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Ian Meckiff
Hey Matt - if you have the time, could you possibly take a look at my GA review at Talk:Ian_Meckiff, and give some feedback on if the review is OK for a cricket GA (since this is my first review in that area). Also, does the area meet criterion 3? Cheers, Dihydrogen Monoxide (party) 06:56, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Glad to be of help. Tintin 08:41, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure, go ahead and add anything. Dihydrogen Monoxide (party) 03:55, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

DYK 2008-01-24

 * Nice expansion Matt - good read also. Have also waited for a bit on purpose before expressing my gratitude for recent observations and comments made by you elsewhere.-- VS talk 07:50, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

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Copyvio
Hi there, could you please delete the following images because they had been copied from other websites without permission:


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--G. Campbell (talk) 03:39, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the post G. Campbell. Have deleted for you Matt - were all blatant copy violations.-- VS  talk 09:45, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks VS -- Mattinbgn\talk 10:25, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Chris Auckland
In an effort to help me refine what I tag for speedy, would you mind sharing which aspect of this bio you thought was notable; the college political party or the Parish Council membership?

RE:Deletion of The Hot 25 Countdown
Could you please hold off deletion of the above article because it has just been put into the WP:ICU Kathleen.wright5 03:15, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

dude, you deleted my page.

i'm making my acting debut in zack and miri make a porno.

i just started my page last night after we wrapped shooting, and asked for more time to fill in relevant info.

however you deleted it.

so if i redo it are u guys gonna delete it again?

Adam Gilchrist
I love Adam Gilchrist. Is it wrong for me to say that? I wish he would not retire... :( Outsider2810 (talk) 00:11, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Do you know Adam Gilchrist? Are you Gilly's fan? Outsider2810 (talk) 02:29, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

I want a decriptive explanation.
To exactly why you deleted my article. In a way, every band is significant. So please get back to me ASAP. (Kornography)

Im going to put the page back up. Just because YOU dont find them important doesnt mean they are'nt.

Greenwood Cricket Club
What's the deal with stepping in and wanting our club page deleted...it's just utter b.s that you would consider it just for fun or "unnotable'....95% of articles on Wiki are unnotable. It's just sad that on a site that is meant for people to put information about what is near and dear to them on the world wide web, that someone like yourself and the others...would deem it not worthy of a Wiki page. Good on you buddy, Wiki is free from a lower grade cricket club, but still full of fictional facts about g-Grade celebrities. Email me at (email address removed as a courtesy), i'd love to chat

Juan Núñez de Lara
Hello, I was the one who nominated for speedy deletion the Juan Núñez de Lara article. I understand it does not need deleting, but I don't know how to fix it, then. The problem is that I don't know why the article redirects to Lara. That's wrong, but I don't know what to write. That's why I tried to delete it. Can you come up with a solution? --PeterCantropus (talk) 02:19, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

No, I don't want to write an article about him (it's not that I don't want to, I just wouldn't know how). I just want to delete de redirect, because I think if you type "Juan Núñez de Lara" you shouldn't end up in the Lara article. I want to delete the redirect, but because I can't replace it with an article, that's why I wanted to delete the article. --PeterCantropus (talk) 00:27, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Second Test
Teh quietness on teh article surprises me.  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 02:21, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I think everyone is tired of the whole affair (I know I am) and the (real world) resolution was reasonably predictable a long way out. With any luck, the article may be stable enough in time to see about a GA nomination. There is now an article on the Big Six cricket dispute of 1912.  Thats the sort of cricket controversy I like, one thats nearly 100 years old! -- Mattinbgn\talk 02:28, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Faith Lutheran
Hi!

