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The Latin alphabet was used for the Vietnamese language since the 20th century. Those redirects are completely irrelevance. Maybe you should go to WP Project Vietnam and tell about those redirects, or maybe you should discuss this with User:DHN, he probably would say the same thing as I did. ༆ ( talk) 04:32, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
Hey all :)
A couple of new things.
First, you'll note that all the project titles have now changed to the Page Curation prefix, rather than having the New Pages Feed prefix. This is because the overarching project name has changed to Page Curation; the feed is still known as New Pages Feed, and the Curation Toolbar is still the Curation Toolbar. Hopefully this will be the last namechange ;p.
On the subject of the Curation Toolbar (nice segue, Oliver!) - it's now deployed on Wikipedia. Just open up any article in the New Pages Feed and it should appear on the right. It's still a beta version - bugs are expected - and we've got a lot more work to do. But if you see something going wrong, or a feature missing, drop me a note or post on the project talkpage and I'll be happy to help :). We'll be holding two office hours sessions to discuss the tool and improvements to it; the first is at 19:00 UTC on 14 August, and the second at 23:00 on the 15th. Both will be in #wikimedia-office as always. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) ( talk) 15:08, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
Dear Mr. Stradivarius i see that you have deleted VU Telepresence page. I think just like Cisco Telepresence and LifeSize Vu page also deserves a place. I agree that i may have been very fast in pushing the page up but i dont know how things work here. Plus i only got active recently on Wiki, so as the guidelines of wiki stage all you senior editors should help us rather than punishing us and destroying our work. Please let me know how can i restart the page Cyberhawk 5 ( talk) 18:32, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers
Hello, deleting the page is a mistake. Iam Iranian and when I was going in doctor's office I was meeting many MS patients who were doing the same and it was not my own experience! Please try to keep the page save and shown to people. It can help an MS patient alot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.147.16.31 ( talk) 03:06, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello again
my email address is [email address removed] and I was the guy who wrote down 'Honey Bee therapy for multiple sclerosis(M)' and I please you to help keep the page and show it to people, specially MS patients, please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.147.16.31 ( talk) 03:13, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello, please either send me me message on my gmail or author mjesfahani in wikipedia or gmail, they're connected togetther.please keep the page and show it to people,do not delete. Mjesfahani either in wikipedia or gmail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.147.16.31 ( talk) 03:22, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello,
A good proof to you is this link from a famous site that people with MS do this therapy:
http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseaction/show/pageid/2975/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mjesfahani ( talk • contribs) 14:27, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
MansourJE ( talk) 14:36, 9 August 2012 (UTC) http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseaction/show/pageid/2975/
A good reference NOT to delete "Honey Bee Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis(MS)"
MansourJE ( talk) 14:48, 9 August 2012 (UTC) The page was specifically for MS sickness that was deleted.
Also, please note that when writing on medical topics such as this one, we are expected to adhere to adhere to strict guidelines on medical sources. If medical sources don't exist, then it may be possible to use books published by a respectable publisher, or national newspapers. However, in this case Wikipedia would not be able to present any medical claims as true - see our guideline on fringe theories for more details.
Finally, we actually already have an article on honey bees and their use in medicine - Apitherapy. Perhaps you could consider helping to make this article better, rather than trying to create a new page specifically about honey bee treatment of MS? If you do decide to help with this article, though, please bear in mind the guidelines on sourcing for medical articles that I linked above. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ( have a chat) 18:53, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
MansourJE ( talk) 06:56, 10 August 2012 (UTC)I added 7 references. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Honey_Bee_Therapy_for_Multiple_Sclerosis(MS)
Hello,
you recently deleted the article Bernie Crouch, was this because of the automated message from VWBot or did I do something else wrong?
Tommytoplad ( talk) 16:51, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
Dear Strad -- I missed your AfD but looking over it I saw reference to your work on the WP:V mediation. Wow! That must be the best handling of an extremely contentious mediation that I've ever seen. Thanks for giving a gold standard that the rest of us can look up to. Best, -- Michael Scott Cuthbert (talk) 23:53, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
Dear Stradivarius,
The undersigned is the supposed infringer of his legal right to inform, objectively and with documented references to late Sri Syam Sundar Goswami.
The idea of creating an article about one of the major pioneers of contemporaneous Yoga came to my 82-old year mind when I incidentally found an article of the patronym Goswami and bearers of the name but not that of the above person.
Whatever the policy prevailing with Wikipedia, I found somewhat peculiar the so-called speedy deletion of an article drafted most objectively in yogic spirit, that is it faithful to the principle of truth.
