User talk:Tomcat7/2012/August

WikiCup 2012 July newsletter

We're approaching the beginning of 2012's final round. Pool A sees Cwmhiraeth (submissions) as the leader, with 300 points being awarded for the featured article Bivalvia, and Pool B sees Grapple X (submissions) in the lead, with 10 good articles, and over 35 articles eligible for good topic points. Pool A sees Muboshgu (submissions) in second place with a number of articles relating to baseball, while Pool B's Ruby2010 (submissions) follows Grapple X, with a variety of contributions including the high-scoring, high-importance featured article on the 2010 film Pride & Prejudice. Ruby2010, like Grapple X, also claimed a number of good topic points; despite this, not a single point has been claimed for featured topics in the contest so far. The same is true for featured portals.

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Some baklava for you!

Thanks for adding a better subtopic to A Study in Scarlet.Also have a look at this PR.Till then enjoy the baklava. Ayanosh (talk) 07:48, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Ched Evans GA review

Hi, Thanks for the review but it would be useful to know why you saw fit to fail it? Bladeboy1889 (talk) 08:26, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Apologies - I misread the update on my phone - you've not finished! Bladeboy1889 (talk) 18:35, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Hi, my dear! I am Miha. Thank you for your note about good articles and lists in talk about characters in one telenovela.--Miha (talk) 09:47, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Paavo Nurmi

Hey there,

I saw you nominated Paavo Nurmi for a Good Article. I clicked on the article since the name sounded familiar. I was looking at the references for the page and saw that Ref 10. is a dead link. Just giving you a heads up if you didn't already know. ThurstAsh13 (Malk + Montributions) 04:43, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Another Harrison GAN?

Hi GoP. Hope you saw my comments in thanks/reply regarding the Concert for BD GA (either on that talk page or my own). It's that time of the week or fortnight again − I'm just about to put a George Harrison song article up for GA nom, "Isn't It a Pity". Would love it if you could do the assessment again, but completely understand if you're otherwise engaged. Best, JG66 (talk) 08:45, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

re: GA review

There were some minor issues over at the GA review of Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul which need to be addressed. Bruce Campbell (talk) 19:58, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Passed. Bruce Campbell (talk) 19:48, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

FAC

Hi. Since you nominated The Concert in Central Park for FA, I was wondering if there's something I'm missing in the nomination process for Sons of Soul. It doesnt seem to be getting any attention at FAC, with new nominations being taken on and commented on and older ones being closed up. Is it just a waiting process? Dan56 (talk) 01:33, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes. Album articles are getting low attention in FAC, so you have to wait until someone will review Sons of Soul. Consider inviting people without canvassing. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 09:06, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year/archive2

I've just finished giving feedback for this FLC you nominated. It's a very impressive list and it's a shame there isn't much feedback there :( If you could do the same and comment on the 30–30 club list I nominated, that would be much appreciated. Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:07, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Kanaeva music information

Hi why I can't insert Kanaeva's routines information? I saw many famous figure skater's pags have these kind information as well. what's the problem, I don't get it. My information is correct. And many rhythmic gymnastics fans dying to know gymnasts' music information. Sorry for my English. for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Yagudin

Wanwan0402 (talk) 17:25, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Bully Kutta

Hi. I've placed your GOCE request for a copy edit of Bully Kutta on hold as recent events on the talk page make me concerned that any copy edit might get overrun by the arguments. Could you clarify what your request is for, please? A complete rewrite wouldn't normally fall within our mandate, and we certainly aren't here to mediate content disputes. In the light of events elsewhere on Wikipedia, I'm particularly concerned to see quarrelling about whether it should be called a Pakistani or Indian Mastiff. Regards, --Stfg (talk) 20:45, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Did you see this? --Stfg (talk) 08:50, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

I added this per the request of a user on the Help Desk. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 08:55, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Ah, I see. I've had a look at the help desk entry, and it's clearly an argument about content. GOCE editors ought to be good writers, but many of us would struggle with potential battlegrounds. Thanks for deleting the request. Best regards, --Stfg (talk) 09:21, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

GA Review: Test Track

I have fixed all the issues that you pointed out.--Dom497 (talk) 00:04, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Bridge Over Troubled Water

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Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/The Simpsons discography/archive1

See my reply. Theleftorium ^(talk) 11:38, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

59th National Film Awards

Hello!
You had commented in the Peer Review of this article. It is now a FLC and your comments would be welcome. §§AnimeshKulkarni (talk) 14:42, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Pyramid of Neferefre

Orlady (talk) 16:03, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Wow!

