenged.

I will do what you suggested but I can't do a lot to differentiate which source references which facts, since both articles are retrospectives of Reitman's career and therefore share much of the same content. DSiegfried (talk) 13:34, 31 January 2013 (UTC)


 * It is a norm to have inline citations. One more minor point, you might want to read our manual of style. Which basically covers basic formatting stuff, e.g. Bolding the first mention of the subject, usually in the lead. And formal tones, etc. Good luck. :) cheers Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 13:47, 31 January 2013 (UTC)


 * for starters, taking clue from relatively better developed articles might be a good choice. At least that's my advice. :) Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 13:49, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

I have set the in-line footnotes, added 4 more references and one external link. I think this should satisfy. I am re-submitting. Thanks for your suggestions.DSiegfried (talk) 14:11, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Oliverbailey31 contribution
Hi Bonkers, thank you for reviewing my submission. However, I am confused by the generic notation that my entry "should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed". How independent can I get -- these are a range published newspaper and journal articles? All of the information in the entry is factual. It is frustrating to receive what feels like arbitrary notices, without more specific guidance. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oliverbailey31 (talk • contribs) 14:03, 31 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for dropping by my babble page; will get back to you. <font color = "Sparkle" face="FangSong">Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 15:30, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi Bonkers, I haven't heard anything back regarding my submission. Please let me know what I should do, as none of the sources I've used for my article were created by me. they are independent published sources. Thank you!Oliverbailey31 (talk) 19:54, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

3RD HOME
Hey I am from 3RD HOME. I want to make this 3RD HOME article up to wikipedia standards. What can I do to make it better? What do I need to do? Please let me know your feedback. Thank you- Monika


 * Hey Bonkers. Would you say this was also a WP:CORP problem? I also notice some of the sources - while independent - are more like infotainment news than real journalism. The submitter - Monika - is a friend of a friend sort of speak and I gave her a few tips on disclosing, using AfC and trying to be neutral, etc. but it looks like they need to wait a few years until they obtain more notability.  CorporateM (Talk) 15:42, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

 * Not sure what's that, but gee, how can I reject a gift? :P. cheers. <font color = "Forest" face="FangSong">Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 09:22, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Edmund Battersby notable pianist
Hi Bonkers I emailed you about my subject's notability. Pianist Edmund Battersby is included in the encyclopedia, THE ART OF THE PIANO; its performers, literature and recordings.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_DubalAmadeus Press 2004, UK pp35-503 and is a contributing author in REMEMBERING HOROWITZ,125 pianists recall a legend. edited Dubal, David.

can you help me to fix my article.

Thanks!

Mildred Jirak MildredJirak (talk) 19:37, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Henrik Peschel film director
Hello Bonkers,

firstly I want to mention that I'm a newbie here and I apologize for any mistakes due to my lack of knowledge in contributing for Wikipedia.

You declined the submission of German cameraman and film director Henrik Peschel because it is not adequately supported by reliable sources.

I have only entered a brief career overview. His 3 mentioned nominations and awards are documented by sources. SPIEGEL is the most important news magazine in Germany, according to Wiki "one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, similar in style and layout to American news magazines such as Time or Newsweek". Grimme-Preis is according to Wiki "one of the most prestigious awards for German television", Hamburger Abendblatt is the largest Newspaper in Hamburg with a daily circulation of more than 280.000 copies according to Wiki and lastly there is the website of Unerhört music Filmfestival. Henrik Peschels work in film is also supported by data in IMDB.

Could you please give me a hint what other sources you need as proof of the notability of Henrik Peschel.

Thank you.

By the way, his new film Si-o-se Pol is currently in postproduction with a premiere expected in the second quarter this year so there are no reliable news sources yet.

