User talk:Syrthiss/Archive9

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Yoodoo.biz

Hi there. I have edited the article User:Arigg/Yoodoo.biz. It is basically a website with free business advice for anyone who wants to start their own business. A useful resource now the government has cut Business Link services. Could you please take a look at it and tell me if it's suitable. Many Thanks. Arigg (talk) 13:44, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Google News

I just happened to follow your recent discussion started at WP:NCHD, and regarding Google News results, note that a generic search there is restricted to news items from the past 30 days (though nothing on the page tells you this). Right below the search field you'll see a link to "Advanced search"; click that, and on the next page click "archive search," which will show you all results since the Triassic. Many a user trying to source an article with news stories has been baffled by their lack of results because of this.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 17:45, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Bull/proposed article

Hi. I'm putting together on article at Bull/proposed article to supplant the existing disambig page, which is a magnet for links intended to point at an article on the male of cattle. Since you did quite a bit of work on Cattle, I thought you might be able to help quickly punch this up to full-blown article status. Any assistance would be appreciated. Cheers! bd2412 T 01:11, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

re venkataraman Krishnamurthy

hi, please guide me on how to link Venkataraman Krishnamurthy to an existing article about the same person (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._Krishnamurthy). as it refers to same person. all the awards bestowed on this person is under the name Venkataraman Krishnamurthy and the article in wiki is Under the name V. Krishnamurthy. kindly guide me as i am very new to this warm regards c b shetty Chetanbshetty (talk) 14:48, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

I moved the V. Krishnamurthy article to Venkataraman Krishnamurthy for you. if someone clicks on V. Krishnamurthy it will automatically redirect them to Venkataraman Krishnamurthy, and if you look at the code on V. Krishnamurthy it will look like:

#REDIRECT [[Venkataraman Krishnamurthy]]

...and thats how you allow people to search for variations on a persons name. Syrthiss (talk) 14:53, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

regarding V krishnamurthy

thanks a lot for your help in guiding me, also i am sorry for signing the article as i was not aware. warm regards Chetanbshetty (talk) 15:13, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

FFG

Not really sure how to contact you so.. You deleted my Friendly Fire Gaming page. I am the owner of the site and I am confused as to why it was deleted. I am not trying to advertise, just do a history of the site. Is this not allowed? How do the other sites get their own Wikipedia pages?

Thanks, Tomas —Preceding unsigned comment added by TomasLekis (talk • contribs) 16:57, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Specifically it was deleted as advertising, and being a non-notable website. In general, WP:WEB is our guideline for notable websites. It became advertising when I noticed that your username matched the owner of the site.

Other sites get their own wikipedia pages firstly by being notable. A notable company will most likely have people not associated with it who have heard of it and will create an article. I hope this helps. Syrthiss (talk) 17:04, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Ah, alright. Sorry about that. Not really sure how this whole Wikipedia thing works. Thanks for the clarification! —Preceding unsigned comment added by TomasLekis (talk • contribs) 17:06, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Not a prob. We see it a lot, no harm done. :) Syrthiss (talk) 17:08, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

So in theory, another member of the site could create a page or..? —Preceding unsigned comment added by TomasLekis (talk • contribs) 17:23, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Essentially, if your site meets our notability requirements with reliable sources to back that claim up then anybody could create it. In general, we don't recommend that people write about things they are associated with. If you or another member of the site recreates the article, please make sure it is neutral in tone and pretty clearly establishes a claim to notability right off the bat. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 17:27, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

What are the notability requirements? We have a pretty long history and I feel like a Wikipedia page is due. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TomasLekis (talk • contribs) 00:14, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

I linked them above, WP:WEB. Syrthiss (talk) 11:17, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Third opinion

Hi, care to give some input here so consensus can be established? --MrStalker ^(talk) 17:22, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Replied there, tho I am not really well versed in this area so my suggested course is sourcing related. Syrthiss (talk) 17:35, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm proud to be an American

...so I already know for a fact that there wasn't any football in 1233. But I had to look it up to see whether there was any football in 1233. It seemed plausible. The rules and equipment are simple, after all. And I already knew there was golf at that time. But, no, no football of any kind in 1233. Too bad. I had a lovely picture in my head, of medieval lads and lasses on a green yard somewhere, kicking a pig's bladder... -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 18:30, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

lol. Actually I had read it as '2133', so I assume we would have holographic footballs and such. Syrthiss (talk) 18:41, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

I have invented a new sport with which I will replace all existing team sports. It is called "ball." The rules are: 1. The home team will provide a playing field of its own choosing, with the shape, size, and form up to them. They may construct any non-lethal obstacles on the field that they wish. The middle of the field will be marked with a one-foot red circle. Two ends, equally distant from the middle, will be marked with one-foot by three-foot yellow rectangles. 2. The visiting team will provide a ball of its choosing, in any size and style. 3. Each team will consist of between 5 and 20 players. Players may bring non-lethal equipment of their own choosing into the playing field. 4. The game is played in four 15- minute quarters. There are no time-outs. 5. The goal of the game is to get the ball into the goal, using any strategy that seems useful. A goal is worth one point. Once a goal has been scored, the ball is re-positioned at the middle of the field. 6. Players are not allowed to kill one another, or to cause any injury that will leave damage lasting longer than one month. 7. There are no more rules. Play ball! -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 18:49, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

As you are familiar with it

[1] --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 23:06, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, sorry was away from the computer for several days. I'm not sure what to make of the CU comments - seems to me that if behaviourally it looks like the same user, and we have a geographic but not IP match, that it would be likely. However, since he didn't say that I'd have a hard time acting on it without a clarification. Syrthiss (talk) 12:44, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 11

Hey, just in case you missed it, there is an oppurtunity to get a free dinner this Tuesday August 11 and a chance to meet and hang out talk about Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy and WP:GLAM/SI. Sorry that this is so late in the game, I was hoping the e-mail would be a better form of contact for active members (if you want to get on the e-mail list send me an User e-mail ). Hope that you can attend, User:Sadads (talk)12:41, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

I believe you mean tuesday the 10th (today). I'm afraid my schedule is tied up for this evening already. Syrthiss (talk) 12:45, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

It is happening again

Please see this edit. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 18:34, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Drmies (talk) 18:46, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Not a problem, thanks for letting me know. Syrthiss (talk) 18:48, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Golden plates

Hi. I saw in the protection log that you protected the page. I was correcting typos on various pages and came across one on this page, but wasn't able to edit it due to the [edit=sysop] (indefinite) protection. I am not too sure what the edit waring which led to the protection was about but could you please either unprotect the page or correct this typo for me: (second paragraph of the intro) after an an angel directed him. An is repeated twice. Thank you, Yottie (talk) 23:11, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. I unprotected the page (actually I had hoped that the edit war would come to an agreement and it would be unprotected before now. I also made your change to the article after I lifted the protection. In case you didn't know, you can also request edits to protected pages by placing {{editrequest}} (cut and pasted as it appears here, not in the editing window) on the talk page with your request below it. :) Syrthiss (talk) 11:17, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Thank you :) Next time I'll consider adding the template to the Article Talk Page, but I think it's often better to go to the concerned admin directly. Anyway, happy editing. Regards, Yottie (talk) 11:37, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Yepyep, just letting you know in case you hadn't come across it yet. :) Syrthiss (talk) 11:38, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Franco Lucchini image

Hello, I see that you gave a pair of contributions to the new article of Franco Lucchini. I also see here that you uploaded pictures in wikipedia, so I would ask You if You can upload an image of Lucchini, I see that in wikipedia there are old pictures of him, but I do not know how to upload photoes. Thanks for Your time and Your support anyway... --Gian piero milanetti (talk) 18:21, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Do you have a picture of him with a known pedigree? I'm usually pretty hesitant to upload pictures unless I know I have permission from the photographer or have taken them myself, because I want to make sure I am meeting the licensing requirements. Thanks for your work on his article. Syrthiss (talk) 18:23, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Hello... thanks a lot for your work, now if somebody digit the name of this great pilot is not directed to a japnese comic... about the picture, unfortunately I dont have it... I thought it was possible to upload a picture of him http://www.google.it/imgres?imgurl=http://www.icsm.it/articoli/ri/assi/ASSITeresioMartinelliLeonardoFerrulliFrancoLucchini.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.icsm.it/articoli/ri/assita.html&h=345&w=750&sz=36&tbnid=gFTQ2OZFz0F4iM:&tbnh=65&tbnw=141&prev=/images%3Fq%3DFranco%2BLucchini&hl=it&usg=__eM6PPXEEax_Vm4v6g287C9LFHhk=&sa=X&ei=O_FiTJPEEOLQ4wbE96HOCg&ved=0CC8Q9QEwAw he is the first from right, but I do understand your hesitations... probably I would feel the same... I hope you will keep on supporting the article

All the best --Gian piero milanetti (talk) 18:53, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Misplaced Move

Hi there, just a quick note, when moving AFC submissions to the AFC 'area' of wikipedia, can you move it to the correct location please? You moved Barbara Annis to Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Barbara Annis when it should have been moved to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Barbara Annis.

I'm only mentioning it because it still classes it as misplaced otherwise. Thanks - Happysailor ^(Talk) 21:42, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Done - Never mind, I figured out that you just used a link on the AFC misplaced template - so i've fixed the template now. :) - Happysailor ^(Talk) 09:12, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Yepyep, I thought it was strange when I moved it but figured something had changed in how we did AFC. Thanks for taking care of it, I deleted the redirect page. Syrthiss (talk) 11:48, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Re: Need your help

Many thanks for that. My connection was acting up like nobody's business - pages taking forever to load, etc. Seems OK now. Anyway, the editor in question (and, I think, many of the editors at the AfD) is quite new - they have rollback, and I think they're in general a good editor (I think they're all good faith editors, despite the fighting...) but still seems to be finding their way round policy: I warned them yesterday about inappropriate use of rollback. In their defence, I think they're probably more clued-up than some of the other editors...

Anyway, thanks again (I think this might be the second time today, at least, that you've done something I either needed done or was about to do!) TFOWR 19:43, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Not a prob! Syrthiss (talk) 14:06, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Need administrative help

Hello, I am one of the contributors to Kourosh Zolani’s page deletion discussion. We realized today that a user had removed huge part of our contribution to the discussion which thankfully you reverted it. However, I checked the history of the discussion and this user had removed another big part of our contributions to the discussion before too. Here is the link. Would you please bring those comments back to the discussion as well? Thank you, Sozlati (talk) 21:26, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

I assume this was taken care of according to the further discussion on TFOWR's page. If it wasn't, let me know and I'll look into it. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 14:06, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

FCW article

Just 2 reasons: 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Professional_wrestling/Archive_78#Florida_Championship_Wrestling A long discussion where it was decided that the roster in the article would be the same as the one on the Roster page of FCW website. 2) Mikeymike2001 thinks that he is the owner of the FCW article. Look at the history tab. He reverts all edits made by other users. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.15.58.65 (talk) 17:47, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

So which version is sourced, yours or his? My intention was to stop the edit warring without comments from both sides, and revert to what looked like the previous stable version. Syrthiss (talk) 17:57, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Mine, Syrthiss. And sorry for the edit warring. I know that I was wrong. But please look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Mikeymike2001#Reverts and this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive625#Mikeymike2001_and_reverts —Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.15.58.65 (talk) 18:02, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Eesh. I can't independently verify this right at the moment, I'd have to look tonight when I can look at the website. Do you mind if I don't get a chance to edit again until tomorrow? Syrthiss (talk) 18:12, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

It is okay, Syrthiss. Thank you and sorry again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.15.58.65 (talk) 18:19, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

My apologies, I have lifted the protected and blocked Mikeymike2001 for edit warring. Don't let it get that bad, please feel free to approach me or another administrator if it looks like an edit war is brewing. I'd personally recommend using edit summaries to help people know what you're doing, but it isn't required. A simple 'rv, material is unsourced. this edit restores consistency with source' does a lot to help people coming into the middle of the situation know whats happening. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 00:11, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Syrthiss, can I ask you a favor? Can you lift the protection of Orlando Colón article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Col%C3%B3n)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.15.15.169 (talk) 18:13, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

I would feel better if you asked the protecting admin for that article, or made an unprotection request at WP:RFPP. I'm don't feel familiar enough with most of these wrestling articles to make judgement on protection status. Syrthiss (talk) 18:26, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I understand. Thanks a lot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.15.15.169 (talk) 18:46, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

ANI notice:IP sock again

I've brought it to ANI: here if you'd like to comment. Tommy! [message] 09:36, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Jakiw Palij

So what am I supposed to do? Did you read the bizarre message this editor left me on my talk page? If not please do. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 16:47, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

So let me unblank the "courtesy blanking" and provide the sources. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 16:52, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Where am I supposed to put the references/links? And people won't be able to review the material if it is speedily deleted, which it very well may be. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 16:58, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

I checked the edit history. I created the page as a redirect to Jaroslaw Bilaniuk. The article was created in its own right by User:TML. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 17:01, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

~~:: Well I am not saying it is not a proper article. The main reflink is this New York Times article on Palij Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 17:09, 24 August 2010 (UTC)~~

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/21/nyregion/accused-nazi-guard-speaks-out-denying-he-had-role-in-atrocities.html?scp=1&sq=Jakiw%20Palij&st=cse http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/22/nyregion/nyc-give-up-chase-for-nazis-not-so-fast.html?scp=2&sq=Jakiw%20Palij&st=cse

Thanks. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 17:24, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for everything! Let me try to explain what happened as I discern it. I got this aggressive message about a page created years ago, which I later remembered that I had not created as an article, but only as a redirect as I explained already. Another editor made an article out of it but neglected to add links or references.

