User talk:Hunter Kahn/Archive 8
This is an archive of past discussions with User:Hunter Kahn. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
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GAN review
Hey Hunter, could you review The Splendid Source which is on GAN. --Pedro J. the rookie 20:33, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
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Request for Comment on a Peer Review for Glee (season 1)
Not much else to say here. =) I found you in a barnstar as an episode editor for South Park on Frickative's talk page, and thus you come across as someone with good experience in television editing. We already have one review from Bignole, but another wouldn't hurt if you care to point out anything else we may have missed. Only note: the DVD section is up for debate, but your opinion is welcome. We're trying to get the article FL status!
If you choose to take part, no need to reply here. If not, just say so here as I'm keeping this page open (my policy on talk page posting is opposite yours). CycloneGU (talk) 04:33, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
- Hey, sorry for the lack of response. I've been sort of away from Wikipedia the last few weeks because of real-life commitments, (I haven't even looked at my talk page until recently) so I'm not sure I'm the best person to help you. If in a few weeks you still don't have anyone let me know and I'll do my best, but in the meantime, it might be best if you seek someone else. Sorry! — Hunter Kahn 13:24, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
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The Working Man's Barnstar
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Hunter, on behalf of the wikipedia community, I award you this barnstar in recognition of your tireless contributions to television-related articles. Keep up the great work; with admiration, Obamafan70 (talk) 15:51, 18 August 2010 (UTC) |
Gerald Zahorchak bio
The personal life section of Gerald Zahorchak's bio was incorrect. He has never been married and does not have children. Please leave my edits as is. He is a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Susanlwilliams (talk • contribs) 14:43, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
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WikiCup 2010 August newsletter
We have our final eight! The best of luck to those who remain. A bumper newsletter this week as we start our home straight.
- Pool A's winner was Sturmvogel_66 (submissions). Awarded the top score overall this round, Sturmvogel_66 writes primarily on military history, favouring Naval warfare.
- Pool B's winner was Casliber (submissions). Awarded the top score for featured articles this round, Casliber writes primarily on natural sciences, especially botany and ornithology.
- Pool A's close second was Sasata (submissions). Awarded the top score for featured pictures this round, Sasata writes primarily on natural sciences, favouring mycology.
- Pool B's close second was ThinkBlue (submissions). Awarded the top score for good articles and topics this round, ThinkBlue primarily writes content related to television and film, including 30 Rock.
- The first wildcard was TonyTheTiger (submissions). Awarded the top score for did you knows and valued pictures this round, TonyTheTiger writes on a number of topics, including baseball, American football and Chicago.
- The second wildcard was White Shadows (submissions). Someone who has helped the Cup behind the scenes all year, White Shadows said "I'm still in shock that I made it this far" and writes primarily on Naval warfare, especially U-boats.
- The third wildcard was Staxringold (submissions). Awarded the top score for featured lists and topics this round, Staxringold primarily writes on sport and television, including baseball and 30 Rock.
- The fourth wildcard was William S. Saturn (submissions). Entering the final eight only on the final day of the round, William S. Saturn writes on a number of topics, mostly related to Texas.
We say goodbye to the six who fell at the final hurdle. Geschichte (submissions) only just missed out on a place in the final eight. Resolute (submissions) was not far behind. Candlewicke (submissions) was awarded top points for in the news this round. Gary King (submissions) contributed a variety of did you know articles. Suomi Finland 2009 (submissions) said "I'm surprised to have survived so far into the competition", but was extactic to see Finland in the semi-finals. Arsenikk (submissions) did not score this round, but has scored highly in previous rounds. We also say goodbye to Ian Rose (submissions), who withdrew earlier this month after spending six weeks overseas. Anyone interested in this round's results can see them here and here. Thank you to Stone (submissions) for these.
Signups for next year's competition are now open. Planning is ongoing, with a key discussion about judges for next year open. Discussion about how next year's scoring will work is ongoing, and thoughts are more than welcome at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. Also, TonyTheTiger is compiling some information and statistics on the finalists here- the final eight are encouraged to add themselves to the list.