The pragmatic man I am now asks: how to proceed to straighten out this anomaly by either creating a one-line edit to the existing Goswami article, or, preferably by dedicating a quite new article to Sri Shyam Sundar Goswami?
Bests regards,
Basile P Catoméris Catome ( talk) 08:25, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
If you are able to prove that Sri Shyam Sundar Goswami passes the notability guidelines for biographies, though, you are welcome to create a new article about him. Make sure that you use your own words, however - further copyright violations will also be removed or deleted. Also, please note that you don't have any right to free speech on Wikipedia. Your articles and edits must conform to Wikipedia policies if you want them to be included. Let me know if you have any questions about any of this, and I'll be glad to help you out. Best regards — Mr. Stradivarius ( have a chat) 16:23, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
I've re-raised the hyphen issue but I didn't think to notify people. Please see Talk:Second language acquisition#Hyphen and Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 August 12#Category:Second-language acquisition. Thanks, rʨanaɢ ( talk) 17:44, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi, what did you mean when you said I needed to find sources that would indicate the website passes? That I needed to find websites that say the same thing I said on my article? Because, for example, the Survivor Sucks article only has references that link back to the part about the American Idol scandal, and none about the rest of the article. So, if I were to find a few pages that link back to a certain topic on the website, would that make it notable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LiquidDiamonds ( talk • contribs) 20:11, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for the note. However, I'm a bit confused. Guy marches in here, and puts up an article about his own e-book which he just e-published, and it gets to stay for 7 days? Seems that meets A7 to me. Totally non-notable.
Then again, I'm not admin. Been editing for a good long time and I do tend to get one wrong every now and then. I usually just grin and say "thank you" and move on. But this just seems like such a blatant advertisement of a self-published e-book that there has to be some criteria of speedy that would fit it.
Your call. I noticed you re-tagged it with a PROD. Only problem I see there is the author can simply remove it. Thanks for listening to my ranting. Appreciate what you do. Just questioning this decision. Kind regards, -- Man way 06:24, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Dear Mr Stradivarius
I'm not quite sure if I'm messaging an appropriate person about this - I've occasionally edited Wiki articles on contemporary classical music for the last year or two, but still haven't managed to work out a lot of the talk-related stuff. However, I just happened to notice this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Robert_Keeley_(composer) and am a bit concerned about it, for a couple of reasons ...
I can't actually work out whether the deleted article is archived somewhere, so can't judge how useful it was in its state immediately prior to deletion, but I'm a bit surprised by both the content and the tone of some of the discussion (particularly from users J04n and The Blade of the Northern Lights).
(a) Keeley has at least two albums out - I know this because I own a copy of one which is not the one mentioned by user J04n. (It seems you can find them both by googling "rob keeley chamber music". It could be the variation between Robert and Rob causing the confusion, maybe??) (b) It's certainly not true that the album J04n does mention has not had a single review. I've read two if not three reviews of it - not sure they were all online but at least one was in The Times (should be online but behind a paywall). (c) Both users J04n and The Blade of the Northern Lights talk about "releasing an album". But that can't be expected to be a condition of notoriety for a classical composer. (Composers don't release albums; performers record their music. The composer isn't even necessarily involved in that process.)
I'm not really disputing this particular deletion decision - I'm heavily involved in this field, and while I think Keeley's reasonably well known I wouldn't claim he's one of the most important people working in the field - but I'm concerned (a) that classical composer entries seem to be being deleted by people who are judging them by criteria more relevant to pop/rock ("releasing albums" etc.), and (b) that they're being deleted on the grounds of statements which are demonstrably untrue (e.g. only one album of his music; album has received no reviews).
Grateful for your advice, or if you can tell me who else I should be raising this kind of worry with ...
Many thanks! worldisnow — Preceding unsigned comment added by Worldisnow ( talk • contribs) 23:01, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
As well as the music-specific guideline, you should be aware of the general notability guideline, which applies to all articles (also see this simplified explanation). If there is any significant coverage of Keeley in reliable sources, then we could use that to prove his notability independently of the criteria at WP:NMUSIC. As a general rule, we would need to see newspaper or book coverage about him or a significant part of his career for this to apply. Again, if you are aware of such sources, let me know, and we can discuss the possibility of un-deleting the article.
