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Somebody complaint about the lead of the thorium article, which was a nuclear energy advertising part. I cut out most and created a little more from the article for the lead. Can you have a look as you contributed a lot to plutonium and uranium. Thanks! --Stone (talk) 08:17, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Will do. I plan to bring that article to feature level. Californium is first though. --mav

Thanks! The thorium has a strong advertising group for the thorium fuel cycle, but a person capable to bring uranium and plutonium, which have even more NPOV problems to FA it will work even better with thorium.--20:07, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		I, -- Cirt (talk), award the The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar to Mav, for your kind, polite, and matter-of-fact responses to FA concerns addressed during WP:FAR processes - fostering a positive and collaborative atmosphere that all Wikipedia users can hopefully learn from. Thank you very much for this professional and polite demeanor. It is very much appreciated, and makes for a warm and congenial editing environment in interactions with you. -- Cirt (talk) 03:01, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much for your excellent conduct at FAR proceedings. Cheers, -- Cirt (talk) 03:01, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

NP - I learned years ago that being combative, defensive or passive aggressive on wiki is counter-productive — both to my own work and to the greater project. --mav

Agreed. Thanks again, -- Cirt (talk) 01:55, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, do you have a higher-resolution scan of WMF:File:501(c)3_Letter.png? Would it make sense to put that on Commons? Thanks!   — Jeff G.  ツ 07:54, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That is the only version I ever had access to. --mav

I looked at how long you have been with Wikipedia. I must say that is mind blowing. I'm very impressed for what that is worth. Does Wikipedia market a software that can help someone like me better write and understand articles here? Thanks for your time.finding dreams 03:47, 12 January 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Findingdreams (talk • contribs)

See Wikipedia:Introduction. --mav (reviews needed) 23:15, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See: Wikipedia:Triple_Crown/Nominations#Wikipedia:WikiProject_Elements. Nergaal (talk) 06:11, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there! Did you ever get a DYK nominated by yourself? This is just for a barnstar for wp:ELEM. Nergaal (talk) 23:40, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mav, this is totally out of the blue, so please ignore if you're not interested. I'm reviewing the FAC for Mount Fee, and I'm finding it a bit hard going, but I'm not sure if this is because I know so little about geology, or if the article is really not very smoothly written. It's the third nom, so I hate to oppose unnecessarily. I know you've taken geology articles to FA, so I was wondering if you'd be willing to take a look, and either review it yourself, or just give me a bit of feedback about your impressions to help me assess it. Thanks -- and as I say, if you don't have time, no problems. Mike Christie (talk – library) 17:28, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I just went to the FAC page but it has been archived. But words like "trending" & "edifice" are standard in geography and geology. --mav

OK, good to know for next time. Thanks. Mike Christie (talk – library) 23:48, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for all your hard work. May you wear the crowns well, and may the platinum crown motivate you to contribute more outstanding articles. – SMasters (talk) 10:01, 28 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mav! You've probably seen things about the Wikipedia Ambassador Program already, but I wanted to invite you to join the program as an Online Ambassadors; having your wisdom and experience would be great for the program. Cheers--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 17:22, 3 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I would also really like to contact you - saw your comment on radiological weapon and dirty bomb. Key reference on radiological weapon page is forgery. Roger Rhotel1 (talk) 11:58, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed the Californium FAC got archived with no consensus. Just wanted to let you know that I'm aware you were part-way through addressing the points raised in my review (at least that is what I think had happened), and that I had deferred a decision on whether to support the nomination until after that had been done. I am uncertain, though, on how to strike some of my objections if they are later addressed. If you want to transfer them to the article talk page (or would like me to do so), I'd be happy to respond there to any points you have about the other matters I raised. Carcharoth (talk) 06:30, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes - Let's continue there for the unresolved items; I'll copy them over. -- mav (reviews needed) 10:59, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My 2 cents: Why not submit it for wp:GAN until all the fine details are solved? Nergaal (talk) 20:44, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I did that. Freywa found nothing objectionable, so he decided to pass it as GA. The changes have been made to WP:ELEM/PTQ. Lanthanum-138 (talk) 13:49, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am reviving a discussion on the naming usage of Sea of Japan and East Sea. See Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Korean)/Disputed names. (Chunbum Park (talk) 06:22, 27 March 2011 (UTC))[reply]

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So when's the next FAC for Cf coming up? (^_^) Lanthanum-138 (talk) 09:24, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've been busy lately with RL and will be going to a wedding today. Tomorrow looks good. --mav

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Woo hoo!! This is great! —hike395 (talk) 05:55, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Coolness. --mav

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Hey there! Fluorine FAC has just failed. A little sad, but that's not the point. I was about, this thing opens road to your californium FAC, keep it in mind. Have a better luck with it now! Thanks--R8R Gtrs (talk) 19:51, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Failed? That's too bad. I'll start a FAC for Cf. --mav (reviews needed) 23:16, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I meant it when I said Californium was nice. Was not trying to kiss up...or to soften a blow.

