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I've begun the GA review at Talk:Laura Secord/GA1. It's excellent work, with only some small issues requiring your attention. Thanks! -- Khazar2 (talk) 20:02, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments on my Secord edits. C7286D (talk) 13:24, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
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For your contributions to bringing Laura Secord to Good Article status. -- Khazar2 (talk) 00:37, 2 January 2013 (UTC) |
Well, thanks a lot! CüRlyTüRkeyTalkContribs 01:03, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Curly, I just started a GA review of Goodman Beaver without noticing this one was you (you've got quite the range of interests!). Hope you don't mind getting two back-to-back reviews from me; if you'd like a fresher set of eyes, I won't be the least offended to hand it over to another reviewer. In the meantime, though, I've got a few minor action points for your attention at the review page. Enjoy the day! -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:56, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
The Wikipedia Store was all out of Laura Secord chocolates, so enjoy some baklava instead. Thanks for your contributions to another Good Article. Khazar2 (talk) 15:37, 3 January 2013 (UTC) |
On this edit you undid some layout changes I made saying that it limits accessibility. The changes I made were in keeping with the vast majority of the articles that I have seen. I am curious to know what effect it has on accessibility and why the format I use is in common use. Cheers. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 03:14, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
He deleted one of my comments. CüRlyTüRkeyTalkContribs 13:43, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
There is now a discussion about your behaviour on WP:ANI. The section is Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive780#Discussion(s) at Talk:Harry Partch. --Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 16:14, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
I believe this was the last edit before it was demolished. Apparently nobody bought Toccata's story. CüRlyTüRkeyTalkContribs 01:16, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
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Did you look at the edit history for this page? JoshuSasori (talk) 06:37, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Please stop moving this article all over the place. It makes it extremely difficult to do anything when the title keeps changing (especially in the middle of an edit). I've moved it back to Sotsugyō (Yuki Saito song) as Zone has a song with the exact same title. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 07:04, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
(ec) The fact that someone's moved it before is not evidence that the move is "controversial". If the mover doesn't provide an adequate reason for a non-standard move like this, then there's no reason not to move it back. The onus is on the editor of the non-standard move to gain consensus that it should be moved. Most likely the editor who moved it wasn't familiar with WP:SONGS, and now that it's been pointed out, will be very unlikely to make the move again. Anyways, there are two of us backing up the accepted standard, so the other editor better have a good explanation if they try to move it again. Curly Turkey (gobble) 07:08, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
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I just started editing Herriman as per your request. Within moments you reverted me and screwed up my next edit. If you really want help on your article, I'd suggest you rethink your approach. This isn't how to get it. Instead, if you object to something that another editor is doing, get in touch with them and work it out. Your style is not mine, and I don't engage in edit wars, so I'll get out of your way. Cheers. Lfstevens (talk) 01:59, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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I like pecan butter tarts so thanks! and I'm glad you liked the 1812 article. (It's really more about Wikipedia than the war). We also share an interest in comics! Rjensen (talk) 15:56, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Curley Turkey, I'm beginning the copy-edit you requested for the above article which you requested at the GOCE Request page. Please feel free to contact me, or to correct or revert my changes if I'm doing something I shouldn't. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 18:54, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
I think the major cut is an improvement, it keeps the article on-topic and works well. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 03:12, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I've gone over the new images you've added to Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book and commented upon them at the GAN. The fair use issues are the last thing to sort out before the article can be passed. Thanks for your hard work so far. WesleyDodds (talk) 09:38, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Since I'm the editor of the Buz Sawyer books for Fantagraphics, I don't think I'm objective enough to make the change myself. Rick Norwood (talk) 23:35, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
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Hello there! By all means make the changes that you suggest; I don't have the time to do it myself right now (the real-life work piles up...). Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 11:01, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
Hello Curly Turkey, thanks for watching and editing the article The Adventures of Tintin. I have watched it for years, sometime after it because a Featured Article, and I enjoy working with other editors who are interested in the article's success. May we discuss a few of your recent edits? My intention is to keep the article improved and I have no wish to put forth any personal egotism or agenda.
