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I am somewhat frustrated. I have twice attempted to submit an article on Commitment-based Management. I have referred to a book in which this material features, and have referred to newspaper articles and journals in which the results of this work appear. Enterprises win awards due to performance delivered by CbM
I am passionate about CbM, it is enormously powerful, and its results are amazing.
I am suffering from brain cancer, currently in remission. I am very keen to contribute a whole series of articles and case studies on CbM, but I need to get started!
Help!
David 86.178.156.131 ( talk) 11:24, 8 February 2012 (UTC) — Comment moved from User:Alpha Quadrant by Mabdul ( talk • contribs)
Is it a mistake or was you intention to link to the WP:NBIO section of the failed proposal Wikipedia:Notability (natural sciences)? Or do you wanted to link to Wikipedia:Notability (people)? In latter case the shortcut is WP:BIO. Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk about my edits? 17:18, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Well the article was requested by the author himself, and is practically a perfect duplicatev of the french entry, wich I also did. So I don't understand the rejection ! Please help me with this ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.161.54.33 ( talk) 19:04, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Could you help review the request for Category:Chinese expatriates in Hong Kong? Sources have been submitted upon request. It's now near the top of the page. Thanks. 218.250.159.25 ( talk) 19:48, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, thanks for reviewing my article! You mentioned that the article already existed on Wikipedia, and this is true since I uploaded it directly before doing the article creation process. My question is: why is it that when I search for "Atlas Shrugged Part 2" I cannot find it? Is the article already on Wikipedia live yet? Thanks! JR00576 ( talk) 00:20, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
THANKS! JR00576 ( talk) 00:31, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
User:Surturz/AdminWatch, a page you are mentioned on, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Surturz/AdminWatch (2nd nomination). Toddst1 ( talk) 23:49, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Category:Hong Kong expatriates in the People's Republic of China, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. SchmuckyTheCat ( talk) 03:31, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, My Article on "Apollo Hospitals India Representative Office Sri Lanka Medref Services" had two third party references. But you have reviewed as; "This submission is not adequately supported by reliable, independent sources."
1. "Services of Apollo Hospitals accessible from Sri Lanka again", DailyFT, Sri Lanka, 08 February 2012. Retrieved on 12 February 2012. 2. "Apollo Hospitals opens rep office in Sri Lanka", Daily News, Sri Lanka, 09 February 2012. Retrieved on 12 February 2012.
Both are leading daily online and print newspapers in Sri Lanka. I doubt whether anyone in Sri Lanka be able to provide better sources. Therefore could you kindly reconsider the review? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Harshasubhashana ( talk • contribs) 22:42, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
I wonder if it might not be possible to relist Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jesko Friedrich, for further editor discussion. I note that if one reads the 3 stated keep rationales, they were less than solid. They relied on such things as on sources that might exist but had not been verified to exist, or matters that might be notable, but had not been verified to be notable, with the editors hoping that others with sources might appear at the discussion to indicate if the sources were properly supportive or the awards/shows/parts might be notable. One wrote (emphasis added) "This really needs someone with a better knowledge of German television (and the German language) than I have but so far as I can tell, he seems to be one of the better-known German television satirists, with coverage to match. The Adolf Grimme Award which he and Dennis Kaupp won in 2009 ... looks to me as if it may in itself be enough for ANYBIO.", and a second wrote "The Google news link above lists several potential German-language sources. Also, Friedrich is a published author, which may confer to notabilty: ... Rather than outright deletion, this topic appears to need the attention of editors fluent in German to help ascertain this topic's notability. Adding rescue tag to article. ... I posted a notice at Wikipedia talk:German-speaking Wikipedians' notice board asking for assistance with this article.", and a third editor wrote: "If that's a notable award, then the guy is notable. If any of the shows he created or played a significant part in, are notable, than so is he. [1] Does the German Wikipedia have articles for any of these things?". Allowing more time for the editors that all three keep !voters hoped might show up to show up would, I think, be a good thing. Thanks.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 01:18, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Sorry for the late response. The fact that he won the " Grimme Preis" indicates that he is indeed notable. (that German award can be compared to a won tournament of the French Open in tennis). I will try to find some good references in a few mins... mabdul 23:06, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Could you explain the rationale for deleting former logos of a current company (e.g. Sirsi Corporation, others)? Was there a discussion I could read through as to why these should be removed? I would think it would have value to the historical context of articles. — GreenwoodKL ( t, c) 01:21, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I submitted an article for the author Criss Jami. The article was declined stating that the subject lacked music-related notability, however the article was about a notable author. I'm confused as to what I should re-submit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheKILLOSOPHER ( talk • contribs) 03:24, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Alpha. I submitted an article about an old arcade game named Iron Horse but it was rejected due to not having any references. I then added them but it was again declined citing the references as unreliable. My main reference is gamefaqs.com, which covers all video game info and belongs to CBS. I also included links to game artwork from arcade-museum.com which has been around for several years as well. My question is, how are these sources not reliable? And doesn't a scan of an actual flyer or marquee provide strong proof of the article in question? I have submitted articles for video games using GameFaqs as reference before and never had this kind of problem. I don't want my article declined again and I know some things need to be corrected, but I'm confused as of what to do next. What do you suggest? Thank you. Beacon of Hope ( talk) 07:54, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Can you help me with the article about Nenad Grujicic? I think I've done everything right. What do I need to change to meet your criteria? Milena — Preceding unsigned comment added by Milenagru ( talk • contribs) 15:24, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
How do I edit the first paragraph in my submission (Zero Propellant Maneuver)? There is an edit option for every other paragraph except the first.-- Nsb2421 ( talk) 23:59, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
218.250.159.25 ( talk) 19:21, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Interesing situation. If you read the text of this screening announcement, you will see it was identical to the "Synopsis" section formerly seen here. I have removed it. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 20:23, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the kind words at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Star Wars Pez.
