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Confirmation edit
I confirm that I made this name change request on the Simple English Wikipedia. —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 2:10pm • 04:10, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

FS placement in an article
I am currently topic banned at WP:FS. As a FS director, could you please copy this discussion to WT:FSC on my behalf. I have been having problems with over the Amazing Grace article. She was the WP:FA author and I believe she has WP:OWN issues with regard to the article.

In April, I tried to add File:Amazing Grace (USAFB strings).ogg, File:Amazing Grace (USAFB brass).ogg, and File:Amazing Grace (USAFB jazz vocal).ogg. She has insisted that they do not belong because the versions presented are not discussed in the text. After an extremely volatile disucssion in which the FA director expressed a concurring opinion and FA delegate  was in opposition, Moni consented to including the jazz version.

By June, I reminded her that I had previously suggested a good location for the two instrumental versions. Recall that at that time in June 44 of my last 56 nominated files had been promoted (79%). Meanwhile, the year to date FSC pass rate was 133/178=75%. So I had learned how to be a above average FSC contributor and learned what types of files the audiophiles considered valuable to wikipedia. I tried to explain to Moni, in a discussion on her talk page that I now understood at a basic level what the proper consideration were for sound file contributions and felt that the two instrumental versions would be useful in the section discussing the melody.

Do the Featured sound people believe that the newly-promoted File:Amazing Grace (USAFB strings).ogg and File:Amazing Grace (USAFB brass).ogg should be included in the Amazing Grace article (probably in the section discussing the melody since they are instrumental versions)?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 12:58, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 9:06am • 23:06, 31 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks. You should probably include the first paragraph too for context.  The 2nd paragraph refers back to the later sentences in the first.  I guess if you started with "I have been having" then the message might make sense.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 23:44, 31 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Ah, ✅ again. If you need anything else, ask me. —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 10:09am • 00:09, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:51, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 July newsletter
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Hi James! Just an FYI: been a long time since someone had a look at the FSCs. I believe all threee active nominations can be closed. Also, the link at the "+" in your talk page should be changed because it links to you "Ancient" username (I added a talkback sometime ago over there and almost added this message over there too!). Best, Avenue X at Cicero (talk) 13:34, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

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Talkback
 Waterfox ~talk~ 16:15, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Will do! —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 10:09am • 00:09, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Double redirects
FYI, your rename has created a lot of double redirects that can't be fixed. Could you look over your very old name and look at fixing them? Thanks. Steven Zhang The clock is ticking....  00:40, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, I'll have to do that when I have some free time. Thanks for reminding me Steven! —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 10:10am • 00:10, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

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Yes, one extramarital affair of Mr. V.K. with a woman has been admitted. So what? This is no homosexuality, which is now being attributed to him in Czech tabloids and even on Czech Wikipedia. I am sad about the methods how it is being done. You probably don´t know really much about Czech politics, although you have written something about Mr. Bém. Or do you? Mr. Bém is no more Mayor of Prague. OK, you have not been involved personally in this matter of mine, and there is no real dispute between Fastily and me. Good evening --Zbrnajsem (talk) 17:03, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

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 * Whoops, I forgot this file when I was cleaning up a lot of my earlier work, thanks for catching it Magog. I'll have to find another replacement. —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 6:51pm • 08:51, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

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Change
Hey James!

I changed something at User talk:M.O.X/u...

Regards,

Avenue X at Cicero (talk)

13:21, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, thanks for that :) —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 12:44pm • 02:44, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

User:M.O.X/Admin coaching/Lesson 3
I haven't forgotten about you! I've been extraordinarily busy these past few days. I'll have some updates to that page sometime within the next day or so. Sorry about that. - F ASTILY  (TALK) 01:19, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * That's fine, I've got an assignment to finish this week as well. —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 12:44pm • 02:44, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

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Abuse report
Hi James, guess you're busy, but would just like to remind you of this. Its been lying stale, and thought you could contact them :) Cheers,  Lynch 7  19:57, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll contact them when I arrive home from school. —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 9:06am • 23:06, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK help
Hi James, I found you listed at Did_you_know. I recently submitted my first DYK nomination: Template:Did you know nominations/Technion International School of Engineering. I'm wondering if I've done everything correctly, and if I need to do anything else? Also, do you think that this is a good nomination, and is there something that I can do to improve it? Thanks for your help, -ReuvenkT C 20:18, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright, I'll check that in a bit. —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 9:06am • 23:06, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much. -ReuvenkT C 09:36, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
 * What language was engineering offered in prior to it being available in English? —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 9:06am • 23:06, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

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The finals are upon us; we're down to the last few. One of the eight remaining contestants will be this year's WikiCup champion! 150 was the score needed to progress to the final; just under double the 76 required to reach round 4, and more than triple the 41 required to reach round 3. Our eight finalists are:


 * , Pool A's winner. Casliber has the highest total score in the competition, with 1528, the bulk of which is made up of 8 featured articles. He has the highest number of total featured articles (8, 1 of which was eligible for double points) and total did you knows (72) of any finalist. Casliber writes mostly on biology, including ornithology, botany and mycology.
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 * , Pool B's runner-up. Wizardman has completed 86 good article reviews, more than any other finalist, but most of his points come from his 2 featured articles. Wizardman writes mostly on American sport, especially baseball.
 * , the "fastest loser" (Pool A). Miyagawa has written 3 featured lists, one of which was awarded double points, more than any other finalist, but he was awarded points mostly for his 68 did you knows. Miyagawa writes on a variety of topics, including dogs, military history and sport.
 * , the second "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Resolute's points come from his 9 good articles. He writes mostly on Canadian topics, including ice hockey.
 * , who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool A). Most of Evan's points come from his 10 good articles, and he writes mostly on meteorology.
 * , who was joint third "fastest loser" (Pool B). Most of Phil's points come from his 9 good articles, 4 of which (more than any other finalist) were eligible for double points. He writes mostly on aeronautics.

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Should I contact the school or ISP?
Hello. When I like report a IP address and is a school address and has a ISP, shouldn't I send the report to the school or the ISP?-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   20:05, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Contact the school first, they have direct control over the network and are able to ban the responsible users. The ISP should only be contacted if the school is non-responsive or refuses to comply. —  James ( Talk •  Contribs ) • 9:06am • 23:06, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok. I understand. Thanks.-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   04:11, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

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