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Khmer personal names
Hi again. I noticed this edit earlier today and decided to drop you a quick note about Khmer naming customs. Forgive me if you're already aware of them. Khmer don't have "family names" as Westerners do. Historically, they only used a given name. In modern times, they also use their father's first name as a disambiguator that has become a de facto surname, but it is not a "family name" as it is only shared by siblings. So in this case, "Nimol" is her given name and "Chhom" would be her father's given name. Individuals are properly called by either their given name only or their full name, but never by what we would consider their "last name". In fact, as it is practically taboo to call an elder by their given name, Khmer people often take offence when called only by their "last name" (i.e. their father's name).

I'm not aware of any policy regarding this on Wikipedia, but in the past we have tended to avoid using last-name-only references. See for example Hun Sen where he is referred to by his full name throughout, and Sinn Sisamouth, where is is mostly referred to by his first name (Sisamouth). Likewise Bun Rany, Sam Rainsy, etc.--William Thweatt TalkContribs 02:11, 7 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the input; I will not pretend to be an expert on this topic. But note that Wikipedia has this: Template:Cambodian name, which I used at the top of the Chhom Nimol article. That template uses the term "family name" and it appears to be poorly equipped for the complex matters that you described. Someone with your knowledge could possibly adjust how that template works. As for Chhom Nimol, I have seen/heard American interviews in which the interviewer tries to be friendly by calling her Chhom, and she simply replies that her first name is second. I will adjust her article and Dengue Fever (band) based on your advice. Thanks. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (Talk&#124;Contribs) 15:45, 7 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Thais are often called "the polite people" but Khmer society could give them a run for their money with intricate rules of etiquette (ranging from how/where to sit to how to walk to "saving face" during conversations) that are ingrained literally from birth. The example you gave is typical; pointing out the interviewer's faux pas or showing irritation would have been a worse breach of etiquette than the original offence. Regarding the template, I did notice it specifically because it has been changed since the last time I had occasion to use it. The documentation at Template:Cambodian name still notes the preferred Khmer usage, but I have a hard time believing that editors read the documentation every time they place a template. The template itself used to include similar wording but it seems to have been changed in 2015 with this edit. I will change it back.--William Thweatt TalkContribs 07:01, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

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Circular reference
Hi. Please remember that per WP:CIRCULAR, "Do not use articles from Wikipedia (whether this English Wikipedia or Wikipedias in other languages) as sources. Also, do not use websites that mirror Wikipedia content or publications that rely on material from Wikipedia as sources." I removed a reference that you added to the article Sinn Sisamouth because that website copied verbatim the content from Wikipedia. Thinker78 (talk) 05:06, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I am completely aware of all that. Note in the article's talk page that the whole thing is a work in progress and I asked for assistance in finding better sources. That particular reference was intended to be a placeholder until someone else comes forward with something more reliable, perhaps in another language. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (Talk&#124;Contribs) 14:04, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
 * But why use an unreliable circular reference as a placeholder? I mean the source was a verbatim copy of the Wikipedia entry. Nevertheless I have to say that all the work you are doing is worthy of praise. Thinker78 (talk) 03:21, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Just so you know, there is a growing body of articles on Cambodian rock musicians of the 1960s-70s, a scene of great interest to geeky rock historians. Information about the musicians' lives and accomplishments was largely lost during the Cambodian genocide and enthusiasts have been slowly cobbling it back together by general consensus, but of course online sources are copying each other. This problem was noted at Sinn Sisamouth with a "refimprove" tag for 5 years before I started working on it. The circular reference and its associated info was all over the various articles for years, and I have been rearranging the info in preparation for more research. My explanation for your basic question is "Wikipedia is not a final draft," and you noticed my partially-complete actions over a few days on an article that was an absolute disaster for many years. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (Talk&#124;Contribs) 15:34, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
 * By random chance I happened upon the article when you were editing. If I had come upon the article before you I probably would have removed those circular references, because it makes no sense using as a reference the version of the article of 2007. Someone may as well, and I would support them. But I recognize all the hard work you do. Kudos! Thinker78 (talk) 00:41, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
 * You noticed the problematic reference in the middle of my multi-day research effort to overhaul the article, and I found more reliable alternatives, so problem solved. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (Talk&#124;Contribs) 14:31, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Related to Book of Ryan Redirect
The page Book of Ryan was redirect to the artist page (Royce). The recent updates regarding the album suggest that the page must be updated and restored. https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.46295/title.royce-da-59-shares-tracklist-for-book-of-ryan-calls-it-his-greatest-piece-of-work http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/royce-59-book-of-ryan-cover-tracklist/

