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I added some references to T-L Irrigation. You may want to revisit the AfD. - Eastmain ( talk) 00:22, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
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Hi, I noticed you added a request to Wikipedia:WikiProject California/Open tasks for Environmental issues in California. Unfortunately that page is inactive, and I forgot to tag it as such when I recently cleaned up the project pages. You might want to post an article request at WP:REQUEST, or at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject California. Sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you. - Optigan13 ( talk) 10:02, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
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An editor has nominated one or more articles which you have created or worked on, for deletion. The nominated article is Bill Keller (televangelist). We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also Wikipedia:Notability and " What Wikipedia is not").
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I have nominated "Apparatus and Hand" ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) for discussion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. — the Man in Question (in question) 02:17, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
Just as a quick FYI, the age= parameter in {{ Archives}} is purely for display purposes, with the actual timing of the MiszaBot runs being set as here. Given that that talkpage is currently at 202 kB, reducing the live time for threads is certainly a good idea - thanks. - 2/0 ( cont.) 05:33, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
I reverted this edit because cross-namespace redirects are against our Redirect policy. -- TS 08:07, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
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Out of curiosity, why did you feel the need to reduce the "Environment" section of the Haiti main page to little more than a single line? Clearly it's highly relevant as part of the main article, and yet now it is as conspicuous as it is disproportionate in relation to all the other sections. Yotoen ( talk) 08:31, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
I expect a bit more respect for my edits than this [1] William M. Connolley ( talk) 10:16, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
I or another gnomey admin end up deleting these file pages anyway, if you want I can just go through the list you have and delete them without the need for the blanking. -- Closedmouth ( talk) 14:57, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alan, you're going great guns on your reader help mission. I have a couple of issues though, we need to encourage as many readers as possible to become editors so shouldn't make the help files reader specific e.g. you have tagged Help:Disambiguation as reader help but it is equally a highly important editor help page. Another point is you have reactivated a number of pages e.g. Help:Searching, we've recently been trying to reduce the redundancy amongst help pages - there was help:searching, wikipedia:searching, and more.. and the content forks had become unmaintainable ( there aren't enough help page editors) The page was merged into wikipedia:searching with the intention to it move back to help:searching once support was clear ( possibly requiring an Rfc to cover help pages in general), if you are planning simple 'cut down versions' how about using 'Introduction to xxxx' format, this would fit in nicely with current directions ? Lee∴V (talk • contribs) 23:10, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Just found Help:Reader which could be invaded - I was loking for an index to your new help and this was the first thing I typed in!-- Lee∴V (talk • contribs) 00:22, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
Hey Alan, I posted to the talk page for Tobacco in the United States asking about where the article is heading. I'm sure as the article creator there's a pretty good chance you have the talk watchlisted, but in case not, I thought it might be good to let you know about Talk:Tobacco in the United States#Future direction of article
Thanks! Joren ( talk) 09:56, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
Hello Alan Liefting. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Charlie Balun, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Thank you. Ged UK 12:14, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
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This article is nominated for deletion as per the policy. I like to rename it as "List of Pakistan insurance companies" or move it to "List of insurance companies in the Pakistan" as it simply provides the list of insurance companies working in the Pakistan. Will this qualify it for not to be deleted?
Please leave your comments on discussion page of the article or remove the deletion tag before it is renamed. Altafqadir ( talk) 19:21, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
The page is now deleted. Simply recreating it as a list of insurance companies will raise the same concerns as at the article deletion discussion. -- Alan Liefting ( talk) - 04:37, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for the notification. I have explained my rôle in the creätion of “ The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair” at the AfD discussion, and contacted LP-mn, who provided the content that was cloned to the nominated article. — SlamDiego ←T 08:10, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
I object to deletion of this article which I wanted to rename it as "List of Pakistan insurance companies". If listing of companies is not allowed on wikipedia then all the articles providing list of insurance companies regarding any country should be deleted. And why just stop here, all the article providing list of companies in any sector should be deleted as well. Any objection to the Category was concerned, I requested for help on the discussion page of the article. Altafqadir ( talk) 00:15, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alan. I left a message for you at Wikipedia talk:Searching#Help links on Special:Search.
-- David Göthberg ( talk) 01:27, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your efforts with this one. I'm extremely busy this week, but can look at it probably after next weekend. I agree it needs a tidy up, but this page is sensitive, as it's the only full repository of information in English about this great tenor, apart from the blog whose link you removed - and the value of that blog was mainly the rare photographs, which are validated by his fellow soloist. So I hope to be able to do the tidyup job myself, in the hope that valuable information will not be lost. Please reply on my talkpage, thanks.-- Storye book ( talk) 23:37, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
either you add a reliable published source for his birthday or i will remove it. see: wp:blp "Never use self-published books, zines, websites, webforums, blogs and tweets as a source for material about a living person" -- Melly42 ( talk) 12:22, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
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I've made a comment on the discussion page on Akke Kumlien, a page that I once started and that you once nominated for deletion. There are some facts that should go into the article (and the page really need to be cleaned up). If you find somebody to rewrite the article, I could help with more facts and better references to sources. I rather use my free time for more enjoyable things than writing in English (shudder) and I'm pretty sure the article would benefit from being written by somebody who actually enjoys using the English language. -- Se mj ( talk) 11:10, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
I have nominated Category:Religious scientists ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Ben ( talk) 05:24, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
Just a small thanks for the undoing of my talk page vandalism. Much appreciated. Paralympiakos ( talk) 22:34, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
Alan, after seeing a couple of blog postings about NZ's score on the Yale/Colombia Environmental Performance Index I copied the data and made a chart then I uploaded it to Wiki Commons.
