User talk:Shawn à Montréal/Archive 5

Nomination of Anibar International Animation Festival for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Anibar International Animation Festival is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anibar International Animation Festival (3rd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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This page on the doc lacked any balance, potraying it as being universally loved. It was viewed in some quarters as moralistic finger waging tedium. There needed to be something to reflect the critics, alongside those who did indeed enjoy it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.26.84.220 (talk) 02:30, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Maison Alcan

Hello! Your submission of Maison Alcan at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Secretlondon (talk) 00:28, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Canadian director navboxes

Hi Shawn,

The Norman McLaren navbox looks great! Using a smaller font size for the parentheticals makes sense to me. I would, however, remove the co-directors; navboxes should only link to articles that are within the scope of the main article. Navboxes should also be transcluded on all linked articles, and I don't think that the Norman McLaren navbox should be transcluded on either of the co-director articles.

Happy editing,

Neelix (talk) 18:17, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for participating in my RFA! I appreciate your comments. Zagalejo^^^ 06:35, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Maison Alcan

On 4 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Maison Alcan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Maison Alcan marked a turning point in the preservation of historic buildings in Montreal's Golden Square Mile? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maison Alcan. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:03, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers

Hello! Your submission of My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! LauraHale (talk) 00:04, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers

On 11 July 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the National Film Board of Canada documentary My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers defends the controversial Canadian seal hunt? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:02, 11 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New Brunswick Articles without Reliable sources

Thank you for your interest. I started creating these articles and then someone noted that I should have some sort of link so I began including the coordinates for where I found the article on google maps (IE Villages, Roads etc.) That seemed to have been enough until now. The template I took is originally from another article in New Brunswick so I didn't see a problem until now. I have been persistent to include links to other Wikipedia articles for reliable sources. I don't know what else to do. Myself I am just looking on Google maps for most of my information and details.Hogie75 10:54, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Backdoor, Short Film

Hello Shawn in Montreal. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Backdoor, Short Film, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Films are not an A7 category. Thank you. -- Selket ^Talk 17:03, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I had tagged it so because it was an internet video, but thanks for the notice. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:04, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to prod or AfD, I take no position on notability. -- Selket ^Talk 17:06, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Invitation to wikiFeed

Hi Shawn in Montreal,

I'm part of a team that is researching ways to help Wikipedia editors find interesting content to contribute to Wikipedia. More specifically, we are investigating whether content from news sources can be used to enhance Wikipedia editing. We have created a tool, called wikiFeed, that allows you to specify Twitter and/or RSS feeds from news sources that are interesting to you. wikiFeed then helps you make connections between those feeds and Wikipedia articles. We believe that using this tool may be a lot of fun, and may help you come up with some ideas on how to contribute to Wikipedia in ways that interest you. Please participate! To do so, complete this survey and follow this link to our website. Once you're there, click the "create an account" link to get started.

For more information about wikiFeed, visit our project page. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask via my talk page, or by email at wikifeedcc@gmail.com. We appreciate your time and hope you enjoy playing with wikiFeed!

Thanks! RachulAdmas (talk) 21:38, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I don't use RSS at all, and am generally happy with Google News and Google Books, but I may check this out... Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:00, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response. I actually had never used RSS (or Twitter really, for that matter) before we started working on this tool either (you don't need to have RSS feeds or a Twitter account already set up to use wikiFeed). Thanks for the feedback, and wikiFeed will be around if you ever decide you have an interest in playing around with it! RachulAdmas (talk) 19:59, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Factual accuracy in the Thomas Fuller article

It's interesting that you noted the issues with building styles in the Thomas Fuller (architect) article on its talk page. In many articles about Canadian architects, I noticed such inaccuracies emerged when one user (Victoriaedwards) converted the basic vertical lists of works (in order of completion) into horizontal galleries, then vertical lists in a chart format. I've spent a lot of time overhauling these lists, but I haven't been able to get them all done. No one is perfect and this user has made countless good contributions, but she seemed to create a lot of these charts with obvious errors that could have been avoided by looking at the photos of the buildings and individual building articles. Even the "builder" chart heading is problematic, since architects don't necessarily construct the buildings they design. A.Roz (talk) 23:48, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I've locked horns with User:Victoriaedwards before, over what I considered at the time to be rather poorly thought-out work. Once I saw it was her this time, I didn't even consider raising it with her, I must say. I suggest tagging more articles like this that are problematic, and slowly working at it. As you say, she is a net positive overall. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 23:55, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You swiped my sandbox!

