User talk:ZappaOMatic/Archive 3

Happy Birthday
Happy birthday man, I know no one gave you a message last year. Man, I don't turn 14 until Halloween. Bye. JHU bal  27  17:50, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks.  Zappa  O  Mati   02:18, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

This week's articles for improvement - 22 July 2013 to 28 July 2013
posted by Northamerica1000(talk) 11:24, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

I've added an opt-in section for those interested in receiving TAFI notifications on the project's main page, located here. Those that don't opt-in won't receive this message again. Also, a revised notification template has been created, located at Template:TAFI weekly selections notice. Northamerica1000(talk) 04:49, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2001 Protection One 400
Hello! Your submission of 2001 Protection One 400 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 18:40, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Test
New messages banner pops up without notification on main acct, using alt. to hopefully fix. ZappaOMatic (Alt. of ZappaOMati) 22:50, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Fixed now.  Zappa  O  Mati   22:52, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

 * Hi! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission.  I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
 * The Wikipedia Adventure Start Page
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I have unreviewed a page you curated
Hi, I'm GhunwI'. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Damon chamblis, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you. reH ghun ghunwI' 02:37, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Carly Rose Sonenclar
Dear Zappaomatic, I would appreciate it if you discontinue referring to Carly Rose Sonenclar as of Jewish origin. No need exists for this information. Additionally, the proper format would include reference to her father and mother, their names and some description.

My concern goes beyond "a noble cause". Tadelstein9 (talk) 17:28, 19 August 2013 (UTC)Tadelstein
 * Actually, as long as it's reliably sourced, it is fine. Per WP:BLPSOURCES, only if something is poorly unsourced, or sourced by an unreliable source, then it could be deleted without discussion. As her Jewish origin has been sourced, discussion must occur at some point. Also, there is no proper format if their names are not provided in any reliable sources.  Zappa  O  Mati   21:32, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

I looked at the source page on Jewcy, which has no sources itself to indicate how they got their information. How do we really know if Carly Rose Sonenclar is Jewish. I have a Jewish last name, but I'm not Jewish. That didn't stop two Palestinians from coming after me following September 11, 2001. I'm not saying we should not indicate her heritage, I would like a more reliable source than Jewcy. Tadelstein9 (talk) 23:27, 20 August 2013 (UTC)Tadelstein9 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tadelstein9 (talk • contribs) 23:22, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * In that case, I found a few sources that states that she's Jewish and I did find some sources of her performing at the Jewish Maccabiah Games .   Zappa  O  Mati   23:29, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

My recent RfA
I should have said thanks for your support sooner. ```Buster Seven   Talk  23:00, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

WP:Food
It would be appreciated if you joined in the conversation occurring at WT:Food regarding the layout and presentation of the project's main page. Northamerica1000(talk) 03:20, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Results table
Nice work on adding the table to David Ragan. In the future, you can feel free to crib the table from the baseline I've created here - it has all the correct links for the races and all the seasons (except for Nationwide, which only goes back to 1988 and which I plan to finish soon). Keep up the good work! - The Bushranger One ping only 05:30, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem, though just for my sanity, it would be nice to remove the race results and just have the race links and seasons, since it's sort of a pain having to remove Jeff Gordon's results to add in another driver's results.  Zappa  O  Mati   02:46, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

Meral Tasbas
Feel free to review my DYK for Meral Tasbas if you want to. You find the nom on the talk page of the article. Regards,--BabbaQ (talk) 16:31, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:08, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
 * No problem.  Zappa  O  Mati   22:00, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Congrats
Congrats on your Bears going 3-0, seems like some of their good play has been rubbing off on my Dolphins. Good luck next week at Detroit, too. Soulbust (talk) 09:54, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, good luck against the Saints on Monday night.  Zappa  O  Mati   13:44, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Jeff Gordon
Sorry about rolling back your edit. I did it by mistake when I was comparing your revision to another editor's.-- Daytona   500  21:46, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

Block
When I get blocked from Wikipedia, is there ever a way to unblock myself? — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheRocknRollPat (talk • contribs) 01:38, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
 * You can't unblock yourself; you need an administrator to do so. If you do happen to get blocked, use and place it on your talk page with a reason for why you should be unblocked. If you can convince the administrator you will not do whatever you did to get blocked, you might be unblocked.   Zappa  O  Mati   01:41, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

A violin for you!

