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Hello, I am a new user and I have some questions regarding an article (Admiral Markets Group) which was deleted. Is it possible for you to kindly give me your contact details, you can contact me at ifr_ko@hotmail.com . We can discuss how to solve the issue and it will help for future articles as well. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ifr ko ( talk • contribs) 12:43, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi thanks for bringing my attention to possible duplications, most of these were within the references or names of organizations or phrase like natural disaster which is commonly used. Those that could be changed were. I also removed promotional language and repetitions. I will be adding much more in the way of references in the coming weeks. it is my first attempt at a page so really appreciate your insight as to what sounds promotional so I can remove that kind of language and produce a better quality page this time and in the future. AmyEBHC ( talk) 12:57, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello friend. You called my attention, in relation to article proxy war. Indeed, I've been active on that article, in October 2014. Things possibly have changed on that article since then, and I don't have too much time now to check all those edits minutely. You tell me (23 April), you "didn't like it either", which is totally vague to me. If you want my renewed involvement, I advise you to be specific towards me about what it is in the article that needs correction, to your opinion. Without such explanation, I will not spend my scarce time on studying your User:Compassionate727/sandbox-page, I'm sorry to say. -- Corriebertus ( talk) 12:32, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
I noticed you fixed the redirect to the article. Sorry about that! ~HackedBotato Chat with me ♽ Contribs 12:30, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
I have created new article 100 Pipers, I'm relatively new at Wikipedia, can you tell me how to patrol pages and what happens if page is not patrolled? -- Human3015 talk • 13:45, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Like I said, patrolling is entirely optional. I don't recommend you patrol other people's articles until you feel comfortable writing your own, but after taking a look at 100 Pipers, I'd say you have a good idea of how to do that. While we're talking about 100 Pipers, I'd recommend you see if you can't expand it. I don't know if you'd be able to do that or not, since I don't know the topic very well, but it seems short right now. Compassionate727 ( talk) 14:05, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Dear Compassionat727, I was still working on Samur-Yalama National Park. Now, I am finished and I removed your additions concerning missing issues, hope it is OK with you, regards, Henriduvent ( talk) 12:46, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Could you please explain the specific reasons for tagging the above-noted article with maintenance tags? That is, which claims in particular do you feel lack appropriate sources? — Psychonaut ( talk) 18:33, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I'm ChicXulub. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Tamara Wigley, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you. ChicXulub ( talk) 21:00, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
I had no idea that creating redirects rapidly could affect this. Sorry. Rubbish computer 22:25, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Would you rather I created, say, 15 redirects, edited something else for 2 minutes and then came back? Rubbish computer 13:08, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi Compassionate727. I received a message over a redirect I created, but when I go to the link to discuss it, it is not here. I'm confused. Regards. Mattsnow81 (Talk) 22:52, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
What is wrong with the inline citations? Rathfelder ( talk) 07:56, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi. As a new page patroller,you marked article Seattle Cascades (AUDL) for speedy deletion under A7: "Requesting speedy deletion (CSD A7)" (see article history). Wikipedia:New pages patrol says (about 2/3 of the way down the page, in section "New pages that may require deletion," subsection "Speedy deletion is a tool which can easily be overused"):
Since speedy deletion removes a page without discussion, an article should not be tagged for speedy delete if there is any plausible reason that the article should be kept. In particular, an article should not be tagged for speedy delete using A7 for not being notable (in your opinion)... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Silver Slip ( talk • contribs) 18:58, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
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Does Wikipedia have a specific style that you're supposed to use when citing webpages? There's an official template for webpages, but I've been manually filling it out in MLA Format. Is this perfectly fine, or would it be preferred if I used the official template?
{{
cite}}
templates are common because they are fairly easy to use and can also be auto-generated using the Cite button, but any other valid form of citation is fine - as long as it provides the reader with enough information to locate the source, it's a useful citation.
Yunshui
雲
水
14:20, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi. I noticed that you tried to use reFill on Yamagata Prefectural Sakata Higashi High School here, but that it ended up inserting a bunch of hash signs in the code. Don't worry, it's easy to fix.
