User talk:Gamloverks

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I hate seeing an empty talk page, so I felt the need to say Welcome and thank you for participating in discussion about avatar article on Wikipedia. The Placebo Effect (talk) How's my editing? Please contribute to my editor review. 13:42, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! ^_^ I'm just trying to help with any information I can dig up, and I don't have enough time to bother with my own page which is why I put such a short intro to myself. I'm busy with so many projects it's not even funny. I hope to continue helping getting correct information best I can ^_^. Gamloverks (talk) 14:35, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] RE:Pau Gasol

OK, it looks a lot better, but I don't think it is ready for a GA. Even Kobe Bryant is still not a GA yet. A reviewer from the GA department will come to address what needs to be done. For now, withdraw the GA and instead list for peer review. And by the way, to make multiple citations,

  1. Name the reference. For example: <ref name="Name">{{cite ...|author=...|....}}</ref>
  2. Then when you want to use the citation again, put the name of the reference in the text like this: <ref name="Name" /> BE SURE TO PUT THE FORWARD SLASH INSIDE THE BRACKETS.

Here's a true example:

Yadda yadda yadda yadda yadda yadda yadda<ref name="Yadda">yadda yadda yadda</ref> 
yadda yadda yadda yadda yadda<ref name="Yadda" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

produces this:
Yadda yadda yadda yadda yadda yadda yadda[1] yadda yadda yadda yadda yadda[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b yadda yadda yadda


Yes, no problem. Feel free to contact me whenever you want. And by the way, please leave an edit summary to your edits so everyone knows what you changed. Thisisborin9sign here! 19:46, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] More Pau Gasol cleanup needed

Per WP:REF, I think you should include more references rather than using one over and over 8 times. Expand the lead (2-3 nice developed paragraphs), and copyedit the entire article. I see some grammar errors. (Too bad I'm not this) Cheers, Thisisborin9sign here! 22:31, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Copyedit is to review the articles for any grammar, spelling, or Neutral point of view errors. Please be logged in before posting a message to me. Thanks! Cheers, Thisisborin9sign here! 01:32, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
I added more to the intro/personal and included more references. Is it okay that I use wikipedia is a viable source for the NBA Playoff articles? Gamloverks (talk) 01:33, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
You should never use Wikipedia internal links as references. I don't know much about including internal links, but you can ask a more experienced editor. Cheers, Thisisborin9sign here! 01:39, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Easy References

Copy and paste the following to your list of JavaScript commands. This will activate the script within and allow you to easily insert references into an article.

importScript('User:Mr.Z-man/refToolbar.js');

Note: After saving, you have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes. Internet Explorer: press Ctrl-F5, Mozilla: hold down Shift while clicking Reload (or press Ctrl-Shift-R), Opera/Konqueror: press F5, Safari: press Cmd-Opt-E. For more info about scripts, see here.

Nice job on the Pau Gasol page!!! It looks so much better... GA is not far away (but still pretty far) Cheers, Thisisborin9sign here! 01:45, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pau Gasol

Sorry, I was on vacation and didn't have enough time to tell you. I also noticed the lead. I tried to revert it once, but the same IP reverted it back. I didn't want this to elevate to an edit war, so I left it that way... Cheers, Thisisborin9sign here! 08:20, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Took care of it, Y Done Cheers, Thisisborin9sign here! 08:30, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
OK, you can try to nominate it for a GA now. When it passes, I'll give you some barnstars for your extreme hard work! Cheers, Thisisborin9sign here! 22:33, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

No offense, but I'll be blunt: You've done good work so far, but this article still has some work to do before it passes GA. I've started to work on it, and hopefully, with a little collaboration, we can push this through. Noble Story (talk) 11:43, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Also, some of the text used in the article comes straight from the references, which is very troubling. That is plagiarism and copyright violation (i.e illegal and definitely not allowed here). Noble Story (talk) 12:01, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the heads up, I'm still improving on such things, so any clean-up or fixing you can do is much appreciated. Gamloverks (talk) 17:25, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Would you like for me to give the Pau Gasol a GA review now or wait until all the improvements from the peer review have been made? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:56, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Alright, I'll start with the review. I'll notify you when I'm done. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 21:08, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Done. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 22:17, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Everything looks fine, I'll pass the article, but the statement about him being single and residing in Marina del Rey, in the Personal life section, needs a source, though. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Well, I'm glad to know that your hard work was given into your first GA. ;) If there's any other article in particular you would like for me to review, please don't hesitate to hit me. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 02:01, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Again, don't hesitate to ask. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 02:07, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the anti-vandal recognition re: this article. It's hard to call recent changes patrolling a thankless task when nice people like you thank me. :-) Jclemens (talk) 04:29, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations!!!!!

Congratulations on getting Pau Gasol to a good article!!! Wow, you had 184 edits on it. That's amazing; I've never seen someone more dedicated than you. It looked so much better since the last time I saw it (it was a wreck!) I'll give you the barnstars when I have time. Cheers, Thisisborin9sign here! 19:47, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

The Original Barnstar
For your immense contributions to Pau Gasol and getting it to a Good article, I, Thisisborin9, award you the Original Barnstar. Congratulations!!! Cheers, Thisisborin9sign here! 17:25, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your extreme dedication to this project, I, Thisisborin9, award you this barnstar. Congrats! Cheers, Thisisborin9sign here! 17:25, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Yay! More barnstars! Thanks! Gamloverks (talk) 01:51, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

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