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Congratulations on the D'Oliveira affair being today's Featured Article. JH (talk page) 09:58, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
You know the drill. I had to squeeze the summary down to around 1200 characters; was there anything I left out you'd like to see put back in? I'd appreciate it if you could check the article one more time before its day on the Main Page. - Dank (push to talk) 00:00, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
We are preparing to take a closer look at Featured articles promoted in 2004–2010 that may need a review. We started with a script-compiled list of older FAs that have not had a recent formal review. The next step is to prune the list by removing articles that are still actively maintained, up-to-date, and believed to meet current standards. We know that many of you personally maintain articles that you nominated, so we'd appreciate your help in winnowing the list where appropriate.
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Thanks for your help! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:39, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
It's good to have you back! I was tempted to buy the book, but I have so many books that I haven't found the time to read (and DVDs that I haven't found the time to watch) that so far I've resisted that temptation. I couldn't stop myself from buying Stephen Chalke's new history of the County Championship, though. JH (talk page) 09:06, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
The more I learn about Crawford, the more he seems like a spoilt brat who would throw his toys out of the pram if he didn't get his own way. It's interesting that, after every tour that he went on, there seem to have been rumours - presumably as a results of off-the-cuff remarks that he made - that he might settle in the country in question. JH (talk page) 08:41, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
Hello Sarastro, just saying welcome back from hibernation. If you do indeed keep YM's extensive library of cricketing contributions in order, that would be a fine thing. hamiltonstone (talk) 13:07, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Don't know if you've noticed, but Ranjitsinhji has had a drive-by nom for GA. I know you did a bit of work on his article before, so wondered if you thought it was in a suitable state? Harrias talk 12:20, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
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Couldn't really stop myself from wishing you for this edit —Vensatry (ping) 18:21, 26 May 2015 (UTC) |
Hi, I'm planning to take the article to FAC. It would be so kind of you if you could give your feedback and inputs here. Thanks, —Vensatry (ping) 17:49, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi Sarastro,
Would you take a look at the TFA blurb for Ian Craig for me? I'm specifically looking for confirmation that his records stated in the blurb (1) agree with those stated in the article, and (2) all still stand. I have done some work on the article and believe it is in fine shape, but I am a bit hampered by my inability to read cricketspeak. Thank you! Maralia (talk) 04:41, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
A summary of a Featured Article you nominated at WP:FAC will appear on the Main Page soon. It mostly follows the lead section; how does it look? Is "team" acceptable for "side"? Do you ever get people complaining that "scoring 1,000 runs in a season ten times and taking 100 wickets" needs an "or more" somewhere? For "his attacking batting", could I say "his attacking batting style" or "his aggressive batting"? - Dank (push to talk) 01:37, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
Congratulations! JH (talk page) 08:16, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Precious again! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:09, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Good evening Sarastro, how's it going? I'm here soliciting, I'm afraid; I have the "King of Con-men", Gregor MacGregor, up at peer review here. If you can find the time to have a look I would appreciate any thoughts you might have. Cheers and I hope you're well. — Cliftonian (talk) 21:43, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Sarastro, I'll get to this one tonight. - Dank (push to talk) 01:44, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
Precious again, your George Macaulay who "never fitted with the establishment" and "had a biting wit"!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
Congratulations! JH (talk page) 09:43, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
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I should get to this one today. Feel free to tidy up, as usual. - Dank (push to talk) 20:00, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
Precious again, your "interesting chap who fitted rather well into a team of social misfits who dominated English cricket in the early 1920s"
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Congratulations! JH (talk page) 09:57, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
... today's Len Hutton, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
... today's Learie Constantine, a Trinidadian cricketer, barrister, politician and a life-long opponent of racial discrimination! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:21, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
I think I may have to revive this long-pending task in case you're back. Welcome back! —Vensatry (Talk) 08:34, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
Hello, Sarastro1. I've listed the article for PR here as I wish to take it to FA. Feel free to leave comments. Thanks. — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 04:52, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Can you conduct an informal peer review for Anbe Sivam before I take it to FAC. Do let me know by pinging me. Thanks. — Ssven2 Speak 2 me 00:39, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
Thank you so much for such a thorough review of the Zeta-Jones article, and I would be very grateful if you could take a look at the Jessica Chastain article that I have listed for peer review. Cheers! Krimuk|90 (talk) 03:13, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
I haven't read the new book, though I've been very tempted to buy it. Only my reading backlog has held me back. I'd be surprised if it was just a rehash; Keith Booth has written several other highly-regarded biographies of past Surrey greats, and a few years ago that on George Lohmann was the Cricket Society's Book of the Year. JH (talk page) 07:46, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
Hey Sarastro. I've got a GA-related favor to ask (no worries, it's not a baseball question). The nomination at Talk:William Walker (Australian cricketer)/GA1 has essentially stalled at this point due to concerns about the length of the article; there's nothing wrong with the information of the article as is, but the length has given both Harrias (who seems to be on break) and myself some concerns. Wouldyou be able to chime in on whether or not the length as is works? For a man noted as one of the finest cricketers of his time to be half the size of the no-name ballplayers I tend to nominate doesn't seem right, but then again it is a 19th-century cricket history piece so maybe I'm off base. Wizardman 15:16, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi Sarastro1. How are you? You kindly offered to look at Title TK some more outside of FAC. Since then, I've done quite a bit of polishing of the text, and looked for other instances of the issues you mentioned. The one section I haven't really touched is the Reception part, because during the FAC you didn't respond to my reply to your concerns about it [[1]] (which is fine—I know you felt there would be too much to comment on within the time period of the FAC). I'd like to get more clarification from you before tackling any changes to this section. During the FAC I also didn't get any indication whether you felt I was on the right track for the Songs section that you suggested I add.
