User talk:Don Lope



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I think you don't know what you're talking about
All the history about me was just an edit warring between me and tennis expert, which resulted in me being banned and him only warned, and because that I ignored the ban and I post anonymously, because I shouldnt be banned since he didn't get. That's the reason. I'm never trying to vandalize, as you can see, actuall I still improve articles. I just dont like people like you, coming and changing a color because you want to, and then you say that I think that I own the wikipedia. It's so ironic... 62.57.239.85 (talk) 23:07, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

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Open Castilla y León
Hey! I've got the results you talk about, I didn't found them on the Internet, as I've got the book they made for the tournament's 20th anniversary and you can find all the results on it.

About the tournament's status, it was not on ITF, nor ATP, but just the Spanish Federation, it was professional though, so it must be counted as well. Hope it helps. Martín (talk) 20:59, May 8, 2009 (UTC)

Men's tennis templates
Hi mate, As you are an active editor of tennis articles I was wondering if you would be able to assist me with some templates for older tennis seasons. It would be great if you could look through the templates in the following categories (Category:ATP Tour tournaments by season navbox templates, Category:Grand Prix Tour tournaments by season navbox templates Category:World Championship Tennis tournaments by season navbox templates) and check the accuracy of the tournament names and if I have missed off any tournaments. I am currently in the process of finishing the 1980s Grand Prix templates. The list of tournaments (without sponsors names) can be found on the ATP site.

Please let me know if you will do this on my talk page. Cheers. 03 md  15:24, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

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Who came up with the bright idea of putting past champs first in the grand slam bracket articles?
This just does not make since to put the defending champion before the winner of the slam on the article, and if it is standard usage it needs to be readdressed to put the winner first and the defending in the second sentence!Tennis Authority 21:16, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Pics?
Instead of hand selecting a few to make the pictures for we should go in the order of how many they won, cronologically, and make sure they won two of the event. This would make it neutral by including everyone instead of some select ones, cause where do you stop? TW-RF (talk) 04:09, 5 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Hello, are you their I like! But instead of making the photos for players whom have won two lets try three time champs and do it in chronological order in terms of number of wins, and write the same synopsis for each to make it uniform! While we are at it lets try and get the women's done to because I don't want it to be gender imbalanced to the mens for feature articles! I will gladly help, just tell me when you got some free time, and we'll do in together! At the same time work on brackets for the 2003 & 2005 like I did all of the 2001 US Open - Women's Singles bracket all by my lonesome with the exception of one section!TW-RF (talk) 04:18, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Lists
Your sandbox lists are very good indeed. Peer reviews never seem to do lists much justice and I think given that they're in a good state right now, FLC is the way forward. Good luck! The Rambling Man (talk) 14:17, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, no worries. Pity Roddick blew that tie-break lead, eh? The Rambling Man (talk) 14:47, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Great work on the lists - hopefully we should be able to get all four to FL. If you get a chance, could you look over List of ATP number 1 ranked players which is at Peer Review and I have worked on, make any improvements you see fit and then it can go to FLC. It is probably in need of a few more references and a bit of tidy up, but I have certainly improved the list. I am interested in reforming lots of the tennis lists to get to FLC. Cheers. 03  md  22:17, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey, Don't forget to integrate these into a see also secion!

THANK YOU!TW-RF (talk) 03:07, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Australian Open Final appearances
 * French Open Final appearances
 * Wimbledon Final appearances
 * U.S. Open Final appearances TW-RF (talk) 02:44, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

SmackBot
Hi, the SmackBot keeps adding a References section to the template:Current Men's Singles ATP Rankings, which causes some problems, as it makes the section appear in the middle of the articles where the template is used (as in 2009 ATP World Tour or Association of Tennis Professionals). I've reverted the Bot once, but it came back with the same edit a couple of days later. What do you think can be done ? --Don Lope (talk) 19:16, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I have noincluded the references list. Rich Farmbrough, 19:48, 5 July 2009 (UTC).
 * Of course. I should have thought of that. Thanks ! --Don Lope (talk) 19:52, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Tennis FLCs
Hi, Don. I've removed 3 of your tennis FLCs] from WP:FLC per the nomination instructions. As the subject of the lists is new to FLC, it is better to send one through the process so that any changes can be applied to the others before they get nominated, reducing the amount of stuff that reviewers have to repeat. We've also got a lack of reviewers at the moment, so it's better not to risk boring them by having to review 4 pages of the same thing.

I've removed the links on the talk pages but have not recorded it into the article history as no one had provided any reviews, yet. Please bring them back to FLC after the Wimbledon list has gone through the process.

