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Recently, You have deleted a page Arman Alif. But, I don't agree with you. He is historical record holder and it was featured on most of the media of Bangladesh. Then, he was also nominated for Meril Prothom Alo Awards (It is a major Award in Bangladesh) as Best Singer. It fulfils criteria no. 8 of Wikipedia:Notability (music). But according to Nominator's word it didn't establish notability. And there are 2 delete votes as per nom. Here nominator himself established notability in his nomination. So, I want this page to be restored.-- S. M. Nazmus Shakib ( talk) 15:38, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
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Hi! Can you please sort out Clint Eastwood in the 1950s? You have seemingly closed it's AfD as delete, but it hasn't been deleted yet. I placed a G6 for it, but now it will be two days without any actions by other admins. Regards, Jovanmilic97 ( talk) 09:29, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
If I have any such: I have at various points split R. Carlos Nakai discography and Miriam Makeba discography off from their respective biographies. Ideally, they should be sortable tables, but I hate table formatting, with a passion. Anyone interested in doing this? Vanamonde ( Talk) 00:04, 4 October 2019 (UTC)
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I am unfamiliar with Indian clothing customs. In the "Social disruption" section of Bengal famine of 1943 there is a photo that Fowler&fowler (who is on wikibreak, and I do not wish to disturb him) has labeled " Destitute mother and child Bengal famine 1943". Following this description, I made the alt text: "Alt text: Old photograph of a woman squatting and tiny, emaciated toddler standing on a sidewalk. The woman is shirtless but squatting to conceal her breasts. The toddler is wearing rags." But ... you know... those arms look kinda muscular, and so does the back.. the face is a bit unclear and a bit androgynous, so might be a young man, maybe late teens (?) .. do the bracelets definitely mark the wearer as female? ♦ Lingzhi2 (talk) 03:25, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
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An experienced editor who does a lot of good editing but occasionally ignores WP:BLPPRIMARY has done it again here. The subject's full name and DOB are not published beyond public birth records. I've removed the material but was hoping you could revdel the revision (922731895) with the personal info exposed. In case you're wondering, multiple people (including me) have attempted to discuss WP:BLPPRIMARY with the editor at their talk page on previous occasions (e.g. [1], [2]), but this still happens. I've collaborated with that editor on a successful DYK/GA, so I know they can do good work, but this seems to be a problem area. Thanks for any help. Indignant Flamingo ( talk) 21:28, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
... on my own seeking your advice.😁 I am confused, concerned and somewhat hesitant to openly express my views and that should not be happening in a venue where people are expected to openly express their views. I will admit that some of my concerns may be attributable to the residue of caution that lingers from my days as an NCHA judge with the power of the pen to mark a horse's performance as the winning run or deduct points from it for what appeared to be a penalty that occurred within seconds during that 2½ minute run. There was always the chance that it may not have been a penalty at all; but rather, an illusion created by the angle at which I was viewing the performance...iow, perspective. Only a review of the video would confirm if I had marked it correctly, and a review could only occur if my score was contested. Considering the amount of $$ that was at stake (typically 5 to 6 figures), contested scores were relatively common. I'm happy to say that the videos actually served to boost my confidence as a judge, and I eventually resigned with no black marks against me. With regards to how the latter relates to what I'm involved in today, let's just say I have an inkling of what goes on in the minds of admins who are determined to do the right thing, and as you already know, I have the utmost respect for you and Tony, and greatly value your opinions. My biggest concern at the moment is over the path some editors have chosen when responding to the POV of editors with whom they oppose - after all, their iVotes greatly effect the outcome.
