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Deletion of Allan Pease

Hi there. I think you made a mistake deleting Allan Pease. If you check the history for that article, there was a previous non-G12/non-G11 version to revert to instead of speedy deleting it. The copyvio was only added today and it seems like both you and Σ fell for it. I think restoring the old version is the best way to go forward, so please do so. Regards SoWhy 10:43, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Restored, but that version too is highly promotional; I am rewriting it. DGG ( talk ) 18:36, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Feel free to. If you can't, you can always revert three years back to the stub I left when I declined it back then. Regards SoWhy 21:51, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Montreal Forest Development

Hello: I've performed some research regading the Montreal Forest Development article, and since you have contributed to the AfD discussion, I am requesting that you revisit the discussion to read my comments. Only people that have contributed to the AfD discussion for the article are receiving this notice (no canvassing). Thank you for your consideration. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:51, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

UCL Energy Institute page

Hi, I had been writing the page entitled 'UCL Energy Institute' and had a message soon after creation that it had been flagged up as potential advertising. This had absolutely not been my intention but more perhaps my style of writing so I had been working really hard on changing the text and adding more references. I had spent hours on this and would really have appreciated the chance to improve the page as I had been directed. Please can I have it returned so I can continue to improve it, and any advice on how it could be improved would be much appreciated. Thank you Jones5153 (talk) 16:49, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

I am in the process of writing a detailed reply on your talk page. I'm not sure why you want it back though--it was mostly copied from their website (which was why I deleted it). DGG ( talk ) 16:56, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

PHI Inc. Article

Hello, I am new and have only a few edits under my belt. The PHI Inc. Article that I created was deleted by you after you stated that I copied the PHI facebook page. However, the article I created had very little in common with the PHI facebook page. The article I created was created using verifiable sources. Thompson Reuters, Google Stocks, Business Index Website, which in it self has multiple Print and Text references. The specifics financials, numbers, executives, inventory (fleet), etc was sourced directly from SEC filings as recent as Dec 2011. The data on the aircraft was properly linked to articles within wikipedia. The format was similar to other Aviation companies, specifically other helicopter transport services. The data was presented as unbiased, factual claims that verifiable by several sources. It is true and would follow that a company that produces a facebook page would use similar data from similar sources to describe it's own company. However the article I posted was no where near identical in any way to the facebook page. I have cited an example from below. You can read in full text on facebook and User:Firemedicmonkey/sandbox

My article text:
"PHI Inc. (NASDAQ: PHII, NASDAQ: PHIIK) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana United States that is one of the world’s largest helicopter services companies, specializing in the following services: Transportation to and from offshore oil and gas platforms Air medical evacuation and civilian search and rescue services Helicopter maintenance repair and overhaul Helicopter Pilot and Crew Training PHI Inc. is one of several global providers of helicopter transportation services to the offshore oil and gas industry, principally in the Gulf of Mexico (the others including Bristow Group, Inc. (Air Logistics) and SEACOR Holdings Inc. (Era Helicopters LLC) The Company also provides helicopter services to the oil and gas industry internationally, and to non-oil and gas customers and United States governmental agencies, such as the National Science Foundation. PHI claims to provide it's customers with the safest, most reliable helicopter transportation in the world.[2] The Company operates in three segments: Oil and Gas, Air Medical, and Technical Services. The Company also provides air medical transportation for hospitals and emergency service agencies where it operates as an independent provider of medical services. PHI Inc. Owns or operates more than 256 aircraft domestically and internationally. 162 aircraft are dedicated to its Oil and Gas segment. 89 aircraft are dedicated to its Air Medical segment. They also operate five aircraft for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica."

PHI Inc Facebook Page Text:
"About Our Mission is to provide worldwide helicopter services that are unsurpassed in safety and customer satisfaction. Mission Our Mission is to provide worldwide helicopter services that are unsurpassed in safety and customer satisfaction. We are a team dedicated to continuous improvement in an environment that promotes trust, personal growth, and mutual respect. Description To trace the progress of PHI over the past 62 years is to chart the development and growth of the helicopter’s increasing value to the offshore oil & gas industry and the Air Medical industry. The company’s technological and procedural innovations have contributed to the progress of every segment of the industries we service. Helicopter manufacturers, other commercial helicopter operators, and everyone involved in the offshore rotary-wing flight, have benefited from the storehouse of knowledge accumulated and shared by PHI."

So I submit to you did you actually ready my article and follow my references to verifiable sources? Or did you just look at the fact that I used an outside link to the companies facebook page and assumed that I copied it? There is no similarities in style or wording between the two... While the data present is the same as would be expected since the goal of each is the same to present information about this company a world leader in their field...

Finally I present to you the text of an article that is published here from CHC Helicopters... "CHC Helicopter is one of the world’s largest helicopter services companies, specializing in the following services: Transportation to offshore oil and gas platforms Civilian search and rescue and air medical evacuation services Helicopter maintenance repair and overhaul CHC Helicopter is headquartered in Richmond, BC and operates more than 250 aircraft in 30 countries around the world. CHC's major international operating units are based in the United Kingdom, Norway, the Netherlands, Brazil, and Australia. CHC Helicopter is one of several global providers of helicopter transportation services to the offshore oil and gas industry (the others including Bristow Helicopters) and claims to be the most experienced helicopter operator in the world.[citation needed] CHC has capabilities in precision flying techniques and technical support. CHC has long-term working relationships with most of the major oil and gas companies. CHC operates the marine search and rescue service for the Irish Coast Guard at Shannon, Waterford, Sligo and Dublin airports and provides commercial Search and Rescue helicopter services for the United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency. CHC provides helicopter services in Australia for the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, the Victoria Police Force and Ambulance Service of New South Wales."

This is the actual style and format that I based my article on... In an attempt to provide uniformity amongst articles of the similar topic (Helicopter Service Companies) This article here has neither been flagged for deletion or deleted... It does require more unbiased and third party sources, however it remains... Finally did I not provide third party resources i.e. Thompson Reuters, Industry Profile. What other source could I site for information such as inventory, bases, financials, than company data submitted to the SEC. Data that was retrieved via Thompson Reuters, as well as from the actual filings. While dated and still in the process of review these sources for the complete history of the company here they are... Antosh, Nelson, "Petroleum Helicopters Flies Into Local Hands," Houston Chronicle, September 7, 2001, p. 2. Barrett, William P., "Do I Look like a Haggard Cat?," Forbes, October 29, 1990, p. 44. Biers, John M., "Chairman of Gulf's Largest Copter Firm to Step Down; Carroll Suggs Sells Majority Stake in Firm After Losing Union Battle," Times-Picayune (New Orleans), September 8, 2001, Money Sec., p. 1.

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, "Copter Strike Averted; PHI, Pilots Union Get Over Hump," Times-Picayune (New Orleans), April 28, 2001, Money Sec., p. 1.

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, "Helicopter Firm to Get New Home," Times-Picayune (New Orleans), January 5, 1999, p. C1.

