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I always welcome polite, constructive criticism and comments. New posts to the bottom, please.

If you're a vandal, do yourself some justice and put some thought into your insults. Replacing the page with "you are gay" isn't exactly ingenious, and I don't consider it an insult anyway: I'd much rather be gay than an illiterate chav. If I've deleted your article, or image, get over it. (Obviously you're welcome to question my decision, but, seriously, there are some stalkers who really need help.)

Please leave a new message.

People in images

JPS. Take this one for instance :

Ascending the scree slope on the west flank of Cross Fell

This image appears in both the Cross Fell and Scree articles. Imagine what that image would look like without the person in it. The boulders could be 3 metres across (their real size) or they could be 2 centimetres across. The surface could be a steep slope (which it is) or it could be completely flat.

The human figure (it happens to be me) only occupies about 3% of the image, but it gives the whole thing scale and perspective. We are dealing with a particular form of scree ("talus") and a person in the image gives it meaning. It is apparent that we are looking at a steep upward slope comprised of large boulders.

There is no moral reason why people should be excluded from images. The image shown here is not a picture of me - it is a picture of a geological formation and I just happen to be in it as a reference point.

Are you happy with that?.

Bob BScar23625 14:20, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for asking me to look at this issue. I haven’t been able to do much about it, but I have asked for comments on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject British and Irish hills and I hope that will bring about a consensus. —xyzzy_n 17:48, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Paul210

The above user has reverted your recent removal of the linkspam on the Armadale, Fauldhouse and Winchburgh articles. I believe he may also now be in violation of the 3RR. Fraslet 15:43, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've warned him about 3RR, so if he reverts again today he can be blocked. The JPS ^{talk to me} 16:35, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User page protection

Do you realize that your user page has been protected for over a month? John Reaves (talk) 05:50, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thank you. The JPS ^{talk to me} 07:58, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cross Fell

JPS. I am planning a trip up there this Sunday (11/03) unless the weather is really prohibitive. Departure time from Sunderland is around 8am. Where would you like me to pick you up from?. best wishes. Bob BScar23625 15:30, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for your kind offer. Unfortunately I have family visiiting this weekend. Hope the weather is kind. The JPS ^{talk to me} 21:11, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

JPS. You didn't miss much, there was low cloud and visibility above 500 metres was almost nil. I would have liked to meet a fellow university lecturer. best wishes Bob BScar23625 15:09, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

GimpFM Wiki Page

I would like to know why we can't have a wiki-page. The reason you have given is that we are non-notable. How can you dictate what is notable and what is not, we have a steady fan base and they want to know more about us, I thought putting it on a wiki-page would have been useful as it could then be view by more people. Just because we dont have an alexandria(or alexia or whatever it is) ratinng doesn't mean we are non-notable.

Would you have said some information about The Sex Pistols when they first formed to be non-notable because we are just starting and could be the 'next big thing' although we are not about that, we are about the music. You need to let new bands and new website be able to have a wiki-page as its a good website to learn stuff from, if you don't your website is as bad as China, dictating people on what they want to know about. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.107.188.51 (talk) 13:23, 11 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Yes, I probably would have said the same about The Sex Pistols before they achieved our standards outlined at WP:MUSIC. Wikipedia is not mySpace. We are not here to help bands become notable. It is very unlikely that people would want to read about them at the moment. We can't have every teenager and a guitar on here. The JPS ^{talk to me} 13:46, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

GimpFM

As you well know, we are not teenagers with guitars, we are real people with a hobby, how can you say that a radio station is not notable? we play real music and not some teenagers tunes he/ she has knicked form the net. We are not using wiki as a promotional tool, we are using it as an information tool which it is intended for. For people to say what is not notable is very dictator like and is wrong. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gimpfm (talk • contribs) 13:50, 11 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Ah, right, you're one of the billions of podcasters looking for publicity. Well, when notability is verified by several independent reliable sources then you can have your page. The JPS ^{talk to me} 13:54, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

