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Feel free to message my talk page if you want some help in getting a new article to WP:DYK. I'd love to help you out. Had any articles in mind that you were thinking of creating? Cirt (talk) 03:31, 28 November 2007 (UTC).
I just created a new article for WP:DYK myself actually, check out The Psychology of The Simpsons. If you have a particular book about The Simpsons that you like, that is always a good idea because you can get good information/sources from book reviews, etc. After a little checking to make sure an article is not already in existence on Misplaced Pages, it's relatively safe to assume that a non-wikilinked entry at List of The Simpsons publications would be a good bet. Do keep me posted, I'd be glad to help you. Cirt (talk) 18:20, 28 November 2007 (UTC).
Yes, the featured list counts as "Featured Content" for the purposes of a Triple Crown. I'll have to think on this one, but I'm sure that there is loads of WP:DYK potentials out there for you. Also, you don't have to create a new article, you could expand an existing article from a stub, by adding at least 10 citations, and expanding the article to over 5x its stub-size, which must be at least 1,500 characters (You can check that in Microsoft Word with wordcount). Try rummaging around here Category:Stub-Class The Simpsons articles to see if there is something that piques your interest. If so, I'll help out with finding you some sources, and you can do the expansion work. Cirt (talk) 18:28, 28 November 2007 (UTC).
Someone else can do the actual nominating of the article for you. All you have to do is expand/write it. Then, after it has appeared on the Main Page, you get credited with expansion of the article, and the nominator gets credited for nominating it. Personally, I think the expansion/writing/creating is the real deal, so I'd have no problem nominating it for you. Just let me know when the article is ready. Have fun expanding it! Cirt (talk) 21:32, 28 November 2007 (UTC).
Well, for starters try using all the other citations from the talk page. Once you've exhausted all those, I supposed I could try to find you some more sources. Try expanding upon material from existing cites in the article as well. I don't want to get too involved into contributing content, so let me know after you've tried the above stuff. Cirt (talk) 05:33, 29 November 2007 (UTC).
I've added a few more cites, with relevant blockquoted portions, at Talk:The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer. By now you should have plenty of sources to get the article up to WP:GA status if you wanted to, and double its current size. After you have used a source, just let me know and I'll comment out the blockquoted portion from the talkpage, no need to leave it there. Cirt (talk) 06:49, 29 November 2007 (UTC).
Surely there is some more you can use to expand the article. Perhaps some tasteful quotes from some of the sources? Cirt (talk) 23:15, 29 November 2007 (UTC).
You've done some good work/expansion with the sources given from the talk page. Good luck with the WP:DYK. Is there any more expansion that can be done, any more sources from the talk page you haven't used yet, that could be used in the article? Cirt01:59, 3 December 2007 (UTC).
I think there is more to be pulled from the talk page sources. If the articles successfully gets on T:DYK, I will expand the article more, after that. Good work. Cirt02:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC).
I'll take a look at that article, sure. And basically, my local library(s) give some of their resources as online access for patron members, for free. For more difficult sources, I have to go to the library itself, and for more difficult sources, I have to ask for an interlibrary loan sometimes. But mostly, the online resources do quite nicely. Cirt02:08, 3 December 2007 (UTC).
Sure, if you want, I can leave the sources on the talk page. Less work for me, just like the other article, I'll get you some additional sources, and you can use them. Just remind me if I don't get on it for a while. I wonder how much longer it will be until we get all the Season 9 articles to GA or FA status... Cirt02:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC).
After you use all those sources, I can try to find the text of the McNee article. Just remind me after you've exhausted the other sources. Might take me a day or two. Cirt03:42, 3 December 2007 (UTC).
