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Clarification

Thank you for the welcome message! I know it may sound a bit ... well ... unorthodox for us to be editing information on our Wiki about ourselves ... but we're striving to maintain accuracy on the site. We recently looked at the Wikipedia page as we were exploring what all was out there in cyberspace that talked about or mentioned us. We're hoping to make some clarifications, some additions and subtractions, and all-around make the information on the page look better. I'm working hard to not pitch anything (no pun intended) on our team's Wikipedia page, and we view this as a place for factual information only. We invite you to please take a look at the edits we make and moderate them somewhat, if that would make our edits more appropriate for this forum.

Regarding the addition of links to our facebook and twitter sites, as I understand the exemptions for these otherwise less-than-appropriate links, these are sites controlled by our organization completely. Wouldn't they be OK, then, for inclusion at the bottom of our Wikipedia page since it invites the reader to see what the organization is saying about itself?

Otherwise, the historical data we're changing comes directly from the official Texas League Media Guide, which unfortunately is not in a digital format. That, and team archives. We're trying to ensure this information - particularly historical data - is completely accurate. We're also hoping to include items of interest, such as single-game ticket prices and a current stadium seating chart.

Please let me know if this is OK! Thank you so much for your attention! Samissions (talk) 19:35, 18 January 2010 (UTC)samissions

Thank you for the insights - and I'll be sure to follow the guidelines the best I can. And, naturally, I'm always up for a discussion about our posts.

As far as changing names ... our intent is, indeed, to have a "group name". The nature of the baseball industry is that we are transient in our employment - most of us are with a team only 2-5 years at a time - and I'm hoping to set up the account in such a way as to provide a smooth, seamless transition for those who may follow.

If a group account isn't appropriate - and we do want to be among the very best in the Wikipedia community here - what other suggestions would you have for us? Bear in mind we are still very new at this whole Wikipedia thing.

Samissions (talk) 20:00, 18 January 2010 (UTC)samissions

Thanks - I'll get to work on eliminating the group account immediately.

As for the reliability of info ... the info I'm using comes directly from our league media guide, as I have said, or from news releases, box scores or player stat pages from the San Diego Padres, Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. How do I cite these sources on the wiki page? Is there a code I need to know to add footnotes to make the material credible?

Thank you for the help ... we really are pretty much bumping through this as we're trying to improve our online presence and the information available about us out there. And we want to comply completely with the Wikipedia rules - no sense getting into this unless we do it right.

Samissions (talk) 23:02, 18 January 2010 (UTC)samissions

I've placed a username request to change to a personal account. I have an issue, however.... The "Samissions" user name is attached to a general e-mail account here with our baseball club, and if I'm changing it to a personal account I'd like to switch the e-mail - AND the password for the account - over to my personal account.

Then, ideally, I could contribute to Wikipedia on my own time on a variety of topics.

So the big question is ... where to I go to change my e-mail address and password on the account? Is that even possible?

Thank you for the assistance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Samissions (talk • contribs) 17:12, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Samissions (talk) 17:12, 19 January 2010 (UTC)Samissions

AfD nomination of IceRocket

An article that you have been involved in editing, IceRocket, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IceRocket (2nd nomination). Thank you.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Woogee (talk) 00:12, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Template:Glendive TV

Thank you for putting protection on the Template:Glendive TV page. That will make things MUCH more easier. Many thanks! :) - NeutralHomer • Talk • 17:17, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

AIV Request

Could you take a look at the top two posts on AIV...they have been sitting there for over an hour and been overlooked. Thanks! - NeutralHomer • Talk • 18:45, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! :) - NeutralHomer • Talk • 19:09, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Tectonic weapon

I've removed the 7-day delete template which was inserted for a second time by User:Steve Quinn from Tectonic weapon. The template clearly says "If this template is removed, it should not be replaced". I have added to the article and discussed it in detail in the Talk page. If you think that it should be deleted please trigger the normal deletion process, with discussion. Do remember that the article, though somewhat expanded, is no more than an initial stub; we are discussing whether the article should exist, not whether it is reasonably complete or polished (which it isn't). As there are several people involved, maybe better to discuss this in the article's discussion rather than here. For the benefit of anyone who sees this comment, I'm not trying to say that these weapons actually exist, simply that the topic is notable. Best wishes Pol098 (talk) 18:45, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Protections

