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[edit] Thanks for help

Thanks for those page links. I didn't realize I could see the history of changes until just now and thought the list of BUST covers was deleted the first time because of its table format. Whoops. LysaC (talk) 18:46, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

Hey, you changed your picture! Nice. Useight (talk) 05:13, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Heh heh. Niiiiice. bibliomaniac15 04:52, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
You are an eccentric, VanTucky. :) Not any more than me, of course; I have a million pictures of my budgie! Anthøny 11:40, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
I'll accept that label :) VanTucky Vote in my weird poll! 18:52, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Battlefield Earth

Perhaps you are mistaken? The logs show that this is the first time you have ever protected this article. Cirt (talk) 01:50, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, the other protection was only a move-protect - a standard practice before a Featured Article becomes a Today's Featured Article. So really, this is actually the first protection this month. Cirt (talk) 01:57, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New tai chi pix

Hi! I've just looked in after a couple days, and will give the pix a going over this weekend when things (hopefully!) slow down... --Bradeos Graphon Βραδέως Γράφων (talk) 16:35, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:HAU

Hello again. The Highly Active Users project has gone through a complete revamping per popular demand. We believe this new format will make it easier for new editors to find assistance. However, with the new format, I must again ask you to verify your information on this page. I attempted to translate the data from the old version to the new, but with the extensive changes, I may have made some errors. Thanks again. Useight (talk) 03:55, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RFA Thanks

Thanks for your support at my recent Request for adminship. I hope you find I live up to your expectations. Best, Risker (talk) 14:24, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks!

RfA: Many thanks
Many thanks for your participation in my recent request for adminship. I am impressed by the amount of thought that goes into people's contribution to the RfA process, and humbled that so many have chosen to trust me with this new responsibility. I step into this new role cautiously, but will do my very best to live up to your kind words and expectations, and to further the project of the encyclopedia. Again, thank you. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 06:04, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Denial of speedy for Aleksi Asikainen

Thanks for catching this. It amazes me how many articles are tagged with speedy when they don't meet the criteria, or are borderline. What's wrong with AfD, I wonder sometimes. Also, hello, fellow Portlandite! -kotra (talk) 21:39, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Chicken Infobox

How are chickens categorized? Do you know what organizations have whatever standards or how different orgs group chickens? Thanks a lot. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 23:30, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Anything else you would recommend to add to the template before I make it public? Thanks for all of your help! §hep • ¡Talk to me! 00:14, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Chicken

Evening sir, Congratulations on your new feathered friends. I've often thought about getting some, but it never happened. Worried about cats, foxes, vandals, neighbours, cost, damage to garden etc... Couple of quick questions if you don't mind?

  • Are they noisy?
  • Expensive?
  • Do they take up a lot of room?
  • Do they destroy grass they are put on?

Also, are you having them as pets, breeding them, or as a future dinner? haha! Sorry... I voted in your poll too, as I say I was thinking of getting two a while back, and naming them Sweet and Sour  :P ← κεηηε∂γ (shout at me) 09:08, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Wow! thanks for all the info! Its something I will be looking into. The last time I was going to get them, the bird flu epidemic was close to Scotland, so I didn't bother. Especially as the farmers market stopped selling birds. Need to be careful also, as I have a young nephew that would be playing in the garden. Bird Poop + Kids = Not so good... Anyway, thanks again for all of that. Much appreciated. ← κεηηε∂γ (shout at me) 07:43, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Yup, but there was fears that wild birds could carry the disease, and chickens outside could come into contact with the wild birds, infecting them. It came to Scotland too. A bird died of it not too far away. And with the foot and mouth previously, which killed loads of animals in my village, I wasn't taking any chances. ← κεηηε∂γ (shout at me) 08:05, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
So which names won? Basketball110 My story/Tell me yours 02:36, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't think he's telling. Sound familiar? :P ← κεηηε∂γ (talk) 13:22, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Favor?

