User talk:TheMagikCow/archive4

Speedy deletion of new articles

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• WP:NPP
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• WP:COPYVIO

Do bear in mind that with only 500 or so edits to mainspace, NPP is not a task for new users. Nor is vandal patrol, but if you have 200 edits to mainspace you can enrol at the WP:CVUA to learn all about it and help the encyclopedia to keep rubbish edits out of it. Thanks. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:25, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the information Kudpung. Be..anyone I believe has not assumed good faith as I got his and another, very polite, message at the same time. His message seemed very aggressive for a first time. TheMagikCow (talk) 08:28, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:DiscoT123

Hello

May I please ask why you posted here and said that we would take no further action against this user at this time? Edits like this and this are not classed as a false positive to ClueBot NG because they are blatant vandalism. The fact that they've made another 5 edits along the same lines indicates that this is nothing but a vandalism-only account. I'm confused by your decision--5 albert square (talk) 18:45, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your comment. The edit I was referring to that was reported was this one. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ferrero_Rocher&diff=prev&oldid=647261399 However, I totally accept that that account is totally a vandalism only account and should be banned, as he is suitably warned. Thank you for your feedback. TheMagikCow (talk) 19:06, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, thanks for the explanation. For what it's worth, it looks as if they may have been telling the truth about that edit. However, the edit is still correctly reverted, firstly because it has no reliable source and secondly because it really belongs in the creator's article not the chocolate sweet page :)--5 albert square (talk) 19:31, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

AIV

Hi MagikCow. It's great that you are helping out, but please be aware that only Admins should close reports at WP:AIV, this is not appropriate, particularly considering it was a clear case where a block was required--Jac16888 ^Talk 21:26, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for that feedback. I apologise for closing discussions but I was told by an admin on the talk page of AIV that using the nac template it is ok to close discussions. Please can I have advice on weather this is ok or not. Again, sorry for my mistake. TheMagikCow (talk) 21:34, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In the above case you didn't use that template. I would advise you to make comments but not to actually close reports with templates, perhaps when you have more experience but at this time I don't believe that is the case--Jac16888 ^Talk 21:42, 15 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This was incorrectly closed. Please do not close anymore reports at WP:AIV--Jac16888 ^Talk 11:10, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You have again closed reports without the {{nac}} template [1][2]. Frankly I'm not fond of any non-admins closing reports other than a simple comment, but if you do, please use the nac template as otherwise you may be giving a false impression that you are an administrator, which is not okay. Thanks — MusikAnimal ^talk 23:14, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Since you have been told about this repeatedly I am going to go one step further than MusikAnimal. You do not have the experience to be closing reports at AIV, as shown by the fact you are closing them incorrectly, as well as failing to use a NAC tag. Consider this a formal warning, you are not to close a report at AIV again, with or without a NAC tag--Jac16888^Talk 18:34, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

For how long?TheMagikCow (talk) 16:17, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Undetermined. Non-admin closes are not something that should be commonly done. They are to be used only in the most obvious and clear-cut of circumstances (just as with AFDs), they are not an opportunity to practice being an admin--Jac16888 ^Talk 16:43, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Church of Google

Hello TheMagikCow. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "Church of Google".

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If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you want to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by one of two methods (don't do both): 1) follow the instructions at WP:REFUND/G13, or 2) copy this code: {{subst:Refund/G13|Draft:Church of Google}}, paste it in the edit box at this link, and click "Save page". An administrator will in most cases undelete the submission.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. JMHamo (talk) 02:11, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A Dobos torte for you!

