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Why did you remove my update on KC Armstrong becoming overweight, it was referened on the show and is clearly a highly relevant fact given that KC's persona is intimately linked with being fit and handsome?



Why do you keep removing the howardsternshow.org link?


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you had commented about our company Enigma_software_group
with a delete vote There have been quite a few updates to the
discussion. Please revisit the discussion and update comments on
whether or not the company qualifies under WP:CORP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Enigma_software_group

Thanks, EnigmaSoftwareGroup

Template:welcomespam

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Howdy and welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed that you edited the Template:welcomespam message. I think you were trying to get the template to add a signature automatically, unfortunately, all it did was add your own signature. I have reverted the change you made. I think it is possible to get templates to automatically add a signature, however it is not commonly done (the only one I know of is {{idw-pui}}). Let me know if I mis-interperted your intention, or if I can help with anything. --TeaDrinker 22:36, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for finding and fixing my mistake on Template:welcomespam! I was actually trying to use the template, but accidently edited it by mistake :) --Bill.matthews 00:37, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, glad to have you around! --TeaDrinker 01:49, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ron Bennington

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Why do you continue to remove interesting trivia from the page for XM radio personality Ron Bennington? Is it really up to you to police what is actually trivia? And why isn't it? I can understand the vulgarities in some of it, but not others.

You exist?

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The reason I asked is because one of my edits was attributed to you by some random glitch, or maybe you just made an edit immediately after me.

Last time I checked :) --Bill.matthews 12:09, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

== O&A Link Spam ==--Bill.matthews 20:06, 2 October 2006 (UTC) I'm not the first one to revert a link to WowFans. I was just doing what I thought was called for as many other Wikipedia editors have done.--XMBRIAN 19:18, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info. I didn't know that. --Bill.matthews 20:06, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Applied media technologies corp article

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All the information on the AMTC page is readily available from their website - how much more sourced do you need it to be?

Just take a look at Wikipedia:Citing_sources. If the content is on the website it should be easy to do, but you generally want to cite sources not from the website itself. See Wikipedia:Reliable_sources. Also, when you add content to a talk page, you should generally sign your comment. Thanks... --Bill.matthews 19:31, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also fail to see where the content is non-neutral. It's no more slanted than articles for major companies like SIRIUS Satellite Radio or Ford. If there's some particular content that offends, let me know and I will try to reword it rather than have the "This article is a big fat liar" badge that you slapped on top of it.

Please don't take that as an attack. The article will be improved, and the encylopedia will be better off! --Bill.matthews 20:11, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Then let's improve it. Given that in 15 years no one has made an article about AMTC, I dread to think how long your scarlet letter will remain on the page before some other WikiActivist changes it. Don't just say, "it's wrong", tell me what's wrong, and let's fix it. As you can tell by my contribution history, I'm new at this. So give me a hand, rather than a hammer. Additionally, your blocking my ability to see your changes doesn't help matters much.

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Earl Douglas Trivia

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Hi, I wanted to indicate I restored the deleted trivia from the Earl Douglas page. While I realize it needs to be integrated into the page and cleaned up, I don't think deleting content randomly is the appropriate way to do it. But I will continue to work on the page to improve whats there and clean it up in order to meet Wikipedia standards.69.140.51.137 05:34, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from user page

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I don't understand, I am posting factual information?


I am not sure how to sign my posts. I've contributed to wiki for a while but this is the first time I have been confronted for adding facts to a wiki. I don't want to start an edit war. However, months back I went to Tucker's wiki and there was a brief mention of the Opie/Anthony visit. It disappeared a week ago and I felt that it was a cover up and that it needed to be mentioned as it is FACT. I feel like I am being bullied when I am not vandalizing his page. And, now you are against me and what I post, even when its totally video-backed fact.

Thank you for your hospitality. I am a reasonable person but I feel that what is on there now is slightly insufficient. I would be totally satisfied if you mentioned the fact that Opie/Anthony requested evidence for 2 of Max's stories and that Max could not produce: 1. The video tape from the "Tucker tries buttsex" story, and, 2. any police report from the "Absinthe Donuts" story backing it up. Furthermore, this was a public broadcast from someone who is a public figure. And, I feel these are important facts that must be presented to accurately portray him on wiki. Antiscian 04:30, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Responding to your message

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Yes, I did block that IP for a week. I must have either forgot to announce it on the talk page, or it didn't save for some reason. Academic Challenger 22:42, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ice Hockey Project discussion of hockey player notability and project scope

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Please come join the WikiProject Ice Hockey Notability standards for hockey players discussion. I'd like to see input from all our project members who have an opinion. Thanks! ColtsScore 00:19, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ron and Fez page

