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Raa Middle School

In response to your request for attention to Raa Middle School, I am also wondering if it should be put up for deletion. Would you be opposed to seeing what the community thinks with a subst:prod tag? -- Lucas20 (talk) 17:31, 8 February 2009 (UTC)


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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/FreeLinc

I have replied at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/FreeLinc. Thanks for keeping me updated. Baileypalblue (talk) 04:59, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

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The Article Rescue Barnstar
Thank you for saving the article, Rhino Foods, from deletion. I greatly appreciate it . The company is very important to Vermonters --Tricky9981 (talk) 01:17, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Darling (Eyes Set to Kill song)

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Re:Leövey Klára Secondary Grammar School

While you did edit it do make it less of a copyvio, the article still contained a good bulk of the exact same sentences (a lot fo the original vocabulary and sentence structure was still present) from the source website. I mean stuff like "We are a school of "the second chance" too, because at the department of adult education..." and "In our educational work environmental education..." was in still in the article and even if it wasn't a copyvio of another site it was still written in the style of an advertisement (promotion for the school as it was not written in with a NPOV) and so it could have still been speedy deleted per WP:CSD#G11. Changing a few words here and there doesn't remove the copyvio as someone, who tagged it for deletion, was able to find the site which the source content was from evenFor example if you look at the first copy/pasted sentence "The predecessor of the school, Ranolder Institute was founded by Ranolder János, the bishop of Veszprém at the time, in order to give Ferencváros, which was mainly inhabited by German natives in those days, an institute to educate women in Hungarian." could have been changed to "The school was founded by Randolder János, the bishop of Veszprém, who also founded the Ranolder Institute. The school was set up to educate women in Hungarian" to make it seem less of a direct copyvio although the sample re-write could have been changed a lot further. And as the Template:Db-copyvio-notice states You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. hence why I deleted it as the article was essentially copy/pasted sentences.

Obviously I can't restore it in its previous form but I could restore it as a non-copyio stub. Let me know if you wish to go ahead with it. Cheers. AngelOfSadness talk 17:48, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Three mall articles

Hi. These seem to me non-notable and to fail WP:NOTDIRECTORY; I asked TenPoundHammer, who I know is interested in malls, if he thought the first was saveable, and he replied "Ugh, don't all the mall articles suck (except the three that are GA)? Seriously, though, I found a fair whack of sources... You can also ask User:Eastmain, who is excellent at cleaning up mall articles."

There are sources, but they all seem to be advertisement or listing-type ones - a shop opened or closed or some event took place, nothing substantial about the mall to suggest it was interesting or notable or any different from a thousand others. I'm not asking you to do anything urgent about them, only for an opinion whether you think they are saveable; if so, I will leave them alone, otherwise I will PROD or AfD. (PS - I see the last has already been PRODded by someone else). Regards, JohnCD (talk) 16:28, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

I have nominated Category:Renaissance sites in the United States (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for renaming to Category:Renaissance revival architecture in the United States (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:14, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Eastmain, I was not aware that "women religious" was a term with that specific meaning. I have reverted my edit and linked it to the article on nuns for the benefit of lay readers. Sandolsky (talk) 18:41, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

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Fairview Elementary School

Do you know if you could perform the merge? I'll request an early close if you can do it. Thanks! Nyttend (talk) 04:35, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi, although this article does has a link to a magazine I proposed deletion because no notability has been asserted in the article. It was created by a director of the company and IMO is clearly spam. A speedy delete was requested but an editor said that notability was asserted through a google news search. I did this too but could not find any stories about the company and from that concluded that it is not notable. Smartse (talk) 22:14, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey there

Thank you for your fixup on the ECC logo.

I got permission (in fact was sent it) from one of the company directors at this company. PLEASE help I get permission then images get deleted. I *think* it's the same image cos I probably have it in better quality? It's just so hard when you start out and I am getting fed up with bots deleting images when I understand all the rules etc and understand copyright, all that, but fall foul of some simple idiocy nobody tells you.

And asking at the copyright rules site or whatever might as well ask the cat, nobody replies. It's one of the the bad things about Wikipedia kinda the assumption everyone already knows. Well I have over 5000 edits but when you do something new you don't know and the help is just well not very helpful.