Of all my comments, the only one that I really feel hard core about wrt affecting a vote, would be getting the data in the infobox referenced (we just need to start doing that...other articles do, for instance biographies, species, etc.) That's core Wiki principle (and useful to the reader AS WELL as probably driving us to spot some errors--on F, this was the case).

All the rest of it is really stylistic input. Obviously, I sincerely meant all I said, as ways to recommend improving the article. Hopefully some was helpful insights. But use your judgment on what will make the article best for the reader.

Again, outstanding article...I really got a sense of the element's personality from reading the Wiki article. In a way, a bit similar to how Seaborg does in his book. Kudos. TCO (talk) 00:57, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Understood and thanks. :) My concern about refs in the table is the placement of the cites; having them right next to numeric data makes reading the table a bit harder than without them. I'll start to think about a way to make everybody happy. --mav

I feel ya. It is ugly to have number next to number. A ref column after might work nice, like with State reptile, because it will also drive a mindset of having to have the ref. Alternately, you can do rows underneath. Or even a final single row underneath at the very end with a "note" for referencing. Then, when you click on the note it gives you all the details of what citation refs what property. Sorta like the CRC has a discussion and list of refs after a table. No biggie. However you want to do it.TCO (talk) 02:38, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As a member of WikiProject Countries, I'm seeking your opinion on a possible issue identified at List of sovereign states. If you have some spare moments, please contribute a comment at the Discussion of criteria. Best regards, Nightw 06:04, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

1. This is sorta match-making (don't get the wrong idea though!), but I think it would be great if you could give a review for Manhattan Project, and the writer of that, gave a review for you. The topics have some relation to each other, so each of you might find it interesting.

2. How do I create a signature that has the "reviews needed" like yours does? Will you do it for me? Right now, I have a section on my page for reviews needed, but not sure if it is really pushing any traffic. I do sometimes start little kerfuffles on Wikipedia space talk pages...so if I could drive some traffic to needed content, it might make a little more value out of the chit chat strategizing.

TCO (talk) 18:22, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I don't want to over-react, but we had an IP (just one, just now) try to edit the article to debate fluorine for teeth (I hate it when the controversies stick their noses into our articles...glad there is no Middle East dynamic or British Isles naming issues). I think it's fine, now, would not bother protecting unless we get issues. Also, I may float the article past a couple of academics or industry experts. In which case, they may have some IP edits that are additive. So...kind of a wishy washy post, but might need admin protect in the future.TCO (talk) 18:50, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone who loves cats is my kind of person. RogerRhotel1 (talk) 12:00, 26 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

	Wikilove
	Congratulations on the promotion of Californium to featured status! Thanks for all the work you do on Wikipedia. – Quadell (talk) 14:10, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks :) --mav

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Excellent work at Californium, and congratulations on its promotion to Featured Article quality! The referencing is meticulous, the writing is clear and concise throughout, and it's an educational and encyclopedic topic that adds obvious value to the project. Thank you for your continued quality contributions to Wikipedia. :) — Cirt (talk) 16:47, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! -- mav

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Good to see you around again! —hike395 (talk) 01:39, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is good to be back, slowly but surely. :) --mav

Welcome back! I just wanted to confirm that this comment is in the section you intended it to be in, as to me the substance of the comment seems at odds with the section. If I'm wrong, please disregard this. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:32, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mav, your comment at Wikipedia:Featured articles/2012 RfC on FA leadership is inconsistent with your !vote; could you read the RFC more carefully, since your !vote is unclear? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 05:18, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I was about to point this out, but I see Sandy (and Nikki above) got there first. :-) Carcharoth (talk) 07:52, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. --mav

Re [1] The ban is here [2]. Just because i'm not at your beckon call to answer in 5 min doesnt give you the right.

