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DYK for Lithuania–Poland border

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:42, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

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WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 3

Greetings! For this month's issue...

We have demos!

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Harej (talk) 00:57, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

"Alexander Telalim article"

Elena Elk (talk) 05:29, 21 April 2015 (UTC) Hi, Piotrus!

You proposed this article (Alexander Telalim) for deletion because of the following concern:

"The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing Wikipedia:General notability guideline and the more detailed Wikipedia:Notability (biographies) requirement. If you disagree and deprod this, please explain how it meets them on the talk page in the form of "This article meets criteria A and B because..." and ping me back..."

I'm sorry, this is my first article in the English Wikipedia, I may have missed some of the factors. The main mistake is absence links from non-English language.

At this point it is corrected. To the list of external sources added two TV shows with artists (including one devoted entirely to him) with national Bulgarian TV, two broadcast with National Bulgarian Radio, several interviews given to various publications and publishing houses in Bulgaria. If that's not enough, I can find other links.

In addition, fixed other minor bugs (internal links to other pages, etc.)

Moreover, this section requires adding a subsection "Bulgarian watercolor painters" to "Bulgarian painters." What do you think? (I plan to write a few articles about the Bulgarian watercolorist)

Thanks, Elena

(P.S. "Элена Элк" is my nickname at Russian and Bulgarian Wiki. Here I am "Elena Elk") — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elena Elk (talk • contribs) 05:23, 21 April 2015 (UTC)


Элена Элк (talk) 08:50, 21 April 2015 (UTC)Еhe necessary changes are made and it seems that this is enough. Thanks to all the participants in the discussion for the help

About my multiply account

Elena Elk (talk) 12:19, 21 April 2015 (UTC) Hi, Piotrus!

I agree with principle "one nick is one account", but in the rules says:

Editors who want to use more than one account for some valid reason should provide links between them on the respective user pages (see below), with an explanation of the purpose of each account or of the relationship between them.

I have the same nickname with different writing - in English (Elena Elk) and in Cyrillic (Элена Элк) because I am the editor of the English Wikipedia, and the editor of Russian and Bulgarian Wikipedia sections, where articles are writed in the Cyrillic alphabet.

As soon as we started the discussion, I immediately pointed to you my second nickname, that is, it seemed to me I act correctly.

If this is not so, I would like to understand whether can join the two accounts into one with preservation of the contributions of both and the date of occurrence of the oldest account of them? And if possible, who can do that?

Thanks you in advance, Elena Elk

Sociology of the Family

Hi, This edit for gender and childhood is for an academic assignment. Our class is not listed, but it is for a Humanities class at Vanderbilt University. Our instructor is Dr. Leslie Kirby. Thanks.

Dunlapel (talk) 05:48, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Palmiry massacre

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Another contested PROD

Re: Webster, Sheffield, Fleischman, Hitchcock & Chrystie

Hi you proposed this page for deletion on 7 April. I only noticed the PROD now, and the page is already deleted. I was the author of the page. Unfortunately I can't see what I wrote so that I can justify its existence.

I believe the page should continue to exist for the following reasons:

1. There is a detailed Wikipedia biography page for the law firm's founder, Bethuel M. Webster. 2. A link from Bethuel Webster's page to his law firm's page seemed helpful. 3. The former mayor of New York, John Lindsay, another prominent person with a Wikipedia biography, was also a partner of the Webster Sheffield law firm 4. It received regular coverage in the New York Times, a prominent newspaper. 5. Numerous defunct law firms are covered by Wikipedia articles, and defunct law firms of the United States is a recognized category. 6. Numerous defunct New York City establishments are covered by Wikipedia articles.

Can you please tell me what I can do to reinstate the page (beside writing it again), or appealing the PROD?

Best regards, Cbmccarthy (talk) 19:23, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 22 April 2015

Vandalism for Rosa Raisa

Dear Piotrus As a member of the WikiProject Poland, I would like to inform you about the constant vandalism of an unregistered user in the article called Rosa Raisa. Without sources, references or bibliography the user is changing the nationality and name of the character that the article is based on. Additionally the user also deleted all the categories at the bottom relating to Poland. I simply asked if he/she could include sources that support the argument, but this did not happen. I personally do not know the answer (the argument is about the nationality of Rosa Raisa; whether she declared herself Russian-Jewish or Polish-Jewish), but the user also threatened to report me simply for asking about a source.

