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Istanbul FAC update

I made some changes to the "Administration" section, in accordance with your request at FAC. Take a look at the changes and let me know if the issue is resolved. -- tariqabjotu 08:11, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Derek Jeter

Can you join the discussion at Talk:Derek_Jeter#Arod_relationship? There is a discussion on your recent edits regarding Jeter's relationship with Alex Rodriguez. Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 23:18, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Done. hamiltonstone (talk) 01:39, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Maya Angelou

Thanks for the notice, I do have a habit of failing to sign off! Lemonade51 (talk) 23:41, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

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Hi, I have responded to your comments as well as a few of yours in Nicki-D's comments. Aaron • You Da One 14:10, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

Hello Hamiltonstone. I just wanted to say thank you for your support with the History of Mars observation article. Your comments and review were helpful and I appreciated the feedback. Regards, RJH (talk) 18:09, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

You are more than welcome. I like your work. hamiltonstone (talk) 22:46, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Talk:HIV/AIDS/GA1

Hi there! Great work so far on the article. I'm going to a tour to Goa so, won't be able to pass the article till 10th August. Happy editing! TheSpecialUser TSU 02:09, 1 August 2012 (UTC)


Hi Hamilton,

Doc James asked me to have a look to see whether I could help out with some of the copyediting requested by the reviewer. As you've seen, I've made a tentative start, generally in full agreement with your own perceptions. Since I agree with the reviewer on the need for careful copyediting (while begging to differ on details), my inclination would be to work gradually through the article -- a task which I would be quite happy to take on if there's no immediate rush. If you and James were happy with that approach, I thought of seeking consensus from the reviewer on his talk page by posting a message which he should find when TheSpecialUser gets back from Goa on this Friday.

One issue I encounter doing this sort of work regards my tendency to make a thorough "nuisance" of myself by throwing out uninvited suggestions. Although that's pretty normal on Wikipedia, I'm never quite sure how to handle the practicalities of this during a WP PR process... For example: I feel the sourcing in this subsection could probably be improved by using recent review/s like this [1] (though I haven't been able to access it yet). Could you or James perhaps suggest me a low-maintenance way of effecting such changes without complicating, or compromising in any way, the GAR process? Any pointers appreciated.

Thanks in advance, —Misty(MORN) 19:13, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Hi Misty. Special User seems pretty amenable. And remember this is GA not FA, so the copyediting doesn't have to be perfect for it to be passed, in any case. Look, apart from editors like Doc James and I having to play whack-a-mole with the vandals and the denialists, this article is reasonably stable and editors are mostly very positive. If you think you've got reliable, up-to-date sources that are higher quality than what is there, then I say go for it! Leave a note on the talk page saying what you're doing - most of us will be cheering you on! hamiltonstone (talk) 10:31, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks Hamilton - that's really helpful. I'll do my best not to trip! —Misty(MORN) 10:44, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Agree further improvements are always great and welcomed. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 09:43, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your comments on the Olmec colossal heads FAC, and for your support - it was promoted yesterday. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 06:57, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

It's a pleasure. An interesting piece of far greater significance than my nomination that was just promoted! Regards, hamiltonstone (talk) 07:25, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

WP:FOUR for Muckaty Station

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Thanks Tony! hamiltonstone (talk) 13:27, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
For c/e HIV/AIDS. Your help was much needed. I'm so glad you finished the work by today as I was plannning to go inactive. Thanks anyways. TheSpecialUser TSU 02:06, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Rosetta Barnstar
Many thanks for your help improving HIV/AIDS in preparation for translation. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 09:45, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Unfair

It seems to be incredibly unfair to me, Nick-D is allowed to comment on my pages but I'm not allowed to comment on his? Thats extremely hypocritical, why don't you say this to Nick-D?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Collingwood26 (talk • contribs) 03:26, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I have responded at your talk page. Cheers, hamiltonstone (talk) 03:42, 16 August 2012 (UTC)


RfC

Dear Editor, heated discussion on the renaming of this article. Maybe the article is not very interesting in itself but there is quite an example of a debate on the principle of naming conventions on its talk page. Everybody most welcome... --E4024 (talk) 12:44, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

