Royalbroil

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW...the picture from OCONTO, WI was NOT DOWNTOWN.... just a pic from the highway... you may want to edit that!!!! -JC

Hi- I will be taking a short break. I feel a litte discourage with some recent edits. One of them was with Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz of the Lincoln, Nebraska diocese. Someone put in what I thought was vandalism a paragraph about the sexual abuse scandal & with no citation added at all. Also I reverted changes in the Medford, Wisconsin article about notable people and got reverted. I just found out I was personally attack back in May of 2007 regarding the Medford, WI article. Consequently, I will be taking a short break. Besides, I have some things pertaing to my alma mater my high school this winter.I probably will come back after Monday January 28, 2008. Please send my greetings to the crew at WikiProject Wisconsin especially Users:OrangeMike and Merenta who edits the Waukesha related articles. Most likely I may will return sooner then Monday. Many thanks for your kindness and understanding.RFD (talk) 13:52, 25 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

I have reverted both and given warnings to each of the other parties. The other editor on the Medford, Wisconsin article appears to be doing vanity edits. I didn't see any good edits from the account, and I saw several uncivil comments, so I gave a final warning. The edits to the Bruskewitz clearly violate WP:BLP since they are unsourced and very controversial, so I reverted them. Royalbroil 15:23, 25 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Many thanks for your help and kindness. RFD (talk) 16:43, 25 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

I did not stay away from Wikipedia too long as you can tell. Enjoy the trivia contest in Appleton. I still have Founders Day involving my alma mater Aquinas HS in La Crosse this weekend. I will not be doing too much with Wikipedia during that time.Thanks-RFD (talk) 13:49, 26 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! We were in 34th place at the first checkin at 3:00am, 5 hours into it. I got 4.5 hours of sleep last night. Royalbroil 13:54, 26 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Founders Day at Aquinas HS went well. I started an article about John Catlin. He was acting governor of the Wisconsin territory that was not part of Wisconsin when it was admitted to the union on May 29, 1848. I can not stay away from Wikipedia too long. Thanks-RFD (talk) 21:25, 30 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

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I don't mess with fair use anymore, so I removed it from the article so it can be deleted easier. Royalbroil 14:50, 26 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hey Royalbroil, I just wanted to say thank you for your kind words and support in my RFA. I was taken back the amount of support I received and will work hard to live up to those expectations. I look forward to working with you in the future, and if you ever need anything, feel free to come and ask!! I hope all is going well.
Gonzo fan2007 ^{talk ♦ contribs} 18:09, 26 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Is Lucien Lagrange Architects ever going to the main page?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 22:51, 26 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

I have 30 hours left in a 50 hour wikibreak while doing a trivia contest. I haven't picked DYK hooks for several days and I won't be doing any for 2 days. I put in my opinion in favor if it gets a minor change on the suggestions page. With it being already 2 days past, I doubt it would be selected. I notice that User:BorgQueen has been updating a lot this past week. Maybe that's who you should talk to. Royalbroil 23:39, 26 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Don't worry, I promoted it already. Gatoclass (talk) 18:12, 27 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Great! 12 hours left in the 2008 Great Midwest Trivia Contest. I'm happy with our results. Royalbroil 18:15, 27 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

After working on DYK all this time, you ought to be an expert at trivia by now! :) Gatoclass (talk) 18:21, 27 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

My trivia interest predates Wikipedia by a long shot (since 1989). This is my 21st trivia contest between 3 contests. Royalbroil 18:27, 27 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

--Bookworm857158367 (talk) 01:02, 28 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

--Daniel Case (talk) 11:09, 15 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

RU available? You offered a lesson in DYK updating? and its ready now (I think) Victuallers (talk) 12:08, 29 January 2008 (UTC). THx anyway RBroil-Got it now .... I think Victuallers (talk) 17:22, 29 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Several times I have found my watchlist glowing with your edits related to combining the various Christian music WikiProjects into one. You should consider getting an Auto Wiki Browser to automate this process. You should easily be here long enough to meet the requirements. You shouldn't need to have anyone vouch for you, but I would if you need it. Royalbroil 21:32, 29 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks I haven't had a chance to really research AWB yet. Since most of the major project edits are done I probably won't be doing a lot of heavy lifting like that for a while. If something else comes up I'll look deeper into it. Thanks again. Absolon S. Kent (talk) 10:57, 30 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

My only concern is that your rating system is a bit too bottom heavy. Perhaps combine the top two categories into Top Importance, move Mid up to High, and add in a Mid category for extremely important aspects within one of our areas, such as famous bands, or whatever, and let the low importance stuff include the less important bands. I don't think it's right for a band like dc talk or Jars of Clay to be rated as low importance, when it's going to be getting a lot more traffic than a band like Blaster the Rocket Man, and therefore needs to be of a higher quality. -- PEPSI2786^talk 03:42, 30 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

I would put dc talk and Jars of Clay both at "High" importance because they are well known even to mainstream audiences (especially Jars of Clay). Royalbroil 03:59, 30 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

I moved the discussion to the Project's discussion page. Absolon S. Kent (talk) 10:57, 30 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

FYI: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tarck bike. You seemed to think it had promise & might want to fight its corner. --Tagishsimon (talk) 03:38, 1 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for notifying me, but I'll pass at this time. I do think that it deserves its time at AFD. Royalbroil 03:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for deleting it - I just screwed up naming it when I uploaded it from Commons (only my second time updating DYK to the the Main Page and the first time the image was on WP, so I just protected it then). The Archives DYK links to the correct (Commons) version of the image, so it should be fine.

