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Azerbaijan

Currently, you are deleting the list of resources, and linkes and evidences provided to you. I offered the list of of ancient scholars such Strabo etc.

Your refuse to admit the facts so you must explain in details why. The original presented theory on the etymology of Azerbaijan is incomplete. Substantial change from Atropatene to Azerbaijan through indicated path is impossible, unless there is some form of dyslexia. Therefore, I provided all possible variants based on historical evidences with respect the etymology, to provide the reader with option to choose and investigate, if such is required. Freedom of choice source of further discussion rather disruptive deletion of information.

I would gladly discuss it but I need to public view it first. Most of information is based on historical data. Unfortunately, some trolling ID deliberately deleting the information, hence violating the freedom of speech act. basic part of Human Right Act. I presume Wikipedia is about freedom of speech rather propaganda by people who control it.

DJ Peterson

The link you added on the DJ Peterson page is broken. Also, the information you added is incorrect. Zunino was drafted 3rd overall. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.16.215.84 (talk) 01:30, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed the link. Also, the information was initially correct when I first added it, but a later edit made the sentence incorrect: Peterson is the highest drafted player in New Mexico Lobos history, not Mariners. Zappa 24 Mati 01:44, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your revert of my edit on the page about Roblox

I should have cited my other sources. Those include Youtube, and items on Roblox (decals, models)

Youtube 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJEJNoxoiIQ Youtube 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBkDFv0WR5o Youtube 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLy5FCJZIng Decal 1: http://www.roblox.com/April-Fools-Smile-item?id=76579753

--TZLNCTV (talk) 23:12, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@TZLNCTV: YouTube videos are not considered reliable, as anyone can upload a video and make a claim. The Decal is also not a reliable source, since the description itself is not enough, and like YouTube, self-published sources are not considered reliable. For the hacking incident, the only way for it to be mentioned here is through either a reliable source, like a news group, or by the developers itself. I believe the game's developers have a blog, which can be accessed from the site itself, and if one of the developers wrote a blog entry about it (a passing mention is not notable), it can be added. Zappa 24 Mati 23:18, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@ZappaOMati: Erm, here the blog: http://blog.roblox.com/2012/04/april-1st-site-issue-and-update/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by TZLNCTV (talk • contribs)

@TZLNCTV: Alright, thanks for providing it. While the blog does mention the eventual shutdown due to "site issues", I doubt it'll be enough to be added to the article, since one who's new to Roblox and reading the page would believe it was just for routine maintenance, when it was much worse; David Baszucki didn't say exactly what the cause was, which - in the case of the videos - was various hackings, it seems, and you can't add in details that the source doesn't provide. For the most part, if you can find another blog post from the developers, or a reliable source (as I said, a news agency, for example), that actually explains what happens, then it might merit inclusion. Zappa 24 Mati 23:46, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@ZappaOMati: Found a source. http://roblox.wikia.com/wiki/April_Fools_Hack_2012?file=Ropacalypse.png Proof of moderatorship: https://twitter.com/BrianReddus & http://www.roblox.com/User.aspx?ID=34300. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TZLNCTV (talk • contribs)

@TZLNCTV: Twitter and Wikia usually are not reliable sources, especially the latter, like Wikipedia. As I had said, if you can find a reliable source, like a news agency, that discusses the hackings in detail, then it might be considered. Blog posts from anyone not affiliated with Roblox, profiles and tweets are not enough. Zappa 24 Mati 03:04, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Pending changes/reviewers

I've added the 'reviewer' right to your account, as I believe you've evidenced yourself worthy of the ability to deal with Pending Changes. You might want to take a look through Wikipedia:Reviewing. Good luck! - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:17, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Unforgetting L.A. edit-a-thon on September 6

Unforgetting L.A. edit-a-thon: Saturday, September 6 from 11am to 4pm

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You are invited to meet up with online magazine East of Borneo for an edit-a-thon to build a better history of art in Southern California. This next event in their Unforgetting L.A. series will take place on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 11am - 4pm at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena (map). Beginners welcome! Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. For more info, see eastofborneo.org/unforgetting.

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Chris conte

How about an updated picture on the Chris conte page. Instead of a picture of the side of his head.Gobears17 (talk) 19:30, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Gobears17: Sure, go ahead. If you can find one that does not violate any copyrights. Zappa 24 Mati 19:37, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

L.A. Meetup on September 21

The 20th Los Angeles meetup: Sunday, September 21 from 11am to 4pm

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Stub contest

A quick note to say that as of this evening you've got 10 points - and there's three days still to go, so if you've any more to add please get them in soon :-). Thanks for the contributions! Andrew Gray (talk) 22:58, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

L.A. events on October 7 and 16

Upcoming L.A. events: Wik-Ed Women edit-a-thon (10/7, 6-10pm) and UCR edit-a-thon (10/16, 10am-4pm)

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The Southern California Wikipedia community has two exciting events coming up in the next few weeks: a Wik-Ed Women editing session downtown designed to combat systemic bias, and a Wikipedia Loves Libraries event at UC Riverside!

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The UC Riverside Wikipedia Loves Libraries event is an edit-a-thon targeting articles related to UC Riverside, SoCal, and beyond. Join students and faculty learning how to edit! This event will take place on Thursday, October 16 from 10am to 4pm at UCR's Tomás Rivera Library. Again, RSVPs are requested here.

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link

Not sure if you read this, so I thought I'd pass on the link since you like NASCAR.

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/xfinity-bold-plans-nascar-coverage-26223249

— Ched : ? 14:41, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

SoCal edit-a-thons on October 21 and 25

Upcoming SoCal edit-a-thons: UC Riverside (10/21, 10am-3pm) and Unforgetting L.A. (10/25, 9am-5pm)

Dear fellow Wikipedian,

The Southern California Wikipedia community has two more events scheduled for the month of October: a water-related edit-a-thon at UC Riverside, and an Unforgetting L.A. event at the Los Angeles Archives Bazaar in conjunction with L.A. as Subject!

As part of Wikipedia Loves Libraries and to celebrate Open Access Week, UC Riverside is participating alongside other Western Waters Digital Library members in an edit-a-thon focusing on water issues. Join students and faculty learning how to edit! This event will take place on Tuesday, October 21 from 10am to 3pm at UCR's Orbach Science Library (map). RSVPs are requested here.

The Unforgetting L.A. edit-a-thon and training workshop will take place at the 9th annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, and is hosted by online magazine East of Borneo in partnership with L.A. as Subject. Join us on Saturday, October 25 from 9am to 5pm at the USC Doheny Memorial Library (map). Beginners welcome! Please RSVP here if you plan to attend.

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John Groce

I put John Groce's actual nick name? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dylan Pierce (talk • contribs)

@Dylan Pierce: Even if it was his real nickname, you need to provide a reliable source, per the biography of living persons policy: Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page. Zappa 24 Mati 23:59, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Halloween cheer!

Happy Halloween!

Hello ZappaOMati:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
– NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 11:14, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Bill Belichick

Point well taken in your Edit Sumary and normally I approved these kinds of edits, but when I see an edit summary that is misleading (in this case "fixing a typo") I become suspicious. --SCalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺ 01:18, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Infobox Le Mans driver

Hi ZappaOMati. I've added the birth and death parameters back into {{Infobox Le Mans driver}}. You almost had it right - header2 just needed to be renumbered as well. Regards. DH85868993 (talk) 12:03, 4 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

L.A. event on November 11, and a new Facebook group

Wik-Ed Women editing session (11/11, 6-10pm), and join our new Facebook group!