Gonzales, Angela, "Air Evac Parent Lays Off 70 Workers, Unloads Assets," Business Journal of Phoenix, November 19, 1999. Griggs, Ted, "Exec Tells Challenges of Business," Advocate (Baton Rouge), November 6, 1999, p. 1C. Guardiano, John, "PHI Appoints New President," Helicopter News, October 6, 2000.

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, "PHI President Promoted to CEO," Helicopter News, September 6, 2001.

"Helicopter Firm Cuts 220 Jobs; Lafayette Company Tries to Boost Stock After 2-Year Profit Spiral," Times-Picayune (New Orleans), Money Sec., February 8, 2001, p. 1. Lear, Calvin, "Larger Facility Planned to Keep PHI in Lafayette," Advocate (Baton Rouge), October 23, 1996, p. 3B. "Maurice M. Bayon, 92, Founder of PHI," Times-Picayune (New Orleans), March 29, 2001, Metro Sec., p. 3. "PHI 50th Anniversary," special issue of Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, La.), February 19, 1999, pp. 1-56.

So please tell me exactly how am I supposed to cite information so it is acceptable to you... Do you need a citation for every sentence since the facebook page uses the same words in different sentences while talking about the same subject...

Firemedicmonkey (talk) 07:53, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

From the talk page of user Nyttend: Reg. edits in the "Most Prominent Persons" section of Dhenkanal, India and similar edits on Dhenkanal district page

You had mentioned "I think the usual standard is that they must either show the notability by having an article about them in Wikipedia, or be obviously qualified to have one. In case there is doubt whether someone would be qualified, the best way of testing it is to try to write an article about them. DGG ( talk ) 23:57, 7 May 2012 (UTC)"

Thank you for your inputs. I will adhere to the general guidelines. Thanks again. --Karan1974 (talk) 01:30, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank You

Thankyou for the much appreciated guidance on setting out an article. I am an experienced writer and researcher, but not an experienced wiki-editor. That was my first attempt at setting out an article from (almost) the beginning. Your edits have made all the difference. --LutherBlissetts (talk) 20:30, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

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New edits

I am new and would like to submit an edit for a specific article. Is it possible for you to review it prior to submission? I want to make sure I stay a good standing member of Wikipedia and follow the right community rules. Your expert insight would be great, thank you. Arjunarocks (talk) 22:16, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

replied on your talk page. DGG ( talk ) 00:22, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

User_talk:Emijrp#Speedy_deletion_nomination_of_.C3.89douard_Delmont

Left you a reply there; the situation is a bit more complex. See also my other comments on his talkpage and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vicente Locaso. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me} 00:46, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

commented at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vicente Locaso &on your talk p. . The articles can be completed, but the behavior is unconstructive and should be stopped. I've left a warning about non-constructive editing, DGG ( talk ) 04:25, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

User_talk:Ragheb.araby#deletion

I answered your message on my own talk page.--Ragheb.araby (talk) 00:01, 5 May 2012 (UTC

User_talk:Emijrp#Speedy_deletion_nomination_of_.C3.89douard_Delmont

Left you a reply there; the situation is a bit more complex. See also my other comments on his talkpage and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vicente Locaso. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me} 00:46, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

commented at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vicente Locaso &on your talk p. . The articles can be completed, but the behavior is unconstructive and should be stopped. I've left a warning about non-constructive editing, DGG ( talk ) 04:25, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Harvey Shapiro

I don't understand why you deleted my article about Harvey Shapiro MD. It took a lot of work to research the information about this man who wrote a book that I enjoyed and who created a lifesaving procedure to induce coma for brain injury that nearly saved my friend's kid's life! I wrote it in the style presented for many other authors that are listed on Wikipedia. I am thoroughly confused. Your response would be greatly appreciated. -- wolfeysWolfeys (talk) 00:50, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

There are many promotional articles already in Wikipedia, and we intend to remove them, not add to them. And an enthusiasm for the subject can detract from objective writing. For details about how to do it right, see your talk p. DGG ( talk ) 01:46, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

New Pages update

Hey DGG/Archive 64 May 2012 :). A quick update on how things are going with the New Page Triage/New Pages Feed project. As the enwiki page notes, the project is divided into two chunks: the "list view" (essentially an updated version of Special:NewPages) and the "article view", a view you'll be presented with when you open up individual articles that contains a toolbar with lots of options to interact with the page - patrolling it, adding maintenance tags, nominating it for deletion, so on.

On the list view front, we're pretty much done! We tried deploying it to enwiki, in line with our Engagement Strategy on Wednesday, but ran into bugs and had to reschedule - the same happened on Thursday :(. We've queued a new deployment for Monday PST, and hopefully that one will go better. If it does, the software will be ready to play around with and test by the following week! :).

On the article view front, the developers are doing some fantastic work designing the toolbar, which we're calling the "curation bar"; you can see a mockup here. A stripped-down version of this should be ready to deploy fairly soon after the list view is; I'm afraid I don't have precise dates yet. When I have more info, or can unleash everyone to test the list view, I'll let you know :). As always, any questions to the talkpage for the project or mine. Thanks! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 23:21, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

I continue to hope you will not use it to replace Special:New Pages, but as a supplement to it. The moment I saw this note, I went there for a while, and, as usual, immediately found some problems among both the patrolled and the unpatrolled articles. I can't really judge until its deployed, but I doubt I could ever work as quickly in the proposed layout--for me, the more articles I can see at one time on a page the better, for I scan, not read, to pick the ones that might need attention. Obviously not everyone can work this way, and obviously beginners will be better off with the new project. I won't. DGG ( talk ) 00:22, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

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^Bongo_matic 03:35, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

therein lies the rub

its one thing for everyone to turn up to afd's and 'scrub' prods and so on and say oh if it has a name - it must have an entry - (tongallan) but no one ever is around in years (at the Indonesian project) to provide a ref - sad - but true SatuSuro 13:14, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

that articles need further work is no cause to remove them. I would give much wider latitude for articles on areas where it is hard to get editors, to prevent cultural Bias. DGG ( talk ) 15:43, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

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Conservapedia

It's not a parody site. They really believe the Earth is 6,000 years old and that Jesus rode dinosaurs. Their constituency is also close to winning the U.S. election in November. Margaret Atwood already predicted this in The Handmaid's Tale. Ignorance is now a virtue. I hope the Second Foundation is setup and ready to go. We'll need it. Viriditas (talk) 10:57, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

I know that, or I wouldn't have said it that way. But the only reason to think it not a parody is the known real-life opinions & behavior of those running it. Otherwise, I would be hard put to write a nastier parody. DGG ( talk ) 15:20, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Michael Doyle (hairdresser)

What do you think of this? Not sure if the awards are enough to establish the notability here, but wanted your opinion. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 12:51, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Consider also Peter Mark. I have no idea about notability --it depends on whether there are better sources. If he does celebrities, there might be sources . DGG ( talk ) 12:55, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Peter Mark is claimed to have 74 shops, which lends a lot more credibility to the claim of notability, assuming it is verifiable. Much of Michael's sourcing comes from a single local newspaper, so it would appear that the notability is more related to the notability of the awards themselves. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 13:12, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

so there's always a merge to the store, even though it has little other information. DGG ( talk ) 13:32, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