I really ask for your help! THANKS Oliszydlowski (TALK) 22:35, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Oliszydlowski is flagrantly misrepresenting what happens. I DID provide the full reference, citing the authoritative book published by the US academic press. Even after I provided the reference on his talk page (which can also be found in the Wikipedia article on Rosa Raisa'se), Oliszydlowski again refused to respect the fact about this soprano. I used my IP address because I didn't have the Wikipedia account at that time. Now I have created it to report his abuse of Rosa Raisa's page. Oliszydlowski needs to provide his documented sources for his claims. I have already provided mine on his talk page. Resorting to misleading words such as "vandalism" is unethical, especially when lying that I didn't provide any source. See Oliszydlowski's talk page and the full citation of the book about Raisa I provided earlier today. Shameful! I will report this unethical and untruthful accusation as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiuserthea (talk • contribs) 02:10, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

Your edit for Simon Segal

After the administrator Ed Johnston suggested Simon Segal as an example (or similar) for someone born in Bialystok in the 1890s, you went to Segal's page to insert "Polish-Jewish" for his identity. You referenced it to a general book (not his detailed biography). Note that other general books identify him as "Russian-Jewish". For example, Maren Tova Linett, "Modernism, Feminism, and Jewishness" (Cambridge University Press 2007, pg. 8): "Simon Segal, a compassionate Russian-Jewish painter." Another example-- Lilian PizzichiniI, "The Blue Hour: A Portrait of Jean Rhys" (Bloomsbury Lives of Women, 2010): "His name was Simon Segal. He was a melancholic Russian Jew" I have not removed your edit but assume that you would do it in the light of these alternative designations of his ethnicity. Wikiuserthea (talk) 22:59, 24 April 2015 (UTC)

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Benedykt Morykoni

Hello, could you restore the article about Benedykt Morykoni? [1] This is very strange situation for me. Best regards Kmicic (talk) 20:27, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Hermann Warszawaik

Thanks for comments.

Ted Sidpickle (talk) 06:57, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

AVS Video Editor speedy deletion

Hello
I have contested the speedy deletion nomination
Could you please help me with recovering this article?
Best wishes, NeviRom (talk) 13:33, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Should this article be submitted for a review in the WP:AFC or using the code {{subst:submit}}? Thanks a lot!NeviRom (talk) 08:14, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 April 2015

Świerszczyk - Notable?

Hi Piotrus, I have recently finished going through unassessed child lit project articles and have commenced going through their stubby low importance articles (starting with the last ones of course:)). I have just placed a notability tag on the above article which you created in Nov 2007. It has had a ref tag since April 2008. I went to the polish wikipedia to find some useable references but their article doesn't have any references either. Are you able to find some references, I have started a google search but as most of the pages found are in the Polish language which I don't know it is pretty slow going, or would it be okay to put it up for afd? thanks. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:15, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

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Another one Świat Młodych

Hi Piotrus, here is another one you created in June 2007. Again, nothing has really been added since then, I have added notability and ref tags. Again, I have checked with the Polish Wikipedia, where the article has a reference tag. It does have a reference but is unverifiable as its not online. Similarly, can it be improved or should it just be put up for afd? ps. sorry but the wikilab list of stubby/low Child Lit articles has at the end of the list articles with non-English so not sure if there are more Polish ones. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:52, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi Piotrus, thanks for your assistance, I will make sure that WikiProject Poland will be notified of any relevant articles. Coolabahapple (talk) 04:44, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2015 May newsletter

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy; and is one of several Featured Pictures worked up by India The Herald (submissions) during the second round.

The second round one has all wrapped up, and round three has now begun! Congratulations to the 34 contestants who have made it through, but well done and thank you to all contestants who took part in our second round. Leading the way overall was Belarus Cas Liber (submissions) in Group B with a total of 777 points for a variety of contributions including Good Articles on Corona Borealis and Microscopium - both of which received the maximum bonus.

Special credit must be given to a number of high importance articles improved during the second round.

The points varied across groups, with the lowest score required to gain automatic qualification was 68 in Group A - meanwhile the second place score in Group H was 404, which would have been high enough to win all but one of the other Groups! As well as the top two of each group automatically going through to the third round, a minimum score of 55 was required for a wildcard competitor to go through. We had a three-way tie at 55 points and all three have qualified for the next round, in the spirit of fairness. The third round ends on June 28, with the top two in each group progressing automatically while the remaining 16 highest scorers across all four groups go through as wildcards. Good luck to all competitors for the third round! Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email), Miyagawa (talk · contribs · email) and Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) 16:41, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for Gellner's theory of nationalism

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Created but incomplete (for now) List of controversial killings of African Americans in the 2010s. Oh, and that girl is kawaii. starship.paint ~ ¡Olé! 02:37, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

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Trans-Pacific Partnership revisions including the word secret

Hi Piotrus,

Thanks for putting in the word secret. I do think that makes it better, although the page seems to have been reverted.

Probably it has to be worded very carefully, to the effect the Congress and its staffers have not been given access to the wording, while corporate lawyers have.

I appreciate your work in trying to make the article more illuminating within the constraints imposed by the system.

