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This user has an alternate account, Armbrust public. This user loves Wikipe-tan, the cutest personification of Misplaced Pages. This user's time zone is CEST. This user is one of the 400 most active English Wikipedians of all time. User:Armbrust/User too lazy to write Rfa nominations statement

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WikiCup 2011 March newsletter

We are half way through round two of the WikiCup, which will end on 28 April. Of the 64 current contestants, 32 will make it through to the next round; the two highest in each pool, and the 16 next highest scorers. At the time of writing, our current overall leader is Hurricanehink (submissions) with 231 points, who leads Pool H. Piotrus (submissions) (Pool G) also has over 200 points, while 9 others (three of whom are in Pool D) have over 100 points. Remember that certain content (specifically, articles/portals included in at least 20 Wikipedias as of 31 December 2010 or articles which are considered "vital") is worth double points if promoted to good or featured status, or if it appears on the main page in the Did You Know column. There were some articles last round which were eligible for double points, but which were not claimed for. For more details, see Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Scoring.

A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round three is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Misplaced Pages talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Misplaced Pages:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 00:52, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Notre Dame logo

Hi, is it possible that because the new Notre Dame logo has the same file name as the old one that on my Facebook page the University picture keeps changing from the old picture to the new one continuously? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chemical carrots (talk • contribs) 08:25, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Maybe, but I don't know, because I don't use pictures from Misplaced Pages in my Facebook profile. Armbrust _{Undertaker 19–0} 09:19, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Trouts at Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for deletion/Special:Log

Remedies of the 2011 April Fools Day

Trouts delivered. And I do dare to trout you. :-) Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly. Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for deletion/Special:Log. Lanthanum-138 (talk) 15:14, 2 April 2011 (UTC) I Dare! Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly. Try me and this is what you get!--Ezekiel 7:19 16:18, 2 April 2011 (UTC) Thanks I took the liberty of cooking the trout I was to slap you with, as a sign of my gratitude for reverting my April 1 user page. Slap!--TitanOne (talk) 15:25, 2 April 2011 (UTC) Yum! French fries, too! CycloneGU (talk) 16:39, 2 April 2011 (UTC) Trout Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly. Don't stuff beans up your nose. =D CycloneGU (talk) 16:36, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Venus symbol

Hi, I noticed that you recently changed File:Venus symbol.svg over on Commons. I'm not sure if i's just me, but the symbol doesn't seem to be showing up now on articles over here (eg. Copper and Classical planet. Any clue why? --BelovedFreak 09:02, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

It looks like to me, that the picture can't render in 80x80 resolution for (some unknown) reason. Changed the size of the images to 100x100 and now the symbol is showing. Armbrust _{Undertaker 19–0} 09:27, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Ok, thanks! --BelovedFreak 09:58, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Woodberry Forest logo

Just noticed you added that logo for Woodberry Forest. Looks good too. Thanks. MarmadukePercy (talk) 22:31, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

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XTG hatnote

Hi, thanks a lot for adding the hatnote. As a new Misplaced Pages member I really feel the love in those kinda things. :) Cheers! --BishopA4 (talk) 12:51, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for adminship/ZooPro 4

Whilst I do not disagree with your SNOW close you really should at least have let the candidate know on his talk page what you'd done, and why. I can't see you've informed them at all. Pedro :  Chat  19:47, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Sorry. Will do next time. Armbrust _{Undertaker 19–0} 01:55, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Monmouth Civic Chorus

Hello, Armbrust, It is nice to chat with somebody in Hungary. My mother's parents were from Hungary (grandmother from Budapest, grandfather from Sibiu - now in Romania). I want to thank you for approving our article at Monmouth Civic Chorus. We are disappointed that it was graded C-Class. Do you have specific suggestions how we can improve it to raise the grading to the next higher (B-Class) level? Best regards, Richard Tenorio40 (talk) 13:45, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Well the sections "History", "Directors", "Recordings" and "Organizational Structure" have complete paragraphs totally unsourced. These sections need more references. The "Organizational Structure" section has too many external links in it, which aren't use as references. You should remove them or replace them with internal links, as Misplaced Pages isn't a collection of irrelevant external links. Also the "Selected Repertoire" section looks like a trivia section and should be trimmed down or every entry should be sourced. Regards, Armbrust _{Undertaker 19–0} 15:22, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi Armbrust, Thank you, we appreciate your excellent suggestions. My collaborators and I will be happy to improve the article until it is worthy of at least a B-Class rating. Richard Tenorio40 (talk) 00:46, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

