User talk:Realist2/Archive 19

re: "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)"

Hi, Realist. Your message had me scratching my head at first, because although I remember creating "Do What You Do" a while back (since it had gone #1 Adult Contemporary and I was populating that category), I had forgotten about the duet. But I did create it, and only used the fact that it went #1 Hot Dance Club Play, and I had just created the other Jermaine page, as my reasons for doing so. I'm still learning about properly sourcing articles, and so I went back and added a reference about #1 Dance to both the song page as well as Jermaine's album page. As far as release date, I couldn't find any chart listings other than #1 Dance, so it may have just been released to dance clubs in the US. I guess it was the B-side to "Do What You Do", at least in some countries. Anyway, I don't know if that qualifies it to be kept or deleted. I'll leave it up to your judgement -- either way is fine with me. I guess it might not be notable enough for wikipedia, even if I remember hearing the song back in the 80s. Anyway, thanks for noticing that. Zephyrnthesky (talk) 06:36, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

I'll give that a try in the next few days (gotta get to bed soon!) but I'm not sure where I'd look for that. I tried discogs.com, and found different track listings for 7" vs. 12" and for different countries. In some locations the instrumental duet seemed to be the B-side, in others the vocal version was, and to compound the challenge Jermaine's album had two titles, depending on country. If you want to redirect the duet to either the album or "Do What You Do", I won't object. Just Do What You (gotta) Do (sorry, couldn't resist!) Sometimes songs are released to the clubs that aren't technically singles, right? But I don't know if going #1 Dance Club Play warrants enough notability for a page. I'll see what I can find and get back to you in the near future. Thanks, dude. Zephyrnthesky (talk) 07:03, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

I would too. I noticed you're quite an MJ fan (or active in many of those pages, at least), maybe you know of another person who might be able to confirm this? By the way, I was just on the MJ singles discography page, and "Tell Me..." wasn't listed, even under collaborations. But then that page had a few other issues as well, like "Scream" was listed under MJ solo, as was "We Are the World". But I'm not taking on that task right now. "Tell Me..." should count as an MJ #1 Dance, since he is a featured artist. I'll check back tomorrow. Thanks. Zephyrnthesky (talk) 07:17, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

I stay well away from that article, I think I know someone on wiki who can clarify it, he's good with old school MJ/Jackson 5 music. If we can clarify that it was a single, not just some song that charted off mysteries airplay we can add it to the discography and MJ singles template. — Realist² 07:26, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

"Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin'", if I'm not mistaken, was released as the b-side to "Do What You Do". I think there was contention to release the song as a single but Epic Records apparently didn't wanna release it though it did hit the dance clubs so in essence it was a dance hit but it was never released as a single. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 17:29, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks BT, not sure what to do, if it's a b-side then it probably doesn't warrant it's own page (notability issues). Unless it was particularly critically acclaimed (need proof). That said I lean slightly towards deletionism, if I were to nominate it for deletion the community could very well vote keep. I think we should do a similar think to "Scream/Childhood", although that was a definite double A-side. Thoughts? — Realist² 17:36, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Yeah it's probably to delete but if it hit number-one on the dance chart (need proof too, lol), then who knows... LOL BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 18:45, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

There is a reliable source that says it hit #1 on that chart, thus I'm not sure it would be good to delete. — Realist² 18:53, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure what is the best course of action here, since I don't know how to prove any of a number of claims about this song. Whether it was a double A-side or not, whether going #1 Club Play is notable enough for a page to remain, etc. I'm pretty sure that if a song or its remix appeared on a 12" single, it could chart on the Club Play chart, at least that used to be the rule. If it turns out it was a B-side and you want to add a paragraph about "Tell Me..." to the "Do What You Do" page and delete "Tell Me...", that's OK with me. I'd do it, but I should ask for your feedback first. I've been spending too much time on here anyway, I'm starting to get frustrated by little things (not you, Realist, it's been pleasant corresponding with you), and I think I need a bit of a wiki-break. I'll check back later. Thanks. Zephyrnthesky (talk) 06:44, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Well no rush, I don't want it deleted even if it is a b-side, i think the #1 position on the dance chart warrants a page. Hope you return soon. — Realist² 06:49, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Realist. Maybe we'll find out for sure someday. Zephyrnthesky (talk) 07:08, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi there (I'm back!) and I made a few additions to the article. At discogs, all the listings for "Tell Me..." had the vocal version as the B-side to "Do What You Do" (both 7" and 12"), and the instrumental version as the B-side to "Dynamite" (again, both 7" and 12"). Except for one in Australia that didn't mention if it was vocal or instrumental. I feel pretty confident that it was a B-side only, which I hope answers that part well enough. Also, I added a quote I found from a book that speaks to why it wasn't released itself despite the airplay it got. The only problem is, I don't own the book: I searched on google and came upon a viewing of a page from the book at books.google.com. I tried to cite it as best I could, including ISBN, but I'm a bit concerned I may not have done this "officially" right. But hopefully the article is now good enough to withstand scrutiny (and I've got a few people who seem to enjoy following me around wikipedia, something I guess I just have to get used to). On a side note, I'd like to create a page for the #2 pop / #1 AC song "Yes, I'm Ready" by Teri DeSario and KC, but there is a page for a song of that title by LaToya Jackson that doesn't seem notable to me. How do you go about requesting a delete if it's not? I've never done that. Wow, long message, I'll try to be less wordy next time. Thanks! Zephyrnthesky (talk) 06:23, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