Timothyweber (talk) 11:10, 2 February 2013 (UTC) Timothy Weber

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Timothyweber (talk • contribs) 11:08, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Jami Floyd
Hello! Your submission of Jami Floyd 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! ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  18:56, 2 February 2013 (UTC)


 * See the DYK nom, where I offered an ALT that was approved. Still interesting enough to draw readers to the article, but in no way to be seen as controversial.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 20:46, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks!
Reviewing the havoc I've created? I get the darnedest WikiLove. Thanks for cleaning my page. Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 09:56, 3 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Nice to hear that. You're welcome. Cheers, <font color = "Forest" face="FangSong">Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 10:07, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

A Good Day to Die Hard
The reason why we don't want the plot of A Good Day to Die Hard to be revealed is because it will spoiled the movie when it will be released in America and Canada at February 14th. BattleshipMan (talk) 17:00, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I know you are following the WP:Spoiler faithfully since the movie is out on your country yesterday. But I concerned that with the full plot on that movie, it will spoiled the surprise for the American viewers when that movie comes out in February 14th in America and Canada. I'm not trying to be pushy and all that, I just don't want the American viewers to be spoiled that soon. BattleshipMan (talk) 07:19, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
 * When they search for a film's title, they are already prepared (and they already know) for a full plot that will "spoil the surprise". Disclaimers on the main page cover that as well. I don't want this to escalate into an edit war; maybe we seek an opinion from a third party. <font color = "Bleu de France" face="FangSong">Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 07:25, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't want to start an edit war as well. I already send the opinion on the third party. I informed Drmargi on this. You're right about you said the spoilers thing. I just worried that the full plot of the movie will impact the box-office budget on US and Canada. BattleshipMan (talk) 07:29, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey, I'm sorry about my recent actions at you. I was kind of out of line there. I know you we're following WP:Spoilers and doing what you we're supposed to do based oh that. I just don't want the plot of the movie to be spoiled in America and Canada when it gets released in February 14th. I also spoke to another user name Betty Logan on this matter since we don't want a edit war. BattleshipMan (talk) 07:57, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thy clown forgiveth thee. Peace. <font color = "Bleu de France" face="FangSong">Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 08:09, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Nickson Fong
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DYK for Jami Floyd
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DYK for Peter Chao
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Dan Brown
Hi. Please stop misapplying the phrase "POV" to issues to which it does not apply. Facts are not "viewpoints". The Lead sections of biographical articles generally give the reason for which the subject is best known, which can be discerned by virtue of which things the subject first became known for, or by virtue of what aspects of their lives have generated the most media exposure. That George Clooney is best known for his work on ER and his post-ER feature films, as opposed to being in Return of the Killer Tomatoes, isn't "POV". It's an undisputed fact supported by the ratings/box office performance of the former. Similarly, Dan Brown is indeed best known for The Da Vinci Code. That book garnered a great deal of popularity, and generated a global controversy. That's not a "viewpoint", it's a documented fact, one which needs a citation as much as "Christmas falls on December 25" or "France is a country in Europe" need citations (hint: they don't. See this discussion for more on that). To argue that the statement in question is a "viewpoint" implies that it has equal validity with the claim that he is best known for Deception Point, Digital Fortress, Angels & Demons, The Lost Symbol, or the two humor books he wrote with his wife. Are you really so pedantic as to suggest that?? Nightscream (talk) 06:32, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I made that edit as I have seen many occurences of the removal of "best known" in the lede, e.g. Jack Black. As to what an individual is "best known" for, that really can't be a "fact", as opposed to when Christmas falls on or whether Singapore is a country in Asia. (By the way, then why does Sky need a citation for its daytime colour, blue?) It's comparing a Big Mac with tofu. I tend to feel that "best known" has an element of biasness.; Like I think I have said, it is subject to one's viewpoint. And facts of course are not viewpoints, but then again viewpoints are not facts. On a higher quality basis, does the Michael Jackson page state that Jacko is "best known" for his biggest hit, Thriller? No. Why? Viewpoint. Unless you interview the whole wide world to ask them what they best know Dan Brown for, I think it's best not to use "best known". To prevent a war of some sort, I will just leave it as it is for the moment. Till then, <font color = "Bleu de France" face="FangSong">Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 08:13, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Here's a little present...
One of my first acting gigs ever was acting in several scenes in a little film noir piece back in 1999. But the film then-in-progress was not finally completed and released until 2002. Since it was such a strange process, and out of curiosity.. one of those "whatever happened to" moments... I did a little research and was quite surprised. Turns out the indie film The Decay of Fiction had multiple festival releases over many years and lots of repeated coverage in multiple reliable sources. Heck... I even found an entire chapter of a book has been dedicated to an analysis of the film. Meeting WP:NF is a lock... but as I was in the film and wish no calls of COI, I will refrain from completing the article... but I can step back and let another bring the article to fruition. There's plenty there with which to work. If you'd like, please move the draft into your userspace. Best,  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 05:26, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
 * THIS needs a correction: While the film had its "J. Paul Getty Museum premiere" in 2003 (only one of its many non-festival screenings), that section needs to be rewritten to reflect that that was not the film's public premiere. The film had its first festival screening in 2002 at the New York Film Festival. I suppose O'Neill underscores The Getty on his website as it was its premiere in a non-festival setting. THESE dates might be researched and sourced so the "screenings" section can be expanded chronologically.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 16:27, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I see you have more or less corrected it already. :) Apologies for waking up late. Cheers, ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 07:32, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Was doing even more but hit an edit conflict, now resolved. Damn... that thing is sure looking pretty. Almost GA all by itself.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 08:07, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I hate edit conflicts, do you? Sweet... But yes, almost. I'm currently trying to find sources for the 2003 screening at the Philadelphia International Film Fest. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 08:14, 16 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Well... I think that one will be easy. I believe the article on the film is just about ready for mainspace, but I will let you judge the results. Thank you for your terrific input.  While the article speaks volumes about the film itself, the article being on an eleven year old avant-garde film, the very first thing I ever did for a film (my participation was made three years before its final release) does nothing to "promote" me. With your eyes and oversite, I think any concerns toward even a "hint" of possible COI have been eliminated. Think to do is fix the cats, remove the Find sources at the top, and then WP:MOVE the thing into mainspace. I will let you decide on a suitable DYK.   Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 08:25, 16 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks much; you deserve praise too. :) Cheers, ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 09:05, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Philadelphia International Film Festival
Scratch the weird "International" and we have results. :)   Found it!  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 08:34, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Ah, should have known. Splendid. Cheers much, ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 09:05, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

