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AJona1992

Cross-post from User talk:Boing! said Zebedee#AJona1992

Hey. Only now just seen the thread at User talk:AJona1992. You may want to inform his mentor, User talk:RobertMfromLI. It's not the first time he's broken the terms of his mentorship and this may warrant a block under his restrictions. Strange Passerby (talk • c • status) 09:12, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks so much for alerting me. I do not have any vendetta, and do not wish to be drawn into any dispute with this user. Let me think about it. Cheers. - S Masters (talk) 13:42, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Ribbon Reward

For all of your hard work in creating and organizing the Wikipedia Ribbons page, I award you the following:

		The Original Barnstar
		For creating 2 new ribbons for the Wikipedia Ribbons page. NielsenGW (talk) 02:17, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For creating 5 new ribbons for the Wikipedia Ribbons page. NielsenGW (talk) 02:17, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For creating 8 new ribbons for the Wikipedia Ribbons page. NielsenGW (talk) 02:17, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

		The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
		For creating 12 new ribbons for the Wikipedia Ribbons page. NielsenGW (talk) 02:17, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

		The Special Barnstar
		For going above and beyond the call and creating 20 new ribbons and helping with the Ribbons page! NielsenGW (talk) 02:17, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Wow! Thank you so much! I wasn't expecting this many barnstars. Glad I could help. Trust you had a good honeymoon! Cheers. – S Masters (talk) 02:24, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks (Chain Saw)

Thanks so much, I really, really appreciate it. You've got nothing to apologize for, we're all busy from time to time. One thing is true, though, if this FAC passes, it will be in no small part to all your great effort in improving the article. I doubt it would pass without your help, or other editors. I really cannot thank you enough.--The Taerkasten (talk) 15:10, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

You really deserve it! And thanks for your understanding. I really hope it passes, I have been going through some of the other horror FAs and I think this is on par with their standards, if not better. Let's keep our fingers crossed. – S Masters (talk) 15:23, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

The problem is now, if it does pass, what am I going to do? The journey towards FA has been exciting and really rewarding, meeting new editors, and just the feeling of improving it. I suppose I could work on the rest of the Chainsaw series, but I'm not sure if they have the wealth of information available like this one has. Ah what to do....--The Taerkasten (talk) 15:51, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Haha, that would be a nice problem to have. Cross that bridge when you come to it. You can always help out at the GOCE. :-) - S Masters (talk) 16:01, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Interesting thought, alas my copyediting skills are not all that good, though I'd certainly be open to improving them. I'll keep that in mind, actually.--The Taerkasten (talk) 16:10, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

I think Sandy wants the article to be copyedited again, as per the FAC.--The Taerkasten (talk) 08:38, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Alas, just when I thought consensus was reached, some more problems crop up. A week from now, I won't have anytime to work on the article, I've got real life stuff to be busy with, so if this doesn't pass now, I guess it'll have to remain GA for a long time.--The Taerkasten (talk) 08:54, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

I know, after all this time! I am really busy in RL as well, but will keep an eye on it and see if I can help. - S Masters (talk) 09:02, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Just wanted to say thanks again, but unfortunately it didn't pass this time round. Concerns were about references, although I feel I adequately addressed some of the issues. I didn't agree too much on what they said about the references, but ah well. Still, there's always a 5th FAC, though after that I may just give up. Once again, thanks for your help on the article and its FAC.--The Taerkasten (talk) 20:21, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

This is most unfortunate, but you are so very close. I sincerely that hope you don't give up. There are people around you that are willing to help if you give it another go. And this next time, hopefully the issues are minor and that the nom page will be a lot cleaner so you might get more support votes. – S Masters (talk) 01:09, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, I think I will give it another go. It's far too close to give up.--The Taerkasten (talk) 13:19, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Lead section of an article

You may remember giving the article Silver Reef, Utah a good copy edit. I would now like to know if you think I should reduce the lead section to two paragraphs? In my opinion, the article is too short to have four opening paragraphs. What do you think? The Utahraptor^{Talk to me}/_{Contributions} 18:19, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Found this from stalking your contributions, according to Wikipedia:Manual of Style (lead section)#Length yeah, the lead should only have about two paragraphs. Derild4921☼ 18:27, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• The paragraphs themselves can be fairly lengthy though. Have a look at WP:LEAD.

The lead should be able to stand alone as a concise overview of the article. It should define the topic, establish context, explain why the subject is interesting or notable, and summarize the most important points—including any notable controversies. The emphasis given to material in the lead should roughly reflect its importance to the topic, according to reliable, published sources, and the notability of the article's subject should usually be established in the first few sentences.

– S Masters (talk) 18:33, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. The Utahraptor^{Talk to me}/_{Contributions} 18:41, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Upanishads

Hello, SMasters. You have new messages at Talk:Upanishads#Good_news_-_Upanishads_is_now_a_GA.21.
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Zuggernaut (talk) 22:33, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Yay! Great news, congrats! - S Masters (talk) 00:12, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Sumatra meulaboh mosque.jpg

I completed the requested retouching. Might be a good idea to leave a quick note to make your support look more official. Br, Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 23:06, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Done, thanks for the note. - S Masters (talk) 00:09, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

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Barnstar from WikiProject Wikify

		The Wikilink Barnstar
		For your excellent work in the October 2010 Wikification Drive, you are awarded The Wikilink Barnstar! Thanks for your work!  Ⓢock  03:57, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! I had fun participating. :-) – S Masters (talk) 04:04, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

		The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia
		For your excellent work in the October 2010 Wikification Drive, you are awarded The Superior Barnstar! Thanks for your work! WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 21:17, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much! – S Masters (talk) 01:24, 5 November 2010 (UTC)