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DYK for Glantraeth F.C.
On 29 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Glantraeth F.C., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that actress Naomi Watts is honorary president of the Welsh football club Glantraeth F.C.? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Glantraeth F.C.. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Glantraeth F.C.), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Chris Beech (born 1974)
Often confused with the Chris Beech (born 1975), Chris did not infact play for Doncaster or Carlisle and ended his career in league football at Rochdale AFC. He did play non-league footballer for Fleetwood following his time at Rochdale but only briefly - so the information you have regarding the end of his career (stats included) are false. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.187.163.10 (talk) 13:17, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
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GA request
Hello, I noticed that you reviewed the good article nomination of Sekou Doumbouya not too long ago. I was hoping that you would consider reviewing another NBA prospect's article, Zion Williamson, for GA consideration, because they are quite similar in format. The review page can be found at the top of its talk page. Let me know if you are interested. Wisestork (talk) 00:34, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you for the review. I recently expanded the Goga Bitadze page as well, so if you are interested in reviewing another NBA prospect article, you can start the review from the link on its talk page. This is even more similar in format to the Sekou Doumbouya article you reviewed in the past. Wisestork (talk) 16:54, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
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Perez
I bet you surely had a laugh while editing windows xp Perez.Anyway thanks. Cheers Memester10001 (talk) 16:18, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Josh Sheehan
Seriously? almost none of the player heights in Wiki are referenced. Have you ever seen Josh Sheehan? He's my cousin and he recons he's 172cm. The 184cm comes from confusion with the Australian motorcyclist Josh Sheehan which has been wrongly copied on some web sites https://xfighters.redbull.com/en_MX/athlete/josh-sheehan. You've now replaced a dead link with a wrong link.22:09, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
- I know, I understand your point. It's just frustrating once something is wrong on the internet (like confusing Josh Sheehan the footballer with the motorcyclist) it gets perpetuated by wrong sources generating other wrong sources, even the club website. If you google Josh Sheehan it even shows the footballers details from wiki with the motorcyclists photo! That's as sketchy as it gets. It's not like our Josh the footballer is anything like 6ft. Have a look at the photos online. Hopefully the club website will correct it eventually 14:08, 11 February 2019 (UTC)Zebroski (talk) 14:09, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Cardiff City F.C.
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
I did remove duplicate Wikipedia links from the body of the article and made sure sources were only linked once. I did not remove any duplicate links from any of the tables since they are useful there to readers. As a rule headings are not supposed to be linked to other articles as they have been in the "Honours" section. Again, I have left them for the readers' convenience but an FA reviewer may insist they be removed or linked in some other way.
Best of luck with the FA review.
Regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 22:09, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks very much. Kosack (talk) 07:46, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
DYK for List of Armenia international footballers
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DYK for Emiliano Sala
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Your GA nomination of Pádraig Amond
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And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2. With 56 contestants qualifying, each group in Round 2 contains seven contestants, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for Round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining contestants.
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Fred Keenor
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Fred Keenor has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
I did mark two sentences in the Style of Play section that need citations, otherwise I think the article is in great shape. What a life the man had!
Best of luck with the FAC process.
Regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 22:46, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
- @Twofingered Typist: Thanks very much for another copyedit. I've dealt with those two citation issues. He certainly did have an interesting life! Kosack (talk) 06:56, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
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DYK for Pádraig Amond
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Ninian Park
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DYK for 1920–21 Cardiff City F.C. season
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Chris Wood (Burnley footballer)
Thanks, I was not aware that you've reverted the unsourced Hamilton stats and completed the timestamp for the stats update. I've unintentionally reverted too far. Iggy (Swan) 16:45, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
- @Iggy the Swan: No worries, I guessed it was just crossed wires. Cheers. Kosack (talk) 16:47, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
DYK for 1921–22 Cardiff City F.C. season
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Cas Liber (1210), our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three DYKs. He also made good use of the bonus points available, more than doubling his score by choosing appropriate articles to work on.
