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	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	Keep up the good work! PWdiamond 20:24, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! Xtzou (Talk) 20:31, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Maritime Fur Trade

Replied over on my talk page. Thanks for the review! Pfly (talk) 19:39, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

Hello, thanks for the comments this morning. I agree with you on all points. It's been a week as of today I think, right? I probably won't be able to do much for a few hours, but will have a good bunch of free time later today. Is that alright? Pfly (talk) 16:23, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

No problem. Xtzou (Talk) 16:40, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

poke? Pfly (talk) 06:17, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Oh, thanks very much, for all the time, help, and for the encouragement. Perhaps I will try a peer review sometime. Still can't imagine trying to do an FA by myself, heh. Pfly (talk) 22:03, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. FAC is probably not worth the heart ache and stress. I feel as if I should warn people, as many go from GA to FAC, thinking they are prepared. Best wishes, Xtzou (Talk) 22:06, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

The Rage Against God

Thank you for your improvements to the above article. I have just nominated it for GA status so they couldn't have come at a better time. Best wishes, Jprw (talk) 10:07, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:Kia ray phevconcept2010 01.jpg

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Talk:Ron Paul presidential campaign, 1988/GA2

I think responded to all your concerns. I really appreciate your work on all these reviews. Thanks big time. --William S. Saturn (talk) 06:42, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I passed the article. Good job! Regards, Xtzou (Talk) 12:43, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Ryan Reece

You placed a BLP prod. I found multiple good news sources for his college career, which had not been actually described in the article), but could not document the remainder except by extremely weak web sources. I accordingly took it to AfD at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ryan Reece, for in context this seems rather odd. DGG ( talk ) 23:25, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi, that is exactly what I was trying to encourage by placing the prod on the article. Good job. (I have found a prod tage is an excellent way of encouraging this work.) Best wishes, Xtzou (Talk) 12:42, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

U-40 GAN

I've fixed all of the problems, as I am a dedicated talkpage stalker of WS. Please reasses. Buggie111 (talk) 21:02, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

ok. Xtzou (Talk) 21:07, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Wood turtle

Hi, there is currently an error. I don't think it is in the article. Someone has changed a function used within the convert template. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 00:08, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

I recommend reverting to the version before AWB was used. That version seems ok. Xtzou (Talk) 00:09, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Your right...goes to investigate. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 00:13, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Well, I don't understand AWB, so I can't explain anything! Xtzou (Talk) 00:27, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Looking at history pages now they all are correct without error, so was some temporary issue(in convert template) while something was being amended. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 02:45, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Interesting. So it must have affected many other articles also. Isn't that what happens with substituted tags? A mistake or a vandalism in the master tag can affect a vast number of article? Regards, Xtzou (Talk) 12:05, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Leonid Brezhnev

No no, your edits have done no harm to the article, actually quite to the contrary, I like your edits and hope you'll continue! ;P --TIAYN (talk) 15:22, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your review; all comments have been adressed. --TIAYN (talk) 14:45, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Think I've fixed it. Question; do i need to post this here? --TIAYN (talk) 03:37, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

No, you can post replies about the article on Talk:Leonid Brezhnev/GA1. Xtzou (Talk) 09:52, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Wood turtle review

Hello Xtzou...are there more concerns with the article and do my explanations make sense?--NYMFan69-86 (talk) 22:26, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I was under the impression that you had not answered them all. Give me a little bit, and I will check again. (I can't remember what my hesitancy was!) In general, I think there should be no problem. Regards, Xtzou (Talk) 22:32, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Sorry for that. Thanks!--NYMFan69-86 (talk) 22:55, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Re: South Park question

Hey, sorry it took me a while to respond. The episode you are talking about I believe is Crippled Summer. You can see it at the official South Park Studios website here, but I don't believe it's available for viewing yet. After it first airs it is available on the website for 7 days, then they take it off for 30 days, then they put it back on permanently. Hope this helps! — Hunter Kahn 00:58, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

