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Natasha Richardson

I probably should have explained - the "Awards" section was deleted from Template:Infobox actor, meaning that that part wasn't appearing anyways. I just did some housecleaning by removing it from the infobox code (and thus not actually changing anything about the article at this point). All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 20:12, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

WP:COIN#Hatashe

Hello Ukexpat. In this edit I took out a comma from the timestamp in your 'Resolved' statement hoping to fool MiszaBot into archiving the report quicker. (The report would normally go away 7 days after the last edit. Adjusting your timestamp means Misza does not see that as an edit). Revert if you disagree! Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 20:57, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

No, the bot works right! It uses a pattern-match in which it expects a comma. Removing the comma makes it think that you didn't leave a timestamp. This is a workaround for absence of a feature of MiszaBot that may be added someday, whereby the date on the 'Resolved' banner is not weighed in the archiving decision. (We would like resolved items to go away quickly so people don't spend any more time studying them). Otherwise people will be deterred from resolving 'old' items since it restarts the seven-day timer on archiving them. Another way you can do the same thing is to sign 'Resolved' banners with three tildes instead of four. EdJohnston (talk) 21:15, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Direct to garment printing

Ukexpat,

On 6 May, you added tags to Direct to garment printing with an edit summary of "additional tags - this is headed for Afd soon." I thought you might want to know that I sent the article off to AFD, as I figured you might want to add your !vote. Dori ❦ (Talk ❖ Contribs ❖ Review) ❦ 21:17, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

reply and question

you're welcome. do you perhaps have any idea how to answer my question on creating articles without editing others? I dont like changing other peoples original works so I want to create my own. Can you help me?Sore wa atashi yamike shidoki de (talk) 15:14, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

I Want To Include An Image Of Mine In The Stye Article!

Hi:) How would I be able to do that? Ernesto Figueroa --WikiPsycho (talk) 15:33, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

creating a page

thank you for replying to my question...I have a user account, and it is showing up on my information, but, when i search my page, nothing comes up. it is titled Picnorthamerica (which I need to figure out how to edit as well....) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Picnorthamerica (talk • contribs) 19:53, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

My First Article

I'm sort-of young so I'm not good at writing articles and I'm really lazy. I didn't bother to read tips. I was just looking through articles on Tsubasa and found that there was no page for the Shunraiki OVAs, so I decided to put a little info on it, just as a base for anyone to add to. I thank you for notifying me and giving me suggestions. I hope I can work to add to that page in the future.

Kcat490 (talk) 20:59, 11 June 2009 (UTC)Kira

Copyediting for an article

An article that I have been working on, Food waste in the United Kingdom, is approaching the stage where I'm considering going for FAC. I really do require a distant and watchful eye to do some copyediting before I do anything else and I noticed you amongst volunteers for peer reviews. If you could give it a once over that would be immensely appreciated, the article has had too much of me so far. Thanks in advance. MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 13:30, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Could you do me a favor?

Can I give you an image to upload for me? —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiPsycho (talk • contribs) 08:25, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for making contact. Do you have a specific message for me? --Jacashby (talk) 19:56, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

The Wikipedia SignpostWikipedia Signpost: 15 June 2009

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 12:30, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

You recently deleted a page i created for a company, Redstone. You asked me to review the notability and spam guidelines, then promptly deleted the page. I reviewed said guidelines, and i believe the content is all there, and easily verifiable. If there is a better place to continue this discussion, please let me know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nathanlgordon (talk • contribs) 16:22, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Revert on Dwight Lauderdale

UkExpat,

I see you reverted Dwight Lauderdale back to Damien's version. First, the edit message was incivl, second, how much sense does it remove a lot of detail, then ask for detail ? Third, use roll back for vandalism only please. Thank you Naluboutes, Nalubotes Aeria gloris, Aeria gloris 17:04, 17 June 2009 (UTC)


Pat, I know I don't own the Dwight Lauderdale page. Trust me, I get that. Two reverts don't equal Ownership. I don't understand the "Dog's breakfast" expression,however, that article as it stands, is a mess. It's a hatchet job and I attempted to correct that. BTW - you state that my version has MOS issues. Really ? Every claim is backed up by a source, every quote is backed up by a source. Every source is realiable. There are internal links to wiki, persondata is part of the pag. My last version featured trivia and italicised quotes, neither of which are in the version I put back up because they don't fit with MOS. (Do you get the idea that I'm a bit familiar with MOSBIO  ;) ? ) Anyrate, this isn't an ownership issue, it's an disagreement in layout. 18:32, 17 June 2009 (UTC)


Ukexpat,

I got your message:
By MOS errors I meant, for example: forcing the ToC to the top of the page; unnecessary hard line breaks (
); unnecessary tags; butchering the infobox. – ukexpat (talk) 18:38, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

MOS doesn't actually specify where the TOC can go (as far as I can see, or am aware). It's reasonable for a table of contents to appear at the top. I've seen TOC both at the top of the page (in some articles, excluding Dwight Lauderdale) and underneath the lede. Hard line breaks huh, I do use
to assist in formatting sentances, it's not a violation of TOC either, and regarding the , that's for the references, still ok by TOC. Butchering the infobox ? Not at all. The infobox was claiming he was born in "Columbus" when all sources in the article state that he was "born in a suburb of Columbus". Therefore, stating he was born in Columbus violates BLP.

Don't worry, I didn't revert you. The official butchered version is still there. Naluboutes, Nalubotes Aeria gloris, Aeria gloris 20:35, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Don't worry, I didn't revert you. The butchered version of that article is still there.

