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I notice that on article talk page you added new sections at the top. On Wikipedia we add new sections at the bottom. So look for #A personal note about your CSI articles at the bottom of this page. —teb728 t c 14:18, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of CSiCOL

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December 2011

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Speedy deletion nomination of Computers and Structures, Inc.

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Proposed deletion of CSiBridge

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Proposed deletion of PERFORM-3D

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Proposed deletion of SAFE (software)

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Consistent pattern of blatant conflict of interest

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:36, 16 December 2011 (UTC) Hello Mikepabell. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Talk:CSiBridge, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.[reply]

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:36, 16 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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A personal note about your CSI articles

Mike, Welcome to Wikipedia. I’m sorry you had such a frustrating time this last day, and I hope it won’t discourage you from working on non-CSI articles like North Berkeley, Berkeley, California, Shattuck Avenue, and Cathedral arch. I want to congratulate you on how well you did on the CSI articles: You learned a lot in a short time, including that we require content to be verifiable by footnotes, and you learned the basics of footnotes. I want to tell you a few other things:

The subjects of Wikipedia articles have to be “notable.” “Notability” as we use it means that the subjects have received significant coverage in independent third-party reliable sources. (Since your CSI articles originally cited only CSI sources, they didn’t demonstrate independent coverage, and that is why they were proposed for deletion.) Ideally all references should be to independent sources, but non-independent sources can be used sometimes if they are identified as such—but never to establish notability.

Wikipedia has always required articles to be written from a neutral point of view, but in the last few years there has been a growing problem that companies assign employees (or contract with consultants) to give them exposure in Wikipedia. Since most of the most notable companies already have articles in Wikipedia, many of the resulting articles are about companies that are not “notable” by our standards. Furthermore the paid writers’ close connection with the companies gives them a conflict of interest that make it difficult to recognize their own biases. For example, you apparently were unable to see how promotional it was when you wrote:

…Humbled by this recognition, Founder, President, and CEO Ashraf Habibullah stated that CSI’s “software products have long been the tools of choice for thousands of engineers worldwide. This certification validates their confidence in us. We are proud to have achieved this formal recognition”. Miriam Leigh accepted, as director of quality assurance, the certificate itself, stating that “the achievement of ISO-9001 reflects our continuous efforts to achieve superior product quality and reliability for our customers worldwide".

That was pretty blatant, but most promotional writing is much more subtle. The writers try to present their companies as the companies want to be seen, but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia; we present subjects as the world sees them. Sometimes paid writers expect to take “ownership” of their articles: they expect that other users will make suggestions for the company writer to implement. Some sites allow this, but on Wikipedia it is just the opposite: writers with a conflict of interest are strongly encouraged not to edit the articles directly but to leave suggestions on the article talk page for other editors to implement. —teb728 t c 14:11, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Nomination of Shattuck Avenue for deletion

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Possibly unfree File:Ashraf Habibullah wearing hat, jacket, and tie.jpg

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Hey Stefan,

Sorry for the inconvenience. I uploaded this photo as my own though it was emailed to me, with permission to use in the article, by Ashraf. I appreciate your diligence and I respect the necessity of proper licensing procedures through Creative Commons. I initially tried to upload this photo through the appropriate process, but quickly became confused regarding some of the items. Perhaps you or another editor could advise me on what to do from here and serve as a mentor through the process. There are five photos uploaded to the Ashraf Habibullah article, and I'm interested in properly licensing (as free content) the two shown on the page, and deleting the other three. I think these photos may serve a valuable encyclopedic purpose because Ashraf pioneered computer applications for structural engineering, which is the field in which I work. Thank you for your time. Mike P. Abell 17:02, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Further, I tried to revise the licensing on the photo page, but there doesn't seem to be a way to make this change. I'd be happy to upload again through the appropriate licensing procedure if it's necessary to delete and try again. Thanks, Mike P. Abell 17:02, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

Cathedral arch references?

Mike, regarding your Cathedral arch article, do you have any references where the concept is defined in general context? I have only found the term applied specifically to the Galena Creek Bridge. Perhaps that is the archetype (no pun intended) of the design? In any case, it would be nice to be able to refer to the original source. T71024 (talk) 17:47, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hey T7 - I looked around a bit, but couldn't find any references. I remember reading an engineering article, perhaps about the Galena Creek Bridge, in which the term Cathedral arch was used. Not finding a Wikipedia article on the topic, this prompted me to make the article. I'll check our engineering library at work here to see if any hard-copy references define Cathedral arch. Mike P. Abell 18:12, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

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