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Re: Pixar

Well, thank YOU for noticing that I will be reviewing the article. I will read the article and I will a review on the talk page and let's see what happens. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 21:43, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, sounds good. Gary King (talk) 21:44, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Please, do be patient. I am almost done with the review. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 22:31, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, sounds good. Cheers! Gary King (talk) 22:32, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for being patient. I left some notes on the talk page. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 23:01, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'll take a look now. Gary King (talk) 23:05, 22 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Congrats, you now have a GA in your midst. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Gary King (talk) 00:34, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Would you be interested in reviewing an article? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:35, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I haven't reviewed an article in a while. I don't think I'd be very effective :| Gary King (talk) 00:36, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That's cool, I was just wondering if you could or not. Thanks, though. ;) Also, I'm reviewing Justin Timberlake's article, please be patient. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:41, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

← Alright, sounds good. Thanks! I think I'm better as a content builder than a content reviewer, personally :) Gary King (talk) 00:43, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, its all good with me. ;) The reason I asked was because I've seen your page and you work on a whole lot of stuff and I figured maybe you'd be willing to review an article and stuff. But, its cool, though. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 00:45, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The GA review for Justin Timberlake's article is done. I hope your up for it. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:10, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Another congrats, Justin Timberlake's article passed. I will take a look at the articles you would like to get to GA and see how I can help in anyway. And, you'd be happy to know that I will be reviewing Eminem's article. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:07, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Cheers! Thanks! :) Gary King (talk) 19:12, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Done. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:10, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You have another GA. ;) Sure, I can take a look and give Larry David a review. Hey, do you think you would like to collaborate on an article? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 03:03, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That's good to hear. ;) I was wondering if you could help with Coldplay's article, since it would be a great article for it to become GA. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 03:12, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Awesome and their first on my playlist. ;) I would like it to become GA, but I would love it if it was an FA. So, is this a cool choice? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 03:16, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Cool. What do you think needs to be done? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 03:27, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ooh, like a pre-GA? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 03:33, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I'll take it as a pre-GA. ;) I'll wait for your feedback. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 03:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Let me know what you think ;) Gary King (talk) 20:22, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, totally forgot. Thanks for telling me. I'll keep that in mind and the to-do list is awesome. Also, what problems does the article lack? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:02, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Article still needs more references for now, especially before expanding it. Gary King (talk) 01:04, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm working on getting refs and stuff. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:10, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This is also a useful book. Gary King (talk) 01:19, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try to use it and would this ref. work? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:21, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BBC is definitely a reliable source. Gary King (talk) 01:26, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I know. But, would it work if its added about X&Y being delayed from its previous release? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:31, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah Gary King (talk) 01:32, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Cool, I just wanted to check. Hope I'm not bothering you. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:34, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not a problem, but since this discussion is Coldplay-related, it might interest other editors; also, see here: Talk:Coldplay#Coldplaying.com_is_not_a_reliable_source this isn't directed at you, of course, because other editors add it as a ref, but I'd just like to point it out. (Other articles have similar lists of what websites are not reliable, because they are commonly added) Gary King (talk) 01:37, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Really? I never knew that, since I'm off working on other articles. I'll, remove the links from the article and try to find other ones. Again, thanks for the know. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:42, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah. Music biographies seem easier to do than game articles, actually, because music has Rolling Stones, BBC, etc. as references while most media outlets don't cover video game news. So it should be easier to find appropriate refs for this article. Gary King (talk) 01:43, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I'm finding newspaper articles, reliable newspapers, and adding the refs. for that. I'll look for some more refs. and see where it goes. ;) BTW, this is one of the hardest articles I'm working on right now. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 02:05, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Coldplay is a pretty popular band in mainstream media so it should be easy to work on. Flag of Canada just passed FA and I worked on it, and that is arguably harder :) Gary King (talk) 02:10, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, I'll give you that. Coldplay is in the middle and Flag of Canada is high. ;) Hey, do you think after Coldplay you would be interested in Timbaland's article? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 02:18, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, sounds good. Gary King (talk) 02:58, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I'll take a look at Kanye West's article, after I review Larry David's article. Also, don't you think its a bit early to have nominated Coldplay's article for GA? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:12, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

