User talk:Stormbay/Archive 2

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Typo in template name

In this edit to AWplanet, you misspelled {{primarysources}}, leading to a busted template instantiation, as seen here. Just a minor typo, but I wanted to let you know. — Alan De Smet | Talk 23:44, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks! I was going too fast. --Stormbay (talk) 03:01, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Deletion review

I have asked for a deletion review of Richard Denner. Since you participated in the deletion discussion for this article, you might want to participate in the deletion review. --Michael Snow (talk) 18:25, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Archiving Your Talk Page

Would you like me to archive your talk page?TrUCo⁹31¹ 20:47, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

 Done, I archived discussions older than February 2008.TrUCo⁹31¹ 20:59, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Cadillac Records

I have rejected your CSD nomination of this article, as the reason you gave does not meet the criteria specified in WP:CSD. I suggest you take it to WP:PROD or WP:AFD instead. —  Tivedshambo  _(t/c) 21:52, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Ingrid Andersen

An article that you have been involved in editing, Ingrid Andersen, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ingrid Andersen. Thank you. B. Wolterding (talk) 20:33, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Notability of Stephen Bamford

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Deleting "Ulf Gartzke" wikipedia entry

Hello!

I was just alerted by a friend that you proposed to delete my current Wikipedia entry. That's fine with me as I think it had been tagged for "deletion" for quite some time. (I saw earlier that there were "notability concerns" but (in accordance with Wikipedia policies) never felt compelled to do anything about that... : )

The only think I would ask is that you remove it speedily (that is before 4/12)

Thanks again!

Ulf —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ulfgartzke (talk • contribs) 22:54, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

I just recommended the deletion; others will make the decision. --Stormbay (talk) 02:16, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the compliment on my talk page. I do my best to contribute useful information in the limited time I have available. Dirac66 (talk) 02:22, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Syed Ali Akbar

re: your PROD, I only removed the prod because it just came off AfD and am pretty sure it needs to go back there. FWIW, I'd support deletion as the previous keep wasn't that convincing. TRAVELLINGCARI^{My story}_{Tell me yours} 23:47, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

No worries, just happened to notice because it's still on my watchlist - and I remembered it because I was the one who took it to AfD the first time. I'm hoping for a non COI miracle improving that article, but there isn't much out there. TRAVELLINGCARI^{My story}_{Tell me yours} 03:06, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Charles de Biencourt de Saint-Just‎

I removed your unsourced statement in the Charles de Biencourt de Saint-Just‎ article that said: "Both Charles and his father had a vision of a flourishing agricultural settlement in Acadia." I could not find any information on agricultural development by him, only his extensive fur-trading activities. Perhaps you have your source for this and can insert the information details and reference. Thanks. Jonathan Logan (talk) 15:14, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

• I perhaps overstated the reference that I found. It was in the last paragraph of the DoCB reference provided. The "off and on" policy of the French was to provide a sustainable and growing agricultural base in Acadia. However, the greed for furs and fish seemed to over-ride the effort to send out genuine farmers to the area. Include a reference or not - your call! Cheers! --Stormbay (talk) 17:13, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Biencourt was all about fast profits from furs and never promoted agriculture which was fundamental to sustaining a colony. The neglect by the French aristocrats in charge at that time was such that they were constantly short of food and Port-Royal went into severe decay. Biencourt survuived in his elder years because the natives took him in. 12:28, 15 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonathan Logan (talk • contribs)

Cross Country Flying

Hello -- In accordance with the guidelines for proposed deletion, I have removed your tag from the Cross-country flying article. I believe I can fix it by adding information to it, and that the article itself is notable once my content has been added. I have elaborated further on the article's talk page. Thought you might want a heads up! Lumbergh (talk) 03:41, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks for the note. Cheers! --Stormbay (talk) 04:01, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Removed prod from Nicolas Cowan, see talk page for explanation.

I have removed the {{prod}} tag from Nicolas Cowan, 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! -- Atama^chat 18:00, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• That is fine by me. It really could use work to make the article work. Cheers! --Stormbay (talk) 20:23, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Saekson Janjira and other kickboxing articles

I saw you tagged Saekson Janjira. I've been contributing here on muay thai and kickboxing a lot, i got about 2700+ edits on kickboxing. I know the guy is notable fighter and trainer but the problem i'm having is all these low quality articles been created here in wikipedia about the sport. So i have no problem that its being cleaned up and deleted. There's a few others u wanna take a look at. All these are non notables: Wilver (Rio) Johnson, Walter (Von) McGee, Pete(El Dorado) Ortega, Christopher Allen, Alejandro DasCola, Bernardo Jua, Willie(KO) McGee, Gilberto (Gil) Diaz, Frederico Vega, Carlos Andino, Jonathan (Johnny) Spinks, Robert Visitacion, Robert Duttman, Ronnie Deleon, John Roycroft (kickboxer). Cheers. Marty Rockatansky (talk) 04:56, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Quite a list! I'm always hesitant to tag these because my knowledge is limited but I ran into this on a clean up. I will look at some of the others tho. Thanks for your interesr! --Stormbay (talk) 14:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Wilver (Rio) Johnson

I have removed the {{prod}} tag from Wilver (Rio) Johnson, which you proposed for deletion, because its deletion has previously been contested or viewed as controversial. Proposed deletion is not for controversial deletions. For this reason, it is best not to propose deletion of articles that have previously been de-{{prod}}ed, even by the article creator, or which have previously been listed on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{prod}} template back to the article, but feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 18:14, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

I missed the previous action and understand the rules....probably should simply be kept....not a big deal either way! Cheers! --Stormbay (talk) 15:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

An Invite to join Saskatchewan WikiProject

Hi, you are graciously extended an invitation to join the Saskatchewan WikiProject! The Saskatchewan WikiProject is a fairly new WikiProject. We are a group of editors who are dedicated to creating, revising, and expanding articles, lists, categories, and Wikiprojects, to do with anything Saskatchewan.

