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Entertainment is the Core Topics collaboration

You showed support for Entertainment at Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Core topics/Core topics COTF. This article was selected as our collaboration of the fortnight. Hope you can help.

Thanks! Walkerma (talk) 02:00, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Noob Question concerning Ubuntu

Hello, Mahanga, I am a very small time wiki guy, so i apologize for this seemingly stupid question. I saw your edits on the discussion page of the ubuntu article, and was wondering if you might be able to help me out. I bought a pc that has windows 2000, and have been using it with no trouble for a year now. My problem is, i have a zune, and it requires windows xp and when i bought the upgrade, it said it wasn't compatible. So now i've got an os disk i can't return, and still can't use my zune software on it. I was wondering if i got the most recent ubuntu os, if that zune software would work with that. The only reason i'm bothering you with this is because my internet connection is almost nonexistent. I live in the middle of nowhere and have crappy dial-up, and don't have time to hunt down the answer at the library. i'm sorry to bother you with this trivial ordeal.Ambartur (talk) 00:16, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rook

Hello, thanks for the nice note! Seeing as you offered help... how do I get my references to look all neat and tidy like they do in other articles? Do I have to write all the info out every time? It is very tedious. Thanks in advance. Lucy Tamayo (talk) 01:10, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's exactly what I was looking for! Thank you. Sorry for not being clear, I didn't really know what I meant either :o) Do I have to write out the source information repeatedly if I'm using the same source for two different cites? I've seen other articles where the reference list at the bottom has little "a" "b" next to the links. Is there a simple way for me to learn how to do that? Cheers for the help! It's so nice to see my article be all neat looking :) When I created it I half expected to get a message five minutes later telling me off for making such crap and threatening to ban me, heh. Lucy Tamayo (talk) 03:08, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Also, how do I get the reference text to be smaller, like in (for example) Kylie Minogue? Lucy Tamayo (talk) 03:11, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That looks really great :D Thanks for the help. Hopefully I should be able to increase the content of the article a lot over the next few days, as the release should produce a lot of reviews that I can cite information from. Lucy Tamayo (talk) 03:27, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

userpage edits

So you can come into my user page and change it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eursoclea (talk • contribs) 14:58, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Of course I forgot to sign --Eursoclea (talk) 14:59, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alrighty then --Eursoclea (talk) 02:27, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Integrated banner for WikiProject Computer science

I have made a proposal for a integrated banner for the project here . I invite you for your valuable comments in the discussion. You are receiving this note as you are a member of the project. Thanks -- Tinu Cherian - 10:05, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Okkervil River

Hey, thanks. Okkervil River is still one of my most favorite bands since I discovered them in 2005. I love music with a passion. I don't know if you've noticed, but most of the edits I have done have been band or album pages (I even created {{Okkervil River}}). » ɧʒЖχ (ταικ•κоŋτяљ) 16:35, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Gaston Baty

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Gaston Baty, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Oo7565 (talk) 08:28, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

why?

why did you delte Kirk Bevins on wiki?

Haha he's my teaccher lol

please (if you can) out it back (:? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.40.76 (talk) 00:20, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day!

Happy First Edit Day, Mahanga, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day!

Willking1979 (talk) 15:49, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ken Hollyman

All sorted now, not sure how that happened. Thanks for pointing it out. Kosack (talk) 11:34, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New page for my School "St. Benedict's College"

I would like to get Wiki page created for my school St. Benedict's College Colombo 13 Sri Lanka

I am new to the process of getting updating wiki. But have all backing information for the validity of the content I am planning to put. All that I have sofa entered is extracted from the web site. That perhaps created copy right problem. Is there any editors form Sri Lanka that I can get in touch with?

