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Dota

Thanks a lot for fixing the typo of micro vs not micro. You are absolutely right that I meant to say that Dota was very micro intensive. Dan Slotman 19:00, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikimania 2010 could be coming to Stockholm!

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Matrix Template Library

Hi decltype,

Thank you for your warm welcome. From your name I deduce something about the future of C++. ;-) I added two references and hope it makes the entry more reliable. If there is something more to do for improving the notability of the entry please let me know. Toterbaum (talk) 13:45, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I'm very happy every time I see someone make a good C++-related contribution :). Revisiting the article, there is no problem related to notability as far as I can see. But if you feel like it, I encourage you to further expand and improve the article. An illustrative code example would be great. decltype 14:06, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

duggar baucom

you don't know what you are talking about. thank you.

sincerely, a former editor. 76.11.133.17 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:20, 6 March 2009 (UTC).

Reply on your page. decltype 07:14, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
I was just updating his current record. I had no malicious intent. I'm sorry you thought I did. Since I stopped editing regularly i have stopped using summaries. 76.11.133.17 (talk)

Recent speedy deletion of a certain spam site

It was not wrong to tag it as an G11, but call it somekind of ..."I've always done it like that, and for talk-pages I use G8" kind of thing. Both of them are General speedy deletes. Cheers and happy editing. Lectonar (talk) 13:40, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Okay, that's what I thought. Thanks for your insight. decltype (talk) 14:13, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
And another thing: could you drop by at WP:PNT from time to time..sometimes we have articles in Nynorsk or Bokmal that would need appraising. Lectonar (talk) 13:42, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
I'll see what I can do. Though I must admit that I have a hard time imagining a Norwegian article appearing on English Wikipedia for any reason but a mistake, or vandalism :) decltype (talk) 14:13, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Actually, it is quite common...someone just pasting the article from one of the Norvegian wikis over here. We also get vandalism, but if it is short, someone can usually weed it out. Anyway, have a nice day...and thanks. Lectonar (talk) 14:21, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

iraqi turkmen

Hi, please recheck the revertion of my contribution. It was really time consuming and all is now reverted by you. Regards from Norway. --Bunifa88 (talk) 18:16, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

No problem now that is undone. I really care about this article but recently it has been edited by seemingly Kurds who seemingly wants to "eliminate" the Iraqi Turkmen as a race, by refusing their number, their origin, even their language. Any advice?

--Bunifa88 (talk) 18:29, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

To be honest, I don't have that much experience with "controversial" articles. So I'm not really the right person to ask :) decltype (talk) 20:05, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

The edit I made was done because of a spelling error. Its Riley not Reilly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.122.155.76 (talk) 16:06, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

You're correct. My bad. decltype (talk) 16:43, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Warning to recent edit

I would like to point out that I was reverting vandalism in this edit, so I would ask you to review the warning you gave me.--Iner22 (talk) 20:06, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I was trying to revert the the same edit. Sorry. decltype (talk) 20:10, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
Would that be reason to report a bug about it, or did you just click revert once too many?--Iner22 (talk) 20:14, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure, but I am not blaming the program for what was probably my own fault. Any edits done by my account is my responsibility. That's not to say that the program doesn't have bugs. Occasionally, the diff window has been out of synch with the actual edits being made. But so far, I haven't found any reproducible bugs. decltype (talk) 20:23, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

sorry my little wrote it shes mentally challenged.(seriously) i'm very enbarresed by this and i'll make sure that it doen't happen again, also, i was doin my social studies project. 

   CCAN u FORGIVE ME?!?!?!?!?
Don't worry about it. decltype (talk) 22:44, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

The recent edit you made to the page User talk:71.116.194.93 has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Thank you. --71.116.194.93 (talk) 01:26, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

WP:FILMS Coordinator nominations

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Re: Rosogo

The use of A7 instead of G11 for speedy deletion of this article is a difference of opinion instead of a mistake. When performing speedy deletions, I try to choose the criteria that best fits the article. Experience has taught me that many articles qualifying for speedy deletion qualify under more than one criteria and it is a matter of opinion which criteria best fits. In my opinion criteria G11 did apply to the article but was simply not the best fit. --Allen3 talk 11:39, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Atle Bakken

Just to let you know, I tagged it as a copyvio LetsdrinkTea 16:31, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Okay. decltype (talk) 16:34, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Regarding recent speedy deletions