Bearian (
talk) 02:00, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Alpha Quadrant. This is a follow up to a request at AFC/R, one was missed. Could you complete one last redirect:
No need to respond, I'll just wait for it to turn blue. Thanks for your help, Rgrds. -- 64.85.220.210 ( talk) 12:13, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
I remembered seeing this some time ago. I had proposed speedy deletion (A7) on a fair number of stubs that said basically "X was a [tech company]. It was acquired by Cisco on [date]." Some carried and others did not. Might be a good idea to kick it up to the next step. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 17:16, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
I'm very concerned about this, i.e., the fact that you moved such a crappy article from AfC into article space. It's based almost entirely on primary sources, much of it is unreferenced, and in many instances the references present don't actually verify the content. I realize that the editor requesting creation and could have created a crappy article all on his own -- but why facilitate it for him? It should have been declined, especially as a BLP. Nomoskedasticity ( talk) 19:25, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
If you don't mind, could you please wait until after I am done cleaning up the article before slapping more tags up? Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 20:47, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
“ | Institute of Rural Management (IRM) was established in 1993 as the Human Resource Development (HRD)[1] unit of National Rural Support Programme | ” |
There is plenty of news sources that verify this example. Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 22:31, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
I'm not sure if you're using a script to relist AfD's, but some of your recent ones haven't been working 100%. The relisting template was added to the AfD, but it wasn't correctly transcluded to the new log page or un-transcluded from the old log page. Myself and Snotbot have fixed a few today. Might want to take a look at it. Best, —SW— gossip 22:48, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
Thanks for your feedback, but I'm a little mystified about what kind of sources would meet the criteria. Your comments said that I need independent and reliable sources to prove the subject's noteability, and I had included several newspapers, a magazine, and TV station, and CBC Radio (our national broadcaster). If these won't work, can you help me understand what you're looking for? Ms. MacDonald has written several Canadian best-sellers and isn't on Wikipedia anywhere.
Thanks, Randy Williams Edmonton, AB — Preceding unsigned comment added by RandywilliamsCA ( talk • contribs) 23:51, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi again,
I've done a major rewrite and have taken out ALL references from the author and/or her publisher. I believe this new version will meet your criteria to accept the article submission.
Thank you, Randy Williams
Thanks for your review of the article, but I'm not completely clear on what your comments mean or how to resolve them. The specific example you gave in your comments that the sentence "was created to encourage individuals to get more active in educating, inspiring, and empowering their friends and family to make a positive difference in their communities and the world." is a summary of the explanation given by the the founders as quoted in several cited sources. Because the section that sentence is in is "HISTORY" I would assume that it should contain information about why the project wast started. As far as I know, it is not debatable "why" it was started, because the articles have all been pretty clear about the reasons. So I'm a bit confused. I really want to make this article work, but I just don't know what you mean from the notes. I've worked with other Wiki editors (i.e. OldYeller) to get it to this point...and it's a lot better than it was, and I really just want to make it work. Your note also indicated that the 21 cited sources from newspapers, magazines, and local news outlets were not enough for this article to be approved. I'm not sure what more I could have included that would meet the criteria you're talking about. I could really use some additional clarifications on your determination for this article. Thanks
Steinway1701
Talk | 00:21, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
“ | According to <insert person/organization name here>, the photo documentary was created to encourage individuals to get more active in educating, inspiring, and empowering their friends and family to make a positive difference in their communities and the world. | ” |
Hi, I recently submitted "Norris v. Moskin Stores, Inc." for review. You rejected it on Notability grounds. Since I'm pretty new to this, I read through the notability pages, but can't figure out what the problem is. While the article needs to be be fleshed out (it's definitely a bit stubbish), that doesn't go to notability. As far as I could tell, it satisfied all of the criteria for a presumption of notability, so is there a more subtle flaw I'm not yet experienced enough to spot? A court opinion from the highest court in a state announcing binding law on the citizens of that state, with persuasive authority in other state courts, seems notable, especially a case illustrating the development of the common law framework of later federal law (in this case, the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act). What am I missing? -- Outis010 ( talk) 06:35, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Do you work for Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Entertainment, or an associated company? 07:57, 15 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.76.226.140 ( talk)
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For being a ' Copyright Nazi' Fumitol| talk| cont 17:55, 15 February 2012 (UTC) |
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Clearing the big backlog at CAT:PEND would have been impossible without your help. Best, B music ian 08:16, 15 February 2012 (UTC) |
the references quoted in the article on Morarka Organic are from independent national reputed newspapers in India http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-agri-biz-and-commodity/article1044837.ece and http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2349159.ece and the other magazines are reputed industry magazines in pharmaceutical industry. I dont understand why are the being disregarded as non reliable and not independent sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arjunnair85 ( talk • contribs)
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under the reference section. As a result, the references weren't showing up. I have added it to the article. The article appears to still have a bit of a promotional tone though. Could you please remove or reword the promotional content, so that the article is written in a
neutral point of view. If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help.
