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Hi there, I have reverted your formatting at Simon Greatwich; there is no need to include a 'present' if there is an open dash. Regards, GiantSnowman 13:35, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
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Seasons in Philippine football
For seasons within one year this navigation box is better, see eg Category:2013 in Philippine football — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hugo999 (talk) 13:18, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

August 2013
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Proposed deletion of Enoch Barwuah


The article Enoch Barwuah has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL

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Tagging articles for deletion
Use either WP:PROD or WP:AFD - though the Basa article looks notable to me as an international player. GiantSnowman 12:46, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
 * ...you now need to complete the AFD nomnination, see WP:AFDHOWTO if you are unsure. GiantSnowman 13:21, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
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It may be eligible for WP:CSD; if not then you could consider taking it back to AFD. Regards, GiantSnowman 13:52, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

Union F.C.
✅ GiantSnowman 12:57, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2012 Philippine Peace Cup
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 * I've not done DYK for a long time know, maybe contact the editor who declined your submission for advice - sorry. GiantSnowman 12:43, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but WP:DYK indicates that articles expanded have to be expanded five-fold in a period of five days (x2 if it is a biography of a living person). --Soman (talk) 17:42, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

PR
✅ GiantSnowman 11:07, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

2012 Philippine Peace Cup
Hi FairyTailRocks. It seems you want to promote the article to GA and to make more people recognize it. I don't want to sound harsh but I think that has clouded your judgment a bit. It also seems like it's an attempt to glorify the achievement by the Philippines. It's a decent achievement but on a grander scale, it really isn't that big of a deal. You've then ended up removing legit referenced material while adding unreferenced material. I honestly think you should just give it a rest don't you think? Thank you very much. Tootsie Frootsie (talk) 18:07, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

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Loyola Meralco Sparks and Blue Guards
I'm not sure it meets either WP:GNG or WP:EVENT. Why not create a version in your sandbox and we can re-assess? GiantSnowman 12:37, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
 * No problems! GiantSnowman 12:55, 10 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi, the article looks good but I'm afraid I don't think it's notable. It could merit its own section on the 2013 UFL Cup page maybe, but that's about it. However I'm just one person, feel free to be bold and move it to mainspace if you disagree. GiantSnowman 13:26, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

For the blue guards page, although it got created, I don't think it should have! The only reason it was created was to expand on that 33-0 defeat! Ridiculous! Why not just put everything on the tournament page itself?!? This club is just some random ass club made up of old timers who happened to be weekend warriors! It doesn't deserve it's own page especially just for the sake of expanding on that defeat they got! Banana Fingers (talk) 13:54, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
 * - if you believe it is non-notable then I suggest you take to WP:AFD. GiantSnowman 11:02, 8 December 2013 (UTC)

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AFC deletion
✅ GiantSnowman 13:10, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/United Football Club Philippines (2nd nomination)
The AFD should run for - at least - 7 days, and I couldn't delete anyway because I !voted in the discussion. I'm afraid I no longer get involved with DYK, sorry. GiantSnowman 12:56, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The Will Of Love
Dear FairyTailRocks: I see that you have decided to become an Afc reviewer! It's a little complicated, so please don't hesitate to ask for help at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Articles for creation/Reviewer help - we all do.

About the article above, which you declined for lack of nobility: you may have noticed some little blue numbers next to sentences in the article, but no references at the bottom. This happens a lot because the articles in Afc are by beginners and they have trouble with the citation format. The reflist template was missing. As part of the review process, it's part of our job to make sure that all text and references are visible before reviewing, so that the user will have a fair chance to be accepted. Please be sure to check the source code of any article that you review, to make sure that there isn't invisible stuff, by fixing it up yourself. (Occasionally an entire article is hidden on a seemingly blank page!)

As it turns out, the references weren't extensive or independent enough anyway, so your decline reason is fine.

One more thing: Submitted articles are supposed to be located at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Article name, but beginning users can't or don't know how to move their articles to the right namespace, so we do it for them. I've moved the one above.

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Randall Carver
What's wrong with the draft's layout? --George Ho (talk) 03:20, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
 * You haven't answered my question, have you? How can I improve the structure without having to read the MOS again? --George Ho (talk) 04:14, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
 * His birthplace, birthdate, and such are irrelevant. Matters are showing readers the subject's accomplishments. To verify his birth, I must abide to WP:BLPPRIMARY first and find secondary sources. Alas, I'm uncertain of using his official website as a source. --George Ho (talk) 04:31, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Moreover, I made improvements. How can awards accomplish? He wasn't nominated or awarded one. Do they affect the subject's notability? --George Ho (talk) 04:33, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
 * What about WP:Notability if the subject fails ANYBIO's #1 criterion? "Notability is not temporary"? George Ho (talk) 04:53, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Reading the MOS, I don't see anything that majorly violates the MOS. George Ho (talk) 06:55, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Blue Guards F.C.
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

CUplex
Hi FairTailRocks,

Thank you for the review of the article submission I had made about the North Battleford CUplex. I work for the City of North Battleford and I have access to information that may not be published, how can I add that to wikipedia? I appreciate your time, taken to review my article, and would want to ensure I can get it published.

I will search to find more published articles about the CUplex and reference those where applicable.

One more thing, I know my City is eager to have the article published, I have informed them I am working on this on my spare time. How do I get the logo on here? I do not own it, (same for the City Logo) but I know they would like it available for view.

My many thanks for being so patience with someone so new, I just want to make knowlegde available.

