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[edit] Happy New Year!

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[edit] RE:My recent closes at FLC

I just wanted to address your concerns about my closes. List of poker hands - 12 days, 12 support, 2 oppose (and the nom addresses the copyright issues that were raised by both opposes). That was farely clear-cut consensus to me. Calgary Flames seasons - 13 days, 4 support, 1 neutral, 1 oppose. Here i used my discretion that the oppose and neutral because the list wasnt comprehensive on the Flames seasons as a whole, even though the title, the warning at the top (which gives a link to the other season list), and the lead all make it painfully clear this is about the Flames while in Calgary. The list garnered the correct amount of supports and the oppose/neutral were weak/borderline unfounded. I hope this helps explain my closes, although I am more concerned about how Crzycheetah closed the noms, not whether or not I feel the lists should be promoted.
Gonzo fan2007 talk ♦ contribs 21:41, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah but the top of WP:FL says that the list requires 4 supports. One support would be the nom, and then one would be the closer, so in theory only 2 people would have to support to get a list passed. I also disliked how he just voted support and closed at the same time. Maybe if he supported and waited a couple of hours than closed it wouldnt have been that bad. Also, he just voted support, which precedence has shown that just voting Support or Oppose usually will get your vote indented or disregarded. I think a combo of things made me unhappy with these closes, and I would rather see him vote support, than have you or me or someone else go and close the nom for the sake of policy and transparency.
Gonzo fan2007 talk ♦ contribs 21:56, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Accidents Sketch

An article that you have been involved in editing, Accidents Sketch, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Accidents Sketch (2nd nomination). Thank you. User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 18:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Are there any specific newspaper articles that seemed helpful? So far, I haven't seen anything that lists each member from each band. Zagalejo^^^ 04:39, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

I found a photo of Earth, Wind and Fire that shows the band members accepting their award. The caption reads, "Earth, Wind & Fire, from left, Maurice White, Verdine White, Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson, Larry Dunn, Al McKay, Andrew Woolfolk, and Johnny Graham, pose after accepting their award during the 15th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Monday at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel." ("Photo: Earth, Wind & Fire accept award". Naples Daily News. March 7, 2000. pg. A02.) Zagalejo^^^ 04:53, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
As for the Moonglows, the best I can find is a list of nominees from September 1999. It says, "The Moonglows are represented by Harvey Fuqua, Bobby Lester, Peter Graves, Prentiss Barnes and Billy Johnson." (John Soeder. "Canton's O'Jays, Aerosmith among Rock Hall finalists". The Plain Dealer. September 22, 1999. Entertainment, 1.) Of the other groups, it says, "The nominated members of Earth, Wind & Fire are Maurice White, Verdine White, Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Johnny Graham, Al McKay, Andrew Woolfolk, Ralph Johnson and Fred White.... The Lovin' Spoonful lineup featured John Sebastian, Steve Boone, Zal Yanovsky and Joe Butler." Zagalejo^^^ 05:02, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Das Bus

Hey, can you get a reference for the plot to this episode. The GA reviewer wants just that to be fixed, and he will pass it! Ctjf83 talk 06:28, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

actually never mind, I just used the dvd as a plot ref, and the bbc site, like the reviewer suggested Ctjf83 talk 06:42, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
On my user page, can you put the articles in the GAs section into 2 lists one on the left and one on the right side of that section. Hopefully, eventually, it will get really long for one list! Ctjf83 talk 19:33, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
On my user page, can you put the articles listed under the "good articles" section into 2 columns. Like the last 2 in a column on the right side of that section. Is that possible? Ctjf83 talk 19:44, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Sorry that totally messed it up, it is one back in my history if you wanna see what it did. Any other ideas? Ctjf83 talk 19:55, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Is there a way to fix the right column so it's lined up the same, where each title is on one line? Ctjf83 talk 20:02, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Ok, that works..thanks! BTW, who is working on The Principal and the Pauper? It just says multiple people. Ctjf83 talk 20:11, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Ok, and as for Ralph, I just watched the commentary, and they said it is Nelson's voice, done by Nancy. Is that enough to say it isn't Ralph, or you do remember them sayin that is his first appearance? Ctjf83 talk 20:17, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Just for curiosity, do you have all 10 seasons on DVD? Ctjf83 talk 20:26, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Have we decided if tvsquad.com is reliable source for CRs? Ctjf83 talk 20:54, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ahhhhh

You know what it was, I have all the times on Wiki changed to my time, but I have a script that shows me UTC time. I did my math from those. I'm sorry, it wont happen again. In my defense both were inactive and pretty clear cut, but I wont do it again. Like I said it was my mistake wih my clocks. Sorry again!
Gonzo fan2007 talk ♦ contribs 19:26, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson

I was wondering if you could do a general copy edit of anything you see worded badly or anything. It's currently a GA candidate. Thanks! xihix(talk) 21:15, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A Question

I asked User:Cirt this, but he was confused too, and asked me to ask you. I'll just copy and paste what I asked Cirt...

