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This FAC, which you commented on, has been restarted.

Hi! You might be interested in the discussion at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/SummerSlam (2003).S_RX 18:08, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Dwain Chambers FAC

Thanks for the suggestions. I've responded to your comments but need further input to see whether your issues have been addressed. Thanks - FAC link Sillyfolkboy (talk) 19:17, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks again for the input, I'll deal with your suggestions shortly. About the book citations - I will add the fact that Chambers credited Conte for his 2002 improvement but I had no idea that he considered it a "last chance". From all I've read I have the impression that he felt undermined by his continual defeats against American opposition, but not to the point of retirement! Any points of interest you can provide from the book would be much appreciated - few books address Chambers specifically in detail so my research has been reduced to internet/press only.

To be honest, my POV on Chambers and drugs is that either:

• A. He thought the supplements weren't against IAAF so didn't see the problem (They actually weren't against it but only as they hadn't been tested by the IAAF labs yet!)
• B. He noticed the other top American sprinters were being doped and followed suit.

Or maybe a mix of the two. Previously I had a strong inclination that Maurice Greene was powered by more than oatmeal given the sudden collapse of his form and dominance following the BALCO scandal and the more vigilant atmosphere it created. However, Usain Bolt has somewhat destroyed my beliefs on how fast a human can go! Cheers for all the FAC work anyway. Sillyfolkboy (talk) 13:39, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Well, the article hasn't passed FAC. I guess lack of support and lack of opposition means a no go. Strange as I thought I actually resolved most people's concerns but they never said so or officially supported. Cheers for all of your input anyway, I think it really has improved the article. I added the Tim Montgomery thing too but it's a shame it had to be so neutral. Maybe I'll re-list the article in a few months time and see where we go from there. Cheers for the help. Sillyfolkboy (talk) 12:42, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

1995 Pacific Grand Prix

Hi Giants2008. Thanks for your comments on the 1995 Japan FAC which helped it get to FA level. I'm now working on the 1995 Pacific Grand Prix article. I have put it up for peer review here, and I was wondering whether you could leave comments on it. Regards, D.M.N. (talk) 14:04, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments, to which I have responded to. I'm thinking about possibly not going round the GAN route after the PR has finished, but instead "jump the hurdle" and go straight to FAC. Thoughts? D.M.N. (talk) 10:27, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Yep, watching that bit over, there is an "a" in the middle. Shall I give you a notice *if* I take it to FAC, so you can lend in with further suggestions there (and so it doesn't look like a pile on support?) ;) D.M.N. (talk) 15:44, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Ah OK. Thanks, D.M.N. (talk) 16:18, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Ping! D.M.N. (talk) 13:14, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Ping (again!) =D D.M.N. (talk) 12:30, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, D.M.N. (talk) 16:02, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

[1] Dunno whether you agree/disagree with the revert. D.M.N. (talk) 07:25, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

OK. I'm reverting back with the reason in the edit summary. D.M.N. (talk) 07:17, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Texas Tech FAC

Hey mate, would you please strike-through your notes on the FAC that you believe have been satisfied? The thing is getting pretty unwieldy and it would help us keep things moving. Thanks.--Elred (talk) 04:08, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

• Giants2008, can I convince you to 'cap' your comments in the TTU FAC? I think all of your issues are closed and it'd really help to keep the thing contained. Thanks.--Elred (talk) 23:01, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Croatia national team

Hi, thanks for your suggestive comments on the Featured Article candidate page for this article. Is there anything more you specifically think needs to be done? Just asking because I have fixed up all your points but there is yet to be a support from any user (including yourself). I know its still very early days but I just wanted to clear this up ASAP with you. Thanks again! Domiy (talk) 07:39, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Potential CFB FAC

Hey there! I'm currently prepping 2005 Sugar Bowl to go through the FAC process, and because you were a great help to me in one of my previous college football FACs, I was wondering if you'd be willing to take a look at this article and see if there's any glaring problems with it before I put it up to face the slings and arrows of the FAC reviewers. Anything at all, no matter how minor, would be appreciated. Thanks a million! JKBrooks85 (talk) 09:03, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

