User talk:Matthewedwards/Archives/2008/06

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New FLRC instructions?

Hi Matthew. I've taken the bull by the horns. Please criticise. Wikipedia talk:Featured list removal candidates. PS why no ToC on that talk page? TONY (talk) 06:00, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

List of highways in Warren County NY FLC

Well, you commented that the sortable table isn't working. Another user and I have tried fixing this issue, but its the convert templates that are messing it up. So they have been removed for now. Could you take a look at it possibly?^Mitch32^contribs 12:46, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all!

Thanks for your support. TONY (talk) 18:55, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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copy edit request

Metal Gear Solid, I'm trying to get it back to FA status, Thanks. Buc (talk) 19:26, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Flagged articles

Hello again, Matthewedwards/Archives/2008

While trying to fix Template:Flag-article and Template:Flag-editor to generate an error should the user forget to "subst:" them (like Template:Prod), I also had the idea to create Category:Flagged articles and Category:Flagged editors to keep track of them ... this way, you don't need to Watchlist them (handy for anons like your humble narrator), and it also provides a resource for Wikignomes who want to "put lipstick on pigs". :-)

This sandbox shows the error message, but it's "broken" in that it fails to recognize the "header" parameter. <Heavy sigh!> This is why it shows up in Category:Flagged articles ... I'm planning on using articles in Category:Cuban contemporary artists for testing, i.e., any article with a redlinked Talk page has not been touched since the COI incident ... I'll also apply the standard boilerplates.

Anywho, feedback is appreciated ... was creating the cats a "Good idea; bad decision"?

Happy Editing! — 151.200.237.53 (talk · contribs) _{22:58, 2 June 2008 (UTC)}[reply]

Done They're fixed now! — 151.200.237.53 (talk · contribs) _{00:15, 3 June 2008 (UTC)}[reply]

Ok, good work! I have one question though, regarding "I am nonetheless willing to assist User:Editor-name (talk · contribs), and other recent contributors to this article, to make constructive improvements to it". What if the tagger isn't willing? I often see articles that ought to be tagged, but if it were about a subject I know nothing about, I'm not about to offer my services to fix it.. :-/ Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 03:16, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oy! Never thought of that ... I think that it was DGG (talk · contribs) who raised my consciousness from a rabid deletionist perspective and prompted the current offer of a helping hand ... hey, you can always go back and edit it to remove the offer ... or clone it as Template:Flag-article-delete with the offer removed ... or make it a parameter of the template, e.g., "offer=1", and the default is not to say it ... maybe I'll do it Some Other Edit. — 151.200.237.53 (talk) 04:15, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

O.K., I've modified Template:Flag-article so that assist=1 will include the offer to assist, otherwise it's omitted ... how do you feel about the current wording of Template:Flag-editor? Here it is:

… and remember, there was a time when I knew less about how Wikipedia works than you know right now, and I am always available to help you become a more proactive contributor.

I could make the underlined portion optional the same way. :-) — 151.200.237.53 (talk) 07:32, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done ... and after a fresh night's sleep, it's done! See Template:Flag-editor#Optional parameter :-)

And my apologies for my evil twin's earlier rudeness and their {{sofixit}} 'tude. — 151.200.237.53 (talk) 03:58, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's okay Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 04:51, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Flag templates redux

Hello again ...

Done — Well, after some thought, I flipped the default behavior of {{Flag-article}} and {{Flag-editor}} again ... based on WP:AGF, they generate an "offer to help" message unless you supply a noassist parameter ... I figure you should have to do an extra step not to be friendly. :-) — 151.200.237.53 (talk) 02:27, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FLRC delegate

Congratulations, you are now an FLRC delegate. A very important part is to make sure all relevant wikiprojects are notified (as the nominators often forget). -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 03:08, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here's how you close them:

Remove
- Move to the Archive (under the appropriate header) (the GimmeBot will handle the adding of a closure box and updating the talk page)
- Remove the list from WP:FL
- Add the list to WP:FFL
- Update Template:Featured list log
Keep
- Move to the Archive (under the appropriate header) (the GimmeBot will handle the adding of a closure box and updating the talk page)
- Update Template:Featured list log

Have fun!

