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Userbox ideas

In future, if you post an idea, please post it in the "to do" section only. It does not require its own section, and it does not need a "i did it myself" comment either. On completion, as the instructions state (if you bothered to read them), the idea should be pasted into the done section, with a strikethrough, saying "DONE" and a link to the template's page. You can clearly see that is policy by the fact that the whole "Done" section is organised that way. - • | Đܧ§§Ť | • T | C 15:37, 1 February 2006 (UTC) reply

Userpage

Your user page shows up in {{Category:Boy Scouts of America}} and in {{Category:Order of the Arrow}}. I would appreciate it if you removed those two categories from your user page, as they are not needed: the user boxes should do that. -- Gadget850 ( Ed) 15:27, 7 February 2006 (UTC) reply

No problem- users show up in the cats fairly often. Just wanted to make you aware of it, and now you know how to keep from doing it again. -- Gadget850 ( Ed) 17:55, 7 February 2006 (UTC) reply

Legs

You should probably add a note to your new articles on arthropod femur, etc., to clarify that the name is analogous with the femur, etc., of vertebrate species, but also that there is no actual bone present in the arthropod. DS 16:56, 10 February 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi, nice one for getting involved on this page. Looking forward to your article about Kimi Wong, I've had trouble finding out much about her. Cheers, Deizio 21:28, 6 April 2006 (UTC) reply


your comments on mosquito talk page

It is unclear to me why you keep making an issue of my use of multiple accounts. All of my recent edits to the mosquito talk page (as with all of my other recent edits) have been completely supported by wikipedia policy. Specifically, my deletion of some segments of the mosquito article was completely justified by wikipedia:verifiability and wikipedia's proibition on original research. As for your request that I make my non vulgar mosquito edits with my "primary" username (though, to be honest, at this username has pretty much become my primary account), I cannot do this because editing the same article with both usernames, particularly when those edits are opposed by the same parties who opposed my previous edits, could easily be construed as an abusive use of sockpuppets. As for your reference to wikipedia:checkuser, if you read checkuser guidelines, you will find that it is only to be used in situations such as vandalism in which sockpuppets are used abusively, as the checkuser policy gives strong deference to user privacy. As all of the edits I have done with this account have been in line with policy (in fact, I have actually reverted quite a bit of vandalism and, yes, made many non-controversial edits and have even received a barnstar) and I have never even been accused of vandalism, let alone blocked, it is hard to see how a checkuser against me could be justified. As such, my anonymity seems reasonably safe. I just hope in the future we can cooperate to improve wikipedia and you do not assume that my edits are in bad faith just because we had a legitimate disagreement about the "kiddie song"; particularly since my arguments for inclusion were very much grounded in wikipedia policy. Interestingstuffadder 20:14, 20 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks for noticing that on my userbox collection, I'll have to remove it. I dont see how assume good faith is even an issue or my edits can be considered distruptive when I have provided solid references to wikipedia policy that pretty clearly say my actions are legitimate. Did you even look at the explanations I provided for my actions? I mean, there is a policy that explicitly says that an editor can remove uncited information at any time. Also, much of what was in those sections very much met wikipedia's definition of original research. I am trying very hard to be civil, collegial and to cooperate with you. Why do you insist on continuing to have a negative attitude towards me? Interestingstuffadder 23:23, 20 August 2006 (UTC) reply


I really dont understand why you are making an issue of this. Actually, I should really just rmeove that line from my userpage, as I have probbly made 100X more edits with this username than with any other. Interestingstuffadder 18:44, 21 August 2006 (UTC) reply

There are four articles being threatened by a merge proposal. The details are listed here Wikipedia:WikiProject_Pennsylvania#Announcements. Would you mind weighing in (hopefully in support) of keeping the articles. -- evrik 01:44, 25 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the barnstar. I have lost count on how many articles I have created or expanded. I know that I have a lot left to do. Thanks again! Dincher 02:19, 14 December 2006 (UTC) reply

Pittsburgh Barnstar

The Pittsburgh Barnstar
I hereby award you this Barnstar in recognition of your efforts to improve and organize Pittsburgh-related articles, including tagging articles as part of WikiProject Pittsburgh. Thanks, Chris Griswold ( ) 08:08, 7 December 2006 (UTC) reply

