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Don't Call Me Daddy

"I'm not terribly impressed by your obvious reference to me as "Daddy", either. Please stop this sort of behaviour."

It's what I imply... you've swooped in and saved 'Sionk' from the dastardly and awful OPN800 - he's such, a nasty, nasty community member - how could he, I hear you cry! While I jest and certainly take glee at mocking this nonsense there is a serious undertone of elitism and you, Bencherlite, simply stereotyped my thoughts. You hero.

STOP Wikipedia elitism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Opn800 (talk • contribs) 14:55, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Talkpage access revocation request

Hey, Bencherlite! Thanks for blocking this troll - could you revoke the talkpage and e-mail access as well? There is no reason for this person to continue to edit the page, considering their declared intent. Cheers :. Doc talk 08:01, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

TFA notification

You asked me to notify the author of an article I suggest for TFA. Reluctantly I did. - What do I do now, that a nomination is no longer on the page?? It's a situation I tried to avoid, first by not notifying too soon, then by at least keeping it until I could explain. Can you suggest some polite wording? Perhaps notify yourself? I am off for RL, perhaps until tomorrow, feeling uneasy about this, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:47, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi

It seems we don't agree on a lot of stuff, especially at TFAR, but I want you to know I do respect your work and opinion here on wiki. PumpkinSky talk 11:42, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

I proposed Oct1 for Rhyolite, pls comment. PumpkinSky talk 17:35, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

User:GoShow

Hi, Bencherlite. I noticed that you, among others, expressed concerns about GoShow's editing. Well, I must state that I am convinced that he has a WP:Sockpuppet known as User:Mr.Goblins, as expressed at User talk:218.108.168.130 and at the Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents about it. On that IP's talk page, he is also not above pretending to be someone else while commenting as an IP. If all of that and other intersecting edits, such as this, don't convince you that these two accounts are operated by the same person, then I don't know what will. I'm not sure why this was brushed aside/ignored. 211.154.83.38 (talk) 12:59, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

You asked for it

For predicting a week ago that there would be "comments and complaints if the picture runs on the main page" :) Hot Stop (Edits) 00:14, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

List of international cricket centuries by Javed Miandad

Hi, any chance you could have a look at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of international cricket centuries by Javed Miandad/archive1. Zia Khan 12:42, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Just a note of thanks...

...for handling this so quickly and for taking the time to leave a note for the new editor who had his user page hijacked. Is it my imagination or has the number of COI users plugging themselves and their companies been increasing exponentially? It certainly wasn't like this when I first joined Wikipedia in 2006, or maybe I just wasn't paying attention. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 13:43, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

I was tracking that mess too. Not listed on the ANI page was yesterday's article Zekel healthcare‎ (no capital letter on second word) and Template:Infobox content provider from Sept 17 and 19. When I put a speedy tag on MaurisGriffin‎'s Zekel healthcare‎ and notified him, it was immediately contested by 24.99.167.36‎, who claimed that he had made changes to the article. Minutes later that posting was refactored by the newly-created user Bevgould. Meters (talk) 16:09, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
(Replying here as there's more than one person involved in this thread) No problem. In fact, I see that 24.99.167.36 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) has been given a checkuser block, so if that's the underlying IP address we might be spared any similar antics for a month. I'd spotted the "healthcare" version of the article but not the IP address or that extra-clear link between the accounts, as I didn't check that deleted talk page. BencherliteTalk 16:16, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
Good to know, and I should have also added my thanks for dealing with it so quickly. Meters (talk) 16:43, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
No problem. Can't promise the same speed every time though! BencherliteTalk 16:44, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

you guys need to quit tag teaming me to do things wrong :/

See MOS:IMAGELOCATION
Avoid placing images on the left at the start of any section or subsection, because it makes it harder for readers to find the beginning of the text. Images on the left are best placed somewhere after the first paragraph.

