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your block of User:Bin Ladens Osama

I'm not actually contesting it, I'm just curious as to exactly which part of username policy you blocked them for, as it is not specified in your notice. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:19, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

The block was for having a disruptive username. To quote from WP:U, disruptive usernames do include "outright trolling…", which was pretty obvious, given their talk page edits. Also, they asked for a block! :) TNXMan 20:24, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

• The whole thing struck me as very odd, as though they created the account knowing, even hoping it would be blocked. People are so weird... Beeblebrox (talk) 20:27, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Who knows? I can't see the fun in it, because you would think the point of vandalizing is to not get caught. TNXMan 20:31, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Why are you deleting my articles???

I've spent the whole day writing articles about I Love Wynona and their release A Beautiful Noise - and now you are deleting them??? That's NOT funny, we're in the middle of the promo campaign and I really don't have time for this! Please recreate the article at once!

Herman Ekle Lund Storås Artist Promo Team

Hermaneklelund (talk) 14:17, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but Wikipedia cannot be used for promotional purposes. All of our articles must be written from a neutral point of view and be supported by independent reliable sources. TNXMan 14:23, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

If I'd been allowed to add anything before it was deleted, I'd have added that Storås Artist Promo Team only is a cooperation project. There is no commercial company with that name. We're three persons trying to promo work as cheap as possible for local acts. Your argument is non-existing, regarding to self-promotion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hermaneklelund (talk • contribs) 14:35, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

precisly what I told them. Hell in a Bucket (talk) 14:25, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

That user name mayalso be a violition of policy as advertising. Hell in a Bucket (talk) 14:27, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

According to the userpage, it's his actual name, which is OK. The name of the ad agency would warrant a block, however. TNXMan 14:28, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

I see that now but the way it looked above was confusing. Hell in a Bucket (talk) 14:30, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Well, I was just about to add the sources. I started using Wikipedia today, and didn't understand how the link system works before you deleted my post... Please let the text back in and let me add the sources. (Do you really think I do promo work without reliable, independent sources?)

This is NOT a promotional purpose. I've written about the history behind the record and details around the release. As fast as I have sources, there should be no reason for not having this published. If this is the threshold for getting anything published here, then Wikipedia can't be called democratic.

H

Hermaneklelund (talk) 14:32, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia isn't a Democracy, sorryu the rules are their for a reason and you have a fundemental conflict of interestHell in a Bucket (talk) 14:38, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and to work on the article in a sandbox (something like User:Hermaneklelund/Sandbox) before moving the article to the mainspace. Also, you said above that this is for a promo campaign. I must say again, Wikipedia cannot be used for any sort of promo campaign or to support an album release. TNXMan 14:42, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Ismael Ahmed

Hello, I work for a PR firm and Mr. Ahmed requested we post his biography on Wikipedia to increase his social media presence on the web. How can I correctly attribute the information in the Wikipedia page to the Michigan Department of Human Services so I can post an article with his biography? —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheRossmanGroup (talk • contribs) 16:43, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Well, first of all, Wikipedia cannot be used for promotional purposes or to increase someone's social media presence. Please read our info on advertising, writing from a neutral point of view, and what makes a person notable. TNXMan 16:58, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Question regarding deletion

Hi there. I am trying to post an Article about our organization (American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists). The article was just deleted. This article does not promote the organization - it simply defines our Mission Statement.

I am just wondering what I need to do to properly submit this. There are many national organizations on wikipedia:

National societies • American Cancer Society, an American medical organization • American Chemical Society, an American professional association • American Colonization Society, an organization that helped in founding Liberia, for use in the slave trade • American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, an organization of lawyers and law students in the United States • American Cryonics Society, non-profit corporation that supports and promotes research and education into cryonics • Australian Cinematographers Society • Australian Computer Society, an association for information and communications technology professionals —Preceding unsigned comment added by Craig Pharma (talk • contribs) 18:22, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

There are many organizations with articles on Wikipedia. These organizations have articles because they have shown why they are notable. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, using independent reliable sources, and writing from a neutral point of view. TNXMan 18:28, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Alta Mira (Band) Deleted

Sir,

You've deleted a page I was working on about a band called Alta Mira, of which my record label (Indian Ledge Records) is about to release with nationwide AAA radio promotion. If I need to be more specific in my details please let me know, however I would like to have a page up for them before the release. Please advise me on how not to have the page deleted again. Thank you,

Nick Cosimano CEO Indian Ledge Records —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bluecube (talk • contribs) 19:20, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Well, Wikipedia cannot be used for promotion of a band and/or an album. I would encourage you to read our info on what makes a band notable, our guide to writing your first article and writing neutrally. You'll also want to provide multiple independent reliable sources that demonstrate the band's notability. TNXMan 19:51, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Replay Review

I added an objection to deletion on the talk page of replay review. Please read it and comment.GRHooked (talk) 19:23, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

I've replied on the article's talk page. TNXMan 19:47, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Your proposal on the Username RFC

It appears to have gotten a good consensus. If you want to go ahead, I think that would be fine. Drop me a line after you make the changes and I'll look over them if you like. Gigs (talk) 22:44, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Agilo for Scrum Page

Dear TNXMan, thanks for your message :-)

Since the very first beginning I tried to make all the entries in a proper way. Some guys helped me and I regularly update the links and information. Agilo is a young tool, therefor there are not sooo many official test, but a huge amount of downloaders are proving, that Scrum, and also the only open source tool Agilo, is getting more and more attention. One reason for that is also, that Agilo contains a help and guideline that supports people to get used to Scrum and to introduce it to the teams. Somehow is "taking them by the hand". I am in contact with some magazines to write independent test article to be able to insert more useful links. For the moment I can just ask you to have a look on google and you will find a lot of blog posts talking an evaluating the tool.

I would be really happy if you could tell me what is needed to make the page better and more valuable so its worth to be in Wikipedia.

I am looking forward to your feedback Marion --Teckmx5 (talk) 15:54, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Username policy

While the changes to the policy are definitely in the right direction, I can't help but feeling like we are not accomplishing much in terms of getting reports of obvious promotion off of UAA and into a better place. As long as it still looks like the best option in Twinkle is to report advertising to UAA, we'll probably have this problem. Maybe we could add a new checkbox in Twinkle's ARV->AIV section for "account is being used for promotional purposes"? Gigs (talk) 18:01, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

That may be good option. Is there a way to generate a default report for the COI board? I think the concern is that there are users whose edits we need to watch, but immediate action is not required. TNXMan 20:54, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

I think that is one class of complaint, but there is at least as many that have already made clearly promotional edits. We should probably make it easy to report promotion to both COIN and AIV depending on the complexity and how obvious the promotion was. Clear cut and obvious to AIV and questionable to COIN. I put in one Twinkle bug report to change the UAA help text. I can put in some more to do the other stuff, but we might want to get consensus first. Gigs (talk) 20:58, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Black & Tan Records page

Hello,

Firstly, I am new to Wikipedia, so please forgive me if I don't follow the correct procedures or etiquette -It's quite daunting to start.

I understand that you were party to the deletion of the Black & Tan Records page I created earlier today, and that it was deleted on the principle that the subject is not noteworthy.

In defence of the article, I would like to point out that this record label is as notable as several labels listed on the Blues page in the paragraph about blues music in the 1990s. I chose to write about this label as part of a project I'm planning about keeping the Blues alive as a genre and the influence of specialist labels, artists and podcasters. Black & Tan, is already refered to on other articles, and is of similar significance as Ruf records and Northern Blues whose pages I used to set the tone and content for this article.

I hope this is sufficient justification, but if not, I'd be grateful for further guidance.

Thanks for your help,

Versificator (talk) 18:51, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

The article which you wrote did not indicate why the record label is notable. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and supporting your article with independent reliable sources. Before the label can have an article, you'll have to show that it received significant coverage in independent sources. TNXMan 19:28, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Syed Ahmed

I have put the article as an FA please leave comments or suggestions if you can thanks! Bangali71 (talk) 23:34, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Heads up

Wikipedia_talk:Username_policy/Blatant_Promotion_RfC#Proposal_5_--_Reflect_consensus_in_twinkle_and_templates Gigs (talk) 02:38, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. I'll review and comment. TNXMan 11:43, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Boss

hmmmmmmm why remove my post? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Crissgoodlookingguy (talk • contribs) 15:18, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

It was removed because it appeared to be advertising for an upcoming performance. TNXMan 15:22, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

i dont understand

hey dude i don't understand why my page thomas michael thronley groves was deleted, can you please help me? P.S. i read the page and what i wrote comes under no section in that.

Tommygroves (talk) 17:35, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the article you submitted did not indicate why the subject is notable. You may find some good tips in our guide to writing your first article. TNXMan 17:43, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

B2B Games page deletion

Dear Tnxman307,

i saw you deleted my work without any warnings :( I would like to know why exactly. I'm not a salaryman of this company but i'm doing an internship and i would like that people know more about serious gaming. And B2B Game is the major french company in Serious gaming. Did you really take the time to see the references ,related links and press release? That's speak for itself.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

ziwi_onzeweb —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ziwi onzeweb (talk • contribs) 17:56, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the article you submitted did not indicate why the company is notable. I encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and what constitutes a reliable source. You may also want to work on the article in a sandbox before moving the article to the mainspace. TNXMan 18:53, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Subst

Please don't subst the block templates. It makes a terrible mess. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 19:39, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Wait, I'm confused. According to this, it says to always subst the block templates. TNXMan 19:43, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Oh. OK. I'm not convinced it's a good idea now that the markup has grown to be such a large part of the templates. I'll take that up in an appropriate forum some other day. Sorry. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 19:54, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

No problem. For a minute there, I froze. "Is it "always" subst? "Never" subst? Where did I see that?" I had to do some quick digging to find it again. If you do start that conversation, let me know. I'd be interested to see the debate. Best, TNXMan 20:00, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

I dropped a note at Wikipedia talk:Template messages/User talk namespace. It seems to me that we are operating like the family cook stuck in a tradition of sawing the ham bone in half before roasting the ham, despite the fact that we now have a big enough oven that such a procedure is not required. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 22:00, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Removed prod from Advancement Project

I have removed the {{prod}} tag from Advancement Project, which you proposed for deletion, because I think that this article should not be deleted from Wikipedia. I'm leaving this message here to notify you about it. If you still think the article should be deleted, please don't add the {{prod}} template back to the article. Instead, feel free to list it at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Thanks!

PS: I totally understand why you nominated it. I almost supported the proposed deletion but I did a quick Google News search and that organization is mentioned so many times in the media it's ridiculous. I'd almost support its deletion as WP:IDONTLIKEIT but I have to honor Wikipedia's policies. I did replace just about all the article text because it was all a copyvio from the company's web page. -- Atama^chat 20:24, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm OK with the stubbification (is that a word?) that you performed. I have the article on my watchlist and will monitor updates to make sure any advert-ish material doesn't creep in over time. Thanks for the heads up! TNXMan 20:27, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

B2B Games page deletion

OK i will do that. where can i get back he text i typed ?

Thanks for your help —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ziwi onzeweb (talk • contribs) 20:34, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

I've put it all back in a sandbox for you. You can find it at User:Ziwi onzeweb/Sandbox. TNXMan 20:38, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I hope to meet our requirement next time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ziwi onzeweb (talk • contribs) 21:34, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Dear Tnxman307 , I proceeded some changes and linking. I hope it's better now. I will put some new references soon from relibable sources in english.

BR —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ziwi onzeweb (talk • contribs) 13:37, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

CDMA Development Group (CDG)

Hi Tnxman307,

Earlier today I submitted a page for the CDMA Development Group (CDG), a non-profit industry consortium of member companies that have been instrumental in bring the CDMA wireless standard to be used around the world. The purpose of our page is to provide some of the history behind the development of CDMA technology, and the steps the CDG and its member companies have taken (and continue to take) to get the standard accepted and adopted by operators around the world. It's important history not found on other CDMA Wikipedia pages.

I've noticed that other industry group pages are posted, most notably the CTIA's Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTIA_-_The_Wireless_Association). There is also one about 3GSM (Mobile World Congress) just from the trade show this year, which to me seems to be a flagrant advertisement for the annual conference.

