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'''Welcome, correspondents'''
I periodically do [[WP:RCP|recent changes patrolling]]. If I reverted your edits, there's a large likelihood I did so for one or more of the following reasons:
#No edit summary, especially for a removal. I can't read your mind. If you removed content that was a copyvio or an ad, you can either tell everyone by including an accurate edit summary, or not. If you don't, you stand a higher chance of getting reverted, because I have yet to meet any other recent changes patroller who can read minds, either.
#No sourcing, especially for a controversial change. I don't normally revert non-outlandish changes unless I have personal knowledge that the original was more reasonable, but if you are going to make a change to a [[WP:BLP|biography]], the burden is on you to source it, especially if you want to assert that the existing article was radically incorrect with regard to any protected class.
If you include a good source and a good edit summary, odds of me reverting you are quite small indeed. If you still have questions about why I made a particular reversion, don't hesitate to start a new topic at the bottom of the page and ask why: I am always willing to explain my reasoning. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 20:31, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

== ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' ==

Hi there. I fininshed the ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' page, but it still needs a copyedit. I was wondering if you would be interested, or if not, could you direct me to someone who could? Thanks, '''[[User:Cornucopia|<span style="color:green">'''Corn.u.co.pia'''</span>]] / [[User talk:Cornucopia|<span style="color:red">Disc.us.sion</span>]]''' 04:39, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
:Sure, I'd be happy to look at it and provide comments. I may not get to it this evening, however, because of prior committments. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 05:31, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
::Excellent, thank you. Most of the article is okay, I think the section that needs most work is the "Season synopses" section. I haven't changed much, and I fear it has some POV in it. Let's start with that, thanks. '''[[User:Cornucopia|<span style="color:green">'''Corn.u.co.pia'''</span>]] / [[User talk:Cornucopia|<span style="color:red">Disc.us.sion</span>]]''' 02:37, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

For the "date" section in the refs, I wrote them like this: September 19, 2008 instead of 08-9-19, mainly because the new MoS does not require dates to be linked. How do you think we should go about it? I prefer September 19, 2008 for the "date" section, and 08-9-19 for the "accessdate" section. '''[[User:Cornucopia|<span style="color:green">'''Corn.u.co.pia'''</span>]] / [[User talk:Cornucopia|<span style="color:red">Disc.us.sion</span>]]''' 03:01, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
:Hmm. I've always used them as yyyy-mm-dd both places, because it will autolink like that. I got reamed for that in my first run at GA, and have always just done it that way ever since. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 03:09, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Well I suggest we leave them as "September 19, 2008", and change them if the GA reviewer tells us to. '''[[User:Cornucopia|<span style="color:green">'''Corn.u.co.pia'''</span>]] / [[User talk:Cornucopia|<span style="color:red">Disc.us.sion</span>]]''' 03:29, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
:Yep. If you've been monitoring my changes, I stopped doing those once I saw your note. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 03:30, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
::Oh, ok thanks. :-) '''[[User:Cornucopia|<span style="color:green">'''Corn.u.co.pia'''</span>]] / [[User talk:Cornucopia|<span style="color:red">Disc.us.sion</span>]]''' 03:48, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Wow, thanks so much on the work so far, I can already see mass improvement. :-) '''[[User:Cornucopia|<span style="color:green">'''Corn.u.co.pia'''</span>]] / [[User talk:Cornucopia|<span style="color:red">Disc.us.sion</span>]]''' 03:59, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

I have started a new format of the cast and characters section on my [[User:Cornucopia/Veronica Mars#Cast and characters|sandbox]], although it is just a draft. Which do you think works better? '''[[User:Cornucopia|<span style="color:green">'''Corn.u.co.pia'''</span>]] / [[User talk:Cornucopia|<span style="color:red">Disc.us.sion</span>]]''' 04:09, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
:I like the sandbox version better, but am concerned that it might be encroaching too much on the subject of [[List of Veronica Mars characters]]. At what point should the entire list be simply merged back into the show's article? I think we're agrees that that's not a good idea, but where do you think the line should be drawn? [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 04:35, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
::I like the sandbox version better too. Well I'm not sure what you are trying to say (lol), but I think that all the series regulars should be on the main page, and all the others just left on the "List of" page, along with the series regulars. Does that answer your question? And as for Lilly's casting info, where should we put that? If we use the new format, there will be no place left for it. I have already place it on the [[Lilly Kane]] page, I think that's good enough. '''[[User:Cornucopia|<span style="color:green">'''Corn.u.co.pia'''</span>]] / [[User talk:Cornucopia|<span style="color:red">Disc.us.sion</span>]]''' 08:27, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
:::Actually, I don't like the sandbox version better. I previewed it with the main ''VM'' page, and it didn't really good that good. Thoughts? '''[[User:Cornucopia|<span style="color:green">'''Corn.u.co.pia'''</span>]] / [[User talk:Cornucopia|<span style="color:red">Disc.us.sion</span>]]''' 14:59, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
::::Do you think leaving it as-is will prevent GA? If so, we can always wait for the reviewer (eventually) to tell us what s/he thinks is appropriate. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 16:39, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
:::::Well I modelled the cast and characters section after ''[[Lost (TV series)#Cast and characters|Lost]]'', which is a(n) FA, so I don't think that will be a problem. I merely wanted to see if there was a better way to present the information, so I guess it is good as-is. '''[[User:Cornucopia|<span style="color:green">'''Corn.u.co.pia'''</span>]] / [[User talk:Cornucopia|<span style="color:red">Disc.us.sion</span>]]''' 02:37, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