The beehive reaction at the dramah boards is even more disconcerting, especially in cases of wrongthink. Vendettas and attempts to rid oneself of political opposition often materializes under separate cover making it harder to detect - and I may be mistaken, but there appears to be political bent present which tends to distract from and lessen the importance of the actual issue. Regardless of the motivation, there is a fervor at ANI that makes this cowgirl think back to the Old West and Judge Roy Bean. No, I wasn't there - I read about it. 😁 I am also a bit concerned that the reaction to being offended has become the focus instead of it being on who made the offensive comment (which was rather insensitive), as well as the position that if I didn't find it offensive, you shouldn't, either; the latter being pure POV. If making offensive statements (perceived or otherwise) is protected speech on WP, then being offended by them should be equally protected, regardless of the topic. There are some parallels to the antisemitism discussion at ANI which are driving my overall concerns, the most important being the potential rise in thought police, wrongthink and actions against an editor for their personal POV. I can't help but wonder how the allegations of racism will be handled at AP2 after the ANI case is closed. Allegations of racism at AP2 are not difficult to find, most of which are not supported by anything but opinions based on guilt by association. If saying someone quoted an antisemitic statement is the same as accusing them of being antisemitic, the same should apply to similar statements about racism. True or false? Atsme Talk 📧 19:01, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
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I have no idea what I am asking, but I am asking anyway and you are free to say no, I don't have time, whatever. Gog says I need someone to do a source review on the FA nomination. Is that something you would be willing to do? Do you need me to e-mail you the papers/journal articles I was sent by Siegel and Cobble, if you can do it? Truly, if it isn't something you have time for, I totally get it and have no problems if that is the case. Thanks for all you do. SusunW ( talk) 00:11, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
I wonder if you ask Stefka to insert a book into the article with their URL. (see: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). It really makes hard and bothering to follow the material from the source without URL! There is access to some of them and ater you ask he provided them, why didn't he provided them at the first. Saff V. ( talk) 11:17, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
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I don't know why you revert my edit on removing word 'some'. I also admit that belief is not universal but the word 'some' reflected here this. Here some reflects many sections in Hinduism. Can you use these words for Vatican or Mecca?-- Prongs 31 05:31, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
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Recently, You have deleted a page Arman Alif. But, I don't agree with you. He is historical record holder and it was featured on most of the media of Bangladesh. Then, he was also nominated for Meril Prothom Alo Awards (It is a major Award in Bangladesh) as Best Singer. It fulfils criteria no. 8 of Wikipedia:Notability (music). But according to Nominator's word it didn't establish notability. And there are 2 delete votes as per nom. Here nominator himself established notability in his nomination. So, I want this page to be restored.-- S. M. Nazmus Shakib ( talk) 15:38, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
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Hi! Can you please sort out Clint Eastwood in the 1950s? You have seemingly closed it's AfD as delete, but it hasn't been deleted yet. I placed a G6 for it, but now it will be two days without any actions by other admins. Regards, Jovanmilic97 ( talk) 09:29, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
If I have any such: I have at various points split R. Carlos Nakai discography and Miriam Makeba discography off from their respective biographies. Ideally, they should be sortable tables, but I hate table formatting, with a passion. Anyone interested in doing this? Vanamonde ( Talk) 00:04, 4 October 2019 (UTC)
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Hello Vanamonde93! Could you please help me to add that dividing line, like the one you have on your profile, between the list of articles you have created? I would like to add the same on my profile. Sadko ( talk) 19:33, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
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I am unfamiliar with Indian clothing customs. In the "Social disruption" section of Bengal famine of 1943 there is a photo that Fowler&fowler (who is on wikibreak, and I do not wish to disturb him) has labeled " Destitute mother and child Bengal famine 1943". Following this description, I made the alt text: "Alt text: Old photograph of a woman squatting and tiny, emaciated toddler standing on a sidewalk. The woman is shirtless but squatting to conceal her breasts. The toddler is wearing rags." But ... you know... those arms look kinda muscular, and so does the back.. the face is a bit unclear and a bit androgynous, so might be a young man, maybe late teens (?) .. do the bracelets definitely mark the wearer as female? ♦ Lingzhi2 (talk) 03:25, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
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An experienced editor who does a lot of good editing but occasionally ignores WP:BLPPRIMARY has done it again here. The subject's full name and DOB are not published beyond public birth records. I've removed the material but was hoping you could revdel the revision (922731895) with the personal info exposed. In case you're wondering, multiple people (including me) have attempted to discuss WP:BLPPRIMARY with the editor at their talk page on previous occasions (e.g. [1], [2]), but this still happens. I've collaborated with that editor on a successful DYK/GA, so I know they can do good work, but this seems to be a problem area. Thanks for any help. Indignant Flamingo ( talk) 21:28, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
... on my own seeking your advice.😁 I am confused, concerned and somewhat hesitant to openly express my views and that should not be happening in a venue where people are expected to openly express their views. I will admit that some of my concerns may be attributable to the residue of caution that lingers from my days as an NCHA judge with the power of the pen to mark a horse's performance as the winning run or deduct points from it for what appeared to be a penalty that occurred within seconds during that 2½ minute run. There was always the chance that it may not have been a penalty at all; but rather, an illusion created by the angle at which I was viewing the performance...iow, perspective. Only a review of the video would confirm if I had marked it correctly, and a review could only occur if my score was contested. Considering the amount of $$ that was at stake (typically 5 to 6 figures), contested scores were relatively common. I'm happy to say that the videos actually served to boost my confidence as a judge, and I eventually resigned with no black marks against me. With regards to how the latter relates to what I'm involved in today, let's just say I have an inkling of what goes on in the minds of admins who are determined to do the right thing, and as you already know, I have the utmost respect for you and Tony, and greatly value your opinions. My biggest concern at the moment is over the path some editors have chosen when responding to the POV of editors with whom they oppose - after all, their iVotes greatly effect the outcome.