That "db-talk" applies to articles tagged for a speedy as well. I've run across a lot of orphaned talk pages after I've tagged the original for deletion. I hadn't realized that you were the one to remove the notice since the author of the original page kept removing the notice from the main article. I see that now. Sorry 'bout the mix-up. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 03:24, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Clem Hill
Reading the article now. Will get back to you in the morning. Sorry for the delay :( Daniel (talk) 06:00, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * There is no urgency. I have listed it at WP:GAN but there is a substantial backlog in the Sports and recreation section.  Thanks once again for taking the time, Mattinbgn\talk 06:06, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * If it hasn't been reviewed by the time I reply with my suggestions I'll take on the GAC review. Introduction is done with half-dozen suggestions and a similar number of questions :) Daniel (talk) 06:07, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * So sorry, thanks for the prod :) Talk:Clem Hill. Cheers, Daniel (talk) 10:10, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

With regard to removal of AFD temp
See the talk page. Ase nine  (talk) (contribs)  20:25, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It's resolved anyway now, mate. And I was not using it as grounds, merely as evidence. Thanks anyway. Ase  nine  (talk) (contribs)  20:29, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Haha, whoops. I put the wrong CSD. And as for the AfD/CSD, excuse me, I think I must be half asleep. :) Ase  nine  (talk) (contribs)  20:31, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

SD Sinezona brevis
Thanks for sorting out this little mess, I thought I had fallen down a rabbit burrow into another dimension! GrahamBould (talk) 20:47, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey
You deleted a article I wrote... this was a serous article about a very good man that is much known in the New_England area... I added links about him if you dont believe..

I think Badoian is FAR greater than for say... Wikipedia:WikiProject Riverina?

He is a legend.. did you even read anythign about him or the links?


 * Just for your information - since blocked/reviewed as a sock along with user:Ct2791 - and there may be a third User:Anonymice but this last one still needs checking.-- VS talk 03:57, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks again. I will certainly keep an eye out.  Cheers, Mattinbgn\talk 04:27, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oddness is definitely in season. My talk page looks much the same atm. Orderinchaos 11:52, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

ACOTF
Warning, you may be revealing your age :P dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 08:27, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Not quite old enough for Macca on a Sunday morning! -- Mattinbgn\talk 08:54, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Haunted Ratings deletion
(Mkj44 (talk) 18:51, 1 February 2008 (UTC)) You deleted my article on Haunted Ratings because you felt it was 'blantant advertising' and yet Haunted Denver is exactly the same type of site and it goes unchallenged. I have worked in the Haunted House industry for 15 years and spent most of them as a 'monster' at a Haunted House. Before Haunted Ratings came on the scene no one knew who the 'monsters' were. Haunted Ratings offered a Haunted Gallery on their sight that changed all of that. Before Haunted Ratings came on the scene they wasn't one place in Denver where all Horror fans could go to get tickets to movie screenings. Now all that has changed. They are involved with the community through Food Drives and have interesting articles on the history of haunted places in Denver. Please reconsider undeleting them or tell me what I need to do to make the article appear less like an advertisement. Thank you for your time.