Let us consider linking to the "Franco-Belgian comics" article, an important comic movement mostly begun by Hergé. If so, perhaps we should actually mention the phrase "Franco-Belgian comics" as well as link to it, as opposed to what the article was doing in the past. What are your thoughts?
The redirect "comic album" to the "Formats" section of that article is a pretty good explanation of what a comic album is, isn't it? Shouldn't we keep that link? The fact that it is a redirect is not a reason to not use it, right?
We can use the term "cartoonist" if you feel strongly we should (the article had been avoiding that term, and I personally don't think it fits.). If so, shouldn't we probably link to the "cartoonist" article?
The sentence "Hergé himself features in several of the comics as a background character, as do his assistants in some instances." has been there for many years, since before I started watching it, and I am trying to find out if it has been there since the article became FA. If we are going to use it, it probably should contain a reference. I believe it refers to a true statement; Hergé did indeed feature himself and some of the other artists, and it is an interesting fact for our readers. What do you think?
The reason why we "correct" the template when mentioning "ligne claire" is not because of italicization but because without doing so, the text reads: "Hergé's French: ligne claire style" instead of "Hergé's ligne claire style". We make similar usage elsewhere in the article. The former seems to be what we want, isn't it?
In a section that explains Hergé's legacy, I personally believe the word "proven" is justified, as Hergé legacy truly has proven influential. We don't have to water it down to the bland word "been" do we really?
The reason we have "Book 10 was the first to be originally published in colour" instead of "The first to be originally published in colour" is the table shows that phrase to be associated with, not only book 10, but books 10 to 15. As only Book 10 was originally published in colour, we are saying so. Isn't that all right? (Note: The table was only recently added. For years there was only a list.)
The word "engaging" is referenced, apparently the work cited states that Hergé's work is engaging (although I don't have that reference book), so isn't it appropriate to keep the word then? This has been in the article for many years, since before I started watching it, and I am trying to find out if it has been there since the article became FA. Can't we keep it?
Thanks for your feedback! Cheers. —Prhartcom (talk) 16:50, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi. Can you offer your opinion on the matter discussed at the bottom of this discussion? Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 02:22, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
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Hi Curly Turkey-- Thanks for fixing the problem at Faulkner. My example that I had posted was just that - an example. I don't now remember what the article was, but over a year ago I removed the same sort of uncited OR stuff from a different writer's article, and was reverted; so I haven't bothered with it since. I've never really looked through the various WP policies and procedures for infoboxes, but now in a very quick glance just through the project itself, nothing caught my eye about citations, one way or the other. One particular editor, however, did catch my eye as being active in the project, and from having seen his posts and general attitude in other discussions, I want nothing to do with it.
I haven't seen your signature around until this latest discussion on JK's page, but chances are that you have no real interest in infoboxes either. If by chance you might agree that uncited "influences/influenced" garbage ought to be generally deprecated across Wikipedia, then perhaps you may know of someone willing to make some noise about it with the infobox project. My own familiarity with serious editors (which I am not - I'm really just a reader) is very limited. My thinking is that in infoboxes bald biographical facts are fine as is, but that even "known for", or variations of that phrase, need to be cited within the infobox because that is nearly always opinion. (That is, "known for" popularly by the public, or by critics and practitioners of the art? These are frequently very different.) Milkunderwood (talk) 00:48, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
Very happy to see Laura Secord up to Featured Article status, even if she is a chocolate-y traitor to my country. -- Khazar2 (talk) 23:58, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
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Hi there. Small issue at the nom which you need to fix. Otherwise looks good. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:31, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
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That's a great tool — I appreciate your showing it to me. I should learn to use it. In general I'd say you're right, and if I jumped the gun, it was only because he'd made the accusation against one or somehow two other editors here. I did avoid using the term at Talk:Watchmen — which I hope you'll go to, to see the extent of that editor's reversions, which extended to reinstalling dead links! (LOL!) I do try to be careful about what I say — we're old colleagues, so you know — but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate someone letting me know when I might have stepped too far. So, thank you for that. At least my having kept it off the talk page is something. With regards, Tenebrae (talk) 21:52, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
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Curly Turkey, I'm about to go to sleep (it's 4 am here in India :)), and I do wish you would redact the above comment. As I've tried to explain, Tenebrae made four kinds of edits, sans any discussion: a) adding a PH section, b) adding ref templates, c) replacing dead links and d) removing "seminal". You seem to agree with me that a) wasn't a necessary addition. b) is clearly disallowed by an editing guideline. d) you may agree with Tenebrae, but I hope you can see (with the dictionary definition, other reliable sources and the text in the article supporting it) that it isn't an altogether absurd claim. As for c) I immediately agreed they were necessary to fix, and offered to restore them myself once Tenebrae and I reached a consensus on the rest.
