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Archive 1

Forever Changes

I've just noticed how poor and thin the article on the album is. Entire books, and countless articles, have been written about it - one of the all-time great albums. I'd be willing to start making some improvements to the article - what do you think about joining in an improvement drive? Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:21, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Ghmyrtle I would be happy to help in any way I can. I have a book or two I can dig up that should lead to some more details (just gotta find them!). I could work on some of the background history and perhaps find more in-depth reviews for its reception section. Let me know how you want to divide the work and I can adjust to that. Thank you for including me in the project.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 16:36, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

The best way to start it, I think, would be simply for each of us to use whatever sources we have and gradually piece a better article together. We could use a sandbox, or simply work on the article as it stands now - I don't have a strong view on how best to do it. So long as we know we are both working to the same end and can discuss anything that arises, I don't think there should be a problem. I have a couple of books, and of course we can find good online sources. I'm not promising to start it straight away, but I'll see if I get something going in the next week or two. Ghmyrtle (talk) 17:05, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Ghmyrtle ok I got it. I need to finish an article to have space in my sandbox, so it will be a day or two before I start any editing. When that is complete, I'll focus on a little pre-history: mention the release of Da Capo, the state of the band, and Arthur Lee's relationship with his bandmates. If I recall correctly, the group was rapidly deteriorating at the time recording sessions began so it should be an interesting backdrop to the album itself. We can stay in touch and ultimately I think we will create a much more in-depth article.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 19:55, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

No problem. You can have as many sandboxes as you like of course (just call them Sandbox1, Sandbox2, etc.)! Ghmyrtle (talk) 20:11, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Ghmyrtle I added some background information to the article. Let me know how you feel about it and we can move forward. It covers the state of the band before recording sessions commenced. I think from this point on it would be more appropriate to discuss on the article's talk page if that is okay with you.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 13:30, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

All looks good so far. I have the books by Hultkrans, Barney Hoskyns, and Michael Stuart-Ware, which I can draw on - and probably some other more general ones. My problem at the moment is in finding the time to do all the things I need to do (not just on WP), so I suggest you carry on, and if I disagree with anything I'll raise it on the article talk page (or direct with you if necessary). Regards, Ghmyrtle (talk) 18:21, 2 June 2016 (UTC).

I haven't forgotten about this - it's just a question of finding the time. Can I suggest that we use a similar format to that at Marquee Moon (a featured article) - that is, Background, Recording, Music and lyrics (I suggest a song-by-song approach), Release and reception, Legacy and influence, Track listing, Personnel. I've now received the Einarson book, Forever Changes: Arthur Lee and the book of Love, which looks pretty good and reliable to me. By the way, there is an article about the creation of the album in the new August 2016 issue of Uncut, which is great to see, but a quick look suggests that it doesn't add anything new to the story. Ghmyrtle (talk) 11:22, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Ghmyrtle it's fine, I actually stopped adding to the article for now because I was waiting for the same book to be delivered. I can still contribute to the reception section in the meantime. The format you suggested sounds good, I'll go back to work on the article in a day or two.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 16:39, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Sunny Gale

Are you planning to make any use of this section of the fan site you found? It takes her story through to the 1970s, at least. Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:28, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

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Given the persistent abuse of sleeper accounts, I've increased the protection from semi-protection to extended confirmed protection. Please get in touch if you have any comments, questions, or concerns. Best, Mike V • Talk 01:42, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

• Take care GracefulSlick. Drmies (talk) 04:13, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

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Jennica no problem, I'm happy to help. I wish there was more assuming of good-faith here by others so this kind of thing could be avoided. Oh well, I am sure the AN/I will be closed sooner than later with no action taken. By the way, happy holidays!TheGracefulSlick (talk) 05:14, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I just appreciate someone coming to bat for me. I didn't actually anticipate that. Happy Holidays to you as well :) --Jennica✿ / ^talk 05:17, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Merry, merry!