Dotchart of NZ's score on Yale/Colombia Environmental Performance Index
Would it fit on any of the NZ environment/sustainability pages? Mrfebruary ( talk) 09:33, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
Just wondering why you removed the 'Evolution' category tag from the Viral evolution article. I did not place the tag there, but I am curious - it seems appropriate. -- Scray ( talk) 00:04, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the CFD notice. Maurreen ( talk) 18:29, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
I have nominated Flagged revision ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) for discussion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. DES (talk) 07:29, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi. Just wanting to know the rationale for removing the Parapsychology category from this article. The subject of the article performed many studies on a topic that is now common to Parapsychology (besides coining the original term Psychometry (paranormal)). I'd like to put it back. - Steve3849 00:34, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alan, you've been going great guns reader help is looking good - how do you reckon it is going? I've had a major bash at tidying up Category:Wikipedia help myself ( still some way to go), I'm not sure what the end result will be but one of it's subcats Category:Wikipedia interface help might be of interest to your aims ( I'm planning on creating a page that recreates the links around the main window, but pointing to the relavent help pages) - amongst other stuff! Lee∴V (talk • contribs) 00:59, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for calling my attention to your article Petroleum in the United States. It is certainly a topic worthy of an extensive article, and I'll try to add to it in the coming days. Thanks. Plazak ( talk) 10:00, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
I have posted a RfC on Talk:Deforestation by region that might be of interest to you since you have been involved in the creation of multiple Deforestation of... articles. Please stop by and share your feedback. – VisionHolder « talk » 09:30, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alan, I left a message for you at Wikipedia:New_Zealand_Wikipedians'_notice_board#Christchurch_meetup. Schwede 66 03:13, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
Got your message on the plant categories. Bit of a newbie still so I wasn't sure if I was categorizing too specifically or not, but I saw that there was a category for flora of North Dakota so I thought I'd flesh it out. Anyway, would you say going back and switching the pages I've done to Category:Flora of the Plains-Midwest or perhaps Category:Flora of the United States would be an appropriate move? Thanks for the heads up. Glorioussandwich ( talk) 00:50, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
I saw your recent move request; be aware that this was discussed in the past, and moved to the uncapitalized form due to WP:TRADEMARK. Is there any special reason for this particular move? (I'm not objecting, but given that style guideline, I think it qualifies as "controversial". I'll move it down.) TheFeds 04:56, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
My company's page was deleted. How can I make changes to that page to make it visible once again? Also, are there certain things I you would suggest I add to the content so that it doesn't get deleted again?
Thanks, and here is the link to my company's page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Heavy_Construction_Systems_Specialists —Preceding unsigned comment added by HCSS Software ( talk • contribs) 17:48, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
The snapshot of the hoax website was presumably added to Wikipedia in good faith. Ropata's edits to Destiny Church-related articles are moderate. Your comments on Ropata's talk page would be more appropriate for a vandal. Please consider amending them to be simply a notification of the speedy deletion nom rather than a warning for bad behaviour.- gadfium 20:34, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
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Dearest Alan:
Thank you for notifying me of your proposal. I believe Diana probably does merit a Wikipedia page, and will work with others to polish up the page to reflect that. And of course should the community decide she does not warrant one it will be deleted. Paxuscalta ( talk) 15:35, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
This character is already a major character in the series and is going to feature heavily for the next few months seeing as the actor has a year long contract. There is no sense redirecting it when at one stage it will all have to be rewritten. Please reply on my discussion page.
I have nominated Genetic engineering in the United States, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Genetic engineering in the United States. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Emeraude ( talk) 11:54, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
Kia Ora Alan,
Either Epilachna vigintioctopunctata is the
junior synonym of Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata, or
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata is the junior synonym of Epilachna vigintioctopunctata. Well, I myself wouldn't have a clue.
Let's ask the
CSIRO...
The results are in, and according to
these
links one can say with certainty that either Epilachna vigintioctopunctata is the junior synonym of Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata, or Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata is the junior synonym of Epilachna vigintioctopunctata.
I hope that clarifies things for you.
As for me, I'm left even more
turducken' confused than when we started.--
Shirt58 (
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10:05, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
I had goaded poli to help start the portal as I had thought that shipwrecks might have had a fighting chance - but the milhist control of ships means that any sensible conversation with anyone about scope and delineation is literally impossible, and milhist basically = ships, and by default shipwrecks - the pun of shipwrecks = shipwrecks would probably be beyond them. Like rfa - it is broke :( It wold be nice to finish the portal - but need to check with poli if he can help me Satu Suro 00:49, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
Alan, can you give me some advice? The NZETS page has had over 100 edits over Easter. The editor claims on the talk page that the 'Previous version was full of irrelevant half truths'. However I question much of this editor's work as not being NPOV. While a small number usefully edit loose language, many of the edits involve deleting material with reliable sources that the editor (Catonz) seems to disagree with. Given the bulk of edits, would you suggest I tag items as lacking RS, or sections lacking NPOV, or raise issues in a list on the talk page, or what? Mrfebruary ( talk) 07:52, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi,
I am the author for RSPO. And am new at this. Can you give me an example of how a reference should be written. Most of the articles are association based or from stakeholder meeting. Your kind assistance is much appreciated. Best regards, sarala —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.197.22.35 ( talk) 08:08, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alan,
I am the author for RSPO. And am new at this. Can you give me an example of how a reference should be written. Most of the articles are association based or from stakeholder meeting.