List of United States federal officials convicted of corruption offenses

Thanks for reviewing this article for DYK. I have nominated it to be a featured list. Your input would be welcome here. Savidan 14:53, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

ANI

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Pink slime

FYI, the GA status of the article Pink slime, which you recently reviewed, has now been listed for a community reassessment here: Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Pink slime/1. --MelanieN (talk) 14:02, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

WP:FOUR for Bronwyn Oliver

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Independence Day of India

Hello! Thank you for the great edits you are doing in the article. --Dwaipayan (talk) 14:04, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Edit Summary of 2012

Well done sir. [2] Ceoil (talk) 08:19, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Always glad to keep my fellow editors amused. hamiltonstone (talk) 12:45, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Nice to make you aquaintance anyway. I remember you from Minnie Pwerle, an FA that certainly broadened my mind. Ceoil (talk) 15:21, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Kaapa Tjampitjinpa

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Great Work! Sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Melbourne

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Wow, I am really impressed and pleased by your response to my concerns on Sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Melbourne μηδείς (talk) 06:31, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Very kind of you. It's always a pleasure to talk with someone constructively on a talk page! :-) hamiltonstone (talk) 06:38, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

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DYK for Girl in Red Tights

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Julia Gillard in "We Can Do It!"

I have posted a question for you at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/We Can Do It!/archive1. It will take a little bit of web surfing on your part to give a good answer. Thanks in advance for your time! Binksternet (talk) 22:28, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks in part to your constructive criticism, the article is now FA. Cheers! Binksternet (talk) 18:11, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Re: Betelgeuse

Hi Hamiltonstone, good to hear from you and thanks for bringing those concerns up at FAC. Regards Hekerui (talk) 12:32, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

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Thanks

I appreciate your very good work on the Romney FAC. Any disagreements are very minor (so far anyway!).Anythingyouwant (talk) 23:47, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

What I did was nothing compared to you Gabe and Wasted, but thanks. The next week should be interesting! hamiltonstone (talk) 00:55, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the BS

And for calling out the derail brigade before it got out of hand. Cheers! ~ GabeMc (talk|contribs) 02:04, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Romney

Hi Hamilton. Regarding the phrase "more on managerial abilities than partisan affiliation", your edit summary indicated that you only looked in one source, but I noticed that two sources are cited:

(I) Barone and Cohen, Almanac of American Politics 2008, p. 789.

(II) Cohn, Jonathan (July 2, 2007). "Parent Trap: How Mitt Romney un-became his father". The New Republic.

I don't have these two sources handy, but I assume that Wasted Time R has them. Did you check both? It probably doesn't matter much whether the quote marks are used, but I thought I'd ask anyway. Someone may now want to delete the whole phrase. Cheers.Anythingyouwant (talk) 11:36, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, only checked the first. My scepticism arises from the edit - a one-off edit earlier today that only inserted the quote marks, and by someone who has only edited WP a dozen or so times, and never the Romney article; plus the edit added an ungrammatical comma. On the other hand, their other edits aren't vandalism. I can't access the Cohn piece. <sigh> Will try and prevail upon WTR. hamiltonstone (talk) 11:48, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, I didn't realize that the quote marks were inserted just today. That would be a good reply if anyone tries to delete the phrase.Anythingyouwant (talk) 11:59, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

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Re: A barnstar for you!

Thanks very much for the barnstar! Wasted Time R (talk) 02:38, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

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Four Award

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Great work! LittleMountain5 01:06, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Writer's Barnstar
Great efforts with improving the quality of the article Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri, a significant contribution to Wikipedia. :) — Cirt (talk) 01:50, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
Why thank you Cirt, that is much appreciated! hamiltonstone (talk) 06:33, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
You're most welcome, — Cirt (talk) 06:58, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

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Indigenous Australian art

Hello hamiltonstone, I recently revamped the "Painting and sculpture" section of the Culture of Australia article. There's still room for improvement, especially coverage of contemporary/post-70s/postmodern art, but more pertinently with the opening paragraph for Indigenous art. Do you think it's possible to cover the full range and history of Indigenous Australian art in a paragraph? I don't think I could do it justice. Would you be willing to give it a bash? - HappyWaldo (talk) 12:32, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