I don't see any store to merge to right now. For Peter, Grafton Street is a shopping district that was the source for just the first store. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre is the shopping district for the one Michael is at. Not sure it should go in either. Perhaps a new article for the entire corporation, with both individuals merged into it, but that starts a circular problem: if the business is notable, then Peter would be considered notable for starting it, would he not? Michael could be merged there with no issues, true. And I haven't looked for sources for the 74 stores yet, so not sure how verifiable that would be. I'm not seeing a clean solution I guess, which does explain why I come here, to get educated ;) Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 13:49, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

I think he claims to be head designer for the entire firm. If not, there is no possible notability DGG ( talk ) 17:17, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Just for the one store. Reading it better and following your advice, I've suggested a merge, but not holding out hope. Bongomatic has already opposed, saying that both are likely not notable, which may be true. I was thinking the merge might make it possible to keep the info. Time will tell. Just think, a year or five ago I would have just CSD or AFD'ed them, so I am learning to be a bit more patient, thanks to your example. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 01:17, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

I don't have a view as to whether either is notable. I don't think, however, that their notability is necessarily linked. If the awards—which appear to have been given to the individual—are significant in the field, he may be notable whether or not the salon is. If the salon has received significant coverage (I haven't checked) it may be notable, independent of whether the stylist is. ^Bongo_matic 04:53, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Looks like the salon may be notable:

• Irish Times
• The Independent
• More from the Independent ^Bongo_matic 05:03, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Hello! (Anupam)

Dear Administrator DGG, hello! Thank you for reviewing the situation at ANI and commenting there. I have made my closing remark and response to you here. Thanks for taking the time to read and review my comment. I hope you have a pleasant evening and look forward to you closing the discussion. With regards, Anupam^Talk 02:28, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Attn

See here. My main reason for responding to your post was to point out that we should not attack other editors for their opinions and their approach to editing when it is done in good faith with a view to improving WP, even when it conflicts with what you would view to be an ideal or preferred editing approach. I think that is inappropriate and I would hope you would reconsider your statements re: others being a "baleful influence", and so forth. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 22:56, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

that phrase was a little too strong, and i will retract it. (I should have known; I had some doubts about using it at the time & I should have listened to them. ) I apologize for that.

But more generally, I think that removing borderline but harmless articles is of no benefit to Wikipedia, and removing unnecessary but harmless and non-confusing categories is of no benefit either. Others disagree with me on each of these. I see no reason why we should not say what we think. It is not a matter of good faith. I accept you are intending to improve the encyclopedia . I do not think that proposals such as the one in question, to remove a category that is neither harmful nor confusing, generally actually do improve the encyclopedia, and why should I not say that? I have the right to give an opinion about what I think productive. I am not seeking to prohibit you from pursuing it or to subvert or interfere with the CfD process.

As an example directed in the other direction, there are people who think that looking for sources for borderline articles does not improve the encyclopedia. That's a good part of what I do, but they still have a right to say it. They do not hesitate to tell me they think I am being unproductive & harming the quality of the encyclopedia. I have never attempted to discourage them from saying that. DGG ( talk ) 00:07, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

I appreciate your comments above. Just some thoughts about the issues your raise: in general, I think all users should say what they think. I think you should definitely say whatever you think about a specific proposal or a specific action if you have a view on it; doing so is obviously helpful to advance the discussion and useful for others to know and consider. I just get concerned when users generalise an opinion about a particular action or proposal and make a broad (and sometimes uninformed or unfounded) statements about another user. It typically causes hurt feelings, resentment, anger, often sparks retaliatory insults, and generally causes problems in all sorts of ways. Certainly the harm caused almost always outweighs the benefit given from expression of the opinion. So even if I think these types of things about another editor (and of course everyone does), I do believe that it can be helpful for me to "bite my tongue", so to speak, and just hold back on the generalised comments about the user and instead try to make a comment about the specific issue at hand. I'm not perfect at this either but I try. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 00:19, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

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Concern

Dear Administrator User:DGG, this notice was added underneath every comment by User:Cody7777777. Is this appropriate? I have reverted the addition of this notice and requested that it be added as one comment. If I was incorrect, I apologize for my revert. However, in my opinion, the addition was inappropriate and seemed like a bad faith attempt to undermine the comments of a veteran editor. I hope you have a nice evening. With regards, Anupam^Talk 03:25, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Anupam, isn't reverting someone's comments on WP:ANI without informing them against WP policy? And you should have informed User:Bobrayner about raising the concern here, but I am puzzled as why you didn't inform Bobrayner. -Abhishikt (talk) 03:43, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

There is no obligation to inform anyone when asking help from the zen master of the wiki. This isn't a noticeboard. Drmies (talk) 04:22, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm puzzled becaused Anupam informed me here (I restored one of his 3 reverts), but he didn't inform the original commenter, whose edit he was reverting repeatedly. -Abhishikt (talk) 04:28, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

I'll grant you that that's not comme il faut, but it's DGG abuse more than breaking policy. But it's up to DGG to decide if he wants that discussion here. Happy days, to you as well DGG, Drmies (talk) 04:48, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

the addition of that note multiple times was not appropriate, but why tell me here? It's been mentioned at the an/i, & it would hardly have gone unnoticed . I am, thank goodness, not responsible for clerking the an/i noticeboard. Perhaps somebody should be, but I'm not going to be volunteering. People normally come here for advice or to complain about me. If they want to make a formal complaint about anything else, they should make them where in the usual places. So I will give some advice: this issue has gone on long enough, and adding ramifications won't help anything. DGG ( talk ) 05:16, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Dear User:DGG, thank you for your reply. I would appreciate some intervention here if you are able. I agree this kind of editing is getting out of hand and this thread really needs closed. If you are not able to close the thread, I would appreciate if you could find an administrator to do so. In the past, administrator User:Master of Puppets previously dealt with the issue between the two parties present. Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it sir. With warm regards, Anupam^Talk 05:32, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

• Why is the addition the problem? Surely edit-warring at 3rr in order to remove somebody else's valid addition to AN/I - and then blaming some fictional tag-team for reverting him - is a problem. No? Thanks to Abhishikt for letting me know about this latest outbreak, since anupam suddenly felt shy of using my talkpage... how long will people tolerate anupam's crusade? bobrayner (talk) 08:26, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
  • I apologise if any of my words seem intemperate; it's difficult to keep your composure when somebody regularly cheats and lies, then accuses you of being the cheat and the liar. I have enough real-world stress at the moment (today is a tax deadline) and could do without all this crap too. Have a nice day, DGG, and I'm sorry you got sucked into this mælstrom :-) bobrayner (talk) 09:16, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

I don't think bringing this here was constructive. Anupan, had this stayed here though, I would just have warned you but it bounced back to form another layer of superimposed quarreling at AN/I, and I therefore have blocked you for 24 hours to prevent yet further escalation. In a dispute, the person who acts the most unreasonable is generally perceived, rightly or wrongly, to have the weaker case. DGG ( talk ) 15:10, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Arb Com? =