 * Definitely. Hopefully Jay Cutler will have a better game against New Orleans the Giants, and hopefully the M's keep Raul.  Zappa  O  Mati   00:48, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Hmm, Cutler was OK against the Saints, but not good enough for the win. D: At least my Sharks are doing well to start the year!  Zappa  O  Mati   23:20, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q3 2013
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The Underground: Issue 3 (October 2013)


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Edit-a-thons at UC Riverside
The UCR Libraries are hosting three edit-a-thons focusing on their great special collections (science fiction, water resources, the Inland Empire and more) on Oct. 12, 2013, Oct. 26, 2013, and Nov. 23, 2013. Please participate if you can! Details and signup here. All are welcome, new and experienced editors alike! -- phoebe / (talk to me) 04:10, 8 October 2013 (UTC)

2013 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Hey Zappa, I know you are a football fan, but I am assuming you are pretty neutral between the Michigan Wolverines and my dear Penn State Nittany Lions. As such, would you mind reading my summary of the game at the aforementioned link (the monster second paragraph), and editing for clarity as well as length, removing any NPOV or OR, or at least flagging it as such, so I can look to source it in the coming days? Thanks - I normally can do this on my own, but I am still psyched and riled up about our victory. Four overtimes. Unbelievable.  Go  Phightins  !  02:55, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
 * That's quite a wall of text. I'll get to it once the NASCAR race concludes, which should be in about 2 laps.  Zappa  O  Mati   02:56, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I am going to bed for now, but please feel free to drop any questions you have here, on my talk, on the article talk, in hidden all caps text on the article, file an ANI report, etc. :-)  Go  Phightins  !  03:08, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm prepping to head to bed now as well, and doing some inspection, it looks fine, though it appears the length of the Michigan summary is rather long compared to the others. I'll make a more complete review tomorrow; hopefully the Nittany Lions don't have any more nail biters, or else I'd be slapping on all over it.   Zappa  O  Mati   04:16, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah, well, the game had four overtimes, so I think that entitles its summary to be somewhat longer than the others, though perhaps the game deserves its own article ... first four overtime game in Penn State's 100+ year football history.  Go  Phightins  !  10:51, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2013 Grand Prix of Baltimore
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Help out with Health issues in American football?
Hey ZappaOMati, I recently posted a few improvements that I think could be made to the Health issues in American football article on the Talk page there. I'm working alongside my colleague, User:WWB Too, and on behalf of the NFL Players Association to improve football-related articles on Wikipedia. Because of my financial COI, I won't make any edits myself, but would appreciate you taking a look at what I've proposed and, if it seems okay, move those changes over into the article. Thanks! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 19:14, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 18:25, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest page told me to go to Admin board look:
"For internal conflicts of interest involving Wikipedia administrators, see Wikipedia: Administrators: Involved admins."

What should I do? Someone is writing false information about my business here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Seaman_Guard_Ohio Jmartin77 (talk) 14:00, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Look, to make things easier, read the more practical guide to conflict of interest. I suggest you to to Talk:MV Seaman Guard Ohio and discuss with the editors there, not at the administrators' noticeboard.  Zappa  O  Mati   14:03, 17 October 2013 (UTC)

New York Giants
Why did you erased Tom Coughlin will be fired as a head coach if the giants went 0-16? --71.40.58.182 (talk) 16:18, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * It would be obvious, but it is not neutral and pure speculation. Wikipedia does not speculate on hirings and firings. NFLisAwesome (ZappaOMati's alternate account) 20:21, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Also, the Giants won last week.  Zappa  O  Mati   17:44, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Why would adding first names instead of surnames be considered disruptive editing?
About a month ago, I edited a few pages but kept on discovering that my edits were deleted and you kept on telling me to read WP:SURNAME. I read it, but felt a little bit dissatisfied with the article since some people who always go by their first names, stage names, or academic or honorific titles are always referred to on Wikipedia by their last names. It can't be that casual, so why not use a little bit of first names depending on whether or not that person prefers to go by their first name? Will you please tell me why? TheRocknRollPat (talk) 20:05, 27 October 2013 (UTC)RocksPatrick
 * This is an encyclopedia, and pages should be treated professionally, which includes referring to people by their last name, unless their stage names have a "surname" in them. Take Lady Gaga for example. Although her real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, most people refer to her as Lady Gaga, so the "surname" in it (Gaga) is used. For those with one-word stage names, like Jennifer Lopez (who uses J-Lo), we would still use Lopez.  Zappa  O  Mati   20:14, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