Hi there, I've written an article called Introduction to genetics that tries to introduce DNA, genes and genetics in a completely non-technical and approachable way for people who have no background in science. It's intended as an introduction for the main articles, which are a bit too technical for many people. If you have the time, could you have a look through this and see where it is assuming too much background or isn't very clear? No particular hurry on this, but if you could leave some comments on the talkpage I'd be very grateful. Tim Vickers (talk) 21:01, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Tim Vickers (talk) 21:06, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Apology

Hey, no hard feelings about 19x19, ok? I was just irked by your edit summary that "1st: you forgot the right formatting", and just had to fix it. Plus I figured that while the discussion was underway there was no point in anyone making any changes to the article, so I really couldn't understand your earlier edit. Mostly I'm really passionate about go and wish to see more people playing it. Although the name of the article should be Go. No reply needed. Oakwillow (talk) 05:46, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dutch

Right - I saw the eggs etc, but hadn't taken in the name. Johnbod (talk) 11:52, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: American Civil Liberties Union

First of all, I want to thank you for protecting the ACLU article, which has been long overdue. There seems to be one anonymous user absolutely bent on adding propaganda to the article, and gives himself away with his strident (and absurd) edit summaries. I have been tracking this for a couple of months now, have been keeping a list of the IPs he has used, and he definitely shows a pattern of edits across Wikipedia dealing with Jewish and Israeli figures, Russian history, and topics relating to Nazism in its various permutations. I have yet to figure out, however, what would be the best use of said information. He has demonstrated a long pattern of disruptive behavior, the question is how do we deal with a user who uses so many different IPs? Your thoughts? ---RepublicanJacobiteThe'FortyFive' 14:16, 20 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] ZuluPad

Why are you attacking ZuluPad on Wikipedia? ZuluPad has been listed on the Personal Wiki page for several years, and your reason for deleting the ZuluPad page (that has also been around for over a year) are horribly outdated. For one, the initial ZuluPad page was created when the application was in it's infancy. It was recreated by someone else who thought the program deserved a page here. One person on that Deletion page that you site notes that Zulupad had only 30 Google hits. A Google search for ZuluPad now returns 23,900 hits. Additionally, ZuluPad has been on the front page of Digg.com, garnering 1481 diggs (http://digg.com/software/Personal_Wiki_Application_As_Easy_As_Notepad_It_is_FREE). Does that sound non-notable to you? --Omeomi (talk) 16:32, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

So why did you also delete it from the Personal Wiki Page? And if you're just carrying out a 2-year old consensus, how does that account for changes in something's status over time? Shouldn't there be a possibility for a new consensus? --Omeomi (talk) 16:42, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

The article doesn't exist because YOU deleted it. And that consensus page you site actually mentions that it should be on the Personal Wiki page. And the last time I created the ZuluPad page, I did not take the text from another website, I just re-added the text that was already on WikiPedia. And the page that the WikiPedia bot sourced (http://gersic.com/projects.php?id=19) says at the bottom, "Note: All text on this page is hereby placed in the public domain. Copy it at will.", so it was NOT A COPYRIGHT VIOLATION.

--Omeomi (talk) 16:49, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Fine, I will bring this to Wikipedia deletion review. Two years seems like a reasonable amout of time for something to move from non-notable to notable. At least as notable as any other program in that list. So, why exactly are you singling out ZuluPad and not any of the other programs listed there, just so I know what to address in my comments? And don't say, "because it doesn't have it's own page" because you're the one that deleted the page. If you could avoid that sort of circular logic, I would appreciate it.

--Omeomi (talk) 23:21, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Interesting that you want others to assume good faith when they're talking about you, but you have no such qualms when you're talking about other people. --Omeomi (talk) 19:02, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

  • You didn't notify either party (as per Wikipedia Guidelines) so neither of us knew that you'd filed this report. Let's see what that page has to say about reporting sock puppets:
  • Before creating a report...please be sure that...you have strong evidence. You provided no strong evidence.
  • All your statements should be supported by diffs. You've provided no diffs.
  • Assume good faith, if possible. Goes without saying. You told me I wasn't assuming good faith when I suggested that you may have an ulterior motive, so I dropped it. Not sure why you don't hold yourself to the same standards.
  • Notify the suspected users. I got no notification, and as Prosfilaes notes above, you didn't bother to notify Cyber Shepherd either.