Image mapping

Can you label the buildings in Charlotte? The tallest building is the Bank of America Corporate Center. The second tallest building to the right of the Bank of America Corporate Center is the Hearst Tower. Just to the right of the Hearst tower is 201 North Tryon. The building on the right end of the picture with the pointed roof is 525 North Tryon. The building to the left of the BACC with the green roof is 121 West Trade. To the left of that is the Bank of America Plaza (Charlotte). The talll building at the left end is One Wachovia Center. The white box to the left of that is 400 South Tryon. And to the left of 400 South tryon is Charlotte Plaza. Thanks, Alaskan assassin (talk) 15:30, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On the Charlotte list, it would be better to label the lead image, Image:Skylinecharlotte2.jpg, and not the panorama one listed above (for consistency with the Jersey City list). However, the vantage point is the same as the one listed above, so the "instructions" are the same; the only difference is that 525 North Tryon is not portrayed. Thanks, Rai•me 23:00, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 21:20, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I ment right. The white box to the right is 400 South Tryon, and to the right of that is Charlotte plaza. Also, the building to the right of the Herast Tower is 201 North Tryon. It is partilly covered by the Herast Tower. This might be too small, but the building in between, and behind One Wachovia Center and 400 South Tryon is Three Wachovia Center. And to the right of Charlotte Plaza is BB&T Center. Alaskan assassin (talk) 00:04, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Think it's

Done this time. Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 00:35, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, It's all correct. I does not mater that much, but could you add 201 North Tryon? It is the building to the right and behind the Hearst Tower. Alaskan assassin (talk) 01:46, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I was having trouble identifying it. Is it that really bright white one that is almost totally obscured?

The building you labled as 201 North Tryon is 101 Independence Center. I think you got the Herast Tower and Bank of America Corprate Center, confused. Her are some images to help you out. 101 Indenpence Center, [1], 201 North Tryon[2], and BB&T Building[3], and Three Wachovia Center [4], which I mentioned above.

Done. For sure this time!!! :) Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 22:31, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Great job! I changed 400 South Tryon to Two Wachovia Center because, after looking at the pictures, I decided I gave you the wrong building. They look almost the same. Alaskan assassin (talk) 00:30, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Atlanta image mapping

Thanks again for your help! The lead image for List of tallest buildings in Atlanta is Image:Atlanta Skyline from Buckhead.jpg. The tallest building in the image that has a golden pyramidal roof is the Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta). The building to the right of that with the two red lights on the roof and a blue circular sign is the AT&T Midtown Center. The building with the black and gray lined facade between the previously mentioned two buildings is 2 Peachtree Street. The tall building to the right of AT&T Midtown Center with the lit up light blue-green roof is 1180 Peachtree. 1100 Peachtree is the shorter building with a white pyramidal roof located between the Bank of America Plaza and 1180 Peachtree and in front of the AT&T Midtown Center. The building to the right of 1180 Peachtree that is lit up with orange lights for much of its facade is the Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta. To the right of/in front of the Four Seasons is Promenade II, the building with the stepped pyramidal top and bright blue spire. To the far right of that, the tallest building with the right pyramidal roof is One Atlantic Center.

Now back to the Bank of America Plaza. The building that is mostly cutt off and situated behind the Bank of America Plaza and is partially visible to the left of it is the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel. The shorter black building to the left of that, with the bright yellow signage, is the Equitable Building (Atlanta). The very tall building to the left of that, with the stepped pyramidal top, bright blue lines, and white "ball" light on top, is SunTrust Plaza. To the left of that, the building with two separate brightly lit light yellow-orange "penthouses" is 191 Peachtree Tower. Finally, the building to the left of that with the bright red signage is the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The buildings in the direct foreground of the photo are less than 400 feet in height, and thus do not have articles. Thanks! Cheers, Rai•me 00:18, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, guys. I'll get on them either tonight or tomorrow, all being well. Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 05:02, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done Apologies for the lateness Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 01:23, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again! :-) Do you think you could look at the Atlanta candidacy page again when you have time and look at my reply about using United States before U.S. in the lead? Cheers, Rai•me 00:38, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Columbus image mapping

I was hoping you could do some image mapping for the lead image at List of tallest buildings in Columbus. The caption of that image has all the buildings already listed. When you map it, please just keep the caption as "Skyline of Columbus in January 2006." Thanks. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 06:45, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 08:16, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thank you very much. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 01:01, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Good articles newsletter

