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Is my edit here wrong.--Vin09 (talk) 06:43, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Not sure - probably best to ask the editor who reverted the change. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:46, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

There are such articles as told by the user on my talk. Thanks for responding.--Vin09 (talk) 07:08, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

What order should we follow at ICC_World_Twenty20#Performance of teams. I've explained some points at User_talk:IgnorantArmies#ICC_World_Twenty20.23Performance_of_teams. If you can suggest which order to follow, as the win% or no. of matches first?--Vin09 (talk) 09:04, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

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Just wrote about his HUGE win today, did you watch it??? Nail-biting stuff. Mattsnow81 (Talk) 18:14, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Yep, saw the ending while flicking between the cricket final today. Amazing stuff! Hopefully see all of the Pairs-Roubaix next weekend. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 18:39, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

I follow him on Facebook but I think I'm going to stop doing that. I am getting tired of looking at the dude's hair. It's hell of the North time again? Have I missed it already? Drmies (talk) 02:25, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Yep, race time again. The whole thing is being shown on Eurosport (in the UK). Starts in about 1hr from now. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:25, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

HERE!!! Sad for Sagan and Cancellara at PR. Did you see Sagan bunny-hop the bike of Cancellara as the latter crashed? Incredible lol. Unfortunately Sagan's best helpers, Bennatti, Gatto and Bodnar, are all injured. He really has a shit team. Anyway, it was a great race, I never predicted Hayman would win. He seemed shocked lol. Mattsnow81 (Talk) 22:52, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

That bunny-hop was amazing! Yeah, Hayman couldn't quite believe it. I think they said he was a 800/1 shot at the start, haha! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 08:52, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

• He should have been--destiny wanted Boonen to win. Sagan's bunny hop was amazing; he's really that good, isn't he. I think what was proven today is that mullets aren't winners. Lugnuts, are you going to address that Iran comment? I don't want to just be chatting about the weather and all. Drmies (talk) 01:56, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Address? It was on par with the Tour of Flanders. Maybe I should look for Homer's Ayatollah t-shirt next time. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 08:51, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

@Drmies: It was all game over when Cancellara crashed. I too would have loved to see Boonen win out of that group. Did you see the embarassing crash in the velodrome? Poor Cancellara. It really wasn't his day. And weather-wise, snow is predicted today in Quebec and that is not even a joke. Can't wait to ride! Mattsnow81 (Talk) 22:23, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Hope that East Coast weather picks up and quick! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 11:55, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi Lugnuts.

Thanks for the pointer. You learn something everyday. But I do think it streteches the bounds of notability. C'est la vie!

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Why? --violetnese 18:18, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

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Hi Lugnuts, what do you think of my merge proposal of the lists of Olympic sailors. See Talk:List of sailors at the Summer Olympics. Cheers, Sander.v.Ginkel ^(Talk) 18:49, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

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I've fixed it now. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:59, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Okay. Jolly Ω Janner 07:00, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

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@Mike V: I was warned about this six or seven hours ago, and per this (soon after) I said I'd stay away (which I have). I said the nom was being WP:POINTY with there nomination so soon after the closing of the previous discussion, which other editors at the AfD have stated too. My comments were then being edited/removed by the nom in question, who has a history of doing this and has been warned several times before not to do that. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 13:17, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

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You were warned above at 6:58 to stop and acknowledged the message a minute later. However, you continued to engage in the same behavior four minutes later. In addition, you continued to make personal attacks towards the other individual. If you have a concern about the individual editing your comments, edit warring with him is not the way to go. Instead, you should continue that conversation on ANI or with other administrators. Another user's conduct should not influence your own behavior. Mike V • Talk 13:29, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

I would have to say that in a passing observation, this block is not helping Wikpiedia, it is way after the event and is thus just punative rather than preventative. Nobody wants to bother with ANI, it's a dramapit from which little good comes. I would be happy to unblock assuming Lugnuts guarantees that he will not pursue the personality differences between him and the other editor via edit warring, i.e. be good. The Rambling Man (talk) 13:32, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man: - Of course - consider the matter dropped. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 13:34, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

The edit warring was only a few hours ago, I don't think it's fair to call that way after the event. The block isn't punitive in any way, I'm not quite sure how you are drawing the conclusion. Looking at the Lungnut's block log, there is a concerning trend of blocks being issued and unblocks being made after promises to cease his edit warring or personal attacks. However, it's becoming clear that these promises are not being kept. Mike V • Talk 13:41, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