Whee....
I have noticed you as the "voice of reason" on many such - especially these "all x should be kept/deleted" ones. Orderinchaos 11:51, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Wilfrid Kent Hughes GA nomination
After a busy few weeks, I have finally managed to find time to make the changes you suggested in the Wilfrid Kent Hughes GA nomination. I hope this is fine. Cheers. --Roisterer (talk) 06:18, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review; I'm always a fan of constructive criticism. I now have to think what to tackle next. --Roisterer (talk) 22:51, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Enjoy
Enjoy buddy - I'll watch your page best I can.-- VS talk 08:09, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, it's just a short break while I try and remember that Wikipedia is not that important. -- Mattinbgn\talk 01:05, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
 * have a good one, see you soon :) dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 09:15, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Userpage design
I hope you don't mind - I have stolen elements of your userpage design (or possibly Hesperian's userpage design) for a rework of mine. Hope this is not an issue of any kind. Euryalus (talk) 03:12, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi Euryalus - Matt is away for a couple of days - I am watching his page. I think I can say however with almost complete certainty that he will not mind that you pinched some elements of his userpage design. Best wishes-- VS  talk 05:00, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Hey there
Good to see you around GAC/AWNBA :) How're things (how was your break)? dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 09:43, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. I'm still around the AusMus, same as usual. Hey, have you ever considered any GA reviewing? dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 10:47, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh well, looking forward to seeing you around there some time. Silverchair is at GAN now; Hoodoos should follow. At the moment though, I'm stuck in the Natalie Gauci article; we've (probably) lost a good editor there because of some horrible POV-pushing/forum-shopping. I really regret not jumping in earlier, but such is life. Have a good one, cheers, dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 11:06, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Order of sports
For the Barassi Line article I just reordered the cities according to seniority, I thought that was common? In the Wagga article I simply moved the ARF discussion from first to third to reflect its popularity in the town. Bongomanrae (talk) 11:03, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No problems. I had also removed that paragraph in the Barassi Line article because I didn't really understand what it was getting at. It probably deserves to stay but I just didn't think it was necessary to say that Barassi's prediction had come true because two of sixteen teams were on the 'other' side of the Barassi Line. Then again that was the first time I had ever heard of the Barassi Line (thank you once again Wikipedia :) ) so maybe I'm missing something. Bongomanrae (talk) 11:24, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah that's a bad habit of mine unfortunately. My settings are made to mark all of my edits as minor by default, as I seem to do a lot of fiddly fixes. Sometime I just forget to untick the box before submitting major changes. Bongomanrae (talk) 11:32, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Fame

 * You were comprehensively cited at ;-) --Matilda talk 21:55, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Indeed. If you keep this up we're going to have to get you an article ;) Orderinchaos 09:35, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Mattinbgn is a Wikipedia editor who consistently argues about non-newsworthy kids and then makes the news himself.   dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 10:55, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The independent secondary sources are mounting by the day. Orderinchaos 12:32, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * How cool is that! That is at Tongala, Victoria Stanhope, Victoria, not quite Hamilton, New Zealand. -- Mattinbgn\talk 12:46, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

You're now officially notable; User:Dihydrogen Monoxide/Mattinbgn article. Congrats :D dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 07:26, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

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Libel
Yeah, which ones? Adon Emett (talk) 20:13, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Apology
I totally and unreservedly withdraw the comment, once tangentially made by Eleland, for which I have no evidence whatsoever. I also withdraw the comment regarding the rumoured departure of O'Loughlin. It is a rumour. I have no wish to repeat rumours. I am sorry to have done so. I have no actual evidence to support the comment. Adon Emett (talk) 20:34, 12 February 2008 (UTC).
 * Hi Matt - thanks for your reversion. I note your comments on Adon's page and if he looked he would see that I also had very little to do with the article deleting it only as a part of an AfD process. I seem to be his focus on this issue as a result. My best wishes. -- VS talk 21:23, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Always happy to help. Cheers, Mattinbgn\talk 03:44, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Certainly seems to be the day for apologies... Orderinchaos 07:56, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Courtesy blanking
I see that you courtesy blanked- Articles for deletion/Corey Delaney. I'm puzzled by this since we don't generally courtesy blank without a very good reason such a request from the subject. No such request has occured in this case. All this does is reduce transparency. This is particularly unreasonable given that this page has been linked to by news sources. JoshuaZ (talk) 16:20, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your explanation. JoshuaZ (talk) 21:19, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

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 * Done. Cheers mate, dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 09:27, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Sandra Morgan
It's ready I think. Also, there is a photo poll on my talk page. I managed to catch the Indians last week and there are a few trials of the same photos up for selection. Thanks,  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 03:05, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

GAN
Good to see you reviewing. My canvassing worked! *evil laugh* dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 09:25, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No worries about the FUR; it was much making a point as anything else (sort of). Nice work at Talk:Yellowknife too; a lot more intense than many of mine (then again, longer article and all), reminds me of some of the ones I did on the +60kb articles. Good times all round. Cheers, dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 08:01, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