At first I didn't realize all this but the article seemed pretty good and I guess I got a little proprietary and felt I should try to save it. I was going to AfD it, but that's not allowed under these circumstances as you also know. I kept asking for the article to be unblanked so that I could add the references which I was pretty sure I would be able to locate and I did -- easy Google search. But I was at the library at that time and you apparently can't copy and paste URLs on library computers. So I could not fix the article in time and it got speedy deleted. Anyway I just wanted to catch you up to speed. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 20:31, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Yepyep, understood. I think the version that you have in your userspace is well sourced enough that it could be moved back out to mainspace, but I'll let you make that call. Syrthiss (talk) 11:42, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Don't call me a stalker, please

The word stalker is offensive, you should know. --ZirconiumTwice (talk) 01:11, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

I called myself a talkpage stalker, not you. Is English not your first language? Thats a really odd mistake to make for a native speaker. Syrthiss (talk) 11:28, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

In your opinion as a sysop, would you say ZirconiumTwice is verging on disruptive editing? His recent contributions seem to suggest so. Strange Passerby (talk) 12:01, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm waiting a bit to see where ZT is going with this, but yes I would call several of their activities over their editing career disruptive. I am not sure what the source of it is, perhaps it really is just a cultural / language issue. Syrthiss (talk) 12:04, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Personally, I'm not sure how true that is. He claims to be a pretty good speaker of English, and most Hong Kongers do speak fairly good English to some extent. WP:ANI-able soon if he continues I'm guessing; I suppose you wouldn't make any move given your past interaction with him. Strange Passerby (talk) 12:11, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I couldn't act on anything at this point, I'd think. I think that I wouldn't be considered 'involved' (since I've only interacted in an administrative capacity, I believe... deleting a template or two and leaving him a talkpage message or two), but really disruptive stuff would be clear to other administrators so it would be better for me not to. I'm also not sure ANI would be the proper venue, I'm thinking WQA. Syrthiss (talk) 12:17, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, it's been a long while since I've been on WP (I used to edit under a different name). Things have obviously changed. I'm off to find out what WQA is now... Strange Passerby (talk) 12:22, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Okay, so I never did use that step (even though it was available) the last time I was an editor. I agree, that'd be a good starting point. Strange Passerby (talk) 12:25, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Looks like he's been to ANI over a different affair in which he hasn't won the argument and is trying to push it further. I know the situations are unrelated, but the general behaviour I think is now worth discussing there. Just a heads-up. Strange Passerby (talk) 02:04, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

ahole

Hi, I just wanted to know why you just deleted my wiki about Lauramani Productions, while I had my sources and explained that they are two teenage girls (so no animals or objects).

Greetings, Angry person!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by MadMaxYUP (talk • contribs) 11:57, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

You had no sources that I saw, and didn't adequately explain why they were notable, and said on the talkpage 'you were just trying to help them out'. That pretty clearly indicates that you were making the article solely to promote some non-notable folks. Also earned yourself a npa warning for the above. Cheers! Syrthiss (talk) 12:00, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Oh I'm sorry I thought that artist with a Last FM page were notable people. I guess I was wrong. You might as well delete all the other starting bands. And I clearly said that it was a work in progress. Do you get a kick out of it to delete new Wiki's by supposedly following the rules? —Preceding unsigned comment added by MadMaxYUP (talk • contribs) 12:05, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Actually, we do delete a lot of other starting bands, thanks for asking. The encyclopedia is for notable people, and by definition usually start up bands are not notable (or they wouldn't be start ups). Feel free to submit other sources that establish their band as notable and we can see about restoring the article. Syrthiss (talk) 12:07, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

http://www.youtube.com/user/LauramaniProductions < their youtube account. Their working on their own website as well. Now, could you reconsider restoring my article about them, please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by MadMaxYUP (talk • contribs) 12:13, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but youtube is not considered enough proof of notability either because it is self-generated content. What we would need would be something like producing a record from a major industry or indie label, proof of being in rotation on a major radio station, or charting in significant fashion (something like the UK or US charts). Syrthiss (talk) 12:20, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

:) I don't like you. MadMaxYUP (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:27, 25 August 2010 (UTC).

Fair enough. Since this isn't a popularity contest I'm unconcerned. Syrthiss (talk) 13:29, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

I still don't like you. MadMaxYUP (talk) 13:50, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Meh. He's alright. Geofferic ^T•_C_✡ 06:18, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Mariam (ship)

I saw your work on Mariam (ship), I hope that you will help me edit a similar article on the ship Avrazya.AMuseo (talk) 21:59, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Oops, he did it again

Mikeymike2001 is edit warring on the FCW article again. Thanks for the attention.

DC Meetup #12

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ZirconiumTwice

Hi Syrthiss, I know you've dealt with this user previously, just wanted your opinion on his recent moves of his user and talk pages (seems rather disruptive - he's not exactly archiving them), and more particularly, this on his "user page":

My blacklist: PaleAqua, Stranger Passerby

Seems to be totally against the spirit of WP:CIV and WP:AGF.

Regards, Strange Passerby (talk) 09:06, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Oh, and there's this beauty of an offshoot of Wikipedia in his own user space too. I'm getting the feeling he thinks that in his userspace, on his "own" encyclopedia, he can ignore Wikipedia policy. MFD-able? Strange Passerby (talk) 09:09, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

I've started a section on ANI about it Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:ZirconiumTwice_-_disruptive_or_within_the_bounds.3F, so feel free to add anything that you feel I may have left out. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 14:06, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Looks good, thanks. Sorry to have to bother you over him but you were the only admin I knew had any sort of interaction with him, and I didn't really want to go straight to ANI myself since I wanted to run it by you first. Strange Passerby (talk) 14:11, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Yep, I understand. I really don't know at this point what the best venue is, but I agree that there is a problem. Syrthiss (talk) 14:14, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Amanda Keller

Hey, thanks for blocking this article but the danger has prob passed. Keller was on Aus TV last night and made specific mention of her WP article and some weird "facts" it contained. The bit about her reporting on Charlie and Di's wedding should also be removed. It is not mentioned in the in-line cite (nor elsewhere) and could not have occurred since the wedding was some 2 years prior to her starting in TV. Regards, Mark 203.206.33.9 (talk) 04:49, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Jessica Jung page move

In http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AAnthony_Appleyard&action=historysubmit&diff=384839294&oldid=384835941 this edit to my user talk page, User:99.243.104.16 altered the text of messages left there by other people. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 21:20, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Yep, thats pretty standard for InkHeart. Zzuuzz has been good about blocking the proxies (the IP that edited your page after this one, for example) but this one doesn't show up on blacklists. If we see another Inkheart type edit from it, I'll block it for a bit. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 11:22, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of 1to1 design s.r.o.

The article 1to1 design s.r.o. has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Nominated for deletion as original research and lack of notability; in addition, it does not appear to be possible to verify the accuracy of the sources, as the article contains only references that are contained in manuscripts or of other Wikipedia articles.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Bearian (talk) 20:04, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

PS Sorry for the tmeplate! Bearian (talk) 20:04, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the speedy unblock

Not a prob, glad we could get it resolved! Syrthiss (talk) 17:42, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Well

i have already reported the matter to an admin.i do know the rules.thanks for reminding.btwn have a look at the article.it's a playground for lies.maintenance templates regularly vandalized and abuses to editors on talk pages.LinguisticGeek 13:11, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

MG Creative

Heh, I figured I'd let his self-done unblock request stand .. it was just as effective :-) (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 14:26, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I tried to revert it to his first attempt and explain...and then realized I wiped out your explanation from the edit conflict...and figured I'd see how it played out. I'm not really sure if the editor has problems with English or is just not that competent. The article was pretty atrocious. Syrthiss (talk) 14:31, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

Section blanking in Batt O'Keeffe

Dear Syrthiss, You posted a message subsequent to my deletion of a sentence in an article. I deleted this particular sentence, which refers, by name, to a relative of mine (without his permission) because it contains an inaccuracy. I would appreciate if you could ensure that the sentence in question and the link which inspired it are deleted. Thanking you in anticipation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Katherine Woods (talk • contribs) 15:12, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Let me take a look. Syrthiss (talk) 15:23, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Ms. Woods, from my cursory reading it appears that the material in the article is supported by the sources cited, and those sources appear to be standard news organizations (ie not unreliable blog posts or such). As such, I cannot resolve this matter myself. If there is some overriding reason why this material should be removed that needs to be kept confidential, I ask that you follow the instructions at this link to email our volunteers who may be able to help you with that. Please do not remove the material again. Regards, Syrthiss (talk) 15:35, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Syrthiss, We both know a paper never refused ink! There is an inaccuracy in the sentence involved. I understood that Wikipedia was interested in factual information only. I stand corrected! Don't bother to respond. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Katherine Woods (talk • contribs) 16:01, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Ok! (too late, I responded!) Syrthiss (talk) 16:03, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Fishawack

Thanks for the pretty brutal deletion of my Fishawack page. I was still editing the page and took out the offending content and it got deleted anyway.

How can I add a page about my company without you deleting it without warning? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jerome762 (talk • contribs) 15:25, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Actually, you were warned that it would be deleted. Not only did the copyright violation bot warn you, but another user did as well (for a different reason). Technically I deleted it for a third reason (no evidence of notability), but the copyright violation text would continue to be a problem.

My advice? Create it using the article wizard or in your userspace at User:Jerome762/Fishawack. Write it in entirely new text, avoid advertising speak, and establish why it is notable using reliable sources external to your company. If you have to use the text from your website, you can follow the instructions at WP:IOWN to donate the text to Wikipedia. I hope this helps. Syrthiss (talk) 15:34, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Page you recently speedily deleted

The page Branson Taheri‎ was speedily deleted by you, but somehow the page is still visible. Thought you'd like to know, unless this is a common error. Angryapathy (talk) 16:43, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

He recreated it after I deleted it the first time. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 16:45, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Ninerift Page

Hi, can i create page about Ninerift (MMORPG, Facebook Apps) that was deleted by you long time ago? Im just wonderin' why it is not allowed even it doesnt point to promotion :). I will just like format the page like what in the FarmVille Page? Is it allowed or not just tell me, its ok :) Thanks Raiine (talk) 12:58, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

My recent revert

Hi Syrthiss, I've reverted as vandalism because the user was taking the prod notices without any valid explanation, despite of being told several times. His summary which says reference are provided was already there when I put the Prod notice for the first time. Moreover I'm pretty convinced he is using several IPs to do the same. Anyway thanks for letting me know. I'll put the notice back. If it is removed again by him or any of his IPs, I'll take it to afd. This kind of articles (self and family) are pretty common in biography articles from India. Mathew Joy (talk) 18:12, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh...I see. You were talking of the references tag when you mentioned of restoring. It took a moment for me to understand. Thanks. I'll take it to afd. Mathew Joy (talk) 18:34, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

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Chris Pope

Thanks for keeping an eye on his pages - I thought it was a case of self-published author making articles about his book, but you're absolutely right that it looks like a hoax now. Academy Award-winning, forsooth. --bonadea contributions talk 17:34, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Yepyep :) Syrthiss (talk) 17:36, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

User now blocked and all contributions deleted. Syrthiss (talk) 17:53, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

User:Inter8100

Hey man why did u delete my page there was nofin rong wiv it

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You mean other than it being nonsense about future events on someone else's userpage? Why sure, I'll just let you continue on doing that. Syrthiss (talk) 14:55, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

AAAARGH (the cry of a deleted page)

I was just in the process of constructing the page for The Low Miffs when you went away and deleted it. Can you not give me 24 hours or something to stick it together? If it's totally disappeared now, that's all my work wasted. I'm not very good at this, so it takes me bloody ages to get this stuff together. I'll get citations and all the rest of that guff, I just need more than ten minutes in which to do it. Seriously, it went up like five minutes ago, and I was in the process of making revisions on my lunch hour. Can you pop it back and give me some kind of leave to get it fixed, please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Inkwilson (talk • contribs) 12:15, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Per your request, I have restored it to User:Inkwilson/The Low Miffs. Work on it there, and when it is to a point where you don't believe it will be speedyable you can move it back out into the mainspace or ask me to do it. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 12:21, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks - best. :)

RE: Sunny (Korean singer)

Is it possible to unprotect the page now? User:EunSoo has been banned for doing some crazy socking. Regardless of whether it should be under "singer" or "entertainer", there's still no need for "Korean" as there's no other singer/entertainer on Wikipedia named Sunny (and using it as a mononym). Thanks in advance. SKS (talk) 06:37, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

I do believe you should file a Requested moves for that move. After all Sunny is Korean and is most commonly a singer. It only makes sense that she is a "Korean singer". 200.198.119.210 (talk) 05:19, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Our socking friend is right: maybe start a RM discussion. I'd be open to moving it wherever, but (1) I'd like to have a good consensus and (2) I want it still move protected once it moves since its obvious that EunSoo is still around and socking. Syrthiss (talk) 11:23, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Re: deleting my page

Your mean. You deleted my page. I hope your sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Asafedi3 (talk • contribs) 15:10, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, you're a big meanie - I mean, actually following policy and removing inappropriate articles! (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 08:20, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

/runs_crying Syrthiss (talk) 11:38, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

RfPP

Hi Syrthiss, query for you here. Cheers, SlimVirgin ^{talk|contribs}

Hiyas SlimVirgin. Responded there, its a proxy jumping sock. I wouldn't be surprised if the two accounts mentioned there are him. Syrthiss (talk) 11:39, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Comment

This doesn't look like a banned user?

