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I proposed 2 swaps in physics: add Magnet and remove Kinetic energy; add Momentum and remove Potential energy. Can you see if I formatted them correctly? Thank you. RJFJR (talk) 17:26, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

I made a very minor tweak, but otherwise it looks great! I'm glad to see that you're participating. GabeMc 17:33, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Wow that's fast. Thank you. RJFJR (talk) 17:35, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome! I just logged-in a few minutes ago. Cheers! GabeMc 17:36, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

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Dan56

For ages Iv'e had an inkling Dan56 edits on albums he doesn't care about or has even listened to, just look at his contributions. Rvd4life(talk) 22:04, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Rvd4life, I agree 100%. He brags that he hasn't even heard the music that he controls the genres on. I am putting together diffs for an RFC/U. My hope is that he will agree to 1) stop genre warring and, 2) also agree to look over his FAs for plagarisms, of which there are many. He might be looking at a topic ban from genre editing, or at least a 1RR restriction. If I file an RFC/U, would you be interested in participating? GabeMc 22:23, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Its just his dominance and lack of discussion or compromise. I often feel hes raped the early Beatles albums; there all over the place in the genre department. It was fine before he stumbled in. Funny thing is, other than his dominance and lack of discussion, I've got no real problem with him. Sure mate, I'll contribute to the RFC/U. Rvd4life(talk) 22:54, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, that's just it; besides his overbearing dominance of genres I don't have a problem with him personally either, but his propensity for plagiarism is unsettling, and his refusal to commit to improving the problem is more than a little concerning. GabeMc 23:10, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

To him, talking with other users isn't important and his opinion is all that counts. Sure sources are credible but what about the context or reason the author is suggesting? Very problematic! When are you starting the RFC/U?Rvd4life(talk) 23:35, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that's exactly the problem. I also noticed that when it comes to others, the source needs to be very explicit, but when it comes to him, the source can intimate or imply. I am hoping to get at least one more user to agree to the RFC/U, which would make four of us signing-on, before I file. It will likely be in a day or two. I'll keep you posted. GabeMc 23:40, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Hey Gabe, regarding Dan's input on ...And Justice for All, as I've said at the talk page, he falsified a couple of sources (Allmusic and a book by Robert Dimery) in order to justify the genre change. But very oddly, after doing that and re-wording the music section, he suddenly quit his work and left the article in poor condition. One month later, when I stepped in, he restored his interest in the article, filling it with dubious sources regarding the genre. Moreover, he did something in similar manner to Black Sabbath as far as I've noted. I'm sure there are ten more cases like these two, and the community would be interested in checking this out.--Вик Ретлхед (talk) 00:23, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Sounds like intentional sabotage. Please save those diffs, because if we are going to make a strong case at RFC/U, we will need diffs. GabeMc 00:25, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

No problem, already got them. By the way, I think that sociopath thing was referring to me, lol.--Вик Ретлхед (talk) 00:28, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Oh, well either way its a personal attack, so save all those diffs as well. If we can show that he might be intentionally sabotaging metal articles he will likely get indeffed. As always, save the diffs. That goes for you too Rvd4life; it would be helpful during the RFCU if you had diffs that demonstrate Dan bullying you vis a vis genres. GabeMc 00:32, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

I too have noticed the Black Sabbath ordeal. I'll try and rack my mind. Rvd4life(talk) 00:37, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

• Вик Ретлхед and Rvd4life, I'm not going to open an RFCU on Dan due in part to JG66's assertion that I am only doing this because Dan challenged me at AYE. I'm too involved with him at this point and the RFCU would end up being about both of us. So, I guess he will continue to dominate genres until an uninvolved editor decides to take action. Sorry. GabeMc 20:02, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

JG66 made a good point. In his defense, Dan might say that you've been crusading votes against him, and for me, well I've said some unpleasant qualifications about him that he may use against me. So I think the best thing to do is to wait and see his next move.--Вик Ретлхед (talk) 20:16, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

• I have also had trouble with this user in the past, Especially on London Calling he removes reliable sources and try's to dictate what the sources meant, or says only his sources or reliable. Keep in mind he was blocked less than a month ago for edit warring. I would recommend asking Toddst1 or another admin to indefinitely block him cause looking at his appeal ] he's already broke several of his promises and isn't going stop edit warring.--76.107.252.227 (talk) 01:51, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Someone else needs to address his behavior issue. Good luck. GabeMc 02:17, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	GabeMc, I award you this barnstar for all your contributions to Jimi Hendrix, but especially for your recent addition of two iconic images. We haven't always agreed, but I have deep respect for your contributions to this article and this encyclopedia. Thank you. Cullen Let's discuss it 02:15, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Category

You may be interested to know that I have populated a category Hendrix is in, Category:Garfield High School (Seattle, Washington) alumni. Congrats on bringing the article up to an FA!Hoops gza (talk) 05:31, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK for The Beatles' rooftop concert

On 30 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Beatles' rooftop concert, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that at the end of The Beatles' rooftop concert, John Lennon jokingly said, "I hope we've passed the audition"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Beatles' rooftop concert. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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.

Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 08:03, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

The Beatles discography

Hi GabeMc. There is a discussion on the Beatles talk page about whether the band's American albums should be included that might be of interest to you. Your input is appreciated! TheOnlyOne12 (talk) 17:17, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Question

My previous account was indeffed in 2005. I've been editing under this new account since then. The Wookieepedian (talk) 22:00, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Did you get permission to open another account, or are you evading an active block? GabeMc 22:01, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I got permission. I was an immature teenager when I had my first account LOL. The Wookieepedian (talk) 22:03, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

How did you ask for permission and who granted it to you? GabeMc 22:04, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Oh man, that's been a long time ago. I don't remember who it was or how I was allowed a new account. The Wookieepedian (talk) 22:07, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

• Toddst1, can you be of any assistance regarding this matter? GabeMc 22:08, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

No, I'm not really familiar with Wookie. S/he's been editing here long before I have. Toddst1 (talk) 22:41, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, they readily admit that their previous account was indeffed. If they went through the proper channels to get permission to open another account, wouldn't that be on record somewhere? GabeMc 22:54, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

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Yoko Ono

Could you take a quick look at this please? An editor has put it up for a GA review here, and I'm contemplating quickfailing it as I think the sourcing simply isn't anywhere near what's required for a GA. Thanks. Ritchie333 15:14, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

At a glance, I don't see any serious issues with the sourcing, but there looks like a lot of little stuff like italics and whatnot. If I have more time later I'll take a better look, but as of now I'm not sure a speedy fail is in order. Is a specific concern that you can point m towards. GabeMc 16:03, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

All of the issues I've raised so far on the GA review will need to be fixed, but my biggest concern is several long paragraphs containing personal details are either unsourced or cited to dead links, blogs or tabloids - all of which are problematic per GA criteria #2. Some of the unsourced paragraphs in the "Musical career" are less controversial, but inline citations will be required to pass a GA review. However, when I GA reviewed Paul Butterfield, the author did have sources but was simply unaware of the inline citation requirements for a GA, and it eventually passed, so hopefully it's simply a matter of tidying that up. Ritchie333 16:24, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Okay, I thought you meant that the actual sources were dubious, but its more a matter of unsourced statements. I would suggest giving them an opportunity to properly source everything, but that's just me. GabeMc 16:26, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

That seems like the best option, although I have to say that I don't consider this source to be a good one for a GA candidate. Ritchie333 17:42, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

I agree; that source is not reliable, and there may well be others, but as I said I only glanced at the article. If you have any other specific doubts feel free to ask me about them. Cheers! GabeMc 17:52, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Are You Experienced

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About Larkin

Hey Gabe, know you're busy with the GA nomination, but just to ask if you can find the star-rating of Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! in Larkin's Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Thanks and good luck with the nomination.--Вик Ретлхед (talk) 15:35, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, Вик Ретлхед but I don't own that book. I have a copy of Larkin's 1000 all time albums, but it does not include any star-ratings. Cheers! GabeMc 16:56, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Are You Experienced

The article Are You Experienced you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Are You Experienced for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of FunkMonk -- FunkMonk (talk) 22:52, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, FunkMonk! GabeMc 20:56, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Hi Gabe, I agree with your edit on the Roger Waters page. I'm new to wikipedia (well, 6 months about) and so sometimes I am new to protocol standards about pages. I appreciate what you wrote. Kind regards, Kingslove Kingslove2013 (talk) 20:41, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar

Hi again GabeMc! I don't know how to write you a personal message. I stumbled across a user that I'm troubled by in regards to his edits on music pages. Since I frequent music pages, I noticed said user on your page and further checked out his edits, which seem to be his edit warring in the highest order. He practically edits every day page after page of music and much of it appears to be detrimental to the articles at hand. Anyway may I talk to you about it? I'm not sure how to write a message. Kind regards, Kingslove Kingslove2013 (talk) 21:22, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

If you want to edit talk pages, just click on edit. As far as the troublesome editor, you'll have to ask someone else, preferably an admin. I am not an admin and its not my place to get involved in dispute between editors. GabeMc 21:25, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Wow! If only all complaints and questions came in the form of a Barnstar! I note your loitering at FAC and shall pop along in the next few days. Cassianto 23:45, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Apparently, they don't know how to contact people except by way of barnstar; how fortunate for me! Thanks, mate. As always, I would appreciate your input at FAC. GabeMc 23:49, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Can you recommend anyone to review my article?

