User talk:Sjones23

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RFA and RFB status

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Discussion

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Admin coaching

Hello. I noticed your request for a coach over at Admin coaching, and I'm available. If you do not currently have an admin coach, I would be glad to be your coach. I do have a few of conditions though, and they are that you:

1. watch your coaching page closely, and reply to every post there in a timely fashion
2. fill in all of your edit summaries (if you find yourself forgetting, there's a setting in "my preferences" that will remind you)
3. complete all the assignments you are given to the best of your ability. If you have trouble with an assignment, by all means, let me know, so we can discuss possible solutions and alternatives.
4. don't go for your RfA or accept an RfA nomination except from me - I will nominate you when I believe you are ready

Please let me know if you agree, and we can get started.

I look forward to your reply.

King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:54, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I have created the page User:Sjones23/Admin coaching, from which I will coordinate the coaching. Right now, it's pretty much blank, but I'll add more to it as we go. Be sure to check on it regularly. I'll start off by asking you the standard RfA questions on the page. Best regards, King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:04, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Qui

Hi. I would recommend that you get Qui, a tool that allows users to view each other's status more easily. This way, I can know when it is convenient to contact you, and vice versa. After you get it, just add me to your friends list. Note: It doesn't work very well in Internet Explorer, so if you have that, might be time to get Firefox. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 23:05, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Admin coaching (2)

Have you read my note at User:Sjones23/Admin coaching? Sorry I didn't make this clear at the beginning, but when you have read a comment of mine on any of the coaching pages, please reply to acknowledge receipt of the comment. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 15:57, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Hi. You might want to see the new note I added to User:Sjones23/Admin coaching. (Don't forget to watchlist your admin coaching page if you haven't done so already. I general, reply to every message I add, even if your reply is just "OK I got it." This way I know that you read it.) Cheers, King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:30, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Admin coaching

Sorry I haven't contacted you in a long time. I was actually a little busy myself. So how is it going? If you have anything new to add, anything you learned, or any questions you would like to ask me, feel free to make a comment at User:Sjones23/Admin coaching#July 2009. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 18:17, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Just checking up

How's it going? Anything new? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 06:33, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Everything's going okay for me. I am currently on a vacation from college doing a music major, so I am now active on Wikipedia. Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 15:08, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

2011 WikiCup participation

Awarded to Sjones23 for participation in the 2011 WikiCup.

It was good to have you on board this time around- we hope you enjoyed the competition! In case you are interested, signups for next year are open. Thanks, J Milburn and The ed17 20:45, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Spirited Away

Hey. Spirited Away is my favourite film and me and some friends are planning to expand and improve it to FA status. I see that you had a peer review opened for it, so I guess that you are interested in it too. Wanna make a joint work? :) — ΛΧΣ²¹ 06:39, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Sure thing! Happy holidays, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 06:42, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Great! Happy holidays for you too :) — ΛΧΣ²¹ 06:45, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

I have posted a note on the talk page of the article and am going to announce this matter at WT:FILM. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 05:25, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikiproject notes in articles

Pls see Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Wikiproject notes in articles - The issues may be much bigger then just the note on the pages - However I believe the viability of the note its self is what we should talk about at this time.Moxy (talk) 23:55, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

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Working out the details at Wikipedia:Today's article for improvement

The RFC for TAFI is nearing it's conclusion, and it's time to hammer out the details over at the project's talk page. There are several details of the project that would do well with wider input and participation, such as the article nomination and selection process, the amount and type of articles displayed, the implementation on the main page and other things. I would like to invite you to comment there if you continue to be interested in TAFI's development. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 02:27, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Sonic R

So, I realize it may fall outside of your scope of fixing up a lot of the "main" Sonic games, but I've recently did a lot of clean up at Sonic R. (It was pretty terrible before I started.) Just an FYI. Sergecross73 msg me 17:42, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