19:00, 2 November 2010 Favonian (talk | contribs) changed block settings for 88.79.73.114 (talk) with an expiry time of 2011-05-02T18:39:29Z (account creation blocked, cannot edit own talk page) ‎ (Revoking talk page access: inappropriate use of user talk page while blocked: {{blocked proxy}}: ) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ohlly (talk • contribs)

If that doesn't, then perhaps you either know too little about this particular case (in which case you shouldn't be making decisions regarding it) or perhaps you know too much about it (and therefore shouldn't be editing here at all, if you take my meaning). Regards. Syrthiss (talk) 17:17, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

"scratches head" Can you explain it to me so I understand the situation? Thanks. Ohlly (talk) 17:20, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

If you don't understand the situation, why are you taking actions on it? Syrthiss (talk) 17:28, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

MicroIVF or Minimal Stimulation IVF

Hello, after resubmitting a non-bias article from the ASRM (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) which was completely non-bias you flagged it as promotional. Can you elaborate on why it was still promotional? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.220.33.150 (talk) 17:47, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

I responded to you on your user account page User talk:Dankreiner, and left a note on your previous IP page. Syrthiss (talk) 17:50, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Production Automotive Systems

Hi, I started an article about PAS and it was deleted.

Why was this please? It's an interesting company with a lot of history relating to rare sports cars.

UKTyphoon (talk) 18:23, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Because our articles are on notable subjects (producing rare sports care would likely be a good mark of notability) where their notability can be established by multiple reliable sources. The one link that you had didn't tell me very much, and your comment on the talk page was an admission that you were not likely going to be able to provide any more sources (and I couldn't easily find any on my own). On top of that, you were repeatedly removing the speedy deletion tag despite multiple warnings not to. Syrthiss (talk) 18:27, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

I have the sources but they are not google related. www.syty.net is the forum where a lot of the information is to be found and I need the people on there to provide some of the links/sources, some of which are in newspaper articles. I was under the impression that they could edit the wikipedia info with corrections/additions etc.

As for the removal of the warnings, I apologise - the instructions were confusing.

How should I proceed? Thes cars are rare, the company is notable and this is my first article. Sorry for the inconvenience. —Preceding unsigned comment added by UKTyphoon (talk • contribs) 19:00, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

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Imaginary Block

Ugh. Sloppy, sloppy of me. Thanks for the catch and correction. Kuru (talk) 15:45, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

hehe not a prob. I think I was investigating it when you did the deny. Syrthiss (talk) 15:50, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Belen Echandia

Hi Syrthiss, I am looking for advice. The below has been posted on a page nominating the Belen Echandia page for deletion (same person has repeatedly attempted to get it deleted in the past week. You asked him of his interest, I also tried to discuss, s/he didn't reply). A couple of days ago it was voted Keep. The allegations s/he makes are untrue and not backed up with reliable references. I have wondered from the beginning whether this user has a conflict of interest or other reason for wishing to have the Belen Echandia page taken down (I have no evidence of this, other than conduct). I don't want anything I say to be considered a legal threat or unfair comment. I have done my best to be civil. I ask this as the owner of the company, not the person originally responsible for posting the page - since the untrue statements relate to our company. What do you advise?

"I believe that this page is commercial in nature and should be deleted unless modified and displays alternate opinions. Belen Echandia does not uniquely offer a bespoke service, many handbag designers offer this same service. In addition, I found many exargerations in the page including the notion that Vogue's servers were down because Belen Echandia. In addition, based on the feedback read in the previous note, the writer has an obvious connection to the owner. I am a member of the Purse Forum and Belen Echandia is notorious in their attempts to control content about their product. There were many instances where the owners of the Purse Forum were considering closing the thread dedicated to the product because of the written harrassment from devotes. A quick search will not only display problems with quality and customer service but some members have even stated that if they didn't write postive reviews about the company, they would be prohibited from purchasing.

I agree that this article is advertising not encyclopedic information. The original poster [[User:Parafianowicz|Parafianowicz] of this article was linked to the article subject as proved most compellingly by his/her own statement on the picture submission page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Belen_Echandia_Logo.jpg . The text is very highly biased and possibly can't be correct in any case as quoting the real (ex-)customers of this company counts as original research. Most citations are references to interviews given by the company owner in possible violation of WP:SELFPUB. All discussions on this article are dogged by Findingtruths who claims to be the owner of this company. He/She has resorted to aggressive comments, sucking up to administrators, and legal threats to suppress any discussion or improvement of this article. This company is known by ex-customers as using high pressure sales and promising discounts in return for favors. I believe this company is getting customers to update this article with the information it wishes to see here in order to use Wikipedia as free advertising. Unixtastic (talk) 18:46, 13 November 2010 (UTC) User:findingtruths (talk) 22.01, 13 November 2010 (UTC)"

Here is the page I refer to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Belen_Echandia_(2nd_nomination) User:findingtruths (talk) 22.03, 13 November 2010 (UTC)"

Please also note that when the above was originally posted (at the time I copied it above), the first paragraph was not signed, but the two paragraphs are from two different users. The usually very reliable signbot did not go in and sign it, as you can see. Later Unixtastic went in and signed it himself on behalf of the other person, stating that the signbot appeared to be asleep. User:findingtruths (talk) 9.57, 14 November 2010 (UTC)"

I have started a thread at WP:AN/I about this article which you may want to comment on. Davewild (talk) 10:07, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, have been out of the office for a bit so I am only now seeing this. I see that the topic at ANI has been archived, so I assume there was nothing more that I could have said there...but I may stop by the AFD and make a comment. Syrthiss (talk) 13:23, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

No problem and thanks. Do you think that the page is going to be deleted again? I don't know how Wikipedia works, how does an AFD get closed? User:findingtruths (talk) 21.31, 13 November 2010 (UTC)" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.251.100.97 (talk)

After 7 days, usually an administrator (tho it can be technically any user, if the decision is uncontroversial) will look over the arguments and make a decision. In my opinion, unless something drastic happened, the article meets the basic guidelines and will not be deleted. As I said at the discussion, if I had my way it would be closed already as vexatious but I haven't closed AFDs for a very very long time so I'll defer to someone else closing it. Syrthiss (talk) 12:57, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Blocking of JustinBieberTrolololol

I have been asked to inquire why the User:JustinBieberTrolololol has been blocked for morely being freinds with SeeMeTrollin95. JustinBieberTrolololol has done, as far as I'm aware, has done nothing wrong. Could you please clear this up for me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hugarh (talk • contribs) 14:52, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Ebiquity

Could you userfy a copy of Ebiquity, a page you recently speedied, to User:Bigger digger/Ebiquity please? I came across it when the speedy tag was removed, but think I might have been able to salvage something from it. Thanks, Bigger digger (talk) 13:07, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Sure thing! Syrthiss (talk) 13:19, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! Bigger digger (talk) 13:29, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Not a problem. I agree that it can probably be salvaged, it wasn't too horrible as those things go. Syrthiss (talk) 13:31, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Jediism

There are more than JUST the church of jediism, that have loyal followers, that believe in the philosophy and spirituality of the Force. Jediism ISN'T just that church. There are many, who are becoming legal religions in many areas. It is foolish, to think the the church of jediism, is all there is, without recognizing those that wholeheartedly believe in the Force, and the Energies of the universe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cypress24 (talk • contribs) 17:17, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

I don't disagree, but considering that we'd really not like to advertise any groups...having a link to a single organization as a representative sample, especially when that organization is one mentioned in the references (I believe) is supported by WP:EL. You don't have to try and convince me, here, that your external link is supported by policy. You need to do that at Talk:Jediism and get a consensus that it is valid to add it. Hope this helps. Syrthiss (talk) 17:22, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Edit War

Syrthiss, if you look at the SSM article, you will see that I am hard at work addressing the concerns raised by the editor who has repeatedly zapped everything (not one edit--every single edit) that I have done on this article today. I have reverted absolutely nothing, but have merely restored the edits that were reverted improperly. I will be more than happy to address concerns on the talk page and work toward consensus, but I see no willingness on the part of the other editor. I visited the other editor's page to try to work this out, but the behavior continued. May I suggest that you remind the other editor that he/she, too, could be blocked? (I did not start this edit war). I noticed that your note on that user's page was a whole lot milder than the one I got from you. Thanks.184.74.22.161 (talk) 18:19, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Non-Roman Re-directs and DABs

Ever since you were involved in the preliminary discussion on Non-Roman characters in article titles, there has been a separate proposal regarding the usage of Non-Roman characters in re-directs and DABs, and you may be interested in joining the discussions on this page. Your input will be appreciated. --HXL 's Roundtable, and Record 23:38, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

User:121.116.223.88

OK, what? What "disruption"? And why did you reference "block evasion" in your block summary when neither IP has been blocked before, and no account name has been mentioned? Rd232 ^talk 15:30, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

And now you've semi-protected the article for "excessive vandalism" even though it wasn't WP:Vandalism and you'd already blocked the only person making the disputed edits. WP:SEMI. Rd232 ^talk 15:35, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Realizar Worldwide Events

Hello Syrthiss. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Realizar Worldwide Events, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Article claims importance/significance of the subject. Thank you. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 03:40, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Actually, if you look at the history I did not nominate it for speedy deletion. I replaced the speedy tag that had been removed by the author, and started giving advice to the author on the talk page. I was on the fence about their assertion of notability, so I declined to take administrative action regarding the article and said as much in the edit summary. Syrthiss (talk) 12:08, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

Nomination of Ebiquity for deletion

A discussion has begun about whether the article Ebiquity, which you userfied for someone, should be deleted. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 10:05, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism on my user page

Thanks for removing the vandalism on my user page. Kids these days ... SQGibbon (talk) 14:39, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Not a prob! Syrthiss (talk) 14:40, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Contested page deletion

Would it be possible to review the validity of Brandon Scott? I have been his Rover Advisor for only a few months now and he has shown great leadership traits. From this I deducted that a formal record of his achievements could be established. It had been noted that he attempted to establish a page earlier but failed to provide the required information. Can I submit through our Council office to you, information which may support his history? CreativeMindSet (talk) 16:32, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

I believe you are mistaken about our deletion process. The article, in the version that existed back in June that Brandon created himself, was determined to be not notable enough for inclusion in the encyclopedia. The version you submitted looked identical to the version that was deleted, and therefore was deleted as shedding no additional light on Brandon's notability. If you create a new article, you can try to fix the shortcomings of the previous one and assert Brandon's notability. Please review our general notability guidelines, though. I have no stake in whether the article is kept or not, other than to uphold the decision of the previous discussion, so sending me documentation wouldn't change this action. Hope this is helpful to you. Syrthiss (talk) 16:41, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies is now a Feature article nominee

Hi! Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies has been nominated as possible Featured article. She was an Italian princess and the wife of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. If're interested on reviewing and voting in favor or not of it, please go to Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies/archive1. Kind regards, --Lecen (talk) 13:49, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks...