@Mike V: in reply to your latest diff - I was referring to this (the "frivolous ANI cases") - Sorry, it was WP:AE, not ANI. If it's any help, that last block was a bad one (or "dodgy", in Ritchie's words). Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 13:47, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

It doesn't matter if it was AE or ANI. In the diff you wrote, "You do have a long history of disruption, with frivolous ANI cases that you start when you don't get your way." I'm sorry, but I can't see that comment as constructive in any fashion. Mike V • Talk 14:07, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

@Mike V: - fair enough. It was in the middle of heated discussion. Is that an excuse for doing that? No, of course not. It was frustrating having my AfD comments edited by another user, which has lead to this. I can only apologise. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 14:11, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

The block is punitive because it is not preventing any ongoing disruption. That ended hours ago. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:34, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

There's still a present concern about Lugnuts's reoccurring behavior, particularly the persistent personal attacks and edit warring after being asked to stop. (As I've noted above) In the previous block discussion, Lugnuts was advised by others to be mindful of content disputes and I don't see any improvement in that behavior. I genuinely feel that this is not punitive. It's certainly not retaliation or meant to disparage. It's not punishing, as the block was reasonable (only 24 hours) and was issued as soon as I noticed the issue. If the issues occurred a week ago, I'd agree that a block would be inappropriate and a warning would suffice. As edit warring and personal attacks have been a persistent issue, the block addresses a current conduct issue of concern. As such, I would have to disagree with an unblock at this time. If you still feel that an unblock is in order, I think we should bring this to AN to get a wider array of input. Mike V • Talk 16:24, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

That previous block you reference was a bad block by @Ritchie333: (please ask him). Thanks for spending your half-a-dozen daily edits here trying to address this and thanks to Rambles for sticking his neck out. It's clearly punitive, as the matter in hand ended hours before you showed up. Still, it's nearly tomorrow, so not to worry. Persistent? Getting angry to get six or seven blocks every 500,000 edits doesn't sound persistent. I wish others were as passionate about the project as a whole. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 16:40, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

I was not referring to the block but the requests made by the other contributors. Huon stated, "As an aside, you should probably be a little more careful about what you revert as vandalism." Ritchie333 stated, "Still, as others have hinted at, mind your content disputes - when dealing with these issues, revert + template isn't too effective in getting the message across." Comments such as "Thanks for spending your half-a-dozen daily edits here trying to address this ..." are uncivil and highlights the exact behavior that concerns me. I would encourage you to reconsider the things you say to other users before you submit them. It's not beneficial to the project and is demeaning to our fellow contributors. I must warn you that continuing this behavior could lead to further warnings and/or blocks. Mike V • Talk 16:51, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

That was meant as a compliment! Obviously you'll disagree, as per the punitive block. Thanks for your help though. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 17:00, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

• While some of the early restorations were of content that could strictly be called a personal attack, the later were not. As such, the later reverts were restoring content that another user inappropriately edited out of Lugnut's signed comments. Given the circumstances, I don't think a block, especially one so late, was warranted.—Godsy^(TALK_CONT) 17:05, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Godsy, but Mike's made his mind up on the basis of a previous bad block (which I knew would be used against me at some point). The wolves are no doubt circling, but this will be over in a few hours and then I can get back to reverting a lot of BLP vandalism that I've just spotted on my watchlist. So I guess this punitive block is "beneficial to the project". Happy days. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 17:10, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Sorry Slugnut, it looks as though overturning Mike's punitive block would be considered wheel-warring so I'll have to leave it. I know you were not going to damage Wikipedia but Mike has other ideas. See you tomorrow, no hard feelings I hope? The Rambling Man (talk) 18:45, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Fair enough. Yeah, he's not going to admit it's punitive becauase, well, y'know. His daily 10 minutes of toil is for the good of the project, I guess. No hard feelings at all. Thanks again for saying you don't support the block in the first place - I'm genuinely appreciative of that. Hehe, Slugnut. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 19:09, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the Barnstar! Kind regards. Johnlp (talk) 09:11, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

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Lugnuts please create a Wiki page on Indian umpire Anil Dandekar... He was involved in exchange program to South Africa and also involved in the ongoing IPL... A page needs to be created... Cricket246 (talk) 07:26, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

@Cricket246: - has he stood in any IPL matches yet? Or any matches in India that are first-class or List A? Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:44, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Nevermind, I've found him. Give me a second to create him! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:45, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for creating the page... And yes he has stood in first class and list A games... Also one more help I need is that if u can please change the heading of umpire Nand Kishore's page from Nand Kishore (cricketer, born 1970) to Nand Kishore (umpire)... Thanks... Cheers... Cricket246 (talk) 07:26, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

