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Wide Screen Article (review)[edit]

thanks so much for moving my page to the main space. I've added categories, but am still unsure of references. any specific suggestions? let me know Kuhutanvir (talk) 07:18, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't find any myself, but newspapers and well-known company websites talking about them are usually good. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 13:44, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Emails, and HTML[edit]

Thanks for the cookie. I noticed that you've placed your email address openly on your userpage. Just want to say that it is discouraged to do that, as that makes it much easier for you to receive spam, among other things. What I recommend you do is enable emailing by going to Special:Preferences, entering in your email address, and then selecting the "enable e-mail from other users" checkbox at the bottom of the page. By doing this, users can email you through Wikipedia without ever knowing your email address until you reply to them. Once you've done this, you can replace your email on your userpage with a link to the emailing-feature, which can be done by linking to Special:EmailUser/Username (replacing "username" with your username, of course). You can look at Wikipedia:E-mailing users for a bit more info on this. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 23:00, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I use that one because I made that email for Wikipedia free on Google, but I see what you mean — I wouldn't post my real email on here. Thanks! QwerpQwertus (talk) 23:04, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see. That's playing it safe. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 23:07, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was also wondering — can you use HTML coding on Wikipedia — I'm experienced in HTML, but I have forgotten most of Wikipedia's stuff? QwerpQwertus (talk) 23:09, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, good question. In general, yes, you can. There are quite a few HTML elements that can be used that are listed here. Some elements are un-usable and have been replaced by Wiki markup, such as <aexternal free">http://meta.wikimedia.org/">Main Page</a> being replaced by [http://meta.wikimedia.org/ Main Page]. Others are simply disabled, such as adding images from outside links. Other elements can be used in both HTML and Wiki markup, such as bolding text using either or the three apostrophes, or creating tables using basic HTML coding or the wikitables. In terms of getting into more complex coding, many elements will probably work, some may not. You can always experiment, of course, by just using the preview function or creating your own sandbox in your userspace. If you need further help, you can, of course, ask at the Help desk as you have done previously; you may also ask at the village pump for technical issues.~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 00:26, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that'll make editing much faster, I've edited a lot before, but I barely remember any of the Wiki Markup. QwerpQwertus (talk) 00:33, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mmm...[edit]

A p3rson has eaten your {{cookie}}! The cookie made them happy and they'd like to give you a great big hug for donating it. Spread the WikiLove by giving out more {{cookie}}s, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Thanks again!

Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:cookie}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat a cookie with {{subst:munch}}!

You are welcome A p3rson ‽ 23:11, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Hi again: Forgive me in advance for posting/contacting you in what is probably the "wrong" location. But thanks so much for continuing to take an interest in my Blackberry issue. The mobile link you suggested works quite well. In fact, the performance is much better than the previous interface. I am in...Yeah! Best regards and many, many thanks.--Stevepeterson58103 (talk) 21:13, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! ~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 21:55, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

About your redirect request[edit]

I created the four redirects to Nutritionist for you (two different capitalizations for each one you suggested). You do not need to ask at AfC though or even go through the Article Wizard for that matter. Just type the name in the search box, click the red link that is after "You may create the page", then under the Advanced toolbar click the blue arrow in the "Insert" section. Then type the name of the article you want to redirect to, exactly as it appears in the article's title (copying and pasting). Save the page, and your redirect is created. You can ask me if you have another question; I will be glad to help. PleaseStand ^(talk) 02:14, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks, PleaseStand — I just thought that you were supposed to use that. ~ QwerpQwertus |_User Page_| |_Talk_| Help Me Improve WikipediaThanks! 02:27, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And no, you do not have to delete the redirect to change its target. Type the name of the redirect (exactly) into the search box. Click the "Redirected from" line below the article title. Click the Edit tab at the top and change where the redirect goes to as with a new redirect. PleaseStand ^(talk) 02:43, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

On second thought: should we redirect to Dietitian instead? From what I understand, the title "nutritionist" is not necessarily as regulated as dietitian, and to be certified by the American College of Nutrition's Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists, an advanced (masters or doctorate) rather than a bachelor's degree is required. PleaseStand ^(talk) 02:32, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure — people could be searching for either since both are nutrition specialists — maybe a redirect to a disambiguation is needed — you can decide what you think is best. ~ QwerpQwertus |_User Page_| |_Talk_| Help Me Improve WikipediaThanks! 02:47, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Or possibly create a new article. I'll take a look at the possibilities later. PleaseStand ^(talk) 02:51, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help! ~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 06:17, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

MfD nomination of User:QwerpQwertus/Nutrition Specialist[edit]

User:QwerpQwertus/Nutrition Specialist, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:QwerpQwertus/Nutrition Specialist and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:QwerpQwertus/Nutrition Specialist during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. ~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 06:07, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits[edit]

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Yes, SineBot — I know — I am having very annoying probs with the new version that you can read all about on the Village Pump. That is why I could not.
~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 05:34, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

CfD nomination of Category:Wikipedians who hate Internet Explorer[edit]

I have nominated Category:Wikipedians who hate Internet Explorer (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. — ξ ^xplicit 05:39, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok — you can delete it — I can see why.

Help desk[edit]

Hi. Just a heads-up re the Help Desk — new helpers are always welcome, but if you're answering questions on policy you do need to be sure of your facts. Your answer in this section was wrong: it effectively directed another user to use sockpuppetry to evade a block for edit warring (a serious breach of the rules), and dismissed the appeal system out of hand, whereas it is the only correct way to challenge a block. The fact that the user was posting on the help desk at all should have been a clue that he was evading his block with a new account, and in fact that one has now been blocked for edit warring too. A suggestion that he create yet another account was not a very good idea: WP:CLEANSTART can work, but only where a user understands what the problem is and knows they cannot come back with more of the same behaviour, which this one clearly doesn't. Ka renjc 09:53, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

Just to say thanks for helping out with those requests on the Feedback Forum. Chevy monte carlo 11:38, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to help! ~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 14:00, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

Is the page: Scratte (fictional character) Really a candidate for deletion? There's no deletion archive page about it. --Hjfhksdjf (talk) 19:28, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scratte (fictional character). QwerpQwertus, do you mind explaining why you accepted this? I don't know if you saw my earlier decline or not. —fetch ·comms 22:56, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Now that I think twice, it probably should be deleted or merged with the movie article — I had thought earlier that it was about the other squirrel (the one that is a main character) and I didn't know you previously declined it. Sorry for the trouble. ~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 23:18, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What about the image, is it going to be added in the section and I requst that it be merged to List of Ice Age characters#Scratte, that's a better place than the film article. --Hjfhksdjf (talk) 23:20, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It can also, (or only) be merged there. She is definitely a noticeable character in the movie, a brief description, the infobox (that's already there), and the pic might be good there — though it would be out of uniform — none other have a pic there. ~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 23:29, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I added one for Scrat, and I could upload images for the other main characters (Manny, Ellie, Sid, Diego, Crash, Eddie, Peaches, Rudy, Momma and the Baby Dinos). --Hjfhksdjf (talk) 23:43, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That would be very good (as long as you make sure they follow copyright guidelines), it would significantly improve the article.
~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 23:48, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I also added images for Jennifer, Sylvia, Rachel and created the section the baby dinos. All Main and supporting characters have images now. If someone removes the images, either notify me, fix it, or fix it then notify me. --Hjfhksdjf (talk) 00:48, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sure! ~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 01:23, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and a small suggestion[edit]

Thanks for the help at the Feedback forum. We are understaffed, and more help is quite welcome. I see you realize how to indent responses, but you may not be aware that you can do the same for bulleted lists. It is considered poor form to edit another person's comment on talk pages and discussion forums (with some rare exceptions), so I'm not making the change myself.

I'll illustrate with a recent example:

As is

bg

The article I posted was about the All Pro Dad organization, I gave a brief summary and history of the organization the followed with the 3 main things that they do to outrach to fathers, the daily email, the dad's breakfast and the all pro dad's day. I kept it brief and tried to cite the sources and websites that I used from All Pro Dad. The feedback will be greatly appreciated and I thank you very much for your time.Swsafety28 (talk) 20:40, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's pretty good (it has notability, and a good description), but it does have some problems.
There are three types of sections linking Wikipedia articles to other places:

References — To show that the subject is notable (important), and for more info, and some of where you got info.
Sources — Where you got your info, and for more info.
External Links — For more info.

Your should add references from other books\sites that are not related to the company to show that it is notable. I believe it is (per a google search), but please do add some independent examples to make it better — all current ones are on their sites. But, good work! ~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 23:43, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Suggested

bg

The article I posted was about the All Pro Dad organization, I gave a brief summary and history of the organization the followed with the 3 main things that they do to outrach to fathers, the daily email, the dad's breakfast and the all pro dad's day. I kept it brief and tried to cite the sources and websites that I used from All Pro Dad. The feedback will be greatly appreciated and I thank you very much for your time.Swsafety28 (talk) 20:40, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's pretty good (it has notability, and a good description), but it does have some problems.
There are three types of sections linking Wikipedia articles to other places:

References — To show that the subject is notable (important), and for more info, and some of where you got info.
Sources — Where you got your info, and for more info.
External Links — For more info.

Your should add references from other books\sites that are not related to the company to show that it is notable. I believe it is (per a google search), but please do add some independent examples to make it better — all current ones are on their sites. But, good work! ~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 23:43, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

--SPhilbrick T 13:07, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I was wondering how a list is indented. ~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 13:39, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Period (school)[edit]

The article Period (school) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Delete per WP:DICDEF

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. ukexpat (talk) 20:45, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Phoebejeebies[edit]

Hi, just noticed that something went a bit wrong with the format of your sig in this welcome template. Cheers Fæ (talk) 05:23, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I just noticed that — but thanks for telling me. I must've done like twenty of those defective ones!! I'm going to wait to tommorow to fix it and continue. Do you know what might be causing it?
~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 05:26, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's down to using the pipe character in your sig (|), the template uses tables and these interpret the pipe as an instruction to create another table cell. Pipes in a sig are a bad idea. Something like the middle dot might be a good separator (·). As an example I've fixed the layout for this user in question by replacing the pipes in this way. Fæ (talk) 05:42, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok — I'll use that substitute for a pipe (something like &123) - I'll look it up. Thanks for the help!
~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 05:47, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_· ·_Contribs_· 01:59, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why I moved the article[edit]

Apologies if I stepped on your toes, but I saw the request from Vhiruz to move a draft, and it hadn't happened, so I went ahead and did it.

Please note that new editors are usually unaware that a newly moved article won't show up in the index right away (which means it won't show up in a Google search until sometime after that.) After I move a draft, I send them a note, such as this : User_talk:Vhiruz#Move_request

If the article doesn't have categories, I remind them to add categories, but this one did.

PS, surely you don't plan to archive your talk page every day?!--SPhilbrick T 16:48, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oops — I must've been sleeping. And no — I think I'll just collapse the different old sections and put them in weeks, months, an years (and they aren't actual archives — just collapsed). Well, anyways, thanks for doing that!
~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_· ·_Contribs_· 22:15, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits[edit]

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Allen Dorfman[edit]

Sir, the Dorfman article is sourced. Gattosby (talk) 04:12, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

:Generally, article should have multiple reliable sources\references — it has only one whose reliability is uncertain, but you may remove the box if you want.
~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_· ·_Contribs_· 04:15, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Puzzle Piece Seven...[edit]

Thank you very much! It may not be an official award, but I'm still going to add it to "my trophy cabinet"! Thanks again! TFOWR^propaganda 09:40, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_· ·_Contribs_· 17:15, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the award[edit]

It looks great--SPhilbrick T 12:04, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Same, thank you very much :) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 15:22, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Glad you liked it! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_· ·_Contribs_· 17:16, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 06:08, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Minor Edits[edit]

I noticed that all of the last 500 edits on your contribution list are marked as minor edits. This is probably because you have checked "Mark all edits minor by default" on the "Editing" tab of "My Preferences". Checking the minor edit box is supposed to signify that the only superficial changes were made to the page during the edit. Looking over your contributions, most of your edits should not be marked as a minor edit. It doesn't really bother me because I basically disregard the "m" and look at the edits anyway, but there are other editors who might have a problem with it. I suggest changing your preferences so that all your edits are not marked as minor. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 13:29, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also just noticed after I posted the above that your signature appears to be missing a in it. After you sign the next post is small, which is not really about minor edits but I didn't want to start another section. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 13:33, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I will start deciding whether edits were minor manually from now on. And I've just fixed the missing .
~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 17:13, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks...[edit]

Thanks for the award :). Very much appreciated. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:24, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Me too. Chzz ► 11:58, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Me three. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 12:01, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! ~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award17:10, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your request for feedback: Reply[edit]

Your message at Requests for feedback[edit]

You can find live help on Wikipedia's
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Hello, QwerpQwertus. I replied to your request for feedback.
Best regards, Captain n00dle \^Talk 19:31, 30 May 2010 (UTC).[reply]

CSD A7[edit]

You may want to refer to WP:WIHS#A7. PleaseStand ^(talk) 23:55, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, thank you — I didn't know that. ~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 23:58, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Lilly Truscott (Hannah Montana)[edit]

Just a quick note to let you know that I removed the speedy deletion template you placed on Lilly Truscott (Hannah Montana) because the article did not seem to meet the speedy deletion criterion A6. A6 is for articles that have been taken to WP:AFD and the consensus there was for deletion. Not only is there no AfD for this article, but it was tagged for this speedy deletion after only one minute. It is quite impossible for an article to go through the AfD process in this much time. So I'm pretty sure you didn't mean to apply this tag to this article!

