User talk:SMasters/Archive 6

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Reward board challenge

Thank you very much for fixing the Silver Reef article. I have decided to give you an extra barnstar, due to the fact that you exceeded expectations by almost 100 edits. The Utahraptor (talk) 22:42, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the extra Barnstar! :-) It was a pleasure to help out. Plus, I got to learn about a new place and have a new desire to find out more about ghost towns! -- S Masters (talk) 03:35, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

You're very welcome. You definitely earned it. And I'm glad you are now into ghost towns. They are pretty interesting. If you're interested in learning more about any ghost town, you can always ask me. The Utahraptor (talk) 21:20, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

User talk:KWIV

Any chance of reviewing new accounts' edits before welcoming them? --John (talk) 04:02, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

I have just been welcoming folks who show up on the Newbies' contributions page. Should I be doing something else? Sorry, I'm new at doing the welcoming thing. -- S Masters (talk) 05:01, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

John's referring to KWIV (talk · contribs)'s contributions, which consist primarily of vandalism such as this BLP violation. Most of your welcomes are fine, but try not to welcome a vandal. Cunard (talk) 05:05, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Ah, OK thanks for letting me know. I shall be more vigilant in future. :-) -- S Masters (talk) 05:40, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

No worries. I've made similar mistakes in the past. Cunard (talk) 05:44, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Copy edit of Jagdgeschwader 11

I noticed that you copy edited the article. I ask myself why most of the German nouns such as Staffel and Gruppe are no longer capitalized. German spelling requires the capitalization of all nouns. MisterBee1966 (talk) 14:47, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

According to the article, Staffel means a fighter squadron, and Gruppe means group. As such, they should not be capitalized (unless there are exceptions), in compliance with WP:MoS. It is an English language article, not a German one. Accordingly, it needs to follow the rules for English, plus they are in italics to indicate its foreign status. Hope this answers your question. Cheers. -- S Masters (talk) 14:56, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes it is English but then you're not done yet. Staffelkapitän means squadron leader, Gruppenkommandeur means group commander and many more in the article. I think it looks awful using the German term and superimposing the English spelling. This way it is neither fish nor meat. MisterBee1966 (talk) 15:07, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

If I'm not mistaken those appear before the names of people, so it becomes a proper title, like Captain ABC. If you do not agree with me you are free to capitalize them back. I really have no issues with it. I understand that the article is going for GA and I'm just trying to help it comply with MoS. I do not make the rules, they are clearly stated there in the MoS. Cheers. -- S Masters (talk) 15:12, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

One Time GA Review

Here are some comments/concerns before I fix the other problems.
1. About the watermarked image, I removed it, but the FlickreviewR reverted it back to the original on Flickr.
2. I don't quite understand what you mean by "The lead must not mention anything that is not already contained in the sections." Can you elaborate? I thought the Lead has important points from the article.
3. The article is locked because the article was plagued with flagrant/inappropriate comments around the time of Bieber's latest album release date, so it was semi-protected for a month until buzz settles down.
4. About the numbers, music article editors on Wikipedia have insisted that chart numbers be written out, as seen in FA's and GA's like 4 Minutes (Madonna song), Just Dance, Hard (song), and Irreplaceable as examples. I had them in number form originally, but they were recommended to be written out in peer review and the first GA review.
5. The Billboard seems to be correct because "Billboard" is a thing and it is physical.

Besides these, I have corrected everything else.
Thanks!!! Candyo32 (talk) 21:04, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

1. FlickreviewR is a robot. The digital watermarking templates suggests uploading a non-watermarked image under a new name. The image license allows for adaptation of the work.

2. Two examples: a) "One Time" is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber., and b) It is the first single released from his debut studio album, My World. - These two facts are presented in the lead but cannot be found anywhere else. Although we all know he's Canadian, we still need to follow the rules. Put that fact somewhere in the background section. Repeat the fact that it is the first single from My World in the relevant section. These are just two example I have pulled out. Ensure that there are no facts in the lead that do not appear anywhere else.

3. Ideally, the article should not be locked. I can see that it will be unlocked very shortly, so this should no longer be a problem.

4. I went through WP:CHART and WP:USCHART but do not see any official policy for this, which would be required to supersede WP:MoS. After reviewing your examples I will take your word on this. However, one hundred million should still be in numerical format - Irreplaceable lists its digital download numbers numerically.

5. I was treating it as a proper noun, therefore the article "the" is not necessary. However, as it is a publication, it can remain as it is.

