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I have the information about Lubomír Hargaš, Czech track cyclist and three times vice world champion in tandem race, that he died on August 20th 1997, while training on the road. He had a crash with a bus. Unfortunately there is no source at all in the net, but I got the information from the Czech cycling association. I will try find an old cycling magazine with the information. -- Nicola54 ( talk) 13:12, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, good to hear from you. I am, too. My "agenda" is trying to have the academic consensus represented, so shoot me. New Year's resolution - concentrate on more positive work. Parkwells ( talk) 13:31, 17 February 2012 (UTC)|} |
Thanks for the feedback. I have added some more inline references (at least I think I did what you were referring to ;). I also removed the External Links section. Didn't think it read like an advertisement, I used other similar products as a reference (such as Shorewall, PfSense, and M0n0wall and only mentioned verifiable information. Please let me know if you still think it does and what specifically. Thanks! -- DanGynn ( talk) 19:21, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Good call, declining Vivid Racing at articles for creation. "Betty Merm" is an employee of the company responsible for marketing - which probably explains the tone of the article. -- Biker Biker ( talk) 21:16, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
thanks for the 'move' to the article space? can you give me more suggestions to make my article better? NGO08-EC3371 ( talk) 23:46, 23 February 2012 (UTC) |
Hi. I'm pretty sure that the only sources you may object about their
reliability are no more than 3: i.e. the references numbered
5,
7 and
12. Instead the main problem of the article is actually its
notability. So, to be sure, I would like to ask a simple question you may answer with yes or no:
Do you have considered the notability issues I've reported in
User_talk:PCMorphy72/Syd_Barrett_genealogy?
(there you may also understand why you shouldn't have to consider the Ancestry.com source, numbered
4, as "user-edited").
PCMorphy72 (
talk) 09:33, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 01:37, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for comments. My reason for reverting the decline was the user is not a registered user so how seriously am I meant to take their opinion? I am happy to address the issues raised usually, but this one was unusual. If you are able could you take a quick look and let me know if you think their decision was okay. NealeFamily ( talk) 20:53, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
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Sarah ( talk) 00:09, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
As you requested in IRC, I have created a table mockup. I also added an example table entry in case you wanted to see what I did. You are welcome to edit the sandbox page. Best, Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 04:54, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I am the Wikipedia Regional Ambassador for New EnglandI've noticed that you have been involved in administration of some of the pages that students from that domain have been creating and editing. I would like to politely ask that perhaps some gentler and more welcoming tact could be used, even if you must take action on their articles for policy non-compliance. The Professors and other Campus Ambassadors certainly do their best to explain all policies beforehand, but not every student - like most new editors - get's it right the first time. The Education Program has been very successful in creating lasting editors, between 5-10% of students go on to be willing editors in their own right after they finish the program, which is significantly higher than the editor/readership ratio. Please then help us to further our joint mission of increasing editorship by trying not not biting the newbies, but perhaps guiding them. Maximilianklein ( talk) 04:39, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
The Helping Hand Barnstar | ||
For helping someone on IRC for a good length of time. Pine (talk) 06:56, 14 March 2012 (UTC) |
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | ||
Thanks for all of the work you do helping new editors, both in IRC and on Wikipedia. Best, Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 22:04, 14 March 2012 (UTC) |
Hi. You recently sent me a message about a declined AfC submission that I didn't create, so I have removed it. Probably a bug in the script, though. I left a message on the creator's talk page. B music ian 06:06, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
Hey Shearonink, I haven't been around irc much lately but I'm sure you're cranking away. :)
I just finished a massive draft on our own very topical subject of paid editing on Wikipedia. I would love your careful assessment in checking it for neutrality, formatting, organization, reference detail, etc. I hope you can take a quick look. Cheers! Ocaasi t | c 12:24, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
Hey, just wanna say thanks for helping me out with my signature, I've sorted it now :) Yellowman94 Talk • I am the yellow man. That's what they call me, cos that's what I am. 01:15, 19 March 2012 (UTC) |
Thanks for your response to my AfC submittal of the above title. Late in February, I had started to add more information to the then-existing History section of Texas City, Texas. However, one thing led to another, causing the section to grow much larger. I decided that probably the section should be condensed by striping out many details, and that a separate History page is warranted. That's why I submitted the new article. Concurrently, I have created a new history section on my sandbox, which I propose to incorporate on the main Texas City page. Please review the AfC in that light, and let me know your thoughts. Thank you for your help. Bruin2 ( talk) 01:18, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi--I am very grateful for any help. I have gone berserk with the Wiki "help referencing for beginners pages". They are not helpful to me. I'm perhaps unusual. I've been going CRAZY trying to make them even appear on a page. I know how to do this without all the wiki language but with it, I'm going insane. The film itself fits ALL the wiki criteria-was reviewed by major newspapers (Village Voice) and won 10 film festival awards and has been heralded as a unique film about a totally different side of life, and a pageant that isn't usually covered.
I'm doing my best but all I seem to get from reviewers is that I'm not doing it right but no one really tells me what is wrong. The references are all accurate. They seem to be in the style that Wiki wants. I didn't add any quotes from the articles so as to make things more encyclopedic.
Please tell me what I can do to make this work. It is a terrific film and very significant! Thanks so much
Bonchic ( talk) 13:54, 20 March 2012 (UTC)Bonchic Bonchic ( talk) 13:54, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for your help with my submission "Solvency Modernization Initiative". I have added independent sources in my references as per your advice. Can you please take a look and see if it's ok now. Most of the independent references on this subject tend to be professional and financial/industry publications (you said that should be fine as it establishes notability. This is indded a huge issue in the US and internationally). News agencies like Reuters also reported on that (found it through Factiva) but on their subscription services for financial pros and others willing to pay. Thanks again for your help CIPR DK — Preceding unsigned comment added by CIPR DK ( talk • contribs) 14:42, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Many thanks for advising me on the additional permissions that are needed for the Patrick E. McGovern article, and I hope that you are able to provide me with access to it again for editing.
The permissions should be arriving shortly: what email address should be used for you, so that you alerted to them? Drwilliampepper ( talk) 15:20, 26 March 2012 (UTC)User:Drwilliampepper
Hi Shearonink My name is Tony Savo, I'm the subject of a wiki page being considered for deletion. [Tony Savo]
First of all I want to thank you for your diligence in researching the matter. You seem to be the only one approaching the matter from an unbiased perspective. The reason why my page is being challenged, in short, is due to a personal attack from an ex CFM band member.
I have several credible references (non-blogs) to prove 1. I do in fact exist 2. I am the CEO/Producer of CFM and 3. I have made several contributions to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and pop music in general.
Here are just a few you might not have seen:
It is common knowledge that I am the founding member of CFM also the CEO/Producer and can be easily verified with a basic google search.