I'm hoping you can provide some additional feedback as to what I need to do to make our submission seem less advertorial. We want our page to be a reference for people looking for information about CDMA and its history, as well as the companies that have shaped its development and adoption. Would a list of member companies help? Press write ups? More history in prose?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Bshewmake

Bshewmake (talk) 21:01, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

First of all, please remember that the inclusion or exclusion of one article has no bearing on the inclusion or exclusion of another article. This type of argument is generally referred to as "What about article X?". Your particular article was deleted because it was written with very promotional language and did not cite any independent third-party reliable sources. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, as well as how to write from a neutral point of view. You can also work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace before moving it to the mainspace, as this will give you time to improve it. TNXMan 14:20, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Publicity?

hello,

I created a page and you have deleted it, the reason being - "some publicity thing".

i would be very greatful if you could suggest some changes - which will help me make the article better and the reason for deletion will go away.

i am very sure the article that i have written is definately NOT for publicity purpose.

Thanks. Regards, Shruti. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shrutikamthe (talk • contribs) 04:27, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

The article was deleted for two reasons: first, it did not indicate why the subject was notable and secondly, it appeared to be advertising. I would suggest you read our info on writing your first article and how to write from a neutral point of view. You should also work on the article in a sandbox before the moving the article to the mainspace, as this will allow you to improve the article with worrying about deletion. TNXMan 14:14, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

RantMedia

Hi there. You've just deleted 2, The Ranting Gryphon an article in which I was discussing the reasons for deletion with its creator. He was stating that one of the reasons it met WP:N was because the show was featured on RantMedia. I totally agree with your decision to delete of course, I was just wondering whether I should PROD RantMedia too. It does look like a bit of an advert in my opinion but I'm not very experienced in these things so I thought I'd ask your advice. ɪntəsvɛnsk 14:22, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

I would support either cleaning up the article (and boy, does it need it) or a PROD tag. As it stands, the article is basically a channel guide and none of the sources listed are independent (they're either from the company itself or supported artists). Let me know if you need help with anything regarding the article. Best, TNXMan 14:25, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I've put a PROD tag on with the reason that it doesn't seem to meet WP:N in its current state and that none of the references are independent. It was created about six weeks ago there has been sufficient time for the author to find decent references but they can always argue their case if they need more time. Kind regards. ɪntəsvɛnsk 14:34, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Hello

Heelo,

Would you hang on until I edited this page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_AlMidani

I'm sorry, but there is no indication that this person is notable. Please be sure to read our info on writing your first article, as that may have some useful tips for you. TNXMan 14:30, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

RE: Conor O Sullivan wiki page.

Hi, I saw that you deleted my page that I created and I want to know why. Can you please outline what the problems were on the page so that I can recreate it with the necessary changes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Locjane (talk • contribs)

The page did not indicate why the person was notable. Please read our info on writing your first article for tips on how write an article for an encyclopedia. TNXMan 15:08, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Aboanity

(pasted from user page)PLEASE REPLY ON MY PAGE. WRITE SOMETHING SOMEWHERE. TELL ME WHERE MY PAGE WENT. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MISTER! YOU'RE BEING MEAN. FROM: ABOANITY33

I'm sorry, your article was deleted because it did not indicate why the group was notable. Please read our info on writing your first article for tips. TNXMan 15:14, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

MISTER YOU ARE RUINING THE LIFE OF ME, AN 11 YEAR OLD ABOANITIAN GIRL. MY MOMMY IS UPSET, AND I DON'T LIKE YOU. JUST PUT MY PAGE BACK, OR I WILL PRAY THAT MY LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, WILL STRIKE YOU WITH A LIGHTNING BOLT! MISTER, ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU PUT MY ABOANITY PAGY BACK. FROM: --Aboanity33 (talk) 15:18, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry to hear that. Please read my above post, however, for my reply. TNXMan 15:20, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

I DID, MISTER...OOOPS. OR MISSUS, ARE YOU A BOY OR A GIRL? I WANT TO KNOW, PLEASE SO THAT I CALL YOU THE RIGHT NAME. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE VERY SORRY, MIS(TER/SUS) BECAUSE YOU WON'T PUT MY PAGE BACK. I READ THAT 'WRITING YOUR FIRST ARTICLE' AND I'M NOT STUPID. I'M MANITOBAN, AND ABOANITIAN, AND PROUD OF IT. JUST PLEEEEEAAAAASE PUT MY PAGE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE REPLY. FROM:--Aboanity33 (talk) 15:29, 14 June 2009 (UTC) HELLO?!?!?! PLEASE REPLY!!!!!! FROM: --Aboanity33 (talk) 15:40, 14 June 2009 (UTC) YOU MEANIE JERK!!!!! NOW YOU'RE IGNORING ME!!!!! FROM: --Aboanity33 (talk) 15:43, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

The Ü Party

Dear Sir,

Could you please detail the exact reason why this submission was declined and what crietera must it fit in order to make it acceptable? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikewerk (talk • contribs) 16:17, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

The article was deleted because it did not show why the group was notable and was a borderline advertisement also. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, writing from a neutral point of view, and how to use reliable sources. TNXMan 16:23, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Maria Mitchell Association page

Hello,

The reason for the deletion of this page was A7, meaning that the page does not indicate why the subject is important or significant. Being a non-profit organization, the goal of this page is not to advertise or to attract consumers, but rather to inform the general population about what we do and why Maria Mitchell was such an important woman in the history of astronomy and education. If you could please tell me what would need to be added or changed in order for the page to be posted I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you, Mariamitchell1818 (talk) 15:39, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

The article did not indicate why the organization is notable. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and how to support your article with independent reliable sources. A good idea is to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace, so you can improve it before moving it to the mainspace. TNXMan 15:51, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Re: your message

Yea, you deleted my. Northside Rap Group page because it "MAY not meet the guidlines"? Well thats bullshit, because there are about 1000 of your pages that MAY NOT meet the guidlines of the site. I'm reporting you for being a internet profiler here on Wikipedia. Maybe you don't like Rap Music, I don't know, I just think what you did was a little fishy, I met every guidline, and referanced my whole article. Your on some hater status.

Hello, Tnxman307. You have new messages at Tide rolls's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Signing to enable archiving. TNXMan 14:03, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

ZMET

You deleted my page - I have put a lot of research and effort into it. I don't understand how is it unambiguous advertising and promotion. I am not even sure how to recreate it as you have provided no feedback and reading the articles published about this topic is not helpful either (I did check and read them before). Is it advertising because I list the only companies able to do ZMET? I can delete those references, no problem, but I thought that this was part of the essential info as ZMET cannot be used by just anyone (it is patented). Please help me, I would like to publish this correctly, thought I had, and am a bit at a loss. Thanks DeepMatters (talk) 20:09, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

The article was deleted because it appeared to be advertising. More specifically, the article read like a brochure or press release. I would suggest you read our info on writing your first article, writing from a neutral point of view, and how to avoid peacock terms. If you would like a copy of the article, I can restore the article to a sandbox in your userspace so you can work on improving it. TNXMan 20:28, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Yes, thank you so much, that would be great! I did read those materials, it was not intended to sound like a brochure :) I will rework it - is there anyway you can have a look at it before I publish it again in order to avoid it being deleted again? Thanks for your help and time! DeepMatters (talk) 20:40, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

You can now find the material at User:DeepMatters/Sandbox. After you've fixed it up, I can take a look and review it. TNXMan 20:48, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks so much. What do you think now? Any better? Thanks so much! DeepMatters (talk) 00:16, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

I've cleaned up some of the formatting. I would also suggest you look at sections two, three, and four. These sections need some clean up - removing the TM symbols, sourcing quotes, etc. I would also suggest you remove the list of companies entirely, as Wikipedia is not a directory. TNXMan 13:24, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! I think now I've got it :) All sourcing quotes removed, listing of companies entirely deleted, all references to Deep Metaphors taken out and replaced by more generalized language and explanations. Thoughts? Thank you again for all your help, I really appreciate it.DeepMatters (talk) 15:30, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

I've made some more changes. Once you've looked at those, it should be ready to move back to the mainspace. TNXMan 15:49, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Super - done. Do you have to move it? Thank you! DeepMatters (talk) 18:40, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

You can find the article at Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique. Good luck. TNXMan 18:47, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you again, it was great working with you, I very much appreciate the thoroughness of this process! DeepMatters (talk) 19:11, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Removed Prod

I removed the afd prod template you recently put on the Cat killers page (I can't remember name and too lazy to look up) There is 7 highly reliable sources indicting the subject is notable, sick and demented but notable. Do you disagree? Hell in a Bucket (talk) 17:22, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

My view is that the person is notable for one event only. If a person has only received coverage for one event and is not notable beyond that, there shouldn't be an article on him. I'll nominate the article at AfD, so please feel free to weigh in there. TNXMan 17:33, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

That works for me! Hell in a Bucket (talk) 17:50, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Deleting my page

I haven't finished the page quite yet —Preceding unsigned comment added by DreamTheater2005 (talk • contribs) 20:35, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Before you start again, please be sure to read our info on what makes a band notable. TNXMan 20:37, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Delate Article

Hello, Why do you want to delate article of Rodrigo Montt Swett. I don´t understand. Because, he is a very important person in Chile. Very know. Sinceraty, Andreehuer —Preceding unsigned comment added by Andreehuer (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:38, 16 June 2009 (UTC).

I've offered my opinion on the article's deletion discussion page (the subject does not appear to be notable) and you are welcome to provide evidence to the contrary. However, we ask that you keep the tag on the page, so other editors are aware of the discussion also. TNXMan 20:41, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Modesto Reyes

Good Afternoon, I was wondering why the article on Modesto Reyes a well known Writer,Producer and Director was declined due to verifiable references, I guess? please let me know what I can do to get this person a Wikipedia as he much deserves it and has won awards for his work. Thanking you in Advance, Karen —Preceding unsigned comment added by Modestoreyes (talk • contribs) 19:12, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

The submission did not list any reliable sources. Before an AFC submission can be accepted, it has to list two or more independent sources. I would encourage you to also read our info on writing your first article. TNXMan 19:33, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

RE: Modesto Reyes

Thank You for responding so fast.... here are some references links

http://www.marakka2000.com/product.aspx?key=2538

http://www.marakka2000.com/product.aspx?key=4017

I am not sure if here is where I post it please let me know if you need to see them or if I need to post somewhere else. Thank You, Karen —Preceding unsigned comment added by Modestoreyes (talk • contribs) 00:19, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

You should post them on the submission page, that way they can be judged on how they fit with the article. Also, do you have any sources in English? It's not required that they be in English, but I can't evaluate them otherwise. TNXMan 00:33, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Y?

y did u delete my page about my world in conflict group thats bull crap ive had to redo it 3 or 4 times becuz of u put it back on plz —Preceding unsigned comment added by WiCChamp (talk • contribs) 16:31, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but there is no indication that the group is notable. Please read our info on writing your first article for more info. TNXMan 16:46, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praveen_venkataramani

hi, I would like to create a biographical page on Praveen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gcalvo (talk • contribs) 18:29, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Before you can do that, you'll have to indicate why the subject is notable. Please read our info on writing your first article for info. TNXMan 18:40, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Cartwrightking

User:Cartwrightking who was blocked by you for user name coi is still editing article Cartwright King and has removed the COI template? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Cartwrightking Teapotgeorge^Talk 10:48, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

S/he has been unblocked by Mazca so that they may request a username change. If they continue to edit the page without going to WP:CHU very soon, I'll reblock them. TNXMan 11:43, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Userfy?

Hi, you deleted two of my articles (Unintentional and A Scrapbook of What's Yours - I read the guidelines afterwards and realised for myself that they weren't notable at this point (but may be in the future). Since you were the person who deleted the articles, are you able to userfy the articles or should I go through the list of admins who are willing to userfy? Cheers. Sidasta (talk) 13:12, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

I can do that for you. Give me just a moment. TNXMan 13:29, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

 Done You can see the pages at User:Sidasta/Unintentional and User:Sidasta/Scrapbook. TNXMan 13:31, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Cream Magazine?

