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[edit] Purple drank

Which is the best title for the article? Prescription cough syrup should redirect to Cough medicine, so we can't use that. How is Purple drank? -- Samir धर्म 22:16, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Personally, I'd agree that "Purple drank" is a better title for the article, but I'd also submit that it lacks notability -- certainly its article lacks credible sources. --Mhking 22:18, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Sources needed yes. I see too much of this stuff in my practice. I'll check what Pubmed has on it -- Samir धर्म 22:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
I think Purple Stuff is the best, personally..let's talk on the talk:Purple drank page to figure it out.

Cnota 22:45, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NATO page

I removed the {{protected}} template, because that template is only supposed to be used in conjunction with the page being protected. Protecting the page is only something an administrator can do or it can be requested at Requests for page protection. If there is vandalism, simply reverting it is usually enough. If there is continued vandalism to the page, one can consider requesting administrators to block users or protect the page. If you don't unerstand or have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask. Khatru2 05:50, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Album covers

Hi Cole. Album covers are used as images under fair use criteria. Wikipedia can only use them to depict the album (i.e. in the article about the album) or, rarely, about the artist. See WP:FUC. Thanks -- Samir धर्म 02:06, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

No probs. BTW, here's a shout out to put I Want You (She's So Heavy) on your Beatles list. Great tune! -- Samir धर्म 02:13, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Og Mandino

Matthew McConaughey on Og Mandino is indeed an error.

The sentence, "His works, based on fundamental Christian beliefs, were also heavily influenced by the likes of Napoleon Hill, Matthew Mcconaughey[1], W. Clement Stone, and Emmett Fox." is incorrect in that Matthew McConaughey himself was influenced by Og Mandino's works, not the other way around. Og Mandino (1923-1996) was certainly not influenced by the Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey.

As referenced in your external link: http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol15/issue1/film.mcconaughey.html,

"And then, underneath a stack of magazines, he saw a paperback: The Greatest Salesman in the World, a bestselling How-to-Discover-Your-Own-Potential book by inspirationalist Og Mandino." - this refers to McConaughey being influenced by the book 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', written by Mandino.

I have taken the liberty of re-correcting the article.

Lawrencec 21:01, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] bobby

No worries, I think the subsection is fine.

It's just that based on reviews I've read on IMDB and the ads for it, it seems like it's more about the people who happen to be there than the assassination itself (although apparently that is shown near the end of the film). Kind of like how Forrest Gump happened to be at all these important events he witnessed- the film's not about those events, it's about Gump. Cheers --DarthBinky 05:53, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding removal of information on the Z-Ro article.

I'm using WP:RS , specifically the following part:

Exceptional claims require exceptional evidence Certain red flags should prompt editors to examine the sources for a given claim.

  • Surprising or apparently important claims that are not widely known.
  • Surprising or apparently important reports of recent events not covered by reputable news media.
  • Reports of a statement by someone that seems out of character, embarrassing, controversial, or against an interest they had previously defended.
  • Claims not supported or claims that are contradicted by the prevailing view in the relevant academic community. Be particularly careful when proponents say there is a conspiracy to silence them.

Exceptional claims should be supported by multiple credible and verifiable sources, especially with regard to historical events or politically-charged issues.

The website link you reference has no sources for the claim that Kofi Annan said this about Z-Ro. Furthermore, the person who wrote the article, Eb Haynes, is ... who? Finally, I can find NO other sites or sources or newspapers or interviews that back up this assertion. I did find a LOT of websites mocking this claim, however. I have removed the information, again, until you can find a clear source independant of a single, unverified comment on a website. Otherwise, I could write a review pointing out your boy recycles shit from PM Dawn (and how street is that? not!) and that he's appearantly your boy is back in jail. Again.

Ahem. --ElaragirlTalk|Count 14:19, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Decades

Hi there. Looking through Wikipedia I see you are interested in things that happen in different decades, especially from your user page. Could I ask you to be on the lookout for some things while you are doing your rounds? Could you ensure that on decades there isn't an apostrophe at the end of them (for example 1920's should be 1920s) as they are plurals, not possessives and there are no letters being left out. If you could it would be a great help as this is an extremely common mistake that will take a long long time to clear up on Wikipedia. Other than that keep up the good work. Ben W Bell talk 08:40, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Contactor

I have noticed that you have listed yourself as a contactor on the abuse reports page, and I was wondering if you could contact the responsible party I have listed in my report for the abuse. The email address is listed Here. Thank you! Wikipedian27 17:33, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of computer-animated films

Cnota, I would be much obliged if you could address my concerns on the talk page of the abovementioned article. I'm sorry to say this, but I see no point to your recent edits and would like to hear the rationale behind them - they seem, in my opinion, to be somewhat redundant because the same information can be gotten by simply sorting the tables by studio or by year.