I wanted to nominate an article for the main page, but I wasn't aware that the nomination for a day like, February 1st, could be so early. I was looking at the nomination page today, and I saw that someone had already took it. I wanted the page, as the article I am nominating is an album that came out on that day. So, could I nominate the article for the 2nd, and it show up during part of the 1st? Because in my time zone (GMT -5), I believe it would, but I may be thinking of the 31st of January instead. I'm too confused to tell which one it would be, so I figured you may know. xihix(talk) 01:53, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I'm aware of the Lost episode, which was why I was wondering if I were to nominate either the 31st or the 2nd to have the album appear sometime during the 1st on GMT -5. xihix(talk) 02:01, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Futurama episodes reviewed for WP:EPISODE compliance

Hi Scorpion, I think you're aware of some of the drama surrounding WP:EPISODE and it's enforcement. It appears that in the near future Futurama episodes will be reviewed to judge their compliance with various policies and guidelines including WP:NOT#PLOT, WP:NOTE, WP:FICT and WP:EPISODE. Since you are a member of WikiProject Futurama I'd really appreciate if you would participate in the upcoming discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Futurama#Status of the episodes?. Thanks for your inputs. Stardust8212 03:01, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Understandable, I know you guys are doing a lot of good work over there. Feel free to pop in on the discussion though even if you don't have time to work on the articles, I plan to present a list of those articles that should stay and those that should be merged and I may need a few more level-headed opinions (the balance between those who want to merge everything and those who want to keep everything is very precarious). Stardust8212 16:11, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK credit

Updated DYK query On 8 January 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yvon Pedneault, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Archtransit (talk) 15:48, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] HHOF

I read both articles, and made a few very minor changes. Both articles look excellent to me. The only suggestion I have for "fattening" the table in the list would be to add a column for the years each player was active, though I am not sure that is necessary. On the Hockey Hall of Fame article, you have several citations that are simply "Honoured members: the Hockey Hall of Fame" Is that a book? If so, you might want to convert that to a {{Cite Book}} template for consistency with the format of the other citations. I'm also not sure if note 13 is even necessary. I'd definitely say that the list is FL worthy now, and that the HHOF article is very close to FA calibre as well. Awesome job on both! Resolute 19:20, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sideshow Bob

Hi, I've been adding a section to Sideshow Bob, based on material from Leaving Springfield. Could you look it over? --Maitch (talk) 13:22, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hockey Hall of Fame

To be honest, I don't know much about FA (certainly not as much as I do about GA), but from a cursory skim, I can note a few things:

  1. The lead needs to conform to WP:LEAD. Specifically, it must adequately summarize all the major points/headings made in the article. Even just skimming it, I can tell there's nothing in the lead about "Exhibits," "Controversy" or "Gil Stein controversy"
  2. "Morrison would supervise the task of relocating the Hall of Fame and on June 18, 1993, the Hockey Hall of Fame relocated and opened at its new location in downtown Toronto." (Operations and organization) requires a citation
  3. "As of 2007, the selection committee consists of: chairman James M. Gregory, Scotty Bowman, Colin Campbell, Ed Chynoweth, John Davidson, Eric Duhatschek, Jan-Ake Edvinsson, Mike Emrick, Michael Farber, Emile Francis, Dick Irvin, Jr., Lanny McDonald, Yvon Pedneault, Pat Quinn, Serge Savard, Harry Sinden, Peter Stastny and Bill Torrey." (Hall of Fame). This one-sentence paragraph in the middle of this section disrupts the flow of the article and should be either expanded or mereged with the surrounding paragraphs.

Other than that, I think it looks pretty good, surely worth nominating anyhow. The FA review will probably point out a bunch of stuff that I missed, but hopefully the above will address a few of the issues. If nothing else, I can say that there's nothing very obvious to me that would disqualify it as a Good Article, but, again, I only gave it a cursory review. Sorry I can't be of more help. Cheers, CP 07:10, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Principal and the Pauper

How are things coming on this one, relatively close to WP:GAC status? Also curious, who else is working on it besides yourself, it'd be nice to put down the individual editors at WP:DOH/TOPIC. Cirt (talk) 01:28, 12 January 2008 (UTC).

[edit] recurring character images

In a follow up to my idea of putting the recurring character images you had to take out on a different page, it would seam it was necessary, because the ones I did not put anywhere are now... well, gone. They don't appear on the old revisions anymore, and the name has a red link. Would you know is images are removed/taken away if they have not been used in a long time? Because I think that would be the case with these. Do you know if the images can be brought back? Rhino131 (talk) 02:44, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

That's too bad, but at least I "saved" some. I don't know how hard it would be to re upload them, but if anyone knows how and wants too...? Speaking of recurring characters, do you want to remove Cecil now? Two episodes have aired after Funeral, so maybe people won't notice. And I am thinking about adding the barber, plus other characters where enough appearances/info is available because of that one discussion. Rhino131 (talk) 02:59, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] TSM

