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Contents 1 Deletion 2 WikiProject Good Articles May Newsletter 3 Non-free use disputed for Image:LG.svg 4 rat edit 5 Orphaned non-free media (Image:Panda Restaurant Group.gif) 6 Image deletion request 7 Concerning your warning 8 Taproot Audio Design 9 (Untitled1) 10 Request 11 Thank you 12 (Untitled2) 13 BRB Canal 14 (Untitled3) 15 I am sorry for edited hollister co. 16 Sodium phosphates 17 (Untitled4) 18 Can you... 19 (Untitled5) 20 Argh! 21 (Untitled6) 22 Sam Walton 23 What? 24 What on earth 25 Your revert in the article Syria 26 SPAM content 27 Indefinite blocks for adolescent users. 28 Vandalism?

[edit] Deletion

Would you please revert your deletion of Category:Companies based in Shasta County? Thanks. --evrik ^(talk) 17:08, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Y Done King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:56, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Good Articles May Newsletter

The May Newsletter for WikiProject Good Articles has now been published. Dr. Cash (talk) 22:16, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

The Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles Newsletter

The WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter Volume I, No. 7 - May 2008 April issue | June issue Project News There are currently 4,050 Good Articles listed at WP:GA. The backlog at Good Article Nominations is 195 unreviewed articles. Out of 227 total nominations, 16 are on hold, 14 are under review, and two are seeking a second opinion. Please go to WP:GAN and review an article or three as soon as you have a chance! The oldest unreviewed articles are: Fighting Tommy Riley, Brock Lesnar, Cluj-Napoca, Wolf's Rain, Brian Kendrick, and North and South (TV serial). The categories with the largest backlogs are: Theatre, film and drama (45), Sports and recreation (34), Music (18), Transport (15), World history (14), Politics and government (13), and Places (12). The backlog at Good Article Reassessment currently stands at 17 articles up for re-review. GAN Reviewer of the Month Noble Story (talk · contribs) is the GAN Reviewer of the Month for April, based on the assessments made by Dr. Cash on the number and thoroughness of the reviews made by individual reviewers each week. Noble Story joined Wikipedia on May 16, 2007. He is a big fan of the Houston Rockets, and edits many related articles, as well as articles on basketball in general. Congratulations to Noble Story (talk · contribs) on being April's GAN Reviewer of the Month! Other outstanding reviewers during the month of April include: Dihydrogen Monoxide (talk · contribs) Drewcifer3000 (talk · contribs) Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) GaryColemanFan (talk · contribs) Gary King (talk · contribs) Jbmurray (talk · contribs) Kaypoh (talk · contribs) Lpangelrob (talk · contribs) Mitchazenia (talk · contribs) Nikki311 (talk · contribs) Realist2 (talk · contribs) Redtigerxyz (talk · contribs) ThinkBlue (talk · contribs) Member News There are now 212 members of WikiProject Good Articles! Welcome to the 17 new members that joined during the month of April: Affinity likely (talk · contribs) Climie.ca (talk · contribs) Edmund Patrick (talk · contribs) Eustress (talk · contribs) IMatthew (talk · contribs) Kironide (talk · contribs) Makeshift Thackery (talk · contribs) Mm40 (talk · contribs) Nikki311 (talk · contribs) Noble Story (talk · contribs) Peanut4 (talk · contribs) Realist2 (talk · contribs) SorryGuy (talk · contribs) Sushant gupta (talk · contribs) ThinkBlue (talk · contribs) WBOSITG (talk · contribs) Will381796 (talk · contribs) This WikiProject, and the Good Article program as a whole, would not be where it is today without each and every one of its members! Thank you to all! GA Topic Do you know what a GA topic is? If you are not nodding your head, or don't know what I'm talking about, then you should pay attention to this article. There are ten GA top-level topics (but you will spot the eleventh as this article goes along). These topics are: Arts, Language and literature, Philosophy and religion, Everyday life, Social sciences and society, Geography and places, History, Engineering and technology, Mathematics, and Natural sciences. Each of these topics are further narrowed down to more specific topics. For example, Arts can be narrowed down to Art and architecture, Music, and Theatre, film and drama. But let's not get into sub-topics in this article because of its depth. Now you will probably ask, "I already knew this, so what is your point?" What I want to illustrate is that some people often forget a step when they promote an article to GA. After they have posted their review in the article talk page, added the article name to the corresponding topic in the good article page, increased the GA count by 1, and added the {{GA}} to article talk page, many reviewers tend to forget to add the topic parameter in {{GA}} or {{ArticleHistory}}. You can browse the topic parameter abbreviations at on this page as well as what each top-level GA topic means, because sometimes it can be chaotic and confusing to pick a topic. For example, should On the Origin of Species be placed under the Natural Science topic (because it's related to evolution), or under the Language and Literature topic (because it is a book)? The correct answer is to place it under Language and literature topic, because its categorization as a proper title supercedes other categories. Let's go back to the page that shows GA topics; does anyone spot the eleventh topic? Yes, Category:Uncategorized good articles is the 11th topic, only it shouldn't be there. Articles that do not have a topic parameter in either {{GA}} or {{ArticleHistory}} will be placed in this category. The topic "Uncategorized" is not very informative, is it? So if you have time, you can consider cleaning up the articles that are left in this category and move them to the appropriate category by adding a topic parameter. That's it for this month, I hope you learned a little from it. GA Sweeps Update The GA Sweeps process is progressing nicely! During the month of April, a total of 26 articles were reviewed. Of that total, 15 were found to continue to meet the GA criteria, and two were delisted. There are currently six articles that are still on hold in this process, awaiting revisions. One article was exempted from review because it was promoted to FA. Two articles were exempted from review because they were already delisted by another member in the community. We are once again recruiting new sweeps participants. Candidates should be very strong and comfortable in reviewing GA and familiar with the GA processes and criteria. If you are interested, please contact OhanaUnited for details. Did You Know... ...that there are slightly less than twice as many Good Articles as Featured Articles? ...that the total number of Good Articles and Featured Articles combined is 6,085? ...that different languages have different symbols representing GA? (Alemannic uses , Bavarian uses , Czech and French use , Estonian, Icelandic, and Swedish use , Esperanto and German use , Polish, Spanish, and Turkish use , Portuguese uses , Russian uses , Ukrainian uses ) Note: Lithuanian and Serbian have their own symbol but only uploaded locally. Other languages not listed above either have the same symbol as english or they don't have GA process. From the Editors There is currently a debate on adding a small green dot to the top right corner of all Good Articles that pass the criteria, similar to the small bronze star that is added to the top right corner of Featured Articles. Members of WikiProject Good Articles are encouraged to participate in the debate on this page. Please leave any comments or feedback regarding this issue here. Contributors to this Issue Dr. Cash (Lead Editor, Distributor) OhanaUnited (Article, GA Sweeps and Did You Know correspondent) Improving Wikipedia one article at a time since 2005! WikiProject Good Articles: Open Tasks This project identifies, organizes and improves good articles on Wikipedia. Nominations: Backlash (2007) • The Great American Bash (2007) • Pacers-Pistons brawl • Luke Ravenstahl • Jenny (Doctor Who) Reassessment: Madonna (entertainer) • Sweeps / List: references (All Categories), image tags (All Categories), article quality (All Categories) Possible GAs Needing References: Clarinet • Carleton University • Appalachian Mountains Task forces: Project quality • Unreferenced GA Good article criteria | Statistics | GAN Report | Changes log Nominations queue: 214 articles (50 of them are on hold) as of 08:00, 12 June 2008 | edit