Hi, thanks for your message regarding these two speedy deletions. Regarding the first one, Jonathan ieslin, I considered the rather ridiculous looking claim that he was a murderer could be taken as a claim to significance, so given that I felt it was clearly a negative unsourced BLP I used G10 instead. Considering the second one Michael lulko I feel G3 vandalism probably was appropriate as well but given that it had previously been deleted as a G10 and that I always find deciding whether something is clear vandalism is more difficult I chose to use that G10 instead. Neither of your tags was clearly wrong but just my opinion was that G10 was a bit of a better fit. Hope this explains my reasoning. Davewild (talk) 18:27, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

CAMeLEAN/PM

Hi Decltype,

I need your help in reviewing my article on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAMeLEAN/PM

Rohitsmallya (talk) 13:18, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi,

I have made edited a few topics for making it look better please help me review the same. So that i can get the page in place. I am still working on adding more details on the product. Thanks in advance for your time and help

Rohitsmallya (talk) 14:25, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

You are still missing the most important part. And that is to establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the software. decltype (talk) 14:33, 19 March 2009 (UTC)


Thanks for the input. I will work on that side and add those as well. But otherwise what is your ::opinion on the article.
Rohitsmallya (talk) 14:39, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
You need to address the copyright issues. Some of the text in the article appears to be copyright Ranal, and needs to be rewritten. decltype (talk) 14:53, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the input based on the the suggestion i have removed the copyright symbols. And i am still working on the final document. Thanks Rohitsmallya (talk) 15:53, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
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concerning foreign language redirect

You know, I only know the policy; I didn't read R3 to the end either. must have been around wikpedia too long. Lectonar (talk) 10:33, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion of Yafeu Fula

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Reply on your talk page. decltype (talk) 13:00, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

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DYK for Jan Lindblad

Updated DYK query On 22 March, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jan Lindblad, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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Bill Schulz

I'm pretty sure I know how to edit articles, and absolutely nothing stated was wrong in that addition. In fact, please let me know any factual errors contained in the edit so I may correct them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.136.156.229 (talk) 20:33, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Re on your talk page. decltype (talk) 20:47, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Chicken

Article is good; but exists as Infinite Monkey theorem. --Anthony.bradbury"talk" 20:51, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

I may be one step behind: the Infinite Monkey Theorem is a valid mathematical concept, and a valid wiki article. The infinite Chicken Theorem is a vandalism copy. As far as i can see, Monkey survives in wikipedia and chicken does not; which is as it should be. Am I missing a reversion somewhere? --Anthony.bradbury"talk" 22:00, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
OK, I missed that sequence. Thanks for the update. --Anthony.bradbury"talk" 10:27, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Many thanks for nominating Jan Lindblad for DYK with a catchy blurb. :) --Hapsala (talk) 12:44, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! I just thought it was an interesting article about a very interesting person :) decltype (talk) 12:47, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

TiAu

Thanks for addressing this article. I think it should be moved to titanium gold though because Ti amd Au are abbreviations. My only concern is that User:S mundi is going to continue to push this "organization" thing. Let me know what you think. Wizard191 (talk) 13:08, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

I know very little about the subject, so I wouldn't be opposed to a move/redir. Looking at your user page it looks as you may indeed know something about metallurgy. Was that a coincidence? I have no idea what User:S mundi's motivations are, so its hard to say what he'll do. decltype (talk) 13:15, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
I stumbled upon the article because S mundi added a link to it on the materials science article which I have on my watch list. When I first saw it I assumed it was about titanium gold, but then found it was about this secret organization. So its just funny how things like this go around. I'm going to move the article to titanium gold and continue to watch TiAu to see if S mundi does anything else. Happy editing! Wizard191 (talk) 13:20, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
You too. Oh, and I noticed that something about the "Robustness" of TiAu snuck into the first para, I assume it was inserted by mundi.... decltype (talk) 13:27, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Dear Decltype,

I really do not want to be impolite - please do not get me wrong here. I started a page on the Subject “TiAu” meaning an Organisation you obviously have no Idea about - which is completely fine with me. I also welcome any other contributions which may be associated to “TiAu” such as Gold Titanium alloys or motion pictures including such. If you doubt that “TiAu” should have it’s place in Wikipedia - OKAY - still fine with me.

But DO NOT take a page on one subject, delete the original content and rename it to your personal limited idea of a suitable explanation of the four letters “TiAu”

This page was NOT on Gold Titanium alloys.