Dwight Lauderdale

Hi. Please, keep taking a look at Dwight Lauderdale, since some really strange things are happening there. Thanks! --Damiens.rf 17:32, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Adding a photo

How would I go about adding a pro wrestling photo next to the pro wrestling paragraph on the my Wikipedia page. I have the photo, I just don't know how to go about doing it. I have seen this on other peoples pages quite often and I think it is a helpful tool for the reader. And lastly, how can I better protect my page from vandals? I have seen some pages that have a Lock Symbol on them which means they are semi-protected, not sure what that means. Don't know if something like this would help me protect my page since it was edited by a vandal not too long ago.

Thank You For Your Time,

Jaderocker (talk) 18:20, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

thanks for the welcome!

Cmym410 (talk) 18:35, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Updated GreenPlumbers Company Information

Hello,

Back in March, I had asked for help on getting a page posted, and you edited my page with references to different conditions required by Wikipedia to be able to post.

I have read through most of those links and more that were linked within those links. I have attempted to edit the GreenPlumbers page to reflect modifications that I needed to make based on the requirements. I have included verifiable sources that show GreenPlumbers coverage in the media. I have links to sources within Wikipedia.

I'm not a very good writer, and I am really trying to get an unbiased, non COI, page up. How would I go about getting the idea out there, and providing other editors with the information that I have so far, to see if someone else would post the page, or edit what I have to get a page up?

I'm really not sure what to do at this point. I am at a point where I would appreciate just a little bit more guidance than referrals to more pages.

Thank you for your time.

66.60.163.46 (talk) 23:04, 17 June 2009 (UTC) Tim Ott (GreenPlumber)

ok...thank you..how do I make my uploaded image appear on my page?.....I keep trying but only the file name appearsMjlcampaign (talk) 03:54, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm responding to the message you left on my talk page

Thank you so much for the info. I did what you said and unified my wikipedia and commons accounts and uploaded the photo I want to add to my Wikipedia artical to my commons account. I am the sole owner this photo as well. I really appreciate the fact that you offered to add this photo which I will be glad to let you do. Post this new (masked) pro wrestling photo right next to the pro wrestling paragraph. Thank You Again for your professionalism and help!


Jaderocker (talk) 13:49, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

ok, read this...........

just got your message about the image. that's cool because that is not the title i wanted to use anyway. give me a second and i will go upload the large version/ not resized version with the correct title labeled to it. thanks my friend! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaderocker (talk • contribs) 14:16, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Photo Uploaded

I just uploaded the photo successfully to my commons account with original size for clarity. All the other previous uploads can be deleted since they are all resized incorrectly and the titles are wrong. If you could delete all of them exept for this new correct one that would be awesome to get rid of the "clutter". Thank You so much!

Jaderocker (talk) 14:29, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

ok

Ok my friend, I'll upload a better one for you. Let me check what my friend sent me, I'll send another one it in a minute.

Jaderocker (talk) 14:46, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

uploaded 2 new photos

Ok Ukexpat, I just uploaded 2 new photos to my commons account that my friend had sent me. Original sizes. It would be great if they both worked, it would be awesome if both were posted to the wikipedia artical. 2 very important pro wrestling figures in those photos. Thanks You so much for your time my friend!

Jaderocker (talk) 15:14, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your time

Thank you very much for your time and help Ukexpat. My friend came by and added the 2 new photos to the artical.

God Bless You,

Jaderocker (talk) 18:22, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

GreenPlumber page ..... Moved

Hello, Thank you for your assistance. I really do appreciate it.

I took your advice and created a new user account Penh35 and relocated the GreenPlumbers USA article to the sandbox.

It appears that you helped out by removing the Registered Trademark symbol? Thanks.

What else do I need to do at this point? Still work on the wording? Or is it ready to put up in a suggestion area?

Thanks again for your help. GreenPlumber (talk) 18:32, 18 June 2009 (UTC)Penh35

I really need your help buddy, sorry to bother you!

I'm so sorry to bother you again my friend, I really need your help here. Today I attempted to upload a couple of photos that I own to Wikipedia Commons so they could be placed on my Wikipedia Page to enhance the artical. I couldn't do it so a friend of mine came by and actually said he did it for me and that it was all set. I saw my Wikipedia page this afternoon and it looked great with the 2 new photos on there. I get a message later in the afternoon from a guy named Martin H. at Wikipedia Commons that the photos that were uploaded were copyright violations. I have no idea what he is talking about, I am the sole owner of those photographs. I can't believe it, even my profile photo he pulled down which was there for over a year. What is going on here? I am new to Wikipedia Commons and I am not even sure how to get in touch with this guy Martin H. to clarify this wrongful accusation. Here is a copy of the letter I sent on the Wikipedia Commons page, not even sure if I sent or placed it in the right place for him to see:

Dear Martin H., what is going on here? The photos that I uploaded and that were labeled today "copyright violation", I own those! The pro wrestler is me. Those are from my personal professional wrestling gallery. I am the sole owner of all those photos, so I am really shocked at what is going on here to say the least. Even my default profile photo was pulled? What is going on here, that profile photo has been there for over a year and that one is from my own home photo album that was taken from the photo of me and my 4 month old son. The only thing I can think of is, I never do my own computer work, my rep or a friend does everything. Well, today I tried to upload these pics myself and had a hard time and a friend of mine finished uploading them for me. He said he thinks they should be all set, but he wasn't 100% sure. I have never used this friend before to assist me with this particular subject and he is not that experienced. Maybe he checked the wrong license box, should he have checked the public domain box? I don't know what he did, I didn't see. I just want my photos back up. I hope I don't sound "irritated", I just want the photos that I own and am very proud of to be displayed in their rightful place...... back on my Wikipedia artical. I look forward to the correction of this copyright violation issue, again, NO copyright violation has taken place by me today or ever. I own these photos and am currently very dissapointed at what I saw take place today. I know you are a professional and I'm sure that after you read this message you will see to it that this issue is corrected.

