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No!

You shouldn't retire... you understand? What's happening with all of you people, its becoming boring here. You shouldn't retire until you make "LTWYL" a FA! Please Pengui! :) — Tomica (talk) 16:23, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just semi-retired Tom. Don't worry, I still have that vision for FAC. I guess it's too far away so I gave up for a while. I'm still going to be around, but not as often. I still check everyday for messages and watchlist items. There just isn't much to do however. If I retired for good, I'd make the announcement a lot more dramatic! ;-) PS: Good luck with the FLC. If you have any concerns, my talk page is open 24/7. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 18:54, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Haha. Lol. I guess I am also dramatic sometimes. Anyway I miss you guys here. Jivesh too. Thanks for the luck. I will need it for sure ;) !— Tomica (talk) 20:06, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bad Girl (Rihanna song)

Hi Penguin. I'm Hahc21 (talk · contribs), the mentor that is reviewing Bad Girl (Rihanna song). As you worked the article, i'd like you to help me out with the issues the article may have and be in touch during the review process. Salut.

--Hahc21 (talk) 02:21, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

An nyoung

Hiya WP! I'm going to send you a mail, can you check it? ;) Thanks! Ryōga Hibiki (talk • contribs) 12:25, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mail sent! Ryōga Hibiki (talk • contribs) 12:31, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

AfD comment

Hi. Would you mind commenting on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hip pop? Dan56 (talk) 00:16, 20 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

--4.245.39.164 (talk) 19:29, 22 May 2012 (UTC) I havent been able to get on in a while but i got a major things acomplished since then ive graduated from junior high. and have gotten more music oh and have you checked out that Eminem mix tape yet you know All Eyes On Me. GH200--4.245.39.164 (talk) 19:29, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2012 May newsletter

We're halfway through round 3 (or the quarter finals, if you prefer) and things are running smoothly. We're seeing very high scoring; as of the time of writing, the top 16 all have over 90 points. This has already proved to be more competative than this time last year- in 2011, 76 points secured a place, while in 2010, a massive 250 was the lowest qualifying score. People have also upped their game slightly from last round, which is to be expected as we approach the end of the competition. Leading Pool A is Cwmhiraeth (submissions), whose points have mostly come from a large number of did you knows on marine biology. Pool B's leader, Grapple X (submissions), is for the first time not our highest scorer at the time of newsletter publication, but his good articles on The X-Files and Millenium keep him in second place overall. Miyagawa (submissions) leads Pool C, our quietest pool, with content in a variety of areas on a variety of topics. Pool D is led by Casliber (submissions), our current overall leader. Nearly half of Casliber's points come from his triple-scored Western Jackdaw, which is now a featured article.

This round has seen an unusually high number of featured lists, with nearly one in five remaining participants claiming one, and one user, Muboshgu (submissions), claiming two. Miyagawa's featured list, 1936 Summer Olympics medal table, was even awarded double points. By comparison, good article reviews seem to be playing a smaller part, and featured topics portals remain two content-types still unutilised in this competition. Other than that, there isn't much to say! Things are coming along smoothly. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:50, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Justin Timberlake

Hello!
I noticed you've made edits to Justin Timberlake articles. I thought you may be interested in joining
Wikipedia:WikiProject Justin Timberlake

We are a group of editors working to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to Justin Timberlake, his discography and filmography. If you would be interested in joining feel free to visit the Participants Page!
Thank You. — Tomica (talk) 13:03, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Genesect

Talk:Pokémon#Genesect Swifty*^talk 23:28, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Music sample for SSLP

