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DYK for Derick Neikirk[edit]

Updated DYK query On December 23, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Derick Neikirk, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Cirt (talk) 11:43, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Rafael Halperin[edit]

Updated DYK query On December 27, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rafael Halperin, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Wikiproject: Did you know? 11:42, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Learning the Ropes[edit]

Updated DYK query On December 31, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Learning the Ropes, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

JamieS93 19:42, 31 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Billy Sandow[edit]

Updated DYK query On January 7, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Billy Sandow, which you recently nominated. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:00, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

changes made[edit]

User:Llorezca (Swede Hanson's daughter)

Hi, I did make changes to this article because all the facts aren't correct. His middle name wasn't even spelled right. It is Fort, not Ford. I am his daughter, Luana Hanson Lorezca. I think it's great that I can look up my dad and read such wonderful things about him, however, when I see something that is not right, of course I want the truth out there. I do not know how all of this works, as far as who all has a hand in this information. In addition to my dad's name, the amount of children and grandchildren were not correct. Also, my dad did not go into the hospital because of pneumonia, I had to have him admitted because of his dementia, and the whole ordeal was very painful to me. I was the one who took care of him, by taking him to doctors and finding out the source to his health issues. I was not sure about how to add any citations to what I have changed and added, being that my source is me. I am his daughter, and I know the truth. If you ever want to collaborate or have any questions, please feel free to ask me. I do want to say, that I appreciate everything you wrote, I just wanted to clear up the errors. Thank You! You can also find me on Facebook, which can make it easier to commute, if you want to talk. I hope I did not offend you, I just wanted the truth out there about my father. Luana Hanson Lorezca —Preceding unsigned comment added by Llorezca (talkcontribs) 10:46, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A sincere thank you from Wikiproject Good Articles[edit]

On behalf of Wikiproject Good Articles, I would like to express our gratitude to you for your contributions to the Sweeps process, for which you completed 24 reviews. Completion of this monstrous task has proven to be a significant accomplishment not only for our project, but for Wikipedia. As a token of our sincere appreciation, please accept this ribbon. Lara 14:24, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Eddie Quinn[edit]

Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Cueball Carmichael[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

DYK for List of current champions in TNA Wrestling[edit]

RlevseTalk 06:03, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Gary. I was scrolling through WT:PW today (ignoring the usual dramafests), and I saw your question about a GT for Ted DiBiase. It's an interesting idea - all of my GTs so far have been tag teams or stables, which obviously have pretty clearly defined articles that need to be included. I would suggest asking at Wikipedia talk:Featured topic questions what articles would need to be included. At lot of the people who frequent that page will be involved at WP:FTC in supporting/opposing/whatever, so they may be able to help. Something that came to my mind actually was his family - children and father. I doubt they'd be needed, but I thought I'd mention them.
Btw, how's Jerry Lawler going? Are you still planning on getting it up to GA standard? ♥NiciVampireHeart♥ 01:09, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

10k+ Copy Edit[edit]

The 10k Copy Edit Barnstar
For copy editing the following article:

during the Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 backlog elimination drive. The Raptor You rang?/My mistakes; I mean, er, contributions 13:49, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstars[edit]

The Barnstar of Diligence
This Barnstar of Diligence is awarded to GaryColemanFan for copy editing articles totalling 65,556 words during the Guild of Copy Editors July 2010 backlog drive. Your contributions are appreciated!--Diannaa (Talk) 17:42, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Leaderboard Award—5K Articles—4th Place
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to GaryColemanFan for copy editing 6 articles of 5,000 words or more during the WP:GOCE July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. Thank you so much for your contributions to the project. --Diannaa (Talk) 16:56, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Leaderboard Award—Number of Articles—3rd Place
This Leaderboard Barnstar is awarded to GaryColemanFan for copy editing 101 articles during the WP:GOCE July 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive. Thank you so much for your contributions to the project. --Diannaa (Talk) 17:01, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bloodymania[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

DYK for King of the Ring (2000)[edit]

RlevseTalk 12:04, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for King of the Ring (1997)[edit]

RlevseTalk 18:03, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for King of the Ring (2008)[edit]

RlevseTalk 12:03, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for King of the Ring (2006)[edit]

