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Deletion candidate image: Occupy Wall Street

This image I uploaded is indeed the original poster for the Occupy Wall Street event. I was first created and published by Adbusters magazine, and has been widely distributed ever since. It is not an image of my creation. —Scoutstr295 14:49, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

I never said it was your creation, but it looks like an image created by some user and uploaded to the internet. If it was published by Adbusters, then that needs to be cited somehow, but I couldn't find that image anywhere on the internet or otherwise. –Dream out loud (talk) 21:19, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Case seal.png

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 14:27, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Discussion pointer

Hello! Please see Talk:Main Page#Did you know ... that the f-word did not begin as an acronym. Thanks! —David Levy 14:49, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Re:SEPTA and substandard articles

Laid out, SEPTA, like the company we're writing about, has the worst articles I've seen of any public transportation system on Wikipedia. I've been working to turn NJ Transit (and to some degree) Metro-North and doing the research. Under my Erie Railroad research, which is more than just Wikipedia research, I've designated stations as "Case studies" on several criteria: History, Design, Years Existing, Community Changes, etc. Those are stations I work on cause I do the research. The sources are out there for most stations, you have just got to find them. :)

Now towards the station choices at hand. One thing to consider is that SEPTA doesn't exactly produce the best stations. I chose Cheltenham and West Trenton because they may not be major stations, but the history is long enough for both that they can sustain good articles. Marcus Hook I suggested because it is a major station on the R2 Newark. Cheltenham is personally my favorite of my choices because I did start working in the research department. Personally as an editor, I don't like the status quo stations like 30th Street or Market East. I like the suburban communities and their workings. As for the decommissioned stations, Nicetown and Shawmont are the top on my list.

In honesty, if we want any progress, I would seriously consider a WP:TRAIN/Philadelphia Public Transportation task force like we have up in New York. This needs to cover PATCO, SEPTA, NJ Transit's RIVER Line and the A.C. Line along with the Seashore Line. We should consider it. My thoughts.Mitch32(Can someone turn on the damn air conditioning?) 00:36, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Please join the task force!

I saw that you made some recent edits related to avante-garde and experimental films. You are more than welcome to join the avante-garde and experimental films task force. Here's the link in case you're interested: WikiProject Film/Avant-garde and experimental films task force Thanks; and we'd be more than happy to see you over there! Have a good one. Bravo! Alfa! Papa! 20:16, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

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A cheeseburger for you!

Thanks for the pointer to Three Wolf Moon: an unusual and quite entertaining article. Stepheng3 (talk) 17:49, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Atlantic City Hilton vs ACH

What are you doing? It DOES NOT say Atlantic City Hilton on the website anymore, if you look everything says ACH. TheGoofyGolfer (talk) 04:25, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

You clearly did not look at the entire page. The copyright at the bottom says "© 2011 Atlantic City Hilton", under social networking it says "The Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort on Facebook", and the page title in the browser reads "Atlantic City Hilton". You need to be civil and stop trying to make a point. I am going to revert the move and start a discussion so we can form a consensus on this just as any editors would do in this situation. Forcibly arguing your point and reverting does not help. –Dream out loud (talk) 06:13, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

WP:Weasel words

Hello, Dream out loud. Regarding this edit by you, some of these words are not weasel words...and the others are clearly attributed. The comparison to the O. J. Simpson murder trial, for example? This is backed up by several reliable sources. I shouldn't have to name each and every one of the individuals who have compared this trial to the O. J. Simpson case, especially since it's too many to name (including the general public). The references do the talking for us; I certainly didn't add all of them for fun. And as for using the words "some," "most" and "others," it's the same thing. We cannot name every person. This is why Wikipedia does not say that the words "some" or "most" should never be used. Per WP:Weasel words, it says when they are used, "Claims about what people say, think, feel, or believe, and what has been shown, demonstrated, or proven should be clearly attributed." All of these things are clearly attributed. They are in the references, for anyone to check.