Hi! I've been working on The Slim Shady LP and I think the article would benefit from a music sample in the "Production" section. I think "My Name Is" would be a good choice because it is the most recognizable and I have more information about its musical style than the others. I am not sure how to upload music samples, so could you help me out with that? It would be much appreciated. Thanks! Basilisk4u (talk) 15:47, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be glad to help you. It depends on which part of the song you'd like to highlight. It can be no longer than about 25–30 seconds. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 20:44, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think from the very beginning of the song to the 25 second mark would be great. Thanks so much! Basilisk4u (talk) 20:43, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. File:My Name Is.ogg. Please feel free to embed it into the article. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 17:58, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, I've already done so. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 14:39, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much! I feel as though I have hit a wall with this page. I am having a hard time finding more reliable sources, and I feel that the article is not detailed enough for such an important album. Do you think that it is close to being ready to nominate for GA? Thank you for your help! Basilisk4u (talk) 18:22, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It looks reasonably thorough and detailed. Have you tried some more books? How about doing a Google Books search? :) —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 20:03, 10 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Penguin

Olaaaaaaaaa! Finally I caught you online a bit :P ! — Tomica (talk) 20:52, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lol. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 20:53, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings with this great performance:). The song still lives, either like version 1 or 2 :) ! — Tomica (talk) 14:48, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Am I the only one who gets annoyed when the "Part II" is missing in the title? She sang well however. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 14:50, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hah, definitely should contain (Part II), distinction needed. But when there is no Eminem in the title, by default you know that is the second part ;) ! — Tomica (talk) 14:54, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

One day the "LTWYL" article will have a Legacy section. Just one day. Skylar Grey what have you done? :) —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 14:56, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Masterpiece i guess :P. But the performers were also "guilty" of its originality and success. — Tomica (talk) 14:59, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hey dude, what's up?:) Can you please e-mail me? I have to tell you smthg very important (even though you are hiding identity, i will shhhh :)) — Tomica (talk) 00:34, 10 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tom. Is it urgent? My laptop isn't connecting for some reason. I'm using an iPod right now. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 02:59, 10 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not much, you can do it later anyway :). — Tomica (talk) 09:50, 10 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 19:58, 10 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, are you here?:) Again lost ... — Tomica (talk) 15:36, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. Just some maintenance and stuff. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 15:39, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Check your mail :) ! — Tomica (talk) 23:15, 5 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ping. — Tomica (talk) 21:27, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:My Name Is.ogg

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Thanks for uploading File:My Name Is.ogg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 08:31, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2012 June newsletter

Apologies for the lateness of this letter; our usual bot wasn't working. We are now entering round 4, our semi-finals, and have our final 16. A score of 243 was required to reach this round; significantly more than 2011's 76 points, and only a little behind 2010's 250 points. By comparison, last year, 150 points in round 4 secured a place in the final; in 2010, 430 were needed. Commiserations to Pool A's igordebraga (submissions), who scored 242 points, missing out on a place in the round by a whisker. However, congratulations to Pool B's Grapple X (submissions), whose television articles have brought him another round victory. Pool A's Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came second overall, with an impressive list of biological did you knows, good articles and featured articles. Third overall was Pool D's Muboshgu (submissions), with a long list of contibutions, mostly relating to baseball. Of course, with the points resetting every round, the playing field has been levelled. The most successful Pool was Pool D, which saw seven into the final round. Pool B saw four, C saw three and Pool A saw only the two round leaders.

A quick note about other competitions taking place on Wikipedia which may be of interest. There are 13 days remaining in the June-July GAN backlog elimination drive, but it is not too late to take part. August will also see the return of The Core Contest- a one month long competition first run in 2007. While the WikiCup awards points for audited content on any subject, The Core Contest about is raw article improvement, focussing heavily on the most important articles on Wikipedia. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 11:16, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment at Ya Kun Kaya Toast's ongoing peer review!

