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| == KFC & ] == | |||
| I understand your concern, but the rules on varieties of English take precedent. As the company is American, the terminology usage should follow the American form. In the US, a "burger" is a hot sandwich made from ground meat that has been formed into a patty. A sandwich is any food that is served between two pieces of bread, this also follows the form of ], fish sandwich, etc. A whole piece of meat that has been breaded and fried is not a considered burger. --<span style="font-family:lucida sans, sans-serif;">] <span style="font-size:85%;">(] • ])</span></span> 05:14, 11 July 2012 (UTC) | |||
| == ] == | |||
| Hi. Could you merge the ] and ] pages please? Pretty much for the reasons you list here in 2010: (]). The Lion Brewery page just needlessly replicates the limited information already found on the main page. Of course it may be split somewhere down the line when it warrants it, but for you it is confusing and unnecessary. ] (]) 14:56, 10 July 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :I have started ] with Colonel Warden who created the Lion Brewery article, and who opposes a merge. ''']''' ''']''' 19:37, 11 July 2012 (UTC) | |||
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| Where does it say Manchester United are one of Manchester's "most famous products"? Oh, an article from the FT in 2004 - nearly a decade ago! Even then, I can't get into to see if it does say so. It is outdated, and thus a reference that can be contended. And last time I checked, it was Manchester City who were the champions of English football. ] (]) 13:55, 25 July 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::I'm taking an international view. Man City's rise has been fast, and they haven't built up the worldwide support of Man U. Man U is probably the most widely supported football team in the world. 333 million fans as of 2007 (<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-502574/United-moving-south-fanbase-reaches-333-million.html</ref>). ] (]) 14:06, 25 July 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :::From the Daily Mail? How reliable. Ever heard of 'tabloid journalism'? Manchester United once claimed to have a season ticket waiting list of up to 60,000 - yet they still can't sell out their 55,000 season tickets. I wouldn't believe anything that comes out of their mouths. ] (]) 00:04, 13 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
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| == MKULTRA article == | |||
| Thank you for contributing to the MKULTRA article, and especially for cleaning up the language. I wonder if you might perhaps take it a step further. | |||
| 1./The word "paranoia" is rather a loaded term and does not represent a neutral point of view. | |||
| ::I have made clear that paranoia is a term used by the writer of the article. ] (]) 18:10, 13 September 2012 (UTC) | |||
| 2./Some of what you added is already mentioned in previous paragraphs of the same section--concerns about the Soviets, Chinese and Koreans, for example. If you can eliminate this redundancy, that would be an improvement. | |||
| ::Done] (]) 18:10, 13 September 2012 (UTC) | |||
| 3./It is not necessary to source each sentence with the same reference; this can appear at the end of the paragraph. | |||
| ::I like to be precise in case people decide to reshuffle the sentences at some point. This is particularly helpful on a large, unwieldy article with lots of contributors such as MKUltra.] (]) 18:10, 13 September 2012 (UTC) | |||
| 4./If possible provide a link to the article; this allows readers to get more information easily. | |||
| ::Done. ] (]) 18:10, 13 September 2012 (UTC) | |||
| Thank you! ] (]) 17:54, 13 September 2012 (UTC) | |||
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| == Edit summaries, multiple consecutive edits == | |||
| Hi Farrtj- Thanks for your contributions. A couple general editing notes if you don't mind: When you make a change to an article, please make a habit of providing an ]. Doing so helps your colleagues here understand the intention of your edit. Also it will also be easier for you and your co-editors to collaborate on articles if, instead of making multiple consecutive edits in rapid succession on an article, you use the "]" button to view your changes incrementally before finally saving the page once you're satisfied with your edits. This will keep the edit history of the page less cluttered. Regards, Eric. PS- Mmmmm, beer. ] ] 15:26, 5 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
| == McEwan's == | |||
| There's obviously still stuff that could be added – I discovered for instance that McEwans used to sponsor the Edinburgh Jazz Festival – but GA doesn't demand that the article be comprehensive, just broad in its coverage. So if you can address that citation needed tag for the Chisholm factoid then I'll close the review and list the article as a GA. ] ] 22:54, 17 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::Brilliant. And thanks for the review, its been one of the best I've had. I keep adding to all of my GA listed brewery articles: ], ] etc etc. On that point, could you direct me to the Edinburgh Jazz Festival reference? Finally, do you mind if I just delete the Chisholm factoid? ] (]) 23:08, 17 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :::I haven't found a good source for the McEwan's Edinburgh Jazz Festival, but when I was doing a Google search for George Chisholm I stumbled across for the 1986 festival. The festival web site merely hints at the sponsorship of unnamed brewers. Anyway, I'm happy to list this as a GA now, so thanks for all your hard work. ] ] 23:23, 17 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