That individual had a lengthy first-class career, so the current name is fine, and Nand Kishore (umpire) redirects there too. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:52, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

That's fine then... Thanks... I wanted to ask about 1 more thing? Can't we add a photo of the 12 elite panel umpires in their respective Wikipedia pages? Then the top umpires' pages will be complete... Won't it be good? Cricket246 (talk) 15:46, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Photos would be great, but they have to be free images. I don't know too much about them and the only photos of real people I've ever added are ones I've taken myself. Maybe start a thread at WT:CRIC about getting more guidance on how to do this. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 17:59, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Having joined a few months back, I'm still relatively new to Wikipedia and other than editing pages and talk pages I'm not at all conversant about other things... I have no idea whatsoever on how to Start a thread or anything like that... I need lots of training and guidance from experienced members like you in these matters and I hope with time I can contribute even more to cricket related articles... Cricket246 (talk) 20:05, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Just do what you did on my talkpage - you started a new thread titled "Creation of a new page". Do something along the same lines, but asking for help with photos at WT:CRIC. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:57, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

I found Annemarie Bischofsberger on shortest bios-though her reference does not seem to go to her and it says "name not found" on her page. Wgolf (talk) 04:52, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Typo on the name. Sometimes the search on Sports Reference is a bit poor (to say the least), so you can navigate down to the country's participation at that games to find them. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:42, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello Lugnuts, you may be interested to know of a conversation taking place Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Henry Mazzer here, since you suspect User:The 321 kiddo to be a sockpuppet. A good place for you to present evidence. Roy Howard Mills (talk) 17:55, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks! I'll try to take that onboard, as today is my first day on WP. Or 10 years exactly since I started editing. One of those statements is true. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 18:16, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Congrats. You were right it seems. Roy Howard Mills (talk) 18:35, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Congrats on ten years of editing Lugnuts. Whooosh where does the time go? I think that this song is always appropriate for this kind of celebration. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 18:52, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks MarnetteD. It's almost if I've wasted my life, haha! Here's to the next ten. Now excuse me, as I have the urge to pour some cement into the mouth of a big talking bird. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 18:56, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

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@KgosarMyth: - read WP:NCRIC. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 13:03, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

KgosarMyth - blocked as a sock. That was unexpected. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:55, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello,

Thank you to come to participate to this discussion.--Soboky (talk) 07:47, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello. The actress Maisa Abd Elhadi asked me this week to create an article about her in enwiki. I wrote one in hewiki (*) a year and half ago. Unfortunatelly, I can't do this, because my English is not good enough, and I am able to make twelf mistakes in every sentence. What do you think about cooperation? Meaning, I translate the data using the translation tool, and then you convert it to readable article? Thank you in advance, IKhitron (talk) 12:52, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi. Sorry, I haven't got the time at the moment. Give WP:AFC a blast. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 13:27, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, but no. I can't spent a lot of time on translation, when I don't know if it will be an article at all. IKhitron (talk) 13:33, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Hello sir. I'm sorry for my mistake but I request you to let me do this. Actually Abhinav Kumar is an rising actor of Bollywood. He is also on IMDb with the same name Abhinav Kumar. So It would be easy for his fans to search him on google with only Abhinav Kumar. Sir, you please use for the cricketer, Abhinav Kumar (Cricketer). Thanks sir.User_talk:Shivamroy22 07:45, 25 April 2016

Abhinav Kumar is a rising cricketer. There may be a point in the future when one of them is a household name. It could be the cricketer. I'm struggling to find any significant coverage on the actor. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:54, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Sir, Actually my life is depend on this article. I request you a lot, please sir let me create the article with this name. And sir, for the cricketer, use Abhinav Kumar(cricketer). Please sir, it's my humble request for you. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shivamroy22 (talk • contribs) 10:20, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

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@Ytfc23: My (or Cricinfo's) bad on this one. I've just gone back through on why I created this bio, and it was from the red link at New Zealand cricket team in England in 2015 in the List A tour match. The current scorecard has the correct player. Looking at webarchive, it shows this guy instead. Good spot! Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 11:55, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Hey. You voted keep on [1] and I added a new discovery to the discussion which would change the foundation of your argument. Please take a look at it. If you could, change your vote to delete. CerealKillerYum (talk) 03:07, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Lugnuts, there has been a series of disruptive edits in the page Chris Morris (cricketer)... The earlier correct information have been tampered with and all the edits are Suspected as vandals... As there are too many edita it's a tad difficult for me to deal with the matter all by myself so I thought it might be wiser to ask for help from the more experienced members... I request you to take a look into this and make the reverts and corrective edits as necessary as the page has been terribly affected by a series of disruptive edits... Thanks... Cheers... Cricket246 (talk) 15:49, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Hi @Cricket246: - sorry, I've been away for a week, so I'm just catching up on things. This looks OK now, but let me know if you have any concerns. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 11:57, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi Lugnuts... and yeah the page looks okay now... At present things are more or less alright... will let you know if any problem occurs... Thanks... cheers... Cricket246 (talk) 12:01, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