History of Pittsburgh - request for collaboration

I've put a lot of additional work into this article, based on feedback from when it was a Featured Article Candidate. Also updated the maps to give them a more standard appearance. I'm going to submit the article for peer review and then FAC again. Before I do, though, I need some help from the WikiProject Pittsburgh. Please take some time and help with these tasks:

  1. improve the article with changes, additions and deletions
  2. some stern proof-reading, please
  3. give it a quality/importance rating at Talk:History of Pittsburgh
  4. leave feedback at Talk:History of Pittsburgh

Thanks. I'll be leaving this note at the talk pages of the project members who have been most active in Pittsburgh-related articles. Tomcool 14:42, 27 December 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello Squamate, you have indicated that you are a member of the Soft Drinks WikiProject. Can you please peer review Coca-Cola here. Thank you in advance.-- Natl1 ( Talk Page) ( Contribs) 21:26, 20 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Obsolete Images

Image:Youth relig knot.PNG listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Youth relig knot.PNG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. NThurston 18:08, 7 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Glad you like it. We are trying to re-do images in svg format because they generally look nicer at different scales, and it's also being pushed by Wiki because they are easily edited. In looking at your userboxes, you may also be interested in checking out the new version of {{ User Eagle Scout}} which has a switch and special images for Eagles with palms. I also created a switch version for Religious Awards: {{ User BSA Religious Award}} which is similar to what you have now, but includes options for youth and adult knots. -- NThurston 14:19, 8 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Userboxes

The vigil sash qualifies as fair use, so it shouldn't be on user pages. I updated your OA Vigil image to the free image currently in {{ User:UBX/vigil}}. You may also be interested in {{ User published author}}. -- NThurston 14:25, 8 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Could you help me write this article?

Hello,

I was wondering if you would be willing to help me write either Seikichi_Iha or Shorin-ryu_Shido-kan. Tkjazzer 21:48, 22 April 2007 (UTC) reply

Notability of Kim Sanches

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Relaunching WikiProject Pittsburgh meetups

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Tree hole

Looks like this topic is already covered at Tree throw. I'm not sure what I deleted, because Tree hole redirects to Tree throw. Anyway, please make any additions to the Tree throw article. Thanks, NawlinWiki 19:08, 18 June 2007 (UTC) reply

Pennsyltucky map

Good work. -- evrik ( talk) 19:17, 8 August 2007 (UTC) reply

Horse Fly

No worries. I understand how annoying vandals can be. Once the semi-protection expires, if they come back, just give me a shout. Regards, -- Asterion talk 18:06, 14 August 2007 (UTC) reply


An article whose existence and notability you have supported in the past has been nominated for deletion. Please give your opinion of the deletion request and the importance of this article at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Camp Minsi. Thank you. MinsiPatches 20:26, 14 October 2007 (UTC) reply

Userbox

Image:BSA Youth Religious Symbol.svg has been determined to be be non-free, may not be used in userboxes and will be deleted. The free alternative is Image:BSA Youth Religious knot.svg. You may also update to {{ Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting/Userboxes/BSA Religious Award}}. --—  Gadget850 (Ed)  talk - 21:08, 28 January 2008 (UTC) reply

Removal of category from your userpage

Hi. In enacting consensus from User categories for discussion, I have removed the category Category:Wikipedians interested in books from your userpage. It was determined in that deletion debate that this category should be depopulated of individuals, but kept as a parent category. If you wish to display a category reflecting your interest in books, please consider one of the specific sub-categories under its umbrella. Thanks, and please excuse the necessary editing of your user page! ---- Moonriddengirl (talk) 16:48, 23 February 2008 (UTC) reply

Hi Squamate. You currently have yourself listed as a participant in the Pennsylvania WikiProject. If you are still active in the project then ignore this message. However if you are busy or no longer wish to be involved, please remove yourself from the list so we can get an updated count on the number of active members. Thank you! Monobi ( talk) 19:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC) reply

Meetup

Wikipedia:Meetup/Tampa -- You're invited! Hires an editor ( talk) 23:56, 2 August 2008 (UTC) reply

Proposed deletion of Pittsburgh Hardhats (basketball)

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Pittsburgh Hardhats (basketball), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

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All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also " What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{ dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

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An article you created maybe deleted soon: Tools which can help you

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Possibility of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

You may be interested in this. Hope to see you there! -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 05:48, 22 January 2009 (UTC) reply

You maybe interested in the Article Rescue Squadron

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Welcome to the Article Rescue Squadron!

