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Congratulations!

Well done on achieving Featured status on Bruce Kingsbury! I believe the following is in order:

		The Writer's Barnstar
		For his extradorinary work in bringing the article Bruce Kingsbury from Start Class all the way up to Featured Article, I take great pride in awarding Backslash Forwardslash The Writer's Barnstar. Well done! Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 05:39, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

No worries; you deserve it. Lol, that's always the delemma, what to do next. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 07:27, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Lol, I already intended to do all of those. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 22:18, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Lol! Okay, will do, but would you mind if I pinched a copy of the box to put in a section of my user space as well? It's okay if you say no, it's just so we each have a copy and know ruffly where we are at. Also, have you seen the AIF Project website? It was constructed by members of the Australian Defence Force Academy, and adds details of everyone who served in the AIF during the First World War by examining their service records. It provides a quite valuable source at times; here's the entry on Birks. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 22:50, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! Please feel free (in other words, please do ;)) update my copy when applicable. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 22:59, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

There we go; it's in my own little section of user space now. I re-ordered the lists of names in my box so they are listed alphabetically down the column rather than by row, and have also added a section below the box to detail what's done and who's working on what. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 23:51, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Admin Help

{{adminhelp}} I was wondering if someone could undelete User:Backslash Forwardslash/Karamu for me. I requested its deletion a month ago as I didn't think I'd ever get around to improving it, but I want to and would like the refs I had placed there. » \ / (⁂) 12:10, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Done--Jac16888 ^Talk 15:12, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks » \ / (⁂) 22:05, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

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Bitumin

I have observed that you have redirected the new page Grades of Bitumin to Bitumin. I wanted to add some information in the same which is useful for engineers and as such the page should be separate. The details of the various pecifications are available in the site http://www.bharatpetroleum.com/business/specialities_Bitumen.asp?from=bus. No information on this is available. You may kindly relook at your decision. Sorry if i have made changes at the wrong place.Sanjivkumarsharma (talk) 11:36, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

(moved into separate section) Hello. I redirected you page because it didn't appear to have enough material to warrant an article. It's great to see that you are willing to add such material, but may I suggest that you add it as a section on the main Bitumen page? That page is looking quite bare and could certainly use some attention! :) » \ / (⁂) 11:42, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

lose-lose-lose

This document contains the name of Leonidas A. Papakonstantinidis but that is the only connection it has with the win-win-win model. Clearly the article needed to be deleted but I would have liked to see it done for an honest reason. — RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 11:56, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Hmm... Argh! I must have copied the link from the wrong tab. I'll try and find it again. Sorry. » \ / (⁂) 11:57, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Here we are. The full paper didn't appear to be online, but on page 28 of this document, it mentions a paper by the same author with the same title. I can't quite remember what the content of the article was, (was a big page), but I did dig up this which I seem to recall was also connected. Let me know if I still have the wrong link; I don't store my browsing history so trying to find it again was a bit tough! Apologies again. » \ / (⁂) 12:04, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

It don't actually matter. Even though I did it, I feel that any deletion such as this using copyvio as the reason is "dishonest" / lacks integrity. We should be up-front and tell the author straight: no original research. — RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 12:17, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Was the author of the page Mr. Papakonstantinidis? If so certainly it should have been classed as original research, but otherwise I don't understand how deleting a copyright violation as a copyright violation is 'dishonest'. » \ / (⁂) 20:35, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes. Ignoring 'honesty', if we delete as copyvio, Leonidas could go through the copyright release procedure and repost it. If we delete as original research, Leonidas is in a much worse position if he tries to repost. — RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 21:24, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Ping!

You have mail. rʨanaɢ (formerly Politizer)^talk/_contribs 17:26, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Helston Town Band

That's OK! DuncanHill (talk) 17:39, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Re:FLC Help

The main problem is, and I don't mean to crush your hopes, but that article does not meet the 10-item rule, so it can't be nominated for FL status, until at least 10 items are included in the list. Sorry.--TRU CO 22:01, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, don't give up. If you have another list in mind that has at least 10 items, I will be glad to review it. =)--TRU CO 22:06, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Alright, thanks.

