Could you explain the (very short) reason you gave for delting the article? There were two keeps and two deletes, the two keeps explaining why the article is notable. Since obviously they were discounted (for what reason, WP:SPA clearly doesn't fit there and so cnanot be applied to the twodiscounted opinions), it would be nice if you could explain the reason, as, unlike the deletes, they actually explained the reasoning behind the keeps I don't think they should be discounted at a whim. 87.139.53.102 ( talk) 03:39, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Jaranda, can you please tell me why you deleted this article. 05:45, 22 July 2007 Jaranda (Talk | contribs) deleted "Jason Lau" (CSD A7 (Bio): Biographical article that does not assert significance) sorry for the delayed reaction but none the less how did you come to the absolute authority or conclusion about the the significance of this person. The article was approved by Wiki's admins. There's no advertisement and this person is of notable character and a student of Jiu Wan. Please help me understand.
...to stop a rouge admin from changing a notability standard he doesn't like. Yeah. Also, don't threaten , it's not very nice. - NeutralHomer T: C 03:08, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
I noticed you started an AfD for Brady Leaf a while back, which resulted in merging into his older brother's article and redirecting. An anon has now changed the redirect back in to an article. I reverted him once, but he changed it back and I wanted to see what you though before reverting again (and possibly protecting). Personally I don't think he is notable enough to have a page, and the AfD was valid, but things like this tend to lean towards allowing an article (which I personally 100% disagree with, but I will comply with what the community wants). Thoughts? VegaDark ( talk) 07:16, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
I reverted and protect. As for the other article didn't see that AFD of Bryce Taylor, again WP:BIO is broken with sports articles and people who knows nothing about sports quote that and that's one reason why wikipedia is broken, I really want WP:SPORTS to become an active discussion again. This is a Secret account 18:30, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey I had a quick question for you about
User:Ronnalyn anuyo, if you look at her page she is treating it like Wikipedia is a dating site or something like that. I really do not know what to do, so I figured I would just bring it to an admin's attention. Thanks.
Gonzo fan2007
talk ♦
contribs 07:32, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Could we discuss why my posting was deleted. It has historical significance in NYC as the oldest and still existing roller hockey organization.
02:32, 15 November 2007 Secret (Talk | contribs) deleted "East End Hockey Association" (CSD A7 (Group): Article about a club or group that does not assert significance)
-- Tmartin91 ( talk) 17:28, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Because it didn't claim Notabilty, no reliable sources as well, see WP:ORG This is a Secret account 18:32, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
I can cite several articles from the NY Times if you would like. It has relevance as an athletic organization that has been the fabric of roller hockey in NYC. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DE143FF935A15751C1A96E948260
They are also notable as being at the forefront of helping save the Robert Moses Playground next to the UN from developers. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/nyregion/thecity/01lot.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E5DB153BF931A15752C0A967948260
Tom ( talk) 17:06, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
Not that I think the following are likely to be good articles, but It sends a confusing signal when we admins don't get it right. Recently you deleted via speedy:
I have tried to select examples where it is not just a question of interpretation. I also note that for many of these you have done the speedy in one step, judging by yourself without prior tagging by someone else. Please try to be more careful. DGG ( talk) 00:14, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
The article Ilavida is about an important character in the Indian epic, The Ramayana, the stepmother of the villain Ravana. This article was "speedily deleted" for not specifying its notability.
I thought the importance of the article would be self-evident to most Hindus. The source for the article is the Ramayana -- an epic that is a few thousand years old. It would have helped if you had put out a note, asking for my explanation, before just speedily deleting the article. Unless, of course, Wikipedia.org only caters to European and American populations and does not see the relavance of an article based on an Indian epic here.
-Kreedanthi.
Better to rewrite and source the article, and mention the book and importance of the subject, the current version didn't This is a Secret account 00:59, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Because of what this user wrote on my talk page here it seems they sincerely want to be a positive contributor to the wiki. I told him I would speak with you but after that, I can't guarantee anything. I am going to assume good faith on this users part and ask if you would consider shortening his block, or giving him another second chance on his talk page? Thank you for your consideration. Bmg916 Speak 15:56, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
I unblocked, but if he goes back to socking or revert warning, he's gone This is a Secret account 23:57, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
Could you userfy Captain Cook Cruises on a subpage of my userpage? I think I might be able to establish notability. Martijn Hoekstra ( talk) 18:42, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
User:Martijn Hoekstra/Captain Cook Cruises done This is a Secret account 23:55, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
I see that you have deleted a notable article about one of the most important Hindu epics, Ilavida. I am assisting user Kreedanthi, who posted the question on the Help Desk. Please answer there. Regards, Feed back ☎ 00:54, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
The article consisted of
Ilavida was the daughter of the Rishi Bharadwaja and the sister of the Rishi Garga. She married Rishi Vishrava and bore him a son, Kubera, the Lord of Wealth and the original ruler of Lanka.