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== Palin, GA ==

Hi JClemens. I'm sure you know far better than I the general process of promoting an article to GA status (that whole thing was invented or at least popularized after I went through my WP:FA and WP:PR phase and I never really got back into it). I guess I wanted to ask you your view on Palin - of course I understand that stability is a GA criterion, but as one of the editors of that (very contentious) article, I am also aware that about 95% of it is stable - the sections from the intro through her more recent political career don't really change substantially at this point. The sections pertaining to the election of course are dynamic, but that is also true of some featured articles and other good articles. I think that in comparison with the bulk of wiki articles, the Palin article is fairly comprehensive, definitely well-sourced, and has a bunch of good images. Given that, I wonder if you would take a second look. Of course, it isn't really an emergency to accomplish this, and maybe your comment to wait until after the election is the only reasonable answer, but I'm saying I think you may have overestimated the degree of instability. I probably underestimate it :) - in any case, thanks for your time. [[User:Kaisershatner|Kaisershatner]] ([[User talk:Kaisershatner|talk]]) 13:51, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
:The way I interpret GA criteria may be substantially different than the way another editor does. Compared to the other articles that come to GA, Palin is at the 95th (or higher) percentile for contentiousness. Contentiousness is different than vandalism, of course, but the general rule I've been working with is that any semi- or full-protected article is not ready for a GA review. Palin has been semi-protected for a relatively long time. I see Biden was promoted to GA after his selection as VP, so I may be wrong. Please open a GA Review on the topic--I don't object to being overruled, since it seems like my interpretation of consensus may not be universal. I look forward to the opportunity to bring this discussion to more editors for a wider consensus. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 15:25, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

== Thomas Muthee ==

Thank you. Yeah, I'm backing off this one for awhile to see about cleaning up others. This whole gig started because the article was up for deletion on the basis of: no cites, messy, POV, and Coatrack. So I tried to fix it, and here we are. Heh. Regards. <font color="#461B7E">[[User:FangedFaerie|FangedFaerie]]</font> <small>(<font color="#153E7E">[[User Talk:FangedFaerie|Talk]]</font> | <font color= "#307D7E">[[Special:Contributions/FangedFaerie|Edits]]</font>)</small> 16:13, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
:For your information, a related issue has been brought up as at [[WP:WQA#N00b query]], where I've given appropriate advice. In my opinion. . . [[User:Dave souza|dave souza]], [[User talk:Dave souza|talk]] 11:20, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
::Dave, thanks for bringing that to my attention. For others who may be reading this later, [[User:FangedFaerie]] wasn't involved in the dispute that led to someone filing a WQA--she just happened to have been the primary editor on the main article on that topic. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 12:18, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
:::Thanks for that clarification, didn't mean to imply any involvement, and my apologies for not checking to see if you're an admin. Hypothetically it would perhaps have been a good idea to start with a level 3 warning, and it would hypothetically have been a failure to assume good faith on my part if I'd thought that a hypothetical complainant was fishing for ammunition in a hypothetical argument with you. Hope that's all cleared up now! . . [[User:Dave souza|dave souza]], [[User talk:Dave souza|talk]] 15:54, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
::::Dave, had there been no history and no ongoing previous reversions, I definitely would have started with a level3. As was, I was perhaps a little frustrated with what seemed like blatant disregard for BLP, as well as the editor in question calling my edit summary "untruthful." Even given that, your recommendation is probably sound. blp4im was probably an escalation, warranted or not. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 04:22, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
:::::Fair enough, I'd not gone into the situation enough to judge. I've often been tempted to skip the gradual escalation of warnings, but usually think that level 3 serves to allow an immediate block if the bad behaviour is repeated, while level 4 looks a little silly if it's not followed up. Of course it's still required when all else fails. BLP does need a judgement call and discussion to reach consensus about the validity of sources, but I'm sure you know that better than I do. By the way, the hypothetical discussion at WQA was quite amusing, hope it countered any hypothetical bad advice ;) . . [[User:Dave souza|dave souza]], [[User talk:Dave souza|talk]] 19:25, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