Alpha_Quadrant
(talk) 15:45, 15 February 2012 (UTC)i have rephrased the lines to bring forth a neutral point of view... Request you to review and contribute as per your convenience — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arjunnair85 ( talk • contribs) 09:32, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
hello - Be most grateful for a steer here.
Is it the citations or the notability that's at issue ?
The sources seem to me both reliable and independent, and White's notability seems to fit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BIO#Creative_professionals
With thanks Ekphraster ( talk) 11:17, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
hi - notes 1, 4 and 5 are there to support the factual content, respectively education at Cornell, parentage & offspring. There are no duplicates.
It's notes 2 and 3 that I contend argue reliably & independently for his notability. Are they not enough ?
Thanks Ekphraster ( talk) 18:03, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
I thought a sandbox page should be only edited by the user themselves. The picture was just find where it was, but then again, I was going to remove it anyways. So, thank you? :P Devin Davis (talk) 21:17, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Was poking around new submissions and categorizing when I saw this which you just approved and this. Same author has worked both, but I did not see any plans to fix anything on the talk pages. I can work it, but not sure of normal procedure in this situation. :- ) DCS 00:52, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
FYI, articles which go through AfD and are closed as "Keep" are not eligible for speedy deletion, except in the case of copyright violation (or a few technical ones, like making way for a pagemove). If you're unhappy with an old AfD, you need to run an article through that ringer again. Cheers, Wily D 18:31, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
I have noticed that the template " Disputed" is malfunctioning... For example, "{{disputed|The additions by user "Sholokhov"|date=February 2012}}" (as in article " Georgy Zhukov") results in "This The additions by user "Sholokhov"'s factual accuracy is disputed. Please help to ensure that disputed facts are reliably sourced. See the relevant discussion on the talk page."... That "This The additions by user "Sholokhov"'s factual accuracy" doesn't seem right. I suspect that this malfunction started after your edit [1], which was meant to make the first parameter say if a section or an article is being tagged... Unfortunately, it is also expected that the same first parameter will be the name of the talk page section...
Thus, is it safe to revert that edit, or do some external tools (or something) depend on new behavior? -- Martynas Patasius ( talk) 00:29, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for contacting me about the Christopher Donnan article. I don't really anticipate doing anything further with it because I never planned on writing an article- I was just trying to help get you guys started/giving reasons why there should be one. (I was shocked that there wasn't already an existing article, although now that I've seen the paucity of online information for him the omission seems slightly more understandable, but still a startling oversight.) I really would've expected someone on Wikipedia with an interest in archaeology to have done this a long time ago, but it's true that pre-Columbian studies aren't as popular as, say, Egyptology, so I guess no one's gotten around to it yet.
I really only have a casual interest in Wikipedia, mainly because of some highly questionable behaviors I've seen by certain users. It's obvious that a more centrally controlled system with more oversight is required. But I digress... I'd only like to suggest that someone create a Donnan article because your encyclopedia is lessened by the lack of one. Thanks again for writing to me, and hopefully the scarce information I was able to gather will be somewhat helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.23.139.241 ( talk) 00:35, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks again, but like I said, I never planned on writing an article, so I'll gladly pass the torch. The statements I made about notability were to convince someone to write said article; unfortunately I don't have a printed source on hand, just some general knowledge and first hand quotes that would obviously be useless- possibly there's something in one of my references. (As I recall Lords of Sipan by Sidney D. Kirkpatrick touted him highly, although it's hardly an archaeological work; I'm sure other publications have as well. I have a terrible time finding information online- that alone should disqualify me as a Wikipedia author, I would think.)
I believe I also left links to Donnan's offices at UCLA for possible further fact gathering (although I can't guarantee he would welcome the publicity). Anyhow, good luck to you and to whoever actually ends up writing the article.
PS- It is noted that Donnan is 'one of the world's foremost experts on the Moche' here: http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/donmoc.html. although this is from a description of one of his books so I doubt it qualifies. Sorry- like I said, this is best suited to someone adept at online sourcing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.23.139.241 ( talk) 01:30, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I've noticed you've been nominating a lot of software companies for deletion ( Wikipedia:WikiProject_Software/Article_alerts). Might I kindly advice you to 1) significantly slow down the rate at which you are nominating these articles and 2) put a little more research effort into these nominations than simply concluding the article is currently lacking sufficient sources, enough research so that you do not have to use the same deletion rationale over and over again, nominations such as Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nu-Mega Technologies are bordering on the absurd.