As you have shown an interest in Reginald John Godfrey Bateman we thought you might like to take an interest in this growing WikiProject.

Please assist with any ongoing requests

You might like to take an extra interest in our To Do list

Another project dedicated to Saskatchewan is the Saskatchewan Roads and Highways Wikiproject

Also, a descendant project for Saskatchewan is the WikiProject Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods

We look forward to welcoming you to the project! SriMesh | talk 01:27, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Dictionary of Canadian Biography project help

Hi Stormbay, I'm found your name listed as a member of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography project. Would you be able to help me out by taking a quick look at the new article, Angelina Napolitano to check if it is in line with the project requirements? I did read this page, but I don't know enough about Wikipedia terminology to be sure I did everything right – didn't understand how to fill in the bio template, for example, so I tried one from another page, but it is currently commented out because I could not get all the lines to show. Thank you for any advice or pointers in the right direction. WikiJedits (talk) 01:23, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Ah, that's good to know, thank you for taking the time. I'll stop worrying about that infobox :) WikiJedits (talk) 19:26, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Norman L. Hatch

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Norman L. Hatch, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Terraxos (talk) 00:16, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

• not my article - check your posting! --Stormbay (talk) 02:48, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Harvard-MIT Joint Center for Urban Studies

Hi Stormbay, you prodded this article on July 4th, but someone contested it. I think it fails WP:N because I haven't been able to find any substantial secondary sources, and I've put it up at WP:AFD. Just thought I'd give you a heads-up. Reyk _YO! 09:00, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

• I added some references to Harvard-MIT Joint Center for Urban Studies. --Eastmain (talk) 14:58, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

John Ontario Miller

The claims in the article, plus the sources, not all of which are likely to be online, seemed enough for notability. I did search and find some things I think, but then some urgent nonwiki business came up and by now I am so tired I don't think I can remember or say anything coherent. I'll see tomorrow. Regards,John Z (talk) 13:57, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Luis Miguélez

You tagged Luis Miguélez for speedy deletion. I suspect that he is notable, with so many records and a comparatively long career, but I find the article quite confusing. Anyway, I removed the speedy tag. --Eastmain (talk) 03:41, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

• Fair enough! Confusing and lacking references...did you find anything usable? --Stormbay (talk) 14:41, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Woophy

Hi, I've removed the {{prod}} tag that you added to the article Woophy due to the fact that the article has survived a previous deletion discussion (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Woophy). Cheers, –Black Falcon ^(Talk) 04:24, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! I missed it. --Stormbay (talk) 14:38, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Newswire (news music)

An article that you have been involved in editing, Newswire (news music), has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Newswire (news music). Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? B. Wolterding (talk) 13:59, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: Keith Schengili-Roberts (Notability)

When I added the original entry the criteria was lower/non-existent. I would not miss the article should it need to be deleted, but in support of it, here are some other references:

• http://www.cm-strategies.com/speakers.htm List of CMS Speakers
• http://www.cbp.ca/eventsPages/judges.asp Judging Committee for the Canadian Business Press Awards
• http://plc.fis.utoronto.ca/about/plcinstructors.asp List of instructors at the University of Toronto's Professional Learning Centre

If you decide this and the books are insufficient (or sufficient) grounds, so be it.

I know this is all about making Wikipedia better, so no big deal either way.

Cheers! Captmondo (talk) 15:25, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks! --Stormbay (talk) 20:28, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Na Píobairí Uilleann

I just speedied this. I couldn't see anything much that would be usefully merged, but I'm ignorant on the topic and if you'd like me to recreate the article so you can merge material, please let me know. --Dweller (talk) 16:29, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Amikam Balshan

I have just added references into the article. Shalom, Mibelz, 11:31, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Supa Strikas

I found a source to prove that the comic is notable - I'll work on that article some more. WhisperToMe (talk) 02:20, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

• Good enough! --Stormbay (talk) 03:32, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Thomas Skinner, Jr.

hello, i believe you wrote the article of Thomas Skinner. i wanna know what is the relationship between Thomas Skinner and Thomas Skinner, Jr.. I former one is uncle of latter one. if know you anything about this let me know. wishes!--chanakal (talk) 07:10, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Removal of Proposed Deletion on Rally Championship

I have removed the {{prod}} tag from Rally Championship, which you proposed for deletion, because its deletion has previously been contested or viewed as controversial. Proposed deletion is not for controversial deletions. For this reason, it is best not to propose deletion of articles that have previously been de-{{prod}}ed, even by the article creator, or which have previously been listed on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{prod}} template back to the article, but feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks! raven1977 (talk) 16:33, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of article about Hadia Tajik

I found you have added a template that the article regarding miss Hadia Tajik should be deleted as she is not notable for inclusion. Not so. There is an article in the Norwegian bokmål/riksmål wikipedia, she is notable in Norway and as such she is also notable in the english version of Wikipedia. I am therefore removing the deletion template. Ulflarsen (talk) 08:37, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Removal of "PROD" tag from "Air gap (computing)"

I've removed the PROD tag from "Air gap (computing)" after adding three references to the term from reliable sources. (Also removed notability and unreferenced tags, too.)Katana0182 (talk) 02:31, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi Storm,

I dont know you removed the Notability tag on the article on Baburaoji Parkhe. If you did so, thanks for the same.It is my continuous endeavor to improve this artile and few others with notable and reliable information.