You use the word "we" to identify yourself. I hope in your best interest, that the Tenorio40 (talk · contribs) account only represents one person and not a group or more people. However if this is the case, then the account will be blocked per WP:NOSHARE. Regards, Armbrust _{Undertaker 19–0} 00:53, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi Armbrust, Of course Tenorio40 is my private account. The two other singers in the chorus who helped write our article are Sue Metz (Mccsue (talk · contribs)) and Warren Gifford (Gandalf Wizard (talk · contribs)). Each person uses his or her own account. Regards, Richard Oppenheim Tenorio40 (talk) 07:48, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

"We" is all the people that have helped find material, references, etc. but I have done most of the work. Tenorio40 (talk) 15:41, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Ok, I just wanted to know that everything is within policy. The use of the word "we" confused me a little bit. And if you are connected to Monmouth Civic Chorus, than I suggest reading WP:COI. Happy editing, Armbrust _{Undertaker 19–0} 16:36, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

The way I read this I am not in violation of COI, although I should disclose my membership in the chorus.

• MCC is not for profit
• MCC doesn't sell any products which could be "defective", etc.
• We (the singers) aren't paid
• This is a non-controversial subject, as long as I do a reasonable job of writing, so there won't be any contention

Please let me know if there is a template or some other standard way to disclose that I am a singer in the chorus. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tenorio40 (talk • contribs) 14:04, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Just created one for you. (Obviously any other member with Misplaced Pages account can use it too). And there it is: {{User UCC member}}. Armbrust _Contribs 14:24, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

How do I invoke it? I simply put a new line into the article with the text "{{User UCC member}}"? Should I place this line near the top or bottom of the article? Why did you name it "User UCC member"? It would be better if you could change its name to "User MCC member", please. Thanks. Tenorio40 (talk) 01:53, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

You should put {{User MCC member}} (changed, my mistake) on you userpage (there) and not on the article. Regards, Armbrust public _Contribs 13:02, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

I am not sure if it worked; I put {{User MCC member}} in my User page, but I don't see any change. Tenorio40 (talk) 02:53, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Have corrected it for you. Armbrust _Contribs 03:16, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Köszönöm! Tenorio40 (talk) 23:48, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

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The file originally contained all necessary information, but 62.193.53.22 (talk) removed them. It would be nice, if you looked at the history of the file before nominating it for deletion. Armbrust _{Undertaker 19–0} 16:34, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Moved user page

Hiya, When you move a user page - as you did with this AFC - can you please, afterwards, change the user page itself from a redirect. Because...it makes things very confusing to the (usually new) user. I find it is helpful if we change them to have;

{{userpage}}
*Draft article is in ]

...or something like that. In that specific case, I've just tried clearing things up for the user; you can see what I've done there on User talk:PeckLSDEM. This is just a hopefully-constructive suggestion, for another time. Cheers!  Chzz  ►  19:38, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Regarding Misplaced Pages talk:Articles for creation/Athlone Group of Companies

FYI, they've had a few problems getting this one right: see (at least) Athlone group and Athlone Group and The Athlone Group. VernoWhitney (talk) 18:24, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Well it's not in my hands now. I don't review the same submission twice. if you think it's now acceptable, than you can accept it. Cheers, Armbrust _{Undertaker 19–0} 18:31, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Ah, I'm afraid I don't know much of anything about how AFC is supposed to work, sorry to bother you then. VernoWhitney (talk) 19:03, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

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New Javascript for editing Template:Useronline

Hi Armbrust. Just wanted to let you know of a new script available for editing your status with the Useronline Template. To use it, go to Template:Useronline and follow the instructions. Thank you. CJ 16:09, 13 April 2011 (UTC).

