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"To Heart Volume 1". Newtype USA 6 (4)

Hi, Allen4names. I saw on To Heart's talk page that you listed several potential references for the article, among which you listed a review of the series' first volume. I am wondering if you can provide a scan or a transcript of the page, so that I can see if there's anything in there I can use in the article's reception section. I am also wondering if you know if there are anymore reviews of the series aside the ones already listed. Thanks! -- クラウド６６８ 08:18, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Yes I can. Please send an email with "Research request: To Heart" in the subject line. Allen4names 15:10, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

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Non-talk pages that are automatically signed

Hi, I noticed that you've been adding Category:Non-talk pages that are automatically signed to the CFD daily logs. I want to say, first of all, thank you! I also want to offer an idea: Do you think it would be better to add the category code under the date header rather than to the bottom of the page? That way, the category code would not appear when editing the discussion that is at the bottom of the page; by extension, there would be less risk of someone accidentally removing the category. Keep up the good work! Best, -- Black Falcon (talk) 02:16, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

I have been using HotCat so following your suggestion may be a problem as I expect to be busy. Allen4names 04:59, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
I understand, and appreciate your continued effort. :) Best, -- Black Falcon (talk) 04:38, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks You.

I'm very pleased with you note. I'll try to a great Wikipedian. I don't have information to the usuaries but i think that they would have to be so kind that you. Thanks you again and working together — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maximolinagomez (talk • contribs) 08:22, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome. Allen4names 18:54, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

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Template:Query web archive

Hi Allen4names,

I've noticed that you've added Template:Query web archive after some references and external links where the original link isn't dead. I'm not sure I understand the purpose of doing that. Why link to archives if the original page still is available? I'm concerned that the archive links might make people think the original page is dead when it really isn't. Also, I'm not really sure why we would want links to four different archives even if the original link is dead. I've found discussion on the subject of links to archives atWikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Archived_citations and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject External links/Webcitebot2, but I didn't see any consensus to use this template on articles. Shouldn't another RfC be held before the template is used in articles (or was there another discussion that I haven't found yet)? Calathan (talk) 15:59, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

That template is NOT intended to repair a dead link although it can be left if the referenced page has been archived by more than one archiving service. If the link is dead the "archiveurl" parameter of a citation template or other alternative should be used to explicitly indicate that the link is dead. If you feel that an RfC is needed feel free to start one but I would prefer that you did not remove that template from articles it is used on, or at least make sure that an archived version of the reference (not the "live" wayback) is available before removal. – Allen4names 17:46, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
I think I just don't understand what the point of Template:Query web archive is. Can you please explain it to me? Calathan (talk) 17:52, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
It is intended to be used to prevent the problems associated with link rot. The idea is that anyone can check to see if a reference has been archived. Both the Wayback Machine and WebCite have been down at time when I wanted to archive a web reference. There is a delay before pages archived by the Wayback Machine are indexed and failures have occurred involving all three services (not counting the Bibalex Wayback). I hope this help you understand why I use this template. – Allen4names 18:08, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
I'm still of the opinion that this isn't something that should be added to articles without first having a discussion to decide that it is a good thing. I think that most people reading Wikipedia articles won't have any idea why those links are there and may misunderstand them (either thinking they mean the original page is dead, or that they mean the page has already been archived at each of those sites). I'm not sure if I'll start a RfC myself just due to lack of time and interest, but if you plan to use that template on a large number of articles I think it might be a good idea to hold a RfC first. Calathan (talk) 21:16, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
If that is how you feel go ahead and remove them from Ninja Girls (for example) and ask yourself if such an edit improves Wikipedia. I will continue to use the template in the hope that it helps me to combat link rot. – Allen4names 07:06, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

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Request for your perspective on SOPA

Hi Allen4names, there's currently an ongoing discussion about splitting the Stop Online Piracy Act page at Talk:Stop_Online_Piracy_Act#ONGOING_DISCUSSION_-_Splitting_the_Article. You've familiarized yourself with the entry before, and your insight and perspective on the matter would be appreciated. Hope to see you there, Sloggerbum (talk) 23:59, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

I remember editing that article (first diff) but I would not consider that to be familiarizing myself with it. Also I have other edits to make so I will decline your invitation. – Allen4names 01:39, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

COI concern

The contents of these links [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] (and several others I don't need to link to as this is sufficient) lead me to believe you have a conflict of interest regarding the content you are adding. Do you? Are you the author of the articles to which you are linking? ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 07:12, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