7&6=thirteen (☎) has given you a Dobos Torte to enjoy! Seven layers of fun because you deserve it. To give a Dobos Torte and spread the WikiLove, just place {{subst:Dobos Torte}} on someone else's talkpage, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

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Final steps of North American Piedmontese cattle review

First, thank you for doing the review. The page is on my watchlist, so I have a question for you. Did you go through the steps of closing the review? Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations/Instructions#Step_4:_Finishing_the_review As the nominator, I didn't get the GA promotion notice on my TP. Thanks again!! Atsme☯^Consult 20:52, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up! The article has the template on talk but I have now listed it in the section! TheMagikCow (talk) 21:04, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Atsme☯^Consult 11:52, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

AN:I "closing" mix up

Hello TheMagikCow. I just wanted to let you know – when you closed this thread on ANI, you forgot to include your signature and, subsequent to that, I mixed up who actually did the closing and added the wrong signature there! I'm letting you know all this in case you want to go back and fix this thread's closing on your end! Sorry for the trouble! --IJBall (talk) 22:46, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that! I have now added it. TheMagikCow (talk) 07:06, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hey - when you get all this stuff straightened out, you may need to help me!!! *LOL* Atsme☯^Consult 12:59, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I know how hard you're working!

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		You'll be perfect in no time! Keep up the good work! Atsme☯^Consult 13:02, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much! TheMagikCow (talk) 16:07, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Liquorice->candy

Now, how is it not constructive to clarify that it is common for Scandinavian salt liquorice to use salmiak as a significant ingredient? I should know; I live here and I am an avid consumer of said confectionery. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.228.154.240 (talk) 14:42, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Needed a source. See WP:REFB. Hope this helps. TheMagikCow (talk) 20:00, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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A cookie for you!

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your edit on Talk:Bitcoin

TheMagikCow, what was this all about ? no edit summary , so? --Wuerzele (talk) 04:04, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wuerzele Please see my GA review. It passed. TheMagikCow (talk) 08:35, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

sorry, TheMagikCow, I wouldnt have asked, if I knew where! I looked hard and could only see this review from some time ago, is that it? thanks.--Wuerzele (talk) 02:29, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes Thats it! Dont worry! TheMagikCow (talk) 08:48, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

APL

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Gunilla Backman

Please add the GOCE tag to the articles talk page. Thanks.

 Done Thanks! TheMagikCow (talk) 13:04, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

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Anthony Watson (executive) AfD

Hi,

You nominated Anthony Watson (executive) at AfD when it had only just been created, with the comment "is this person Notable?". If you look at the article now, I think it's pretty clear that he is.

To avoid going through the full AfD process, would you be willing to withdraw the nomination, on the grounds that it's very unlikely to succeed?

I'm particularly interested in this because I'd like to contact the subject and/or his employer to ask for a photograph with a suitable license to include in Wikipedia, but I don't want to do that while there's a big template at the top of the article warning it may be imminently deleted.

Thanks!

—me_and 10:13, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Masterchef season 2

Hello, I'm currently watching masterchef season 2 at the same time that I'm editing the page, and I found a lot of mistakes on the status board of the season. So I am just correcting them as accurate as possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.35.230.94 (talk) 17:45, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there! Thank you for helping Wikipedia. However all content must be sourced. Please read WP:REFB to understand the guidelines. 18:10, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

Abu Abed update

I was in Ameriyah and met Abu Abed on many occasions. I lived in the mall in Adl. I knew several of his PSD. I would like to know what became of him after his forced exit from Iraq and denial of his U.S refugee status? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.122.118.40 (talk) 03:36, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not a clue. Why do you ask me? As far as i know I have had no involvement or even know who he is? Try the internet? TheMagikCow (talk) 07:11, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Highland cattle

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Dwarka

This has been archived. Is copy editing done? I don't see a note of the guild about it in the talk page. Please clarify so that I can post it for GAN. Thanks.--Nvvchar. 16:57, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

 Done TheMagikCow (talk) 18:05, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Shetland (cattle)

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GAN for Shetland (cattle)