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I look forward to working with you in the future. Ikip ( talk) 03:56, 24 February 2009 (UTC) reply

( Refactored way too negative for a new member :))

Looking forward to working with you in the future, welcome aboard! If you need any help, sincerely, please let me know. Ikip ( talk) 03:48, 24 February 2009 (UTC) reply

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The Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter (September 2009)

Unreferenced BLPs

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AfD nomination of Carol Shaya

An editor has nominated one or more articles which you have created or worked on, for deletion. The nominated article is Carol Shaya. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also Wikipedia:Notability and " What Wikipedia is not").

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Please note: This is an automatic notification by a bot. I have nothing to do with this article or the deletion nomination, and can't do anything about it. -- Erwin85Bot ( talk) 01:11, 4 March 2010 (UTC) reply

A tag has been placed on Lovari (entertainer) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles – see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{ hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Andrewlp1991 ( talk) 03:47, 27 August 2010 (UTC) reply

Nomination of Lovari for deletion

A discussion has begun about whether the article Lovari, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lovari until a concensus is reached, and you are welcome to contribute to the discussion.

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WikiProject Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh event for Wikipedia's tenth anniversary

Hi! Since you're a member of WikiProject Pittsburgh, I wanted to invite you to the Wikipedia Tenth Anniversary celebrations we're having in Pittsburgh on Saturday, January 15. During the daytime, we're going to be having a photo contribution drive where anyone can bring in their digital photos or prints and Wikipedians will teach people how to upload them and add them to articles, and maybe introduction to Wikipedia workshops as well. Then in the evening, we'll have fun at the Carson City Saloon. There will be free Wikipedia t-shirts and other goodies, as well. See the Pittsburgh meetup page for more details. I hope to see you there!-- ragesoss ( talk) 14:34, 1 January 2011 (UTC) reply

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on Zora Andrich requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hang on}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Zad68 ( talk) 19:11, 3 February 2011 (UTC) reply

Nomination of Zora Andrich for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Zora Andrich is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zora Andrich until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

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The article Republic of West Melanesia has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Quigley ( talk) 21:06, 22 June 2011 (UTC) reply

Wikipedia:WikiProject Pittsburgh is rolling out some new features (see our discussion at WT:PITTSBURGH). We are also trying to determine how many members are active. If you could go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Pittsburgh/Members and move your name from inactive to the active or semi-active group (depending on your interest in Pittsburgh issue and overall activity) groups, this would be great. Hopefully in a near future you'll also receive our first newsletter with various information on what we have been doing, and what useful tools are available. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 19:52, 26 June 2011 (UTC) reply

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Love history & culture? Get involved in WikiProject World Digital Library!

World Digital Library Wikipedia Partnership - We need you!
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Nomination of Roland Shaw for deletion

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Latin American 10,000 Challenge invite

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Nomination of Tahoka Freeway for deletion

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I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, Squamate. Thank you for your work on Outeiro de Rei. Cl3phact0, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

This exists on 35 other wikis, odd that we wouldn't want it on enwiki too. (See also: wikidata:Q643709)

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Welcome!

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Userbox ideas

In future, if you post an idea, please post it in the "to do" section only. It does not require its own section, and it does not need a "i did it myself" comment either. On completion, as the instructions state (if you bothered to read them), the idea should be pasted into the done section, with a strikethrough, saying "DONE" and a link to the template's page. You can clearly see that is policy by the fact that the whole "Done" section is organised that way. - • | Đܧ§§Ť | • T | C 15:37, 1 February 2006 (UTC) reply

Userpage

Your user page shows up in {{Category:Boy Scouts of America}} and in {{Category:Order of the Arrow}}. I would appreciate it if you removed those two categories from your user page, as they are not needed: the user boxes should do that. -- Gadget850 ( Ed) 15:27, 7 February 2006 (UTC) reply

No problem- users show up in the cats fairly often. Just wanted to make you aware of it, and now you know how to keep from doing it again. -- Gadget850 ( Ed) 17:55, 7 February 2006 (UTC) reply

Legs

You should probably add a note to your new articles on arthropod femur, etc., to clarify that the name is analogous with the femur, etc., of vertebrate species, but also that there is no actual bone present in the arthropod. DS 16:56, 10 February 2006 (UTC) reply

