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==3 Words==
Cheryl Cole announced that it would be her 3rd single after performing it on Cheryl's Night In. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.133.82.192|86.133.82.192]] ([[User talk:86.133.82.192|talk]]) 22:15, 13 December 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP -->
:I don't really get how too without ruining an article. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/86.133.82.192|86.133.82.192]] ([[User talk:86.133.82.192|talk]]) 22:25, 13 December 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP -->

Ahh, okay[[Special:Contributions/86.133.82.192|86.133.82.192]] ([[User talk:86.133.82.192|talk]]) 19:02, 14 December 2009 (UTC)Jewls1993

== new messages ==
{{User:Smithers7/tb}}

== A question ==

Hi there. You seem to know your way around here pretty well for a new editor. If you don't mind me asking, did you previously edit under a different account? Regards '''[[User:SoWhy|<span style="font-variant:small-caps; color: #AC0000">So</span>]][[User talk:SoWhy|<span style="font-variant:small-caps; color: #35628F">Why</span>]]''' 21:41, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
:No I did not. I've just taken time to carefully read the welcome message I've received. Thanks for the message, [[User:WossOccurring|WossOccurring]] ([[User talk:WossOccurring#top|talk]]) 22:02, 15 December 2009 (UTC).
::Hello!  I made a list of some [[User:A_Nobody#Words_of_wisdom_written_by_wise_Wikipedians]] that can also be helpful for new users.  Wikipedia can be quite complex and so if you ever feel overwhelmed, one thing I might suggest is [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User]] where you find many helpful editors.  Good luck and happy editing!  Sincerely, --[[User:A Nobody|A Nobody]]<sup>''[[User talk:A Nobody|My talk]]''</sup> 22:36, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#WP:CANVAS and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of YouTube celebrities (4th nomination)]] ==

Hi.

I don't think this has any legs, and I don't think it's really canvassing. Another user has suggested that all the participants in the previous AfDs be notified to ensure even-handedness, so you may want to do that, although those discussions are quite old and the users may have moved on. &nbsp;<span style="border-left: 1px solid #c30;">[[User:Pablo X|&nbsp;pablo]]</span><sub>[[User talk:Pablo X|hablo]].</sub> 23:37, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

== DYK for Cheryl Cole's Night In ==


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|On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#December 20 2009|December 20, 2009]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know?]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Cheryl Cole's Night In]]''''', which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [http://stats.grok.se/en/200912/Cheryl_Cole%27s_Night_In quick check ]         )</small> and add it to [[WP:DYKSTATS|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 [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know? talk page]].
|} [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 19:42, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

==Youtube celebrities==
Believe you me I sympathise. An encyclopedia which has a List of Youtube celebrities... Ummmmmm OK. I guess the meaning of "encyclopedia" means little to seemingly most people on here if such lists, many of them morons, are deemed notable enough for their own articles and lists. That trivial list represents pretty much everything in my view that an encyclopedia should not cotain. Rather concerning at the strong support and snowball keep it got. Perhaps that tells us something that this site will never be taken seriously as a proper encyclopedia as long as we have such lists and editors around who continue to mold it in such a fan crufted popular cultural fashion...[[User:Dr. Blofeld| <span style="border:1px solid blue;padding:1px;"> <span style="color:#fef;background:black;">'''''Dr. Blofeld'''''</span></span>]]     <sup>[[User talk:Dr. Blofeld| <span style="font-size:x-small; color:black;">White cat</span> ]]</sup> 19:17, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

== PR: Cheryl Cole's Night In ==

FYI: I put in a peer review on [[Cheryl Cole's Night In]].

In case you are looking to return the favor, since you seem to be a decent writer, I am currently trying to get GA status for my article [[History of the Galveston Bay Area]]. The reviewer doesn't like my writing a whole lot and he's given me a brief window to improve it. If you have a few minutes to spare and want to look for small improvements that can be made feel free (don't feel obligated).

Thanks.

--[[User:Mcorazao|Mcorazao]] ([[User talk:Mcorazao|talk]]) 16:35, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

== NotABallot ==

There have been hundreds of ''Doctor Who''-related AfDs before, and they've never needed that tag. Please do not [[WP:edit war|edit war]] over this, and read [[WP:BRD]] and [[WP:DTTR]]. Thanks. <span style="color:#A20846;">╟─[[User:TreasuryTag|<span style="color:#A20846;">Treasury</span>]][[User talk:TreasuryTag|<span style="color:#A20846;">Tag</span>]]►[[Special:Contributions/TreasuryTag|<span style="cursor:help; color:#A20846;">inspectorate</span>]]─╢</span> 19:42, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

== Talkback ==

{{talkback|TreasuryTag|ts=19:46, 25 December 2009 (UTC)}}
<span style="color:#00ACF4;">╟─[[User:TreasuryTag|<span style="color:#00ACF4;">Treasury</span>]][[User talk:TreasuryTag|<span style="color:#00ACF4;">Tag</span>]]►[[Special:Contributions/TreasuryTag|<span style="cursor:help; color:#00ACF4;">draftsman</span>]]─╢</span> 19:46, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