I'm probably the right editor to give it a go, I'm just not sure when. But making a note and will try and get there. hamiltonstone (talk) 12:34, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Istanbul

Would you mind expressing also your choice of pictures for the article? Thanks. --E4024 (talk) 11:31, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, no, that appears to be a never-ending discussion in which I want no further part (a comment not intended to point the finger at you or any other editor, just to be clear). hamiltonstone (talk) 11:35, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Never mind; have some Turkish tea... --E4024 (talk) 12:05, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Why thank you, that's kind. And yes, I did persist and will listen to it at greater length later in the week. It is a place i have never been and is near the top of our family's travel wish list :-) hamiltonstone (talk) 12:23, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula

The article Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula for comments about the article. Well done! Tomcat (7) 19:18, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Information

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Istpics

Hi, down there. Did you have time to see the Turkish tea video? (It begins in Turkish but continues mostly in English, FYI :-). I read your comment at the Istanbul pictures RfC. Thank you for changing yor mind on participation and for saying your opinion. The "19th century building" you refer to must be the Haydarpaşa Train Station. Other than the photographer's ability there is a silly issue that destroys the image. A few years ago the roof of the building burned, and the current photo is showing the building without the roof! Restoration work is being carried out and soon the station will become as beautiful as before. I find the attitude of putting the photo of a building which has been in service since 100 years (with a roof) without a roof (!) kind of (Put here a word by yourself that no-one is going to take as personal attack, "childish" maybe?) in case the article is not titled "Fire on the Haydarpaşa Train Station" or similar... All the best. --E4024 (talk) 11:55, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

I don't know why you feel compelled to make thinly veiled, and ultimately unnecessary, snipes at me at every corner. But it has to stop. Unlike you, I pay attention to what other people say on talk page discussions. This Haydarpasha image was used in nearly every collage suggested during the previous collage discussion. You never objected to it. You even said a picture of the terminal is a "must". Sorry, but I can't read your mind. I couldn't guess that when you said "a must" you meant "childish". And I wasn't the person who introduced this image anyway. In fact, I chose this one instead for illustrating the terminal in the Transportation section. But apparently there was at least some sentiment saying that it was better to show the structure as it looks now rather than during its heyday. So that's what went in the collage I created, and that's what went in the article. But regardless, we know the key issue is about that Blue Mosque photo that you have some inexplicable attachment to, and these side issues are simply additional opportunities for you to make more unfounded attacks. -- tariqabjotu 13:07, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

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Main page appearance: Muckaty Station

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Red kangaroo

Muckaty Station is a 2,380-square-kilometre (590,000-acre) Aboriginal freehold landholding in Australia's Northern Territory, approximately 800 kilometres (500 mi) south of Darwin. Originally under traditional Indigenous Australian ownership, the area became a pastoral lease in the late 19th century and for many years operated as a cattle station. Muckaty Station was returned to its Indigenous custodians in 1999. It is traversed by the Stuart Highway, built in the 1940s along the route of the service track for the Australian Overland Telegraph Line, a natural gas pipeline, and the Adelaide–Darwin railway. The area comprises semi-arid stony ridges, claypans and a stony plateau, and experiences a sub-tropical climate, with a wet season between January and March. The vegetation is mostly scrubland, including spinifex grasslands. The fauna is generally typical of Australian desert environments, and includes the Red Kangaroo (pictured), the Eastern Wallaroo, the Northern Nail-tail Wallaby, and the Spinifex Hopping Mouse. A site within Muckaty is being considered for Australia's low-level and intermediate-level radioactive waste storage and disposal facility. The plan is subject to a Federal Court challenge due to be heard early in 2013. (Full article...)

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An award

The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
If you think you can avoid an award by semi-retiring then you are mistaken. Its Christmas and a time for giving. I'd like to thank you for your art related DYK articles on behalf of the project, the wiki and me. THank you Victuallers (talk) 23:01, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Merry Xmas

Merry antipodean Xmas
hope yours is/was fun, and you had a good turkey :) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:59, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
No turkey, but some excellent barbequed kangaroo... hamiltonstone (talk) 09:26, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Muckaty Station

G'day

Thank you for your message. I hate it when people just arbitrarily remove stuff I've posted

It's difficult sometimes to meet the burden of proof on such obscure matters, but I shall endeavour to do so.