The reason for contacting you is obviously its upsetting to see people who are uninformed, trying to discredit my life's work and passion. I have multiple links to prove my accomplishments and would be glad to post myself but I think it could be deemed a conflict of interest or violation of terms at the very least. In the interest of truth and fairness, I think I have provided sufficient proof of myself and my accomplishments and would greatly appreciate your help/attention in this matter.
Please let me know if I can do anything else to help establish that my page is accurate.
Thanks for all your time and energy!
All my best, Tony Savo (CEO/Producer) Coalition Fight Music www.coalitionfightmusic.com Antoniusmaximussavo ( talk) 01:49, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for your timely response. Would a link to an article in a major national newspaper quoting me as CFM's CEO/Producer suffice? Also, I have links to coverage by USA Today's UFC Media Group and can provide scanned copies of articles written about me/CFM in print magazines. Please advise, thank you again for your time and energy in this matter. Tony savo Antoniusmaximussavo ( talk) 03:24, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for reviewing my article about Albert Nelson. I believe his information has its place in this encyclopedia because of his notable involvement in the civil rights movement, in a tangible, historic way. Please see: http://fairhousingsummit.info/about-albert-t-nelson I am sorry I don't know how to add in-line citations although I have read the instructions - I still don't get it.
I have provided all of the ON LINE info there is about Albert Nelson. However, I can provide reams of written material that is not on the internet as well as a great deal of oral history to verify that Mr. Nelson is deserving of a Wikipedia page. Thank you for your valuable time and help. Sincerely, David M. Gillespie Supreme Court Certified Mediator Orlando. Florida
P.S. I notice that although Pauline Pfeiffer Hemingway never did anything memorable other than marry a famous person, she has a page in Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Pfeiffer_Hemingway — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidmgillespie ( talk • contribs) 20:21, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
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For helping out too much in #wikipedia-en-help. Shirik ( Questions or Comments?) 00:48, 28 March 2012 (UTC) |
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Thought you might like one of these... Mrmatiko ( talk) 18:58, 29 March 2012 (UTC) |
Hi you recently declined the submission of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Jet-Set (magazine) citing that the article is not adequately supported by reliable, independent sources, however I fail to agree with you here, one of the sources is from El Tiempo Colombia's leading newspaper, the other one if from a publishing media industry called Publicitas, which even though it does not have a wikipedia article, is an internationally recognized company in its industry. So please explain why was not this sufficient to you, both those sources are reliable and independent; I just want to know so I can fix whatever it is that you find wrong. mijotoba ( talk) 19:59, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello! I have fixed up and changed my article and was wondering if you think it is any better and if it is ready to be resubmitted. Thanks! :)
Saunderhill ( talk) 13:17, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
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Shearonink, I would be glad for moderation. If you have any suggestions please, please make them known. I have tried to use the page's talk section, users from the institution continue to remove relevant facts from the institution's page. First it was academic accreditation (now resolved), and now it is the historic position of the institution as both pre-millenial and dispensational (the school accepts both but not other eschatological viewpoints) Hungus ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:44, 9 April 2012 (UTC).
Hello Shearonink, I did put a page up for consideration for the Artist Dorothy Duval as there is no reference to here on this site, shame as she is quite well known and was for a time in my youth my next door neighbour.She was exhibited at the Stco Exchange, Royal Society of Marine Artists show on three occasions and in WhosWho in Art 1977 edition where it tells of all her awards. Most of which I quoted in my text. What do I have to do to get a page in Wikipedia about Duval ? 1917-2005. I think you should have something on her as she was well considered in UK and France. Please advise. Thanks from Barriebrdc. [Wikipidia does write about me under motor sport as I was a professional racing driver in the 1960'sand 70's] Barrie Smith BRDC. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.154.252.51 ( talk) 07:45, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
What is wrong with the inline citations at this ? The user had inline citations although they aren't reliable! (I have that person watchlisted) mabdul 06:07, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
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), but they are inline. (and your decline reason is that they aren't; edit summary: (Declining submission: submission lacks inline citations)).
mabdul 07:21, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for closing out the help request at User talk:BatesMotel6/Washington Institute for Graduate Studies. I didn't figure I should close it, since the user seemed to be hoping to find somebody to second-guess my article edits and my statements on the user's talk page. Thanks for acting as a third party in the situation. -- Orlady ( talk) 03:29, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
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Noticing your recent note to User:Valfontis about problems with Steamboats of Coos Bay, I made some improvements to the article this morning. It should be possible now to track down specific page numbers for the unsourced claims. Finetooth ( talk) 19:19, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
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Hi, I have included the references following what you directed. would you mind to see the article now please?My user name is Drpraveenks--Drpraveenks 18:41, 19 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drpraveenks ( talk • contribs)
You asked for some of my current good article nominations. :) The ones I have are Burundi women's national football team, Rwanda women's national football team and Zanzibar women's national football team. (Plus I think four more.) I do not believe there really are many more sources for them available online and as they have played only one or two games (or none), there isn't much that can be said. Hence, article brevity of probably about six paragraphs each. :) -- LauraHale ( talk) 05:04, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for trying anyway, with that guy. You're awesome. So have a sea slug! OohBunnies! Leave a message 14:23, 21 April 2012 (UTC) |
Shearonlink
My Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Emilia Pires is done, take a look! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Emilia_Pires
Thanks for the subst:submit tip - it worked - and the page is in queue awaiting for approval.
Hopefully I've done enough this time and the page will get approved. I think this person is really worthy of a page on Wikipedia.
Thanks again for your help. Really appreciated. Nerissa
Update: ShearonLink - my page got approved and has been published. Thanks for the advice!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Njm2012 ( talk • contribs) 03:02, 23 April 2012 (UTC) ( Njm2012 ( talk) 05:42, 11 April 2012 (UTC))
I am very sorry for my actions and/or arguing with you :).-- Deathlaser : Chat 15:45, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, and thank you very much for your generous help regarding the image issue. I will certainly benefit from your information; however, pardon me, but could you please confirm that a picture found on Facebook is also acceptable if I go through the procedure you described? Many thanks again! Dontreader ( talk) 04:01, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
A mid-importance article supported by WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers that was reviewed by Version 1.0 Editorial Team and selected for Version 0.7 and subsequent release versions. The article has come a long way from a fan boy mish mash to a fair enough GA. Now is the time to take it to the next level. Currently it's going through another peer review. Please, lend a hand. Aditya( talk • contribs) 10:11, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Shearonink 4/22/12 "A Plea for Help and a FAVOR" regarding: WP:Articles for Deletion/SpiderGraph chart
Dear Shearonink,
During January & February, you were friendly and very helpful while my article was in AfCreation! I forget the date, but at some point, I wrote you about someone wanting to put notches on their belt or establishing a Kingdom?? I forget the exact way I phrased it?? Around Feb. 23rd, my article went public! On Feb. 24th, Chap, the Ripper did a Major Overhaul & Removal of most of my article. It was almost unrecognizable, the first paragraph of 144 words was cut down to 66 words, I almost gave-in to his intimidation, but I didn't want it to reflect bad on me, so I rewrote the article for the 4th or 5th time, around 3/12.
