User talk:Miller17CU94/Archive 16

Archive information from July 31 to October 13, 2009.

Gottfried Kottmann
I see you merged the bobsledder to the rower, that's great. But then you cut/pasted that article back to Gottfried Kottmann. Do you mind not doing any more edits until I can restore the history of the article? Tassedethe (talk) 15:24, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
 * It was a good catch - I had moved the rower to create the disambiguation page but I failed to see they were the same person. Bobsleigh and rowing don't seem that similar! In the future you can add the template db-move to enable the final move. Tassedethe (talk) 22:36, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

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Re:2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
I'm afraid I live in Toronto, so I won't make it there. The best way to find someone local might be asking at WikiProject Nova Scotia. - SimonP (talk) 13:53, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Wrong page of German Canoeist "Sebastian Brendel"
The German canoeist Sebastian Brendel was wrong spelled on the page of "2009 Canoeing Championships". The first name was spelled wrong. The correct first name is Sebastian. Therefore a correct page is existing. I found, that is existing a wrong Wiki-page "Sebastien Brendel". I wanted to delete the wrong Wiki-page "Sebastien Brendel", but I am not able to do this. There is existing a correct Wiki-page "Sebastian Brendel". Are you able to delete the wrong page ??? Jarszick (talk) 21:40, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Canoeist "Sebastian Brendel"
It is just otherwise: The correct page is "Sebastian Brendel" - the wrong page was "Sebastien Brendel" You have misunderstood me.Jarszick (talk) 21:56, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Again "Sebastian Brendel"
It must be just inverted !! The correct page-name is "Sebastian Brendel", not "Sebastien Brendel". Please change the headline, I have tried it with "redirect", but I am not able to do it successfully. Jarszick (talk) 10:13, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks!
Hey Chris. Thank you so much for such a nice award. I am flattered. Keep up the great work. - Darwinek (talk) 22:35, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

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Am I correct in this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otto_Schindler&diff=311089529&oldid=311089086 Syrthiss (talk) 14:57, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Fixed some misspellings
I've fixed some misspellings in the names of canoeists you've created articles about: Teppo Salmisaari (not "Salmissari"), Kaj Sylvan (not "Kai") and Otto Schindler (not "Schnidler"). The first and third one were easy for me to spot, because I speak Finnish natively and have a fairly good knowledge of German. You've provided links to a canoeist website in all canoeist articles you've created, with the correct spellings, but somehow you've still managed to spell the names wrong on Wikipedia. J I P | Talk 19:05, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for the barnstar! I appreciate it... Wizard191 (talk) 13:13, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Elke Felten
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GAN notice
Hi Miller17CU94, you currently have at least one article up a WP:GAN in the Sports and recreation section. In an attempt to clear out the backlog there, User:Wizardman asked all sports WikiProjects to review at least two articles from that section. I'm now going around and asking anybody with an article nominated under Sports and recreation to review at least one article in that section to help us clear the backlog out so your articles can finally be reviewed faster!  iMatthew  talk  at 15:13, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Note
Sorry for the delay in completing your request; I've been busy for the past week or so, but should be able to get it done tomorrow. Cross-posted to a few talk pages. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 03:35, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Ozark Jubilee review
Thanks for all of your detailed suggestions and for reviewing the article. I will do what I can to improve it. I'm glad you posted the info tonight -- I was scratching my head last night! RadioBroadcast (talk) 01:22, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Chris,

I have fixed several issues you raised, but I have a response and two questions about your review: regarding #11 (Move the portals in the "See also" section to the "External links), I note that See Also says portals are usually listed in See Also. My first question is about #2, "images seem forced." I'm not sure what you mean. You say "If they are in thumb, the size shown will take care of itself," but the size must be specified somehow, which I did. My other question is about #8, "list when the final Jubilee USA ticket date took place." The date is shown clearly on the ticket, and the final show's date is referenced twice in the article, so I wonder if it really needs to be repeated in the caption?  Thanks, RadioBroadcast (talk) 02:54, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

