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My adoption
Answered the questions. Please check. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 06:20, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry..! I have now. Rcsprinter (post) @ 14:17, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
- And again. (Do I have to remind after every time!? :)) Do post the questions too TheOriginalSoni (talk) 19:46, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
- I'm very sorry, but I'll get to you when I can. Please bear with me. Rcsprinter (natter) @ 20:18, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
- And again. (Do I have to remind after every time!? :)) Do post the questions too TheOriginalSoni (talk) 19:46, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
Nomination of List of Trent Barton bus routes for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of Trent Barton bus routes is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
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Hi Rcsprinter123. I notice that you declined this AfC. It looks like the user who wrote the page, contacted you twice on your user talk page, [1] and [2]. You did not reply to either of these messages, though you would have seen them since you edited your talk page before they were archived. This isn't a very good experience for new users, AfC is supposed to provide help, not a bar to pass (they could simply post the article themselves, if they wanted). If you aren't going to be able to give feedback to users needing help, I suggest staying away from reviewing AfCs. Prodego talk 05:12, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
My adoption page (AK)
Done Please review my answers and sorry to keep you waiting. Arctic Kangaroo 11:19, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
- I've seen the answers and put the next lesson up there. You can find my comments by expanding the green dropdown box. Rcsprinter (talk) @ 20:22, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
WikiCup 2013 January newsletter
Signups are now closed; we have our final 127 contestants for this year's competition. 64 contestants will make it to the next round at the end of February, but we're already seeing strong scoring compared to previous years. 
Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) currently leads, with 358 points. At this stage in 2012, the leader (
Grapple X (submissions)) had 342 points, while in 2011, the leader had 228 points. We also have a large number of scorers when compared with this stage in previous years. 
12george1 (submissions) was the first competitor to score this year, as he was last year, with a detailed good article review. Some other firsts:
12george1 (submissions) was also the first to score for an article, with the good article Hurricane Gordon (2000). Again, this is a repeat of last year!
Buggie111 (submissions) was the first to score for a did you know, with Marquis Flowers.
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Status (submissions) was the first to score for a featured list, with list of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists.
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DYK for Charles Spalding
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Adoption
Ready for next test I have also anseered a qn in Five Pillars. 
Arctic Kangaroo 14:28, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- Cool, I've added the test to your page. Rcsprinter (constabulary) @ 16:02, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
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Seriously?
You can't be serious in thinking that somebody "accidentally" deleted the whole page and then pressed Save page. –TCN7JM 21:51, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
- Don't be so narrow-minded; it's entirely possible. Don't you remember being new when everything was so difficult and imposing? Rcsprinter (warn) @ 21:55, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, but I didn't have the audacity to press Save page after deleting the whole page! –TCN7JM 21:56, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
- Well, don't take it out on me. At least I delivered a personal message to the user instead of a template. And to keep the atmosphere from turning frosty, I still need to thank you for your work against the vandalism. Stuff that needs to be done! :) Rcsprinter (lecture) @ 21:59, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, but I didn't have the audacity to press Save page after deleting the whole page! –TCN7JM 21:56, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
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Adoption
Hello? I am still waiting for my final adoption exam! TheOriginalSoni (talk) 12:16, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah, you reminded me by posting the TAFI thing. Promise I'll do it today. Rcsprinter (orate) @ 12:18, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
- Have posted a question there. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 18:39, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Adoption: AK
Done Arctic Kangaroo 10:26, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, I saw you closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paris Ouest. Perhaps I expressed my request too mildly, so that it did not attract much comments, but this article should really be deleted, as it essentially refers to a non-existing concept (check Google scholar, references to "Paris Ouest" are about completely different things). It there a way to reactivate the request ? --Superzoulou (talk) 19:13, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
- I can't undo the close because there's been 3 relists with no discussion, but if you want to nominate it again, follow the procedure or if its too complicated to do manually, install twinkle and do it that way (easier). A fresh nomination could spur debate. Rcsprinter (chatter) @ 21:15, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
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