No new tags were placed on the article for almost 2 months, but the old Tags from early Feb. remained on top of the article. I thought someone had just forgotten to remove them. I thought all the hurdles had passed!
On 3/27/12, I received a notice that my article had been Proposed for Deletion by Nominator Glrx, which I answered on 3/31/12, with a 6 page "Objection to Deletion" reply, because all the accusations sounded like he hadn't even read the article! Glrx, a PhD in Philosophy, hit me again on 4/3/12 with more of the same: WP:N, DUE, NOR, NPOV, & COI, and still I proved all of his assumptions incorrect in my 8 page 4/10/12 reply!
Also on 4/3/12, Gene93k Added a Note Stating that "this debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions."
So Far, everyone that has come forth, sounds like they never read the SG or Radar chart articles and maybe not the discussion either. I feel like I'm being Sandbagged for a Speedy Deletion by a tag team of kids! I try to spell everything out for them to clarify or correct their incorrect assumptions or accusations. Today, I spent all day writing a reply to Jorgath (a 26 yr old, non-technical, college student) & Livitup.
IF YOU HAVE THE TIME, please do me a favor and read over the deletion discussions and see what you think. They all seem in a big hurry to hang the article & me out to dry and I don't know why. I just want to get on with my life!
When you read my answers, you will see that this article is very Notable!! It looks to me like, no matter what I say or do, they intend to go ahead with the Deletion. As you read the discussions, I believe you'll see that there is definitely no COI.
Respectfully requested, Greg Chester (GregLChest@aol.com) Gregory L. Chester 07:32, 23 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by GregLChest ( talk • contribs)
Dear Shearonink, Many thanks for expediting the posting of the article Patrick Edward McGovern. I suppose that it was assigned a Start-Class grading, because it is a notable biography entry and might need some better formatting? I see where headings/subheadings were added. I will now go over the article very carefully to check for any other changes and improvements. I assume that I can go in and make the editing changes without danger of having the article frozen and inaccessible again? Do you have any concrete suggestions on how to improve it, which will not risk "speedy deletion?" Cheers, and a Mycenaean kylix and Peruvian keros raised high to you, -- Drwilliampepper ( talk) 18:39, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, you placed a level 4 vandalism final warning with the addition of a note about 'long-term abuse' on an IP a few minutes ago. What template did you use? Thanks in advance. Denisarona ( talk) 13:55, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
It's past midday here - enjoy & Thanks again. Denisarona ( talk) 14:39, 25 April 2012 (UTC) |
Have a beer! Or your choice of non-alcoholic beverage of course.
Really appreciate the help on my article, thanks a lot. CharmlessCoin ( talk) 15:13, 25 April 2012 (UTC) |
Per my talk [1], "Wulfing later gave the plates to Washington University in St Louis, who loaned them to the Saint Louis Art Museum, where they were on display for many years." I assume they are still there, but am not positive. I plan to be several hrs from St Louis for awhile this summer, planning on trying to take a trip up and see if they are on display and if I can get photos. For now I just did a few illustrations. Hope this helps, He iro 18:16, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
Hello,
This is regarding the article: [ [2]]. We have corrected required things and added reliable sources. Can you please review it.
Thanks!
Sociosquare ( talk) 13:52, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for helping make Wikipedia better. Enjoy your research! Cheers, Ocaasi t | c 04:48, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
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Roger ( talk) 18:15, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
Dear Shearonick: Each of those BLPs follows the same organization as the above submission with one major exception. In each of those the man is a bigger than any of his many different famous cases. In contrast in the submission the issue swallows the man and makes him relevant only as the vehicle for showing how the legal system works in practice with regard to the subject of the submission. For this reason the organization of submission could be changed to focus the man as a BLP with the issue as the foil. But that was the way it was when the submission was called Bruce Clark (legal scholar). Then it was criticized for being a coatrack. So it was changed as to title and content to down-play Clark and up-play the infinitely more important constitutional question that has been his life's work. Some people defend imperialism with so deep an emotion it is as if their lives depended on it, and many of course do. Can you lend some support by understanding that both the man and the issue are notable and it shouldn't matter who gets focused upon. It begins to seem I am damned if I do and damned if I don't focus on the BLP vs. just using the man as the foil to reflect the issue. Can you help explain this so I can make some progress to publication? It is beginning to seem perversely bureaucratic and on imperialism's side in the result. Thanks,-- Evarose3 ( talk) 20:47, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
I meant to say "[the page is] transcluded". This AFD was transcluded at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2012 May 25, and the page is not protected, thus it appeared at Category:Wikipedia pages with incorrect protection templates. Tbhotch. ™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 18:57, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Articles that have been worked on exclusively in a user or user talk subpage and then moved (or in some cases pasted) to the article mainspace are considered new as of the date they reach the mainspace.
I don't get it. The userspace articles become new at the time it becomes a mainspace? What does "as of the date" mean? It doesn't mean "new" by becoming either mainspace or created, is it? -- George Ho ( talk) 15:16, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Shearonink, you have two Good Article Reviews that you started on April 22, 2012, and appear to have done nothing with them since. Are you planning to complete them soon, or should they go back into the review pool? They are:
I'll be monitoring for a reply. Thanks! BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:55, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
No issues, my friend. BTW, keep an eye on Jayne Mansfield, and extend a hand when necessary. The article has a come a long way. Thanks to you and quite a number of other editors. Aditya( talk • contribs) 04:10, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
You're welcome. The editor had dropped off my radar, so I'm not sure what/who else might have popped up in the meantime. I was afraid these accounts might just be a drop in the bucket but I do hope it helps. If/when this happens again, I'll try and remember to emphasize the long-term activity. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:35, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
The fact that Cimber died after Mansfield did would show that she was not a widow. I very much dislike the current wording. Guess there's no way out of it since she managed to get married and divorced all three times. ★ Dasani★ 02:14, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Hello again Shearonink,
You were nice enough to help me before and now I need your help again to give me some direction. What does it mean to be the Deletion Nominator? If you look at Glrx's User talk page, you'll see that I thought Glrx was in charge of the discussion because he was the Nominator. So after the discussion was abruptly closed, I continued to direct comments to him. I later noticed that he was making incorrect accusations, but when I proved him wrong, he wasn't correcting the discussion or passing the truth back to the voting REs to correct their miss-impressions. Not having all the facts (held back by Glrx), they voted to delete. Along came Ryan (Rjd0060) and deleted the article per process, not knowing that Glrx had held back information. I directed a DRV (soon to be a Grievance?) to Glrx because he was the culprit and he directed me back to Rjd0060. How do I get the true facts known, expose Glrx for what he is, and get the article undeleted?