The above links are a good source of information. Abhinav0908 (talk) 09:57, 27 March 2018 (UTC)


 * -- Good for Royce for finally getting the album confirmed after hyping it up for a couple of years. That's why the album article was unsatisfactory before now. I will reverse the redirect shortly and then you can improve the album article with the new sources that you found. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (Talk&#124;Contribs) 14:27, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 * -- Hello! Thanks for reverting the redirect. I will add the required data as soon as possible.Abhinav0908 (talk) 04:30, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

BAND-MAID release
It was released as an iTunes single https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbSsoN-VwAA786f.jpg:large — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rov124 (talk • contribs) 03:57, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

Question regarding edits to 2 Cool 4 Skool
Hi Doomsdayer520! I noticed on the page 2 Cool 4 Skool you made the infobox type an EP. The problem is that the album isn't an EP, but rather a single album. I noticed your explanation for the changes was "fixing non-standard infobox", so is there any way to make it standard without having the infobox falsely display that it's an EP? Thanks! Nyantatata ^-^ (Say hi!) 21:21, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delay, I was off the grid for about a week. There is a group of Wikipedia volunteers called the Albums Project in which album articles are categorized via the fields in the infobox, and HERE you will see the agreed-upon album types. -- It is my understanding that long ago, the folks in the project decided that the old and general term "EP" could be used for albums that are described as "single album" or "mini album" in some regions. (For instance, I have only ever seen the term "single album" in Asian pop, but I could be wrong.) If it's an album that is shorter than usual, the term "EP" is a nice general category. If you find that to be inaccurate or outdated, you could raise the issue at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Albums. -- Note that all of this only applies to the infobox, and you could use the term "single album" in the article's main text. Sincerely --- <b style="color: MediumVioletRed"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 00:03, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Sources for albums
I would like to respond to your message to EddieHugh because I have a lot of experience using AllMusic (I subscribe to it) and some experience working with EddieHugh. He doesn't need me to say so, but I have never questioned his integrity or his diligence. He is also patient, which many people on Wikipedia (and off) are not. I don't know anything about the example raised, but I do know that AllMusic often makes mistakes, not merely on release dates but on all other matters, such as labels, personnel, song credits, song titles, and so on. Moreover, much of their material is inchoate. EddieHugh once suggested that it's because they have a small staff. Possibly. Sign of the times: too much information, too much work, too few people, too few competent people. Jazz is unpopular. I imagine most resources are spent on more popular music. This is true everywhere else, so why wouldn't it be true at AllMusic?

According to Wikipedia rules, these sources can't be used: Amazon, itunes, Discogs.com, Musicbrainz, RateYourMusic, Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud, LastFM, because they are retail sites or because they rely on user-generated content or both. The best source for an album is probably the album itself, and yet many liner notes and album covers have mistakes. That means we rule out perfection and accept fallible sources and try to come as close to accuracy as we can. For years I've been looking for a better source for release dates of albums. I've written about this subject quite a bit and have exchanged posts about it with EddieHugh and others. If you have a solution, I'm eager to hear it. Vmavanti (talk) 17:56, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * @User:Vmavanti - Thanks for the input. I have merely disagreed with Eddie's logic in one particular article, and have full respect for his knowledge and professionalism. Regarding this general topic, personally I find it illogical to assume that sources that made some mistakes in the past can never be trusted ever again. See WP:ALBUMS (The Albums Project) in which AllMusuc has been deemed reliable and essential for info on hundreds of thousands of album articles. In the event of uncertainty in an AllMusic entry, other sources can be used for corroboration. For the album in which Eddie and I disagreed, there is an announcement from the record company's own website that gives that album's release date. Your concerns, and Eddie's, about source reliabiity are valid but for that particular album a whole bunch of outlets say it was released in 2010. What's not to believe? Thanks again. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 02:08, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I use AllMusic all the time, but I get exasperated at the number of mistakes. You can submit corrections to AllMusic. There's a form on the site with the usual caveats. AllMusic is owned by Tivo. I would like to know where Tivo gets its information. I put the following on my User Page as advice for possible sources:

