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Guitar smashing

It's a common phenomenon with bands throughout rock music and its history. Perhaps it should exist under instrument destruction, guitar destruction or something else, but bands from The Who to Nirvana to Muse (I think I remember reading that) have been noted to carry out the practise at the end of gigs (see ). If anyone could help me with verifying any reliable sources on this so that we could start an article, it'd be appreciated.--h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 14:16, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Wait, it already exists! Smashing guitars is the title it's under.--h i s ^{s p a c e} _{r e s e a r c h} 14:22, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

TYC

Would somone create the TYC article? TYC is a choir in WAshington STATE. BergerKing 15:02, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Do they meet the criteria set forth at Wikipedia:Notability (music)? If so, line up some references and we can go about creating the article together. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 19:30, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

douglas adams

Would anyone support/be interested in the creating of the article Samson Burke? He played Hercules in The Three Stooges Meet Hercules, has starred as Maciste and Ursus, and was a wrestler back in his day. I personally know Mr. Burke, so there would be no lack of information or pictures. --MosheA 23:23, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

While photos you own would be most useful, information you have on the man would count as a violation of the no original research policy. Information has to come from published, second party sources per the verifiability policy. Also to be written, biographical articles have to establish their subjects' notability. If you can meet these criteria, go ahead and start the article and we'll be glad to help. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 19:38, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Northeast Independent

I was wondering if there was anyone else 'out there' interested in creating a page on the Independent World class winterguard, Northeast Independent. I've tried searching, and found nothing. Their website is here: www.northeastindependent.com/

Even after looking at that site, I can't even understand what the heck it is. - Jmabel | Talk 18:10, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

the gold medal winners

It seems to be some kind of paramilitary organisation - they have 'flag' and 'rifle' lessons and such.

Helium.com

I am wondering if someone would be interested in doing some research on a reletively new website and writing about it here. The site is www.helium.com. As far as I can see it's a usergenerated content site with what some of my writer friends call a very unique peer review ranking system to determine the quality of the contributions. Some of them compare it to Wikipedia.

If you can find published (print or online) information on which to base an article, rather than remarks from "writer friends", then this has potential. Not an obviously important topic, but if there is evidence for notability, then something that would at least be an OK topic. - Jmabel | Talk 18:13, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

There is now such a page: Helium.com -- additions always welcome.DGG 22:29, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Shared Medical Systems

I was curious if there was any interest in having an article on this fairly large company. Siemens aquired them around 2000 or so. yet there is no mention of them in Siemens Holdings. This was a 3.2 billion dollar purchase that put Siemens Med on the map in the Medical Information Service space.

Any reason not to just add a paragraph to the Siemens article? And a redirect? Then if it grows, you can make it an article of its own. - Jmabel | Talk 18:15, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Wolves In The Throne Room

I was just curious as to whether there was interest, or if it was okay within Wikipedia's guidelines, in creating an article on this Olympia, Washington black metal band. They've released two demos, and one full length LP titled 'Diadem Of 12 Stars'. They're currently in the process of recording their new album, to be released at a date still undetermined.

Thank you. --Kidsmokespider 04:55, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Notability (music). It sounds to me like they are just below the cut, but might soon be above it. - Jmabel | Talk 18:48, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Randy Staub

I know this guy is a recording engineer who worked on Metallica's Black album along with Bob Rock. He appeared in the video "A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica." I would like more information on him and on his approach to audio engineering.

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 666Ktulu (talk • contribs) 01:06, 23 January 2007

See Wikipedia:Notability (music). - Jmabel | Talk 18:49, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Soem products are made from milk which produces a sticky like substance , this can be used to make special yoghurts.to solar system escape orbits. Much is known about this as can be gleaned from AIAA[1] astrodynamics conferences papers. Some thought was put into this with the pioneer and voyager projects to place human artifacts aboard pioneer 10 and 11[2] and also voyager�s 1 and 2[3].indeed this concept of future anthropology/ archeology has made its way into science fiction as in star trek the motion picture. My concern is if this act of sending objects one way into the universe is an important and it is important to say something of our selves then why ignore the other objects we have sent into the galaxy? What am I referring to you may ask? Look closely at those AIAA astrodynamics conference papers from the 1970�s and 1980�s as the space craft in question soon after launch performed there TCM -1�s (first course correction maneuvers) you will notice that the STAR solid fueled upper stage motor had a trajectory very close to that of the science payload itself and it appears that the star motor in the case of pioneer 10 and voyager 1 and 2 also entered the B plane of Jupiter and also entered the solar system escape ellipse. Pioneer 11 had an initial injection aim point error large enough to placing it on a trajectory in front of Jupiter in a orbit much like that of the space craft Ulysses, indeed the solid upper stage of Ulysses is most likely like pioneer 11 in a very large solar orbit inclined to the south of the ecliptic. So there are,

Pioneer 10, first object to leave the solar system Pioneer 10 star motor, second object to leave the solar system Pioneer 11, third object to leave solar system Voyager 1, fourth object to leave solar system Voyager 1 star upper stage, Fifth object to leave solar system Voyager 2, Voyager 2 star upper stage, New horizons Pluto probe, New horizons star upper stage.[4]

So there are 9 objects created by human kind in solar system escape orbits. Only 5 of them carry cultural messages from us to our future selves or any sentient being who may encounter them.

The star motors carry data plates (?)

Some argue that messages (light weight of course) should be on all of our upper stages and space craft heading out into the universe. The new horizons web sight states that some unannounced artifacts where indeed placed aboard that space craft.

I suggest that you might want to look in at Space debris and Escape velocity. If you look at the history of those, you can probably see who has been working on related topics; they would be likely collaborators on this. As for "Some argue", though, if you want to get it inte the encyclopedia, you'll need a clear citation. - Jmabel | Talk 18:52, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

John Frederick Fuggles

John Frederick Fuggles ), noted bibliophile and Libraries Advisor to the National Trust, was one of those lovable eccentrics that are rapidly disappearing from everyday life. An excellent obituary by the renowned Nicolas Barker appeared in The Independent (19 November 2002) but I believe that an article would appeal to thoughtful individuals, and would be useful to bibliophiles and researchers. Oldandtired 03:40, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

I would say borderline for encyclopedic notability, but if you wrote something good, I'm sure people would be willing to keep it. Do you have any sources besides that one obituary? If you are basically just rehashing the facts in the obituary, do be careful not to stay so close to it as to raise copyright issues. Finding other sources might require library research. - Jmabel | Talk 18:58, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Crime author Frederic Lindsay

I'm interested in writing a short article on the crime writer Frederic Lindsay, who is the author of six series novels featuring Edinburgh-based Detective Inspector Jim Meldrum and several other non-series works. I see it covering such topics as a brief biography; bibliography of the two strands of his writing; his contribution to the crime genre; his filmed works and external links. A similar article would be the one on crime writer Michael Dibdin here: http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Michael_Dibdin. Lindsay is a living person so I am aware that the article would need to conform to Wikipedia's policy on this issue.

• Sounds definitely article-worthy. Someone has started it at Frederic Lindsay (might be you, but I can't tell because you didn't sign or date your comment). - Jmabel | Talk 19:01, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

1440p and 2160p

The resolutions 2,560 x 1,440 and 3,840 x 2,160 are the succesors to 1080p. I looked here for more information about them but there is no article on Wikipedia which even mentions either of them. Hopefully there is someone out there who knows much more about them than me. For now, I am going to make a page for each which redirects to High-definition television. Could someone please help?