Our final eight will play it out for two months, after which we will know 2010's WikiCup winner, and a variety of prizes will be awarded. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:10, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
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Hunter, how do you figure that the main content entry on the entire subject of Polygamy should have a hatnote at the very top to disambiguate between this main entry and one example of polygamy in a TV series? I reverted your addition of this hatnote since it appears to be completely WP:UNDUE. Please discuss on the talk page if you do not agree.Griswaldo (talk) 11:49, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
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Thank You
- Thanks ... I wondered how that worked, but didn't really understand it until your explanation. Cheers. Duke53 | Talk 22:30, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
WikiCup 2010 September newsletter
We are half-way through our final round, entering the home straight. TonyTheTiger (submissions) leads at the time of writing with 1180 points, immediately followed by Sasata (submissions) with 1175 points. Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) closely follows in third place with 1100 points. For those who are interested, data about the finalists has been compiled at Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2010/finalists, while a list of content submitted by all WikiCup contestants prior to this round has been compiled at Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2010/Submissions. As ever, anything contestants worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.
Despite controversy, the WikiCup remains open. Signups for next year's competition are more than welcome, and suggestions for how next year's competition will work are appreciated at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. More general comments and discussions should be directed at the WikiCup talk page. One month remains in the 2010 WikiCup, after which we will know our champion. Good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:04, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
No worries
I replied to you on my talk page. No worries and thanks for the note.Griswaldo (talk) 20:41, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for Sister Wives (TV series)
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— Rlevse • Talk • 12:02, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
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Re: The Maw updates
Thanks for the kind comments. I'm a fan of Twisted Pixel's games, and I just bought this recently, so I figured I'd get it up to snuff. It's a great little game. --Teancum (talk) 00:27, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for The Brute Man
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SP season 1
Hello there. Do you happen to have this book (pages 124-126)? I am thinking of trying to FAC the first season and the instance where the book is used is extremely vague. Nergaal (talk) 05:03, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
- I won't mind if you want to add more stuff. Do you think it is ready in terms of completeness? It is shorter than say the 13th season, but because it was so long agoI am thinking less stuff was discussed about it. Nergaal (talk) 03:12, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
- Hello again. Do you happen to have this book? In the first pages (6-8) it has the ratings for the episodes and the article now has all but #2, #4, #5, #11 and #13. If I can find numbers for these too, a column on ratings can be added. Nergaal (talk) 01:24, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
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DYK nomination of I Hear You, I See You
Hello! Your submission of I Hear You, I See You at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed. DYK is unable to approve your nomination due to lateness. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry. You may wish to familiarize yourself with DYK's rules. Also helpful is Wikipedia:Did you know/Additional rules which explains how the more general rules are applied. Thank you for your interest in Did You Know and we welcome you to nominate more articles at DYK in future.4meter4 (talk) 20:41, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
DYK for I Hear You, I See You
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WikiCup 2010 October newsletter
The 2010 WikiCup is over! It has been a long journey, but what has been achieved is impressive: combined, participants have produced over seventy featured articles, over five hundred good articles, over fifty featured lists, over one thousand one hundred "did you know" entries, in addition to various other pieces of recognised content. A full list (which has yet to be updated to reflect the scores in the final round) can be found here. Perhaps more importantly, we have our winner! The 2010 WikiCup champion is Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), with an unbelievable 4220 points in the final round. Second place goes to TonyTheTiger (submissions), with 2260, and third to Casliber (submissions), with 560. Congratulations to our other four finalists – White Shadows (submissions), William S. Saturn (submissions), Staxringold (submissions) and ThinkBlue (submissions). Also, congratulations to Sasata (submissions), who withdrew from the competition with an impressive 2685 points earlier in this round.
Prizes will also be going to those who claimed the most points for different types of content in a single round. It was decided that the prizes would be awarded for those with the highest in a round, rather than overall, so that the finalists did not have an unfair advantage. Winning the featured article prize is Casliber (submissions), for five featured articles in round 4. Winning the good article prize is Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), for eighty-one good articles in round 5. Winning the featured list prize is Staxringold (submissions), for six featured lists in round 1. Winning the picture and sound award is Jujutacular (submissions), for four featured pictures in round 3. Winning the topic award is Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), for forty-seven articles in various good topics in round 5. Winning the "did you know" award is TonyTheTiger (submissions), for over one hundred did you knows is round 5. Finally, winning the in the news award is Candlewicke (submissions), for nineteen articles in the news in round three.