From the icy Canajian north; to you and yours! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 02:12, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

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Say what? No, I passed it! What's going on here? Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 10:45, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

FYI, just

And the interaction analyser thingy is rather revealing too, no? O Fortuna!^{...Imperatrix mundi.} 03:57, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Fortuna yes this only helps confirm my suspicions. I know his editing style by heart because I had to clean up plenty of his messes. I do not know very much on how to initiate a SPI so I guess I will wait for Bishonen to respond. Thanks for the data.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 04:06, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

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Garage Rock task force

Hey TheGracefulSlick, I did a bit of editing on some Shadows of Night pages the past two days. Did a summary on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Rock music/Garage rock taskforce talk page. Tell me if this is what one of our goals is, and if I should continue to summarize my improvements(?) on the talk page. I'll tackle some more of the second album next.Frankzappatwin (talk) 16:38, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

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Leon Day

Good job on getting the Leon Day entry situated for a GA review. Our articles on Negro league stars really lag behind the rest in terms of quality, and it can be difficult to find readily available sources on these guys. I tweaked some of the syntax in the article - hope you don't mind. Happy to help on articles like this if you need anything in the future. EricEnfermero (Talk) 03:36, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

EricEnfermero I don't mind at all and I agree with you: Negro league stars need a lot of help in improving their quality. Some of it is sources but another point is many people simply are not aware that the league existed. I apologize if there is a NPOV (since you noted it); it is difficult to describe Day without being a little complimentary. He excelled at some much for one player. This is actually my first attempt at GA not related to music so I expected some things I need to work on. Thanks for the help!TheGracefulSlick (talk) 04:06, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

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Mifter (talk) 12:03, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

I'm curious - is there a reason why you used an image of the A-side rather than the B-side (such as the image here)? I'm sure you had a good reason, so I won't change it myself. Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:14, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Ghmyrtle, honestly, I never noticed that the A-side was pictured when I revised the article. I didn't originally put it there. I'll change it shortly.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 01:25, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Not exactly Garage Rock but need an opinion on protocol

I haven't been exactly active on the garage rock task force lately, but that doesn't mean I stopped editing. I totally re-did the article for Duane Eddy's album, Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel and I noticed you had done some minor editing on about a year ago. The question that I have is whether or not I should remove the infobox regarding singles? Since I did add a charting history it might be redundant. While I think that both are appropriate, I don't know and cannot locate any guidelines on this. What do you think? Frankzappatwin (talk) 16:48, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Frankzappatwin, from personal experience, I usually refer to the Younger Than Yesterday article or L.A. Woman (my own work) articles for format qualifications. Both articles keep the singles infoboxes and I think, for all articles, they are important as a part of the quick overview some readers are looking for.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 00:25, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

PS if I were you I would make a section just called "Chart positions", and add the album's highest chart position.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 00:30, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

That is my intention, but I simply ran out of time today. I sometimes work slowly.Frankzappatwin (talk) 01:55, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

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The photo is of a 1904 catcher's mitt. Shearonink (talk) 12:59, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your efficient way of reviewing Shearonink. Hope to see you around at future GA reviews!TheGracefulSlick (talk) 15:32, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected your page again because of all the disruption going on. If you want it unprotected then you can give me a nudge or file a request at WP:RFPP :)--5 albert square (talk) 01:06, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

5 albert square thank you but can we make this an indefinite protection status? Putting dates on the EC just encourages this vandal. It has been that way for over a year; he is more than willing to wait it out. I know that this is highly unpractical, especially since it makes it near-impossible for newer users to contact me, but there is no better solution at the moment.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 02:02, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

 Done 5 albert square (talk) 07:03, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

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Winkelvi block discussion

I hope you don't mind; I broke your comment about removing Winklevi's talk page access off into a separate discussion. I think there's some merit to your thoughts, which I responded to, and a sub-section should bring both our resistance to his being unblocked and your ideas to the attention of an administrator. --Drmargi (talk) 19:32, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

Drmargi no problem. Someone has to help save Wikelvi from himself. I think this time away will be his last chance to reform himself but unfortunately this needs to be done to make him take a break.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 19:47, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

Oh, good. I'm glad you don't mind. We've barely crossed paths, so one always worries. And I agree; this latest round of frenzied activity is more indication he needs at least the full three-month block. He simply doesn't see what is at the root of our reactions to his request for an unblock. --Drmargi (talk) 19:56, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

