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Need some help

I see from your userpage that you administrate JoCopedia. (This seems to be the best way to get your attention somehow .-.) Looking at its Recent Changes, you seem to be the most important active user there, and I need some help with it. I've been trying to create an account there, and when I do, it gives me an error message. Is there a way to fix this? Thanks, CondenserCoil (talk) 21:37, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

gee it's such a sad wiki/recent changes list. anyway, thanks for letting me know about this. we recently implemented a lot of new anti-spam stuff, so there are probably some problems as a result of that. how long have you had this problem? if you're using an ip/email address that has already registered an account on the wiki within the last few months, that might be why you can't now. it might be something more simple though. i'll make sure account creation isn't disabled in the local settings or anything (though i don't have direct access, so that might take a while). i don't know what wikipedia's policy is on the topicality of talk page messages, but if this discussion doesn't suit standards then feel free to email me (my email address is listed here (not sure why but i don't feel like listing it here as well)). i was going to suggest that you just leave a note on my userpage on jocopedia, but... ~ Boomur 22:47, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

thx

Hi Boomur! thx for this[1]. I tried my best but as nonnativespeaker it may be *humble-hmpff* sometimes. --Gruß Tom (talk) 08:08, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

no problem! :) have you looked over the "your first article" guide? it might be useful in the future. also, if you are not confident about creating an article yourself, i believe you can request that an article be created, or try experimenting in your sandbox. however, i'm sort of new around wikipedia myself, so i don't want to give any ill-advised...advice! in any case, you're welcome! ~ Boomur 21:33, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

thx. think its more or less a questions of good style in language. compare [2] --Gruß Tom (talk) 11:27, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!

Hi Boomur, I really appreciate the refs you added to Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head! I wasn't entirely sure it would survive an AfD, but the refs you added from reliable sources should put it across the line. "Puppet Head" is definitely among the most significant TMBG songs that weren't released as singles—thanks for helping me demonstrate that. Best, BDD (talk) 17:03, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

No problem! likewise, I appreciate your creating the page — I agree that (in addition to being a really swell song) "Puppet Head" had a lot of significance for the band, just as much as many of their singles. So I hope the article lives a long and healthy life, or something. Anyway, glad to help with any TMBG-related articles! (or even others, occasionally!) ~ Boomur 20:46, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks to your expansion, it qualifies for DYK. I've nominated it here. --BDD (talk) 23:58, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

well that's terribly exciting! Thanks for letting me know. I'm a bit new around the community-driven parts of wikipedia (even though I've had an account for nearly five years?), and though of course I know the main page section, I'm not entirely sure how this process goes (reading up now!). Here's hoping it gets featured, I suppose! ~ Boomur 00:22, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

My, you are absolutely right-- and I'm quite sorry! Typically (especially with musicians), I find fan sites to be quite well written. Normally I take fan-generated text and completely restructure it, but I must have *seriously* blanked with Join Us. This is indeed 100% your work and I will be much more careful from now on. As for now, please accept my apology and this virtual dessert. Great job on keeping TMBW up to date and well written. With any hope, I'll run into you in the near future (and hopefully under better circumstances). Thanks so much for getting in touch, Pteranadons (talk)

DYK for Purple Toupee

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:48, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

Nice work, Apollo/Boomur!! --Egpetersen (talk) 14:01, 12 July 2013 (UTC) (AKA MisterMe)

thank you kindly ~ Boomur 14:43, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

Verification that Amy Gier Wessell posed nude with Vanessa Williams in Penthouse Magazine

If you want to verify that Amy Gier Wessell is the "other woman" who posed nude with Vanessa Williams in Penthouse, click on the following link:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1928&dat=19840730&id=S0cpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BGgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4016,4646720

There are also several other web sites that identify Wessell as the "other woman." It pays to be specific.

If you like, you can re-insert my revision.

Anthony22 (talk) 22:21, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

okay, well, at a quick look this appears to be a solid source. i'm going to post a full reply on the article talk page so that it is better archived in relation to the topic! but thank you for letting me know — honestly it's not a huge concern of mine, i don't really care about Vanessa Williams, but it's important to maintain policy on Wikipedia, especially in BLP articles. ~ Boomur 22:51, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

Oh damn!

Awesome news. I'm quite happy the world will now know about the wonderfulness that is the silicon beef puppet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pteranadons (talk • contribs) 23:26, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

DYK for You're on Fire

The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

Maestro, I say right on! --Egpetersen (talk) 19:48, 14 September 2013 (UTC) (aka MisterMe)

if you hear only one song this year, there's something terribly wrong with you. ~ Boomur 20:50, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

thank you

Thank you for your help with the movie chart Greatpumkin (talk)

A cheeseburger for you!

