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April 2008

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to Mortal Kombat 8, is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources, please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. ~QuasiAbstract (talk/contrib) 13:17, 18 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

And the reference is on the redirected page

re: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

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AfD nomination of Salvation (video game)

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I have nominated Salvation (video game), an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Salvation (video game). Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Guy (Help!) 21:03, 22 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

Spooks

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Yes, but BBC One is the "usual" airing, BBC Three is the "preview", so you are spoiling some poor folks! DBD 23:43, 24 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

November 2008

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  Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon, is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources, please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Please note that sources must be reliable and notable. - ALLST☆R echo 22:32, 26 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Mora Jr.

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Although, he has been named successor, he hasn't been introduced as head coach, yet please wait till that happens. Thanks.--Iamawesome800 23:17, 3 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

WP:CRYSTAL

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Noticed you were trying to add Rex Ryan to Template:NFLHeadCoaches, but per WP:CRYSTAL, we can't add that until someone like ESPN says he has accepted the deal not will accept. Please wait until it happens.--Iamawesome800 Talk to Me 14:14, 19 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

AfD nomination of LMNO (video game)

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I have nominated LMNO (video game), an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LMNO (video game). Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshellsOtter chirpsHELP) 02:01, 29 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

NFL Free Agents

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When updating NFL player pages please follow the following:

  • add the NFL Year template to the years in the infobox by typing {{NFL Year|2008}}
  • all players released now should have their last year with the team say 2008, not 2009 because they never played with that team in the 2009 season
  • delink the birthdates

Thanks.--Giants27 TC 23:42, 10 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

UFC 103

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per http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=21299 --Drr-darkomen (talk) 00:20, 27 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Future matches in a fighter's record history

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I just revered additions you made to Kimbo Slice. Please do not add future matches to a fighter's record history. Upcoming matches are not guaranteed to actually happen and could be called off at the last minute. In adding these fights early it results in more work for editors to track down all these matches and remove them. It is simpler for all to simply add the match once it is completed. You can refer to this discussion at the MMA Wikiproject for more information. Thank you for your help. --TreyGeek (talk) 23:33, 31 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Etch A Sketch (video game)

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The article Etch A Sketch (video game) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

WP:CRYSTAL - Two years later, still nothing apparently.

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Almeida Flag

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I noticed you changed back all the flags. Thats awesome but its only half way. All of his opponents have the flag changed in there fight records as well. Just wanted to fill you in because I agree with the flag thing even though he is "brazilian" he was still born in USA so everyone else can suck it. Other people on here just don't want to accept it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.183.253.122 (talk) 07:12, 8 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

I suggest you don't do this again. The Brazilian flag is sourced and you've not given any sources for US nationality. He is U.S. by residency but his primary nationality is Brazilian. Do not change it again. This goes for the IP too. Paralympiakos (talk) 12:20, 8 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

The guy was born in Weehawken, New Jersey he's American http://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/ricardo-almeida-cachorrao-wiki

Go to Talk:UFC 117. Being born somewhere gives you residency. He was born on a holiday, he lived in Brazil until his mid-twenties, has Brazilian heritage. His claim to U.S. nationality is tenuous and is only through residency. His PRIMARY nationality is BRAZILIAN! I'm not doubting he holds American nationality, but it's only through residency. BRAZIL = PRIMARY. Paralympiakos (talk) 12:33, 8 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

US Constitution: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

He's a US citizen and I have seen no proof of his brazilian citizenship

I've never denied he's a citizen of the U.S., but that doesn't make it his primary nationality. How can you possibly deny he's Brazilian? It's been sourced and he admits he classes himself half-Brazilian, half-American due to having a wife in America, that's all. Let's not edit war on this. Paralympiakos (talk) 13:25, 8 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

McCorkle

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I'm not sure what don't you get about the weight parameter. It's not meant to be the same as the division weight. Otherwise there'd be no need for it, as it's a basic duplicate unless they're a heavyweight. 263 was McCorkle's weight for a matter of minutes and was a result of severe dehydration to make that weight. Do you think he actually fought at that weight? He'll have been at least 20lbs more come fight night.

