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Hi Lifebaka. You put full protection on this article on 28 August. Per WP:Suspected sock puppets/Wtcsurvivor I think the registered socks that have been at all active are all blocked. If you check Talk:William Rodriguez you'll probably notice the subject still editing his Talk page as an IP-hopper. You could probably lighten the full protection of the article to indefinite semi protection and things would work out OK. EdJohnston ( talk) 16:48, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
I see from this article that you were an administration relating to the talks about deleting the "Earl's list" page. I am contributor at My Name is Earl Wiki, and I used that page to update some of the information there. I am not asking for a page restore, I was just wondering if it would be possible to have the contents of the page to use for reference in helping with the ongoing production of Earl Wiki. Any help you can offer in this respect would be very much appreciated. SignorSimon ( talk) 20:27, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry, done? SignorSimon ( talk) 06:39, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
please would you speedy delete this talk page under G8. Kittybrewster ☎ 20:29, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
A request for you here. Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 02:11, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for restoring the article to my sandbox, and yes it wasn't pretty. Anyway, I've reviewed the article and had I been aware that it was going to be speedied I would have asked for a regular AfD. Do I need to do anything in particular to shift this from a temporary restoration to a full fledged deletion review? A ni Mate 07:13, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, sorry, but you are the only admin who has commented on the request for a reversal of the GUE speedy deletion.
As per your suggestion, one of the other Wikipedian divers has put together a stub in my namespace below my "list of reasons", so I am not sure if that changes your view on endorsing the deletion.
[Will monitor this page for replies]
-- Legis ( talk - contribs) 16:16, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Can you please review the article about Ayusha Shrestha thank you ( NepaliBoy7 ( talk) 19:55, 24 September 2008 (UTC)).
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Fábio Pereira da Silva. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. You were one of four admins who deleted this article. I got the request to UNSALT and have listed at DRV since I'm not comfortable enough with WP:ATHLETE to make the call and wanted community discussion since that's what resulted in its deletion. TravellingCari 21:20, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
Kudos on your recent clean up efforts at Magic The Gathering. GundamsЯus ( talk) 02:03, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your comment about VPP. Is what I am saying is this... http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversight
The U.S. Congress has a http://oversight.house.gov/ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is sort of an auditor, not a censorship board.
Does this make sense or is my suggestion completely non-sensical? 903M ( talk) 04:14, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey, regarding your edit to Rajsaurus Narmadensis, I agree with your deletion of that content, I just want to warn you, that user has been determinedly and repeatedly undoing people's edits and working on that article, removing deletion requests and move templates that people put up. So he might end up trying to restore the version from before we put the redirect up; if it keeps happening, we might be able to get the article deleted and then protected or something to keep him from restoring it. -- Politizer ( talk) 17:17, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
Saw your name at the log page. Welcome aboard! :) I see we have a common interest in Magic: the Addiction. ;) Which booster set did you first get involved with? Anyway, looking forward to working with you... -- El on ka 01:17, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
In the Steps to list a new deletion review at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Discussions, Newdelrev, NewdelrevImg, and DRVNote each are dynamically linked. However, when you look at Wikipedia:Deletion_review#Steps_to_list_a_new_deletion_review, they are not dynamically linked. I tried purging, but that didn't work. Any change you can fix this? -- Suntag ☼ 15:06, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
I wanted to note that your attempt to find a workable solution was recognized and appreciated. The issue with the administrators' comments was the clear lack of accountability to errors in reasoning that led to an incorrect result. Hiding behind the "process" is the sad and disgusting state that those in power do to commit all types of injustices. We need decision-makers who admit when they're wrong and take corrective action. What's even more disheartening in a forum like this is that if a politician is wrong, there can be public accountability but administrators on Wikipedia have the luxury of hiding behind screen names and internet identities. The deletion issue began on 9/21/08 after 4 pm and the article was deleted on 9/26/08 at midnight. That's less than four business days. So it didn't even give adequate notice for a response since everyone doesn't check Wikipedia daily. Then with inadequate notice firmly in hand and incorrect assumptions based on poor research the administrators united and deleted the O.k., no worries because mistakes do happen but instead of looking at the issue and correcting an error, they hid behind an alleged "process". You're probably a problem solver by nature and a reasonable person. That's the sad part because when the reasonable people give their assent to ego, errors and lack of accountability, the entire premise of fairness fails. Lawyerscouncil ( talk) 01:36, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I dug up some stuff about the edit conflict on Dan Debicella, which you might want to check on AN/I. Equendil Talk 08:09, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka. The DRV discussion here seems to approve the creation of a template to tag closed AfD pages with a note that the AfD is/was the subject of a DRV. The tagging would be an optional/recommended practice. Would you create a DRV template for this? Also, or alternatively, would you modify Template:Afd2 so that, in addition to the box listing "AfDs for this article:" that it also lists "DRVs for this article:" (which should only appear if there are any DRVs. Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 13:11, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
|date=
(which I oughta' make more required that it is currently, actually...). Biggest bug I can think of is if people don't specify the date, then the date on it'll change using the current code. I'll make some adjustments after I get some sleep.
lifebaka
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07:23, 28 September 2008 (UTC)I had cleaned up Women's Hospital just before you deleted it. Could you please restore it? -- Eastmain ( talk) 19:39, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
I want my image undeleted. It complied wholly with fair use and I believe it was deleted in error. My deletion talk page can't exist without the image to talk about... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Willjay ( talk • contribs) 02:40, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello Lifebaka. Thanks for the help on that ANI thread. Although no one came on the talk page yet, I'm more at ease because I brought myself into starting a new proposal. You probably have more important things to think about. Well, same with me, but since I've got to face what I've just did yesterday, I couldn't live with myself without doing something about it. I even considered going on WP:AN3, but I realized that this would be wasting other people's time and would be going a little too far. So, here I am now. I hope all goes well.
Uh, chances are that you can recall an incident which I had with a bunch of socks (like User:Ausonia) almost exactly two months ago. While I acknowledge that I (ugh) went too far with the edit warring there as well, it doesn't matter as much at this point (luckily) as more socks were used abusively and were revealed.
You see, one month ago, I have found all of the IPs and reported enough of the users to get a lead on the rest of them (the bunch that I didn't know were spares which didn't even contribute—they were waiting to evade another block). I requested for a checkuser, and it turns out that my suspicions were correct on the checkuser case page. It was recently re-opened, so it looks like other IPs have turned up just a few days/weeks ago. I'm dealing with it now, and so I got some experience. You can look at it if you want; I don't think this is a position for you to comment over there just yet, but the transformation between two months ago and today is surprisingly huge. I wouldn't like to make things back to being screwed up, so please give me advice if you have any :P I need to avoid making silly mistakes any time soon.
Well, wish me luck. Cheers, ~ Troy ( talk) 01:23, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
...I have asked for a neutral, third opinion in regards to that content dispute. I hope everything works out, but please tell me if I'm doing something wrong or out of line here (it's always possible). Thanks, ~ Troy ( talk) 23:12, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
I don't care. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.196.223.225 ( talk) 21:30, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
hm yes because i wrote "EAT SHIT" and "DICKS" on wikipedia. good point faggot — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.196.223.225 ( talk) 17:13, October 1, 2008
What does Template:Drvl do and is it needed? Thanks -- Suntag ☼ 15:46, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
I'd say it does support that statement, but the fact that both of the authors of the review being criticised are chiropractors and they say in their reply that they don't see the difference between SM performed by different people as significant makes me think too much is being made of this point in the discussions on the talkpage. Tim Vickers ( talk) 20:33, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
I've spent the day finding and categorizing deletion templates and came across Deletion under review. I'm not sure if it is being used, but I created the documentation for it and added it to Template:DRV see also documentation. -- Suntag ☼ 23:42, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
I would like to make an official complaint about the user KM*hearts*MC ( talk). The last message i received from this user is:
I would like something official done about this user, it is not only me who has received these types of messages, please look through other users' talk pages from KM*hearts*MC ( talk). This user has clearly admitted to threatening me in the above message, I would like their IP to be blocked from using Wikipedia. I started a discussion in the talk page of Blond Ambition World Tour and it has resulted in this. This dispute has been regarding the tours title, which I have also proven to be accurate. I would like something serious done, I draw your attention to Cyber-bullying. Please help JWAD ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 11:16, October 3, 2008
...is still totally broken. See Template talk:Newdelrev. Jpatokal ( talk) 16:37, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
|ns=
left out. The header looks like:Re your message to QuackGuru: Thank you for participating in overseeing the Chiropractic article. I've posted a message to QuackGuru elaborating on one of your points and providing supporting diffs. I hope I haven't misrepresented what you meant.
Since the best outcome would be for QuackGuru to modify his behaviour to conform to any requirements, rather than to experience sanctions, I would appreciate it if, to further that goal, you would provide additional detail to QuackGuru explaining and elaborating on your second point: "and otherwise edit in a slightly disruptive manner." Thanks. ☺ Coppertwig ( talk) 02:01, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka, please could you have another look at your closure of this AfD? I realise that on a vote-counting basis there were more people saying "delete", but none of them explained why they thought that the newspaper sources presented didn't establish notability. The delete !votes all seemed to be WP:JNN based on the misapprehension that sources are required to be available online. Phil Bridger ( talk) 18:30, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Just to let you know that there has been a recent update to the criteria for relisting AFDs. You can see the full details at WP:RELIST. The main update is that relisting an AFD a second time should only be done in exceptional circumstances. I'm letting you know because you have recently been active in relisting AFDs. Stifle ( talk) 16:13, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
I strongly object to the WP:PROD deletion of request line. I ask that you please restore it, and the redirect from contest line. – radiojon ( talk) 09:30, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Dear Lifebaka,
Thanks for the feedback on the talk page for speedy deletions. I may have been a bit testy. I consider the type of article I was talking about to be the moral equivalent of shouting fire in a crowded theater; they should be stopped every time immediately,as far as I'm concerned. Some of the responses I took to be of the form: "Well that's somebody else's responsibility."
Nevertheless, the template suggestion (which I first took to be a joke) and your patient step-by-step suggestions were useful. There are strange ways of getting things done on Wikipedia.