The closing administrator at articles for deletion will usually ignore comments that aren't based on any of the notability guidelines or other valid reasons for deletion, so there really isn't much need to worry about users who get the guidelines muddled up or who comment purely based on personal preference. You can usually trust the admins to know what they're doing. :) Of course, sometimes admins make bad decisions, but for that, we have deletion review. Hopefully this has cleared things up a bit, but do let me know if you have any other questions. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ( have a chat) 11:20, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi, My name is Will Weaver. I'm a national speaker in the Real Estate industry. I'm trying to add myself to Wikipedia and place articles & Press Releases on the site but I keep getting flagged for deletion. I've authored hundreds of articles for real estate publications, Real estate comunity, local publications. I've had senators, mayors and congress men & women attend my seminars. I'm real and not a fictional person. What I posted is news for the Real Estate industry.
What am I doing wrong? Could someone be so kind and assist me?
My user name is WillWWeaver — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.72.98.194 ( talk) 16:14, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
You where correct while I don't think it merits inclussion into wikipedia, I admit I used the wrong CSD tag. TucsonDavidU.S.A. 17:47, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
I see that you recently changed the behavior of {{ db-notice}} and all the child templates. I don't think your changes are working. For example, if I start a new section, give it a subject and include the template, I get a double header as seen here. Your automatic inclusion of a welcome message was also unexpected and is not in the documentation. Was there a discussion about the changes that I missed? Can you please check the double header? Thanks. -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 04:10, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
|header=
parameter, which behaves differently in the warning templates that use {{
db-notice}} then the old ones that don't use it. Give me a second while I look into it. Best —
Mr. Stradivarius (
have a chat)
08:22, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
|header=
or |header-text=
parameters. Did you notice any behaviour that was different from before I updated the header code on August 1 other than using these two parameters? I think the real problem here might be bad documentation, which is the reason I started updating all of these templates in the first place. I'm in the process of fixing that, but it will take a little while. —
Mr. Stradivarius (
have a chat)
08:43, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
The reason I redirected the templates was that I thought they were redundant to the ones that use db-notice, which I now see might not be the case. From what I have seen, the first templates to be written were the ones that don't use db-notice. I'm not sure when the templates that use db-notice were written, but Twinkle only uses the db-notice templates, hence why I assumed they were the standard ones. I had foreseen that not everyone would want to include the header, and that was actually part of the code that I added to db-notice. Before, the header was compulsory in the templates based on db-notice, but now, in theory, it is possible to suppress the header with |header=no
. (The individual notice templates all need to be updated before this will work, though.)
It would be very easy to change this to suppressing the header by default, but if we decide to do it this way, we will also need to update Twinkle to add a |header=yes
parameter each time it uses one of the templates. I don't mind which one of these we use, but I would prefer that we choose one way of doing things and stick to it. Part of the problem has been the documentation, which I don't think was ever written for the individual templates that use db-notice. I've written {{
db notice doc}} to counteract this, and I will start rolling it out tonight, together with the template updates. Maybe we can discuss whether we want headers by default or not at
WP:VPT in the meantime. Whichever one we choose, it will be easy to update {{
db-notice}} and {{
db notice doc}} after the fact. Does this clear things up a bit? —
Mr. Stradivarius (
have a chat)
13:35, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi again, and thanks for removing that personal attack earlier. I've started a discussion at WT:UTM#Speedy deletion notices if you want to comment about the header-by-default thing. Also, I've made the header optional in {{ first article}}, so it now disappears if you use header=no with the speedy deletion templates. But again, this is only the ones that I've got around to updating, and I'm only up to {{ db-repost-notice}}... I'll try and do a few more now. :) — Mr. Stradivarius ( have a chat) 17:25, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi, just to make you aware, I added an edit request at Template talk:Infobox airport. Thank you! Kairportflier ( talk) 22:30, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I understand why you declined my requested deletion of Mini, however once the history merge has been completed I am of the firm opinion that the article for the Mini Hatch should not stay at this title.
By far the most suitable article for this title is Mini (marque), and it is standard for specific car models to be titled with marque + model name, in this case Mini Hatch. As you are probably aware, there are a large number of car models which come under the Mini marque. Rangoon11 ( talk) 15:35, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
why is my page for Mr.Rootsy being deleted — Preceding unsigned comment added by UkTalentRap ( talk • contribs) 19:52, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
I understand if you don't want to do the task. Frankly I don't feel strongly enough about changing the code to remove a redundant parameter in the template to start a discussion on the project page. Personally I think the parameter is unneeded and makes the template less efficient but its up to you all. I can easily do the coding in the sandbox but since my RFA failed, largely due to a lack of trust from the community, I don't feel that I should be doing admin related things anymore whether in the sandbox or otherwise. I really don't mind doing the work and was happy to do it but IMO if I am not trusted to implement the change, then I shouldn't be doing it in the first place. Cheers and happy editing. Kumioko ( talk) 12:35, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
I'm sorry this is so belated, but I just wanted to say thank you for participating in my RfA. I appreciated the advice you gave me and have made a bit more of an effort to tie my rationales at AfD into Wikipedia policies; the only reason I had not done so before was because I thought it was best to demonstrate common sense in making comments rather than just linking to a page in Wikipedia space. In any case, I now feel quite a bit more enthusiastic about Wikipedia's bureaucracy than I had been before, although I still don't particularly care for rules and regulations for the sake of them.