Thanks for the info. Armbrust _Contribs 16:10, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

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An IP changed the name of the file to "The College of Idaho logo.gif" on the article. Armbrust _Contribs 08:53, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Sidewalk Prophet Picture

A couple of days ago you posted on my photo for the Sidewalk Prophets: "Hello, and thank you for your request. Please provide a link to a page proving the file's license. We need this to be able to upload the file. Generally, the webpage the file is on will have the license information on it. If an appropriate license link is not received within seven days, the request will be declined. Regards." What link would I use if it is my personal blog? Do I need to create a space on the blog saying that Misplaced Pages can use my photography? Kyle (room28ministries@yahoo.com) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.21.94.204 (talk) 06:35, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Well if you have created the picture, than I advise you to follow the instructions described at WP:CONSENT. If you made all necessary steps, than leave me a note and I will upload the picture. Armbrust _Contribs 08:59, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

I sent the e-mail on April 04-15-2011 at 12:55am EST. It gives permission for Misplaced Pages to use my photograph at http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J7L-n_41It8/S-YGr-a52cI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/dTOsG_wzV1g/s1600/DSCF3257.JPG and I listed it under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.21.68.255 (talk) 04:58, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Cupcakes

I think I forgot to thank you. So: Thank you. They were yummylicious. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 06:44, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

WikiArguments AfC Submission

Hi! You wrote: "We're sorry, but we cannot accept unsourced suggestions or sources that are not reliable per the verifiability policy. Please cite reliable, third-party sources with your suggestions. Third party sources are needed so the information can be verified and to establish the notability of the topic."

This is my first try at posting a Misplaced Pages article. I'm confused about the policy of third-party sources and would greatly appreciate your help. I'm the software engineer who designed and developed the WikiArguments system of Congressional accountability. Am I not a "reliable" source for a software system that is my creation and thus can verify it exists?

I've described it in several articles published on respected sites on the Internet (A Google of "WikiArgument" gets about 10,000 hits). I've consulted with other software engineers as to the design and effectiveness of this software system. Could I cite references to reputable Internet publishers that have published articles about WikiArguments by me? I could get testamonials from respected software engineers if that would help?

WikiArguments clearly exists and after reading its description in the Misplaced Pages entry, I would think nobody would question its notability or the reliability of the source that claims it exists. I can't tell you how much I would appreciate your suggestions for getting around this problem. Thank you for your valuable time. Carmen Yarrusso —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.189.37.190 (talk) 13:14, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Well firstly we need third party sources, also sources which are independent from the subject of the article and Misplaced Pages editors aren't reliable sources anyway. Secondly you can verify that it exist, but existence isn't equal to notability. Thirdly, I don't know, what you mean "reputable Internet publishers", but if they are reliable, then you should add them. You should add inline citations (see WP:REFB for more), Wikilinks and relevant categories. Armbrust _Contribs 13:49, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Happy Birthday

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Monterey Bay (talk) 00:45, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Armbrust _Contribs 08:40, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

AfCs

Thank-you for helping clear the backlog at Articles for Creation! Wikipedian2 (talk) 01:37, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

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Re: Brownie

Thanks! :) Much appreciated. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 06:34, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Fest Elevation

What type of sources are needed? And independent in what terms? I can't understand that what does mean by "Homepage of Fest Elevation is not independent". Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nishantkango (talk • contribs) 13:23, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Independent means in this case, that the source you use, has no connection with the subject of the article. Armbrust _Contribs 14:20, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

User rights

FYI. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:12, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. Armbrust _Contribs 03:23, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Hmm. I understood, but I felt the user could be trusted with the right and changed without discussion. That's over now but I won't make that mistake in the future! :P The Helpful One 16:45, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Well I can accept that the value 50 is optional, but only 1 is (at least in my book) not nearly enough. If this user had at least created 15 articles, than the use of IAR would be justifiable, because this userright isn't for creating articles. Cheers and happy editing, Armbrust _Contribs 16:52, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Whisperback (Chrisbowlin)

Hello. You have a new message at Chrisbowlin's talk page.

Barnstar

Moved Barnstar to User:Armbrust/My Barnstars.

Thanks. Armbrust _Contribs 14:47, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

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PM Taj, AfC

Hi Arbrust. I helped PM Taj with his draft article Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/P.M_Taj. I'm going to move it into mainspace for him, after removing the promotional language, shortening the prose, and adding 5 references. It doesn't have in-line citations yet, but I think notability is established for a stub or start-class article. Please check on it at P.M. Taj if you'd like, make any changes, or re-userfy it if you disagree. Cheers, Ocaasi 17:27, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Neil Robertson (snooker player)

Well thanks for that advice. Any particular reason why your warned me and not Mo ainm? LemonMonday Talk 18:26, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Because Mo ainm made only two reverts in the last 24 hours and not three. Your third revert was reverted by Domer48. Armbrust _Contribs 18:31, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

OK, but Mo ainm and the rest are just as guilty as me, you've got to admit. LemonMonday Talk 18:33, 19 April 2011 (UTC)