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The Wikipedia Signpost: 28 December 2009

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Thank you for the update! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 04:00, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
Alas, too often do the bots go unthanked! And who can blame them when they rise up to crush their human overlords? You, A Nobody, have been granted a reprieve from the inevitable. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go and pray to Cluebot... --ThejadefalconSing your songThe bird's seeds 04:02, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
A rare moment in which I am actually laughing out loud...  :) Anyway, I mean it as an implied sign of appreciation to those who put all the work behind these newsletter things and the creation of the bots to deliver them. Of course, just in case these bots do "evolve" into say Cylons or terminators, well, at least they know I am nice to them... ;) Best, --A NobodyMy talk 04:06, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you (informative!) DYK female warriors post

Will read this DYK message (on Durova's talk) more carefully later today. Wonderfully informative. Thank you. And happy holidays, of course. :-) Proofreader77 (talk) 22:32, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Hey, if you would like to colloborate on those, fantastic! Happy Holidays to you as well! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 23:13, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
Excuse delayed reply (holiday watchlist overload :-) ... Note: I've previously been doing RC patrol and "current events wrangling" on BLPs — but am now looking at the content creation side. As for subject area expertise in the matter above, let's say that once upon a time I watched every episode of Buffy 3 times lol (wrote sonnets about some episodes :) ... Don't know if Nikita fits "warrior," but to me she does. (Eyes watered slightly there, as I remember the final image of her standing in Operation's perch — sorry, got distracted with reverie lol).

It's been an exciting December for me at Wikipedia ... and my userpage is MUCH improved. :-) ... I.E., A lot is flowing right now ... and the female warrior theme struck a chord when I saw it. And by the way, I've known vaguely about WP:DYK existence, but no idea what it means as a process of work. Learning. :-) Again, thank you for the good information, and I'll see if I'm supposed to do some work in the topic area above ... as 2010 rolls in. Cheers. Proofreader77 (interact) 01:43, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

I like the upbeatness of your edit!  :) Best, --A NobodyMy talk 02:17, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
(Still lost in the watchlist) LoL I was pretty darn optimistically perky there, wasn't I. :-) Cheers. Proofreader77 (interact) 07:18, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Characters and wildlife in Avatar

You said that you had an issue of Entertainment Weekly that contained development information that could be used for Characters and wildlife in Avatar. I am working on this article, and I was wondering if you had any free time to help implement such details? Erik (talk) 03:48, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I have the magazine on hand (it features the main female character on the top of the magazine's cover with a big "JAMES CAMERON ON AVATAR" centered above Entertainment Weekly. I have added one bit of information a day or so ago. To avoid edit conflicts is there a particular aspect of the article you would like someone to focus on? Best, --A NobodyMy talk 04:57, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
I feel like I exhausted most easily-accessible online sources at this point, so I won't have anything to add immediately. That's kind of why I asked for more resources on the talk page; sometimes I've seen IPs lay down some really neat information from sources I wouldn't have considered. Whenever you have time, go ahead and add what you have. Erik (talk) 14:52, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
I just noticed that you think the article should be merged. Should we focus on moving in that direction or continue to expand this article for the time being? Best, --A NobodyMy talk 21:52, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
I'm not going to act on that right away. I want to see what the books can provide. I tried to find The Art of Avatar at my nearby Barnes & Noble tonight, but the book was not in stock. I think we can include information about Pandora and human technology (the mecha stuff, especially) if we can widen the scope of the article. Hence my proposed move as mentioned on the talk page. Erik (talk) 03:26, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
Okay, I added some stuff from the article. We could go with either having an overall development section and then a summary of plot followed by a reception section or have development and reception in each of the character sections? Best, --A NobodyMy talk 18:31, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
Appreciate your addition! Regarding reception, there needs to be a distinction between what is covered at the main film article and this sub-article. I am not sure if reception-related information would belong in the sub-article; the film has been largely commended because of its visual effects and depth of detail and is best covered in the main article's own "Critical reception" section. (We could link to relevant subsections from there, like if someone says something about Pandora's landscape, we could link to #Pandora here -- once we create it.) By the way, I came across The Art of Avatar and the Cinefex article at the book store today (I tend to go a lot) -- these would definitely be useful resources for detailing both Pandoran elements and human technology. What do you think about renaming the sub-article to adjust the scope? I had "Design in Avatar" in mind but am trying to think of something that better summarizes the creativity and the depth of the world Cameron put together. Erik (talk) 20:48, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
Happy to help! On a side note, the lack of maturity in the discussion is a bit disappointing to see. Nothing like trying to have an academic discussion with people who are here to masturbate rather than actually improve articles! Anyway, a rename is possible, but you might want to make that suggestion at the bottom of the Afd to see what others think. Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 22:13, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
I made my comment and responded to a couple of others' concerns, especially Ryan's. I doubt the delete !votes matter at this point; the closing admin will likely not delete it per improvements and maybe point to the talk page for merging if necessary. We'll have to talk about how to sort out all the different details once the fervor is behind us. Erik (talk) 23:29, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
You are probably right. Most of the delete votes are WP:IDONTLIKEIT votes rather than arguments. [1], [2], [3], etc. are impossible to take seriously. I do not know why anyone would bother with such nonsense comments. They do not convince anyone of anything. Compare something like "delete CRuFT!" with say your initial comment that at least cites a guideline rather than some made up term and offers some suggestions for alternative ideas. Moreover, you kept an open-mind, worked on the article, and amended your position, which is exactly what we need in order to have a civil and productive discussion. Sadly, our efforts to have mature discussions get marred by those who think they have a "mission to delete all forms of cruftery" and so will never argue to keep. How can we possible go anywhere if some want everything deleted regardless of and even after improvement? Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 00:20, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

← Have a Happy New Year! We'll work out these details in 2010. :) Erik (talk) 17:10, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

FYI

I don't want the Mercenaries character articles to stagnate like other "rescued" articles. Don't do the rescue project a disservice by forgetting about them. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 03:42, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

Dear A Nobody/Archive 27,
I just wanted to wish you and your family a happy new year, however you're celebrating it. Whether 2009 was a good year for you, or if it wasn't the greatest year, hopefully 2010 will be better. Cheers, and happy editing in 2010.