4320 line video is described on Ultra High Definition Video. Note that this is no longer a future product as it has been demonstrated at the Expo 2005, Aichi, Japan and NAB 2006, Las Vegas (see 22.2).--Martin.leese 02:08, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Destined Apostle

This is a band from Chicago that are causing a lot of buzz around here. I dont know how to make an article, but they are worth it if you have the time. They have a female vocalist who has a very deep growl. Deeper than a lot of men, even. It sounds like she has demons coming out of her throat. And the guitar players are heavily influenced by Lamb of God and Black Dahlia Murder and it makes them sound insane! And the drummer is fantastic. He is really talented. If you go to google and type them in a lot of sites pop up. And you can go here http://www.myspace.com/destinedapostleband

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Destined Apostle is a 4 piece outfit out of the depths of Chicago's suburban hell. With nothing else to do but play music, the band started. The members are all very young; Ranging in age from 18 to 20 years old with their aggressive female vocalist, Ami, being the eldest, and their hyperactive guitar player, Nick, being the youngest.

Destined Apostle was formed in early 2006 by Nick and Ryan [Kueker] (bass/backing vocals). After numerous attempts and failures with other bands, they finally got a practice space, started paying rent, and began the writing process.

The songwriting was solid, but in order to progress, a drummer had to be found, which is where AJ came into play. At the time, AJ was still jamming with his former band, Fallen From Grace, but after playing with Destined Apostle for a few weeks, he decided to fully commit and parted ways amicably with Fallen From Grace.

The matter of a vocalist was still at hand. For a while Ryan was attempting to do lead vocals and the band was going to try to find a bass player, but the hunt for a bass player was grueling and proving futile. The band found itself doing more writing than practicing. Thats when Ami found her way into the picture. At the time, she was still in her band Dirt Asylum, but her last show with them was quickly approaching and she knew she coulnd't just leave the scene, so she auditioned. Impressed by her ability to scream like she does, the band hired her as lead vox to complete the band known as Destined Apostle.

Destined Apostle mixes a variety of influences both musically and from their own personal experiences and backgrounds. Drawing on these influences gives Destined Apostle the ability to create a sound that is uniquely their own. With catchy riffs, thought provoking lyrics, and intense breakdowns, this band is on their way to becoming one of the heavy hitters in Chicago's metal scene.

Destined Apostle has played many notable venues in Chicago. They have also been interviewed and had a live performance taped for Rebel Access TV.

Do they meet the criteria at Wikipedia:notability (music)? - Jmabel | Talk

The Sims Life Stories

So, yeah, this is this new game coming out by Maxis/EA Games...it's NOT an expansion pack for The Sims 2 (or especially The Sims 1)...and I don't know how to actually make a new article. So...here is a link with all this info about it. http://thesims2.ea.com/about/sims_stories/index.php—Preceding unsigned comment added by *camisado* (talk • contribs) 02:33, 12 December 2006

There's an article on the subject at The Sims Life Stories —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 02:35, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Matthew Hanson

My son is the leader of a new spiritual guidance center in Minnesota people have been asking me for months now what he does. I am looking to have someone here help me set up a article about him and his practice. I'm not sure how to go about creating a new article but I did come accross this page. If there is anyone who can help me with this please let me know. I can provide you with all the information neccesary to start it and i can also have him look it over to make any neccesary changes. His name is Matthew Hanson and his self help group is run out of his home right now. The groups meet every night now because it has become so popular here. His groups are titled "Honkay guidance techniques I, and II". Again I am not sure if im going about this the right way but I am looking for some where to direct my friends and relatves too so they can see what he does. Contact me if there are any questions.

Ya, I have a question...I am from the greater twin cities area in Minnesota and have never ever heard of this gem. why not, he seems like the next great deity.

Well we are up in the northern part outside Bemidji in Blackduck. If you are ever in the area stop in the Conoco up there he has a sign posted with times and directions to his place.

Wikipedia:autobiography suggests that you would not be a good person to write about your own son. I'd suggest you wait until someone else decides that he is notable enough to merit mention in an encyclopedia. If you can provide any examples of mainstream press coverage of his activities, etc., it is likely that someone will take this up. Otherwise, it is hard to see why an encyclopedia should mention him. - Jmabel | Talk 23:53, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Faros Cigarettes

There should be an article on this brand of rice paper, filterless Mexican cigarette. They are sold 15 packs to a paper carton, 16 cigarettes to a paper pack. No cardboard involved for the Faros brand. They are made by Cigatam, a Mexican company affiliated with Phillip Morris. In general there are many international cigarettes that could be featured. Mexico also has a filtered cigarette called the Delicado. Every city in China seems to have it's own brand of cigarette.

There seems to be a number of cigarette brands, some pretty obscure, listed under Category:Cigarette brands, so I should think you'd be okay to go ahead and create an article for Faros. Be sure to provide sufficient attribution from reliable sources. Good luck! —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 06:37, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Christmas Parties

In many countries, businesses, schools, and communities have Christmas parties. Christmas parties may include a retelling of the story of the birth of Christ, Christmas games, Christmas gift exchange, or other Christmas theme party ideas. Christmas parties may even plan to go Christmas caroling, volunteer work, or hold fundraising drives for charities.

Surprisingly, not even mentioned at Christmas#Social aspects and entertainment. There is a section on Christmas#Commercialization of Christmas, but not much on other secular aspects. You should probably read the Christmas article thoroughly, and mention this absence on the talk page. People there will probably work with you on the extent to which this belongs in the Christmas article proper and what would be the best additional article or articles to spin out. - Jmabel | Talk 19:06, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Nintendo-Punk

Nintendo-Punk is a new punk sub-genre inspired by the music which accompanies 8-bit video games, most notably those on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is characterized by the intensity of punk music joined with keyboard parts that sound similar to 8-bit video game music.
Nintendo-Punk doesn't follow a set of rules, but, like punk, you know it when you hear it. Two bands created this genre independently of one another in 2000. Maniac Mansion, aka Manchild and 14 Year Old Girls. Their styles are very different, but both are undeniably Nintendo-Punk. Maniac Mansion describe their sound as influenced by 80s hardcore punk particularly bands associated with L.A. They were listening to Double Dragon long before they ever heard RKL or the Adolescents, but the dominace of these two influences shaped their sound more than anything else.
In combining two simple genres, 3-chord punk and 8-bit Nintendo soundtracks, Nintendo-Punk has created an entirely new and exciting sound.

I'm glad to see that you've already started the article at Nintendo-Punk. I should point out that right now it's what's called an "orphan" article in that there are no incoming links to it. You might want to see what related articles you can add wikilinks to that point towards this article. Nice work. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 02:49, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Thiede, Germany

Thiede (THEE-dee) is a small town in the Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) region of Germany. Thiede has a population of 10,645. The town is near the city of Salzgitter, 92 miles SE of Bremen, 126 miles WSW of Berlin, 163 miles NNE of Frankfurt, 283 miles NNW of M�nich, and 96 miles S of Hamburg. http://thiede.de/ Go to http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr to translate the page.

• Towns are always OK for an article. Feel free to write it at Thiede. But do be careful not to plagiarize the one source that you mention. - Jmabel | Talk 19:07, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Easytown Radio

Underground NY-based podcast co-produced by Tim Easy and Mike Sin. This groundbreaking radio program is a delightful mixture of improvisation, excellent music, and original comedy. While not recommended for listeners under the age of 18, the show is notable for it's refreshing nature, and daring leaps of experimentation. Radio is an old game, and there isn't much left that hasn't already been done, but Easytown Radio was built on a foundation of pioneering spirit, and there are surprises at every turn. Listener mail is read aloud during each program, and responded to accordingly. There's plenty of canned laughter and fun audience reactions. The episodes are approximately 25 to 30 minutes in length. Each episode features one artist, or album, exclusively. The episodes feature recurring "characters" who appear and reappear in an ongoing series of vignettes (for example, Don Uts stars in the recurring series "Dollars To DonUts", and Ted Kennedy appears in the recurring series "Ted Kennedy: Drunk Detective". Don Uts and Ted Kennedy have also appeared together in the "Drinks On A Plane" sketch. Don Uts has also appeared as an in-studio guest on the show, chatting it up with the host, Tim Easy).