LOL Hi, Shawn. I am delighted to have your attention to the Category:Sexuality pages. They are very highly read, but only scantly edited.

Nonetheless, you took a page (Michael C. Seto) from my sandbox where I was working on it, and pasted it into the main encyclopedia.

I was very close to done, so there isn't much damage done, but I thought I should point this out to you. I included the no-index tag atop the page, but I rarely create new pages, and if there was something else I was supposed to do in order to isolate the page until it was completed, I'm not sure what that is.

— James Cantor (talk) 03:50, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, I didn't. It was in article space, I assure you. I found it through the WikiProject Canada new article page list, which doesn't include sandboxed articles or user subpages. If you'd properly sandboxed it, it wouldn't have been there, surely. Glad it worked out, though. best, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:12, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, my bad. I created the article under James Cantor/MCS instead of my user space, user:James Cantor/MCS. — James Cantor (talk) 14:34, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for editing the page. I see now that I tend to add way to much information, which I admit is challenging not to do. I never saw it as a bad thing before, but now I see how it can be read as a "sales" point or something. I tend to want to make the article more interesting than what it really needs to be. Thanks again. Causeandedit (talk) 06:42, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of Wikiquette Assistance discussion

Hello, Shawn in Montreal. This message is being sent to inform you that a discussion is taking place at Wikipedia:Wikiquette assistance regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is An Uncivil Threesome. Thank you. VQuakr (talk) 18:45, 18 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I really have nothing to add at this point, but I'll keep a watch. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:49, 18 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Underpass Park

Underpass Park is not really very close to the Gardiner Expressway and the underpasses that is is under actually relate to the on and off ramps between Adelaide Street East, Richmond Street East and the Don Valley Parkway. I will leave you to amend your edits, since you did voice some doubts. I will try and add some pictures next week. Secondarywaltz (talk) 03:45, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I see from the Toronto Star article you're quite right. The Star refers to Don Valley Parkway overpasses towards downtown, whatever those might be. I changed the lead and reverted the reference to it in the Gardiner article. thanks, --Shawn in Montreal (talk) 04:08, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Uptown Markham

I was fix it there was some mistake and it not done sorry. 69.158.2.224 (talk) 09:05, 30 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Head of CPP (former)

You have placed a notability template on David F. Denison. Just wondering what Wikipedia policy you were relying on.

Thanks. Ottawahitech (talk) 21:18, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just WP:BASIC, really. I didn't find independent sources indicating Denison was notable personally. I see since then you've added Star and FP mentions related to an entitlements controversy. I'll remove the tag: I really am not a stickler for these things and if I think there's a decent chance they'd pass BASIC, I generally don't tag. best, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:25, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Olive Branch: A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #1)

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Comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shavparosnebi

