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TPS help, please

I want to put little DYK and GA icons next to the names of the articles to which they apply in the list on my user page. I don't want the top icons - I just want to put them in the list itself. I can't seem to figure out how to do this task which should be pretty easy. Help, please? LadyofShalott 15:20, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

There may be some "official" way to do it, but the way I do it on my page is something like:
*[[File:Symbol question.svg|15px|link=]] ''[[Zanthoxylum americanum]]''
*[[File:Symbol support vote.svg|15px|link=]] [[Camak House]]
... which produces:
In the above, the icon is not clickable. If you remove "|link=", then clicking on the icon goes to the icon's page. If you use something like "|link=Talk:Zanthoxylum americanum" it will go the article's talk page (where the hook is shown). (What I do on my page is link to the specific hook in my DYK list which I have further down on the same page.)

BTW, I had noticed your edit summary about the top icons being at different levels and had planned to look into that. If you decide you want to keep the top icons, I could see about taking care of that. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:43, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you - that's exactly what I wanted! I'll keep the GA topicon - which is a little wonky in its placement - but it's too much of a pain (read: I'm too lazy) to fool with the DYK topicons. I'm happy just to have them in the list. LadyofShalott 01:04, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
You're welcome. I'm glad I was able to help. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 04:51, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
I've taken the liberty of dewonkifying the GA icon placement. I also went ahead and enhanced Template:DYK user topicon, so if you ever decide you want those icons back up there, it can be done easily and with correct, consistent formatting. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 20:55, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Thank you again! LadyofShalott 20:58, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Hmmmmm, I thought I fixed, then I reloaded it, and it jumped back again.... MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:02, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Okay, I completely replaced the code for the ribbon icon (while retaining exactly the same look, link, and rollover), and everything is fine now. The positions of everything can now be changed easily as desired. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:54, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Oh that looks much nicer now. Thanks once again! I copied that ribbon code from someone else's page a while ago. I wonder if others have run into the same issues with it. LadyofShalott 22:01, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
You're welcome again. I dunno if others may also have formatting problems. It might've been possible to tweak the old configuration to make it work, but it was easier to just start over. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 01:02, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Wagner & Co.

Hi Lady of Shalott, please stop editing the Wagner Solar Inc page. You are definitely incorrect by simply forwarding it to Wagner and Co because they are two different companies. I hope you can understand this. It is as wrong as calling Gatorade the same company as Pepsi Co. They are different companies; one just owns the other.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rossjsabasteanski (talk • contribs)

Thing is... there was no evidence for WP:Notability of the daughter company. There was for the parent company. That is to say, we can have an article on Wagner & Co., but an article on Wagner Solar did not appear to be acceptable. Someone wanted just to delete the whole thing; I salvaged what I could. LadyofShalott 23:43, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
If you prefer, I can delete the redirect from Wagner Solar. LadyofShalott 00:04, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Sorry for the auto-notice you got on the speedy. I just tried to remove it from your talk page, but you already got it. Cheers!ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 00:12, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
No worries! :) LadyofShalott 00:13, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you, LadyofShalott, for your helpful edit to the new article about the book It Gets Better. I had not realized about that duplication until you pointed it out, so thanks! Much appreciated. I hope you are doing well. ;) Cheers, -- Cirt (talk) 19:23, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Oh, you are certainly welcome - thank you for writing the article. I'm glad to know about the book! I'm doing ok. I see that you've been having a bit of stress in your life; I hope things improve soon for you and your family. Regards, LadyofShalott 19:34, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your kind words about my family. Especially with all the stressful stuff that has been going on lately on and off-wiki, it is most appreciated. -- Cirt (talk) 19:37, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Want pool privileges?

...help me bring Wayne Greenhaw up to DYK length! (I'll explain the pool after your first non-gnomish edit.) Drmies (talk) 03:47, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Non-gnomish enough for ya? That was just the first one - looks like there are a bunch of hits. LadyofShalott 04:05, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
You will have found, then, that he suffered from polio. For physical exercise he had a special pool built, bigger but a little shallower than standard pools. Once our house is sold, that pool (and the little home that comes with it) will be ours. A hero's pool! My pool will be more notable than me! Drmies (talk) 04:16, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
Whoa. Very cool! LadyofShalott 04:47, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
If you need someone to write about your notable pool (you clearly can't due to COI issues), I am happy to come down for some first hand observations under three conditions. Plenty of beer in the fridge, Mitch Morgans in the evening, and some sort of BBQd animal for dinner. I can handle lunch on my own.--kelapstick(bainuu) 05:01, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
I do believe that would constitute OR, Kelapstick. LadyofShalott 05:09, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
I have no issues with my article being tagged for OR, provided I get access to a pool, beer, bourban with bacon, and some sort of animal on an open fire...--kelapstick(bainuu) 05:18, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
Somehow, I thought that would be your attitude. I know someone with designs on improving this. I told her I'd be her guinea pig. LadyofShalott 05:23, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
I saw that. I think I'll make those next week. Hey, that would be a great smell for an open house! Drmies (talk) 14:41, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
And K, you're describing any old day at the Drmies household. In fact, I'm thinking of buying a dedicated beer fridge. Speaking of beer: went out with my sister in law and her brewing boyfriend--had a Saison Dupont from the tap, then a Foret Saison from the same brewery, then a Rochefort 10, then a Duchesse de Bourgogne. How does that tickle you? Drmies (talk) 14:44, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
Hey, do either of you have a Flickr (or Yahoo?) account? This photo doesn't appear to have the right license, and without an account I can't leave the photographer a message. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 14:52, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
It let me sign in with my Google account. So, I should ask for what - dual CCbySA and something else, right? What's the something else? LadyofShalott 15:51, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Back to Greenhaw... there's more untapped stuff. If you want me to look for something specific, let me know, and I'll try to do. LadyofShalott 15:46, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

  • Well, whatever you can add. I've nominated it already at DYK. More book reviews would be nice, or an introduction to that section of what he wrote and the different genres. I wish I had a photo! Drmies (talk) 15:52, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
  • Something else: I don't know. I was going to ask him to release the photo and simply paste a link to the Commons upload page... Drmies (talk) 15:53, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
OK, will try to do some of that when I can focus... which is not at the moment. LadyofShalott 16:01, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
Let me know how it works out, I can take a look tonight (tomorrow morning for you two) if need be.--kelapstick(bainuu) 01:04, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
Go ahead, K. Not being entirely sure what to ask, I haven't said anything. LadyofShalott 11:32, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
Just put in a request. Also (since it had been a while since I was on) I added some recent sand storm pictures.--kelapstick(bainuu) 12:08, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