←Not really, because I'm still continuing to work on it, and if the reviewer has any concerns to bring up, that's even better because we can all work on them to fix them and help improve the article in general. Gary King (talk) 19:13, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, well that was my concern when I saw that you nominated Coldplay's article at the GA page. But, I guess your right about the whole concept of it. I'll continue looking for more refs. and hopefully ones that are "acceptable" to the article. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:17, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, sounds good. Gary King (talk) 19:21, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Larry David is up. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:47, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Another GA. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:11, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Gary King (talk) 20:27, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image:PHP Hello World screenshot.png Font

Hello there. Would you be able to tell me the font used in this image? I like it and want to use it but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Thanks, Indochinetn (talk) 18:17, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's Monaco 12pt :) I've added it to the image description because I got asked this a lot for some reason :p Gary King (talk) 18:20, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Indochinetn (talk) 19:52, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No problemo :) Gary King (talk) 20:22, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:LOTD

Congratulations! A list you have been involved with was selected a WP:LOTD for May. You may want to add the {{ListoftheDayheader}} or {{ListoftheDaylayout}} templates somewhere in your userspace. Other template options are at User:TonyTheTiger/List of the Day/templates. Your list will appear as WP:LOTD twice. If you have any date preferences in May let me know by April 25th.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 19:17, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Check out the voting at WP:LOTD. The winners are listed at the top.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 19:25, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, I'll take a look Gary King (talk) 20:22, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Late nights

Phoenix, Arizona :-) Haha, I'm a night person and I all my classes are later in the day, so this combination keeps me up at night editing :-) « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) 08:47, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I beat you then in terms of lateness because I'm in Toronto ;) Gary King (talk) 08:47, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Canadian, eh? Haha, yeah I think I shall be logging off soon, I got to finish a project and then get some sleep, I usually try and clean out one backlog before I go to sleep, and WP:RFPP was my choice for tonight :-) « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) 08:53, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, sounds good Gary King (talk) 20:22, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection

Hi Gary. Now you are an admin and knowing you have an interest in Semi-protection, can you take a look at this Wikipedia:Your first article and see if you think Semi-protection is suitable. Situation can be seen from history that newbie editors keep mistakenly creating new articles over the instruction page(and in a few cases vandalism as well). Semi-protection seems a possible way forward but I leave that for you to decide. SunCreator (talk) 15:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an administrator and never said I was. Gary King (talk) 17:31, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, forgot your not an admin. All the best for another time. SunCreator (talk) 18:18, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, thanks. Gary King (talk) 20:22, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re:AFD

I hate doing this, but, uhh..., it clearly says "You must sign up here before..." I was going to let you go, but when I looked at the diffs - some were done back in early March, some even in late February before the assignment was even put up. Sorry dude, I really hate doing this. Milk’s Favorite Cookie (Talk) 19:49, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm... yeah. Sure. Milk’s Favorite Cookie (Talk) 19:52, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I trust you - no need to provide all the diffs. All I needed was a link to you contribs ;) And of course:
The AFD Barnstar
For taking the challenge and making over 50 contributions to AFD, I Milk’s Favorite Cookie (Talk) hereby award you this Barnstar. Congrats! Milk’s Favorite Cookie (Talk) 20:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Great! :] Cheers. Gary King (talk) 20:21, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

National Anthems

Hi Gary,

I made an amendment to a Wikipedia article entitled 'List of National Anthems'.

The amendment I made was to include the national anthem of Cymru / Wales. The reason for the amendment was that Wales is a nation and that it has an anthem. The logical conclusion being that the anthem would, therefore, be a national anthem, which should be included in a list of national anthems.

My amendment has been deleted and the previous article reinstated.

I've looked at the article again and I can see that all the nations listed are noted in the English language, rather than their own language. I assume that this is the reason for the deletion. The reason I chose to include the Welsh name for Wales was because the Welsh national anthem is in the Welsh language. I see now that this was inapproprate. Sorry.

I would like to resubmit an amendment adding the national anthem of Wales, but before I do so I would like to ensure that the reason for the deletion was for purely linguistic reasons, as I don't want to make further amendments if there are other reasons.

I'd welcome your advice.