Thank You

Please help me Ukexpat, you have always helped me during the few times in the past that I had an issue in a timely, professional and courteous manner. I just want my photos that I own back on my Wikipedia page so my kids can see them and be proud of their dad!

Thank You Very Much My Friend,

Jaderocker (talk) 00:43, 19 June 2009 (UTC)


No worries Ukexpat, I left a message on the talk page of Martin H. on Wikimedia Commons about this mistake. You've done enough for me, enjoy your weekend!

Jaderocker (talk) 14:40, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Uh Huh

I think it was only the talk page that was vandalism, not the article page. Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 19:37, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

My problem has been fixed, have a great weekend buddy

The problem with my uploaded photos has been fixed. Since I am the sole owner of the photos, editor Martin H. at Wikimedia Commons was able to point me in the right direction and have me send an email to: permissions-commons@wikimedia.org stating that "I hereby assert that I am the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright to these photographs included" which I signed and dated. Martin H. corrected the issue and ok'd me putting the photos back on my Wikipedia page where they rightfully and ethically belong. Thank You for all your help as this case is officially closed. Have a great weekend Ukexpat!

Jaderocker (talk) 19:43, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Do not delete IslaTortuga (.com) insertion

This insertion don't violate the A7 section or anyother on Wikipedia and is very important for the Internet Story in Spain. I'm translating the information to the english because I think that is necesary. I'm not affiliated in any manner with the authors of the site.

Thanks for your attention on this matter.

Federico M. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NoImportaMucho (talk • contribs) 20:29, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Put me out of my misery

Thanks for the welcome template, mate. I need help, if you get time: Articles all seem to have empty lines between paragraphs. How is this effect produced? When I put spaces in the edit box, they just seem to get crunched up in the article. I've read through all the help pages and stuff, but I still haven't sussed out this crucial point. It just doesn't seem to be explained anywhere for some reason, or maybe I'm just having an extended mental block. Cheers. (PS, I believe at one point I may have managed to get text started on a new line, but, as I say, I can't get the empty line appearing. It's strange, because everything else that affects the article display seems to be clearly written in the edit box.) Myth1000 (talk) 08:04, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

It's okay, I finally got the answer (it's the return key) at the help desk. (Not without putting someone's nose out of joint first, though!)

Cheers, Myth1000 (talk) 09:44, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Many thanks UKExpat

Your appreciation is truly appreciated. Many thanks. I contributed my two cents worth to add value to the article (although I have no way of knowing who is going to come along and delete it!)because misinformation, no matter how well intentioned it is, (?church unity) makes me cringe. Church leaders and members of all churches ought to be learn to live with the truth. Academic work should not include fiction IMHO. Priests must stick to rules of academic writing. Rules of infallibility doesn't apply when make believe history is written. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DieWahrheitBitte (talk • contribs) 01:25, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

The Wikipedia SignpostWikipedia Signpost: 22 June 2009

Delivered by SoxBot (talk) at 03:38, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

James G. Stewart

I didn't think the hatnote was needed. I don't think anyone is going to mistakenly go to "James G Stewart" when they intended to go to one of the other James Stewarts, and none of the others at James Stewart have hatnotes. Rossrs (talk) 10:33, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Question about Article considered to be deleted

Hello Ukexpat

I really appreciate your message and orientation in my first article on Wikipedia. I like to ask you what i have to do correct the article about Reach Canada, because it is not my intention to advertise a product or service of a company.

Reach Canada is a NGO located in Ottawa who helps people with disability to get pro-bono legal help. I am a volunteer who has been collaborating with them since January. My idea was to write about this entity and remark the social work she is doing in Ottawa (never to advertise a product or service) I will really appreciate if you can tell what I have to do to mantain this article or what changes has to be done in order to create a proper one.

I have read all the guides for creating a first article, but it seems to be more difficult than I though.

Thank you very much for your kind time and help Alfredo Garcia 18:31, 23 June 2009 (UTC).

Woome

Just a note to let you know I declined your G11 speedy request here, the article's been cleaned up somewhat and definitely isn't blatant advertising. I'd suggest an AfD if you're still dubious. ~ mazca talk 07:42, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Admin nomination


  • Yea I ssaw your userbox that said you were interested and I looked through your edits and everything. The process of nominating is a little involved but you'll have some tough questions to answer. I say go for it. :D Cliffsteinman (talk) 17:47, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Kate Murphy

I'm suspicious of this article, as the author had also created another hoax article that I deleted. I couldn't find any sources about this person, and nothing substantial on ESPN's website, so I was thinking of nominating it for deletion. I thought I'd check with you first, though, in case you had seen something relevant in a Google search or such. Thanks. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 18:21, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

I will write

.

Please ensure that the links I provided on the page Syro Malabar Catholic Church are protected

UKexpat, I notice that the links and pictures uploaded on the Syro Malabar Catholic Church page are protected. I request the same be done for the links I have provided. Many thanks.—Preceding unsigned comment added by DieWahrheitBitte (talk • contribs)

No Problem!

I have several images of an eye infection I recently had & I'd love to upload them to the stye page.I just don't know how.—Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiPsycho (talk • contribs)

I've Done That Already.