 Licence changed. If somebody wants to transfer it from Flikr to Commons (I can't access Flikr until tonight). Hopefully he changed it to the correct format...it has been a while since I licenced something there, and it is a little strange now. Doc, you should be able to create a duplicate cropped image once you upload it (if you wanted for the infobox).--kelapstick(bainuu) 22:17, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

<--I think I got it--I'm waiting for the upload bot to upload the image. Thanks for your help! Drmies (talk) 14:53, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Beasts of battle

Thanks! Drmies (talk) 14:41, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! Glad you don't mind that I poked my nose in. ;-) LadyofShalott 18:27, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, about Abdul Khaliq (philosopher)

Hi M'Lady - oops, fault was entirely my own, and thank you for correcting it - --Shirt58 (talk) 14:16, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome. LadyofShalott 14:23, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Sniggling

The Sniggle Barnstar
A token of my respect and thanks for your gracious withdrawal. Warden (talk) 16:55, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. How could I do anything but withdraw the nom? When I nominated the article it was a bunch of garbage that looked irredeemable. You found the real subject and wrote an actual article on it. :) LadyofShalott 17:00, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

Invitation to the Bacon Challenge 2012

Hello! You have been invited to take part in the Bacon Challenge 2012. In case you don't know or need a refresher, the Bacon Challenge is an annual celebration of bacon on Wikipedia in which editors come together to help create, expand, and improve Wikipedia's coverage of bacon. The event lasts all the way through National Pig Day 2012, giving participants plenty of time to work at their pleasure. In addition to the Bacon Challenge is the Bacon WikiCup 2012, a side event to the Challenge in which all bacon-related contributions done by those participating in the Challenge are submitted and scored by the scorekeeper (me) based on the scoring chart. At the end of the Challenge, the user with the most points in the Bacon WikiCup will win a shiny trophy for their userpage. In addition, the users who score the highest in specific categories (not yet finalized, but the categories include most image uploads, most article creations, most DYK submissions, and more) will win barnstars. Finally, all participants will receive a medal. While the awards are nice, in the end, the important thing is to have fun and enjoy what we're all here for, which is improving Wikipedia.

If you decide to participate, great! You may add your name to the participants list at the main page of the Bacon Challenge 2012, and pick up the userbox for your userpage if you desire. Signing up for the Challenge will also automatically enter you into the Bacon WikiCup. If you don't wish to participate, that's fine too - maybe next year! In the meantime, if you know anyone who might also be interested in participating, feel free to invite them! The Challenge is open to anyone and accepts participants at any time, so feel free to let anyone who might be interested know.

Note that I, the scorekeeper of the Bacon WikiCup, will be on vacation starting on the 18th of June all the way up until the 5th of July. I will have limited access to the internet, so I may or may not be able to score users' contributions during this time. Sorry for any delay in scoring (but since the Challenge lasts for more than half a year, there's no rush, right? (= ).

I'm looking forward to another fun, successful year. Thanks! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 22:46, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

Christopher Scott (choreographer)

Thank you for adding the newpage tag to the article. While many articles with this tag will end up deleted, it is refreshing to see someone be nice to a new editor. Unfortunately, it happens way, way, way to infrequently. Bgwhite (talk) 00:42, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

I'm afraid I can't take the credit for adding that tag - I don't know who did that. I did decline a speedy deletion request on it. As I said in my edit summary, it wasn't so promotional that it was irredeemable as an article. LadyofShalott 00:46, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
Ooops. Well, um, thank you for letting me believe it was you. Yea, that's what I originally meant to say :) Bgwhite (talk) 00:52, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Christopher Scott (choreographer) Article

Hi Lady of Shalott

Hope you are enjoying your vacation, and I am in no hurry for a reply. But I am new to this process and am wondering if you can help me out. I began the article about Christopher Scott (choreographer). You tagged it which was helpful and several people have made some edits/comments. I am not sure if I am supposed to do anything else or just leave it be. Also when can the tags be removed and who can do this? When you have time, can you please take another look at the page and advise me? I am still looking for references and plan to add more. I also want to add another section about Scott's work on "So You Think You Can Dance" as he will be a regular choreographer for the whole season, but I was going to wait to add that. So as it is now, does the article meet the standards? Thank you Lisaelainescott (talk) 11:35, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Hi Lisaelainescott. I'll advice you a lil bit, Lady of Shalott can complement it later on ;) You are almost alone on Wikipedia, so be bold if you are overhauling an article. You're edits will be reviewed. The standard is the Manual of style, the featured articles. You have to decide how much time 2011 are you going to spend on the article: if you want stub, start, C, B, A, good or featured quality. How can pick up examples here and here. --Chris.urs-o (talk) 14:20, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
I'll add that WP:RS is critical. Without looking in too much detail at the moment, I notice that there are a couple things sourced to IMDB, which is not typically regarded as a reliable source. If you can find other sources for that material, it would be preferable. Thanks for asking the questions, Lisa, and I'll try to give you more specific feedback later this week. (Do listen to what Chris has said!) LadyofShalott-alt (talk) 03:16, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks to you both. I added some references today and cleaned up the article a bit. Also, a note stating that "This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography" and "This article is within the scope of WikiProject Dance" have been added to the article's Disscussion page. I take this as a good thing :) Lisaelainescott (talk) 23:19, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wayne Greenhaw

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Vacation notice

{{vacation3}}

She's baa-aack. LadyofShalott 04:40, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Excarpsus cummeani

The DYK project (nominate) 12:06, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

daniel cain

Hey, how are you? I just wanted to state that Daniel Cain is a hoax. I checked a search engine and nothing came up related to the article. i didn't nominate for deletion because I seem to never get them right which is frustrating, but hey... you might want to consider it. KING OF WIKIPEDIA - GRIM LITTLEZ (talk) 19:38, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Hmmm... A hoax or just non-notable? Either seems possible. There is a template you can use to tag a possible hoax: {{hoax}}. Since you do suspect a hoax here, I'd suggest adding it to the article. Thanks for your note. LadyofShalott 19:41, 27 June 2011 (UTC)


Hoax because I searched "daniel cain gay rights portmadog" and "daniel cain gay rights" which turned up no results. The person, let alone events, don't exist. I thought non-notable meant the person is real, but not cool enough for a wiki page haha. KING OF WIKIPEDIA - GRIM LITTLEZ (talk) 19:52, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

That's essentially true. I just was refraining from going all the way you had to the conclusion that he is a fake person. He may well be though. LadyofShalott 19:54, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
Hi, based on the content of the original version I've tagged it for a speedy as an obvious hoax. Cheers, CliffC (talk) 20:36, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
...And I see someone has deleted it. OK. LadyofShalott 20:46, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Don't you love WikiLove?