What? The guy withdrew it because Buc said to... I was actually looking forward to an FAC, and then it goes and gets withdrawn... I got a good mind to nominate again myself actually, because it isn't like you can't work on it during an FAC... Anyway, a copy edit would be great, thanks! Gran2 15:43, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, if any other random user nominates it, then leave it open and see how it goes. I'll nominate again somtime later this week, but no later than Friday afternoon. As for episodes, whatever the other guys think, we may as well make a list of the season 11-19 that are notable enough to be saved anyway, whatever the outcome of the Arb case. Because, like you, I'm really getting tired of people going on about the fact we have a page for every episode, so merging those that we can't right now/never will be able to get sufficient out of universe content for might be for the best. Gran2 15:54, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] All Singing, All Dancing

Can you add a brief plot summary to the Lead/Intro? Aside from that, I'm going to add a bit more using the Dunne reference from the Further reading section, and then after a quick proofread this one should be ready for WP:GAC. Meanwhile after some work is done subsequent to ongoing Peer Review for two other recently passed GAs, those might be ready for WP:FAC, albeit probably better to do them one at a time over there... Cirt (talk) 09:31, 15 January 2008 (UTC).

  • Okay, I expanded All Singing, All Dancing using the Dunne source, so if you could expand the Lead/Intro with some minor plot summary stuff, I think we're ready for WP:GAC on this one. What do you think? Cirt (talk) 10:08, 15 January 2008 (UTC).
    • Thanks, I nominated it up at WP:GAC, great work together! Cirt (talk) 20:55, 15 January 2008 (UTC).

[edit] List of The Simpsons episodes

Do you want me to turn every Simpsons episode article that doesn't contain outside sources into a redirect and remove the wikilinks to them from List of The Simpsons episodes? Will that help you find those articles and improve them? --Pixelface (talk) 17:43, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rock and Roll

Personally, I would keep it to officially inducted ones, though I can see the usefulness of it. I would just leave it as an external link. It is up to you though. Put it this way, for me it is not a reason to oppose unless the page starts to look unwieldy. Personal preference I suppose. It is not really my subject matter. For my area of MILHIST and Soccer, we wouldn't usually include the nominees. Hope this helps in some way. Woody (talk) 01:23, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Centralized TV Episode Discussion

Over the past months, TV episodes have been redirected by (to name a couple) TTN, Eusebeus and others. No centralized discussion has taken place, so I'm asking everyone who has been involved in this issue to voice their opinions here in this centralized spot, be they pro or anti. Discussion is here [1]. Even if you have not, other opinions are needed because this issue is affecting all TV episodes in Wikipedia. --Maniwar (talk) 19:42, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Groundskeeper Willie

Would you please tell me, why you are reverting my edit all the time without explanation? --SoWhy Talk 08:54, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Some Enchanted Evening

Hi. Did your hear the commentary? Did it contain anything usefull? Do you think it can become a FA or should we just aim for GA? How it is going with Sideshow Bob, anyway. I think it is ready for a peer review. --Maitch (talk) 10:09, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Sure I would like to help. I don't think I have time over the weekend though. Maybe on monday. I also have the philosophy book, so I can see if there is anything to add from there. --Maitch (talk) 19:15, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the help at least. You're right that it is completely useless. I'm going to do my own screenshots. I would really like to do a before and after image if that is possible. I now don't think it is FA worthy. The production is good, but the cultural references and reception sections are too short. --Maitch (talk) 14:46, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your copyedit request

On 18 July 2007, you made a request to the League of Copyeditors for a copyedit of You Only Move Twice. Because of a heavy backlog and a shortage of copyeditors, we have been unable to act on your request in a timely manner, for which we apologize. Since your request, this article may have been subject to significant editing and may no longer be a good candidate for copyediting by the League. If you still wish the League to copyedit this article, please review this article against our new criteria and follow the instructions on the Requests page. This will include your request in our new system, where it should receive more prompt attention. Finetooth (talk) 00:52, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Your comments

Hello, I understand as to why these wikipedians are opposing the list, however as per Wikipedia:Featured list candidates>Supporting and objecting, you must provide a specific rationale of how your "Oppose" can be changed to a "Support". I can understand why you are opposing the list for this reason, however how can I rectify this or any other issue with this problem - I require a means of knowing how to edit accordingly, a specific rationale. It is a basic requirement. Thanks! Hpfan9374 (talk) 02:07, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Simpsons

Do you think semi-protection, for at least kill gil will work? that seems to be this vandals favorite target Ctjf83talk 04:52, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

I guess, but he only does vandalize the same pages over and over, I'll let you decide if you want to request protection for it or not. BTW, I know you're smart enough to come up with better response titles! lol Ctjf83talk 05:09, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
When is the next featured season drive starting, and which season is it? Ctjf83talk 01:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Do we list "debut appearances" in GAs? Ctjf83talk 04:18, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
You wanna fix Image:Rodflanders.gif before it is deleted? Ctjf83talk 05:50, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Right

