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Dear Chzz!
You have acknowledged others' concerns about your first statement at the memorial page. Would you kindly consider changing the wording, for the sake of his family and friends, please?
I know that you were just expressing being upset. I thought something similar .... However, I think that we should leave such expressions to the Marines, who have more practice with such expressions, I understand. :)
Sincerely, Kiefer. Wolfowitz 02:20, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello, Ambassadors!
I wanted to give you one last update on where we are this term, before my role as Online Facilitator wraps up at the end of this week. Already, there are over 800 students in U.S. classes who have signed up on course pages this term. About 40 classes are active, and we're expecting that many more again once all the classes are up and running.
On a personal note, it's been a huge honor to work with so many great Wikipedians over the last 15 months. Thanks so much to everyone who jumped in and decided to give the ambassador concept a try, and double thanks those of you who were involved early on. Your ideas and insights and enthusiasm have been the foundation of the program, and they will be the keys the future of the program.
Still waiting to get involved with a class this term, or ready to take on more? We have seven classes that are already active and need OA support, and eleven more that have course pages started but don't have active students yet. Please consider joining one or more of these pods!
Active courses that really need Online Ambassadors:
Courses that may be active soon that need Online Ambassadors:
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HELLO, I AM RONALD AND I AM WRITING YOU TO SEE IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SERVING AS MY MENTOR FOR MY WIKIPEDIA CLASS ASSIGNMENT? Ronald06514 ( talk) 20:28, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz,
My name is Sean and I am a student in the United States. I am currently a Political Science major and am taking a class on Political Participation. One of our assignments for the semester is to select a political group and develop/add to their current wiki page. I selected the Polaris Project as my group. In brief, the group focuses on preventing, eliminating and raising awareness on human trafficking. This most interested me because I hope to one day pursue a career in federal law enforcement. I would be very appreciative if you could help me along the way as I am a new user and you seem to be open to helping us newbies. Let me know if this is something you would be interested in.
Thanks,
Sean- (Connellys3) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Connellys3 ( talk • contribs) 14:45, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for helping out at CAT:EP. It gets backlogged sometimes and many hands make light work. Just to let you know that sometimes I deliberately leave requests open for a few days, for example if the requets is valid but there are some minor details to sort out. I know that strictly speaking the {{ editprotected}} should not be applied until the request is ready to go, but I am trying to apply some common sense and it also helps me keep track of them (I am not so organised as you you see.)
Secondly, on Talk:Louie Gohmert: one could argue that Off2riorob should not have applied the request until there was consensus, but by the time you got there there was a strong consensus to remove the offending paragraph, so I am not sure why you disabled that one?
Regards — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 08:19, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
The user that disagrees is never going to agree. I appreciate the way you always stick up for such users though. Regards - Off2riorob ( talk) 23:42, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
I have - thanks. Chzz ► 03:09, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
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Appreciated your comments on Help with page/column formatting. CCeducator 16:10, 1 October 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by CCeducator ( talk • contribs)
You asked who appoints group contacts and who founders new channels. The answers are no one, officially. It is actually freenode itself that "recognizes" people they know and trust to be the group contacts, WMF can not appoint them. As for channels, the first person to start a channel becomes its owner. For instance, I felt that the simple English Wikipedia needed an admin channel, so I started it. I'm the channel contact (not group contact) and founder of it. I then appointed a couple of people I trust and that's it. WMF does not officially approve of the IRC channels, even though they support the work of freenode. This is why onwiki rules don't apply top IRC, although common sense does. This is the way most channels start. There are also wikimedians who are staff members of freenode so there's a good relationship between the two of us. Hope this answers your questions. fr33k man 19:19, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
Which articles need attention inside WP:FEED? Which bureaucratic crap is stopping editing? ZipoBibrok5x10^8 ( talk) 01:35, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
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For bringing the backlog at WP:SPER down from 31 to zero, I award Chzz the Tireless Contributor Barnstar. ~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 02:05, 14 October 2011 (UTC) |
Hi this user does not seem to head to the warnings given to him. Your revert on Kiran Bedi was reverted again by him. Could you please revert that again? I've already made too many reverts there. Thanks, — Abhishek Talk 13:10, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz, thanks for your assistance with the article for The Voter Participation Center. If you have a moment, please can you take a look at my question to you on the talk page there? Thanks! Sylvanshine ( talk) 16:47, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz, This bot is very keen to stick a notice on my talk page, and keeps adding it back again (after I accepted an AFC submission) and remove the notice. Does it have an edit warring autocut off, or just keep repeating the same notice forever? Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 11:15, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Thanks Chzz. I do have a disproportionate interest in the built environment or London-based enviro services since I am a Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth fan (they already have a lot of content on their organisations- and editing them is far too COI for me). When I'm not on wikipedia I do write for other niche wiki like envirowiki- and some of the practices are more lax over there! So I'll be more objective on the subject or leave it until someone else does something with it. In the meantime, I'll practice on articles that perhaps aren't as...erm interesting! Thanks for the advice! Edmund6795 ( talk) 12:10, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the help, I will try to get that fixed today. Ashley Lamellibranch ( talk) 13:50, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Following the recent mirth at IRC, I have posted a query at Wikipedia:Requested templates#Template:East Cambridgeshire. I wait in trepidation for their response. Meanwhile, thank you for your help -- Senra ( Talk) 23:06, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
The DYK nom was malformed and was placed on 18 September instead of 18 October. It took me 7 edits to repair it. It's there now. -- Orlady ( talk) 01:46, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. Have you any idea how incredibly hard it is for a new user to propose a DYK? It's a nightmare. Even I, with 100,000 contribs, find it hard. Chzz ► 02:00, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
It would be advisable for you and the article creator both to watchlist Template:Did you know nominations/Lucas Hoge, so you can monitor the review. -- Orlady ( talk) 14:07, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
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Amazing! Keep up the good work! — CharlieEchoTango — 06:19, 22 October 2011 (UTC) |
ARCHIVE NOTE: - this section was removed by the originating user. However, I've restored it here, into the archive. See next section.'
I know alot about this music group and plan on innovating it. (positive way) But why is my signature not allowed? As long as i'm helping it should be fine. Anonymous: We Are Legion!!! ( talk) 16:08, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
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I cleared this conversation, not to irratate but to put this behind, agreed? LuLxFakie ( talk) 16:53, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
I removed the reference to a chart because it doesn't say which one. Obviously not Hot Country Songs. Ten Pound Hammer • ( What did I screw up now?) 19:01, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
I left a message on his talkpage, but I removed the one you added. It appears to be a single network playlist, and those are considered to be promotional for the station or network. If he can show me a reliable multi-network or multi-vendor chart, I'll help him add it.— Kww( talk) 19:35, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
Re your blanking, appreciated but not necessary. It's his talk page, he has some latitude there, venting at me is understandable since I'm the one who blocked him. He wasn't using profanity or being vulgar in any way, which I considered commendable. ~ Amatulić ( talk) 13:10, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz, I noticed a slight error in your bot's welcome message word tense. It should be "I hope you like it here and decide to stick around" or "I hope you liked it here and decided to stick around." Hope that's helpful. ~ Fimahji ( talk) 21:41, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
User_talk:GaiJin#October_2011 Thank you! GaiJin ( talk) 04:49, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
Notice anything wrong with that title? I left a note at my Talk page, but it seems to have been overlooked. Not sure I can fix it. Thanks. 109.155.134.117 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 08:58, 22 October 2011 (UTC).