-- Cirt (talk) 06:02, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for King of the Ring (1996)[edit]

RlevseTalk 12:05, 16 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Unforgiven (1999)[edit]

RlevseTalk 06:04, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Unforgiven (2000)[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Unforgiven (2001)[edit]

RlevseTalk 00:05, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE barnstars[edit]

The Cleanup Barnstar
For your copyediting efforts during the Guild of Copy Editors' September 2010 Backlog Elimination Drive, editing articles with a combined total of 10,947 words (16,503 with rollover), I hereby bestow GaryColemanFan with this award. Thank you so much for all your contributions to the project. – S Masters (talk) 06:39, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


The 10k Copy Edit Barnstar
I have great pleasure in awarding GaryColemanFan for copy editing the following article of 10K words or more:

during the Guild of Copy Editors September 2010 backlog elimination drive. Thank you for all your hard work and effort! – S Masters (talk) 06:39, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for No Mercy (2000)[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for No Mercy (2001)[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 06:04, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

DYK for SummerSlam (1990)[edit]

Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Swedes in Omaha, Nebraska[edit]

Materialscientist (talk) 00:10, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE Barnstar[edit]

The Modest Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded for your efforts during the November Backlog Elimination Drive. Thank you for participating! Diannaa (Talk) 00:12, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Royal Rumble (2004)[edit]

Materialscientist (talk) 12:03, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Armageddon (1999)[edit]

Materialscientist (talk) 00:04, 18 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bobby Walker (wrestler)[edit]

Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 24 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Fully Loaded (1999)[edit]

Materialscientist (talk) 14:06, 2 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Fully Loaded (2000)[edit]

... 10 years ago there was no DYK. Luckily that's changed, so thanks Victuallers (talk) 23:56, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback[edit]

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Thank you[edit]

Gary, thanks so much. My heart is fairly broken at the moment, so I appreciate the kind words. María (habla conmigo) 19:50, 19 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Survivor Series (2000)[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 16:04, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Sensational Sherri Memorial Cup Tournament[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup Tournament[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Hustle King Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 06:04, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Fred Ward Memorial Show[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 06:04, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Kamala Website Update[edit]

Thank you very much GaryColemanFan for updating the official website on the Kamala article. :) DrakeLuvenstein (talk) 11:37, 5 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback[edit]

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GOCE drive invitation[edit]

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors

The latest GOCE backlog elimination drive is under way! It began on 1 July and so far 18 people have signed up to help us reduce the number of articles in need of copyediting.

This drive will give a 50% bonus for articles edited from the GOCE requests page. Although we have cleared the backlog of 2009 articles there are still 3,935 articles needing copyediting and any help, no matter how small, would be appreciated.

We are appealing to all GOCE members, and any other editors who wish to participate, to come and help us reduce the number of articles needing copyediting, as well as the backlog of requests. If you have not signed up yet, why not take a look at the current signatories and help us by adding your name and copyediting a few articles. Barnstars will be given to anyone who edits more than 4,000 words, with special awards for the top 5 in the categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words".

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I have this article on hold, having finished the review. Hopefully you can address the issues soon. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 18:18, 12 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE drive newsletter[edit]

Guild of Copy Editors July 2011 backlog elimination drive update

GOCE July 2011 backlog elimination drive progress graphs

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors July 2011 Backlog elimination drive! Here is your mid-drive newsletter.

Participation

So far, 45 people have signed up for the drive, of which 30 are actively participating, a very high participation rate. If you have not signed up for the drive yet, you can sign up now. If you have questions about getting started, feel free to talk to us.

Progress report

Progress has been less than that needed to meet our target for the drive (which would reduce the backlog by about 400 articles). Remember though, if everyone copy edits one or two articles every day, we will easily meet our goal. Many thanks to those editors who have been helping out at the Requests page. Reducing the number of articles on this list has been a major success of this drive. Thanks for participating!

Your drive coordinators – Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02 and SMasters

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Hogots monastery word count[edit]

Hi, I saw your annotation on the drive page. The tool did work for me, and the word count on the version before you edited it was 180. Hope this helps. --Stfg (talk) 08:52, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE drive report[edit]

Guild of Copy Editors July 2011 backlog elimination drive report

GOCE July 2011 backlog elimination drive progress graphs

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors July 2011 Backlog elimination drive. Thank you for participating! Here is your end-of-drive report.