Wow, it'll the first organised nomination. It'd probably the best idea, because they'll be plenty of time to fix up any concerns during the FAC. I'll start the FAC, can you archive the PR (to save me a bit of time)? Thanks. Gran2 16:19, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Simpsons

Has it ever been confirmed that Bart's middle name is Jo-jo? I revert it a lot cause I don't remember them ever saying that. Ctjf83talk 19:15, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Where else do you go for reception besides the BBC? Their review of Selma's choice is short and horrible Ctjf83talk 21:50, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Also, on Patty and Selma voices, Al Jean mentioned a brief bit on how Julie does the voices for the commentary on Selma's Choice so I added that in. I don't know if you know of commentary of her actually saying it or not Ctjf83talk 22:11, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
well? Ctjf83talk 23:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
I meant i wanted a response for asking where else to find reception besides the BBC, because their review for Selma's Choice is horrible Ctjf83talk 00:03, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
those results have nothing, so I'll see what you come up with in the book Ctjf83talk 00:13, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
Is there anyway to search book results [2]? control F doesn't work for finding, and I'm not gonna read that whole book. Ctjf83talk 00:24, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
Is his b-day necessary, as you know with the show, the have lots of contradicting dates. Ctjf83talk 01:13, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 ?? Ctjf83talk 06:08, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
For list of top simpsons episodes do they have to be a reputable source, like entertainment weekly and msnbc, or can we use any list? Ctjf83talk 22:10, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Homer Simpson

I did the GA Sweeps review and left comments on Talk:Homer Simpson. Cheers, CP 21:25, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

I seems I won't have much time this week, but I'll see what I can find for Homer. Your improvments look great, it's a much better article than before. Gran2 21:35, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
Just saw the Oscar noms... of all of the films that could have been nominated instead of TSM, Surf's Up (which wasn't nominated for the BAFTA or the GG) would not have been the one I'd have picked... Guess the Academy don't like films based on TV series. Gran2 17:16, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
Nope, not yet, I see Cirt started one for our project below. I don't have any time now, but I'll download the stuff tomorrow. Gran2 21:07, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IRC

Have you heard about the new WP:DOH IRC channel? I updated the project sidebar to reflect it, #wpsimpsons - feel like trying it out for a quickie chat? Cirt (talk) 05:44, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Nevermind, some other time. But at the project talk page we were talking about setting up some regular schedule. Cirt (talk) 05:49, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
    • Oh, alright, sounds good. You could always use the Java version for a quickie setup. Cirt (talk) 05:51, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter

The WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter
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[edit] Rock Hall FA

I just wanted to say congrats on this list becoming featured. I just looked it over again, and it's truly one of the best lists we have on WP. It is, without a doubt, among the 'pedia's "best work", and you should be proud. -- Mike (Kicking222) 19:53, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] CTC Vandal

I posted this on the more active members of the project, so I'll post it for you too....We have made a list of vandals that continually vandalizes Kill Gil: Vols. 1 & 2 by changing "Christmas" to "Crime", the list can be found here. If you revert the vandalism, i would give the warning {{subst:uw-vandalism4im|Article}} which says this is the only warning they will receive. When reporting to vandalism noticeboard link to the list of vandals, and hopefully the IP will get blocked quicker, and for a longer period of time. Ctjf83talk 21:19, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

You asked if anyone knew of a source for these awards a little while ago. I found one today, although it looks like you found a copy, so I'm not sure if you still need it. Anyhow, a German site has a list of all of the winners at http://www.genickbruch.com/index.php?befehl=observer. I've found the site very helpful in the past and I just noticed that it listed these awards, so I thought I'd let you know. GaryColemanFan (talk) 02:44, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:FTC

Dontcha think it mighta been a bit too soon on the FT nomination? No worries, at any rate, I asked Alientraveller (talk · contribs) if maybe we could get a quickie review of The Principal and the Pauper. Cirt (talk) 01:39, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Either way, but hopefully we'll get the GA review soon, at any rate. Cirt (talk) 01:49, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Delhi Travellers

Hello, I will be removing the PROD on the Travellers page. I have been in the process of researching this team as well as most of the teams affiliated with it. I have their history back until at least 1988, and in a couple months I will attempt to go back as far as 1967 when they were founded. It is funny that you PROD'd it now because I was going to build the article this coming week.

Do not worry, the description will be fixed and a better assertion of notability will be added. As well I will be adding 18 years of stats, a history including two league championships in the Southern Counties league and four Provincial finals appearances, and a team infobox. DMighton (talk) 00:36, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. I am going to remove the PROD now, I work until 1 pm tomorrow and I'll get cracking on it tomorrow evening/night... DMighton (talk) 01:02, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Next

On a project level: I'm gong to try and get Hank Azaria and 22 Short Films to FA. As far a new project, I really don't mind what we do. For a non-project related article: I'm going to try and get another film page to GA, and get the Best Drama Emmys list to FL, and then do the same for some of the other Emmy awards. Gran2 15:39, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

The family members are going to be a slow process, because (although they're important), they're not really the most interesting to do. Phil Hartman has been a long goal for me, so doing his page would be great. The list of writers would be a nice FL as well. Gran2 16:05, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Style of list of DVD releases

From the conversation at Wikipedia talk:Featured lists, started by me, now removed:
Is there a style to be followed with regards to a list of DVD releases for a TV series?
I'm looking at Smallville DVD releases and Lost DVD releases. I prefer the Smallville style, but am concerned about the number of fair-use images, in the way that discography lists shouldn't use them. Has a precedent been set anywhere yet? Do other editors have a preferred style of these kind of lists?

