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Hey, I started a discussion at Talk:Heavy_metal_music#Grunge_as_derivative_form, reacting to your reversal of my edit and the reason you gave. Feel free to remove this message.--MASHAUNIX 20:07, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

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We've reached five million!!                                                   The English Wikipedia now has over 5,000,000 articles! Woo-hoo! Feel free to pass this message on! You can never celebrate too much. Eman235/talk 17:45, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

Do you have any specific reasons to describe the life span of the Byzantine Empire as "c. 330 –1204" and "1261 –1453"? I don't think the Byzantine Empire as a state discontinued to exist during the period of 1204 and 1261. It simply lost the capital Constantinople and existed as a rump state based in Nicaea during this period. This is similar to the situation of the Republic of China after 1949, and we can't say ROC no longer exists after 1949 in Wikipedia. Most sources such as this, this and this also consider the Byzantine Empire to last from 330 to 1453. --Cartakes (talk) 21:58, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Because the Empire of Trebizond and Despotate of Epirus were also contenders for rule of the Empire. The only reason that Nicea is considered the legitimate continuation of the Empire is because they managed to re-take Constantinople. Up until that point, there was no one "Byzantine Empire," just three rival states each attempting to restore the Empire. The Byzantium article itself, in the lead, stresses how the 1204 conquest effectively shattered the power of the Byzantine Empire, and I would say that it is presumptuous to say that Nicea somehow was a continuation of the Empire through the next 60-so years of turmoil when the other two rump states weren't. The difference this and the situation with the ROC is that the ROC still exists, it just doesn't hold the territory it used to. Yes, Trebizond continued until even after the fall of Constantinople, but because Nicea re-captured the former capital, it was recognized as the legitimate successor. To use your ROC analogy, currently the article on "China" directs to the PROC. If, somehow, the ROC managed to recapture all or most of mainland, historical China, I am pretty sure that it would become the focus of our main article. This isn't saying that ROC doesn't exist, but that it isn't, right now, considered the legitimate "China." Nicea wasn't the "legitimate" Byzantium until they managed to retake Constantinople.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 22:13, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

OK, there are some differences between the Byzantine Empire and the ROC as you pointed out. However, we can simply consider that the Byzantine Empire was divided into the states based in Nicaea, Trebizond, and Epirius during this period. The Mongol Empire was also divided since 1260, but in historiography we don't say the Mongol Empire ceased to exist after 1260. I think we'd better try to base on how sources would say instead, and the sources I mentioned above all consider the Byzantine Empire to last from 330 to 1453. --Cartakes (talk) 22:23, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

I don't have firm stake in this, so I'm open to keeping the article as it was. What sparked this was that I noticed that the article for the Turkic Khaganate had listed the Khaganate as existing from 552-744, when in actuality it completely split apart, the rival factions subjugated by the Tang dynasty, and then later was reformed. This isn't similar to the Byzantine Empire, but it was the change that I implemented there that caused me to consider the Byzantine Empire article. I did look through the article first, and it does seem as though the Empire effectively ceased to exist as a unified entity until the re-capture of Constantinople. You could argue that in the long-term, it was a short interregnum, and that for a timeline you can pass over it, but I felt that the change I implemented is within the scope of both historical consensus and the guidelines for the "life span" parameter. You make a good point about the Mongol Empire - I've thought about initiating a discussion as to whether the time line should stop at 1260 or 1264, but you can make the argument that, though there were rival states, the Yuan dynasty managed to successfully retain the title as a continuation of the Great Mongol Empire. From what I understand, only the Chagatai Khanate ever seriously challenged the Yuan as the "Mongol Empire - the Ilkhanate generally supported the Yuan, and thus did not contest this supremacy, while the Golden Horde didn't make a claim to be the "Great Mongol Empire." And all three, for a few decades, at point accepted the Yuan as supreme. But I wouldn't be opposed to ending the timeline at c. 1260 instead of 1368, and I have commented that the image associated with the Empire, depicting it's expansion, is inaccurate in that it suggests that the fragmentation was later then it actually was. Going back to the Byzantine Empire, again, I'm not trying to make this a hill to die on or anything, I just thought that it was something that was within the scope of the infobox documentation and the historical narrative.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 01:13, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

I agree that for the Mughal Empire at least, there was an uncontroversial break between 1540 and 1555 when the empire simply ceased to exist. But for the Byzantine Empire, I think it is at least controversial to say so for the period mentioned. How about keeping it the way it was, but with a note that the empire is sometimes considered to be non-existent between 1204 and 1261? Thanks. --Cartakes (talk) 01:36, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm not opposed to that.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 01:38, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

The Metal project welcomes a new member 3family6 to the team! Thank you for your enlistment and with that we shall get this project revived! --Xavier (talk) 15:44, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, and you're welcome!--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 15:46, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for asking me about the Christain metal wikiprojects! Yes I have just recently (like five seconds ago) joined! --Metalworker14 (Yo) 16:36, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Your page has some scripting errors. Certain elements are not displaying properly. I use the latest version of Chrome on a PC computer. --Xavier (talk) 15:42, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