Don't you think I was thus well within my rights to edits all his edits and ask for a discussion first (as Wikipedia:OWN#Featured_articles specifically allows)? Or do you still think I have crossed the line?—indopug (talk) 22:50, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for calling out the increasingly personal comments made against my character ("what kind of a person does that?") on the RfC. —indopug (talk) 00:24, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Always good to collaborate with you, CT. I have to say, overall that is one well-written article. I recently discovered the existence of this book, and have managed to get hold of the original 1959 paperback (as well as the later Kitchen Sink version that I could actually, y'know, read!).
I hear what you're saying, though I disagree that Sabre's influence was minuscule — while Contract with God got mainstream press, I was around at the time that both came out, and Sabre was an incredible breakthrough. It's hard to imagine now, but everyone told Dean Mullaney no one would buy "a five-dollar comic book" (I thnk comics were 25 or 30 cents at the time), and Sabre, being the first such creation sold in the still-new retail venue of direct-sales comic-book stores, was the first exposure virtually anyone in comics had to the form. (1971's Blackmark was only known to a few cognoscenti by then).
I completely see how reasonable minds can differ, though. The more I look at that sentence, in fact, the more I'm unsure it belongs there at all. It seems a tangential point that graphic novels became popularized after 1978: The fact has no bearing on Jungle Book itself, and it's not something mentioned at Bloodstar, It Rhymes with Lust, Sabre (graphic novel) or Blackmark, for instance. I'm not sure why the fact is any more pertinent to Jungle Book than to the others. What would you think about keeping the focus on Jungle Book itself and just ending the paragraph at "however"? That seems like it might be clearer and more tightly about Kurtzman's work. What do you think? --Tenebrae (talk) 17:31, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi. Can you offer your opinion on a photo in this discussion? Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 02:52, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello there Curly Turkey; apologies if I offended you in any way, for that was certainly not my intention. Having been responsible for bringing this article up to GA, I admit to being a little protective of it – I am very happy with your recent edits to the page, but it is those of Prhartcom that concern me, and they are the only ones that I reverted. Without consensus, this user decided to completely reorder the introductory paragraphs, something that actually reduced the quality (in my opinion); I accept however that this was done in good faith, and hold no malice to that user. As you should be aware, they moved the plot synopsis to the first paragraph, and the information about publication and purpose to the second; this seems to contravene the "ethos" of Wikipedia, and may well be contrary to policy too (but I don't have time right now to rummage through policy articles). I would ask you that you revert your own revert on this issue, leaving the introduction as it was when you first finished with it, lest we end up with an edit war or something awful like that. All the best, and once again thanks for the good work that you've been doing on the page, Midnightblueowl (talk) 13:49, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi. I've undone this edit of yours. I think the ((essay)) tag is sufficient to indicate that this view does not apply to everyone. --MZMcBride (talk) 01:03, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
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Congrats on getting this promoted to FA! I'm always impressed by your prolific contributions. -- Khazar2 (talk) 22:16, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
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For co-operating with myself and User:Prhartcom over at Tintin in the Land of the Soviets. Midnightblueowl (talk) 13:59, 19 April 2013 (UTC) |
Hello, I wanted to apologize for my mistake regarding the external link in the Biologic Show article. I had no intention of violating anyone's copyright. The files in question were in the Internet Archive collection and were labeled with a Creative Commons license, and for those reasons I naïvely assumed that their release was authorized. I have removed an identical link to the files from the Al Columbia article. InnocuousPseudonym (talk) 21:13, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
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I've begun the review for Gertie the Dinosaur; it looks like it only needs a few tweaks to be ready to go. Take a look and let me know your thoughts. And thanks for writing such an excellent article, this was a treat to review. -- Khazar2 (talk) 21:16, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