That is interesting to know. By the way, I also plan to take this to GA and am willing to help out as well. A good example to follow is Crash Team Racing and Crash Nitro Kart, both of which are GAs. Thoughts? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 22:50, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Sounds good. I'll keep working on it, using those articles as reference points. Feel free to join in whenever. (No rush if you feel like working on other things you're doing right now. I know sometimes I get into an article and then it can feel like a chore working on other ones you're not as interested in.) Sergecross73 msg me 14:40, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

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Progress on WP:Snuggle and work log

I've been making some progress on Snuggle development recently and I could use your feedback. Specifically, I've created a work log that I plan to update every time I get a chance to work on Snuggle. My intention is that you'll be able to watch that page to track my progress so I can get your feedback on features when they are early in development. The most recent entry (also the only entry) discusses new functionality for interacting with newcomers via Snuggle. I posted some mockups in the work log that show how I imagine the new features to work and I could use some feedback before I start writing the code. Thanks! --EpochFail^{(talk • work)} 20:29, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

TAFI

Hello, In the past few days, Today's Articles for Improvement has gone through many changes. We have modified the process for adding Nominations, which now uses a template/table format and requires only 3 supports for an article to be selected. There is now a Holding Area, where articles are kept for discussion before being selected for a particular date. The TAFI schedule now involves adding 10 articles weekly, chosen from a variety of topics. We now have an Accomplishments page where we will be highlighting our older TAFI articles which have now become quality articles on the Wikipedia. The Project is almost ready to hit the Main Page, where it will be occupying a section just below "Did you Know" section. Three article from the weekly batch of 7 will be displayed randomly at the main page, the format of which can be seen at the Main Page sandbox. There is also an ongoing discussion at the Main page talk over the final details before we can go forward with the Main Page. If you have any ideas to discuss with everyone else, please visit the TAFI Talk Page and join in on the ongoing discussions there. You are also invited to add new nominations, and comment and suport on the current ones at the Nominations page. You can also help by helping in the discussions at the Holding Area. Above all, please do not forget to improve our current Today's Articles for Improvement Thank you and hoping to have some productive work from you at the Project, TheOriginalSoni (talk) 10:42, 18 February 2013 (UTC) (From the TAFI team)

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The Amazing Spider-Man

I am willing to help out if you still feel like nominating it a GA. Jhenderson ⁷⁷⁷ 00:31, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, please do. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:23, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Ok great. I replied to you on the talk page about you're issues that you mentioned. Jhenderson ⁷⁷⁷ 19:26, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Doubts about Raiden (Metal Gear)

With the release of a new game with the franchise the article Raiden (Metal Gear) appears to be becoming kind of big. The creation and reception sections have big paragraphs and I can't tell if some of the part are undue weight or may require subsections and tidying to be easy to understand and navigate. Any comments would be useful. Regards.Tintor2 (talk) 18:33, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Talkback

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Re:A barnstar for you!

I'm honored. Thank you very much- I really appreciate this. To be honest, I felt like I wasn't getting any attention or notice, with a lack of barnstars, so that played into my decision to retire somewhat. However, as it stands, I am very busy and don't want to send the message that I'm slacking off from Wikipedia, just that I have a full plate for the next few months. I do intend to return, but it will be when I have more time for leisure activities and some certain disputes have blown over. I received a threatening email from Zhoban a week ago, listing out my personal details, (which are not too difficult to find, considering that my IMDb profile has "DarthBotto" listed as an alias), but this really emphasized that some things are just not worth the risk, you know? So in short, I'll be taking a leave of absence.

But, I will return, my friend. I truly cherish the fact that others, (namely you), find my contributions meaningful and I will keep rooting for the project! :) DarthBotto _talk•cont 00:18, 01 April 2013 (UTC)

Seeking help for successful submission of an article

Hi Sjones23,

I submitted an article on 'Cullen Investments' on 8 March 2013, which got declined on 31 March 2013. The reviewer has declined due to insufficient references. Here's the link for your reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Cullen_Investments

I'll be grateful if you can help me with my doubts and successful submission of this article.

My doubts: 1 - I haven't provided the link for the exact sub-pages, as the name of the portfolio cos. of Cullen is provided on the same page (I have backed the data on the wiki by link to this page http://www.culleninvestments.com/cullen-investments.php) but for details they have sub pages on the same website for which user have to click on the name of the portfolio co. name listed on left side of the page (link given above).