I bow to your abilities-- really nice format for your talk page!! Amazing. :) --Leahtwosaints (talk) 11:26, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I am not good at adding refs, but I might visit this page and perform some clean up. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 11:59, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

FLC

Just notifying you that I left comments at your FLC. Afro (Talk) 07:06, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Ched Evans

Thanks for taking time for the review - I doubt I could review something in another language other than English! Bladeboy1889 (talk) 13:46, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

KMFDM FAC

Hi there. You made a comment at my KMFDM FAC recently. I was hoping you could take a look at my changes and replies and see what you think. Thanks. —Torchiest ^talk_edits 15:54, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Albums list

I noticed you added a section at WP:ALBUMS about Rolling Stone's 500 list. Could another be added with Robert Christgau's (much shorter albeit) list of A+ albums? He seems to be one of, if not the, most important music critics. Dan56 (talk) 21:59, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Isn't It a Pity GA

Hey GoP (or Kurbis?), thanks so much for reviewing this song article. What a thrill − a pass first time out, no changes required. I've just put The Best of George Harrison up for GAN, and sometime over the next week maybe, I should have The Concert for Bangladesh article ready also. As always, it would be great if you could assess them ... but once again, I completely understand if you'd rather not. (By now, you might be a bit Harri-ed out, I realise!) Best, and thanks again − JG66 (talk) 12:12, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Wikify and the future of wikification

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Watching the River Flow.

Thanks for GA, Great Orange Pumpkin (aka Kürbis?!) Mick gold (talk) 17:55, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks from me, too! Moisejp (talk) 20:53, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Bridge Over Troubled Water

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:02, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Abutiu

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:03, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Russian Booker Prize/archive2

Please read speedy deletion criterion G7. It only applies to pages that have had a single author who wants deletion, or (logically) to pages with multiple authors when all the authors want it to be deleted. Your FLC includes lots of comments by TBrandley and by Crisco 1492, so they too would need to ask for deletion. Nyttend (talk) 00:07, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

RE: Why you spam?:

1. That is not spam, 2. if you see i added most of the sources and content, 3. if you dont have a source to show it, then its not AGF/RS.It needs cites and attention needs to be drawn as to where the source is needed. Kindly cite the source and dont OR or remove tags. In this vein, i would draw attention to the comment above about bridge over troubled waterLihaas (talk) 18:10, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul

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1st Russian Booker Prize winner

You got me going, and I did a little article on Mark Kharitonov. I've got to find a bit more material to have the 1500 characters needed for DYK; it's at 1205 right now. The hook could be that he was the first winner of the Russian Booker. Finding book sources is always a pain for lesser known Russian writers, but I'll find more on Mark in books or on the internet. I was also thinking that a navbox and category for the Russian Booker Prize winners is needed. I'll take care of that. INeverCry 20:19, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Yes, a navbox is probably useful, good idea! Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 21:16, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Update: I expanded it a bit and have nominated it for DYK - Template:Did you know nominations/Mark Kharitonov. If you have a second, can you take a quick look and make sure I did everything right? This is my first DYK nomination. :) INeverCry 21:18, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Looks good, although I think "Russian author" is a bit redundant. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 21:19, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, you're quite right. I've cut that bit. I'll let you know when the navbox is done. INeverCry 21:24, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Here it is: Template:Russian Booker Prize. I kept is simple, and without red-links. INeverCry 21:53, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Bridge Over Troubled Water

I have restored the talk page comments of mine and another that you had deleted, per WP:TPO. In response to your own (deleted) comment, why don't we stop "wasting our time" and just edit the article? That's what another editor did, and you reverted it. I am perfect fully willing to take that time and improve the quality of that article, which clearly needs some copy-editing, and improvements on phrasing and use of English, but I want to make sure that it won't simply get reverted because someone may be taking ownership of the article. And that is what the talk page is for; discussion of things the article may need, and what o do about it. If you disagree about the quality of that article, and are going to revert those edits, please say why, instead of reverting without comment. Echoedmyron (talk) 16:50, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

re "parts" of a song - really, what you need to specify is something that tells the reader what makes one "part" different from another. Simply saying "second" and "third" isn't clear; that could mean that the song is equally divided into 3 equal parts based on time; I imagine you really mean something like the introduction could be the 1st part; possibly the second verse is a second part, the coda could be the third, or something like that. Try to use terms that refer to movements in musical composition, and if possible wikilink to related articles, such as Coda (music), if that is what you mean. The article should be clear in meaning to people who do not already have a familiarity with the artist, with the album, or possible with music at all. Obviously one does not go overboard and wikilink every single thing, but the more clear you can make something the better, and the more likely that an article can get up to GA status. I appreciate the effort you are making in response to the tags that I have inserted. I am happy to improve the quality of the writing, but only when I am certain that I can tell what you intend; I don't want to change the phrasing of sentences like the one we are discussing though if I am uncertain of the meaning, and in this case I'm not. It may also help if, in the same way you mention the horns, you are able to specify what exactly was recorded where for those parts; such as, what in that "second" part was recorded - vocals? Guitar? Strings? This will also add value to the statement. Right now just saying that a part was recorded somewhere is incomplete information. But you are on the right track. Echoedmyron (talk) 15:16, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

