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The Bugle: Issue LXXIX, October 2012
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List of Houston Texans Pro Bowl selections
I noticed the message on my talk page yesterday and have been meaning to get back to you. There's more work to be done, but I think the list is better than when I first saw it. The lead is short, but that can be fixed. Take care of these, and the list should be on its way to having a chance at FLC. This is not a comprehensive list of every nit-pick that can be taken care of, but the most important concerns I have are below:
 * One thing you asked about was what to add to the lead to make it longer. I see several possibilities for content that you can get another paragraph out of. You can mention who was selected during the team's first season (nobody), the first Texans players to be chosen for the game, and the most recent. In addition, you can say which year the Texans had the highest number of players selected, other years with numerous picks, and years when nobody was chosen. There's a good-sized paragraph worth of prose in those items.
 * Usually in tables with yearly elements, we have the year on the left side of the table, not the right.
 * Done. Buggie111 (talk) 13:45, 29 October 2012 (UTC)


 * If I'm not mistaken, the Pro Bowl dates back to before 1970. That was just the year it became an AFC–NFC game.
 * Done. Buggie111 (talk) 13:45, 29 October 2012 (UTC)


 * The bolding in the third sentence violates the Manual of Style and serves little purpose. That's something that should be removed before FLC.
 * Done.Buggie111 (talk) 01:32, 29 October 2012 (UTC)


 * The key correctly has a symbol for the green-colored item, but none of the applicable entries do.
 * Done.Buggie111 (talk) 01:32, 29 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Sortability is one aspect that can elevate a list. I wouldn't expect to see an image or stats column sortable, but there's no reason that the others couldn't be given sorting. That would make it easy to search within the list for any characteristics of interest. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 01:25, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the comments. I"ve put in a request at WP:RB to get pics of Walker, Glenn, and Mathis into the article, I"ve seen some in the internet, but am not sure on their availability of use. Will wait for that to be completed before a FLC. Buggie111 (talk) 01:32, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

List of Houston Texans Pro Bowl selections sortability
I"ve been trying to make several columns in List of Houston Texans Pro Bowl selections sortable, per the comment above. However, it's throwing the table off (so that headers appear on top of each other). Any help? Buggie111 (talk) 13:48, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Done, here's how. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  14:13, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Non-free content policy and guideline
Please do not place or replace any non-free images to any pages except for actual articles, as you did at Portal:American football/Selected game or play/3. Such use is a clear violation of point number 9 of our policy concerning the use of non-free images. VernoWhitney (talk) 20:46, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Derp Derp. Should have remembered that I was warned for this earlier. Buggie111 (talk) 23:53, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Since that page was last edited over a year ago I figured it was just a memory lapse. No worries. VernoWhitney (talk) 00:04, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2012 October newsletter
The 2012 WikiCup has come to a close; congratulations to, our 2012 champion! Cwmhiraeth joins our exclusive club of previous winners: (2007),  (2008),  (2009),  (2010) and  (2011). Our final standings were as follows:



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 * The reviewer award goes to both (14 reviews in round 1) and  (14 reviews in round 3).
 * Finally, for achieving an incredible bonus point total in the final round, and for bringing the top-importance article frog to featured status, a biostar has been awarded to.

Awards will be handed out in the coming days; please bear with us! This year's competition also saw fantastic contributions in all rounds, from newer Wikipedians contributing their first good or featured articles, right up to highly experienced Wikipedians chasing high scores and contributing to topics outside of their usual comfort zones. It would be impossible to name all of the participants who have achieved things to be proud of, but well done to all of you, and thanks! Wikipedia has certainly benefited from the work of this year's WikiCup participants.

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Hello,
Dear Buggie111, why did you remove my edits on the Stanley Appel page? I can assure you that each of these statements are utterly true - from the horse's mouth, as it is!

Stanley Appel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stan appel (talk • contribs) 15:40, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Hello Mr. Appel, and welcome to Wikipedia. The reason your edits were deleted is not because they were false, it's because they weren't notable information, that is, they weren't all that important. Imagine if every biographical article on Wikipedia informed the reader of everything the subject did in life, from his breakfast routine to his preferred slipper color. That would be quite a mess some readers would have too look for to find anything important. Because of this, Wikipedia limits the amount of detailed stuff you can put into an article, although the link for such a policy escapes me at the second. But to bring up your point on truth, even if your edit did involve adding important, notable information (i.e., "Stanley Appel saved 59 children from the 20xx Anytown Orphenage Fire"), it would need to be backed up by a reliable source, not just the verbal confirmation of the subject. A couple of links you ought to read are WP:COI and WP:OR. If you have any more questions regarding Wikipedia, please, don't hesitate to ask me. Buggie111 (talk) 15:49, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your prompt reply. Although I can understand why you would remove my "breakfast routine", I don't understand why you would remove my date and place of birth, for example?