Son of eugene (talk) 07:01, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

This doesn't necessarily mean that I have a whole pile of time

Doesn't mean that I have a pile of time to sit and edit, but I'm back to keep my eye on Podlaskie and related articles. Ajh1492 (talk) 15:20, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 13 May 2015

Graph update

Per your request, I will be creating an updated version of File:Enwp_retention_vs_active_editors.png. I'll probably have it ready during this coming week. Dragons flight (talk) 17:28, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Updated version of the editor retention graph
Per your request, I created an updated version of the editor retention graph, which is now shown at right. I am probably going to make some other graphs and try to pull together something of a narrative about them when I have a bit more time. Dragons flight (talk) 05:46, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

RE: Tchorek Plaques

Hi there,

Sadly, I'm useless when it comes to inline references - I only manage the English-only ones reasonably because of the Make Reference Tool https://tools.wmflabs.org/makeref/ and because I can read English (and sadly not Polish). When I'm translating (c/- enthusiasm and Google Translate) I'm often lost and can't read what the text is referring to. Fortunately, the people who did the original amazing Polish version of Tchorek Plaques, came back and added the references back in. So they might be more help to you than me - sorry!

Escottf (talk) 06:42, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

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Request for access to your research papers

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DYK for Szeptycki family

Harrias talk 07:31, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

That's cute.

Thank you...I love cats. I'll save that on my user page!WQUlrich (talk) 18:25, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Belatedly contested PROD

Hi. Piotr. Back in October of last year, you put a PROD on EWise, and I deleted the article. An editor by the name of SalineBrain has now posted a message to my talk page, expressing disagreement with the deletion, so I have restored the article. You may like to take it to Articles for deletion. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 14:34, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Peace race U23

Hello Piotrus, I must say im really new to wikipedia and i dont understand all the usual fluff around, and dont understand why to delete [Peace race U23]. The race is new and separate race, which is hoping to follow history of [Peace race] but is not the same as world of cycling has evolved since end of era od "amateur" category and so on. In just three years it moved to Ncup category (same as Avenir) and as such it needs separate page where community will be definitely working on this article in future. Adding more and more resources takes time and i wish someone would help me with that. But not delete. JanBrychtaSC (talk) 09:10, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of SARP Honorary Award

Cześć. Zupełnie nie rozumiem Twojej polityki. Przetłumaczone hasła z polskiej Wikipedii oznaczasz do usunięcia itp. W pl wiki możesz od razu sprawdzić, czy dane hasło może być encyklopedyczne. W tym wypadku powinieneś ewentualnie coś zasugerować bądź dodać jakieś źródło... Takich przypadków zauważyłem wiele. Przykładem jest SARP Honorary Award - najbardziej prestiżowa nagroda przyznawana polskim architektom. Anonim WX (talk) 10:19, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Please

Please explain in specific detail how I can improve June Julian page. Thank you. Lincoln spencer — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lincolnspencer (talk • contribs) 14:04, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

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Hope all is well. I recently saw that you made an edit on No Gun Ri Massacre. Since we're in the midst of a dispute resolution and edit process, we'd all really appreciate if some uninvolved editors (including yourself) would consider lending a hand by providing a third opinion and generally helping to moderate. This would be very valuable.

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Viktar Kopack

@Tatiana Matlina: Please explain how those sources help to meet the requirements of WP:ARTIST.https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Talk:Viktar_Kopach&action=edit&section=1# They help fulfill these criteria, particularly (d)Pustelnik (talk) 15:28, 4 June 2015 (UTC) "The person's work (or works) either (a) has become a significant monument, (b) has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) has won significant critical attention, or (d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums.fillment of this criterion: "The person's work (or works) either (a) has become a significant monument, (b) has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) has won significant critical attention, or (d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums" Pustelnik (talk) 16:52, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Viktar Kopack

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Your GA nomination of Piotr Skarga

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Deleting article of International Biennale of Architecture in Kraków

Hi! I'd like to confront your opinion - why do you think it is an event not notable enough for saving? There are plenty of private webpages referring to awards gained during many editions of this event (just a few:)

http://www.annakrenz.net/krenz_bio.html http://sard.lau.edu.lb/departments-institutes/aid/faculty-staff/maroun-el-daccache.php http://www.amphibianarc.com/projects/monument-to-copernicus/

Could you explain me how to improve this article?

User0253 (talk) 22:01, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Merì Grigoryan

You prodded Merì Grigoryan, a reasonable step to take. Since the PROD was challenged by Spinosa76 (talk · contribs), you might want to go the WP:AFD route. 67.101.6.3 (talk) 23:50, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/International Handball Tournament of Poland

Dear Piotrus, im trying to improve this article to meet the notability criteria, and i think i found a source who will help a lot in the same web site you found a weak source, [2]. Pointing that i understand nothing of polish language what i read in this source is the indepth coverage of the final match of the tournament and links to coverage of the other matches as well, so i would like your help to make this article meet all the criteria before the end of the discussion. thanks in advance, with the best regards, Argemiro1975 (talk) 13:55, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

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Gęsiówka article

Hi Piotruś

I'd be grateful for your advice about the following....