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For your contributions to bring Gertie the Dinosaur to Good Article status. Thanks, and keep up the good work! -- Khazar2 (talk) 22:51, 28 April 2013 (UTC) |
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FYI, I've mentioned you in discussion at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Freedom for the Thought That We Hate/archive1 due to your recent formatting and copyediting to the article. — Cirt (talk) 04:03, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
This is becoming very unpleasant, beginning with the section header. Why don't the two of you avoid each other for awhile. Newyorkbrad (talk) 23:16, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi. Did nothing come of the discussion in which I proposed a change to the Comic Cite Template? Didn't you create a version with the number sign? The discussion was archived before any resolution was achieved that I am aware of. I'm trying to provide full cites to the Pepper Potts and Iron Man's armor article, and it's really hard to discern, at a glance, the cites already in those articles, because the volume numbers and issue numbers simply aren't clear at a glance. I use the comic cite template as much or more than any other editor I notice on the Comics Project articles. Can we add the number sign and the word "vol" inside parentheses for clarity? Nightscream (talk) 00:14, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
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Thank you very much for copy editing The Dalhousie article, and not to mention for the rather quick response time (I really wasn't expecting anyone to had begin copyediting for at least a month). All of the edits you've made so far seem to be both very reasonable and perfectly fine to me. As for the question regarding Edinburgh, according to Lives of Dalhousie University: 1818-1925, Lord Dalhousie's College (there's a free preview of it on Google Books), the university was modeled off its administration, specifically the idea of admittance for all, regardless of religious creed (among other administrative details, though changed to suit the circumstances of colonial Nova Scotia). I've incorporated that into the article to address that fact. Once again, thank you very much for the time and work you put into this. Leventio (talk) 18:54, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
I guess you are a participant in wikiproject united kingdom. Can you take a look in the article and let me know whether you have any info on the biographies of pre - 1947 principals of Presidency University, Kolkata. Solomon7968 (talk) 11:35, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi Curly Turkey. Just a quick note to say I've put together a draft blurb for the article's front page appearance as the request will need to go forward in the next few days ready for the anniversary. I think I've covered the main points, but the prose may need a bit of copyediting. Let me know what you think anyway. Cheers Paul MacDermott (talk) 19:33, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for the copyedit for Bacon: A Love Story, much appreciated, — Cirt (talk) 23:40, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi Curly. Just letting you know that I have further expanded the Weather Machine article and nominated it for Good article status. Feel free to take another look, if you are interested. Otherwise, thanks again for your assistance. --Another Believer (Talk) 15:34, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
As you might already know, the article is currently undergoing GA review. If you have any comments for the nomination page, feel free to chime in! Would "Today's weatherman Willard Scott" or "Today weatherman Willard Scott" be more appropriate? --Another Believer (Talk) 21:17, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
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Laura Secord (1775–1868) was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812, who undertook a 20-mile (32 km) walk out of American-occupied territory to warn British forces of an impending American attack. Secord's husband James was wounded at the Battle of Queenston Heights in 1812, and was still recovering when the Americans invaded the Niagara Peninsula in 1813. During the occupation, Secord learned of a planned American attack, and stole away on the morning of 23 June to inform Lieutenant James FitzGibbon in the territory still controlled by the British. The information helped the British and their Mohawk warrior allies repel the invading Americans at the Battle of Beaver Dams. Her contribution to the war was little known during her lifetime, but since her death she has been frequently honoured by Canada. Honours bestowed on her include schools and a chocolate company named after her, as well as monuments, a museum, a memorial stamp, and a statue at the Valiants Memorial in the Canadian capital. Her story has taken on mythological overtones in her home country, with many embellished versions of the tale, and she is the subject of books, poetry, and plays. (Full article...)