What evidence is there for notability? And in any case, if you are going to write something, it can't be this promo-ish. - Jmabel | Talk 01:08, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Elise Boulding

Elise M. Boulding is a Quaker sociologist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies. Her holistic, multidimensional approach to peace research sets her apart as an important scholar and activist in multiple fields. Her written works span several decades and range from discussion of family as a foundation for peace, to Quaker spirituality to reinventing the international �global culture.� Particularly of note is her emphasis on women and family in the peace process.

She is considered to be one of the most influential peace researchers and activists of the 20th century.

I am part of a group of students who came up with a possible article for Boulding based on class research, the early incarnation of which was rejected on the open proposal page. I still think some type of entry on Boulding would be beneficial to Wikipedia.

Sure. What help are you seeking here on the "drawing board" rather than just starting the article? - Jmabel | Talk 01:10, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

The original article was not picked up through the basic submission process. I am new to wikipedia and am not familiar with all of the procedures. I figured it couldn't have been Boulding's lack of noteriety that killed the article, but perhaps more that it was too long or something. Not sure whether to just let it go or try again...

I don't know what you mean by "the basic submission process". There has never been an article at Elise M. Boulding or Elise Boulding. The normal way to submit an article is to write it. - Jmabel | Talk 04:49, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Here is the proposed article from an Articles for Creation page. cgilbert 04:22, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I glanced over it quickly, so I may be mistaken, but it seems to me you started out with an opinion of her, and used what material you could referance on her to fit it. In this thing you wrote about it not being accepted you mentioned researching her for school. that counts as original research as well, which if forbidden. I hope you have better luck next time around. Corrupt one 02:49, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

The Articles for creation pages have a ridiculous backlog— I think some articles submitted up to a year ago remain unevaluated for inclusion or rejection. It may not have been rejected per se, but just not picked up as of yet. Really the easiest thing to do is to register an account and be bold and create the article. —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 06:12, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Dog Day Sunrise

The harsh, aggressive, metallic tone of Dog Day Sunrise's music is emblematic of the band's honest and independent attitude. A musical recipe of 2 decades of life and pain, combined with their individual influences in many genres of music to create a tasty dish that is addictive for many of today's heavy music fans. This must see band, combines intelligent lyrics, heavy melodic guitar, and a massive rhythm backbone to achieve a ground breaking sound that proves to hold it's own in the industry today.

Dog Day Sunrise was originally formed as a power-trio in 1996. A year later, 1997 saw the first glimpse of what this group had to offer in the form of their first studio recorded "Demo", a cassette comprised of 3 of their original songs. 1,000 copies of this "Demo" had been pressed, and within two weeks of its release, every copy had been sold. From 1997 to 2000 Dog Day Sunrise concentrated on live performances over the North East as well as new material for their first full-length release entitled "Chemical Carnival" (Currently there are over 12,000 copies of the record independently distributed in the US). With their music and reputation spreading rapidly, Dog Day Sunrise was becoming a household name for heavy music fans.

In Dec. of 2002 Dog Day Sunrise hit the studio with legendary recording producer Alex Perialas (Metallica, Anthrax, Testament, Violence, and many others), at Pyramid Studios in New York to record their second full-length release Seasons That Suffer. Currently the band is supporting the record with live performances, online exposure, and radio play covering many of the North-Eastern US states.

Dog Day Sunrise has toured extensively in about 10 states and has shared the stage with such national acts as Fuel, Dope, Dog Fashion Disco, Raging Slab, LA Guns, Bang Tango, Joan Jett, Jackyl, Blue Oyster Cult, Survivor, Eddy Money, along with many others. 2003 promises to add to this growing list of national exposure.

Dog Day Sunrise has gathered an enormous fan base over the years with an online street team of over 8,000 members and proves to be growing daily. The band plans to continue touring the north east this year and will begin working on showcasing to labels at the beginning of summer 2003. With their newest singles 'Outtayermind', 'Loneliest Day', and 'Wrench' climbing the local and regional charts, D.D.S is ready to graduate from regional performances to the national scene.

Given "will begin working on showcasing to labels at the beginning of summer 2003" I take it that this is copied (possibly violating copyright) from something at least 3 years old. They sound like they may barely make the cut for Wikipedia:Notability (music), which you should probably read. In any case, if you are going to write this as an article, remember to (1) write it in your own words, (2) write in a style for an encyclopedia, not a press release, and (3) cite your sources. - Jmabel | Talk 04:54, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

The Syndicate

Being a big fan of online gaming and the MMO community (massively multiplayer online game), or MMORPG, there is a phenomena occurring with this one specific guild which I find exceedingly interesting and would like more information on.

The Syndicate (www.LLTS.org) is an online gaming guild of players that are becoming an icon in the gaming community. They have Trademarked their guild name as "The Syndicate�", and to my knowledge, are the only gaming guild to have ever done so. They are extremely old for a gaming guild, their site says over 10 years now, and most that I know of barely make it a year it seems. They have a guildmaster named Dragons, and apparently have a number of their over 500 world-wide members who have been with them for many years.

They are credited on the cover of one of the gaming industries most popular strategy guide companies "Prima Games" latest books as being testers or strategy contributers? (not sure which) They are also a dominant base of players in many of the fantasy and (FPS) First-person Shooter games beta tests.

Apparently they have worldwide annual conferences where members meet representatives from gaming companies who talk about their latest products or games in development. More specifically I believe the conferences have thus far been held in the United States a number of times, but recently in Canada, and that their members come from around the globe to attend.

Beyond the fact that they play actively in one of my old time favorite MMO's Ultima Online and are also active in World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment's latest MMO offering) which touts millions of players worldwide, I know relatively little about them beyond their web site.

A Wiki article with information on this organization would be great as a reference.

Rekoj Nori, 11 October 2006.

They do sound like an active group, however do they meet the Wikipedia:Notability guideline? Specifically, do they meet the Wikipedia:Notability (web) guideline? I tried a Google search, but the phrase is so common that it was too much for me to sort out. If you can establish notability per the guidelines I mentioned, you should be able to start the article. Thanks for helping Wikipedia! —Elipongo (Talk|contribs) 07:19, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[[L�on Duguit]]

Just saw that in the English version of Wikipedia we do not have any article or stub about L�on Duguit. Duguit was one of the most important philosopher in "Droit"/Rights area and well known by his theories. Especially the transition of the main concepts of "solidarity"(archieved by sociologists like Durkheim, Marx, etc) and its transition to Rights concerns.

Main representant of the Bordeaux "School" of Rights, many informations about him can be found in hundreds of books as well as internet souces... or probably, even in the French version of wikipedia.

L�on Duguit is one of the most importants philosophers of Rights ever. I think it is very disturbing that we have pages and more pages about some fictional characters and not even a stub about Duguit.

I can�t write the article or the stub myself because I can�t write in english properly(english is not my main language... and i am a student only). Also, I can�t understand wikipedia properly enough to write a "article request". Actually i am quite afraid of this "edit" I am doing now(it was suposed to be placed on top...botton?).