If you have a problem with my deletion noms, feel free to ask me, or if you believe that they are not based within policy, take it to ANI. Gratuitous comments such as the ones made at the AfD do not show that you are AGF. GregJackP Boomer! 18:47, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I do have a problem with a number of your deletion noms, but it's not a question of good or bad faith. It's a lack of due diligence on your part, imo, before bringing things to AfD. Do your WP:BEFORE work. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:02, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Then ask me about it. You may want to look at the comment I made at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/G 57. I may not have written everything out in the nom, but I assure you that it was checked prior to the nomination. You are assuming facts without knowing if your supposition is correct or not, and rather than asking about it, you make a conclusion on what I have or have not done. Ask me, it only takes a few moments, I am happy to answer, and it is much better for all than just assuming that I have not checked out the sources, etc. Regards, GregJackP Boomer! 23:41, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry but I've seen a number of speedies/Afds from you that I thought were wanting. But I am not going to spend my time engaging with you about this on your User talk page. I just have better things to do. I personally think you should spend more time trying to improve articles such as Shavparosnebi rather than delete them -- but that's my own bias, anyway. Again, Shavparosnebi, despite your rationale has an English news ref, containing the English term for group, which yields further news cites. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 23:54, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct, and had you asked, I would have responded that I made a mistake that I didn't realize until you pointed it out. The first was in the foreign language and I just plugged the url for the second into the translator without checking. As far as trying to improve things, I am trying to improve the project, not each and every article. If, during my checks prior to nominating, I find an article worth saving, I do what I can to do so. In most cases the articles I nominate are not-worthy and the best way to improve the project is to get rid of them. Regards, GregJackP Boomer! 01:02, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Log homes or houses

Hi Shawn

Just a quick note to say that I have opposed your nomination for speedy renaming of Category:Log homes. It may be a good idea, but I think it is best examined in a full discussion at WP:CFD.

Best wishes --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 02:13, 23 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Yes, I'll probably nom it when the speedy notes comes down. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 12:40, 23 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

re: Aviation films overcategorization

A year already? Wow! Thanks for the heads-up. Lugnuts ^{And the horse} 09:13, 7 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Downtown Community House

It's been a while since you posted (since September 26, to be exact), and the DYK nomination is stuck in limbo. Can you please give a progress report on this? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:43, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of Banned Films Canada

Hi Shawn,

New to this, so not sure if I am doing this correctly...you added Not a Love Story to the article List of Banned Films for Canada. It is persistent a myth that this film was banned, and the ref does not appear to mention the ban. I've updated the OFRB article, but did not want to remove your addition without checking with you. thoughts? thanks, Trcovell (talk) 00:29, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, yes, it was labelled foreign propaganda by the US Justice Dept., but not actually "banned," I suppose. So if you don't believe it belongs on the list, please do remove it. thanks for asking, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:38, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have unreviewed a page you curated

Hi, I'm Mrt3366. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Kookaburra Tours & Charters, and have un-reviewed it again. If you've got any questions, please ask me on my talk page. Thanks, Mrt3366

Frankenstorm merge request

I think that should go on Talk:Hurricane Sandy per the merge template...but I didn't want to move your text arbitrarily. Feel free to move the whole thing, including my reply, and point the discussion over there. (Should be reasonable to move the unsigned IP user's opening comments as well, leaving a link to the target page.) – 2001:db8:: (rfc | diff) 03:45, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Chretien-Martin

Your CSD just went to me because I'd moved the page... which leads to the more important question... what do we do? Should we cancel the first CSD and nominate the second? (Though I have to look at the target page to be sure I agree with CSD.) Or should we redirect as an alternative to A10? — Francophonie&Androphilie (Je vous invite à me parler) 02:55, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

HA'Aki

I deleted it because you as the author requested it be deleted, but I had misgivings, I thought it was a reasonable stub article. Want me to restore it to your user space for future expansion? ~Amatulić (talk) 00:14, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks but I just don't see any further reliable sources cropping up that would establish notability. The Ars Technica award was for digital effects, not best film: so I just don't see this film ever meeting WP:NOTFILM, including, specifically, Wikipedia:NOTFILM#cite_note-3. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:28, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK. I, too, once created an article about a little known film (Too Tough to Care), but I managed to find sufficient sources to suggest notability (I just wish I could find a way to de-orphan it).