Moreover, they make the page much larger than it should be and a lot more tedious to edit. Esn 00:06, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm just not sure what the point would be - you can already get a list of films by date of release by clicking on the little box at the "release date" column (see that little square, made up of a white and black triangle?). You can then look at the years and visually see roughly how many films were made in each year. Granted, there's no big heading to separate the years, but I think that this is a small price to pay for having a list that is so compact and easy to keep up-to-date (in contrast to the old version of the article, which was very tedious to edit and often had discrepancies between different sections because of that).
If you want to make it easier to tell at a glance where 2001 ends and 2002 starts, we could do what I did at the list of stop-motion films - have a blue wikilink on the year of the earliest release, so that it's immediately clear by looking at it. Do you think that would be a good idea?
I suppose a new article could be created, but I think it might be seen by many as being redundant; the only thing it would offer that the current article doesn't is a way to list all the films within a certain year alphabetically. I think you should ask editors on the talk page whether there's support for such an idea - I'm not the only one who edits that page... Esn 19:44, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] TMNT & Meet the Robinsons

Boxofficemojo has the same release dates. Please see here and here. Note March 22 for TMNT for a number of countries, and March 23 for Meet the Robinsons for the UK. Esn 04:57, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

I must also give you a warning, Cnota, that you would do well to acquaint yourself with the policy of WP:BIAS. If you continue making disruptive edits like this one, you may find yourself being accused of vandalism and, if worst comes to worst, barred from editing. Esn 05:24, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Please

Do not move or remove content from my talk page. The Template discussion was automatically moved to my archives by a bot because they hadn't been touched in awhile. I am not sure why you removed the content about Wolfer. Please be careful. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 23:19, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

It's ok. Thanks for the explanation. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 06:02, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Idiocracy

Thanks for this helpful edit. --Lexein 07:30, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Falloutboypress.jpg

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[edit] License tagging for Image:John c reilly with cole and bobby coleandbobby.jpg

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That tag asks for an administrator's intervention. I am an administrator, and I deem that the cropping of a picture you took and placed into the public domain is a more than reasonable derivitive of your work, that you had _placed into the public domain_, and therefore have no rights over. I'm sorry if you disagree with my assessment, but please be more careful with the license you chose next time. Thank you, Mysekurity 18:20, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] John C. Reilly deletion

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[edit] May 2007

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[edit] Umm...

I have been a Wikipedian for a year. I created an article for a band linked to Fall Out Boy. Don't patronize me and tell me to use the sandbox though. I'm not saying I'm the most active user ever but I've made over 600 edits... Cnota 00:33, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Haha, that's a standard template - it's not meant to be patronizing, and I apologize if I gave you that impression. The problem, I reckon, is that your article doesn't tell us anything about the band, beyond that they had an EP - it also doesn't assert notability, which is a second, but also critical problem. --Haemo 00:38, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
No problem! Looks good now - I just removed the tags. --Haemo 00:55, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Image:Allamericanbycole.jpg

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[edit] "what a joke"

Is there a problem? --LaraLoveT/C 05:47, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

My apologies. I didn't mean to ignore you. When you left your message, I didn't really have time to check your edits. When I got around to checking my watchlist and reviewing edits of Fall Out Boy yesterday, your message wasn't on my mind. Regardless, leaving the message I did on the article talk page is appropriate considering all of the incorrect changes could have been made-and could be made in the future-by anyone. Many are common mistakes, and it's good to have that there for others to see, so that it will hopefully prevent such edits in the future. Past all that, my best recommendation for discussing edits is to do it before the edits are made rather than after. It causes a lot more work to do it the opposite... for all parties involved.
Regards, LaraLoveT/C 06:14, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
PS. Oh, also. As far as ShadowHalo is concerned, images are not my specialty. I specialize in GA reviews, he in images. So he's my go-to guy anytime I have a question about the appropriateness of image fair use rationales. It didn't matter to me who uploaded the image. I just wanted to know if it was appropriate. Unfortunately, it wasn't. But it would have been great if it was... many more articles could benefit from such a fair use rationale... if only it were allowed in Wikipedia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by LaraLove (talk • contribs) 06:17, 16 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] John C. Reilly.jpg

I noticed that you posted a new pic of Mr. Reilly, and a great one, too. Thank you. I understand that we butted heads over the old one, but I wasn't trying to piss you off. I understand that the crop job I did on that old pic aggravated you, so now that it's been replaced I'm going to nominate it for deletion based on its orphan status, unless you object. Stevecudmore 18:20, 31 May 2007 (UTC) I'm a student at Langara College in Vancouver. Sorry, I don't think I know Bob form Canada ;) BTW, I notice that the image has now been deleted.Stevecudmore 18:29, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notability of Austin Film Critics Association

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[edit] AfD nomination of List of computer animated films (United States)

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