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Would you please reconsider the deletion of the Count Sensenderfer article, which I believe was deleted in error. When the article was first started, I patrolled it and found that it was very short. I did find, though, that this is a baseball player who played a significant number of games in the 19th century (see here), which makes him notable. I indicated the article was patrolled at Special:Newpages and tagged it as needing expansion, with the Edit comment that it was a valid article, should be expanded. Another user then added some additional tags. I then suggested to the article's creator on his talk page that he expand the article. In summary, although the article is short, it has a valid place in Wikipedia and, when expanded, will demonstrate that. If you would restore the article, it is my hope that User:Kooaidman will expand it. If not, I will do it myself within a week. Thanks for your time. Truthanado (talk) 19:44, 1 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RSVP at its CFD. - Fayenatic (talk) 14:02, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And again, please... Fayenatic (talk) 17:29, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I apologise for giving offence by my tone. But please don't be so terse in discussions. - Fayenatic (talk) 20:04, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why was this article deleted? The log said 'AFD', but I'm afraid I don't know what that means.

(Update: Sorry, I figured out 'AFD' and I found the discussion on the reasons for deleting the article. I guess I'm personally saddened by the deletion. To me, the brilliance of wikipedia is that I can (and will) find articles on just about any topic imaginable. Especially topics that no other encyclopedia would ever touch. I think "Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz" fall squarely into that category. I obviously missed the discussion, and the vote's over, but I can't help but feel sad that something like John Stump's wonderful works have been eradicated from my favorite encyclopedia.) Hillsc (talk) 17:14, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Since June of last year I have made basically an open offer to nominate borderline BLP bios for deletion upon the subject's request. Back when I first tried this some editors expressed concerns that it would initate a flood of requests. It didn't; I've started exactly five of those nominations. Durova^Charge! 20:20, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. I'm not a Wikipedia expert so I wasn't aware that my article had ever been nominated for deletion. However, the deletion log is not very helpful as it states Prod left uncontested for five days.nn whereas the article Wikipedia:PROD lays out the following for administrators (additional emphasis by me):

If you agree that the article should be deleted, delete it giving an informative deletion reason, such as that given by the nominator, not just "expired prod". This is because once the article is deleted, the reason for the prod is no longer visible to non-admins. If you are using an automated script, check that it does not leave an inadequate message.

Even though I missed the five day cutoff, I would still like the pleasure of knowing what could have been done to improve the article to meet standards and perhaps given the oppurtunity to implement it. If it means trudging through the snow to the Pella Library to find some outside references, it can be done. Thanks. Lemon Lover (talk) 05:28, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your participation in my RfA. It was definitely a dramatic debate that landed on WP:100, but ultimately was deemed a successful declaration of consensus, and I am now an admin. I definitely paid close attention to everything that was said in the debate, and, where possible, I will try to incorporate the (constructive) criticism towards being a better administrator. I'm taking things slowly for now, partially because of the holidays and all the off-wiki distractions. I'm working my way through the Wikipedia:New admin school, carefully double-checking the relevant policies, and will gradually phase into the use of the new tools, with my main goals being to help out with various backlogs. I sincerely doubt you'll see anything controversial coming from my new access level. :) I also fully intend to keep on writing articles, as there are a few more that I definitely want to get to WP:FA status. If you do ever have any concerns about my activities as an administrator, I encourage you to let me know. My door is always open. Have a good new year, --Elonka 01:52, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am Mark and you had deleted my page SMK Semera.Now, Ive recreated a page,but with more info.Could you pls give me suggestions so i can improve it?Mark Chung (talk) 03:25, 8 January 2008 (UTC){{helpme}}[reply]

Thanks 4 the comment. How can i create a talk page like yours? I'm a new admin. Where are u from and may i be your friend?Mark Chung (talk) 03:41, 8 January 2008 (UTC){{helpme}}[reply]