Perhaps I interpret the policy more conservatively, but Shakira for six months? There is a lot of vandalism, but that's to be expected when the page is receiving 10,000 hits a day (the 218th most-viewed article)... Note that I'm not disagreeing with you persay; I am just trying to learn your rationale to see if I should alter mine. :) —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:00, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Responded at the_ed17's talk page.caknuck _° needs to be running more often 05:07, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

There are two things to consider here. First is the protection log. The page just came off a 6 month semi-protection stint 2 weeks ago and already the IP vandalism is rampant. This has been the pattern with this article for the last 3 years. Secondly, we have to be extra cautious with BLP concerns. There isn't much flexibility on that front. caknuck _° needs to be running more often 05:06, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Well, compared to you, I'm definitely less worried about IP vandalism (at least when it's only 2-4ish per day). However, you have a point re BLP; I kind of forgot about that. Thanks! —Ed (talk • majestic titan) 05:09, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Block this editor!

I made a foolish promise. I wrote (my user talk page) that if Finland did not win the women's hockey bronze, I would quit WP for 2 weeks. They won! Then I said if Finland did not win the men's hockey gold, 2 weeks. I should not have made such a promise. To enforce it, could you block me for 14 days because "Block according to agreement: Finland did not win the gold medal in men's hockey". I do not like to be blocked but a promise is a promise and this will help enforce it. Fuck! Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 01:31, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

There is a script you can use to prevent access to your own account which I can find if you want, but we don't block on editor request. I do though request an immediate release from any such foolish promises to stop editing, since it is so obvious that the Canadian team is such a powerhouse that they are already guaranteed a gold. In fact, I think we should call off all remaining games and just award them the medal. There's no possible way I could ever be wrong on this. ;) Franamax (talk) 01:44, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Give Finland the medal? They'd just melt them down and turn them into Nokias. ;-) Doc Quintana (talk) 14:59, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Red Sox

Hello, Caknuck. You have new messages at Doc Quintana's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Doc Quintana (talk) 14:58, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Hello, Caknuck. You have new messages at Doc Quintana's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Doc Quintana (talk) 17:32, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

First Draft of All Time Roster Replacement

If nothing else, I made a first draft of a sortable table with the info in there. Took me about an hour on Microsoft Excel. Still a few glitches, but otherwise, tell me what you think. Doc Quintana (talk) 20:13, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Your refusal to block 豪庸

Discussion at ANI if you choose to participate.—Kww(talk) 04:02, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

David Bradford (businessman)

If you wouldn't mind, go ahead and start the process. Thanks. Woogee (talk) 02:22, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Looks good. It's pretty obvious, but it's nice to have all of the i's dotted and t's crossed. Thanks. Woogee (talk) 05:36, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I'd just let it run its course, I don't think anybody is going to get out of this. Woogee (talk) 06:36, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Hi there Caknuck. I'm requeseting that you unlock the page for David Bradford (businessman). I would like to add the references back to the article and help make it better. 71.219.155.218 (talk) 21:38, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, that last bit was from me. I forgot to log in before writing this. Not trying to sock puppet or meat puppet here. Jodimardesich (talk) 21:43, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Hello. I would like to correct the David Bradford article. He is now chairman of the board of Fusion-io. Can you unprotect at least for this edit? thanks Jodimardesich (talk) 20:46, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Whoops!

Sorry about this reversion [1], I must have hit the wrong button. Apologies, no harm intended. Thanks! Dayewalker (talk) 05:12, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

No worries. I just re-removed the old report. caknuck _° needs to be running more often 05:15, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

User talk:Type89

Hey, Caknuck. I took a look at this user's edits, and they actually do appear to have been valid edits. As their unblock request states, the text being removed probably should go per WP:BLP, and none of the images are acceptable per NFCC. If the user agrees to discuss edits before reverting in the future, would you be willing to unblock them? Thanks for your time. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 20:18, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Done. caknuck _° needs to be running more often 20:26, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll keep an eye on them to make sure they don't go back to edit warring. Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 20:29, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

As will I. If there's any indication of this, or if they start deleting content without explanation, we should immediately block for at least a week. caknuck _° needs to be running more often 20:34, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Young Judea

Thank you for reconsidering the protection. It was, as you saw, a real problem and a hindrance to constructive editing. Hopefully this will get the IP addresses to register and discussion can be had. Joe407 (talk) 20:36, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Quick Question for clarification