Thanx in advance for your help, 76.2.147.70 ( talk) 21:53, 20 June 2012 (UTC) Sorry, I forgot I wasn't logged in! Gregory L. Chester 21:58, 20 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by GregLChest ( talk • contribs)
Dear Shearonink,
I want you to know that I really do appreciated all your help, instructive advice, and especially my witnessing to your obvious Integrity, which I have found lacking in some of the other Editors & Administrators! (Glrx said, "I am unsympathetic to an appeal" and Rjd0060 said, "Sorry to disappoint you, but I really couldn't care less what happens to this particular article. You'll have to pursue this elsewhere.")
Do you remember my concerns to you last October, when Mabdul proved himself to be an Egotistial Bully, when I went to the Help Desk for the first time, and I hinted to you that someone may be trying to build a Power-play Kingdom on WP? (It's my belief, that when an unknown editor has life or death power over an article, one needs maturity to control one's ego or power can get out of hand!) Well, after that Help Desk incident, Mabdul put me on his Watch List. Since then, he has eliminated three sections of the SG article w/o explaining to me about the cause or giving suggestions to make it better! He also stated that he thought the SpiderGraph was a Radar chart, which I proved to him was wrong, but he still voted to delete it , along with adding 4 or 5 other comments during the Delete discussion. Then, I learned that Glrx became Delete Nominator of the article after talking to Mabdul, while he was asking Glrx for a RfA! (small world!)
Recently, I have taken your latest advice and removed the inappropriate DRV from Glrx's talk page and decided not to pursue a Greivance, just yet. Please let me try to summarize my situation (or you can read it first hand on Glrx's or Rjd0060's talk page). A new DRV would not work in this case, because the damage to the article that was done just after the article went public and before it was proposed for deletion, is still present in the article. An egotistical editor (CC) jumped on the article and cut it in half, rearranged everything beyond recognition (a real third-grade hack job!) and also piggybacked the 1986 Industry Handbook secondary source citation, onto the existing 1985 primary source citation, while removing every mention in the article of the very notable secondary source! Consequentally, a reviewing editor caused the article to be deleted!
By the time the other Reviewing Editors read the article, all they saw was an article with no secondary source, therefore not passing WP:N, automatically causing a delete consenses! The article had already been deleted when the omission error was discovered, consequently, it was to late to make changes! The error was mentioned 3 separate times in the discussion, but no one acknowledged the error, in fact, when I corrected some of their miss-impressions, no reviewing editor even replied back or questioned my comments, which I thought was very odd! Here, I had proven them wrong, but no one changed their vote?? Most of them stated in there delete comments that the SpiderGraph was just another form of Radar chart, taking after Glrx's lead! In fact, Glrx was so adamant that he said, "The faults of the Radar spider chart carried over to the SpiderGraph chart!" I immediately asked Glrx to explain himself, but he never did! I told him that it was obvious that the geometry in the Excel software used to computer-generate the Radar charts caused its overall faults, whereas all the SpiderGraph charts are hand-drawn and requires no computer! Still there was no change to Glrx's attitude!
I have asked Rjd0060 if it would be possible to have the article undeleted into the AfCreation area, so I could make the necessary corrections and then have it Relisted with an "expert-subject tag," so comments from a more knowledgeable group of "peers" could be obtained? (So far, I haven't received an answer from Ryan.) Does that sound fessible to you? What do you suggest I do? At the present time, the public has no low-cost, easy-to-use, universal method to aid in their process of making important Trade-off Decisions!
Thanking you in advance, Gregory L. Chester 17:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by GregLChest ( talk • contribs)
Shearonink,
Thanx very much for your previous support! I guess you would have understood more, had you read Glrx's talk page. The last 9 months have been so stressful, I've even started taking sleeping pills to get passed the turning, tossing, & mental dictating, while trying to get to sleep! At 72, it's just not worth my health to pursue! But believe me when I say, that it was definitely not COI, I just hate to give-in to a disrespectful, power-hungry kid(s)! I wish we could have met under better circumstances! Good bye and good luck combating the conspiracy! Gregory L. Chester 23:02, 5 July 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by GregLChest ( talk • contribs)
Hello,
I noticed that in the past you made good contributions to the Henry Clay article, and I was wondering if you would be willing to look at a similar article about Thomas S. Hinde. Hinde was a close friend and neighbor of Henry Clay in Virginia and Kentucky. I have put in a lot of time upgrading the article over the past few months. If you are not interested or busy I completely understand. Thank you in advance for your time and have a nice day.
Best, Lawman4312 ( talk) 02:51, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Happy to take a pic of the area of interest for you. Just let me know what area you want. The map posted is a high Fstop photo so most everything will be in focus, even at higher resolutions. Enjoy. -- Ian Furst ( talk) 17:07, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Nathan2055 talk - contribs 19:49, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Wikipedia editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Wikipedia editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:
It also asks some basic questions about what you like about the Credo program and what you might want to improve.
At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).
Also, if you have an account but no longer want to use it, please leave me a note so another editor can take your spot.
If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi t | c 17:32, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
I've provided reliable sources for edits to George Washington on its Talk Page. Thanks. Brad Watson, Miami ( talk) 12:19, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
I went ahead and blocked the IP for 3 months. Note that the new activity occurred only 4 days after the last block (1 month) expired. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 01:14, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks so much for the award. I've never seen that one before. Cheers, 72Dino ( talk) 21:30, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
May I contact you for help on a regular basis? I am a fair editor but a seat-of-the-pants technician and have trouble wading through the manuals and lists. Cheers! Shir-El too 16:43, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
I want to personally thank you for your assistance with my trying to submit a wikipedia page of myself.
I was, and continue to have difficulty trying to prove my notability.
If possible, I would appreciate it if we could communicate via phone, Skype, or however possible to help make this attempt a little more personal.
Thanks again.
Ed Anhalt Dean of Education International University fr Graduate Studies www.iugrad.edu.kn [removed contact info -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 04:44, 23 July 2012 (UTC)] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.63.169.2 ( talk) 04:19, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
I just reposted a revised article, and was wondering if it meets requirements of a Wikipedia submission.
Thanks again for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ed Anhalt — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.63.169.2 ( talk) 13:28, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
The transfer of Tim Cahill from Everton to New York Red Bulls is not complete yet. The two clubs have agreed a fee, Cahill has even agreed "outline personal terms" (according to the BBC), but he has not undergone a medical in New York or even signed a contract yet. Don't change his article again. Thanks. – Pee Jay 15:11, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
...sorting out references and links, since they are the same. To be on the safe side I loaded everything in to make sure the information was sourced, and need help adding "children" to the InfoBox.
