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Hi mate, are you able to respond to Kirk's points at this ACR? This might be all it needs for its third support and a successful result... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 13:47, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

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Course page created
Hello and thanks so much for agreeing to be our online ambassador. I've set up the course page for LIB100, which has our first few assignments. Students in my sections (2 and 3) are added and they have all set up User pages, Sandbox, and a practice edit on a Talk page. My colleague will add his students this week. In the next month, our class will be focused mainly on searching scholarly databases to add sources to maritime-related articles. We will also evaluate a Featured Article. I will add assignment summaries to the course page as they are assigned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michelev (talk • contribs) 05:28, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Online ambassador
Hey! Thanks for helping us! (141.161.133.131 (talk) 14:30, 10 February 2012 (UTC)) Hello,

Hey Buggy, I just wanted to see if you have any suggestions for me and my page. MozHoag28 (talk) 14:26, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Hello, I am here to ask you for comments on my page regarding the class. Thank you (SmoothGenau (talk) 02:11, 10 February 2012 (UTC))

Hey! Thanks a bunch for helping us. Where do we access our sandbox? thanks! (Akdash09 (talk) 01:41, 10 February 2012 (UTC))

Hello Buggie111,

I am also working on the Sociology of Sport project and would appreciate any information I could get on how injuries effect the college athlete in the classroom and in social relationship. Thanks a lot Rekjlhoya (talk) 01:27, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Hello Buggie111! I am currently working on a sociology of sport assignment and would love any of your input on where to find articles or any direction whatsoever! my topic is: Dos the jock culture of collegiate lacrosse support scandals such as hazing, rape, and murder? THANKS Eec34 (talk) 20:18, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

I've sent you an email request. Cheers!

thank you so much for being our online ambassador- eec34 (talk) 06:09, 29 January 2012 (UTC) (i hope this worked)

Thank you Buggie111!!! Kwc2012 (talk) 15:22, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Buggie111, I look forward to working with you in my sociology of sport class! mfs57 (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.68.103 (talk) 07:40, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi Buggie111,

I think I am supposed to talk to you for my class assignment. Thank you for being available to us. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Onlybecauseihaveto (talk • contribs) 05:05, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi Buggie111, I am currently trying to identify articles that I may want to work on for my Sport in Society class. Right now I am interested in athletic scholarships and instances in which they have been revoked because of issues such as oversigning. Mostly, I am concerned with how college athletics exploits it athletes (oversigning and the "one-year rule" are examples to me of this). Do you know of any Wikipedia articles that specifically address these issues? Thanks so much! Kwc2012 (talk) 23:57, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
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@Eec Sorry, I wouldn't know. I know almost nothing about lacrosse, and it would about as hard (or maybe harder :p) for me to find info than you. Look up some players that were involved in scandals and try to base something off of that. I'm sorry I can't help. @Kwc I"m not that much of a fan of college sports, but I'd suggest looking through some Heisman trophy winners (they always do something :p), particularly Cam Newton. You could also try Southern Methodist University football scandal. Buggie111 (talk) 00:07, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Hey Buggie111, I'm in the Sports in Society class that you are the ambassador for and I was wondering if you knew of any good articles in regard to athletes being paid for competing in college athletics. I'm interested in writing my research paper on whether or not athletes deserve to be paid or something along those lines and how that would change college athletics. Thanks for the help!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilovedisneyland11 (talk • contribs) 01:33, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi Buggie111, Thank you so much for helping our class with our projects. I would really appreciate it if you could take a look at my comments. Please let me know if you have any suggestions on how I can continue my research! Jeterfan252 (talk) 07:01, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi Buggie! Thanks for being our "go to" Wikipedian. I will coming at you with questions concerning our course soon! Thanks TstreetG (talk) 14:29, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Hey Buggie111, Thanks for helping with our class projects. I would appreciate it if you could give me any direction or input in the following weeks. Carajs94 (talk) 14:36, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

WikiCup 2012 January newsletter
WikiCup 2012 is off to a flying start. At the time of writing, we have 112 contestants; comparable to last year, but slightly fewer than 2010. Signups will remain open for another week, after which time they will be closed for this year. Our currrent far-away leader is, due mostly to his work on a slew of good articles about The X-Files; there remain many such articles waiting to be reviewed at good article candidates. Second place is currently held by, whose points come mostly from good articles about television episodes, although good article reviews, did you knows and an article about a baroness round out the score. In third place is, who has scored 200 points for his work on a single featured article, as well as points for work on others, mostly in the area of pop music. In all, nine users have 100 or more points. However, at the other end of the scale, there are still dozens of participants who are yet to score. Please remember to update your submission pages promptly!