I hope the comunity forgive my ignorance(stupidity?) in english, in wikipedia resources, and help me to create at least a stub or an article request about this greatly important person who was L�on Duguit, and his major contributions to Rights theory.

Again sorry for any mistake or edit problem...

Ivan Cavallazzi, 09 october 2006

Looks like your English is good enough to do a first draft. Why don't you do that and then drop a note on my user talk page to help clean it up? It will be simplest if you just translate the existing French article, because then I can look at the original French if your English is ambiguous. - Jmabel | Talk 19:07, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

If you don't want to do this yourself, you can make a request at Wikipedia:Translation. - Jmabel | Talk 19:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Sally Silverstone

hello i am a relative of sally silverstone one of the original biosphere 2 crew and am wondering about wirting a article about her.

Does she have notability aside from Biosphere 2? If not, I suggest just adding a section about her in the Biosphere 2 article and adding a redirect from Sally Silverstone to Biosphere 2. If she does, then absolutely. But please read Wikipedia:Autobiography first: this isn't literally autobiography, but it's close. You still need to stick to citable, verifiable sources and to keep in mind that this is an encyclopedia, not a personal website.

By the way, if you have family photos that include her, it would be great if you can release one under GFDL. Just make sure that is OK with the person who actually snapped the photo, or their legal heir. - Jmabel | Talk 19:12, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Restricted Clubs

I've just seen an episode of a TV show where a character is shown as "evil" because she belongs to a "restricted" club. There are references to such clubs in the West Wing (a club forbidden to Black people) and Auntie Mame (an area with no Jews). I wonder, do "restricted clubs" really still exist? Where do they come from? Why restrict a club against Jews? Or even, as it used to be so common, against women? Isn't it illegal, even for a private club, to restrict against minorities? I'm very curious about that. --Eje211 14:03, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

As for why restrict a club against Jews, presumably you have heard of anti-Semitism; if not, I recommend you read the article.

At the present time, in the U.S., it is legal under federal law for certain types of private clubs (as long as they receive no federal funds) to discriminate on the basis of religion sex, or race, though local laws can supersede that. Clubs cannot discriminate as employers, but as I understand it, they can for membership, as long as they are not enough of an economic or political factor in their respective communities that being excluded from the group constitutes economic hardship or political disadvantage. In some cases, I think most of us would say this is reasonable (a church sodality, a women's bowling league). Historically, of course, many institutions of enormous economic and political importance accepted only white males, often only white males of a particular religion, a practice that few would defend today.

There have been several suits involving this with reference to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks who are, to a significant extent, a business networking group. Some Elks lodges are still lily-white. [5] - Jmabel | Talk 00:51, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

No one's picked up on this; I think it would be a good topic; the title presumably should be restricted club. - Jmabel | Talk 04:56, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Tokyo Disney Sea Tower of Terror

I have heard of the general article The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, which encompasses WDW, DCA, and Euro Disneyland versions. However, there is one other tower that I feel needs a page: the Tokyo DisneySea version. This one has no direct link to the previous Hollywood Tower Hotel TTZ versions as DisneySea isn't directly owned by The Disney Company, which therefore would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to get copyright access to the Disney/CBS deal and the rights to use The Twilight Zone. Their solution: create their own storyline. I am a huge ToT fanatic, and feel that this version should have its own seperate page.

European Monarchies

I feel an article on this is required detailing the rise and fall of European Monarchies (Tribal, Roman, Dark Ages, MIddle Ages, Renaissance, Modern, Fall post 1914). It should detail the rise of the interlinked clan of European Monarchies explaining how their fates were link and should explain how Industrialisation and WW1 hastened their downfall. I was looking for information on this topic when I discovered there was no article so would be grateful if others could start it, though I wanted to explain my ideas for the article (as opposed to a simple request).

Good thought. We have articles on the individual dynasties, which could be mined to start this. - Jmabel | Talk 05:36, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

That sounds like a great idea as long as the article is careful to avoid original research. --Doc Tropics ^{Message in a bottle} 08:17, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

First Global Community College of Nong Khai, Thailand

This is a small school in northeastern THailand, but it has an ambitious and noteworthy goal of educating the poor in the northeast. It is located in Nong Khai, not far from Udon Thani. While it may be small and remote it is part of a very important reform to the education of this up and coming Southeast Asian Economy. There is already a website for the school with much of the pertinent information www.fgcc.ac.th however I just thought that it might be of interest in Wikipedia due to the large number of British and American Faculty and Volunteers. I am new to Wikipedia but fully willing to assist if the school warrants a page here.

Hank Marvin

Surely one of the greatest guitarists of all time. I was amazed to find no Wiki page about him. Lead guitarist for Cliff Richard and the Shadows for decades, now living (in retirement, I imagine) in Perth, Australia. I would be happy to contribute but others have a greater knowledge. Since I'm a Wiki newbie, I make this entry and hope others will start it off, point the way or some such. When I think more about it, I see Shadows affiliate John Farrar has a page but, for example, equally-talented Alan Tarney does not. Hank's right-hand man in the Shadows, Bruce Welch, does have a page. And, funny, Bruce's entry includes a Wiki link to "Hank Marvin" that goes nowhere. Early bassist for the Shadows, Jet Harris, early drummer Tony Meehan later drummer Brian Bennett and the "king" himself, Sir Cliff Richard all have pages so it is a complete mystery how Hank missed out. The Shadows as a group has an entry but surely Hank deserves a page of his own. User:DavidFarmbrough, where are you? Get in touch if you want collaboration. loloveweb@hotmail.com

Umm, Hank Marvin was created on 15 June 2004. violet/riga (t) 15:12, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Upper Playground

An "independent" retail company that features various artists' products, mostly consisting of clothing and excessories, but also books, music, and movies. They also has an art gallery with frequent shows. There are many similar companies and an associated subculture. Very interesting and diverse work. It may be more appropriate to organize an article under a non-business heading, but I don't know what artistic heading to use (contempory stuff).

Company websites are useful sources.

[6] [7]

This is my first submission, and I'm not a member; I apologize for any fox passes ;)

• Sounds a lot like advertising. Did anyone else than they themselves write about them? Where did they do art gallery shows? Any well known places? - Mgm|^(talk) 04:52, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Mike Wise (computer progammer)

There is somebody on the wikipedia with this name, but this Mike Wise was accredited with creating the first PC, the Sphere I. I don't know what to title it, or really what to write, but I have found several interesting websites for whomever could write it: Byte Magazine article Mike Wise Bio First Decade of Early Computing

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Additional info added By Scott Adams (see my info here http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Scott_Adams_%28game_designer%29 ) I saw the original ad for the Sphere in radio electronics. (June I think it was) After borrowing some funds from my sisters and brothers I ordered the kit. It did not come for many long months later. I found out later I was the very first order the company received.

When the kit came I assembled it and powered it up. No joy it was DOA. I had a friend who was a EE and worked at the radar station in Antigua where I currently was. We spent some time with an oscilloscope and probes and eventually found 2 dead chips. These got replaced and joy oh joy it booted up!

I went on to design and build a b&w graphics card for the system. I then wrote a Tank War game and and designed 2 sets of controllers for it. It was an arcade style game for 2 people to driver their tanks around and shoot at each other. Each controller had to levers that moved forward and back and a fire button on the top of one of the levers. I submitted this with a home movie of the game in action to Sphere and won their first (and only) annual "What do I use my Sphere computer for" contest.

I had my sphere for many years and finally sold it working to a collector in Longwood Florida. I don't remember his name and have no idea what ever happened to it. Mine was some what unique as I mounted the chassis and cards to the top of the CRT unit so I can easily get into it and change things.