GimpFM

As I said before, we are not looking for publicity. We are just putting our history and information on a site designed for it. Where do we need to be noted to be able to have our page on wiki? I cant see why we need to have ratings and noted everywhere to use a site designed to give people information, if we are giving information, why remove it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gimpfm (talk • contribs) 13:58, 11 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I refer you to my last answer about independent sources. Do you have press coverage? The JPS ^{talk to me} 13:59, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We dont have press coverage as we haven't needed it yet as we have been getting listeners without it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gimpfm (talk • contribs) 14:03, 11 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Notability not established then = no page. I wish you luck on your hobby. The JPS ^{talk to me} 14:05, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that notability has not yet been established: Notability_is_not_subjective. Of course, as soon it is established, it is generally permanent.--Lexein 14:39, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jean-Paul Hansford

Jean-Paul Hansford has bee recreated by the user name which looks autobiographical. - CobaltBlueTony 16:03, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Coronation Street - Featured Article Candidate

I thought I'd let you know that I have put Coronation Street forward as a FAC, hopefully it will be promoted back to FA status. Why not pop along to the FAC page and have a look? Ben 14:12, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP:USER

"On a user's own talk page, policy does not prohibit the removal of comments at that user's discretion". Care to explain? Is not it enough that you guys scared me from editing here? What else do you need from me? --Ghirla ^-трёп- 21:17, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, I was replying to an issue. Delete the comment if you will once it is resolved. No-one is attempting to 'scare' you away -- just ask you to follow policy. The JPS ^{talk to me} 21:39, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Quick question

TJPS: saw you reverted my link deletion on Charlotte Coleman; I was basing the cange on the guide at WP:EL, that "one should avoid: . . .

11. Links to blogs and personal web pages, except those written by a recognized authority." Since the links are both personal web pages, shouldn't they both be deleted? UnitedStatesian 03:22, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I put them back because they are the sources for some of the info. I guess the topic doesn't demand as great an authority as a serious academic topic. A dedicated fan, I guess, could be considered an authority. The JPS ^{talk to me} 21:48, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure I agree. I think we can hold ALL WP articles to the same standard, and I am not comfortable using a dedicated fan as an authority for a WP article (and I think this standard is pretty consistently applied across WP). UnitedStatesian 04:16, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you rewrite the article using the ref and cite tags so that the article only contains sourced information. The phrase recognised authority is problematic: recognised by whom? How is 'authority' calculated? This is uncontroversial for serious issues (position in an university, for instance). The JPS ^{talk to me} 10:09, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Question...

Where did you get your information on pragmatics from? I'm referring to your contribution to presupposition!

Hope to hear from you soon! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mabrha (talk • contribs) 12:37, 22 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I'm not sure which edit of mine you are referring, but I would be more inclined to cite Levinson as primary, and George Yule for secondary. The JPS ^{talk to me} 13:17, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Many thanks for handling the JTV idiot's attacks on my talk page. His persistence in creating accounts to throw away in this way is amazing! -- Arwel (talk) 16:26, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problemo, anytime, especially you're the one who welcomed me to the project back in December 2004! It's quite fun, actually, to see who gets bored first. Looks like he did: either that or the doctor made him go back to his padded room. I get my fair share of obscenities (found one waiting for me when I logged in to commons last week) The JPS ^{talk to me} 16:41, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Furthermore, it appears that he sometimes creates seemingly good-standing accounts to "disguise" his actions a bit - I just discovered that Brent Harding (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is the source of the accounts Daron Odadjian (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Rikk Agnew (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), and John Guy Harding (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), and BH edits pretty much the same articles that JtV does. I therefore think that Brent Harding should be blocked as a JtV sock. TML 16:49, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

==Wikipedia talk:Notability (people)#Regarding notability of Football (soccer) players==

Hi, seeing you have been involved in previous Afd debates on the subject I invite you to contribute to this discussion to clarify certain issues about football player notability. I think clearer guidelines are needed to avoid repeated inappropriate nominations for deletion and time consuming discussions. Cheers! StephP 20:53, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