Vmavanti (talk) 17:56, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The album itself
 * The musician's official web site
 * The record label's web site
 * Billboard magazine or web site
 * DownBeat magazine or web site
 * JazzTimes magazine or web site
 * A book, such as a biography, about the subject
 * A book about the record label
 * AllMusic.com

Just to clarify...
...I thought your own comments were sensible and just on the AfD even if I disagree with your conclusion. I follow AfDs about articles of women (even though I am of the male persuasion, it turns out to be a good place to find material that belongs in our project and can qualify with a polish.) I am more interested in women scholars and academics and techies and politicians than in entertainers, but if I have some spare time I will try to improve those as well, if they seem notable.

Nearly all of the AfDs I read are well-reasoned, and I agree with the nominator. I do have a special resentment, triggered by this particular AfD, of nominators and others who treat bio subjects with undeserved contempt, in this case ostensibly because the article is badly written by amateurs--first the AfD nominator spending 8 paragraphs mocking the subject of the bio, and the very next commenter calling her "this chick." I did not intend to criticize you or other helpful commentators, even those who disagree with me. Your talk page or mine seems a better place to discuss this, if you want to, than anybody's AfD. HouseOfChange (talk) 18:53, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Team Allok
Dear @Doomsdayer520 I am creating the article Team AllOk which is not completed. I request your kind self to keep the article unchanged till it is completed. --Thank You TheUnbeatable (talk) 15:10, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
 * . Okay, see Template:Under construction for a notice that you can place at the top of the article until done. Note that my changes were related to Wikipedia's formatting guidelines and would have been caught by other editors eventually. Good luck with the article. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 15:18, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot for your suggestion. I will definitely use those tools.

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Draft:Dresses (band)
I took your suggestion at Articles for deletion/Timothy Heller, i.e. "This could very well be transformed into an article on the band Dresses, which may have enough media notice for a stub article." I am on the fence in regard to whether or not it meets WP:NBAND in its current form. What do you think? Any suggestions for improving it? — Godsy (TALK<sub style="margin-left:-2.0ex;"> CONT ) 09:47, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * - While doing the research for my vote in the Timothy Heller discussion I found that every magazine article, album review, etc. that mentioned Timothy was actually about Dresses, and said much more about the band. Therefore I suggested that an article on Dresses might be more viable than an article on an individual member. But that article, if you create it, would have to stand on its own merits too. I think they might be able to squeeze into a few of the requirements for WP:NBAND such as #1 and maybe #4, but I can't guarantee that everyone else would agree. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 18:07, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Delsort to country
Isn't it agreed that music and books are sorted into the country category where it's released. At least that's what I take of it based on the United States delsort discussion. Also, the music album was related to music so why was that sorting undone? PS. I've looked at the Delsort WikiProject and it says to sort deletion into relevant categories. Is there something I'm missing? Also, why did you removed it out of the music category and back into the unsorted category? --<i style="font-family:'Rock salt','Comic Sans MS'; color: Green;">Tyw7</i> (🗣️ Talk • ✍️ Contributions) Please ping me if you had replied 19:04, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delay in this response. The Delsort Project has guidelines but not hard-and-fast rules. You are missing the spirit of delsorting, in which AfDs are sorted toward communities of editors that are able and willing to add their expertise to deletion discussions. For example, the Deletion Sorting page for Malaysia is probably patrolled by experts on that country who can discuss the merits of articles about that country, such as politics, history, geography, etc. That Westlife DVD is not about Malaysia just because it was released in that country, and while you sorted the AfD discussion to five countries plus the continent of Asia, what about all the other countries in which it was released? It's a worldwide media product released in dozens of additional nations, so your delsort was not only heavy-handed but also incomplete. That's why delsort should be used sparingly.
 * Meanwhile, my example of the Malaysia-related deletion discussions page doesn't have much happening, but any Malaysia expert is likely to ask why the AfD for an international DVD is cluttering up their page. Hkhohh got in trouble for this, including at the Bands and musicians page where he/she was putting AfDs for albums that were released by bands, fictional characters in TV shows about music, actors who play fictional musicians, etc. I and the other regulars on that page found all of the non-musician AfDs placed there by Hkhohh to be annoying and distracting. That's why the delsort process is supposed to be used sparingly, not for the fun of sorting AfDs to as many discussion pages as you can think of. The Malaysia page is for AfDs on topics about that country, the Bands and musicians page is for AfDs about actual musicians, etc. Thanks. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 17:45, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * How about fictional characters who are musicians? They probably go into the Bands and Musicians page. --<i style="font-family:'Rock salt','Comic Sans MS'; color: Green;">Tyw7</i>  (🗣️ Talk • ✍️ Contributions) Please ping me if you had replied 17:57, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Personally, I would say no to that because evidence of their notability would not come from the world of music but from the world of books or TV shows or movies in which they were created. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 18:00, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * But technically they are musicians. So people patrolling that page may have heard of them.  There are several "fictional" bands. It's probably a gray area.--<i style="font-family:'Rock salt','Comic Sans MS'; color: Green;">Tyw7</i>  (🗣️ Talk • ✍️ Contributions) Please ping me if you had replied 18:02, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Wrong use if the word "technically". --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 18:08, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * What do you mean? --<i style="font-family:'Rock salt','Comic Sans MS'; color: Green;">Tyw7</i> (🗣️ Talk • ✍️ Contributions) Please ping me if you had replied 18:09, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Add the album cover The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All (If you can)
Hello Doomsdayer520! I want to thank you for adding the album cover The Greatest Hits of All by George Benson, whose page I created. If it's not too much to ask, see if you can also add the album cover The Very Best of George Benson: The Greatest Hits of All, that I created too. I liked your collaboration and wanted to know if you can help me again. Thanks for everything!
 * Done! Note that this compilation album is not listed at George Benson discography and that is why I missed it. A few days ago I went down that list and found other George Benson albums that had no covers. So you might want to add to that discography list. Sincerely, --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 14:49, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