Participation

50 people signed up for the drive, of which 39 participated. Thanks to all who copy edited articles and helped us reduce the backlogs in both the total articles and requests. We offered a bonus for copy edits from the Requests page, and have been somewhat successful in reducing that backlog, as a record 89 new requests were received in the month of July.

Progress report

During the month of July we reduced the backlog by 338 articles, or by about 8.5%. We did not reach our goal of a 10% reduction, but we came close, and did very well considering the small size of the group participating. Since our Backlog elimination drives began in May 2010, we have reduced the backlog by 4,708 articles. End-of-drive results can be found here. We will be handing out barnstars within the next week or two.

Requests page

Please remember that the GOCE Requests page is receiving a high number of requests, with the number of August requests already above three per day. Any assistance to help keep the backlog down would be greatly appreciated.

Our next drive will be in September. We hope to see you there!

Your drive coordinators – Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02 and SMasters

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GOCE drive newsletter[edit]

Invitation from the Guild of Copy Editors

The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their September 2011 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy editing backlog. The drive will begin on September 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and will end on September 30 at 23:59 (UTC). We will be tracking the number of 2010 articles in the backlog, as we want to copy edit as many of those as possible. Please consider copy editing an article that was tagged in 2010. Barnstars will be given to anyone who edits more than 4,000 words, with special awards for the top 5 in the categories "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". See you at the drive! – Your drive coordinators: Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02, and SMasters.

Sent on behalf of the Guild of Copy Editors using AWB on 16:26, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Interview with Wikimedia Foundation[edit]

Hi GaryColemanFan, I hope you're well. My name is Aaron and I'm one of the Storytellers working on the 2011 fundraiser for the Wikimedia Foundation. For this year's campaign, we're interviewing as many of the very active and productive Wikipedians as we can to broaden the range of appeals we run come November. I wonder if you would want to tell me more about your experiences editing and writing here? If so, I'll ask you your personal story and I'll ask you some general questions about Wikipedia. Please let me know if you're interesting by emailing amuszalski@wikimedia.org. Thanks! Aaron (WMF) (talk) 22:39, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE drive newsletter[edit]

Guild of Copy Editors September 2011 backlog elimination drive report

GOCE September 2011 Backlog elimination drive progress graphs

Greetings from the Guild of Copy Editors September 2011 Backlog elimination drive! We would like to thank all who participated in this drive. Here is the end-of-drive report.

Participation

There were 58 editors who signed-up for this drive, of which 42 participated. This is a slight increase from the July 2011 drive participation, where 39 out of 50 people that signed up participated. Thank you to everyone!

Progress report

During the drive, we reduced the backlog by 146 articles, or by about 4%. Overall we did well, especially considering the exceptionally large number of articles that were tagged during September. Thus far we have reduced the copy edit backlog by 4854 articles, or by about 58%. If we keep up our current rate of copy editing, the backlog should be reduced by 65–70% by the end of this year. End-of-drive results and barnstar information can be found here. Barnstars will be handed out this week.

Once again, thank you for participating in the Guild's September 2011 Backlog elimination drive! Our next drive will be in November, and we hope to see you there!

Your drive coordinators – Diannaa, Chaosdruid, The Utahraptor, Slon02 and SMasters

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Mad Dog O'Malley DYK[edit]

Thanks for helping me out with the DYK. I'm not sure why she got so upset at me but I hope I didn't get you in to trouble (I notice she's an administrator). I created a few other articles, Steve Lawler (wrestler), Joe Thunder, Corporal Punishment (wrestler), and Mark Shrader (currently on AFC), if you want to look them over. 72.74.214.250 (talk) 10:31, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your DYK nom for Bob Starr (wrestler)[edit]