69.171.160.39 is not on the known sock list. I have every right to restore what looks like valid text that is removed w/o adequate explanation. --mav

Hi. I've made a proposal to tighten up the WikiProject Chemistry Manual of Style a bit with regard to Accidents and Incidents as well as sources. You previously commented there, so I felt your comments would be most welcome this time around. USEPA James (talk) 17:51, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Mav! I saw your edits where you struggled with the limitations of {{USGS}} and {{NPS}}. It turns out that I have a fix --- check out the use of the source parameter at Template:USGS/testcases. I had forgotten to put an editrequest at that template --- if you copy Template:USGS/sandbox to Template:USGS, we can go live. I can also perform the analogous edit over at {{NPS}}. What do you think? —hike395 (talk) 17:05, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So long as those templates can use archiveurl, then I'm OK with using them. Better still would be to have a note parameter on the standard cite templates; quotes really aren't a good place to have a PD notice. --mav

You can use archiveurl like so: {{USGS|source={{cite web|url=http://www.usgs.gov/foo.html|title=Old thing|archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/fetindeeyi|archivedate=2012-02-26}} }}. Hope this helps. —hike395 (talk) 10:32, 28 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've been trying to teach User:Noble fan about WP:NPOV and WP:RS at User talk:Noble fan#Mount Lassen eruption end date. I found that the sources do contradict one another, some say 1917 and other say 1921. To maintain NPOV, I removed mentions of the "1914 to 1921" period, and used "starting at 1914", instead. Also cited to Volcanoworld to maintain balance. —hike395 (talk) 14:42, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, as you seem to know a lot about elements of the periodic table, could you please clarify something for me. The first sentence of the article Roentgenium reads:

Roentgenium is a synthetic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Rg and atomic number 111.

I don't know much about it, though I was pretty certain that a previous name for it was unununium. Should the first sentence be the below?

Roentgenium, formerly called unununium, is a synthetic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Rg and atomic number 111.

JZCL 16:55, 13 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Unununium was just a placeholder name so it doesn't really matter either way. --mav

Hello Mav. I noticed your warning to the IP at Talk:Boron, so you may be interested in my note at User talk:Materialscientist#IP edit warring at Boron and Allotropes of boron. I did the semiprotection of Boron but feel that some discussion with other admins is needed before going too far forward. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 20:45, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

—Northamerica1000^(talk) 04:01, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mav,

Some time ago I entered Wikipedia using my own name, which was a mistake. Now, due to the continuing smear campaign by the user Materialscientist, I want to completely withdraw from Wikipedia both my account an any mentions of my former relations to it. Now I know the identity of the user Materialscientist, and have proofs that he does not act as an impartial editor, but instead is involved in a conflict of interest with my group. Moreover, he uses every opportunity to attack my real name (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Boron#User_should_not_be_deleting_the_useful_references_from_Wikipedia). Personal attacks are unacceptable. In the above link, he explicitly lies about the content of my recent article, which other users found useful and wanted to cite, and turns it against me. You can read that article, and see for yourself where the truth is. I would like to ask you to take actions to protect my privacy, by unlinking my Wikipedia name ("luebuwei") from my real name ("aoganov") and forbidding user Materialscientist to discuss me on Wikipedia. Also, if all mentions of my name on the above talk-page could be removed, I would appreciate that a lot. Thank you for your understanding!

P.S. I don't want to discuss the identity of Materialscientist on public pages, but will be able to discuss it and the facts I have by email. P.P.S. Concerning my account on Wikipedia, I don't have time to contribute to WP and did not write anything for a long time. I doubt that I will have more time for it in the future, and I certainly cannot spend time to read the rules and procedures of Wikipedia, which seem to be essential for avoiding trouble. As you can understand, experiences such as this one, are also discouraging. It would appreciate if you could delete my account. ~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Luebuwei (talk • contribs) 00:08, 9 April 2012 (UTC) P.P.P.S. After I left this note, I saw on your page a link to another attack on me from Materialscientist - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Materialscientist#IP_edit_warring_at_Boron_and_Allotropes_of_boron.~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Luebuwei (talk • contribs) 00:13, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:RENAME, WP:RFO & Special:EmailUser/Oversight --mav