I prefer if any comments including fixes be left on the review page so that other editors can see any progress made. Thanks for your hard work.

-- S Masters (talk) 03:40, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

I just noticed that the overlinking issues have not been fixed. Usher and About.com are two examples that I found. -- S Masters (talk) 04:02, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Ok, the image is fixed. I think I got the overlinking, and I assume things that if things are linked in the lead can be linked again, but I'm not sure.

Also, like with the numbers, it is just typical of FA & GA music articles to be like that ex. 4 Minutes (Madonna song), Déjà Vu (Beyoncé Knowles song), and I Can't Get No Satisfaction. However I tried to include the Lead info, I don't know if it is sufficient or not. Candyo32 (talk) 04:39, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

For wikilinks, if the article is very long, then it can be linked in the lead and then further down. However, this is a fairly short article. I would just link it once. The lead is still not completely fixed. For example, "The song was released as his debut single in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2010." - I can't find this date anywhere else in the article. The lead is a summary of what appears elsewhere in the article. Please go through each point in the lead and ensure that it is covered elsewhere in the article. (GA criteria) Thanks. -- S Masters (talk) 06:09, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Hopefully lead is covered, and no overlinks now! Candyo32 (talk) 18:18, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

I have assessed the work done so far, and my comments are on the GAN page. Please put any further comments on the GAN page and not here. This is important so that anyone viewing the GAN can learn from it. Thanks. -- S Masters (talk) 04:41, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Fixed. Candyo32 (talk) 22:55, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

See article's talk page. Candyo32 (talk) 02:41, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh oh oh!! Now I understand Lol! I wasn't getting what you were talking about, but now it just clicked in my head haha! Fixing them now and checking to see anymore. Candyo32 (talk) 02:54, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

I think I got it done now. & thanks for all your help & guidance. Candyo32 (talk) 03:01, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Prince William, Duke of Gloucester

Thanks for the explanations, SMasters! Most appreciated! I changed everything per your recommendations. -- Jack1755 (talk) 14:59, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

GA Review for The Only Exception

Hey, I've addressed the concerns you listed with the article in its GA review, could you check the article to see if you have anymore concerns? Thanks, Crystal Clear x3 [talk] 15:02, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for all your work. I have to head off now. I will recheck the article within the next 24 hours. -- S Masters (talk) 15:51, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Crystal Clear x3 [talk] 15:54, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

I have updated my comments on the GAR page. Cheers. -- S Masters (talk) 03:22, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Jagdgeschwader 11 CopyEd

Hi Smasters,

Thanks for the copy ed. I have responded and clarified the areas as mentioned in the article. References were checked as part of the Review. WP:MOS was not the intention of the Reviewer, I think. Will check with the same. ' Perseus 71 ^talk 01:35, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Pitru Paksha/GA1

Thanks for the review. I have some queries, Can you please take a look? --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 12:47, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

I have replied on the GAR page. Can you please try to find a copy editor to give it a once over. It is a fairly short article and it should not be that hard to find someone to help. Thanks. -- S Masters (talk) 13:35, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Please check: User:Dr. Blofeld has already started copyediting. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 13:38, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Do let me know when User:Dr. Blofeld has finished. Thanks. -- S Masters (talk) 16:17, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Please take a look, the article had two copyeditors and has a new pic. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 05:12, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Did you see my note about the references? it should be revert to references and a new section called Note added with the copy for the notes. -- S Masters (talk) 07:11, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

The note was removed by the copyeditor, as it was deemed as necessary. Should I readd it --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 07:15, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Please check Pitru Paksha and let me know if there are additional problems. Thanks. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 13:55, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Have fixed your concerns. Please check again. Thanks. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 10:34, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. Would let you know soon after the Mohini copyedit is complete. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 10:47, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Mohini GAN: Thanks for the review. User:NielsenGW from GOCE is on it. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 05:22, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

OK, please alert me when NielsenGW has finished. Thanks. -- S Masters (talk) 06:00, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

GA reviews

I think I've corrected all of the problems you listed with the article's This Time Around (Michael Jackson song) and The Only Exception in there GA reviews, could you check to see if there are anymore remaining problems with the article's? Thanks, Crystal Clear x3 [talk] 14:20, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Dusky Crag Martin

That was quick! Many thanks for taking the time Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:24, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

That's because it was good work on your part. I didn't find any major faults and I copy edited any minor ones. Congratulations and thank you for helping make Wikipedia a better place. :-) -- S Masters (talk) 15:42, 13 April 2010 (UTC)