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Reliable Sources

Hello, I know you meant well but Amazon and Barnes and Noble cannot be used in a article like this. The article will fail with sources like that. Do not add them back. Cheers.--(NGG) 13:53, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Please explain the phrase "articles like this". B&N and Amazon are used as sources in the Twilight (novel) article, one of the most highly vandalized and popular WPNovels articles. And its fine if we don't add them, but we do need citations, don't we. I'll go and have a look around the FA & GA-class Novels articles and do as much as I can to improve the article. Right now, I am busy at Simple English Wikipedia too and will do the job tomorrow. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 13:57, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Look at the GAR at Firestar's Quest. Trust me, a reviewer will fail an article if it cites amazon or BNN.--(NGG) 13:59, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I'll work on it. Hopefully, it'll be ready in a few weeks. Cheers. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 14:05, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

I tried working on the sources in the article but a lot of the reviews talked about in the article are only available to subscribers to the magazines.--(NGG) 14:06, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Let's see. There must be some solution to it. On another note, I want to invite you to join Simple English Wikipedia if you have the time. Both the VG and PJATO articles there are in dreadful condition (actually, there is no PJATO article there) and you can help improve it. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 14:13, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

I had a short career there and I volunteer there sometimes but I want to focus on Wikipedia right now. It's my passion. Thanks for the invite though. Try looking for other notable reviews that are available for public seeing.--(NGG) 14:15, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Happy editing. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 14:16, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Feature model

Hi, the article, Feature model, has been edited by experts in the field and cites research conducted by themselves. As such it has been reported to the conflict of interest noticeboard: Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#Feature_model. Could you take a look at and make suggestions to whether it is notable to the COI discussion as I (and others) have absolutely no idea what the article is about? Thanks a lot. Smartse (talk) 15:37, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Manchester United F.C.

The aforementioned article uses British English as standard. Therefore, I have reverted your edit and changed your "honors" back to "honours". – PeeJay 16:08, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

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Re: GA Review

Sure, I'll take a look. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 09:23, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 09:26, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Sounds good. :) –Juliancolton | ^Talk 09:39, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

His Dark Materials task force

This seems a bit quiet - were you not able to come up with the support!? :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 09:47, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

I have asked a few to join, but they seem to be inactive. I have been inactive for few days in the past few weeks.I have also been keeping busy with WP:PJTF and consequently, have not found time to seek for support. Hopefully, we'll be ready within few weeks. I'll attempt to convey the news of WP:HDMTF to as many as possible by the weekend. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 09:52, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Re: Move of Perseus Jackson (character)

 Done –Juliancolton | ^Talk 10:11, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

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Re:3RR

You might have noticed that you have come close to violating the three revert rule in the talk page of User:219.74.32.135. Be careful. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 08:46, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

My understanding of the three revert rule is that it does not apply in the case of persistent vandalism, which is exactly what was going on- a blocked user was abusing their talk page. C.U.T.K.D ^{T | C} 08:48, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

I agree, the IP vandal was refactoring another person's post, which is against the rules.— Dædαlus ^Contribs 08:50, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I know that. WP:3RR states "Reverting obvious vandalism – edits which any well-intentioned user would immediately agree constitute vandalism, such as page blanking and adding cruel or offensive language. Legitimate content changes, adding or removing tags, edits against consensus, and similar actions are not exempt. Administrators should block persistent vandals and protect pages subject to vandalism from many users, rather than repeatedly reverting. However, non-administrators may have to revert vandalism repeatedly before administrators can respond." I just wanted to give you a friendly notice to keep cool. Perhaps, you could have averted coming anywhere near to 3RR by requesting semi-protection after two reverts. Perhaps my note should have read "Try not to come close to 3RR even when reverting vandalism and go directly for page protection or change of block level." Cheers! Pmlinediter  ^Talk 08:53, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Ah ok fair enough, I'll make sure to do that in future. Out of interest, is there a better way of getting abused talk pages protected quicker than filing a request at WP:RPP, short of spamming admins? C.U.T.K.D ^{T | C} 08:57, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

No, unless you yourself are a sysop. I myself had to wait for over an hour yesterday and posted a note here, but the admins just joked. Sometimes, you can choose to ask an admin (preferably one whom you are acquainted with) requesting him to review the request. Happy editing. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 09:03, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:The Lightning Thief/GA1

The article is getting better. Cheers, Wassupwestcoast (talk) 02:39, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

iPhone GA

Hi! I've fixed the dead links and removed uncited content. Is there anything else that I need to do?--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 21:29, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Since you say that you have fixed the refs, I will start the review shortly. I will be inactive the next few days, but will try to finish the review by Sunday. Cheers, Pmlinediter  ^Talk 08:29, 22 May 2009 (UTC).

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My RfA Thank you for participating in my "RecFA", which passed with a final tally of 153/39/22. There were issues raised regarding my adminship that I intend to cogitate upon, but I am grateful for the very many supportive comments I received and for the efforts of certain editors (Ceoil, Noroton and Lar especially) in responding to some issues. I wish to note how humbled I was when I read Buster7's support comment, although a fair majority gave me great pleasure. I would also note those whose opposes or neutral were based in process concerns and who otherwise commented kindly in regard to my record. I recognise that the process itself was unusual, and the format was generally considered questionable - and I accept that I was mistaken in my perception of how it would be received - but I am particularly grateful for those whose opposes and neutrals were based in perceptions of how I was not performing to the standards expected of an administrator. As much as the support I received, those comments are hopefully going to allow me to be a better contributor to the project. Thank you. Very much. LessHeard vanU (talk) 13:56, 24 May 2009 (UTC) ~~~~~

Well, back to the office it is...

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Just letting you know I have joined the task force for Percy Jackson.--Airplaneman (talk) 22:52, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Pmlinediter  ^Talk 06:54, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

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