Shalindar (talk) 04:30, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there

Long time no see — you changed your username! How have you been? — Deckiller 01:37, 3 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty good, on the whole. — Deckiller 22:18, 5 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]


DYK for Johan Hultin

Updated DYK query On May 6, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Johan Hultin, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

thx Victuallers (talk) 16:52, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]


NowCommons: File:1918 spanish flu waves.gif

File:1918 spanish flu waves.gif is now available on Wikimedia Commons as Commons:File:1918 spanish flu waves.gif. This is a repository of free media that can be used on all Wikimedia wikis. The image will be deleted from Wikipedia, but this doesn't mean it can't be used anymore. You can embed an image uploaded to Commons like you would an image uploaded to Wikipedia, in this case: [[File:1918 spanish flu waves.gif]]. Note that this is an automated message to inform you about the move. This bot did not copy the image itself. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 12:43, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Scripts

Be careful with them. Bands that happen to have names consisting of two words don't need sorting by the second. This went undetected until just now, and a bot picked up on the incorrect sort key and applied it to the article too. Gurch (talk) 19:02, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, that was a careless mistake. MahangaTalk 00:04, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]


NICE interface modification: We need more users!

Hello. I am one of the developers of the NICE tool and the related study's contact person. I hope you have been finding the modification helpful so far. We have been gathering users for a little over a month now, but we haven't gotten as many users as we had hoped. We'd appreciate it if you would share the NICE tool with any editors that might find it useful. --EpochFail (talk|contribs) 17:05, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Full version of NICE to be released

Thanks for helping me and my colleagues test the NICE interface modification. Depending on when you installed the tool, you were only presented with a specific subset of the features we have developed. We are ready to roll out the full feature set which, we expect, will make the gadget significantly more useful. Before we do that, we'd like you to answer a few questions about your activity in Wikipedia as it relates to undoing other's edits and what you thought of the NICE features you were shown.

The survey will ask for your Wikipedia username, but you can participate anonymously if you choose. To do so, send me an email with an address I can respond to and I will have the survey software respond with an anonymous token for you to continue. --EpochFail (talk|contribs) 17:57, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for filling out the survey! You have been switched to the full feature set. Don't forget to update your cache. --EpochFail (talk|contribs) 15:02, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]


And how dare you remove our MEDIA OUTLET from the Prattville, Alabama wiki, yes you heard me correctly we are a MEDIA OUTLET.

The External Links are to Interviews form a JOURNALIST of merit (Melissa Parker) that works for OUR publication.

We were recently mention in TV Guide, as well as so many other outlets I would be typing all day to post them here... http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Suds/Articles/090911_suds_report_NB.htm

Have you actually taken the time to review these Interviews? From the elapsed time it certainly does not appear that way.

We should be on the Media List for Prattville. Why? Because we are the news media here. How in the world can you remove a legit news outlet from the MEDIA section of our own HOMETOWN?

These Links do not lead to advertising, they are complementary to the wiki under the external link guidelines set forth under the rules.

File:Pachuco.jpg

The above image which you uploaded to Wikipedia back in 2006 and was moved for Commons in 2007, has been nominated for deletion on Commons here. It ended up in a maintenance category Commons:Category:Flickr images not found-old as its an image from Flickr that had never had its license verified by either our automated Flickrreview bot or by an editor and the image has been deleted from Flickr. I was wondering if you might want to comment on it's license if you can remember anything about the image in the Deletion Request on Commons. Thanks. --Captain-tucker (talk) 12:52, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Galveston, Texas

Hello, I responded at Talk:Galveston, Texas/GA2. Thank you! Postoak (talk) 22:20, 15 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!! Postoak (talk) 18:49, 16 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Mahanga, yes I plan to nominate the article for FA after I work on a few other articles. A few things are needed such as the alt text required on each image...also I want to change the cite templates on a few notes so that they are consistent. Do you see any major issues that would hold the article back in its current form? Also, thinking of nominating History of Galveston, Texas as GA. Thanks again, Postoak (talk) 22:51, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mentoring advice?

Mahanga,

Poking around I found your name listed as a mentor. Out of frustration I actually was looking for some informal advice/mentorship. If you are interested and feel you have some insight to help guide me I wouldn't mind the assistance.

