User talk:Another Believer/Archive 29
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Holocene (Portland, Oregon)
Your GA nomination of Holocene (Portland, Oregon)
The article Holocene (Portland, Oregon) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold 
. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Holocene (Portland, Oregon) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 11:01, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
- Harrias, Thanks! Addressing your concerns now... ---Another Believer (Talk) 11:22, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
- All sorted, good work on this. Harrias talk 11:54, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
BTW, on the off-chance you're interested, I've also nominated Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon) for GA status, and co-nominated United Nations Plaza (San Francisco) (which was mostly written by another editor) as well. ---Another Believer (Talk) 11:43, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
- I'm just wrapping up a few things ahead of going away tomorrow, but I'll bear them in mind when I'm back. Harrias talk 11:54, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Holocene (Portland, Oregon)
The article Holocene (Portland, Oregon) you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:Holocene (Portland, Oregon) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Harrias -- Harrias (talk) 12:02, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – October 2019
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"Blu Hydrangea" listed at Redirects for discussion
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This week's article for improvement (week 41, 2019)
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Nomination of Statue of Thomas Cass for deletion
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Your draft article, Draft:Unfollow the Rules
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 Hello, Another Believer. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Unfollow the Rules". In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it. Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! CptViraj (📧) 09:45, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
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Statue of Jeff Goldblum
You deleted mention of the sculptures because of flawed referencing, but in my opinion the article would be improved if you added info on who/how it was made, with appropriate referencing. David notMD (talk) 22:33, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
- David notMD, Ok, feel free to add better sourcing. ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:57, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon)
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon)
 | Hello, Another Believer. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon) at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Bobbychan193 (talk) 10:14, 13 October 2019 (UTC) |
- Thank you! ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:25, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. 
This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 17:21, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon)
The article Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 11:01, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon)
The article Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (Portland, Oregon) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Amitchell125 -- Amitchell125 (talk) 10:41, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
- Amitchell125, Thank you! ---Another Believer (Talk) 12:11, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
Deletion discussion about Broken Tour
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Hello, Another Believer Welcome to Wikipedia! I edit here too, under the username Onel5969 and it's nice to meet you :-) I wanted to let you know that I've started a discussion about whether an article that you created, Broken Tour, should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Broken Tour. You might like to note that such discussions usually run for seven days and are not ballot-polls. And, our guide about effectively contributing to such discussions is worth a read. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top. If you have any questions, please leave a comment here and prepend it with (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.) |
This week's article for improvement (week 42, 2019)
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Archiving talk pages
Hi, just a heads up that your use of OneClickArchiver has resulted in some single post talk archives for WikiProject Biography: see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography/Archive 66, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography/Archive 67, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography/Archive 68, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography/Archive 70. Discussions on that page are automatically archived by lowercase sigmabot III so there hould be little need to archive any manually. PC78 (talk) 08:18, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
- PC78, Thanks, and sorry for any confusion or problematic archiving on my part. I am not sure why this happened -- I use OCA all the time without problem. Will pay closer attention. ---Another Believer (Talk) 13:56, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Editing News #2 – Mobile editing and talk pages – October 2019
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Nomination of Theo Germaine for deletion
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"If You Work for a Living, Then Why Do You Kill Yourself Working" listed at Redirects for discussion
ResolvedAn editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect If You Work for a Living, Then Why Do You Kill Yourself Working. Since you had some involvement with the If You Work for a Living, Then Why Do You Kill Yourself Working redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Gonnym (talk) 09:51, 19 October 2019 (UTC)
2019 US Banknote Contest
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ResolvedAn automated process has detected that when you recently edited Bad Idea (Ariana Grande song), you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Coachella (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver).
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Miss'd America was just listed as a good article, but Legobot appears to have processed this incorrectly, removing the entry from WP:GAN as "maintenance" rather than "passed". Have you seen this sort of thing happen before? Is it possible the bot will catch its own error, or is it acceptable in this case to add the GA icon to the article manually? Armadillopteryxtalk 02:44, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
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"Bad Idea"
Hi! I just wanted to inform you that I have finished writing the Bad Idea (Ariana Grande song) article. I don't know what to do next, since the AfD nomination is still open despite the users' unanimous vote to keep it. I would like to nominate it to GA, I just hope this AfD comes to an end soon. Regards, --Paparazzzi (talk) 08:23, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
- Paparazzzi, Wonderful, thank you! Yes, I expect the tag to be removed and article kept soon, so no worries. Patience is a virtue. :) ---Another Believer (Talk) 09:09, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Paparazzzi: Tag removed! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:22, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
Newbie to Wikipedia: Help on an article!