Please be aware that is normally inappropriate re-add a speedy deletion template when another editor (other than the creator of the article) has removed it, because speedy deletion is only for uncontroversial deletions. If you believe the article still needs to be deleted, please consider WP:PROD or WP:AFD which can be used for deletions which are not covered by the speedy deletion criteria.

I am not an administrator and I do not have any special authority in this matter. If you feel that I have made a mistake, please feel free to contact me on my talk page.

Thparkth (talk) 02:48, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I did not know that they had to already have gone through AfD — I will nominate it for AfD (it should be part of the show article) Thanks! ~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 02:55, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I see I said "A6" but of course (you obviously realised) I meant G6. Thparkth (talk) 03:01, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. Thanks for the help!

—Preceding unsigned comment added by ~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

03:06, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the puzzle piece![edit]

Just remember to subst awards on talk pages :) —fetch ·comms 19:51, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! - And I must've forgotten. —Preceding signed comment added by ~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 22:41, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

User:Genzobonzer[edit]

Please note that in regard to this user's contributions, they appear to have been in Malay. Foreign language content should not be labeled as nonsense, although it may be speedily deletable on other grounds. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 02:42, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was not sure whether it was foreign lang or just gibberish, but it couldn't have been anything good. (too short\no notability\no refs) ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

02:55, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Period (school)[edit]

The article Period (school) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Delete per WP:DICDEF

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. ukexpat (talk) 20:45, 26 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Phoebejeebies[edit]

Hi, just noticed that something went a bit wrong with the format of your sig in this welcome template. Cheers Fæ (talk) 05:23, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I just noticed that — but thanks for telling me. I must've done like twenty of those defective ones!! I'm going to wait to tommorow to fix it and continue. Do you know what might be causing it?
~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 05:26, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's down to using the pipe character in your sig (|), the template uses tables and these interpret the pipe as an instruction to create another table cell. Pipes in a sig are a bad idea. Something like the middle dot might be a good separator (·). As an example I've fixed the layout for this user in question by replacing the pipes in this way. Fæ (talk) 05:42, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok — I'll use that substitute for a pipe (something like &123) - I'll look it up. Thanks for the help!
~QwerpQwertus |_Talk_| |_Contribs_| 05:47, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_· ·_Contribs_· 01:59, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why I moved the article[edit]

Apologies if I stepped on your toes, but I saw the request from Vhiruz to move a draft, and it hadn't happened, so I went ahead and did it.

Please note that new editors are usually unaware that a newly moved article won't show up in the index right away (which means it won't show up in a Google search until sometime after that.) After I move a draft, I send them a note, such as this : User_talk:Vhiruz#Move_request

If the article doesn't have categories, I remind them to add categories, but this one did.

PS, surely you don't plan to archive your talk page every day?!--SPhilbrick T 16:48, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oops — I must've been sleeping. And no — I think I'll just collapse the different old sections and put them in weeks, months, an years (and they aren't actual archives — just collapsed). Well, anyways, thanks for doing that!
~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_· ·_Contribs_· 22:15, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits[edit]

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 03:10, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Allen Dorfman[edit]

Sir, the Dorfman article is sourced. Gattosby (talk) 04:12, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

:Generally, article should have multiple reliable sources\references — it has only one whose reliability is uncertain, but you may remove the box if you want.
~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_· ·_Contribs_· 04:15, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Puzzle Piece Seven...[edit]

Thank you very much! It may not be an official award, but I'm still going to add it to "my trophy cabinet"! Thanks again! TFOWR^propaganda 09:40, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_· ·_Contribs_· 17:15, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the award[edit]

It looks great--SPhilbrick T 12:04, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Same, thank you very much :) ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 15:22, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Glad you liked it! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_· ·_Contribs_· 17:16, 29 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 06:08, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Minor Edits[edit]

I noticed that all of the last 500 edits on your contribution list are marked as minor edits. This is probably because you have checked "Mark all edits minor by default" on the "Editing" tab of "My Preferences". Checking the minor edit box is supposed to signify that the only superficial changes were made to the page during the edit. Looking over your contributions, most of your edits should not be marked as a minor edit. It doesn't really bother me because I basically disregard the "m" and look at the edits anyway, but there are other editors who might have a problem with it. I suggest changing your preferences so that all your edits are not marked as minor. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 13:29, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also just noticed after I posted the above that your signature appears to be missing a in it. After you sign the next post is small, which is not really about minor edits but I didn't want to start another section. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 13:33, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I will start deciding whether edits were minor manually from now on. And I've just fixed the missing .
~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 17:13, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks...[edit]

Thanks for the award :). Very much appreciated. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:24, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Me too. Chzz ► 11:58, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Me three. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 12:01, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! ~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award17:10, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your request for feedback: Reply[edit]

Your message at Requests for feedback[edit]

You can find live help on Wikipedia's
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Hello, QwerpQwertus. I replied to your request for feedback.
Best regards, Captain n00dle \^Talk 19:31, 30 May 2010 (UTC).[reply]

CSD A7[edit]

You may want to refer to WP:WIHS#A7. PleaseStand ^(talk) 23:55, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, thank you — I didn't know that. ~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 23:58, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Lilly Truscott (Hannah Montana)[edit]

Just a quick note to let you know that I removed the speedy deletion template you placed on Lilly Truscott (Hannah Montana) because the article did not seem to meet the speedy deletion criterion A6. A6 is for articles that have been taken to WP:AFD and the consensus there was for deletion. Not only is there no AfD for this article, but it was tagged for this speedy deletion after only one minute. It is quite impossible for an article to go through the AfD process in this much time. So I'm pretty sure you didn't mean to apply this tag to this article!

Please be aware that is normally inappropriate re-add a speedy deletion template when another editor (other than the creator of the article) has removed it, because speedy deletion is only for uncontroversial deletions. If you believe the article still needs to be deleted, please consider WP:PROD or WP:AFD which can be used for deletions which are not covered by the speedy deletion criteria.

I am not an administrator and I do not have any special authority in this matter. If you feel that I have made a mistake, please feel free to contact me on my talk page.

Thparkth (talk) 02:48, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I did not know that they had to already have gone through AfD — I will nominate it for AfD (it should be part of the show article) Thanks! ~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 02:55, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I see I said "A6" but of course (you obviously realised) I meant G6. Thparkth (talk) 03:01, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. Thanks for the help!

—Preceding unsigned comment added by ~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

03:06, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the puzzle piece![edit]

Just remember to subst awards on talk pages :) —fetch ·comms 19:51, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! - And I must've forgotten. —Preceding signed comment added by ~QwerpQwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 22:41, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

User:Genzobonzer[edit]

Please note that in regard to this user's contributions, they appear to have been in Malay. Foreign language content should not be labeled as nonsense, although it may be speedily deletable on other grounds. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 02:42, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was not sure whether it was foreign lang or just gibberish, but it couldn't have been anything good. (too short\no notability\no refs) ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

02:55, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

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My Secret Page[edit]

Nice job! Oh, and there are more than two. :)

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Hi878 (talk) 18:41, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gasp! I must start looking for the rest! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

22:20, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Adoption[edit]

Hello, QwerpQwertus. You have new messages at Laurinavicius's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

FEED / Talk[edit]

Actually, what I'm thinking about FEED is...

If we had a page for every week, and did some clever transclusion of the 'current week', and possibly a bot to note the 'oldest unanswered' too, at the top of the page...then, we wouldn't have to bother with archiving at all. I'm suggesting week based on the data on the talk page.

The great advantage here would be that users could check back on feedback forever, without looking for archives/links - the link to their feedback would be constant. Also, feedback requests unanswered would never vanish into the archive.

I'd really like to make a 'mock-up' of this proposal, as it is hard to explain in simple terms - ie I'd like to mock it up using data from the past month or two, and demonstrate how it looks.

I'd welcome your further thoughts on this - note, I don't really watch for replies, so let me know - but it's probably best discussed on Wikipedia talk:Requests for feedback. Chzz ► 03:00, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Anya Bazanova[edit]

Much to my astonishment, it looks like this story checks out. The RT coverage is probably not enough (on its own) to establish notability, but it does constitute a credible claim of significance under A7.

Of course having un-speedied this I now have the moral responsibility of trying to turn it into a real article :(

Thparkth (talk) 03:03, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, that sounds good. ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

Archiving[edit]

{{helpme}}

Is this the correct way to archive? I just don't want to ruin my talk page. Please look at it in edit mode to see it correctly.
{{User:ClueBot III/ArchiveThis |archiveprefix=User talk:QwerpQwertus/Archives/ |format=DATE_RSS |age=20 |index=no |minkeepthreads=5 |header={{archivebox}} |archivenow={{resolved}},{{done}},{{User:ClueBot III/ArchiveNow}} |maxkeepthreads=7 |maxkeepbytes=40 }}

From what I can see, it looks correct at least (I'm using User:MiszaBot for my talk page, so I have no first-hand experience). You can try it and see if it works. If it doesn't, you can simply remove it again and restore the previous version using undo, thus there is no risk of ruining your talk page in any way. Regards So Why 10:29, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

Siddharth Kara Article (review)[edit]

Dear QwerpQwertus,

Re: User:Martinjonson/Siddharth_Kara

FIrstly, thank you so much for your feedback about my first article on Wikipedia about the author, Siddharth Kara. I do not have very much knowledge about the advanced features, so my article is still very basic in its formatting. So, I was hoping to take you up on your offer for help in polishing the article!

(i) You mentioned that I may need to add reliable sources. I have a list of 10 sources/references, some of which are repeatedly cited 2-3 times in the article, resulting in a source list of 20 entries. However, all the 10 sources are reputable, reliable sources, including the authors bio on Columbia University Press and Harvard University websites. Did you mean that the sources should be even more reliable, or that I should not cite the same source repeatedly?

(ii) You also suggested adding pictures, but have to wait till I am 4 days old before I am an autoconfirmed user and qualified to upload any photos. When that happens, can I upload the copyrighted author/book photo if I ensure that I specify the name of the photographer under the photo? If not, can I upload the pictures if I get the author's permission?

(iii) Finally, you recommended adding an info box, which I think is a wonderful idea, but I was wondering whether you could show me how to insert one?

Thanks so much for all your help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Martinjonson (talk • contribs) 13:17, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(i)I may have gotten it confused with another I was reviewing - the sources look okay.

(ii)Pictures have to be either copyright free, with the copyrighter's permission, or a bad quality pic of a logo. In most cases, with his written permission, you can upload that in a few days.

(iii)I see you've gotten the infobox up - good! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

Hi QwerpQuertus

Yes, I found the page Template:Infobox writer/doc, and used that template to create my own infobox. Thanks for suggesting the idea. I also added the categories box below the article. When you have a spare moment, please do have a last look at the article before I put it up in the article space. Thanks again for all your input!

Martinjonson (talk) 23:26, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It looks great! Thanks for writing it! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

Hi again!

I am finally an autoconfirmed used and can therefore upload an author photo. I just wanted to check whether I can upload the author photo on the book jacket cover, which I notice is being used all over the net on various website where the author is giving talks or lectures, or on most sites where he has a bio? If so, what do I state or which tags do I use in the "summary" and which option do I select in the "licensing" menu when I am uploading the photo? Alternatively, I can get the authors permission, but do I still need it if the photo is so widely available?

Thanks so much for your valuable input!

Martinjonson (talk) 00:46, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi QwerpQwertus!

I moved the page to the article space and noticed that it says: "This template should be removed once the page has been reviewed by someone other than its creator; if necessary the page should be appropriately tagged for cleanup. If you are the article's creator, you can seek feedback on your new article."

Its almost been 48 hours and the article has not been tagged for anything. Does that mean its okay? :) Also, is my tag and information provided for the uploaded photo alright or do I need something else?

Thanks so much, as always!

Martinjonson (talk) 12:56, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wow - it looks pretty good! The info under the photo is good, but it generally won't get tagged - you usually have to submit it to Requests For Feedback, but since you already have, I'll just take it off. Happy editing! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Talkback Me_· 13:54, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

help desk[edit]

I hope you see my response at help desk before you help him out.--SPhilbrick T 18:28, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I put his new one on the correctly named one and left him a copy of the old one (thanks for telling me). ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

Good, glad it worked out. There are a lot of policies here, luckily, many of them make sense, but some aren't so obvious.--SPhilbrick T 22:11, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of In the Labyrinth[edit]

A tag has been placed on In the Labyrinth requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, a rephrasing of the title, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content. You may wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

00:28, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

You don't need to notify yourself; there's a checkbox in Twinkle to turn that off. Were you going to write a disambiguation page though? PleaseStand ^(talk) 00:35, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I was going to put a disambungation there from AfC - I didn't mean to notify myself. I'll look for that option. Thanks!