I thought that might be the case here, but if you couldn't find other sources, then I guess you're right about not restoring it. ~Amatulić (talk) 01:19, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Btw, I see there's an article on Sid Davis. I'm sure you could work in a referenced mention that his company distributed Too Tough to Care, de-orphaning the article. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:22, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, thank you. I didn't know the article on Sid Davis existed (and it's a mess, too). I have worked in a mention. ~Amatulić (talk) 16:43, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hata clan

Hello Shawn, I see that you provided useful supplemental information on the genetics reference that I posted on the article at issue, which I had lifted from a related article.

There is a group of people that seem intent on fostering believability in these false doctrines, and the genetics reference has been removed again.

I have posted another genetics reference on the Talk page, and will be supplementing that later, as I have now finished reading it.

What I'm interested in doing is generating ideas as to how to frame the genetics sources in a manner that is consistent with Wiki policy, as the opponents are making seemingly ludicrous claims that the references are inapplicable.--Ubikwit (talk) 09:09, 26 November 2012 (UTC)Ubikwit[reply]

I don't understand the dispute, since you're all in agreement that the Hata aren't genetically Jewish. and the book cite you added simply backs that up. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 11:42, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Air Canada enRoute Film Festival - Let's Make Lemonade

Hi Shawn, thanks for your work on the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival. A recent winner of the festival, Let's Make Lemonade is having a deletion discussion - perhaps you could add some support on that article? Thanks. Yohowithrum (talk) 04:04, 2 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Documentary films by music genre

Category:Documentary films by music genre, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:51, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Shawn à Montréal. You have new messages at Cooluzu's talk page.
Message added 19:00, 9 December 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

You might like to look at this. Peridon (talk) 19:00, 9 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Yes, even if it turns out not to be a hoax, which I still think it is, then there's the small matter that not a single reference, even primary, seems to exist for it. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:23, 9 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Film directors by city

Great, thanks. I added Category:Film directors from Paris; if I get around to creating more I'll funnel 'em in there. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:43, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Alice Guy Blaché

About the place of her death, Please see view 91 here : http://archives.cg94.fr/consultation/eta/img-viewer/etat-civil/94067/1MI_002595_01/viewer.html. It is a marginal mention in her birth certificate from the city of Saint-Mandé, where she was born — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pierregil83 (talk • contribs) 10:15, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at Talk:Alice Guy-Blaché. merci, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:00, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
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David McConaghie

Although I didn't agree with you, I appreciated your interest in this topic after experiencing some frustration with one other editor's constant objections to absolutely any mention of the subject. Could I ask you to revisit the AfD [1] page when you have a moment, and think about whether the added material, and talk page discussion, changes your mind about whether the whole article should be deleted? Even if you're still of the same view, I'd still be grateful for any further thoughts you might want to contribute. Thanks. Brocach (talk) 20:00, 25 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:19, 25 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That said, I do not wish this comment removed. The revert as vandalism was unintentional, however. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:04, 25 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

RE:Nonexistent templates

Sorry i didn't kwon that I can creat templates as subpages. I'm going to rename them all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by D'Geist (talk • contribs) 20:34, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

RE:Nonexistent templates

Ok, i don't get it, do you now how i can build templates in subpages, which apear in tabels? — Preceding unsigned comment added by D'Geist (talk • contribs) 21:17, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Canadian Screen Awards

Twelve full hours after the nominations were released. Still not done updating the Wikipedia article. Nyyyyyaaaaarrrgggghhhhhhh!!!!! Bearcat (talk) 05:32, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You da man. Wherever there is Canadian film, Bearcat is not far away. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:55, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Well, ya know, I gotta step in before my archnemesis Jackalope gets all the credit and glory — or something — but it can still be a pretty thankless task sometimes. Seriously, though: at least in the particular case of the Toronto Film Critics Awards, every article Category:Toronto Film Critics Association Awards that pertains to 2005 or before was created in January 2006 with the "year at the end" title format, which means they've been lingering like that for seven years already. They probably should be moved to "year in front" format instead, in accordance with Wikipedia conventions around the titling of other similar topics, but rightly or wrongly they just haven't been yet. The more recent ones are clearly just editors who may or may not be familiar with broader Wikipedia conventions maintaining the existing naming pattern in good faith, rather than anybody being deliberately obtuse. I couldn't speak to whether it's happening in other cases as well, but even if it is it would seem to me that it's nothing more than that eternal Wikipedia dilemma: our rules and conventions have evolved over time, but we still regularly catch all kinds of cases where older content still hasn't been updated accordingly (as well as all kinds of cases where people perpetuate the error by following the old outdated model instead of the new one.) Bearcat (talk) 01:57, 19 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Meredith House