I've put this article on the Actors and Filmmakers/Assessment list but don't know how long they take or what they'll look for. Cheers, Shir-El too 19:50, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Pubmatic Updated the page as per requirement . Needs approval to publish the article.-- Winchetan ( talk) 06:06, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
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I have the information about Lubomír Hargaš, Czech track cyclist and three times vice world champion in tandem race, that he died on August 20th 1997, while training on the road. He had a crash with a bus. Unfortunately there is no source at all in the net, but I got the information from the Czech cycling association. I will try find an old cycling magazine with the information. -- Nicola54 ( talk) 13:12, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, good to hear from you. I am, too. My "agenda" is trying to have the academic consensus represented, so shoot me. New Year's resolution - concentrate on more positive work. Parkwells ( talk) 13:31, 17 February 2012 (UTC)|} |
Thanks for the feedback. I have added some more inline references (at least I think I did what you were referring to ;). I also removed the External Links section. Didn't think it read like an advertisement, I used other similar products as a reference (such as Shorewall, PfSense, and M0n0wall and only mentioned verifiable information. Please let me know if you still think it does and what specifically. Thanks! -- DanGynn ( talk) 19:21, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
Good call, declining Vivid Racing at articles for creation. "Betty Merm" is an employee of the company responsible for marketing - which probably explains the tone of the article. -- Biker Biker ( talk) 21:16, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
thanks for the 'move' to the article space? can you give me more suggestions to make my article better? NGO08-EC3371 ( talk) 23:46, 23 February 2012 (UTC) |
Hi. I'm pretty sure that the only sources you may object about their
reliability are no more than 3: i.e. the references numbered
5,
7 and
12. Instead the main problem of the article is actually its
notability. So, to be sure, I would like to ask a simple question you may answer with yes or no:
Do you have considered the notability issues I've reported in
User_talk:PCMorphy72/Syd_Barrett_genealogy?
(there you may also understand why you shouldn't have to consider the Ancestry.com source, numbered
4, as "user-edited").
PCMorphy72 (
talk) 09:33, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for comments. My reason for reverting the decline was the user is not a registered user so how seriously am I meant to take their opinion? I am happy to address the issues raised usually, but this one was unusual. If you are able could you take a quick look and let me know if you think their decision was okay. NealeFamily ( talk) 20:53, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
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Sarah ( talk) 00:09, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
As you requested in IRC, I have created a table mockup. I also added an example table entry in case you wanted to see what I did. You are welcome to edit the sandbox page. Best, Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 04:54, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I am the Wikipedia Regional Ambassador for New EnglandI've noticed that you have been involved in administration of some of the pages that students from that domain have been creating and editing. I would like to politely ask that perhaps some gentler and more welcoming tact could be used, even if you must take action on their articles for policy non-compliance. The Professors and other Campus Ambassadors certainly do their best to explain all policies beforehand, but not every student - like most new editors - get's it right the first time. The Education Program has been very successful in creating lasting editors, between 5-10% of students go on to be willing editors in their own right after they finish the program, which is significantly higher than the editor/readership ratio. Please then help us to further our joint mission of increasing editorship by trying not not biting the newbies, but perhaps guiding them. Maximilianklein ( talk) 04:39, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
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For helping someone on IRC for a good length of time. Pine (talk) 06:56, 14 March 2012 (UTC) |
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Thanks for all of the work you do helping new editors, both in IRC and on Wikipedia. Best, Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 22:04, 14 March 2012 (UTC) |
Hi. You recently sent me a message about a declined AfC submission that I didn't create, so I have removed it. Probably a bug in the script, though. I left a message on the creator's talk page. B music ian 06:06, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
Hey Shearonink, I haven't been around irc much lately but I'm sure you're cranking away. :)
I just finished a massive draft on our own very topical subject of paid editing on Wikipedia. I would love your careful assessment in checking it for neutrality, formatting, organization, reference detail, etc. I hope you can take a quick look. Cheers! Ocaasi t | c 12:24, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
Hey, just wanna say thanks for helping me out with my signature, I've sorted it now :) Yellowman94 Talk • I am the yellow man. That's what they call me, cos that's what I am. 01:15, 19 March 2012 (UTC) |
Thanks for your response to my AfC submittal of the above title. Late in February, I had started to add more information to the then-existing History section of Texas City, Texas. However, one thing led to another, causing the section to grow much larger. I decided that probably the section should be condensed by striping out many details, and that a separate History page is warranted. That's why I submitted the new article. Concurrently, I have created a new history section on my sandbox, which I propose to incorporate on the main Texas City page. Please review the AfC in that light, and let me know your thoughts. Thank you for your help. Bruin2 ( talk) 01:18, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi--I am very grateful for any help. I have gone berserk with the Wiki "help referencing for beginners pages". They are not helpful to me. I'm perhaps unusual. I've been going CRAZY trying to make them even appear on a page. I know how to do this without all the wiki language but with it, I'm going insane. The film itself fits ALL the wiki criteria-was reviewed by major newspapers (Village Voice) and won 10 film festival awards and has been heralded as a unique film about a totally different side of life, and a pageant that isn't usually covered.
I'm doing my best but all I seem to get from reviewers is that I'm not doing it right but no one really tells me what is wrong. The references are all accurate. They seem to be in the style that Wiki wants. I didn't add any quotes from the articles so as to make things more encyclopedic.
Please tell me what I can do to make this work. It is a terrific film and very significant! Thanks so much
Bonchic ( talk) 13:54, 20 March 2012 (UTC)Bonchic Bonchic ( talk) 13:54, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for your help with my submission "Solvency Modernization Initiative". I have added independent sources in my references as per your advice. Can you please take a look and see if it's ok now. Most of the independent references on this subject tend to be professional and financial/industry publications (you said that should be fine as it establishes notability. This is indded a huge issue in the US and internationally). News agencies like Reuters also reported on that (found it through Factiva) but on their subscription services for financial pros and others willing to pay. Thanks again for your help CIPR DK — Preceding unsigned comment added by CIPR DK ( talk • contribs) 14:42, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Many thanks for advising me on the additional permissions that are needed for the Patrick E. McGovern article, and I hope that you are able to provide me with access to it again for editing.
The permissions should be arriving shortly: what email address should be used for you, so that you alerted to them? Drwilliampepper ( talk) 15:20, 26 March 2012 (UTC)User:Drwilliampepper
Hi Shearonink My name is Tony Savo, I'm the subject of a wiki page being considered for deletion. [Tony Savo]
First of all I want to thank you for your diligence in researching the matter. You seem to be the only one approaching the matter from an unbiased perspective. The reason why my page is being challenged, in short, is due to a personal attack from an ex CFM band member.
I have several credible references (non-blogs) to prove 1. I do in fact exist 2. I am the CEO/Producer of CFM and 3. I have made several contributions to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and pop music in general.
Here are just a few you might not have seen:
It is common knowledge that I am the founding member of CFM also the CEO/Producer and can be easily verified with a basic google search.