The hash signs are being inserted by Internet Explorer's
cross-site scripting (XSS) filter. You can disable the filter by going to
→"Internet options"→"Security"→Custom level..., scrolling to near the bottom of the list to "Enable XSS filter", and choosing "Disable". You can also work around the filter by copying everything in reFill's "New Wiki Markup" box and manually pasting it into Wikipedia or by using another
web browser.
It also looks like nobody formally welcomed you, so, on behalf of the Wikipedia community, welcome and thanks for contributing to Wikipedia! --
Ahecht (
TALK
PAGE)
15:49, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello Compassionate727. I have edited the article i.e. Kendriya Vidyalaya, Rayagada to comply with the requirements of Wikipedia. Hpsatapathy ( talk) 08:18, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
I'm a bit confused by what you have in mind when you say that the Offshore Indus Basin needs more inline refs. It seems decently referenced to me. Ian (Wiki Ed) ( talk) 18:07, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
hello;
re: Comité des Étudiants Américains de l'École des Beaux-Arts Paris
where did you find linkrot?
i only wrote the article a month & 1/2 ago, & i've just opened all of the reference links & they are all still "good".
o__0?
respectfully,
Lx 121 ( talk) 21:17, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi there,
I just came by to let you know I removed the CSD-G2 tag at the Wendy Barclay article. G2 is for tests -- which is like when someone is experimenting with Wikipedia by creating an article (e.g. "This is bold text lol this is italics"). If it looks like a real article, even if it has problems, it's not for G2. As I went to leave this message I noticed some other people expressing concerns about your tagging (e.g. immediately above where, from what I can tell, it seems you tagged an article for link rot not because of link rot but because of potential future link rot?). Let me be clear that I think it's great you're diving into things like new pages patrolling and article maintenance, but if you aren't careful, mistakes can become disruptive and cause more harm than good (in the form of damaged articles, creating cleanup work for others, and, in the case of something like a CSD, causing newbies unnecessary anxiety. I'm not asking you to stop, but please be careful. If you ever have questions about any of it or want a second opinion on whether a template is being correctly applied, please leave a message at my talk page (the WP:TEAHOUSE is also good for that sort of thing). Thanks. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 02:33, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
I see you didn't remove the BLPPROD tag at Molly Leach despite it being pointed out that it doesn't apply. Today it was deleted by an admin likely used to seeing it used appropriately. After some time wasted on my part and that of the deleting (and restoring) admin, it's back and the tags are gone. Please, if you're going to play fast and loose with tags, at least follow up. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 19:41, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
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I keep experiencing edit conflicts with my own edits. Is there any way I can fix this?
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Does 50% copyright violation warrant CSD G12, if the article is not a good one? (I specifically have Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka in mind here.)
Can you give me a heads up as to what you are meaning by undocumented text in the Félix Ramos y Duarte article? I do not usually put anything in an article if it is not cited and you put no notes as to what you have an issue with on the talk page. Thanks. SusunW ( talk) 18:49, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
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Sorry, I wasn't clear the first time. If someone nominates a page for speedy deletion using a tool such as twinkle, it usually posts a message on the creator's talk page. If that person removes the notice from their talk page, should I re-add it?
Hi, your tagging of the LKQ Corporation page for speedy deletion appeared to be based entirely on your dislike for an admittedly extremely inappropriate ( WP:spam, WP:LEGAL, etc.) edit by someone. I've gone ahead and reverted the page back to the stub version that the page was previous to that edit, which I don't think can possibly qualify for deletion at all, much less speedy. If you feel otherwise, you can head back and re-tag it, but as it appears that I'm not the first Wikipedian to have this complaint on your talk page, you may want to be more careful in the future. Thanks. DemocraticLuntz ( talk) 15:29, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I disagree with your move, because neither song has an article. Per WP:DABNAME, "The title of a disambiguation page is the ambiguous term itself, provided there is no primary topic for that term. If there is a primary topic, then the tag "(disambiguation)" is added to the name of the disambiguation page, as in Jupiter (disambiguation)." There is no primary topic, so I think it should've been left at It Will Be Me. Melonkelon ( talk) 21:12, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
You left this message, however, the article hasn't been AfD'ed. LMK if you need assistance proposing it. LavaBaron ( talk) 17:06, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, and thank you for your work with new pages. Just here to let you know why I've removed your BLP prod from the page Zabolonkov Andrey. If you look at the second sentence of the page [[WP:BLPPROD}}, you'll see that "the process requires that the article contain no sources in any form (as references, external links, etc.), which support any statements made about the person in the biography" (bolding original). The Zabolonkov page has two sources in the External links section, both live, both supporting content in the article, so the BLP prod is inappropriate. cheers, Struway2 ( talk) 12:57, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello and
welcome to Wikipedia. When you add content to
talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), such as at
User talk:142.26.19.2, please be sure to
sign your posts. There are two ways to do this. Either:
This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is necessary to allow other editors to easily see who wrote what and when.