Hi Shawn, happy 2013! Thank you for your message re Lady Meredith House. I must admit, I would have felt better had you messaged me before changing the picture again (this surely perpetuates a 'war' does it not?!) to say something along the lines of 'we notice you are very keen on the picture you originally posted', and then followed that with 'we prefer the better quality image and feel it ought to be changed, please state your case' etc.

My feeling is that it is a picture that was not rejected for poor quality when it was uploaded and therefore it ought not to be treated any differently to any of it's counterparts. The opening photograph of Ravenscrag in the GSM article hardly accentuates the house and it;'s masonry - but it is nostalgic, and that is the same feeling I was trying to convey with my choice of picture, rather than the stark stack of bricks on tarmac.

I fully appreciate that if this was the only photgraphic reference/image of the house on wikipedia, and it did not have it's own article, then my case would carry little weight. But, the other editor in question created it's own page. Yes, I edited the words on this article as much of the original information was incorrect, but no, I did not dream to alter the picture he/she had chosen as I would view it as only polite that the pictures available on wiki commons remain the personal choice of the creator. Of course wikipedia is free to be edited by all and anyone, but surely the focus is on the written/factual content, rather than conflicting personal artistic tastes?

I admit that I was remiss in not starting the caption below the original picture with a direct link to 'Lady Meredith House'. In my mind, I would have thought it common sense that if the reader of the GSM article was interested by the house and yet disappointed by the quality of the picture chosen in that article; with one obvious click below, they would be taken straight to the other editors specific article on the house with as many close up, detailed, quality pictures as they like - surely leaving the reader satisfied?

I am fully aware and in absolute support of wikipedia's ethos: No one person or group 'owns' the article. Our disagreement is not over expert opinion on the subject matter such as a date, name, or philosophy; this is merely one picture that was deemed acceptable to be uploaded and is independent to others on it's own subject page.

I look forward to your and/or the other editors feedback. Best wishes, Parsica (talk) 22:54, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Inexplicable removal

Re: this I don't understand why you would remove this category--it certainly seems germane. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:28, 4 February 2013 (UTC) FORGET IT. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:31, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's WP:DIFFUSE. I should have indicated that in the edit summary. Distracted watching Superbowl, sorry. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 03:34, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Main Deli Steak House pic

Hi, noticed that you do a lot of Montreal articles too. As such, I was wondering if you want to help out with the Main deli article and whether you have a picture of their place, preferably one before they changed their sign to the new smaller one. Jeanpetr (talk) 22:58, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bonjour Jean. No, I'm sorry, I haven't taken any images in years. I do at times patrol the Commons looking for Montreal-related images (or other things that need fixing) though. If I see a Main Steakhouse image, I'll be happy to add it. I'll put a watch on your article, too. best, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:29, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a couple more wiki-links to the article, for now. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:42, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good, Thanks! Jeanpetr (talk) 22:01, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lands reserved for indigenous peoples

I closed Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2013 January 19#Category:Lands reserved for indigenous peoples as "keep but clarify", so I'm dropping a line to a few of the participants to ask your help to do that. See also Category talk:Lands reserved for indigenous peoples. – Fayenatic London 14:01, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mzoli

Mzoli's. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:08, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just in case Sarek's oracular comment is unclear...

