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Speedy deletion

From the article I created (Candace Nelson) you tagged as an A7 Speedy deletion, the article says

“ Along with Florian Bellanger and a rotating judge, she is a judge on the competition series Cupcake Wars show. She has also been on The Best Thing I Ever Ate and has been a judge on Bobby Flay's Throwdown show. Nelson has also been featured on television shows including The Today Show, Nightline, and has been profiled in People magazine. Her famous cupcakes have been highlighted by The Oprah Winfrey Show, Bon Appetit magazine, Food and Wine, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.[2] ”

Seems notable to me. Tommy! [message] 00:06, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Well it was declined anyways. Please be more careful in CSD taggings. Tommy! [message]

Article for deletion

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Charlotte, North Carolina) seems like a pretty notable church to me, and so far most other people think so on the article's deletion entry page. It is obviously notable, but if you do not think the article says enough then I suggest you add to it, instead of nominating it for deletion. --Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 14:15, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Alternate account

Before I act on your request at WP:PERM/RW, would you mind explaining this account? Are you abandoning User:AirplanePro or is this account set up for a particular activity? And regarding your request, do you have "[another] alt account", or were you referring to AirplanePro? Thanks —DoRD (talk) 14:49, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Read my old talkpage for an explanation. Airplaneman asked the same thing just yesterday. WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 16:31, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

I saw that, but as it didn't tell me what I needed to know, I asked the questions here. —DoRD (talk) 16:41, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Abandoning, at least till I find a solution. WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 17:02, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

If I understand the conversation on the other talk page correctly, you should probably ask for assistance at WP:VPT before abandoning the other account. It might be something as simple as having an admin blank or delete the script. —DoRD (talk) 17:19, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

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Why would that be necessary?  ℳono  22:33, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

August 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Wikipedia:Motto of the day/Nominations/In review, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. The reverted edit can be found here. Thank you.  ʄlame  22:19, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Wow, Igloo is way fast. I barely loaded the page.

I was actually moving the discussion to the Decision subpage of the nominations, not totally removing it. Now I can see why vandalism is always reverted before I get to it. The iglooers always get there first. WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 22:24, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, it looked suspicious. I thought "WikiCopter: who is that? I think I know them. Must be some vandal I whacked." Instead of using the edit summary "commenting", please use something more descriptive like "Accepted - moving to decisions page". I saw you installed NICE, btw.  ℳono  22:29, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I know. The 'commenting' edit summary is I default I'm sick of that I installed with a user script that I forgot the name of, so I can't un-install them. I've got way to many scripts. WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 22:34, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Reverted your revision [1] to User_talk:Mono

I know how to use a watchlist, thank you!

I don't need talkback notices. :)  ℳono  22:26, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Sorry to intrude, but please add your name here, so we know you're a part of MOTD. :) Simon^KSK 22:29, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

I added myself. :)  ℳono  22:32, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Oh, I didn't realize that you also didn't add your name. Simon^KSK 22:35, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

DUDE

There are tons of neighborhood articles on this page that are one sentence long and have zero outside sourcing. This one has an independent source, lots of statistics, and has an entire paragraph of writing.

I've spent many hours this week working on the Lexington neighborhoods project.

So this page [Ashville, Louisville] meets Wiki standard, but mine don't??? You are truly an a$$hole

Censusdata (talk) 02:24, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Just argue for it on the deletion discussion. I did. My article Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Charlotte, North Carolina) was requested for deletion by wikicopter, but the decision was to keep it. No need to call people foul names on wikipedia. --Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 01:12, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Be CIVIL. Besides, I make mistakes. However, I am not an 'a$$hole', whatever that is. WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 15:40, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Venice High School (Venice, Florida)

WikiCopter--please tell me you're kidding. You want ME to find consensus on the rarely visited talk page of an article on a school that contains text like this, "Venice High faces many teen issues related to families struggling with drug and alcohol abuse"? Completely unsourced, ridiculously vague, and insulting to boot? Are you not interested at all in sources for, get ready for it,

"In past years, students have attended colleges such as University of Florida, University of Central Florida, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of South Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of Miami, University of Tampa, Saint Leo University, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, and Santa Fe College. Out-of-state colleges of prestige have included Brigham Young University, Georgetown University, Vanderbilt University, Duke University, Macalester College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Virginia, New York University, Sarah Lawrence College, Georgia State University, University of Alabama, Auburn University, Sterling College, Lenoir-Rhyne University, and The United States Naval Academy at Annapolis."