Hey DGG, you mentioned something about a "Arb Com psudoscience case" on the Admin board. Can you tell me a bit more about that? I tend to work on a number of pages that attract editors who try to add pseudoscientific claims, so I'm wondering if whatever this Arb Com thing is might help for my future editing efforts. Thanks!JoelWhy (talk) 12:49, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Pseudoscience, and the amendments listed there. DGG ( talk ) 18:06, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!JoelWhy (talk) 20:06, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Albert Erives

Please, I urge you to reconsider your vote at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Albert Erives. This guy is not worthy of a Wikipedia article, and he (or someone closely connected with him) is stinking up many articles with this fringe "Proto-anticodon RNA" which really has only one citation. Look at how User:HPBiochemie introduced only this material to Wikipedia. Speciate (talk) 04:46, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

If you'll look at his publications on google scholar, you will see he has extensive earlier work also. COI is not a reason for deletion. DGG ( talk ) 18:54, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

I shall fashion a response. Speciate (talk) 21:03, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Followup: the result was keep. DGG ( talk ) 03:47, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Concern 2

I am seriously concerned that you are ignoring very important evidence from Anupam. In this edit, Anupam states that "Bobrayner has been using an offsite email list in order to coordinate individuals at this report." If any such evidence of off-wiki coordination exists, per WP:EEML, Anupam should be forwarding it to Arbcom, not using it on ANI.

Please instruct Anupam to forward his evidence to Arbcom via email immediately, and inform Arbcom that they will be receiving said evidence. Obviously, to focus Anupam on forwarding his evidence to Arbcom, you should probably prevent him from getting distracted by other tasks on Wikipedia by indef blocking him. Thank you.

Please note that I intend to open an Arbcom case on this mailing list issue posthaste. Hipocrite (talk) 17:37, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

FYI, I posted a question to you on User_talk:bobrayner. Thanks.   — Jess· Δ♥ 20:33, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Block of Bobrayner

I disagree pretty strongly with your warning to Bobrayner and your subsequent block of his account. When you are feeling calm, please post here and we can discuss. Thanks. Pine^(talk) 06:58, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

The issue is over; the blocks are expired; the an/i was closed by Guy--and I endorse both his closure and the principles behind it; it was taken to arb com, who appear to be (correctly) regarding the matter brought there as too absurdly unsupported to be worth considering; Anupam has, wisely, no further comment; bobraynor, also wisely, is not pursuing it further.

It generally happens when I do what I am supposed to do and block both sides, both sides get angry at me. They have done so over this, which gives me the external confirmation that I was right in this instance, and that I will be right to do so in the future. The lesson I have learned from this is that I should have blocked both parties earlier, since what I did helped lead to a rapid conclusion. DGG ( talk ) 17:57, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Absolutely. It is time for both sides to put down the stick and back slowly away form the deceased equine. Guy (Help!) 19:28, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm not asking to discuss the AN/I closure or anything to do with Anupam. I want to discuss separately some things that you said and the choices that you made regarding your warning to Bobrayner, your subsequent temporary block, and your comments on his talk page. It is possible that earlier intervention would have been better and that's one of the things that we can discuss. I'm not here to defend everything that Bobrayner said and did, I think that he could have done some things differently and you're right that he may have pressed his point too hard. What I'd like to discuss with you are the choices that you made. Pine^(talk) 22:09, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Would you like me then to offer my rational in more detail? I think about these things before I do them--and afterwards, & since it was just yesterday, i remember what I was thinking, and in fact i wrote it down this morning, as I often do, in case I for some reason needed to make a more detailed answer than I gave.. But for what purpose should I do so now? To help someone to continue the quarrel? I don't think I or anyone should want to do that. To defend myself? I don't think I need to. To convince you I was right? I've already said in what way I did it wrong. If there's something else, please email, but I think we would all greatly benefit to close this on-wiki. DGG ( talk ) 23:27, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Pine if you actually want to discuss something then say what it is you wish to discuss--your cryptic, eliptic, vague protestations don't really give much to go on. What are the "things that [DGG] said" or "choices that [DGG] made" at issue? ^Bongo_matic 00:32, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

I have been less specific than I could be until now because I want to make sure that tempers have cooled before this conversation began in detail. My purpose isn't to restart the discussion on ANI.

I think that this discussion would be better on-wiki where it's transparent. Since the administrative actions were public it seems to me that discussion of them should also generally be public and transparent. Let me think about the consequences of moving it to email. Because of the amount of effort involved in going back through the specific things I have in mind and the block in question has expired, I'm not sure that this is worth our mutual time to discuss if it's not in public where I had hoped that any outcomes would be transparent. If I think that this is worth discussing further then I'll post here or email you. Pine^(talk) 07:16, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

User:Husaaved

DGG, can you take a look at this guy and his edits? He's requested G11 on a page that doesn't warrant it (see talk page for The Non-GMO Project for his explanation of G11), placed a {{notability}} tag on Kashi (which I've stricken), and done some other stuff. I hate to say this, but I'm having a hard time [[WP:AGF|assuming good faith with this guy - and with having created recently and done these edits yesterday, I'm wondering if I'm smelling socks. Granted I could be wrong, but something doesn't seem right about this. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 07:51, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

He was almost right about Non-GMOP--a highly promotional press agent or paid editor written article, that i though worth rewriting almost completely, because there was one really good ref for notability--see its talk p. However, the other tagging I do not understand. DGG ( talk ) 08:39, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Proforma

Esteemed DGG, you were mentioned at ANI. Just wanted to be able to say I got the jump on the esteemed User:Uncle G. JJB 05:03, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Christian studies books

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Colombo Post

I'm not convinced why you have decided to keep that article. While I admit that it was wrong on my part to nominate it on the grounds of discontinuity, I have subsequently raised the notability concerns. A google search shows up nothing verifiable on the existence of such a newspaper. The thecolombopost.com domain hosts what seems to be a mirror of the website of Derana TV, a local TV channel. Therefore, I don't think the subject is in any way notable. Thanks! ASTRONOMYINERTIA (TALK) 16:33, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

because such was the consensus. I haven't in the past found much in the way of sources in google for this country, so that's wnot a valid argument. But there may indeed be a problem, so feel free to nominate again in few months. Then I will comment instead of closing. DGG ( talk ) 18:09, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Response to apology

Thanks for the apology. I accept it. SL93 (talk) 13:34, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

New Page Triage prototype released

Hey DGG! We've finally finished the NPT prototype and deployed it on enwiki. We'll be holding an office hours session on the 16th at 21:00 in #wikimedia-office to show it off, get feedback and plot future developments - hope to see you there! Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 03:29, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Mitchell Wolfson Jr. deletion

Hi DGG,

Can I ask as to why the Mitchell_Wolfson,_Jr. page has been deleted due to (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion: G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of http://www.wolfsonian.org/about/founder)?

What text or material was exactly infringing copyright? And which material/text was Unambiguous advertising or promotion?

I am only asking as the last time I read the article I sincerely didn't notice any infringing material but I have to admit I am still a bit new to this. Many thanks.

Maximo98 (talk) 09:20, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

not directly copied, but a Close paraphrase. But certainly promotional. Consider all the adjectives of praise. & phrases like "developing new resources" "Dedicated to the support and promotion of" Removing that sort of writing will probably remove most of the paraphrase.

