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WP Scuba

Hi AMPO, (I don't know if you have a preferred nick, but I'll try the acronym to start) - Welcome to WP:SCUBA. I can see from your contributions you're not new here, so I thought I'd see if you're interested in improving some scuba-related articles. A small group of us are just polishing Oxygen toxicity for a GA bid and you'd be welcome to join in if you have the time. Otherwise, feel free to drop me a line on my talk page anytime you want to collaborate on scuba work. Cheers --RexxS (talk) 18:36, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome! I'll see what I can contribute to that article. (I have some personal experience with oxygen toxicity, due to a dive computer that insisted on resetting to 50% oxygen after every dive.) A More Perfect Onion (talk) 18:39, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for the revert of vandalism to my talk page! DARTH PANDAtalk 21:35, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

Marguerite Abouet

You have listed this for speedy deletion but this page has never been deleted before. Where is the deletion discussion? Under some other form of the name? Rmhermen (talk) 18:05, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

It was previously speedy deleted as Marguerite abouet -- note the lower case a. A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:41, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
G4 should only be used if the article was deleted as the result of an AfD discussion. Wikipedia:CSD#G4 states: "This does not apply to content that has been undeleted via deletion review, deleted via proposed deletion, or to speedy deletions (although in that case, the previous speedy criterion, or other speedy criteria, may apply)." In this case, the references in the article (including thetwo that I just added) are enough to demonstrate notability. -- Eastmain (talk) 23:07, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

résumés

Hi, Mr More Perfect Onion.

You've linked to WP:RESUME on a talk page. There's a discussion about that essay going on at Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia is not the place to post your résumé#Tone - you might want to join in. --HughCharlesParker (talk - contribs) 19:23, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll watch that discussion. In fact, I saw the discussion in Recent Changes, and that's how I found out about it. A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:39, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Need Help

Dear, Hope u r fine enough. Dear i m editing and creating articles on wiki for a long time but i dont have any right till now. Please tell me if this is automatic process for becoming an administrator or i need to fill any application.

Regards

Sameer —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sameergoswami (talk • contribs) 07:50, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

What you're looking for is the Requests for Administratorship page. A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:13, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

G&S project

Thanks for joining the project! Take a look at "to do" lists at the project page if you would like to help out. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions, suggestions, ideas, etc. Happy editing! -- Ssilvers (talk) 13:36, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

October 2008

Hello. I noticed today that you were doing newpages patrolling but are not marking some of the pages you visit as patrolled. Though this is not mandatory in any way, and should not be done for all newpages, where appropriate it keeps your fellow patrollers from wasting time reviewing the same page multiple times. In any event, keep up the good work! Thanks. Non-dropframe (talk) 17:02, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Actually I watch Recent changes. I'll look up the NPP tools to auto-mark pages as patrolled. Thanks for the suggestion. A More Perfect Onion (talk) 17:05, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

Hey!

A little late, but Thanks for the barnstar. Thta was my first day with Huggle,lol. All the other days we're with Twinkle and rollbacks. Thanks again! II MusLiM HyBRiD II ZOMG BBQ 00:06, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

reasons for speedy

Please don't use "test page" for everything, but read WP;CSD. Test page is for someone entering something clearly not meant to be an article. Most of your tag are appropriate speedies, but please learn the right reasons. DGG (talk) 00:49, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

We all get one wrong every now and then. If I remember which article you referred to, you're right that it might have done better as db-bio. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 13:47, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
no problem.DGG (talk) 18:01, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

lfcman1234

I do not have a social networking site, and wikipedia is the only place i know of. im sure that people would look at the page and more people will visit wikipedia more.

please is there anyway at all that this page could be kept?

i dont have a social networking site to put it on, and wikipedia is the best site for information. i really want this to be on here so it can be remembered when i give up football/soccer. So please please can i keep this page it would mean the world to me.

thanking you in advance lfcman1234

why cant people have there own pages. it doesnt affect anyone it just gives people more things to think about. Why didnt you reply to my last messages?

write back

why cant people have there own pages. it doesnt affect anyone it just gives people more things to think about. Why didnt you reply to my last messages? i am really upset that the teaqms history cannot be put on here. its just the same as manchester uniteds page and just because they have alot of money they can have a page? Lfcman1234 (talk) 22:27, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

so you are trying to get admin to let me have this page on my football team? Lfcman1234 (talk) 16:03, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Comanche stallion

Inre your comments atthe AfD... were they a keep or a delete? You gave me a few clues that allowed me to improve the article, and it is now better. Need input from western genre experts for the production of a film that John Ford wanted to make but didn't, assiatannce from a John Ford expert, and more on the inclusion of some very notable actors for these roles... 40 years after it might have been filmed. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 21:30, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

I'm neutral on the AfD. I'm glad that my finding a source for the movie helped improve the article. I'm hardly an expert on the subject, though. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 21:32, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
My own opinion from what I read is that a bunch of buddies got together to create a film to honor the famous John Ford... and that these buddies and fans of old time westerns are themselves notables. Sourcing will be tough... but the article is definitely not crystal. The non did not follow through with WP:ATD and his AfD nomination is thus flawed. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 22:07, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Bush (43) Era Republican Scandals

Afd, You highlighted my article based solely on the title, because I had not yet put any text there. Please, at least allow me 5 minutes to add something, so that you can see its not a rant :-) BruceB —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bgborkosky (talk • contribs) 18:02, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

An AFD discussion stays open for five days. There's plenty of time for you to improve the article. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 18:12, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Please see the beginning stub of an article for my idea of format. Please note that this text originates from current Wikipedia articles. There is NO RANT going on. I intend to be professional in compiling information and not simply ranting against Republicans. There have been plenty of political scandals throughout history, and the Democrats have had their share through the years (see Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, etc.) Perhaps it is only fact that the republicans have been in power that they have had more scandals, IDK, but they certainly have had more than their share over the last 8-10 years).

Please consider removing the deletion, thanks

BB —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bgborkosky (talk • contribs) 18:38, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Please go to the AFD discussion page for this article, and support keeping it. The community consensus will determine the outcome. And if the article is kept, great! You will have added useful knowledge to Wikipedia. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 18:43, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

How do I do that? Bgborkosky (talk) 18:51, 24 November 2008 (UTC)BruceB

You go to the page Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bush (43) Era Republican Scandals, and state your reasons to keep the article. Copy and paste this text to use the proper formatting: *'''Keep''' - (Your reason here) ~~~~ --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 18:57, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Jack Black

are you the dude who wrote that Jack Black is dead??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.96.25.92 (talk) 18:33, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

No, I have never edited the article Jack Black. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 18:35, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Hobo

Dear A More Perfect Onion,
Thank You for reverting the edits from 212.44.58.238 to me. The edits that I rollbacked was vandalism from that address, it was even on that article! Limideen 15:43, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Happy to help. I'm still watching the IP in case I need to hit the ARV tab. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:46, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Northern Utah

I don't think it's disparagement to say that there is debate as to whether or not a region should be treated as a separate political/demographic/social entity from a state. I PRODDED as it looks like a POV fork. I mean surely anything that needs to be said could be said in Utah. However, it might be best to see what develops. Are there separatists in Northern Utah yearning for freedom? Don't know. We can always delete if the thing disappoints. But I'd hold off on another speedy tag till the thing becomes more clearly nonsense/brilliant prose. Cheers, 15:21, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Left creator a note. Ball in their court. Dlohcierekim 15:27, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

C++

Hi, I'm Will, I was wondering how did you go about learning C++, did you go on a course or teach yourself? I have got C++ for dummies lol but it is pretty hard to get through... what the hell that does that make me? I guess it is about dedication..

  • I took a course several years ago. The ... For Dummies series is good as a simple reference, but not so much as a way to learn the language (or other subject). In my not exactly humble opinion, computer programming and software engineering are better learned through apprenticeships than from lectures or guidebooks. Good luck with it! --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:41, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, it does seem to be common consensus that the best way to learn it is to get on a course.. Thanks for the tips :) Sorry to start a new comment, don't know how to do a reply to your last one.

My edit

I think this is a mistake. Please see my talk page. Sulasulasula (talk) 14:28, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

See here for what I did. I changed min. -> minutes Sulasulasula (talk) 14:29, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
I reverted the edit that was claimed as vandalism. (min->minuites). By the way, what do admins usually do when they come across a cry wolf like me? Sulasulasula (talk) 14:37, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
It's still not a good idea. If I pressed the rollback-vandalism hotlink based on your edit summary, other people probably will too. At least I read your talk page and advised you of the test edits. All in all, please don't test the system again. Added on preview: I don't know what admins do in a case like this, since I'm not an admin. But for my two cents' worth, I am disinclined to recommend finding out. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 14:40, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Leave Davo Alone —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.50.190.23 (talk) 14:54, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

New Page Patrolling

Hi there! I've been going through the New Pages log, particularly the back end of it. I've come across an article (San jose jr. sharks) that you've added a tag to that hasn't been patrolled. I was wondering if you could make sure that you mark an article as patrolled before you tag it as then it won't show up on the list, which will save people patrolling an article that has already been looked at by an experienced editor like yourself.