SUPERthrive
Hi. I've rewritten the SUPERthrive article to hopefully express a more neutral POV and I've also added some sources. Please take a look at it and see if we can remove the "neutrality" tag/template from the article. Thanks! WriterHound (talk) 17:45, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Naked wrestling!!
lol. I wonder when this little "ritual" went out the door? Well done, this is your best cricket profile yet. Phanto282 (talk) 12:46, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * There are benefits of reading Perry, there you go... although if Perry disagrees with some book, it is almost ertainyl wrong.  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 04:19, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Query
Who was Robert Trumble ? Tintin 13:30, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Amazing that a son of Hugh Trumble is still alive. Perhaps they should also have articles. Tintin 04:13, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

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Eamon Sullivan
Yeah, perhaps I should chase someone down. It's not much of a problem for me to simply revert it though. Also, I'm pretty sure their fiddling with his height and weight (which was from swimming australia) are wrong. There's no way he could be 182cm and 89kg. That's way fat for an elite swimmer. Ian Thorpe even when he went into is fully bulked up mode, he was 196cm and 105kg, when he was the more standard shape he was 96kg. Blnguyen  (vote in the photo straw poll ) 05:39, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Mia Mia
Hi Mattinbgn - I've just contributed articles on John Duigan and his aircraft and noticed your photo of the Mia Mia town hall. Not sure how close you are to there, or how often you get out that way, but if at some point you could get a shot of the monument to his achievement, it would be much appreciated! Cheers --Rlandmann (talk) 23:07, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Eamon Sullivan
Thanks for your deciding to discuss the issue;

If there is any Copyvio sentence in a text, generaly the sentence itself must be edited or replaced, not the whole page as it turns the matter to a personal issue and causes edit combats that nobody likes.

I strongly believe that the most recent edit (not the earlier edits) doesn't have any indication of Copyvio cz there is no sentence similar to other webpages. However, if you believe there is any, I would appriciate to edit that or let me know and I will do it.

If you have a look at the history of edits you'll notice that literally, there are only two versions of the article, the one that Blnguyen submitted and the one that I did (It's not mine, only to identify the version). I have used Blnguyen's information in a quite friendly way, like the medals info and height and weight (however weight needs more research), in fact I have used all the correct info from that version as it also has false info, like;

"finishing only 0.01 s behind the two gold medalists, who dead heated." Where as it was 0.04s behind.

also at some stage it is not clear enough as a source of info, like;

"He collected a world championship gold in the medley relay as the anchor swimmer..." is it 100m or 50m? As FINA World Championsips could be short course as well. also he is introduced a freestyle swimmer, where as he does fly too even though he's got no important medal on it.

I don't wanna scrutinize it, this is just normal.

As I said there is no info in that version that I haven't used. Once again if you see any sign of copyvio, js let me know!

Cyrusace

Hey, thanks for your help.

I'll definitely have a read. All I thought was that if the references are mentioned, that would make the article sourcefull and no need for citation (tell me if I'm wrong).

The initial section of article is mostly my own info because I am an official of swimmingNSW and I was there at Feb 08 NSW Championships... The Career section could be checked with "swimmingaustralia" website that is mentioned as a ref... And the third part that contains some quotes that I know wouldn't be really necessary to be there.

I understand that I have put a bit too much passion in writting that, I'll promise that I will cut some of that media kind of enthusiasm of the article and submit it again, and you tell me your opinion about it.