Best regards,

Dai caregos. (Dai caregos (talk) 09:54, 24 April 2008 (UTC))[reply]

You can add Wales to List of anthems. There has been some debate, and it has been concluded that Wales is indeed a country, but it is a constituent of the United Kingdom. Gary King (talk) 17:31, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Gary,
Thanks for taking the time and trouble to respond.
I had a look at the List of Anthems you mentioned. The three other constituent countries of the United Kingdom are listed.
Northern Ireland is noted as not having a recognised anthem.
The entry for Scotland says: see National Anthem of Scotland and that article begins with the sentence "There is no official national anthem of Scotland"
The entry for England states: "see Proposed English National Anthems" That is: they don't have one.
So, of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, only Wales actually has a National Anthem.
The entries for both England and Scotland use the phrase 'National Anthem', from which I conclude that if either nation were mature enough to have their own anthem, it would be listed under 'List of National Anthems'.
It seems that Wales doesn't get to be listed under 'List of National Anthems', despited actually having one, simply because some other nations don't make the list - because they they don't have a national anthem to list. The logic of that escapes me.
You mention that there has been some some debate previously. Was it concluded that a country with a national anthem shouldn't be included on a 'List of National Anthems' because some different country didn't have a national anthem?
I wonder if you would reconsider.
All the best,
(Dai caregos (talk) 20:27, 24 April 2008 (UTC))[reply]
The issue isn't regarding whether or not any of the other constituent countries have a national anthem or not, but whether or not we should include the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom and its constituent countries, or only the constituent countries. This has been brought up in most country-related lists, not just this one. The final verdict is that only the United Kingdom should be included to represent the constituents. Gary King (talk) 20:31, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Gary,
I see where you're coming from now. I admire the consistency in this article. Nevertheless, being consistent doesn't necessarily make something correct. The list that appears under the title 'List of National Anthems' is acually a 'List of National Anthems of States', making the article both inaccurate and misleading. I assume that these are among Wikipedia's least popular adjectives.
In my opinion, an article entitled 'List of National Anthems' should contain a list of national anthems.
Please consider renaming this article and including national anthems under the article entitled 'List of National Anthems'
Cheers,
(Dai caregos (talk) 21:49, 24 April 2008 (UTC))[reply]
I'll bring it up at the WP:FLC for a discussion regarding this. Gary King (talk) 22:28, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Gary. Do you know, yet, when the discussion is due to take place? You mention that 'this has been brought up in most country-related lists, not just this one', so I imagine that lots of other people feel they've been misled too. Could you tell me if anyone will be puting forward this point of view at the WP:FLC? Cheers, (Dai caregos (talk) 09:55, 25 April 2008 (UTC))[reply]
I think you have brought up a lot of good points, so I have moved the article to List of anthems by country. I think that greatly clarifies the scope of the list, because nation can be interpreted in many ways, while (at least on Wikipedia), a country is considered to be one that is listed at List of countries. This is so that if anyone has a problem with a country listed or not listed there, then they can bring it up on that list (which is Featured), rather than bringing it up with the many other country-related lists that exist :) I hope the title change clears it up. Gary King (talk) 16:39, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

First FA

Nice one! Keep up the fantabulous work... The Rambling Man (talk) 21:00, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Even after a few FTs, FLs, and GAs, this feels good. Gary King (talk) 21:02, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
A few FTs? I thought the whole of WP had only 39 featured topics so far...! I'm gunning for my second FT right now...! The Rambling Man (talk) 21:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I've got Wikipedia:Featured topics/Star Wars episodes (which was really sweet when it passed, considering its extreme popularity) and currently got Wikipedia:Featured topic candidates/The Legend of Zelda titles, which I think will pass in a few days. And yeah, I gotta take over FT while it's still young! :D Gary King (talk) 21:06, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, well. I'm waiting (10 days gone now) on my second FT too. (I win!). But I see you're planning to take over the whole featured community! I'll be right behind you! The Rambling Man (talk) 21:12, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I should stop choosing FTs that are debatable, first of all, heh. Good Articles were getting tiresome, so I'd like to focus on building the articles I've built to GA to FA before moving on to new GAs :) Gary King (talk) 21:15, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Coldplay

All right, I didn't look hard enough on the Talk page for the article. "Vandalism" is a little harsh, though.

Edit: nevermind, saw you removed it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drnorton (talk • contribs)

Welcome...?

Thanks for the welcome, but I created an account some time ago, and needed a break at the beginning of this month (which was originally supposed to be retirement, but doesn't appear as if it will turn out to be). I intend to return to my normal account once the technically-enforced wikibreak has expired. --24.218.182.169 (talk) 21:35, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and are you perhaps working on an FT related to music? (Noticed the rapid-fire GA noms you have been putting up recently.) If so, what is the theme? I've noticed rock and hip hop artists, but they don't really seem to be related. --24.218.182.169 (talk) 21:38, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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