Strange thing is...I recently had a discussion on my talk page where myself and another editor are explaining weasel words and editorializing to someone else. Flyer22 (talk) 12:11, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I did tweak two things that needed better attribution[1], and restored one comment that better backs up "Others" in one paragraph...but had been removed by an IP.[2] Flyer22 (talk) 12:40, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
I replied on my talk page, and will continue to reply there if you any more comments about the matter. Flyer22 (talk) 19:00, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Death of Caylee Anthony -- thank you for the image

Also, I wanted to say thank you for the image. It was very much needed. See this deletion discussion: Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2011 July 8#File:Caylee anthony.jpg. And the brief aftermath discussion: Talk:Death of Caylee Anthony#Images. Flyer22 (talk) 13:06, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Concur - great image for the lede. Dream out loud, are you aware of any photos of Casey Anthony sitting in court during the trial that are in the public domain? I am wondering if that might make a better image for the lede of the timeline daughter article rather than the October 2008 mug shot. Regards, AzureCitizen (talk) 01:55, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
Well there are tons of images of Casey and Caylee that are in the public domain. Unfortunately, the image I uploaded has been nominated for deletion because it was released in the public domain by the Florida State's Attorney Office and some users at Commons say that that office "has no right" to put those photos in public domain. –Dream out loud (talk) 04:50, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
Major bummer. Another user already removed your photo from the lede on that rationale, so I've put in a placeholder photo for now until folks can figure out what's best. Regardless, thanks for your efforts.AzureCitizen (talk) 23:38, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Caylee article "enhancements"

You tried to discuss this on a Project page and apparently our discussion was forked elsewhere? It may not be important.

My point was that if comparison with OJ was allowable, it would be because someone scholarly had "done a study" and people were asked to rank OJ vs Caylee, (or whatever passes the researchers criteria in college/think tank), then and only then, can that be "compared." Lesser criteria might be allowable in other cases. Asia does appear larger than North America!  :)

Anyway, thanks for raising this issue and tagging it. Hope you were able to make your point, which was important! Student7 (talk) 18:55, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Your OPPORTUNITY to either oppose or support Qwyrxian in his bid to become an administrator...

Hi, I understand you recently had some dealings with Qwyrxian, and I think, in doing so, you have the unique vantage point of telling us about whether you think he is qualified to become an administrator. So, I would like to hear what you have to say about Qwyrxian, and here's your chance to do that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Qwyrxian. CHEERS! Diligent007 (talk) 17:01, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

I've never heard of this editor and I've looked through his/her edit history and I don't believe I have ever dealt with him/her. I did see that we both commented at Talk:Death of Caylee Anthony (but in different sections), and I don't believe I have dealt with the editor personally. –Dream out loud (talk) 22:58, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Being part of U2 Wiki project

i really like to be a part of this project and help you all to make their pages up to date. but i wanted to add my name there but it gave me a warning that i can't do that. can you help me what to do fro being a part of this project?
thank you Reza.J (Talk2Me) 09:32, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean when you say there's a warning preventing you from that. If you got to WP:WPU2 and click on the edit link at top, scroll down in the edit box to the section that says <!-- MEMBERS PANEL --> and add your name there. We can talk about how you can contribute to the project from there. –Dream out loud (talk) 17:15, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Point Park Civic Center

Don't know if you saw my edits on the talk page. I think the article is far from current FA standards and needs fixing. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 01:20, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Hot Press review for Achtung Baby

I see your point about the review score not showing up on the archived copy of the article at Hot Press' website. However, I provided the link to the archived copy really only as a convenience link so the reader may consult the text of the article. I still believe a score was included as part of the original published review (see the atU2 archived copy of the article here). And I agree the x/12 review scale is kind of odd, but it's apparently been in use for a while (see Boy, The Unforgettable Fire, Passengers, The Best of 80-90, and Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack). I doubt these scores would have been fabricated and added to all these atU2-archived review articles, too, so I would tend to believe the Achtung Baby score just isn't included in the Hot Press article archives. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 13:18, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

SEPTA images

I am not a train guy whatsoever, but I can pretty much help when it comes to image policies. http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=SEPTA&l=commderiv&ct=0&mt=all&adv=1 could be images that are useful to you and others on the SEPTA articles (and are perfectly licensed for the Commons). User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 18:53, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Deletion of File:Media Penn Central March 75.jpg

Hi Dream out loud. A user has contested the deletion of File:Media Penn Central March 75.jpg on my talk page at User_talk:Fastily#Deletion_of_File:Media_Penn_Central_March_75.jpg. As a user who participated in this debate, your input would be appreciated. Regards, FASTILY (TALK) 01:15, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK for From the Sky Down