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Finally got around to starting Liev Tuk and Meas Samon, rounding out the list of Cambodian Rocks artists. Only slightly more available on Tuk than Samon, but it sure seems like there's a ton of media available about Samon that isn't in English. Typically hate to start a stub so small as that one, but filed it under "better a stub than nothing". &mdash; Rhododendrites  <sup style="font-size:80%;">talk \\ 02:42, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
 * What are your thoughts on a WP:NAVBOX? My first thought was, now that we have an article about everyone on Cambodian Rocks, to base it on that, but that would be pretty unusual. Better may be a period-specific Cambodian music navbox, but I'm not quite sure how to clearly articulate which articles it would include. &mdash; Rhododendrites  <sup style="font-size:80%;">talk \\ 15:51, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
 * - I think a navbox might be useful but the articles are pretty far-flung and you are correct on how it would be tough to articulate the focus. We've been blue-linking all the associated articles to the best of our abilities and that should suffice for now. What I would really like to see is for Music_of_Cambodia (which you and I have discussed before) to be fully expanded or even spun off into its own article, similar in quality to Cambodian Rocks, but we will probably need actual Cambodians to help out and none seem to be interested.
 * Note that in addition to Cambodian Rocks we now also have articles for almost everybody specifically profiled in Don't Think I've Forgotten except for Baksey Cham Krong and Pou Vannary. While we're on that subject, I'd love for you to take a look at my own recent article if you have the time: Drakkar (band). Thanks! --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 16:19, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
 * except for Baksey Cham Krong - ✅ Baksey Cham Krong. Not much there yet, but seems like there's enough to justify an article. &mdash; Rhododendrites  <sup style="font-size:80%;">talk \\ 17:50, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * - That was fast! My schedule is a bit cramped but I will check this out early next week. I hereby volunteer to take a try at Pou Vannary, also next week, unless you have already started. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 19:13, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I have not started, and wasn't planning on it (in the near future). Will be happy to take a look when you do. :) &mdash; Rhododendrites  <sup style="font-size:80%;">talk \\ 19:37, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

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Justin Biltonen
I Just wanted to thank you (sarcasm) for reverting my Justin Biltonen page. I will just have to do it over again. He is a famous person and should deserve his own Wikipedia. If you don't agree then feel free to call the Wikipedia police. --Jarmusic2 (talk) 19:17, 20 August 2018 (UTC)jarmusic2--Jarmusic2 (talk) 19:17, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
 * User:Jarmusic2 - Looks like the Wikipedia police beat me to it. The problem is that there is nothing to say about Justin Biltonen except that he is in 3 Doors Down. That wasn't sarcasm. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 18:44, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

[[User:Jarmusic2| thank you for the input. Iv'e seen articles of famous movie stars with just a few words an there still on Wikipedia. maybe I should start deleting those articles until they can meet the Wikipedia standards, also I will work on my article so that it meets the requirements as well. again thank you and I'm sorry about the sarcasm comet. You were just doing your job.