Can you email your reply to: sarala@rspo.org Your kind assistance is much appreciated.
Best regards, sarala —Preceding
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rspo.org
you may also want to read
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08:19, 9 April 2010 (UTC)Hi Alan !
Fascinated by the cardboard models, I am the author of the page about L'Instant Durable, that you want delete. This page is a traduction (by a english friend) of my first contribution to Wikiproject, that you can read here [1]
Sorry, I forgot to put this article in a category...I'll try to fix this error, but if you can help me, it would be great ! (And I'm sorry for my english, which is now a distant memory...).
Landemer ( talk) 08:56, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Environment for a Signpost article to be published April 19. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Also, if you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. - Mabeenot ( talk) 04:54, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
I saw you deleted something on one of my user pages, [2] Why would you do that? Delete something off of a user page. It's disrespectful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by O'DaveY ( talk • contribs) 08:30, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
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Hi Alan, the author of these and other articles clearly has a history of creating articles that most probably are not wanted in a serious encyclopedia. I've gone through all the creations, and the trend is unlikely to stop anytime soon. Is there anything that can be done to help get the message across? The editor is hardly a newbie, but has a relatively low count.-- Kudpung ( talk) 10:34, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
I have nominated Cannabis in the United Kingdom, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cannabis in the United Kingdom. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. The Pink Oboe ( talk) 23:15, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
Any attempts to correct this (following reasonable Wikipedia guidelines) are met with aggressive reverts and edits. Intentional spinning and manipulation of article in favor of BP? Can this task force investigate this?
Currently there is no easily recognizable section on the current Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster, surprisingly since the US Government has held BP responsible. Instead the "Oil Disaster" Section in the article keeps being given obscure (hard to recognize) names (as if someone is trying to hide the section from the public).
That section also keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the article (attempts to bury it)?
It's as if the BP Public Relations department has staff people who are aggressively spinning the article.
Can you call in additional Admins to help investigate this? This page is being heavily defended and you may need back-up.
75.71.192.54 ( talk) 02:57, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
I hope you don't mind, but I've uploaded an edited version of your photo of the Ratana church near Raetihi over the top of your original version. If you don't like it, please feel free to revert back to the old version. I've also added it the New Zealand article. -- Avenue ( talk) 12:16, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
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Just a quick note to let you know that I removed the speedy deletion template you placed on Cross Rail Ranch because the article did not seem to meet the speedy deletion criterion A7. The article contains a claim of significance which I find credible. There also seem to be many independent news sources available which discuss this topic, which tends to suggest it is notable.
Please be aware that is normally inappropriate re-add a speedy deletion template when another editor (other than the creator of the article) has removed it, because speedy deletion is only for uncontroversial deletions. If you believe the article still needs to be deleted, please consider WP:PROD or WP:AFD which can be used for deletions which are not covered by the speedy deletion criteria.
I am not an administrator and I do not have any special authority in this matter. If you feel that I have made a mistake, please feel free to contact me on my talk page. Thparkth ( talk)
Thparkth ( talk) 02:07, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
You commented about the Johnny Cash song list page I am trying to create, saying it is not a list.
I was modeling it after this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Elvis_Presley_songs
Is there some way that that qualifies, and thus someway that I can edit my page to meet the guideline? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Darth Septic ( talk • contribs) 06:06, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
The other two related lists aren't very complete as far as truly covering all of Cash's songs. If it has to be taken down, I would like to contribute to the other list or lists so that if only one exists it can be complete. —Preceding
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I removed the recent speedy deletion tag you added to this article. I haven't seen any articles linked to the AfD, or any of those discussions that was deleted previously. Also, in terms of A7, the person who created it has explained why she was famous. I don't think it fits any of the criteria for speedy deletion, and hence, that was a little bit bitey by the messages you left on his talk page. Minima c ( talk) 08:26, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
Regarding the article for Felixia Yeap..She is a well known model in Malaysia and i think a space should be given in wikipedia as she gains a huge amount of fans around Malaysia.Do consider. Dannychungsr ( talk) 13:49, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
I don't understand why you have nominated An Endless Sporadic for speedy deletion. The album has been highly praised in the progressive rock genre and contains some well known musicians. I have even included vital information on how the album was created. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Clevelandcavsfan11 ( talk • contribs) 22:28, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
Just a quick note to let you know that I removed the speedy deletion template you placed on Washera College because the article did not seem to meet the speedy deletion criterion A7. A7 specifically excludes schools. Also, educational institutions at high school level and above are considered prima facie notable per WP:OUTCOMES.
Please be aware that is normally inappropriate re-add a speedy deletion template when another editor (other than the creator of the article) has removed it, because speedy deletion is only for uncontroversial deletions. If you believe the article still needs to be deleted, please consider WP:PROD or WP:AFD which can be used for deletions which are not covered by the speedy deletion criteria.
I am not an administrator and I do not have any special authority in this matter. If you feel that I have made a mistake, please feel free to contact me on my talk page. Thparkth ( talk)
Thank you for saying my grandmother wasn't important. I don't appreciate it. Bye. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Francis Seidman ( talk • contribs) 07:14, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi,
Please read the sources sourced on the article. CEO of the 7th largest amusement park chain, if that is notable. Cedar Fair links to this article. let me know if there is anything else you want.