Actually, disambiguation pages are not used for two or less articles--use a hatnote for that. In the case of this page, it should be redirected to the more well-known of the two pages (or whichever you want if they're about the same). —fetch ·comms 01:52, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok - I'll do that in a few minutes. ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

AIV[edit]

Thanks for your report to WP:AIV. For next time, format the request like this:

The following are examples of how to report a vandal on the AIV page:

Anonymous Users (IP addresses):

* {{IPvandal|IP address}} brief reason for listing (keep it short) ~~~~

Registered Users:

* {{Vandal|username}} optional brief reason for listing (keep it short) ~~~~

* {{Userlinks|username}} optional brief reason for listing (keep it short) ~~~~

There's a bot running on the page and it needs certain, specific formatting to process the reports properly. No need for adding extra sections, it will confuse the bot. Let me know if you have any questions! Thanks! Dreadstar ☥ 05:28, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, someone reported the same user, here's how they formatted it: [1], then when the user was blocked, the helperbot detected the block and removed the report: [2]. Dreadstar ☥ 05:32, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks! I wasn't sure how to add one. ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

Glad to help! The formatting instructions are hidden, they can only be seen when you actually edit the section or page, check it out. Dreadstar ☥ 05:53, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, no wonder! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

Your signature (Problems With The Date)[edit]

Hi! I don't know if you're aware of it, but your signature formats the date and time in a large dotted box below your name. It's pretty disruptive of page flow, so you might consider fixing it. Thanks and have a great day!-- φ OnePt618^Talk φ —Preceding undated comment added 05:33, 6 June 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Yes, I try to use ~~~ when possible because I can't figure out why. Could you try taking a look at it? I'll sign in full below.

~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 05:36, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There seems to be a carriage return right before the date.-- φ OnePt618^Talk φ 06:45, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh - Duh! Thanks!

~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award 07:57, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Singature Disruption[edit]

I have removed a section from my talk page here per WP:Talk page guidelines.
"While the purpose of article talk pages is to discuss the content of articles, the purpose of user talk pages is to draw the attention or discuss the edits of a user. Wikipedia is not a social networking site, and all discussion should ultimately be directed solely toward the improvement of the site. Users may freely remove comments from their own talk pages..."

This has been done because I would prefer to forgive and forget another user's somewhat rude comments: (though they did have some valid concerns)
"I'll put it more strongly for you: if you don't change it back immediately - then I'm going to have to complain to the admins." Please note that it was not any of the users below though.

Okay, I've changed it to the default sig. QwerpQwertus (talk) 01:16, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make it a little bit decorative, you can still do that, but within boundaries. For example, I recommend taking out the link to the Wiki Puzzle Piece Award; it takes up a lot of space and is generally irrelevant in your signature. In addition, your signature should always be on the same line as the comment. The signature should not go in the space below or anything out of place like that, such as you did here. That makes it very confusing, and as Steve put it, disruptive of the flow of content. Make it short and sweet and it'll be fine. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:26, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, is this good? ~ Qwerp Qwertus·_Talk_·_Contribs_ 01:17, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, it's perfectly fine as I see it. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:39, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help! QwerpQwertus (talk) 01:43, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I took out the extra-spacing in a few places your .sig appeared on the science ref-desk page. Glad you got the situation resolved! DMacks (talk) 08:43, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Aristide Razu[edit]

Re Aristide Razu - this one goes on and on! Your most recent edit has left the article page with two complete versions of the article text. Which version did you mean to place there? At least these are both small versions of the article text and not the three-volume epic that's still on his user page -- John of Reading (talk) 07:01, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oops - I meant to replace the lower copy - I've fixed it. ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· The Wiki Puzzle Piece Award

Cheese![edit]

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Spread the goodness of Cheeseburgers by adding {{subst:Cheeseburger}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

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Christopher Foyle Article (review)[edit]

I would very much apreciate you assistance in my article, named above. You stated that notariety had not been fulfilled. I look forward to hearing from you. Danehutch —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danehutch (talk • contribs) 08:00, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but I'm not really going to be on Wikipedia for a week or so - I'm sure somebody else would be willing to help you though! ~ QwerpQwertus Talk

Please check font tags[edit]

at Requests for feedback--SPhilbrick T 10:17, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed it.SPhilbrick T 12:51, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oops - sorry - my sig's fixed now. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· 21:39, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello QwerpQwertus![edit]

Hello QwerpQwertus! *waves*

I was just wondering if you were going to work on Period (school) or whether we should replace it with a wiktionary template? I could do both: move it to your userspace and add the wiktionary template if you would like?

Feel free to leave a reply here, but remind me with the {{talkback}} template on my talk page so that I don't forget! ^_^ Kind regards, Captain n00dle \^Talk 13:03, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can replace it with a wiktionary template - it is more of a dicdef. |:-) Qwerp

Done done ^_^ Hope you're having a nice day! Captain n00dle \^Talk 14:05, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· 21:39, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your signature[edit]

You should remove the :::::::::::::::::::::::: code. – ukexpat (talk) 17:22, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I've made it more simple again (and removed that). Thanks for telling me though! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· 21:38, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Crizotinib Article (review)[edit]

I've contacted two experts in the field - I hope one or both can provide us with expert review of the draft. SPhilbrick T 01:57, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's good - they should be able to tell whether it is notable\accurate. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· 02:02, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry[edit]

I just wanted to drop in and apologise for getting your monicker wrong when I made some references to you on the feedback page. It was neither intentional nor malicious. Sorry, sincerely--Ykraps (talk) 19:47, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What is a monicker? Anyways, that's okay - whatever it was. |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· 20:22, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, the QwertyQwerpus thing - that's okay. You just spelled it wrong. (Luckily there is an article on the meaning of moniker) ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Contribs_· 20:26, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Now I feel I should apologise for that too! :) I sometimes forget that I am interacting with people from other nations. Monicker or Moniker (both spellings are correct) is quite well known in England, particularly the south where I live. Sorry for being so insular! No hard feelings?--Ykraps (talk) 18:25, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's okay! I do that too sometimes - I live in California, on the west coast of the USA. I had kinda been wondering what moniker meant ever since I heard it in a Harry Potter Movie. |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 22:11, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

latitudelearning.com entry decline[edit]

QwerpQwertus:

You declined my entry of latitudelearning.com because it lacks "notability".

How is it any different than competitor Learning.com or SharePointLMS or ATutor, all of which are listed on Wikipedia?

I would sincerely like to get your help on making this entry relevant and "notable".

Any suggestions appreciated.

PatrickPatrick Markit (talk) 21:32, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. QwerpQwertus likely declined your submission because you cited only the company web site. Specifically, you need to cite reliable, third-party sources within the text. Third-party sources are necessary to establish notability. PleaseStand ^(talk) 21:50, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, like PleaseStand mentions, you should add sources and references which will prove its importance\notability (why it should be in an encyclopedia) and to show its reliable. ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·(Talkback Me)· 22:05, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ashitaba article[edit]

I will do my very best! However, I noticed something odd about the newly generated page: It doesn't show up in search results! May I trouble you to give me an advice :) ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Belikel (talk • contribs) 03:01, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The indexing was probably slow (pages being made available in search results) - it seems okay now - just type the name in and it goes to it. Thanks! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·(Talkback Me)· 03:42, 9 June 2010 (UTCn

hmmm... indeed, the direct link works just fine, but it seems that in the search results (the one you get if you try the "containing ..." search) it is still not listed, although it states, that a page with such a name exists?! Best regards from a puzzled newbie ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Belikel (talk • contribs) 04:27, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes when you type the exact name of an article in the search box, it will just search and put "there is an article named... on wikipedia" at the top - that's just how it is I think. Maybe try typing the exact name then pressing "enter or return, not the button on the screen (they work differently). Also, you should type ~~~~ after your posts on talk pages, it's in the upper-left on most keyboards, or if you don't have the key, there's a button under the edit window. I don't personally mind, but you're supposed to. Hope that search method works! Thanks! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·(Talkback Me)· 04:48, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Whatever it was, it's fixed by now :D ! Thanks for taking the time btw :) ! I will keep the "~"-rule in mind! Belikel (talk) 15:55, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

From Wide Screen[edit]

thanks so very much. i've made some changes on the page as per your suggestions. Can you take a look again and help me make this page live? Wide Screen Journal

Kuhutanvir (talk) 10:35, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved your article into main space for you and removed the unreviewed template. I would still recommend...

References which show its importance (why it should be put in an enclyopedia).
Categories so that it can be found by readers and editors.

Thanks! I look forward to your future work! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·(Talkback Me)· 17:17, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Many thanks for reviewing Sophie Chandauka over the weekend. Much appreciated. Nondaba --Nondaba (talk) 19:27, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Hope it helped! ~QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·(Talkback Me)· 21:40, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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User:Wendyfables/ColdSpringGranite[edit]

Good afternoon. The Cold Spring Granite page that you reviewed last week is up and running, thank you for your assistance and review of the content. You offered to remove the flag existing on the page currently, and I would like to ask you to do that now. Please remove the box at the top of the page at your convenience, and let me know if you require any additional action on my part at this time.

Thank you in advance - Wendyfables (talk) 19:33, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome - if you mean the unreviewed tag, that seems to already be gone, but the category and orphan tags should probably stay for now - nothing links to it and it has no categories. But good job! Thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 21:56, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you - I went back and added more Wiki links and also edited the Granite Wikipedia page to have "Cold Spring Granite" to the "See also" section, so that I could get another topic to link to it. I also added the "see also" list to the bottom of the Cold Spring Granite page to take people to similar topics. I also added some categories to the bottom, so that visitors can get an idea of similar topics to research. Does this solve the Orphan problem? If not, please let me know what else I can do to get the flag removed on my part.

Again, thank you for your help - I'm getting better at editing and creating and the feedback is appreciated. Wendyfables (talk) 16:09, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The category prob is fixed, but still only the former draft and the requests for feedback page currently link to it. (those don't count). Somebody probably removed it as that is about granite itself, rather than suppliers. This is easy to fix though. You may be able to link possibly articles about granite suppliers, buisneses in that area, ect. To see what links there, go to the Cold Stone Granite page and click "What Links Here" in the sidebar. Happy editing! PS:You are free to remove the coding for the tag when the prob is fixed yourself. |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Talkback Me_· 22:23, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

AfC[edit]

Hi, a note. For articles like Alameda County Study, please always check after accepting to clean up any leftover items. Also, don't remove the other template parameters like you did at this page. They are needed for categorization, among other reasons. You may wish to use User:Tim Song/afchelper4.js, which is a handy script for reviewing. —fetch ·comms 22:04, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, please don't decline pending submissions with this rationale, as that rationale is for articles that are on hold only. Please make sure to be more careful when reviewing articles at AfC in the future. —mono 22:11, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(To Fetchcomms)Thanks! I've been looking for some kind of script for AfC for a while - also, I'll try to be more careful. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 22:19, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(To Mono)Actually, someone else put the decline there, but left the pending submission box and assuming they meant to delete the pend box to instead have the decline box, it got rid of the pending box for them. Do people do that on purpose to give them a suggestion or something? ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 22:19, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Putting a new pending box up means resubmitting for review. Usually the submitter does it (check history). —fetch ·comms 22:25, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok - that was confusing me. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 22:27, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Qwerp: I reccomend not using the script; it can cause users to become even more careless. Perfect your reviews by hand, then add the tool. A few more things: I have commented at your editor review; I have no need for {{tb}} templates as i watch pages where I am engaged in discussion. mono 22:30, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

One final thing before I log off: using the edit summary "My Talk page" is to generic, say something like "reply" or similar. mono 22:31, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You may not see this for a while, but I've replied to your review - and I'll try to be more specific. Thanks for the help! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 22:43, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Before Fire[edit]

Your review and decision to not accept the entry for the band Before Fire is respected. However, it would be appreciated if you reconsidered. Before Fire, although "unsigned," does more than a lot of signed musical acts. Before Fire tours, sells merchandise, records, has sponsorship and endorsements, and plays numerous shows a year with many in attendance.

Before Fire is considering label representation, but anyone in the music industry knows that is not usually in a band's best interest. Before Fire is in negotiations with certain record labels, but a band that does it themselves ("D.I.Y.") should be respected and revered and given the same opportunities for advancement and legitimacy in the music world.

A wikipedia entry is deserving. To deny them based on the fact they choose not to be represented by a label (that may very well be to their detriment) would seem unjust. Wikipedia is about free and public knowledge and that is all we intend to distribute. Please make an exception in this case because there are many others more than ourselves that are interested in this band, and Before Fire is certainly well deserving.