My question: Do I have to provide the link for all such sub-pages?

2 - As per guidelines of wiki, some company based articles can be denied on the basis of their worthiness for the inclusion as a wiki entry. Does my article on Cullen fall under this category?

3 - Wiki has a page on 'The founder of Cullen Investments' can I direct/link this page with the existing wiki page on the founder? If yes, can you help me with clear guidelines as wiki guidelines are not clear to me.

- Also, let me know if 'lack of sources/ref.' the only reason for review or is there any other thing which needs to be corrected.

Thank You Ingoddess2805 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ingoddess2805 (talk • contribs) 08:43, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello. You would have to provide the link for all such sub pages. For any article to be added, one must first pass notability. Specifically, you may want to look up the WP:GNG. You may also want to find reliable sources to verify the information like magazines, newspapers or interviews per the policy on verifiability. All articles must be written from a neutral point of view and should not contain original research or trivial information. You can link the article with the existing wiki page on the founder as well. Hope this helps. If you have anything else, please let me know. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 01:40, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Chopin FA?

Hi, Nihil novi. I am interested in getting the Frederic Chopin article up to FA status. I plan to feature it as a TFA on 17 October 2014, the 165th anniversary of Chopin's death. Would you be kind enough to give me some advice on how to improve it? Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 21:19, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for getting in touch. I honestly believe that the English-language "Frédéric Chopin" has long been of Featured Article quality. It is likely the best article on the subject in any language on Wikipedia, including "featured articles" in Danish, Spanish, Esperanto, Macedonian, Norwegian and Portuguese — some of which draw heavily on the English version.

Most of the article is well documented, though some current paragraphs lost their original connections to in-line citations when longer paragraphs were split. The citations might, however, be reconstituted by reference to earlier, pre-split editions. This holds for some paragraphs based on Zdzisław Jachimecki's 1937 biography in Polski słownik biograficzny, which remains a reliable source, as I found when I viewed the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw.

Nihil novi (talk) 05:10, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

That's interesting. By the way, there are a lot of composer articles that are FA-quality. For example, Richard Wagner, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Edward Elgar are all featured articles. I was thinking about getting it up to FA back in September. There were some discussions about this at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Composers/Archive 35#Class for Chopin. As Toccata quarta pointed out to me, "a lack of citations is fatal. There are other problems as well, and I have already posted one critique on the article's talk page. The tone of the section "Publishing" is terribly unencyclopedic, and there are several violations of WP:NPV in the article. Moreover, the article ignores those musicians who have been critical of Chopin (Glenn Gould being one of the best known critics of Chopin's work)." Also, Smerus expressed concerns that "There is, however, a serious drawback with the Chopin article, namely that very many of the citations given are to books in Polish, and some of these are rather ancient. - ( e.g. : Jachimecki, Zdzisław (1937). "Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek" (in Polish). Polski słownik biograficzny. 3. Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności). I don't think that, until these and similar are replaced by (preferably modern) English citations, the article can justify a B rating". However, I am on the fence that the PSB is a reliable source. Do you have any thoughts or opinions about this? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 21:53, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Some of the criticisms you cite have merit, and those flaws should be corrected.

Polski słownik biograficzny is a serious publication, often used on English Wikipedia, and Zdzisław Jachimecki was a serious musician and musical authority.

Piotrus was mistaken in downgrading the Chopin article.

Anglophones do not have a monopoly on wisdom. Nihil novi (talk) 05:50, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

That is completely understandable, especially considering the fact that PSB is a reliable source after all and that Anglophones do not have a monopoly of wisdom. I am only trying to help obviously and even if anyone was mistaken, there's always room to improve upon the article obviously. In fact, as for the monopoly of wisdom, Tim riley, a user who is a well-respected Wikipedian and has the same interest in classical music and composers, retired back in August 2012 citing sniping, carping, arrogating a monopoly of wisdom, as well as ultimately killing the joy of working on Wikipedia after an infobox discussion on Talk:Georg Solti when it was a TFA. However, Tim has since returned in November 2012. I am currently working on a few other classical music/composer articles to get them up to FA status in time for their anniversaries of their births or deaths (i.e. Benjamin Britten and Giuseppe Verdi). Having been involved in editing articles that are related to classical music, I am an expert when it comes to editing these articles. Maybe if we could ask one of the members of WikiProject Composers to help work on the Chopin article so we can get it up to FA, would that be possible? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 06:05, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

All competent efforts would be most welcome.

