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User talk:Go Phightins!/Archive 14
Uncletom and GhorpaapiTomorrow is Friday! Yay! Now, I have a couple of questions. (I know, I ask a lot of questions.)
It's good to ask questions, right? ~~JHUbal27 00:32, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
Thome FACHappy to look, and I've made a start. No major issues, I don't think. I've done some copy-editing rather than list a load of fussy points. I'll let you take a look before continuing, in case I'm messing anything up. Feel free to revert anything you don't like. Sarastro1 (talk) 22:12, 19 April 2013 (UTC) Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBotSuggestBot predicts that you will enjoy editing some of these articles. Have fun! SuggestBot picks articles in a number of ways based on other articles you've edited, including straight text similarity, following wikilinks, and matching your editing patterns against those of other Wikipedians. It tries to recommend only articles that other Wikipedians have marked as needing work. We appreciate that you have signed up to receive suggestions regularly, your contributions make Wikipedia better — thanks for helping! If you have feedback on how to make SuggestBot better, please let us know on SuggestBot's talk page. Regards from Nettrom (talk), SuggestBot's caretaker. -- SuggestBot (talk) 11:41, 20 April 2013 (UTC) Hey there, if you have a moment, could you please take a look at the discussion on this editor's talk page (at the bottom)? Your input might be helpful. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:08, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Your GAN for Arlen Specter is under reviewI just thought I'd let you know that your GAN for Arlen Specter is under review by DCI2026. Maybe you've been too busy to take a look at it, but I thought it couldn't hurt to remind you in case you forgot. Perhaps part of the problem is that they started the review on March 17 but didn't post anything substantial until March 30. Anyway, please take a look at it when you get a chance. AmericanLemming (talk) 07:29, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
#14Will you be able to find the time to hand out the next award? ```Buster Seven Talk 18:32, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Adopting Earth100?Yesterday, you commented on Earth100 (talk · contribs)'s talk page regarding an adoption issue. He has asked me to ask you if you would consider being his mentor. Please see his talk page if you are interested. Thanks! Inks.LWC (talk) 21:56, 21 April 2013 (UTC) Thank you !Hello there ! Thank you for taking time and effort for my adoption process . I am really thankful to you for it and the further guidance. Ghorpaapi (talk) 07:10, 22 April 2013 (UTC) Re:WikiCup scoringSorry, I'd be inclined to say that that doesn't count as significant work; it's a long article, and worth a few bonus points, but you've only done some slight reordering and added some references. Important work, certainly, but I'd be inclined not to say significant. J Milburn (talk) 08:42, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
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All right, gentlemen and User:AutomaticStrikeout, User:Buster7, User:Ched, User:Dennis Brown, User:Ched, User:TheOriginalSoni, User:ZappaOMati, User:The Anonymouse, and User:FoCuSandLeArN (which begs the question, who is the gentleman here, oh wait, that would be User:Ryan Vesey)...we've had our little fun, why don't we all go find a redlink and make it blue, or find a stub and make it a GA knowing that we can now all annoy each other a little bit more. Your resident crank, Go Phightins! 01:40, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
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What do you think about the new system? Also, did it take you longer than usual to notice this post? AutomaticStrikeout (T • C • Sign AAPT) 15:52, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
Now with notifications, I already know you mentioned me because it told me, bwahahaha... Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 21:33, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
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Would a stalker do me a really quick favor?
Would someone please just post something on my talk page? I want to test Writ Keepers orange bar script, as the notifications is to "social-media-ey" for me. Go Phightins! 19:25, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah, my message above was related to the notifications. Ryan Vesey 19:27, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
- Could one of you two do the same for me on my talk so I can test the script? AutomaticStrikeout (T • C • Sign AAPT) 19:52, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
- One of you three do the same for me? TheOriginalSoni (talk) 20:23, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
- Could one of you two do the same for me on my talk so I can test the script? AutomaticStrikeout (T • C • Sign AAPT) 19:52, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
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Phillies
Looks like the Phils are hanging in there as we head for May. They have the last place Marlins for tonight. Been to any game yet? NintendoFan (Talk, Contribs) 20:48, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Ghorpaapi Adoption Assistance Requested
Hello! Sorry for the disruption. I hope that you've had the opportunity to get some of your real world work done! I just wanted to let you know that I'm headed to a major conference to present my research from May 6-9th. I've posted the next unit, but if you could please help out at the page until that's over, I'd really appreciate it! I also asked JHUbal27. --Jackson Peebles (talk) 04:25, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
- Luckily, he isn't in over the weekend, as that would be a problem, but I can cover for you Mon.-Wed. no problemo. Go Phightins! 09:56, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
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Just finished addressing your initial concerns. Sorry it took so long. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C • Sign AAPT) 20:30, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
- Good. Will spot-check refs soon, but I am incredibly busy right now and this weekend is going to be crammed. I may, unfortunately, not get to it until early next week. Go Phightins! 01:41, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
- That is fine. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C • Sign AAPT) 01:44, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
- Seeing as you'll be around somewhat less, what should I expect regarding this? AutomaticStrikeout (T • C • Sign AAPT) 22:17, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
- Still on my to-do list. Hopefully still this week.
