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Olivia

Hey! Thanks for the article ratings. A lot of these my students, so I feel a little conflicted about doing so. One question: Olivia, the book, is a Caldecott Honor Book, so maybe "Mid" or "High" instead of "low" importance? It is also a best-selling series. One of my students will write the article for the book in April-May. Here are the wards listed for all the books in the series:

  • Caldecott Honor for Olivia, 2000
  • Parent's Choice 2000, Gold Award Winner
  • Nick Jr. Best Book of 2001
  • ALA Notable Children's Books 2000 & 2001
  • Child's Best Book of 2001
  • Los Angeles Times Best Books of 2000 & 2001
  • Publishers Weekly, Best Books of 2000 & 2001
  • BookSense Illustrated Children's Book of the Year for Olivia Saves the Circus, 2002
  • Voted "Favorite Illustrator" for Olivia Helps with Christmas by over 50,000 children at the Children's Choice Book Awards, 2008

Just a thought. HullIntegrity\ talk / 13:40, 24 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

I just noticed that Sophie Hunter has notable relatives and this should be reflected in her infobox. All sources are in the family family section of the page. If you may be so kind to copy-paste this to the page, I would be very grateful and it would be a big improvement to her page. Thank you in advance! 93.82.123.109 (talk) 06:01, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Maria Hack

Can't quite see what's stubby and low about this page. What do you suggest is missing? Bmcln1 (talk) 20:27, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bmcln1, 1st up, if you have a look at my recent history i have been assessing quite a few articles for child lit and may make the occasional mistake (where is my WP:TROUT:) also, i am quite conservative in my assessments (yes i know we wikieditors should be bold but ....) and with Maria Hack, nothing has been improved since it was rated for the biblio and women writer projects as a stub. i did however umm and ahh over whether it should receive a start as it does have some good info, so a slight rewrite further incorporating the references into the articles info would bring it over the line.
To make it a good solid start and improve further for child lit here are some suggestions/comments (please forgive my ramblings:)):
  • - include an infobox ((child lit?) i love them:)),
  • - brief synopsis of each of her books,
  • - pictures; of maria, where she lived/traveled to that may illustrate their influence on what she wrote, and of book covers, title pages and of pictures within her books,
  • - were any of her books used as standard school texts, how popular were they, did they have an affect on how children were educated?
  • - how are they seen today.
i hope this helps. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:58, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
ps. here is an article I have just assessed as start (a very high start:)) Charlotte Harding Coolabahapple (talk) 02:50, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree about the info box. I don't do pictures, I'm afraid - life's too short. I'm afraid I can't consult any of her books to do a synopsis, but I'll look again on the Web to see if anyone else has done such. There is not a great deal more to be found about her anywhere, to be honest, which is not unusual. As a Quaker and a woman writer of the middle class she would be unlikely to trumpet her literary achievements much in that period, and schoolbooks were not usually reviewed. I feel the page is adequately referenced. Most of the info came from the ODNB, which is reliable. I can send you the text of that if you like, as it's pay-walled. Bmcln1 (talk) 13:32, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A Kitten for YOU!

Excellent Editor
A kitty for you! :) HullIntegrity\ talk / 12:53, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Some stroopwafels for you!

Welcome to the Penguin Cabal. DThomsen8 (talk) 02:07, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

yo

Leave London and go to edit Sydney and Melbourne. -- AHLM13 talk 17:17, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Left a warning on their talk page for this, sorry for the trouble. They can be bit stubborn at times when their changes get reverted. Ravensfire (talk) 12:51, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Goblin Gate

Thanks, might need a AFD but I'm not sure either to be honest! Wgolf (talk) 01:56, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Extra Parens on Lauren Barnholdt?