Best wishes SimonTrew (talk) 19:14, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

When you upload a logo, please add the {{Non-free logo}} tag and Template:Logo fur, both of which I added to File:Ecc logo.png. -- Eastmain (talk) 19:54, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks it's just so hard to find this stuff when you don't know it. Finding templates is REALLY hard. You can find 101 templates saying all kinds of copyright etc but like sheesh I GOT the permission from the company. Can you find that little one? Nah. Thanks a lot. SimonTrew (talk) 19:56, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Re:Aird & Berlis LLP

May I ask why you offered notability as a reason for declining a speedy deletion nomination that had nothing to do with notability? The firm is notable, I agree, and should have an article. However, I posted a CSD G11 nomination, which concerned the fact that the article is a blatant advertisement. 81.157.178.184 (talk) 18:44, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

In my view, Aird & Berlis LLP is no longer an advertisement, if it ever was. Please feel free to add any of the references that can be found at http://news.google.ca/archivesearch?um=1&ned=ca&hl=en&q=%22Aird+%26+Berlis%22&cf=all -- Eastmain (talk) 19:03, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your response, and for removing some advertising text from the article. I still think the article is a blatant advertisement; the Recognition section clearly is written as an argument that the firm is great because of all the people and organizations who have recognized it as commendable (not doubting they were recognized as such, but you must admit the tone in that section is clearly trumping up the firm). Plus, the "Community Service and Sponsorships" clearly is trying to demonstrate the ethical and light side of some of its members, (on another note, I don't really see how such a section, regardless of what it says, is really notable and encyclopedic to the article as a whole). Also, it doesn't help that a law blog argued this article is an example of how a firm can very positively portray itself. 81.157.178.184 (talk) 19:12, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
In case you've already read the last post, I have corrected the law blog link. Sorry about the error. 81.157.178.184 (talk) 19:15, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Given your stable of article rescue tags, I'm more than willing to give you a shot at it. I've restored the versions that were deleted today, but have left deleted some older revisions that were previously deleted as spam and copyright violations. Good luck. - TexasAndroid (talk) 22:20, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

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AfD nomination of Polish American Pharmacists Association

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Sources which say they exist are not reliable sources as to their notability. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 19:15, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

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Dakota Malting and Brewing Company

The article Dakota Malting and Brewing Company now has some references. You may want to revisit Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dakota Malting and Brewing Company -- Eastmain (talk) 02:40, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I have left some comments there. SilkTork *YES! 09:40, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Saraswati International School

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Schools

Is that so? Well I wouldn't have thought it, but thanks for putting me right! Surely though, a completely obscure school in some unheard of small town wouldn't be notable? AreaControl (talk) 22:09, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Well, that is very interesting! I'll remove the Prod, no problem AreaControl (talk) 22:16, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Notability of radio stations

Hi, I have reverted the tag. I note that guideline to which you pointed me is an inconclusive essay - not part of Wikipedia guidelines or policies. I suggest someone gets on with expanding the artciles before someone proposes turning them into lists. Jezhotwells (talk) 11:47, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

I have nominated West Virginia AFL-CIO, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/West Virginia AFL-CIO. 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.

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I have nominated West Virginia AFL-CIO, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/West Virginia AFL-CIO (2nd nomination). 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.

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The reference (TCI) didn't change my mind

While interesting, it is a single primary source, actually confirms how little there is written about the subject, and doesn't justify the creation of a separate article. If anything, it supports my argument that there may be enough for a section in TCI, as opposed to a stand-alone article. However, I don't feel strongly enough to contest the decision. Thanks for posting.--SPhilbrickT 23:17, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

I was surprised that you rejected speedy deletion of this article. I have work experience in the radio navigation field and must tell you that the article is a little scrap of unsourced nonsense. Just the first sentence (there are only 3) should persuade you of that:

Invented by Lord Roger Burrman in 1922, radio navigational aids have long since evolved from the early models which were primitive devices crudely fashioned together with copper wires.