Hi, I cleaned up a band's article (Zapp) drastically, it's been a while since I put it up for GA review. I think it meets the criteria, but I'm having trouble finding anyone to speed up the review process. Not sure if you're willing, but it's not a rock band so I don't know if you'd want to. Can you ask any soul/R&B people who pull enough strings to review it? Kaleidoscopic God (talk) 16:28, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm not a GA reviewer, nor do I know of any way to speed-up the process (my last one took a month). Patience is a virtue, but I suppose you could ask an active reviewer to jump in and help. Cheers! GabeMc 16:33, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK Are You Experienced?

GabeMc, would it be all right with you if I submitted Are You Experienced? as a DYK hook? — Maile (talk) 22:23, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Of course! GabeMc 22:28, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Can you please look at Ref # 153, that supports the Mojo magazine review of the album? I keep getting "unexpected error" and nothing comes up. — Maile (talk) 22:50, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, it looks like that page is down right now. GabeMc 22:52, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Here it is. Feel free to add or change if necessary. — Maile (talk) 23:13, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

File:Jimihendrix1969mug.jpg

Masem, while I tend to agree with you and DDD that the RfC is the way to handle this, as there is no reason to believe that the image has consensus for inclusion, I also know that Doc will appeal the result if its not in his favour. Perhaps we should consider closing the NFCR and the deletion review, and opening another FFD, now that we can be sure that there are no reliable sources with which we could source any commentary about the image. I feel that Doc might respect the FFD discussion, but he will not abide by the RfC. Any thoughts on how we should proceed? GabeMc 16:10, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Abbey Road

Hi Gabe. If you're got a minute, could you offer anything over at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Albums#Abbey Road - citations to chart positions needed? I read Ritchie333's post and figured, of all people, you might have a source or two for Abbey Road's worldwide sales figures. Just a thought(!) – would be fantastic to finally see a Beatles album up to GA status, of course. Cheers, JG66 (talk) 01:58, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

It looks like four individual points need sourcing, which would be quite difficult. I'll always wonder why someone would make the effort and add such specific facts without also including some kind of source. The stats might be true, but I think it would be maddening to try and hunt down proper sourcing for them. I'm not sure about the 10 million claim, Everett seems to imply that it was Pepper. If Richie wants to start a GAN, I recommend removing all four of the claims pending verification. They can always be added back later; there omission isn't anything that would compromise a GAN. GabeMc 02:26, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

That's right, "four individual points need sourcing" there. I had a quick look in Miles and Badman's books, thinking the individual statements (say, regarding an October 1972 figure) might be there – nothing so far. Woffinden perhaps … Thanks for the Everett link anyway, that's useful. Best, JG66 (talk) 02:39, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi, I've done exactly what Gabe has suggested, removed all uncited claims (though I did manage to get cites from The Official Charts Company and The Guardian, so it's not a total hatchet job) and put it up for GA. IIRC, all the Floyd album articles are at GA, with several FAs, and we really ought to do the Beatles justice in the same manner. BTW, JG, I was surprised you didn't nominate McCartney (album) for GA - I read it last night and it was a good read. Ritchie333 14:07, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

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Apology

Hello GabeMc,

In my enthusiasm to keep the mugshot image, I did Google searches trying to find information about the image, and I admit that I made too much out of some of the Google hits. The Giacomo Papi book is an example. I should have been much more clear that I did not know what the content was, and that it was merely a promising Google hit deserving of more research. I apologize for that, and for making you spend money on a book that is not at all relevant to Hendrix. Please be aware that my mistakes were made in good faith, out of a sincere desire to learn more about this phase of Hendrix's life, and that I did not intend to mislead anyone. I hope that you will accept my apology, and that we can collaborate in a more friendly way in the future. Cullen Let's discuss it 03:18, 9 February 2014 (UTC)