That is not only unverified, it is also namedropping and useless to boot--violating both our injunction to verify information and to present neutral information. With all due respect, with your two combined accounts you have 1,400 edits, and the person who confirmed your revert of my edit has less than 1,800. I hope that the two of you will realize how important WP:V and W:NPV are, and that you will revert this edit. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 02:57, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

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WP:BYC ought to fix your problem...  ℳono  07:14, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Christmas motto series

Hi! As a contributor to the MOTD, I thought I would draw your attention to a discussion for a possible Christmas Motto series. If you get a chance, could you please pop in and give your thoughts? Thanks! Stephen! ^Coming... 15:53, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

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Talk:Long Range Desert Group/GA1

HI First of all thanks for doing the review, I have replied to your suggestions at Talk:Long Range Desert Group/GA1 if you would like to check if there is anything else. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 18:57, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

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Wikify drive coordinate

I'm up for co-coordinating, if you like.  ℳono  00:26, 29 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Monomium (talk • contribs)

Sure. Just add your signature (~~~) to the page. WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 20:48, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

OK, and do you mind if we bump it to October? I think we'll get more participation that way, instead of competing with GOCE; there is no Oct GOCE drive.  ʄlame  23:03, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Sure, move the page and change it. I will come by later to take a look. WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 23:09, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Christmas series

Sent to: Decision makers/archivists and WikiCopter.

Please, do NOT approve mottoes for the period from 25 December (2010) to 5 January 2011. I think we have enough time to discuss the Christmas series. Thanks & Best! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 08:44, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

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Thanks!

I would like to thank you for copyediting Rutherford B. Hayes. Your work is greatly appreciated (especially since I plan on renominating it for GA status). Thanks for working on 'ol Birchard. --Schwindtd (talk) 22:23, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Xenobot request

Hi, WikiCopter, did you end up putting through the request per the conversation here? BTW, I notice that you are standing for Milhist co-ord in the upcoming elections. All the best with this and if you have any questions about duties etc., I'm happy to help if I can. Cheers. AustralianRupert (talk) 03:22, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I think. Let me check the status of that. WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 22:52, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

RfA

I have closed it early as consensus seems to lean toward no at this point. WP:NOTNOW may be helpful to read, if you haven't done so already from the comments there. I suggest getting 6+ more months of experience around the project, which is what many look for at a minimum. —fetch·comms 12:57, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

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A-Class reviews

Please do not nominate articles that you are not the primary contributor to and/or without the permission of the primary contributor. I recommend that you withdraw your nomination of Iowa class battleship immediately and apologize to Tom. That article is his baby and he has been working on it for over five years. -MBK₀₀₄ 05:39, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

The same for South Dakota class battleship (1939). Also, we do not want one editor to have more than one open ACR at a time (which you already have with Arado Ar E.381. While we appreciate your zeal and desire to improve articles, it is coming off too forceful and unprofessional. -MBK₀₀₄ 05:42, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

If it's because of this, than I suggest you should drop out or work on your own articles, like Arado Ar E.381 and other milhist articles you either want to or can make instead of pre-made GA's. Your situation happened with me, just I got spun into the other need points vortex. Instead of either noming GA's for A class, whether I had worked on them or not, I created tons of stubs that I raised to just over B-class standards. The contest is a good thing to raise initiative, but you should not get too competitative. Buggie111 (talk) 13:27, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

What Buggie said. While people don't own the articles they have worked on, nominating another person's article for GA/A/FAC is normally frowned upon. Thanks for understanding! Kind regards, Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 15:03, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

 Done Sorry guys. I guess I didn't know about that policy. WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 18:00, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

I gather you've been busy nominating articles for ACR class, articles that you've done little work for. I do understand the reason behind it, but remember that a lot of the joy you get from the articles as they move through the class system comes not from the points you receive in the contest but the feeling you get watching a masterpiece of your creation evolve. In penning his letter to Mrs. Bixby, Lincoln sited "...the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom." That same solemn pride also comes from within as an article moves toward FA-class, but it means so much more when the editor who worked on the article has been with it since the article was a stub, a small piece of information assigned no greater importance than the task of answering in plainest terms the question its audience came to ask. To watch such an article move to start, then B, GA, A and finally FA-class is to watch your hard work evolve and take on a new and greater meaning, and without that any point score and any award received would be rendered nothing more than a hollowed shell.