Summary of why I need help:

A while ago I took on expanding the Galveston Bay Area article as it seemed an interesting and unappreciated topic. Since the moment I started expanding it the article raised a lot of strong feelings from people involved with WikiProject Houston (by its nature the topic could be interpreted as detracting from the city of Houston which I think is at the core of these feelings). There was an AfD nomination and there have been numerous accusations for OR and a lot of other things. Perhaps I should have abandoned it but, frankly, I like taking on these underdog topics and I decided I wasn't going to get chased away. Eventually most of the editors who had serious concerns either went away or have actually become supportive of my efforts in general (and indeed there have been occassionally disinterested editors who have chimed in supporting the article and speaking against some of the accusations). Still nobody has become interested enough to become a serious co-editor. That means that it is still primarily my article which makes it easier for accusations of bias to stick. There has recently been one particular editor who, though he has calmed down somewhat, has still made progress slow-going. There are still some banners sitting on the page even now and I am having difficulty motivating discussion to remove the banners. I had tried to ask for a Peer Review to try to get neutral feedback from a disinterested party. One guy actually did start the review process but never finished. I think he got scared away by the acrimony he saw.
So though it seems some "progress" is being made toward calming the latest rounds of acrimony, I still feel like the article is a "hot potato" and I can't cool it off. Even if the editor with the most serious complaints right now were to change direction I wonder about another editor coming along who has a problem and throwing another wrench into things.

Basically I am just looking to figure out to get past all of this once and for all so I can move this article toward GA and beyond. Any guidance would be appreciated.

--Mcorazao (talk) 21:46, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take a look later when I get a chance. MahangaTalk 20:31, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. --Mcorazao (talk) 21:53, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It seems like the dust has settled on the talk page. Just continue to edit boldly with your best intentions and discuss with other editors as needed. The details of the situation seem unfamiliar to me and unfortunately, I don't have much free time to gather all the pertinent information. However, I'll add it to my watchlist and peek in on it from time to time and suggest improvements. Cheers MahangaTalk 16:34, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
Thanks.
For the moment the "dust has settled." I have two larger concerns, though:
  • The editor who has most recently raised concerns has shown a pattern of getting heavily involved with an issue, then backing away for a long while, and then getting heavily involved again. Though obviously I cannot predict what might happen in the future, I am concerned that as soon as I try to nominate this for GA another war starts (or even if I making some of the edits I have been holding off on another war will start which is exactly what happened before).
  • This most recent war has not been the only stumbling block (although it has been the biggest so far). Multiple editors with an interest in Houston upon coming in and looking at the article for the first time have been so offended by the topic in principle that they have launched into attacks on it without bothering to check facts. Certainly I have no objection to debating things with people but when it interferes with moving the article forward, or worse, they make malicious edits to "remove bias" it is a problem.
Anyway, if you'd rather leave this alone I understand. I was just looking for advice on how to manage these wars in the future so that they don't become such a stumbling block (i.e. how to keep the debates from holding up or turning back progress).
--Mcorazao (talk) 16:48, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. My hope has been that if I can just get the article past GA then I have ammunition to fend off future malicious edits. In other words, by having it pass GA I have a blessing from a neutral party that says the article is at least in somewhat good shape. As such I can justifiably argue that if I believe a given editor is harming the article I can insist that we discuss it before edits are made or banners are placed in the article. --Mcorazao (talk) 16:59, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dan Povenmire

Hi. At the FAC for that article, you mentioned that you sent a message to the Flickr user who uploaded some images of him. Have you gotten any response? Cheers, The Flash {talk} 23:16, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, but with only 183 photos uploaded, he doesn't appear to be very active on Flickr. I'll let you know if I get a response. MahangaTalk 01:20, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. There's also also these (slightly higher quality) images that the uploader is more active and likely to respond more swiftly, if you'd like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brickjournal/3760037833/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/brickjournal/3760833600/ . If not, it's perfectly fine, just mentioning it as the uploader you've messaged is likely not to respond for a bit. Anyways, thanks. The Flash {talk} 02:32, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sent Brikjournal a message. *crosses fingers* MahangaTalk 03:30, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! :) The Flash {talk} 03:48, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
He responded and said it's fine. He has now relicensed the images. Btw, he seems like he might be ok with sharing some more of his photos, so if you need a few more for some other articles, let me know and I'll ask him. MahangaTalk 05:04, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much! I've been searching for images of him and his longtime collaborator Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for a year now. Thanks a bunch! :) The Flash {talk} 19:53, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. As you said the author of that file might be willing to release more images under a free license, I was wondering if you could message the user to release this under one. I'm working on Jeff "Swampy" Marsh's page and the current image is pretty low quality. Thanks in advance! :) The Flash {talk} 17:49, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Message sent. MahangaTalk 18:30, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. The Flash {talk} 20:09, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, he re-licensed it. Cheers. MahangaTalk 06:52, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks again :) The Flash {talk} 18:07, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dodo

