User talk:Garr1984
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on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! Katr67 21:34, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your addition to the article. Do you have a source that shows the filming was also done on the Yaquina River? I changed your edit to read Yaquina Bay, as the references I found show that, but if filming also occurred along the Yaquina River and we have a source that says it, it can be be put back in the article. Thanks and happy editing! Katr67 21:34, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for telling me about the book--the Internet does have its limitations. If you want to put the river back in the article, here is some help with citation templates for citing book references. I'm going to go ahead and make a references section for the article and change my references to that format. (Not until later tonight though.) Thanks for leading me to the Toledo article, by the way, I see it mentions the "Spruce Squadrons", which is something on which I'd like to see an article. (There's a little bit about this in the Kernville article and you can see how the references thing works as well.) Is there anything in your book about them? P.S. If you type 4 tildes (~~~~) you can make a wikilinked signature with a date stamp. Talk to you later, Katr67 00:07, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
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Saddam Hussein a Victim of Child Abuse
Hi there, my apologies if it seems like an incorrect revert. Might I suggest you propose the category addition on the talk page first before re-adding it?¤~Persian Poet Gal (talk) 02:08, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
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- I Have added copyright information to this image's description... if anyone can help me make it fit to keep on Wikipedia, I would greatly appreciate it. Sincerely Garr1984 19:01, 13 April 2007 (UTC)§
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Your report to WP:AIV
Hi there. I've removed your vandalism report regarding User:OldakQuill editing on the article Marg Osburne, as it doesn't really qualify as vandalism. The other editor appears to be making automated replacements of the phrase "passed away" with "died"; I believe that's probably the better usage, being more encyclopedic. I don't believe it's in the manual of style anywhere, but "died" seems to work better and is more neutral and factual.
My main concern, though, is your reference to the article as "yours." Please note that nobody owns any articles here, and any article is likely to be edited to improve it by multiple editors. Please keep that in mind. The Osburne article looks to need some cleanup to bring it to encyclopedic quality, so you can expect other people to edit it in the future as well. Tony Fox (arf!) 03:23, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
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Deletion of Hey Arnold characters
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Fake unblock approval messages
Please do not place fake messages on users' pages claiming they have been unblocked when they haven't, as you did on User talk:71.36.204.43. Since you don't appear to be an admin, you shouldn't be using unblock approved templates anyway. Exploding Boy (talk) 17:25, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
- I was not aware I was not allowed to do this... It was an honest mistake andI apologize.... incidentally, while we are on the subject, how does one become an admin? Garr1984 (talk) 17:27, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
- You can apply at WP:RFA. Exploding Boy (talk) 17:37, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
- I can't figure out how that works at the moment... if I may be so bold as to ask, would you consider nominating me?Garr1984 (talk) 17:39, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
- I don't think it would be approved. You've been editing for a few years, but you don't have that many contributions or article creations, and you haven't done any new page patrolling or any of the other tasks that would indicate to other users (who would be supporting or opposing your nomination) that you should be sysopped. If you are serious about wanting to become an admin, then you should start by reading Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship. Exploding Boy (talk) 17:48, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
The Great Band Era
Thank you for the date correction. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 01:14, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
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- There is no Copyright to speak of... I took the picture of the subject of the article myself, about 10 years before she passed away. I do not know how to tag an image one has created oneself so that it will not be deleted... any information or assistance y'all could give me will be appreciated Garr1984 (talk) 03:40, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
August 2010
Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living persons, as you did to Drake Bell. Thank you. P. D. Cook Talk to me! 02:50, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
- My kids must have done this... you can rest assured they will be barred from getting on the internet for the remainder of their Summer Vacation. Garr1984 (talk) 13:28, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
July 2011
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at List of Rugrats characters. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Jnorton7558 (talk) 03:54, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
Please do not vandalize pages, as you did with this edit to List of Rugrats characters. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing. Prunesqualor billets_doux 11:26, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
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Smiley Bates discography
It would be great to insert a citation for the discography information, if possible.--Soulparadox (talk) 18:09, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
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May 2013
Welcome, and thank you for your attempt to lighten up Wikipedia. However, this is an encyclopedia and the articles are intended to be serious, so please don't make joke edits, as you did to List of Rugrats characters. Readers looking for accurate information will not find them amusing. If you'd like to experiment with editing, try the sandbox, where you are given a good deal of freedom in what you write. Marianian(talk) 00:28, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at List of Rugrats characters with this edit. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Amaury (talk) 03:43, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
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- Please explain how you could link to http://www.globalassociatednews.com/ and not be aware that it was a fake site.—Kww(talk) 03:19, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
- I had never heard of http://www.globalassociatednews.com/ until tonight and therefore was not aware it was a hoax site.Garr1984 (talk) 03:22, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
- You would have needed to have read that big "CELEBRITY FAKE NEWS HOAX GENERATOR" banner more than once?—Kww(talk) 03:30, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
- I swear I never saw the banner Garr1984 (talk) 03:32, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
- Kww, I have sent you an E-mail offering proof that I did not know the "news story" was a hoax.Garr1984 (talk) 03:49, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
- I swear I never saw the banner Garr1984 (talk) 03:32, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
- You would have needed to have read that big "CELEBRITY FAKE NEWS HOAX GENERATOR" banner more than once?—Kww(talk) 03:30, 3 October 2013 (UTC)