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Hi Captain, I am new to DYK nominations, but it is my understanding that if the nominator has previously nominated less than five other DYKs that this nomination does not require a QPQ. Can you correct me if I am wrong? - adamstom97 (talk) 02:46, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. Just a gentle reminder that your DYK nomination for this article is still on hold pending a QPQ review by you of some other nomination. — Richwales(no relation to Jimbo)03:09, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I've cleared your Brad Carter DYK nomination after noting your QPQ review of Daniel McBreen. One small comment on English usage — please note the difference between "interested" and "interesting". A person or thing is "interesting" if it attracts the interest of a person or persons. A person is "interested" in someone who (or something which) has attracted his/her interest. A DYK hook can (and should) be "interesting" to readers, but since a DYK hook is an inanimate thing, it is logically impossible for a DYK hook to be "interested" in anything or anyone. — Richwales(no relation to Jimbo)16:56, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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There are a number of issues that I have added since you undertook your edits. I have added to my comments on the article's talk page if you check. Dan arndt (talk) 09:38, 24 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Bgwhite: Everything's fine, and I hope you are doing good too. I've just applied for a Canadian study permit, and waiting for a good reply from the Embassy. And here I'm, busy with the DYKs and all the new films' articles stuff, you know. --Captain Assassin!«T ♦ C ♦ G»08:19, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That's great news on Canada. Anywhere in particular you are looking at? What field of study? Weren't you looking at England too? Canada is a better choice as it is much less expensive than England. I do see alot of DYK message on your talk page. I've been doing the usual. I've been less active over the past few months due to some illness and Wikipedia fatigue. I'm getting back into the grove now. Bgwhite (talk) 08:29, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Bgwhite: Yeah I know it's less expensive, that's why I applied there. I got admission acceptance letter from The Art Institute of Vancouver in Diploma in Film & Video. I hope it's better for me, I already know about films and scriptwriting a bit. I also know a little about 3D animation.
Vancouver is a great place. It's my second favorite city in Canada after Victoria. Vancouver is a big hub for the TV and film industry, but has declined recently due to more areas offering tax incentives. Careful on the Art Institute. They are a for-profit company. They've just gone thru a round of closing down schools. Alot of schools won't transfer credit from there. They are controversial.
Hopefully the latest illness was temporary. I've got health conditions, mostly related to spinal bifida. It's progressively getting worse. If it wasn't for my wife, I'd be in a big world of hurt. I'm in my late 40s. Bgwhite (talk) 22:25, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Bgwhite: Whoa! You're not that old for getting health conditions, but these days sicknesses are really spreading like a zombie virus. Hope you'll get better soon.
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Hi – thanks for alerting me to the draft that was being edited unbeknownst to me earlier. As an experienced editor, how do you think I'm going so far? My other question was (and I haven't forgotten what you told me before, but I wanted to ask anyway in order to get your take on it all), would we be able to implement the information onto the actual article once the screenplay and director have been finalised? Considering that it's supposed to be a big milestone in the development of the film, and that it's going to be followed with interest, maybe we could properly start the article then? 4TheWynne(talk)(contribs)02:51, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@4TheWynne: You've done really a great work in the draft but I'm really sorry to say that we can not start the article in the mainspace until filming begins or at-least just two or three days left from the confirmed date of start of filming. And Joshua (I think it's your real name), by the way you are doing an appreciate-able work over here on Wikipedia. Can we talk on email or elsewhere? --Captain Assassin!«T ♦ C ♦ G»03:48, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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After I created the Ready Player One (film) page I saw that you were working on a rough draft. I did not mean to step on your toes on that, so I am sorry! I incorporated a section from your rough draft into the live page. Hope that is ok; I know you put work into it, and it makes the page better. Again, sorry for stepping on your toes there. --Cagepanes (talk) 07:29, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Cagepanes, actually that's not a problem. The problem is that you are against Wikipedia policies, we can't create a film article until production begins on that film per WP:NFF. So I've redirect the Ready Player One (film) back to Ready Player One#Film adaptation and I've put an "editnotice" for warning. If you want to contribute the article please do so in the Draft:Ready Player One (film) but not today, because the draft is intended to be moved to mainspace when filming begins and you've already edited mainspace article today, and if you edit the draft today it would be impossible to move the draft. So please contribute to draft but please start it from tomorrow's date, wait until tomorrow. If you understand, good, if not, then please ask me anything here. Thanks. --Captain Assassin!«T ♦ C ♦ G»11:38, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Hey Captain Assassin! There seems to be a title change to an upcoming Disney film, from what was originally to be titled Giants, to what now appears to be titled Gigantic.[1] I'm passing this info on to you as you may wish to update the following links: Giants (film) and Draft:Giants (film), maybe into something like Gigantic (Disney film).
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Captain Assassin!, one of your hooks had to be pulled from prep a short while ago (Template:Did you know nominations/Bridget Jones's Baby); while the main cause had to do with other things, the fact that the reviewer gave you credit for a non-existent QPQ did not go unnoticed. QPQs should be done in a timely fashion, and you have a number of outstanding QPQs, including on nominations that have already been reviewed. These need to be taken care of soon. They are:
@BlueMoonset: Yes, I'm going to complete these QPQs very soon. And thanks for notifying this, actually it's just an old habit of waiting for a reviewer to start the review and ask for a QPQ. :) --Captain Assassin!«T ♦ C ♦ G»02:09, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'm glad you'll be getting to them soon. But you know, waiting for the reviewer to start before starting a QPQ isn't quite fair, since it means they can never do the review in one shot: even if everything else is fine, they'll have to come back when you've done the QPQ to finish it later. Please try to break yourself of that old habit. (It can also delay you getting a review; some reviewers won't even look at nominations where the QPQ isn't listed.) BlueMoonset (talk) 03:16, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]