...for the cleanup. :) Much appreciated! --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:28, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

heheh no problem. Syrthiss (talk) 14:29, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Block Evasion

Sorry to bother you... may I trouble you for a block of Him for harassment and block evasion. Here : User_talk:MLauba Section Block Evasion there is more information... as well as on User_talk:Moonriddengirl talk page. CanadianLinuxUser (talk) 15:19, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Who is the original blocked user? I'm not all that familiar with this conflict, so I'd prefer if Mlauba or Moonriddengirl were to do a block if they are around. Syrthiss (talk) 15:34, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Urrrrk... of course.... FYI: This is him for now he's calmed down... Quick question while waiting... :-D Will I get into trouble for 3RR for reverting the stuff here: Talk:Jesper_Olsen_(runner) ?? CanadianLinuxUser (talk) 15:37, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

I would say that removal of that text is exempt from 3rr. Talkpages are for the improvement of articles, and while noting a COI might be considered improvement of the article there are much better places to do such. Continuing to post it there is pretty clearly soapboxing, in my opinion, and reverting edits of a blocked or banned user. Also, ultimately Dromeaz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) was blocked as a sock of TheLongestRoadToIndiaGate (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) so thats probably the original blocked account to point others to. From my peripheral view of the stuff as viewed through the mirror of MRG's talk page, Mr Garside or his supporters have been advised on the proper venues for handling the situation...and yet still use the improper venues. Syrthiss (talk) 15:51, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks.... User talk:MLauba told me just use WP:BRI when I see stuff from him... but like I said I have to guess to be sure it's him...he has more IPs than I have shoes. LOL CanadianLinuxUser (talk) 15:55, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Also, in my opinion it is pretty clear that anytime someone mentions Garside and you it will be him and should be treated accordingly. Reading up a bit on Dromeaz' page, I'm willing to go so far as to provide myself as someone who can be asked to look at edits if you suspect an IP and give you my take. Syrthiss (talk) 15:59, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

I appreciate your being willing to mediate in this area, since I can't and since User:MLauba is often away. I try to give respectful attention to Dromeaz's (easier than LongestRoadToIndiaGate :D) concerns, but I have not been successful in getting him to avoid making accusations about other contributors, and I suspect that his behavior has a definite quelling effect to contributors to the article, no matter how well intentioned they may be. (I believe User:MLauba has been giving short blocks; if he contained himself to my talk page or the Garside talk page and didn't stretch into personal attacks, I would not even do that, frankly. But if he is harassing CanadianLinuxUser or any other editor without solid evidence, that's a different matter.) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 16:18, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

I agree: if Dromeaz-as-ip only edited your page, and was constructive, I would not block. Otherwise, I'm inclined to continue Mlauba's pattern then. However, I'm also likely to disappear for the next few days so I may not be exactly timely myself. Syrthiss (talk) 16:22, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

If User:Gwen Gale is around, maybe she can help. She surely knows what's going on here. :) --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 16:29, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Ayup, looks like it. Syrthiss (talk) 16:30, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Revert whatever shows up if you like (the posts are block evasion, reverts are outside 3rr) and otherwise don't answer him at all, ever. Let me know if you need more help than that but please don't leave talkback templates on my talk page :) Gwen Gale (talk) 16:45, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

re talkback templates: do I look like an idiot? ;) (with apologies to everyone who feels talkback templates are a good idea) Syrthiss (talk) 16:47, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Shshsh! Mrg did it! ;) Forgot to say, don't bother with blocking the IPs, waste of time. Gwen Gale (talk) 16:49, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

*further lols* (sorry MRG) :D Syrthiss (talk) 16:50, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Oops! Sorry, Gwen. :) Next time I'll leave you a personal pointer. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 17:22, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Refusal to follow up on your denial of a request to remove a block of IP 98.160.221.12

You refused to remove a block on a friend's IP address, and then didn't respond to his follow-up message in regards to you action. Since he is unable to post on your page, I was asked to put his response on your page on his behalf. Forgive me if I am not using proper protocol, as I am not a regular user of Wikipedia. I have never made a post on this site and I'm not sure I'm using the proper technique to do so, so also forgive me if this is not the right technical procedure to post something on you page, but I do share my friends concerns and feel they ought to be heard. From his response (The link to it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:98.160.221.12):

The stated reason for the block was "long term abuse." I contest the claim that two posts over six days can fit the definition of "long term." Secondly, although the first edit that I ever made on this MAY have constituted abuse. The second edit, in no, way, shape, or form constitutes "abuse," as it is factual information, which contained no profanity, threats, obscenity, etc. It is simply not abusive under your own rules. It may have been improperly placed, but that is not grounds for blockage.

Additionally, the second edit did not violate any other provision that I am aware of after reading the Wikipedia page that states the reasons to allow blocking of a user. I simply made a statement in my second edit that the majority of administrators here at Wikipedia clearly find to be politically incorrect, as I have always noticed a heavy left-wing and totalitarian slant present in Wikipedia entries. This belief is currently being substantiated by how this issue is being handled -- you won't even adhere to your own rules...a clear sign of totalitarian and Marxism. Consider your own rules:

-As a rule of thumb, when in doubt, do not block. −−−−→Clearly there would be reason to doubt, specifically when my edits were never made on the page because they were incorrectly stopped by a filter that was made to catch a different individual who is a frequent "abuser" of this website (This was admitted by another administrator when I protested the filter).

-Administrators should take special care when dealing with new users. Beginning editors are often unfamiliar with Wikipedia policy and convention, and so their behavior may initially appear to be disruptive. Responding to these new users with excessive force can discourage them from editing in the future. −−−−→Only having made two edits in six days clearly would make me a new user. Perhaps the iron-fisted ways that you deal with new users, such as myself, who also happen to be right wing and very much in favor of the fair enforcement of rules, are so turned-off by this website. Most aren't willing to try to fight the administrator's violation of Wikipedia's rules and simply move on to other sites. Then you are left with a heavy bias because all that remains are left-wing contributors, which is very contrary to the concept of Wikipedia.

-A user may be blocked when his or her conduct severely disrupts the project; that is, when his or her conduct is inconsistent with a civil, collegial atmosphere and interferes with the process of editors working together harmoniously to create an encyclopedia. −−−−→There is no way my actions could be cited as "severe," when all I did was add two governments to a list of Marxist governments. I, along with a great deal of others, believe they currently have become governed by Marxist rules. I see there is a documentation requirement that I missed, but I can easily provide documentation. Additionally, there was no documentation provided for the nations already listed as Marxist. It appears that a fellow Marxist is simply trying to protect the Marxist regimes by blocking me, specifically when the changed information was never published on the page.

-Blocking is a serious matter. The community expects that blocks will be made with good reasons only, based upon reviewable evidence and reasonable judgment, and that all factors that support a block are subject to independent peer review if requested. −−−−→Once again, it requires ALL factors to be independently reviewed. Your statement: To be unblocked, you must CONVINCE [nice burden of proof there, by the way] the reviewing administrator(s) that the block is not necessary to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, or the block is no longer necessary because you understand what you have been blocked for, will not continue to cause damage or disruption, and will make useful contributions instead.

I clearly understand that I've been blocked for "long-term abuse," which I have disputed. Even if it is "abuse," which I don't feel it is, its certainly not "long term" in nature. You, however, clearly display that you have not considered the factor of whether or not the other administrator's block was with-in Wikipedia guidelines to begin with. I encourage you to review Wikipedia's own grounds for instituting a block, which will clearly displays that this block was completely unwarranted.

To me, it appears that certain administrators have used power to suppress opposing views, instead of address them in the manner that Wikipedia's own standards require. It's shameful and a violation of the spirit of Wikipedia. However, it does expose the lengths that the left will go to in order to advance their agenda.

I encourage you to ensure that the standards of Wikipedia are followed by it's own administrators, who should have full-knowledge of the standards, instead of unwarrantably attacking a first-week user. Otherwise, you do take the risk of making Wikipedia appear further biased to us on the right-wing, who comprises half of this world. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.61.180.141 (talk) 02:45, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

I am sure that your 'friend' will appreciate that typically once an admin has acted on an unblock request, usual protocol is to be hands off to any further requests so that another admin can look at the page with fresh eyes. Since your 'friend' didn't place any more unblock requests, just the lengthy wikilawyering rant that you copied here, he guaranteed his 'supression' (especially since I was offline for most of last week). Just keep in mind (this message is for you and your 'friend') - POV warriors of any kind aren't welcome here. Syrthiss (talk) 12:26, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Petrification

Hey there.

A capital letter was probably used because it refers to the results of a spell (curse/magical action, whatever) so the OP assumed it warranted capitalisation, much in the same way Petrificus Totalus is capitalised.

I agree with your assertation, incidentally, that it doesn't need capitalisation, but hey - you did ask!

a_man_alone (talk) 17:33, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

hehe ok. :D Syrthiss (talk) 17:36, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Deleted page,

You just deleted the page "men with helmets" , it was set up as a information page about a team. such as Arsenal or Djurgårdens IF would love to get a explanation for it. If it was posted in a incorrect section i would love to have a backup from it so i can repost it correctly. Thank you in advance. --Chr c (talk) 19:37, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Sure, though I didn't delete it. I only nominated it for consideration of deletion. In particular: (1) it seemed more like an advertisement than a neutral encyclopedic article (compare what you wrote to those pages you linked), (2) it didn't assert why your clan was notable in a credible fashion (ie biggest clan, most fragged newbies as cited in a reliable source), and (3) at the time when I nominated it, it was mostly just a list of the members. If you would like a copy of the text I can supply it, but please consider addressing my points above before reposting it or it may end up deleted again. Thanks. Syrthiss (talk) 19:51, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Text is at User:Syrthiss/men with helmets example text. Syrthiss (talk) 19:52, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, will absolutly take it in consider! --Chr c (talk) 19:59, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

WikiXDC: Wikipedia 10th Birthday!

You are invited to WikiXDC, a special meetup event and celebration on Saturday, January 22 hosted by the National Archives and Records Administration in downtown Washington, D.C.

Date: January 22, 2011 (tentatively 9:30 AM - 5 PM)
Location: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), downtown building, Pennsylvania Avenue & 7th St NW.
Description: There will be a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Archives and you will learn more about what NARA does. We will also have a mini-film screening featuring FedFlix videos along with a special message from Jimmy Wales. In the afternoon, there will be lightning talks by Wikimedians (signup to speak), wiki-trivia, and cupcakes to celebrate!
Details & RSVP: Details about the event are on our Washington, DC tenwiki page.

Please RSVP soon as possible, as there likely will be a cap on number of attendees that NARA can accommodate.

Note: You can unsubscribe from DC meetup notices by removing your name at Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Invite/List. BrownBot (talk) 02:09, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

deleting user page

I dont know why the user page was deleted.. Will it matter. I can still contribute to articles... What was the purpose of deleting a user page and how does that effect the user me? --Sonisona 02:40, 11 January 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sonisona (talk • contribs)

It shouldn't have any effect on you. It was deleted because some other user redirected it to an article. I don't know if he thinks you are the subject of the article or what, but we don't allow redirects to cross namespaces (for example from userspace to articles, or from articles to userspace). I didn't leave you a note because I assume it was done without your consent, correct? Or are you saying that you are also the user who redirected it? Syrthiss (talk) 14:07, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Ok thanks understood.... No I did not redirect anything.--Sonisona 22:04, 15 January 2011 (UTC)--Sonisona 22:04, 15 January 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sonisona (talk • contribs)

List of characters in the Rambo franchise / List of Rambo characters

I'm not sure what was happening there, but it seems an editor decided to re-edit the redirect from whence it was moved. Anyway, I've reverted to how you left it, mainly to preserve the history, but not really sure what was going on. Rob Sinden (talk) 09:33, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, thats all I'm concerned about... avoiding him making 25 cut and paste moves to List of Characters From Rambo and List of Rambo Associated Characters That Aren't Rambo and Burminese Woman. The list is pretty bad so I'm hoping that someone will nom it for deletion as unsupported OR. Thanks for the revert. Syrthiss (talk) 12:19, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Oh yeah - it is truly awful! But, I guess everything and everyone has to start somewhere. Could be a valid article with work, so can't quite bring myself to nom it. I removed the "Burminese weman" and the "Pakistan's army" though! Rob Sinden (talk) 13:35, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of KAY (Singer)

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A tag has been placed on KAY (Singer), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hang on}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. ttonyb (talk) 20:01, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Happy 10th Anniversary of Wikipedia!

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Happy 10th anniversary of Wikipedia!

Hey Bzuk (contribs) has bought you a whisky! Sharing a whisky is a great way to bond with other editors after a day of hard work. Spread the WikiLove by buying someone else a whisky, whether it be someone with whom you have collaborated or had disagreements. Enjoy!

Spread the good cheer and camaraderie by adding {{subst:User:HJ Mitchell/WikiScotch}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Bzuk (talk) 16:20, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

Hello, fellow Wikipedian

Seeing, as I do, that you are very experienced and highly knowledgeable about Wikipedia, I was wondering if you could comment on a suggestion I have made. I am proposing that Simon (cat) be merged with HMS Amethyst (F116). I'm wondering if my proposal makes sense and if I have done it correctly. Thanks. Sorry if there is perhaps a better person to ask about this. Geofferic ^T•_C_✡ 07:25, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Hi there. I'm kind of torn. It is probably borderline enough that you wouldn't get consensus to merge it. I'm personally unclear how a non-governmental agency's award can be the equivalent of a Victoria Cross...but I'm also not an expert on this topic by far so I'm probably missing nuances. I certainly don't think you would be able to incorporate the large amount of text on Simon's page into the Amethyst page, so we'd be losing some detail that is probably best left on its own.