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216.38.130.166 (talk) 00:38, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Mav...I know you wanted to see Grand Teton NP make it to featured status...I've been plugging away at it for a year now and I think it's close...so its at peer review today here...your feedback would be appreciated if you have time and interest. It's pretty long but not sure I want to trim it...I also wrote over 100 supporting stubs on mountains, lakes and trails.MONGO 16:10, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Interest, yes, time not until after finals in a week. --mav

Hi, Ultrix(?) Please, look at my comment here. --WPK (talk) 19:46, 20 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mav,

I was exploring historic Cortez near the incredible new Cortez Gold Mine at the base of Mt Tenabo in northern Nevada yesterday. When I got home I checked Wikipedia for info on that area. In looking at the subject .jpg on the page, I noticed that Mount Tenabo was identified as the tall mountain visible from Battle Mountain in the picture. I believe that the peak in the photo is Mt Lewis in the Shoshone Range, south east of Battle Mountain rather than Mt Tenabo and the Cortez Mountains further south and east.

Regards,

Dustyranger (talk) 06:13, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct. I moved the image and removed it from the article. Thank you. --mav

Mav, I notice that you have contributed to quite a few of the featured articles in WikiProject Geology. It might be interesting to have your viewpoint in the Signpost interview below. RockMagnetist (talk) 05:48, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Geology for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions, so be sure to sign your answers. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 22:42, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mav...it was very kind of you to mention my work on Yellowstone National Park there...I concur with your sentiments on FA level articles...though I agree that FA level work should be exceptional, it has become much more laborous than it used ot be. The grand Teton National Park effort on my part has been ongoing off and on for over a year now and I created over 100 supporting stubs on the mountains, lakes and trails there...not counting your geology article on the park and historical strutures done by editors like User:Acroterion...I still have about 20 stubs more to do before the park features and locations will be (almost) completely covered! I think in about 2 weeks I'll be forwarding the Grand Teton NP article to FAC....that's when the real fun begins!--MONGO 04:05, 14 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mav...Grand Teton NP is now at FAC...I want to thank you for your assistance at Peer Review and hope you'll want to follow the FAC discussion at this link...thank you again! --MONGO 14:13, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mav...thank you for your suggestions and support to the Grand Teton National Park article..it is now featured!--MONGO 01:16, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations! -- mav

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How is it? Is it FA-ready yet? Double sharp (talk) 11:28, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I was wondering if you could give me some advice. I have nominated the One Direction main article for GA, although no one has started reviewing, I was wondering if you think the article is ready and could you some pointers for improvement. The article currently has more views then every article i checked which includes Justin Bieber,United States, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Katy Perry, The Beatles for example, so I guess its kind of important. Advice would really be appreciated AdabowtheSecond (talk) 20:51, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Commons:File:Yosemite Valley evolution-4.jpg. I know this has been here more or less forever, but it looks very washed out. Did this come from a print source? If so, is there any chance of a better scan? Thanks in advance for any help. - Jmabel | Talk 15:37, 28 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, if you have some time, could you please participate in the periodic table PR? Your experience with elements and writing FAs would be incredibly helpful. StringTheory¹¹ 00:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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You may want to see Talk:Tito. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 18:41, 5 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Coming soon, remember? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:43, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cool. Thank you for the heads-up! I'll have to do some clean-up. --mav

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See Talk:Geology_of_the_Grand_Canyon_area#Volcanic_activity_dams_the_new_canyon, it seems an edit you made 3 years ago may need clarification/verification. The volcanic dam heights and overtopping times seem out o kilter. I don't have access to the book you used as a ref and was wondering if you could check it out and clarify. Vsmith (talk) 00:56, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

	old rock
	Thank you for sharing for more than a decade your knowledge in quality articles, on minerals such as Beryllium and Californium, and on their monumental natural appearance such as Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (3 April 2010)! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:54, 18 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gee, thanks. I feel like a fossil! :) --mav

A year ago, you were the 249th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:48, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mav,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Ten Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for ten years or more.

Best regards, Eclecticology (talk) 21:07, 28 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Are you still working on Th? Double sharp (talk) 12:40, 22 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not at the moment, but I plan to get back into that once the semester is over. --mav

	Eastern Sierra images
	I was performing some cleanup at Commons when I realized how many of the WP images of the Eastern Sierra that I consider iconic came from your 2003 and 2009 visits. Come by again some time! —hike395 (talk) 16:58, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, thanks. And I plan to! --mav

	Happy Holidays!
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From: Northamerica1000^(talk) 14:43, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mav,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Ten Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for ten years or more.