Hi,

I have been looking over this article, and to get directly to the point, the chances of the article passing a GAN are virtually nonexistent at this point. There are large swaths of unsourced content, and many of the references are incorrectly formatted. I recommend that you either withdraw the nomination or quickly correct the issues I just mentioned. I'll try to make as many improvements as I can. Thanks, --Biblioworm 21:04, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again. I've copy edited the article, and will now attempt to make improvements to the references. I added a few {{cn}} tags to alert you to paragraphs where citations need to be added. After all that is done, I think there is a better chance of the article passing GAN. Thanks, --Biblioworm 15:16, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! TheMagikCow (talk) 15:25, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have just unfortunately discovered that the article is practically a blatant copy-paste from this page. A article with such a substantial copyvio problem has no chance of becoming a good article, so a complete rewrite is necessary before a promotion to GA is possible. --Biblioworm 20:08, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reference errors on 27 April

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Your GA nomination of Shetland (cattle)

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Your GA nomination of Highland cattle

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Shetland (cattle)

Hi! I'm sorry, but I've had to undo your edits to Shetland (cattle). There's a serious copyright problem there which will need radical surgery, and which your edits did not fix (and in theory only certain classes of editor are supposed to remove those templates). I'll deal with it in the next day or two unless someone else does first. Meanwhile, keep up the good work on the other livestock articles – it's great to see someone giving them some attention! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 13:08, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Highland Cattle

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Donkey

Hey MagikCow, no way is Donkey ready for GAN, it's a mess and while your adding cites is much appreciated, it it the tip of the iceberg. The article is disorganized, there has been no peer review and it's a vital article so needs to be top notch. Compare to GA-class horse. If you want to collaborate on this and get it up to speed, I'd be glad to help, but it's nowhere NEAR ready for GA now. Montanabw^(talk) 23:50, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there montanbw, I would be happy to collaborate to get it up to GA. TheMagikCow (talk) 06:47, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think it may be wise to withdraw the GAN for now. I'm up for working on this. Montanabw^(talk) 17:55, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Shetland Sheepdog

Hi, I noticed you recently edited Shetland Sheepdog; in this edit, using the edit summary of 'formal name', you changed it to 'Shetland'. It should either read 'Sheltie' which is a very commonly used name or 'Shetland Sheepdog' - it is never referred to as a Shetland and is incorrect to do so. SagaciousPhil - Chat 16:50, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. Shetland is an abbreviation of the shetland sheepdog and is commonly used. As en example, look at Highland cattle which recently passed GA and uses this. Using a nickname for a name IMHO is not suitable for Wikipedia. TheMagikCow (talk) 17:18, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It is never referred to simply as Shetland - it may be done in agricultural breeds but with this breed, it is not done within canine publications or canine circles. By all means use "Shetland Sheepdog" throughout but not abbreviated to Shetland. SagaciousPhil - Chat 17:24, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have looked at your recent GA for Highland Cattle as you suggested but fail to see why you feel the comparison is relevant. Please indicate where you are finding "Shetland" used as "an abbreviation of the shetland sheepdog and is commonly used". SagaciousPhil - Chat 21:48, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I must agree with Sagaciousphil on this one. "Shetland ponies are sometimes called "Shetlands" (and, frequently, a host of less-flattering names not relevant here) but not the dogs, I've always heard "Sheltie" or "Shetland Sheepdog." That's it. Montanabw^(talk) 23:00, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Highland cattle

On 18 May 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Highland cattle, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a herd of Highland cattle is known as a fold? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Highland cattle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Thanks for your article Victuallers (talk) 00:04, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Shetland sheep

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Your GA nomination of Shetland sheep

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Your GA nomination of Shetland sheep

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DYK nomination of Shetland sheep

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Shetland heifer.jpg

I gather that you nominated this image for deletion as a copyright violation, being the same image used on the Shetland Cattle Breeders Association (SCBA) site. I just wanted to assure you that it wasn't a violation. I took the photograph myself, being the owner of the heifer in question. The image is indeed the same as the one on the SCBA site, since I am also the creator and maintainer of the SCBA web site. — Boxersoft (talk) 16:26, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ok all noted! thanks for that info. Could you put that on the image page to prevent that from happening in the future? Thanks! TheMagikCow (talk) 16:45, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The image was declared as my copyright and original work. I subsequently posted a version of the same image it on another site and it never occurred to me that I should revisit the upload to Wiki and annotate it to reaffirm my ownership. It has also been used on a cattle breeder's site, at least two news sites, and one or two others that I have noticed. I have not been notified of any of these uses and (despite the Attribution licensing) they have not been attributed. Any one of those could have been assumed to be the "legitimate original". — Boxersoft (talk) 18:52, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