Would you check out my proposed template at User:Smallbones/draft template. I'll check with others who realize the usefulness of such a template. Any comments appreciated. BTW, the template MAY be useful today.
Thanks again,
Smallbones ( talk) 16:43, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
There is {{ Newdelrev}} (log subst for articles), {{ NewdelrevImg}} (log subst for images), and {{ NewdelrevUCFD}} {log subst for User categories). Per Category:Deaths by age, I think we need a NewdelrevCFD so that people don't have to separately link to the CfD discussion. -- Suntag ☼ 08:38, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
Thank you very much for protecting the article Egypt, I don’t know why this article is vandalized up to this level, thank you very much indeed « PuTTY Sch OOL 14:59, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello Lifebaka. I doubt that this user is a sock of PuTTy, but I'm concerned about his/her comments towards other people like myself. I have warned the user once. What should/can I do about it? ~ Troy ( talk) 18:35, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I'm very sure that the image was copied from a picture. I'm not sure what is the problem with speedy and what is IFD. Could you please explain it to me? Thanks.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 19:01, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka, I'd like you to reconsider the deletion of the group's article. I would have closed this as no consensus. And from a notability view point, weight should have been given to the fact that a NYT's article about the actions of the group exists (and was cited). Thanks, Hobit ( talk) 03:10, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
I woulld like to thankyou for your very fast assistance on the AfD talk page. I have left appropriate messages on Klipfontein's. Again, Thankyou-- intraining Jack In 03:19, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Thanx very much for that. I've never linked the crimes of Israel (whether real or imagined) to the "The Jews". I wonder why the JIDF should do so? It may be that they're antisemitic, it might be worth keeping an eye on them. PR talk 21:03, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Very nice of you to drop me that note. I'm not bothered about it. It was obvious from the start, some months back, that this blacklisting, and the use of proxies to cause problems for feedback to the JIDF, was in the air. Nothing can be done about it. One simply confides in the fact that Wikipedia is a strong, intelligent and democratic world, and is not flustered by this rather pitiful little effort as McCarthyesque witch-hunting. Best wishes. Nishidani ( talk) 21:04, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Bam. First A9 tagging. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ( Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 16:11, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
When building an articlehistory, please scroll to the bottom of the page to see if the red error category is lit. The instructions are at Template:Articlehistory. [2] Regards, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 20:41, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello Lifebaka. I left a message at Template talk:NewdelrevImg. -- Suntag ☼ 09:05, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
You said in your close that this has been taken to DRV, but I can't find it there. -- NE2 20:29, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Texas Railroad Museum. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedy-deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. NE2 21:32, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
So, if there's no consensus, does that mean if I go and speedy delete it, per Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Badlydrawnjeff, the deletion will stand? I would suggest a no consensus close should default to the conservative option when BLP is involved, along with the spirit of the above-linked ruling. Daniel ( talk) 23:21, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
Could you please restore Image:São Caetano Balusiegel logo.gif? I had noticed the image in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion, so I changed the licensing tag to {{ Non-free logo}}, and I think using it in the article about the team is a legitimate fair use of a non-free logo. Perhaps I made the change at the same time you were preparing to delete the image, so that you might not have seen the {{ Non-free logo}}. -- Eastmain ( talk) 00:23, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
-- 락 ( talk) 02:05, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
You were the closing admin on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Max Holm that included the deletion (and userfication) of User:Paulmcdonald/Forrest Craver. I wanted to get you a status update on this article and ask that you take a look at it. I've managed to find more sources and even one that names him as a pioneer of intramural sports at the collegiate level.
Can you take a look and let me know what you think so far?-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 22:02, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Youknowbest: The issue has not been resolved, sorry, no cigar. Youknowbest ( talk) 12:23, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka, I see that you declined my speedy deletions example, which I'm ok with, but I'm a little confused. I thought that, even if the contributor owns the website from which the image comes from, they still have to file an OTRS to prove that they really to own the picture and not just claim to. Thanks! -- Wizard191 ( talk) 15:49, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
I saw you fixed some of the images I had tagged CSD I11 via TW. Is there a fix that you know of on how to solve that glitch when using Twinkle? Currently you just tick the "I11" option and TW adds the tags. Soundvisions1 ( talk) 17:16, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
If I may suggest, you should extend the protection. There's no consensus in sight on the talk page. Some editors (citing BLP) want some bits information removed, even when said bits have been reproduced by media across the US political spectrum. The edit war will restart the second protection is dropped. Trying to come to any compromise before the elections seems hopeless. VG ☎ 19:06, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
You were the deleting admin for Samuel Boyle. I have just re-directed the page to pre-existing article Sam Boyle and merged the information from the previous article. Sound good?-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 21:04, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
Got another one-- it turns out Ross Fiscus was one of the first professional football players on record. Historically significant! That one is ready to restore from User:Paulmcdonald/Ross Fiscus to Ross Fiscus, if you don't mind.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 20:42, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
If i read the history right, you closed the succesful deletion discussion for an article on an anonymous swedish motorcycle rider called "Ghost Rider." The same article is back, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Rider_(Stuntman)
I've proposed for speedy deletion. Trying to goose the process along -- before i discovered the article had been deleted once before i simply nominated for deletion, then another editor happened along and reverted the nomination. If you weren't involved in this in the past/don't care my apologies for wasting your time. Best. Bali ultimate ( talk) 21:01, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
Canu plz deletion review of Sitashma Chand thanx.( NepaliBoy7 ( talk) 08:47, 28 October 2008 (UTC)).
I've been working on Joe Banks at User:Paulmcdonald/Joe Banks and would like for you to take a look at the changes. I have also found a photo that I believe we can use under fair use, but the bots won't let me place it on a user page. I've commented out the photo link so if you want to check it you can. Thanks!!-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 13:42, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
I do have permission to upload that picture for the wiki article. You could give me a clue why you deleted it! Mozza1979 ( talk) 15:22, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka. I followed the instructions at Wikipedia:Deletion review discussions to close a DRV. I posted
{{subst:DRV top|[[Boston Tea Party (political party)]]|'''Close''' - Admin Gwen Gale's [http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Boston_Tea_Party_(political_party)&diff=next&oldid=248986663 12:42, 1 November 2008] decision not to [[WP:G4|G4]] speedy delete the article recreated after Admin Arthur Rubin's [http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Special:Log&page=Boston+Tea+Party+%28political+party%29 06:30, 1 November 2008] G4 speedy deletion makes this discussion moot. The correct process would be post a DRV request to review Gwen Gale's decision not to G4 speedy delete the article or to list the article at AfD2.}},
but this resulted only in this. I then had to fix the close. See this. What did I do wrong? Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 19:01, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
|Close - Admin Gwen Gale's [http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=
as a parameter instead of something sensible. If you're using a URL in the code, I suggest using {{
DRV top|[[<Article name>]]|2=<Close>}}
. If you're worried this will be a problem again, try previewing first. Cheers.
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22:29, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi. You deleted the article Heather Harmon. The deletion discussion had more keep votes than deletes. Perhaps this should be restored.-- Thiseach ( talk) 17:59, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
I don't think I remembered to ask... can you please userfy the deleted articles from Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ward A. Wescott? User:Paulmcdonald/coachname would be just fine.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 12:58, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Not sure what to do here as there is an AfD going on ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Fitzgerald (producer)) for the Brian Fitzgerald (producer) article which is clearly a G11. It seems to have been A7'd before so maybe that is why it went to AfD this time, but I am not sure. I am tempted to add a G11 and do a non-admin close of the AfD but i wanted to check with an admin first. Or have the admin just close it and do the G11. Thanks. Soundvisions1 ( talk) 01:05, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi. What should I do if we had a big (huge) discussion over a topic being added then a user who failed to show any interest in that discussion takes out the new information?? It is in respect to the Muslims being excluded from the telescope article. 24.138.145.57 ( talk) 01:29, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
I've sent the remaining two articles Max Holm and Graydon Long from Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Max Holm to Deletion Review. I can see arguments made where some would say they are still not notable, some would say borderline, and some would say keep. I think it might be best to get some "weigh-in" from other editors. There's a few others that I sent to DRV as well--ones that I have put some work into.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 19:06, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I’ve been working on a lot of ‘’ Dungeons & Dragons’’ articles lately and saw that you've edited some too, and am inviting you to join Wikipedia’s D&D group. I've been hard at work removing tags placed inappropriately on D&D articles, as well as modifying articles to remove tags that were placed legitimately. In addition, I have been compiling related articles together so that the articles are longer, making it easier to remove tags and to have short articles on lesser topics by just putting it into another appropriate article (links to such compiled articles can be found on my userpage). Check out the project here , and ask any questions that you may have here. Thank you for your time. Drilnoth ( talk) 21:06, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
why did you took my page down wzzp whit that????? the name is Static-beats —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bertschouten ( talk • contribs) 15:24, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
why did you remove my article about static-beats its easy to verify and when you look up static at wiki pedia there is a
bass player nobody ever heard off
just goolge the name staticbeats and you see it 4 your self —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bertschouten ( talk • contribs) 15:41, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi there, I had by user-page deleted, as I was going to quit editing on wiki, anyway after a discussion I had in email with some editors on wiki, they've convinced me come back, thus, if its possible could you restore my deleted user-page? thanks. -- Street Scholar ( talk) 11:19, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry, I didn't understand what you were talking about in your last comment on my talk page. ScienceApologist ( talk) 03:51, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
How long before you can decide whether to restore the page? Will you be able to protect an accepted version from marking and deletion once it is created? Thanks Simon2239 ( talk) 16:59, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Can you now go ahead with the restore? Thanks Simon2239 ( talk) 15:17, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello again. I think it really must be clear that this should be overturned now, are you able to do this for me? Or is there a time you've got to wait before doing it or something? Thanks! Simon2239 ( talk) 11:01, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
Do you think I could have rollback? I do a lot of vandal fighting. I'll watch your page so you can reply here. thanks for your time Alio The Fool 17:25, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka. We're trying to develop a template to nominate hooks at DYK, somewhat like Template:Newdelrev. A current problem is the [edit] button. See Template talk:DYKsuggestion. Transcluding the template cause [edit] to lead back to the template page rather than open the DYK section. See Template:DYKsuggestion/Test. However, subst the template incorprates a real mess into the DYK section. If you have some time, could you lend a hand developing Template:DYKsuggestion. Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 08:02, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Greetings, As I'm barely at all versed in template coding I try to borrow stuff I understand where I find it. I'd love to try to tweak your MTG invite template for use at WP:BOO, but I wanted to express interest to you first, and ask if there are any pitfalls a newbie like myself might fall into.