GA

Thank you so much for your review and accepting my explinations. It was nice working with you, hope we meet again.--NYMFan69-86 (talk) 11:43, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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Replied. Xtzou (Talk) 18:57, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

XB-21

Thanks muchly! - The Bushranger _{Return fire}^{Flank speed} 19:29, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

James Dudley GA review

Thanks for the review. I have expanded the article a bit, but I'm not sure if I included everything that you wanted. Please let me know if anything else needs to be done. GaryColemanFan (talk) 05:38, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

I have expanded the lead and added another source that I found. Please let me know if you have any more concerns. Thanks again. GaryColemanFan (talk) 15:52, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

The quotation box is a great idea--I was having a hard time figuring out how to capture the message from the WWE site while maintaining neutrality, but that works really well. GaryColemanFan (talk) 16:47, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Battle of the Chongchon river GA

I just want to apologize that I sounded very rude on the GA. Everyone around me always commented that I am very blunt when raising objections and asking questions. I guess this is why I always rub people in the wrong way in life. I hope you can forgive my replies on the GA review. Jim101 (talk) 18:12, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for that, and of course I can! Best wishes, Xtzou (Talk) 18:18, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Just few heads up. Since this review could be dragged on for several days, I just want to tell few things about myself so we won't have the same misunderstanding again. I don't mind people asking me hard questions, and I don't mind engaging in debates, because this is the only way I could learn stuff. So if I shoot a objection/question back, it by no means a sign disrespect, it is just the way I learn about how to better improve things. If you find my questions somewhat blunt/rude, just state your reasons and quote guidelines and I'll back off. Jim101 (talk) 18:54, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

ok. Heads up to you that I know hardly anything about the subject of your article. I am a true general reader and may ask really dumb questions. Regards, Xtzou (Talk) 18:57, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

And thank you for being such a patient reader that waded through one of the most important, confusing yet least documented episode of the Korean/Chinese/US history. I want thank you again for your patience with my less than polite first response. Jim101 (talk) 18:11, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

GAN

Hi Xtzou. I saw that you tagged SMS Posen for GA review, and I wanted to let you know that I'll be out of town starting tomorrow, through Monday night, and busy most of Tuesday. If you get to the article today, I should be able to address anything you find, but after that it'll have to wait until probably Wednesday. Regards, Parsecboy (talk) 11:19, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Done! Xtzou (Talk) 14:59, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks :) I don't know if you have my talk or the review pages watchlisted, but I replied there. Regards, Parsecboy (talk) 15:07, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

GAN

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- The Bushranger _{Return fire}^{Flank speed} 00:21, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Responded. Xtzou (Talk) 22:23, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Ernest Brooks

Thanks for the comments. I've left a reply and I've ordered some books from the library to chase up your outstanding point about sourcing commentary on the widespread use of his images. Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to raise. Shimgray | talk | 22:02, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

ok, great! In general, it is a fine article. Xtzou (Talk) 22:24, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks muchly! The library books are still winding their way through the system, so I'll get them incorporated later as well. Shimgray | talk |

Wood turtle

Hey Xtzou, I noticed you put that template in the wood turtle article that places the GA logo in the top right corner. I've never seen that before, is it common?--NYMFan69-86 (talk) 20:40, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

It was recently decided by consensus that the GA symbol would be used for article that had passed GA. See part of the discussion at GAN - Good article template. Best wishes, Xtzou (Talk) 20:47, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Alright, cool.--NYMFan69-86 (talk) 00:31, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

GAN Question

Hello, I was wondering...do you know who normally does the Geography/Places reviews? I have seen several on there for a couple weeks (some almost a month) and it seems other sections are getting attention, but not Geography/Places. Are there some more editors that could be rounded up to clear up the backlog on GAN as well? - NeutralHomer • Talk • 00:03, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Anyone can review a GAN. There is no one person who is assigned to produce reviews for a particular section. Reviews are dependent solely on the willingness of individual editors to review specific articles. I know for me many factors go into selecting an article to review. Does that answer your question? Regards, Xtzou (Talk) 00:11, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Yup :) I thought reviewers were assigned certain areas based on knowledge of the subject. Like people who knew mold, spors and fungi would review those, for example. That is how I thought it went. :) Learned something new today. Thanks! :) - NeutralHomer • Talk • 00:14, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