Thanks for doing the DYK update - I saw it was overdue, but had no time to do the notifications (though I would have had time just to copy to the main template and purge the cache). Has there ever been discussion of having a bot do the notices (perhaps with the name of the admin who did the Update given, in case there were questions)? Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 15:02, 1 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Having bots to update the template were proposed several times, with the last time here. I don't remember reading a proposal that a bot would do the notifications. It sounds like a good concept. Royalbroil 15:14, 1 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the link. I will try and bring it up on the DYK talk in a day or two, along with the idea to have a "DYK update how to guide" for inexperienced admins - perhaps if there was a clear guide, more admins would help. I also think it would be a place to put information like the script from Lar, and whatever other time saving ideas/tricks people have. Thanks again, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 16:42, 1 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Excellent. Please paste in a link for me so I can help contribute to the discussion. I do find the scripts difficult to run on my relatively slow broadband and on my slower PC. Royalbroil 16:44, 1 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, it is here: Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Suggestions Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 05:26, 2 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Could you please look at the article Brandyn Tracy? I think it should be speedily deleted. It is either a hoax or vanity page. Thank you-RFD (talk) 20:52, 2 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thank you-RFD (talk) 15:28, 3 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

You probably need to keep an eye on the Medford, Wisconsin page again. The adding of non notable names. Thank you-RFD (talk) 12:14, 5 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Speaking of Medford, Wisconsin, there has been some question of exactly when the psychic Jeane Dixon was born-1904 or 1918. The CNN obituary said 1918 which I put in as a citation but kept being removed with no comment on the Jeane Dixon talk page. Mrs. Dixon was born in Medford, Wisconsin. Stay tune-Many thanks-RFD (talk) 14:40, 7 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Oh, I have no problem with the block. Good work, Gwernol 03:41, 8 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the kind words. It helped that I have a NASCAR expert sitting across the aisle from me here at The Birmingham News sports department. (My beat is high school sports.) - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 00:57, 10 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Just to point out, I have left my comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject IROC#Inactive.2C direction to go as requested, not sure if there is anything else I need to do. Willirennen (talk) 04:26, 10 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for awarding me the Original Barnstar! See my comments about it on my talk page. I was surprised to find it on my talk page this morning! Thanks again! --JamieS93 (talk) 21:47, 10 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Will do. Could I also ask a favour - could you have a look at Max Mosley - I'd like to know if it's comprehensible to someone who doesn't have a Euro racing background. And indeed any other comments you may have. Cheers. 4u1e (talk) 09:12, 11 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Sure, but it probably will take me a several days to get to it. Royalbroil 12:12, 11 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Well, you were quicker off the mark than I was! It may take me a little time as I'm reconstructing the floor in our spare bedroom (having made a mental note to get the surveyor to do a proper job before I next buy a house!). Cheers. 4u1e (talk) 08:40, 12 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Extending my thanks to you for your peer review the comments are really useful, it’s always useful to get a fresh pair of eyes! Tommy turrell (talk) 14:48, 13 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi! A new article about the Racine Art Museum just came through. I did some editing including adding the museum's website. Would you please take a look at it? I don't know if there was copyright violations or not. It is not my place to make a decision on that. Thank you-RFD (talk) 19:21, 15 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I would expect that everyone looks for copyright violations and deals with them in some way. Royalbroil 19:23, 15 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I could not find any websites where this text was lifted from. I'll assume good faith even though it is fairly well-written. Royalbroil 19:24, 15 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for looking at the aricle. I watch for any new articles that come through that concerns Wisconsin especially the ones about history and geography. Thanks-RFD (talk) 19:36, 15 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks. --BorgQueen (talk) 20:56, 15 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I came across an interesting article about Capital punishment in Wisconsin. I added the Wisconsin Historical Society dictionary term and made the article part of WikiProject Wisconsin.Ypu may want to see it-I thought it was a good article, Thank you-RFD (talk) 20:11, 16 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

None other than User:86.4.20.46, and on the NASCAR pages as well, changing the 3M Performance 400 and the June race at Michigan. This man needs to be 86'd from here for life for countless violations IMHO, this is the last straw. NoseNuggets (talk) 6:20 PM US EST Feb 17 2008 —Preceding comment was added at 23:18, 17 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Anons don't get lifetime bans, even when they're bad like this one. There has to be recent vandalism to give a block, for blocks are only given to protect the encyclopedia. Royalbroil 01:02, 18 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I think you should add the ice skating photo at Tilleda, Wisconsin. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 13:47, 19 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

My apologies-I am getting over from a nasty bout of the flu and probably misread the messege. I like the photos. The store at Waukau, Wisconsin was one of the ones I like. I don't know too muck about car racing- but I am glad the ice is thick enough to hold the weight of the cars. Thanks-RFD (talk) 17:01, 19 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

In my book, to wikify means not just to add good links, but to take out the bad ones. I did it myself. Can you find some better cites than their own web site? Bearian (talk) 01:05, 20 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

The sentence should be sourced or else be removed. I don't watch that much television and with most of the movies, television shows, sports, etc. I am not familiar with most of them. Semi-protection of the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is in order-this is an edit war going on. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 14:40, 20 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I look at the Point Place article that this is based upon. The article also claims Kenosha, Wisconsin as well. There was a tag that the Point Place article is from mainly one source and needs to be rewritten with more then one source. Therefore, to resolve the Fond du Lac article edit problems, attention has to be given to the Point Place article as well. Incidentally, I never heard of Point Place until now. Thank you-RFD (talk) 14:47, 20 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I was glad to help out. The Point Place website mentions the program is based upon Green Bay, Wisconsin but it could anywhere in Wisconsin. Whoever, put that in in the Fond du Lac article thought it was that city. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 15:03, 20 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I hope my edits to the three articles involved are appropriate. We're in Hollywood's "Wisconsin" now; remember the Rome, Wisconsin of Picket Fences: the small town with only a couple of lawyers (but its own TV station and big hospital), with the snow-capped mountains visible in the distance? --Orange Mike | Talk 15:27, 20 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

One nice thing about Wikipedia is the WikiProject Wisconsin! We help each other out and providing information about Wisconsin. Thank you-RFD (talk) 15:53, 20 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Sorry for taking so long, RL briefly got in the way. --Chr.K. (talk) 15:37, 20 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I don't know if you're still watching this article, but would you stop by the AfD page Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/SocialPicks to offer your opinion on whether the article is notable? Thanks. Dimension31 (talk) 00:21, 22 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the message. I don't know and frankly I don't care. Royalbroil 03:15, 22 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi Royalbroil, That sounds great! I'm stepping out right now, but I'll get to it when I return in a few hours. Cheers, -- twelsht (talk) 18:14, 22 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

