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Beatles RfCHello Prhartcom; this message is to inform you that there is currently a public poll to determine whether to capitalize the definite article ("the") when mentioning the band "THE BEATLES" mid-sentence. As you've previously participated either here, here, or here, your input would be appreciated. Thank you for your time. For the mediators. ~ GabeMc (talk|contribs) 23:00, 19 September 2012 (UTC) Tintin articleI do realize the Tintin article has been promoted to FA, quite a long time ago. I promise you, if it were put up today, it would not pass (I'm not saying that to be unfriendly—I'm saying that after the intense scrutiny my own recent FACs have undergone).
To be honest, the article does need a lot of reworking. Having all the supporting characters' names displayed in French in the lead is overkill and disruptive trivia that does a new reader no favours. The lead is supposed to summarize what's in the body, but there is information (particularly in the last paragraph) that is nowhere in the body (and is cluttered up with inline cites that are unnecessary clutter in the lead—unnecessary, because they should all be in the body already. See MOS:LEAD). Excessive information, like the names of Hergé's assistants, are mere clutter in the infobox (and leads to some people wanting to abolish infoboxes altogether). The article is certainly a well-researched & put-together article, but it could definitely be greatly improved in many ways, and is definitely not at the standard that FA demands these days. I only tackled the things that most stuck out at me, taking a peep at the article after putting down L'Étoile Mystérieuse. I can assure you that what I did (though I made mistakes, sorry!) was in the interest of improving an article on a subject I enjoy. Curly Turkey (gobble) 17:31, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
ThanksHi ! I'm Hridith. Thanks for your support and advice. I will preview my edit now on... and as you guessed I'm a great fan of Oz books and really adore them.. I'll redo my edit in a proper way this time! Thank you Prhartcom! Hridith Sudev Nambiar (talk) 15:42, 24 March 2013 (UTC) Tintin articlesHey there Prhartcom! I hope my attitude over at the Soviets page didn't come across as rude or dismissive; that was not my intention, although I can see that it may well have come across as such. I have done some work over at the Hergé page in recent months, and hope to see that raised to FA at some point. I would also love to raise the other Tintin articles up to GA status too, and would be happy to work alongside you in that! Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 21:59, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
No worriesOh don't worry about that. You'd be surprised how often it happens though. There's definitely a dual sense of androcentrism and American-centrism here on Wikipedia, so I wonder if anything could be done about that. Perhaps someone will do a sociological study of it one day, after all, I suspect that "Wikipedia studies" will emerge as an academic field before too long. Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 13:54, 19 April 2013 (UTC) A barnstar of cooperation for you!
TintinNoticed you were doing some work on the article. I would suggest citing everything that has a [citation needed] tag, and trimming the "legacy" section, as it's rapidly turning into a trivia list of everyone who's ever namedropped Tintin. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 07:23, 22 May 2013 (UTC) Talkback Message added 13:06, 24 May 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. TransporterMan (TALK) 13:06, 24 May 2013 (UTC) A barnstar for you!