I didn't know which place was best to ask, which is why I went to the talk page of the Featured Lists. Help talk:List is a barren desert! Where is the correct place to ask, and also, what would be your opinion on the best kind of list? Thanks -- Matthew Edwards | talk | Contribs 21:44, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bill Oakley

Unfortunately, I'm not sure how we'd get around the original research issue. We do have a featured article that uses Usenet postings from the creator of Babylon 5 as a source, but that article has been controversial, and will probably be deleted eventually. At best, maybe Oakley can point us in the direction of some obscure print sources.

I'll look into the IRC thing later tonight or sometime tomorrow night. If no one's there, I'll post some thoughts on a project page. Zagalejo^^^ 04:38, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Bill Oakley? Wow! How did you manage to arrange it? I have no idea how to use IRC, but I'll try and think up some questions. Do you think he would know anything about religion in the simpsons? What ideas did you have? --Simpsons fan 66 03:05, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for the invite. I was just trying to familiarise myself with the episodes he produced. Would it be better to ask about the episodes he actually wrote though? Writers seem to be more prominent on TV. Lastly, how many questions can I ask? Alientraveller (talk) 10:22, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Ooh tough choice. A chance to chat with my favourite showrunner, or sleep? Hmmm, depends which day it is, if its a Saturday/Sunday, or during the week after next (ie. any day I don't have school) then I might be on there at 1.00 AM. But if not, a session about four or five hours earlier would be good. Anyway, I'll post some questions on the project page in case I can't be on there "live". Gran2 16:54, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] That 90's show

Uhh, why did you template me? I undid the same thing that you did, and attempted to discuss on the talk page. The user is a vandal, they just blanked my userpage.--The Dominator (talk) 04:20, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Well, I don't think it's fair, I was removing something that was bordering vandalism, and you agree with me, you reverted the same edit. I think Wikipedia's 3rr policy should be changed.--The Dominator (talk) 04:23, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Well sorry, but they were also removing sourced stuff without an edit summary, which is vandalism.--The Dominator (talk) 04:26, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FLC of List of Castlevania titles

Hello, just thought I'd drop you a line to inform you that I tried to expand the lead some more per your comments on the FLC of List of Castlevania titles and would appreciate your feedback on it. Thank you. (Guyinblack25 talk 19:17, 30 January 2008 (UTC))

I understand your position and thank you for the comment. (Guyinblack25 talk 20:11, 30 January 2008 (UTC))

[edit] Ping

Have you seen my latest comments at Talk:Hockey Hall of Fame? They concern going to FAC. Maxim(talk) 14:02, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reliability?

While browsing through Springfield Springfield, I found this one section mentioning that current British Prime Minister Gordon Brown could star in an episode of The Simpsons. The actual website is found at this source. Is it reliable to list? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sup3rior (talk • contribs) 18:54, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:FAC

See WP:FAC, they no longer want you to use that {{done}} graphic thingy in FACs, instead just use Done. bolded. Cirt (talk) 03:48, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Not my call, just letting you know - but I think it's because it majorly bogs down the loading time of the main WP:FAC page. Cirt (talk) 04:04, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter

[edit] List of writers of The Simpsons

I'm thinking about making this page an FL. How do you suggest I order the list? Like, would it look better if there was a list of the seasons, with a section to the side with the writer, or should it be somewhat like it is now, where all the writers are listed, with the episodes they wrote next to it? Let me know. xihix(talk) 22:29, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Christopher Walken filmography FLC

Hey, so I was wondering if you could comment again on the Christ Walken filmographary FLC. You supported at first, but then went to neutral once some not-so reliable sources were discovered. I've since changed that, as well as implemented your suggestion of a top-10 grossing films. So, if you could take another look I'd appreciate it. Drewcifer (talk) 06:49, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Principal and the Pauper

Changes to the WP:LEAD were made specifically in reference to a comment in the GA Review on the talk page that the Lead/Intro did not adequately summarize the article. Cirt (talk) 14:59, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm just sayin', I was just responding to each point raised from the GA Review, to try and get it passed. :) Perhaps you might wish to comment in response to Alientraveller (talk · contribs) on the talk page of the article? Cirt (talk) 15:17, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Nevermind, GA passed, I guess Alientraveller (talk · contribs) felt the lead was adequate. Great work overall! Cirt (talk) 15:56, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] TM