Thanks! Greatpumkin (talk) 01:37, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

inre Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)

Yes, the topic of the planned film is getting and will likely continue to get lots of coverage, but when considering planned films we look to the applicable guideline and consider whether or not that coverage gives us anything solid about the film itself... casting, production, plot, etc. To be fair to our readers, I think a temporary redirect to either J.K. Rowling or the article on the 2001 book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by that author (and where this adaptation IS already written about), is a valid consideration. The arguments about how the film topic might become supremely notable have a bit of merit, but I think it logical that we send readers for now to where it makes sense under policy, guideline and essay to keep readers informed. What'cha think? Schmidt, ^{Michael Q.} 02:31, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

sounds pretty solid to me, Mr. Schmidt! especially since you have that whole participation-in-the-HP-films thing going for you! :p i've just added a new comment on the AFD; thanks for the note. ~ Boomur 02:47, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. It was seeing my work with the animators for the first HP film actually making it to the big screen that encouraged me to do more acting. Beyond that, I do not follow JK's works. Schmidt, ^{Michael Q.} 03:37, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

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Grading

Hello Boomur, I would like to thank you personally for grading Where U Been? (song) and I Do It (2 Chainz song). In your opinion do other articles I created such as All Me (Drake song), Like Whaaat, Forbidden Fruit (song), Rich As Fuck, Ali Bomaye or Heaven (Jay-Z song) meet the C-class criteria? If any of them do, I would really appreciate you upgrading them accordingly. For the ones that might not, any advice on ways to improve them to meet it would be appreciated. Regards, STATic message me! 00:22, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

no problem! I've been going through unassessed Songs articles and I just seem to keep happening upon yours! I'll take a look at the ones you linked and try to give feedback; I would try to assess them for B-class too but I'm not the most experienced grader. I'll make a note and maybe I can revisit them in the future. Also, while I'm totally happy to take specific requests for assessments, you can leave a note at WT:SONGS if you want someone else to have a look, too! As a general note I think your articles are pretty solid, save for a few typos/little language issues (which is understandable given the number you've created), so I've been trying to make a few copyedits here and there. Apologies if I can't extend feedback too far beyond that sort of thing. Thanks so much for the note! ~ Boomur 01:02, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

If you ever have the chance bro. I know about WT:SONGS, but I would rather make a direct request to someone that is familiar with the system, rather than go to a noticeboard where it is likely to be completely ignored you know? Thanks for the praise, I really appreciate it. Feel free to copyedit all you want, after taking a couple hours to research and completely write a new article, I usually don't end up copyediting significantly, due to me trying to catch up on my watchlist. Good thing I don't make that many significant mistakes at this point aha. STATic message me! 02:14, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

yeah, I get how you feel about the noticeboard. So do feel free to request assessments directly whenever (or conk me on the head if you get impatient). And keep doin' your thing! ~ Boomur 02:37, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Populating Template:Science commemorative events

Do you know of any other similar science commeroative events that we could use to populate Template:Science commemorative events? I am not entirely happy with the numbers that we have right now on that template, rather bare, Sadads (talk) 16:44, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

the only thing that springs to mind right away is Mole Day, even though it's not the most sophisticated observation. Nothing else comes to mind right now, but I'll keep it in the back of my head while browsing the encyclopedia in the future! ~ Boomur 18:57, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

November 2013

Why would u revert all of my hard work... are u some sort of a troll or something? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChiliBacon123 (talk • contribs) 00:06, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

yes ~ Boomur 00:14, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Anandasramam

Hello Boomur. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Anandasramam, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: There is sufficient context to identify the subject of the article. Thank you. Shirt58 (talk) 03:40, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, tagging it was a bit of an oversight on my part. My mistake! ~ Boomur 04:05, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

"Seen it all / see you on the other side" redirect

Hey Boomur,

thanks for your reply to my post at the WikiProject Songs page! I'm glad you found my observation useful, although it's really just a minor flaw.