Hi Fan, I've reviewed your nomination at Template:Did you know nominations/Bob Starr (wrestler) and there are some issues with referencing. Could you see my comments and reply there? Thansk. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:10, 30 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Burke (but which)
As a side note, could you see if this gentlemen is actually the wrestler known as Lucifer? Looking at this they have a passing resemblance. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:34, 30 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Death Valley Driver Video Review. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Goodvac (talk) 03:50, 6 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bob Starr (wrestler)[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 12:11, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for improving the refs on this article. I suppose a good rule of thumb is that where there's a number there should be a reference. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 09:27, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK question[edit]

Hello again. I recently submitted Death & Destruction and Count Grog and I was hoping to nominate either of these to DYK. I'd really like to use the following hook for the latter, ("...that Pro Wrestling Illustrated has called manager Count Grog the "least employee friendly boss around" due to frequently double-crossing his own wrestlers?"), but the only online source I can find is his official website. Is this good enough or do I need a third-party source?

I'm pretty sure I saw it in a past PWI magazine but I can't seem to find the issue in question. His website says it was in 1999 and this post indicates it was "in the late 1990's in the intro story to the [PWI] 500". I checked the PWI 500 issues between 1996 and 1999 but no luck. I suppose its a long shot but I don't suppose you or other members of the wrestling wikiproject might be able to help out?

Nevermind, I found it this morning. The problem was that I was looking for a photo caption. The nomination pages are here and here if you'd like to add better hooks.

72.74.223.52 (talk) 01:15, 24 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use File:Moneyinc.jpg[edit]

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Talkback[edit]

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DYK for Grand Parade (horse)[edit]

Orlady (talk) 14:49, 29 November 2011 (UTC) 00:03, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

AFD repeat[edit]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Death Valley Driver Video Review (6th nomination) An AFD you participated in last month is at AFD again. Dream Focus 23:58, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mary Rountree[edit]

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Count Grog[edit]

It me again. :) I don't mean to keep bothering you but I'm having some problems on DYK with the Count Grog nomination. Apparently there is a BLP issue with the nomination. I provided a direct quote from the PWI article in addition to two online links (the ones I posted earlier on your talk page) confirming the hook. I think its pretty clear that he "betrayed" his wrestlers in a kayfabe sense (it is professional wrestling afterall!) but the sources don't "explicitly" say so according to the editor who removed it as a hook. Am I wrong in thinking that the hook could just be rewritten to be a more neutral statement? Thanks. 72.74.208.228 (talk) 02:36, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Jeff Wright (politician)[edit]

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Tiffany Building (San Francisco)[edit]

Orlady (talk) 00:04, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Help with a DYK?[edit]

This nomination has been on hold for the last month or so. At least two of the hooks were approved but it apparently needs to be looked at "by someone who knows and cares enough about wrestling". Don't suppose you could check this out if you have time? Thanks. 72.74.222.188 (talk) 02:41, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tag Team[edit]

Sorry, but I remember that the wikiproject has a rule against the tag team & stable section in the rosters. I remember that you discuss about it and that why WWE and TNA rosters haven't Tag team & Stable section. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 19:59, 13 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. It's strange, I don't found anything. I only have found this edition http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_WWE_personnel&diff=362377174&oldid=362376681 on May 16, 2010. Also, the fact that aren't the tag team-stable in WWE and TNA rosters. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 11:47, 14 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sports Entertainment article 'plagairism'[edit]

Hello! I followed the AfD discussion for the Sports Entertainment page, and noticed that someone had cited a source from a supposed PhD, yet the text was taken VERBATIM from what I had written in the Sports Entertainment article approximately four years ago. (Then noticed that it had been taken to this page as a serious concern.)

Upon Googling the book in question myself, I am convinced that this "Doctor" has compiled the text of several Wikipedia articles, turning them almost wholesale into individual chapters of his book. I believe that searching for any chunk of his text will bear this out. Also, I would like to point out that the supposed author of this text does not cite any sources anywhere in this book, which is not something a legitimate academic would produce.

Further, it is not published by any academic institution, but rather a vague, generic "SPORTS PUBLICATION" (see the title page). I would surmise, but have no proof, that this has been created by someone (not an actual academic) in New Delhi as a print-on-demand piece solely to cash in on ignorant individuals who would buy a print verison. I doubt the book's author has any connection to any of the "Dr. Anurag Saxena"s listed on LinkedIn. In short, I'm sure it's a fraudulent publication.

