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Saw you've been "semi-retired" for a while, and haven't edited since December 2014. Because of this, I've added you to the above list. Remove yourself from it if you ever return. Snuggums (talk / edits) 13:33, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SNUGGUMS: I still visit (log in) once in a while, but I really have not made edits since. I was wondering if my admin tools will be removed or something? Thanks. --Efe (talk) 07:25, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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DYK for One (Ed Sheeran song)

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Thank you for participating in the RFC

Efe,

Thank you participating in this Rfc . You forgot to sign your name, however. I've done it myself from time to time. KoshVorlon We are all Kosh 14:25, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@KoshVorlon: Hello. Thanks I didn't notice that. --Efe (talk) 14:28, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Photograph (Ed Sheeran song)

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Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Man Down (song)/archive2

I've made the actions.  — Calvin999 18:40, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Calvin999: per FAC: "If a nominator feels that an Oppose has been addressed, they should say so after the reviewer's signature rather than striking out or splitting up the reviewer's text." (emphasis mine) Just a reminder, and a request to undo the striking out. It seems two reviewers are on it, so I guess I'm visiting after a while. Thanks. --Efe (talk) 00:25, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I've unstriked them.  — Calvin999 09:01, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. --Efe (talk) 09:03, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps now you can revisit.  — Calvin999 09:07, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Will give feedback after reading the new version. Thanks. --Efe (talk) 09:16, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand what you're saying on Graham's talk. The current nomination received two supports, not one. And "we're on the second section yet" doesn't make sense either. I haven't asked anyone to take on the form of a peer review during FAC, editors willingly leave comments to help. I did have two peer reviews open this year. The first had 0 contributors and the second only two editors. Why were you disappointed at not being "invited" to the second peer review? This baffles me. Just like how I was baffled at how you was offended that I didn't ping you on the current nomination asking you to "explain yourself" when I told someone else that you had told me to remove a section, or whatever it was, I can't remember now.  — Calvin999 16:51, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Calvin999, Sorry for that. I only realized there were two long after I have logged out. At any rate, these two supports appear to have not convinced the community that there was a consensus to promote the article.
  • 1st support - "Support per my comments in the last FA-review." Per verification, the support was based on a minor edit which most of it was undone anyway. It's "invalid" for the reason that the article has gone major changes since its last FAC.
  • 2nd support - "Support I can see a lot of hard work has been put into this article. One thing I can suggest though..." At FAC, supports are made from evaluating the article against the criteria.
We willingly provide inputs because after all we share a common goal. But those inputs, which go lengthy, suggest that the article isn't ready to be FA yet. I suggest you take a break from the article. And by the time you come back to it, I also suggest resubmitting it to PR. Call the attention of Coolmarc for content and Laser brain and J Milburn for prose. You might as well request for Graham Beards to comment.
Honestly, I can see bits of myself in your behaviour when I was still new to the project. My prose was even lambasted like it was written by a Chinese girl in grade school!! I had 3 FACs with Déjà Vu (Beyoncé song) (content not to "compare"). Laser was critical of the prose on the second FAC. But in the end, on the third FAC, I got a support even from Graham! They support when the article is there already. --Efe (talk) 04:35, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Efe, I'm not new to the project. I've been active for six years.  — Calvin999 08:18, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not saying that you're new. It's me that was new then I had this FAC at that early stage and cannot easily see the point the reviewers had. I'm not saying though that you missed their points now. Anyway, just forget the last paragraph. Take a break. --Efe (talk) 10:41, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ooops. I hope you didn't read me as being bossy, ordering people around. Just a suggestion. --Efe (talk) 13:24, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Photograph (Ed Sheeran song)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Photograph (Ed Sheeran song) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Coolmarc -- Coolmarc (talk) 17:41, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Photograph (Ed Sheeran song)

The article Photograph (Ed Sheeran song) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Photograph (Ed Sheeran song) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Coolmarc -- Coolmarc (talk) 21:01, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ping me if you need help fixing reference issues. I'd be happy to help. -- Chamith (talk) 12:55, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi ChamithN, thanks!! It seems you're having great time. I'm halfway done with the issues raised particularly on the formatting of citation templates. What's left are the chart sources. Do you know how to mass update these? I get lazy sometimes. Hahahaha. --Efe (talk) 13:08, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
You mean the date formats as in DMY and MDY? Yeah I do. I'll update the formats. -- Chamith (talk) 13:27, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi ChamithN, if you have extra time, I'd be pleased to have it updated. I'm going home now. Office tomorrow. Thank you very much!!! --Efe (talk) 13:32, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Coolmarc, I'll try my best to update the GAN page on a daily basis. It's office week. --Efe (talk) 13:32, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. Enjoy the rest of your day. -- Chamith (talk) 13:34, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I saw the changes. It's 9:30 PM here. Good night and thank you again. --Efe (talk) 13:35, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No worries Efe. Take your time, most of the issues seem to addressed in any case. Enjoy your evening. Regards. CoolMarc 13:57, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
ChamithN, I had to revert some if not all of the changes made when you executed the script. The changes in the date format kind of broken the link to the website (charts). Thanks. ----Efe (talk) 13:25, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That's quite alright. I'm actually glad you fixed them. Thanks -- Chamith (talk) 03:23, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, it was Coolmarc who noticed it. Thanks again for the help. --Efe (talk) 05:57, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of One (Ed Sheeran song)