There is no such person, no such invention and it looks like a vandal's joke. Please help delete it. Cuddlyable3 (talk) 23:43, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. AfD is the right thing to do. Cuddlyable3 (talk) 17:15, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

It was still a shameless advertisement, much of it written in the first person (apparently by the company's advertising executive, who has a bad COI record here). --Orange Mike | Talk 01:20, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

I tagged it for rescue and listed some additional sources on the article's talk page and at the AfD. I might be able to do some cleanup myself later tonight... but am hoping some rescuers get in there to clean up as well. Best, MichaelQSchmidt (talk) 01:04, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Appreciate the invitation, but ...

I appreciate the invitation to add to Hickory's schools and school districts, but I'm sure any additions I make will be deleted (or ridiculed) by some other editors for conflict of interest or some other Wiki rule. Thank you. musicbbbtom (talk) 15:13, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

You added a reference to this article but it was not about this organisation but about the Monteverde Conservation League in Costa Rica. As I said on Talk:Monteverde Conservation League U.S. that organisation probably is notable but this one isn't. I'm therefore going to replace the speedy deletion tag. Smartse (talk) 01:38, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

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Edith Flagg

Can you please help me, ConcernedVancouverite is not looking at all the articles that referane Edith Flagg. There are hundreds of articles i have which prove that she brought Polyester to the US and that she was a major philanthropist. She is also inferring that the articles Ben Platt Herman Platt and PLatt Music Corporation should be thrown out. Platt was a publicly traded company whose ceo came from Marshall Field. Ben PLatt was a huge philanthropist in Los Angeles. I have all the newspaper articles in front of me, is there a way i could email them to you so we can get the articles back up. If she would go into the archives she would see hundreds of articles and financials on Platt Music as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdf3524 (talkcontribs) 04:15, 5 October 2009 (UTC)


I had many of the referances in teh article, but they were dismissed. i dont know ho to do it other than put it in the external links, i am really bad with computers and i have read over and over but cant figure it out, can someone just look at the external links. ? (Jdf3524 (talk) 05:11, 5 October 2009 (UTC))

Dear Eastman THANK YOU SO MUCH! thank you for updating the article on Herman Platt, i dont know how to work a computer! If you could save the Benjamin Platt article and Platt Music article as well as the Edith Flagg article i would be indebted to you forever. Thank you for takeing the time to research the articles instead of proposing they be deleted like the other editor. These people were too important in the LA comunity to not be on wikipedia. i will check the status of Edith Flagg as well as Benjamin Platt and Platt Music (Jdf3524 (talk) 05:33, 5 October 2009 (UTC))

I just noticed Platt Music was updated as well. Thanks! That is you doing that right??? Is there anything i can do to help you, would you like me to send you links to aricles? (Jdf3524 (talk) 05:43, 5 October 2009 (UTC))

Re: Organiz/sation stubs

Hi E- saw your edit summary on the stub type lists. Generally speaking -s- is used in the Commonwealth and -z- in the US's sphere (including Canada and the Caribbean). Normally on WP, European and African countries that don't use English as their main language get UK spellings, but I'm not sure what the story is with Asia, though I suspect that for Japan/Korea and possibly China it's US spellings, and UK spelling for the rest. If that's the case, then all of them are right except for Pakistan, which should have an -s- not a -z-. I'm taking that one to SFD. Grutness...wha? 23:00, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Correct - Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines consistently use US English spellings, whilst the rest of South and South East Asia use UK English spellings. I am not honestly sure about China, it is probably safe to assume US (not only is it probably correct, but it keeps East Asia consistent given the above). Orderinchaos 01:35, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Alavie

When I said he recieved an award from the Ont. Gov., I was talking about his dad. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Schennfan1 (talkcontribs) 23:26, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Universities/colleges

Just letting you know that the correct category is either Category:Universities in Malaysia or Category:Colleges in Malaysia - some time ago it was found that consensus for the hybrid "Universities and colleges" category no longer exists as they are separate types of institutions. It still exists for various countries because a year or two of the old system had ensured a mess nobody could untangle without specialist knowledge. Orderinchaos 01:32, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Stockhouse

I've replied on my talk page at greater length, but I've retrieved the contents and placed them at User:Eastmain/Stockhouse. Let me know how you want to proceed, and thanks for your interest. Accounting4Taste:talk 01:01, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Andrew Bentley (British Entrepreneur)