The WikiCup has faced criticism in the last month – hopefully, we will take something positive from it and create a better contest for next year. Like Wikipedia itself, the Cup is a work in progress, and ideas for how it should work are more than welcome on the WikiCup talk page and on the scoring talk page. Also, people are more than welcome to sign up for next year's competition on the signup page. Well done and thank you to everyone involved – the Cup has been a pleasure to run, and we, as judges, have been proud to be a part of it. We hope that next year, however the Cup is working, and whoever is running it, it will be back, stronger and more popular than ever. Until then, goodbye and happy editing! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 03:06, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
WikiCup 2010 Ribbon of Participation
The WikiCup 2010 Ribbon of Participation | ||
Awarded to Hunter Kahn, for participation in the 2010 WikiCup. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 08:57, 1 November 2010 (UTC) |
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Re: Thanks! And a question...
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Just thought I'd let you know that a user requested a re-assessment of the GA review you did for the article: Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut/1. I think he just wanted to submit it another review, rather than saying the article was improperly assessed, but I could be wrong. -- Scorpion0422 23:26, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
DYK for No Good Deed (Parenthood)
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Cbl62 (talk) 06:02, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
South Park
I think it was you I was in the convo with, about me getting Blame Canada? Well it finally came in to the library...what do I need to get out of it, can't remember where the convo was at. CTJF83 chat 22:01, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
- I think it was you, maybe not....someone was trying to get South Park, or a season to FA/FL status, and needed a couple of books for references to add to the article. I said I'd get Blame Canada! South Park and Contemporary Culture to help add to the article...sound familiar, or do I need to think harder on who I was talking to? CTJF83 chat 22:08, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
- Oh yep, it is him....I was stalking your page when he asked you if you have the book...thanks! CTJF83 chat 22:24, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
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Zachary Adam Chesser
Due to your efforts to improve these two pages, you may be interested in this article and recent developments = Zachary Adam Chesser. Cheers, -- Cirt (talk) 07:09, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
PA Democrat primary election
It's very good. It may need some minor fixes, but I couldn't have created it better myself. Great job!--Jerzeykydd (talk) 22:43, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
- Great job. I'm going to create the article.--Jerzeykydd (talk) 01:09, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
- Well actually you didn't need to be finished before creating the actual article, you can just add things while you go along. As far as the edit history, you don't have to get rid of the sandbox.--Jerzeykydd (talk) 01:24, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
- Hold on. I will fix it.--Jerzeykydd (talk) 01:26, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
- Fixed!!!--Jerzeykydd (talk) 01:32, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
- I'm qualified to be a reviewer. But I have never actually done it before, and I have never given someone a GA.--Jerzeykydd (talk) 01:42, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
- Fixed!!!--Jerzeykydd (talk) 01:32, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
- Hold on. I will fix it.--Jerzeykydd (talk) 01:26, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
- Well actually you didn't need to be finished before creating the actual article, you can just add things while you go along. As far as the edit history, you don't have to get rid of the sandbox.--Jerzeykydd (talk) 01:24, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
South Park (season 13) (sources)
I have updated my comments on the FAC page. Sorry to have been so long, but it looks to me as if all is well now. Good luck with the nom. Brianboulton (talk) 16:34, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
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Discussion at Talk:United States Senate Democratic primary election in Pennsylvania, 2010#Purpose
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:United States Senate Democratic primary election in Pennsylvania, 2010#Purpose. —Markles 19:08, 16 November 2010 (UTC) (Using {{Please see}})
BS
The Original Barnstar | ||
Too often great editors like you are overlooked and not given the credit deserved for all their great contributions. So I am awarding you this barnstar to let you know I greatly appreciate all you do for Wikipedia, and please keep up the outstanding work!! CTJF83 chat 03:15, 17 November 2010 (UTC) |
PA Senate election
Hey. I just wanted to let you know that you need to put the candidates of the Democratic primary back into the main election page. Thanks.--Jerzeykydd (talk) 00:39, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
Hey, I just burned my hand (stupidly) so I'll let you know if I accept the review offer if it gets better and I don't take forever to write something one-handedly (like this). Sorry. Hekerui (talk) 00:09, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
Re: Thanks for the sig!