A BEARS FAN?
I think I'm gonna have to take back that DYK approval :p. GO PACK GO!, Happy editing.-- SKATER  T a l k 00:00, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Nooooo! D: Alrighty then! Let's settle this on Monday night next week! Bear Down, Chicago Bears!  Zappa  O  Mati   00:04, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, Packers lost 27-20. I would've commiserated with your QB loss, but I shouldn't; Da Bears are doing well even with a backup! NFLisAwesome (ZappaOMati's alternate account) 21:35, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Talking about Beyoncé
Beyoncé goes by her first almost all the time so why not use her first name? TheRocknRollPat (talk) 04:17, 28 October 2013 (UTC)TheRocknRollPat
 * Except she also has the stage name "Beyoncé Knowles", which has a "surname" in it (Knowles), so we would use Knowles when talking about her.  Zappa  O  Mati   13:25, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

What is your full name?
My full name is Nicholas Patrick Hazard, Jr. and I have one little question. Since you discovered me via my talk page, I discovered you as ZappaOMati, or Zappa for short. On your talk page, you say that your real name is Justin. Can you please tell me your full name? TheRocknRollPat (talk) 19:00, 3 November 2013 (UTC)TheRocknRollPat
 * Yes, my real name is Justin, though I don't really want to give out my real name. I used to give out my full name on the infobox on my userpage, but it was redacted, since it's not really the best of ideas to give out personal info, especially since I'm still in school. Sorry, but I suppose you can make assumptions about my last name based on my ethnicity (Vietnamese). Besides, if you really want to know my real name, just go to my Facebook or Twitter.  Zappa  O  Mati   19:04, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Maybe this was all my fault. I shouldn't have given out my full name since I'm still in school too. Sorry about that. TheRocknRollPat (talk) 22:37, 15 November 2013 (UTC)TheRocknRollPat (talk) 16:37, 15 November 2013 (UTC)TheRocknRollPat

Krista
I thought my post was quite reasonable. I pointed out an idiosyncrasy of Krista's statement but I also defended that part of what she said that was a reasonable opinion. I have no problem separating what is good and what is bad from a person and thought she deserved some credit where it was not given to her, while also pointing out it was highly ironic to opine about a woman's attire for it's provocativeness when she has dressed that way herself. She did nonetheless make a point that made sense and was unfairly attacked by a reporter.

I do not mean to be disruptive so I would love to chat to clarify this matter if you have time.

Thanks, Horkheimer86 Nov, 7, 2013,

Horkheimer86 (talk) 00:02, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it is pretty hypocritical to dress provocatively, and then attack it afterwards, but the information doesn't really belong on the page in particular. You may have stayed neutral by pointing out both sides, but looking at WP:COATRACK, the page should be about Ford, not about any irony in her comments. Besides, she barely even played a season in lingerie.  Zappa  O  Mati   00:10, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

You have been very reasonable to me, and I apologize for any inconvenience. I guess people have to reason out these things for themselves you are saying and I understand that to some extent. Although any playing in lingerie still qualifies, even if it is less than a full season in all fairness, and I do mean to be polite. The other comment was in defense of her too though, where she is attacked for suggesting women should defend themselves and Toronto's police force do have a record of disrespecting some rape victims so I thought it was fair to acknowledge that this reflects the sexism going on with the boys in blue there. Perhaps that deserves its own section under the Toronto Police Force referring to treatment of the subject of rape, which is quite problematic. I thought her whore comment was ironic to which you agreed but saw her making a reasonable point about self-defense with mace that got unfairly attacked because she's an easy person to lambaste for saying other ridiculous things. All in all I find your response very friendly so I hope you don't hold that edit against me. You have been very cordial and thank you for that. All the best, Horkheimer86

Horkheimer86 (talk) 00:27, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Being unblocked
How can I be unblocked from Wikipedia? If I kept on editing disruptively, then I would be blocked. How can I unblock myself? TheRocknRollPat (talk) 01:15, 9 November 2013 (UTC)TheRocknRollPat
 * Based on "tradition" (also known as WP:OFFER), you would probably have to wait up to six months before placing an template on your talk page. In the Unblock template, if you can convince an administrator to unblock you, you may be unblocked.   Zappa  O  Mati   01:25, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200
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Talkback
...William 17:37, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