Vishrava left his wife and son after meeting the Asura Princess Kaikesi, with whom he fell in love. Through her, he fathered another four children, Ravana, Vibhishana, Kumbakarna and Soorpanaka. When Ravana invaded Lanka and usurped Kubera's throne, a disgusted Vishrava left his demonic family and returned to Ilavida, never to see Kaikesi or her offspring ever again.
No claim of notabilty, doesn't really tell what it is This is a Secret account 00:57, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
That's why I deleted the article in the first place, I didn't repond to her earlier because I didn't go on today until an hour ago. This is a Secret account 01:09, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Brady Leaf. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Jreferee t/ c 19:55, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Please don't threaten to block me for disrupting afd's unless you can show evidence of this disruption. I have certainly never tried to be disruptive and have only acted in good faith. I don't see how any of the afd closures I did could be called disruptive. The very worst I could be accused of is being somewhat premature. My regards to you. RMHED ( talk) 01:09, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
I reverted your blanking on Durova's talk page for now, but could you explain why you removed that post without an edit summary? Videmus Omnia Talk 01:32, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
I've created a project page: Wikipedia:SCHOOLCONSENSUS; I'd be very happy to see your draft in the reference section.-- victor falk 05:37, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
I been editing sporatic this holiday, I'll create it when I'm fully back This is a Secret account 20:51, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi. I recently received a request to undelete List of career achievements by Brett Favre but you deleted the latest version so I referred them to you. However, I notice that you and I both deleted that article as a creation by different banned users! Do you think the Tecmobowl/ Jmfangio socks are related to the Starwars1955 socks? I know of no connection but it's a hell of a coincidence that both would create the same article. — Wknight94 ( talk) 15:55, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
Doubt they are related, just by the article versions themselves, one is starwars prefered section, and another one is the consensus version, don't restore by the way. This is a Secret account 20:53, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
Can you unprotect the page Oakland Raiders? It's been over 2 months and vandalism levels should have decreases by now. 69.181.230.137 ( talk) 04:01, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
Would you select three, or six, and format them for the award? I tightened up on the submission a few months ago because it was getting backlogged from requests that required extensive search through user histories. User:Durova/Triple_crown_winner's_circle#To_request_a_triple_crown Durova Charge! 20:30, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
I notice that you locked the RfC page, so I thought I'd mention that I just 'closed' the talkpage discussion on Durova's RfC. I assume it was the correct thing to do. Lsi john ( talk) 00:06, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi. A while back you replaced a deleted article for me 1993 Topps. The image that was with it was also deleted. I was wondering if you could restore it or do I have to upload it again? Libro0 ( talk) 06:39, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
Thought you might want to know about this. Thanks again for mentioning the article on IRC a few months ago. :) Nishkid64 ( talk) 06:05, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
Hiya,
I see these have been created and linked (eg from statements).
How are votes and comments before 3 December being dealt with?
Would it be wise to overwrite each page with a blank ("This page is not open yet. Comments here will be removed." under the statement for example) that can be rolled back at 00.00 Dec 3? Or protect them?
Just a thought. If there is a page, people will write on it.....
FT2 ( Talk | email) 16:51, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
Can you explain your reasoning further? I don't see why using IRC or "the" mailing list (what mailing list? obviously no-one's talking about arbcom-l here) should be mandatory, but I'd like to hear your thoughts. — Random832 01:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
Just an FYI, if you looked closely, the proposed "remedy" was pushed by a couple of arbiters who don't like Giano much. There was little, if anything, to support such a measure, which is why it failed 5-7. Not trying to get you to change to support, I'm just giving you an FYI. Mr Which ??? 03:03, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I saw you speedily deleted this article. Being as the group had a #25 pop hit in the US (see List of 1990s one-hit wonders in the United States), can I have the article restored? I can fix it up if it's not in good shape. Chubbles 21:00, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
I must say your comments here were not very appropriate. Threatening a block before any explanations have been given? How is that acceptable? Your actions, and the actions of User:Hemlock Martinis (blocking administrator) were unnecessary, and uncalled for. Opposed to biting the newcomers (although I admit it is odd that a new account went to ArbCom elections almost immediately, but AGF), I took the time to explain to the user what the problem was. Today, the user was unblocked and rightfully so. Just be a bit more civil next time, please. - Rjd0060 17:02, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
Comments like this is obvious trolling, I stand by my comment and I'm in shock that he was unblocked. This is a Secret account 00:17, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
Hello Secret - what does "CBD" refer to? (You mentioned it in your vote on Swat). I think maybe Swat wouldn't have been drawn to Genteen's page if you hadn't started it! I really don't see anything wrong with what he did btw. ( Sarah777 ( talk) 00:11, 7 December 2007 (UTC))
The editor who opposed a couple above you, oppose 88. This is a Secret account 00:12, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
He was saying that a editor whose only edit the deletion of his nn band by the admin, and the blanking of the same admin userpage is a blockable offence, even without any warning. This is a Secret account 00:33, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I noticed. I stated my piece and he responded as is his right. I don't need to have the last word. Cheers, Carlossuarez46 ( talk) 22:02, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
You just deleted 3 articles on churches under WP:CSD A7, not notable. Grace Church (Maryland Heights, Missouri), "Jackson First Church of the Nazarene and Our Lady of Grace (Howard Beach) Where does it say that churches are subject o speedy--there's a list of the types of things that are, and only those may be deleted. Please restore them and send them to Prod, where they belong. If we admins dont do things right, people will lose respect for speedy altogether.