He's important enough that I think I'll restore it and rewrite it. This is more than ordinary editing, but I can do one or two a week. DGG ( talk ) 15:41, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for restoring it. Maximo98 (talk) 16:42, 12 May 2012 (UTC) ""I am now editing it as i thing necessary . DGG ( talk ) 06:31, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Input needed on legal article

Hi. I've got a question about the level-of-detail in a law-related article. You are in the list of volunteers for the WP:FRS under "law/politics", so I hope you don't mind helping out. Can you look at Wikipedia:Peer review/Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders/archive3 and provide some input about the question posed there at the bottom? I've pinged the peer reviewer, but I think they have no legal/political expertise, so they don't have a response. Any help would be appreciated! I'm going to be submitting this for Featured Article status soon, and this is the final remaining issue. Thanks. --Noleander (talk) 19:38, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

commented there. You're fine with respect to the question you asked, but in my opinion there are some additional sections necessary. But I normally do not participate in the FA process, so my standards and those of the regulars there are probably somewhat different. DGG ( talk ) 00:01, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your great feedback: I've implemented many of the suggestions already. I agree that the article needs a "Public opinion" section: I'm trying to create it, but I'm having a heck of a time finding contemporary news/opinion sources ... everything I find is behind a paywall. I have HighBeam archive access, but it doesnt seem to have much contemporary material. Can you suggest some research avenues I could pursue? Or, do you have access to some sources e.g. NY Times etc, and if so, could you provide some raw material I could work with (in a way that respects copyrights)? Otherwise, I'll keep hunting: something is bound to turn up. --Noleander (talk) 00:28, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

There's really too much for me to send you. I think you will need to go to a library yourself, one that holds at least the microfilm NYT or provides access to the paywalled portion. Scanning the first page for the periods of the trials should do it. Any public or college library should be able to have access to this--either from home with a library card, or at least from the library. (or any e-subscription come with archive access---there are student rates) A good left-wing magazine of the period widely available was The Nation; For good general opinion, I'd use Time. Most large academic libraries will have a microfilm file of the Daily Worker. Outside the US will be somewhat harder, except if one of the books you have already listed refers to them. I may add a section on that myself eventually. Where are you? Email me if necessary DGG ( talk ) 01:03, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm nowhere near a large library :-) But I just saw that NY Times has a deal for $1 to get a one month trial: I think I'll do that. The first and most important trial was in NY ... and the NY Times covered it in depth (I can see that just by doing a search in the NY Times archives & looking at the results). The NY Times also seems to have coverage of the subsequent non-NY trials. Let me go explore that path, and I'll see where it takes me. If you do have any relevant material, send it my way and I can incorporate it. --Noleander (talk) 01:55, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

I finally got some great sources, and added two new sections into that article ... they are identified in Wikipedia:Peer review/Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders/archive3. If you have time, could you glance at them and see if they meet your expectations? Thanks. --Noleander (talk) 12:04, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

International Jewish Correspondence - copypaste and notability

Hi DGG. I was checking International Jewish Correspondence while working at Copyright problems. As you had originally tagged this with {{Copypaste}}, I wonder if you could have a quick look at my comments on Talk:International Jewish Correspondence re this issue and the issue of the subject's notability. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 05:22, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Please explain how & why notability is still a concern - thanks ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by OrenBochman (talk • contribs) 22:14, 13 May 2012‎

notability is still a concern using the WP:GNG, because there are only two specific references, one a directory entry and one a local newspaper. Myself, this does not worry me, but I take a much more flexible view of the use of the GNG and the necessary sourcing under that guideline than many people here. You're not trying to satisfy me, you're trying to make sure it doesn't get deleted at an AfD; I give you the most accurate guess I can about what will happen, which is that unless there are more references it will be considered by others to be borderline at best. If you can show one or two more good substantial 3rd party references, nobody will think it a problem. DGG ( talk ) 22:36, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

But it is merged with now with - Canadian Jewish Congress which looks we sourced - doesn't that cure previous notability problems ? (I just won't to undestand policy - I'm not interested in either article) is notability applied at levels smaller than a whole article? BO; talk 00:04, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear:You are completely right that as part of the contents of the article there is not the least problem--the contents of an article need not be each part of it notable, just relevant and sourced, which it is. I thought you were asking about reconstituting the part on International Jewish Correspondence as a separate article--only then is there a problem. DGG ( talk ) 00:30, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

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User_talk:Ragheb.araby#deletion

I left you another message at this page.--Ragheb.araby (talk) 18:23, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

I posted the AfD at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bashar Abdulah. Now please explain your reasons further there, and i will respond.. DGG ( talk ) 14:37, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

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Help requested

Hi DGG. Could you please help to move Jewish immigration to Puerto Rico TO History of the Jews in Puerto Rico, since all such articles are titled e.g. History of the Jews in Canada, History of the Jews in New York, History of the Jews in Ohio etc etc etc. Thanks for your efforts as I work to tidy up the loose ends. Best wishes, IZAK (talk) 07:42, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

done DGG ( talk ) 16:17, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! IZAK (talk) 07:30, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Hellsing character merge

As you oppose deletion of the Alexander Anderson (Hellsing) article in favor of merging, would you care to comment on the matter? Some guy (talk) 00:03, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

BLPPROD maint categories

Heya. I know you patrol expired PRODs and expired BLPPRODs, and as a result you might have an opinion on this -- largely, I'd like to "fix" the problem that the BLPPROD "days left" and "expired" categories don't work properly, one way or another. I've suggested a relatively simple bot-based solution, another editor has suggested moving to a categories based on placement date, much like traditional PRODs. Since you actually *use* these categories, your input would be valued. Thanks! --joe decker^{talk to me} 21:16, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! --joe decker^{talk to me} 05:53, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

A new editor would like some guidance

Hi,

I've been commenting over at the user RfC regarding Agent00f. Dennis Brown has indicated that you have mentored him or been close to him over a long period of time.

I have emailed Please email me back, & I will respond this evening.

Just a note that a discussion you seemed to be interested in happened at MMANOT

At the end of UFC "inherently notable" discussion, you indicated both some interest and familiarity with long standing wiki policy on notability. I replied and linked to some guidance by another editor (JBB) in similar shoes you might be interested in discussing this matter with. His most recent comments at the end. Thanks. Agent00f (talk) 10:30, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

I personally do not care in the least whether we have extensive or minimal coverage in not just MMA specifically, but sports in general. I only care to the extent that what is said involves the encyclopedia as a whole, about which I very much care, and therefore I can only make some general comments that I think apply to all areas. DGG ( talk ) 16:32, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Baruch College

The IP essentially reverted all of your edits. CrazyAces489 (talk) 05:59, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Bongomatic took care of it; what was restored was not only promotional, but blatent copyvio. DGG ( talk ) 18:05, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

I came, I stalked, I conquered. ^Bongo_matic 03:27, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Boundary 2

Hi, could you perhaps have a look at this article? Some editors are trying to insert what I think is unsourced and unwarranted assertions, but perhaps I'm wrong. The journal is also included in many databases that, I think, would not include it if it weren't peer-reviewed, although I admit that the journal website doesn't say so explicitly. Your opinion would be welcome. Thanks! --Guillaume2303 (talk) 13:33, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