Hi! What do the extra parentheses you added on the Education banner on Lauren Barnholdt do? I do not see any effect. HullIntegrity\ talk / 11:53, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

hi HullIntegrity, without the extra parentheses at Talk:Lauren Barnholdt the bannershell won't work, so instead of just the headings of the various projects with little 'show' buttons, the projects are shown in full; it just looks neater Coolabahapple (talk) 13:11, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Dimension 5

Thanks for your help. I still don't know how to get around that reflist, but I will. I am working on the TV series "The Next Step Beyond". As a follow up to "One Step Beyond", I'm surprised it isn't listed already! Inkwell765 (talk) 14:24, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Świat Młodych and Świerszczyk

Thanks for notifying me about the notability issues. I am more than happy to fix the problems on my articles. I'd suggest you also notify the relevant wikiprojects; our Polish one for example is relatively active. I have taken care, I hope, of Świerszczyk, and I'll see about the other one soon. If you consider any AfDs, please check if there are WikiProject Poland templates on the talk page (otherwise we won't be notified), and if you can, try to check with me before the AfD so I can look for refs. Cheers, --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:28, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, will do. Coolabahapple (talk) 04:19, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Caldecott

Hi there -- you're welcome. I found them by accident because the same IP had made what looked to be a vandal edit to a different page that I was reading. I just went to the last version before they started messing with it (after doing too much looking up to make sure I wasn't wrong) and then edited that page and saved it. So no rollback privs necessary. I left a warning on that user's IP talk page just in case they were goofing and not vandalizing but I have both pages on my watchlist now as well. Jessamyn (talk) 22:13, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Thank you so much for your work in Children's and YA literature! We be tiny but fierce! HullIntegrity\ talk / 13:18, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Notice

Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is AusLondonder's battleground conduct. Thank you. Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 17:04, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello—I think it's great that you're helping the Children's Lit portal, but the template formatting you've chosen to insert in many pages over the last day is not the appropriate one for most of the instances where you've employed it. I recommend reading the WP:P#How to add portal links to articles and perhaps looking at the correction I made to Wimmelbilderbuch as an example. If you have any questions, just respond here. I'll make sure I check back here next time I'm in wiki mode. Cheers! —jameslucas (" " / +) 11:00, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@JamesLucas: Good point. However, see WP:SEEALSO - part of Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout - "Other internal links: Portal and Wikipedia books links are usually placed in this section." - which is the first article I read on starting wiki. I think putting a portal in the 'See Also' section encourages readers to click on it to have a look, whereas placing them elsewhere in an article might cause the portal to be lost and ignored. Having the portal within a 'bar' is a matter of asthetics. Admittedly, they sometimes look 'funny', usually when the article is very small and has an infobox, but hopefully that will encourage editors to flesh out the article with more information which will then move the 'See Also' title down. That said I will take your suggestion into account during my 'portal blitz' on child lit articles Coolabahapple (talk) 15:25, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I think the most important guideline with regards to your "blitz" (a particularly good term in my mind given that I discovered it on Wimmelbilderbuch!) is that a "See also" section should not be created if the portal link is the only thing that will be populating it. I'd also say that the bar template is an alternate format that should be used judiciously, but that's less important that the sectional issue. Cheers —jameslucas (" " / +) 15:50, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@JamesLucas: Fair enough, duly noted.Coolabahapple (talk) 02:11, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The following is copied from JamesLucas talk page, with thanks to ScalhotrodCoolabahapple (talk) 13:51, 22 May 2015 (UTC):[reply]

Wuz i duin suumthin rong??

Hi JamesLucas, thanks for pointing out my mistaken enthusiasm regarding the child lit portal. I have adjusted how I include them on articles (see recent edits:)). By the way, I am open to being 'trouted'

Coolabahapple (talk) 02:19, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Coolabahapple

Ask and ye shall receive... --Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 14:29, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Proof of Wikipedia's collaborative nature! I was abroad for several days (in a country with plenty of cod but no trout), but everything continued seamlessly here! —jameslucas (" " / +) 13:40, 26 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Coolabahapple. You have new messages at Brambleberry of RiverClan's talk page.
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Childrens' Literature