Please accept my apologies if you are doing this and the software is lagging behind, or if you're just tagging articles that you're coming across from a different source that doesn't allow you to patrol them. Thanks in advance! --Ged UK (talk) 08:07, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Just noticed, that date should be December, not October. No idea where that came from! --Ged UK (talk) 13:15, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
It's okay, I can't use NPP / RCP tagging most of the time any way. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 13:50, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Pac-Man

Hello, If you wish to verify the reliability of my post, i can provide you with graphic evidence as i took a picture of my outstanding achievement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by PacmanMaster (talk • contribs) 14:23, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

SimonCowellLuver and Talk:CT Productions

[prior comment redacted]

Measure twice, cut once. :) I didn't notice that you already restored the db-talk before I removed it from Talk:CT Productions. Warning restored. —C.Fred (talk) 17:58, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

  • No problem. And I think in cases like this, it's more productive to explain why the article was deleted and foster discussion than just hammer away with a delete/warn/delete/warn/delete/block cycle. Though I had my eyes on this user before the CT Productions article was created anyway. Regardless, Happy New Year! —C.Fred (talk) 18:03, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

thank 4 deleting that —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hockey1994 (talk • contribs) 20:08, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Nash Engineering

Think I got the rename right? I think that's what WP:NAMING says to do with it...--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 15:48, 15 January 2009 (UTC)


Why do you call yourself "A More Perfect Onion"

Hi, please explain that. I don't see it on this page yet. If it is already there, I will find it eventually. Apologies. If not, please explain it. Toddcs (talk) 14:59, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Ultrahigh concentrating photovoltaics

I have given a lecture on a new topic, which I created and I have the patents and research to back it up. It is obviously reasonable to mention my company's name at least once! haha - I do think its important to get this message out there - I have solid references. I am open to any specific edits anyone might suggest.

Thanks William Mook, CEO Mok Energy Corporation Mokenergycorp (talk) 17:35, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Speedy

Great! Keep up the new page patrolling. But vandalism like Mark collins (student) can be got rid of with a speedy deletion tag. Don't waste time with prod or AfD! — RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 18:30, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Question

I do not know why you deleted the new links that I added to Knanaya.

two of the old links were non-functional, and you restored those.

And the new links that I added provided a great deal more information about the Knanaya community.

VarlamTikhonovich (talk) 19:08, 5 February 2009 (UTC)VarlamTikhonovich

Donald Wilford

Hi, Donald Wilford is an important surgeon. Please do not delete his page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Frank A W (talk • contribs) 19:52, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

A 98% 3-year survival rate shows his importance, he is very good. And the survival rate is not subjective, it is very objective. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Frank A W (talk • contribs) 20:11, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Then please provide appropriate citations in the article. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:13, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

The Principality of Lafayette

I highly respect your desire to keep Wikipedia a reliable source of information, I always site people like you "the guardians of Wikipedia" as the reason I still use it when any crazy person can edit it but I assure you that the micronation of Lafayette is legitimate and should not be considered pure vanity. (Topia robert (talk) 22:03, 5 March 2009 (UTC))

WikiProject Piracy participation update

Hello A More Perfect Onion/Archive 1,

WikiProject Piracy is currently undergoing some updates and changes, and we are trying to find out who is still active in the project. You are currently listed as a participant on the list of participants, and we would like for you to update your status. Please move your name to the section that best describes your activity in the project:

  • Active - still active and interested within the scope of the WikiProject.
  • Semi-Active - still active on Wikipedia, but not as active in regards to the WikiProject.
  • Former Members - a catch-all classification for those editors who are not active on Wikipedia, those that are still on Wikipedia, but no longer part of this WikiProject, or those that have otherwise not moved their names to another classification yet.

Thank you,
Adolphus79 (talk) 16:50, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

No problem

No problem, it was my pleasure. A while back ago I had a guy vandalize my user page and actually add a comment that he hoped I would die. He accused me of being a fan of a certain football/soccer team (I actually don't really care for them). Another user reverted the vandalism for me while I was away. Best wishes! Vincent Valentine 18:06, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

De_Agostini_UK

Hi Onion, I don't think your speedy tag was wrong, and you may know something I don't know, but I decided to downgrade this one to AfD; see User_talk:Deaguk#AfD_nomination_of_De_Agostini_UK. - Dan Dank55 (push to talk) 19:10, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

The article has no sources and sounds promotional to me. I have no issues with taking a speedy delete to a deletion discussion. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:43, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

You deleted/ Undid my groups page

Hi, I was just wondering why you undid/deleted my groups page. This is a project assigned to us by our professor to try and make wiki more reliable by making pages associated with memmory and having a references? Was there some type of error you saw that we could fix. Your help would be welcomed. (but dont tell the professor lol ;))

~~group 13 psyc 3330~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.104.139.210 (talk • contribs)

Self-comment to push this discussion into the archive --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:35, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

WP:MOTD/N/IR

Errr, actually i think those random comments were meant as a joke by Nutiketaiel and weren't really vandalism but they didn't quite make sense and so i'm divided here because of policy. Simply south (talk) 21:29, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Self-comment to push this discussion into the archive --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:35, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

The Minor Barnstar
I hereby award this Barnstar to A More Perfect Onion for his efforts to revert the worst of my gibberish while I was EUI over at Motto of the Day yesterday. Thank you! Nutiketaiel (talk) 13:00, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Seriously, thanks. I had a bad reaction to some medication yesterday and I don't even remember editing. I appreciate you removing some of the worst examples. Nutiketaiel (talk) 13:00, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Self-comment to push this discussion into the archive --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:35, 6 May 2009 (UTC)


The Barnstar of Good Humor
hi

Thankyou for saying that thing. It (temporarily) stopped me going insane from wikiloneliness Spongefrog 21:30, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Self-comment to push this discussion into the archive --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:35, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

My mistake

The above barnstar is one I deleted in error. Spongefrog had placed it on your talk page. I apologize for editing your user page. I wouldn't have done it without some vandalism cause, but it's been several hours ago and I have no excuse but human error. Feel free to message me if we need futher discussion. Thanks for your understanding in advance. Tiderolls 23:48, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

No worries. I appreciate the good faith attempt to clean up. As a WikiDalek myself, I can sympathize with the occasional (read: frequent) risk of rv/v'ing a legitimate change. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:11, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Hello again, what's up? --Please don't look at my real username. I hate it. (talk) 20:28, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Self-comment to push this discussion into the archive --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:35, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Heh.

Heh, we both requested a speedy deletion for Danny O' Riordan at the same time.

Twinkle beat me in putting the speedy deletion tag on the article, but Twinkle beat you at notifying the user. Heh heh. - Eugene Krabs (talk) 14:28, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

I've had that happen to me before. All hail Friend Twinkle! --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 14:29, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Self-comment to push this discussion into the archive --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:35, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Wikipedia:Photo Hunt

Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and the page that you created has been or soon will be deleted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Ost (talk) 19:57, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

  • I wasn't logged in to Wikipedia yesterday. I may have worked on some redirects related to the Photo Hunt articles. I'm guessing that there was some confusion as to who ought to have gotten the speedy delete notice. As a speedy delete tagger myself, I've been on the other end of this a few times. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 14:06, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Wolf Creek Deletions

I updated the Wolf Creek ski area stats section without all the linking. Was there any other problems with what I did? Really new at this and want to make sure I am benefiting not disturbing anything.

Thanks, Trnrez (talk) 19:08, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia! We all go through a phase of trying to link [[every]] [[possible]] [[term]] in an article.
I left a welcome message on your talk page earlier. It contains links to guides that will help you get started with Wikipedia. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:18, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Just curious

Hi. I've been stalking looking over your contribs, and I must say I'm quite impressed with your work. Out of curiosity, have you ever considered running for adminship? –Juliancolton | Talk 21:45, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

RE:RVV

Thanks :) --Jmundo 20:57, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Your editing of Humane Research Council page

Hi,

I understand that having employees of a nonprofit organization enter information about that organization may be considered a "conflict of interest." However, we have gone to great lengths to make all of the page language neutral and to provide secondary resources. None of the claims that we are making are likely to be challenged and if they were, they would hold up to further scrutiny.

I am going to remove your warnings. Please write here or on the Humane Research Council talk page if you feel these changes have been made in error.

Thanks.

71.197.203.121 (talk) 23:45, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Silly Boy (Rihanna/Lady Gaga song)

Hi
You tagged Silly Boy (Rihanna/Lady Gaga song) for speedy deletion as a WP:CSD#A9. Can I ask you to review the speedy deletion criteria? WP:CSD#A9 requires that there is no assertion of significance, and that we have no article on the artist. Quite obviously, we have articles on Rihanna and Lady Gaga, and a song by either one of them is an assertion of significance anyway.
Kind regards, Amalthea 20:02, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

That's why I declined a suggestion of running for adminship -- once every now and then I tag something for speedy deletion that ought to not be so tagged. Thanks for catching it. Plus, I didn't look for articles by the two artists; I only saw that the articles were not wikilinked. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:30, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Ah, alright. Well, you should always read the article before tagging it, of course. :) Or check if we have an article if you don't recognize the name
Anyway, just wanted to let you know; I'm noticing a lot of incorrect A9s lately. Twinkle is probably partially at fault, since it only said "Unremarkable musical recording" or something till yesterday, and didn't stress that an article on the artist is enough to get it past A9.
Cheers, Amalthea 20:38, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
And I saw you went ahead and PRODded the article. So I'll happily munch my snowcone. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:40, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Those horse articles...