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Earl Douglas resigned as executive producer on 7/17. I updated the Ron and Fez info box yet you reverted it to the outdated version showing Earl Douglas as the executive producer and star which he is not. I resubmitted the changes, kindly dont restore out of date information. Thanks Eatabullet 17:20, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please provide a source. Message boards and comments on air can't be used. He was on the show today. Let's give this a little time and see what happens. --Bill.matthews 20:41, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Here is the link: http://ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=61823 Its from Ron and Fez's official website which also happens to have a message board.
Mr. Douglas may be on air, but he resigned so the fact is that resignation stands until otherwise stated, and as such, he is not executive producer. If you heard it, you know this as well. Logically, you should not restore information saying he is in a position he isnt. If it shakes out differently I will be the first to revise the information, however I dont really see the point in keeping old information on the page considering that it is outdated in this changing situation.
If you can provide a link to show he is the show producer or didn't resign, I will accept your edit. Finally, as you have now reverted my edits twice, I will also ask that you remember the three revert rule and assume good faith in accordance with accepted Wikipedia policy. Thanks! Eatabullet 05:31, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Forums aren't good sources for anything. In any case I checked the listed forum, and I see that even forum members don't agree. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 06:21, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi just curious are Bill Matthrews and Will Beback the same person? I thought I was discussing this with Bill Matthews. Can you clarify? Thanks Eatabullet 12:48, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
We're different people, last I checked. However we share an interest in the article. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:57, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Ice Hockey August 2007 Newsletter

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WikiProject Ice Hockey Newsletter

Dear Bill.matthews! You are receiving this newsletter because you have signed up as a member of WikiProject Ice Hockey. The purpose of this newsletter is to update on the goings on of the project, as there have been major changes, and a lot of new recognized content in the past few weeks. If you are an inactive user, you probably won't recognize the new and improved state of the WikiProject!

From the project, Maxim.

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New recognized content

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There have been a lot more Good and Featured articles written in the past few weeks. Here is a list:[1][2][3][4]

Featured articles
Good articles
Featured lists[5]
Notes
  1. ^ All articles are in order of promotion, as written on the main WikiProject page; FA's have official dates of promotions.
  2. ^ A star represents a featured article or list
  3. ^ A green circle represents a good article
  4. ^ Stanley Cup is an A-Class article
  5. ^ The lists system differs from articles, and doesn't give an official date of promotion
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Article Improvement

By Maxim

Upon some discussion on the WikiProject talk page, the Article Improvement Drive page was revamped by Krm500 and Maxim. It was renamed Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey/Article Improvement, and it includes two section. The first section is called articles in dire need of improvement. It list articles, usually important, that are in very poor shape. The second section is called requested help. Users list an article they request help improving a certain article, which will facilitate collaboration, which is the aim of any WikiProject. There is one article currently listed there, Henrik Lundqvist, here. The goal is to at least get it to Good article status.

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Diacritics

By Maxim

In the past few weeks, there has been quite heated discussion about the use of diacritics in article name. The current guideline is using diacritics in the pages of articles of all player names which require them, but redirects are exempt.

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Task forces

By Maxim
There have been two new task forces started within the WikiProject to coordinate major topics.

Sweden Ice Hockey task force

This task force was initiated by Krm500. Its current goal is to improve Henrik Lundqvist to Good or Featured article status. It covers all Swedish clubs, leagues and competitions and associated articles, players and coaches that are Swedish, or have played/coached for a Swedish club, and arenas in Sweden. They plan to eventually operate as a sort of a sub-project, which will have its own articles for creation, ranking importance and quality of articles, and co-ordinate article improvement. Its current members are Krm500, Bamsefar75, and CLAES.

New Jersey Devils task force

This task force was initiated by Bsroiaadn. Its goal is to improve New Jersey Devils to Featured Topic status. Although it currently meets the required article count, the task force wishes to improve it further. Its area of coverage is very similar to the Sweden Ice Hockey task force. Its members are Bsroiaadn, JHMM13, FutureNJGov, Sportskido8, Michael Greiner, JRWalko, and Soxrock.

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Requested Images

By Maxim
After discussion on the WikiProject talk page, Serte created a page for Requested Images. The page encourages users to license images for use on articles. The page also has section to request images for players, arenas, game situations, miscellaneous, and team and league logos. The page has been quite popular; since it was created on July 21, there have been six completed requests. There are four currently outstanding requests:

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Article assessement completed

By Maxim
On July 12, Kaiser matias announced that he had completed assessing all the articles with a {{ice hockey}} tag, sorting them into Category:Unassessed Ice Hockey articles. Kaiser matias has ranked about 9000 articles in that category, and most were stubs, and "have no information at all", according to him. Everybody is encouraged to expand the stubs into real articles. This effort took around 5 months. A big thanks goes to Kaiser matias from me and all the project.