OK, you sourced google books fine, no problem there. I had to remove one source and fact tag it since it was a fan site. I agree it might be worth nominating Latoya's song for deletion, at the moment it lacks notability. If you don't want to get into all that your best bet is to make the new article for Teri KC here. — Realist² 14:07, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for checking that out, Realist. I'm glad the book reference is right. What's a bit frustrating is that I can't seem to find the set list for the tour anywhere that's reliable. It's on the article page here at wikipedia, but I know wiki can't cite itself. More frustrating is that I saw the tour at Mile High Stadium and still have the program, but the set list isn't in there, just a bunch of 80s pictures of the brothers. Well, the article is much improved now, which is what's most important. And I'll probably create the "Yes I'm Ready" page where you suggested, so thanks for that too. Zephyrnthesky (talk) 17:40, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Best. — Realist² 17:51, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: Raymone Bain

For AfDs, I would think around a month or so should pass before any re-nom. Ones that are quickly re-nommed are generally frowned upon. Wizardman 17:27, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

re: The Supremes.

Very nice work! Two things I noticed, though:

• The "New Supremes" were never officially known as the "New Supremes." It was a marketing term more than anything; the official group name was just "The Supremes" you might want to slide an "unofficially" into that relevant sentence in the lead.

• I don't know that Jean Terrell left the group because of "Bad Weather"; according to Mary Wilson's book, it was more because the two of them were becoming estranged, and Terrell disagreed with Wilson's leadership for the group.

But again, great work. --FuriousFreddy (talk) 17:37, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Cheers, feel free to make these minor corrections, I don't own any books or anything, still, glad to see it stay as FA. — Realist² 17:43, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Changes to the Marvin Gaye introduction and subsequent sections

I've proposed a change to the entire introduction of Marvin Gaye's "about" section of the Wikipedia article, so to speak.

Lemme know what you think:

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., better known as Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 - April 1, 1984) was an American singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and instrumentalist. Starting his career as a member of the successful doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late fifties, he ventured into a solo career shortly after the group disbanded in 1960 signing with the Tamla subsidiary of Motown Records. After a year as a session drummer, Marvin quickly ranked as the label's top-selling solo artist during the sixties. Due to numerous solo hits including "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", "Ain't That Peculiar", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and his duet singles with singers such as Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell, he was crowned "The Prince of Motown".

Notable for fighting the hit-making, but creatively restrictive, Motown record-making process, in which performers and songwriters and record producers were generally kept in separate camps, Marvin was able to prove with albums like his groundbreaking 1971 album, What's Going On and his 1973 album, Let's Get It On, that he was able to produce his own form of musical expression without relying on the Motown system inspiring fellow Motown artists such as Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson to do the same.

His mid-1970s work including the Let's Get It On and I Want You albums helped to influence the quiet storm, urban adult contemporary and slow jam genres. After a self-imposed European exile in the late seventies, Marvin returned to prominence briefly on the 1982 Grammy-winning hit, "Sexual Healing" and the Midnight Love album before his tragic death at the hands of his clergyman father on April 1, 1984. He was posthumously inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

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Then I'll add these things in the "Legacy" section:

Gaye's career has been described as one that "spanned the entire history of rhythm and blues from fifties doo-wop to eighties contemporary soul." Critics have also stated that Gaye's musical output "signified the development of black music from raw rhythm and blues, through sophisticated soul to the political awareness of the 1970s and increased concentration on personal and sexual politics thereafter."