Hi, nice one for getting involved on this page. Looking forward to your article about Kimi Wong, I've had trouble finding out much about her. Cheers, Deizio 21:28, 6 April 2006 (UTC) reply


your comments on mosquito talk page

It is unclear to me why you keep making an issue of my use of multiple accounts. All of my recent edits to the mosquito talk page (as with all of my other recent edits) have been completely supported by wikipedia policy. Specifically, my deletion of some segments of the mosquito article was completely justified by wikipedia:verifiability and wikipedia's proibition on original research. As for your request that I make my non vulgar mosquito edits with my "primary" username (though, to be honest, at this username has pretty much become my primary account), I cannot do this because editing the same article with both usernames, particularly when those edits are opposed by the same parties who opposed my previous edits, could easily be construed as an abusive use of sockpuppets. As for your reference to wikipedia:checkuser, if you read checkuser guidelines, you will find that it is only to be used in situations such as vandalism in which sockpuppets are used abusively, as the checkuser policy gives strong deference to user privacy. As all of the edits I have done with this account have been in line with policy (in fact, I have actually reverted quite a bit of vandalism and, yes, made many non-controversial edits and have even received a barnstar) and I have never even been accused of vandalism, let alone blocked, it is hard to see how a checkuser against me could be justified. As such, my anonymity seems reasonably safe. I just hope in the future we can cooperate to improve wikipedia and you do not assume that my edits are in bad faith just because we had a legitimate disagreement about the "kiddie song"; particularly since my arguments for inclusion were very much grounded in wikipedia policy. Interestingstuffadder 20:14, 20 August 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks for noticing that on my userbox collection, I'll have to remove it. I dont see how assume good faith is even an issue or my edits can be considered distruptive when I have provided solid references to wikipedia policy that pretty clearly say my actions are legitimate. Did you even look at the explanations I provided for my actions? I mean, there is a policy that explicitly says that an editor can remove uncited information at any time. Also, much of what was in those sections very much met wikipedia's definition of original research. I am trying very hard to be civil, collegial and to cooperate with you. Why do you insist on continuing to have a negative attitude towards me? Interestingstuffadder 23:23, 20 August 2006 (UTC) reply


I really dont understand why you are making an issue of this. Actually, I should really just rmeove that line from my userpage, as I have probbly made 100X more edits with this username than with any other. Interestingstuffadder 18:44, 21 August 2006 (UTC) reply

There are four articles being threatened by a merge proposal. The details are listed here Wikipedia:WikiProject_Pennsylvania#Announcements. Would you mind weighing in (hopefully in support) of keeping the articles. -- evrik 01:44, 25 September 2006 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the barnstar. I have lost count on how many articles I have created or expanded. I know that I have a lot left to do. Thanks again! Dincher 02:19, 14 December 2006 (UTC) reply

Pittsburgh Barnstar

The Pittsburgh Barnstar
I hereby award you this Barnstar in recognition of your efforts to improve and organize Pittsburgh-related articles, including tagging articles as part of WikiProject Pittsburgh. Thanks, Chris Griswold ( ) 08:08, 7 December 2006 (UTC) reply

History of Pittsburgh - request for collaboration

I've put a lot of additional work into this article, based on feedback from when it was a Featured Article Candidate. Also updated the maps to give them a more standard appearance. I'm going to submit the article for peer review and then FAC again. Before I do, though, I need some help from the WikiProject Pittsburgh. Please take some time and help with these tasks:

  1. improve the article with changes, additions and deletions
  2. some stern proof-reading, please
  3. give it a quality/importance rating at Talk:History of Pittsburgh
  4. leave feedback at Talk:History of Pittsburgh

Thanks. I'll be leaving this note at the talk pages of the project members who have been most active in Pittsburgh-related articles. Tomcool 14:42, 27 December 2006 (UTC) reply

Hello Squamate, you have indicated that you are a member of the Soft Drinks WikiProject. Can you please peer review Coca-Cola here. Thank you in advance.-- Natl1 ( Talk Page) ( Contribs) 21:26, 20 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Obsolete Images

Image:Youth relig knot.PNG listed for deletion

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Glad you like it. We are trying to re-do images in svg format because they generally look nicer at different scales, and it's also being pushed by Wiki because they are easily edited. In looking at your userboxes, you may also be interested in checking out the new version of {{ User Eagle Scout}} which has a switch and special images for Eagles with palms. I also created a switch version for Religious Awards: {{ User BSA Religious Award}} which is similar to what you have now, but includes options for youth and adult knots. -- NThurston 14:19, 8 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Userboxes

The vigil sash qualifies as fair use, so it shouldn't be on user pages. I updated your OA Vigil image to the free image currently in {{ User:UBX/vigil}}. You may also be interested in {{ User published author}}. -- NThurston 14:25, 8 February 2007 (UTC) reply

Could you help me write this article?

