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Rob Stewart
i have no idea who rob stewart is, and i most certainly did not edit his page!

i would claim that this is one of those "shared IP" situations (i'm on dialup), but for the fact that you linked SHARK TANK in your complaint...which, in fact, i *HAD* just edited.

shark tank, sharkwater -- you just getting them mixed up?

cheers. 67.150.85.165 (talk) 04:44, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
 * It's strange that you waited three years to post this to me; I do not even recall the incident taking place. Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 15:36, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
 * And furthemore, having just looked over the message on your talkpage, there is no link to "Shark tank" or "sharkwater", and never was. No one could have tweaked my message because the revision history would have shown it. It is also interesting to note that your IP address's contributions list shows that someone using the address at that time clearly edited the article on the filmmaker, also verified by the link to the article revision in question, and shows no evidence of any other edit being made by the IP until you posted this message; certainly no edit to any article with "shark" in the title.
 * In any case, if you agree that your IP address is likely a shared one, I really don't see why you had to take this up with me, especially after such a long time. If you want to create an account for yourself to avoid receiving notifications intended for another user, or if you want to keep toughing out such messages, it's all one with me. My concern in these matters is only for reverting vandalism or misguided edits and trying to prevent such occurrences in the future as much as possible. Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 15:57, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * Thank you so very much! Merry Christmas!!! :) Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 00:26, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Happy Festivus

 * Thank you, very much! Festivus is almost what we're going to be celebrating in my household, since things have been so hectic thus far! XD Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 15:41, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Archie McKellar and Arthur Rhys-Davids
Hi there. Just wondered when the GA reviews were going to start. Regards, and Merry Xmass! Dapi89 (talk) 12:27, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

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On the Pulse of Morning
Hey Will, nice to meet ya! Ya know, I appreciate the GA review and that you passed it and all, but to be honest, it kinda messed things up for me. Part of it was my fault; I'm so used to GACs languishing for months, and I wanted to start preparing for the 2013 Wikicup, so I submitted On the Pulse of Morning in anticipation of it taking forever. That's why I put the template that I wouldn't be able to address the GAC until Jan. 1. Dude, you just took 30 points away from me! But perhaps that was your intention, eh? So crafty! ;) No, I'm teasing; I tend to be competitive, but I get it that the spirit of the Wikicup is to improve articles, and I'm all for that. But remember that there are GACs that have been in the queue since August, and since I see that you're in the Wikicup this year too, I recommend earning your GA review points with older GACs.  I'm just sayin'! ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:16, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Good heavens! I didn't even know you were in the cup; I wouldn't have selected On the Pulse of Morning for the GAN backlog drive if I'd known. You see, I selected 19 GANs for the drive, and since you're allowed to complete their reviews by New Year's Day as long as you started them during the drive, I've been trying to get the ones with the best chances promoted by then. I'm sorry about the WikiCup points, though. I wish that instead of the template you'd asked me to hold out till the Wikicup. :( Like my singing? Ha-la-la-la-la-la-LA-LAAA!!! (talk) 01:45, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm mostly teasing you good-naturedly. Since you reviewed the article for the GAN drive, all is forgiven. ;) It may end up benefiting me anyway, since I just learned that I'm closer to my goal of a Maya Angelou featured topic than I thought I was.  Lots of points there, doncha know.  I probably should've requested that reviews be held off until Jan. 1, but with the huge backlog, I didn't think it was necessary.  Always learning! Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 07:29, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

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Caerphilly Castle...
There's no rush, but I noticed that your GA review for Caerphilly Castle is still open... Hchc2009 (talk) 10:01, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry to ask, but are you likely to be able to progress this review? If not, we could always open it back up for other reviewers. Hchc2009 (talk) 12:47, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Just to say that I've left a message on this one at Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations Hchc2009 (talk) 10:14, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