Drmies (talk) 20:14, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Aww, what a sweet shot. Thanks, Drmies! LadyofShalott 20:38, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

My request for help

I was sorry to see that you decided to close my request for help at AN/I. In the light of Malleus's accusations of dishonesty against me, which are apparently regarded as either true or trivial by the community, I do not feel able to continue editing. I was very upset by the accusations, which I reject completely, and its offensiveness is only compounded by the fact that the community seems unable or unwilling to abide by the policies of civility, no personal attacks and assumption of good faith which I had come to rely on. Goodbye. Sergeant Cribb (talk) 06:04, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi, I hope you will reconsider. While I disagreed with you that any administrative action was needed in that AfD, that does not mean I think you should leave the project; I do not. Disagreements do arise, but we can continue despite them, and continue to improve articles and the project as a whole. LadyofShalott 15:21, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sad today

This topic has absolutely zero mention in the media, thus failing WP:GNG. It still qualifies for WP:A7 and if brought to an AfD will not survive. Eagles 24/7 (C) 00:57, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, so take it to AfD. Did you actually read what I said to the person who requested the undeletion? LadyofShalott 00:59, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
I did and I will. Eagles 24/7 (C) 01:06, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
OK. LadyofShalott 01:07, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

The assassination of J. Tod, Esq.

Thanks again for the JSTOR article. You can see the outcome at James Tod#Reputation. I could develop it further but am hoping that it is sufficient in itself to support the point that the numerous articles about India which rely on Tod really, well, probably should not. I would much rather people found a better, more modern source or - if they must use Tod - then be explicit regarding his limitations. - Sitush (talk) 01:43, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! Yes, I do see your point. Context and quality of sources, not merely their existence, does matter! LadyofShalott 01:51, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
I see that you spotted my deliberate mistake, planted to determine whether or not you read it through properly. Well, that's my excuse, and I am sticking to it!
Just holler if you ever need a hatchet job doing on a source. I seem to be quite adept at getting things into proportion when it comes to the inflated (or conflated, or deflated) statements of ones which are frequently cited in India-related articles. At least I am good for something, then. - Sitush (talk) 01:57, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
Any excuse will do, right? :) Anyway, any work you can do to improve the India-related articles around here is very much needed. I cringe at some of them. LadyofShalott 02:01, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
26,000 edits, each one of them furthering world peace. Thanks on behalf of our wonderful body of knowledge! Drmies (talk) 21:12, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
Just a bit of hyperbole, but thank you kindly, Drmies! :) LadyofShalott 21:16, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Van de koele meren des doods

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:03, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Van de koele meren des doods (film)

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:03, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Nouchka van Brakel

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:04, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Renée Soutendijk

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:04, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Robert Padulo

But Sir, this article has invalid reference, [1] check it and tell that He is it or another man, I reference site name of person is "LOUIS PADULO". Thanks for guide.--—AssassiN's Creed (talk) 15:23, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Replied at AC's user talk LadyofShalott 15:30, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Interplanetary voyagers

I'm beginning to wonder if we've got one, and if so, which is he from. Have a look at VideoZer and tell me if it looks like spam to you... Peridon (talk) 18:46, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

It wasn't obviously spam, but I went ahead and deleted it with an A7 rationale - it did not make any claim of notability whatsoever. LadyofShalott 18:51, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
I nearly deleted it as an attack - unsourced and negative... Peridon (talk) 18:56, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
I agree; I was very close to using a G10 rationale myself. LadyofShalott 19:02, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Contested deletion of FAGS

you did not gave me enough time to reply.

thus i'm posting here what i was close to post on the talk page of FAGS...


it should not be deleted because it's a term used in economics

it's related to other such terms:

if PIGS/PIIGS and BRIC/BRICS is allowed, then FAGS should be also.

search the media please.

further more, i don't see how some one involved in the medicine industry is qualified to decide if this page about economics is vandalism or not. i know i am not qualified, as i am a programmer, and i have poor knowledge of economics, but i do know this...

LPCA (talk) 22:44, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

First of all, see WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS. Second, there are no references for such an acronym. Third, there is no category for it at Commons as suggested by this page. As for my qualifications-spare me. jsfouche ☽☾Talk 22:45, 11 July 2011 (UTC)


jsfouche ☽☾Talk 22:45, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

well then, providing a reference:

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1506913/pg1

it's poor, but i'm pretty sure if some one tries hard to find more, they will find...

this

i can't help more because i'm not into economics that much, but i've seen this term being used multiple times. just an hour ago someone used the term again on a chat, and when i searched for it, to read a bit more, i was disappointed it had been deleted on wikipedia. that's why i recreated the page, with the poor knowledge i have.

see Wikipedia:EFFORT and Wikipedia:ABOUTEVERYTHING and Censorship... LPCA (talk) 23:03, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

If I do a Google search for the alleged acronym and the country names thus, I get no results that support your contention. Sorry, but it is up to you to find reliable sources that support your claim. You are also welcome to post a request at WP:Requests for undeletion and make your case there. LadyofShalott 23:15, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
with sweden instead of scandinavia returns at least one result. it's not easy as i said, it's being censored.