Hi mate, you deleted my article on Cream Magazine (Cream Magazine - I think you thought that they were advertising or promotion or not notable at this point in time. Since you were the person who deleted the articles, can you please re-instate them? cream magazine is just another australian magazine that could use a page. It's similar to Russh , Frankie and Oyster and they all have pages too. I'd be very happy if you did. It's my first effort at writng for wikipedia. Cheers Tezzarock —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tezzarock (talk • contribs) 14:14, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the page did not indicate why the magazine was notable and also appeared to be advertising. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and how to write from a neutral point of view. You may also want to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace so you can improve the article before moving it to the mainspace. TNXMan 14:33, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

About IslaTortuga_(.com)

Why you deleted this page? This page don't violate the g11 rule and anyother in Wikipedia.

If this contribution is deleted, you must delete also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pirate_bay , because following your words, this page is also violating the G11 rule.

Is a question of racism?

Federico M. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NoImportaMucho (talk • contribs) 21:15, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but it's a question of notability and a non-neutral point of view. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and how to support your article with reliable sources. TNXMan 21:43, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Speedy request

I placed the tag on the user talk because it was made by a (if not already banned, soon to be banned) user who's been using multiple IP addresses to continue to be disruptive on Wikipedia. The individual did use that IP but did not leave the message as the IP on that page but as another one. The comment serves no purpose, and db-nonsense was the only tag that I could think of that would make sense.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 16:07, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Hmm, I see where you're coming from. It also appears that the user has been rangeblocked for a couple of weeks. I'll go ahead and blank the page, since it doesn't really add anything to the site. TNXMan 16:12, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

I've brought this delicate issue up at WP:BN if you want to read more about it.—Ryūlóng (竜龙) 16:29, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Review of revised "Still Water" page

Hi Tnxman,

I'm wondering if you had time to see the revisions I made, at your suggestion, to the Still Water page in my sandbox, as described in my post of 29 May. As mentioned in that post, I rewrote the entry using the {cite} syntax, explained that the projects mentioned in the original "Selected Press" section were Still Water projects, and added more potential external references to show notability.

I can understand if it might be too time-consuming for you to review these external links; would it be helpful if I put together a compilation of the excerpts describing Still Water (on a non-Wikipedia page, for example) so you don't have to pull them from the actual articles?

Thanks, as always, for your time.

Jon Ippolito (talk) 17:45, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

I'll review the article later this evening, unfortunately I don't have time right now. Best, TNXMan 20:22, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

OK, I've looked over the article. I removed the external links that were in the body of the article. Also, be sure to integrate the material from the Selected Press into the article as references. For example, the first link talked about The Pool. You can use that source as reference material for section of the article that talks about the Pool, instead of keeping it in a separate section. The article is looking a lot better. TNXMan 13:52, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for this response. Just to make sure I'm on the right track regarding references from the press: are you suggesting to integrate the article references as in the following revised sentence? "ThoughtMesh and The Pool are meant to connect digital scholars and creators, and have been cited as possible means of evaluating academics working in new media [2]" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jon Ippolito (talk • contribs) 15:10, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Exactly. Ideally, the info under "selected press" should be integrated into the article as references. This way readers will be able to see which statements are supported by which references. TNXMan 15:18, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

OK, in the latest revision I have moved all "Selected press" references inline using the <ref> syntax, and have moved all external links to Still Water urls to a section at the bottom. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions for this page. (In addition, I wonder if you could help with a related question: I'd like to track changes in specific pages, but I can't find a page-specific "recent changes" feed anywhere. When I click on Firefox's RSS button in any Wikipedia page, I only get the generic recent changes feed. Any help on this appreciated too!) Thanks, TNXMan. Jon Ippolito (talk) 09:09, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

It looks much better now. I think you're ready to move it to the mainspace. The only minor quibble I have is with the external links. Usually, when dealing with a company, it's best to only have one link to an official website.

As for the RSS, I'm sorry to say that I don't really know how Wikipedia handles it. You could ask at the help desk or at the computing reference desk. If I remember correctly, I think there are only some pages that have been set up with it, although I could be wrong. TNXMan 14:24, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

I've now re-created the Still Water page with the revised text. I also found via searching the FAQ (via the help desk link you suggested) that RSS for an individual page's changes can be found in the toolbox at left for the page's history section. I certainly would not have arrived at this stage without your detailed and informative advice, and I now appreciated the structure and reasoning behind Wikipedia pages much more. Thanks! Jon Ippolito (talk) 02:06, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Glad to help. Don't forget, there are plenty of other articles out there that can be improved. You should stick around for a while and get to know Wikipedia even more. Best, TNXMan 02:24, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Vim-LaTeX

I've put my comments here: [1] Kazkaskazkasako (talk) 15:54, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

GridTrust page deleted

Dear Tnxman307,

we published an article about an european project GridTrust. We would like to know the reasons that cause the elimination of this article. Moviquity is the responsible of D the disemination and exploitation activities of the results obtained during the project. The consortium thought that wikipedia could be an excellent site to show the open source solutions taht this project offer to the comunity.

I Look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Moviquity —Preceding unsigned comment added by Moviquity (talk • contribs) 08:56, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

The article was deleted because it appeared to be advertising and promotional. Wikipedia cannot accept advertising. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, writing from a neutral point of view, and how to support your article with reliable sources. You may also want to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace before moving the article to the mainspace. TNXMan 11:44, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Widola shall not in?

Why shall Widola not be in and the german Aerokurier and their internetservice is in? Widola is at last in english? I used Widolamainpage, yes, but i have had one not of them reference. Shall only printed aviationmagazines(it is a search mashine)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisplane (talk • contribs) 15:58, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the article did not indicate why the website is notable. It also appeared to be very promotional, which is not allowed. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, writing from a neutral point of view, and how to support your article with reliable sources. You can also work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace before moving the page to the mainspace. TNXMan 16:17, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Trade Roots

Tnxman307,

I'm asking you again to please undelete my article titled "TradeRoots" you wrote that it was deleted because it is an advertisement. I assure you that when the article is rewritten it will contain no such use of any promotional writing, in fact, I am going to write the page again with the "sandbox" tool and submit it to and editor before the article is posted. TradeRoots is a division of the US Chamber of Commerce, which has its own very detailed article on wikipedia and it would only enhance your site. Again, please undelete this article. Thank you. Signing to enable archiving. TNXMan 16:38, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Notability

Hello, I added a wikipedia article for my employer, since some of our customers have indicated that they'd checked wikipedia for our information and not found us. You removed it for reasons of notability. I have looked into the explanation for notability, but am not sure how to correct this. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you, Pat —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.117.0.70 (talk) 19:06, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure to which article you are referring. Do you remember the name of your article? TNXMan 19:14, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Liebman

Thanks, man. :) The other two were obvious socks to me, because of the article he targeted (Whitey Ford, one of his pets), the change he always makes in that article (uncited claims about a different birthdate) and his typical edit summary comments about people here having an "agenda" (the agenda being to demand citations; what meanies we are!) I think in one of his edit summaries, he actually denied being Ron Liebman before even being turned in. That's another part of his M.O. And I'm sure anyone would deny being Liebman, but he's the only one that actually does. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 18:36, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

No problem. I guess only the most dedicated vandals edit war with themselves. Let me know if you run across any more. TNXMan 18:39, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

We'll see if he's done for the day or not. He had actually been quiet for the last few weeks and then turned up again. Even vandals take vacations. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 18:42, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Can you help me upload this information?

Hi again Tnxman307. It's Cynthia Brian, author of the new book, Be the Star You Are! for TEENS–Simple Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, Learning, and Leading. Is it possible for you to upload the description of the book? I can't seem to figure out Wikipedia since I am not a techy. Please help me. Thanks so much. I own the copyrights, have permissions for the quotes, and give wiki the rights to use it as well as anyone else. Am pasting everything below. I deleted the price in case that triggered anything. All the money goes to the literacy charity, Be the Star You Are!, a 501 c3. Take care, Cynthia Brian www.cynthiabrian.com PS: Would like to know how to upload information about the charity as well.

Article submission

BOOK for Teens/Young Adults

Be the Star You Are! for TEENS–Simple Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, Learning, and Leading

ISBN: 9781600376320

" I wish I would have read this when I was a teen. It would have encouraged me to let go and be me. Individuality is crucial in life. This book helps explain why it is so important to stay true to yourself." Olesya Rulin, Actress–High School Musical 1, 2, and 3

READY TO BE THE STAR YOU ARE? It’s tough being a teen in the 21st century. With so many restrictions, requirements, and reality television obsessed with cultural messages focused on fame, fortune, beauty, and sex, it’s no wonder teens feel helpless, hopeless, and stressed out. Well, you are in luck because help is here! Be the Star You Are! for TEENS is a refreshing escape from sermons and rules. Instead you’ll read real life stories with real issue tools. Each easy to read short chapter is jam packed with simple strategies that you can implement immediately to survive and thrive. Written by teens, for teens, and about teens, Be the Star You Are! for TEENS encourages you to embrace your individuality, find your passion, and ignite the flame that burns brightly within. "Teen peer pressure is undeniably stressful. In this book, Cynthia Brian provides stories and tools that will help teens honor their individuality and uniqueness while learning to deal with peer pressure in a positive way." Patty Hansen, Author of Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul Teen empowerment expert, and life success coach, Cynthia Brian, is your guide on the side urging you to live your dreams and never settle for less. The techniques and principles may not eliminate all of your pressures or frustration, but you’ll learn how to cope with courage and face challenges with humor and self-confidence. Whether you are a teen looking for answers, a parent, teacher, grandparent, or advisor searching for communication guidance, this book is guaranteed to improve the lives of every soul who reads it. Let’s get this party started! “I think being a teenager has always had its challenges, now maybe more than ever. It may seem hard sometimes to follow our intuition over the crowd, but it's when we feel our best...which is why I'm glad there's a book to help people of all ages realize that joy is more important than status and absolutely no one is better at being you.” Cassidy Freeman, Star of CW’s SMALLVILLE New York Times best selling author, Cynthia Brian has coached thousands of teens to be their best selves through her company, Starstyle® Productions, LLC. (www.cynthiabrian.com) Known as “the Oprah of the Airwaves”, Cynthia broadcasts a weekly radio show globally. Cynthia is married with two children and lives on a mini-farm in Northern California where she rescues and adopts abandoned barnyard animals. "The title of this book says it all. Be The Star You Are! offers hope to teens experiencing the darkest phase of their lives. This is a book to treasure always." Michelle Izmaylov, Author of The Galacteran Legacy: Galaxy Watch

Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit Be the Star You Are!® 501c3 charity, empowering women, families, and youth through improved literacy and positive media. (www.bethestaryouare.org)

Uncover and discover your inner genius while learning to smile, have fun, and be wild, and wacky with this stellar teen survival guide. Buy it today and major in success! (www.bethestaryouare.com)

Be the Star You Are! for TEENS by Cynthia Brian with 38 contributors, ISBN # 9781600376320; 304 pages PO Box 376, Moraga, Ca. 94556

I'm sorry, but the article reads like an advertisement, which Wikipedia cannot accept. Also, this submission also appears to contain material copied and pasted from other sources. Unfortunately, Wikipedia does not reprint copyrighted material unless we receive specific permission that it can be reused (and of course, promotional material cannot be used). See this page for more info. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and how to write from a neutral point of view. TNXMan 19:58, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Rejected Gazebo F2F

Hi there and sorry i'm bothering you.

Your message was : "This suggestion doesn't sufficiently explain the importance or significance of the subject. [...] Please provide more information on why the web site is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you."

First of all the intention was not to advertise any web site or follow any personal interests, but "advertise" a new, unique, Friend-to-Friend software, because there aren't many (search on wikipedia) on that topic. It is unique because it is the only one (by my knowledge) that treats the F2F setup completely. Moreover, the intention was to point the users that are interested in F2F networks, to that article(which somehow it seems you missed to spot at Sources) that appeared recently and which brings some new points of view and guidelines to the F2F model . Why should this concern you ? It shouldn't probably if you're not interested in the F2F model, but i don't think you know that wikipedia is the only source that provides information about the F2F networks/model. The second source is that article which ... it seems is not "worthy of inclusion" and lacks of "significance of the subject".