Re the Brian David Mitchell protected page or merge into 'Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping'. I realize that you turned down the request but I believe some basic info is overlooked there because a) the community discussion is rather outdated and b) there is a lot more info in public arena for it to not be a WP:1E situation anymore for Mitchell. I wrote this on the unprotected request,

 Not unprotected The merge was done as a result of a community discus...04:18, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

back in 2007 one could've argue that Mitchell was a WP:1E but today there is more about him and more non related events as his children have made public; plus the discussion now archived centered on the biographical article for elizabeth smart and not Mitchel per say, but today there is a separate bio article on Smart anyway (hence that community discussion is outdated) but the Mitchell one reverts to the kidnapping article -seems to be incorrect that way. Also I had opened a discussion in the talk page a week before requesting unprotect but there were no responses so surely today in 2010, no one seems to oppose a new article for him, so can you please reconsider you decision?115.128.25.68 (talk) 11:06, 14 March 2010 (UTC)"

I ask again because the reasons you gave to deny the unprotect I feel are not accurate, since, as before, the discussion on the merge was more on Smart rather than Mitchell and it is way out of date today, since Smart has her own bio page. Cheers Wombat24 (talk) 23:11, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Responded at Wombat24's talk page. caknuck _° needs to be running more often 02:05, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Slipknot

Did you make a mistake on protecting the article? Because it's not protected. • GunMetal Angel 04:17, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Fixed. Sorry about that. caknuck _° needs to be running more often 04:25, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

No need to apologize, we all make mistakes. • GunMetal Angel 06:01, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Lorraine Leckie and her Demons

Hello,

I recently posted a Wiki article about Lorraine Leckie and her Demons and it was deleted for copyright infringement. The website cited as the original post was written by me. So it can't be infringement - it would be me plagiarizing me! Can I talk with you about how to clear this up?

Thank you for your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lorraineleckie (talk • contribs) 19:25, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

As it stands, the subject was not sufficiently notable to warrant an article here. Please review WP:BAND for the relevant notability guidelines. caknuck _° needs to be running more often 02:19, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, I read the criteria you posted. Lorraine Leckie does indeed meet the criteria. Please see below:

Articles (not press releases or adverts) have been written on Lorraine and her music in:
The Aquarian (May 2009)
The Villager (June 2009) http://www.lorraineleckie.com/lorraineleckie2008_images/Villager-article-scan.jpg
Sadie Magazine (February 2009) http://sadiemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=294&Itemid=9
Beyond Race (Issue # 8, pg # 24, AND September 2007) http://lorraineleckie.com/lorraineleckie2008_images/Dirty-Old-Town-article.jpg
Boog City/Urban Folk (Issue 55)

She has been reviewed in/on:
Beyond Race Magazine
Village Voice
The Toronto Quarterly
Celebrity Cafe
Liccorice-Pizza
AcousticMusic.com
Amplifier Magazine

She is rated on The Village Voice's Pazz and Jop lists of 2008 and 2009. http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2009/ AND http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/albums/2008/

She has been played on public and college radio in the northeastern US, Georgia, and Ontario, Canada.

Because she obviously meets Wikipedia's musician criteria, can you please help me retreive the mistakenly deleted submission/article and give it any needed updates.

Thank you.
Carter Farmer—Preceding unsigned comment added by Lorraineleckie (talk • contribs) 18:07, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Hello,

I am still waiting to hear back from you about how to properly put up this page. Can you please respond either here or email me at:
lorraineleckie (at) hotmail (dot) com
Thank you

Hello,

I am still waiting to hear back from you about how to properly put up this page. Can you please respond either here or email me at:
lorraineleckie (at) hotmail (dot) com
Thank you

Follow up on Lorraine Leckie

Hello,

I am still waiting to hear back from you about how to properly put up this page. Can you please respond either here or email me at:
lorraineleckie (at) hotmail (dot) com
Thank you

This is what was previously posted:

Thank you, I read the criteria you posted. Lorraine Leckie does indeed meet the criteria. Please see below:

Articles (not press releases or adverts) have been written on Lorraine and her music in:
The Aquarian (May 2009)
The Villager (June 2009) http://www.lorraineleckie.com/lorraineleckie2008_images/Villager-article-scan.jpg
Sadie Magazine (February 2009) http://sadiemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=294&Itemid=9
Beyond Race (Issue # 8, pg # 24, AND September 2007) http://lorraineleckie.com/lorraineleckie2008_images/Dirty-Old-Town-article.jpg
Boog City/Urban Folk (Issue 55)