I could put in the mid paragraph of the section somewhere, lol. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 18:42, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

We could do more but I'll start with that, and then figure out how to make the other sections look as if they weren't written by a high school student, lol. Also if you wanna add more discussion to the page, go here: Talk:Marvin Gaye. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 18:43, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

OK made a few corrections/ pov changes, as long as its all sourced in the content of the main article body it's fine. — Realist² 18:52, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I can do that, I could also add sources online if I can find it so the intro would look alright. But I'm nervous though because if I put this information up, it'll be reverted back, lol. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 19:21, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

If you make sure everything you add is reliably sourced (you know what sources are good by now) either in the lead itself or the content of the article, no-one has a right to revert you. If they do they can be dealt with. Personally I source all the info in the content of the article itself and don't source the lead. Michael Jackson and the Thriller album have leads that are almost all unsourced because it's sourced in the article. Allmusic.com, Rolling Stone.com, TIME.com, etc etc are all very good sources and you will find lots of info. If people revert your sourced material let me know. — Realist² 19:33, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Gotcha, lol. Thanks for taking the album pictures out, I figured that was a reason why the other template showed up. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 19:47, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

No problem. — Realist² 19:49, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Unlawful revert

I am not happy about what you did on Michael Jackson. I was simply correcting many errors that were in that article. Please revert them, for I did nothing wrong. Thank you - --SwisterTwister (talk) 23:37, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

I reverted the placing of one comma, the rest of your work was absolutely fine, I most certainly did not break a law. I was keeping it consistent with the rest of the article. It should be "Scream", not "Scream," . Please don't take it personally and try to assume good faith. Sorry if I offended you. — Realist² 23:41, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

No problem. Thanks for apologizing.:) Cheers! - --SwisterTwister (talk) 04:19, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Your message

I'll look into this, but can you give me the IPs you suspect s/he's been using? Thanks, Spellcast (talk) 23:51, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

I couldn't respond swiftly yesterday (with studies and all). It'd be good if you could show me the exact IPs before blocking. Thanks, Spellcast (talk) 05:23, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't think those IPs are Jamalar's. All the IPs from Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Blah1993blah are from the UK, but the ones you gave me are from Portugal. If you suspect others, just drop me a note (or possibly open an WP:SSP case). Spellcast (talk) 14:40, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

re: This Billboard 100 issue

Hey, sorry for a delayed response - yes, sure we can work on this - we just need to be careful with the language we use. Some articles are specific to the Hot 100 and I also don't want to create confusion with any of Billboard's other charts, i.e. the Pop 100. - eo (talk) 12:50, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter

Sorry about the delay. AWB has been having a few issues lately. Here is the august issue of the WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter! Dr. Cash (talk) 20:49, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Joke.

No, It is not a joke. The album has sold 108 million. A diamond record in the US is 10 million sales. meaning that an 11X Diamond Record is 110 million sales. and as I said before: if all the sales where in the U.S. alone, the record would be certified 11X Diamond. does that answer your question? Altenhofen (talk) 23:41, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

RfA thank you

Realist2/Archive 19, I wish to say thanks for your support in my successful request for adminship, which ended with 82 supports, 3 opposes, and 1 neutral. I will do my best to live up to your expectations. I would especially like to thank Rlevse for nominating me and Wizardman for co-nominating me.
                                                  — JGHowes ^talk - 19 August 2008

Enjoy that mop. :-) — Realist² 02:40, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Potential plagiarism

Hi! I actually wasn't the person who contacted the Star-Bulletin about the Tim Ryan plagiarism case; I was just the first one to report it on-wiki. My advice would be to not worry too much about whatever you say, as long as you write politely and clearly. Don't be overly accusatory, but stick up for yourself—I gather that a lot of the writing that was lifted from Michael Jackson was yours.

You should probably start with an email to one of the contacts for the Times Online; of the listed contacts their Editor-in-Chief (online.editor@timesonline.co.uk) seems the logical choice. Provide the article title, publication date, byline, and online URL, and give a permanent link to the Michael Jackson article on the date before the Times article appeared. Include a couple of examples of the apparent overlap, and (perhaps) point to a URL where a more detailed comparison is available. (See a fairly pretty example at User:TenOfAllTrades/Aloha Dupe.) Indicate that you're one of the major contributors to our article, and note that you were pleased to share your work, but only within the terms of the GFDL. Offer to help with any questions about understanding our article histories and other Wikipedia-specific issues.