Hey. Noticed that you Prodded the horse articles that that user is making. Do you think they should be CSD'd? I think so because they are horses that did not really win anything and no assertion of notability. Thanks--Riotrocket8676 You gotta problem with that? 20:47, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

I don't see any Twinkle option for db-horse. :===8 --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:48, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
In theory CSD A7 could apply, though horses aren't people, so... –Juliancolton | Talk 20:49, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Hence my reason in one of the PRODs: "Unsourced bio of living horse." --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:50, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Yeah, what he he said :) --Riotrocket8676 You gotta problem with that? 20:52, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Oliver Dimitrije Mitevski

Hi perfect Onion, hope you don't mind but I've downgraded your speedy on Oliver Dimitrije Mitevski to a notability tag. I don't know if it would survive AFD but I feel that "published works are increasingly being sought by collectors" is an assertion of importance or significance. ϢereSpielChequers 13:25, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

  • Of course I don't object. You're quite right, that statement is an assertion of notability -- although when I tagged the article for speedy deletion, it was an unsourced statement. I'll double check the article and tag it as unref-BLP if appropriate. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 13:27, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, I've tagged it as an orphan as well. ϢereSpielChequers 15:11, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Enchelycore articles

Hi there - I noticed you cleaned up some of my Enchelycore (Moray Eel) articles and am thankful for your help as I'm a bit new to creating pages. Can you tell me; may I add pictures of one of the species (lichenosa; planning on adding that page shortly) if I've taken the picture myself? Do I need to verify the Sp. ID somehow (I'm positive that said ID is correct)?

Thanks again!--Williamsburgland (talk) 03:36, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Hello I am having difficulty deleting my web entry for W. Randall Jones. thanks. W. Randy Jones (talk) 16:37, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your spelling corrections

Thanks for your spelling corrections on User:SDPatrolBot's userpage :), - Kingpin13 (talk) 13:12, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

We have a special procedure for use when the author of a page claims copyright, one that avoids speedy deletion before permission can be formalized: -blank the contents of the page by adding the {{subst:copyvio | url=insert URL here}} tag at the top (and removing the speedy deletion copyvio tag) , and list the page at Wikipedia:Copyright problems; see instructions at [[1]]. DGG (talk) 18:05, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

  • Thanks for using nowiki tags, it was heck figuring out what the message was.
I tagged the article as db-copyvio because it had previously been speedy deleted as copyvio and was awfully close to the source text. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 18:09, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
yes, I messed it up the first time by forgetting the nowiki. You did not do wrong, but there is a particular procedure for what seems like a genuine claim. There are admins who carefully & stringently follow up the stuff added to that page, so you need not fear it will escape deletion if the author does not follow up . Now, you are right that this procedure is not always followed, and in fact I have usually not been following it myself, until it was explained to me recently. The fundamental problem is that the text is generally unsatisfactory even in copyright is properly asserted,, but the rule for WP:CSD A11 is really ambiguous--so to avoid the ambiguities, most admins, including myself, have been using copyvio when possible. I am going to start a discussion on the WT:CSD talk page for speedy in a day or two when I have a chance to word it properly. Some general reworking of the instructions is needed--things get out of sync. Most organizations have a various elaborate ways of keeping policies in sync, but they require a degree of bureaucratic control that we do not have. The problem of spam in Wikipedia is of great concern, and we need to be careful how to do it. I am one of the more active admins in trying to explain to organizations how to do it properly, and getting rid of their stuff if they do not, so I intend to take a special interest in working on this one. To a certain extent I used this as a test example. I appreciate your patience , & I'll let you know when I put it on the policy discussion page. Looking at your contributions, we seem to have common interest in a number of areas, and I recognize your experience and the high quality of your work. DGG (talk) 18:35, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I'll start using the request for licensing in borderline cases. (Maybe it can be added to Twinkle?) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:17, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Ask at the twinkle talk page. I think you'd know how to program it so you should offer to do so. DGG (talk) 20:27, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Hey, thanks for your fast help. Another user told me to write my question. I did so - if you could help me? What articels are important for Wikipedia and what articles you dont like? Thanks :) //edit: I forgot to sign... Sorry --Ahmet loves you (talk) 18:36, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

re: Thanks for rvv

No problem :). Thanks for the cookies *munch* ;) - Kingpin13 (talk) 19:15, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Lee-Ann Liebenberg

I've declined the speedy. The article includes several claims of notability, so it's not suitable for A7. You might consider AfD. Thanks for tagging anyway. --Dweller (talk) 15:34, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

I'll think it over. The article went db-a7 twice already today; I think the editor simply needs to work on the article for a while. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:52, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
Yes, it's certainly a work in progress! --Dweller (talk) 15:55, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for unvandalizing my talk page

I didn't even know it had been vandalized. Shows you how much I pay attention to it... --User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 18:33, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Happy to help. That's what RCP'ers and WikiDaleks are for. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:19, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Who?

who are you and why are you sending me messages —Preceding unsigned comment added by CUBBIEPAP (talk • contribs) 20:27, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Welcome!

Welcome!

Hello, A More Perfect Onion, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome!

I know you probably don't need the welcome, but I saw your fantastic username and couldn't resist. --jonny-mt 15:48, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the welcome!

I was actually a bit surprised that such an obvious pun hadn't already been claimed. A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:51, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Self-comment to push this discussion into the archive --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:35, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Dodgy Dev

I notice that the 'Dodgy Dev' page that I made has been deleted, despite me giving perfectly good reasons as to why this should not be done. The bride of Dodgy Dev has said herself that she is heartbroken after hearing that Dev does not have a page on Wikipedia. Dev himself was rather tearful. We feel that this is a great example of prejudice, persecution of the minorities and possibly racism of the Dodgy. The fact that Dev has an unusual and friendly position should not makle him a victim of ridicule of derogadive comments. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DodgyDev1 (talk • contribs) 08:55, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

I have - and still see nothing wrong with my article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DodgyDev1 (talk • contribs) 15:26, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Meetinguniverse

A More Perfect Union,

Thank you for your welcome. While I have read most of the links you sent me I have yet to find answers as to why my article was deleted. I do not meet any of the requirements for speedy deletion and the article was patterned after tripadvisor which has more internal sources than external yet still remains while all my sources were 3rd party reliable and verifiable sources. Please tell me how that article has been allowed to remain while mine was not. I can give more examples if you require. No one but you has taken the time to do anything but criticize my article. I have been faced with censorship with no explanation to my questions. I asked for help and no one would answer my questions. True I did not ask for help like you outlined in the email to me but you would think that a petition on the talk page would generate some response other than further criticism. I am truly disappointed by this experience with Wikipedia as it has been censorship without explanation. I can handle criticism if it is explained and I am helped to learn but when I am unable to learn from the criticism I resent being criticized. Any thoughts? And will you be the one to finally answer my question as to why tripadvisor stays and meetinguniverse does not so I can learn?

Thank you,

Mfetzer3 (talk) 16:11, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

  • I tagged the page for speedy deletion because I did not see any assertion of the web site's notability in the article. As I am not an admin, I did not delete the article. I suggest you continue the discussions you are already having with admins. Again, my issue was no assertion of notabiliy of the web site. Not everything is sufficiently notable for Wikipedia to include an article on it. For example, national leaders are notable; I am not (currently) notable. Barak Obama has an article (and a featured article, too!); there is no article on me, and if I did post one, it would be deleted as a non-notable biography. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:39, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. I am confused as to what signifies notability then. How many articles need be written about MeetingUniverse before it is deemed notable? I was told when I wrote this article before that if one (1) article was written about MeetingUniverse then it would meet notability requirements. Obviously that admin was incorrect. Can you provide any information that is more detailed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mfetzer3 (talk • contribs) 16:32, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Why?

Why do you wish to delete the article Force-cast? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sorcerer123 (talk • contribs) 18:51, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Article improved sufficiently and/or any suggestions?

Howdy A M.+ Onion!,

I was hoping to get your opinion on the potential for removal of the tags on an article that we have been improving (IMHO) Societism. Failing that, any and all helpful suggestions or minnows are most welcome.

Whack!

Thanks!