December21st2012Freak Happy New Year! at ≈ 00:22, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks and same to you! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 19:35, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Happy New Year

Venustas 12 (talk) 04:00, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks and same to you! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 19:37, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Happy new year

Dear A Nobody/Archive 27,
I hope you have a wonderful New Year's, and hope that 2010 will be as good to you as, if not better than, 2009.
Also, i want to wish you thanks for everything you've done for me, and other wikipedians in 2009, and hope you continue to spread wikilove in 2010. Happy Editing!!! --estemshorn happy new year 04:48, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
Thank you and same to you! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 19:37, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : XLVI (December 2009)

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter Issue XLVI (December 2009)
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Happy New Year to all! I shall take this opportunity to reflect upon the past year. In 2009 our project grew impressively, adding nearly 100 new featured articles and doubling the total number of featured lists. Overall the total number of articles within our scope surpassed 95,000 in 2009, and if these numbers hold steady we will surpass 100,000 articles in 2010. Thank you all for your outstanding efforts.

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Thank you for the detailed update! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 23:20, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

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Thank you for the news! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 23:19, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 1 January 2010

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Thank you for the update! Best, --A NobodyMy talk 23:18, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Alma White

The article you added a section to was worded improperly and the quotes material doesn't look quite right. Can you go back and revise it. It seems you are quoting from the book by Neal, but the quote is talking about the book ain the third person, as if it was a review of the Neal book. The reference you used was the Neal book itself. Were you quoting a blurb review of the book from the jacket? --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 19:41, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Re: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dalejenkins

See User talk:Dream Focus#Re: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dalejenkins, in which you may also be interested (I won't repeat what I said to him here.) Regards, –MuZemike 21:18, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Okay, thank you for the heads up. Best, --A NobodyMy talk 23:17, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:PlayStation 2 Resident Evil 4 covers.jpg

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Thanks

I never thanked for your condolence note last year, but I appreciate it more than I can possibly express. All the best, in friendship. Guettarda (talk) 16:22, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

You are welcome and I wish you all the best as well! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 23:06, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 11 January 2010

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Thank you for the news! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 23:27, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Merging Fictional turtles into Cultural depictions of turtles and tortoises

As a contributor to one of these articles, would you like to comment at the merge proposal? Vmenkov (talk) 03:07, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Okay. Thank you for the heads up. Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 07:44, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:PlayStation 2 Resident Evil 4 covers.jpg

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PlayStation 2 Resident_Evil 4 covers.jpg

There has been some back and forth reverting on the Resident Evil 4 article. You add the image, and User:StarScream1007 removes it. I don't feel particularly strong about the issue, although I do feel the image has been rendered somewhat redundant by other images in the article. The issue of fair use might require some discussion, as you well know Wikipedia is strict about that. I suggest you engage in discussion before once more adding the image, as this is unlikely to be settled by reverts. Regards, --Atlan (talk) 16:39, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Searching help/adoption...

I added a video of a real exorcism in the Exorcism article at the link section but it was removed by someone?? It was both instructional and showed a real live exorcism. Should videos not be added to wikipedia articles? Please help? Peace!Humilityisfine (talk) 15:06, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Could you point to the edit diff so I can see what you mean? I will gladly adopt you. Best, --A NobodyMy talk 05:25, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Pinball

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Pinball. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ Contribs. 17:57, 18 January 2010 (UTC) (Using {{Please see}})

Looks like a good idea; I would gladly help! Best, --A NobodyMy talk 06:08, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 18 January 2010

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Thanks for the update! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 06:05, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Your page on RfAs

Not sure if you ever noticed, but User:Krimpet came back as User:Fran Rogers and is still an administrator on en-wikipedia.--Elen of the Roads (talk) 12:23, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

contest

The contest entries have changed, you may want to exclude a couple of the entries:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Article_Rescue_Squadron/Newsletter/20091001/Contest

Ikip 05:09, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Which ones would you recommend be changed? Best, --A NobodyMy talk 19:27, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter

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Thank you for the update and your hard work! Sincerley, --A NobodyMy talk 19:28, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
Your welcome. I hope the contest goes well. I am really glad that you took the time to give Geni a barnstar: User_talk:Geni#Barnstar. He was very brave to block that editor, we need more editors like him on wikipedia. Ikip 02:33, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar

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The Motivation Barnstar is awarded to users who do wonders in motivating other Wikipedians

Thank you for all of your hard work in promoting wikiproject Article Rescue Squadron with the newsletter contest. Ikip 08:21, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks; I think this barnstar is a new for me!  :) Best, --A NobodyMy talk 18:45, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

RFA

Okay, thank you for the links! Best, --A NobodyMy talk 21:15, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

I'll do my best. :) Everyking (talk) 23:57, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

You are welcome and good luck! Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 21:12, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Signpost: 25 January 2010

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Thank you for the update (yes, I know I am replying to the Bot, but some real people were behind the work that created this update!). Sincerely, --A NobodyMy talk 21:13, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
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