A good person from whom you might seek further guidance is User:Michael Snow. In the Tim Ryan kerfuffle Michael was the one who wrote the letter to the Star-Bulletin; Michael is also a member of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, and just generally a good guy.

I should warn you that I'm just home from the pub, so if anything I've written here seems suspicious then you oughtn't trust it. Cheers! TenOfAllTrades(talk) 02:41, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you, I will start this over the next few days, I might run it by you before I send it if that's OK? — Realist² 02:46, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't mind having a look, but I've never been the most brilliant at public relations. Ask nicely; don't make threats; be helpful; that's all you'll probably need. It's your work, and you've got a right to be acknowledged for it. If the editor's any good, he'll be mortified that one of his writers did something like this. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 03:01, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Re. Reply

GA, wow. That's very impressive. Another contention for what I said earlier, I guess. :P Leonard^(Bloom) 04:46, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Lol, cheers. — Realist² 04:55, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

21 August 2008

Hi, Realist. I told you that I will contact you on 21 August 2008.[1] We have to work on DYK. Where are you? Masterpiece2000 (talk) 04:55, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Are you ready? Masterpiece2000 (talk) 05:08, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Please reply. I've to leave my computer after 30 minutes! :) Masterpiece2000 (talk) 05:16, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Please copy and paste the following here.

... that Alfred Merle Norman, whose collection of 11,086 species was acquired by the Natural History Museum, London between 1898 to 1911, was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1906? (new article by User:Masterpiece2000; nominated by User:Realist2) [Sign with ~~~~]

New nominations should be at the top. Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 05:25, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Done, now we write? :-) — Realist² 05:29, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Please replace [Sign with ~~~~] with ~~~~! :) Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 05:31, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

I did, did i not? The signature looks correctly formatted now. — Realist² 05:33, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Ok, you've done that. You've nominated the article Alfred Merle Norman for DYK. You can create an article that has more than 1,500 characters (around 1.5 kilobytes) in main body text (ignoring infoboxes, categories, references, lists, and tables) and nominate it for DYK. Please follow Template_talk:Did_you_know#Instructions. I've to leave my computer now. I hope this will help you. :) Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 05:37, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Cheers. — Realist² 05:38, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Jackson and Chandler

A really interesting article. I've read about half of it so far, and it wouldn't look out of place in an article by The Times (ouch! :) I'm seriously considering reviewing it, believe it or not, which would be a first for me.--andreasegde (talk) 09:43, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

MJ Picture

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 19:11, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

I know, definitive proof that his plastic surgery had improved and the fact that he isn't in a wheelchair (tabloid bitch's) and it's been deleted as a copy vio. Fu*king great. — Realist² 19:17, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

LMP

Hey I corrected a misprint the #16 cannot be right since the Chart quoted is The Bubbling under the Hot 100. It was 116 . I woudld love to say LMP had two Top 20s but she didn't Lights Out went to 34 and In The Ghetto never mad it to the top 100. Think about it don't get lost in the letter of the law. Follow my logic, think about it, I do not want a conflict or let us ask another editor.66.108.111.112 (talk) 19:44, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

If that is the case it should not be in that list at all.66.108.111.112 (talk) 19:49, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

OK that's up to you, I don't give a crap either way. — Realist² 19:57, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Can we leave Lights Out at # 34 since that was just changed in the last week then we can find a source for #34. I do care and don't want the article to be misleading about her career and chart success.66.108.111.112 (talk) 20:04, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

OK, do it asap. — Realist² 20:10, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Image:Michael Jackson fans waving posters in support of MJ.jpg

You're on the left holding the banner! :)--andreasegde (talk) 21:42, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm gonna crop the photo and put you on my Facebook page as a friend. :)--andreasegde (talk) 22:49, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Lol, hilarious. :-) — Realist² 22:51, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

R2 would this be okay?