Hello,

I was wondering if you would be willing to help me write either Seikichi_Iha or Shorin-ryu_Shido-kan. Tkjazzer 21:48, 22 April 2007 (UTC) reply

Notability of Kim Sanches

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Relaunching WikiProject Pittsburgh meetups

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Tree hole

Looks like this topic is already covered at Tree throw. I'm not sure what I deleted, because Tree hole redirects to Tree throw. Anyway, please make any additions to the Tree throw article. Thanks, NawlinWiki 19:08, 18 June 2007 (UTC) reply

Pennsyltucky map

Good work. -- evrik ( talk) 19:17, 8 August 2007 (UTC) reply

Horse Fly

No worries. I understand how annoying vandals can be. Once the semi-protection expires, if they come back, just give me a shout. Regards, -- Asterion talk 18:06, 14 August 2007 (UTC) reply


An article whose existence and notability you have supported in the past has been nominated for deletion. Please give your opinion of the deletion request and the importance of this article at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Camp Minsi. Thank you. MinsiPatches 20:26, 14 October 2007 (UTC) reply

Userbox

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Removal of category from your userpage

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Meetup

Wikipedia:Meetup/Tampa -- You're invited! Hires an editor ( talk) 23:56, 2 August 2008 (UTC) reply

Proposed deletion of Pittsburgh Hardhats (basketball)

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An article you created maybe deleted soon: Tools which can help you

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Possibility of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

You may be interested in this. Hope to see you there! -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 05:48, 22 January 2009 (UTC) reply

You maybe interested in the Article Rescue Squadron

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Welcome to the Article Rescue Squadron!

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I look forward to working with you in the future. Ikip ( talk) 03:56, 24 February 2009 (UTC) reply

( Refactored way too negative for a new member :))

Looking forward to working with you in the future, welcome aboard! If you need any help, sincerely, please let me know. Ikip ( talk) 03:48, 24 February 2009 (UTC) reply

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The Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter (September 2009)

Unreferenced BLPs

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AfD nomination of Carol Shaya

An editor has nominated one or more articles which you have created or worked on, for deletion. The nominated article is Carol Shaya. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also Wikipedia:Notability and " What Wikipedia is not").

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A tag has been placed on Lovari (entertainer) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles – see the Article Wizard.

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Nomination of Lovari for deletion

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WikiProject Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh event for Wikipedia's tenth anniversary

Hi! Since you're a member of WikiProject Pittsburgh, I wanted to invite you to the Wikipedia Tenth Anniversary celebrations we're having in Pittsburgh on Saturday, January 15. During the daytime, we're going to be having a photo contribution drive where anyone can bring in their digital photos or prints and Wikipedians will teach people how to upload them and add them to articles, and maybe introduction to Wikipedia workshops as well. Then in the evening, we'll have fun at the Carson City Saloon. There will be free Wikipedia t-shirts and other goodies, as well. See the Pittsburgh meetup page for more details. I hope to see you there!-- ragesoss ( talk) 14:34, 1 January 2011 (UTC) reply

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

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A tag has been placed on Zora Andrich requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hang on}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Zad68 ( talk) 19:11, 3 February 2011 (UTC) reply

Nomination of Zora Andrich for deletion

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Quigley ( talk) 21:06, 22 June 2011 (UTC) reply

Wikipedia:WikiProject Pittsburgh is rolling out some new features (see our discussion at WT:PITTSBURGH). We are also trying to determine how many members are active. If you could go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Pittsburgh/Members and move your name from inactive to the active or semi-active group (depending on your interest in Pittsburgh issue and overall activity) groups, this would be great. Hopefully in a near future you'll also receive our first newsletter with various information on what we have been doing, and what useful tools are available. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 19:52, 26 June 2011 (UTC) reply

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Nomination of Roland Shaw for deletion

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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Wizardman 20:59, 9 February 2014 (UTC) reply

Invitation

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Invitation: Pittsburgh Edit-a-thon

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I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hello, Squamate. Thank you for your work on Outeiro de Rei. Cl3phact0, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:

This exists on 35 other wikis, odd that we wouldn't want it on enwiki too. (See also: wikidata:Q643709)

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