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The book is quite a fascinating read.
I hope you're doing well, — Cirt (talk) 07:53, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
Oh, just due to all the problems I saw at the image page, it might not fare well at FAC. — Cirt (talk) 05:19, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
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I've begun the GA review for The End of the Road, and it appears to be largely ready to go; I just need your input or fixes for a few small points. Thanks for all your work on Boyz II Men-related topics! -- Khazar2 (talk) 14:11, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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Hi Curly Turkey. I just wanted to stop by to say "great work!" on the Laura Secord article. All the best, Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 17:10, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your work to bring The End of the Road to Good Article status--your contributions are always terrific. -- Khazar2 (talk) 00:01, 24 June 2013 (UTC) |
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Kind of you, Curly. It was outpatient surgery but still general anesthesia, and together with what they were looking for, it was a little scary. Slowed me down a little, but health seems good. Thank you for your kind post! --Tenebrae (talk) 20:03, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
I've supported, but I think a footnote about the apple/pumpkin thing would be nice. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:05, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
Congratulations on the promotion! Do let me know if you go ahead with a WP:TFA request for the film's anniversary. I'd like to support such a request. Erik (talk | contribs) 17:10, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
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I'm sending you this because you've made quite a few edits to the template namespace in the past couple of months. If I've got this wrong, or if I haven't but you're not interested in my request, don't worry; this is the only notice I'm sending out on the subject :).
So, as you know (or should know - we sent out a centralnotice and several watchlist notices) we're planning to deploy the VisualEditor on Monday, 1 July, as the default editor. For those of us who prefer markup editing, fear not; we'll still be able to use the markup editor, which isn't going anywhere.
What's important here, though, is that the VisualEditor features an interactive template inspector; you click an icon on a template and it shows you the parameters, the contents of those fields, and human-readable parameter names, along with descriptions of what each parameter does. Personally, I find this pretty awesome, and from Monday it's going to be heavily used, since, as said, the VisualEditor will become the default.
The thing that generates the human-readable names and descriptions is a small JSON data structure, loaded through an extension called TemplateData. I'm reaching out to you in the hopes that you'd be willing and able to put some time into adding TemplateData to high-profile templates. It's pretty easy to understand (heck, if I can write it, anyone can) and you can find a guide here, along with a list of prominent templates, although I suspect we can all hazard a guess as to high-profile templates that would benefit from this. Hopefully you're willing to give it a try; the more TemplateData sections get added, the better the interface can be. If you run into any problems, drop a note on the Feedback page.
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I had noticed that; someone had pointed that out to her; and then I laughed when I realized she was going for FA instead of GA.
