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1 Speedying SexySeaClownfish's Userpage
2 User:SexySeaClownfish
3 Mistake?
4 My Contributions
5 Signpost updated for June 2, 2008.
6 Slow down
7 Add an Infobox to 25 Articles - Task completed
8 WikiProject Good articles newsletter
9 RE: Hey!!
10 regarding userbox for deletion
11 Lockdown (2008)
12 Your challenges to receive a barnstar
13 Hmm
14 RFA

[edit] Speedying SexySeaClownfish's Userpage

Was it neccessary this time? It's just to show he's retired. No MySpacing on the new version. Shapiros10 WuzHere 15:39, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

OK. Best wishes, and have a good day! Shapiros10 WuzHere 15:43, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] User:SexySeaClownfish

Wow! It's a small world! Glad that particular sockfarm was rooted out! Shapiros10 WuzHere 21:52, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Good job and good riddance to them! Shapiros10 WuzHere 21:56, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Heh, nice job. I wouldn't have caught that. Cheers, The Hybrid 02:27, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Good job. D.M.N. (talk) 07:41, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mistake?

I assume this was a mistake? Please be a little more careful with the reverts. Thanks, Gwernol 00:59, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the note on my talk page - I figured it would be something along those lines. Best, Gwernol 01:01, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, that thing is too powerful for its own good. I'm no stranger to powerful RCP tools, but this thing is just crazy. I've already made several mistakes due to how fast it gets going when I'm not careful. That thing is crazy. Cheers, The Hybrid 02:30, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

There was a section about Sex Offenders in Piggott, Arkansas that was reverted by you. Was it not up to Wiki standards? Is there a precedent for not including sex offender information in for small towns? It was posted as a matter of public knowledge and record which is a civic and public service and had accurate references to match the info. Team4Technologies (talk) 02:27, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] My Contributions

I know I focus as lot on my userspaces, but if you've read my userpage lately, you'll see that I put a note saying that someone else has been signing in as me. I don't know who it is, or how they did it, but he/she/they did. By the way, I talked to WikiEditor222/SexySeaClownfish, and he is not I'm On Base. So, since I think you are an admin, I request you unblock him. SAVIOR_SELF.777 07:06, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

He is not an admin, SRS. Also, if your account is being hacked, you should contact User:Alison; she can determine if it is another editor, and even if it isn't she can block the hacker's IP address. BTW, no matter what WikiEditor claims, he is I'm On Base. It is blatantly obvious from a contributions check. Cheers, The Hybrid 07:16, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

That may be a problem, because I think it may be more than one IP adress. If not, more than one person. By the way, I thought iMatt was an admin because he was admin coaching. I noticed it when he had the "King iMatthew 2008" sig. SAVIOR_SELF.777 07:22, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Easy mistake to make as far as the admin bit is concerned. He's basically in AP Adopt-a-User :P. Instead of seeking to establish himself, he's seeking the admin position. Anyways, Alison can determine all of that through checkuser, and deal with the problem no matter how many people are hacking you. I don't think you realize how powerful of a tool checkuser is. It used to be exclusive to BCrats, let's put it that way. Cheers, The Hybrid 08:00, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

I'll check with Alison. I'll see what she can do. SAVIOR_SELF.777 08:17, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

I checked with Alison, and the claims of hacking were proven to be false. The Hybrid 11:28, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, you can. *Sigh* The Hybrid 11:41, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Heh, yeah, I've figured out that you have to actually read every edit you plan on reverting before you do so, or else you'll get too trigger happy. Anyways, yeah, all that we need to make our little team completely unstoppable is bulletproof. You haven't lived until you've seen him in action. Of course, we owe Alison a huge debt of gratitude. Without her, well, yeah. I think that I'll give her a barnstar. Cheers, The Hybrid 11:53, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, which one do you think would be most appropriate, an is there anything you'd like to put into the message? We can co-write it. Cheers, The Hybrid 11:55, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, go ahead and ask. Cheers, The Hybrid 11:58, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Absolutely, I'd love to co-nominate you. LAX would also be a great third nominator (any more than three is pushing it, IMO). But yeah, of course I'll co-nominate you. Cheers, The Hybrid 12:04, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

I couldn't help but notice the comment on Hybrid's talkpage. You co-nom my RFA, and I co-nom your RFA, hey?! D.M.N. (talk) 12:05, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Eh, four isn't too much ;). Anyways, I have just hung up the phone, and I must now go over to my brother's house for breakfast. Neither of us could sleep all night; it's like five in the freakin' morning here. Anyways, I will write that barnstar when I get back on next. Cheers, The Hybrid 12:10, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