It's /wrong/, it's poor layout, it's inconsistent with articles which invariably have their main image in the top-right. The ones I moved face inwards when on the right, which is also somewhere in MOSville and all good graphic design. And it's all a shallow effort at backing Raul's fallen house of cards. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 06:45, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

I'm amazed that is in the guideline; it goes back to a period when there were long text articles with a few tiny images. It certainly does not reflect current practice, & I disagree that it is poor layout. Johnbod (talk) 09:07, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
There it is. I've seen such placement decried in recent FAC, too. It is poor practise. And vast numbers of articles have too many images and floating boxes vs the quantity of text, resulting all manners of poor layout issues. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 11:30, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

TFAR thoughts

Three Anglesey churches pictures

I finally got round to uploading your missing churches pictures the other day. You will find them all listed under my commons contributions. Hopefully you can find them useful. RobinLeicester (talk) 23:56, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

I am off to the Neath Valley for half term (so like you, no wikiwork then) but if you know of any pictures needed in that area, I would be happy to try and get them. RobinLeicester (talk) 16:44, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Indonesia/Archive2

Hi Bencherlite, would you be willing to revisit the nomination page? I've addressed your comments. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:50, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Protection fail

Uggh, I hit the autoconfirmed box instead... motor memory. Seriously, I've made so many dumb mistakes on that page. :/ What worries me though is that Dabomb didn't protect it... --Rschen7754 08:31, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

User:NeonMerlin/Main Page

You deleted User:NeonMerlin/Main Page per Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:NeonMerlin/Main Page. As a draft it volited WP:STALEDRAFT, but would it work as a wp:Main Page alternative? I don't know what the page looked like, so I don't know if it would be a viable Main Page alternative. Please respond on User_talk:Emmette_Hernandez_Coleman#User:NeonMerlin.2FMain_Page. Emmette Hernandez Coleman (talk) 21:37, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Featuring "old" FAs on Main Page

Thanks for your edit. Fancy doing any reviews? --Dweller (talk) 13:37, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

For the birds

I was going to leave you a pun, but I've been too busy working over a cock. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:23, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

What a bustard! Bringing the fun to a screeching halt, parroting those platytudes about content! Sheesh! Awien (talk) 16:23, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

(But in case this is misunderstood by innocent passers-by: it's a joke. Nobody's actually mad at Bencherlite). Awien (talk) 22:40, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Only Mrs Bencherlite, but that's normal... BencherliteTalk 22:43, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Good Humour
For the best closing summary I've read in a long time. (Hang on to this BS, they don't come cheep!) Optimist on the run (talk) 07:09, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedians

You joined the Category:Wikipedians who are not a Wikipedian, which is being discussed at its entry at Categories nominated for deletion.

You may wish to join the category Category:Wikipedians working towards even enforcement of civility.

Kiefer.Wolfowitz 10:33, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Furko Nellis

His new account is Lord Dionysos and he's back to his usual antics. --Niemti (talk) 19:39, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Dots

Good idea to fulfil wishes, but please see User talk:Dabomb87#Dots, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:54, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Rhapsodie Macabre

Rhapsodie Macabre is the title of a composition by Graham Waterhouse. To fill the red link for him was my only intention when I joined Wikipedia ;) Today is his 50th birthday. Today is also Allerseelen, All Souls' Day. I am going to work on Fauré's Requiem, taken from the to-do-list of Tim (Riley) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:54, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:SamuelTheGhost/Marcel Leroux

Hi. Last Monday you closed the debate on Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:SamuelTheGhost/Marcel Leroux as "delete all". I'd be grateful if you could let me know your reasons, as they apply to the first-named page. SamuelTheGhost (talk) 18:08, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I'm sorry to keep pursuing this matter. The file itself is of no importance, as I have a copy of it on my own computer and can read the French version without difficulty. But I'm sure you will agree that the MfD debate was effectively an attack on me: and the outcome, though not as serious as a block, was nevertheless a criticism of my behaviour. After the nomination and initial arguments, on 25 October I cited Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion#Before nominating a page for deletion, and, to my surprise, none of the editors responded in the following four days before you closed the debate. I took this as evidence that though I may have lost the "vote", I had won the argument. Deletion debates are meant to be judged on the latter criterion. SamuelTheGhost (talk) 18:09, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for your further comments. All I can say is that if that is "not how it works", I'm not impressed with the way it has worked in this case. Wikipedia is meant to be a place where editors co-operate on the basis of mutual good faith, and administrators are meant to promote that atmosphere. SamuelTheGhost (talk) 16:09, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Category:Juventus Primavera players