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EJHL

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I see that you contested the PROD on the EJHL teams. Do you know anything about the EJHL... their articles could really use some improvement. DMighton (talk) 07:39, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Ice Hockey newsletter

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WikiProject Ice Hockey Newsletter

Dear Bill.matthews! You are receiving as you are a member of WikiProject Ice Hockey There's been more new thing going on at WP:HOCKEY, and I think this will help you to stay informed. Since the last newsletter sent out in August, there's been great changes. Read on to find out! Maxim(talk)

This just in:
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy has just been promoted to featured list status, while the bot was delivering the newsletter. Maxim(talk) 02:02, 28 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And I've just promoted Art Ross Trophy. And Clarence S. Campbell Bowl is at FLC. This should be the last update. Maxim(talk) 00:40, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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New recognized content

By Maxim

Especially due to the featured topic drive, there have been many new featured lists promoted concerning NHL awards. Here's the full list of all the 13 FL's promoted since the last newsletter.[1][2]

  1. Hart Memorial Trophy
  2. James Norris Memorial Trophy
  3. Vezina Trophy
  4. Conn Smythe Trophy
  5. Frank J. Selke Trophy
  6. Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
  7. Lester B. Pearson Award
  8. Calder Memorial Trophy
  9. Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
  10. King Clancy Memorial Trophy
  11. Jack Adams Award
  12. Presidents' Trophy
  13. List of Calgary Flames players

There have been no new good articles or featured articles. Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy has been given A-Class status due to multiple issues raised at FLC.

  1. ^ The last one, List of Calgary Flames players, is the only one not associated with the featured topic drive.
  2. ^ At the time of publishing, there were 5 lists at WP:FLC and 2 lists in the "Holding cell", as there's been an accepted guideline to not put more that 5 trophy lists at the same time to, "compensate for the sanity of the reviewers".
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Did You Know?

By Maxim
There have been 4 new articles featured in the Did You Know section? on the Main Page since August.

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Featured Topic Drive

By Maxim

Started by User:Scorpion0422, the aim of this drive is to make NHL awards a featured topic. A featured topic is basically a set of very high quality articles (good articles and featured articles/lists). In this case, the topic is NHL awards. Many users have helped, including Scorpion0422, Resolute, Serte, Hasek is the best, Maxim, Croat Canuck, Spike Wilbury, FutureNJGov, and T Rex/Dinosaur puppy. The progress has been very good; there are 12 featured lists promoted, and 2 good articles:

  1. Hart Memorial Trophy (Scorpion)
  2. James Norris Memorial Trophy (Scorpion)
  3. Vezina Trophy (Scorpion)
  4. Conn Smythe Trophy (Serte)
  5. Frank J. Selke Trophy (FutureNJGov)
  6. Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Scorpion)
  7. Lester B. Pearson Award (Scorpion)
  8. Calder Memorial Trophy (Croat Canuck)
  9. Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Maxim)
  10. King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Maxim)
  11. Jack Adams Award (Maxim)
  12. Presidents' Trophy (Scorpion)
  13. Stanley Cup (Earlier collaboration, very many involved)
  14. Traditions and anecdotes associated with the Stanley Cup (Maxim)

Check the project page if you are interested in helping out. Although it's closer to being done than not, there's still work to be done. The next topic that might be tackled is Stanley Cup, but this remains purely speculative and in discussion.


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Tucker Max Show

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Can you explain to me your rationale for removing the fact that he cancelled the show? It is factually true and I can't think of any reason to change or alter the article to give any other impression. Bluefield 12:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What is your source that HE cancelled the show? Citing his own website/comments isn't a reliable source. --Bill.matthews 02:53, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What is your source that it was cancelled at all? Bluefield 02:58, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If we can't provide reliable sources, and it's cancelled -- why include it at all? An idea that never came to a TV show it not notable. --Bill.matthews 03:09, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:CCollins.jpg

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WikiProject Ice Hockey March 2008 Newsletter

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New recognized content

By The Pancake of Heaven!
There has been numerous new recognized content, so much that it's too time-consuming to sift through the "trophy cases" on WP:HOCKEY. Some interesting achievements:

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Task forces

By The Pancake of Heaven!

We are working to create a new task force within the WikiProject to deal with topics related to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It hasn't been created yet; but it aims to expand articles based on former and current Pittsburgh Penguins players and articles. Good luck!

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New Administrators

Currently 0 promoted admins! Be the first one at WP:RFA.

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Featured Topic Drive

By Maxim

The original featured topic drive, initiated by Scorpion0422, has concluded succesfully. National Hockey League awards is now a featured topic, with 24 articles in total. Of them, 20 are featured lists, one is a featured article, and the other three are trophy articles that were too short to become featured lists. Eight users signed up to help out, shown here. The next Featured Topic hasn't been decided upon, and the ideas and organization for it fell apart. If you have any ideas, don't hesitate to share them at WT:HOCKEY.

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your warning from mcjeff

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i believe that mcjeff has accused you of vandalism inappropriately. i don't believe that your edit constituted vandalism in any way, nor did it necessitate mcjeff's misuse of rollback on your edit. i recommend that you add your proposed changes first to the discussion page in the future to hopefully prevent this type of incorrect response from editors. Theserialcomma (talk) 18:15, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. I agree, mcjeff jumped the gun on the warning and rollback. I'm reading the discussion pages now and will add my comments. Thanks! --Bill.matthews (talk) 18:57, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

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