The beehive reaction at the dramah boards is even more disconcerting, especially in cases of wrongthink. Vendettas and attempts to rid oneself of political opposition often materializes under separate cover making it harder to detect - and I may be mistaken, but there appears to be political bent present which tends to distract from and lessen the importance of the actual issue. Regardless of the motivation, there is a fervor at ANI that makes this cowgirl think back to the Old West and Judge Roy Bean. No, I wasn't there - I read about it. 😁 I am also a bit concerned that the reaction to being offended has become the focus instead of it being on who made the offensive comment (which was rather insensitive), as well as the position that if I didn't find it offensive, you shouldn't, either; the latter being pure POV. If making offensive statements (perceived or otherwise) is protected speech on WP, then being offended by them should be equally protected, regardless of the topic. There are some parallels to the antisemitism discussion at ANI which are driving my overall concerns, the most important being the potential rise in thought police, wrongthink and actions against an editor for their personal POV. I can't help but wonder how the allegations of racism will be handled at AP2 after the ANI case is closed. Allegations of racism at AP2 are not difficult to find, most of which are not supported by anything but opinions based on guilt by association. If saying someone quoted an antisemitic statement is the same as accusing them of being antisemitic, the same should apply to similar statements about racism. True or false? Atsme Talk 📧 19:01, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
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I have no idea what I am asking, but I am asking anyway and you are free to say no, I don't have time, whatever. Gog says I need someone to do a source review on the FA nomination. Is that something you would be willing to do? Do you need me to e-mail you the papers/journal articles I was sent by Siegel and Cobble, if you can do it? Truly, if it isn't something you have time for, I totally get it and have no problems if that is the case. Thanks for all you do. SusunW ( talk) 00:11, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
I wonder if you ask Stefka to insert a book into the article with their URL. (see: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). It really makes hard and bothering to follow the material from the source without URL! There is access to some of them and ater you ask he provided them, why didn't he provided them at the first. Saff V. ( talk) 11:17, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
Any reason, as to why Abhijeet Safai may not be indefinitely blocked or else, at minimum, given a ACDS TBan from ARBIPA?
See this, this and Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard/Archive_141#Abhijeet_Safai--_advocacy_&_COI.
Now, over Vivek Agnihotri and corresponding t/p. ∯WBG converse 15:10, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
Topic ban implemented. El_C 17:26, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
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Thanks for the very kind words, and I don't want to pester you if you are busy. But I want to let you know that I'm actually not blind to what you referred to. I'm quite aware of it. I was just trying to keep the peace, and the focus. I'm going to try to guide the editor in what I think is the direction that you want. I'm just going to try to do it with as little collateral damage as possible. -- Tryptofish ( talk) 19:10, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
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On 7 November 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dire Wolf (song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Robert Hunter (pictured) wrote the lyrics to the Grateful Dead song " Dire Wolf" after watching a film adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles the night before? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dire Wolf (song). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Dire Wolf (song)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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I don't know why you revert my edit on removing word 'some'. I also admit that belief is not universal but the word 'some' reflected here this. Here some reflects many sections in Hinduism. Can you use these words for Vatican or Mecca?-- Prongs 31 05:31, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
Hey Vanamonde, I just found that you edited the babri masjid page. Thanks for your efforts on Wikipedia! I wanted to ask you to please if you can change the first line which states that ""believed by some Hindus to be the birthplace of Hindu deity Rama"" to ""where earlier temple existed"". As now it's very much clear that earlier there was a Temple there as the underlying structure found was scientifically tested by the ASI team. After this, it was claimed that there were remains of an ancient Hindu temple under the disputed structure. Thank you. Obliged, Varahmir Varahmir ( talk) 05:31, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson is a featured list?! That looks like some kind of barebones stub to me or I might be better off writing one FL a day .... ∯WBG converse 06:44, 10 November 2019 (UTC)
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user:Bruna björn keeps trying to add an image to his sandbox, but the trigger is identifying it as bad. I cannot see what he is trying to add, so could you check to see if he is trying to add something inappropriate? CLCStudent ( talk) 17:38, 17 November 2019 (UTC)
The Draft:Nicotine Salts is useless and I created a new article on nicotine salt. Is there a tag I can add to the draft to get it deleted? QuackGuru ( talk) 20:37, 18 November 2019 (UTC)