By the way, you have an eerily-quiet talk page for an admin. What's your secret?-- otherl left No, really, other way . . . 07:26, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
|subst=
, which the usage instructions say to set as |subst=subst:
. If you plan to include the signature automatically, you'll need to break up the tildes, like ~~<includeonly></includeonly>~~
so it doesn't sub in until (and only when) the template is substituted. The stuff at
Help:ParserFunctions will help if you're planning to use any conditional statements, but the code over at
WP:MTG/I is pretty stable last I remember, so straight ripping it from there should work.Hi. I'm Ral315, editor of the Wikipedia Signpost. We're interviewing all ArbCom candidates for an article this week, and your response is requested.
Please respond on my talk page. We'll probably go to press on Tuesday, but late responses will be added as they're submitted. Thanks, Ral315 ( talk) 22:46, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Before I did a G11 nom for it I though I would ask you if Babicz Guitars came across as "blatant advertising"? It has been rewritten so it is not a blatant copyvio of Products, Identity Series or other sections of the website but it is still nothing more than the information contained on the website. No citations, no other references. The entire article is information from the website. In looking over the history it seems like there was a CSD on it (or a previous version) and a removed PROD. My very first thought was it was just a cut and paste from a catalog because that is exactly how it reads. Thanks. Soundvisions1 ( talk) 06:07, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
Your feedback is appreciated in the New "i12"? discussion on the rewording of G6. Thank you. Soundvisions1 ( talk) 16:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Can something please be done about User_talk:KM*hearts*MC as I am getting very annoyed that this person has not been blocked. This user continues to send abusive and threatening messages and still nothing is being done about it. My last message said "I truly do not understand why you feel that you're the end all and know all when it comes to Madonna. Whenever any editor goes against your opinion, you like to throw these temper tantrums until you get your way. It's very sad that someone who claims to be an adult acts like a child on the playground."
Something needs to be done about this user, as again and again they are warned and still continue to be uncivil. Many thanks JWAD ( talk)
You closed a deletion a while back at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ward A. Wescott, a part of the West Incident. I restored one of the articles to Harrison McJohnston based on his status as an author in the business world as well as limited athletics. Thought you'd like to review it, just to be sure--but I'm pretty sure the sources and breadth of the article are enough, even though the emphasis is less on his American football coaching.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 22:24, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
Marlith (Talk) has given you a kitten! Gifts of kittens promote Wikilove and holiday spirt. Hopefully this one has made your day better. Share the WikiLove and civility with everyone and raise the holiday spirit! Send kittens to others by adding {{ subst:Joy message}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Marlith (Talk) 04:39, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Life, I think you were correct, I did say that the response from the NPP as silent too soon--- Balloonman PoppaBalloon 06:07, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
My ISP frequently changes the isp address assigned to users. I do not know what bad things 62.24.251.240 did, but that was a different person, not me. The bad person will have got a different isp now. Hopefully I will get a different isp next time I log on too. So the ban on 62.24.251.240 is pointless. Edit: I see my ISP has changed itself anyway. 89.242.120.74 ( talk) 12:13, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Although I have a different ISP address, Wikipedia seems to think that I am 62.24.251.240 and has blocked me from adding comments to two talk pages. I do not understand why. Can something be done about this please? 89.242.120.74 ( talk) 12:31, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Hello, Lifebaka. I note that you just deleted the subject photo, one that I uploaded a few days ago. Did you, perhaps, have a chance to read the whole text of the submittal? What I wrote there was "public domain as seen on car bumper - if determined non-public domain, the graphic, itself, is licensed Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0, with a special provision for used by Wikipedia [11]". I would appreciate your assistance in correcting the defects in my submittal. I had thought that this sort of photo had a reasonable chance of being considered PD, but I guess you feel that is incorrect. If that's the case, though, then the modified CCA3 makes an exception, by name, for Wikipedia and Wikimedia. Much obliged. Tim Ross (talk) 12:47, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
And, if none of that is sufficient, what do I need to do to make a fair-use claim? I had considered putting that into the original submittal, but couldn't figure out how to do so. Thanks again. Tim Ross (talk) 13:12, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
That's very kind, Lifebaka. Yes, I'd be delighted if you would fix it up for me. Here's the fair use claim, which I hope is adequate: Tim Ross (talk) 22:45, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Non-free use media rationale for Image:FSM Logo on bumper.JPG
Description: logo of the Flying Spaghetti Monster on the bumper of a car
Source: self [User:Tim Ross]
Article: Flying Spaghetti Monster
Portion used: entire
Low resolution?: yes, 800 X 451 pixels
Purpose of use: document the general appearance of logo as it is customarily displayed
Replaceable?: only by another image showing the logo
Thanks, Lifebaka Tim Ross (talk) 15:01, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi, you undid the RFSD on this image. It was a bot created PNG version of a GIF logo that is not allowed to be presented as a PNG per the logo creator. There is a note on the website were the original GIF logo was retrieved from that explicitly states that the image must be used as a GIF with the red set to a specific RGB color value. This PNG version needs removed as it is not a valid use of the logo. Thanks. BcRIPster ( talk) 20:32, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
I've found some good sources on User:Paulmcdonald/F.J. (Mickey) McCormick from the Wescott deletion above. Still needs some wording, but I wanted to check with you. His involvement in the "free substitution" rule chantges in 1953 were very outspoken for the smaller colleges of the day.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 18:09, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
new article, same AFD I've found more detail for User:Paulmcdonald/John D. Schwender, turns out that his coaching was so violent that the faculty voted to suspend the entire football program for a year. I think that's interesting enough (and have some nice sources) to bring back to userspace and will be bold and do so. If you have objections, of course let me know and we can re-userfy!-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 05:51, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I am rizalninoynpoleon from the Philippines, could please help me in making the colour templates for the all the historic and current parties for the Philippines as I am making the Wiki pages of the Philippine congressional committees also for the congressional delegations of the provinces and cities represented in the House of Representatives as well as the members of Senate who elected at-large. Please reply ASAP. Thank You and Good Day. Rizalninoynapoleon ( talk) 08:03, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
I request that you review the close of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jonty Haywood. It has become clear that the following users are sock puppets or meat puppets of Jonty303 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log).
For evidence, see:
I request that you refactor the close of that discussion to either delete or relist for more discussion, as a majority of the Keep arguments were based on violations of WP:SOCK or WP:MEAT. Jehochman Talk 20:10, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Just passing the info along as it was created per your comment/suggestion at the September 28 DRV. If you haven't already you may also want to check out Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#Redirect question and "Need history check for Matt Lee" ANI thread. Soundvisions1 ( talk) 03:50, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey!! It's me. You remember, you sent me that message about how you'd ban me if I kept editing? Well what can I write? EVERYTHING I DO SEEMS TO BE MAKING ME GET IN TROUBLE ON HERE! HELP ME!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tiffren or Angel624 ( talk • contribs) 22:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
I have nominated Exopolitics, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Exopolitics (4th nomination). Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Sceptre ( talk) 13:14, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I noticed you closed a discussion, but did not remove the templates from the article, which I have done. Cheers! -- A Nobody My talk 04:11, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for taking the time to close Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nordine Zouareg, I really appreciate it your time. Having a wonderful week. travb ( talk) 04:24, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I left a comment at WT:Articles for deletion#Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nordine Zouareg, and I'm not sure if you saw it. Thanks. Flatscan ( talk) 04:37, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi there, I understand why you removed the speedy tag from this image, but the template also says that I could put a reason below the tag, which I did. The image uses not one, not two, but FOUR copyrighted logos, which makes it a derivative image and it should be deleted. – Pee Jay 08:18, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
{{
db|reason}}
instead, you shouldn't run into this issue again. Cheers, man.
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15:00, 14 January 2009 (UTC)I, Kri ( talk), am the author and copyright holder of both images; Cone lamp.jpg and PH Artichoke lamp.jpg, even though one is uploaded via Wikipedia and the other (the newer version) via Wikimedia Commons. Author information is recorded in both versions; if that is not your opinion, please explain to me further why you think it's not. -- Kri ( talk) 19:16, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
I have nominated Eye of Tyr, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eye of Tyr. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. dougweller ( talk) 19:49, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
I don't think there's any need to head to AN/I and I think we can consider this matter closed (almost). Lifebaka - do you want to handle the deletion yourself? I think it's reasonable to give you right of first refusal to do so. Frank | talk 16:14, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi!
I want to know, whyhad you deleted an article on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Kelly_Sundown_Carpenter
And what to do to restore this article.
Yours Helvete1985 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Helvete1985 ( talk • contribs) 20:50, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Kelly_Sundown_Carpenter
Why was this page deleted and what to do to restore it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Helvete1985 ( talk • contribs) 20:53, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
HE'S A REAL PERSON,UP AND COMING ROCK GUITARIST. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.83.130.198 ( talk) 21:13, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
It's probably not worth your while, I'll just have to start from scratch. Chubbles ( talk) 16:54, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
I imagine that you will find Wikipedia a particularly hostile place to write on record labels, since they are not typically the subject of news articles on their own. I've always been of the opinion that record labels' notabilities should stand on their roster of acts and not the number of news stories in Google about them, and that there should be a guideline in WP:MUSIC about them, but no other regular contributors believe that in practice, and many labels are deleted per WP:CORP (of all things!). What kind of music? What era? (this will help me think of good places to look.) Chubbles ( talk) 20:49, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Amanda Riska, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amanda Riska. Thank you. Hrafn Talk Stalk 06:28, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Disappointed to see this deleted - like the band and was looking for information.