[edit] Non-free use disputed for Image:LG.svg

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[edit] rat edit

I didn't add the section on Gender Differences, I just changed the information previously added to a more encyclopedic format, and suggested it may be deleted... I also "scrubbed" some vandalism off in the Species and Description section. Before you accuse someone of vandalism, check the history. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.58.240.99 (talk) 23:57, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:Panda Restaurant Group.gif)

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[edit] Image deletion request

King of Hearts, I have reason to believe that Image:Sparkling Downtown Phoenix.jpg is not in the public domain as it states on the license information. In March 2008 the image was moved to Commons from English Wikipedia and it says that the "transfer was stated to be made by User:King of Hearts." I hope I am correct to inform you about this. I have found the original image at http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Phoenix_Panoramic_Photos.htm where it shows the image is copyrighted and is for sale. I do not believe that the photographer would put the image under the public domain and allow for it to be placed on Wikipedia if he is attempting to sell it. Is it possible to have the image deleted from Commons? Thank you. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 00:08, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

I would advise you to contact User:Sonoran dweller (the original uploader), and see what he thinks. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:36, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, it has been a week since I left a message on Sonoran dweller's talk page. This editor has not yet responded to my message, even though (s)he has made an edit on 16 May. How long should I wait for a response? What happens if I do not receive a response?

I should add that by looking at User talk:Sonoran dweller, you can see that originally the image had no copyright information, then was a non-free image with a claim of fair use. For me, this appears as though the user selected non-free because the image was truly non-free. Then, when (s)he learned that it would be deleted, the copyright was shanged to public domain. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 00:00, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Concerning your warning

this is not vandalism. Read my edit summary and check out the article's history. You just abused your rollback feature! and btw...i'd check out what vandalism really is...you can by reading WP:Vandalism...and uhhh...WP:AGF...and WP:BITE Good day to you! 79.233.121.11 (talk) 23:09, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

• I'll assume WP:AGF here...but the only thing I tagged as "we don't need this" was this diff. Again...you should actually read the edit summary and check out the diffs and the history of the article before hitting the button. I'm currently cleaning up and rewriting the article. I'll continue in the coming days. I've also noted that on the article's talk page. 79.233.121.11 (talk) 23:50, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Taproot Audio Design