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Re user page design

No problems, help yourself. I wouldn't like to guess how tidy the markup is - I commented the main bits, but I've fiddled around with things over time so the page code isn't really as consistent as it should be. One of these days I'll get round to tidying everything up, but for now... ;) All the best, EyeSerene^talk 08:48, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: List of Moonlight episodes

Actually I realised only a few minutes ago. Thanks for the notes, they're really helpful. I will try to make the changes soon (as I have exams right now). Corn.u.co.pia ♥ Disc.us.sion 06:41, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the appropriate changes have been made. Corn.u.co.pia ♥ Disc.us.sion 02:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, so I found another source for the ratings, Entertainment Now, is it any better? The problem is that for the first episode, the ref states the ratings, but for the rating info for the second episode, the ratings for the first episode is different. By which numbers should I go by? Corn.u.co.pia ♥ Disc.us.sion 07:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's still a blog, though :( I'm sure something could be found that isn't bloggy in nature. Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 07:25, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Buffalo Sabres head coaches

Sorry for the late response but I've taken care of your comments at this FLC. Thanks, « Milk's Favorite Cøøkie 19:35, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An enquiry

Can you explain why you haven't asked for some extra tools so far? Pedro : Chat 21:35, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe, thanks. I have conssidered it as it would certainly help with some of the behind-the-scenes stuff I do, especially when I come across protected templates that need fixing. Problem is that I don't participate in any AfDs or the like, and I'm not much of a Vandal Fighter as I find the software annoyingly complicated. I think if it were only one of these I didn't do I might be okay, but putting the two together becomes a bit of an obstacle. Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 21:41, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, I'm not so sure you'd fail. There's some elements that could do with brushing up (edit summaries for example) but I believe you need the tools. And it's really not about getting a medal or checking all the right boxes - it's about giving out the tools to people that can use them effectively. I've got a relatively good ammount of experience at WP:RFA - are you not interested at all, or are you more concerned about having a run at it at this point in time? Pedro : Chat 21:46, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Did you check my [mainspace edit summaries? I admit the summaries when I edit my own userspace sub-pages are pretty much non existent, but since I'm the only one looking at them, I don't think it matters. <shrugs>

I am interested in it, but I think I'd rather go through some coaching or something first. Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 21:52, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Admin coaching has had a rather "bad press" of late at WP:RFA. I'd recommend you check out a few RFA's (it's a bit slender on the ground at the moment so check the archives) and see the communities current moods. I don't really do admin coaching, be you may be interested in User:Pedro/Mentoring as a process a few of us are working on. I'd also be delighted to give you a few pointers if you need any help. I don't do coaching to help pass an RFA - bit I do give advice on how to be an effective admin (at least as I see it!!!). Either way, I feel you getting the +sysop bit would only help the work further, and I'd be pleased to work towards that. Pedro : Chat 21:58, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Subpages

If you have many more that need deleted perhaps just stow them in links on a page on its own so I can use the d-batch feature. =) xenocidic (talk) 22:07, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, I'm all done, phew! Sorry about that, though. I know it's not the best use of an admin's time. Obviously I'm not one myself, and so didn't know about a d-batch feature. If I need that many doing again, I'll do it that way. Regards, Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 22:12, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's a twinkle extension. and no problem. =) xenocidic (talk) 22:14, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Xenocidic - I've missed this one - or is it a .js script an editor can use? Never seen d-batch before! Pedro : Chat 22:15, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

When twinkle is installed it's a tab called "d-batch" along the top of the screen. Haven't tried it yet =). xenocidic (talk) 22:17, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You see, us proles who use work laptops get IE6 and have to be done with it :) Thanks Xenocidic. Pedro : Chat 22:20, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bah, I'm sure you can tuck Firefox in there somewhere! In theory, the d-batch could take a page like my subpage list and systematically delete every one. xenocidic (talk) 22:22, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates

What happened here? Gary King (talk) 02:42, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No idea.. That's happened with me before though.

Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 06:55, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is you are using the script at User:Where/commentLocalize.js. Use my updated version at User:Gary King/localize comments.js, which User:Where has also approved because he has stopped maintaining his own version. What happened was you probably hit the Preview button or got an Edit Conflict and then copied over how the page also looks for you. Gary King (talk) 16:32, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're right about the edit conflict, I remember that part. Thanks for the heads up. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 19:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback

After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
Rollback can only be used to revert vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
Rollback may be removed at any time.