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Under the circumstances I see this as a no harm, no foul incident, and as MBK or Ed would tell you I am willing to forgive and forget. I admire the bold spirit, we just need to get you pointed in the right direction so you can fire it at will ;) TomStar81 (Talk) 23:06, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Tokyo Imperial Palace

Hi there - just checking on this article up for copy edit - you placed a goceinuse template there two weeks ago and there haven't been any edits since yours - ready to wrap it up? Thanks! -Paulmnguyen (talk) 01:55, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Whoops. I must have forgot. Thanks for the timely reminder! WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 01:59, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

No problem. I was just taking a look at my next targets and went to dig a little deeper at who was still messing with it... noticed the "stale" state. By way of encouragement to one who likely needs little encouragement, thank you for all you do to maintain and increase the quality of the Free Encyclopedia! Let me know about that wikification drive you guys are planning for next month; I just signed up. -Paulmnguyen (talk) 02:08, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Great! WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 02:09, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

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Many thanks. LOL your mistake in spelling your own username. I've had the same problem before though. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • shot down) 23:45, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

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Oh, never mind. I see NSD beat em to it and you've changed it anyway! Happy editing. ;) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:48, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Yeah. Good thing. Hopefully this talkpage doesn't get flooded with threads about my non-policy-following signature. LOL. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • shot down) 23:49, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

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Some of your section title simplifications seem good, however "Diplomacy with Serbia" is absolutely wrong. Can you correct this?Werchovsky (talk) 16:20, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Ekaterina II

Hey there WC (can I call you that?) I've added some more sources to Russian battleship Ekaterina II, as per your GA Review, so you might want to go over there and check it out. Cheers, Buggie111 (talk) 14:00, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Call me Copter. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • shot down) 21:28, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Ok. Buggie111 (talk) 22:51, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

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A1 and A3

Please take a more careful read of those criteria. also, it's good practice to leave the article for a little while to see if any improvement is made rather than tag it instantly and risk scaring off a newbie. Thanks, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:20, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Poltava

I took a look at Poltava, and I also think there has not been any edit warring. What do you think seems to be the case? Buggie111 (talk) 23:23, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Just checking. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • shot down) 23:24, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

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I've finished the copyedit as requested though some of the tense choices were confusing, it is sometimes referred to in the past as if it were actually built: "The first version, the Arado Ar E.381/I, had a fuselage with a circular cross-section and a small round window in the nose for pilot vision" though other parts are written as if it wasn't built, just considered: "It was intended to be launched from a carrier aircraft". I've added two tags you have to fix up. Also, there is a GA icon though the talk page says it is start and B class, clarification is needed. Overall, it wasn't bad. Keep up the good work! Derild4921☼ 22:22, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

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Is there a reason that you issued a level three warning to the IP 69.117.25.131, who did not have any other warnings for the month, and indeed no other edits this year? I am just wondering, because it seems odd. Sven Manguard _Talk 00:15, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

That was obvious vandalism, and other users usually issue level3 warnings for blatant vandalism. Besides, it's easy to change IPs, if only to throw me off. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 23:41, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

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First, this is unacceptable. The correct position is at see also WP:SEEALSO. Also, you might want to consider not linking until you actually have content, otherwise it is likely that other editors will just remove them en mass. -MBK₀₀₄ 07:12, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

This is suggested in portal instructions. However, you are probably right, a bunch of redlinks never looks good. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 17:52, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

I think those instructions are meant for the idealistic case where a portal starts as a collaboration. In reality, most portals seem to be largely the work of a single editor, so it's probably better to fill in all the red links on the portal main page and create some basic rotating content before you announce the portal. Otherwise people might be disappointed. --Morn (talk) 11:52, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

This needs to stop. I've already told you where this belongs, and it is already there in that article. Stop editing in violation of this clause at WP:SEEALSO: {{Portal}} and {{Wikipedia-Books}} links are usually placed in this section.. -MBK₀₀₄ 06:57, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

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I see that you are working on Iowa class battleship. You realize we had this conversation above in September? Although Tom does not "own" the article, I would like to think that there would be some common courtesy among OMT members with regards to Tom's work. Did you ask to collaborate? I certainly do not want to see you nom the article at ACR for FAC without his blessing (the credit for the article belongs to him due to the five years of dedication to it). -MBK₀₀₄ 06:16, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Whoa, whoa, whoa. As you say, we've had this conversation before, and I assume that Copter isn't planning on nominating it without at the least offering Tom a conom. However, when was the last time Tom actually worked on the article? The FAR work was just removing unreliably sourced or unsourced content. In the GA review, Brad did most of the clean up. The "Design" section? Written in its entirety by me. Tom was the original author in 2005, but let's be honest and admit that the article is not going to get back to FA or even A without someone else giving it major help and TLC. Stop attacking Copter and stop owning the article; allow a willing volunteer to come in and help us. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 07:16, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