Dear fellow Wikipedian,

The LA Wikipedia community has a new Facebook group! Become a member to keep up to date with all of our upcoming events and to connect with local Wikipedians!

In addition, we have one upcoming event: the third Wik-Ed Women editing session will take place on Tuesday, November 11 from 6pm to 10pm at the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive downtown. This series of informal get-togethers is designed to encourage Los Angeles women-in-the-arts (though all are welcome!) to contribute their expertise to Wikipedia, specifically expanding content about women artists. Please RSVP here if you plan to attend.

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WP NFL discussion

Let me know what you think about the topic of starting QB templates I brought up. Spread the word if you'd like, as well :) Have a good day! Soulbust (talk) 22:34, 4 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your DYK nomination

Hi, in your nomination of 2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, ALT2 does not link to the DYK article. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 01:47, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

L.A. event on November 11 CANCELED

Wik-Ed Women editing session CANCELED

Due to health issues affecting one of the organizers, the third Wik-Ed Women editing session (originally scheduled for Tuesday, November 11) has been canceled. We expect the series to pick up again sometime in December. Sorry for the inconvenience, and hope to see you in the near future! Calliopejen1 (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:08, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for 2004 Subway 500

On 7 November 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2004 Subway 500, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that victory celebrations for the 2004 Subway 500 were canceled due to the Hendrick Motorsports aircraft crash? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2004 Subway 500. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Randy Dorton

Hello! Your submission of Randy Dorton at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 18:24, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: this is one of two nominations where the QPQ hasn't been supplied though at least four weeks has passed since the nomination. Please supply these right away so we can call for reviewers. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:24, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@BlueMoonset: Woops, sorry. I should seriously stop waiting for the review to be provided to give the QPQ and just get it done beforehand. QPQ for both have been provided. Zappa (5–7)Mati 23:41, 2 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 2013 Mudsummer Classic

The article 2013 Mudsummer Classic you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:2013 Mudsummer Classic for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The359 -- The359 (talk) 04:02, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Randy Dorton

On 7 December 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Randy Dorton, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a 900-horsepower engine was built in tribute to Randy Dorton? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Randy Dorton. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:52, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

L.A. edit-a-thon this Sunday, December 14

L.A. meetup: December 14 edit-a-thon at the California African American Museum

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East of Borneo's "Unforgetting L.A." edit-a-thon series continues this weekend at the California African American Museum! Please join us this Sunday, December 14 from 11am to 4pm. Beginners welcome! You'll learn to create new articles that improve Wikipedia's coverage of African American art in Los Angeles, past and present. Please click here for full event details and to RSVP if you plan to attend.

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List of Daytona 500 winners

Would you please comment on Nascarking's proposal about adding historically significant Daytona 500's to the text of the list? We are waiting for everyone involved in the collaboration to comment so we can proceed with the improvements. Royalbroil 03:24, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500

On 19 December 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after the 2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, the Hendrick Motorsports team wore their caps backwards in victory lane to honor the late Ricky Hendrick? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 23:57, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2015!!!

Hello ZappaOMati, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you a heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2015.
Happy editing,
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My apologies for not getting this to you yesterday, but thank you for all you do to improve NFL and NASCAR coverage on Wikipedia! I wish your Bears and Jeff Gordon (who totally would have won the championship if Bad Crashlowski hadn't dumped him at Texas) good luck in their respective sports next season, and may you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 16:11, 26 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Have a bacon-filled new year!

As a member of WikiProject Bacon, I'm wishing you a very happy New Year's Eve and a great 2015! May your new year be filled with positive experiences, great wiki contributions, and of course, well-smoked thin-cut bacon. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:40, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year ZappaOMati!

Happy New Year!

ZappaOMati,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:09, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Using font tags in your signature

Hello there! I'm working on a project trying to bring most of the coding on Wikipedia up to the most current standards (HTML5), and I noticed that your signature is using <font>...</font> tags which were deprecated in HTML 4.0 Transitional, marked as invalid in 4.0 Strict, and are not part of HTML5 at all. I'd love to help you update your signature to use newer code, and if you're interested, I suggest replacing:

'''<span>[[User:ZappaOMati|<font color="#088696">Zappa</font>]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<font color="#2C2A29">2015</font>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<font color="#E57200">Mati</font>]]</span>'''

with:

'''<span style="color:#088696">[[User:ZappaOMati|Zappa]][[Special:Contributions/ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#2C2A29">2015</span>]][[User talk:ZappaOMati|<span style="color:#E57200">Mati</span>]]</span>'''

which will result in a 206 character long signature with an appearance of: Zappa 2015 Maticompared to your existing 201 character long signature of: Zappa 2015 Mati — Either way. Happy editing! Darylgolden^(talk) Ping when replying 01:02, 4 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your input is requested . . . .

Zappi, I'd like to get your opinion on this revised infobox template for college football players: [1]. After determining what data points to include, we'll recruit a template editor to handle the coding for us. Once we determine what fields we're adding and what we're deleting, then we'll work on the modified graphics. Thanks. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 12:40, 7 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, still looking for your comments -- if you have time. Thanks. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 06:26, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Putting Ethnicity in Info Box

Hello you change my edit on RyanHiga. It is strange and unnecessary to have ethnicity or race in info box and common practice not to put it there. This is why no one or very few people have it in Wikipedia. The race is especially not listed for celebs or famous politicans. It only exists in parameter because someone add it to the parameter so it does not make sense to say it should be there just because someone put it there. Waitng for your replies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Desipunjab (talk • contribs) 03:07, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Desipunjab: Why would it be strange and unnecessary? By the latter's sense, the whole infobox is unneeded as all info can be included in the text. We also can't use just the nationality; as it can mean both ethnicity and citizenship, it becomes highly confusing to use it for people of another ethnicity, since (for example), no one would know if Higa was Japanese if they did not read the text, and assumed he was full-blooded American. Now, one could argue about the picture, but not everyone's going to see the picture the same way. As for your argument as to how it's not listed for celebs, considering how KevJumba, Wong Fu Productions have it, that statement becomes slightly invalidated. Politically, {{Infobox officeholder}} doesn't have the 'Ethnicity' parameter, so it doesn't get added. If you have any objections to the parameter, you could always take it to Template talk:Infobox person to see how the community feels about it. Zappa SJS Mati 03:24, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It would not be confusing and people would know he is Japanese because it says he is of Japanese descent in first sentence. And this info can be put in Background section which is the first section. If we put race or ethnicity of Obama or Oprah Winfrey or Mindy Kaling, or of each White American celebrity it would be very strange and even looks racist. For ethnicity, I said no one or very few. And it is true, very few and most people do not have it. And only us color people have it(I am Indian/Brown/South Asians) listed. And "full blooded American" excludes non Whites(East Asian, South Asian, Blacks, Hispanics, Middle East, etc.) from being full Americans. Parameter topic - Yes, good idea. I will do that as I get more familiar with Wikipedia as it is confusing for me now lol. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Desipunjab (talk • contribs) 03:35, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Desipunjab: As I had stated, "We also can't use just the nationality; as it can mean both ethnicity and citizenship", so we don't place ethnicity if it is of the majority in a country, like White and American or African-American. In addition, while you had stated that "he is of Japanese descent in first sentence", the infobox is meant to be an alternative to reading the text, so if someone does not read the text, they would not know otherwise. And for my "full-blooded American" statement, I mean that one would think he was "full-blooded American" if only the American nationality was listed, but not the ethnicity. Also, Wikipedia:Other stuff exists, so just because one article does not use the parameter, doesn't mean this one should. Finally, if Wikipedia is confusing, I'll be happy to help you in any way possible. Zappa SJS Mati 03:46, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. This is my last reply cause we will not agree and I don't have much time lol. But I think people don't put it for other races not just cause they are not White or Black. See we don't put it for important non White or Black, American people like Indian Rajiv Shah, Korean Mark Keam, Hispanic Jessica Alba, Kim Kardashian (half middle eastern). It is very rare to put someone's ethnicity or race on info box because it is odd and can look racist. Not all info need to be put in info box like race or sex. It only seems to happen for non important people(YouTube not big celebrity or politican like Rajiv Shah, Mark Keam, etc) they can get away with this. On parameters topic, Thanks for offer/ I will ask you for help later lol. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Desipunjab (talk • contribs) 04:04, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