Way back in the mists of time, Jimbo created this article. Some doubted its notability, so it went to AfD, and there were some slightly snarky comments at AfD. Just a normal day on en.wikipedia really. Jaranda !voted delete, then Jimbo voted keep with a slight dig at the people who'd said delete, then Jaranda quit. Secret/Jaranda has in the past said he'd misused admin tools around this case but I don't know which tool was misused or where. I don't think there's much to be gained from digging into the details of the oldest drama, though. bobrayner (talk) 18:52, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I see. God, this is all too inside baseball for me. Thanks. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:55, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, he deleted the article; I'm only pointing this out because it's a bit hard to find. Not worth fussing over, though, IMO. Graham87 15:15, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Auto show photos

Regarding your comments in this thread: I checked a few photos; they were taken with a smartphone. The sensor ISO values recorded in the photos are pretty low and so it seems the camera software compensated by brightening the photos, which is what results in their white, foggy look. isaacl (talk) 03:18, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. I should have checked for that. thank you, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 04:35, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Regarding your followup comments, regardless of the reason, I'd still agree the photos aren't of the best quality (though the one of the abandoned store in Dorval is still worse). isaacl (talk) 04:43, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - Oh, for sure. Wikipedia Takes Montreal had the misfortune to take place last summer during one of the worst downpours in memory. The Commons was flooded -- pun intended -- with a number of poor quality images, taken by some brave souls during a veritable monsoon. I had some of the worst case photos deleted but came away from the process with an appreciation of just how poor an image has to be to be of 'no educational use.' So I think most of his car show images will remain, though I may be wrong. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 04:52, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    - Yes, the ones I looked at were still OK for purposes of identifying the cars in question. isaacl (talk) 04:56, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fire-related categories

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Jonathan Hay

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Lots of small unpopulated New Brunswick categories

Hi Shawn, I need your help on those New Brunswick categories, A user by the name of User:Hogie75 has made lots of new categories of New Brunswick. These New Brunswick categories are very small and the categories are only one article and unpopulated. Could you talk to User:Hogie75 on possibly creating new categories that are small categories,, the categories User:Hogie75 has challenged a contested deletion on all of the small New Brunswick categories for categories that are too small. User:Hogie75 has made the message here. Category talk:Tracadie-Sheila#Contested deletion. If you read my message talk to the User:Hogie75 on contesting deletion on small NB categories. Okay? Thanks for all your help. Steam5 (talk) 19:55, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ok well I guess I have to talk through you instead of Steam5 as he told me not to talk to him for some reason. Anyway, all I was trying to do was understand why we couldn't have Towns that had people, buildings, roads etc that run through them included in this category. I have seen this for some towns in Canada and The United states. I am not talking about full categories of Buildings and Structures categories..etc. Just a place to put people who live there maybe. Also Why the speedy deletion, I am not the only one who has done this for towns in New Brunswick. Steam5 has even made some, IE: Shediac, New Brunswick Category. Anyway if There is really a need for speedy deletion of these categories for whatever reason, I will respect this, but I think some discussion would not hurt. :) Thanks for listening Shawn. Not trying to start anything. Thanks man20:20, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Categories with only one or two articles are not valid and are regularly put up for a Speedy CfD.Skookum1 (talk) 02:07, 20 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yea it looks like it needs 5-10 articles to create it. Sorry guys.02:11, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