Seniortrend ( talk) 05:45, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
I have removed the {{ prod}} tag from Small Business Lending Index, which you proposed for deletion. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{ prod}} template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! - Alan I found several mainstream references to this with a quick search. I suspect it is notable. We should give it some time and I will try and give the creator some advice on how to improve the article. Thanks-- Mike Cline ( talk) 14:06, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alan. I just created a stub for Crafar_Farms. FYI. Mrfebruary ( talk) 04:23, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
I declined your speedy on this article, because I did a little googling that made me think it might actually be a notable organization. However, it's also possible that I'm wrong, so I hope you'll keep it on your watchlist while I'm away in China- if it looks like it isn't going to be anything but an anti-Obama hatrack, please feel free to send it along to AFD with my blessing. - FisherQueen ( talk · contribs) 22:14, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Just a quick note to say that I removed your speedy-A7 tag from this article because I think there's a (weak) claim of significance there. Feel free to put it back if you disagree.
Cheers,
Thparkth ( talk) 02:39, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
How come you removed it? Equazcion (talk) 04:01, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
The category renaming looks good to me. Thanks for the heads up, belatedly yours, HG | Talk 19:17, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
I misspelled his name anyway. David.Kane ( talk) 00:04, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Dear Alan,
Concerning the Ketab Sara Co. article, if this Iranian publisher, doing an outstanding cultural job under duress, does not qualify as notable, I am afraid no Iranian publisher would do. Wikipedia should not take an ethnocentric view of notability--we do not want Wikipedia to include article about publishers based only in developed countries (with web-visible notability). Note that Amirkabir (still active) and Caravan (no more active) are the only Iranian publishers that have Wiki articles. Your suggestions are most welcome to find a solution.
Best, Jean-Charles
Brotons ( talk) 09:40, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Brotons —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brotons ( talk • contribs) 09:34, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Arnold River (New Zealand). Since you had some involvement with the Arnold River (New Zealand) redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). -- Alan Liefting ( talk) - 01:46, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Dear Allan,
In addition to the three references already included in the article, a dozen of news media coverage references will be added with the next 24 or 72 hours. Note that the Amirkabir article (corresponding to the only other active Iranian publisher in the English Wikipedia) includes no references.
Best, Brotons ( talk) 04:28, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
-Amirkabir publishing's Wiki art.'s URL is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amirkabir_(publisher).
-I understand that you cannot reverse your deletion proposal; yet your advice concerning the Ketab Sara's art. would be most helpful.
Best, Brotons ( talk) 09:50, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Dear Allan,
Follows what I have just included to relevant discussion pages. Please assess, and withdraw the deletion proposal tag from the article if convinced.
1. Added references indicate substantial international, and national news media coverage. These were selected out of a file of about sixty news media references. More references will be added if needed, yet according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CORP "Notability requires only that ... necessary sources exist, not that the sources have already been named in the article."
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CORP points out, and asks for avoiding, the kind of bias that has led Alan Liefting to propose deletion. Indeed, it says: "Large organizations are likely to have more readily available verifiable information from reliable sources that provide evidence of notability; however, smaller organizations can be notable, just as individuals can be notable, and arbitrary standards should not be used to create a bias favoring larger organizations."
3. Contrary to Alan Liefting's reactions to my comments on his talk page, Ketab Sara Co.'s cultural role in the Iranian context is a factor in evaluating its notability. Indeed, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CORP: "When evaluating the notability of organizations, please consider whether it has had any significant or demonstrable effects on culture, society, entertainment, athletics, economies, history, literature, science, or education."
Best, Brotons ( talk) 01:19, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Did you mean to remove the image gallery? I don't care, only asking. Gwen Gale ( talk) 12:47, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
I closed one, but due to the lack of comments from anyone else, I felt it was better to nominate the remaining Category:Cathead in a new discussion. Also, when I closed the education one, I actually substituted it, which I am sure is not exactly what you wanted. I can have a bot go through and remove the portal links, but I couldn't just remove it since it was generating some necessary categories. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 19:23, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi ! i re-posted the speed afd for the article alka ajith , i find the article to be unfit for wiki standards & seems like nothing but a boasting & self add article .... -- Doctor muthu's muthu wanna talk ? 22:57, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
Good Work buddy ! :) ...thanks ....-- Doctor muthu's muthu wanna talk ? 18:30, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
I have a question how do you add pages to a category but not under Alphabetically order but under a title "Associates". These two pages should be merged together [Category:Lucchese crime family]] and [Category:Lucchese crime family Associates]]. Thanks. Can you send me a response to my page thanks. -- JoeyBR ( talk) 19:50, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Dear Allan,
The discussion concerning Ketab Sara's notability has been closed, the conclusion was 'keep'. Moreover, the article does include links [in the body] to other article, hence it is not an orphan. So, I undid your last contribution, removing the corresponding tag. Please reply on my talk page, if you see anything still bothers you.