It didn't work.Could you help me?—Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiPsycho (talk • contribs)

My dear

header 1 header 2 class="wikitable" border="1"
header 1 header 2 header 3
row 1, cell 1 row 1, cell 2 row 1, cell 3
row 2, cell 1 row 2, cell 2 row 2, cell 3

|- | row 1, cell 1 | row 1, cell 2 | row 1, cell 3 |- | row 2, cell 1 | row 2, cell 2 | row 2, cell 3 |}—Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimojok (talk • contribs)

Headings

A section heading should not duplicate the title/subject of the entire article. Since an individual's article is a biography, there should not be a "Biography" section heading. That's so elemental that it does not explicitly appear in WP:MOS. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:06, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

"How do I move a new article from my user page to the "live" Wikipedia??" ... even better... could one of you do it for me??

"How do I move a new article from my user page to the "live" Wikipedia??" 

... even better... could one of you do it for me??

it may need a tiny bit of editing, but ive been told ... " an article doesnt need to be complete to put in in the live wikipedia"....

i have a user name ect... let me know ok....Indepthmusic (talk) 22:54, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

I'm Lost!

How do I do it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiPsycho (talk • contribs) 19:26, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Help

Thanks. Sorry if I am duplicating this message unnecessarily, but I'm not sure how to work Wikipedia yet. I was under the impression that I had presented data. Data. What is more neutral (a NPOV) than data? The data presented are in the form of academic peer reviewed articles. You said those were RS. I did look at the article “Aspartame controversy”. I also looked at “Aspartame”. I would like to point out that the article, “Aspartame” contains a section called “Controversy”, but no section called “Health Concerns.” The “Monosodium Glutamate,” article has a section called “Health Concerns” that reads like glutamate-industry propaganda, but no section on “Controversy”. Health concerns include brain lesions, endocrine disorders such as obesity and reproductive disorders, learning and behavior disorders, and adverse reactions such as migraine headache, skin rash, nausea and vomiting, atrial fibrillation, seizures, and depression. They weren’t mentioned. I guess I don’t understand the rules. As presently written, “Health concerns” certainly has a POV. Is there someone who can point out where my alleged POV is showing?Truthinlabeling (talk) 18:23, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

"Uh Huh"

Please explain how the former article for "Uh Huh" was an "attack article" and why you nominated and succeeded in getting it deleted speedily. The way I originally wrote the article was explaining its place as a "catch phrase" and slogan for Diet Pepsi. As the article has now been deleted, I can't attest to any edits made by other editors that might have taken it in that direction. I do not appreciate the lecture you added to my talk page concerning this article, either. As you could see if you had looked at my edit history, I have been a Wikipedian for nearly 5 years and I have written countless articles. I don't need a lecture. Thank you. --Zpb52 (talk) 21:11, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

UKexpat: User Student7 having accused me of having used the Syro Malabar Catholic Church page as "soapbox"...

UKExpat, user Student7, having accused me of using the Syro Malabar Catholic Church page as my "Soapbox" I have chosen to delete my contribution. It seems that there is too much political dynamite in expressing a perspective that does not run along the accepted political lines. The "fixed" images uploaded on the page speaks volumes about the political slant of the page. IMHO, it is better to let readers form their own impressions after visiting all the links of the Syro Malabar archdioceses in Kerala. Wikipedia should never be used as a serious source of reference by anyone interested in scholarly pursuits. Even links and references provided can be to confirm a biased perspective. But that is the best Wikipedia can do and everyone should be informed of that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DieWahrheitBitte (talk • contribs) 03:04, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

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Cheers, I'mperator 16:15, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr.

Hi, I see you deleted the redirect. However, I didn't create the article and the person that did will not be able to find the new one (with the better title) to edit it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Joseph_Jackson,_Jr.

Kevinmon (talk) 17:45, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

WP:ONNTSA?

That's a redlink. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:03, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Out of sheer morbid curiousity, what were you referring to? -WarthogDemon 19:14, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
"Oh no, not this shit again". My sarcasm got the better of me. – ukexpat (talk) 19:18, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
On what article/topic? -WarthogDemon 19:19, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
It was in response to yet another formulation on the Help desk of the perennial "Why do you not allow criticism of Obama" question. – ukexpat (talk) 19:20, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

How does X work?

{{helpme}} Why was the page I created quickly tagged for speedy deletion? I believe it is legitimate and valid and does not fall under self-promotion clause. NiyantaSpelman (talk) 20:15, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Richard Guerry Page

Please do not delete this page as it has been inserted to help readers of Wikipedia find more information about the very important nonprofit IROC2 and the proactive social norm that is saving lives all over the US.

Richard is the Exec Director and Primary Speaker and bringing him and this nonprofit's message via Wikipedia can only serve to benefit anyone who reads it.

We are ok with any changes you wish to make, but please leave the page up as it is a biography for this generation's visionary behind digital safety who will be featured (in ~ 12 months) in a global documentary by an award winning director and producer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rguerry (talk • contribs) 20:44, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Journal of Collective negotiation

Even in the form you tagged it, the article was more informative than promotional--it has been improved by some other editors since then--I removed the speedy tag. The description of a journal often includes some promotional wording, and this is easy enough to remove. CSD G11 is a tricky rationale--there have been several strong calls for removing it entirely because of lack of a clear standard. Myself, I find it very useful for quite a lot of hopelessly bad articles, and I would hate to see it disappear. (I know it may sound unexpected for me to be defending the retention of deletion criteria, but I'm in the highest 10% of speedy deletors among active admins--#143 from the topUser:JamesR/AdminStats) So please help me keep it in the rule, by using it only when there is no possible stub of an article present. There are quite enough. DGG (talk) 22:16, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Asking for advice on establishing the notability of Chris Eccleshall.