It is probably my fault because i didn't provide a more detailed description and for that i apologize, but i just wanted to know if it(the article) could at least be put at References right about here friend-to-friend.

Thanks and again, sorry for bothering you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SinapseNet (talk • contribs)

A few things to note, which may help you write a better article. First, Wikipedia does not accept advertising of any kind. All articles must be written from a neutral point of view. Secondly, the article submission did not indicate why the software was notable (and thus worthy of inclusion). Finally, the sources you listed are not reliable. Reliable sources are published independently (by third parties) and provide in-depth coverage of the subject. TNXMan 18:43, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Deleted before I could even get a quarter of the page written

My United Wrestling Alliance page was deleted just about 5 minutes after I created it. Is there a reason I didn't get a chance to do anything with it? Of course It didn't make a claim to be important because number 1 I didn't get time and number 2 about 99% of the stuff on wikipedia isn't hugely important. I'm jut trying to get e-fedding out into the world —Preceding unsigned comment added by Backwardsbucket (talk • contribs)

I'm sorry, but in order for a subject to have an article on Wikipedia, it has to indicate why it's notable. Wikipedia shouldn't be used to promote something or spread a new term. TNXMan 19:07, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

203.91.193.7 (talk) 04:40, 26 June 2009 (UTC)You have declined my Page on Mission10X and have commented that it looks more like an advertisement. Please be more specific and let me know what language I should follow and how should the flow be? Please provide me with an example203.91.193.7 (talk) 04:40, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

presentation of the European-funded project SM4All

Hi Tnxman, yesterday I wrote an article about the project SM4All. It was deleted by you because you thought it is an advertisment. But within this site research results would be presented. Within the first paragraph I wanted to present the goals of the project. I now want to ask you what could I make better? What was wrong?

Thank you in advance for your help. Best regards, Barbara—Preceding unsigned comment added by G.tec.Barbara (talk • contribs)

The articles you've submitted have two issues. First, they do not indicate why the organization is notable. This is one of the most important components of an article. Secondly, the articles were written like an advertisement. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, writing from a neutral point of view, and how to use reliable sources. TNXMan 01:49, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Page for Taiwo Odukoya

Hello Tnxman307,

Please why is the page on Taiwo Odukoya being deleted?

The article was wrongly created, and therefore deleted. The deleted pages are still being thrown up in google. Therefore I would kindly like to request those pages are removed while you kindly explain why the current page is being deleted.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Solakanmi (talk • contribs)

The article was deleted because it was advertising, which Wikipedia does not permit. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and writing neutrally. You may also find this info useful. TNXMan 01:49, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Charles Irion Deleted

Greetings Tnxman307,

I would greatly appreciate your assistance. Considerable time was invested preparing the Article for Charles Irion including reading the Wikipedia documentation for an Article, Common Reasons Why a Page is Deleted, and drafting it prior to submitting. Your specific recommendations on how to improve the Article for approval are needed.

Many thanks,

Charles G. Irion (talk) 19:11, 29 June 2009 (UTC)Jennifer

I'm sorry, but your article read like a CV/advertisement, which is not allowed on Wikipedia. The best approach is to simply state facts which are supported by reliable sources. Be sure to avoid peacock terms and weasel words. Also, please read this page, as I'm not sure that your article fits in with that. TNXMan 20:06, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

I've moved the content to the user's sandbox, here. - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 20:14, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. Best, TNXMan 20:21, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of McMaster Engineering Society

I was wondering if you could explain why the page McMaster Engineering Society was deleted, aside from referencing CSD A7. I would argue that Wikipedia has pages for much smaller and less significant organizations, teams and clubs, and I was in the midst of filling in content, (as explained on the talk page) so that would have been evident had I been given time to do so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mescommunications (talk • contribs) 15:21, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

The article was deleted because it did not indicate why the organization was notable. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and supporting your article with independent reliable sources. The best idea would be to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace (something like User:Mescommunications/Sandbox) before moving the article to the mainspace.

Finally, two points. First, please read our info on conflict of interest and why Wikipedia discourages people from writing about topics with which they have a close connection. Secondly, articles are judged individually. If there are other articles with issues, they can be handled also, but they have no impact on what you are trying to write. This is referred to as an "other stuff" argument. TNXMan 15:33, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Sadie Jemmett

Hi there. Could you please explain why you have deleted the page on Sadie Jemmett and what can be done to suitably refine the article to ensure its suitability for admission? Many thanks.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Xenochrony (talk • contribs)

The page was deleted because it was copied and pasted from another website. Wikipedia absolutely cannot accept copyrighted material. I would encourage you to work on the article in a sandbox (something like User:Xenochrony/Sandbox). Once you've done that, contact another admin or myself so the article can be reviewed. Be sure to read our info on writing your first article, on how to write neutrally, and on what makes someone notable. TNXMan 13:23, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi. I've done that. I would be grateful if you could review the contents of User:Xenochrony/Sandbox for suitability. Thanks very much in advance for your time. --Xenochrony (talk) 15:24, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi. I've done that. I would be grateful if you could review the contents of User:Xenochrony/Sandbox for suitability. Thanks very much in advance for your time.--Xenochrony (talk) 18:17, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

First of all, sorry for not getting back to you. I was called away in real life and missed your message when I came back. The page looks much better now. I do have a few suggestions. First of all, be sure to use the {{cite web}} template in your references (between the <ref> and </ref> tags). Secondly, I would really suggest removing the 10000 fans paragraph, as it is only tangentially related and comes across as advertising. TNXMan 19:02, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the advice. I'll sort all that out and get back to you. Cheers. --Xenochrony (talk) 00:41, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Can I give you some information about a group and you write the article?

I have tried to write an article about my favourite group and they attend my school. They are called the Parodizers. However, every time I tried to write one, it got deleted immediately. I was wondering, if I gave you the information about them, could you write the article for me? I'm new on Wikipedia and am not sure how to write articles properly. Thanks,

Dwight1555 (talk) 23:09, 1 July 2009 (UTC)Dwight

While I would like to write the article for you, I think there may be a better route. If you read the info on writing your first article, you can submit a draft of the article to the articles for creation page. There, it will be reviewed and you won't have to worry about it being deleted. You can also contact the person who did the review to get their advice. Of course, if you need advice or tips when writing the article, just let me know. TNXMan 03:06, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Wiki-meetup Nashville on Labor Day weekend!

Wiki-meetup Nashville will be September 5–6 (Labor Day weekend) 2009. No conference rooms or libraries. Food, beer and conversation, maybe even a show. So come either day or both! --EdwardsBot (talk) 00:14, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

G1

I'll be more careful. Thanks for the note. —SpaceFlight89 (talk) 15:28, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem. TNXMan 15:31, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Paymenex Deletion

Hi, Could you tell me what could be done to reinstate Paymenex TransNet, because the project is a research result carried out in both University of Liverpool and University of East London and at the end, 3wsentry solution was discovered as a solution to card fraud on the internet. Do you think we could go straight to 3wsentry instead of talking about the Paymenex TransNET that implemented it? Please advice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.155.199.238 (talk) 17:03, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

In order to have an article, you must show why the company is notable. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and how to support your article with reliable sources. Also, it may be a good idea to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace (assuming you have a user account). This will allow you to improve the article without worrying about deletion. TNXMan 17:56, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

SaleXperts = not a sales consulting company?

you eliminated the article because it has "nothing to do" with sales consulting, but it does! And many companies out there are looking for a sales consultant. And I was about to put the biography of a very remarkable man (SaleXpert's boss) that would have been suitable for an encyoclopedia.

Please respond. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AntilopeProductions (talk • contribs) 18:46, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Actually, the page was deleted because it did not show why the company was notable. Before a company can have an article, it must demonstrate that. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, why Wikipedia does not allow advertising, and how to support your article with reliable sources. You may also want to work on the article in a sandbox (something like User:AntilopeProductions/Sandbox) before moving the article to the mainspace. TNXMan 13:45, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Please explain why my article was deleted within 5 mins

I presume I didn't save to the main space - but as I have just read that this is incorrect and I should of saved somewhere before finalising. I went to go and save elsewhere but you had already deleted my hard work.. I do really hope that there is a copy of this as I saved this in good faith. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiMusicMonkey (talk • contribs) 15:33, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the article did not show why the band was notable. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article. You can also work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace (something like User:WikiMusicMonkey/Sandbox). TNXMan 15:42, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Copyright & fair-use rationale of SVGified logo

You are invited to participate in an interesting discussion at Wikipedia talk:Image use policy#File:Man Utd FC .svg. Your comments & suggestions are very much appeciated Arteyu ? _{Blame it on me !} 20:46, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Synergex wikipedia entry deleted

How can I find out why the new wikipedia entry I made for Synergex was deleted? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.111.232.39 (talk) 22:11, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

The article was deleted because it did not indicate why the company was notable. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and how to support the article with reliable sources. You may also want to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace, if you have an account. TNXMan 02:36, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Speedy re-creation!

Yesterday the redirect England Government, one of a number tagged by me which had been created by Mr Taz, was speedily deleted by you. Twenty four hours later, it reappears, the work of the same editor. This is not the first time he has done this with his highly original and misleading redirects (see his Talk page), about 80 of which I had speedily deleted a couple of months back. He also engages in edit wars to reinstate the indefensible, such as "national days" invented by him (see Talk:British Day) etc etc. His latest creations include Flag of Great Britain and Ireland as a redirect to Flag of the United Kingdom. I've got so tired of it that I now tend to let the purely nonsense or illiterate redirects such as Regional Development Agency for the Yorkshire and the Humber ‎ (redirected to Yorkshire Forward) pass by as I just don't have the time to keep up with it all. Other recent POV (not sure exactly what it is!) redirects include Great British Central Bank ‎and Great Britain Central Bank (redirected to Bank of England), which for some reason were declined as speedies, although the admin, DGG, sympathised (see his Talk page). I should add that these redirects, together with minor edits, are all that Mr Taz "contributes" here. He just will not listen to reason. Something needs to be done about this; all he is doing is creating work for others who have to deal with his edits. Could you please look into this - and bear in mind that much of the worst has been deleted so isn't on his contributions log - and perhaps bring it to the attention of other admins here as well, to keep an eye on the situation? (I've also contacted two other admins, DGG and Bencherlite). Regards, Enaidmawr (talk) 00:01, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

I've deleted the redirects you've listed here, mainly because they make no sense. My suggestion is to take the paragraph above and post it to the admin's noticeboard. I do agree with you that these contributions are not helpful, but I hesitate to act unilaterally. A strong consensus, developed either an AN or a XfD discussion would be the best way to go. This would (hopefully) solve the problem that exists now, as well as any future developments. TNXMan 02:45, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for sparing the time to deal with some of these and for your advice. He just will not accept community consensus or indeed commonsense. One example today: despite having been banned for a week for his previous edits to it, he's done exactly the same thing today for one of his favourite non-existent "Days", so-called 'Foundation Day (United Kingdom)' aka 'Foundation Day (Great Britain)', as this edit shows. Ho-hum. Guess I'll follow your advice and take it to the admin's noticeboard. Enaidmawr (talk) 17:01, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Discussion started here. Your input would be appreciated. Regards, Enaidmawr (talk) 17:23, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Question

How was the name Ooeellee awn Ooeels a blatant violation of username policy? I'm just wondering if there's some slang that I need to brush up on. Nja²⁴⁷ 14:57, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

There was a comment on UAA that I thought made a lot of sense. If you say the name aloud, it's "Willy on Wheels". TNXMan 15:02, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

I guess I'm still missing the issue, but no big deal. I was just curious, thanks! Nja²⁴⁷ 15:17, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Apparel Search removed