You did it correctly, though. Don't worry about asking me things, aside from my in-and-outness causing a time delay from when you ask to when I reply. Syrthiss (talk) 12:53, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Geofferic ^T•_C_✡ 13:14, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Inappropriate move/title of Brian Reynolds article

Saw you helped out on a recent inappropriate move of the Brian Reynolds article. I've noted on the discussion page for that article that disambiguation to Brian Reynolds (strategy game designer) isn't really appropriate for an individual who has designed games in several genres and is more recently involved with facebook games and role-playing games. (Also the disambiguation itself was performed by a user who apparently was promoting a band "Creation's Tears" the page for which has subsequently been deleted - so the appropriateness of disambiguation itself may be questionable).

I'm not exactly an expert on WP and wouldn't dare try to move/rename a page, but since you'd shown an interest & expertise I thought you might be willing to look into it. Thanks! 68.34.0.181 (talk) 17:04, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Yah, I may move it to (game designer) or something. Let me look into it some more. I had assumed that when I said 'bad editor! no cut and paste moves!' that he would request a move instead or drop it. Syrthiss (talk) 13:03, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for help on my sig!

Something got gimpy on my talk page, so I wiped it and put the thank you here! Geofferic ^T•_C✡ 15:15, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Ok, another question...

Say I feel someone is being antisemitic, fairly blatantly, and in the Talk of a Jewish-related article. I realize this is likely to get squashed very quickly, but on the off chance that it's not, what do I do about it? Is it reported somewhere? Wikipedia:Abuse doesn't seem right - I felt it directed me to Wikipedia:Long, but that's clearly not correct. Geofferic ^T•_C✡ 03:10, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Well, in general I'd say you have two paths, and both lead to WP:ANI (the administrators incidents board). You could ask the user on their talkpage if they could tone it down, or if it is really just over the top and / or you don't feel comfortable doing that you could go directly to ANI. However you end up at ANI, even if you are upset please please please make your report as neutral, concise and supported with links to the behavior as you can. If you go in and say "OMG BAN ANTISEMITIC BASTARD XYZ" (which I don't believe that you would do, btw) you're probably going to be ignored or end up with XYZ and yourself blocked. If you say "Anti-semitism concerns with editor XYZ at Jewish people", you'll do just fine. Keep in mind what your desired outcome is. Do you want them blocked? Do you want them to have a topic ban? Do you just want another editor to have a word with them?

If it really isn't obvious and blatant, you would likely have to start a WP:RFCU (request for comment on a user) and see how other editors view it. I could probably help you a bit with getting that started, but I've never filed one myself so I'm by no means an expert. Syrthiss (talk) 14:03, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

your post on my talk page?

what was it in refrence to??? when have i attacked any other editor...Jessicaevens (talk) 14:37, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

You told SummerPhD on their talk page to 'eat a dick'. I reverted it as an attack, and dropped you that warning. Syrthiss (talk) 14:39, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Need your help

A couple of pages that seem to be a hoax are being created by Themmiaopageant and Arifrgafar713. Could you take a look at them? Mister-Miss International Action Online eps.1 and Arif Rahman Gafar. --John KB (talk) 15:40, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Themmiaopageant is a sockpuppet of a user I blocked a few days ago, and I put an A7 nomination on the other page. If it is correct, Arifrgafar may just be a minor editing the encyclopedia who happened to hit that page. Syrthiss (talk) 15:50, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

You need to get a life

Your brain or lack of it is too small to allow you to see the big picture, and changing monitors of your pc will not help. Get a life and see the world.

Best regards, sincerely and truly yours,etc..., etc...

Rui Gabirro —Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.123.167.69 (talk) 21:18, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Son... I am disappoint. Syrthiss (talk) 12:21, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Mister-Miss International Action Online eps.1

Hi Syrthiss, new page: Mister-Miss International Action Online eps.1 by User:Themmiaoeps1 is a article created similar to the article deleted from blocked user User:Themmiaopageant which you have blocked. Is it possible to renominate for CSD G11 [2]. Thanks for your help in advance Syrthiss, have a good one. --Visik (talk) 08:55, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Looks like its been deleted again. I'll go ping Shell as to whether the new account is a sock or just an incompetent attempt at an unblock. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 12:23, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Yeah looks its been taken care off. Thanks for your help anyway. [3] --Visik (talk) 03:13, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Charles de Gaulle Airport

Hi - I don't quite get the "undue weight'. CDG has been getting awful passenger reviews and rankings. I find this is an appropriate piece of information for the public. It should also motivate CDG to enhance the situation. I deleted a paragraph in the re-edit which could have been viewed as a personal opinion. The other information however is strongly referenced. Thx. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.168.118.111 (talk) 13:36, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Have you read WP:UNDUE? Material in the encyclopedia articles shouldn't be intended to 'motivate CDG to enhance the situation'. While they material may be strongly referenced (a point that I'm not so clear on either, but thats a side point), its prominent location in the article essentially places more importance on that aspect of CDG than things like location / operations / etc. Even with the bit from Forbes that was positive, NPOV doesn't mean that you can say a bunch of negative things in the article as long as you say some positive things as well. I hope this helps. Syrthiss (talk) 13:44, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

I've read it and given the considerable criticisms on the airport, undue weight is a matter of perspective - i.e. you own personal perspective. But given I find that this point is of importance, are you agreeable to move it down the list? 85.168.118.111 (talk) 13:50, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

I am certainly willing to consider that. However, since the addition was reverted by another editor as well prior to my reversion I think you really should bring this up on the talkpage for the Charles de Gaulle Airport article. I don't have any attachment to the article, so I would take my opinion as that of an outsider to the article with my interpretation of wp policies. Syrthiss (talk) 13:59, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Miracle at Donna

To Whom It may concern

I am posting a note on your talk page< hoping this is right, as I am new to wikpedia. Miracle at Donna is not advertisment, nor promoting one perosn or a product.

This is a true story currently being shot in South Texas. This is a true story. This is biopic documentary.

This is verifiable. Please do not tag with speedy deletion. This is important film. Thank youStevenpublicist (talk) 18:37, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Hi Steven, posting it to my talkpage is fine. You didn't need to add the hangon here, but its no big deal that you did. I disagree with your logic though, that because it is page for a film that it is not an advertisement. However, because I tagged it you don't have to worry that I would delete it out of hand. Some other administrator will come by and make a determination. Honestly, do you feel that the article that you have submitted is neutrally written about a subject that you have no connection to? Syrthiss (talk) 18:43, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!!! I will mak echanges I am new to this wikpedia and trying to contribute. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevenpublicist (talk • contribs) 18:55, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Miracle at Donna

Replied there, tho I am not really well versed in this area so my "Miracle at Donna" page is verifiable material is refernced as sourcing related. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevenpublicist (talk • contribs) 18:53, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Miracle at donna

would you be willing to help us with "Miracle at Donna" ?

we would like your help?

best Steven — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevenpublicist (talk • contribs) 20:30, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Recent changes stalker comment: I've moved the content from the editor's talk page to a sandbox--please see User:Stevenpublicist/sandbox. A quick note: the draft article is not neutral enough to go to the mainspace ("The film is an inspirational look...", for instance), and needs reliable sources to verify its existence and especially its notability, given that the movie is not yet released--see WP:CRYSTALBALL. Thank you. Dr Aaij (talk) 20:39, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Dr. Aaij. It looks like "another" editor has recreated the article at the original title, and there has been some work to make it a better article...tho it is still under a proposed deletion it looks like. Syrthiss (talk) 12:38, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

@ Stevenpublicist - what is your connection to the Freelance-writer-editor account who has recreated the article? Syrthiss (talk) 12:38, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Did you see this, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Miracle at Donna (2012 film)? Dr Aaij (talk) 05:06, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Ugh

Wanna handle User_talk:Hoising now that you did HKFootball? The two were so inextricably linked, that I felt if we gave into one of the edit-warrers, the other would have to as well. I did not feel that HKFootball had really addressed things as asked. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 15:07, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Well, to be fair... I only unblocked FootballHK because Wifione set a specific condition and FootballHK met that condition. I had already declined the earlier request, but if the blocking admin set conditions and they were met and the blocking admin specifically stated that another admin could unblock based on that exchange while they were offline I couldn't really refuse in good faith. I don't see a similar exchange going on (so far) at Hoising's page. I also realize that their unblock is hard to parse because of the Chinese to English, so its hard for me to make a determination exactly what they are saying...to where I was reluctant even to try and get clarification. I'm willing to make a comment to that effect, but would have a hard time lifting the block at this point even if it appears unbalanced. Let me know if you want me to do that, please. Syrthiss (talk) 15:19, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

the two Hatice Sultans

check the contents of 2 Hatice Sultan please I put their contents properly into the following:

Princess Hatice, HIH Princess Hatice Sultan was an Ottoman princess (fl. 1720–1730), daughter of Ahmed III and consort to Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha;
Hatice Sultan (1766–1821), was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Mustafa III and sister of Selim III.

193.255.108.20 (talk) 16:09, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Except you have now essentially done a copy and paste article move, instead of a proper article move that preserves the history. I would assist in the proper movement and setting up the disambigs, but I am afraid of violating WP:3RR (even if technically it is not 3RR) because of your reversions of my edits. Syrthiss (talk) 16:13, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

I did not know that rule before, but I think it is clear now, there are 4 "HATICE SULTAN"s in Turkish wikipedia, and I have preserved the contents of Princess Hatice which does not have a Turkish Wikipedia page, and Hatice Sultan (1766–1821) which has a Turkish page. Turkish Wikipedia has also another Hatice Sultan, the Daughter of "Abdülhamid II" which does not exist in English wiki. The fourth one is "Hatice Sultan", the daughter of Murad V, this page does not exist in English and Turkish Wiki, as well. Perhaps somebody prepares these pages soon. 193.255.108.20 (talk) 16:32, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

You did not know of 3RR, or of the rule against copy and paste moves? I have been doing some reading, and despite the pages being translations of the Turkish wikipedia pages they should follow the English wikipedia manual of style. If that was the case, and there are only two pages here on the ladies Hatice Sultan then we would use a hatnote and not a full disambiguation page. As you say, we may indeed have 4 pages on esteemed Hatice Sultans at some point soon...so I agree that we might as well have a disambig page as you have set up. To correct the cut and paste move, do I have your agreement that I can fix it without violating 3RR? The end result will look like it does now, but the history will be preserved in a way compatible with the licensing on Wikipedia. Syrthiss (talk) 16:40, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

I have now fixed your cut and paste move. From looking at the Hatice Sultan page on the Turkish wikipedia, it is unclear to me that our Princess Hatice article has an article over there. It seemed to be redlinked. If you have the appropriate link, I'd appreciate you putting it in. While I appreciate the work you are doing with topics of Turkish interest over here, I request respectfully that you abide by the English language Manual of Style and our policies about 3RR and cut and paste moves. Syrthiss (talk) 13:22, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for unblanking

It's been a bit since that's happened there. Nice to see I haven't lost all my unpopularity.... Peridon (talk) 19:26, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

hehe not a problem. Syrthiss (talk) 19:28, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Timneu22

I haven't put together my evidence yet. When I do I will be sharing it via email with most of the people who participated in the now-redacated SPI, including you. Daniel Case (talk) 17:46, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Alright, thanks. Syrthiss (talk) 17:47, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Tim seems to have really quit, and we should all move on now, but just because I promised you, and because we showed that Tim had put his full name and website in that MediaWiki code a while back, I think I should share with you. Basically, it was what I should have done before going to SPI: look through their edit histories and you'll see that Tim and Pianette7 never edited at the same time (although in a couple of cases Pianette went on right after Tim stopped).

You might also want to check out this AN/I from nearly three years ago, following Tim's only block ... very similar issues, same tantrums, and more substantial and credible allegations of socking (the two IPs mentioned resolve to the Baltimore area).