For now, I made a few minor edits, some of which (as it turned out) echoed comments in the archived PR. The piece seems quite comprehensive, but it could benefit from the introduction of a "Personal life" section. It sounds as though Kulwicki was absorbed by his work and had few close friends. Still, information about his relationship with family members, etc., would help to humanize him. Given that Kulwicki was widely identified as Polish American, I was surprised that there were few references to his ethnic background in the article. Perhaps you should at least mention that his parents (or one of them) were of Polish origin. I will be away from the computer for a couple days because of an unforeseen development. But I'll be more than happy to write a review on Monday. Cheers, -- twelsht (talk) 04:15, 23 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Your characterization of him as being absorbed by his work and having few close friends is exactly right. That's exactly what he was known for: quiet, studious, loner, laughed at by some of the other drivers. I don't want to say bad things about him in his article. That's why there's no "personal life" section. He was known for not dating because he didn't find women up to his standards. His mother and brother died when he was young, so he only had his father who either lived on the road or was working at the shop. His father was very well-known in the state and region for building awesome engines so I'm sure that he was contantly working.

Kulwicki greatly changed NASCAR - it used to be a family sport and now it extremely businesslike with long days and living to work (vs. working to live). I wouldn't say that he was widely known as a Polish American, but it only came up at times during life, like the article conveys. I added that his city was known as a Polish American city. I don't know about Kulwicki's father heritage and stated that we was buried in his mother's family plot like other Polish Americans. Royalbroil 00:45, 24 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi Royalbroil, Thanks for your comments on Jack Warner! I haven't had a chance to look at them closely, but all of them appeared to be constructive and actionable. As you suggested, it may be possible to locate a free use image of Warner as a studio exec, given that his career traces back to 1918. I'll act on your recommendations this evening. For now, I printed up a copy of Alan Kulwicki (it's easier for me to review the hard copy of an article). I'll be ready with some comments later today. Cheers, -- twelsht (talk) 16:29, 28 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

One other possibility regarding what to do with the above project comes to mind, although you might not find it a particularly good one.

I am not myself a particular fan of motorsports, so I don't know how many if any other defunct racing organizations are out there. If there are many or even any others, then it might not be a bad idea to propose that they be included within the scope of the reorganized group as well. Also, and this is very much something with which reasonable people could disagree, it might be worthwhile to perhaps consider setting it up as a joint subproject with Wikipedia:WikiProject History. For what little it might be worth, I have personally gotten the definite impression that the average editor, or even average project, gives at best secondary consideration to content relating to historical matters, and the same might be true of the motorsport project as well. If that is the case, then the content might get a bit more focused attention as a subproject of a group which is specifically devoted to historical matters. Anyway, just an idea. John Carter (talk) 18:01, 23 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Yep - but it'll probably be Monday as I'm busy today. Will leave my comments here. Cheers. 4u1e (talk) 09:34, 24 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Is there a designated 'Polish-American' section of the cemetary? If so, how about:"Kulwicki was buried in the family plot in the Polish-American area of the Saint Adalbert Cemetery in Milwaukee." If there is not a designated area, how about: "Kulwicki was buried in the family plot at the Saint Adalbert Cemetery in Milwaukee, in an area where there are many Polish-American graves." The latter is a bit clumsy, and also requires you have a source for the fact that the other graves are Polish-American. How does one identify a Polish-American grave? I'll come back to this later, but let me know what you think of those two. 4u1e (talk) 17:29, 25 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I like the second option better. It didn't appear to be an official Polish-American section, but the section was different. The rest of the cemetery has one stone to mark the person that's buried there. Several stones in that Polish American section had the name of the family written in large letters on a large stone, with the family member's names written in small letters along the base of the stone. Here's the full picture of the family gravestone. Do you think that this topic is important enough to spend time on? I don't think it's worth much time. Royalbroil 01:12, 26 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Many thanks for blocking User:Garystaff even for a s short time my user page was also blanked by the same editor. Another editor reverted this. But I feel more part of Wikipedia now that my user page was vandalized! Many thanks-RFD (talk) 00:07, 25 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I do avoid edit wars-but with vandals you keep reverting the vandalism and some of them think you are reverting their changes. This is a learning process for myself. Thank you-RFD (talk) 00:15, 25 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I've finished commenting on Jack Warner, if you want to get stuck in. Alternatively you might want to wait until Twelsht has addressed or rejected my comments! Cheers. 4u1e (talk) 18:24, 25 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I'll wait until your comments are addressed before I review, so hopefully I will be notified. Royalbroil 01:05, 26 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi Royalbroil, I just returned to my computer (a bit later than anticipated) and began to address 4ule's comments. When I'm finished, I'll let you know, and I'll move right on to the Kulwicki article. Cheers, -- twelsht (talk) 04:51, 26 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I just finished addressing 4ule's comments on Jack Warner and will move on Alan Kulwicki tommorrow. Cheers, -- twelsht (talk) 03:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I've finished most of the peer review comments to the Kulwicki article. I'll probably be done by the time you read this. I'll review Jack Wagner's article when I get done with implementing these peer review comments on Kulwicki's article. Royalbroil 03:14, 28 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Someone put a different image on the article, making this image an orphan. I speedy deleted it as sole author. Royalbroil 01:04, 26 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the input, I started Talk:Alan Kulwicki/Comments and left some suggestions. Leo1410 (talk) 20:54, 26 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi there-- You've put together an interesting article. I had a vague memory of reading about auto racing being done at Rockingham Park in Salem (it's now just horse racing), and I was just now able to find mention of board racing on the racetrack's web page. So I'll fix that bit up. See you, --Ken Gallager (talk) 22:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Oh i have just gone off at a tangent. The +ve feedback (thx) should assist my memory of stuff to do Victuallers (talk) 22:59, 26 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Many thanks for the Barnstar! I've had a horrible cold the past few days, and that was a bit of a bright spot. :)

I'm not quite done with the full list yet, and I've got some cross-referencing and verification to do. Speaking of references, do you think each line of the chart needs specific cites or can I just use a single "References" section at the bottom? (Each track would naturally have more specific source references on its individual article anyway.) Duncan1800 (talk) 02:28, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hey Royalbroil! I wanted to ask you a question about what to do with images that are potentially violating Wikipedia copyright rules. Recently a new user, Hellcat854, uploaded and added images to the Kutless and Flyleaf articles. There's no description or copyright information on either image. While I haven't actually searched around for copyright info on those pictures, I've seen them all over the web quite a few times (especially the Kutless one), and they seem professional; so I'm suspecting they're copyrighted. I've already talked with the user who uploaded them, requesting more info about the images, but they haven't returned since then.

