User talk:Kosack/Archive 3

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177.221.167.124

I am presuming this is a sock IP address used by the user Josepolivares which was blocked indefinitely due to the use of multiple accounts in an illegitimate way. That's twice in three days this IP address has been used to make edits in an illegitimate way. If anyone notices this kind of activity once more (from you, Govvy or anyone else), an administrator may block the IP address (or any others caught doing the same activity from Aguas de Chapeco[1] or nearby. This appears to happen to only the current squad of Barcelona. Iggy (Swan) 18:22, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

?? Whats going on? Govvy (talk) 21:39, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
@Govvy: A blocked user appears to be using at least one IP address to continually make the same changes to Barcelona players' articles, such as the one you reverted at Nelson Semedo earlier. Kosack (talk) 21:50, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
k, I noticed whoever it was had the same agenda on a few Barcelona player articles, well looks like Iggy geo-traced the IP to Brazil, still if they are using static it be easy to lock down, if it's a few dynamics it's more annoying, but if I notice it again I am going to revert. Govvy (talk) 22:04, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

wayne fereday

why did you remove the details of waynes children and grandchildren?? as a relative of Waynes, this was not your right to do so. I don't really care who you are, but as for future reference, do not remove family information. It is not your place to do so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Millie89 (talkcontribs) 22:40, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Kosack, I wanted to check if you would have time to provide feedback for an FLC. Whenever you have the time though. It has undergone a copy-edit for the lead, and comments for format and structure from a reviewer. I would appreciate feedback from you as well. Cheers! --Pseud 14 (talk) 10:50, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 2003 Football League Second Division play-off Final

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Coventry City

My edit was fine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Godfrey1718 (talkcontribs) 23:05, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Barry Ansell

I've now added a link to the source. Mhoskins13 (talk) 09:14, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Tammy Abraham

I edited Tammy Abraham's page with an update of his earlier career, from when he was an Under-7 playing for Bruin JFC. I was his coach and a friend of the family. I was about to upload a picture from that time when i got your message. I am unable to send or upload a picture at the moment, the picture was taken by me in 2006. I can confirm that the information i provided is true about Tammy's earlier career.Anthony Atilola (talk) 19:11, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Steve Flack

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Ragnar Klavan

Hi,

RE my edits on the Ragnar Klavan page, I sourced this information from the player himself while conducting this interview: http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/290013-ragnar-klavan-liverpool-exclusive-interview

I didn't use that snippet of information in the write-up but he categorically stated that he had never trialled with any English clubs.

I'm guessing I can't delete this erroneous information without an 'online source' despite knowing it to be completely false?

Whoever wrote the Sky piece pointed to as a source has made this up.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.194.247.181 (talk) 12:16, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Chris Stringer (footballer)

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DYK for Paul Giles

On 17 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paul Giles, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that footballer Paul Giles suffered an injury during a match in March 1982 after being fouled by his brother? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Giles. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Paul Giles), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Chris Stringer (footballer)

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GAs

There are a couple Footy project GA noms, I assume those are suppose to on the list. Did you check them all? I put Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and the Spurs History one just passed recently also. Govvy (talk) 20:58, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Signpost issue 4 – 29 March 2018

New Page Review Newsletter No.10

Hello Kosack, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

ACTRIAL:

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DYK Medal

  The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
Congratulations and keep up the good work. :) Freikorp (talk) 19:47, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

Enoch Mort

Hi Kosack, just to say I made a slight correction to the Enoch Mort article as the debut year appeared to be wrong. It looks like the game in question is this one - the dates/score don't fit for that fixture the previous season and 1934 fits with the Coventry Telegraph ref showing he had joined in Feb '34. Thanks, Nzd (talk) 01:22, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Alex Raisbeck

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NPR Bronze Award

 

The New Page Reviewer's Bronze Award

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Your GA nomination of Alex Raisbeck

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Sandbox

I can't access the sandbox? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Worst1ever (talkcontribs) 18:16, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alex Raisbeck

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WOSO Task Force News: April 2018

Women's Football / Soccer Task Force News: April 2018


 
Eniola Aluko of England (in white) and Jovana Mrkić (in red) of Montenegro, 2014

Hello WOSO editors! A few initiatives have been started with an emphasis on making more WOSO links blue (similar to the work that WikiProject Women in Red does) and filling in the gaps within various league, team, and player, etc. articles.