Thanks for your comments on my page. I have met a couple of good mentors from my home state of Iowa, CTJF83 chat who you know as that was how I found your page and --Philosopher Let us reason together.. But I will keep in mind your offer of help. I may be a newbie of less than a month but just broke 400 edits. I have a long way to go to equal your 16,697+ edits and the learning curve is still steep. I was at United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2010 for over two hours today just looking at your edits, the page in general and learning. I recall the template {{Fix bunching}} was a new learn for me.
Thanks again RifeIdeas Talk 05:19, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
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Good work
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Excellent job with your work on United States Senate Democratic primary election in Pennsylvania, 2010. Continue the good work!--Jerzeykydd (talk) 23:39, 25 November 2010 (UTC) |
FLC
Hey Hunter Kahn, I hope you're not discouraged. Please let me know if you'd like further advice or to learn more about the FLC process. All the best, The Rambling Man (talk) 18:24, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
- Ok, glad you see it that way! As I said, feel free to contact me at any point if you'd like other suggestions. I do have a hint list that may make useful reading to you as well. Hope to see you back at FLC asap. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:32, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
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Hello Hunter..You are correct in assuming this page is for the 2010 Southeast Emmy Award Winners. The problem was in my feed I saw that another editor removed the link to the page and what I didn't realize until it was too late was that I had already created the 2010 Southeast Emmy Awards winners page. I just had not did a redirect to it. So, I recreated the page and named it 2010 winners. In all actuality, the latter page could be deleted as redundant. So, if you would like to go ahead and move for it to be deleted I have no objections or I can do it myself. Thanks for catching it though! --Canyouhearmenow 20:28, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
Parks and Recreation season 3
Hunter, I have started a preliminary page for the third season here. I'm not sure if you're still interested in this show, but any and all help you could provide would be awesome. SchrutedIt08 (talk) 03:02, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
Laserblast and MST
At first I thought your addition was too trivial for such a large section, but upon a second reading it seems more worthy. I never saw Laserblast on MST; I did however see it in its theatrical run. Quite possibly one of the worse movies ever made.--Wlmg (talk) 19:28, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
- As I said on my talk page replying to you it's futile to WP:RS Laserblast as a Head film. Nevertheless Laserblast was still playing in theaters in the NYC area as late as Nov 1980.[1] Trust me it wasn't for its aesthetic merits that it lingered. Laserblast ignores the conventions of the traditional narrative of a protagonist, antagonist, and a clear beginning, middle, and end. --Wlmg (talk) 20:24, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Ann Ward
On 6 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ann Ward, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that fashion model Ann Ward, who was mocked as a child due to her height, was the only contestant of America's Next Top Model to be named best photo five times in a row? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
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Re: MST3K task force
That sounds like a great idea! I'd love to be involved. I've done mostly small edits so far on Wikipedia so this would be a great chance for me to make some larger contributions. Let me know if you need any help starting the task force. (Zap actionsdower, signing out) Zap Rowsdower (talk) 20:04, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
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Proposed South Park (season 13) image fair use rationale
The following was my proposed fair use rationale for image at South Park (season 13), based in part on WP:CONSENSUS discussions here and here:
This image is the box cover of a physical collection of the entire season of episodes of said television series. The creators intended this image to be representative of the overarching story of the subject (season), which is critically discussed and commented in the article. The image, therefore, serves as the common identification of the subject to readers. Additionally, the image serves to illustrate characters of the show and the style of animation of the series, and the lack of this image would be detrimental to the understanding of readers, particularly those who are not already familiar with the series.