The E-bully of Wikipedia
Hello -- sorry if I don't know where else to put this, so, I'll just put it here, if that's okay. I happened to noticed your posting in regards to me, and I wanted to let you know that that person you mentioned me to has a 2-plus year history of abusing this system to intimidate several users. And he's lied several time in the past, and today is no exception. But it's more than that - on weekends. he stalks the place in waiting, in the hope that he catches people in the MIDDLE of an edit, one in which we have evey intention of getting right, but when we don't complete it in 10 seconds, he steps in to mess with it and goes running to the Wikipedia principal to tattle. Fact is there's probably a lot about him that you aren't aware of. There are 2 sides to the story, and you've mainly just gotten the one from him in which he either highly stretched the truth or flat out lied, to you and several others. I'm sorry if you got caught in the middle. Hopefully this kind of thing will stop, but with his type (because I've had the misfortune of knowing his type in real life), it's unlikely to stop. But please keep in mind, even THE most active golf editor in all of Wikipedia (who I won't name, as it would be unfair to him) has never had a problem, he's left me alone and never gotten on my case. Only this one guy has, because he likes to play internet tough guy and thinks he's a lot more important than he is, and doesn't allow for temporary, easily repairable mistake by anyone, for whatever reasons that only a warped mind like his could possibly understand. If that person Bushranger would like to intervene and take the statements of several other good users who he has tried to cowardly e-intimidate, then it shall be so. Thank you

He also tried to claim that I falsely accused him of lying. This is pitiful, and yet predictable - every liar always says they are falsely accused of lying. He has lied on SEVERAL occasions about users, today is not the first. .. Fact is he falsely accuses me of making an inexcusable edit when in fact I went to edit the wrong page by mistake -- but instead of trying to find out what happened, he did what an opportunistic bully like him does and used it as a means to lie and say it was malicious. Please don't fall for his BS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnsmith2116 (talk • contribs)

There's something else to keep in mind -- as with all people with social problems, he lets things linger and carry over and use it as an excuse a long time down the road - he remembers from a few months ago how I didn't let him intimidate me THEN, and now he is still trying to do it, so, since he's realized that after 2 months I'm STILL not allowing him to intimidate me, he can't stand it, and he lashes out. He's going to be embarrased at that other page -- the admins are going to see through his BS and realize that for the first time, this is someone who's standing up to him. He's not tough. Johnsmith2116 (talk) 20:13, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

FYI he's been taken to ANI here....William 18:58, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Report
The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject NFL for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Hope you have a great day! -buffbills7701 01:22, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2013 Grand Prix of Baltimore
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User page
I need to know how you created/designed your own user page. Could you help me how to do it? TheRocknRollPat (talk) 23:15, 27 November 2013 (UTC)TheRocknRollPat

A turkey for you!

 * Thanks: I still stand by my statement that the Bears are the kings of the NFC North; I don't care about the Lions sweeping us, because it won't matter once the Bears win it all!  Zappa  O  Mati   01:11, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I was about ready to ask if you have any further RfA-related plans, but I am suddenly forced to question your judgment. AutomaticStrikeout (₵) 01:49, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