Thanks for putting a lock on Dodo. Jan Arkesteijn (talk) 09:40, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agnieszka Piotrowska

Hello A friend put up my profile which you didn't like. I edited it down and added some references. Please can you remove some editor's comments at the top - as the matter has been taken care of and they are embarassing. Also I am in fact mentioned in OUT OF THE RUINS page (Michael Nyman) so these two pages should connect.Agnieszkacornes (talk) 00:03, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Valued pictures and ITN in the WikiCup

Hi. I am contacting you on behalf of the WikiCup judges because you were involved in our previous points polling. Though most of the polls are now closed, we have restarted polls relating to the points value for both valued pictures and in the news entries. You are welcome to submit your votes here; the polls will be closing in a week's time. J Milburn (talk) 19:56, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Award

I hereby give Mahanga this Blurred Star Award for work on Denton, Texas. Don't worry, you'll get there next time 'round. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:45, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

View the FAC page now as a Peer Review, and we'll all check in next time (or before) to see how things are going. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:45, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

University of North Texas

Don't you think a temporary info box announcing the Grammy nominations is OK? Eurodog 19:10, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

  • No. You may add a sentence or two to the pertinent section but adding a green header is not acceptable here. That's not quite how Wikipedia works. Also, please refrain from using background colors for text, such as on One_O'Clock_Lab_Band. Let me know if you have questions and I'll be able to help you. MahangaTalk 19:51, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

fac

FG has been nominated for FAC can you review--Pedro J. the rookie 20:19, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

By FG, he means the Family Guy article you had previously reviewed for FAC. The article has been nominated again, and the review page can be found here. Ωphois 14:56, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day, and Holidays!

Happy First Edit Day, Mahanga, from the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! File:18th Birthday.jpg

MisterWiki is wishing you Happy Holidays! MisterWiki talk contribs wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with all of your family, spread love during this times!

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Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:MisterWiki/Happy Holidays}} to your friends' talk pages.

MisterWiki talk contribs 03:03, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

HAPPY FIRST EDIT DAY! from the BIRTHDAYCOMMITTEE

Wishing Mahanga a very Happy First Edit Day!

Have a fantastic day!

From the Wikipedia Birthday Committee

Hi878 (talk) 04:33, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Flickr

Hi, Mahanga. A little while ago you e-mailed a Flickr user and got some licensing changes made for images of Dan Povenmire and others to be used on Wikipedia. Do you know if you can do the same thing for this image? It would be really useful on the new "List of awards and nominations received by Rugrats" article I'm about to start up, along with several other articles on the series (including an FAC I'm working on) Thanks in advance, The Flash {talk} 23:57, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Requested. Unfortunately, I haven't had much luck with Flickr requests lately. But we'll see. MahangaTalk 06:31, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, thanks. :) The Flash {talk} 15:55, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
File:Rugrats on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.jpg MahangaTalk 19:40, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! :) The Flash {talk} 21:41, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for that one too; it should probably come in handy later once I crop it :) The Flash {talk} 01:35, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Structural MRI animation.ogv

Hi,

Was a two step process, first I used an old version of "Animation Shop" I had lying around (old shareware GIF animation program part of the Paint Shop Pro package from before Corel took over Jasc, can probably find freeware tools to do the same though) to save the GIF as an AVI movie, then I used the ffmpeg2theora converter to convert the AVI to OGV. --Sherool (talk) 08:31, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

can you help me

Hello Mahanga,

Not sure if you are still on a break and I was wondering if you can help me since I might fit the criteria for your editing guidance I am "new to Wikipedia with a million small questions". Can you tell me how to fill out an arbitration request form? When I hit the "edit" on the arbitration request form another unrelated arbitration request is already in there. Am I supposed to add my new request to the bottom of the previous one? I don't want to be typing in the wrong place. Thank you so much for your time and consideration! Middlemarch2256 (talk) 19:49, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting your opinion

Hi. I've started a discussion here. (Actually, it's a restart of a prior discussion that went cold; you can just scroll directly down to my most recent post in that section if you want.) Can you offer your thoughts? I think it's very important. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 00:54, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What a brilliant idea!