LPCA (talk) 01:08, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

One result does not satisfy our notability requirements. LadyofShalott 01:10, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Aside

You might like to look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fung Shoe... Peridon (talk) 11:02, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Help

Ok tell which tag should be put on these articles. Shinya Deguchi and Group Discussion. tell me please.--—AssassiN's Creed (talk) 14:42, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Those were both valid taggings as you did them. Thanks for asking! LadyofShalott 15:18, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
I said in this way, encourage me and help me, I never put wrong tag, but instead I am discouraging by some admins, Thanks.--—AssassiN's Creed (talk) 15:22, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

The information you posted is very informative. AweCo (talk) 18:07, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! Please ask me if you have questions as you go along. :) LadyofShalott 18:08, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, LadyofShalott. You have new messages at Jsfouche's talk page.
Message added 21:12, 12 July 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Blessed be!! jsfouche ☽☾Talk 21:12, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Undo of page move

Could you help undo a page move? this edit needs to be undone for the article and talk page. The correct spelling in "Antony". On the talk page, there is a link showing an original animation art piece with the correct spelling on the artwork. Also, see this page on TV.com with the correct spelling. Thanks for your help!!! jsfouche ☽☾Talk 03:14, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

 Done You're welcome! LadyofShalott 03:44, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

User:Hegh20

This user has some problems, he/she create articles with copyright, first time some other patroller put tag of speedy deletion on it, but this owner of page deleted that tag on both of his pages. pages are Zte mf60 and Huawei ascend 2, he had also warned by a admin or any patroller, but he again removed tag of speedy deletion from other article. Now I put tags. --—AssassiN's Creed (talk) 04:06, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Looks like both articles have already been zapped. LadyofShalott 04:11, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

User:Assassin's Creed

Ok, I give up on him. I've asked him three times to stop doing AfD. I even asked him to talk with me before he does another one. Each time he says he will. Now he is doing it again.

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pradeep Baliyan
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/D.A.V. public school,cci

I think this is over the head of this poor user and needs an all powerful admin... which is why I'm asking you instead of Drmies. :). Thank you sir. :) Bgwhite (talk) 19:42, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Ai yi yi. (Imagine a paper wad being thrown at you for the "sir".) Cripes. LadyofShalott 22:47, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
OK, I've just put another paragraph on his talk page. LadyofShalott 23:01, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
I showed my wife your comment. She hit me with the entire edition of today's USA Today. I just knew this was coming. I told Madarax and Drmies that I didn't want to be friends with you, but Drmies said you were a package deal. Whacked with the paper is just the start. Next time it will be the back of the hand and it will escalate. Bgwhite (talk) 00:35, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
I think I quite like Mrs. White. :D 'Sides, you brought that on yourself! LadyofShalott 00:44, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

He is still nominating pages for speedy deletion and getting people riled up.
Looking at his history... On July 9, two articles he created were put up for deletion. Bata (tribe) is up for an AfD and Formanites was up for CSD, but now is redirected. The first thing he does on July 10 is to put up his first AfD he had ever done for Toshi Iseda. Only thing since then is deletions and tagging articles. Bgwhite (talk) 18:31, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm thinking about taking this to AN and getting some more discussion on it. I'll have more time to look at it later on. LadyofShalott 19:41, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
  • Staying within an assumption of this editors good faith (challenged though it is by the breached assurances of changed future behaviour), and accepting the generosity in trying to assist his understanding of the English-language usage of "autobiography", I think there is a wider practical consequences. We have to consider the other editors whose contributions (initially imperfect as some patently are) are getting hit by these often baffling deletion flaggings within minutes of uploading their article. What is someone to think when their contribution is threatened with deletion on grounds of "Unreferenced and improper writing of article" or worse no reason at all? Will it encourage them to stay around and contribute further to WP? If this continues, the collatoral damage will be a diminution of new editor activity. AllyD (talk) 21:59, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
I have sought help at ANI. LadyofShalott 22:40, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Restoring CSD tag on JP (rapper)

I just wanted to let you know that I have restored the CSD tag on JP (rapper), although under different criteria (G4 and G5). The blocked user is User:Prince-au-Léogâne, and the deletion discussion is Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Florida Finest. For more information see Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive703#"Prince Joel" and Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive709#Non-stop editing by socks of User:Prince-au-Léogâne. Singularity42 (talk) 11:55, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for the notification! LadyofShalott 19:39, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Cloverdale-Idlewild

I'm not having much luck beefing this up... Drmies (talk) 18:50, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

I'll take a look! LadyofShalott 21:48, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

deletion of "Group Discussion" under A7

Group discussion is a major interviewing tool used in Indian Corporates especially while hiring MBA/Business Graduates. No article was available on wikipedia so one was created. You can find references at [2] , [3] Request to undelete the article and restore to previous version. Ravi mokhade (talk) 06:32, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

I have moved it into your userspace at User:Ravi mokhade/Group Discussion for further work. LadyofShalott 19:50, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
I will develop the article and post in again in another 2-3 days, Does it sound good? Ravi mokhade (talk) 05:57, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
That sounds reasonable. I do suggest you read WP:N, and make sure it satisfies that before moving the article back into the mainspace. LadyofShalott 11:44, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
The article has been developed to a decent level with references. Kindly check and let me know when and how can I move it the the article page User:Ravi mokhade/Group Discussion Ravi mokhade (talk) 06:35, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
It still needs much more referencing and seems to include a lot of original research. If you want to go ahead and move it into the mainspace, you can do so by clicking the the "move" tab on the article. LadyofShalott 23:30, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

help me

hi lady of shalott...i am new (obviously) to wikipedia. so forgive me-- i do not desire to be an editor but do want this page set right. the page in question is the Pete the Cat page. It was created and posted with no approval from the artist- copyright and trademark owner of Pete the Cat-- there are a tremendous amount of rules about editing the material-- are there none in the creation of the page? True, the page discusses the book which can and should be part of the page. But Pete the Cat is a character-- not a book... there are several books. So, i have no interest in becoming an editor but would like to have someone edit and make the page about what it indicates it is about. How do i find someone to do this since i do not know who created it?? Thank you for your help.--Pete the cat official (talk) 19:19, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

There are lots of rules about page creation, and that one did follow them. I do see your point about the title issue, but with only the one article now, this title does make sense. I've alerted the article creator to this discussion. LadyofShalott 21:30, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
Here is the article creator. First of all, the content you added appears to be copied from this website. There's either a copyright violation, or, if you are the owner of that copyright, even more of a conflict of interest than there already is... As for "Pete the Cat" as the title of the article, when the article was created the "White Shoes" book was the only commercially published book ("The Misadventures" was self-published and doesn't have, for instance, an entry in the Library of Congress), and "Pete the Cat" was short and seemed appropriate. Honestly, when I read the book to my kids, they never asked for the white shoes--they ask for Pete the Cat. I personally have no objection to renaming the article to Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. The thing is, without that book, the character is not notable by Wikipedia's standards. It was hard enough already to find anything on James Dean, Pete's creator, with whom you may be acquainted--creating an article on either Dean or Pete by themselves is a losing proposition, unfortunately.

On another note, the Lady was correct in her reversal. Such removal is simply not OK. Perhaps you know how difficult it is to create something; finding and pulling together the references for this article was not so easy (and I had great help from the Lady).