You don't care if I write the star tomorrow, do you? Anyways, having his page deleted is a possibility, but it seems rather arbitrary to me. It might buy us an extra day before having him blocked, if anything. Cheers, The Hybrid 04:36, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Slow down

[1] Hesperian 12:51, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[2] Maybe it is time to shut down huggle and search your contributions for errors that need fixing. Hesperian 12:56, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Add an Infobox to 25 Articles - Task completed

Hi, I would just like to inform you that I have completed the task of adding an Infobox to 25 articles that I signed up for. The articles are:

Would I be able to recieve a Barnstar now? Thanks, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 17:11, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Good articles newsletter

The Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles Newsletter

The WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter
Volume I, No. 8 - June 2008

May issue

Project News

There are currently 4,266 Good Articles listed at WP:GA.

The backlog at Good Article Nominations is 157 unreviewed articles. Out of 215 total nominations, 44 are on hold, 13 are under review, and one is seeking a second opinion. Please go to WP:GAN and review an article or three as soon as you have a chance!

The oldest unreviewed articles are: Choctaw, One Night Stand (2007), Justin Tuck, Tristan Tzara, The Stake Out (Seinfeld episode), Impalement arts, Backlash (2007), Adelaide Rams, and Sam Cowan.

The categories with the largest backlogs are: Theatre, film and drama (31), Sports and recreation (31), Transport (24), Music (13), and Art and architecture (11)

The backlog at Good Article Reassessment currently stands at 4 articles up for re-review.

GA Sweeps Update

The GA Sweeps process is progressing nicely! During the month of May, a total of 82 articles were reviewed. Of that total, 71 were found to continue to meet the GA criteria, and 11 were delisted. There are currently 15 articles that are still on hold in this process, awaiting revisions.

We are once again recruiting new sweeps participants. Candidates should be very strong and comfortable in reviewing GA and familiar with the GA processes and criteria. If you are interested, please contact OhanaUnited for details.

GAN Reviewer of the Month

Giggy (talk · contribs) (a.k.a. Dihydrogen Monoxide (talk · contribs)) is the GAN Reviewer of the Month for May, based on the assessments made by Dr. Cash on the number and thoroughness of the reviews made by individual reviewers each week. Giggy had a whopping 45 reviews during the month of May! Congratulations to Giggy (talk · contribs) on being May's GAN Reviewer of the Month!

Other outstanding reviewers during the month of May include:

Also, with 19 nominations, Mitchazenia (talk · contribs) is the nominator of the month, followed by TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs) with 8 nominations submitted.

Member News

There are now 216 members of WikiProject Good Articles! Welcome to the 6 new members that joined during the month of April:

Jack Bethune (talk · contribs)
Jordan Timothy James Busson (talk · contribs)
Limetolime (talk · contribs)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fan (talk · contribs)
Mm40 (talk · contribs)
Redmarkviolinist (talk · contribs)

This WikiProject, and the Good Article program as a whole, would not be where it is today without each and every one of its members! Thank you to all!

New GA Review Process - Review Subpages

In case you haven't noticed, we initiated a new process for GA Reviews at the end of last month. The {{GA nominee}} template was modified to direct new reviews initiated on an article to begin on a subpage of article talkspace (e.g. [[Talk:Article/GA#]], where '#' is the current number of GA reviews conducted for the article, incremented automatically, starting with 1). The primary reason for this change is to address some concerns made by several Wikipedians that previous GA reviews are not easily accessible in archives, the way that featured article reviews and peer reviews are, since the review is conducted on the article's talkspace, instead of in a subpage of the featured article space or peer review space. The reason we opted to move GA reviews to article talkspace (instead of GA space) is to better maintain the personal relationship between editor(s) and reviewer(s) by keeping reviews done in an area where editors can easily access it. Nonetheless, we still desired to have better archiving and maintenance of past reviews, so that GA ultimately becomes more accountable.

When an article is nominated, the nominator adds the template using a substitution, by adding {{subst:GAN|subtopic=<name of subtopic for article at GAN>}}, as well as lists the article (as usual) at WP:GAN in the appropriate category.

When a reviewer initiates a review of an article, all that needs to be done is to read the template on the article's {{GA nominee}} template on its talk page, and click on the link to start the review. When the reviewer clicks on that link, they will also see some instructions on how to start a review of a GAN. For new reviewers, there's also a link to the Good Article criteria, as well as to the Wikipedia:Reviewing good articles page and the mentors list. Once an article is reviewed, the GA review page should be transcluded onto the main article talk page, by adding {{Talk:Article/GA#}} to the bottom of the talk page. This is to ensure maintain the transparency of the GA process, as well as to make editors of the article in question aware that the review is taking place. When an article is either passed or failed, there's really nothing different to do in the process, although reviewers are encouraged to utilize the {{ArticleHistory}} template, linking to the GA review subpage with the 'action#link' parameter.