And YOU'RE the ADMINISTRATOR? Isn't this the sort of thing administrators are supposed to know how to do properly? --Omeomi (talk) 01:00, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

VanTucky, WikiPedia Community in general--I am a real person and I do work at Teachers_College,_Columbia_University. For some reason the IP Address where I live is blocked (because of some user I have never heard of). If you read my post from the deletion review where I was accused of being a sock puppet I noted at the beginning of my post that I was new to this. I fully intend to make future contributions and find it surprising that I am under suspicion for being a sock puppet or somehow faking my job or identity. Is this just the normal protocol here? Why, also, such vitriol against ZuluPad! So curious. I will post again soon, and would like to invite anyone in the greater New York metropolitan area to come by this Wednesday when I teach my next podcasting class. I do want to be part of this community it's just difficult when you're suspected of not-existing or only having a single purpose. I am currently writing from my work computer (please check IP if you wish).--Cyber Shepherd (talk) 21:25, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Forgive my double post but...could you please let User:Shalom know that I have written--I could not find a place to leave a message for him on his TALK page regarding this matter (I left a copy of this message on the Suspected Sock Puppet Talk Page, but have gotten no response). Please allow me to vindicate myself. I am not a sock-puppet or somehow in cahoots with Omeomi, the deletion review just happens to be my first posting; but it will not be my only (i.e. for a single purpose).--Cyber Shepherd (talk) 21:35, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Deletion review for ZuluPad

An editor has asked for a deletion review of ZuluPad. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Omeomi (talk) 04:44, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sho Dozono

Just a note to let you know I've reviewed Sho Dozono's good article candidacy, and left my comments on the article talk page. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 23:04, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

My apologies - it's been sitting on my priority list for a few days, but I haven't followed through yet. I'll do so today at some point. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 19:54, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

The Editor's Barnstar
For your judicious improvements to Taoist Tai Chi in the face of editorial adversity Ahunt (talk) 11:03, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Siberian Tiger

The Semi Protect on Siberian Tiger Doesnt Seem To Have Worked, Could You Please Fix It/ Re-Instate??

Cheers and Kind Regards CheetahKeeper (talk) 23:27, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your WP:UPH request

Hello. I noticed you had a request up for a renovation. I would be happy to renovaye your user page. Although I would like more information on what you want and if I can renovate your page or not. If you want to see my user pages I have designed, look at the "some pages I've designed" section on my user page. Also, if you want my user page design, then so be it. I wouldn't mind if you want it. Please reply on my talk page rather than here. Regards, RyRy5 (talk ♠ copy-edit) 01:55, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Your welcome. I guess I should remove your request? -- RyRy5 (talk ♠ copy-edit) 02:34, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dutch Bantam

Updated DYK query On 23 May 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dutch Bantam, 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.

--BorgQueen (talk) 05:07, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Baseball uniform

Hello, I see your pretty experienced in WP:GAN. Do you think the above article is ready or close to being ready for WP:GAN? --RyRy5 (talk) 01:00, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Majin Boo

Hey, since you protected the page, I was wondering if I could ask you to take a look at it's sister page Majin Boo Saga (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs). It's been attracting alot of IP vandalism for the same reason. Thanks!--Koji†Dude (C) 19:31, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] You were recommended to me by Acalamari as a writing admin

I've recently started writing some requested articles. I would like for a good "writing admin" (I've been around anonymously long enough to know there's a difference between "writing admins" and "non-writing admins.") to take a look at what I've done so far. You were recommended by Acalamari as a good writer.