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Unclaimed

Shawn, I hope you'll come back to Unclaimed. I was not trying to pick a fight; I was just wanting to lay out the facts. Since today is the day of the screening, we'll see more coverage. I found this that talks about DNA testing and the possibility of going through with it (though I'm not clear about why NLF's report states DNA testing took place). I think this is bound to be a pretty interesting topic for readers as the film gets more well-known, so I hope we can collaborate on expanding a good article for them. Erik (talk | contribs) 13:25, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No fight at all! In fact, I really welcome each time I see your name pop up in a discussion, I know I can count on your level-headedness and good humour. In brief, I just think you were right and I was quite wrong: I had a knee-jerk reaction to Mindme adding another blog or social media ref, but didn't consider the issue carefully. My stepping back was just to resist an OWNish instinct on my part, not any ill feelings towards your intervention -- quite the contrary! Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:30, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I really do not think you need to worry about WP:OWN. :) You are cognizant of that and are able to engage in discussion. I'm hoping later today to work in the above reference with others since I think we need to have a good encyclopedic section consolidating the details about DNA testing, and hopefully some reviews today of the documentary itself too. I hope you'll join me in that! Erik (talk | contribs) 13:33, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, if you like. You've been of help on so many film articles I've had a hand in, so if you like, I'll keep a watch on Unclaimed and add my two cents. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:35, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Shawn, I created a "Proof of identity" section per MOS:FILM#Controversies that cites a policy passage: "Try to achieve a more neutral text by folding debates into the narrative." I think this is better than "Criticism", but I'm still wondering if there could be a better section heading to define the whole discussion in neutral terms. Erik (talk | contribs) 15:40, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Makes sense to me. I don't have any useful insights on that point. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:09, 30 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Question...

Why is this a redlink? Far as I can tell, it really shouldn't be. — The Potato Hose 23:44, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's very flattering. But it's red because I have no interest in adminship, nor do I really have the knowledge of policy and frankly temperament for the task! all the best, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 00:47, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

'Kay. — The Potato Hose 01:22, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Resist, resist..... Mangoe (talk) 01:16, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

With pleasure. Though I have the greatest respect for 'em. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 02:50, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Qworty

Shawn, I'm determined not to edit the Robert Clark Young entry myself, even though my involvement with him doesn't come close to the Wikipedia definition of COI - I've simply had too many appalling encounters with him here, and would rather keep some distance (so that I don't end up engaging in Qworty-like behavior). Still, I'm going to recommend and discuss edits. Can you look at my proposal for the lede on the article's talk page, and perhaps edit the entry to include it, if you think it's appropriate? NaymanNoland (talk) 22:10, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mind helping me with the Qworty Cleanup Project? I really have no idea how to set this up. I've started the page here, but I don't know if I'm going about it the right way: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:NaymanNoland/Qworty_Clean-up_Project&rcid=580503890 NaymanNoland (talk) 22:51, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I'm not myself if this is the way to go about it. Let's go slow and see what the consensus is. From what I've seen, a lot of clean up work has been done, fwiw. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:55, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. It's sitting there. Let's see what happens. NaymanNoland (talk) 22:59, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

When templates trick you, you need to trick the templates

Hello Shawn! To fix this, add '1=' before the whole thing, otherwise the template will use the value "52908" for the parameter with the name "http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm" (due to the equals sign in the url). Cheers, jonkerz ♠talk 15:47, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. I don't think I've ever had this problem before. It must be something about this particular URL that causes this. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:05, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

inre Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Freedom Flotilla (film)

Found a suitable target. See AFD. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 00:09, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And please see Feature length and Feature film#Description. At 56 minutes in length, it qualifies as a "feature" film according to the rules of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 22:13, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- It's a TV broadcast hour from what I can see, regardless of what an AMPAS rule might say. But okay. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 23:07, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - AMPAS will never be considering this foreign film for an Oscar (chuckle). But with its verifiability through limited coverage, and even with the the thing not having the notability for a separate article, I simply thought we could at least direct readers to the article on the event... one of which repercussions was the film... and where they would learn a lot more on the topic of the raid. Thank you for your thoughts. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:18, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think it is appropriate because it's a sample of humour,which Andy and readers would appreciate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.37.103.78 (talk) 18:56, 24 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Lishman's underground house

Hello!