L.A. event on Tuesday, January 20

Wik-Ed Women editing session (1/20, 6-10pm)

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Please join us at an event this coming Tuesday: the third Wik-Ed Women editing session will take place on January 20 from 6pm to 10pm at the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive downtown. This series of informal get-togethers is designed to encourage Los Angeles women-in-the-arts (though all are welcome!) to contribute their expertise to Wikipedia, specifically expanding content about women artists. Please RSVP here if you plan to attend.

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Jeff Gordon

From an edit summary of yours on this article was wondering if there were any issues with the edits I performed (restoring content/sources deleted by another editor). Shearonink (talk) 06:12, 25 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Shearonink: Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with your edit. I just wanted to be safe and restore everything before the editor who deleted the content. Zappa SJS Mati 17:58, 25 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Those edits

I don't know what happened there or why, but I didn't make any of them, I feel bad that they are even there :( 70.115.8.231 (talk) 22:25, 25 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

kyle larson

hi

i edited kyle larsons page because he is not a Japanese american race car driver - he is american flat out - he was born here. please change

thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.16.86.159 (talk) 15:21, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@47.16.86.159: Just because he's born here doesn't mean he isn't Japanese-American. For example, I'm born in California, but I'm Vietnamese-American. NFL is Awesome 17:22, 27 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

LA edit-a-thons on February 14, 17, and 21

Redondo Loves Wikipedia (2/14), Wik-Ed Women (2/17), and Unforgetting LA at the Getty (2/21)!

Dear fellow Wikipedian,

The LA Wikipedia community has three events in mid-February -- please consider attending!

First, we have a Valentine's Day edit-a-thon appropriately named Redondo Loves Wikipedia, which will take place at the Redondo Beach Public Library from 10am to 1pm on Saturday, February 14. Join library staff, the Redondo Beach Historical Society, and others to help improve Wikipedia's coverage of Redondo Beach!

Second, we have a Wik-Ed Women editing session on Tuesday, February 17 from 6pm to 10pm at the Los Angeles Contemporary Archive downtown. This series of informal get-togethers is designed to encourage Los Angeles women-in-the-arts (though all are welcome!) to contribute their expertise to Wikipedia, specifically expanding content about women artists.

Third, we have an Unforgetting LA event put on by East of Borneo in collaboration with the Getty Research Institute. Come help improve Wikipedia's coverage of LA design and architecture, and have an awesome free day at the museum -- parking will be validated for edit-a-thon participants! If you'd like to use particular books from GRI's great collection, be sure to email before 2/13 (instructions at event page).

And be sure to check out our main meetup page, because we already have three SoCal events scheduled for early March!

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DYK for Rico Abreu

On 7 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rico Abreu, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that because he is 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m) tall, Rico Abreu uses foot blocks to operate his race car's throttle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rico Abreu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Harrias ^talk 00:03, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Gibbs Racing page.

I edited the Joe Gibbs Racing page for the #18 car as an IP Address after Kyle's injury in the Xfinity race on Saturday, saying it's driven by Kyle Busch/Matt Crafton. Should I change it to just Matt Crafton or wait and see if Crafton will be the relief driver for Atlanta next Sunday? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gabe015 (talk • contribs)

@Gabe015: Usually, we just do it like in the navbox, and list every driver to drive in it for the season, even if they didn't compete in a points race (yet), though I'm not sure if Kyle will race again. What I think is that you should keep Kyle, and add Matt in. NFL is Awesome 17:19, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Rob Hart

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DYK for Rob Hart

On 10 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rob Hart, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Rob Hart, NFL Europe's all-time leading scorer, was a retailer at Virgin Records and a substitute teacher? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rob Hart. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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What do you think of results tables for minor races/series?

Jeff Gordon is the only driver that has a Sprint Unlimited table to my knowledge. Are these (and the All-Star race, for that matter) notable enough for inclusion? I'm also wondering if there should be results tables for ARCA and K&N results (Beto Monteiro's page has the latter). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bentvfan54321 (talk • contribs)

@Bentvfan54321: I'm honestly not too sure about exhibition races being added, so I can't really say. Regarding feeder series, The Bushranger and I had a discussion about this last year, but I don't know if any momentum has been made afterward. I think the Mexico/Canadian series are fine, but I can't really say on the Pro Series East/West or the Modifieds. Meanwhile, I think ARCA is notable enough to get a results table, but that's just my opinion. Zappa 24 Mati 21:52, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@ZappaOMati: Thanks, and my apologies for forgetting to sign above. I honestly think the results are notable for any NASCAR series provided the driver is notable enough for an article, but that's just my opinion. I'll ping @Jahn1234567890: as well to see if he has any thoughts. Thanks, --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:24, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I think we should not add tabes for Sprint Unlimited or exhibition races. I think we should stick to tables that count to championships, or really important races like the Daytona 500. I'm not really sure about the other national series. I also think The ARCA series is notable enough, especially for championship winners like Kimmel. Jahn1234567890 (talk) 22:55, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Since we've reached consensus that ARCA is notable enough, what do you think about the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series (although many drivers in that series may not be notable enough for articles themselves)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bentvfan54321 (talk • contribs)

@Bentvfan54321: I think the ARCA Trucks is a little too obscure for results. Looking through Category:Automobile Racing Club of America, I'm not too sure about the ARCA Midwest Tour and the CRA Super Series, meanwhile... Zappa 24 Mati 23:19, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's pretty much what I was thinking. And man, that's twice now I've forgotten my sig. You'd think I could do better than that… --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:26, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@ZappaOMati:, @Bentvfan54321: I've had another thought about results tables for the other Nascar national series and I think that they are not notable enough. For example the K&N Pro Series West only has season report for 2014 and 2015. I think that if we would add tables of those series to driver that those driver are probably going to be drivers who had a Sprint Cup or a Nationwide career etc, wich makes the feeder series result tables far less notable. I think ARCA is notable enough as it the top series of the Automobile Racing Club of America. What do you guys think? Jahn1234567890 (talk) 16:24, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Jahn1234567890: For a guy like Rico Abreu, I think the lower end series is notable enough. For a guy like Steve Park who raced in Cup, maybe, maybe not; I really don't have a strong argument either way.