I've never quite dealt with this type of thing before, and neither have I really observed what happens in a case like this, so I wanted to ask someone with more experience what to do and where to go next with this. Do we try to get copyright info on the pictures, then flag them for deletion if sufficient information is gathered? I'm going to go ahead and right now be bold and remove the images from both articles. Thanks for any pointers. :) JamieS93 03:00, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I got the Kutless image listed for deletion here, following the steps given under the WP:IFD. --JamieS93 14:50, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I know, I went ahead and listed it for the normal IFD, 'cause I figured it probably wouldn't pass anyway, as you said. Many thanks for the assistance! --JamieS93 15:17, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

You did an excellent job with the Alan Kulwicki article. It was well written and very interesting. Thanks-RFD (talk) 18:06, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

(edit conflict)Thanks! I thank the main eyes that have peer reviewed the article, whether or not their review resulted in many changes. It's close to a GA nomination and hopefully FA shortly down the road. Royalbroil 18:13, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for taking User:Garystaff23 under your wing.-RFD (talk) 18:08, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I hope that he reads my comments and takes them to heart. Royalbroil 18:13, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Page has been nominated. Please go to the articles for deletion page to enter the discussion. -UWMSports (talk) 19:03, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hey, I agree with your points on the discussion in keeping the article. I think keeping a list that shows the start/end dates is relevant. The fifth year of something is meaningless, but the start and end certainly is meaningful. If you want, we can fix up that page together over the next couple days. My main concern right now is SportsMaster's attitude. You've been defending him and he doesn't even reply to your comments. I really don't want to contribute to it if he keeps reverting our edits.-UWMSports (talk) 20:36, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

UWM is a college sports program. There are millions of usernames that say "YankeesFan" or "GoIrish". -UWMSports (talk) 20:52, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I'm defending the need for having that article, not SportsMaster's edits or attitude. Contributors generally don't mess around real long with someone who doesn't work well with others before they get frustrated like you are right now. Let it go, it will pass. I recommend that you stop watching his contributions. Others will eventually see his edits and deal with them if they're bad. It's very frustrating to spend time working on an article just for someone to delete it.

I hope that many people want to improve the article! If a few people spend a half hour on it it will turn into a great article! Royalbroil 21:02, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Lets merge Yahoo! Fantasy Sports and Yahoo! Sports together. Both need alot of work, I think together they can help each other out greatly. -UWMSports (talk) 00:22, 28 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I respectfully disagree. I think that enough information could be found to make a decent article. Royalbroil 01:10, 28 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Well, lets see what happens over the next week or so. If I'm proven wrong then I will tip my hat to you guys. Both pages have been around way over a year though, but hopefully something can be done with them. -UWMSports (talk) 03:27, 28 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I apologize if it wasn't written clearly. But to say it doesn't look any less than an advertisement than something else falls under WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS. However, no decision was reached on its suggested deletion. I say we merge the article without getting everyone involved again if no one upgrades the article from its current state the next few days. -UWMSports (talk) 17:13, 4 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Royalbroil, I did not intend to remove your additional commentary. That was a misake on my part. My appologies. --Josh (talk) 00:00, 28 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Apology accepted. Accidents happen - we're cool. Royalbroil 01:08, 28 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi Royalbroil, I can't seem to find a hook I entered in DYK Feb 24, it's about the novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, along with suggestions from other eds. Can you find what happened to it, please? Julia Rossi (talk) 21:53, 28 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

It got loaded into the Next update, where articles are staged before hitting the main page. It just got loaded on the main page and you should be notified shortly. Royalbroil 02:37, 29 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, didn't realise they vanished into recycling. Nice to have it accepted too. Also thanks for the tip about Frank's pic – some anon was being silly and I was being silly back. Took it out anyway, cheers Julia Rossi (talk) 03:02, 29 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

There's a person I want to write a biography about but she refuses to disclose her age in interviews. Though she's notable in Australia at least, she's still living. Is not having a birthdate a problem, or is there an acceptable way around it? Julia Rossi (talk) 03:14, 29 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Aha, thanks RB : ) no barrier then, away we go... Julia Rossi (talk) 07:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

--BorgQueen (talk) 10:31, 2 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Go right ahead and send it in! Thanks so much! --D-Day (talk) 20:02, 3 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

OK, I just accepted. (Didn't see it the first time). Go ahead and start her up! --D-Day (talk) 19:32, 4 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I think I've addressed what can be addressed, let me know if the re-wording works. Thanks. Aboutmovies (talk) 01:26, 4 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Check out my comments at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions#UCLA digital library program. --evrik ^(talk) 16:28, 4 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

• Before we go any further, do you know how to contact the uploader? They haven't answered my email. --evrik ^(talk) 17:20, 4 March 2008 (UTC)Reply
• okay. --evrik ^(talk) 17:04, 11 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Royalbroil, Thank you for comment, you are correct he is very much so "causing annoyance" to myself. Also I don't feel that what can be viewed as a threat "Otherwise I'll probably just nominate it again, and I don't think people will take as kindly to it if no effort of improvement was given" are warranted by User:UWMSports. --Josh (talk) 17:49, 4 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for telling me about the Commons Helper tool, I wasn't aware of that, it clears up a lot of questions! -Pete (talk) 21:53, 5 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I'm happy to help, especially when it will save other people some time down the road. Royalbroil 21:57, 5 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for keeping an eye out for F1 photos on Flickr. Unfortunately, I think that the images are of a reliveried Benetton B200 as opposed to a Renault R26 (see here for some comparison), so none are worth uploading in my opinion.-- Diniz (talk) 19:13, 7 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I would like to say a very big thanks for the DYK. Willirennen (talk) 11:11, 8 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi- I had to revert some edits to the Caroline Ingalls articles on grounds of vandalism and a possible hoax. An editor started an article about Dismont Cryterr who supposedly married Caroline Ingalls after the death of Charles Ingalls. They were the parents of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I did a google search of Dismont Cryterr and came up with no information.I am trying to assume good faith and not to bite new editors but I personally feel Dismont Cryterr does not exist and this is a hoax or experiment being done. Thanks-RFD (talk) 12:41, 8 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