Ah, but I'm getting off on a tangent, aren't I? Take care. =) Kurtis ( talk) 13:13, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Good day sir.
I created an article with the name "Skybant" but was unfortunately deleted by you. Please I would like to ask for your permission to let this article exist as it is not a form of advertisement but an article based on the Social Network and its popularity in Nigeria. Thank you sir.. Looking forward to receiving your reply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Victorbanski ( talk • contribs) 14:19, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your assistance with the above article. If possible, could you please monitor the behavior of User:Afterwriting (especially in his comments on Talk:John Donne) his responses seem to be hostile and disruptive rather than seeking consensus on the matter. I fear his behavior is not an isolated incident and some of his past interactions (vis-a-vis his contributions) need to be examined. The name-calling violates WP:CIVIL and some appropriate sanction may need to be considered. Please advise.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 14:15, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
Good you told me. I shall hold all my horses back. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesluxley ( talk • contribs) 08:28, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
Mr. Vernon has speedy deleted my page insistent IT systems, plz cancel it. Irshad Alam Shaikh ( talk) 02:14, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello. Since you so expertly took care of the KCT to Korps Commandotroepen histmerge. I was hoping you might also be able to resolve Mail Order Bride, as I really have no idea where to actually list it to get it fixed. I believe all edits before October 2, 2007 need to go to a new title, so that the history can be preserved (all the individual episode articles were merged all at once to make Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season 1)). Mail Order Bride then needs to be deleted so Mail Order Bride (disambiguation) can be moved there. Please let me know if this isn't going to work. All the best, France3470 (talk) 22:06, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
Dear Mr. Stradivarius, I have added sources to the two articles listed above and as that you don't delete my page. Thanks, Moranctffa96. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moranctffa96 ( talk • contribs) 16:17, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
{{
help me}}
on
your user talk page. Best —
Mr. Stradivarius (
have a chat)
16:35, 22 August 2012 (UTC)Thank you for reviewing my request for speedy deletion. I appreciate you providing me with notice. 98.227.186.203 ( talk) 22:59, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
You've touched Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Agha_Waqar_Ahmad already in AfD. Thought you'd like to see this one, too. Best regards, TransporterMan ( TALK) 16:02, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
I tried to import a Spanish Wikipedia template upon request, copying it to {{ Demographic evolution}}. The original is at Template:Demographic evolution. I'm not fluent enough in coding to figure out what's wrong with the job I did but it's not working. Please see User talk:EagerToddler39#Population graph for background. Since I was impressed with your template fluidity, I thought maybe you could help. If not, thanks anyway. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 00:16, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
This is an easy AfD to read. The nominator stipulates in the nomination that there is reliable primary material, and even provides a RSN discussion. One editor points out that GNG and BLP1E do not mandate deletion. One editor names a redirect target. These facts are not in dispute. Given the presence of reliable material and a redirect/merge target, only one editor makes an argument for deletion. This argument was "delete as BLP issue". But this doesn't actually indicate the issue. This seems to be channeling the other Delete !votes in the AfD, with no clear understanding of why a BLP issue might be a case for deletion. The delete !votes that cited notability are invalid, but can be rehabilitated, perhaps with reduced weight, as "redirect or merge somewhere". Likewise, the one Redirect !vote is not a delete and redirect, but a non-delete redirect. Between a merge and a redirect, a redirect is indicated here, leaving merge to editorial control. I'm sure you know that AfD is not a vote count. Unscintillating ( talk) 04:01, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
I agree with you that the delete !vote citing "BLP issues" is not one to be weighted strongly at all, but I disagree about the !votes citing notability. I think these are perfectly valid arguments for deletion. If you still disagree then you are welcome to take the case to deletion review. In fact, getting some more scrutiny of the close might be a good idea, given the controversy surrounding these articles by Geo Swan. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ( have a chat) 06:40, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
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Archive 5 | ← | Archive 7 | Archive 8 | Archive 9 | Archive 10 | Archive 11 | → | Archive 15 |
Award archived.