Well so much for that Drmargi. I wish it was not closed without settling that but oh well. Hopefully the decline is enough to make Winkelvi see the light a little bit.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 20:08, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

True. But let's look at it providentially: he's on notice. I do take issue with BethNaught characterizing tempers as high; I'm calm as a cucumber. But that's not a hill I want to die on. Hopefully now he'll sit out the remainder of his block in peace and come back ready to be cooperative. Time will tell. --Drmargi (talk) 20:11, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

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Hi Slick (may I call you Slick?) - Great job on this Day entry so far; you've made a great contribution to an area of baseball history that is historically a bit overlooked. There is some feedback to address, but I wanted to let you know that I am not tied to a strict seven-day limit. I know you are doing a bit of juggling at the moment because of the weird nature of how GA reviews are picked up. Let me know if I can clarify anything on the review. EricEnfermero (Talk) 02:53, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

EricEnfermero call me Slick, Grace, or TGS, they are all okay with me. Ironic, I ask you to help with this review (thank you by the way) to avoid dividing my attention and here we are anyways. I will start addressing the feedback you wrote.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 03:25, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Civility Barnstar
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Question regarding one of your 21 April 2017 edits of The Soft Parade article

In this edit of The Soft Parade did you mean "The Soft Parade was remastered at 24-but resolution" or "The Soft Parade was remastered at 24-bit resolution"? —DocWatson42 (talk) 10:53, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

DocWatson42 thank you for catching that. I made the fix.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 18:14, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

You're welcome. ^_^ —DocWatson42 (talk) 03:55, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

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Band names (Jades, Nomads, Shy Guys, etc.)

I noticed that you moved several pages, changing titles for the Jades, the Shy Guys, and the Nomads. While that is not necessarily a bad thing in every case, you might wish to discuss them beforehand (I realize that awhile back I made a title change for the Quests without discussion, which I admitted I should discussed it first--but I was confident that there would be no objection to the move).

• You may be right in some cases (and I'd be open to your changes), but it would be best to discuss any title changes before pushing the "submit" button.
• You probably made the right move for the Shy Guys--I'd tend to agree with your change, at least for now. The other Shy Guys from Sanford, FL, who did "Black Lightening Light", don't have much coverage on the internet, although they are discussed in Lemlich's book. They are unlikely to get writeup anytime soon. There probably weren't many other bands wiht that name anyway.

However, the Nomads (from Texas City) and the Jades (from Sparta Michigan) have a different set of issues. There were so many other garage bands with those same names in the 60s, some of the others well-known. Those bands have what you would call "ubiquitous names", and therefore need specialized treatment.

• The Jades from Fort Worth were big in that scene, as you probably already know, and though they don't currently get enough write-up, they do have a small piece at 60s Garage bands.com and factor highly in the Teen a Go Go Documentary about the Fort Worth scene. I'd imagine we'll see more of them. I have an idea that they are prominently discussed in that "Tree Guitars and a Station Wagon" article.
• The Jades from Muncie, Indiana do have an writeup in Garage Hangover, and I've wanted to write an article on them, but I want to find one more good source first.
• Of course, you know that there have been a lot of American bands named the Nomads in different genres, probably going back to the 50s or earlier, and there were a lot of 60s garage bands of that name, some well-known.
• There were other bands called the Nomads from Texas. The Nomads from Fort Worth were also well-known (probably better-known) and did the oft-comped "Be Nice"--but they don't have enough good sources at this time--I expect some write-ups to emerge eventually. So, that is why I opted for specificity when I titled the article with "...(Texas City Band)". We could change it to something like "...(Galveston band)", perhaps. We need local specificity, because as soon as some good sources crop-up on the Fort Worth band, you know that one of the people in the garage project is going to do a Wiki article for them.