She has been reviewed in/on:
Beyond Race Magazine
Village Voice
The Toronto Quarterly
Celebrity Cafe
Liccorice-Pizza
AcousticMusic.com
Amplifier Magazine

She is rated on The Village Voice's Pazz and Jop lists of 2008 and 2009. http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2009/ AND http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/albums/2008/

She has been played on public and college radio in the northeastern US, Georgia, and Ontario, Canada.

Because she obviously meets Wikipedia's musician criteria, can you please help me retreive the mistakenly deleted submission/article and give it any needed updates.

Thank you.
Carter Farmer—Preceding unsigned comment added by Lorraineleckie (talk • contribs) 18:07, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Hello,

I am still waiting to hear back from you about how to properly put up this page. Can you please respond either here or email me at:
lorraineleckie (at) hotmail (dot) com
Thank you

Responded at Lorraineleckie talk page. caknuck _° needs to be running more often 14:59, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Follow Up: Lorraine Leckie

In Respons to your message: Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. While the sources you provided do appear valid, there remains the problem of conflict of interest. It is highly unadvisable that people with strong connections to the subject write or edit those articles as they often lead to problems with point of view and article oownership. caknuck ° needs to be running more often 14:43, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your advisement. I would still like the original page to be reposted. I am possitive there is no trouble of article ownership and believe the point of view is just fine. Please repost the page or let me know how I can repost it.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lorraineleckie (talk • contribs) 17:01, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

SPI

It seems that you are going to be working with me, barring any objections from you. Ping me (I'm most of the time Timotheus_Canens) on IRC when you have the time and we'll get it started. Tim Song (talk) 21:39, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

Alex Jones (radio host)

You put this article on semi protection until some time in September, but when I hover my mouse over the padlock icon it says Invalid Time. Don't know if it makes a difference. Cheers. Weakopedia (talk) 22:52, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Garydubh sockpuppet

I updated the IP link for Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Garydubh which pointed incorrectly to the current talk dif. You might want to revisit it when you get time. ww2censor (talk) 02:57, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Bacon Challenge 2011

Well, I'm pretty sure you don't need this, but for the sake of it...

Hi, Caknuck, and welcome to the Bacon Challenge 2011! The goal of this event is to expand as much bacon-related content as possible, so get started whenever you can! A side event to the Bacon Challenge is the Bacon WikiCup 2011, an event where participants in the Bacon Challenge have a chance to score points for creating and expanding bacon-related content material, all while trying to score as high as they can. Be sure to submit all your bacon-related contributions to the submissions page in order to score points. At the end of the Cup, the winner will get a nice trophy along with all other participants receiving a medal for their efforts (virtual, of course; don't go waiting by your mailbox for it). For any questions or comments regarding the Challenge, please head on over here, and for any questions or comments relating to the Cup, go here. Thanks and good luck. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:28, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Lorraine Leckie and her Demons

I have been contacting you about a wikipost that you incorrectly deleted. You are not responding. At all. If I do not hear from you by the end of this week I will be taking action with any and all Wikipedia supervisors available. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lorraineleckie (talk • contribs)

Responded at Lorraineleckie talk page. caknuck _° needs to be running more often 01:40, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Joseph Vickers de Ville

Re. your semi-protection of this page (good move), see [2], also post on article talk page: [3] Ty 12:46, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Sorted. Editor indef blocked for multiple socks. Ty 14:06, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Re: Duplicates

I went and finished up all of them. Thanks for getting to some of them; I was surprised how many there were. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 21:14, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Template policy discussion

You are invited to help consider a common template policy for all WP:SPORTS biography articles at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Sports#Template_policy_discussion.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:42, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

New York Mining Disaster

Yeah thanks for your message, I've been editing a lot more now so I got an account. Thanks for letting me know about the sandbox. Still learning. NoruweiNoMori (talk) 06:29, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Continued discussion RE my request at WP:RPP

Hi, first of all, thanks for the reply at RPP here. I'm continuing the discussion here since it'll likely be buried by the maintenance bot fairly soon. Regarding your last point about articles not being complete until they are FA, I'd actually say quite the opposite. With a lot of FAs, there will be a lot of information that comes out in the future that could be added by IPs, but for past events, there won't be any information to be added anymore. As soon as one numbered UFC event takes place, another one replaces it as the newest one.