I'm not blaming you or faulting you in any way for your good-faith skepticism at the SPI ... at the time you were making legitimate criticisms, and I am familiar enough with you in other capacities to have no doubt of your bona fides. I do wish this had turned out better, but now even more so since it appears we had a red flag on this a long time ago. Daniel Case (talk) 05:10, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Yep, it may not have come across well but I wanted to make sure that things were done in a proper fashion. I'm not familiar enough with arbcom to know if they will throw out evidence of socking if the rationale for a Checkuser is shaky. I assumed you were acting in good faith. Syrthiss (talk) 12:43, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Vandalism of airline articles

Some one is adding unrequired new section to destination lists, I am only undoing those.119.155.43.57 (talk) 18:42, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

EML

Hi, I was previously creating article about Estonian Monarchist League and as much I understand you deleted it, could you give me a reason? British Monarchist league does exist in Wikipedia. ????? Looking forward to hear from you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andreslinholm (talk • contribs) 17:35, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

(my reply on Linholm's original account talkpage): I deleted the article because I agreed with the nominator that you failed to assert notability of the organization. I also deleted it because with so little content and the single external link, and because it was created by you who are clearly named in the article, I assumed your intent was to advertise using Wikipedia. I haven't looked at the more recent version you had created, but I do see that it was deleted again. Syrthiss (talk) 12:36, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Brainwhirl

sorry, I made a mistake in List of flashcard software. I created the Brainwhirl Page. May I undo you change?--Lebd (talk) 18:46, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

I have reverted my change. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 18:54, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Aleksandr Rubel

Aleksandr Rubel seems to need a LOT of work. So much work that I really don't even know exactly where to begin with it. I was wondering if you could point me to a 'decision tree' or give me an idea of how to decide just what all is wrong with something like this. I can see it is orphaned, but it also is poorly written, doesn't cite any English language sources and may be a verbatim copy of the Estonian article (which I understand is bad, but I do not understand why). Geofferic ^T•_C✡ 08:42, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Well, sometimes you just aren't going to find english language sources. I ran into this oddly only last year: someone had an article on a Vietnamese singer, and I was having a really hard time judging her notability because all I could find were sources in Vietnamese. I ended up asking at the Wikiproject Asia for someone who could read Vietnamese to vet the sources...so that may be the first course: check for an Estonian wikiproject or ask Anna if she would look at them. I don't know if you speak Estonian or not. ;)

If you can establish that he is notable and that the sources are good, you could start by adding details about the court case, some more biographical information on Rubel himself, and then cleaning up the details about the victims (even making them a list). You might look up some of the American serial killer articles and see how they are structured, tho I realize the parallels aren't great given that we have an obsession with serial killers so there is so much more information on their lives out there. Maybe look for a Japanese serial killer article, that may be more typical for other countries.

When you say it may be a verbatim copy of the Estonian article, you mean the Estonian-language wikipedia or one of the Estonian sources? If it is the Wikipedia, then you can do an interwiki link back to the source article and make a note at the bottom that it is a direct translation of the article on the Estonian wikipedia. If it is of one of the newspaper sources, then I believe our position is that a machine translation of a non-free source in another language doesn't satisfy the requirements of non-derived work. I could check that with one of the more copyright-minded admins, though, since I am not an expert. Syrthiss (talk) 12:57, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

User talk:A valid observation

I don't think it would have made any difference in this particular situation, but WP:BLANKING disagrees with your statement that users may not remove block notices from their pages while the block is in effect. --Onorem ♠Dil 13:46, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

True, tho in reality I should have just blocked the sock tpar from the beginning. Don't we usually do that to force them to request unblocking on the main account? Syrthiss (talk) 13:48, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Just double checked. I believe you are incorrect - they may not remove valid edit restriction notices, and blocks are indeed edit restrictions. A block notice visible on the page lets other users who don't perhaps check logs or the contributions page know that the editor that they are communicating with is blocked. Syrthiss (talk) 13:58, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

barnstar

we have a banrstar for rewarding edit warriors? You just gave him ownership of that page, for fussing over my history. Jack Merridew 14:37, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

If you'd like to continue the slap fight here, I can guarantee that I will win. Drop it, let whoever is acting on the 3rr act. They can see all the extant text. Syrthiss (talk) 14:39, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Bravo, Syrthiss! --Sundostund (talk) 14:43, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

You also drop it. Saying 'bravo!' here appears more like sucking up to the teacher than realizing you were engaging in disruptive behavior. Syrthiss (talk) 14:50, 17 February 2011 (UTC)


Well, maybe not a barnstar, but here's an official knuckle-rapping ruler, complete with launcher system attaching hole. Bravo :) --Hammersoft (talk) 17:41, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Ilford Electrical

I've made that error more times than I can count. <hits hands> Bad hands! Bad hands! Thanks for fixing :) --Hammersoft (talk) 17:03, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

hehe no problem :) Syrthiss (talk) 17:04, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

BTW

The contribution from my IP address (173.49.140.141) on Judy Farwell was NOT me, but my brother. --Perseus8235 22:12, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Mikeymike2001

This user is reverting articles without any reason again (as he always do). Maybe he will start an edit war soon. Thanks for the attention. WWEJobber (talk) 18:28, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Wikimania 2012 bid, DC chapter & next meetup!

At WikiXDC in January, User:Harej proposed that DC submit a bid to host Wikimania 2012. A bid and organizing committee is being formed and seeks additional volunteers to help. Please look at our bid page and sign up if you want to help out. You can also signup for the bid team's email list.
To support the Wikimania bid, more events like WikiXDC, and outreach activities like collaborations with the Smithsonian (ongoing) and National Archives, there also has been discussion of forming Wikimedia DC, as an official Wikimedia chapter. You can express interest and contribute to chapter discussions on the Wikimedia DC Meta-Wiki pages.
To discuss all this and meet up with special guest, Dutch Wikipedian User:Kim Bruning, there will be a meetup, Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 16 this Tuesday at 7pm, at Capitol City Brewery, Metro Center. There will be a pre-meetup Wikimania team meeting at 6pm at the same location.

Apologies for the short notice for this meetup, but let's discuss when, where & what for DC Meetup #17. Also, if you haven't yet, please join wikimedia-dc mailing list to stay informed. Cheers, User:Aude (talk)

Credit Card Balance Transfer

Hello Syrthiss,

With reference to your message posted on Credit card balance transfer page, I would like to state that I respect Wikipedia guidelines and adhere to them. Therefore, I fell I should discuss this link with you. Actually I wanted to add-on to this credit card balance transfer article. If one is discussing about credit card balance transfers, then one should not be kept in dark about the usage of credit cards. We are actually unaware of how these credit card companies can eat us by altering Annual Percentage Rate and charging Effective Annual Interest Rate. Moreover, this article should also talk about the reality of different flat rates. If I had to spam or use it for marketing, I could have posted the link of this site on Ezine Articles or Articles Base websites. In They could have generated ample traffic but I feel it's our ethical and moral responsibility to guide users about considerations they have to make while transferring balances from one credit card to another. I also feel that comparison of different credit cards available in the market will give potential customers an insight on the current credit market. Therefore, I request to place this link on this page because I learnt many things regarding credit transfers from this website. The article currently has no citations or references and this link will be very handy for Wikipedia users. I will also add more content in the coming days.

And let me know if I can do anything else for wikipedia.

Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rafayz (talk • contribs) 19:44, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Note: You can unsubscribe from DC meetup notices by removing your name at Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Invite/List. -- Message delivered by AudeBot, on behalf of User:Aude

Cheers!

		A beer on me!
		Here's a beer for your fine efforts on improving Wikipedia! Cheers! -{{subst:Orphan Wiki}} Many thanks for reverting the vandalism on my userpage. Much appreciated! Orphan Wiki 21:50, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Not a prob, and thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 11:36, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

RFC discussion of User:Bugapi

A request for comments has been filed concerning the conduct of Bugapi (talk · contribs). You are invited to comment on the discussion at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Bugapi. -- RadioFan (talk) 18:36, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Michael Zansky

Hey,

please help me. I want to get rid of the errors on top of Michael Zansky page.

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmehmood (talk • contribs) 15:45, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

User talk pages

I'm confused. I just found one you'd tagged csd for spam. In my earlier days of tagging I got told off for tagging these pages, and just to blank them (with an appropriate message to say what I'd done. Two questions: first, is it correct to delete these pages, or just to blank them; second, if the answer was 'sometimes', when? Peridon (talk) 16:53, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

I'd say it depends on how extensive the advertising is, and how many edits the editor in question has outside of the promotional content on the talkpage. I'm not sure there is a guideline, or if there is if I am following it. In this particular case, I noticed the page a few days ago and waited to see if they were perhaps just working up a draft to a page. This editor has no edits outside of their talk page, and their name is borderline - it could be just a username for someone who likes automotive lights or cars that don't weigh a lot but it could also be for a business that sells automotive lights (likely since that was the content that they had on the talk page). The G series of CSD criteria apply to all spaces (article, user, template, etc), so they are certainly permitted to be used on user talks. It certainly would be less confrontational to blank the content and perhaps warn the editor with uw-advert. Was this info helpful to you? Syrthiss (talk) 17:04, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Actually, I blanked it and put 'Promotional material removed'. I've found that's politer than 'spam deleted' and they rarely seem to do it again. Peridon (talk) 17:10, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

He did it again. ;) I removed it and gave him an advert2. Syrthiss (talk) 17:04, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

JSprog

Hi Syrthiss, I just want to say, I don't know if I should, but, I am starting to feel a little sorry for user: JSprog. What if this user is telling the truth? Is there any possible way of determining he's for real, or his faking? It wouldn't be fair to judge the host for what someone else may have done. Thank You -- MelbourneStar☆ ^{(talk to me)} 09:13, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Its very unlikely. You can see that Muzemike, Fox and Jeremy have all been suspicious as well about JSprog's explanation. If he really cares that much about editing the encyclopedia, he can wait enough time for the autoblocks to expire and create a new account and make productive edits. I'm sympathetic to his situation if it is real, but without a significant editing history or a confirmed identity hash there's no way of telling even now that he is back in control of the account. Syrthiss (talk) 11:10, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

That page

Would you mind restoring that as I am doing it as a joke? Thank you and have a swell day. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:09, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

No. I think my joke is better. Syrthiss (talk) 18:11, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Possibly, but it is all in good faith though. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:16, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

How about my page? I thought that was a good April Fools joke. --SoCalSuperEagle (talk) 18:34, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

I still think my joke is better. Syrthiss (talk) 18:35, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

The page itself, WP:RFO

Unfortunately, I can't just add an {{editprotected}} tag because the talk page is a redirect. Note the following sentence on the page with two periods at the end:

Suppression is at Oversighter judgment. If the conditions are not met, suppression is unlikely to be granted..

I'm guessing one of the periods at the end should be removed. mechamind 9 0 15:39, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks I took care of it for you. Just curious, why did you bring this to me? :) Syrthiss (talk) 15:49, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

I guess most recent administrator at the time since it was most likely a minor edit. mechamind 9 0 03:27, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for removing the vandalism from my page. I am having it protected from IP users. Regards. Thebladesofchaos (talk) 00:59, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Not a problem! Syrthiss (talk) 11:06, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

"Jonathan Mangum"

Misspelled his "own" name in a troll-post on my page. Thanks for blocking him. JTRH (talk) 17:27, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

hehe not a problem. Syrthiss (talk) 17:29, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Song Zajdi Zajdi Sonce and my Autoblock

I discussed about this song history in [Discussions], - I only changed and removed statement of Member of Cultural chamber of Macedonia who claims that this song is "composed and written" by Aleksandar Sarievski. Mr. Sarievski was just a folk singer not composer like Mozart, please understand the differerence between the two, Aleksander sung what they gave it to him to sing (recording companies at the time)--70.130.144.54 (talk) 08:30, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

I don't care anything about your content dispute. You merely used the wrong template when requesting an unblock, so I denied it. If you had wanted an early unblock, you should have used the correct unblock request. Syrthiss (talk) 11:12, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

What all I can do to categories?

What all I can do to categories?--Holy genie (talk) 12:06, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Apart from that :-) --Holy genie (talk) 12:13, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Red Links

I see a lot of red links in articles, how can I remove them? They give a nasty look.--Holy genie (talk) 12:28, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

"(I don't believe)" I'm sorry? --أبرهة العصبي (talk) 17:01, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

ok thanks --أبرهة العصبي (talk) 21:33, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

For disagreeing with that user.--NortyNort (Holla) 13:14, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

I hate to guess what ball beibering is. Syrthiss (talk) 13:19, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Same here, I think it may be word-play off of Justin Bieber.--NortyNort (Holla) 20:47, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks but can you tell me exactly which user pages had misplaced comments from me, so I can follow up accordingly.

abhishek singh (talk) 15:21, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

It looks like you had already caught them all and placed duplicate notes on the talkpages, or I would have moved them instead. Syrthiss (talk) 15:23, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your support :-) abhishek singh (talk) 15:30, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

AbhisheksinghWIKI has given you a brownie! Brownies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a brownie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. For watching my back :-)^†

Jacqueline deWit

My apologies, you are of course right about my PROD, must have had my eyes closed! Paste _{Let’s have a chat.} 16:33, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Heh not a problem. I'm sure I've done that before. Syrthiss (talk) 16:34, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Wyatt Earp up for GA

An article that you have been involved in editing, Wyatt Earp has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments good article reassessment page . If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

I have indef blocked your doppleganger regardless... LessHeard vanU (talk) 14:58, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! I ended up changing the block already to no email and no talk page, after they restored the talkpage redirect to my talk. Syrthiss (talk) 15:00, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

I saw. If you have an idea who is behind this you might inquire of a friendly Checkuser whether there is a link, and an ip that might be blocked. The account is too familiar with page moves and the like to be a casual vandal. LessHeard vanU (talk) 15:27, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Yah, I have no idea. They targeted me because earlier I blocked a similar doppelganger of JamesBWatson...but I may drop by SPI and enquire. The behavior doesn't ring a bell to me otherwise. Syrthiss (talk) 15:29, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/JamesBWatsen is born. Syrthiss (talk) 15:42, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

DC Meetup: May 7 @ Tenleytown Library

The next DC Wikimedia meetup is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, 3:30-5:30 pm at the Tenleytown Library (adjacent to the Tenleytown Metro Station, Red Line), followed by dinner & socializing at some nearby place.