Currently it has 2 tags attached, one for Grammer and another for additional citiations. Now I have a lot of credible material on the subject along-with lot of news items in vernacular as well as english newspaper. I would be adding them soon and getting the english language straight.

Please let me know from whom and how to get the tags removed, once I am done with the article.

Regards,

Vin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinayakparkhe (talk • contribs) 14:25, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Hajj Amin Elahi‎

While I agree with your assessment, note that Hajj Amin Elahi‎ had already been through the AfD process (discussion link). As such, I don't think it's supposed to receive a {{prod}} tag (I had considered applying it myself). -- Gyrofrog (talk) 23:37, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

I went ahead and submitted a new AfD. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 00:01, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for catching the first Afd. I thought I had checked because the article (in my opinion) couldn't meet notability. --Stormbay (talk) 00:55, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

PROD of Raša Djelmaš contested

I removed the PROD. Your sole reason is "non notable biography". There is insufficient mention of what efforts you undertook to try to establish notability. Serbia use the Cyrillic alphabet which may introduce a systematic bias. My main concerns are if you undertook due dilligence before PRODding. I have posted a message at the Serbia portal. Power.corrupts (talk) 20:47, 4 February 2009 (UTC):

You may be correct about he bias in information for the Cyrillic alphabet. My due diligence should not concern you if you check my editing record. (note spelling of "diligence". I hope you are able to improve the article in question with your expertise involving references that are not available in English. Cheers! --Stormbay (talk) 00:23, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Robert Giguère

Hi, If you have an interest in this page (http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Robert_Gigu%C3%A8re) and similar pages, I strongly suggest you get acquainted (and eventually intervene) with this link: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Demande_de_restauration_de_page#Robert_Gigu.C3.A8re.C2.A0.28d.C2.A0.C2.B7.C2.A0h.C2.A0.C2.B7.C2.A0j_.C2.A0.C2.B7.C2.A0.E2.86.B5.29

In short, Utilisateur:LPLT in the French Wikipedia eliminated the french version of the page 3 hours after I posted the first draft of it.

What do you think if I cite page http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability ?

it is important to not just consider whether notability is established by the article, but whether it readily could be. Remember that all Wikipedia articles are not a final draft, and an article can be notable if such sources exist even if they have not been added at present. Merely asserting that such sources exist is seldom persuasive, especially as time passes and actual proof does not surface. If it is likely that significant coverage in independent sources can be found for a topic, deletion due to lack of notability is inappropriate unless active effort has been made to find these sources. For articles of unclear notability, deletion should be a last resort.

This guy apparently has not read that, nor the french version. He is on a rampage to eliminate all biographical pages he judges are only of a genealogical nature and his list includes the English page on Robert Giguère, and possibly more pages YOU care about.

Thanks for your support, Alainr345 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alainr345 (talk • contribs) 20:45, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

It probably is only marginally notable but enough that it deserves an article. The problem becomes finding sources that prove some notability. My high school French will not allow me to comment in that language. --Stormbay (talk) 03:49, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Efrem Emerson

Hi, I see you removed the {{Notability}} tage on Efrem Emerson. Have you become convinced of his notability? I still don't see it. The content of the article has not changed since our discussion on the talk page. TJRC (talk) 01:32, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

I am reasonably sure that an Afd would result in a keep. The body of work is small but could be marginally notable. I guess when in doubt - keep it would describe my actions...feel free to re-install the notability tag, if you disagree. Since there are thousands of articles with that tag, I try to come to a conclusion and move on to others. Your call! Cheers! --Stormbay (talk) 18:57, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Seven Seas Salad Dressing

There has already been one proposed deletion of this article, you will have to take it to WP:AFD if you think it should be deleted. —Snigbrook 16:03, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry! I thought I checked but I missed it. --Stormbay (talk) 17:33, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of John Beare

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

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Guy0307 (talk) 02:53, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Dictionary of Canadian Biography

Just a quick reminder that we don't want people to be filed directly in Category:Canadian people if there's already an occupational category, such as Category:Canadian Roman Catholic nuns, available for them. Also, by the way, the stub notice should be at the very bottom of the article, below even the category links, not in between the "External links" header and the DCB link itself. Thanks. Bearcat (talk) 19:33, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Point taken although with the cats there seem to be people always cruising around doing them so that I just take the lazy way out. Another topic: Do you know anyone interested in Lower Canada painters? I have three that could use articles but my background is slim (none) so the enthusiasm isn't there. Cheers! --Stormbay (talk) 21:29, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Um (*laugh*), actually I'm pretty much the entire crew of people who are always cruising around fixing categories. Anyway, I don't know of anybody with a knowledge of pre-Confederation artists right off the top of my head, but you could always post a request at WP:CANTALK. Bearcat (talk) 15:14, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of New Romance for Kids

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article New Romance for Kids, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

This article is not notable enough for WP:MUSIC, is of low quality, and has no reliable sources.