I know for me selection of an article to review is dependent on how well the article is written and my judgment of how willing the editor is to take advice. If an article is quite far from bening a GA, I will usually avoid it. Xtzou (Talk) 00:20, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I have had GAN on my watchlist long enough to see some of the people who aren't willing to take advice. I, on the other hand, worked with others on the advice my last reviewer gave (about a year and a half ago). So I take advice seriously (just so you know) :) - NeutralHomer • Talk • 00:24, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

I should add, familiarity with a certain category of articles also plays a role. The last time I reviewed an article from Geography/Places, I got grief as another editor challenged my passing of an article. So, I will be very carefull about selecting someting from that category in the future. Regards, Xtzou (Talk) 00:31, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Ah, gotcha :) I will be honest, I haven't reviewed an article cause I don't know many subjects. They don't have articles to review about radio stations. :) That is my area of expertise. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 00:55, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thank you for all the time and effort you put into editing The Killer article. It's greatly appreciated! Andrzejbanas (talk) 18:31, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

You are very welcome. It was a pleasure learning about the film. Best wishes, Xtzou (Talk) 18:32, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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Xtzou (Talk) 21:14, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

• One more talkback on my talk page, same link as before. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 23:42, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

A Userbox

With your help, together we brought the Stephens City, Virginia article to Good Article status. May I be the first to award you the following userbox and thank you for helping me on this article. I look forward to working with you in the future as I move the article closer to Featured Article status.

This user helped promote Stephens City, Virginia to good article status.

Again....Thank You! :) - NeutralHomer • Talk • 23:52, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! It was a pleasure. Xtzou (Talk) 23:54, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Kent, Ohio

Not to burden you with endless article reviews, but if you could take a look at Kent, Ohio, it's been on hold for 3 days after a 3 week wait for a review. I would appreciate any comments if you have the time. --JonRidinger (talk) 23:56, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Have you contacted the editor who put it on hold? Sometimes RL interferes for a few days. Another editor can't step in and take over the review unless it is clear that the original reviewer has deserted his post. So some length of time has to pass. Regards, Xtzou (Talk) 00:05, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

GA nom

Thanks for the ping. Yes, I'm still interested in the nomination. I was off-wiki all Memorial Day weekend, so I just got your message today. I'll try to address the issues in a day or two. Thanks for your review and your patience. Acdixon ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 19:43, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Great! Xtzou (Talk) 19:45, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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- NeutralHomer • Talk • 21:52, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

EL

Hi, I was aware that the link belongs under external links but have seen articles without such a section put them to another low section. Do you think an external link should be put in now (and which one), otherwise someone will think their browser is broken since the space directly under the heading is empty, or not? Regards Hekerui (talk) 19:12, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I was thinking of removing the "External links" heading (since there are no external links), but still leaving the commons cat at the bottom. As I remember, the rationale for having it there, rather than elsewhere, is that clicking on it essentially sends a reader away from wikipedia.org and so a link to the Commons should not be mixed with internal links that don't take the reader away from wikipedia.org. Regards, Xtzou (Talk) 19:16, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Sounds like a plan. Hekerui (talk) 19:35, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

I hate those enormous curly quotes in the article for the quoteboxes . They really screw up the format in my browser. What do you you think? Xtzou (Talk) 19:39, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

I don't think they're that bad, but you could start a discussion on the talk page. Btw have you been an editor before? For someone who only registered in March you are quite proficient! Hekerui (talk) 22:42, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Well, if you don't then I won't bother. Thanks for your input. Yes, I have been an editor before. Xtzou (Talk) 22:47, 2 June 2010 (UTC)