Also, please stop just putting numbers for the division. It's hideous. 265 what? lbs? potatoes? Canadians? That means nothing to people who aren't in the know about the sport. Please keep it as "Heavyweight"/"Super Heavyweight" etc. Paralympiakos (talk) 19:40, 14 October 2010 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Sherdog.com pound for pound for deletion

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I've declined speedy as it doesn't fit 'nonsense'. It's reasonably coherent, whereas 'nonsense' is things like xjytckllngfd or something that would get you thrown out of a Surreal Poetry Club for being silly. What this is, I don't know. Encyclopaedic, no. If you can't find a better category, prod it. (I don't think context would get it either.) Good luck. Peridon (talk) 17:54, 25 April 2011 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of UFC 137 for deletion

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List of Current UFC fighters

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I would like some sort of verification that Joe Stevenson has definitely not been cut before removing him from that list. I understand that he may be in some sort of contractual limbo as he himself has stated (on twitter) that he does not know what his UFC future is right now. As stated in this article any fighter removed from the UFC's active rosters will be removed from their division and listed as cut. Joe Stevenson has been removed from the UFC's active rosters. This does not mean that you cannot find his profile on UFC.com, but if you search through their lightweight and featherweight divisions, he is not listed there. If, this is a mistake and he is returned to their fighter listings, or announces a future fight in the UFC I will be happy to return him to the list of UFC featherweights. Until that happens, he should be considered released per the articles guidelines. Thaddeus Venture (talk) 18:36, 26 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

September 2011

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Non-Templated Warning

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I'm not going to template you, but you should know that edits such as you made as Greg Jackson (MMA trainer) are not OK. First of all, you don't just revert without explanation--it's rude. Second, the information you re-added, like the information you added in a later edit, is not just unexplained (you should start using edit summaries) but also unverified. Please see our policy regarding living people at WP:BLP. I see from other notes on your talk page that this has been brought up before; I hope you'll realize that an encyclopedia without reliable sources is nothing. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 02:10, 21 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

Your contributed article, UFC on FX 1

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UFC Event Pages & article naming scheme.

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I'm not sure if you have the MMA Wikiproject on your watchlist. A discussion was started there yesterday about the naming scheme for UFC event articles. Your thoughts and input would be welcome. --TreyGeek (talk) 18:03, 13 January 2012 (UTC)Reply

February 2012

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March 2012

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  Constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, but a recent edit that you made to User Talk:Mtking has been reverted or removed because it was a misuse of a warning or blocking template. Please use the user warnings sandbox for any tests you may want to do, or take a look at our introduction page to learn more about contributing to the encyclopedia. Thank you. That is the second time you have left a template message on my talk page without any reason, stop it. Mtking (edits) 20:55, 21 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

  Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at User talk:Mtking. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.
I can find no evidence that the user is engaging in the behaviors described by the generic template that you have left. I would suggest in the future, that additional comments be left to explain why you believe the user deserves the templated message as I have done here.
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Do not abuse multiple accounts again

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Please do not abuse multiple accounts again, like you did with User:MattParker 117, which I just blocked. That is sock puppetry, and you will be blocked if you do something like that again. Regards, --MuZemike 17:06, 25 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

 

The article Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

This sports event fails WP:NOTNEWSPAPER policy along with WP:EVENT, WP:SPORTSEVENT and WP:MMAEVENT, there is no attempt in the actual article to demonstrate any lasting significance, the sources are from either before or immediately post the event and are just of the routine coverage type any sports event gets, they are either not independent or from MMA centric websources that lack diversity.

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Nomination of UFC 144 for deletion

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Nomination of Scivelation for deletion

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