I hope this addressed some of your concerns. All the best, Drmies (talk) 22:07, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

I was unaware of all the rules of editing as I said I do not wish to be the editor but have beens asked to correct the article to represent the title. The news article ref. on the page is a good start for info.. the article by AJC.. I am not questioning the book... or the information listed about the book... but the owner of the copyright and trademark of character "pete the cat" was not notified or questioned. I agree that this information should be put on a page with the book title... if the page is only going to cover the book. The character was well established NATIONWIDE galleries and art collections years prior to the book. In addition there are other books being published by Harper Collins that will not have Eric Litwin as author. The author was chosen out of many that have approached the creator to create a book about the character. Contacting the artist and creator or his staff for information on the character and creator would have been the correct way to insure the information was all inclusive and not narrowed down to a fraction of what or who Pete the Cat is. You may not be familiar with Pete the Cat but should have become so before naming the page after him. If you would like to write the article that includes the definition of "Pete the Cat" it would be appreciated and the right thing to do to insure that Wikipedia has correct information. --Pete the cat official (talk) 00:27, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

  • I am not sure I understand the objection. Issues of copyright (on the character, in this case) usually don't come up--the article makes no claim at all about anyone having copyright, so there certainly is no incorrect assignment. I looked all over the place for sources on Pete and his creator and what I found in reliable sources is in the article. Wikipedia works by way of verifying content (see WP:V) using reliable sources (see WP:RS), and the info in the article is properly sourced. The article states quite clearly that Pete was designed by Dean in 1999; nowhere does it say that it was Litwin's idea, which it seems is your bone of contention.

    But moving the article to the title suggested above makes the subject more clear, and that is what I will do. I am going to tweak it also where necessary, to remove the suggestion that Pete the Cat and Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes are the same thing. As I suggested above, an article on Pete the Cat (the character) probably will suffer from a lack of reliable sources, but that's just my estimation. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 01:26, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I appreciate your willingness to change the article to the book title since that is soley what the article is about.but I also feel that more credit to the creator of the character needs to be on the page... There are multiple past articles on the Atlanta Journal Website on James Dean/ Pete the Cat... he has been on TV stations in Alabama; CNN has interviewed him all prior to the book, his self published book is registered with the library of congress. Please accept my apologies for aggressively pursuing this issue... as you said when you have spent years creating something it is hard to see it put out there with very little acknowledgement of the history or recognition of intellectual property. Pete the Cat has been James Dean's life work and sole income for 12yrs. Pete the Cat has been selected as the city mascot in the City of Decatur, GA. Collectors from Johansburg Africa, to Germany... He is a notable character. That is why your kids say "Pete the Cat"--not white shoes. I truly appreciated your fixing this problem, and though i mishandled trying to edit the page (did not know all the rules-- i was going to create a section for BOOKs and keep the info on the book there-- i was using the Garfield page set-up as example) It's all good. Thank you so much... please try to understand why this was important. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pete the cat official (talk • contribs) 03:38, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

thank you lady of shalott

Thank you for working with me to help get this situation righted. It got a little heated, which was never the intent, but often happens when trying to get things changed or corrected. This now gives the option to have a page possibly created to represent "Pete the Cat" the character not just the book. Are their editors or writers that you can recommend to use newspaper sources etc... to do a page?? again, thank you so much for your patience.. i won't attempt to edit any further pages... it is way too complicated and this is really the only subject i have extensive knowledge of. The artist will be glad to know that this is being fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.232.91.226 (talk) 16:48, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

You are welcome;I'm glad things have mostly been resolved. As for writing an article about the character, I do think that will be relatively difficult, for the reasons outlined by Drmies above; the two of us tried to find and incorporate as much relevant material as we could in creating the article that does exist. I can't really suggest any particular additional editors to work on this, but two places you might broach the subject are the talk pages of Wikipedia:WikiProject Fictional characters and WP:WikiProject Visual Arts. WikiProjects are groups of editors interested in working on articles of a general sort, and the article you propose be created would fit within the scopes of those two projects. In bringing up the topic, you should be sure to point them to the existence of the article on the book. Good luck! LadyofShalott 17:58, 18 July 2011 (UTC)


RFC/N discussion of the username "I Jethrobot"

A request for comment has been filed concerning the username of I Jethrobot (talk · contribs). You are invited to comment on the discussion here. I, Jethrobot drop me a line (note: not a bot!) 02:24, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

A kitten for you!


Raystorm (¿Sí?) 18:42, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
Awww, cute! Thanks, Raystorm. Good to hear from you - it's been a long time! How are you? LadyofShalott 21:47, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm doing okay, just had to check the new toys they are rolling down on the English Wikipedia. xD You doing okay? Raystorm (¿Sí?) 17:04, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm fine. You're missed here - been playing over in es.wp mostly? I bet you could translate some useful stuff into English if you felt like it. LadyofShalott 18:43, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
Yeah, been on es.wiki and meta mostly. If there's anything in particular you'd like me to translate, give me a poke. Hey, are you going to Wikimania? Raystorm (¿Sí?) 22:00, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

Madras Public Libraries Act

Just a note: I have not forgotten you, Drmies or Sodabottle/SpacemanSpiff. Well, ok, I've forgotten which of the last two posed the initial query at Drmies TP :(

