User talk:Dpshuler
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Hello, Dpshuler, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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Taylor Miller[edit]
I reverted your edit on the article, as Linda is her legal birth name. If you have any questions, please, reply on my talk page. Have a good day :) Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 01:08, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
Welcome, and thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia! Your test worked, and thank you for reverting or removing it yourself. The best way to do tests in the future would be to use the sandbox. You can look at these pages as well: how to edit a page, the tutorial, and how to write a great article. All of these pages are good places to start. Again, welcome, and I hope that you will like Wikipedia. -- No Guru 19:01, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on The Bowl, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.
Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. If you plan to expand the article, you can request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material. To do this, affix the template {{hangon}} to the page and state your intention on the article's talk page. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Pyrospirit Talk Contribs 02:30, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Rollercoasters[edit]
If you've been on a lot of Roller Coasters, tell me, have you been on Journey to Atlantis in any of the Seaworld parks? Have you been to California Screamin in California Adventure?66.75.21.158 18:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
May 2007[edit]
Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia articles, such as those you made to Mars, even if your ultimate intention is to fix them. Such edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Andrew Hampe Talk 01:41, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
Re:Superman Tower Of Power[edit]
Sorry if I sounded offended I get kinda worked up and OVER dramatic somtimes over little things. Good to come to an agreement with you though. Don't you think if you are going to make an article about something, you should talk about all the locations it's in? Wikipedia is all about sharing the things YOU know on a subject, for people who don't know about it yet to refer to! If somebody who lives in St. Louis wanted info on The Tower Of Power at the local Six Flags St. Louis, don't you think he would be a little UN satisfied with the info on the one in Texas? It's completely different, (believe me I've ridden both!)
WikiProject roller coasters[edit]
Hi there, just to let you know that WP:ROCO has been given an overhaul. As you are listed as a participant, I just thought I'd let you know that there's a new to-do section and much clearer guidelines for roller coaster articles. Hope to see you over there! Seaserpent85Talk 09:45, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter, December 2007[edit]
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Welcome to the new WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter! Until now, in spite of a decent number of members signed up to the WikiProject, we have had no regular progress updates or information as to how much of a difference our contributions are making. This monthly newsletter aims to provide an overview of all the work that is being done behind the scenes and to celebrate the successes that would otherwise pass by unseen. Any suggestions for future additions and general help with the newsletter will be greatly appreciated. |
As can be seen on the assessment page, we are so close to finishing off assessment. If all current members of the WikiProject assessed just 2 articles, the backlog of unassessed-quality articles would be eliminated. The vast majority of articles are currently assessed as stubs, which is probably to be expected as many contain an infobox and nothing else. Getting these up to start-class is incredibly easy, many simply need references and tidying up. Even if you have very little knowledge on the article subject, this task should be fairly straightforward and is the first step in raising overall article quality. The following articles reached B-class quality during November: |
The Amusement Park Portal is now automatically linked to from the roller coaster infoboxes. It's important to remember that we need to integrate our articles with those covered by the Amusement Park WikiProject. When working on a roller coaster article, it's always a good idea to ensure that there is a wikilink from the relevant amusement park article, otherwise no-one will even know the article exists! |
During November the WikiProject was joined by 3 new members, bringing the total number up to 49. The to do list continues to serve as a place for flagging up articles in need of attention, review or comments. |
Just to get the idea out there, I'd like to propose a monthly article drive. With the poor state of most of the articles, it's unreasonable to suggest even a GA-drive, so a B-class drive would be more realistic. Any suggestions for January's article can be brought up on the WikiProject Talk Page. Suggested articles should be presently at start or stub class and have sufficient reliable sources available to work from. |
Thanks for reading, any feedback would be hugely appreciated! Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! |
Delivered 12th December, 2007 by Seaserpent85. If you would rather not receive this newsletter, please place a * after your username on the members page. Seaserpent85 22:58, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
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WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter, January 2008[edit]
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Welcome!
Welcome to the second WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter! December has seen some real progress in terms of bringing up the quality of roller coaster related articles on Wikipedia. Assessment and tagging of articles is almost completely done and efforts are now being focussed on quality and improving articles. This month also sees the start of the new B-class drive, a brilliant way to get involved with the WikiProject and achieve something together. |
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Articles and Assessment
As far as assessment goes, the backlog from last month was cleared almost immediately after the last newsletter went out, almost single-handedly by Alton! A progress chart can be seen on the assessment page that shows we are slowly dragging up the quality of the articles covered by the WikiProject.