After the 2016 Paris-Roubaix, Planckaert declared that second-placed Tom Boonen should have made a deal with eventual winner Matthew Hayman in order to fix the race and let Boonen win. [2] Mattsnow81 (Talk) 13:18, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

@Mattsnow81: - a cloud over cycling?! Well I never... :D Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 11:58, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi Lugnuts! I saw you were updating the dates of the premieres at Cannes. Do you have a link where I could view the screening schedule? Thanks! :) Vmars22 (talk) 13:15, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

@Vmars22: - of course. It's on their homepage, direct link is here (PDF file). Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 13:16, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! :) Vmars22 (talk) 13:27, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks - Happy for this to be speedy deleted. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 10:12, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Today morning I had sent an email to the ICC enquiring about the umpiring appointments for the aforementioned series and they have sent me the details of the appointments via email... That's why I edited the page to make it more informative as I got verified and conclusive information from the ICC itself via email... My edits were not disruptive edits or vandalism I can assure you... Cricket246 (talk) 14:53, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

@Cricket246: - unfortunately an email (even from the ICC) fails WP:V and isn't a reliable source on its own. I'm in no way saying your edits are disruptive, but we can only add what is verified from reliable sources. For cricket scorecards we mainly go with the Cricinfo scorecards as and when they're updated. There is no deadline, so there's no rush to put the info on the article yet. And the first Test isn't for another 11 days, so the umpires could change (sickness, family reasons, etc). Once the scorecards show them, we're good to go! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 16:24, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Ok... That's fair enough... Thanks for such a nice explanation... I've understood it... Will keep this in mind... Will stick to the protocols as instructed... Thanks... cheers... Cricket246 (talk) 16:33, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

No problem! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 16:35, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

@Lugnuts: Can you please explain to me the break in formatting and issue of hierarchy because of which PeeJay2K3 reverted my edits in Eng vs SL and Eng vs Pak pages? I want to know what hierarchy matter is all about.... Thanks... Cheerios... Cricket246 (talk) 16:45, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Probably best to raise that on the article's talkpage or on PeeJay's talkpage for an explanation. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 16:47, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Cricket246: First of all, you don't need to ping Lugnuts on his own talk page. Second, please look at this. Look at the table of contents. Do you not notice anything odd regarding the "England" and "Ireland" sections? They should not be the same level as the other headers, they should be the top-level headers, under which all of the other headers come. That's why I keep reverting you. – PeeJay 19:03, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

@PeeJay2K3: Firstly I'm relatively new to Wikipedia and not yet familiar with the various conventions that's why I pinged Lugnuts and I don't think it matters that much but still I'll definitely keep it in mind the next time... Anyway secondly I just wanted to clear out my confusions on the matter... I didn't wish to put up an argument as u are a much more experienced editor than me hence you are correct and your edits should stay anyway... I just wanted to understand where my edits went wrong as I wanted to rectify my mistakes and contribute better to Wikipedia... I posted earlier in your talk page but I didn't get any reply that's why I asked Lugnuts today... I never intended to fight or argue on this, just wanted to know where I erred in order to improve my editing... Anyway that's fine... No hard feelings... I have understood the explanation... Thanks for it... Fair enough reverts... U are more experienced than me so obviously you know things a lot better... I'll definitely stick to the protocols from the next time... I'm neither your enemy nor was I trying to oppos e you... I just wanted to learn the right thing... So I would say that maybe a bit more compassionate way/tone of speaking or explaining by you wouldn't have caused any harm... Anyway thanks mate... Cheers... Cricket246 (talk) 19:32, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Hello Lugnuts. I just want to appreciate your contributions for WP:CRIC. You are the major force to make me believe that this cricket project will be better one day than others e.g. baseball. We still have tens of thousands of cricket biographies missing. I trying my hard to make it better as ever. WP:Baseball has 65,000 total articles (including everything e.g categories, files and templates) and we have 36,500. I hope we will have that number up to 100,000 one day. GreenCricket (talk) 17:15, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words, GC! I've got plans to work through lots of missing biographies. I've made dents into many first-class lists from Test playing nations. I know others are doing their fair share too, so hopefully that 100,000 isn't too far away! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 17:20, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Gentlemen, if both of you don't mind can I also join this Project? I would love to work on this and help Wikipedia... I'm a huge cricket lover and would love to contribute to it, be it here in Wikipedia or anywhere else... Cricket246 (talk) 00:00, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Of course! It's all via WP:CRIC, and we do what we can. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:07, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks...:) Cricket246 (talk) 01:45, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Lugnuts, can I please have a little bit of your precious time? I just wanted to discuss about something important if you have time... Can I? Cricket246 (talk) 08:04, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