The reason for contacting you is obviously its upsetting to see people who are uninformed, trying to discredit my life's work and passion. I have multiple links to prove my accomplishments and would be glad to post myself but I think it could be deemed a conflict of interest or violation of terms at the very least. In the interest of truth and fairness, I think I have provided sufficient proof of myself and my accomplishments and would greatly appreciate your help/attention in this matter.
Please let me know if I can do anything else to help establish that my page is accurate.
Thanks for all your time and energy!
All my best, Tony Savo (CEO/Producer) Coalition Fight Music www.coalitionfightmusic.com Antoniusmaximussavo ( talk) 01:49, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for your timely response. Would a link to an article in a major national newspaper quoting me as CFM's CEO/Producer suffice? Also, I have links to coverage by USA Today's UFC Media Group and can provide scanned copies of articles written about me/CFM in print magazines. Please advise, thank you again for your time and energy in this matter. Tony savo Antoniusmaximussavo ( talk) 03:24, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for reviewing my article about Albert Nelson. I believe his information has its place in this encyclopedia because of his notable involvement in the civil rights movement, in a tangible, historic way. Please see: http://fairhousingsummit.info/about-albert-t-nelson I am sorry I don't know how to add in-line citations although I have read the instructions - I still don't get it.
I have provided all of the ON LINE info there is about Albert Nelson. However, I can provide reams of written material that is not on the internet as well as a great deal of oral history to verify that Mr. Nelson is deserving of a Wikipedia page. Thank you for your valuable time and help. Sincerely, David M. Gillespie Supreme Court Certified Mediator Orlando. Florida
P.S. I notice that although Pauline Pfeiffer Hemingway never did anything memorable other than marry a famous person, she has a page in Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Pfeiffer_Hemingway — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidmgillespie ( talk • contribs) 20:21, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
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Thought you might like one of these... Mrmatiko ( talk) 18:58, 29 March 2012 (UTC) |
Hi you recently declined the submission of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Jet-Set (magazine) citing that the article is not adequately supported by reliable, independent sources, however I fail to agree with you here, one of the sources is from El Tiempo Colombia's leading newspaper, the other one if from a publishing media industry called Publicitas, which even though it does not have a wikipedia article, is an internationally recognized company in its industry. So please explain why was not this sufficient to you, both those sources are reliable and independent; I just want to know so I can fix whatever it is that you find wrong. mijotoba ( talk) 19:59, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello! I have fixed up and changed my article and was wondering if you think it is any better and if it is ready to be resubmitted. Thanks! :)
Saunderhill ( talk) 13:17, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Dr._Hannah_Green — Preceding unsigned comment added by Saunderhill ( talk • contribs) 00:03, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
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Shearonink, I would be glad for moderation. If you have any suggestions please, please make them known. I have tried to use the page's talk section, users from the institution continue to remove relevant facts from the institution's page. First it was academic accreditation (now resolved), and now it is the historic position of the institution as both pre-millenial and dispensational (the school accepts both but not other eschatological viewpoints) Hungus ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:44, 9 April 2012 (UTC).
Hello Shearonink, I did put a page up for consideration for the Artist Dorothy Duval as there is no reference to here on this site, shame as she is quite well known and was for a time in my youth my next door neighbour.She was exhibited at the Stco Exchange, Royal Society of Marine Artists show on three occasions and in WhosWho in Art 1977 edition where it tells of all her awards. Most of which I quoted in my text. What do I have to do to get a page in Wikipedia about Duval ? 1917-2005. I think you should have something on her as she was well considered in UK and France. Please advise. Thanks from Barriebrdc. [Wikipidia does write about me under motor sport as I was a professional racing driver in the 1960'sand 70's] Barrie Smith BRDC. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.154.252.51 ( talk) 07:45, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
What is wrong with the inline citations at this ? The user had inline citations although they aren't reliable! (I have that person watchlisted) mabdul 06:07, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
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), but they are inline. (and your decline reason is that they aren't; edit summary: (Declining submission: submission lacks inline citations)).
mabdul 07:21, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for closing out the help request at User talk:BatesMotel6/Washington Institute for Graduate Studies. I didn't figure I should close it, since the user seemed to be hoping to find somebody to second-guess my article edits and my statements on the user's talk page. Thanks for acting as a third party in the situation. -- Orlady ( talk) 03:29, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
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Noticing your recent note to User:Valfontis about problems with Steamboats of Coos Bay, I made some improvements to the article this morning. It should be possible now to track down specific page numbers for the unsourced claims. Finetooth ( talk) 19:19, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
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Hi, I have included the references following what you directed. would you mind to see the article now please?My user name is Drpraveenks--Drpraveenks 18:41, 19 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drpraveenks ( talk • contribs)
You asked for some of my current good article nominations. :) The ones I have are Burundi women's national football team, Rwanda women's national football team and Zanzibar women's national football team. (Plus I think four more.) I do not believe there really are many more sources for them available online and as they have played only one or two games (or none), there isn't much that can be said. Hence, article brevity of probably about six paragraphs each. :) -- LauraHale ( talk) 05:04, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
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Shearonlink
My Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Emilia Pires is done, take a look! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Emilia_Pires
Thanks for the subst:submit tip - it worked - and the page is in queue awaiting for approval.
Hopefully I've done enough this time and the page will get approved. I think this person is really worthy of a page on Wikipedia.
Thanks again for your help. Really appreciated. Nerissa
Update: ShearonLink - my page got approved and has been published. Thanks for the advice!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Njm2012 ( talk • contribs) 03:02, 23 April 2012 (UTC) ( Njm2012 ( talk) 05:42, 11 April 2012 (UTC))
I am very sorry for my actions and/or arguing with you :).-- Deathlaser : Chat 15:45, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, and thank you very much for your generous help regarding the image issue. I will certainly benefit from your information; however, pardon me, but could you please confirm that a picture found on Facebook is also acceptable if I go through the procedure you described? Many thanks again! Dontreader ( talk) 04:01, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
A mid-importance article supported by WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers that was reviewed by Version 1.0 Editorial Team and selected for Version 0.7 and subsequent release versions. The article has come a long way from a fan boy mish mash to a fair enough GA. Now is the time to take it to the next level. Currently it's going through another peer review. Please, lend a hand. Aditya( talk • contribs) 10:11, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Shearonink 4/22/12 "A Plea for Help and a FAVOR" regarding: WP:Articles for Deletion/SpiderGraph chart
Dear Shearonink,
During January & February, you were friendly and very helpful while my article was in AfCreation! I forget the date, but at some point, I wrote you about someone wanting to put notches on their belt or establishing a Kingdom?? I forget the exact way I phrased it?? Around Feb. 23rd, my article went public! On Feb. 24th, Chap, the Ripper did a Major Overhaul & Removal of most of my article. It was almost unrecognizable, the first paragraph of 144 words was cut down to 66 words, I almost gave-in to his intimidation, but I didn't want it to reflect bad on me, so I rewrote the article for the 4th or 5th time, around 3/12.