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Cardiff City relegation
Hello, I see you've reverted my edit to Cardiff City F.C. Why do we need to wait until the end of the season to say that the team's been relegated and will play 2019/20 in the Championship? Is there any reasonable chance that this will not happen? All reliable news sources have reported it. I actually copied the line from someone else's edit on the Fulham F.C. page, which you have not reverted. Best wishes, Eric Blatant (talk) 20:38, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
- Hello, yes, I understand that the season isn't quite over, but Cardiff is mathematically certain to be relegated and will play next season in the Championship. I probably should have added a citation to that effect, but you could also have done that rather than reverting the edit. For instance BBC Sport says "Cardiff City will make an instant return to the Championship after their Premier League relegation was confirmed", which is essentially what I put. I also understand that the standfirst should summarise the most important parts of the article, before running through them chronologically. At the moment, the most important thing in Cardiff City's minds in their relegation. I'm not going to get into an edit war though. Cheers, Eric Blatant (talk) 19:00, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
- I'm a bit confused by the link you supplied, as the upshot of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Football#Season_already_finished? seems to be that you can and should write about mathematical certainties before the season has actually ended. It's talking about champions rather than relegations, but one user says "If there's a reliable source confirming that a club has won the title, I don't see the problem. Obviously there's always the slight theoretical possibility that something could come to light to cause them to be docked points or otherwise get stripped of the title, but that could happen even after the season has ended, so I don't think we really need to consider that an obstacle."
- Cardiff's relegation and the fact that they will play in the Championship next season are encyclopaedic facts regardless of whether the 2018/19 season had finished, and headline news for the club right now. The first paragraph is the place for a brief summary of the club's current situation, so it seems odd to remove the important fact from there and hide it deep in the text. Cheers, Eric Blatant (talk) 13:11, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
- The reason you originally gave for reverting my edit was "Wait for the end of the season" - nothing to do with cluttering the standfirst. There was no reason to wait until the end of the season to report a fact which was all over reliable news sources. As I say, the opening paragraph should summarise a club's situation, the main criterion being which league they play in and, importantly, if they've been promoted or relegated and will thus play at a different level next season. I now see that your "main area of editing is football with particular focus on Cardiff City" which perhaps explains things. I have no main area of editing and was simply writing factually. Good luck in the Championship and I hope you bounce back up in a year's time. Cheers, Eric Blatant (talk) 20:43, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
A favor, perhaps?
Just wanted to know if you were interested in reviewing 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup at GAN. I'm considering skipping GAN if I can't find a reviewer in time, as this might be a decent chance of getting this article ready on the front page for its 20th anniversary (July 10). Any passing comments are also appreciated! SounderBruce 06:58, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
- @SounderBruce: I'll try and take a look over the next few days. Kosack (talk) 07:29, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
NPR Newsletter No.18
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Change it back and I won't contest it. Cheers. 109.152.214.161 (talk) 08:13, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
- Would you like to explain why you have been reverting? Kosack (talk) 08:35, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
- Not really no 109.152.214.161 (talk) 08:50, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
- Well, if you have a genuine reason for wanting it a certain way it's better to discuss the matter rather than enter into a pointless edit war. Kosack (talk) 08:56, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
- Not really no 109.152.214.161 (talk) 08:50, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
Speedy deletion
Hey bro im new to this whole wikipedia thing. Right now im just messing around with my friend so please dont delete my page. I have no intention of letting other people see it and my friend, who im talking about in the page, is totally fine with me publishing this page. It will only be on for another 2 hours or 3 and then ill delete it. Fartincloset33 (talk) 07:10, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
- Hi, the decision whether to delete the page will be taken by an administrator, not myself. Kosack (talk) 07:15, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
Transfer window
Just to note regarding this edit summary: the transfer window has already opened for domestic transfers between English clubs. CoolSkittle (talk) 17:52, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
- @CoolSkittle: James' transfer can't be completed until next week when the international window opens, see HERE. I imagine as Swansea are governed by the FAW, it's not considered a domestic transfer, cheers. Kosack (talk) 17:55, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
DYK nomination of George Hazlett
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Your GA nomination of 1921–22 Cardiff City F.C. season
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DYK for 1923–24 Cardiff City F.C. season
On 14 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1923–24 Cardiff City F.C. season, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the 1923–24 season, Cardiff City F.C. finished as runners-up in the closest title race in First Division history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1923–24 Cardiff City F.C. season. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 1923–24 Cardiff City F.C. season), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
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Cardiff City F.C.
