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(I know it's not an FA, but I honestly feel [[berkelium]] is a better model than U and Pu for the Np article.) [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 11:34, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
:that's fine by me. It's definitely better to keep the technical stuff later in the article if we can. [[User:Thingg|<
::OK. I was also thinking that maybe we don't need to go into such detail about Np purification. We can save that for the comprehensive reviews like Yoshida...
::(P.S. If you're interested in working on any other elements, I've been thinking for about a year on making [[iron]] an FA, but never got around to it. Perhaps once we get Np done?! :-P I can tell it would be scary due to massive history, but it's one of the most popular element articles, after all...) [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 12:54, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
:::Yeah that's fine. Tbh I was kind of thinking the same. Maybe like do a paragraph or two the part about how it's separated from nuclear reactor products and then a couple more discussing the other ways it can be done. And yeah that sounds like it could be a nice project. I was thinking either that or [[aluminium]] would be good since both of those are pretty high traffic and I'm not feeling ready to tackle [[gold]] at this point haha. I do want to get Np mostly done (and maybe take a small break after that) before I get into iron though. [[User:Thingg|<
Still thinking about the layout and where to put Np's solution chemistry. Feel free to discuss. I would put it just over oxides and hydroxides – the ions are found in acidic solutions and in basic solutions you instead get the (aqueous or solid? are these soluble?) oxides and hydroxides. See the new section I wrote! :-D [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 09:53, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
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:Is there any source explicitly stating how Np-238 and Np-240 are made. (I can see how, but don't see how that would be remotely detectable.) Furthermore where does Emsley get his info from that Am, Cm, Bk, and Cf are natural. (Es should be too.) I would prefer a published paper to just him. We have published papers for Np-237, Np-239, Pu-238, Pu-239, Pu-244, and I dunno what other Pu isotopes.
:You mention Np is very mobile, why? I wanna know. I suspect the reader also wants to know. [[User:Double sharp|Double sharp]] ([[User talk:Double sharp|talk]]) 13:18, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
::moved stuff to sandbox talkpage [[User:Thingg|<
== Userfication request ==
Could you please userfy [[Donkey Kong's animal buddies]] and [[Kleever]] for me? I feel there is helpful content in those two articles (even if the latter is poorly written). I'm trying to reserve non-copyrighted, deleted Wikipedia articles. Thanks. [[User:2005-Fan|2005-Fan]] ([[User talk:2005-Fan|talk]]) 14:00, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
:{{done}} see your talk page. [[User:Thingg|<
:::Would you be willing to see if there are any revisions where some gaming guide content is removed in [[Donkey Kong's animal buddies]]? I know that happens sometimes. Also, [[Wizpig]] used to be an article, but was deleted in 2007 and re-created as a redirect in 2010 (also with [[List of non-Kremling Donkey Kong enemies]], created as a redirect in 2011). Same goes for [[Krunch]], which was deleted in November 2007. I hope my userfying requests aren't becoming ridiculous; it's just that I think the information is useful elsewhere, but not here on Wikipedia. People have put effort in those deleted articles, y'know.
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:::Thanks for the help, Thingg :). Basically, I also want Wizpig, Krunch, and List of non-Kremling Donkey Kong enemies userfied. [[User:2005-Fan|2005-Fan]] ([[User talk:2005-Fan|talk]]) 21:23, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
::::replied again [[User:Thingg|<
:::: Are you fond of my idea of reviving certain Wikipedia content and userfying it? There are useful gaming guide information on those articles that are helpful; they might not be suitable here, but they definitely could be for another wiki. As I stated earlier, people worked hard on those articles, and I don't want to put their work to waste.