@Xavier enc:: What kind of errors? Thanks for notifying me.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 16:27, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

A year ago, you were recipient no. 1024 of
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Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current

...completely different! ;) Hey Fam, I suspect this is a little outside of your wheelhouse, but would you mind taking a look at my latest FAC? It failed last time, only because no one reviewed it. I'd really like for it to fail again for the same reason, so I'm canvassing (not really) my buddies here to help out. I'd appreciate it. Don't know if you celebrate Thanksgiving, but if so, I hope yours was as nice as mine. If not, best to you anyway. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:58, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I do celebrate Thanksgiving, and it was great, thank you! Sure, I'll check out your FAC.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 17:00, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Oh good! Thanks so much. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 19:52, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

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Hi Kenneth. I'm the Signpost recruiter and I am happy to meet you! I understand you might be interested in joining the Signpost team. I wonder if you have any questions about the Publication area of the paper (the section you mentioned on @Galaliel's page), or anything else Signpost related? I have your talkpage watchlisted, and I hope to hear from you, but if you're busy with other things, no worries. P.S., I brought some coffee and cookies along; hope you like them. --Rosiestep (talk) 05:06, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

I'm definitely interested in helping out a the Signpost. I think I understand the basics of Publication: Put together the front page, check for errors, and then a bot will mass-send the Signpost. Is there anything else that I should now? Thanks for contacting me!--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 15:41, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

Cher is having interview through live chat in December 2000 [1]. She said that she wrote the second verse of the song. However cherworld.com is probably an unofficial online, unless any reliable sources could find per same interview text. You can use ASCAP credits for the song. 123.136.111.63 (talk) 16:17, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

I found another two cites rather than interview transcript that I posted on talk page of the article. (Although I'm the same person with different IP)123.136.111.49 (talk) 03:03, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

Hello 3family6: Enjoy the holiday season and upcoming winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 20:43, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

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Thank you!--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 20:57, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

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I found another two sources to posted on the article's talk page (Cher has writing input to the song). 123.136.112.59 (talk) 06:36, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

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Didn't get a chance to thank you on the DYK nomination page for Corruption in Uzbekistan. Thanks for your aid and guidance. Let me know if there's ever anything you need that I can help with. Best. DaltonCastle (talk) 18:33, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

You're welcome!--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:35, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Hey! I noticed that during last year's GA Cup, the points allocation often took some time. Since I am busy competing in the WikiCup, I will not return to the GA Cup this year as a participant, but if you guys need a hand in the judging procedures, I'd be happy to help. Cheers, Zwerg Nase (talk) 10:28, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Talk to Figureskatingfan. We'd love to have you as a judge!--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 15:38, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

@Zwerg Nase: the more the merrier! Thanks, and welcome to the team. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:46, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

@Figureskatingfan: Wonderful, thank you :) Zwerg Nase (talk) 20:30, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

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On 7 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Church Clothes 3, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lecrae released the mixtape Church Clothes 3 without any prior announcement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Church Clothes 3. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 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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WikiProject Good Articles's 2016 GA Cup Greetings, all! We would like to announce the start of the 3rd Good article nominations ! Thus far, there have been two GA Cups; both were successful in reaching our goals of significantly reducing the traditionally long queue at GAN, so we're doing it again. Currently, there are over 500 nominations listed and about 450 articles waiting to be reviewed. We hope that we can again make an impact this time. The 3rd GA Cup will begin on March 1, 2016. Four rounds are currently scheduled (which will bring the competition to a close on July 31, 2016), but this may change based on participant numbers. There will be slight changes to the scoring system, based upon feedback we've received in the months since GA Cup #2. The sign-up and submissions process will remain the same. We're also looking to spice up the competition a bit by running parallel competitions. Finally, there's a possibility of assisting a WikiProject Good Articles backlog drive in the last three weeks of February, before our competition. Please stay tuned for more information as we get it. Sign-ups for the upcoming competition are currently open and will close on February 20, 2015. Everyone is welcome to join; new and old editors, so sign-up now! If you have any questions, take a look at the FAQ page and/or contact one of the judges. Cheers from 3family6, Figureskatingfan, Jaguar and MrWooHoo. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletters, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.

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You may not have used this review from Cornerstone Magazine.The Cross Bearer (talk) 12:01, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

No, I don't think it is used. Thanks!--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 04:27, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Would you check any unreliable sources? 123.136.111.174 (talk) 11:01, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

I'll compile a list of what I find tonight when I get off my shift at work.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 15:10, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

On 23 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sivion, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Sivion's stage name is a misspelling of his old one, "Vision"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sivion. 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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Hey Mick, can you review Ride the Lightning for an FA on its nomination page? The image and source reviews are done so far, but I haven't received a prose review yet. Thanks in advance.--Retrohead (talk) 13:33, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll take a look!--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 14:43, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

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