But as the text in question was largely published to Wikipedia by me, I will leave it for other editors, such as yourself, to decide.

Thank you. TravelingCat (talk) 18:31, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Added note: This edit includes the paragraph in question; dated March 11, 2008. The digital book states a copyright of 2011. TravelingCat (talk) 18:37, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Help with a DYK nomination?[edit]

Mike Marino Memorial Shield was nominated to DYK about a month ago. It was finally reviewed this week but put on hold because it's short 218 characters. I've tried expanding it but I'm not having much luck. I was wondering if you'd be able to help? 72.74.199.179 (talk) 00:01, 29 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre[edit]

Hello! Now, some of you might have already received a similar message a little while ago regarding the Recruitment Centre, so if you have, there is no need to read the rest of this. This message is directed to users who have reviewed over 15 Good article nominations and are not part of WikiProject Good articles (the first message I sent out went to only WikiProject members).

So for those who haven't heard about the Recruitment Centre yet, you may be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around it (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers:

  • Recruiters: The main task of a recruiter is to teach users that have never reviewed a Good article nomination how to review one. To become a recruiter, all you have to do is meet this criteria. If we don't get at least 5-10 recruiters to start off with (at the time this message was sent out, 2 recruiters have volunteered), the Recruitment Centre will not open. If interested, make sure you meet the criteria, read the process and add your name to the list of recruiters. (One of the great things about being a recruiter is that there is no set requirement of what must be taught and when. Instead, all the content found in the process section is a guideline of the main points that should be addressed during a recruitment session...you can also take an entire different approach if you wish!) If you think you will not have the time to recruit any users at this time but are still interested in becoming a recruiter, you can still add your name to the list of recruiters but just fill in the "Status" parameter with "Not Available".
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WP:GOCE invitation[edit]

Hi there. I wanted to drop you a note to see if you'd be interested in joining the Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive. Three years ago, you participated in our biggest and most successful drive ever and were a huge help, copy editing over 100 articles with over 65,000 words! We've made lots of progress since then, but have stalled out a bit now. We need more help to keep pushing down the number of articles that still need copy editing. The current drive is already halfway over! Please consider joining it and chipping in a few articles. Thanks for reading this, and I hope to see you there. —Torchiest talkedits 13:28, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Banned user?[edit]

I noticed the activity at List of professional wrestling organisations in Australia. Who do you think you are reverting against? It isn't clear from the article history.—Kww(talk) 13:32, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail![edit]

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Hi GaryColemanFan, due to your experience in editing professional wrestling related articles, I'd like to invite you to comment on the peer review for Money in the Bank (2011), which I have an interest to eventually push for Featured Article status. Thank you very much. starship.paint ~ regal 03:54, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Leonard Horowitz[edit]

Hi, I'm trying to improve the Leonard Horowitz article as it's up for deletion. This shouldn't even have made it to this stage. As you have some familiarity with the subject and possibly can help then ... over to you. Thanks (Boss Reality (talk) 10:51, 15 August 2014 (UTC))[reply]

I have no idea who Leonard Horowitz is. GaryColemanFan (talk) 16:29, 15 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

AfD[edit]

Hi. Do you really think I mess up with the Advertising? As far as I know (I mean, I read when NYWC was deleted) "5(...) articles about very small "garage" or local companies are typically unacceptable". --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 11:16, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Punk's done![edit]

See my message on the SPI page. Curse of Fenric (talk) 03:12, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Still active on the Vern Hughes AfD, FYI. Frickeg (talk) 10:58, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
That's not Punk. He never had an interest in politics. Curse of Fenric (talk) 00:53, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nasty Boys were never supposed to be Money Inc's partners at Survivor Series 1992[edit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGPBk5fJ8HQ Beverly brothers were always announced as Money Inc's partners\. nasty Boys only became involved when they replaced the Bushwhackers

DYK for Undefeated WrestleMania streak of The Undertaker[edit]

Harrias talk 01:59, 24 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Doink the clown[edit]

Oh, my bad Rewind Wrestling (talk) 03:43, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Ray Martynuik[edit]

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4 lost US title reigns[edit]

I found 4 errors in the United States title history on wwe.com Firstly, Paul Jones' 2nd reign ended November 28, 1976. That is recognized when clicking on the specific reign. But when clicking at the reign by Blackjack Mulligan, it states December 15. According to every wrestling site, Paul Jones is a 3-time US champ and there was no vacancy or anything to explain the gap between November 28 and December 15, so I think WWE forgot the 2 title changes between Paul and Blackjack. Same thing happened in 1980 with Greg Valentine, where they didn't recognize a 4-month title reign, beginning on July 26, which is the date where Flair lost his title according to wwe.com So in the end, these are 4 missing reigns.