"For example the K&N Pro Series West only has season report for 2014 and 2015."

That's an unrelated problem in my opinion. All that means is that season reports for prior years need to be written and created at some point, such as 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 20:38, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: I see your point, but I just don't think the feeder series are notable enough for result tables. I do think that feeder series are notable in case a driver only drove in that series or did not make it big time into professional Nascar racing. Adding al minor series results to 'big time' drivers is going to cram up a page without actually being that notable imo. Jahn1234567890 (talk) 20:56, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Jahn1234567890: I'm starting to think this is the basic consensus: For drivers like Abreu, I have no problem including them. For a guy like Chase Elliott, I'd maybe say they are notable enough. But for a guy like Earnhardt, Johnson, Gordon, etc, I'm not really sure we need those.

Zappa says above, "I think the Mexico/Canadian series are fine, but I can't really say on the Pro Series East/West or the Modifieds." Would you agree, Jahn? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:33, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Another thing of note, A. J. Allmendinger's open wheel results go as low as the Barber Pro Series. I follow open-wheel racing somewhat closely, but not enough to know how that would compare to NASCAR. Do either of you know: is that more on par with ARCA, XFINITY, K&N, or something else? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:38, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: I feel the same way about the Mexico/Canadian series as I do with the other feeder series. Would be fine to add to local drivers or someone who raced a long time in that series, but not if for instance a Earnhardt, Johnson, Gordon, etc drove a one of in that series. As for the Barber Pro Series, thats a bid harder to say. Open wheel racing has a lot of high level racing. The top series back then would be the Champ Car series and the IRL. Bellow that you would have the Infiniti Pro Series and the Atlantic Championship. I think the Barber Dodge Pro Series would be just below that. So in that way you could say the Barber Dodge Pro Series would be third tier like the Truck series in Nascar. Then again, hard to compare with Nascar as there are various open wheel series organized by different federations. Jahn1234567890 (talk) 15:29, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Archiving talk page

I've been trying to start archiving my talk page but I can't seem to pull it off. I've been screwing around long enough and hoped that you could help me out, as you have a perfectly tidy talk page. Jahn1234567890 (talk) 21:29, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Jahn1234567890: I saw your question, and it's relatively simple for me. Scrolling through your talk's history, I noticed that the archive's link, User talk:Jahn1234567890/Archives/1, uses "Archives/1". Looking at other archives and the source for the talk header, I think the correct programming to get the archive number to properly display on the talk header is to use "Archive (number)". So instead of User talk:Jahn1234567890/Archives/1, it should be User talk:Jahn1234567890/Archive 1. Zappa 24 Mati 23:34, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! That really helped me out. Jahn1234567890 (talk) 15:01, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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IndyCar table proposal

What do you think of changing this…

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2015		Dallara DW12		STP	NLA	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET	DET	TXS	TOR	FON	MIL	IOW	MDO	POC	SNM	*	*

…to this?

Year	Team	No.	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2015			Dallara DW12		STP	NLA	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET	DET	TXS	TOR	FON	MIL	IOW	MDO	POC	SNM	*	*

In short, there are two minor changes; the year parameter is darkened so the background matches that of the team, chassis, etc. (as is done with the NASCAR tables), and a car number parameter is added. This is just a proposal; I'll ping @Jahn1234567890: as well to see what he thinks. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:10, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: I think it looks good. Looking at a few drivers' tables, I also suggest doing what we do with the NASCAR tables and merge the teams/chassis/numbers/engines if they're the same for the following years, instead of repeating it over and over again. For example:

Instead of:

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Rank	Points
2012	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	Dallara DW12	Honda	STP 11	ALA 17	LBH 26	SAO 23	INDY 25	DET 15	TXS 13	MIL 25	IOW 19	TOR 13	EDM 17	MDO 12	SNM 23	BAL	FON 16					23rd	200
2013	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	Dallara DW12	Honda	STP 23	ALA 9	LBH 13	SAO 5	INDY 28	DET 7	DET 16	TXS 8	MIL 11	IOW 15	POC 5	TOR 23	TOR 11	MDO 23	SNM 24	BAL 2	HOU 5	HOU 13	FON 20	14th	348
2014	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	Dallara DW12	Honda	STP 9	LBH 19	ALA 8	IMS 17	INDY 30	DET 20	DET 17	TXS 11	HOU 20	HOU 20	POC 8	IOW 2	TOR 20	TOR 13	MDO 12	MIL 5	SNM 6	FON 10		13th	406
2015	CFH Racing	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet	STP 12	NLA	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET	DET	TXS	TOR	FON	MIL	IOW	MDO	POC	SNM				12th*	18*

* Season still in progress

We do:

Year	Team	No.	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Rank	Points
2012	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	67	Dallara DW12	Honda	STP 11	ALA 17	LBH 26	SAO 23	INDY 25	DET 15	TXS 13	MIL 25	IOW 19	TOR 13	EDM 17	MDO 12	SNM 23	BAL	FON 16					23rd	200
2013					STP 23	ALA 9	LBH 13	SAO 5	INDY 28	DET 7	DET 16	TXS 8	MIL 11	IOW 15	POC 5	TOR 23	TOR 11	MDO 23	SNM 24	BAL 2	HOU 5	HOU 13	FON 20	14th	348
2014					STP 9	LBH 19	ALA 8	IMS 17	INDY 30	DET 20	DET 17	TXS 11	HOU 20	HOU 20	POC 8	IOW 2	TOR 20	TOR 13	MDO 12	MIL 5	SNM 6	FON 10		13th	406
2015	CFH Racing			Chevrolet	STP 12	NLA	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET	DET	TXS	TOR	FON	MIL	IOW	MDO	POC	SNM				12th*	18*

* Season still in progress

Zappa 24 Mati 02:52, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Looks great to me (with the number and darkened year, of course). --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 10:31, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm nor really sure. I think the table looks fine the way it is now. I don't think the car number is as notable as it is with Nascar. This is probably something that should be discused here. Jahn1234567890 (talk) 18:01, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I see discussion has stalled. @Jahn1234567890: I certainly don't think numbers are that notable in Formula 1, but why not IndyCar? The drivers are often referred to by their numbers, and putting Will Power's #1 in the table would signify that he is the reigning champion, since only the champ can use that number. I've tweaked Zappa's template above further to what I think looks good, and I'll also note that the numbers are listed on the season report pages. What do you guys think? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 13:43, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

YouTube Wikiproject Restart

I've just reproposed YouTube Wikiproject Would you still be interested in working on it?