So those images on that poster are not counted as copyright on that photo, so if we got a poster of MJ and took a photo of that photo would it be useable? Gaogier ^{How can I help?} 02:21, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

I've asked about this before, I asked if we would be allowed to just show and enlarge MJ on that poster the fans were holding. Apparently that would be a derivative which we can't do. Your more than welcome to hold up a poster of MJ and get someone to take a photo. But you can't focus in on the poster specifically. — Realist² 13:36, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Please reply at both of our pages in the future just C + P i often use my old emac and pages are slow as i'm on now. Gaogier ^{How can I help?} 22:22, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Michael

I've started reviewing it.--andreasegde (talk) 13:14, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Marvin Gaye

If you meant reference some quotes from web sites where I get my Marvin Gaye info, then yes. You should check out the "Let's Get It On" article. Some guy did an amazing job with it. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 21:00, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

I mean actually formatting your sources so they are displayed nice and neat, using web templates. All the references on the Michael Jackson article are displayed very nicely and gives all the important info on the writer, title, date, publisher etc etc. All the references in the article you just pointed out above have nicely displayed references at the bottom of the page. Can you do it like that? If not I don't mind teaching you. :0 — Realist² 21:10, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

LOL, I guess I don't know how to do that, I always copy it, lol. How do you do it? LOL I usually just put the reference symbols on whatever I get the info from. LOL :-) BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 21:15, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

OK you use this template <ref>{{cite web |first= |last= |url= |title= |publisher= |date=[[2008-08-23]] |accessdate=2008-08-18 }}</ref>

You must fill in each category. If you don't have the details just don't fill it in after the = sign.

First and Last are the first and last name of the person who wrote the wen source.

URL is the actual web link link you are using

Title is the name of the story eg "Jacko on his Backo"

Publisher eg BBC, CNN, ABC News etc etc

Date is the date the source was written on.

Access date is the date you found the source and first used it in a wikipedia article.

It's best to do it in your sandbox, when you have filled out all the details you send it over to the article and add it after the full stop of what ever line your sourcing it with. Try it on one of the web links in the Marvin Gaye article and we will see how you do. Once you get it, it's easy. Make sure you keep a copy of that template safe somewhere, it will go in my archive soon. — Realist² 21:33, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

← Or to save you both a lot of wasted time messing round with raw wikicoding; go to Special:Preferences, select the "Gadgets" tab and check the box for "refTools". From then on, when you want to add a reference just click the "cite" button on the toolbar above the edit box and fill in the relevant boxes. Trust me, you'll be glad you did. – iridescent 21:44, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks to the both of y'all. :-) BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 22:02, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Try giving it a go, the article is gunna need sourcing, we might as well do it right, that way you can get it to GA! :-) — Realist² 22:11, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

It's gonna be hard for me since some of the stuff I got was from Google Books, so it's hard to cite the title, I guess I could call it Pg. 12 or something, lol. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 22:14, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

The title isn't majorly important, use the book title as the title. The main thing is you have a relable source :-) — Realist² 22:16, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Go check the page, I've cited the web sites for SOME of the sources, it all came from the same site, but I wanted to let you see the bottom, lol. I can cite from All Music once I get the addresses to the pages right there. ;) BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 22:25, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Good job. I removed the first name of that guy. It will only display in the source if you include the first and second name of the writer. If you only fill in one part it remains invisible on the article. As they don't appear to give a full name I just removed it as the reader can't see the first name anyway. Great otherwise. Try the others then we can start sourcing the other stuff. — Realist² 22:34, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

OK, I've pasted the reference on the same sentences where I originally got it from. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 22:41, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Great, that list is starting to neaten out, now do the other web links. If the web link doesn't provide the info just leave that detail out. — Realist² 22:45, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Funny, I was just doing that, lol. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 22:51, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Coaching

Okay, I'll create a page and we can get started. Useight (talk) 21:06, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Cheers. — Realist² 21:10, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Alright, I started a page with a few questions at User:Realist2/Editor Coaching. Feel free to answer those questions whenever you get a chance. Useight (talk) 21:17, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

RE: Criteria

Haha yeah, it's always been an unofficial part of my criteria (I've only 'officially' had one less than a week) so I thought I'd make my thoughts clear on a user subpage :) I don't think my article building is quite as stringent as yours though ;) But tbh, I really like your article criteria, it encourages potential admins who can also write decent articles! —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs) 23:04, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