{{User:Chzz/tb|Andrew Bentley (British Entrepreneur)}}  Chzz  ►  07:22, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Above is now in User talk:Chzz/Archive 15#Andrew Bentley (British Entrepreneur)  Chzz  ►  11:44, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theatre

Thanks so much for adding references to the page and removing the "Speedy Delete" template. Since creating the article (translated from the Hebrew) last spring, I've been at a loss for second-party references (i.e. not publications by the Festival itself). I can't understand how an annual event with dozens of troupes including many each year from abroad, hundreds of artists, and tens-to-hundreds of thousands (!) in attendance, can be non-notable in the English Wikipedia, espcially considering how many of its events and publications (and its website) are in English as a lingua franca. If you can advise me further, I'd be most appreciative. -- Deborahjay (talk) 10:31, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Bentley

It seems to have been redeleted and userfied so the editor who was working on it has a chance to get it up to scratch before resubmitting it via WP:DRV. I agree the new version is better than the old, but still borderline IMO. EyeSerenetalk 07:26, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

I left a message here that was in fact meant for you :/ I deleted the article out of turn when the correct should have been to send it to AFD as you'd already recently declined the CFD. I didn't notice your decline at first just that it was recreated material. Though as Eyeserene stated above I have userfied the article for the editor to try and improve it, see here I'm fairly sure it will end up the same way, though if you wish me to restore the article and take it to AFD then no probs as I'm not usually one for treading on others toes. Regards Khukri 11:51, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Re:File:TannadicePark-1923.jpg

Hi Eastmain. That's definitely true. I deleted the file on the basis that the photographer was deceased and that the image was in the public domain - the file bore the license tag of a copyrighted historical image and would be in violation of CSD criterion F7. Either way, the source of the file hasn't been confirmed so the file would be deleted anyways. If new information regarding the copyright status surfaces, confirming the image as a non-free image or a free image, please let me know and I will make the appropriate adjustments. Cheers, FASTILY (TALK) 21:27, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

You may be...

..interested in the recent comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arthur M. Menadier. In fact, you probably aren't, it's just you're the only person who's commented, and I can barely understand a word the guy's saying. Sorry. I need help, Lord Spongefrog, (I am the Czar of all Russias!) 20:52, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Just noticed that you removed the speedy from this article—quite justifiably. After nominating it I found an English language article, Université Des Montagnes Bangangté, about the very same institution. Suggest merging. Cheers, Favonian (talk) 12:00, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Concur with the choice of name. I'm not an administrator either, but I think it can be done without special privileges, so I'll jump into it. Favonian (talk) 12:07, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
Voilà! There's now a redirect from Université Des Montagnes Bangangté to Université des Montagnes, tagged with {{R from merge}} so that anyone with an interest in the limited history can find it. I'll do something about the red categories in the merged article. Favonian (talk) 12:19, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

I kindly request you reassess whether the subject of the article Gina de Venecia is notable per WP:ANYBIO. The subject in question appears not to be awarded a notable award, thus failing WP:ANYBIO. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 11:53, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Category:Education in California by county

As you know, these are tagged as empty but I notice you're filling them. In which case it might be best to remove first all the deletion tags declaring that intention.--Tikiwont (talk) 12:33, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

well somebody else deleted the empty ones out already.--Tikiwont (talk) 12:44, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
If you need some restored you could write them in a list as subpage, e.g whilst adding them as redlinks.--Tikiwont (talk) 09:20, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

While I appreciate your effort in adding a FUR, the file isn't used in an article, nor was it intended to be. There's already a pre-2006 logo used in Alltel so it's not needed for there, this was uploaded solely for use in a userbox,[1] which is an inappropriate use. That's why I nominated it for CSD. --AussieLegend (talk) 12:35, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

OK, since you declined the speedy deletion of the page, could you please move it to Rafael Rozendaal to follow WP:MOS. Thanks. 75.69.0.58 (talk) 04:18, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for rescuing ariticles I created

Thank you rescuing the articles 西堤牛排 (English titles not desired), by rewriting and sorting, from being deleted. An aricles survives only minutes once had been tagged to speedy deletion. I have to express my gratis and pleasure here. Thank you very much. Bus88MRT (talk) 21:00, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