There was no content besides name and birthdate, so I speedy deleted it for lack of context (WP:CSD#A1). Royalbroil 14:15, 8 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks-RFD (talk) 14:54, 8 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thank you very much, Royal. I do appreciate it. Manxruler (talk) 23:05, 8 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi Royalbroil, This message is to inform you that I recently nominated Jack Warner as a featured article candidate. Your comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, again, for your detailed feedback and recommendations! Cheers, -- twelsht (talk) 09:42, 10 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for your feedback and support! Best, -- twelsht (talk) 18:20, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Good to hear! Thanks, once again, for all your feedback! Be sure to let me know when Alan Kulwicki is nominated as an FA. With appreciation, -- twelsht (talk) 03:50, 16 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I'll unprotect the article for now, but I don't think it will last long based off of previous experience with the article. --Michael Greiner 22:25, 10 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Unprotection lasted about 30 hours before a request at WP:RFPP and then an indefinite semi-protect being reapplied by EncMstr, with 10 vandal edits in that time. --Michael Greiner 21:49, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

-- well done, is the GA nom OK? Like to help with April 1st ... Victuallers (talk) 20:02, 11 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi - thanks for your message. I've got no objection to signing when I close an RfA or RfB, but it's never been standard practice. You can see the instructions to bureaucrats at WP:BUR; if you find a signature on closing useful, can I suggest bringing it up at WP:BN? If it is useful, it'd probably be good to get everyone doing it. Warofdreams talk 22:26, 11 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Since this image is not, and probably will not, be on the main page again, can you delete it from Wikipedia and just let it link from Commons? --Kakofonous (talk) 14:02, 12 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Admins like myself periodically delete these images every few days. I deleted it. Royalbroil 00:50, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi - Done - can you please review if I've done it correctly (I'm really sick and tired of this vogon red tape - there is a clear case for vandalism on that article and it has to stop and no one is doing anything about it) Thanks --CatonB (talk) 21:53, 12 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I don't really care if Councillors of City of Glen Eira stays or gets deleted, but I felt that it didn't meet speedy deletion criteria. Thanks for letting me know. Royalbroil 01:00, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Cool :) Thanks though --CatonB (talk) 02:19, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Update is four hours late. Any chance you could post it? Gatoclass (talk) 04:12, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Will do. Royalbroil 04:16, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks :) Gatoclass (talk) 04:20, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

--BorgQueen (talk) 10:50, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

You know, I've only lived in Marshall for about 4 years, and I have no pictures of the welcome signs (they are new actually), or the downtown, so why don't you post what you have, and if I can take better, I will replace them! (or this might get someone with better pictures to improve the article... ;) Let's see what you have! Timmccloud (talk) 12:14, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, and thanks for all your work keeping the page maintained! Johnbod (talk) 16:26, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Actually, I think the way you have it is closer to what Wiki should be. I really didn't have any "historic" information in the "History" section. If I can do enough digging, I might be able to come up with the beginnings of racing in Illinois, which would make a "History" section needed.

If you do the Racing in Wisconsin article, remember that CORR and SODA both started there, and that the WSORR is now the prevalant off road racing sanctioning body in the area. Jgrace1294 (talk) 20:29, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Yea, I went to one or two SODA race at Road America. I love off-road racing. One of my short to medium-term goals is create article about the big CORR and SODA racers. I even have a source for some current images from a flickr friend. I'm working on the big drag racers right now. Royalbroil 22:00, 13 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

You're such a great Wikipedian! Anyway... here goes...

Wikipedia is strictly buisness (mostly) which is why I am sending these messages to random people.

These listed Wikipages Need your help!

Whoever knows when Alf Schofield died please put in on the Alf Schofield page, that would really help.

Look at the Talk:Kangaroo (meat) page regarding my post- Kangaroo Species- that would really help.

Look at Talk:Katharine McPhee regarding her spouse under Relationships by Keane Rox.

For April 2007 Nor'easter well, I put in a fact and referenced it and now I don't know how to complete the reference. Click the blue 2 reference and you'll know what I mean. Then click the [2] at the top of the April 2007 Nor'easter article and complete the reference.

Spread the word for these Wikipages in need! That is all.

I don't think this is spam, but I am copying and pasting the same content on my own userpage.

Please reply, --RayquazaDialgaWeird2210 (talk) 21:43, 14 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Okay, fixed. I only use Nishkid (talk · contribs) for DYK crediting, so I made a mention of that on its userpage. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not love)} 00:50, 15 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks..., I already tried to find out how to put the spouse in (It didn't work.

Bedtime,--RayquazaDialgaWeird2210 (talk) 01:29, 17 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

The ones I listed on its talk page are being used currently. Can your tape replace them? Ultra! 16:04, 17 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

FYI. DYK needs updating ASAP. Four hours overdue. Chris (talk) 00:53, 19 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Will do. Royalbroil 00:54, 19 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I just checked all the author and nominator pages and I think between us we notified everyone. Sorry for the ec and thanks for the help, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 01:26, 19 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi, been meaning to reply to your good wishes. I am using the admin powers for DYK but little else. Which is good I think as I don't really want to join the full time wiki police. Thanks for the help on the main page ... I didn't check that the page that I loaded was protected although as you saw I had created a protected image. Damn! Still if they wanted infallibility then they'll need to get some gods. I did clear the dyk list on the main page once by mistake but luckily I think I was the only admin who spotted it. Do keep watching .. I'm sure I will trip again. Thx. Roger aka Victuallers (talk) 19:43, 19 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi Royalbroil. Can I ask you a favour? Would you be able to move Nelson Piquet Sr. (racing driver) back to Nelson Piquet, per this discussion at WP:F1. Because the redirect has been edited since the original move, it needs admin assistance to move it back. I've listed it at WP:Requested Moves, but there seems to be a bit of a backlog there at the moment. Thanks. DH85868993 (talk) 21:41, 19 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Done - it was non-controversial and it made no sense to me the Nelson Piquet would be disambiguous. Royalbroil 02:02, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks. DH85868993 (talk) 02:16, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi, and thanks for your message - Image:Flag President of Ireland.svg has been zapped. Perhaps next time I'll include in the upload edit summary that it can be deleted on sight once it's off the main page, to make it clearer. Thanks, Bencherlite^Talk 07:32, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