March WP:FILMS Newsletter

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Durham

Hello JPS, it appears last night User:Feedyourkoalanow put a redirect to Durham, North Carolina into the Durham space and displaced Durham (UK) to Durham, UK. It appears to be against the previous consensus that Durham (UK) should be at Durham, and looking at the what links here, it seems to have created a large problem with redirects. I believe only administrators can move pages back over redirects, though, so I was wondering whether you would be able to help. Thanks in advance. Bob talk 13:45, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, appears to have been sorted by the time I got to it. The JPS ^{talk to me} 14:49, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blanking user pages

Hi, I'm not sure if it's kind to load such things on you, but as of today we have a new user just blanking user pages: [1]. I noticed as he just blanked Prolog's talk page. Does this get a block right off, or do we start with warnings? Hoverfish Talk 17:21, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, he's been blocked by someone else. With the abusive language and lack of previous useful contributions I would have went for a block straight away. The JPS ^{talk to me} 17:25, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

About Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scream trilogy

If you need any support with making changes to the article (assuming it survives deletion), please keep in touch. Noroton 00:18, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oranges are not the only fruit

Are we then to await the availability of Advanced York Notes as a sign of notability? In my opinion this is a trivial piece of information, probably fit for a footnote. But I suppose this is the sort of information which is practical. Shame. Mornington 17:24, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Subheading

Hey sorry i deleted your page

how do you get to the talk page to consider something for deletion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shantaclaus (talk • contribs)

There is an option on the left hand menu, but I would seriously advise spending time getting to grips with Wikipedia's culture before attempting something like that. The JPS ^{talk to me} 18:49, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Shantaclaus 18:53, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there

Hi there, why not drop LuciferMorgan a note on his talk page? He seems just to have been having a bad day and you two got off on the wrong foot. I can certainly see his point of view, but you were only trying to help and he was pretty rude/blunt (delete one depending on your POV)! TimVickers 21:57, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

hey! I was thinking of doing just that, but took a break from the keyboard. There's little point in doing it tonight as his latest response to my comments are still hostile. Thanks for your soothing influence. The JPS ^{talk to me} 22:18, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good plan. He's a nice guy, he just seemed to be narked about waiting so long for a review and you got caught in the crossfire. TimVickers 22:24, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Short articles

I only made those short ones to get started on adding more information, thanks for deleting them, I'm trying to develop that area. And FYI I'm not a new contributor!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 53180 (talk • contribs) 02:28, 11 April 2007

It would have been much much better to spend time researching and writing the articles on a one by one basis rather than creating a dozen substubs. The JPS ^{talk to me} 14:55, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

North East Tonight

Hi, I was wondering as to where could I get images of the presenters, without using their website.

(Timestamp etc now added below) --This is Drew 22:35, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

Hi, again Thanks for replying and I now understand so you can correct my mistakes if their is any (sorry)!

(Timestamp etc now added below) --This is Drew 22:35, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP:GA/R

HIya,

Looks like you've been around a while.. :-)

I dropped out of GA and of Wikipedia for a month or so 'cause I was getting all strung out and screechy over people knocking GA & knocking my reviews... this is all ~~de rigeur~~...

So don't worry about it. It's nothing worth getting worked up over...not saying you are.... [Full disclosure: LuciferMorgan is a friend of mine...].

later! Ling.Nut 01:59, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PS: "de rigeur" doesn't mean what I thought it meant. :-) I was trying to say, "This is something that we all encounter from time to time; it may be unpleasant, but not unusual." Sorry for the poor vocab! ;-) Ling.Nut 17:11, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Rob Frieden Bio

Hello JPS:

  Thanks for your note about a conflict of interest.  I appreciate your concern and want to explain why I took the time to prepare the document.  A junior colleague of mine in the College of Communications, Clay Calvert, has a bio in Wikipedia that has the following applicable categories: Jurist stubs | Living people | Pennsylvania State University faculty | American legal writers.