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I Love New York

Dear Dol! Would you tell me the exact font you used for creating the I Love New York logo? I tried it with American Typewriter Medium and Bold, but it doesn't look exactly like yours. Kind regards, Adam. --Adam Brody (talk) 21:06, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

I actually just extracted the logo from the PDF listed on the page. But I know for a fact that American Typewriter is the correct font for that logo. Not sure which American Typerwriter typeface is used though. –Dream out loud (talk) 03:01, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your fast answer. Well, the typeface is exactly, what I am looking for. :-/ --Adam Brody (talk) 15:12, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

File:New York City Ground Zero map of damage.jpg - deletion

08:23, 28. Sep. 2011 Túrelio deleted „File:New York City Ground Zero map of damage.jpg“ ‎ (Copyright violation: Photograph entirely of a copyrighted map)

I do not understand, why this photo was immediately deleted without any prior discussion. It was a photo of a huge poster, which in the year 2006 was positioned on public ground in New York city in front of the ground zero site. It was most likely produced by or at least on behalf of the government and its public exhibition was apparently authorized by the goverment. No source and copyright information were found on or near the poster. How do you know that this map is copyrighted? By whom? --NorbertNagel (talk) 19:47, 28 September 2011 (UTC)--Norbert Nagel 19:35, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

A discussion was not necessary because the image was a copyright violation. All creative works are copyrighted, regardless of whether or not copyright information is displayed. For example, if you create an original painting, it is copyrighted by you. There's not need to display copyright info. Unless you explicitly state that your painting is in public domain, then it is subject to copyright. I am guessing that the map was created by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is not a government agency, but government-created works are still subject to copyright, unless it was produced by the federal government (see WP:Copyrights#Governing copyright law). I don't know what you mean by "the government". New York City government? New York state government? U.S. federal government? If it is a federal government-created work, then there needs to be a link or some kind of proof that it was created by the federal government. If it was created by another government, then it is only free if they explicitly stated it somehow. Otherwise, the map was not free. Read WP:FAQ/Copyright for more info. –Dream out loud (talk) 21:58, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Re: Occupy Wall Street poster image

No, I couldn't find a better link, the page seems broken to me or already link rotten, I could only access the image through a direct link. It's fair use either way, so I don't see much of a problem or a need to verify how restrictive the copyright is. And sorry, no, I don't feel like being less sarcastic when dealing with copyright paranoia issues. Maybe somebody who understands our byzantine fair use policies can feel the rationale better. If not, tough. The protesters who campaign against big corps should learn to use free licenses. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me 09:00, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Ok, well in that case, I'm just doing to nominate the image for deletion since no one seems to know exactly where it came from. –Dream out loud (talk) 20:40, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
Well, there IS a link. But yeah, source should be better. Anyway, I wanted to note that the tone of my post above might have been a bit off; I was writing it around 4:30am. Thanks for your efforts, --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me 23:33, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Honor point count

HI: I had dome my first page here and was willing to rectify the context and add some more text. But the page dissapeared. Is it possible to put it somewhere so I can introduce the corresponding corrections so that you can review it before saving it?

thanks

--John plaut (talk) 00:00, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

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rugrats image

Hey there. I'm not 100% sure if you will be able to get hold of an image, but I managed to get an image released by Six Entertainment for The Human Centipede (First Sequence) by e-mailing the producer of the film and explaining how there was a chance that the article might be on the front page, and how it would be really helpful if they could kindly release an image under a free license. I made sure I mentioned how many page views the main page gets each day and how much exposure the article would get from a main page appearance. I also politely pointed out that releasing a low resolution image (such as in your case File:Rugrats Chanukah.jpg) will not harm their commercial interests, but will massively benefit the article and also make it more likely that the article does make it to the main page.

I had a look online and the best e-mail address I could find was webmaster@klaskycsupo.com, it can't hurt to fire an e-mail off to that address. At the very least they might be able to give you the correct e-mail address. There are some good tips on how to request permission for images to be released at Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. It would be cool if the article could get onto the main page. I think it would get a lot of readers and it would be effective in teaching non-jewish readers a great deal about Chanukah too. Good luck with the nomination! Coolug (talk) 20:03, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

It looks like this may well end up on the front page! Have you had any progress with regards to an image? Coolug (talk) 23:26, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

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Deletion discussion about Live Trax Vol. 1

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I did bundle all but the Compilation album to this AfD, but I'll refrain from leaving an individual notification for each. Qwyrxian (talk) 04:32, 25 November 2011 (UTC)