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Moth Articles
Hello, I noticed you've been creating a lot of articles for loads of different types of moths. The majority of the articles you are creating only have one sentence. As per Wikiproject Insects criteria for inclusion: "As a general guideline though, combine several species or subspecies into a single article when there isn't enough text to make more than short, unsatisfying stubs otherwise. If the article grows large enough to deserve splitting, that can always be done later". Perhaps this is a better option for now? - Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 10:44, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * No, it is not. Ruigeroeland takes care of the moth articles. I am his assistant. Oh, is this the Top Secret room? I had no idea... (talk) 10:52, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, please don't revert the proposed merger. There is a section available to discuss it. If consensus is to keep the individual articles then I am happy with that. Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 11:01, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Please don't bring it up again. There is no valid reason for it. Oh, is this the Top Secret room? I had no idea... (talk) 11:02, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Look, I'll try to add more to them myself if you promise to undo what you've just done, and never do it again. It is not constructive. Oh, is this the Top Secret room? I had no idea... (talk) 11:04, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I disagree with your statement 'there is no valid reason for it'. WP:INSECTS clearly states: "As a general guideline though, combine several species or subspecies into a single article when there isn't enough text to make more than short, unsatisfying stubs otherwise. If the article grows large enough to deserve splitting, that can always be done later" Using the parent article to construct a list of the individual species seems, to me, to be of more encyclopedic value than fracturing the information over many pages. I am willing to discuss on the propsed merger page. - Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 11:06, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Dozens of users have expressed appreciation for my creation of moth articles. It must be alright if they appreciate it. Oh, is this the Top Secret room? I had no idea... (talk) 11:08, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I've asked WP:ANIMALS for their opinion on the matter here: . I should note I'd also propose doing the same to other genus where the species articles have little to no content such as Arachnis (moth) -- Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 11:17, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Oh, is that so? And pray tell, what will you do about the ones that do have a handful of content, such as Arachnis citra? Are you going to try to merge that as well? Oh, is this the Top Secret room? I had no idea... (talk) 11:19, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

I posted this in the merger discussion but I'll crosspost it here. In that case I would suggest that, in the main genus article the table i.e. something like this: That way, those that do have a reasonable amount of content stay but the ones that are simply there with bare bones can be merged into the genus article. Cabe 6403  (Talk•Sign) 11:25, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Very well then, Cabe6403. Since you've gone to all this hard work trying to get these articles merged, I suppose I'll have to go along with it as well. If, however, you meant this as a challenge to me, note first that that likely, if not definitely, defies social policy in Wikipedia. All other notes I have if such is the case, you will have to infer.
 * On the other hand, if it was not, you can forget about that whole bit. Oh, is this the Top Secret room? I had no idea... (talk) 11:28, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Can you clarify what you mean when you say "you meant this as a challenge to me"? I don't want to jump to conclusions as to what you are inferring. Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 11:30, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * As in you've developed some sort of malcontent towards me as an editor; i.e., you might feel jealousy towards my contributions or you might feel that I somehow slighted you, even though that doesn't seem likely since I think this is the first time we've interacted. If you didn't feel any negativity towards me prior to your first post in this thread, I apologize, but if you did - I'm saying this because others have in the past - I believe it is best to just get it out in the open. Oh, is this the Top Secret room? I had no idea... (talk) 11:33, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * That is definately not the case. I was simply on new page patrol and noticed all the moth pages being created and was curious. There was no malicious intent and I don't feel that you've slighted me at all. I am proposing what, I think, will improve the articles and content you are working on. I do not intent to remove any of it. I'm currently working on Araeomolis to give a better idea of my proposal. I'd appreciate your thoughts on it when it's complete. (Should take maybe 5-10 minutes further) - Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 11:39, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok, I've added the table. It would be better to source the dates and 'described by' entries in each row. Each individual moth article could then be redirected to the main genus article. That retains all the content and makes it easier to digest as it's all on one page in a sortable table. Thoughts? Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 11:46, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * One thought: If you think that Araeomolis sanguinea can exist on its own, why is the merger tag still there? Oh, is this the Top Secret room? I had no idea... (talk) 11:48, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