Here is a company that has a reference about Mike Wise. http://www.a-systems.net/company.htm

I know Mike Wise. (Well knew him). He showed me one of the Sphere computers that he invented. I was sceptical at first, but after I got to know him well, he turned out to be a real genius. He started the A-System's company mentioned above. He wrote the original accounting software that they used. He also said that he wrote some project management programming for NASA. Loveonearth (talk) 03:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Wikapedia

Phone-in incidents

Phone-in incidents on both television and radio could make an interesting article. It could be made wider to include all phone-related incidents, such as controversial phone polls. violet/riga (t) 11:54, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

I'd be concerned that this crosses into Wikipedia:No orginal research. It might be a catgory, however: see Wikipedia:Category. -- John Broughton | ^(??) 17:15, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

When I wrote the article In Dreams (2005 album) and the related DYK item, I was surprised there wasn't an article on the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra yet. Can I entice someone to write it? There's WikiMoney and a barnstar in it for whoever can write a reasonable entry. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:01, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

It appears a more common name is City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra [8], and yes, I agree that this could make a good article. You might just want to put a stub out there and see what happens. -- John Broughton | ^(??) 17:21, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Medical advertising

Carrying on with the idea of product advertising, I think it would be good to cover medical advertising, but have no sources. Anyone got any and want to start this article? violet/riga (t) 13:02, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

List of biggest opening weekends

A list of all films that grossed $40 million or more during their first weekend on release, as well as another section for films that once held the record.

I'm surprised that this doesn't exist already - perhaps Wikipedia:WikiProject Films could get onto it. I've asked them to take a look here. violet/riga (t) 21:19, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

The $40M cut-off point sounds arbitrary. Any other cut-off would likewise be arbitrary. What, after all, is special about $40M, or any other figure? Another problem is copyright -- the figures for any given movie are public information, but a list of figures may well be compilation-copyrighted information belonging to the source. A way to make Wikipedia a means of finding the information would be to have a page ("Film Box Office Records" perhaps) that names the top one film in a few major categories, then links a source (such as [9]) for more detailed and current statistics. Steve Schonberger 11:39, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

• How about such lists with British pounds and Euros as the main currency? - 131.211.210.11 07:53, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Plant Death or Death By Plant

I am interested in creating an article about "Plant Death" or "Death By Plant". Basically, it relates to the common belief that one may die as a result of leaving a plant in their room overnight. The rational behind this is that the plant, through the process of photosynthesis and/or respiration (Respiration (physiology)), will remove the oxygen in the room and convert it into carbon dioxide, thus killing anyone within.

Any suggestions on how to proceed, and/or what sources to site? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.71.13.210 (talk • contribs) 23:15, 13 August 2006

Never heard of that one before! Perhaps you could look at creating an article that is a little broader, such as plant-related death (cf. toilet-related injury) that looks at other ways of being killed by a plant as well. I don't think that leaving a plant in the room that removes all the oxygen overnight is a particularly common belief though! violet/riga (t) 08:10, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

When plants photosynthesize, they take carbon dioxide from the air and convert it to oxygen -- not the other way around. So, if someone died with a plant in their room, they'd probably have died anyway. Sorry to sink this one. Connor Gilbert 00:30, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

I feel so stupid for not realising that silliness! violet/riga (t) 07:32, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

In daylight plants photosynthesize and use carbon dioxide, but without light, like in night, they use oxygen and convert it into carbon dioxide. There is opinion that it is bad to keep a plant in your bedroom. .Toms. (t) 16:31, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

However, air with adequate oxygen but an absence of carbon dioxide can cause breathing difficulties, because the body's breathing reflex is triggered by carbon dioxide. Medical oxygen normally has a trace of carbon dioxide added, just as normal air has a trace of oxygen. However, I can't imagine that one plant -- or even an entire greenhouse full of them on a sunny day -- could suck up so much of the available carbon dioxide that a human would be endangered by having insufficient carbon dioxide to trigger the breathing reflex, because the human's own breathing would supply some of it in the human's immediate vicinity. Steve Schonberger 11:46, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Right, that's called hypocapnia. Thanks for mentioning that, Steve--I never heard of it before.

As I was going through lots of books on various aspects of cancer, I read that it was once common practice for nurses to remove plants from patients' hospital rooms at night, because the plants were believed to suck up oxygen in the absence of sunlight. Of course there is a grain of truth to this. But I agree with Steve, nobody ever suffocated just by being in a forest at night or anything like that! I think this is a fascinating example of a medical myth that at one time was commonly held to be true by medical practitioners. (Actually "medical myths" might be a good general topic for an article. I wish I could remember the book though, sorry about that.) Neoprote 22:19, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

I expect a lack of carbon dioxide or oxygen would kill the plants before it killed people. NeonMerlin 18:20, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Internet Personalities

I believe that there should be a page that tells of the numerous amounts of internet personalitys floating about the internet. A page where all the internet personalitys could be represented could bring unity to the internet, and all its memes. People would know about remarkable websites, and other sorts of web projects, and would generally have a better time finding existing content, that has a subtle, superior quality about it.

CMCAdvanced 15:54, 17 August 2006 (UTC)Chinstopher Moncree

If you could give a few examples it might help to do some research into how this article could be started. violet/riga (t) 17:41, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I like this idea as there are plenty of people who have helped develop the Internet be it technically or culturally both on a national and international scene. If you could expand on this, and maybe break it into seperate headings, biography's, contribution type etc. If you do a general Internet Search with the term "who contributed to the development of the Internet", Wikipedia doesn't appear highly with a central article on this with biography links then it could be a brilliant resource for present and future researchers. An example Tim Berners-Lee.

--The pen is mightier than the sword! Edward Bulwer-Lytton ) | Bush wins with the Pen of a Judge! Alex Gogan (1968- gulp!) 18:45, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

There is already Category:Internet personalities. PrimeHunter 15:41, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I created a redirect for Internet Personalities to the Category Page Category:Internet personalities. cgilbert 19:39, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I also created a redirect for Internet personalities. PrimeHunter 23:49, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Organizations for mothers

I'm interested in writing an article on organizations for mothers, most of which support mothers who are home with their children during the day full or part time (school age or not). Most of the statistics on size, etc, come from the websites of the organizations. This would be my first article. Any help would be appreciated. Is this appropriate for Wikipedia, even? �The preceding unsigned comment was added by Momof3 (talk � contribs) 11 September 2006.

Yes, it would be an appropriate topic. - Jmabel | Talk 05:32, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Sounds good. Go for it! Let us know the name of the article and I'll pop along and try and help. violet/riga (t) 16:20, 15 September 2006 (UTC): Thanks for the positive feedback. I'll get started, and let you know the name when I can. --Momof3 19:10, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

I belong to one of these organizations (MOMS Club), and I would be happy to give you information about it.SusieQ7 00:12, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Not to discourage anyone, but this sounds like it might cross the line: Wikipedia:No original research. If you're going to get information from individual websites, you should restrict yourself to state and national-level organizations. Also, please read Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. Thanks. -- John Broughton | ^(??) 16:57, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Riverbelle Casino

Is there any information on riverbelle.com, I have tried to start one however it keeps beeing rejected as spam.

I don't really think that it's notable enough for its own article. Unless you can explain why it is I don't think an article will remain on Wikipedia. violet/riga (t) 16:20, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Right - that's an online, commercial game site. Not a chance, I'd say, of meeting WP:N guidelines. Also, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest if you are personally involved with the site. -- John Broughton | ^(??) 17:01, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Online Bible

Maybe an online bible including the most popular books (genesis, etc). It would be a useful resource for people all over the world.