If you choose to ignore this advice I can with almost certainty guarantee you the following will happen: because of 2) people will conclude they cannot take your word for it that these companies should in fact all be deleted and because of 1) they will feel put under too much pressure to find sources for a lot of articles in a short amount of time. The result will be a lot of "procedural keep" votes, articles that perhaps should have been deleted will be kept and your work will have been for nothing. Also see meta:Eventualism. — Ruud 01:00, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, saw my article for Jack Grinnage was rejected. Was curious as to why, as he is a famous actor. I sited his website, as well as 2 books that write about him, and IMDB.COM, which gives a complete listing of his many works. Seriously, you don't know who Jack Grinnage is? You've never seen Rebel Without A Cause? You've never watched Kolchak: The Night Stalker or Scrubs? I mean no disrespect, but Wikipedia lists people I've never heard of (like Richard Hanley -- who?) but a great well-proven actor like Grinnage isn't listed? I hope you'll reconsider ... my gosh, if you don't think Grinnage is noteable, then 99% of the people listed on Wikipedia are. Thank you. Best. Abbythecat ( talk) 01:03, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Abbythecat ( talk) 22:53, 18 February 2012 (UTC)Abbythecat Abbythecat ( talk) 22:53, 18 February 2012 (UTC)Thanks for explaining your decision; it makes sense now. Best. Abbythecat ( talk) 22:53, 18 February 2012 (UTC)Abbythecat Abbythecat ( talk) 22:53, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for making the image name more descriptive, but I would suggest "Paulins Kill Viaduct in Hainesburg, NJ.jpg" instead of the current "Pualins Kill Viaduct in Haineburg, NJ.jpg", in which both structure and location name are misspelled. Martindelaware ( talk) 01:25, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
You tagged this for G12 speedy, but you didn't note the source page, and it's not so blatant that we don't need a source. I've declined the speedy deletion because there's no source page given; please revert me and add a link to the source or explain how it's otherwise a copyvio. Nyttend ( talk) 01:26, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I just saw your most recent edit. Those images are being discussed on the talk page. Not sure if you'd already seen that, but thought I should mention it since you're editing on the topic. Cloveapple ( talk) 01:26, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
Dear Alpha Quadrant,
I'd like some help with my article. I created it based on facts about D-STAR Lab(old name is ASIS Lab). You said my article is not adequately supported by reliable, independent sources. But I cited to the D-STAR Lab's website which is a subsite of the website of Ho Chi Minh University of Technology. I also cited to the homepage of Dr.Tran Khanh Dang who was founded this lab. Please tell me what is the problem with my sources. The Link: D-STAR Lab [3] Thank you very much.
Best regards,
Tuan Anh — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tuananh1988 ( talk • contribs) 06:47, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi - I proposed a few pages be deleted and got a message saying I could be blocked for doing so. When I proposed Crackle of Death for deletion, the message said just by proposing it for deletion was "vandalism". So are we allowed to ask pages be deleted or not? If I propose another page for deletion, will I again be falsely accussed of "vandalism" and be "threatened" with a block? I forgot to log in before I proposed the deletions, but that shouldn't matter, should it? Exactly how much freedom do we have on Wiki? I thought it belonged to ALL of us -- me, too -- and now I'm not even allowed to request a deletion? What gives? Thank you. Respectfully, Abbythecat ( talk) 00:30, 20 February 2012 (UTC)Abbythecat Abbythecat ( talk) 00:30, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
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My friend made this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Apurve_Mehra just placed a edit as had links in the body.
Apoorva is a real guy see this http://www.biogetica.com/tv_interview.php
Could you please approve this and if not can you make a edit please if you have the time.
Thank you so much — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mattseo ( talk • contribs)
I and some other editors are working on improving Tharasu. Could you take a second look at it's new shape? I'm asking you because you are the only person to post at the Afd so far. I'd appreciate your input whether it agrees with my own view or not. Cloveapple ( talk) 21:14, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
Do you have any suggestions for how to deal with this user? He is clearly someone with whom I have tangled before, judging by his comments, though I have no particular recollection of him. My guess is that he will return, given his attitude. Any thoughts? --- RepublicanJacobite TheFortyFive 17:28, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks Alpha Quadrant for the move from Global College to LIU Global. Although the new URL does not reflect the name correctly. The name is now LIU Global, not Global College. So the URL should not say Global College, rather LIU Global. Can you change that too please? Thanks, Susan — Preceding unsigned comment added by SusanElizabethSmithLIUGlobal ( talk • contribs) 21:02, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
I proposed two newly created articles (currently existing as redirect) for deletion, for the reasons mentioned in the deletion proposal. Basically I don't think that we can find single articles where we can redirect the current articles (e.g. Kham, Amdo, Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu, Yunnan are all partly related to Inner Tibet). Thanks to pass by if you have any comment. Here the articles: Inner Tibet, Outer Tibet. -- Pseudois ( talk) 16:51, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks! NCISfan2 (talk) 15:24, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I would appreciate more specific guidance. The previous reviewer commented that the article "reads like an ad". Following that review I made some changes to address this comment, and I sincerely do not think this is the case any more. Can you please point at specific offending text? Thanks. -- Yaron ( talk) 18:20, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi. What makes you think this is vandalism? On the face of it, it seems like a perfectly legitimate question, but perhaps there's context I'm not aware of. -- Finlay McWalterჷ Talk 19:42, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
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I am somewhat frustrated. I have twice attempted to submit an article on Commitment-based Management. I have referred to a book in which this material features, and have referred to newspaper articles and journals in which the results of this work appear. Enterprises win awards due to performance delivered by CbM
I am passionate about CbM, it is enormously powerful, and its results are amazing.