S Sfrahm (talk) 19:32, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

The article is coming along nicely! I've removed the cleanup and essay-like tags, and fixed up the See Also list. Have you considered submitting the article for Did You Know? --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:57, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Gillian Tett

Why did you try to delete the page on Gillian Tett? I would appreciate an explanation. She is rather better known and probably more influential than you are, and I cannot see how you were abiding by Wikipedia's own quality standards when you made what appeared to be a cavalier, unjustifiable and possibly irrational decision. May I suggest that you be a little less zealous in your editing in such cases? Such apparently arbitrary and unjust actions are, I feel, a little unfair on those of us who spend time and effort, for free, to create entries that follow guidelines. It is always easier to destroy than create. -- NOKESS —Preceding unsigned comment added by NOKESS (talk • contribs) 12:56, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

  • I am not an admin, and I do not delete articles -- I only tag articles that may qualify for speedy deletion. At the time I tagged Gillian Tett, the article contained no assertion of the subject's notability, and therefore qualified for speedy deletion as a biographical article that did not assert notability. This issue has since been adequately addressed. And in return for your suggestion, I suggest that you acknowledge my spending time and effort, for free, to hunt down the zillions of articles created every day that do not follow policies and do not contribute to the mission. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:15, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

My point, which I note you singularly fail to address, is that you acted in disregard of Wikipedia's policy and guidelines. As per them, I flagged the article "Hold on". First thing in the morning, (Swiss time, which is where I am), I went to make further additions to the page. Your actions were over zealous and did not allow time for the changes to be made. Your suggestions that I acknowledge your time is, frankly, completely irrelevant and slightly impertinent. On this occasion your judgement has let you down and damaged the credibility and value of the Wikipedia brand. And I repeat - it is very easy to destroy and criticize. Those of us who actually create things have a harder task. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NOKESS (talk • contribs) 15:22, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

My point is that I acted in complete consistency with Wikpedia's policy and guidelines. The deleting admin accepted your request and undeleted the article. As noted on the article's talk page, there is now no danger of the article being deleted. As such, my purpose is fulfilled -- the article now asserts notability and has verifiable citations to support the assertion.
My speedy delete tagging is accurate about 95% of the time. It's the other 5%, including this article, for which I have declined an offer to run for administrator.
Meanwhile, I suggest some WP:TEA. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:30, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Asserting that P is Not-P as you do makes no difference to the facts. You did not follow the policy on "Hang On." While you seem to congratulate yourself on a 5% error rate, this episode suggests that your own judgement of that rate may be quite unreliable. Your interpretation of policy is questionable and your disdain for people's right to time to sleep is bizarre and possibly unlawful in many jurisdictions. NOKESS (talk) 15:42, 24 July 2009 (UTC) NOKESS

I hear what you're saying, and I'm sorry you feel that way. But I don't follow your logic, as I do nothing on Wikipedia that the hangon request covers -- that's for admins. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:46, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

If someone flags something with "Hang On" the policy is that they be allowed some reasonable time to make changes such as bring the article into line with policy. While flagging something for deletion may not be actually deleting it, given the experience you say you have you must know that a probable consequence of your act of flagging the article would be deletion. I am sure it was not your intention, but when you say that you did not delete the article, the admins did, the bigger picture does cast your argument in your own defence in the "I voss only obeying orders" type. As it happens, I am a professional editor and have been a great user of Wikipedia. My experience with trying to create an entry for Dr Tett, who on any reasonable evaluation of the facts is a person whose entry is more deserved in Wikipedia than many, makes me feel that perhaps it is best to avoid trying to contribute to Wikipedia. I have found the arguments deployed against her entry to be excessively small minded, bureaucratic and low-level; a great encyclopedia, such as the early editions of Britannica, display balance, judgement and an avoidance of over hasty and over zealous editing. Perhaps Wikipedia will one day mature into that tradition. I also detect a great bias towards statism and bureaucracy in Wikipedia. A minor and mediocre public servant is readily given an entry, often a most sycophantic one at that. Private citizens and managers in business, and entrepreneurs, on the other hand, seem to have to face far higher hurdles than the civil servants. I have no interest in being an entry myself, not least as my profession is a behind the scenes one, but the bias I see if very large. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NOKESS (talk • contribs) 15:59, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

The template says "Note that this request is not binding, and the page may still be deleted if the page unquestionably meets the speedy deletion criteria". {{hangon}} is not a carte blanche. J.delanoygabsadds 16:02, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
I was hardly following orders. I made a request to the admins, they approved the request, you appealed, they undeleted the article -- and the article has since been expanded into a good contribution to the encyclopedia. The mission is thus upheld. (And per WP:IAR, the mission outranks any bureaucracy.) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:08, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

I flagged the entry to Gillian Tett "Hang On" as I went to bed. By the time I woke up, it has been deleted. To imply that to require less than one our of working time is "Carte Blanche" is disingenuous. ~~ NOKESS —Preceding unsigned comment added by NOKESS (talk • contribs) 07:06, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of List of NUTZ about nuts characters

Hey, I saw your message on the user's talk page--speedy A1 seems like an elegant solution to me, though in my mind there was some content/context there. (I'm trying to get a feel for precisely what amount of context is required for the A1 criterion.) Thanks, Drmies (talk) 20:14, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion contested: Patrick Mara

Hello A More Perfect Onion, and thanks for your work patrolling new changes. I am just informing you that I contested the speedy deletion of Patrick Mara - a page you tagged - because: The article makes a credible assertion of notability, sufficient to pass A7. Please review the criteria for speedy deletion before tagging further pages. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know. NW (Talk) 22:35, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

  • I was just dropping by to suggest the same thing. In my view, speedy tags should be used very conservatively, except in very obvious cases. In the case of a {{db-person}} tag, perhaps you might consider doing a quick Ghits/Gnews/Gbooks search before tagging? Many times, someone that appears non-notable at first blush, is revealed to have some measure of notability with such a search. Anyways, I echo NW's thanks for your NP patrolling, and wish you happy editing! Regards, Unitanode 17:35, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
  • At the time I tagged the article as db-person, it was very short. My news search did not indicate Patrick Mara's notability at that time. I'm glad to see that the article was soon expanded so that notability was established. (As I said in another discussion last week, my accuracy rate with speedy delete tagging is at least 95%. I have no issues when an article is improved to show notability by the time an admin reviews my tag.) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 00:27, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
  • Even so, with [2] this revision, the appropriate thing to do would be to write the name of the article down on a sheet of paper somewhere and check back on it within a few hours. The article was sourced to a reliable newspaper, and so it should be given time to grow. Thanks for all your work patrolling new pages, NW (Talk) 00:30, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
  • Okay, thanks for the links. I'll read up on those first two. (And maybe I'll take a needed WikiBreak at the same time.) I've read IAR a few times, and have used last November's Today's Featured Articles as a good example of the mission being more important than the rules. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 00:38, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Patrick - I second your suggestions on how Onion might usefully be a little less zealous in his use of speedy deletions. He does a valuable service, without questions, but it could be even more valuable. ~~ NOKESS —Preceding unsigned comment added by NOKESS (talk • contribs) 07:07, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion contested: Ernesto Lomasti

Hi there, I added several links and a biblio reference to the page. Could you revise it again, eventually suggesting changes? Please note the page was moved to Ernesto Lomasti, as the capital name in the surname was missing. Thanks for passing by. Xpai (talk) 19:05, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

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CSD

I just CSD'd Robert F. Brands, and I saw you left a message on the user's talk page about it, but didnt actually CSD the article? Why? --ScythreTalkContribs 15:09, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

  • From the deletion log: 11:11, 23 July 2009 Nihiltres (talk | contribs) deleted "Robert F. Brands" ‎ (A7: No indication that the article may meet guidelines for inclusion) So it looks like the editor remade the article. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:13, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Compact Information Systems

Hi there Mr. Perfect Onion.

You left me a message today regarding my first post on the company I worked for, thank you for the input.

Can you please help me with how I can validate to you the content of the page I created in terms of its neutrality, so the information about an inherent conflict is removed? It is almost mind blowing to a newb how complex this all is. I want to totally conform to Wikipedia standards, etc. Is there anything simple I can do to validate the content?

Thanks for your time,

Rich Lancaster —Preceding unsigned comment added by Richlancaster (talk • contribs) 21:59, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Actually, I left a welcome message noting your conflict of interest with the company. The best way to validate to the Wikipedia community (of which I am one editor among many) is to provide reliable, independent sources for all content in the article about your company -- indeed, for all articles in the encyclopedia. I suggest reviewing the links I left in the welcome message (including the five pillars, which are the only standards that must be complied with); those links should help you get started.
  • Should you have further questions, feel free to ask me here, or on your own talk page or at New Contributors' Help. Happy editing! --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 12:49, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

David Orme Johnson

Just wondering what your interested is in this article, or David OJ. --BwB (talk) 00:00, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Just my usual interest in looking at new pages and verifying that they're appropriate, as was the case here. I see the article has been improved a lot since yesterday; well done! --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 17:36, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

User:UrgentMD

Wonder if the genius thinks that removing the block-notice unblocks him? DMacks (talk) 19:37, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

I think so Brain, but isn't the point of Bristle blocks the tactile feel? --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:41, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Narf! Haha! DMacks (talk)

Removal of PROD from Hill repair

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School vandal

Hello, after reviewing the block log of that address, I think your warning is more appropriate. Do you think I should remove my warning?

