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Thanks very much for your note. It looks like it has been taken care of by another administrator today. Were there other things which I could help you with? --[[User:HappyCamper|HappyCamper]] 02:27, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks very much for your note. It looks like it has been taken care of by another administrator today. Were there other things which I could help you with? --[[User:HappyCamper|HappyCamper]] 02:27, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
:You are welcome. I don't have anything that I need help with right now, but I'll remember you in the future if I do. Thanks --[[User:Brian G|Brian G]] 02:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
:You are welcome. I don't have anything that I need help with right now, but I'll remember you in the future if I do. Thanks --[[User:Brian G|Brian G]] 02:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

== Sarah Fisher ==

Hi Brian-
I added the information to your website and did not copy it. I am the webmaster for Sarah Fisher and I wrote it on her website and I added it to yours...

If you need to double check, you can email me at klint.briney@sarahfisher.com to confirm and I can reply from there...It is also listed on the bottom of the first page of her website...

I appreciate you making sure people are not copying...So, once you check it can you add the info back?

Thx
K

Revision as of 13:18, 18 July 2006

Note

Welcome to my talk page! Feel free to leave me a message to discuss my actions or tell me about something that you think I might want to know.

  • If I left you a message on your talk page, I have added you to my watchlist, so if you reply there, I will see your response (unless several weeks have passed).

Welcome!

Hi fellow Wikipedian, and a warm welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you have enjoyed editing as much as I did so far and decide to stay. Unfamiliar with the features and workings of Wikipedia? Don't fret! Be Bold! Here's some good links for your reference and that'll get you started in no time!

Most Wikipedians would prefer to just work on articles of their own interest. But if you have some free time to spare, here are some open tasks that you may want to help out :

  • RC Patrol - Keeping a lookout for vandalism.
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Oh yes, don't forget to sign when you write on talk pages, simply type four tildes, like this: (~~~~). This will automatically add your name and the time after your comments. And finally, if you have any questions or doubts, don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Once again, welcome! =) -- PageantUpdater 01:14, 28 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pageant pages

Hi Brian :) Just a note as well as a welcome - it's neat to see someone else putting some effort (and thought) into pageant pages. No big deal about the Miss USA template... one thing that's good about wikipedia is that people will always keep an eye on pages that interest them and collaborating as a group we can all help to improve things.

I was thinking about starting a wikiproject dedicated to improving pageant-related articles, as there are a few others on here (Thivierr (who goes by the name of Rob) and Joey80 being two I have had good dealings with in the past (as well as the ever-helpful Blnguyen)). If you might be interested in joining such a project you can check out the List of proposed projects, and if you would like more information (or if you ever need help) feel free to leave me a message.

Happy editing! -- PageantUpdater 01:14, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

WP Conventions

Hello and thanks for the welcome message! Also, a quick question. I'm doing a little housecleaning and am too new to know your/the community's preferences. If I see a name to clarify, I don't know if it is best to create a redirect or to use a piped link. Example: for Eurlyne/Arlene Howell, I think I actually did both. Now I have noticed that Erica Marie Commeau (Miss Maine USA 2005) has a page without her middle name, but don't know if it is better to pipe or create a redirect. I would appreciate some direction. Thanks!!!

Hi Brian... when it comes to full names (as in the example above) its probably best just to get rid of the middle name (this can get tricky in pageantry where names are often used in full where they are not used in full in common usage). As for Erica Commeau... that was probably my fault! What you did with Eurlyne/Arlene Howell was perfect -- just what I would have done had I picked up on it. There's no hard and fast rule but I'd say that if you can prevent a redirect by piping... go for it (or simply by chopping out the middle name as suggested).
Finally, one other thing, don't forget to sign off with four tildes (~~~~) when you reply on talk pages so your name and the date are stamped :) -- PageantUpdater 02:14, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Redirects

I have copied the below from Wikipedia:Help_desk and was hoping to get some additional help here.