Recycling in Israel
I de-prodded your tag because this is likely to be controversial, like all articles about the country (see Palestinian law). Please go to WP:AfD instead. 19:23, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Blakiston's Line
Thanks for your review of Blakiston's Line and your encouragement, Doomsdayer520. Carol (Talk) 04:56, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

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The Impossible Elephant
Thank you very much for reviewing The Impossible Elephant; I have given you a barnstar on your user page as gratitude. Cheers! NowIsntItTime 19:11, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
 * - And thank you for the barnstar! --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 14:21, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

 * - Thanks for the balaclava! The Kang article looks good and you did a lot of nice work, so I removed that "notability" tag. The only minor problem is that Wikipedia does not like to store people's CV's, per WP:RESUME, so I removed that link. Keep up the good work! --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 14:30, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your update and contributions to Wikipedia Goodtiming8871 (talk) 01:40, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

"A page you started (Yitzchak Sheilat) has been reviewed" - response
You wrote: "'Thanks for your new article on Rabbi Yitzchak Sheilat, but note that another editor has already alerted the community to several problems concerning citations and notability. Address these matters as best you can, or the article could be deleted. Good luck.'"

I made a number of changes to the article in response, and wrote on Rosguill's page that I made corrections and that I would be happy to hear any other specific comments/suggestions regarding problems in the article.

I have not received any response since, so it is difficult for me to understand the intent and purpose of your warning.Cm613 (talk) 19:43, 5 September 2018 (UTC)


 * - Articles with those various tags about notability, original research, etc. appear on lists perused by other editors, and someone following that path may decide that the article is not appropriate for Wikipedia. Sorry if I gave the impression that I might do such a thing myself, I merely meant to point out that it could be possible. If nobody else objects to the article then you will be fine. But if you haven't already, you should certainly take a look at WP:BLP for policies about biographical articles, which must be solidly supported. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 20:59, 5 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Okay, thanks. I fixed up the language and added other independent sources (Jerusalem Post & Makor Rishon newspaper articles, an academic text from U. of Texas), so I assume that it is now more consistent with Wikipedia style and policies. Cm613 (talk) 07:49, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Robert Parucha
Hi, thanks for the tip about the actor, Robert Parucha. Good idea. Thanks and I'll see what I can do over the next couple of weeks. Cheers Karl Twist (talk) 08:39, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

"Ways to improve Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail"
Please feel free to let me know which parts of the article need additional citations. It's not obvious from the message you left on my talk page. Thanks. A5 (talk) 00:28, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
 * - Actually, what happened is that I am part of a Wikipedia team that reviews new articles for suitability, and when we click a field the system shoots you an automatic message titled "Ways to improve..." which may not have been the most accurate title in this case. At the time, the formatting of some of the references needed to be cleaned up, which a different editor did. The article looks very good and I will only suggest that you revisit it occasionally to add any new details that might arise in the future. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 15:40, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you.A5 (talk) 00:45, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

