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Yeah, sorry about that. I must've accidentally deleted some stuff from the article. I was only trying to revert Egghead06's edit. – ]] 14:29, 1 February 2008 (UTC)


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Hey Woody, I have asked you a question at the nominations page. The peer review dept. in wiki as a whole is in poor shape I feel (at least I myself have never had a good experience with it) whereas the WPMILHIST specific peer review system has always impressed, I've just asked you on your thoughts about improving WPMILHIST's PR dept. further.
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Hi Woody, just saw you added a <nowiki>{{fac}}</nowiki> to the Villa recent history article. I'll get round to reviewing it tomorrow with luck. You may have noticed ITFC stats article at FLC right now, and I'm working hard on ITFC history to complete the topic... All comments welcome as ever! ] (]) 21:15, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
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No worries about the decades - as long as it's consistent that's fine, though I'm not a big fan or going against the MOS. As for other points, I've got a couple - one on the specifics of the references and secondly about images. Though I realise it's damned annoying not being able to use the images we want. I'm sure you have a list of images you'd like to use but can't. Anyway, I'll get back to you (on the FAC page) as soon as I get chance, perhaps later today. ] (]) 22:12, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
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Just a quickie. In the lead, your note #1 doesn't reference the sentence it's attached to. Would have changed it myself, but can't make head nor tail of the "new-look" history section on avfc so can't find anything to change it to, cheers, ] (]) 14:28, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
:sorry to be picky, but it still doesn't ''explicitly'' mention them being in Europe by 1977, which is what the sentence says. Presumably this is via winning the League Cup? you could always add a bit to the note to say so. cheers, ] (]) 14:59, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


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:Thanks; when do I get to practice rollback? Seems all of his/her edits have been attended to. ] (]) 14:52, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


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Hey, Woody! I've tentatively returned to editing articles within the scope of ].....OK, related to Liverpool F.C. One question: does the project maintain a formal system for the promotion of articles to A-class, á la MILHIST? I've identified an array of neglected articles that I'm resolved to ...."improve" ;-). If you're ever inclined to assist such efforts, I'd happily welcome that support!*hint hint* I really shouldn't allow myself to be so distracted from ]. Regards, ] (]) 14:57, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
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:Ah, that's unfortunate. I've become so accustomed (in the project space) to the extensive, meticulous structure of MILHIST. Perhaps Footy should employ the service of yourself and/or Kirill to effect project transformation? ;-) I can't fathom why/how I neglected to tag Harington. Thank you! I urge you, nay insist, that you select the Irish VC list for your next project - I'm of Green heritage! Admittedly, I'm a veritable mongrel but I qualify for Guinness ;-). Regards, ] (]) 15:26, 7 February 2008 (UTC)


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::Over the weekend? That's impressive. Alas, my approach would have been to sporadically edit the article/list, perhaps encompassing many months, until I either relented and completed the article or relegated it to very low priority! ;-) FOOTY appears to be exceptionally active so presumably MILHIST's system of internal content review could be successfully adopted...? Were a policy-compliant image was available, I'd expand the lamentably maligned ] beyond the current projected length/standard and nominate it as an FAC. GA will probably be a practical compromise. My next victim is ]'s article - it's concise and has excellent potential! Regards, ] (]) 15:51, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
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When you moved over redirect ], {{user|Anthony.bradbury}} accidentally deleted it, I think by following the <nowiki>{{db-move}}</nowiki> in the original page. I have ] to Anthony, but he seem busy at the moment. Can you undelete this article? —] (]) 09:12, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
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I will get around to reviewing it properly soon (poke me with a stick if I don't), but one quick point I noticed. Mercer is described as resigning, but I have three different sources which say he was sacked. ] (]) 16:37, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
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:Right, I've sobered up after yesterday's celebrations. In a narrative club history in ''Manchester City: The Complete Record'' Gary James wrote "Unfortunately Mercer became ill, suffering a stroke while still at Villa, and appallingly he was dismissed while still trying to recover." A profile of Mercer later in the book says "Mercer's career changed direction in 1963 when pressure increased at Villa. The Villa fans were desperate for 1910. His relatively young side were still not ready for that, and, as a result of the pressure, Mercer became ill. Eventually he suffered a stroke. (Two sentences about the scope of Mercer's role at Villa)...while he he lay at home ill the Villa board decided to terminate his contract."
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:Ian Penney's ''Maine Road Encyclopedia'' uses the phrase ''Villa relieved him of his post'' after mentioning the stroke. David Clayton's take is "He recovered but when the doctors gave him a clean bill of health, the Villa board sacked him. He decided to retire and many thought they had seen the last of "Genial Joe". But Mercer's love of the game pulled him back and in 1965..."(rest of career)
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:So we have Villa-centred sources which tend to portray Villa in a favourable light, and City-centred sources which tend to be sympathetic towards Mercer. It seems to me that he did retire, but only once he was no longer Villa manager. James has also written a biography of Mercer - ''Football with a Smile'' - but it is long since out of print. I'd class him as the most reliable of my three sources, I've always found his books to be very well researched. ] (]) 19:39, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
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Hey Woody, I saw you're pushing to FLC now, but you didn't transclude the nomination so I've taken the liberty of doing so. Hope you don't mind! ] (]) 08:59, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
:Silly billy. No harm done! ] (]) 09:21, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
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Oops, brain fart, thought it was the 15th >.< You'd think I'd notice this stuff when everything is time stamped. ] (]) 15:49, 14 February 2008 (UTC)