GAN of Limousin (cattle)

For some reason the bot hasn't clicked in, and so I leave you this note to tell you that I have begun a GA review, and have put it on hold to allow you a week to address the points I have raised there. Tim riley talk 17:28, 18 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Now promoted to GA. Excellent job! Please ping me if you take the article to peer review or FAC. Tim riley talk 22:25, 18 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Shetland sheep

On 21 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shetland sheep, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Shetland sheep have 30 different recognised coat patterns? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shetland sheep. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 04:32, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bitcoin GAR

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A kitten for you!

I am new to editing wikipedia, though I read it daily, and come across all kinds of strange anomolies. I think that you may have made a typo in this article. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ayrshire_cattle&action=history I corrected it, I think. I know nothing about cows, but the year 17175 is impossible, the only year after the year 1750 (mentioned just above this sentence) that made sence was 1775. Correct it if my guess was wrong. You seem to know a lot about sheep, after reading your history, so my second guess about vandalism, is obviously wrong. a simple typo then. :)

Tothmetres (talk) 00:10, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Template:Infobox cryptocurrency

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RfA

Hi Magik, I've answered your question at my RfA. Sorry for the late response. I read it shortly after you wrote it, but became consumed with some of the other issues raised. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:19, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Angus cattle

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Your GA nomination of Belted Galloway

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Your GA nomination of Ayrshire cattle

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Your GA nomination of Belted Galloway

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Your GA nomination of Angus cattle

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Housing in Scotland

Thanks for your work on the review. Much appreciated.--SabreBD (talk) 09:37, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No problems! Well done on all of York hard work on the article. GA status is much deserved! TheMagikCow (talk) 10:41, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

help

Dispute resolution

I ask you to assist in a dispute. You are listed as a helper. Others that I checked are not active anymore but you are.

Versus was edit warring and was blocked twice for that. He is blocked for a few more hours. As soon as he was blocked, new people appeared to argue his way, people that weren't around before.

Let's get the to fact, though.

2015 Thalys train attack There is a passenger list. It has changed many times. Sometimes it is about the people who subdued the gunman. Other times it was the injured passengers. Still other times, the involved passengers. The list, no matter how it is phrased is quite short.

There is an effort to hide the name of one passenger, Anglade, who is very well cited in many reports. All news reports mention Stone. Many mention Skarlatos. The third most cited is Anglade. Granted, he did not shoot the attacker but is mentioned many times in many sources and was injured. Incidentally, sources also mention that Anglade starred in the French film (was the lead actor) "The Wounded Man". Some editors do not want this even though this was one of the actors most cited work (probably his 3rd most famous film).

Wikipedia should not hide stuff.

I am mindful of consensus but there is no consensus here. Some editors are busy and have chimed in only once or twice (in my favor), such as Green Cardamom and Tough Sailor. However, correctness has a value, not only consensus. There is a consensus in eastern Syria to behead Americans and Europeans but that doesn't make it right. There is also a consensus for the election which elected Hitler and Kim Jong Un. Sandra opposed to terrorism (talk) 19:39, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am willing to be flexible. Have a list of injured and separate list of others. Have a list of those who won medals and others. Many possibilities. Sandra opposed to terrorism (talk) 19:41, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

On mobile until tomorrow. Could you list this at WP:DRN as the proper place. You may also want to read WP:CONSENSUS and WP:NOTCENSORED. I don't want my talk becoming a forum, but if you can't work it out, I could file it for you. Again, I will look into it further tomorrow ASAP. Thanks anyway for this Sandra opposed to terrorism TheMagikCow (talk) 20:00, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your response. I have asked 3 people from the dispute list but you are the only one to have replied. Wikipedia is very complex so it will take time and effort to figure out how to list things in the DRN board. I am not hopeful that one user will participate because he/she removed my notice to them that I asked for help.