The article One (Ed Sheeran song) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:One (Ed Sheeran song) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cartoon network freak -- Cartoon network freak (talk) 05:21, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of One (Ed Sheeran song)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article One (Ed Sheeran song) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Cartoon network freak -- Cartoon network freak (talk) 14:21, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hi Efe. I have proposed to clear the air. I hope the review can progress drama-free, I will be posting my final concerns today and do a spot-check of the sources, and do some other fixes. I hope you don't feel discouraged by the distractions that has happened. Regards. CoolMarc 07:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I feel tired, Coolmarc. --Efe (talk) 11:14, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Coolmarc, can we focus now? I'm sorry but I have only two hours more before I go and will probably be here next Saturday. Will be able to log in on weekdays but I cannot deal with suggestions any further. So that this will be closed once and for all (passed/failed, I won't care but thank you for the effort, I appreciate it much I will refer to this every now and then). And so you will not be bothered any further. Are you not tired? --Efe (talk) 12:13, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Efe, you are so close, please do not give up! And we have both gone through too much effort on this to give up now. I am willing to extend the deadline again, there are very little issues left for you to address. However, I am very tied up at the office tomorrow, so I'll only be able to get back to you on Tuesday. CoolMarc 12:20, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, sure then. Last extension, please, Coolmarc. --Efe (talk) 14:10, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your posting of me at ANI

I am very disappointed in your actions, Efe. You reported me to ANI without valid reasoning, and the discussion was archived quite quickly because multiple administrators disagreed with your accusations. Added to that, you created an edit war on my talk page by not adhering to me wishing that I did not want to keep the ANI notice there, and progressed to post diffs of my reverts on ANI presumably to show me in a bad light, when you was then told you was in the wrong for doing so as it's not your user talk. Two things which you should apologise for, but I guess you won't. As a result, I kindly ask that you do not get involved in my activities or interact with me again. It's clear how you feel if you are capable of reporting me to ANI under false pretences and willing to start an edit war to further consolidate your claim.  — Calvin999 11:05, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Calvin999, have I collaborated with you in the past? Only on FACs where anybody can actually comment. The ANI was closed because it didn't need, apparently, admin action. But should you continue talking to people like that, there's actually another venue where your actions should be discussed. Back at ANI, one user and another one who had the last comment actually agree on what your attitude was on this instance. i suggest you go back and read the comments there. And do no expect apologies from me, just because Coolmarc did. --Efe (talk) 11:13, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yes I did read them, did you also read that one of them said you was wrong to do so? I said you should have apologised, not that I expect one. You haven't behaved that much better by filing a false ANI post and starting an edit war on my user talk. Anyway, I'm done with this. I won't look for a further reply here.  — Calvin999 11:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Assistance on another music GAN

I appreciated your help on my last music GA review and am hoping that you could assist me on another. I gather that there may be some bad blood between you and Calvin999, but I'm hoping that ya'll can both let that go so the article can get a thorough review by somebody who knows the standards for music reviews better than I do.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:38, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think that it would help to tell which one, wouldn't it? Talk:H.A.T.E.U./GA2--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 13:39, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sturmvogel 66, sir, I think Coolmarc is much more qualified to provide a thorough review as he did on my Talk:Photograph (Ed Sheeran song)/GA1, which is ongoing. Although he might not want to stoke the fire. Apparently sir, I decided not to communicate with the user unless its on FAC. And I don't mean to derail it; as we all know, anyone may leave comments on FAC. GAN is a place where every one is welcome, too, but really I wouldn't have you involved in another bickering. --Efe (talk) 13:50, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough; I appreciate your position and thank you for the referral.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 20:18, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Tenerife Sea

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:42, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Photograph (Ed Sheeran song)

The article Photograph (Ed Sheeran song) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Photograph (Ed Sheeran song) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Coolmarc -- Coolmarc (talk) 00:42, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to have you back