Stanley Appel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stan appel (talk • contribs) 16:33, 2 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Ah. Didn't see that. that part has been restored, although do please find a reliable source for it (I'll get to work on that myself in my free time). Also, please sign using ~, it automatically creates your username and a timestamp. Buggie111 (talk) 19:46, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 05 November 2012

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Talkback
 Wifione  Message 00:10, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

I've got mail?
No, I haven't.

What is it so urgent you can't put on my talk page anyway? Plutonium27 (talk) 17:17, 5 November 2012 (UTC)~
 * Strange, I thought I sent it to you. It's a private matter, at least by my opinion. I"ll resend it to you later today. Buggie111 (talk) 19:08, 5 November 2012 (UTC)


 * It went to my Junk mail, which is why I didn't see it straight away. Sorry about that. Plutonium27 (talk) 23:08, 5 November 2012 (UTC)


 * I'll provide the feedback you requested but here, not in private. Let me know. Rgds. Leaky  Caldron  14:29, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure. What should I let you know of, again? Buggie111 (talk) 14:53, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
 * You requested clarification of my oppose in your RFA last December. Leaky  Caldron  14:56, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree, I did. I also agree to you posting it here. Does "Let me know. Rgds." imply anythign else I need to do? Buggie111 (talk) 15:27, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
 * IIRC and having re-read the RFA, there were some concerns expressed by editors about some of your responses to a few of the questions. My point, looking at your run at the time, was even if your answers had been fully endorsed I would have hesitated to support on the basis that my overall impression was that it was premature. I do not have fixed criteria and I tend to rely on others to determine technical competence. I look for characteristics such as lack of previous controversy, maturity, ability to communicate effectively and the degree to which a candidate stays clear of drama boards when they are not directly involved in an issue. In other words I prefer mature, experienced anonymity to inexperienced and/or grandstanding candidates. I felt that you needed a while longer. Hope this helps. Leaky  Caldron  10:44, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Understood. Thanks. Buggie111 (talk) 14:12, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Help on Talk:SS John Burke/GA1
I can't seem to get 1a or 1b to show, they just come up as Pending. Any help? Buggie111 (talk) 23:33, 10 November 2012 (UTC)


 * You added your comments inside the template, where the template needs to be completed before you add your comment.  for you so you can see what was wrong. Dori ☾Talk ☯ Contribs☽ 00:28, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the help. It seemed to work just fine for the other criteria, though. Buggie111 (talk) 00:33, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Alhist removal
Why did you remove "Alhist" ? It is a slang word and quite common from where i come from. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gibba1234 (talk • contribs) 19:27, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * The article made no mention of it being a slang word in a specific area and said about the same things that are said at Confidence trick. It would end up as a redirect to that page if you showed that "alhist" was used in your area to describe that. Regards, Buggie111 (talk) 19:33, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Your Comments on My RfA Nomination
I just noticed your comments regarding my RfA nomination. How do I go about creating the page you requested, and what information should be included on it? --TommyBoy (talk) 23:45, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
 * It's a page needed to view your edits using X's edit counter. Just click on the link and write anything, then submit. Buggie111 (talk) 23:54, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Precious

 * Thanks! I've got to do something with all the languages I learn. Buggie111 (talk) 14:44, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

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RfA
I reverted your recent edit. You're welcome to restore it, but I would suggest that you might wish to rephrase it a bit less confrontationally, and more clearly show how it is addressing the request under discussion. - jc37 02:17, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Confrontational? Must be my eyesight, because I didn't notice anything wrong with it. I agree it was a bit out of place and off-topic, and I'd like to apologize if it was seen as confrontational. I couldn't really find where to put a smiley in the sentence, so I gambled and I take it I lost. Buggie111 (talk) 02:21, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll happily accept that I may have misread the tone your comment. And as I said, please feel free to restore. - jc37 02:29, 15 November 2012 (UTC)