Thank you. — Lucas Thoms 18:01, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello,
Please avoid tagging my pages for deletion. Have a look at honiara and in the template below the article "suburbs" you will see a number of suburbs. I am working on them from left to right. Skyline and other stubs have been made for the purpose of placeholders.
thank you
Phenss ( talk) 23:30, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
Sergei Walter - прошу не удалять статью, я автор (работаю украинским журналистом), активно дополняю в Русской Википедии, и написал статью в Украинской Википедии. Прошу помочь в редактирование, но не надо удалять. Please help save the article, I am the author (Ukrainian journalist) in the Russian Wikipedia, and Ukrainian Wikipedia. Please help save and edit correctly. -- DENAMAX ( talk) 20:12, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
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Featured and good articles have the templates {{featured article}} and {{good article}}, respectively, to put an icon in the top right-hand corner. Do these templates exist for other types?
{{
Top icon}}
and use the parameter of | imagename =
to place another image. Have a look at the template, but don't misuse it. I guess it would be used in namespace only.Hello Compassionate727. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Sergei Walter, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Looking at the forum post dates and the edit history here, it looks like they've copied this page, not the other way around. No copyvio in my opinion. Also clearly notable enough for A7. Take to AfD if necessary. Thank you. Ged UK 12:00, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
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Hello, I am a new user and I have some questions regarding an article (Admiral Markets Group) which was deleted. Is it possible for you to kindly give me your contact details, you can contact me at ifr_ko@hotmail.com . We can discuss how to solve the issue and it will help for future articles as well. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ifr ko ( talk • contribs) 12:43, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi thanks for bringing my attention to possible duplications, most of these were within the references or names of organizations or phrase like natural disaster which is commonly used. Those that could be changed were. I also removed promotional language and repetitions. I will be adding much more in the way of references in the coming weeks. it is my first attempt at a page so really appreciate your insight as to what sounds promotional so I can remove that kind of language and produce a better quality page this time and in the future. AmyEBHC ( talk) 12:57, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello friend. You called my attention, in relation to article proxy war. Indeed, I've been active on that article, in October 2014. Things possibly have changed on that article since then, and I don't have too much time now to check all those edits minutely. You tell me (23 April), you "didn't like it either", which is totally vague to me. If you want my renewed involvement, I advise you to be specific towards me about what it is in the article that needs correction, to your opinion. Without such explanation, I will not spend my scarce time on studying your User:Compassionate727/sandbox-page, I'm sorry to say. -- Corriebertus ( talk) 12:32, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
I noticed you fixed the redirect to the article. Sorry about that! ~HackedBotato Chat with me ♽ Contribs 12:30, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
I have created new article 100 Pipers, I'm relatively new at Wikipedia, can you tell me how to patrol pages and what happens if page is not patrolled? -- Human3015 talk • 13:45, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Like I said, patrolling is entirely optional. I don't recommend you patrol other people's articles until you feel comfortable writing your own, but after taking a look at 100 Pipers, I'd say you have a good idea of how to do that. While we're talking about 100 Pipers, I'd recommend you see if you can't expand it. I don't know if you'd be able to do that or not, since I don't know the topic very well, but it seems short right now. Compassionate727 ( talk) 14:05, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Dear Compassionat727, I was still working on Samur-Yalama National Park. Now, I am finished and I removed your additions concerning missing issues, hope it is OK with you, regards, Henriduvent ( talk) 12:46, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Could you please explain the specific reasons for tagging the above-noted article with maintenance tags? That is, which claims in particular do you feel lack appropriate sources? — Psychonaut ( talk) 18:33, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I'm ChicXulub. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Tamara Wigley, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you. ChicXulub ( talk) 21:00, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