Why did you remove Apparel Search? It is a very legit company and article was clearly not written as spam. I thought the purpose of Wikipedia is for people to help "improve" upon listings and fine tune them to make them better. Not to simply delete them. Now I can not even find it to try and make improvements. I am new to this site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FashionIndustry (talk • contribs) 19:04, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the article had no indication of importance or notability. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, using independent reliable sources to support your material, and how to write from a neutral point of view. You may also want to work on the article in a sandbox (something like User:FashionIndustry/Sandbox) before moving it to the mainspace. TNXMan 19:29, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Wiki Articles have 4 references to Paul Parmar and I had started a page for Pauland was deleted can you help me how to get this done.

you can emailmeat <blanked> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.194.26.74 (talk) 19:19, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but this article has been deleted several times. Please read our info on writing neutrally and writing your first article. TNXMan 20:25, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

CRC Article

Good Afternoon, Tnxman307. You may remember me from a month or two ago, i've been working on the CRC article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Research_Centre_Canada. In the last day I've done a major overhaul of the article (I've been talking to Chowbok), however, as you pointed it out - would you please be able to take a look at the references for the article? I've spent quality time on getting solid third party references. Please let me know what you think, any feedback would be great! Cheers! Anandsrivastava2009 (talk) 19:26, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

You deleted Apparel Search

You just deleted a listing I created today for Apparel Search. Please explain in more detail why you deleted the listing. Companies are permitted to be listed on Wikipedia. It is fine line between informing people about a company and advertising. Look in the clothing company section of this site. I have personally read nearly all of them. The one I have listed for Apparel Search is no different in structure. I linked to a few "schools", to show that Apparel Search is recognized by educational institutions and linked to the New York City Library that does not just link to any company. Apparel Search is a very valid company and should be listed in the Encyclopedia. There are even many other listings on this site that link to Apparel Search as a source of information. If you go to Alexa you will see Apparel Search ranks in the top 40,000 sites in the world (that seams like high number, but their are alot of sites...). Anyway, rather then delete Apparel Search, I would greatly appreciate that you help improve the listing to standard rather then delete it entirely. If something in the page needs to be adjusted, lets do it. There is only one link to the Apparel Search site, and I think that is reasonable. Other listings link to external sites off wikipedia —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.246.25 (talk) 23:11, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

I have already mentioned some good ways for you to get started in my reply to your inquiry above. I would add, however, that the existence and/or state of other articles has no bearing on your article. I really think the best idea is to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace. This will allow you to improve it and solicit suggestions from other editors on how to make it better before moving it to the mainspace. TNXMan 02:21, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

User:The Real MhKing you know

Thanks for the quick attention. I guess I've stepped on someone's toes with some of the new article patrolling I've been doing lately. I'm trying to back off a bit -- or at least try not to be as Draconian with some of my choices -- but in any event, I guess you can't please everyone.

No worries though, and thanks again! I really appreciate it! --mhking (talk) 15:43, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem. If you run across any other issues, just drop me a line. Best, TNXMan 15:51, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Paul Parmar

Hi Tnxman, I am trying to get thearticle on paul parmar done as he has been a great leader for young guys who have made it on their own and wiki already has 4 ref.to it, He created a filmbusiness and the CEO of that business has a article that works for Paul. can you give me some direction how to go about getting this published ? I had a introduction and family background and what allhehas done so far,moves produced and thecompanies in Aviation and Healthcare he has created and the shelter foranimals hehas donated? what rules should I follow, can I send you what I have and then can you suggest me what to change?

you can email me at <blanked> or call me on <blanked> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.194.26.74 (talk) 19:47, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the article didn't really indicate importance or notability. Also, it was very promotional. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, using independent reliable sources to support your material, and how to write from a neutral point of view. You may also want to work on the article in a sandbox (if you have an account) before moving it to the mainspace. TNXMan 20:44, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Paul Parmar

thank you for your comments Tnxman307, how do I put the article in sandbox and how does it move to main wiki? thank you in advance for all the help and patience. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.194.26.74 (talk) 21:50, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

You'll first need to create an account. Once you've done that, go to User:Your New Account Name/Sandbox and start working on the article. After you feel it's ready to go (and I would encourage you to ask another editor for their opinion), you can move the page to the mainspace. Your account must be autoconfirmed, however, before you can move it. TNXMan 12:33, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Analance Article

Hi Tnxman307. Could you please explain why my article Analance is tagged as proposed deletion and what can be done to suitably refine the article? thanks.

I tagged the article because it did not show why the software was notable. All articles must demonstrate notability so they are not deleted. TNXMan 14:17, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

please advice me how to make my article notable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajansryas (talk • contribs) 14:44, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Notability is demonstrated by significant coverage in independent, third-party reliable sources. This excludes self-published and promotional (i.e. press releases) material. If you can add references to the article that demonstrate that, it will go a long way to helping the article. TNXMan 15:01, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

what action i have to do now? please asist me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajansryas (talk • contribs) 15:10, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

i have made some changes, please validate and asist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajansryas (talk • contribs) 07:45, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the article still does not demonstrate notability. You'll need more reliable sources and the one that is included seems very much like a puff piece. TNXMan 11:53, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

please asist me (Rajansryas (talk) 12:52, 9 July 2009 (UTC))

please asist me (Rajansryas (talk) 07:11, 14 July 2009 (UTC))

Joyce Wadler

Thanks for your help in re Joyce Wadler. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 18:34, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Reddit Comment Template

Vandalism G3 states: Pure vandalism. This includes blatant and obvious misinformation, redirects created by cleanup from page-move vandalism, and blatant hoaxes.

Rather than simply deleting an article because you unilaterally decide it doesn't belong, then incorrectly proclaiming it to be "pure vandalism" by the above definition, which it clearly is not. Perhaps you could start by opening a dialog of discussion, instead? Jamonterrell (talk) 16:01, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Specific Carbohydrate Diet

This is my first attempt at editing Wikipedia. I thought that the deletions were caused by a computer glitch and kept reinstating them. During my last edit, I only reinstated the info about the book by Prasad since that had been on the wiki's Specific Carbohydrate Diet entry for a long time. I want to apologize for these misunderstandings.

I want guidance as to how to make the Specific Carbohydrate Diet entry as reliable as possible. Previous contributors to this page did not provide good references so this page has lots of warnings such as "This article or section has multiple issues. Please help improve the article or discuss these issues on the talk page."

What can I do so that these warnings no longer appear. TYI

Glida7 (talk) 15:05, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

The warnings are part of the template at the top of the page and can be removed by anyone if the issues have been addressed. I would encourage you, however, to read our information on reliable sources and writing neutrally before adding material to the article. You may also find this guide to what Wikipedia is not informative also. If you have questions, feel free to ask! TNXMan 15:23, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your help! Your dedication makes Wikipedia a reliable source of information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Glida7 (talk • contribs) 14:18, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for quickly resolving the problem I had with an impersonator! ([2]). Your fast response was a welcome relief in the midst of several days of tough debate. – jaksmata 19:52, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem, happy to help. Just be glad your impersonator was a lot nicer than one of mine! TNXMan 19:57, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Slade Architecture

This user apparently opted to make a separate account:

16:56, 16 July 2009 Slade Architecture (talk | contribs) created new account User:Tg2250 (talk | contribs)

Just giving you a heads up, I'm going to watch the user's page, too. Best, ceranthor 17:00, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm OK with that, as long as they understand why they got blocked and realize they can't advertise here. Thanks for the heads up. TNXMan 17:15, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/BoyintheShade

I don't understand why you are so strict. I follow the process. How is it not notable? I provided the NBC youtube video. It is a stub, so it should be given time to be developed. 63.102.57.58 (talk) 15:32, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

You are more than welcome to develop the article and ask for another review once you've improved it. However, at the moment, the article does not demonstrate why the band is notable. Simply existing is not enough reason to include the band in an encyclopedia. TNXMan 15:36, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

I provided a reliable source that demonstrates notability such as this one: BoyintheShade NBC Today in New York Show June 12 2008 63.102.57.58 (talk) 15:39, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but you'll have to demonstrate notability some other way. Links to Youtube are generally inappropriate, especially links to copyrighted telecasts such as the Today Show. TNXMan 15:49, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Fine, I will add more info. 63.102.57.58 (talk) 15:50, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi Tnxman

Hey buddy, how you doing these days. I noticed this thread, and didn't know if you might want to reply, or amend my thoughts on the article. Hope all is well for you. Cheers. — Ched :  ?  17:17, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Everything is going well. How's it been going for you? The article seemed like a poor attempt at spam, but if the user can put something together in their userspace, more power to them. TNXMan 02:46, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Coalition4change

Just wanted to make sure you don't think my decision to block was overruling yours ... I see COI discussions and softblocks as two different things, but if you want me to ask you in the future before softblocking when you've left a msg, please let me know on my talk page. - Dank (push to talk) 22:26, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Not a problem. My only concern was that there was some sort of message left for the user, templated or otherwise, before they received the block notice. If I thought you had overruled me, I would have been ranting and raving on your talk page (just kidding). Keep up the good work. TNXMan 02:44, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Help desk

Seems your getting a hastle, I think your doing a fine job.

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For all your hard work on the help desk, heres a bit of appreciation :) Ottawa4ever (talk) 17:26, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you! I have to admit, it's one of odder trolling attempts I've seen. I mean, fair-use copyright stuff? TNXMan 17:29, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge

Good Day Tnxman307 I am new to wikipedia work but I have 30 years experience with encyclopedia entries. Recently I edited out some errors on two different entries. One was John A Roebling and the other was Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge. The editing on the former was accepted but the editing on the latter did not stick. I tried to follow the rules as closely as I could. My only motive is accuracy. The latter (N.F.S.B.) is a spectacular entry, extremely well-crafted, one of the best I've seen in wikipedia. I see it has been peer-reviewed in 2008. Can you coach me about this? Why would my editing not stick?Jaxmrclean (talk) 11:41, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

I remember you asking about this on the help desk. I'm not sure why your editing did not stick. A list of all the contributions you have made using this account can be found here. A good way to test what is happening is to make a dummy edit to the page. Just add a space at the end of a paragraph or some other unnoticeable change and try to save the page. If it saves, then you're good to go. If not, let me know and we can go from there. Best, TNXMan 11:46, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Re:Userpage protection

Hi. I've given it a week before requesting this since you last contacted me. I'd like another shot at having my talk page completely unprotected. If the threats resume, of course I'll have the protection reinstated, although in some ways I see that as giving them (the vandal) a moral victory by giving in to their threats. Aaarrgghh this is frustrating! C.U.T.K.D ^{T | C} 09:20, 28 M 23:06, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

It's done. I've got your talk page on my watchlist also, just in case. Let me know if you need further help. Best, TNXMan 11:47, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

This seemingly harmless comment [3] comes from the same IP that made the threats earlier. I reckon it's up to CUTKD to decide if that guy is really a threat or not. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 00:08, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Indeed. I can only hope the IP gets bored and wanders off. Or maybe an abuse filter could be set up, although I don't know too much about those things. TNXMan 00:25, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Martin &John

• You just deleted the above under A7 when in fact it appeared to relate to Manhwa? Paste _{Let’s have a chat.} 16:08, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Boy, are you correct. I've restored the article and slapped myself on the wrist. TNXMan 16:12, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of entrys

I play a popular game and im trying to create a wiki entry, everytime i do it the topic gets deleted. This is serious and i wouldnt mind a hand with some of this, i cannot find out how to use wiki's language, add pictures or allow other people to edit this.

If you have any pointers or tutoials, i would apprecate it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevenc1522 (talk • contribs) 17:31, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

I would encourage you to read our info on what makes a subject notable, as well as our info on writing your first article. The best idea is to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace (something like User:Stevenc1522/Sandbox) and ask another editor to review the article before moving it to the mainspace. TNXMan 17:35, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Page Was Deleted for Advertising

Tnxman307,

I noticed you marked our page (HydroHoist Marine Group) for deletion for unambiguous advertising. I'm about to repost it here soon, could you please let me know if you feel that I've fixed the problem?