I've been trying to finish Lohara dynasty in so far as I am able, then plan to move to Madras. In a metaphorical sense: given the current number of complaints about me from a group of contributors in/of India, I doubt that I will ever actually visit. Expect to see me at WP:DR before the week is out. - Sitush (talk) 12:08, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Hang in there. Do you need some help at Lohara dynasty or another contentious article? I don't normally follow the India articles, but if you point me to where you need aid, I'll see what I can do. LadyofShalott 14:51, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
Lohara is a quiet backwater and lovely for it! Plenty of admins watching the contentious stuff, thanks, but they seem not to have much in their armoury to quell the situation. There is an ongoing issue that has even crept into Qwyrxian's current RfA as question #13. It involves a few editors on one "side" and an awful lot of the other, but while the few are concentrating on each topic, the many are spread far and wide. Eg: say there are 10 topics, then the same 4 or 5 users are starting big, tendentious, pointless and (arguably) incompetent arguments on all of those, while there are 2 or 3 from the other "side" at each topic. This is going to end in tears, I am sure of it, because there is some fairly extreme post-colonial POV going on. It just happens that, for whatever reason, I am getting more than my fair share of the crap. - Sitush (talk) 14:59, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
OK. Just let me know if you ever want me to come be another pair of eyes on something! LadyofShalott 15:27, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
A supremely trivial example of a major problem - Talk:Sudheendra_Kulkarni#Overlinking. For more typical examples, perhaps Wikipedia_talk:Article_titles#Exceptions_to_national_varieties_of_English or Talk:Kurmi. - Sitush (talk) 16:31, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
Good grief... and that was only the trivial one. I'll look at the other ones later when I have more time to focus. LadyofShalott 17:27, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
It was, and there are a lot of much more complex ones out there. You do not have to get involved. Anyway, a query: if I have done three reverts and a person then removes some content I added which was validly cited (it was in fact using a source they introduced) am I still stuck with leaving that alone? They have reverted on the grounds that the addition included weasel words - "some years" - but in this instance that is as good as I can get it because the source is not specific itself. I always get really worried about 3RR & think that the only real exception is vandalism. I think the delete has probably been done out of spite but it could be because they do not understand weasel. - Sitush (talk) 18:22, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
Actually, forget my question. He has now shuffled stuff around, added stuff etc. He clearly does not understand weasel but what the hell - life is too short. - Sitush (talk) 19:22, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
I read the Ganga/Ganges discussion linked above - I'm not touching that. As for the other one, I don't know what a sudra is, but I think at least for now, I'm not going to get into that either. LadyofShalott 01:51, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
I do not blame you and I was not expecting you to, but you can see the sheer scale of the present problem. There is some agreement that this is being co-ordinated off-wiki. Regardless, it is consuming vast amounts of my time and is in large part why I have not yet got round to the Madras Library thing. I will' get round to it and am looking forward to it as another one of those peaceful backwaters. - Sitush (talk) 13:09, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
Well, just let me know when you do get to it! LadyofShalott 15:21, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Monarch of the Glen

Poke? -- Theramin (talk) 02:50, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Consider me poked. LadyofShalott 03:25, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

A-Lin

I had no intention of being bitey but because the "references" cited were written as text and didn't have any indication of <ref>'s, I wouldn't have ever seen them. I did glance through the article, but my mind must've registered those references as part of the article. Cheers, SwisterTwister talk 00:08, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

The point is that you need to look more carefully before tagging. LadyofShalott 00:10, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

?

Lady, do you understand this? Drmies (talk) 01:34, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Username change: "17:03, 2010 June 26 Nihonjoe (talk | contribs | block) m (5,049 bytes) (moved User talk:Bopomofo to User talk:Toastsauce: Automatically moved page while renaming the user "Bopomofo" to "Toastsauce") (undo)" LadyofShalott 01:54, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Hmmm... is he/she editing as Bopomofo again though? LadyofShalott 02:07, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Yes, hence my surprise--and all too often I don't understand what happens with these username moves. Drmies (talk) 02:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Why do people do stuff like that? If you get your username changed, you should be editing with that name, not the old one. I suppose the question now is, is the person editing under both names? Is it a case of legitimate alternate accounts? If there's socking, it is dumb socking since the accounts are clearly tied. LadyofShalott 02:25, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Mandatory edit summaries: pages like this one make me favor them. LadyofShalott 02:28, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
I temporarily undid the redirect and asked them (that is, singular them) on both talk pages what's going on. Thanks for your help. Drmies (talk) 02:31, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
You're welcome. I've just added both pages to my watchlist. I'm curious what the response will be. LadyofShalott 02:36, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Well, nothing yet, and they returned to make the same edits that I and other editors have been reverting. What's next? You're an old hand at this... Drmies (talk) 02:43, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Check out the action at User talk:Toastsauce. Please help out--I have no idea what should be done. Drmies (talk) 03:01, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
I looked through the new Bopomofo's edits, and they are nothing but promotional. I've blocked the account but would like your oversight to see if a. it's a proper decision and b. if this affects the other account, and what we should do about it. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 03:08, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
I see what Toast wrote, and that the new Bopo was created 17 February. I'm doing some spot looks at that user's edits before I respond further. LadyofShalott 03:38, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Wow, ok, that is certainly not appropriate. I agree that the editor's sole purpose seems to be to insert the work of that one person (himself?). An indefinite block may be the only way to go ultimately, especially since the editor has thus far shown zero inclination in engaging in discussion on a talk page, or even in edit summaries. Also, many of the edits marked minor clearly are not. However, I wonder if now that the editor has been blocked, if some sort of discussion can begin. If we can encourage the user to discuss with others and perhaps not be entirely focused on the work of one person, maybe, just maybe, we can turn this around. I'm doubtful, but it's possible - I think the user wants to insert the work where it's relevant at least. LadyofShalott 03:55, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Actually, I think it's unlikely you'll get any sort of response from the editor. But I wouldn't be surprised if a new editor showed up and suddenly started adding references to the same paper to articles in the near future. LadyofShalott 04:05, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
That is entirely possible. But you are too young and beautiful to be complaining of old age. Leave that to Sitush and me. Drmies (talk) 04:13, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Hah, thanks - you are kind. Sometimes I feel like it though. LadyofShalott 04:26, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

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Ganga

I have just rolled back his latest post at Kulkarni re: Ganga. I feel like issuing a warning but am too involved. He has made c. five false accusations in the last 24 hours and I am fed up of it. - Sitush (talk) 18:23, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

And I've now reverted again. This group of people is being astonishingly disruptive and none of us have anything in the armoury to resolve it. Grrr. Might go for a walk before I start becoming rude! - Sitush (talk) 18:52, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
I am amazed you have the energy to deal with this on multiple articles/talk pages. Just the one is more than enough for me. LadyofShalott 18:54, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
That is what they want: to wear down the few who will get involved. They're also talking of achieving a "critical mass" in the future, spouting a lot of post-colonial "nonsense", trying to sort of "recruit" new editors with somewhat off-center welcome messages etc. There is no doubt a lot of this is being co-ordinated off-wiki, as Boing!saidZebedee & others have suggested. "Evil" may be a slightly extreme word but the situation is approximate to "All it takes for the triumph of evil is for good Wikipedians to do nothing." - Sitush (talk) 19:02, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
You can see that one of the socks/meats has been called up again now. Standard routine. - Sitush (talk) 19:22, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Questions

The pictures on your page are beautiful!

I am not very computer literate, and have two questions for an Administrator:

1) By misstate, I created two Wikipedia accounts. How do I delete the extra account?

