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Just a note that you voted twice at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Devon Kennard. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 11:40, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. Burningview ( talk) 01:11, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry if you found it offensive, I was a little cranky since I'd just woken up. I do, however, stand by the fact that sometimes blunt remarks are necessary to prevent further escalation. Both your and Balloonman's remarks were getting increasingly more aggressive and sometimes it takes a brutal hand to put things back on track to where they belong. Thanks for your comment though, and happy editing! — Cyclonenim ( talk · contribs · email) 17:26, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Re your message: Thank you for the barnstar! It's an honor to receive one from you. =) I protected the article for a week and the Harpiz account got blocked for 24 hours. I see you've done a lot of reverting on the article. Keep up the good work on that. She seems to attract a lot of vandalism. -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 07:55, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

This explains the vandalism. Figures. -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 18:05, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Re your message: It's 4chan, it's what they like to do. It's a rather bizarre place. The protection should put a stop to that nonsense, but if you find that it or any other vandalism returns, drop me a note and I'll reset the protection. -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 18:27, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

I do have a source the Syracuse newspaper called: The Post Standard along with other sources such as the local news stations (I live in Syracuse) stating he had kept a notebook on current area high school players.-- Iamawesome 800 20:05, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Hey there! Thanks for adding the reference/source to Hurricane Ike section of the TAMUG article. Cheers! -- Nsaum75 ( talk)

Howdy Blueag. The List of Texas Aggie terms is up at featured list candidates. On the talk page, there is a discussion about what the correct name of the article should be. Your input on the matter would be much appreciated. Thanks and Gig em! Oldag07 ( talk) 23:58, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Yeah...sorry about that, I didn't know. I'll go through articles I edited and fix them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 11achitturi ( talk • contribs) 01:53, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Howdy Blueag, I'd like to ask for your help. I'm trying to get the quality of West Point's article improved, at least to GA, if not FA. I'm still kind of new at editing. I've listed the article for peer review. Please help if you can. Thanks, and Gig'em. Ahodges7 ( talk) 17:16, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for helping out. I'm learning about Wikipedia editing at seemingly an exponential rate. I didn't realize how much I didn't know until I listed USMA for peer review. User:BQZip01 has been a big help to me so far as well. Again, thanks! Gig'em Ahodges7 ( talk) 12:54, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

BlueAg09 - thanks for the kind words. I'm happy to be able to serve. Thank you very much for the help and guidance on the USMA article. I need all the help I can get. I removed my request for peer review last night as I came to realize that it wasn't ready for prime time just yet. I'm learning something new every day. I know the article is too long in places, and needs more in others. My biggest failing at this point is conforming to WP:MoS and WP:CIT. Thank you very much for squaring me away on the references. I have access to the Academy library, which seemingly has an entire wing on USMA history, so if its been published about USMA, I can get my hands on it. Unfortunately, I had to go back to work this week, so my editing opportunities will be a shorter for the next week or two as school gets going, but I think the USMA article can get to FA in the near future, especially with the help of experienced Aggie edditors like yourself, Whoop! Thanks again.

Thanks for the Barnstar as well. My very first, Whoop! I really appreciate your help. I thought you might like these photos. BTHO... Ahodges7 ( talk) 05:43, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Does USMA need to be put up for GA-status before it can be put up for FA-status? Before we started working on it back in Dec, it was listed at B-class on the discussion page, but now its listed as A-class. I may be wrong, but isn't A-class better than GA-class anyway? I don't know when or how it went from B to A. I'm also deficient in constructing the proper code to list "article history" on the discussion page. Perhaps you could help with this or send me to someone who can? Also, "how close" do you think USMA is to FA-stats as far as content? Thanks for the help!

