User talk:MC10/Archive 18

The Bugle: Issue LXI, March 2011
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GOCE drive newsletter
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Belmont Ridge Road
Hi MC10:

I was wondering why you and some other users are editing the information about Belmont Ridge Road and make it look like it was heavily traveled?

Belmont Ridge Road is a lightly traveled and its a two lane road which is not in best shape. Considering it's condition and that there are never traffic jams nor are any people forced to slow down due to traffic, it is a lightly traveled road.

There is a lobbying group which tries to make people believe it should be a six lane super highway and am wondering whether you are payed by this lobbying group to distort the truth?

If you are not payed, please abstain from editing the page, until you can prove that your modifications are the truth.

I hope this makes sense. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by SoundBetterNow (talk • contribs) 12:55, 6 May 2011 (UTC)


 * First of all, I am not paid by that lobbying group; in fact, if you had read my user page, you would know that I have been a contributor to Wikipedia since 2006. Second, you should not ask people to abstain from editing a page, as Wikipedia is based on a community effort. That's even mentioned on the Main Page, if you didn't see it: "Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" (added emphasis). The reason why I am reverting the IP's edits is because they consist of a removal of content from a page without references or appropriate discussion. Of course, editors are encouraged to be bold, but not to blatantly remove useful content. Thanks. Cheers, — mc10 ( t / c ) 19:43, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

The Test Wiki
I am MC10 on The Test Wiki. — mc10 ( t / c ) 18:46, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXII, April 2011
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WP:RFA2011
Hi. I appreciate your enthusiasm. RFA2011 is a collaborative project - the content of its pages is under constant review and change as necessary  by  its task  force and coordinators. If you are interested in  RfA reform, please feel  free to  join the project  and discuss any  changes you  would like to  make.. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:59, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Honestly, I agree that RFA needs reform, but I don't agree with some of the proposed reforms, and I'm a bit unwilling to dedicate myself to the project, so I'm going to wait a bit before possibly joining the project. — mc10 ( t / c ) 20:02, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * That's fine. Another task force member has since reverted your edits. It  is considered good practice to discuss any changes to  Wikipedia project pages rather than making  unilateral  edits, but you are of course most  welcome to  join discussions on the suggested reforms any  time you  wish, especially  if you  have reason  to  believe that  some of the proposals may  not  be headed in  the right  direction. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:31, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I meant to leave a note on your talk page explaining why, I must have not saved it. We're generally including the list on most proposal pages so everyone can see it and join, if they want. I am considering turning the transcluded list into a template that doesn't take up as much space, but for now I've re-added the list. And, as Kudpung said, we don't demand dedication. We would be very grateful for your opinions on anything. Best regards,  Swarm   X 17:39, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh, okay, that's fine with me; I just thought that the list was misplaced. Cheers, — mc10 ( t / c ) 17:46, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

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Editor review
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 * Ugh, never got around to reply to this. That's some useful advice you've crafted there; I'll definitely take note of it. Cheers, — mc10 ( t / c ) 23:51, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 May newsletter
We're half way through round 3 of the 2011 WikiCup. There are currently 32 remaining in the competition, but only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. , of pool D, is our overall leader with nearly 200 points, while pools A, B and C are led by, and  respectively. The score required to reach the next round is 35, though this will no doubt go up significantly as the round progresses. We have a good number of high scorers, but also a considerable number who are yet to score. Please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. Also, an important note concerning nominations at featured article candidates: if you are nominating content for which you intend to claim WikiCup points, please make this clear in the nomination statement so that the FAC director and his delegates are aware of the fact.

A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, 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 receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:32, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Vaginoplasty edit
He's still "he" at that point, right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.254.35.131 (talk) 01:02, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXIII, May 2011
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It's resolved
Actually, it is resolved. Deletion for F4 is now possible with Twinkle. =) — G FOLEY   F OUR  — 21:15, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh, okay. I couldn't tell by the course of the discussion, and because I'm not an admin, I wouldn't know. Cheers, — mc10 ( t / c ) 03:45, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

HXL49 ANI closure
Good call. We actually edit conflicted on doing the same thing. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 19:03, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh okay, I wondered why I resulted in an edit conflict. Cheers, — mc10 ( t / c ) 19:04, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

My RfA
I just wanted to take a minute to thank you very much for supporting me in my recent RfA. Even though it was unsuccessful, I appreciate your trust. With much gratitude, jsfouche &#9789;&#9790; Talk 01:57, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Review
Hi, I've tried to provide a review here. Hope that helps; but if you'd like a closer investigation, a few pointers/examples would be really helpful... Have fun; bobrayner (talk) 16:25, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, bobrayner. I've left a few comments on the editor review page, so feel free to direct your comments there. Cheers, — mc10 ( t / c ) 22:46, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