The Decay of Fiction is live
Prepare a nice DYK. :)  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 09:00, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay thanks, will do. That was considerably fast! :) Cheers, ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 09:05, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Now you get to create a perfect DYK. To bed with me. Getting up on 6 hours to shoot a scene in a film with the absolutely adorable Linda Bella Life is good.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 09:55, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually saw the IMDb entry on that film yesterday... Whilst browsing through humourous photos of you in Santa Claus suits and... bikinis?? Alright then, "Mr. Blooming". :) ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 10:01, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Swastika in signature?
I know arguments can be made that it can be an innocuous symbol, but many people may not see it that way. You may want to reconsider the wisdom of signing posts with a swastika in a world-wide project such as this. -- Jayron  32  23:48, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I think you see some of the older ones... as messages from earlier this morning show he's changed it.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 00:26, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
 * The truth is, the swastika is an innocuous symbol. It is a symbol of peace and harmony. It is one of the main symbols used in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. It is just that this dictator called Hitler perverted this symbol of peace and harmony. I advocate peace, not fascism. But in any case, I have removed it, lest ignorant ones blatantly criticize me for being a fan of the Nazis. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 04:25, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I did nothing of the sort, except to note that it would be prudent not to explain yourself every time, which is what you'd have to do. It isn't "fair", per se, but it is what it is.  -- Jayron  32  01:26, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the misinterpretation, the "ignorant ones" is in reference to the potential of other editors making false assumptions about me, which I realised quite some time before you alerted me. Peace, ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 08:23, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

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An Barnstar for You!