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Onion..." Funny. LovesMacs (talk) 20:54, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Your pick. And I was impressed at the length of the block log.
Also, that's exactly where my user name comes from.  :) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:56, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
I decided to remove my earlier warning because it was pretty lenient for a repeat repeat vandal. LovesMacs (talk) 21:02, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Kuczmarski theorem

Good catch; it looked at first glance as possibly legitiimate. LOL. Bearian (talk) 20:00, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Yes, a very good catch. Nothing to do with me of course, Lord Spongefrog, (I am a flesh-eating robot) 21:18, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
I didn't have the time to evaluate it. But something did sound fishy about the whole article. I'm not surprised it got tagged for db-hoax. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 12:57, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Volney White

Just a note that I've removed the speedy tag from this, as he asserts some notability and isn't a speedy candidate. Ironholds (talk) 23:40, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Okay. I've made a few borderline calls lately where I didn't tag an article for speedy, it makes sense that I'd mis-tag one for speedy delete. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 12:50, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Rosh HaShanah

Hi there: You have made a number of illogical edits to the Rosh Hashanah article. One such ridiculous comment is that you wish to remove "Jewish POV" [3] from an article about the JEWISH New Year Holiday. That would be like removing the "Christian POV" from Christmas or "Einstein's POV" from discussions about E=mc2. A truly ridiculous example of how not to apply Wikipedia policies. It is not "POV" to describe and explain in a WP:NPOV and WP:V manner what the Jewish customs are of the Jewish people on the Jewish New New year as mandated by the Jewish religion and Jewish religious sources. If you have any serious questions and you lack the insight into Judaism's observances, please feel free to contact the WP:JUDAISM page @ Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Judaism where some knowledgeable editors can provide input. Thanks for your understanding. IZAK (talk) 09:43, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

  • The article is supposed to be neutral POV and third person. The text in the diff you quoted was second person, and Jewish POV not neutral. Also, please don't assume my level of insight into Jewish observances -- I'm leyning aliyat ha-Torah on Simchat Torah this year, picking up my third sof seifer, and I may lead Shaharit on first day of Sukkot. (Can I offer you some WP:TEA, or perhaps a shot of Sabra?) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 13:16, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
    • Hi. Thanks for responding. I am not assuming anything. No article, especially ones as complex dealing with Jewish holidays that are thousands of years old can have perfect syntax coming from multiple editors over time. But the errors in style are minor compared to more serious errors in that article that I took out, like the jokers who inserted that Rosh HaShanah is "just like Shabbat", which it is not, only if it occurs on a Shabbat as it will this year and there is therefore no Shofar blowing, but when Rosh HaShanah is on weekdays it is observed like a Mo'ed like the three other Moadim, the Shalosh regalim. I am not upset, I assure you, I just try to look at the important things that are wrong before picking points with minor ones that can easily be corrected grammatically in keeping with Wikipedia editing guidelines. I am now going back to see what's up there again. Take care. IZAK (talk) 05:20, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

The Book of Proverbs

Would you have any interest in helping completely redo The Book of Proverbs page. The page is terrible and needs a revamp. I like The Book of Romans layout and was hoping to get some people who could spend sometime getting The Book of Proverbs updated to read in the same matter. --Wooddoor (talk) 20:14, 17 September 2009 (UTC)


  • Oops, sorry, I thought I was on my own page, but I am leaving this here. Feel free to delete it. There may be some other editors who could though, try placing a request at WP:JUDAISM. You may want to contact the following Judaicly knowledgeable, experienced and active editors who may want to help you:

and there are more good ones, but from these at least one or two should have something to offer, hopefully. Sincerely, IZAK (talk) 05:54, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Images on list pages

I found you removed the images which I added to the Fictional pirates. Lists look so boring in their natural state: would it be best to never add any image to a list page or are they sometimes justified?--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 10:56, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Re: Coat of Arms

Well how am I supposed to cite information if that is the only place it has been said (due to it being their blog)
Thanks for your help though.
--Xapphire13 (talk) 15:30, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

A blog is not a good citation. If that's the only place the album is cited, then maybe the article on the album should be moved into your user area, to improve when the album receives good third-party coverage.
I encourage you to ask for assistance at WikiProject Music. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:33, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
Ah, the policy for good bedtime reading is verifiability. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:36, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Remember me?

Are you in? Please be in. You're my last rsort, none of my administrator-like associates are in. This guy called User talk:ARVN Kid keeps making unsourced edits to Pham Van Dong (ARVN general) like here. I've tried contacting him via talk page, but he won't respond. I might have to just undo all the edit in the morining when he's gone. Help Me! Lord Spongefrog, (I am the Czar of all Russias!) 20:44, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

If the edits appear in good faith, I suggest tagging the statements with {{fact}}, and discussing the statements on the article talk page. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 12:43, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
That's what I thought, but it's been dealt with already by someone else. Thanks anyway, though, and merry christmas! Lord Spongefrog, (I am the Czar of all Russias!) 14:43, 24 September 2009 (UTC)


Thank you note

Dear editor A More Perfect Onion, I wish to thank you for your comments at the AfD for Kresimir Chris Kunej that was in the end deleted after a subsequent Deletion Review. Being new here I was too lengthy in my comments since it was my first article and I passionately wished to keep it. Thank you for reading it, participating, understanding the sources, and offering a weak keep; thereby giving a fair shot to the article. Turqoise127 (talk) 15:46, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. Please keep working on the article in your user space (User:Turqoise127/Kresimir Chris Kunej), beef it up, and republish the article when it addresses the standards for verifiability and notability for people. Happy editing! --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:49, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Flyoffacliff

Hi. No, the heading is not meant as an attack :) Just wanted to draw your attention to the history of this user's talk page. Looks like the welcome may be a bit late. Banter aside, what are we to do with him? Favonian (talk) 19:53, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

I was trying to find a template that suggested the use of {{helpme}} and guessed wrong. The more likely case is, he'll keep making inappropriate articles and get blocked (or at least get blocked from article creation, if possible). --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:55, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
(Plus if you really wanted me to fly off a cliff, you'd have offered to submit me to EFD.) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:57, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
How evil! I'll bear that in mind when the need arises :) Favonian (talk) 19:59, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
WHEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......................... *thud* --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:01, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Monckton changes

Hello -

So, being new to Wikipedia, I do not know who you are. Are you an administrator, or just someone who has a personal, possessive concern with regard to Mr. Monckton's bio? You seem to insist on using the term "scientific consensus", rather than opinion or theory. I changed it because currently it is not correct.

I am not a member of any political party... but I know the term "consensus" is a charged word that automatically discounts Monckton's opinion. Not only that, it is not accurate, as there IS no consensus, although there is a prevalence. There are hundreds of thousands of scientists that believe that global warming (now "climate change") is either the result of factors beyond man's control, or not even occurring at all. If the words "prevalent scientific theory" were used, THAT would be accurate.

Is it your goal that readers believe that not only is his opinion different than the mainstream, but that virtually ALL scientists agree, and hence he is just a crackpot? That is what you get without the change. Frankly, the bio is rife with that sort of thing.

Jzrpilot (talk) 18:00, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

I am an editor, nothing more nor less. I changed the term at Mr Monckton's article, because the target article is "Scientific opinion on climate change". And now someone has changed the link yet again. I think we all ought to discuss on the talk page which term to use, and at the other article for what to title it. (For what it's worth, your phrasing redirects to the same article.) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:25, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Remember me?

Are you in? Please be in. You're my last rsort, none of my administrator-like associates are in. This guy called User talk:ARVN Kid keeps making unsourced edits to Pham Van Dong (ARVN general) like here. I've tried contacting him via talk page, but he won't respond. I might have to just undo all the edit in the morining when he's gone. Help Me! Lord Spongefrog, (I am the Czar of all Russias!) 20:44, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

If the edits appear in good faith, I suggest tagging the statements with {{fact}}, and discussing the statements on the article talk page. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 12:43, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
That's what I thought, but it's been dealt with already by someone else. Thanks anyway, though, and merry christmas! Lord Spongefrog, (I am the Czar of all Russias!) 14:43, 24 September 2009 (UTC)


Thank you note

Dear editor A More Perfect Onion, I wish to thank you for your comments at the AfD for Kresimir Chris Kunej that was in the end deleted after a subsequent Deletion Review. Being new here I was too lengthy in my comments since it was my first article and I passionately wished to keep it. Thank you for reading it, participating, understanding the sources, and offering a weak keep; thereby giving a fair shot to the article. Turqoise127 (talk) 15:46, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. Please keep working on the article in your user space (User:Turqoise127/Kresimir Chris Kunej), beef it up, and republish the article when it addresses the standards for verifiability and notability for people. Happy editing! --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:49, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Flyoffacliff

Hi. No, the heading is not meant as an attack :) Just wanted to draw your attention to the history of this user's talk page. Looks like the welcome may be a bit late. Banter aside, what are we to do with him? Favonian (talk) 19:53, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

I was trying to find a template that suggested the use of {{helpme}} and guessed wrong. The more likely case is, he'll keep making inappropriate articles and get blocked (or at least get blocked from article creation, if possible). --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:55, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
(Plus if you really wanted me to fly off a cliff, you'd have offered to submit me to EFD.) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:57, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
How evil! I'll bear that in mind when the need arises :) Favonian (talk) 19:59, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
WHEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......................... *thud* --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:01, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Monckton changes

Hello -

So, being new to Wikipedia, I do not know who you are. Are you an administrator, or just someone who has a personal, possessive concern with regard to Mr. Monckton's bio? You seem to insist on using the term "scientific consensus", rather than opinion or theory. I changed it because currently it is not correct.