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

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached.   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 21:47, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

proposed split of Judicial Review

Hello, could I lure you back to a discussion that you contributed to in 2007? Thanks. Agradman (talk) 21:16, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Joseph-Ubalde Beaudry

Thanks for the excellent article :). Ironholds (talk) 23:42, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the kind words. It needs some editing to tighten it but I'm pleased someone read it.....patrolling new pages, perhaps. :-) --Stormbay (talk) 02:18, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

DOCB

*laugh* Yeah, I'd wondered why an anon IP with no prior edit history would be interested...anyway, the "standard" naming rule is to use the most common name, not necessarily the full name, and then disambiguate by other details in parentheses. There's no explicit rule against it, but I personally hate disambiguating people only by their years of life — while I'm sure it's possible, I have yet to come across a situation where the articles couldn't be moved to a different disambiguator that was less obscure.

In this particular case, I think the one who is in the DOCB should probably be moved to Michel Bégon de la Picardière (which already exists as a redirect), since that's how he seems to be referred to in general. Technically speaking, his name is really just "Michel Bégon", and "de la Picardière" is an estate name that was given to him to disambiguate him from his father, which is probably why the articles were named the way they were. But since he's commonly referred to by the whole thing, we may as well use that here — why shouldn't we just use the same disambiguator that's actually used for him in the historical sources?

His father could probably just have the plain title Michel Bégon since there are only two to be disambiguated, one's going to another title, and the first will have a natural body text link to the second anyway (meaning that even a hatnote wouldn't be necessary). Bearcat (talk) 16:41, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Technologos

The speedy was not declined. It was improperly removed by the page creators. Page creators are explicitly forbidden from removing speedy tags from their own articles. Enigma^msg 00:41, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Hector Berthelot

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

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. I dream of horses (talk) 21:46, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Stormbay. You have new messages at I dream of horses's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

I dream of horses (talk) 23:31, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

The Still Night's Aurora

I saw the note that you left on the talk page of the above-captioned article and thought I would leave you a note to say that I did consider your opinion; however, I looked carefully at the article and couldn't find any evidence to suggest that this band came close to meeting the requirements of [[[WP:MUSIC]], nor any evidence or assertion of any notability, and so I've decided to agree with the individual who tagged it for speedy deletion. However, if you want the deleted material to work on at your leisure, I'd be happy to copy it to a "sandbox" page for you; just leave me a note; I found no Google hits that suggested notability, but your information may be better than mine. Accounting4Taste:talk 22:39, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

While I was writing the above note, another admin decided to take the article to AfD, and that's fine with me; I'm never especially anxious to delete an article and it's always good for the community to have a look at disputed articles. If there's anything with which you need help, let me know. Accounting4Taste:talk 22:45, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

I don't think the article will survive Afd and that's o.k. I jumped to its defense because there was a one minute delay between creation and nomination for deletion. The nominator did not have time to have done "due diligence", in my opinion. It also sends a harsh message to a first time editor and his work. Thanks for reading my original note. I thought it needed another look and that it has received. Cheers! --Stormbay (talk) 22:59, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Rudra Pratap

Please take a look at the article now. Thanks. Salih (talk) 17:54, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Union project

Turn out they are probably notable--there are newspaper refs and some major projects. I removed the outrageous spam, which was 90% of the article, and cleaned up generally, adding one accessible key ref.-- GNews has more. This article sat here in that disgraceful condition for 3 years! Thanks for calling attention to it. DGG ( talk ) 20:42, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

I do sometimes use the prod to elicit any sort of response. I try to spend a portion of my wiki time working clean up on the old notability cats. I try to handle the articles once and not get too involved. I do stop and upgrade ones where it is obvious that there is notability. It may be a small abuse of the prod but there are over 33,000 articles in need of attention. Thanks. --Stormbay (talk) 21:17, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Removal of PROD from Walleye Weekend

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dePRODing of articles

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525R.com

OK, I give up? What notability is asserted? ttonyb1 (talk) 02:30, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

It is now receiving the process that I thought it required. Barring something unusual, it will be deleted in due course. It's cleaner although it does seem like unnecessary work. I made one of my rare visits to "New Pages" and thought that there was some very marginal "speedy" use. Cheers! --Stormbay (talk) 02:51, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Tbilisi Marathon 2009

Tbilisi Marathon 2009 is not a hoax as it truly took place yesterday on the 6th of September, 2009 in Tbilisi, Georgia. All given facts are true, based on the reference provided. I will try to find more references but all of them will be in Georgian. You can use a Georgian-English dictionary at www.translate.ge to translate some of the words from the reference to check its reliability. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Prontokurier (talk • contribs) 23:57, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Stewart Campbell (politician)

There has been a lot of work done on the DoCB project by various people over time. The CDoB itself is a valuable resource and I think that it does provide a valuable linkage point. a kind of infrastructure for biographies of notable Canadians on Wikipedia. If you do choose to direct your contributions on Wikipedia in different directions, then I think that you will do a good job at whatever you choose to do. --Big_iron (talk) 01:41, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Horace Bélanger

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

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Tad Lincoln (talk) 03:42, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

(moved here for continuity) That's a new record for a speedy nomination, I believe. 1 minute. Congrats. (I doubt you had time to read even a bit of the reference from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography). --Stormbay (talk) 03:51, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

There's no need for me to read your sources, since you didn't even bother to assert notability in the article. I tag things for speedy deletion as soon as I see things that meet the requirements for speedy deletion. Not having an assertion of notability is a reason for an article to get speedily deleted. Tad Lincoln (talk) 03:53, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Give the article more than a minute and a person might have a chance to assert notability or place an "under construction" tag, or whatever. I won't even dignify your actions with a "hang-on". --Stormbay (talk) 04:16, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

