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DYK for Connie Stokes
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Arkansas politician articles
A suggestion- Before creating the article, do a google search for the politician. The website Votesmart will usually have some biographical information(birthdate, place of birth, residence) on the person, or there is always the State House or State Senate page for the politician in question if they are currently in office....William 15:06, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the suggestion. I just got a quick start on Jonathan Dismang and Jason Rapert, but I will go back to them and find more information. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:11, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

Random question
Just curious, I noticed the MediaWiki software found your registration date to be null. How'd that happen? &mdash; MusikAnimal talk 16:32, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Huh. That is curious. Maybe it's a bug? – Muboshgu (talk) 16:48, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

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Michael Wacha
Muboshgu, I took your suggestion and GA nominated the Wacha article. Thanks for the reworking on the lead – it runs a lot smoother. When I first expanded it I wasn't sure how much would be sufficient; it also did not occur to me right away it should have been a little less choppy. I'm not sure how to credit other contributors for a GAN; if necessary, what would be the procedure? Also, is it helpful to directly request of other editors for their input to get the article reviewed? Thank you and buenos días. Elcid.ruderico (talk) 22:48, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
 * For FA and FL nominations, you can have co-nominators, but there isn't really a way to co-nominate a GA. That's okay. I'll still help with any comments that are made. Khazar2 picked it up quickly. I nominated some articles last month that are still waiting for review. – Muboshgu (talk) 12:03, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

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Input on Bill de Blasio
I noticed you've been active on the Bill de Blasio article. Could you give your input on this topic? I've been going back and forth with this editor on his Talk page, but we weren't getting anywhere, so I figured I'd open it up to other editors to help resolve it. - Maximusveritas (talk) 15:36, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I'll give it a look later today. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:40, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Spencer Cox (activist)
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What is your real name? Why are you statist pricks always hiding yourselves online while sitting in your mom's basement? Be a man you little coward! Did you even know Andrew? What is your real name??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.235.158.140 (talk) 23:54, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

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 * Heh, the old "participant" trophy... – Muboshgu (talk) 00:16, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

Delete
You deleted my entry under 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election... Said self promotion... If the information is accurate what does it matter?

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DYK for Nick Burdi
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Baseball portal link in Template:Infobox World Series
Isn't there a better spot for the portal link than where you put it? It looks kinda awkward, IMO.  CRRays Head90  | #OneMoreGame 22:13, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm open to other ideas. I just know that most World Series pages don't have a link to the portal, and it's way easier to put it in the infobox than to go page by page. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:43, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Couldn't a bot be borrowed and set up to do that in the external links section?  CRRays Head90  | #OneMoreGame 22:23, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Marilinda Garcia
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New baseball notability discussion
I have started a new baseball notability discussion at Wikipedia talk:Notability (sports). I am interested in your take and would appreciate it if you read and comment on it. Alex (talk) 14:05, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I was thinking about opening this discussion myself. Let's see where it goes. – Muboshgu (talk) 14:26, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

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Input requested
Hello Muboshgu. Your input is requested at Virginia Attorney General election, 2013 where a couple of IPs are reverting to a version of the article where the lead contains major errors and the incumbent party's convention is not listed first. Thanks, Tiller54 (talk) 20:27, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure. I forgot to watchlist that page. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:31, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I've just left a message on the article's talk page explaining to them the issues with the version they are reverting to. Before that, there's a lengthy discussion I had with one of them where he insisted that infoboxes should be ordered alphabetically or by who is listed first on the ballot. Basically by anything except incumbency, despite the evidence I showed him. Tiller54 (talk) 20:37, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