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For clearing our great backlog. Kepp helping us ;) and come in the -afc channel ;) mabdul 10:39, 22 October 2011 (UTC) |
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Oh and the judges list mentioned, is here so you can take a gander if you don't believe me. Please reconsider :) MooseyJake ( talk) 09:05, 22 October 2011 (UTC) The current references are as follows;
Articles need to be verifiable - that means, we need references that allow us to check that the facts are correct. For example: Lees was born in Nottingham citation needed and attended the University of Brighton, citation needed earning a degree in English Language and Literature in 2009. citation needed - we need to know where these specific facts can be checked.
At a bare minimum, to have an article on Wikipedia about a person, we need evidence of significant coverage in independent, reliable sources.
I hope that helps explain. Please see also WP:BIO. Best, Chzz ► 09:30, 22 October 2011 (UTC) Thank you for the help, and I hope we can get this article up-and-running as soon as possible, MooseyJake ( talk) 09:58, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
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D'oh - I should have thought of that myself. Will use it in future. Trafford09 ( talk) 08:28, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
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Hi! I would like to inform you that the Articles for Creation submission which was previously located here: User:Chzz/tennis has been moved to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/tennis, this move was made automatically and doesn't affect your article, if you have any questions please ask on my talk page! Have a nice day. ArticlesForCreationBot ( talk) 16:20, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
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Regards. Have mörser, will travel ( talk) 08:17, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
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Thank you so much for clearing AFC while AQ was asleep. I meant to come help this morning, and to a pleasant surprise, it was clear. Thank you so much! JoeGazz ♂ 14:49, 22 October 2011 (UTC) |
Could you go to Talk:Puppet Showplace and explain why you believe that an article which names multiple sources from two major daily newspapers "is unsourced or contains only unreliable sources"? WhatamIdoing ( talk) 15:34, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
Agreed, Have mörser, will travel. It's confusing (re the diff) but, I was not trying to divert things; I fucked up and I'm sorry. I did 300+ AFC's and got a few wrong; apologies, I will try harder in future, and I'm honestly grateful for your help with that one. Best, Chzz ► 04:54, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
Dear Chzz,
Thanks for th welcoming email! :-)
I added a contribution (my first and maybe last...but I love Wikipedia as a user so much - it has realy changed my life and enriched it). I added a reference to my contribution, but maybe not properly - could you please help me correct what ever it is at all you think needs corrections to my contribution? I would be grateful - kindly note that Vladimir Kafka is mentioned in other Wikipedia links, yet has no definition - so I think my contribution will be helpfull - maybe later on, we can connect this definition to the places in Wikipedia where he is mentioned - ot maybe it is done automaticaly?
Thanks! 07:58, 25 October 2011 (UTC) Isalways! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Isalways! ( talk • contribs) 07:58, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
Dear Chzz, Thanks so much for all your help! I was realy excited to see my stub up there - I love literature!
Thanks for all your patience with me. Isalways! ( talk) 12:38, 25 October 2011 (UTC) Isalways!
Isalways! ( talk) 11:55, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for your help today, will keep at it! Novazzia ( talk) 21:31, 26 October 2011 (UTC) |
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Thanks for clearing that massive backlog. I logged into #wikipedia-en-afc, and I though EarwigBot had cracked when it reported there were only 7 submissions. When I had left for the night, there were 268 submissions, which were more than likely all reviewed by you. Excellent work, and thanks again. Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 15:08, 22 October 2011 (UTC) |
I have slightly edited the page on Hawassa university, and tried to create a new page for Debub University. I am considering to expand the articles in the near future. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dellu ( talk • contribs) 18:33, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
Dewey B. Larson Hi Chzz. I was wondering how much you actually looked at this article. Notability requires one source of significant coverage. This article shows Larson's work was reviewed by none other than Isaac Asimov and Discover magazine. Why don't you think this is "significant?" Doug ( talk) 11:10, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
Dear Chzz, if you have a moment, please look at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Havenzangers--it's ready to go, and you can take it to DYK with only minor expansion, haha. The title perhaps should be De Havenzangers--I don't know what the MOS says for foreign names. Maybe one, with a redirect for the other. Take care, and thank you for your work at AfC. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.168.247.159 ( talk) 15:55, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz, thanks for the message. I think that I've added a reference towards the top of the page but am completely new at this. Would you please review it and tell me if it's correct before I continue? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pablocombiano ( talk • contribs) 19:22, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
Chzz- I have edited the article Kent Holtorf on my user page where you had it restored but would like you to look at it before I "save" it and it goes live. Can you do that and let me know if it is better this time? Zoeyeve ( talk) 19:17, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
Thank you Chzz! I added a source for that sentence. And I clicked 'save'. Does that make it live, since you restored it to my Userpage? Or do I need to submit it still another way? Thanks for all your help! Zoeyeve ( talk) 18:35, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
I appreciate your feedback regarding the page for creation "Board International", I just wanted to inquire as to why the references I hvae won't suffice. Gartner is absolutely a reliable, third party source (Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI and CPM suites)as well as the manufacturuer, and BARC (BI Survey 9 & 10). Do these not apply? If so, why not? Any feedback I can get would be much appreciated it.Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cpratt1 ( talk • contribs) 20:06, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz. You have a good sense of humor, and I enjoyed my chat with you and the others. My article keeps getting rejected because I can't prove Barbara is notable enough. Or so it seems. What in heaven's name does a woman have to do to be important enough to have a Wikipedia article about her? She did all the things Irving did and he has an article, and she did many other things... Is there any way you can help me make it work? Thank you again, Songcat 67.142.173.20 ( talk) 21:49, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
Hello Chazz, I appreciate your feedback. I thought I was actually logged in. I spent most of yesterday trying to make this article work, but it seems it may be impossible. There are a number of sources, which I have cited (and I can put them in the correct format, with enough practice, I imagine-- such as Lambiek Comicopedia website-- that are about Barbara Hall. Also The Great Women Comics, by Trina Robbins, Workman, 2008. But there are not a huge number of sources that mention one of the pair without the other. Barbara, like most women of her generation, a) had children and was busy doing that, b) did not have as public a life as Irving, c) had a nervous breakdown that took a chunk out of her life (I dont' intend to mention this, as I said yesterday). Who says Quarry Hill was unique? There are a number of books, articles. and websites,at the bottom of the article, that speak of the unusual quality of Quarry Hill. The part that baffles me is that if QHCC and Irving Fiske can have articles on Wikipedia, and Barbara Hall helped create QHCC, why can this not be enough? IF this is not enough, why is her status as one of the last living female cartoonists of the WWII era not important? How would YOU phrase a sentence about Barbara that would clarify these things? DO I have to put a reference right after a claim like "QHCC is unique?" I will try to learn from the tutorial, but the best thing would be if you or 28 BYtes (who helped before) or someone else could help. The articles on QHCC and Irving got in there (I wrote the first drafts) so it must be possible for me to write one. Thanks, Songcat ( talk) 13:51, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
Songcat ( talk) 16:39, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, Chzz. I'm going to keep working on it as time and energy allow. Jessamyn West (I don't know her Wikiname) said she would help me as much as possible when she returns from a trip soon. She's pretty busy though so any other help people can give is great. I'll try to make clear where it all comes from, but question: What if I do not have, and can not obtain (easily-- I live in the flooded, ravaged mts. of Vermont) the page numbers? Thanks Chzz. Songcat ( talk) 16:15, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz. Yes, that's the right Jessamyn. I know that this info is in these books because I've spent my whole life (well recent years, anyway) working on a memoir about my weird family and the people we have known (Allen Ginsberg, R. Crumb, etc.) so have seen them. It's just organizing the info, esp. after the floods and living far from a big city (I live in the hills far away from anything that could be described as "civilization") that makes it hard. If need be I can find the page #s but it would be nice not to have to do it at the present. Am writing a freelance article and am very occupied in other ways. (The 99% are outside my window...oh no!) I will try to follow your advice. How do I insert an image from Wikimedia commons in here-- like a beer? Tx Songcat ( talk)—Preceding undated comment added 16:34, 29 October 2011 (UTC).