CHall10006
It's not stopping. --Niemti (talk) 10:27, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Houston Texans
The Houston Texas are not eliminated from the playoffs yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.174.74.142 (talk) 03:29, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * You do realize that I did not add them in, and that this user did? I just fixed their edit.  Zappa  O  Mati   03:47, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Give ma a couple of seconds...
Dammit, I was doing it! ;) ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  18:19, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
 * D'oh!  Zappa  O  Mati   19:05, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Stadium Super Trucks images
I uploaded the whole field from Round 10 at Crandon to Commons. I don't have any more images of the drivers. I went to several major events for the past year besides this SST event. I saw the TORC races that same day and lots of LOORS racers were there too. You know about the Nationwide and ARCA race at Road America. I also saw the SCCA National Championship Runoffs for the last 5 seasons at Road America. On dirt, I caught the USAC Midgets at Angell Park Speedway and the US Dirt Nationals for the legends cars at Beaver Dam Raceway. Two big asphalt late model races that I saw attracted lots of top Midwestern Late Model / Super Late Models drivers - National Short Track Championship at Rockford Speedway and the friday night Dick Trickle 99 at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway during the Oktoberfest race weekend. No ARCA Midwest Tour races like I did for the last few seasons. No flat track motorcycle races this year either. So please leave a message on my talk page if you think I may have an image that you need for an article for an off-road, sports car, ARCA, or Midwestern late model driver.  Royal broil  04:15, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Hey!
Remember me? :) . I please Need your help ASAP. Remember I came to you for SPI filed against me earlier this year? Well the same guy has threaten to file it again. Please help asap. Take a look at this page Civil Services Examination and the relevant history. Uncletomwood (talk) 14:12, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Oh dear, it's happened again. I don't think you need help as badly as last time, since when looking at Sockpuppet investigations/Uncletomwood/Archive, everyone but the accuser was on your side. If one actually does get filed, I'm pretty it will most likely be in bad faith, since the edits by the IP accusing you seem eerily similar to the previous ones.  Zappa  O  Mati   16:20, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Having fun yet, Zappa?  Go  Phightins  !  02:10, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
 * FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU  Zappa  O  Mati   02:10, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
 * That's a pretty generous spot there by Mike Carey's umpire. Oh well. You foreseeing a comeback?  Go  Phightins  !  02:51, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Of course I do! If the Bills could come back from 32 points against the Oilers, the Bears could do the same!  Zappa  O  Mati   02:52, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Safety!  Go  Phightins  !  03:23, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't want to watch this season anymore.  Zappa  O  Mati   03:24, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Not your night tonight. We still have to beat Dallas next week, though ...  Go  Phightins  !  03:28, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, I guess I can focus next week on Green Bay. Mark my words: If you guys make it in, we'll be armed and ready.  Zappa  O  Mati   04:01, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

All right, Zappa. A rematch is possible, and in all honesty, a rematch scares me, as you'll have something to avenge. That said, we each have respective opponents this week on whom to focus.  Go  Phightins  !  04:08, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, good luck sir.  Go  Phightins  !  04:26, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
 * }  Zappa  O  Mati   04:35, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Merry Christmas to you too
Merry Christmas to you too! Yeah my Fins aren't doing to great at 8-7, but hopefully we can take care of our business against the Jets, and hopefully the Ravens can just lose. Good luck to your Bears next week against the Pack, and good luck having Santa not bring an unwanted visitor to that game, as a belated Christmas present to Green Bay. Soulbust (talk) 18:08, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

NFL Free agents
Since the regular season is over can we start listing people as free agents if their teams aren't in the playoffs? Kingryan227  ( Decrees •  Acts ) 21:48, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Happy New Year's
Hey Zappa Happy New Year's to you, as well. Hope you have an amazing 2014. Soulbust (talk) 22:47, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

A reference problem
Hi! Some users have been working hard on Category:Pages with broken reference names.

Here you added a new reference   but didn't define it. This has been showing as an error at the bottom of the article. " Cite error: The named reference  was invoked but never defined (see the help page). " Can you take a look and work out what you were trying to do? Thanks -- Frze  > talk  09:28, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Fixed it.  Zappa  O  Mati   14:50, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

NFL Free agents
Is it okay if I can list the people that are free agents as them if their teams are not in the playoffs ever or not anymore and if anything changes I have no problem fixing them :) Kingryan227  ( Decrees •  Acts ) 21:44, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Terribly sorry for the late reply, but I assume we only list them as free agents once free agency (March 13?) starts.  Zappa  O  Mati   23:44, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

It's perfectly okay I was just wondering but on March 13th I will start listing the free agents if that's okay Kingryan227  ( Decrees •  Acts ) 01:25, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, it was March 11. My bad. Anyway, I think that would be the time to list them as FA's.  Zappa  O  Mati   01:27, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Typo on Mike Zimmer page
Under Personal for Mike Zimmer, for his son Adam it says "Cincinati" instead of "Cincinnati"

Also, in looking at other coaches Wikipedia pages, it looks like the box heading of "Career Information" should actually say "College" or "College Information" and "Position(s)" shouldn't say "Head Coach" but rather the Position(s) he played while in college, namely "Quarterback, Linebacker"