 * Cool. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 14:57, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

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RE: How do you boost an article up the google search results?
Hi. Thank you for your work at the Teahouse. Recently you answered User talk:Knhswiki on a topic named: How do you boost an article up the google search results?. The answer was technically correct, but you failed to warn the user (specifically at the user's talk [page) that s/he was in clear violation of the username rules and based on the subject of the post at the TH, it was clear that the intent was not to improve the encyclopedia. The user has been spamublocked. We would appreciate you issue a warning to them and/or report them to UAA. thanks for your help. -- Alexf(talk) 14:09, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup/History/2013/Submissions/Bonkers The Clown
Hi- I've removed a couple of the DYKs you have claimed, as they're very much last year's articles, and so not eligible for points in this year's WikiCup. We do allow, for example, content produced in round 1 to count for points if promoted during round 2, but the content does have to be from this year. For more information, please see WikiCup/Scoring, and if you have any questions, please contact me on my talk page. Thanks, J Milburn (talk) 23:28, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Michael James Lowrey for deletion
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DYK nomination of Dharmaraja Ratha
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Never do this again otherwise you'll have the piranha to deal with.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  15:29, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Essays at AFD
Now look what you've started! Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  11:09, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 February newsletter
Round 1 is now over. The top 64 scorers have progressed to round 2, where they have been randomly split into eight pools of eight. At the end of April, the top two from each pool, as well as the 16 highest scorers from those remaining, will progress to round 3. Commiserations to those eliminated; if you're interested in still being involved in the WikiCup, able and willing reviewers will always be needed, and if you're interested in getting involved with other collaborative projects, take a look at the WikiWomen's Month discussed below.

Round 1 saw 21 competitors with over 100 points, which is fantastic; that suggests that this year's competition is going to be highly competative. Our lower scores indicate this, too: A score of 19 was required to reach round 2, which was significantly higher than the 11 points required in 2012 and 8 points required in 2011. The score needed to reach round 3 will be higher, and may depend on pool groupings. In 2011, 41 points secured a round 3 place, while in 2012, 65 was needed. Our top three scorers in round 1 were:
 * , primarily for an array of warship GAs.
 * , primarily for an array of did you knows and good articles, some of which were awarded bonus points.
 * , due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with, this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.

Other contributors of note include:
 * , whose Portal:Massachusetts is the first featured portal this year. The featured portal process is one of the less well-known featured processes, and featured portals have traditionally had little impact on WikiCup scores.
 * , whose Mycena aurantiomarginata was the first featured article this year.
 * and, who both claimed points for articles in the Major League Baseball tie-breakers topic, the first topic points in the competition.
 * , who claimed for the first full good topic with the Casting Crowns studio albums topic.

Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by : did you know that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? With April Fools' Day during the next round, there will probably be a good chance of more unusual articles...

March sees the WikiWomen's History Month, a series of collaborative efforts to aid the women's history WikiProject to coincide with Women's History Month and International Women's Day. A number of WikiCup participants have already started to take part. The project has a to-do list of articles needing work on the topic of women's history. Those interested in helping out with the project can find articles in need of attention there, or, alternatively, add articles to the list. Those interested in collaborating on articles on women's history are also welcome to use the WikiCup talk page to find others willing to lend a helping hand. Another collaboration currently running is an an effort from WikiCup participants to coordinate a number of Easter-themed did you know articles. Contributions are welcome!

A few final administrative issues. From now on, submission pages will need only a link to the article and a link to the nomination page, or, in the case of good article reviews, a link to the review only. See your submissions' page for details. This will hopefully make updating submission pages a little less tedious. 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. 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) and The ed17 (talk • email) J Milburn (talk) 11:28, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

HighBeam Research
You have access to this?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  14:53, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I guess... no. I admittedly do not know what it is, although I have heard of it before. Would you be willing to share? And how do I go about getting access to this? Cheers, ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 04:03, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Feel free to reword Julius Althaus, add your name to the DYK and clarify that it isn't purely copied PD material, Cheers.♦  Dr. ☠ Blofeld  17:16, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. It is rather obvious it isn't purely copied... I share your frustrations on "rules overriding common sense at DYK. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 11:14, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

AFC submission: Michael A. Potter review
You and others previously declined the AfC submission Michael A. Potter.