As I have recently borrowed multiple books on the subject of the Iowas, I have decided to do some work, seeing that it has been demoted from FA to GA. In the archive of the latest FAR, I noticed that Tom wanted some less dependence on the internet. Therefore, I've been overhauling the web refs. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 20:12, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Copter, I just went out of my way to defend your work on the article, and now you go and nom it for A-class without even asking Tom to conom with you? While MBK was too harsh above, his underlying motivation was spot on. You could have at least been courteous enough to offer Tom a chance to conom. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 04:29, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Copter, I don't want it to seem like we are ganging up on you and telling you that you're on our turf. Not at all, we welcome your contributions a great deal. However, it is coming off that you are finding articles that have been worked on for a great deal of time, and slapping your name on them for some credit in a contest. We would love your help in improving the article, but it has to be a collaboration, not a one-man show. Since there are many editors with a vested interest in the Iowa article, and consensus should have been made before nominating the article for anything. bahamut0013^words_deeds 17:12, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

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Are you nuts?

Re this? Did you even notice that that is Parsec's userspace transcluded to OMT. He is working on them in his userspace even though his name does not appear there. Why did you think that the German ships (which have been all done by Parsec so far) were available? -MBK₀₀₄ 02:25, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Seriously, Parsec wasn't listed as working, and a helping hand with some of the books I currently have is needed with the refs. I could list some work needed. Scharnhorst's refs need to be overhauled, as does Gneisenau's and Tirpitz's. Bismarck's are probably fine, that was a mistake I could have seen within less than fifteen minutes. Anyhow, why is Parsec's userspace transcluded to OMT? Can't somebody else work on them? What happened to WP:OWN? WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 02:37, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

I've asked Parsec to respond to you on those points, but I am definitely not impressed. First the Iowa class and now this... -MBK₀₀₄ 02:44, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

I'm impressed with your coordinator spot-on checking the newbies for mistakes. But seriously, these guidelines need to be set down somewhere, although you are/were right, and delivered to newbies when they join. Anyhow, the Iowas were a Review, this is a Collaboration, organized as OMT. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 02:49, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

And, if you'll look, these three articles have a heavy reliance on unreliable and sometimes POV websites. Parsec isn't going around to them yet, so I am currently taking care of them. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 02:52, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

My feelings are this: there are literally hundreds of other BB articles in much worse shape than the 4 German WWII ships. Also, I would have appreciated the courtesy of leaving those articles for me to finish; I've been working on the German ships for 3 and a half years now, well before OMT was even a twinkle in Tom's eye. Can you understand wanting to finish a project that long in the making? The general understanding at OMT is that certain editors have specialzations and their own specific projects, and that it is generally poor manners to take articles others intend to do. There are still plenty of unclaimed territory (including most of the aforementioned low-quality articles). Parsecboy (talk) 03:58, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Got it, self-reverted. I guess I'm going to claim the early Brit ships. Relax, MBK. Sooner or later I'm going to make all the mistakes there are to make, and then I won't be able to make any more. (inspired by Anne of Green Gables) WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 04:01, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Haha, I didn't even remember was Parsec's sandbox until now. Thanks for understanding, WC; I hope you can understand MBK's frustration. However, I don't think it's possible "make all the mistakes there are to make." :P Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 05:55, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Good to know it's not just me. I guess I can understand (I have a younger brother, and if you do/had, I think you would be able to relate). WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 03:56, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

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No problems, I'm guessing next time, after I get some more sourced information and citations out on that article, it'll pass (3 tries, patience and perseverance is neccesary!). WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • lost • defense • attack) 00:39, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

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I have reviewed you here! Happy editing! Derild4921Review Me! 21:50, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

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GOCE elections

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors Elections are currently underway for our inaugural Guild coordinators. The voting period will run for 14 days: 00:01 UTC, Friday 1 December – 23:59 UTC, Tuesday 14 December. All GOCE members in good standing, as well as past participants of any of the Guild's Backlog elimination drives, are eligible to vote. There are six candidates vying for four positions. The candidate with the highest number of votes will become the Lead Coordinator, therefore, your vote really matters! Cast your vote today.

