User Talk: FountofInterestingInfo

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:Hello! Thank you for the kind welcome and the helpful resources. I will be sure to read them and use them to help increase the quality of my edits. I hope to stay here and help edit. Thanks again! FountofInterestingInfo (talk) 02:42, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Your GA ↗ nomination of Mel Carnahan ↗

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've Talk:Mel Carnahan/GA1{{!}}begun reviewing ↗ the article Mel Carnahan ↗ you nominated for GA ↗-status according to the criteria ↗. 20px|link= ↗ This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period.   <small>Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Thebiguglyalien</small> -- Thebiguglyalien (talk) 06:20, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

:Cool. Thanks for letting me know. FountofInterestingInfo (talk) 06:26, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Your GA ↗ nomination of Mel Carnahan ↗

The article Mel Carnahan ↗ you nominated as a good article ↗ has failed 20px|link= ↗; see Talk:Mel Carnahan ↗ for reasons why Talk:Mel Carnahan/GA1{{!}}the nomination ↗ failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article.   <small>Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Thebiguglyalien</small> -- Thebiguglyalien (talk) 17:00, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

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Mel Carnahan

{{GOCEtb|article=Mel Carnahan|sign=Cheers, '''<span style="color:#191960">Baffle☿''gab''</span>''' 02:43, 14 December 2023 (UTC)}}
:Hi FountofInterestingInfo, regarding your comments at REQ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Guild_of_Copy_Editors/Requests&oldid=1189794762#Mel_Carnahan|here ↗, I have checked only one source. I've also marked the article with {{tl|Lede too short}} because I think the lede could be expanded to more-fully summarize the article. Anyway, good luck with your planned GA nom. Cheers, '''<span style="color:#191960">Baffle☿''gab''</span>''' 02:43, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

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