(moved here for continuity) :I apologize for the tone above but the speedy db is one of my pet peeves. Try watching articles for a few hours before tagging them, if you are not sure. In many cases of new stubs, I will place the info that appears to be missing in 15 minutes or less. If the article does not improve, it can easily be tagged later. Thanks! --Stormbay (talk) 14:19, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Speedy delete of Native Fish of Arizona

Hi there. I noticed that you nominated Native Fish of Arizona for speedy deletion. The author removed the speedy tag (which I reinstated) because it appears as though the author is still working on the article. While it is not manditory, please consider notifying article creators of speedy delete tags in the future (see Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion#Notify authors about speedy deletion?), this way the author knows how to contest the deletion appropriately. Cheers, -M.Nelson (talk) 18:55, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Hello this is Ev.GreenGSU1 and i was questioning your decision on the deletion of my article J Futuristic. I believe this rapper is well credible artist in the Southern area, better yet the United States. He has music videos out on national television channels not to mention, the his radio playsm on Georgia radio station he receives. I would like, if you were to help me find a way to show how credible this artist really is by means other than what i have already done.

Thank You —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ev.GreenGSU1 (talk • contribs) 01:41, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Andy Gillet

Why do you want to delete the article ? Gillet is an up and coming young actor who has worked in theatre, television and films. He starred in a lead role in notable director Eric Rohmer's film Les Amours d'Astrée et de Céladon. The other young actors who played in that film have articles, why not him ? He may not be of special interest to you but he might very well be to others ! --Marleau (talk) 00:04, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Metropolitans of Rupert's Land

Nice work you've done on assorted Anglican bishops. However, there are no metropolitical dioceses in the Anglican Church of Canada and a bishop is not "translated" when he (or nowadays she) becomes a metropolitan unless it involves moving to another diocese. He or she remains bishop of his or her own diocese, but is now styled archbishop of that diocese and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province. A bishop of Qu'Appelle who becomes metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Rupert's Land remains archbishop of Qu'Appelle: an archbishop of the diocese of Rupert's Land would also be metropolitan of the ecclesiastic province of Rupert's Land but a metropolitan of Rupert's Land wouldn't necessarily be the Archbishop of the diocese of Rupert's Land. Masalai (talk) 04:12, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the note but I was just doing some touch up on a couple of the articles and did not touch the inner workings of the Church. I think the originator of those articles would appreciate your input tho...I believe it has been the same person. Cheers! --Stormbay (talk) 04:36, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Pierre Gadoua

Thanks for the clarification; I've deleted it. Nyttend (talk) 22:58, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the prompt assistance. --Stormbay (talk) 05:14, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Saint Diablo

Hi. In August 2008 you PRODded this band article, and it was deleted. Restoration has been requested here, so per WP:DEL#Proposed deletion I have restored it, and now notify you in case you wish to nominate it for AfD. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 18:28, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice! --Stormbay (talk) 18:53, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Final discussion for Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies of living people

Hello, I note that you have commented on the first phase of Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies of living people

As this RFC closes, there are two proposals being considered:

1. Proposal to Close This RfC
2. Alternate proposal to close this RFC: we don't need a whole new layer of bureaucracy

Your opinion on this is welcome. Okip 03:29, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Tbilisi Marathon 2009

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Emily Ratajkowski

Regarding my note on Talk:Emily Ratajkowski, sorry for messing up the policy– I've been away from wikipedia for a while. -Frazzydee|✍ 22:44, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

how to block editing?

how to block editing?

how do i make a correct layout for medina College?Halil Sulog Mucaram 07:34, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

For example, you have good sections that are empty; ie. vision, goals. These would give the article a positive improvement. The tables of people and degrees are not relevant in that detail. They should be made much smaller or eliminated in some cases. Add references that talk about the school and its importance. Happy editing! --Stormbay (talk) 17:16, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Chris Lynch (Footballer)

he is a notable football player because he has played for Wigan Athletic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Liamtaylor007 (talk • contribs) 10:59, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Remove the prod if you disagree.--Stormbay (talk) 14:49, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Possible deletion of Development Studies Association ‎

Dear Stormbay, thank you for the note about your worries about the DSA's notability. I am not sure what the exact nature of your doubts are. Which guidelines/policy is your worry? Is it about the DSA in particular because the subject is interdiscplinary or about academic/learned societies in general. What nature of evidence do you require?

I have added some extra refs which might - or might not help allaying your worries.

I think all bodies recognised by HE funding bodies in the UK may be intrinsically notable but I have the issue of your doubts on Talk:Development Studies Association Best wishes (Msrasnw (talk) 10:18, 10 May 2010 (UTC))

Fair enough.--Stormbay (talk) 14:16, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of James Bell (merchant)

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

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. --cocomonkilla ^{(talk) (contrib)} 22:32, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

You should at least glance at the reference material before placing a speedy tag....poorly started stub, perhaps but certainly notable if included in the DoCB. --Stormbay (talk) 00:51, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

James Bell (merchant) has been reinstated. --Stormbay (talk) 23:04, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

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James Bell

I have speedily deleted the article at James Bell (merchant) for the second time, for the same reason as the first time. Please work on the article in your userspace, as provided at User:Stormbay/James Bell (merchant). Work on it there to make it satisfy WP:BIO, and then the article can be moved back to mainspace and be a great asset to the encyclopedia. SchuminWeb (Talk) 18:52, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

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Your merger proposal

You proposed merging Stroud & Swindon Building Society and City & Metropolitan Building Society but you give no arguments for the merger, and your tag, which I think you were supposed to tailor, points to Talk:DESTINATIONPAGE. Regards, Bazj (talk) 17:30, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