Thank you for reviving interest in Chopin at Wikipedia! Nihil novi (talk) 03:37, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome, Nihil novi. It always takes a collaborative effort to work on getting an article to FA status! Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:38, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

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I was on User Talk:JamesBWatson for an unrelated case and I noticed that you are having a dispute with this individual, is there anything a neutral third party could do to help? ♥ Solarra ♥ ^{♪ Talk ♪} ߷ _{♀ Contribs ♀} 05:58, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

I have answered your message on my talk page. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:06, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Deadmau5 movie

I understand that this "Peo de Chinelo" vandal struck again with a vengeance earlier, but I noticed that a particular movie this user removed might not exist? I can't find evidence online about this particular film. Do you have any confirmations? Freshh (talk) 15:43, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Unfortunately, after taking a quick search, I could not find any sources. So far, there has been no confirmation. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 17:00, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

What's this about?

Hi there. I spotted this after looking at a dispute that was filed at the dispute resolution noticeboard. Is the other editor a banned user and that is the reason you are reverting their edits (if so, could you please point me to where this information is). As you know, edit warring is never the best way to resolve something, so I am hoping you could discuss this with me. Thanks, Steven Zhang ^{Help resolve disputes!} 03:45, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes, the IP is what I suspect came from the community banned user Fragments of Jade, as noted in the SPI investigation. She has the same geographical location (Pennsylvania), same interests (Silent Hill, Professor Layton, Earl Cain, Danganronpa). Her identity is established in this discussion, she has the same confrontational style, same personal attacks and makes invalid claims about other persons, as well as confusing other people by their gender (i.e. myself as a "girl", which I am clearly not). Some more of this can be found at WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Fragments of Jade/Archive. Hope this helps. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 03:48, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, that's pretty open/shut. Thanks for explaining this to me. Have a great day! Steven Zhang ^{Help resolve disputes!} 03:51, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

SyberiaWinx / Fragments of Jade / etc

"I saw people on Tumblr saying people were messing with it, and I saw it myself, so I fixed it."

You probably won't be surprised to hear that the "people on Tumblr" mentioned above were SyberiaWinx herself and a couple of her sockpuppet Tumblr accounts... [1] [2] [3]

Guess we'll have to keep an eye on those articles. I imagine she'll try to come back or talk others into editing them for her (like she did years back via some of her forums and GameFAQs). Erigu (talk) 06:46, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Sjones23, please take a look at this. Do you think the same with me about the trio who appeared on the talk page in the same period and defend the same claims, especially Magik Mayne and Prinn who have a blank and inexistent talk page, respectively? Hula Hup (talk) 12:25, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

I probably think so. Also, editing on behalf of banned editors is called meatpuppetry and according to the sockpuppetry policy, "recruiting new editors to influence decisions on Wikipedia is prohibited. A new user who engages in the same behavior as another user in the same context, and who appears to be editing Wikipedia solely for that purpose, may be subject to the remedies applied to the user whose behavior they are joining." Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 13:10, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Personally, I don't believe that trio is SyberiaWinx (comments properly signed, apologies, typos corrections, overall style... it doesn't sound like her). Well, if that's the hypothesis, that is. Maybe I misunderstood? ^^; Erigu (talk) 14:25, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Balthier

Take a look, I improved it a bit, let me know if you have any notes to improve it. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 02:27, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Will do. Anyways, I've got Sonic Adventure up for GAN. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 02:30, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Congrats on Sonic! If you have a chance, let me know! Judgesurreal777 (talk) 23:23, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

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As sincere as I possibly can be.