Since I first saw the Gęsiówka article on English Wikipedia last year it has been greatly improved by myself and others. Is it OK to remove the following now?

Citations have been added and I also included the key points from the Polish article and other information....

Cheers, Ivanevian (talk) 15:02, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Piotrus. You have new messages at Template:Did you know nominations/Swedish fruit soup.
Message added 20:53, 12 June 2015 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Another user rejected the DYK as per the article needing more sources to better-verify content in the hook. I added several more sources verifying the content, so requesting for you to revisit the discussion page. North America1000 20:53, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

Korea Wikimedia Association Meetings

Long time no see! How's your semester? Now I'm started to writing my Ph.D thesis. And KWA also makes efforts for make promote wikimedia projects in Korea. Recently, In the May 30, KWA made a meeting in Gangnam-gu office - and in this meeting, we made of speeches for make Wikipedia(and Wikimedia Projects) clubs in Universities in Korea. And now I want to recommend for make contact into ko:User:Motoko C. K., using the [[:m:위키미디어_대한민국#연락 방법 | Contact Us|official contacts in our Association]]. She is a secretary general in our 'usergroup', And speaks more good english than me. And I also recommend to make participate into ko:위키백과:오프라인 모임/2015년 6월 27일. This meeting will be done in Korean, but You can meet our members, and I think you can make important points for make your dream into real thing. - Ellif (Talk) 19:37, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Nice to meet you! Can you explain your plan via email? I will help you. You can contact me via office@wikimedia.kr.--Motoko C. K. (talk) 05:48, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

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Talk:Ranks in Polish Scouting#Merge of "Guide or leader (Polish Scout instructor's rank)"

Cześć Piotrek, mam pytanie. Czemu nie mogę zastosować transkluzji do podstron dla stopni instruktorskich w ZHP? Na Wikidata wymagają by linkować do osobnych stron (opcjonalnie podstron). To dlatego zrobiłem strony drugiego poziomu (po ukośniku). Te "artykuły" (podstrony) są takie same pod względem encyklopedyczności jak odpowiedniki na polskiej Wikipedii. Superjurek (talk) 11:01, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Elena Nekrasova

Hi Piotrus. Could you please explain to me which problems do you see in this article according to WP:N. As you can see, the article has a lot of references, which show the notability of the subject. Additionaly, Elena Nekrasova was a finalist of the prestigious Russian literary prize Russian Booker, so I have to disagree with your template. PS I am experienced ru-wiki user, so I am familiar with the wikipedian guidelines ;)GEKGTS (talk) 18:44, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

WikiProject X Newsletter • Issue 4

Newsletter • May/June 2015

Hello friends! We have been hard at work these past two months. For this report:

The directory is live!

For the first time, we are happy to bring you an exhaustive, comprehensive WikiProject Directory. This directory endeavors to list every single WikiProject on the English Wikipedia, including those that don't participate in article assessment. In constructing the broadest possible definition, we have come up with a list of approximately 2,600 WikiProjects. The directory tracks activity statistics on the WikiProject's pages, and, for where it's available, statistics on the number of articles tracked by the WikiProject and the number of editors active on those articles. Complementing the directory are description pages for each project, listing usernames of people active on the WikiProject pages and the articles in the WikiProject's scope. This will help Wikipedians interested in a subject find each other, whether to seek feedback on an article or to revive an old project. (There is an opt-out option.) We have also come up with listings of related WikiProjects, listing the ten most relevant WikiProjects based on what articles they have in common. We would like to promote WikiProjects as interconnected systems, rather than isolated silos.

A tremendous amount of work went into preparing this directory. WikiProjects do not consistently categorize their pages, meaning we had to develop our own index to match WikiProjects with the articles in their scope. We also had to make some adjustments to how WikiProjects were categorized; indeed, I personally have racked up a few hundred edits re-categorizing WikiProjects. There remains more work to be done to make the WikiProject directory truly useful. In the meantime, take a look and feel free to leave feedback at the WikiProject X talk page.

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What have we been working on?

  • A new design template—This has been in the works for a while, of course. But our goal is to design something that is useful and cleanly presented on all browsers and at all screen resolutions while working within the confines of what MediaWiki has to offer. Additionally, we are working on designs for the sub-components featured on the main project page.
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Until next time, Harej (talk) 22:20, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

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Zobacze co sie da zrobic w weekend.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 19:13, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

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Corsa Specialised Vehicles

Thanks for restoring the talk page and adding associations with relevant Australian projects! CtrlXctrlV (talk) 12:00, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

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DYK for P (symbol)

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Disagree to proposed deletion

Dear @Piotrus: thank you for your attention given to the new article about Israel Beck. Article's talk page Talk:Israel_Beck now explains why I disagree with your proposed deletion. Waiting for your feedback and hopefully removal of the proposed deletion. Diamantexpert (talk) 09:24, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

I have removed the {{prod}} tag from Israel Beck, which you proposed for deletion, because I think that this article should not be deleted from Wikipedia. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{prod}} template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! with explanation provided on Talk:Israel_Beck. Thank you. Diamantexpert (talk) 20:38, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
hello @Piotrus: thank you for your comment yes of course newspaper articles have been published. I know where to look, will need to go to the library and find archived copies of newspapers from the 50s and 60s (unfortunately Google cannot index such old hardcopy newspapers and magazines).