Hello, I have a few questions about redirects. These can be best represented by these 2 examples which I can then extrapolate to similar circumstances.
For the redirect page from Kenny Brack to Kenny Bräck, is it appropriate for me to add {{R from title without diacritics}} and also to update pages which currently use this link to point directly to the redirect target?
For the redirect page from Sam Hornish Jr. to Sam Hornish, Jr., I have the same basic question, but I do not know the correct redirect template to use. Is it appropriate for me to add one at your suggestion and also to update pages which currently use this link to point directly to the redirect target?
Thanks for your help. --Brian G 00:45, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think all of your questions are answered at Wikipedia:Redirect. The short version is: yes, no, R from alternate spelling, and no. -- Rick Block (talk) 04:27, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
OK. So, I looked at Wikipedia:Redirect and it seems to imply that pages should not be updated unless they are unprintworthy redirects, but if I am seeing correctly, both R from title without diacritics and R from alternate spelling are unprintworthy and on the template page for R from title without diacritics, it says "Other pages using this link should be updated to replace text with the redirect target ". Could you please clarify?
Generally, you should not fix links to redirects unless their they are to a misspelling or other unprintworthy redirect. This means, for example, you should fix a link to Microsfot, but not one to Microsoft Corporation (both redirect to Microsoft). - Tangotango 14:21, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted to say you're doing a great job adding all the IRL articles that I've been too lazy to get to. I created the category IRL drivers and started populating it and at the time only maybe 40-50 driver articles existed. Later I created all the IRL season articles for seasons 1996-2003. I find it amazing that wikipedia is coming close to having a nearly complete guide to IRL history considering that less than a year ago it was a disorganized smattering of articles. -Drdisque 05:57, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for saying Hi. Your note motivated me to create a user page for myself to show some of my history. I've noticed that you often find an article that I have created soon afterwards and make some edits on it. I am curious, how do you know it is there? Do you have a method for knowing when an article gets created or do you just know your pages so well that you can spot when a link changes from Red to Blue? I do have several that I've created that you haven't edited, perhaps because you haven't seen them, or perhaps because you had nothing to add, but I do keep track of all of them, so if you want a list, just let me know.--Brian G 19:51, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
All of the IRL seasons are in my watchlist and as you go back in time through them you commonly edit them. When you do I know you've been editting and check your contributions list to see what else you've been up to. I have seen every article in Category:IRL drivers, including all your new ones. The ones I haven't editted are ones where I don't have anything to add, usually because I don't know what the guy is up to these days. -Drdisque 03:34, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Brian, thanks for giving me a heads up on WP Fields. Since the speedy delete didn't go through, this time I nominated it for deletion using AfD, and you can view the voting page here. I'm not an administrator, so there's not much more I can do at this point. However, there is conclusive evidence that this article is a hoax, so I'm confident it will get deleted in a few days. Fabricationary 17:43, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

On "co" label

I agree with you, but I've known necessity in the modern racing world to explain the nature of the 500, wherein the car is winning entry, rather than, necessarily, the driver. If one starts and the other finishes the race, they would be co-winners...instead of just one or the other, and then edits coming in due to people thinking they know the "true winner, instead of this being incorrect," etc. A lot of that could be possible on wikipedia, at least so far as I've seen on several pages. --Chr.K. 06:05, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: User talk page restore

An excellent question. The page in question wasn't restored by an administrator; rather, it was re-created with the same template by the user. I'm not certain what the proper action is here. I actually think that user talk pages should not be deleted when users leave Wikipedia. You might contact the original deleting administrator to let him know the page has been restored and ask why it was deleted in the first place. In general, you should nominated user pages on Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion, but in this case I'd probably check with the involved administrators for assistance. I don't feel strongly about it either way, which is why I haven't touched the page, but I don't know all the facts, either. Hope this helps! — Knowledge Seeker 10:23, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're quite welcome. You handled the situation very appropriately. I hope you will contact me in the future if you ever have other questions. — Knowledge Seeker 05:48, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm confused about you wanting to delete my entry.

How you you delete it? I've BEEN trying. I figured since there was pages like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fark and MANY more that simply explains company and what's it about etc. I would start one also. Seems it offends. Also I noticed other links were moved up in the blackberry page so figured it was practice. I wanted to replace my current about site page to use wikipedia. I guess my bad. I have Pinstack.com about page as a direct link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinstack but had to remove with the big delete notice there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crackberry (talkcontribs) 18:43, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Binaca Geetmala 1971 AfD

Thanks for being so reasonable! Systemic bias is a bit of a problem. You're right, sometimes it isnt until an AfD that people actually notice articles that desperately need cleaning up, and more context.Hornplease 06:25, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Solution possible today?

Thanks for the quick response Brian. All I would like is for the page to be restored or deleted today. How can i remove it? I'm very new to this. Can you have the page removed as soon as possible. I posted the wiki link in our forums and even though I deleted, many users are still going to wiki and asking about this whole delete issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crackberry (talkcontribs) 10:21, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reply posted at User talk:Crackberry --Brian G 12:52, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Brenda Venus

Hello hello

I saw your edits to the Brenda venus page and I have commented on the talk page. I dont think it was a beauty contest but a fitness one but I could be totally wrong but such is life ;) (The Green Fish 10:22, 17 July 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Thanks for the note. If you can get verification of what it was exactly then I would say repost it with come additional clarity. --Brian G 12:52, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Thanks very much for your note. It looks like it has been taken care of by another administrator today. Were there other things which I could help you with? --HappyCamper 02:27, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome. I don't have anything that I need help with right now, but I'll remember you in the future if I do. Thanks --Brian G 02:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sarah Fisher

Hi Brian- I added the information to your website and did not copy it. I am the webmaster for Sarah Fisher and I wrote it on her website and I added it to yours...

If you need to double check, you can email me at klint.briney@sarahfisher.com to confirm and I can reply from there...It is also listed on the bottom of the first page of her website...

I appreciate you making sure people are not copying...So, once you check it can you add the info back?

Thx K