A short note has been provided at Talk:Stroud & Swindon Building Society. Thanks! --Stormbay (talk) 21:27, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Re: Speedy deletion nomination of West Seneca United

I am still trying to figure out what seems to be the problem, I'm extremely open to comments. However the intent was to inform people that there is a soccer league for those interested, due to the increasing popularity with the sport in the United States thanks to the US national football team and thier recent efforts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dallezam (talk • contribs) 01:43, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

My reason for tagging the article was simply that this type of league and the individual teams involved are not considered notable. There may be a compelling reason to consider West Seneca United an exception to this but there is no indication of this in the article. --Stormbay (talk) 01:54, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, but could you direct me on how to move it to the encyclopedia or wherever you had suggest directing it to? If I should just use the sandbox that would also work I don't know how the features work too well. I appreciate your help! P.S. sorry for not signing before. --Dallezam (talk) 02:01, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers

Notability (sports) says: Association football (soccer) Football figures are presumed notable if they meet the following: 1. Players, managers and referees who have represented their country in any officially sanctioned senior international competition (including the Olympics) are notable as they have achieved the status of participating at the highest level of football. The notability of these is accepted as they would have received significant coverage as outlined above in the general notability criteria.

As of that the severaly national champion that has participated in UEFA competions, the highest available for club level, four times is notable. I won't create articles for its players obviously though ;) -Koppapa (talk) 07:44, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Tags

Hello, if you wouldn't mind, please could you remember to add a date parameter to tags when you place them on articles? Thanks, Acather96 (talk) 08:30, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

I am doing it on a trial basis per your request. However, it seems to me that there are numerous folks using bots, or whatever, that keep this clean more easily...it also doesn't seem too important whether a tag is or is not dated (my opinion). --Stormbay (talk) 22:22, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, and no, you're right, dating tags isn't the most important thing in the world :). I've noticed you tag quite allot of articles, have you ever considered using Friendly's 'tag' add on? It adds a 'tag' tab to your interface, and allows you to select which template(s) to apply, automatically dates them and groups them into multiple issues if there are three or more. It's allot easier!Acather96 (talk) 07:19, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

I just do old fashioned editing...no automated add-ons. Thanks for the info tho. --Stormbay (talk) 00:50, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

motd (unix)

What is the context that you think is lacking? any suggestions on what to add? HupHollandHup (talk) 18:46, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

My feeling was that the average reader coming across this article would go "Huh?". However, it probably just me. I would try to make it more understandable for the less computer literate readers...please remove the tag if you don't think that's necessary. Your call. --Stormbay (talk) 00:50, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Antoine Joseph Barruel-Beauvert

Hello, Stormbay,

I'm puzzled by your edit to this article. You made an ungrammatical addition to one sentence and placed a copyedit hatnote. Can you please point to some specific problems with the article? --Dyuku (talk) 22:47, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

• I added the qualifier "some" to his participation in the French Revolution as I felt the other version gave too much importance to his participation. Perhaps the tag was overkill but I found some sentence structure run-on to the detriment of the points being made. For example, in the section "Later Years". the 1st sentence needs to become 2. (Also, the date of his death has been previously stated). However, put the article back the way you had it if you do not agree. It's not a "big deal". Cheers! --Stormbay (talk) 15:04, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I thought the tag was a bit too much, since I did spend some time trying to make the article right. Nevertheless, I see that some of the grammar is old-fashioned (since the article is based on old publications). So I did follow your advice. All the best. --Dyuku (talk) 22:39, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Weak squeak

In April, you PRODded this, and it was deleted. Undeletion has now been requested at WP:REFUND, so per WP:DEL#Proposed deletion I have restored it, and now notifuy you in case you wish to nominated it at Articles for deletion. I have explained to the requester the need for references. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 10:39, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

If you do decide to AfD, a companion article at Bungay Black Dog Double Response could maybe be be bundled with it. A look at the first version of that suggests these may be a case of WP:NFT. JohnCD (talk) 14:06, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

On reflection, I have taken them to AfD. JohnCD (talk) 09:51, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Misunderstanding about Jenny Esber page

Dear Stormbay,

I'm still not getting it. You asked for References and the ONLY reference I used is the actress official website, it's in Arabic and Arabic is my tongue language, I'm also good at English, so I translated it in a way that I thought it's good for Wikipedia (I wanted to find an English reference, but I couldn't find!).

About the Notability (as I said) the reference is an official website which means that the information is 100% verified, so what am I doing wrong?

Please help me and excuse me for the inconvenience.

Regards, Humed90 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Humed90 (talk • contribs) 14:23, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

First, you should read up on the policies involving sources. (click the links in the tag for a starting point). An official website does not ensure anything like 100% reliability, accuracy or anything else. It is probably a very biased point of view. That is why we request additional sources because sources not affiliated with the subject will be more likely to present a neutral point of view. I attach the notability tag in any instance where I didn't quickly find any secondary sources that say the subject is important because of a certain body of work. That's as clear as I can make it. I'm sorry if I'm not making myself understood. I suggest that you acquaint yourself with more of the content guidelines in English Wikipedia. Find sources such as I have described above, add them to the article, and help prove that the subject is indeed notable. Cheers!--Stormbay (talk) 20:21, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi again, I would like to thank you for your valuable time that you spend helping me. I respect you and I respect the point of view that Wikipedia stands for, but, there is something tiny I want to comment at. I'm posting about an Arabian actress which means that the correct sources are tough to find, and even if you find, most are horribly incorrect. Disappointingly the Wikipedia Arabic version of the article had loads of mistakes like the birth date and place it has been posted that her birth date is August 20, 1979 that was at the beginning of the article. At the Infobox it's August 20, 1965 (15 years older!) and the correct is August 20, 1980 and about the birth place it was written Republic of the Sudan! and the fact is Donetsk, Ukraine (Only a continent switch no problem!) and more other mistakes and the big main reason is the incorrect spamming source (However, I fixed these mistakes and I found that the reference page is DEAD). I fully understand the issues of using the official website as a reference but at least it gave me more accurate information (If it wasn't all correct) and if you look more close at the article you'll find that the information that I took from the site are the birth date and place, some successful roles and the active years only (I couldn't even find the name of her husband anywhere even on her site, so I named the image "Jenny Esber with her husband").