If anyone else is going to post comments here please keep them courteous and professional. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.198.70.203 (talk) 00:32, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've undone my declination and put it back up for review - I'll let somebody else review it for a second opinion, however I doubt it will be accepted per notability guidelines, sorry - usually articles must be very notable and important to an encyclopedia which would be viewed all around the world. But I hope you the best of luck! I hope that you continue to contribute to Wikipedia! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 00:47, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. We understand that there are issues with notoriety, but more notoriety would certainly come with the acceptance of a wikipedia entry. Seems like a "Catch 22" but the management of Before Fire will still respect and contribute to wikipedia regardless of the decision. If accepted we will continue to monitor and update the entry to keep it current. Your time in dealing with this is certainly appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.198.70.203 (talk) 01:12, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're Welcome! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Talkback Me_· 22:25, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Qwerty Land[edit]

Hi again,

Just want to inform you that the image on your userpage, File:Qwertyland.JPG, has been deleted as a copyright violation. I've gone ahead and removed it as a result. I can only assume that the user who uploaded it in 2006 was you under a different account name, correct? Anyway, to clarify: the map was copied from another source, and as a result, is property of the person or group that created it, and a result of that, cannot be uploaded to Wikipedia. Thanks, ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:00, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, that was just a coincidence,that wasn't me, I just stumbled upon it one day and put it in. Poor Qwertians! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 04:03, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, okay - interesting coincidence :) I'm sure that they'll find a better life, at least better than living in a place where the ground is a solid yellow. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:09, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe they'll swim over to Europe right next to them. |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 04:18, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My Yefim Shubentsov article[edit]

Hi - You said I could contact you for help posting that article. User:Splash90/Yefim Shubentsov I added an info box and more news articles from reliable sources. I don't have a photo of him and the only one I found online is probably copyrighted and looks to be really outdated. I also don't know what more to write about him that's not 'advertising' sounding. Do you think it's OK to go? Thanks! Splash90 (talk) 20:29, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good job, it doesn't seem to really have any major issues. I've moved it for you, but seeing as you're autoconfirmed, in the future, you can move any article (including userspace drafts to mainspace) around by pressing "move page". Simply say in the page that comes up what the name should be (removing "User:Splash90/"), say you moving a userspace draft to mainspace, and click ok. I hope it does well. Happy editing! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Talkback Me_· 22:14, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speaking of archiving...[edit]

		The Original Barnstar
		How long have you been editing?!? You are doing a very good job as a new editor; keep up the good work. I wish I was this good when I first started, in fact, I believe you may surpassed me. By the way, I think you should try archiving this page. Soon. It needs it if I do say so myself. I digress. See you around. The Savage Norwegian 00:35, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! - I think I just have too much free time to edit. I'll get an archiving thing up - I've been planning to do that anyways. Thanks again! |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Talkback Me_· 01:24, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Early copy editing[edit]

Hi there. I noticed that you've already done some copy editing and added it to your tally for the upcoming GOCE backlog drive. I wanted to make sure you knew that the drive doesn't officially begin until July 1st, and any copy editing done in advance of that shouldn't be counted as part of your official total. It's awesome that you're enthusiastic about getting to work, however. Just wanted to let you know to prevent you from doing a bunch of additional uncredited copy edits, unless you just want to do some on the side, which many people are doing in anticipation of the real start. Cheers. Torchiest ^talk/_contribs 04:45, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oops - Sorry! I'll wait till July. |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Talkback Me_· 05:09, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

July Drive: Not yet![edit]

Hi! I see that you've jumped right in to copyediting for the July Backlog Elimination Drive. I'm sorry to say that the drive hasn't started yet, so we can't count your entries until July 1. That said, I'm really glad you're so interested in helping out and hope you do choose to participate in July. ɳorɑfʈ^Talk! 05:02, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oops - sorry! Well, I guess I'll see you in July! |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Talkback Me_· 05:08, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you[edit]

Thank you very much for signing up for the July Backlog Elimination Drive! The copyedit backlog stretches back two and a half years, all the way back to the beginning of 2008! We're really going to need all the help we can muster to get it down to a manageable number. We've ambitiously set a goal of clearing all of 2008 from the backlog this month. In order to do that, we're going to need more participants. Is there anyone that you can invite or ask to participate with you? If so, we're offering an award to the person who brings in the most referrals. Just notify ɳorɑfʈ^Talk! or Diannaa ^TALK of who your referrals are. Once again, thanks for your support! Diannaa ^TALK 16:13, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank spam![edit]

Hello, QwerpQwertus. You have new messages at User:TFOWR/Thankspam.
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Qazvin Islamic Azad University[edit]

Hi, 1-I came up with third party sources------> Iscanews.ir 2-There are few sources especially in English for Qazvin azad university in general fields. I can find english texts with source only from university's website and no other third party sources. Only iscanews.ir have a general information about qazvin azad university. 3-I can't upload picture, do you know why? how can I upload pictures? 4-There is similar wiki article for this university; "Qazvin azad University" and this article have no any source and have few texts that "Qazvin Islamic Azad University", also doesn't have correct topic. it is Qazvin 'a'zad University than Qazvin Islamic Azad University 5-please help me!!!! this university is well known university in Iran and tries to be international university, thats why I try to make an wiki article about it. I graduated from this university. 6-My path for making this article is: create the article, then complete and expand it.

7-this is my first article creation in wiki, so would you please guide me???? plz!!!

thanks a lot —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ebrahimi35 (talk • contribs) 19:08, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It could be a good article, it just needs some reliable sources (where you found the information), and references (from tv, newspapers, big websites, ect.) to prove it should be included, both at least close to the correct format, if you have to, I believe these can be in foreign languages. With these things, I can most likely accept it, and afterwards you may consider expanding it. I'll help with the formatting of the refs and sources. You may also add an article to the Wikiepdia of the language of that area. Thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 19:40, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Archiving, again[edit]

Sorry, I misread the contributions list of ClueBot III. It actually has been down for over a week, so I am switching this page to use the other archiving bot User:MiszaBot III, which archives at 06:00 UTC every day. As far as I know, that one is still up. PleaseStand ^(talk) 22:12, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No wonder! Thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 22:15, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What format do you want the names of your talk page archives in? Sequentially numbered archives of the format User talk:QwerpQwertus/Archive 1 are the easiest to set up because they work with the standard archive boxes. Also, you may want to consider fixing the spelling of the index page User talk:QwerpQwertus/Inex. PleaseStand ^(talk) 22:32, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Peer review/Miss Foozie/archive1[edit]

Hello, QwerpQwertus. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Peer review/Miss Foozie/archive1.
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Taric25 (talk) 03:53, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (File:Tokyo_Electron_Logo.jpg)[edit]

Thanks for uploading File:Tokyo_Electron_Logo.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Melesse (talk) 06:24, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am using it, as mentioned on the file page, in my user space draft, which will soon become Tokyo Electron. May I remove the deletion tag? Thanks for your concern! |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 06:29, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed The licensing tag and rationale you used was for fair use, but it was a free logo due to threshold of originality. I replaced it with the correct template and moved it to Commons. Taric25 (talk) 07:10, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 07:33, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, lot of good that did us, as Admin User:Fastily swiftly nominated it for speedy deletion on commons and here. I fixed the one here, by simply adding the rationale. As far as more global usage, such as being able to use it in your user space, I changed the speedy deletion on Commons to a regular deletion so that we can discuss it at commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Tokyo Electron Logo.jpg. Speaking of deletion on other projects, would you please leave a comment on wikiquote:Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Miss Foozie? Thank you! Taric25 (talk) 18:20, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I see fastily deleting pictures alot. I've commented at both deletion discussions - at least if it doesn't work out, it can be used on the article once I get it into mainspace. Good luck with the quote! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 18:34, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Taric25 (talk) 20:19, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Classic book[edit]

Hello Qwerp, thanks for the feedback on Classic Book. I agree, a photo/pic/infobox would be nice, I had thought about some pictures to break up the text, but couldn't quite figure out what to put in...a picture of Twain? Wasn't sure that was appropriate?...

Another concern to me is the 'references' section. I know the section is a little messy-looking. Any recommendations on that area? Oh, and I couldn't quite figure out how to fix the "quotes" section at the end.

I do tend to think my re-write is an improvement over the original. :-)Shearonink (talk) 02:24, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To clean up the refs, you can divide them into columns by making {{reflist}}{{reflist|2}}{{reflist|3}}, you can see what they produce below. Now that it think about it, an infobox, probably wouldn't be best, but you could put a picture of a classic book or a book that is a collection of classic books (there likely is already one of these images uploaded). As for the quotes, they should probably be above the refs\ext links - real ones are taken from wikiquotes - try uploading them there and they'll I'm sure you'll be able to find instructions on how to use them - there may already be ones appropriate for this. If not, you could just put them in a section I guess, maybe in a different font and floating.

Possible Ref Formats

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A Classic book is a book accepted as being exemplary, either through an imprimatur such as being listed in a version of the Western canon or through a reader's own personal opinion.

More here, see WP:LEDE

Etymology[edit]

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “Classic” means: “serving as a standard of excellence: of recognized value” and “historically memorable”.^[1] The online version of the Random House dictionary states that the word “Classic” means: “of the first or highest quality”, “serving as a standard, a model” and “of enduring interest, quality or style”.^[2]

Merriam-Webster has “book” as “a set of written, printed, or blank sheet bound together into a volume”, Random House defines the word as “a written or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.”^[3]^[4]

Therefore, a ‘classic book’ could be said to be “a set of printed sheets bound together into a volume” that “serves as a standard” and is of “enduring interest, quality or style.” As a concept, though, “classic book”, is hard to quantify, it seems to change depending on the vantage and prejudices of the individual considering it. One reader’s personally-beloved classic can be the next one’s least-favorite.

Literature[edit]

Another source of contention is that the terms “classic book” and “Western Canon” are closely-related concepts that can confuse the student of literature but that are not necessarily each identical with the other. “Western canon” refers to a list of books considered to be “essential” and is presented in a variety of ways. It can be published as a collection, such as Penguin Classics, Oxford World's Classics, Modern Library, Everyman's Library, Great Books of the Western World or presented in a book as a list that has an academic’s imprimatur such as Harold Bloom^[5] or a reading list presented by an institution of higher-learning, such as St. John’s College Academic Program “The Reading List”^[6] or Rutgers University’s “Reading List: Senior Comprehensive Examination”^[7] or Rutgers University’s “Reading List: Senior Comprehensive Examination”.^[8]

Various academics and literary figures have considered the question of what constitutes a ‘classic book’. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve states his personal opinion in “What is a Classic?”^[9]

“The idea of a classic implies something that has continuance and consistence, and which produces unity and tradition, fashions and transmits itself, and endures…. A true classic, as I should like to hear it defined, is an author who has enriched the human mind, increased its treasure, and caused it to advance a step; who has discovered some moral and not equivocal truth, or revealed some eternal passion in that heart where all seemed known and discovered; who has expressed his thought, observation, or invention, in no matter what form, only provided it be broad and great, refined and sensible, sane and beautiful in itself; who has spoken to all in his own peculiar style, a style which is found to be also that of the whole world, a style new without neologism, new and old, easily contemporary with all time.” In this same essay Sainte-Beuve quotes Goethe (referring to the classics concept as saying “Ancient works are classical not because they are old, but because they are powerful, fresh, and healthy.”^[10]

Writers from other eras have also weighed-in on the matter. Alan Bennett, the modern English playwright and author, said that “Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have.”^[11] Mark Van Doren, the Columbia University professor and poet, is quoted by Jim Trelease in a library-monograph, as saying that “A classic is any book that stays in print”.^[12] And in his “Disappearance of Literature” speech given over a century ago in 1900, Mark Twain said, (referring to a learned academic’s lofty opinion of Milton’s “Paradise Lost”) that the work met the Professor’s definition of a classic as “something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read”.^[13]^[14]

Modern definitions[edit]

In the 1980s Italo Calvino said in his essay “Why Read the Classics?” that “A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say” and comes to the crux of personal choice in this matter when he says (italics in the original translation): “Your classic author is the one you cannot feel indifferent to, who helps you define yourself in relation to him, even in dispute with him.”*

As a side-note, there are two different anthologies that ”Why Read the Classics?” is available in. The essay was first published in 1980/1982 in the Italian and in 1986 in the English translation as a chapter in Calvino’s anthology “The Uses of Literature”^[15]^[16]^[17]

Consideration of what makes a literary work a classic is for Calvino ultimately a personal choice, and, constructing a universal definition of what constitutes a Classic Book seems to him to be an impossibility, since, as Calvino says “There is nothing for it but for all of us to invent our own ideal libraries of classics.”^[18]

The conundrum of what actually makes a work of literature a ‘classic book’ is not just a consideration of extensively-published modern authors. In 1920, Fannie M. Clark, a teacher at the Rozelle School in East Cleveland, Ohio, pre-dates Calvino’s similar conclusions by 60 years when she also essayed the question of what makes a book a ‘classic’ in her article “Teaching Children to Choose” in The English Journal, Volume 9, No. 3, “The Official Organ of the National Council of Teachers of English” ^[19]

Over the course of her essay Clark considers the question of what makes a piece of literature a classic and why the idea of “the classics” is important to society as a whole. Clark says that “teachers of English have been so long trained in the ‘classics’ that these ‘classics’ have become to them very much like the Bible, for the safety of which the rise of modern science causes such unnecessary fears.”^[20] She goes on to say that among the sources she consulted was a group of 8th-Graders when she asked them the question: “What do you understand by the classics in literature?” Two of the answers Clark received were “Classics are books your fathers give you and you keep them to give to your children” and “Classics are those great pieces of literature considered worthy to be studied in English classes of high school or college”. Calvino agrees with the Ohio educator when he states “Schools and universities ought to help us understand that no book that talks about a book says more than the book in question, but instead they do their level best to make us think the opposite.”

While blogging in 2009, Chris Cox agrees with Twain’s ‘classic’ sentiments of 1900 and Bennett’s witticism about classic books when he opined on the Guardian.Co “Books Blog” that there are actually two kinds of “classic novels”: The first are those we know we should have read, but probably have not. These are generally the books that make us burn with shame when they come up in conversation…The second kind, meanwhile, are those books that we've read five times, can quote from on any occasion, and annoyingly push on to other people with the words: "You have to read this. It's a classic."^[21]

The very idea that people of differing backgrounds and culture can agree on what makes a work of literature a “classic” is only possible through analysis of these works but in analyzing them or (as Clark says on Page 136 of her English Journal article) in “the anatomical dissection” thereof, the viewer, the audience, the reader, can end up destroying the unique pleasure that mere enjoyment a work of literature can hold.