A Duke University Press humanities journal of extremely high reputation, from the most important US publisher of such journals. As it contains invited manuscripts only, it does not do peer review of submissions. I do not know to what degree the invited material is reviewed and edited--I imagine by the editors themselves, rather than invited peers of the authors. Humanities journals have various variant of editorial control, and this is a not uncommon method . The proper term I think is "Peer review or the equivalent editorial control" DGG ( talk ) 18:12, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

But what do you think of the remark "It is thus a closed, in-house journal. The interests and networks of the editorial board determine what ends up in the issue." that several editors insist on including? That sounds rather negative to me, but each time that I remove it, somebody puts it back. --Guillaume2303 (talk) 18:53, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, just stumbling across this string. How about: "Article selections and other content choices are made by the editorial board." This reminds me of COI issues where bias content needs to be corrected rather than omitted. User:Corporate Minion 03:16, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

I know of no journal where "the interests and networks of the editorial board " or even just the editor in chief do not in considerable part determine the contents. The problem is that saying this so directly can easily be misinterpreted by those who have an overly simplistic view of the objectivity of academic journals & my preliminary thought is that King's wording is a good one. DGG ( talk ) 05:12, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Good point and good suggestion (thanks King!), I have made this change, let's hope it sticks. Thanks! --Guillaume2303 (talk) 16:45, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Wikimania

Hi DGG. I'm going to try to make it to your session at Wikimania. If Jimmy sticks around after the plenary session and isn't barraged I might see if I can get his feedback on what a paid editor would need to do to not just be tolerated, but seen as an asset to Wikipedia. The unconference would be a good time to meet up. At some point much further down the line I would like to get some form of independent review/assessment on our McKinsey efforts from an uninvolved editor, just to make sure we've all done a great job serving the reader. User:King4057 (COI Disclosure on User Page) 17:49, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

There seems to be a trend

I'm not saying that you meant what you said, but there appears to be a trend. Northamerica basically said the same thing as you did at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gabriel Pizza which I didn't even nominate for deletion. Uncle G acted like I didn't follow WP:BEFORE at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Neurathian bootstrap just because I didn't know that it had other names. Kvng said at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Compojure that I didn't consider merging the non-notable article even though I did. Haus said at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/E&BV Subdivision that he found sources in the same amount of time that it took me to nominate the article for deletion. I said that I don't think those sources show notability and another editor agreed with me. So annoying. SL93 (talk) 14:59, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

I decide on the merits of an article by my own judgment. I then look at what other people said, to see if there is an argument that might convince me otherwise. Similarly, sometimes people who in a particular case think as I do use similar arguments as mine. (And why ever would I give an argument if I did not intend to convince others to agree with it?) Uncle G and I think alike for many articles, but not always, and I have differed from him at times in every possible direction. In that first article you mention my judgment was a little different from both of them. In the others I have not yet commented.

But both of us are of the opinion that some degree of consideration for the essential parts of WP:Before is part of WP:Deletion Policy. We've both been here long enough not to judge an article's possibilities on the basis of what is in the present version, and we both define "sourceable" as meaning able to be sourced, and "verifiable" as able to be verified. Both of us are know the limitations of the Googles well enough to be fairly sophisticated at searching them, & we are both aware there are other sources also. We don't expect others to be as thorough as we would--if everyone was, we'd have no need to even comment, because many articles would never get nominated for deletion. We do hope for a moderate degree of inventiveness & imagination, for most of the people here are rather good at those two mental characteristics. We do expect people will not try to judge notability in fields were they wouldn't be able to find sources if they existed.

Northamerica similarly, though he & I share the same view only sometimes, not all that often, and I have a good deal less experience and knowledge of his level of working. When multiple people say the same thing, they might even do so because it is the obviously correct answer.

Words like "substantial" in substantial coverage are not sharply true or false, and the interpretation depends on the circumstances. In fields or geographic areas where the press coverage of everyone of any degree of notability is extensive, it's reasonable to look for more substance than in those fields and places which attract much less attention. (I'm not sure how far Uncle G and Northamerica agree with me on that--I seem to feel much more strongly in requiring full coverage in some subject areas than they do.)

I see you say you follow WP:BEFORE--I am glad you accept that principle, and urge you to say explicitly what you have or have not searched, and what options you have considered. If I nominate or comment on an article & think that while merging or redirection might seem plausible they should not be so treated, I generally say so, and give the reason. DGG ( talk ) 16:25, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice. I will do that so people don't start assuming things. SL93 (talk) 19:40, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Proposal to stop placeholder stubs being created without a sourced fact

Please comment.♦ Dr. Blofeld 06:33, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

query

Dear user, I found your name here WikiProject_Paid_Advocacy_Watch and was wondering whether you could take a look at at [talk page on Kosovo], specifically the bit about the proposed merger to determine whether these very (overly) active users are suspicious. It boggles my mind how a group of editors can be so united and zealous in promoting a particular case without receiving some sort of reward (?) Ottomanist (talk) 11:49, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

It is extremely unlikely that those working on such a topic are paid advocates; nationalism can be more powerful than money. I've read the discussion, and it has been closed correctly. If you wish to get those without a strong interest in the subject involved, I predict the consensus to keep the present separate articles will be all the clearer. DGG ( talk ) 18:28, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Metatextbook of Medicine‎‎

David, I should perhaps have noted this on the talk page, but there is something weird with the review in the Deutsches Ärtzeblatt: it is written by the person who set up this "metatextbook" (see bottom of the huge linked page). So I don't think that it is really a review and certainly not independent. Perhaps too complicated for CSD... Should I take it to AfD? --Guillaume2303 (talk) 16:29, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

RBEM

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Resource-based economic model -- any chance you'll reconsider your !vote after the additional discussion? You mentioned "zealots" in your comment a lot. The !voters Zach, Ijon and Biophilly are all on Wikipedia for the primary purpose of editing the TZM/TVP related articles, and besides them there are several more. They're *already* difficult to handle (see the current !vote balance on the AfD and the edit history of TZM), it'd be better for everyone if we had one less article to fight over. You say that it should be rewritten but who's gonna do that? You made an attempt but it was entirely reverted by the 'owner' of the article. None of us will have the patience or interest to rewrite it into a suitable form (if one such exists), and none of them are likely to be capable of writing a neutral article. This coupled with the concerns already listed in the AfD, I really think the article should go. Please reconsider. Any well-sourced material is suitable to be merged into the TVP article. — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 23:33, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

The proponents of this article have certainly disappointed me--I had hoped, since they claim to be scientifically rational, they would recognize the choice is between a short objective article or deletion, and choose the former. They have done the opposite, and although they have accepted some cuts, they have otherwise insisted on retaining their exact duplicative and rhetorical language (in the worst sense of the term -- promotional verbiage). I've tried to rewrite once more, and tried to explain things to them. They express their lack of objectivity, by comparing this in importance to Socialism and Capitalism and asking for equivalent coverage. It's like the self-important musicians who want an article, because we have one on the Beatles. There is no reason why Wikipedia should ever tolerate this, & I have a few dozen other articles in mind from other advocates. Some of the social sciences seem prone to this: partly because the actual realization of any theory in that field depends on propaganda. I've commented accordingly at the AfD. DGG ( talk ) 05:16, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Followup: the article was deleted. I suppose I should check related articles also. DGG ( talk ) 03:46, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Albert Erives