I may have made a mistake

Hi. I am sorry I may have made a mistake reverting your edit on Joint Professional Military Education. However, it is not public domain as it is not US gov but a private company. Polargeo (talk) 20:24, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

This is obviously a private contractor so not a US gov source. I was more worried that I had breached etiquette in reverting you. I was not concerned that I was wrong. Polargeo (talk) 22:55, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Amy Myers Jaffe

Thanks for saving this article. I created it because I'm very interested in energy policy and the move towards renewable energy, and Jaffe is often part of discussion regarding the topic. I'm also a Rice University student, which adds to my interest. I too wish that more effort was made to assess notability before proposing speedy deletion of articles. Thanks again! AniRaptor2001 (talk) 05:09, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

Unicare speedy delete

Thank you for helping to stop the speedy deletion of the new Unicare article I started. I added a hangon tag myself. Did I not need to do that?

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Isabelle Fuhrman Erroneous Speedy Delete

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AfD nomination of Bose wave systems

An article that you have been involved in editing, Bose wave systems, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bose wave systems (2nd nomination). Thank you.

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Bose Products Merge

Thanks for your input into the AfD for Bose stereo speakers et. al. As you may have seen, the result was No Consensus. I have started a discussion to find consensus on merging all of these articles together. Feel free to contribute your opinions here. Thanks! SnottyWong talk 19:22, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Flagman

Could you perhaps help me to make a list with colums of the page List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa, i have made a start of the catagories i would require. I hope you can and will? thanks anyway!!Flagman (talk) 13:30, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

I took care of it. Wizzy 18:27, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Nice work, thank you. I put the speedy template on it after finding nothing whatsoever in Google News; the author later supplied some information from Indian newspapers so I didn't reinstate the tag. Thanks again, Drmies (talk) 16:48, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Green Party of Lebanon

hi thanks for your advice, i have never edited the arabic wikipedia so far. i have some trouble with the arabic keyboard but i will start a stub when i get off work. Eli+ 05:32, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

at last

thank you for updating the bank of jamaica article concerning ex-governor Latibeaudiere. Mr.Brian Wynter as been chosen to take up the position on december 1,2009,again thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adamguru (talkcontribs) 13:48, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

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Ok! Will do. Thanks for the heads up yo. Torkmann (talk) 16:52, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

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You really think J! Archive will be enough for a free pass? You are aware that it's a fansite, right? As in, not a reliable source? Also, do you think simply being a J! contestant is enough for WP:N? Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many ottersOne batOne hammer) 02:47, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

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Pink Cross Foundation

Thanks for that. I was in the middle of attempting to fix it and you managed to beat me to it. Protonk (talk) 02:13, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Harold von Kursk Wik page deletion nomination

Dear Eastmain, This is Harold von Kursk writing. My Wikipedia entry (which was posted by a person unknown to me earlier this year) has been the subject of several attacks by an ex-girlfriend who has posted horrible, sick, and clearly libelous entries onto my Wikipedia page. I have had these entries deleted whenever a friend has run across them and now I am forced to check my Wik page daily to make sure my psycho ex has not vandalised the page again. The ORIGINAL information posted sometime in March I believe was basically correct although I would have preferred that some of the info was not listed. I am not a computer expert by any means and I do not know how or even whether I, or my law firm, can delete my page. So having seen some comments by you and another Wik administrator I am hoping that someone will read this post and please take my page down until such a time as a cease and desist order has been sent to the offending party. It is truly sad that a beautiful idea like Wikipedia can be abused by sick people in this way. But assuming you are one of the good guys out there, I hope you can assist me in having my page deleted immediately. Best regards, Harold von KurskBigYalie (talk) 05:25, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Dear Eastmain, I have noted your comment that vandalism is not necessarily a valid reason to delete a page. As the victim of such vandalism, however, I would like to disagree with this statement or policy. I do not believe that WIKIPEDIA has the resources to patrol a person's page on a daily basis, especially since I am not particularly famous or a person of note as some people have stated. But I think this exposes a clear danger in the WIKIPEDIA process since anyone is able to make edits or addtions to a biopage and that can naturally invite abuse. Whether I am a person of note or not, abuse is abuse and obviously I do not wish my friends and colleagues to read the deranged rantings of a woman I once lived with twenty years ago and whom I have not seen in over five years! Surely my rights have been violated here and since there has been clear vandalism, I should have the right to demand that my bio page be deleted on that basis since I seem not to be a person of note. I may have lost a client this summer because of a deranged posting that was only spotted one month after the fact. So what can a reasonable man do in this case? The abuse that I have suffered because of this woman (and I have very strong reason to believe that it was my ex-girlfriend who posted these sick comments since she called me the same day as the most recent posting!) like a case of a celebrity being stalked or having paparazzi hide in trees one mile away with a giant telephoto lens. So I hope that the Wikipedia administrators are able to accede to my request or otherwise protect my page (but not by simply blocked a user ID since we all know that is easily bypassed by using a different computer!!!) from further vandalism. But simply patrolling my page from time to time is not a very effective solution and I no longer wish to live in fear that a sick individual can keep on making false and defamatory remarks at any time on my Wik page. Best regards, Harold von KurskBigYalie (talk) 06:52, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