I am not a member of any political party... but I know the term "consensus" is a charged word that automatically discounts Monckton's opinion. Not only that, it is not accurate, as there IS no consensus, although there is a prevalence. There are hundreds of thousands of scientists that believe that global warming (now "climate change") is either the result of factors beyond man's control, or not even occurring at all. If the words "prevalent scientific theory" were used, THAT would be accurate.

Is it your goal that readers believe that not only is his opinion different than the mainstream, but that virtually ALL scientists agree, and hence he is just a crackpot? That is what you get without the change. Frankly, the bio is rife with that sort of thing.

Jzrpilot (talk) 18:00, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

I am an editor, nothing more nor less. I changed the term at Mr Monckton's article, because the target article is "Scientific opinion on climate change". And now someone has changed the link yet again. I think we all ought to discuss on the talk page which term to use, and at the other article for what to title it. (For what it's worth, your phrasing redirects to the same article.) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 19:25, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

The Center of Hope

I was able to find some references for The Center of Hope by including the name of the town in my Google News archive search. You may wish to revisit Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Center of Hope. -- Eastmain (talk) 05:26, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Jamal Abdullah Usman

Hi, I beleieve the person is not notable enough to have an article on English Wikipedia. How about his article on Urdu Wikipedia? Comment please. --Saqib talk 16:26, 10 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Saqib Qayyum (talk • contribs)

Dealing with minority views

I wish to propose an essay with the above title, and did so using a RfC. Apparently I have not understood how this can be accomplished, and the essay was deleted. I now have instead made the essay on my user page. Is this proper procedure? Brews ohare (talk) 16:45, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

I don't know. I suggest you ask at the Village Pump forum on policies. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 21:44, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Obama

In the case you haven't bothered reading the info I left you, here's the reliable link from ABC where Obama admits himself to being a Muslim. Therefore Wikis info is totally incorrect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auwe-aGF4Lo&feature=related Norum (talk) 21:54, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Just so others are aware. The above link is 12-seconds of video where BHO flubs and says 'my Muslim faith'; only to immediately correct himself with 'my Christian faith'. This is common for those raised in mixed-culture households. I work with a Jewish guy who messes up occasionally and talks about 'church' instead of 'temple'. This is not indicative of him being a 'secret Christian'. No big deal. Bluemike (talk) 08:56, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Qurban Ali

Hello A More Perfect Onion, and thanks for your work patrolling new changes. I am just informing you that I declined the speedy deletion of Qurban Ali - a page you tagged - because: The article makes a credible assertion of importance or significance, sufficient to pass A7. Please review the criteria for speedy deletion before tagging further pages. If you have any questions or problems, please let me know. NW (Talk) 23:32, 17 November 2009 (UTC) Entry copied forward, somehow it got lost overnight so I couldn't reply to it. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:39, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

I reverted the original editor's AGF removal of the db-person tag on top of the hangon tag. Looking in the page history ([4]), at the time Wuhwuzdat tagged the page, it may have qualified for A7. So in sum, thanks very much for taking the time to review the hangon request. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:42, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the note. I'll be sure to check and see whether the situation actually requires a notification next time. Cheers, NW (Talk) 16:44, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
We all make mistakes, and I've received an occasional notice like yours, and at times it was well deserved. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:46, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

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CVISION Technologies

Hi, I am sorry but I missed your last message and I cannot find it in the archive or anywhere. So just to restate briefly what I had said before, I feel that there are definitely some noteworthy things about CVISION and I have noticed pages of other companies that seem to be far more commercial. I want to just create a page for CVISION because I have seen their name pop up a few times around wikipedia and just thought that they should have a page. Could you maybe give me some notes or guidelines as to how I can create a suitable page that will not be flagged. Thank you and I apologize again if you have already answered this question at an earlier time. Kyeung123 (talk) 15:25, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Welcome back. I recommend reviewing Your First Article, notability guideline for companies, and all about reliable sources. Happy editing! --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 17:37, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Academic notability

Hi. You just referred the newby who was creating articles about assistant professors to WP:ACADEMICS. Actually, the one he needed was WP:PROF. (Just for future reference - I have sorted that one out). Regards, JohnCD (talk) 15:18, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Dear AMPO, I am not affiliated to the mickey mouse club or any Disney organisation. I just quite like the name. I hope it's okay to keep it. If not, of course, I'll change it. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mickeymouseclub (talk • contribs) 16:32, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Okay, thanks for clarifying. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 17:41, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Source on The Excellent Adventures of Ed Edd n Eddy

By the Way, I Entered a Source for that article you put the deletion tag on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by PeterJDean (talk • contribs) 18:34, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Please see Reliable Sources -- blogs, including LiveJournal, are not reliable sources. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 18:37, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the MessageKanakid200 (talk) 18:21, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Actress de sorority

Thanks =).. well if it's not in English, what I would do is run it through Google Translate or something similar; that should tell you if it's worth keeping. If it turns out to be total nonsense when translated, then tag it. The only reason I deleted it quickly is because I know some Spanish, and it was just a love note or something like that. Evil saltine (talk) 22:25, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

No-context

Hi I've declined your deletion nomination for West Spitsbergen Current. May I suggest in future that what links here is often worth checking before applying a {{nocontext}} template. Especially if the article is only one minute old... ϢereSpielChequers 18:45, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind for future short articles. (Maybe I need to take a RCP-break.) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:20, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
Well I'd hate to drive someone away from RCP. But may I suggest broadening your options? I found installing hotcat changed my whole approach at recent changes. Yes there is a huge flow of crap for deletion, but there are also an awful lot of articles where one can add a category or make some other change that might just be the difference between it being deleted and becoming a stub. ϢereSpielChequers 22:54, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

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i have a question. Why did You edit the weight of the baseball when I had it correct?

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It was unsourced. On closer check, the baseball weight is already discussed in the article. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 21:51, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

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thanx

Thank you for the welcome!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Editpowah (talk • contribs) 20:58, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Why do you call "3rd Testiment" inappropriate?

I really see nothing wrong with it, could you explain what was wrong with it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Riadse87 (talk • contribs) 22:16, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Please see Verifiability, Wikipedia is not a crystal ball (and does not predict the future), and No hoaxes. Plus, you spelled it wrong. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 13:46, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

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In grateful acknowledgment of your excellent work with speedy deletions. (Feel free to archive this when it gets annoying!) - Dank (push to talk) 17:18, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much! --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 17:23, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Dutch Hall Road

I know I neglected to capitalize in my post's title, but if you check the links you'll see the legitimacy of this upcoming band from Omaha.

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dylanbliss (talk • contribs) 18:43, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

If they're upcoming, then they may not meet WP:BAND or WP:V. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 20:53, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