Barnstar archived.
The Latin alphabet was used for the Vietnamese language since the 20th century. Those redirects are completely irrelevance. Maybe you should go to WP Project Vietnam and tell about those redirects, or maybe you should discuss this with User:DHN, he probably would say the same thing as I did. ༆ ( talk) 04:32, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
Hey all :)
A couple of new things.
First, you'll note that all the project titles have now changed to the Page Curation prefix, rather than having the New Pages Feed prefix. This is because the overarching project name has changed to Page Curation; the feed is still known as New Pages Feed, and the Curation Toolbar is still the Curation Toolbar. Hopefully this will be the last namechange ;p.
On the subject of the Curation Toolbar (nice segue, Oliver!) - it's now deployed on Wikipedia. Just open up any article in the New Pages Feed and it should appear on the right. It's still a beta version - bugs are expected - and we've got a lot more work to do. But if you see something going wrong, or a feature missing, drop me a note or post on the project talkpage and I'll be happy to help :). We'll be holding two office hours sessions to discuss the tool and improvements to it; the first is at 19:00 UTC on 14 August, and the second at 23:00 on the 15th. Both will be in #wikimedia-office as always. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) ( talk) 15:08, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
Dear Mr. Stradivarius i see that you have deleted VU Telepresence page. I think just like Cisco Telepresence and LifeSize Vu page also deserves a place. I agree that i may have been very fast in pushing the page up but i dont know how things work here. Plus i only got active recently on Wiki, so as the guidelines of wiki stage all you senior editors should help us rather than punishing us and destroying our work. Please let me know how can i restart the page Cyberhawk 5 ( talk) 18:32, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers
Hello, deleting the page is a mistake. Iam Iranian and when I was going in doctor's office I was meeting many MS patients who were doing the same and it was not my own experience! Please try to keep the page save and shown to people. It can help an MS patient alot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.147.16.31 ( talk) 03:06, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello again
my email address is [email address removed] and I was the guy who wrote down 'Honey Bee therapy for multiple sclerosis(M)' and I please you to help keep the page and show it to people, specially MS patients, please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.147.16.31 ( talk) 03:13, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello, please either send me me message on my gmail or author mjesfahani in wikipedia or gmail, they're connected togetther.please keep the page and show it to people,do not delete. Mjesfahani either in wikipedia or gmail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.147.16.31 ( talk) 03:22, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello,
A good proof to you is this link from a famous site that people with MS do this therapy:
http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseaction/show/pageid/2975/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mjesfahani ( talk • contribs) 14:27, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
MansourJE ( talk) 14:36, 9 August 2012 (UTC) http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseaction/show/pageid/2975/
A good reference NOT to delete "Honey Bee Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis(MS)"
MansourJE ( talk) 14:48, 9 August 2012 (UTC) The page was specifically for MS sickness that was deleted.
Also, please note that when writing on medical topics such as this one, we are expected to adhere to adhere to strict guidelines on medical sources. If medical sources don't exist, then it may be possible to use books published by a respectable publisher, or national newspapers. However, in this case Wikipedia would not be able to present any medical claims as true - see our guideline on fringe theories for more details.
Finally, we actually already have an article on honey bees and their use in medicine - Apitherapy. Perhaps you could consider helping to make this article better, rather than trying to create a new page specifically about honey bee treatment of MS? If you do decide to help with this article, though, please bear in mind the guidelines on sourcing for medical articles that I linked above. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ( have a chat) 18:53, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
MansourJE ( talk) 06:56, 10 August 2012 (UTC)I added 7 references. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Honey_Bee_Therapy_for_Multiple_Sclerosis(MS)
Hello,
you recently deleted the article Bernie Crouch, was this because of the automated message from VWBot or did I do something else wrong?
Tommytoplad ( talk) 16:51, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
Dear Strad -- I missed your AfD but looking over it I saw reference to your work on the WP:V mediation. Wow! That must be the best handling of an extremely contentious mediation that I've ever seen. Thanks for giving a gold standard that the rest of us can look up to. Best, -- Michael Scott Cuthbert (talk) 23:53, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
Dear Stradivarius,
The undersigned is the supposed infringer of his legal right to inform, objectively and with documented references to late Sri Syam Sundar Goswami.
The idea of creating an article about one of the major pioneers of contemporaneous Yoga came to my 82-old year mind when I incidentally found an article of the patronym Goswami and bearers of the name but not that of the above person.
Whatever the policy prevailing with Wikipedia, I found somewhat peculiar the so-called speedy deletion of an article drafted most objectively in yogic spirit, that is it faithful to the principle of truth.