RE
Doing so right now, saw it was created. Thank you for the review, all concerns will be addressed in 5 minutes.-- Will C  22:05, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay.-- Will C  22:11, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for passing the article.-- Will C  23:20, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Cool, I'm honored.-- Will C  23:22, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Giro article reviews
Thanks for taking them, especially as they're groundbreaking - no article of either of those types has been nominated for GA before. Unfortunately, you took them at the worst possible time for me (I was mugged two Fridays ago and had my computer stolen, only now am I back), so hopefully there's still time for them. My to-do list suddenly got very huge and very urgent! Time to live up to my username and tackle this stuff. Alex finds herself awake at night ( Talk ·  What keeps her up ) 06:41, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Nosleep
 * I understand your plight, but there are rules within WP:GAN that if you do not follow up with the suggestion to correct your respective article(s) within a week for GA, then I have to fail that article. Sorry, but rules are rules. Chris (talk) 12:27, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I left the GA review comments on the talk pages for each of the 2009 Giro d'Italia article you submitted for you to review so that these articles can be improved to try again on GA. Chris (talk) 12:46, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Well that's awfully disappointing. It's entirely up to you when and if to fail an article - nothing says when you "have to" fail it. Seven-day hold is just very common. Articles have been on hold for months at a time before. Not that I necessarily agree with that, but you don't have to immediately fail the articles just because I haven't been able to get to them for a little over a week. Alex finds herself awake at night  ( Talk ·  What keeps her up ) 20:12, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey there - you did the right thing by dropping in to WT:GAN to get some advice - a couple of us have given some feedback there, and I've also made a suggestion if you want to change tack with the decision to close the review. Ping me at my talk page if you need help with any of that. Cheers, hamiltonstone (talk) 02:34, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I apologize for my action on this because of my uncertainty toward the enforcement of the seven day rule. If you would like to resubmit them for GA, I have no problem with that. I will not review them if you do resubmit and will let another user do so. Again, I apologize for this. Chris (talk) 12:52, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey, it's all right. Chalk it up to a learning experience. I was maybe a little too snippy in some of my messages to you, hopefully no harm done. One other thing to keep in mind is that most editors who nominate articles at GAN have a pretty fair understanding of the GA criteria, so (this part is my opinion, but I think it makes logical sense) articles should really only be failed if they are "quick failed" or otherwise show an obvious lack of understanding or application of the GA criteria, or the author has not responded to points of concern for at least a couple of weeks. Alex finds herself awake at night  ( Talk ·  What keeps her up ) 14:59, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I am still learning on how to do this. It will take time for me to do GA Reviews effectively just as it was to do the GAs themselves. FYI. I am entering the submitted comments on your talk page to my talk page to ensure that this in on the record for both of our pages as a learning experience for both of us. Chris (talk) 15:19, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

I got your comment and read them at the WT:GAN section last night. After some thought and review, I apologized Nosleep for my lack of experience on the review of his comments for his time issue and my overly strict enforcement of the seven-day rule and advised him to resubmit his articles for GA with me not acting as a reviewer in the future if he does. Even though I ruffled some feathers on this, I think this is the right thing to do. Chris (talk) 13:05, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * hamiltonstone
 * OK. Just one thing though - Nosleep is a 'she'. And I don't think you have to excuse yourself from being the reviewer - it was just very bad luck on nosleep's part that she went through what she went through at that particular moment. regards, hamiltonstone (talk) 01:27, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

Re: GAN
Sorry for the delay. Anyway, I've just taken a quick look at the review, and given the circumstances I think it was reasonable to provisionally fail the article. However, now the main contributor is back in action, you might want to provide some more feedback that would help him/her get the article through GAN next time. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 22:58, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Your GA Review
Thanks very much for doing the GA Review. I responded to your points, at the GA Review subpage. Cheers, Cirt (talk) 19:09, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Ewa Kamińska-Eichler
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Currency question
Chris:

Regarding your suggestion to use "USD" in the Ozark Jubilee article, I note that the Style Guide for that says that "Use the full name of a currency on its first appearance (52 Australian dollars); subsequent occurrences can use the symbol of the currency (just $88), unless this would be unclear. The exception to this is in articles related entirely to US-, EU-, or UK-related topics, in which the first occurrence may also be shortened ($34, €26, and £22, respectively." My reading indicates that "$" would be acceptable.  Your thughts?  Thanks again, RadioBroadcast (talk) 14:55, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

GA Review
Thank you so much for your feedback. I have responded to your points of concern. Lemonade51 (talk) 15:50, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Just a note, red links are permitted in GA's. I find it a bit unfair to leave it on hold because of them.  iMatthew  talk  at 16:01, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

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RE
Yeah, sure I guess I can. It may be a while. I'm in the middle of a project for a friend and got a review to finish. I may get to it around Saturday at the least.-- Will C  23:57, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, sorry man. I would have done the review if I did not have so much on my plate at the moment.-- Will C  23:22, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Alright.-- Will C  23:27, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

The Political Cesspool GA Review
I have resolved all of the issues you mentioned except for two involving the statement of principles (which I would like some clarification on; see my comments on its GA review page). Thanks for your time! Stonemason89 (talk) 21:41, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

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GAN for 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
I've reviewed the article and left notes on the talk page. I've put the nomination on hold for seven days to allow the issues to be addressed. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, here, or on the article talk page with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth - Talk 18:01, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

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