Alright. Thanks for the heads up. Should I use CSD A1 instead? or CSD A7? Someone has already made an attack page on me, using very expletive language. So, I'm getting used to it. Thanks again. Riotrocket8676 ^{You gotta problem with that?} 20:58, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Alright. I'll be sure to make sure I use a good tag. Thanks. Riotrocket8676 ^{You gotta problem with that?} 21:03, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

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discussion template question

hey - thanks for the welcome. I anticipate I will soon be adding much additional information to the number of stub neighborhood articles I created. As of now, I just wanted to create the basic articles, so they are mainly just stubs, each giving basic locational data as well as informative links to UGIS numbers and community profiles and maps. I looked at similar neighborhood articles from New York and have used a 'template' I saw on their discussion pages which I believe to be appropriate and applicable. Would you be able to verify that I am correct in my assumption? Thanks--SHH2009 (talk) 11:33, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

I've looked through a few of your edits, particularly those concerning talk pages, and it seems like you are pretty much accurate. Most of the time finding templates from similar pages will suffice - most wikiprojects keep their articles up to date. In the event you can't find a similar article or suitable template, searching for the relevant Wikiproject is the best way to go. You may be interested in joining Wikiproject New York. They will be able to provide more refined information, and give you an opportunity to get others who may also be interested in your articles to assist you. Hope this helps... if you have any further queries don't be afraid to ask. • \ / (⁂) 12:06, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Triple Crown jewels

Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow the **Triple Crown** upon Backslash Forwardslash for your contributions in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. **Cirt** (talk) 10:50, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for contributions to the project, Great work, especially on Australia Day - I believe this was part of AUS 200 GAs. May you wear the crowns well. No worries, Cirt (talk) 10:50, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Ha! Thanks very much. :) • \ / (⁂) 10:51, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Question

Hi there, \ /. You probably don't know me, but I've been following your contributions for a while, and I was wondering if you would like to take a shot at adminship. If so, please let me know. :) Cheers, –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 03:18, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi Julian. I seem to recall seeing you while watching a few of User:Yellow Evan's contributions since I reviewed a GAN of his. Adminship? I've been toying around with the idea, but been a bit preoccupied with one or two articles. I'm not as busy now however, and it would be nice to help out. Sure, I'll have a shot at it. Talk to you soon. • \ / (⁂) 04:58, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Cool, I'll have a go at writing a nomination statement tomorrow. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 05:59, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Want a co-nom? :D GARDEN 10:31, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

User:Juliancolton/Blink

Nah, seriously, you can co-nom if you want –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 14:54, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

You may not know me, but I'd be very happy to support your request for Adminship! Good luck. Aaroncrick^{(Tassie talk)} 06:10, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Alright, nomination statement is written: Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Backslash Forwardslash. It's best to accept when you have at least 2 or 3 hours to dedicate. Best, –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 17:55, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! I have accepted and answered the questions. • \ / (⁂) 20:02, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

It's live. Best of luck! –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 20:09, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. :) • \ / (⁂) 20:10, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Gee, thanks Julian. Nice of you to let me write my nomination. GARDEN 20:20, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Most co-noms are written post-transclusion, anyway. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 20:24, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Yay, done then. Good luck, \ / :D GARDEN 20:54, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for everything guys. I was surprised at how much support I got and the RfA was quite bearable. You guys did a great job as nominators and I sincerely thank you for the effort you put in. Thanks. • \ / (⁂) 08:37, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Drama at your RfA

I apologise to you on behalf of everyone who has even read the oppose section. GARDEN 23:27, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Ping!

Y replied. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:30, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Optional question

I've got an RfA–style question for you:
Would you be willing to update the DYK template soon after a successful RfA? The bot is on its last legs and isn't even doing updates any more. Many admins, when asked, have shied away from the task in fear of messing up the main page. Shubinator (talk) 23:50, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

I was always planning to help out at DYK, but it's looking increasingly unlikely that the RfA will pass. • \ / (⁂) 06:11, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Eh, don't count your dead fetuses before they...don't hatch? Shubinator (talk) 08:15, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Your RfA and CSD

Hey there \/, I am currently reviewing your CSD work... thus far it is looking ok (I've only looked at a handful of edits so far) but one thing that I would recommend, if you tag something as G10, blank the page as well. An attack page needs to get out of the system as quickly as possible to avoid wikiclones capturing the attack. If an admin wants to see the attack, they can do so via the history.---I'm Spartacus! ^{The artist formerly known as Balloonman} 19:34, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