I'm British, so I'd imagine if I was looking for info on a Russian band then they're notable. Is there any way of restoring it? I'll find proof of notability myself if required. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.30.148 ( talk) 18:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Okay, thanks for the quick response. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.30.148 ( talk) 18:42, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey, lifebaka, hello again. I've pretty much got my masters degree in the can, so my mind is slowly coming back to the MTG WikiProject...might be doing some tinkering before long. Got a quick question for you that might help me get jump-started. Is there a way to find a list of all of my User: pages? I'm pretty sure I made more sandboxy pages last summer, but I don't know how to find them anymore. I might have tagged them for deletion, but it'd be good for me to know. (I'll check back in with you here.) JamesLucas ( " " / +) 18:07, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Lifebaka, I could use some help with an edit war going on with the article Dan Debicella. The subject is a Connecticut state politician (and I have edited a number of their wikis), but there has been an on-going edit war between supporters and opponents of the subject in this article. The "Pro-Debicella" editors continue to remove information they believe reflects poorly on him, while the "Anti-Debicella" editors use biased languaged meant to make him look bad. Basically looks like only partisans are editing this page, not people of good faith.
I have tried to write a compromise article that includes all information, but in a newspaper fashion with both sides represented. I encouraged both sides to look at the compromise and see if they could come to an agreement. However, both sides have entered a "flame war" on the talk page, accusing each other of being specific people. (I am even accused of being Debicella, which I am not).
Not sure what to do here. I am basically going to walk away, because I have better things to do than get involved with an edit war (this is the first time I have seen this, but I imagine it is common). I would ask that you review my version (which is the one currently up) versus those of the two partisan editors (which are in the history). I might suggest either a long-term lock on the article or banning the two partisans if you believe I have captured the best of both of their versions. Or you should edit as you see fit, as someone who will be viewed as compeltely neutral. Thanks for your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheBard2 ( talk • contribs) 00:25, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Sounds good. I am not going to edit it any further. If the partisans cannot agree and begin an edit war again, feel free to revert to the version currently up (which I believe is more neutral than either of theirs). Thanks for your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheBard2 ( talk • contribs) 19:00, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
Lifebaka, PLEASE help me, or ask someone else to. As you will see, when the article became unprotected, I made a series of good faith edits to address the concerns of the editors who keep reverting the article without adding anything themselves. There is a mistake of moral equivalency being made here. My intentions are NOT the same as the other editor's...namely, to censor valid information. I honestly want both sides fairly presented. I am being obstructed from doing this at every turn and my frustration is reaching a breaking point. At what point does a user get banned on here?? I have no doubt that if this were a higher-priority article, they would have been a while ago. Is it too much to ask for a neutral editor to come in, take a hard look at the article and its sources, and make an executive decision as to at least what VERSION of the article should be used?? I'm banging my head against a wall here. Please advise. 69.0.13.202 ( talk) 18:01, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Changing the language of your attacks is NOT editing in good faith. I am very willing to compromise on this article, and have already agreed to The Bard's edits-- even though they include a number of irrelevant votes that were only ever noted in the Senator's opponent's campaign. I will return to the talk page to work this out with the above person from the Senator's opponent's campaign. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Orangeman2 ( talk • contribs) 22:53, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. :) I noticed that you had participated in the deletion review of the module Dwellers of the Forbidden City, and helped to overturn the initial deletion. I just wanted to let you know that today, the article was successfully turned into a Good Article. :) BOZ ( talk) 21:54, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
FYI--I restored Mark D. Nave, originally deleted after Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ward A. Wescott. Found some more sources on him and the 1903 season when the faculty voted to disband the program.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 21:57, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
It was deleted because he was considered a non-notable kentucky politian, but he works for Campbell country's fiscal courts now and has a lot of influence in northern kentucky. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.250.7.130 ( talk) 14:02, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
My name is Ken Rechtin. It is disappointing to see that I am a non notable politician and therefore deleted. I learned of this when someone told me recently that there was an entry on Wikipedia and that it was removed for the above noted reason. I now wonder what it means to be a notable politician and how does one achieve that status? I am very proud of my public service. I have served in the public sector for nine years as a City Commissioner for the City of Newport and for the last six years as a County Commissioner for Campbell County. 66.42.138.114 ( talk) 16:27, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
Could you please restore the article "Andrew McMahon (album) (deleted 08 Jul 2008 at 22:18)"? This is the only record of this EP on the internet, and I even know a friend who has the original disc. It's rapidly becoming more valuable as Jack's Mannequin grows in popularity. Thanks :-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.108.204.160 ( talk) 00:56, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
Steve Weber is co-founder of the band The Holy Modal Rounders Fans friends and fellow musicians would like to know what is new with him He is at facebook.com and his current status and activities are of much interest to anyone seeking information on The Holy Modal Rounders I am speaking in the third person--but I AM Steve Weber! Just want to let people have the option of finding me, Thank you! Steve Weber SFWonline ( talk) 10:50, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Hey lifebaka; it's been a bummer not to have you around! Hope you're well, even if you're not editing. JamesLucas ( " " / +) 17:10, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
You Deleted an article on UFC Veteran Solomon Hutcherson because he hasn't fought in notable organizations Solomon Was on TUF 3 Fought Once in the UFC a KO Loss to Luigi Fiorovanti and had a series of fights in KOTC. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rokk3 ( talk • contribs) 22:44, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
Still at it on passive smoking. I admire your instinct to assume good faith, but SonofFeanor is clearly in contact with the people behind the other accounts, by his own admission, and they're continuing to edit-war collectively and use the accounts to violate 3RR. Sorry to bug you; I'm just getting annoyed at the situation on that page. MastCell Talk 18:59, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Yesterday you deleted File:Meester Waldorf1.jpg under F5, unused nonfree media, but I don't understand why. Two days ago, I was cleaning out the F5 candidates, but declined this one because it was in use; I tagged it for deletion, but only because of an insufficient rationale. The uploader, James26, now wants to fix the rationale; would you be willing to restore it for him? I would do it, but I don't want to wheel war even on a small scale :-) Nyttend ( talk) 01:19, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
I changed your link to WP:RFCU on WT:AFD to link to WP:RFC/U as that appears to be what you meant to link, and those two are commonly confused. If that's not what you meant, please revert and accept my apologies. Stifle ( talk) 10:50, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
The passive smoking article is most likely go right back to edit warring. I ask that you keep it locked until the RfC is complete. Soxwon ( talk) 02:58, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
FYI: Wikipedia:Requests for page protection#Passive smoking (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Yilloslime T C 17:31, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
It seems two more SPAs have popped up supporting SonofFeanor, this is getting ridiculous. Soxwon ( talk) 17:48, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Wait, what? He's continued to edit as SonofFeanor, why did he create a new account? Soxwon ( talk) 18:37, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
See my talk page. TrioRuleYou ( talk) 02:50, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Alive in Joburg. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. 213.21.98.80 ( talk) 11:39, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
As the admin who closed the Bilateral standstill discussion, I wonder if you wouldn't mind weighing in on this AfD. This AfD was opened while the proposed standstill was being discussed but before you closed the discussion. It has been suggested that the standstill applies retroactively and that this AfD should be speedy closed with no action.
A little history: This is an article that I PRODed before the standstill discussion was started, the PROD tag was removed during the standstill discussion, I then AfDed the article, and then you closed the Standstill discussion. I fully support the standstill, having !voted for it during the debate. But my understanding was that AfDs already running when the standstill came into effect would be allowed to run their course. I guess the central question is: when did the standstill start--when you closed it, or at some earlier point? Yilloslime T C 17:14, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Strange one at Ted Schmidt. We've got permission for the text now, and I've noted the OTRS release at the talk. But I haven't restored the article, and I've written the editor to suggest that he may wish to speak with with the contributors at COIN or the Drawing Board prior to attempting to reestablish the article in that space. Since you had gotten involved, I thought to update you. -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:17, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I'm trying to figure out how I might give a proper attribution for work that was originally posted on a Wikia site (by me). This is in regards to the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise article, which has adapted some material from its Wikia counterpart (though they are not exactly the same).
I've been reading over the WP:Plagiarism page and came across the link to planetary nomenclature. I've attempted to apply the method displayed there to the article in question. I'd just like to verify that it's been done the right way. If not, do you know how I might go about it? -- James26 ( talk) 15:31, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I restored Robert Larsen when I found more information and sources for the subject. You were the deleting admin from this AFD and I wanted to notify you, ask for your input, etc.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 01:26, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello. I am one of the developers of the NICE tool and the related study's contact person. I hope you have been finding the modification helpful so far. We have been gathering users for a little over a month now, but we haven't gotten as many users as we had hoped. We'd appreciate it if you would share the NICE tool with any editors that might find it useful. -- E poch F ail ( talk| contribs) 16:44, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I was wondering if you could clear something up for BreakingDawn 90210, who has a habit of uploading replacement images for articles such as Blair Waldorf and Kelly Taylor (90210). The problem is that this person's uploads use the same file name as the preexisting image, but feature completely new pictures that the original copyright, source, and rationale info doesn't apply to. I've undone the uploads and attempted to inform this person a few times of why this is improper (in edit summaries and on their talk page now). Since I'm not sure I'm getting through, I'd appreciate it if you could put a word in, as perhaps you can explain it more clearly. Thanks. -- James26 ( talk) 07:16, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
You have been accused of sockpuppetry at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Papa November. I thought this might happen! Papa November ( talk) 18:11, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for deleting the page when i was trying to fix it, i added the correct tags but you delete it anyway. This is disrespect for peoples work!