I want to nominate USMA for inclusion on Wikipedia 1.0. Could you help me out here? I've read the instructions, but nothing is quite as easy as it seems. I always seem to not dot an "i" or cross a "t". The Naval Academy made the cut, and quite honestly, its is no where near the quality of USMA's article (and that's not just the Gray Hog in me talking). Please advise...  Ahodges7  02:25, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Ahodges7 ( talk) 10:18, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for stopping by and making some clean—up edits. I do have one comment about "at" or "in" West Point. I know it seems grammatically incorrect, but the traditional way to say it is "The United States Military Academy at West Point", not "in West Point". Prior to the Academy being founded, the term West Point referred to the military garrison there, like Ft. Hood or Ft. Bragg. Because of the strategic and historical importance of the name West Point, the academy decided to incorporate it into the name so to speak. The reservation is no longer called West Point, but rather USMA. For census purposes, the populated central campus is called West Point as a CDP, but no one here at the academy considers the garrison area or the reservation as being a place that the academy is "in", like you would say that A&M is in College Station. Its more like saying "the Kinesiology Department at Texas A&M University". Wew, that probably doesn't clear up much. I'm ok with saying "in West Point" since that's what makes the most sense to people not familiar with the Academy (99.99% of the world's population), but I'd rather use the traditional "at West Point". I certainly don't want to revert your edit. Your thoughts? Thanks for taking your time to help out, whoop!  Ahodges7  11:34, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

		The Helping Hand Barnstar
		For selflessly answering a call for help on West Point's page, I hereby award you this Barnstar. Gig 'em! Ahodges7 ( talk) 20:50, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

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		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		Thanks to your efforts and others, List of Texas A&M terms is now a WP:Featured List. Thanks for all your help! — BQZip01 —  talk 06:57, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

I Nom'd USMA for FAC. However, seeing as how the VP is such a VIP, shouldn't we keep the PC on the QT? 'Cause if it leaks to the VC he could end up MIA, and then we'd all be put on KP. — BQZip01 —  ^talk 18:12, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Guess I could have included a link instead of being a smart-ass.... — BQZip01 —  ^talk 18:27, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

heyy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.194.69.193 ( talk) 01:53, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Hello, just a heads-up the ESPN chat link you just added is not loading now. Not sure if it's a temp problem -- Omarcheeseboro ( talk) 14:26, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Works now, sorry about that. I'm on the same computer so it must have been something on ESPN's side. -- Omarcheeseboro ( talk) 18:15, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

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Sir,

I think that this site:

http://www.nbadraftdepot.com/

...is not an recognized "expert" by their peers, and is only using Wikipedia to add links to their website, and promote their website with the use of Wikipedia.

This site is just a blog site, that is selling advertising and making money and trying to use Wikipedia in the enhancement of their revenue.

Until they can receive verifiable validation by noted experts in their field, they should be considered just spam.

Please review this site, and their additions to Wikipedia, and give me a second opinion in the matter at your earliest convenience.

Thank you for your time,

> Best O Fortuna ( talk) 05:42, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Well, there are 23 of them:

1. Chase Budinger
2. Gani Lawal
3. Jeremy Pargo
4. Sam Young (basketball)
5. Hasheem Thabeet
6. Eric Maynor
7. Darren Collison
8. James Harden (basketball)
9. Tywon Lawson
10. Jonny Flynn
11. Jerome Jordan
12. Stephen Curry (basketball)
13. Jeff Teague (basketball)
14. Brandon Costner
15. DaJuan Summers
16. Jerel McNeal
17. Andrew Ogilvy
18. Damion James
19. Greg Monroe
20. Josh Heytvelt
21. Earl Clark
22. Patrick Mills
23. Manny Harris
24. Hasheem Thabeet

You want to take half and I take have? > Best O Fortuna ( talk) 07:17, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Deal. > Best O Fortuna ( talk) 07:34, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

 Done Thanks. > Best O Fortuna ( talk) 08:00, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

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This got left on my talk page, but it looks like you were the uploader. I don't know if we can make this qualify as fair use.... Karanacs ( talk) 13:36, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

The information is unreferenced, as the admission did not occur at a press conference. Garret is openly (if quietly) gay. He's completely open about it, he just does not introduce himself as "Garrett Gilbert the gay star quarterback".