Hey I've brought the main article to a certain point, more to do on the To-do list, but if you'd like to take a look be my guest; I'd appreciate it.—Prhartcom (talk) 12:26, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
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Excellent. This should be a proud moment for our friend Midnightblueowl; she did excellent work. This is good news, thanks for letting me know; I believe this is a glimpse of what is to come. Thank-you, my most irritating friend Curly Turkey, for your part in it; honestly—perhaps without your early support and your rare moments of brilliance it may never have reached this far; you are to be commended. All editors of all of the Tintin articles are to be commended. Cheers! —Prhartcom (talk) 23:48, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Hello, Curly Turkey. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for How a Mosquito Operates at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Very good article; sorry for the delay, but we're shorthanded. Good luck with FAC and all the best, Miniapolis 15:58, 18 July 2013 (UTC) |
Hello CT, hope you are well. Don't be too mad at me, but do consider stopping by the List of The Adventures of Tintin characters someday soon and giving it a fresh pair of eyes. I have been working on it lately, and of course also The Adventures of Tintin; I intend to bring both to FA quality someday soon; fell free to copyedit what you can. Arigato, and cheers. —Prhartcom (talk) 23:42, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
I also copyedited Cigars of the Pharaoh for Midnightblueowl. —Prhartcom (talk) 23:51, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
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You may be aware that I was on a 48-hour block. I am behind on a lot of things. What is the likelihood that you will be able to callibrate the detail of the article on the contentious issues with Bus Stop.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:14, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
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If you are done with Bus stop (talk · contribs), are you near ready to make a support/oppose decision.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 05:20, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Whaam!/archive1 is now three weeks old and has now had over 250KB of discourse. I don't think I have ever been involved in an FAC like this. As I stated at the beginning of this FAC, Whaam! will experience the 50th anniversary of its first exhibition on September 28 that I hope can be celebrated at WP:TFAR. Before that, however, we must make a decision on the quality of this article here at WP:FAC. Please consider making a Support or Oppose decision some time soon.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 00:15, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
Don't worry. I have special permission to renominate after 48 hours instead of 2 weeks in order to take another shot at the 50th anniversary.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 00:15, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi, since you`re one of the main contributors to said list, i`m very interested in your opinion regarding Column for "Titles". Thanks in advance, regards, Gott 20:29, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
Wow, can't shut up, even after the thing was closed. Promptly reverted. Even a filibuster must come to an end. Curly Turkey (gobble) 13:04, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
Since you supported FAC1, your opinion is quite welcome at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Whaam!/archive2.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 17:49, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
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Just a note to say thanks for the message; I can't promise I'll understand all that stuff, but I'll give it a try! Midnightblueowl (talk) 19:34, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
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You'll be pleased to know I've passed this to GA. An excellent article. I've made some suggestions for further improvement while getting it to FA in the review, which follows. Adam Cuerden (talk) 22:55, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
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Well. Let me start by saying this is quite a good article. I've gone through it once, with only minor problems noticed, so I expect that the more detailed review won't find very much.
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I hope this helps. In any case, ✓ Pass. Adam Cuerden (talk) 22:49, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
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Hey, I just noticed you guys are a couple of fellow Canuckleheads. I sure miss the weather.... Curly Turkey (gobble) 01:15, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
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Hi. Please can you link me to the guidelines for 400px lead images? Thanks. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 11:28, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
The resize has decided to stick today. Curly Turkey (gobble) 04:27, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
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I've done what I feel is needed to clear it up. I think a few more bits of copy editing is required. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 12:18, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
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You got How a Mosquito Operates to FA. Keep it up bro! -- Rsrikanth05 (talk) 13:05, 9 September 2013 (UTC) |
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Thank you for your attention to the Whaam! WP:FAC discussion. You kept things moving in a positive direction. It might not have gotten promoted without you.TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:21, 9 September 2013 (UTC) |
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I'm not thrilled with "indigenous" or "native", but "domestic" was repeated in the same line, so that was (somewhat) out of bounds. The three are roughly interchangeable (in film terms, anyhow). Since that's the kind of subject... TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 05:27 & 05:28, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you out much in the FA; given how inexperienced I am in an FAC; as you have seen in the review of Little Nemo. But I can help out with General copyediting, grammar fixes and paraphrasing. Ping me if you need help. :). Cheerio, --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 16:36, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
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I plan to work some magic here (no telling you how, sorry) but just a note: the file uploaded seems to be flipped from the original. My new upload will be the original orientation, as people are not symmetrical. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:38, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Congrats on the Whaam! article making it to the main page today! I believe you worked hard on it and deserve some western food for a change. —Prhartcom (talk) 11:52, 27 September 2013 (UTC) |
Well, thanks! Though my contributions to the actual article were pretty minimal. Curly Turkey (gobble) 21:37, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
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I'm unable to find how to correctly use that template as done here [2]. I'm unable to find it in WP:MOS-JA. However, the lead=yes parameter on the nihongo template seems to give it a similar functionality [3]. Thoughts? I'm thinking about asking the Wikiproject about this repetitive template. « Ryūkotsusei » 22:46, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
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Curly, now I've finally had the chance to push that hilarious talk-page link of yours; it brought a smile to my face when I first saw it. On the hash, I was pretty sure MOS insisted on "No." for comics, but maybe that has been overturned as an exception. I'll raise this with Ohconfucius, who maintains the script.