Churches fall under A7 buisness, or A7 group, if they don't claim notabilty, with those three didn't, I'll restore the robot. Secret account 21:49, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Copyvio from [1] the robot article, not restoring it. Secret account 21:54, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Yo Jaranda, it is nice to see you back on wikipedia, and sorry about that stupid stuff i was involved with before, hope it was'nt the reason you quit the first time, can we still be friends.Thanks.p.s. reply on my page.-- Sunderland 06 18:09, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Nope nothing to do with you Secret account 23:52, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed that you indented User:Arkalochori's various votes since the user has since been indef-blocked. I'm not sure where it says that a user's votes should be stricken if they voted before they got blocked (although it certainly makes sense to me). If we are doing that, you may wish to strike User:Dbuckner's votes as well since he has been indef blocked. JoshuaZ ( talk) 18:52, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
I remembered that happened with a few users in last year elections, as for Dbuckner, Done Secret account 22:05, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
I would hardly consider Black Marsh, a former GA, as worthy of deletion. It was referenced, I didn't see a huge conflict with WP:FICTION. There were 2 for keep and 2 for delete, that's hardly a consensus. I suggest this be opened for discussion again. TostitosAreGross ( talk) 00:14, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
In this afd, the second article, SA-43 Hammerhead, wasn't deleted. Clarityfiend ( talk) 11:41, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
Done Secret account 23:49, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm puzzled why you moved my (and another user's) votes to the talk page. -- Dweller ( talk) 13:20, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
I moved it to the talk page, as it's wasn't really a vote, just a opinion. Secret account 23:50, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
Ok, you could readd it, as it wasn't in the support or oppose section, just in a moral support section which weren't going to be counted. Thanks Secret account 19:55, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
Even thogh it was an opinion it was stated at the top of the page that all oppinions would stay there as to help the candidates understand their base. Redstarsldr ( talk) 20:17, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
"There is only a space for support or oppose comments" that what it says. Other comments or extended comments should go to the talk page. Thanks Secret account 20:20, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
Just back from a few days away and I see that you've closed the AfD debate as "delete" citing WP:V. How are two independent published secondary sources (one an encyclopedia of British and Irish political organizations and one a general history of the University of Oxford) not enough for verification? -- Paularblaster ( talk) 01:08, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Like DGG said, both sources tells that the club exists, but that's it, no other info. Secret account 01:11, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Take it to WP:DRV, again there needs to be reliable, verifible in which the club is the main subject of these sources, not passing mentions. Secret account 02:46, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
Please make sure to comment out discussions on the old day's AfD list when relisting for further discussions on a new day's list. (Hopefully that made sense). You can see what I mean by commenting out here. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Normally when you relist, it's to get a couple of extra comments before closing it a few hours later. Secret account 04:57, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Why did you close this discussion with no consensus?!?! The way I see it, there was active discussion at the time of its closure, and the discussion was leaning in the direction of moving the page to a List of Wal-Mart articles title, instead of a disambiguation page. I was actually going to change my vote on this before you closed the AfD, but didn't get a chance. I still feel quite strongly that a disambiguation page is inappropriate in this case, but I am willing to compromise and go with the list article instead. But instead, whenever I try and do this, Shaliya waya reverts my move, saying that I can't do that. Dr. Cash ( talk) 18:59, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
AFD isn't a vote count, I couldn't find policy based consensus, so I closed it as that. Note I also protected the article from moves. Secret account 21:09, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Setting new lows in thank-you spam:
Janitor's new tools
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new mop act?
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blocked
New admin, new tools
Earnest newbie furrows brow
Fare thee well
Main Page
New mess all about
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Not supporter's fault
A. B. so grateful
Wikipedia trembles
Watch out
DRV
A. B. wonders why
Copyright always confused
Fair use, farewell, bye
Qatar is
blocked
Shucks those
range blocks are tricky!