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{{{YGM}}} Thanks. But the Lambiek article is the only one of its kind referring to Barbara Hall as an artist/Cartoonist, though The Great Women Cartoonists (Robbins, Workman, 2008) surely does in spades. So... I should not use the Lambiek/Comicopedia article? It's an important source as it pertains to Barb's importance to cartoonists... I think. Thanks! Songcat ( talk) 17:14, 29 October 2011 (UTC) I would rather send an angel than a beer. ;-) Songcat ( talk) 17:14, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
Lbkeane ( talk) 17:14, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
Sorry about removing that (I only did it because the report was in both sections, and since I'd come to it in the bot-reported section I thought I had dealt with it there; only as I deleted it from user-reported did I see you'd found the connection). I have since blocked the account. Daniel Case ( talk) 17:36, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
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For your invaluable, outstanding help in making Francesco Guccini a better article. You're the master of smooth prose! Zidanie5 ( talk) 02:20, 28 October 2011 (UTC) |
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The article Vijayanagar, Belgaum was deleted as (A10: Recently created article that duplicates an existing topic, Vijayanagara.
However, Vijayanagara appears to be on the East coast of India, but Belgaum is over to the West.
There are over 1000 other pages linking to the deleted page.
So please could you check and see if it really is the same place, and if not, if it is suitable for undeletion or userfication. Thanks, Chzz ► 11:49, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for all your help. Songcat ( talk) 17:15, 29 October 2011 (UTC) |
CHZZ! HELP! THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG at my page. I typed in more info but when it is saved, it shows itself ending at the sources. What??? Tx. Songcat ( talk) 01:42, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
FYI :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 13:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
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And many thanks. Wish it were real. Songcat ( talk) 01:40, 31 October 2011 (UTC) |
See this discussion. Hmm... come to think of it, are you The Stig? -- Shirt58 ( talk) 13:48, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Hey! I noticed that you're listed as the US ambassador for this course. I've been checking for copyvios and almost every contribution I have looked at so far is a copyright violation. I could use some help checking more contributions and working with the instructor and students so that they understand the problem. Are you able to help at all? OlYeller21 Talktome 17:18, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
The stalking kitten thanks you for all your hard work in #wikipedia-en-help connect. You do a fantastic jobs at helping new editors and current editors improve Wikipedia! :D
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Cute kitten appreciates your willingness to make bold edits!
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Thanks for cleanup but I am baffled as to why you added a ref improve tag. The population is referenced, there is no need for another source.11:36, 1 November 2011 (UTC) - Dr. Blofeld ( talk · contribs)
Well, when I've taken my articles to GA I've actually had to remove double/triple references for each fact. Given that they only contain one fact it be redundant. If there was unsourced material then it would be appropriate, Besides, there are no other sites which have population on Benin settlements, I'm lucky to get the data.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:42, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
P.S. where on the given website
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OK, so, I searched the domain and found it mentioned in this PDF. But, that's the population for the arrondissement, yes? So, not necessarily the town - because the arrondissement might include several towns?
Also, can you let me know where you get the date for the census, of "February 15, 2002"? Chzz ► 12:46, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
Date of census obtained from here. As to you PLaces in Collines Department request. Population is for the whole arrondisement, this is made clear in the articles. We have articles on tiny hamlets in UK and USA, why shouldn't we have articles which are the equivalent to the county where you live? most arrondisements have a main town named after the arrondisement. I did actually propose that List of populated places in a table format were created by country using the geonames database/government sources if they exist. Nobody is willing to run a bot. I did propose that long ago and redirect articles until there is enough information. As to the thou must not create an article if it is below GA class and "stubs are unacceptable" way of thinking I suggest you read my user page. I'd agree that that would be the best wikipedia. But in order to do so we'd have to remove all stubs and poor articles from the website and only accept them in the mainspace once fully written. As the foundation and generally people like its size and messy approach to encyclopedia building then you can't really complain about my stubbing approach to building. Believe me I'd rather the whole website would only accept quality articles than have been assessed. But if I don't create stubs then scores of others will continue to do so on a daily basis and the site will continue to be a mess. You and I have always been on good terms to my knowledge and seen eye to eye on certain issues and I'd agree with you that a proper more professional encyclopedia would only accept fully well written and sourced articlesm but wikipedia unfortunately does not entail that. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:29, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
I am not, and never would, complain about your 'stubbing' - as long as the info can be checked out. Chzz ► 13:38, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
I am absolutely committed to countering our US/UK-centric systemic bias. I assure you that I would be treating this stub in exactly the same way if it were a place in one of those countries. However - for right or wrong - it is one hell of a lot easier to find sources for any pissant hamlet in the UK than it is for much larger places in developing countries. Whilst I will battle equality on all occasions, the simple fact is that, if we don't have info from verifiable sources, that dilutes the quality of Wikipedia. We have many thousands of articles on geo places outside the "Global North"I hate that term, but it's hard to think of better which have no references at all. Some of them are, no doubt, a collection of about ten houses - and the people living in those houses probably each spell the place-name in a different way. Iff there was coverage in RS, then I would be delighted to have articles on each and every one - with redirects from all the alternate spellings too. And yes, we have thousands unref'd about US/UK, too. And those all need fixing too. Chzz ► 13:54, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
Lougba satellite view.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:00, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
Look, ultimately I am not getting paid for my work here. I don't have to edit a single article or contribute a single little thing. I do have other interests believe it or not and my time would probably better spent developing my skills in other hobbies. So its a bit of a cheek for you to give orders if I'm being honest with you. But you'll find thousands of settlements on google maps not marked with names. Iran for instance many which Carlos starts are not actually written on the map but you can see the towns. Bing however often has a better labelling, its marked as such here. I could simply drop the "town" and leave it as arrondissement of course... How about I try to find the settlement on a map and coordinates but if I can't I'll drop the town part OK? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:01, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
( talk page stalker)Worth while remembering it's some of t'wiki consensus-built policies etc. you're each pissed off about, not each other, really. Like they say: "I didn't make the world, I just try to live in it!" Pesky ( talk … stalk!) 16:20, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
I think the general point here deserves wider coverage; therefore please see Wikipedia_talk:Notability#Articles_need_multiple_sources. Ta, 01:13, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi, could you review User:Petrb/Proposed_bot_task_iptalk and update it, in case that there is more to do for a bot. All checks should be there in the list (probably are not, so add them) Thanks Petrb ( talk) 13:14, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
This might be an odd request but I was wondering if you had any thoughts about Wikipedia_talk:Disambiguation_pages_with_links#Update and Request for Comment - User dablink notification. I have always found the automated messages left for AFC which you came up with to be clear and friendly. Perhaps you might have some ideas about how to achieve a similar effect here. Best, France3470 (talk) 16:25, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Do you intend to address the six sources supporting notability and inclusion at Template talk:Healthcare in the United States#Deletion of United States National Health Care Act? Dualus ( talk) 23:06, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
In to the response to your reply post on my talk page, I was refering to the Neighborhood articles on The Sims Wiki, such as Sunset Valley, Riverview, Barnacle Bay, Hidden Springs, Bridgeport, Twinbrook, and the latest neighborhood which is some horse name with Plains in The Sims 3: Pets, and The Sims Wiki has individual articles for each neighborhood, however, since these are in=game products being introduced in the game, I suggest having a separate article dealing with The Sims (series) franchise games of neighborhoods. Meaning as there would be a page, like The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 Stuff Packs and List of The Sims (series) games as an example, for the listings of all neighborhoods in the game. Just a suggestion but would like some feedback towards this idea. And secondly, I did a minor update on The Sims 3 Stuff Packs with a confirmed Stuff Pack name that has little to no information but did placed a reference tag to it that is found on the main article in the stuff pack listings. Is this wise to have this done prior to the actual press release from Electronic Arts? If not, then I propose protecting the page until further notice is out for this release; this includes the stuff pack article as well. Just a consern of mine since I have little to no knowledge with the properness of the rules and guidelines of Wikipedia. Please leave all comments on my talk page with your comments and suggestions. This includes anything that you do not understand. Thanks. Sundogs Wikia UserPage | Roller Derby Wiki 23:56, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Hey was new here, was wondering how to make a fancy userpage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheLittlestTerrorist ( talk • contribs) 01:44, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Gosh, that's tiny. But...I don't really have the inclination; of course, I think about it occasionally - but usually find something better to do :-) Chzz ► 23:02, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
Since I've been observing the shared IP talk page archive proposal and you appear, may I post a query to you?