Thanks, Doug

DougJames86

Thanks.
Noted. Sorry for the long respond and thanks ZappaOMatti for the reminders in citing reliable sources. Thanks as well for helping fellow Wikipedians. Updated my other contributions by citing reliable sources make sure in the future that will not be overlooked. Cheers.--Kixzer (talk) 15:49, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Help with article on Concussions in American football?
Hey Zappa, I recently posted some improvements that I think could be made to the article Concussions in American football over on the Talk page there, but as yet, it doesn't look like anyone has had a chance to review them. If you have time, do you think you could take a look and see what you think? Because I'm working on behalf of the NFLPA, I won't make any edits myself, but since you've edited the article before, I thought you might have comments or, if everything looks okay, be willing to implement the changes that I've suggested. Cheers! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 15:41, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look in a few hours. NFLisAwesome (ZappaOMati's alternate account) 21:13, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Awesome, thanks so much! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 21:20, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Hey Zappa, thanks for making those edits. I wonder if you have any thoughts about the other two suggestions I made? I posted a follow-up note over at Talk:Concussions in American football if you have a sec. Thanks again! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 19:22, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
 * This is now ✅! Thanks! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 16:28, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2011 NextEra Energy Resources 250
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DYK nomination of Dude Perfect
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Template:Super Bowl XLVIII
Shouldn't Brandon Browner and Spencer Ware be listed under this template? Or is there some sort of ground rule regarding suspended players that I never picked up on? By the way, I'm a Seahawk fan. Just thought I'd share that part. – Michael (talk) 06:23, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Not quite sure on this one either; when I created last year's template, I excluded the players on the reserve lists, since they wouldn't be active for the game. The same may apply to the players on the inactive list, but I'm not too sure.  Zappa  O  Mati   14:55, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Super Bowl template
I think you may have skipped a row or something judging by the number of pages you added the template to. Toomer is one guy without the template.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 07:37, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Probably; I guess I was still caught up in the madness and missed a few guys or so, since it was kind of a "rough" template. But then again, I don't quite recall Toomer's name in it in the first place; I copied the names from the team's roster navbox, which sometimes can be less-frequently updated than its table counterpart.  Zappa  O  Mati   14:53, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
 * So are you going to figure out which ones you skipped?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:34, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

List of Formula One race edits songs
Please view the List of Formula One race edits songs deletion article for my response WesleyBranton (talk) 04:38, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Replied.  Zappa  O  Mati   04:43, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Twitch Plays Pokémon - Charmeleon's name
Charmeleon's name was "ABBBBBBK(", including the open paren at the end. Just thought I ought to explain why I reverted your change. Thanks! 80.3.185.52 (talk) 22:49, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Hm, I didn't recall seeing it when I was tracking it. But then again, poor Red was stuck in the Rocket lair and nobody bothered to show the party.  Zappa  O  Mati   22:53, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
 * The moment when Charmeleon and Rattata were released has been immortalised here (the footage shows both of their names). It's a shame the chat wasn't recorded as well - the reaction was hysterical! 80.3.185.52 (talk) 23:05, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

ROBLOX
Well, I found it to be quite long.TDFan2006 (talk) 20:33, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Trust me, there are much longer pages out there in prose.  Zappa  O  Mati   21:49, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Wikiproject Report
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DYK nomination of 2004 Subway 400
Hello! Your submission of 2004 Subway 400 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! CeeGee 21:14, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, this is awkward; sending me this even though I replied already.  Zappa  O  Mati   21:15, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Quick help on an NFL-related article?
Hey Zappa! I'm wondering if you could help add a bit of information to the article for Daryl Johnston, regarding his work on Players Inc Radio. You can read my full request over at Talk:Daryl Johnston. Think you could move this language over into the article for me? Cheers! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 16:37, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Jules Bianchi
Hi can you please tell me where I can get reference for statistics for pre F1 like GP2 Asia series etc. RRD13 (talk) 05:33, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

IRC
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Where have I seen you before?
why is your username a link I have clicked on? and who are you to decide what reaper eternal wants on his talk page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.95.43.92 (talk) 19:49, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
 * How would I know? I don't know who you are. Anyway, I'm sure RE doesn't want that on his talk, since emoticons are not the point of talk pages.  Zappa  O  Mati   19:52, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

