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Random 6th employee?[edit]

I have a question. In the scene where Gardner quits, and Dwight asks Michael what suggestions Andy has given him... it pans over to Andy sitting on the table and there's a shot of an employee next to him that isn't named and is not seen at all though out the episode. When all the workers file out of the conference room, this random guy is not with them. Who is he?? anonymous 16:32, 4 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.110.230.129 (talk) [reply]

My fiance and I were watching and she noticed the man also. We paused and recognized him as Martin Freeman, aka Tim Canterbury, Jim's counterpart from the UK version of the Office. However we couldn't find him in the credits, or proof anywhere. Can anyone else verify this? --Mikeycomicsinc (talk) 03:18, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dunder Mifflin[edit]

I am going through several articles and changing instances of "Dunder-Mifflin" to "Dunder Mifflin" (no hyphen) as it is the proper "spelling" of the company name (see Talk page at Dunder Mifflin). Just leaving a note to say that I've gone through this page. :) Fieryrogue 16:32, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:TheMerger.jpg[edit]

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Gen. Quon (talk · contribs) 00:04, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lede: I would add characters first names in the intro
Lede: Any noteworthy production info that could go in this section?
Plot: "(throughout the episode they interact in a friendly but awkward manner)" This is kind of fancrufty and not really needed..
Plot: "No. 2" and "number two" are both used. I'd pick one
Plot: The section about Karen and Phyllis last only, like, 30 seconds in the episode, why is it a third of the plot summary?
Plot: Maybe use "overweight" instead of "hefty"
Reception: You mention the Staples product placement. Is this the episode where Kevin plays with the Staples shredder, and the scenes were then cut from re-broadcast? If so, maybe you should add that in somewhere, maybe in production.
References: On Ref. 10, there is a double period

That's really all I can find. Although the image is just two people, it is an important scene in the context of the series, so I think it's justified. One hold.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 15:56, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've made most of the changes, but am still looking for info on the Staples commercial (busy traveling currently, so this may take a little more time). I'll post here once I've added something. Thanks for reviewing! Ruby 2010/2013 03:00, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I'll keep it on hold until you can find what you need. :)--Gen. Quon (Talk) 03:06, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I've added info on Kevin's Staples scene. Website Magazine might look questionable, but the article was posted by Peter A. Prestipino, the site's editor-in-chief. I believe it is thus a RS due to its editorial staff. Also, it is only one of three references I am using to cite the sentence (so the onus of verification is not being placed solely on it). Thanks again for the review. Ruby 2010/2013 21:43, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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