James Mackintosh Kennedy
Thank you for your kind words: "Thanks for your informative new article on James Mackintosh Kennedy." It was a huge challenge, my first attempt. Question: I have compiled "Letters to My Daughters: 1900-1916" (Kennedy's letters) - unpublished, about 65 pages, annotated - I'd be glad to share them with anyone interested - how should I present this? A section labeled Letters, with a note to contact through Talk? I also have an unpublished biography document, about 130 pages. How should I offer to share that? JMKgreatgrand (talk) 22:51, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
 * - My recommendation is to add a brief statement to the end of the Writings section. Since those documents have not been published, listing them is not exactly encyclopedic. But you could say something like "Kennedy's family has annotated a collection of his letters and compiled an autobiographical document" (or whatever is most accurate). --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 15:35, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, I added your recommendation. A cousin added ref to Bannockburn honor. I'm thinking of adding a humorous poem or two. I will find articles which need a link to JMK so it won't be an orphan. Thanks so much. I'm so proud to have it accepted. JMKgreatgrand (talk) 23:30, 9 September 2018 (UTC) I did add a reference in Aberlemno, but I am hesitant to impose on the article about Robert Williams Buchanan - JMK was a good friend and named his son after RWB and wrote a couple of poems about RWB. Orphan notice is still there, how does it get removed? JMKgreatgrand (talk) 23:49, 9 September 2018 (UTC) I've added citations to Writings, how do I remove the notice to add citations? Do I need to reference the books any more than just stating the names? JMKgreatgrand (talk) 03:37, 10 September 2018 (UTC) Added link in Robert Williams Buchanan Wiki page and in Scottish Americans. Shouldn't still be orphan.JMKgreatgrand (talk) 05:22, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
 * - See Citing sources for everything on citations; it takes a lot of practice, but in the future you can always call on interested persons for assistance. At the J.M.K. article it looks like another editor has already helped out with formatting the footnotes. Meanwhile, the tags like "Orphan" and "Citations Needed" are simply code that can be edited like anything else. I will remove the Orphan notice. Overall, remember that Wikipedia articles are allowed to evolve over time, so there is time to practice the formatting and other details as long as an article's facts are supported. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 15:32, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Citations for Eugene Allen Noble
I just added some additional sources for Eugene Allen Noble. Let me know if you think this sufficiently addresses the issue. Wikieditor19920 (talk) 22:48, 9 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Just wanted to let you know that I removed the BLP template you added because it's not a BLP page. It is a biographical article, but the subject has been dead since '48. Wikieditor19920 (talk) 01:43, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Oops, you are correct about the BLP template, inappropriate for the deceased gentleman. I hit the wrong button somewhere. Otherwise, you found some good additional material and the article is in excellent shape. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 13:28, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanx for the kudos, Doomsdayer520!!! Seriously! You're the first compliment I've ever got in here! My Low profile I guess. Usually I'm just ever-so-slightly stalked by a few folks who take umbrage at anything I do (Hiya Frank!).
 * albabe -  The Writer /Artist Formally Known as  Al Gordon 17:46, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanx!
Thanx for the kudos, Doomsdayer520!!! Seriously! You're the first compliment I've ever got in here! My Low profile I guess. Usually I'm just ever-so-slightly stalked by a few folks who take umbrage at anything I do (Hiya Frank!).
 * albabe -  The Writer /Artist Formally Known as  Al Gordon 17:47, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.13 18 September 2018
Hello, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

The New Page Feed currently has 2700 unreviewed articles, up from just 500 at the start of July. For a while we were falling behind by an average of about 40 articles per day, but we have stabilised more recently. Please review some articles from the back of the queue if you can (Sort by: 'Oldest' at Special:NewPagesFeed), as we are very close to having articles older than one month.


 * Project news
 * The New Page Feed now has a new "Articles for Creation" option which will show drafts instead of articles in the feed, this shouldn't impact NPP activities and is part of the WMF's AfC Improvement Project.
 * As part of this project, the feed will have some larger updates to functionality next month. Specifically, ORES predictions will be built in, which will automatically flag articles for potential issues such as vandalism or spam. Copyright violation detection will also be added to the new page feed. See the projects's talk page for more info.


 * There are a number of coordination tasks for New Page Patrol that could use some help from experienced reviewers. See New pages patrol/Coordination for more info to see if you can help out.


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 * A new summary page of reliable sources has been created; Identifying reliable sources/Perennial sources, which summarizes existing RfCs or RSN discussions about regularly used sources.