--- :D Derry Adama (talk) 05:20, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jeremy Mayfield

I am the source. I am personal friends with Jeremy and I know the facts of the event directly from Jeremy and his wife. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logisticsnyc (talk • contribs)

@Logisticsnyc: You can't be the source; if you are personally affiliated with Mayfield in any way, per WP:COI, you should not be adding any such information, especially if controversial, to his page. A reliable source must be provided, and a friend is not one. That would be like if a movie was made about him, and I were to say I was the inspiration because I suggested the idea. Zappa 24 Mati 23:47, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Jason Rabedeaux

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Allen3 ^talk 00:05, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

chase pistone page

I wanted to tell you how great I think the page you made for my younger brother Chase Pistone is. He is very proud of it. I was trying to get my own page made. Mainly to clear up confusion between who I am and who my grandfather is. Tiger Tom Pistone is my grandfather and I am named Tom Pistone as well. Do you have any advice on getting a page done? I read I am not supposed to make my own. Once again, thanks for taking the time on Chases page. Sincerely - Tom Pistone www.tompistone.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2606:A000:1203:40C0:8435:145D:3051:5020 (talk) 17:43, 20 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@2606:A000:1203:40C0:8435:145D:3051:5020: The first step you need to do to get your own page made is to first make sure your subject is notable enough for a page; if the subject is mentioned in a reliable source like a newspaper, it should be notable enough. If you don't want to register for an account and still make an article, you would go to the Article wizard to create it. Good luck! Zappa 24 Mati 23:41, 20 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation

I'd like to invite you to join the WikiProject R&B and Soul Music. We are currently on demand for new members, the project was dying, but with your help we can revive it and make it one of the best WikiProjects. Make me sure that you'll think about this and remember cooperative works can do amazing things. Regards Dfrr (talk) 18:35, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hey ZappaOMati

What is your birthdate? --182.191.187.109 (talk) 21:49, 15 May 2015 (UTC) Frost[reply]

July 13. Why? Zappa 24 Mati 23:58, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

FAC, xx (album)

Hi! Since you're a member of WP:Music, would you be interested in reviewing my FAC for the article xx (album)? Apart from some hollow support votes, it's really received only one complete review, so any feedback would be appreciated. Dan56 (talk) 17:43, 19 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Brennan Poole and Cameron Hayley

Just FYI (and of course, no sweat if you are busy), the above two drivers now have articles and thus need results tables (I'd do them myself, but I have exams to study for this week and am thus largely unavailable). --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:07, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321:

Done Zappa 24 Mati 03:15, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Summaries

I love how you used edit summaries on the pages you've edited.(talk) 21:50, 25 May 2015 (UTC)Ptb1997^(Ptb1997)[reply]

User:ZappaOMati/Kenzie Ruston

It seems fairly complete to me. Do you think this is ready to be moved into the mainspace? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 02:34, 30 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: Wow, I forgot I still had it in userspace. Don't worry about the hassle of moving it, I did it. Zappa 24 Mati 02:46, 30 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Dixon photo

I have reverted to the previous image in the Scott Dixon article. It is quite clearly a much better photo than the one I reverted, and it is less than two years old. The one Missvain inserted is particularly unflattering. The article is a BLP, so surely we should not deliberately choose a poor image when we actually have a good one available. Moriori (talk) 22:12, 30 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Both of them look fine to me, but that's fair enough. Zappa 24 Mati 02:32, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for FDNY Racing

On 17 June 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article FDNY Racing, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that FDNY Racing's crew consists of volunteers from the New York City Fire and Police Departments? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/FDNY Racing. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Thanks for supporting the DYK Project Victuallers (talk) 02:41, 17 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

5th Annual Wiknic

5th Annual Wiknic (Saturday, July 11, 2015, ~9:30am-4pm)

Dear fellow Wikipedian,

You are cordinally invited to the fifth annual Los Angeles Wiknic!

The Wiknic is a part of the nationwide Great American Wiknic. We'll be grilling, getting to know each other better, and building the L.A. Wikipedia community! The event is tentatively planned for Pan-Pacific Park (map) and will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2014 from 9:30am to 4pm or so. Please RSVP and volunteer to bring food or drinks if possible!

I hope to see you there! Howcheng (talk) - via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:41, 21 June 2015 (UTC) Join our Facebook group here! To opt out of future mailings about LA meetups, please remove your name from this list.[reply]

Steve Byrnes photo?

This looks more like Matt Yocum to me (though it's early in the morning, so...). Either way, a picture of Byrnes, if a free one cannot be found, would likely have a legitimate FUR since Byrnes is no longer with us and a free one would be almost impossible to locate. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 11:35, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: Looks like Yocum as well, though I'm not sure if the picture was taken before or after the race, since he was interviewing Ricky Carmichael after the race, but I can't find any prerace footage. Zappa 24 Mati 00:00, 27 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@ZappaOMati: I've listed it as needing to be renamed per file renaming criterion #3: "To correct obvious errors in file names, including misspelled proper nouns, incorrect dates, and misidentified objects or organisms." --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 15:23, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@ZappaOMati: I've been meaning to ask why the picture says Steve Byrnes. It's Matt Yocum talking to Ron Hornaday in the picture.--Nascar king 15:27, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Nascarking: Probably just a mistake on the uploader's part that's gone unnoticed for the past 6+ years... --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 15:28, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dale Jr

Hey Justin

Dale Earnhardt Junior has actually 234 career top 10 finishes and 557 Sprint Cup Races competed in. Look at Racing Reference/Dalejr if you do not believe me.

Thank you!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.36.101.137 (talk) 01:03, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Justin, I don't know how to correctly link Dale Jr's accomplishments, but he won the 2003 and 2008 Budweiser Shootout and he also won the 2003,2004,2008 and 2015 Gatorade Duel. He also won the 2012 Sprint Showdown. I don't know how to link these accomplishments correctly,but if you could do that, that would be great!!

Thank You Stearnsn3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.36.101.137 (talk) 01:12, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikinic rescheduled

5th Annual Wiknic rescheduled to Saturday, July 25, 2015, ~9:30am-4pm

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I'm Back!

Hello Justin!

I just wanted to let you know that I'm back on Wikipedia and I'm probably going to be way more active on wikipedia as of now. Jahn1234567890 (talk) 22:35, 17 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jules Bianchi

He died on Saturday morning in France. The 18th of July — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adevarts (talk • contribs) 03:52, 18 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See the talk page. Zappa 24 Mati 03:54, 18 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Derek White (racing driver)

On 4 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Derek White (racing driver), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Derek White (pictured) is the first Native American to attempt a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in series history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Derek White (racing driver). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:41, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ray Black, Jr.

On 7 August 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ray Black, Jr., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that NASCAR driver Ray Black, Jr. became interested in racing professionally after playing racing video games on his PlayStation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ray Black, Jr.. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 17:42, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Regarding this, I'm the exact opposite, I can't call defensive plays to save my life. lol Cra sh Underride 01:47, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Crash Underride: Heh, I'm guess I'm just more of a defensive guru. Guess that's a result of growing up watching a defense-first Bears team (until the magical Trestman era began, of course). Zappa 24 Mati 04:00, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well the weird things is I love defense, even when I have great players I get burned. I dunno why. However, on offense, I can rack up the points. lol Cra sh Underride 04:51, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Sam Hornish, Jr.