I've reverted at least 2 additions of the Children's Literature Portal, because the relevant books are not children's books. Given that you have recently marked a huge number of books with this portal, I'm interested in understanding how you decide which books belong to the portal. Bluap (talk) 14:11, 28 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bluap: The Dolphins of Pern has been listed with the children's literature project since 2009. The children's literature portal page states "Children's literature is literature written for and/or marketed towards a primarily juvenile audience. While some books are authored for a youthful audience, others become associated with children through marketing or tradition. Still others are "crossover" books, read by children and adults alike." I've been reading McCaffrey's books since I was 11 or 12. Indeed, her talkpage also has the Children's literature project. That said, if you want to follow my edits and revert anymore which you believe are inappropriate, be my guest; it will probably take me a year or so to have finished checking all the child lit articles and start again. Coolabahapple (talk) 15:25, 28 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
There is a big difference between an article belonging to a sub-project, which is mainly about a group of editors collaborating to improve a page, and therefore appears on the talk page, not the main article; and an article belonging to a portal, which leads to the classification being on the main page. Bluap (talk) 09:38, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Bluap: Just because I have added the child lit portal to an article's page, doesn't mean the article belongs to that portal. Articles do not "belong" to any "sub-project"(?) or any portal, just like they don't belong to any editor. Editors improve Wikipedia in different ways, for example all/most(?) Wikiprojects including Wikipedia:WikiProject Children's literature state "Here are some open tasks for (WikiProject Children's literature), an attempt to create and standardize articles related to children's literature. Feel free to
Add Portal|Children's literature to the See also section of related articles."
When I add that portal to articles it doesn't preclude other relevant portals from being added. I'm interested in child lit so I add that portal, another editor may be interested in SciFi or Novels, they can add those as appropriate. There are many articles which have one or more portals, eg. J. K. Rowling which has 6 portals. Coolabahapple (talk) 16:06, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Bluap: I am not sure this is the proper place for me to "agree" (I was wandering by for another reason involving kittens) but I do agree with Coolabahapple completely. HullIntegrity\ talk / 13:41, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It seems kind of weird to me to add that portal to YA (Young Adult) novels... — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 10:46, 7 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeraphine Gryphon: I'm adding it to those articles that are included in the child lit project lists. Young Adult Literature (YA) is included within the child lit portal - see Categories of the child lit portal. The definition of what YA is also kind of weird/interesting - could be anything aimed at twelve to twenty-five (see lead of Young-adult fiction), quite a broad age range. Is it time to have a YA portal/project? I don't know, if enough editors are willing to work on it .... I would be perfectly willing to swap a child lit portal for a YA one. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:14, 7 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
You could ask around on some relevant discussion pages, about what others would think of a YA portal. I think it would be a nice idea (except if no one will volunteer to work on it...) — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 12:18, 7 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, but so much to do, so little time ....Coolabahapple (talk) 13:55, 7 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeraphine Gryphon: I have found this -
  • Children and Young Adult Literature portal

    • so will use it for YA articles I come accross.Coolabahapple (talk) 07:27, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    A kitten for you!

    Thank you so much for reviewing and re-rating articles in Children's Literature!

    HullIntegrity\ talk / 13:36, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    @HullIntegrity:, sorry if I didn't thank you for this cute kitten, so thanks! Coolabahapple (talk) 07:30, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Coolabahapple: HullIntegrity\ talk / 11:14, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]


    We need YOU!

    Hello Coolabahapple,

    Unregistered editors cannot create articles on Wikipedia, but they can use the articles for creation process to submit drafts that registered editors can either accept and publish or decline. The WikiProject Articles for creation is looking for experienced editors who want to partake in this peer review process. If you have what it takes to get involved, then please take a look at the reviewing instructions. To discuss specific AfC reviews, do so freely on the designated talk page.

    There is currently a backlog of over 2500 drafts (0 very old).

    If you know an editor who may be willing to help out, please use the template you are currently reading {{subst:WPAFCInvite}} to draw attention to this WikiProject. Many hands make light work!

