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== Barnstar ==

Well, I don't know what to say, except thanks! ^___^ <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">  '''[[User:Salvio giuliano|Salvio]]'''</span> [[User talk:Salvio giuliano| <sup>Let's talk 'bout it!</sup>]] 19:32, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

==Welcome to [[WP:APPLE|WikiProject Apple Inc.]]!==
Hello Usb10, welcome to WikiProject Apple Inc.! We aim to create and improve articles related to [[Apple Inc.]] Feel free to post ideas at the[[WT:APPLE|general forums]] and look at our [[WP:APPLE#How to help|"how to help"]] list for things to do. Happy editing! 
[[User:Monomium|<span style="border:3px solid grey;background:black;padding:1px;color:gold;text-shadow:white 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em"><span style="font-family:Papyrus;"><big>&nbsp;'''Ⓢ'''</big><span style="color:white;">ock</span>&nbsp;</span></span>]] 04:01, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

== Some tips ==

Hey Usb10, nice to meet you (I say that to everyone who I meet… not sure what else to say! :D). I'm Airplaneman. I saw you just[[Talk:Macintosh/GA1|reviewed]] [[Macintosh]] for GA status. You need to list it at [[Wikipedia:GA]], more specifically, under[[Wikipedia:GA#Engineering_and_technology]] and the subsection "Hardware, standards and protocols" (don't forget to update the number of articles in the subsection!). It is also good practice to [[User_talk:Mono|notify]] the nominator, [[User:Mono|Mono]]. Also, it is advisable to always use an[[WP:ES|edit summary]] to explain your edits. It really helps avoid misunderstandings and helps explain to others the edit you have made. You're off to a great start as an editor here, and I hope to work with you sometime in the future. Regards. [[User:Airplaneman|<span style="color:blue;size=2">Airplaneman</span>]][[User talk:Airplaneman|<span style="color:#33dd44;size=2">  ✈</span>]] 02:17, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
:I was in such a rush to get it marking as GA done (I had some things in real life to get done) that I forgot to list it at [[WP:GA]] and do everything else. It should now be listed at [[WP:GA]] and I have notified [[User:Mono|Mono]]. <span style="text-shadow:green 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">[[User:Usb10|Usb10]]</span>  <sup> [[User talk:Usb10|Let's talk 'bout it!]]</sup> 15:10, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
::I'm a little concerned that this review hasn't been thorough enough. One dead link in the references was marked (which is in fact ok, but should have been checked), I found two others that were dead, and there is a {{tl|citation needed}} tag that has been in place since 2009. There are other parts that are not tagged, but that need citations. This is what I've noticed without even really reading the article. It shouldn't have been passed as a GA like this.--[[User:Belovedfreak|<span style="color:#006699; font-family: trebuchet">Beloved</span>]][[User talk:Belovedfreak|<span style="color:#336666; font-family: trebuchet">Freak</span>]] 15:23, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
:::I found the Citation needed tag, but I could not find the dead links. Where are they? <span style="text-shadow:green 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">[[User:Usb10|Usb10]]</span>  <sup> [[User talk:Usb10|Let's talk 'bout it!]]</sup> 15:31, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
::::One was marked in the references section. I checked it and it was ok, so I removed it. I found two others through the[http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/view/Checklinks link checker tool]. Others should also be checked though, because they may be "soft 404s" that don't show up on the link checker. You shouldn't pass an article with the {{tl|citation needed}} tag. If a citation is needed, it should be provided. If not (because the information is already clearly and easily verifiable) it can be removed. This is to comply with the[[WP:V|verifiability policy]]. I suspect that there are more citations needed though. I don't mean to "get at" you. I don't know if it's your first review; if it is then great, but you need to be a bit more thorough.--[[User:Belovedfreak|<span style="color:#006699; font-family: trebuchet">Beloved</span>]][[User talk:Belovedfreak|<span style="color:#336666; font-family: trebuchet">Freak</span>]] 15:37, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
:::::I found two that were dead. I will try to fix these links. <span style="text-shadow:green 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">[[User:Usb10|Usb10]]</span>  <sup> [[User talk:Usb10|Let's talk 'bout it!]]</sup> 15:46, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
::::::They are so old that I can't link them to  the correct link. Can I just replace the link with regular text instead? <span style="text-shadow:green 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">[[User:Usb10|Usb10]]</span>  <sup> [[User talk:Usb10|Let's talk 'bout it!]]</sup>15:59, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
::::::Right now I have an important task to do, so I have to go offline for a while. <span style="text-shadow:green 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">[[User:Usb10|Usb10]]</span>  <sup> [[User talk:Usb10|Let's talk 'bout it!]]</sup> 16:11, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
:::::::I'm not sure what you mean by "replace [them] with the regular text". If they are online-only sources, they must have a link. The information needs to be able to be verified by any reader. Have you checked to see if they are available in the [[Internet Archive]]? Otherwise, they will need to be replaced with other sources, or the material they support will need to be removed. Usually, in a GA review, the reviewer would check that links work, list any that don't and ask the nominator to fix them.