Quotes[edit]

In closing, perhaps a few statements from the article's literary sources about what constitutes a "classic" book describe the concept the best:

"Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have." Alan Bennett

“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say” Italo Calvino

“Something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read”. Mark Twain

“The second kind of classic book, meanwhile, are those books that we've read five times, can quote from on any occasion, and annoyingly push on to other people with the words: ‘You have to read this. It's a classic.’ “ Chris Cox

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^ "Classic - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Classic | Define Classic at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. 1996-10-27. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Book - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Book | Define Book at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Bloom, Harold. The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages. Appendixes. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994. © 1994 by Harold Bloom
^ "St. John's College | Academic Program | The Reading List". Stjohnscollege.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "St. John's College | Academic Program | The Reading List" (PDF). Stjohnscollege.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |DUPLICATE_title= ignored (help)
^ "Reading List:SeniorC omprehensivEe xamination" (PDF).
^ Literary and Philosophical Essays. 1909–14. Vol. 32. The Harvard Classics (PDF), retrieved 2010-06-13
^ "Introductory Note. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve. 1909-14. Literary and Philosophical Essays. The Harvard Classics". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "www.imdb.com/name/nm0003141/bio".
^ "www.trelease-on-reading.com/classic-picturebooks.pdf" (PDF).
^ Twain, “Mark Twain’s Speeches”,Page 194
^ "Mark Twain's speeches - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Italo Calvino and Reading the Classics". Des.emory.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Paul Devlin (1960-03-06). "Review of Hermit in Paris by Italo Calvino by Paul Devlin". Facpub.stjohns.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Review: Calvino: Old Wine in a New Bottle Brooke Allen Reviewed work(s): Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino; Martin McLaughlin The Hudson Review, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Spring, 2000), pp. 161-166 (review consists of 6 pages) Published by: The Hudson Review, Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3853113
^ Calvino, The Uses of Literature: Essays, Page 133 Harcourt, Brace & Company
^ "English journal - Google Books". Books.google.com. 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Clark, "Teaching Children to Choose" ""The English Journal"" Volume 9, No. 3, Page 138
^ Cox, Chris. "The other kind of classic novel | Books | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

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A Classic book is a book accepted as being exemplary, either through an imprimatur such as being listed in a version of the Western canon or through a reader's own personal opinion.

More here, see WP:LEDE

Etymology[edit]

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “Classic” means: “serving as a standard of excellence: of recognized value” and “historically memorable”.^[1] The online version of the Random House dictionary states that the word “Classic” means: “of the first or highest quality”, “serving as a standard, a model” and “of enduring interest, quality or style”.^[2]

Merriam-Webster has “book” as “a set of written, printed, or blank sheet bound together into a volume”, Random House defines the word as “a written or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.”^[3]^[4]

Therefore, a ‘classic book’ could be said to be “a set of printed sheets bound together into a volume” that “serves as a standard” and is of “enduring interest, quality or style.” As a concept, though, “classic book”, is hard to quantify, it seems to change depending on the vantage and prejudices of the individual considering it. One reader’s personally-beloved classic can be the next one’s least-favorite.

Literature[edit]

Another source of contention is that the terms “classic book” and “Western Canon” are closely-related concepts that can confuse the student of literature but that are not necessarily each identical with the other. “Western canon” refers to a list of books considered to be “essential” and is presented in a variety of ways. It can be published as a collection, such as Penguin Classics, Oxford World's Classics, Modern Library, Everyman's Library, Great Books of the Western World or presented in a book as a list that has an academic’s imprimatur such as Harold Bloom^[5] or a reading list presented by an institution of higher-learning, such as St. John’s College Academic Program “The Reading List”^[6] or Rutgers University’s “Reading List: Senior Comprehensive Examination”^[7] or Rutgers University’s “Reading List: Senior Comprehensive Examination”.^[8]

Various academics and literary figures have considered the question of what constitutes a ‘classic book’. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve states his personal opinion in “What is a Classic?”^[9]

“The idea of a classic implies something that has continuance and consistence, and which produces unity and tradition, fashions and transmits itself, and endures…. A true classic, as I should like to hear it defined, is an author who has enriched the human mind, increased its treasure, and caused it to advance a step; who has discovered some moral and not equivocal truth, or revealed some eternal passion in that heart where all seemed known and discovered; who has expressed his thought, observation, or invention, in no matter what form, only provided it be broad and great, refined and sensible, sane and beautiful in itself; who has spoken to all in his own peculiar style, a style which is found to be also that of the whole world, a style new without neologism, new and old, easily contemporary with all time.” In this same essay Sainte-Beuve quotes Goethe (referring to the classics concept as saying “Ancient works are classical not because they are old, but because they are powerful, fresh, and healthy.”^[10]

Writers from other eras have also weighed-in on the matter. Alan Bennett, the modern English playwright and author, said that “Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have.”^[11] Mark Van Doren, the Columbia University professor and poet, is quoted by Jim Trelease in a library-monograph, as saying that “A classic is any book that stays in print”.^[12] And in his “Disappearance of Literature” speech given over a century ago in 1900, Mark Twain said, (referring to a learned academic’s lofty opinion of Milton’s “Paradise Lost”) that the work met the Professor’s definition of a classic as “something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read”.^[13]^[14]

Modern definitions[edit]

In the 1980s Italo Calvino said in his essay “Why Read the Classics?” that “A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say” and comes to the crux of personal choice in this matter when he says (italics in the original translation): “Your classic author is the one you cannot feel indifferent to, who helps you define yourself in relation to him, even in dispute with him.”*

As a side-note, there are two different anthologies that ”Why Read the Classics?” is available in. The essay was first published in 1980/1982 in the Italian and in 1986 in the English translation as a chapter in Calvino’s anthology “The Uses of Literature”^[15]^[16]^[17]

Consideration of what makes a literary work a classic is for Calvino ultimately a personal choice, and, constructing a universal definition of what constitutes a Classic Book seems to him to be an impossibility, since, as Calvino says “There is nothing for it but for all of us to invent our own ideal libraries of classics.”^[18]

The conundrum of what actually makes a work of literature a ‘classic book’ is not just a consideration of extensively-published modern authors. In 1920, Fannie M. Clark, a teacher at the Rozelle School in East Cleveland, Ohio, pre-dates Calvino’s similar conclusions by 60 years when she also essayed the question of what makes a book a ‘classic’ in her article “Teaching Children to Choose” in The English Journal, Volume 9, No. 3, “The Official Organ of the National Council of Teachers of English” ^[19]

Over the course of her essay Clark considers the question of what makes a piece of literature a classic and why the idea of “the classics” is important to society as a whole. Clark says that “teachers of English have been so long trained in the ‘classics’ that these ‘classics’ have become to them very much like the Bible, for the safety of which the rise of modern science causes such unnecessary fears.”^[20] She goes on to say that among the sources she consulted was a group of 8th-Graders when she asked them the question: “What do you understand by the classics in literature?” Two of the answers Clark received were “Classics are books your fathers give you and you keep them to give to your children” and “Classics are those great pieces of literature considered worthy to be studied in English classes of high school or college”. Calvino agrees with the Ohio educator when he states “Schools and universities ought to help us understand that no book that talks about a book says more than the book in question, but instead they do their level best to make us think the opposite.”

While blogging in 2009, Chris Cox agrees with Twain’s ‘classic’ sentiments of 1900 and Bennett’s witticism about classic books when he opined on the Guardian.Co “Books Blog” that there are actually two kinds of “classic novels”: The first are those we know we should have read, but probably have not. These are generally the books that make us burn with shame when they come up in conversation…The second kind, meanwhile, are those books that we've read five times, can quote from on any occasion, and annoyingly push on to other people with the words: "You have to read this. It's a classic."^[21]

The very idea that people of differing backgrounds and culture can agree on what makes a work of literature a “classic” is only possible through analysis of these works but in analyzing them or (as Clark says on Page 136 of her English Journal article) in “the anatomical dissection” thereof, the viewer, the audience, the reader, can end up destroying the unique pleasure that mere enjoyment a work of literature can hold.

Quotes[edit]

In closing, perhaps a few statements from the article's literary sources about what constitutes a "classic" book describe the concept the best:

"Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have." Alan Bennett

“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say” Italo Calvino

“Something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read”. Mark Twain

“The second kind of classic book, meanwhile, are those books that we've read five times, can quote from on any occasion, and annoyingly push on to other people with the words: ‘You have to read this. It's a classic.’ “ Chris Cox

Two Columns (reflist

2

^ "Classic - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Classic | Define Classic at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. 1996-10-27. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Book - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Book | Define Book at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Bloom, Harold. The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages. Appendixes. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994. © 1994 by Harold Bloom
^ "St. John's College | Academic Program | The Reading List". Stjohnscollege.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "St. John's College | Academic Program | The Reading List" (PDF). Stjohnscollege.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |DUPLICATE_title= ignored (help)
^ "Reading List:SeniorC omprehensivEe xamination" (PDF).
^ Literary and Philosophical Essays. 1909–14. Vol. 32. The Harvard Classics (PDF), retrieved 2010-06-13
^ "Introductory Note. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve. 1909-14. Literary and Philosophical Essays. The Harvard Classics". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "www.imdb.com/name/nm0003141/bio".
^ "www.trelease-on-reading.com/classic-picturebooks.pdf" (PDF).
^ Twain, “Mark Twain’s Speeches”,Page 194
^ "Mark Twain's speeches - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Italo Calvino and Reading the Classics". Des.emory.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Paul Devlin (1960-03-06). "Review of Hermit in Paris by Italo Calvino by Paul Devlin". Facpub.stjohns.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Review: Calvino: Old Wine in a New Bottle Brooke Allen Reviewed work(s): Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino; Martin McLaughlin The Hudson Review, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Spring, 2000), pp. 161-166 (review consists of 6 pages) Published by: The Hudson Review, Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3853113
^ Calvino, The Uses of Literature: Essays, Page 133 Harcourt, Brace & Company
^ "English journal - Google Books". Books.google.com. 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Clark, "Teaching Children to Choose" ""The English Journal"" Volume 9, No. 3, Page 138
^ Cox, Chris. "The other kind of classic novel | Books | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

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A Classic book is a book accepted as being exemplary, either through an imprimatur such as being listed in a version of the Western canon or through a reader's own personal opinion.

More here, see WP:LEDE

Etymology[edit]

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “Classic” means: “serving as a standard of excellence: of recognized value” and “historically memorable”.^[1] The online version of the Random House dictionary states that the word “Classic” means: “of the first or highest quality”, “serving as a standard, a model” and “of enduring interest, quality or style”.^[2]

Merriam-Webster has “book” as “a set of written, printed, or blank sheet bound together into a volume”, Random House defines the word as “a written or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.”^[3]^[4]

Therefore, a ‘classic book’ could be said to be “a set of printed sheets bound together into a volume” that “serves as a standard” and is of “enduring interest, quality or style.” As a concept, though, “classic book”, is hard to quantify, it seems to change depending on the vantage and prejudices of the individual considering it. One reader’s personally-beloved classic can be the next one’s least-favorite.