The pragmatic man I am now asks: how to proceed to straighten out this anomaly by either creating a one-line edit to the existing Goswami article, or, preferably by dedicating a quite new article to Sri Shyam Sundar Goswami?
Bests regards,
Basile P Catoméris Catome ( talk) 08:25, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
If you are able to prove that Sri Shyam Sundar Goswami passes the notability guidelines for biographies, though, you are welcome to create a new article about him. Make sure that you use your own words, however - further copyright violations will also be removed or deleted. Also, please note that you don't have any right to free speech on Wikipedia. Your articles and edits must conform to Wikipedia policies if you want them to be included. Let me know if you have any questions about any of this, and I'll be glad to help you out. Best regards — Mr. Stradivarius ( have a chat) 16:23, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
I've re-raised the hyphen issue but I didn't think to notify people. Please see Talk:Second language acquisition#Hyphen and Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 August 12#Category:Second-language acquisition. Thanks, rʨanaɢ ( talk) 17:44, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi, what did you mean when you said I needed to find sources that would indicate the website passes? That I needed to find websites that say the same thing I said on my article? Because, for example, the Survivor Sucks article only has references that link back to the part about the American Idol scandal, and none about the rest of the article. So, if I were to find a few pages that link back to a certain topic on the website, would that make it notable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LiquidDiamonds ( talk • contribs) 20:11, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for the note. However, I'm a bit confused. Guy marches in here, and puts up an article about his own e-book which he just e-published, and it gets to stay for 7 days? Seems that meets A7 to me. Totally non-notable.
Then again, I'm not admin. Been editing for a good long time and I do tend to get one wrong every now and then. I usually just grin and say "thank you" and move on. But this just seems like such a blatant advertisement of a self-published e-book that there has to be some criteria of speedy that would fit it.
Your call. I noticed you re-tagged it with a PROD. Only problem I see there is the author can simply remove it. Thanks for listening to my ranting. Appreciate what you do. Just questioning this decision. Kind regards, -- Man way 06:24, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Dear Mr Stradivarius
I'm not quite sure if I'm messaging an appropriate person about this - I've occasionally edited Wiki articles on contemporary classical music for the last year or two, but still haven't managed to work out a lot of the talk-related stuff. However, I just happened to notice this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Robert_Keeley_(composer) and am a bit concerned about it, for a couple of reasons ...
I can't actually work out whether the deleted article is archived somewhere, so can't judge how useful it was in its state immediately prior to deletion, but I'm a bit surprised by both the content and the tone of some of the discussion (particularly from users J04n and The Blade of the Northern Lights).
(a) Keeley has at least two albums out - I know this because I own a copy of one which is not the one mentioned by user J04n. (It seems you can find them both by googling "rob keeley chamber music". It could be the variation between Robert and Rob causing the confusion, maybe??) (b) It's certainly not true that the album J04n does mention has not had a single review. I've read two if not three reviews of it - not sure they were all online but at least one was in The Times (should be online but behind a paywall). (c) Both users J04n and The Blade of the Northern Lights talk about "releasing an album". But that can't be expected to be a condition of notoriety for a classical composer. (Composers don't release albums; performers record their music. The composer isn't even necessarily involved in that process.)
I'm not really disputing this particular deletion decision - I'm heavily involved in this field, and while I think Keeley's reasonably well known I wouldn't claim he's one of the most important people working in the field - but I'm concerned (a) that classical composer entries seem to be being deleted by people who are judging them by criteria more relevant to pop/rock ("releasing albums" etc.), and (b) that they're being deleted on the grounds of statements which are demonstrably untrue (e.g. only one album of his music; album has received no reviews).
Grateful for your advice, or if you can tell me who else I should be raising this kind of worry with ...
Many thanks! worldisnow — Preceding unsigned comment added by Worldisnow ( talk • contribs) 23:01, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
As well as the music-specific guideline, you should be aware of the general notability guideline, which applies to all articles (also see this simplified explanation). If there is any significant coverage of Keeley in reliable sources, then we could use that to prove his notability independently of the criteria at WP:NMUSIC. As a general rule, we would need to see newspaper or book coverage about him or a significant part of his career for this to apply. Again, if you are aware of such sources, let me know, and we can discuss the possibility of un-deleting the article.