Well that's what thought at first, but the more I looked at it, the more I thought it really was here. Anyway, I commented at the images source, asking is it really was her; I don't know if I've got a response yet. But I just uploaded it anyway. Gran2 15:41, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't remember it happening, and this is the complete script from the episode in question [3] and Cromulent is not mentioned at all. Gran2 15:56, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] re: HHOF

Thanks for your quick action to address my concerns. Nice work, great article. --Laser brain (talk) 20:44, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:WikiProject The Simpsons/Featured topic Drive/Season 4

I have performed the deletion on the above page you requested. However, I am assuming that it is for genuine maintenance for The Simpsons WikiProject, and that you know what you're doing ;) I'm trusting you on this one! Anthøny 21:50, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Survivor

Since there doesn't seem to be a consensus on whether to change to {{Navbox}} or not, I created a test template for discussion purposes. See the template's Talk page. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 05:58, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] timezone?

Just wondering, what timezone are you in? Eastern time (GMT -5.00 (US + Canada)) or Central time (GMT -6.00 (US and Canada)? --Simpsons fan 66 23:54, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

So as of almost right now it's 10:32 PM? --Simpsons fan 66 03:32, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
Ok thanks. I downloaded this toolbar thing that has a world clock. I'm hope it will help with wikipedia editing and co-ordinating the Bill Oakley interview. How is that progressing by the way? --Simpsons fan 66 03:38, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
I can't, I'm still at school (IT class, chuckle) and our network hasn't got enough bandwidth. Maybe on the weekend. --Simpsons fan 66 03:53, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Homer vs. The Eigtheenth Amendment

I didn't delete any references or content. All I did was removing empty white space. If you check the actual content of the page, you will see that I didn't remove anything. TJ Spyke 00:56, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Strike out vs Y Done

Hey Scorpion, just a quick word, I noticed you unstruck some comments on an FLC I commented in suggesting the use of the {{done}} template. Over at WP:FAC it's the opposite. Should we aim to have a standard approach to how to deal with comments against featured candidates as a whole? The Rambling Man (talk) 15:57, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, no worries, thanks. I was just concerned that FAC vs FLC are giving out different messages... The Rambling Man (talk) 17:08, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, of course I can, not a problem. When I get a moment between bits and pieces I'll have a look. The Rambling Man (talk) 17:56, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Check

I've modified the pages of Lenny Leonard, and Patty and Selma Bouvier so that all useless links are removed and its in an easy-to-read format. However, for Patty and Selma's page, I have yet to re-write the section that says "Relationship to the Simpson family". Could you check, to see what it can be improved by, and what should be removed? - Yours truly, S (talk) 04:17, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FA delisting of list of particles

I don't think 16 days is long enough for an article edited almost exclusively by professional physicists. It is not reasonable to expect that people with busy jobs can rewrite an article in such a short time. Another thing is that no constructive criticisms were made showing us how to rewrite it. Count Iblis (talk) 13:37, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] List articles as FA versus FL again

Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates#List articles as FA versus FL again. Please can you give your opinion. I think they are asking if it is ok just to move them without an FLC nomination. IMO all three meet the grade and entry requirements so I have no objection. Do you object, or think others may object? Colin°Talk 19:54, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hockey Hall of Fame

Did you remember to save your changes after you made them? I went back to check what was marked done, and it appears identical to the first version (except that there are now nonbreaking spaces). Karanacs (talk) 20:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

You'd be amazed at how many times that happens. I did the same thing on one of my FAs once too. Thanks for being so prompt at making changes! I was scared to look at this article for a long time because I know nothing about hockey (except that Wayne Gretzky is really good at it), but I enjoyed reading it. Karanacs (talk) 20:33, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/List of Canadian provincial and territorial orders

You usually do close/decide.etc FLRC's, although I did some ages ago. I hope you don't mind me archiving this one, Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/List of Canadian provincial and territorial orders. I am trying to help, but if you don't want me to do this anymore you can just tell me. Actually I probably should have said this earlier but whatever. Thanks. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 23:34, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hockey Hall of Fame

