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Filmography vs. videography

A lot of people were unclear on the difference between the two and I belived the difference was the music videos, I just need so clarity for the future as to the real difference. Thank youPeachywink (talk) 06:49, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

I wouldn't include music videos. Those would be better in a discography list.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 06:51, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

Actually that's not where they go. I think they are normally placed in videographies because I looked at lady gaga's, katy perry's and a few other to get an idea for what was normal for music artist to have in filmographies and for all the filmographie links to a videography that includes the MV and the discographies do not have them. Also about the english...I'm actually american but I'm dyslexic with a reading/writing learning disability so you can change it however you feel is appropriatePeachywink (talk) 06:56, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

Okay, you are correct. You are following the Wikipedia consensus, though I personally, while I'm willing to accept this consensus, disagree with it slightly. No problem about the English - I myself, until about a year and a half ago, didn't know about the differences between British and American English when using collective nouns.

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	You made it to the final round in the 2014-2015 GA Cup! Thank-you for being part of the success for the first GA Cup! We hope to see you next year!--Dom497 (talk) 15:23, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you! And thank you also to all of the other judges and participants.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 20:09, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

RedCloud

His music is covered by AllMusic, Cross Rhythms, Jesus Freak Hideout, The Phantom Tollbooth, and Rapzilla. His music has not fared commercially well, as evidenced by no Billboard chartings. I have to ask, do you think he is notable for inclusion?The Cross Bearer (talk) 03:00, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Absolutely. This guy is solidly notable. Commercial success is not necessary for notability, it merely can indicate it. The coverage of the subject in multiple reliable, independent sources is the ultimate determiner of notability.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 05:16, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

It is now at

RedCloud (rapper).The Cross Bearer (talk

) 07:52, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

You can nominate it for DYK, if you feel like it meets the criteria.The Cross Bearer (talk) 08:34, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Richard III

Thank you very much for your help in getting

Exhumation of Richard III of England to Featured Article status! I thought you might like to know that I have nominated it for Today's Featured Article for 26 March 2015. The request is at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Exhumation of Richard III of England. Please feel free to comment if you have any views. Prioryman (talk

) 09:20, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for RedCloud (rapper)

Guiness World Record for longest freestyle rap? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/RedCloud (rapper). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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According to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ancientsteppe/Archive, accounts including Toghuchar, Khorichar, Khiruge and Ceithe etc are all sock-puppets of Ancientsteppe. In fact, there are over 50 accounts that he had operated as listed in that page. What a shame. All these listed accounts have been blocked indefinitely. --Evecurid (talk) 03:44, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I discovered that myself earlier this evening. I suspected that something like that was going on, and, sadly, it turns out that I was right.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 04:42, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

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Boat Race reviews

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		Hey 3family6, just a quick barnstar to say thanks for the reviews of FA status: we now have 158 GAs and 3 FAs that we can all be proud of! It doesn't stop here, for me at least, I'm going to keep up with improving the quality of the GAs and look for more FA opportunities. Plus, there's the small matter of 70 Women's Boat Race articles to get up and running! But thanks again, I couldn't have done it without your help. The Rambling Man (talk ) 15:45, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

You're welcome! It was a pleasure reviewing them. I think that this is really close to being a featured topic, if the main Boat Race article were improved to GA.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 22:00, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

I think you posted your comment on the wrong talk page.The Cross Bearer (talk) 04:43, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

No, I was directly responding to TheLongTone's comments there. In doing so, though, I also referred to their objections that they voiced in an edit summary on How Can It Be.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 04:46, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

I think that I irked him somewhat with Aunt Jemima on his user talk page.The Cross Bearer (talk) 04:47, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Was that comment meant to be sarcastic? If not, it certainly came across that way. If so, I personally think that was very abrasive, and I would apologize. I was thinking of some sarcastic comments (in reference to the "niche" argument) to make myself, but I felt that it wouldn't be very Christ-like to do that.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 04:52, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

It was sarcasm, but Christians have to be cautious when utilizing that device, which I went to the users page to apologize for my error in judgment.The Cross Bearer (talk) 04:57, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

This is a lesson I've been learning, too. I have a sarcastic, sometimes caustic sense of humor, and I sometimes use it in a passive aggressive manner, which I should not do.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 05:25, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

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The lyrical themes section was poorly sourced. That is simply enough to remove the material in a BLP. Get more sources. Get the best sources you can find.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 03:42, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

I think I'll just leave the article alone. I don't care enough about it to spend the energy. Hopefully someone with more interest will take up the task.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 05:30, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Harrias ^talk