Literature[edit]

Another source of contention is that the terms “classic book” and “Western Canon” are closely-related concepts that can confuse the student of literature but that are not necessarily each identical with the other. “Western canon” refers to a list of books considered to be “essential” and is presented in a variety of ways. It can be published as a collection, such as Penguin Classics, Oxford World's Classics, Modern Library, Everyman's Library, Great Books of the Western World or presented in a book as a list that has an academic’s imprimatur such as Harold Bloom^[5] or a reading list presented by an institution of higher-learning, such as St. John’s College Academic Program “The Reading List”^[6] or Rutgers University’s “Reading List: Senior Comprehensive Examination”^[7] or Rutgers University’s “Reading List: Senior Comprehensive Examination”.^[8]

Various academics and literary figures have considered the question of what constitutes a ‘classic book’. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve states his personal opinion in “What is a Classic?”^[9]

“The idea of a classic implies something that has continuance and consistence, and which produces unity and tradition, fashions and transmits itself, and endures…. A true classic, as I should like to hear it defined, is an author who has enriched the human mind, increased its treasure, and caused it to advance a step; who has discovered some moral and not equivocal truth, or revealed some eternal passion in that heart where all seemed known and discovered; who has expressed his thought, observation, or invention, in no matter what form, only provided it be broad and great, refined and sensible, sane and beautiful in itself; who has spoken to all in his own peculiar style, a style which is found to be also that of the whole world, a style new without neologism, new and old, easily contemporary with all time.” In this same essay Sainte-Beuve quotes Goethe (referring to the classics concept as saying “Ancient works are classical not because they are old, but because they are powerful, fresh, and healthy.”^[10]

Writers from other eras have also weighed-in on the matter. Alan Bennett, the modern English playwright and author, said that “Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have.”^[11] Mark Van Doren, the Columbia University professor and poet, is quoted by Jim Trelease in a library-monograph, as saying that “A classic is any book that stays in print”.^[12] And in his “Disappearance of Literature” speech given over a century ago in 1900, Mark Twain said, (referring to a learned academic’s lofty opinion of Milton’s “Paradise Lost”) that the work met the Professor’s definition of a classic as “something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read”.^[13]^[14]

Modern definitions[edit]

In the 1980s Italo Calvino said in his essay “Why Read the Classics?” that “A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say” and comes to the crux of personal choice in this matter when he says (italics in the original translation): “Your classic author is the one you cannot feel indifferent to, who helps you define yourself in relation to him, even in dispute with him.”*

As a side-note, there are two different anthologies that ”Why Read the Classics?” is available in. The essay was first published in 1980/1982 in the Italian and in 1986 in the English translation as a chapter in Calvino’s anthology “The Uses of Literature”^[15]^[16]^[17]

Consideration of what makes a literary work a classic is for Calvino ultimately a personal choice, and, constructing a universal definition of what constitutes a Classic Book seems to him to be an impossibility, since, as Calvino says “There is nothing for it but for all of us to invent our own ideal libraries of classics.”^[18]

The conundrum of what actually makes a work of literature a ‘classic book’ is not just a consideration of extensively-published modern authors. In 1920, Fannie M. Clark, a teacher at the Rozelle School in East Cleveland, Ohio, pre-dates Calvino’s similar conclusions by 60 years when she also essayed the question of what makes a book a ‘classic’ in her article “Teaching Children to Choose” in The English Journal, Volume 9, No. 3, “The Official Organ of the National Council of Teachers of English” ^[19]

Over the course of her essay Clark considers the question of what makes a piece of literature a classic and why the idea of “the classics” is important to society as a whole. Clark says that “teachers of English have been so long trained in the ‘classics’ that these ‘classics’ have become to them very much like the Bible, for the safety of which the rise of modern science causes such unnecessary fears.”^[20] She goes on to say that among the sources she consulted was a group of 8th-Graders when she asked them the question: “What do you understand by the classics in literature?” Two of the answers Clark received were “Classics are books your fathers give you and you keep them to give to your children” and “Classics are those great pieces of literature considered worthy to be studied in English classes of high school or college”. Calvino agrees with the Ohio educator when he states “Schools and universities ought to help us understand that no book that talks about a book says more than the book in question, but instead they do their level best to make us think the opposite.”

While blogging in 2009, Chris Cox agrees with Twain’s ‘classic’ sentiments of 1900 and Bennett’s witticism about classic books when he opined on the Guardian.Co “Books Blog” that there are actually two kinds of “classic novels”: The first are those we know we should have read, but probably have not. These are generally the books that make us burn with shame when they come up in conversation…The second kind, meanwhile, are those books that we've read five times, can quote from on any occasion, and annoyingly push on to other people with the words: "You have to read this. It's a classic."^[21]

The very idea that people of differing backgrounds and culture can agree on what makes a work of literature a “classic” is only possible through analysis of these works but in analyzing them or (as Clark says on Page 136 of her English Journal article) in “the anatomical dissection” thereof, the viewer, the audience, the reader, can end up destroying the unique pleasure that mere enjoyment a work of literature can hold.

Quotes[edit]

In closing, perhaps a few statements from the article's literary sources about what constitutes a "classic" book describe the concept the best:

"Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have." Alan Bennett

“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say” Italo Calvino

“Something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read”. Mark Twain

“The second kind of classic book, meanwhile, are those books that we've read five times, can quote from on any occasion, and annoyingly push on to other people with the words: ‘You have to read this. It's a classic.’ “ Chris Cox

One Columns (reflist)

^ "Classic - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Classic | Define Classic at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. 1996-10-27. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Book - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Book | Define Book at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Bloom, Harold. The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages. Appendixes. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994. © 1994 by Harold Bloom
^ "St. John's College | Academic Program | The Reading List". Stjohnscollege.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "St. John's College | Academic Program | The Reading List" (PDF). Stjohnscollege.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |DUPLICATE_title= ignored (help)
^ "Reading List:SeniorC omprehensivEe xamination" (PDF).
^ Literary and Philosophical Essays. 1909–14. Vol. 32. The Harvard Classics (PDF), retrieved 2010-06-13
^ "Introductory Note. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve. 1909-14. Literary and Philosophical Essays. The Harvard Classics". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "www.imdb.com/name/nm0003141/bio".
^ "www.trelease-on-reading.com/classic-picturebooks.pdf" (PDF).
^ Twain, “Mark Twain’s Speeches”,Page 194
^ "Mark Twain's speeches - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ "Italo Calvino and Reading the Classics". Des.emory.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Paul Devlin (1960-03-06). "Review of Hermit in Paris by Italo Calvino by Paul Devlin". Facpub.stjohns.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Review: Calvino: Old Wine in a New Bottle Brooke Allen Reviewed work(s): Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino; Martin McLaughlin The Hudson Review, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Spring, 2000), pp. 161-166 (review consists of 6 pages) Published by: The Hudson Review, Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3853113
^ Calvino, The Uses of Literature: Essays, Page 133 Harcourt, Brace & Company
^ "English journal - Google Books". Books.google.com. 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
^ Clark, "Teaching Children to Choose" ""The English Journal"" Volume 9, No. 3, Page 138
^ Cox, Chris. "The other kind of classic novel | Books | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

But I agree - it's definitely better than the original! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 02:51, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reflist suggestions, but I'll admit it...I am not seeing how they differ in appearance, one from the other...clarification please?

I'll see if I can find an appropriate pic, but am actually a little leery of using a picture of a specific book, want to keep the article free of any bias toward any individual books. In one of the previous incarnations of this article, people apparently started putting in list after list of classic books and there was some controversy about books being left off, etc. Maybe I could find a generic pic of books on a library shelf or something similar.Shearonink (talk) 03:35, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

They are in columns - three, two, and one (I admit that doesn't help too much, though it can make it look a little better), I don't think anyone would object to a picture of for example, a Mark Twain book - it is globally recognized as one and after all, it is only an example.

Hi! Just making this edit because I just reached 1,666 edits and the program crashed - it was kinda creepy!

I know what I can do...I'll get a photo of a classic book/bookcover, say "Tom Sawyer" or "Dune" or "Grapes of Wrath", and put a caption underneath it saying something like "example of a classic book".

It will be fun figuring out how to do that... Shearonink (talk) 04:09, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds good, just put [[EXACT_FILE_NAME_WITH_EXTENSION\PREFIX|thumb|12345px|CAPTION]] Just put the file name, size in px, and caption in - hope that helps! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 04:14, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

When you have a chance please take a look at the latest version. I cleaned up the quote section(gave them each separate footnotes-references), added a pic, etc..Shearonink (talk) 16:19, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That looks good - and I'm glad you were able to add the quotes. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 20:42, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New development[edit]

It seems the situation has grown worse, and Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Taric25 is where I would appreciate some help. Thank you. Taric25 (talk) 07:46, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Glad it worked out. QwertyQwerpus (talk) 20:36, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Josh Smith (musician) =[edit]

Thank you for your suggestions & advice on the Request for Feedback page. I took another shot at the Josh Smith (musician) article. I've rewritten some of the sections to sound more matter-of-fact, I added a reference from a hard-copy magazine that unfortunately does not have their holiday issue online, and I removed some information that I can't verify other than from the musician's Twitter account.

This is my current revision, with the comparison of the last draft I posted on the Feedback page: [3]

Please let me know if the article needs more work. Unfortunately, I can't obtain a direct link to the DrFunkenberry article that was reposted on the messageboards because it's behind a locked entry on their website (although included with the MusicofJoshSmith press kit). Thanks again! --RikaJakobs (talk) 23:39, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've responded on your talk. Thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 01:34, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

]]

Paulini Curuenavuli[edit]

Paulini Curuenavuli

Thank you for your suggestions and feedback. But I think it's best to just name her article just as Paulini. There is already an existing article named Paulini but with nothing on it. I hoping you can help me redirect Paulini Curuenavuli to Paulini. Thanks! Ozurbanmusic 01:30, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

I would probably rather that name too, but this states that it must be this way. If not, somebody'll just come along and fix it anyway. But, if somebody searches "Paulini", they'll still be sent to your article. I'll make the redirect for you - sorry! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 01:34, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Robert N. Chatigny thanks and Q[edit]

Robert N. Chatigny

Excellent! Thank you! I was aware that I was trying to compensate for the original article by presenting the other side, but your challenge to write neutrally is encouraging because it indicates that it can be done.

Would it be legit to work on the whole article, and not just add information?

Thanks again!Net Researcher (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:34, 15 June 2010 (UTC).[reply]

It's definitely okay to work on whole articles - anyone can anytime. I'm glad you're going to try to fix it - generally, you would try to make it sound factual, avoiding overly positive or negative adjectives and both sides should be portrayed at the same time, rather than being like two separate reviews. While you and others have done a pretty good job on it, the top section presents incriminating and negative details only, while (no offense), yours emphasizes mostly good things. I think that if you can merge the two sections, it will be a more fair and balanced article. Thanks for taking an interest in it and happy editing! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 03:47, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A nice cup of...[edit]

Caffieinebooost (talk) has given you a cup of coffee, for taking the time to weather a dispute. Thanks for staying calm and civil! Coffee somehow promotes WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a coffee, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy!

Spread the lovely, warm, bitter goodness of coffee by adding {{subst:WikiCoffee}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

what is ani? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Caffieinebooost (talk • contribs) 04:09, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I was somewhat involved in a dispute over an image there - it's a forum for administrator intervention in disputes (luckily it ended well!). Anyways, welcome! Would you like help with anything or familiarizing yourself with Wikipedia?

Classic Book[edit]

Classic book

Thanks for the feedback. When you have a chance if you would take another look at "Classic book", I've tried to improve it a bit. The references might be a bit unwieldy, but wanted to have all the information for the page on the page.Shearonink (talk) 04:06, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Very good - it's okay that the refs are a bit messy. The article is alot better now! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 04:17, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption[edit]

Hey Qwerp, this is Snowman304. I accept your offer for adoption. I'm not sure exactly how we go about doing this, but I accept! Have a great day! Snowman304 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:59, 15 June 2010 (UTC).[reply]

I just put a userbox on each of out userpages... ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 13:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, you're adopted! So... if you ever have any questions or need help with anything, feel free to leave me a message! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 13:59, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the warm welcome! Snowman304 (talk) 14:12, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 14:14, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note to Myself[edit]

Ok, you're adopted - to be honest, I've never really adopted anyone before, I just joined the program, so I guess I'll start with a few tips and tricks...

-On Talk Pages...

Be kind and curteous - especially when involved in a dispute or when collaborating
Sign all your posts by typing "~~~~".
Indent once more for each added response with :

-When Editing...

Always use the edit summary to describe what changes and why you made those changes
Decide wether it is a minor or major edit with the box
Try to be neutral and use references\sources readily

-When starting articles

Make sure it is notable enough
Make sure to be neutral
Make sure to source and reference heavily

-Uploading Images

Once you are auto-confirmed or confirmed, you can upload images
You should carefully read policy for the type of picture are using before doing anything

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-Areas

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-For help

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My Talk Page - I can help you with most things, or at least point you to somewhere where they can.

-Things To Do

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Anyways, I hope you like Wikipedia and decide to stay! I'm glad to have been able to adopt you! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 20:54, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer granted[edit]

Hello. Your account has been granted the "reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, will be commencing a two-month trial at approximately 23:00, 2010 June 15 (UTC).

Reviewers can review edits made by users who are not autoconfirmed to articles placed under flagged protection. Flagged protection is applied to only a small number of articles, similarly to how semi-protection is applied but in a more controlled way for the trial.

When reviewing, edits should be accepted if they are not obvious vandalism or BLP violations, and not clearly problematic in light of the reason given for protection (see Wikipedia:Reviewing process). More detailed documentation and guidelines can be found here.

If you do not want this userright, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:17, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Talk_·_Alt Acc_·_Talkback Me_· 23:19, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your feedback on the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lynn329/Enter_your_new_article_name_here, which is now Lynn329/Date_Safe_Project. I will add pictures and more references. You offered to make an info box for me, I would like that, thank you. Also I am trying to make it go from draft to LIVE. I see that I use the MOVE tab, but I am a little confused (not unusual). Thanks, Lynn 329 Lynn329 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:16, 17 June 2010 (UTC).[reply]

regarding the SpaceLienr and FAST20XX[edit]

Hello,

Regarding your remakrs I have added a reference to the EU website where some additional information on the FAST20XX program can be found. Also I have added a link to the ESA FAST 20XX homepage, to prove that it really is a running program. Would this be sufficient?