I had no idea that creating redirects rapidly could affect this. Sorry. Rubbish computer 22:25, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Would you rather I created, say, 15 redirects, edited something else for 2 minutes and then came back? Rubbish computer 13:08, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi Compassionate727. I received a message over a redirect I created, but when I go to the link to discuss it, it is not here. I'm confused. Regards. Mattsnow81 (Talk) 22:52, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
What is wrong with the inline citations? Rathfelder ( talk) 07:56, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi. As a new page patroller,you marked article Seattle Cascades (AUDL) for speedy deletion under A7: "Requesting speedy deletion (CSD A7)" (see article history). Wikipedia:New pages patrol says (about 2/3 of the way down the page, in section "New pages that may require deletion," subsection "Speedy deletion is a tool which can easily be overused"):
Since speedy deletion removes a page without discussion, an article should not be tagged for speedy delete if there is any plausible reason that the article should be kept. In particular, an article should not be tagged for speedy delete using A7 for not being notable (in your opinion)... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Silver Slip ( talk • contribs) 18:58, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
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Does Wikipedia have a specific style that you're supposed to use when citing webpages? There's an official template for webpages, but I've been manually filling it out in MLA Format. Is this perfectly fine, or would it be preferred if I used the official template?
{{
cite}}
templates are common because they are fairly easy to use and can also be auto-generated using the Cite button, but any other valid form of citation is fine - as long as it provides the reader with enough information to locate the source, it's a useful citation.
Yunshui
雲
水
14:20, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi. I noticed that you tried to use reFill on Yamagata Prefectural Sakata Higashi High School here, but that it ended up inserting a bunch of hash signs in the code. Don't worry, it's easy to fix.
The hash signs are being inserted by Internet Explorer's
cross-site scripting (XSS) filter. You can disable the filter by going to
→"Internet options"→"Security"→Custom level..., scrolling to near the bottom of the list to "Enable XSS filter", and choosing "Disable". You can also work around the filter by copying everything in reFill's "New Wiki Markup" box and manually pasting it into Wikipedia or by using another
web browser.
It also looks like nobody formally welcomed you, so, on behalf of the Wikipedia community, welcome and thanks for contributing to Wikipedia! --
Ahecht (
TALK
PAGE)
15:49, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello Compassionate727. I have edited the article i.e. Kendriya Vidyalaya, Rayagada to comply with the requirements of Wikipedia. Hpsatapathy ( talk) 08:18, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
I'm a bit confused by what you have in mind when you say that the Offshore Indus Basin needs more inline refs. It seems decently referenced to me. Ian (Wiki Ed) ( talk) 18:07, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
hello;
re: Comité des Étudiants Américains de l'École des Beaux-Arts Paris
where did you find linkrot?
i only wrote the article a month & 1/2 ago, & i've just opened all of the reference links & they are all still "good".
o__0?
respectfully,
Lx 121 ( talk) 21:17, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi there,
I just came by to let you know I removed the CSD-G2 tag at the Wendy Barclay article. G2 is for tests -- which is like when someone is experimenting with Wikipedia by creating an article (e.g. "This is bold text lol this is italics"). If it looks like a real article, even if it has problems, it's not for G2. As I went to leave this message I noticed some other people expressing concerns about your tagging (e.g. immediately above where, from what I can tell, it seems you tagged an article for link rot not because of link rot but because of potential future link rot?). Let me be clear that I think it's great you're diving into things like new pages patrolling and article maintenance, but if you aren't careful, mistakes can become disruptive and cause more harm than good (in the form of damaged articles, creating cleanup work for others, and, in the case of something like a CSD, causing newbies unnecessary anxiety. I'm not asking you to stop, but please be careful. If you ever have questions about any of it or want a second opinion on whether a template is being correctly applied, please leave a message at my talk page (the WP:TEAHOUSE is also good for that sort of thing). Thanks. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 02:33, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
I see you didn't remove the BLPPROD tag at Molly Leach despite it being pointed out that it doesn't apply. Today it was deleted by an admin likely used to seeing it used appropriately. After some time wasted on my part and that of the deleting (and restoring) admin, it's back and the tags are gone. Please, if you're going to play fast and loose with tags, at least follow up. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 19:41, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
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I keep experiencing edit conflicts with my own edits. Is there any way I can fix this?