It all seems an excellent idea, but what I was wondering is this: will this assist in helping innocent IPs from being blamed for something the last guy with that IP had done? It's happened to me, and I could only reply that I was not vandalising.
It seems to me, anyway, that this proposal is good. There is the part about stale warnings and things - what a blessing if they could be safely removed. Someone even asked about "nuking" them all at once! Djathinkimacowboy ( talk) 21:41, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
The IP that I have repeatedly reverted is a persistent vandal, he she is pushing a Catalan separatist POV on List of amateur radio organizations. It is not my fault that I am the only editor interested in defending the integrity of that article. I have in fact just posted a request for help on the Help page to get the article semi-protected. I know from experience (I'm not a newbie, I've been here since 2007 and have logged over 8000 edits) that reporting IPs to AIV is a total waste of time, thus my request for semi-protection. Roger ( talk) 17:05, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
( edit conflict) I'd just replied over on the user's talk, too. See also List_of_amateur_radio_organizations ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), T:#Catalonia, HD, prot req cancelled Chzz ► 17:16, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
More links, as a 'note to self': Unió de Radioaficionats de Catalunya ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Ea3wr ( talk · contribs)
Disamibiguation pages do not have references. Your bot should not be tagging them as requiring references. I suggest your bot should be modified to scan for the {{ disambig}} / {{ dab}} / {{ disambiguation}} footer and not suggest adding references to those AFC submissions. 65.94.77.11 ( talk) 04:29, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
I'm sorry. The bot should skip dab submissions - it already has code to do so. However, clearly it is not working correctly.
I will investigate, and try to fix it; in the meantime, I've stopped the bot.
Thank you for bringing it to my attention, and sincere apologies for any trouble it caused you. Best, Chzz ► 13:12, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your suggestion. I have added references to my article and re-submitted it. Cheers! Cross discipline 2 ( talk) 17:39, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the timely reminder on my talk page. I guess I do have a question. How does one deal this an edit such as this In the past, I would simply revert or undo. These editors are IPs who turn up from somewhere (well, in this case, New Jersey) and blank a whole section, because the don't depictions of unpleasant things about their town. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 17:51, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
At another template: Template talk:Health care reform in the United States. Thanks. Jesanj ( talk) 20:33, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
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The DYK project ( nominate) 00:32, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
Not sure why my article has been declined so far? I maybe acting wrongly in attempting to gain a Wiki Entry, perhaps? I am trying to have a Wiki entry for a local church in England. Feedback so far says I have not given refs and notability but I have listed many and it is a recognised Church of England? Please help! Thanks yasmin.user: markst123 Markst123 ( talk) 12:32, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
This user also contacted me via email, and I answered there. Chzz ► 00:35, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz! Your help on my article, Kent Holtorf, is really appreciated. I think all is in order now. I just need you or Pesky or Sonia to move it live for me if you think it's ready. Pesky posted this on her talk page, "Let me (or Chzz, or Sonia) know when you've found the relevant "proper" infobox, and then we can send it back "live". If I'm not around, for any reason, then you can point either of them here to let them know that, as far as I'm concerned, either of them is welcome to do the move. Pesky (talk …stalk!) 06:57, 7 November 2011 (UTC)" Thanks again! Zoeyeve ( talk) 15:10, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz,
Since you were a part of the WikiGuides project, I thought I'd give you a heads-up about a new way you can help/mentor newbies on en.wiki: we've recently released a feature called the Feedback Dashboard, a queue that updates in real time with feedback and editing questions from new registered contributors who have attempted to make at least one edit. Steven Walling and I are putting together a task force for experienced Wikipedians who might be interested in monitoring the queue and responding to the feedback: details are here at Wikipedia:Feedback Dashboard. Please sign up if you're interested in helping out! Thanks, Maryana (WMF) ( talk) 22:04, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
A topic ban is being proposed there, and it has received !votes just yesterday. If it stays inactive, it will just be archived. A single admin cannot impose topic bans all by himself unless discretionary sanctions have been approved by ArbCom or the community for the topic. The article on Muhammad does not seem to fall in that category, so community consensus needs to be established before any topic ban can be imposed. I and others noted in the ANI thread that Ludwigs2 was topic banned from astrology following similar behavior. However, astrology does fall under an ArbCom case, so a single admin was able to enact that ban at WP:AE. It is rather unlikely that a RfC/U will produce any results in this case. Also, you closure comment [29] seemed rather snotty to me, especially your lecture about the necessity of diffs given that there was a section with diffs in the discussion. Maybe you did not read it carefully enough? ASCIIn2Bme ( talk) 02:53, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz,
Thanks for the fast move. It was considerably faster than I had expected, especially given the page backlog. :) I'll be adding more content to it, so I'd appreciate you keeping an eye on it. Thanks again. :)
Trevor coelho ( talk) 14:28, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
{{ You've got mail}}
Hi there. As a file worker, I'd like your input on the idea of a noticeboard for file workers. The prototype is at Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)#File Namespace Noticeboard.
Please comment at the VPIL thread, or edit the page linked to there directly, as I can't keep track of this conversation if everyone I invite to comment on the matter responds on their own talk pages. Sven Manguard Wha? 07:40, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
In this case, it's a redirect to an existing page; the existence or nonexistence of a corresponding article isn't relevant for redirects in the talk namespace. The page is dependent on Talk:Theophostic counseling/Archive 1, and that's why the existence of the target is the relevant question. Nyttend ( talk) 13:05, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
For making all those beyoooooootiful Chzz/help pages...they're awesome!