Thanks, -HydroHoist Marine Group

HMG2009 (talk) 16:02, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

The article still reads a lot like a sales brochure. The best thing to do is to find independent reliable sources and let them describe the company for you. You may also want to read our info on writing your first article, as that has some useful tips. Good luck! TNXMan 16:06, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Sounds like a plan. I'll try a different approach and see what I can do! —Preceding unsigned comment added by HMG2009 (talk • contribs) 17:33, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

"Grinch"

I see you locked the "Grinch" page; still looks like some vandalism got locked on it (see the last sentence of the intro). Thanks!~~

I've removed the nonsense. Thanks for the heads up! TNXMan 12:43, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

let's delete GetPlus Transfer Manager

Hi, I'm new at Patrolling New Pages. You edited GetPlus Transfer Manager at least once, and there was a speedy deletion decline. Doesn't it seem worthy of AfD? Petershank (talk) 05:14, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

It does now. At the time I declined the speedy, the parent company also had an article. My rationale was that if the company was notable, then the software might be too. However, before you nominate it, have you been able to find any reliable sources that support its inclusion? TNXMan 13:13, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

I've not searched for sources. In fact, I was thrown for a loop when I found an essay asserting that it should be my responsibility to search for sources for somebody else's unreferenced article (if I want to move it toward deletion). I'm rather lost among the many descriptions and guidelines and parameters for the various methods for deletion/discussion/etc. Is it the consensus that the burden is on me to work on the article before I take any action? Thanks for the help. Petershank (talk) 05:17, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

The policy and practice are a little different. You should at least take a glance to see if there are any reliable sources that support the article, however, in many cases this is not done. No one will stop you if you bring the article straight to AfD, though. I recommend looking yourself just as a way of covering your bases. I was kind of embarrassed once when I brought an article to AfD and someone pointed out three reliable sources that were on the first page of Google results. TNXMan 11:45, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

User:StarstrikerPublic

Confirmed. That user is indeed me. :]

--Starstriker7^(Talk) 07:53, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Cool, thanks! TNXMan 13:13, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

You asked me to reach out to you here on your talk page so you can send me some links that could help me out. I started doing a page for Sun Radio Network and shortly after I was blocked by you because of conflicts of interest. You asked me to make a new username and send you a message on talk page. I would like to change my current name Sun Press to Sun Radio Network so that I can start that page for my company.

Thank you for your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sun Press (talk • contribs) 14:19, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Sun Radio

You asked me to reach out to you here on your talk page so you can send me some links that could help me out. I started doing a page for Sun Radio Network and shortly after I was blocked by you because of conflicts of interest. You asked me to make a new username and send you a message on talk page. I would like to change my current name Sun Press to Sun Radio Network so that I can start that page for my company.

Thank you for your time

--14:23, 27 July 2009 (UTC)Sun Press (talk)

I'm glad you've posted a message here. One of the reasons that I've asked you to post here is so that I can offer you some links that will help you. Wikipedia strongly discourages people from writing articles where they may have a conflict of interest. There is a page that outlines the best practices if you do have a COI, which you can read here. I would also encourage you read our info on writing your first article. Finally, the best idea may to be to submit the article to the articles for creation page, where other editors can look over the page and offer tips. TNXMan 14:26, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Summit Debate

I just made a page for summit debate and it was deleted however everything on there was factual why was it deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Debatenation (talk • contribs) 15:17, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

The page was deleted because it appeared to be advertising. I would encourage you to read our info on writing from a neutral point of view, writing your first article, and using reliable sources to support your article. Wikipedia also discourages people from writing articles where they may have a conflict of interest. TNXMan 15:21, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Unblocking

Hey there:

I read all the links you sent me and they were really helpful- thank you. I was able to make the article according to the guidelines this time. But I do have another concern; unblocking the user "Sun Radio Network" The page was cleared of all the COIs and references were added this time. Since I am on a company server there might also be the problem with the IP address usage, which I read is another reason why it was blocked. I'd really appreciate if you could get back to me with what I can do if it hasn't been done yet so that the name can be unblocked. Thanks again for taking your time to read this. Sun Press (talk) 20:37, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

You shouldn't have to worry about your IP address being blocked - since you are editing under a new username, it should be OK. Also, I don't see why the old username should be unblocked, since you are using a new name. With your new account, you can work on an article in your userspace (using a sandbox, something like User:Sun Press/Sandbox). If you're not clear about the block of your old username or what you can/cannot do with your new username, just let me know. TNXMan 21:27, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Alright got it. So what are my limitations as far as the other username? And one last question, how long does it usually take after the article is posted for it to be search able? Does it have to meet certain criterias beforehand? Or is not search able because it is blocked?

Thanks again!Sun Press (talk) 13:18, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Well, just like the old name, you are discouraged from writing about articles where you have a conflict of interest. Beyond that, you are free to edit any of the articles on Wikipedia and add any well-sources knowledge you may have. You can submit your article at articles for creation and if it is accepted and moved the mainspace, it will show up right away. However, if you mean "searchable on Google" or another search engine, that depends on their indexing of Wikipedia. TNXMan 13:32, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Sasha Vujačić

Hi there,

I hope that you will not mind; I removed your reply on the helpdesk in Wikipedia:Help desk#Photo Removal.2FReplacement, with this edit.

This is because, whilst you were typing it, I tracked down the copyright image, and an admin kindly deleted it. I thought that removing your reply would make mine clearer to that user.

Hope this is OK; I don't normally removing other peoples messages - but I realize that we were both trying to help the end-user, so I'm hoping you will approve. Cheers,  Chzz  ►  16:34, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

I've left you a note here, but to sum up, thank you for the much better response! TNXMan 16:36, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

You deleted my page

Hey, I was wondering- what gives? You deleted my page for "A Clear Blurr" when I wasn't done writing it. I was going back to edit it some more and saw that you deleted it. Please put it back.

ThunderbirdIV947 (talk) 20:29, 29 July 2009 (UTC)ThunderbirdIV947

The page was deleted because it did not indicate why the band was notable. This is known as speedy deletion. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article and using independent reliable sources to support it. TNXMan 20:32, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Hey

Could you explain why have you deleted article about band Open Season? It was their official biography + discography and list of nitable gigs they had, with a link to the source. How does that fit into A7? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Landigod (talk • contribs) 10:52, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

The page was deleted for two reasons - first, it did not indicate why the band was notable and secondly, the page was also blatant advertising. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, how to write from a neutral point of view, and what makes a reliable source. After you've read those, you may want to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace (something like User:Landigod/Sandbox) before moving it to the mainspace. This will allow you to improve it to encyclopedic standards without fear of deletion. TNXMan 11:46, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of article WirrWahr

Hi! You deleted the article WirrWahr because it was not a noticable band (for the english wikipedia). This is partly true, for this band didn't have international gigs, yet. As it is now playing in the Netherlands and will play in England next spring, I think there is at least some need for an international (though an english) version of the bands wikipedia entry. If you share my appraisal, I'd be glad if you'd undelete this article. Greetz —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harpfari (talk • contribs) 11:17, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

The page was deleted because it did not indicate why the band was notable. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, how to write from a neutral point of view, and how to use independent reliable sources. After you've read those, you may want to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace (something like User:Harpfari/Sandbox) before moving it to the mainspace. This will allow you to improve it to encyclopedic standards without fear of deletion. TNXMan 11:48, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the fast response. So a reason for deletion is not the importance of the band, but the article itself? I only translated the german version of this article and made no further changes. As the german version fitted the (german) encyclopedic standards I thought the english version would so, too. Do you have special passages that particularily not fit wikipedia's standards? Then I would adjust these passages. Therefore it would be nice if I could somehow regain the source text of the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harpfari (talk • contribs) 12:31, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

I've restored the page to a sandbox in your userspace for you (User:Harpfari/Sandbox). You can work on improving the article there until it's ready to move to the mainspace. We have a page of tips on writing your first article, but if you have questions, just let me know. TNXMan 13:20, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Librarywala

Hi Tnxman307, I think you deleted my page. It's still in construction stage and I will provide proper references to it once I finish the article. I am really passionate about this company and will follow all the guidelines to it. Please let me finish the article and then you can take decision whether to delete it or not.

Thanks, Men —Preceding unsigned comment added by Menwithnoface (talk • contribs) 19:52, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the page did not indicate why the company is notable. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, using independent reliable sources, and advertising. You may want to work on the article in a sandbox (something like User:Menwithnoface/Sandbox) before moving it to the mainspace. TNXMan 19:59, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi,

Even after my contesting for the article, wiki deleted it. I think i followed each and every guidelines. Proper referencing and linking. So where did the problem come of promotion? Even now my "deletion contested" page is not visible. If I would write why it is unique then you guys would say that I am doing promotion. Librarywala is first online book library which works as Netflix. They deliver the books to you home and again take it back once you gave read it. They allow you to select books online. I am against book piracy and so such companies are helping all book lovers to rent the original books. Please restore my page and send me the changes which i need to make. I ould be more tha glad to do that. Thanks, Men —Preceding unsigned comment added by Menwithnoface (talk • contribs) 04:46, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Like I mentioned earlier, the best course of action is to work on the article in your userspace. Because you persisted in creating the page, the page is now locked so only admins can create it. If you write a draft that is neutral and well sourced, then an admin can review it before moving it to the mainspace. TNXMan 11:50, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I really appreciate what you did for my article. It looks perfect!!! I get a clear idea now what you guys were saying. The page looks perfect now. It will really help in contributing to more articles on wikipedia. I must really say that you are doing a fantastic job over here in editing and reviewing stuff which we novice people write. Thank again for your help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Menwithnoface (talk • contribs) 20:11, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

New sockpuppet

PissedOffDemento (talk · contribs), sock of banned ECW500, is trolling on his talk page after being blocked. Can you address this as I am not familiar with the situation? Thanks, Triplestop x3 01:36, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

 Done I don't know what this guy's deal is, but he's pretty easy to identify. If you run across any more (see Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of ECW500), just report them to AIV or drop me a note here. Thanks! TNXMan 11:49, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Maxx Mountain Rock (talk · contribs) smells fishy also, another sock? Triplestop x3 14:30, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Definitely worth keeping an eye on. It's not quite the style, but I'll monitor it. Thanks for the heads up! TNXMan 14:32, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Help with AFC

Hi, Tnxman307. I see you are pretty active at WP:AFC so I think you can help me with this. If there are some minor problems with a submitted article (for example, violations of WP:NPOV or written like an advert) do we fix them or decline the article anyway? WP:AFCR gives me the impression that we leave corrections to the people who submit it an do only the reviewing without any corrections. ≈ Chamal ^talk 10:45, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't think there's a hard and fast rule either way. I'll usually clean up a submission's grammar, punctuation, and other minor things, but leave major edits to the submitter. I think however, if you asked three other reviewers, you'd get three different answers. I'm glad you're interested, we can always use more reviewers! TNXMan 14:25, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for the help :) ≈ Chamal ^talk 14:34, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Pretty close

You forgot this step, but all else looks good. If you feel adventurous, you are invited to handle these.—Kww(talk) 15:07, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! However, should the sockmaster be blocked indefinitely or is it a "use your best discretion" deal? I blocked for three weeks but can change it if need be. TNXMan 15:28, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

I didn't notice that you had used a short block. Yes, you have discretion. If it were my call, I would go indefinite: the account has made no useful edits. If not, then change the macro to {{sockpuppeteer |timeblocked}—Kww(talk) 15:36, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

You

Please don't comment on my page...thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kosova2008 (talk • contribs) 06:09, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Kosova2008 has personally attacked me again:

"A block ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh noooooooooooo I'm soooo like gonna cry and like shit ... ha ha. you think i care? i dont even use wikipedia. look at the serb reporting me to the geek squad, what are you like 5? Rumor has it that you are another canadian serb. Rumor has it that you have pissed off a select few from B93 & WP. : ) BYE BYE. PS, you're a bitch." diff

Please take some action. Thanks, --Cinéma C 06:15, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

P.S. He has also vandalized this article. --Cinéma C 06:21, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I had logged off for the night. However, it appears that the user has been blocked by User:Academic Challenger. Please don't hesitate to report the user again and if I'm here I'll look into it. TNXMan 11:43, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Billy Hult page