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I am making a trip to BCS in a few weeks, and I plan on wondering around the school with a camera for a little while. I have posted a image suggestion page up for images we may or may not want at the project Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Texas A&M. I can't promise you I will get everything, but this is a good opportunity to boost some of our pages. Any suggestion is appreciated. Gig em! Oldag07 ( talk) 05:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for helping on the overlinking issue on the 2009 National Invitation Tournament article. There is another editr mking this an issue, and was hoping you could be of assistance again. I don't want to unwittingly violate 3RR. Thanks again. - Masonpatriot ( talk) 01:02, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm not in favor, since 1) the links are right next to each other which is a bit of overkill, 2)it is not the standard practice on the other NIT and NCAA tourney articles, and 3) the links to each team are also right above the bracket. Frankly, the other articles do not use any links in the brackets, so I think that is the ideal. Thanks. - Masonpatriot ( talk) 01:18, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

The first pic (UConn at Bridgeport) on this page 2008_NCAA_Women's_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament appears to have been added by you, if I read the history right. The captions said it was Uconn versus Cornell, but it is UConn versus Texas, so I edited the caption. BTW, assuming you are an Aggies fan, we may be heading for a showdown soon. Sphilbrick ( talk) 18:03, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

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Howdy BlueAg09,

I haven't talked to you in ages! How are you doing. I can see that you are still thanklessly working on Texas A&M pages. I would like to say, thank you blueag.

Our core group seems to be dispersing all over the Wikipedia. It seems as if Karanacs and BQZip01 seem to have become statesmen wikipedia. As for me, I am still aimlessly editing pages everywhere. ADHD man. . . :-) . The last time we talked, you were planning on medical school right? did you make it in? I know I added you on facebook, but honestly, I don't remember your RL name. On TexAgs, I have been labeled as a "liberal, totaliltarian, facist, tree hugging, hippy." I prefer not to give you my real name. but if remember who i am please send me a message. I would love to catch up with you some time. Best of luck. Gig Em! Oldag07 ( talk) 03:04, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Texas A&M will be featured on the main page of Wikipedia on 30 September! Thanks for all your hard work!

I would appreciate your assistance with keeping the article clean from vandalism. If you choose to help with that endeavor, you should know a few things.

I've had experience on with three articles I was involved in featured on the main page, so I'd like to pass along some "lessons learned". First, this article will be the most visible article on Wikipedia for 24 hours starting at about 7 PM on the night of the 29th. It will attract vandals; given that it is football season, it will likely attract some of those comments as well. If they are simple vandalism, just revert it, paste a notice on their user/IP talk page, and leave it alone. If it continues and it is clearly vandalism from the same source, I strongly advise you to not re-engage with them. Simply report it (see below) and an administrator will fix it. Understand and be knowledgeable about WP:3RR (the only block I have ever received was for a violation of this), so don't get caught in this trap. Second, admins will likely not protect the article during its stead on the main page as it is supposed to be a prime example of what Wikipedia has to offer (both good and bad). Third, encourage engagement by people on the talk page to discuss issues with the article.

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Gig 'em! — BQZip01 —  ^talk 18:46, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Sure, man. Good idea. I'll give it a once-over and make sure everything makes sense (common sense check). — BQZip01 —  ^talk 00:38, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Done. Anything else I can help tackle? I checked a few of the links, no problems. — BQZip01 —  ^talk 01:30, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

I was reading through the Aggie Bonfire talk page archives to see if there would be anyone in there interested putting Aggie Bonfire up for request as a featured article on the 10-year anniversary. If you are interested, I'm trying to build a bit of a coalition before the time for nominations opens up: User:BQZip01/TFA request; add your signature if interested. — BQZip01 —  ^talk 20:05, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

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Hi, I've noticed you've been involved in editing Big 12 related articles. I'm trying to gauge the interested in created a Big 12 WikiProject and wondered if you'd like to be involved. There are already pages for WikiProject Big Ten and WikiProject ACC. A Big 12 project would cover the schools themselves and anything to do with conference sports including: events, rivalries, teams, seasons, championships and lore. There is already quite a bit of activity here on Wikipedia regarding the Big 12, and I think a project could help coordinate and unify our efforts. Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Big 12 if you are interested, and add your name to the list. Grey Wanderer ( talk) 23:43, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for making a fix there in the lead. I was restoring the AF content (couldn't undo) and copy/pasted, therefore removed the formatting. I'm glad you fixed it. Thanks. -- Omarcheeseboro ( talk) 19:27, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

No problem. Thank you for improving/protecting the page! BlueAg09 ( Talk) 19:32, 14 January 2010 (UTC)