Kind regards, AvFspace —Preceding unsigned comment added by AvFspace (talk • contribs) 12:19, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good, but you might consider adding one or two more refs to prove the importance or notability. Things like entries from big websites and newspapers. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 13:40, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Editing name slash[edit]

User:RikaJakobs/Josh Smith (Musician)

I have one quick question regarding my "Josh Smith (Musician)" article. Is it possible to change the title or name slash to "Josh Smith (musician)", so that it matches the Wikipedia style. I've read the Help section on Disambiguation, but there's really only advice on how to name a new article from the start, and nothing on how to fix or change a new title after it's been drafted. Thank you again for your help. RikaJakobs (talk) 21:02, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you're right - it should not be capitalized, that is called the move function and it is in the top bar or under an arrow as "move" or "move page", though it's really just renaming something. I'll do it for you this time, but for future reference, that's how you do it. You can also publish it to mainspace that way, removing all of the prefix in the name. If you want to read the page on it, here are a few links that may or may lead to it. Happy editing! WP:Move, WP:Moving, WP:Renaming, WP:Moving a page. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 22:57, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, they all worked. I should have had more faith in Wikipedia! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 23:42, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This week only: buy one get one free on permissions![edit]

I've been stalking you and I see you're doing a good job with Twinkle. You want that rollback button now? :) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:11, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thank you! Maybe next week I'll buy adminship and bureaucrat! (just kidding) |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 23:40, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately those permissions aren't part of the special offer! ;) Rollback, however, I can do:

Hello, per your request, I've granted you Rollback rights! Just remember:

Rollback gives you access to certain tools, including Huggle, some of which can be very powerful, so exercise caution
Rollback is only for blatant vandalism
Having Rollback rights does not give you any special status or authority
Misuse of Rollback can lead to its removal by any administrator
Please read Help:Reverting and Wikipedia:Rollback feature to get to know the workings of the feature
You can test Rollback at Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback
You may wish to display the {{User wikipedia/rollback}} userbox and/or the {{Rollback}} top icon on your user page

If you have any questions, please do let me know.

--Be careful and have fun :) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:46, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Will do. Thanks!~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 23:53, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

welcome message[edit]

Thanks for the welcome, User:68.185.198.93 is me logged out - just trying to drop something into the pending changes queue to test out a script for monitoring that queue. :) --Joshua Scott (LiberalFascist) 01:00, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, ok - I had assumed so, a new user probably wouldn't be in the pending changes snadbox, but I just wanted to make sure. That script looks good(from the little that I can comprehend) - is it done? I'd like to try it. |:-)~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 01:06, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It works, but I'm having some difficulty getting the cookie to set (so it doesn't stay turned on when you go from page to page). Feel free to use it, just let me know and I'll do my development on a another copy of the script. --Joshua Scott (LiberalFascist) 01:25, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok - I'll try it! also, something that might be causing it judging from my layman's eye - with the variable c_end, "index of" makes ";" blue, while in c_start, "pendch_show_box"is blue., should the parentheses be around C_start instead?

 // get our cookie
 if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
   var c_start = document.cookie.indexOf("pendch_show_box=");
   if (c_start != -1) { 
     c_start = c_start + 13; 
     var c_end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", c_start);
     if (c_end == -1) {
       c_end = document.cookie.length;
     }~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 01:49, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I fixed it. The problem was in the c_start + 13. It should have been + 16 (because I changed the variable from "npp_show_box" to "pendch_show_box")... Anyway, I'm sure you don't care about the tech details. You'll need to re-load the page to make the changes take effect. --Joshua Scott (LiberalFascist) 03:24, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I'm adding it now. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 03:41, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Classic book updates[edit]

Hey QQ, take a look at Classic book when you get a chance. i think it's much-improved. It qualified today for "Did You Know?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Did_you_know#Classic_book Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 02:47, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Very good article, and congratulations - it's very special to get a DYK. Good job! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 02:55, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the kind words. The article seems to have turned out fairly well, I actually learned quite a bit about the subject in the course of the massive re-write. (PS: Just to be clear, the article is now only DYK-eligible, I guess I won't know if it makes it as an actual DYK for a while...) Shearonink (talk) 14:05, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, and I'm sure it'll make one, it exceeds all the standards for one. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted!

{{nofeed}}[edit]

Do you mind if I clean up the markup a little? Kind regards Captain n00dle \^Talk 11:07, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Extended content

{{In use}}
{{ombox
| text=This template is used primarily on [[WP:RFF|Requests for Feedback]].
}}
</noinclude><span style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: #fcf9f9; margin-right: .5em; padding: 6px;">
{| align=left border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=4 style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background-color:fcf9f9;"
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Symbol unrelated.svg|45px|link=WP:RFF|alt=NONE]]
|<big>'''No Feedback Has Been Given Yet</big><small> <span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span>  [{{fullurl:{{#if:{{{Art|}}}|{{{Art}}}|{{REVISIONUSER}}}}|&action=purge}} Read] <span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span>  then <span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span>  [{{fullurl:Wikipedia:Requests for feedback#{{#if:{{{Sct|}}}|{{{Sct}}}|footer}}|&action=edit}} Give Feedback] <span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <hr>
|-
|<small>You can [{{fullurl:{{PAGENAME}}#{{#if: {{{1}}}|{{{1}}}|footer}}|action=edit}} remove this notice] at any time by removing the {{tl|Nofeed}} template. <br/>This notice was placed by {{#ifeq: {{PAGENAME}} | Requests for feedback | QwerpQwertus | NOT WP:RFF }} at {{#ifeq: {{PAGENAME}} | Requests for feedback | 04:12 | NOT WP:RFF }} </span>
|}[[Category:Wikipedia backlog]]</span></small><br><br><br><br>
<noinclude>{{documentation}}</noinclude>

Go ahead! I just figured out how to use magic words so it's kind if a mess. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 14:00, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ken Hill Article Move to Mainspace[edit]

Hi QQ, You may recall you gave me some tips a couple of days ago on my article on Dr. Kenneth O. Hill. Thank you very much :).

I was wondering if you had a moment would you mind helping me move it over to the mainspace? It's really no rush at all, I'm sure you're busy working on several other projects here on Wikipedia, but whenever you have a spare moment to either point me in the right direction or just do it that would be greatly appreciated. (I'm not sure how to handle there being multiple "Ken Hill"s and to correctly add the new article to the disambiguation page).

Thank you kindly for your help! Ict1969 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 12:38, 17 June 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Good job - I've moved it to mainspace and I'm adding it to the disambiguation now. |:-)~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 14:07, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Ict1969 (talk)

You're welcome! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 19:18, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ventuz Software[edit]

Dear Qwerp,

you recently reviewd an article I wrote about a software called Ventuz. I hope you remember. First of all, thank you for your effort. I really appreciate you taking the time.

Unfortunately, you declined the article, stating that I didn't have enough reliable sources. But I have two magazine articles and one book among the references, which were not written by me or one of the Ventuz staff. My question is, why these are not reliable sources. Is it because they are not in English?

I would be happy if you could help me, since Ventuz is a great piece of software that is used by many renowned people. I think it should have a wikipedia article!

Thanks a lot, kglueck —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kglueck (talk • contribs) 10:12, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I might consider adding more ones in English and\or possibly creating this article on that language Wikipedia. It does seem to be notable\accurate, but good references and sources are needed. But if you can't find any, you can go ahead and resubmit anyway - those may suffice. Thanks!~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 14:15, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For clarity, above Ventuz Software post moved from Classic book section and given its own stand-alone section. Shearonink (talk) 13:56, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 14:15, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot for your help! I will try to resubmit it like that and will make sure to add new evidence and sources in English as soon as I find them. The other sources are in different languages, German and Spanish, but Ventuz makes sure to always communicate in English, so I figured this would be the right language to post an article in. Thanks again, great help! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kglueck (talk • contribs) 09:21, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yodel Australia[edit]

Hello Querp,

Thanks for your recommendations. I went through the article User:Natkolk/Yodel Australia and attempted to make it more neutral. If there is anything specifically that you think I have missed that would be highly appreciated. Otherwise, if you could put in on the mainstream that would be fantastic!

Thanks for your help

Natkolk (talk) 02:50, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good job, I've moved it to mainspace for you. Thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 02:56, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but due to your previous four incidences of deletion, somebody has create-protected the name and I cannot move it for you. Though most of the issues appear to be resolved, you will need to ask somewhere else that it be moved - I believe that only administrators would be able to do so. It also might help to add one or two more refs from big newspapers or websites. I'd reccommend asking on the help desk entry that it now be put up. Good luck! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 03:04, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again,

I have added another newspaper source and attempted to make it more neutral. I know that it was deleted previously but I have really tried to make it more neutral and do the right thing. Thanks so much for your help and any future recommendations would be great. Also if you know an administrator that I can speak to, that would be really appreciated. Thanks Natkolk (talk) 04:30, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just added some more sources. I hope that helps. Looking forward to hearing back from you. Thanks Natkolk (talk) 05:17, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've asked them to put it up. Sorry your first experiences with Wikipedia haven't been exactly ideal - thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 05:21, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, do you know how the process is going? Is there something more I can do, to get the article accepted? Thanks very much for your help. Natkolk (talk) 22:24, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback - please help me out[edit]

Re. WP:FEED

I think you've probably seen my comments on the talk page, about how we need to restructure the feedback system so that we have one page for each day, we transclude the most recent days on the main page, set up navigation, move the current requests across, add a box at the top showing the 'oldest outstanding requests', etc etc.

This really is desperately needed; the volume of requests now makes for a VERY long page, and archiving is not the best method at all; it can confuse new users, when their feedback 'disappears', etc. With a page-per-day, the links to their feedback would always remain - so we could alert them with a link on their talk page, and it won't matter if they check in 1 day, 1 week, 1 month or 1 year - their feedback will still be there.

I've had a 'demo' of it set up, and got a bit of help with the templates to auto-transclude the most recent days, etc - please look at User:Chzz/Wikipedia:Requests for feedback - please look also at a 'demo' day, User:Chzz/Wikipedia:Requests for feedback, and the nav page, User:Chzz/Wikipedia:Requests for feedback/navigation.

The demo isn't quite perfect, but to be honest, if we wait until it is, nothing will happen. We need to boldly implement it.

To do that, first of all, we need to clear things.

So, can you please help me by moving any and all feedback into the archive, and tell the users with a note, something like this one.

The move-over to the new method will be much easier if we clear things down.

I'm going to ask others for help, and try to get help with the transclusions stuff too.

Sorry this is a bit of a long message; I think it's important to sort this out, ASAP - and I need help with it.

Thanks, Chzz ► 03:35, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I'll archive the page and leave everyone a message. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 03:38, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the demo looks much improved. Thanks for doing that! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 03:45, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on my talk page; I think probably just the links given to the users aren't quite right or something. Chzz ► 05:00, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

More replies there now. Chzz ► 05:35, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've made pages for all of June, with the header template. So we can 'populate' 'em now, I suppose. Yes, only the main page will need changing - plus the edit notice, and some other tweaks. If we copy stuff off the queue to the days, we need to beware of further edits to that page, giving feedback - but I guess when we switch to the transclusion system, we can just check in the history for any further edits, and copy them over. Should be good. Chzz ► 05:59, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, sounds good. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 06:02, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mmm, great; I like BOLD.

Re. Wikipedia:Requests for feedback/2010 June 17

I think anything prior to June should go to the archive (old-stylee) and the user be informed, of course. And the rest, if we move 'em to the applicable day page (when they were submitted) then, the new system will start to take shape. - ie we'll only actually transclude the most recent days - so the page will be manageable. And we'll update that box to show the oldest outstanding.

Eventually, it'd be nice to have a bot do the last bit. But, one step at a time.

Great work, thanks. Chzz ► 06:11, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok - if you haven't done that yet, in the morning, I'll start on it. I just finished something to automatically populate the backlog list with the oldest unreviewed entries, I'll test it and put it in in the morning. Good night! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 06:18, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, I saw the hidden comment; that's cool. I've split the 17th into the individual days, and I'll try to inform all those users where their feedback has moved to - plus the ones I archived (from May). Chzz ► 07:23, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

		The WikiProject Barnstar
		Thank you so much for helping reorganize WP:FEED - your help was invaluable, I could not have done it without you. It was a pleasure to work with you (the only trouble with that being, I will no doubt bother you again) - you worked in an exemplary collegiate manner, and you taught me about bold. You have skyrocketed up my "list of supercool Wikipedians". Thanks. So, big pat on the back from me, Have tea. Then, please keep fixing stuff :-) Chzz ► 02:46, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! It was no problem. And thanks for the time you put into making it! |:-)~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 02:57, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Need help with personal info box please[edit]

Hello, thanks for your feedback on my article entitled, Peter Chamis (soccer). You mentioned I could contact you to assist me with putting a personal information box on the article. I can't seem to figure out how to do it. I have all the info, i.e. DOB, POB, clubs, etc. Let me know if you have a link to the instructions or can advise further. Thanks again for your help.

--Longdecember (talk) 14:25, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Flight Facilities[edit]

Flight Facilities Hi, I've just created this article about this DJ duo I hear a lot on the radio. I would just like some feedback on how I've constructed the page, if I need more or better sources, what I can do to improve the page, etc. Any comments would be appreciated as I am new to editing Wikipedia. Thank You. Deaddogwalking (talk) 05:41, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Justice Crew[edit]

Justice Crew

Hello, I am requesting feedback for this article I have just recently created. I think I did great! I like it very much. It's got references , the layout is great (in my opinion) and I hope you like it too. Thanks! User:Ozurbanmusic 23:29, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Very good! It's good you're making so many good articles - also, you may wish to add a link to your talk page also in your sig. This might be a good one...

