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Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay (Dr. Dre) listed at Redirects for discussion

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Thanks

Thanks for putting my image of MAX Orange Line on Wikimedia Commons Electro Ultra 217 (talk) 07:31, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

No problem. MB298 (talk) 03:33, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

I uplaod SE Bybee Blvd MAX Station.jpg on Wikimedia Commons Check it out Electro Ultra 217 (talk) 04:10, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

Blue shading on Democratic primary templates

I see you've started removing the blue shading in the many Democratic primary result templates. I understand why you're doing it, and I thought of doing it myself. The reason I left it there is because it seems like not every contributor on the project knows how to use wiki markup properly (the templates were a total mess before I cleaned them). Leaving the shading there might reduce the amount of cleanup that needs to be done after someone else edits the templates. Plus, I thought that since the templates are not yet shown in any article, nobody could construe the shading as a bias favoring Hillary. However, I don't object to you removing the shading, just stating why I did not do it myself ;) Abjiklɐm (tɐlk) 07:05, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

The shading could be placed inside hidden text and left until the results are in. That way, editors changing the template after those primaries could properly re-insert the shading. MB298 (talk) 14:31, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
Sure. As I said I don't mind removing it either so I'm fine with any decision. Abjiklɐm (tɐlk) 18:45, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

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Rock Obama listed at Redirects for discussion

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A tag has been placed on Illness and death requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section R3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a redirect from an implausible typo or misnomer. Please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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Re your edit summary... you're right, of course, but MAN that talk page is HUGE*. ...plus there is virtually no chance that the action on the page will go down to no responses on (less than even) '2 threads within 10 days' anytime soon.

  • File size: 378 kB, Prose size (including all HTML code): 28 kB, References (including all HTML code): 0 B, Wiki text: 123 kB, Prose size (text only): 15 kB (2583 words) "readable prose size"

Cheers, Shearonink (talk) 01:11, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, it's incredibly unlikely, but it may happen in a year or so if Trump doesn't get elected. The same thing happened to Talk:Joe Biden, it was completely trimmed down. MB298 (talk) 01:08, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

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Request for Comment: Jeb Bush Portrait

There is an ongoing RfC at Talk: Jeb Bush which you may care to weigh in on.   Spartan7W §   14:34, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

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March 2016

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A tag has been placed on Mike Chechevski requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section R3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a redirect from an implausible typo or misnomer. Please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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Thanks

... for adding maps to existing articles. It is hard to keep up with all of the new maps being created, but I've been waiting a long time for some locator maps for Oregon cities, so I can't complain! Thanks again for adding maps to infoboxes wherever possible. ---Another Believer (Talk) 23:57, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

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WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 8

Newsletter • March / April 2016

This month:

Transclude article requests anywhere on Wikipedia

In the last issue of the WikiProject X Newsletter, I discussed the upcoming Wikipedia Requests system: a central database for outstanding work on Wikipedia. I am pleased to announce Wikipedia Requests is live! Its purpose is to supplement automatically generated lists, such as those from SuggestBot, Reports bot, or Wikidata. It is currently being demonstrated on WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health (which I work on as part of my NIOSH duties) and WikiProject Women scientists.

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Until next time,

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Better reference for Minnesota gubernatorial elections

While I was verifying your article I noticed that while the source you linked has accurate information, the data source it cites as its reference is a broken link to the Secretary of State's site. I looked up the correct reference and here it is, in case you might want you use it in additional articles or ones you have already created to have a more direct and authoritative source..[1] Keep up your great work. Phil (talk) 00:20, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your input, I had noticed post-1890 elections had used similar broken links, and as such used OurCampaigns instead of the Minnesota Secretary of State's website. MB298 (talk) 01:38, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

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Supremacy

There should defiantly be more in here about black supremacy, as the movement has roots in Malcolm X, who was a large advocate for black supremacy. It even says so in Malcolm X's Wikipedia page under the second paragraph in the Legacy section. The only mention of supremacy in the Article is stating that it is an off shoot of black power, but I would argue that this is to some degree a black supremacist movement as well.

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List of shipwrecks in 1952

Re: your removal of a fair use image from that list. Would you object to a FUR being added to the image so that it could be used? Images used in shipwreck lists are only of vessels sinking or wrecked, not generic images showing the ship in question. This is a useful addition to the list IMHO. Mjroots (talk) 07:15, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

@Mjroots: Per WP:NFLISTS, "images that are used only to visually identify elements in the article should be used as sparingly as possible. Consider restricting such uses to major characters and elements or those that cannot be described easily in text, as agreed to by editor consensus." A quick click to the article of the shipwreck would show an image of the wreck and eliminate the need for an image in the list. However, the second sentence states that images may be acceptable if the subject cannot be described easily in text, which I believe may be the case, however a discussion should be held first. MB298 (talk) 23:40, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
I've started a discussion at talk:List of shipwrecks in 1952 and notified WT:SHIPS. Please feel free to make your views known and publicise the discussion at any other suitable venue. Mjroots (talk) 05:36, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

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Thank you

... for uploading the image of Red Cap Garage. I will try to use this as a template for some other articles I am working on which are also about defunct businesses and/or demolished buildings, such as Jiggles. Much appreciated! ---Another Believer (Talk) 02:45, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

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WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 9

Newsletter • May / June 2016

Check out this month's issue of the WikiProject X newsletter, featuring the first screenshot of our new CollaborationKit software!

Harej (talk) 00:23, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

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  1. ^ "Minnesota Legislative Manual (Blue Book) - Chapter 10 Minnesota Elections" (PDF). Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2016-05-07.