:::::::The {{tl|citation needed}} tag also needs to be addressed. The fact that it's there means someone saw some info that they couldn't verify. There are other paragraphs that don't have citations, and because there are so many sources being used, it's not obvious whether some paragraphs are supported by the sources in previous paragraphs.

:::::::I'm not sure what you want to do about this. Maybe you could ask Mono to help you, but I would understand if they didn't want to, seeing as the GA nomination passed. Do you want me to start a community [[WP:GAR|GA reassessment]]? To be honest, I don't feel that I could review the article myself and tell you whether it's ok to stay as GA or not, those are just a few things I noticed, but I'm not really experienced with this kind of article.

:::::::I really don't want all this to discourage you from helping out at GA, because it really is appreciated. Perhaps if I start a community reassessment, the links can be fixed and someone can give it a once over, and it will be fine. What do you think?--[[User:Belovedfreak|<span style="color:#006699; font-family: trebuchet">Beloved</span>]][[User talk:Belovedfreak|<span style="color:#336666; font-family: trebuchet">Freak</span>]] 18:35, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

:::::::::The Internet Archive's search engine is broken! It says that it is right on the search page when I try to look something up. <span style="text-shadow:green 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">[[User:Usb10|Usb10]]</span>  <sup> [[User talk:Usb10|Let's talk 'bout it!]]</sup>20:57, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::You are not discouraging me, it's perfectly fine. I know that I made mistakes and I am going to try and fix them. I just can't see how to fix some of it the links are so old that the article that they referred to was probably archived in the vast amount of pages on both of those websites that the dead links referred to. The {{tl|citation needed}} also needs to be fixed, how can that be fixed? <span style="text-shadow:green 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">[[User:Usb10|Usb10]]</span>  <sup> [[User talk:Usb10|Let's talk 'bout it!]]</sup> 20:57, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
::I left similar opinions on [[Talk:Macintosh/GA1]], without knowing these concerns had already been raised here. However, I did point out a large number of unsourced sections that require attention. I would suggest that, if Mono does not wish to address these concerns, and you feel them too large, to go ahead with a GA reassessment. '''<span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;">—[[User:Fetchcomms|<span style="color:black">fetch</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Fetchcomms|<span style="color:black">·</span>]][[User talk:Fetchcomms|<span style="color:black">comms</span>]]</span>''' 22:40, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
::::::::::Go ahead, it seems like the only thing left to do. <span style="text-shadow:green 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">[[User:Usb10|Usb10]]</span>  <sup> [[User talk:Usb10|Let's talk 'bout it!]]</sup> 23:00, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::::Ok, I have started the reassessment at [[Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Macintosh/1]]. Feel free to join in if you like, or not, although it might be helpful to follow the discussion. Just put it down to experience. I didn't feel confident enough to review GA nominations until I'd successfully nominated a few myself. Getting a few articles of your own to that standard (or on their way) will help, as will just observing other reviews. I don't know if you know about [[WP:PR|peer review]] by the way, but they're always crying out for reviewers. There you can make comments and suggestions without the pressure of making a final decision! :) --[[User:Belovedfreak|<span style="color:#006699; font-family: trebuchet">Beloved</span>]][[User talk:Belovedfreak|<span style="color:#336666; font-family: trebuchet">Freak</span>]] 23:29, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
{{od}}USB, I saw your comments at the GA reassessment. I would take BelovedFreak's suggestion and try to bring an article to GA yourself (like iDid with [[MacBook Pro]] - it took three tries, but it was worth it!), maybe stalking a few GA reviews, and commenting at [[WP:PR|peer review]]. This will help you get a better feel for what a good article is. [[User:Airplaneman|<span style="color:blue;size=2">Airplaneman</span>]][[User talk:Airplaneman|<span style="color:#33dd44;size=2">  ✈</span>]] 00:26, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
:OK I'll look around <span style="text-shadow:green 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">[[User:Usb10|Usb10]]</span>  <sup> [[User talk:Usb10|Let's talk 'bout it!]]</sup> 00:27, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