//Martin Fafners ( talk) 14:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Ok please do that Fafners ( talk) 14:53, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, Saved me some work there :) Fafners ( talk) 14:59, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
[13] Thanks. -- Kbdank71 16:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your offer to usify the article Telepathy and war. I would like the article restored to a user page of mine. It might pay to wait a few days though, other users have disputed the content and I am likely to be busy elsewhere (away from Wikipedia) for a short while. I would like to return to work on the article when I have time. Frei Hans ( talk) 08:36, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for moving my article to the mainspace. I shall always try to edit this or any other article as per Wikipedia Policies. Regards Maihunggogoi ( talk) 18:38, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Can u please add the categorize the article after adding the title in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Youth_organisations_based_in_India, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Organisations_based_in_India, http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Category:Non-profit_organizations&from=VietAbroader Alternatively, u can help me out doing that. Regards Maihunggogoi ( talk) 22:48, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
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Hi Lifebaka. You put full protection on this article on 28 August. Per WP:Suspected sock puppets/Wtcsurvivor I think the registered socks that have been at all active are all blocked. If you check Talk:William Rodriguez you'll probably notice the subject still editing his Talk page as an IP-hopper. You could probably lighten the full protection of the article to indefinite semi protection and things would work out OK. EdJohnston ( talk) 16:48, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
I see from this article that you were an administration relating to the talks about deleting the "Earl's list" page. I am contributor at My Name is Earl Wiki, and I used that page to update some of the information there. I am not asking for a page restore, I was just wondering if it would be possible to have the contents of the page to use for reference in helping with the ongoing production of Earl Wiki. Any help you can offer in this respect would be very much appreciated. SignorSimon ( talk) 20:27, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry, done? SignorSimon ( talk) 06:39, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
please would you speedy delete this talk page under G8. Kittybrewster ☎ 20:29, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
A request for you here. Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 02:11, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for restoring the article to my sandbox, and yes it wasn't pretty. Anyway, I've reviewed the article and had I been aware that it was going to be speedied I would have asked for a regular AfD. Do I need to do anything in particular to shift this from a temporary restoration to a full fledged deletion review? A ni Mate 07:13, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, sorry, but you are the only admin who has commented on the request for a reversal of the GUE speedy deletion.
As per your suggestion, one of the other Wikipedian divers has put together a stub in my namespace below my "list of reasons", so I am not sure if that changes your view on endorsing the deletion.
[Will monitor this page for replies]
-- Legis ( talk - contribs) 16:16, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Can you please review the article about Ayusha Shrestha thank you ( NepaliBoy7 ( talk) 19:55, 24 September 2008 (UTC)).
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Fábio Pereira da Silva. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article, speedy-deleted it, or were otherwise interested in the article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. You were one of four admins who deleted this article. I got the request to UNSALT and have listed at DRV since I'm not comfortable enough with WP:ATHLETE to make the call and wanted community discussion since that's what resulted in its deletion. TravellingCari 21:20, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
Kudos on your recent clean up efforts at Magic The Gathering. GundamsЯus ( talk) 02:03, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your comment about VPP. Is what I am saying is this... http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversight
The U.S. Congress has a http://oversight.house.gov/ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is sort of an auditor, not a censorship board.
Does this make sense or is my suggestion completely non-sensical? 903M ( talk) 04:14, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
Hey, regarding your edit to Rajsaurus Narmadensis, I agree with your deletion of that content, I just want to warn you, that user has been determinedly and repeatedly undoing people's edits and working on that article, removing deletion requests and move templates that people put up. So he might end up trying to restore the version from before we put the redirect up; if it keeps happening, we might be able to get the article deleted and then protected or something to keep him from restoring it. -- Politizer ( talk) 17:17, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
Saw your name at the log page. Welcome aboard! :) I see we have a common interest in Magic: the Addiction. ;) Which booster set did you first get involved with? Anyway, looking forward to working with you... -- El on ka 01:17, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
In the Steps to list a new deletion review at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Discussions, Newdelrev, NewdelrevImg, and DRVNote each are dynamically linked. However, when you look at Wikipedia:Deletion_review#Steps_to_list_a_new_deletion_review, they are not dynamically linked. I tried purging, but that didn't work. Any change you can fix this? -- Suntag ☼ 15:06, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
I wanted to note that your attempt to find a workable solution was recognized and appreciated. The issue with the administrators' comments was the clear lack of accountability to errors in reasoning that led to an incorrect result. Hiding behind the "process" is the sad and disgusting state that those in power do to commit all types of injustices. We need decision-makers who admit when they're wrong and take corrective action. What's even more disheartening in a forum like this is that if a politician is wrong, there can be public accountability but administrators on Wikipedia have the luxury of hiding behind screen names and internet identities. The deletion issue began on 9/21/08 after 4 pm and the article was deleted on 9/26/08 at midnight. That's less than four business days. So it didn't even give adequate notice for a response since everyone doesn't check Wikipedia daily. Then with inadequate notice firmly in hand and incorrect assumptions based on poor research the administrators united and deleted the O.k., no worries because mistakes do happen but instead of looking at the issue and correcting an error, they hid behind an alleged "process". You're probably a problem solver by nature and a reasonable person. That's the sad part because when the reasonable people give their assent to ego, errors and lack of accountability, the entire premise of fairness fails. Lawyerscouncil ( talk) 01:36, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I dug up some stuff about the edit conflict on Dan Debicella, which you might want to check on AN/I. Equendil Talk 08:09, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka. The DRV discussion here seems to approve the creation of a template to tag closed AfD pages with a note that the AfD is/was the subject of a DRV. The tagging would be an optional/recommended practice. Would you create a DRV template for this? Also, or alternatively, would you modify Template:Afd2 so that, in addition to the box listing "AfDs for this article:" that it also lists "DRVs for this article:" (which should only appear if there are any DRVs. Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 13:11, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
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(which I oughta' make more required that it is currently, actually...). Biggest bug I can think of is if people don't specify the date, then the date on it'll change using the current code. I'll make some adjustments after I get some sleep.
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07:23, 28 September 2008 (UTC)I had cleaned up Women's Hospital just before you deleted it. Could you please restore it? -- Eastmain ( talk) 19:39, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
I want my image undeleted. It complied wholly with fair use and I believe it was deleted in error. My deletion talk page can't exist without the image to talk about... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Willjay ( talk • contribs) 02:40, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
Hello Lifebaka. Thanks for the help on that ANI thread. Although no one came on the talk page yet, I'm more at ease because I brought myself into starting a new proposal. You probably have more important things to think about. Well, same with me, but since I've got to face what I've just did yesterday, I couldn't live with myself without doing something about it. I even considered going on WP:AN3, but I realized that this would be wasting other people's time and would be going a little too far. So, here I am now. I hope all goes well.
Uh, chances are that you can recall an incident which I had with a bunch of socks (like User:Ausonia) almost exactly two months ago. While I acknowledge that I (ugh) went too far with the edit warring there as well, it doesn't matter as much at this point (luckily) as more socks were used abusively and were revealed.
You see, one month ago, I have found all of the IPs and reported enough of the users to get a lead on the rest of them (the bunch that I didn't know were spares which didn't even contribute—they were waiting to evade another block). I requested for a checkuser, and it turns out that my suspicions were correct on the checkuser case page. It was recently re-opened, so it looks like other IPs have turned up just a few days/weeks ago. I'm dealing with it now, and so I got some experience. You can look at it if you want; I don't think this is a position for you to comment over there just yet, but the transformation between two months ago and today is surprisingly huge. I wouldn't like to make things back to being screwed up, so please give me advice if you have any :P I need to avoid making silly mistakes any time soon.
Well, wish me luck. Cheers, ~ Troy ( talk) 01:23, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
...I have asked for a neutral, third opinion in regards to that content dispute. I hope everything works out, but please tell me if I'm doing something wrong or out of line here (it's always possible). Thanks, ~ Troy ( talk) 23:12, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
I don't care. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.196.223.225 ( talk) 21:30, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
hm yes because i wrote "EAT SHIT" and "DICKS" on wikipedia. good point faggot — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.196.223.225 ( talk) 17:13, October 1, 2008
What does Template:Drvl do and is it needed? Thanks -- Suntag ☼ 15:46, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
I'd say it does support that statement, but the fact that both of the authors of the review being criticised are chiropractors and they say in their reply that they don't see the difference between SM performed by different people as significant makes me think too much is being made of this point in the discussions on the talkpage. Tim Vickers ( talk) 20:33, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
I've spent the day finding and categorizing deletion templates and came across Deletion under review. I'm not sure if it is being used, but I created the documentation for it and added it to Template:DRV see also documentation. -- Suntag ☼ 23:42, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
I would like to make an official complaint about the user KM*hearts*MC ( talk). The last message i received from this user is:
I would like something official done about this user, it is not only me who has received these types of messages, please look through other users' talk pages from KM*hearts*MC ( talk). This user has clearly admitted to threatening me in the above message, I would like their IP to be blocked from using Wikipedia. I started a discussion in the talk page of Blond Ambition World Tour and it has resulted in this. This dispute has been regarding the tours title, which I have also proven to be accurate. I would like something serious done, I draw your attention to Cyber-bullying. Please help JWAD ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 11:16, October 3, 2008
...is still totally broken. See Template talk:Newdelrev. Jpatokal ( talk) 16:37, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
|ns=
left out. The header looks like:Re your message to QuackGuru: Thank you for participating in overseeing the Chiropractic article. I've posted a message to QuackGuru elaborating on one of your points and providing supporting diffs. I hope I haven't misrepresented what you meant.
Since the best outcome would be for QuackGuru to modify his behaviour to conform to any requirements, rather than to experience sanctions, I would appreciate it if, to further that goal, you would provide additional detail to QuackGuru explaining and elaborating on your second point: "and otherwise edit in a slightly disruptive manner." Thanks. ☺ Coppertwig ( talk) 02:01, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka, please could you have another look at your closure of this AfD? I realise that on a vote-counting basis there were more people saying "delete", but none of them explained why they thought that the newspaper sources presented didn't establish notability. The delete !votes all seemed to be WP:JNN based on the misapprehension that sources are required to be available online. Phil Bridger ( talk) 18:30, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Just to let you know that there has been a recent update to the criteria for relisting AFDs. You can see the full details at WP:RELIST. The main update is that relisting an AFD a second time should only be done in exceptional circumstances. I'm letting you know because you have recently been active in relisting AFDs. Stifle ( talk) 16:13, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
I strongly object to the WP:PROD deletion of request line. I ask that you please restore it, and the redirect from contest line. – radiojon ( talk) 09:30, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Dear Lifebaka,
Thanks for the feedback on the talk page for speedy deletions. I may have been a bit testy. I consider the type of article I was talking about to be the moral equivalent of shouting fire in a crowded theater; they should be stopped every time immediately,as far as I'm concerned. Some of the responses I took to be of the form: "Well that's somebody else's responsibility."
Nevertheless, the template suggestion (which I first took to be a joke) and your patient step-by-step suggestions were useful. There are strange ways of getting things done on Wikipedia.
Would you check out my proposed template at User:Smallbones/draft template. I'll check with others who realize the usefulness of such a template. Any comments appreciated. BTW, the template MAY be useful today.