The articles I've created have been from clicking on the "recent changes" link, and writing on the redlinks. I'd just like some feedback regarding how I'm doing so far. I'd like feedback from you as an experienced article-writing administrator, if possible. I don't want to be getting the things I create deleted, if I can keep from it. Best, S. Dean Jameson (talk) 02:55, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry, can't resist

Welcome to WikiProject Oregon! If you'd like, you can add the WP Oregon userbox to your user page using this code: {{User WikiProject Oregon}}. Check out the ongoing and archived discussions at WT:ORE and be sure to add the page to your Watchlist. If you are new to Wikipedia, it's a good idea to browse through the core principles of Wikipedia as well. The project home page at WP:ORE has many useful links to get you started. The recent changes and recent discussions links will display recent edits on articles within the project's scope. Welcome! Aboutmovies (talk) 22:43, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Hey VanTucky, I've long assumed you were a longtime member of WP:ORE. Maybe your sign-up entry was removed sometime along the way? Regardless, thanks for joining, and curses to AboutMovies for beating me to using the welcome template. —EncMstr (talk) 23:09, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Undelete request

Hey VT, nice chicken! Would you mind restoring Monastery of Our Lady of Jordan, Oregon to my userspace? First time I've had anything speedied and nary a deletion warning either. Hmph. You'll note that stuff from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia is not a copyvio. I've also never been Catholic, so no COI either. I'm in the middle of some work on Catholic stuff in Oregon. It will all fit together. If you think this can simply be restored to mainspace, let me know and I'll dig up some more refs, wikify it and move it over. Thanks! Katr67 (talk) 02:57, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

I saw, thanks! And thanks for the kind words in your request. I don't think there's actually a building anymore--I'm doing some more research. It's funny how something like St. Luke Lutheran Church will slip through while something with an eensy bit of potential will get the axe. If I conclude the thing isn't notable, I'll merge it into the history of the diocese. I would suspect the majority of Wikipedians aren't particularly religious, so I suppose religious topics are less compelling than your average Pokemon article. I'll try to find some juicy facts to connect it to the brave escaping young women. ;) Katr67 (talk) 03:47, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Status

Hey, I was wondering if I could have your status bot on my userpage. The one I have must be changed manually, but I heard yours is updated automatically. If so, please tell me so on my talk page. Thanks! Limetolime talk to me • look what I did! 20:10, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Just FYI, you shouldn't need to manually update yourself (at least when SoxBot V comes back online). xenocidic (talk) 22:24, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
You don't need to manually add the cat anymore (per [1]) but if you prefer your cats on your userpage, you can now use the autocat=no to supress it from being added on your talk page. Best, xenocidic (talk) 22:41, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GA subpage

Because GA nominations are now on a subpage, there's no way to access it after the bot archives it. I was able to fix the temporary Failed GA template, but when the bot archives it there's no way to go to it again. Can this be fixed? Limetolime talk to me • look what I did! 00:12, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your user page design

Hello again, VanTuckey. I just wanted to notify you that I will be using your user page design to renovate two other user's pages. They have asked me to use your design, but a bit differently. I know your not the original owner of the design, but you are the current holder of it. Comments? Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. :) --RyRy5 (talk) 05:36, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Debeaking

Help me;

The title "Debeaking" needs to be changed to "Beak Trimming" for reasons stated in the most recent posting. I could not find the "Move" tab. Bobbilly1 (talk) 12:55, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] X marks the WPOR COTW spot

Guten Tag WikiProject Oregon team members! Great job last week with the Collaboration of the Week, we improved George Lemuel Woods and added eleven new state park articles. This past week we also surpassed the 6000 article mark as a project. The weather may suck, but WPORE is not. For this week we have by request Music of Oregon and Phil Knight. Both need some help, and with Knight we might be able to improve it to GA standards. Once again, to opt out of these messages, leave your name here, or click here to make a suggestion. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:30, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] user gallery

Hi-- I see that many of the photos in your "user gallery" are not used in any article. All together, they take up a fair amount of space. What about including only the ones used by wikipedia, and having a link to your flickr account and/or images you add to the Commons?