I was wondering if you could take a look at the page. I've been pecking away at it for a week and I think it's in good form (although the reception and merchandise sections are easily the weakest parts). If there are no serious objections, I'm going to give an FAC a try in a few days. So please take a look and let me know what you think. Thanks, Scorpion02:02, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
Do you know why whenever we sent out the newsletter it appears right next to the subject line, thus messing up the formatting on talk pages and making them difficult to edit? For a demonstration of what I am talking about, compare this edit to the previous version to see how I fixed the problem on your talk page. Apparently it's always been like that, so it's nothing new. WesleyDodds12:14, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
The problem is when it's posted there's a space between the section title and the newsletter script, when there should be a hard return. The space instead of the return makes the script show up on the same line as the section title, and makes it so if you try to edit any sections below the newsletter, you actually end up opening the edit page for the next section. WesleyDodds (talk) 23:53, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
WikiProject Alternative music November 2007 Newsletter
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Hey there! Hybrid Theory is up for FAC, so please look through the article and scrutinize (or fix) anything that catches your eye. Finally, vote for the article. I hope you will help me get the article to FA. Thanks! (SUDUSER)8505:35, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
Just wanted to drop you a line and tell you to not let what happened on DI get you down. There are some editors who, even when well-intentioned, come off as jackasses because of the way in which they do things, or comment on things. The written word is harsh that way. You've made quite a few solid contributions to wikipedia, don't let a GA rejection (no matter how unfair it may seem) keep you from writing here. There will be other days, and other articles. Take care! Snowfire51 (talk) 23:37, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
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Alt-rock newsletter
The newsletter should be ready to go. However, I want to solve the problem with the newsletter appearing on the same line as the section title, which throws off the formatting of people's talk pages and makes it hard to edit talk sections below the newsletter. Post it only on my talk page first so we can try and correct it. WesleyDodds (talk) 04:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
Ok, open the section on my talk page titled "Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates/R.E.M. (band)". Notice how the newsletter is there too? And if you click on the Newsletter section, the browser will say "No such section exists". The problem is that there needs to be a return instead of a space between "==WikiProject Alternative music December 2007 Newsletter==" and "{{Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Alternative_music/Newsletter/December 2007}}". Try to fix the problem in your edit window (I don't know what it looks like when you'e delivering the newsletters). Replace the newsletter on my talk page with the edited one and we'll see if it works. WesleyDodds (talk) 04:44, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
"He didn't really talk until he got his girlfriend, and somehow that jump-started his ego, and he went from 'I am Lou, I am nothing' to 'I am the greatest.' He just went ffffft, just flipped the scales. And then he started talking a lot. And then I was realizing from a lot of the things he was saying, 'Hmmm, maybe I don't like Lou.'"- J Mascis
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WikiProject Red Hot Chili Peppers January 2008 Newsletter
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I'm not sure, I haven't really taken a look in a while. Do as much as you can with what you can, and let me know when you think you've exhausted everything. Cirt (talk) 02:43, 4 January 2008 (UTC).
Oh, and just to clarify, I'm not some psycho perv who likes little boys, just to make sure you didn't take that the wrong way! Ctjf8306:39, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
Mind if I go ahead and archive the peer review, and update the article history to reflect it, or did you want to keep it open longer? Cirt (talk) 02:35, 21 January 2008 (UTC).
Are you talking about the album Dookie? Actually, the page requested for that day is for an episode of Lost that first airs on January 31. But oh well. My suggestion is to mention in the section that you wanted to nominate the page for that day. But if it is Dookie, there have been a few albums on the main page recently, so it might be rejected for the sake of variety. -- Scorpion01:58, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
Ok, I'll ask the video game guys and see if I can get some specific instructions. Can you give me the template for the latest version so I can show them what the problem is? --Simpsons fan6622:45, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
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Soundgarden
I found a fansite a while ago that reprinted a ton of Soundgarden articles. Do a search and you'll probably find it quickly. I think I've gone through most of my personal references when we did a COTW for the page, but I'll do my best to help. WesleyDodds (talk) 00:40, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
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Wow, Phoenix has a lot of friends. :P I'd be glad to help with the article, and I'm sure at least a couple of the others would be too; and it wouldn't count for the 20 FAs, that would be cheating. ;) · AndonicO00:29, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Any FAs you make with at least one other member would count. I'm not on IRC much... too many trolls for my liking (I like... none :P). · AndonicO00:32, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Oakley