Thanks again,
Smallbones ( talk) 16:43, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
There is {{ Newdelrev}} (log subst for articles), {{ NewdelrevImg}} (log subst for images), and {{ NewdelrevUCFD}} {log subst for User categories). Per Category:Deaths by age, I think we need a NewdelrevCFD so that people don't have to separately link to the CfD discussion. -- Suntag ☼ 08:38, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
Thank you very much for protecting the article Egypt, I don’t know why this article is vandalized up to this level, thank you very much indeed « PuTTY Sch OOL 14:59, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello Lifebaka. I doubt that this user is a sock of PuTTy, but I'm concerned about his/her comments towards other people like myself. I have warned the user once. What should/can I do about it? ~ Troy ( talk) 18:35, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I'm very sure that the image was copied from a picture. I'm not sure what is the problem with speedy and what is IFD. Could you please explain it to me? Thanks.-- Mbz1 ( talk) 19:01, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka, I'd like you to reconsider the deletion of the group's article. I would have closed this as no consensus. And from a notability view point, weight should have been given to the fact that a NYT's article about the actions of the group exists (and was cited). Thanks, Hobit ( talk) 03:10, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
I woulld like to thankyou for your very fast assistance on the AfD talk page. I have left appropriate messages on Klipfontein's. Again, Thankyou-- intraining Jack In 03:19, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Thanx very much for that. I've never linked the crimes of Israel (whether real or imagined) to the "The Jews". I wonder why the JIDF should do so? It may be that they're antisemitic, it might be worth keeping an eye on them. PR talk 21:03, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Very nice of you to drop me that note. I'm not bothered about it. It was obvious from the start, some months back, that this blacklisting, and the use of proxies to cause problems for feedback to the JIDF, was in the air. Nothing can be done about it. One simply confides in the fact that Wikipedia is a strong, intelligent and democratic world, and is not flustered by this rather pitiful little effort as McCarthyesque witch-hunting. Best wishes. Nishidani ( talk) 21:04, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
Bam. First A9 tagging. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ( Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP) 16:11, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
When building an articlehistory, please scroll to the bottom of the page to see if the red error category is lit. The instructions are at Template:Articlehistory. [2] Regards, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 20:41, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello Lifebaka. I left a message at Template talk:NewdelrevImg. -- Suntag ☼ 09:05, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
You said in your close that this has been taken to DRV, but I can't find it there. -- NE2 20:29, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Texas Railroad Museum. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedy-deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. NE2 21:32, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
So, if there's no consensus, does that mean if I go and speedy delete it, per Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Badlydrawnjeff, the deletion will stand? I would suggest a no consensus close should default to the conservative option when BLP is involved, along with the spirit of the above-linked ruling. Daniel ( talk) 23:21, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
Could you please restore Image:São Caetano Balusiegel logo.gif? I had noticed the image in Category:Candidates for speedy deletion, so I changed the licensing tag to {{ Non-free logo}}, and I think using it in the article about the team is a legitimate fair use of a non-free logo. Perhaps I made the change at the same time you were preparing to delete the image, so that you might not have seen the {{ Non-free logo}}. -- Eastmain ( talk) 00:23, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
-- 락 ( talk) 02:05, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
You were the closing admin on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Max Holm that included the deletion (and userfication) of User:Paulmcdonald/Forrest Craver. I wanted to get you a status update on this article and ask that you take a look at it. I've managed to find more sources and even one that names him as a pioneer of intramural sports at the collegiate level.
Can you take a look and let me know what you think so far?-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 22:02, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Youknowbest: The issue has not been resolved, sorry, no cigar. Youknowbest ( talk) 12:23, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka, I see that you declined my speedy deletions example, which I'm ok with, but I'm a little confused. I thought that, even if the contributor owns the website from which the image comes from, they still have to file an OTRS to prove that they really to own the picture and not just claim to. Thanks! -- Wizard191 ( talk) 15:49, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
I saw you fixed some of the images I had tagged CSD I11 via TW. Is there a fix that you know of on how to solve that glitch when using Twinkle? Currently you just tick the "I11" option and TW adds the tags. Soundvisions1 ( talk) 17:16, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
If I may suggest, you should extend the protection. There's no consensus in sight on the talk page. Some editors (citing BLP) want some bits information removed, even when said bits have been reproduced by media across the US political spectrum. The edit war will restart the second protection is dropped. Trying to come to any compromise before the elections seems hopeless. VG ☎ 19:06, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
You were the deleting admin for Samuel Boyle. I have just re-directed the page to pre-existing article Sam Boyle and merged the information from the previous article. Sound good?-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 21:04, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
Got another one-- it turns out Ross Fiscus was one of the first professional football players on record. Historically significant! That one is ready to restore from User:Paulmcdonald/Ross Fiscus to Ross Fiscus, if you don't mind.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 20:42, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
If i read the history right, you closed the succesful deletion discussion for an article on an anonymous swedish motorcycle rider called "Ghost Rider." The same article is back, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Rider_(Stuntman)
I've proposed for speedy deletion. Trying to goose the process along -- before i discovered the article had been deleted once before i simply nominated for deletion, then another editor happened along and reverted the nomination. If you weren't involved in this in the past/don't care my apologies for wasting your time. Best. Bali ultimate ( talk) 21:01, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
Canu plz deletion review of Sitashma Chand thanx.( NepaliBoy7 ( talk) 08:47, 28 October 2008 (UTC)).
I've been working on Joe Banks at User:Paulmcdonald/Joe Banks and would like for you to take a look at the changes. I have also found a photo that I believe we can use under fair use, but the bots won't let me place it on a user page. I've commented out the photo link so if you want to check it you can. Thanks!!-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 13:42, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
I do have permission to upload that picture for the wiki article. You could give me a clue why you deleted it! Mozza1979 ( talk) 15:22, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka. I followed the instructions at Wikipedia:Deletion review discussions to close a DRV. I posted
{{subst:DRV top|[[Boston Tea Party (political party)]]|'''Close''' - Admin Gwen Gale's [http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Boston_Tea_Party_(political_party)&diff=next&oldid=248986663 12:42, 1 November 2008] decision not to [[WP:G4|G4]] speedy delete the article recreated after Admin Arthur Rubin's [http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Special:Log&page=Boston+Tea+Party+%28political+party%29 06:30, 1 November 2008] G4 speedy deletion makes this discussion moot. The correct process would be post a DRV request to review Gwen Gale's decision not to G4 speedy delete the article or to list the article at AfD2.}},
but this resulted only in this. I then had to fix the close. See this. What did I do wrong? Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 19:01, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
|Close - Admin Gwen Gale's [http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=
as a parameter instead of something sensible. If you're using a URL in the code, I suggest using {{
DRV top|[[<Article name>]]|2=<Close>}}
. If you're worried this will be a problem again, try previewing first. Cheers.
lifebaka
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22:29, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi. You deleted the article Heather Harmon. The deletion discussion had more keep votes than deletes. Perhaps this should be restored.-- Thiseach ( talk) 17:59, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
I don't think I remembered to ask... can you please userfy the deleted articles from Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ward A. Wescott? User:Paulmcdonald/coachname would be just fine.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 12:58, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
Not sure what to do here as there is an AfD going on ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Fitzgerald (producer)) for the Brian Fitzgerald (producer) article which is clearly a G11. It seems to have been A7'd before so maybe that is why it went to AfD this time, but I am not sure. I am tempted to add a G11 and do a non-admin close of the AfD but i wanted to check with an admin first. Or have the admin just close it and do the G11. Thanks. Soundvisions1 ( talk) 01:05, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi. What should I do if we had a big (huge) discussion over a topic being added then a user who failed to show any interest in that discussion takes out the new information?? It is in respect to the Muslims being excluded from the telescope article. 24.138.145.57 ( talk) 01:29, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
I've sent the remaining two articles Max Holm and Graydon Long from Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Max Holm to Deletion Review. I can see arguments made where some would say they are still not notable, some would say borderline, and some would say keep. I think it might be best to get some "weigh-in" from other editors. There's a few others that I sent to DRV as well--ones that I have put some work into.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 19:06, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi! I’ve been working on a lot of ‘’ Dungeons & Dragons’’ articles lately and saw that you've edited some too, and am inviting you to join Wikipedia’s D&D group. I've been hard at work removing tags placed inappropriately on D&D articles, as well as modifying articles to remove tags that were placed legitimately. In addition, I have been compiling related articles together so that the articles are longer, making it easier to remove tags and to have short articles on lesser topics by just putting it into another appropriate article (links to such compiled articles can be found on my userpage). Check out the project here , and ask any questions that you may have here. Thank you for your time. Drilnoth ( talk) 21:06, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
why did you took my page down wzzp whit that????? the name is Static-beats —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bertschouten ( talk • contribs) 15:24, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
why did you remove my article about static-beats its easy to verify and when you look up static at wiki pedia there is a
bass player nobody ever heard off
just goolge the name staticbeats and you see it 4 your self —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bertschouten ( talk • contribs) 15:41, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi there, I had by user-page deleted, as I was going to quit editing on wiki, anyway after a discussion I had in email with some editors on wiki, they've convinced me come back, thus, if its possible could you restore my deleted user-page? thanks. -- Street Scholar ( talk) 11:19, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry, I didn't understand what you were talking about in your last comment on my talk page. ScienceApologist ( talk) 03:51, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
How long before you can decide whether to restore the page? Will you be able to protect an accepted version from marking and deletion once it is created? Thanks Simon2239 ( talk) 16:59, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Can you now go ahead with the restore? Thanks Simon2239 ( talk) 15:17, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello again. I think it really must be clear that this should be overturned now, are you able to do this for me? Or is there a time you've got to wait before doing it or something? Thanks! Simon2239 ( talk) 11:01, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
Do you think I could have rollback? I do a lot of vandal fighting. I'll watch your page so you can reply here. thanks for your time Alio The Fool 17:25, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Lifebaka. We're trying to develop a template to nominate hooks at DYK, somewhat like Template:Newdelrev. A current problem is the [edit] button. See Template talk:DYKsuggestion. Transcluding the template cause [edit] to lead back to the template page rather than open the DYK section. See Template:DYKsuggestion/Test. However, subst the template incorprates a real mess into the DYK section. If you have some time, could you lend a hand developing Template:DYKsuggestion. Thanks. -- Suntag ☼ 08:02, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
Greetings, As I'm barely at all versed in template coding I try to borrow stuff I understand where I find it. I'd love to try to tweak your MTG invite template for use at WP:BOO, but I wanted to express interest to you first, and ask if there are any pitfalls a newbie like myself might fall into.
