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DickLukens

The user DickLukens has once again edited the halo article afer you gave him the warning. Blok him! - Titan602 19:39, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Ok, and thanks for the info (you may delete this message now if you wish) - Titan602 20:32, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

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Belated welcome back! Your suggestions sound good. I fully agree on not doing consecutive articles on closely related series, etc. This will help avoid complaints like this.--Drat (Talk) 10:55, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Sorry I haven't gotten back to you. I've been dealing with some life problems as of late, which I'll hopefully be able to resolve, eventually. Once I get things back on track, I'll see what I can do regarding the machinima project.--Drat (Talk) 11:43, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Breaking Benjamin

Dear TKD, It seems like you were right to protect "Breaking Benjamin", I have found persisitant anon. vandal user attacking the page immediately after your reverts. Somehow, I couldn't save/revert the page, and it's not "edit conflict". --Cyril Thomas 19:29, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Dear TKD, I was talking about the same page, , but to me it's semi-vandalism, after your revert anon.user 4.254.75.237 was trying to add some vandal postings? The difference between the two versions (your revert and the user IP 4.254.75.237)was something like a newbie test or vandal post. The second edit of 4.254.75.237 cleaned it. So, I was wondering about the edits and the intention of the anon. user. Also, while the user 4.254.75.237 was editing I couldn't do anything, like revert or edit the page. It's nothing serious, just my curiosity, after all the page is fine now, I just want to let you know that your idea to protect the page was commendable and apt. Thanks for the reply in my userpage. Best wishes,--Cyril Thomas 16:51, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I guess, you are right. I've never know of server hiccups though...thanks for the information.--Cyril Thomas 10:11, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user/talk page recently. Mr Stephen 21:43, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Help with Halo 2 FAC

Most concerns at the Halo 2 FAC page have been addressed, however the redesign of Bungie.net has led to almost every single Bungie.net link used in the article to go 404 on us. Basically, the article doesn't stand a chance of passing anymore unless we get the links as archives using the Template:Cite web archiveurl parems. I tried contacting Bungie's tech, but they've been unresponsive. I'm going to be busy in real life more than usual, so I would appreciate it if you could lend a hand and help me if at all possible.

Sincerely, Dåvid Fuchs ^{(talk / frog blast the vent core!)} 21:36, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

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A humble request

Hi, remember me? It's been awhile since my last FAC nomination (Halo: Combat Evolved), but I managed to get the System Shock article up to a level where I think it's worth nominating. This time, before the nomination, I tried to copyedit the article on my own, in order to see how far my writing abilities have improved. Apparently, they've improved a fair amount, but not quite enough to avoid prose-based oppositions. I remembered your amazing work copyediting Halo awhile ago, so I was wondering if you might be able to assist me with this? If you're pressed for time or anything, it's no problem; I'll request the help of another copyeditor. If you have a chance, though, I would be eternally grateful if you gave the article a once-over. JimmyBlackwing 09:16, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

• No problem, I'll try locating another copyeditor or two. Good luck with that nomination. JimmyBlackwing 19:13, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

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I reported User:Mr strike my leg stop i dont like fly for his recent edits like the one above. Please follow this link to add your thoughts on this incident. [1] --Knowpedia 04:04, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

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Star Wars prequels

Remember User:Venom-smasher from the Star Wars prequel articles? Claiming that everything is POV and got me blocked for 24 hours. Well he's back and hasn't changed his opinion. I think I'm going to need your help. You mind checking up on things over in the prequel trilogy articles? The Filmaker 13:08, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Master Chief nonsense again

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Quake done Quick

I know you're busy in real life right now, but if you've got any time spare could you give the QDQ article a look. It's currently on WP:AFD, I know you worked on Diary of a Camper to a FA level and was wondering if you have any offline sources on this Quake Movie. - hahnchen 16:34, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. None of the print sources that I have (beyond what was mentioned already) nontrivially mention QdQ, but I did find a few more specific Internet-based secondary sources with editorial oversight through Google. — TKD::Talk 01:04, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

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