I'm sure that must be provided somewhere. More of a thing for WikiBooks than here anyway. violet/riga (t) 16:20, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

The text of the Bible is already available at Wikisource. --Metropolitan90 23:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Fully searchable online bibles are available at:

• http://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/
• http://bible.crosswalk.com/ParallelBible/
• http://www.blueletterbible.org/search.html#verse
• http://search.americanbible.org/
• http://etext.virginia.edu/kjv.browse.html

Matthew 1130 13:28, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

See also Bible#Others for other online bibles. Matthew 1130 13:51, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Geohistory (geo-history)

This is already an established field in French social sciences, interpreting history (and historical events) through geography. Certainly American geography does not include a broad enough definition to accept geohistory as a subtopic, while British geography might (I don't know enough about British geographical fields of study to comment here). Perhaps this should start in a French / Swiss context and then migrate over to the English language Wikipedia?

Isn't archaeology similar to this? I think a small section in the geography and archaeology articles would do for now, especally as it is not a well established or long term field of study. Think outside the box 12:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

OBSAI

This stands for Open Base Station Architecture Initiative. With a variety of Technologies in the pipeline waiting to redefine Wireless Communications, OBSAI promises make life easy for Service Providers wanting interoperability and sharing of resources. This should have links to Wireless Communication categories and BTS.61.246.30.195 21:01, 30 September 2006 (UTC)Raj

List of asthma triggers

I feel it is important for a number of reasons that a page be created with a list or lists of what can trigger asthma attacks in those not insusseptable (i.e. Astmatics). It is the triggers that should be seen as the problem, not the asthmatics.

See the Asthma page, which has several triggers listed in the first paragraph and under the Differential Diagnosis section. Perhaps it would be worthwhile adding a separate Triggers section on that page. Matthew 1130 11:26, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

I think this is important too. Go for it!

String (or Violin) Pedagogy

I keep wanting to look up something about Violin or Viola pedagogy, and I wish there was an article about the different schools of Violin techniques, the major teachers, etc. Once I thought of a violin pedagogy article, I wondered if a broader String pedagogy article would be better? J Lorraine 12:15, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

List of actors who have played God

Was looking for a list of actors who have played God (or god) in one or more films. Couldn't find it.

Off of the top of my head:

• George Burns
• Morgan Freeman
• Whoopie Goldberg
• Alanis Morriset
• Jim Carrey

(AM)

This may be more suited for a category - see Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and series boxes. -- John Broughton | ^(??) 17:05, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

I'd lean more toward a list, with citation for each. A category won't allow you to indicate where and when each played the role, nor to cite for where you got that information; also, it is not really a very intrinsic fact about the person. - Jmabel | Talk 19:12, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

SpeechEasy (anti-stuttering devices)

There are several of these devices that use auditory feedback to help stutterers be able to speak normally. It's like a hearing aid, but it uses the "chorus effect" to stop stuttering. The idea stems from the fact that stutterers could speak normally in a group, like when singing or saying the pledge of allegience. The SpeechEasy is probably the most well known and used of these devices, so I would propose an entry about this.

Currently, there is no entry for SpeechEasy. The only place it shows up is under the entry for East Carolina University, under the Research/University Facts section (http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/East_Carolina_University#Research.2FUniversity_Facts). It is the 11th item listed here out of 17 items. The line says: "ECU researchers have developed the "SpeechEasy" device which effectively stops stuttering in almost 90 percent of cases." You can click on "SpeechEasy" and it takes you to a page to create a new entry. I tried to do this, but it wasn't accepted, so I wanted to turn to this forum.

An extensive page on stuttering already exists, with a section on anti-stuttering devices (http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Stutter#Anti-stuttering_devices). There is another link here to a separate page on anti-stuttering devices, which takes you to a page that is found in Wikibooks (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Speech-Language_Pathology/Stuttering/Anti-Stuttering_Devices). In this section, there are some general topics listed first, followed by links to specific devices, including the SpeechEasy (listed 9 out of 10, although it is alphabetical). The entry, found at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Speech-Language_Pathology/Stuttering/SpeechEasy, includes some of the details of the device, but it very technical in nature, including a lot of the study results. It has links to the studies and the company Web site. While some of this could possibly be used in a general entry for SpeechEasy, I don't think it is user-friendly or complete enough to stand on its own.

I would be willing to write up this entry in a format acceptable to Wikipedia, but wanted to put the idea out there and see if it was something that would be accepted, now knowing more about it.

I think so. I'd probably create the article at Anti-stuttering device, with a redirect from SpeechEasy and a section on that particular device. Otherwise, this could get a bit "promotional". - Jmabel | Talk 19:15, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

TrueNuff

TrueNuff Entertainment[10] is an entertainment company has been producing webcomics for over six years and sketch comedy videos for two.

They're responsible for the viral Mac Spoof parody videos of the Get a Mac ads and have been featured on G4techTV Canada's show Torrent.

Probably borderline notable. If you are going to write about them, be careful to make clear in the lead paragraph just why anyone should care. - Jmabel | Talk 19:16, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

22.2 Channel Surround

22.2 now created as a {{tech-stub}}.

Cathy's Book: If found call

This book is by Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman. This is an ARG. It is supposedly the first succesful ARG book. Many people are interested in having a Wikipedia page on this book made. I am not sure if anyone else has started to create this, but I know it was at one point going to be. Please feel free to contribute to and/ or edit (if needed) this!

Mentioned at Alternate reality game. It was only released in September 2006; your comment is undated, so I don't know when you wrote. If you can find a citation for the claim that it was the first successful ARG book, then it definitely would merit an article. - Jmabel | Talk 19:20, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Easyflirt

Hello,

I would like to create an article about the firm I am working for, Easyflirt (www.easyflirt.com). Easyflirt is a very popular dating site in Europe. I post here in order to discuss about the opportunity to create a special page for Easyflirt on wikipedia. I'd like to suggest my article to the moderators before creating the page. Someone could explain me how t do ?

Thanks in advance fot your answers

Thanks very much for coming here first. There is a Wikipedia policy that discourages people editing or creating articles for companies that they work for because it is a conflict of interest. I would suggest first taking a look at our notability guidelines for websites and corporations and providing some information about why easyflirt meets either or both of these guidelines. If easyflirt doesn't meet either of those guidelines now, perhaps it will in the future. Whenever you can, provide some information to show how easyflirt meets either or both of the guidelines, and with that information, I'm sure someone can assist with the creation of an encyclopedic article about your site. --JaimeLesMaths ^(talk!edits) 14:17, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks to you for your answer, I will follow your advices ! Thanks again ; @lexandre

Hero Cycle redirect

I'm simply requesting that two pages be redirects for: The Hero' s journey (phrase)--

1. Hero cycle
2. Hero myth cycle

(they are common names for the same subject. I know how to create the redirect pages, but I'm just too lazy to create an account here) --64.253.48.73 02:00, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Done, though I actually redirected them to Hero's journey because the link you provide is already a redirect. —Elipongo ^{(Talk|contribs)} 03:32, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Hugh Mulzac

This African American was a member of the US Merchant Marine. He earned his Master license in 1920 which should have qualified him for commanding a ship, but he did not do so until 1942, when he was awarded command of the SS Booker T. Washington, the first Merchant Marine vessel with an integrated crew. There are many sites to be found through Google about him, and I think he definitely deserves a Wiki article. I could create it, but I'm sure others could do it better. The SS Booker T. Washington might be worthy of its own article too.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Aspie1 (talk • contribs) 01:35, 24 February 2007

I see you already started the Hugh Mulzac article yourself, as I was going to suggest you do! —Elipongo ^{(Talk|contribs)} 03:05, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Rohn Industries, Inc.