By the way, you have an eerily-quiet talk page for an admin. What's your secret?-- otherl left No, really, other way . . . 07:26, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
|subst=
, which the usage instructions say to set as |subst=subst:
. If you plan to include the signature automatically, you'll need to break up the tildes, like ~~<includeonly></includeonly>~~
so it doesn't sub in until (and only when) the template is substituted. The stuff at
Help:ParserFunctions will help if you're planning to use any conditional statements, but the code over at
WP:MTG/I is pretty stable last I remember, so straight ripping it from there should work.Hi. I'm Ral315, editor of the Wikipedia Signpost. We're interviewing all ArbCom candidates for an article this week, and your response is requested.
Please respond on my talk page. We'll probably go to press on Tuesday, but late responses will be added as they're submitted. Thanks, Ral315 ( talk) 22:46, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Before I did a G11 nom for it I though I would ask you if Babicz Guitars came across as "blatant advertising"? It has been rewritten so it is not a blatant copyvio of Products, Identity Series or other sections of the website but it is still nothing more than the information contained on the website. No citations, no other references. The entire article is information from the website. In looking over the history it seems like there was a CSD on it (or a previous version) and a removed PROD. My very first thought was it was just a cut and paste from a catalog because that is exactly how it reads. Thanks. Soundvisions1 ( talk) 06:07, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
Your feedback is appreciated in the New "i12"? discussion on the rewording of G6. Thank you. Soundvisions1 ( talk) 16:36, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
Can something please be done about User_talk:KM*hearts*MC as I am getting very annoyed that this person has not been blocked. This user continues to send abusive and threatening messages and still nothing is being done about it. My last message said "I truly do not understand why you feel that you're the end all and know all when it comes to Madonna. Whenever any editor goes against your opinion, you like to throw these temper tantrums until you get your way. It's very sad that someone who claims to be an adult acts like a child on the playground."
Something needs to be done about this user, as again and again they are warned and still continue to be uncivil. Many thanks JWAD ( talk)
You closed a deletion a while back at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ward A. Wescott, a part of the West Incident. I restored one of the articles to Harrison McJohnston based on his status as an author in the business world as well as limited athletics. Thought you'd like to review it, just to be sure--but I'm pretty sure the sources and breadth of the article are enough, even though the emphasis is less on his American football coaching.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 22:24, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
Marlith (Talk) has given you a kitten! Gifts of kittens promote Wikilove and holiday spirt. Hopefully this one has made your day better. Share the WikiLove and civility with everyone and raise the holiday spirit! Send kittens to others by adding {{ subst:Joy message}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
Marlith (Talk) 04:39, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Life, I think you were correct, I did say that the response from the NPP as silent too soon--- Balloonman PoppaBalloon 06:07, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
My ISP frequently changes the isp address assigned to users. I do not know what bad things 62.24.251.240 did, but that was a different person, not me. The bad person will have got a different isp now. Hopefully I will get a different isp next time I log on too. So the ban on 62.24.251.240 is pointless. Edit: I see my ISP has changed itself anyway. 89.242.120.74 ( talk) 12:13, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Although I have a different ISP address, Wikipedia seems to think that I am 62.24.251.240 and has blocked me from adding comments to two talk pages. I do not understand why. Can something be done about this please? 89.242.120.74 ( talk) 12:31, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Hello, Lifebaka. I note that you just deleted the subject photo, one that I uploaded a few days ago. Did you, perhaps, have a chance to read the whole text of the submittal? What I wrote there was "public domain as seen on car bumper - if determined non-public domain, the graphic, itself, is licensed Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0, with a special provision for used by Wikipedia [11]". I would appreciate your assistance in correcting the defects in my submittal. I had thought that this sort of photo had a reasonable chance of being considered PD, but I guess you feel that is incorrect. If that's the case, though, then the modified CCA3 makes an exception, by name, for Wikipedia and Wikimedia. Much obliged. Tim Ross (talk) 12:47, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
And, if none of that is sufficient, what do I need to do to make a fair-use claim? I had considered putting that into the original submittal, but couldn't figure out how to do so. Thanks again. Tim Ross (talk) 13:12, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
That's very kind, Lifebaka. Yes, I'd be delighted if you would fix it up for me. Here's the fair use claim, which I hope is adequate: Tim Ross (talk) 22:45, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
Non-free use media rationale for Image:FSM Logo on bumper.JPG
Description: logo of the Flying Spaghetti Monster on the bumper of a car
Source: self [User:Tim Ross]
Article: Flying Spaghetti Monster
Portion used: entire
Low resolution?: yes, 800 X 451 pixels
Purpose of use: document the general appearance of logo as it is customarily displayed
Replaceable?: only by another image showing the logo
Thanks, Lifebaka Tim Ross (talk) 15:01, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi, you undid the RFSD on this image. It was a bot created PNG version of a GIF logo that is not allowed to be presented as a PNG per the logo creator. There is a note on the website were the original GIF logo was retrieved from that explicitly states that the image must be used as a GIF with the red set to a specific RGB color value. This PNG version needs removed as it is not a valid use of the logo. Thanks. BcRIPster ( talk) 20:32, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
I've found some good sources on User:Paulmcdonald/F.J. (Mickey) McCormick from the Wescott deletion above. Still needs some wording, but I wanted to check with you. His involvement in the "free substitution" rule chantges in 1953 were very outspoken for the smaller colleges of the day.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 18:09, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
new article, same AFD I've found more detail for User:Paulmcdonald/John D. Schwender, turns out that his coaching was so violent that the faculty voted to suspend the entire football program for a year. I think that's interesting enough (and have some nice sources) to bring back to userspace and will be bold and do so. If you have objections, of course let me know and we can re-userfy!-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 05:51, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I am rizalninoynpoleon from the Philippines, could please help me in making the colour templates for the all the historic and current parties for the Philippines as I am making the Wiki pages of the Philippine congressional committees also for the congressional delegations of the provinces and cities represented in the House of Representatives as well as the members of Senate who elected at-large. Please reply ASAP. Thank You and Good Day. Rizalninoynapoleon ( talk) 08:03, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
I request that you review the close of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jonty Haywood. It has become clear that the following users are sock puppets or meat puppets of Jonty303 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log).
For evidence, see:
I request that you refactor the close of that discussion to either delete or relist for more discussion, as a majority of the Keep arguments were based on violations of WP:SOCK or WP:MEAT. Jehochman Talk 20:10, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Just passing the info along as it was created per your comment/suggestion at the September 28 DRV. If you haven't already you may also want to check out Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#Redirect question and "Need history check for Matt Lee" ANI thread. Soundvisions1 ( talk) 03:50, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey!! It's me. You remember, you sent me that message about how you'd ban me if I kept editing? Well what can I write? EVERYTHING I DO SEEMS TO BE MAKING ME GET IN TROUBLE ON HERE! HELP ME!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tiffren or Angel624 ( talk • contribs) 22:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
I have nominated Exopolitics, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Exopolitics (4th nomination). Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Sceptre ( talk) 13:14, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I noticed you closed a discussion, but did not remove the templates from the article, which I have done. Cheers! -- A Nobody My talk 04:11, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for taking the time to close Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nordine Zouareg, I really appreciate it your time. Having a wonderful week. travb ( talk) 04:24, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I left a comment at WT:Articles for deletion#Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nordine Zouareg, and I'm not sure if you saw it. Thanks. Flatscan ( talk) 04:37, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi there, I understand why you removed the speedy tag from this image, but the template also says that I could put a reason below the tag, which I did. The image uses not one, not two, but FOUR copyrighted logos, which makes it a derivative image and it should be deleted. – Pee Jay 08:18, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
{{
db|reason}}
instead, you shouldn't run into this issue again. Cheers, man.
lifebaka
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15:00, 14 January 2009 (UTC)I, Kri ( talk), am the author and copyright holder of both images; Cone lamp.jpg and PH Artichoke lamp.jpg, even though one is uploaded via Wikipedia and the other (the newer version) via Wikimedia Commons. Author information is recorded in both versions; if that is not your opinion, please explain to me further why you think it's not. -- Kri ( talk) 19:16, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
I have nominated Eye of Tyr, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eye of Tyr. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. dougweller ( talk) 19:49, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
I don't think there's any need to head to AN/I and I think we can consider this matter closed (almost). Lifebaka - do you want to handle the deletion yourself? I think it's reasonable to give you right of first refusal to do so. Frank | talk 16:14, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi!
I want to know, whyhad you deleted an article on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Kelly_Sundown_Carpenter
And what to do to restore this article.
Yours Helvete1985 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Helvete1985 ( talk • contribs) 20:50, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Kelly_Sundown_Carpenter
Why was this page deleted and what to do to restore it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Helvete1985 ( talk • contribs) 20:53, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
HE'S A REAL PERSON,UP AND COMING ROCK GUITARIST. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.83.130.198 ( talk) 21:13, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
It's probably not worth your while, I'll just have to start from scratch. Chubbles ( talk) 16:54, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
I imagine that you will find Wikipedia a particularly hostile place to write on record labels, since they are not typically the subject of news articles on their own. I've always been of the opinion that record labels' notabilities should stand on their roster of acts and not the number of news stories in Google about them, and that there should be a guideline in WP:MUSIC about them, but no other regular contributors believe that in practice, and many labels are deleted per WP:CORP (of all things!). What kind of music? What era? (this will help me think of good places to look.) Chubbles ( talk) 20:49, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing, Amanda Riska, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amanda Riska. Thank you. Hrafn Talk Stalk 06:28, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
Disappointed to see this deleted - like the band and was looking for information.