AFD: Douglas F. O'Neill

It's a good idea to only vote on an article for deletion on which you have knowledge at a level that can back up an opinion. [5] Thanx. Handicapper (talk) 15:48, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Normally, I'd say delete as non-notable. In the discussion at hand, I checked that the information is consistent with the relevant Kentucky Derby by year article, and thought that notability could be established. So I consider my opinion on notability sufficient for my non-vote. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 14:54, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
Dear Perfect - my comment was accurate when I say that you know absolutely nothing about Thoroughbred racing. Your statement "Weak keep and refimprove-BLP, depending on whether a trainer of horses racing in the Kentucky Derby is notable" is utter nonsense. O'Neill is a leading American trainer. Wikipedia has articles on players in MLB, NFL, NBA without restriction because they may not have won an MVP or whatever, but because they played successfully at the highest level in their sport. Hence, Doug O'Neill fits that exact criteria used thousands of times at Wikipedia. Want more examples? There are countless thousands I can give. However, the reason I say you know zip about the subject is that your comment proved it: an entry in the Kentucky derby is a blip note but in fact you ignored that Doug O'Neill has won two Breeders' Cups World Championships. Such a serious lack of knowledge requires editors like you to not comment on such a subject. Second, your leader User:Onthegogo titled the AFD page as follows:
"Poorly referenced article of a non-notable living person should be removed per WP:BLP."
This is an improper and prejudicial assertion inserted as a statement of fact that shows this inexperienced editor, who, like you, knows nothing about the subject. With his personal opinion that Mr. O'Neill was a non-notable person, he shows he is someone who does not hesitate to violate NPOV, one of the most sacred of all Wikipedia policies. In fact, it is the job of the people voting to determine that, not for Onthegogo to attempt to prejudice the vote. And please note, this deliberate attempt to persuade voters was done after I advised him that his AFD assertion on the Douglas F. O'Neill article was completely wrong. What's worse in this case, is that Onthegogo in fact knows absolutely nothing about the subject. A further demononstration of this absurd lack of knowledge is that the alleged "poor references" included the NTRA profile. That in fact is the single most important reference in the sport. If either you or Onthegogo knew anything of the sport, you would know this. Worse, neither of you bothered to check, instead asserting and condoning POV in violation of Wikipedia policy. As such, people like you who know nothing about the sport, and apparently Wikipedia policy, come along and add a a futher statement about the Kentucky Derby that makes no sense and is irrelevant to the reason Mr. O'Neill's article was created. There are several hundred Thoroughbred trainers who have had Kentucky Derby runners who do not qualify for a Wikipedia article. It is mentioned only when they do.
If Onthegogo had questions about the validity of this article on which he has zero knowledge, then the respectful and proper thing is to post his/her question to those who do at Wikipedia:WikiProject Thoroughbred racing whose notice was at Talk:Douglas F. O'Neill, had he bothered to look. Onthegogo's conduct does not help Wikipedia. It does nothing but feed attention-seeking inexperienced contributors such as he and waste the time of those who make significant contributions here based on a demonstrated extensive knowledge and who have a proven and substantial record of doing that. Thank you for your cooperation in the future -- on all Wikipedia articles. Handicapper (talk) 14:10, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
I suggest you take this to the AFD discussion. (Also, I'm surprised at the length of discussion here, when I non-voted to keep the article.) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:52, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
My point is to put an end to this stuff. It happens all too often. I have seen articles deleted because a handful of "voters," operating in a vacuum over a short period of time, followed the leader on a subject they actually knew nothing about. It could have happened with Doug O'Neill. On another such issue awhile ago, one idiot even left a note on my Talk page about him "winning" the argument. I never, ever, comment on any Wikipedia article where I am not qualified. If I did, I'd be hurting, not helping. I'm sure you were well intentioned, so don't take it personal. Handicapper (talk) 16:02, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
Please go read the AFD discussion. It looks like the article will be kept. Also, that word you keep using -- "leader" -- I'm not sure what you mean by that in the context of this AFD discussion; I count one nomination for deletion and three non-votes for article retention. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:07, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
Again, keeping it is not the issue. The issue is inappropriate and unwarranted conduct by Onthegogo that wastes everyone's time. Handicapper (talk) 16:14, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
That, I can't do anything about. I'm an editor, not an administrator. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:17, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
I didn't ask. I only responded to you in detail so you don't naively get trapped again. I had already notified Onthegogo that I would file a formal complaint with Wikipedia:Arbitration if he didn't correct his misconduct. He proceeded, so I will let Arbitration deal with him and take steps to prevent the problem from continuing. EoD 16:23, 3 February 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Handicapper (talk • contribs)
Thanks for the heads up. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:33, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Holiday pay act 1938

Holiday pay act 1938 is now a referenced stub. - Eastmain (talk • contribs) 00:18, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Blocks to Robots

Please review the AFD nomination process - IP editors cannot complete step 2, so there is an alternative for them that includes leaving a rationale on the article talk page. 76.102.12.35 (talk) 22:45, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

G&S Project

I'm about ready to submit Rupert D'Oyly Carte for GA review. Please let me know if you have any comments/corrections on the article. Thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 15:02, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Confusion on Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network

Apologies for newbie mistakes, trying to learn as fast as possible. Have been working on a factual historical entry that references the entry in question (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network) and made the mistake of thinking it was in my user space when creating temporary entry. Was hoping to have article moved into my user space but is not necessary. Would prefer the current entry is deleted but unsure how this happens?

Help or suggestions would be much appreciated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stefanlorimer (talk • contribs) 21:37, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Please contact an administrator listed at Category:Wikipedia administrators who will provide copies of deleted articles, and ask them to recover the article and place it in your user space. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 01:36, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

My Jewel Apple

I have no association with the My Jewel apple variety other than that I was given a stick of scion wood two years ago through the CRFG. Myself and a number of CRFG members grow this variety, and there is one farm, I believe Privedelli, that still grows this commercially. I have no association with Privedelli. It is currently growing in my orchard and therefore I have authority to talk about it and describe it. It is important that we do not loose these varieties by letting them fall into obscurity. By giving them visibility on Wickipedia, we can help to make sure they don't get lost as more people will be likely to grow them. My orchard is a backyard orchard where I collect and grow apple varieties for personal consumption only. I have no commercial interest in this variety. AxelKratel (talk) 22:03, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

So you are one of the few people who grows this apple variety, right? That's a conflict of interest. Please beef up the article with references to reliable, independent sources, especially references that show the notability of the variety, that is, why is this variety significant. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 03:18, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

The wikipedia guidelines explicitly state that an item does not have to be famous in order to be mentioned in wikipedia. Just because few people grow a specific variety of apple does not make it not notable or make it a conflict of interest. It should not be about fame. With this sort of approach to notability, Wikipedia would just become a dribble about the lowest common denominator, and would no longer be a reliable source of information. Nor is it a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest is defined in Wikipedia as pertaining to commercial or publicity interests. I have none in this regards. Perhaps now I am only beginning to understand why Wikipedia is such a terrible source of information for apples if it's this difficult to submit any information on apple varieties to Wikipedia. I will dig up the newspaper and book references on the subject and add them to the article since unfortunately there aren't very many internet references to this variety. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AxelKratel (talk • contribs) 16:47, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

You are quite right, fame is not the same as notable. You are also right on the COI issue - I went back and double checked the policy, and it is geared towards commercial interests. I will go slap myself with a trout.
Newspaper and book references are good references to include. Keep up the good work. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 16:57, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, I was planning on really beefing up the varieties page, it's unfortunate I started with such an obscure apple. I have found one newspaper reference, and I will continue to look to find others. meanwhile I can also fill in many of the open varieties not yet described. AxelKratel (talk) 17:13, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Barlowe burke

Hello A More Perfect Onion. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Barlowe burke, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: importance asserted in article - Professor and author. Thank you. ϢereSpielChequers 22:08, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. I didn't cross check with the notability standards for academics or authors. Time for a self-wrasse. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 13:48, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
I suspect that if it went to AFD it would be arguable whether he met the notability standards, but the threshold for speedy is much lower than notability. Thanks and happy editing. ϢereSpielChequers 13:51, 25 February 2010 (UTC)


My Aunt Grace

I'm so sorry about making the article for my Aunt Grace. I just thought it was a fitting tribute. --Bravo Plantation (talk) 21:59, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

As written, it would probably be a fitting tribute on your personal web site or social network status. On the other hand, if your aunt had encyclopedia-worthy accomplishments (and I do not, at least not yet), an article meeting Wikipedia's requirements would be most welcome. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 14:58, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Yalwa

hello A More Perfect Onion, what exactly needs to be done to improve the Yalwa entry? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.126.36.70 (talk) 09:50, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Fewer references from press releases, blogs, and Yalwa itself; more references from reliable sources. Which, in fact, holds for all new articles. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 13:17, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Ryan Kirkpatrick

Onion, I'm going to dissent slightly from your admonishment to Mr. Kirkpatrick to use a spell checker, as that can only do so much. Please see my comment on his talk page for a better explanation as to where I'm coming from - in a nutshell, it's not spelling that's getting him, it's general issues with homonyms, general syntax errors, and for lack of a better description, spell check malapropisms (e.g., "caption" instead of "captain" (derived from "captin"?), "mints" instead of "minutes" (derived from "minits"?), etc.). --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 15:26, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

OK. I was just trying to shorten the next round of cleanup editing. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:29, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
On second look, maybe he's using voice recognition software? This occurred to me just now as I realized how many of the ed's spelling issues are near homonyms. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:33, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
I've just posed the question. Those errors can go either way, but I'm slightly leaning toward being careless at the keyboard. Like I told him, he just needs to slow down, and regardless of input method, doing so would be the Right Thing. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 15:39, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
For what it's worth, I'm assuming good faith. I may be a grammar nazi, but that doesn't mean I have to be a dick about it. =) --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 15:40, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
I'm trying to AGF also. I am an RC patroller, and the times I make mistakes, I often slap myself with a trout. (I never say I'm perfect -- I'm just a pun.) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 15:43, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
An additional note, I've engaged User:YSSYguy on the subject. For his part, he writes some reasonably good subject-wise content. I just hope he slows down, because I really don't want to get an admin to run an intervention for the guy. =O.o= --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 15:51, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
My personal opinion is that his enthusiasm is not matched by ability and he needs a mentor, but I guess he has to want one first. The majority of the articles he has created are concerned with worthy subjects, I just wish they were being created by someone more careful. He has created roughly 60 articles (with one exception all of them to do with aircraft crashes) and I think about 10-15% have been deleted, including one article merge/redirect (concerning a light aircraft that crashed) that I performed. One article he created about an aircraft crash that would have been worthwhile was suspiciously good; it turned out to be nothing but a copy-and-paste from the aviation-safety website and was speedy-deleted. Other articles he has created have been deleted due to notability concerns. I am also puzzled by his referencing practices, whereby he references reasonably well in terrorism-related articles/lists that he works on, but tends not to reference at all, or does a very poor job of it, in other articles. I think that the spelling issue is to do with not knowing how to spell correctly (I came across one edit where he changed a correct "their" to "there") and to keyboard errors, for example this article I have just edited. YSSYguy (talk) 01:34, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