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For your assistance with DYKs today. :D
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Dear Chzz!
You have acknowledged others' concerns about your first statement at the memorial page. Would you kindly consider changing the wording, for the sake of his family and friends, please?
I know that you were just expressing being upset. I thought something similar .... However, I think that we should leave such expressions to the Marines, who have more practice with such expressions, I understand. :)
Sincerely, Kiefer. Wolfowitz 02:20, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Hello, Ambassadors!
I wanted to give you one last update on where we are this term, before my role as Online Facilitator wraps up at the end of this week. Already, there are over 800 students in U.S. classes who have signed up on course pages this term. About 40 classes are active, and we're expecting that many more again once all the classes are up and running.
On a personal note, it's been a huge honor to work with so many great Wikipedians over the last 15 months. Thanks so much to everyone who jumped in and decided to give the ambassador concept a try, and double thanks those of you who were involved early on. Your ideas and insights and enthusiasm have been the foundation of the program, and they will be the keys the future of the program.
Still waiting to get involved with a class this term, or ready to take on more? We have seven classes that are already active and need OA support, and eleven more that have course pages started but don't have active students yet. Please consider joining one or more of these pods!
Active courses that really need Online Ambassadors:
Courses that may be active soon that need Online Ambassadors:
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HELLO, I AM RONALD AND I AM WRITING YOU TO SEE IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SERVING AS MY MENTOR FOR MY WIKIPEDIA CLASS ASSIGNMENT? Ronald06514 ( talk) 20:28, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz,
My name is Sean and I am a student in the United States. I am currently a Political Science major and am taking a class on Political Participation. One of our assignments for the semester is to select a political group and develop/add to their current wiki page. I selected the Polaris Project as my group. In brief, the group focuses on preventing, eliminating and raising awareness on human trafficking. This most interested me because I hope to one day pursue a career in federal law enforcement. I would be very appreciative if you could help me along the way as I am a new user and you seem to be open to helping us newbies. Let me know if this is something you would be interested in.
Thanks,
Sean- (Connellys3) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Connellys3 ( talk • contribs) 14:45, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for helping out at CAT:EP. It gets backlogged sometimes and many hands make light work. Just to let you know that sometimes I deliberately leave requests open for a few days, for example if the requets is valid but there are some minor details to sort out. I know that strictly speaking the {{ editprotected}} should not be applied until the request is ready to go, but I am trying to apply some common sense and it also helps me keep track of them (I am not so organised as you you see.)
Secondly, on Talk:Louie Gohmert: one could argue that Off2riorob should not have applied the request until there was consensus, but by the time you got there there was a strong consensus to remove the offending paragraph, so I am not sure why you disabled that one?
Regards — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 08:19, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
The user that disagrees is never going to agree. I appreciate the way you always stick up for such users though. Regards - Off2riorob ( talk) 23:42, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
I have - thanks. Chzz ► 03:09, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
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Appreciated your comments on Help with page/column formatting. CCeducator 16:10, 1 October 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by CCeducator ( talk • contribs)
You asked who appoints group contacts and who founders new channels. The answers are no one, officially. It is actually freenode itself that "recognizes" people they know and trust to be the group contacts, WMF can not appoint them. As for channels, the first person to start a channel becomes its owner. For instance, I felt that the simple English Wikipedia needed an admin channel, so I started it. I'm the channel contact (not group contact) and founder of it. I then appointed a couple of people I trust and that's it. WMF does not officially approve of the IRC channels, even though they support the work of freenode. This is why onwiki rules don't apply top IRC, although common sense does. This is the way most channels start. There are also wikimedians who are staff members of freenode so there's a good relationship between the two of us. Hope this answers your questions. fr33k man 19:19, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
Which articles need attention inside WP:FEED? Which bureaucratic crap is stopping editing? ZipoBibrok5x10^8 ( talk) 01:35, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
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For bringing the backlog at WP:SPER down from 31 to zero, I award Chzz the Tireless Contributor Barnstar. ~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 02:05, 14 October 2011 (UTC) |
Hi this user does not seem to head to the warnings given to him. Your revert on Kiran Bedi was reverted again by him. Could you please revert that again? I've already made too many reverts there. Thanks, — Abhishek Talk 13:10, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz, thanks for your assistance with the article for The Voter Participation Center. If you have a moment, please can you take a look at my question to you on the talk page there? Thanks! Sylvanshine ( talk) 16:47, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz, This bot is very keen to stick a notice on my talk page, and keeps adding it back again (after I accepted an AFC submission) and remove the notice. Does it have an edit warring autocut off, or just keep repeating the same notice forever? Graeme Bartlett ( talk) 11:15, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Thanks Chzz. I do have a disproportionate interest in the built environment or London-based enviro services since I am a Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth fan (they already have a lot of content on their organisations- and editing them is far too COI for me). When I'm not on wikipedia I do write for other niche wiki like envirowiki- and some of the practices are more lax over there! So I'll be more objective on the subject or leave it until someone else does something with it. In the meantime, I'll practice on articles that perhaps aren't as...erm interesting! Thanks for the advice! Edmund6795 ( talk) 12:10, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the help, I will try to get that fixed today. Ashley Lamellibranch ( talk) 13:50, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Following the recent mirth at IRC, I have posted a query at Wikipedia:Requested templates#Template:East Cambridgeshire. I wait in trepidation for their response. Meanwhile, thank you for your help -- Senra ( Talk) 23:06, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
The DYK nom was malformed and was placed on 18 September instead of 18 October. It took me 7 edits to repair it. It's there now. -- Orlady ( talk) 01:46, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. Have you any idea how incredibly hard it is for a new user to propose a DYK? It's a nightmare. Even I, with 100,000 contribs, find it hard. Chzz ► 02:00, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
It would be advisable for you and the article creator both to watchlist Template:Did you know nominations/Lucas Hoge, so you can monitor the review. -- Orlady ( talk) 14:07, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
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Amazing! Keep up the good work! — CharlieEchoTango — 06:19, 22 October 2011 (UTC) |
ARCHIVE NOTE: - this section was removed by the originating user. However, I've restored it here, into the archive. See next section.'
I know alot about this music group and plan on innovating it. (positive way) But why is my signature not allowed? As long as i'm helping it should be fine. Anonymous: We Are Legion!!! ( talk) 16:08, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
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I cleared this conversation, not to irratate but to put this behind, agreed? LuLxFakie ( talk) 16:53, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
I removed the reference to a chart because it doesn't say which one. Obviously not Hot Country Songs. Ten Pound Hammer • ( What did I screw up now?) 19:01, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
I left a message on his talkpage, but I removed the one you added. It appears to be a single network playlist, and those are considered to be promotional for the station or network. If he can show me a reliable multi-network or multi-vendor chart, I'll help him add it.— Kww( talk) 19:35, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
Re your blanking, appreciated but not necessary. It's his talk page, he has some latitude there, venting at me is understandable since I'm the one who blocked him. He wasn't using profanity or being vulgar in any way, which I considered commendable. ~ Amatulić ( talk) 13:10, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz, I noticed a slight error in your bot's welcome message word tense. It should be "I hope you like it here and decide to stick around" or "I hope you liked it here and decided to stick around." Hope that's helpful. ~ Fimahji ( talk) 21:41, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
User_talk:GaiJin#October_2011 Thank you! GaiJin ( talk) 04:49, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
Notice anything wrong with that title? I left a note at my Talk page, but it seems to have been overlooked. Not sure I can fix it. Thanks. 109.155.134.117 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 08:58, 22 October 2011 (UTC).