Since you have listed yourself as a peer review volunteer interested in copyediting articles, would you like to support the quest to counter systemic bias on Wikipedia by giving a thorough review of the short, but interesting, article about Ya Kun Kaya Toast, a multinational kaya toast chain and Singaporean cultural icon? Thanks! 谢谢！Terima kasih! நன்றி! --J.L.W.S. The Special One (talk) 10:09, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hate That I Love You

What do you think about the article? I want to nominate it for FA. Do you think you would be able to make some additional copy-editing? And for the e-mail, I will write you tonight. — Tomica (talk) 12:19, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try my best. One concern is the video screenshot. It does not look very significant or interesting. Is it necessary? —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 17:48, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No it's not really necessary. It can be removed:) !— Tomica (talk) 17:56, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Don't worry, I didn't send you a Twinkle notification. :-) —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 18:02, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Haha. Tbh I am enough of that kind of notification these days (most are for ANI and AfD). Meh. Btw don't go anywhere, you are receiving mail soon.— Tomica (talk) 18:03, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(EC) ANI must be dreadful, especially with the RiRi WikiProject stuff. That's kinda why I needed a break from Wikipedia (too much drama goes on behind the scenes: bans, arbitration, ANI, the list goes on). —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 18:08, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh and FAC and GAN. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 18:09, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

FAC is like breakdown hah. Nvm, enough of Wiki break, come back, I/we need you ;) ! — Tomica (talk) 18:11, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh well. I'll go see what's in the WP:GAN and see if there's anything interesting to review. Expecting the message too! —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 18:13, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is a elimination drive at the GAN. You can try it ;). Btw mail sent. — Tomica (talk) 18:16, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Replied. Yes, I remember the good ol' times. And I'll see if I can help with the GAN. :) —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 18:35, 15 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

When are you starting to copy-edit the article? Maybe today/tonight?:P And can something from this source be added to the composition? Or it is FA unreliable? — Tomica (talk) 15:17, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll see if I can tonight. So many commitments! MusicOMH is an unreliable source because if you go to the Staff page, they cite no degrees or other editorial hints/qualificatons (like authors who have written on other reliable sources). The About Us section has this quote for aspiring joiners: "We don't care who you've written for, which qualifications you have or who you know". Yep. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 18:55, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mmmm alright. I will add your e-mail on my MSN and be there at around 12/1 AM (that is five hour minus from your time zone). If you can be online so we can chat better for the article. :)) — Tomica (talk) 19:04, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So in twenty minutes? —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 19:09, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lol, nooo couple of hours actually. I went out, so I added you on MSN now, pls come :) ! PS. Loving how the lead looks ;) — Tomica (talk) 22:30, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What about this? — Tomica (talk) 00:25, 18 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That link looks good however. —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 21:08, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You have got an e-mail... from me :P ... LOL — Tomica (talk) 22:48, 29 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Check e-mail. — Tomica (talk) 17:32, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Eminem... small issue

Hi, Penguin! You might remember me as the guy who asked you to help out with Lose Yourself. - And, though I didn't really work on it much, I'm making some edits in my sandbox. :) But anyway, I recently made 3 Eminem articles: Infinite, "Won't Back Down" and "The Warning" GAs, making the total number of Eminem GAs 9. However, the table at WikiProject Eminem says there are 6 GAs, and, since you're the founder and "main man" at the WikiProject, I was wondering if you could fix this. Oh, like I said, I just started working on Lose Yourself a bit, for real this time, and your help would be appreciated. --Khanassassin ☪ 11:54, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: It's now 10 GAs, as Basilisk4u promoted The Slim Shady LP to GA. :) --Khanassassin ☪ 12:09, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like it's been taken care of. Thank you (as well as Basilisk4u) for your everlasting contributions to the project. It's nice to see all this. I made a promise and I'll try to help you as much as I can. Best wishes, —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 14:25, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the barnstar! :) --Khanassassin ☪ 16:00, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The person who needs to be thanked is you! —WP:PENGUIN · ^{[ TALK ]} 18:56, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I wouldn't have an Eminem WikiProject to contribute to if it wasn't for "Da Penguin" ;) I might decide to switch from Lose Yourself to Stan, so thanks for the links! And more would be appreciated of course. :) --Khanassassin ☪ 19:10, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again. By the way, I'm currently working on the Reception/Awards section of Lose Yourself at my sandbox (after I'm done, I'll move to another section of the article). Just so you know, if you want to "check in" - I know it looks terrible at the moment, but I first (re)wrote the text, and now I'll focus on the sources. :) --Khanassassin ☪ 19:26, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2012 July newsletter