FYI, TP is off with the wife
Just FYI, TP said his wife is making him go out with her tonight. He took care of that one snaffle, but I don't think he saw your question before leaving.TCO (talk) 02:33, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * That's fine; I'll just wait to !vote after he decides to answer my questions. Thanks for telling me though. — mc10 ( t / c ) 02:37, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

EditorReviewArchiver: Automatic processing of your editor review
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Dr. Acula image
Just giving you some help on Twinkle/template use for when someone incorrectly adds an image to the page thinking that linking it for a website works, I wanted to inform you that you used the wrong template for this guy. What you were supposed to use was go to "Single issue notices" and scroll down the list a little until you see "Incorrect image linking", not "adding inappropriate links". I mean his edit to the page for the band Dr. Acula wasn't intentionally adding in a link for advert purposes or what not of which that template is initially suggested to be used for. But yes, hope this helped you out a little. =) • GunMetal Angel  15:16, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for telling me. I wasn't sure what the link actually linked to, the bot reported it as spam, and Huggle didn't really have an "incorrect image linking" option in its warnings, so I stuck with the bot's warning as spam. Cheers, — mc10 ( t / c ) 22:09, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Ddiaz841
Hi MC! Noticed the level 3 warning, and while I don't know the whole story, just wanted to make sure that we WP:DONTBITE. I've seen new editors like this get blown away by wiki rules. Lionel (talk) 10:08, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I was actually using Huggle while doing so, which automatically warns for me, and it decided to give a level 3 warning instead of a level 2, which would have been more appropriate, because the first warning started with a level 2—I did not actually mean to bite the user, if they were making legitimate changes. At first glance, this looks like vandalism. Even if it's not, if the user wishes to make substantial changes to an article (e.g. blanking a section or adding a large new section) they should discuss with the talk page first. I agree that a level 3 warning is probably overkill, but the user should discuss controversial changes first. Cheers, — mc10 ( t / c ) 21:44, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Totally agree. Lionel (talk) 21:56, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

GOCE elections
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WikiCup 2011 June newsletter
We are half way through 2011, and entering the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; the semi-finals are upon us! Points scored in the interim (29/30 June) may be counted towards next round, but please do not update your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. 16 contestants remain, and all have shown dedication to the project to reach this far. Our round leader was who, among other things, successfully passed three articles through featured article candidates and claimed an impressive 29 articles at Did You Know, scoring 555 points. Casliber led pool D. Pool A was led by, claiming points for a featured article, a featured list and seven good article reviews, while pool C was led by , who claimed for two good articles, ten articles at Did You Know and four good article reviews. They scored 154 and 118 respectively. Pool B was by far our most competitive pool; six of the eight competitors made it through to round 4, with all of them scoring over 100 points. The pool was led by, who claimed for, among other things, three featured articles and five good articles. In addition to the four pool leaders, 12 others (the four second places, and the 8 next highest overall) make up our final 16. The lowest scorer who reached round 4 scored 76 points; a significant increase on the 41 needed to reach round 3. Eight of our semi-finalists scored at least twice as much as this.

No points were awarded this round for featured pictures, good topics or In the News, and no points have been awarded in the whole competition for featured topics, featured portals or featured sounds. Instead, the highest percentage of points has come from good articles. Featured articles, despite their high point cost, are low in number, and so, overall, share a comparable number of points with Did You Know, which are high in number but low in cost. A comparatively small but still considerable number of points come from featured lists and good article reviews, rounding out this round's overall scores.

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GOCE drive invitation
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WP:RFA2011
Hello, and thank you for joining  the task  force. If you have not already  done so,  please take a moment  to review all  the sub  and talk  pages of the project, and any  threads that  you  might  not already be familiar with. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:55, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Italian profanity
Thanks for that. 220.100.14.12 (talk) 23:32, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. In the future, you could ask someone else on the talk page of an article to add it for you, if you cannot yourself. Cheers, — mc10 ( t / c ) 23:42, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Your bot request MCBot 3
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 * Replied there. — mc10 ( t / c ) 02:58, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue LXIV, June 2011
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FUI
This is just a reminder. If a motto has been used multiple times it should be under or added to Motto of the day/Nominations/Frequently used ideas. Simply south...... improving for 5 years So much for ER 08:38, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

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