Yep - fire away! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 08:04, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

Can you please tell me how to join the Cricket Project in Wikipedia? I want to join it but I'm totally clueless... Cricket246 (talk) 01:44, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

You could add your name to the list via this. I've not done it myself. Just being active in editing cricket-related articles makes you a member of the project by default. I focus on my areas of interest and keep a watch of the Project's talkpage. That's about it, really! There's no formal joining process for this (or any) project. You can always add the user boxes your user page if you wish. For example, on mine, you can see the ones for cricket, cycling and the Olympics. And the film one too. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:58, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

I want to put the cricket one... How can I do that? Cricket246 (talk) 11:20, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

I've added it to your user page. Feel free to change the layout. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 11:21, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks a lot... Always indebted to you for your help... :) Cricket246 (talk) 14:06, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

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Hi L - good to see so many new articles on New Zealand cricketers and other sportspeople - just a quick heads-up that I've just created Category:People from Ranfurly, New Zealand if you come across any more from that town, rather than having to lump them in with Category:People from Otago. Cheers - Grutness...wha? 00:49, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

@Grutness: - brilliant, thanks for that. My knowledge of NZ geography isn't the best! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:47, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

I've been working on trying to clear Category:Articles lacking sources from November 2006, which are the pages that have been waiting longest for refs. There's a cluster of articles on record labels that you created many years ago. Do you remember what sources you were using for these? Regal Records (1920), Rex Records (1912), Imperial Records (1900) and Cardinal Records (1950s) are some examples. - SimonP (talk) 16:21, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi Simon. In a word - no. Most of these were created as they were all contained in one article (example). I did this in my very early days of creating articles. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 17:53, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

I've sourced a couple of them. Every cite helps! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 18:13, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I'd hoped there was some directory you used for all of them that we could easily cite. If they came from a variety of sources that's more difficult. - SimonP (talk) 18:34, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

@SimonP: - If you've got a list of them, feel free to post them here (ideally in one post), and I'll take a look at them over the next week. Again, in my defence, they were my very first attempts at article creation the best part of ten years ago! Hopefully some basic sourcing can't be too tricky for them. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 18:36, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi L and SP. @SimonP: my memory may be off a bit but I think the requirement for WP:RSs came in a little after (or right around) the time when Lugnuts was creating these articles. Kudos to you both for going back that far to update these articles. Cheers and happy editing. MarnetteD|Talk 18:50, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

I also remember those more freewheeling days, and have even run into some articles I'd created in this referencing project. I've searched through and found the records labels that have been waiting many years for refs. They are listed below. It would be wonderful if some of them could be removed from the uncited list. I didn't check the creator so not all of them might be yours. - SimonP (talk) 19:09, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Simon - I'll take a look. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 19:22, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Update - strikethroughs have now been sourced. Italics are articles not initially started by myself. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 12:48, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Can we change the format of this page? It's just getting too clumsy... Please have Squads, Tour matches, Test series, ODI series , T20I series as separate, distinct headings like England and Ireland headings... Last year all were separate as headings and it was less clumsy and much more neat, tidy and informative... Please see to this issue for once... Thanks... Cheers... :) Cricket246 (talk) 09:45, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Please raise your ideas on the article's talkpage and take it from there. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 10:49, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Ok... I edited one version as per the previous seasons... Is it correct and acceptable??? If not , then I'll change it... Cricket246 (talk) 11:06, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Raised the issue on the talk page... :) Cricket246 (talk) 11:11, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

I am not a sock. And what is your problem, when some one has created a exhausted work on Indian films which won awards, and which were screened at the cannes film festival ?. On the other hand, If you suspect some one as sockpuppet, why dont you edit the article? what is your problem and why ru attacking new editors recreating content from previous sock puppet. This article is very essential. So you tell me where we can provide this information in wikipedia about Indian films at cannes. Why are you against Indian cinema at cannes film festival ? You dont want to know which Indian films won awards at cannes? If you suspect a sockpuppet is creating the article, why dont you create a new article. what non sense is this? Chimpidshi (talk) 12:15, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