The closing administrator at articles for deletion will usually ignore comments that aren't based on any of the notability guidelines or other valid reasons for deletion, so there really isn't much need to worry about users who get the guidelines muddled up or who comment purely based on personal preference. You can usually trust the admins to know what they're doing. :) Of course, sometimes admins make bad decisions, but for that, we have deletion review. Hopefully this has cleared things up a bit, but do let me know if you have any other questions. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ( have a chat) 11:20, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi, My name is Will Weaver. I'm a national speaker in the Real Estate industry. I'm trying to add myself to Wikipedia and place articles & Press Releases on the site but I keep getting flagged for deletion. I've authored hundreds of articles for real estate publications, Real estate comunity, local publications. I've had senators, mayors and congress men & women attend my seminars. I'm real and not a fictional person. What I posted is news for the Real Estate industry.
What am I doing wrong? Could someone be so kind and assist me?
My user name is WillWWeaver — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.72.98.194 ( talk) 16:14, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
You where correct while I don't think it merits inclussion into wikipedia, I admit I used the wrong CSD tag. TucsonDavidU.S.A. 17:47, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
I see that you recently changed the behavior of {{ db-notice}} and all the child templates. I don't think your changes are working. For example, if I start a new section, give it a subject and include the template, I get a double header as seen here. Your automatic inclusion of a welcome message was also unexpected and is not in the documentation. Was there a discussion about the changes that I missed? Can you please check the double header? Thanks. -- Gogo Dodo ( talk) 04:10, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
|header=
parameter, which behaves differently in the warning templates that use {{
db-notice}} then the old ones that don't use it. Give me a second while I look into it. Best —
Mr. Stradivarius (
have a chat)
08:22, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
|header=
or |header-text=
parameters. Did you notice any behaviour that was different from before I updated the header code on August 1 other than using these two parameters? I think the real problem here might be bad documentation, which is the reason I started updating all of these templates in the first place. I'm in the process of fixing that, but it will take a little while. —
Mr. Stradivarius (
have a chat)
08:43, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
The reason I redirected the templates was that I thought they were redundant to the ones that use db-notice, which I now see might not be the case. From what I have seen, the first templates to be written were the ones that don't use db-notice. I'm not sure when the templates that use db-notice were written, but Twinkle only uses the db-notice templates, hence why I assumed they were the standard ones. I had foreseen that not everyone would want to include the header, and that was actually part of the code that I added to db-notice. Before, the header was compulsory in the templates based on db-notice, but now, in theory, it is possible to suppress the header with |header=no
. (The individual notice templates all need to be updated before this will work, though.)
It would be very easy to change this to suppressing the header by default, but if we decide to do it this way, we will also need to update Twinkle to add a |header=yes
parameter each time it uses one of the templates. I don't mind which one of these we use, but I would prefer that we choose one way of doing things and stick to it. Part of the problem has been the documentation, which I don't think was ever written for the individual templates that use db-notice. I've written {{
db notice doc}} to counteract this, and I will start rolling it out tonight, together with the template updates. Maybe we can discuss whether we want headers by default or not at
WP:VPT in the meantime. Whichever one we choose, it will be easy to update {{
db-notice}} and {{
db notice doc}} after the fact. Does this clear things up a bit? —
Mr. Stradivarius (
have a chat)
13:35, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi again, and thanks for removing that personal attack earlier. I've started a discussion at WT:UTM#Speedy deletion notices if you want to comment about the header-by-default thing. Also, I've made the header optional in {{ first article}}, so it now disappears if you use header=no with the speedy deletion templates. But again, this is only the ones that I've got around to updating, and I'm only up to {{ db-repost-notice}}... I'll try and do a few more now. :) — Mr. Stradivarius ( have a chat) 17:25, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi, just to make you aware, I added an edit request at Template talk:Infobox airport. Thank you! Kairportflier ( talk) 22:30, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I understand why you declined my requested deletion of Mini, however once the history merge has been completed I am of the firm opinion that the article for the Mini Hatch should not stay at this title.
By far the most suitable article for this title is Mini (marque), and it is standard for specific car models to be titled with marque + model name, in this case Mini Hatch. As you are probably aware, there are a large number of car models which come under the Mini marque. Rangoon11 ( talk) 15:35, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
why is my page for Mr.Rootsy being deleted — Preceding unsigned comment added by UkTalentRap ( talk • contribs) 19:52, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
I understand if you don't want to do the task. Frankly I don't feel strongly enough about changing the code to remove a redundant parameter in the template to start a discussion on the project page. Personally I think the parameter is unneeded and makes the template less efficient but its up to you all. I can easily do the coding in the sandbox but since my RFA failed, largely due to a lack of trust from the community, I don't feel that I should be doing admin related things anymore whether in the sandbox or otherwise. I really don't mind doing the work and was happy to do it but IMO if I am not trusted to implement the change, then I shouldn't be doing it in the first place. Cheers and happy editing. Kumioko ( talk) 12:35, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
I'm sorry this is so belated, but I just wanted to say thank you for participating in my RfA. I appreciated the advice you gave me and have made a bit more of an effort to tie my rationales at AfD into Wikipedia policies; the only reason I had not done so before was because I thought it was best to demonstrate common sense in making comments rather than just linking to a page in Wikipedia space. In any case, I now feel quite a bit more enthusiastic about Wikipedia's bureaucracy than I had been before, although I still don't particularly care for rules and regulations for the sake of them.