Please, I urge you to reconsider your vote at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Albert Erives. This guy is not worthy of a Wikipedia article, and he (or someone closely connected with him) is stinking up many articles with this fringe "Proto-anticodon RNA" which really has only one citation. Look at how User:HPBiochemie introduced only this material to Wikipedia. Speciate (talk) 04:46, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

If you'll look at his publications on google scholar, you will see he has extensive earlier work also. COI is not a reason for deletion. DGG ( talk ) 18:54, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

I shall fashion a response. Speciate (talk) 21:03, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Followup: the result was keep. DGG ( talk ) 03:47, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Category deletion proposal

Hi DGG,

At the beginning of this year you were kind enough to leave me a message trying to cheer me up after I tried to save business related content on Wikipedia from deletion. I am having a similar problem now, trying to save business related categories that I believe are important.

If you have the time (but I will understand if you don't), I would greatly appreciate you having a look at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2012_May_23#Category:Major_shareholders_of_Yahoo.21 and helping me decide if there is any point in trying to oppose this deletion.Ottawahitech (talk) 02:01, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Commented there; it's important content, but I'm not sure a category is the way to do it. DGG ( talk ) 04:09, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Hello

I'm looking forward to seeing you at Wikimania Takes Manhattan - I will also be in DC. --David Shankbone 03:57, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Geo Swan's article

The point is that this article is a textbook BLP1E, and Geo Swan has gotten flak specifically for having this type of article in userspace and in mainspace; regardless of whether it belongs in userspace or not, I'm not going to enable someone to restore an article when I would immediately send it to AFD. "If I did that, and the article stays in the same form, it will be very rapidly deleted, which is not what you desire" — and this article cannot help being in the form of a BLP1E unless Geo Swan find persistent coverage, of which I've heard nothing from him/her. Nyttend (talk) 12:11, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Looking at a later comment on your talk p., it appears there was a misunderstanding. Geo asked you to at least mail it to him, & he (and I) thought you were refusing to do that also. But you explained you had not noticed that part, & would mail it. I think that resolves the immediate issue.

More generally, I am not sure of the advice I gave above, which you quoted. It is my intention if the person insists further to restore the article and fix it myself. In fact, when I re-read the source this morning, I may do that even if not requested. (This is part of the general problem more often seen at BLP PROD: if there is an unsatisfactory article, and we know we can fix it by a careful sourcing or rewrite,rather than delete it, should we do so? I think what we should best do in such circumstances is to try as much as reasonable to get the ed to do it themselves, and that is what I was trying to do above.)

the more general issue, that we may not use our authority to delete under the speedy criteria or after an explicit consensus, to delete otherwise, remains. I admit I have violated it on rare occasions, in the spirit of IAR. But using IAR for a single-handed deletion is a very dangerous thing, and perhaps we should all stop doing it. Otherwise it is all too easy for someone to make a case that we are acting on our own prejudices and private interpretations, and perhaps sometimes they will be right.

Additionally, I would never refuse to restore an article if another admin or equally trusted user asked me. Perhaps I defer to other admins too much, or you too little. After all, I could have said, you are being unreasonable, and restored it myself. The definition of wheel warring permits it. (Perhaps we define it incorrectly, and it gives an undue 2nd mover advantage, but that's a very complicated question.) DGG ( talk ) 20:22, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

This is an interesting discussion between two respected colleagues. Please understand the importance of common ground. While mostly we simply observe, without comment, we generally benefit by considering the agreement you reach. Best regards to you both. My76Strat (talk) 00:23, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I think it goes without saying that most of the time admins will decide the same: if it were otherwise, we'd have immensely more conflict than now. There will also be a grey zone where doing a particular thing, is not clearly right or wrong. We say doubtful matters should involve the community, but then the question becomes which matters are doubtful enough to involve the community? In the boundary zone, the decisions are necessarily going to vary from one individual to another. This is beneficial, not harmful. An admin might choose to do only the utterly obvious, but the other matters need to be dealt with also. Discussing the items in the boundary zone is one of the ways by which consensus can change. DGG ( talk ) 00:45, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

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Groundswell Productions

Could you undo the deletion? I have included a link to nytimes article. That seems good enough. You may not agree, but any case it's not up for you to decide. Take it to an afd, if needed. -- Taku (talk) 04:37, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

if I did that, and the article stays in the same form, it will be very rapidly deleted, which is not what you desire. Looking at the NYT article, there is quite possibly some considerable notability, probably enough to pass AfD. What you now need to do is use the information to write an article that shows it. There is no plausible claim to notability. The article you wrote merely says they submitted some films to Sundance. that's not a plausible show of importance. Write a proper article, show what they have done that is important; add some other references also. . I'm trying to help you do it, by explaining what is necessary. DGG ( talk ) 04:45, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

You got it all wrong. It's not my article. Why is it my duty to make sure it pass speedy? -- Taku (talk) 04:52, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

It's an article you wrote. it needs rewriting to be in Wikipedia If you care enough about it to protest to me about it, you should care enough to write it properly. If you think something is notable, and you want an article on it, you need to write it adequately enough to show it. Somebody has to. I am supposed to remove the articles that could not possibly stay in Wikipedia without complete rewriting, and this was one of them, not to rewrite them all myself. DGG ( talk ) 05:01, 26 May 2012 (UTC) `

What you said is correct. I don't care enough to put more time on the article nor the discussion related to it. -- Taku (talk) 11:18, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

New user needs help

User talk:Lifespan9 new today and needs help--do you mind? Thanks, We hope (talk) 18:55, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

I thinkhe's by now received the needed help from others. DGG ( talk ) 00:15, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Amber L. Hollibaugh

A fellow editor that I am mentoring brought up this article. There are some legitimate concerns, on many levels. It is short and I'm sure you will see the concerns. BLPs are not my forte, so if you have the time and can briefly review and offer a little guidance on, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks as always. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 23:30, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

it's self description. I edited to make that clearer, and may try to make that clearer yet. If a person wants their publisher's PR dept to describe them in such terms, we can quote it. Doesn't mean all of it is necessarily exactly true, any more than any other author bio on a publisher's site. DGG ( talk ) 20:41, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

I was just worried because of the contentiousness of the claim, obviously, but it was also a bit fluffy in tone. As I am mentoring someone involved in a dispute there, I didn't want to edit it myself and trusted your objectivity. Thank you. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © 11:35, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

Drive-by tagging is not "content"

DGG,

Re Japanese naval armaments supplement programmes, a drive-by tagging does not qualify as content. Maintenance tags are not content, merge tags included. When I guy throws on a couple of tags and puts in zero effort (I mean that, none of the source pages were tagged for merge), we shouldn't encourage that. And let's not forget, these tags were placed THREE YEARS AGO. This is the kind of junk merge proposal that makes dealing with the merge backlog so damn difficult, and your action just made it harder for no benefit. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 03:42, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