Do you really want the phone-number dates? My personal pref. is for the more readable; but please revert my edit to that article if you wish. I don't mind at all. Tony (talk) 05:17, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
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For your contributions to bring The Beguiling to Good Article status. Your excellent articles are always a pleasure (and a breeze) to review--keep up the good work! -- Khazar2 (talk) 02:10, 8 October 2013 (UTC) |
Thanks again! Your reviews are always a pleasant experience! Curly Turkey (gobble) 02:56, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
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This is a note to let the main editors of George Herriman know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on October 28, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask Bencherlite (talk · contribs). You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 28, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:
George Herriman (1880–1944, seen in a self-portrait) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat (1913–44). He started as a newspaper cartoonist in 1897 and introduced Krazy Kat in The Dingbat Family in 1910. A Krazy Kat strip began in 1913; in its main motif, Ignatz Mouse would pelt Krazy with bricks, which the naïve Kat would interpret as symbols of love. The strip was noted for its poetic dialogue, fantastic backgrounds, and experimental page layouts. Herriman was drawn to the landscapes of Monument Valley and the Enchanted Mesa, and his artwork used Navajo and Mexican motifs against shifting desert backgrounds. More influential than popular, Krazy Kat had an appreciative audience among people in the arts. Gilbert Seldes' article "The Krazy Kat Who Walks by Himself" was the earliest example of a critic from the high arts giving serious attention to a comic strip. Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and gave him a lifetime contract with King Features Syndicate, guaranteeing him a comfortable living. The Comics Journal placed the strip first on its list of the greatest comics of the 20th century, and his work has influenced many cartoonists. (Full article...)
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Just saw the good news about Little Nemo reaching FA in the Singpost--well done!! -- Khazar2 (talk) 15:00, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
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Not a biggie. If you want to move the cite to EL, I'm with you. It's just that I'd seen that footnote in the infobox and I know that's discouraged, yet I thought the cited source was worth preserving. --Tenebrae (talk) 05:10, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
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Hi. Can you offer your opinion on which photo would be better for the Rebecca Housel Infobox in this discussion? If you are unable to, I understand; you don't have to reply to this message. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 03:36, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
Your remark about PR without a single comment made me think you might want to look at mine, a first, after GA, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:39, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks for that Congo reference, Curly. I am not sure whether I will be able to obtain a copy of that book, although I shall definitely work the information that you have provided into the article. Much appreciated! Midnightblueowl (talk) 14:05, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
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Thank you for quality articles on comics, such as Louis Riel, and on Canadian-Japanese relations, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!
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A year ago, you were the 286th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style. Today I would add thanks for your detailed work on my promised article (teaching me more one tables) and your comments on informative boxes that should be concise. Happy TFA day tomorrow! (We watch any TFA.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:24, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
Next table: Jahrhundertring#Singers, - would you know a good way to highlight the singers who sang in both 1976 and 1980? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:47, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
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I know comics are more your area of interest than film, per se, but you do good work, and I noticed that you've spent some time with silent-era short films (if admittedly the animated ones!). Having noticed a redlink in the National Film Registry list, I assembled an article for the silent-era (but live-action) short A Cure for Pokeritis. Sadly, it looks like I'm running out of reliable references to draw on; film's not usually my thing. I'd love for you to take a peek, just to get a independent sense of how it's going so far, and if you've got any ideas where else I might need to look...