I am asking all past reviewers to join the discussion about this article's current version. davidwr/ (talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail)  02:39, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Pig Beach
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Cool. I created most of the stubs on the Bahamas islands 5 or 6 years ago, not sure what has been expanded though.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  17:17, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks; I guess you missed this one. =P ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 11:14, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

If you want you could start blue linking a few red links in Wildlife of Libya.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld  15:10, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Looks interesting and could potentially yield many DYKs... Maybe tomorrow, hitting the sack now. 11.32 p.m. here. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 15:32, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Nail Brewing
Have further expanded the article - should meet minimum word count now....(approx 4,400) Dan arndt (talk) 02:24, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

James S.C. Chao
Hey Bonkers. Thank you for notifying me about the Template:Did you know nominations/James S.C. Chao nom. You seem to have overlooked crediting Dr. Blofeld so please add him. Unclear why your name is listed first (which would make it appear that you're the article creator or the first to start the expansion). Also, the article doesn't appear to have 1500 ch yet; can you expand it? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:53, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
 * It does. (1511; DYKcheck says so) So position of names matters? I'd didn't know... Am I supposed to add ALL the contributors? Because as the revision history shows, James only categorized the article (and did not "significantly improve" the article)? So... Do I still add him in? ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 16:08, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for The Decay of Fiction
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DYK for Eddy Martadinata
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Teahouse talkback: you've got messages!

 * I've replied, too; it should be fixed now. Writ Keeper (t + c) 16:05, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for James S.C. Chao
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James Carroll (captain)
As you worked on the Chao biography, I thought James Carroll (captain) might interest you. The article is mostly based on one source, which is PD, so in order to be eligible for nom, it would need more sources, and the PD material would need to move away from the current close paraphrase. If you do work on it, just let me know when you're done with your edits re: noming. --Rosiestep (talk) 19:23, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay will do. Thanks much. Cheers. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 10:12, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi there, I'd search for "James Carroll" + Alaska. Here are some good sources:, , , ,. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:05, 14 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks. But I was unable to read books 1, 2, 3. 4 was just a trivial mention, thought the last one was useful to me. Work going to be done soon. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 10:25, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Nomed it. Can you do the qpq review? --Rosiestep (talk) 04:34, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Odd RfA question
Hey there, I wonder if you wouldn't consider striking one of your questions at Tokyogirl79's RfA. ~ Amory ( u  •  t  •  c ) 03:31, 12 March 2013 (UTC)


 * And perhaps the second batch of questions as well. I consider seven questions from one editor to be excessive, and frankly these aren't useful questions ("Do you believe in honesty?").  <tt>Garamond Lethe t c </tt> 19:19, 12 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes, the questions you keep asking seems to strike me as being odd, if not completely pointless to me, such as question six, "what is more important: Your family or Wikipedia?" and question 11, "do you believe in honesty? If yes, do you think admins should have the right to answer assholes in any way they want?" Would you care to explain your reasoning behind asking these sorts of questions? Command and Conquer Expert! speak to me...review me... 00:16, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ghost Child
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DYK for Louis Ah Mouy
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you! ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 11:31, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Ghost Child
Materialscientist (talk) 08:03, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Wang Saen Suk
Carabinieri nominated the above article of yours for DYK, but missed the fact that it was only a bit over 1000 prose characters, while the DYK minimum is 1500, so it's well short of what's required.

Are you interested in expanding the article to over 1500 prose characters, or should we close the nomination? Please let us know. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:12, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Shuanglin Temple
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Minor issue with Sealo DYK nom
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DYK for James Carroll (captain)
The DYK project (nominate) 00:32, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Tom See Poy


A tag has been placed on Tom See Poy requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. -- Patchy1   01:29, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Take it to AfD if you must. LOL, my first article? Funny. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 07:06, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Sealo
It's unclear whether you actually want this to be an April Fools hook, or if you'd prefer it to run right away. Can you please let us know on the template? I'm happy to move it if that's your preference, but only if I'm sure it is. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:03, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Make it April 1. Many welcomes. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 07:05, 16 March 2013 (UTC)