Semi-WikiBreak
Hello all, the next few weeks of my life are going to be extraordinarily busy due to some real life commitments. I will try to pop in now and then, but I need some time to focus on things that are going on off of Wikipedia. Editor of the Week, the Signpost, and my adoptees will be me top priorities when I am online, and I will continue to work on Jim Thome in article space, but the rest of what I do is likely to see a significant decrease for a couple of weeks until some real life activities die down a bit. I would appreciate the help of some talk page stalkers (User:Ryan Vesey, User:AutomaticStrikeout, and User:Buster7, particularly you three, though any other help would also be appreciated) during this intermittent activeness, and I apologize in advance if it takes longer than normal for me to handle requests, respond to questions, etc. Thank you all for your understanding, and I will be back in my full doses as soon as I can. Sincerest regards, Go Phightins! 16:32, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
- Noted. Enjoy your semi-break. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C • Sign AAPT) 20:10, 5 May 2013 (UTC) Comment:Thanks for nominating Delaywaves ```Buster Seven Talk
- Noted. B7 on Duty. ```Buster Seven Talk 20:26, 5 May 2013 (UTC) Comment: Thanks for awarding Delaywaves ```Buster Seven Talk
- Understood, I'll help any way I can. ZappaOMati 22:24, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
WikiCup 2013 April newsletter
We are a week into Round 3, but it is off to a flying start, with 
Sven Manguard (submissions) claiming for the high-importance Portal:Sports and Portal:Geography (which are the first portals ever awarded bonus points in the WikiCup) and 
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) claiming for a did you know of sea, the highest scoring individual did you know article ever submitted for the WikiCup. Round 2 saw very impressive scores at close; first place 
Casliber (submissions) and second place 
Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) both scored over 1000 points; a feat not seen in Round 2 since 2010. This, in part, has been made possible by the change in the bonus points rules, but is also testament to the quality of the competition this year. Pool C and Pool G were most competitive, with three quarters of participants making it to Round 3, while Pool D was the least, with only the top two scorers making it through. The lowest qualifying score was 123, significantly higher than last year's 65, 2011's 41 or even 2010's 100.
The next issue of The Signpost is due to include a brief update on the current WikiCup, comparing it to previous years' competitions. This may be of interest to current WikiCup followers, and may help bring some more new faces into the community. We would also like to note that this round includes an extra competitor to the 32 advertised, who has been added to a random pool. This extra inclusion seems to have been the fairest way to deal with a small mistake made before the beginning of this round, but should not affect the competition in a large way. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free to contact one of the judges.
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Allergies
Get yourself some Chlortrimeton. It's an over-the-counter anti-allergy medication you can buy just about anywhere and it will whipe our your allergies in a heartbeat. A warning though, it may make you drowsy, but drowsy is better than sneezing. :) Feel better soon. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 01:48, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
- I am currently on some generic Claritin, and it seems to bel helping a little, but thanks for the advice. Hopefully some sleep will help. Go Phightins! 02:05, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
- I found Zyrtec (requires a 'script) works better than Claritin. But Chlortrimeton wipes out anything, it's just that damned drowsiness. Either way, though, I hope whatever you take makes you feel better. Take Care...Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:48, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
- I command you to get better
AutomaticStrikeout (T • C • Sign AAPT) 02:17, 9 May 2013 (UTC) - Same here. Hope you get better soon man. ZappaOMati 02:28, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
- I command you to get better
- Obviously a stupid statement here, but maybe this game could've been a factor? ZappaOMati 02:16, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
- I can't even watch the Phillies at this point. The last time I did we lost be 10+ runs. Go Phightins! 02:16, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
- Is not being able to watch the Phillies a good thing or a bad thing? ```Buster Seven Talk 23:33, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- All in how you look at it :) Go Phightins! 00:58, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
- Is not being able to watch the Phillies a good thing or a bad thing? ```Buster Seven Talk 23:33, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- I can't even watch the Phillies at this point. The last time I did we lost be 10+ runs. Go Phightins! 02:16, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
- I found Zyrtec (requires a 'script) works better than Claritin. But Chlortrimeton wipes out anything, it's just that damned drowsiness. Either way, though, I hope whatever you take makes you feel better. Take Care...Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:48, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
Bragging about barnstars on THQ
I know you weren't bragging... I was having a little fun to get people to chuckle...
Yes: 
Technical 13 (talk) gives his support for this section's subject at 18:05, 11 May 2013 (UTC).