I am looking at another article was clearly deleted per the wrong tag, but there is no way you or the deleting admin could have known it. The article was on Saxochina which is a clear copyvio of this page. You tagged the article as no-content (a1) and it was deleted as such. As for why you and the deleting admin didn't catch it and tagged such a large article as A1? That's simple, the person who created the article put a <gallery> tag at the top, so the page appeared blank. The reason I mention it is because you might have noted that if you had seen the number of bytes the article had. Again, this is in no way shape or form, a negative, just an FYI.---I'm Spartacus! ^{The artist formerly known as Balloonman} 19:44, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Another article, "the hearing aid incident" you tagged this as G3, which is ok, but as it deals with a named person, I would have prefered to see the page tagged G10 and blanked. Again, not enough to get me to oppose over, but just an observation.---I'm Spartacus! ^{The artist formerly known as Balloonman} 19:58, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the comments. I obviously can't see the articles, but I do remember the Saxochina article. By the time I has realised what the author had done, it had been deleted. As for G10, I'll make sure I do that more often. I have blanked phone numbers and emails previously, but I'll extend that to G10's too. The Hearing Aid Incident... did that involve the kids mother in some way? I vaguely remember it, but I'll try to utilise G10 as you said. • \ / (⁂) 20:26, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I have noticed you getting rid of Email addresses... (haven't come across a phone number yet.) I'm taking a look here and there piecemeal as I get breaks in my work... so far nothing overly concerning. A few cases where I would have used a different criteria, but nothing that I would call wrong, more cases where the article could have been deleted per several criteria.---I'm Spartacus! ^{The artist formerly known as Balloonman} 20:56, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Just to followup with what I said at your RfA, your work over the past month has been solid. It wasn't until I started looking at your older work that problems started to arise, and unfortunately when I went back to just December, it seemed as if you were unfamiliar with the criteria. Again, your current work is solid and if you keep it up over the next few months, I can see you overcoming my concern. Similarly, careful work with user names should quell those who opposed over that issue as well. I see this RfA as a positive. While it will likely fail, you are leaving with some solid feedback that you can address. There are some RfA's that when they finish, I think "That person will never pass an RfA." There are others where I fully expect them to come back in 3-4 months and fly through. Based upon the opposes you are getting, I'd put you in that later category. (assuming you address the issues!)---I'm Spartacus! ^{The artist formerly known as Balloonman} 22:32, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Sorry to hear about your RFA result even though I'm still surprised by the outcome. Hopefully in a few months you'll become and admin! Aaroncrick^{(Tassie talk)} 10:32, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, and hopefully Melbourne Airport can improve just that much. :) • \ / (⁂) 20:48, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks...

...for a moment I thought I messed up. I appreciate you letting me know. ttonyb1 (talk) 05:39, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

RFA

Sorry to know about your RFA result. I supported your RFA per NYB's rationale, and I was hoping for its success. Your work for the DYK process is valuable, and your other contributions are praiseworthy. I'll be waiting for Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Backslash Forwardslash 2. Have a nice day. AdjustShift (talk) 16:00, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your support. See you around! :) • \ / (⁂) 20:48, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Indeed, sad to see you've withdrawn. I'm not convinced it was quite as clear result as you thought it was, your support was steadily building and in two days time, the scheduled close time, you may have gained enough support to have passed. Nonetheless, I hope you run again in future, and perhaps I'll edit with you someday. Regards. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs · email) 21:07, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

I think you're on the right track to becoming an admin later this year. Keep up the great work. Cheers, Majoreditor (talk) 03:47, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks guys. • \ / (⁂) 05:14, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

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Thanks for feedback!

Greetings Backslash Forwardslash. Thanks for making those NPOV suggestions at White Terror (Spain). Have spent so much time just tidying it up and making it readable that I hadn't even got round to checking it through for actual content - you should have seen it a while back! More specific suggestions welcome! Cheers! --Technopat (talk) 22:26, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I don't know that much about the Spanish Civil War, but I'm sure anyone at the Spain or Military History Wikiprojects would be happy to give you a more educated and relevant review than a passer-by. See you around. :) • \ / (⁂) 22:45, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Sorry to insist, but your affirmed lack of knowledge of the issue would make your comments regarding NPOV and suggestions for improving the article in general highly constructive. This kind of article inevitably attracts editors keen on getting their messages across... Cheers!--Technopat (talk) 23:14, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

re: The AIF Project

Hi mate. I was sorry to see you withdraw from your RfA; I think you would have made a good admin. I suppose you can just take in all of the constructive criticism and have another shot within the next few months. Also, you are very welcome for the Triple Crown nom. In regards to the AIF Project website, it is working fine for me. Perhaps it was just an issue with the server yesterday. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 06:26, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: User:Yssha