Tungilik (talk) 03:47, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

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Namaste Yoga
Were you planning on cleaning up this article? Bellerophon talk to me 00:44, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of List of defunct men's college basketball conferences
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Hi, you have added a tag for the deletion of my article Dil Shova Shrestha. As this is genuine article I request you to remove the tag. Also if needed i can add more references to this article. Thanks Ashishlohorung (talk) 15:26, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Maharani Jaiwanta Bai
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Speedy deletion declined: The Root of All Evil (A Stas Nowak Novel)
Hello FairyTailRocks, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of The Root of All Evil (A Stas Nowak Novel), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not nonsense - there is meaningful content. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  15:40, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Nonsense
This is a very limited criterion at CSD. It only applies to things like "jytctrtyrrtttr gfgdgfdertere456f" or "grape tenrec up fortitude by oscillation nevertheless hijacked sideways". If something is readable as English (or another language), it doesn't class as nonsense here. Something like "the green cat climbed the purple chimney to eat the crocodile" may not have any encyclopaedic value, but it is coherent (even though silly or unlikely...) and is not nonsense in the Wikipedia sense. A lot of people assume that something they know is incorrect counts as nonsense. That isn't the case. An coherent article about a 13 year old boy who runs a multi-national corporation based in Falling Down Creek, Mo, and who is engaged to be married to Lady Gaga's sister isn't nonsense. It may well be a hoax (and as I made it up totally, it is...). Be careful about things that aren't in English. Something like 'jytctrtyrrtttr' is not pronounceable and is obvious nonsense. Something like 'szerzatyn szczentar' could be Polish and needs checking (by doing a Google search). That one IS fake, by the way. OK? Peridon (talk) 16:20, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I referred above to hoaxes. These must have an element of vandalism in them - bringing in stuff that lowers the value of the encyclopaedia. A new drinking game invented by two students last Thursday isn't a hoax. Students do re-invent beer pong regularly. That sort of thing comes under A13 - made up. Hoaxes are made up, but are intended to deceive. An example would be a newly discovered type of bird with four legs as well as wings. Many are much more subtle, and take some time to find. Most are just plain silly. Anything containing "little is known about..." is likely to be a hoax - but check. Bobble-head doll syndrome looks unlikely - but a quick check showed that it is real. If not sure, leave it alone. If no-one else does anything in some time, ask someone like me, JohnCD, WereSpielChequers or Tokyogirl79 (admins) or MelanieN (who doesn't want to be an admin...). Or any other fairly long term editor. Peridon (talk) 16:42, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

DYK for List of defunct men's college basketball conferences in the United States
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DYK nomination of Football in the Philippines
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Please delete
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Ways to improve 2014 Global F.C. season
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Citation needed
I have removed the link from your article 2014 Global F.C. season as it doesn't exist. Kindly provide the link that currently exists. Thanks Nechlison (talk) 12:38, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

NFL Draft section format
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GA reviews
I finished your suggestions at Talk:2013 Penn State Nittany Lions football team/GA1, and had more time than I thought I would today, and read Football in the Philippines. I think it needs a more thorough copyedit prior to meeting the GA criteria. Structurally, it seems relatively sound, but grammatically, it could use some improvement. Thanks.  Go  Phightins  !  04:01, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry - forgot the dead links. All fixed.  Go  Phightins  !  18:37, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

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Merged both 2013 NCAA Division II football season and 2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game into the 2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Playoffs article
The 2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game has been merged into the 2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Playoffs

Please review this AFC and hopefully approve the merged article: "2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Playoffs" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/2013_NCAA_Division_II_National_Football_Championship_Playoffs

Also, a redirect from the article, "2013 NCAA Division II football season", to the newly merged article, "2013 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Playoffs", should be done, too.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.130.87.207 (talk) 06:53, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Football in the Philippines

 * Thank you very much for my barnstar, FairyTailRocks! Good luck on your Good Article process!  JudyCS (talk) 17:39, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi FTR, let me know when you're ready for me to review again. Let's wrap this up within the week please.  Go  Phightins  !  19:32, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, FairyTailRocks! I copy edited the National team performance section.  JudyCS (talk) 04:39, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

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I'll give the article a copy edit this morning and correct any errors I see. PaintedCarpet (talk) 14:59, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like someone else got to it. Glad the Guild of Copy Editors could help! PaintedCarpet (talk) 15:00, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2014 February newsletter
And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:


 * , a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Wikipedia. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in Treasury Note (1890–91).
 * , a WikiCup veteran and a finalist last year, Adam is also a featured picture specialist, focusing on the restoration of historical images. This month's promotions have included a carefully restored set of artist William Russell Flint's work.
 * , another WikiCup newcomer. WikiRedactor has claimed points for good article reviews and good articles relating to pop music, many of which were awarded bonus points. Articles include Sky Ferreira, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus song).

Other competitors of note include:


 * , who helped take Thirty Flights of Loving through good article candidates and featured article candidates, claiming the first first featured article of the competition.
 * , who claimed the first featured list of the competition with Natalia Kills discography.
 * , who takes the title of the contributor awarded the highest bonus point multiplier (resulting in the highest scoring article) of the competition so far. Her high-importance salamander, now a good article, scored 108 points.

After such a competitive first round, expect the second round to also be fiercely fought. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2, but please do not update your submission page until March (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 00:01, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Football in the Philippines
The article Football in the Philippines you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Football in the Philippines for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Go Phightins! -- 19:01, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Football in the Philippines (2)
Hi FairyTailRocks, congratulations on the recent GA. I have nominated it for DYK, which will hopefully result in its appearing on the main page. Thanks, Mat  ty. 007 19:30, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

How did you get AFCBuddy to work?
Are you manually adding the diffs for the March Drive for WP:AFC or...?    Sintaku  Talk 21:54, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Football in the Philippines
I'd like to thank you for supporting the DYK project. Cheers Victuallers (talk) 00:03, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Done. FairyTailRocks (talk) 09:50, 8 March 2014 (UTC)