Blow Your House Down

Is that a commercial single or a promo? As I understand it, it was only released to radio as a promo single and so probably shouldn't be listed in the singles infobox. Melicans (talk, contributions) 05:21, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Didn't think about that. I guess it should be removed from the infobox then. –Dream out loud (talk) 05:34, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
Alright, I've removed it from the infobox and added promotional to the prose. =) Melicans (talk, contributions) 05:39, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I won't be on much between now and the beginning of the New Year, so I'll wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year now (before I forget). Here's to a productive year on Wikipedia, and an even more productive one to come! May you be filled with Achtung spirit, and may the sky not fall down! Happy Holidays! Melicans (talk, contributions) 22:41, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

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L.A Metro

When the heck did Metro change the names of these stations? Is there a press release or something? Personally, I enjoyed the awkwardness of referring to the station as imperial/Wilmington/Rosa Parks. I hope they didn't remove Julian Dixon from 7th/Metro Center... hbdragon88 (talk) 06:37, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

I have no idea when the names were changed. But if you look at the Metro map you can see that they're all different. –Dream out loud (talk) 15:13, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

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Butt Hole Road

Nice job. I was amazed to see what this article has become, and it seems largely due to you. --C S (talk) 18:20, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

List of SEPTA Regional Rail stations

I see that you're working on a List of SEPTA Regional Rail stations. I just started working on my own this week, and it includes parameters of the List of Metro-North Railroad stations. Perhaps we should combine elements from each others lists. I've also got other lists planned for SEPTA rapid transit and trolley stations. I'll even establish a Category:Lists of Pennsylvania railway stations category once they're all done, or maybe even before then. ----DanTD (talk) 18:47, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

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Airport names

More discussion on airport names. I am contacting you, and all past participants in recent discussions on this issue, because there is now a new RFC.

WP:HYPHEN says that proper names get hyphens, like Jones-Smith (or, as the example says "John Lennard-Jones". Are airport names any different? If I take a bicycle trip from Paris to Orly and write an article about it, or someone else does, it would correctly be called Paris–Orly trip with an en dash and trip not capitalized. But if I create a bicycle and call it the Paris-Orly Flyer that becomes a proper name and is capitalized. Is not the same true for airport names? Please see the discussions at WP:MOS, Talk:Seattle–Tacoma International Airport#Requested move and the recently opened RfC at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Airports#New RfC. Apteva (talk) 22:07, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

That's misleading, Apteva. WP:HYPHEN says this:

"Hyphenation also occurs in bird names such as Great Black-backed Gull, and in proper names such as Great Black-backed Gull and Wilkes-Barre."

Some proper names "get hyphens", but that does not mean no proper name gets an en dash. "Are airport names any different?" Any different from what, exactly? From the default naming assumption that is mentioned at WP:DASH? That is the question facing the RFC to which you refer. An especially ill-posed one, in my opinion, with poor structure and unsupported preliminary assumptions.
PLEASE NOTE: discussions do not occur at places like [[WP:XXX]]. That is not a talkpage. Try this instead: WT:MOS. I see you making that mistake a lot.
By the way, are you canvassing for that RFC? See WP:CANVAS.
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SEPTA station lists

How is the source for List of SEPTA Rapid transit stations unreliable? It shows the extended name right there. Also I tried to find the 2nd Street-Penn's Landing, but Google Maps doesn't have that name anymore. I also see you decided to add your version of the List of SEPTA Regional Rail stations, and I was hoping you'd get back to me on combining the elements of your version and mine. I like your coverage of the old "R" designations, but I also like my coverage of former railroads and slight histories. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 10:37, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