— Hunter Kahn 01:24, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
- I have re-added my oppose here, I believe you have been honest in the FAC and think you have done the right thing in letting the existing process decide the fate of the article, I do regret the oppose, but WP:FA Criteria is clear on the use of non-free content. Fasach Nua (talk) 12:01, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
re:Yep, I am fine but quite disappointed with this outcome. I am not sure weather two opposes means not consensus but I guess this is how things are. I will try to be more carful with this nom. Nergaal (talk) 07:37, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
Mega Shark articles
Great job keeping the Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus article clean. As the sequel Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus is coming up, you'll need to keep an eye on the corresponding article as well. - Areaseven (talk) 06:28, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
- I forgot to mention that The Asylum article needs some monitoring, as there are idiots out there who fail to abide to the guidelines of entering titles to the List of mockbusters. - Areaseven (talk) 04:52, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Parks and Recreation (season 3)
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- The expansion puts it over the mark, but still one citation issue. The Interior(Talk) 02:05, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
- No prob. Looks like we're both just on the ball today. Have ticked it, so unless another reviewer chimes in, it should be good. As you may have noticed, the backlog of unreviewed articles at DYK is reaching fearsome proportions. If you have time, a review or two would really help out. Cheers, The Interior(Talk) 02:21, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
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P&R Season 3
Thanks for letting me know. And good work with the additions. I hope to add some stuff myself in the next few days. Keep it up! SchrutedIt08 (talk) 05:50, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Parks and Recreation (season 3)
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DYK for Laserblast
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Materialscientist (talk) 12:02, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:South Park season 13.jpg
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Orphaned non-free image File:Into Temptation movie poster.jpg
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Drop dead
Drop dead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.82.116.135 (talk) 17:34, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
SP(13)
I have opposed this on stability grounds 1(e), the concept of losing an image can take a while to sink in with editors, I think they need to take a break from the franticness of FA candidacy, and have time to fully digest the previous FAC outcome before going for resubmission. Fasach Nua (talk) 18:30, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
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DYK for Roberta Mancino
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Materialscientist (talk) 06:04, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
South Park
Hi Hunter, I encourage you to soldier on with the nomination despite its rocky beginning. Nergaal's suggestion is almost helpful but needs a further step—what would be better is to ping all previous reviewers and ask them to comment on the full set of FA criteria rather than just fair use. This way, I or another delegate have other stuff to work with to determine consensus. I hope this makes sense. --Andy Walsh (talk) 17:11, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK nomination of The Big One (Dexter)
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South Park (season 13) season cover fair use rationale
Archived, in case it is needed later: This image serves to illustrate a DVD release of the full season discussed, and identify the season in the article. The creators intended this image to be representative of the overarching subject (the season), which is critically discussed and commented in the article. The image, therefore, serves as the common identification of the subject to readers. Additionally, the image serves to illustrate characters of the show and the style of animation of the series, and the lack of this image would be detrimental to the understanding of readers, particularly those who are not already familiar with the series. The use of this image does not limit the copyright owners right or capability to market or profit from products or works in which the character appears. — Hunter Kahn 17:00, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
I'm curious - where did you get the notion that sources do not need to be checked? Wikipedia:Reviewing good articles and Wikipedia:What the Good article criteria are not are useful guidelines which do indicate that sources need checking. I'm doing a GA review right now, and the nominator appears a little agitated that I am not taking their word for it and wish to take my time and check sources. I look at the first GA article they have listed on their userpage and note your comment that you are assuming good faith (which is a behavioural guideline, not a content guideline). I wonder if there are a group of people who believe in this, and wondered where you got the idea from. SilkTork *YES! 13:46, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