...Or I could just learn to use {{C-uploaded}}, which does the job for me... Bencherlite^Talk 08:05, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

That would have done it. I wondered because it had the wrong template. There were lots of pages linking to it and I didn't want to screw them all up. I suppose I could have tried and looked at the result. Royalbroil 12:44, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I've deleted all the ones listed at the Media discussion page and responded there. Thanks. MECU≈talk 17:31, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for the Tireless Contributor Barnstar. I hadn't received an award in quite awhile and was feeling very unappreciated. Not that I need awards to keep plodding on, but it's nice to be appreciated. Thanks again. MECU≈talk 19:35, 20 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Have you verified that one? I took a peek at it earlier but decided to see if I could find some more hooks first. Gatoclass (talk) 13:49, 22 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Fair enough. It's in. Gatoclass (talk) 14:01, 22 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi, sorry about editing the talk page while you were doing your review on this article. I didn't realize you were adding any more right away. Anyhow, I hope you don't mind that I've been working on your concerns while you're doing the review. I just happened to have some free time tonight. As for the article, I think I've overdone the "out of universe" thing in some areas, as this was the first wrestling biography article I've written, so your suggestions on how to fix awkward phrases are greatly appreciated. Thanks for offering to do the review. GaryColemanFan (talk) 03:05, 24 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks again for the review. I believe I've fixed everything from your list except the hall of fame thing. As I explain on the article's talk page, the SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame isn't a real hall of fame so much as the name of a website. Please let me know if anything else needs fixing. Best wishes, GaryColemanFan (talk) 06:10, 24 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I've made all of the new changes you requested. The reason that the Yukon Lumberjacks thing didn't make sense is because it's not true. They were inspired by a different Yukon Eric, so I changed the information. Please let me know if there's anything else that needs to be done. Thanks againn, GaryColemanFan (talk) 16:23, 24 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

My intention wasn't to annoy anyone. I had discussed an idea with another editor about trying to make a focused effort to reduce the backlog by asking each of the sports projects to review two articles. If you think this will just come across as unwanted spam, I am willing to remove the requests. GaryColemanFan (talk) 19:20, 24 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Sorry about the misunderstanding. I would love to see the backlog reduced, so I really appreciate editors like you offering to review articles. Like you said, I intended this as a nudge rather than trying to pressure anyone into anything. Best wishes, GaryColemanFan (talk) 19:25, 24 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Responded on my talk; yes, I was completely unaware of that page until today ... yikes !!! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:59, 24 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know I am glad to be reviewing the article Alan Kulwicki you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria.   This process may take up to 3 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Zenlax ^{T C S} 19:53, 25 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

You are quite welcome. I'd like to begin by saying to have some patience, I see that the article reads well and I want to make a great evaluation for in you pursuing to get the article to Feature Article. I thank you very much for taking the time to review two Good articles. I would like to ask a favor, only if you are interested. Overall, please check the article's talk page for any comments I have left. Zenlax ^{T C S} 19:21, 26 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Will do. Gatoclass (talk) 03:05, 26 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Okay, I'll include that one. Sorry about the delay, I've had a sequence of dud hooks, and the others are taking a long time to confirm. With your hook and the one I just found, I think we'll have an update though. I'll let you know when it's done, shouldn't be long now. Gatoclass (talk) 03:41, 26 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Okay, I think it's just about ready now. Gatoclass (talk) 03:54, 26 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the DYK notification. Ty 04:49, 26 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Oh ok, in the article Jim Trueman I put the article up for speedy deletion because it was such a small article. I did a google search and must have spelled the name wrong or something because i got no results regarding anything called "Indy 500" on the articles. Still a little new at this whole thing so sorry for the misunderstanding. Feel free to contact me for anything, If i screw up again especially. I would appreciate it if you could throw me a few links on templates and such for reference.. i don't have much knowledge of them and most of the time I am having to edit and re-edit because the template i used was wrong. Also, how would i be able to rollback an article to a previous revision as some vandals like to edit, reedit and such, and i get a little confused so i just pass it up. Thanks again, Anna AnnaJGrant (talk) 03:11, 27 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

In 3 years, I've never had someone try to delete an article after 2 minutes, but sometimes I guess it happens. I should have had it typed up first, but I was eager to get it started. I've already got some substaintial text to both Jim Trueman and Truesports. There's more to come, soon. Doctorindy (talk) 03:32, 27 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

--BorgQueen (talk) 03:41, 27 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Yeah, looks like I did it again haha, sorry about that. Didnt mean to post on your user page mate. Anyways, thanks for the tips and such and i'll try not to lower the standard. Again, sorry for being a newbie and acting rashly. -Anna AnnaJGrant (talk) 03:41, 27 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi Royalbroil,

I wanted to give you a heads-up on a minor bot request I have made to update the external links in most NASCAR profile pages that link to Racing-Reference.com so they go to the new URL of Racing-Reference.info

Please see, for your consideration, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bot_requests#racing-reference.com_-.3E_racing-reference.info__external_link_checker_and_changer

Guroadrunner (talk) 10:45, 27 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I was wondering if you would be able to adopt met as a user on Wikipedia. I used to edit Wikipedia anomlysly and just began with a user name. I have noticed that I don't know too much about the technicality of Wikipedia and a lot of the "in-site concepts." I noticed you were an administator, so you have been around here a while now and know what Wikipedia is about. If you are unable to for any reason that is fine, and I could have someone elese (another administrator) that may adopt me as a user on Wikipedia. Thanks for reading my message.

