Marskell
Archived round about 30K. I will respond on your user talk page.
FA template - kicking and screaming
In your absence, a new template was added to the FA page - we now have to edit another page to keep track of the FA article count. See my comments here. Also, the new bot will require some sort of admin permission, if anyone ever does it, so I won't be able to help. Sandy (Talk) 00:15, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
- Also, talk of a bot, Raul asks that I give it time. [1] Sandy (Talk) 00:20, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
AA
I'll try to put those in. Earlier I was never very comfortable with the citing templates because of their lack of user friendliness. Tfine80 23:48, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
FA bot, and FAC/FAR multi-template
Just to make sure you're following both discussions: this one started on my talk page (now archived, with Raul's input), after Bodyline and Hero of Belarus were re-promoted, and we got more complaints about having no FAC/FAR template;[2] and I suggested using the FA counter bot to count former featured articles. [3] Sandy (Talk) 17:22, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
- The Featured article and the Former featured article counters are done and installed - the only number that still has to be tracked is the repromoted articles on Former featured articles. Best, Sandy (Talk) 16:01, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
season's greetings
A short message to you: I wish you happy holidays, and may 2007 bring good things. –Outriggr § 07:07, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Clearing some out of FAR....
Any further comment on V for Vendetta and Titanium? The USS Wisconsin has also received very little comment. Marskell 07:45, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, and Happy New Year. I shouldn't be all business :). Marskell 07:51, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Happy New Year to you, too - health, peace of mind, and tranquility. There is sure a bottleneck clogging up the bottom of FAR. Titanium has me so frustrated I can hardly stand to look at it again, but I'll muster my forces and do that - no reason for the ongoing neglect and sloppiness there. V for Vendetta, ditto, the same issues just keep going on and on - I'll give it one last pass, but if they still haven't completed the work, I'll be a strong remove - it was loaded with OR and POV, and they've had well over a month to deal with it. USS Wisconsin - frustrating as well - I have been the *only* reviewer to look at it, and that's not right, since my emphasis is on references. Someone else needs to look at it, since I shouldn't be the only one opining. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:40, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- I struck my Remove on Titanium, so it should have Keep consensus now - I'm not registering a keep, though - I suspect the article will be a mess again the day after it leaves FARC. I am *so* not impressed by the work there, and since I don't know anything about Chemistry, I can't assure myself the article is worth anything. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:40, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
- Happy New Year to you, too - health, peace of mind, and tranquility. There is sure a bottleneck clogging up the bottom of FAR. Titanium has me so frustrated I can hardly stand to look at it again, but I'll muster my forces and do that - no reason for the ongoing neglect and sloppiness there. V for Vendetta, ditto, the same issues just keep going on and on - I'll give it one last pass, but if they still haven't completed the work, I'll be a strong remove - it was loaded with OR and POV, and they've had well over a month to deal with it. USS Wisconsin - frustrating as well - I have been the *only* reviewer to look at it, and that's not right, since my emphasis is on references. Someone else needs to look at it, since I shouldn't be the only one opining. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:40, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Just dropping by
Thanks, Marskell all is well. I just started a new job which is why my time is limited. Joelito (talk) 23:23, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Anti-Americanism
I was curious in what way the Gatas Parliament music video, the 'Stupid Americans' video, and the Carolyn Parrish reference were inappropriate.
FAC bot request
FYI, [4], I'm thinking if it can be for FAC, same can be done for FAR. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 05:55, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Doublechecking that the FA and FFA bot counters are working correctly - you didn't yet remove Saxophone and First Amendment from WP:FA and add them to WP:FFA. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:28, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
- Another problem - LuciferMorgan removed them from FA, and even though he's not whitelisted on the bot, the bot went ahead and reduced the count. question here. I'll go ahead and add them to FFA, since I'm whitelisted there. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:02, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
Just to make sure you're following: Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/GimmeBot. (I'm not sure if this will mean FAR Kept and Removed should be in separate archive files as FAC are - should wait til Gimmetrow gets further along before asking.) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:26, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Attribution
Are you and SV still watching WP:ATT? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:17, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
- Replied on my talk. Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:52, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
Joel is archiving and editing today: maybe he's back ! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:29, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Two FARs
Hi Marskell, I have already voted keep for V [5], I am pleased with P.Chan's last works and he has used good sources, though a few statements need citations. I see Palladian has citations now after my comments, which then I got sarcasm replies back. As long as the article fullfils FA criteria, I am okay with it. I am going to strike my remove vote there. Thanks for asking. — Indon (reply) — 09:21, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
- I've also changed to keep on V for Vendetta (now it is the longest FARC ever I'm happy to have it closed ;) ) Yomanganitalk 09:44, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
FAR question
Can just anybody remove articles from FAR? Or only people who have been actively participating in the process? I ask because three have been either removed as FAs or passed FAR in the last hour by a user I am unfamiliar with. Sorry to bother you with this, but I am unsure of the protocols. Jeffpw 17:27, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
- I've asked Diez2 not to close any in future, but I haven't reinstated any of those that were closed - I'll leave that up to you, Tim. If you leave them closed you'll need to check that all the pages have been updated since the closures were incomplete and although Jeffpw mopped up most of the mess, I don't know all the pages that get updated so I can't check with any degree of certainty. Yomanganitalk 23:03, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
- Traveling, miserably slow dialup so can't keep up, but think it very bad precedent for anyone besides Marskell and Joelito to start closing or moving FAR or FARCs. The advantages of having only a few responsible for the closings far outweigh any potential disadvantages, as seen on FAC. (Thanks, Jeffpw, for watching out for so much of this !) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:07, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
RFA
Hey, how's it going. Did you ever think about going for adminship - I've got to nominate someone (we have been challenged to do so) and I figured it might as well be someone I know is not a big fat retard. Proto::► 19:21, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
- I, too, am waiting for Marskell's RfA. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:08, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Dalek FAR
Hi, Marskell. I'm slightly confused about the situation with the FAR for Dalek. On the one hand, I've got your kind note on my talk page; on the other hand, the template on Talk:Dalek says that it's passed FAR. Can you clarify what's going on? Thanks. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 20:15, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
Um... ok. I haven't done any delistings since yesterday, and I guarantee you, that is the last time I will do it. Diez2 13:01, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Panavision
Thanks for the compliment about my contributions at FAR. I'm trying to take up some of the slack engendered by Sandy's absence this week. I do plan on staying, though, even after her return. Hanging out in the FA areas is a great learning experience. As top Panavision, yes, I can do some additional work. If you can hold off on the delisting until Monday, I can spend the next couple of days referencing it. As I am sure you know, it needs a lot, but I am good at ferreting refs out online. I will also copy edit it as best I can. Then I will feel it has at least had a fair shot if it still loses its FA status. Jeffpw 19:34, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
My status
Hi Tim how are you? To answer your question, I will never be back to full editing or to the level of editing before I started my job. I am however back to what will be my level of editing from now on. I will be reading FAR/FARCs and closing them when appropiate but my contributions to the main space will be very limited. Joelito (talk) 19:47, 19 January 2007 (UTC)