Forever Old

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Copyedit of Gaurav Raja

This article isn't nearly as bad as some I've put copyedit tags on. Some problems with it:

• It reads a bit like a news report, rather than an encyclopedia article.
• All the sentences are quite long, and read like a list of facts rather than paragraphing. (The sentences are sufficiently long that it looks like full stops are missing, but they're just spaced well apart.)
• There are a couple of minor spelling and punctuation problems.
• One of the external links is messed up (because only webpages can be linked to, not Javascript code).

I'll copy this to the article's talk page. --ais523 14:22, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

I've corrected one problem you missed, and then taken the tag off. The tag isn't a big deal really; it's just there to attract the attention of other editors and help to improve the article more quickly. --ais523 14:33, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

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Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --ais523 14:22, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

User page

You might want to think about writing something on your user page (even just a sentence or two like "I'm from [wherever] and am interested in [whatever]"), so that people can see that you're a "real person". Not that I don't think you are, it's just that sometimes in AfDs and places like that, a red-linked user is a bit of a warning sign.

Also, and this is far from a warning, just bear in mind for future reference that "closing an AfD" means stopping the debate and either deleting or keeping the article in question - all of which can usually only be done by an admin. Removing an AfD template on an article generally gets looked at as being a bad-faith edit, although in this case you were documenting what you were doing elsewhere so we know what the real story is.

Aside from that, hope you have fun contributing. BigHaz 03:57, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

DYK

On 1 September, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gaurav Raja, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

• Well done, it's on the main page now. Cheers -- Samir धर्म 08:07, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Someone blocked me

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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Request reason:

Why on earth did you block me? I don't understand this. Who is shortjason? Why do you think I'm a "sockpuppet"? I just wanted to edit some articles. Forever Old 01:05, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Pending the results of the review as mentioned below. --Deathphoenix ʕ 16:42, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

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Your block is currently being reviewed by 3rd party admins and may take up to 24-48 hours to resolve. Apologies for any inconvenience caused in the meantime. --  Netsnipe  ►  06:17, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Please

I've been blocked for a long time even thought they said it would only be 24-48 hours.

The helpme system is for editing help, for unblock requests you need the {{unblock}} template. --pgk 20:58, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

<<unblock|Has anything happened with the review mentioned above?>> Forever Old 23:28, 21 September 2006 (UTC)