Best, 19:55, 21 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brotons ( talk • contribs)
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Hi ! Double vote's removed . I didnt notice that . regards-- Doctor muthu's muthu wanna talk ? 11:31, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
I had written an article "Insurance Companies in Pakistan" which was nominated by you for deletion and deleted. I wished to rename it as "List of Pakistan's Insurance Companies" or "List of Insurance Companies in Pakistan". At present, I do not have the record of the changes I made or the complete list of those companies mentioned in the article. kindly help me in restoring that article so that I shall link some pages which are already on wikipedia and the article I shall write in future, as soon as I shall have time to write about these companies. I already have written one in this regard. Providing the link for the convenience, was my primary purpose behind writing the article "Insurance Companies in Pakistan" which I shall rename as "List of Insurance Companies in Pakistan". In this regard, I need help and guidance. Please write your comments on my talk page. Altafqadir ( talk) 10:48, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
Alan, feel free to download the pdf from my homepages as use it as you wish. As far as I'm aware the NZ Govt regards such reports as being in the public domain but it may pay to check. The NZ Govt has other Royal Commission reports etc available for download on their Ministry of Justice webpage, but the Thomas report is historical and I don't think it is there. This pdf was scanned privately and as far as I'm aware I'm the only one currently hosting it on the internet, I've made it publicly available for the last 5 years (approximately). I had a link to it placed on the Crewe Wikipedia article about 3 years ago, I had just noticed that it wasn't on the Thomas page as well. Hope this helps RichardJ Christie ( talk)
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Out of curiosity, why did you feel the need to reduce the "Environment" section of the Haiti main page to little more than a single line? Clearly it's highly relevant as part of the main article, and yet now it is as conspicuous as it is disproportionate in relation to all the other sections. Yotoen ( talk) 08:31, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
I expect a bit more respect for my edits than this [1] William M. Connolley ( talk) 10:16, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
I or another gnomey admin end up deleting these file pages anyway, if you want I can just go through the list you have and delete them without the need for the blanking. -- Closedmouth ( talk) 14:57, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alan, you're going great guns on your reader help mission. I have a couple of issues though, we need to encourage as many readers as possible to become editors so shouldn't make the help files reader specific e.g. you have tagged Help:Disambiguation as reader help but it is equally a highly important editor help page. Another point is you have reactivated a number of pages e.g. Help:Searching, we've recently been trying to reduce the redundancy amongst help pages - there was help:searching, wikipedia:searching, and more.. and the content forks had become unmaintainable ( there aren't enough help page editors) The page was merged into wikipedia:searching with the intention to it move back to help:searching once support was clear ( possibly requiring an Rfc to cover help pages in general), if you are planning simple 'cut down versions' how about using 'Introduction to xxxx' format, this would fit in nicely with current directions ? Lee∴V (talk • contribs) 23:10, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Just found Help:Reader which could be invaded - I was loking for an index to your new help and this was the first thing I typed in!-- Lee∴V (talk • contribs) 00:22, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
Hey Alan, I posted to the talk page for Tobacco in the United States asking about where the article is heading. I'm sure as the article creator there's a pretty good chance you have the talk watchlisted, but in case not, I thought it might be good to let you know about Talk:Tobacco in the United States#Future direction of article
Thanks! Joren ( talk) 09:56, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
Hello Alan Liefting. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Charlie Balun, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Thank you. Ged UK 12:14, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
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This article is nominated for deletion as per the policy. I like to rename it as "List of Pakistan insurance companies" or move it to "List of insurance companies in the Pakistan" as it simply provides the list of insurance companies working in the Pakistan. Will this qualify it for not to be deleted?
Please leave your comments on discussion page of the article or remove the deletion tag before it is renamed. Altafqadir ( talk) 19:21, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
The page is now deleted. Simply recreating it as a list of insurance companies will raise the same concerns as at the article deletion discussion. -- Alan Liefting ( talk) - 04:37, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for the notification. I have explained my rôle in the creätion of “ The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair” at the AfD discussion, and contacted LP-mn, who provided the content that was cloned to the nominated article. — SlamDiego ←T 08:10, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
I object to deletion of this article which I wanted to rename it as "List of Pakistan insurance companies". If listing of companies is not allowed on wikipedia then all the articles providing list of insurance companies regarding any country should be deleted. And why just stop here, all the article providing list of companies in any sector should be deleted as well. Any objection to the Category was concerned, I requested for help on the discussion page of the article. Altafqadir ( talk) 00:15, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alan. I left a message for you at Wikipedia talk:Searching#Help links on Special:Search.
-- David Göthberg ( talk) 01:27, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for your efforts with this one. I'm extremely busy this week, but can look at it probably after next weekend. I agree it needs a tidy up, but this page is sensitive, as it's the only full repository of information in English about this great tenor, apart from the blog whose link you removed - and the value of that blog was mainly the rare photographs, which are validated by his fellow soloist. So I hope to be able to do the tidyup job myself, in the hope that valuable information will not be lost. Please reply on my talkpage, thanks.-- Storye book ( talk) 23:37, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
either you add a reliable published source for his birthday or i will remove it. see: wp:blp "Never use self-published books, zines, websites, webforums, blogs and tweets as a source for material about a living person" -- Melly42 ( talk) 12:22, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
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Just a small thanks for the undoing of my talk page vandalism. Much appreciated. Paralympiakos ( talk) 22:34, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
Alan, after seeing a couple of blog postings about NZ's score on the Yale/Colombia Environmental Performance Index I copied the data and made a chart then I uploaded it to Wiki Commons.
