User talk:ApolloBoy

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Welcome to Wikipedia! It's nice to have another contributor to the automobile articles! Just a few comments - are the dates you're putting in model years or calendar years? We've normally listed the former. Also, your images need a copyright tag - I suggest {{Fairuse}} for the corporate images. --SFoskett 20:40, May 1, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Concordia Newsletter

NEWSLETTER

Concordia is currently trying to relaunch. I, and all the members of the ex-council, wish to welcome new members to the group. We are a group who aim to promote remaining civil, in an environment where messages can easily be interpretated wrongly.

[edit] Help out now!

  • Try and help people remain civil! Talk to them, and help them in any way possible. Do not be afraid to use the talk page.
  • Give people the Civility Barnstar.
  • Make and spread some Wikitokens so people know there are people to help if they want assistance.
  • Add banners or logos to your userpage to show your support.
  • Suggest some ideas! Add 'em to the talk page.

We are a community, so can only work though community contributions and support. It's the helping that counts.

[edit] Decision Making

The council expired one month ago, but due to the current position of the group the current council will remain until the position of the group can be assessed, and whether it would be sensible to keep Concordia going. For most decisions, however, it will be decided by all who choose to partake in discussions. I am trying to relaunch because of the vast amounts of new members we have received, demonstrating that the aims are supported.

If you wish to opt of of further talk-page communications, just let us know here.

- Ian¹³/t 20:29, 13 December 2006 (UTC). Kindly delivered by MiszaBot.

[edit] Wikiproject Automobiles Notification

Hi ApolloBoy, you were on the list of members at WikiProject Automobiles and we are introducing a new way of listing members, as the old list was becoming too long. Our new method involves having all of our members in a category.

To add yourself to the category just add the userbox to your user page by putting {{Wiki Auto Project}} where you want the userbox. Alternatively if you don't like the userbox you can add [[Category:WikiProject Automobiles members|ApolloBoy]] to your userpage.

If you no longer wish to be a member of the project, simply don't add the userbox or category, there's no pressure. Thanks for your time, James086Talk | Contribs 04:54, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mini Moke - peer review please

Hi! I recall your help in getting Mini through to WP:FA and wondered if you would have a moment to copyedit Mini Moke. The article is in reasonable technical shape - but I'm not good at polishing the English to the standard needed and I could use a little help! SteveBaker 12:09, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:OldsAchieva.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:OldsAchieva.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

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[edit] New Romantic

Hi, I'm not doubting you; you seem to know more than I do about the "New Romantic" movement, but I want to learn more. I added some bands to the "List of New Romantic Bands" and you deleted them saying they're not really New Romantic.

The bands I added were mostly European, from the right era, were techno-pop and mostly, had "that sound" the one that's similar to the other bands that are acknowledged to be New Romantic.

So I wonder can you define "New Romantic" or give the criteria that you use to say what is and what is not such a band.

Specifically, why aren't these bands New Romantic? Electronic, Erasure, George Michael and Wham, New Order, Pet Shop Boys and Roxy Music? Depeche Mode is and they aren't? How so? Thanks very much. 68.214.15.98 00:36, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, New Romanticism had begun around 1979 and fell out of fashion by around 1983. Bands like New Order and Roxy Music, while they existed during that time, didn't exactly have the same sound or fashion sense (i.e. frilly shirts, heavy makeup) that true New Romantic bands like Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet had; Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, and Electronic arrived too late (the former two got their start in the mid-1980s, and Electronic appeared in 1989) and never had the New Romantic sound or image. George Michael and Wham! simply did regular pop music, not New Romantic or even general New Wave.
Anyway, that should give you a good idea of what bands are truly New Romantic and which ones aren't. --ApolloBoy 00:47, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
That helps, thanks! 68.215.207.186 23:59, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Copy of New Bitmap Image.PNG)

Thanks for uploading Image:Copy of New Bitmap Image.PNG. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Please note that this image was not orphaned because I removed it from User:ApolloBoy/Userboxes/User 9000. It is orphaned because it is not used in the main article namespace. --Durin 17:37, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

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