FA review of Tintin in the Land of the SovietsHey there Prhartcom! I was thinking of trying to get Tintin in the Land of the Soviets – which is currently a Good Article – pushed up to Featured Article status. Considering your interest in this issue and the work which you put in to pulling it into shape, I wondered if you would be interested in being its co-nominator along with me ? Best, Midnightblueowl (TALK) 18:42, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
That FA of ours seems to be taking a while, but then again, these things always do. I've pushed Tintin in the Congo through a GA review, so hopefully that should gain GA status soon. I've also been doing a lot of work over at Tintin in America this week, if you want to have a peruse, and see if there's anything you would like to change (I think some work is still needed in the synopsis section for sure, and I have a few images from the strip that I haven't uploaded yet). After that I think it would be good to put that one forward for GA review too. It's good to see The Adventures of Tintin page is coming along, so thanks for the work you're doing over there. Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 21:26, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your improvements over at America and Congo, and an extra big thank you for responding to all of those points over at Soviets; I've posted a few comments in response over at the FAR page. I've taken a look at The Adventures of Tintin page; I think a big part of the problem there is the lack of sufficient referencing in certain sections; for instance, that on Captain Haddock doesn't have a single reference. I have access to a wide variety of books on Tintinology, so I will endeavour to make additions over the coming months. My current plan is to work on each and every one of the Adventures in chronological order, pulling them up to GA (I'm currently on Cigars of the Pharaoh), also working in tandem on Herge and The Adventures of Tintin main page. If you ever need me to look up a reference, just let me know. Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 15:43, 7 July 2013 (UTC)
Seriously not trying to cause any kind of offense.I think we've run into this before. I'm seriously not trying to cause any kind of offense with my comments—I think you're reading, much, much more into them than is really there. Anyways, an image check and a check on the references (formatting, etc) is a requirement of the FAC review. Even with ten supports, the delegates won't promote the article until they're done—and the lack of a source for the image is a cut-and-dried violation. I pointed it out so it could be fixed, not to denigrate the article or yourself in any way. After all, I did support, didn't I? Curly Turkey (gobble) 00:43, 8 July 2013 (UTC) Thanks!Thanks for helping out. I've long since given up trying to understand all their arcane rules re copyright. Now it's illegal to post a photo of a building taken from the street!!! Anyhow, thanks for getting it restored. --Peripatetic (talk) 07:56, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
Declined PRODsHi! I just wanted to let you know that you can't use PRODs on redirects. I don't know that these would qualify for a speedy delete as a redirect, so the best place to go would be WP:RfD as far as deletion goes. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 08:58, 15 July 2013 (UTC) Congrats on Soviets!
Tintin invitationHi Prhartcom, Thank you for the invitation to work on Tintin-related articles. I am currently very busy working in other areas of Wikipedia, but I would be glad to be a FA reviewer the next time there's a Tintin-related FAC. Great job with Tintin in the Land of the Soviets. Neelix (talk) 15:01, 20 July 2013 (UTC) Flag of SyldaviaYou can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. Tintin articlesHi, I definitely would like to look over the various Tintin articles, and I think you know I'd love to see more Tintin FAs (or GAs). I'm a bit busier lately in real life than I'd like to be, so I may not be too quick to get to them, though. If there's an article in particular that you're planning on bringing to FAC soon, let me know, and I'll try to give it some priority. Also, I hope you don't think I've been mad at you over anything. I often have a (much) more impersonal style of interaction on WP than you do, and I think you may have been reading emotion into my comments that I didn't actually put there. I can assure you, if ever I were mad, you'd know it quick.
Thanks for having a look over at Cigars; I made a fee minor changes, but pretty happy with your improvements. I need to add some more images, then hopefully it can be sent off to GA. Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 14:27, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
Disambiguation link notification for July 30Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Dulcimer (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject. It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 11:29, 30 July 2013 (UTC) The Adventures of TintinHey Prhartcom! I completely understand why you would desire to see The Adventures of Tintin be brought up to scratch first. Logically, it makes a lot of sense; after all, it is the main article on the subject and gains the most views (or so I would assume). However, I believe that pragmatically, improving the lesser articles first (i.e. those on the individual comic books, and on individual characters) and then moving on to the bigger articles like The Adventures of Tintin and Hergé actually ensures better quality for the latter, and is altogether less time consuming. As you will see from the approach that I have adopted, I have collected together all of the Tintinological books which I could acquire, and am reading them (or re-reading them in many cases) in tandem. I am therefore filling out the Wikipedia articles on the subject as I go along. So far, my focus has therefore been on adding information on Hergé's early life and work to the encyclopaedia (and you can see this through my inclusions over at The Adventures of Tintin, Hergé, Soviets, Congo, America, Cigars, and Quick and Flupke). In the coming months (and no doubt years) I will proceed to add much information to The Blue Lotus, Broken Ear and so on and so forth, right on to Alph-Art. While I fill out these articles in greater detail, I can summarise exactly that same information using the same references for inclusion in The Adventures of Tintin and Hergé pages. The alternative would be to read through all those Tintinological books first, to flesh out The Adventures and Hergé, and then re-read them all over again in order to add information to the smaller articles; which increases the workload exponentially ! For me personally, the first process works far better, and I wish to continue doing my edits in this manner, although I by no means wish to impose that paradigm on others. I hope that clears things up from my perspective a little bit, and explains why my focus is on the less significant articles right now. Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 16:01, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