Hello Another Believer,
I am a student in the Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities class organized by the user DStrassmann as part of a course at Rice University. My professor suggested that I contact you for your expertise in editing articles over your many years at Wikipedia. Currently, I am working on homophobia in ethnic minority communities. I am worried about my contributions being taken down for sounding too much like a term paper, and would appreciate help in making my language sound as encyclopedic as possible. Let me know when you've got time to look over the information in my sandbox!
Thank you,Wuchrist (talk) 04:59, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
- Wuchrist, Thanks for the heads up! I see you've started moving content over to the live page. I'll take a look, but you're going about this the right way in terms of adding text in pieces for easier editor review, and posting notes to Talk:Homophobia in ethnic minority communities to encourage editor engagement and discussion of specific topics and ways to improve the entry. That'll be the best place to suggest improvements and talk to other community members, and if you're seeking feedback from others, you might consider posting notes on the talk pages of Wikipedia:WikiProject Discrimination and/or Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies. Thanks for working to make Wikipedia better! ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:53, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
"Fight (Brooke Candy song)" listed at Redirects for discussion
ResolvedAn editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Fight (Brooke Candy song). Since you had some involvement with the Fight (Brooke Candy song) redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Richhoncho (talk) 19:27, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
Mandy Patinkin's "Going to a Town"
Did Mandy Patinkin put "Going to a Town" on two albums? I see it at Going to a Town#Other cover versions as well as a different album, the new article you created, Children and Art...? ☆ Bri (talk) 02:48, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
- Bri, Oh, perhaps! Nonesuch confirms the Wainwright cover on Children and Art here, as does the iTunes Store here. I'm a huge Wainwright fan, so I knew to at least link "Going to a Town" on the new stub I just created. ---Another Believer (Talk) 02:52, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
- Cool. BTW the KEXP live recording by Rufus is my favorite :) ☆ Bri (talk) 03:10, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
- Bri, I'll check it out! I'm working on a draft for his upcoming album at Draft:Unfollow the Rules. ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:48, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
- You will be looking for Live at KEXP Volume 4. ☆ Bri (talk) 18:08, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
- Bri, I'll check it out! I'm working on a draft for his upcoming album at Draft:Unfollow the Rules. ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:48, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
- Cool. BTW the KEXP live recording by Rufus is my favorite :) ☆ Bri (talk) 03:10, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 44, 2019)
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Disruptive editing at Aja (drag queen)
Not sure why it's been so bad for the past 24 hours, but I'm already at three reverts and so am hesitant to continue—I feel like the edits constitute a BLP issue/vandalism (all are certainly unsourced and IMO non-constructive), but perhaps someone else would disagree. Do you think a request for page protection would be appropriate? Armadillopteryxtalk 20:33, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
- Armadillopteryx, I've submitted a request for temporary protection. ---Another Believer (Talk) 20:37, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
- Alright, thanks! Armadillopteryxtalk 20:39, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
November 2019 at Women in Red
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Public art in India
FYI: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Visual arts#Lack of coverage of public art in India. I was going to post it just to your talkpage, due to your interest in public art. But then I thought why not bring it up to the project at large. ☆ Bri (talk) 18:54, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
- Bri, Yes, quite the content gap! To be fair, there are some other categories with public art such as Category:Statues in India. As someone who tracks places I've been and things I've seen, I tend to focus on public art in cities I've visited or plan to visit, I will definitely keep this in mind. ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:01, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
WikiCup 2019 November newsletter
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The WikiCup is over for another year! Our Champion this year is
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Trouble in Paradise (Rufus Wainwright song) ⋅
ResolvedHey. Thought I let you know that Trouble in Paradise (Rufus Wainwright song) is not showing in The 10,000 Challenge list correctly, as it's under the arrow. Also, it's showing as the default description. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 03:13, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
- MrLinkinPark333, Oy! Thanks for the heads up. I've tried to fix here. ---Another Believer (Talk) 03:19, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
- No worries :) --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 03:20, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
Second opinion on notability – Shane Singh
AB, do you think there's enough here for an article? It's nice to have a NYT article, but I wouldn't hinge everything on one good source.
Just wanted your input before sinking time in a lost cause. ☆ Bri (talk) 04:57, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
- Bri, Hmm, I'd say on the bubble. Others disagree with my thinking sometimes, but I say throw a stub into the main space and see what happens! Worst case scenario, someone marks for deletion. I posted a couple sources on the draft talk page. ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:10, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
Nice stuff!
