User talk:JohnJardine

Spoilers

Not at all. Good of you to comment: the more response the better on this issue, really. AndyJones 16:21, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Atikokan, Ontario

I didn't write the information, I just took what was there, worded it better and wikified it. The discrepancy was probably an typo on my part. Thanks for pointing it out. Vidioman 01:13, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Tagging MB articles

You should tag all talk pages of articles related to Manitoba with the {{WPMAN}} template, and assess them if possible. If you don't know how to assess, that's fine, just don't worry about it and someone will come along soon enough and assess them per the assessment scheme. Thanks tons for joining, GrooveDog 16:58, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Adoption offer

Hello, I noticed that you listed yourself as interested in being adopted, so if you'd like, I am willing to take up the task. Just respond to me on my talk page either way. -- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 22:01, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

You look like you're on your way to finding your place in Wikipedia. If you don't mind, I'll make a few remarks about your contributions as you noted them on my talk page.

That stub you've created is a good start. Regarding formatting, always be sure to bold the subject of the article when first mentioned (with three apostrophes on each side, i.e. '''bold'''), which should be in the first sentence. With dates, be sure to wikilink the whole date, so that it displays however users choose to have it displayed in their preferences (you can set dates to display the American way, i.e. June 12, 2007, or the British way, i.e. 12 June, 2007). Otherwise, the general convention is not to wikilink dates (that is, wikilink full dates, but don't wikilink partial dates like just the year). For an example of an excellent biography article, take a look at Tony Blair or any number of other features articles.

The first sentence of the Chad Allan article might look something like this, when properly formatted:

• Chad Allan (né Allan Kowbel, born March 29, 1943) is a Canadian musician and founding member of Canadian rock band The Guess Who. He was the group's original lead singer and front man, as well as rhythm guitarist, songwriter and occasionally drummer and pianist.

There are lot of little subtleties in wiki-style; the best way to learn them is to glance over a few features articles and use that style. You'll note that I removed "rock legend," seeing as it has minor point of view issues (even if cited, it has some problems, and it's better just to write something that can't be disputed).

I would hold off on reviewing GAs until you're a bit more familiar with Wikipedia markup and style; it's a daunting task for newcomers. I don't think I started reviewing until a few months into the project. I'll help you out with your current review, though.

Sounds good with the start of vandalism-fighting. I'd encourage you to look into anti-vandalism tools (such as [[WP:TW|Twinkle) when you feel familiar with the process.

That is a good prod; I actually endorsed it. Although the topic could make for an interesting article if properly sourced, that is definite OR and is not likely to ever be attributed to reliable sources.

If you have any other specific questions, please ask. -- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 03:10, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and one more suggestion, I'd recommend that you always use an edit summary, for the reasons outlined on that page. -- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 03:11, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

GA Review

Looking over the article that you're reviewing, here are my thoughts:

• There are several reliable sources to support the article, so it definitely passes WP:V. I think it's notable enough to warrant an article; if you sent it through the AfD process, I am rather confident that the result of the debate would be "keep." We have articles like Laci Peterson, after all.
• The lead is definitely redundant and too long, considering the total length of the article. The whole second paragraph could be deleted. It could also use some references.
• There are several missing wikilinks, and some items are wikilinked more than once, which is frowned upon.
• Overall, I don't know that the subject of the article really makes it possible to be a GA. It's an unsolved mystery and hence a current event; I don't know that it can ever be "comprehensive." It's not clear from the article whether this is an ongoing investigation or not; if it is, then it should indicate this, and it probably should not be nominated for GA status until the situation is resolved.

I'd probably fail the article rather than just put it on hold, for the reasons outlined above. -- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 03:39, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

More comments

Regarding the use of wikilinks only once per article, you can view the guideline at Wikipedia:Wikilinks.

I still think that the story is noteworthy. Like I said, it is supported by multiple reliable sources (like MSNBC), so it satisfies WP:V and my own personal criteria for inclusion. Remember that WP:NOT is a guideline and is not set in stone. Other users might argue for the article's deletion, but again, it is my sense that it would fairly easily survive an AfD. -- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 20:42, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

GA review of Death of Lana Stempien

John, I noticed that your GA review of Death of Lana Stempien hasn't seen any activity in a while. Could you either fail or pass the article, or if you don't want to proceed, remove the "GAReview" notice from the GAC page? Thanks. Mike Christie (talk) 13:00, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Graduation

I feel that you've made your way through the adoption process pretty well, and that you're now ready for graduation. Congratulations! I'll still be around if you have any questions, of course. -- Cielomobile ^{talk / contribs} 20:27, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello JohnJardine! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. Please note that all biographies of living persons must be sourced. If you were to add reliable, secondary sources to this article, it would greatly help us with the current 34 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

1. Chad Allan (musician) - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 20:10, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Notification: changes to "Mark my edits as minor by default" preference

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Thank you for your understanding and happy editing :) Editing on behalf of User:Jarry1250, LivingBot (talk) 19:47, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

interview request

Hello, My name is Natalia Ioana Olaru and I am a final year master student in the Corporate Communication programme at the Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University, Denmark. I am currently working on my final paper on the topic of user motivation to create content on collaborative media websites, the focus being Wikipedia. As a sample I chose the English and Danish portals. I would like to invite you for an online interview on the topic of what motivates you, to participate in editing and creating articles for this platform. I plan on doing the actual interviews in the period between 1st and the 15th of May via Skype, MSN or Yahoo Messenger. I am, however, open to other channels of communication too. Please let me know if you would like to participate in this interview and the preferred channel.

Thank you, Natalia Olaru Email: natalia.ioana.olaru@gmail.com MulgaEscu (talk) 13:49, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Quixotic plea

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Wikipediholism test. Thanks. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 06:31, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia 15

Wikipedia15 Winnipeg maple leaf golden boy thunderbird house provencher bridge YWG

Wikipedia is celebrating its 15th birthday on January 15, 2016. I have thought for a while that it would be neat to meet some local wikipedians. According to the wikipedians in Winnipeg or Wikipedians in Manitoba category you are one of us. I am contacting people in this category to say: Let's celebrate this milestone. If you know other wikipedians, please ask them to join in as well.

I am posting this to your talk page as a transclude so that any updates will show up automatically.

Hope to see you there! Tenbergen (talk) 04:46, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

One other Winnipeg Wikipedian showed up, in addition to a number of regular skullspace members. It was nice to actually talk to someone else who has worked with Mediawiki and actually "gets" transclusion. Cake was eaten! Tenbergen (talk) 06:37, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Aw, apparently I haven't logged in to Wikipedia in over 6 years and I totally missed this message and the event! I guessed I missed any 20 year celebration, too. Let me know if you end up doing a 25 year one. :) Clayton Rumley (talk) 22:52, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

New 10,000 Challenge for Canada

Hi, Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada/The 10,000 Challenge is up and running based on Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge for the UK which has currently produced over 2300 article improvements and creations. If you'd like to see large scale quality improvements happening for Canada like The Africa Destubathon, which has produced over 1600 articles in 5 weeks, sign up on the page. The idea will be an ongoing national editathon/challenge for Canada but fuelled by a contest such as The North America Destubathon to really get articles on every province and subject mass improved. I would like some support from Canadian wikipedians here to get the Challenge off to a start with some articles to make doing a Destubathon worthwhile! Cheers. --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:55, 22 November 2016 (UTC)