I am sure that Chris Eccleshall is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by their peers or successors. Can you give some idea of how to document this? I have scans of several magazine articles which might show his notability.

Also, I don't understand why other guitar-makers, including two of his past apprentices, are not being looked at for deletion, since they are not more or less notable than he is.

Coped to the deleted page's recreated Talk page.

Beeflin (talk) 09:25, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

conflict of interest vs. right and wrong

Thank you for your response, I have read Wikipedia's policies but didn't feel like I was going against the nature of the intended purpose of this site - please read on.

I would think a competitor would have a conflict of interest, just as much as a proponent. The information I submitted was totally objective and came from the book that the initial author of the posting mentioned, but did not provide reference or a solid basis of argument for.

If posts of opinion should not be created, I would think there is nothing wrong with providing the facts. If someone said Wikipedia was created by a fourth grade genius, and it was started by an idiot savant - would you not correct that data, even though you have a close connection (and thus a conflit of interest) with it. If someone said Questia is better than Wikipedia because you don't provide any valuable information, would you feel that is fair enough to leave it be?

If we are not allowed to provide information about our intellectual property, and submit information that is common knowledge within the industry - I would like to know what can be done to keep competitors from negatively slurring our image and providing mis-information to the masses.

My company just wants a fair shot, that's all.

I look forward to your response, thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Felicity Ro (talk • contribs) 15:01, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

gdgt

Howdy and thanks for the note. I went ahead and added a link to the New York Times article which I had linked on the talk page. Of course, running down speedy deletions is always about trying to get the best outcome for the encyclopedia, so even if the article doesn't assert notability if it is probably notable I tend to keep it. In this case, deleting the article because it lacks notability within it seems unjustified. While a single NYT article may not entirely establish notability per WP:CORP, it at least moved it out of a speedy category in my view. Feel free to nominate it for AfD if you are convinced the site still lacks notability or verifiable coverage (I don't know if it does, I haven't done any searching). Thanks again and let me know if you have any further questions or concerns. --TeaDrinker (talk) 15:47, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

SORRY

I WILL STOP —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnny Halal (talk • contribs) 15:17, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Greater Manchester July Newsletter, Issue XVII

Delivered on 4 July 2009 by Nev1. If you do not wish to receive future newsletters, please add two *s by your username on the Project Mainpage.

Nev1 (talk) 19:43, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Swine Flu 2009 heading Vaccine

Hi Ukexpat,

Thank you for welcoming me to this site. I received a reply to my question about from Fingerz saying that my post may have been removed in error by Wikiwathcher1. I'll follow up with Wikiwatcher1 to get some feedback on posting in Wikipedia.Tfcmc (talk) 04:26, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Chris Eccleshall

Thanks for your helpful advice and for recreating the page under mine. Beeflin (talk) 02:43, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

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)


hello

Hey I was wondering, what is a "BLP" (I think that is what you wrote) problem. Never heard of it before. thanks a bunch —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.210.221.242 (talk) 02:45, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

ohhh ok. Thanks a bunch.--24.210.221.242 (talk) 02:51, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

thank you :) I have been using Wiki for a while now and finally fet confident enough to try and contribute something meaningful :)

Vandrake (talk) 08:25, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

LoganPublishing

Hi Ukexpat. I saw your resolution of the LoganPublishing case at WP:COIN, but I think it should be undone. LP was only blocked 48 hours for edit warring. A 'spamname' block might be possible but he does not represent any actual company by that name, so it would be more complicated. EdJohnston (talk) 18:23, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Jackson image

What more of a rationale would you like for the Jackson image? SlimVirgin talk|contribs 21:30, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

It was broadcast live around the world, so it would hardly count as a BLP violation. SlimVirgin talk|contribs 21:38, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
That isn't reasonable. I was heavily involved in creating the BLP policy. I can assure you that this is not a violation of it. Every reliable media source in the world has broadcast or published, or will broadcast or publish, these images. We do what the reliable sources do. Also, please don't comment it out. If it's a poor rationale, it will be deleted in due course. Please don't pre-empt the process. SlimVirgin talk|contribs 21:41, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

My articles

Hello,

Please stop tagging my articles for deletion and copyright infringement, as I have uploaded them at the request of the chairman and managing director of the company in question, Novestra. They are fully aware that the material from their website is now on Wikipedia, as they are the ones who requested it.

Thank you and all the best,

PNMD —Preceding unsigned comment added by PNMD (talk • contribs) 08:16, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

gee, thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by OneSmartNut (talk • contribs) 18:16, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

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Constructive?

I was correcting one form of subjectivity within the article and replacing it with another. It is factually incorrect to state Rangers are the most successful club in Scotland. That passage of the article was intended to glorify a team which have been fined and cautioned by FIFA for the racist and sectarian behaviour of their fans. They are openly known to fans of Scottish football as 'Scotland's Shame' and the inclusion of that nickname was purely factual. I cannot see how reverting to a factually incorrect statement is constructive? are Rangers F.C. mediating wikipedia these days? ..... nonsense! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.99.102.124 (talk) 15:21, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

rescuing

take a look at what I did at the Swaffham Prior railway station. Every RR station in the UK has information, and fits into an elaborate Wikipedia template, even if the original author didn't bother finding it. DGG (talk) 16:52, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome. I was hoping to get some insight on the page i am working on about a cahritable organization called rawhide boys ranch. i tried making one before but it was deleted because i guess my workding made it sound like an advertisment. do you know of any editors that could take a look at my userpage for rawhide and make sure it sounds good? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bingo478 (talk • contribs) 18:06, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thank you very much for helping me to sort my article out. I will get the hang of this one day!--Woobles (talk) 19:01, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your welcome and for reviewing my first article. Rplal120 (talk) 17:23, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you very much for this message . But I´m sorry answer again, but how do I revert this vandalism, cause this user in especifc do it for pessoal atack me. I just want know I revert this, cause I´m bloqued and cant´ revert this.