I would like to open up another peer review as a forum for your (and any other editors') feedback. Would that suit you as a good way to proceed with giving me further suggestions on the article? Thank you, Moisejp (talk) 05:58, 19 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello Sarastro1, I have nominated Port Phillip v Van Diemen's Land, 1851 as an FA candidate. Brianboulton had suggested that if you might be free, I request your assistance for improving the article. I wanted to enquire whether you would be able to help me on this? Thanks and best. Xender Lourdes (talk) 15:43, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi Sarastro, hope you are doing well. You may or may not remember but a few years ago I'd asked you to perform a PR on the Arsène Wenger page, which you kindly did. The article failed at FAC, and I've only recently started cleaning it up. It's more comprehensive than before, and I've taken on board the comments left by other reviewers. I was wondering if you could leave some feedback here whenever you get the time; I hope to get it featured before his 20th anniversary in October. Lemonade51 (talk) 02:35, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi, you deleted some non-free images recently that had just been inserted by someone who's banned from the site. I've picked the article out of the GA review queue and obviously I'm concerned that someone had compromised it. Are you entirely happy with all the other images he inserted that are still there? Thanks. Boca Jóvenes (talk) 19:07, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
I saw your note at the Emma Stone FAC about having concerns about the way reviews were used that went beyond that particular article; would you mind sharing whatever you had in mind? I ask because I recently got fed up enough with reception sections to write an essay about how to improve them, and I'd be interested in hearing other thoughts. I think these sections are hard to write, and hard to fix once written badly. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 21:17, 23 August 2016 (UTC)
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The latest edition of the Surrey CCC Supporters' Association newsletter has a review of Keith Booth's book. Unsurprisingly, it's very favourable. One part of the review caught my eye: But in Keith and Jennifer Booth's excellent book Crawford comes across not, as one might expect, as someone who was regularly running away from his past (although there were personal relationships that ended with him doing so), but more as someone who believed the grass was greener on the other side, For instance, why, when Surrey told him he would never play for the club again, did Jack favour South Australia rather than serve a two-year qualification period and turn out for another county? It was not because he needed the money. It turns out that, even before his spat with officialdom, Crawford was already planning to move down under. JH (talk page) 07:48, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments at the Stone FAC. Would you be willing to post some comments at the PR for Swift's article? I would really appreciate the help. FrB.TG (talk) 08:29, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
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Curious (via the FA mentoring page, and you being one of the only sports editors) what you think about William A. Spinks? Absent discovery of a trove of additional old newspaper sources, what's available seems to be exhausted. I could probably find a source or two on his oil-company stuff, but I never did see much on it, just something like "Present at the 19xx meeting of the Foo Bar Baz Oil Company board meeting were W. A. Spinks, ...". And he's not notable for that, but for the billiards stuff, and the avocado, which in its day was a leading cultivar before Hass. — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼ 22:06, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
I've adopted (though not to a great extent) your earlier suggestions to the article. I'd be pleased if you could offer a full review this time. Thanks, —Vensatry (talk) 09:42, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:41, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
Hello, I'm ATS. Ike Altgens is a Featured article candidate. I hope you have a few moments to check this article against the criteria so I may address any concerns and see this nomination through. My thanks in advance. —ATS 🖖 talk 21:36, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
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For your inestimable assistance in promoting this article to featured status, with my thanks! —ATS 🖖 talk 21:53, 26 November 2016 (UTC) |
Hi Sarastro, this one has been open a very long time so, if you have time, it would be great to get your input to see whether it's worth keeping open or not. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 13:06, 22 October 2016 (UTC)
Hello Sarastro1. I just nominated this article:Game of Thrones(See: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Game of Thrones/archive1). And I would truly apreciate if you have time, could you have a look and maybe give some comments. Thanks. - AffeL (talk) 22:36, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
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