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DYK for Norman Bullock
On 21 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Norman Bullock, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Leicester City F.C. manager Norman Bullock banned his players from riding motorbikes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Norman Bullock. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Norman Bullock), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 21 June 2019 (UTC)
- Small things bother me. In section Managerial career there is:
- He managed the club for one season before the outbreak of World War II but remained in charge during the hostilities.
- It seems to me that this is describing the continuity of management? So wouldn't
- He managed the club for one season before the outbreak of World War II and remained in charge during the hostilities.
- be a small bit better? Shenme (talk) 00:51, 21 June 2019 (UTC)
- @Shenme: Indeed it would, I'm not sure why but was there in the first place, thanks. Kosack (talk) 05:28, 21 June 2019 (UTC)
How strange that this came up about a former ITFC manager just a few days later! The Rambling Man (talk) 18:44, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
- What are the chances! Seems Duncan went one better and even banned cars. Kosack (talk) 18:52, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
- Some fascinating stuff in the old ITFC history with the Cobbold family. Cars and bikes ending in ditches seems to be a common theme, especially after a few sherberts... The Rambling Man (talk) 18:56, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure it was John Cobbold who said "When we win, we always open a bottle of champagne in the directors' box. When we lose, we open two". Set the standard... The Rambling Man (talk) 18:57, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
- The good ol' days of the beautiful game. Kosack (talk) 19:06, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
Interesting Subject
Hello mate, I've just read one of the football player wiki page Alphonse Areola and I noticed one of the edit that was reverted was due to "no citation" regarding his move to Milan, which is still negotiated by both PSG and A.C. Milan. The question is if the move is still on the negotiation process, in which such news are published by the media one of them is through this link, [1] , can we post it on the wikipedia? Or it's better to wait until the transfer is completed? Cheers 182.1.125.115 (talk) 03:34, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
- Unless we know something concrete, then rumours should generally be avoided. The source you provided just says that the club's have held talks but these "talks" go on between clubs everyday. Really we should wait for firm facts when either the transfer goes through or it collapses and we know for sure that it was actually happening which could then be considered noteworthy. Kosack (talk) 06:01, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
Possible RfA nom
Hello. I'm considering nominating you for RfA. You might say that the first hurdle (if you're interested in RfA) is deciding if that's a good thing or bad. I'll take no offence if you say no thanks for any reason or none.
If you're interested, please have a read of User:Dweller/Tips for aspiring future admins and let me know the answers to your questions. Thanks --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 14:38, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
- Hi @Dweller:, thanks very much for your message it's greatly appreciated. Pinging @Ritchie333: as he has also approached me about a nomination and has been looking for a co-nomination if that's something you're both willing to consider? Kosack (talk) 15:06, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
- I've parked the draft nomination at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Kosack. The current plan (heck, it's not secret enough to do off-wiki is it?) is to transclude about 6pm UK time Sunday if that's okay with people. Should be enough time to get nominations in order, do a final flight check of WP:RFAADVICE and be prepared, and accept the nomination. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:15, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
- I'm very happy to co-nom with Ritchie. We've done so before (no idea of the results of that - a helpful talkpage-stalking-gnome might be able to tell us) --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:22, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
- That's great, thanks for supporting my nomination. Kosack (talk) 16:29, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
- I'm very happy to co-nom with Ritchie. We've done so before (no idea of the results of that - a helpful talkpage-stalking-gnome might be able to tell us) --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:22, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
- I've parked the draft nomination at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Kosack. The current plan (heck, it's not secret enough to do off-wiki is it?) is to transclude about 6pm UK time Sunday if that's okay with people. Should be enough time to get nominations in order, do a final flight check of WP:RFAADVICE and be prepared, and accept the nomination. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:15, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi. Did you answer the questions? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 20:37, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