Thank You very much

Litrix Linuxer (talk) 18:08, 10 July 2009 (UTC)LitrixLinuxer

Thank you

I have spent a lot of time reading many of the articles. I think the site is great and it is a good way to learn a lot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Windows2000bug (talk • contribs) 19:51, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

GolfRiTe School of Xcellence

The article I had posted about the golf school migtht have seemed like a promotional piece but I think it's a very unique institution. It perhaps is the first of it's kind in India and it being located in Panipat deserves a listing so people know that Panipat has something like this. Similarly, the junior golf tour in India deserves a mention on the golf section of the 'Sports in India' page.

You could have edited the portion that, in your judgment, was promotional. Please let me know whether I should submit it to you so you can edit it and post it. Israna (talk) 18:00, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

I had posted information on 'GolfRiTe School of Xcellence' on the 'Panipat' and 'Haryana' pages. The information was removed and I had the below message in my mailbox.

Please stop. If you continue to add promotional material to Wikipedia, you will be blocked from editing. —SpaceFlight89 (talk) 04:16, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry. I thought I had left a message on SpaceFlight89's page but mistakenly it went to you - you had a message on his page and I must have clicked on your tab. I have visited his page again and didn't see an option to leave him a message. I'm a new memner of the Wikipedia family; although I have been visiting the website multiple times daily for the last many years.

By the way, I visited Oxford University last month (I saw you studied at Oxford) on my way to India from the U.S., where I live. I was taken aback by the beautiful campuses of all the colleges (I'm a student at Harvard University). Good to meet you on wiki.

Israna (talk) 19:20, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you and help!

Thank you for the welcome and tutorial! I am still having difficulty in posting my article. I am signed in, I followed all the directions and my article still does not appear when I hit save page. I am not sure what I am doing wrong! Can you please help me? Thank you!--Nimhits (talk) 14:28, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Replaceable Fair Use Dispute

File:Topo Surveyor.jpg

Sorry I forgot to sign my last message (I'm still new at this). Thanks for the information.

To answer your question, the answer is yes. This picture was taken by a U.S. Army soldier, a Lieutenant Colonel and Batallion Commander, during a visit to the field, which means he was definitely on official duty. He may or may not have taken the picture for personal use, but he was definitely on official duty when he took it. Does that mean that the image can be tagged as public domain? The author won't have a problem with that anyway.

Bill (talk) 02:26, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Replaceable Fair Use Dispute

File:Topo Surveyor.jpg

Thanks, Ukexpat. I've already received an e-mail answer from the permission folks. They want a clear statement from the author that the image will be releasable to the public, which is understandable. The original e-mail just stated, "Bill, you can use any of my pictures that you want," or something like that. I have forwarded their e-mail to the author with specific instructions for him to reply to me and clearly state that Wikipedia has permission to release the image to the public under their license if he's OK with it. Hopefully, that will resolve it. And I hope that Wikipedia will give a little more time for the author to respond before they delete the image. The author is probably in his eighties now and I doubt that he checks his e-mail every day.

Another point I've been wondering about that you raised, Ukexpat, if you don't mind answering a question outside the scope of this specific Wikipedia copyright issue. The one about a soldier taking the picture while on official duty. There are a lot of pictures on the web site where that one is published, and the webmaster has put a blanket copyright statement on all the material there. Only I now realize that a large percentage of those pictures were taken by the soldiers, including me, while they were on official duty. Heck, a soldier is almost always on official duty while he's overseas in the field. So, even if the pictures were intended for personal use, if they were taken while on duty, does that make them all public domain? I don't want to cause any trouble for the webmaster, he is my friend and I have no intention of using any of those pictures without permission, but I'd just like to know what the law says; he might want to know too. Bill (talk) 13:37, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Notability

I don't understand why you marked the Irving Equipment page for deletion, it's part of the projects with businesses, but also businesses in saint john... I asked one simple question in the helpdesk, and now you're marking what I asked about for deletion when all I wanted was help? That seems a tad unfair. And what other sources of information do you need? You can't say something needs more sources and not say what, it's not exactly helpful. Curls82 (talk) 18:31, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Zinkhan AfD

Wow, I wasn't finished. Were you the one to transclude it to the main AfD list? If so, thanks. LadyofShalott 01:15, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Nope wasn't me -- it's way too complicated to do it manually -- Twinkle for me! – ukexpat (talk) 01:19, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Well, I'm not sure whom to thank then. Oh well. LadyofShalott 01:21, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
The log page history shows it was User:TRCP1, which poses the question, how the heck did a new user find their way into the esoterica of Afd transclusion, and their only edit?! – ukexpat (talk) 01:29, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Uh huh. I think I smell someone's sock. I wonder whose. LadyofShalott 01:33, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

George Zinkhan

I am George Zinkhan's son. His body was found on a Saturday. My Aunt called the coroner and claimed the body on Monday morning. My Aunt and I were in constant contact with the coroner during the week that followed. We made arrangements for his body to be transferred to a morgue on a Friday. CNN was contacted by my family when CNN printed the article about my Dad's body being found, and CNN immediately took the article down from their links on its main page because of its insinuation that my Dad's body was headed for a pauper's grave. Yesterday, when reading my Dad's Wikipedia page, I found that the CNN article is still archived in its incorrect form on their website, and I notified them.