If you do not want rollback, then contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some information on how to use rollback, you can view this page. I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, just leave me a message on my talk page if you have any questions. Happy editing! Malinaccier (talk) 17:43, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nowrap

Hi again. So far as I'm aware, the potential for linewrap problems remains, so I'm implementing {{nowrap begin}}..{{·w}}..{{nowrap end}} in those navbox templates I pass by which don't already use it. So I'd continue to implement it until we know better, as it shouldn't upset anything even if no longer necessary (and if/when it does become unnecessary, a bot could be sent out to remove the {{nowrap begin/end}}s and restore {{·}}s). Sardanaphalus (talk) 10:54, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A Featured List contest

Grettings. FL directors Scorpion0422 and The Rambling Man have decided to run a contest for FL contributors. We are trying to get some interest in the process and get some FLs for the under-represented topics. If you would like to learn more about this contest, you can find such information here. If you are uninterested in it, then you could still help out by reviewing FLCs submitted by the entrants. Thanks for the time, Scorpion⁰⁴²² 18:28, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've already entered my name! Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 18:29, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Damn, you're right. Now I'm going to look like an ass to a dozen users. Thanks for entering! -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 18:32, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The reason we decided to run it now is because I'll be going away in early July, so we decided to start ASAP. I guess we could delay it for a few weeks, but there's a lot of enthusiasm for it right now, so we should try to capitalize on it. This one could just be a test run, if it works out, then we could do a second larger one in August or September. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 01:55, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for entering the contest. You are now able to select the topic that you would like to work on. While it is a good idea to know which specific list you will work on before you select a topic, you do not have to submit your list until Thursday. Once you have a topic and a list, you can start work. However, you will not be able to submit an FLC until Sunday at 00:00 (GMT). Good luck and have fun! -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 18:14, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is just a quick reminder that you still need to pick a list. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 02:03, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ACC

I noticed you (or another user claiming to be you) have recently requested an account for the ACC tool on the toolserver. Please can you verify that you did make this request, by replying here, or on my talk page. Thanks. :-) Stwalkerster [ talk ] 19:59, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

'Twas me. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 19:59, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! Your request for an account on the tool has been approved. Please ensure you read the site notices when you log in (in the green box below the blue headers). Also, it would be a good idea to read Wikipedia:Request an account/Guide as well. Remember that you are responsible for all of your actions on this tool and when creating accounts on Wikipedia - use of an automated tool is not an excuse. If you have any questions, feel free to ask myself, or one of the other tool administrators (list). :-) Stwalkerster [ talk ] 20:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: the signature, yep: your sig must be entered in wikicode (as in the preferences on Wikipedia), not as tildes. Glad to see you decided to lend a hand, we can always use more helpers! RichardΩ612 Ɣ ɸ 22:03, June 12, 2008 (UTC)

Peer Review Request

Hello, I saw your name on Wikipedia:Peer review/volunteers and was wondering if you would be interested in reviewing Last of the Summer Wine for me. I believe it is almost to FA status and would like some neutral input from someone interested in television shows. The peer review is located at Wikipedia:Peer review/Last of the Summer Wine/archive3. Any input you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and cheers! Redfarmer (talk) 19:29, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

UAA reports

I think you should ease off on the UAA reports a bit. Some of them raise valid issues -- for instance, I doubt that DryPodsOnline has anything to offer Wikipedia except spam -- but most of your reports are quite borderline, and would lead to inadvisable blocks if admins were to follow through on them.

You can't block people for being named "Bill Romanawsky" and "Joshua Jackson". If you think they're impersonating celebrities, then submit a report after they've, you know, actually impersonated some celebrities. You reported them with no edits at all, which is highly discouraged by the username policy -- so if an admin followed through and blocked them, they might have just blocked someone who was legitimately named Joshua Jackson. On that note, you must be stretching it quite a bit with "celebrity", because I highly doubt the red-link Bill Romanawsky is one.

"Aquionics" and "InvestBrisbane" might point to some conflicts of interest, but we have reasonable ways of dealing with conflicts of interest. The usernames aren't blatantly promotional, especially in the absence of any edits.