I doubt this is notable. Bearian (talk) 20:36, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An article that you have been involved in editing, Stonegate Country Club, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stonegate Country Club. Thank you. Bearian (talk) 22:05, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just as an FYI, nobody repealed stoning as a punishment for certain transgressions. It's just that we no longer have properly constituted Jewish courts with enough authority to do that. Arbeit Sockenpuppe (talk) 19:16, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We agree, there is nothing in the Old Testament that allows non-compliance with its commandments just because there aren't courts. The Orthodox believe the punishment accrues, even if no human is entitled to decide to mete it out. Arbeit Sockenpuppe (talk) 19:41, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So what is the nature and genesis of your interest in Judaism, Holocaust, Zionism, Terrorism & Antisemitism, if I may ask? Arbeit Sockenpuppe (talk) 20:21, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have very little experience in AfD matters, and am asking for your input before nominating an article for deletion, because, quite frankly, I do not want to be seen as someone who capriciously nominates articles which do not meet AfD standards.

If you have time, please take a look at this article. It was created by the person who—as the intro asserts—is the very person who coined the term. Most of the edits are by that person. Most, if not all, of the sources link back to this person. I mean, at best it appears to me to constitute OR, at worst, self-promotion. But maybe I'm seeing it wrong. What do you think?

I selected you and many other editors pretty much completely at random; I picked one day's AfD archives, and clicked on the talk pages of the first two or three dozen editors' talk pages I came across. I hope that in using this selection method, I will get editors who are well-versed in AfD policies, yet who also represent a good cross-section of AfD philosophies. I will monitor your talk page for your response. Thanks. Unschool (talk) 07:08, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Would you please remove your delete vote for The Delivery Man (Novel) wikipedia entry. Quite a bit of notability has been established for this entry by a number of different people. Thank you. User:Applemartini1122

User:Roundhouse0 has brought it to my attention that I wasn't clear in this CfD nomination. I meant for Category:Senior wranglers and Category:Second wranglers to be discussed together, but didn't make it clear that I was including Category:Second wranglers in the same discussion. If this makes you want to change anything you have said or add anything new, please do so. Sorry for the confusion. LeSnail (talk) 03:22, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You may want to revisit the AfD. I found a good deal more. DGG (talk) 19:54, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter

The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter! Issue XII - December 1, 2007 Ms Julie is .. unavailable .. this month, so Isaac and Gopher have stepped in to put this newsletter thing together. We may not be as funny as you're used to, but if you'd like a free drink, come see me at the bar. That might help. Maybe. And no, there aren't any flashing lights or fancy pictures this month - I'm still recovering from a whopping hangover. Julie's recovering too, but that's a story I'll let her tell. Two New Featured Articles (and...) Emma Goldman was promoted to Featured status on 2007 December 27. If you don't know Ms. Goldman, she was a Lithuanian anarchist. Aren't many of those around, really, so having one of our very own is special. She'll be dancing the Cha-Cha on the Promenade deck later tonight. Ann Bannon was promoted to Featured status on 2007 December 3. Faithful readers may remember Moni moaning that we didn't mention this promotion in the last newsletter. Happy now? Ludwig Wittgenstein seems to have been dropped from the vaunted roles - he was downgraded to "B class" on 29 December 2007. What a way to end the year! Let's see - we started December with 35 FAs. We added two and dropped one. So somewhere there's a missing FA - has anyone seen one lying around? Jumpaclass Contest winner The winner of 2007's Jumpaclass competition is Fluffball70 (talk · contribs)! Congratulations, Fluffball! Despite strongly being urged to select Love Boat as the next WikiProject Collaboration, she has chosen LGBT Symbols as her prize: please contribute to its improvement - or enter the competition for this year! Ze Portal The marathon efforts of Dev920 against her astonishing abilities of procrastination continued this month, and she managed to update the Portal's main articles. Whether she will finally beat her procrastination pixies in submission and update the biographies remains to be seen, but Jeffpw has leapt to the rescue and taken it upon himself to do all our lovely news. Friends, lend us your goodwill and your eyeballs, and mosey on over to see all Jeff's hard work. Also, back in October 2007, Allstarecho and Benjiboi worked diligently on the "WP:LGBT Random Quote" and "WP:LGBT Random Picture" sections of the portal. They added many new quotes and pictures but, and yes here's the cat's meow friends... you can now use these on your own user pages! To add the "WP:LGBT Random Quote" to your own userpage, use: {{Portal:LGBT/Quotes}} And to add the "WP:LGBT Random Picture" to your own userpage, use: {{Portal:LGBT/Pics}} If you'd like to see it in action, check out Allstarecho's userpage for both in action and Benjiboi's talk page for the Quotes in action! The long, slow race toward FP status continues... Bisexual Awareness Month Folks in Utah are celebrating Bisexual Awareness Month. For our own wikicelebration, Alison suggests we try to bring Bisexuality at least up to good article status. Working on the Utah article would be encouraged, but do it stealthily - they don't like us to be *too* open. A cunning plan In a move sure to bring her fame and fortune at last, Dev920 (talk · contribs) has proposed that an FA buddying system be set up, to help nudge frightened tikes who also happen to write killer ass articles over that initial first FAC hurdle. Anyone interested in shepherding duties, or anyone interested in being made to lie beside still waters (handcuffs are optional), do drop Dev an RSVP so she can start battering those darned pixies... New members Let's give a big Love Boat welcome to all our new members: Mike1981, RAShippy, CoppBob, Altairisfar, Dureo, LessThanClippers William P. Coleman, Grrrlriot, Queer Scout, Kentucky1333, Melty girl, Phenominus, Avazina, Dfeuer, and Lycanthropiclion. We're glad to have you all aboard! New task-force? Zigzig20s has mentioned a desire to work on .. desire. Specifically literature by and about LGBT desire. To facilitate "LGBT Literature" taskforce, there will be shuffleboard and lesbian fiction on the foredeck later in the afternoon. Signup if you're interested. To stop receiving this newsletter, or to receive it in a different format, please let us know here. If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let Your Cruise Director know.

Delivered sometime in January 2008 (UTC). SatyrBot (talk) 23:22, 19 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Carlos,

The above article has been the subject of changes and disputes, and finally it has been deleted. I was involved in editing the article, and I honestly can disclose the fact that I know the subject of the article. But I honestly don't feel that I am biased in favour of the article - though I trust you can better see whether I am indeed objective as I claim to be.

To the best of my perception, most if not all the changes, and the deletion itself, saw the involvement of a specific user, whom I shall not mention out of courtesy. I was surprised by the objections and changes made by the user, but did not object, and instead worked with him to solve the issue and improve my own objectivity. We had some useful correspondence and I felt the issue was being addressed informally.

Now however, the article has been deleted. And I can see on the deletion discussion, that there was no consensus at all. One specific user pushed for the deletion, and a decision was taken to delete, despite many votes to keep. Please note that in addition to the debate on the articles for deletion page, there is further debate available on Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2008_January_7 and this shows additional lack of consensus in my view.

The discussion seems to me very biased against the subject of the article, and I note the following:

• The objector stated that his status as Guinness record holder is not proven. The subject IS in the Guinness Book of World Records, 2006 edition, page 126 on the UK edition. I can send a copy of the scanned page by email or upload it as may be requested. I think this already makes him notable. (The objector pointed out that some online media cited him as being 23 when he broke the record. He was instead 28, and this is reflected correctly in the Guinness Book and in other media. Some media just got it wrong. I don't see why this should be relevant).

• Regarding his books, the subject published two books. The objector claimed that these are self-published sources. That is true. But there is also plenty of third-party materials about his books, which you can find online. So, he published two books which have been reviewed by others - he is an author. I think this is enough for inclusion.