    Worldbruce (talk) 05:18, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Worldbruce:, thanks for your kind invitation but I am unable to accept at this time as I am busy (mainly) nosing around in the depths of child lit articles. I promise, however, to keep AFC in mind ... out of interest, is there a way for reviewers to look at say book afcs only or is it a case of browsing and relying on the article title?Coolabahapple (talk) 07:22, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Most drafts are completely unsorted, so there isn't any reliable way. Article categories are usually disabled on drafts so those drafts wouldn't show up there. However, drafts can be sorted into WikiProjects, and many WikiProject templates have enabled the use of the "Draft-class" quality, including WP Books and WP Novels, so you would find those drafts here: Category:Draft-Class Book articles and Category:Draft-Class novel articles. — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 07:55, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    That's an excellent, and frequently asked, question. It looks like while I was editing this you received a better answer, but I'll tell you what I know anyway. Anne Delong suggests that reviewers use the following search box, where you might try "review waiting book"
    It isn't a perfect solution, but can help narrow the field. There has been much talk about a categories system for drafts, and my sense is that a result is on the horizon.
    Your work came to my attention through AfD. I think you'd be a good reviewer at AfC, which is similar to AfD in some ways, but with an added component of assisting, guiding, and retaining new editors. Good luck with your current project. When you have time, or if you need a change of pace, give AfC a try. -- Worldbruce (talk) 08:16, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @Worldbruce and Jeraphine Gryphon:, thanks for your informative replies, I will keep afc in mind.Coolabahapple (talk) 08:56, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]


    London demography edit

    Reply from User talk:TransportJone#London demography edit

    Hello. Good catch, I actually didn't realise that the bottom countries don't line up with each other. Unfortunately I could not fix it, and I'm not very good when it comes to tables anyway. I guess we'll need someone with better table understandings to fix it. But thank you for reporting! --TransportJone (talk) 17:48, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]


    Philip Pullman high importance

    Hello, I'm not sure how these things work (nor what effect 'importance' ratings have), however, would uprating His Dark Materials and its three main books make sense, since these are PP's most notable works (and the articles are not of consistent quality). Pincrete (talk) 17:58, 14 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Pincrete, most definitely!, as major award winners (i would be comfortable with upgrading the series article to top importance) it would be great if these articles were improved. By the way, importance is meant to reflect the relevence an article has to a project (i base my assessments primarily on (notable) awards received, and library holdings and popularity if a book article) ps. i like these books especially Lyra's Oxford, it is such a pretty book and was the first one i read. Coolabahapple (talk) 05:06, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Invitation to WikiProject TAFI

    Hello, Coolabahapple. You're invited to join WikiProject Today's articles for improvement, a project dedicated to significantly improving articles with collaborative editing in a week's time.

    Feel free to nominate an article for improvement at the project's Article nomination board. If interested in joining, please add your name to the list of members. Thanks for your consideration. North America1000 07:59, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi North America, thanks for the invite, i will check this out. Coolabahapple (talk) 09:22, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the reply, and for your consideration. North America1000 14:45, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Norm Houghton (historian)

    Thanks Coolabahapple, I will look out for awards and your other suggestions - Garyvines (talk) 07:58, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Garyvines, no probs mate. Coolabahapple (talk) 09:29, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]


    Portal layout

    Hi. You thanked me for "repair layout" at Arnold Lobel#See also (not for "delete Amphibians", i take for granted) and for By the Shores of Silver Lake with correct layout of portals at By the Shores of Silver Lake#External links. I think the main point is, if the Portals code (vertical stack, not horizontal bar) precedes that for ordinary See also and External links bullet lists, then the Portals stack is displayed at right margin adjacent to bullet list; bullet entries wrap around Portals links. --rather than display Portals stack at right margin below bullet list, each Portal on a line of its own. If I understand correctly, Portal templates should always follow those for Commons and other wikimedia. Otherwise they are at the top of their section.

    P.S. I am the author of {Portal bar} with comment "delete the word 'bar' ..." -- hundreds or even 1000 at the top of writer/illustrator See also sections, from 2012 or so. --P64 (talk) 16:04, 21 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi P64, thanks for the explanation. I will keep it in mind while trawling thru child lit stubby articles. ps. I like to thank editors who improve articles so you may receive more in the future.:)Coolabahapple (talk) 02:08, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]


    Regarding the deletion proposal of Summer Knight

    Not being sure about the ping process, I'll add a quick note here as well.

    First, let me thank you for the polite way you're dealing with the issue. I've dealt with a few extremely uncivil editors about the proposed deletion of a few other DF pages. Second, well, I'm concerned about having a missing book or other of the series, but it's already mentioned on the deletion discussion page. Third, I would appreciate if you explained to me why the NYTimes bestseller list not being good enough to establish notability, while Locus and Vector do. It's impossible not to know about the NYTimes bestseller list; having been an avid sf reader in my younger days I know about Locus, but Vector is a complete unknown to me.

