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FutureSex/LoveSounds

Re the typo in the source, MOS:QUOTE says: "Trivial spelling or typographical errors should be silently corrected (for example, correct ommission to omission, harasssment to harassment)—unless the slip is textually important." I think techn to techno counts as a trivial error which isn't textually important, so I think a silent correction is better; the use of square-brackets strikes me as an unnecessary distraction.VoluntarySlave (talk) 21:06, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Oh, i see. I've been too conventional. Thanks for the link and explanation. Please copyedit if there's more to be done. Again, thank you. --Efe (talk) 04:33, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

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"Party"'s release date

Please participate and help clear the confusion here. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 05:03, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

Mark, are you fine? We have not talked since long. May i know why you are diminishing your number of edits again? I hope you are not thinking of leaving Wikipedia again for another two years. It will be very sad if you do so. We all love your company here. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 04:57, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Been seriously busy in the Office, and my access to internet (cafes) has been drastically reduced. --Efe (talk) 14:21, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Ah okay. I hope you are at least fine. Don't worry. I have faith that things will begin looking brighter for you very soon. Take care Mark. May God bless you. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 15:35, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Jivesh. I do edits intermittently, but if you can see my logs I've been doing admin works. hehe. --Efe (talk) 15:39, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

You want to be an admin. OMG, it demands a lot to be that. I really don't see myself doing so. Lol. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 15:51, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Jivesh, Mark is an admin and so is Orane :) Novice7 (talk) 04:12, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Lol. I did not know. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 11:22, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Hehe. --Efe (talk) 13:53, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

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re "Unexplained removal of notices"

Hi. With reference to this edit, your Edit Summary includes "Unexplained removal of notices." Historically, such behavior has been allowed by users on their own user talk pages (with archival recommended), and by extension by IP Addresses on the user talk pages associated with them; has that changed? Thanks!   — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 14:12, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the info Jeff. I just thought the previous notices will serve as reference in escalating the level of warning to might-be abuses. But the if its allowed, then so be it. The IP keeps on reverting it anyway. Regards, Efe (talk) 14:17, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome. You may want to brush up on WP:OWNTALK.   — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 14:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the link. --Efe (talk) 14:43, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks Mark! :D Novice7 (talk) 16:05, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Question

Can you please give your opinion about this? Thanks in advance. :) - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 00:47, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Done Saulo. Thanks for the invite. --Efe (talk) 10:36, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

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Please let us know what you think

My friend, as you know, Beyonce's new album 4 is being handled in a catastrophic way (i do not know if this is a correct word). Please voice your opinion here so that we can decide which format will suit "Party" that best. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 15:35, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

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Request

Hello Mark Anthony, Please request possible.

Is it possible to develop an article Singer of the High School Musical, Corbin Bleu and become a good article See the article Arabic Wikipedia good article, can you? .

Look at this version will help you to become a good article. I do not see any adjustment well in this article, can you make a good article as an article Biographies.

Success in your life. Goodbye Mark Anthony. --77.30.77.171 (talk) 14:17, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi. Thank you for your interest. I will not promise, but I will try. As you can see, my edits have reduced radically due to real life commitments. But nonetheless, I will watch the article and make edits when I have time. Thank you and God bless you. --Efe (talk) 14:22, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

By the way, I don't know how to translate articles written in Arabic. Maybe I'll just do my own research. Thanks again. --Efe (talk) 14:24, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you my friend for the coordination of the article well. You are the only co-format article for a long time.