--Tlayden (talk) 19:49, 27 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I have been seeing people talk behind my back about me. Mostly about my adoption program. I would like you to check User talk:Toddst1. You'll notice it around the bottom. I would like your opinion.--RyRy5 talk 06:56, 28 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for answering. That edit was a mistake, and I'm sorry if it caused any trouble. I thought is was a page blanking with a nonsense edit summary.

When I siad "Until I am an Admin", that only meant if I could ask her once more for adoption when I'm an admin with more experience. I looked at my archive and I didn't know that she sent me a message, telling me she doesn't want to talk to me again. It was probably becuase Queerbubbles and another person sent me 2 messages in a few minutes. One was at the bottum and the other, a few messages up. I then must have only read the bottom message. That's why I always check the history of my talk page to see if anybody but who sent me the bottom message sent me another one.

I have 5 adoptees. One has been inactive for a long time (User:Tubesurfer). The adoption program is when I give my adoptees tests, and if possible, I also let an admin grade them. This helps my adoptees study more while taking tests. I would like your opinion on the Adoption Program. Thanks.--RyRy5 talk 17:06, 28 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Can you expand the page using Behind the Music as you said before? Ultra! 15:00, 29 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for awarding me the above :-) Nyttend (talk) 19:54, 29 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I second that, thanks for the Barnstar, glad you find the templates helpful. VerruckteDan (talk) 21:36, 29 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Many thanks for the Wisconsin Barnstar.RFD (talk) 21:59, 30 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Go ahead and give User:Dual Freq the Wisconsin Barnstar. User:Dual Freq did lots of articles on Wisconsin as well as Iowa&Illinois. Thanks-RFD (talk) 11:15, 31 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

And that is why I prefer working on historical topics! Thanks for the offer of making required changes to the article while it is locked. If it's OK with you, I'll copy Laserbrain and Tony's comments from the failed FAC to the talk page and put comments or suggested fixes there. Cheers. 4u1e (talk) 08:24, 31 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

OK, no worries. We can work out what the changes should be at least. Cheers. 4u1e (talk) 16:57, 31 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Yes, it's useful stuff and worth going through the exercises. Maybe I should do them again too! :) 4u1e (talk) 17:28, 31 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi, Royalbroil. You seemed very involved in evaluating candidates for the April 1st DYK section--and I saw some funny ideas being tossed around. I had a look at the main page, none of the current DYK's look terribly odd/funny/unusual. Am I missing the joke, is the update delayed, or did someone decide not to be funny this year? —Preceding unsigned comment added by The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk • contribs)

My WiFi internet connection has been almost constantly down because of rain. I bet that the first group had not cycled in yet. I am surprised that the group included exclusively April Fool's Day hooks instead of spreading them out over the day. I should have been notified about the Alien abduction insurance article that I started. Royalbroil 03:22, 1 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Well at least they're up now. Nicely done (the JFK line is my favorite)!--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 03:29, 1 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks - and thanks for all of your hard work on this. My guess is that I can find more odd things on the NRHP for next year's April Fools, and the West Rim Trail was an idea I sat on for almost a year (thought of it April 1 last year). I enjoyed your alien abduction insurance hook a lot. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 14:10, 1 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Excellent idea for next year. Thanks for the recognition and I'm glad that you enjoyed the hook! Royalbroil 14:15, 1 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

• What happened to the funny Ben Affleck one? Spikebrennan (talk) 18:11, 1 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

--howcheng {chat} 04:03, 1 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

I will get a review up for it this week. I have been having to deal with some family issues lately. Hope you understand and sorry for me holding it off.

--Tlayden (talk) 18:42, 1 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Sorry if I caused any problems for you with the review. I was new to Wikipedia at the time and had no clue that there was a process involved for review. I looked at a few articles to review and it caught my attention, so along on other reviews I just COMMENTED on it. While I agree that the person who calls it should get it (the article), experience on Wikipedia is not a major factor in being able to review something for that matter....Have Zenlax review the article.

--Tlayden (talk) 05:13, 2 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Yes I am very interested in North Wilkesboro Speedway, in fact I am the web designer for the company Save The Speedway that is documenting all the history at the track and is placing the historical marker for the track in May. To answer your question on if the track is accessible, Yes it is. If there is a way I can contact you my private email I could give you more information. Also in our collection of photos and images Save The Speedway has more the 1000 photos and images, as well as video and program covers that have been given to us with expressed permission to use. I will try and get some of the photos together and put them on the page for other to see. Feel free to contact me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Swilson2000 (talk • contribs) 18:59, 1 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the response - I just thought I'd offer it up, in case you were planning to get a third round in. I thought the fact was more bizarre than funny, but there are plenty of straight facts of interest. I may well nominate it for the ordinary front page. Warofdreams talk_

Why did ya vandalize the Linkin Park article? Blue Laser (talk) 22:20, 1 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Why did you ask several people this same question - an April Fool's Day prank? Royalbroil 00:07, 2 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Yes absolutely, feel free to do so. --D-Day (talk) 10:53, 2 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

--Bobet 12:19, 2 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Removed unsourced lines for now. Ultra! 16:33, 2 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

I saw that. That's a good idea, they don't seem very important. I'd read through the article to improve it, but I want the article to be stable. I hope that I'm interpreting the stability criteria right. Royalbroil 19:40, 2 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I noticed you are archiving some of this year's discussion. Thanks for that! Do you think you might be able to also create archived versions of the AFMP? I think someone did so for last year but this years is now gone, near as I can tell. Unless I was looking in the wrong place. I'm thinking that since this is now a 3 year old tradition, an archive structure that didn't just use the standard archive box might be better ... some sort of embedded template that all the talk pages carry that shows, by year, the main page, the main page talk, the DYK talk pate, the FA talk page, etc. It might be a bit much to do but might also avoid some rediscovery/reinvention each year. I noticed this because my blog link to yesterday's main page is already stale and I was trying to find what to link to... what do you think? ++Lar: t/c 18:59, 2 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Good idea. I'll look into it. I did some archiving last year, so I did the same thing this year. So 2008 was the third year (2006, 2007, 2008). I didn't know that. I made a checklist for myself below, feel free to expand. Royalbroil 19:51, 2 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

K! Did. Thx. ++Lar: t/c 21:55, 2 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

• Fix the links so that someone can easily navigate between the each year's various (2007, etc.) talk pages (links are currently wrong)
  • Really fancy: make it a nav box so you can embed it in many places and nav from 2006 DYK to 2007 DYK to 2008 FA in one click.