Hi there - I don't see any consensus to merge. 3 of us !voted for delete, one suggested merging but it was stated that categories already were merged i.e. articles placed in this cat are already present in parent cat. Surely it just needs deleting? GiantSnowman 12:15, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes, that makes sense, thanks for clarifying. Regards, GiantSnowman 12:21, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
The bot has started but we now have duplicate categories... GiantSnowman 12:28, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
It's affected 3 articles (so far) on my Watchlist - I've manually removed the duplicate cats. GiantSnowman 12:36, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Head's up dude. Hoary-headed Grebe is tomorrow's TFP. Most of the article is headings, references or infobox. I'll see what I can do. Anything you can do to help if you have the time would be appreciated! The Rambling Man (talk) 20:34, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan

Hi, any chance you could have a look at List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan for grammar reasons. Regards, Zia Khan 23:52, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

Change of block conditions

Hello, Bencherlite. I have changed an IP block of yours, to anon-only, i.e. allowing logged-in editing, in response to an unblock request at User talk:Tommccarthy, as you can see here. If you think there are good reasons for logged-in editing to be disallowed, please restore the original block, and perhaps consider temporary IP block exemption for the account. JamesBWatson (talk) 13:28, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

zOMG

Okay, so Industrial CT scanning is tomorrow's bold-linked picture of the day article. It really is crap....! Any ideas what we can do?!! The Rambling Man (talk) 17:36, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

And another stub, this one unreferenced, The Horn (Mount Buffalo) to be featured shortly... It's almost like it's happening on purpose.... The Rambling Man (talk) 07:53, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Re: User MaybeMaybeMaybe

Looks like your warning didn't stick. Another recreation (although weak CFD discussion, but that is besides the point) without discussion. Nymf hideliho! 09:12, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

I've nominated Portal:Society for featured portal candidacy, discussion is at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Society.

Note: I'm notifying you because you are listed on List of portal review volunteers, and it'd be nice to have a relatively more prompt resolution on this particular one as it's part of the Main Page Featured Portal drive.

Thank you for your time, — Cirt (talk) 06:30, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Archbishop Edward White Benson

Edward White Benson used to have a portrait in 3 articles here but it ended up after many months being deleted from Commons. It needs research into the name of the painter and when he painted it; it seems possible that it was painted in the early years of his tenure of the archbishopric. --Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 12:52, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

That is the one: so the painter died 98 years ago more or less. Does it need somebody at Commons who can upload it again ?--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 14:43, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
Thank you; when I go to Commons I will approach "Fastily" about this. The painting most probably was commissioned during his time at Canterbury. Quite topical at the moment now Justin Welby has been nominated as the one who takes over next year.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 07:55, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Just so ya know

Bencherlite, just so ya know, I've taken the time to re-read over a few times our discussion at Wikipedia:Featured portal review/Weather. I wanted you to know that I've had some time to think over things and I agree with the vast majority of what you had to say there. :) You're right about sending a message to the community regarding speedy delisting and addressing things faster.

To that end, I'm quite grateful and I'm sure OhanaUnited (talk · contribs) is, as well, that when one or both of us has been less active on Wikipedia due to other pressing matters in life, you've been there to help out and pitch in and move the process along. We both really appreciate that, and I thank you for it!