Greetings, --MagicGH (talk) 19:38, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Sure, no problem! In an encyclopedia with Wikipedia's popularity, it's important that even minor problems are dealt with. Some users spend the majority of their time on typo-fixing and copy-editing, both of which are Noble Deeds. Anyhow, I notice an admin hasn't come across the discussion so it might be time to request a move. ~ Boomur 23:36, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

note: move was completed per users Mayast and Malik Shabazz. ~ Boomur 03:24, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

Recent edits to Karan (disambiguation)

Hello, I've removed Karna from the Karan disambig page as it seems not to fit there. Thanks. Acabashi (talk) 15:12, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

@Acabashi: hi, thanks for the note. however, i'm not entirely sure why you edited the page the way that you did. for one thing, i don't see why the karanam caste should fit under people. although it describes a group of people, it does not name a particular person. furthermore, MOS:DABSEEALSO suggests placing possible misspellings under the See also heading, so why shouldn't Karna appear there? ~ Boomur 15:21, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

You are right of course - many apologies - I've reverted my changes. Acabashi (talk) 15:27, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

thanks, no need to apologise! and merry christmas! ~ Boomur 15:30, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

Discussion on WP:ANI

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@Steel1943: thanks for the note; i've posted some comments on the ANI. ~ Boomur 00:02, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

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Michelle Rodriguez

Hi Boomur. Regarding this revert of mine, please note the related BLPN discussion noted on the article talk page. This issue led to the article being protected and I would expect editors with reviewer status to be more careful. HelenOnline 07:40, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Oh my goodness, this is terribly embarrassing. Thank you for leaving the note—it was very foolish of me to accept that revision without checking the source or the talk page, especially on a BLP article. In the future, I'll be more thorough and hopefully I will manage to make this a learning experience. ~ Boomur 12:12, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for understanding :) HelenOnline 13:34, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Cassette Store Day

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Featuring your work on Wikipedia's front page: DYKs

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Flood update

Hello Boomur: as promised, I've done some digging into the UK reviews for this album. It appears that it was released in the UK on March 5, 1990, although I can't confirm that 100%. "Birdhouse in Your Soul" was released as a single in the UK on January 26, 1990. I've found the original reviews from all five major UK music publications of the time: as you can see, they were all generally very favourable, with the exception of Melody Maker.

"Flood contains all the elements that characterised their first two albums; that is the 19 tracks here are a weird and wonderful varied combination of the zany, trivial, witty and wacky, delivered with a spritely foot-tapping ease that belies their bizarre subject matter". Jerry Smith, NME, March 10, 1990, p. 36 – (8/10)

"The sole attributable reason for the duo surviving beyond the engaging novelty stage is that their (collective) ear for a tune prevails over the characteristically nasal vocal delivery and overt tinkering with gimmickry... This is a real cryptic crossword of an album, requiring perserverance and application with ultimately rewarding and fulfilling results". Andy Ross, Sounds, March 17, 1990, p. 47 – (4/5)

"With 18 tracks to choose from and working soundly on the principle that if you don't like one, never mind, there'll be another along in a couple of minutes, Flood is as playful an entertainment as will be heard all year". Peter Kane, Q, issue 42, March 1990, p. 76 – (4/5)

"If it is to be faulted, the album is a mite too cluttered for its own good, but the virtues of imagination and originality that these native New Yorkers display are worthy of enthusiastic approval". Iestyn George, Record Mirror, March 10, 1990, p. 18 – (4/5)

"One's reaction to the TMBG school of anarcho-wackiness hinges upon one's general feelings about similarly zany characters like Talking Heads and Frank Zappa. If their very American, very beatnik, surrealism spells instant yawnarama, forget TMBG – they're the same thing, but minus the good tunes." Caroline Sullivan, Melody Maker, March 31, 1990, p. 35 – (no rating, Melody Maker didn't employ a rating system)

Feel free to use as much or as little of this as you want. :-) Cheers. Richard3120 (talk) 08:58, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Richard! i'll see if i can put these into the article, although the Q review is already in there! i'm a little rusty on writing prose so i might delay excessively, but i'll get to it! ~ Boomur 22:35, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Digital Dermatitis

Hi Boomur, why did you remove my link to Digital Dermatitis on Strawberry Foot Rot? They are synonyms: http://www.dairyweb.ca/Resources/WDD92/WDD9214.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniel-B0ise (talk • contribs) 14:57, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

@Daniel-B0ise: hi, dermatology isn't a topic i'm completely familiar with, and it seemed to me like the articles had conflicting information, which was why i reverted your edit. i assumed that if digital dermatitis and dermatophilus congolensis were the same condition, they would not be separate articles. my impression is that dermatophilus congolensis is a type of digital dermatitis that can be called strawberry foot rot, and therefore it's not correct to say that all digital dermatitis is strawberry foot rot, which was suggested by your link. in addition, the link was not formatted correctly. you can check out Help:Link for info on how to do internal wikilinks. ~ Boomur 21:15, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Thanks for your SPI report on Troglobite64, well done!! Dougweller (talk) 11:11, 4 October 2014 (UTC)