I recall Ret. Major Les Hiddins had a post "Bush Tucker Man" series on Australia (Bush Tucker Man - Stories of Survival Episode 5: The Dutch Settlement). He suggested an Englishman had discovered remnants of a white settlement in the interior. The local Aborigines shaved their beards in such a way as to appear similar to the Amish/Dutch. It appears on several discussion sites; viz http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/Topic/46754/dutch_settlement_in_WA.aspx Which I am not submitting as ‘evidence’ per Wiki’s rules. Les Hiddins himself talks of this episode http://bushtuckerman.com.au/dutch-colony/ Unfortunately he fails to mention Muckaty in this article.

Montalban (talk) 22:12, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Potential copyedit

Hi hamitonstone! Hope all is well, it's been a while. Given your invaluable help with the 1997 Qayen earthquake article, I thought you might be able to provide some helpful comments for improving 2005 Qeshm earthquake while it sits at FAC. An uninvolved user commented that certain parts of the text are a bit clunky; if you could help by just pointing out a few that would be more than enough. Of course, since you are busy with other articles and your own FAC, I'd understand if you were unable. ceranthor 04:02, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

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Palm by Bronwyn Oliver

Bronwyn Oliver (1959–2006) was an Australian sculptor, whose works were primarily made in metal. Raised in country New South Wales, she trained at Sydney's College of Fine Arts (COFA) and London's Chelsea School of Art. She settled in Sydney, where she practised and taught until her death by suicide in 2006. Oliver's sculptures are admired for their tactile nature, their aesthetics, and the technical skills demonstrated in their production. In her later career, most of her pieces were commissions, both public and private. Her major works include Vine, a 16.5-metre high (54 ft) sculpture in the Sydney Hilton, Palm (pictured) and Magnolia in the Sydney Botanical Gardens, and Big Feathers in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall. Recognition of her work included selection as a finalist in the inaugural Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award in 2000, inclusion in the National Gallery of Australia's 2002 National Sculpture Prize exhibition, and being shortlisted for the 2006 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award. Her works are held in major Australian collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. (Full article...)

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Congratulations - this is a very fitting article to mark Australia Day. Nick-D (talk) 03:27, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
  • quoting you: "talented, hardest-working and engaging artists of her time - Her works will endure", thank you! A reason to repeat Precious in style:

Precious indigenous Australians
Thank you for making Indigenous Australians known, as artists and as people, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:06, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

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Thanks

Thanks for the kind words Hamilton! Abyssal (talk) 00:50, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

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Rabbit-proof fence

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Wallace_(Australia)

Thanks for your message;

"Your recent edit to Jim Wallace seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you."

A lobby group who has made a defense on an issue should present 2 sides of the story, this has not happened on this page so I'm no completely satisfied.

Additionally, membership as a matter of growth is factual information which can be indicative of the health of any organisation, this should not be overlooked.

As a matter of interest to those that are not supporters of this organisation, they should be made aware of ANY changes so they can form an appropriate responses.

I get the feeling that bigotry lingers within the editors on certain pages and I welcome further discussion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greenmixa (talk • contribs) 01:51, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

1. This article is intended to present accurate, neutral, relevant and encyclopedic information about its subject, not 2 sides of a story.
2. independent reliable source information on membership growth would be relevant at ACL article - not self-reported data unless it has been checked and accepted by a reliable source.
3. No, articles at WP are in summary form and encyclopedic so they should not be there to allow people to "be made aware of ANY changes".
4. I don't know what you are referring to as bigotry. There are some single purpose accounts who edit nothing but Jim Wallace and ACL, and the thing they seem generally to have in common is a pro-ACL stance, and there are a few other editors who edit across the 'pedia as a whole, who express a range of views. I haven't sensed "bigotry" in edits that i have reviewed, though i have seen bias.
So, in all, I don't think I agree with any of you points above, sorry. hamiltonstone (talk) 13:32, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland

I'm just dropping you a quick note about a new Wikipedian in Residence job that's opened up at the National Library of Scotland. There're more details at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Scotland#Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland. Richard Symonds (WMUK) (talk) 15:31, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Peer review request