The sentence I changed is: "Zinkhan's body was claimed by a son from a previous marriage one day before it was scheduled for burial in a pauper's grave by the Athens-Clarke County coroner's office."

I changed it to something like: "Zinkhan's body was claimed by his son."

TRCP1 (talk) 04:08, 16 July 2009 (UTC)TRCP1

Persondata question

Hi Ukexpat, I noticed your change to persondata here, and have a question about the date format. Based on the examples at Wikipedia:DATA#Using_the_template, I've been using 17 July 2009 or July 17, 2009. Perhaps I'm missing something? Thanks, momoricks 03:10, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Ah, gotcha. I expected to be told there was a completely different set of documentation I should be following. Wiki Land is so dang hard to navigate sometimes. :) Thanks again, momoricks 04:04, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Carlos Lascano

Thanks! I'm not sure why NindëFaelivrin‎‎ chose to undo my work! Thanks for reverting it and leaving a message on her talk page - I'd left her a message (it's above yours) explaining why I did what I did... I spent *ages* checking for all the award references... most of them I couldn't find anything about except on Carlos' website! I thought if she had a problem, she'd leave me a message on my talk page... oh well, no harm, no foul! PhantomSteve (Contact Me, My Contribs) 07:06, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

don't speedy delete just yet

Please don't delete my listing kdelynko/The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain yet. I am the owner of the website the text is copied from and am speedily trying to figure out how to provide copyright permissions to my wikipedia listing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kdelynko (talk • contribs) 18:47, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Experts are filth and an excrescence and a vile obnoxious cancerous growth in Wikipedia

Not so. Please stop treating us that way. We have rights as much as you overlords. Peter Damian (talk) 21:49, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

G'day Ukexpat

I just want to express my deep appreciation with your help and effort in inserting my school seal/logo into my article. It took me months to search in Wikipedia on how to create logo template (the way i saw it from other educational institutions). I finally found in your site about logo templates (only recently). I would like to study your guidelines carefully for additional knowledge. I am really grateful of your kind assistance. Thanks indeed and 'ave a great time in the US. Palengkero (talk) 03:18, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

J.E.S. Lawrence

Hi UKexpat,

I see you have moved J.E.S.Lawrence to John E.S. Lawrence, which I presume is not unconnected to my posting of this page on the Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard as I see you are active in helping deal with issues raised on this page. As you have some expertise in COI matters which I have not I am a little confused by the purpose of the move of the article to John E.S.Lawrence unless this is a preliminary to dealing with the COI issue viz: the editing of this page by User talk:Jeslw who it appears could be the same person or someone with a connection to the subject of the above article. Since posting at COI Noticeboard I see the same editor has also amended Lawrence Peaks again adding a fairly detailed reference to J.E.S. Lawrence attributing the person to a range of mountains in Antartica which is probably accurate however, as elsewhere the citing by the editor is back to another uncited page in WP and does not meet WP:V. Can you advise if I should take this further by raising it with the editor which I was reluctant to do without knowing the policy here better or should I just tag(??) the relevant pages as per WP:COI as I have not as yet had any advise on the matter, Thanks in anticipation for any help you can proffer.Tmol42 (talk) 16:02, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

not sure if I should enter this discussion (am still trying to figure out the `rules' here) but please be assured that all the refs on the Lawrence Peaks page are entirely accurate, and independently verifiable... there have been steady research publications since the late 1960s surrounding the geology of that part of the Transantarctic Range, as one can quickly see by googling "Lawrence Peaks" or "Hancox" Mariner Glacier, in fact I would like to add more to that page on the peaks named after each of the other members of that expedition...thanks Jeslw (talk) 02:23, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Help!

I'm sorry that I'm so much a novice but I'm still lost! How do I choose where to put the image? —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiPsycho (talk • contribs) 07:48, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Eureka!

I have done it! I could'nt have done it without your patience & help. Infinite thanks to you & if you ever need something,contact me! —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiPsycho (talk • contribs) 07:59, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. Are you an editor? If so, I have a question related to an article I previously posted. RickW7x2 (talk) 09:05, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

h2g2 copyediting

Hi there Ukexpat. I've recently entered the article on h2g2 for Peer Review, and I was wondering if you might copyedit the article to give it a better chance of eventually attaining good or featured article status.

Many thanks, AlexAshman (talk) 14:52, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Irving Equipment

What counts as a verifiable resource? They're in newspapers and industry related magazines (Internation Crane Magazine and American Cranes and Transport)... do those things count? I've been reading the notability and verifiability pages and it just seems so vague... Is there any advice to get rid of those tags? Curls82 (talk) 18:42, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

When I get the verifiable resources... is it you that removes those tags from the page? Curls82 (talk) 19:02, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
I added a few sources to professional journals and magazines and news outlets (reputable, professiona ones) to the further reading secion of Irving Equipment could you take a look and give me an okay before I take down the needing more references and verifiable sources tags? Thanks :) Curls82 (talk) 13:22, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Is this what you mean for Irving Equipment? I added a section on CraneCAD with the references and awards, and also separated the company description with further references and changed some of the further reading to be In The News... Curls82 (talk) 14:49, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Does this mean I can safely remove the tags at the top? I'm getting more information on their Wind Services project, which would be a nice thing I think and some more details on crane cad with hopes of some drawings for examples, keeping away from anything PR / Marketing related... just pure information 198.73.131.132 (talk) 17:33, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Issues... I have information on CraneCAD, it is pretty slick, but where Irving Equipment is a private company and the software was develloped in-house, there's no real external sources of information for citations... if it's phrased in the sense that "Irving Equipment says" with sources from their own site, would that be tolerable? Also, would you condone my removing of the citations needed and not meeting notability tags from the top? Curls82 (talk) 12:46, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

for your help w/ Hand Held Computer....--Buster7 (talk) 15:47, 18 July 2009 (UTC).