==Advice==
Please stop threatening to block people whose point of view you disagree with. For a start, you need to be an admin (like me) to be able to block people. Secondly, your threats are in serious danger of heading into [[WP:DE]] territory. I realise you are new, and Wikipedia takes a while to learn with all its policies, rules, de facto rules, guidlines etc. Allow the AfD discussion to run its course, the merits of arguments for and against are what count, not the number of !votes. [[User:Mjroots|Mjroots]] ([[User talk:Mjroots|talk]]) 21:57, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

==Yet more advice==


It's good policy not to reply to !votes in an AFD you've created. Even when you're acting in the very best of faith, replying to !votes to argue with !voters creates the ''appearance'' of [[WP:IDONTLIKEIT]], and that can cause uninvolved editors to pile on in defense. Nobody likes to be argued with, and most people are suspicious of an editor who becomes overly involved in the outcome of an AFD, especially to delete. In this case you might get people wondering if you hate science fiction, if you're hostile towards female characters, if you're hostile towards non-US fictional characters, etc., etc. and the AFD is much more likely to end in a keep because people will !vote Keep just on principle. (There are extremely rare exceptions, say if the article changes significantly over the period of the AFD or if the !voters are blatant sockpuppets. This isn't sockpuppetry; there are just a lot of people who disagree with you intensely. That's not a problem; it's okay for people to disagree with you, or me, or anyone.)

Basically, editors ''shouldn't care'' about whether an article they nominate to AFD is kept or not; the process is there to build consensus, and none of the notability guidelines are 100% objective. Create the AFD and let it run. If you find yourself wanting to argue with people who !vote against deletion, take a step back: basically, if the article is harmless enough to be AFDable, it's not important enough for you to care about. Let the AFD run and go on to other things. It's better for your blood pressure and better for the encyclopedia. Cheers! --[[User:NellieBly|NellieBly]] ([[User talk:NellieBly|talk]]) 22:01, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

== Need a chat? ==

Good evening and, er Merry Christmas (or the hour and a half left of it!). I saw your ANI thread has been generating a certain amount of drama. Anyway, if you need someone to talk to or a little assistance finding your way around, my talk page is always open. All the best, [[User:HJ Mitchell|<span style="color:Teal; font-family:Tahoma;">'''HJMitchell'''</span>]]  [[User_Talk:HJ Mitchell|<span style="color:Navy; font-family:Times New Roman;">You rang? </span>]]  22:43, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

==[[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry|Sockpuppetry]] case==
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You have been accused of [[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry|sockpuppetry]]. Please refer to [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dalejenkins]] for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Guidance#Defending yourself against claims|notes for the suspect]] before editing the evidence page. [[User:Fences and windows|<span style="background-color:white; color:red;">Fences</span>]]<span style="background-color:white; color:grey;">&amp;</span>[[User talk:Fences and windows|<span style="background-color:white; color:black;">Windows</span>]] 22:38, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

<div class="user-block"> [[File:Stop x nuvola.svg|40px|left]] You have been {{#ifeq:yes|yes|'''[[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] indefinitely'''|{{#if:|[[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] '''{{{time}}}'''|temporarily '''[[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]]'''}}}} {{#switch:sock|sock=as a '''[[WP:SOCK|sock puppet]]'''|sock=for '''sock'''|for repeated [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|abuse of editing privileges]]}}.  (blocked by –[[User talk:MuZemike|MuZemike]] 00:11, 1 January 2010 (UTC))<br />
<small>You may [[Wikipedia:Appealing a block|contest this block]] by adding the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx" argument. -->{{tlx|unblock|Your reason here}} below, but please read our [[Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks|guide to appealing blocks]] first.</small></div>

As {{confirmed}} by CheckUser. –[[User talk:MuZemike|MuZemike]] 00:11, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

== Please ==
could you read Wikipedia: Record Charts discussion pages before reverting my edits, the template is allowed as a consensus believed it was better.
The reason it's not listed on the main page yet is because there are some problems with it. For example Beyonce can't be used yet because of the ' symbol. I have reverted your edits back to mine.

== DYK for Parachute (song) ==


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|On [[Wikipedia:Recent_additions#January 2 2010|January 2, 2010]], '''[[:Template:Did you know|Did you know?]]''' was updated with a fact from the article '''''[[Parachute (song)]]''''', which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page <small>([[User:Rjanag/Pageview stats|here's how]], [http://stats.grok.se/en/201001/Parachute_(song) quick check] )</small> and add it to [[WP:DYKSTATS|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 [[:Template talk:Did you know|Did you know? talk page]].
|} [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 18:00, 2 January 2010 (UTC)