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Dwayne Stovall
Why are you trying to delete the Dwayne Stovall page? How is his page any different from the following people with wikipedia pages here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lvyoral (talk • contribs) 02:11, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Because not every political candidate is notable. They have to pass WP:GNG, which Stovall fails. – Muboshgu (talk) 14:32, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
 * That sounds like your personal position, but have you researched him at all? Are you from Texas? Do you here the news in Texas?  Most people would have said the same thing about Ted Cruz in November 2011, now everyone knows who he is.  There are other candidates that have wikipedia pages that are no different from Stovall.  Either keep Stovall or delete them all.  Fair is Fair.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lvyoral (talk • contribs) 15:36, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I looked into Stovall and found nothing aside from his website, a Ron Paul fansite, and a brief mention of his candidacy in a news source. That does not satisfy GNG. Cruz, on the other hand was a former Solicitor General of Texas in 2011. Big difference. Other candidates who are similarly not notable should be deleted, and I make the effort to screen as many of them as I can. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:41, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Looks like you have a personal agenda to keep out a Republican Candidate. I don't understand the harm in leaving his page - but obviously you do.  I'm sorry that I have contributed funds to Wikipedia in the past, I didn't know it was biased media as well.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lvyoral (talk • contribs) 16:09, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
 * There's no bias here. I don't think Stovall meets the general notability guideline. Prove me wrong. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:32, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Double Down (book)
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Notables need sources
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DYK for Dewey McClain
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I did not mean to do this
I didnt think it would delete it and it would say something like error or anything else. Sorry and bye. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.164.140.65 (talk) 13:51, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Pat Hays
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40-man roster additions
I just wanted to say I really hope you don't do what you did last year and go nuts with the re-directing. Last year there were still guys that didn't have bios like 6 months later and it was a little ridiculous. I suggest you just go one by one since there really should be no rush. If you're worried about red links in templates or whatever, I can tell you don't be because between me and you there won't be any redlinks within a few days (if not by the end of tomorow).--Yankees10 01:05, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I will create redirects and articles as I can, using reliable sources. There is no rush, and they'll all get done. – Muboshgu (talk) 12:39, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

Tag-teaming
Hello again. The IP from the Virginia Attorney General election page has filed an incident report on the administrator's noticeboard accusing me of being "disruptive" and "refusing to collaborate" and is now accusing you and I of "tag-teaming". Obviously it's completely ridiculous and without foundation but he'll probably just ignore what I've said so if you could also post something on there it might be helpful. There's quite a bit to wade through but the post where he makes the accusation is the second from the bottom. Thanks very much, Tiller54 (talk) 17:17, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll give it a read. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:01, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks again, Tiller54 (talk) 18:18, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Amar Kaleka
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Oklahoma and Rhode Island elections
User sphilbrick deleted the 2014 US House election articles for these two states. I don't know what they looked like before, but perhaps you could restore them? Template:United States elections, 2014 looks absurd with actual states in red. 71.23.178.214 (talk) 16:43, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I nominated them for speedy deletion because they had zero content. We need something of actual content to say about them to have an article. I can look again to see if anything has come up since they were deleted. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:44, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
 * They have both been created. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:18, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you - much better! 71.23.178.214 (talk) 17:39, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

Baltimore dyk
Hey I found a minor problem with the nom if you want to look at it Template:Did you know nominations/Baltimore mayoral election, 1999. Thingg &#8853; &#8855; 04:50, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

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Barry Loudermilk
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DYK for Baltimore mayoral election, 1999
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Free Agency
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Template:Did you know nominations/Canada Fitness Award Program
Muboshgu, has MindMatrix addressed the issues you raised in your review to your satisfaction, or does more work need to be done? Please respond there if you can, or let me know if you'd rather have someone else do the reviewing from now on. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:02, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Oh sorry, forgot about it with the holiday. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:07, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Assemblywoman-Elect Maria Rodriguez-Gregg
Hello "Muboshgu",

I work for the Assemblywoman-elect and was fixing some incorrect issues with her profile, such as her degree, her previous and current employment and her idol. The article was incorrect that you sited in the article. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Otherwise, what do we need to do to get the correct information on her Wikipedia page?

Thank you.

Josh Foote


 * Hi. Thank you for reaching out. The main issue is WP:V, a central Wikipedia policy that says "verifiability, not truth". Everything in an article needs to be verified with a reliable source. I kept in the part about the Civil Air Patrol, since I found that to be verified. Changing dental "hygienist" to "professional" is problematic, since the second term is vague. There were some minor issues with formatting as well. The Eisenhower bit I can acknowledge is not especially important. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:17, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Maria Rodriguez Gregg Wiki Page
Hello,

I'm Maria Rodriguez-Gregg. I recently asked our legislative aide to make some minor edits to this page because some of the information posted was factually inaccurate. I understand that you are referencing past articles, however, some of those articles are inaccurate in regards to my career. I did inform these reporters that they had my career wrong and some changed the articles, some didn't. Please allow our aide, Josh Foote, to post the the edits.

The following are the inaccuracies: I am not and was never a dental hygienist nor do I currently work for a dental products company. I was a dental professional. I worked in many facets of the dental field; consulting, instructor, product specialist. This is why dental professional is the most accurate term.