UNR Industries, Inc. (incorporated in 1918 as UNR Industries, Inc.) was a leading manufacturer of telecommunications towers and support structures, until it's bankruptcy and reorganization as Rohn Industries, Inc. in 1982, and acquisition and absorption by Radian Corporation in 2003. I created the article but someone deleted it. There is a large installed base of Rohn tower in use today. The company history is relevant to anyone doing practical research on acquisition of Rohn parts for maintenance or, for example, would be relevant to a Ph.D student researching bankruptcies or the decline of American steel production and related industries, or someone writing a history of amateur radio and Rohn's place therein. Wikipedia has an entry for RCA Corporation, so I'd like to see a centralized post for Rohn Industries, Inc. for historical/research purposes at Wikipedia with citations of the other information on the web for the history of the Rohn company.

enigmuh0 17:30, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

The article seems to still be there, and as far as I can tell doesn't have any entries in its deletion log. I could be mistaken on that point though. The article is neatly written and to the point. The article, however, doesn't establish the firm's notability and may end up being deleted because of that. Here is a guideline for establishing notability for a company. Hope this helps you out. Have a great day. —Elipongo ^{(Talk|contribs)} 03:25, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip on notability. I've added several secondary sources referencing Rohn Industries, Inc. which I hope will support it's notability with respect to anyone doing research on tower maintenance safety issues, the wireless industry, and/or the slowing of the American metals market and the history of wireless telecommunications infrastructure in the USA. —enigmuh0 14:48, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Article Tags

I'm sure this article must already exist, however i cannot find it. I often try to find tags for NPOV, WEASEL WORDS, Formatting etc. I want a wikipage where i can go to find all of the tags, an explanation of what they are for, examples of how to use them, and how they look on the page I cannot find it.... If this page exists, TALK ME, if not... someone that knows the tags should make it! thuglas^talk|edits 04:15, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

I think that Wikipedia:Template_messages, (WP:TM for short), might be what you're after, and from there you can find the templates you need based on what kind of template you need such as Disputes. - cgilbert 07:49, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

IDMR (Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research)

Recently I have had discussions with associates of this religious group. Some would call this group a religion, others might consider it a cult. I have found the following pages in relation to this group:

• IDMR Official Website
• The Gospel of the Kingdom of Yahweh Elohim Yahshua

The following two pages actually use the same article.

• Let Us Reason Ministries article on IDMR, which classifies it as a cult.
• Evangelize America Ministries article on IDMR, which also classifies it as a cult.

A page from The Power Latent in Man with an article on the Sacred Name movement, including IDMR

• Sacred Name Movement in America - cgilbert 13:23, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Can you provide any examples of coverage from either the mainstream press, a book from a reputable publisher, or any type of academic study that would establish this as "notable"? - Jmabel | Talk 23:49, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

I've found the following newspaper articles in response to the "notable" question:

The Tennessean, July 14,2001: "Metaphysics group teaches knowledge vs. dogma" - cgilbert 21:25, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

The Topeka Capital-Journal, June 22, 2001, "Searching for understanding" - cgilbert 22:26, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Online Article: The Augusta Chronicle, July 22, 2000, "Metaphysical means" - cgilbert 21:17, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Los Angeles Times, March 12, 1994: "Conference Calmly Prepares for the End of World-by 1996 Doomsday: Members of Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research expect the earth to `rest.' But they feel relief rather than fear." - cgilbert 21:43, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

New York Times, February 15, 2004, article on basketball player Otis Birdsong mentions his affiliation with the group: "For Birdsong, High School Was the Peak" - cgilbert 22:08, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Article has been created at Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research - cgilbert(talk|contribs) 21:58, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Der Golem un die Tazerin (Der Golem and the Dancer)

Der Golem un die Tazerin is a silent film made in 1917. It stars Paul Wegner who also directed and starred in 2 other Golem films. Der Golem was the first one made, taking place in (at the time) modern times, long after the events of the legend. Der Golem How He Came into Our World was the prequel to the first film. It elaborated on the legend and is the most well known of the 3 films. Der Golem un die Tazerin (Der Golem and the Dancer)was a romantic comedy, taking place in the real world real world after Paul Wegner (playing himself) views his first Golem film. I have written an article about this film before and submitted it. I am uncertain about its fate. It is either still on the list or it has been rejected. I failed to find the list that contained my article so I assume that it was rejected. I do believe that my article should be added because the other 2 films by Wegner have articles already and information on this one is hard to get, so the article would be greatly appreciated by anyone interested in the subject. Please consider my article. I have a wealth of knowledge about this film and I know that others would like to know as much as they can. --72.153.207.214 03:32, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

It appears to be at The Golem (film). - Jmabel | Talk 01:45, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

British children's television

I came across this redlink when I wrote an article a while ago. I tried every possible title to get a blue link (including History of British children's television) but no luck. I'd like ideas on how to format it and what to include. - Mgm|^(talk) 09:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm amazed that such a thing doesn't exist. My first thoughts are that it should be a chronological look at the development of kids television, but it could alternatively be done by style of programme. Hmm, I'll have a think about this one. violet/riga (t) 10:43, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

• Can't find it for any other country either... - Mgm|^(talk) 10:45, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

There's Children's television series and List of children's television series by country, but they're rather small. I think that focusing on British children's TV would make for a better article than the more general Children's television series could be. violet/riga (t) 10:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Plenty of articles contain "British children's television" [11]. violet/riga (t) 11:08, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

• And google has a lot of outside sources too. I'll start a page on User:MacGyverMagic/In Progress/History of British children's television as soon as I can. Please drop by and help out. Don't forget to cite your all important sources. :) - Mgm|^(talk) 09:38, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Animal attacks

I've just created animals attacking humans which is to be about the common attacks of animals against humans. It's very simple so far, but I think it has potential. It could even become quite fun by detailing some of the more unusual attacks.

My questions are:

1. Is there scope for this and a broader animal attacks (animals attacking each other) article?
2. Is there a better name for the article?

violet/riga (t) 00:43, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

This is a very good idea. A sub category of it could be what typically is called man and animal conflict, which arises out of attack on human beings by wild animals. The attack is observed most where people live in a close vicinity of the wild animal population, and there is less of food or shelter for the animal. Mkyadava 19:22, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Queenie the elephant killed her keeper at the Melbourne zoo. She is listed in mammals. I think attacks on humans by animals are most common in situations where the wild animal is a captive, such as in a zoo or circus. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kucheneka (talk • contribs) 23:54, 9 February 2007.

I like this idea. I would be really interested in reading it. Keep working on it!

Fast food advertising

Along with tobacco advertising and alcohol advertising (and a few others) I think an article detailing the advertising of fast food (fast food advertising?) could be quite interesting. For example, McDonald's are currently desperate to change their image and promote healthy eating and being active. violet/riga (t) 00:43, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Good idea. I think you should go with it.

Fed Shreds

While the government makes millions of dollars a day, they also destroy millions of dollars a day. The destroyed shreds, they give away. These packages of shreded money are called "Fed Shreds".