What would be an appropriate name for the "controversy" section? Adding a qualifier, perhaps -- something like "Rankings controversy"? JKBrooks85 (talk) 20:54, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Well, I've submitted the FAC (Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/2005 Sugar Bowl), and any additional comments/supports/opposes would be appreciated. Thanks again! JKBrooks85 (talk) 08:12, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Just wanted to give you a heads up in case you didn't notice — changes have been made to the article at your request. JKBrooks85 (talk) 03:42, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

FAC comments

I've replied to your comments, here. -- iMatthew _T.C. 15:08, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Can you please return to the page, as I've replied to your comments. -- iMatthew _T.C. 23:00, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

I've again addressed your concerns, thanks! iMatthew (talk) 19:16, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

New York Yankees seasons

I was wondering why some of the matches say vs. and some other matches say to, on the post-season column. reply on my talk page. -- K. Annoyomous24 22:10, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Best of luck to you too! -- K. Annoyomous24 00:19, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Your comments

Hey Giants, sometime ago you added comments to this FAC: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (yeah it has stalled). Any additional input from you would be appreciated. Thanks, « ₣M₣ » 21:47, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Great username

first noticed you here and had to leave a note. Great game tonight too. Let's hope Tyree makes it back. TravellingCari 04:03, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Your username and my presence at the stadium, t hey're 1-3 when I'm there. Oy! Haven't given up hope yet. I won't until they're eliminated. Have a good day! TravellingCari 15:08, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

Hi, a discussion has been started related to the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games FAC you commented on. Your thoughts on the matter would be appreciated. The discussion is at WT:FAC#Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 14:42, 5 September 2008 (UTC))

Cold War FAC

Hi Giants, your issues within Cold War's FAC have been adressed and resolved! I know you have a busy schedule, but please try to come back when you'll have some time. All the best, --Eurocopter (talk) 11:32, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Bill Brown

Hi Giants. I've done the tweaks that you spotted. Thanks for looking. I have a whole pile of other plans as well, including Category:Keith Miller. YellowMonkey (bananabucket) 06:50, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Shawn Michaels peer review

Hi Giants2008, listen, I want to ask a favor. I wanted your input/feedback on Shawn Michaels' article, since I'm trying to aim to Feature Article status and I want to know what needs to be done first. If you have time, I would appreciate your comments a lot. :) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:24, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

I've replied to your concerns at the PR. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 18:08, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Lockdown (2008)

Hi!, my name is William (hence my name being WillC), I have the article Lockdown (2008) under a peer review. I would like to nominate it as a FA Candidate, but I need to make sure it is ready. Could you be so kind and review it, if you have time that is. I saw you have reviewed a few other pro wrestling articles that are going to be nominated for FA status so I just thought to ask.--WillC 10:06, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Peter Jones (missionary)

I've addressed all the specific points you've raised, at the very least. If you could review them and see that I've addressed them to your satisfaction, that'd be appreciated. "Needs copyedit" is, of course, harder to address. WilyD 16:19, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Ian o'Brien

Thanks again for the review Giants. I have responded to your suggestions. Thanks, YellowMonkey (bananabucket) 08:13, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

I assume you were waiting for the "however" to be removed, which I have done. YellowMonkey (bananabucket) 02:10, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Real Madrid C.F. FAC

Hi Giants, your issues within Real Madrid C.F. FAC have been resolved. Please check as soon as you can. Thanks.--KSA¹³ 08:14, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Steve Bruce FAC

All issues now addressed, I think -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:05, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/No Way Out (2004)

Hi Giants2008, I have responded to you issues addressed at the above FAC, I would be grateful if you could continue to review the article/or return to the FAC page, thanks.--S_RX 02:35, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for visiting it again, I responded once again to your comments.--S_RX 01:29, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thanks again, and I resolved your final comments.--S_RX 22:00, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

PNC Park FAC review

Just a note to remind you that all of your comments about the Featured article candidate of PNC Park have been addressed. If there is anything else that you feel needs attention please let me know. Thank you! Blackngold29 00:16, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

FACR

Giants2008, you posted at one or more of the recent discussions of short FAs. There's now a proposal to change the featured article criteria that attempts to address this. Please take a look and consider adding your comments to the straw poll there. Mike Christie (talk) 19:24, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