A photograph from a fan site is by no means a reliable source. That would be equal to you taking a picture of something, uploading it to the internet, and citing it. It's a form of original research and if you want to know what a reliable source is, then you should read WP:RS. On another note, you need to add citations to your lists in general. Creating an entire list article without citations is entirely inappropriate, especially for an editor who has been on this site for over six years. As far as the Regional Rail station list that you created, I don't see what information there needs to be added to the one I made. A "notes" column really doesn't have a place in a list like this. Trivial information should to left to the article itself and not to a list of stations, since there is no limit to what kind of information could be added there. Anything additional important information can be added using footnotes, which I have done. –Dream out loud (talk) 01:38, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
I'd say even if it is from a fansite and the evidence is clear, it should be enough. With citations, I take what I can get, and I can't always get what I need. Regarding the regional rail list, if the info I have on my version is trivial, then so is the info from the List of Long Island Rail Road stations and List of Metro-North Railroad stations, and lists like that. One problem I'm having is with the rail connections, Almost every time I try to add them the right way, it throws the whole chart out of alignment. The one for Ardmore (SEPTA and Amtrak station) still needs to be fixed there. -------User:DanTD (talk) 14:50, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
I modeled the list off of List of MBTA Commuter Rail stations, which is a featured list. For the LIRR list, it has an extra column for dates and alternative names, but not a general "notes" column. Not too many stations have had different names over the years, so it really wouldn't be necessary to add, as far as adding opening dates, this type of information would involve much research since the stations are so old, and I don't think it adds much to the list. The MBTA featured list doesn't have either of these columns. –Dream out loud (talk) 17:00, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
Well, you have the connections list, which would've been among the general notes in my version, so I can appreciate that. I kind of wish you could've replied to me on this earlier. How do you feel about adding former stations, though? The MBTA Commuter Rail stations list has a segment for future stations, and the LIRR list has one for former stations. The Metro-North list doesn't though(even though there are former stations in the post-Penn Central era), but it does have a list for former lines. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 21:58, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
I apologize for not replying to you earlier, but I haven't been editing much lately. As far as adding former stations, I think that should be a separate article. There are too many of them to count, many of which were close before the Regional Rail division even existed. –Dream out loud (talk) 15:38, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

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NEED SOME HELP: Bono-U2

Need Some information... please, if you can help, post on my Talk... Sincerely Ali Hewson

THANX

thanks 4 replying... i left my answer on my talk..... God Bless U. Peace — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ali Hewson (talk • contribs) 17:50, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

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THANX

thanks 4 replying... i left my answer on my talk..... God Bless U. Peace. PS> Also, i need if it's possible the best U2s qoutes>> bono, sparky, edge, and Larry.

Greeting from Cuba... u2 no. 1 fan in this country lol Ali Hewson (talk) 20:28, 16 November 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ali Hewson (talk • contribs) 17:53, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Hello again

Oops! I feel ashamed. I know this is only for wikipedia but, the problem is that were i live everyone has not access to internet, that's my situation, and I can't visit forums, i know there is a bunch. I have an email account, will you reply if I give it to you?? Sorry if I bother you too much....I feel really really ashamed! Anyway, thank you for raeplying me...Best Wishes to You

The other day I created the article for Ali Hewson in Spanish Wikipedia, I follow all steps and rules but they didn't keep it.. idk, what could have happened??

Also I've been thinking of help with some Articles about U2, 'cuz I have the U2 by U2 book and there're some interesting ans useful things, but I don't know how_ I mean what can I add to the articles and what can't I... Sorry again... i know you have to be wanting to kill me... lol

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U2 3D is a 2008 3D concert film featuring rock band U2 performing during the Vertigo Tour in 2006. The first live-action digital 3D film, it contains performances of 14 songs, including tracks from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, the album supported by the tour. The concert footage includes political and social statements made during the shows. The project was created to experiment with a new type of 3D film technology pioneered by producer Steve Schklair. After considering shooting American football games in 3D, Schklair's company 3ality Digital decided to create a concert film with U2. The band were hesitant to participate, but agreed to the project mainly as a technological experiment rather than a profit-making venture. Although set in Buenos Aires, U2 3D was shot at seven concerts across Latin America, and two in Australia. After a preview screening at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, U2 3D premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was shown at over 600 theaters internationally following its release. It peaked at number 19 at the United States box office, earned over $26 million internationally (ranking as one of the highest-grossing concert films), and won several awards. (Full article...)

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Hey There

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Precious

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Thank you for quality articles on songs, cinema, New York, Broadway, for U2 3D, for a user name with a message for the future and a clear user page, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Article deletion

My article about Aaron L. Smith is deleted because of no importance about the topic? I said he was the co-founder of The Graveyard Carz TV series in the very first sentence. I also provided reliable sources that links to his homepage. How does that not discuss the importance of the article? Wethar555 (talk) 05:23, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

I only tagged the article and have no part in the deletion process. If you have a dispute with the deletion, you are free to contest it. –Dream out loud (talk) 05:26, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
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