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Hi, it probably escaped your notice that Blues represented the city of Birmingham in the first ] (or even that such a thing existed). I've always believed that we were entered because Brum wanted to put in a combined team, as London did with the ], but your lot weren't interested, whether in the competition at all, or whether in mixing with the small-timers, I don't know. If you have a minute, I'd be grateful if you could have a look see if any of your books shed light on the matter. Absolutely non-urgent, just if you have the time. cheers, ] (]) 18:00, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

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After your block, may you insert in correct manner with English language grammar and other source from in introduction of ]? In first linked site you read section ''Australian Rugby Union'' and you read sentence ''the 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fourth largest sporting event in the world behind the Olympics, Soccer World Cup and the World Athletics Championships'': Olympics is most followed sporting event in this source. In other source volleyball is most participated sport and Formula One Racing has the largest television viewing audience in the world. I would like insert other sources which consider various sports are most popular in the world but not soccer: sure several sources consider soccer most popular in the world but other sources no!!!! Regards,--] (]) 16:54, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

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Hi, I've just stuck a load of comments at your FLC. Noticed you've been busy recently, so if it'd help if I sorted out some of this myself while you get on with more important things, just copy the comments over to ] with ticks against what you'd like me to do, and I'll do my best. cheers, ] (]) 09:46, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

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Hello! i just want to say that i added that link as a Heading in that list because those recipients aren't English, they are from ]. So can i know what was your concern about that edit? Thanks! --] <sup>]</sup> 12:01, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
:Sorry! i did it all wrong! Well i just wanted to mention that these are the ] recipients and the link to British Indian VC recipients redirects to the same VC list. I think you got my point and if you can do that it will be a great help!--] <sup>]</sup> 12:14, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


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Darn, I had to fail your FAC when it hit three opposes while you were "at sea". I also subsequently learned (from a different FAC) that there is an issue with plural/singular on clubs, so it seems that one is resolved. Bring it back as soon as you feel it's ready. ] (]) 16:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
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Pretty much all sorted from my point of view. If I find anything else using an extra-fine toothed comb I'll let you know or try to resolve it myself. ] (]) 20:00, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
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Hello Woody! I'm the one who removed some AfD's on ]. I thought I'd just be helpful. Since it was the first time I didn't archive them. How do you do that, so I can get it right next time? Cheers, ] (]) 20:20, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
:Thanks for the tutorial! I've added the articles I removed to the ] per your instructions. ] (]) 21:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
::What about the PRODs? I removed ] and I don't see any in the archives, so I take it they're not added there. ] (]) 10:40, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
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Hi, Woody, I have made a few edits to the article. If they are more-or-less OK, I can carry on with the rest of the article later. Please feel free to '''revert all''' or any of them if you want to. I feel guilty about the weight that my opposition seemed to have carried at the FAC - on relfection I was too quick to oppose on what now seems to be shakey grounds. Having spent two hours reading through the article, I can see that it is essentially very good. Should you re-nominate, (and I hope you do), I will support you. Best wishes, Graham. --]] 21:29, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
:And I feel double guilty that I'm so self-obsessed that I didn't contribute either. Re-nom asap. Let me know asap. ] (]) 21:34, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


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