... for letting me know, Giants. That blooming bot causes me nothing but problems, as people comment on untranscluded and archived FACs all the time. I wish I could make it go away, but that's not within my domain. By the way, thanks for the fine work on PNC, which I just promoted. I really appreciate your hard work on the sports articles, even if you don't like the Red Sox :-) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:49, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Armageddon (2006)

Hey - I've completed everything you left so far - thanks for the comments! iMatthew (talk) 01:37, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

I got to them again, thanks. iMatthew (talk) 10:04, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Just a reminder, can you maybe return to the page? iMatthew (talk) 23:17, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

I've restarted the FAC, just to let you know. iMatthew (talk) 22:58, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Lockdown (2008)

I have taken care of some of your comments and left some of my own to explain for a few things. Anymore comments will be taken care of as well.--WillC 05:23, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

I've cut the event section down somemore. I've removed 1,887 bytes, I believe, from the event section. Any suggestions for cutting down the Cuffed in the Cage match will be helpful since I'm not sure what to cut. If you return to the review it will be much appreciated. Also thanks for reviewing Lockdown when it was under peer review. I must have forgot to say thanks.--WillC 07:51, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Hey, yeah Lockdown failed its review, so I'm going to renominate it after a major revamp. Since you opposed it in the review, I thought to get your take on what are the exact things I need to fix in the article before I renominate it. My plan right now is to read over it and fix everything that sounds bad to me or anything that bothers me. Then try to cut down the event and background, while leaving six matches in the background. Then I'm going to get someone from the wrestling project to read over it and copyedit it. After that I'm going to find someone who has written multiple FAs from the films project and get them to copyedit it and read it. I'll then read it one more time and copyedit it a final time. I would like to know before I begin what were the main problems in the article that got you to oppose in the first place so if you are involved in the second review that you won't have to oppose again. Thank you for your time.--WillC 05:36, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. I'll remember your comments and let you know before I nominate it again. Thank you for replying!--WillC 05:41, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Bob Windle

Hi there Giants. I've done the tweaks. Thanks, YellowMonkey (click here to choose Australia's next top model!) 03:11, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

During his career, Windle set six world records, won six Commonwealth Games gold medals and 19 Australian Championships in all distances from 200 yd up to 1650 yd." Sentence looks off to me, perhaps because and doesn't come before won

I have to say I don't understand this. I don't see any "because" or "doesn't" in the lead. YellowMonkey (click here to choose Australia's next top model!) 07:00, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for that. Duly tweaked. YellowMonkey (click here to choose Australia's next top model!) 01:20, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Kevin O'Halloran

Fixed him up as well. Thanks, YellowMonkey (click here to choose Australia's next top model!) 02:15, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Maggie Gyllenhaal's peer review

Hey Giants, listen, sorry to bother you again, but I was maybe hoping if you can give some feedback for Maggie Gyllenhaal's article, as I'm trying to aim the article to FA status. If you have time, I would appreciate your comments a lot. :) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 23:12, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Giants, thank you for your comments, I really appreciate your help. :) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:07, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Damon Hill

I think we're probably running out of puff on this one. What do you think of the current state of the article? A full top to toe copyedit would probably be my next step - but I'm very unlikely to have the time to do that any time soon. I would suggest that if you feel the article's still not up to snuff, WP:FAR would be the next place to go, but I hope the changes we've made (fairly significant ones) are enough to maintain the article at FA. Thanks for your help with this, I look forward to hearing what you think. Cheers. 4u1e (talk) 10:04, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the time and thought you're giving this. Let me be quite clear: if you feel it needs to go to FAR, then you should raise it there. There will be no hard feelings from me if you do so, because you have been quite clear about your concerns from the start, and you have given us plenty of time to work on the article in the meantime. I'm moderately familiar with the FAR process, having seen Formula One go through it and get downgraded (correctly), and 2005 United States Grand Prix go through it and retain its status.

Regarding the referencing of results, I've added a single in-line reference to the table of F1 results. Any better? I remain fundamentally convinced that we must not try to inline cite individual race results in the text, which would become a thicket of footnotes.