 * Moving to Draft and Page Mover
 * Some unsuitable new articles can be best reviewed by moving them to the draft space, but reviewers need to do this carefully and sparingly. It is most useful for topics that look like they might have promise, but where the article as written would be unlikely to survive AfD. If the article can be easily fixed, or if the only issue is a lack of sourcing that is easily accessible, tagging or adding sources yourself is preferable. If sources do not appear to be available and the topic does not appear to be notable, tagging for deletion is preferable (PROD/AfD/CSD as appropriate). See additional guidance at WP:DRAFTIFY.
 * If the user moves the draft back to mainspace, or recreates it in mainspace, please do not re-draftify the article (although swapping it to maintain the page history may be advisable in the case of copy-paste moves). AfC is optional except for editors with a clear conflict of interest.
 * Articles that have been created in contravention of our paid-editing-requirements or written from a blatant NPOV perspective, or by authors with a clear COI might also be draftified at discretion.
 * The best tool for draftification is User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js(info). Kindly adapt the text in the dialogue-pop-up as necessary (the default can also be changed like this). Note that if you do not have the Page Mover userright, the redirect from main will be automatically tagged as CSD R2, but in some cases it might be better to make this a redirect to a different page instead.
 * The Page Mover userright can be useful for New Page Reviewers; occasionally page swapping is needed during NPR activities, and it helps avoid excessive R2 nominations which must be processed by admins. Note that the Page Mover userright has higher requirements than the NPR userright, and is generally given to users active at Requested Moves. Only reviewers who are very experienced and are also very active reviewers are likely to be granted it solely for NPP activities.

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Articles for Creation Reviewing

 * Thanks for the invitation. Just wanted to let you know that I will be scarce for several days, and I'm not sure if I even have time to join this additional team though I would certainly love to help out. In any case, I may decide to go ahead with the process to join, but if so it will be a couple of weeks from now. Thanks again. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 19:12, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks for the barnstar!!! --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 12:53, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Cover art question
Thank you for reviewing my article for Flamingo Breeze. I noticed you changed the cover art, which I don't mind, but I was curious if there's some policy about what cover to use for reissues. I uploaded the previous cover since it represented the original release, which was on cassette. RoseCherry64 (talk) 13:44, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
 * - Actually there is no set policy on this, but in the event of different cover art being available, "common practice" is to use an image from the product most likely to be available to the public, and I figured that would be the square image from a CD or iTunes page, etc. There would be no dispute if you'd like to re-upload the cassette image, but the square image is more likely to comply with what we see in other articles for recent albums. Thanks. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 15:26, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

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Chrysilia
Hello, following recent changes, the “fan page” tagged “Chrysilia” page is, at least to my eyes, on the neutral side and everything is based on references with no personal comments or fan trivia. Would you have anything more to suggest? Many thanks Ypsus (talk) 01:50, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
 * - It looks better, thanks. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 12:55, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

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Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of the Flaming Lips Redirection...
So as far as I can tell, you are trying to redirect the page Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of the Flaming Lips to the main Flaming lips article because it doesn't meet Wikipedia's Notability guidelines. While I do understand your concerns, it's not like there aren't a bunch of other Wikipedia album pages that are just like that. Also, the source that I cited was a pretty good one. Even if it isn't, why not just expand the page yourself with better sources instead of trying to redirect it? In fact, I actually found a couple good extra sources myself that I will now use. Hopefully, that will put an end to this problem.--Neateditor123 (talk) 21:33, 16 October 2018 (UTC)Neateditor123
 * - I am not the person who redirected the article or is trying to do so. I simply chose to explain why others have done that and for what reason. Also, deleting and redirecting are two different things. Make sure you know who you're talking to, and see the other stuff exists argument as well. --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 21:41, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh, sorry. I accidentally said "deleted" instead of "redirected". I didn't mean to say that you (or anyone else) was trying to delete it. Hopefully, we can get this whole issue fixed really quickly. Also, you'll notice that I just added more information and sources to the page in question. Hopefully, that will help. Let me know.--Neateditor123 (talk) 21:51, 16 October 2018 (UTC)Neateditor123

Greetings from Tennessee
Thank you for catching my mistake! I'm using a custom built semi-automated solution similar to WP:AWB that does make me preview pages but the preview functionality has been acting up lately and it didn't work properly for that edit. Appreciate you catching the error. :-) -- Zack mann  (Talk to me/What I been doing) 16:56, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
 * - No problem. If you're focused on album infoboxes, errors are listed on this page: . --- <b style="color: DarkOrchid"> DOOMSDAYER 520</b> (Talk&#124;Contribs) 17:00, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh freaking awesome!!! That is my new home page. :-p Ok not really, but I'm adding that to my list of tracked categories. Template you might be interested in... Category count. -- Zack mann  (Talk to me/What I been doing) 17:03, 18 October 2018 (UTC)