    Many thanks, 79.51.19.245 (talk) 20:57, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi 79.51.19.245 (talk), 1st apologies for not responding sooner. With regards to the NYTimes bestseller list and notability, I was not saying that their list is not good enough to establish notability, just I was concerned with the book being in the list for one week only, see Wikipedia talk:Notability (books). So I would be a lot happier if a book is on the list for a number of weeks or on the year's bestseller list. With regards to Locus (US science fiction magazine) and Vector (a British science fiction magazine) being okay for notability, it is just that point 1. of WP:NBOOK allows for a standalone article if there are two or more book reviews from reliable sources (although some editors are concerned with this, just have a look at the afds at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Literature to see the differences of opinion:)) which is what these two magazines are.Coolabahapple (talk) 10:21, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    In other words, one week on the NYTimes bestseller list carries less weight than two reviews in two distinct sf magazines. Well, I think I got the point, so let me thank you again. :) 79.51.19.245 (talk) 16:04, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    no probs. Coolabahapple (talk) 16:19, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Kitties all around!

    MjolnirPants has given you a kitten! Kittens promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Your kitten must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever! Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a kitten, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

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    I really meant what I said about not meaning to sound aggressive, and it's nice to see that there are people on WP who can read the less critical parts of a critical comment along with the 'attack' parts. You're good people in my book. MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 13:37, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    A barnstar for you!

    The Original Barnstar
    For working hard on so many book articles! Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 11:05, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hey, just giving you a head's up on some outlets that are usable for notability giving purposes. The SF Site is usable, as is SF Signal, Tor.com, SF Crowsnest (to a degree), and some outlets like RT Book Reviews. I normally try to hunt these down via a regular Google search where I'll enclose the title in quotation marks with the author's last name. For example, I'll use the combination here while searching (minus parentheses): ("Summer Knight" Butcher). This will restrict the hits a little more and won't bring up as many false hits. I know that if the title has some words at the beginning like "the" or "a" or something like that, I'll usually leave those off since they can result in wonky searches where something won't come up if one of the websites used a search term/parameter that didn't include this word. So in other words, something like ("Art of Cooking" Martino of Como) can bring up more hits than ("The Art of Cooking" Martino of Como).
    Academic databases can be extremely helpful if you have access to them, as they tend to have indexes that include newspaper and journal articles that wouldn't come up in a regular search at all - especially if they're older articles and journals. I know that JSTOR has some limited access via a general search where you can see the first page and you can sign up for access here, although this may not always hold reviews of contemporary fiction. There are other databases out there and I recommend a general library database if you can get to it. If you just want to see if sources are available I can recommend using my old alma mater's search engine here. It's not as comprehensive as my current school's database, but it will bring up quite a few hits and it's relatively easy to maneuver. Drexel's? Not so much. It'll give you more, but it won't sort as well. Anywho, even if you can't access the sources there, you can always use them to point out to people that sourcing does exist and there are multiple people who would likely be willing to help look at the sourcing for you - myself included. In any case, if you haven't signed up for access via JSTOR, WP:HIGHBEAM, or Wikipedia:Newspapers.com, I highly recommend asking for them. You do a lot of hard work on here and I think you'll find them helpful. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 11:31, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    thanks Tokyogirl79 for all this great info, it will certainly help:)Coolabahapple (talk) 13:30, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    10,000 Famous Freemasons

    I saw your post at Talk:Freemasonry mentioning William Denslow's "10,000 Famous Freemasons". Yeah... it's a great book... which is why we cite it heavily in our two List of Freemasons articles. If you are interested in reading more about Freemasonry and Freemasons, I would suggest picking up some of the other books we cite in our various Freemasonry related articles. Blueboar (talk) 14:54, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Blueboar thanks, will do:)

    GA nominee

    Hai, I have nominated the film article Loham for GA-status. Which is currently on "Hold on" time and there are some corrections to be done before it ends. Mainly copy editing for grammer and writting style. For making it a good article there are some suggestions referred in Talk:Loham. I invite you to make your contributions to it. --Charles Turing (talk) 13:37, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi (talk), thanks. I have made some edits to the lead, hope they are ok.Coolabahapple (talk) 06:27, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    A cup of tea for you!