This is the first official meeting of our proposed Wikimedia DC chapter, with discussion of bylaws and next steps. Other agenda items include, update everyone on our successful Wikimania bid and next steps in the planning process, discuss upcoming activities that we want to do over the summer and fall, and more.

Please RSVP here and see a list of additional tentatively planned meetups & activities for late May & June on the Wikipedia:Meetup/DC page.

Note: You can unsubscribe from DC meetup notices by removing your name at Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Invite/List. -- Message delivered by AudeBot, on behalf of User:Aude

Andy Grammer

How does an editor handle when another editor removed a wiki commons pic from the page? The Andy Grammer page was edited today and the picture remove, but there wasn't a note or flag. Is it ok to repost the image? Or do we handle it differently. Please forgive me if I've posted this help request incorrectly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Waseabind (talk • contribs) 01:28, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Looks like another editor has been able to help you with this, and this was an ok way to ask about it. If you have any other concerns please feel free to contact me here. Syrthiss (talk) 13:20, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

My Userpage

Hey Syrthiss, this is Bruce! I just want to reach out on my userpage concern that this page is clearly not a myspace episode list. And I ask for your acceptance that you do not erase this page for it is just my personal works in Wikipedia. Also, Falls is a friend of mine, who just wants to ask my permission in co-working with him in our project works momentarily. Please! I just want to ask your independent understanding in our personal business here in Wikipedia. Thanks! :)

Short thank you

I appreciate your discussion and guidance on my Talk page. It might sometimes seem that people aren't listening to one another when they are debating things, but I wanted to let you know that it helps when editors are willing to discuss, even if they don't agree. -- Avanu (talk) 03:48, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Not a prob. I hope things weren't too stressful, and I'm glad to see you able to edit the encyclopedia again. Syrthiss (talk) 11:17, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Deletion of page International School of Uganda

Dear Syrthiss, after about 2 hours of work, i finally finished the page on the international school of Uganda, and a few hours later it was deleted. i have seen many similar pages like the one i had created, but am unable to understand why it was this page only that was deleted. i would be grateful if you could tell me why, and also how to fix the article so it would be acceptable for upload. thanks Losthero1990 (talk) 16:23, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Dear Losthero1990. (1) This page was deleted because it appeared to promote the school. It used phrases such as "we", and "enduring", which are unlikely to be found in neutral encyclopedia articles. (2) #1 there is understandable because it is almost word for word a copy of the school's website. Not only is this a copyright violation and plagarism, but as the school has its own website it certainly doesn't need us to mirror their website for them. If you would like to write about the school in a neutral fashion using your own words, and back up your statements with reliable sources that support the notability of the school we would love to have an article on it. I hope this helps. Syrthiss (talk) 16:31, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

RE:Dear Syrthiss, firstly thank you for your prompt response. as this was my first time posting a page, i apologize for the arrogant way i responded. I will re-write the page in my user space, and will inform you when i am done, and i would be glad if you could then proof the article. Regards Losthero1990 (talk) 18:25, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

No, you weren't arrogant. Many people are confused as to what they can and cannot use for a Wikipedia article, so don't think you were the first to make the mistake. I'm sorry if I gave that impression. I would be happy to take a look when you are ready. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 18:29, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Driven by Nature

I was starting bio...bio-something's talk page, telling him to make it an article, not a user page, and I saw that you wanted to delete it. Why? BulborbHunter (talk) 13:58, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Because the user appears to be connected to the company that they are writing about. In general, ~~spammers~~ people with strong connections to their companies (ie PR departments) think that they can create articles on Wikipedia that outline their company's activities and mistakenly think that doing so on their userpage will get them around our guidelines regarding advertising. Syrthiss (talk) 14:03, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Oh, ok, thanks for clarifying that. By the way, you might want to delete the Coltishall railway station page; it is only one sentence long.

Thanks again,

BulborbHunter (talk) 18:02, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Not a prob. Also, what? Can you provide a link or something? Syrthiss (talk) 18:12, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

About my posting

I am posting thanks message to those who took part in the survey. About Ninety users cooldenny (talk) 14:04, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

I see. I stopped posing on talk pages. cooldenny (talk) 14:28, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

replied

I replied on my userpage.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 14:45, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Sage, I'll point Cooldenny there. Syrthiss (talk) 14:46, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Return of an anon IP vandal

You blocked this author in February, so I'm bringing this to you: [4] Thanks for your attention. JTRH (talk) 15:37, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Toys Article

I just wanted you to know that I was on the verge of removing a sentence that was all ready on the page and was a blatent act of vandalisim, however I was having trouble finding where the text was. Anyway I found the text and have deleted it from the article. But I did not place it there to begin with, I was trying to get rid of it as it was an eyesore towards the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by David31584 (talk • contribs) 11:59, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

You mean the text that you reintroduced to the article with this edit? Its ok if you were trying to remove it and accidentally put it back in, just try to be careful. Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 12:04, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Well pardon me for making a slight error that I was on the verge of fixing, I'm only human you know.

Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. Syrthiss (talk) 18:42, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, but I thought you were trying to make fun of me (I have autism you see), I see now that you weren't, I'm sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by David31584 (talk • contribs) 18:54, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Not a problem! Happy editing. Syrthiss (talk) 11:04, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!

...for taking care of my Talk/Awards page. I kinda saw that coming, since I'd just taken one off another user's page. Oh well. Thanks! Wikipelli ^Talk 17:44, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Not a prob! Syrthiss (talk) 17:44, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Regarding Young Communist

There is of course irony that YC has removed my comments for him to tone down his rhetoric, yet feels it necessary to reinstate those on anothers page. Whilst I stand by my urging for him to moderate his comments, I also respect his userspace - which is why I reverted vandalism there some time back. I agree that his blunt comments could be regarded as personal attacks C'est la vie, perhaps a more formal warning, given his other comments on the page? a_man_alone (talk) 17:18, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

At the moment, I think we should just wait and see. I don't think a further warning after my last one is warranted without any further disruptive behavior. Syrthiss (talk) 17:25, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Second opinion (WP:INVOLVED?)

Think this merits a block? I'd given him a final warning after this edit summary. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 17:12, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Well, he's up on AIV at the moment for it so I wouldn't necessarily act on it myself (or yourself). I could see his point, but he's going about it the wrong way. Syrthiss (talk) 17:16, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

His point vis a vis anti nair sources, not that you are deserving of attacks for trying to intervene. ;) Syrthiss (talk) 17:18, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I haven't waded into the content dispute other than reverting the removal of a sourced passage. The source looks reasonable to me; only possible issue I can think of is WP:WEIGHT. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 17:23, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I can't stomach getting into the Indian articles anymore. Things that look like reasonable sources to my American eyes sometimes have a lot of subtext that I just don't see, and things that look flakey would be considered to be a valid source. :( Syrthiss (talk) 17:25, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

I know what you mean. I try to stick to the obvious stuff with complex topics like that that I'm not well-versed in. In any case, I'd say he's on thin ice with his tone; maybe he'll cool it a little knowing he's being watched. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 17:31, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

VPP notice

Just FYI, you're being discussed in relation to in IP address's block appeal at VPP (specifically Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)#Admin_abuse.) Hasteur (talk) 19:35, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Syrthiss (talk) 11:09, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

user talk:dreadstar

You are reminded that users may blank their own talkpage, as blanked warnings still exist in the page history. Do not edit war to restore comments as that behavior is not exempt from 3RR and may be considered harassment. Syrthiss (talk) 11:20, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Ok. I'm taking your advice. But keep consider keeping an eye in dreadstar's behavior towards me, that is itself something not very far away from harassment, so say the least. --damiens.rf 13:48, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, and I'll take a look. Syrthiss (talk) 13:53, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for reverting the IP edit to my talk page and blocking them. Unfortunately that's not going to stop them - they seem to have a very wide IP range and ownership issues. See WP:AN/I#WikiHounding / Article ownership issues / Possible IP socks.. XXX antiuser ^eh? 13:18, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Not a problem. Hopefully they get bored when every thing they add to the encyclopedia is reverted on sight. Syrthiss (talk) 13:28, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

I would hope so, but they've been at it for a long time. As in, years. Thanks anyway. XXX antiuser ^eh? 13:39, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

CANARIE funding has been cancelled by the Harper Conservative Budget - June 6, 2011

I am editing the top part of the entry to reflect the cancellation of CANARIE funding in the recent 2012 budget. The funding was present in the version of the budget tabled in the last parliament by the former minority Harper Government but it has been removed as 'no longer required'. Let me know if you have any issues with any of this and I will address your concerns as quickly as possible. I am trying vary hard to be neutral and to document this extremely well. I may lose my job because they were paying my salary. If you are not familiar with the nuances of the Canadian parliamentary system, I am a former government employee and will I explain it to you.

It is shocking that Canada would become the only G-20 country without a Nationally-funded Research and Education Network. This has not been picked up by the press as yet so it is important that this Wikipedia entry be accurate and timely. Please allow me to enter the documentary evidence. Unpopular (and unwise) decisions are often hidden in the spending estimates as this one has been.

J.A. from ACORN-NL and mun.ca

My condolences for the job situation. Has this information been picked up in any press at all? Xeno mentioned on email that he had been talking to you, and I don't know how much about Wikipedia he explained to you. We don't do research, we can only report what other people have researched. I think you could cite the budget and have a statement like 'For the 2012 fiscal year budget, the CANARIE line item has been removed'. If there are news stories on it, you could cite them and whatever they are saying about it...but if it is just a simple fact, we aren't allowed to embellish it. Hope this helps. Syrthiss (talk) 11:34, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Heworth Grange Comprehensive School

Actually - yes I did read it. This now blocked editor was constantly removing content and did a legitimate edit before doing the same blanking. I was about to correct it but you beat me to it.Vrenator (talk) 12:09, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

heh no problem then. Syrthiss (talk) 12:10, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

thanks

Jonwadeson

Just a heads-up. According to this, Jonwadeson is probably "Jon Wadeson Operations Director Go Publishing Ltd Swimming Pool News | What Pool & Hot Tub | UK Leisure News"

Cheers! Revcasy (talk) 14:28, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, thats what I uncovered too, and why I gave him the initial COI warning. Syrthiss (talk) 14:30, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

UNDO DELETE PLEASE. AT USER PAGE

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thepoliticalmaster (talk • contribs) 12:12, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Done Syrthiss (talk) 12:14, 16 June 2011 (UTC) (tho it wasn't really a delete)

Wyatt Earp GAN

Wyatt Earp was listed as a GA in April, then went through a GAR and was delisted. It is now going through another GAN. Wyatt Earp is one of Wikipedia's most popular articles and is on an important and complex topic. The GAN is on an initial seven day hold while the reviewer checks sources. Meanwhile there is some work to be done on trimming back excessive detail, and on making the article flow more by reducing the amount of subsections. See Talk:Wyatt Earp/GA3 for more detail. SilkTork *^{Tea time} 20:16, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Request to create a wikipedia bio page

Hi Syrthiss, Scott Howser asked me to take over the task of creating a wiki bio page for Christopher P. Lynch, a notable series high-tech entrepreneur in US. Do you think I should create a new page with content that is neutral and verifiable, and have you help review it? Please advise on how to proceed. Thanks! --Mhong2011 (talk) 13:50, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

With respect, I don't think you are a good candidate to create a page on Mr. Lynch either since your userpage clearly states your connection to the same company as Mr. Howser. That being said, I am willing to give you benefit of the doubt and let you attempt it at User:Mhong2011/Christopher Lynch preliminary (which I will create for you). If you are unfamiliar with our editing format, you can look at WP:YFA. If you don't want to learn the syntax for creating references, I can do it for you: just place a link to the reference right after the text it supports, or below the paragraph if one source supports everything there. I hope this helps. Happy editing. Syrthiss (talk) 13:58, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Hi Syrthiss, thanks to your help a few weeks ago, the page Christopher P. Lynch was published successfully. However its status still indicates "This page is a new unreviewed article." Since you helped conduct extensive review last time, can you please update its status? Also, for future updates to this page, do we need to notify you or other reviewers manually, or is there a process for you folks to be notified and to review the updates for their approval? Thanks!--Mhong2011 (talk) 22:33, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

AN3 closure

J Milburn is an active image patroller. He is not an uninvolved admin, and his close is disputed on both policy and practical grounds.

Let's have a proper close here, with a proper assessment, from somebody who does not have their own clear agenda and position in the discussion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jheald (talk • contribs)

The best place to put such a note is on the page itself, as I have done. That is the first appropriate venue for discussion, to be exhausted first before any potential escalation elsewhere. Milburn is not an appropriate person to call a result on a discussion like this. Jheald (talk) 18:07, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

If you want a formal wiki-etiquette stance, I regard the section title as the property of the entire discussion and all its editors, to be edited updated questioned or modified as appropriate by any of those editors; not (unlike body text in a discussion) the property of the single editor who last edited it. Jheald (talk) 18:17, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

My apologies if I wasn't aware of specific ettiquette applying to WP:AN3. However, I stand by my view that J Milburn is not an appropriate person to close this discussion if the matter is properly to be put to rest; that a discussion ad loc. is the most appropriate venue to consider that question in the first instance; and that pending that discussion, the report cannot be considered closed. (It is clear, moreover, from the continued commentary and discussion, that in point of fact the participants do not consider the issues resolved, either.)