By the way, you can translate the article Arabic translation of Google see in this link: http://translate.google.com/?hl=ar&tab=TT#

See in this version, See the sources, the sources are reliable and noted at the top of the article, does not have a template unreliable sources. Thank you my friend for your contribution in this article and its evolution, God bless you. Success in your life. --77.30.77.171 (talk) 17:50, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

You can format the article in the later. --77.30.77.171 (talk) 18:10, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Restored what I think is a better version. We'll do some edits later. Thanks. --Efe (talk) 14:15, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Another discussion, this time regarding "Love on Top"

First of all, my sincere thanks for your participation in previous Beyonce-related discussion. I request you to please weigh your opinion here. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 06:38, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

Done. --Efe (talk) 15:18, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 15:25, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Do you think this has a chance at FAC? ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 15:25, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

I think there is. It has not undergone GA review, although I am not suggesting you nominate this there. However, I suggest you go over the article (one more peer review perhaps?). --Efe (talk) 15:32, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Sure. ★Jivesh 1205★ (talk / ♫♫Give 4 a try!!!♫♫) 15:40, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Like a Prayer (song)

Fancy steam rolling this baby through FAC? Got all the right ingredients and the spices. Just the oven needs to be pre-heated. Lol, you get what I mean. — Legolas ^(talk2me) 06:40, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

Are you willing to put this on another peer review? There seems to be a little more comprehensiveness issue(s) that might have to be addressed before FAC. --Efe (talk) 15:33, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Yes of course Mark. I would want it to go through another two PRs probably before I even submit it. — Legolas ^(talk2me) 04:18, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Corbin Bleu

The reason the copy you restored looked so much better is that is was full of copyright violations. The reason the primary editor on the article (Chace Watson) and his several dozen sockpuppets are all blocked is because of the constant copyright problems. We have to be careful when restoring things from the article's history.—Kww(talk) 14:25, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi Kww. I just saw the Sockpuppet investigation link. Then I suspected that IP suggesting the version was the same person who used to do the thing. Anyway, after I have restored (via copy and paste), I began the copy editing / clean up. Nevertheless, I'll agree with the revert and enhance the article instead by taking what's essential and compliant to Wiki policies from that version that was allegedly full of copyright violations. Thanks. --Efe (talk) 14:31, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Where did the IP editor make that request? Be careful that you don't have problems with WP:BAN#Edits by and on behalf of banned editors, which directs that we should not edit based on requests by banned editors unless we have independent reasons for making those edits.—Kww(talk) 14:56, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

Oh, now I see it. I think you have pretty clearly violated it, although I understand that you did so completely innocently.—Kww(talk) 14:58, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

I think I did. I'm trying to fix the article in the best way that I can. --Efe (talk) 10:27, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi Kww. I am wondering why my edits were reverted. As I have said in my prior edits, I agree with the revert of my earliest edits to the article that were a direct (but completely innocent) compliance to the suggestion of the IP, which I later realized is someone who was involved in the sockpuppetry. But then again, I said that I will start again and improve the article based on my personal will. WP:BAN states in part: "Wikipedians in turn are not permitted to post or edit material at the direction of a banned editor (sometimes called proxy editing or proxying) unless they are able to confirm that the changes are verifiable and they have independent reasons for making them." I therefore request that the revert be reverted. Thank you. --Efe (talk) 15:08, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Can you explain to me what your "... independent reasons for making them" are? I don't see that you normally edit articles about Disney stars, High School Musical, or any other area that would naturally lead you to edit an article about Corbin Bleu.—Kww(talk) 16:31, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Simply because I am a Wikipedian and I see there's a lot fix in that article. --Efe (talk) 15:48, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Hello, why is stopping your edits in the article, I've been good and coordinated manner. Unfortunately, it will remain like this article? Please the article need to fix. --94.98.73.51 (talk) 18:41, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

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Tips?