Hey, A.B. I love the additional material that you archived on the Talk page of The Great God Pan (sculpture), and I'm incorporating some of it into the article. I've found some original sources that contradict the author's claim that only the plaster version was exhibited, and I added notes quoting them. Lorado Taft wrote a gentle but precise criticism of the sculpture's modeling. And I haven't found confirmation yet that it was exhibited at St. Louis in 1904. More to do. Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 19:49, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
- BoringHistoryGuy, Great! I'm traveling currently, but will definitely take a look very soon. Happy editing! ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:01, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
- The catalogue of the art gallery at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair lists only one work by Barnard -- The Hewer.[1] That doesn't mean that The Great God Pan couldn't have been exhibited in, say, the New York State Building or elsewhere. But I'm inclined to guess that Pan wasn't there. Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 16:33, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
- I think it was better before. "Inscriptions" had its own heading, it wasn't under "History," == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 03:27, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
- BoringHistoryGuy, I disagree, because there should be more than just mention of the inscriptions, but you've been putting in the most work here so I'll let you change. I've written quite a few Good articles about works of art and "Description", "History", and "Reception" sections are all very common. ---Another Believer (Talk) 03:33, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
- I wasn't disputing adding a Description section. I was pointing out that Inscriptions was not under the History heading. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 03:44, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
- BoringHistoryGuy, Ah, I see, sorry for the misunderstanding. Usually the order of sections is Description, History, then Reception, but like I said I'll just let you do your thing. Won't be an issue unless you're going for GA status and want the article to be similar to those. Happy editing! ---Another Believer (Talk) 04:08, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
- The Description section could also come first. Describe it to your heart's content. But I think Inscriptions works better as its own subheading. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 04:18, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
- BoringHistoryGuy, Ah, I see, sorry for the misunderstanding. Usually the order of sections is Description, History, then Reception, but like I said I'll just let you do your thing. Won't be an issue unless you're going for GA status and want the article to be similar to those. Happy editing! ---Another Believer (Talk) 04:08, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
- I wasn't disputing adding a Description section. I was pointing out that Inscriptions was not under the History heading. == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 03:44, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
- BoringHistoryGuy, I disagree, because there should be more than just mention of the inscriptions, but you've been putting in the most work here so I'll let you change. I've written quite a few Good articles about works of art and "Description", "History", and "Reception" sections are all very common. ---Another Believer (Talk) 03:33, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
- I think it was better before. "Inscriptions" had its own heading, it wasn't under "History," == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 03:27, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
- The catalogue of the art gallery at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair lists only one work by Barnard -- The Hewer.[1] That doesn't mean that The Great God Pan couldn't have been exhibited in, say, the New York State Building or elsewhere. But I'm inclined to guess that Pan wasn't there. Best, == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 16:33, 8 November 2019 (UTC)
I still haven't been able to find confirmation that The Great God Pan was exhibited at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Barnard was a judge of sculpture, so he wasn't in competition for awards. The Hewer is listed in the catalogue of the Art Gallery, but nothing else by him. Pennsylvania claimed him as a favorite son, and The Hewer was illustrated in volume 2 of Pennsylvania at the World's Fair, but no mention of Pan. His parents were living in Illinois by then, but no mention of him in the Illinois at the fair book; and he was living in NYC by then, but no mention in the New York at the fair book.
I did find a photo of Pan at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, which I added to the article == BoringHistoryGuy (talk) 20:08, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 46, 2019)
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Homophobia in ethnic minority communities
| Hello, Another Believer. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Homophobia in ethnic minority communities at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Cheers, Baffle☿gab 04:48, 15 November 2019 (UTC) |
- Thank you! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:16, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
- No worries; done. I've removed the 'term paper' cleanup tag but the other issues still stand. I've also maked some problems with inline templates. Good luck with the article, Cheers, Baffle☿gab 04:48, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
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Bad Idea (Ariana Grande song)
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article "Bad Idea" (Ariana Grande song) has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Best of luck with the GAN.
Regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 21:38, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
- Twofingered Typist, Thank you! ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:42, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
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Thanks very much for your work on Boston-area buildings and monuments and so on -- particularly your quite good images. I have a request, and a proposal. The request is that seen at Talk:Statue_of_John_Harvard#Photo_ideas, though I think better than a closeup would be a retake of File:JohnHarvardShinyFoot24June07.jpg more carefully done so that the inscription shows clearly, if that's possible. But be sure to include the window (or the window over J.H.'s other shoulder, if the lighting is more favorable or whatever) to serve the caption. The proposal is that we collaborate on List of gates of Harvard Yard, which I stubbed at [2]. If you'll take the photos I can do the text. And if you're a glutton for punishment, List_of_Harvard_College_freshman_dormitories and Category:Harvard_Houses need a lot of improvement, image-wise. EEng 05:32, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
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Hello American friend, I would like you to answer me a question and I want to know if the people in your country have hated Mexicans, my editions are seen as pro white, they cause rejection, I only add the paintings I see in online books or in museums but of who the fault is if all paintings are awesome. I want your opinion if you like to answer must I continue expanding Mexican articles and highlighting Mexican history because the only thing I have seen is serious insults towards Mexicans made even by the Latinos themselves and all other groups, and wikipedia is seen by everyone, and I am almost certain that it is because of the editions that I make--BrugesFR (talk) 16:28, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
I say this because of the amount of comments on the social networks that talk about it. but I ask you why you follow me each of all the articles that I edit of Mexico but it was just a random question, it's not important that you answer--BrugesFR (talk) 16:45, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for answering, I thought you said like you don't want, as you pleased, to speak on behalf of Americans as a whole, "nor do I care" translated in Spanish is "no me da la gana" which is a form of expression to cut a conversation badly, as if you care about a brown cake not speaking on behalf, stupid spanish and its words full of offense, and excuse me for answering you like that, I got it wrong, I think so. Ok but what I was going to ask you that, because it has become viral to offend and hate Mexico, since I think one week ago, and obviously it has to do with my work in Wikipedia, and that hate, words and videos and everything on Youtube, Twitter and FB (and even sometimes in a tv channel of my country! haha), it comes from the countries of the rest of Latin America, the United States, Canada, latinos, whites, blacks, anyway, am I doing wrong? I am not even from that country, I am only from a country with much less things to be proud of, from a one of poorest South American country, so, I ask you to tell me, let's see, I continue filling the wikipedia of articles, paintings, and old photos, of Mexico? or stop? Am I doing wrong or good for the prestige of that country? If I continue at that rate I don't know what will happen, if they are going to make a world touristic fience to Mexico, and the rest of Latin America, and nobody is going to say that he is Mexican. I'm sorry if I'm asking you something that doesn't concern you, but I ask because I once thought that you also cared in some way about the Mexican country, or its buildings.--BrugesFR (talk) 21:49, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
I don't want to be rude either, but I felt like I was talking to my dog--BrugesFR (talk) 21:57, 21 November 2019 (UTC) |
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- Thank you! ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:07, 26 November 2019 (UTC)
The Signpost: 29 November 2019
- From the editor: Put on your birthday best
- News and notes: How soon for the next million articles?
- In the media: You say you want a revolution
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
- Arbitration report: Two requests for arbitration cases
- Traffic report: The queen and the princess meet the king and the joker
- Technology report: Reference things, sister things, stranger things
- Gallery: Winter and holidays
- Recent research: Bot census; discussions differ on Spanish and English Wikipedia; how nature's seasons affect pageviews
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There isn't enough content for an article. There's 117,000+ malls in the US alone, so not every mall can be added just because it exists. Additionally, if it's only point of note is the Daikanransha ferris wheel, then the notability is not inherited and it'd likely be merged/deleted to that article. — IVORK Talk 00:47, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
Sorry if I'm telling you something you already know, but there's no reason you can't write right over the redirect if you want. Just copy and paste the draft, since you're the only author and there's no attribution history to worry about. Station1 (talk) 03:29, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
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- Ss112, Thanks for the heads up! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
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Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, peoples rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension. Happy Holidays, old friend, to you and yours. ―Buster7 ☎ 16:34, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you! ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:36, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Belated holiday greetings
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- @Pine: Thank you, and happy holidays! ---Another Believer (Talk) 08:02, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
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- Thanks, Paparazzzi! Happy holidays! ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:05, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
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- @BoringHistoryGuy: Thanks, and Happy New Year to you as well! ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:46, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
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2020 SD initiative
I started Draft:South Dakota Initiated Measure 26. Can you think of a better title for article space? ☆ Bri (talk) 01:50, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