If you want someone to listen to you, you have to listen to what that person is saying. During this whole incident, you showed no acknowledgement of what I wrote and appeared to believe everything that was said against me.

You had my back during the conflict that went down at List of Splinter Cell characters, so I can respect you for that. But if another issue at the FilmProject goes down that I'm involved in or if this conflict continues, I'm going to ask you to really listen to what I have to say. If you do, I'll return the courtesy. If you don't and ignore me, I have no reason to listen to you. Bluerules (talk) 06:22, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Understood. While I appreciate almost all of your comments, please do watch out for the boomerang effect when reporting someone. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 06:27, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

In need of help (desperately)

Ive been having issues all month with ryulong and recently again with ChrisGualtieri. Problem being both of the editors are seeing me as incompetent and a villain as im against the huge edits theyve added. For now, the issues are within the "music" section. The Gits franchise is made up several distinct alternate tellings and those also have music/soundtracks and both Ryulong and ChrisGualtieri believe they should have a separate section apart from their respected series within the franchise article simply because they play a huge role for the series. And although thats indirectly true, each series has their respected composer, and neither share remotely any similarites such as a single track used between series. So the music is completely distinct to their respected series. Not only that but the series have their own articles that have their own music/OST section.

It would be great if you could voice your opinion in the talkpage and not only that but mention other issues that the article has. There will always be issues and they will always believe I'm wrong.. And that needs to change because i know what a good organized article looks like. Your opinion would mean the world to me. And if i'm wrong, i'll accept that too.Lucia Black (talk) 07:35, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

I know how you feel Lucia, but we need some more editors to get involved. Maybe ask at WT:ANIME or open up a discussion at WP:DRN? Or better yet, can you just take a break until you feel better? Please, just calm down and have a cup of tea and as they say, "keep calm and carry on". Please do not let the abuse get to you, lassie. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:09, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

I wont ever feel better if i return to GITS articles unless more views are added and someone is willing to listen. i dont trust WT:ANIME when it comes to help because knowing that wikiproject, if i asked for help, they will not give it because it's me who is asking. If someone else were to ask that wikiproject, then maybe some will help. But I cant the one to ask. Ive seen dispute resolution, and ive seen hardly any disputes resolved. And i have not edited GITS, i just mention the issues it has, but the editors dont understand. I'll attempt DRN and see if we can go anywhere from there.Lucia Black (talk) 18:52, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

I will ask the members of WT:ANIME about this matter. You may want to read how to resolve disputes at WP:DR. Also, I would like to quote WP:DISENGAGE: "Most situations are not urgent. Give both yourself and the other party some time. Often it helps to just take a deep breath and sleep on it. Don't worry! Because there are no deadlines, you can always fix the problem later. Take a long term view. You will probably be able to return and carry on editing an article when the previous problems no longer exist and the editor you were in dispute with might themselves move on. The disputed article will continue to evolve, other editors may become interested and they will have different perspectives if the issue comes up again. This is particularly helpful when you're in a dispute with new users as it gives them a chance to familiarize themselves with Wikipedia's policy and culture. Focus your contributions on another article where you can make constructive progress." Thanks, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:54, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll attempt at another break and see how it goes.Lucia Black (talk) 19:11, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Mediation note

Hello, Sjones23. You were recently involved in a discussion on the RS noticeboard. I've been mediating this dispute, and I thought I'd let you know that one of the editors has put forward a proposed resolution. I'd just like to notify you of this opportunity to build consensus. The proposition in question is here. Regards, m.o.p 18:08, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks and howdy

Hello, Sjones23, first let me say thanks for your support on the Boston Marathon bombing talk page. I have been and am currently involved on the Tadeusz Kościuszko page, bringing it up to speed for GA status where I ran across, and then recognized, your name on the talk page there. Drop on by and leave some comments if you get the chance! -- Gwillhickers (talk) 17:09, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

International broadcast

Heya, I saw your recent edit at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series). I'm aware of the guidelines WP:MOS:TV that discourage listing international broadcast data, I was curious if you knew of any conversations that might have taken place on the issue. I'm not in dispute with you on the matter (I know of quite a few articles where these lists are ponderous), I was just hoping to get some backstory on the arguments before I start doing massive deletions. Thanks! Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:07, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes I am aware of that. Thanks anyway. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 20:10, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