I am suffering from brain cancer, currently in remission. I am very keen to contribute a whole series of articles and case studies on CbM, but I need to get started!
Help!
David 86.178.156.131 ( talk) 11:24, 8 February 2012 (UTC) — Comment moved from User:Alpha Quadrant by Mabdul ( talk • contribs)
Is it a mistake or was you intention to link to the WP:NBIO section of the failed proposal Wikipedia:Notability (natural sciences)? Or do you wanted to link to Wikipedia:Notability (people)? In latter case the shortcut is WP:BIO. Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk about my edits? 17:18, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Well the article was requested by the author himself, and is practically a perfect duplicatev of the french entry, wich I also did. So I don't understand the rejection ! Please help me with this ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.161.54.33 ( talk) 19:04, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Could you help review the request for Category:Chinese expatriates in Hong Kong? Sources have been submitted upon request. It's now near the top of the page. Thanks. 218.250.159.25 ( talk) 19:48, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, thanks for reviewing my article! You mentioned that the article already existed on Wikipedia, and this is true since I uploaded it directly before doing the article creation process. My question is: why is it that when I search for "Atlas Shrugged Part 2" I cannot find it? Is the article already on Wikipedia live yet? Thanks! JR00576 ( talk) 00:20, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
THANKS! JR00576 ( talk) 00:31, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
User:Surturz/AdminWatch, a page you are mentioned on, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Surturz/AdminWatch (2nd nomination). Toddst1 ( talk) 23:49, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Category:Hong Kong expatriates in the People's Republic of China, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. SchmuckyTheCat ( talk) 03:31, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, My Article on "Apollo Hospitals India Representative Office Sri Lanka Medref Services" had two third party references. But you have reviewed as; "This submission is not adequately supported by reliable, independent sources."
1. "Services of Apollo Hospitals accessible from Sri Lanka again", DailyFT, Sri Lanka, 08 February 2012. Retrieved on 12 February 2012. 2. "Apollo Hospitals opens rep office in Sri Lanka", Daily News, Sri Lanka, 09 February 2012. Retrieved on 12 February 2012.
Both are leading daily online and print newspapers in Sri Lanka. I doubt whether anyone in Sri Lanka be able to provide better sources. Therefore could you kindly reconsider the review? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Harshasubhashana ( talk • contribs) 22:42, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
I wonder if it might not be possible to relist Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jesko Friedrich, for further editor discussion. I note that if one reads the 3 stated keep rationales, they were less than solid. They relied on such things as on sources that might exist but had not been verified to exist, or matters that might be notable, but had not been verified to be notable, with the editors hoping that others with sources might appear at the discussion to indicate if the sources were properly supportive or the awards/shows/parts might be notable. One wrote (emphasis added) "This really needs someone with a better knowledge of German television (and the German language) than I have but so far as I can tell, he seems to be one of the better-known German television satirists, with coverage to match. The Adolf Grimme Award which he and Dennis Kaupp won in 2009 ... looks to me as if it may in itself be enough for ANYBIO.", and a second wrote "The Google news link above lists several potential German-language sources. Also, Friedrich is a published author, which may confer to notabilty: ... Rather than outright deletion, this topic appears to need the attention of editors fluent in German to help ascertain this topic's notability. Adding rescue tag to article. ... I posted a notice at Wikipedia talk:German-speaking Wikipedians' notice board asking for assistance with this article.", and a third editor wrote: "If that's a notable award, then the guy is notable. If any of the shows he created or played a significant part in, are notable, than so is he. [1] Does the German Wikipedia have articles for any of these things?". Allowing more time for the editors that all three keep !voters hoped might show up to show up would, I think, be a good thing. Thanks.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 01:18, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Sorry for the late response. The fact that he won the " Grimme Preis" indicates that he is indeed notable. (that German award can be compared to a won tournament of the French Open in tennis). I will try to find some good references in a few mins... mabdul 23:06, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Could you explain the rationale for deleting former logos of a current company (e.g. Sirsi Corporation, others)? Was there a discussion I could read through as to why these should be removed? I would think it would have value to the historical context of articles. — GreenwoodKL ( t, c) 01:21, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I submitted an article for the author Criss Jami. The article was declined stating that the subject lacked music-related notability, however the article was about a notable author. I'm confused as to what I should re-submit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheKILLOSOPHER ( talk • contribs) 03:24, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Alpha. I submitted an article about an old arcade game named Iron Horse but it was rejected due to not having any references. I then added them but it was again declined citing the references as unreliable. My main reference is gamefaqs.com, which covers all video game info and belongs to CBS. I also included links to game artwork from arcade-museum.com which has been around for several years as well. My question is, how are these sources not reliable? And doesn't a scan of an actual flyer or marquee provide strong proof of the article in question? I have submitted articles for video games using GameFaqs as reference before and never had this kind of problem. I don't want my article declined again and I know some things need to be corrected, but I'm confused as of what to do next. What do you suggest? Thank you. Beacon of Hope ( talk) 07:54, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Can you help me with the article about Nenad Grujicic? I think I've done everything right. What do I need to change to meet your criteria? Milena — Preceding unsigned comment added by Milenagru ( talk • contribs) 15:24, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
How do I edit the first paragraph in my submission (Zero Propellant Maneuver)? There is an edit option for every other paragraph except the first.-- Nsb2421 ( talk) 23:59, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
218.250.159.25 ( talk) 19:21, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Interesing situation. If you read the text of this screening announcement, you will see it was identical to the "Synopsis" section formerly seen here. I have removed it. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 20:23, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the kind words at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Star Wars Pez.