  Done

• Make an archive box template specific for April Fool's Day that links all of the archives
  • Really fancy, takes into account that there is a tree structure to the pages where DYK and FA are sub pages of the overall page...

  Done

• Create static versions of the 2 main pages from 2006, 2007, 2008 (both) (if not already done) and include link to them in the archive box.
  • 2 main pages? you mean having statics for how the DYK changed (I know in 2008 there was at least one change in the DYK articles, maybe more, and seeing all of them is goodness, if doable)

  Done (poorly worded on my part)

• Research 2005. SOMETHING was done on the main page more than just out and out vandalism, but I forget what, and the structure there may make it hard to find.

  Done

• regularize the names and locations (subpages) of things where they deviate a bit)

  Done

• pat self on back for a good job :)

  Done   Done   Done

Well done. Regarding FA, you'll have gathered that you'll need a copyediting specialist to look over it. Try the WP:PRV page for volunteers (not me though, I'm too close to the topic, and obviously not yet up to Tony1's high standards!). Regarding refs, I think you'll have some work to do. Especially now that Ealdgyth tends to check all weblinks and question whether they're reliable. The major websites (NASCAR.com NYT etc) are all fine, obviously. There are some that are reproductions of good sources, but by sites that we don't know are reliable in themselves (I'm thinking of ones like 2, 4, 14, 23 (duplicate of 2?)). That means that strictly they don't count as reliable sources. There are also some broken links (already!) Nos. 11, 17, 18, 19. You may be able to find a cached copy or look on the Internet Archive. The underbird.com site looks like a fan site, which is tricky because it's self-published. You might perhaps argue that in this particular case, it's appropriate. You may also be asked whether sites like Ultimate racing results, Racing reference info and Laidback racing.com are reliable, so have your answer ready! Sorry to bring more work! 4u1e (talk) 18:07, 3 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Redlinks: You tend not to see many. A few redlinks shouldn't really be a barrier to GA or even FA (I don't think it's in the criteria for either), provided that they're to things that really should have an article on Wikipedia (meeting notability criteria and all that stuff). If there are loads I think it would put reviewers off. 4u1e (talk) 06:51, 4 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Since you are now and administrator (Congrats on the Kulwicki GA. I assisted you courtesy of the Hooters magazine article on the 25th annivesery of the company earlier this year), I have a quick question. If you click on the Luis Palau article, you will see two pictures. The second one is the one I am interested in since I took it and uploaded it last September. An anonyous user from Australia is claiming I have a possible copyright violation because I took the picture from the Jumbotron used at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers. I have explained that I was not able to get close enough to Palau to take the picture so taking it on the Jumbotron was the next best option. How can a free use image be classified as a copyright violation? I don't get it. Chris (talk) 20:52, 4 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

I did what you said. I hate that because I thought it was a good picture to where I could present the picture. Oh well. Try again when he shows up in Conyers on Labor Day weekend again. This time I will make certain to get a better shot if possible minus the Jumbotron. Chris (talk) 03:04, 5 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

I also did it to another picture I took: Natalie Grant which I took at the same location in September. Chris (talk) 19:15, 5 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Congratulations on the article becoming recognized as Good. I know you put a lot of work into that. I just looked at it, and there are parts I don't recognize, so you put even more hard work into it! And I didn't realize you'd become an admin, so congrats on that too!. -Freekee (talk) 02:21, 5 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! I was hoping someone would comment on that one eventually, since it's the only hook for the 31st of march and 1st of april that still had a decent picture, but I didn't want to put something I wrote myself on the page without someone at least commenting on it. Now I can finish the update with a peace of mind. - Bobet 00:31, 7 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks. And thanks for uploading the image for me. - Bobet 00:48, 7 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Dear Royalbroil,

Just wondering why The Woodlands Resort information was deleted based on A7 when many other hotel and resorts appear on Wikipedia?

The Woodlands,Texas wikipedia page has a link to The Woodlands Resort wikipedia page but no information appears on the resort. I'm trying to correct that by contributing information but it was deleted.

Your insight is appreciated. Bkaplan (talk) 16:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, Royal; I added that over on WP:FCDW so we can schedule it in, still unsure what we're doing on the 14th. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:32, 7 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

My advice to you would be to get a second opinion on the article's status for it becoming a Feature article. I would give opinions on it, but I am terribly busy and don't have time to give you the correct standards for the article being qualified for Feature article. Zenlax ^{T C S} 20:05, 7 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

No problem, I was hoping that you would do it while you were reviewing against GA. I have run the article past numerous people. I just need an English wordsmith expert to review the prose. Royalbroil 02:38, 8 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

RoyalBroil,

Thanks for the feedback.

Now that the page has been deleted, what is the next step? Do I just start over add more information about the resort (and what makes it notable with references)?

Your help is appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bkaplan (talk • contribs) 20:56, 7 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Roybalbroil

Sorry to see that the LA Times images were deleted and my apologies for completely disappearing from the discussion at the end of Feb. I went out on medical leave and returned to work this week.

To fill in the gaps, LA Times transferred the copyrights to UCLA; for negatives the university physically has in its possession. I was hoping that our legal counsel could work out a way with Wikipedia policies to keep the images up. I believe UCLA counsel and others in the UC system are continuing to research ways to contribute material to Wikipedia.

My Thanks to you, Anderson and Evrik for the help and discussion.

Ucladigilib (talk) 22:20, 8 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

There is nothing wrong with making friends on wikipedia so that I can feel more comfortable in becoming active and knowledgeable. If there is anything wrong with this, then please tell me and explain in detail why it is wrong to make friends in order to become a better wiki user.

216.229.227.142 (talk) 15:45, 9 April 2008 (UTC)Reply