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Sorry to bother you, but you have been helpful in the past, and I was hoping you could help me now. I'm having a problem with a user removing referenced information, without cause from the article Illinois gubernatorial election, 2010. There is two sections of information which a user User talk:GageSkidmore has repeatedly removed without explaining why or discussing it on the talk page and it appears to me that these edits have been done out of a personal bias. The first issue involves the listing of Rich Whitney in the polling table currently there are three polls listed and one of the three specifically lists Whitney, I believe that this merits his inclusion as a separate candidate listed in the polling table rather then lumped in the other column, the other user does not agree. No other user has objected to his inclusion and the user never responded to my message at his talk page or on the articles talk page. The second issue involves how the candidate Rich Whitney is listed in the article. In Illinois there are three legally established political parties that have primary elections the Republican, Democratic, and Green Parties. There had been a green primary section until the user removed it and added whitney to the other candidates in a third party/independents section. Whitney unlike the other candidates in the third party/independents section is already on the November ballot. The Primary section had referenced information relating to the number of votes he received and the fact that he ran unopposed in the primary. In light of these facts I see no reason why he keeps removing this material unless it is out of a personal POV bias, I could use some help dealing with this user and the article thank you for your consideration

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As an occasional or frequent contributor to the Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012 article, your participation in this discussion would be welcome and appreciated. Thanks.--JayJasper (talk) 19:42, 25 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

Fair use rationale for File:Animal_I_Have_Become.ogg

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Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Animal_I_Have_Become.ogg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

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Reviewer granted

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You have been granted the 'reviewer' userright, allowing you to to review other users' edits on certain flagged pages. Pending changes, also known as flagged protection, will be commencing a a two-month trial at approximately 23:00, 2010 June 15 (UTC).

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Hi Timtam

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I've found you......... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.151.213 (talk) 06:30, 26 September 2010 (UTC)Reply

Fair use rationale for File:Hero of War.ogg

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Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Hero of War.ogg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the file description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

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This file was tagged seven days ago for speedy deletion, but it appears you were not notified and no notice was put into the article to which it links. As a courtesy to an active contributor and to a good article, I have reset the time period to begin today. After seven days, the file may be deleted with no further notice. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. :-) - KrakatoaKatie 04:51, 6 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the notification. I personally think adding another list as a rationale is redundant because terms of use are listed in the licensing template, but I've added it. Timmeh 22:22, 6 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Happy Holidays!

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          Happy Holidays!
Dear Timmeh,
Best wishes to you and your family this holiday season, whether you are celebrating Christmas or a different holiday. It's a special time of the year for almost everyone, and there's always a reason to spread the holiday spirit! ;)
Love,
--Meaghan [talk] 15:03, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
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Message from WikiProject Punk music

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Announcements and news for WikiProject Punk music

Febuary 2011:

Update: There is currently a roll call going on at the project's talk page. If you are actively participating in the project please add your signature to the list. If you do not, you will be listed as inactive. Your name will be moved to the Inactive/former members section and/or the the project punk userbox will be removed from your user page.

Thanks for your help

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Cheers

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21st Century Breakdown

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Hello Timmerth, I've recently started to translate this article into Spanish. Do you have the ISBN code of the Rolling Stone number that you used to write the article? Please answer me in English here. Regards, Miss Manzana (talk) 02:22, 28 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Thank you, I've just left him a message. Regards, Miss Manzana (talk) 12:09, 28 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Project Punk Newsletter: February 2012 (Volume III, Issue I)

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Announcements and news for WikiProject Punk music

February 2012:

Updates:

Articles

Features

  • If you see a picture, article, list list that lives up to the corresponding featured criteria, please nominate it.

Delivered by In actu (Guerillero) on behalf of WikiProject Punk. You are receiving this because your user name is listed in Category:WikiProject Punk music members or on our participants list. If you would like to stop these sorts of updates please remove the userbox from your profile, remove the category from your profile, and/or move your name down to the Inactive/former members section of the participants list. Thanks.