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== Film cast lists ==
Thank you for looking in at [[Template:Did you know nominations/The Stand Up]]. Just to assure you, per [[MOS:FILM]], cast sections of film articles do not usually require citations. This is one of those rare instances where consensus allows such information as reflected in a film's on screen credits. Best regards, '''[[User:MichaelQSchmidt|<
== RFPP declines ==
I'm not entirely sure how the [[McLaren F1]] hasn't had enough recent vandalism to warrant protection. There are 8 outright vandalism edits from the last 3 days alone; 4 occurred today. It's clearly just one user doing this, given the IP range (dynamic IPs, obviously), but even so, that should be more than enough for some form of semi-protection (or even pending changes), failing that. [[User:Lukeno94|<
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::Prove it. TaaTaa [[Special:Contributions/109.106.224.161|109.106.224.161]] ([[User talk:109.106.224.161|talk]]) 19:14, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
:::I really don't know what is going on here, but I haven't seen anything that warrants sanctions for anyone imo. If you're not being disruptive, you'll be fine. [[User:Thingg|<
::::Hello again Thingg, boobrayner deleted my post on a talk page completely. Is this by the wiki book of rules? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AKosovo_War&diff=587497816&oldid=587497406 Will you help me out? TaaTaa [[Special:Contributions/109.106.234.94|109.106.234.94]] ([[User talk:109.106.234.94|talk]]) 13:51, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
::::*Given how obvious it is that you are socking (and are almost certainly Evlekis), and the fact you're deliberately misspelling Bobrayner's username in a potentially offensive way, I think it's quite obvious as to why you're being reverted. [[User:Lukeno94|<
::::Not Evlekis, admins can check, I am called a sock, I guess that is not an insult in your book. I left opinion on talk page, there is no reason for it to be deleted. Those who have truth on their side have no reason to delete other peoples "nonsence". My edits on that page are backed by sources and common sence. ;) TaaTaa [[Special:Contributions/109.106.234.94|109.106.234.94]] ([[User talk:109.106.234.94|talk]]) 14:07, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
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== WP:RFPP ==
Hello Thingg, I saw that you protected the [[One Piece]] page and I would like to thank you for that. However, do you think you can raise the protection period for longer than a couple days? Its last protection period (which was for a month) had just ended three days ago and the vandalism returned in waves. I am sure it is likely to return after just a three day protection, so considering the protection history and recent protection period, a longer amount of protection is appropriate. Cheers,
: I kind of guessed something like that happened, but thanks alot. {{smiley}}
::Now that the article's been locked for two months, would it be a good idea to try pending changes after one month (that is, downgrade to PC on or around January 15)? Because of the article's previous protection history, it would probably be a good idea to keep it semi-protected for a month, but what about PC afterwards? Thanks. [[User:Narutolovehinata5|Narutolovehinata5]] <sup>[[User talk:Narutolovehinata5|t]][[Special:Contributions/Narutolovehinata5|c]][[WP:CSD|csd]][[Special:Newpages|new]]</sup> 05:39, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
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== Edit warring ==
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: Not that this should concern Elvey, who, as an auto-confirmed editor, was not disadvanteged in any way. And certainly it would have no connection with his previous content dispute at that article. ~ [[User:J. Johnson|J. Johnson (JJ)]] ([[User_talk:J. Johnson|talk]]) 20:32, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
::FYI I unprotected it to see if we're good now. I will keep an eye on it though. [[User:Thingg|<
:::Please do. It would be good if constructive edits by users other than that page's owner had more than a slim chance of survival; it would require an admin's attention. Thank you; seemed prompt to me! Happy holidays! --[[User:Elvey|Elvey]] ([[User talk:Elvey|talk]]) 23:00, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
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You are listed at [[:Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to provide copies of deleted articles]] and since I don't want to inundate the people whose names start with the letter a, I have jumped to the Ts (given my username). I have made a request at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive262#Userfication of deleted and salted content]]. The article has been deleted through AFD twice and the first time was upheld at DRV. The first version was 49KB readable prose, while the second version was 33KB readable prose. Although many have argued the second was a recreation of the first, two separate admins reversed their own [[WP:G4]] deletions upon further review. It seems that a third admin speedily declined another G4 although I am unable to see the history right now and did not notice this during the second AFD. I have a long history at successful recreations (12 articles now at [[WP:GA]] are formerly deleted articles that I have recreated, including "[[Cat Daddy]]" which was deleted 4 previous times). The second AFD seems to be an indictment against any future recreation of the article, which is befuddling to me. I would like to learn something from this seemingly odd result. I have requested a userfication that includes history and talk page so that I can investigate policy/guidelines. So far the best userfication offer was by {{u|Floquenbeam}} to restore it for a fixed 2 week expiry. I have stated that 2 months would be more appropriate than 2 weeks because no policy discussion can be guaranteed to conclude within 2 weeks and I have several that I would like to pursue. Floquenbeam, has stated his hesitance is based on assumptions of bad faith regarding my intentions and that I have made a phantom "refusal to agree not to bug people about tagging or edits they made to the article prior to deletion" which I never made (I was actually concerned about the 2 week expiry and forgot to assent to the request). I am unable to discuss things with Floquenbeam who has not edited in 3 days (since 20:43, 28 May 2014). As a frequent recreator of content, I would like a chance to become a better editor by examining the various policies related to this outcome with the content available for illustration and instruction.--[[User:TonyTheTiger|TonyTheTiger]] <small>([[User talk:TonyTheTiger|T]] / [[Special:Contributions/TonyTheTiger|C]] / [[WP:FOUR]] / [[WP:CHICAGO]] / [[WP:WAWARD]])</small> 14:22, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
:Just so you know, Tony has forum-shopped this request at [[Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2014_May_6]] and then [[Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Userfication_of_deleted_and_salted_content]] where he received answers he disliked. He has since requested on 9 different admin talk pages, including: [[User_talk:TParis]], [[User_talk:Thingg]], [[User_talk:Titoxd]], [[User_talk:Thespian]], [[User talk:Tawker]], [[User talk:The Placebo Effect]], [[User talk:Thehelpfulone]], [[User_talk:Toon05]], & finally [[User_talk:ThaddeusB]] who restored the article on request to [[User:TonyTheTiger/Jabari Parker's high school career]]. I apologize for spamming this message, but since Tony has failed to let you know that he has forum-shopped to successfully get the outcome he wanted, I felt you all deserved to know that you do not need to respond to his request. Cheers, '''''[[User:TLSuda|<span style="color:#886699">TLSuda</span>]]'''''
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