- Sorry @Dweller:, did you mean the three standard RfA questions? If so, my answers were already on the RfA page Ritchie set up. Let me know what you think. Kosack (talk) 06:13, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
- No, see my first message at the top of this section. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 12:07, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
- Yeah Kosack, I reckon you'd be fine. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:16, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
- No, see my first message at the top of this section. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 12:07, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
P.S. I'll offer my support, but not early doors just in case people get the hump. Kosack, you're more than ready to be an admin here. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:45, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
@Casliber: and @The Rambling Man:, thanks very much both that's much appreciated! Kosack (talk) 06:13, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
- Kosack, you need to edit the RfA where it says "Candidate, please indicate acceptance of the nomination here:" and say something like "I accept the nomination, I also confirm I have never edited for pay and have no alternative accounts not disclosed to Arbcom". Then, once Dweller has added his co-nom, we will be good to publish on Sunday. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 16:28, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
- @Ritchie333: All done. Kosack (talk) 16:35, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
New Page Review newsletter July-August 2019
Hello Kosack,
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Article Confusion
Hey bro, I recently posted something about the contradiction at the beginning of Tobin Heath's Wikipedia page. I feel like as I'm a little less experienced and you were the one who replied to my comment that maybe you could do something about it.
If you don't remember what it was, in her bio it states her place of birth as Basking Ridge, New Jersey while in the first paragraph of the first section it states her place of birth as Morristown, New Jersey, a town some 7 miles away.
Thank you, Goontalk —Preceding undated comment added 16:14, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
Unfortunately it requires I be a resident of Hanover Twp or pay $3 to access the article. I might attempt to find another source but I worry these sources will be influenced by the Wikipedia article. Alternatively I could just email the newsletter if I can find their email. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goonsnick (talk • contribs) 17:22, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
I just sent a message over to @Iggy the Swan:. We should hold off editing anything until either Iggy gets back to us or if enough time passes. Goontalk —Preceding undated comment added 16:14, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
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DYK nomination of 1924–25 Cardiff City F.C. season
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WikiCup 2019 July newsletter
The third round of the 2019 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round needed to score at least 68 points, which is substantially lower than last year's 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:
Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with 500 points derived mainly from a featured article and two GAs on natural history topics
Adam Cuerden, with 480 points, a tally built on 16 featured pictures, the result of meticulous restoration work
SounderBruce, a finalist in the last two years, with 306 points from a variety of submissions, mostly related to sport or the State of Washington- Usernameunique, with 305 points derived from a featured article and two GAs on archaeology and related topics
Contestants managed 4 (5) featured articles, 4 featured lists, 18 featured pictures, 29 good articles, 50 DYK entries, 9 ITN entries, and 39 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and it is imperative to claim them in the correct round; one FA claim had to be rejected because it was incorrectly submitted (claimed in Round 3 when it qualified for Round 2), so be warned! When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:12, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
Need help
Hi Kosack, You have reviewed the articles I've created before such as Loïc Mbe Soh and Kevin Alaniz. I need your help to review another article I created Draft:Anissa Lahmari. Not sure what has gone wrong with it! I will really appreciate if you could go through it! Thanks in advance. Kokoeist (talk) 11:45, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
- Hi @Kokoeist:, what's exactly gone wrong with the article? Did you not mean to submit it as a draft? Kosack (talk) 12:12, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
- Actually I just noticed it wasn't you who placed it in draftspace. It was moved by another user with the reasoning "Undersourced BLP, incubate in draftspace". Kosack (talk) 12:15, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
Hi @Kosack:, I have made the article like I usually do and someone put it in draftspace. How could it look like an article again? I have added about 6-7 sources in it now. I thought maybe you could help it with reviewing? I am not sure how this works.