Ah, but I'm getting off on a tangent, aren't I? Take care. =) Kurtis ( talk) 13:13, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
Good day sir.
I created an article with the name "Skybant" but was unfortunately deleted by you. Please I would like to ask for your permission to let this article exist as it is not a form of advertisement but an article based on the Social Network and its popularity in Nigeria. Thank you sir.. Looking forward to receiving your reply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Victorbanski ( talk • contribs) 14:19, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your assistance with the above article. If possible, could you please monitor the behavior of User:Afterwriting (especially in his comments on Talk:John Donne) his responses seem to be hostile and disruptive rather than seeking consensus on the matter. I fear his behavior is not an isolated incident and some of his past interactions (vis-a-vis his contributions) need to be examined. The name-calling violates WP:CIVIL and some appropriate sanction may need to be considered. Please advise.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 14:15, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
Good you told me. I shall hold all my horses back. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesluxley ( talk • contribs) 08:28, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
Mr. Vernon has speedy deleted my page insistent IT systems, plz cancel it. Irshad Alam Shaikh ( talk) 02:14, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello. Since you so expertly took care of the KCT to Korps Commandotroepen histmerge. I was hoping you might also be able to resolve Mail Order Bride, as I really have no idea where to actually list it to get it fixed. I believe all edits before October 2, 2007 need to go to a new title, so that the history can be preserved (all the individual episode articles were merged all at once to make Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season 1)). Mail Order Bride then needs to be deleted so Mail Order Bride (disambiguation) can be moved there. Please let me know if this isn't going to work. All the best, France3470 (talk) 22:06, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
Dear Mr. Stradivarius, I have added sources to the two articles listed above and as that you don't delete my page. Thanks, Moranctffa96. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moranctffa96 ( talk • contribs) 16:17, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
{{
help me}}
on
your user talk page. Best —
Mr. Stradivarius (
have a chat)
16:35, 22 August 2012 (UTC)Thank you for reviewing my request for speedy deletion. I appreciate you providing me with notice. 98.227.186.203 ( talk) 22:59, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
You've touched Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Agha_Waqar_Ahmad already in AfD. Thought you'd like to see this one, too. Best regards, TransporterMan ( TALK) 16:02, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
I tried to import a Spanish Wikipedia template upon request, copying it to {{ Demographic evolution}}. The original is at Template:Demographic evolution. I'm not fluent enough in coding to figure out what's wrong with the job I did but it's not working. Please see User talk:EagerToddler39#Population graph for background. Since I was impressed with your template fluidity, I thought maybe you could help. If not, thanks anyway. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 00:16, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
This is an easy AfD to read. The nominator stipulates in the nomination that there is reliable primary material, and even provides a RSN discussion. One editor points out that GNG and BLP1E do not mandate deletion. One editor names a redirect target. These facts are not in dispute. Given the presence of reliable material and a redirect/merge target, only one editor makes an argument for deletion. This argument was "delete as BLP issue". But this doesn't actually indicate the issue. This seems to be channeling the other Delete !votes in the AfD, with no clear understanding of why a BLP issue might be a case for deletion. The delete !votes that cited notability are invalid, but can be rehabilitated, perhaps with reduced weight, as "redirect or merge somewhere". Likewise, the one Redirect !vote is not a delete and redirect, but a non-delete redirect. Between a merge and a redirect, a redirect is indicated here, leaving merge to editorial control. I'm sure you know that AfD is not a vote count. Unscintillating ( talk) 04:01, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
I agree with you that the delete !vote citing "BLP issues" is not one to be weighted strongly at all, but I disagree about the !votes citing notability. I think these are perfectly valid arguments for deletion. If you still disagree then you are welcome to take the case to deletion review. In fact, getting some more scrutiny of the close might be a good idea, given the controversy surrounding these articles by Geo Swan. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ( have a chat) 06:40, 20 August 2012 (UTC)