- Bri, I'd go with the same title per Ballotpedia. Perhaps another editor will move to a different title in the main space per some Wikipedia convention, but I say be bold! ---Another Believer (Talk) 04:23, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks for giving it your attention. Now at South Dakota Initiated Measure 26. ☆ Bri (talk) 05:11, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
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Hello again! It has been forever since I messaged you lol. I hope you are doing well, and that you are enjoying the holidays to the fullest. This year has certainly flown by, and I cannot believe that the end of this year means the end of an entire decade. I was wondering if you could help with my current FAC? An editor suggested more people should look through the prose. I am grateful for each reviewer because they helped to improve the article immensely since the FAC started. I have been having a lot of fun learning about this quirky, little show. Apologies for the randomness of the request. I have been asking a few editors for advice, and I just remembered how helpful you have been in the past. Again, have a happy holidays! Aoba47 (talk) 04:54, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
- Aoba47, Hello! I don't really do GAN/FAC reviews, but I'll see if I can take a peek at the article between holiday obligations. Have a happy holiday season and keep up the great work here at Wikipedia! ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:37, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
- No worries. Hope you have a happy holiday season too! Aoba47 (talk) 22:36, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
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For creating the Logan Memorial page, remember well several anti-war demonstrations there, and when the Democratic convention finally returned in 1996 Chicago actually greased the monument down so people couldn't climb on it (we had no intention to, vainly tried to "take" the Conrad Hilton Hotel instead but the marchers didn't follow-the-front and join in). good times. Randy Kryn (talk) 01:29, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
- @Randy Kryn: I tend to create/improve articles about a city's public art when I get the chance to visit. I am always amazed at how few articles there are about a city's public art. For example, I think Category:Outdoor sculptures in Boston had 5 or 6 entries before recently. Happy New Year! ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:43, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
- Every major city in the world should be competing to offer you a couple weeks free stay and let you loose on their public and private art collections. I've seen your work in several cities we've mutually conferenced in. The Boston category you mention went from the six to the 98 or so it sits at now. I too am also amazed at the lack of art coverage for most museums and public collections because I ask myself "where are the art students and historians?" who should be honoring both their expertise and the concept of Wikipedia. This carries over to other topics, and I am actually quite surprised (which doesn't happen to me often) that the Apollo space-related articles have so few editors adding to and polishing them in this first 50th anniversary year. It is an honor to edit them once in awhile, but where are the hundreds of other people who should be doing so and feeling such an honor as well? The crossing-of-the-line for subject matter experts and competent writers, or even amateurs interested in the subject, between reading Wikipedia and editing Wikipedia, must seem like a bridge too far for tens of thousands of people, and is a topic worthy of university or psychological academic analysis. That you do what you do is rare and unusual, and society is much better for it. That it's not more typical behavior is a mystery to me, and the overall lack of the number of Apollo page editors has brought that point more clearly to my awareness. Randy Kryn (talk) 22:29, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
- Completely agree, except that I'd suggest it's the neglected minor cities and towns that would get the most bang for their buck. EEng 23:31, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
- Randy Kryn, I've had several people tell me I should be sponsored by cities to visit and cover public art, historic buildings, etc. If only this were possible! :) ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:06, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
- Don't know why it wouldn't be possible in a similar way to Wikipedians in Residence (I think many of them actually get paid, no?) as a Wikipedian in Transit. Not for everyone, but for those like yourself who have proven special talents and interests. Travel, housing, food, and local transportation at a minimum (and allowing the cities to offer personal monetary grants shouldn't be controversial) as a Wikipedian in Transit - lol as I type but serious as well. Randy Kryn (talk) 01:16, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
- What a fantastic idea! No, really. Who do we know who knows who it is who knows how to get something like this into the WMF pipeline? Iridescent? EEng 02:45, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
- Happy Roaring '20s EEng and AB. Yes, thinking more about this it makes sense and seems like an easy "sell" to the powers-that-B. Another Believer should pick a list of cities they'd like to work this out with, and not have to go with the highest bidder (the highest bidder became legal in Illinois today). A city or town government funding this project would likely give AB (or the very few others who would qualify as Wikipedians in Transit) assistance via government employees and local student interns who'd work at AB's direction as well as learn the ropes of Wikipedia. WIT can also apply to extremely qualified and proven editors specializing in articles on individual museums' holdings, on things such as local historical sites, or a myriad of other specialties. It would cost the foundation very little (although someone would have to take out insurance on the travelers) and many of the first cities involved could be initially arranged by three-minute phone calls from Wales, Maher, or a few others. I'm glad I suggested it as, not being a prolific article writer, I wouldn't be qualified as a Wikipedia in Transit, and am barely qualified to be a Wikipedian. Randy Kryn (talk) 15:08, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
- Getting cities to pay for something will be difficult and take a long time. My suggestion would be that WMF pay the costs, and the city's involvement would be to assign someone at their landmarks commission (etc.), who can also maybe corral some local-history types, and these people would work help him draw up an itinerary, arrange in advance for access to interiors, etc. Then when he's (she's?) there one of these locals could act as local guide, point out features of interest worth capturing, that sort of thing. To my layman's eye AB has a real talent [3] and every dollar invested in making it easier for him to do more wherever is goes is a good investment. EEng 18:42, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