Bearian (
talk) 02:00, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Alpha Quadrant. This is a follow up to a request at AFC/R, one was missed. Could you complete one last redirect:
No need to respond, I'll just wait for it to turn blue. Thanks for your help, Rgrds. -- 64.85.220.210 ( talk) 12:13, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
I remembered seeing this some time ago. I had proposed speedy deletion (A7) on a fair number of stubs that said basically "X was a [tech company]. It was acquired by Cisco on [date]." Some carried and others did not. Might be a good idea to kick it up to the next step. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 17:16, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
I'm very concerned about this, i.e., the fact that you moved such a crappy article from AfC into article space. It's based almost entirely on primary sources, much of it is unreferenced, and in many instances the references present don't actually verify the content. I realize that the editor requesting creation and could have created a crappy article all on his own -- but why facilitate it for him? It should have been declined, especially as a BLP. Nomoskedasticity ( talk) 19:25, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
If you don't mind, could you please wait until after I am done cleaning up the article before slapping more tags up? Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 20:47, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
“ | Institute of Rural Management (IRM) was established in 1993 as the Human Resource Development (HRD)[1] unit of National Rural Support Programme | ” |
There is plenty of news sources that verify this example. Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 22:31, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
I'm not sure if you're using a script to relist AfD's, but some of your recent ones haven't been working 100%. The relisting template was added to the AfD, but it wasn't correctly transcluded to the new log page or un-transcluded from the old log page. Myself and Snotbot have fixed a few today. Might want to take a look at it. Best, —SW— gossip 22:48, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
Thanks for your feedback, but I'm a little mystified about what kind of sources would meet the criteria. Your comments said that I need independent and reliable sources to prove the subject's noteability, and I had included several newspapers, a magazine, and TV station, and CBC Radio (our national broadcaster). If these won't work, can you help me understand what you're looking for? Ms. MacDonald has written several Canadian best-sellers and isn't on Wikipedia anywhere.
Thanks, Randy Williams Edmonton, AB — Preceding unsigned comment added by RandywilliamsCA ( talk • contribs) 23:51, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi again,
I've done a major rewrite and have taken out ALL references from the author and/or her publisher. I believe this new version will meet your criteria to accept the article submission.
Thank you, Randy Williams
Thanks for your review of the article, but I'm not completely clear on what your comments mean or how to resolve them. The specific example you gave in your comments that the sentence "was created to encourage individuals to get more active in educating, inspiring, and empowering their friends and family to make a positive difference in their communities and the world." is a summary of the explanation given by the the founders as quoted in several cited sources. Because the section that sentence is in is "HISTORY" I would assume that it should contain information about why the project wast started. As far as I know, it is not debatable "why" it was started, because the articles have all been pretty clear about the reasons. So I'm a bit confused. I really want to make this article work, but I just don't know what you mean from the notes. I've worked with other Wiki editors (i.e. OldYeller) to get it to this point...and it's a lot better than it was, and I really just want to make it work. Your note also indicated that the 21 cited sources from newspapers, magazines, and local news outlets were not enough for this article to be approved. I'm not sure what more I could have included that would meet the criteria you're talking about. I could really use some additional clarifications on your determination for this article. Thanks
Steinway1701
Talk | 00:21, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
“ | According to <insert person/organization name here>, the photo documentary was created to encourage individuals to get more active in educating, inspiring, and empowering their friends and family to make a positive difference in their communities and the world. | ” |
Hi, I recently submitted "Norris v. Moskin Stores, Inc." for review. You rejected it on Notability grounds. Since I'm pretty new to this, I read through the notability pages, but can't figure out what the problem is. While the article needs to be be fleshed out (it's definitely a bit stubbish), that doesn't go to notability. As far as I could tell, it satisfied all of the criteria for a presumption of notability, so is there a more subtle flaw I'm not yet experienced enough to spot? A court opinion from the highest court in a state announcing binding law on the citizens of that state, with persuasive authority in other state courts, seems notable, especially a case illustrating the development of the common law framework of later federal law (in this case, the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act). What am I missing? -- Outis010 ( talk) 06:35, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Do you work for Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Entertainment, or an associated company? 07:57, 15 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.76.226.140 ( talk)
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Clearing the big backlog at CAT:PEND would have been impossible without your help. Best, B music ian 08:16, 15 February 2012 (UTC) |
the references quoted in the article on Morarka Organic are from independent national reputed newspapers in India http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-agri-biz-and-commodity/article1044837.ece and http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2349159.ece and the other magazines are reputed industry magazines in pharmaceutical industry. I dont understand why are the being disregarded as non reliable and not independent sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arjunnair85 ( talk • contribs)
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under the reference section. As a result, the references weren't showing up. I have added it to the article. The article appears to still have a bit of a promotional tone though. Could you please remove or reword the promotional content, so that the article is written in a
neutral point of view. If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to help.
