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Dear folks -
Shortly after my last post in April 2009 a friend and colleague was accused of vile and possibly illegal behavior. Understandably he and I were distraught, and during the investigation that followed I did both his and my work. Soon after that was resolved my father-in-law fell into a decline that ended with his death in mid-May.
The summer that followed was complicated and draining and (perhaps because of the accumulated strains) in late July I had a deep leg thrombosis, from which I am recovering as well as might be hoped. This is all a long way of saying that I apologize for matters left undone, and hope for your forgiveness after a long period of patience.
I have had my work assignment doubled as part of the recession so it is unlikely that I will be as frequent a participant as I was before this concatenation of misfortunes. Alice ( talk) 23:53, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
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Hi, Alice. Nice to have you with us! I've left a template with a bunch of links above that might be helpful. Wikipedia can be quite the bear to navigate when you're just starting out, so do let me know if you're looking for something but can't quite find it quickly. I'd be glad to offer any assistance. It's also nice to have some experts in the biological fields here on Wikipedia. And even though it isn't a guideline or policy, you may want to read through Wikipedia:Expert editors. I did a quick clean up on Rivulariaceae (bacteria taxoboxes are usually lightgrey, see Wikipedia:Taxobox usage), added a stub template and a category, items that are usually on short articles like that. Hope that helps! And again, welcome! -- Rkitko ( talk) 20:49, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello Alice.haugen, I have granted rollback rights to your account; the reason for this is that after a review of some of your contributions, I believe I can trust you to use rollback correctly by using it for its intended usage of reverting vandalism, and that you will not abuse it by reverting good-faith edits or to revert-war. For information on rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback and Wikipedia:Rollback feature. If you do not want rollback, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Good luck and thanks. Acalamari 18:04, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
That's a code for Speedy deletion. Check WP:CSD, it lists all the criteria for speedy deletion. This is G11. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ( Many otters • One hammer • HELP) 00:20, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, just to let you know I've declined the speedy deletion of this page as it clearly asserts notability per WP:Athlete. Camw ( talk) 15:08, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I removed the speedy largely because it dind't meet the A7 criteria as an airplane crash is not a real person, orginisation or web content (see WP:CSD#A7) - it was not a comment on its notability. I'm no expert on air crashes but from those I've seem at AfD it would appear that number of fatalities is often a factor with arguements like "that number of deaths must make it notable" in which case this article clearly is notable. This would also seem to tie in with WP:AIRCRASH which although only an essay and so carrying little weight seems to tie in with what I've seen at AfD. Also remember that "Notability is not temporary" (see WP:NTEMP) and although sources may be more difficult to find due to how long ago this was I'm sure enough could be found to meet our notability requirements (one source that is online, from the New York Times, is here. At the moment my take on it is that it is a valid stub. Dpmuk ( talk) 15:29, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
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Hi Alice, thanks for tracking down both those questions for me. It rather goes against the spirit of the barnstar to award two at the same time, so have a barnstar and a beer instead!