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Piotrus, there are additional issues with the nomination. Please stop by soon. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:05, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

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Incomplete DYK nomination

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Proposed deletion of Mercator Medical S.A.

Hi Piotrus, I would like to recreate the article which was deleted - Mercator Medical S.A. I think that it meets criteria and it is notable because Mercator Medical is the first polish company which has done industrial investment in Thailand, have plans for investing more money in Thailand's area. It has 1% of sales of medical gloves globally with an appetite for more. Mercator delivers gloves to 45 countries across the world. Mercator expands on the US/Africa market in near future. It is noted on GPW. Please reconsider your thoughts about MM article and let me know, how can I improve it to pass the verification. Wubes123 (talk) 11:56, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

Category:BattleTech technology

Category:BattleTech technology, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Izno (talk) 13:28, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

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Neapolitan sums

Hi. Could you add info from this book to the article? Particularly on interest payments? That section is particularly spotty. I found brief mentions that at some point 10% of the loan was repaid, but nothing reliable. I tried google translate, but it is too long and thick for me. Thanks! Renata (talk) 04:13, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

It is a public domain book and you can download a full scan as pdf. Or you don't have access to that since you are outside of US? I could email you a copy. Renata (talk) 12:50, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

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'WPIRAQ, class=C', for Islamic State of Iraq: when, why ?

Hello. I noticed your edit of 23 March 2015 on Islamic State of Iraq, mentioning a "C-Class" qualification. Can you explain to me where and when and how such decisions are reached or decided, especially also in this case? As long as I don't know the answers to that, I of course can't yet say whether or not I agree with this quality sign. But, considering I've already done some (hard) work on the article to improve it (Feb 2015), it might help me to hear and learn what sort of criticism exactly is still being felt and expressed, in regard to that article. --Corriebertus (talk) 12:06, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

Janek Ambros deletion

Hello,

Could you be more specific as to the deletion of Janek Ambros? I made the page for him and he's had more than one event, having directed the upcoming documentary "Imminent Threat" with Academy Award nominee James Cromwell that will be in theatres September 4th and produced "Ten Thousand Saints" a film staring 4 time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke, Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld, and Asa Butterfield. This is among the more than twenty independent/art house films he's made for nearly half a decade.

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Janek Ambros deletion

Hey,

Thanks for the help. You can check out the page of "Janek Ambros" now, it's much more detailed and referenced.

How do I paste my argument into "Articles Talk"? And what do you mean by "remove the prod?"

Thanks again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paulrifkin (talk • contribs) 17:29, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

About the title War of the Polish Succession (1587–88)

Dear Piotr, perhaps you remember me…yet we don’t are in contact for a long time. In short, I got an e-mail from the French Wikipedia asking me to translate this article from English to French. Even my French is pretty rusty nowadays I did it as better as I could in order to help. My poor French is not the issue here. The title is.

French Wikipedia administrators disagree with it too.

Reading the Talk page I saw you disagree with the title too. Unfortunately this article is not in Polish Wikipedia. Also, it was already translated to Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian and Iranian… always with the same title (unfortunately).

In Polish History books…what is the usual name? I believe it was just a civil war concerning succession rather a “war of succession” properly. You suggested another name but nobody renamed the article. Take care, --Gustavo Szwedowski de Korwin (talk) 01:54, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

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List of multiple discoveries

I need your advice.

Some fool—probably a middle-school pupil in Italy—keeps dumping random Italian scientists into the "List of multiple discoveries".

He obviously doesn't understand the concept of "multiple discovery", described by various sociologists, including Robert K. Merton.

I'm tired of trying to enlighten him and constantly reverting his idiocies.

How does one get this article protected?

Thanks.

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DYK for Smart Sheriff

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I'm pursuing a One Piece Wiki link in the article One Piece, and require your continued input in this discussion. Speeditor (talk) 20:10, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

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Given that you did not further respond to the sources provided, should one understand that you are now convinced this article should exist? Samsara 00:44, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2015 September newsletter

The finals for the 2015 Wikicup has now begun! Congrats to the 8 contestants who have survived to the finals, and well done and thanks to everyone who took part in rounds 3 and 4.

In round 3, we had a three-way tie for qualification among the wildcard contestants, so we had 34 competitors. The leader was by far Scotland Casliber (submissions) in Group B, who earned 1496 points. Although 913 of these points were bonus points, he submitted 15 articles in the DYK category. Second place overall was Philadelphia Coemgenus (submissions) at 864 points, who although submitted just 2 FAs for 400 points, earned double that amount for those articles in bonus points. Everyone who moved forward to Round 4 earned at least 100 points.