Alpha_Quadrant
(talk) 15:45, 15 February 2012 (UTC)i have rephrased the lines to bring forth a neutral point of view... Request you to review and contribute as per your convenience — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arjunnair85 ( talk • contribs) 09:32, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
hello - Be most grateful for a steer here.
Is it the citations or the notability that's at issue ?
The sources seem to me both reliable and independent, and White's notability seems to fit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BIO#Creative_professionals
With thanks Ekphraster ( talk) 11:17, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
hi - notes 1, 4 and 5 are there to support the factual content, respectively education at Cornell, parentage & offspring. There are no duplicates.
It's notes 2 and 3 that I contend argue reliably & independently for his notability. Are they not enough ?
Thanks Ekphraster ( talk) 18:03, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
I thought a sandbox page should be only edited by the user themselves. The picture was just find where it was, but then again, I was going to remove it anyways. So, thank you? :P Devin Davis (talk) 21:17, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
Was poking around new submissions and categorizing when I saw this which you just approved and this. Same author has worked both, but I did not see any plans to fix anything on the talk pages. I can work it, but not sure of normal procedure in this situation. :- ) DCS 00:52, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
FYI, articles which go through AfD and are closed as "Keep" are not eligible for speedy deletion, except in the case of copyright violation (or a few technical ones, like making way for a pagemove). If you're unhappy with an old AfD, you need to run an article through that ringer again. Cheers, Wily D 18:31, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
I have noticed that the template " Disputed" is malfunctioning... For example, "{{disputed|The additions by user "Sholokhov"|date=February 2012}}" (as in article " Georgy Zhukov") results in "This The additions by user "Sholokhov"'s factual accuracy is disputed. Please help to ensure that disputed facts are reliably sourced. See the relevant discussion on the talk page."... That "This The additions by user "Sholokhov"'s factual accuracy" doesn't seem right. I suspect that this malfunction started after your edit [1], which was meant to make the first parameter say if a section or an article is being tagged... Unfortunately, it is also expected that the same first parameter will be the name of the talk page section...
Thus, is it safe to revert that edit, or do some external tools (or something) depend on new behavior? -- Martynas Patasius ( talk) 00:29, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for contacting me about the Christopher Donnan article. I don't really anticipate doing anything further with it because I never planned on writing an article- I was just trying to help get you guys started/giving reasons why there should be one. (I was shocked that there wasn't already an existing article, although now that I've seen the paucity of online information for him the omission seems slightly more understandable, but still a startling oversight.) I really would've expected someone on Wikipedia with an interest in archaeology to have done this a long time ago, but it's true that pre-Columbian studies aren't as popular as, say, Egyptology, so I guess no one's gotten around to it yet.
I really only have a casual interest in Wikipedia, mainly because of some highly questionable behaviors I've seen by certain users. It's obvious that a more centrally controlled system with more oversight is required. But I digress... I'd only like to suggest that someone create a Donnan article because your encyclopedia is lessened by the lack of one. Thanks again for writing to me, and hopefully the scarce information I was able to gather will be somewhat helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.23.139.241 ( talk) 00:35, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks again, but like I said, I never planned on writing an article, so I'll gladly pass the torch. The statements I made about notability were to convince someone to write said article; unfortunately I don't have a printed source on hand, just some general knowledge and first hand quotes that would obviously be useless- possibly there's something in one of my references. (As I recall Lords of Sipan by Sidney D. Kirkpatrick touted him highly, although it's hardly an archaeological work; I'm sure other publications have as well. I have a terrible time finding information online- that alone should disqualify me as a Wikipedia author, I would think.)
I believe I also left links to Donnan's offices at UCLA for possible further fact gathering (although I can't guarantee he would welcome the publicity). Anyhow, good luck to you and to whoever actually ends up writing the article.
PS- It is noted that Donnan is 'one of the world's foremost experts on the Moche' here: http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/books/donmoc.html. although this is from a description of one of his books so I doubt it qualifies. Sorry- like I said, this is best suited to someone adept at online sourcing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.23.139.241 ( talk) 01:30, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I've noticed you've been nominating a lot of software companies for deletion ( Wikipedia:WikiProject_Software/Article_alerts). Might I kindly advice you to 1) significantly slow down the rate at which you are nominating these articles and 2) put a little more research effort into these nominations than simply concluding the article is currently lacking sufficient sources, enough research so that you do not have to use the same deletion rationale over and over again, nominations such as Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nu-Mega Technologies are bordering on the absurd.