    With this ever dramatic world and winter coming, here's a cup of tea to alleviate your day! This e-tea's remains have been e-composted SwisterTwister talk 05:37, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    thanks SwisterTwister, I do like a nice cup of Russian Caravan or Assam. Coolabahapple (talk) 05:58, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    MIA Apologies

    Hey! Thanks for the notes and I will be on them soon. I was AFK on Wikipedia (lurking, but not posting) recently for reasons that are way too complicated to explain. But I am back. --HullIntegrity\ talk / 11:36, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi {{u}HullIntegrity}}, no probs, great to see you are back. Look forward to more of your excellent contributions. Coolabahapple (talk) 16:40, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    New Companies delsort category

    Hi Coolabahapple: Just a heads up that a new deletion sorting page was created on 16 October 2015 for companies, located at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Companies. Thanks for your work in performing deletion sorting on Wikipedia. North America1000 16:45, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    North America, thanks Coolabahapple (talk) 00:43, 4 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    New Disability delsort category

    Hi: Just a heads up that a new deletion sorting page was created on 19 October 2015 for Disability-related articles, located at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Disability. Thanks for your work in performing deletion sorting on Wikipedia. North America1000 18:09, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    North America, thanks again. Coolabahapple (talk) 18:11, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    ArbCom elections are now open!

    Hi,
    You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:08, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello Coolabahapple: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 14:31, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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    AfD clarification

    Thank you for helping me understand more about the AfD process after the Kelly DiPucchio entry was nominated. It was nice to have it resolved quickly, but it really concerns me that some editors seem to be in a rush to nominate new entries for deletion. This specific situation was my second entry that was listed for deletion, the other was a speedy deletion request that happened within 5 minutes of me creating the entry. The editor claimed it was a "good faith 5-minutes". Is there anything I can do as someone creating new entries to counter this? I may not have many edits compared to the length of time I have been involved in Wikipedia, but I have been paying attention and I think this is one of the thing that scares new editors away. Few may be willing to fight back or even know how to do so. I would love some guidance on this. --LibraryGurl (talk) 15:01, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi --LibraryGurl, some suggestions: make sure the article has at least two good references before creating it in articlespace, even more if it is about someone; create the article in your sandbox or make it in a subpage attached to your userpage, then you should be able to edit it at your leisure, you might also ask a more experienced editor to have a look at it before creating it in articlespace - and there is also Articles For Creation where reviewer editors check draft articles to ensure they are ok to move to articlespace, they can give good feedback with suggestions how to make improvements, but editors need to be patient as there is usually a backlog; there are editors at the WP:teahouse who are very helpful, you can even ask for a mentor to assist you; also, and I know this may be boring for some (most?) editors, read up on Wikipedia guidelines/policies, so for example, my good references wikilink above leads to one article on reliable sources but the article also lists 20+ others that have great info. hope this is helpful. Coolabahapple (talk) 16:22, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Ten Little Indians / cupcake

    Dear C, Thanks for the cupcake. It was really annoying - eventually I found that the problem was that a previous posted had included <ref without the closing > -- Beardo (talk) 23:47, 27 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

    Season's Greetings

    Hello Coolabahapple: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America1000 16:49, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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    A kitten for you!

    Here we go! (BTW, I am not using the Wiki-edu course pages this semester. I am expecting lots of emails very shortly, *sigh*).

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    Happy New Year, Coolabahapple!

    Happy New Year!