A fast quote on pitch Invasion
I am sorry for trying to post a picture i was not supposed to post on Pitch invasion. I just wanted to add a cool picture to the famous pitch invasions of the Iron Bowl. I thought posting pictures would be easy. Tylkrby767 — Preceding undated comment added 17:43, 22 March 2014 (UTC)  (talk)
 * It's all right. It happens to all of us, including me. If you really want to post an image, I would prefer you read the image use policy to get yourself comfortable with uploading images on Wikipedia.  Zappa  O  Mati   20:40, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Sorry one more thing if i take a picture of something myself, and not take it off the internet. Will i still have to do a lot of that upload wizard info. but if i still take the picture by myself will i need to do a little of the upload wizard info. Or since they know i took the photo will they just make me right the caption and i can upload it. I just want to know how different it would be if i took the photo and tried to upload it, or i get it off the internet and try to upload it. I would just want to know the upload process difference between the two. (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 22:40, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
 * If you do upload an image again, you'd still have to go through the Upload Wizard, but use the free usage criterion if you took the photo yourself, like the public domain, if you want others to use it as well. If you're uploading a copyrighted logo, like a logo, you need to place the copyright license, as the image is a copyrighted image. If my explanation is a little too confusing, the page at WP:UPI explains it in more detail.  Zappa  O  Mati   23:32, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Do you think you could help me set up an info box and a little how to site ref tags. Tylkrby767 (talk)
 * No problem. To set up an infobox, you look for the appropriate one at List of infoboxes, and look at its documentation (the green instructions below the example), and fill the box with the information at the top of the page you're trying to add it to.
 * To cite references, after finding a reliable source, you can add it to the aricle using tags. If you need more clearing up on it, you can look at WP:REF for more info.  Zappa  O  Mati   14:00, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Do you know a lot about sports  Zappa  O  Mati   ? Tylkrby767 User Talk:Tylkrby767 — Preceding undated comment added 13:49, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I suppose you could say that. I enjoy watching and playing a lot of sports.  Zappa  O  Mati   15:17, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Hey Zappa  O  Mati  If you look at the info box it says born (age 121) but the death says age 38 but the death age is correct. Could you try to fix the problem i have tried. Could you please help me. Sorry just wanted to see if you actually got the message. Could you fix the problem on the Ginger Shinault page with the infobox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tylkrby767 (talk • contribs) 01:43, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅. When one dies, the "and age" in "Birth date and age" is not needed.  Zappa  O  Mati   01:47, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Zappa you are very nice Tylkrby767 (talk — Preceding undated comment added 01:54, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Oh help agian something is messed up on the infobox could you please help sorry. Zappa O  Mati. Sorry just want to make sure you got the message. Pierre Russell
 * I'm not too sure what you mean, but I assume you meant the "pro playing career" part saying "1971-present." I fixed that.  Zappa  O  Mati   01:31, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

thanks i actually saw the mistake and i fixed it but thanks Tylkrby767 (talk) 01:34, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Did you know nominations/Coca-Cola 500 (Motegi)
Hey. Just letting you know you never did the QPQ for Template:Did you know nominations/Coca-Cola 500 (Motegi). --Odie5533 (talk) 22:24, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I know. I'll do it later.  Zappa  O  Mati   04:00, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅ NFLisAwesome (ZappaOMati's alternate account) 16:41, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Barret Robbins page
I see you've updated his wiki page.

Do you know where he is now or where marissa is? I played ball with him at tcu. We were roommates when all this started happening (in college) and I've lost touch with him and marissa since the SB.

THANKS.

-cc-
 * Looking at his page, he appears to be in prison now, sadly. I'm not sure how you would find Marisa, though. Sorry. NFLisAwesome (ZappaOMati's alternate account) 16:21, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

RfA?
Any interest? Northern Antarctica (₵) 00:20, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, this is unexpected. I'll have to decline for now, since I don't really see myself as RFA-ready as of now. Thanks for asking anyway.  Zappa  O  Mati   00:21, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay. Northern Antarctica (₵) 00:22, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

zapp
 Zappa  O  Mati   Could you fix the ref tag problem in my sandbox please. ThanksRedsfan21 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 02:20, 1 May 2014 (UTC) User:Redsfan21/sandbox at the top of the page
 * Fixed what I assume it is.  Zappa  O  Mati   02:25, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Hey hello could you go to my user page and se the cat lover thing can you please move it over next to the panda like all the other ones.Thanks.Redsfan21 (talk) 00:19, 2 May 2014 (UTC) please — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redsfan21 (talk • contribs) 00:34, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