Thanks again, and I hope you're doing well, — Cirt (talk) 06:51, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Okay sounds good, thank you, — Cirt (talk) 17:17, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

WP:REX#The Builder 1948 Vol 175

Dear Bencherlite! Please let me know, is this request still open? -- Thanks, Doc Taxon (talk) 15:34, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Society

I've responded at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Society, I could really use some help with this one, if you wanted to be more specific about which entries to swap out, and what to include instead, etc. Also if you wanted to help pitch in and do some of that legwork yourself as well, especially seeing as how this one is part of the Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Main Page Featured Portal drive, I'd really appreciate it, — Cirt (talk) 17:22, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

A quick update, I'm still in the process of addressing concerns, but as a stopgap for now, I've removed and swapped out most of the issues complained about. Pending still ongoing process of selecting various new entries, instead. :) — Cirt (talk) 18:41, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
Okay, I've gone ahead and added more specific responses at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Society, noting the changes I've made to try to address your helpful suggestions, hopefully to your satisfaction. :) I hope you're doing well, — Cirt (talk) 19:19, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
2nd update at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Society. — Cirt (talk) 04:39, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Corine Literature Prize Redirect

Thank you for taking the time to redirect that article and for adding an edit summary that explains what to do next time. Very helpful! --Wieldthespade (talk) 03:40, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Lugo's law

Based on your keen observation on Talk:Main page, I started Wikipedia:Lugo's law, giving a page to reference for future discussions. Not sure if you are the first to coin the phrase, but it is the first time I heard it. If you don't want to have your name attached to it, feel free to remove the references linking to your closure. --kelapstick(bainuu) 16:10, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

POTD

Okay, see Wikipedia:Picture of the day/November 2012 on 18 November, we have an "article" listed with a total of SIXTY WORDS (including the table of contents). I'm losing the will.... And that's quickly followed by the Knut Steen stub. Are we really happy featuring such on the main page? Really? The Rambling Man (talk) 18:44, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of Richard Bassett (clergyman) for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Richard Bassett (clergyman) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Bassett (clergyman) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Lukeno94 (talk) 10:45, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Query at TFAR

I've left you a query here; I'm concerned that this is heading towards creating two classes of editors/articles. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:26, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Archbishop Benson's portait by H von H.

Hello again, I really do not understand the reply from User:Fastily. Does it mean nothing can be done without uploading and certifying it again or what? The period between nomination and deletion was many many months when the painter was assumed not to be identifiable (by me anyway). I can remember adding it to Christianity in Cornwall and perhaps to another article.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 21:23, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes it has been brought back in the WM Commons but I am not sure how the deletion decision was reviewed. Not having any images that would be useful I only go into Commons to look for ones to use and may do a little editing of categories or descriptions sometimes. I feel it is easier for me to do useful editing in Wikipedia. Best wishes.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 15:01, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Pingie

Do you watchlist WT:FAC? A recent edit of yours jogged this-- the FAC community should be doing that, but it impacts your job if they aren't flagged correctly at WP:FA. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:35, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Do you have (or need?) this thingie that greenifies already TFAs? By the way, I have your talk watched and like to keep conversations together ... SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:23, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Wow; I'm impressed. I just saw Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 4, 2012, and I gather that it was you who corrected the blurb to remove the horrific (and inaccurate) prose that is still in the article lead and was in the proposed blurb. Nice job! I see WP:QAI wasn't on that one. [1] SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:43, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks - perfection not guaranteed but I will do my best with the blurbs. I'll nick that greenifying script, I think - have you seen / got User:Anomie/linkclassifier which points out links to dab pages, pages threatended with deletions, redirects, images tagged as non-free, etc? BencherliteTalk 17:50, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
That one was hard to miss and your fix is grand. The POV alone was horrific ("managed to"), but the text (still in the article lead) is further misleading since he presumably was in a segregated school anyway, rendering the entire sentence ... stupid. BTW, I am not of the opinion that it is your job to correct things that get through FAC-- even less so now that year-long debacle has chased off many good FAC reviewers and really poor prose is getting through. Periodic table has me troubled, as one example, but I've got scores of them. You will get criticized at WP:ERRORS, goes with the territory, so for the record I don't believe it's up to you to fix what several editors Supported at TFAR-- in this case, most glaring prose deficiencies. That sentence got through FAC; I don't subscribe to making delegates responsible for poor reviews. I suspect that linkclassifier is over my head, and with the problems occurring in medical articles, I doubt I'll find the time to use it anyway. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:04, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Information