Do you know anything about this? Do you think they forgot to add them? Do you know how to contact them to fix it?WrestlingLegendAS (talk) 11:48, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Newspapers.com access[edit]

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Money Inc.[edit]

Man good catch that's a typo on my part. I have the citation stored in my notes and copy it as need be and it has the typo in it. I will fix where I can right away. MPJ -US  22:40, 20 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Incomplete DYK nomination[edit]

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Pro Wrestling DYKs[edit]

Hi Gary. If you're interested, I submitted four pro wrestling articles to Wikipedia:Articles for creation that might make interesting DYKs. Curtis Comes Home was approved on July 7 (as was The Batten Twins on July 22, Mark Curtis Memorial Reunion on July 26, and Mark Curtis Memorial Weekend of Champions on July 26). 72.74.203.42 (talk) 01:45, 12 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  • (talk page stalker) If you were to nominate it today, it would be within criteria (or so close that no one would care). ~ RobTalk 00:50, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I created a DYK page here so it doesn't expire. I think there's a few more interesting hooks (e.g. "Did you know that The Batten Twins were one of the first identical twins to wrestle as a tag team?") but I'll leave that for someone else to decide. 72.74.201.149 (talk) 04:11, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gary. Superstars of Wrestling might be a good nominee for DYK if you feel like checking it out. 72.74.209.74 (talk) 00:36, 7 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK nomination of Riot City Wrestling[edit]

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DYK for Curtis Comes Home[edit]

Gatoclass (talk) 02:22, 23 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

FAC[edit]

I thought I'd ask first but do you want me to review Money, Inc? Didn't know if you wanted wrestling people reviewing it or just outside people. --WillC 04:23, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

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Snuka[edit]

This source claims that Snuka used to be a bodyguard for celebrities such as Roy Orbison and Elvis. This seems dubious, I can't find this information anywhere else but if it is true it's probably worth mentioning. Have you read about this in any of the books you have access to?LM2000 (talk) 06:20, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think it would be worth nominating Snuka for WP:GA? It'll obviously take awhile for it to be reviewed, but I think it has a shot. Nikki311 08:59, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. There is a little bit more sourcing to do, and then I will nominate it. Nikki311 08:42, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ulf Herman[edit]

I don't own the books myself but All Or Nothing: The Story of Europe's Most Controversial Wrestling Company and Holy Grail: The True Story of British Wrestling's Revival have extensive coverage of Herman's career in the UK. I think he was part of The Wright Connection in ECW too if that's notable. 72.74.210.158 (talk) 22:25, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure IMDB is right about Revival: The Search for the King of England being a television film? I ran across this FWA show at Cagematch.net that took place the same year. I did find a reliable source from Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung (http://m.hildesheimer-allgemeine.de/index.php?id=2983&tx_ttnews[backPid]=2978&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=316488&cHash=5a710414a25796e3c7816d47e29b66a6) for his guest roles on two German tv series. It's a German language newspaper so I can only use it to cite the filmography section. 72.74.208.144 (talk) 17:29, 13 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

FL note[edit]

Thank you for pointing out the name mistake I did not even see that and yes that was a typo, I sometimes use a phone or Kindle Fire to edit and the keyboards can be a pain to use. I will make the corrections. Thank you.  MPJ-US  16:21, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Riot City Wrestling[edit]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 12 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Newspaperarchive.com[edit]

You should have received an email containing a link to a Google form for Newspaperarchive.com access - could you please either complete that form or email me if you did not receive it? Nikkimaria (talk) 19:07, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ping. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:00, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto for OUP. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:21, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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garycolemanfan[edit]