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Arsenal F.C. Featured article review

I have nominated Arsenal F.C. for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:54, 29 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of List of Harlem Hit Parade number ones of 1943

Congratulations, ChrisTheDude! The list you nominated, List of Harlem Hit Parade number ones of 1943, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merchandise giveaway nomination

A token of thanks

Hi ChrisTheDude! I've nominated you (along with all other active admins) to receive a solstice season gift from the WMF. Talk page stalkers are invited to comment at the nomination. Enjoy! Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk ~~~~~

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18:13, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Deprecation of little tables for awards

Hi. You've mentioned here that "the "lots and lots of little tables" format for awards lists has been deprecated for a long time." Would you be able to provide me a link to that deprecation discussion for my future use? Thanks! — DaxServer (talk) 19:26, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@DaxServer: - not readily, it must have been at least three years ago. I'll have a dig and see what I can find...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:51, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Please ping me if you find it! — DaxServer (talk) 19:54, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Refs directly below peaks

In response to this edit summary, even though I was not the editor who placed it there, citations placed directly below the peak are common all across Wikipedia, especially in longer wikitables and particularly when they're only intended to serve as a temporary source until the citation in the column header updates with the data (as those are usually links to permanent archives). If you find this a mess, just saying, you're going to be very debilitated perusing a lot of other discographies of artists currently charting... in my opinion it's totally fine. Ss112 17:09, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Source review/Gills/Evans

Hey Chris, sorry I didn't get to the source review, I've had a real shit-ton of personal stuff going down since Xmas and it's really limited my availability and enthusiasm, but glad it's been addressed. I hope you didn't even look at the highlights for yesterday's game, if this is a "new era" of ITFC then I'm already sold. It was men vs boys etc etc. And as for Evans, well I suppose good riddance... Hope all is well with you. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 19:12, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man: sorry to hear you've been going through some rough times, hope there's a positive end in sight. I've seen the goals from yesterday and could not believe the quality of the defending. It reminded me of the standard of play the year we came second bottom of the whole Football League. Coincidentally I've just put that season's article up at FAC if you had the time to look at it. If not don't worry, I totally understand. All the best -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:23, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

TFL notification

Hi, ChrisTheDude. I'm just posting to let you know that List of Harlem Hit Parade number ones of 1942 – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for January 28. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 22:37, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of 2000–01 Gillingham F.C. season

Congratulations, ChrisTheDude! The article you nominated, 2000–01 Gillingham F.C. season, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Buidhe (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright issues

Hello! I copied an image you uploaded to the file namespace to the Commons, but it was subsequently nominated for deletion. Would you be able to confirm to the people at the Commons that you did in fact take the image and release it under CC-BY-SA-4.0? Thanks! House Blaster^talk 18:39, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@HouseBlaster: I am not sure what I need to do. The page you linked just says "This page does not currently exist. You can search for this page title in other pages or create this page." Can you be more specific as to what I need to do? Thanks! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:19, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that! My guess is that wikilinking directly to a wizard is not supported by the software, but I am not sure. Try going here and clicking on the button labeled "Use the Interactive Release Generator!". House Blaster^talk 20:53, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FAC review

Hey ChrisTheDude, hope all is well! I was wondering if you have some spare time to provide your review on a current FAC I put up? Totally understand otherwise if you are busy these days. Thanks! Pseud 14 (talk) 20:17, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Smile :)

Hello ChrisTheDude, Pamzeis has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Pamzeis (talk) 06:00, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Table sorting

Hi,

I noted that you provided your support for my recent FLC (thanks!), although there was the outstanding point of the table not sorting correctly. I am not sure if that corrected itself via the edits I made, or if it is still an issue. If it is, can you advise how to fix it?EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 14:54, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@EnigmaMcmxc: - whoops, I missed that that was still outstanding! I've put in a fix for it now. It's no perfect because of the fact that the order goes 2 > 3 > 2 > Acting > 2, but I think it's the best possible option..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:21, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1945

Congratulations, ChrisTheDude! The list you nominated, List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1945, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of List of Harlem Hit Parade number ones of 1944

Congratulations, ChrisTheDude! The list you nominated, List of Harlem Hit Parade number ones of 1944, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:27, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Gillingham

Seems to be a rough time there. I've done my time in suffering, so here's hoping for a turnaround. Hoping it's nothing to do with criminal owners... Seasider53 (talk) 16:13, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Seasider53: - no, he's a bit of a geezer, as befits a former photocopier salesman from south London, but he's on the level. Whether he still know what he's doing is a different matter...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:25, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Hi. Do lacks of information impact to a GA/FA/FL review if it's not possible to find the lacking information? Dr Salvus 08:36, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr Salvus: - what do you mean by "lack of information"? Can you give me an example of an article and the information that is lacking? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:39, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For example, List of Coppa Italia finals hasn't got any information related to the attendance of many finals but I didn't manage to find it at all. Would it impact to a review? Dr Salvus 08:49, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that article has already been unsuccessful at WP:FLC three times, and last time one reviewer specifically mentioned the lack of attendance data as a problem, so I think that answers the question...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:57, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oh right... I must've got confused by other reviews Dr Salvus 09:06, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

TFA nom for Brownhills

I have nominated Brownhills to appear as WP:TFA today's featured article for a non-specific date. If you would like to join the discussion, please click here. Z1720 (talk) 22:47, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]