In my opinion at this case, the official website is a rescue from loads of spammers that's it.

At the end, tell me what should I do and I'll try to help our beloved Wikipedia.

Regards, Humed90 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Humed90 (talk • contribs) 13:47, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Let's see if any other editors come up with additional sources. Has some of her work received attention in third party writings? You identify a problem with this subject; that being, her work has not been critically reviewed in English publications. Remember that the moment you posted this article, it became subject to the scrutiny and will of the Wikipedia community. Some of this you may not like but it is likely valid. If the subject has any reasonable notability, the article will survive. --Stormbay (talk) 14:06, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

AfD of Andersen Prunty

I've recently sent an article that you prod'ed, Andersen Prunty, to AfD. I thought you might like to weigh in on the discussion since you felt it was non-notable before. — Chromancer ^talk/_cont 21:36, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Beena Sarwar

Back in 2007 you PRODded this, and it was deleted. Undeletion has now been requested at WP:REFUND, so per WP:DEL#Proposed deletion I have restored it, and now notify you in case you wish to take it to AfD. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 09:57, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Tag

Hello Stormbay! Now you can remove the tag from the list of speakers of the national assembly of Republika Srbska. I have found the source. Best wishes Mbakkel2 9. sep 2010 12:03 (CEST)

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Proposed deletion of Terry Duguid

I have removed the proposed deletion tag you placed on Terry Duguid, as the article was discussed at AfD on 29 October 2008 and closed with a consensus to keep, thereby making it permanently ineligible for prod. Compliance with policy/procedure is the only reason I did this; I have no prejudice against opening another AfD. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 16:53, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of John Mather (businessman)

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Nomination of Rikhav-Infotech for deletion

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File:Acoma-s.jpg listed for deletion

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2011 Calder Cup Playoffs

You make a great point about writin the article prior to the completion of the year. Do you think it should be delted because of that?Link title — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeben51 (talk • contribs) 01:39, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Removed prod

Hi, I removed the prod on Yusufkhan Mohamadkhan Pathan. Generally, in India-related articles, "chaired the Marathi Sahitya Sammelan" (or X Sahitya Sammelan for some language X) means he's one of the leading writers in the literature of language X. Regards, Shreevatsa (talk) 04:13, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

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BLP prod of Russ Salzberg

I have removed the BLP/sticky prod tag you placed on Russ Salzberg, as the article has at least one reliable source that verifies at least some of the content. I realize that the source is not entirely independent of the subject, but it is not self-published by the subject either. If you still believe this article should be deleted, feel free to use regular prod or AfD. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 18:42, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

John Matthews (politician)

The trouble with changing this from a redirect is that some links running to it now end up at the wrong article. Charles Matthews (talk) 08:54, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

• I should have checked those and whoever moved the article should also have cleaned it. If you want to put the redirect back, I will start a new article for the Canadian Matthews. I was just trying to dab the Canadian one which was showing as completed in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Give me a "heads up" here. Thanks! --Stormbay (talk) 16:07, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

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DoCB

Hi Stormbay! I'm gratified to see that you are still actively working on Canadian topics, and topics of people listed in the Canadian Dictionary of Biography. I used to be very active, but unfortunately have had little time to work on wikipedia the last several years. I did, however, create the original lists of DoCB members on the Notice board. But it seems like now there's no obvious link from the notice board to the project... I guess it's not really a formal Canada wiki project.. but I think it should be. I'm also now quite rusty on my wikipedia protocol - any chance that you would be willing to take the lead on getting the DoCB initiative set up again as a proper project? I'd hate to see all the work I put into it, even years ago, go to waste. Cheers, Fawcett5 (talk) 19:02, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

Great to see you are still interested in the project. I would like to see more focus brought to this initiative/project. However, I fly under the radar on the politics around here. My impression is that there are fewer people around who sit down to do straight editing on a worthwhile project. I haven't spotted anyone who is doing Canadian bio stubs/ articles with any regularity (besides myself). I do flag the project in edit summaries; where appropriate. It would take more effort than I am willing to give it. Why not give it a short shot yourself as I would like some company around the DoCB initiative. (I don't think anything you did, or I am doing, will go to waste or I would quit). Hoping u come back to push the project. Stormbay (talk) 03:57, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

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Keeseekooweenin First Nation

A trivial comment. As a rule, I think, it is better to use an explicit redirect than a piped one. A redirect article for aaa that says #redirect [[aab]] is better than putting [[aab|aaa]] instream to the source article. Redirects are useful because when editors use common variants of an article name they get a bluelink anyway. They are also useful because sometimes the article pointed to is not exactly the right article but close enough, for now. They can point somewhere else later. So I tend to link the [[word or phrase]] I find in the source, and if it is red, start a #redirect article rather than pipe it in the source article. I tend to generate a lot of #redirects. This may be just a personal preference. I don't see how it would apply in this case - there is no ambiguity about the subject article. Forget it. Aymatth2 (talk) 22:59, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks for the note! After all the edits I have done, I really don't understand exactly how all this should be done. I just do what seems appropriate. Is there somewhere to read up on this whole procedure? Cheers.Stormbay (talk) 23:06, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