Thank you very much,

Regards, S_Mundi —Preceding unsigned comment added by S mundi (talk • contribs) 13:00, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

I am sorry that you feel this way. Unfortunately, when I encountered your article, I had one of two choices:
  1. Propose the article for speedy deletion under criteria A7
  2. Try to save the article by finding reliable sources
It seems to be impossible to verify even the existence of the TiAu organization. It therefore doesn't seem to warrant an article in Wikipedia, per WP:V and WP:N and WP:ORG. May I also politely remind you that once you put your material on Wikipedia, it is no longer yours? I do understand that this may be very frustrating. If you have further questions regarding this issue, feel free to ask. decltype (talk) 13:10, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Triplets Paradox

I have placed new setup of the Triplets Paradox experiment on my talk page and I will be pleased if you add your opinion or criticism under the new experiment setup. I don't want to make or participate in any confusion. I hope experiment setup published on my talk page does not violate Wikipedia rules. I consider Triplets Paradox experiment still as very interesting and I think the article on this thought experiment could be helpfull. Softvision (talk) 16:45, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

It's ok according to the rules, but it would probably be more convenient if you used a subpage of your user page instead, since people use your talk page to leave you messages. For example, User:Softvision/Triplets Paradox. Unfortunately, I know next to nothing about special relativity, so if you want feedback on the actual content, you would have to look somewhere else. decltype (talk) 16:52, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Return value optimization

Updated DYK query On March 28, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Return value optimization, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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Page display count

Hello. I would like to ask you, if there is possibility to register or to know how many times was specific page displayed ? Thank you. Softvision (talk) 14:41, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, there's Henrik's tool: [1] decltype (talk) 14:43, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Kim Småge

Hi, I noticed you questioned the source for this article but later you approved a Norwegian article using the same source. What do you think of it? Is it a reliable source? Since so many interesting Norwegian articles use it, I hope it is a good source, but I am not in a position to evaluate it. Regards, —Mattisse (Talk) 20:18, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I think Store Norske Leksikon qualifies as a reliable source, if used judiciously. Articles bearing the green "Authorized" picture have been approved by the encyclopedia's expert on the subject. I believe it is unproblematic to use these articles as a tertiary source. decltype (talk) 05:39, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply. Could you post on my page the green "Authorized" picture? My new computer screen renders colors oddly, and so I am not sure if I ever see green. (Maybe I can figure it out.) I read what Store Norske Leksikon had to say about themselves, and it seems that they are making efforts to have qualified people review articles. I am very interested in learning more about Norway! Regards, —Mattisse (Talk) 14:10, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Ok, will do it in a second. I have also replied in more detail over at DYK. You should be aware that Google's translation of the "About" page isn't the best, some sentences may have changed their meaning. decltype (talk) 14:15, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the pix! I am aware of Google's pitfalls, but overall it is helpful to get the gist but I would never rely on it. I didn't know about the seal of authorization! I will look at your reply at DYK. Regards, —Mattisse (Talk) 14:23, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Films March 2009 Newsletter

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Bed Snakes

Your recent edit to Bed snakes seems a bit of an odd way to deal with a problem. The article was clearly vandalism (the original text was mostly stolen from the garter snake article, but the title was changed to "bed snakes", a slang term for penis). I think it would have been better to simply mark the article as vandalism then to redirect (the article really ISN'T about garter snakes after all). WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

You're absolutely right! I had no idea about the slang term, and therefore assumed it was a good faith attempt to create some kind of a "hard redirect" to the other article. I therefore figured the fastest and most uncontroversial way to get rid of it was to create a real redirect and tag it as an R3. Besides, I had to check to make sure it wasn't real, which wouldn't make it blatant and obvious misinformation (at least not to me :)). But the slang term definitely changes things. Thanks for your help! decltype (talk) 16:49, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
That is.. could be a good faith attempt. I must admit I didn't really believe this was the case :) decltype (talk) 16:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Luke hernandez

Hi Decltype, just thought you'd want to know that I thought Luke hernandez was an attack not a notability issue. Also its worth issuing warnings using the templates generated when you tag for deletion, especially for newbies with redlinked talkpages, otherwise they don't know what happened to their article. ϢereSpielChequers 10:29, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I'd very much like to know, thanks a lot! Was that the "buff" guy? Personally I wouldn't see it as an attack, but I understand your reasoning. Nevertheless, there is no credible claim of significance, so it still fulfills A7 in my opinion. As for the warnings, I definitely forget to do it some times. And admittedly, its easier to "forget" it when the creator is obviously a bad-faith SPA. I'll try to improve there. Thanks again for your feedback. It is much appreciated. decltype (talk) 10:51, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, it wasn't the worst attack I've seen, and it wasn't the buff bit but the following sentence. cheers ϢereSpielChequers 10:56, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
Yeah I figured it wasn't the buff bit, I was just wondering if we were talking about the same article :) decltype (talk) 10:58, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