If you're just searching through the new user logs for names to block, you should think about the fact that there's a person behind every one of those names. If they were joining Wikipedia with good intentions and we block them based on a strained interpretation of the username policy, then that's just one more person who's going to tell their friends how insular and intolerant Wikipedia is. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 11:02, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

By "ease off", do you mean "cease and desist"? Of the 12 I reported yesterday, User:6degreesit, User:IKILLYOU--18, User:AlShartonIsRacist, User:AlSharptonIsRacist, Upyoursbiotch, Woolliscroftpaulanus (which was created by User:Woolliscroftpaul seconds after that name was created, and who immediately started vandalising), and User:DryPodsOnline were all blocked, so some admins obviously agreed. The redlink was a typo; it should have been Bill Romanowski. I'll concede that one, User:Joshuajjackson and User:James Whales; you could be right about them being legit people. I am surprised you didn't consider User:Aquionics and User:InvestBrisbane as not promotional though, especially the latter. Not only is it the name of a company, but it's also telling you what to do: "Invest in Brisbane". Anyway, I'm happy to wait until/if they make a COI edit. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 19:36, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There's a big gray area about what to do when someone's username is just a company name. They're presumably going to be editing the article about their company, for better or for worse, but when they do so, isn't it good to have the disclosure that the edits were on behalf of the company? It strikes me as similar to the situation where U.S. representatives' pages were being edited by IP addresses belonging to their staff. If they're being forthright in their user name about who they are, why should we username-block them, which sends the message "hey, you can come back and edit with your conflict of interest, just don't be so consipicuous about it this time"?

Of course, this only applies to names that aren't blatant advertisements in themselves. Clearly "ObscureCommercialSite.com" names need to go, as well as names that direct you to buy a particular product or contain a corporate slogan. I doubt that the word "Aquionics" on its own would give Aquionics any kind of advertising benefit just by appearing in a history page. InvestBrisbane, I suppose, is enough of a direction or a slogan that it could be blocked. Again, it's a gray area and nobody's really sure what the right thing to do is.

So it's okay to keep reporting those names. It's just that when they're reported with no edits, an admin has to make a decision in this gray area based on no information except the name, while often a single edit will reveal their intentions enough to clarify everything, so I prefer to see at least one edit.

But the people's names -- yeah, I'd appreciate if you didn't report any more like that. Even if the reports get removed, it's bad to even give the impression that someone could be blocked for approximately sharing a name with a former football player. You did make a considerable number of good reports of names that truly needed to be blocked, such as the ones you listed, but I feel that you just got carried away and started reporting names over really small things. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 20:28, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks for clarifying. It was my first time of reporting as I'm in a bit of a writer's block at the moment so I was looking for something new to try out. I'll try to WP:AGF a little more in future! Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 20:33, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FL removals

Hi. Just easing my way back in. I'll probably not be able to get to any of this until tomorrow at earliest. --Dweller (talk) 08:05, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Hope you enjoyed your time away. Matthewedwards (talk · contribs · count · email) 08:12, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done my first. Please review. --Dweller (talk) 15:56, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Instead of moving to Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/archive/List of The Sopranos episodes, it should have been moved to Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/List of The Sopranos episodes/Archive1. I think it's because Gimmebot does its work after (see Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/log/March 2008 for an example). I'd do a "move over redirect", then move again to fix. Everything else looks alright! Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 16:11, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Had some free time so I did it myself Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 16:43, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, don't move anything to /archive. The bot does that. Gimmetrow 01:10, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hmm.. User talk:Matthewedwards#FLRC delegate these instructions say otherwise. But I guess since it's your robot you'd know! Is there anything else that should be added or removed from the instructions that Scorpion gave us? Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 03:44, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I see the misunderstanding. If you have {{Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/My awesome article}} at WP:FLC, then you "move to the archive" by placing {{Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/My awesome article}} at Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/log under the appropriate heading. Don't add /archive1 to the link. Gimmetrow 04:38, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I get it now. Both Dweller and I are new to the position; I think things will be ironed out pretty soon. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 06:44, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think I get it, too. Matthew, what say we move a correct version of the instructions to somewhere centralised, with a nice memorable shortcut redirecting to it? --Dweller (talk) 10:59, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Matthew. Not sure if you saw my comment above. I hate mucking things up, so am reluctant to do any more closures till we have a 100% perfect list of instructions. I think Project space would be appropriate. --Dweller (talk) 10:57, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I did miss your previous message. I've put the instructions at Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/Closing instructions, and included a link to it from Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates at the bottom of the blue set of instructions. I think they're easy enough to follow, but let me know if they're not. -- Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 22:49, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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List of Moonlight episodes