Peer review request for Thomas Ellison

I'm currently attempting to bring the article Thomas Ellison to Featured Article standard. I've opened a peer review, which can be viewed at Wikipedia:Peer review/Thomas Ellison/archive1—any feedback, however brief, would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

- Shudde talk 07:20, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Istanbul

Hello! I'm contacting you because you were one of the editors who reviewed Istanbul's FA candidacy. I just created a RFC concerning its lead (Talk:Istanbul#RFC). If you have time, we would appreciate your input. Thanks! Cavann (talk) 04:31, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

RfC:Infobox Road proposal

WP:AURD (Australian Roads), is inviting comment on a proposal to convert Australian road articles to {{infobox road}}. Please come and discuss. The vote will be after concerns have been looked into.

You are being notified as a member on the list of WP:AUS

Nbound (talk) 05:30, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: Danie Mellor

This is a note to let the main editors of Danie Mellor know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on May 11, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or one of his delegates (Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), Gimmetoo (talk · contribs), and Bencherlite (talk · contribs)), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 11, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Danie Mellor (born 1971) is a contemporary Indigenous Australian artist and the winner of the 2009 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for a mixed media work From Rite to Ritual. Born in Mackay, Queensland, Mellor studied at North Adelaide School of Art, the Australian National University and Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. He then took up a post lecturing at Sydney College of the Arts. He works in different media including printmaking, drawing, painting, and sculpture. The dominant theme in Mellor's art is the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian cultures. Since 2000, Mellor's works have been included regularly in National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award exhibitions and in 2003 he was awarded a "highly commended", for his print Cyathea cooperi. His other major exhibitions have included the Primavera 2005 show at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, and the National Indigenous Art Triennial at the National Gallery of Australia in 2007. In 2012, his work was included in the National Museum of Australia's exhibition Menagerie: contemporary Indigenous sculpture and the second National Indigenous Art Triennial. (Full article...)

UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Eddie Burrup article

An update has been posted on 25 May on Murranji talk page directed to Hamiltonstone as follows:

Since your initial advice we have received third party guidance on this article from an experienced Wikipedia contributor. (It was agreed that the text required attention.) The article in its present state now meets the Wikipedia guidelines and therefore we ask that you remove the NPOV tag.

Further, we have settled on three images to represent The Art of Eddie Burrup. These are up-loaded in accordance with 'Non-free rationale'. Please review these up-loads. They have attracted robot notices which have now been addressed. We trust associated tags will also be removed.Purwthrub 00:21, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

For your information, I contacted the Tea House to discuss the delay to my request to you about removing the NPOV tag. "Flat out let's discuss it" suggested I remove the tag myself which I have now done. Here's a copy of that discussion:
How can one remove a NPOV tag which is no longer applicable?
I have been editing the article on Eddie Burrup. As I started working on it Hamiltonstone tagged the article with a NPOV on 4 April and posted some advice to me on 5 April 2013. Since then the article has been improved with the help of an experienced Wikipedia contributor (advising me by email and phone calls). I have posted messages in reply to Hamiltonstone but have had no further contribution from him and I notice from his own talk page that the last time he posted any comment (to anyone at all) was 11 April. I have specifically asked him to remove the tag on 25 May. There has still been no response. How can I get Hamiltonstone's attention? Alternatively, is it possible to get someone else to remove the tag.Purwthrub 06:31, 6 June 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Murranji (talk • contribs)
Hi Murranji and welcome. When you are certain that the neutrality issues have been resolved you can edit the article and delete from the very top of the page. Flat Out let's discuss it 11:44, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Thank you Flat Out for your prompt and positive response! I am certain that the article is now neutral and I have three people who concur. So, in accordance with your suggestion I will now proceed to remove the tag. However, I must say that I would still have liked Hamiltonstone to respond to my notices to him as he was the one who tagged the article in the first place.
There are also some outstanding issues that I have asked him to look at, too, with regard to the three images that have been inserted in the article on the basis of "Non-free use rationale". These have attracted robot notices which I believe have now been addressed. I would like to be re-assured of this and have the associated tags removed, too.Purwthrub 12:20, 6 June 2013 (UTC)Purwthrub 12:34, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre

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WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre

Hello! Now, some of you might have already received a similar message a little while ago regarding the Recruitment Centre, so if you have, there is no need to read the rest of this. This message is directed to users who have reviewed over 15 Good article nominations and are not part of WikiProject Good articles (the first message I sent out went to only WikiProject members).