• Finally, the strangest thing: the objector disputes his notability as a UN official ! The issue here is that his status as a UN official was not even mentioned in the article - certainly not until I last saw it ! So, why did this become a topic for discussion ? This makes me almost suspect that there may be a 'personal' element.

• Regarding other articles where he is cited... The same user has also deleted his name from several articles. One of them is the one on the Centre for Social Studies (CESOC), where there was a sentence stating that the Centre's published authors included him. How can this be disputed ? There is a book with ISBN etc. available on Amazon, clearly indicating that he is the author and the Centre is the publisher. This should be sufficient proof of the fact that he is one of the Centre's published authors.

I hope you can resolve the dispute, and my ideal solution would be: - The article is reinstated, and you can make any changes to it you deem appropriate. - If there is anything substantial I object to or if I want to add new info, I shall contact you (or someone you might designate) instead of making changes directly. - The one user who keeps objecting to the article should be asked to refrain from making changes directly, and instead go via you (or someone you might designate).

Thanks in advance.

--CCorward (talk) 21:51, 20 January 2008 (UTC)--CCorward[reply]

You proposed my created article Les Paul Special-II to be deleted for being very short . I have taken immediate action and filled it with information I could readily find. Could you, now, remove the proposal? Thanks for reading, Haedadru (talk) 21:22, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please explain the purpose of this edit? I reverted it because its purpose was unclear. Photouploaded (talk) 21:37, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, regarding this edit, do you have a source for this? I find it extremely dubious that a Nazi war criminal would have received the Legion d'honneur. The only thing I found after a quick Google search was a blog entry, which as you know is not a reliable source. Thanks. howcheng {chat} 17:30, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Gradac, Slovenia, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A2 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a foreign language article that was copied and pasted from another Wikimedia project, or was transwikied out to another project. Please see Wikipedia:Translation to learn about requests for, and coordination of, translations from foreign-language Wikipedias into English.

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 (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Meisterkoch (talk) 21:58, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, you actually created a cute stub! :-) Bearian (talk) 21:38, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm doing the same. Hey, can you please tell me if this article has been fixed enough by being stub-ified? Bearian (talk) 22:04, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You have created about 5 Etnas, (Whatever state) now and you add one sentence and it is annoying. If you create an article make it fairly large, as a note you will recieve a warning.Harebag (talk) 01:02, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop. If you continue to introduce inappropriate pages to Wikipedia you will be blocked from editing.

Category:Pranksters

Category:Pranksters - Template:Lc1

Nominator's rationale: Delete not defining for the people in this cat; also subjective and OR. How many pranks does one have to do to be included here - a crank call or two? Carlossuarez46 (talk) 04:53, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am amused by the last 2 you did but too tired to make cogent or witty commentary. good night! and happy category cleaning up. --Lquilter (talk) 05:40, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nice catch. Corvus cornix_talk 00:31, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, I saw it the other day in Recent changes and went to look at it, and by the time I got it, somebody had tagged it for deletion, which I undid, then somebody else redirected it to Poseidon which I undid. Yours is better.  :) Corvus cornix_talk 00:34, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Carlos. I'm a user from es:Wikipedia. I translated Treaty of Phoenice into Spanish but I have doubts about how to translate "Parthinians", "Dimallum", "Bargulum", and "Eugenium". Could you help me with that? In any case, thanks for your time. Guille —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.254.36.138 (talk) 20:08, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for your help :) --201.254.60.56 (talk) 19:17, 27 January 2008 (UTC) (a.k.a. Guille)[reply]