I have a suspicion that there's just not a GA's worth of material out there for this little project. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 21:16, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
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Sorry I'm jumping into this one so very, very late in the FAC cycle! I'd largely passed over it because the discussion looked well in hand, but I just found myself writing a Lusitania-related article today (The Carpet from Bagdad) and so found my way back here. I don't think I've got any objections that should significantly stall promotion, though. Just a few tweaks and perhaps an extra source or two to suggest. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 22:12, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
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Well, wasn't that pleasant! Curly Turkey (gobble) 01:19, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
In trying to answer the question about McCay's ringbinder I retrieved several documents from JSTOR that you might not have access to. They don't answer the question as far as I can see but you might still like to see them. If you do, send me an e-mail and I will send copies by return. SpinningSpark 01:31, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
I have to say, I'm enjoying watching your edit summaries and massive content changes to ukiyo-e. I wanted to ask if you might be able to reincorporate this image by Yashima Gakutei at some point during your overhaul, as I was intending to use it as evidence of encyclopedic value for the image as a featured picture. Thanks, I, JethroBT drop me a line 03:06, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
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Many thanks for taking the time to review the Spanish conquest of Petén FAC - and, of course, for supporting - the article was recently promoted. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 11:38, 22 November 2013 (UTC) |
Thanks! It won't take more than half of that fucker to have me on the floor screaming obscenities—I'm not one of those "congenial" drunks, but I am easy on the wallet. Curly Turkey (gobble) 07:55, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
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Thank you! A new decoration just in time for Christmas! Curly Turkey (gobble) 07:57, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
Just noticed you are committing to many new GAs and I wish you great success on them. Prhartcom (talk) 15:05, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
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Thank you for your editorial contributions to Whaam!, which recently was promoted to WP:FA.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:04, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Glad to see it made it to TFA in time for the anniversary! Curly Turkey (gobble) 07:57, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
Done! Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:38, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi Curly Turkey! If you have time, could you revisit Roxy Ann Peak's FAC? I think that I have addressed all of your concerns. Thanks, LittleMountain5 05:00, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
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Hello Curly Turkey, I'm just wanting to let you know that I am finished with addressing your issues for Hurricane Katrina (1981). Is there anything else needed? Regards,--12george1 (talk) 19:45, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
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Just a note to say thank you for carrying out the GAR of Popol out West; much appreciated! Have a nice Winter break! Midnightblueowl (talk) 20:31, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
I am shooting for at least a WP:GTC of Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell). There is a current WP:PR open for the main article and WP:GACs have been nominated for three of the four paintings. I imagine some experts will come around and the licensing will get cleared up, I am sure.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 07:16, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Winsor McCay you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Diannaa -- Diannaa (talk) 16:50, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
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Cool. My copy of Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud has arrived. My first scholarly book on comics. Thought I would share the unboxing with you. What ... wow, I did not know this ahead of time ... I'm just now looking at the book for the first time ... everythng is actually described in comic book form. That's excellent. Hmm, only six in the bibliography; that's a little surprising. Ah, here it is, Tintin is mentioned on pages 42–43; that's what I needed (the page number). Prhartcom (talk) 22:35, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
Just to give you a "leg" up, I respectfully moved "Chinese character" back to "Chinese characters" for reasons I explain on the Talk Page. Cheers,ch (talk) 18:15, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
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I'm just dropping by to thank you for the holiday turkey. It may be just a chunk of code to some, but to me it's a neat little pick-me-up to help fend off the holiday madness.
I haven't touched Mulberry Street in how long now? Ugh. Do you think we should just nominate it for FA now? Or what else do you think it needs? The last thing I remember you saying about it was that it was just about ready. Frankly, I'm hardly enchanted by the FA process, but I would like to make at least one stab at it.
My main Wiki-plans for 2014 are GAs – 12 of 'em, one for each month. But that might just be New Years Eve cockiness talking.
I know I've probably come off as unreliable, but I've liked collaborating with you – what little we've done – so if you have any big wiki-plans for 2014 and would like some help, just let me know. Thanks again! Bobnorwal (talk) 00:39, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
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I nominated A Song for Simeon for FAC, located here Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/A Song for Simeon/archive1. I would be grateful if you had some time to stop by and offer some comments and suggestions for its improvement. I hope the holidays went well. Best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2014!--ColonelHenry (talk) 00:03, 31 December 2013 (UTC)