User talk:Btphelps/Archive/archive2

Scouting barnstar

The Scouting Barnstar

-For excellent support of the ScoutingWikiProject by providing us with quality articles, especially the WBUSA article which made GA. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:09, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Very well-deserved, I had to say it again! — Rlevse • Talk • 02:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the accolades! Do I detect a little indirect encouragement to take on the Girl Scout article on the Chalet? -- btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)} 06:02, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it's been waiting for you for a long time. — Rlevse • Talk • 03:04, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Invitation

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Kisbarnaki Ferenc Farkas

Good work-Phips (talk) 19:35, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

TUSC token 0234391e9a2aa227100b37fa9ec8f022

I am now proud owner of a TUSC account! Whoop-te-do!

GA status for Béla H. Bánáthy

Congratulations on reaching the GA status of the Béla H. Bánáthy article. This is a real honour on Wikipedia.

-- Marcel Douwe Dekker (talk) 15:48, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you Marcel for noticing and taking the time to comment. Much appreciated! -- btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:15, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Woody Island (Alaska)

On 23 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Woody Island (Alaska), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:57, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Hey, well cool. Hadn't gotten around to doing anything with the article yet, so glad someone noticed. I bow to the BorgQueen! -- btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)}

DYK for Kisbarnaki Ferenc Farkas

On 27 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kisbarnaki Ferenc Farkas, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Cbl62 08:25, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for William Phelps (colonist)

On 2 January, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Phelps (colonist), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

LDS naturists

The person who wrote the 'LDS naturists' section has been absent for about two years. As I'm not a LDS church member, I've been reluctant to do any edits on it, but I'll remove the word "growing."

RGNU (talk) 02:29, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. I noticed you've done a lot of work on that and related pages. Keep up the good work! -- btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)} 05:48, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

SS John Stagg AfD

Re your comment in the AfD debate "Nothing notable found and nothing notable portending" - the ship was rebuilt twice, increasing in tonnage each time and lengthened once. Does that not give her some notability? Mjroots (talk) 06:40, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Mjroots, seeing as this post is soley about the AFD, do you not think that you should instead discuss it at the actual AFD and not privately on a user's talk page. Ryan4314 (talk) 07:18, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Mjroots, please add your comments to the AfD discussion, that's where they will get the attention they deserve. -- btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:19, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Your opinion on what appears to be "Waraji"

Just wondering what your opinion is regarding small skirmishes.[1] How much effort should one put into keeping offensive material out of articles, etc.? Should I just delete the box from my user page and watch list? Thanks, MrBell ^(talk) 22:54, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

My personal belief is that we should stand up for Wikipedia policy. We must not shrink from confronting those who would violate consensus-based standards to advance their own agenda, especially at others' expense. If you don't want to run the risk of that particular userbox being violated again, causing porn to display on your userpage, but wish to monitor whether it is vandalized, you could always just add it to your watch list. But I think that's probably what they want, to force users to abandon that userbox. So I'll stick with it. -- btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)} 00:08, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar of Guidance

		The Guidance Barnstar
		I hereby award you this barnstar of guidance, for your continuing good advice and willingness to help out a relatively new user with some concerns. It is appreciated! MrBell (talk) 17:15, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, though I am impressed by the information and policies I've seen you dig up and the patience you've demonstrated. I don't think I am much better at this than you. Drop me a note via email, why don't you. -- btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:14, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the barnstar. (By the way, check out Fort Ticonderoga; it's coming along quite nicely.) Magic♪piano 14:29, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I saw that too. It should be ready for GA Review soon! -- btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)} 17:20, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Captain-Elisha-Phelps-House-museum.jpg

Replaceable fair use

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Userboxes

Please do not recreate the content of userboxes which have deleted at MfD on your userpage. Thanks. Black Kite 07:31, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

• To be honest, I don't really care what your views are on marriage or anything else, however - if something is deleted at XfD then it needs to stay deleted - if it's restored, then fine, put it back on your page. Personally I'd delete every userbox on the usbject of politics, sexuality, religion etc. that starts "This user believes that..." because they don't contribute to the encyclopedia at all and only serve to foster division. Black Kite 07:30, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Sorry to say this, BT

But you are being just a tad hasty with the deletion tags. Boy Ge Mendes and Ana Firmino are both highly regarded Cape Verdean musicians, as even a cursory google search will reveal. I'm creating the stubs and will add further details soon. In the meantime, would you be so kind as to desist from deleting everything in sight. I've been on WP for more than 4 years with 3,000 or more edits and have created at least a couple of hundred new articles on various topics, all of which were of encyclopedic value and have stood the test of time. I assure you that I am perfectly aware of WP's rules of notability. Thanks for your patience. --Peripatetic (talk) 12:13, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Leke Baronets

With regard to your speedy deletion tag on this article will you please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Peerage and Baronetage and reconsider your actionOrdyg (talk) 12:31, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

The article as tagged was short, but certainly not empty or a candidate for CSD A3. --Tikiwont (talk) 13:40, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion tags

Thanks for helping out with the new page patrol. Nevertheless, a rather high part of your recent tags are not correct. Please review the criteria in WP:CSD that re supposed to be understood narrowly (see e.g. Benedict Kingsbury and above.) CSD A7 in particular does not apply to anything not explicitly listed there, in particular not to types of tombs[2], dance styles[3] or novels[4]. Thanks. --Tikiwont (talk) 13:50, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Appreciate the tip, but using WikiEd for tagging didn't offer a ready template for non-notable tombs, dances, etc, so I picked the closest one. Let me know what a better alternative is.-- btphelps ^{(talk) (contribs)} 19:46, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

There is no ready made template because they just don't qualify for speedy deletion (for lack of asserting importance). Which is why I asked you to review the policy. The alternatives are proposed deletions and deletion discussions.--Tikiwont (talk) 21:14, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Your recent tags of disused stations in the New York City Subway (example: 84 Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)) do not meet WP:CSD criteria and have been removed. Disused rail stations and lines are notable and there are numerous Wiki articles. Though small, this article is sufficient as a stub (see WP:STUB that may grow in the future. Truthanado (talk) 03:43, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/24.91.119.90

Please see my comment at the above. Cheers, Tiptoety ^talk 19:57, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Justification for new page: Squeeze job

Justification for new page: Squeeze job Irv (talk) 20:33, 24 January 2009 (UTC)