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For clearing our great backlog. Kepp helping us ;) and come in the -afc channel ;) mabdul 10:39, 22 October 2011 (UTC) |
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Oh and the judges list mentioned, is here so you can take a gander if you don't believe me. Please reconsider :) MooseyJake ( talk) 09:05, 22 October 2011 (UTC) The current references are as follows;
Articles need to be verifiable - that means, we need references that allow us to check that the facts are correct. For example: Lees was born in Nottingham citation needed and attended the University of Brighton, citation needed earning a degree in English Language and Literature in 2009. citation needed - we need to know where these specific facts can be checked.
At a bare minimum, to have an article on Wikipedia about a person, we need evidence of significant coverage in independent, reliable sources.
I hope that helps explain. Please see also WP:BIO. Best, Chzz ► 09:30, 22 October 2011 (UTC) Thank you for the help, and I hope we can get this article up-and-running as soon as possible, MooseyJake ( talk) 09:58, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
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D'oh - I should have thought of that myself. Will use it in future. Trafford09 ( talk) 08:28, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
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Regards. Have mörser, will travel ( talk) 08:17, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
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Thank you so much for clearing AFC while AQ was asleep. I meant to come help this morning, and to a pleasant surprise, it was clear. Thank you so much! JoeGazz ♂ 14:49, 22 October 2011 (UTC) |
Could you go to Talk:Puppet Showplace and explain why you believe that an article which names multiple sources from two major daily newspapers "is unsourced or contains only unreliable sources"? WhatamIdoing ( talk) 15:34, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
Agreed, Have mörser, will travel. It's confusing (re the diff) but, I was not trying to divert things; I fucked up and I'm sorry. I did 300+ AFC's and got a few wrong; apologies, I will try harder in future, and I'm honestly grateful for your help with that one. Best, Chzz ► 04:54, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
Dear Chzz,
Thanks for th welcoming email! :-)
I added a contribution (my first and maybe last...but I love Wikipedia as a user so much - it has realy changed my life and enriched it). I added a reference to my contribution, but maybe not properly - could you please help me correct what ever it is at all you think needs corrections to my contribution? I would be grateful - kindly note that Vladimir Kafka is mentioned in other Wikipedia links, yet has no definition - so I think my contribution will be helpfull - maybe later on, we can connect this definition to the places in Wikipedia where he is mentioned - ot maybe it is done automaticaly?
Thanks! 07:58, 25 October 2011 (UTC) Isalways! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Isalways! ( talk • contribs) 07:58, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
Dear Chzz, Thanks so much for all your help! I was realy excited to see my stub up there - I love literature!
Thanks for all your patience with me. Isalways! ( talk) 12:38, 25 October 2011 (UTC) Isalways!
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Thanks for your help today, will keep at it! Novazzia ( talk) 21:31, 26 October 2011 (UTC) |
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Thanks for clearing that massive backlog. I logged into #wikipedia-en-afc, and I though EarwigBot had cracked when it reported there were only 7 submissions. When I had left for the night, there were 268 submissions, which were more than likely all reviewed by you. Excellent work, and thanks again. Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 15:08, 22 October 2011 (UTC) |
I have slightly edited the page on Hawassa university, and tried to create a new page for Debub University. I am considering to expand the articles in the near future. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dellu ( talk • contribs) 18:33, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
Dewey B. Larson Hi Chzz. I was wondering how much you actually looked at this article. Notability requires one source of significant coverage. This article shows Larson's work was reviewed by none other than Isaac Asimov and Discover magazine. Why don't you think this is "significant?" Doug ( talk) 11:10, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
Dear Chzz, if you have a moment, please look at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Havenzangers--it's ready to go, and you can take it to DYK with only minor expansion, haha. The title perhaps should be De Havenzangers--I don't know what the MOS says for foreign names. Maybe one, with a redirect for the other. Take care, and thank you for your work at AfC. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.168.247.159 ( talk) 15:55, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz, thanks for the message. I think that I've added a reference towards the top of the page but am completely new at this. Would you please review it and tell me if it's correct before I continue? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pablocombiano ( talk • contribs) 19:22, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
Chzz- I have edited the article Kent Holtorf on my user page where you had it restored but would like you to look at it before I "save" it and it goes live. Can you do that and let me know if it is better this time? Zoeyeve ( talk) 19:17, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
Thank you Chzz! I added a source for that sentence. And I clicked 'save'. Does that make it live, since you restored it to my Userpage? Or do I need to submit it still another way? Thanks for all your help! Zoeyeve ( talk) 18:35, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
I appreciate your feedback regarding the page for creation "Board International", I just wanted to inquire as to why the references I hvae won't suffice. Gartner is absolutely a reliable, third party source (Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI and CPM suites)as well as the manufacturuer, and BARC (BI Survey 9 & 10). Do these not apply? If so, why not? Any feedback I can get would be much appreciated it.Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cpratt1 ( talk • contribs) 20:06, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz. You have a good sense of humor, and I enjoyed my chat with you and the others. My article keeps getting rejected because I can't prove Barbara is notable enough. Or so it seems. What in heaven's name does a woman have to do to be important enough to have a Wikipedia article about her? She did all the things Irving did and he has an article, and she did many other things... Is there any way you can help me make it work? Thank you again, Songcat 67.142.173.20 ( talk) 21:49, 26 October 2011 (UTC)
Hello Chazz, I appreciate your feedback. I thought I was actually logged in. I spent most of yesterday trying to make this article work, but it seems it may be impossible. There are a number of sources, which I have cited (and I can put them in the correct format, with enough practice, I imagine-- such as Lambiek Comicopedia website-- that are about Barbara Hall. Also The Great Women Comics, by Trina Robbins, Workman, 2008. But there are not a huge number of sources that mention one of the pair without the other. Barbara, like most women of her generation, a) had children and was busy doing that, b) did not have as public a life as Irving, c) had a nervous breakdown that took a chunk out of her life (I dont' intend to mention this, as I said yesterday). Who says Quarry Hill was unique? There are a number of books, articles. and websites,at the bottom of the article, that speak of the unusual quality of Quarry Hill. The part that baffles me is that if QHCC and Irving Fiske can have articles on Wikipedia, and Barbara Hall helped create QHCC, why can this not be enough? IF this is not enough, why is her status as one of the last living female cartoonists of the WWII era not important? How would YOU phrase a sentence about Barbara that would clarify these things? DO I have to put a reference right after a claim like "QHCC is unique?" I will try to learn from the tutorial, but the best thing would be if you or 28 BYtes (who helped before) or someone else could help. The articles on QHCC and Irving got in there (I wrote the first drafts) so it must be possible for me to write one. Thanks, Songcat ( talk) 13:51, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
Songcat ( talk) 16:39, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, Chzz. I'm going to keep working on it as time and energy allow. Jessamyn West (I don't know her Wikiname) said she would help me as much as possible when she returns from a trip soon. She's pretty busy though so any other help people can give is great. I'll try to make clear where it all comes from, but question: What if I do not have, and can not obtain (easily-- I live in the flooded, ravaged mts. of Vermont) the page numbers? Thanks Chzz. Songcat ( talk) 16:15, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz. Yes, that's the right Jessamyn. I know that this info is in these books because I've spent my whole life (well recent years, anyway) working on a memoir about my weird family and the people we have known (Allen Ginsberg, R. Crumb, etc.) so have seen them. It's just organizing the info, esp. after the floods and living far from a big city (I live in the hills far away from anything that could be described as "civilization") that makes it hard. If need be I can find the page #s but it would be nice not to have to do it at the present. Am writing a freelance article and am very occupied in other ways. (The 99% are outside my window...oh no!) I will try to follow your advice. How do I insert an image from Wikimedia commons in here-- like a beer? Tx Songcat ( talk)—Preceding undated comment added 16:34, 29 October 2011 (UTC).