Will get it straight soon.
Dear RfA friend,
I will learn, chaos will fade
Thanks so much ...
A. B.
Secret, you may be secretive, but I appreciate your open support in my RfA. -- A. B. (talk) 22:18, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I did see that the result was to delete the article, but one of the users have now re-created the article again after the AFD was closed with the same title - The Adventures of Captain Proton - guess the AFD didn't mean anything to him. Ejfetters ( talk) 22:37, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Dear Secret,
Thank you for your participation in my request for adminship, which ended successfully with a final tally of (52/10/1). I was impressed by the thoughtful comments on both sides, and the RFA process in general. The extra buttons do look pretty snazzy, but I'll be careful not to overuse them. If you have advice to share or need assistance with anything, feel free to drop me a message or email.
Thanks especially for thinking of nominating me. Even though it didn't happen, it was very heartening to read. Thought that counts! :-)
Cordially,
—
xDanielx
T/
C\
R 06:58, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
When you PROD a list such as List of people from Quetta stating that it would be better as a category, may I suggest that you create and populate the category, rather than let the information be lost on the expiry of the PROD? In this case it did not take long! - Fayenatic (talk) 14:24, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Hello, Secret. I have written an article for The Fast and the Furious 4 on a subpage, found at User:Squishy Vic/The Fast and the Furious 4. I was wondering if you could please unprotect The Fast and the Furious 4 so that I may post this information? I have set all the references and proper information up on the subpage and categorized it accordingly. Please respond back, thank you. -- Victor (talk) 21:14, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
In a case like this it's better to take it to WP:DRV, the movie is still in pre-production, therefore it's still in WP:CRYSTAL range, once the movie is in production, than an article can be possible. Thanks Secret account 21:46, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Alright, thanks anyway. I'll try to get back to you when it's no longer in pre-production. -- Victor (talk) 23:08, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Dear Administrator, I am wondering why you removed the page on Parmarth Niketan and if there is anything which could be done to fix it. the ashram is one of the 5 most famous spiritual institutions in all of India and it is the host of the world famous international yoga festival each year. They have thousands of people staying there at any given time and their activities are covered DAILY in the Indian TV and print news media. Further, it is the ashram to which the Discovery Channel chose to go twice, BBC once, Channel 4 (UK prime time), once in addition to the Indian channels. Major documentaries were made about them by Discovery (see Atlas: India which broadcast on November 18), the Travel Channel (famous actor Jeremy Piven, winner of 2 emmy awards, did an entire show on his visit to this place). I know they didn't include all of that in the article because they felt that would make it sound like an advertisement. Please rethink your decision regarding this article because it really is one of the most famous places in India, particularly for the spiritually-inclined. Thanks so much for your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.94.142.230 ( talk) 11:32, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
-- Michael Greiner 18:54, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Hello ! I just noticed that you have deleted the page on FECRIS for copyright violation.
03:14, 10 December 2007 Secret (Talk | contribs) deleted "FECRIS" (CSD G12: Copyright violation: copyvio from http://www.apologeticsindex.org/f22.html)
There is a corresponding page on the French language wikipedia, and I am willing to translate it.
(in French) fr:Fédération européenne des centres de recherche et d’information sur le sectarisme
I have not seen the English page. Could you please restore it to my discussion page so that I may fix it up ? Many thanks GastelEtzwane ( talk) 21:52, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
I can't on here, as it's pure copyvio, but you could translate it the french article to here. Thanks Secret account 22:33, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Yea Secret account 01:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
Sorry about trying to vote. I didn't realize I was ineligible. Maxpower37 ( talk) 02:41, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
I just reverted vandalism on the Alasdair Milne page, which regards a former Director-General of the BBC. While doing so I noticed that oddly there was almost nothing on the page, in contrast to the D-Gs before and after (especially since the vandalism accused the "Wiki Police" of having pruned it). In the history I see that you removed almost the entirety of the article, on the grounds of sourcing and possibly bias; I can't speak to the sourcing, but the removed portions of the article did not seem to be particularly POV one way or the other. Can you explain why you did this? I think it's a bit dangerous to remove an entire article for any reason without a very serious concern, especially without replacing the information. Wally ( talk) 22:43, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
Half the article was a WP:COATRACK about the BBC, and most of the rest of the article was about unsourced conterversy which violates WP:BLP. Secret account 22:46, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
Hey, you appear to have voted twice against EndlessDan, though the second looks like it was just a mistake. Thought I'd let you know. Atropos ( talk) 19:02, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for offering, I think I'll wait for now, but I appreciate the offer. Corvus cornix talk 00:20, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
Could you explain the (very short) reason you gave for delting the article? There were two keeps and two deletes, the two keeps explaining why the article is notable. Since obviously they were discounted (for what reason, WP:SPA clearly doesn't fit there and so cnanot be applied to the twodiscounted opinions), it would be nice if you could explain the reason, as, unlike the deletes, they actually explained the reasoning behind the keeps I don't think they should be discounted at a whim. 87.139.53.102 ( talk) 03:39, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Jaranda, can you please tell me why you deleted this article. 05:45, 22 July 2007 Jaranda (Talk | contribs) deleted "Jason Lau" (CSD A7 (Bio): Biographical article that does not assert significance) sorry for the delayed reaction but none the less how did you come to the absolute authority or conclusion about the the significance of this person. The article was approved by Wiki's admins. There's no advertisement and this person is of notable character and a student of Jiu Wan. Please help me understand.