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hello alice
i had supplied all the necessary information that was available on the net and considering its a list article, one cannot provide any further reference than the link to the award site or the award history site, which i had provided, and still you had put an "unreferenced" article tag. anyways, i've reverted your edit. if you have any further queries/arguments/doubts/issues, kindly write on my or the article's discussion page. thank you --
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talk) 14:10, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Alice, Nice catch on the Baco Sanchez hoax. Tagging an article as a hoax places it in Category:Suspected hoax articles -- that is where I found it. IMHO, the best way to learn about hoaxes is to spend some time patrolling that category. Most hoaxes are pretty blatant, as there are no references and no links to other articles; these are usually " proposed for deletion" in short order. If there's room to doubt the legitimacy of a hoax, or if someone contests a "prod" (proposed deletion) by removing the prod template from the article, nominating the article to " Articles for Deletion" is the way to go. This is also a good route if you tag an article as a hoax and another editor removes that tag without providing evidence that the article is in fact legitimate. The Baco Sanchez hoax was a little more tricky than most hoaxes since it was linked from several other articles, including another hoax article, and since there was more than one editor perpetrating the hoax. So again, kudos on catching it. There's nothing wrong with just tagging an article as a hoax, as that will alert other editors who can form second opinions before proposing the article for deletion, etc. There's also nothing wrong with being WP:BOLD and proposing or nominating an article for deletion at the same time that you tag it as a hoax. I hope this is a help. Welcome! -- Shunpiker ( talk) 16:11, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, You added this to Linton Alexander but I doubt it was what you intended - see the result here! While I'm here, I think it's conventional to put {{ notable}} at top, not bottom, of article - also probably {{ unref}}, though there is more variation on that one. The {{ article issues}} template can be useful, in putting a batch of messages tidily together at the top of a page. I stub-sort quite a bit so have come across your name several times lately. PamD ( talk) 08:24, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Alice, I've just had a look at your user page. Many people prefer to keep their real life ID more obscure on WikiPedia: I started off with my forename and surname, then decided to be a bit less open on realising that there are some seriously weird people around, some of whom take exception to serious editing, vandalism-reverting, etc. With such a clear link between real life and WP, you might find a disgruntled student responding to a poor grade by "wikistalking" you here, or a disgruntled WP vandal being disruptive to your real life. My user page says enough so that anyone I know would recognise me, but not enough to allow strangers to make a connection (or not without a lot of research, anyway). But it's your decision! Best wishes, PamD ( talk) 08:49, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Back again! If you add the {{ POV}} tag as on Greenrenaissance you should, as it says, explain on the talk page what you see as the problem. I think that one merits {{ wikify}}, as having no links or formatting, and will think about what else to do with it! PamD ( talk) 09:54, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Alice. Just a thought-- G1 might not be the best for this. I recommended that the creator consider making it a category, though my G search turned up little reason to believe it's a notable record label. I'll probably delete it as empty or as A7. For now I'll wait to see if anything useful comes of it. Cheers, Dloh cierekim 21:10, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
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I see that you have a userbox on your user page proclaiming that believe in civility and assuming good faith. How do you reconcile that with tagging this article as "blatant vandalism"? There is nothing whatsoever that even suggests that this might be vandalism. The subject is probably not notable, but that's not a reason to make such an uncivil claim. Phil Bridger ( talk) 21:28, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
The medals received by the subject, although indications of diligent service are not enough to show notability. The book listed is a 16-page self-published monograph, so not an indication of notability.
I guess this is ready if you still want to nominate it. It will be interesting to see if the article survives attention from experienced editors without major changes, i think its compliant with policy , but im quite new here. Thanks again for your kind words. x FeydHuxtable ( talk) 09:08, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the kindly thoughts (I thought it was time to head to the edge again). GAN is good article nomination, I believe, but what is a FAC? Featured Article XXX?? Alice ( talk) 23:09, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
GA criteria are at Wikipedia:Good article criteria - and include "Broad coverage" (3) though not "Complete". But they also include 1(a) correct grammar and 6(b) captioned images, so this article in its present state would fail. PamD ( talk) 23:39, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Alice, sorry for the delay. This sort of thing is way out of my league and I haven't brought an article to GA since Utricularia inflata. I agree with most of the comments PamD made on the articles talk page. Further comments include:
And that's about all I can add to PamD's comments. There is a Wikipedia:WikiProject Finance and possibly some related WikiProjects that could lend a hand in bringing it to GA status. But like I said, way out of my realm of knowledge. Cheers, Rkitko ( talk) 21:52, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
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My editing philosophy
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Dear folks -
Shortly after my last post in April 2009 a friend and colleague was accused of vile and possibly illegal behavior. Understandably he and I were distraught, and during the investigation that followed I did both his and my work. Soon after that was resolved my father-in-law fell into a decline that ended with his death in mid-May.
The summer that followed was complicated and draining and (perhaps because of the accumulated strains) in late July I had a deep leg thrombosis, from which I am recovering as well as might be hoped. This is all a long way of saying that I apologize for matters left undone, and hope for your forgiveness after a long period of patience.