No, I just share the same first name. You may want to look at User:Allen4names/References#Reverse referencing. – Allen4names 07:19, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
Okay, thanks for the quick reply. ···日本穣? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 07:52, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

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ASIN problem

Hi Allen, Could you clarify this with a link showing the problem? Thanks, LeadSongDog come howl! 17:42, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

I think you may have used the wrong diff. The one you used is my reply to Redrose. – Allen4names 17:57, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
Ok, but what's the right one? I can't find it. LeadSongDog come howl! 18:14, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
It may be this one but that has already been fixed. You may also want to read the comments at Template talk:Citation Style documentation#ASINs. – Allen4names 18:21, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
Thank you. Commented at template talk. LeadSongDog come howl! 19:48, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

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Remove reviewer

{{Admin help}} Please remove me from the reviewer group. I have no intention of using it in the near future. – Allen4names 19:06, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

 Done. JohnCD (talk) 19:16, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
Thank you. – Allen4names 19:20, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

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Help us develop better software!

Thanks to all of you for commenting on the NOINDEX RfC :). It's always great to be able to field questions like these to the community; it's genuinely the highlight of my work! The NOINDEX idea sprung from our New Page Triage discussion; we're developing a new patrolling interface for new articles, and we want your input like never before :). So if you haven't already seen it, please go there, take a look at the screenshots and mockups and ideas, and add any comments or suggestions you might have to the talkpage. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 16:42, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

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Mania review

Hey! Just wanted to explain why I removed the Mania review. Unfortunately Mania is one of those sites where just about everyone with a keyboard and a computer can upload a review, so the only reviews that can be used on Wikipedia must be by a staff member of the site, which that user wasn't. I liked the review and thought it was well written, but it's just not usable for Wikipedia. I like to equate it to the equivalent of someone leaving a review on Amazon.com, for the most part. If you can show that she's a notable person or that she was at one point a staff member, then it can be used, but until then it just can't be added in any format.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 05:27, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

I have yet to check my watchlist but I suspect you are reffering to this review by Erin Jones. You should note that there are as yet no user reviews like the one linked to in this Kanokan review by Chris Beveridge. I should also note that being a notable person does not, by itself, make one a reliable source. – Allen4names 14:53, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

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Anime Crossroads

Is there a reason why you deprodded Anime Crossroads? The user who had prodded it had stated that they had found no reliable sources to help the article out. The only thing the article has going for it are the Primary Sources, without third party sources present it is hard to confirm notability here. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 17:47, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

I did a search. There is also one reference I added to Talk:Anime Crossroads using Template:Refideas. I have no objection to this article being taken to AfD. – Allen4names 05:41, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

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Fix to watchlist changes

Thank you for the css fix for the watchlist "enhancement" - which solved that eye-sore.

Just curious if you had a similar fix to the ugly green block-text when viewing an article history tab. That appears to have been added at the same time as the watchlist change. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 17:36, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Update, just learned that the green background appears to only be on the MonoBook skin ... wasn't forced onto Vector as yet. I've started a sub-section of the Village Pump discussion to try to find a cure for this one too. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 19:54, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Likely it was reverted before I read your message. This test link can be used to check even if you are using the vector skin like I am. – Allen4names 04:46, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

Hello, Allen. I'm a wiki website operator from South Korea. May I find a way to contact you personally through any platform? 'Cause I need somebody like you who is specialized in MediaWiki and I could get some (both technical and cultural) advice for my wiki project from. I don't want to make you feel burdened, so you can just take this message as a sign of my gratitude. My email is ygshow@hotmail.com. Thank you. LyJPedia (talk) 10:16, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

You should be informed that while I do run my private wiki I would not describe myself as an expert on MediaWiki. For this reason I am going to comment out the barnstar you gave me. If you still want to contact me privately please use the e-mail link. – Allen4names 14:55, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

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Broken Redirects

Hey man. I saw your message on the MediaWiki help section. First of all, thank you for the tip. Unfortunately, as a newbie to the world of Wikis, I have no idea how to use a bot. I have a background in Computer Programming though. Any way you can help me understand how I could use a bot here? If you would be willing to help me write the code that would be AMAZING but even just steering me to a website that gives an overview of how bots work would be fantastic! Thanks in advance. :-) --Zackmann08 (talk) 18:16, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

I have replied at mw:Project:Support desk#Broken Redirects. (I have read your reply.) – Allen4names (IPv6 contributions) 18:42, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Request for assistance

This is a request for your assistance in setting up a gallery of photos.