I don't think that one can stand on its own, it was just an example for the purposes of illustrating the concept of merging the data into a table. Cabe 6403  (Talk•Sign) 11:49, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * You mean to say, when these species eventually gain enough coverage that they will merit individual pages, you intend to put "This one does have a handful of content so the article can exist on its own" alongside them? Oh, is this the Top Secret room? I had no idea... (talk) 11:58, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
 * No, it was just to illustrate an example. If it meritied it's own page it would simply have the blue link. I simply mentioned it in the note column to explain why I had blue'd it. Cabe  6403  (Talk•Sign) 12:01, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

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Signups are now closed; we have our final 127 contestants for this year's competition. 64 contestants will make it to the next round at the end of February, but we're already seeing strong scoring compared to previous years. currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader had 342 points, while in 2011, the leader had 228 points. We also have a large number of scorers when compared with this stage in previous years. was the first competitor to score this year, as he was last year, with a detailed good article review. Some other firsts:
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Phil Sogard
Phil Sogard is an American TV and film director.

Bio: He was born on April 6, 1933 and has been on the directing team at NBC Daytime's Days of Our Lives (hired by Ken Corday) since 1992. Sogard was previously on the directing staff of ABC Daytime's General Hospital (hired by Gloria Monty).

Sogard has been nominated for 11 Daytime Emmys (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, for GH and 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2009 for DAYS) and won in 1981 and 1982.

Membership: He is a member of the Directors Guild of America

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Round 1 is now over. The top 64 scorers have progressed to round 2, where they have been randomly split into eight pools of eight. At the end of April, the top two from each pool, as well as the 16 highest scorers from those remaining, will progress to round 3. Commiserations to those eliminated; if you're interested in still being involved in the WikiCup, able and willing reviewers will always be needed, and if you're interested in getting involved with other collaborative projects, take a look at the WikiWomen's Month discussed below.

Round 1 saw 21 competitors with over 100 points, which is fantastic; that suggests that this year's competition is going to be highly competative. Our lower scores indicate this, too: A score of 19 was required to reach round 2, which was significantly higher than the 11 points required in 2012 and 8 points required in 2011. The score needed to reach round 3 will be higher, and may depend on pool groupings. In 2011, 41 points secured a round 3 place, while in 2012, 65 was needed. Our top three scorers in round 1 were:
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 * , due in no small part to Canis Minor, a featured article awarded a total of 340 points. A joint submission with, this is the highest scoring single article yet submitted in this year's competition.

Other contributors of note include:
 * , whose Portal:Massachusetts is the first featured portal this year. The featured portal process is one of the less well-known featured processes, and featured portals have traditionally had little impact on WikiCup scores.
 * , whose Mycena aurantiomarginata was the first featured article this year.
 * and, who both claimed points for articles in the Major League Baseball tie-breakers topic, the first topic points in the competition.
 * , who claimed for the first full good topic with the Casting Crowns studio albums topic.

Featured topics have still played no part in this year's competition, but once again, a curious contribution has been offered by : did you know that there is a Shit Brook in Shropshire? With April Fools' Day during the next round, there will probably be a good chance of more unusual articles...

March sees the WikiWomen's History Month, a series of collaborative efforts to aid the women's history WikiProject to coincide with Women's History Month and International Women's Day. A number of WikiCup participants have already started to take part. The project has a to-do list of articles needing work on the topic of women's history. Those interested in helping out with the project can find articles in need of attention there, or, alternatively, add articles to the list. Those interested in collaborating on articles on women's history are also welcome to use the WikiCup talk page to find others willing to lend a helping hand. Another collaboration currently running is an an effort from WikiCup participants to coordinate a number of Easter-themed did you know articles. Contributions are welcome!

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Norma Monty
Norma Monty is an American TV writer.