- Yes, good ideas. Or a combined funding program would work, initially by the foundation if it would agree to it, then eventually augmented by governmental expenditures (as well as from entities like local arts councils, etc.) and private individual or corporate funders who all understand not to expect advertising benefit. Given AB's already considerable and easily pointed-to track record, a one or two page proposal should be an easy write. AB, if you are agreeable to this, maybe you can pick one or three cities that would both benefit most from this and fit your style of gathering and writing article material, and that you'd enjoy working in. These can then be presented to WMF for support as well as for possible donors and governmental cooperation (and for those three-minute phone calls from Jimbo). Randy Kryn (talk) 15:32, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
- Getting cities to pay for something will be difficult and take a long time. My suggestion would be that WMF pay the costs, and the city's involvement would be to assign someone at their landmarks commission (etc.), who can also maybe corral some local-history types, and these people would work help him draw up an itinerary, arrange in advance for access to interiors, etc. Then when he's (she's?) there one of these locals could act as local guide, point out features of interest worth capturing, that sort of thing. To my layman's eye AB has a real talent [3] and every dollar invested in making it easier for him to do more wherever is goes is a good investment. EEng 18:42, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
- Happy Roaring '20s EEng and AB. Yes, thinking more about this it makes sense and seems like an easy "sell" to the powers-that-B. Another Believer should pick a list of cities they'd like to work this out with, and not have to go with the highest bidder (the highest bidder became legal in Illinois today). A city or town government funding this project would likely give AB (or the very few others who would qualify as Wikipedians in Transit) assistance via government employees and local student interns who'd work at AB's direction as well as learn the ropes of Wikipedia. WIT can also apply to extremely qualified and proven editors specializing in articles on individual museums' holdings, on things such as local historical sites, or a myriad of other specialties. It would cost the foundation very little (although someone would have to take out insurance on the travelers) and many of the first cities involved could be initially arranged by three-minute phone calls from Wales, Maher, or a few others. I'm glad I suggested it as, not being a prolific article writer, I wouldn't be qualified as a Wikipedia in Transit, and am barely qualified to be a Wikipedian. Randy Kryn (talk) 15:08, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
- What a fantastic idea! No, really. Who do we know who knows who it is who knows how to get something like this into the WMF pipeline? Iridescent? EEng 02:45, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
- Don't know why it wouldn't be possible in a similar way to Wikipedians in Residence (I think many of them actually get paid, no?) as a Wikipedian in Transit. Not for everyone, but for those like yourself who have proven special talents and interests. Travel, housing, food, and local transportation at a minimum (and allowing the cities to offer personal monetary grants shouldn't be controversial) as a Wikipedian in Transit - lol as I type but serious as well. Randy Kryn (talk) 01:16, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
- Every major city in the world should be competing to offer you a couple weeks free stay and let you loose on their public and private art collections. I've seen your work in several cities we've mutually conferenced in. The Boston category you mention went from the six to the 98 or so it sits at now. I too am also amazed at the lack of art coverage for most museums and public collections because I ask myself "where are the art students and historians?" who should be honoring both their expertise and the concept of Wikipedia. This carries over to other topics, and I am actually quite surprised (which doesn't happen to me often) that the Apollo space-related articles have so few editors adding to and polishing them in this first 50th anniversary year. It is an honor to edit them once in awhile, but where are the hundreds of other people who should be doing so and feeling such an honor as well? The crossing-of-the-line for subject matter experts and competent writers, or even amateurs interested in the subject, between reading Wikipedia and editing Wikipedia, must seem like a bridge too far for tens of thousands of people, and is a topic worthy of university or psychological academic analysis. That you do what you do is rare and unusual, and society is much better for it. That it's not more typical behavior is a mystery to me, and the overall lack of the number of Apollo page editors has brought that point more clearly to my awareness. Randy Kryn (talk) 22:29, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
The Signpost: 27 December 2019
- From the editors: Caught with their hands in the cookie jar, again
- News and notes: What's up (and down) with administrators, articles and languages
- In the media: "The fulfillment of the dream of humanity" or a nightmare of PR whitewashing on behalf of one-percenters?
- Discussion report: December discussions around the wiki
- Arbitration report: Announcement of 2020 Arbitration Committee
- Traffic report: Queens and aliens, exactly alike, once upon a December
- Technology report: User scripts and more
- Gallery: Holiday wishes
- Recent research: Acoustics and Wikipedia; Wiki Workshop 2019 summary
- From the archives: The 2002 Spanish fork and ads revisited (re-revisited?)
- On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?
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Good job on catching those sources, that's what I'm looking for the articles. I actually searched before but I could only find anything but album reviews. Sp many articles that shouldn't exist at all and they do, mainly regarding music. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 02:16, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
The sources on the articles or on the talk pages weren't good enough. I even added one in a page that was missing it. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 02:25, 28 December 2019 (UTC) |
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Welcome to the 2020 WikiCup!