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WP:GNG takes precedence over WP:NFOOTY (which only includes the players in 1 active women's league)? Often times there is enough media coverage that meets WP:GNG or other notability guidelines. For more information, see WP:WOSO#Notability and be sure to tag the new article talk page with: {{WP Women's sport|footy=yes}}

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Your GA nomination of Ian Feuer

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DYK for Hugh Lester

On 22 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hugh Lester, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that footballer Hugh Lester was the first non-British player to represent Liverpool? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hugh Lester. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hugh Lester), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:08, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alex Raisbeck

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Your GA nomination of Ian Feuer

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DYK nomination approval ticks

Kosack, instead of substituting {{DYKtick}} when you approve DYK nominations, you've been adding a direct link to the file as "File:symbol confirmed.svg". The problem is that the substitution result is "File:Symbol confirmed.svg", with a capital "S", and it is that exact name and orthography that Wugbot looks for when deciding which nominations have been approved and ready to be moved to the Approved nominations page. Please, if you're going to use the the icon directly rather than substituting it, use the exact orthography the substitution creates for this tick (and the AGF tick as well, should you need to use it), so the bot does the moving properly. I've just corrected half a dozen of your approvals by capitalizing the "S"; thanks for doing so many reviews lately! I expect they'll all move to the Approved page when the bot runs at 01:00 UTC. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:32, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 26 April 2018

DYK for List of Wales international footballers

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DYK for 2010 Football League Championship play-off Final

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DYK for Andy Kilner

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Gatoclass (talk) 12:01, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

WikiCup 2018 May newsletter

The second round of the 2018 WikiCup has now finished. Most contestants who advanced to the next round scored upwards of 100 points, but two with just 10 points managed to scrape through into round 3. Our top scorers in the last round were:

  •   Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with three featured articles
  •   Iazyges, with nine good articles and lots of bonus points
  •   Yashthepunisher, a first time contestant, with two featured lists
  •   SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with seventeen good topic articles
  •   Usernameunique, a first time contestant, with fourteen DYKs
  •   Muboshgu, a seasoned competitor, with three ITNs and
  •   Courcelles, another first time contestant, with twenty-seven GARs

So far contestants have achieved twelve featured articles between them and a splendid 124 good articles. Commendably, 326 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2018 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met; most of the GARs are fine, but a few have been a bit skimpy.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:10, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ian Feuer

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DYK for Chris Sander (footballer)

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Your GA nomination of John Toshack

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DYK for Ray Straw

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Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John Toshack

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DYK for Wayne Entwistle

On 5 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wayne Entwistle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that footballer Wayne Entwistle played for more FA Cup-winning clubs than any other player? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wayne Entwistle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wayne Entwistle), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John Toshack

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Your GA nomination of Ivor Allchurch

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Your GA nomination of Ivor Allchurch

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DYK for Joe Mayo

On 6 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joe Mayo, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that footballer Joe Mayo "never really thought about" turning professional, and was training as an accountant when offered his first professional contract? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joe Mayo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Joe Mayo), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ivor Allchurch

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Your GA nomination of Mark Hudson (footballer, born 1982)

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Your GA nomination of Mark Hudson (footballer, born 1982)

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DYK for Ken Hodgkisson

On 13 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ken Hodgkisson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the footballer Ken Hodgkisson was the first player ever to be used as a substitute by Walsall? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ken Hodgkisson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ken Hodgkisson), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:31, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Nathan Wigg

On 13 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nathan Wigg, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that footballer Nathan Wigg retired from playing after his knee was described as looking like it could have "been in a car crash"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nathan Wigg. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nathan Wigg), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:16, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mark Hudson (footballer, born 1982)

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DYK for Gary Gill

On 14 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gary Gill, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the footballer Gary Gill suffered a broken leg during a match in 1989 but carried on playing after being given the magic sponge? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gary Gill. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gary Gill), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

sorry about james milner

im new to wikapedia I thought I was in sandbox — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ciaranhhh (talkcontribs) 09:40, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Irvine Thornley

On 15 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Irvine Thornley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the footballer Irvine Thornley's benefit match raised £1036, a record at the time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Irvine Thornley. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Irvine Thornley), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Ian Feuer

On 16 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ian Feuer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that footballer Ian Feuer played a Predator in the 2007 film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ian Feuer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ian Feuer), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 24 May 2018

NPR Newsletter No.11 25 May 2018

Hello Kosack, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!