You are clearly a sock puppet as the article you've created is exactly the same as the ones that have been deleted by your other accounts. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 12:16, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

Can you please create a biography for the Indian domestic cricketer Nitin Rana? He is playing the IPL this year as well... I can't add him to the IPL Scorecard that's why it would be really nice if you create a biography of him... Thanks in advance... Cheers... :) Cricket246 (talk) 15:51, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

Do you mean this guy? Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 17:20, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

Yeah actually it's Nitish Rana... I just messed it up by completely forgetting the name... I thought it to be Nitin, now I finally found out that it's Nitish... Really sorry for the inconvenience... Apologies for messing up... Cricket246 (talk) 18:08, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

No probs! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 18:08, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

Lugnuts, I wanted to ask you one question... A little off track though... What does the 'Dick Laurent is dead' in your name mean? :/ -Cricket246 (talk) 18:11, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

From the David Lynch film Lost Highway. Its a line that starts and ends the film. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 18:13, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

Oh... That's interesting... :/ Cricket246 (talk) 11:18, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

I've rolled back an edit of you with a mistaken mouse click, and reverted back that again at 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five. Notifying you--Vin09 (talk) 10:11, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks - no harm done! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 10:11, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

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Hope you didn't mind. Please add yourself as co-nom should you so wish? Cheers. The Rambling Man (talk) 09:04, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Not at all - thanks for the ping. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 09:08, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Have you seen the hidden note about three ODIs which aren't listed? The Rambling Man (talk) 10:23, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Yes, spotted that when adding the number column. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 10:36, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Can you find those hidden instances which aren't listed on the main Statsguru list? And now the vaguely controversial comment from Bencherlite! To split or not to split... The Rambling Man (talk) 10:40, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Yep, I'll take a look at it. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 10:43, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Cool. I've started a thread on the article talk page about who did it first btw... The Rambling Man (talk) 13:31, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

We need to resolve the article name issue.... any ideas? The Rambling Man (talk) 09:14, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

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Hi L - just a quick query... is there any reason you're removing the space between stub templates and categories (like here)? I'm busy putting them in, you're busy taking them out. Seems a bit of a waste of effort on both our parts (actually, according to WP:STUBSPACING there should be two lines between the template and the categories!) Grutness...wha? 01:16, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Well that's been changed without discussion - I've reverted it back. No-one has yet given me any reason on why there must be a gap. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:41, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi Lugnuts. You have been making some reverts on an anon IP's edits on the article Sinead Diver, without providing a reason why. Please take note of WP:3RR. Best regards, Optakeover^(U)(T)(C) 12:48, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

@Optakeover: Take a look at the edit history - and maybe warn the IP of BLP issues too. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 12:49, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

I have done that as well. Thank you for your message, and I'll keep an eye on the situation. Optakeover^(U)(T)(C) 12:50, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

If the edits are disruptive, please do explain in your edit summary why, or message the person regarding it. So far it doesn't look outrightly disruptive. Optakeover^(U)(T)(C) 12:51, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Let me know when edit summaries become mandatory and I'll happily comply. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 12:53, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

They aren't mandatory, but it's not mandatory for other editors to not raise concerns regarding your edits :P especially since I know you did it in good faith, but without an edit summary it's hard to communicate that without it looking like edit warring. Optakeover^(U)(T)(C) 13:10, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

That's also why decided to message you personally, rather than smacking an automated template message, which would most definitely come across as rude. Optakeover^(U)(T)(C) 13:15, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

They sometimes do a pretty good job as you can see on this edit. I wonder where I should go to suggest we can thank IPs edit. It is quick and a pat on the shoulder is always encouraging people to return. Mattsnow81 (Talk) 08:42, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi Matt - good to see you about! In my experience, I find it rare there's a good edit from an IP user, but sometimes they do creep through! I'd drop a thank-you note on their talkpage, and maybe encourage them to WP:REGISTER too. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 08:46, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Alright! Glad to see you too! Do you know how to crop pics? Or point me to someone who knows how? This one could use a focus on Sagan for his 2016 section. Mattsnow81 (Talk) 08:51, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Try Commons:CropTool. That'll allow you to crop an existing image and upload it as a new one. clpo13_(talk) 08:58, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Wow, done, with those instructions! Did you magically summoned this robot??? Mattsnow81 (Talk) 09:16, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Only after a lot of biting metal ass. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 09:26, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