I notice you've purged all content from my little stub on Bill Lishman's underground house. The reason why I want to keep this page separate from the main Bill Lishman article is that there would certainly be some people interested in this particular project in a way different from other Lishman's initiatives. (There are monographs written on such original individualized buildings, often with fantastic designs, which exist all over the world.) The stub can hopefully eventually be expanded into a full-fledged article with appropriate material. If you kill this baby in its craddle, none of that will happen. Hope you understand. Cheers! InMemoriamLuangPu (talk) 06:33, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

yes, I'm sorry, but I think keeping it together aids navigation and helps our readers. I've kept a redirect and left it categorized, as well. I'd suggest you see if editors do wish to expand the dedicated section in the main bio article and then do a content fork, if needed. But I won't intervene further. best, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:16, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll actually try to expand it myself. I guess I just have a combination of interest in natural sciences and off-beat architecture, so I came to Bill Lishman's page via his work on bird migration and then saw the info on his house (I've never seen this house described from an artistic prospective in the literature or web-pages dealing with this type of constructions). So I think it's good to keep the page separate and try to collect some relevant info there (it seems unlikely that the architecture-oriented crowd will join in editing the main Bill Lishman page). Thanks for your understanding! InMemoriamLuangPu (talk) 14:44, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. If you're expanding it yourself, then my redirect was much too hasty, sorry. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:56, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, I started with a (categorized) redirect, precisely of the form you created. But I was not allowed to link that from Bill Lishman's page on the grounds that it's a "pointless self-reference". Without such linking, nobody would have found my stub anyway... so I did a little upgrade. Thanks for adding a more specific stub tag, by the way. InMemoriamLuangPu (talk) 03:20, 10 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Re: SOTI Inc. Page Deletion

Hi Shawn in Montreal,

Thanks for your review of the SOTI Inc. page I've created.

I have tried to keep the content very factual and non-promotional, as my goal is not to create an advertisement on Wikipedia, but instead a basic company page. Could you let me know what you saw as advertorial? I will revise it immediately.

Today (7/9), I edited the content to remove what another user pointed out may sound promotional. I hope this assists keeping the page up.

I have tried following the same format as similar companies on the site: MobileIron and AirWatch.

Regarding significant articles, I want to provide the below coverage of SOTI from well respected journalists and publications. These articles are not reprinted press releases, and have editors tied to them.

The references in the page itself are not reprints of a press release. The InformationWeek piece is authored by a well respected journalist: Larry Seltzer

In addition, SOTI was the top scorer in a Network World review of Mobile Device Management vendors, available here: Network World - Top tools for BYOD management

I'd like to provide additional editorial features on the company and its solutions:

InformationWeek Education - Smartphones Hit Schools, MDM Vendors Don Thinking Caps

CMSwire - SOTI Releases MobiControl V10 to Manage Personal Devices in the Enterprise

eWeek - Soti Unveils MDM Platform MobiControl V10

Mobile Fanpage - Italian review of SOTI solution

Computing Canada - Last Year, We All Talked About a BYOD Problem, It's Time That We Acknowledge That Our Biggest Mobile Problems Are Now Under Control

InformationWeek BYTE - BYOD Tablets, Smartphones: About To 'Disrupt' The Classroom?

THE Journal - Westbury School District Deploys Mobile Device Management System

As time goes on, I'd like to expand the page to include more products, awards won, and additional information- but I wanted to start with a simple upload first.

I'd appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you!

Msalmassian (talk)

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User:Bull-Doser

Hello Shawn. You are familair with this user. He is currently socking at the moment with the account User:DroleDesHits as proven on this SPI case Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Bull-Doser.

The reason I'm letting you about this is because I've semi-retired from Wikipedia back in March 2013 but broke out my retirement today so that I could filled the SPI report. But I'm going back to retirement today but this time completely and will exerce my right to vanish. There will probably be other sock-puppetry attempts by Bull-Doser in the future and I won't be around to see. If you have the time do regularly check pages such as CKMF-FM and if you see any suspicious activity, do not hesitate to report the socks to SPI. Take care. Farine (talk) 13:16, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure how often I'll be checking but I will try to keep my eyes open. Sorry to hear that you're vanishing but of course there many ways one can spend one's online time, and I'm sure you've found something more enjoyable to engage with. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:28, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Category:James Bogardus buildings

Sorry, I'll wait longer next time for the cat to be created before removing. Beyond My Ken (talk) 19:26, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]