Hi there - I see that this is currently up for FAC, and that there have been some suggestions about a copy edit from a different perspective. My first impression was that it was a sound article. While I am somewhat familiar with the subject (enough to pick up any serious problems with content), I think I may be able to help out with this. Do you mind if I have a go? Risker (talk) 02:19, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I've started, and will continue tomorrow evening. If I have questions about content, I will post them at the FAC page so that other reviewers can see them as well. So far, I'm noting a fair amount of use of the passive voice, which I will do my best to correct. As well, I note several compound sentences discussing two separate concepts held together with a conjunction; mostly, I am separating the two ideas or rearranging them with neighbouring sentences. If I have changed the context of what you are saying, please revert. It wouldn't hurt if we can persuade Tony1 to take a good solid look at it as well, but the basic information is sound. Risker (talk) 04:48, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
Haven't forgotten about this copy editing; in fact, as I write this I am slaving over hard copy because that just seems to work better for me - old school, I guess. I want to give you the heads-up that it will be a rather significant rewrite, and there will definitely be some questions on the FAC page for you to follow up, so please don't be too shocked. The content is just fine (with a few points for clarification), but I am reconstructing a fair number of sentences and rearranging a bit of the content to group it more logically. If you really hate what I have done (when I have finished doing it), please feel free to revert to your preferred version; I will understand completely. Risker (talk) 04:36, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Ah yes, I vaguely remember the Vaughan Watch guy, he made himself a nuisance in a lot of places if I remember correctly. (Rest assured I am not he!) Curiously, one of my favourite childhood memories was the summer my dad took me to both of the HHOFs, probably 1966 or so. Although they've both changed drastically since then, I remember them having a very different flavour. The Toronto one was "all NHL, all the time" so to speak, whereas the Kingston one was much more eclectic, with amateur and international displays even back then. Most of the NHL stuff in Kingston came from players who'd grown up or played in the area, if I remember correctly. I've put my support up for the article as it is now, but I will keep my eyes open for reference sources that fill the gaps I've mentioned. Some of that info will show up in unexpected places, I think. Good luck with the FAC. Risker (talk) 03:01, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations[4]! Risker (talk) 00:16, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar, I was happy to help out, and I'll gladly do so again in the future. Just to satisfy my own curiosity, I did a bit of research at the library yesterday to see if I could find answers to the questions I'd posed; didn't have much luck, so unless there is some esoteric "unofficial story of the HHOF" book out there, or it's in some scholarly tome about the NHL, I doubt much will surface. If I ever do find that info, I'll add it into the article and let you know. Risker (talk) 20:47, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Simpsons

Did you see my 3 GAs passed! :) Ctjf83talk 17:26, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

ok i'm gonna be on a limited amount through wed, cause my grandpa died yesterday, and the funeral isn't till tues..so family time this weekend Ctjf83talk 17:55, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

And are the individual episodes of the simpsons in any way notable enough to warrant continued inclusion in wikipedia? --Carterhawk (talk) 06:35, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Elmer Ferguson DOB

Elmer Ferguson's date of birth seems to be after his death ("25 February 1985 – 26 April 1972") - is that supposed to be 1885? If not, I smell a new article on negative aging. :) •97198 talk 12:06, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Zimbabwean national cricket captains

Hi. Thanks for drawing this to my attention. I don't actually understand how I made the error. Now corrected. Best wishes, Sam Korn (smoddy) 23:47, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Templating

You really need to stop templating me, I know how 3RR works and find your approach to be in bad faith and insulting, if you noticed my edits were completely legitimate, reverting somebody using simpsons.wikia as a reference.--The Dominator (talk) 02:49, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

I realize I need to watch my 3RR and I'm sorry, but can't you just leave me a short message? The templates come of as condescending--The Dominator (talk) 02:51, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Shouldn't the one subheading be "Bonnie and Clyde" rather than "Homer's story" as Homer's story actually is Bonnie and Clyde? The Dominator (talk) 03:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Fine with me, where does Shady and the Vamp come from, is that said in the episode or is it original research based on the parody characters names? The Dominator (talk) 03:41, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
OK, it will air here in 15 minutes so hopefully I'll get some of the plot done soon, btw, much better this time, semi-protection isn't even necessary. The Dominator (talk) 03:47, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
I've formatted the CRs into paragraph form, (don't the Simpson GAs and FAs use that formatting?)--The Dominator (talk) 04:45, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Homer the Heretic

HTH just got cleared for GA, but it was relativley, well instant. No notes on the talk page or anything. I suspect he did it in exchange for me reviewing his article, Diversity Day. Another Simpsons GA is great, but I would like a second opinion in case this one was rushed. Can you help? --Simpsons fan 66 09:13, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Glossary of Texas Aggie terms

Yea, i was not trying to get more people to support the page. I was merely trying to get the editors who have heavily contributed to the page to help with whatever comments you may have given us during the nomination. sorry for the confusion. Oldag07 (talk) 12:01, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

As reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Texas_A%26M_University . our group is a team. I can understand why you would think otherwise. Oldag07 (talk) 12:10, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:Snowball II.jpg)

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[edit] Long-term Survivor vandal

Since you are one of the ones who often catches the vandalism like this to the current Survivor season and similar vandalism to last season, if you see him again and revert him, can you also check and revert his other edits? They are almost always just as bad a the Survivor change. He often vandalizes American Idol, Big Brother, Dancing with the Stars, Dance War, and Cars related articles at the same time. I've been blocking him when he appears, but he seems to have multiple IPs, that are interestingly in different geographic regions. Anyways, if you could check his other edits when you revert the Survivor edit, that would be great. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 07:08, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Comic book guy dispute

"The following are a list of fictional recurring characters in the animated television show, The Simpsons. The list does not contain recurring characters who are also students of Springfield Elementary, staff of Springfield Elementary, recurring animals, members of the Springfield Mafia, fictional characters within the simpsons or celebrities of Springfield."

Why shouldn't comic book guy be listed?

He is a recurring character, but he isn't a student, isn't a staff member, is not an animal, isn't part of the mafia, isn't a simpson's fictional character, and isn't a celebrity.