Hey Matthew, List of Moonlight episodes is almost a FL, but all it needs is a copyedit. The lead has been copyedited, as well as the first episode, but I just need someone to look over the rest of the episodes. I have really improved all the summaries, and all they need is a good look over. I was just wondering if that someone could be you? Corn.u.co.pia ♥ Disc.us.sion 01:10, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Hope it's okay. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 03:43, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RE:FBI's Most Wanted

Hey! No problem. I actually saw this list like a week ago and I read it, so when I saw you nom'ed it over at WP:FLRC, I decided to take a crack at it. There wasn't anything super major with the list, so it wasn't that bad. What do you think of the photo additions? I actually think it adds a lot to the list. Well thanks for giving me my first "saved list" :) « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 04:11, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean about my talk page? Do you need to scroll to see the text? Or is there just white space when you scroll? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 04:21, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weird, it looks fine on my screen. Its looks fine in Firefox 3, and IE 7 also. And I have never had anyone say anything before. I honestly dont know :P « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 04:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Heh, it still looked fine in FF 2. And FF 3 is actually pretty nice, Im sure there is a ton you can do with it. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) @ 05:02, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Detroit Red Wings head coaches

I just renominated the list. On its previous FLC, you opposed because it looked nothing like other similar FL's. Would you now mind re-reviewing it? Thanks, « Milk's Favorite Cøøkie 22:09, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

the auto-lemon

Matthew: what it means is, you can write February 16, 1988, not February 16, 1988, but be consistent within an article and see MONSUM for which formatting is more appropriate for some articles, like country-related ones. TONY (talk) 09:57, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image mapping

I left you a description of the Denver buildings for use at List of tallest buildings in Denver's image mapping underneath your comment on on my talk page at User talk:Raime#Denver image mapping. Perhaps I should have notified you here, as you are probably used to me always replying on your talk page! ;-) But anyway, if you get the time, it would be great. List of tallest buildings in Chicago is now at FLC, so it could use image mapping as well, but for this I think the mapping will need to be done on the panorama; there are just too many buildings to label in the small picture, This one should be fairly easy, as the panorama image being used is Image:Chicago Skyline Hi-Res.jpg, and Image:Chicago Skyline Crop Labeled 2560 ver2.jpg is the same image with the buildings identified. Thanks again for doing this! Cheers, Rai•me 19:13, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I had noticed it, but I've not been active the last three or four days I'm afraid. I will try to do it today though. Regards, -- Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 19:20, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Finally got it done. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 05:37, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I did miss it :-) I guess you're right; it would be better to do the lead image, it is just that less buildings will be linked in the image map because I am not able to identify all of them. I'll get the full "list" of links to you soon. I think we should stick with the current lead image, only because it shows a larger portion of the skyline than the other two. Cheers, Rai•me 03:12, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Black Lagoon episodes

Hey, I think I've addressed all your concerns. Cheers, Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 22:26, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've worked on the concerns you addressed at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of submissions for the 79th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Japanese submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Cheers, Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 06:42, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! That was quick! Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 06:45, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Win Explorer

Hello Matthew. Is Windows Explorer still acting up? I posted some more ideas in the forum.--Hello. I'm new here, but I'm sure I can help out. (talk) 07:17, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it is.. thanks for your continued help. I'll do that tomorrow as it's 12.30am and I'm off to bed soon. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 07:22, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

"Your sig is very disruptive. Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates#Eyesight. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 07:44, 23 June 2008 (UTC)"[reply]

Well, sorry and thanks (for pointing out). I'd never received such a complaint before. I'm not planning to change the signature, but think I can use this format: KC Panchal (talk · contribs) 08:00, 23 June 2008 (UTC) on the involved pages.[reply]

Hope that should be alright.

Signing here like this is alright? —KetanPanchal^taLK 08:00, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yup. It doesn't bother me, but it is apparently causing problems. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 15:59, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Toronto Raptors draft history - OK?

