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Bongo (antelope)

Hi there, the above article is on fac status again. I've really tried to change all the things you commented on. Please can you hgelp with the inline citations as I'm new to this and I can't seem to get that correct? Please can you look it over again? Thanks so much for your help.Black Stripe 01:44, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I'll look into it. I can not do it today, but I'll probably add some citations over the week. Slof 01:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Christopher Walken page

Slof, thanks for changing the Christopher Walken page. I had wanted to do this for a while but simply haven't had the time. I initially started the notable performances list but changed my mind after Garion directed me to the excellent Dianne Keaton page. The page is now looking much better and I think is ready for the addition of some more unusual stuff from Walken's career. --Panopticon 06:27, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

I second that. Good job. Garion96 (talk) 15:15, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

My apology

I did, however, try to look it up. It does not appear in my print edition of Merriam-Webster, and through that dictionary company turns out to be only available at the subscription-only Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com. I think we can agree that such an obscure word may not be the clearest form of expression. -- Tenebrae 19:16, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

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without just cause...

I am glad you included a reference when you reinserted the information; however, your claim that my change is without cause wrong. Please read up on unattributed material, "The burden of evidence lies with the editor who has made the edit in question, and any unsourced material may be removed by any editor." --Trödel 15:22, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

venture bros trimming

You refer to a talk page reason for trimming the article, but I see no such section... --moof 03:06, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Mmmm, smells like... fancruft, Homages and references and Unencyclopedic material -- Slof 03:15, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Houston article

Thank you for your help with the article! Postoak 03:14, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks again. The lead looks great. Maybe there is a chance for FA. Postoak 18:52, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Are we OK with the population statistics? Postoak 05:19, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

We are most likely going to have to reference that Census estimate like the Seattle, Boston, etc., articles do. Slof 05:31, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I added all 3 refs in the infobox. The had a problem with the Urban estimate ref. The target page is generated dynamically, so I couldn't get a static url with the stated statistic. Hope that's OK. Postoak 07:14, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

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The image was added to the MapleStory article to add clarification to a section since some people asked for it. However, the article has since been revamped and the image is no longer needed. I have no objections to its deletion. Slof 06:59, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

World energy resources and consumption

Could you please have a go at formating the images in a way that keeps them readable? I agree with you that the column format leaves lots to be desired. After several attempts it was the only layout that remotely did what I tried to do, namely make the data accessible.
Frank van Mierlo 01:58, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the effort, are you happy with the result? Frank van Mierlo 03:12, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Right now, it's simply sufficient. The whole of the pictures take up more area than the text, which usually is the other way around for most featured articles (although that's not what defines them); it would be in this article's best interest to garner more text. Slof 03:31, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

File:Screenshot Jan 27 2007.jpg

Screenshot, note white space in the middle of the article and the single line of text running to the right.

I think you hit the core of the problem. I believe Beagle had another crack at it but the layout is still less than desirable, with the text bouncing between the graphics and the edge of the screen and white spaces in the middle of the article (depending on the screen resolution). This article is about digesting a lot of numbers and often that is best done with clear graphics. At this point we have made the graphics smaller which is a painful compromise. Could you live with the column format at this point? Frank van Mierlo 13:57, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Frankly, no. It goes against the MOS standards. Plus, it leaves a lot of white space on my computer's resolution. Slof 23:38, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Wesley Clark

Thanks for the note, I removed the non-notable mention. Staxringold _talk^contribs 11:54, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

• Thanks for striking out the comment. Any chance of a support/oppose vote? Staxringold _talk^contribs 20:33, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Most likely. I have yet to delve too full into the article, but I will read all of it later. Slof 23:14, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Houston, TX

Nice cleanup on Houston refs. I keep forgetting to wikify the dates. Deatonjr 03:53, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Bongo (antelope)

Hi there, I'd like to thank you for all your help on the article. I've taken ALL you've said on the discussion page very seriously and have changed eveything you pointed out over the period of months. Please check it out, it's like a new article! Is this OK for a FAC? Would you support it? Yours very sincerely, Black Stripe 11:41, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

It is fairly decent as is right now. I wish that there were more information added to the "taxonomy" section and that the second paragraph of "distribution and habitat" be elucidated, particularly in the "regionally extinct?" stature of Benin and Togo. Otherwise, nice work on its amelioration. Slof 03:34, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

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Miami, Florida

I reverted your addition of two external links to the Miami, Florida page. "Yellow Pages"-type listings are not appropriate external links. Thank you for the addition about the injunction against the HUD takeover, and especially for formatting the citation correctly. Horologium t-c 14:08, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the note, but it wasn't an addition; I simply moved it from the "see also" section into the external links. Personally, I too did not think it was appropriate, but I also didn't think its removal was at my discretion.Slof 15:31, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Sorry for the accusation, then. I was a bit perplexed about the edit; usually editors who add drivel like that don't have a history of useful edits (as you do), and it seemed out of place with the concurrent useful additions to the article. A quick look at the edit summary noted that they first appeared in the external link after your edit, but a more careful review shows that you pulled them out of the clearly inappropriate section. Sorry for the squawk. Horologium t-c 16:29, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

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