- In this case, I didn't have access to the offline sources used, so (after confirmed the sources used were RS) I accepted those sources AGF and then confirmed the information was accurate with other sources. In other words, although I couldn't confirm it came from the specific page number of the specific source cited, I did confirm where possible that the information in the article was accurate. Being a journalist, I do understand the importance of sources, but in this case I felt my review was fairly done. I certainly think, however, that it's not at all unreasonable for you to vigorously review and verify those sources yourself if you feel the need. Thanks! — Hunter Kahn 15:36, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for getting back to me. I understand what you are saying; however, we assume good faith regarding people's motives - we don't assume good faith regarding the accuracy of sources. What I'm curious about is if you had read somewhere that sources were not checked during a GA review. The reason I ask is that it was mentioned during one of the GA reviews I am currently doing, and I'm wondering if people are reading this somewhere, such as on another GA review. I'm glad you were able to verify the article by using other sources; however, it might be an idea if in future you didn't say during GA reviews that you are assuming the sources are correct. Not all sources in an article need checking, but a sufficent number do to ensure the accuracy of the statements, as well as checking for potential copyright issues, bias and original research. People sometimes misunderstand or misread sources, or use too much of the text, so it's worth looking into this. SilkTork *YES! 17:11, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
- I hear what you're saying, and understand the concern with which you brought this up. I'll keep this in mind for future GA reviews, and will be more careful with what I say at those reviews (i.e., I'll try not to give teh impression that I am assuming sources are correct or that I don't feel checking sources are important). — Hunter Kahn 17:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for getting back to me. I understand what you are saying; however, we assume good faith regarding people's motives - we don't assume good faith regarding the accuracy of sources. What I'm curious about is if you had read somewhere that sources were not checked during a GA review. The reason I ask is that it was mentioned during one of the GA reviews I am currently doing, and I'm wondering if people are reading this somewhere, such as on another GA review. I'm glad you were able to verify the article by using other sources; however, it might be an idea if in future you didn't say during GA reviews that you are assuming the sources are correct. Not all sources in an article need checking, but a sufficent number do to ensure the accuracy of the statements, as well as checking for potential copyright issues, bias and original research. People sometimes misunderstand or misread sources, or use too much of the text, so it's worth looking into this. SilkTork *YES! 17:11, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for File:Sister wives publicity photo.jpg
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- I'd say so. Formatting it with Template:Non-free use rationale may be useful. However, I'm assuming the subjects are still alive; non-free images of living people is generally a big no-no. J Milburn (talk) 22:50, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
re: Parks and Recreation
Hi again! Nice job with all the Parks and Rec articles, and especially great with those two last episodes - I had no idea there was so much production information available for such an underrated show! I'll probably get around to reviewing The Master Plan (Parks and Recreation) later today, if that helps. 97198 (talk) 01:30, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
- And done. I put in on hold because there's one thing I'd like to hear your opinion on. 97198 (talk) 13:19, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
Probably should put it back in
With three editors saying that they will oppose if the image isn't in the South Park article and just Fasach Nua saying he will oppose if it is, I think it's better to put the image back in at this point. DCGeist made a good point about this setting a bad precedent if the image is left removed. SilverserenC 21:07, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
- Opposing over the lack of an image is not actionable, as it is not part of the FA criteria. --Andy Walsh (talk) 23:32, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
- Just make sure you let whatever admin that closes the discussion that. SilverserenC 01:06, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
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S.P. Season 13
Hunter, I'll take a look tomorrow and comment on the state of the article in general. Finetooth (talk) 04:00, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
DYK for The Incredible Melting Man
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In Temptation
Sorry about the FAC closing with no promotion, and for my lagging review. Like I said, I have been out of town visiting family for the Christmas holiday and was only getting quick glances at any one article all week. I'd like to think that I wasn't making "pot shots" at the article, but merely pointing out easily identifiable things that I saw during my quick glances. Anyway, I'm back in town now so I'll have more time to actually read every aspect of the article in more detail instead of quick skims. If I see anything I'll just leave it on the talk page. Other than that, I'd wait a couple of weeks and just renominate it. It isn't like there was a consensus not to promote it, I think people just side-tracked because of the time of year and probably forgot to come back to the page and voice a support for the article. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 04:08, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
- As an aside, I didn't mean "pot shots" as a negative term. To me it just means picking various things from the article without providing a comprehensive review. I do it all the time when I don't have time to go through the whole thing. No offense was intended. --Andy Walsh (talk) 17:15, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of United States Senate Democratic primary election in Pennsylvania, 2010
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