User talk:Mckennagene

Welcome!

Here's a long-overdue welcome to Wikipedia. +sj + 06:58, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Kettlebowl

- Start Existing (talk) 22:24, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Just to let you know that recreating a recently deleted article and asking for it to not be deleted again in the edit summary is one of the quickest ways to piss people off around here. — User:ACupOfCoffee @ 03:37, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the advice - I guess pissing people off around here is pretty easy to do, maybe the page deleters could be a bit more courteous and do things like actually read the page before they delete it. I was pretty pissed off that someone deleted it and called it advertising - it's a freaking non-profit group of volunteers for gods sakes. Anyway, I know it wasn't you. I don't really know what else to do. I want to make this page, I am motivated to do it now, I have time now - what do you recommend?

Hi - I have replied at Talk:Kettlebowl as that seemed more appropriate. Jezhotwells (talk) 17:06, 5 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SmackBot

Hi thanks for your note.

This edit was two weeks ago. If you read the top of the talk page you will see that it should be stopped if there is current ongoing problem. Otherwise just use my talk page.

Secondly if you look at the user page you will see that the name is not intended to be interpreted that way or indeed any way except a light hearted play on words. I am sorry you a grievously offended by it, but no doubt you will recover, no one else seems to have taken it that way. It is not possible to rename users with over 50,000 edits (or thereabouts) without developer intervention, and Smackbot has made significantly more than that. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Thirdly it is useful if you can actually link the article name and also sign your posts to talk pages.

Fourthly I understand your point about the use of ordinal suffixes, I will investigate the matter in regard to the phrase "July 4th holiday" although I think there is already an exception for this. SmackBot is unlikely to revisit that article, but you can drop me a note on my talk page if you have problems there or anywhere else.

Regards, Rich Farmbrough 15:26 4 September 2009 (UTC).

Well part of that is Wikipedia house style, which I don't always agree with. There is an extensive Manual of Style, that dealing with dates and numbers is at WP:MOSNUM. People are not expected (or should not be expected) to write to this style, that is easy enough for people or bots to fix up at a later date. However the MoS is probably the scene of "more and bloodier wars" (to quote Douglas Adams than any other part of WP. Yes people do get upset by comma placement as per Winston Smith's committee.

Rich Farmbrough, 18:35, 4 September 2009 (UTC).[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Raptor Education Group Inc.

-- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 00:21, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Now restored and cleaned up a bit. Please add further detail and cites -- especially if you have sources for your claims of it being the largest in the country by certain metrics. It's likely to end up on AfD at some point without improvement. Regards, +sj + 06:58, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Later AfD nomination of Raptor Education Group:

I have nominated Raptor Education Group, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Raptor Education Group. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 13:24, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

File:RaptorEducationGroupIncEagles.jpg listed for deletion

See the discussion. Damiens.rf 14:18, 23 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's true that this is a poor substitute for asking politely for license clarification. +sj + 10:06, 4 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bird photos

If you're regularly close to endangered birds with camera handy, you might be able to help WP:WikiProject Birds out with some of their requests. +sj +

Moving pictures to Commons

Hi Gene. To answer your question on what "move a picture to Commons" means, this refers to the Wikimedia Commons site. Wikimedia Commons, often referred to simply as "Commons", is another wiki. Any picture on Commons can be easily used by any Wikipedia project in any language, whereas pictures that you put on the English Wikipedia can be used only in the English Wikipedia. In general, if you take a picture yourself and release it under a free license, putting it on Commons will allow it to be used more widely, which most contributors consider to be a good thing. See Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons if you're interested.

Also, below is one of our standard Welcome messages, which probably comes too late to impress you with a warm fuzzy feeling but might be of some help at some point :)

Cheers and take care, Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 02:09, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

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Stay strong

Congratulations on rescuing Kettlebowl and Raptor Education Group Inc. from deletion. Bravo. Keep up the good work, and don't let those deletion attempts discourage you from further contribution on Wikipedia. You might be interested in joining WP:INC. - Draeco (talk) 13:59, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article

I read that article that you wrote today and I completely understand where you're coming from. I am willing to defend your actions should you ever need a second voice at a discussion. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:37, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

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Personal knowledge is not a reliable source

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Proposed deletion of Kevin De Clue

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Nomination of Kevin De Clue for deletion

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Hymn to Freedom (March 21)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Girth Summit was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of music-related topics). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

The article doesn't explain why the tune is notable, and it doesn't include any independent sources - just his own website and some recordings. Please take a look at WP:NMUSIC for guidance on notable musical works; then, if this tune meets those criteria, find some reliable sources that demonstrate that it meets those criteria.

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GirthSummit _(blether) 08:43, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Mckennagene! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! GirthSummit _(blether) 08:43, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Hymn to Freedom

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! CptViraj (📧) 11:08, 25 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Kara mccarthy moved to draftspace

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