Dotchart of NZ's score on Yale/Colombia Environmental Performance Index
Would it fit on any of the NZ environment/sustainability pages? Mrfebruary ( talk) 09:33, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
Just wondering why you removed the 'Evolution' category tag from the Viral evolution article. I did not place the tag there, but I am curious - it seems appropriate. -- Scray ( talk) 00:04, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the CFD notice. Maurreen ( talk) 18:29, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hi. Just wanting to know the rationale for removing the Parapsychology category from this article. The subject of the article performed many studies on a topic that is now common to Parapsychology (besides coining the original term Psychometry (paranormal)). I'd like to put it back. - Steve3849 00:34, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alan, you've been going great guns reader help is looking good - how do you reckon it is going? I've had a major bash at tidying up Category:Wikipedia help myself ( still some way to go), I'm not sure what the end result will be but one of it's subcats Category:Wikipedia interface help might be of interest to your aims ( I'm planning on creating a page that recreates the links around the main window, but pointing to the relavent help pages) - amongst other stuff! Lee∴V (talk • contribs) 00:59, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for calling my attention to your article Petroleum in the United States. It is certainly a topic worthy of an extensive article, and I'll try to add to it in the coming days. Thanks. Plazak ( talk) 10:00, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
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Hi Alan, I left a message for you at Wikipedia:New_Zealand_Wikipedians'_notice_board#Christchurch_meetup. Schwede 66 03:13, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
Got your message on the plant categories. Bit of a newbie still so I wasn't sure if I was categorizing too specifically or not, but I saw that there was a category for flora of North Dakota so I thought I'd flesh it out. Anyway, would you say going back and switching the pages I've done to Category:Flora of the Plains-Midwest or perhaps Category:Flora of the United States would be an appropriate move? Thanks for the heads up. Glorioussandwich ( talk) 00:50, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
I saw your recent move request; be aware that this was discussed in the past, and moved to the uncapitalized form due to WP:TRADEMARK. Is there any special reason for this particular move? (I'm not objecting, but given that style guideline, I think it qualifies as "controversial". I'll move it down.) TheFeds 04:56, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
My company's page was deleted. How can I make changes to that page to make it visible once again? Also, are there certain things I you would suggest I add to the content so that it doesn't get deleted again?
Thanks, and here is the link to my company's page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Heavy_Construction_Systems_Specialists —Preceding unsigned comment added by HCSS Software ( talk • contribs) 17:48, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
The snapshot of the hoax website was presumably added to Wikipedia in good faith. Ropata's edits to Destiny Church-related articles are moderate. Your comments on Ropata's talk page would be more appropriate for a vandal. Please consider amending them to be simply a notification of the speedy deletion nom rather than a warning for bad behaviour.- gadfium 20:34, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
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Dearest Alan:
Thank you for notifying me of your proposal. I believe Diana probably does merit a Wikipedia page, and will work with others to polish up the page to reflect that. And of course should the community decide she does not warrant one it will be deleted. Paxuscalta ( talk) 15:35, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
This character is already a major character in the series and is going to feature heavily for the next few months seeing as the actor has a year long contract. There is no sense redirecting it when at one stage it will all have to be rewritten. Please reply on my discussion page.
I have nominated Genetic engineering in the United States, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Genetic engineering in the United States. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
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Kia Ora Alan,
Either Epilachna vigintioctopunctata is the
junior synonym of Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata, or
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata is the junior synonym of Epilachna vigintioctopunctata. Well, I myself wouldn't have a clue.
Let's ask the
CSIRO...
The results are in, and according to
these
links one can say with certainty that either Epilachna vigintioctopunctata is the junior synonym of Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata, or Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata is the junior synonym of Epilachna vigintioctopunctata.
I hope that clarifies things for you.
As for me, I'm left even more
turducken' confused than when we started.--
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I had goaded poli to help start the portal as I had thought that shipwrecks might have had a fighting chance - but the milhist control of ships means that any sensible conversation with anyone about scope and delineation is literally impossible, and milhist basically = ships, and by default shipwrecks - the pun of shipwrecks = shipwrecks would probably be beyond them. Like rfa - it is broke :( It wold be nice to finish the portal - but need to check with poli if he can help me Satu Suro 00:49, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
Alan, can you give me some advice? The NZETS page has had over 100 edits over Easter. The editor claims on the talk page that the 'Previous version was full of irrelevant half truths'. However I question much of this editor's work as not being NPOV. While a small number usefully edit loose language, many of the edits involve deleting material with reliable sources that the editor (Catonz) seems to disagree with. Given the bulk of edits, would you suggest I tag items as lacking RS, or sections lacking NPOV, or raise issues in a list on the talk page, or what? Mrfebruary ( talk) 07:52, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi,
I am the author for RSPO. And am new at this. Can you give me an example of how a reference should be written. Most of the articles are association based or from stakeholder meeting. Your kind assistance is much appreciated. Best regards, sarala —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.197.22.35 ( talk) 08:08, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alan,
I am the author for RSPO. And am new at this. Can you give me an example of how a reference should be written. Most of the articles are association based or from stakeholder meeting.
Can you email your reply to: sarala@rspo.org Your kind assistance is much appreciated.
Best regards, sarala —Preceding
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rspo.org
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08:19, 9 April 2010 (UTC)Hi Alan !
Fascinated by the cardboard models, I am the author of the page about L'Instant Durable, that you want delete. This page is a traduction (by a english friend) of my first contribution to Wikiproject, that you can read here [1]
Sorry, I forgot to put this article in a category...I'll try to fix this error, but if you can help me, it would be great ! (And I'm sorry for my english, which is now a distant memory...).