I noticed your username commenting at an Arbcom discussion regarding civility. An effort is underway that would likely benifit if your views were included. I hope you will append regards at: Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Civility enforcement/Questionnaire Thank you for considering this request. My76Strat (talk) 11:46, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Review Portal:Judaism

Hi, I notice you're on the list of portal peer review volunteers. I'd really appreciate it if you'd take a look at the Judaism portal, currently up for review at Wikipedia:Portal peer review#Portal:Judaism. Thanks again -- ypnypn (talk) 01:39, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Welcome

to Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement! You seem to be an unafraid person willing to work on content for a future, great! Today's featured article, the first black face for a long time, reached the Main page with the help of QAI. - When I just welcomed a new member like this, It occurred to me that I never told you that the project appreciates your company ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:15, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

TFAR nomination

I've announced the nomination here Raul654 (talk) 23:26, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Congrats, nice to see my suggestion taken ;) - Will you take care from now on that a week in advance gets scheduled? - I looked up the other new delegate, - his number of edits is not too promising, so I trust in you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:49, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
Congrats, Bencherlite ... although hardly in order, since you earned it! Gerda, try again ... Gimmetrow has three accounts (Gimmetrow, Gimmetoo, and Gimmebot, where he puts in long hours) and is a long-time prolific editor, who botifies every closing in almost every content review process, was responsible for the article history template, and has several FAs. He was closing processes and working non-stop while most of us were still in diapers. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:37, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for more input on the good old days! Sorry it was late my end of the world, I should have said more precisely "not active on the TFAR pages" during the time when I helped out, so he didn't come to my attention, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:24, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
I think Gimmetrow/Gimmetoo/Gimmebot is an arse, but I can understand that his bot work is helpful, so no reason why he shouldn't be a TFAR delegate. Congrats to you Bencherlite BTW. Malleus Fatuorum 00:42, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Malleus: I suppose so but am rather dubious, though I heartily agree with part of your statement. Bencherlite: We look to you with flickering hope. Good luck. You'll need it.--Wehwalt (talk) 06:49, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for your first scheduling, also a good choice: a bishop on the first Sunday in Advent! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:24, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for "Imagine"! - Imagine: 2 weeks in advance, and then one a day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:43, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
You made it possible, thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:47, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 17, 2012, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 17, 2012 and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 17, 2012 during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Herostratus (talk) 06:37, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Battle of Radzymin (1920) - forthcoming TFA

Thanks, it's great someone found the article interesting :) //Halibutt 12:12, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

TS

Hey, Bencherlite ... I know just how thankless it is, but you're doing a wonderful job.

Raul avoided running Tourette syndrome on the main page partly because of my concern that it would be slammed with coprolalia-related vandalism, and partly because any time he might have run it, I was traveling or unable to attend to mainpage day (as far as I know, I'm the only editor on Wikipedia who has the sources and can answer queries). I still worry about the amount of vandalism it would attract (and that it would likely need to be semi-protected if TFA), but I'd be willing to face the prospect and deal with it if enough admins were on board in advance and I could be around for the full 24 hours.

More significantly, though, I began a global update a year ago to account for newer sources but the FAC drahmaz dominated my editing time each time I sat down to try to plow through the work. The article is accurate, but it could be so much better if I found the time to add a few new tidbits from newer sources, which is the same position I was in last holiday season just before the FAC debacle-- hoping I can update the sourcing after the busy holidays.

So, that's my story, and even though we have few medical articles which haven't run, I'm hoping you'll remember to check with me before running it to make sure I'll be around (armed with admins in the event of coprolalia-related vandalism) and that I've finished replacing older sources with newer ones that say the same, but with a few interesting tidbits of info that could be added. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:12, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. So far, so good. Even WP:ERRORS has been quiet for the few I've scheduled so far (and the one mistake that was picked up was one that MF, of all people, introduced in a copyedit of the blurb!) Of course, I will run out of energy/enthusiasm by the end of the week but maybe User:Bencherlite/TFA notepad will be useful for my successors... I hope people are appreciating having 16 days of pending TFAs!