I was very well-aware of all of this when I titled the articles. That doesn't mean that the titles should be set in stone--I'm open to changes. I'd imagine that you wanted the titles to be more standardized and look more notable, so I can see your point. But it might have been best to discuss some of those title changes first--such changes are theoretically supposed to be discussed in advance. Perhaps for now, it would be best to revert the titles of Jades' and Nomads' articles back to their previous wording (or something similar). But, we could keep the Shy Guys' title as you changed it. Garagepunk66 (talk) 05:06, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Garagepunk66 I only need to discuss page moves when they are controversial. Here is why a discussion was not needed: you are pointing out bands that do not have an article. That is WP:OtherStuffExists. You expect sources to emerge on other bands that haven't already; that's WP:Crystalball. Remember, it is just as easy to move the articles to a more specific title when (and only when) it is necessary. Please read Wikipedia:Article titles for more information. It is very specific and I simply followed its guidelines. Thanks.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 18:39, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Still, it is usually a good idea to discuss article title changes beforehand, unless you're 100% certain there will be no questions/objections from other editors. I could go along with the Nomads, and I agree about the Shy Guys. However, I do have an issue with the Jades from Michigan, because the Jades from Muncie have sources available. There is not only the Garage Hangover piece, but I believe they get some discussion in Markesich's book. Garagepunk66 (talk) 20:43, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Garagepunk66 I was 100% certain there would not be any policy-based objections when I made the moves and I was correct. Once an article actually exists about another American Jades band, you have a case to revert the adjustment. When and if that happens, I will happily revert the edit myself. But at the moment, that is the standardized approach to the article's title. If you read the guidelines provided, you will agree with me.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 20:49, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Fair enough. It was just a lot of name changes all at once--it all took me by surprise. We could make reversions later if need be, come the time. Just touching base. I guess I if I have a fault, I tend to look at things more from the standpoint of a historian than a Wikipedian, so I should balance things out more and move in the direction of notability guidelines, etc. Garagepunk66 (talk) 01:03, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

Garagepunk66 the reason it seems like a lot of name changes at once is because I was also moving albums from the Pebbles series (I still need to finish that tedious process). The problem with that series is it describes the 1990s releases as "CD"s. in the titles While I understand what was meant by that, it is no longer an accurate discrepancy since some of the original Pebbles albums have been reissued on CDs. Some of the bands you wrote about are linked in the series so I also adjusted them as I went along.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 01:53, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

That's fine. Garagepunk66 (talk) 02:33, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Leon Day

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Chitrali

Never a dull moment around here! Head out for a nice family dinner and suddenly there are accusations flying about an ethnic group in Pakistan. Reminds me why I used to spend half my day editing! BigHaz - Schreit mich an 11:20, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

BigHaz looks like they were cultivating a whole farm of socks for that AfD. People honestly do the strangest things around here. I have tried to cut back on editing. If I don't, I'll probably go mad!TheGracefulSlick (talk) 16:08, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

I know that feeling. I think I've basically sworn off this place two or three times and started considering closing my account down. Then I'll read an article in need of updates or editing, and it all starts again. We're probably both mad for having started here! BigHaz - Schreit mich an 23:05, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Jacob C. White Jr.

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DYK nomination of The Duals

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DYK for Leon Day

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—David Levy 03:45, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for The Duals

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Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

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Celtic Thunder: Take Me Home

Noticed that article title had nothing to do with content. Article had been hijacked. Original content restored.Dlohcierekim (talk) 06:17, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

Dad/Revenge

If the info box should be song, then shouldn't the categorization follow that? Cheers. --Richhoncho (talk) 08:26, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Dimitri Navachine

Hello! Your submission of Dimitri Navachine at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:26, 4 June 2017 (UTC) 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:26, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

• For possible alternate hook might be something along these lines, based on this newspaper clipping.

ALT: ...that Soviet economist banker Dimitri Navachine was assassinated in downtown Paris because it was suspected he possessed documents that showed innocence of political prisoners being held in Moscow? (199 characters)

Then just put something in the article along these lines and use the news clip for reference.Just ideas....--Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:03, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

I've substantially researched this guy. Have put together lots of sources and collected the clips. Will add substantially to the article, which is (IMO) misleading as it presently stands. The murder is still listed as unsolved by the Paris police. It is tied to at least three other murders (Carlo and Nello Rosselli, Italian antiFascist dissidents; Laetitia Nourrissat Toureaux, stabbed to death in plain sight while riding the Paris Metro on 16 May, 1937 in “the perfect crime”). La Cagoule is one suspected organization (Jean Filliol is named as the assassin); but the NKVD is another (Panteleimon Takhchiyanov, officer of the NKVD special reserve was named as the assassin in the research/release in 2004 of KGB documents). 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:28, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

