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Anyone intrested in helping me finish of an article before i can get my administrator move it back out of my userspace as he moved it there once he undeleted it so it wont be deleted again . And here is the article Richardson j 23:13, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

I could finish it off for you...by deleting it. » Brig Sir Dawg | t | v | c » 2007.07.04.02:13

Oh Dawg, you honeydripper. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 02:16, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

:-) -- (but) Untrue  Whhhy?Whut?How? *Back from the dead* 08:50, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

It took a wikipedia search for me to know who Alfred Kahn was so, no, I can't help you. Quick tips, however, I am full of...

1. It needs pictures (hit RadX's corner if you want some retouched pictures, or "chops".
2. It needs links. Try adding some. Suicide, for example, becomes Suicide, when linked. Pretty, init? One or two per paragraph is about the right amount.
3. Watch your grammar. Poor grammar kills the joy of reading. Do you want to be the one to kill joy? I thought not. As Alfred Kahn lay there on his death bed he smiled an evil grin knowing he distroyed everying japaniese other than memories thru his badley dub animé and not relasing any manga in any square holes in amarica then he died, for example, would be better as two or three sentences that don't run-on.
4. Spelling. See the sentence above. It's spelled poorly. "distroyed" isn't a word. Neither is "japaniese". You get the idea.

The page needs a lot of work before it's ready to be something other than bad. Maybe try cutting your teeth improving existing pages for a while before attempting an original one. That's what I did. The only side effect is baldness. All over. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 02:16, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

In my own humble n00bish way I would like to add one thing to the list above:

5. Typographical errors. This is related to, but different from spelling. It is the annoying syndrome where your brain instructs your finger to tap a certain key, but your finger disobeys and taps another. The result is often indistinguishable from an error in spelling, which is where your brain instructs your finger to hit that wrong key, and your finger obeys. In your case, we will give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that your typing is atrocious. Pieface 14:06, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Actually, typography is the art of designing with type. Typos are when you hit the wrong keys. A typographical error would be using Comic Sans MS or the wrong point size or not being Neville Brody. I'm sure you see the distinction ;) ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 02:28, 05 July 2007

That is what n00bs are for, to give you these opportunities to demonstrate your....whatever. While you are about it, you might want to correct this in Wikipedia as well. ;-) --Pieface 03:37, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Well perhaps I'm wrong then. Not about typography itself, which is indeed the art of type arranging, but in terms of the use of the phrase "typographical error." It probably originated in the design world and was bastardised by those with less understanding into the typo we know today. That or zippy pong cheese wahoo! ~ Dame Ceridwyn ~ talk DUN VoNSE arc2.0 05:32, 05 July 2007

Or when people call Helvetica or Times-Roman fonts, when they are clearly typefaces. That sets my printer sense a-tingling! Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 05:59, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Okay

Okay thanks for all the tips so far and now i see what i can do Richardson j 22:47, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Well it's starting to look better but it's still a long way to go .

Thanks for the help anywayRichardson j 12:02, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Well i applyied for an imange request at Uncyclopedia:RadicalX's Corner but still no response and in case anybody intrested in what i wanted is that i wanted to turn the of Alfred kahn here] into a demon version of him thanks Richardson j 22:25, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

That is just too difficult, creating a "demon version" of a 404 Not Found Error. Devilishly difficult. Pieface 04:26, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

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Cower, brief mortals!

The page you are looking for is currently rotting in the fiery pits of hell.

Please try the following: Click the revenge button, or try again later. If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that you first remembered to murder your family in their beds. To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Satanic Rituals tab, click Settings. The settings should ignore those provided by the bible, which you should also burn just to be on the safe side. Some sites require 128-bit evil. Click the Help menu and then click About Internet Exploder to determine what strength evil you have installed. Click the Back button to turn away from the light. Cannot find salvation or DNS Error Internet Exploder

And so on... -- (but) Untrue  Whhhy?Whut?How? *Back from the dead* 11:52, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry about the bad link

But for anyone still wants to do some potatochopping here is the link and here it is teasted to be working

And once again im sorry for providing a dead link Richardson j 01:52, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Here ya go....

He's right. I also teasted it. It is to be working. He sorry is for providing a dead link. Once again. Pieface 05:20, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

The thing you've got to understand...

...is that, while the interweb moves at the speed of a superhighway of some sort, the people on that interweb don't. For example, while Image request moves at the speed of light, the 'chopper who frequent it don't. Plus they're drunk, and there's donut frosting all over their keyboards. Have patience, young grasshopper. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 05:43, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

gee i never knew that i can bounce so high Richardson j 22:25, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I might not get my article featured anytime soon at least i'm very trying Richardson j 22:40, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

My article been moved to Alfred Kahn

Oh Richardson j... In the awkward silence while I ICU your article again, I shall... umm... wish you good luck with UGotM. -- (but) Untrue  Whhhy?Whut?How? *Back from the dead* 23:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Strange but untrue don't know this is my first real article Richardson j 00:19, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

The thing you've got to understand, but a different thing this time, is...

Basically every suggestion that I made near the top of this forum pages still applies.

1. It still needs pictures. One just isn't enough. Much like beer. Or sexually transmitted diseases. I've said too much.
2. It's got some links now. Hurrah!
3. Grammar. OMG, grammar! That sentence that I pasted above? It's still there. It's still bad. Bad things make me sad.
4. Spelling is fixed, for the most part. That's probably because I fixed the spelling, for the most part. Hurrah for me!

In short, the page still needs work. Take your time. The butterfly was released from its thing-that-butterflies-come-out-of too soon. It's still all caterpillary. Ick. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 00:34, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Well i still unable to get a

picture of Alfred Kahn Himself

as nobody wants to help

me on that Richardson j 22:54, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Um, use Google, find a silly picture of him, upload it, bam. You're done. Seriously, it's not that hard unless you want a specific picture of him that requires editing in Photoshop or some shit that you're not capable of doing. Roman Dog Bird 23:24, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Well there is one problem is that im using the internet channel on my wii game console to do editing and i'm unable to use my wii to download or upload any pictures and i would like help . Richardson j 22:44, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

That's probably a mistake. See, when one undertakes editing a wiki wherein writing is the most important aspect, odds are having a right keyboard would be beneficial. Also, I assume, if you have a Wii, there is a computer somewhere in your home. Tip: Use that.-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 00:19, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Heehee - Wii! I'm sorry, I will never get over that unfortunate choice of name. -- (but) Untrue  Whhhy?Whut?How? *Back from the dead* 00:28, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Even better is the ad campaign: "Wii would like to play." I bet it does!-Sir Ljlego, GUN VFH FIYC WotM SG WHotM PWotM AotM EGAEDM ANotM + (Talk) 00:37, 25 July 2007 (UTC)