Taprootaudio(talk) is still drafting Taproot Audio Design, expect some wholesale changes. He's the article's creator and an inexperienced editor. The article started out somewhat spammy and he's trying to make it more encyclopedic. Give him a hand if you can. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 23:38, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] (Untitled1)

WHy did you change my revision? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.234.13.81 (talk) 00:30, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Request

Hi,

I noticed that you are currently online. Is there any chance you could move Talk:Al Harrington (NBA player) to Talk:Al Harrington? This move is non-controversial, as the main articles have already been moved. Thanks, Bash Kash (talk) 00:34, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Never mind, someone else took care of it. Bash Kash (talk) 03:18, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Thank you for reverting the inappropriate comments on my talk page. -- Tcncv (talk) 00:42, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] (Untitled2)

I am sorry about the John Howard honey eater joke- LOL!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by SSholden (talk • contribs) 00:46, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] BRB Canal

I do think that the Brb Canl should be a separate article becausse it was a major position and it was the place of death for Maj. Raja Aziz Bhatti. A renounded hero for the Pakistani people i would like to know some history about the canal itself though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sidbe53534 (talk • contribs) 01:16, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] (Untitled3)

you warned me for editing the talk page in vandalizing..i was mentioning the message at the top of the article that needs to be fixed in "Chemical Reactions" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.172.144.216 (talk) 01:19, May 13, 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I am sorry for edited hollister co.

I am very sorry for editing hollister co. It was my aunt who did it, using my computer. Sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.126.110.216 (talk) 01:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sodium phosphates

Why did you revert my edits at Sodium phosphates? I changed their molecular formulas to the ones in their respective pages. 71.172.240.41 (talk) 01:02, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] (Untitled4)

The reason why I edited the page was because it previously said " King dedede started the war against kirby and they began a brawl"

Basically along those lines, I'm sure you can find a cache of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.167.168.91 (talk) 12:29, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Can you...

Delete Edge (wrestler)?, i need it to move Adam Copeland. --KingOfDX (talk) 00:52, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Y Done King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:00, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] (Untitled5)

I will keep that in mind next time. Thank you for helping me out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.167.168.91 (talk) 12:53, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Argh!

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Argh! Stop beating me to the reverts! Good work! Soxred93 (u t) 23:09, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 23:14, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] (Untitled6)

maybe if wikipedia were a relevant and reliable source, you wouldn't worry about how easy it is for a person to mess up pages and put in useless and/or wrong information! 74.5.238.58 (talk) 23:11, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sam Walton

Sorry about the mix-up on the Sam Walton page. Thanks for noticing it, and I think it's all worked out now. :) --Goramshike (talk) 23:31, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What?

This isn't vandalism. I'm going to restore it. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 01:05, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What on earth

Care to explain this edit? Fisher Queen was reverting vandalism by an indefinitely blocked user and you warn her for vandalism? That's incredibly inappropriate. I hope it was an error. Thanks, Gwernol 01:06, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I'll bet he's using some vandalism-fighting aid- I used to revert the wrong edit on a regular basis when I was using VandalProof, which is why I don't use it any more. I'm sure it was a mistake. I once threatened to block Guy. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 01:08, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm... I was using Huggle, but you're on the whitelist, so I'm not sure how my revert went through. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 22:51, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your revert in the article Syria

I'm sure this was an accident,but when you were reverting User:Maxim's edit,you reverted to some vandalism.(diff) But don't worry, I reverted back to the good version. (: 99.230.152.143 (talk) 23:02, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] SPAM content

This page is evidently spam - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drumlin_PDF_reader but I cannot seem to mark it so and have been accused of vandalism by trying to do so! I take it you are a moderator who can do this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.146.199.246 (talk) 23:07, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Indefinite blocks for adolescent users.

I note you gave an indefinite block to ShadowUmbrella. That youngster is an unrepentant vandal with a theatre of sock puppets. He/she certainly merited a long block. Despite this an indefinite block gives the message, “We will never want anything to do with you ever again.” A silly youngster aged 13 to15 may at 18 to 20+ be a university student capable of making useful contributions to Wikipedia. Which of us hasn’t done silly things when we were under 16? Certainly many of these youngsters know how to make sock puppets and evade a block. If they’ve been blocked indefinitely at 13 will they want to start new accounts at 18? Have you and the other admins considered giving blocks of at most 1 year or 2 years in these cases? Proxima Centauri 2 (talk) 11:12, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Personally I often give 1-year blocks, but practically I don't think the indef is any real problem. Many of them won't remember their username by the time they're old enough to contribute, and those who do can make a good case when they request unblocking; I don't think any admin would decline to unblock someone who explained that situation politely. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 20:52, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism?

Insert non-formatted text here I am unaware of any vandalism I have done —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.167.184.240 (talk) 20:32, 27 May 2008 (UTC)