...to stop a rouge admin from changing a notability standard he doesn't like. Yeah. Also, don't threaten , it's not very nice. - NeutralHomer T: C 03:08, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
I noticed you started an AfD for Brady Leaf a while back, which resulted in merging into his older brother's article and redirecting. An anon has now changed the redirect back in to an article. I reverted him once, but he changed it back and I wanted to see what you though before reverting again (and possibly protecting). Personally I don't think he is notable enough to have a page, and the AfD was valid, but things like this tend to lean towards allowing an article (which I personally 100% disagree with, but I will comply with what the community wants). Thoughts? VegaDark ( talk) 07:16, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
I reverted and protect. As for the other article didn't see that AFD of Bryce Taylor, again WP:BIO is broken with sports articles and people who knows nothing about sports quote that and that's one reason why wikipedia is broken, I really want WP:SPORTS to become an active discussion again. This is a Secret account 18:30, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey I had a quick question for you about
User:Ronnalyn anuyo, if you look at her page she is treating it like Wikipedia is a dating site or something like that. I really do not know what to do, so I figured I would just bring it to an admin's attention. Thanks.
Gonzo fan2007
talk ♦
contribs 07:32, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Could we discuss why my posting was deleted. It has historical significance in NYC as the oldest and still existing roller hockey organization.
02:32, 15 November 2007 Secret (Talk | contribs) deleted "East End Hockey Association" (CSD A7 (Group): Article about a club or group that does not assert significance)
-- Tmartin91 ( talk) 17:28, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Because it didn't claim Notabilty, no reliable sources as well, see WP:ORG This is a Secret account 18:32, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
I can cite several articles from the NY Times if you would like. It has relevance as an athletic organization that has been the fabric of roller hockey in NYC. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DE143FF935A15751C1A96E948260
They are also notable as being at the forefront of helping save the Robert Moses Playground next to the UN from developers. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/nyregion/thecity/01lot.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E5DB153BF931A15752C0A967948260
Tom ( talk) 17:06, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
Not that I think the following are likely to be good articles, but It sends a confusing signal when we admins don't get it right. Recently you deleted via speedy:
I have tried to select examples where it is not just a question of interpretation. I also note that for many of these you have done the speedy in one step, judging by yourself without prior tagging by someone else. Please try to be more careful. DGG ( talk) 00:14, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
The article Ilavida is about an important character in the Indian epic, The Ramayana, the stepmother of the villain Ravana. This article was "speedily deleted" for not specifying its notability.
I thought the importance of the article would be self-evident to most Hindus. The source for the article is the Ramayana -- an epic that is a few thousand years old. It would have helped if you had put out a note, asking for my explanation, before just speedily deleting the article. Unless, of course, Wikipedia.org only caters to European and American populations and does not see the relavance of an article based on an Indian epic here.
-Kreedanthi.
Better to rewrite and source the article, and mention the book and importance of the subject, the current version didn't This is a Secret account 00:59, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Because of what this user wrote on my talk page here it seems they sincerely want to be a positive contributor to the wiki. I told him I would speak with you but after that, I can't guarantee anything. I am going to assume good faith on this users part and ask if you would consider shortening his block, or giving him another second chance on his talk page? Thank you for your consideration. Bmg916 Speak 15:56, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
I unblocked, but if he goes back to socking or revert warning, he's gone This is a Secret account 23:57, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
Could you userfy Captain Cook Cruises on a subpage of my userpage? I think I might be able to establish notability. Martijn Hoekstra ( talk) 18:42, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
User:Martijn Hoekstra/Captain Cook Cruises done This is a Secret account 23:55, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
I see that you have deleted a notable article about one of the most important Hindu epics, Ilavida. I am assisting user Kreedanthi, who posted the question on the Help Desk. Please answer there. Regards, Feed back ☎ 00:54, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
The article consisted of
Ilavida was the daughter of the Rishi Bharadwaja and the sister of the Rishi Garga. She married Rishi Vishrava and bore him a son, Kubera, the Lord of Wealth and the original ruler of Lanka.
