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[edit] F1 driver ratings

I'd just like to say a massive thank-you for tagging so many driver articles :-) ... This shoudl a big dent in the number of unrated articles (see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Formula One articles by quality statistics in about two mins). Thanks once again. Tompw (talk) (review) 12:24, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I had some spare time so I thought I'd put it to good use! Bretonbanquet (talk) 12:27, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your correction to "Mick Fleetwood"

The way you corrected the article (from "through its' [possessive] various lineups" to "through it's [contraction] various lineups") is grammatically incorrect, despite what you may think. If you expand the contraction (which you used), the sentence reads "through it is various lineups." I've been trying to teach my students for years what the difference is.

Trust me on this one - don't fight an English teacher when it comes to grammar usage.

BassPlyr23 (talk) 21:59, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

You are, of course, correct that my "correction" was wrong, and I was somewhat mortified to see what I had changed it to... Clearly "it's" is a contraction of "it is", and is not appropriate here. I have even corrected other people on this, so I am annoyed with myself.

But "its'" is also incorrect, no matter what you think. The edit I have made now ( to "its") is grammatically correct. The construction "its'" does not actually mean anything as far as I can see... Being an English teacher does not make you immune to mistakes. Bretonbanquet (talk) 22:25, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Infoboxes for non-champ F1 races

Hi Bretonbanquet. Thanks for your continued excellent work adding articles for non-championship F1 races. I was wondering though, why are you using {{Generic race report infobox}} rather than {{Grand Prix race report infobox}} for the infoboxes? Thanks. DH85868993 (talk) 02:37, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

In the fullness of time, I think we should transition them all to use {{Grand Prix race report infobox}}, since I believe the original intention was that it could/should be used for all Grand Prix races. However, note that {{Grand Prix race report infobox}} currently appends "Grand Prix" to the end of the race name, which obviously isn't suitable for races like 1961 International Gold Cup. So, for the moment keep using {{Generic race report infobox}} and we can transition them once {{Grand Prix race report infobox}} has been appropriately updated. DH85868993 (talk) 07:55, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
OK. I've changed them all over (including the one in your Sandbox). DH85868993 (talk) 09:20, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Un-tagging

I always get a chuckle when people take it personally about prod tags being removed. It's pretty tough to argue against notability for the two songs - despite the shape of each article. If they go AfD, so be it. That's what the process is for after a prod tag is removed. Tool2Die4 (talk) 20:38, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RE:"Stoned Radiator"

I'm afraid I couldn't leave that one the way it was. I decided to change it quickly in case there was another dispute on the talk page. ;)-- Diniz(talk) 23:01, 28 April 2008 (UTC)


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[edit] Lewis Hamilton

I am contacting you for your thoughts as you are one of the principal contributors to this article. As you may or may not know, it has been nominated by PheonixRMB as a featured article candidate. The FAC is not going too well, with the current consensus being that the nomination is premature and that much work needs to done to get it up to the requisite standard. I would be grateful if you would express an opinion on the article's FAC candidacy page. As FAC is currently desperately short of reviewers, withdrawing the article – and thus saving reviewer time and effort – would be one option. Thanks for your time, --ROGER DAVIES talk 16:01, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

No action now needed as PheonixRMB has withdrawn the nomination. All the best, --ROGER DAVIES talk 16:52, 29 May 2008 (UTC)