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Michael Wacha

Muboshgu, I took your suggestion and GA nominated the Wacha article. Thanks for the reworking on the lead – it runs a lot smoother. When I first expanded it I wasn't sure how much would be sufficient; it also did not occur to me right away it should have been a little less choppy. I'm not sure how to credit other contributors for a GAN; if necessary, what would be the procedure? Also, is it helpful to directly request of other editors for their input to get the article reviewed? Thank you and buenos días. Elcid.ruderico (talk) 22:48, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

For FA and FL nominations, you can have co-nominators, but there isn't really a way to co-nominate a GA. That's okay. I'll still help with any comments that are made. Khazar2 picked it up quickly. I nominated some articles last month that are still waiting for review. – Muboshgu (talk) 12:03, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Baltimore mayoral election, 1999

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Input on Bill de Blasio

I noticed you've been active on the Bill de Blasio article. Could you give your input on this topic? I've been going back and forth with this editor on his Talk page, but we weren't getting anywhere, so I figured I'd open it up to other editors to help resolve it. - Maximusveritas (talk) 15:36, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

I'll give it a look later today. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:40, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Baseball portal link in Template:Infobox World Series

Isn't there a better spot for the portal link than where you put it? It looks kinda awkward, IMO. CRRaysHead90 | 22:13, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

I'm open to other ideas. I just know that most World Series pages don't have a link to the portal, and it's way easier to put it in the infobox than to go page by page. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:43, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Couldn't a bot be borrowed and set up to do that in the external links section? CRRaysHead90 | 22:23, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

WikiCup 2013 October newsletter

The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:

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• Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
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Heh, the old "participant" trophy... – Muboshgu (talk) 00:16, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

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What is your real name? Why are you statist pricks always hiding yourselves online while sitting in your mom's basement? Be a man you little coward! Did you even know Andrew? What is your real name??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.235.158.140 (talk) 23:54, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

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I have started a new baseball notability discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:Notability (sports). I am interested in your take and would appreciate it if you read and comment on it. Alex (talk) 14:05, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

I was thinking about opening this discussion myself. Let's see where it goes. – Muboshgu (talk) 14:26, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

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Input requested

Hello Muboshgu. Your input is requested at Virginia Attorney General election, 2013 where a couple of IPs are reverting to a version of the article where the lead contains major errors and the incumbent party's convention is not listed first. Thanks, Tiller54 (talk) 20:27, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

Sure. I forgot to watchlist that page. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:31, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I've just left a message on the article's talk page explaining to them the issues with the version they are reverting to. Before that, there's a lengthy discussion I had with one of them where he insisted that infoboxes should be ordered alphabetically or by who is listed first on the ballot. Basically by anything except incumbency, despite the evidence I showed him. Tiller54 (talk) 20:37, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

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