The page I recently created was deleted due to copyright infringements, however, the page where I gathered my information is referenced. Can you tell me a better way to go about creating this page so it does not get deleted again? Thanks.SHS2200 (talk) 14:05, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Adding a category

Hey there once again, I have another question. I tried adding the category link at the bottom of my article with this template Category: "Category Name" but it is still not showing as how a category should. I read the category article explaining it and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Could you help me out? Thanks again for your time. Sun Press (talk) 14:11, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

It's because you put a leading colon in the category name. You put [[:Category:American radio networks]], when it should have been [[Category:American radio networks]]. The leading colon allows the category to display as a link (like so, Category:American radio networks), whereas leaving the colon out adds the page to the category. TNXMan 14:19, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Heads up

Just a heads up... You followed through on my speedy deletion of Dongbu Life, so I marked similar pages for deletion. Those were contested by User:DAJF, we talked about it User_talk:DAJF#Reversal_of_speedy_deletion, and so I started an AfD for the CJ Group group of articles here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CJ Group. I'm kinda new to this stuff, so I hope I've done everything properly (still learning!). Since you're the one that deleted the Dongbu Life originally, I thought you might want to weigh in on this discussion too. (And, just for the record, I start all this by doing Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Korea#Collection_of_articles_that_is_not_notable, but nobody replied/contested.) --DanielPharos (talk) 09:57, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

You've done everything correctly, it appears. My suggestion would be to merge any appropriate content to the CJ Group article and turn the other headers into redirects. I don't think there is enough info to support full articles for the others. If you have questions or need help, just let me know! TNXMan 11:48, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

AfC IRC channel

I noticed you've been active with articles for creation recently. I wanted to invite you to our new IRC channel, where we occasionally get new users looking for help with their articles. If you use IRC, we'd love to have you in the channel, if not, ignore this message. Have a great day! GrooveDog (talk) 19:33, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the offer. Unfortunately, I'm not in a place I can monitor IRC very easily. If I do get spare time (probably on the weekends), I'll drop in. TNXMan 19:37, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Maybe it would be better to direct people to the general wikipedia-en-help channel as there are always people monitoring that one. I'm not sure how whether we'd be able to cover a specific afc one. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 10:57, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

School of Earth and Space Exploration

Why was the page for the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University deleted? Like the other schools listed on ASU's Wikipedia page, our school also wanted a page (Engineering, the Law School, Cronkite journalism, etc. all have a Wikipedia page). Could you please explain why you deleted just this one page and the others were allowed to stay up? Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nstaab (talk • contribs) 18:40, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

The page was deleted because it was advertising, which is one of the things Wikipedia does not accept. I would encourage you to read our info on writing from a neutral point of view, using reliable sources, and writing your first article. You may also want to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace (something like User:Nstaab/Sandbox) before moving it to the mainspace. Finally, please be aware of our conflict of interest information. TNXMan 19:00, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

removal of links at JS Bach

Hi, I agree with most of the removals (they need a regular clean-out), but two I'm not so sure about: Aryeh Oran has run quite a few good Bach sites; is that one on the cantatas not worthy of listing? The YouTube one isn't copyright, since the uploader is the performer and owns the visual concept—I checked with him. diff. Tony (talk) 16:49, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Please feel free to reinstate any links you think are appropriate. I glanced through the links and didn't spend a lot of time at each of the sites (sorry). Please accept my apologies if I lumped in some good links with the bad ones. TNXMan 16:53, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Moving a Special User Page to a regular Article Page, Link from disambiguous Page, Redirecting a word that has been Redirected by someone else.

Hello, thanks for your help. I've already requested the help of an administrator, but now I can't find where I did that to delete it and have you help me instead, so here goes anyway:

My article is in a special user page User:Nanmwls/Redshirting (Academic). I want to 1. Change Name/Move to just "Redshirt(Academic)" in other words, make it a regular article page because I think it's ready (Oh you DO, do you?) :) 2. After the name change/move, I'd like to re-establish my link from the disambiguous page "Redshirt" (you can see my red link there under the heading "Other", but it now does not link to my User:Namwls... page. This is how I found you, you deleted it, probably because it was listed as "unusual redirect". Is that right? 3. Re-direct the word "Redshirting" to the Disambiguous Page or my new Article Page once it is moved. (The word Redshirting is currently being redirected to "Redshirt (College Sports)", but that appears to be just a redirecting of the verb of the original term "Redshirt" to their page. The term Redshirting is the primary term used to describe my topic, but I think my topic should remain on the disambiguous page under "Redshirt (Academic)" with a link to my page AND the term "Redshirting" should be directed to either the disambiguous page or my page. Can you help me figure out whether I should do that and how?

Thanks for all your help. Nanmwls (talk) 20:18, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

The first step is to get the article fixed up. It's really close as it stands. As ukexpat mentioned on the help page, the "Suggestions for Parents" and "Conclusions" really should be removed, as the material isn't very encyclopedic. The rest of the article looks OK, but you'll need to clean up citations. The citations are OK for an academic paper, but Wikipedia does its cites a little differently. Take a look at this page for more info (specifically, integrating references into inline citations using <ref> tags). Once you get the article fixed up, we can look at moving the page and redirects. If you have questions, let me know! TNXMan 20:53, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll get right on it Nanmwls (talk) 21:05, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

TnXman307, I've cleaned it up per your suggestions, can you take another look at it for me? Thanks! Nanmwls (talk) 18:17, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

It looks good to go. The only thing left is to remove the notes section at the bottom. Wikipedia can't give author credit the way you have it listed, since all contributions here are released under this license. Once that's done, you can go ahead and move the page. Let me know if you have questions. TNXMan 13:31, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Do you mean remove all of the notes language or just the part where ERIC Digest releases the original article as "public domain"? Maybe I can just re-word it, I'd like to show that the original article was public domain and that the original author was Lillian G. Katz. Is there a way to do that? Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. Nanmwls (talk) 15:26, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

I changed the wording and took a lot of the notes out to see if it would be acceptable now in your view. Thanks for all the assistance. Nanmwls (talk) 15:43, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

I could also change that information to a reference. Please advise. Nanmwls (talk) 15:53, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

The best way to do this is to cite Katz as a reference for the research she did. You can cite the PDF that you currently list at the bottom of the article. This will ensure Katz receives credit and avoids a simple republication of the article. TNXMan 16:42, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm on it. Nanmwls (talk) 17:12, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Done, fixed reference and moved article to Redshirt(Academic)! Yay! Now the only thing left is whether or how to finesse the redirecting of the established redirect of the word "redshirting". Any suggestions? Nanmwls (talk) 17:25, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

I've fixed the article up some. The next step is to format the references. I've done one for you, using the {{cite journal}} template. This template takes all the info you already listed and formats it nicely. I've also added a note to the top of the page and moved the page to Redshirting (academic) (lower case "a"). TNXMan 18:06, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

I see the reference info, I will read it and make those changes as soon as I can (probably tomorrow). Thanks again for all your help!! :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nanmwls (talk • contribs) 18:18, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi again, I think I fixed those pesky cites and now am left with my one final item: When searching "redshirting" in Wikipedia it still goes to "Redshirt (college sports)", even when searching in Google, that article pops up but not mine. Not to belabor (sp?) the point, but would it be a horrible idea to change the "redshirting" redirect to the disambiguous page "Redshirt" (which is where I think it should go) or to my page "Redshirting (academic)"? Thank you for your patience with moi. Nanmwls (talk) 01:53, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

I've changed the redirect, so that Redshirting now points to Redshirt. I think that should about wrap it up, unless I missed something? TNXMan 16:13, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, that is all I needed, I appreciate your time and help. What a wonderful site this is to be a part of! Many thanks! Nanmwls (talk) 15:56, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

No problem. Feel free to stick around, there's always plenty to do! TNXMan 16

01, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Rudeboy90 unblock request

Thanks for that. Even though I've already blocked them, the thing I found interesting with this vandal was that they knew about the "unblock" template before I even put a block template down (I edit-conflicted with them when trying to add it). I suspect that the account wasn't their first vandal account. Thanks! Acalamari 18:06, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

No problem, happy to help. I chuckled at his "vandalism, what is that???" attitude. TNXMan 18:10, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I love those types of unblock requests too. That, and also "My (insert family member here) did it". ;) Acalamari 18:16, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Has there ever been an admin who has fallen for that? It's right up there with "the dog ate my homework" in terms of cliched excuses. TNXMan 18:26, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

SPI page

I would like to direct your attention to wp:Sockpuppet investigations/ECW500 where the user Maxx Mountain Rock, who was the on trolling on User talk:PissedOffDemento is being investigated. Triplestop x3 22:24, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

This guy is teetering on the edge of being blocked just for being disruptive. I have some experience with ECW500, but this doesn't fit the previously established pattern. Of course, if it does it turn out to be a sock, it's one more mental note I'll make about him/her. Thanks for the heads-up and I'll definitely keep an eye on the proceedings. TNXMan 22:28, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

So the CU report certainly does make it look like he is a sock. But the ones the CU listed, are they confirmed as Maxx Mountain Rock or ECW500? Triplestop x3 19:29, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Nishkid's edit said Maxx Mountain Rock, so that's what I went with. I suppose Maxx Mountain Rock should be blocked for operating multiple accounts, but I'm not sure what the usual block length is for that sort of thing. TNXMan 19:56, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

This guy is still at it [4]. Could you address this? Triplestop x3 14:11, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

REN Skincare

Hi

I've tried loading up an article about REN Skincare and it has been removed siting 15:21, 19 May 2009 Tnxman307 (talk | contribs) deleted "Ren skincare" ‎ (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion).

I tried to be neutral but I must admit I am a novice to Wikipedia and find the article submission complex. Can you help me? I'd like to post something like:

"REN Ltd is a London based manufacturer and marketer of skin care products. REN’s products are advertised as free from skin-unfriendly ingredients such as synthetic fragrance and colours, petrochemicals, propylene glycol, animal ingredients, PEGS, TEA/DEA, sulfates, silicones and parabens. They refer to their concept as ‘Clean Bio Active Skincare’.

REN was founded in 2000 by Antony Buck and Robert Calcraft and is an independent company. Their products are produced in the UK and distributed internationally, currently present in over 40 countries worldwide.

REN’s skincare products are unisex and their range covers both face and body care products."

Hope you can help.

Kind regards, Mikkel Mikkelver (talk) 15:15, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

It appears that your article does not indicate why the company is notable. I would encourage you to read our info on writing your first article, how to use independent reliable sources, and how to write from a neutral point of view. You may also want to work on the article in a sandbox in your userspace (something like User:Mikkelver/Sandbox) before moving the article to the mainspace. TNXMan 15:25, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Chris Anderson (footballer born 1990)

The article Chris Anderson (footballer born 1990) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable player who fails WP:ATHLETE and WP:GNG

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. GiantSnowman 11:39, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Loopthing

Hey there, I've noticed you deleted my recent Loopthing page, but the page was now quoting a newspaper. The article is slightly different than previous version. Jeromakay (talk) 11:50, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

You are correct, in that it has even less references than before. Please stop re-creating this article in the mainspace and work on the article in a sandbox first. TNXMan 11:55, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Chris Anderson (footballer born 1990)

An article that you have been involved in editing, Chris Anderson (footballer born 1990), has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Anderson (footballer born 1990). Thank you.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. GiantSnowman 11:55, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Why did you delete WBCN?

WBCN is still an active station on HD Radio. Why did you delete the page? It needed some cleaning up, the change happened fast, but you didn't have any right to delete it.

It was marked for deletion because it was holding up a page move. See WP:CSD#G6. TNXMan 17:20, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Then you should have moved it as well. You basically erased an important part of Boston music history. I know to people who aren't from the area, you wouldn't know that, but to us it's a big deal. Could you find a way to bring it back?

Removal of Fiveways Facebook Link from Mooroolbark page

Why? Did it explicitly breach some Wiki rule?