I'll work on the orphan issue next week when I get back from vacation. Thanks for the training on article creation. This is one of my first. --Buster7 (talk) 16:00, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

sort of lost my work do to deleate move by another user

Hello .. I am Donald Crampton, thanks for the welcome to Wikipedia

Maybe you can help with somethin

I had a fare amount of work on my user page, which was deleated by another user, I think moved to subpage of 'purebread' which is my user name. Can I find that page ?

Be well

Purebread (talk) 18:10, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Wow! You like a majician Ukexpat! I own ya one, anytime Be well! Purebread (talk) 18:53, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Fatherly advise acknowleged, know anything about why the image links to the old version of the image files? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Purebread (talk • contribs) 20:50, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Reply to Oldest man navbox

Hi Ukexpat, Yes I created the Oldest man nav box as an idea. I'm glad you like the idea. I promise to keep it as is unless you want to change it. Thank you so much. Plyjacks (talk) 02:07, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

I apolizise for not getting your point. But you can change it if you want. Besides you know wikipedia better than I do. But thank you so much. Plyjacks (talk) 03:34, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Ogier (law firm)

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

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Cmichael (talk) 03:43, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Notability

Dear Orangemike,

Although he might not be in Forbes of Wall Street Journal, he is the President GMAC Real Estate International Properties Group and a Principle of RECAP. There are plenty of other Presidents of companies listed on Wikipedia that are significantly less notable. George was the General Manager of the World Trade Center in NYC for 12 years, he wrote a book on real estate negotiating that has been given multiple awards, he has been the President of 2 extremely well known and large real estate firms in the United States for over 20 years. I'd be more than happy to remove some of the advertising language and fixing citations, but I would hope that he is notable enough to be on Wikipedia. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

Here are some articles about him:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3601/is_12_50/ai_111115560/

http://www.successdna.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=237&Itemid=98

http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/George-F.-Donohue/3757 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtoms1 (talk • contribs) 20:37, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

DuPont

du Pont doesn't have Hospitality Page on Wikipedia that why I have added an external link.

Thanks,

B64 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.129.113.142 (talk) 22:59, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Oregon Business Plan

I'm deleting Oregon Business Plan right now, but I'm not convinced the user's version is ready for primetime yet. I'd suggest helping the user clean it up so it isn't deleted again. Cheers, tedder (talk) 23:32, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Huh- User:EncMstr beat me to the delete :-) tedder (talk) 23:32, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

My rejected corrections/revisions to MAUSER HSc text

I am totally confused regarding the rejection of my corrected text to the MAUSER HSC topic. The previous version had numerous errors and omissions which I attempted to correct. I have been an active collector and researcher of the Mauser HSc for more than 35 years and have gained much of my data from former Mauser employees. I would very much appreciate hearing the basis for the reversal of my corrected text. Respectfully, hochadler --Hochadler (talk) 01:36, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Please be advised that I was the author of the original reference source indicated for the article (MauserGuns). I was simply correcting an incorrect and incomplete edit by another individual. --Hochadler (talk) 17:24, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

CraneCAD

Hey... I asked a question a few days ago and haven't heard back... not sure if you missed it or not, about CraneCAD, where [Irving Equipment] is a privately owned company and the software was develloped in-house, there has been media coverage of it (already cited on the page) and the rest of the information would come from their website, I found a great document with lots of information, but it was written by the engineer who develloped it and is on the company website... does that count as a reference or would I have to phrase the description / details of the program to be more "Irving Equipment says..." or something? Curls82 (talk) 13:00, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Alrighty, I just remember before you'd mentionned using the company website as a reference was not always the best, but I suppose I can see a difference where this is a factual thing and not a PR'ish thing... just don't want to write it all up only to have it deleted, Engineers are pretty long winded (am I allowed to use personal experience as a reference?) :) Curls82 (talk) 18:40, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Frustrated About Image

Hello Ukexpat. You and I talked a while ago about an image, Topo Surveyor.jpg, that was deleted because I originally had a vague statement from the author that granted me permission to use his image but didn't specifically state that it could be public domain. So I followed up and acquired a more specific e-mail from the author saying that he released the image to the public domain. I sent that to Permissions and I am still waiting for a reply. You told me to wait for their response before re-uploading the image again because it could take a couple of days. I am now frustrated because it has been TEN DAYS since I sent them the author's e-mail. I can only assume that it got lost somewhere. I would like to start over and re-upload the image, into Wikimedia Commons this time (I uploaded it directly into Wikipedia English before), and send the author's e-mail release to them, perhaps with a new name for the image. What do you think? The author's e-mail is clear; he used the same wording that Wiki uses: "I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible, I grant any entity the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law." Incidentally, the deleter of the image, JPG-GR, told me to feel free to re-upload after I told him I had a clear statement now from the author, but, since you have advised me well before, I would like your advice. Also, again, if I do upload the image for Commons this time, should I give it a different name? Thanks. Armysurveyor 13:29, 24 July 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Armysurveyor (talk • contribs)

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