Hey Efe! It's nice to see you getting back at your (wiki)feet again :). Your job on Ed's articles so far is excellent I have to say. I just started some editing on "I'm a Mess", trying to clean up and nicely write it, so if you find some sources I didn't use or posted on the talk, please assist me :). Also, I am always open for a collaboration, so If you want to collaborate on some article(s) of his, It would be really nice. Cheers! — Tom(T2ME) 14:41, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tomica, thanks! You surprised me, honestly! Sure. I'll check my list; I think I have saved it somewhere. Nice work on "Mess", too. I'm currently working on stuffs that might be heavily mentioned in books, offline sources that are great having in the very near future! --Efe (talk) 14:49, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you too! I haven't forgotten your favors on "Rehab" ;). Perfect, your check might be of a huge help. If you need me for something, I am gonna be floating around Wiki :) so don't hesitate to ask lol. — Tom(T2ME) 14:52, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Tomica. I left some links on the article talk page. These are not on the "list" I was referring to earlier. Don't worry, I enjoy researching. --Efe (talk) 17:04, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
OMG thank you! A lot of useful stuff by a first look over there ;). — Tom(T2ME) 17:07, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome! --Efe (talk) 17:15, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the visit on my talkpage, today. Until then, Tomica. --Efe (talk) 17:27, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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Awarding you this barnstar for your hard work concerning expanding Ed Sheeran-related music articles. Go on with the good work! All the best! Cartoon network freak (talk) 07:28, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Cartoon network freak! Many thanks! It's always a pleasure working on something related to your music idol. LOL. --Efe (talk) 11:54, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Grammar and typo

Hi there! Have you got time to look for the grammar and typo on Vanilla Chocolat and Dance? All the best! Cartoon network freak (talk) 15:51, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. We'll see what can we have there. Will leave comments on the talk page. "Chocolat" first, as I don't have that much time. --Efe (talk) 09:58, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Cartoon network freak, I left some initial comments. By the way, I'm not an expert in grammar, but can somehow spot sentences with glaring issue(s). --Efe (talk) 10:20, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thankyou for your time! Cartoon network freak (talk) 10:38, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Editing on Ed Sheeran's page

I'm glad you're one the nice editors, and not a rude one like RyanTQuinn. I've noticed that you did A LOT of editing on Ed Sheeran's page, but a lot the edits that you did we're unnecessary. But I didn't undo "everything" that you did. But read the article, and noticed some sentences that didn't make sense, so as a fellow editor, I fixed the sentences to make them proper, deleted some unnecessary sentences, like when you mentioned that Sheeran and his brother were born with red hair and have the same sharp facial features, I didn't think that was important enough to be on there, combined sentences like the two sentences that start with "In February 2010. But with every edit, I specifically and completely listed the reason why I edited the page, but this problem called RyanTQuinn, who said my edits were "weak", refuses to let me edit the page, as if he owns it or something. I understand that you're an administrator, but even administrators can make mistakes too. I mean no disrespect to you, but you stated you weren't a native speaker, but I would gladly still love to work with you to update and make Ed Sheeran's page the best it can be. Please tell RyanTQuinn to back off and stop trying to control Ed Sheeran's page. Thank you very much for your time. Kalope (talk) 19:40, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kalope. Are you an avid Sheeran fan? Me too! I can sense it, and I thank you for a specific thing you've done before that had me going home smiling. Anyway, my admin tools are irrelevant in content building, so I'd appreciate it if you and RyanTQuinn stop mentioning my being admin (when content building is the subject). While I can brag about the articles I have brought to FA status, it's not an assurance that I can get everything properly. Even professional biographers have editors! Okay, so let's move forward. Maybe we can start by providing clear edit summaries so we spare ourselves from having to discuss everything on the talk page. Also, when we disagree on something, let's discuss it on the talk page and provide link(s) to Wikipedia guidelines. I really really want the article to achieve GA status, and edit warring will prevent it from having the green icon! I'm on a research mode now, so I'll just check and do minor stuffs. --Efe (talk) 04:20, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I apologize for that, and I completely understand. And yes, I am an avid fan of Ed's, he's the best musician to ever grace the earth. :) Kalope (talk) 10:52, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Vanilla Chocolat

Hi there! Can you please take a look again at Talk:Vanilla Chocolat? I had a question which you did not answer. Cheers! Cartoon network freak (talk) 08:14, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies for the delayed response. --Efe (talk) 11:50, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

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Wow. Thanks Gerda Arendt! --Efe (talk) 11:48, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Two years ago, you were recipient no. 1053 of Precious ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:39, 5 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Three years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:11, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Today, thank you for Déjà Vu (Beyoncé Knowles song)! Miss you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:50, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Featured article candidate: Unlocked (Alexandra Stan album)

Hi there! My mean is not to bother you, but I was wondering if you could find time to comment on my FAC above and even support or oppose to it. Best regards, Cartoon network freak (talk) 11:49, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Cartoon network freak:, sorry I'm not active at the moment. Hope it gets the approval of the community. --Efe (talk) 14:58, 21 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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RfC: I Am... Sasha Fierce

Hi. Could you weigh in on this RfC? It involves whether a sentence should be removed, one that states that a certain album "received generally mediocre reviews from critics". Dan56 (talk) 19:51, 23 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Dan56: I had prior encounter with that guy. I might be biased. LOL. At any rate, I hope this was proper. Hope it ends well. --Efe (talk) 08:27, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year, Efe

Thank you for all you did for this project in 2016, Efe.
May your house be safe,
and may you
and those having the privilege of your company
enjoy good health in a

Happy New Year 2017!

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Administrators' newsletter - February 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

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