I'm not good at making whole articles, so can sombody help me with this? Avatarfan6666 21:06, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

There is certainly something that could be written about this. I reckon that a more global "what we do with old money" article might be better, looking at all the ways of destroying old cash. Wikipedia:WikiProject Numismatics might be able to help with this. I've asked them to take a look here. violet/riga (t) 21:19, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Reply made on User talk:Avatarfan6666. Thnx for the heads up, violetriga  :) Joe I 10:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Made today by User:Kitia. violet/riga (t) 23:49, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree that a global article would be better. In Hungary, old banknotes are shredded and compressed into Briquettes and brought home by workers as solid fuel.Timur lenk 22:27, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Peppercorn

We have peppercorn rent but it would be nice to have an article about purchasing a company for a nominal sum. Examples include Chelsea F.C., MG Rover Group, and Barings Bank. Some good details can be found at this BBC News article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/.stm. violet/riga (t) 12:24, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Heh; I just finished writing an article on the peppercorn legal concept (it's at Peppercorn (legal). I'll have to update it to include this source. Kickaha Ota 00:04, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Okay, the article has now been updated. Thanks! Kickaha Ota 00:12, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Moving a building

An article about moving a building might be interesting. Many buildings have been moved for preservation reasons, and there have been several hoaxes about buildings (such as bridges) being sold to rich idiots. Possible source: Moved Buildings for Museums. violet/riga (t) 21:34, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

A better name: Building relocation. violet/riga (t) 22:46, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I would bet there are a lot of instances of buildings being relocated that aren't generally known, which may well collectively represent significant encroachment on potential candidates for historical preservation and possibly be of fairly general interest. For example, the main house that used to stand on King family plantation in Lower Peachtree in Alabama, and where several generations of my maternal ancestors lived as well as where my mother was born in 1917, was bought and moved elsewhere. I remember seeing a clipping about it from what was probably a local newspaper and there was mention of a message found inscribed on some obscure part of the building that was a rather poignant expression of longing for the Civil War to end. I believe it was bought by a private party rather than a museum or historical society but don't recall the details and also don't currently have access to family papers about it.

It so happens that my grandmother painted in oils, and had gifted each of her children with a painting of herself as a young girl standing on the lawn in front of the house with her parents. My generation was not aware that Grandma had painted multiple copies of this painting until quite recently when we exchanged digitized images of the surviving Grandma paintings held by various ones.

Way too chatty and personal, I know, but I do think what you suggest would make an interesting article, although I would suggest it be named "relocated buildings" so as not to be mistaken for a how-it-is-done article on moving buildings from their original site, and also to clearly prevent any confusion with manufactured houses that are built in a factory and trucked to another location where they are placed on a prepared foundation.

I am sure there are sources of information out there, but putting together the article might well require more original research than is considered acceptable. One would have to do a search for sources, which I will probably do when I have an opportunity. MoBear

Another thing I forgot to mention: various family members own the original and recent copies of a photograph showing my grandmother as a child with several generations of family members and other members of the household gathered in front of the house, dating from late 1800s. MoBear

This article exists now, as redirected to Structure relocation. Please put any additional comments on this article's talk page. - cgilbert(talk|contribs) 19:43, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Big Buck Hunter

Why is there no article on one of the greatest pop culture bar arcade games? I see there is an article on Golden Tee. Both are made by Incredible Technologies (there isn't even an article on Incredible Technologies). Who can honestly say they've never played Big Buck Hunter? I would write it, but I'm too busy playing Big Buck Hunter (and I'm lazy). Git-R-Done --12.1.48.108 18:48, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

You mean Big Buck Hunter which was, incidentally, made yesterday? violet/riga (t) 19:21, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Carnivores Games

For those of you who don't know, the Carnivores games are a series of three games developed by Action Forms Ltd. and published by WizardWorks (purchased by Atari). I would create the relevant page myself, but I don't want to register here at this time (if for whatever reason I need contacted, visit the XeNTaX WIKI and search for Dinoguy1000). I know a great deal about this particular series of games, and would be interested in pursuing the completion of an article on them.

I went ahead and started the Carnivores games article, under the username User:Dinoguy1000. 66.116.36.238 21:55, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

This sounds interesting. I'd like to read it.Jazminegirl 22:52, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Veterinary Pharmacist

I Really want and feel that this article is important so could someone please make it? I don't know very much about it but I can give a few facts to start it out! A veterinary pharmacist is a pharmacist who dispenses drugs to pet owners to give to pets, They also give drugs to zookeepers to give to zoo animals and farm animals. In school they have to take a lot of chemistry! It is an extremley responsible job because they could accidently overdose an endangered zoo animal! This article would be in the catagorey pharmacy Im not trying to sound critical but I think this is a better article to make than someone who wants to write about a stupid hunting game or a garbage rock band! What do yo

Should be Veterinary pharmacist (lowercase "p") or Veterinary pharmacology. Certainly deserves an article. You might look in Category:Veterinary medicine and Category:Veterinary professions to see if anything related is already covered. - Jmabel | Talk 18:20, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Strontium Bromdide

I was suprised when I typed this in on the search engine and nothing came up we for sure need to make an article for this chemistry related article! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ducky3.14 (talk • contribs)

Probably because it is a typo. To the best of my knowledge, there is no such word as "Bromdide". - Jmabel | Talk 18:16, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

You probably meant Strontium Bromide (external reference: http://www.webelements.com/webelements/compounds/text/Sr/Br2Sr.html). Fine Arts 18:17, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Strontium bromide exists now. User:Ducky3.14, among others, edited it. --Teratornis 18:45, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Criminal Minds (season 8)

Many IP edits are undone. IPs information without correct source. Can someone the article block for IPs to start of the season? Thank you! -- LAW CSI (talk) 19:37, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

I have protected it, next time use WP:Requests for page protection to get a speedier response! Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:29, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Creating an article on a new website platform

I created an article about a new website for Powerlifting and it was deleted. Speed delete. What can I do to create one that gives information about the website.

If I were to write:

Who created it? Why it was created? The purpose of the website.

Is that enough?Eleblanc700 (talk) 02:01, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your feed back Eric

No, it's not enough. Wikipedia only maintains neutral articles on notable topics. Please read our standards for article inclusion at Wikipedia:Notability. Furthermore, the content of the article must match what can be cited to reliable, independent sources. It should not sound like it was written by the website's owner. See Wikipedia:Neutral point of view and Wikipedia:Reliable sources for more information. Publication is not guaranteed to any topic for any reason, especially not simply for existing. Someguy1221 (talk) 02:09, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

The 4th million article

Which article became the 4th million created on Wikipedia? --BabbaQ (talk) 17:33, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Thanks for 4 million articles. It was Izbat Al Borg, created by Meno25 (talk · contribs) Graeme Bartlett (talk) 02:34, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Blanche Colton Williams

This title seems to be blocked from being created. I can't find a deletion log entry for it, but I'm not confident that I looked properly. It seems that I could start it under the name "Blanche Williams" but given this: Blanche_Robinson#Two_Blanche_Robinsons_.26_two_Blanch_Williams_of_the_same_era that would seem to be a bad idea. I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to ask about this.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 00:06, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

• Sounds good to me, I have created a stub for you to add to at Blanche Colton Williams. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:04, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 14:03, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

My story Hurricats

It will describe the characters names and the places they live in because 2 live seperate and 2 live together. I will describe other books similar to this one, how the story will go, and comics of the story and picture books, what the cats look like, and the cats and their genders, their categories as hurricanes (you know the cats were named after hurricanes) and when I combine my love of hurricanes and cats I get Hurricats! Shipcats is a new series with my love of White Star Line ships and cats is Shipcats, and NOW Tornadocats with the fujita scale. This is about Hurricats and the Cats series of comics, books and picture books.

Ponies89 (talk) 14:37, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not for stories. But you could write an article about hurricats the Hurricane fighters that are launched by a catapult. There is a book http://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_hurricats.html?id=QOUDAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:57, 3 August 2012 (UTC)