CFCF 12

You reverted my edit where I qualified LOri Graham as gorgeous. Have you looked at her. She is smoking hot —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.229.54.134 (talk) 22:13, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

In that case, feel free to post a link to a picture here :) But seriously, it's not really appropriate for an encyclopedic article. Hope you understand. decltype (talk) 22:20, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

If hottiness is not appropriate, then what is the point of living? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.229.54.134 (talk) 22:26, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

:) decltype (talk) 22:31, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Creative vado hd

I'll back your call. But the 20 references are from the company's online product catalog and youtube videos. There isn't one legitimate reference provided. --OliverTwisted (Talk) (Stuff) 06:33, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Yes, no doubt the article was in poor shape. I have stripped away the promotional / pov parts. I think the company's page is ok for basic facts about the camera. decltype (talk) 06:44, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

RE: G10 Question

Personally, I think that the article that was deleted could have been deleted on both the A1 and G10 criteria. After rereading the article, I did pick out a few things that would be considered a personal attack, therefor justifying G10. It also met the A1 criteria because the article starts talking about the mentioned fleet, but then jumps around a great deal to other random things (ie: one of the fleet member's mom, then the mom's son, and it just gets worse past there. Therefore I felt that the article failed to hone in on one specific topic.) Heck, the article could have even been deleted under A3 (vandalism). Essentially, its possible that an article can be deleted under multiple speedy deletion categories. It just when you delete an article, there's a pull down menu that only lets you select one reasoning, and I just happened to pick A1. So, you were correct in tagging it as a G10, and I also correct in deleting it as A1! :) Hope that helps! Icestorm815 • Talk 09:47, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

It's true that you you can add additional text to the reason for why you deleted the article. Of course, the problem with that is that it gets to be cumbersome to hunt and peck for every reason why the article needs to be deleted when just one will suffice. Anyways, thanks for bringing that up. It's good that you're checking to make sure it was correct. Cheers, Icestorm815 • Talk 10:07, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

Hi Decltype,

Your input has been noted, but you argument is ultimatley spurious. Consider this: C++ is a widely used programming language but a person who is not well versed in the syntax or experienced with using C++ is surely ill placed to make a contribution to an article on C++. So in this vein "C++ is only known amongst closed circles"; the closed circle being the persons that are knowledgable with this subject. Of course general readers not well versed in C++ may verify the information given in an article by refering to literature in books on C++ and on C++ websites.

This is the logic that should be applied to the AIMS article. Those who have never been to AIMS or unfamiliar with the structure of the institute should not make signaifcant contributions to the article.

Ambrose.chongo (talk) 12:59, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

I'd have to disagree. Contribution by a "general reader" is not limited to verifying the information of others, if she wants to add information from a reliable source, then by all means she should. Someone with deep knowledge of the subject on the other hand must be careful: WP:NOR does not prohibit specialists from adding their knowledge to Wikipedia, but it does prohibit them from drawing on their personal knowledge without citing their sources. decltype (talk) 13:18, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
I agree with your position, but the users at hand DON'T add additional information from reliable sources nor do they add any new references or citations . Instead, they insist on editing the article to suit their "taste". This behaviour is non-constructive and destructive.

Ambrose.chongo (talk) 18:32, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks and sorry

Hey, Decltype. I'm sorry about dropping that G12 speedy template on your page. I realize you weren't the creator of Drunkards cloak but had done a redirect at the moment I was pushing the button. And then, after finding the copyvio, you did a very fast rewrite and picture upload, too. Wow. Nice job. You are just too fast for me. — CactusWriter | needles 18:04, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. No harm done. decltype (talk) 18:08, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Power 99fm

You make a fair point, and I'll succumb the speedy delete. Thanks for notifying. Greggers (t • c) 11:16, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

User:Decltype/Jenny Was a Friend of Mine

Coming YellowMonkey (cricket calendar poll!) 08:04, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Reply on your (very laggy) talk page :) decltype (talk) 11:01, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Moonlighting Soundtrack

Sounds good. Thanks for the note.--gordonrox24 (talk) 20:12, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Floberg_Villmark.jpg