There's immediately a problem with this user, with two majorly out-of-order edits: [2][3]. As you've literally just spoken with them (an hour or so ago), I'd appreciate it if you sorted them out, without me having to go to the drama boards with a case. Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 20:15, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks mate. :) Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 20:46, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) What the heck?!? That is extremely uncharacteristic of him...he said he can no longer edit on his phone, so perhaps that was a cheap exit strategy "suicide by admin" if you will. Oh well, hopefully he doesn't come back if that's the kind of crap he is going to do. Go Phightins! 20:47, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- I've no idea what he's like, obviously, and those are the only two mainspace contributions I've seen from him, so I came to you, having seen that he was one of your adoptees (or something similar) Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 20:50, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- This is so unlike him, I am wondering if he somehow got hijacked? I have no idea how to report that. Gtwfan52 (talk) 21:12, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- I don't know either. Does he have any relatives that have access that whatever device he edits on? If so, then WP:BROTHER, but if it's hijacked, then we got a major problem. If it's none of these, then I don't know what in the world has gotten into him. ZappaOMati 21:24, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- See his talk. It was him being a teenager, unfortunately. Go Phightins! 21:46, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- I did see his talk. I just can't see him doing that and really nothing in his talk precludes an impostor. BTW, I replied at my talk to your message and sent Buster a note. Gtwfan52 (talk) 22:00, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- True, but I have a hard time believing that a sibling or hacker would have gotten control of his phone, which means he would have been hacked in order for someone to make those edits, and I have trouble imagining that a random hacker would choose him, of every WP editor, to try to hack. Granted, I don't understand hackers at all, but whatever. Go Phightins! 22:02, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
OK, here's a question User:Gtwfan52, User:ZappaOMati, and User:Lukeno94: do we go to ANI about this? Nothing has happened since those two errant edits, but they are extremely suspicious. Thoughts? Go Phightins! 22:12, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- I don't know, I'm just worried that JHUbal may just be having a bad day, which may be why he made those edits, and that ANI could take this matter a little too harshly. ZappaOMati 22:15, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- Good point. Perhaps we should ping one of our more charismatic admins (that's you User:Dennis Brown) and ask if he would take a brief look at the situation and assess the options. Go Phightins! 22:19, 12 May 2013 (UTC
- I will defer to GP on this. I have been gone for nearly two months and my experiences with him are that he is very dedicated altho sometimes somewhat brusque. This behavior is out of sorts from what I know of him...almost, if I could coin a phrase, anti-duck. If you can get a hold of him, I think talking to Dennis is a great idea. After all, JHUbal is very active in his "pet" project. Gtwfan52 (talk) 22:23, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- I left him a message. We will just have to see what happens next. No need for ANI, if he comes back vandalizing and I'm around, I will just block him for a short period. Or WP:AIV if I'm not around. Dennis Brown - 2¢ - © - @ - Join WER 22:29, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- True, who needs ANI when you have DNI (Dennis' Noticeboard/Incidents or Dramaless Noticeboard/Incidents -- either way, it beats the real one
). Thanks Dennis. Go Phightins! 22:32, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- I gave up working on an article to work some potential problems here at ANI, so I'm doing a lot of refreshing, saw it quickly. This is pretty mundane, so hoping the calm note will get him to back off a bit. I would rather not block someone due to having a bad day. Dennis Brown - 2¢ - © - @ - Join WER 22:34, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- If the decision is to send JUbal to the woodshed for a severe paddling, I volunteer. Having to deal with the public all week, I have some pent-up energy that needs to be released. ```Buster Seven Talk 23:27, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- I gave up working on an article to work some potential problems here at ANI, so I'm doing a lot of refreshing, saw it quickly. This is pretty mundane, so hoping the calm note will get him to back off a bit. I would rather not block someone due to having a bad day. Dennis Brown - 2¢ - © - @ - Join WER 22:34, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- True, who needs ANI when you have DNI (Dennis' Noticeboard/Incidents or Dramaless Noticeboard/Incidents -- either way, it beats the real one
- I left him a message. We will just have to see what happens next. No need for ANI, if he comes back vandalizing and I'm around, I will just block him for a short period. Or WP:AIV if I'm not around. Dennis Brown - 2¢ - © - @ - Join WER 22:29, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- I will defer to GP on this. I have been gone for nearly two months and my experiences with him are that he is very dedicated altho sometimes somewhat brusque. This behavior is out of sorts from what I know of him...almost, if I could coin a phrase, anti-duck. If you can get a hold of him, I think talking to Dennis is a great idea. After all, JHUbal is very active in his "pet" project. Gtwfan52 (talk) 22:23, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- Good point. Perhaps we should ping one of our more charismatic admins (that's you User:Dennis Brown) and ask if he would take a brief look at the situation and assess the options. Go Phightins! 22:19, 12 May 2013 (UTC