- The article is currently listed as an AfC submission so will be reviewed at some point. There is a larger notability issue at hand though as the references included in the article would appear to fall short of meeting WP:GNG. Also, neither Division 1 Féminine or the FA Women's Super League (when she played there) are a fully professional league so she will not meet the threshold of WP:NFOOTY. In its current state, I probably wouldn't accept this article but as it's in draft space it gives you some time to find some more significant independent coverage to pass GNG. Kosack (talk) 19:11, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
Lebanon women's national team GA review
Hi, I've noticed that your had taken on the GA review for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup (which is now a FA!). With Lebanon women's national football team being the only GA nominated article related to women's football, I was wondering if it were possible for you to start the review? Thanks. Nehme1499 (talk) 02:09, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
- Hi @Nehme1499:, I'll try and get round to this soon if I can. Kosack (talk) 05:39, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks, I really appreciate it! Nehme1499 (talk) 12:02, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
- Don't worry, the article has just been reviewed. By the way, I added a couple of comments to your peer review for the Lebanon national football team. Nehme1499 (talk) 23:26, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
- Got there quicker than I could! I'll catch up with those comments too. Kosack (talk) 05:57, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
- Don't worry, the article has just been reviewed. By the way, I added a couple of comments to your peer review for the Lebanon national football team. Nehme1499 (talk) 23:26, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks, I really appreciate it! Nehme1499 (talk) 12:02, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
Your RFA
Congratulations, your RFA was closed as successful. Welcome to the admin corps. If you have any questions, check out the Administrators' guide or feel free to ask someone! Primefac (talk) 17:05, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks very much Primefac. Kosack (talk) 18:18, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
Successful RfA
- Congratulations for adminship !! CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 17:09, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
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| Congratulations!
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- Welcome to the admin corps.CAPTAIN RAJU(T) 17:11, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks very much Captain Raju. Kosack (talk) 18:18, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- Congrats Kosack, Remember admin is a lot like a Jedi, power can corrupt you to a Sith!! :) Govvy (talk) 18:19, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks Govvy, very kind. I'll try not to turn to the dark side! Kosack (talk) 18:22, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- Well that worked out okay in the end - inclusionist/deletionist battles were widespread and acrimonious about 10-12 years ago, and I was suprised to see it crop up again. Well, not that surprised now I think about it...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:02, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- @Casliber: I wasn't expecting it personally but probably shouldn't be surprised as WP:NFOOTY is unpopular in some parts (although AfD is not really somewhere I plan on doing much work in). I suppose not many survive an RfA completely unscathed! Kosack (talk) 20:10, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- Well that worked out okay in the end - inclusionist/deletionist battles were widespread and acrimonious about 10-12 years ago, and I was suprised to see it crop up again. Well, not that surprised now I think about it...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:02, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks Govvy, very kind. I'll try not to turn to the dark side! Kosack (talk) 18:22, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- Congrats Kosack, Remember admin is a lot like a Jedi, power can corrupt you to a Sith!! :) Govvy (talk) 18:19, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- Congratulations and best wishes! Donner60 (talk) 03:38, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks very much @Donner60:. Kosack (talk) 05:37, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
congrats and commiseration
Congrats on a successful RfA, commiseration with the downsides of running that gantlet, and best wishes to you as you figure out how best to use the tools --valereee (talk) 18:23, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks very much @Valereee:, congrats on your successful run also, well deserved. Kosack (talk) 18:25, 7 July 2019 (UTC)
- Congratulations, Kosack! Know that you can ask your fellow admins any questions you might have. We are here to support each other. I know that if I don't know the answer, I can tell you someone who does. Good luck! Liz Read! Talk! 02:45, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
- Congrats! All the best with this; ask heaps of questions. Schwede66 03:48, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
- Congratulations, Kosack! Know that you can ask your fellow admins any questions you might have. We are here to support each other. I know that if I don't know the answer, I can tell you someone who does. Good luck! Liz Read! Talk! 02:45, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks both for the welcome. Kosack (talk) 05:37, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
Welcome to the Admin Crew
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| Here's a little script I find handy: Response Helper — Maile (talk) 19:49, 7 July 2019 (UTC) |
- Thanks very much Maile, I've added it into my toolset. Kosack (talk) 05:37, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
welcome to the mop corps
| Congratulations on your successful RFA! It's your turn to hear what the puppy told me after my RFA passed – twelve long, sordid, I'm-here-for-the-funny-and-the-pie-and-I'm-all-out-of-pie years ago: |
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- Ha, thanks very much @KrakatoaKatie:. Just woke up and that put a smile on my face. Kosack (talk) 05:37, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
Adding my congratulations
I'm sorry that I didn't feel able to go as far as co-nomming, but I'm very glad you were successful. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 08:52, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
- No worries, I completely understand why you didn't. Thanks for your support though it was still very helpful. Kosack (talk) 09:10, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
Back of the net!