Now since there is no more information to come out about these events, after they've taken place, surely it makes no sense to leave them open to IP vandalism? I mentioned watchlisting earlier and I do have each of the pages on my watchlist, but it's difficult to keep track of all of the pages, when I have 1000 pages on my watchlist. Since there will be no new information that comes out regarding these events, would you not agree it makes sense to semi-protect them? Thanks. Paralympiakos (talk) 12:22, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

You Deleted a Page Titled "Zeale 32"

I was just wondering why you deleted the page titled "Zeale 32." Zeale is an Austin, Texas rapper, and I joined Wikipedia simply so I could make a page for him, but I saw there already was a page, and you deleted it.

Is it alright to start a new page about Zeale?

Zeale32Fan (talk) 18:43, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

If Zeale is sufficiently notable, then go ahead. Make sure that you cite independent and reliable sources that assert his notability. caknuck _° needs to be running more often 19:47, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

How do you determine when a public figure is sufficiently notable? Zeale32Fan (talk) 05:34, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Re Brian David Mitchell

I've just done a quick draft on Mitchell, as you suggested back in March. Please see at User:Wombat24/Brian David Mitchell. If its on the right track I'll finish it off but if you think that it still can't work then I wont spend anymore time on it. Please let me know?

Note that , although the wiki rule of being know for only one event is understandable and necessary, Mitchell is now technically know for several events: 1)the 2003 kidnapping, 2)the first set of state trials, 3)his signing in court and incompetency rulings, 4) the rejection of medication ruling by state courts, 5) his links to mormonism and the issues surrounding it (re http://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/129-34-45.pdf), 6) the all new recent federal court process and resulting competent ruling, and then 7) this next November a new trial over the actual kidnapping. There is a large amount of public information covering all these events and today the legal battle to declare him competent is almost more newsworthy than the actual single kidnapping event. Also note other articles which cover a 'one event' as in the case of Curtis Allgier, a much lower amount of related items: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Allgier . So shouldn't we expect to find a separate article in Wikipedia on Mitchell? Wombat24 (talk) 04:39, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Hey Caknuck, will you unlock the 'Brian David Mitchell' page? i'll add more to it if it will be unlocked, otherwise there is no point in spending time on it. Wombat24 (talk) 05:36, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Helmut Lent

Good catch! Petersen is correct. MisterBee1966 (talk) 04:36, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

please unlock Open IPTV Forum

I'm ready to conribute to this article in the neutral point of view. --Cheol (talk) 04:56, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Invitation to join WikiProject Bacon !

Oh won't you please consider joining WP:WikiProject Bacon? :)

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Bacon has been created, and you are cordially invited to join, and list yourself as a participant at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Bacon#Participants!
• You may also feel free to add the userbox - {{User Bacon}} - to your userpage, to indicate your participation in the WikiProject.
• The Wikipedia:Bacon WikiCup is also ongoing, more info about that at User:SuperHamster/Bacon Challenge 2011, and User:SuperHamster/Bacon WikiCup 2011.

Thank you for your time, -- Cirt (talk) 08:32, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of American League rosters

The article American League rosters has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Redundant with List of current Major League Baseball team rosters

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

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Proposed deletion of National League rosters

The article National League rosters has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Redundant with List of current Major League Baseball team rosters

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Muboshgu (talk) 19:19, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Bacon Challenge 2011 coming to a close

Dear ever-so-valiant Bacon Challenge 2011 participant:

Almost a year ago, the Bacon Challenge 2011 kicked off for the third year in a row with the annual mission of expanding and bettering Wikipedia's coverage of bacon. We are almost at the end of this year's Bacon Challenge, which ends on March 1st. I am pleased to say that, during this time period, Bacon Challenge participants have done a great job. Ten new pages have been created. Two articles have been granted the status of being good articles. Over one hundred reliable sources have been placed into articles, and over 7,500 words have been added. Six articles have been featured on Wikipedia's main page under the "Did you know..." section. These are all excellent results.