ACTRIAL:

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DYK for 1902 Ibrox disaster

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DYK for Ivor Allchurch

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Loris Karius

It is the fact!!! Paisley Liverpool (talk) 07:00, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Just hard to believe facts Paisley Liverpool (talk) 07:00, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

List of Wales international footballers

Seriously? There is no consensus, nor is a consensus required or relevant. 99% of international and club team pages do not have a photo of the player with most appearances and most goals and where they do it's usually a retired or ex player hence nothing to maintain. Gunter isn't even the most capped player. More to the point, it wasn't a typo it was not maintained and repeating the same thing 3 times on the same page is again unnecessary and obviously won't be maintained consistently. You are just wasting your time. There is no benefit to the page and reader only disbenefit.Pwimageglow (talk) 14:17, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

FL nomination review (kind of urgent)

Hello Kosack, my FL nomination is listed as one of the candidates which need urgent reviews, so as you already made comments there, could you offer your support, if you don't find anything else? I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance. Akocsg (talk) 18:53, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Alec Mudimu

Thanks for clarifying! GiantSnowman 15:13, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

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References added. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.254.144.71 (talk) 13:54, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Barnsley response

Morning Kosack,

Thanks for the message, much appreciated. I'll get in touch if I need help updating any future pages, thanks dude.

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Toffeearab (talk) 09:47, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Hossam Ashour

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DYK for Walid Azaro

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— Maile (talk) 00:01, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2018 July newsletter

The third round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round had at least 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

  •   Courcelles, a first time contestant, with 1756 points, a tally built largely on 27 GAs related to the Olympics
  •   Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three GAs on natural history and astronomy topics
  •   SounderBruce, a finalist last year, with a variety of submissions related to transport in the state of Washington

Contestants managed 7 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 120 good articles, 1 good topic, 124 DYK entries, 15 ITN entries, and 132 good article reviews. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 458 GA reviews, in comparison to 244 good articles submitted for review and promoted. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process; several submissions, particularly in abstruse or technical areas, have needed additional work to make them completely verifiable.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk), Vanamonde (talk) 04:55, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Tottenham Hotspur GA

I was looking through the GA comments that you wrote, I think we have been through them and tagged as done, maybe you can have a look through again when you have a chance, cheers. Govvy (talk) 16:25, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Trézéguet GA

Hi Kosack, I'm planning on reviewing your GA nomination for Trézéguet but I don't want to start just yet. The player is currently subject to a lot of speculation regarding a move to Inter or Parma or Parma via Inter so I'd prefer for the dust to settle on that before I start. That's just to avoid a lot of chopping and changing while the review is taking place. Keep the page updated as things develop and then I'll be happy to run the review, it's not far off from GA as it stands. Cheers, Liam E. Bekker (talk) 08:59, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Darcy Blake

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DYK for Youssef Obama

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Ianblair23 (talk) 01:27, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Regarding closing of a GA summery

Should I encase the discussion on the talk page with {{atop}} and {{abot}}? Govvy (talk) 08:30, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Kim Min-jae (footballer) GA

Thak you for review! I would check your review and fix what you pointed out as possible as I can. Fbgpwns5277 (talk) 15:39, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

Reply to your deletion of my change on Cristiano Ronaldo

multiple sources are announcing a done deal. we already know for how much — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zvikorn (talkcontribs) 15:40, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Is this now suitable evidence? @SportsCentre on Twitter, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zvikorn (talkcontribs) 15:54, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Adrian Alston

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DYK for Ali Ghazal

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Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Joe Hart Edit Revision

Joe Hart You reverted the edit by claiming that Joe "Being omitted from the WC squad doesn't mean he's no longer playing." He is not listed as a current team member on the FA's website. There is a current England team and he is not on it. Therefore, saying he "plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester City and the English national team" is only true in the habitual aspect and not the present tense in which that sentence would most frequently be read. --Bcadam (talk) 03:58, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

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