Vishrava left his wife and son after meeting the Asura Princess Kaikesi, with whom he fell in love. Through her, he fathered another four children, Ravana, Vibhishana, Kumbakarna and Soorpanaka. When Ravana invaded Lanka and usurped Kubera's throne, a disgusted Vishrava left his demonic family and returned to Ilavida, never to see Kaikesi or her offspring ever again.
No claim of notabilty, doesn't really tell what it is This is a Secret account 00:57, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
That's why I deleted the article in the first place, I didn't repond to her earlier because I didn't go on today until an hour ago. This is a Secret account 01:09, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Brady Leaf. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Jreferee t/ c 19:55, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
Please don't threaten to block me for disrupting afd's unless you can show evidence of this disruption. I have certainly never tried to be disruptive and have only acted in good faith. I don't see how any of the afd closures I did could be called disruptive. The very worst I could be accused of is being somewhat premature. My regards to you. RMHED ( talk) 01:09, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
I reverted your blanking on Durova's talk page for now, but could you explain why you removed that post without an edit summary? Videmus Omnia Talk 01:32, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
I've created a project page: Wikipedia:SCHOOLCONSENSUS; I'd be very happy to see your draft in the reference section.-- victor falk 05:37, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
I been editing sporatic this holiday, I'll create it when I'm fully back This is a Secret account 20:51, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi. I recently received a request to undelete List of career achievements by Brett Favre but you deleted the latest version so I referred them to you. However, I notice that you and I both deleted that article as a creation by different banned users! Do you think the Tecmobowl/ Jmfangio socks are related to the Starwars1955 socks? I know of no connection but it's a hell of a coincidence that both would create the same article. — Wknight94 ( talk) 15:55, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
Doubt they are related, just by the article versions themselves, one is starwars prefered section, and another one is the consensus version, don't restore by the way. This is a Secret account 20:53, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
Can you unprotect the page Oakland Raiders? It's been over 2 months and vandalism levels should have decreases by now. 69.181.230.137 ( talk) 04:01, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
Would you select three, or six, and format them for the award? I tightened up on the submission a few months ago because it was getting backlogged from requests that required extensive search through user histories. User:Durova/Triple_crown_winner's_circle#To_request_a_triple_crown Durova Charge! 20:30, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
I notice that you locked the RfC page, so I thought I'd mention that I just 'closed' the talkpage discussion on Durova's RfC. I assume it was the correct thing to do. Lsi john ( talk) 00:06, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi. A while back you replaced a deleted article for me 1993 Topps. The image that was with it was also deleted. I was wondering if you could restore it or do I have to upload it again? Libro0 ( talk) 06:39, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
Thought you might want to know about this. Thanks again for mentioning the article on IRC a few months ago. :) Nishkid64 ( talk) 06:05, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
Hiya,
I see these have been created and linked (eg from statements).
How are votes and comments before 3 December being dealt with?
Would it be wise to overwrite each page with a blank ("This page is not open yet. Comments here will be removed." under the statement for example) that can be rolled back at 00.00 Dec 3? Or protect them?
Just a thought. If there is a page, people will write on it.....
FT2 ( Talk | email) 16:51, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
Can you explain your reasoning further? I don't see why using IRC or "the" mailing list (what mailing list? obviously no-one's talking about arbcom-l here) should be mandatory, but I'd like to hear your thoughts. — Random832 01:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
Just an FYI, if you looked closely, the proposed "remedy" was pushed by a couple of arbiters who don't like Giano much. There was little, if anything, to support such a measure, which is why it failed 5-7. Not trying to get you to change to support, I'm just giving you an FYI. Mr Which ??? 03:03, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I saw you speedily deleted this article. Being as the group had a #25 pop hit in the US (see List of 1990s one-hit wonders in the United States), can I have the article restored? I can fix it up if it's not in good shape. Chubbles 21:00, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
I must say your comments here were not very appropriate. Threatening a block before any explanations have been given? How is that acceptable? Your actions, and the actions of User:Hemlock Martinis (blocking administrator) were unnecessary, and uncalled for. Opposed to biting the newcomers (although I admit it is odd that a new account went to ArbCom elections almost immediately, but AGF), I took the time to explain to the user what the problem was. Today, the user was unblocked and rightfully so. Just be a bit more civil next time, please. - Rjd0060 17:02, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
Comments like this is obvious trolling, I stand by my comment and I'm in shock that he was unblocked. This is a Secret account 00:17, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
Hello Secret - what does "CBD" refer to? (You mentioned it in your vote on Swat). I think maybe Swat wouldn't have been drawn to Genteen's page if you hadn't started it! I really don't see anything wrong with what he did btw. ( Sarah777 ( talk) 00:11, 7 December 2007 (UTC))
The editor who opposed a couple above you, oppose 88. This is a Secret account 00:12, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
He was saying that a editor whose only edit the deletion of his nn band by the admin, and the blanking of the same admin userpage is a blockable offence, even without any warning. This is a Secret account 00:33, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I noticed. I stated my piece and he responded as is his right. I don't need to have the last word. Cheers, Carlossuarez46 ( talk) 22:02, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
You just deleted 3 articles on churches under WP:CSD A7, not notable. Grace Church (Maryland Heights, Missouri), "Jackson First Church of the Nazarene and Our Lady of Grace (Howard Beach) Where does it say that churches are subject o speedy--there's a list of the types of things that are, and only those may be deleted. Please restore them and send them to Prod, where they belong. If we admins dont do things right, people will lose respect for speedy altogether.