Ozurbanmusic (Talk · Contribs)
...Just a suggestion, anyways - good job! ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 23:57, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

thannks for the feedback! yep, I sure will. Thanks Ozurbanmusic (Talk · Contribs)

I also answered to you on the talk page. If you can find someone to verify the text of integer circuit it would be nice. I will try to find more reference, but it may not be easy since it is not a huge domain.Arthur MILCHIOR (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:15, 19 June 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Thanks for your huge contribution to the Tokyo Electron article[edit]

Another major player in this sector is Dainippon Screen ja:大日本スクリーン製造. The Advantest English article is also a bid sad (the Japanese ja:アドバンテスト has some basic information and the company logo). Have a great weekend, you earned it ;-) LittleBen (talk) 16:05, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome - I plan to add more about the history today too. ~ QwerpQwertus ·_Contact Me_·Get Adopted! 18:18, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shinkansen Fan, who (I found out later, in a Google search) had been working on recreating the Tokyo Electron article at the time I requested that it be undeleted,

posted the following message on my talk page:

> I downloaded two images, the company logo and the corporate slogan, from the official site and converted them to SVG with Inkscape.

> Can we upload them to Wikimedia Commons? I'm worried about copyright issues because both of them are TEL's trademarks.

> I think that TEL's Annual Report 2009 is a good source of information on the company.

I'm a relative newbie to Wikipedia, and not an expert on how Wikipedia handles such issues, so I wonder if you would kindly answer his question for me.

He doesn't have time at present to translate the Japanese DaiNippon Screen article, and neither do I, so I passed on

his DaiNippon Screen suggestion to you since you did such a good job of the Tokyo Electron article. LittleBen (talk) 10:19, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I'd be happy to, and I'll translate that one when I'm finished with the Tokyo Electron article. The logo won't qualify for upload, however, as you can see here. |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 23:47, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

An award![edit]

		The Guidance Barnstar
		For doing extremely well with sorting through the requests at WP:FEED. Chevy monte carlo 14:20, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 23:29, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

AutoWikiBrowser[edit]

Hi QwerpQwertus, I have my first question as an adoptee. Can you explain AutoWikiBrowser to me? From the article I don't understand exactly what it does and why it is useful. Thanks. -Cwenger (talk) 19:03, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Qwerp, I hope you don't mind me ~~stealing~~ helping your adoptee! AWB makes a lot of routine, maintenance edits (like spell-checking and such), and is useful because it is semi-automated (quick). That's a nutshell view, if you are interested in using it or learning more, just post here. —mono 19:10, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(what mono said and...) You have to request permission to use it, plus it's only for Windows (Darn!). Generally, if you have 500 mainspace edits, you'll be approved without much question, but under 500 is rarely approved. If you want to use it, you may want to wait a little before applying (you have 247 edits, of which 214 are mainspace). Usually, people fix broken links, templates, spelling - things like that with it. ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 19:25, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am envisioning this as a program that lets you browse articles but also edit them without switching pages, is that essentially what it is? If so I will have to get editing so I can get to 500 soon! Doing the minor spelling and grammar corrections that I typically do can be tedious through a web browser... -Cwenger (talk) 23:56, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would think so... I've never actually seen it because I have a mac, but since you like doing lots of grammatical and spelling fixes, that would be great for you to use. You could apply earlier, maybe at 350 or so - if they see that that is most of what you do, I think they'll probably let you use it anyway. If you didn't already know how, whenever you want, just click here and next to the pie graph, look for the number next to the red "article" space box. That's your mainspace edits. ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 00:47, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure I'm approved, yet it will never be useful to me (I'm a Mac). So sad. —mono 16:42, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Me too! |;-( ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 16:46, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Technically it can still be used on a Mac (see Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Mono and Wine), but it's kinda buggy when it comes to using certain features. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 16:51, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ooh - I should try that sometime. ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 18:51, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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I'd love to be an adoptee. :D Thanks. ʎɐʍɥbıɥɹɯ (ʇ/ɔ/6) 13:44, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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me again![edit]

Robert N. Chatigny

Hi Qwerp! I just tried a total edit of the Chatigny article and I'd surely appreciate your feedback!

Thanks so much again!

Net Researcher (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 04:39, 23 June 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Looks much better! Good job! The only thing I might reccommend is an infobox. ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 04:45, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:SCV[edit]

Hey QwerpQwertus! Thanks for your work at WP:SCV. :) I just want to remind you to take a look at the history of the articles you check. For example, you tagged ABW Group as a false positive. If you look at the history you'll see that the article contained copied content when it was created, but that it has been removed now. So in this case, instead of tagging it as a false positive at SCV you should just write that it has been cleaned. If you have any questions, feel free to ask at my talk page. Cheers, Theleftorium ^(talk) 09:52, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, ABW Group contained copied content from a source that was not listed by CorenSearchBot. In addition to checking the source given by CSD, it's best to do a Google Search to make sure that the article doesn't copy content from any other sources. I, for example, discovered copied content with this search. I hope that helps. :) Regards, Theleftorium ^(talk) 10:08, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I'll do that from now on. Thanks for the tip! ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 18:38, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, is there a list of templates for the awnsers that are used, they appear to all be the same? ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 18:42, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, Template:SCV. :) Theleftorium ^(talk) 18:44, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 18:48, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Penguin Collectors Society article[edit]

Hey Qwerp -

Just reviewed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Collectors_Society at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_feedback/2010_June_22 . The "Not Reviewed" template can now be removed (wasn't sure if I was supposed to do that instead of you).

Thanks, 14:29, 23 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shearonink (talk • contribs)

Oh, you can go ahead and remove it when you review entries - it's actually better if you do. And just a heads up, we might start seeing more visitors at WP:FEED because the {{New unreviewed article}} and {{Userspace draft}} templates link to it now. |:-)~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 18:36, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok...done & done. Shearonink (talk) 19:36, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My first article[edit]

Hi Qwerp!

When you have a free moment, can you please move my article to the main-space? I'm not sure how to do it myself, and I'm worried I'll mess it up and it will disappear/be removed within minutes. Here is the final draft:

Josh Smith (musician)

If I need to fix anything or if there's a problem, please let me know. Thanks! -RikaJakobs (talk) 22:15, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sure - it's at Josh Smith (musician) now

22:41, June 23, 2010 QwerpQwertus (talk | contribs) moved User:RikaJakobs/Josh Smith (Musician) to Josh Smith (musician) (User requests move of userspace draft to mainspace.) (revert)

For future reference, you can move it yourself (if you have 10 edits, four days), but it was no problem. Good job! ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 22:47, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption[edit]

I know you're on wikibreak, but when you get back I have some resources for you. You're free to use User:Mono/Classroom, which contains lessons and other stuff, as well as User:Chzz/help, which I find helpful. Cheers, —mono 18:35, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That is very helpful - I'll be sure to use that. Actually, I put up the banner a day early (I cheated) - but I will be gone tomorrow. Thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 22:04, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you have time...[edit]

Hi! If you get some free time, could you drop by WP:RFF and review a few (or even one)? We've been getting a lot of requests lately and we're getting behind. Plus I'm going on vacation, so that'll really leave only one or two reviewers. Thanks! ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 22:34, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done I did the four that were leftover from June 25, 2010. I also added the logo to Tokyo Electron. If you have time, can you read Wikipedia:Stand-alone_lists_(television) and comment on its talk page? Thank you. Taric25 (talk) 08:29, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that - too bad I didn't get back from vacation in time to comment, I would've liked to. QwertyQwerpus (talk) 04:15, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Non urgent, so enjoy your holiday[edit]

I made a small change here and wanted your approval ^_^ Kind regards Captain n00dle \^Talk 14:06, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

p.s. I hope your holiday was cool!! =D

That looks better - it's a lot clearer for people. And my vacation was fun! QwertyQwerpus (talk) 01:23, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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re: Help:Magic words for beginners[edit]

Sine the page is now in Help: namespace you will want to update the examples in the Variables section. -- œ ^™ 03:35, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I never finished that section for some reason. Thanks! QwertyQwerpus (talk) 02:56, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Choose You

Welcome back! Just doing the usual, requesting feedback for another article I've created. The article's called Choose You and I hope you like it! ozurbanmusic (talk)

All I can suggest would be to write a little more about it, if possible, when it is released. It might've needed a few more references, but the album's notability will establish the song's, so that isn't necessary - good job! ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 17:00, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Car guy Learning Wiki[edit]

Hi Qwerp,

Thank you for all of the help so far. I have found a few more sources to try to make the [MSD Ignition] article more appropriate. In the second paragraph under History I added a book reference. The issue is that I don't know how to make the book go to my ref list instead of just inside the text.

I am hoping to continue learning about writing these things, so your input is especially appreciated! Any other suggestions you have for the page would of course be appreciated.

Thanks so much NeisenKR (talk) 14:24, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks much better, it's probably ready for mainspace - I can move it if you want, or you can (which WP:Move#How to move a page can help you with. As for the citation, I'm not sure why it isn't working - it looks like it's typed correctly, but if you can't fix that, you can just use <ref>CITATION in APA, MLA formats, etc.</ref> (very similar to a internet ref) instead - but good job! ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 22:41, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again Qwerp. I added one more book, for good measure and used the <ref> begin and end to make the books go to the list like I wanted them. I am going to try to move it to mainspace right now, though I expect to continue to tweak it a bit. All of your help is appreciated! (Going through all this makes me have a lot more faith in Wiki articles too!) ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 19:33, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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x== Review of PCHS ==

Thank you for the feedback. Page is still a work in progress especially with the sports section. I wasn't sure if it ok to mention about the football and nothing else since not much has been done with PCHS sports...

Thank you, GT (talk) 21:30, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That'd be fine, and you should also try to add a few more references from sites that aren't the school's. Good job though! ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 19:33, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Overdose Awareness Day[edit]

Hi, you commented on the page im developing "overdose awareness day"... Im just wondering what you mean by another third party source? in the text itself? or as a further reading? im confused! Thanks for your time in helping me out! Finn29 (talk) 01:26, 27 July 2010 (UTC)Finn29[reply]

Choose You[edit]

Hi, I'm again requesting for the article, Choose You to be reviewed. It was removed by another user before but I assure you all information provided is true! thanks ozurbanmusic (talk)

~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 19:33, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good to me - the references clearly support what the article says.

Article review[edit]

J.Williams discography

Hey again, I have just created an discography article of singer, J.Williams. Can you please review it for me? Question, do I have to see an administrator everytime I created an article for it to be reviewed? ozzyg (talk)

No - you actually never have to get it reviewed and anyways, you're probably experienced enough to know if you're article needs anything, I'm sure nobody would object to just removing the "new unreviewed article" tag yourself, if there is any, but of course, if you ever want to, you're welcome post here or at WP:FEED. Also, you should consider participating in WP:DYK, since you write so many good new articles. As for this one, looks great - nothing more I can really suggest except, as always, adding more. ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 22:36, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Adventures of Paddington Bear[edit]

I moved your vote over to the actual AfD page; the nomination was left on the actual daily log form rather than properly so I'm fixing it right now. Nate • (chatter) 05:22, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks - I was actually just going to do the same, but I decided to eat some ice cream. |:-) ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 05:28, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

AFD Voting Icons[edit]

Hi,

I see you've been using voting icons at AFD. Please be aware that there have been numerous discussion about this in the past and the consensus has been that voting icons are not appropriate. See [[4]]. Regards. -- Whpq (talk) 17:32, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ok - I'll just use the regular "Vote reasoning" format. Thanks for letting me know! ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 17:47, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for understanding. You should request deletion of Template:AfD-vote. -- Whpq (talk) 19:34, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done, under CSD T2. ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 23:14, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Biblical wedding[edit]

Hi. Just notifying you that I bundled additional articles to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Biblical wedding (2nd nomination). Maashatra11 (talk) 13:15, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Seeing some of the new evidence, I changed my vote. ~ QwerpQwertus · Contact Me · 21:57, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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[32] "www.imdb.com/name/nm0003141/bio".

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[36] "Italo Calvino and Reading the Classics". Des.emory.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

[37] Paul Devlin (1960-03-06). "Review of Hermit in Paris by Italo Calvino by Paul Devlin". Facpub.stjohns.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

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[41] Clark, "Teaching Children to Choose" ""The English Journal"" Volume 9, No. 3, Page 138

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[44] "Classic | Define Classic at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. 1996-10-27. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

[45] "Book - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

[46] "Book | Define Book at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

[47] Bloom, Harold. The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages. Appendixes. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994. © 1994 by Harold Bloom

[48] "St. John's College | Academic Program | The Reading List". Stjohnscollege.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

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[50] "Reading List:SeniorC omprehensivEe xamination" (PDF).

[51] Literary and Philosophical Essays. 1909–14. Vol. 32. The Harvard Classics (PDF), retrieved 2010-06-13

[52] "Introductory Note. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve. 1909-14. Literary and Philosophical Essays. The Harvard Classics". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

[53] "www.imdb.com/name/nm0003141/bio".

[54] "www.trelease-on-reading.com/classic-picturebooks.pdf" (PDF).

[55] Twain, “Mark Twain’s Speeches”,Page 194

[56] "Mark Twain's speeches - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

[57] "Italo Calvino and Reading the Classics". Des.emory.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

[58] Paul Devlin (1960-03-06). "Review of Hermit in Paris by Italo Calvino by Paul Devlin". Facpub.stjohns.edu. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

[59] Review: Calvino: Old Wine in a New Bottle Brooke Allen Reviewed work(s): Why Read the Classics? by Italo Calvino; Martin McLaughlin The Hudson Review, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Spring, 2000), pp. 161-166 (review consists of 6 pages) Published by: The Hudson Review, Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3853113

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