Cheers.Cyrusace (talk) 13:56, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Good point
Thanks for that - I was really just trying to avoid putting New South Wales by itself, if better information about pre-1994 for NSW is available I'm all for it :) Orderinchaos 05:05, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

QLD LGAs
G'day Matt, yes I am interested.. I had started a new map a while ago when they were announced and have just had to revise it because they changed some of the names. For instance in the original plan Central Highlands Regional Council was called Emerald regional council. Anyway I have the first locator done for Barcaldine. If this is ok, will put the others up soon. --Astrokey44 23:43, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Adventist Youth Conference
Adventist Youth Conference aka Australia Youth Conference aka Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. I saw your speedy but I just redirected the page back from whence it came to attempt to stop the incessant re-creation. At least one version has been through AfD but it wouldn't hurt to keep an eye out for more versions of it appearing. TRAVELLINGCARI My storyTell me yours 22:03, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

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Gundagai is new ACOTF
You voted for Gundagai, New South Wales for Australian collaboration of the fortnight. It has been selected, so you might like to help to improve the article. Thanks. --Scott Davis Talk 09:27, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Long live Aussie FAs
User:Blnguyen/WMA_Petition. Blnguyen  (vote in the photo straw poll ) 07:46, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * If you really want to be part of the Aussie cabal, get google talk ;) dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 08:11, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Cheers for that. Mattinbgn\talk 12:38, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Joe Darling GA Review
Hello, I am performing the Good Article review for this article. The quick-fail criteria do not apply, so I am proceeding with the review. So far, I am finished to the end of the "Captaincy" subsection, and I will try my best to complete the review today. In the meantime, I have posted my (relatively minor) concerns on the article's talk page. If you have a chance, feel free to fix these whenever you want (if you have time now, there is no need to wait until the end). If not, they will be included in my comments when I post my review. If you fix any of them, please indicate which ones you have addressed on the talk page by either striking out the text like so or using a ✅ check. Thank you, GaryColemanFan (talk) 19:59, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I have completed the review. It is very close to passing, and I have identified four minor things that I would like clarified before passing the article. You've done a great job. GaryColemanFan (talk) 23:29, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Virtual Steve helped me out with my understanding of the article, and I have passed it. Good job. As I mention in the review, it would be nice if it was more focused on Joe Darling and less on his teammates in some places. In addition, more clarification on what 5/48 and 6/219 mean would help, as would the mention of the XV at the beginning of the "Early life and career" section. Overall, I found the article much easier to understand than I thought a cricket article would be, but there are a few places where it seems to assume some background knowledge. At any rate, I feel that it is good enough to be listed as a GA and that my other suggestions are things to focus on if you plan to nominate it as an FA. I hope this helps, and please get in touch if you have any questions or concerns. And finally, I am reviewing articles in an effort to cut down on the backlog in the "Sports and recreation" list. If you or anyone from WikiProject Cricket is able to review an article or two from this list, it would be very helpful. Thanks, GaryColemanFan (talk) 00:06, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * And to clarify, I'm not asking for that in the hope of finding a reviewer for any of my articles. Any reviews from the "Sports and recreation" list would be great. GaryColemanFan (talk) 00:07, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Ricky Ponting
Morning - I saw that you had reverted some edits to Ricky Ponting but the version you reverted to was still vandalised. I don't know how to do further reverts. Could you please make the changes and if you've got time, let me know how to revert more than one version. Thanks in anticipation. Jonesy (talk) 21:32, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Vietnamese Australian
Hm. Can you explain to me the anti-discrimination law. I am not the most politcally correct person out there.....I think he means me. Blnguyen  (vote in the photo straw poll ) 03:44, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

NX Zero
Hi there,

Thank you so much for your speedy reply! Every time I return from a WP break, I'm always struck by how helpful everyone here is. I'll work on the article as you suggested, and then message yourself or Virtual Steve once I mend it.

