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User talk:Go Phightins!/Archive 23
DYK for John Strollo
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 14 October 2013 (UTC) Editor of the Week: well-sung heroesRegarding your recent comment, just a note that based on the editor's user page, the editor in question indeed has been the recipient of many barnstars. isaacl (talk) 14:40, 16 October 2013 (UTC) AdoptHi there Go, I got your message on my talk page and I'm very interested in your adoption system. Definitely count me in! Justin.Parallax (talk) 08:51, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
AdoptHi, Go Phightins!I'm quite new at Wikipedia.Could you adopt me?--Paleocemoski (talk) 20:34, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
The Signpost: 16 October 2013
Ban Appeal of AKonanykhinHi. Since you contributed to the discussion resulting in the ban of Wikiexperts, you may want to consider the CEO's appeal at Wikipedia:AN#Ban Appeal of AKonanykhin. --Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs · email) 17:42, 20 October 2013 (UTC) Editor of the WeekThank you (and Buster7 too and everyone else involved) for the Ed'O'Week award. Because of the new notification system I found out about it ahead of time, but it was still a great surprise and was, and still is, very much appreciated!! I want to boast about it to my brothers and sisters and maybe a couple of friends but before I do I was hoping you would update the Wikipedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week page. Again, thank you so very much!! All the best. -- Gwillhickers 19:47, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
Editor of the weekHi! I'm wondering who created, sponsors, and bestows this award. Yopienso (talk) 21:31, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
A violin for you!
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It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 12:05, 21 October 2013 (UTC) Bert BellI am back. You said if I needed help to ask you. Does this sentence belong in the Legacy section of the Bert Bell article: "Bell was 'a man of buoyant joviality, with a rough and ready wit, laughter and genuine humility and honesty, clearly innocent of pretense and [pretension].' If not, then I will wholesale delete it. I don't think it belongs in the legacy section, at the very least. Ijustreadbooks (talk) 00:32, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Ijustreadbooks. I haven't looked at this article in while - I would caution you against your assertion that the GA reviewer, Resolute I believe, "tore it to shreds", as it currently meets the GA criteria, and is listed as such. Regarding my edit that you don't completely like, that content was infiltrated with peacock terms that really were not neutral, and we must write from a neutral point of view. Do you need any specific assistance from me? Go Phightins! 15:14, 22 October 2013 (UTC) Talkback Message added 02:17, 23 October 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. Sportsguy17 (click to chat • contributions) 02:17, 23 October 2013 (UTC) Re-imagining Mentorship IEG proposalHi there. Since the IEG brainstorming session at Wikimania, the Re-imagining mentorship proposal has been rewritten. As you have expressed interest in the past on this project, I was hoping you would give some feedback on the proposal, as it will soon undergo committee review. You can find the proposal at Meta. Your comments would be most appreciated :) Steven Zhang (talk) 02:08, 24 October 2013 (UTC) Finally got around to...... actually making a lede on Bryan D. Brown and submitting it for GAN (first time ever doing this, *crosses fingers*). However, I fear the lede goes a bit too far in depth as opposed to summarizing the entire article. I'm not sure what I could remove while still keeping it as an overall summary of the article. Ugh, can't wait 'til I get better at this article writing thing heh. I seem to only be good at random things around here haha. Anywho, would you mind giving it a once-over? I would greatly appreciate it! — dainomite 03:25, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
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I believe you're very good at this sort of thing, so don't hesitate to add yourself. I don't expect there to be a stampede for training, but it would be nice to have some available clued up instructors :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 06:21, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
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I really want to thank you for all your time and effort, but the article needs tons more work. Ijustreadbooks (talk) 04:46, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
Creating a family life section will destroy the fact that he did not buy his first home until, circa 1949. He was poor, the current NFL commissioner is rumored to make about 25million a year. That being said, I can't mess with the GA reviewer. That guy is a freaking genius too. I'll have to create a family section; he's right. You can not write the Eagles went 2-7 in 1937 and Bert's wife popped out his first born son - it's just so stupid what I wrote. Kind of funny really. Ijustreadbooks (talk) 05:25, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
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