User:7&6=thirteen could you possibly add the information about NKVD agent or provide the source? I was not trying to miselead readers but more recent sources seemed to support the La Cagoule theory. I can include the connection to the other murders in the meantime.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 00:05, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Please add me and Doug Coldwell as cocreators to this article. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:55, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, but I don't feel I have added enough to be a bona-fide co-creator. I'll just make improvements.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:30, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

• User:7&6=thirteen I am about to add your names to the DYK but can you go back to the article and check your additions? You repeated some information I included such as the connection to the other murders and the possible theories.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 18:52, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

• PS - User:7&6=thirteen I think we want to avoid cluttering the paragraph by removing some of the references stacked together after one sentence. I can do it myself but I want your opinion on what sources you consider the most essential before taking any out.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 19:16, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

No worries. Consider them to be a suggestion. Feel free to make changes. Could add content and move them around so they are not a 'chian.' span style="text-shadow:#396 0.2em 0.2em 0.5em; class=texhtml">7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:45, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

• Now check Earwig reading.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 22:04, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Jacob C. White Jr.

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AN/I notice

Hello TGS. I wanted to let you know that a thread regarding you has been opened here Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#TheGracefulSlick. Hopefully it will be dealt with by the time you see this. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 13:51, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

Update: dealt with and archived :-) Here is the link in case you are interested Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive956#TheGracefulSlick. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 18:51, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

MarnetteD I guess everyone had all the fun without me! I don't know why CA did that; if you know his situation, he is (was) only a month away from his standard offer. Thank you for the heads up.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 19:23, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

You are welcome. MarnetteD|Talk 19:38, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

Huberthoff

I see I'm not the only one with concerns about Hubertoff's edits. Do you think this should be brought to an admin's attention? — Myk Streja ^(who?) 13:36, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

I've never filed a complaint against another editor before, could you point me in the right direction? Huberthoff is out of control. The number of attacks on infoboxes, especially historic figures, is irresponsible and disruptive and he needs to be restrained. He keeps citing Avoid flag icons in infoboxes while I think Historical considerations is what really matters here. — Myk Streja ^(who?) 14:39, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

Ramming attack

Yes, I just saw that the article I tagged for deletion was redirected to the 'current' page. So I went ahead and tagged the current article on the topic. ‡ Єl Cid, Єl Caɱ̩peador ^ᐁT₳LKᐃ 21:50, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Dimitri Navachine

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DYK for Fred Gildersleeve

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Vanamonde (talk) 01:25, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

AN/I

As you participated in Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive957#Proposal: One-way IBAN on Godsy towards Legacypac, you may be interested in Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Proposing IBAN between Godsy and Legacypac. — Godsy ^(TALK_CONT) 03:13, 29 June 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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Hamburg Tapes 1967

User:Etron81/sandbox/Hamburg Tapes 1967

Just an FYI that I've started a page for this new release in my sandbox - feel free to add to it if you wish! (I've put sources at the bottom for reference when I get aroudn to writing background/reception/etc sections)

Etron81 (talk) 17:36, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Fishmans Article Recreation

Hi Grace, I just saw your message on my talk page. I would very much like help re-creating the Uchu Nippon Setagaya article that was deleted at AfD. I have just added an email to my account. I apologize if this is not the right place to talk about this; I have never added to a talk page before, and was not sure whether I should reply to the section you created on my talk page, or reply on your talk page. I opted for the latter to insure that you would see this, as I am not certain that you would have been notified had I replied to your note in my talk page. One more thing I would like to note is that I did not know about that canvassing guideline. I simply do not speak Japanese, so I was having a very hard time navigating Japanese sources. For this reason, I reached out to others for help finding and interpreting Japanese coverage of the album. At the time, I was unaware this violated any rules. In any case, I am sorry for any misunderstanding, and I am excited to get the page re-created. How should I proceed? Should I wait for an email, or take some other action? FindingEllipsoids (talk) 13:21, 16 November 2017 (UTC)