I knew I saw it somewhere, but had to hunt around. It is at Wikipedia:Redirect#Do not "fix" links to redirects that are not broken. There are 1,837 other important guidelines that you should know. And I should too. Again, it really does not matter much at all. Aymatth2 (talk) 23:37, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Good to know. Thanks!Stormbay (talk) 02:44, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

Continuous Monitoring edit in May 2008

Hi Stormbay,

I would like to some assistance in correcting the CaseWare International wiki page. I'm the Marketing Coordinator for CaseWare RCM Inc., a division of CaseWare International. I've been trying to follow the wikipedia guidelines of no advertising but I'm still seeing the article as flagged for being an advert.

Why am I asking you for help? On May 18, 2008, you flagged article on Continuous Monitoring, which is a related space that our software operates. Now the article in fine. You're the only contributor to that article over the past 3 years that actually has an authentic editor profile.

I humbly look forward to your advice.

Best Regards, General50. — Preceding unsigned comment added by General50 (talk • contribs) 17:25, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi Stormbay,

Thankyou for the quick reply. I am extremely grateful and have taken your advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by General50 (talk • contribs) 20:02, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi Stormbay,

I've updated the wiki content with suitable references. I look forward to your feedback. — Preceding unsigned comment added by General50 (talk • contribs) 19:57, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Wikiproject Manitoba

I just saw your message - sorry I couldn't help, but happy you figured it out! --NellieBly (talk) 16:16, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Categories

I noticed that you had emptied some categories having to do with RMs in Manitoba but hadn't tagged them for deletion. Were you intending to repopulate them or have them moved? Also, airports don't really fit in geography categories. If they did it would be easier to tag the airports in Manitoba category. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 09:41, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

I'll take your word on the airports and cease and desist. As to the rural municipalities in Manitoba, there has been little consistency and a fair amount of in-accuracy. For example from yesterday. Miniota, Manitoba was designated as a rural municipality but there is a rural municipality of the same name. I wrote a stub for the community and tried to fix incorrect redirects and removed the category from the appropriate articles. I will probably mark them for deletion (or someone else may). A new cat. with the R.M. name could be created if someone thinks it is necessary. At this point, I don't. However, I would be interested in other opinions.

I think that all rural municipalities should be clearly indicated by their title. I have used the "Rural Municipality of..." as a standard since that is the common usage (shortened to "R.M. of..." by locals). My main effort was to disambiguate and correct some of the errors. The RM if Minto and Minto, Mb. are nowhere near each other, for example. I could go on, but...

Any input You may have would be appreciated. Thanks for your interest! Stormbay (talk) 19:22, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

I don't really know much about them but if the RM and community are both different and not in the same place then it would be a problem. Also the RM article should be at "Rural Municipality of place". I would think that if the RM, on Wikipedia, includes several other articles then a category might be useful, such as Category:Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (rural municipality), but I think that Category:Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie would be a better name. While things like Armstrong, Manitoba (rural municipality) might be OK for now it would be better in the long run to go with a mass move request and get them to Rural Municipality of Armstrong. One last thing I noticed about the Miniota example is the link is red. It should be blue and either a disambiguation (most likely) or the community, CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 11:34, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

You came up with the Category naming that I proposed years ago, i.e. Category:Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie. It was not accepted then but I will continue with the dabbing and let the catergories wait. Someone else may tackle them but meaningful work on the existing articles would have a much more positive effect. (all the "disfranchised" communities will have blue links to the appropriate RM shortly). Cheers! Stormbay (talk) 00:01, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

New Page Triage engagement strategy released

Hey guys!

I'm dropping you a note because you filled out the New Page Patrol survey, and indicated you'd be interested in being contacted about follow-up work. This is to notify you that we've finally released both the initial documentation about the project and also the engagement strategy, which sets out how we plan to work with the community on this. Please give both a read, and leave any comments or suggestions you have on the talkpage, on my talkpage, or in my inbox - okeyeswikimedia.org.

It's awesome to finally get to start work on this! :). Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 02:25, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Page Triage newsletter

Hey guys!

Thanks to all of you who have commented on the New Page Triage talkpage. If you haven't had a chance yet, check it out; we're discussing some pretty interesting ideas, both from the Foundation and the community, and moving towards implementing quite a few of them :).

In addition, on Tuesday 13th March, we're holding an office hours session in #wikimedia-office on IRC at 19:00 UTC (11am Pacific time). If you can make it, please do; we'll have a lot of stuff to show you and talk about, including (hopefully) a timetable of when we're planning to do what. If you can't come, for whatever reason, let me know on my talkpage and I'm happy to send you the logs so you can get an idea of what happened :). Regards, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 23:46, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

New Page Triage newsletter

Hey all!

Thanks to everyone who attended our first office hours session; the logs can be found here, if you missed it, and we should be holding a second one on Thursday, 22 March 2012 at 18:00 UTC in #wikimedia-office. I hope to see you all there :).

In the meantime, I have greatly expanded the details available at Wikipedia:New Page Triage: there's a lot more info about precisely what we're planning. If you have ideas, and they aren't listed there, bring them up and I'll pass them on to the developers for consideration in the second sprint. And if you know anyone who might be interested in contributing, send them there too!

Regards, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 00:19, 14 March 2012 (UTC)