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I wonder if you might consider nominating User:Always Learning for Editor of the Week. ```Buster Seven Talk 09:34, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

• I don't deserve it, i hardly ever comply with ALL of the site rules and proceedings, lots of people more deserving of the honours, only in the football field, let alone overall. Thanks for the kind words (i have to assume it's not a joke), and i also profit from this "moment" to congratulate GS on his administrator anniversary! --AL (talk) 14:15, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I should have explained. I am one of the half-dozen editors that have initiated the Editor of the Week. We distribute one every Sunday evening from a, so far, small queue of nominations. We began Jan 15, 2013 and have distributed 4 Awards. I personally have nominated 4 editors for the award and have been "shaking the trees" for more. I came upon Always Learning and with a little history-loooking saw that he was a great candidate. I also noticed that you, Giant Snowman, were often in communication with him and summized that you, or someone like you, would have more experience having worked with User:AL and know User:AL much better than I could. I also realized that the award would have much more meaning coming from a collaborator rather than just a fellow editor. You two, Snowman and Learning, were my first attempt at out-reach and I see I should be more informative at my initial contact. I also see that I forgot to consider that the recipient would be a friendly stalker and I would "spill the beans". But the idea still has merit. The award is a pat on the back. For the recipient, what better place to come from than someone that you have worked with. Interested? Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Nominations

```Buster Seven Talk 16:04, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

I hope Editor AL will do us the honor of allowing his friend, Giant Snowman, to acknowledge his efforts to improve the encyclopedia. His football related edits have been dutiful and trouble-free. Not an easy task in todays Misplaced Pages. ```Buster Seven Talk 16:17, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

• Two reasons come to mind for not receiving the award: 1 - even though i said i would not, i continue to feed the trolls (have "more" ZERO tolerance for vandalism now that i ever had) albeit less; 2 - my summaries are VERY FAR from being WP-adequate. Less importantly than the first two, i continue to NOT use the articles' talkpage for consensus, a bit of a "free spirit" which can be both good and bad here i think...

However, if two users who know much more about the site and its mannerisms than me (including an admin) feel i do deserve it, i will accept it, humbly. Thanks again for the kind words, both of you (i have sent this very message to Buster first)! --AL (talk) 19:33, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

• (talk page stalker) I'd award it to you in a heartbeat. (I'm an admin, but I don't know if that really means anything!) I don't think I've ever interacted with you directly, but I see you around Drmies's talk page a bit, and I'm not sure what it is, but your posts always manage to make me smile. You just always seem so...cheerful! "Jolly", maybe, or "exuberant", I dunno. My mental image of you is basically a Portuguese Brian Blessed, and I mean that in the absolute best of all possible ways. Whenever I read your posts, I always picture someone raising his arms and gaily booming "VASCOOOOO!" with a huge smile on his face. I don't know if that makes sense, but that's more than enough for me. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 19:55, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

• Glad to make you smile my wiki-friend, me who hardly ever does so! --AL (talk) 20:49, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
• I love VASCO. He exemplifies the kind of editor we need: one who learns, who can accept critique in a good-natured way, and one who (I think) really believes in the project. Drmies (talk) 20:56, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
• See Vasco, plenty of WikiLove for you here! GiantSnowman 20:57, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
• Unless one of you chooses to nominate Editor Learning on your own, I would like to offer a plan. Once Snowman provides his input, here, I can create a composite of your comments and nominate him with credit to the 3 of you (more if they show up. or, one of you can write-up a nom and place it at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Nominations. No rush, Let me know. ```Buster Seven Talk 22:07, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

On a day when I needed a smile, Writ brought me one....VASCOOOO!!! to you, sir! Gtwfan52 (talk) 00:21, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (2nd nomination)‎

I'd like to make a suggestion with regards to this afd. Stop engaging. No matter how well reasoned your arguments (or mine or anyoneelse's for that matter) are Nickst will categorically reject them, and any decent admin will reckognise his/her comments for what they are. On the other hand, the large amount of text generated by engaging him/her is likely to detract other editors from joining the discussion, which will result relisting after relisting without anything actually getting done. Your call of course, but I figure I'd offer my two cents worth. Cheers. Sir Sputnik (talk) 14:36, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

• Good idea. But you are wrong about WP:GNG passing for this article. NickSt (talk) 15:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

You may be interested

in the reappearance of this autobiographer. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 16:10, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Trouble?

In a case similar to what we had in João Carlos Pereira, in which a relative/acquaintance writes an article (i cannot remember the technicality name right now), something might be afoot in Henrique Calisto (just look at the name of the editor in the history, his son or brother for sure!).

Stuff composed so nothing remotely negative is written about the subject (relegations, etc), very poor English, all sorts of things added to honours, the lot. Suggestions? Thanks again.

P.S. I may or may not deserve/receive the award you and Buster have been discussing today, but what i really don't want is to get harrassed/insulted for doing "my job" (i imagine Mr. Tiago Calisto's reaction when he sees his work has been undone), have had my share already in 2013 mate. --AL (talk) 19:55, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

• I see you have already contacted the individual. I won't unless it is strictly necessary, and will contact you immediately if i am insulted if you don't mind. Already in this month, was called a vandal, a whiner and (the latter between the lines) an idiot for tipping a compatriot of mine on his M.O, am looking forward to avoid another dose of that in the near future if possible...

Cheerio --AL (talk) 20:55, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

I despair

I sometimes wonder why I bother contributing at all. When I'm not around, stuff like this happens. Argyle 4 Life 20:51, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I noticed that. I wouldn't blank my page but that's his choice. I'm sure the above changes were done in good faith and took up a bit of time, however removing references and introducing trivial information is not acceptable. The attendance statistics are mostly included in the links but they're not directly cited and don't make it any less trivial. I haven't seen any other standard season article include them either. I have kept a low profile I guess. I've been keeping certain articles updated and done significant expansions on some BLPs when the mood has taken me. I'd like to do more and have goals I want to achieve but they're a long way off. Our current predicament has sucked out the enthusiasm and prevents me from doing more than I am at the moment, on top of the joys of life. Argyle 4 Life 21:16, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Michael Doughty

That page move didn't last long I presume the next step is RM, maybe if you agree you can start the RM as I'm not going to be around as I've decided to retire from Misplaced Pages, just feel I need to focus more on things outside of Misplaced Pages. I don't want to make a big song & dance about it, so I'll just wish you all the best for the future & maybe I'll return in a year or so. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 08:58, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

Abbas Chahrour

Hi. There is an article of a footballer, Abbas Chahrour, which has been created with different spelling of the footballer's last name, Abbas Shahrour. It needs to be merged into the first one, Abbas Chahrour, as I found that the second page was created based only on pronounciation of the last name as apose to actual spelling. Please, can you do this? User:181hamburgerwcheese 22:18, 6 February 2013 (AEST)

Spartacus78

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	Bestwayfuture, I,am my own BOSS.. BestWayFuture 15:53, 6 February 2013 (UTC)