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DYK for Cleveland Lakefront Station

The DYK project (nominate) 23:21, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

I am fresh out of wiki kittens; please accept this cake as a thank you for your support and thoughtful comments during my (now withdrawn) RfA. What doesn't kill me... Cheers, Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 11:15, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

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Reviewer barnstar

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For reviewing Barry Zito, Javier López (baseball), and Denny Bautista. I'm glad you enjoyed the Zito article so much. He was my favorite of the Giants' pitchers. Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 11:42, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
Thank you very much. Your articles and preparations make the process quite easy. You really deserve the GA barnstar for your GA's. Zito is an excellent pitcher and the Giants are an awesome team. Anyways, great job. I check through WP:GAN at least once a week, so if I see a nomination by you, I'll review it; or you can request that I review it right here . Thanks for giving Wikipedia such superb content. Best, Sportsguy17 (T • C) 03:04, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2014 February newsletter

And so ends the most competitive first round we have ever seen, with 38 points required to qualify for round 2. Last year, 19 points secured a place; before that, 11 (2012) or 8 (2011) were enough. This is both a blessing and a curse. While it shows the vigourous good health of the competition, it also means that we have already lost many worthy competitors. Our top three scorers were:

  1. Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer whose high-quality scans of rare banknotes represent an unusual, interesting and valuable contribution to Wikipedia. Most of Godot's points this round have come from a large set of pictures used in Treasury Note (1890–91).
  2. Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... Adam Cuerden (submissions), a WikiCup veteran and a finalist last year, Adam is also a featured picture specialist, focusing on the restoration of historical images. This month's promotions have included a carefully restored set of artist William Russell Flint's work.
  3. United States WikiRedactor (submissions), another WikiCup newcomer. WikiRedactor has claimed points for good article reviews and good articles relating to pop music, many of which were awarded bonus points. Articles include Sky Ferreira, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus and "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus song).

Other competitors of note include:

After such a competitive first round, expect the second round to also be fiercely fought. Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 1 but before the start of round 2 can be claimed in round 2, but please do not update your submission page until March (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally.

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Your comments against me at WP:AN/ANI

Sportsguy17, it is always disappointing to me when a newcomer to my case opines against me. Did you even read the RFC/U? ([1], takes about 15 minutes, avoid the commentary and opine your own.) This part where you say I am like combustible, dangerous chemicals? Where do you get this? Where does one acquire this impression of me that I am like some Hannibal Lecter ingenious mass-murderer who must be muzzled and chained in three different ways at all times? I am falsely and no-warning blocked for socking. The latest chatter you hear about canvassing is also false. Read the policy WP:CANVASSING and then read where I pinged some people at my talkpage for broader participation. There's no violation. It even went successfully through a WP:AN/ANI complaint section, scrolling off without a single administrator's agreement. A couple days after that Kww solved the no-violation problem by blocking unilaterally. Any, despite your impression of me as an arch-villain, I am actually a productive editor and you will see examples of that in the RFC/U, for one example I authored Rain City Superhero Movement. This is Colton Cosmic. 11:50, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Look Colton, I am not opining against you, instead unlike some people who do not think you can redeem yourself, I expressed my belief that you are capable of doing good work on this encyclopedia. I've seen the RFC/U as well. While the initial block doesn't seem like a good block to me, the fact that you are evading your block constantly gives me reason to oppose an unblock of you. I do not think of you as the arch-villain at all. In fact, I actually think you are a superhero in the making. I hope this whole kerfuffle makes you realize why you a) don't have trust from the entire community right now and b) how you earn trust back. To sum it up, earning back trust takes time. Take some time off Wikipedia for about 6 months and then make a reasonable unblock request showing what you've learned, how you've changed, and what your intended activities are on this site, and then I'll strongly support an unblock. Sportsguy17 (T • C) 16:20, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
Sportsguy17, the record shows that you opined against me. You liken my unblocking even for the mere purpose of participating in the RFC/U as a "science experiment with dangerous chemicals." It is beyond me how you can say the original block was no good, but then say I should remain blocked because I fought it. If our situations were reversed, I would say that you were wrongly blocked and if you broke some rules fighting it, that should be overlooked. You are full of condescending words that I am a "superhero in the making" and that I need to prove myself with six or nine months elsewhere. Who are you or any of that crowd at WP:AN/ANI to tell me "prove myself?" I made bunches of content creation. I authored Rain City Superhero Movement in my few short weeks as Colton Cosmic before being blocked. That's as many articles as my blocker has created in his *several years*. I have a lot of solid contributions to make right here at English Wikipedia, and I have been blocked long enough already for something I didn't do. This is Colton Cosmic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.17.230.41 (talk) 20:05, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