I've sourced and rearranged the information on his career, trimmed the prose, and removed most of the extraneous images. In the amount of time I've started my work on this, I've taken the article from 153,659 bytes to 138,083 bytes. It may not sound like much, but, as muscle weighs more than fat, I've put on a lot of muscle (references, citations) and lost a lot of fat (fancruft, trivia, irrelevancy). I'm still planning on trimming the "Media" section, but I was wondering if you could help me out in any way? If not, that's alright, but I've searched for more information and references for both the "Personal life" and media parts of the article and haven't had much luck. If we can get those in good shape, we may have a GA on our hands. Perhaps you, me, and Jahn1234567890 could have a GA "race" as we try to bring Hornish, Jeff Gordon, and Morgan Shepherd up to GA status. Thanks, --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 00:02, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: I'll go take a further look sometime this weekend. I think the biggest problem with the section has to be the video game subsection: I see no reason for appearances in games (outside of being the cover athlete) to be mentioned. If we did this with guys like Gordon or Earnhardt, the section's going to be seriously bloated. Zappa 24 Mati 16:11, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's exactly what I was thinking. I see no need to mention EVERY game he was in, except for the IndyCar game in which his car was featured on the cover. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 17:43, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: While updating his result today, I can't help but notice the ARCA infobox: I honestly really see no reason for it to stay, since infoboxes for one-offs, especially in series that don't have their own infobox (which would require the use of {{Infobox racing driver}}), aren't usually added. What do you think we should do with it? Zappa 24 Mati 21:52, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say remove it. He only participated in one race; it's not like he had a career over multiple seasons. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:51, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cody Lane

Hey Zappa. Cody Lane has his Wikipedia page and I didn't see his stats for his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He attempted to make his debut at Bristol driving the No. 27 Chevrolet Silverado for Glenden Enterprises and resulted a DNQ. Is it ok that you can update his page by puting his Truck Series stats please thank you 😊. Billgatenguyenlobcity (talk) 00:29, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Billgatenguyenlobcity:

Done Zappa 24 Mati 00:32, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bristol pics of the Trucks and Mods

I wasn't able to get any driver pics of drivers in the Modified race since they apparently don't do driver intros in that series. I also didn't get much of anything other than a lap 2 wreck (SPOILER) because of the rain.

I was also out of position to take any good pics of driver intros for the Truck race, but I did get some good pics of the front running trucks. Are there any you'd like me to upload today?--Nascar king 11:55, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) @Nascarking: As long as they're all freely licensed (which, of course, they are), I see no harm in uploading all of them. Once that's done, we'll pick the best ones to use and add them to the articles accordingly. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 11:59, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: @ZappaOMati: But are their any drivers in particular I should upload first? I'd rather not upload every last photo I have for the ten of them that'll get used.--Nascar king 16:02, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: @Nascarking: Ray Black, Jr., Jusin Jennings, Travis Kvapil, Ryan Ellis, Cameron Hayley, John Hunter Nemechek, David Gilliland, Ben Kennedy, Johnny Sauter,John Wes Townley, Cole Custer, Mason Mingus, Daniel Suarez, Spencer Gallagher, Timothy Peters, Daniel Hemric and Tyler Reddick could use some photos of their trucks (or photos at all). NFL is Awesome 18:06, 20 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Justin Wilson

I thought you might beat me to it. What a shame. But at the same time, I hope IndyCar can use this as an opportunity to look at the safety of the drivers; between Hinchcliffe's near-fatal crash and Wilson, perhaps a long off-season is just what IndyCar needs. It reminds me of Earnhardt's passing. That was a true tragedy, but NASCAR reacted well after his death and improved the safety of their cars, and their hard work is paying off. Earnhardt remains the last death in NASCAR's top three series. Let's hope Bianchi and Wilson are the last in theirs as well. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 02:19, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: Yeah, it really sucks. I think it's time IndyCar and F1 add a canopy over the cockpit; even Hunter-Reay thinks so. Zappa 24 Mati 02:38, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Couldn't agree more. How the series has not even publicly CONSIDERED finding a way to add them is beyond me. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 10:31, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Potential admin

Hi, I notice you're on Wikipedia:List of administrator hopefuls. Wikipedia would benefit from more admins. If you have been editing for more than 12 months (preferably 24+ months), and have been editing fairly consistently for the past 6 months (preferably 12+ months) with at least 100 edits a month (this tool will help) - or an explanation for any gaps, and haven't been blocked in the past three years - or a good explanation for a recent block, don't have a recent history of edit warring or arguing with other editors, feel you can explain why you wish to be an admin, can demonstrate some understanding of Wikipedia's procedures and processes, or know where to go for guidance, and are confident enough to go through a RfA, please get in touch with me. We can talk about it some more, and if all looks OK, I'll nominate you. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 09:30, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Talk to me bro!" - My understanding of the term "bro" is that it is used to greet male friends; if that is the case, you may wish to consider changing your greeting to something more welcoming to all users of Wikipedia - unless you really do prefer to alienate female users! ;-) SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 09:34, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SilkTork: Heh, I actually call everyone that. I'm like an unfunny version of PewDiePie. Changed to something more "Australian". NFL is Awesome 14:02, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SilkTork: Anyway, on a more serious note, I'd be willing to run for adminship sometime soon, and I think we should follow through with that discussion. I'm on an alt account right now since I'm in school at the moment, but I can send another confirmation message in about 5 hours from my regular account once I get out from school. NFL is Awesome 18:00, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@SilkTork: Okay, so it wasn't the 5 hours that I had mentioned, but here's the confirmation message. Zappa 24 Mati 00:33, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think that you'd make a great admin and I'd support you! You've been doing a great job with working Good Articles and you have the right temperament from all the discussions that I've seen from you. You work WITH people. Royalbroil 02:31, 10 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for delay in getting back to you. I disabled the ping alert by the way, as people were often using my name in discussions simply to get me involved, so by "get in touch" I tend to mean contact me by email or on my talkpage - I should make that clearer in future. Anyway, I've set up a chat page here. You'll need to bear with me as I have got a stronger response than I expected, so I am working with a number of people, and - as is the way - just as I started this my personal life has got busier. Hey ho. The chat may be slow. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 08:24, 10 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You're Invited!

Your GA nomination of 2013 Chicago Bears season

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 2013 Chicago Bears season you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wugapodes -- Wugapodes (talk) 01:20, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal of speedy deletion defense!

As I said before, I don't know how to add links or categories. Any help, or a simple tutorial (The wiki one confuses me) is greatly appreciated. This is really my 1st official complete article, and 3rd overall, so I'm not sure what to do.

If I have no help in 1 week, the article will get an author deletion (The creator deletes the article). Thank you for your time.

