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-- 10:24, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

Drunk passenger jailed in London for threats on transatlantic flight

Hi! There was a pretty big snag in reviewing this article; my review comments are here. --Pi zero (talk) 21:25, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Delhi earns UN carbon credits

Take a look at the edits (including the edit summaries) I made, here, and also the suggestions I made in my reviewer comments. (I messed up using the review gadget, by forgetting to check the boxes for the five review criteria — so the review comments I meant to be part of my passing review are instead part of a "failing" review from just before publication.) --Pi zero (talk) 21:39, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

I don't understand what you mean. Please may you clarify? -Onewhohelps (talk) 21:51, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

The article was published. In passing it, I accidentally pushed the wrong button, with the result that the talk page has an illusory "failing" review on it before the passing review. It wasn't actually failed, in any meaningful way — it passed. Since it may be confusing, I'll tweak it on the article talk page.

Am I misunderstanding what wanted clarifying? --Pi zero (talk) 22:08, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, it was my fault. I am using my smart phone so as soon as I saw failed I jumped to conclusions instead of scrolling down. --Onewhohelps (talk) 22:22, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Sometimes I'm just too low key. Here's what I should have said at the very start of my first comment in this thread:

Congratulations! Your article has been published, and is now featured on the main page and piped out to Google News!

--Pi zero (talk) 22:32, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

User:Onewhohelps/Powerful Typhoon Nesat slams Philippines

Did you want this saved? I can move it to your user space for you. If not, I'll deleted it as abandoned, which is what happens to most articles that don't get published. It can't stay in mainspace indefinitely. --Pi zero (talk) 18:21, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes, please. :D --Onewhohelps (talk) 18:24, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Done --Pi zero (talk) 18:52, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi

Hi! Sorry for logging out in IRC just now, I was kinda busy =). Oh well, maybe next time huh?--Hallows AG (talk) 12:15, 27 October 2011 (UTC)