I screwed up

On the Simon Makedonski AfD...I missed that section of WP:NOTABLE. My apologies, and I have asked for the AfD to be withdrawn because of my screw up! Frmatt (talk) 05:42, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Re: Mitchell Muncy

I appreciate it, and I plan on making some improvements to the article as time permits. Thank you! -- Atama 17:21, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

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John William Burns, 1st Lord Inverclyde

You added this page on 15th November, and I have followed by compiling his biography.

However, I am unsure where you got his middle name from, as I can find no record of it. Do you have a reference for this?

Shipsview (talk) 18:43, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Responding to your post - thank you for your help. I will change the other entries reffering to him Shipsview (talk) 12:49, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (File:Taos Tigers Logo Trimmed From Banner.png)

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Thanks for uploading File:Taos Tigers Logo Trimmed From Banner.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of "file" pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. ZooFari 03:40, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Non-free logos (et. al)

If you look at my edit history, you'll see "+license" - that means that I'm adding the correct license template to the image (overall, not just logos) whenever I can confirm the legitimacy of the image. The central problem with the ones that I'm tagging is that they do not have a source (or, if they do, it's dead or doesn't link back to the home organization), so it's impossible to tell if they're the legit logo or something that the user just created (i.e. user-created art) that's then posting on the transcluded article as the legit logo for the group. So, I'm tagging these for the uploader (or other interested parties) to prove that this is the legit logo (i.e. provide a legit link to the source & change the license) so that we're not presenting user-created stuff as the presumed "official" logo for the company /organization /etc. Skier Dude (talk) 04:38, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

P.s. It's also a question of giving tacit legitimacy to a possibly user-created image by mis-tagging something as a "logo" (or other template) when it's just user-created art. I see the parallel to user-created/fan art for albums/singles that pop up regularly - we don't want to present a fake album cover as the real one - same thing with any other type of image that's presenting to be the legitimate copy of what the person/organization/etc. is actually using. Skier Dude (talk) 04:41, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Example - the next in the batch I was working on... look at File:EBBFlogo.jpg - following the link through to the website shows that this is not the legit logo (note the colour differences) - minor, yes, but why put up the user-created logo when the legit one is possible to get if s/he wanted to do so. In addition, these could possibly be tagged as F3 (Media file with improper license), but I'm giving the opportunity for the uploader to fix it, rather than delete it outright! Skier Dude (talk) 05:01, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Hult Business School

I have removed the material which I view as not relevant to an encyclopedia. It looks like some insider named HultIBS added most of the text from advertising materials.

If the school is noteworthy but advertising material reappears, what is the approach on wikipedia.

Tommythe (talk) 13:13, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Companies traded on the NYSE

Thanks for the guidance. One of the reasons for the AfD tags is that a large number of the articles I tagged seemed to be written by PR departments, or by people who are used to writing advertising copy. Some of the articles I tagged were almost untouched by normal Wikipedia editors, and were written almost entireley by throw-away accounts, or accounts that logged in once or twice several years ago primarily to focus on writing those articles. When the Business Wikipedians seemed to have taken an article under their wing and removed the Ad Copy, I assumed good faith.

Acuity Brands was edited quite a bit by user:Acuitybrands, for example.