Churches fall under A7 buisness, or A7 group, if they don't claim notabilty, with those three didn't, I'll restore the robot. Secret account 21:49, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Copyvio from [1] the robot article, not restoring it. Secret account 21:54, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Yo Jaranda, it is nice to see you back on wikipedia, and sorry about that stupid stuff i was involved with before, hope it was'nt the reason you quit the first time, can we still be friends.Thanks.p.s. reply on my page.-- Sunderland 06 18:09, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Nope nothing to do with you Secret account 23:52, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed that you indented User:Arkalochori's various votes since the user has since been indef-blocked. I'm not sure where it says that a user's votes should be stricken if they voted before they got blocked (although it certainly makes sense to me). If we are doing that, you may wish to strike User:Dbuckner's votes as well since he has been indef blocked. JoshuaZ ( talk) 18:52, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
I remembered that happened with a few users in last year elections, as for Dbuckner, Done Secret account 22:05, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
I would hardly consider Black Marsh, a former GA, as worthy of deletion. It was referenced, I didn't see a huge conflict with WP:FICTION. There were 2 for keep and 2 for delete, that's hardly a consensus. I suggest this be opened for discussion again. TostitosAreGross ( talk) 00:14, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
In this afd, the second article, SA-43 Hammerhead, wasn't deleted. Clarityfiend ( talk) 11:41, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
Done Secret account 23:49, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm puzzled why you moved my (and another user's) votes to the talk page. -- Dweller ( talk) 13:20, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
I moved it to the talk page, as it's wasn't really a vote, just a opinion. Secret account 23:50, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
Ok, you could readd it, as it wasn't in the support or oppose section, just in a moral support section which weren't going to be counted. Thanks Secret account 19:55, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
Even thogh it was an opinion it was stated at the top of the page that all oppinions would stay there as to help the candidates understand their base. Redstarsldr ( talk) 20:17, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
"There is only a space for support or oppose comments" that what it says. Other comments or extended comments should go to the talk page. Thanks Secret account 20:20, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
Just back from a few days away and I see that you've closed the AfD debate as "delete" citing WP:V. How are two independent published secondary sources (one an encyclopedia of British and Irish political organizations and one a general history of the University of Oxford) not enough for verification? -- Paularblaster ( talk) 01:08, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Like DGG said, both sources tells that the club exists, but that's it, no other info. Secret account 01:11, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Take it to WP:DRV, again there needs to be reliable, verifible in which the club is the main subject of these sources, not passing mentions. Secret account 02:46, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
Please make sure to comment out discussions on the old day's AfD list when relisting for further discussions on a new day's list. (Hopefully that made sense). You can see what I mean by commenting out here. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Normally when you relist, it's to get a couple of extra comments before closing it a few hours later. Secret account 04:57, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Why did you close this discussion with no consensus?!?! The way I see it, there was active discussion at the time of its closure, and the discussion was leaning in the direction of moving the page to a List of Wal-Mart articles title, instead of a disambiguation page. I was actually going to change my vote on this before you closed the AfD, but didn't get a chance. I still feel quite strongly that a disambiguation page is inappropriate in this case, but I am willing to compromise and go with the list article instead. But instead, whenever I try and do this, Shaliya waya reverts my move, saying that I can't do that. Dr. Cash ( talk) 18:59, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
AFD isn't a vote count, I couldn't find policy based consensus, so I closed it as that. Note I also protected the article from moves. Secret account 21:09, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Setting new lows in thank-you spam:
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new mop act?
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blocked
New admin, new tools
Earnest newbie furrows brow
Fare thee well
Main Page
New mess all about
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Not supporter's fault
A. B. so grateful
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Watch out
DRV
A. B. wonders why
Copyright always confused
Fair use, farewell, bye
Qatar is
blocked
Shucks those
range blocks are tricky!