The following articles reached B-class quality during December:  • Magnum XL-200 • Maverick (roller coaster) • Nemesis (roller coaster) • SheiKra |
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Amusement Parks Portal
The Amusement Parks Portal has been significantly expanded over the past month and is currently a candidate for featured portal. Any suggestions for featured articles and pictures can be put forward on their respective sections. |
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Membership News
During December the WikiProject was joined by 2 new members, bringing the total number up to 49 after 2 inactive users were removed from the member list. The to do list continues to serve as a place for flagging up articles in need of attention, review or comments. |
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B-class Drive
This month's B-class Drive: Arrow Dynamics
So here is the first article improvement drive for the WikiProject, Arrow Dynamics. There isn't a huge amount that needs doing apart from the addition of references, formatting and a copyedit. For any outstanding contributions there are barnstars available which can be given to and by anyone! Any suggestions for February's B-class Drive can be brought up on the talk page, so if there's a particular article you feel could benefit from more input then feel free to suggest it. |
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...and finally...
Once again, thanks for reading! As always suggestions and offers of help are much appreciated. |
Seaserpent85 14:33, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter, February 2008[edit]
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Welcome!
Welcome to the WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter! January has seen a number of milestones being passed in the WikiProject. We've achieved our first good article, brought a portal up to featured portal status and successfully collaborated together on the first Article Improvement Drive, amongst other achievements. Let's carry on with the good work and continue bringing up the standard of all articles covered by the WikiProject! |
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Articles and Assessment
We hit a milestone in January with our first GA-class article, Speed Monster! This shows just how easy it is improve articles by including references and increasing readability. Collaboration has got off to a good start, with the first chosen article, Arrow Dynamics, improving enough to reach B-class. The following articles reached GA-class or B-class quality during January: |
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Amusement Parks Portal
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Membership News
During January the WikiProject was joined by 6 new members, bringing the total number up to 55. A very warm welcome to Etf, CPGACoast, RickMarkestein, Emackert, Onewayroad2home and Suttna08. The to do list continues to serve as a place for flagging up articles in need of attention, review or comments.
A discussion is taking place regarding the best way to organise information about roller coaster records and the history of roller coasters. All members' opinions are welcomed; the discussion can be found here.
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Article Improvement Drive
This month's Article Improvement Drive: Roller coaster
Why not start at the top?! The main article is already at B class and, with a little help, isn't too far away from GA class. Please see the collaboration page for further information. Any suggestions for March's Article Improvement Drive can be brought up on the talk page, so if there's a particular article you feel could benefit from more input then feel free to suggest it. |
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...and finally... Once again, thanks for reading! As always suggestions and offers of help are much appreciated. |
Seaserpent85 20:47, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Speedy deletion of Template:User Texas Tech[edit]
A tag has been placed on Template:User Texas Tech requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section T3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a deprecated or orphaned template. After seven days, if it is still unused and the speedy deletion tag has not been removed, the template will be deleted.
If the template is intended to be substituted, please feel free to remove the speedy deletion tag and please consider putting a note on the template's page indicating that it is substituted so as to avoid any future mistakes (<noinclude>{{transclusionless}}</noinclude>).
Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 19:32, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
Your RfA[edit]
Hi. I corrected some of the template formatting for your RfA, so the links work properly. You may also wish to add a statement indicating why you wish to be an admin, as there is not much information there on which to judge your abilities as an editor. While it is unusual for editors with 250 or so edits to be granted adminship, I will wish you good luck. FYI, UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence 01:49, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
Your recent RfA[edit]
I am sorry, but I have closed your Request for adminship prematurely. Simply put, you only have 252 edits on Wikipedia; while your edit count isn't the only determining factor, and numerous people have their own personal standards by which they judge RfA candidates, this particular RfA was all but assured of not passing.
I am sorry about this, and I hope you don't take it personally. If you continue to contribute to the project in a positive fashion, I am confident that you would be able to submit a successful RfA in the future. You may wish to consider applying for an evaluation by other Wikipedia editors for feedback on how to obtain the necessary experience. Once you are ready to request adminship again, there is a great admin coaching program available, as well as a guide to requests for adminship.
Adminship isn't a big deal, and plenty great admins didn't do so well on their first go. I hope that you'll stick with us.
If you have any other questions about becoming an administrator, please don't hesitate to ask me. Good luck! Best, Keilana|Parlez ici 02:59, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
Barnstar[edit]
You appear to have awarded yourself a Barnstar by pretending to be another (redlink) user. With your own name yet. Please save yourself from the inevitable community humiliation and desist from such blatent self-love. Plutonium27 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 21:41, 22 April 2008 (UTC) Giving yourself a barnstar? I agree you SHOULD remove it, but there are no rules against it, so if you must, bask in the glory of your own self gratitude. I would rather earn one than award one to myself. (It's MUCH more gratifying!) Johnnywalterboy (talk) 05:23, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
December 2009[edit]
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, but when you add content (particularly if you change facts and figures), as you have to the article Mr. Freeze (Six Flags Over Texas), please cite a reliable source for the content you're adding or changing. This helps maintain our policy of verifiability. Take a look at Wikipedia:Citing sources for information about how to cite sources and the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. McDoobAU93 (talk) 15:12, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
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