2) I am quoting a sentence from Wikipedia in a paper that I am writing, not on Wikipedia. How do I properly cite Wikipedia as the source? Perhaps you could direct me to a sample cite.

Thanking you in advance,

Bear <email address removed> Adirondack BlurLiner (talk) 17:15, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi, Bear. Thank you - they are all by John Waterhouse.
  1. There's no way to delete an account. Just stick to editing from the one you acually want. It would be a good idea to put a pointer from the user page of the mistaken one to your preferred account.
  2. For general information about citing Wikipedia, look at [[4]]. To cite an actual article though, when you are at that article, look on the left hand side of the screen. There is a link that says "cite this article". That will give you several preformatted citation styles. LadyofShalott 18:14, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Are all animal articles in the WikiProject Food and drink?

Pholas dactylus is now in the Wikiproject for food and drink. Do all animal articles get put in there, since almost everything out there is food to somebody. Dream Focus 00:01, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

That's a fair question. I don't really know the answer. I tagged it that way since there was a specific mention of the food usage of the species. LadyofShalott 00:06, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
I do think there could be a very broad overlap, depending on if the article talks about the animal's use as food. LadyofShalott 00:16, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Laying the Foundation Page Deletion

Hello, I saw that the Laying the Foundation page I created was deleted under "section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion." I modeled this page after http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Board. What changes should I make to the Laying the Foundation page to have it reinstated? Kschack1 (talk) 14:50, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi Kschack1, well, first off, don't model an article on one filled with tags of things that need to be improved. More specifically though, (1) you need third-party references - your article is almost entirely sourced to the organization's own website. Are there articles in newspapers about this group? What about (even better) in the scholarly literature? (2) The article sounds like an advertisement. Read WP:NPOV and work to make the article not sound like an ad for the group (note just because it is non-profit doesn't mean the article can't be promotional - but that's not acceptable). Those are the top things for the moment. Would you like me to place a copy of the article in your userspace so you work on it there? LadyofShalott 02:09, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for your recommendations! Yes, I would love for the article to be placed in my userspace so that I can work to improve it. I know that Laying the Foundation has been cited in several newspapers, and I will certainly check to see if there is any reference to the organization in scholarly articles. Kschack1 (talk) 13:34, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
You're welcome, and the draft is now at User:Kschack1/Laying the foundation. Feel free to ask me if you have further questions. :) LadyofShalott 16:12, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Fanny Crosby

Lady, I'm sorry if I got in the way of your fanny--and that article is so huge that every edit seems to take three minutes to save. I am looking to redo what work of yours I undid; please forgive me if I miss something. Drmies (talk) 01:57, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

LOL, I just noticed the McAuleys were back and I wondered if some apologist for a huge page was reverting me. LadyofShalott 02:00, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm redoing it as we speak. Drmies (talk) 02:08, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
You know, if all the overwikilinkings were removed, the article would be a lot less of a muffin top. BTW, I find all these details about this person and her life absolutely fascinating--pity so much of it doesn't belong here. Drmies (talk) 02:17, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
OK, and I'll stay away from it for now so we don't EC anymore. [I had an edit conflict with you over saying I was going to try not to EC with you!] LadyofShalott 02:19, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
I'm wondering if the book discussion warrants its own article. LadyofShalott 02:23, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
You mean that controversy at the end? (So typical of the article--I find that interesting, but it's well-nigh illegible.) Drmies (talk) 02:26, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
That's the section, but I didn't mean in exactly its current form. LadyofShalott 02:30, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Editor's Barnstar
Your attention to detail on Fanny Crosby is greatly appreciated. Careful pruning is a difficult thing to do, and while few readers realize it, such work greatly adds to legibility. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 14:55, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Thank you! I appreciate that, esp. since I tend to feel like I'm overconservative in those matters. LadyofShalott 16:03, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Ban time?

Drnhawkins (talk · contribs) is starting to add this nonsense to articles, maybe we should raise the issue of a ban?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dougweller (talk • contribs)

Yes, I think you're right. If you want to propose it, I'll second it. The amount of IDIDN'THEARTHAT is unbelievable. LadyofShalott 11:07, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
WP:AN, not ANI, right? Dougweller (talk) 12:20, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Right. LadyofShalott 12:28, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Done. I don't know if it is appropriate to mention it at the MfDs, don't want to transgress... Dougweller (talk) 12:56, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
I've commented at the AN thread now. I won't mention it at the MfDs for now at least. I'll think on that a bit, and real life obligations are calling. LadyofShalott 13:15, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

So what is an acceptible solution

What solution can you offer that allows some discussion (in main space) about who was the Pharaoh contemporary with Abraham, Joseph, Moses (and also the Isralites who were in Egypt for 430 years and grew from 70 to 2 million in that time). I understand about what you say about original research and reliable sources but your policies put Christianity at a disadvantage because you do not accept the Bible as a reliable source of Historical information.--Drnhawkins (talk) 14:37, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

I think it most likely that you just need to find another website more suitable to publishing this sort of work. --LadyofShalott 17:47, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Fanny

I note that you have clocked in. I am going to clock out of Fanny Crosby and give you free rein for a few hours. Enjoy the hassle! - Sitush (talk) 23:20, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Hah, thanks. Good night! LadyofShalott 23:22, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

User:Dougweller/Requests for comment/Drnhawkins

It's still got some stuff from an old one I did. My brain isn't functioning right now very well - we need to specify both the problems and the behavior we are asking for, but as I said at AN when someone doesn't understand the principles you are asking them to follow, they can agree and yet not follow them. As I typed that I thought "Does that matter, if they show they can't follow them then we can take further steps". So maybe it is more straight forward than I thought. We start by enumerating the main issues, show diffs for both problems and attempts to counsel him. Dougweller (talk) 15:21, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I've started adding to it, and will continue to work on it. It's not easy. LadyofShalott 23:00, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
Great work. We need to get it out today if we can. I see no reason we can't resurrect the deleted talk page for the duration of this RfC although we should probably protect it. If there are objections then we can redelete, but it seems appropriate to resurrect it temporarily. I'm happy to do that. Let me know when you think it's ready to go (and sign it) and I'll deal with the rest. Dougweller (talk) 13:16, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
OK, I undeleted that talk page and protected it. I've done about all I can think to do now in the RfCU and signed it. See if you think anything else needs to be added or modified, and you can finish it up. LadyofShalott 14:01, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
I was about to sign it and nowiki my sig! Ok, I'll finish up. Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 14:07, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Thank you, Doug! LadyofShalott 14:09, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Drnhawkins now exists (and you'll see it at AN, ANI, etc in the box dealing with RfC/Us.). Dougweller (talk) 14:52, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
It seems reasonable to mention at at the MfDs, and WP:FTN, what do you think? Dougweller (talk) 14:53, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Yes, it does. I'd just make sure to drop a note on the talk page stating that you've done that if you do. I've got to run now! LadyofShalott 15:41, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