Happy New Year, Happy New Decade and Happy New WikiCup! The competition begins today and all article creators, expanders and improvers are welcome to take part. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. We are relaxing the rule that only content on which you have completed significant work during 2020 will count; now to be eligible for points in the competition, you must have completed significant work on the content at some time! Any questions on the rules or on anything else connected to the Cup should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. Good luck! The judges for the WikiCup are Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email), Godot13 (talk · contribs · email), Vanamonde93 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:43, 1 January 2020 (UTC)
"Only a Man's World" listed at Redirects for discussion
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United Nations Plaza (San Francisco)
Your GA nomination of United Nations Plaza (San Francisco)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article United Nations Plaza (San Francisco) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein (talk) 06:21, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
- FWIW, the UN Plaza was the site of one of the longest protests, the “ARC/AIDS Vigil”. It would seem worth incorporating. Gleeanon409 (talk) 06:47, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of United Nations Plaza (San Francisco)
The article United Nations Plaza (San Francisco) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:United Nations Plaza (San Francisco) for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein (talk) 08:01, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
- David Eppstein, Thanks! I've pinged the article's primary author (User:Mliu92) on the review page. ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:26, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of United Nations Plaza (San Francisco)
The article United Nations Plaza (San Francisco) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:United Nations Plaza (San Francisco) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of David Eppstein -- David Eppstein (talk) 07:21, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
DYK for United Nations Plaza (San Francisco)
On 23 January 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article United Nations Plaza (San Francisco), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the City of San Francisco considers its United Nations Plaza eligible for landmark status due to its historical connection to the LGBTQ movement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/United Nations Plaza (San Francisco). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, United Nations Plaza (San Francisco)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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- Gerda Arendt, Thanks for the reminder! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:15, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
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- @Mitchellhobbs: Likewise, and no prob! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:15, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
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Hello, this is just to inform you that I have begun copyediting your article you requested here. I should be done in 2-3 days. Thanks! 😊 Puddleglum 2.0 19:45, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
- Puddleglum2.0, Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:06, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
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Greets AB, saw a thanks on a recent article and peeked over here. Wow! Thanks for all your contributions. I use a Cannon Elph 360 and Samsung Note 5 and have overlapping interests lol. Thanks for adding back the cats I dropped on FBoV.
I was wondering is it now frowned upon to columnify the refs with the 30em? I see you have reverted it a couple of times. Reason or rationale? I'm not looking to bicker, I don't want to keep doing something if I shouldn't. If it's preference I don't care.
Best. MrBill3 (talk) 21:20, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
- MrBill3, Nice to e-meet you! The "reflist" template now automatically displays sources in 2 columns if there are 10 or more inline citations, so "|30em" is no longer necessary. Template:Reflist may have some helpful documentation. ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:24, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
- Another Believer, the pleasure is mine. Thanks for the info, haven't edited in a while. I should read some of the current docs, sorry to bother, but one less thing to clean up behind me. FWIW I am just taking a swipe at the NRHP shortest stub list. Input welcome. Best. MrBill3 (talk) 00:36, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
- MrBill3, Awesome! Looking forward to seeing more of your contributions. ---Another Believer (Talk) 01:23, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
- Another Believer, the pleasure is mine. Thanks for the info, haven't edited in a while. I should read some of the current docs, sorry to bother, but one less thing to clean up behind me. FWIW I am just taking a swipe at the NRHP shortest stub list. Input welcome. Best. MrBill3 (talk) 00:36, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article A Very Gaga Thanksgiving has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
A couple of thoughts: The article does not indicate when the special was filmed, which is an important ommission. One of the most positive reviews of the show was by someone named Joe Drake on a website called TVology. I don't know for sure, but this appears to be a site where anyone can contribute and if so would likely be considered a dubious source.
Happy New Year. Regards,
- @Twofingered Typist: Thank you! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:51, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- Shoot! When I saw this thread in hover-preview I thought it said A very Gage Thanksgiving". EEng 09:13, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
Questions
You can look at the questions here. I should get to copy editing sometime within the next couple hours! Thanks, Puddleglum 2.0 19:50, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- Puddleglum2.0, Thanks, I'll take a look very soon. ---Another Believer (Talk) 19:52, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
- I should be finished copy-editing, it was already actually really good, didn't need a lot of work! Anyways, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me on my talk page, and I will answer you. Thanks! Puddleglum 2.0 22:51, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
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Yvie RPDR ranking
On this I think we disagree. That ranking is only of RPDR queens. In what universe is absolutely no other queen even ranked. Also it’s listing the top 100 of 140 people. Gleeanon409 (talk) 22:34, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
- Gleeanon409, Hmm, ok, I was just going off the title of the article: "The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America". ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:43, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- Media editors often adjust or create titles independently of the writer. That may be what happened in this case. Gleeanon409 (talk) 02:51, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
Annual 420 project
Got any ideas on invigorating this year's 420 project? Here's something to get the mental juices flowing: "Seattle-Based Marijuana Delivery Service Could Be Using Drones Soon" (High Times, today).
