User talk:Rina501

Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Sorry about what happened. I was at the beach and didn't see the episode. I thought TiVo had recorded all the episodes, but it is possible something went wrong such as the episode being deleted before I returned home. Still, no one put up the details and Sandra was the first anyone posted. I thought surely there'd be some coverage online. When I thought you said yours was the first episode period, I knew that was wrong and was justified in changing it, and the rules say you can't use yourself as a reference. We don't know it's you. I always believed you but I have to follow the rules. Once I saw the episode I knew everything was all right, but then I couldn't find evidence of the show's air date in syndication. I have now, but I'm unsure of how to reference it. Sandra's win was the first one I actually saw so you can understand why I had to make sure it was there. I did enjoy your performance when I actually saw it, and I was so relieved that you were real. Once I saw you I was able to put your name and date in the article and feel justified. I removed the reference you added because it wasn't a reference (no evidence of your date was shown when I clicked on the link)  and I couldn't find that contact information either. I'll put the reference up when I'm sure it's okay. You are correct now that Sandra Benton should go after you. I found her name in a search but not a reliable source I can use.

Again I apologize. I did enjoy your episode. You're the first "celebrity" ever to communicate with me personally. Vchimpanzee ·  talk  ·  contributions  · 15:03, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

On more thing: WP:COI explains why I had to give your contribution greater scrutiny than most people's. And I did it partly because you aren't used to the way things are done here, so your edit looked strange. Vchimpanzee ·  talk  ·  contributions  · 18:14, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

More here. Vchimpanzee ·  talk  ·  contributions  · 19:16, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. If you still doubt the original air date I can have the producers send you an email. My whole family and all my friends watched my episode air on October 4, 2010. I don't know who said Bo Bice won the same day but that is not true. I taped my show the first day of taping June 15, 2010. I met all 3 contestants who taped before me and none of them won the top prize. I was definitely the first person to win and just thought that was an important fact to people who like the show ( as well as to me personally). Feel free to add whatever you want I just appreciate you leaving my entry as is. Thanks!
 * Thanks. An email from the producers wouldn't be a reliable source as this site defines it, though perhaps they could point me to a source that IS reliable. But there must be someone out there who knows what is going on. Vchimpanzee ·  talk  ·  contributions  · 15:33, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Almost forgot. This is where Bo Bice's date got changed. Vchimpanzee ·  talk  ·  contributions  · 15:43, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Your episode aired on Christmas eve. That was the first time I saw it on the daytime version. Actually, I didn't watch the whole thing since I remembered your name. Vchimpanzee ·  talk  ·  contributions  · 20:53, 26 December 2010 (UTC)