So for those who haven't heard about the Recruitment Centre yet, you may be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around it (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers:

  • Recruiters: The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet this criteria. If we don't get at least 5-10 recruiters to start off with (at the time this message was sent out, 2 recruiters have volunteered), the Recruitment Centre will not open. If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read the process and add your name to the list of recruiters. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the process section is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available".
  • Co-Director: The current Director for the centre is me (Dom497). Another user that would be willing to help with some of the tasks would be helpful. Tasks include making sure recruiters are doing what they should be (teaching!), making sure all recruitments are archived correctly, updating pages as needed, answering any questions, and distributing the feedback form. If interested, please contact me (Dom497).
  • Nominators, please read this: If you are not interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still help. In some cases a nominator may have an issue with an "inexperienced" editor (the recruitee) reviewing one of their nominations. To minimize the chances of this happening, if you are fine with a recruitee reviewing one of your nominations under the supervision of the recruiter, please add your name to the list at the bottom of this page. By adding your name to this list, chances are that your nomination will be reviewed more quickly as the recruitee will be asked to choose a nomination from the list of nominators that are OK with them reviewing the article.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along.

A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.--Dom497 (talk)

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Fourteenth Amendment GA review

In a GAR a few years back, you mentioned that someone should ping you if Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was renominated for GA; I wanted to let you know that I've done so. I think most of your concerns from the original review have been addressed. If you're interested in being a reviewer, I'd welcome your feedback, but in either case, thanks for your work on this one previously! -- Khazar2 (talk) 11:46, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Source check at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Thomas Ellison/archive1

Hey. Thanks for checking the Anderson source - I've replied to your comment at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Thomas Ellison/archive1. Cheers. - Shudde talk 06:14, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Deborah Hutton page

I disagree with your reversion of my insertion of a personal life section on the Deborah Hutton page. I have sourced this information from news.com.au and I have found many other media articles which state the same information. I have referenced my source of the information and I don't believe I have been malicious in my intent. Have a look at other celebrity Wikipedia pages such as for example Dannii Minogue and I would argue that my inclusions to the Deborah Hutton page is not inconsistent with the type/tone of information contained on the Dannii Minogue or other similar celebrity Wikipedia pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Discopup (talk • contribs) 05:29, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

The article is a biography of a living person and Hutton has repeatedly refused to comment on what appears to be speculation based on people taking photographs of her / seeing her places with a person. Have a look at WP:BLP as well as WP:RS and ask whether it appears appropriate. It didn't look it to me. hamiltonstone (talk) 12:29, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
I took a more detailed look. The material still isn't appropriate, and i've explained on the article talk page, cheers, hamiltonstone (talk) 12:48, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

When God Writes Your Love Story

Hi Hamilton, I know we've never interacted on Wikipedia before, but I was wondering if you would consider reviewing my current FAC for the When God Writes Your Love Story article. No one has commented on the corresponding discussion for almost two weeks now, and I am concerned that the FAC will close from lack of discussion. I noticed that you reviewed the Jesus FAC and thought you might be interested in this FAC as well. Any constructive comments you would be willing to provide would be greatly appreciated. Neelix (talk) 03:08, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Thank for the message. I try to assist with requests sometimes, but I'm going to have to pass on this one, regrets, hamiltonstone (talk) 12:51, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi Hamiltonstone

In case you didn't know, I have nominated "S&M" for FAC once again. It is the tenth nomination. I have collaborated with the co-nominator on the article, and it has been through a Peer Review, of which several people who are experienced with the process gave help. As you opposed my eighth nomination, I would appreciate it if you would re-read the article and give your opinion on how you feel about the article now over at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/S&M (song)/archive10. Thank you.  — AARON • TALK 10:24, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Fair enough, since i was such a critic last time, i've taken a look. Cheers! hamiltonstone (talk) 12:22, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
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