Also, If the Wimbledon one gets promoted, it should be okay to get nominate two running at the same time, so long as you leave a few days between each one. All the best, Matthewedwards : Chat  06:09, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Youtube
Hey Don. Right now I'm at work so I can't assess that youtube link as we're prevented from accessing the site. My initial instinct is that if it's a video of a WP:RS then it's fine. You could use the cite video template to reference it correctly. The Rambling Man (talk) 10:38, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Ownership
I think you should study WP:Own because repeatedly and summarily reverting others' edits just because they don't agree with the version you created in your sandbox is not a valid reason. The reverts are disruptive and counter-productive. Chidel (talk) 09:11, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Wimbledon list
Hey Don. I wasn't quite prepared for the deluge of comment on your Wimbledon list, leave alone the open proxy editor Chidel who is hopping from IP to IP, despite being blocked each time. I apologise if my suggestion to go to FLC was premature. Anyway, all that aside, if I can help you get the most out of this FLC and assist with any editing or addressing concerns, don't hesitate to give me a shout. You're doing a very good job of taking on board the constructive suggestions, so if there's anything I can do then please give me a shout. The Rambling Man (talk) 17:00, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Good to hear from you. So, winners by nation is (quite naturally) a concern.  Why not remove it altogether?  I've used these sections in the past, but if you've got a sortable main table, perhaps it's no big deal.  I'll keep my eyes peeled on the FLC, and as I said above, anything I can do, just shout.  The Rambling Man (talk) 17:35, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I agree. No-one's suggested you should withdraw the nomination, so keep plugging away and addressing the concerns and once this list is promoted, the others should be relatively simple!  As for people getting upset about more champions from one place than another, tough!  The Rambling Man (talk) 17:55, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Could you comment on my FLC for List of ATP number 1 ranked players - hopefully there shouldn't be too many concerns and it will pass without too much trouble. 03  md  10:44, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry to trouble you. How does it look now it has lots of captioned images? 03  md  14:17, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Update
Hi Don, it's been nine days since I contacted you. You're still working well on the List of Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles champions list, but I wondered how you felt about withdrawing the nomination with an immediate restart? We can move any outstanding comments to the list's talkpage - at least that way you won't suffer from WP:TLDR, it'll be much easier to collate opinion. What do you think? The Rambling Man (talk) 08:04, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look (I've made a few mods - hope you approve?) and let you know... The Rambling Man (talk) 12:31, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I would think, per MOSFLAG, you would need the country code/name after the flags in the Statistical information section. Has this been discussed yet?  The Rambling Man (talk) 12:36, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I may be recalling it incorrectly, but I thought that MOSFLAG said don't use the flags without the country names for accessibility reasons. I don't mind how it's fixed, but in order to meet the MOS, it needs to be modified.  The Rambling Man (talk) 12:44, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Last thing - is there a note anywhere stating why no competition was held during the war years? Better that than just grey boxes representing "no competition".  Otherwise, I think it's very good.  I would still advocate a withdrawal and relisting.  I know it'll take another fortnight minimum to get to closure, but it's probably best and would help focus reviewers... The Rambling Man (talk) 12:43, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * And finally, finally, finally, not sure you need to continually link Wimbledon in the images down the right-hand side of the Champions table.  And if you'd like the restart, just leave a note on the FLC, and I'll withdraw you.  I should be able to complete the request within the hour, but I'm stepping out for a bit right.  Laters... The Rambling Man (talk) 12:47, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, withdrawn. Feel free to restart the nom asap. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:56, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Chidel
Well, each time he uses an open proxy, he'll be blocked. He's now operating as a sockpuppeteer which is unacceptable. Typically we would discount his edits. If I were you, though, I'd check the factual issues raised, not worry so much about the style issues (I am aware of reviewers who aren't thorough at checking facts but are much more concerned with style) - ultimately, the consensus should be formed by non-sockpuppet, non-open-proxy editors and then the list may be promoted. If legitimate concerns are raised over some facts stated in the list, it's probably worthwhile re-checking them. But if you spot any more anon IPs editing per Chidel, let me know. Cheers. The Rambling Man (talk) 10:41, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * If I were you, I wouldn't believe too much of what the Rambling Man says. As his last post shows, he knows virtually nothing about the Wikipedia open proxy policy.  And he's mislead you about the featured article nomination process, presumably clouded by his unreasonable obsession and impatience with eliminating the "sadness" of no tennis related articles having been featured to date.  79.136.125.128 (talk) 15:52, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, you'll find that at least four separate editors have blocked these open proxies. And once again, allow me to reiterate, the list will only be promoted if the community consensus is in favour of it.  I will happily recuse myself from any promotions of this, and will allow one of the directors to deal with it.  Thankfully it won't be for another couple of weeks now we restarted the nomination.  Cheers! The Rambling Man (talk) 15:57, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem Don. I'll keep out of it to prevent further accusations.  All the best.  The Rambling Man (talk) 19:27, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The behaviour is strikingly similar to that exhibited by a user who instigated his right to vanish. A number of 'crats and Arbcom are aware of it.  I've left it to them.  I don't want to say more about it I'm afraid as my recusal from the FLC also includes a recusal from any further activities involving this editor.  I hope you understand.  The Rambling Man (talk) 10:54, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Don, the trouble is proxy dude aka User:Chidel aka User:tennis_expert can simply add with a copy and paste a limitless number of open proxies... it's so easy to do. As fast as one can add to a list of proxies to be closed he can skirt the system and simply switch to another. It would be nice if the troubled articles could be switched to being edited by registered users only. Maybe an administrator can help you there? At least User:Chidel would have to open new accounts each time. Fyunck(click) (talk) 20:57, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

List of ATP number 1 ranked players
Hi, thanks for your message. I will nominate it again very soon - do you know why it was closed because I felt that I had answered most of the existing queries? 03 md  15:41, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

User:TW-RF/Sandbox 1
Spliting the Amateur and Open Era, which go and tell me what you think like the PGA Championship one!98.240.44.215 (talk) 23:14, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

FA Content?
Why is the wimbledon one the only one to get the star, and not the others. Can you please explain? Thanks!98.240.44.215 (talk) 00:36, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Great work! The US Open list could probably be given for a run.  Aaroncrick  (talk ) 00:53, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Featured list candidates/List of US Open Men's Singles champions/archive1
Can you keep an eye on this? Also, we need a significant contributor to put their name in the nomination line. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:55, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

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