Best regards, — Hex (❝?!❞) 20:08, 17 January 2013 (UTC).[reply]

... you were making a prediction; now I have 1,000,000 reasons to admit you were right, and it's time to thank you once again :-D --g (talk) 10:05, 22 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A blast from the past! Good to see your effort paid off. --mav (reviews needed) 02:06, 26 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bro, would you please take a look on the deletion discussion of the article 2013 Bangladesh riot. I think the article has to be kept. It will be nice if you help to sort it out. --Rossi101 (talk) 13:04, 3 March 2013 (UTC)Rossi101[reply]

Hi, I think I asked you a question or two about pictures of Mono Lake you took in 2009. Now I'd like to point you to de:Mono Lake, the German language article I improved over quite some time. It became "exzellent" (~featured) recently and some of your pictures might have helped. Even if you don't speak any German, you might want to take a look. Maybe you can get an idea you can use here too. And I'd like to point you to de:Mount St. Helens, another German language article mostly written by me and awarded as "lesenswert" (~good). You might check the chapter on "Regeneration von Flora und Fauna" (I guess you get that even if you don't speak the language) as this topic is sadly missing in the articles here, despite being the most fascinating aspect of the mountain in my view. Again thanks for your pictures of Mono Lake. rgds --h-stt !? 14:43, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good points - thanks! --mav

I removed an edit you made nearly ten years ago in the March section of the 1943 article and the copy someone made to the March, 1943 article. The attack could not have happened on that date, since the campaign did not begin until November, 1943. Unfortunately, I don't know the correct date, so I was unable to move the edit to its proper place. If the subject still interests you, you may wish to do so. The full text was, "American forces were attacked by Japanese troops on Hill 700 at Bougainville Island, in a battle that lasted 5 days." Robert A.West (Talk) 13:08, 8 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Dear Deb Talk. How do I go about fixing the work my husband started in 2007? Your reason for deleting the page is confusing. SYNC is a project that my husband tried to explain to the world using your pages. Please advise. SYNC is now being sold via other brand names using different trade name. Blue and Me for GM etc... Please advise. I would also like to know how to have his name tag but back in service. brending is my husbands invention and rippln is a new api that will change how the internet works with respect to revenue brending.

http://brendingrippln.blogspot.com Brendingrippln (Talk) 04:33, 20 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I have been asking lots of people to add lots of information and pictures onto my Himalayan (guinea pig) article. I was wondering if you could add lots of information and pictures as I would really like to know about them. Thank you Lusa bear (talk) 17:59, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've sent you one. I've also fixed up your talk page; somebody forgot to close a ref tag. Graham87 11:42, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've just imported the old edits to your user page per your reply to my email. Enjoy! Graham87 08:22, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Sorry to bother you friendly admin, but a few years back you edited the Fields of the Nephilim page, and I was looking for help with a problem. Seems an IP is eager to revert, revert, revert, but hasn't yet realized there's a talk page or an edit description line (Talk:Fields_of_the_Nephilim#Edits_reverts). It's getting to the point of vandalism, and while I'd rather end the edit war before it gets worse, I'm not really sure how to handle it from here :( TheFlowerpotMen (talk) 10:02, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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	The Main Page Barnstar
	For your extensive original edits on the Main Page however many years ago. Then again, you're an administrator, so I suppose it was just your job. --Matthew (talk) 15:24, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi,

thank you for helping to keep wiki clean but please stop deleting the page. i am adding information but my connection here is really bad so im having to save each time before i finish.

T — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tobias mills (talk • contribs) 17:57, 2 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

		The Half Million Award
		For your contributions to bring Yellowstone National Park (estimated annual readership: 931,000) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Half Million Award. Congratulations, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:26, 8 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi. Please review and fix "Fluorine". If it's too long, just hit sections.-TCO — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.137.171 (talk) 14:17, 6 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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You have been mentioned at Wikipedia:Missing Wikipedians. XOttawahitech (talk) 20:31, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Don't bite the newbies. Since you had some involvement with the Don't bite the newbies redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Courcelles 00:26, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You may be interested in a proposal to include that article among the 1,000 Wikipedia:Vital articles. The discussion is here. Thewellman (talk) 04:36, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mav,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Ten Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for ten years or more. Since you are the first who wrote on my talk page 30 September 2002 I want to invite you to the Ten Year Society.

Best regards, Dan Koehl (talk) 18:22, 6 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]