I live in Mooroolbark. Have for years. I like the place, but I'll admit there's nothing all that special about it. The Fiveways roundabout is one of the few things non-residents mention that they remember about visiting or passing through Mooroolbark when the name of the place comes up. It's one of the few things that makes Mooroolbark special. The existence of the Facebook page reflects one of the few significant things about the suburb. I saw the new link and thought it made good sense.

PS: I had nothing to do with adding the link. No idea who the poster was. As a keen but "still learning the ropes" Wikipedia user, I'm just trying to get my head around what's OK and what's not. Roblowe48 (talk) 23:20, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Well, in general, Facebook links are frowned upon. However, if there is significant independent coverage in reliable sources, please feel free to list it in the article. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about adding the material. TNXMan 05:02, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Current big batch of AFCs

Hiya,

Re. Frederick Gant Dunn

There are lots of AFCs all from one IP, all sourced from one single book; there are some issues of concern that affect all of them. Right now, we are tagging them and creating some area where we can discuss the overall situation with the creator - therefore, for now, please don't process any more that have been submitted by 72.74.226.239 (talk · contribs).

We'll put notes on the top; working on that now. Cheers!  Chzz  ►  14:37, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

I saw the note you left for the IP after I created that one, so I stopped. FWIW, this person has been around for a while and seems to work in waves. I've created several of their articles over the past few months. Cheers, TNXMan 14:41, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Yep, cheers. The articles are mostly good, but there are some concerns over sourcing and language. The one you created actually did look pretty good to me, but we thought it best to address the issues in one lump, before turning to examine each one for creation. "We" being myself and Earwig (talk · contribs)(redacted, sorry, wrong one) The Earwig (talk · contribs); we were both frantically trying to tag 'em and sort things out :-) So, now, please see Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/batch, where we intend to discuss the articles as a whole. Many thanks,  Chzz  ►  15:00, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

OK, two things;

1. Would you object to us undoing your move to the live area of that one article - just so we can keep everything in one place, one discussion, until we resolve the issues on that discussion page? I don't want to undo your creation without your being OK with it.

2. Perhaps it would be better if you could join us in the live chat to discuss this; you can get there with this thing  Chzz  ►  15:16, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Feel free to move the page back if necessary. Unfortunately, I can't really monitor IRC from here (I have to jump back and forth between WP and looking productive). However, if you need to help with any of the page moves or anything else, just let me know. TNXMan 15:33, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

All neat and tidy; thanks for that. Discussions ongoing, hopefully we can help fix up the concerns and make 'em all soonest. Thx for the cooperation, top stuff.  Chzz  ►  15:52, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

No problem and thanks to you and Earwig for working on them! TNXMan 16:12, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

As of now, we're working through them - several people making notes on some articles. If you could help, it'd be great. As you can't get on IRC, in case you can help out, I will 'set aside' some articles for you at random - to avoid EC;

• Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/DeAutremont Brothers
• Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Denver Mint Robbery
• Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Eddie Bentz

We'll take note that those are set-aside, so that if you can work on them, you won't have ECs.

In Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/batch there is an L3 section for each article in the ==Details== section. If you have a little time, please read it, and comment in the L3 section. We're looking at the usual stuff; NPOV, weasel, and anything else you object to.

If you can't, don't have time, no worries. I'll leave those ones free for the next 2 hours in case you can help out. Cheers!

 Chzz  ►  17:04, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK for James Brady (criminal)

On August 20, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article James Brady (criminal), which you recently nominated. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Wikiproject: Did you know? 17:01, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Cherry Credits Article

Hello,

I will like to query as to why Cherry Credits article was deleted after one year of it's existence on Wikipedia. The page serves to provide corporate information.

Please contact me via <blanked>

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.12.134.130 (talk) 04:47, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the article appeared to be advertising for the company and was not supported by reliable sources. Please remember that articles are here to provide encyclopedic info on subjects, not to provide corporate information. You may want to read our info on writing your first article, as that may have some useful tips for you. TNXMan 13:50, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi,

Basically the article serves to provide information on what is Cherry Credits. If the format is deemed to be written in an advertising manner, I would appreciate if there is some form of notice rather than plain outright deletion.

Ironically, the Cherry Credits article has its format and content modeled to align with similar Wikipedia articles such as the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOL_AccessPortal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AsiaSoft

...Yet these articles are deemed acceptable.

If indeed Cherry Credits article has infringe on what is deemed as advertising in nature and/or providing corporate information, I will suggest that you look into the above articles as well.

If the above articles qualify by your moderation to be acceptable, and Cherry Credits article to be not, then there certainly must be bias objective involved. The format and content style are mirrored.

I hope you will review based on the supporting pointers and note the comparison to the above mentioned. Much appreciated for your advice.

Well, first of all, the status one or more other articles has no bearing on another article. That sort of argument is known as "other stuff exists". Each article is addressed on an individual basis. Secondly, I would encourage you to read our info on writing neutrally, using reliable sources to support your article, and what makes a company notable. TNXMan 17:31, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

I believe my reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOL_AccessPortal has bearings for contesting the deletion of Cherry Credits article. That is if you have reviewed the content and information on the MOLAccessPortal and compared it to Cherry Credits article. Both service the same business sector with different achievements, history and information. The format in which are information are presented are mirrored.

Hence if one should qualify, has existing links to its company page & information; and Cherry Credits article do not have links to their company's web page, why should the Cherry Credits article be deemed as advertising and this not?

I will like to suggest that you do an active comparison to see how similar both articles are crafted. This will be the lithium test identify if there is double standard moderation.

If this is an honest mistake, I will appreciate if you can revive the Cherry Credits article and I can make amendments on it thereafter if the basis for deletion is lack of supporting resources.

If you standby that the Cherry Credits article is viable for deletion due to advertising, then I suggest you review the other mentioned articles and subject them to your same moderation criteria. However if they are deemed acceptable, I will proceed to re-create Cherry Credits article in similar fashion to them.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.15.85.60 (talk) 01:45, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Blocking of IP 81.193.86.122

User:81.193.86.122

This is one of the worst examples of biting the noob I've ever come across. This IP, as it noted in its edit summaries, was simply going around correcting a single image which said in its metadata:

This file has been superseded by File:Flag United Kingdom Portugal Brazil Algarves.svg.

It is recommended that the other file be used.

See this metadata template at Commons, in the form of {{Superseded|Flag United Kingdom Portugal Brazil Algarves.svg}}

He was noting this in his edit summaries, but nonetheless was reverted as "unconstructive," by editors who didn't appear to background check his justification and went across the board and reverted all his edits. Then he was blocked when he reverted again (while explaining in his edit summaries...). I reverted one back to the proper image before I realized the extent of this little "kafuffle;" before noticing he was reverted across the board and then blocked. I don't know if I'm going to bother going and fixing all his edits, I commented on the talk pages of the two users who reverted him (who apparently didn't even display a modicum of AGF, plus neglected a few other policies), stating they should at least apologize on the IP's talk page (he may never come back though), and fix the edits they reverted. An unblock and an apology would be in line, I think.

Thanks for your time and consideration, Peace and Passion ("I'm listening....") 00:11, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

PS I should qualify that I misread slightly this issue. One IP was blocked and reverted (User:81.193.93.130), the other noted all of his edits and was reverted across the board. Sorry for the miscommunication.

Leniency

One week? You are a gracious soul... did you check their past contribs? We edit conflicted as I as indeffing. I'm holding you personally responsible for any vandalism when they return ;-) Tan | 39 14:34, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Oh noes, the weight of responsibility! :) Actually, if you would like to ramp it up to indef, feel free. I wasn't sure if s/he was a committed POV pusher or just a frustrated user. TNXMan 14:40, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Nah, yer fine, I was just amused. Carry on, soldier. Tan | 39 14:42, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Dada Gujar

Hi. Someone contested the deletion after the page was deleted. Should the article be restored now and a discussion started or an undeletion discussion started or that page deleted? A talk page without a page can't be, right? Hekerui (talk) 14:41, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

I've deleted the talk page per WP:CSD#G8. Thanks for the heads up! TNXMan 15:04, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Dada Gujar

Hi, I had a talk with editor Jclemens yesterday regarding the content of the page. I informed him that this content was a citation of the award which Dr. Gujar had got. I am his grandson and can vouch that it does not infringe on any copyrights. He said I could go ahead and put the article back again with some changes. I have rephrased the original article and added some more information which was not present earlier. As far as advertising goes, I do not see how writing an article on a man who is no more with us qualifies as advertising ? The article just states facts and the awards he has won. (Hadapsar (talk) 14:48, 27 August 2009 (UTC))

I'm sorry, but sentences like "He was a rare example of how a modest medical man with his untiring efforts, sincerity of purpose and above all strong will power can become true missionary of integral rural development and serve the people." really have no place in an encyclopedia. I would encourage you to read our info on writing from a neutral point of view and our tips on writing your first article. TNXMan 15:06, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Specific Carbohydrate diet - Links to official websites removed as spam

19:52, 19 August 2009 (UTC)Pmb4 (talk)

Hi Tnxman307,

I updated the the external links on the entry for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet yesterday with two links for websites that contain additional information and resources. You have since removed them as spam. I think they should be left on there, much as a link to the Atkins Diet homepage appears on the entry for Atkins Diet etc. What was the reason for removing those links? Thanks, pmb4 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pmb4 (talk • contribs) 20:56, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

The links appeared to be links that are not allowed by Wikipedia policy, specifically point one "Any site that does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a Featured article". Also, the link about children would probably be better placed in the Autism article. TNXMan 16:14, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello,

Thanks for the reply.

As stated in the policy directly above point one, "Except for a link to an official page of the article's subject". The link to breakingtheviciouscycle.info that you removed was to the official site. Beyond that it provides resources such as a Beginners Guide, Knowledge Base, Legal / Illegal foods list, Links to Doctors and Support Groups that are not included in the Wikipedia entry.

Pecanbread.com is a site strictly about the SCD that is geared toward parents who's children have Autism and or GI problems. It also provides unique resouces such as contacts for SCD counselors, suggestions on how to succeed with the diet, links to SCD research articles. An entire chapter from the book "Breaking the Viscious Cycle" on SCD and Autism is posted as well. The link is specific to the SCD diet but it's not a bad idea to put it on the entry for Autism also. Thanks!Pmb4 (talk) 20:37, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I haven't heard back on this. Is there any problem with me putting the links back up? Thanks Pmb4 (talk) 18:44, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

User:Musicbbbtom

This guy is an ad company exec with a major COI problem. Thanks for rejecting his spam. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:14, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

No problem, happy to help. TNXMan 03:05, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks and hi

Thanks for blocking that account. Does the block ban the ip address as well? From experience Mwalla will just create account after account after account if not. I think one of the ips was only blocked for 3 or 6 months and the ban has expired, so he is back now.--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 18:38, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

He is also using these usernames, User:Abcdohrayme and User:Punctuallylate.--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 18:43, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

No problem. If you're referring to Neurofish, I only declined his unblock request (no reason for unblocking provided). I'm not very familiar with Mwalla and his/her edits. What leads you to believe the other two editors are connected? TNXMan 18:53, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

I know because of behavioural evidence, editing patterns, how they know words like NPOV and other things, they act like established editors when they are new, they edit war over the sam content and all 3 accounts appeared out of no where with the same POV, misrepresenting refs, same disruptive tactics on paroxetine article. I can usually spot Mwalla on his first edit LOL, this has been going on for over a year now. You could get a bit off history of the issue by reading the sockpuppet archive if you are interested.Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Mwalla/Archive Blocking hiis other accounts might help but I really need the ip addresses listed in the sockpuppet investigation archive reblocked as he has a habit of churning out multiple accounts in a very short period of time. His ip block has expired that tiptoey gave. It is a shame that tiptoey is no longer a checkuser as tiptoey was familar with the case and used to just approve checkuser pretty much straight away due to the persistence of Mwalla and severity of sockpuppetry.--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 19:02, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Hmm. Well, I understand that you're familiar with the situation (trust me, there's another user with whom I am familiar enough to spot a mile away), but I don't feel comfortable enough with the behavior/patterns to hand out blocks. Sorry. :( You may want to file a checkuser request, though. TNXMan 19:33, 28 August 2009 (UTC)