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A free kick for you. |
| Congratulations on a successful and relatively hassle-free RfA. Don't forget to ask questions if you're not sure. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 09:42, 8 July 2019 (UTC) |
- Thanks very much for having confidence in my RfA Ritchie, I wouldn't have become this far if it wasn't for your help and support. Kosack (talk) 10:12, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
Belated congratulations
- Wishing you all the best of luck! Linguist111my talk page 07:51, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks very much! Kosack (talk) 08:18, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
Craig Bellamy
 | Hello, Kosack. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Craig Bellamy at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Cheers, Baffle☿gab 03:48, 10 July 2019 (UTC) |
- Hi Kosack, I added some [citation needed] templates where direct quotations aren't directly referenced per Wikipedia:BLP, I did add some missing refs further down in the article but I didn't get them all. I also think the section about The Craig Bellamy Foundation could be updated to explain why the charity failed; a short paragraph should be enough as it's not the main subject of the article. I'm sorry the c/e took so long; it's a huge article! Cheers, Baffle☿gab 03:48, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks very much Baffle gab, no need to apologise I'm happy you were able to find the time to do it. I've fixed all of the cn tags, all of the quotes are from the sources in there but I should of repeated them directly after quotes. Thanks again! Kosack (talk) 05:55, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
- No worries; thanks for fixing the tagged problems. Good luck with your planned FA nom. Cheers, Baffle☿gab 22:00, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks very much Baffle gab, no need to apologise I'm happy you were able to find the time to do it. I've fixed all of the cn tags, all of the quotes are from the sources in there but I should of repeated them directly after quotes. Thanks again! Kosack (talk) 05:55, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
Smashed it
Hello, Kosack, and welcome to the admin corps! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. — Amakuru (talk) 10:04, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks very much Amakuru. Kosack (talk) 10:15, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
+1. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 10:52, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
- Glad you were successful and hope you enjoy your new respondsibilities. - Ret.Prof (talk) 14:00, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
Congratulations and good luck! Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:07, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
- Nice work Kosack! If you ever have any questions, let me know. Enjoy the tools! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:52, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks all! Kosack (talk) 05:22, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks for volunteering and well done on a vote of confidence from the community. I supported the other RFA that started on the same day as yours, but I got distracted before reviewing yours. When I checked back, it had already closed. I wanted to let you know as well that I would have supported you. Happy mopping! AGK ■ 07:55, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
Peyton Vincze
I've reverted your recent edits because they (mostly) stem from unfamiliarity with the American soccer scene. It's too long to list in edit summary so I've responded one by one here.
- "FC Wichita play in a senior league": whether FC Wichita plays in a senior league or not is irrelevant, as American players play in amateur or semi-pro leagues as youths or offseason between collegiate seasons all the time. It is convention that all such activities before college to be listed under youth, and offseason play between collegiate seasons under youth or senior based on professional status of the team.
- "her nationality is ambigious": it's not; based on WP:FOOTY the only nationality that matters in footballer intro bio is their FIFA nationality. This has been discussed numerous times. If you want to list her dual citizenship, you can do that in the personal life section.