Hey there! Hope you are having a wonderful Monday :) I was searching for a model article for Techno Cumbia, a GAN, and stumbled on Irreplaceable, an article you helped achieve FA status. The reviewer who had done the last peer review of the article I'm working on suggested that the composition section of Irreplaceable is a perfect model, however, I don't know too much about music notes and the way to represent them in the way you had done in the article. So, I was wondering, if its not too much to ask, if you can help me expand the composition section of Techno Cumbia by hearing the song and writing down its music notes (similar to Irreplaceable)? Best, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 18:41, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

I think you already have added the basic info there. What else would you like to incorporate? --Efe (talk) 07:43, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

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Hey Efe

How are you Efe? I hope you have seen that "Rehab" progressed a lot. Anyway, are you able to give your vote for it at the FAC? — Tomica1111 • Question Existing? 21:58, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Efe, there are a responses at your comments on the "Rehab" FAC. Can you please check them? Thanks. — Tomica1111 • Question Existing? 14:43, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

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Comments at FAC

Hi (!), and thank you for your comments at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)/archive3. Jivesh has addressed your points, so it will be good if you can have a look over the article again. Cheers, and merry Christmas --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 09:17, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Replied. --Efe (talk) 13:27, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Some replies and questions there. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 13:37, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Again. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 13:55, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Have a look now. I have done everything you wanted. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 14:43, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi Jivesh. I have changed my "leaning to oppose" to "comments" only. As you can see, I cannot keep up with your pace, and I may not be able to certainly justify my previous "vote". --Efe (talk) 15:16, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi Mark. What do you mean? Jivesh1205 (Talk) 15:17, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Hehe. Am I unclear? --Efe (talk) 15:24, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

A reply at the FAC. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 15:24, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

As i told you before, from time to time, i do not understand sentences in English. I mean, as long as you use short sentences, i will understand. Lol. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 15:25, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Removed as you want. Bye. Take care. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 17:09, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi Mark. Hope you are great man. Hey remember you had a problem with the sentence regrading Knowles' talent... So how is this allowed at the end of this section? Does not WP:POV apply here? If no, then i think i can add back the sentence about Beyonce's talent, can't I? Jivesh1205 (Talk) 05:44, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

I would say its a poor addition to the article, that being unsupported by additional information. However, it's different from that which I am nitpicking on the SL FAC. Might want to comment on Rehab FAC? --Efe (talk) 14:43, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

I have already commented but i won't tell them to remove it as i think such things are supposed to be in an article. Even what you see critics writing are their own opinion. That's a fact. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 16:19, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Bilal Khan(Singer)

Why did u deleted this article Bilal Khan(Singer) ? We want this article back please restore this article ASAP. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sabpk (talk • contribs) 12:21, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Please provide link where this one is redirected. This was deleted because it falls under CSD#G8. Thank you. --Efe (talk) 14:42, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

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My Sincere Wishes For This Festive Season

		★*★*★*★*★*★*★*★* Merry Christmas And Happy New Year 2012 *★*★*★*★*★*★*★*★
		I Wish You And Your Family A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year 2012. May The New Year Bring Much Happiness, Prosperity, Peace, And Success In Your Life. I Am Very Happy To be Part of Wikipedia And To Have Great Friends Like You. Cheers. - From A Big Fan of ----> Jivesh1205 (Talk) 16:20, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi Jivesh. Thank you for the greetings. Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Wishing you more FAs to come. --Efe (talk) 13:56, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

You are welcome Mark and thanks as well. Sorry for my aggressive-like behavior at the FAC. It's just that some of your points totally evoked the angry man inside me. Lol. But remember that those issues are related to our contributions, not our friendship. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 14:04, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

I ma nominating "Halo" this week. I have also recently revamped "If I Were a Boy" (one of my fist GAs). I spent December creating tonnes of song articles for Beyonce. Lol. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 14:06, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Ever since, I really don't believe that you're semi retired. BTW, have you seen this? --Efe (talk) 14:11, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Lol at the first sentence. What did you actually mean? :D Yes I saw that :( Jivesh1205 (Talk) 14:14, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Because you still edit a lot. --Efe (talk) 14:29, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Lol. I am not semi retired. I forgot to remove the template... Lol. I removed it since long. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 14:30, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Sorry for the intrusion. I am editing parts of the article "Halo". Good luck. --Efe (talk) 14:33, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Oh you don't have to excuse yourself. I down own the article. Lol. Please continue your small edits. They are helping the article. :D Jivesh1205 (Talk) 14:58, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