| == RFA == | |||
| I guess you didn't make the page as it is supposed to. Are you really willing to nominate yourself for adminship? I guess you may need some help. — ]] 23:41, 17 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :: Sorry, what have I done wrong? ] (]) 23:43, 17 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :::RFA candidates need to have a nomination statement. Also, you have to be precise when answering the three main questions. Additionally, of you are requesting adminship you have to know on which area of WP you'd like to work. Of course, before you do that, you have to have a very good grasp on most wikipedia policies. I'd name some for you to take a look: ], ], among others. Also, you'd be very interesten into reading the ] and Kudpung's ]. Thta might help you know what you have to need before requesting adminship. Hope this helps. Regards! — ]] 02:36, 18 October 2012 (UTC) | |||
| == Your RFA == | == Your RFA == | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 21 October 2012
Your RFA
I'm sorry to say but it was turning out to be clear fail so I've laid down an early closure. It has been closed as SNOW and the reason was the great amount of opposes comparing to support !votes. In no way this means that you are a bad candidate or are problematic. Your content work is great and we need more dedicated editors like you around. At RFAs, editors need to prove that why do they need the tools and should have experience in admin areas such as WP:CSD, WP:AFD, WP:AIV, WP:UAA, WP:RPP, etc. It is okay if you don't get active everywhere around but some kind of admin related work is mainly required other then content creation. You stated that your edits at KFC were great, and I agree too. There is a bit lack of editors like you who focus merely on content work. Editors like you are the real pillars of our encyclopedia and your content work is highly appreciated. It is just that you need experience at admin related areas and show good understanding of policies around which are related to admin work. You will find these pages really helpful if you aim for running again after good 8-10 months; Misplaced Pages:Advice for RfA candidates. I hope that you wont feel dishearted or discouraged and will continue your good work. If any questions, feel free to ask. Happy editing! TheSpecialUser 02:15, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
- If you’re motivated to consider reapplying for the promotion, I'd recommend that you evaluate a variety of RFAs from 2012, and certainly review the guidance, recurrent questions, and informal criteria before pursuing a nomination. Regards, Mephistophelian (contact) 02:19, 18 October 2012 (UTC).
- Hi Farrtj. It looks like your RfA has been closed very quickly. This is quite simply because RfA is a silly process and there are certain steps which candidates are expected to take. If you're still interested in becoming an administrator though, let me know - I created request an RfA nomination and have done an awful lot of research into it. I'd like to have a bit of a chat with you about what you want to achieve from adminship and what I can do to help you get there. Worm(talk) 06:10, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
- I do agree that content creation is absolutely critical to the encyclopedia. It is the whole point of us being here and should be our primary focus. The administrator role is a fairly small one in the grand scheme of things - work done as an administrator is not going to directly affect the sum of all human knowledge, it's a few extra buttons which should only really be used with consensus behind them. The three main extra tools administrators have is the ability to delete/undelete, to protect/unprotect pages and the ability to block/unblock problematic users.
- Now, part of the reason your RfA was not successful was that you didn't quite follow the process correctly - it's an unforgiving area, and I'm happy to help you out there. The other part, though, is something you will need to work on. Currently, you have a little more than 500 edits outside article space. Adminiship is for life and so people like to see some experience to show you understand policy and won't mis-use the tools. It's not an area where you get the ability first and then use it.
- You talk about "greater powers", which "powers" (or tools, because adminship is definitely not meant to be about power) would you be looking to use? Can you give an example of a time you have been unable to do something as you didn't have that tool?
- If, on the other hand, you are looking to expand into new areas - helping out in new ways, that's great! There's lots of things you can do without the toolbelt which demonstrates you have the knowledge to use it. For example, if you want to delete pages, you can show you have a good understanding of deletion policy by participating in our article for deletion process or you can patrol new pages, tagging inappropriate ones for speedy deletion, which allows administrators to review your decision. Worm(talk) 08:50, 18 October 2012 (UTC)