I've reworded the first sentence a little, could you take a second look here? Since you reviewed a lot of FLCs, I suggest you create a new subpage in your talkpage for FLC nominators/contributors. ;) --Crzy cheetah 00:52, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean? Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 00:54, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In this edit you said that the first sentence of the Toronto page ends abruptly, so I was wondering if it still does even after I made some changes.--Crzy cheetah 01:10, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, that looks fine now. I meant what do you mean about a subpage. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 01:17, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That was a joke. Many nominators come to you and ask for a second look, so I jokingly asked to create a subpage for them.--Crzy cheetah 01:20, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

D'oh! I should put a line at the top of my page that if I commented on a FLC, I have it watchlisted. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 01:24, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of San Antonio Spurs head coaches

I have responded to your comments. --Gman124^talk 18:27, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

your comments are answered but couldn't find any image to add to page on Flicker so not going to add an image. --Gman124^talk 23:43, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

passive

Well, the overuse of passive voice does occur, but it's not what I'd have thought a major problem. Maybe I need to be more alive to it. Do you have a few examples so I can think about the boundaries of where to use it and where not to? It does have a few reasonable uses. PS, working on a "Know your MOS" section of show/tell exercises on hyphens and dashes first. TONY (talk) 07:03, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Degrassi: "created by Linda S ..."—fine. The "created by" in the very next sentence is a bit repetitive, but I can't comment because I don't know whether a comma should be there after "universe" (would change the meaning). If yes, then "universe, which Sch. and KH created in 1980". Would be nice not to have three in a row (the "is produced by" is convenient), so the middle one might be reworded. "is composed by" could be avitivised, easy since it would match the fist clause in that sentence. I think it's a matter of being a little dense in passives; I'd activise a few, but not all. Remove "also". Further down, I'd keep "The series was built around Emma as a main character and what her school experiences would include." The passives here seem natural enough. "if it was based around adults instead of kids" could be "if it focused on adults ...". Yes, too many.

Timekeeping devices: yeah, that was an extreme example. TONY (talk) 12:02, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

on break spaces/line wraps

Sorry, i don't get this (other than that i messed up in not removing the "&" character as well as the rest of it.) What's the difference? tomasz. 15:15, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"3 years", "22 miles", "8 gallons" etc should always appear on a line together. Adding " " forces the number and measurement to always be together, rather than having "22" at the end of one line, and "miles" at the beginning of the next. " " is only visible in the edit box, and cannot be seen in the article itself. See WP:NBSP for more information. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 15:21, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for the information and link, that does in fact make a good deal of sense. tomasz. 16:52, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Response on WP:Flc#List of WWE SmackDown video game titles

I responded to your concerns on the above FLC, thank you.--SRX^--^Latino Heat 14:18, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I responded again.--SRX^--^Latino Heat 16:52, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

IS there anything else that you want to point out in the article?--SRX^--^Latino Heat 17:03, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe, no. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 17:05, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I responded to your last concern on the FLC page.--SRX^--^Latino Heat 14:34, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

lol. One more time (I responded)SRX^--^Latino Heat 17:11, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Twin Peaks episodes

Hi there, you said "think of a more artistic way to introduce the article, instead of a repetition of the article's title." What exactly do you suggest? Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. (SUDUSER)₈₅ 02:08, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think I've fixed everything, come take a look. (SUDUSER)₈₅ 14:31, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Boston Red Sox captains

I have completed the requests made in your comments. For the list source, I found a very helpful book that had also helped me with the rest of the list earlier. RedThunder 13:39, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Saw your other comments, and I have addressed those as well. Thanks for the review. RedThunder 16:08, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I still see "The following is a list of players". It's a really un-engaging start for the reader. :( Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 16:16, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm... I think I have it this time. Sounds pretty good to me looking at it from a reader's viewpoint. RedThunder 17:52, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FLCR notifications

Matthew—Are you having to do them yourself? I'd crack down on that; the nominators are meant to do it, aren't they? See instructions? TONY (talk) 03:20, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They're suppoesed to. The ones I did I did because they were well into their review period, but I'll contact the nominators of the most recent to make sure they did it. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 03:23, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So let's put it into the instructions ....? TONY (talk) 07:04, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see a problem with that. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 09:16, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Except it's already there: "Finally, notify the user that nominated the page for FL status, as well as any relevant WikiProjects." Perhaps it should say that the nominator should state who he notified, and that if notifications are not made, to give the list a chance, then the FLRC may close early? Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 09:19, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of acquisitions by Apple Inc.

