User talk:Donnie Park/Archives/2016/January

Happy New Year, Donnie Park!


Happy New Year! Donnie Park, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. North America1000 03:42, 1 January 2016 (UTC)


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Your submission at Articles for creation: Cliff Lett (January 2)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by RadioFan was:

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RadioFan (talk) 03:29, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Donnie Park!


Happy New Year! Donnie Park, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. – Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 19:07, 2 January 2016 (UTC)


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Your submission at Articles for creation: Paul Rosche has been accepted
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You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. . Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! jcc (tea and biscuits) 17:36, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Cliff Lett has been accepted
 Cliff Lett, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article. You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. . Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! jcc (tea and biscuits) 17:26, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
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RC10 PAGE
Hi Donnie Park, I see that you are working on an RC10 page in you userspace that was taken down from the main space. I am very interested in getting all of the important historical RC Car facts up here on Wikipedia. Please let me know in my Talk Section if there is anything I can do to help in getting this page ready for the main section.DroneKing (talk) 15:10, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

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Nic Case
Hi Donnie Park, I've accepted your AfC submission Nic Case. After reviewing the sources, I found that he did have significant coverage in mainstream media and passes WP:GNG. Thanks for your submission! -Zanhe (talk) 05:03, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Considering retirement?
Ahhh come on. Ya' gotta stick around, Donnie Park. GoodDay (talk) 15:19, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I will do. Donnie Park (talk) 18:31, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Editor of the Week
Editor Yash! submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

User Donnie Park started editing Wikipedia in June of 2008 and has dedicated a great amount of time working in the mainspace. His edits mostly revolve around automobile and motorsport articles with over 62% of them to mainspace. He has created 66 articles, has 22 DYK credits, and has been actively updating and maintaining many various and interesting articles, the type of work which mostly goes unnoticed and unappreciated. He has been actively editing this site for over seven and a half years and his hard work at greatly improving articles for our readers is nothing short of amazing. Long-standing, tireless, consistent and a true example of a consistently efficient content editor. For all his awesome contributions, this is to let him know that his work is noticed and highly appreciated by all. The Wikipedia community proudly acknowledges that Donnie Park is a great editor and we are very thankful for his edits. If anyone deserves to be named Editor of the Week, it is this editor.

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Thanks again for your efforts! Buster Seven   Talk  06:47, 31 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia can be very frustrating at times and I totally get why you must be feeling discouraged. I hope that you decide against retiring cause we need editors like you and it would be such a shame to see a dedicated person like you leave because someone acted like a jerk. Again, thank you for your edits and congratulations on the award :)  Ya  sh  !   13:21, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. but one more thing to interest you with in regards to him. Donnie Park (talk) 13:23, 31 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Is your Wiki-Journey really over? Are you going to let the naysayers win? What if your Wiki-experience had taken a slightly different course? Maybe what you need is a new direction, a new sandbox to play in (so to speak), a new set of priorities. I can't prove it but I KNOW that if a person merely changes their mind, they change their experience. Most editors start with high hopes, high purpose, high regards for others. Each Wiki-life is different but for some, sadly, the roads traveled have led to the same place; they suffer some negative involvement and they become discontented and disheartened. Wikipedia's design flaw is the same as any open free society. It can not always control the actions of its citizens/members. There exist trolls, loud mouthed oafs, over-zealous "trigger happy" editors and administrators, editors whose only wish is cause discomfort and strife: all are enemies of Wiki-Wonderful, all have a negative effect on "the neighborhood". Editor Retention pays attention to the "Lost Souls" that become discouraged and "move out of the neighborhood". The analogy to a neighborhood is accurate.  If we are not vigilant, quality editors like yourself leave the site and their efforts are lost. The time spent focused on your nemesis is wasted time, for the most part. It is better to move forward. The value of an editor that gives up and leaves cannot be measured. Remember what made you happy. Do that and the negative interactions will disappear.  Buster Seven   Talk  13:52, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I like to think not yet but thanks for the advice. Donnie Park (talk) 18:33, 31 January 2016 (UTC)