Did You Know...

... that there are slightly more than twice as many Good Articles (4,266) as there are Featured Articles?
... that Giggy has some really neat and useful tools to assist reviewers in conducting their reviews?
... that there are ten experienced reviewers listed on the GA mentors list that can offer assistance or a second opinion in reviewing articles?

From the Editors

A GA working party has initiated discussion on ways to improve the Good Article project and processes. The goal of the working party is to come up with suggestions for improvement based on recent issues and concerns raised in the past, primarily in the wake of the Great Green Dot Debate of May 2008. The discussion can be found here. Members of the working party include: Dank55 (talk · contribs), Derek.cashman (talk · contribs), EyeSerene (talk · contribs), Giggy (talk · contribs), Gwinva (talk · contribs), LaraLove (talk · contribs), Nehrams2020 (talk · contribs), and OhanaUnited (talk · contribs).

Please leave any comments or feedback regarding this issue here.

Contributors to this Issue

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Nominations: Choctaw • One Night Stand (2007) • Impalement arts • Backlash (2007) • Sam Cowan Reassessment: Madonna (entertainer) • Sweeps / List: references (All Categories), image tags (All Categories), article quality (All Categories) Possible GAs Needing References: Clarinet • Carleton University • Appalachian Mountains Task forces: Project quality • Unreferenced GA
Good article criteria \| Statistics \| GAN Report \| Changes log Nominations queue: 214 articles (45 of them are on hold) as of 08:00, 10 June 2008 \| edit

Delivered by the automated Giggabot (stop!) 01:41, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Hey!!

Thanks. That might have been the more obvious evidence from the start. I've sent him an e-mail regarding the issue. Hopefully, he'll listen. Hey, it just came to me: this guy reminds me of Hornetman16. Could be Wiki-brothers or something. :) The Chronic X 15:11, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh, my IP address recently switched to one that was blocked (for nearly a year and a half) for WP:TOR, and so my account was autoblocked as well. No faults. [3] The Chronic X 22:05, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] regarding userbox for deletion

iMatthew, have all the editors from the "Kliq" agreed to disband? If so, I'll speedy delete the userbox as originally requested, and close the MFD. Let me know. Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 20:58, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

sounds fine, I'll watchlist the MfD. Wasn't LAX a member? He's an admin, he could just delete it himself too. :-) Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 21:00, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lockdown (2008)

Hi!, My name is William. I was wondering if you would like to help me try and get Lockdown (2008) to GA status?--WillC 00:14, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

No problem. I guess I'll find someone else. I choose you because you seem to know what you're doing. I have no idea how to get it to GA status. But it is no problem.Will C 01:27, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

It's cool. Don't worry about it.--WillC 01:36, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your challenges to receive a barnstar

I'm SO GLAD you put this up, I've reviewed these 10 following articles (I did more, these are just 10):

Can I get a barnstar? Limetolime ^{I want an award!} ^• ^{look what I did!} 01:15, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

I've also submitted these articles, which have passed their GA nomination:

Can I get another barnstar? Limetolime ^{I want an award!} ^• ^{look what I did!} 01:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Wow, sorry about the 10 article thing. I'll try and fix that. Anyway, I signed up like you told me to; I didn't see that part when I went over your challenges. Please let me have the barnstar! Limetolime ^{I want an award!} ^• ^{look what I did!} 01:25, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

It wasn't easy to get those articles to GA, and now I can't receive the barnstar because I didn't sign up? That isn't fair. Limetolime ^{I want an award!} ^• ^{look what I did!} 01:28, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

I did sign up after you said no the first time... I guess I should've mentioned that. Also, I'm pretty sure that you were talking about Burger King legal issues when you said that my reviews were incomplete. Pray excuse my mistake on that one, I didn't have time to fully review it and I forgot abou it. It's been fixed though. Limetolime ^{I want an award!} ^• ^{look what I did!} 01:33, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hmm

User:The SRS. If the personal attack on his page bothers you, then feel free to take action. I, personally, don't give a damn though :P. Cheers, The Hybrid 08:38, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RFA

Of course I would. But be patient. Don't count the chickens when the eggs haven't hatched. bibliomaniac 1 5 01:06, 11 June 2008 (UTC)