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Project Punk Newsletter: May 2012 (Volume III, Issue II)

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Announcements and news for WikiProject Punk music

May 2012:

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benzband (talk) & Guerillero | My Talk 06:42, 24 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

Non-free rationale for File:Re-Education (Through Labor).ogg

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The Underground: Issue 1 (August/September 2012)

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Delivered by In actu (Guerillero) on behalf of WikiProject Punk. You are receiving this because your user name is listed in Category:WikiProject Punk music members or on our participants list. If you would like to stop these sorts of updates please remove the userbox from your profile, remove the category from your profile, and/or move your name down to the Inactive/former members section of the participants list. Thanks.

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benzband (talk) & Guerillero | My Talk 00:15, 5 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

The Underground: Issue 2 (January 2013)

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Delivered by In actu (Guerillero) on behalf of WikiProject Punk. You are receiving this because your user name is listed in Category:WikiProject Punk music members or on our participants list. If you would like to stop these sorts of updates please remove the userbox from your profile, remove the category from your profile, and/or move your name down to the Inactive/former members section of the participants list. Thanks.

Cheers,

benzband (talk) & Guerillero | My Talk 22:12, 8 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre

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Hello! Now, some of you might have already received a similar message a little while ago regarding the Recruitment Centre, so if you have, there is no need to read the rest of this. This message is directed to users who have reviewed over 15 Good article nominations and are not part of WikiProject Good articles (the first message I sent out went to only WikiProject members).

So for those who haven't heard about the Recruitment Centre yet, you may be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around it (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers:

  • Recruiters: The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet this criteria. If we don't get at least 5-10 recruiters to start off with (at the time this message was sent out, 2 recruiters have volunteered), the Recruitment Centre will not open. If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read the process and add your name to the list of recruiters. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the process section is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available".
  • Co-Director: The current Director for the centre is me (Dom497). Another user that would be willing to help with some of the tasks would be helpful. Tasks include making sure recruiters are doing what they should be (teaching!), making sure all recruitments are archived correctly, updating pages as needed, answering any questions, and distributing the feedback form. If interested, please contact me (Dom497).
  • Nominators, please read this: If you are not interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still help. In some cases a nominator may have an issue with an "inexperienced" editor (the recruitee) reviewing one of their nominations. To minimize the chances of this happening, if you are fine with a recruitee reviewing one of your nominations under the supervision of the recruiter, please add your name to the list at the bottom of this page. By adding your name to this list, chances are that your nomination will be reviewed more quickly as the recruitee will be asked to choose a nomination from the list of nominators that are OK with them reviewing the article.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to seeing this program bring new reviewers to the Good article community and all the positive things it will bring along.

A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.--Dom497 (talk)

This message was sent out by --EdwardsBot (talk) 15:03, 9 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

The Underground: Issue 3 (October 2013)

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Delivered by User:EdwardsBot on behalf of WikiProject Punk. You are receiving this because your user name is listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Punk music/Zine/Recipients (if you would like to stop these sorts of updates please remove your name from the page). Thanks.

Cheers,

benzband (talk) & Guerillero | My Talk 04:33, 7 October 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Well done. SilkTork ✔Tea time 11:00, 19 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

Collaboration of Punks

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HEY HO, LET'S GO!!!

Punk rockers—As you know, the Ramones are undeniably the first punk rock band, so it is vital to this genre that we collaborate to improve their scope! So far, I have worked on the band's first three albums, and it would be awesome if all the punks on Wiki would aid in expanding/cleaning the Ramones articles. You can see my progress here.
Please fellow fans, do this for the old-school punk.

CrowzRSA 17:15, 9 February 2014 (UTC)Reply

Yo Ho Ho

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GAR (Three Days Grace)

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Three Days Grace, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. You were messaged per being the second most involved editor of the page as determined by this tool. Thanks, Jacedc (talk) 03:29, 18 April 2015 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Hi,
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Possible removal of AWB access due to inactivity

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Orphaned non-free image File:Midget Tossing.jpg

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:18, 19 December 2017 (UTC)Reply

Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago

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Awesome
Ten years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:28, 2 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of File:Yellowcardlive3.jpg

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Disputed non-free use rationale for File:Fat Lip (Sum 41 song - sample).ogg

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Thank you for uploading File:Fat Lip (Sum 41 song - sample).ogg. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this file on Wikipedia may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the file description page and adding or clarifying the reason why the file qualifies under this policy. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your file is in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Please be aware that a non-free use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for files used under the non-free content policy require both a copyright tag and a non-free use rationale.

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