Landemer ( talk) 08:56, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Environment for a Signpost article to be published April 19. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Also, if you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. - Mabeenot ( talk) 04:54, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
I saw you deleted something on one of my user pages, [2] Why would you do that? Delete something off of a user page. It's disrespectful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by O'DaveY ( talk • contribs) 08:30, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
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Hi Alan, the author of these and other articles clearly has a history of creating articles that most probably are not wanted in a serious encyclopedia. I've gone through all the creations, and the trend is unlikely to stop anytime soon. Is there anything that can be done to help get the message across? The editor is hardly a newbie, but has a relatively low count.-- Kudpung ( talk) 10:34, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
I have nominated Cannabis in the United Kingdom, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cannabis in the United Kingdom. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. The Pink Oboe ( talk) 23:15, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
Any attempts to correct this (following reasonable Wikipedia guidelines) are met with aggressive reverts and edits. Intentional spinning and manipulation of article in favor of BP? Can this task force investigate this?
Currently there is no easily recognizable section on the current Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster, surprisingly since the US Government has held BP responsible. Instead the "Oil Disaster" Section in the article keeps being given obscure (hard to recognize) names (as if someone is trying to hide the section from the public).
That section also keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the article (attempts to bury it)?
It's as if the BP Public Relations department has staff people who are aggressively spinning the article.
Can you call in additional Admins to help investigate this? This page is being heavily defended and you may need back-up.
75.71.192.54 ( talk) 02:57, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
I hope you don't mind, but I've uploaded an edited version of your photo of the Ratana church near Raetihi over the top of your original version. If you don't like it, please feel free to revert back to the old version. I've also added it the New Zealand article. -- Avenue ( talk) 12:16, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
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Just a quick note to let you know that I removed the speedy deletion template you placed on Cross Rail Ranch because the article did not seem to meet the speedy deletion criterion A7. The article contains a claim of significance which I find credible. There also seem to be many independent news sources available which discuss this topic, which tends to suggest it is notable.
Please be aware that is normally inappropriate re-add a speedy deletion template when another editor (other than the creator of the article) has removed it, because speedy deletion is only for uncontroversial deletions. If you believe the article still needs to be deleted, please consider WP:PROD or WP:AFD which can be used for deletions which are not covered by the speedy deletion criteria.
I am not an administrator and I do not have any special authority in this matter. If you feel that I have made a mistake, please feel free to contact me on my talk page. Thparkth ( talk)
Thparkth ( talk) 02:07, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
You commented about the Johnny Cash song list page I am trying to create, saying it is not a list.
I was modeling it after this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Elvis_Presley_songs
Is there some way that that qualifies, and thus someway that I can edit my page to meet the guideline? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Darth Septic ( talk • contribs) 06:06, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
The other two related lists aren't very complete as far as truly covering all of Cash's songs. If it has to be taken down, I would like to contribute to the other list or lists so that if only one exists it can be complete. —Preceding
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I removed the recent speedy deletion tag you added to this article. I haven't seen any articles linked to the AfD, or any of those discussions that was deleted previously. Also, in terms of A7, the person who created it has explained why she was famous. I don't think it fits any of the criteria for speedy deletion, and hence, that was a little bit bitey by the messages you left on his talk page. Minima c ( talk) 08:26, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
Regarding the article for Felixia Yeap..She is a well known model in Malaysia and i think a space should be given in wikipedia as she gains a huge amount of fans around Malaysia.Do consider. Dannychungsr ( talk) 13:49, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
I don't understand why you have nominated An Endless Sporadic for speedy deletion. The album has been highly praised in the progressive rock genre and contains some well known musicians. I have even included vital information on how the album was created. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Clevelandcavsfan11 ( talk • contribs) 22:28, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
Just a quick note to let you know that I removed the speedy deletion template you placed on Washera College because the article did not seem to meet the speedy deletion criterion A7. A7 specifically excludes schools. Also, educational institutions at high school level and above are considered prima facie notable per WP:OUTCOMES.
Please be aware that is normally inappropriate re-add a speedy deletion template when another editor (other than the creator of the article) has removed it, because speedy deletion is only for uncontroversial deletions. If you believe the article still needs to be deleted, please consider WP:PROD or WP:AFD which can be used for deletions which are not covered by the speedy deletion criteria.
I am not an administrator and I do not have any special authority in this matter. If you feel that I have made a mistake, please feel free to contact me on my talk page. Thparkth ( talk)
Thank you for saying my grandmother wasn't important. I don't appreciate it. Bye. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Francis Seidman ( talk • contribs) 07:14, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi,
Please read the sources sourced on the article. CEO of the 7th largest amusement park chain, if that is notable. Cedar Fair links to this article. let me know if there is anything else you want.
Seniortrend ( talk) 05:45, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
I have removed the {{ prod}} tag from Small Business Lending Index, which you proposed for deletion. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{ prod}} template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! - Alan I found several mainstream references to this with a quick search. I suspect it is notable. We should give it some time and I will try and give the creator some advice on how to improve the article. Thanks-- Mike Cline ( talk) 14:06, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
Hi Alan. I just created a stub for Crafar_Farms. FYI. Mrfebruary ( talk) 04:23, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
I declined your speedy on this article, because I did a little googling that made me think it might actually be a notable organization. However, it's also possible that I'm wrong, so I hope you'll keep it on your watchlist while I'm away in China- if it looks like it isn't going to be anything but an anti-Obama hatrack, please feel free to send it along to AFD with my blessing. - FisherQueen ( talk · contribs) 22:14, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Just a quick note to say that I removed your speedy-A7 tag from this article because I think there's a (weak) claim of significance there. Feel free to put it back if you disagree.