LOL just saw he isn't a robot hahaha. Anyway job done, thank you @Clpo13: Mattsnow81 (Talk) 09:32, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

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@Mike V: - BRD seems to be an essay, so McCandlish doesn't think that holds any weight. What are you thoughts on rewording guidance that's been static for more than 8 years without any consensus? Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 18:46, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

I'd recommend opening an RfC and seeking additional comments in a neutral fashion. That might help in establishing a consensus. Mike V • Talk 19:18, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for this L. I'm afraid the backlog may well be a permanent logjam. I've been whittling away at the list since the beginning of April and (with the help of other editors though I don't know who) had gotten it from 121,000 down to 117,300. After a few weeks of seeing only a few new articles being added each day today the bot has added over 400. I know know exactly what this feels like. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 20:00, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Any time! I'm fully expecting someone to address the backlog by simply reverting that tag. That's how things work around here! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:46, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Lugnuts, can you please tell me how do you get the links of the ESPNcricinfo scorecards of the cricket matches to be held in Nov or Dec 2016? I went to the series home in Cricinfo website and clicked on the Scorecards but nothing came... But I have seen you are always so fluent in adding scorecards to recently announced fixtures with the accurate links... How do you manage to get those links? Please teach me the same... Thanks in advance... :) Cricket246 (talk) 20:01, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

They're not always available as soon as the series is announced - it can be months after that. It's just a waiting game of when Cricinfo updates their pages. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 05:37, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Oh, I get it... The Pakistan and South Africa tours of Australia 2016/17 Scorecards were updated quickly... Has the scorecards of the NZ home summer been updated? If updated, may I add those? Cricket246 (talk) 19:51, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Doesn't look like it's up yet. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 08:09, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

I also wanted to ask you how were the recent articles that I created?? Ahmed shah pakteen, Alu Kapa and Lakani Oala? Was it okay?? Cricket246 (talk) 13:12, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Sorry @Cricket246: - just seen this. The articles were fine as first-time creations. Just a couple of points - remember to add all the appropriate categories and category sorting. Also, try not to include the "m." part in the web address from Cricinfo. This redirects to the mobile site, not the website. Look at my recent edits on Lakani Oala to give you some idea of the cleanup I mention. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 14:11, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

@Lugnuts: Ok I got it now... Can you please help me out with the cleanup of Marais Erasmus and K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan as well??? I edited the place of birth but can u look at the m part in the link?? I added a few links there so would be good if you demonstrate it there once... It will be more clear to me in that way... Also another thing is that I have no idea at all about category and sorting... I need some guidance on that... Thanks... :) Cricket246 (talk) 22:11, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Hello Lugnuts. Thanks for your contributions. I have seen many Pakistani cricketers lists and suggest you may work on the Pakistani cricketers biographies especially 'M' or Mohammad as first name here along with other work. Pakistani cricketers with Mohammed as first name has a long list and many potential dab pages. If this settles then we will have new cricket biographies much easier. Thanks a bundle. GreenCricket (talk) 13:48, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks GC! Always a pleasure to get stuck in with this. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 13:53, 29 May 2016 (UTC)

Difference between Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground and Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. When will a ground be recognised as a stadium? With infrastructure? Could you check my new article at ACA-KDCA Cricket Ground naming?--Vin09 (talk) 07:41, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Ground and stadium synonymous in these cases. For example, Melbourne Cricket Ground is clearly a stadium (the opening line states this), but its name is "ground" (which is correct). Go with whatever the sources state. If the website for the venue calls it a ground or stadium, go with that in the first instance. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 08:31, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

I want to add something... VCA Ground was the old Stadium which was used earliet and it's called vca ground... the newly constructed Stadium which is used now has the name vca Stadium... It's just naming... Cricket246 (talk) 13:11, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi. I noticed that you edited the links I inserted in to the International cricket in 2016 page. I inserted the test, ODI and T20I matches played in each year and I is in all the other pages as well. I did not get, why you deleted it. Just explain. Thanks. Gihan Jayaweera (talk) 13:08, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Those templates don't link to the page itself, so they should not be on that page. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:40, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

WP:BIDIRECTIONAL is the relevant page. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:43, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

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The stadium is no more named Sophia Gardens... It's now the SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff... Can you please verify this? Sophia Gardens was the old name...Thanks... Cricket246 (talk) 06:07, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

