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Re:Talk:Anushka Sharma

Thanks- I did worry I'd make a mess of that... Josh Milburn (talk) 20:47, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Underwater Love (Smoke City song)

If you've got a problem with my review, please complete it yourself. If it's such a problem that I didn't list every single criterion, please just complete it rather than stopping by every couple of days to criticize. GaryColemanFan (talk) 01:04, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

I assume . . .

. . . that you will not object if I complete these reviews before someone else completes begins reviewing them? I am in the process of finishing my comments on Vratislav Lokvenc now. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 14:58, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Actually, Dirtlawyer1, if someone else begins a review for either of them, then that person becomes the primary reviewer of that nomination. If that happens, you are welcome to add your comments to their review, but they will have the final authority as to whether the article is listed as a GA or not. So in such a case, they would have every right to object to your completion, and I would support them in that. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:06, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

I have completed my review comments for Vratislav Lokvenc, which I have been working on for the last several days. Likewise, I have significant comments in progress for the championship article. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 16:01, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Dirtlawyer1, I'm very glad to see that it's finally done. if you are prepared to commit to prompt responses for any further issues in the Vratislav Lokvenc review, I'm prepared to restore your review as active. Typical responses are expected to be no later than seven days, both from reviewers and nominators, even if it's a request for more time. The idea, of course, is that the review be concluded as quickly as possible while making sure all the criteria are met. You can understand that, given recent experience, I'm chary of giving you free reign without such an assurance. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:52, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Yes, the requested commitment is given. The article is generally well written, footnote/source issues were resolved early on, and the edits to be made should be relatively painless for the nominator. There is only one minor structural issue, whether to integrate two small sections into the chronological narrative. I will post my comments for the championship article later today; it requires much more work than the Lokvenc article, and therefore the comments are more extensive. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 17:02, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

2015 Lafayette shooting DYK nomination

OK, I understand. Thanks for your prompt reply. I admit I was puzzled by his insistence to nominate an article that was over the seven day limit and wasn't sure where the ten day figure came from.Autarch (talk) 12:11, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

Email?

I was hoping to shoot you an email about something related to DYK that I'd rather not discuss on your talk page. If you don't mind, would it be possible to include your email at Special:Preferences and enable emails from users, at least long enough for me to send a quick one your way? ~ Rob 12:24, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, Rob, I don't do email on Misplaced Pages. If it needs email, you might want to try one of the other regulars. Maybe Crisco 1492? He's also an admin, and was one of my mentors at DYK. BlueMoonset (talk) 12:42, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

No worries. It's specific to you, so I guess I'll just discuss it here. Have you considered throwing your hat in the ring at WP:RfA? DYK could use more admins, based on the somewhat regular "DYK is almost overdue" notices, and you appear to be a good candidate based on what little digging I've done. If you've been asked before, my apologies. ~ Rob 12:54, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, and no need to apologize—it's actually something that has been broached here a number of times before. I'm not interested in becoming an admin, however. Far more headaches and stress than I'm willing to deal with, and I expect I'd burn out of Misplaced Pages altogether in short order. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:40, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Fair enough, certainly wouldn't want that. ~ Rob 17:12, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	I don't think you get enough appreciation for what you do over at DYK. Thank you so much for your contributions over there. Keilana| 18:34, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, Keilana. You're very kind. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:45, 15 August 2015 (UTC)

Matthew C. Whitaker

Can you help me out with an SPA and an IP who are repeatedly blanking this page and replacing it with an unsourced puff piece about a young professor notable for a pair of plagiarism scandals.E.M.Gregory (talk) 22:22, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

E.M.Gregory, this has been overtaken by events, now that the article has been PRODded. I wanted to warn you that 3RR still holds sway for you, and will for a full day. Indeed, since doing a "fourth" revert just outside the 24 hours is considered a continuation of edit warring, I'd strongly advise you to wait at least until August 21 if you plan to undo the PROD, since that's itself a reversion. (It can't close before seven days have elapsed, so you have plenty of time.)

Given the trend of the posts on the talk page, where said professor's notability has been doubted, if you do remove the PROD, I think you should be prepared for a listing at Articles for Deletion to follow in short order. As for Chasehunt1, should that editor resume edit warring, now that the article has gained the attention of so many editors, I expect that it will be dealt with in short order. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:52, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Adding: I just noticed that you actually changed MSJapan's sig to Whitaker. What on earth were you thinking to make such an accusation? MSJapan has been editing on Misplaced Pages for ten years with over 15 thousand edits: do you honestly think this is the way a university professor would spend his time? I would be unsurprised if you're blocked for this; you've certainly lost credibility with me and doubtless with others. I hope you'll think long and hard before making such a clearly unfounded accusation again, no matter how frustrated you might be with events. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:05, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

Srill reeling form this. I thought that I was doing the right thing in reverting and reporting an SPA and an IP that were blanking a page. Then I logged on late at night and in a sleepy attempt to respond, put an editor's name in the wrong place. I think I have a relatively short but constructive record on Misplaced Pages, why would you assume I was trying to slander an editor I had never met before, and to no apparent purpose? Whatever happened to assume good faith?E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:51, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

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