Cheers,
Thparkth ( talk) 02:39, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
How come you removed it? Equazcion (talk) 04:01, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
The category renaming looks good to me. Thanks for the heads up, belatedly yours, HG | Talk 19:17, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
I misspelled his name anyway. David.Kane ( talk) 00:04, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Dear Alan,
Concerning the Ketab Sara Co. article, if this Iranian publisher, doing an outstanding cultural job under duress, does not qualify as notable, I am afraid no Iranian publisher would do. Wikipedia should not take an ethnocentric view of notability--we do not want Wikipedia to include article about publishers based only in developed countries (with web-visible notability). Note that Amirkabir (still active) and Caravan (no more active) are the only Iranian publishers that have Wiki articles. Your suggestions are most welcome to find a solution.
Best, Jean-Charles
Brotons ( talk) 09:40, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
Brotons —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brotons ( talk • contribs) 09:34, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Arnold River (New Zealand). Since you had some involvement with the Arnold River (New Zealand) redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). -- Alan Liefting ( talk) - 01:46, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Dear Allan,
In addition to the three references already included in the article, a dozen of news media coverage references will be added with the next 24 or 72 hours. Note that the Amirkabir article (corresponding to the only other active Iranian publisher in the English Wikipedia) includes no references.
Best, Brotons ( talk) 04:28, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
-Amirkabir publishing's Wiki art.'s URL is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amirkabir_(publisher).
-I understand that you cannot reverse your deletion proposal; yet your advice concerning the Ketab Sara's art. would be most helpful.
Best, Brotons ( talk) 09:50, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Dear Allan,
Follows what I have just included to relevant discussion pages. Please assess, and withdraw the deletion proposal tag from the article if convinced.
1. Added references indicate substantial international, and national news media coverage. These were selected out of a file of about sixty news media references. More references will be added if needed, yet according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CORP "Notability requires only that ... necessary sources exist, not that the sources have already been named in the article."
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CORP points out, and asks for avoiding, the kind of bias that has led Alan Liefting to propose deletion. Indeed, it says: "Large organizations are likely to have more readily available verifiable information from reliable sources that provide evidence of notability; however, smaller organizations can be notable, just as individuals can be notable, and arbitrary standards should not be used to create a bias favoring larger organizations."
3. Contrary to Alan Liefting's reactions to my comments on his talk page, Ketab Sara Co.'s cultural role in the Iranian context is a factor in evaluating its notability. Indeed, according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CORP: "When evaluating the notability of organizations, please consider whether it has had any significant or demonstrable effects on culture, society, entertainment, athletics, economies, history, literature, science, or education."
Best, Brotons ( talk) 01:19, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
Did you mean to remove the image gallery? I don't care, only asking. Gwen Gale ( talk) 12:47, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
I closed one, but due to the lack of comments from anyone else, I felt it was better to nominate the remaining Category:Cathead in a new discussion. Also, when I closed the education one, I actually substituted it, which I am sure is not exactly what you wanted. I can have a bot go through and remove the portal links, but I couldn't just remove it since it was generating some necessary categories. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 19:23, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi ! i re-posted the speed afd for the article alka ajith , i find the article to be unfit for wiki standards & seems like nothing but a boasting & self add article .... -- Doctor muthu's muthu wanna talk ? 22:57, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
Good Work buddy ! :) ...thanks ....-- Doctor muthu's muthu wanna talk ? 18:30, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
I have a question how do you add pages to a category but not under Alphabetically order but under a title "Associates". These two pages should be merged together [Category:Lucchese crime family]] and [Category:Lucchese crime family Associates]]. Thanks. Can you send me a response to my page thanks. -- JoeyBR ( talk) 19:50, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
Dear Allan,
The discussion concerning Ketab Sara's notability has been closed, the conclusion was 'keep'. Moreover, the article does include links [in the body] to other article, hence it is not an orphan. So, I undid your last contribution, removing the corresponding tag. Please reply on my talk page, if you see anything still bothers you.
Best, 19:55, 21 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brotons ( talk • contribs)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Infobox book. Since you had some involvement with the Infobox book redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Svick ( talk) 03:33, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for uploading File:NZ_possum_spread_1870_-_1990.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the file. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.
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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Chris G Bot ( talk) 00:28, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi ! Double vote's removed . I didnt notice that . regards-- Doctor muthu's muthu wanna talk ? 11:31, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
I had written an article "Insurance Companies in Pakistan" which was nominated by you for deletion and deleted. I wished to rename it as "List of Pakistan's Insurance Companies" or "List of Insurance Companies in Pakistan". At present, I do not have the record of the changes I made or the complete list of those companies mentioned in the article. kindly help me in restoring that article so that I shall link some pages which are already on wikipedia and the article I shall write in future, as soon as I shall have time to write about these companies. I already have written one in this regard. Providing the link for the convenience, was my primary purpose behind writing the article "Insurance Companies in Pakistan" which I shall rename as "List of Insurance Companies in Pakistan". In this regard, I need help and guidance. Please write your comments on my talk page. Altafqadir ( talk) 10:48, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
Alan, feel free to download the pdf from my homepages as use it as you wish. As far as I'm aware the NZ Govt regards such reports as being in the public domain but it may pay to check. The NZ Govt has other Royal Commission reports etc available for download on their Ministry of Justice webpage, but the Thomas report is historical and I don't think it is there. This pdf was scanned privately and as far as I'm aware I'm the only one currently hosting it on the internet, I've made it publicly available for the last 5 years (approximately). I had a link to it placed on the Crewe Wikipedia article about 3 years ago, I had just noticed that it wasn't on the Thomas page as well. Hope this helps RichardJ Christie ( talk)