    Coolabahapple,
    Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. North America1000 01:07, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]


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    DYK for Carrie Mac

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    Lynne Brindley

    Why do you say she's a scientist? PamD 08:43, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi PamD, I have been going through the categories for librariansby nationality and adding the women scientists project, in line with the chat here - Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women. Coolabahapple (talk) 12:46, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Dot and Jim

    Hi Coolabahapple, I started the article to get the ball rolling on it. I used to have these learning books as a child. I was surprised there was no article on Dot and Jim at the Wikipedia, so I started one. Some of the topic I remember, but it's been a long time. Maybe you remember them if you're old enough. I couldn't remember the dog's name for instance. Hopefully there are editors out there who are able to contribute useful info to the article. Those books bring back memories. Thanks.Koplimek (talk) 16:39, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Koplimek, thats ok, i am just concerned that the afd monster might gobble it up, hopefully some gallant editors will be able to protect it with lots of references Coolabahapple (talk) 03:13, 2 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Draft talk:Dan Cahill (39 clues character)

    I'm a little confused by your edit here. Was the page showing up an unassessed page? Why would you delete the project? The problem is that Category:NA-Class children and young adult literature articles is largely full of redirects and that draft so maybe the project should consider adding redirect class. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 00:48, 4 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Ricky81682, sorry about using the dreaded d word, in the past there have been a couple of funny things happen in the child lit project Current article statistics table (recently the name of an article that had been deleted years ago kept cropping up for a few weeks, thankfully that has disappeared) and i thought uh oh, here we go again... i think its a good idea to have a redirect class like some other projects, i will raise it on the project talkpage. thanks,Coolabahapple (talk) 07:47, 13 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    The draft problem is a known one. It's going to mainspace not draft. Check the links. Item 366 is Dan Cahill (39 clues character) when it should be Draft:Dan Cahill (39 clues character). Otherwise if the template is the problem, that's something different than the project itself. Also some projects use separate "redirect" and "needed" classes to identify between redirects and redirects/wanted together -- Ricky81682 (talk) 18:26, 13 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    A kitten is presented to you for your awesome username!

    I think your username is really cool! I don't really understand it, but that is part of what makes usernames like yours special!

    Elsa Enchanted (talk) 20:17, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    thanks Coolabahapple (talk) 06:08, 13 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Sooo cute!

    Sooo cute!
    Oh my goodness those kittens are soooo cute! I love them! Elsa Enchanted (talk) 14:15, 13 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks for your work!

    Sand cat
    Ms. Lillian Gish in Motion Picture Magazine, 1916

    As a reward for your convincing research efforts at the Flynn deletion discussion, I would like to present you with this lovely photograph of a sand cat. Isn't he cuuute?

    Because today is a day ending in "-ay," I also have this lovely monochrome portrait of a human. Isn't she pretty? I love her hair so much. And her eyebrows.  Rebbing  05:03, 22 April 2016 (UTC) (Your user page gives the impression you appreciated this type of playful note, so I trust this won't come across as patronizing.)[reply]

    Hi Rebbing, thanks for the lovely pictures they have made my day. ps. are those leg stripes real? they are amazing! Coolabahapple (talk) 05:34, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    Moar sand cat
    I think so! Here's another cat, just for good measure.  Rebbing  05:46, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you!!!

    I cannot express how much gratitude I have for your help. MelissBelle (talk) 01:26, 23 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you so much!!!

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    Hello, Coolabahapple! I'd like to invite you to join the new Rick Riordan Task Force (formerly the "Percy Jackson" Task Force), which works to improve articles related to Rick Riordan and his books. Check out our project page or contact me to learn more! -- 2ReinreB2 (talk) 02:01, 9 May 2016 (UTC) [reply]
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    Hi 2ReinreB2, thanks for your kind invitation to join RRTF. i won't take it up at this time (but will continue to keep an eye on Riordan articles). Coolabahapple (talk) 04:51, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    No problem; thanks for the response. Happy editing! -- 2ReinreB2 (talk) 01:44, 16 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]


    Hello

    Thank you for your message! Yes it's me that has written both articles: Elsa Cladera de Bravo and Nadezhda Bravo Cladera. Do I have to send my last article to articles for creation? User: Nadezhda Bravo Cladera Nadezhda Bravo Cladera (talk) 06:55, 12 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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    Thank you for the kitten! Nice surprise.Lelijg (talk) 08:22, 18 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    no probs:) Coolabahapple (talk) 08:26, 18 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]


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    Just wonderful

    Hello C. I wanted to drop you a note that I think that the pic and caption that you posted at User talk:BrownHairedGirl#Mass-moving categories against consensus is wonderful and marvelous. Thanks for bringing a smile to my Sunday morning :-) Cheers and have a delightful week. MarnetteD|Talk 15:51, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    no probs. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:11, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Category:Academics from Tacoma, Washington has been nominated for discussion

    Category:Academics from Tacoma, Washington, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. ...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 22:12, 12 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    tks Coolabahapple (talk) 07:20, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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    A Tshirt!
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    Tenorio

    Re your comment[1] at AFD:Octaviano Tenorio.