Uhh... Okay, I can't actually remember tagging his pages and they must have been deleted. But in future I will try and use the WP:PNT page more often. Thanks - Kingpin13 (talk) 07:53, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Ivaylo Traykov

Thanks for your help with the article. I wish i could find some more sources to use, but unfortunately, i can't read bulgarian!--Acb4341 (talk) 12:50, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

By the way, where did you find that info on him winning the bulgarian state championships?--Acb4341 (talk) 13:08, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

It was on both the Bulgarian Wikipedia and a few Bulgarian blogs. I added them in but I am still searching for a reliable source to specifically reference them to. ∗ \ / (⁂) 20:26, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

RE

Ive protected the first from new account editting. If the other spelling/case returns then send me a new mail Victuallers (talk) 20:22, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. ∗ \ / (⁂) 20:23, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

A problem

"Dravecky is an admin, and probably promoted the hooks himself. ∗ \ / (⁂) 08:19, 28 February 2009 (UTC) "

Please reread the above and contact me when you see a major problem with Dravecky's actions in what you have stated. Note, it deals with the promotion and both times. Ottava Rima (talk) 14:44, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi Ottava. I have left my thoughts on the DYK talk page. ∗ \ / (⁂) 07:05, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

re: Birks

Hi Backslash Forwardslash. I've had a bit of a look at the Birks article, and made a few tweaks along with a ruff copy-edit. I removed the list of Birks' service medals from the "awards=" section of the infobox as campaign/service medals are not traditionally placed in that section, and the "References" section has also been removed as those sources have not been used in the article. There are a few minor prose issues with the article, but the main problem is information. In its current state, the article might pass as B-Class but would falter at GA based on comprehensiveness. More information and detail is required on Birks' life, particularly in regards to his service during the First World War and Victoria Cross action. Well, I hope this helps. If you have any further questions and/or queries, please don't hesitate to ask. :) Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 05:05, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I think I picked the wrong article! There is little information on Birks out there in terms of his personal life, I can look more into the history of his platoon for service specifics but he was a fairly ordinary guy until the war. Thanks. :) ∗ \ / (⁂) 05:10, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Bailey yan

Thanks for correctly identifying the issues with this page. I've deleted and WP:SALTed it to stop it coming back. Pedro : Chat 09:48, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

No problem, glad I could help. ∗ \ / (⁂) 10:52, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Hmmm, block for Bailey Yan123456 (talk · contribs)? ∗ \ / (⁂) 11:04, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Much deleting and a final warning. Pedro : Chat 11:17, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

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ACC - still reserved?

You still have this and this marked as being handled on ACC, but they're already closed and don't need any more work done on them. Could you consider un-marking them, to clear up the reserved requests log? Thanks, flaming lawyer 01:41, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, don't know what happened there. ∗ \ / (⁂) 05:09, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Ivaylo Traykov

On March 5, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ivaylo Traykov, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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DYK update

You have the same article twice - two different hooks for Will Sessoms. —Mattisse (Talk) 22:03, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Fixed, thanks for the heads up. ∗ \ / (⁂) 22:04, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Re:Barnstar

Thank you, I try my best. I don't suppose you would mind peer reviewing it? -- Scorpion ⁰⁴²² 00:47, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Nowhere Boy

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My DYK

Hey, you posted some comments about my DKY that I submitted, not long after I made a number of changes are replied. I'd appreciate it if you could take another look as its sitting in the bottom date of the current DYK's.

Cheers, Cabe 6403 ^{(Talk•Sign!)} 16:46, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks!

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll go take a look at it. Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 17:49, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

More thanks!

Hi, thanks for that. Some people don't see that we are missing thousands of resourceful articles on German wikipedia and many of the opther wikipedias which can be transwikied within minutes like this. The preliminary step has to be made and when there is a huge number of articles to get onto here I'm afraid I can't develop everyone of them but I know wikiproject and editors who care for these articles will. If spamming is what some consider a mass effort to begin transwiking thousands of resourceful articles which will greatly improve our coverage eventually them I'm very sorry. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 21:26, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Next update pics

Hi Backslash. I've noticed you seem to have a bit of a problem with the next update pics. In order to get them to format properly, all you need to do is remove the field that says "right" in the pic code, if it's left in it always screws up the formatting.