Concerning new editors, Wikipedia:Newbie treatment at Criteria for speedy deletion you may also be interested in: Wikipedia:Notability/RFC:Reevaluation#Journalists and User:Ikip/AfD on average day.

I loved your video idea. I am going to request it now at Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop Ikip 20:17, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey!

Hey Mahanga,

I'm a new user and am working on my first article but need quite a bit of help ( Especially with images :( ) if you're interested in adopting me, reply back and I'll give you some more details.

D

Will

--Will Lowry (talk) 23:40, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Image help

Awesome! I'm currently working on my first article and I'm confused as to how I would add the album artwork into the infobox. Sorry if this is a basic concept but I've read through the articles and am still confused. Will Lowry (talk) 02:39, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mexican Drug War and Timeline

Hi there. I am Canadian, reside in the USA and I speak several languages. I have been trying to stay away from th Timeline as it is a mess. I attempted to clean it a bit some weeks ago and probably won't work on it again in the future. I rather maintain a true article than a collection of news. Thank you for checking the links, it is very useful. Cheers, --BatteryIncluded (talk) 03:06, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


The Wikipedia Signpost: 3 May 2010

The Wikipedia Signpost: 10 May 2010

DYK for Gabriel Flores

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

dodo

Unlock or update link for ref 4 as http://lhldigital.lindahall.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/nat_hist&CISOPTR=2602. -lysdexia 08:48, 23 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.64.168.136 (talk)

Done. Thanks for the link. Mahanga (Talk) 03:12, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

new article

I am looking for some help. I have created an article on my user page but need to know how to move it out and also how to add pictures.

Awwsurf (talk) 20:27, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Help question about sanctions

Hi. I found you at the Help Desk. I'm still relatively new to active editing at WP. Can you help me understand the significance of the general sanctions notice at the top of the Talk page on Intelligent Design? When I click the link, I get the page/article on General sanctions, but I don't see the ID article on the list of actively sanctioned articles. Is the notice ("This article and its editors are subject to Wikipedia general sanctions.") just a reminder that every article and editor on WP could come under sanctions if they don't behave themselves, or is it a designation of problematic behaviour and some kind of restriction that has actually been applied to this article and its editors? Does this general sanction relate to the setting on the Edit page that requires review of edits except for "autoconfirmed" editors? (Which I am) Thanks for any help. Scoopczar (talk) 22:21, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the good info you left on my talk page, Mahanga. I appreciate it. Scoopczar (talk) 04:08, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:List of suicides

Thanks. Hopefully more editors new to the article will see that and be able to understand it. Nightscream (talk) 17:03, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Starcraft II protection

I was just asking if you could remove the semi-protection on StarCraft II. I'd be fully willing to have it reinstated if the vandalism ensues, but I think a majority of the vandalism had to do with the fact it was released on that day, and I'd like to see if we could just stick with pending, now that some of the fuss has died down. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 03:48, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, not a problem. Mahanga (Talk) 18:32, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia Signpost: 2 August 2010

Photo request

Hey Mahanga. Are you in the DFW area at the moment?

The last headquarters of the Wilmer Hutchins Independent School District is located at 3820 East Illinois Avenue. The building is still standing, and it is just off of I-45. Would you mind photographing the building so its image can be used for Wikipedia? I fear that DISD may tear it down soon, so it is very important to get a photo of the building ASAP. The building still has a sign saying it is the WHISD HQ.

If you want, you can photograph other Wilmer Hutchins ISD buildings too, especially ones that may be torn down soon.

Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 17:56, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I should be able to take a picture of the supported living center. Don't know when I'll get around to it, though. Mahanga (Talk) 05:30, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia Signpost: 9 August 2010

Adoption

I am currently seeking adoption. If you would that would be nice, Regards,Birkenburg (talk) 13:03, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Editor Assistance

Hello. I noted your name here and wondered if you might be able to advise me? I'd like some advice on a recent dispute so that it doesn't happen again. I attempted to gain advice here, but it's not very forthcoming. Any response or help to my talk page would be great. gonads3 19:09, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 16 August 2010

help!