Hi! I just entered the Simpsons IRC channel this evening. As far as things to actually ask Oakley, I thought we could request him to critique some of our FAs (especially the episodes he was involved with), and maybe get him to recommend some good sources for criticism/analysis. I'll let you know if I have any more ideas. I'll try to be in IRC around 10:30 PM tomorrow (Central Time). Zagalejo^^^06:05, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
Alt-rock newsletter
Ready to go! I plan to work with CloudNine to have the newsletter done by the first of every month, so they should be ready for you to send out around that time every month (so if you don't see a new newsletter by the first of every month, message one of us for the dilly-o). WesleyDodds (talk) 07:26, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
WikiProject Alternative music January 2008 Newsletter
"I still have people come up to me like, 'I really, really liked your last record.' 'Oh, thanks!' 'Are you going to do "Loser" tonight?' I'm like, 'Look, I'm six foot six. Beck is five foot sex, all right?'"- Thurston Moore
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I was pleasantly surprised to see Dookie on the main page today (I remember when in high school I made a point of memorizing the album's original release date). Do you need any help? WesleyDodds (talk) 01:35, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
Quote marks
I don't know what Tony is referring to, but I don't believe those periods should be on the outside of the quote marks. In all three of those cases the punctuation was going with the statement itself. Unless those quotes were part of a longer sentence, they appear to be single statements quotes. If you look at the examples given at WP:PUNC, that's what they look like. BIGNOLE (Contact me)06:33, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
Personally, I would add them back because they all appear (at least to me) to be part of the quoted text and not within the WP sentence. If Tony disagrees let him explain why, because I don't think any of them were incorrect. BIGNOLE (Contact me)06:40, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
I've thought of working on it before, but the first thing you have to do is find out if there are any reliable sources online. I think the episodes themselves are useable as sources, but a online list from a non-SNPP source would be helpful. As for the list itself, I think you should sort it alphabetically (since it is a list of writers, not a list of writers by season) and perhaps split up the table into alphabetical sections. -- Scorpion22:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
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Thanks, looks like the FAC is starting out okay, next I just have to go through the whole thing and look for silly quote punctuation fixes. Cirt (talk) 04:45, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
Just wondering, what timezone are you in? Eastern time (GMT -5.00 (US + Canada)), Central time (GMT -6.00 (US and Canada), or Pacific time (GMT -8.00 (US and Canada)? --Simpsons fan6603:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
Good news! Gurch came through and fixed your advertisment! It now works perfectly. In addition, Miranda has added it to WP:BANNER, so other people who use scrolling ads will see the Simpsons one! If you could figure out a way to put the ad on your userpage and post it on WP:DOH we'll be in buisness! --Simpsons fan6603:34, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Unfortunately the DVD of this episode that I own does not have any commentary on it so I can't anymore info from it into the article. I'd love to hear any other suggestions. I notice there is nothing about the opening sequence so I was think about adding that in. Not sure sure how to set it out though. Buc (talk) 20:55, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi Xihix. Just wondering, whats your opinion on the WP:Simpsons advertisment? There is an ongoing disscusion here if you're interested. --Simpsons fan6623:43, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Hello! I'm here to inform you that the Tzatziki Squad has begun a new collaboration, history of timekeeping devices. The goal for the article is Featured status. Please pitch in as much or as little as you can, we appreciate your help! Keilana| 21:11, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
Bill Oakley
Hi Xihix, I hope you don't mind, but since you have been inactive for a while and I wanted to get our Q&A session done, I contacted Bill at NHC myself. He responded and I told him that sending him questions via e-mail would be okay. I was unsure if WikiNews would accept it, but I was told they would. Anyway, I told him we would send him our list soon, so add any questions while you can. -- Scorpion01:35, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
This month was the first in over a year in which no articles were promoted to featured article status. In the period between March 2007 and April 2008, the project produced a whopping 70 Featured Articles. Let's keep adding to those numbers!
Pearl Jam was featured on the Main Page on April 22.
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"Oh, we've been called an alternative band before. But we eat meat, so I think we're disqualified: chili dogs, corn dogs, Jimmy Dean Sausage Breakfast."- Kurt Cobain
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"When we were trying to sell 'This Corrosion' to Steinman, we said it was like the high point of a Borgia disco evening and he went for it. Nobody makes gloriously stupid records anymore."- Andrew Eldritch
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