We're approaching the beginning of 2012's final round. Pool A sees Cwmhiraeth (submissions) as the leader, with 300 points being awarded for the featured article Bivalvia, and Pool B sees Grapple X (submissions) in the lead, with 10 good articles, and over 35 articles eligible for good topic points. Pool A sees Muboshgu (submissions) in second place with a number of articles relating to baseball, while Pool B's Ruby2010 (submissions) follows Grapple X, with a variety of contributions including the high-scoring, high-importance featured article on the 2010 film Pride & Prejudice. Ruby2010, like Grapple X, also claimed a number of good topic points; despite this, not a single point has been claimed for featured topics in the contest so far. The same is true for featured portals.

Currently, the eighth-place competitor (and so the lowest scorer who would reach the final round right now) has scored 332, more than double the 150 needed to reach the final round last year. In 2010, however, 430 was the lowest qualifying score. In this competition, we have generally seen scores closer to those in 2010 than those in 2011. Let's see what kind of benchmark we can set for future competitions! As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 22:37, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2012 August newsletter

The final is upon us! We are down to our final 8. A massive 573 was our lowest qualifying score; this is higher than the 150 points needed last year and the 430 needed in 2010. Even in 2009, when points were acquired for mainspace edit count in addition to audited content, 417 points secured a place. That leaves this year's WikiCup, by one measure at least, our most competitive ever. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

Grapple X (submissions) once again finishes the round in first place, leading Pool B. Grapple X writes articles about television, and especially The X-Files and Millenium, with good articles making up the bulk of the score.
Miyagawa (submissions) led Pool A this round. Fourth-place finalist last year, Miyagawa writes on a variety of topics, and has reached the final primarily off the back of his massive number of did you knows.
Ruby2010 (submissions) was second in Pool B. Ruby2010 writes primarily on television and film, and scores primarily from good articles.
Casliber (submissions) finished third in Pool B. Casliber is something of a WikiCup veteran, having finished sixth in 2011 and fourth in 2010. Casliber writes on the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. Over half of Casliber's points this round were bonus points from the high-importance articles he has worked on.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) came second in Pool A. Also writing on biology, especially marine biology, Cwmhiraeth received 390 points for one featured article (Bivalvia) and one good article (pelican), topping up with a large number of did you knows.
Muboshgu (submissions) was third in Pool A. Muboshgu writes primarily on baseball, and this round saw Muboshgu's first featured article, Derek Jeter, promoted on its fourth attempt at FAC.
Dana Boomer (submissions) was fourth in Pool A. She writes on a variety of topics, including horses, but this round also saw the high-importance lettuce reach featured article status.
Sasata (submissions) is another WikiCup veteran, having been a finalist in 2009 and 2010. He writes mostly on mycology.

However, we must also say goodbye to the eight who did not make the final, having fallen at the last hurdle: GreatOrangePumpkin (submissions), Ealdgyth (submissions), Calvin999 (submissions), Piotrus (submissions), Toa Nidhiki05 (submissions), 12george1 (submissions), The Bushranger (submissions) and 1111tomica (submissions). We hope to see you all next year.

On the subject of next year, a discussion has been opened here. Come and have your say about the competition, and how you'd like it to run in the future. This brainstorming will go on for some time before more focused discussions/polls are opened. As ever, if you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:27, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Adele 21

I've made some changes to 21 (Adele album) that were challenged by one of the article's main contributors. Would you mind commenting here, where I explained my changes? Dan56 (talk) 06:04, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

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Talkback

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I addressed all of your concerns; I hope you can now support the article's promotion. TRLIJC19 (talk • contribs) 19:26, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Would you mind leaving some comments? Best, Jona ^{talk to me} 21:15, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]