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== [[Florida mouse]] ==

Hi! Did you want to finish reviewing the article? Waiting to see! [[User:Susanne2009NYC|Susanne2009NYC]] ([[User talk:Susanne2009NYC|talk]]) 00:31, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

:I'm going to finish reviewing the article, I just have been busy with other things. <span style="text-shadow:green 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">[[User:Usb10|Usb10]]</span>  <sup> [[User talk:Usb10|Let's talk 'bout it!]]</sup> 15:47, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

== HyperCard ==

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== Prompting for blank editing summaries ==

Hi, this already exists. Just go to your Preferences (top right) and under "Editing" you'll find an option "Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary". cheers, [[User:Rd232|Rd232]] <sup>[[user talk:rd232|talk]]</sup> 00:34, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

:Cool [[User:Usb10|Usb10]] <sup>[[User talk:Usb10|Connected?]]</sup> 00:34, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

== Trouted ==

{{trout}}
You have been trouted for: getting an second opinion on a review. I will be giving an opinion on the article you asked for second opinion when I return from vacation on Sept 5. Have a nice day! <b><span style="color:#0000DD;">Joe Gazz84</span></b><sup>[[User:Joe_Gazz84|user]]</sup>•<sub>[[User_talk:Joe_Gazz84|talk]]</sub>•<sup>[[Special:Contributions/Joe_Gazz84|contribs]]</sup>•<sub>[[Wikipedia:Editor_review/Joe_Gazz84|Editor Review]]</sub> 03:59, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

:I already got a second opinion on that article. [[User:Usb10|Usb10]] <sup>[[User talk:Usb10|Connected?]]</sup> 00:21, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
:: OK, the tag is still on it so feel free to remove the tag on it or get rid of my state to give an opinion. --<b><span style="color:#0000DD;">Joe Gazz84</span></b><sup>[[User:Joe_Gazz84|user]]</sup>•<sub>[[User_talk:Joe_Gazz84|talk]]</sub>•<sup>[[Special:Contributions/Joe_Gazz84|contribs]]</sup>•<sub>[[Wikipedia:Editor_review/Joe_Gazz84|Editor Review]]</sub> 01:26, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
:::OK I changed the status back to onreview. [[User:Usb10|Usb10]] <sup>[[User talk:Usb10|Connected?]]</sup> 01:31, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

==Cat==
I've started the GA review of [[Cat]], and look forward to the issues being addressed so that the article can be promoted. If you don't wish to pursue the nomination, please let me know asap. <b style="font-family:chiller; color:red;">[[User:Jimfbleak|<span style="color:red;">Jimfbleak</span>]] - </b>[[User talk:Jimfbleak|<span style="font-family:arial; color:green;"> talk to me?</span>]] 06:48, 14 September 2010 (UTC)