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Does 50% copyright violation warrant CSD G12, if the article is not a good one? (I specifically have Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka in mind here.)
Can you give me a heads up as to what you are meaning by undocumented text in the Félix Ramos y Duarte article? I do not usually put anything in an article if it is not cited and you put no notes as to what you have an issue with on the talk page. Thanks. SusunW ( talk) 18:49, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
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Sorry, I wasn't clear the first time. If someone nominates a page for speedy deletion using a tool such as twinkle, it usually posts a message on the creator's talk page. If that person removes the notice from their talk page, should I re-add it?
Hi, your tagging of the LKQ Corporation page for speedy deletion appeared to be based entirely on your dislike for an admittedly extremely inappropriate ( WP:spam, WP:LEGAL, etc.) edit by someone. I've gone ahead and reverted the page back to the stub version that the page was previous to that edit, which I don't think can possibly qualify for deletion at all, much less speedy. If you feel otherwise, you can head back and re-tag it, but as it appears that I'm not the first Wikipedian to have this complaint on your talk page, you may want to be more careful in the future. Thanks. DemocraticLuntz ( talk) 15:29, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I disagree with your move, because neither song has an article. Per WP:DABNAME, "The title of a disambiguation page is the ambiguous term itself, provided there is no primary topic for that term. If there is a primary topic, then the tag "(disambiguation)" is added to the name of the disambiguation page, as in Jupiter (disambiguation)." There is no primary topic, so I think it should've been left at It Will Be Me. Melonkelon ( talk) 21:12, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
You left this message, however, the article hasn't been AfD'ed. LMK if you need assistance proposing it. LavaBaron ( talk) 17:06, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, and thank you for your work with new pages. Just here to let you know why I've removed your BLP prod from the page Zabolonkov Andrey. If you look at the second sentence of the page [[WP:BLPPROD}}, you'll see that "the process requires that the article contain no sources in any form (as references, external links, etc.), which support any statements made about the person in the biography" (bolding original). The Zabolonkov page has two sources in the External links section, both live, both supporting content in the article, so the BLP prod is inappropriate. cheers, Struway2 ( talk) 12:57, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello and
welcome to Wikipedia. When you add content to
talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), such as at
User talk:142.26.19.2, please be sure to
sign your posts. There are two ways to do this. Either:
This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is necessary to allow other editors to easily see who wrote what and when.
Thank you. — Lucas Thoms 18:01, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello,
Please avoid tagging my pages for deletion. Have a look at honiara and in the template below the article "suburbs" you will see a number of suburbs. I am working on them from left to right. Skyline and other stubs have been made for the purpose of placeholders.
thank you
Phenss ( talk) 23:30, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
Sergei Walter - прошу не удалять статью, я автор (работаю украинским журналистом), активно дополняю в Русской Википедии, и написал статью в Украинской Википедии. Прошу помочь в редактирование, но не надо удалять. Please help save the article, I am the author (Ukrainian journalist) in the Russian Wikipedia, and Ukrainian Wikipedia. Please help save and edit correctly. -- DENAMAX ( talk) 20:12, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
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Featured and good articles have the templates {{featured article}} and {{good article}}, respectively, to put an icon in the top right-hand corner. Do these templates exist for other types?
{{
Top icon}}
and use the parameter of | imagename =
to place another image. Have a look at the template, but don't misuse it. I guess it would be used in namespace only.Hello Compassionate727. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Sergei Walter, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Looking at the forum post dates and the edit history here, it looks like they've copied this page, not the other way around. No copyvio in my opinion. Also clearly notable enough for A7. Take to AfD if necessary. Thank you. Ged UK 12:00, 5 June 2015 (UTC)