I'm British, so I'd imagine if I was looking for info on a Russian band then they're notable. Is there any way of restoring it? I'll find proof of notability myself if required. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.30.148 ( talk) 18:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Okay, thanks for the quick response. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.30.148 ( talk) 18:42, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey, lifebaka, hello again. I've pretty much got my masters degree in the can, so my mind is slowly coming back to the MTG WikiProject...might be doing some tinkering before long. Got a quick question for you that might help me get jump-started. Is there a way to find a list of all of my User: pages? I'm pretty sure I made more sandboxy pages last summer, but I don't know how to find them anymore. I might have tagged them for deletion, but it'd be good for me to know. (I'll check back in with you here.) JamesLucas ( " " / +) 18:07, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Lifebaka, I could use some help with an edit war going on with the article Dan Debicella. The subject is a Connecticut state politician (and I have edited a number of their wikis), but there has been an on-going edit war between supporters and opponents of the subject in this article. The "Pro-Debicella" editors continue to remove information they believe reflects poorly on him, while the "Anti-Debicella" editors use biased languaged meant to make him look bad. Basically looks like only partisans are editing this page, not people of good faith.
I have tried to write a compromise article that includes all information, but in a newspaper fashion with both sides represented. I encouraged both sides to look at the compromise and see if they could come to an agreement. However, both sides have entered a "flame war" on the talk page, accusing each other of being specific people. (I am even accused of being Debicella, which I am not).
Not sure what to do here. I am basically going to walk away, because I have better things to do than get involved with an edit war (this is the first time I have seen this, but I imagine it is common). I would ask that you review my version (which is the one currently up) versus those of the two partisan editors (which are in the history). I might suggest either a long-term lock on the article or banning the two partisans if you believe I have captured the best of both of their versions. Or you should edit as you see fit, as someone who will be viewed as compeltely neutral. Thanks for your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheBard2 ( talk • contribs) 00:25, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Sounds good. I am not going to edit it any further. If the partisans cannot agree and begin an edit war again, feel free to revert to the version currently up (which I believe is more neutral than either of theirs). Thanks for your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheBard2 ( talk • contribs) 19:00, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
Lifebaka, PLEASE help me, or ask someone else to. As you will see, when the article became unprotected, I made a series of good faith edits to address the concerns of the editors who keep reverting the article without adding anything themselves. There is a mistake of moral equivalency being made here. My intentions are NOT the same as the other editor's...namely, to censor valid information. I honestly want both sides fairly presented. I am being obstructed from doing this at every turn and my frustration is reaching a breaking point. At what point does a user get banned on here?? I have no doubt that if this were a higher-priority article, they would have been a while ago. Is it too much to ask for a neutral editor to come in, take a hard look at the article and its sources, and make an executive decision as to at least what VERSION of the article should be used?? I'm banging my head against a wall here. Please advise. 69.0.13.202 ( talk) 18:01, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Changing the language of your attacks is NOT editing in good faith. I am very willing to compromise on this article, and have already agreed to The Bard's edits-- even though they include a number of irrelevant votes that were only ever noted in the Senator's opponent's campaign. I will return to the talk page to work this out with the above person from the Senator's opponent's campaign. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Orangeman2 ( talk • contribs) 22:53, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. :) I noticed that you had participated in the deletion review of the module Dwellers of the Forbidden City, and helped to overturn the initial deletion. I just wanted to let you know that today, the article was successfully turned into a Good Article. :) BOZ ( talk) 21:54, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
FYI--I restored Mark D. Nave, originally deleted after Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ward A. Wescott. Found some more sources on him and the 1903 season when the faculty voted to disband the program.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 21:57, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
It was deleted because he was considered a non-notable kentucky politian, but he works for Campbell country's fiscal courts now and has a lot of influence in northern kentucky. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.250.7.130 ( talk) 14:02, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
My name is Ken Rechtin. It is disappointing to see that I am a non notable politician and therefore deleted. I learned of this when someone told me recently that there was an entry on Wikipedia and that it was removed for the above noted reason. I now wonder what it means to be a notable politician and how does one achieve that status? I am very proud of my public service. I have served in the public sector for nine years as a City Commissioner for the City of Newport and for the last six years as a County Commissioner for Campbell County. 66.42.138.114 ( talk) 16:27, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
Could you please restore the article "Andrew McMahon (album) (deleted 08 Jul 2008 at 22:18)"? This is the only record of this EP on the internet, and I even know a friend who has the original disc. It's rapidly becoming more valuable as Jack's Mannequin grows in popularity. Thanks :-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.108.204.160 ( talk) 00:56, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
Steve Weber is co-founder of the band The Holy Modal Rounders Fans friends and fellow musicians would like to know what is new with him He is at facebook.com and his current status and activities are of much interest to anyone seeking information on The Holy Modal Rounders I am speaking in the third person--but I AM Steve Weber! Just want to let people have the option of finding me, Thank you! Steve Weber SFWonline ( talk) 10:50, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Hey lifebaka; it's been a bummer not to have you around! Hope you're well, even if you're not editing. JamesLucas ( " " / +) 17:10, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
You Deleted an article on UFC Veteran Solomon Hutcherson because he hasn't fought in notable organizations Solomon Was on TUF 3 Fought Once in the UFC a KO Loss to Luigi Fiorovanti and had a series of fights in KOTC. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rokk3 ( talk • contribs) 22:44, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
Still at it on passive smoking. I admire your instinct to assume good faith, but SonofFeanor is clearly in contact with the people behind the other accounts, by his own admission, and they're continuing to edit-war collectively and use the accounts to violate 3RR. Sorry to bug you; I'm just getting annoyed at the situation on that page. MastCell Talk 18:59, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Yesterday you deleted File:Meester Waldorf1.jpg under F5, unused nonfree media, but I don't understand why. Two days ago, I was cleaning out the F5 candidates, but declined this one because it was in use; I tagged it for deletion, but only because of an insufficient rationale. The uploader, James26, now wants to fix the rationale; would you be willing to restore it for him? I would do it, but I don't want to wheel war even on a small scale :-) Nyttend ( talk) 01:19, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
I changed your link to WP:RFCU on WT:AFD to link to WP:RFC/U as that appears to be what you meant to link, and those two are commonly confused. If that's not what you meant, please revert and accept my apologies. Stifle ( talk) 10:50, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
The passive smoking article is most likely go right back to edit warring. I ask that you keep it locked until the RfC is complete. Soxwon ( talk) 02:58, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
FYI: Wikipedia:Requests for page protection#Passive smoking (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Yilloslime T C 17:31, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
It seems two more SPAs have popped up supporting SonofFeanor, this is getting ridiculous. Soxwon ( talk) 17:48, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
Wait, what? He's continued to edit as SonofFeanor, why did he create a new account? Soxwon ( talk) 18:37, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
See my talk page. TrioRuleYou ( talk) 02:50, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Alive in Joburg. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. 213.21.98.80 ( talk) 11:39, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
As the admin who closed the Bilateral standstill discussion, I wonder if you wouldn't mind weighing in on this AfD. This AfD was opened while the proposed standstill was being discussed but before you closed the discussion. It has been suggested that the standstill applies retroactively and that this AfD should be speedy closed with no action.
A little history: This is an article that I PRODed before the standstill discussion was started, the PROD tag was removed during the standstill discussion, I then AfDed the article, and then you closed the Standstill discussion. I fully support the standstill, having !voted for it during the debate. But my understanding was that AfDs already running when the standstill came into effect would be allowed to run their course. I guess the central question is: when did the standstill start--when you closed it, or at some earlier point? Yilloslime T C 17:14, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Strange one at Ted Schmidt. We've got permission for the text now, and I've noted the OTRS release at the talk. But I haven't restored the article, and I've written the editor to suggest that he may wish to speak with with the contributors at COIN or the Drawing Board prior to attempting to reestablish the article in that space. Since you had gotten involved, I thought to update you. -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:17, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I'm trying to figure out how I might give a proper attribution for work that was originally posted on a Wikia site (by me). This is in regards to the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise article, which has adapted some material from its Wikia counterpart (though they are not exactly the same).
I've been reading over the WP:Plagiarism page and came across the link to planetary nomenclature. I've attempted to apply the method displayed there to the article in question. I'd just like to verify that it's been done the right way. If not, do you know how I might go about it? -- James26 ( talk) 15:31, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I restored Robert Larsen when I found more information and sources for the subject. You were the deleting admin from this AFD and I wanted to notify you, ask for your input, etc.-- Paul McDonald ( talk) 01:26, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello. I am one of the developers of the NICE tool and the related study's contact person. I hope you have been finding the modification helpful so far. We have been gathering users for a little over a month now, but we haven't gotten as many users as we had hoped. We'd appreciate it if you would share the NICE tool with any editors that might find it useful. -- E poch F ail ( talk| contribs) 16:44, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I was wondering if you could clear something up for BreakingDawn 90210, who has a habit of uploading replacement images for articles such as Blair Waldorf and Kelly Taylor (90210). The problem is that this person's uploads use the same file name as the preexisting image, but feature completely new pictures that the original copyright, source, and rationale info doesn't apply to. I've undone the uploads and attempted to inform this person a few times of why this is improper (in edit summaries and on their talk page now). Since I'm not sure I'm getting through, I'd appreciate it if you could put a word in, as perhaps you can explain it more clearly. Thanks. -- James26 ( talk) 07:16, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
You have been accused of sockpuppetry at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Papa November. I thought this might happen! Papa November ( talk) 18:11, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for deleting the page when i was trying to fix it, i added the correct tags but you delete it anyway. This is disrespect for peoples work!
//Martin Fafners ( talk) 14:49, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Ok please do that Fafners ( talk) 14:53, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, Saved me some work there :) Fafners ( talk) 14:59, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
[13] Thanks. -- Kbdank71 16:54, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your offer to usify the article Telepathy and war. I would like the article restored to a user page of mine. It might pay to wait a few days though, other users have disputed the content and I am likely to be busy elsewhere (away from Wikipedia) for a short while. I would like to return to work on the article when I have time. Frei Hans ( talk) 08:36, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for moving my article to the mainspace. I shall always try to edit this or any other article as per Wikipedia Policies. Regards Maihunggogoi ( talk) 18:38, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Can u please add the categorize the article after adding the title in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Youth_organisations_based_in_India, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Organisations_based_in_India, http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Category:Non-profit_organizations&from=VietAbroader Alternatively, u can help me out doing that. Regards Maihunggogoi ( talk) 22:48, 11 July 2009 (UTC)