I think SWALEC is the sponsorship name, so we tend not to use that. If in doubt, raise it on the stadium's talkpage. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 12:31, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Ok I will have to find out more about it... Cricket246 (talk) 12:34, 2 June 2016 (UTC) Cricket246 (talk) 12:34, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

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You beat me to it! --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:01, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

Apologies! :D Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 16:45, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

There is a possibility of writing a specific portal on French film. Would this be appropriate? It is necessary to have decade portals because films released during a decade are part of that decade's character. For example Ferris Bueller's Day Off is iconic of the 1980s. WhisperToMe (talk) 11:11, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi Lugnuts... That was a significant 20 minutes play interruptions and so should be mentioned like we mention all the rain delays and bad light interruptions... This was a considerable delay so why not mention it? Cricket246 (talk) 17:57, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Please have a say on this... Please share your opinion... If ok only then I'll keep it otherwise I'll remove it... Cricket246 (talk) 18:16, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Umm ok.... I've removed it... Per the other matches Scorecard where such problems occurred before... So not worth mentioning as you said... :) Cricket246 (talk) 20:38, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi. As no play was lost (IE the overs weren't reduced, or run-chase targets adjusted), it doesn't seem worth noting. Obviously if it had an impact on the game (for example, no further play due to floodlight failure), then it should be noted. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:49, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

Yeah I removed it afterwards... Thanks... :) Cricket246 (talk) 11:19, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

You undid my revision for Pieter Erasmus. However, is it proper to say that he is a 'former New Zealand?' I'm sure this is formatted wrong I don't know how to use talk. 75.151.5.228 (talk) 15:00, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

No. He's not a "former New Zealand". Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 16:37, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

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@Ricky81682: - Thanks for this. Going to have to disagree with the prod, as there's quite a lengthy roster of notable artists (Aphex Twin and the awesome Cabaret Voltaire to name two). The former's album article mentions the record label several times too. Maybe AfD instead? Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:59, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

I'm not certain that the artists being notable (and two albums, one with actual sources) makes the record company notable. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 23:13, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

I am certain. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:40, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

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Hi Lugnuts, can you tell me is there any special utility of adding a reference name (<ref name="...">) as I've seen that even without reference nameif we only use (<ref>) then also there is no syntax error ? So is the reference name compulsory? Or only mentioning <ref> is enough in biography articles? Thanks in advance! Cricket246 (talk) 14:33, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi. The "name" element isn't compulsory, but I use it all the time. It makes it easier to cite that ref again, if you use it elsewhere on the same article. Take a look at Sri Lankan cricket team in England and Ireland in 2016, for example. Ref #4 is used twice. It could be used many times in the article, and you can easily ref the same cite. I see it as future proofing, incase it's needed again. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 17:34, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Ok I get that... So if we are using one reference only for once in a particular article then the reference name has no particular utility? Cricket246 (talk) 21:54, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Correct. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:40, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for helping... Then I'm not including the reference name in case where I have used one reference only once... Cricket246 (talk) 14:26, 17 June 2016 (UTC) Cricket246 (talk) 14:26, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

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Denesh Ramdin passed 2000 ODI runs in yesterday's match... Don't we need to mention that in the footnotes of the match? I remember we mentioned du Plessis reaching 3000 ODI runs so why not this one? Cricket246 (talk) 10:38, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Mainly because it was unsourced. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 11:19, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

But then we need to find a source... He clearly scored his 2000th run yesterday... Was clearly shown during the telecast... We should look to include that... Cricket246 (talk) 11:34, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Already done. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 11:35, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Oh thanks... I saw you've added it afterwards... Thanks again... Cricket246 (talk) 11:36, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

By the way, Lugnuts, do we need to mention in the footnotes that Australia qualified for the Final as a result of this match? I think we do it in tournament pages, don't we? Cricket246 (talk) 11:42, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Well spotted - fixed. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 11:47, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks... Should the qualification note come first or should the points note come first in order in the footnotes section? Cricket246 (talk) 12:09, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi @Lugnuts: please have a look at the above query and give your valuable suggestions... Thanks... :) Cricket246 (talk) 14:37, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

It's not important, but points should go last. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 16:34, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Ok so in today's match as well, when I edit I'll be putting Points at last and the qualification note just before points... Will that be fine? :) Cricket246 (talk) 16:37, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

@Lugnuts: Hi, can you please tell me what does ffs mean? I don't know about it.... Cricket246 (talk) 19:53, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:23, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

Can you or MichaelQSchmidt find anything on this?♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:00, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: - gone for the save! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 18:46, 29 June 2016 (UTC)