The 64 highest scoring participants will advance to round 2 in a month's time. There, they will be split into eight random groups of eight. The score needed to reach the next round is not at all clear; last year, 8 points guaranteed a place. The year before, 20.

A few participants and their work warrant a mention for achieving "firsts" in this competition.
 * was the first to score, with his good article review of Illinois v. McArthur.
 * was also the first to score points for an article, thanks to his work on Hurricane Debby (1982)- now a good article. Tropical storms have featured heavily in the Cup, and good articles currently have a relatively fast turnaround time for reviews.
 * was the first to score points for a did you know, with Russian submarine K-114 Tula. Military history is another subject which has seen a lot of Cup activity.
 * is also the first person to successfully claim bonus points. Terminator 2: Judgment Day is now a good article, and was eligible for bonus points because the subject was covered on more than 20 other Wikipedias at the start of the competition. It is fantastic to see bonus points being claimed so early!
 * was the first to score points for an In the News entry, with Paedophryne amauensis. The lead image from the article was also used on the main page for a time, and it's certainly eye-catching!
 * was the first to score points for a featured article, and is, at the moment, the only competitor to claim for one. The article, "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song), was also worth double points because of its wide coverage. While this is an article that Jivesh and others have worked on for some time, it is undeniable that he has put considerable work into it this year, pushing it over the edge.

We are yet to see any featured lists, featured topics or good topics, but this is unsurprising; firstly, the nomination processes with each of these can take some time, and, secondly, it can take a considerable amount of time to work content to this level. In a similar vein, we have seen only one featured article. The requirement that content must have been worked on this year to be eligible means that we did not expect to see these at the start of the competition. No points have been claimed for featured portals or pictures, but these are not content types which are often claimed; the former has never made a big impact on the WikiCup, while the latter has not done so since 2009's competition.

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Sports and Society Assignment
Hey thanks for helping. Would it be possible for me to make a new article for a topic that is not on Wikipedia yet? (Texaslady12 (talk) 14:35, 10 February 2012 (UTC))

Can you please check out the comments i made to the articles. Your input would be greatly appreciated. MrCampion10 (talk) 02:11, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Hello,

I am here to ask you for comments on my page regarding the class. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SmoothGenau (talk • contribs) 02:02, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Could you comment on some suggested revisions I made to a couple entries about Georgetown athletics, including a few broken links. What's the Official Wikipedia Policy regarding broken links? Pox202 (talk) 02:36, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

(talk) (mfs57 Hi Bungie, I was wondering if you would be able to look at the articles that I commented on (listed on my user page). I want to see if I am headed in the right direction.  Thanks.

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Writing & Rhetoric II
Hi Buggie, I wanted to leave you a note to say thank you for your help with my class. The students really valued your input and I think the project went really well. I also want to ask you if you'd be willing to serve as online ambassador for a course I'm teaching beginning March 26. This would not involve commenting on drafts as in the last class as I want to try having online ambassadors only available for student questions/emails, rather than require students to submit a draft. In other words, it wouldn't be nearly as involved, but you would be available just in case students needed help. What do you think? Matthewvetter (talk) 15:13, 11 March 2012 (UTC)


 * What's the topic? I'm fine with anything in general (I've been absent from wiki for quite osme tiome trying to push my grades up after a crippling illness). I leave for Russia in mid-May so, it would have to end by that time. K? Buggie111 (talk) 17:09, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Introduction to online ambassador for Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Courses/Cognitive Psychology44APSWI109
Hi Buggie111!

As you can probably tell from the subject/headline, I haven't a clue as to what to say. My teacher for Cognitive Psychology wants as part of one of the early assignments for the Wikipedia paper to introduce ourselves to one of the online ambassadors. I went on your user page and saw that you are a New England Patriots fan, so I picked you. I'm sure we suffered similar pain in this past Super Bowl. Anyways, my name is Kim and will most likely have questions about creating an article because I'm new to wikipedia editing. Thanks for reading this!

Kimberlee parrish (talk) 19:41, 11 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Glad to help with everything format related (somewhat clueless about the subject). Buggie111 (talk) 17:09, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

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