The scores required to move onto the semifinals were impressive; the lowest scorer to move onto the finals was 407, making this year's Wikicup as competitive as it's always been. Our finalists, ordered by round 4 score, are:

  1. Belarus Cas Liber (submissions), who is competing in his sixth consecutive Wikicup final, again finished the round in first place, with an impressive 1666 points in Pool B. Casliber writes about the natural sciences, including ornithology, botany and astronomy. A large bulk of his points this round were bonus points.
  2. Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions) (FP bonus points), second place both in Pool B and overall, earned the bulk of his points with FPs, mostly depicting currency.
  3. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), first in Pool A, came in third. His specialty is natural science articles; in Round 4, he mostly submitted articles about insects and botany. Five out of the six of the GAs he submitted were level-4 vital articles.
  4. Somerset Harrias (submissions), second in Pool A, took fourth overall. He tends to focus on articles about cricket and military history, specifically the 1640s First English Civil War.
  5. Washington, D.C. West Virginian (submissions), from Pool A, was our highest-scoring wildcard. West Virginia tends to focus on articles about the history of (what for it!) the U.S. state of West Virginia.
  6. Somerset Rodw (submissions), from Pool A, likes to work on articles about British geography and places. Most of his points this round were earned from two impressive accomplishments: a GT about Scheduled monuments in Somerset and a FT about English Heritage properties in Somerset.
  7. United States Rationalobserver (submissions), from Pool B, came in seventh overall. RO earned the majority of her points from GARs and PRs, many of which were earned in the final hours of the round.
  8. England Calvin999 (submissions), also from Pool B, who was competing with RO for the final two spots in the final hours, takes the race for most GARs and PRs—48.

The intense competition between RO and Calvin999 will continue into the finals. They're both eligible for the Newcomers Trophy, given for the first time in the Wikicup; whoever makes the most points will win it.

Good luck to the finalists; the judges are sure that the competition will be fierce!

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Michael Gericke Biography

Dear Piotrus,

Michael Gericke is worthy of a Wikipedia page. He is a senior partner of Pentagram, widely considered to be one of the most important design firms in the world. Many if not most of our other partners have biographies on Wikipedia. He is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale, the world's organization of distinguished graphic designers. He has designed many iconic symbols, logos and graphic systems.

We have been adding additional information and citations and working to expand the biography.

I work for Michael and I understand the conflict of interest, but it is our hope that others will build on and expand the bio.

I appreciate your help and ask that you not delete the biography.

Kurtck (talk) 17:57, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

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proposed deletion

got your message, i don't really understand how to respond, but, thanks? Jm3 (talk) 05:06, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your help with Antoni Koper

Thank you for the time you took to help improve Antoni Koper, and your generous message. Your interest is encouraging, especially considering your extensive contributions on Polish topics. I'm especially eager to follow up on your suggestion to submit the article to DYK. I'm expecting an image of the subject to be uploaded to the commons within the next week. Should I perhaps wait until I've added the image to the infobox? I'd be grateful for your advice on that point. Malcom Gregory Scott (talk) 07:13, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Proposed Article for Deletion - CaratLane

Hi Piotrus! Thank you for looking at the CaratLane page. I am writing in response to your message and proposed deletion of the article. The reason you put forward was because it did not meet the general notability guidelines. The second time I submitted the article in question for creation, it was accepted in terms of notability i.e. it met the requirements of significant coverage, reliable secondary sources (all newspaper and independent third-party sources.) This was supported by members of the help group from where I had asked for guidance at that time and the wiki editor who rejected the article previously, in addition to the next wiki editor who approved its creation. With feedback from the help group and the first wiki editor, references are links from various independent, third party sources including VCCircle, The Hindu and Business Standard

The recent edit to the already published CaratLane page was with regard to a 3D Application which is a new feature in the jewellery buying market in India. This is a change from the traditional method of going to a store to buy jewellery. This news was sourced from International Business Times and the Business Standard. If this edit is a problem do let me know how to improve it. CaratLane has been in the news more since this article was created and I am working on adding the new information to the page - I hope this will contribute to bettering this page. I will be happy if you can take another look at it once I am done with the edits and provide any suggestions.