Replaceable fair use
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Hi Melesse. Thanks for your notification, but I must admit I do not understand why you would consider this image replaceable, since it is a still from a film that illustrates a role the subject played, and not the subject itself, and as such, could not be replaced by freely licensed media. Would you mind explaining this tagging in your own words?
From my experience, this type of fair use is extremely common in actor BLP's. I don't see why this would be any different from e.g File:Chopper-Bana.jpg, File:KaDee Strickland in Train Ride.jpg, File:Loveserenade-MirandaOtto.jpg, File:Piratessiliconvalley.jpg, or File:KHNHLS.jpg (all from featured articles). decltype (talk) 05:34, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thank you for removing the vandalism from my user page! Leuqarte (talk) 04:10, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks a lot! decltype (talk) 12:15, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Bjørn Floberg

Updated DYK query On April 11, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bjørn Floberg, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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File:Floberg Villmark.jpg listed for deletion

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CfD nomination of User talk:Lsajdhaljsdhlaksjdhal

I have nominated Category:Lsajdhaljsdhlaksjdhal (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Rockiesfan19 (talk) 00:46, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

I think you misclicked :) decltype (talk) 01:16, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

C++ programming language

Hi, I would really like to write programs in C++, but I don't know how to get started! Writing programs on my TI 83 plus calculator, editing wikipedia pages, and making my own page are my only experience. I need to know how to get started writing real programs on a computer and where I can learn the actual C++ programming language.

I hope you can help. HypeManEX (talk) 18:07, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Well, assuming you're using Windows, to get started I'd get Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition for a good free IDE. As for learning the language, I should warn you that it's not easy. You should probably get a good textbook. Thinking in C++ is freely downloadable, and reasonably high quality. There are some free alternatives over at Wikibooks, but I can't guarantee for their correctness or quality. Hope this helps. decltype (talk) 05:33, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Yes, I am using Windows Vista. But where do I get Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition? HypeManEX (talk) 08:53, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
here Triple-DES (talk) 15:15, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Thank you! HypeManEX (talk) 14:19, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Mr spring

Thanks for help.I will try to add to article as bried and to the point as you have shown.Very appreciated what you did for me. (Thx1138x (talk) 16:46, 15 April 2009 (UTC))

No problem, I just thought the man himself seemed more important than one of his recordings. If you have further questions do not hesitate to ask. 3DES, on behalf of decltype (talk) 16:58, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

That's Just the Way It Is

Wonderful! Thank you for verifying the DYK nomination. :) CarpetCrawlermessage me 21:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! decltype (talk) 21:34, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Thoughts plz

Hi Decltype, there's a thread at WT:RFA#CSD tagging which would really benefit from the views of CSD taggers such as yourself. ϢereSpielChequers 11:22, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the notification. Will have a look. decltype (talk) 18:13, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

The Computing Star
Awarded for assistance in article assessment of computing articles
OrangeDog (talk • edits) 19:20, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
Thank you! decltype (talk) 23:09, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Actor Charlie

Just because someones supposedly acted in over 500 movies does not necessarily mean they are notable. If an article is called "Actor Charlie", and does not even provide a full name for the person (as it did not until you added it), it seems kind of suspect that the person is actually notable. My revert edits made after you removed the tag was an accident, as I did not see your edit and thought that the tag had just been randomly removed without being reviewed. Tad Lincoln (talk) 01:22, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Correct, but for A7, it is irrelevant whether the subject is actually notable: The criterion does not apply to any article that makes any credible claim of significance or importance even if the claim is not supported by a reliable source. I really don't think there's much room for argument here. decltype (talk) 01:27, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

VCM

Looks more like da creatah was boastin' 'bout his sexual prowess. (Sorry, I just can't do non standard/street English convincingly. No feel for it.) Looks like a vanity piece for a gang of hoodlums. To say someone looks bad (sick image) in a cardigan is not disparagement. In some circles, it might even be a compliment. Taken as a whole and in part, I do not see it as G10. Just someone who needs directions to MySpace. Cheers, 13:28, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Roger that. decltype (talk) 14:05, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

GAN

My planning: your review, second run on Faryl articles, then put the review of NBB in (I've given it a lower priority because the editor working on it doesn't appear to be hurried). - Mgm|(talk) 18:13, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Quiet Exit

Updated DYK query On April 22, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Quiet Exit, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 15:20, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Hello you are the awsomest guy ever --72.197.225.209 (talk) 22:34, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure why you would think that, but thanks anyway. 3DES / decltype (talk) 14:46, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

im sorry for edits

im sorry for editing every where im so sorry --67.234.182.235 (talk) 17:58, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Just don't do it anymore, and it's ok. decltype (talk) 18:21, 28 April 2009 (UTC)