Like you once, I am new to Wiki and am baffled as to how to contribute content.

Can you adopt me?

(````) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Macross24 (talk • contribs) 14:45, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What specifically can I help you with? --Mahanga (Talk) 20:08, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA

I am currently working on Los Angeles Galaxy for it to be a Good article. Could you help? I have already nominated it, read over the guidelines, and it looked fine when I looked it over. Any help would be nice. Regards,--Birkenburg (talk) 19:35, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good but still needs some changes. I left some comments on the talk page. At this point, I think it's premature to nominate for GA status. Mahanga (Talk) 01:30, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Referenced all the things you wanted. :) Regards,--Birkenburg (talk) 18:57, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Can you format them properly? See the other references in the article as examples. Let me know if you need help. --Mahanga (Talk) 01:31, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I'm rewriting the History section by adding on to the Decade of success section, could you summarize the recent years? Thanks in advance,--Birkenburg (talk) 15:28, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 23 August 2010

new user

i submitted my 1st article from my user page to be reviewed and am not sure about the steps that follow. any advise would be appreciated about time frames or short cuts, etc. thanks you in advance Themusic Dr (talk) 17:04, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The place to go is Wikipedia:Article wizard/Ready for submission to have your article checked. On the right side, there's a button to submit new article for review. You'll want to enter 'WT:Articles for creation/The Gentz' in the textbox (without quotes). Then paste your article in the new page. From just a brief look at your page, it's bordering on being non-notable. Take a look at Wikipedia:Article wizard/Musical notability. Your article needs more external sources. Try to find mentions of The Gentz in news articles, books (Google Books), music magazines, etc. Let me know if you need help. --Mahanga (Talk) 20:05, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rapid7 - removed See Also to HD Moore

Hi Mahanga,

I noticed that you reverted some of my changes, so I wanted to follow up with you. I'm okay with most of the changes but don't understand why you removed the See also pointing to HD Moore. He's the CTO at Rapid7 and a notable hacker, so readers may be interested in more information.

Many thanks,

Pradameinhoff —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pradameinhoff (talk • contribs) 14:39, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

He's already linked to in the infobox, the history section and I thought the lead paragraph, but I guess not. I've added a link to the CEO and him in the lead. --Mahanga (Talk) 19:53, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pradameinhoff (talk • contribs) 13:21, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Any time available to adopt an newer editor?

Hello Mahanga, I'd like to get adopted, if you have time available! I could use some help on walking through some of the basics, e.g., tables, proper tagging for uploads, formatting, more elegant ways of getting PD text into articles, etc. ... Djembayz (talk) 02:27, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have too much time, but I'll do my best.
  • First of all, you seem to be doing a great job. Besides my help, you can also ask the fine folks at WikiProject Ships for help.
  • Regarding tables: If you're using the vector skin (which you probably are -- check Special:Preferences -> Appearance tab, you'll have a toolbar when editing. Click on Advanced and click on the small table icon. That'll allow you to make a quick table. For additional help, you can review Help:Table or take a look at tables in other articles. Lastly, you can just ask me to create it for you.
  • If you're uploading media that is in the public domain, it's recommended that you upload to Wikimedia Commons, located at commons.wikimedia.org. Note: if the image was published in the United States before 1923, then upload to Commons. If it was published in some other country before 1923, upload here on Wikipedia.
  • In the upload form, state the source of the images. What is the title, author, publication year of the book?
  • There's no elegant way, as far as I know, of using PD text. Just try to keep it to a minimum, if you can. Rewrite it if possible. Always source it.
  • Let me know if you have trouble uploading to Commons/Wikipedia. It's not especially easy for new users. Don't hesitate to ask questions. Cheers, --Mahanga (Talk) 02:52, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, that gets me started! Didn't realize that about Wikimedia Commons.Djembayz (talk) 18:53, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 6 September 2010

GA update

Hey, could you help me summarize the recent history of LA Galaxy?, I added information to the 1996-2005 section. Regards,--Birkenburg (talk) 20:48, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also trying to bring 9/11 back to GA or FA--Birkenburg (talk) 20:31, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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