Besides, my approach got what the articles needed: Results. In two of three cases, you responded and added the needed references, justifying those articles existence. In one, the article was deleted because the Admin that reviewed it found unambiguous copyright infringement. (Specifically: the entire article was copied from page 2 of: http://www.broadridge-ir.com/fin/10k/brk08.pdf )

I reviewed about 1/27th of all the NYSE list articles. I found a lot of weak stubs that I left alone. I found a few that looked like they'd been either created or edited heavily for advertising purposes, and which made no claim to necessary notoriety. On only three of the articles that I reviewed did I AfD, and I reviewed about 250.

Because you're right. Generally, companies listed on the NYSE will be notable enough, especially if the references are looked for, and because I assume good faith on the part of the people writing these articles. I only AfD'd when I saw something suspicious. I'm glad you added the needed references to those articles, too. But I don't like that Wikipedia gets used for advertising, and I don't like that PR companies come through and edit or create these pages. If there are balanced, referenced, wikified articles about companies on the NYSE, then that's a great thing. If all that exists is some stub filled with advertising copy, then something needs to be done.

Still, I salute your work in saving articles that might otherwise be deleted. Thanks for what you do. --Ollie Garkey (talk) 12:53, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Sources

Thanks for the tip. Joe Chill (talk) 20:17, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

I noticed that you, like me, edited the Haim Zadok & Co. article but did not receive a notice that it has been put up for AfD (not by me). So I thought I would pay you the courtesy of letting you know. Discussion is at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Haim Zadok & Co.. Thanks.--Epeefleche (talk) 11:11, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

I have nominated Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Muhammad Akhyar Farrukh. 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.

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Hello! This article is being edited by a member of the company's marketing department - Brian.latham (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and his sock, Blatham01 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Since the article is essential fact-coated spam, I'm trying to just make it a redirect (as other editors have tried) to the main company's page. Any further suggestions? --SquidSK (1MClog) 16:23, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Moved and protected. (By the way: the use of the word "solutions" for anything except "solute in solvent" is one of the deadly telling signs of a marketing department at work.) --Orange Mike | Talk 16:49, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

thanks...

I finally got around to adding your find to the Bethlehem Baptist Church (Minneapolis) article (relative to the AfD). I've also added a number of other sources. Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:44, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia article nominated for deletion by thrice-banned user (vandalism and self-promotion)

Hello, Eastmain.

The user known as Beetleguice [sic] has been cyberharassing me via Wikipedia for several months now. His name is Anthony Zayas. He started out as Azayas4reel. Since then, he has adopted various sock puppets, including HarabianNights, Harabiannights1, Tainotalisman2 and now Tainotalisman8 and Beetleguice [sic]. He was banned for vandalism and for self-promotion (he created an article for himself).

All of the above stated users write in the same inflammatory style and misspell the same words (most notably "playwrite" instead of "playwright"). Please ban him again (as both Tainotalisman8 and Beetleguice) and prevent him from vandalizing again on Wikipedia. There is nothing wrong with the article on Banjee. It should not have been nominated for deletion. Thank you so much.

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Wikipedia article nominated for deletion by thrice-banned user (vandalism and self-promotion)

Hello, Eastmain.

The user known as Beetleguice [sic] has been cyberharassing me via Wikipedia for several months now. His name is Anthony Zayas. He started out as Azayas4reel. Since then, he has adopted various sock puppets, including HarabianNights, Harabiannights1, Tainotalisman2 and now Tainotalisman8 and Beetleguice [sic]. He was banned for vandalism and for self-promotion (he created an article for himself).

All of the above stated users write in the same inflammatory style and misspell the same words (most notably "playwrite" instead of "playwright"). Please ban him again (as both Tainotalisman8 and Beetleguice) and prevent him from vandalizing again on Wikipedia. There is nothing wrong with the article on Banjee. It should not have been nominated for deletion. Thank you so much.

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Puttana Venkatramana Raju

A few things to note here; 1) the speedy tag was nothing to do with notability, and 2) the references are not references, they are links to the societies he was associated with. I'm a member of Gray's Inn; if I link to that in an article about me, will that save it from speedy? No. Ironholds (talk) 11:48, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

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