Precious Tintin RastapopoulosHello there Prhartcom; yes, I know I'm in the wrong on this one! I made my edits and changes to that page late at night, and never made the necessary clean-up. I promise that I'll endeavor to do it soon! Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 10:27, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
No worries; to be fair I'd completely forgotten that the book even existed or that I had a copy. I must have bought it when it first came out, and then stuck it with the rest of my comic books. I think Farr also published the book as a seven-volume set, if my memory serves me correctly, with each volume devoted to a different character. Midnightblueowl (talk) 20:33, 18 August 2013 (UTC) CongoHey there! I left a message on Midnightblueowl's page that you should probably read. Curly Turkey (gobble) 04:56, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
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On behalf of WP:CHICAGO, thanks for your editorial contributions to Tintin in America, which has recently become a WP:GA.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:42, 21 August 2013 (UTC) Thanks!Thank you for your offer Prhartcom; I'm not sure if you can have co-nominators for a GAR, only a FAC. I'm taking a little break from the work on the Tintin related stuff at the moment (other than GARs and FACs), but I'll be back on it with The Broken Ear or something in a month or so. Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 14:39, 3 September 2013 (UTC) TintinI noticed that you were working on bringing The Adventures of Tintin to FA. Can I help? I'm a Tintin fan myself and would love to see it hit FA and more importantly, be part of getting it to FA. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 12:22, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
TalkbackMessage added 21:20, 26 September 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. Blurred Lines 21:20, 26 September 2013 (UTC) TalkbackMessage added 14:31, 27 September 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. Jackmcbarn (talk) 14:31, 27 September 2013 (UTC) Just saying hiHello, I just came to tell you I'm grateful for your appreciation. By the way, how come you have displayed yourself as an apprentice? You have been here for so many years and have 3000+ edits, that clearly means you are eligible for experienced rank and above, or is it on purpose? -Ugog Nizdast (talk) 10:16, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
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TalkbackMessage added 22:28, 24 November 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template. —Darkwind (talk) 22:28, 24 November 2013 (UTC) Thank you!Thank you very much for your kind words Prhartcom! You might be interested to learn that I intend to get to work on The Black Island fairly soon, although am a little preoccupied with expanding John Whiteside Parsons and cutting down Fidel Castro at the moment! And that's not including all the stuff I have to do in real life! All the best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 15:22, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
House of Cards (US VersionHi. I saw your message. I don't see a talk page on there. Are you saying that I have to create an account to do that and make edits? I don't want an account, and furthermore, it says at your rules that you don't need a user account to make changes. That seems really unfair. It also seems that those authors of that Wikipedia article are very unaccepting of anything other than his original article and were very rude about it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.85.182.149 (talk) 11:36, 5 December 2013 (UTC) Disambiguation link notification for December 18Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that you've added some links pointing to disambiguation pages. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.
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A Holiday Turkey!  What's a holiday without a funny-tasting chicken? Most flavourful they are soonest after glaring directly into the twinkle of your eye. Gobble gobble! Curly Turkey (gobble) 00:59, 25 December 2013 (UTC) Thanks for the greetings and here are some for you     Dialogue balloonsHey, there. I realize your source says it (honestly, comics "scholarship" is not particularly scholarly; you should take pretty much anything these people have to say with a grain of salt), but dialogue balloons were not "a new American idea"—they were new, perhaps, to comic strips in Europe, but they had appeared in art for centuries, and in European editorial cartoons at least as far back as the early 19th century. Probably want to find a way to reword that in the Tintin article. Curly Turkey (gobble) 08:43, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
Tintin articleHey, I think I'll put off looking at the Tintin article until you and MBO have sorted out the content issues. Also, I'd strongly, strongly recommend taking it through the GA process before nominating it again. Gimme a ping when you think it's ready for a copyedit. Curly Turkey (gobble) 01:01, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
SnowyHey, sure, working on Snowy (character) sounds fun. Ringbang (talk) 16:42, 6 January 2014 (UTC) Message added 22:37, 7 January 2014 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
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