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The December 2010 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive has begun!

Get going. The December 2010 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive has begun. Please get started, as the drive aims to wikify over 2,000 articles this month. We're going to need all the firepower we can get, so please remind your friends to join up as well. In case you didn't know, wikification is fairly simple: just add wiki markup, links, and similar formatting. Thanks for joining; we're looking forward to an exciting time this month! Regards, Ancient Apparition (talk · contribs), Mono (talk · contribs), Nolelover (talk · contribs), and Sumsum2010 (talk · contribs).

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Arado E. 381

Hello Wikicopter! While stumbling around the web I hit this link: http://www.luft46.com/arado/are381.html

Although it may not be an WP:RS, it at least means that there are other sources out there with info. I hope you use this to your advantage. Bye! Buggie111 (talk) 14:43, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

I used it before, it was removed as a non-RS. Thanks anyway. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • simplicity • lost • defense • attack) 00:59, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

OMT in the Signpost

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Explanation,

I really, really hope you have a good explanation for this. Good-hand-bad-hand accounts are considered a policy violation in regards to WP:SOCK.— Dædαlus^{+ Contribs} 07:56, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Okay. I'm guessing at what this is. You're saying that FPS was a sock of mine/AirplanePro's. I never saw Forgotpasswordsht before in my life. The only two accounts I have used were AirplanePro and WikiCopter. WikiCopter should be considered an exception to the rules, since I cannot edit from AirplanePro for technical reasons. I have read SOCK twice through already. Since I have edited before on library computers, the checkuser involved might have mistaken the library IP for a home computer or laptop. Really, there is another explanation for this. Also, do you know where the thread is now? I am going to post this reply there. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • simplicity • lost • defense • attack) 00:45, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

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IRC

Would you mind coming to IRC for a moment? I'd like to be able to talk in real time about WP:WWF. You can click this link to get connected. MonoALT (talk) 02:57, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

happy holidays
from mono
wishing you a joyful new year

MonoALT (talk) 22:42, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Why thank you, mono!! Just what I needed. Can you get to that IRC now? WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • simplicity • lost • defense • attack) 01:58, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year
to you and your family.

May your day be filled with
pleasant surprises.
Link to Image

Sumsum2010·T·C 04:20, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

AWB

Please note this discussion, and I'll talk to you when I get back from vacation. Nolelover ^{It's football season!}

The Signpost: 20 December 2010

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IRC

Sorry about not being on IRC last night when you came back. Something, most likely rain related, caused my internet to be down the rest of the night.Sumsum2010·T·C 23:02, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Christmas Card

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Merry Christmas At this festive time, I would like to say a very special thank you to my fellow editors, and take the time to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. And, in case you can't wait until the big day, I've left you each three special presents, click to unwrap :) Acather96 (talk) 10:10, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

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File:Yellow and Red present.gif

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Thanks! Your choice of presents was a little interesting, though. WikiCopter (radio • sorties • images • simplicity • lost • defense • attack) 20:10, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

The December 2010 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive Needs Your Help!

Please help! The December 2010 Wikification Backlog Elimination Drive is almost complete. Please help, as the backlog has begun to climb back up. Already exceeding 20,000 articles! The backlog was down to 19,275, let's try to put it back down there by the end of the drive! We're going to need all the firepower we can get, so please remind your friends to help as well.Thanks for all your help thus far! Regards, Ancient Apparition (talk · contribs), Mono (talk · contribs), Nolelover (talk · contribs), Sumsum2010 (talk · contribs), and WikiCopter (talk · contribs).

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The Signpost: 27 December 2010

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GOCE Year-end Report

Season's Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors We have reached the end of the year, and what a year it has been! The Guild of Copy Editors was full of activity, and we achieved numerous important milestones in 2010. Read all about these in the Guild's 2010 Year-End Report. Highlights Membership grows to 503 editors 2,589 articles removed through four Backlog elimination drives Our encounter with Jimbo Wales Guild home pages reorganized and redesigned Report on our inaugural elections Guild Plans for 2011 New barnstars introduced Requests page improved Sign up for the January 2011 Backlog elimination drive! Get your copy of the Guild's 2010 Year-End Report here On behalf of the Guild, we take this opportunity to wish you Season's Greetings and Happy New Year. See you in 2011! – Your Coordinators: S Masters (lead), Diannaa, The Utahraptor, and Tea with toast.

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