     -Awesomebroboy1; rookie wikier  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Awesomebroboy1 (talk • contribs) 01:39, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Awesomebroboy1: The problem isn't that it has no links or categories: the problem is that it's not notable enough for its own article. It'd be like creating an article for Hendrick engines blowing up at the 2002 EA Sports 500. Problems plaguing a team just isn't good enough for its own page, but should instead be properly integrated in a way to the race article itself. Zappa 24 Mati 01:50, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of 2013 Chicago Bears season

The article 2013 Chicago Bears season you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:2013 Chicago Bears season for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wugapodes -- Wugapodes (talk) 03:21, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

The page will now be deleted by the author. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Awesomebroboy1 (talk • contribs) 20:17, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead and add the throwbacks

If you have sources for all of the teams, feel free to go ahead and add the throwback schemes to the 2015 Bojangles' Southern 500.--Nascar king 20:46, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Nascarking: I wasn't too sure where to add them, since adding them before the entry list felt "weird" to me, so I decided to just add it to the entry list. I used this source an awful lot, since all the schemes (or most) were already provided in it, though if you want me to use different sources, I can provide them as well. Zappa 24 Mati 22:34, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Team Xtreme Racing

Stop changing the page. The warrant has issues. That will come to light soon there was never a warrant — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.208.70.228 (talk • contribs)

Can you provide a reliable source for your claim? Zappa 24 Mati 01:23, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Cole Pearn

On 17 September 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cole Pearn, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cole Pearn is the first regular Canadian crew chief in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cole Pearn. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 01:37, 17 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

MBM Motorsports

Hey Zappa. Can you please change the name User:ZappaOMati/MBM Motorsports to MBM Motorsports please thank you 😊. Tbh I don't know have to redirect it 😔. Billgatenguyenlobcity (talk) 05:08, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Billgatenguyenlobcity: I was considering letting it sit in userspace for a while until I flesh it out some more, but if you're willing to do it as well, I moved it. Zappa 24 Mati 14:30, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

WP:OPENWHEEL

Not sure if you know anything about the project I don't, but looking at the articles under the project it seems none of them are assessed with a class or an importance because the project talk page banner doesn't have a parameter for them. I think assessing the articles would be beneficial, but I wanted to ask you if you know of a way we can do this that won't break or disrupt any talk page banners. Thanks, --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 03:01, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: I've done this before back in 2012 for WikiProject Chicago Bears, but it's been a while. I think I got it. Just need to create the categories for the classes/importances now. Zappa 24 Mati 03:06, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good! I'm on the east coast and have school tomorrow, so I should probably call it a night, but I'll see what I can do over the next few days. Thanks again! --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 03:10, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, sorry to keep bothering you, but do you know how we could get a chart like this made for the project? I read up on the bot a little bit but I'm still a bit nervous to try it myself as I might miss a step or two... --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:34, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: Don't worry, I just ran the bot through and I think it worked, looking at User:WP 1.0 bot/Tables/Project/American Open Wheel Racing. Zappa 24 Mati 23:40, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You're the best, thanks again! --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:41, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, seems the bot isn't incorporating the importance into the chart; it just updated it (1) without adding the importance parameter in. Would you know how to fix this? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 02:08, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: That, I'm honestly not too sure about. I was considering manually adding it, but for some reason, when looking through the table and tinkering around with combinations of classes and importances when you click on any of the values in the table, nothing comes up. Not sure why, though... Zappa 24 Mati 04:00, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, obviously I was super busy today, but do you think this is something we should ask at the Teahouse or something? Or should we go down a different path in trying to fix this issue? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 03:23, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: Probably not the Teahouse. I'd ask the Version 1.0 Editorial Team since they run the bot. I'd do it myself right now, but it's getting late. Zappa 24 Mati 04:00, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I'm about to call it a night. Just FYI, I put in a query here, so I guess we'll just wait for a response. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 02:36, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@ZappaOMati: Okay, I got the importance issue figured out, but there's still one last problem. The NASCAR project has a separate category for Disambigs and Redirects; for example, Talk:1995 NASCAR Truck Series is under "Redirect-Class". I tried doing this for the Open Wheel project, but, as seen at Talk:Andretti-Green Racing, it stays at "NA-Class". Is this just a bug in the system or is there a difference between the way the two projects are set up that I'm not detecting? Thanks again for all your help so far. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 01:21, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

NFL International Series

When will the 2016 opponents for London be announced? When will the Jacksonville Jaguars 2016 opponent be revealed? I hope my Green Bay Packers play there next year. We wont play Jackonville in London though. Answer these questions! --74.130.133.1 (talk) 18:56, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure about when the 2016 London opponents will be chosen, although there could be a chance that the Packers play the Jags in London next year, since Jacksonville's hosting Green Bay. Zappa 24 Mati 19:47, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just hoping my Packers play in London. My Pack's nemesis, da Bears, did so my Packers should. See here. Just want my Packers in London like my Pack's nemesis, da bears. We will not play them in London. --74.130.133.1 (talk) 19:52, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Huh, I didn't realize that. Oh well. Maybe the year after. P.S.: Bear Down. (sob) Zappa 24 Mati 19:56, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wait till my Pack blows your bears on thanksgiving. --74.130.133.1 (talk) 20:00, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Worst NFL team

Who can be the worst nfl team this year (0-16, 1-15, or 2-14)? --74.130.133.1 (talk) 04:00, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Well, right now my Eagles (1-3) look pretty pathetic... I'll go ahead and be a typical Philadelphia sports fan and say the Philadelphia Eagles. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:52, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Who will win the NFC East then? --74.130.133.1 (talk) 23:47, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Considering how much of a dumpster fire the division is, I don't even know. Eh, screw it, go Giants. Zappa 24 Mati 00:00, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What ZappaOMati said above. I really think whoever wins the division could do so with a 6-10 record. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 00:08, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My Green Bay Packers is heading to 16-0 like the 2007 Patriots. And thanks for reminding me. I think either Cowboys might win it with a 9-7 or 8-8 record or the Eagles with a 10-6. Anyways I trust ZappaOMati, last year was nfc south this year nfc east. Giants and Redskins aint going to the playoffs. The 5th seeded team will beat them in the playoffs but will lose to my Packers. --74.130.133.1 (talk) 01:03, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Philly may win the division with a 10-6 record, too me. --74.130.133.1 (talk) 00:57, 8 October 2015 (UTC)--74.130.133.1 (talk) 00:57, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tracking the lucky dog

I had something I wanted to bring up with you and your two other talk page stalkers @Bentvfan54321: and @Ptb1997:...Do y'all think we should keep track of who's getting the lucky dog during the races for individual race reports? My policy has always been to include things that could directly affect the race and/or outcome of the race. But I've always opted not to note the lucky dog because it seems a bit "inside" from an outside perspective. So what do y'all think?--Nascar king 01:45, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Nascarking: Hmm, looking through the GAs and FAs that the WikiProject has, it doesn't seem to be mentioned besides 2013 Mudsummer Classic. If we play the numbers game, then it shouldn't; a possibility that could work is to mention it if the winner has to use it, like the instances mentioned at Beneficiary rule#Statistics. Zappa 24 Mati 02:00, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Nascarking: If you mean doing so in the race reports, I'd say yes, but only if it has significant impact on the outcome of the race (e.g. the eventual winner got the lucky dog at some point). I think that's what I've always done. Anyway, I'm real busy and should be calling it a night shortly, just ping me again if you need anything else. Thanks, --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 02:02, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 2013 Chicago Bears season

On 6 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2013 Chicago Bears season, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite their offense scoring the second-most points in the National Football League, the 2013 Chicago Bears defense allowed the most yards in team history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2013 Chicago Bears season. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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This Thursday: Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Getty Center

You are invited to join the Women in Architecture edit-a-thon @ Getty Center in LA on October 15! (drop-in any time, 10am-4pm)--Pharos (talk) 18:26, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Results table headers

While the copyedit of Sam Hornish, Jr. (which I plan to take to GA soon) was taking place, a couple of the headers in the results section were tweaked. I'm all for consistency; should we make these changes to all the drivers' tables? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 00:04, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: Yes. Zappa 24 Mati 00:10, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: Wow, I totally misread your question as whether to fix the Hornish results headers to make it consistent with the other pages. Give me a moment to do this to myself first:

Whack!
You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something silly.