== Thanks! ==

Thank you for your detailed and informed review of [[History of early Christianity]]. I sincerely appreciate it. Sometime in the next week, I will undertake the nuts and bolts edits needed, as well as address some of your concerns. I will also certainly take you up on your offer of assistance when I get down to brass tacks on the article. Thanks again! [[User:Vassyana|Vassyana]] ([[User talk:Vassyana|talk]]) 11:09, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
:P.S. Could you take a look over [[Apostolic Age]] and provide a bit of feedback about what needs to be done to help bring that article up to GA standards? Given your review of the "parent" article, I would greatly value your opinion. [[User:Vassyana|Vassyana]] ([[User talk:Vassyana|talk]]) 11:13, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
::It may take me a day or two to get to it with any time to sit down and contemplate it, but I will. I'm thinking Tuesday evening may be the earliest. Thanks! [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 12:19, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
::Hey, go ahead and nominate it for GA, and I'll just do a full GA workup on it. There's no penalty for a failed GA--failed GA's that people have worked on often make the best candidates because the reviewer knows a bunch of the trivial stuff has already been fixed. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 03:11, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
:::Will do! There's no shame in a failed GA or FA nom. If the review process works as intended, a failed nomination should result in valuable feedback. We're all here to improve the wiki and getting good suggestions for improvement should be seen as helpful, not as an insult. Thanks again! [[User:Vassyana|Vassyana]] ([[User talk:Vassyana|talk]]) 12:03, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

== Message for you ==

Please respond here[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wasilla_Assembly_of_God#Muthee.2C_other_issues]. [[User:Tautologist|Tautologist]] ([[User talk:Tautologist|talk]]) 22:34, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
:Replied there, thanks. FYI, the Talkback template didn't work for me, so I removed it. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 17:50, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

== D&D articles for Wikipedia 0.7 ==

Hi there! :)

As someone who's worked on D&D and/or RPG articles before, I'm inviting you to participate in our goal to both improve articles that have been selected to be placed in the next Wikipedia DVD release, as well as nominate more to be selected for this project. Please see the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dungeons & Dragons#Wikipedia 0.7 articles have been selected for D&D|WikiProject D&D talk page]] for more details. :) [[User:BOZ|BOZ]] ([[User talk:BOZ|talk]]) 17:29, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
:Will do, thanks. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 17:49, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
::Your input is sincerely appreaciated. :) [[User:BOZ|BOZ]] ([[User talk:BOZ|talk]]) 19:03, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
:::Hey thanks for the offer - I have responded on the project talk page. What's the best way to get started? [[User:BOZ|BOZ]] ([[User talk:BOZ|talk]]) 19:17, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
::::Replied on the project page. Short answer: Nominate any you think meet up with [[WP:GAN]] as far as you can tell, and leave me a note when you do. I've got the D&D page on my watchlist, so no need to notify me both here and there, just pick one. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 06:10, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

== Recent Changes Patrolling ==

Make sure that whomever you pester with notes on their talk pages be the correct person. I added a reference to a Chang Feng SMG, and yet you posted a note on my talk page. I have a feeling you intended that for someone else, as my edit still stands. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.110.253.130|76.110.253.130]] ([[User talk:76.110.253.130|talk]]) 20:21, 30 September 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Actually, my error was that your IP made the version I reverted to, not the inappropriate edit. Sorry about that; I've removed the inappropriate warning from your talk page and placed it on the correct one. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 23:12, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
::Thank you. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.110.253.130|76.110.253.130]] ([[User talk:76.110.253.130|talk]]) 03:35, 1 October 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== House episodes ==

Of course I'm interested, but I don't have much time right now, I'm open during the weekend. But of course I'm interested. Thanks for the offer.--[[User:Music2611|<span style="color:#CC5500;">'''Music'''</span>]][[User Talk:Music2611|<span style="color: #FF9912;">'''26/'''</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Music2611|<span style="color: #FF9912;">'''11'''</span>]] 16:04, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

P.S.: If you're interested in house articles, you can join the [[WP:HOUSEMD|House WikiProject]].

== Misty Copeland ==

You may review [[Misty Copeland]] now.--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|t]]/[[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|c]]/[[User:TonyTheTiger/Antonio Vernon|bio]]/[[WP:CHICAGO]]/[[WP:LOTM]]) </small> 06:56, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
:I plan on getting to this tonight. Thanks for keeping me appraised of your progress. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 15:19, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

== Unblock ==

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'''Your request to be unblocked''' has been '''granted''' for the following reason(s):
<br><br>[[Wikipedia:Autoblock|Autoblock]] of [[User talk:192.55.52.11|192.55.52.11]] lifted, as it does appear to be a shared IP.

''Request handled by:'' [[User:Hersfold|'''''<em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers</em><em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold</em>''''']] <sup>([[User:Hersfold/t|t]]/[[User:Hersfold/a|a]]/[[Special:Contributions/Hersfold|c]])</sup> 02:25, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
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This IP address is a proxy server for a [[Fortune 100]] corporation. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 02:09, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Here's another one:

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'''Your request to be unblocked''' has been '''granted''' for the following reason(s):
<br><br>[[Wikipedia:Autoblock|Autoblock]] of [[User talk:134.134.139.71|134.134.139.71]] lifted or expired.

''Request handled by:'' [[User:Golbez|Golbez]] ([[User talk:Golbez|talk]]) 23:53, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
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== User page revert ==

Thanks :). Cheers --[[User:Herbythyme|<font color="green">Herby</font>]] <b><sup><small><span style="color:#90F">[[User talk:Herbythyme|talk thyme]]</span></small></sup></b> 11:45, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
:My pleasure. [[User:Jclemens|Jclemens]] ([[User talk:Jclemens#top|talk]]) 14:54, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

== Talkback! ==

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