I'm in no rush to pick TS off my own bat because I knew there were good reasons why Raul hadn't run in the last six years. I seem to remember somebody nominated it at TFAR without checking with you first. (Query - would it be useful if we had subpages for discussions and archives of nominations, so that people don't have to hunt through the diffs to see who said what in a previous nomination etc?)

Perhaps, though, TS would be a good choice for 1st April? Kill two vandalism birds with one stone? <runs away before SG can hit him!> BencherliteTalk 16:23, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

That ERRORS has been silent isn't really a good thing, since it means that no one is watching which means that DYK stuff is getting through :/ Archived pages of TFAR would be nice, we've always needed them, but I suspect that trying to set them up would be a nightmare. Gimmetrow is excellent at that sort of work. Hit you? I'm going to shoot you !!! I've always had the notion that someday someone well known will come forward with a TS diagnosis, and that will be the time to launch it mainpage ... when it coincides with something TS-related ... but the best shot at that so far was one contestant on American Idol, who didn't win. I've overcome my fear of the vandalism, though, partly because in general the mainpage just isn't vandalized as it was several years ago ... Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:38, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
Pete Bennett winning Big Brother wasn't the break-through TS moment you were looking for, then? BencherliteTalk 17:34, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
Ummmm. No. And I think that was before I overcame my fear of vandalism. I'm thinking of someone "famous" in a more robust sense of the word. And I know whos I have in mind. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:37, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

M-185

Can you schedule something else? Next July will make the 80th anniversary of the creation of the highway, which would be a more date-appropriate time of year to feature a summer tourism destination. I can't imagine too many tourists are riding their bicycles around Mackinac Island in December. Imzadi 1979 → 01:33, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Ping to reply at my talk page. Imzadi 1979 → 02:01, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit request

There is a small ce I wasn't able to make pre-TFA. See: Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/December 8, 2012 thanks and cheers! GabeMc (talk|contribs) 03:28, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Wow that was fast! Thanks. It was an improvement right? GabeMc (talk|contribs) 03:30, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
I have another request there. Thanks. GabeMc (talk|contribs) 01:49, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

TFAR coordination

I think we need to have a page to coordinate. Where would you like to have it? Gimmetoo (talk) 14:51, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

NY 319 TFA

Can we change the lead photo please? My preference would be the 1966 photo, but that's me. Mitch32(Victim of public education, 17 years and counting) 23:21, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

I guess. The significance of the 1966 photo is that NY 319 no longer exists. Mitch32(Victim of public education, 17 years and counting) 02:34, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

Bizniz

Can you come back to your review at WP:FLC of List of female Fellows of the Royal Society? It's somewhat stalling and I'd like for you to check if your comments have been addressed? Cheers dude. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:08, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)

Thanks for noticing my cleanup work on Worlds End State Park and for scheduling the article as TFA on such an important day ;-) I had not realized the joke until I saw that 2012 Phenomenon is scheduled as TFA for Dec. 20 - nicely done. By the way, I really appreciate having more time to do clean up work before TFA - thanks, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 22:15, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Good Humor
I, Cirt, award Bencherlite this, The Barnstar of Good Humor, in recognition of this editor's ability to recognize comedy, satire, and parody as legitimate forms of free expression and freedom of speech in contemporary popular culture. Much appreciated! :) — Cirt (talk) 22:48, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Dec 22 TFA and blurb

  • "the country's leading competition" - WP:POV, and arguably incorrect, although arguably correct in its day, but still POV.
  • "The victory was a significant factor in the decision by the sport's governing body, The Football Association, to allow professionalism." This claim is made in the article's lead, but not supported or cited in the main text.
  • "Hole-i'th'..." or "Hole-'i-th..."? Article uses both.
  • Blurb includes a redirect to pub
  • Last sentence of blurb makes no sense, which is a pity as it's in the article lead, too. The body copy explains that one Olympic player was selected for England while he was an Olympic player.