Will get it straight soon.
Dear RfA friend,
I will learn, chaos will fade
Thanks so much ...
A. B.
Secret, you may be secretive, but I appreciate your open support in my RfA. -- A. B. (talk) 22:18, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I did see that the result was to delete the article, but one of the users have now re-created the article again after the AFD was closed with the same title - The Adventures of Captain Proton - guess the AFD didn't mean anything to him. Ejfetters ( talk) 22:37, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Dear Secret,
Thank you for your participation in my request for adminship, which ended successfully with a final tally of (52/10/1). I was impressed by the thoughtful comments on both sides, and the RFA process in general. The extra buttons do look pretty snazzy, but I'll be careful not to overuse them. If you have advice to share or need assistance with anything, feel free to drop me a message or email.
Thanks especially for thinking of nominating me. Even though it didn't happen, it was very heartening to read. Thought that counts! :-)
Cordially,
—
xDanielx
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R 06:58, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
When you PROD a list such as List of people from Quetta stating that it would be better as a category, may I suggest that you create and populate the category, rather than let the information be lost on the expiry of the PROD? In this case it did not take long! - Fayenatic (talk) 14:24, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Hello, Secret. I have written an article for The Fast and the Furious 4 on a subpage, found at User:Squishy Vic/The Fast and the Furious 4. I was wondering if you could please unprotect The Fast and the Furious 4 so that I may post this information? I have set all the references and proper information up on the subpage and categorized it accordingly. Please respond back, thank you. -- Victor (talk) 21:14, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
In a case like this it's better to take it to WP:DRV, the movie is still in pre-production, therefore it's still in WP:CRYSTAL range, once the movie is in production, than an article can be possible. Thanks Secret account 21:46, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Alright, thanks anyway. I'll try to get back to you when it's no longer in pre-production. -- Victor (talk) 23:08, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Dear Administrator, I am wondering why you removed the page on Parmarth Niketan and if there is anything which could be done to fix it. the ashram is one of the 5 most famous spiritual institutions in all of India and it is the host of the world famous international yoga festival each year. They have thousands of people staying there at any given time and their activities are covered DAILY in the Indian TV and print news media. Further, it is the ashram to which the Discovery Channel chose to go twice, BBC once, Channel 4 (UK prime time), once in addition to the Indian channels. Major documentaries were made about them by Discovery (see Atlas: India which broadcast on November 18), the Travel Channel (famous actor Jeremy Piven, winner of 2 emmy awards, did an entire show on his visit to this place). I know they didn't include all of that in the article because they felt that would make it sound like an advertisement. Please rethink your decision regarding this article because it really is one of the most famous places in India, particularly for the spiritually-inclined. Thanks so much for your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.94.142.230 ( talk) 11:32, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
-- Michael Greiner 18:54, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Hello ! I just noticed that you have deleted the page on FECRIS for copyright violation.
03:14, 10 December 2007 Secret (Talk | contribs) deleted "FECRIS" (CSD G12: Copyright violation: copyvio from http://www.apologeticsindex.org/f22.html)
There is a corresponding page on the French language wikipedia, and I am willing to translate it.
(in French) fr:Fédération européenne des centres de recherche et d’information sur le sectarisme
I have not seen the English page. Could you please restore it to my discussion page so that I may fix it up ? Many thanks GastelEtzwane ( talk) 21:52, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
I can't on here, as it's pure copyvio, but you could translate it the french article to here. Thanks Secret account 22:33, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Yea Secret account 01:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
Sorry about trying to vote. I didn't realize I was ineligible. Maxpower37 ( talk) 02:41, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
I just reverted vandalism on the Alasdair Milne page, which regards a former Director-General of the BBC. While doing so I noticed that oddly there was almost nothing on the page, in contrast to the D-Gs before and after (especially since the vandalism accused the "Wiki Police" of having pruned it). In the history I see that you removed almost the entirety of the article, on the grounds of sourcing and possibly bias; I can't speak to the sourcing, but the removed portions of the article did not seem to be particularly POV one way or the other. Can you explain why you did this? I think it's a bit dangerous to remove an entire article for any reason without a very serious concern, especially without replacing the information. Wally ( talk) 22:43, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
Half the article was a WP:COATRACK about the BBC, and most of the rest of the article was about unsourced conterversy which violates WP:BLP. Secret account 22:46, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
Hey, you appear to have voted twice against EndlessDan, though the second looks like it was just a mistake. Thought I'd let you know. Atropos ( talk) 19:02, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for offering, I think I'll wait for now, but I appreciate the offer. Corvus cornix talk 00:20, 17 December 2007 (UTC)