[[File:William Blake - Christ in the Sepulchre, Guarded by Angels.jpg|thumb|Thanks Chzz...]]
{{{YGM}}} Thanks. But the Lambiek article is the only one of its kind referring to Barbara Hall as an artist/Cartoonist, though The Great Women Cartoonists (Robbins, Workman, 2008) surely does in spades. So... I should not use the Lambiek/Comicopedia article? It's an important source as it pertains to Barb's importance to cartoonists... I think. Thanks! Songcat ( talk) 17:14, 29 October 2011 (UTC) I would rather send an angel than a beer. ;-) Songcat ( talk) 17:14, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
Lbkeane ( talk) 17:14, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
Sorry about removing that (I only did it because the report was in both sections, and since I'd come to it in the bot-reported section I thought I had dealt with it there; only as I deleted it from user-reported did I see you'd found the connection). I have since blocked the account. Daniel Case ( talk) 17:36, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
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For your invaluable, outstanding help in making Francesco Guccini a better article. You're the master of smooth prose! Zidanie5 ( talk) 02:20, 28 October 2011 (UTC) |
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The article Vijayanagar, Belgaum was deleted as (A10: Recently created article that duplicates an existing topic, Vijayanagara.
However, Vijayanagara appears to be on the East coast of India, but Belgaum is over to the West.
There are over 1000 other pages linking to the deleted page.
So please could you check and see if it really is the same place, and if not, if it is suitable for undeletion or userfication. Thanks, Chzz ► 11:49, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for all your help. Songcat ( talk) 17:15, 29 October 2011 (UTC) |
CHZZ! HELP! THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG at my page. I typed in more info but when it is saved, it shows itself ending at the sources. What??? Tx. Songcat ( talk) 01:42, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
FYI :) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 13:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
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And many thanks. Wish it were real. Songcat ( talk) 01:40, 31 October 2011 (UTC) |
See this discussion. Hmm... come to think of it, are you The Stig? -- Shirt58 ( talk) 13:48, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
Hey! I noticed that you're listed as the US ambassador for this course. I've been checking for copyvios and almost every contribution I have looked at so far is a copyright violation. I could use some help checking more contributions and working with the instructor and students so that they understand the problem. Are you able to help at all? OlYeller21 Talktome 17:18, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
The stalking kitten thanks you for all your hard work in #wikipedia-en-help connect. You do a fantastic jobs at helping new editors and current editors improve Wikipedia! :D
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Cute kitten appreciates your willingness to make bold edits!
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Thanks for cleanup but I am baffled as to why you added a ref improve tag. The population is referenced, there is no need for another source.11:36, 1 November 2011 (UTC) - Dr. Blofeld ( talk · contribs)
Well, when I've taken my articles to GA I've actually had to remove double/triple references for each fact. Given that they only contain one fact it be redundant. If there was unsourced material then it would be appropriate, Besides, there are no other sites which have population on Benin settlements, I'm lucky to get the data.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:42, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
P.S. where on the given website
[20] can I actually check the population data?
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OK, so, I searched the domain and found it mentioned in this PDF. But, that's the population for the arrondissement, yes? So, not necessarily the town - because the arrondissement might include several towns?
Also, can you let me know where you get the date for the census, of "February 15, 2002"? Chzz ► 12:46, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
Date of census obtained from here. As to you PLaces in Collines Department request. Population is for the whole arrondisement, this is made clear in the articles. We have articles on tiny hamlets in UK and USA, why shouldn't we have articles which are the equivalent to the county where you live? most arrondisements have a main town named after the arrondisement. I did actually propose that List of populated places in a table format were created by country using the geonames database/government sources if they exist. Nobody is willing to run a bot. I did propose that long ago and redirect articles until there is enough information. As to the thou must not create an article if it is below GA class and "stubs are unacceptable" way of thinking I suggest you read my user page. I'd agree that that would be the best wikipedia. But in order to do so we'd have to remove all stubs and poor articles from the website and only accept them in the mainspace once fully written. As the foundation and generally people like its size and messy approach to encyclopedia building then you can't really complain about my stubbing approach to building. Believe me I'd rather the whole website would only accept quality articles than have been assessed. But if I don't create stubs then scores of others will continue to do so on a daily basis and the site will continue to be a mess. You and I have always been on good terms to my knowledge and seen eye to eye on certain issues and I'd agree with you that a proper more professional encyclopedia would only accept fully well written and sourced articlesm but wikipedia unfortunately does not entail that. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:29, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
I am not, and never would, complain about your 'stubbing' - as long as the info can be checked out. Chzz ► 13:38, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
I am absolutely committed to countering our US/UK-centric systemic bias. I assure you that I would be treating this stub in exactly the same way if it were a place in one of those countries. However - for right or wrong - it is one hell of a lot easier to find sources for any pissant hamlet in the UK than it is for much larger places in developing countries. Whilst I will battle equality on all occasions, the simple fact is that, if we don't have info from verifiable sources, that dilutes the quality of Wikipedia. We have many thousands of articles on geo places outside the "Global North"I hate that term, but it's hard to think of better which have no references at all. Some of them are, no doubt, a collection of about ten houses - and the people living in those houses probably each spell the place-name in a different way. Iff there was coverage in RS, then I would be delighted to have articles on each and every one - with redirects from all the alternate spellings too. And yes, we have thousands unref'd about US/UK, too. And those all need fixing too. Chzz ► 13:54, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
Lougba satellite view.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:00, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
Look, ultimately I am not getting paid for my work here. I don't have to edit a single article or contribute a single little thing. I do have other interests believe it or not and my time would probably better spent developing my skills in other hobbies. So its a bit of a cheek for you to give orders if I'm being honest with you. But you'll find thousands of settlements on google maps not marked with names. Iran for instance many which Carlos starts are not actually written on the map but you can see the towns. Bing however often has a better labelling, its marked as such here. I could simply drop the "town" and leave it as arrondissement of course... How about I try to find the settlement on a map and coordinates but if I can't I'll drop the town part OK? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:01, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
( talk page stalker)Worth while remembering it's some of t'wiki consensus-built policies etc. you're each pissed off about, not each other, really. Like they say: "I didn't make the world, I just try to live in it!" Pesky ( talk … stalk!) 16:20, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
I think the general point here deserves wider coverage; therefore please see Wikipedia_talk:Notability#Articles_need_multiple_sources. Ta, 01:13, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi, could you review User:Petrb/Proposed_bot_task_iptalk and update it, in case that there is more to do for a bot. All checks should be there in the list (probably are not, so add them) Thanks Petrb ( talk) 13:14, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
This might be an odd request but I was wondering if you had any thoughts about Wikipedia_talk:Disambiguation_pages_with_links#Update and Request for Comment - User dablink notification. I have always found the automated messages left for AFC which you came up with to be clear and friendly. Perhaps you might have some ideas about how to achieve a similar effect here. Best, France3470 (talk) 16:25, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Do you intend to address the six sources supporting notability and inclusion at Template talk:Healthcare in the United States#Deletion of United States National Health Care Act? Dualus ( talk) 23:06, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
In to the response to your reply post on my talk page, I was refering to the Neighborhood articles on The Sims Wiki, such as Sunset Valley, Riverview, Barnacle Bay, Hidden Springs, Bridgeport, Twinbrook, and the latest neighborhood which is some horse name with Plains in The Sims 3: Pets, and The Sims Wiki has individual articles for each neighborhood, however, since these are in=game products being introduced in the game, I suggest having a separate article dealing with The Sims (series) franchise games of neighborhoods. Meaning as there would be a page, like The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 Stuff Packs and List of The Sims (series) games as an example, for the listings of all neighborhoods in the game. Just a suggestion but would like some feedback towards this idea. And secondly, I did a minor update on The Sims 3 Stuff Packs with a confirmed Stuff Pack name that has little to no information but did placed a reference tag to it that is found on the main article in the stuff pack listings. Is this wise to have this done prior to the actual press release from Electronic Arts? If not, then I propose protecting the page until further notice is out for this release; this includes the stuff pack article as well. Just a consern of mine since I have little to no knowledge with the properness of the rules and guidelines of Wikipedia. Please leave all comments on my talk page with your comments and suggestions. This includes anything that you do not understand. Thanks. Sundogs Wikia UserPage | Roller Derby Wiki 23:56, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Hey was new here, was wondering how to make a fancy userpage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheLittlestTerrorist ( talk • contribs) 01:44, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
Gosh, that's tiny. But...I don't really have the inclination; of course, I think about it occasionally - but usually find something better to do :-) Chzz ► 23:02, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
Since I've been observing the shared IP talk page archive proposal and you appear, may I post a query to you?
