User talk:Giants2008/Archive 28

Bot?
In your closing note, you mentioned that a bot will do the necessary work, but for your information, there is currently no bot which works for FL, is inactive for a long time. If a need for a new bot arise, feel free to bug me. Cheers!  Jim Car  ter  04:17, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

F1 TFL
Hey, the blurb looks good, just one thing I noticed, "Thirteen races, nine stopped because of rain..." think you're missing an explanantion of why the thirteen races were stopped. Other than that it looks good to go! NapHit (talk) 23:25, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Should be no more dead links now. NapHit (talk) 11:33, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

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RE: Featured list candidate Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution
Greetings; regretably, my FLC Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution is languishing. One reviewer who gave it an "oppose" comment has not taken a second look after I made the needed fixes plus other enhancements. Sadly, only one other editor reviewed it. Would you please take a look at the list, as I do believe that it meets all FL criteria. Thank you. Drdpw (talk) 20:02, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Talkback
Can never remember if notifications work on template pages or not. —Bagumba (talk) 22:04, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Peer review
Hello Giants! I have opened a peer review for actress Sonam Kapoor. If you have got time and interest, please leave your suggestions here. --  Frankie talk 11:17, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Featured list removal candidates/Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography/archive1
Hi. Hope you're well. I've noted that this FLRC is now in the removed log but could you please add a note to the FLRC that it has been delisted? Thanks. Cowlibob (talk) 15:42, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Also this FLC Featured list candidates/Alexandra Stan discography/archive1, needs a note saying it's archived. Cowlibob (talk) 15:44, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

New FLC
I have Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust at Featured list candidates/Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust/archive1, and it has 3 supports and no opposes. Would it be OK if I nominated List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire now? Dudley Miles (talk) 19:21, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

Season's Greetings
To You and Yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 16:54, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Closure update
Hi there,

I was wondering why 60th Academy Awards is still listed under featured list candidates when you already closed the nomination and promoted it. Just politely asking.
 * --Birdienest81 (talk) 04:34, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

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NASA space-flown Gemini and Apollo medallions
Hi Giants2008- Should I be looking around (neutrally, not canvassing) for another reviewer or two. I wouldn't want to see the nom get archived...--Godot13 (talk) 23:36, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

List of tributaries of Bowman Creek
Hello, hope you're doing well. Seeing as you gave feedback on my last FLC, I was wondering if you would have time to provide feedback on my current FLC? Thanks in advance, --Jakob (talk)  aka Jakec  02:09, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your comments! I've responded on the FLC page. --Jakob (talk)  aka Jakec  03:36, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry to ask you for feedback again, but Featured list candidates/List of tributaries of Mahanoy Creek/archive1 has also been sitting in the queue for two months; would you mind providing some comments for that one? Thanks, --Jakob (talk)  aka Jakec  01:35, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

FLC closure
Hello, I'd appreciate it if Featured list candidates/Teyana Taylor discography/archive1 could be closed as withdrawn please. Thankyou.  Azealia 911   talk  20:33, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

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Increasing the frequency of WP:TFL
Two days ago I opened a thread on VPI about possibly increasing the frequency of Today's featured list again, but up to now I have received no response, so I figured out it may be a good idea to discuss with you directly. I think it may be a good idea to increase the frequency of Today's featured list, from the current 2 days per week to daily.Looking at the Featured content section of recent Signpost issues, it seems that the rate of featured article and featured list promotions is roughly equivalent. Currently there are featured lists waiting to be shown on the main page, compared to only  featured articles. At the current TFL rate, it would take more than 25 years to exhaust the current supply of featured lists to be shown on the main page, compared to less than 4 years for TFA. I think it would be suitable to increase the frequency of TFL to daily. Even if no more featured lists get promoted, the current supply of featured lists is enough for more than 7 years if TFL is to run daily. What do you think? sst ✈ 17:22, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

PR request
Would you please take a look at this Peer review. I am aiming this aticle for FA. I would appreciate your gesture. Thanks. Krish |  Talk  15:47, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Nigeria Writing Contest
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Request for input
Hi Giants, is there any chance I could get you to contribute some answers here? Thanks! Ed Erhart (WMF) (talk) 01:34, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Request
Hey! would you like to look at my FLC? I would appreciate it. Thanks. Krish |  Talk  15:06, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

A triple TFL?
Hi Giants, I hope all is well. The Ethel Barrymore list should soon pass as an FL and it'll mean that we will have the career histories of the three siblings as three FLs. I'm thinking that it would be nice to have all three in one TFL. What would be the chance of that, do you think? I've seen two (and possibly three) articles appearing at TFA, so there is a precedent on the other front page elements, but I'm not sure if it's something we've done before. Cheers – SchroCat (talk) 15:19, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Excellent, cheers. I'll try and put together a suitable blurb that catches all the links needed and work out a good date to run it. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 19:45, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Sports Phone
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Favor
Hello! It has been a long time since I was last on Wikipedia hahha, and now I am slowly coming back in! In fact, yesterday I created a new page: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series. And I was wondering if you have any time just to check it out? To correct any grammar mistakes I may have made and maybe even include some proper english for me? If you can not do it, I understand, but if you could that would be awesome and greatly appreciated! Anyways, have a nice day!!! — JJakathestrength (talk,  contribs ) 19:39, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Alice Bauer
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FLC for List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1960–69)
Hi! I have nominated the subject list for FL. As you had commented on the previous 1954-59 FLC I thought you might be interested in this as well. Hence this note. Please can you find some time out and give your comments here? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 06:20, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

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Benfica list nom
Hi Giants, I didn't see you'd been involved before I posted to Threeosix. As a withdrawal needs a page deletion (and as I'm not an admin. I can't), can I leave the close to you? Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 19:20, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Huh, I didn't know you weren't - I always presumed you were! (and you probably should be too, for what it's worth!) Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 07:36, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

Doc Adams auction
In my initial edit I had put the auction news in the front section, end of second  paragraph: "The original 1857 draft by Doc Adams of the Rules of Base-Ball, sold at an auction on April 24, 2016, for US$3,300,000.[2]" Perhaps it makes sense to put it back there since it is a newsworthy piece of trivia.--Gciriani (talk) 22:33, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

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Can you take a look at my main page request for the featured list List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong?
Thanks a lot. Wishva de Silva (talk) 10:00, 6 May 2016 (UTC)