What use is an admin who can't format a reference :0. But seriously, I think it is a very important issue. Hope your criteria isn't bloodied to death like mine. — Realist² 23:09, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Luckily I'm still at the stage on Wikipedia where people know of me but rarely care what I do. Things like my RfA criteria don't get much look in ;) Fancy collaborating on an article sometime? I'm sure we can find something that interests us both. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs) 23:19, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Sure, why not, sounds fun. At the moment I have Thriller (album) at FAC, I've begun a couching process with an Admin and I'm moving home soon. So I'm VERY busy. I'm literally going to have to schedule you in, lol, I need to slow down. I'll look at your contributions and see if anything catches my eye as interesting and you do likewise. — Realist² 23:24, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh I know the feeling, sounds like a good idea to me. Feel free to get in touch if you find something you like, if I do I'll comment again here. Your page has made in onto my watchlist, congratulations! Haha. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs) 23:32, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. If you want I'll help a little at FAC and do some copyediting here and there to speed up getting Thriller to FAC. After that, vitilgo sounds like a good idea to me. :) —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs) 08:49, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Sounds good, will give you a bell if I need any help with Thriller. I think I can handle most issues for now. Get back to you about vitiligo soon. Cheers — Realist² 15:04, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Ronald Presley

Can you take a look at that page it is a little strange the category is actually a page. Let me know what going on there.66.108.111.112 (talk) 23:36, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

It's a little bizarre, yes, it needs a clean up but it's still a legitimate category. Fix the category itself if you have an issue with it. — Realist² 23:39, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Page was deleted as it was found non-notable.66.108.111.112 (talk) 01:22, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Vandal page moves

Thanks for the heads up, I'll be sure to keep an eye on the situation. Useight (talk) 16:59, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry, I think it was an appropriate time to make a report at ANI. Useight (talk) 17:11, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Also, it seems you got a little backlash at ANI. Are you familar with WP:AN/K? I don't use it to report anything, but it can sometimes be used to notify admins of something, usually without the drama that occurs at ANI. Just making sure you know of all possible options. Useight (talk) 22:32, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Apparently your the target of some off-site vandalism. I figured I'd prevent the vandalism before it even got started. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 19:20, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

If you need some pages short-term semi-protected feel free to ask me. I'll be around for the rest of the day. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 19:31, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Wow, editors creating usernames to flame you. Let me know if it happens again and/or if I need to block or protect someone/something. I'll be available pretty consistently for the next 3 hours and then a bit more sporadically for the 5 after that (mostly due to Super Smash Bros Brawl). Useight (talk) 22:14, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, that was either a really big coincidence, or he's watching your contribs closely. Useight (talk) 22:26, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Your userpage

animum (talk · contribs) created a script to delete revisions. Problem is, there's a small bug in it and it's causing me to automatically reset protection on your userpage every time I restore a page. This will be fixed and I apologize for completely messing with your userpage protection log and history. --Maxim (☎) 02:16, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

It's OK, when this /b/ mess is over can you ensure my userpage is unprotected? I don't know what off wiki stuff is going on or whatnot but I'm just looking forward to things calming down again. Cheers. — Realist² 02:20, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

I'll do my best. ({{trout}} to user talk:animum if you wanna :-) ) Maxim (☎) 02:34, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

If or when I ever get access to the unblock button I will happily trout slap an Admin, until then I'll just grumble in silence. ;-) — Realist² 02:37, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Edit war at Michael Jackson

I'll keep a close watch on the page and will issue a 3RR block if necessary. For now it seems he has stopped after the warning placed on his talk page. Thanks for the heads up. Useight (talk) 02:19, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Cheers. — Realist² 02:21, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

User:Realist2/RfA Criteria

Hi, Realist. I read your RfA Criteria, and I think you should make two changes:

• Many people have become admins after contributing for only six months. Therefore, a candidate should be allowed to reapply for adminship after three months.
• A candidate must have 2,000 mainspace edits, and contributed to 9 DYKs (create/expand), 3 GAs, and 1 FA. Here you can be flexible: 6 DYKs + 1 GAs or 3 DYKs + 2 GAs.

Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 03:45, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

I don't understand why people keep canvassing you to change your criteria. It may be stringent but it's your choice. It's not like you're going around telling people to heighten their standards.. —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs) 10:57, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

My criteria already says that I would accept a mix and match of DYK's and GA's, like a pick and mix almost hehe. I don't thing my criteria is grossly stringent anymore. — Realist² 12:06, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

I've decided to go with this ratio 9 DYK's or 3 GAs or 1 FA. I think all three have equal value and I'm prepared to do a mathematical pick and mix of DYK's and GA's. I still think these are high article writing standards, thougths? — Realist² 22:57, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