It isn't tagging, it's a suggested merge. Writing a summary style article for other articles to be merged into is perfectly reasonable; but since it has not been done after a considerable time, we ought to resolve the situation. I suggest that if you think the merge makes sense, do it; if you think it does not, as I would imagine you are implying, discuss it on one of the talk pages, and notify the relevant project. If nobody disagrees with you after a week or so, take it to Mfd and say just that, But resolving it isn't for speedy. DGG ( talk ) 05:27, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

DGG, I must disagree with you. This is the most obvious case of no content speedy delete that I have ever encountered. And, with merge tags this old and a 14,000 page backlog, the resolution to most such tags with no discussion is deleting the tag. Logically in this case, that would also mean deleting the page. Had the user actually written a stub or made any effort to put these many articles together and summarize then we'd have a different story. It is not within either the letter or spirit of speedy delete to keep an empty page on the hope that there might someday be a discussion about it. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 16:28, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I've loked at the articles, and I think they ate better merged. The content will not be too long, they are identically structured consisting mainly of a single table, and the same introductory material, applies. material will be do you agree or disagree? If you agree, I shall do it after leaving a notice up for a few days; if you disagree I shall move this discussion to the talk p.. of the combination article as a start for discussion. DGG ( talk ) 17:48, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan

Thanks for taking care of the article, you found a better solution than what I suggested.--Ymblanter (talk) 17:42, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

A hand on Charles Duncan (artist)

Hey! Can you please take a look at Charles Duncan (artist). It is nominated on AfD as a hoax. I'd really appreciate the help. --Hahc21 ^{[TALK][CONTRIBS]} 15:46, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

seems to have been dealt with. DGG ( talk ) 16:16, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

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William Eivind Hall

Hi DGG, because you declined the speedy deletion for William Eivind Hall I've nominated the article for AfD. Personally I'm not sure how being on the executive board of a notable company confers notability on an individual, but we'll see what the great and good of Wikipedia think. All the best. Sionk (talk) 19:26, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

He was CEO and Chairman. I agree just being on the executive board isn't notable. DGG ( talk ) 20:08, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

academic

Our usual practice is to include all the published books, but only the most important peer-reviewed articles--usually the 3 or 4 most cited, getting citation figures from Scopus or Web of Science or Google Scholar, or some other appropriate source. Any which are known to be particular influential for other reasons can be included also, if the text or references clearly justifies it. (The current selection in this article is those where he was first author, which is not necessarily appropriate in the biological sciences--many individuals and some entire fields normally list the significant author last; for some publications, especially with many authors, they are listed alphabetically. My own advisor never listed himself first unless he had done most of the work himself, and I followed the same practice. James Watson is known for having rarely listed himself at all, and counting on people in the field to realize whose students the listed authors were.) We never include conference presentations, book chapters, and other minor published work. A complete list needs to be frequently updated, and belongs in the CV, not an encyclopedia.

We include only material that would be of interest to a general reader interested in the general subject, coming across the mention of the subject and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. Do not include material that would be of interest only to those very closely associated with the subject, or to prospective students or those considering him for a prize or an appointment--that sort of content is considered promotional. Keep in mind that the goal of an encyclopedia is to say things in a concise manner, which is not the style of press releases or web sites, or CVs, which are usually more expansive.

In this case, where he is known not just for his pure science but for his work on the public effects of technology, we would include 1 or 2 publications best illustrating this also. As he was apparently also interested in ESP, we might include 1 or 2 here also. DGG ( talk ) 16:00, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. I will reduce the number of papers listed.

But the main problem remains. If you look at the history for the article, you see that on 5 & 11 May I tried to include a description of his research work and his findings. This description was based on his own books, and it is supported by many references to papers he got printed in peer-reviewed journals. Shouldn't this be ok?

But it was fully reverted by an editor without explanation. What do you think about this, and possible actions? Shouldn't writers be protected against such arrogant deletionism? OlavN (talk) 19:57, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

I think the summary there at present is not unreasonably short. DGG ( talk ) 23:19, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Note that this discussion has been linked to by me at WQA. I am who he is referring to by "arrogant deletionism". IRWolfie- (talk) 00:08, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

System of Systems Integration

DGG, I noticed that System of Systems Integration (talk · contribs) (the article creator) removed the prods you put on System of Systems Integration and Network Integration Evaluation, and thought you might like to know that I bundled them together and sent them over to AFD. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 04:42, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it will be better to discuss them together. I was perhaps too optimistic in thinking the prod would stick. New low in organizational gibberish. DGG ( talk ) 04:45, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

System of Systems Integration is cut and paste copy (down to the typo in "fi elding") of its cited source at http://www.bctmod.army.mil/SoSI/sosi.html. Possibly not copyvio as US army, but certainly plagiarism. PamD 07:21, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

certainly plagiarism, yes, but also certainly US-PD. Otherwise I would have simply speedy deleted it. I commend the US for its US-PD policy, but it does cause difficulties with material like this. Perhaps we should have a rule that copy of the official source for an organization whether or not PD & whether or not acceptable licensing permission is given is evidence of promotionalism sufficient for deletion. (As you can see, this sort of material is getting me rather frustrated.) DGG ( talk ) 07:54, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Possible misunderstanding

To clarify, it was said by implication that this book [1] is a reliable source that mentions The Body Electric. I think this book is clearly not reliable and thus has no bearing. My comment is not about The Body Electric itself. IRWolfie- (talk) 10:02, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

The question is not whether the book is scientifically reliable; the question is whether the cite in it that the b.e. is a " time-honored classic" shows notability; reliable in this sense means editorially discriminating in some sensible manner between different books, and it does: it is one of the 2 listed. The book is independent, published by a division of Harpers and is in 300 libraries. I agree it is fringe science at best, but it's notable fringe science. DGG ( talk ) 18:08, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

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China sub stubs

Hi, I agree that 8000-10,000 articles would demand years of hard work to get them all up to a reasonable status but the average township article could look like Anxiang Township. If they are all deleted, chances are in might not be for years until anybody covers much of them. And the thing is, all the stubs link to the website which just needs the exact township linked and a bit of data extracted. I think it would be far more productive in the long term to organize something to add the Chinese and exact links and try to use something to extract raw data.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:01, 26 May 2012 (UTC)

my opinion is that it is about equal work to fix such article as to re-create, but you have the more experience. However, they cannot stand as is, and if someone is not prepared to fix them, they should be deleted. the minimum fix is making sure they are ascribed to the right higher level division & the transwiki links are correct. I think it ridiculous that someone who could not read Chinese should have attempted to make stubs using this material. I'll work with a language I can barely read if the material is really straightforward, but not with one I cannot read at all. DGG ( talk ) 00:15, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Yeah 8000 articles is too much for anybody to have to deal with, but creating that many decent articles it might be ten years before that is accomplished. Priority really though should be expanding the Chinese county articles.. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:48, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

I certainly agree about the priority. DGG ( talk ) 22:27, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Taxatio Ecclesiastica

Thought you might want to expand Taxatio Ecclesiastica.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:55, 30 May 2012 (UTC)