    You are right that 7,000 words is awful lot of verbiage on whether to delete one article on a relatively obscure character. And that AFD page isn't end of it: see the long discussion on my talk (permalink)

    Of course, it's not really about Tenorio. He has just become the locus for a wider dispute about a set of policy changes which some editors want to pursue. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 15:58, 15 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi BrownHairedGirl, thanks and sorry, i didn't mean my comment to be a criticism, quite the contrary, it was meant to be a comment of admiration for you and the other editors involved (most of the time (when i remember), i add a "sarcasm alert" before my ingeniously funny comments, oops i forgot it again:)). Coolabahapple (talk) 16:18, 15 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    Hey, no prob! I didn't take it as criticism on anyone, just as a rueful comment on en.wp's ability to generate word-mountains on unexpected issues. Sorry that my reply didn't make that clear :) --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 16:24, 15 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    thanks, just in case, i have added some more words to my comment. Coolabahapple (talk) 16:26, 15 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    A barnstar for you!

    The Minor barnstar
    Thanks for your ongoing work in providing deletion sorting for AfD discussions. This oft-unnoticed element of AfD helps to keep matters running smoothly by encouraging greater participation at AfD, which is sometimes lagging in participation. North America1000 07:44, 31 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    tks North America, when it comes to afds, the more the merrier:)) Coolabahapple (talk) 13:07, 31 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Resident Evil: Retribution

    Hello! I'm currently engaged in a conversation about the plot-section of Resident Evil: Retribution about a Tag you added to it in August 2015 as per this edit. Would you mind terribly coming to the article talk page and outlining your problems with the previous version of the Plot-section and why you included the tag in the first place. --CaptainNtheGameMaster (talk) 09:18, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    thanks CaptainNtheGameMaster, have left a response at the talkpage, hope it helps. Coolabahapple (talk) 16:33, 8 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    It does. Thank you. --CaptainNtheGameMaster (talk) 10:23, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    A barnstar for you!

    The Original Barnstar
    For taking the time and making the effort to seek out and bring sources to AFD discussions E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:45, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks E.M.Gregory, i admit it is fun to rescue (hopefully:)) notable articles from deletion. Coolabahapple (talk) 13:56, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Sumeeti Mittal Article for deletion

    Hi,

    Please suggest ways to improve the article.

    Noopur Anand (talk) 06:38, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Noopur Anand, Sumeeti Mittal needs "significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject." - from WP:BASIC, at the moment, a lot of the references in the article point to websites of organisations that she has been associated with, or are brief mentions, the youtube reference is not reliable and the 100womenindia blogspot ("Sumeeti was a brilliant student and had a bend towards engineering from an early age.") is also a concern. The awards she has received do not have their own wikiarticles and so are probably not deemed "a well-known and significant award or honor" (from no. 1 of WP:ANYBIO). That said, some newspaper or magazine articles about Mittal would probably help. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:40, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Sharon Christian, artist

    thanks for your comments on the wikipage about Sharon Christian. I believe all the facts are now supported by verifiable and reliable sources. Icareaboutart (talk) 12:31, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi Icareaboutart, thanks for the message, however as "Please vote to keep this site" may be construed as WP:CANVASSING by some editors i will not be taking part in the afd (apart from mentioning this incident). Coolabahapple (talk) 12:54, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Coolabahapple: I have no intention of canvassing; my comment was left on your talk page in keeping with the spirit of wikipedia, see WP:CANVASSING: "it is perfectly acceptable to notify other editors of ongoing discussions, provided that it be done with the intent to improve the quality of the discussion by broadening participation to more fully achieve consensus". I would like to (re)direct the focus of the discussion on the central issue (the notability of the artist and her claim to a wikipage). Thank you.Icareaboutart (talk) 15:29, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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