Just so you know, I'll be pretty tied up in January. But will be checking for messages. ☆ Bri (talk) 03:43, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- Bri, Hmm, no ideas we haven't discussed before, or that don't require significant outreach to try to encourage existing or new editors to join the project. Perhaps this discussion should be had at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Cannabis/420 Collaboration? Would be good to start seeing which editors may want to participate again. ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:56, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
Hey You!
I've been f'ing around again lately, and I see you username on Oregon stuff. I think we might have been wiki friends back in the day (like 10 years ago). Or maybe enemies, or maybe just acquaintances. Any of that ring a bell? I remember there used to be someone who was like a lawyer and they were into local Oregon politics articles. And there was a guy called VanTuckey I think. And there was a guy who WP hired, and he actually had me flown to san francisco (see the pic on my user page). Do you remember any of this shit? Peregrine Fisher (talk) 07:18, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
- Peregrine Fisher, If I recall correctly, we met at the Screen Spint back in 2010. Always good to see editors returning to the project! ---Another Believer (Talk) 07:24, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
- Shoot. I don't even know what that is anymore. But I think you're right. I'd like to do something Oregon related. Like, just one thing where I'm not alone working on it. So keep me in mind. Obviously, it would be good to do something notable where it's easy to find sources. Peregrine Fisher (talk) 07:45, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
I'm confusing myself. User:Aboutmovies I think was one of the old Oregon editors. There was one other one.Peregrine Fisher (talk) 07:51, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of Plaza del Sol (Gresham, Oregon)
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So, tell me: Why is it that you are trying to convince everybody to contribute to Draft:Stupid Love (Lady Gaga song) and yet, you ignore the fact that there is already an existing draft for Draft:Birds of Prey: The Album? You clearly saw this when creating Birds of Prey: The Album, as articles that don't yet have mainspace entries but do have drafts pop up with a box saying "There is a draft on this" while you're editing. The draft is an obvious tactic to have your work overwrite someone else's. You obviously don't care about working on others' drafts, so why should anyone else care about yours? Ss112 20:44, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
The only reason you're "not doing this again" is because you just got called out for ignoring the box showing that there was a draft because at first you played dumb. In future, I will not care if you have drafted an article and the box shows: I'll make it regardless, since you don't care for anybody else's draft, therefore I don't think anybody should care for yours. Move my comment into the collapsed box or revert me, I don't care. Your actions on Wikipedia like this go to show that you are very dishonest, sneaky and self-important. You like to put up a front that you're a benevolent do-gooder who stays out of drama and is only here to better the encyclopedia, but your actions speak louder than your words. Remember that. Ss112 22:54, 25 January 2020 (UTC) Maybe instead of removing tags on ridiculous stubs that you've created, you could spend some time and add the missing information instead of hoping, or expecting other users to do it for you? You know, you spend all this time doing other things of a day but can't seem to be bothered working on articles you've created. Regardless, don't remove valid tags that highlight concerns about articles you've created. Thank you. Ss112 00:56, 31 January 2020 (UTC) |
Birds of Prey: The Album
Thank you for publishing my (Draft) Birds of Prey: The Album article. Let me know what I can do to help improve it. ;) Welcometothenewmillenium (talk) 17:17, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- All improvements are welcome on the live page, Birds of Prey: The Album. Happy editing! ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:02, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
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Grammy Award nominees
Hi... just a quick question, are you planning to go back and expand all those articles you created for the 2020 Grammy nominees? I don't doubt their notability, but I can see a lot of annoyed editors if they just stay as one line of text, without an infobox, track listing, or sometimes even a source... Richard3120 (talk) 21:08, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- Richard3120, Yup! I wanted to get the ball rolling while the Grammy ceremony was being televised, and I'm glad I did because editors have already expanded a few of the stubs. I'm sure some editors don't like the stubs, but there's nothing wrong with having stubs for notable topics. Happy editing! ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:10, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- Well, I should clarify, I don't plan to fully expand them all, but I've been making rounds to add infoboxes, categories, additional detail, etc, and hope to add track listings soon as well. ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:13, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- Understood – I probably won't work on them myself, but so long as they all end up as at least basic stubs, I don't see a problem. Good luck with them. :-) Richard3120 (talk) 22:08, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 22:21, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- Understood – I probably won't work on them myself, but so long as they all end up as at least basic stubs, I don't see a problem. Good luck with them. :-) Richard3120 (talk) 22:08, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- Well, I should clarify, I don't plan to fully expand them all, but I've been making rounds to add infoboxes, categories, additional detail, etc, and hope to add track listings soon as well. ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:13, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (soundtrack)
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (soundtrack) has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 15:42, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
- Twofingered Typist, Much appreciated! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:43, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
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Yellow Flicker Beat
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article "Yellow Flicker Beat" has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:38, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
- Twofingered Typist, Thanks again! ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:06, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
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