User talk:MattC

From your user page:"Author of the much derided Boy*d Upp article, please divert criticism and questions to my talk page."

I voted to delete your articles. Welcome aboard, anyway. ;) I hope you're willing to contribute to Wikipedia regardless of the current hubub. Here's some useful links to get you started.
 * How to edit a page
 * Editing tutorial
 * Picture tutorial
 * How to write a great article
 * Naming conventions
 * Manual of Style

See you around. Fernando Rizo T/C 22:38, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Don't worry about it. "I thought it was a good idea to spread the word about it"'s a mistake most people will make at some time, and it's not caused any big problems. --Barberio 00:38, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Barberio - MattC 7:22, 15 Aug

Thanks for coming and fessing up. I appreciate it! Any idea who the fellow is who added the initial fake material? It'd be nice to be sure whether or not he was part of the BBC or some company with a financial relationship to the project. --William Pietri 04:34, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks William, I don't know who added the original page but I see no reason to doubt his own explanation though. You can perhaps contact the BBC directly if you need clarification on such things - MattC 7:22, 15 Aug

Sorry about all the confusion. I guess you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Anyone who thinks the BBC would do this or that they would get any money for doing so really doesn't understand how such a great institution works do they? RichW 18:10, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks RichW, yes, a great institution of course :) I understand the initial suspicion (of the traced IP address), though not how it escalated, which from my point of view was downright strange! I now better understand the community's passion about the Wikipedia project & have gathered an intimate knowledge of the article deletion process - MattC 19:47, 15 Aug