Also, in case you are unaware of it, as a general rule we try to use funny or quirky hooks (of an upbeat nature) in the bottom slot. Check the rules of thumb in the Additional Rules. Just something to bear in mind. Other than that, you are doing a great job in preparing updates! Thanks again for all your help around DYK. Gatoclass (talk) 09:49, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice Gatoclass. I generally try to remember to take them out, but I do forget occasionally. I also do try to put a quirky hook at the end of an update - I found

'that Dr Delano Meriwether won the 100 yard event at the 1971 Amateur Athletics Union championships wearing a hospital shirt, swimming trunks and gold suspenders?'

to be quite unusual, but often there isn't a quirky hook to use. (in fact, very often the only funny one is the 40th eldest verified hook.) ∗ \ / (⁂) 09:54, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, that's a great hook for the last one! It gave me a good chuckle :)

Re the difficulty in finding funny or quirky hooks - I know this can be a problem, I'm not sure what you mean though by "40th eldest verified hook", you can take hooks from anywhere on the Suggestions page as long as they have been verified. We do of course try to give preference to the hooks closer to expiry to ensure the older hooks don't hang around too long, but it's more important to get a good balance in the update so that should always be the priority. I take hooks from all over the Suggestions page when I am putting together updates, because often it's the only way to get a balanced update. Gatoclass (talk) 10:01, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm well aware of that, but people tend to get a bit itchy when newer hooks are promoted over older ones, and unless the hook is absolutely perfect, I try not to make it a habit. ∗ \ / (⁂) 10:03, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Well, their itchiness is their problem, not ours :) All the verified hooks will eventually get into an update, so they are not going to miss out on anything. Part of the reason we have five days worth of suggestions is to ensure we have a good selection of hooks to choose from, so don't allow yourself to be pressured by noobs complaining that their hook hasn't been promoted yet. Gatoclass (talk) 10:12, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

(outdent) Oops, I guess the image problem is partly my fault. I just removed right from the output generated by {{NewDYKnom}}, so hopefully now people won't even have to remember to remove "right" (except in cases where people nominate an img outside the template and put the "right" in). rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 13:19, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

It's no-ones fault - sometimes it is hard to remember to remove it when you are distracted by the  text. ∗ \ / (⁂) 20:40, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Electoral district of Yeerongpilly

On March 11, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Electoral district of Yeerongpilly, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 15:26, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Joseph Alfidi

On 12 March, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joseph Alfidi, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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Oakvilledivers username concern

Hope you don't mind, but I've added what I guess to be your reason for expressing a concern about the username to the talkpage. You'd not supplied one, and the template was reading

"[there is a concern about your username] for the following reason: NO REASON GIVEN".

I concur with your concern, by the way, given that the user simply seems to want to promote himself. Tonywalton ^Talk 22:54, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Oops! I had meant to notify him that his userpage was against policy (I blanked it), but I must've clicked the wrong option. Thanks anyway, it is a valid concern with the username anyway. ∗ \ / (⁂) 05:30, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Admins! Yes you!

Good point. Can you give me a link to the page in question, so I can change it? Thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 07:43, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

On reflection, I've realized there is no point in changing the wording as that text only addresses protection of the image, which can only be done by admins. Sorry to send you on that wild goose chase :) Gatoclass (talk) 09:03, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with File:DingDongSongCover.jpg

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Now tagged with {{Non-free album cover}}. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 12:30, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Rjanag. ∗ \ / (⁂) 20:29, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Military history WikiProject coordinator election

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User:Chzz/testpage

Thanks for spotting that edit; not a problem; I was helping the new user on mIRC and they were 'experimenting'. -- Chzz ► 16:54, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Isreal

Im sorry about those edits but in consideration you have to think that isreali be a country is consider debatable like kosovo —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yaik9a (talk • contribs) 12:21, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, but the Israeli concerns are already covered in articles such as Foreign relations of Israel, putting (this is debatable) in the lead gives to much weight to the anti-Israeli viewpoint, especially given that Israel has a bigger majority of support than Kosovo. ∗ \ / (⁂) 21:16, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

As a side note, please remember to put four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments on talk pages, to add your signature. ∗ \ / (⁂) 21:19, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Khoi Pham Page

Could you help me make one maybe?--Lotsofinterviews (talk) 19:43, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Sure! What do you need help with? ∗ \ / (⁂) 21:17, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

		Milhist Coordinator elections
		I wish to thank you for your gracious support during my bid for a position as Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject in the recent March 2009 elections. I was initially apprehensive to stand for election as I was unsure on how well I would be received, but I am pleasantly surprised and delighted to have been deemed worthy to represent my peers within the project. I assure and promise you, I will strive to do my upmost to justify your trust in myself with this esteemed position. Thank you, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 01:22, 29 March 2009 (UTC) Soldiers of the 4th Australian Division crossing a duckboard track through Chateau Wood, Ypres on 29 October 1917.