Thanks again, -GilbertoSilvaFan (talk) 11:20, 16 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi there. I've just made a few improvements to the NX Zero article on my userspace at User:GilbertoSilvaFan/NX_Zero. Can I re-create the article myself, or must it be done by an administrator? I guess I could try it myself, but since you asked me to come to you or VS once I had made my changes, I'll just do that instead :-) Thanks again, and do let me know if the changes I made aren't enough to have the article exist. (I realise that this may be the case.) -GilbertoSilvaFan (talk) 13:58, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Townsville/Thuringowa, Queensland
Hi Matt, thanks for your concern but TCR does recognise that these pages need to be updated to reflect the present and not the past, I don't think it will be controversial to change this (and many many) pages to reflect the name change. Cheers, Wiki Townsvillian 11:35, 16 March 2008 (UTC)


 * As long as you allow Thuringowa to have some room for the history we wont have any probs......oh and please don't talk about me like im not here...Matt...thanksThuringowacityrep (talk) 05:51, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
 * You are right of course, I apologise. -- Mattinbgn\talk 06:01, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks :)
The worst part is the government seem to have gone crazy deleting websites. I did a rush run on all of the remaining ones last night grabbing logos, the rationale PDFs however are gone off the strongercouncils website, as is the amalgamation list (thankfully I grabbed that in text form on Saturday morning before going to an all day course). As one of my friends said, these councils have been around for 100 years plus, it's hardly going to kill them to leave the info up an extra day. I'm hoping to do what I've done with Victoria to the now former LGAs but it's going to be difficult as I don't have the refs I do for Victoria (I'm relying on the State Archives website and where possible the councils' own websites). Orderinchaos 06:39, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Featured article candidates/Silverchair
Addressed all your comments, thanks for the review. btw. you need to join the Aussie cabal on IRC some time :) Cheers, dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 09:29, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

slocking Harbhajan
An admin action of yours was mentioned in Indian newspapers :) . Unfortunately my attempts to get the journalist to talk about the Cricket FA program didn't work too well. He found the vandalism more interesting. Even after I told him the Times of India use our work! Blnguyen  (vote in the photo straw poll ) 07:29, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
 * That's not a bad article regardless! Almost worth the drama :) -- Mattinbgn\talk 09:40, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Clem Hill
Congratulations on your latest FA. Best wishes, Graham. --Graham Colm Talk 21:39, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Congratulations.--Grahame (talk) 00:55, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your support. -- Mattinbgn\talk 01:19, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Well done too.  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 06:52, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! -- Mattinbgn\talk 10:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * School-XI-congratulations. Whatever that means. Nice work (despite the jargon!) dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 10:18, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks and one day I do need to try this IRC thingummy! -- Mattinbgn\talk 10:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * And fix up your icons up there^ dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 11:05, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I would if I knew how. It is annoying me immensely. -- Mattinbgn\talk 11:15, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

If we can get Tallon and Silverchair done up soon, then, 8 FAs for the month.  Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 03:21, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I think you're experienced enough by now to simply get stuck straight into FA... I'm not sure the GA queues for six weeks are worth it. For content issues, simply talk to walking Wisdens like Tintin.....I think the direct route might be better for experienced people because they don't have to wait a long time for an assessment and then forget about the fine details of the article... as I have now forgotten... Blnguyen  ( bananabucket ) 07:53, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the GA delay can be painful and unproductive but it seems as if there has been an effort to get through the backlog at present. At least at GA you get a response (and often someone from a non-cricket background) whereas I have never had any luck at WP:PR.  Warwick Armstrong, now at WP:LOCE  and awaiting an attempt at FA had zero response.  But you are right, with Armstrong I would need to go back to the books to remember where I was coming from when I wrote what I wrote! Cheers, Mattinbgn\talk 08:16, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

I might canvass you to review Don Tallon, since you did the lead up a bit... Blnguyen  (vote in the photo straw poll ) 06:46, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Sunscreen
Hi, Mattinbgn. I see that you added the "POV" tag to the article Sunscreen controversy. Perhaps you could add a brief note about your concerns of its Talk page? Thanks. Axl (talk) 10:41, 29 March 2008 (UTC)