User talk:Alstah

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Abbott photos

Please stop uploading and adding photos which violate Wikipedia's copyright policies to this article. I have just deleted File:Tony-Abbott.jpg and have nominated http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abbott-young.jpg for deletion on Commons. Please take the time to read WP:COPYRIGHT and note that it is taken very seriously - you will be blocked from editing if you continue to add copyright violations. Nick-D (talk) 07:26, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use File:Josh Frydenberg MP.jpg

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IN RE Tony Abbott

Hi. Can you explain this edit, which removed sourced text? Otherwise it'll have to be restored. Thanks. Quis separabit? 17:40, 9 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Quick Note

Hello,

Just thought I'd quickly explain the revert to your John F. Kennedy: "Roman Catholicism" redirects to "Catholicism", and it's best to have the correct link (in this case, Catholicism) when known. That is all. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 03:08, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again,

Regarding your Kennedy edits: They were done in extremely food faith, but the problem was how you created unneeded redirects. "Roman Catholicism" redirects to "Catholicism". You could do [[Catholicism|Roman Catholicism]] or not link it at all, but to just turn [[Catholicism]] to [[Roman Catholicism]] just makes an unnecessary redirect. As I mentioned in edit summaries, you could also mention Roman Catholicism (with or without linking to Catholicism page) in the article outside of the infobox. If you've got further questions, feel free to ask here and I'll respond. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 15:27, 3 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Also, what sources indicate he was specifically Roman Catholic and not just Catholic? Most sources I've come across refer to him and his family as Irish Catholics. XXSNUGGUMSXX (talk) 02:13, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, an Irish Catholic is a Roman Catholic with Irish ancestry (see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Catholic - I am one of them, lol). So basically there's many connotations with the term 'Catholicism', it is a broad term. Eastern Orthodox & Oriential Orthodox Churches claim to be part of the broad term of Catholicism and claim to be the Catholic Church because of unbroken aposotolic succession. Kennedy, like all Irish Catholics, were not Eastern Orthodox or Oriental Orthodox, but rather, was in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, thus he is correctly speaking, a Roman Catholic. That was his religious views. He attended mass in the Latin right, like his father and mother, and those before them (see Nasaw's biography: The Patriarch). Here's another explanation if this did not make sense: http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/what-is-the-difference-between-the-roman-catholic-and-the-catholic-religion. Since all Irish Catholics are Roman Catholics, if you still require a source, here are a few from the JFK library: http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKCAMP1960-1022-014.aspx, http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKCAMP1960-1022-015.aspx, and part 3 of Robert Dallek's book: http://www.amazon.com/An-Unfinished-Life-Kennedy-1917-1963/dp/1478951818

If you require anything else, please let me know.

Narendra Modi

Please do not remove image which has been selected by a talk page consensus, please use the talk page, in case you feel it needs to be changed. Yogesh Khandke (talk) 03:16, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Abbott

He is the shortest-serving PM since McMahon, that's more than 40 years ago. It's not vandalism, I added it. And now re-added with a ref from The Australian where the opening paragraph is completely about this. It's very noteable. Why do you take issue with it? Timeshift (talk) 22:19, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Do you realise you've broken the article's one-revert-per-24hr rule? And in addition you're edit warring without any hint of willingness to discuss the issue on a talk page? It's like you want an admin to block you from wikipedia. Timeshift (talk) 22:26, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying it differently. I highly suggest that if you still have issues that you engage on a talk page rather than ignore users and proceed to edit war which can only end badly for you. Oh, check out the lead of Frank Forde... "He was the shortest serving Prime Minister in Australia's history, being in office for only seven days"... is that "negative"? Nope, it's fact. Timeshift (talk) 22:33, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Thomson Geer (2) (September 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Dodger67 was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing, so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia.
What you can do: Add citations (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners) to secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:48, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Alstah, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:48, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Thomson Geer (2) (September 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Timtrent was:

The majority of the references centre around the PR for the merger(s). While this may have been a significant event for the org it is not particularly useful in establishing the passing of WP:CORP and smacks of WP:BOMBARD, the more so since it is the self same story rehashed over and over again.

The org cannot inherit notability from its client list. So.me may say that by listing the clients it is touting for business here, is placing an advert.

It is likely that this org passes WP:CORP, but this article does not yet pass muster. There has to be something more than the fact if its existence to make it notable.

Part of that is referencing. We require references from significant coverage about the topic of the article, and independent of it, and in WP:RS please. See WP:42. Please also see WP:PRIMARY which details the limited permitted usage of primary sources and WP:SELFPUB which has clear limitations on self published sources.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Fiddle Faddle 12:41, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Timtrent Thank you for your feedback. I have taken it on board and rewritten the article with proper references. While I understand you cannot review it again, what do you think? Any further recommendations? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Thomson_Geer_(2)

Reply to your Articles for Creation Help Desk question

Hello, Alstah! I'm Timtrent. I have replied to your question about a submission at the WikiProject Articles for Creation Help Desk. Fiddle Faddle 12:45, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Thomson Geer has been accepted

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