?? I'm confused. I was asking for your help. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:38, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

The relevant guideline on broadcast is Wikipedia:MOS-TV#Broadcast. Hope this helps. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 20:44, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

A point of information

You do know that this is not the first time that Dreadstar has retired, don't you? [4] [5] Cardamon (talk) 19:48, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Ahh, I understand now. But that's so sad when an admin retires. Thanks for the comment. Best wishes, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 19:58, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Huell Howser

I see you're online. Would you have a minute to step over to Talk:Huell Howser and close the discussion on sexuality? It's going in circles, and really needs to be hatted to stop the merry-go-round. Thank you! --Drmargi (talk) 05:07, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you! Sorry for the nuisance; I didn't realize you aren't an admin until after I asked or I wouldn't have presumed. --Drmargi (talk) 05:21, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

No problem. I am free to do NACs at anytime if an admin is not around.. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 05:23, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

That's good to know! I must say, you hat with some style. --Drmargi (talk) 05:47, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Yep. I intended to become an administrator at times, but have occasionally lost my temper and step on some toes. Thanks for the response. Best wishes, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 05:49, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Well, when you're ready, I'm there to support you. You do nice work, which is why I felt comfortable approaching you about this. --Drmargi (talk) 06:02, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks again for the helpful response. Best wishes, Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 06:21, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Although it still had a few issues, I passed Sonic Adventure for GA! I'd recommend fixing those issues in the review before going for FA. Anyway, good job! Darrman1 (talk) 13:17, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Kitty's always there in case you're feeling overburdened by this hobby ;)

AngusWOOF (talk) 02:22, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Re: G-Zay

Thank you for your post. I will do what I can here and there, and in fact I have dealt with a couple of references already. But I doubt I'll be able to do much. I may have been on this site since 2009, but I have fixed two articles where he used a fan site, unusable here though otherwise reliable. For one, I managed to find a substitute, but the other I had to delete the info, which wasn't really relevant where it was anyway. Also, as to the conversation going on into G-Zay on the Video Game WikiProject talk page (which seems to be becoming convoluted and ugly), I would rather not get involved there. I have had fairly stable, almost good editing relations with G-Zay, and I might be seen as biased one way or another. I will pitch in where I can, but I would mostly prefer to take a neutral standpoint with this particular user issue. --ProtoDrake (talk) 18:55, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

What or who do you mean by "other users"? You mean like Niemti? I hope I haven't gotten on your bad side or something. Sorry if I sound mistrustful, but I can get a little nervous about offending other users, which I certainly don't want to do. --ProtoDrake (talk) 19:05, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

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Bambi's back

Already updated the sockpuppetry case to add his latest two IPs. I don't think any admins familiar with his antics are online today, otherwise this would have been dealt with by now. --McDoobAU93 16:31, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Damn it...! (sorry for using profanity) BF101 has pressed my Berserk Button. Bring this up on WP:ANI as well. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 16:36, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

The thing with ANI is we have to notify him of the discussion. Is there a provision in extreme cases for notification to not be made, as there is in SPI (i.e., we can write reports and not notify him)? --McDoobAU93 16:53, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

No, but there is a protocol to report all ongoing abuse to ANI per BF's LTA page. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 17:04, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Talk:One Piece/GA1

The nominator has been inactive, and probably nominated it for GA on a whim. Would you be able to tackle its issues for GA? Thanks. DragonZero (Talk · Contribs) 00:32, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

TY

First I'd like to thank you for your comments. I realize that I've made some observations in the past that were in a negative light. I do apologize if I've offended you personally, it was simply my views in regards to wikipedia. I have no doubts in regards to your efforts here, and I very much appreciate all the work that you do. I do not and will not "hold grudges", partly because it's not my character, and partly because I simply don't remember. In other words Sjones ... "it's all good". — Ched :  ?  00:46, 28 April 2013 (UTC)