No new tags were placed on the article for almost 2 months, but the old Tags from early Feb. remained on top of the article. I thought someone had just forgotten to remove them. I thought all the hurdles had passed!
On 3/27/12, I received a notice that my article had been Proposed for Deletion by Nominator Glrx, which I answered on 3/31/12, with a 6 page "Objection to Deletion" reply, because all the accusations sounded like he hadn't even read the article! Glrx, a PhD in Philosophy, hit me again on 4/3/12 with more of the same: WP:N, DUE, NOR, NPOV, & COI, and still I proved all of his assumptions incorrect in my 8 page 4/10/12 reply!
Also on 4/3/12, Gene93k Added a Note Stating that "this debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions."
So Far, everyone that has come forth, sounds like they never read the SG or Radar chart articles and maybe not the discussion either. I feel like I'm being Sandbagged for a Speedy Deletion by a tag team of kids! I try to spell everything out for them to clarify or correct their incorrect assumptions or accusations. Today, I spent all day writing a reply to Jorgath (a 26 yr old, non-technical, college student) & Livitup.
IF YOU HAVE THE TIME, please do me a favor and read over the deletion discussions and see what you think. They all seem in a big hurry to hang the article & me out to dry and I don't know why. I just want to get on with my life!
When you read my answers, you will see that this article is very Notable!! It looks to me like, no matter what I say or do, they intend to go ahead with the Deletion. As you read the discussions, I believe you'll see that there is definitely no COI.
Respectfully requested, Greg Chester (GregLChest@aol.com) Gregory L. Chester 07:32, 23 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by GregLChest ( talk • contribs)
Dear Shearonink, Many thanks for expediting the posting of the article Patrick Edward McGovern. I suppose that it was assigned a Start-Class grading, because it is a notable biography entry and might need some better formatting? I see where headings/subheadings were added. I will now go over the article very carefully to check for any other changes and improvements. I assume that I can go in and make the editing changes without danger of having the article frozen and inaccessible again? Do you have any concrete suggestions on how to improve it, which will not risk "speedy deletion?" Cheers, and a Mycenaean kylix and Peruvian keros raised high to you, -- Drwilliampepper ( talk) 18:39, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, you placed a level 4 vandalism final warning with the addition of a note about 'long-term abuse' on an IP a few minutes ago. What template did you use? Thanks in advance. Denisarona ( talk) 13:55, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
It's past midday here - enjoy & Thanks again. Denisarona ( talk) 14:39, 25 April 2012 (UTC) |
Have a beer! Or your choice of non-alcoholic beverage of course.
Really appreciate the help on my article, thanks a lot. CharmlessCoin ( talk) 15:13, 25 April 2012 (UTC) |
Per my talk [1], "Wulfing later gave the plates to Washington University in St Louis, who loaned them to the Saint Louis Art Museum, where they were on display for many years." I assume they are still there, but am not positive. I plan to be several hrs from St Louis for awhile this summer, planning on trying to take a trip up and see if they are on display and if I can get photos. For now I just did a few illustrations. Hope this helps, He iro 18:16, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
Hello,
This is regarding the article: [ [2]]. We have corrected required things and added reliable sources. Can you please review it.
Thanks!
Sociosquare ( talk) 13:52, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
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Roger ( talk) 18:15, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
Dear Shearonick: Each of those BLPs follows the same organization as the above submission with one major exception. In each of those the man is a bigger than any of his many different famous cases. In contrast in the submission the issue swallows the man and makes him relevant only as the vehicle for showing how the legal system works in practice with regard to the subject of the submission. For this reason the organization of submission could be changed to focus the man as a BLP with the issue as the foil. But that was the way it was when the submission was called Bruce Clark (legal scholar). Then it was criticized for being a coatrack. So it was changed as to title and content to down-play Clark and up-play the infinitely more important constitutional question that has been his life's work. Some people defend imperialism with so deep an emotion it is as if their lives depended on it, and many of course do. Can you lend some support by understanding that both the man and the issue are notable and it shouldn't matter who gets focused upon. It begins to seem I am damned if I do and damned if I don't focus on the BLP vs. just using the man as the foil to reflect the issue. Can you help explain this so I can make some progress to publication? It is beginning to seem perversely bureaucratic and on imperialism's side in the result. Thanks,-- Evarose3 ( talk) 20:47, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
I meant to say "[the page is] transcluded". This AFD was transcluded at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2012 May 25, and the page is not protected, thus it appeared at Category:Wikipedia pages with incorrect protection templates. Tbhotch. ™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 18:57, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Articles that have been worked on exclusively in a user or user talk subpage and then moved (or in some cases pasted) to the article mainspace are considered new as of the date they reach the mainspace.
I don't get it. The userspace articles become new at the time it becomes a mainspace? What does "as of the date" mean? It doesn't mean "new" by becoming either mainspace or created, is it? -- George Ho ( talk) 15:16, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Shearonink, you have two Good Article Reviews that you started on April 22, 2012, and appear to have done nothing with them since. Are you planning to complete them soon, or should they go back into the review pool? They are:
I'll be monitoring for a reply. Thanks! BlueMoonset ( talk) 00:55, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
No issues, my friend. BTW, keep an eye on Jayne Mansfield, and extend a hand when necessary. The article has a come a long way. Thanks to you and quite a number of other editors. Aditya( talk • contribs) 04:10, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
You're welcome. The editor had dropped off my radar, so I'm not sure what/who else might have popped up in the meantime. I was afraid these accounts might just be a drop in the bucket but I do hope it helps. If/when this happens again, I'll try and remember to emphasize the long-term activity. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:35, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
The fact that Cimber died after Mansfield did would show that she was not a widow. I very much dislike the current wording. Guess there's no way out of it since she managed to get married and divorced all three times. ★ Dasani★ 02:14, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Hello again Shearonink,
You were nice enough to help me before and now I need your help again to give me some direction. What does it mean to be the Deletion Nominator? If you look at Glrx's User talk page, you'll see that I thought Glrx was in charge of the discussion because he was the Nominator. So after the discussion was abruptly closed, I continued to direct comments to him. I later noticed that he was making incorrect accusations, but when I proved him wrong, he wasn't correcting the discussion or passing the truth back to the voting REs to correct their miss-impressions. Not having all the facts (held back by Glrx), they voted to delete. Along came Ryan (Rjd0060) and deleted the article per process, not knowing that Glrx had held back information. I directed a DRV (soon to be a Grievance?) to Glrx because he was the culprit and he directed me back to Rjd0060. How do I get the true facts known, expose Glrx for what he is, and get the article undeleted?