[edit] Chicken Crack

Here's a tip for your chickens. They love Basmati rice. But if you add a little coconut milk, it'll drive them into a batshit insane frenzey. Pretty fun to watch. Use it lure them back into their coop when nothing else will. DeltaUpsilonKappa (talk) 20:05, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the advice

No wonder many animals didn't have taxonomy boxes. I can still place my other picture, right? --ZooFari (talk) 20:38, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Indiana Jones

Thanks a lot for dealing with the warriors. ~~ N (t/c) 22:32, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] George Sampson

Hi. I noticed you semi-protected the above article due to vandalism. I couldn't find any - just lots of poorly made edits. I think it's prob. all calmed down a bit now, do you think you could remove the protection? Cheers, LHMike (talk) 22:49, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nankin (chicken)

Updated DYK query On 1 June 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nankin (chicken), 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.

--BorgQueen (talk) 14:33, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re Pigeon stubs

G'day mate, Yes I agree with your suggestion. I've been adding stubs in a rather manic fashion, mainly out of an urge for having an article for each existing breed. It's a big job as there are a lot of breeds. We (those of us on Domestic pigeon task force) are discussing the idea of an infobox specifically for the pigeon breed articles. It is expected this infobox will cover area/country of origin and the particular breed grouping each individual breed belongs to. A problem with the grouping system is that there are differences of opinion from one country to the next. If you check the Fancy pigeon article you will find an attempt to organise these better under Major breed families of fancy pigeon. I do intend to eventually create articles for each of those "groupings". That way when I do as you suggest I can "link" to the particular grouping the breed belongs to. In the meantime though I shall go back through a few breed articles and do as you suggest. Trust me I was/am planning to expand each article in due time. Just a big project that needs a bit of ground work doing first in my opinion? I'm glad you are working on the Chicken articles. Well sheep too but I'm a fan of poultry. I looked at a few Chicken articles a while back and thought someone needed to get into them and organize things a bit better. I'm glad you are putting your talents toward that project. I'll take a look at some and see if I can get any ideas for the pigeon articles. Cheers,--Sting Buzz Me... 03:09, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

The Chicken infobox looks great. Thanks for pointing it out to me. The pigeon breeds will need some different options though. I think I can copy from that template, but I might get in touch with the creator of that one for some ideas. Or at least let him know what I think a pigeon breed infobox could use?--Sting Buzz Me... 02:17, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

For the barnstar. Hope it's what you need. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 21:32, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Have you had a chance to take a look yet?

You dropped me a line a few days ago about taking a look at my contributions. I was wondering if you'd had a chance to do so yet? S. Dean Jameson (talk) 00:21, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Statustop template: alternate updating method

SoxBot V has been taken offline indefinitely, therefore {{Statustop}} now uses a semi-manual updating method taking the status from Special:Mypage/Status. You can use the Qui monobook script written by TheDJ to update this page at the click of a button.

Certain parameters are no longer used, so you may wish to check the documentation of the Statustop template to ensure you are using it properly. Please feel free to drop by my talk page with any questions or concerns or to report problems with the template. Happy editing, xenocidic ( talk ¿ listen ) 13:56, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:HAU

Hello yet again. I regretfully inform you that the bot we were using to update the user status at Wikipedia:Highly Active Users, SoxBot V, was blocked for its constant updating. With this bot out of operation, a patch is in the works. Until that patch is reviewed and accepted by the developers, some options have been presented to use as workarounds: 1) Qui monobook (not available in Internet Explorer); 2) User:Hersfold/StatusTemplate; 3) Manually updating User:StatusBot/Status/USERNAME; or 4) Not worry about it and wait for the patch to go through, which hopefully won't take long. If you have another method, you can use that, too. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Useight (talk) 17:42, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy delete of Propulsion media labs - re-created?