With the support of the above links, I have removed the Proposed deletion tag on this page. And have posted these supporting reasons on the article's talk page. Do let me know if you have any further suggestions to make this page better. As a new member of Wikipedia, I am eager to learn. Thank you ([[User:Kiranbramakrishna|Kiranbramakrishna]]&#124[[User talk:Kiranbramakrishna|t]] )([[User:Kiranbramakrishna|COI]]) (talk) 10:21, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Primary source

I could accept the quote without a reference to a peer-reviewed publication. However, during a FA nomination I was several times reminded that no primary source can be cited without a connected reference to a secondary source (either by the quote or in the text). I think we should search a secondary source which explicitly writes of or refers to Wipo's quoted text. Borsoka (talk) 17:45, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

re: article for deletion - June Julian

Thank you for your attention and help. Please note that the article was accepted by WordSeventeen in May 2015. Can it become unaccepted after that? I am a new Wikipedia contributor and would very much appreciated detailed directions on getting this article published Dr Julian is an internationally recognized art educator & artist. Thank you 18:24, 6 September 2015 (UTC)Lincolnspencer (talk)

June Julian

Thank you for the lively debate in Articles for Deletion discussion. Can I add remarks there? Can you explain why it was accepted once and now rejected? Could I possibly request more time to establish notability? As noted already, she has previously published articles in ERIC & ARTSTOR (see links), and a chapter in a newNAEA book, Exploration of Virtual Worlds: New Digital Multi-Media Literacy Investigations for Art Education among others. Dr. Julian represents a particular hybrid as a Polish/Italian American artist & art educator. Should she be in a different category than the present one? Please do not delete this article-I definitely want to put in the work to make it acceptable. Thank you for all of your suggestions. LS Lincolnspencer (talk) 15:38, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

June Julian

Piotrus, Thank you and everyone for the comments on the Articles for Deletion Page. Can you tell me how to add my reply there? I am a new Wikipedia contributor. However, I will work diligently to verify the sources I have used in the article by contacting them and getting the correct citation, How much time do I have? Lincolnspencer (talk) 22:49, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

Opposing proposed deletion of Fiksu

Saw the proposed deletion on Fiksu and wanted to respond. I thought the extensive list of secondary sources cited -- including what should be reliable secondary sources such as Inc. (magazine)., The Boston Globe, The Boston Business Journal, and VentureBeat -- would establish notability? Many of the linked references are substantial pieces of coverage of the company. Please let me know where you feel notability is falling short - thanks. Snackwell (talk) 19:34, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Updated the Talk:Fiksu page with notable examples, as requested. Snackwell (talk) 14:12, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Shinsi

I'm Cydevil38. The linked source is an online version of Encyclopedia of Korean Culture by Academy of Korean Studies. There are paper and digital versions available, but I don't have the page number for it. A more detailed online version is here[4], but from there, a specific article cannot be linked. From that version, the author is 신형식(Hyungsik Sin). It has three references, which are Samguk Yusa and two secondary sources. I've looked over some secondary sources, there are some linking it to Hongshan Culture. 121.161.79.248 (talk) 22:08, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll ask the Academy of Korean Studies for the information on the next working day(7th, Sep, 2015) regarding citing its online version of Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, if you find it necessary. 121.161.79.248 (talk) 06:49, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
And this[5] is a very good read. I'm thankful that you've come to pass. 121.161.79.248 (talk) 07:26, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
@Thanks. I am always willing to review sources, and we can continue this conversation. Please let me know about any sources that you can find; and if possible, I'd very much appreciate quotations. You can provide them in original Korean text, that would make verification even easier. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 07:28, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm sorry for the delayed response. Here are some contents that can be added. One is a content removed by Ogress due to lack of citation[6]. In the Korean version, it is cited from "신종원, 단군신화에 보이는 樹木信仰, 韓國史學史學報 8, 5-22 (2003)". It should be noted that she also removed Hangul name of the article, and then specified that it is within the Korean peninsula. Specification of a location of Shinshi is, to say the least, not cited.

To go further, it is part of a section called "Meaning". Korean contents are as follows:

  • 신시는 신정시대(神政時代)에 도읍 주변에 있던 별읍(別邑)으로 삼한의 소도(蘇塗)와 같은 성격의 신읍(神邑) 또는 성역으로 해석된다. 또는 지명이 아닌 환웅을 가리키는 인명으로서 삼한의 신지(臣智)와 같은 존칭이라고 해석하기도 한다.(cited from 이병도, 《한국사 -고대편-》, 진단학회, 을유문화사, 1959년).
  • '신시'를 글자 대로 풀이하자면 '신의 시장(저잣거리)'이다. 신시를 신의 도시로 해석하는 것이 종래의 설이나, 시(市)가 도시의 개념으로 사용된 것은 근대 이후므로 신시를 신불(巿:슬갑 불; 巾-총4획)로 읽어야 한다는 주장도 있다. 불은 고대말로 현재의 땅이라는 뜻으로 '벌'이라는 현대어가 남아 '벌판'등으로 쓰인다. 후대의 서라벌, 신라, 서울과 같이 필요에 의해 자연적으로 생성한 형태로 보기도 한다.(cited from 신종원, 단군신화에 보이는 樹木信仰, 韓國史學史學報 8, 5-22 (2003)).

The bold part is the content that Ogress removed. Additional Korean contents are a bit complex, and I don't think I have knowledge in field to properly translate it. You can find a lot of English sources in these searches[7][8].