In such circumstances, even if editing the summary was unorthodox per the usual local page ettiquette, I continue to consider it appropriate in the wider light of WP:IAR, for the page to properly satisfy its purpose. Jheald (talk) 19:01, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Ed FitzGerald Article

The article titled Ed FitzGerald should not be deleted because it is the official biography for Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald. It is considered Public Domain and is referenced to his websites http://edfitzgerald.org and http://executive.cuyahogacounty.us. As an employee of the County, I have been given specific instructions and permission to use this biogrpahy in the creation of this page. Thank you.Cmm1991id (talk) 14:43, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

AkibanTech

I'm unblocking AkibanTech, who you (appropriately) blocked as a spam-only account. The editor has pledged to completely avoid adding any information about his company, or other promotional information, and will change his username to one that doesn't represent an organization (the name he wants to use is "Select.Optimizer" because it's a database term and he works with databases). I just wanted to give you a heads-up, thank you. -- Atama頭 20:59, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

User:Southernspaces

quoting DGG:

We don't disagree on what is needed to be done; we disagree of how to get there. there is no question he cannot use that editor name. There are two schools of the thought about how to deal with it: one is to tell him to choose another, the other is to block it. Certainly I would do the 2nd if the first doesn't work. but I've told people to change hundreds of times, and every one of them has done so if they continue. My usual message is: "You must choose another username. As explained in WP:USER, only individuals may edit. When you have a username that is or includes the name of your organization, you imply that you are editing officially, and have a superior right to edit the page. But that is not the way WP works--all editors are considered equal--and your contributions like those of any editor must be justified by sources. I'm sure you did not intend to give such impression, but that's why we have the rule.Therefore, please choose another name. On that user page, you should say whom you are working for."

another editor driven off, mission accomplished. Slowking4: 7@1|x 19:05, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

I'll disagree with just about every word above not directly attributable to DGG (who I also have disagreed with in the past, often):

Editor - while technically, they did edit an article I wouldn't call them an editor. You might. I call them a spammer: they are employed by someone, and tasked to add a link to their company.
Driven off - it certainly was not the intention of the blocking admin (and I am not the blocking admin) to drive off an editor. It was the intention of the blocking admin to prevent someone from damaging the encyclopedia by adding advertising. I assume neither you nor the blocking admin have any real idea if the blocked editor came back and created a new account. I certainly have talked to many editors who I blocked in the past for advertising, and when they understood our policies created new accounts and contributed to the encyclopedia.
Mission accomplished - if you mean the mission to prevent people from damaging the encyclopedia with advertising, then yes. If you mean a mission to drive editors away from the encyclopedia, then that is an erroneous assumption of bad faith on your part.

I'll also say that if you read the entire exchange between DGG and the other editor, as linked from the full quote on your userpage, I believe you have taken away only part of DGG's message. We should not block someone for having a name 'Johnnysbutchershop' if they either (1) haven't edited yet or (2) have only edited articles on climate change and Beyoncee. It is clearly just a mistake in choosing a name on their part, and I am sure that when approached in a kind manner they would be more than happy to change their username. We should however block someone for having a name 'Johnnysbutchershop' when their first edits have been to create Johnny's Butcher Shop where the subject is not-notable and the contents of the article are 'We at Johnny's pledge the utmost in service for all your butchery needs'. Ideally we should warn them for advertising and require them to change their username, but I have seen many many accounts in the past who I did just that with...and who came back as user 'Beckyjbs' and continued their efforts to spam.

I don't expect you will have stuck around to read this, but I hope you do and hope that you gain some understanding of 'the other side' of this discussion. Cheers, Syrthiss (talk) 12:45, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

thanks for the response. "spammer" = no wp:agf; but intent does not matter; the outcome is that another editor was driven away. you did the IFF, and block procedure = congratulations; requiring editors with one edit, to go through the request unblock is unreasonable.

i read DGG's extended remarks. his method is to sternly warn the editor to change their name with a reason, and then block if they don't comply. he says hundreds have complied; who knew spammers would comply with policy? wouldn't you agree, it's better to have spammers with a COI to be in the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in?

DGG is a pro, who has to deal with real vandalism (lost books, library cards, abuse of priviledges) wouldn't you agree it's a better way? Slowking4: 7@1|x 14:39, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

The Dabljus

Hi Syrthiss:

Yes, please. I would like to move that content to an article.

Thank you, Elcarvalho 21:01, 12 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elcarvalho (talk • contribs)

I understand now. I was able to change it into an article. I didn't realized that until I received your e-mail on this. Thank you very much! Elcarvalho 02:54, 13 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elcarvalho (talk • contribs)

Syrthiss: I was able to add "The Dabljus" as an article last night. But it has been taken down two minutes later. What else can I do here? I have been trying this since January 2011. The Dabljus is a pop music band from Boston, MA. They've on several newspapers here, in Europe and in Brazil, where they have been very successful in their musical career. What am I missing? Please help. Thank you. Elcarvalho 14:32, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Hmm, well I disagree with the deleting admin that there was no credible assertion of notability. You do indicate that they've been in newspaper articles. You also claim that they've been on the charts - are you talking US charts or some other country, and do you have a source for that claim? I think my problem with the article would be that some of the language used and the general tone is promotional. It sounds a bit more like a brochure made by their father and less like an article made by someone neutral who is unconnected to them. I'd say if you could cut out some of that text, and find a source (sorry if I missed it) for the charting then we could go ahead and undelete it. The better you can explain how they meet the criteria at WP:GNG and WP:MUSICBIO, the better the chance that the article will be kept. If it is deleted, then you can always try again later when they have generated more success. Syrthiss (talk) 13:00, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Hey

Syrthiss, sorry about this. I hadn't realised that the talk page access was also revoked. Wouldn't have posted then. — Legolas ^(talk2me) 03:22, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Not a problem. I didn't think you meant to be hounding them or anything, just wanted to not cause them any more stress. Cheers! Syrthiss (talk) 13:01, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

g4 on the 4d motion cinema article

Hi Syrthiss, I had mistakenly thought that since the reason for the page's previous deletion was still applicable, that the newer article was eligible to be tagged G4. Now that I've re-read the criteria, I understand that a previous deletion discussion is necessary. Thanks for your help. Gongshow ^Talk 15:13, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Smithsonian Archives of American Art Backstage Pass

Archives of American Art Backstage Pass! - You are invited!
	The Smithsonian is hosting its first Backstage Pass at the Archives of American Art in, Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 29. 10 Wikimedians will experience the behind the scenes aspects of archiving the world's largest collection of documents and photographs related to American art. After a complimentary lunch, an edit-a-thon will take place and prizes will be awarded. Followed by an evening happy hour. We hope you'll participate! SarahStierch (talk) 16:59, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Archives of American Art Backstage Pass! - You are invited!

The Smithsonian is hosting its first Backstage Pass at the Archives of American Art in, Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 29. 10 Wikimedians will experience the behind the scenes aspects of archiving the world's largest collection of documents and photographs related to American art. After a complimentary lunch, an edit-a-thon will take place and prizes will be awarded. Followed by an evening happy hour. We hope you'll participate! SarahStierch (talk) 16:59, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

GLAM-Wiki Baltimore meetup

You are invited to the first Wikipedia Baltimore meetup on Saturday, July 23, 10:00am-12:30pm at the Walters Art Museum. Come meet Wikimedians, learn about GLAM-Wiki partnerships, get involved, and discuss future wiki outreach and activities in the Baltimore area!

There also is a Wikipedia & Cultural Heritage at the Young Preservationist Happy Hour on Friday, July 22, 6:30pm at the Midtown Yacht Club, an unpretentious neighborhood pub.

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RE: Jul 22

Thank you for that, I do not know in which month I live. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 15:21, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Carbon Prevails

	Carbon Prevails
	Why did you delete that page? It was still in progress. Thecurssiproject (talk) 16:40, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Signature

Now ok! I am rarely in my account and I did not notice. thanks! tony esopi^λέγε 17:27, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

The WikiProject National Archives Newsletter

The first ever WikiProject National Archives newsletter has been published. Please read on to find out what we're up to and how to help out! There are many opportunities for getting more involved. Dominic·t 21:42, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

The WikiProject National Archives Newsletter
July 2011

News

Featured article contest

This week, our first multilingual featured article contest was announced. We are aiming to improve the articles on the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, or Bill of Rights to featured or good status in English and other languages. Prizes for winners will be a gift package from the National Archives including a book of your choice or a tote bag, and other swag, plus, of course, a special barnstar.

August 6 backstage pass

Plans are in the works for a meetup and backstage pass event at the National Archives II facility in College Park, MD. There will be a regular social meetup, a discussion with Dominic about WP:NARA, a tour of the building by NARA staff, and then time for a scanathon and editathon in the research rooms and library until the building closes at 5 pm. Keep your schedules open!

From our recent uploads:

...see more.

Special requests:

This section includes special requests from the NARA staff:

Archival Recovery Team

The National Archives' Archival Recovery Team (ART) is a team of law enforcement agents and archivists who investigate NARA's lost and stolen documents. They have received media attention ([5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]) and would like to request an article be written for the team, if Wikipedians deem it notable. It is hoped that making more information about the group available on Wikipedia will increase public awareness of the documents they are seeking to recover.

Ongoing

Today's Document challenge

The Today's Document challenge is an opportunity for Wikipedians to get their work related to National Archives holdings spotlighted on Archives.gov and the National Archives' tumblr. Each day the National Archives selects a document related to the day's date to showcase. The goal is to get articles related to the selected documents on the main page in ""Did You Know...?" the same day that the National Archives features the document. Alternatively, other appropriate articles related to National Archives holdings not already selected will be used for new documents of the day by NARA staff and posted to their tumblr.

Wikisource

WP:NARA has a sister WikiProject on Wikisource, WS:NARA. On Wikisource, editors transcribe, proofread, and arrange documents. This helps to make little-known documents more discoverable, or well-known documents more searchable, and improves accessibility. See the files being worked on. If you are new to Wikisource and would like to participate, there are experienced Wikisourcerors willing to be mentors.

New contributions

A list of some recent contributions to the project:

Wikipedia

District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act (Fetchcomms)

Court of the Patriarchs (CutOffTies)

Opposition to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom (Fetchcomms)

Wikisource¹

Memorial of Queen Liliuokalani in relation to the Crown lands of Hawaii

Petition from women of Brookline

Resolutions of the Joint Committee on the Washington Monument

H. R. 4982

A Petition For Universal Suffrage

Susan B. Anthony petition for remission of fine

Alexander Hamilton's commission to take rank as Colonel

¹Credit goes to Prosody, Theornamentalist, Inductiveload, Digipoke, George Orwell III, Kathleen.wright5, BirgitteSB, and Zhaladshar

Tools

Archives.gov grabber (Slakr)

Future plans

Major image contribution The National Archives has hundreds of thousands of digitized documents in its holdings. We are working on a bulk upload to Commons of one particular cache of about 123,000 TIFF master files in the next few days! Once uploaded, these will require a massive community effort to help categorize the files on Commons and add them to articles on Wikipedia or transcribe them on Wikisource.	Inclusion in the online catalog We are currently working on a system for including links to pages on Wikimedia projects in the National Archives online catalog. The Wikimedia projects are hosting an increasing number of transcriptions of National Archives documents and high-quality image and video files that are not available through NARA's own site. Links to these Wikimedia pages in the documents' actual catalog records will benefit the end user by providing them access to further resources about the documents, and they will also demonstrate the National Archives commitment to supporting Wikimedians' efforts.
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Contested Deletion

I am complaining about the effor to delete the TripleA page. This open source game has an active community of players and developers. Take a look at http://triplea.sourceforge.net/mywiki/Forum to see how active it is. Why is it a candidate for deletion.--Roger J Cooper (talk) 22:04, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

DC Meetup, July 29

DC Meetup 21 - Who should come? You should. Really.
	DC MEETUP 21 is July 29! This meet up will involve Wikipedians from the area as well as Wiki-loving GLAM professionals. See you Friday! SarahStierch (talk) 16:32, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

DC-area Meetup, Saturday, August 6

National Archives Backstage Pass - Who should come? You should. Really.
	On Saturday, August 6, the National Archives is hosting a Wikipedia meetup, backstage pass tour, and edit-a-thon in College Park, Maryland. Meet staff and fellow Wikipedians, go behind the scenes at the National Archives, help digitize documents, and edit together! Dominic·t 21:43, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi Syrthiss!

Well, this is a good news :) .. Thank you for your message my friend. Sean ^{(Ask Me?)} 17:39, 11 August 2011 (UTC)