I have lots of photo arrays of different airplanes, and would like to set up a series of galleries as pages in the category "User galleries" to keep track of them, add new photos, and add/edit their links.

In trying to find out the correct syntax to use to set up the galleries, I have not been able to find out the specific syntax to use to set them up in the Q and A materials, or from an admins. Perhaps I haven't asked the right question.

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Here is a sample of the names of two galleries I would like to set up.

User:5shot/Oscar User:5shot/Zero

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So, could you provide the syntax you have used to set up your gallery?

I will replace your user name and gallery name, and hopefully be able to start setting them up.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

John Veit

If you wish, you can send me an e-mail -- okjoe@aol.com 5shot (talk) 18:45, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

I suspect you are reffering to my gallery at Wikimedia Commons. You can simply click the edit button then copy and modify the text as you need. – Allen4names (IPv6 contributions) 18:55, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your response.

I think that I can "fill in" the gallery "page" once established.

The simple thing to do, which I obviously have missed somehow, is how one sets up or establishes a gallery page in the first place.

That is: when you edit -- category "User galleries" to set up a gallery page, what are the "magic words" / syntax that results in a gallery such as "User:5shot/Oscar" to be set up for adding photos to it using the gallery tag.

Sorry for my ineptness, but I don't know how to do that based on the info I have found to date. Perhaps I have looked in the wrong places or whatever.

Your help would be appreciated.

Best regards,

John Veit okjoe@aol.com 5shot (talk) 01:08, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

I will edit your user talk page at Wikimedia Commons. We can continue our discussion there. – Allen4names (IPv6 contributions) 03:07, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you 5shot (talk) 03:38, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

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Cleavage (Hentai)

So the AfD for this article ended up having no consensus. Is it ok for me to speedily renominate it, or should I wait for a while before renominating it? I still don't think the hentai is notable, the Mania review is practically the only reliable source I could find. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 23:42, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

It would be best if neither of us are involved in a renomination before six months have passed. This does not exclude us from the discussion if it happens of course. – Allen4names (IPv6 contributions) 04:53, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

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Time Functions

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your help on the Time Calculations!!! That was super helpful!! --Zackmann08 (talk) 03:21, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

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You could have just tagged them for CSD G6 as housekeeping. When a non-admin moves a page, we can't suppress the redirect that's created. If the article is moved, its KML has to be moved. Since the redirect is not needed, it's a housekeeping function, and you could tag them for CSD G6 and call it a day. Initiating an RfD is following process for the sake of process sometimes. Imzadi 1979 → 21:32, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

I will take your advice with Template:Attached KML/Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway. Thank you. – Allen4names (IPv6 contributions) 04:39, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
Keep up the good work on the templates! Imzadi 1979 → 04:45, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

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note on notable people listings

Hi, Allen. Myself and several others place that same note whenever we have to prune "Notable people" lists. Although what you changed it to say is true, another interpretation of what you wrote is "You must have enough referenced information to write an article on the subject". So, if that is true, why not let people think that is the case? Another referenced biography in Wikipedia is a much bigger improvement to the encyclopedia that an addition of a person to a list, don't you think? Gtwfan52 (talk) 16:19, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

I will answer with another question. Shall the perfect be made the enemy of the good? If you are going to insist that an article be written before a link to it be made then I guess that your answer is yes. I for one am not going to insist that everyone who edits Wikipedia get an account first or even go to Articles for creation and have one made before adding a link. So if you see a red link in such a list and WP:BIO is satisfied by the references please write the article instead of removing the link. – Allen4names (IPv6 contributions) 02:52, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
And you shall feel how you feel and I shall feel how I feel. You are welcome to refine or redact that note wherever you see it, but as there are several people interested in place articles that use the exact same text, you will be in the minority. Notable lists are one of the single biggest targets of cruft vandalism on the whole project and I (and others) feel a bit of chilling is effective as a deterrent and completely warranted. Gtwfan52 (talk) 04:45, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
It may have a chilling effect but not the one you intend. These lists are not justified by what they add to the articles they are in but to show if there are more articles that should be written. So if you insist that there should be no red links in these lists you should have no objection to the removal of them. – Allen4names (IPv6 contributions) 02:08, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
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