I am willing to wait for you. Thank you again for your help. Sandra opposed to terrorism (talk) 20:03, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sandbox: draft statement (written in a neutral manner) 2015 Thalys train attack This article is about a gunman on a train in or near Belgium and France who was disarmed by fellow passengers. During the past several days, there has been a lot of editing of the passenger list.

Variations of the passenger list have included, but is not limited to, a list of injured passengers, passengers who were awarded a Legion of Honour and involved passengers who were not, passengers cited by the press (different terminology used). The number of passengers listed have been no more than 8 so it is not a long list.

There appears to be a dispute on what are the requirements to be on that list.

Sandra opposed to terrorism (talk) 20:09, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sandra opposed to terrorism Please see Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#2015_Thalys_attack. The discussion will take place there, in the proper place. TheMagikCow (talk) 07:55, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Ayrshire cattle

The article Ayrshire cattle 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:Ayrshire cattle for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 11:20, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Ayrshire cattle

The article Ayrshire cattle you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Ayrshire cattle for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 08:01, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant

Hi Magik Cow,

Thank you very much for undertaking the good article review for the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant article! You closed the GAN with a recommendation that the article be nominated for featured status after a peer review. Following your recommendation, the article has received a peer review and is now a featured article candidate. Might you be willing to participate in the FAC? Any comments you have time to provide there would be greatly appreciated.

Neelix (talk) 20:18, 14 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Okay having a look! Than you very much for informing me of these developments. TheMagikCow (talk) 15:42, 15 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Galloway cattle

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Galloway cattle 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 Tomandjerry211 (alt) -- Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 17:40, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Galloway cattle

The article Galloway cattle you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Galloway cattle 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 Tomandjerry211 (alt) -- Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 03:41, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A cup of tea for you!

With this ever dramatic world and winter coming, here's a cup of tea to alleviate your day! This e-tea's remains have been e-composted SwisterTwister talk 05:46, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA review of Oxford Circus tube station

Hi,

Your GA review of Oxford Circus tube station seems to have been done in a bit of a hurry. There were no comments made and you didn't, for example, mention that there is a broken reference (31, which points to the wrong edition of the Day and Reed book). Would you have another look please.--DavidCane (talk) 13:04, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

OK having a look now. Checklinks showed no issues. TheMagikCow (talk) 13:06, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@DavidCane: Could you point out any issues as I have now added comment sand can see none. TheMagikCow (talk) 13:25, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@DavidCane: Any other issues you want to address about the article? Vincent60030 (talk) 08:45, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Boreray sheep

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Boreray sheep 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 Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:20, 20 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi (less robotically). I've reviewed the article and found that while it's nearly ready, a few points need to be clarified to bring it to GA. I don't think it should take much work to sort out, and I've suggested one or two more sources that might be useful. With best wishes, Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:49, 20 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ok then! Thanks for the revues, much appreciated. Will get into these tonight when I'm off mobile. TheMagikCow (talk) 11:12, 20 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for progress. Two things to note: you've said "done" for some items which weren't; and you're still adding refs with empty parameters, which we'll now have to remove (unless we actually want the missing bits, such as Publishers, which are generally required). Also, I prefer to format refs spaced like this: " end of last item | nextparameter=value " rather than "end|nextparameter = value" - this isn't critical but it makes things easier to check, so it leads to better quality. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:44, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

OK then, all noted. Thanks for the feedback. I tend to use VE to make thing quick and easy, but will use manual templates for this as it seems a problem with VE that is the issue. I apologize for the incorrect use of the done tampleates. TheMagikCow (talk) 12:46, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting. In that case, it looks as if VE is only marginally suited for serious editing. I tried an early version of it and was instantly put off for life, but no doubt it's more convenient now and a blessing for many editors. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:55, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]