I'm aware that comic book guy has is own article, but what's wrong with a simple link to that article in this list? By the above logic, it should be at least linked.

Can you tell me why not? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shentino (talk • contribs) 19:57, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dispatches workshop

Wikipedia:Featured content dispatch workshop set up (shortcut WP:FCDW) to coordinate writing of weekly Dispatch on featured content for the WP:SIGNPOST. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:28, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Look in the archives on that page to see the past issues, think about whether you can propose an article on featured lists and who might write one, join in if interested by suggesting an article on talk page, etc. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:46, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IRC

Scorpion, can you pop into #Wpsimpsons? I have a question about Newsbank. Cheers, Qst (talk) 13:37, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Martin Prince

The press release does not state that Martin would die... "Bart and Lisa are wracked with guilt when their prank goes terribly wrong they think they’re responsible for the accidental death of Martin Prince". They "think" they've killed him. It doesn't actually say that Martin died. Hope this clears things up. :P Sillygostly (talk) 06:42, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] List of foreign recipients of the Knight's Cross

Could you please have a look at the article and check if all your concerns were addressed? Thanks MisterBee1966 (talk) 08:08, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter

Delivered: 18:35, 25 February 2008 (UTC) by MiszaBot (talk)

[edit] The Simpsons Ride

I was having second thoughts about that after I made the edit. Thanks for fixing it. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 04:49, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Future titles

If "Mona Leaves-a", "All About Lisa", "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", and "Smoke on the Daughter" all have the KABFprod.line, (KABF12, KABF13, KABF14) wouldn't that make it in season nineteen? As the pattern from "Funeral for a Fiend" to "Dial 'N' for Nerder" currently follows a straitforward order (KABF07, KABF08 etc.) - Yours truly, S (talk) 21:42, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Carrie Underwood discography

Can you come here to share your opinions about all formats on Carrie Underwood discography? I will be very thankful.Langdon (talk) 01:01, 27 February 2008 (UTC)i7114080

Please fail the nomination. Since there is a continuing ongoing dispute, I would like to close and work on it so it can remain stable. Cheers. σмgнgσмg(talk) 10:57, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] You input would be appreciated

Hi, I was wondering if you could weigh in on a discussion on the FAC talk page. It is an extension of a previous discussion that started in December 07 about pages that are a mix of lists and articles. Any comments or ideas would be appreciated. Thank you for your time. (Guyinblack25 talk 19:17, 27 February 2008 (UTC))

[edit] Homer

Your article ownership syndrome is ridiculous and out of control. It is not important what religion he is, and you don't know if he is catholic now or not Ctjf83talk 19:22, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Talking with you is useless, and i'm not the one that goes around always changing people's pages...and like i've said Lisa has been in church too, does that mean she isn't a buddist anymore? Ctjf83talk 02:52, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FL removal

I have the FL removal stuff coded up now. GimmeBot can start doing that March 1, although combo nominations are too much to code for. Gimmetrow 05:57, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Duff Beer (The Simpsons)

An article that you have been involved in editing, Duff Beer (The Simpsons), has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Duff Beer (The Simpsons). Thank you.

[edit] Simpsons FT removals

5/26=0.19=19%<20% This was discussed at Wikipedia talk:Featured topic criteria#Number of featured-class articles and a topic of 26 needs 6 FAs and Fls. Zginder (talk) (Contrib) 00:06, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Are you referring to this diff? That was a previous proposal that was not implemented this one was and I had misinterpreted it anyway as shown here. Zginder (talk) (Contrib) 00:56, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I've now noted that it is rounded up on the criteria. Good luck with your FA nominations. WikiProject Simpsons does good work and deserves to keep their FTs. --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 00:58, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
I think that consensus chose to use "at least 20%" in place of "one fifth" was to show that it is a mathimatical minimum. Five out of 26 articles is only 19%, not quite enough. If you disagree with my interpretation of the consensus, you are free to bring it up at Wikipedia talk:Featured topic criteria. --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 01:11, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
Six months seems to be the default grace period, but if after six months you are clearly trying to get the extra FAs, I won't nominate the FTs for removal, and if someone else does, I'll vote for the nomination to be put on hold. --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 01:20, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Daniel Faraday

Hi, can you explain why you think his name should be Daniel in the box? His one word name is clearly Faraday. Have you read any of the press releases? Besides, like Locke, his last name is also a famous philosopher/scientist, so that makes it even more obvious that his name should be listed as Faraday. Yes, Eko is listed as Mr. Eko because that's his "official" name. Does that make sense? --Alexisfan07 28 February 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexisfan07 (talk • contribs) 04:07, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

But can't the same be said for Mr. Eko? He typically went by Eko. Besides, the producers refer to him as Faraday in their podcasts, and Frank referred to him as Faraday in tonight's episode. Plus, the character's name was originally "something else Faraday", meaning the key part of his name is Faraday. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexisfan07 (talk • contribs) 04:18, 29 February 2008 (UTC)