RfA link on your Editor Review

Just to let you know, the RfA link on your Editor Review does not work. It should be [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Backslash Forwardslash]] and not [[Wikipedia:Requests for Adminship/Backslash Forwardslash]]. GT5162 ^{(我的对话页)} 18:32, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Google Chrome

Hi there.

Ive noticed that you use Google Chrome as a primary editing source. Here are some cool things about it. For one thing, you can force what they call a "Sad Tab" up on the screen. Just type in about:crash in the address bar. If you want to know more about a sad tab, go to this article and go to the sad section, and then to the sad tab subsection. Im sorry if I wasted valued tome with you. I just wanted to share this with you. Carabera (talk) 01:23, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, didn't know that. ∗ \ / (⁂) 05:44, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

	I seem to have drawn a crowd of support!
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	A World War I U-boat draws a crowd after grounding on the Falmouth coast in 1921.

John Howard (optometrist)

John Howard (optometrist) has been deleted per your request. Let me know if you run into any problems. --TeaDrinker (talk) 18:05, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks from Arapaima for your help about Shibumi (novel)

Arapaima (talk) 09:24, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

No problem. Let me know if you need any more help. ∗ \ / (⁂) 11:14, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

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Thankyou very much for the welcome. Please read the references I have supplied on the article, as they support everything in the article. The only reason I haven't put them in an inline quote is that I kept edit-conflicting with you to fix it! Also, With 3 DYKs, 1 FA and 1 GA, I am aware of the notability policy. ∗ \ / (⁂) 22:57, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

slow down warnings

While I appreciate the advice to carefully consider CSD tagging, it is hard for me to take them seriously when you link to my cleaning off my own talk page. (which I regularly do). I know you are probably frustrated about the tags placed on Radiopilot, I'm holding off tagging it any further to give you and other editors a chance to improve it. Please focus your efforts there, rather than my talk page.--RadioFan (talk) 23:25, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Oops! I must've given you the wrong link. I was referring to this and this. A7 has a very low bar for notability, if it makes any claim of notability it shouldn't be tagged with CSDs. ∗ \ / (⁂) 23:27, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Very well, CSD tags are gone. I have no problem reviewing these decisions if specifics are mentioned. repeatedly placing boilerplates on my talk page immediately after a disagreement concerning Radiopilot seemed like sour grapes at the time. Cheers.--RadioFan (talk) 23:33, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

I know they're gone, I removed them. You simply removed the unreferenced tag with an incorrect summary. Anyway, please pay more attention, and try not to welcome template the regulars. :) ∗ \ / (⁂) 23:37, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

You had a blank talk page (which most regulars dont), and Radiopilot article looked like a non-notable band at the time. As a regular, I'm sure you know about the quantity of non-notable band articles that show up on wikipedia. there's one every few minutes. So I'm sure you'll understand my mistake.--RadioFan (talk) 23:40, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

True but, In the right of the screen you'll notice an archive box, going back to last August. Many established editors don't even have archive boxes, so checking the previous contributions of a user is not a bad idea. Secondly, when I do NPP, I tend to give a bit more leeway to articles with the {{underconstruction}} tag, simply because really only regulars use it to protect themselves against speedies before they had a chance to expand. (As an interesting sidenote, there is also a German and Russian Radiopilot article, and given de.wiki generally has more stringent notability standards, and that the band is German should've given pause.) ∗ \ / (⁂) 23:44, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

I missed the archive box, sorry. Actually, you'd be surprised what people will put in articles to prevent deletion. I've been seeing a lot of articles that have a {{hangon}} tag included in the first version. Many of the band articles recently have included the {{underconstruction}} tag whether the article had any chance of notability or not. Sorry if I offended you by prematurely tagging Radiopilot.--RadioFan (talk) 23:51, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

No problems. ∗ \ / (⁂) 23:53, 4 April 2009 (UTC)