Navboxen
I'm pretty sure it's the general thing that, for drivers who are only listed in the "Former drivers" section of a team's navbox, the navbox does not go on the driver's page. - The Bushranger One ping only 03:44, 1 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Really? I've seen some driver pages without the navboxen, but I've also seen others with them (Ken Schrader, for example). I'll take that in mind, though.  Zappa  O  Mati   04:08, 1 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, it's not a big issue, certainly. At least not until you get 30 navbox pileups! - The Bushranger One ping only 08:21, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Your signature
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vandalism is a scary word
Thanks. The back story: the bears page showed up in a search that was completey unrelated to them or for that matter sports. Along the same time I have been having a lot of fun debating how terrifying alligator-chinchillas would be. As such it seemed only natural to include the humor where it might get some appreciation. And you know a bear wouldn't want any part of that much fur and teeth. As a result though the teams eyes and ears would surely have a new underscored motivation. Hence the reasoning to recognize coaching. My apologize, I sometimes forget worlds have little foundation and rock easily. Best regards, Greg.

PS. I think my original search was for fictional intel on chicks from Venus. Kinda far off finding football references. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goverdose (talk • contribs) 20:09, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2001 Pepsi 400
Hello! Your submission of 2001 Pepsi 400 at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Hasteur (talk) 15:12, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Replied at nom.  Zappa  OKC  Mati   00:10, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

userbox
Hey  Zappa  O  Mati   could you go to my userpage and try to fix that userbox, and put the image in there. Or do you know any one else that could do it. Cincao03 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 21:30, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅  Zappa  24  Mati   21:41, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks your awsome. Cincao03 (talk) 22:43, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Zappa could you please go to my sandbox and go to college career and fix the reference please. Cincao ' 0 ' 3  00:46, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

sanbox
Zappa could you please go to my sandbox and go to college career and fix the reference please.  Cincao ' 0 ' 3  00:30, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅  Zappa  24  Mati   01:47, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

 Zappa  24  Mati   thx your the best  Cincao ' 0 ' 3  02:15, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Cheta Ozougwu
Hey I just cleaned up Cheta Ozougwu's page with a summary from the bears website. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by RiceFootball1988 (talk • contribs) 18:52, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
 * There's a difference between cleaning up and flat-out removing sourced content. Your edit seemed to be leaning towards the latter.  Zappa  24  Mati   19:03, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Just summarizing, to remove redundancy, not trying to offend. thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by RiceFootball1988 (talk • contribs) 01:20, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I understand. I'll let your edit stay this time; also, it'd be appreciated if you were to add an edit summary to your edits, so users will know the intention of your edits and not revert them thinking you're vandalizing the page.  Zappa  24  Mati   01:45, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

NASCAR Sprint Cup
Hello -- I was wondering, on weekends, isn't it standard to un-hide the race box on the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup page for the next race, to be able to show the pole winner? Johnsmith2116 (talk) 20:27, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * It's standard, but I usually unhide the race box once a driver wins the pole, since instead of a row of empty cells, we actually have some information inside it.  Zappa  24  Mati   22:02, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I've repeatedly told him that, and others have echoed those thoughts (but not that specifically). For some reason, he won't listen to anyone. United States Man (talk) 00:14, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Johnny Manziel
Fuck you I didn't vandalize Johnny Manziels page dumbass! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spartandies (talk • contribs)
 * Alright, so it turns out he was drafted by the Globetrotters after all. However, there are many issues regarding your edit:


 * 1) You did not provide a reliable source. All living persons require all sentences to be reliably sourced. Your edit was not sourced at all.
 * 2) The prose you wrote makes it easy to be questioned as possible vandalism: Calling a person by his nickname instead of his surname is not an encyclopedic way to write.
 * 3) Such mentions in the lead are not notable. Like when he was drafted in the MLB Draft, such mentions should go elsewhere, not the lead.
 * Also, calling me a dumbass and saying "fuck you" is considered a personal attack, and should be avoided to keep this environment a friendly place.  Zappa  24  Mati   00:21, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2013 Stadium Super Trucks season
Hello! Your submission of 2013 Stadium Super Trucks season at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Storye book (talk) 14:08, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅  NFL  is  Awesome   18:32, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

The WikiProject Video Games Newsletter, Q2 2014
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:06, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

Eddie Mac
Noticed you started a sandbox on Eddie MacDonald. Here's some links that might help:, , , ,. - The Bushranger One ping only 02:57, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Michel Disdier
Hello! Your submission of Michel Disdier at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! czar ♔   14:45, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
 * There are some questions I have regarding the hook, and since you're the reviewer, I might need your input on it.  NFL  is  Awesome   18:14, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅  NFL  is  Awesome   18:28, 10 July 2014 (UTC)