I really would like my biography to be accurate. Thank you for your time and I hope you edit the page.

Thank you,

Maria Rodriguez-Gregg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.36.26.49 (talk) 22:40, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay, I appreciate that and I'm willing to help. The way Wikipedia works, though, is based on sourcing. Your word alone isn't enough. (How do I really know who I'm talking to?) I'll try to rework the article based on the sources we have. If you have any others, please feel free to share them with me. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:12, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Future BBWAA ballot candidates like Glaus, Sweeney
So I see you undid my deletions [I wasn't signed in] because of WP:CRYSTAL. Which I get, but then why are guys like Troy Glaus and Mike Sweeney noteworthy candidates, but not guys like Garret Anderson or Jason Kendall? I'm not randomly choosing who is on the list, I'm basing it on historical trends (which, yeah, is subjective) and (more importantly) those I've actually seen often mentioned in articles about future eligible. I can source if need be. Masternachos (talk) 19:06, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Fair point, that the lists as they are currently developed are a CRYSTAL violation as well. The lists that you're editing are somewhat randomly chosen. It should probably be everybody or nobody. Or perhaps adding sources to back up the speculation. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:09, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * We "could" use one of those Baseball-Reference.com stats like HOF Monitor... players with a score of, say, 90 or higher. But finding articles written "about" strengths of upcoming ballots and listing the candidates they do seems like the best solution; I may or may not get right to it!

Edit: OR, what if we had agreed-upon milestones? 2000 hits, 300 saves, 200 wins... I don't really know much about Wikipedia's "rules" as the Hall of Fame balloting pages are pretty much all I deal with.
 * Masternachos (talk) 01:37, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
 * The "rules" are really just that content should be verifiable with reliable sources, and not subject to original research or synthesis of existing research. So, certain "milestones" are a bit tricky. For instance, Jorge Posada retired with less than 2,000 hits, but since he was a power hitting catcher with 4 WS rings, one could make a credible case for him making the Hall. I think the best way to do to this is to find journalists writing articles about the chances of a certain player. I suggest taking this conversation to the community at WT:BASEBALL so we can formalize some guidelines. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:18, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Assemblywoman-Elect Maria Rodriguez-Gregg
Hello,

I saw your response regarding my career and how you have to cite articles/verifiable sources. Here is the biography on our website, maybe you can use this? Again, the career part is still dodgy and I prefer my bio is used instead of what reporters write. They often get confused about dentistry and think there are only dentists and hygienists.

http://burlcogop.org/candidates/legislative-candidates/maria-rodriguez-gregg/

I understand that you cannot verify that I'm Maria Rodriguez-Gregg but here's the bio and it's definitely the most accurate.

Thank you,

Maria Gregg 68.36.26.49 (talk) 16:59, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Johan Yan


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Gavin Floyd
Hello. You messaged me about needing a citation for the Gavin Floyd page. I added it, but you still deleted my post. Here's the link again. I would appreciate it if you re-posted my additions. Thanks. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10140870/atlanta-braves-gavin-floyd-close-deal 166.94.6.47 (talk) 16:48, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
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DYKs
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Can you "teach" me how to do DYKs? I would like to be able to make some. I'm trying to be able to write good content in addition to expanding, but I figured I could learn who's churned out 250+ of them?  Sports guy 17  (talk • contribs • sign) 03:24, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, I'm happy to help but honestly not sure how to. I've found articles that were so short that they could clearly be expanded by doing a thorough search of available sources, and started new articles that I've been able to make long enough. Some of my hooks have been great, while others have been just good enough that nobody would object to it. I say find a short article (or if you know of a new one you want to start, go with that), and devote some time to researching the subject to find all the data you can. Then add everything you can. If you have any specific questions, let me know. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:04, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

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Sorry for the editing but how do I source something on wiki — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThePS3Gamer313 (talk • contribs) 19:06, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
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Images
Is there a certain reason why you can't use an image off of Google for a sports character? Because it would be a lot easier if you could just do that and put those images from the most recent date Kingryan227  ( Decrees •  Acts ) 21:42, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
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Ok thanks I was just wondering because there are a lot of articles without images and I was just wondering why we can't use Google Images to finish those articles with the correct image. Kingryan227  ( Decrees •  Acts ) 16:41, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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GNA for baseball
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