I think you'll need something a bit more specific to hang your nomination on: age of FA is not a criterion. I think we're probably talking about 1a, where I agree the article could still be improved, and 1c, where I don't ;-). As I've noted before, the possibility of improvement doesn't necessarily mean that an article should be delisted.

Anyway, don't tie yourself up in too many knots worrying about whether to FAR or not. Why not list it there and see what happens? I'm pretty confident we would pull it through anyway. Cheers. 4u1e (talk) 08:08, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Ooh, you beast! ;-) OK, thanks for letting me know. Now let's get in there and fix those problems! Cheers. 4u1e (talk) 08:11, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

OK, I believe we've addressed all the extant comments on this FAR. I guess it'll be a little while yet before a decision is made whether to proceed to FARC, but if you have any further points you want to make, please let us know as soon as possible. Cheers. 4u1e (talk) 18:22, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/1923 FA Cup Final

All comments now addressed, hopefully to your satisfaction :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:10, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

New title for 2008 attack at Beijing Drum Tower during Olympics

• I have set up a poll to vote on the new name of the article. Please go to the talk page. Ohconfucius (talk) 06:56, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Joel Selwood FA nomination

Hi there,

Firstly, thanks for taking the time to look into the article during its FA nomination. I have looked over your concerns and addressed many of them, so please do feel free to look over again. If you have anymore concerns over why this article should not be passed through, please do share them so I (and others) can look into addressing them (if we agree with your points raised) in a combined effort to get this article to FA status. Thanks. Boomtish (talk) 02:07, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

FAC

Thank you for your review. All of your concerns have been fixed. CTJF83Talk 19:10, 10 November 2008 (UTC)  Done Hyphens CTJF83Talk 03:11, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/WrestleMania XXIV/archive1

Hey Giants, do you mind looking over this article and reviewing it? iMatthew 22:45, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Lockdown (2008)

Well it has been a while. You told me after I worked on Lockdown (2008) to tell you so you could tell me what you thought and if it is ready for FAC again. Now I haven't got it copyedit yet, I was going to get your feed back so I can tell that to the copyeditor and maybe they can do better than I will. I've removed all the WrestleView sources besides two which are the review of the event and a theme song source. The review only sources what matches are next which I feel is okay since it is marginally reliable. I've worked on the thing pretty hard and I hope it is ready for FAC and that not many problems are left. I cut it down from 44 kilobytes to a little more than 40 and I can probably get it to 39. If you would like I can remove the B.G. James and Kip James match from the background since I'm not to fawned of it myself. I await your comments and I'm really hoping they are thumbs up comments, if they aren't then I'll get right on all problems quickly.--WillC 06:14, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Update: I've had the article copyedited and got some feed back from a few people. Everything else is about the same. What do you think?--WillC 21:40, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Okay, take your time. I'm not going to nominate it till Friday or Saturday.--WillC 01:08, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Alright, thanks for this. It is nice to know it has improved. Hopefully next week it will be an FA. It was the first 2008 GA pay-per-view article for the project and would be nice for it to be the first 2008 FA. I'll be watching.--WillC 00:48, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I know but I'm optimistic that it won't last long and I get a few supports in the first few days. The last one lasted under a week because of two opposes. I'm not in much of a rush. I have other articles to work on so the time will go fast with its nomination. Thanks for the comments. It is alot of help.--WillC 05:16, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Lockdown is nominated for FAC. I just thought to tell you, in-case you want to stop by and give a few thoughts.--WillC 01:37, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

I know you are probably annoyed..

..by pro wrestling articles and people asking you to review them, but as an exchange for reviewing your recent FLC, can you Peer Review Over the Edge (1999), link here. Note: This is unique from other articles as it is older and it involves a death of a wrestler at the event.--S_RX 23:50, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing, can you re-review, thanks :)--S_RX 22:03, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks again, I addressed everything you pointed out.--S_RX 22:20, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Swimming FACs

Fixed up both Faith Leech and Sandra Morgan. YellowMonkey (click here to choose Australia's next top model!) 04:26, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Fixed up some more on Morgan. YellowMonkey (click here to choose Australia's next top model!) 05:05, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Bob Chappuis

Feel free to cap your comments. Of course, supports are welcome at any time, but so are more comments.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 08:58, 17 November 2008 (UTC)