I have had my work assignment doubled as part of the recession so it is unlikely that I will be as frequent a participant as I was before this concatenation of misfortunes. Alice ( talk) 23:53, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
Welcome!
Hello, Alice.haugen, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a
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tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out
Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}}
before the question. Again, welcome! --
Rkitko (
talk) 20:49, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Alice. Nice to have you with us! I've left a template with a bunch of links above that might be helpful. Wikipedia can be quite the bear to navigate when you're just starting out, so do let me know if you're looking for something but can't quite find it quickly. I'd be glad to offer any assistance. It's also nice to have some experts in the biological fields here on Wikipedia. And even though it isn't a guideline or policy, you may want to read through Wikipedia:Expert editors. I did a quick clean up on Rivulariaceae (bacteria taxoboxes are usually lightgrey, see Wikipedia:Taxobox usage), added a stub template and a category, items that are usually on short articles like that. Hope that helps! And again, welcome! -- Rkitko ( talk) 20:49, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello Alice.haugen, I have granted rollback rights to your account; the reason for this is that after a review of some of your contributions, I believe I can trust you to use rollback correctly by using it for its intended usage of reverting vandalism, and that you will not abuse it by reverting good-faith edits or to revert-war. For information on rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback and Wikipedia:Rollback feature. If you do not want rollback, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Good luck and thanks. Acalamari 18:04, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
That's a code for Speedy deletion. Check WP:CSD, it lists all the criteria for speedy deletion. This is G11. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ( Many otters • One hammer • HELP) 00:20, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, just to let you know I've declined the speedy deletion of this page as it clearly asserts notability per WP:Athlete. Camw ( talk) 15:08, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I removed the speedy largely because it dind't meet the A7 criteria as an airplane crash is not a real person, orginisation or web content (see WP:CSD#A7) - it was not a comment on its notability. I'm no expert on air crashes but from those I've seem at AfD it would appear that number of fatalities is often a factor with arguements like "that number of deaths must make it notable" in which case this article clearly is notable. This would also seem to tie in with WP:AIRCRASH which although only an essay and so carrying little weight seems to tie in with what I've seen at AfD. Also remember that "Notability is not temporary" (see WP:NTEMP) and although sources may be more difficult to find due to how long ago this was I'm sure enough could be found to meet our notability requirements (one source that is online, from the New York Times, is here. At the moment my take on it is that it is a valid stub. Dpmuk ( talk) 15:29, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
The E=mc² Barnstar | ||
For tracking down the Muirhead responsible for Muirhead's inequality Ϣere SpielChequers 10:44, 8 April 2009 (UTC) |
Hi Alice, thanks for tracking down both those questions for me. It rather goes against the spirit of the barnstar to award two at the same time, so have a barnstar and a beer instead!
Ϣere
SpielChequers is offering you a Wiki Beer! Liquid refreshment promotes
WikiHarmony and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the harmony by offering a beer to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and Happy editing!
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hello alice
i had supplied all the necessary information that was available on the net and considering its a list article, one cannot provide any further reference than the link to the award site or the award history site, which i had provided, and still you had put an "unreferenced" article tag. anyways, i've reverted your edit. if you have any further queries/arguments/doubts/issues, kindly write on my or the article's discussion page. thank you --
Anant Singh (
talk) 14:10, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Alice, Nice catch on the Baco Sanchez hoax. Tagging an article as a hoax places it in Category:Suspected hoax articles -- that is where I found it. IMHO, the best way to learn about hoaxes is to spend some time patrolling that category. Most hoaxes are pretty blatant, as there are no references and no links to other articles; these are usually " proposed for deletion" in short order. If there's room to doubt the legitimacy of a hoax, or if someone contests a "prod" (proposed deletion) by removing the prod template from the article, nominating the article to " Articles for Deletion" is the way to go. This is also a good route if you tag an article as a hoax and another editor removes that tag without providing evidence that the article is in fact legitimate. The Baco Sanchez hoax was a little more tricky than most hoaxes since it was linked from several other articles, including another hoax article, and since there was more than one editor perpetrating the hoax. So again, kudos on catching it. There's nothing wrong with just tagging an article as a hoax, as