GA Request

Hi again, I was just wondering if you would like to review either the Bolliger & Mabillard or Floorless Coaster articles for GA status. If you don't want to review them, that's ok.--Dom497 (talk) 11:51, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I will do the first, but I think the second is a bit premature as it is under construction. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 19:21, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

What do you mean about the second article? The second article is complete and all the info possible has been included. You sure your looking at the right article?--Dom497 (talk) 20:28, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Remember

I don't know what happened, but I know that have long term goals for valuable facts. Please consider, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:08, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes, please reconsider, GOP, we can't afford to lose you.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:18, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Ok here is the thing, you were edit warring. Both you and JackofDiamonds1 (talk · contribs), who was also blocked, have been reverting back and forth for a few days now. It was only a matter of time that blocks, protections or both were handed out. Were you correct MOS wise, yes. Does that give you a blank cheque to edit war, no. I have converted your block to time served, since it seems to be pointless. Come back and do what you do best. The pedia needs you more than it needs me. --Guerillero | My Talk 23:50, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Stick around!

A cup of kvas for you! Have a drink, calm down, and then remove that ugly "retired" sign. You were right about Mustafina, but, in any event, nobody wants to lose one of the best editors around over something like this. INeverCry 22:55, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

FREE the Kürbis FREE the Kürbis FREE the Kürbis FREE the Kürbis FREE the Kürbis

PumpkinSky talk 23:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Olypics closing ceremony

WP has verifiaility, if you can cite such verification do so. If not then its OR. Tags are there ofor a reason as is anyone right to place them and you have to discuss to remove them, or answer the tag. Not because IDONTLIKEIT and you think its silly.Lihaas (talk) 19:20, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

"read my response" Whats that supposed to mean?Response to hat and where?"Lihaas (talk) 19:31, 16 August 2012 (UTC)"

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What a joke.--Kürbis (✔) 21:23, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Lol. Span (talk) 21:54, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Russian Booker Prize FLC

I'll withdraw the FLC when I go through what needs to be closed later today. Best of luck in your work with this list, and I hope a future nomination will be more successful. Giants2008 (Talk) 15:28, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Slime mold

Hi GoP, do you mind if I piggyback on your Barbeyella minutissima GAN? I couldn't resist expanding it a bit when I saw it in the queue. Later tonight I will try to clean up the drawings from the protolog and add them to the article (not a great image, but better than nothing). Sasata (talk) 18:13, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

GA Review of Nord Stage

Thanks for doing the GA review of Nord Stage. I have completed the requested fixes. --Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 18:57, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

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DYK Nomination for List of U.S. Presidents by net worth

I added a lot of prose to this article right now. Futurist110 (talk) 03:19, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

I also added a large lead to this article. Futurist110 (talk) 00:15, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I also added some pictures to this article. Do I need to add or fix anything else before getting a DYK nomination for this article? Futurist110 (talk) 21:30, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

I also enlarged the table right now. Futurist110 (talk) 22:34, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Did you see my responses yet? Futurist110 (talk) 17:29, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Friedrich Eckenfelder

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Incomplete DYK nomination

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FL review

I'm active again; the reason for me not replying to the comments at the FL review page for the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam is that I have been drafted into the army. I havn't had a lot of free time as you might understand. --TIAYN (talk) 19:10, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Drive Award

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Max Geldray

Thanks for picking up the review of this one - it's much appreciated. I think I've covered all your points, but if I've missed anything, please let me know. Cheers - SchroCat (^ • @) 15:15, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

That's great: many thanks indeed for a very smooth review! - SchroCat (^ • @) 18:22, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Jack Ely

Hey! I've responded to all you comments at the GAN page. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 02:48, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Golden Spikes Award/archive1

Hi GOP! If you could comment on the Golden Spikes Award list I nominated, that would be much appreciated. There hasn't been many reviews throughout the nomination. Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 12:50, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

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CC schools

Hey! I addressed most of your comments at the FLC page, just for your information :)
P.S. I didn't see the editnotice, bloody me >.< Diego Grez (talk) 19:28, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Ping

Hi, all your comments have been resolved at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Grey's Anatomy cast members/archive1, and I was wondering if you could cap your comments, and possibly support/oppose the list's promotion. Thanks, TRLIJC19 (talk • contribs) 00:37, 31 August 2012 (UTC)