Could you review the deletion decision for Moshpit Tragedy Records? Came across this article in Metal Hammer mag where it says Ozzy Osbourne members are supporting this label for something new and unique they are doing. http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=47668 74.56.180.192 (talk) 00:00, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• It does not provide significant coverage of the label. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 00:25, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have created a portal called Portal:Animal and I am lacking of experience to edit it. Could somebody help me to improve it?--Mark Chung (talk) 14:13, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I see you speedy deleted Cornish-speakers. It was on my watchlist, so presumably I have edited it at some point (though can't recall when). Would it be possible for you to provide the deleted content for me (either by email or on a userpage) so I can see what it was, and if I can do anything to improve it to meet Wikipedia standards? Thanks. DuncanHill (talk) 06:59, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks - it is short isn't it! DuncanHill (talk) 17:36, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain why you deleted the question regarding the need for a disambiguation page on the Mexican War. Kraken7 (talk) 19:55, 30 January 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kraken7 (talk • contribs) 19:52, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

First, please take another look and you'll find that I have signed it. Second, it would have been nice to explain this in the box where it was announced that the page had been deleted, no? Kraken7 (talk) 20:02, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Hilton, Angus, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.

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 (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. UzEE (Talk • Contribs) 01:06, 31 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Despeedied the thing, I assume it's in Scotland Dlohcierekim —Preceding comment was added at 01:17, 31 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure. I've learned to look at G1 tagged articles with an eye to saving them. You'd be surprised. Cheers, Dlohcierekim 06:07, 31 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the G1. All I saw was a disambig with no further links so I tagged it. You expanded that later. UzEE (Talk • Contribs) 02:05, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re Hilton, Bute and Hilton in Shapinsay (which showed up on a bot search I watch) - neither of these are villages, they are simply farms and in my view non-notable. Its clear you are a reasonably experienced user so I thought I'd drop you a note rather than putting a delete tag on them. Ben MacDui^Talk/Walk 18:05, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you delete my two cute pages?! Togepi 987 (talk) 11:37, 31 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You deleted the Parasite article... why? you apparently claimed that they do not "assert significance". understand that they are a very underground Noisecore band, and if you've never heard of this genre i wouldn't be surprised. I do assure you that they are signed to an independent label, Ferret as a matter of fact, and you can find their CD Parasite in any US CD store named FYE. The CD in fact has significance, and if it had no references i would be glad to add some if the article is brought back. Please explain why it was deleted?Guitar freak91 (talk) 01:47, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_You_Next_Tuesday_%28band%29 Go there^, and then click the dead "Parasite" link within. it was deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Guitar freak91 (talk • contribs) 02:00, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I mean, there are a lot of "Ukyo"s in Wikipedia, why should it redirect to "Ukyo Kuonji"? I don't understand. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BrianGo28 (talk • contribs) 13:06, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why? "Article about a web site that does not assert significance)". It's currently being mentioned on many sites due to it's Super Bowl ad in 2000, but there's very little on the web about what happened to it. Wikipedia is exactly the place I looked for more information about what happened to them. Upon seeing no information, I started looking for some to create a page so others can find information. Sure, it wasn't pretty or complete, but it was a start. Without it being started, it'd never exist. I thought this was exactly what Wikipedia was for? This is what I was talking about in the Talk page of the article (go read it). 139.142.131.114 (talk) 18:19, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• sigh* This is why editing Wikipedia is a waste of time - too many rules for the sake of rules. This was my first, and last, attempt at contributing to Wikipedia. Thanks for making it so frustrating. 139.142.131.114 (talk) 18:27, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another editor has added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Hilton, Argyll and Bute, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 19:14, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I made a mistake I need to put the redirect in the article Directo a la luz to Directo A La Luz, but with List of CryWar band members there was no mistake or anything like it, CryWar doesn't even exists, there was a cofusion with WarCry. Rockk3r (talk) 19:35, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you, but even on their official website there is no references about who where the members before 2001, so we must live it from 2001-presnt only, until we find that information from a reliable source. Rockk3r (talk) 19:47, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Let me tell you something I understand Spanish, i don't know why yo said basura, if you are talking about what I'm doing, then OK, but you most Respect Rockk3r (talk) 19:47, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another editor has added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Unthank, South Lanarkshire, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 00:00, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A long time ago, I asked a number of people (including you, I think) what template they were using to add the long-comments to pages that held, for example, just the {{wi}} template and which were incorrectly showing up in Special:Shortpages. Never really heard much but the few people who did respond said they were making up the comment by hand each time. I'm too lazy to do that so I created {{longcomment}} which can be substituted onto the page instead.