- "her footballing career should be kept separate from her personal life section": collegiate career is usually listed under early life section. If you want you can separate collegiate career out as a main section, no problem, but definitely not under club career.
Thanks. Mightytotems (talk) 18:04, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
103.51.20.22
If you could revert the edit by 103.51.20.22 , the page would be perfect. 99.53.112.186 (talk) 19:45, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
- Done. Kosack (talk) 19:47, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
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Vandalism
103.216.238.31 is vandalizing on their talk page. 99.53.112.186 (talk) 14:53, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
- Ok, no worries. It's been a few hours since the last activity, if it continues I'll take another look. Kosack (talk) 18:00, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
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What have i done wrong.
you have removed my edits when they are perfectly fine nkk 08:45, 17 July 2019 (UTC)~ your nan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joeycope123 (talk • contribs) 08:45, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
- Hi @Joeycope123:, your edits were clearly inappropriate and constitute vandalism. Please reconsider your approach and look to make constructive edits, thanks. Kosack (talk) 08:48, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
- When blocking, worth checking their whole history too: [1] Andy Dingley (talk) 09:43, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
- @Andy Dingley: I did check that edit but only saw the content change, unfortunately I didn't scroll down and notice that rather obvious piece, thanks. Kosack (talk) 09:52, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
- I wasn't even keen on the first change, (and was about to revert, or at least copyedit) as it was poorly written and had a doubled word in it. Still, looked GF enough though... But then you see the second bit and you remember, once a vandal, pretty much always a vandal. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:00, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
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Hello Sir
First excuse my English:
I didn't edit that he's an Aston Villa player :)
What i am saying to you, is that there's no single source that the man is from a city :D Kafr El Sheikh here is shortness for the government, it's consisted of a capital (City) and tons of villages. Putting that he's from the capital is unreliable, i have Arabic language videos where he said that he's a villager and used to go every day to the capital (meaning that he's not from the city). That was my point and thank you. 41.234.168.3 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:24, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
- Hi, perhaps not intentionally but your edits were changing the current club to Aston Villa. There are several sources other than Soccerway that support this information, including [2], [3] which directly references the actual city. The place of birth doesn't mean where he grew up, merely where he was actually born, so for example his family could of simply travelled to the hospital in the city before returning home. So he could well be a villager but the actual site of birth could be different. Kosack (talk) 19:42, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
Player inclusion/exclusion in club categories
Hello. Thanks for your notifications about removal of my edits to Jorgen Nielsen and Stuart Taylor. I consider that I was correct. However, I can also see that there is a serious lack of consistency in the Football Project and think we need to take it to general discussion. Liverpool, Wolves, Man City & Southampton categories clearly state that they apply ONLY to past and present players. Nielsen and Taylor DID NOT PLAY for the clubs, so either the category should not be shown in their article, OR (and perhaps this is something you would prefer) the parameters for inclusion in club categories Project-wide need to change. The inclusion parameters at club categories for Arsenal and Yeovil Town are examples you may like to look at. Cheers, RossRSmith (talk) 00:03, 27 July 2019 (UTC)
- @RossRSmith:, Hi Ross, as far as I'm aware there is no confusion or consistency problem over this issue. The Yeovil and Arsenal categories may have more specific wording but the other categories you mention certainly don't imply that players with no appearances should be excluded. "Past and present players" does not mean that a player must have made an appearance, merely that he joined the club at some point in his career. There have been discussions in the past about players who were only attached to a club at youth level being included in these categories but that wouldn't apply to either of those players. You are welcome to open a discussion at WP:FOOTBALL if you think the issue needs attention though. Kosack (talk) 06:26, 27 July 2019 (UTC)
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Harry Maguire to Man Utd
I saw a picture of him in a Man UTD shirt so assumed the deal was already done. Mizo0ooo0o (talk) 13:39, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
- No worries, neither the Manchester United nor Leicester website have any official confirmation and this newspiece was posted 30 minutes ago saying that he is yet to have a medical. So, it appears as if the transfer remains uncompleted for now. Kosack (talk) 13:42, 3 August 2019 (UTC)