July 2011

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at User talk:Drmies. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Kindly refrain from mentioning Prince (or TAFKAP) on my talk page. Drmies (talk) 04:34, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Consider me properly chastened. Sorry. I'm not a fan either. LadyofShalott 04:37, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
I appreciate that. He played in the motherland last week, and my buddy went to see him. I actually wished I could have been there! Drmies (talk) 04:55, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Please review and help

Hello,Lady0fShalott,my be it is surprised you that I am asking your review for english wikipedia. I have read your reviews,that are fair clear and bold,therefore I ask you to please visit my talk page(Discussion),and review it thoroughly and give your fair,clear and bold opinion,and help in this regard if you can?.Thanks. Ehsan Sehgal (talk) 04:31, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

I'll take a look. LadyofShalott 04:35, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for speedy reaction,I wish you more did. Ehsan Sehgal (talk) 05:17, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

  • The Adventures of Wikipedialand: Introducing the Fair LadyofShallot boldly editing in Articles throughout the Land and Drmies, her poor chum, commenting with bald unfriendliness upon Talk pages Everywhere. LadyofShalott 02:45, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
Hello Lady, I'm Nole, and I've been one of the the main editors in regards to Ehsan's article. On that talk, you mentioned a "friendly Dutchman" and I wanted to point out two profiles published in Dutch newspapers that I haven't been able use, due to the language barrier. (Those two, along with the other main sources, are found here.) I've asked around at WP:WPNetherlands, and got no response, and my next course of action was going to be to find an individual editor who could translate it. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that instead of your friend having to look around, there are at least two known articles, assuming you didn't know of their existence. Thanks for your help, Nolelover Talk·Contribs 15:00, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Found him myself. Thanks for your help :) Nolelover Talk·Contribs 15:18, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
No worries. :) LadyofShalott 15:22, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Nair

Hi Lady, are you an admin? The Nair article is coming under attack from off-wiki canvassing + Yogesh's crowd. It has not long come off semi-protection. User:Boing! said Zebedee usually sorts it out but appears to be offline. Could do with the IP edit being reverted (the one adding cite requests, subsequently dated by HelpfulPixiebot) and then semi-protection put on, if only until Boing turns up. I only have one revert left. - Sitush (talk) 15:42, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

  • Hey Sitush, I'm not sure it needs that right now--I saw the one IP edit and reverted it. But the Lady may disagree, and I'm certainly not opposed to protection. Drmies (talk) 16:07, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
I do agree actually - I don't see that much IP editing right now - certainly not too much to handle in other ways. I've added it to my watchlist though, and you can always ping me again. LadyofShalott 16:52, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
I changed my mind. Not because it's too much too handle, but because it's just another disruption in an area where we need calm. Those cn-tags have been dealt with. Lady, if you think I went too far, please correct me--I don't mind at all and would welcome a review. Drmies (talk) 17:05, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
I don't know if you saw the talk page but the conversation was highly personal and harrassing, tendentious and unproductive. In recent weeks this has always been a prelude to warring on these articles as various meats come in to snip away at the cited content, regardless of what may be happening in the (usually fractious) discussions. There is a small group involved on wiki and several of us (including Boing) are of the opinion that they are co-ordinating stuff off-wiki for what, frankly, amounts to vandalism. How the on-wiki group have avoided blocks for disruptive behaviour is beyond me (although one of them was blocked for 24 hours for posting that blog thing after been warned to stop doing so, and an IP has just had the same treatment). Anyway, thanks for looking into it. Boing is back on the scene. I am going to have a lie down! - Sitush (talk) 18:06, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
I'll defer to you all. I'll be checking in and out, but not really able to devote attention here for now. LadyofShalott 18:23, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Whoops, thank you.

...for moving my draft page. You guessed correctly. Thanks.— James Cantor (talk) 00:31, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome! LadyofShalott 00:32, 30 July 2011 (UTC)

AN

Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#How_to_deal_with_tendentious_editing.3F. You are not named - just a courtesy note since it mentions that thread you were recently involved in re: overlinking of India. - Sitush (talk) 17:10, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Oh boy. Thanks, I'll go look. LadyofShalott 18:11, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
Probably of little interest to you, but in any event it has been moved to WP:ANI per request of Fowler&fowler. - Sitush (talk) 19:42, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

In good faith

Re: Ehsan Sehgal:

  • Hello LadyofShalltt, it is my request, please pay your attention to Literary Career,on this sentence, "He also writes in the meter called Beher". In my opinion,this sentence does not explain the meaning,something is written in the meter, what?.

actually,origin text was taken from the reference.2,and in the newspaper's article,written by third party,text and meaning is different,but multiple editors editing make the sentence in wrong direction and not exact meaning which,I think,should be corrected. Can you spare a bit time to take a look at the reference.2,origin article's last part of the sentences, "Ehsan has also shown---------". Then may be you come to conlusion to edit and fix appropriate sentences,and if possible,citation with reference.2.

  • In literary career,the book De Wijze Weg (The Wise Road) and in bibliography De Wijze Weg

(The Wise Road),may be in both places translation "The Wise Way" is more appropriate,than The Wise Road. I am assuming good faith in this regard. I hope you will help. Thanks. Ehsan Sehgal (talk) 16:25, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

I'll take these in reverse order. As for the book title, I believe Drmies translated it as The Wise Road. As he's a native speaker of Dutch, and I do not speak it at all, I will not presume to try to improve upon his translation. If you feel The Wise Way is a better translation, you can change it, or propose the change on the article talk page, but I'll not do it. Regarding Beher, I'll take a look at that, and see what I can do. LadyofShalott 22:09, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
I'm not sure I understand enough about beher to make any intelligent changes beyond what is there now. LadyofShalott 02:53, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
  • Please see last paragraph of the newspaper article,(reference.2),"Ehsan has shown----",here-

http://www.urdutoday.com/sites/default/files/03.jpg

It will be easier to change sentence into proper meaning and definition.If you want to help. About translation "The Wise Way",I have asked Drmies to help. Thanks.Ehsan Sehgal (talk) 11:55, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

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