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Your GA nomination of Frank Lorenzo

The article Frank Lorenzo you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Frank Lorenzo/GA1 for things needed to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk) 15:52, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AUSC

Sorry that your candidacy wasn't successful. For what it's worth, I thought you were a solid candidate, and you got my support vote. Most of the candidates were largely on an equal playing field, so don't beat yourself up about it. :-) Best, AGK 22:14, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I appreciate it. I guess I can put up my banner now. :-) Frank | talk 22:34, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was pleased to be in the company I was, and indeed I felt that the committee could not help but be the better for selecting any three of the six candidates, so I'm not wound up about it at all. And, the voting nature kept the drama to zero, which is just my style. :-) Frank | talk 22:39, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, just wanted to say thanks for running along side the rest of us, and I'll do my best to do you credit. --Tznkai (talk) 03:45, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure; see above regarding my feelings about the group as a whole. Best wishes! Frank | talk 17:35, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for George Lof

On November 11, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George Lof, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page _{(here's how)} and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 17:15, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Anthony Foxx

On November 11, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Anthony Foxx, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page _{(here's how)} and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 23:15, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in SecurePoll feedback and workshop

As you participated in the recent Audit Subcommittee election, or in one of two requests for comment that relate to the use of SecurePoll for elections on this project, you are invited to participate in the SecurePoll feedback and workshop. Your comments, suggestions and observations are welcome.

For the Arbitration Committee,
Risker (talk) 08:08, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hatred

We should not tollerate the level of racial hatred you are trying to pass off with a warning. This is not acceptable and it should not be up to you to make that decision. Please come back to ANI on this Polargeo (talk) 17:41, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think Frank has acted entirely appropriately at the AN/I discussion and he left nothing uncertain should this user's conduct be questioned again. We now have, in addition to two ARBCOM cases dealing with the general issue of conduct in ex-Yu articles, a community concensus on the very specific issue of this user's conduct. The very next unhelpful edit by this editor will likely result in an indef block. I second Frank's suggestion that discussion cease at the AN/I board while leaving the option open for other uninvolved admins to take further actions as deemed necessary. Big Bird (talk • contribs) 18:08, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Poekoelan

Hey Frank, I wanted to stop by to thank you for keeping an eye on my talk page and responding to people when I am unable; I really appreciate all your help. If you don't mind, could you take a look at User talk:GlassCobra#Poekoelan and see about userfying the article for the user requesting it? Thank you very much again. GlassCobra 21:09, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure; feel free to contact me any time. Frank | talk 23:37, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I second the thank you note! I was a bit slow in replying because I forgot about the issue (forgot to put the pages on my watchlist!), glad it all worked out. Cheers!Calaka (talk) 04:23, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Young Legend

I don't understand why you moved the Young Legend music page back to a user page. The article is very accurate and about a notable musician. I'm new so any feedback would help. Thanks.JardenBooks (talk) 01:13, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article has no real references and does not assert notability of the artist. It's clear there was a lot of work put into the article, so I'm assuming good faith, but I'm not even sure the article merits inclusion in the encyclopedia. Frank | talk 01:38, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is this because you personally have never heard of the artist? He is a new artist signed to Atlantic Rec. undet T.I.'s Grand Hustle imprint. Radio play, internet buzz, street buzz is very high in demand. Im not disagreeing with you, I just don't understand. I personally do not care for "RAP/HIP-HOP" music, but I would consider Young Legend worthy of a Wikipedia page. Am I wrong?JardenBooks (talk) 01:41, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are 6,892,757 articles in this encyclopedia; I certainly have not heard of the vast majority of them. However, the point is that all subjects must meet notability guidelines, and this article does not seem to do that. If he is actually notable, we just need references from reliable sources to show that. It doesn't matter if I've heard of him or not. Frank | talk 01:44, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I understand. Thanks for your info. I am just not clear on the usage of "notable". Some accomplishments are not "notable" in the underground music scene. This article may have been a bit premature.JardenBooks (talk) 01:49, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The easiest way to become clear is to click the notable link and read the policy. Frank | talk 01:53, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that according to the userpage of the account User:JardenBooks, Jarden Books is a company which is being paid to publicize Yourng Legend and other musicians by creating Wikipedia advertisements about them. The COI is blatant; the role account has been blocked as a spamusername. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:38, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed that too but was proceeding cautiously; I'm also concerned about socking. Frank | talk 13:41, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Display name

Fine by me. "Andre" as a display name pre-dates Wikipedia and was an alias I used as someone underage online (I'm 20). "Andrevan" is even older though and is actually an AOL screen name from 1996. Now that I use my real name online, the remaining references to obsolete aliases are basically persisting via inertia and laziness, and every instance of my signature links directly to my userpage anyway. So it's a moot point to me, feel free to set my display name as whatever you want. Andre (talk) 03:45, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't mean for it to be complicated; I noticed that's how your sig is, and accommodated that in the template. There was at least one other 'crat on that page (and maybe more editors on the unsuccessful candidacies page) where this applied, so it seemed appropriate to put it in there. It's not for me to decide how you display; I just didn't want the new format to eliminate the possibility of a different display name. Your choice! Frank | talk 12:26, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Obama stimulus

If you read the article that was used as a source, you will notice that this is exactly what it says.

U.S. GDP rises 3.5% as stimulus kicks in. Gains in consumer spending, inventories, housing drive growth

The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.5% annual pace in the third quarter, as massive government stimulus helped drag the economy out of the longest and deepest recession since the 1930s, the Commerce Department estimated Thursday.

I can understand why it may be premature to say that the recession is over, seeing as how it has yet to be officialy confirmed. However, we already know that the economy grew at a 3.5% pace, and that the article used as a source states that the economy started growing again exactly when the stimulus started to kick in. Therefore, wouldn't it be appropriate to include these things that are already known to be true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joker123192 (talk • contribs) 01:36, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:V and WP:OR. Also, note that "as stimulus kicks in" in a headline is not nearly the same as saying "caused by the stimulus package." Furthermore, the article actually states that the cash-for-clunkers program was largely responsible for 3Q growth, and that wasn't even part of the stimulus package. Barack Obama is one of the largest and most highly-visited pages on the encyclopedia, and it is definitely a WP:BLP article, and it's on probation. Edits of the sort you've been making must be very carefully sourced. Please also note that when BLP issues are concerned, it is not considered WP:3RR to continue to revert edits that are inappropriate. Finally, I would say the place to discuss changes to that article is on its talk page, not here. That's where consensus will be developed. Frank | talk 01:41, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Strom Thurmond edits

Please read the most current comments on this issue by Jusdfax <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jusdafax">here</a>. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cplessinger (talk • contribs) 18:22, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Take care, Cplessinger. Remember, I'm no admin. My comments reflect only my own views! Deep breaths, man! Jusdafax 18:25, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Cplessinger#Strom_Thurmond for my to your comments Frank. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cplessinger (talk • contribs) 18:36, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

More comments - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Cplessinger#Strom_Thurmond

Christopher Plessinger 18:45, 18 November 2009 (UTC)