It all seems an excellent idea, but what I was wondering is this: will this assist in helping innocent IPs from being blamed for something the last guy with that IP had done? It's happened to me, and I could only reply that I was not vandalising.
It seems to me, anyway, that this proposal is good. There is the part about stale warnings and things - what a blessing if they could be safely removed. Someone even asked about "nuking" them all at once! Djathinkimacowboy ( talk) 21:41, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
The IP that I have repeatedly reverted is a persistent vandal, he she is pushing a Catalan separatist POV on List of amateur radio organizations. It is not my fault that I am the only editor interested in defending the integrity of that article. I have in fact just posted a request for help on the Help page to get the article semi-protected. I know from experience (I'm not a newbie, I've been here since 2007 and have logged over 8000 edits) that reporting IPs to AIV is a total waste of time, thus my request for semi-protection. Roger ( talk) 17:05, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
( edit conflict) I'd just replied over on the user's talk, too. See also List_of_amateur_radio_organizations ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), T:#Catalonia, HD, prot req cancelled Chzz ► 17:16, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
More links, as a 'note to self': Unió de Radioaficionats de Catalunya ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Ea3wr ( talk · contribs)
Disamibiguation pages do not have references. Your bot should not be tagging them as requiring references. I suggest your bot should be modified to scan for the {{ disambig}} / {{ dab}} / {{ disambiguation}} footer and not suggest adding references to those AFC submissions. 65.94.77.11 ( talk) 04:29, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
I'm sorry. The bot should skip dab submissions - it already has code to do so. However, clearly it is not working correctly.
I will investigate, and try to fix it; in the meantime, I've stopped the bot.
Thank you for bringing it to my attention, and sincere apologies for any trouble it caused you. Best, Chzz ► 13:12, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your suggestion. I have added references to my article and re-submitted it. Cheers! Cross discipline 2 ( talk) 17:39, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the timely reminder on my talk page. I guess I do have a question. How does one deal this an edit such as this In the past, I would simply revert or undo. These editors are IPs who turn up from somewhere (well, in this case, New Jersey) and blank a whole section, because the don't depictions of unpleasant things about their town. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 17:51, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
At another template: Template talk:Health care reform in the United States. Thanks. Jesanj ( talk) 20:33, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
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Not sure why my article has been declined so far? I maybe acting wrongly in attempting to gain a Wiki Entry, perhaps? I am trying to have a Wiki entry for a local church in England. Feedback so far says I have not given refs and notability but I have listed many and it is a recognised Church of England? Please help! Thanks yasmin.user: markst123 Markst123 ( talk) 12:32, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
This user also contacted me via email, and I answered there. Chzz ► 00:35, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz! Your help on my article, Kent Holtorf, is really appreciated. I think all is in order now. I just need you or Pesky or Sonia to move it live for me if you think it's ready. Pesky posted this on her talk page, "Let me (or Chzz, or Sonia) know when you've found the relevant "proper" infobox, and then we can send it back "live". If I'm not around, for any reason, then you can point either of them here to let them know that, as far as I'm concerned, either of them is welcome to do the move. Pesky (talk …stalk!) 06:57, 7 November 2011 (UTC)" Thanks again! Zoeyeve ( talk) 15:10, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz,
Since you were a part of the WikiGuides project, I thought I'd give you a heads-up about a new way you can help/mentor newbies on en.wiki: we've recently released a feature called the Feedback Dashboard, a queue that updates in real time with feedback and editing questions from new registered contributors who have attempted to make at least one edit. Steven Walling and I are putting together a task force for experienced Wikipedians who might be interested in monitoring the queue and responding to the feedback: details are here at Wikipedia:Feedback Dashboard. Please sign up if you're interested in helping out! Thanks, Maryana (WMF) ( talk) 22:04, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
A topic ban is being proposed there, and it has received !votes just yesterday. If it stays inactive, it will just be archived. A single admin cannot impose topic bans all by himself unless discretionary sanctions have been approved by ArbCom or the community for the topic. The article on Muhammad does not seem to fall in that category, so community consensus needs to be established before any topic ban can be imposed. I and others noted in the ANI thread that Ludwigs2 was topic banned from astrology following similar behavior. However, astrology does fall under an ArbCom case, so a single admin was able to enact that ban at WP:AE. It is rather unlikely that a RfC/U will produce any results in this case. Also, you closure comment [29] seemed rather snotty to me, especially your lecture about the necessity of diffs given that there was a section with diffs in the discussion. Maybe you did not read it carefully enough? ASCIIn2Bme ( talk) 02:53, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chzz,
Thanks for the fast move. It was considerably faster than I had expected, especially given the page backlog. :) I'll be adding more content to it, so I'd appreciate you keeping an eye on it. Thanks again. :)
Trevor coelho ( talk) 14:28, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
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Hi there. As a file worker, I'd like your input on the idea of a noticeboard for file workers. The prototype is at Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)#File Namespace Noticeboard.
Please comment at the VPIL thread, or edit the page linked to there directly, as I can't keep track of this conversation if everyone I invite to comment on the matter responds on their own talk pages. Sven Manguard Wha? 07:40, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
In this case, it's a redirect to an existing page; the existence or nonexistence of a corresponding article isn't relevant for redirects in the talk namespace. The page is dependent on Talk:Theophostic counseling/Archive 1, and that's why the existence of the target is the relevant question. Nyttend ( talk) 13:05, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
For making all those beyoooooootiful Chzz/help pages...they're awesome!
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For your assistance with DYKs today. :D