AGF

Regarding your edit at WT:BASEBALL, I'd advise to assume good faith. As we operate on consensus, conversations are usually considered a great investment of time to understand each other's points. Wikipedia:Dispute resolution is a good resource to consult when there are disagreements with others. Cheers.—Bagumba (talk) 01:25, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Random

See that you motto on your user page (not sure if it rotates) is "Be like a duck". Not WP:DUCKTEST, right? LOL. Glad you've stuck around since beginning here ;-) —Bagumba (talk) 00:25, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Oh heavens no . By duck, they actually meant WikiGnome. There are two mottos on my template: the one on the top stays the same, but the one on the bottom is the Motto of the Day, so that rotates. Oh I'm glad to have stuck around. The skirmish from this weekend was a silly content dispute and now it is a FLC, as I fixed it up, added images, etc. to the article since the protection was reversed. Thanks for leaving this note. Sportsguy17 (T • C) 00:36, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

The list

Just to clarify, I think you mixed up two of my comments. I was suggesting the players with the symbol have their box colored.... and all of the players should have the | changed to a !. Sorry if this is all confusing. Gloss • talk 00:08, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Cody_Asche/GA1

Hi Sportsguy. I don't know when you are planning to get around to reviewing Asche, but I wanted to let you know that my activity is going to be sparse until Saturday morning, so please don't feel rushed to get it done before then. As long as it's before the end of this WikiCup round :-) Thanks! Go Phightins! 03:34, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Any chance you'll be able to review this today? I should be free for corrections/additions/subtractions this afternoon. Thanks! Go Phightins! 15:42, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

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Cody Asche

Hi Sportsguy17 -

I just happened upon this GA review and I don't really have a stake in it either way, but I was wondering if there might be another way to handle this one besides a quick fail. In looking at some of the feedback, it seems that the two sticking points are an insufficient lead and a personal life section that needs development. Keeping in mind that the GA criteria at WP:WIAGA don't require comprehensiveness or even mention of every major detail, I would submit that two paragraphs is a pretty decent lead for this article length and that this personal life section is at least a good start for a rookie. Outside of that, much of the feedback is a matter of personal style rather than a matter of strict right/wrong (like introducing gerunds into a sentence in the past tense).

This seems like a case where the customary seven-day period could get the article where it needs to be. I'm sure that we could beef up the Personal section, if we feel like that's required by the criteria. The lead would also be easy to address. Sure - it can be renominated, but sometimes frustration sets in for nominators after a borderline nomination gets quick failed. With all of that said, I appreciate your willingness to review baseball GAs. Only a fairly small group of editors has shown sustained interest in this area. I hesitate to criticize at all, but I'm just hoping to share another perspective. EricEnfermero HOWDY! 18:50, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi, Eric and thanks for bringing up concerns. Please, don't hesitate to criticize. After all, my goal is to improve the encyclopedia and if someone believes that I have made a mistake, then they should bring up their concerns with me. With regards to Asche, my gut instinct had been not to fail the article, but after talking with Secret on IRC and getting his advice, it may have been best to fail it, but maybe it wasn't. I question my own call right now there. That said, Go Phightins! knows my style and that I usually pass articles (or like to pass articles rather) and I also left instructions on how this could pass and gave him some words of encouragement and knowing him and his excellent work ethic, he should be able to re-nominate it and have it pass soon.
With the article itself, the lead is not sufficient because a whole section is underdeveloped, which could play a major role in the shaping of the lead, so it's best to improve that section (in addition to some other suggestions I gave), work on the lead, and then stare at his shiny new GA. Again, I appreciate you willing to advocate some constructive feedback and I will definitely be more judicious when to quick fail vs. give it time. Sportsguy17 (T • C) 20:19, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
That's all that surprised me - that this seemed unlike you to close a review that you described as "not quite" a GA. I think a strong case could be made that even without expansion of the personal stuff, the article still meets WP:WIAGA's criterion 3. If I were the nominator, I'd find it helpful to know specifically what major aspects of his personal life you thought were being left out, especially if you've found coverage of significant details that have been left out of the entry. If the entry actually meets criterion 3, I don't know that there is a basis to fail it. I appreciate your reply though. EricEnfermero HOWDY! 20:37, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
Yes and I think due to the fact that the personal life section is underdeveloped that it does not meet Criterion #3. It needs more on his hobbies and interests beyond sports, etc. If nothing can be found of hobbies and interests, fine, then update the lead to fit the personal life section, re-nominate, and then it should pass since it then meets Criterion #3 fully (seems like you added on, good). Sportsguy17 (T • C) 20:42, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
Hi to both of you, and thanks for your interest in Asche. First off, I tend to think that the seven-day period probably would have sufficed, as from the review, it seems to me your issues were with the personal life section, which, thanks to an interview I found earlier today, is now expanded to a rather beefy level. I am not sure what else you have issues with, but I am admittedly not a particularly good "lead writer", and always struggle to adequately summarize. What else do y'all see? Go Phightins! 18:17, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
@Go Phightins!: - I have reopened the review, since you've already made a lot of the needed changes. Let me know when you're done. Sportsguy17 (T • C) 20:27, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
Ready for you to look at again. Thanks. Go Phightins! 01:33, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

