User talk:JIP/Archive 17

Re: Airam insignificant or not

My criterion as to whether a company is insignificant or not (for the etymology pages) is not whether I have heard of it or not. That would be preposterous. Instead, it's as simple as this: If a company is significant, it's worth having a Wikipedia page on it. If not, it's not. Given that no-one, not even you, has decided to make a page on this company, in the almost two years since I removed it from the etymology pages, I can't have been all that wrong.

Aside from this meta-reasoning, here's some reasoning topically related to your claim of significance: If it is only "one of the biggest" companies in a specific market in a country as small as Finland, my guess is that it really insignificant from a worldwide (and not Finland-centric) point of view. Or would you appreciate having a company listed that is "one of the biggest" in (whatever market in) North Rhine-Westphalia, which has three times as many citizens as Finland? Of course Finland is more important than NRW simply because it is a souvereign state, but perhaps you can see the point I'm trying to make.

But feel free to add Airam, and let it survive the deletion discussion. Then it would be perfectly viable to put it back on List of company name etymologies. I was only trying to reduce the obvious company-name spam that went on on that page, and I think that my "a page needs to exist" criterion helps to achieve that; don't you? Nczempin 15:38, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

AWAG

In case you hadn't notice, AWAG has been proposed for deletion. NickelShoe (Talk) 02:33, 23 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Eric Sort

Thank you for your support and efforts to being this to as speedy a deletion as possible. [1], [2] Hu 21:40, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Heart Attack Grill

I removed the PROD. It was deleted for not being notable, and it wasn't at the time; it got most of its press after the AfD. The deleted article was very different than the current one, you'll notice this one is very well cited. And I didn't use a single character of the previous article, all from scratch, and based on the new citations. If you'd like I can show you the deleted article for comparison, I have the necessary mystical mop powers. AnonEMouse ^(squeak) 14:31, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think you used a great lot of characters from the original article, but not necessarily in the same order. =) Anyway, thanks for the explanation. I'll have to read the cited sources too. The original author seems to have disappeared off Wikipedia, he doesn't have any contributions newer than September. You don't have to show me the deleted article, I have the mystical mop powers too. JIP | Talk 14:45, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of films with similar themes and release dates AfD

Hi, you've expressed an opinion in the deletion discussion of this article. I've recently suggested a compromise in hopes of improving the article while keeping both sides happy, and would appreciate if you could revisit the issue. Thanks. --Wafulz 18:29, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AWAG

AWAG is going to be deleted. user:fartgo/talk

split

Hello. I see you split List of Star Trek novels. I appreciate the article was quite long, but I'm not sure I agree with the way you have done the split. For starters, "List of canon-based Star Trek novels" vs "List of new series of Star Trek novels" is pretty arbritrary. What is "canon-based" supposed to mean here? I mean, evidently it is intended to mean "Star Trek books based on TV series", but say, the Titan novels are more firmly based in the canon than some of the books sold under the Star Trek: The Original Series. Furthermore the DS9 relaunch, Voyager relaunch, TNG "A Time To", and TNG relaunch, the Titan books, and the SCE books, etc, etc are generally all part of a shared continuity. So I'm not convinced splitting this way, under these names, is especially useful, as it fossilises a split to do with marketing rather than anything else. I'd ask for a revert back into one article, which I can then continue to restructure to make sense, but in the meantime can you at the least suggest better names? Morwen - Talk 10:23, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I have to say I am not very satisfied with the split either, as the first article ended up being longer than the other two put together. But it simply won't do to keep a 60-kilobyte single article around. I'm sorry, but I can't think of any better names for the new articles at this time. If you want, you can revert my change to the original list so you can restructure it, and then you can contact me when it should be split into more proper sub-articles. JIP | Talk 10:27, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't seem unreasonble to have a 60KB article around if it's a list with no natural splittage. I've a vague plan to notate each book with what timeframe it is set in (based on Voyages of the Imagination), and whether it is non-traditional format (e.g. notating all the Captain Sulu books, the Further Adventures of Spock, etc), and then possibly concuct some type of split where all the TOS era books will be on one page and all the TNG era books will be on another (and of course all the crossovers will be on both), argh. Morwen - Talk 10:34, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I still think a 60-kilobyte list is too long. If you can reorganise the original list according to the above timeframe distinction, then it could be split that way. In the meantime, should I revert the list and delete the new articles I created? JIP | Talk 10:38, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This seems reasonable. I'll try to get onto that when I get time (but it will be a big job!). Morwen - Talk 10:41, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hiedentelaflopflapthingy