Anyway, now that I re-read your question, this might be a (very) tedious process, so I feel like we should probably ask a few other editors for their input as well before we start doing it. Zappa 24 Mati 20:20, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, that makes sense. Pinging @Jahn1234567890, The Bushranger, Nascarking, and Royalbroil: to see if they have any opinions. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 21:30, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This is indeed going to be a tedious process, but I think it is a change that needs to be made. Jahn1234567890 (talk) 13:41, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@ZappaOMati and Bentvfan54321: I'm not really sure what's been changed. The results table in Hornish's article looks pretty much the same as any other driver's results table.--Nascar king 14:34, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Nascarking: "Motorsports career results" is changed to "Career results", while "Daytona 500 results" has "results" removed. Zappa 24 Mati 15:19, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Nascarking, Bentvfan54321, and Jahn1234567890: The only problem I can see (asides from the tediousness of fixing this) is that it could confuse readers when looking at articles for drivers that have also performed other non-racing feats, like Jerry Glanville, since he has a football record as well as racing, and if we change his "Motorsports career results" header to "Career results" for the sake of consistency, it could confuse some. NFL is Awesome (ZappaOMati) 16:52, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jerry Glanville raced in NASCAR?! Wow, you learn something new every day, I guess. And I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner, but @Miniapolis:, the copyeditor, might be able to help us out here as well, I hope? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 21:47, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'd personally say that "Motorsports Career Results" is clearer, because, as mentioned, it avoids ambiguity while being consistent. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:55, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I just got back from vacation. I agree that it needs the word "Motorsports" for people like Jerry Glanville. He was a better football coach than a racer but that ain't saying much. Royalbroil 02:53, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Nascarking, Bentvfan54321, Jahn1234567890, Royalbroil, and The Bushranger: So Miniapolis hasn't responded in nine days (I don't mind waiting, but I'd rather get this out of the way); we don't really seem to have a huge consensus on this, yet, so for now, should we just continue to use "Motorsports career results"? NFL is Awesome (ZappaOMati) 17:19, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I agree with that. In my Opinion only the "Daytona 500 results" header needs "results" removed to keep consistency. The rest is fine with me. Jahn1234567890 (talk) 20:02, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Makes sense to me, I don't really have a strong preference either way, so feel free to tweak your respective sandboxes. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:24, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Talk With Each Other

Hello there! My name is Edison. You live in San Jose and are Vietnamese? OMFG, so do I!!!! Let's talk some time eh? FiendYT (talk) 21:34, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Sword Art Online: Lost Song

On 22 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sword Art Online: Lost Song, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although players can use created characters in Sword Art Online: Lost Song's story mode, the story will progress as if protagonist Kirito had been used? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sword Art Online: Lost Song. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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OKC Thunder

We will win the NBA finals this year. This is OKC Thunder year. --74.130.133.1 (talk) 00:09, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Another tedious problem

Per this edit, do all the keys feature this typo? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:34, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at my sandbox (and yours, Jahn and Bushranger's), looks like that might (hopefully) be the only case. Zappa 24 Mati 23:40, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

redirect

Please create a dicussion regarding this redirect. The reason why is because the Patriots did NOT complete a 19-0 season and there is no reason it should even stay. Thank you! --74.130.133.1 (talk) 21:14, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@74.130.133.1:

Done Now at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2015 October 28#19-0: The Historic Championship Season of New England's Unbeatable Patriots. Zappa 24 Mati 22:00, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. --74.130.133.1 (talk) 20:31, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

OKC Thunder

Are you enjoying the Thunder host the Spurs? I am editing and watching my Thunder play spurs at the same time. By the way, I hate the Spurs they are so overrated. --74.130.133.1 (talk) 02:19, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@74.130.133.1: I missed the game because I had other obligations IRL, but man, it's great to see KD back! NFL is Awesome (ZappaOMati) 17:40, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It was. I hate the Spurs so much they are overrated. The Thunder won though. 112-106. --74.130.133.1 (talk) 20:32, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Chicago Bears

Robbie Gould

In Week 5 of 2015 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Gould became the Bears' all time scoring leader with 1,118 points, overtaking Butler's record by two, with a 30-yard field goal in the third quarter.[23]

Tmankini (talk) 14:02, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't in the Bears wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tmankini (talk • contribs) 14:04, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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FAC

Hi Justin, sorry to keep bothering you, but my current FAC is stalling (again) and needs a couple more supports to reach consensus. If you have the time, even if it's just a simple sentence or two, I'd appreciate you leaving some feedback; as always, no sweat if you're busy right now. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 02:25, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Whelen all american series

Hello my name is Tom Peters and i just wanted to give you a heads up that a individual keeps replacing the national champions(whelen all american series) name with Jordan Flash Rose. I have done my research on the induvidual and it turns out he is a periscope broadcaster that says he is a Nascar driver and won the national championship. I follow Nascar closley and never heard of this individual. I keep changing the name back to the current Champion.

Tom — Preceding unsigned comment added by TomPeters150 (talk • contribs) 22:45, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@TomPeters150: Yeah, this problem's been supposedly happening for months now. I'll keep a close eye on the page. Zappa 24 Mati 00:21, 4 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

Tom Peters again. That person changed it back again, so i corrected it. Just wanted to give you a heads up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TomPeters150 (talk • contribs) 07:41, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

173.161.134.83 IP

That's User:CNMcintyre, a classmate of mine, editing anonymously from our school's IP address. He used to contribute a bit under a different name and I tried working with him on some game show projects, but he has become rather disillusioned with the encyclopedia and as of late seems to enjoy the vandalism aspect. I doubt he'll be much of an issue going forward, but if he is, just know that I know the guy behind this IP personally and am (trying to) discuss the matter with him offline. Thanks, --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:08, 18 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Bentvfan54321: Oh, classmates, the only reason I don't want my school to get into Wikipedia editing (asides from the fact that every IP at my school has been blocked and it'll end once I graduate). Zappa 24 Mati 00:02, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I understand entirely. If he keeps this up that school IP address may eventually get blocked, though my school has rather strict computer policy guidelines (one of the reasons I'm almost never editing during school hours), so we'll see what happens. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 00:36, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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NASCAR standards proposal

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:2015_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series#Broadcast_networks_tables. Thanks. – Nascar1996 ^{(talk • cont)} 01:55, 27 November 2015 (UTC)Template:Z48[reply]

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+Currently, you are deleting the list of resources, and linkes and evidences provided to you. I offered the list of of ancient scholars such Strabo etc.
+Your refuse to admit the facts so you must explain in details why. The original presented theory on the etymology of Azerbaijan is incomplete. Substantial change from Atropatene to Azerbaijan through indicated path is impossible, unless there is some form of dyslexia. Therefore, I provided all possible variants based on historical evidences with respect the etymology, to provide the reader with option to choose and investigate, if such is required. Freedom of choice source of further discussion rather disruptive deletion of information.
+I would gladly discuss it but I need to public view it first. Most of information is based on historical data. Unfortunately, some trolling ID deliberately deleting the information, hence violating the freedom of speech act. basic part of Human Right Act. I presume Wikipedia is about freedom of speech rather propaganda by people who control it.
 == DJ Peterson ==