As for my linked source, I can't find the page because it's online. It can be cited as an online source, with a bit more information like the article's author and publication date of the Encyclopedia.

  • Citation as a webpage:

"신시(Shinshi)", Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved August 13, 2015

  • Citation as a webpage with more information:

신, 형식 (2009), "신시", Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved August 13, 2015

Another nicely referenced tertiary source in Korean is this article:[9]. It has much more information than the one I have cited.

121.161.79.216 (talk) 04:23, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

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June Julian prematurely deleted

Surprised to see that my article, June Julian, has been deleted. I never had a chance to make the suggested corrections, nor vote or add my comments to the articles for deletion discussion. Can you please reinstate it so I can make those corrections. Besides having a recent exhibition sponsored by the US Embassy in Italy with supporting press links, and now having her work currently being considered by curatorial review in several major museums, I was attempting to get additional verifiable citations for her published work.Additionally it was in the process for review by WP: Women Artists. Would you please help me to continue to work on this article. Thank you for your attention. Lincolnspencer (talk) 15:34, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

CoverHound

You PRODded this, and it was deleted. Undeletion has been requested at WP:REFUND, so per WP:DEL#Proposed deletion I have restored it, and now notify you in case you wish to consider AfD. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 19:14, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Regrading a page

Hi Piotrus, 

What is the best way to contact you on email?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matt6007 (talk • contribs) 23:10, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
Use the Special:EmailUser/Piotrus link available on in the Toolbar on the left. Not sure if it is available for not-logged editors or those who did not specify a return email, though. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 01:48, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Dash (cryptocurrency)

I recently noticed your WP:PROD tag on this article: [10]. Although I have not made contributions to the article directly nor am affiliated with the coin in any way, it should be noted that DASH is currently a leading X11 algorithm cryptocurrency in the cryptocurrency market right now. Please be cautious before putting WP:PROD templates on articles related to subject areas you might not be very familiar with. If you reply to my message, please leave a talkback on my talk page or ping me in your reply, so that I know when you have responded and can reply to the conversation accordingly. --JustBerry (talk) 16:08, 13 September 2015 (UTC)

(talk page watcher)That prod was eleven months ago, and was removed within one minute. Why mention it now? Etamni | ✉ | ✓  04:18, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

EUF - CE notability flag

Dear Piotrus, I have recently started working for the European University Foundation - Campus Europae and I am now taking care of the wiki page. I have seen that you gave the page a notability flag in march. A range of sources have been added since. I would appreciate if you could check whether the added resources are sufficient for removing the flag.

Kind Greetings, StefanJahnke (talk) 08:53, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Deletion of the article

Hey Piotrus, I tried to improve the article a little bit. As I have tried to look for the Fintech companies in Baltic region I realized a number of them have a page on Wiki. Please let me know how to improve the article. Thank you.Viktorijagor (talk) 11:29, 15 September 2015 (UTC)


history of the poles in the united states

how can I get this article in Polish? Is there a comparable one already? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pola.mola (talk • contribs) 11:04, April 16, 2015‎ (UTC)

skweres

hi Piotrus, he meets following criteria: 1 sources - articles about him and reviews of his pieces appear on major austrian websites for music, german newspapers and austrian state tv website. his work was subject of radio broadcasts in different countries. 2 was commissioned to write major orchestral works for theatres and concert halls run by german, swiss or austrian state (f.i. only other polish composer who received commission by the viennese concert hall was - as far as i know - penderecki) 3 has won several competitions not established for newcomers

it is also in my opinion notable, that his work is regularly performed worldwide. his music has been performed in more then 20 countries on all continents (except of the antarctica), which is exceptional under polish musicians born in the 80s (but also earlier). by the way, you can find a number of articles of polish musicians on wiki, which - imo - don't meet the criteria and/or have no references from reliable sources. and there is no {notable?} entry or discussion about this topic. greetings, ute73 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ute73 (talk • contribs) 07:12, April 17, 2015‎ (UTC)

Hello,

I am a graphic designer and I create various Barnstars for Wikipedia which are not yet made by any one else (some are here below)-

  • Wine Barnstar 2.0 version
    Wine Barnstar 2.0 version
  • Buddhism Barnstar 2.0 version
    Buddhism Barnstar 2.0 version
  • Comic Barnstar 2.0 version
    Comic Barnstar 2.0 version
  • Feminism Barnstar 2.0 version
    Feminism Barnstar 2.0 version
  • Real Life Barnstar 2.0 version
    Real Life Barnstar 2.0 version

But the problem is that these are 2.0 version thus they are not listed on Barnstars list. I mean I am not saying that mine is the best and should be listed, just asking if they should be added to the list or something other than the 2.0 version guidelines should be followed and then it could be added to the list?

By that I mean the 

{{subst:The X Barnstar|message}}

I do not know how to create this and should I or not?

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