My opinion now is that some sort of intervention is warranted. Mr. Kirkpatrick has not tried to address concerns with his spelling; if anything it is worse. He is creating at least one article each day he is active, and the size of the problem is just getting bigger. YSSYguy (talk) 09:24, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

He writes good content, so I wouldn't recommend coming down hard on him -- FSM knows there's worse. Still, I just cleaned up his latest few edits (turning web links into refs, fixing a date phrasing, nothing major). He needs coaching, preferably outside of WP. (This seems to me a classic case of WP:AGF vs WP:ABF vs WP:AGW, probably with a side of WP:BOTCH.) --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 13:29, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
OTOH, his latest article, CityFlyer Express Flight 8106, shows his usual issues with spelling, mechanics, and grammar. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 13:50, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
I am in the middle of editing another article but I have had a quick look - more of the same. Look at Western Airlines Flight 470 he created yesterday; what is one to make of a sentence like The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-200 (Registration: N4527W) that was only 11 months and 5 years old at the time at the accident? His other recent creations have been of a similar standard. YSSYguy (talk) 14:05, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
I make of it: Facepalm Facepalm --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 14:22, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

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I've just joined WikiProject priracy and it looks like it needs rescuing from being inactive. A the last active menbers I wondered if you were still around to help rescue it? Metabaronic (talk) 11:18, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

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Wikipedia DC Meetup 13

You are invited to Wikipedia DC Meetup #13 on Wednesday, November 17, from 7 to 9 pm, location to be determined (but near a Metro station in DC).

To keep up-to-date on local events, you can join the mailing list.

You can remove your name from future notifications of Washington DC Meetups by editing this page: Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Invite/List.
BrownBot (talk) 13:36, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

WikiXDC: Wikipedia 10th Birthday!

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

You are invited to WikiXDC, a special meetup event and celebration on Saturday, January 22 hosted by the National Archives and Records Administration in downtown Washington, D.C.

  • Date: January 22, 2011 (tentatively 9:30 AM - 5 PM)
  • Location: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), downtown building, Pennsylvania Avenue & 7th St NW.
  • Description: There will be a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Archives and you will learn more about what NARA does. We will also have a mini-film screening featuring FedFlix videos along with a special message from Jimmy Wales. In the afternoon, there will be lightning talks by Wikimedians (signup to speak), wiki-trivia, and cupcakes to celebrate!
  • Details & RSVP: Details about the event are on our Washington, DC tenwiki page.

Please RSVP soon as possible, as there likely will be a cap on number of attendees that NARA can accommodate.

Note: You can unsubscribe from DC meetup notices by removing your name at Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Invite/List. BrownBot (talk) 01:55, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Smithsonian Archives of American Art Backstage Pass

Archives of American Art Backstage Pass! - You are invited!
The Smithsonian is hosting its first Backstage Pass at the Archives of American Art on Friday, July 29. 10 Wikimedians will experience the behind the scenes aspects of archiving the world's largest collection of documents and photographs related to American art. After a complimentary lunch, an edit-a-thon will take place and prizes will be awarded. Followed by an evening happy hour. We hope you'll participate! SarahStierch (talk) 14:15, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

GLAM Baltimore 2011!

GLAM Baltimore 2011 - You are invited!
GLAM Baltimore 2011 is a series of GLAM related events that will take place July 22-23 in Baltimore. The weekend launches with a happy hour for emerging GLAM professionals and concludes the following day with a lively discussion and series of breakout sessions on the morning of the 23rd. Attendance to both is encouraged but not required. We do hope you'll participate for this exciting event! See you in Baltimore! SarahStierch (talk) 13:46, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

The WikiProject National Archives Newsletter

The first ever WikiProject National Archives newsletter has been published. Please read on to find out what we're up to and how to help out! There are many opportunities for getting more involved. Dominic·t 21:14, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

DC Meetup, July 29

DC Meetup 21 - Who should come? You should. Really.
DC MEETUP 21 is July 29! This meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. See you Friday! SarahStierch (talk) 16:32, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

DC-area Meetup, Saturday, August 6

National Archives Backstage Pass - Who should come? You should. Really.
On Saturday, August 6, the National Archives is hosting a Wikipedia meetup, backstage pass tour, and edit-a-thon in College Park, Maryland. Meet staff and fellow Wikipedians, go behind the scenes at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Dominic·t 21:15, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

DC-area Meetup, Saturday, October 8

National Archives Backstage Pass - Who should come? You should. Really.
You are invited to the National Archives in College Park for a special backstage pass and scanathon meetup with Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, on Saturday, October 8. Go behind the scenes and into the stacks at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Free catered lunch provided! Dominic·t 15:54, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

You're invited! Wikipedia Loves Libraries DC

Wikipedia Loves Libraries DC & edit-a-thon

Wikipedia Loves Libraries comes to DC on Saturday, November 5th, from 1-5pm, at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library.

We will be holding an edit-a-thon, working together to improve Wikipedia content related to DC history, arts, civil rights, or whatever suits your interests. There may also be opportunities to help with scanning historic photos plus some swag!

You're invited and we hope to see you there!

RSVP + more details!

Note: You can remove your name from the DC meetup invite list here. -- Message delivered by AudeBot (talk) 18:32, 31 October 2011 (UTC), on behalf of User:Aude

Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & DC Meetup 26!

Fine Art Edit-a-Thon & Meetup - Who should come? You should. Really.
FINE ART EDIT-A-THON & DC MEETUP 26 is December 17! The Edit-a-Thon will cover fine art subjects from the Federal Art Project and the meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. You don't have to attend both to attend one (but we hope you do!) Click the link above and sign up & spread the word! See you there! SarahStierch (talk) 17:03, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

National Archives ExtravaSCANza

You are invited to the National Archives ExtravaSCANza, taking place every day next week from January 4–7, Wednesday to Saturday, in College Park, Maryland (Washington, DC metro area). Come help me cap off my stint as Wikipedian in Residence at the National Archives with one last success!

This will be a casual working event in which Wikipedians are getting together to scan interesting documents at the National Archives related to a different theme each day—currently: spaceflight, women's suffrage, Chile, and battleships—for use on Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons. The event is being held on multiple days, and in the evenings and weekend, so that as many locals and out-of-towners from nearby regions1 as possible can come. Please join us! Dominic·t 01:06, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

1 Wikipedians from DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, and Pittsburgh have been invited.

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MESSAGE

You said that you have left me a message. I can't see it. Bravo Plantation (talk) 14:36, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Motto of the Day Help Request March 2012

We all at Motto of the Day are again in a state of emergency and really need your help! Please, review the nominations and nominate new motto[e]s in the In review section, where possible once per week or our daily motto could stop.
If you have any questions or suggestions about MOTD, please let us know. Thank you! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 15:25, 6 March 2012 (UTC) :This message has been sent by pjoef in behalf of Motto of the Day to all editors who are showing a Motto of the Day's template on their page(s) (and subpages), and all participants to MOTD, with the exception of the editors "considered to be" no longer active on the English Wikipedia.

You're invited to DC Meetup #28!

DC Meetup #28: March 10 at Capitol City Brewery

DC Wikipedia meetup #28 is on Saturday, March 10, 2012, from 7pm on at Capitol City Brewery in downtown DC. (11th & H St NW).

Join us for an evening of socializing, chatting about Wikipedia, discussing Wikimedia DC activities and the latest preparations for Wikimania 2012. (RSVP + details)

Note: You can remove your name from the DC meetup invite list here. -- Message delivered by AudeBot (talk) 02:49, 7 March 2012 (UTC), on behalf of User:Aude

You're invited: Smithsonian Institution Women in Science Edit-a-Thon!

Who should come? You should. Really.
She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Smithsonian Archives in Washington, D.C. This edit-a-thon will focus on improving and writing Wikipedia content about women from the Smithsonian who contributed to the sciences. It will be followed by a happy hour meetup! We look forward to seeing you there!

Sarah (talk) 22:23, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner

Please join us for a Wikimedia DC Meetup & Dinner on Saturday, May 5. This will be a great opportunity to meet other Wikimedians from the DC area, discuss upcoming Wikimedia DC activities and events, and have fun over dinner and drinks. All ages are welcome! Kirill [talk] 03:55, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

You're invited: Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-thon!

Please join us for the second Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-thon! This event will focus on Smithsonian history including the history of the Institution's museums, archives, research centers and the people behind them. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the Archives, work within them & with staff, and learn more about the world's largest museum complex. We hope you'll join us on Friday, May 25. Please sign up here! Sarah (talk) 21:40, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
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You're invited to Masterpiece Museum Edit-a-Thon!

"Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Smithsonian American Art Museum and Wikimedia DC present the "Masterpiece Museum" Edit-a-Thon. Drawing from their vast vaults of art, the caretakers of the Smithsonian American Art Museum have meticulously drawn forth canvas jewels to import into Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia articles. The museum directors and staff are excited about this project, and would love to have experienced Wikimedians help in the effort! Kirill [talk] 17:55, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

When
  • August 10, 2012, 10 AM - 4 PM
Where
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum, 7th & F St NW, Washington, DC
Signup
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