Ah, finally, a new FLC from me after a month and a bit of no submissions to FAC or FLC. :) Gary King (talk) 04:55, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cool. I'm working my way up the list right now, so I'll get there soon Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 05:03, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Belgium)/archive1

Hi there,

Thank you very much for the revision; I do have some questions for you in order to know how to address your comment properly:

Map is a bit big, considering Belgium is so small. We don't really need to see the Middle East and Eastern Bloc. Can a "zoomed-in" map be found?

We are using the same standard maps that are recognized in almost all articles that refer to the Euro zone. A reader that goes to Belgium will see the same map ... is this really needed? Obviously it can be done, but I am more concerned on consistency.

Why the green and red? What do they add to the article?

Absolutely nothing is added to the article, just a representation of when that particular coin was minted or not. We were following the same standards as the table in €2 commemorative coins. It definitely looks good. Maybe what we are missing is an explanation of the numbers and the colors?

WP:MOS#Foreign terms says foreign terms not in common English usage should be italicized.

Can you give me a sample of what you are referring to? Like Bois du Cazier for example?

Wikipedia is not a sales catalogue, so the market value has to be removed

We have a catch22 here, and I do need your guidance. Attached to collectors' coins there are three values: face value (the value written in the coin, which is meaningless, just used to identify the coin), the issue value (this is the value given by the mint or the bank when the coin is released, very difficult to obtain for some old coins) and the market value (the value that the current coin has today). This last value is maybe one of the most important attributes of a coin in the area of numismatics. We have discussed about this in the past, and we have agreed that this particular value is very important and should be kept. So in this case it not to be used as a sales catalogue, but as an attribute of the coin. Does that make sense? Do you have any other suggestion in this particular topic? Maybe explaining the terms would help...

What is "Proof"?

Point taken. Maybe a section on top of all the tables explaining the terms and the values that can found on them (the same for Alloy) would help. What do you think?

Exact date of release for the first coin, but a vague year-only for the rest

This is difficult. Not all coins have an exact date, the ones that have them is because the sources give us the exact date. Do you have any suggestion to tackle this point?

I'm concerned about the number of fair-use images used here. 52 unless I counted wrong. WP:NFC#Non-free image use in list articles for more .

As you might know, these are images of currency coins. The images 'might' be copyrighted (it really depends on the country), but as the copyright for currency images, they can be used as long as the design is either described or criticized in the article. I hope you understand that without the images this article makes not too much sense (as other list of coins out there). For this particular case, do we have a choice?

Thanks again, really appreciated! Miguel.mateo (talk) 10:01, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I've copied your questions here to the FLC page for centralization. I'll reply there soon. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 17:41, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, sorry, I will continue replying on the page and will just send you a quick ping here so you know I have replied. Thanks again! Miguel.mateo (talk) 22:24, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Quick ping to let you know that all the points you raised have been addressed. Thank you very much in advance for the time taken to review the article (again). Miguel.mateo (talk) 10:14, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FLRC

Yes, I notified the top contributor and WikiProject Comics. Also, regarding FSC, yes we could use more reviewers. « Milk's Favorite Cøøkie 13:18, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As I said, how does a reviewer decide if Criterion 2 is fulfilled? Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 17:12, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks (moving from userpage)

Thanks for the help NoRmIaD (talk) 00:24, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

degrassi web episodes

you can speedyily delete it per you being the sole contributor.Myheartinchile (talk) 04:17, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not though -- just the creator. Others have contributed since. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 05:13, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

U2 discog

Yes i nominated it. But i'm taking it back cause i'm working on the Linkin Park discography which is nominated and working on Europes related articles. So the answear is no. --Be Black Hole Sun (talk) 12:14, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FCL List of baryons

You've listed some improvements that could be made to the list of baryons a while ago. I've made them so I wondered if you had the time to talk a look at it to make an informed vote, since it only received 1 vote (other than mine). Thanks. Headbomb {ταλκ – WP Physics: PotW} 00:19, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try to get to it today. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 18:38, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]