Hi, you recently deleted this article, but it seems to have bounced straight back. Please can you take a look and maybe re-delete it? I don't know whether there's a case for seeding to prevent this happening again. Thanks, TrulyBlue (talk) 21:24, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your prompt action, VT. TrulyBlue (talk) 08:48, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re The Pigeon

I have my copy that I brought back in the 70's. It is a little tattered nowadays but still gets reread every so often. The Pigeon by Wendell Levi is kind of the pigeon fanciers Bible. It is an old book but so much information still usable today. Just about every breed is in it and a lot of stuff on history, genetics, anatomy, physiology etc. I'd buy the book if I was you. I'm in Brisbane Australia, so if I did need to borrow it (I don't) then it's a little too far away.--Sting Buzz Me... 12:30, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] W-G or pinyin encore

Hola. There is a discussion on romanization issues at Talk:Taoism that you may find interesting. Cheers, --Bradeos Graphon Βραδέως Γράφων (talk) 22:15, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RFA Thanks

Vantucky, I just wanted to thank you for participating in my recent RFA. you may find my in-depth RFA analysis interesting and your comments are welcome. i've also left some templated thank spam for you below. feel free to feed it to one of your hens. ;> cheers, xenocidic (talk) 23:08, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

templated rfa thank-spam

[edit] A is for Apple at COTW

Hello again to those of the WikiProject we call Oregon. Time for another edition of Collaboration of the Week. Last week there was some good improvements to Music of Oregon and Phil Knight, great job everyone. This week, by request is the Applegate Trail, which is short enough to easily conjure up a DYK. Then, I’m trying something a little different, with the Portland State stuff. We included the two high profile schools during Civil War week last year, so now its time for the younger sibling that gets no respect to get some attention. After all, it is the largest college in the state. Feel free to help with whatever aspects you like, though to help with some ideas I added some to the article talk page. Click here to opt out of these messages, or click here to make a suggestion for a future COTW. Nana na na, hey hey hey, goouud byeeee. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:14, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

Updated DYK query On 7 June 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chantecler (chicken), 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.

--Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Theatre June 2008 Newsletter

[edit] WikiProject Good articles newsletter

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[edit] Cool tool

Hey, I forgot to tell you about this really cool thing for keeping track of input - I asked Franamax to make a tool here, and this is what he came up with. Cool eh? He would love more feedback. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:29, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article that needs major help

Barrel Racing. Laundry lists from hell and I haven't the time/guts/motivation to clean it up. Want to take a peek and work over the blatently worst stuff? Montanabw(talk) 06:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Montanabw(talk) 21:54, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] False Sockpuppet Accusation

VanTucky, I have posted the following on the talk page of User:Rossami as well as the talk page of User:Shalom. I simply ask that you do what is fair.

"Rossami, I am writing to request help in mediating a matter involving a false accusation and the tarnishing of my reputation. I am a new user and my first post was here: Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2008_May_23 regarding a Zulupad page. At the end of the deletion review log User:Shalom had the following to say about me:
"Housekeeping note: Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Omeomi - There is legitimate suspicion, but no solid proof, that User:Cyber Shepherd may be a sockpuppet of User:Omeomi. Regardless, Cyber Shepherd has no edits outside this DRV and his userpage. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 04:43, 30 May 2008 (UTC)"
Unless User:Shalom would like to prove or disprove this suggestion that I am a sockpuppet of User:Omeomi by conducting a checkname or performing some other verification test, then I feel that
User:Shalom should rescind his accusation. User User:VanTucky also cast his doubts about my existence as a real person. Can these users either prove their case or redact their statements?

If this is not the correct place to request this kind of help, I apologize--I am new to WikiPedia. However, I am a real person, I do work at Teachers College, Columbia University, and I do intend to (attempt) to create and add positively to WikiPedia. Please help with this matter or least instruct me where a more appropriate forum for this kind of grievance might be. Many thanks." --Cyber Shepherd (talk) 20:37, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GA reviews

I was sorry to see your decision to leave GA, it can ill-afford to lose a hard-working and conscientious editor. I do far fewer reviews than you, so it's no big deal to me how the nuts and bolts work, but I can understand your frustration. I hope you feel able to reconsider at some future time, best wishes, jimfbleak (talk) 05:28, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Delaware (chicken)

Updated DYK query On 12 June 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Delaware (chicken), 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.

--BorgQueen (talk) 12:08, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Buckeye (chicken)

I implemeted an infobox into the Buckeye article and was wondering if you could check to make sure I did not introduce any inaccuracies. Thanks! §hep • ¡Talk to me! 17:46, 13 June 2008 (UTC)