Hopefully, it has enough explanation that other editors will be able to figure it out and won't have to keep bothering you with questions like I see in your Talk page history. (And maybe this way you won't have to clean up after me quite so much.)

I'd appreciate your thoughts, builds and corrections if you have a minute. Thanks. Rossami (talk) 19:02, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You make a very good point; I'll endeavor in the future to de-select any redirect pages from the list of articles to have links removed, sending them for a speedy instead. All the best, Steve ^{T • C} 20:23, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, maybe instead of having a big red "If I've deleted your article..." warning at the top of your page, you shouldn't be so quick with the delete button. The Major Garrett article provided obvious context. Yes, it was a stub, but it was marked as such. Slow down on the deletions, we're not running out of space. NiggardlyNorm (talk) 00:55, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Instead of engaging in a dialog with me, you immediately nominated the article for deletion? Are you a bot? NiggardlyNorm (talk) 01:03, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My God, you leave a "last warning" template on my talk page instead of responding like a human being? What is going on here? You are an admin? NiggardlyNorm (talk) 01:09, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see how your block of this user is appropriate unless there is something more than what he said right here. This may not be the way you would address the queen of England, but it's hardly a personal attack. Besides, except for flagrant cases (ie, death threats or replacing your page with profanities) you should let another admin make the decision rather than making yourself as the aggrieved party. Please consider removing your block or providing additional information justifying it beyond what is right here. --B (talk) 04:08, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi; I undid your redirect to Tsilhqot'in, which is the core ethno article associated with this people, the use of "First Nations" in the title is a Wiki title convention (see Indigenous people's project ref'd on Talk:Tsilhqot'in distinguishing government-related articles/templates from those for ethnographic articles/templates. The reasons why are complex and can be found in the Indigenous people's project talkpage; sufficed to say that this is also a template, not an article; shouldn't the one kind of wikiobject not be redirected to the other kind? Apples and oranges, irrespective of the ethno/govt thing.Skookum1 (talk) 06:11, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, over at Talk:Slavic toponyms for Greek places, there was the question raised why you created both a Slavic toponyms of places in Imathia Prefecture and then transcluded that into the general page. It's a rather unconventional thing to do, I guess. Can you explain if you have any further plans with such pages, are you thinking of a series of pages or something? Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:04, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've restored the article on Pamela Rambo since it is an invalid deletion per CDS A7. A7 refers to articles that make no claim of importance or significance at all. This is a professional artist working in a mass medium on high profile works. I'll try and fix up the article as best I can in the next couple of days, if you'll allow me that grace, and then we can see if an afd is in order. Hope that is okay. Hiding T 16:33, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I do consider a colorist working in the comic book industry to be a professional artist working in a mass medium, and she has worked on high profile works. I'm somewhat disappointed that you've taken this straight to afd, since I was going to look for a redirect target until sources turned up, but real life intervened. I apologise if I offended you in any way. All the best, Hiding T 13:41, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another editor has added the {{prod}} template to the article Unthank, Moray, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 19:00, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please provide a map reference to this ghost village. Rgds, Bill Reid | Talk 10:01, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Still waiting for accurate co-ordinates. Bill Reid | Talk 12:53, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