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Hi Mark. So do you mean it looks good now? Jivesh1205 (Talk) 12:12, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Happy New Year. Lol. Forgot to wish you. By the way, what do you think of the article as a whole? Jivesh1205 (Talk) 12:22, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

More efforts on the organization of facts, perhaps. When the structure flows very well, editing will come easy for you and your cohorts. And please avoid original research. --Efe (talk) 12:23, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

There is no OR. Well, I have asked Nikki and Sandy for some very good copy-editors. They gave me quite a long list. I contacted some. They will look at the article one by one. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 12:28, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

How do you feel about 4 now? Jivesh1205 (Talk) 12:30, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) The source says Bogart "was going to take over some food and hang out with" Tedder, yet wiki says they were strolling. IMO it qualifies as an OR. --Efe (talk) 12:33, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

What do you mean? The album itself or the wiki article? --Efe (talk) 12:34, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

How should I paraphrase the sentence then? I was asking about the album itself. I am mesmerized by everything on it. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 12:36, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Just simply say Kidd visited Tedder, or if you want detailed, you could include the other facts. --Efe (talk) 12:38, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it is her best album so far. I can't stop listening to some of the songs. It just sucks it only sold more than a million in the US. --Efe (talk) 12:39, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes but you know, selling one million in the US nowadays is a big achievement. Rihanna had three number one singles and a list of top 20s and sold only 1.5 million copies of her album. Katy did 1.9 million copies with five number one singles. Lady GaGa did 1.8 million (don't forget she sold 1.1 million in the opening week because of the 99 cents deal). Beyonce has sold 1,036,000 copies with two flop singles and a moderate hit. :)) The queen!!!! Added to that she did not choose any festive season to release the album. MOST IMPORTANTLY, Beyonce's label did not discount her album. She sells at $13 while the others sell at $4 to $6. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 12:47, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Yah. I think its a fact. Whether the singles are a flop or not, she can still a million, let alone being number one (four times). Its just that the new generation did not connect well with her music now. --Efe (talk) 12:52, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

What I like even more is that her number one singles last. She has only 5, yet 35 weeks at the top. Some people have eleven but....... Lol. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 13:01, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

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MSU Interview

Dear Efe,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, were it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 18:17, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

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Please accept my appologies

Hi Mark. I hope you are in good health. I have realized that I was very rude to you lately. I am deeply regretting everything. Please accept my sincere apologies Mark. I may be 18 years old but I may not have the maturity someone of my age normally (should) have. Please forgive me. I hope I get a favorable response from you. Please. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 15:29, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

Hi Jivesh. I'm fine. Let's forget it. How are you? --Efe (talk) 04:49, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Block request

Would you be willing to block this user? Thanks, SwisterTwister talk 06:00, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Issued final warning. --Efe (talk) 06:05, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Blocked already by another admin. Thanks. --Efe (talk) 06:05, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)/archive3

You commented at both of the prior FACs, so as a courtesy, I am notifying you of Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)/archive3.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 12:36, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

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Good article reassessment

An article that you have been involved in editing, Yeah! (Usher song) has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the good article reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article.

Sorry but I have delisted the article, seven days was ample time to address the issues. Till I Go Home (talk) 08:43, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

File:Seav.jpg listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Seav.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Cloudbound (talk) 21:41, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Replying to your message above...

Hi Mark. I am so happy you have no hard feelings *weeps* Well, I am fine but so inactive over here lately. Lol. Check my contributions. I am working now and my goodness, I do not get the time to edit nor revert vandalism. How are you? How's life lately from your part? Jivesh1205 (Talk) 04:54, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Been busy. Actually its just the same routine, but I have been into movie watching lately, so that's minus my time for internet surfing. hehe. --Efe (talk) 14:10, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

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