Well, that just goes to show it's funny :) >Radiant< 13:15, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, and that's got to be the funniest way I've seen "Hietalahdenkatu" ("sand bay street") spelled. =) JIP | Talk 13:23, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Trannies (Transformers)

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Removing my picture

YES, PLEASE, remove it! (I don't care if my name is seen by Administrators.) You were VERY FAST! Thanks for your help! Prof.rick 10:37, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

THANKS!

Thanks for your speedy help..it's absolutely fantastic, and greatly appreciated. Prof.rick 10:57, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Listcruft

I think that after all those villain lists being delete, that this one survived would be a tragedy. Axem Titanium 03:17, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Too Many Userboxes?

No such thing. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme 18:42, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Walter Humala's surname

Hehe, yeah, I already knew "humala" means something very much like to intoxication (or drunkenness), mom (who's swedish born) told me that some time ago. Coool. -- Walter Humala Godsave him! ^{(wanna Talk?)} 00:40, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AACP

Could you please take another look at AACP? I tried to improve the page. --Eastmain 18:37, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Random smiley

User:Pedia-I/SmileyAward2 Jerry lavoie 03:33, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rakettikeiu

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article Rakettikeiu, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at its talk page. Removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, but the article may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. Fram 15:48, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article Rakettikeiu has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article seemed to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.

Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Sandstein 18:18, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Next One

Hi, could you restore this article? There are tons of references to it hockey-wise, and it's actually probably the most notably nickname in hockey:

Thanks. --Wafulz 19:07, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Interiot's tool

I agree to the opt-in terms. JIP | Talk 06:40, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Haapamäki railway station

I've started the translation, but there are a lot of things missing in the English wikipedia about Finland's train lines and network. Feel free to translate parts of the text also if you want, as it might take me a while to get around to finishing the whole translation. It'd also be nice if there were some pictures of the station to include in the article. I might have some of Seinäjoki railway station, but I don't have any of Haapamäki. -Yupik 15:21, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Finnish translations

Hello! As you have done some of the Finnish translations, I just thought I'd let you know I'm trying to gather them all in one place at (Wikipedia:Translation/*/Lang/fi) to make them easier to add, find and take care of. Thank you for your contributions! -Yupik 20:50, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Helsinki_police_car.jpg

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I have asked permission to use the image from the Finnish police. JIP | Talk 06:39, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looks fine to me. The main problem was that only a boilerplate fair use tag was used without any rationale, so the image was effectively unlicensed without any legitimate claim to fair use. But if GFDL/CC's OK, it's fine by me. Thanks for your help. — Rebelguys2 ^talk 19:54, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I originally already licensed it under GFDL/CC, but someone removed the license template when adding the police car template. I put the license template back. JIP | Talk 05:24, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bot-assisted new article announcements

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Whalesong

Is there any chance we can arbitrate the deletion of the Whalesong article post facto?

Jarfingle 22:41, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes there is. Please take the issue up at WP:DRV. JIP | Talk 05:13, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Zahra Abdulla

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Haapamäki railway station

The translation is now done, sorry it took so long. It really needs someone with a grasp of railroad terms to check it as I don't normally translate railroad-related texts at all at work. I'm not sure if the vesitorni in the article is a water tower, a water tank or a water crane as I've always avoided going through Haapamäki on my way to Seinäjoki. -Yupik 20:06, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

re: Claudia Hanna

Just FYI, Nimrod1976 seems to be continuing vandalism tactics regarding Ms. Hanna form a previous user, Mriraq. I've noted this over at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Mriraq if you're interested. NeoChaosX (talk, walk) 17:50, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK. I hadn't even heard of Claudia Hanna until I saw the article on PROD patrol, and I don't follow beauty competitions (least of all in Iraq), so I didn't bother checking the situation. JIP | Talk 17:57, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Anime and Video Game DID Board

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article Anime and Video Game DID Board, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. --- RockMFR 19:24, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Consumerist (blog)

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Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. dcandeto 13:57, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]