The Bacon WikiCup has also been exciting to watch. Contributors have been racking up more and more points as the deadline approaches. As I post this message, Worm That Turned is in the lead, with Cirt in second, and Acather96 in third. Cirt currently has created the most new pages, while Worm That Turned has done the most work in expanding articles and achieving DYKs. Acather96 has done the most work with image uploads. Remember, while the Bacon Challenge is ending in just a few days, it's not too late to make any last-minute contributions to get a few more Bacon WikiCup points. Everyone who contributes at least something will earn a virtual commemorative medal, so if you haven't contributed anything bacon-related to Wikipedia, now's your chance. Contributions can be submitted up until the end of March 7th, but only for contributions that were done before the beginning of March. The extra week is provided for participants to report any last-minute contributions, and to allow for any contributions that require a timely process (such as a good article or DYK nomination) to go through. At the end of the event, scores for the Bacon WikiCup will be completed and re-checked, and prizes will be distributed. Thanks and good luck! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 04:12, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Bacon WikiCup 2011 Award

		Bacon WikiCup 2011 - Participant Medal
		Due to your work in expanding bacon-related content during the Bacon WikiCup 2011, you have been awarded the Bacon WikiCup 2011 Particpant Medal. You received a final score of 5, earning yourself tenth place. Congratulations, and thank you for your great work! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 09:03, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Kyle Andrews

Hello, you deleted a page for Kyle Andrews some time ago. The page was in reference to a county politician, but there is a musician by the same name who has garnered some notability through his recordings and several national advert placements. Could you please reconsider re-opening the page? Sorry if this is the wrong tact to take, I am still a relative novice Wikipedia editor. Jaydryburgh (talk) 22:07, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Request

Can you move the page Remember December (Demi Lovato song) to Remember December? "Remember December" was previously protected by you. Thank you. Silvergoat (talk∙contrib)

Invitation to the Bacon Challenge 2012

Hello! You have been invited to take part in the Bacon Challenge 2012. In case you don't know or need a refresher, the Bacon Challenge is an annual celebration of bacon on Wikipedia in which editors come together to help create, expand, and improve Wikipedia's coverage of bacon. The event lasts all the way through National Pig Day 2012, giving participants plenty of time to work at their pleasure. In addition to the Bacon Challenge is the Bacon WikiCup 2012, a side event to the Challenge in which all bacon-related contributions done by those participating in the Challenge are submitted and scored by the scorekeeper (me) based on the scoring chart. At the end of the Challenge, the user with the most points in the Bacon WikiCup will win a shiny trophy for their userpage. In addition, the users who score the highest in specific categories (not yet finalized, but the categories include most image uploads, most article creations, most DYK submissions, and more) will win barnstars. Finally, all participants will receive a medal. While the awards are nice, in the end, the important thing is to have fun and enjoy what we're all here for, which is improving Wikipedia.

If you decide to participate, great! You may add your name to the participants list at the main page of the Bacon Challenge 2012, and pick up the userbox for your userpage if you desire. Signing up for the Challenge will also automatically enter you into the Bacon WikiCup. If you don't wish to participate, that's fine too - maybe next year! In the meantime, if you know anyone who might also be interested in participating, feel free to invite them! The Challenge is open to anyone and accepts participants at any time, so feel free to let anyone who might be interested know.

Note that I, the scorekeeper of the Bacon WikiCup, will be on vacation starting on the 18th of June all the way up until the 5th of July. I will have limited access to the internet, so I may or may not be able to score users' contributions during this time. Sorry for any delay in scoring (but since the Challenge lasts for more than half a year, there's no rush, right? (= ).

I'm looking forward to another fun, successful year. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 22:46, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

Non-free rationale for File:Redstripe.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Redstripe.jpg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under non-free content criteria, but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia is acceptable. Please go to the file description page, and edit it to include a non-free rationale.

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified the non-free rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Kelly ^hi! 20:43, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Articles for Creation Appeal

Articles for Creation urgently needs your help! Articles for Creation is desperately short of reviewers! We are looking for urgent help, from experienced editors, in reviewing submissions in the pending submissions queue. Currently the are 1029 submissions waiting to be reviewed. Do you have what it takes? Are you familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines? Do you know what Wikipedia is and is not? Do you have a working knowledge of the Manual of Style, particularly article naming conventions? Are you autoconfirmed? Can you review submissions based on their individual merits? If the answer to these questions is yes, then please read the reviewing instructions and donate a little of your time to helping tackle the backlog.