I am sure you are busy, as am I, but when you get a chance, please look again at Asche so we can finish up this review. Thanks. Go Phightins! 01:04, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

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Orel Hershiser's scoreless innings streak

You were among the discussants at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Orel Hershiser's scoreless inning streak/archive1 in January. There has been a WP:PR and I hope that you would re-evaluate the the current nomination.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:18, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

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Whatever it was that led you there, please don't edit it again.  pablo 14:53, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you for your RfA support

Hi there, a bit of a form letter from me, Cyphoidbomb, but I wanted to drop you a line and thank you for your support at my recent RfA. Although I was not successful, I certainly learned quite a bit both about the RfA process and about how the community views my contributions. It was an eye-opener, to say the least. Thank you! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:34, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014 March newsletter

A quick update as we are half way through round two of this year's competition. WikiCup newcomer Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions) (Pool E) leads, having produced a massive set of featured pictures for Silver certificate (United States), an article also brought to featured list status. Former finalist Oh, better far to live and die / Under the brave black flag I fly... Adam Cuerden (submissions) (Pool G) is in second, which he owes mostly to his work with historical images, including a number of images from Urania's Mirror, an article also brought to good status. 2010 champion (Pool C) is third overall, thanks to contributions relating to naval history, including the newly featured Japanese battleship Nagato. Rhodesia Cliftonian (submissions), who currently leads Pool A and is sixth overall, takes the title for the highest scoring individual article of the competition so far, with the top importance featured article Ian Smith.

With 26 people having already scored over 100 points, it is likely that well over 100 points will be needed to secure a place in round 3. Recent years have required 123 (2013), 65 (2012), 41 (2011) and 100 (2010). Remember that only 64 will progress to round 3 at the end of April. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page; if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points equally. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 22:55, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Article for improvement

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WikiCup error

Hi there- this is just a quick note to apologise for a small but important mistake in the last WikiCup newsletter; it is not 64 users who will progress to the next round, but 32. J Milburn (talk) 18:45, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

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Thank you very much for all that you have done on Wikipedia, and best of luck in your future endeavors; study hard for those exams :-) Go Phightins! 01:02, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Jeff Schneider

Not too long ago, you reviewed my good article on Cal Ripken, Jr. I was wondering if you would mind taking a quick look at Jeff Schneider and seeing whether it has any chance at being a good article. Since the article is rather short, I would hate to have it listed only to find it is too brief. You don't have to give it a full-fledged review right now; just please see whether or not I would be wasting my time by nominating it. If you think it could be nominated, but it needs more work first, then feel free to offer suggestions. Oriolesfan8 (talk) 22:20, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

@Oriolesfan8: - In case you didn't see the note on my user page, I sadly will not be very active here anymore, but when I saw your note, I had to log on and leave a reply. I will be blunt about Schneider: the article needs a ton of work. My main concerns are 1) The early life section says "to play basketball". Did you mean to say "to play baseball"? Check for errors. 2) There is no personal life section. This is something I usually look for in a GA nominee. 3) The career section is not organized by team and season like Ripken was. This is crucial to have organization and structure. And 4) The lead is too brief. Once you do #1-3, expand the lead. Work on these for now and when you would like a review, ask someone at WikiProject Baseball to do it. Users who I recommend include Go Phightins!, EricEnfermero, Secret, and Wizardman. Ping one when you are ready for a review. Best, Sportsguy17 (T • C) 01:10, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
Oriolesfan8 - I'm intrigued that the article on an 11-game pitcher has gotten to this level of development. I'm interested in helping you either by copyediting or providing some feedback. I broke the power cord to my laptop, so I'm typing this from an iPhone, but I should be back in business in a couple of days. Thanks for the ping, SG. EricEnfermero HOWDY! 04:34, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

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