whoops.. .didn;t realize I balnked it... sorry, but you also removed the orphaned tag.. how did you find this orphaned page anyway?--Dr who1975 (talk) 20:54, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Carlossuarez46. Please refrain from adding bold text to entries on disambiguation pages as you did to Grant City (disambiguation), Peter Law (disambiguation) and Dunster (disambiguation). MOS:DAB#Individual entries specifies that this practice is unnecessary. If you feel a certain entry is clearly most commonly sought after, move them to the top of the list. Happy editing. -Gwguffey (talk) 20:38, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MOS:DAB#Individual entries says, "There is no need to emphasize the link with bolding or italics". So, you are technically correct that it does not say 'don't do it'. Neither does it say, 'bold whichever link you personally feel should be given emphasis'. Disambiguation is about quickly finding the desired article and bolding links does not aid in quickly scanning the list. The bolding you are adding is not convention and you will be wasting the time of people working on disambiguation that have to clean up your bolding to match the other articles. So, please reconsider this practice. -Gwguffey (talk) 21:45, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the follow up and the clarification. I'm going to take this over to Disambig Project and see if there are other thoughts or opinions on this. Perhaps there does need to be a clarification of the style in this case one way or the other. Best wishes. -Gwguffey (talk) 21:57, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

fyi, MOS:DAB has now been updated to clarify this topic. -Gwguffey (talk) 17:27, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is this really notable? Time for an AfD nom? Bearian (talk) 02:08, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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I have nominated Hilton, Argyll and Bute, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hilton, Argyll and Bute. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 22:19, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An article that you have been involved in editing, Royal progress, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Royal progress. Thank you. Caerwine Caer’s whines 02:16, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi ... What does "long comment ...." mean, please? Abtract (talk) 23:19, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Carlossuarez46 I was surprised to see your latest edits. The balance in Balkan-related articles is quite difficult to achieve and any action without discussion in the talk page is rather irresponsible. I'd like to ask you to kindly revert yourself. If you don't I will consider escalating this issue since you are violating a long time consensus.--   Avg    02:50, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To put it simply, if you don't revert you open the Pandora's box. Please try to understand where you're getting into. I can only guarantee this will be reverted ad nauseam. Apart from that I'm quite serious when I say I will escalate it since your action was totally arbitrary and disregarding any consensus. --   Avg    04:03, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Very well. Let me also mention that your actions border vandalism, you have been inserting controversial names in dozens of articles in a matter of minutes, without even the minimum courtesy of leaving a message to the talk page. Blatant disregard of etiquette, consensus and sources, since you're using a propagandist book. I will take this to WP:AN/I. --   Avg    04:17, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry but I really don't know how involved you are with the Macedonian issue, but it is as obvious as it gets that there is an agenda behind this book. The book was published in Skopje, from an author who is a known propagandist of Macedonist views [1]. He also refers to "Aegean" Macedonia, a term which is controversial and considered offensive by some Greeks. --   Avg    04:35, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure your intentions are good, never doubted that. However, this is a really hot topic and what you did has been the cause of hundreds of revert wars. The consensus I refer to was forged after inundating the server with reverts. Any mention of the city's name in the first sentence gives undue weight to the second language. This applies to all articles I'm aware of. It might mean nothing to you, it does mean a lot though to those who want to assert their right to the region or to proclaim that there's a substantial ethnic minority there, and this is exactly the case with Simovski. And of course this goes both ways and not only for this pair, but between every pair of people in the Balkans. If there are historical or demographical reasons to mention the name in another language, we do that later in the article, but not in the first sentence. And I'm now referring to cities, not to villages. There's really no reason at all to mention the second name in villages, after all there is a list of Slavic toponyms for Greek places, which I just saw you have resurrected and it's more than enough for this (if it's decided to be kept). I'd suggest you first acquaint yourself with the environment by reading Macedonia (terminology) and then WP:MOSMAC and probably communicating with admins who have a long history in these topics.--   Avg    05:14, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The guideline clearly refers to Relevant foreign language names (one used by at least 10% of sources in the English language or is used by a group of people which used to inhabit this geographical place). There's no proof that this is the case. Our only reference is a propagandist book. No other source, no proof that there was a substantial Slavic presence in this city.--   Avg    05:33, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]