If you choose to ignore this advice I can with almost certainty guarantee you the following will happen: because of 2) people will conclude they cannot take your word for it that these companies should in fact all be deleted and because of 1) they will feel put under too much pressure to find sources for a lot of articles in a short amount of time. The result will be a lot of "procedural keep" votes, articles that perhaps should have been deleted will be kept and your work will have been for nothing. Also see meta:Eventualism. — Ruud 01:00, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, saw my article for Jack Grinnage was rejected. Was curious as to why, as he is a famous actor. I sited his website, as well as 2 books that write about him, and IMDB.COM, which gives a complete listing of his many works. Seriously, you don't know who Jack Grinnage is? You've never seen Rebel Without A Cause? You've never watched Kolchak: The Night Stalker or Scrubs? I mean no disrespect, but Wikipedia lists people I've never heard of (like Richard Hanley -- who?) but a great well-proven actor like Grinnage isn't listed? I hope you'll reconsider ... my gosh, if you don't think Grinnage is noteable, then 99% of the people listed on Wikipedia are. Thank you. Best. Abbythecat ( talk) 01:03, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Abbythecat ( talk) 22:53, 18 February 2012 (UTC)Abbythecat Abbythecat ( talk) 22:53, 18 February 2012 (UTC)Thanks for explaining your decision; it makes sense now. Best. Abbythecat ( talk) 22:53, 18 February 2012 (UTC)Abbythecat Abbythecat ( talk) 22:53, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for making the image name more descriptive, but I would suggest "Paulins Kill Viaduct in Hainesburg, NJ.jpg" instead of the current "Pualins Kill Viaduct in Haineburg, NJ.jpg", in which both structure and location name are misspelled. Martindelaware ( talk) 01:25, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
You tagged this for G12 speedy, but you didn't note the source page, and it's not so blatant that we don't need a source. I've declined the speedy deletion because there's no source page given; please revert me and add a link to the source or explain how it's otherwise a copyvio. Nyttend ( talk) 01:26, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I just saw your most recent edit. Those images are being discussed on the talk page. Not sure if you'd already seen that, but thought I should mention it since you're editing on the topic. Cloveapple ( talk) 01:26, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
Dear Alpha Quadrant,
I'd like some help with my article. I created it based on facts about D-STAR Lab(old name is ASIS Lab). You said my article is not adequately supported by reliable, independent sources. But I cited to the D-STAR Lab's website which is a subsite of the website of Ho Chi Minh University of Technology. I also cited to the homepage of Dr.Tran Khanh Dang who was founded this lab. Please tell me what is the problem with my sources. The Link: D-STAR Lab [3] Thank you very much.
Best regards,
Tuan Anh — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tuananh1988 ( talk • contribs) 06:47, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi - I proposed a few pages be deleted and got a message saying I could be blocked for doing so. When I proposed Crackle of Death for deletion, the message said just by proposing it for deletion was "vandalism". So are we allowed to ask pages be deleted or not? If I propose another page for deletion, will I again be falsely accussed of "vandalism" and be "threatened" with a block? I forgot to log in before I proposed the deletions, but that shouldn't matter, should it? Exactly how much freedom do we have on Wiki? I thought it belonged to ALL of us -- me, too -- and now I'm not even allowed to request a deletion? What gives? Thank you. Respectfully, Abbythecat ( talk) 00:30, 20 February 2012 (UTC)Abbythecat Abbythecat ( talk) 00:30, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
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My friend made this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Apurve_Mehra just placed a edit as had links in the body.
Apoorva is a real guy see this http://www.biogetica.com/tv_interview.php
Could you please approve this and if not can you make a edit please if you have the time.
Thank you so much — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mattseo ( talk • contribs)
I and some other editors are working on improving Tharasu. Could you take a second look at it's new shape? I'm asking you because you are the only person to post at the Afd so far. I'd appreciate your input whether it agrees with my own view or not. Cloveapple ( talk) 21:14, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
Do you have any suggestions for how to deal with this user? He is clearly someone with whom I have tangled before, judging by his comments, though I have no particular recollection of him. My guess is that he will return, given his attitude. Any thoughts? --- RepublicanJacobite TheFortyFive 17:28, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks Alpha Quadrant for the move from Global College to LIU Global. Although the new URL does not reflect the name correctly. The name is now LIU Global, not Global College. So the URL should not say Global College, rather LIU Global. Can you change that too please? Thanks, Susan — Preceding unsigned comment added by SusanElizabethSmithLIUGlobal ( talk • contribs) 21:02, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
I proposed two newly created articles (currently existing as redirect) for deletion, for the reasons mentioned in the deletion proposal. Basically I don't think that we can find single articles where we can redirect the current articles (e.g. Kham, Amdo, Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu, Yunnan are all partly related to Inner Tibet). Thanks to pass by if you have any comment. Here the articles: Inner Tibet, Outer Tibet. -- Pseudois ( talk) 16:51, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks! NCISfan2 (talk) 15:24, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I would appreciate more specific guidance. The previous reviewer commented that the article "reads like an ad". Following that review I made some changes to address this comment, and I sincerely do not think this is the case any more. Can you please point at specific offending text? Thanks. -- Yaron ( talk) 18:20, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi. What makes you think this is vandalism? On the face of it, it seems like a perfectly legitimate question, but perhaps there's context I'm not aware of. -- Finlay McWalterჷ Talk 19:42, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
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