 The thought occurred to me that I too fit into these categories and that the applicable categories would be more complete with my inclusion.  I am living, I teach at Penn State, and I am an American legal writer who has made a significant contribution nto the literature.

  I will ask Clay whether a third party prepared his bio.  Additionally I am sure I could suggest someone else make the contribution.  However such action might still constitute a conflict of interest.

  So at this juncture I guess you have to make a call whether preexisting categories, such as American legal writers, would be more complete with my inclusion.  To avoid any conceivable conlict of interest both Wikipedia and I would have to await some unsolicited third party contribution in the same manner as Who's Who decided to include me.
 
  On the other hand I believe Wikipedia becomes an ever so slightly more comprehensive resource with a reference to me.

  In any event I appreciate your conscientiousness.  Regards, Rob Frieden rmf5@psu.edu

Thanks

Thanks for protecting my talk page from Johnny the Boring Vandal. I wonder how many throwaway accounts he's got?! :) -- Arwel (talk) 16:32, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I reckon it's part of some research project. I reckon some of the vandalism and trolling is part of some new media studies research about communities and reaction. Or he's just silly. He even did something to my talk page during this afternoon's shift, which was handy 'cause it made the latest account much easier to spot. The JPS ^{talk to me} 17:11, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambler's Church, Walesby

OK - obviously it's your decision to delete my contribution. However I'm not sure how things ever get started. I'd simply tried to collect together in one place what I've found out and would have hoped that your facility for anyone to edit would have added to the overall knowledge. I think I've misunderstood what Wikipedia is about. Lincsrambler —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lincsrambler (talk • contribs) 17:47, 17 April 2007

As I say on your talk page, Wikipedia is not for original research. I'm not sure how and where to publish your research but for now Wikipedia is not it. Best. The JPS ^{talk to me} 17:06, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's nice to be popular...

**REDVERS** ↔ SЯEVDEЯ awards this Barnstar to **The JPS** for anti-vandalism work above and beyond the call of duty that improves Wikipedia for us all.

I appear to have annoyed Mister Boring. I can't think how I managed this. Dumb luck, I suppose. REDVERS ↔ SЯEVDEЯ 18:35, 17 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Even I have now become a target of him - can you please watchlist my talk page and revert any future edits he might make there? TML 06:13, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted before I was finished

Hi, You recently deleted my contribution before I was finished. It was for a radio personality, Dennis Cruz. He is the producer for John London, who is on this site. I am not Dennis Cruz, so being deleted for self promotion was wrong. I am not sure how to contribute all at once because I will need more than 1 day, as I work and only have a few moments a day to gather information and post it. Do you have any suggestions? Or if I try again are you just going to delete it again? Thank you

The article would need to be substantially improved if it is to survive on Wikipedia. There were several things wrong with it:

The tone is promotional, whether you are Cruz or not.
It contained no independent, reliable sources.
It contained editorial comment.

I note that a separate admin had earlier also decided to delete the article. The JPS ^{talk to me} 09:30, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jihad

Hello. 11 days have already passed since you originally put the Jihad (song) GAC on hold, and I'm just curious whether you would like to pass or fail it. I've noted that many of your suggestions are either personal preferences or impossible to fulfill, so please leave an opportunity for the article to pass a GAC in the future if your decision is negative. Thanks. Michaelas¹⁰ 11:42, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shark is Still Working article

Thanks for your offer to help with the article. I am greener than Kermit in this process...so any help in making sure it falls under the right guidelines is appreciated.

Erik —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.180.248.247 (talk) 05:59, 25 April 2007 (UTC).--69.180.248.247 23:56, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

April 2007 WP:FILMS Newsletter

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Suggestion

You may want to place John Guy Robinson under protected titles, since no one by this name is likely to be notable anytime soon, and only JtV socks have created it in the past.

In addition, please lock Action Jackson V's talk page (if that hasn't already been done) as he has once again resorted to claiming to be Hephaestos. TML 15:12, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Joking Apart GA on hold

GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Nehrams2020 08:27, 2 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]