Thanx in advance for your help, 76.2.147.70 ( talk) 21:53, 20 June 2012 (UTC) Sorry, I forgot I wasn't logged in! Gregory L. Chester 21:58, 20 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by GregLChest ( talk • contribs)
Dear Shearonink,
I want you to know that I really do appreciated all your help, instructive advice, and especially my witnessing to your obvious Integrity, which I have found lacking in some of the other Editors & Administrators! (Glrx said, "I am unsympathetic to an appeal" and Rjd0060 said, "Sorry to disappoint you, but I really couldn't care less what happens to this particular article. You'll have to pursue this elsewhere.")
Do you remember my concerns to you last October, when Mabdul proved himself to be an Egotistial Bully, when I went to the Help Desk for the first time, and I hinted to you that someone may be trying to build a Power-play Kingdom on WP? (It's my belief, that when an unknown editor has life or death power over an article, one needs maturity to control one's ego or power can get out of hand!) Well, after that Help Desk incident, Mabdul put me on his Watch List. Since then, he has eliminated three sections of the SG article w/o explaining to me about the cause or giving suggestions to make it better! He also stated that he thought the SpiderGraph was a Radar chart, which I proved to him was wrong, but he still voted to delete it , along with adding 4 or 5 other comments during the Delete discussion. Then, I learned that Glrx became Delete Nominator of the article after talking to Mabdul, while he was asking Glrx for a RfA! (small world!)
Recently, I have taken your latest advice and removed the inappropriate DRV from Glrx's talk page and decided not to pursue a Greivance, just yet. Please let me try to summarize my situation (or you can read it first hand on Glrx's or Rjd0060's talk page). A new DRV would not work in this case, because the damage to the article that was done just after the article went public and before it was proposed for deletion, is still present in the article. An egotistical editor (CC) jumped on the article and cut it in half, rearranged everything beyond recognition (a real third-grade hack job!) and also piggybacked the 1986 Industry Handbook secondary source citation, onto the existing 1985 primary source citation, while removing every mention in the article of the very notable secondary source! Consequentally, a reviewing editor caused the article to be deleted!
By the time the other Reviewing Editors read the article, all they saw was an article with no secondary source, therefore not passing WP:N, automatically causing a delete consenses! The article had already been deleted when the omission error was discovered, consequently, it was to late to make changes! The error was mentioned 3 separate times in the discussion, but no one acknowledged the error, in fact, when I corrected some of their miss-impressions, no reviewing editor even replied back or questioned my comments, which I thought was very odd! Here, I had proven them wrong, but no one changed their vote?? Most of them stated in there delete comments that the SpiderGraph was just another form of Radar chart, taking after Glrx's lead! In fact, Glrx was so adamant that he said, "The faults of the Radar spider chart carried over to the SpiderGraph chart!" I immediately asked Glrx to explain himself, but he never did! I told him that it was obvious that the geometry in the Excel software used to computer-generate the Radar charts caused its overall faults, whereas all the SpiderGraph charts are hand-drawn and requires no computer! Still there was no change to Glrx's attitude!
I have asked Rjd0060 if it would be possible to have the article undeleted into the AfCreation area, so I could make the necessary corrections and then have it Relisted with an "expert-subject tag," so comments from a more knowledgeable group of "peers" could be obtained? (So far, I haven't received an answer from Ryan.) Does that sound fessible to you? What do you suggest I do? At the present time, the public has no low-cost, easy-to-use, universal method to aid in their process of making important Trade-off Decisions!
Thanking you in advance, Gregory L. Chester 17:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by GregLChest ( talk • contribs)
Shearonink,
Thanx very much for your previous support! I guess you would have understood more, had you read Glrx's talk page. The last 9 months have been so stressful, I've even started taking sleeping pills to get passed the turning, tossing, & mental dictating, while trying to get to sleep! At 72, it's just not worth my health to pursue! But believe me when I say, that it was definitely not COI, I just hate to give-in to a disrespectful, power-hungry kid(s)! I wish we could have met under better circumstances! Good bye and good luck combating the conspiracy! Gregory L. Chester 23:02, 5 July 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by GregLChest ( talk • contribs)
Hello,
I noticed that in the past you made good contributions to the Henry Clay article, and I was wondering if you would be willing to look at a similar article about Thomas S. Hinde. Hinde was a close friend and neighbor of Henry Clay in Virginia and Kentucky. I have put in a lot of time upgrading the article over the past few months. If you are not interested or busy I completely understand. Thank you in advance for your time and have a nice day.
Best, Lawman4312 ( talk) 02:51, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Happy to take a pic of the area of interest for you. Just let me know what area you want. The map posted is a high Fstop photo so most everything will be in focus, even at higher resolutions. Enjoy. -- Ian Furst ( talk) 17:07, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Nathan2055 talk - contribs 19:49, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Wikipedia editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Wikipedia editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:
It also asks some basic questions about what you like about the Credo program and what you might want to improve.
At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).
Also, if you have an account but no longer want to use it, please leave me a note so another editor can take your spot.
If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi t | c 17:32, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
I've provided reliable sources for edits to George Washington on its Talk Page. Thanks. Brad Watson, Miami ( talk) 12:19, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
I went ahead and blocked the IP for 3 months. Note that the new activity occurred only 4 days after the last block (1 month) expired. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 01:14, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks so much for the award. I've never seen that one before. Cheers, 72Dino ( talk) 21:30, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
May I contact you for help on a regular basis? I am a fair editor but a seat-of-the-pants technician and have trouble wading through the manuals and lists. Cheers! Shir-El too 16:43, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
I want to personally thank you for your assistance with my trying to submit a wikipedia page of myself.
I was, and continue to have difficulty trying to prove my notability.
If possible, I would appreciate it if we could communicate via phone, Skype, or however possible to help make this attempt a little more personal.
Thanks again.
Ed Anhalt Dean of Education International University fr Graduate Studies www.iugrad.edu.kn [removed contact info -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 04:44, 23 July 2012 (UTC)] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.63.169.2 ( talk) 04:19, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
I just reposted a revised article, and was wondering if it meets requirements of a Wikipedia submission.
Thanks again for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ed Anhalt — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.63.169.2 ( talk) 13:28, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
The transfer of Tim Cahill from Everton to New York Red Bulls is not complete yet. The two clubs have agreed a fee, Cahill has even agreed "outline personal terms" (according to the BBC), but he has not undergone a medical in New York or even signed a contract yet. Don't change his article again. Thanks. – Pee Jay 15:11, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
...sorting out references and links, since they are the same. To be on the safe side I loaded everything in to make sure the information was sourced, and need help adding "children" to the InfoBox.
I've put this article on the Actors and Filmmakers/Assessment list but don't know how long they take or what they'll look for. Cheers, Shir-El too 19:50, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Pubmatic Updated the page as per requirement . Needs approval to publish the article.-- Winchetan ( talk) 06:06, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
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Did you know that instead of "style=white-space:nowrap" you can use {{ nowrap}}? Its a bit easier (for me anyway). Cheers. Moondyne ( talk) 23:55, 30 July 2012 (UTC)