--Dweller (talk) 22:49, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

On reflection, I'm not sure about the last of those points. I think the sentence could work as is. Thanks for your prompt attention - I can see you're beavering away already. --Dweller (talk) 23:04, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
Glad it was useful! Would you like me to continue reviewing them, as and when I have time to do so? --Dweller (talk) 09:17, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Ta. Btw, just in case it's of any use this far ahead, or to avoid scheduling it (!) NB User_talk:Dweller#Bryan_Gunn --Dweller (talk) 10:33, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Email

Sorry for the less than thought out email. NativeForeigner Talk 08:40, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Vidya Balan

I think that it's wonderful to feature Balan on her wedding day. Thank you so much. :) smarojit (buzz me) 10:51, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Glad it all worked out, — Cirt (talk) 16:55, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

FLC

I wonder if you would be interested and willing (if you have time) to look at this FLC. It has been sitting at FLC for over two months, and attracted rather little attention, and I think this is the sort of list in which you might be able to offer some input. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 10:03, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments and support for Grade I listed churches in Lancashire which made it to FL. Now for Cumbria! --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 15:00, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Image of co-creators

Can you add this image and caption:

  1. Image = File:Trey Parker Matt Stone 2007.jpg
  2. Caption = South Park co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone wrote "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo".

Thank you for your time, — Cirt (talk) 17:03, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

DYK

Thank you for handling. It was somewhat confusing to me. — Maile (talk)

Closings of the discussion

Sorry for the double work I put you through with my edit mess-up. :-) Widr (talk) 22:28, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

The ian watkins wikipedia entry needs to be looked at. That david karslake thing is wrong and it needs to be taken out asap. M 11:20, 19 December 2012 (UTC)Mikey2201 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikey2201 (talk • contribs)

TFA

Was today's FA your idea? If so, congratulations on a stroke of genius. Keep up the good work ;-)  An optimist on the run! 09:34, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

(watching) To my knowledge he was, and I support all you said, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:37, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
It was my idea, I'm pleased to say. Thanks! BencherliteTalk 12:52, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Invitation to WikiProject Brands

Hello, Bencherlite.

You are invited to join WikiProject Brands, a WikiProject and resource dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of brands and brand-related topics.

To join the project, just add your name to the member list. Northamerica1000(talk) 16:25, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas
Hey Bencherlite, hope you're enjoying your wikibreak. Or... did the firey brimstone do more damage than I expected? Either way, keep safe over the holidays, and a merry Christmas / happy holidays for you and yours! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:26, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Tod

Thanks for keeping an eye on things at James Tod during its recent big day. I am finally getting back up to speed and have left some notes here. Your thoughts would be appreciated. - Sitush (talk) 18:27, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

2013

File:Happy New Year 2013.jpg Have an enjoyable New Year!
Hello Bencherlite: Thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, Northamerica1000(talk) 15:52, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

WP:REX#Essays on Montesquieu and on the Enlightenment

Dear Bencherlite! Is this request still open? I can scan it for you ... -- Doc Taxon (talk) 18:58, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Request

Hi Bencherlite, I'd like to request that this thread on the TFAR talk be archived. Not nice stuff and would like to see it disappear. If you think there's a reason to keep maybe the discussion could be re-opened on a new thread. Best wishes for the new year. Love the pic of the lovely snow covered Welsh mountains on your user page btw - very nice! Truthkeeper (talk) 01:18, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for giving us a clear slate. Have another one for you: I've asked before that discussions regarding noms be allowed to archive and let alone because at least once they've been copied over to another page. I see this happening again here. What's your feeling about this? Personally I don't think we need to air the dirty laundry again and again. Can find diffs for previous requests and where the discussions were moved if you need them. Truthkeeper (talk) 23:45, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Oops, I had just hat/habbed that before I saw this discussion ... I don't understand why it's there at all, but defer to Bencherlite if he prefers to do something else. Poor TFAR, The Neverending Story. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:49, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
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