She was born on March 13, 1926 in North Bergen, New Jersey. Monty died on July 3, 2012 in Reno, Nevada. ,, , Personal: Her sister is Gloria Monty

Education: She received a BA degree from the College of St. Elizabeth and an MA degree from Columbia University with honors. She also received 75 doctoral units in communications with an emphasis on drama and TV at the Film Institute of New York University. She also attained Doctoral credits for Curriculum Development & Supervision at both Columbia University and Rutgers University. Career: She began her career as an English teacher in Matawan, New Jersey, followed later on as the chairman of the English department in Middletown Township, New Jersey. She served in that capacity for 19 years, during which the English department was voted the best in the state on the secondary school level. Monty then served as the supervisor of English for Edison Township school district in which she supervised the instruction of 150 teachers in six secondary schools. She then left the teaching profession and moved to California to become the associate producer of the ABC Daytime television soap opera General Hospital. General Hospital (1981: assistant to producer) (1982-1983: Associate Producer)(1982-1985; December 1988-January 1991: breakdown writer) (Feb. 1985 - Sept. 1988; January 1991 - April 1991: Co-Head Writer) (May 1991 - January 1992: Head Writer). She created Bill Eckert, Nancy Eckert, Sly Eckert, Julia Barrett & Harlan Barrett.

She convinced her sister to hire John Stamos. 

Honors: Norma Monty received numerous honors during her lifetime. In particular Monmouth University honored her for the design and structure of their television film studio. She received honors for the children’s cultural center in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She received the humanities achievement award from the College of St. Elizabeth.

Awards: Nominated for 2 Daytime Emmys in 1984 and 1986

Charity Work: She was also active in numerous charities including the children’s cultural center of Monmouth County, New Jersey, the Monmouth County Visiting Nurse Association, The Rancho Mirage Public Library and the Eisenhower Medical Center of Rancho Mirage, California. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.148.15.162 (talk) 23:57, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

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What about (Crew of ER; Crew of Friends; Crew of NYPD Blue; Crew of Y&R; Crew of Search For Tomorrow; Crew of Cheers; Crew of As The World Turns, Crew of Another World; Crew of Law & Order franchise; Crew of Knots Landing; Crew of JAG franchise) pages similiar to Crew of Mad Men, Crew of Futurama, Crew of Sesame Street, Crew of Six Feet Under, List of General Hospital crew, List of All My Children crew. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.148.15.162 (talk) 02:28, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

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Pages to nominate for --Articles for deletion (non-notable per wiki)-- Soap Opera Network, Your Place or Mine?, Foxy Ladies Love/Boogie 70's Explosion — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.52.148.253 (talk) 17:41, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
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A bowl of religion-neutral strawberries for you!

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WikiCup 2013 March newsletter
We are halfway through round two. Pool A sees the strongest competition, with five out of eight of its competitors scoring over 100, and Pool H is lagging, with half of its competitors yet to score. WikiCup veterans lead overall; Pool A's (2010's winner) leads overall, with poolmate  (a finalist in 2011 and 2012) not far behind. Pool F's (a finalist in 2010, 2011 and 2012) is in third. The top two scorers in each pool, as well as the next highest 16 scorers overall, will progress to round three at the end of April.

Today has seen a number of Easter-themed did you knows from WikiCup participants, and March has seen collaboration from contestants with WikiWomen's History Month. It's great to see the WikiCup being used as a locus of collaboration; if you know of any collaborative efforts going on, or want to start anything up, please feel free to use the WikiCup talk page to help find interested editors. As well as fostering collaboration, we're also seeing the Cup encouraging the improvement of high-importance articles through the bonus point system. Highlights from the last month include GAs on physicist Niels Bohr, on the European hare , on the constellation Circinus ( and ) and on the Third Epistle of John. All of these subjects were covered on at least 50 Wikipedias at the beginning of the year and, subsequently, each contribution was awarded at least three times as many points as normal.

Wikipedians who enjoy friendly competition may be interested in participating in April's wikification drive. While wikifying an article is typically not considered "significant work" such that it can be claimed for WikiCup points, such gnomish work is often invaluable in keeping articles in shape, and is typically very helpful for new writers who may not be familiar with formatting norms.

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Happy Easter!

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A barnstar for you!

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Thanks for reviewing Port Logan standing stones, Wilhelmina Will.

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