There are two ways one can get credit for a DYK. One can nominate other people's article for DYK or one can create/expand an article and nominated it for DYK. Please don't give credit for nomination. It should be 9 DYK's (create/expand) or 3 GAs or 1 FA. :) Regards, Masterpiece2000 (talk) 03:05, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Got ya, cheers. :-) — Realist² 03:19, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Greetings Realist2

I've just come across some nasty attacks against you. Not much I can say or do about it except to offer you moral support - Don't let them get you down! It's not you personally they're getting at - it's their own personal frustration that they are unable to find an healthy outlet for. --Technopat (talk) 11:59, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou, it's not just me, it's the articles I work on too. Oh well. — Realist² 12:07, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Articles

Maybe, but let me try a couple of other things first. NawlinWiki (talk) 12:14, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

• Not finished yet, but will finish up later this morning. It's a no-life racist 15-year-old from England. Don't let him get you down. NawlinWiki (talk) 12:26, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Semi-protected your talk page...

...for 6 hours. If you want it longer or shorter, let me know. Cheers! J.delanoy^gabs_adds 13:54, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Well I'm going out for a few hours anyway, this is doing my nut in a little, I'm trying to work ya no. Can't we like move protect me and the article the articles I work on or something. — Realist² 13:57, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

 Done until around 3:45am EDT. Do you want me to perminently semi-protect the rest of your userspace? J.delanoy^gabs_adds 21:47, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Please, including my two sandboxes (yes I have two it's sad) and their corresponding talk pages please (I use the sandbox talk pages as sandboxes too). Cheers. — Realist² 21:55, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

OK, I think I got all of them. If not, just lemmeno. J.delanoy^gabs_adds 22:11, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

So do I. Hopefully, now that he has an admin right on his tail, it will be a little less profitable for him to try this. (Muahahahaha) Anyways, if you need something, you can ask me or, if you want a really fast response, try WP:AN/K, an "informal" admins' noticeboard. I know this has to be annoying for you, but I appreciate that you are not throwing in the towel. Cheers, and keep your head up! J.delanoy^gabs_adds 22:20, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Will done, appreciate support. — Realist² 22:22, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Washington, D.C.

Thank you for the note. I'm proud of the article, but I'm not sure what's worse... getting it to FA, or keeping it that way. My guess is the latter. Anyway, I guess congratulations are also in order for your Michael Jackson FA. :-) Hope all is well. Best, epicAdam (talk) 20:59, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Cheers, best wishes. :-) — Realist² 21:05, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Off the Wall (album)

I left a couple comments regarding the GA review on the talk page. The writers need to be written out by full name, and the certifications should use times signs (×), not x's. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 23:15, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

• Also, the personnel need to be formatted differently, see Wikipedia:ALBUM#Personnel. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 23:21, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

• Okay, if you can source the rest of the sales, it should be good to go. I fixed a couple grammatical errors and did some other cleanup. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 23:44, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi

I just bought the new King Of Pop album today, did you? Gaogier ^{How can I help?} 23:43, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm gonna wait for the 3 disk version in the UK, see King of Pop (album). — Realist² 23:44, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

I already Pre-Orderered that at HMV it's the deluxe version to be exact and i think its released on the 22nd of september. Gaogier ^{How can I help?} 07:41, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

PS: Do you think MJJC is big enough for an article yet? Gaogier ^{How can I help?} 11:29, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

It was recently deleted, I believe, at the moment it's not important. — Realist² 14:10, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Nothing personal...

Just to pre-empt any WTF from you: I wasn't singling the MJ article out here as any kind of dig at you; I tend to use the comparing-her-to-more-famous-people example quite a lot as an illustration of how Wikipedia differs from other encyclopedia sites, none of whom would consider her notable. Because MJ was being discussed in the thread above he was the first name to spring to mind. – iridescent 16:17, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

I agree to an extend, although I don't think you will find many articles of a comparable neutrality, The Times cherry picked our article to give it a slight anti-Jackson feel for example. When it comes to neutrality, which is probably the most important thing when dealing with Mr.Jackson, we do it better than most mainstream publications. — Realist² 16:29, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

What are the odds?

I was just looking at your wannabe_kate stats and I realized that I have exactly 3 more edits to the mainspace than you. What are the chances that two editors with 20,000+ edits be that close right when I happen to check? Just thought that was a bit of fun trivia for the morning. Useight (talk) 16:53, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, I have to think of something to do to overtake you, hehe. — Realist² 16:54, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

You still have me on total edits by 2600, don't worry. :P Useight (talk) 17:26, 27 August 2008 (UTC)