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Miranda

Hi there, I just want to say thanks for helping organise and improve this article. I thought I had improved it a lot, but you've made it even better. :) Also, thanks for updating the article's Wikipedia:WikiProject BBC class, I requested it to updated a few day ago. - JuneGloom07 (talk) 18:30, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. mattbr 16:42, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Hi. Miranda has been commissioned for a second series, I added this information (with reliable ref) to the Reception section. However, another user moved it to the lead of the article and I was just wondering where you think it should go? - JuneGloom07 (talk) 00:23, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

I have made a note in the lead and left the detail in the reception section. mattbr 20:02, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Over the Rainbow (UK TV series)

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Wikiproject: Did you know? 12:00, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Powers (TV series)

Firstly, thanks for your help with the categories and Wikiprojects on this page. However, there was one thing I wanted to ask you about. You removed a section of text about the series being available to view on YouTube, and a hyperlink to the relevant video. I felt this added to the article as this is the only way a reader could watch the episodes described in the article. Is there any way I could put the link back without it being removed again (perhaps as an external link), or is there a policy I don't know about preventing this? I should also add that I have no connection to the group who uploaded the videos. Thanks. Alzarian16 (talk) 12:43, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Hi Alzarian16, the short answer is no. The link was to footage uploaded by a fan group, who are most likely not to have permission from the copyright holder to upload the work. The relevant Wikipedia guideline is at Wikipedia:External links#Restrictions on linking which explains further why Wikipedia does not link to such content. Also, please consider if the references used are reliable sources, for example IMDb user reviews wouldn't be. Hope that helps, mattbr 09:44, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for the explanation. As for IMDb, I know it isn't generally considered reliable, but I felt it would probably be acceptable as one example of Critical Response as tit appears to be in use as such on other pages. [1] Alzarian16 (talk) 10:24, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

In the link you provided, IMDb is being used to provide general info about productions (i.e. they exist) rather than critical response. The comments cited are user-generated and are not representative or authoritative because anybody can post whatever they want (and you can always find someone who loved/hated something, so the same could be said of any production). mattbr 10:59, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Good points. I've made some changes to the article, including removing the reference, which should sort things out. Unless the new reference I've included is unreliable, which it might be based on my previous record. Alzarian16 (talk) 17:03, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

The new link seems OK (although not the best for viewing figures) and you need to be careful about interpreting what was said (there is no mention of "average" viewing figures). Also, the statement that it was "generally well received by viewers" is not supported by the reference given. I would suggest you use the new link to provide some production information as this is the primary topic of it. However, I am struggling to find other (online) references that would help develop the article. I would also recommend the use of citation templates such as {{cite web}} to provide a bit more info about the references rather that just the links. mattbr 20:57, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

I've rewritten the Critical Response section to be more accurate and added a section on Production, which seems to have improved matters a bit. The shortage of reliable sources is annoying: what's there already shows notability, but it's difficult to add to it. Thanks for the effort you've put into this by the way Alzarian16 (talk) 22:45, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, you've done well to find the references you have. There may be some more info in offline sources, which may be worth perusing. In the meantime, I would suggest adding an infobox ({{Infobox television}} in this case) to summarise some of the information along with the ref formatting. mattbr 17:40, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Fern Britton Meets...

Looks good to me. Thanks for tidying it up and nominating it for DYK. TheRetroGuy (talk) 12:50, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, you're welcome. mattbr 10:06, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

DYK picture tweek needed

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Now approve properly. And you took this a lot more seriously than most looking for a pictur ethat worked at both sizes. Only problem is that most Brits have been conditioned to retch at the sight of Bleurgh imself.--Peter cohen (talk) 13:55, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, there are plenty of pictures of him about so it wasn't too difficult! mattbr 14:37, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

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DYK for Fern Britton Meets...

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Materialscientist (talk) 18:00, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom GA review

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MP details

Hi! Thanks for your enhancements to Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet. I'm not very clued up about the baronets and peerage, and I do not have info about MPs, so that was very useful. If you have time and inclination, would you like to add MP succession boxes to other members of the Grosvenor family, including Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet, Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 5th Baronet, Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet, and Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor. Cheers.--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 18:29, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. The info comes primarily from the constituency page, which can be checked against other sources. I'll look at doing the others. mattbr 19:24, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Volleyball

I have seen that you edited some volleyball articles. Some players articles, most of them looks outdated. I would like to improve players by country. Could you please choose a country to contribute with? Please take a look on Yekaterina Gamova, Hélia Souza, Serena Ortolani and Kenia Carcaces for a model to follow. Please can you please improve some volleyball players with infobox and some addons? References are very important. Let me know. Oscar987 21:46, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Unsourced changes and OR violations at The Most Hated Family in America

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York meetup

Hi Mattbr. Just to let you know there is a Wikimedia meetup being planned in York for Tuesday. —Tom Morris (talk) 16:22, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

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userfy request

Hello! Could you please undelete the edit history of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC:_Tapout_2 and userfy it for me? I would like to work on improving this article. Thanks! The Bachmann Editor Overdrive (talk) 13:35, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

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