that will alert other editors who can form second opinions before proposing the article for deletion, etc. There's also nothing wrong with being WP:BOLD and proposing or nominating an article for deletion at the same time that you tag it as a hoax. I hope this is a help. Welcome! -- Shunpiker ( talk) 16:11, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, You added this to Linton Alexander but I doubt it was what you intended - see the result here! While I'm here, I think it's conventional to put {{ notable}} at top, not bottom, of article - also probably {{ unref}}, though there is more variation on that one. The {{ article issues}} template can be useful, in putting a batch of messages tidily together at the top of a page. I stub-sort quite a bit so have come across your name several times lately. PamD ( talk) 08:24, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Alice, I've just had a look at your user page. Many people prefer to keep their real life ID more obscure on WikiPedia: I started off with my forename and surname, then decided to be a bit less open on realising that there are some seriously weird people around, some of whom take exception to serious editing, vandalism-reverting, etc. With such a clear link between real life and WP, you might find a disgruntled student responding to a poor grade by "wikistalking" you here, or a disgruntled WP vandal being disruptive to your real life. My user page says enough so that anyone I know would recognise me, but not enough to allow strangers to make a connection (or not without a lot of research, anyway). But it's your decision! Best wishes, PamD ( talk) 08:49, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Back again! If you add the {{ POV}} tag as on Greenrenaissance you should, as it says, explain on the talk page what you see as the problem. I think that one merits {{ wikify}}, as having no links or formatting, and will think about what else to do with it! PamD ( talk) 09:54, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Alice. Just a thought-- G1 might not be the best for this. I recommended that the creator consider making it a category, though my G search turned up little reason to believe it's a notable record label. I'll probably delete it as empty or as A7. For now I'll wait to see if anything useful comes of it. Cheers, Dloh cierekim 21:10, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
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I see that you have a userbox on your user page proclaiming that believe in civility and assuming good faith. How do you reconcile that with tagging this article as "blatant vandalism"? There is nothing whatsoever that even suggests that this might be vandalism. The subject is probably not notable, but that's not a reason to make such an uncivil claim. Phil Bridger ( talk) 21:28, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
The medals received by the subject, although indications of diligent service are not enough to show notability. The book listed is a 16-page self-published monograph, so not an indication of notability.
I guess this is ready if you still want to nominate it. It will be interesting to see if the article survives attention from experienced editors without major changes, i think its compliant with policy , but im quite new here. Thanks again for your kind words. x FeydHuxtable ( talk) 09:08, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the kindly thoughts (I thought it was time to head to the edge again). GAN is good article nomination, I believe, but what is a FAC? Featured Article XXX?? Alice ( talk) 23:09, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
GA criteria are at Wikipedia:Good article criteria - and include "Broad coverage" (3) though not "Complete". But they also include 1(a) correct grammar and 6(b) captioned images, so this article in its present state would fail. PamD ( talk) 23:39, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi Alice, sorry for the delay. This sort of thing is way out of my league and I haven't brought an article to GA since Utricularia inflata. I agree with most of the comments PamD made on the articles talk page. Further comments include:
And that's about all I can add to PamD's comments. There is a Wikipedia:WikiProject Finance and possibly some related WikiProjects that could lend a hand in bringing it to GA status. But like I said, way out of my realm of knowledge. Cheers, Rkitko ( talk) 21:52, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
FeydHuxtable (
talk) has given you a
kitten! Kittens promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Kittens must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever! Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a kitten, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.
Spread the goodness of kittens by adding {{ subst:Kitten}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message!
Have recently discovered these capable characters , thought you might like one to watch over your page while youre busy. PS , this isn't to encourage you re the IMS GA process, Im ambivalent wherever that goes ahead, I just like giving folk kittens! FeydHuxtable ( talk) 15:10, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
Ϣere
SpielChequers is wishing you
Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's
Solstice or
Xmas,
Eid,
Diwali,
Hogmanay,
Hanukkah,
Lenaia,
Festivus or even the
Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!
Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{ subst: User:WereSpielChequers/Dec10/Balloon}} to your friends' talk pages.
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